The Washington times., 1920-05-27

Sugar sold yesterday at thirty cents pound.
Day before yesterday Mr. Wimo vice president OF the
Cuban American Sugar Refining Company testified that
Msnooa President Of Cuba had begged the United States
Government to buy entire Cuban sugar crop for this
year at six and half cents pound Our Government
apparently too busy with Armenia Mesopotamia etc.
to take much interest in the sugar problem OF the United
States. 49,
the Government had taken the Cuban sugar for 1920
the price suggested sugar would be selling in this
try now. and plenty of it, at twelve cents pound
While we are talking about taking the mandate for|
Armenia somebody might take the mandate for Gov
ernment and II 1t wouldn't be possible under such al
mandate down little of the profteerng the present
United States Government being too busy to bother with it.
The country is enjoying election money
excitement earlier than usual It learns that of Mr.
Hoovers election funds 00 contributed largely by
corporations engaged in selling grain sugar. and other food
supplies Mr. Hoover was recently buying these supplies
with public money distributing the supplies in Europe
merchant would be probably much delighted if he
found that his principal buyer' financed by the graft
would ask himself perhaps "Was my buyer as close a
buyer he might have been? How does it happen that the
people from whom he bought love him so?"
What sugar. grain and other food think of Hoover
and willing to do for him, is nothing compared with
whas Mr. Proctor of Cincinnati thinks of General Wood
Out Of his pocket Mr. Proctor contributed half mil
lion to General Woods fund.- and the campaign is still
baby It's clear that Mr. Proctor thinks General Wood
would make magnificent President.
Other interesting facts about contributions Presde
a campaign funds will out thanks to Senator Borah
who thought the people wanted to know how much certain
individuals willing to pay for certain candidates. and
why.
Getting at the facts will not be easy in the Of
lawyer candidates in the Of Wood general in the
army
With lawyer candidate it isn't necessary to hand out
campaign money in tho rough ofashioned way in Jumps
You ask for his "opinon on very important matter,
let him talk for five minutes then give him fifty hun
dred thousand dollars to spend on himself.
That isn't campaign contribution it's just "a legal
fee the investigating gentlemen of the Senate request
candidates that lawyers give facts about their most
recent illegal fees interesting information may come
forth
As you journey you see different signs telling
that different companies selling different brands of
gasoline
How does it happen that at the time in a certain
territory, all of the different companies selling different
kinds of gasoline lift their prices at the moment?
Gould there by any possibility be gentlemen un-
dertandng to the right amount and the right hour for
increased taxing of the public? And shouldn't that
interesting agreement and curious coincidence in
ing interest the Department of Justice much the price
of linen collar in some haberdasher's shop?
Is not stealing thousand millions through proHteering
much crime charging 35 cents for 25cent collar?
Are the oil gentlemen big that would not be good
manners to ask them unpleasant questions concerning their
line of profteering?
name, interesting prodigy and warning The boy
eight DID, plays twenty games of chess against good
players at time and wins all of the twenty games
Doubtless his parents proud of him. Probably they
will make money But what will become of the prodigy and
the remarkable brain that he carries around inside of his
young skull?
excessive effort? What pity that mental such as