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Show IE OF SUGAR ADVANCE ASKED 5 IOKHART RESOLUTION RE- IUEST3 INVESTIGATION BY Iv,' COMMITTEE t cm in 8ays Harvest Is Being wj Reaped From Consumers By . False Propaganda On D0 -Shortage" jel otl bu ashlngton. Investigation by tho mc to munutiicturers' commltteo, ed by Senator Lafolletto, Itopub-1 Itopub-1 of Wisconsin, of tho recent ad-cs ad-cs in the prlco of sugar was pro. d In a resolution introduced Frl " by Senutor Ilrookhart, llopubllcnn D Dwa, 111 10 commltteo would bo directed "u investigate tho manipulations of ro' sugar market nnd ascertain tho JI( 0 of tho rapid advanco In tho nu j of sugar notwithstanding tho to that tho secretary of commcrco M iiinccs that there la no world's pu tage of tho augnr supply." nn 10 investigation would proceed idi ng tbo recess of congress. wl 10 Urokhurt resolution after de. se ng that tho prlco of sugar had de 1 ndvanclnlg rapidly for thirty pr 1 said that "propaganda is being pr dcast through tho public press a sugnr sliortngo is at hand and sugar manipulators aro reaping a est from tho consuming public." ga 10 Iowa senutor ln prposlng the (a stlgatlon did not refer to tho pu ;mont on tho subject issued from qd department of commcrco Juat bo- n)l tho prlco advnnco began but pro- Bp 011 a lotter from Secretary Hoover t() :h continued: pc . world survey mado by tho do- on tnent of commcrco chows that the pl; lis of augur on hand from last plus production of this your, were ca nated at a total of 10,511,000 ton, roaa tho consumption fur tho year |