*5 10.000 Cars and Trucks Turned Out in 1924, Ten Times As Much as All Europe Washington, —The United Stater, in a comparatively few years has iirctcd an automotive industry that v pioduces over 90 per cent of the au tomobiles used in the world. Figures made public at the Depart ment of Commerce illustrate this tre mendous control of the market—in jp24 the manufacturers of this coun try built 3,640,000 ears and trucks in cuiitra.it with an output of 330,000 machines in Great Britian, France, Italy and Germany. All Europe did not produce in excess of 350,000 au tomobiles last year. Mac- production, made possible in the United States because of the ter nuinlou.'ly lucrative domestic market j the answer to American supremacy in the automobile industry. To Hold Supremacy Because there is so great a demand for ears in the United States the manufacturer virtually is unlimited in his output;—cheap production is the result. In Europe, on the other hand, there is not found the domestic de mand. Mass production was tried by several manufactures without suc cess.. Officials here believe that for all time to come the manufacturers in America will have this great advan tage over the Europeans and hence never will be seriously hampered in competition regardless of the cheap foreign labor and other lowered costs of operation. “Export figures for the different European auto-producting countries are so dissimilarly classified as to make a direct comparison with United States and Canada difficult,” a de partment official said. “However, on an approximate basis of grouping passenger cars and trucks American exports (United States and Canada) during 1924 amounted to 224,8 .'.1 units, as compared with a combined total of 84,961 for Great Briiian France, Italy and Germany. This difference of something less than 3 to 1 in favor of American exports contrasts with the much greater dis parity of 11 to 1, between the relative production totals of the two compara tive groups and suggests greater re lative export activity on the part of the European producers.” Officials say that it is not the a ntouri ot foreign trade that leading European producing countries are get ting but even more the volume of their production which should be of greater interest to the American automotive exporter. Our exports complete not only with European cars in markets ioreign to both, but as well in the domestic markets of the European producer. American exports are di rectly competitive w.th European production. “At this point,” it was stated, “it is interesting to note the rapid in crease of European production which has taken place within the past two years, as compared with placement of American cars abroad. Europe’s Output Grows 'Production fn the United King dom, France, Germany and Italy, ac cord ing to the best available data, increased from 258,000 passenger they otherwise would. I his statement should not be mis construed to mean that our exports •ml not increase for figures compar “ole to the above covering the first lx montha of 1925 that a new high lecoid will be made when complete returns tor the full year are made Known.” Assign Marine To West Indies Parris Island, S. C., Nov. 11— parting a period of duty in the West 'idles, George W. Lee, formerly of ' “'ihy, :s with a detachment of U. S. • Mines who have been assigned to u,y *n Cuba. He will be stationed at le Marine encampment at Guan ananio Bay, where he will probably f'^a,n for several months. Guantanamo is the naval base, fta8c‘d hy the American Government ,!'r. tie use of the naval vessels ih u waters. On the shores of the iVw i ° Marines have established an ual encampment, where fishing outing and swimming may be en every montl> of the year. Since oie Spanish American War small de at mients of Marines have been on duty there. Gaorge, who is a native of Shelby, ‘ ved with his father, Frank H. Lee, 'ul route 5, that place, before he |.Il' , Murine Corps at Charlotte Jun(-. and in recent weeks has a e[’ stationed at Parris Island. When in retuchment was formed for duty 'Meted ^Ce WaB one of Marines * t . i* SECRET IF PUCE IS SESLED TIGHT ; Wealth of Shuvaloffs Now Hidden |j Forever When Aged Man Is Overcome by Stroke. . Leningrad,—Conscience embodied 1 i in a stroke of parlysis has just seal-jj ed the lips of the single person in I all Russia, an old man, who knows the secrets of the Shuvaloff palace!' here, one of the richest stores of con-ji ccaltd treasure in Leningrad. With! his death, which is rapidly approach-If mg, the wealth of the Shuvaloffs may be lost forever, or at least until the*; f immense mansion is taken brick by [ brick apart and its hidden recesses re-It vealed. Pyotr Petrovsky, now 75 years old ! was the most trusted servant of the IE retinue maintained by the old Coun tess Shuvaloff before the revolution. He was the only one to remain whe £|6 n r at the first threat.of impending trou ble, the countess and all her retain-'i ers fled,—she to Paris, and they to! the nearest refuge. Hid Famous Gems. She took with her only a small 11 handbag. Behind in her palace, she left tne treasures of ton generations of Shuvaloffs, great landowners, and possessed of a yearly income putting j them in the first rank of wealthy Russian nobles. The family was fam-; ous for it:, colllections of gems, silver! and golden objects, delicate china, and ’ old paintings. Like every noble family of old Russia, the Shuvaloffs had built their palace with an eye to stormy days. Apparently every Russian nobleman believed that “the deluge" might de scend upon him at any moment. Be tween the walls, in the brick work; down in the cellar, in every palace were arranged hiding places. tV hen the countess slipped over the Finnish border, she felt confident that her property was safe, for she and her old servant Petrovsky had stored it all, and Petrovsky had pro mised to remain. The first blast of the revolution blew old Pytor out of the palace, which was occupied immediately by government agents. Custodians ap pointed to eare for the newly eonfis-. rated goods of the nobility searched the palace, and were disappointed at finding nothing but the customary furnishings of a Russian prince’s home. Not a jewel nor a piece of gold or silver, none of the paintings by old masters, nor even any of the ex quisite Chinese porcelain for which the family was especially noted were discovered. l hey questioned Pyotr, but ne den ied al! knowledge of the valuables. During the first years of the Bolshe vik regime, when civil war and in- j tervention absorbed the government’s attention, Pyotr and his secret were half-forgotten. But in recent months : the discovery of jewels valued at $2, 500,000 in the Moscow palace of Prince Youssupoff directed notice in a spectacular way to the stores of wealth still lying untouched in the walls of once noble residences. The official custodians renewed! their searches in the Shuvaloff palace. They sought out Pyotr Petrovsky again. He had stayed in Leningrad and was making out a living by ped dling eigaretts. At the first interview old Petrovs ky stuck to his guns and refused to admit that he knew anything about the property of his mistress. But it was plain that seven years of pover ty and hardship, and the fading of his dream that some day he might wel come back the Countess had weaken ed his resolution, and the agents per sisted hopefully in their questioning. J Secret Is Safe. They brought up witnesses who had j known the old man, and who testified | that they knew he was the trusted caretaker in whom the countess had I placed all her confidence. They asked him if he really believed it possible that the old regime could ever re turn. They lectured him cn the du- j ty he owed the people, and the peo- i pie’s right to enjoy the wealth they j iiad created. Petrovsky’s answers became more! I and more indecisive. It was clear that he was giving in. At last, after a | session full of exciting moments, the j old man rose to his feet, declared, “Well, I shall tell you. . .” and then j fell forward in a faint. I With the stroke went complete pa dalysis, including paralysis of his fa cial and tongue muscles. Petrovsky can neither speak nor write. WEAK MUSTACHES, URGE OF BISHOP TO METHODISTS Fayetteville,—“Men, wear must aches,” Bishop Collins Denny solem nly urged several hundred delegates gathered at the North Carolina Meth odist Conference in session at Hay Street Church here. ‘'If you would keep your sex in public, grow a patch of hair upon your upper lip. That is all the wo men have left us. They cut their hair and wear men’s clothes, but they | can't wear a mustache. It is your badge of masculinity.” The bishop himself wears a must ache, but most of the other members of the conference are clean shaven. There is no indication yet as to what extent the prelate’s advice will be followed. i FOR COLD WEATHER IS HERE, AND NOW IS THE TIME TO LAY IN YOUR WINTER’S SUPPLIES. Take advantage of the “GREAT BAR GAINS” we are now offering in Clothing, Shoes, Blankets, Sweaters, Overcoats, Etc. Sweaters of all kinds and colors to fit the whole family at Bargain Prices. 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