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Show iUl PROBERS II LIVELY IT Reed Occupies Considerable Consider-able Time in Quizzing Rolph and Jones; Tries to Bring Out Facts. SENATOR KENYON IS IMPATIENT Declares Committee Is Not "Getting Anywhere in Try-jpj Try-jpj ing Refiners" ; Other Work More Important. Ky International Xcws Service. VASlirXGTON', Dee. 21. Submarines Subma-rines and prohibition were today added to the already long list or' causes of the sugar shortage. (.rcorgo "M. Rolph, head of the sugar division of the food administration, admin-istration, testifying before the subcommittee subcom-mittee of the senate investigating the .sweetening shortage, added these two e a uses: Prohibition, Kolph said, had driven thousands of soldiers and civilians to ice cream and chocolates and had there by increased the consumption of sugar greatly. Submarines, the witness said, had stopped the bupply of sugar from Java. These two conditions have brought about the empty sugar bowls in the American homes, the "sugar dictator dic-tator ' ' declared. The entire day 's proceedings brought little actual Jight upon the situation. It did develop clearly, however, that the fight between the so-called sugar trust and the independent dealers, which obtained ob-tained in open competition, still exists under government control. This became evident when Rolph mado an open attack at-tack upon (Mans A. yprec.kels of the Federal Sugar Refining company, the leader of the factions fighting the American Sugar Refining company, the so-called trust. Accuses Spreckels. Chairman Reed had been questioning Rolph about "profiteers" and " specu-lators" specu-lators" mentioned in the testimony of ue witness. - " Mi. Sprechels was the greatest A profiteer and the greatest speculator," ,' blurted out the witness. He was called to time by Chairman Reed, but a few minutes later, when he was asked why he had organized, some years ago, Hawaiian Ha-waiian planters into a company to refine re-fine sugar, he said: "To get the Hawaiian islands out of the stranglehold of the Spreckels family," fam-ily," Rolph declared. Spreckels thereupon declared that he had held no interest in Hawaii or on the Pacific coast since 1898. Senators in Tilt. Chairman Reed and Senator .Tones engaged en-gaged in a lively tilt. Senator Jones hail been questioning Rolph on his testimony tes-timony when he was examined by Chairman Reed. The witness desired to introduce into evidence several charts. Senator Reed objected. "Those charts are a matter of opinion," opin-ion," declared Senator Jones. "There seems to be a considerable difference of opinion, ' ' replied Chairman Chair-man Reed hotly, "and we have had a different opinion right along," A few minutes later Senator Jones and Reed were again in a tilt when Senator Kenyon interjected: "I don't see that we are getting anywhere in trying these sugar refiners; we have specific work to do and the coal situation, which is vastly more important, im-portant, is waiting on us." Vardanian Stops Witness. Rolph then attempted to explain some 1 of the remarks he had made with reference ref-erence to Spreckels when Senator Yar-diiman Yar-diiman stopped him, remarking: "1 think you have both been very li be nil with you r compliment s. ' ' During the x-ii'tir'i day Chairman Reed Wwas quizzing" Rolprrupon statistics. ! rhe most startling fact developed , i':nin all of Rolph 's testimony was the fact in his opinion there will be a world sugar shortage during 19.18 and he held out no hopes for relief. fe ostimateil that the world 'suur re(mrenient.3 for tin' coining year will Ik; G.170.0U0 tons nnd his estimate of the supply falls L'oO.OOl) tons short of this. Unsold Sugar in Cuba. 1 Kolph also admitted that their? was JSi.iiiiri tons of unsold su'ar in (.'ulu on October I. He declared that he had tried to prevent the sale of this sugar and had uvjjert j-iritish and American i refiners to leave it. in order that the j price for 1 ho next crop of Cuban suar might he held down. "Jt hud been expected that Herbert Hoover, food administrator, would take the stand today. So much time was taken up with '.Rolph 's testimony, however, how-ever, tha.t it was impossible io put Hoover on the stand. He probably will i bo the first witness tomorrow. |