GUILTY OP OF PEONAGE west V rg nia lumber companies held italians in bondage charleston W va na in the federal court the ritter lumber company ot of mcben pleaded guilty to an indictment charging conspiracy to hold era em rio ees in peonage the charge corl u wiled twenty counts the minimum fine flue for eich etch brang 1000 1 the fine will be imposed later these indictments followed follow eO an investigation by the na lional government at the request of the italian ambassador J aadu A ALu A v