The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-10-30
Washington

| With recommendation to PreSi-
dent Wilson that he create a COM
i mission to cary on the work which
/ the national industrial conference was
wholly unable to accomplish, the pub
lie group, the last remaining element
of that body, quit and went home.
William c. Jenkins, American con-
sular agent at Puebla, Meico, was kid
| naped by three masked bandits and
! held for $4,000 ransom, the state
department is advised. The American
embassy on inquiry has been informed
by the Mexican foreign Office that the
| government would take all possible
steps to effect the liberation of Jen-
, kins. The American embassy has been
authorized to detail a member of it's
staff to Puebla to assist in obtaining
the agents's release.
Meager details of the KIDNAPPING of
William Oscar Jenkins are contained
in telegram from his wife, Mary
Street Jenkins, to his father, John w.
Jenkins, at Hanford, transmitted by
the latter to Governor Stephens, of
California.
The action of President Wilson in
signing the amendment of the food
control act, recently approved by con-
gross, puts the department Of Justice
in possession of new and effective
power to conduct the governments
campaign on the high cost of living.
Although the amendments, which are
nothing more than additions to the
wartime Lever act, can be regarded
merely as temporary expedients for
dealing with the price situation. they
will afford definite penalties for prof
iteering and headers in food and
clothing.
Concurrence in a suggestion by At
torney General Palmer that ten cents
a pound would be a fair price for the
new beet sugar crop has been re-
ceived from producerss' representa-
tives, ninety per cent of the output
in this country, it was announced at
the department of justice. This is an
increase of one cent a pound over the
old price.
Opposition to renewing the licensing
power of the present sugar eQualiza-
ton board led Chairman McNary, of
the state agriculture subcommittee in
Vestlgatlng the sugar situation, to an
nounce that he would introduce a new
bill authorizing the president to retain
the present board, or appoint a new
one, but containing no licensing pro-
vision. At his request the board will
meet in New York to consider the sub
stltute measure.
The Mexican house of deputies has
voted general approval of a. proposal
to withdraw extraordinary powers
granted to President Carranza two
years ago under which he decreed
many laws.
Joseph Caillaux, former premier of
France, on January 13 next, is to |
face his accusers on a charge of in
triguing to bring about a dishonorable |
peace with Germany.
Although Lieutenant B. w. MAYNARD |
was the first to complete the trans
continental air race, Captain J. o.
Donaldson made the flight in about 10
hours less flying time I
Only three members of the house.
all Democrats and from the South.
voted against the budget bill when
1t came up for final passage in the
-Representative Moon of Ten
nessee, Blackman and Steagall of Ala
bama.
After a day of uncertainty during
which President Wilson sent to Sec
retary Lane, chairman, message Of
conclllat1on to be useC as a last re-
sort, the national industrial confer
ence cleaned its slate October FL by
rejecting all collective bargaining res
buttons, as well as the labor proposal
for Intervention in the steel strike.
Advised that the navy department
has in reserve nine million pounds of
sugar, Secretary Daniels has intimat-
e dthat he will release one-third of I
the STOCK or three million pounds for
public use.
The republic of Panama will be rep
resented at the international labor
conference at Washington by Fred
er1co Mojica, Jorge Luis Paroles, An
fres Mojica and J. A. Zubiesta
The reconcentrado system, made
famous by. General Wey1er in Cuba,
and afterwards used by Case Lopez
and the Huertistas against the Zapa-
tistas in Morelos, have been inaugural
ed by the Mexican government against
the Vlllistas of the state of Chihua-
hua, Mexico.
Food prices are on the decline, the
department of labor's bureau of Ia
Dor statistics announces in a state
ment asserting that the retail price of
20 staple foodstuffs show a decline of
2 per cent.
The long treaty fight in the senate is
about to enter its final phase. Lead
ers hope during the coming week to
clear away all proposed progress in the
framing of a ratification resolution.
VIRTUALLY conceding that no amend
ments to the peace treaty will be
adopted, the opposition managers are
determined to qualify the ratifying res.