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23 BELIEVES HfiTBH-.k WOULD HEAD OFF SHIPPING GROWTH Hale Calls For Investigation Of Propaganda Against Our Interests . ' HIRAM'S STRENGTH-"; IN ILLINOIS RAGE WORRIES OTHERS Neither Lowden Nor Wood Jub ilant Over "The Result Of Primary - -tt HFhington, "Dy C, April 1T.T6U lo ving evidence of an organized aftdrt by alien interests to chefik th&tievdlop of new American trad routed by forciu the immediate aale of our.gov cniinPnt owned merchant marine and a; tiif. same time securing the cancel lation of certain export rateB,' Matthew ;i i!r. in. behalf! of the South. Atlantic s .tfs association,- has asked for an psf ieration of British propaganda In t'-.i-. i ountry. - . ,. , . II. r.ue aHilrPSRPfl 9. Ipttcu" tn W T.. in conn lnrs. rRnrCSBntiiiir tint, alutei ( I t ' t v ..... . , - . - . I 1 m. . . u u VUf V V 0 , r south Carolina, North Carolina, i, orpia anil Florida, calling xtheir at sminn to the fact that Delos W. ( ,nko, associate director , of British i-ri'l in ea. under Sir Anhlev Rnarira' h, nis the list of the committee which !! minfal to the Trunk; TJnp nsnn. ciMon. and the Interstate Commerce nmission forrt'the cancellation of t. ,;ri freight rates to South Atlantic j'orts. wnicn compete ior iramc in zne riiiiUllewest with Halifax, a British port. Point .Out Agitation Attention is also called to the" ftgl l it ion certain large shipping Intereat v iiich formerly operated to a large ex mt under British flag, are conducting for the immediate, sale and breaking u ; of our huge nw merchant marine. This aoti-ity is Said to be in direct ac , vrrl with the policies desired by British sl.ipplnc.' firms in their fear of American competition. It is claimed ih.it some American railroad and ship . ing interests as well at commercial t.rsranir.ation have been induce?, by , , orr,nrintatlftn . of facts- fA c.n- i.i.prate with what is ,s83tlany, prd- coiiaresional invest'gation, is as fol lows: . '. ' ' -' . ' ' ' - ' .. ' "April 16. .1920. Senator F. tf. Simmons, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C. "Dear Senator; On behalf of the south Atlantic States association, com po?pi of over forty commercial bodies (1f North Carolina, . South, .Carolina, Oorpia and. Florida, we wish to call your attention to,. something serious enough :in our -judgment to warrant irrpaaionAl Investigation. IX e refer to what .'eema'r.tb. be definite i.'-.Hch nrnnmAd4 rtefiind to handi cap thd development bf our new trad routes so neceary to-the commercial expansion of tbo mrddlewest, the South Atlantic porta and the Gulf ports: First, by attempting to bring about the ;m,v!riijitP forced sale of our govern ment-owned vessel3,an4 second, by opposing the recent export rate re vision which gives manufacturers and shippers of the Mississippi valley freer access to foreign markets. , "As you knpw, the South Atlantic States aie now enjoying .increased prosperity due to the export freight rates recently established by the rail road administration to the South At lantic ports. Taese. rates place south ern ports, for the first time. In their history, on. a parity with New York. The great English steamship -Jnea do not relish the diversion of traffic wnlcU results. Apparently, with ;their ap" proval. DeJoa-.5V. Cooke, asa-ciate di rector of the British Cunard lines sec ond in command to Sir Ashley Sparks, has joined withshJm some of th tn t selfish and less uroaaminaeu w'b and railroad interests of the NOfth At lantic, ar. is actively strivin to Ob tain th. cancellation of . the ' ti. The fact that certain commercial or ganizations in various North Atlantic ports hav been induced by misrepre Untation of the facts to -lT should not disguise from us the m Kential pro-Britifh character of this activity. '" . -' . Want Katea Cancelled , "The effrontery of these forces does not stop hero. At. the same time , they are agitating for the ca ncella don of export rales V South 'Atlantic- p6rts, not served by their steartshil lines, they advocate ' the . cjntlftuapc of similar export rates to Ifax. a British port whicn lsjervcu " " lines. They ask in bttaSw?st port freight from the -middlaweat hauled to Halifax at V11"? . same rate as to New York, although Halifax is obviously, much farther from the Middlewest. than oar South Atlantic or Gulf ports! ..,itl(,a -in regard to the .British tUd toward the American merchant mar i ft Lord inchcape disclosed W J Jnl ; tPrest which British shipping - . have in the precipitate flg0g? our huge new merchant ileet He . saitt. -if the United Statt government only turn the ships I L-nited States shipping ire f stnd over to private owners J JT; .hp owners to competewith Pvate ntrprlses in this country, I?;" afraid.1 but if the government on the o.lvr side of the At antic are o t tax the people to build up 271 t.U marine at all COStS . the ftl60k for the shipping board J"r ? O.e inlands is anything d,jr am ir,-,f,,i however, that th gov rrnrWt of the United States will leave iho shipping industry Of "fJ?rJf; n,H,Kiir,g their own, tolook after U "ThP agitation for the J"ima ie MUf our merchant marlnb started fmm big New York shipping m.,. which operated to larg "J iiKirr British flag, or were ftnanciany alhM to British shipping intsrists. t-, v,o va tiaturaiiy, .nmpiPte accord with Lord Inchcape s that the huge fleet owne d by sovTnment be broken P;ntfSJS ' units under private control, with wntcn mpptition is aasy. . -. , t Quoies Bfon. , . 'Admiral Benson, In a recent eh id in rpferring to the shipping boam and its work: ' ' ii unusually high record of per- frtnanre is often forottm bse.a "r ti.o insidious spreading of exagr- jw.i . . i . i u mnA thert ap . 1. ruiiiHS Willi;" " . Ppr in the press frequently under ror fign ..rjate-line. Th4 art of propa canda is Ktill being used in an mpt to tear d.wn what w af oni ii-pon- an American merchant marine, ma dp .up of ships built by Americans, nwnpd by American capital, and carry 'ns: Mi products of this country. ' 'Tfcr shipping board and- th senate 'i. i'tee on commerca have recogrnw r'' th'-need of new outlets to vrorld .Markpfs and have approved and en-,-r"iraEed the development of; newly S tabiivi,t,i . '., Tha BrltiSn i i fiui; I u u tcj. - - - . rpaganda. to which I have referred 'il u,is l letter, seems to ba another li- V '' " elal t IflM 8tar I Chicago. April 17,aovernor Frank O. towden of lllindis is still Irr tha presidential race, but his tail feather are Somewhat bedraggled. He carried ma bom state by- approximately 75, 000. over General Wood. Yet his back ers are far' from being radiant. They have issusd jubilant statements -professing a cheerfulness they are far from feeling. - Gftral' Wood s,: head quarters hers issued a Similar state ment and feel about the same way. , General Wood"s managers, at the last moment, had confidently claimed the state, had made a thorough canvass and had spent a vast amount Of money. They advertised heavily throughout the stat; held dally meet ings, in the bi Chicago theaters, and the blare of "Wood h&ftA ntfla th hideous to "Joop" . workers in CKicago tvr ien aays prior to election. m : . a . vn- " iiran i.ui victory Tt,,. .i anybody. As Gnrl Wnnri fPAtd iowaen,-In. Cook county which is t1aliMl1 ftvi..L v rt AAA votes,' ibid if the fariflers ' had -Ttdf '"-1 ' ill . J V 1 4 : a . - I ruicQ io tneir ffovrnor to tn tune As . it Is," General -Wood ' will have niieen or tne state s delegates. juow- A An will tia.t-ttt rVn v.at knt AAA Senator Hiram Johnson will have one lonesome delegate, but the real vic tory in Illinois belongs to tha Cali fornia tnAn fiAVAff TtAlA. ' v ; Onlythe pames of Lowden and Wood appeared on tn ballot. Those wno wished to vote for anybody else, had to write his. name "on th ballot. In idle an attempt was made to get the Illinois endorsement for Colonel fion. H was not a formal candidate, have voters write intls name. Abotit i 15,000 responded. This week, wun no attempt whatever by Johnson's friends to get any votes for him. over 40.000 nrin wAirian in tnntt AAiintV tvfAt his tia ruk An tha Kaltnf. nnA In tnp fi- tiro MtntA ha vnto Yr.ilA(1 Sftftn 1 This was about one-eighth of the vote! polled for Governor Liowden, in whose KoVialf an AlgKnrata rr m nal crrl . txra H made; and. about one-sixth the total of General wood, who canvassed the stats thoroughly and for wlvojn a. vast amount or money was spent. Ln-ndnn Fnrppi GHiTrd The s Lowden forces . are grieved at the governor's failure tot carry the largest county in the state, ' and at a iiKaf Anttttl nnrttrtrt fit th Mtt'i rt!. gation being instructed for other can didates. ,;. . . - against him, since JllinoiS, the leading farm state or tne country, snowea titm nnp In th rnril 1lBtrirt9. And both the Wood and owden rnan tfrH sta thnrnnthlv Scared, at John son's , unexpected strength, especially following the smasmng jonuoa vie- nrv Af ljt tuaotf In. MfrhlftTt- S J -Kttttr frrioh1ritt' ntciilts mtr crtme about through th Illinois primary It had enaendered vast bitterness be tween Wood and Uwden.- In their- common : fear of.the growing Johnson movement, some of this may abate, al though thera is no surface or even Both the Wood and Lowden mana gers assert that the Johnson vote was largely due to the activities of Mayor William' Hale Thompson's cohorts. They point Otit that Mayor Thompson who himself won a sweeping victory in tbo fient tor roniroi ox ins reuuo- licart' party machine in Chicagc had given no indication ,of his preference for the presidency. No Real FHeiilIa It if common gossip hr that LOw den and Thompson are about as friend ly as bull-dog-and-a tom-cat thrown together in a pit.- Thompson is out spokenly against military training, of which General Wood is the foremost protagonist. Thompson has a closely knit and wonderfully effective politi cal machind which has been winning A!tpnf victories In "republican fac tional "battles in Chicago, for the .past ' Both the Wood and Lowden people say if word went forth quietly jiraong Thompson . workers to support John son, this would account for1 the writ ing In of Johnson s- name, ana per- tht t true. ' However, since Thompson's triumph here, new1 "dark horse" nas been added. His name , is "William Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago." The mayor's followers insist that the real -I,.,,, ik Tninms was-hia: that none of the other aspirants to the. nomina- j tlon , bavs shown qualities necessary j for successful leadership, ana mat ne. is therefore itvailable.- This may .impress the nation gener - . (nbn Tt ' imoresses most people hot affiliated with the :Thojrip- son machins. ut me inomp. i . jx a .irarH it iocularly, ' TheV U1C UU Jivi, - - - - 1- it errtn ahaurd. bUt it is true There is a large number, of voters here who. actually believe William waie x nompevu Of course, he cannot b nOrtlinaUd, L... ,k.' aHiAn of his name to the list , of candidates , may cans, certain ( complications. there are tjlJ -.a- uia too keen for tna war T which are now very vociferous ... . a Uti .nw tn 'hintj' . - . . v Ti. wesk also saw the actual begin ning of a campaign to " rrf th nrohibitiori amendment. A rag mV A held hff Thursday . . .vi, TO-ni . hA followed by wines The ngnt wi "a " both cettventions, ,lt is announced. . Afaet nn the demo- nothing of interest in ,?c tics developed during the week. 4 frrtm Kalamazoo . says rurVT.7lrtSt his faith in men so he has taken to playing .. e- says chessmen ar swa -and checkers are -generally found to be on the square. "'s.trjttio:! of 'th. i.Anaranda referred 4 extended sys- h h tn . . - jama is - - A.rtml Benson. ., . nt aerlal travel routes for the carrying of passengers and f reignt. " i urn ana Know yj i r... - 'strained to take steps. to. stop this ftive interference bv alien interests tn .. . - - - . ... domestic nrobleras," - BurfTalow Aprons nd House press" at RefTder'a Ceiiartment Store, .Cav.i THE MORNING STAR, WILMIn6t(J; N. Oi SUNDAY,-APRIL, 18, 1920.' . . v riiii t WEDNESDAY BARGAIN DAY SPECIAL. , $2.00 BARGAINS , Our i HOUSE FURNISHINGS AND NOVELTY STORE 125427 Market Streef BARGAINS THROUGHOUT OUR STORE WEDNESDAY I 'W "0f ' ' nesday Bargain ales HAVE BEEN SO SATISFACTORY THAT WE HAVE DECIDED TO ADD OTHER ATTRACTIVE BARGAINS f HAVE ABOUT 150 PENNIES HERE ON WEDNESDAY Attractive, Bargains For Wednesday Only i $25,00 refrigerators and ice boxes.:, (01 flfl Wednesday's special ........... J A AwlIU $40.00 ladies' dress tray trunk. jQO AA Wednesday' special .......... n)0i 1" .00 hair floor or wall brush. . Kjf Special ..W... 4?JLoU $2.00 Bargains 40c heavy; crash towelings, 6 yards. A A Wednesday for . . . u W&MV $1.25 window shades in green, cream or white, 7 ...;.......,t........$2.0U t feet long. Wednesday $45.00 floor lamps. Old rose blue shades. Special $35.00 floor lamps. Old rose shade of silk. Special ....$37io $2.50 Sweet Grass fancy work baskets. (jC A A Wednesday ,,,M,.,,..VM,.t..t,WUv 65c matting, plain white, brown and green figured. Speci yard Special, per Kfif W V $25.00 $85.00 leather-covered Davenports, without mat , tress. $71 K( Special . .,....... , ..tp I L.DXJ $2;60 Congoleum, 2 yards wide, suitable for bath or kitchen. : Oft Wednesday, per yard ............. tj) oUVr $2.50 clothes basket. $9 00 'Special for Wednesday . tP vv $2.50 jardiners. Special for d "C A A -Wednesday .............. .... $UU Other $22.50 Japanese grass rugsr9xl2. Special for Wednesday ........ $19.00 Attractive Bargains $25.00 ladies' or gents' handbags (JJOI A A and Suit cases. Special $JLUU $1.00 wire office waste baskets Special for Wednesday 75c $6.50 hammock,' full size. Special ? ; (jjr AA for Wednesday ......... V. t)eJlU $2.50 Faultless carpet sweepers: AA Special for Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . tD UU J2.00 bargains $2.50 mahogany serving d0 A A trays W .lU $1.50 Ocedar mop withstwo bottles of C) A A Ocedar polish, for . . .. . . . . .. . . vy For Wednesday Only Plain white imported Japanese, cups and saucers. Sped foA $18.50 decorated dinner sets, 50 Special, six . (1 QK . . . 4 . . .......... 4 . . . . VJLstil Two of our $1.50 hair floor or wall ' brushes, for . . . i v.'T . . . .-, . $2.00 1 . $1.50 moth-proof bags; - r 7'; " (JJO A A Wednesday 2 f or ..... ... .;A;i;tPttoUV $2.75 extra quality bleached bed sheet, (T A A 81x90. Wednesday ... . . . tP vU L8.50 decorated dinner sets, 50 (("! K pieces. Special for Wednesday . . .pXty U 100-piece imported 4ecorated dinner sets sold for $65.00. Special bargain for EJ?fl Afk Wednesday . . ... tDOUMV $2.00 mahogany serving tray. . $1 , Special for Wednesday ........... . pJLoUU Blue and pink bedspreads, extra fine quality. Sold for $6.50. O special, each 89c 6x9 Congoleum. rugs, neat designs, worth $10.00. Special Wednesday . Jg 'Jg for $6.50. On sale Wednesday (gr A A titr vfVf . $1.00 fancy feather ticking, 36 inches wide. Wednesday ... . ... . . . 5Qc curtain net wjth lace edge, worth 65c per yard.. On sale Wednesday for, Ztflf p'er yard ..... A. x" V (This is a special bargain) $2.50 feather pillows- full size, neat, tancy ticKing $2.00 $1.00xbleached' mercerized table da- dJO A A mask, 2 1-2 yards. Wednesday for. . .tPoVFl $2.50 wool and fibre rugs, 27x54. ' djO A A Special for Wednesday ..... ...... VttoUU $2.50 rag rugs, rose blue, brown and green mixed. Special f or : , ;(j0 AA Wednesday ... . . . : ......... k ... . .'X, VV $2.50 and $3.00 straw suit cases. Special for Wednesday . . . . $200 $5.00 large rag rugs in all light shades. JJyf O C Wednesday sale price t&khdO $150.00 Wilton velvet rugs. 19fl Wednesday special tP J- " '$80:00 Claxtonola The world's greatest talking machine. Special for , QZRft ((Y -Wednesday . . t PV v.V V $7.50 straw matting rug, 9x12 size, djpf rrpj Special Wednesday . . ... . .". .... wOo I O $15.00 jardiners and vases. Q- O A A Special for Wednesday .... P A o V V $75.00 white enamel refrigerator, (gfil A A large size, special ............ vUloUV $2.40 can Old English floor wax. (JJO A A Special for Wednesday P V U WE ALLOW A DEDUCTION OF $2.00 ON EVERY $10:00 WORTH OF N0T 6N SALE AS SPECIALS-THIS INCLUDES ANY ARTICLE IN OUR STORE j Wednesday j1 j Bargain ! Day y y Pofcoit 10 Y V O 125-127 Market Street Wednesday Bargain y Day ...A NIND '
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