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Show CHICAGO, April 29. Sugar reached the highest price on record in Chicago today, according to commission merchants. mer-chants. A one-thousand-pound lot sold Xor thirty-one cents a pound wholesale. whole-sale. Buyers attempted to buy more by offering thirty-two cents, but there was none for sale. Palmer Defends Action. WASHINGTON'. April 29. Defending Defend-ing his own action in accepting' scv-' enteen and eighteen cents as fair prices for Louisiana sugar, Attorney General Palmer testified today before a house Investigating committee that President Wilson would havo bought tho entire Cuban crop last year at a low figure it congress, had not ignored his request for necessary legislation. Asserting that it was not proper for the country to place the responsibility upon tho president and denying that he waa attempting to shield him from attnek by political opponents, Mr. Palmer said "passing the buck" was a familiar pastime in Washington and ono not often misunderstood by the public. Mr. Palmer said in approving the Louisiana price he "eoxreised livwfully his discretion" and had "no apology contending that millions were saved by the American public." Tho exercise of such lawful discretion discre-tion waa posted by the department in congress in amending the Leber food control law to punish profiteering," Mr: Palmer asserted, explaining that before congress acted he had informed 'it of his "plan. or announcing fair prices of all necessaries, which, If charged, would not result In charges and prosecutions for profiteering. oo |