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PELAEz DECLARA
SU ADHESION Al
NUEVO GOb|ERNO
mo SERA MIEHBRO DEL
GABINETE DEL PDTE.
TEHDRA 4 SU CARGO TODA La IONA
PETROLERA DOKDE ORGAKIZARA
Los SERV|CIOS PlBLICOS

Tcle,rnnp1 ES?r-icl prra Ia PRENSA-
CIUDAD DE MEXICO, JUNO a
FL general Manuel Pelaez, Jefe deVo-
lucionario de la Zona petroiifera, ma
-xre6ido hoy un manifesto declaran-
do en- s. que reconoce el nuevo re-
gimen Y que cooperard al restablecl-
niento del 6rden en- todo el pals al
afiauzamientO de la autoridad del nue.
vo Presidente V que procurara man
tener en- completa paZ la reGi6 petro-
lffera-
Pelaez hizo Ia anterior declaration
despues de haber conferenclado
con ell Pie de la Huerra con el Gral.
Obreg0n. Con este general va hapla
conference.-the el genral Pelaez su
arribo a la capital, pcro Sc habia abs
tenido de hacer declaration categorl-
CT respecto su actiuud hasta confe-
renciar con el nuevo Presidente.
Pelaez adniti6 haber obtenido de
las compafiias petrolfIeras norteameri
canas un prestamo, por valor de un
million quienicntos mil pesos. en- ca
Iidad de anticipo por las contribuclo-
nes que deberfan pagan al Goblerno'
Y dijo que 81 habfa obliGado las com
pafiias petroleras a hacer ese desen-
bolso fu6 porque necesitaba pagar los
haperes de la tropa que mantenla en-
Ia iona petrolffera que tenia por
especial mission la dc proteser los
vastos intereses pertenecientes a en-
presaS eXtranjeraS.
No entrara a formar parte del Ga
binete del Prcsidente de Ia Huerta el
general Pelaez, sino que regresara
Tampico, para volver Ia. zona pc
trolifera "a fin de reorganiZar ALI los
servicios publcos hasta lograr 81 fun
cionamiento normal en- Ia vasta Y RI
ca region que ha tenido bajo su domi-
Mo durante seis amos.
Asegurase que el general PelaeZ
rendr4 el cargo de jefe de las ope-
raciones en- las huastecas y que esta-
blecera su cuartel general en- el puer-
10 de Tuxpam durante una larga tenn
porada.
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H6PAKO. .AHER|CA, PENDENTE De Ia SUERTE De CHOCANO

dente Estrada CabrerGs, seGtencij i Ia
pepa de muerts a Seis tie ellos, Eor
haberlcs resr,tado graves responsabi-
lidades, pues Sc jIce QUO fuaron e.ios
los que mao pa l:cIIltt)n tosiaron
en- el bomlarceo de la ciudad de Qua
temala desle La Palma, finca dondc
Sc refusi5 Estrada Cabrera,
SegGn esos informcs. los sentencia-
dos sufrir Ia pena de muerte son:
los generates Carlos J. Chac6n. CO.
mandante general del Ejercito; jose
Reyes, quien tenia a su cargo Ia je-
fatura del sector de la capital; y Mi
guel Larrave. quien tenfa el cargo de
Subsecretario de la Guerra. Ademas,
los comandantes Manuel Leon Arriaga
Carlos Leon Regu y Galan, Felipe
Marquee y Gilberto Nancilla-
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TREVINO SUBSECRETA9IO
DE INDUSTRIAL Y COMERCIO.
r.,.,yo,ua Esp.c,e, payc Ii PRENsL

TeIsrroma ESDcc,GG. para LII PRENsL
CiUDAD DE AIEXlCO. JUNO 4
FL Pr4sidente Adolfo de Ia Huerta a
caba de entregar al general Jacinto
s. T-eviTo su nombramiento como
Subsecretario de InGustria y Conner
clio. ercargado del despacho.
Treviio accpt6 el nombramiento, Y
despues de dejar el mando de sus
fuerzas NJ general Francisco Cosfo Ro
bclo. presto la protesta ante el Presi-
dente Provisional encargandose, desde
luego de Ia Secretaria de 1ndustria J
Comercio en- Ia que comenz0 a despa-
char despu6s de :aediodia.
Falta que de II Huerta nombre a
los Secretaries de Relaciones, Gober-
naci6n Y Agricultural.
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VoIui6 Zambrano
Ell ex-Gobernador de N. L.
reconocio ell nuepo
orden de c0Sds

Tsleorama Especial pare IA PRENSA.
MONTERREY. n. l.. Junio> 3.-Don
Niceforo Zambrano, que fuera Co
bernador del Estado de Nuevo Leon.
V tiltimamente Consul General en- San
Francisco California, ha regrasado a.
Monterrey. despues de declarar que
reconoce al nuevo Gobierno
Ell senior Zambrano, lego proce-
dente de la ciudad de Laredo, Texas,
.ionde pcrmaneci6 varios das Ell es-
pera de recibir instrucciones de Ne
xico, a donde habfa telegratiado in
fernando a los lfderes del nuevo es-
tado de cosas, que estaba dispuesto a
reconocer al nueYo regimen Y re-
gresar Mexico. poniendo en- ma
nos de los representatives del Gobier
no Provisional las oficinas consula-
res que en- San Francisco, tenfa a 81
cargo.
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cia.''
Los peri6dicos han dado conoccr
Ia respuesta 'iel PreSiten'e proH,sio-
nal de Guatemala, = @Sreran GGe Ie-
fes de Estado, poetas, escritores etc
etc. siCuen con interss el proceso de
Chocano, que no debe ser vfctirna de
pasioneS ambienteS.
Agregan los peri6dicos habaneros
que Santos Chocano, por, ,su nombre y
por su significaci6n en- e! continerts
ofrece a Ia rcvolUci6n de Guatemala
"a oportra:laG de dericstrar que cine
todos sus aciOs al oIcr.'$:io lie rcsta-
blecer Ia JrcrJad Y rronover In civil
lizaci6n e. 81 pueblo d. GLa;ci1lala.
por infcrr.ec de prenSa trasmitld,hs
de San JOSE de Guatemala Sc la .e-
nido saber que el :'onse,o de Cue
rra CUE juzga a los nilitares cue fue
ron hechos piiSioneros cca {. cx p,eA-
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Sc ORDENA EL EMBARGO
DE LOS FONOOS

Martinez Preciat. Consul carranclsta
en- Ia Honduras Britannica, hiZo causa
com1n con Juarez V socios, y al desig-
narse al doctor Dusart en- subStltu-
ci6n de aquel, envi6 una carta al eN-
Administrator de la Aduaua de Pro-
Sreso. conminAndole n entregar los fon
dos de que era portador, per haber re-
cibido orden del gobierno revoluciona-
rio de emhargarlos.
La contestaci6n de Juarez fue ter
minante: "CarraNZa eS el PreSidente
de Mexico-dijo-y los fondos que ten
60 en- mi poder seran entregados 81
o gastados en- procurar restaurarlo en-
el poder".
Perc Juarez. Rojas. Vidal Y Martf-
nez Preciat. despilfarran el dinero de
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CHINA RECONOCE
Al GOB|ERNO DEL
SR. De Ia HUE:RTA
ES Ell PRIMER Pals Que
TONA ESA DECISION
EL M|NETRO De LA REPuBLlCI
ORIENTAL LO HOT|F|CO "A
OFICIALIiERTE
.--n-nn Esp,cicl pay, la PRENsA.

Teicc-arn4 Esp,eicl par. La PRENSA.
CIUDAD DE MEX1CO. JUNO A.
Ell actual Encargado de Negocios de
Ia Republica de China en- Mexico,
Fong Tsian Wang, acaba de recibir
un mensaje de su Gobierro, dandole
instrucciones para que haga saber al
Jefe de Ia Cancillerfa Mexicana que
China reccnoce la administration del
Presidente Provisional A. de Ia Huerta
FL diplomatico chino, con este mo-
two, visit6 hoy al medic dfa al En-
cargado de Ia Secretarfa de Relacio-
nes. senador Juan Sanchez Azcona,
entreEandole copia original del men
sole en- question, que dice textuai-
Tnente.
"Sfryase comunicar a la Canciherta
Mexicana. desde luego, que el Gooler-
no de China ha reSuelto reconocer IN
mediatamente al nuevo Gobierno que
preside ell Excelentfsimo sehor Adolf
10 de la Huerta, Y hacerle preSente
las congratulaciones del Gobierno de
China por la designation hecha su
favor para tan distinguido cargo.
En- terminus corteses la Canci;lerfa
Mexicana ha contestado, por conduc-
to de Su Senoria Tsiang Fong Wang
el mensaje de reconocimientc del Go
bierno Chino.
Ningun otro pats ha reconocido al
regimen de de la Huerta, pero dfcese
que los Encargados de Negocios del
Jap6n V Guatemala recibieron instruc
clones de informar al Encargado d.
Ia. Secretarfa de Relaciones que les
Gobiernos de esos pafss otorgaran su
reconocimiento muy en- breve.
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Teiegrcma Especial para La PRENSA.

7-.;co-cp,n Especial pcrr La PRENSA.
SIrEVA YORK, JUNO 4.-El texto
comn1eto de las declaraciones de
Gompers, en- las que condena de nna
manera energica el informe del Sc
nador Fall relative a la situaclon
nexicana fue dado a conocer hoy en-
,un telegrama de Washington.
Eel referido informe, e,-dicen las
declaraciones de Gompers en- su par
te esencial,-equivale a la decla ra-
ci6n de que el Gobierno Mexicano de-
be formular su Constitution de acuer
do con las ideas y los intereses de
los mineros y petroleros americanoS
Y de que 81 no hace tai cosa ei Go
bierno dc los Estados Unidos inter
vendrd en- ese pals"
"Ei informe de Fall pide que Sc
hagan en- Ia Constitution MeXicana
cierto numero de cambios que VEN
drian a ser la realization de 10 que
tanto tempo ha constitufdo Ia espe-
ranza de los grandes intereses pc
troleros miperos, y tambien Ia de
aquellos que han hecho inverslones
en- terrenos V bosques, todos los cua
les Sc han encargado de fomentar la
discordia entire ,los pueblos de los
Estados Uniios Y Mexico.
EN- otros puntos de menor i'm
portancia las recomendaciones del
Conite presidido por Fall podrfan ser
aceptables, pero el espfritu del infor-
me no puede calificarse sino como
NAL intencionado."
"Se pide en- ese informe que me-
nos que Ia Constitution mexicana
sea modificada en- Ia forma que sc
indica, el Gobierno de los Estados
Unidos envfe fuerzas militares ma
wales a Ia Republica de Mexico pa
ra que desempenen funciones de po-
licia Y mantengan abiertas al trafi-
co todas las nneas ferrocarrileras
que ligan a la Capital con los puer-
tos mexicanos, tanto marftimos como
fronterizos, 10 cuaL practicamente,
equivale q hacer ese servicio de po-
lica en- todo ell pafs Los que como
cen un POGO al pueblo mexicano
comprenden perfectamente que tai
acci6n darfa como resultado inevita-
BILE una guerra entire los dos paises,
ror 10 cual el informe del sefor Fall
no hace otra cosa que recomendar
que Sc siga una lfnea de conducta
que conducira fatalmente a una que
IRA con Mexico, cosa que han venido
deseando desde hace mucho tempo
los intereses americanos que explo-
tan las riquezas naturales de Mexi-
CO."
La adopciGn por ell Senado de tai
informe constituirfa Ia adopcf6n de
una poIftica exterior diferente de las
seguidas hasta ahora y en- pugna con
las .tradiciones de nuestra RepGblica.
La lfnea de conducta propuesta
por el Senador Fall en- su informe
debe hallar Ia oposicion de todos y
cada uno de los americanos amantes
fpasa q Ia Outnfa1
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Herrero,en en- Mexico
A estas fecllas debe estar
en- la Capital el que nato
q Carrarza

TcleCrcrid Especial pGrG LA FhSHoA'
= CiTDAD DE MENICO, JUNO a
Por infornaciones oticiales dadas a
conocer en- esta ciudad hoy. Sc uene
conccimiento de que el general No-
doifo Herrerro que coinanda3a en-
Tlaxcalantongo las fuerZas victlma-
rias del Presidente CarranZa, Nego
anoche n San Luis Potosf procedente
de Tampico sali6 esta manana de
dicha ciudad con destino a Ia metro
poll. siendo por tai motive esperado
aquf hoy en- 10 noche,
No Sc sabe aIp el sitio que Sc des-
tinara a Rodolfo Herrero para que
per,nanezca en- esta capital mienras
Sc realizan las averiguaciones judi
ciales en- el case sensational del ase-
sinato de Carranza, llevado a caDo
en- Tlaxcalantongo el y de Mayo ul-
timo.
FL arribo de Herrero a esta capital
ha causado un inter6s verdaderamen
te extraordnario. Reporters y fotogra
fos de prensa 10 esperan ansiosa-
mente en- Ia estaci6n de Co!onia aSi
como una gran concurrenc!a de Gu
riosos que desean conocer al hombre
que tiene sobre ST el cargo de haber
dado muerte a CarranZa.
Herrero viene acompanado del Ge-
neral Lazaro CArdenas de Quien es
practicamente prisionero desde que
el geenral ObreS6n orden6 Herrero
cue Sc trasladara a esta capital pa
ra que respondiera los cargos que
Sc le hacen.
Algunos peri6dicos dicen que Sc
duda que Herrero pueda probar su
teoria de que CarrarZa Sc suicide al
verse abandonado por los suyos Y
rodeado por los revolucionarios en- Ia
choza en- que dormfa en- TlaNcalan-
tOrEo.
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Nuestro numero de manana

Pocos nGneros dOminIcaleS han
tenido material tan interesante CO.
mo el que puhHCarenoS maHana-
Aparecera en- q una pagina illus
trada que Sc tituis. 81 A5oienso
del Pueblo Mexicano. que tiene
por objeto hacerle Yer al senior
Rlasco Thanez que descouoce COM
pletamente IA historic de nuestra
maravinosa clvilizaci6n. y no pue-
pueblo. Ademas. artfculos de los
sehores hcenciados: Sslado Ava
rez. Garcia Narsnjo y Rivera G.,
un sensational escrito polttico
del DR.. VazqueE Gomez
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Servicio especial

SSTNlCic especial
HABANA. JUNO Ell Presidente
provisional de Guatemala. sehor Car
los Herrera he conteStado a los men
safes que periodistaS literatoS Gu
banos le dirisieron pidiSndole respeto
para Ia vida del poeta Santos Choca-
no. hecho prisionero juntamente con
eI ex presidente Estrada Cabrera.
Sc hara cumplida justicia'. dice el
presidenre provisional de Guatemala
al refsrirse Ia sucrte oel poeta pc
ruano. por quien abogaron muchoS
elementoS intelectuales de II Habana.
y asrsga e! nuevo manGata-io gLace-
malteco: Los tribUnaleS Sc encargaE
de juzsar Chocano: 70 no puedo IN
tervenir en-favor nj en- contra del
prisionero. porque respeto Ia In6epen-
6encia del PoGer Judicial Puedo, 81,
aSegurar que Sc hara cumplida Iusti-
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la Naci6n en- aquella Cplonia inglesa, a
pesar de las insinuaciones del doctor
Dusart, para que hagan la entrega de
esos ciento ochenta mil pesos.
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Tei.cram1 Especial pare Ii PRENSA.
WASHINGTON, JUNO Alas de-
claraciones del Sr. Samuel Gompers
en- que ataca la proposition interVen-
cionista de Fall, han tenido ur gran
efecto en- ell amino de- los Senadores
que Sc habian impresionado con la
demanda del Senador por Nuevo Me-
xico
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LIBROS EN- ESPANOL

Compre usted sus ibros en- espa-
moi Ia Casa Editorial Lozano, 1lS
n. Santa Rosa Ave, San Antonio,
Texas. Es la mas barata -
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tPasa a la Quinta)
The Washington times., 1920-05-13
kBES WRANClE OVER
LEADERSHIP IN TORREON
'ASO, Tex, May 13.-Dissensi'

pASO. Tex. May 13.-Dissensio =
an rebel leaders in Torreon ~ 90
whoSIs ranking commander there has
resulted in a state of anarchy In the
city, 1t was declared by a former CaT-
-anxa official who arrived here from
Mexico today.
Gen. Cesario Castro, who swung 20
the rebel cause when the Torreon
Carranza garrison revolted, has been
repudiated by the garrison, this Off
cial stated, and the soldiers are clam
oring for "Pancho" Villa or Cen
Joaquin Amaro to take charge Of the
city.
villa and General Amaro have been
ordered to take command OF 1000
Chihuahua troops for an expedition
against Governor Arietta, who still Is
resisting the revolution in the state
Of Durango, 1t Is reported.
Military chiefs at Torreon are pre-
dieting trouble among the rebels as
result of jealousy existing between
General Obregon and Gen. Pablo Con-
xales who. they say. can never agree.
Sonora troops are being rushed south
to increase the showing of Obregon
and to avoid a possible coup by Com
zales.
The Washington times., 1920-05-13
CABRERA IN j. S.;
DESERTS CARRANzA
Mexican Minister of Finance
Secretly Crosses Border After
Abandoning Post.

Luis Cabrera. finance minister In
Carranza's cabinet has reached the
United States, after, departing from
Mexico City secretly. and without
notifying President Carranza, accord
ing te Information received here by
radio from Mexico City.
Cabrera was arrested in ChfhuAhua
and held while the revoluttSqtSt au-
Ahorities with their superssts In Mex
icp City, who. sent word ~ ssrrst
Cabrera his :. " ON on condttscn kaas
he leave thet coun,r~ at osee 1nt
chihuahua revolt Jonary .aT!ciAis
were uthorixed to supply him win
sufficient funds to get out OF the
country,
He has. long been known as the
power behind Carranza's throne.
He was an uncompromising enemy OF
America and was active in the prose-
cution Of VILLA m o. Jenkins. Arssri-
can Consular Agent at PuehlSs on
trumped-up charges that Jenkins was
party to his own kidnapping by the
bandit chief CordovA
The Washington times., 1920-05-13

Casius Cockrell, a son of James
Cockrell, the uncle. was the principal
witness, His testimony, which was
substantiated by that Of Lewellyn
Butler, of Del Ray. Va, was the sec
ond spoke driven in the plea OF here.
ditary insanity, which the defense Is
endeavoring to establish. The first
effort to establish the theory was
taken in the testimony yesterday aft
ernoon OF Mrs. Cora Cockrell, mother
of the defendant.
For the first time since his trial be-
gan last Thursday, Shirley Cockrell
this morning had member OF his
family sitting beside him In the court
room. Mrs. Cockrell. who with her
two daughters has been excluded
from the court room until after she
had testified. was this morning able
to sit with her son.
Defense Brings Doctors.
This afternoon the defense will in
troduce medical testimony to substan-
tiate the testimony OF Casius' Cock
rell regarding the insanity OF his
father. A DR.. Yates, of Del Ray,
said to have attended the uncle of
The Washington times., 1920-05-13
RAIDERS BURN
R|NBARRACKS
Constabulary Quarters At Four
Towns Destroyed BY
Torch Gang.
WIRE COMMUNICATION CUT
Masked Bandits At London
derry Hold Up Tax
Collectors.

LONDON, May 13.-The constab-
ulary barracks at Killogrange,
Bessborough, and Ballybrack, in Ire
land, were attacked and burned to-
day, according to telegram from
Dublin.
Later in the day word was re-
ceived that the barracks at Cam
Tough had been burned.
Communication between Dublin
and the Irish provinces has been
dislocated by wire cutting. At Bess-
borough, half a mile from the Vice
regal Lodge, the wires leading from
the Lodge were cut.
Masked raiders at Londonderry
and Belfast held up tax collectors
and destroyed the tax records. Mill
tary policemen, made a vigorous
search for the raiders, but secured
no trace Of them.
The Washington times., 1920-05-13

Shirley Cockrell, will take tho stand.
only four witnesses were examined
this morning. Most OF the morning
was taken UP with the testimony of
samuel Gassenheimer. by whom Shir-
ley Cockrell was employed as a
barker on a Sightseeing car.
Mr.. Gassenheimer was put through
what Justice Gould termed "fine-
tooth combing" cross-examination by
Assistant District Attorney OLeary.
In his direct testimony he said that
on two or three occasions he had
sent Shirley Cockreil home because
ne was afraid to trust him with a
car. He told OF another occasion on
which he went to the home Of
Cockrell and found him lying across
the bed crying.
CockreIi Tells of wife.
He said Cockrell told him at this
time OF trouble with his wife, that
she was running around with other
men, and that when he remonstrated
with her, she had told him to "go to
heil' Cross-examination brought out
Continued on Page II. Column ~
The Washington times., 1920-05-13
MORSE DEALS
.TOBE.PROBED.
Congressional Committee will
Turn Light on Contracts
for Ships.
GRAND JURY TO GET FACTS
Evidence Develops His Concern
Paid Big Profit on
Five Vessels.
GRAND JURY TO GET FACTS

NEW YORK, May ia Federal
Grand Jury will be placed in posses
ion Of matters which developed dur
ng an executive conference yester-
day of the Special Congressional
Committee investigating Shipping
Board affairs. This will be done in
very short time" according to
Chairman Joseph Walsh of the
committee.
The committee yesterday after
noon turned its attention from the
reconditioning Of the LevMthan to
an investigation into the case Of
Charles w. Morse.
Letter In Evidence.
Chairman Walsh said the Attorney
General and the United States De-
partment of Justice had requested
utmost secrecy in uncovering evil
dence laid before the conference
For that reason he refused to reveal
who the witnesses were. 1t was gen
orally accepted and met no denia,s
that the executive session was devoted
largely to matters affecting the Morse
case and the sale of the ship John c.
Mccullough. for which Morse already
stands indicted, entered into the tes-
timony.
A letter reputed to have been
passed between the Shipping Board
and the Department If Justice ind al
legged to have contained "advi ico" re-
garding Morse's case Is believed TO
have been introduced.
The committee 10 credited with hav-
ing a photostat copy of such a letter.
When asked II a photostat letter had
been presented, Chairman Walsh said
YES" but refused to qualify his an
swer or elaborate. The American has
learned that a certain letter Contained
the statement:
Morse is a better shipbuilder out
of jail than in jail"
The alleged impracticability Of
having started proceedings against
Morse leading to his indictment un-
til recent changes in the investiga-
tion by the New York office Of the
Department of Justice were institu-
ted, also is believed to have beeh
part Of the inquiry in executive ses-
sion.
That the United States stood to lose
thousands of dollars on the Emerg-
ency Fleet Corporations deals with
Morse's company was brought out In
the resumption of the public hear
ings in the afternoon session OF the
committee. E. f. MacNarry, con-
troller OF the Fleet Corporation for
the north Atlantic district, testified
Continued on Page 6, Column 2.)
The Washington times., 1920-05-13
TAKE FIRST ORIENTAL
SHOPLFTER IN N. Y. CITY
Wong Fons Goes to Blackwell's Is
land For Appropriating
Silk Waists.

NEW YORK. May 13.-Among 9TH
er curses Of Occidental civilization is
shop-lifting. 1t is a.vice few Orien-
tails acquire and one In which few
,er yet are caught. A Chinese boy
may pick up over here a lot of bad
habits, but Wong Fong is the nrst
one OF his race to go on record here
as a shoplifter.
Wong Is going to Biackwelrs Is
land for the month OF May and part
of June, because he became SO So
phisticated that he drew within the
folds of his ample garments, Of the
mode, several centuries B. c., some
Of the latest model. silk waists be-
longing to a clothing concern.
On March 25 he went into the COM
pany's store and took four silk
waists, valued at $Ib, from It's count
era He found no difficulty in con-
cealing the loot under his loose but
respectable black blouse. His diff
Guilty was that a store detective saw
where the goods disappeared.
The Washington times., 1920-05-13
FA|RPR0F|T IN
11!CT. SUGAR
w. lett lauck Tells Labor Board
Proflteers Cause Higher
Prices.
ROLL UP IMMENSE PROFITS
Excess Toll Of Gougers Placed
BY Expert At Six Hundred
Million Dollars.
ROLL UP IMMENSE PROFITS

Sugar, which today is retailing
from 20 to rs cents a pound--and
is scarce At the price-could be sold
at eleven and . half cents q pound
If the producer and retailer were
satisfied with reasonable profits, &C.
cording to w. Jet Lauck, consult
ing economist of the railroad brother
hoods and unions, in supplemental
profiteering report presented the
United Railroad Labor Board today.
$500, 100000 Profits.
According to the present price
trend, declares Lauck. the amount
exacted from the consumers by the
sugar profiteers will reach, on the
most Conservative estimate, at least
5000. .00o. 900 this year. or an annual
contribution Of $50 from every Ameri-
can family to the greed of the
"sougsrs."
Citing the swollen profits OF twelve
leading sugar companies. which pro-
duce more than half the sugar used
for domestic consumption. Mr.. Lauck
pointed out that their increased earn
ings were not due to increased pro-
duction during the war. because their
output actually decreased since the
ante-bellum period.
Although conceding that present
situation Is in some degree due -
tho diversion Of the Cuban crop ia
Europe. Lauck charges that the
reasons for the price
advance Of 30 per cent sins6 11kASAr1
artificial stimulation OF prices. un-
shecksl speculation and mercilesa
profiteefing. In illustration OF his
contention that the producer, middle
man and retailer are chiefly to blame,
he points out that in 1913 the margin
between production cost and the re-
tail price of . pound of sugar was
less than one cent. while today the
margin is in excess Of 10 cents
Beet sugar producers, said Lauck.
made excess profits and income tax
returns in 1917 show that they had
earned 52-28 per cent on their capital
stock: bo.92 on their capital actually
invested, and 1883 per cent on their
capital actually invested after all
taxes had been deducted. Cane sugar
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