Show from our news bureau at washington D C RETAIL PRICES OP OF FOOD the retail food index bissu issued ed by the united states bureau of labor statistics shows that there was a decrease of 1 per cent in the retail cost of food to the average family in november as com compared with october PROPOSE SUGAR TARIFF 11 A measure has been prepared for introduction in congress with administration approval to permit the refinement of tons of cuban sugar in bond in united states refineries fin eries for shipment to export without payment of tariff duties the method has been decided upon by administration advisors as the most efficient for giving relief in some measure to the sugar industry which is considered to be threatened by a surplus above consumption for the next year ranging around tons FRANCE LOSING SYMPATHY OP OF NATIONS the outstanding feature of tho the armament conference recently has been what almost amounts to an alienation of sympathy for france in its position with reference to its army and naval strength the french delegates briand and viviant viviani attempted to storm the conference with oratory and the use of the tempestuous temp estous method to work up an artificial sympathy very plainly fell f lat fiat france was doubtless rather shocked to find a solid opposition confronting its suggestions neither from the standpoint of national security nor from that of present status on which the whole scheme of limitation Is built it was declared could the french delegation defend the claim to such a standing in the worlds delimited naval concert HOOVER LISTS RESULTS OF unemployment secretary Hoover Chairman of the presidents conference on unemployment says that concrete results have hae been obtained according to mr hoover 1 public opinion for the first time in american history has been focused on unemployment 2 municipal committees are organized tor for the first time on a na tion wide scale to relieve it 3 A national clearing house is ready to assist the municipalities with district representatives in the field 4 industry is assuming a share of its responsibility to the unemployed 5 municipal bond sales for public works have broken all previous records C G congress has inaugurated important public works 7 A large appropriation for the united states employment service is before congress 8 A variety of other measures have been introduced in congress to carry out the recommendations of 0 the conference such as senator kenyons bill for the long range planning of public works 9 impetus is being given public education as to the nature 0 of the problem of 0 unemployment 10 A scientific basis for future research is now being laid II 11 the construction industries are being organized nationally and locally under public direction as for example in ill st louis 12 in other notoriously seasonal and intermittent industries such as the soft coal industry stabilization studies are being planned 13 A thorough investigation of methods for controlling the business cycle is in progress |