The sun., 1919-10-23
WILLIAMS LOCATES
VAST SUGAR HOARD
Finds Man With 5000 Tons
for Sale at 18 "a Cents
a Pound.
1T QUICKLY DISAPPEARS
j. f. Dempsey, rs Pearl Street,
Proves He Is Lacking in
Salesmanship.

Arthur Williams, Federal Food Ad-
ministrator, fnds the FISHING good" In
these sugar shortage days for business
erai food laws by selling sugar at far
In excess of the Government price.
He landed yesterday another broker
who demanded ISM cents per pound for
100000 pounds of sugar. and. like his
big catch of the day before. the broker
attempted to do business over the tele-
phone with none other than the Federal
Food Administrator himself.
The man who got the shock was ]. f.
Dempsey Of Aber & Dempsey. rs Pearl
street, telephone 1859 Bowling Green.
Mr.. Williams said last night he Ia
amazed at the immense quantities Of
sugar which seemingly are floating
around the down town market. The fact
that the offerings are made by men who
know how to talk business and have
real business ways about them, he says,
convinces him that they really have
sugar to sell and are not dealing In
"rainbows" However, every time Mr..
Williams gives cornered would be sugar
merchants chance to be patriotic and
'fess up so that the boarded sugar may
stringency they look him straight, in
the eye and solemnly declare they
haven't the slightest idea where their
sugar is stored.
Seven Make OHer.
Mr.. Williams says that seven different
men admitted to him each had made
bona fide offers for the 100000 pounds
of sugar which Leo w. Hammel of 90
Liberty street tried to sell him over the
telephone on Tuesday. The admins
traitor still is looking for the sugar and
all the other men in the chain who
profited in the trade.
Mr. williams declared he received two
inquiries yesterday from persons who
wished to know how to proceed to put
into local distribution sugar that
originally was purchased for export.
Both men asked me II It was legal for
them to sell their contracts for export
to people who were willing to distribute
the sugar locally" Mr.. Williams said.
"It Is my opinion this sugar was bought
by spectators and not for export. Now
somebody is getting scared"
It was possible for Mr. Williams to
catch his daily sugar broker yesterday
by means of a tip from a man to whom
an offer OF a part of the 100000
pounds at 1s& cents was made.
Call UP Mr.. Levy, 6272 Bowling
Green" Mr.. Williams was informed,
land he will put you next"
Mr.. Levy, who has an Office at Is
Pearl street, answered Mr.. williams's
call.
wait a minute" said Mr.. Levy to
the Food Administrator. "I'll get the
man who can tell you about the sugar"
Mr.. williams held the phone and his
breath and in a little while Mr.. Levy
murmured into the receiver: Let me
introduce you to Mr.. Dempsey of Aber
& Dempsey"
pleased to meet you." replied Mr..
Williams as the receiver changed ears,
Dempsey Wanted Check.
Then Dempsey went ~ it. He was all
business. Mr.. Williams says. He de.
clared he was dealing with the princi-
pal and had 10000, 900 pounds OF sugar
to sell. He demanded that a certified
check be planked down and the sugar
would be delivered.
After Dempsey had swallowed bait
and sinker Mr.. williams gave a yank
and the fish came right out OF the
water.
IAN right. Mr.. Dempsey said Mr.
Williams" please come to 1870 East Fiji
teenth street at 80 p. NJ. this after
noon and see me. This is Arthur will
Jams. the Federal Food Administrator
speaking"
Mr.. Dempsey reported early. Mr..
Levy was with him. Mr.. Williams asked
many questions designed to uncover
the sugar But Mr. Dempsey avowed
he didn't know where the sugar is. He
was the coal end OF his firm and Mr..
Aber handled the sugar. The sugar in
question, he said, was offered to Aber
& Dempsey by Mr.. Haines or Helms,
who had. been introduced to the firm
by Mr.. Dunn of the Irving National
Bank.
Mr.. Williams also had a talk on the
telephone with Dempsey's partner, Aber,
and Aber professed to be ignorant Of
the sugars whereabouts. A talk with
Mr.. Dunn Of the Irving National Banks
credit department resulted in the infor-
nation that Mr.. Dunn was acting as
an individual and not for the bank in
putting Aber & Dempsey in touch with