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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
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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,