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Show Washington Is Worst Hoarder of All Cities : YSTASH1NGTOX, Dec. 21. : ; Tf The worst offend- ; ;' i'v of all cities in the hoard- ' : ing of sugar has been the : ; national capital. Earl D. : Babst, president of the ; American Sugar Refining i. j; company, today so informed the senate committee that : ; is investigating the sugar ; : shortage. ; Explaining that this city ' ; is totally dependent on the ' ;j supplies of retail shops, he : told how customers had ;! bought up all available ! stocks and how members of ' congress, resident here, had ! j: appealed to his company to ; send more sugar here to ' !; meet the demand. I |