CIRCULATION: DAILY MORE THAN DOUBLE, SUNDAY MORE THAN THREE TIMES THAT OF ANY OTHER WILMINGTON PAPER. Fair Today and Tomorrow. 100 PER CENT AMERICAN FOUNDED A. D. 1867.—VOL. CXI.—No. 74 WILMINGTON, N. C., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 17,1923 OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. SENATOR SIMMONS PLEADS WITH SHIP COMMISSION FOR WATERWAYS DEVELOPMENT Declares That North Carolina jjas Finest Coast Line in the World iW'ST HAVE ADEQUATE SHIPPING FACILITIES Problem of Ocean Gateways is State-Wide in Interest, Not Local (Special to The Star) Xj.^v BERN, May 10.—Declaring tfal the Inland waterways of eastern Nprth orolina are in many ways the I l it ! U I 1 » 1" ***'-' • " -«e » , valuable in the world, Senator ”’°\l Simmons, speaking before the , i'.iotive ship commission here last * U mi the importance of developing pL waterways, declared this gener would not discharge its obliga 0 ,, to the State and to the future if t failed to utilise them. The commissioner, headed by It, -M* ,,illpr of Charlotte, chairman, was in three-hour session here, coming in ?■ on hoard the fisheries com :; be allowed aboard any vessel has ■jfot.’hiam definitely determined. —-•Sis that -those who ar» drafting *the regulations entertained fears ■ that 'Strong protests will come from foreign' powers whose domestic laws compel the carrying the drew ra tions of liquor. None would admit that formal protests had been receiv ed but cognizance is being taken of for eign comment, some of which has beer, by officials and the sentiment at the treasury seem to be that the reports can be accepted as forecasting formal, communications. DISORDERS OCCUR IN PROVINCES OF CHINA Authorities Making no Attempt to Ransom Captives From the Bandits WASHINGTON t. May 16_Advices from the Peking legation to the state department today reported a series of disorders in various sections of China and declared there was no indication of having had negotiations between the brigands and Chinese authorities over the release of American and other for eign citizens held in Shantung. The departnient today made this statement: ‘‘Early in the morning of May 13 a band of men attempted to rob a bank in Tongshan. Since it was feared that an attempt might be made to loot rail way property the company of Ameri can troops who were stationed there prepared for action. Fortunately the necessity for this did not arise. “On the night of May 13 a small vil lage near Peitaiho wad held up bj» bandits who looted the salt revenue office and several shops. “The diplomatic corps in Peking on the morning of May 16 decided that because of the unsatisfactory nature of reports from Lincheng the dean of the diplomatic corps should ask the Chinese government the reason for the failure of the negotiations. The dean should also ask for exact information aB to what the Chinese government has done and is doing. The Chinese gov ernment should also again be reminded that the sanctions would increase pro gressively as each day elapsed. INVITE HOOVER TO SPEAK BEFORE MERCHANTS By H. E. C. BRYANT WASHINGTON, May 16.—J. Paul Leonard, executive secretary of the North Carolina Merchants association, has Invited Secretary Hoover to attend and address the annuail convention, June 19, 20 or 21. In his appeal Mr. Leonard reminded Mr. HoHover that North Carolina is making greater progress than any other southern state and probably as great progress as any state in the union. A number of North Carolina, tobacco men were here today to attend the meeting of the Tobacco Merchants' as sociation. WEATHER FORECAST WASHINGTON, May 16.—Virginia: Fair ‘fihurSday and Friday; cooler in east and central portion Thursday. North/ South Carolina and Georgia: Fair Thursday and Friday; moderate temperature; fresh northwest winds diminishing. ‘ Florida: Generally fair Thursday and Friday; gentle to moderate shifting winds becoming northwest. Extreme northwest Florida and Ala bama: Fair Thursday and Friday; slightly warmer in Interior Friday; gentle north shifting to east and south east winds. Wilmington Chosen As Convention MOBILE, Ala., Mar 16. sociated Prt«».)—Wtl*^ chosen as tlie next ' mMi of the seventh dlstrt® al Association of Mil Employees’ AllUn^raKgP ture Machine Opn^pti closing: session i«4*w Rnssell E. Morris, of Mobile, was elected district secretary ln the place of Cliff Clower, who declined re tf' place 'rnatlon §•1 Stage lotionPie at their election. J SOUTH IS BECOMING LEADER AS TEXTILE MANUFACTURING AREA New England Is Being Ousted in Opinion of Cotton Men RICHMOND, Va., May 18.—The south is fast taking the lead In textile manu facturing while New England Is losing her position as the textile center of" the nation, according fo views ex pressed today by leading cotton manu afcturers attending the 27th annual convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers’ association in session here. Asserting that probably four-fifths of the textile machinery now being.manu factured in the United States is in tended for installation in southern plants, C. E. Hutchison, president of the association, Mount Holly, N. C., de clared that one. of the greatest needs of the industry at the present time is southern plants for the construction of machinery and repair parts. Mr. Hutchison said it had been esti mated that replacement demands of southern mills soon would require more than a million spindles annually. Speaking of the outlook of the cotton industry, Mr.' Hutchison said: "The cotton trade of the world has for the past several years viewed with alarm the possibility of being faced with an insufficient supply of' cotton to keep the mills in operation and sup ply the wants for ijotton goods. This has been largely due to the ravages of the boll weevil into territory hither to unaffected. However, there has been no famine in tine cafftphsunply. but had it not fcften- ter ■»*, gfKWHy ! AHtreastid demand for c.dtton for European coun tries since the beginning of the World war, no doubt we would have seen the spectacle of mills in America and Eu rope standing idle for want of raw material. i nave implicit raitn mat tne dep redations of the boll iveevil will be overcome and that the production of cotton in our southland will again be come normal, but when that comes I hope our people will not do as they have done in the past; that is, plant cotton almost exclusively, but adopt the more sensible method of first mak ing the farms or plantations absolutely self-sustaining by raising sufficient food and feed crops, as well as hogs and other livestock, then plant what ever cotton they desire and use inten sive cultivation and fertilizations and I think we will raise plenty of cotton on less acres of land and the planters will not be forced to sell until prices justify, as they will be independent of the debts Incurred by buying their sup plies from the west at high prices.” In an address before the convention this afternoon during a thematic dis cussion of "A State's Duty to Its In dustries," Gov. Thomas G. McLeod, of South Carolina, urged the perfection of f a system of financing consistent with i the eoonomlc changes which, he said, were being made in this country. "Unless in the great economic changes that are going on in this country," Governor McLeod said, “some Bystem is not perfected and properly effected by the financial Interests of the country consistent with that sys tem, the country at large is going to pay the price, not only in the crippling of industries, but in the loss of its moral stamina and in the future of its government There is something woe fully wrong; there Is something that demands your careful study as great economists in any system that can mul tiply in exchange any crop or any necessity to the extent that the New York and New Orleans Cotton ex changes have multiplied the sales of cotton.” Urging the manufacture to seek closer co-operation with the cotton farmer, who he termed “a partner in the business,” Governor McLeod de clared the interest of producer and manufacturer “are indissolubly con nected * * * and the future of your enterprise and industry depends upon the degree of prosperity which he en tertains.” Gov. Cameron Morrison, of North Carolina, who also addressed the con vention today, desoribed the two great “weaknesses of the country” as what he termed as an "effort at class domi nation through the establishment of class will over common will” and "the indifference of the successful AmerlcaiT to the discharge of his simple duties as a citizen.” Asserting his belief in the principle of collective bargaining, Governor Morrison said; "I believe in according to labor in dividually or collectively every right which is enjoyed under the great basic principles of American government, of American constitutional government, respecting every right, but when labor lcses its head and mistakes .class, for, country, mistakes ambition for prin ciple and wants to transform the right and liberty ,of.hip OTplpy be found in artificial arrangemetns” but that It was “the disposition Of peo ples that counts." “It is idle to talk of preventing war unless the peoples are intent on main taining peace, who will control, who will direct the force? Great nations may Indeed discipline a weak power provided they are united in policy and provide always that the weak power is not a necessary weight in some con trived balance of power. But when great nations do not agree among them selves, who shall guard the guardians? . “If these are kindly desirous of in during peace will descend to the con templation of realities. It will be seen that there is only one way to the goal —a long and difficult way—that Is, by the cultivation of the spirit of friendship and good will among peo ples through which alone the sources of dangerous life can be dried up." Mr. Hughes declared that those "who create a public sentiment which makes it difficult for honorable statesmen to find ways of praticabie adjustment of International problems were worse offenders than intriguing diplomats. "Responsible leaders.” he continu ed "are harried by their opponents, am bitious rivals are ready to take their places, editors and orators are quick to excoriate these who seem to make any national sacrifice in the Interest of reasonable adjustment and thus an atmosphere is created which renders futile the agencies of peace however, admirably contrived they seem to be. ' The secretary said that if America' was understood abroad it was be cause of the gratitude there for the work done by American agencies. It is well to recognize, he added, that there does exist “what has hapily been called a ground swell of popular goofl will towards this country.” ' Referring to the Republics of South and Central America and policies for “their development secure in indepen dence and in immunity from foreign intrigue," Mr. Hughes declared that “only those suffering from mental indigestion” failed to realize that the United States cherished no Imperial istic designs.” “But,” he added, "I question if the efforts of this government for oho hundred years have accomplished as much to promote understanding and good will in Latin-America as the rarf cent well-directed endeavor of Ameri can philanthropists in combatfng dis ease and thus directly contributing to human welfare. BUSINESS PICKS UP W . ’UGLY WIGGLY BULLETIN MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 16. —Clarence Saunders, president of Pig ply Wiggly stores, announced late to night that he had closed a deal for the sale of »7 Piggly Wiggly units In Chicago to Chicago financiers, the con sideration being more "than a million dollars" he said. Mr. Sounders declined to give the name of the purchasers, or to fix the exact amount of the sale price. . The sale was effected after an all day con ference With members of the “pool” which waB associated with the recent Kew York stock exchange sensation had been adjourned until tomorrow. SHOOTS WIFE THEN »EI/F. RALEIGH, May 16.—Raymond F. Morris, 30, Ice wagon driver, shot hi* wife following a quarrel in the pres ence of his four children at his home here this afternoon and Immediately turned the weapon on himself. Morris died Instantly. His wife was carried to a local hospital where, it was sta ted, she will recover. The immediate cause of the shoot ing this afternoon was said by the oldest child to have been due to the A fact that her mother left' the home | this afternoon.