Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1921, Page 11

- 3 < ¢ . & i ° H 2 Py CUBAN PRESIDENT FACING DILEMMA Newspaper Cités Collapse of . Sugar Market as Seri- ‘ous Problem. HAVANA, Cuba, July 29.—The prob- fem contronting the Cuban govern- ment as a result of the collapse of the sugar market is set forth by Digricde la Marigs under the head- . “The Sugar Crop, a Dilemma for " " President Zsyes” as follows: .4 “According to the last weekly bul- letin sugar production on July 16 reached a total of 3,508,208 (long) *. tons. Six huge mills in Oriente * * province which continue grinding will swell the total of our crop: to. 3,600,- 000 tons. Report on EWM “Exports from the present crop up to July 16 were only 1,552,572 tons, - . compared with 2,860,716 tons the same . date last year. We have exported only 44 per cent of the production, against the 85 per cent of last year, and we still have a stock close to 2,000,000 tons which, as a result of the = of the American and other mar- kets, it will be virtually impossible to place during the present year. The coming crop will be started with a * market so saturated that the prices 'will be ruinous. “It appears that the United. States will not need this year even 1,000,000 tons more of our supply and, as Europe with its high exchange does not care to pay cash, the sugar sales - commission will not be able to find an outlet for our surplus, which will exceed 1,000,000 tons. ;" Dilemma Is Outliged. “This situstion presents the fol- Jowitg dilemma: Leave the sugar in- dustry to its own fate; allow the sugar to be sold at 2 cents & pound or at the price avallable when a maerket offers itse! allow foreign creditors to e sugar mi ll . still held b; allow foreign = banks and the sugar commission to < sell to the highest Nfld'r the sugar lantations and have within a year subll pringipal industry in the same state as the railways, the telephone ms, the port warehoutes, etc., i have n“. of tho M,xhen dutle- i created, shield this ¢ . industry, as did the German govern-' ment in former times; as Brasil did g:lrls recantly with Emr! cog:'n a8 the ean gove: nt is ag now ‘with the nurx?lnd stry. . _“To be nr not to be; that is the ‘nlllol lg r Zayds. “Togalfl Iu duty and protect the : - sugar Industry, the government must | © . do ome at two' things—become the | only vender in €uba of sugar 6r buy s large part of the actual crop to lvold rMrml!h:t produced by excess 'crld.v “There. is ne oth-r ool.guoa. And thereis ho time to INFORMATION SERVICE BEING PLANNED ‘Would Warn of Earthquake Danger snd Operate Similar to Weather < Bureau. ; PASADENA, Calif, August 13.—An 4 information service on earthquakes, * simllar to ‘weather bureau's work in ‘its fleld, is being considered by scientists, engineers and business men in California. The undertaking alms at perfecting an instrument sensitive emough to record the slightest tremors of the >y eartk and sq o the n< AR | 7 diction of oo iEg Hovemtatd o its surface. ‘The men in charge of the project s ¢ ° are students of vibrations, go as- sisted in the development of sub- marine detectors and other similar instruments used during the war. ‘They have the co-operation of local educational institutions, the United gutu geodetic survey and the United tates geological survey. Responsi- bility has been assumed hy the Car- nmegie Institution of Washington. 5 Du-ectlon of the work is in the of an advisory: nmmltle. con- lllflhk oI Dr. Arthur L. Day, director t"k Geovhnlul Labora- tory nnon. D. C.. chairman; or. Jolm A. Anderson of the Mount .: Wilson Solar Observat WP{ Dr. Robert *I A Millikan, physicist of-the California s Institute of Technology; Dr. Harry «w Fielding Reid, professor of feology ¢< at Johns Hopkins University; Bailey Willis, professor of xeolo‘y ‘t Leland Stanford, Jr.. University; Ralph Armold, l’eoln‘ht and potrohnm engineer of Los Angeles, and Dr. An-- drew C. Lawson, professor.of :aolon at the University of Californ FULL-GROWN BULL SNAKE " WORTH $2.50 A MONTH By Killing Gophers Saves That Much in Alfanfa Fields - of Kansas. 9 By the Associated Press. = “MANHATTAN, Kan.. August 13.—A " tull-grown bull snake in a Kansas .. alfalfa fleld is worth at least $2.50 a p x:on]tlh to the farmer on whose land e lives. ‘This is the statistical deducation of experts at the Kansas State Agricul- tural College here. They arrive at it in this way: ‘There are on the average six goph- ers to the acre, and they damage the falfa crop to the extent of about $2.50 a month. A bull snake of this kind can keep an acre free. - The calculgtions are those of F. L. .~ Hisaw, mammalogist at the colle[a. and J. B. Rogers of its soology de- partment. “A full grown bull snake,” says M: - Hisaw, “is capable of eating all tha gophers on an acre of alfalfa ln nnt month and during the six months of the year is able to clel.r six acres. “Alfalfa growers should take eeri- ous thought of the economic import- ance of these less snakes. By ' protecting them a great deal of time and money can be saved in trapping and poisoning gophers and other roderits. “The bull snake feeds on rats and mice when around the barn or grain- “§ 8ry. The only return he asks for his + loyal and valuable service {8 the right : 10 live an undisturbed life.” ——— . FILL FACULTY VACANCIES. : ¢ — v rndulthburg Normal School Prepares-for Fall ‘Opening. . Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Auguét 13.—Prof. A. B. Chandler, jr., presi- * dent of the Fredoncklbnrs tate Nor- mal School for Women, announces that vacancles in the. faculty of the several departments have all been supplied with hl hly trained and ex- por lericed specislists. Prepnrotlnn for sy and successful session are be- ll made, &nd already more profes- 1 students have entered than in 'fg’ previous session of the school. e normal is now an altogethar pro- fessional school. Practize t n" for the up of seziurs preparing teach high ctchool lub]och 'fll bl . maintainea at the nmormal this y first and second yesr high' -dno‘} ' classes, consisting of both boys &n 3 :::Ln"n day students, having been Man§ ithprovements to the grounds and buildings’ are: under way and will be eompleted in time for the opening of the session in September. ..+ Prospects for the coming lon are p ht, with a large e!lro)lrnent.l.“~ o!mm active' in are ve THE - SUNDAY - STAR, -WASHINGTON; - | In Real Karpen Furniture You'll find such prices as these this week: Queen Anne Style Karpen Suite, three pieces, I ERBEBEEY oo eree s seeeetoefeonnene 25 Pillow Arm Karpen Suite, three pieces, in im- POTted tADPESLIY .....eeevvennseeseennenn Big Pillow Arm Suite, fn excellent tapestry; Karpenesque cushions .............--. 25 Thr!e?fifce Taupe- Velour Pillow 'Arm Six-foot Karpen Dlvennon. fine tapestry Queen Anne Three-plece Suite; tapestry; loose cushions 50 nno-pleu"l’mow-ufl Suite, Karpen make;in $345 4 Wlfi.t yo‘u finclr : on the price tags Every piece of furniture in the Life- time Furniture Store bears the regular price tag and a large August Sale tag with the August price. Certain tags bear greater reductions than others, and we have marked some prices so lowthat -~ -they-stem ridiculots. ' ~Conse- ' ~- quently, we-hesitate to quote any specified discounts.” You can rest assured, however, that every price is a substantial gg- duction. The tags prove it In Lifétime Bedroom Furniture Thcre are lots and lots of dainty suites in every wood and finish that is most popular. They are low in price, too, this month—for example: Queen Anne Style Suite, overl-ld panels, bow beds, ivory- Amerin.n ‘walnut. mahogany. Colonial wmr style, with poster bed and chifforette; mahog- any or American Wallut........cceeeeeeecoccacnencnns ‘Three-piece Mahogany Queen Anne Suite, mahogany, walnut (S R S Four-piece Suite, in mahogany, walnut or ivory finish; vanity toilet table ........ ..o . French Gray Suite, with vanity- dressing table, poster ltyls bed; four pleces Berkley & Gay Solld Mahogany Suite, very massive; poster bed and separate chifforette B1888....cccceeciveeconcas D- -C, -AUGUST- 14,. 1921-PART 1. m\\\'nmv: !‘H' ‘i}?r ", ','r‘ A .,",;//","'u/“‘ul ] T Our Occasional Tableg & Chairs You'll find the nicest lot of these pretty and con- venient little chairs and tables here and at such prices as these: Blue and black enamel. flag seat chairs, $19.75 Decorated Enamel Table to match. ...... Mahogany Gateleg Table-.............. { 42-inch Gateleg Table, mahogany.. ... ! Poke Back Windsor Chairs.........:$15.50 Those home lovers who want furniture that is both beautiful and serviceable will find it—and low in price, too, during Mayer’s August Sale LY Lifetime Furniture of Makmg it convenient to buy now For™the convenience of thosé who wish to purchase furniture now while great reductions are made, we- have arranged to store siich pieces” without charge for 90 days. In this manner you may avail your- self of the low August prices, and should you desire it, we will arrange for a eharge ac- count with convenient pay- ments. Again, we say it, “It will pay to buy now.” When every single piece of Lifetime Furniture in the Store is marked at a special price. Lifetime values are standard, and this August Sale takes on added importance when you consider that during these semi-annual sales is the only time in which the prices are reduced. The displays are greater than ever before, and many new and novel ideas will bé shown and explained by our salesmen. - Prices, too, will be a pleasant surprise this’ August, as they are away down. Then, too, when you have found just what you want, and you'll certainly find it, it will be of such a quality that you will be proud to own, for Lifetime Furniture, while " Seventh street b it costs ‘no more, is made to “last your children’s children.” . Mayer & Co. Between D & E More than a name Those who have bought and used aur Lifetime Furniture know that there is “something in a name.” They know that Lifetime Furniture is so strongly buili and so sturdily < constructed - (and withal” so beautiful) that it gives . Unfailing service, away out of proportion to the price asked. Such Values in Dining Suites —As thest we quote are only. a few'of the dozen to be found one good and beautiful and on our sales floor—eve: priced extremely low this month. : Four-piece Suite, in Queen Anne style, m}houu or American walgut; 60-inch buffet ‘William and Mai buffet .. ‘Walnut 4-piece buffet .. Four-piece Mahogany Suite, of excel Anne llyla " Fine 1o-puee Suite, in wunut overlaid panels; burl > t s Ten-vuee Suite of excellent workmanship, lolul mnmg:ny throughout. in Sheraton deSIgN.....coccueeeenesnsnione Wood Seat Window Chairs, panel back, 514:75 :