The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-02-16
SHIP AUCTION
HELD DESPITE
SENATE KICK
Shipping Board Receives
Bids on 30 German Ships.
COURT DECISION FRIDAY
Wilson Expected 10 Deny
Agreement With Britain.
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wArHtNGTDN. Ttu. a. lIespi,.
protes. VOL ."l n ne senate and e.se.
where ana court rrp.-.B.pgs designed
TO .t., N. acton. he shipping board
,odsp rsss,, ed ,gds iOr ITO ,llr,y form
e. lHrTt
When the tnips fret pers offered oy
etoups M the se'N .r.s iu which the
board had Planned originally TO operate
them. no bids perc r.c.i, -.i. hui spirit
81 bidding developed later ~ ind., iduh
'eseeb ~ selected ~0ups 10 run IN
rpecifl.d sefNiCts
While the bidding was In progress
thesa developments hme
Jurucs Ball.S Of The district supreme
court took under af, reuent ~ srpU-
eaton of William i.andoiph hearst o.
Ssw Nufs Tor a. Injunction 20 stop 'hr
sal. oi IN. vos,els lie VIII frp.y RI
isy.
II We expected President Wilson
would in'Oun ~. wpAir tncre Was no
1asis for reports that there WAS an
agreement betN,,n the shipp.ns BOARD
and British int@rsst- i0f tnH sas uf me
tssss information a. 10 thss report
- s'sed In resolution by scns 'or
Bttndesee. republican. Connecticut
pids Gssin on Shies
Jus before the Whit. House ar.
nOunetment vak made the pubiit
auction al which blue nj IN, snips
we're received trsin a. the sh,ppius
board with representative OF mora
inan score Of shipping compsni's
present
Chairman Payne was unable to con.
duct IN, auction. as he mad been sum B.
moned to appeal m psrson ~ the as
uic, suprem- court ~ ploceedhiss
brought by William Raudoiph Hrarst
of Scw York iOt an irsuA,tln io
stop the sale Commissioned ThUuas
4 scott acted for him.
ON opening ina auction, Mr scoft read
"a pc,noran1um IRON Chairman ia me
which siid the hignsat sl,,s would have
10 he approved by the senate conmArce
committe. and tine houre fncrcnani mn
any bids would depead On tAs out, on,r
OF the Foundation proceeding, In the
district court.
1nr memorandum ssid The proceed.
lnxs we're expected e. bs cOneiua ~
wthia two or lhree days but thai 10
any event checks received with the bid
would be returned py saturday II toe
sales wve not contaminated
must ocsrs" ynest v. s. FLAG,
ComTiiss oBer Foti said us tcrmS
" the sale woald d. arranged to sll,
,he conv-nleh'- o, tht board and the
prospective purchasers ana inst sli
snips sold must ha operated under the
American Tag
Among Ia" shlppiaE men wtrt J. A
: fpnniin OF me international Nsr-
cnnule Marine t,eorge N JuethA,s
the Am.rirsn snip ana commerce com.
isiny A '. Mcole OF 10, Mucre \ 80.
tornnck corpany. aud ihlhp B-rnnde
uf tho oriental Navigation company.
49,. -.
Black Arrow. rhc Amphion and the
Black Sra s'rylcs. 80 hlls Nrrc Of
i.eed for ih"In
Thn l,rst group composing the south
American service. N. A.olus, l'.Niiu.
Princess NstO,Sa ana focshontax. "a
then -I~sd.
Flrst ela Tor Nine vsssst
T. 4 tsa.iA ia. presidrh. - "a
Inicrim lolal Mercantile ,ornJ t..r,
made io,,a oi tltcsv.cuo for nlac We.
se!s foi s.s'Gs 10 the Cnhed h ng iiNn
am northern kuropesn ports
The vcssSis ct,eied b tne "a ~cfe
tie i....f4n. uvorg- W,,nra ten.
Auc:,ca. r,,sid.nt 6fsnt .,Ia1,npnu,
no,'g H. ;a' Qntas, 4. .lvess Me-
iv,kA unl t.Iuo' The ol.>r wSs ca.
III, iral p'en Al anhouncrueni by in.
sh.ptlbs O,r,d not 10 enter II. CON
T. ',iiuh Nn th.se vessels ~ t1s
sciNtg.
otner Blds
Moore A. Mccormack uficrd ~
81 tv'p tut five Ner-.ls. ~, tns ~JJt
\ iut sicAA service. Hnd the Agpsuu :
.. ..nc tuDdiuunal hid. ap,itOSlnst T.
iIg sNr.. rv Tor the sam Ness'is Go
ddriha Va shp stVn. A.olas. II 'tH
~ nC,ss N'nulAl and tHe i'uCahnat
,ro,sc ts:llss Amyiosn snip y
ccMnlrfca ,vfpo,ation. offered -
80, bpl TOT sx 'ssels Tor the hs.nuS.
ard Brsfn,H aiNicc, the serves -.
ins rapldl, 1iJ tc ,.o.tol. .voo " irasi'
dent Isnklin oi the inteTnatiltia
bIcsvantile A,ai'n. The ,e.sels a. ,.y
George Wash ngton. Martins wnI.ns
I A, Arirtics. f;cfidrn, Grsht. Nlol
IN nd aad Cf,l,
WASHINGTON Feb is -."Su ihst
tho country may know that the ship.
ping board Il attempting 10 sell rhirs
worth at least t:se. .pee. 900 10 III. Nor.
san interests 10 the Inserns'ionol Mer-
csntile Marine for tis. go eco." Senator
Ashurs,. democrat ~ Arisona. urged In
the senate this afternoon that congress
tste immediate stees 10 rtevent the
thirty German ship seised In American
ports susr the entry n the United
States IN the World var "from being
knocked down for . sons to r@ivnt.
interests flying the British nsa
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Overland ssytks Qnds.
TOLEDO. Ohio. Feb ia--The ious
drswn out strihs vhbh hiss heen ip
fnScs slpr.. Nsr n ~ Shs Isra, mia rt