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fmmmwmmmmniLmmmM , , . . f . tit ai-.. murium mil. vl T;T'' f . r t : i lf.! Hi':! If v A PUBLICATION OF GENUINE INTEREST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT FORMERLY LEFT STATES NOW STAY AT HOME. A COMPLETE SHOPPING LIST Observer Printing Houe Hat Decided to Publish Immediately Revised and Enlarged Edition of 30,000, Charlotte, N. C. A publication which is resulting in keeping at home of tens of thousands of dollars that formerly went out of the Carolinas to the manufacturers of other states is the Carolina Shopping List, which was published co-lncldent with the Made-ln-Carolinas Exposition by the Ob server Printing House at Charlotte,, according to reports from every sec tion of the Carolinas. This shopping list contains the most complete list of Carolina Manufactur ers ever compiled. It was distributed by the Charlotte concern without cost and is now being consulted by thous ands of merchants throughout the two states who are coming to see the ad vantage of trading at home when goods of the same quality can be se cured at as low or lower cost than they can be secured elsewhere. The booklet was distributed through and to Chambers of Commerce, libraries, merchants' associations and other civ ic institutions and also to merchants and consumers, The reception to the shopping list has been such that the Observer Printing House has decided to publish Immediately a revised and enlarged edition, of which 30.000 copies will be distributed. The cost of compilation, printing and distribution will not be less than $10,000, but the booklets will be delivered free by the enter prising Charlotte establishment. Telegraphers Standing Pat. Chicago. Following announcement by heads of the six shop crafts organi sations, controlling 600.000 men, that they would not sanction a walkout, the leaders of the 375,000 maintenance of way employes and of the 25.000 stationary firemen at an executive meeting voted to withdraw their au thorization of a walkout, leaving only the 75,000 telegraphers positively with the "big five." Sharp Freight Reductions. Washington. Federal action affect ing the railroad strike situation was taken by two departments of the gov ernment when the International Com merce Commission ordered freight rate reductions on grains, grain pro ducts and hay in the territory be tween the Mississippi river and the Pacific coast. Hun Cabinet Has Resigned. Berlin. The German cabinet crisis, which has been hanging fire for more than a week over the Upper SUesian issue, came to a climax when the Min istry, headed by Chancellor Wlrth, tendered its resignation. One Tax Question Settled. Washington. One of the big tax re vision issues in the senate was settled with the adoption, 54 to 13, of the re publican compromise income surtax rates with the minimum at 50 per cent. i Bulgarian Minister Murdered. Sufia,-M. Demltroff, Bulgarian min ister of war, was assassinated while motoring near Kosterdil, a re3ort 43 miles southwest of this city. Steel Rail Prices Reduced. New York A reduction of $7 a ton in the price of standard rails was announced by the United States steel corporation. The new pri-e is $10. Woman a Candidate for Governor. Portsmouth, Va. Virginia has a woman candidate for governor this year, Mrs. George Custls of Keller, announcing her candidacy on an independent-socialist ticket. Acquitted of Coyle Murder. 1 Birmingham, Ala. A verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury in the case of Rev. Edwin R. Stephen son, tried for the murder of Father James E. Coyle. Many 33d Degree Masons. Washington. The honorary 33d de gree was conferred on a class of near ly 200 by the supreme council, Scot tish Rite Masons, southern jurisdic tion, which Is in session here. It was Toted to hold the next meeting at Salt Lake City in August, 1922. Playing Baseball In, Mexico. Mexico City. Teams of baseball players which came here from Texas for a series of exhibition games in connection with the centennial cele bration, found the real American game was played here, even though with a Mexican accent. I Explorer Loses Life. ZurlchSeeklng a passage between the two grand Jumelie peaks in the Alps, Sydney Hillman, well known as an explorer, fell over a precipice and perished. Houses Too 8mall. , ' Sheffield, Eng. The houses boilt by the Sheffield corporation for work men are so small that miniature fur niture seta have had to "be ordered lor them. Not Authorised to Strike. Chicago. Officials ot nnlona with more than half ot the rail employes of Jhe nation in their membership an nounced that' their men will not be authorised to Join the "big Ave" or- ,..... in h triVa called for , aUIBblVUO " - . October i in promo vi irB -- MEETING WIDELY ADVERTISED Similar Gatherings Art Advtrtlttd to Bt Held at Lille, Bordeaux, Lyons, St. Nazalrt and Other Placet. Paris. Seven policemen were In jured by the explosion of a bomb thrown into a crowd in Wagram ave nue during a meeting held by the French communist party in protest against the conviction for murder in Massachusetts of the Italians Sacco and Vanzettl, Several of the mant festantg were hurt and six persons were arrested charged with disorderly conduct. The meeting had been widely adver tised as a "protest against the Ameri can government, capitalists and the execution" of Sacco and Vanzetti. The speakers were bitter In their vituper ation of the American government and expressed execration of American capitalists, It was openly announced that the Nantes communists will hold a mani festation before the American consu late there, Similar displays were announced for Lille, Bordeaux, Marselllesi St. Na zalre, Lyons and at other places, wher ever the American government It rep resented. The demonstration whlchf accord ing to police Information, was to be held in front of the American em bassy here, did not develop. English Admiral at New York. New York. Kscorted by a squad ron of American destro.vers( Admiral Earl Beatty, of the British Navy, ar rived on the liner Aqultania here as the guest of the American Legion. Ancient Y. M. C. A. Member. Charlotte. N. C The oldest man in the history of the local Y. M. C. A. has applied for membership in the association. He Is Moss V. Beards ley, who gave his age as 84 years. Germ of Anemia Discovered. Pasadena, Calif Discovery of the germ of pernicious anemia by Dr. Philip Rantjen, professor of bacterio logy at the University of California, was announced here. To Train at Winston-Salem. Baltimore, Md. The Baltimore In ternational League baseball club will train next spring at Winston-Salem, N. C, Manager Jack Dunn announces. British Dispatch Warship. London. The admiralty, It was an nounced, is sending the warship Ca lypso from the Mediterranean to Lis bon In consequence of the representa tions of British firms and British res idents of the Portuguese capital. To Elect Woman Delegate. Richmond. Va. For the first time in the history of the Virginia Metho dist conference, whose 139th session Is being held in Centenary church here, that body will elect a woman delegate to the General conference. Kansas Will Open Roads. TnnnVa k';ia In PVPnf fl rjlilrn.Tli strike becomes effective, the state gov-! 1 ernment in Kansas will operate the : I .. . . .... . ! lines wunin tne siaie, n u noc-iimes nataaaarv liTnlai" tho TvMTWlia InilllR- .,rtt.T,..Wf trial court law, Governor H. J. Allen announced. No Electrocution at Columbia. Columbia, S. C Neither C. O. Fox, Jesse Gapplns or S. J. Kirliy, the three men convicted ot the murder of William Brazelle, the Columbia taxi-driver, will be electrocuted as originally sentenced by the court, ap-i peals in all cases having stayed the! sentences. To Aid the Unemployed. Washington.. Expenditures of mil lions of dollars will be authorized by miinlcipalties within the next fewj weeks to aid in providing Jobs for the; nation's approximately 4.OU0.0OO idle; wane earners, according to a state ment by Col. Arthur Woods, head of the central agency of the national un employment conference. Reports from the mayors of cities in nil n.-irtu nf thn ronntrv. Colonel woods sam, lnincuie iubi piuiuyi mo tion has been taken to make elective emergency measures. Formal Ratification Awaited. Washington. Formal restoration of peace between the United States and Fermany awaits the exchange in Berlin of ratification papers and will occur some days from now. Bomb Outrage is Deplored. Boston. Fred H. Moore, of coun sel for Niccola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, convicted of murder, in a statement deplored the sending of a bomb to Ambassador Herrick in Paris supposedly by sympathizers with the condemned men. Seven Years' Sentence. Gray, Ga. James H. Buesse, who disappeared following the failure of the Bank ot Gray In April ot this year, returned, pleaded guilty to a charge ot embezzlement and received a sen tence ot seven years. Make the Men Stare. Atlantic City. Shapely maids and pretty young matrons gave the board walk a thrill when they appeared in "fiosettes" with bare legs above. It started when bevy ot beauties In roller chairs appeared on parade. Mattress Bank Falls. . ' Boulogne. Miss Elisabeth Crowld, said to be a rich American, hid $5,000 worth ot jewelry in the mattress In her hotelToom while she went to play golt When she returned the Jewels were gone. " Mills Pay Good Dividends. New York. Directors ot the Union Buffalo Mills company declared divi dends on the first preferred stock ot the company as follows: The regular seml-annuat dividend of I 1-1 and a special dividend of 1 per cent. ' RAILROAD SUES MAY BE PENALIZED PROPOSITION IS CONSIDERED FOR DRASTIC AMENDMENT TO ESCH-CUMMINS LAW. PRESENT Lf IS INADEQUATE Public Opinion It Depended Upon by President to Provide the Penalty Without Resort to the Court. Washlncton. Havlnii in mind all Eventualities, the administration it canvassing the alternatives In the event that a strike shbuld be persist ed in after the Railway Labor Board has done all that it can to adjust tne controversy. For the fact Is the Esch Cummins law, which created the La bor Board, did not provide penalties for violations of Its decisions. Presi dent Harding hopes that public opin ion will provide the penalty that re course to the courts will be unneces sary. Needless to say that would be a solution more in harmony with the wishes of the President than any oth er. That's why he dismisses at pre mature all proposals which take into consideration a Dosslhle violation by the unions of the mandate of the rail way board. Nevertheless, there is a well defined feeling in administration quarters which recognizes that some kind of a policy must be pursued lf, indeed, public opinion does not compel re spect for the decisions of the Railway Labor Board. The policy unquestion ably will be an amendment to the Esch-Cummlns law imposing fines and Imprisonment on all persons convict ed of inciting strikes or lockouts in defiance of the decisions of the Unit ed States Railroad Labor Board. Such a drastic step is inevitable if a strike should be called. J. T. Harris Was Electrocuted. Raleigh J. T. Harris, former Ridge crest merchant and brother-in-law of the late United States Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, was electrocuted at the state prison here for the killing of F. W. Monnlsh. philanthropist of Tus caloosa, Ala., at Ridgecrest on Sep tember 3, 1820. Two shocks were re quired to produce death. Harris left no statement. American Consulates Threatened. Paris. Retaliatory measures in the event of the execution of the two Italians, Sacco and Vanzetti, convict ed of murder In Massachusetts, are threatened against thiVAmerican con sulates in Purls, Bordeaux, Lyons and Marseilles in letters received at those consulates signed by communist or ganizations. Two Men Are Killed. Marine City, .Mich. Two members of the crew of the steamer William H. Wolf lost their lives when the vessel burned opposite here and Capt. J. P. Hanson, who escaped by Jump ing from the deck of his ship into a small boat, suffered fractures of both legs. LaFayette Tree Listed. Washington. The American Fores try association announced that the famous LaFayette tree in front of Washington's headquarters at York town had been given a place in the Hall of Fame for trees with a his tory. Crude Oil Again Advances. Pittsbureh. Pa. The fourth increase in the price ot crude oil this month , was announced here by the principal ; purchasing agencies at the opening of the market, an advance of 23 cents I a barrel. Rise in Industrial Activities. Boston. There is a definite turn ing of the tide in the business and In dustrial activities of the country, Vice-President Calvin Coolidge said in a message to the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Alaskan Explorer Returning. Seattle, Wash. Capt. Harold Nolce, known as one of the youngest of the sub-polar explorers, Is shortly to re turn to his home after six years ot exploration and adventure along the Arctic coasts of Alaska and Canada-. 188 Tons of Sugar For Sale. Tampa, Fla. Approximately 188 tons of fine sugar will be sold here on Thursday, November 3, for cash to the highest bidder. The sugar was shipped to wholesalers by the Frank lin Sugar company of Philadelphia. Invitation for Foch. Bristol, Va.-Tenn. An invitation tor Marshal Foch to visit Bristol on his return from the annual reunion of the Thirtieth division In November was extended through the French am bassador at Washington. Guard of Honor En Route. Coblens. The guard of honor for the American "unknown soldier" whose body will be taken- to America and buried In Arlington cemetery on Armistice day, will leave here, tor Chalons Sur Marne. Interest In Strike Situation. Washington. Interest In Washing ton in the strike situation was center ed in the forthcoming- conference of brotherhood leaders and the railroad labor board In Chicago. Great Welcome to General Dlsr. New York. Gen. Armando Dias, who led the armies ot Italy to victory In the great war, waa welcomed to New York with cheertug unsurpassed since the city hailed the military men ot America on their return, from the battlefields ot Franca. ROANOKE RAPIDS HERALD, ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. IS GREAT NEED FOR TEACHERS "Only Through Ever Expending FacIN Itlet Can W Turn Out a Product of Disciplined Minds." Wlliamsburg, Va. Declaring the nation contronti an "educational cri sis" through lack of teachers and pub lic school facilities President Hard ing appealed in an addreBt here tor patriotic support of an educational system commensurate with national resources. Mr. Harding spoke before a gather ing of students and alumni ot the College of William and Mary, "It is no exaggeration," said Presi dent Harding, "to say the nation con fronts an educational crisis. From every corner of the land, from country, town and city, comes the same report that the housing capacity for our pub lic schools is inadequate; that tens of thousands ot pupils have no place for their studies; that teachers can not be listed in sufficient numbers, and that school revenues are insuffi cient. It may be said that, In this realm ot education, we have been drawing on our capital, instead ot spending the annual increment only; we have been taking the teachers away from the schools, and leaving a constantly increasing deficit in our capacity to tnrn out that product of disciplined minds which only can be Insured through ever expanding facil ities. Bandit Rifles Exprest. Moose Jaw, Sask. A lone bandit held up the Dominion express mes senger on the Vancouver-Toronto ex press between Swift Current and Moose Jaw, rifled the safe and drop ped from the moving cars. Six Nurses Are Poisoned. Chicago. An exhaustive search for the sender of a box of poisoned candy, responsible for the critical ill ness ot six nurses at the West End hospital, was being conducted by the postofflce Inspectors. Insurance Companies Fined. Jackson, Ml.. - Chancellor V. J. Strieker Issued a decree in the Hinds county chancery court imposing fines on the Are insurance companies for merly doing business in this state aggregating nearly (9,500,000. 8tatue to Jackton Unveiled. Charlottesville, Va. Confederate veterans of Virginia, gathered here for their annual convention, were the principal participants at the unveil ing of a bronze statue to General "Stonewall" Jackson, Herrick Suffers Bomb Outrage. Paris. A bomb exploded in the house of Myron T. Herrick, the Am erican ambassador, seriously injur ing the valet who opened the pack age containing It. The room in which the explosion occurred was wrecked. Ex-King Appeals to Enemy. Soflla. Former King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, now In Bavaria, has ap pealed for aid to the Bulgarian pre mier, Stamboulisky, a man whom Ferdinand, when King, persecuted and kept In prison for two years. Pullman Declares Dividend. Chicago. The Pullman company declared the usual dividend of $2 a. quarter for the periods ending No vember 15 to February 15. Taught That Earth Is Flat. Zlon. Ills. Zion schools, of which Wilbur Glenn Voliva, the overseer of the colony, Is president, have adopt ed his new theories of a flat world. Europe on Brink of Crisis. London. Europe stood upon the brink of a new international crisis, precipitated by the sudden and dram atic return of former Emperor Charles of Austria to Hungary. To Make Large Advances. Washington. The War Finance corporation has agreed to make large advances for the formation of a new live stock loan company, with a capi tal ot from $500,000 to $1,000,000 to assist In the re-stocking of farms in southwestern Kansas with cattle. For Peace 66 to 20. Washington. The administration's peace treaties with Germany, Austria and Hungary were ratified by the sen ate, the vote in the first two being 66 to 20. Briand Is Peremptory. Paris. Premier Briand went before the chamber of deputies and made It clear. that his policy must have the support the strong approvalr-of the deputies if he was to represent France at the Washington conference on lim itation of armaments. Trainmen Not to Strike. ..Philadelphia. C. F. Muster, chair man ot the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen ot the Pennsylvania rail road, said that 15,000 trainmen would refuse to obey the order tor a gen eral railroad strike. President on Short Vacation. President and Mrs. Harding left Washington on the yacht Mayflower for Yorktown, where the President will speak at the celebration ot the 140th anniversary ot the surrender of Cornwallla. House Passes Tariff BUI. " Washington. A bill to extend the life of th emergency tariff law to Feb ruary 1 was passed by the house, 197 to 74. If the extension is not author ised the emergency bill expires No vember 21 Geddea Given Royal Weloome. Red Springs, N. C Sir Aukland Qeddaa, British ambassador from the court of St. James to the United State, was given royal welcome her by the Scot of the two Caro linas who cam from all sections. MORRISON OftliS 1921 STATE FAIR MRS. VANDERBILT, PRESIDENT OF FAIR ASSOCIATION IN TRODUCED THE SPEAKER. NOTABLE AGRICULTURAL SHOW On Exhibit, From One Farm Alone Is Composed of More Than Three ' Hundred Separate Items. Raleigh. Governor Morrison opened the six tieth annual session of the North Car olina State Fair; with a short speech In. which he called attention to the enviable position the State occupies in the industrial and agricultural sta tistics of the United States, The Gov ernor's speech followed a brief Intro duction by Mrs. George W. Vander biut of IBltmore, president Outstanding among the myriad fea tures that make the Sixtieth Fair no table are the dozen county agricul tural exhibits, recruited from every section ot the State, from far west Haywood with its magniflclent show ing of grains and grasses and fruits and pumpkins, down through the Pied mont and the Sandhills, to away east and Craven county with its 12-pound sweet potatoes, and such like things. Scarcely less impressive are the equal number of individual exhibits, wonderful collections of the things that can be grown on one farm, one exhibit running as high as three hun dred different items. Altogether they completely fill the two huildlngs Just below the Arts and Crafts building, and Judges upon whom devolves the task of appraising them must needs knit their brows before decision comes, or else toss up a coin. M'Carter Is Psroled. Two pardon cases handed down dur ing last week, but not transcribed by the clerical force were announced. The Governor refused to interfere with the two year sentence the court Imposed on Larry W. Harrison, of Northampton county, for prostitution. The man was sentenced under one of the new moral laws which Imposes the same penalty on the man as on the woman In such cases. A parole was granted to Will Mc Carter of Haywood county, on the representations made to the Governor by Governor Thomas W. Hardwick, Governor ot Georgia. So far as is known this is the first time the Gov ernor of another state has made a recommendation about a pardon. Home Demonstrations at Fair. Once again the State Division of Home Demonstration has put on In the Building of Household Demonstrations and Exhibits at the State Fair a dis play of its work among the rural wo men of North Carolina which shows how broad and significant Is the scope ot the activities which Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon, State Home Demonstra tion agent. No Race Suicide Indicated. Washington, (Special). That there is no "race BUiclde" in North Caro lina is showi by the tables on births and Infant mortality in the birth reg istration ar.jri in the United .States in comparison wltn 1919 and 1920. In 1919 the total births In the state num bered 73,854, and In 1920, 81,407, an increase of 7,553 or 10.2 per cent. The figures for white births for the two years are given as 61,8.12 In 1919, and 57,054 In 1920, an Increase of 5, 222 or 10.1 per cent. The statistics for the colored arc: Births In 1919 22,022, and ZiMji in 1920, an increase ot 2,331, or 10C per cent. ..Governor Paroles Lowder. On account of the condition of the health ot the prisoner, Governor Mor rison granted a parole to W. L. Low der, of Guilford county .serving a four year sentence for the larceny of whiskey. Work of Employment Offices. Employment bureaus in five North Carolina cities placed 3,173 men and women in three months, doing as much to relieve unemployment in the state, in the opinion ot Labor Commissioner M. L. Shlpman, as any other single agency. The report of the state labor bu reaus was forwarded to the federal labor authorities. It Is the first quar terly report these bureaus have sub mitted, and Mr. Shlpman expressed deep gratification at the results ob tained. Pou Shows Displeasure. Washington, (Special). Represen tative Edward W. Pou, ot North Caro lina, ranking Democrat of the house rules committee .showed his displeas ure over the presence at the Ku Klux Klan Investigation of agents ot the de partment ot Justice and the secret ser vice. In all bis SI years around Con gress, he observed, he) had never known government detectives to "lis ten In" on a congressional Inquiry. Mr. Pou Indirectly indicated hit dis like for such thlifgs in questions ask ed CoL Simmons, Imperial wisard. Matt Lynch Is Paroled. The judge and the solicitor both expressing doubt as to the defendant's gallt, and the jury petitioning Gov ernor Morrison, paroled Matt Lynch, ot Rutherford county, who has served tw years of a tea-year sentence tor second degree murder.' Lynch was convicted la October, m. Judge James L. Webb, who sen tenced him, has written the governor that he now doubt the defendant's guilt, which opinion, la part, Inflo tnced th governor's action. Maetlna of' Farmers' Union. A half dosen matters of vital inter est will receive attention ot the But Farmers' union at Its annual conven tion In Raleigh November. 16, 17 and 18. and chief among these is expected to be the ever-present problem ot tax ation. The farmers are always interested In this subject, and taxation talk has not ceased since first steps towards revaluation were taken. There has been only an Intimation that this will be the big subject, but the slating of J. W. Bailey, who thinks taxation day ani night, for a speech before the convention is taken as a positive an nouncement that the farmers want to hear all they can about it. Although the union, numerically, Is not as strong as it was a few years ago, members believe the organiza tion a more potent and Influential jone than at any time In its history. The membership, which numbers around 10,000, is made up largely of the moBt Influential and substantial farmers ot the state. Governor Morrison has been asked, and has accepted, the in vitation to deliver the address of wel come on the morning ot the 16th, in behalf ot the state. Plentiful Supply of Qusil. The bob white is plentiful this year. Two successive mild winters and three good breeding seasons have mul tiplied bob white coveys by the thous and, according to reports of the bio logical survey, United States depart ment of agriculture. In Virginia, Mary land, North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois and Indiana there has not been such an abundance of quail in many years, the department is ad vised. In a recent trip through north ern and northwestern Indiana, the bob white was seen in greater abundance than ever before, and wardens in many other states In which there is no open season on quail report that the bob white is plentiful in their lo calities. First Payment of Pensions. The first payment of pension money to Confederate veterans and widows of veterans, with the Increase author ized by the last legislature, will be made December 15, and State Auditor Baxter Durham has figured each pen sioner will receive approximately 40 per cent more monuy than the last payment. Pensioners of the first class, who have been receiving $110 annually, will get $150 for the next year. The Increase to second class pensioners Is from $100 to $135; third class, $80 to $120 and fourth class, $70 to $100. Overman on Reserve Banks. Washington (Special). Senator Ov emian thinks that the reserve banks are wasting Uncle Sam's money on salaries. He introduced a resolution to ascertain the facts. He would have the reserve board furnish congress with the names and salaries ot employes ot the reserve banks. His purpose Is to clear up the report that officers of that Institu tion are receiving pay for their ser vices not in keeping with the scheme of economy ot the administration. Bailey Felicitates Vanderford. Retiring Revenue Collector J. W. Bailey has written the recently re tired federal enforcement officer, Col. T. H. Vanderford, felicitating him upon his success in fighting the traf fic in whiskey during his administra tion and engaging in a bit of philos ophy on the prohibition problem. "The present situation cannot last," writes Mr. Bailey. "We will either abandon prohibition or make it more effective measureably effectual." T Colonel Young Calls Meeting. Col. James K. Young, chairman, has called another meeting of the agricul tural loan agency of the war finance corporation to approve additional ap plications from North Carolina banks for loans. At a meeting last week the agency approved loans aggregating $750,000, and several hundred thous and dollars more Is expected to be turned over to banks. Judges May Be Transferred. - Washington. The transfer of Judge Webb to West Virginia to hold court was discussed In the Judiciary com mittee in connection with the propos ed legislation Increasing the number of Judges. Under It, it passed, a judge could be ordered to hold court In any section of the country whr'e the docket is crowded. Governor Replies to Hoover. In response to a request from Her bert Hoover as to the possibilities of the use of unemployed through the In creased activities on highway con struction in North Carolina, Governor Morrison telegraphed Mr. Hoover, secretary of Commerce, that North Carolina can at once put under con tract $5,000,000 of road work. , ' The inquiry from Secretary Hoover was to learn the extent ot possible operations in North Carolina in the event of increased federal appropria tions. Wstts Will File Answer. Answer will be filed In the suits ot the railroads against the state's tax ing powers within the time fixed by court, and until then no announce ment will bo forthcoming as to th state's position in the case, Revenue Commissioner Watts said. When the answer is filed, however, It will give the state's position fully. The statement from the tax com missioner came, he said, because ot numerous Inquiries which had been received by him throughout a number ot sections of th state. Wad Favor Tea Exemption. ; Insurance Commissioner Stacy W. Wad favor exempting building and loan associations from taxation, he state in hi annual report, showing that last year over $80,000 In taaea was collected from them, not on cent being used tor supervision. The assets ot all the associations In th state at th and of ltlO amount ed to $29,868,116 as against $13,452, 7T1 In 1911, while th number of shareholders nav Increased to SSL 404. GUT Oil ill J PIIET CHANGES i ANEW MINI8TRY WILL BE OF NO ' ' NO GREAT IMPORTANCE 18 f yiEW EXTERNALLY. Next Payment on Reparations Will be Mat, but Doubt Exists as to That Falling Due In March, Washington. Germany's cabinet changes are purely political and not economic. Unless the new Chancellor adopt an attitude of hostility toward fulfill ment of German obligations to the AN lies, the new ministry will be of no. particular importance externally. This Is the view taken In Washing ton where the approaching proclama tion ot peace between Germany and the United States Is counted upon to help any new ministry shows the same good faith as did Chancellor Wlrth in attempting . to meot reparation pay ments. The cabinet change in Germany comes at a critical moment The next payment due the Allies from Germany is November 15. Official reports have Indicated for some time that Germany would pay the installment due next month though there has been some doubt about her ability to meet the next one In March. The feeling here. however, has been that If the German cabinet were properly supported it would be able to consolidate the var ious elements In the situation so as to get by the March payment too. Cancer More Deadly Than War. Raleigh, N. C The fact that can cer killed 100,000 more people during the two years which the United State was engaged in the world war than were killed in the war coupled with the fact that cancer can be cured if discovered In time has caused the North Carolina branch of the Ameri can Society for the Control of Cancer to ask the co-operation ot the State Board ot Health In the observance of 'cancer week" in this state from Oc tober 30 to November 6. Seats for Gold Star Mothers. Washington. The War Department announced that 1,000 seats, about one- fifth of the total seating capacity of the memorial ampltheatre at Arling ton, Armistice Day, had been reserv ed for Gold Star mothers or other ' nearest relatives ot men who died in the world war. , $700,000 More Is Advanced. Washington. Advances totalling more than $700,000 for financing agri cultural and export loans were an nounced by the War Finance Corpora tion. The advances were $9,775 to a Ne braska bank on agricultural loans; $300,000 to an Arkansas xporter for financing cotton exports; $10,000 to a North Carolina exporter for financing tobacco exports, and $5,000 to a Kan sas bank on agricultural loans. Czechs Demsnd Removal. London. An ultimatum has been sent to the Hungarian Government by Czech-Slovakia, giving the former 45 hours to bring about the removal of former Emperlor Charles from that country, It is Btated. Cannot Sue Successor. Washington. Persons paying Fed eral taxes under protest cannot bring proceedings to recover such taxes against a successor ot the collector to whom the taxes were paid, the su preme court held In deciding a case brought by the Indian St'eel company. Review Refused Townley. Washington. The supreme conrt refused to review the conviction un der Minnesota laws of A. C. Townley. president of the National Non-Part-lsan Leastue. and Joseph Gilbert, man ager of organization department Troopa Guarding Embassy. PnHs Ten thousand soldiers and policemen guarded the American em hv unit naich boring streets to pre vent a threatened demonstration by- French Communists. Great Trio In Washington. Ti'.iinirnn Dias of Italy. Beatty of England, and Jacques of Belgium, allied leaders, wnose aeeas in m f . world st war have written their names large In history, came to Washington to be received oy presi dent Harding. plight Trains Move In Texss. Houston, Texas. Three freight teatni warn onersted on the Interna tional Great Northern system, Gen eral Manager E. C. Ooforth announc ed This follows a complete tie-up or freight service. Wilson's Health Is Improved. Washington. "Remarkable im- .HAMAn 4n th health if frtrmAi. President Wilson was reported by Jo seph us Daniels, former secretary ot the navy following a call at the Wil son residence. Chicago Banker Disappear. Chicago. Warren C. Spurgln, pres ident of the now defunct Michigan Avenue Trust company, disappeared from Chicago on July 10, and a day later the bank was closed by state examiner, pending an examination of Its affairs. Missing Banker sulolde, Miami, Fla. Th "man of mystery who committed suicide In a local ho tel was identified as Warren C. Spnr sin. mlsslna nresldent of th Michigan) Avenue Trust company ot Chicago. f- t V "TIL: -W'.. 5 J 4A.