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Show President Blamed j For Not Buying 1920 Sugar Crop WASHINGTON. Oct 3 Failure of the president to authorize purchase j of the Cuban suear crop for 1920 ; makes it practically certain that sugar prices will increase r.fter next January Janu-ary 1. a senate pubommittee was ( old today bv George A. Zabrfskic, president of the sugar equalization board, and Judge W A Glasgow, roun sel for the food administration 1 The president has been advised that I "the situation is out of hand." they said, refiners notified that control ol , ihe market probably would end after I December 31 CompMins its hearings planned to take up l.Mer in the day legislation toi meet what Chairman McNary char tenzed as "a desperate situation" There apparenUy was doubt In the minds of the rnmmittpe men. however, whether they eould do more than con tinue the sugar equalization board, which would automatic-ally eeae to function after Peeembcr 31 unless continued by congress Mr Zabriskie said he did not antiri pate any increase in prices this year, i Thrt present apparent shortage, he said, was the result of an abnormal demand complicated to some extent i bv the effect of the recent marine strike. I |