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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13
Little Ben's Notebook

| had dime yestiddsy. and | ws'
jost going to put II In tho new bank
| got for kri~mas. wen thawt
Shall put II In heer or shall l spend
~ Thinking n ! put II In heer III
still have II, but n | spend II III prob
eriy never zee II asen. guess | bet
ter put II In heer.
And | started TO put n In tho bank
agen and all of n suddin ! thawt. q
know, III toss u up. end " II come,
heds III put II In tho bank ana N II
comes tales III spend H.
And tossed II up and II came
heds
q, I thawt. heds. q. q we'll the
best out OF 7 In the ony way 10 toss
up III toss Il up asen. Wich I did
and wat did II coma but heds asen
me thinking, well, III tons II up ono.
more. and II II comes heds sFen III
put II In the bank and be done with
H.
And | tossed II up agen, tossing |,
up careful but wen II came down II
was stlil heds.
You dunn dime. don't you know YOU
got u tales too | sed. And I thawt.
III toss II up just ono more tim. and
this wiil he he last, | don't care wal
Il comes
And tossed " up As.n and II
came down tales
That settles II. M spend T.. thawt
wieh did. .
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

inH'irators OF tho condition witch n
In aousht 10 remedy. u In the prev
alent idea that the women, by com
m-rciailslns Vice. have been chiefly
N not solely. responsible Tor the 81.
tent and growth ~ Immoral habits
In the men In other words. n there
wer. no such thinH "a" opsn houses
the men would Dee vlrtuous by forro
~ lacking opportunity Tho whols
course NJ human history bears c,i'
dsnce Ia the contrary Tho amount
~ vioinus practices ran hr reduced
II opportunitler nnd temptations nre
removed, hut that lu all n remaine
equally true that II such houses ili
not find plcnty ~ customers they
would not rNisi. ~ the final onus
~ responslbllit, rests with the men
II was left Tor the government ~
follow n saner plan Its first effort
was 10 reduce the amount ~ tempts-
ton "a tho minimum by teepins N"
soldiers ava, ffum ". but that pre-
caution was supplemented hy IN"
placing ~ M" boys In surrounding
where they learned the value ~
clean li,lns and imhuci ~ manly
scorn FOR both men and women who
lived In slavery To their animal pas
sionp N We are ever 10 conquer thu
sorlal owl, We must raise genera
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13
RETAILERS DECIDE ROUTES
OF TRADE EXTENSION TRIP

Final plans for AN Itinerary Of
travel for tho proposed Tul.a Retail
Merchants association trips OF trade
extension over surrounding territory
have been approved by tho board OF
directors. -Four trips only are to
be made by the retailers but a Eres,
extent OF 'territory will he covered
Exact dates have not bcon decided
upon but the excursion program will
not he inauGuratrd until about April,
one two day trip and throo one
day trips constitute tho program. The
first trip will take the merchants to
Pawhuska over tho Midland valley
and back 10 Nelosany. hence trav~l-
/ Ing over the Katy to iiartlesvilIe
aud returning 10 Tulsa Via tho Sania
Fe.
The second trip Will carry the ro-
taileru To Iienryetta over the Frisco,
back 10 OkmulEec 10 spend tho
night. thence over the Oklahoma
city line to chandler and then re-
turn home Tho third trip takes In
pawnco and JENNINGS and the fourth
viii be To Muskogee,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

an was there with n sick baby, her
husband still overseas The doctor
wouldn't take n penny for what he
Aid for her. and made the nme re
mark you Just made; that those who
could afford II. must pay Tor THESE
othcrp ss we'll as for themselves
Kenyon Roberts was much inter
ssted In Brian's hinge OF location
They had grown very Intimate
nnce nrians return Kenyon n-vei
Ur~d OF listening to nrisn's talks OF
what had been done, OF how the
bocho had been licked, and " the
parts the splendid Americans, Cana
dianr and the others had played IN
NE result. Ira inability to go HIN.
ssif because OF his lameners. had
bssn a very real and bitter trial
And he often lold Brian that n WA
like being In tho fight himself to
listen to his. Brian's graphic descrp'
tons
In all hts talk brian minated
himself hts own part In the Strug
gle. Ito vas not alone In this, "
IA q trait common to the mon who
had returned rrivates as we'll as
officers behttied their own part In
tho great drama. while they gave all
pralse 10 their "buddies to tho
other fellow NO matter what his ma
tionaiity, ~ long as he was one OF
the slhcs. and fighting for the same
cause.
Finally Kenyon yielded to Brlan'r
ursing and took two rooms adJoln-
Ing those Ruth had fitted up for
prian while nCt exactly a partner.
ship, they would be able 10 work to-
sether. In u measure, To the adNAn
tase OF both
Kenyons office was very simply
furnished. but he had asked Ruth's =
advice In selecting hie rugs and
chairs so that they would In way.
not be too different from Brian'H
when the doors were opened he
tween she gladly asslTted him, and
tho result fully proved hef taste,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13
lIs1c sEEAas DIvTElsENT.

The complaint cosues every onos
In . while that various Of tho 70.
turned soldiers are no, mahins good
at their old jobs. which conscientious
employers have saved for ,hem, and
some employers feel ~ though their
striot fuifiinsnt Of promise 10 loves
tabor iost. This 10 TO be- regretted.
but u 10 not surprising u one stops
70 analyss the feelings Of thsss men
end try the old recipe. Put yeurssii
In his place" The remedy lies With
both psstiss Employer must bs
patient and give the boys time "a
"fnd themselves" and the boys
themselves must make up their
minds 10 ds,srminsdiy shuok Off the
habits of q soldier and get down TO
routine ~ Of old.
The reaction from supsrlativs 90.
uvi,y Of military life 10 ono that
comparatively seems almost purposs.
" naturally carriss the pendulum
over to tho opposite extreme. and.
- with all extremes, all normal con.
ditions are upset for q time. Then
gradually comes a return. nm adapta-
ton TO old conditions become new,
This In only accomplished by time,
n cannot bo forced In a day. To
both officers ana privater the change
TO civil life In marked. The officers
have boon used 10 commanding. the
men 10 favors and cour,esiss be.
cause Of the uniform they wore
There has been much OF hero wor-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13
NOT INCOSsIsTENT.

Home peopi~, In their engerncss to
criticize those IN hlHh places, fail 10
note how inconsistent they become
| There IN no Inconsistency IN urging
q big navy for tho United state. At
tho same time that our president IL
ishorinE for universal peace and
diHar armamsnt Tho Inconsistency 10
IN those who would halt our navy
program becaus. thor. ia n chance
that II may not he needed. one rsa.
son why our navy should he az large
as that Of any other nation IN the
SorId i1 found In the tables Of m.
tional weaith. Tho wealth Of tho
United states esceeds by several bill.
lions the com mbined wealth OF the
other four Gr~at world powers
According to latest svailabls sta.
tistics the total national wealth Of
Japan 10 $4,000, 900. 900: Of Italy.
Ofs 900. 00o, 900, Of France. Ssb. 900. %
900, 900; of Great Britain 10000. .
900. 900. The total wealth of those
four 10 Sgos. 900. .ooo. 900. Add Rus
sia's wealth Of 10000. 900 900. and
tho aggregate 10 siili Ices than the
total national wealth Of the United
States. which In conservativeIy placed
~ $3.50. .o0o. 600. 900.
us easily TO maintain q large navy;
II really renders Il imperative that
Ne have such q navy. Have not
wars been started for gain, Did not
Germany 20 into ths late war simply
for ,oot' supposs the boishevikI
should gain the upper hand In a
number Of European countries. whs,
moro natural than that they should
look with greedy eyes upon tho ful
granaries and happy homes Of Amer.
icaf Tho dominant principle of bol.
shsvism is to take nom those who
have and give TO thoSe who have
not what moro natural than tina,
they should decide TO confiscats
| American wealth just ~ they havs
confiscatsd Russian Wealth.
The blood-isttins that IL stiii TO-
Ing on In various parts OF Europe
| today 10 ample evidence that ths
day Of eternal peace has not YET
come, why should We permit an
| ideaiistic illusion to cause us 10 re-
main unpreparedr And our first
line Of defense 10 tho navy
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13
The Wife
Brtan Rc~iia~~ thu Joy of Helping
Othcrp.

OtiDcrs.
CHAPTER Civ.
Ruth had not neglected her wal
babies nor their mothern sinos
Brian's return Now that he vas
nearly recovered from his wounds
he visited some OF them with her
Ie told OF the bravery OF the boyu
over there" and gave them all the
comfort he could II their soldier
husbands were among those who
meyer would return. lie became ~
Interested as was Ruth In trying "a
do ali ho could for the wives and
babies Of tho men who w.re lyins
In Flanders Field. And In minis
tcrinE to them his own heart wAs
sonencd, his life made more un.
selfish.
Mrs Clayhorno stiii r asincd In
tho south, but she sent Ruth all the
money she needed for her pc,
charity, ono little oman whose
baby was delicate. and tho mother
heart almost broken because OF tho
loss of her husband added to the
fear she would not keep her child
she told Ruth to send south. and
ON the old plantation. where Ruth
had spent her own childhood days.
tho baby Erew stronger and the
young mother more resigned.
Isn't Il wonderful what a help Il
10 TO oneself Ia try to mako others
happy" Questioned Ruth ono night
es she and Brian at planning what
they could do for one of her war
babies father who had come home
terribly MANNED.
"Ycs, and Ruth had II not bean
Tor you I never should have known
much about that kind OF helpful.
nnss I have been very self. cen
tered all my 'ife. I AM afraid.
have looked at things only In this
light OF affecting Brian Hackett
Hut botwesn tho val and my brav,
little wife ] have learned many
things"
We all have learned TO feel ar.
fercntly this last year or two, RriAn
Things that doomed so large before
seem scarcely worth thinking o'
now. And things which passed by U,
because we were enRror-cd nv self
are taking their place. hut well oil
get adjusted after u hit"
Ruth was so happy In her home
llfe that she had not ONr single
regret In her heart Shr worked
faithfully during the morning upon
plans from tho shop sent her Man
del paid h~r generously. and shs
,rslstcd upon paving Rachers wages
as withou, her. she would have been
unable to apply herr-lf ca her ,ask =
Finally she and Hrian camo to the
point where there was no more talk
no more feeling. even. about WHO
earned the money n was n com
mon purse. and spent for common
needs
nrinn's business did not material.
ise to any great extent all at once
nut gradually ciientJ came to him
some ot them rich mon whom hs
charged fair prices Others soldier,
who wanted advic. and whom M
charged nothing. or lust enough M
they would not feel objects OF
charity
"T1ic rich must pay enough %
those who cannot afford To pay can
he cared Tor In every way" he re.
marked tn Ruth one night In dis
GUESSING the happenings of the day
THAT, Just what Doctor Moore
said this morning BABY has been a
hit frc,fu with his teeth. and |
dropped In to see him. A poor WON
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

Tho member from kiamlHh 10 get
ting ready tu ask tho Legislature 10
'lhlizo the lien DAVIS apple
Advertising has reached tho stand
ara of V.rariiy ~h.ro promoters of
corn cures are about tho only llsrs
among advertisers
~ there ate Q. 900 idl. men In Tul-
VA seeking employment" then ".
shall insist that tho speciAl fad.tsl
census Just completed ia fake and
cannot Ice relied upon.
Tho ,hichasha Express In Of the
opinion that II ~ raul the apostle.
waH running Tor offiCe IN brady
'uunb, he you'd not set very far
Nith the women voters
Tho tear ~ scandal which Judge
Williams Offers az an eScusa why he
at not visit the girls waywsrd homo
" another r,.ison say tho women.
why u bachelor should not he given
political pte'ormcnt
On" Ot the curious conditions cOn .
fronting us, says nm Dinsley In that
when W. undertake to do Dmelhi
Tor the public welfare We either run
up against "a law preventing II or
else find no law permitting IT.
The most non essential thing We
can p,ant out just at the moment 10
a director and his wand at "a must.
cal comedy Tho performer. pay
no attention 10 his Gytations and he
dlHitacts attention from the lead slrl
IN tho chorus.
THIS column earnestly snduraes
The movement for u fathers day "
Father In entitled To one day out of
J5h when he can 10 as he darn
pleaH.r. smoke In the parlor II he
wants 10, or take off his shoes and
rest hls tired feet on the soft uush q.
ions ~ the davenport Father ds.
serves some considcrat tion. and "
ploases Ne To know that there ara
people who are beginning 10 realize
It,
liecAute Luigi A. d'Jolnyille q deaf
mute. made 30 much noise In Chick.
aSha. he was arrested tho other day
on suspicion ~ promoting move.
m-nts disloyal to tho government.
The most suspicious doc unent found
on HIS person was one which stated
that "a good crop can be raised on
this land " As United Staten Com
missioner Hpeake 10 somewhat Of q
booster of the agricultural possibil.
tiles of Grady county. he did not
deem tho document sufficlsntly In.
Grim mating to warrant him In hold
inu the suspect to the Grand jury.
=.
Snap shots from the Dallas News,
After all 10 said and done. II is the
man withou, a conscience who 10 the
man without . country. our idea OF
unhealthy excitement 10 when q man
sells hia automobile 10 buy into an
oil derrick Az u general thing, II 10
the Kind OF woman who has moth .nG
To say that u pays TO iisten to- The
old fashioned popular doctor who
looked serious ana prescribed rock
and rys has . son who gianccs at
your tongue and orders castor oil
Even after q woman has been mar
ried and divorced two or three tlmss,
she cant give up tho idea that SOON
er or later Cupid will quit HIS Md
ding, Tilis Ginger sayu another
sample OF her luck was last night
when she cleaned her gloves with
gasoline, then went to bed and
dreamed she had struck oil.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13
After having served ~ secretary O

After having served as secretary oi
the treasury. director of the rail.
roads, head Of the federal reserve
bank orsaniss,ion. president OF the
shipping board snd In a few other
odd jobs at Washington, says the
Kansas City Journal. Mr.. McAdoo
has qualified himself In a proiimi'
nary way to meet upon something
like an equality with Doug Fair.
banks. Mary Pickford ana the other
film financisrs Of, Los Angeles
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13
The Struggle
Edith l'rrrol n James. Cicary---
Catrrcvp.


''eary was ABOUT To 'urn away
when Edlth stopped him.
one moment Mr. CIeary. since
IED,,r. -. ...,, .,.c,,y a.. ,h.v
"s"'" ',"
"'to ,ns afternoon ~hon ! pro'nIsed
,o uhuerahe trlal ! again accept
your proposltpn
Dnon ,l"ary ored -
80, bdlth her husband exclaimed
ou don ! Know what you 70 et'lhs
youreer Tor inc "hoIe town saw
INA, o,osn
"sn une wno'e o~h snA'l Nnow
. .ha' ~ ,sa,y ssn, 'n.m away
e sp't'ouV ne Nno'
pnn 1 SanM NY ss sny
vn,,,s u" WIN W." nno
y9u Np an com" atouna !" my way
=" '"oh,ns " VOW th,s "a mat.
:" y, o' ,,n IVY 49, ~
ha" ~ mus! =" ao"M W ooo''' on
,i..rv - ''' '''p "' WI
80 allan,
w. A.. 49,,
r,s,"u ,"" y" n"".' %% %% %m' "p,,on
.e"ty nad on a shipmen. OF frui'
W W,'"k no I"'ensu w sp,'s
n"",S o.' p.osso
'on.y W w. " nu''n ap'
n,"''' VI wv '""'p's "o "ao ~ "e
rar, ,,,nc., ,.. ,,...,, ,o
-. ~ ~ "
,o",a com 70 Ioon q. 'ns run Sonn oould
wan,s, ~" -, " o",.n' n w
''i.ar " W SO, 80 ,or ninsen w"e'n'
10" so'u .nc "uh svou, ssnu-
rs "~s uno parry ., unoes,,ap ,
' MI 'o'' 70 mo Inn 'h .es'''
e"r, , ,., ,., .
,o,,,h,. ~" IT," ,oor,n Nr.s'n unsn. ana ,n o",n
w., "''o, no VI sn'heS Ws sonle'
o'ho, cohcep,ion OF wna' eheer.
punno MOUSE smou'a DC, ou' nov
n,ienS'v.'y so Inrie we're no
nu''n az "e unc INC p'a.o' nns
,ns osnor could pe Easily aIver,eo
, ,n,o ons OF TWO opposing onarae'sr
N"sy nlmseH Expressed IL
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

The Oklahoma cry Times pro-
poses TO tell some ~ tho inside do
inss In tho management ot state In
stiiutions which, II II intlmated by
tho Oklahoman, tho legislative inves-
tisstinG committees have been try.
Ing 10 keep under cover. These dis.
closures are not expected 10 cause
the iaundries to announce another
raise In rates
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

sven when she was very limited A.
to money
"A law firm With an interior dec.
orator as side partner Rr'an said
laughingly, as he kissed her,
Tomorrow Clayborne Pans TO
Help Ruths War babies"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

@ AN S with ,n" 70
q, .,sa!;.s Ss4s% %
.:s *; .; " %.. I d : Il:
with the candle dyy = reckon they wanted him and vim that he
pl.ys%s.. "p the racla
by delaying he
only primitive,
s:.s s: s: S': had s .s % ".
y. ss. 4 S @ % @ rs" a. :.iT' @ III sn. " @ on %
] S " % % % ito s ana s % @ .s' l".'' s n. 'sT
shabby I osa "S' ' as% %asf hat sS
evidently had three holes :"
bully s. s" s @ Sr l s ~: a" . s % % @ ';:
% s % -Four % he :T CONS % SsI joined in me s'
Ss.. S: ;:s' .% "%E ,sass :.'
$:,. :''S .s:: :: $,:; =;
's:, ':s a. g"I
,. ss %: @ Vi: e:
.S, e. ~. shSss s,S. a b .s"s %',s an %
@ "o 10 . s "s could % s Of @ n S ' and @ s'1s
Ou, he ..n.'s.,
him :n.s got
a.. .". % :S" sa sa 'S:;S ;"s
nohns h.pp.".S m, 'h'
wei .:s Jus, ,sSs ~. m ma,
NJ Sr .s. % . % I S. :s.s % HS: %
@ :n. tho ..:T - OF % s % s s" "a "s.' Ss ' y @
'm.:
dibanded business their
,s;s. 's:y :1 @
although often enough
y: ;:;':
tho horse but they did
Anoth had him
In OF markworthy
beginning Dear Colonel
vri-
tho shooting wife" which
ladies' and did not hear any
incident for several years
Thsnw wh
under New MEXICO
with bits OF interesting
follows
killed In Colorado nst ns
Rih had to shoot Comade Webb
Comrad Webb In the forest
tho line OF professional duty was out ~ .ns
Comrade critic VINO
thereto ths tho
OF the lady who shot In the
Comrade Boyne has on to old Mexico
and the people Gram, county ms ne ousn
he sporting people OF
i'oync had
Tho order to see what would
hAp
ON
crowd took speech
and
INV colonel for colonel and he WI
,,hu,c 10 my military deshed tho crowd and as far m
tell did nothing but good
Copyright 1919 by The Mcclure Newspaper syndca")
A. - thar. with .,cs baby her limited as
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

for he'd that could have tho last left
there only other man In u. The room 10 when
was shown contained two dOuhl" beds one contained
fast asleep and the other only man, also
asleep. This proved 10 he n friend. one of the
nm Joneser whom have previously mentioned un.
dressed according to the fashion OF the day and place
that H. put my trousers boots. rhaps, and gun down
beside the he'd and turned In couple of hours later
I awakened by the door hsinE thrown open and "a
lantern flashed IN my face, the light cleaning on the
tnurse ~ u cooked ~. Another said to the
lantern. bearer 1T amt him" the next moment my
bedfellow was covered with two guns, and addressed
Now. Mn, don't make fuss hut com" along quirt'
"tm no, thinking of making fuse said NIL That's
right" was the answer we're your friends, We don't
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

WAsHiSoTON. Feb i2--Adop-
ton ot the motor truck delivery sts
tenn under dlrsctlon OF tho postof.
flee department as n means VI put
lins tho farmer IN closer touch with
markets was advocated today by
Assistant Postmaster General Blake
slee In an address before u1e semi
annual conference OF the hauonal
board of farm organizations. h, A.
Calvin OF Texas disc uHs"d CottOE and
corporation among farmers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

There 10 much strife and conten-
tion manifested In congress. hut all
have tho same end In view, Repub.
iicans are trying TO Siave off certain
legislative measures until they secure
control. and the democrats are try.
Ing just A. hard to shove these same
measures off onto tho next repubil.
can congress
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

PARIS, Feb IL Vienna and
budapest newspapers received hero
say that Count Andras~y, former
Aus,ro- Hungarian foreign minister
to England to confer with the main
british statesmen.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

aomc lines "A marriage Is such ,
failure that n feller N fnd hlmsch
payin fer his wcddin clothcs an his
divorce suit out a. the same weekly
salary Some people git further ON
promises than most OF US do on
money.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13
autobiography Of--
Theodore Roosevelt

~
took place when hunting lost horses Tor IN hunting lost horse.
or
ongn
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13
COREGA
Holds Falss Tss6
Firmly IN Mosth

0u.s shrAh sr svsll ssl pisss~ hsus~s
lssss. vhss 10 No fs~h sf H. dsniis. An
spplIsssscs sf osssss sftsA evenly sa 'ss
tosai plaza relieves thsss eenditLsas. D,
h,ids tks plsAs firmly and esnisstsAiy In
pssatoa. Alss prcmots m,sA hystsas.
sss ~ drug ssres asd dental syp,y
lDessl re.r dvvgrN ssn ~, y frva
6svsissI Wn-AlvssVssssnA
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13
Oklahoma Outbursts

Tho member from klamlHh 10 get
tlns ready tu ASK tho legislature 10
Nithli1o the Item DaV y apple
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

Advertising has reached tho stand
ara OF Veraciiy where promoters of
corn cures are about tho only liars
among AdyeT'lHcrH
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-13

~ there sto 5000 III. men In Tul-
va seeking employment" then va
"hhll insist that tho sp.ciAl fsdetal
c"nsus lust completed IL q fake and
cannot Ice relied upon
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
Palmer to Prevent
Abnormal Increase
in Sugar Prices

Washington, Oct. 20.-Steps to
prevent an abnormal increase in the
price of sugar because of the exist
ing shortage were taken today by
the department Of justice.
Attorney General Palmer notified
beet sugar refiners, who have been
withholding their products from the
market until the price situations be-
came more settled, that the United
States Sugar Equalization board had
determined that 10 cents was fair
price to be charged the wholesalers
and that the charge in excess of that
amount would be regarded in viola
ton Of the food control act.
Refiners were asked to telegraph
their concurrence in this price, which
would mean that they would put
their supply on the market immedi-
ately, thereby relieving the present
stringency.
The price to the wholesaler here
tofore has been nine cents so that
the new price means an Increase Of
one cent a pound. Retailers have
been allowed to charge II cents a
pound for controlled sugar under the
old prices. While the department
Of justice and the sugar board did
not state what the new retail price
would be, it was assured that the
increase would be not greater than
the wholesale advance.