i i i 1 WATCH LABEL I THE WEATHER Fartly cloady Taeeday, Wed nesday - probably ehowerei Ma chug; la temperatare. Ji oe n ews mho erv VOL. CXI1. NO. 111. TWENTY PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. G, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1920 TWENTY PAGES TODAY. 1 PRICE: FIVE CENTS COL. BRYAN GRIMES OPENS FIFTY-NINTH STATE FAIR TODAY REPORT ON LEAGUE PRESIDENT WILSON INQUIRES IF FRENCH ASKED HARDING TO AID IN FORMING NEW LEAGUE TO El fO I i( PM-. Bead laml fiv (I I I ease Mm wtrMi aai nU .V I I Mbala wb eat--. LEAGUE OF rttTIONS WORLD'S ONLY HOPE DECLARES GARDNER WE PEACE CAUSES SENSATION Will Act In Place of Governor Pickett, Who Is On Speech Making Tour n East v ' ern Carolina INDICATIONS POINT TO BIGGEST AND BEST FAIR YET HELD IN THE STATE When formal Opening Xxer ciiea Begin at -High Noon Today, fair Orotfndi Will Be Crowded With Hundreds of Visitors Front All Parts of State; Diluent Efforts Had B7 Management .To . Provide Week of Instructive and Clean Amuiement; Va- . ried and High Class Exhibits I and Big Midway, With Ms war. With M&nv Among Features ROTABIANS MEET AT IS O'CLOCK Mmbcn of the Ralslga Rotary Clab ewalag automobiles ara asked ta have their cara at ths intersection f Fayetteville and Davie atraata this morning at tan o'clock la time to proceed ta tha Fair Groaada with the official party far tha formal opening. Thoaa BemWrS"-"whe 4a hot ew aara ara expected ta ha there, else, ta accompany tha officials f tha Fair ta tha Groaada. .. Cot J. . Bryaa Grimes, Secretary fcf Bute, will opea tha Fifty-ninth Great State Pair today at boob, taking tha place of Governor Bickett, who li in the Eaatera part of tha State speskmg la tha Interest of tha Democratic party. . Bat several hours before CoL Grime pronounced the maris Word that, ia theory if aot fa. fact, optn tha gates, tha first throng of State Fair visitor will be in th irrounds, inspecting the exhibits, f b, otherwise enjoying them selves. ia the meaner of all State Fair visitors. b-.J . i "State Fair official are eonjdnjijjjai everything has beea done, that could have beeav dose to make the. Fair aa eajoyable event. The .Attraction and tha concessions have beta submitted to a searching teat aad only tha beat aad Ue cleanest ha nmnil , vr tne rrea attractions, thara ara Bore thaa ever. In addition to tha vaudeville aad uerobatit stunt that will be staged in front of tha Grand etoad, a battery of artillery front Camp , Bragg, which arrived yesterday, to gether with four alrpltnei and tha band of tha 18th Infantry, will finish daily entertainment. "The battery will go through maneuver ta front of tha Grandstand'; ; each afternoon at Are e'eloek and the Are will be directed by observation plane. All tha realism of battls aoaditiona will be draws into the demonatration. CoL J. Bryaa Grime. General Jnliaa M. Carr, member of tha .Executive lommHtoo at the BUte Fair, aadcr escort of tha Botary Club of Baleigh . aad Durham, win leave the Xarborough Hotel this morning- at tea o'eloek, ac- ; cnnptBiad by tha SSth Infantry Band. . Tha parade will proceed U tha arannd. where, at noon, the formal oxereiie of opening tha rair wiU tax plaee. Gen. .aral Jnliaa a Carr, pretideat af tha Fair, will present CoL Grimea, who will deliver tha address. Immediately after wards, tha free attraetloni will begin. ? A tva mile motorcycle race -will ft,. ". be free eveata for Wednesday ' morniag. a namber of eatriea have already been made for the event and thrilling contest la looked for. This will be followed by the erosseonatry two .mile rna by students of tha Bute Col lege, rnaay fnaes hav beea offered - aad track athletes of the college have beea ia long trainiac for tha event Tharsday's program will follow tha asaal way of Thursdays, it ia expected. meeting ox ue mortis Carolina Arrieul- tnral Society in tha Eoasa of Bepre- aentatives at night. - - - aBf ta staoia shr he ChUdvec's Day. - - . - Friday will be children's day. The grounds will not bo aa crowded as aa . the preceding days and attractions par- ueniariyanKea.zor.e imaies will be shown. Ob this day the ridla dviee4 tienlarly united lor the kiddies win be will be particularly popular, while toy balloons and Boise-makers will be at a premiaaa. ; t ' The free attraetioBa this yeah inelnde "Hl - Kraaas Greater Shews. - The Kraut Greet Shews, which win bold forth aa the midway, arrived late Satarday afternoon ia their owa spatial train af tweaty-two ears, loaded ta ea paeily with aaalpmeat ta faraish tfteea attractlona aae Svo sensatioaal riding .- devieea, - -. : ' ' ' ' Among tha shows are "Bobertia'a ' - Dog, Pony aa4 Monkey Bkowj Walker's - Water Clwo" ' WoUe1 'klonkey Speedway"! Harris ""Motordroras1! Be He Gray's "Wild Wesfj Vixielaad 4 Tronbademrs''l Matt and Jaffj Hlnman Beart" Tha WeaderUad Cityj" aad , numerous, hnmna freaks and wondera. -' Taday'a Fregram. (.--.-.; - Groaada will be opened at f Veloek saah moraiBg. , Buildirrs aad groaada elbee at 9:00 each afternoon.. Opea (fsia for Kreaae Carnival Co, from S:00 to 11:00 each aifht. - Exhibitor will have their exhibits U. "stalled and decent tioaa laished by 9:00 ' a. m. Taeaoay." .' , Exhibition haUs opea to publSe at S:00 SV k. Taaaday Livestock jmb, poul try and other permanent exhibit opea ' " (Continued ea PagaTwo" " , WILL IIS CAUSES II IN MEETING Comptroller's Charges of Un justifiable Interest Rates Arouses Bankers PROMISES TO BRING STORM IN CONVENTION Demand By Delegates For Be. ply To Mr. Williams' Asser tions Regarding Interest Bates By New York Banks; . Sural Bankers Feel They Haven't Bad "Square Deal',' era Associatioa convention here were displaced in interest among delegates today by the controversy eeatfering around chargea of. unjustifiable in' terest rates" made against Jfcw Fork hanks by John Bkeltoa William, Comptroller of the Currency, Official ef tha association tried all day to avert tha threatened storm, but it was stated after the day's seaaion of. the various convention groups that there was a demand by delegate-Tor a reply to air. William assertion. The charges made by the comptroller will be considered by the eomnjittee on reso lution and later will be taken to the floor of tha convention, it was ssid. The publie relations committee, ia a statement tonight, aaldi ' Commute IS Statemeat. "The general exprsssioa among the visiting bankers was in criticism of the act made by tha Comptroller of the Currency, the majority of them point ing out that Mr. William did not give lit-hia statement ths aawont of money loaned by the ' New Tork bankers on all at the high rate of interest men tioned. The various banker estimated the amount so loaned at from one ie two per cent. They are inclined ta elaas money as aawauaedity aad. point -oat -thai there alasaiwi iaawiana tm tht-aaaaey rate thaa ia any other commodity.- It also waa stated that tha greater amount f money la being loaned at from 6 to T l a per cent while the prevailing low rata prior to the increase a other com moditiee was from 6 to O per cent. Williams' Sapaortere Active. Supporter of . Jtfr.. William among the bankers, however, said they expect ed to express themselves freely when the question reached tha coaventioa floor. Burs! bankers were represented a feeling that they bad aot had "square - deal" at tha band of aome of tha New Tork banks serving them a aorrespondenta. . Discussion of the Williams' chargea crept into the Mutive meeting of the various group session, out mention of tha attack waa met. with announce ment that the subject waa not on for any particular group to deal with, and that preparations were being made to have tba ' associatioa jarpreas Llts jriew formally. The insurance eommUtee decided to Investigate reasons for advanced rates on burglary aad bold up policies. Com panies writing awe a tanraaee insraaiea their rate several months ago without giving reasons for tha advance, mem' bars of tha committee stated. Much Intereat was manifest during the day as to recommends tons to be mad oa Federal tax revision by the economic policy commission, A plan of procedure waa formulated by the com mission, Waldo Newcomer, Baltimore, it chairman, announced, but he gave no details, . ' - The commission I expected to draw no recommendations aiso as u in transportation, Xarm ereaita, one any legislation sad , the , financing ef big business. Biehard 8. Ha we, president of the associatioa, haa writtea all members urging support for the American -Ba the winter. He said today that the aaxt winter preasnted a iltuatlon as preca rious aa any Sinea the armistice? By extending the food draft plan aid may be -extended to any ef the stricken areas without aamiaistrauoa expense Mr. Hawe aald.' ' nrDIIDI irAsJC' IMnifT REPUBLICANS INUIUT DEMOCRATIC REGISTRAR Ashsvills, Oct. 1L On charges pre- f erred by Bepublieaas that be had fail ed te register. Dexter V. King, a Be publieaa, aged - SI, Begiatrar G. T. Aadersoa, Democrat,- of Sandy Mush No. t precinct, haa beea arrested aad the trial set for October 15, before Magistrate Jas. IV Martia la Leieaster township. It is claimed that tha war rant was prepared ia Ashevill by rep. reseatatlva attorneys aad give to Hag. 1st rat Eawklna of Sandy Ifuth, Who had the constable te serve it - The defendant ie represented by J. W. Hay nee, while Lnsk aad Benchboard aad J. F. Ford of Asaeville represent the Bepnblieaaa .bringing the charges. At a hearing held today the Democrat woa ant ia their contention net to try ths ease ia Baady Mush or area ia Flat Creek as; requested by the Be pablieaBB, "... The chargea are that Xing preanted hlmsslf . for registration but waa re fused by Aaderaoa ea grounds that the applieaat waa aot -malified, being aaable, to read and write. Tba case is attracting wido Interest ameag Deme- irat aad.Sepobucans her a It te the trst eaee ef tho kind ia this county that has come up. .-Governor Flays Republican Campaign Hypocrisy In Ad dress TolDemocrats SPEAKS IN ACADEMY OF MUSIC MEETING Puts Burden of Low Prices and Business Stagnation On Shoulders . of Bepublican Selfishness and Greed For Ofice at Expeiie of Ha. tional Honor . The only Sop for the social, econom ic, political, and financial salvation to the world is through the ratification ef the Peace Treaty and the covenant of the league of nations. lieutenant Gov ernor CVtfUkx Gardner told the Demo crat of Wake County in a maaa meet ing at the Academy of Mnsie laat night publican hypocrisy. fThe Nation has never behald a more selfish aeene than is depicted ia the at titud of the Bepublican party todavV he continued. "We. behold .this party and it candidate for president (elfish It subordinating the honor, peace, pro' perity and happinesa of the civilized world to tha one eusreme object of winning this election, and of rup- (turning the atarvelona labrie of world I poaee, eonstriieted by the masterful mind and the" great heart of a Demo eratia Bresident." A comfortably filled hicse graeted tne lieutenant governor at the Acsde.uy. It was one that besetily eaeon raged it spanker by frequent demonstrations a' approval as he aard the record or the Bepublican party ha the State and Na tlon. A great, deafening applause met his tribute to Woodrow Wilson. Adverting to the recent speteh of John J. Parker in Baleigh, Mr. Gardner waved aside the lamentation of the Bepublican candidate over the June pri mary with the expreaaioa of profound faith ia the Democracy of tha 61,000 voter who followed him to defeat, Merrlsoa ia the Staadard Bearer, "Cameron Morrison, ' Ur. - Gardner aid, "ia the Demoeratia standard bearer of North Carolina -as a result, of that primMy -and the laemcCTatiaartyJg the ataadard bearer of decent govern ment ia North CaroXina. The coming electioa ia aot tho proper foram to inject tha issu-of that contest. "Accordingly,'' he argei,. "I appeal to my friends to Join asa and Mrs. Gard rer ia voting for Jimmy Cox and. Cam Morrison. I make thia appeal because I -believe tta - Democratic party is re- Sionsir to tha needs of the masses of orth Carolina aad because I believe the Demoeratia party - ia tha natural home af a North Carolina white woman. Appeals for Boctatratloa. Tho lieutenant governor urged the women of Wake eooaty to register. It is important that Wake eouaty should take a leading place ia the enrollment of hew voters If for. no other reason thaa because much of the suffrage sen tiniest in North Carolina was generated here. The right to vote, he declared, ia a solemn one and tho opportunity of November tha greatest ia the annals of world history. v t- ,. The speaker also appealed to his audi ence to support tho taxatioa amend- meata which 'go before the peopls in November, pointing oat the danger of the State rsvertiag t its property tax for maintaining its institution ualess the amendments aro adopttd. Failure to adopt them would leave the 6o-8 cents limitation ia effect and necessitate a property tax much higher thaa antici pated under the revaluation program. He made a striking presentation of the State's welfare legislation under Bickett, ridiculed tho inconsistency of John -Parker a tax reforming and in sisted that tha Bepublican candidate ought to offer a revenue bill to take tha place ef the one tho Democrat ai Denina. "That, however," ho mid, 'Teat much the question aa who- is going to spend your money after it ia collected I up yoa want men wbo-ara. trred aad true, with ao stain of dishonor, eorrup. yoa doat kaow aad whos name yoa eaaaos meanoB tonight! , Aaalysse KepabUcaa Methods. The Lieutenant Governor aubieeted sMpuoueaa campaign tactics and prop aganda to a aearehing analysis. laiuag prteee of cotton, tobacco. grain, wool, textile, ia fact every com modity from th diaxy heishta of war eoadiuoas are being hypocritically pa raded . by Bepuhlieaa speakers as by- preducta af the Demoeratia administra tion, aad braaenly cuted - as evidence et the iaeapacity of th Democratic party to haadle the eeoaomia aad fiaaa aial affairs, of the eoontry," said ha "The false repreeentation ealeulated te deceive aad intended to deceive, ut terly fail te deceive when wo subject taeni to th clear analysis af truth. I propose teaight te tare oa the full blase of trwth aad if possible reveal the par amount can of the Industrial aad agri cultural depressioa - existing , at this hour. v'. "; 1 ask yoa ta follow me for a mo mentcommencing ia 1915 and contin uing steadily until tho adjournment of Bepublieaa Congress ia 1930 thia coun try enjoyed aa era of prosperity ua equalled aad unexcelled ia the life ef the nation. 7 During this period, the South for th first time came into its war aad enjoyed a fair share of pre vailing prosperity in that it touched the life ef ths farmer, tho baaker, tha mer chant, the maaafeataror. the laborer ii the field and the mechanic ia the shop. It was coaaral aad aaiversal aad as ths South commenced to emerge- into finna- cial and political favor after CO years (CeatUaed ea pace Thirteen) ' Scores of Confidential Letters Disclose Activities of Promi nent Men VIOLATION OF LOGAN ACT MAY BE INVOLVED Correspondence Shows Taft Threatened To- Besign As President of League If It Supported Any Party; Let. ters of JDihu Boot, , Wicker. sham and Others Included St. Louis, Mo., Oct. IS. Scoree of confidential letters from the files ef the League to Enforce Peace, of which William Howard Taft is president, were introduced into the record of the Seaate committee investigating campaign - ex penditures hera lata today.. Names of a number" of prominent . New York Don H. Hunt, attorney for the com. mittee, who investigated ths activities of the league, reported that "In my estimation" officials of the league have violated the Logan act, passed January 30, 1799, which prohibits American eiti sena carrying ofi negotiations with foreign governments or their agenta re garding dispute or controversies with out the permission of the United States. Th act carries a penalty upon con viction, of fines of not more thaa $5, 000 aad imprisonment of from six months to three years. Flalahiag Iavaatlgatloa. The Senate committee met hera to day to complete its investigatiea of ths pre-convention esmpaign ia Missouri and adjourned to meet again sometime after the election. Before adjourning telegram were despatched to the chair men of the Bepublieaa aad Demoeratia National, Senatorial and Congressional committees directing term to file com plete statement of their receipt, ex penditures and pledges at Chicago ea Thursday, October 28. The reporta will be made publio at that time. The report of Mr. Hunt's Investiga tion of (the Lemrae to Enforce Peace proved the sensation of th day. Doa ly, ejmaeaejHetsfsham, Theo. dors Marburg and others War rlvaa. The Senate committee seat Hunt te New, Tork several days age to invea- tigato the activities of th League te Knforee Peace. Hunt conducted aa inquiry for five days ia the League'e offices there; read all the eorrcepoBdeaee ia Its flies aad examined employes and oAeere of tne organisation: Hia report, a voluminous document embracing copies of all letters which he thought had a bearing oa the earn paiga expenditure investigation, was jueaeniea coaay. Confers With Ferelaaaia. In hi summary, Mr. Hunt says that Herbert B. Houitoa testified before th committee that he bad talked to the Uennaa chancellor. Lord Bobert Cecil and David Lloyd George ia regard to th United States entering the Leturue of Nation and that Edward A. Fileae, or Boston, who haa been abroad oa a similar miasion, ia now "ia Germany on a mission to get Germany into the league. 'The correspondence id data wbleh f How bear out the charge which amaboat ta wiskO-Mr, Hnat,a i port aald, "that thia orranisatioa haa, through it official, by eorres pondence and conferences, talked with various officials af foreign govern ments about getting this and -ether countries into th League of Nation peace treaty, all of which, in my es timation, is ia violation of the Logaa act. -Mr. Hunt also charged that William H. Bhort, secretary of the league, took from the file certain letter between Mr. Bhort and George W. Wickeraham, ia which Mr. Bhort proposed a earn rjaizn ia the later set of Govsrnor Cox and Mr. Wickeraham "agreed in part. Mr. Bhort refused, to give up tho let ter, th report states, oa the grouad that th -Wichereham Utter. A letter from Mr. Wickeraham to Mr. Bhort, dated July SO, 1980 enyst Thank you, my dear Mr. Short, for Arthur Sweetser" memo. It, Is vary logical and sound. How mask bettor waa Governor Ooolidg s speech of aa- eeptaaee thaa that ef Senator Hard ing." '; ' , . ' , Taft is Iavoivea. Other eorrespoBdeaee shows that ex- President -Taft threatened to reaiga from the presidency ef th league if it took a partisan part ia politics ' aad (Continued oa Page Tea.) - ' . THE :.r:T-.il-r- NEWS AND OBSERVER t J-BOOTH " AUhe Fair Wiil Be. V; PBESS ; HEAVAKTEKS All visiting members of , ths Press and the public art in vited io make this head, quarters. Messrs. H, B. Hardy and Will X Coley will be present to greet their many, friends throughout North Carolina. 7 T ' HARDING IN REPLY TO WILSON LETTER Says He Did Not Mean That ''French . Government Had Sent Anybody To Him" INTENDED TO CONVEY SENTIMENT OF" FRENCH Says Franoe Had Sent Her "Spokesmen" To Him In. formally Asking Him To Lead Way For New Associa tion; States He Is Wot En. . tirely "PriTate CitUen" ator Harding wrote ma wnais noon toniaht that although France had sent 1 her "spokesmen" to him informally, asking America to lead the way for aa aasociatioa of nations, the incident had aot involved the French government in any violation eft-jo tarnations! pro- prietie r Nothing Official. The Senator declared that, ia his reference to the subject in a speech at Greencastle, Ind., recentl he only had Bought to convey the thought that there had come to him "those who spoke a sentiment which they repre sented te be very manifest among the French people." He added that hia worda "could aot be eonatrued to aay that the French government haa aeat anybody to him." . Net Private Citissn. - Be f erring to Mr. Wilson's suggestion of impropriety ia a foreign nation ap proaching a "private eitixen" on such a subject. Senator Harding pointed out that ha is a member ef th foreign relations committee aa well as a b ma in m for the areaideneyr and suggested that "aa Informal expressloa te me 1 rather more tha that to a private- eitisea." -:. Teat ef Ue Reply. The text ef Senator Harding's letter, eat la reply te oae from the Presidsnt asking whethsr th Senator had been correctly quoted ia 'hia qresnaaatle speech, la a follow! . "Dear Mr. President t 1 have before me a press copy of your letter to ma of thia date, theugh I am not ia receipt of the original copy. I am glad to make s prompt re "It is very gratifying that you hesi tate to draw inferences without my aa- suranee that I am correctly quoted. The quotation aa reported in your let ter ia not exact. The notes ox tn stenographsr reporting my remark auota m as'aaylag 'France has seat her spokesmen! to me informally, aak lag America la its new realisation of the situatua to lead the way xor an as oeiatloa of nations. ate Mmtoaatractlea. 1 am surs that my word eould aot be construed to aay that the French government haa sent anybody to me. Tha thought I waa trying to convey was that" than had coma to ma thoaa who poke a sentiment which they repre sented to be very maaifeat among the f reach people, but aethmg eould sag geet the French governmen. having violated the proprieties of international relation. Official France would never seek to go ever roar high office as our chief executive to appeal to the Ameri can people or any portion thereof. "I eaa ese ao Impropriety in private eitiscaa of France, or ia Americans deeply frleadly to France, expressing te me their understanding of sentiment In that friendly republic Mere Thaa a Cltiasa. "It Is aot Important aaough to dis ease, perhaps, butJTerjrilfU- In ThTOrmai expreaaioa to me ia rather more thaa that to a private itixea. I held a place a a member of the foreign relation eommittoe ef th United State Seaate, which ie charged with . certain eoastltutioaal authority ia dealing with foreign relations, and I am aeoemarily eonteiou tLat I am th nominee ef the Bepublieaa party for President ef our leimbUc. "la - the combination of these two positiaa It ought act be unseemly that some very devoted friends of a aew sad better relationship among nationa, ae matter whence they come, should wiah to advise m relating to aspira tions to ee-operato . with.' our owa re- Cbtte la attaining that high p rpoae. t me assure yoa again of the ebeor- vaaae of all the proprieties aad again assert (hat the French goverameat has maintained that great respect for year position to which I myself subscribe. "wua great respect, I am, , "Vry -truly, - !,"- : i WABJiBW O. 1USDIX0." GILBERT' R0WEIIAMED EDITOR 0F ADV0CATE Oreeasbore, Oct. H-At an adjourn ed meeting ef the board fpubliea tioae of th North ' Carolina Christian Advocate, ergaa of tho two state con ference of Methodism, Rev. Gilbert T. Kowe, cf Wiastoa-Salem, ' waa eaaa naoasly ' sleeted . editor aad general manager ef ths paper. He will assume his duties' with la a few -days. Dr. Bows has had several years of active miaia terial work.. He has had eereraf years ef a-rperieacs ia journalistic work aad is regarded a ona ef the meet ablej miaisten. ia the fiUte, COTTON CINNERS IN EAST CAROLINA WARNED jjjsaa. Oct. 18. More thaa a haa. dred cottoa glnaera ia Camberlaad, Johnston, Ssmpsoa and. Hsrastt eaatiea have received letter la red Ink, with matches Inclosed, warning hem to close down their gtaa, It waa learned here today. The letter are anlformty signed "T. SL Aas. elation." Ths gins are for tha moat part aader clrlltaa guard bow, bat Mr. J. D. Barnes, president of the Dana Oil Mill Co today stated 1st he would' ' apply (e Geveraer Blckc:. for tree pa te guard the )laata. Other NetUsea Beceived. Beaaea, Oct. 18 Glnnere ta thia aectioa, except oae at Beaaoa. have received aoticea from some aakaewa aoarce to atop giaalng cettea after today aatil the prtee f eattea sachea 4t cents. The notice te oae giaaer waa mailed, the ethera being posted oa the buildings. Oae gin- I were wrtuea ia a poor ajaa ea 1 ereinary paper. T T If Correctly Reported, Illus trates Strikingly Unfitness For Presidency MIGHT BE PROSECUTED IF GUILTY OF CHARGE Conscience of Country Begin, ning To Eeassert Itself, Re. ports Indicate; Comptroller of Currency Gives Bankers Something To, Think About By Statement ' ' The News and Observer Bursa. -t 60S District National Bank Bldg. . - (By Special Leased Wire. Washington. Oet lsV-Tht President's letter asking Senator Harding If ha was correctly renorted In his inuvk thai France had approached htm, rcuestitrg aim to lead the way in a fraternity of nations created a sensation ia Wash ington. At the White House it was said the President had also directed in quiry to Paris to learn if tha French government had approached Seaator Harding oa the subject No Democrat wss willing to bo quoted on tb subject but many ef them mid privately that if Senator Harding waa correctly reported in bis speech, thst it waa a striking illustration of his unfit ness for the high office of President ef the United States. It would not' only show hia ignorance of diplomatic pro priety and osage, but would make him liable to prosecution by the government. Senator Harding ia a . private eitisea aad haa no official authority to deal with aay foreign government on a mat tar for the United States. - Democrats declare the Senator adop tion of sueh aa argument aa that to meet hid opponents who charge him with being unable to formulate anv fra ternity of nation to tak the plaee of the present League shows under the cir cumstance a moral obtusenees on his part, that ought to ahoek tha whole country. There 1 aa they now te It, a definite desertion from Hardinc in every part of the country aad thia, hia latest blunder, must give a new impetus to ths desertioa. j - - At almost any ether stage ia Amer ican history the Harding candidacy in the view ef independent observer. wiMfl. ,ao laiaKee vne csctt nr any po litical party. Student of the history of American polities sad political cam paigns say that they do aot believe the country has ever elected a President when it would have beea possible to elect Harding, but they point oat that th preaent moral and political psy ehology of the country Is unlik any thing even known before. Conscience Reasserts Itself. Many of th persons, distinguished clergymen, professors and leaders of aU slaues who come to Wsshina-ton and eon fee their utter perplexity aad be wilderment at tha etate cf the moral aad political conscience ef tha country at this moment. The- ether sight a professor from tha University of Ken tueky said that six months ego every ember of the faentty was a strong advocate of th League ef Nations, but now there was a general blaeksliding and aa exhibition of moral flabbinees that made him atmoet despair at time for the life f tho Republic Bat th evideaes Is beginning ot pits ap that mea are coming te their scsaea. To beet the surrender to partisanship of the 11 distinguished - Bopublieana, headed by Taft and Boot one hundred sousIIt able Bepublieaa. and progr- sires -heeded by -Herbert Parsons and amilton olt, come eat for Governor Cox, Hamilton Holt, came out for- Gov. Cox. Democrats are rejoicing that conscience of the country is not dead and they believe it will assert itself sa November t. ' The Cox asid is eating away the Harding stons snd Democrats are im patient for it to e faster. Williams starca aometaiag. John Bkeltoa William, comptroller ef the currency, gave the Aasrieaa Hank er association which will meet bar to- (Ceatlaeed em Fag TweJ. HARDING WITHOU AUTHORITY TO AC Writes To Harding, Asking If His Statement Is Correct, and Also Directs Inquiry i .To France NO OFFICIAL COMMENT ON UNEXPECTED ACTION OF -WHITE HOUSE HEAD Points Out To Bepublican Horn, inee "Extraordinary Infer ences To Be Drawn Prom Such a Statement, Hamely, That The Government of Prance, Which Is a Member of The League of Hations, Approached a Prirate CitL sen of The Hation, Which Is Not a Member, of Tke League, With Bequest. 52 Lead Praternity Nature of In.t quiry To Trench Gorernment , Not Divulged v ip LBJtm.' k'Pia.w. wm.ssesFA.ajaLJ.e'uu xne way io a worta Washington, Oct 1. President WO aoa took tp today to aeeertaia ' whether the French government had given authority to "a representative of France' to approach Senator Harding "informally" with tho request that the i Bepublican Presidential nominee take the lead in tha formatloa ot aa asso ciation of aations. At the same time the White House made publie the text of a letter ad dressed to Seaator Harding by Presi dent Wilsoa inquiring as to ths correct ness of a statement attributed te the Senator In a dispatch dated St. Louie, October 16, ia which tha caadidate waa quoted aa having said be had beea ao . approached. Pieatdent'a Letter. "I aeed aot point out to you," the President wrote, "tho grave aad extra ordinary inferences ta be a raw a irom sueh a statement, namely, that the go erameht of France, which is a member ef the .League of Nations, approached a private eitisea sf a nation which Ie . (tot a member of the league with a re- . quest that ths United State head Ue ' way to a world frsteralty1." . I as airy To France. Neither officials at the White Hease aor at the Stat Department would, comment oa the nature of the inquiry directed tev the French- goverameat. It -i wss aaderstood, bowsvsr, that the aete , was transmitted by ths State Depart, ment to tha French government through Ambassador Wallace, ia Paris. At the French smbassy it was stated that ao , sneh communication bad beea received there for transmission. Secretary Tumulty said that a reply had beea received by the Whit Hose either from Senator Harding or the French government ap to a late hoar. Teat et th Letter. -The letter ef the Fresideat to Senator Harding follows: - "Eighteenth of October, 1&20, '-' i My dear sir: , "Ia the New TorkSTime ef yester day, Sunday, October 17, 1920, I fiad a statement dated St, Louis, October 18, which purports to represent certain pubtia utterance et yours. - Ia it oe care the following: ""Beprying to criticisms of bis pre posale for an assoeiatioB ef aations, ho said ia a rear platform speech. at Green, castle Ind, thafh already had been ap proached 'informally by a representa tive of France, who asksd that tho United States lead the1 way to a world fraternity."' "I write to ask if this is a correct quotation and if yoa really said what ia there attributed to you. I aeed aot point out to you the grave and extra ordinary inference, to be drawa from sueh a statement, namely, that the gov-. trcmfBt.,f Fra e, whfch hr a member" of the League of Nationa, approached a private eitisea of a aatioa which ia aot a member of tht league, with a request "that the United State lead the way 0 a world fraternity." l: "The Department of State baa always found ths government ot France most aonorably mindful of Its intornstienal- obligations aad punctiliously careful to obatrve all the properties of inter national intercourse. I hesitate, there fort, to draw the Inferences te which 1 referred unless I am assured by yoa that you actually made the statement. "Very truly yours, "WOODBOW WILSON." . 50 PER CENT PRICE CUT . FOR PRINTED PERCALES New Tork. Oct. IS A fiat M per :'' cent reduction ia the prices of printedT"- perealea to ths putting ana jobbing trades waa announced by selling ageata ef a well-kaowa line here today This - was said to be regarded ia tbvfrade aa eyea more radical a seadjustmeat ef price thaa that announced for bleached cottons last week. . The slash ia printed percales prices is to a basis of is cents for 4 4. 64x80 goods and 17 seats for 4-4, 68x72 V-i, , ' ' ' i .v 1- : '--.-rir,' PROHIBITION AGENTS MAD! ' ' ' ,. SXVKRAL RAIDS ON SCNDAt ' WilsoB, Oct. U Satarday all day,. id at aight. prehibitioa agenta, eouaty aad eity officers were kept ea the hop. ' ship and jump,' running to earth mooa- shiners, which resulted ia the arrest of five mea, three white aad two negroes, th capture of three targe stills aad th destruction- of fifty gallons af. pure ap ple brandy. All af tha violators except ette of the b egress gav bead,