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WEATHER FORECAST ... T.-'sht at'd Satin-day fir, -tA'v rain northwest psr rwo'w Saturday, senile sown wterlv winii. Vvii M'-' temperature 41. max. ,1 mean's. X. rainfall. River 2.J ftt stationary. rtmTY-THIBP YEAR NO. 110. High Prices Are Laid To Profiteers Washington. May 7. A study of peering In American industry, mie under the auspices of the rail nJ brotherhoods, was presented to ,1,,. railroad labor board today in sup oort of the railway workers demands L higher pay and to refute the tharg that increased labor costs are -.ponsible for the high cost of living Prepared by VV. J. Lauck.. former secretary of the war labor board, the study seeks to show that profiteering in industry is the fundamental cause or high prices. It gives many statis tics to support that contention. Calling attention to the many war Bade millionaires, the study contends that the increase in the wealth of the wealthy is an "unanswerable" refu tation to all attempts to charge labor with profiteering. "For, if Invested wealth, gets a large return." says the study, "the man who gives personal service or labor is bound to get a smaller pro portion." Sugar Profits Example Of the extraordinary increase in the price of sugar now amounting to 300 percent the study says, tne in crease in labor cost paid Jay the con ' sumer was less than 15 percent. The result of advanced prices, according to the quoted reports of twelve com- i panles, was pictured in the net prof its of these concerns which It was said : rose from an average of $11,000,000 during the years of 1912-1014 to $34, 000,000 for the years 1916-1918. In the meat packing Industry where profits were said to have in creased between 300 and 400 percent the labor item was shown so small that a wage increase of 100 percent would add less than five percent to - the total cost of meat. The increase in price between 1914 and 1918 was shown as eight times the total labor ' cost and the 1918 price represented 25 times the total labor itemv Profits absorb approximately one , half the retail price of certain kinds of cloth, the report declared, while the labor item amounts to from one fourteenth to one twentieth, of the ; priee. Similar relations were pictured in the manufacture of men's gar ments. Shoes, according to the study, "furnish a splendid opportunity for the profiteer." labor Bom-fits Little , The profit Items in 1914, it was charged, absorbed nearly one half the price paid by the consumer, or near 1 lr three times the total labor-coat, while In 1917 the profit items -amount ' ed to approximately three fifths of the total prices and over five times the total labor coat. Increases in the retail price of bi tuminous coal were shown at four times the Increase in labor costs while the proportion of the proceeds of the Industry received by the coal oper ator was shown as Increased from 75 to 400 percent. Profiteering did not stop with the armistice, the report declared, pre senting figures to show that corpo ration profits in 1919 were 110 per ' oent over the pre-war average which means, the study added, that 191 profits were more than double, the average for the years 1912-1914. An average of $1200 per family of five during the years 1910-1918 was declared to be probably a highly con servative estimate of the actual cost of corporate profiteering to the con sumer, Demands Summarized Concluding his study Mr. Lauck submitted the following general de mands in the name of the railroad workers: "1 Labor In general, and railroad aoor in particular, must have wage ".reuses proportionate to advances m Jiving costs. .n "?rIn the Presert cricis, and for - "me to come, producers and mid dle men must be restrained fmm H. yuiclng prlces , exce8g of ,ncrease1 moor and material costs. 2 Pw.. . .... - -. outers ana middle men , mu refrain fro mlncludlmr income Z; "cess "roti( taxes In their costs " imaging them on to the consumer - n added profit. him v prlnclP1 of a living wage Ja . aecpPted and established in rwtn a norrnai production may be . increased production " all fields of Industry." Bankers Opposed To Government Loan To Build Mo7t'hgt0n' Mtt 7 Bankers called i:m,i.. "enate '"terstate commerce th. u-. lodi,r did not agree with - ?.mony of railroad executives ' ira; "ay th.n .. . ' . . UB ttA Bovernment snould rw", V! 00'000 additional to the how new ro,lins "tock- They fir,?!, ,hat no S""81 Dart ot Jb WhiCn the ralIroad f"r Bfw e,'"nated to be necessary " Ine nl.l: Hanauer of Kuhn Ti.h eonipa,,,. Nw York i,i , V ...! II 1.1 1 1 Ul usetei) ,k "vestment bankers. friod ... ' ensress of extend th t"wi,i.., '".o,000 loan alreadv i a a fi, ' " lnf roads from five in in th3!! that me "noney be' lb-it th. """nt of terminals ''it. ,03''8 b go managed as "" to moven,er,t of ars. and ' ,i tnmimum requirement. Chi- U!","'nt." ' 'th!'LUmmln askd the opin ani principal on .urn. 4 J Hoover and Johnson Define Positions Upon League of Nations New York May 7. Senator Hiram f.?ll,n?," t "erb? Hoover have takWrTT Quarters as the leading' .,, . T. " l , ... me vuiuing presiaentiai cam-; patgn. Senator Johnson, speaking of the re cent California primary had this to say In Washington: "I am very glad Mr. Hoover accepts so philosophically the result in Cali fornia. Mr. Hoover savs his fHonrU introduced no personal issue' but reg- istered tneir protest at my 'extreme opposition to any league to prevent f rjerntrrrreTt troduced into the campSgcon- ceivable issue, including personal iv,al,tn. i 1 iu..uu vu ajr iraSue io prevent war and reiliiPB .rm.m.nt. m . ." views'- Sorghum Growing Proposed In Salem District as Means of Combatting High Cost of Sugar;Qualities are Many WILLAMETTE SOKGHVM . "Sorghum larrup! Certainly one of the best sweetenin's a 4c fellow ever tackled," is the statement of an old time sugar mill operator, now a resident of Salem. "And, besides being an excellent table syrup when well cooked, it can be used In ak various cookery processes where a heavy sweet 1b re- quired. Makes the best apple pies ever." " A sugar relief agent 1b thus advanced by experienced grow- ers who point out that sor- ghum can easily be grown in the Willamette valley. Many growers have inform- ed The Capital Journal that "they are willing to put in this sje crop if adequate milling facili- $ ties are available. Several cane mills operating at full capacity during harvest season (about September) would do much in lowering sugar cost. Immediate action on the $ part of persons who are will- ing to install mills is neces- sary, as planting season is well under way. ' ft Preserver's Aid. ''Sorghum syrup is readily adapt able for home canning," states C. I. Lewis, at the presept time manager ot the Oregon Growers Co-operative as sociation, but who developed many juice and fruit preserving processes while in charge of experimental work at Oregon Agricultural, college. Mr. Lewis points to the Lebanon and other Oregon districts where-sor ghum has been manufactured for years. "While. I am not able to fur nish exact quantity and proportion tables, the housekeeper who puts up her own preserves could utilize the pure cane syrup" adds Mr. Lewis. "The syrup when well cooked, will keep for many months and would prove a boon to the grower who could turn a por tion of the yield to his own needs." Blow at H. C. L. Residents of Salem and Marlon county who are regarding the present sugar market with uncertainty, bor dering upon disgust may be able to glimpse the rift in the clouds with the announcement made by many farmers and growers that they are willing to grow sorghum cane, providing some one would set up a .orghum mill. "Perhaps not manj Salem residents are familiar with sugar syrup 'in the rough'," observes D. A. White, pioneer grower and seed distributor. The old time "long sweetenin' " used to be mighty popular (when refining pro cesses were not as well developed as they are today) and the thick syrup could be put to many uses In supple menting the abnormal sugar market. Grown In Valley. Sorghum is best adapted to light sandy soils and will grow well any Freight Cars borrowed, by the railroads for new equipment. I "ThQ aonurlHoa tanned would then' sell entirely on the credit of the gov ernmSnt," Mr. Hanauer replied, "and carrying a much higher rate of inter est would badly affect the value of lib erty bonds and all other outstanding obligations of the United States. In addfiion, this would make it impossi - ble for railroads to borrow money for their otht needs on their own credit." Mr. Hanaeur told the committee that "any extended purchases of equip ment by railroads at the present high prices, financed by the issue of securi ng at the present high rates would naturally impose a serious burden on the roads, and therefore, on the com munities they serve." Washington. May 7. France will pay honor to the memory of the Amer ican dead in that country on American Decoration day. May 30. The embas sy announced today that French sol diers would parade at the largei American cemeteries. tion as been Mr. Hoover's English is-league which did neither of thete the rniin..i .-. "B mwiMm; "Senator Johnson is quoted as stat- g that he has neve, ZZZlS M -1 in that ho ka. " z ?tr:zmtTa hlrt Uer . . - R .t ltTI" .ie!f"e- Nonl0f' n. h k a ..- the covenant with the Lota i rese i ! - v. . -1. . uura 1 11C tlons is an English league? This is the covenant and TheseT th. ISk the senntni- .nook- ,.t .k.. i . . wnere he stands anil h,t h .i.nH. , , IT. " m in vius matterr where along the Willamette river bot tom lands. In past years limited quanti ties have been raised in Marion and Polk counties, there being but little demand for the syrup when sugar was five and six cents per pound. Now, however, there is a big local demand for sorghum syrup and experienced growers state that an acre of sorghum on every farm with a centrally located mill would do much to make the pro ducer" independent of soaring sugar schedules. , ' . Seed can be1' obtained on the local market at very nominal rates, seed cost not being more than $1 an acre. April 20 to May 15 is held by many to be good planting season. The cane is cut by hand, one man being able to can one acre in a day. , Mills Needed. Growers contemplating sorghum planting should first insure mill facili ties as B0 acres would keep an average mill running night and day during the season as the yield is not less than lsa gallons oi neavy syrup per acre, ine mm umis are cpiuintruuveiy mex- pensive. oeing estimated to cost not more than $500, not including motive power for the cane grinder, which Is actually one horse power. . .There are several sorghum making units in- Marion county and acreage for these Would be easy to obtain, ac cording to Mrs. I, I). Bennett of the Lake Lablsh district. Growers who are willing to put at least an acre of their holdings to sorghum raising and mill Owners are invited to take immediate action In listing acreage through The Capital Journal. . ' Butte Faced By Prospect of Big General Strike Butte, Mont., May 7. Following the decision reached last night when of fers of a compromise were refused, the members of the Butte worklngmen's union went out on strike at six o'clock this morning fo- a wage Increase of one dollar a day. The scale is now $5 for an eight hour day. Streetcar service has not been Im- Farmer published at Water! paired, but Manager J. R. Wharton of!Mr Van Pelt is a man of the Butte Street Railway company, said today that the usual schedules ! conceded to be of the highest au could not long be maintained. A large ( thority as Judge of livestock. He paid force of working men quit at the cara hearty tribute to Oregon as a dairy shops this morning and without them. 'state and said that the Jerseys he had Manager Wharton said, it would be men in the Willamette valley are un impossible to maintain service after ft excelled in the world, day or two. . No work was performeft Other speakers were Luther J. on-the streets of Butte this morning Chapin of Salm; R. M. Gow, secre and Janitors in downtown buildings tary of the American eJrsey assocla and workinginen on Jobs throughout tion; W. B. McMannls, a represent ee city are Idle. , iative of the Jersey Bulletin publlsh- The union last night made arrange- ed at Indianapolis, Ind. mentsto keep men on the jobs In hos-1 These have been red letter days in pltals and the public schools and noti- the history of Jersey stock in Oregon fied employers that where perishaS'e and the sale at the fair grounds (his property was affected men sheum afternoon, which concludes the weeks work as usual. Crave diggers and men program, is said to be the most im .hna hiixiness it was to feed the ant-1 portent sale ever held in the north- mals In the zoo at Columbia Gardens ...r oermitted to remain on ine jou. Tnmnters are working as usual, but as their helpers who belong to th Mm', union are on strike they finding it difficult to haul coal .Sa ( transfer merchandise from ,,h..,, .nd , to make deliveries throughout the city.( Orient Must Give Better Security . -ww j j tOr Yankee LOanS . . Toklo. May . America's best con- trlbutlon to the economic readjust- ment of the Far Kasi will De some- . thing more than financial engage- ments, said Frank Vanderllp, who is I Japan at tne head of a com- merciai nwira, ci.f..v . BtmIM tndav "I feel" he declared, "there will be far more'lmportant things for America to do than to merely make loans, and I particularly doubt the wisdom of i.,. , . mopf th eTnenses of UIBH.li. I"""" - governments and military operations. American capital can earn a large re- turn at home, and the needs of Europe are extreme. Therefore, tne east can- not expect capital to flow to It unless Therefore, the east can- otMlvZrS.. otrerea in aiiimh . We" r', rern'paraUVe'y a"ra, ",e rate of interest, u m.mm SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1920. Banquet Is Finale For JerseyTour There have been many important tT"' bUt n0"e ' m0n and d significance importance ana deeper signifit tour tndi-:v burbot sr 7. Exceptional interest was man- utoicu nil? iuur nrnupnnnr ina valley, a. many of the world's best I'T Marion . "d t 7 , T, use 01 tne ,d.JL ' 1 Je' .v. ... . . . l "uvunmges derived Irom the tour and the advisability of the same. but the value of the undertaking is n5 longer in doubt, as it has been the means of creating a large number of new Jersey admirers, as evidenced by .the rapidity of sales made at the fair grounds this afternoon. The train of automobiles, possibly sixty in number, conveying the Ore gon Jersey association arrived in Sa lem a few minutes before six o'clock last evening after viewing the herd of E. C. Pickard at Marlon. Tired and worn from the long ride thru the valley for three days, few of the party went out to view the Doerfler and Fox herds at the fair grounds af ter reaching Salem The banquet at the armory was prob ! ably the cap sheaf of the entire jub ilee. Appropriate, schemes were con trived in the matter of decorating the room and long tables were spread across the auditorium with remark able taste and beauty. High cost of living was not taken Into- considera tion in preparing this function. A chicken pie dinner, with all the ad ditional requisites to satisfy the In ner man. were provided, and young ladies of the Jason Lee. Methodist church . served with efficiency and helped , to make the second annual Jersey tour a' great success. E. A. Rhoten. livestock editor of the pacific Homestead, acjed as toastmaster. Governor Olcott made a brief ad dress of welcome, .following 'which T. E. McCroskey. manaeer of the Sa lem Commercial club, spoke on the relative interest of Salem and trlb- utary country Filled with enthusiasm over what he had seen in the Willamette val ley, W. K. Taylor,, president of the Oregon Jersey Cattle club, ' spoke briefly In the interest of Jersey stock in Oregon. M. B. Munn of Chicago, president of the American Jersey Cattle club and one of the world's most promi nent Jerseymen, was another of the interesting speakers, and expressed great personal pleasure upon the re markable progress that Oregon has made in the development of register ed cattle. He congratulated Mr. Plck-i ard of Marlon upon his success in securing that beautiful and profitable animal, Vive La France, which is so well known to the cattle men of this part of the state. Mr. Muim said there are approximately 2t,500 dairy cows in the United States and that less than two per cent are pureblood an imals. He urged the importance of producing pureblood stock and de clared that they will produce $100 for every $10 they cost the breeder. D. B. Hogan, one of the enthusiastic boosters for the Jersey stock, spoke on the subject of Oregon Jerseys. Another one of the distinguished, as well as Interesting Speakers, was Hugh G. Van Pelt, editor of the Dairy oo, Iowa. Mr. Van Pelt is a man of national reputation as Jersey breeder and In west. The entire herd of. the F. A. i lwerner ianu in me waioo Hills and the Fox Brothers farm located In the same district, went into the sale. These herds consist of some of the world's most famous milkers, having previously shown a test greater than any ever produced in the northwest. , The blood of 8t. Mawes and Rosarie . Olga Lad predominate in these herds, land this fact caused rapid bidding at .the sale. I These 'men have been breeders of starting with grade pattle and breed ing better with the use of purebred sires, until they have produced cat- second to none in the United States. Several bids, it is said, were I i j - il.. . . . . . . received .rum m wrn una Britisn to umoia oy Persons who L "JlJ" , ,Z i T tha.nlvrl lwlrtw of tto herd. Importance prevented the stock from, be In g removed from the country The - . ana v-oionei nugneg oi roresi urove and Ben Sudtel of Albany acted as auctioneers. Hundreds of Jersey breeders from all parts of Oregon were in attendance. Lunch was sen-, ed at 11:30 and the sale started 1m- j,...,.. . 1 . I U... f ' u"lr'' ' '"7" , before the time of opening the sale People congregated at the fairgrounds. " ... . ( ler of the currency today issued a call , ,-,,,!! linn nf all nations! hanks at the close ot business May 4. 1 WouirnM Sunday School To Observe Mother's Day Next Sunday Mother's day will be appropriately remembered at the First Methodist Sunday school and Sunday morning at 9:45 o'clock. Plans are being made to furnish cars for all mothers who ordinarily are absent because of their inability to walk. The high school boys' class, under the direction of Paul Doney, having undertaken this part of the day's activities, they will call at :15 for any mother who wilt notify them. A number of beautiful tributes by members of the Sundav sohnnt n-itt. r. soonses from the mnth.n will up the program. Special numbers b, I tne orchestra, the usual good etnglng and the regular period for class dis- cusslon win complete the hour. All are expected to wear the con ventional white flower in honor of mother, but those who are unable to secure one will be supplied by a com mittee of girls. Fate of Watson Now Rests With Superior Judge Los Angeles, Cal., May 7. The fate of. James P. Watson, confessed mur dered of Nina Lee Deloney, reputed murderer of four other women he had wed, and according to his own state ment a bigamist by a score of mar riages, rested today in the hands of Judge Frank R, Willis of the super ior court. Watson pleaded guilty yesterday to murdT ,n jhe tlrst d,gree' the charSe being based on the killing of Nina Lee Deloney, whose grave he uncovered In Imperial county. Yesterday sentence was deferred until Monday, and in the meantime Judge Willis announced he would cause two to examine Watson and determine his mental competence. Today Watson paced his cell In t.o prison ward of the county hospital. He was worn and haggard and very uneasy as to whether he would be sen tenced to hang, or his life would be spared in exchange for his revelations. It was expected that Judge Willis would name experts today who would conduct the examination of Watson at once, so that they might be prepared to report Monday mornlhg, the time set for sentence. It was also an nounced that the district attorney and assistants and all the investigators who have worked on the Watson oases would meet Watson's attorney this morning and endeavor to harmonize the facts in their possession in an ef tort to get a correct list of the man's marriages and clean up the facts relat ing to other missing women Villa Considered Menace to Mexico By Revolutionists El Paso, Texas, May 7. Mexican " ' ' . .. . , , today some of the Incident of parley. netweii envoys oi rrunuiBuu hi me bandit and rebel leaders, Villa, they said, offered to Join the revolution with what forces he could muster but the offer was refused. He was reported to have asked that B."ermovem(,ntl tQ wh,rh he are the revolution he be allowed to go to Sonora or another western state to set tle down. Fear of complications with the Uni ted States government led to refusing Villa's aid, it was said, and revolu tionary leaders were frank In saying they believed Villa a menace to any Mexican government. However, It be came known that negotiations are un- der way looking for the elimination ot; Villa from Mexican politics and affairs by offering him a ranch In northern Mexico with the proviso he does not leave certain well defined limits, Some Mexican observers said the present revolution would leminate Villa because of the strength It has gained and pointed to the smallnern a command he has ben able to muster during the past eleven months since his failure to capture Juarez in June, 1919, with General Felipe Angeles. Extradition Of Realty Dealer Is Hel din Abeyance The return of Everett I'hllpot or E, M. Padden, Portland reulty deal er, to Nashville, Tenn., to face a chance of "false pretenses" said to involve some $40,000, la held in abey ance awaiting a reply from the au thorities in the .Tennessee city w)th whom friends of Phllpot in Portland are attempting to affect a settlement. When extradition papers for Phil- "V' Pl!? ernor uiuwii luwaj who... of Nashville he prevailed upon the official to await the reply before def inite action is taken on the request of the Tennessee executive. Based on a telegram received from the attorney Kenerai ui ireneral of Tennessee by Portlana , uhiw w.rtnesdnv. how Phllpot mt,e hope of preventng hta re. turn is held. This telegram Insisted return of Pnllpot t(, face ,he nd ated em. phatfca,)y that comprom,? ?f the case couia De euecieo. m im Japanese Troops Check Advance Of "Red" Forces Toklo, May $. Japanese troops utonned aa advance by the bolsheviki 1 near Chita, Trans-Balkalla, late In , ultimately compelled the boUh -iki to fal W.-r e n, boring mountain range, says a war office communique Usued today, Gonzales Refuses to Join Mexican Revolt; Troops Sent to Force Submission Washington, May 7. General Murguia has been sent into the state of Puebla to attack the forces of General Pablo Gon zales and an engagement already has occurred between the van guard of the Carranzista troops and the rebels at Otumba, be tween Mexico City and the city of Puebla. Authoritative advices teaching Washington today said General Oon- sales had declared he was not in lea gue with the Obregonistaa and would resist them by force of arms. This was regarded as complicating the sit uation in Mexico. Gonsales has declar ed martial law in Puebla City, ac cording to these advices and has ex acted a loan of 200.600 pesos from the population. Passenger traffic between Mexico City and Guadalajara has been sus pended. A passenger train on tMs line was attacked by rebels at Pen Jamo May S and robbed of a consid erable sum of government funds in tended to be used in paying the sol diers at Guadalajara, where at last advices, General Diegues had 8000 men in his command. Increased rebel activity Is report ed in the vicinity of Vera Crus where President Carransa's son in law. Gen eral Candido Aguilar Is In command of the federal troops. The state department had no con firmation of a private message re ceived here after last midnight from Mexico City va Laredo that Carran- sa had left the Mexican capital for Vera Crux. Ciirrtmazn Skips, Report. Washington. May 7 A private mes sage received here after midnight from Mexico City via Laredo saying that President Carranza already had left the Mexican capital for Vera Crus had not been confirmed In official circles early today. According to the mes sage Carranza left Mexico Cltv last night acocmpanied by a guard of troops under command of his son-in- law, Candido Aguilar, are that he os tensibly was headed for Vera Crus, Revolutionary-agents here predicted President Carranza would abandon the cnpltal soon. Their view found some support In official auarters where the greater part of the reports received had Indicated a steady growth of the rebellion. Rebel agents declared Carranza's manifesto in which he Insisted he would not surrender the presidency was not Inconsistent with their belief that he would . bandon the capital, pointing out that he might cling to the title .of presidency from an office of Vera Crui or from any convenient refuge. A message to rebel headquarters here saying the president of the mu nicipality of Mexico City was organiz ing a civilian guard for the protection of the city "in the event of Its evacua tion' 'was regarded by the revolution ary agents as significant and had pre-, pared them for the announcement that Cararnza had quit the captal. I , , , wv,0 , i ports are numerous that President Xarra,a APtho, hn. , . ,n,Rnrt. to leave Mexico City soon, troops are be-1 lug mobilized at Juarez, according to an announcement by General Jose Gonzalo Escobar, commander at Jua- ra Tl Im ttullaiori that tha tpnnn preliminary to a threatened concen trated attack on Mexico City. General Eorobar said five thous and troops from Sonora will arrive at Casas Grandes today and will entrain at Juarez. Revolt Torres Gain. Laredo, Texas, May 7. Sixty em ployes of the Mexican customs and Immigration service in Nuevo Laredo, oppogue tnlg clty today declared them selves to be "Obregonlstas" and noti fied authorities they would attack the federal garrison unless the town was surrendered by two o'clock this after noon. The Mexican consul In Laredo de clared the rebels are not of sufficient force to make a successful attack against Nuevo Laredo garrison. It was reported but not confirmed that Carlos Ozuna, with a force of former federal cavalry also was approaching Nuevo Laredo to demand Its der, French Railway Strike Remains Tlnrhntl no, T(An) 11 Karnes, United States wheat dlrec U nLniingCU I VUUy tor, representatives of boards ot trade, Parle, May 7. There was no appar-1 country and terminal elevator associa ent change in the strike situation lions, grain buyers, exporters ant throughout France this morning. Dur-! brokers gathered here to plan for the Ing the past few days a large number I re-establlshment of an open market of extremists railroad workers have I In wheat, at the expiration of the been arretedlut many of these have been released. The executive committee of the rail way workers federation held a stormy! m.rinr in.i niirh ut rhih. it la nn derstood, there was strong sentiment I guard their market, particularly in favor of calling off the strike If It against the pool of foreign govern could be done without appearing to I ments which has been buying grain tor capitulate to the government. I export. I LATE BULLETINS i York, a republican representatiye from the Twenty Sixth New York district has been selected by President Wilson for member ship on the federal reserve board. Juarez, Mex., May 7. One thousand revolutionary troops al ready have started on their march from here to Mexico City, and five hundred more will depart this afternoon, according to infor mation given out at headquarters at noon. Hyder, Alaska, May 7. Order was prevailing and livinjr conditions were normal in Hyder on tne arrival ot tne d cuUer A, ?, 4.- quin will continue its voyage to CIRCULATION Averaj,' for Six Mouths sndlig March 31, 1920 - $259 Member of Audit Bureau of CireulaHsn Associated Press Full Leased WW PRICE 1 C2JI.2 Post Defends His Action In Deportations Washington, May 7. Appearing before the house rules committee to dayto defend his official conduct la alien deportations, Louis F. Post, as sistant secretary of the labor depart "ment, charged that Anthony Camin ettl, commissioner general of inonigra tlon, had delayed action in deporta tions by withholding cases so he might compile "an unauthorized and unlaw ful memoranda" recommending final action. , - Mr. Post declared that last March he changed the custom that had grown up In the department of permitting Ir. Mamlhettl to make recommenda tions ana went aireci io me recuiu wm make the final decision himself. Thia, he argued, was the only legally au thorized procedure. At the time of the change, Mr. Powt said "scotes and scores and scores" at cases had piled up in the immigration bureau with the result that many aliens were being held In Jail for month. Mr. Post testified that the secretary of labor alone was authorised by law to issue warrants for deportation and that he also was the sole Judge In or dering deportations. The immigration committee, he said, assumed through out Its report that Mr. Camlnettl hao power to recommend deportations. Newspapers, he charged, had not correctly informed the country of hla actions, declared that "outside salar ies paid to reporters caused them t make unfair statements. Questioned by Chairman Campbell, the aslstant secretary said he could not prove a single case of reporters belnn Influenced in their articles regarding him. Referrlngto the "red" raids, con ducted by the department ot Justice, which have resulted in tlv thousand arrets since last fall the assistant seo retury testified that tha-only weapons) found by the department agents were three revolvers of 28 calibre. Only 49 of the aliens who have been given a hearing", he said, testified that they favored use of violence in bringing about a change of government. Schooner Lost On Fiji Island ! Reef Is Report San Franeisoo, May 7. The schoon er Defender, bound from Grays Har bor to'Levuka, FIJI Islands, with A cargo of lumber was swept ashore and completely wrecked on Onega reet, FIJI Islands, but her crew of eleven were saved," according to cable a vlces received by the marine depart ment of the chamber ot commerce here today. No further details wero given. The Defender was built in Eureka. Cal., In 1896 and was a wooden four masted schooner of 44S gross ton nage. She was owned by the Hind Rolph company of this city and was the first vessel built for that company. Her captain, E. Erlckson I a resi dent of this city. The Defender departed from Grays Harbor April , She was to bring back a load of copra to this port. The owners were notified today that the vessel was a total loss. ZSSaPns'Are Laid To Re-establish Open Wheat Mart Chicago, Mity 7. Called- oy juiiim wheat guaranty set June 1 The Chicago board of trade and oth er exchanges made known they were anxious to resume trading In future - Thut desired the government to rl Piatt of Pousrhkeepsie, New j tod After a Vlslt the Alo. t cQa Bering Sea. le-
