The other defendants are Sam
uel Young, Arthur L. Mayer and
Joscentio Lopez.
The four are accused of vio
lating the state peonage laws and
with operating an employment bu
reau without a license,
Ernest Camilllchi, former Alaska
fisheries foreman, who recently
testified at the trial, is charged
with perjury in an indictment re
turned by the San Francisco grand
jury.
Camillichi is accused of giving
testimony contrary to that prev
iously given to the grand jury.
iCKES CHARGES
POLITICAL LEVY
ON RELIEF WORK
WASHINGTON, March 3. —
Charges that Civil and Public
Works employees in North Da
kota have been assessed five per
cent of their wages to contribute
to the political campaign funds
in behalf of Gov. William Lan
ger have been turned over to the
Department of Justice by Secretary
Ickes, Public Works Administrator.
The Public Works Administrtor
has ahsked Attorney General Cum
mings for a grand jury investi
gation.
“We are not charging anybody
with anything but as a result of
the investigation we are stating
to the Attorney General that
somebody on behalf of the Gov
ernor has been assessing the work
ers five per cent of their wages,”
Secretary Ickes said.
