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The Washington times., 1921-11-20
By SIR OLIVER LODGE
DEFENSE OF EDWARD LEAR.

(The Famous British Physist Whose
Talks With His of
Undoubtedly There is Much Evil Much S and Every Variety Human
mperfecion i'm the WorEven the Saints Have Felt Smten With
Sense of Guilt i'm Falling Their Own Ideals.
The Washington times., 1921-11-20
By RENE FONCK---

THE Brilliant French Altman Who Inherited
"When the War PILOTS Have Retired Are Dead Who WIFI Replace
Them? Asks Famous French Ace Poheyng Commercial Demand
for Aiatos and Urging Strict Tests as Matter of Public Safety
The Washington times., 1921-11-20

Hold on" said the Artist. That's
a cinch. Have a Stage-Hand come
on with the Flowers. Lottie says,
81 know who sent these" and 80 on
and so on, and his Nobs gets off.
Then her alone with tho big arm
load of Hollyhawks. that I'm sup
posed to be sendin' her-savvy? She
says, We'll. there's no three ways
about IL, I've got this GazabO
chained to the track She goes on
to talk about Misleading up to her
song, Pay Every Soldier a Couple
of Bonuses Bling! The Door-Bell
rings. Then me on quick, see? I've
thought out n makeup that's sure
to get a Holler the Minute I come
out Of Tin Foil, a Fur Coat with
Lace around the Bottom and on my
Head 1 wear Coal-Scuttle with
some Sleigh Bells fastened to 1t. As
/ come down Stage, / make some
crack about Just escapin' from
Business College. When I see the
Doll, go over and slap her on the
Back? pull out SprinklinN Can
and water the Flowers. You'll have
to fix me up Line to introduce the
Sprinkler. AS soon as she sees me,
she gets stuck so she hands me One
Vi INC tOWtTS. L Say, All u filEut-
blooming PaziZum'-then I take a
Salt-Cellar out of my Vest and
shake some on the Flower and eat
1t. I did that with a Piece called
"A Boiled Dinner and IL always
went big. When she secs me eat
the Flower, that makes her sore, I'M
derstand? She comes at me with a
right-hand Pass. I fall over a chair
and do a Head Spin. You fix UP a
strong Line for me just as ! go over
the Chair. Then-What's the mat
ter, Gull? Here Bud, open your
Eyes"
The Author had fallen in a Heap
on the Antique Writing Desk.
"Hully Chez" exclaimed the Art
list. Hes Croaked."
MORAL-A Classic IL never
Safe Except in the Church Parlor.
Copyright, 1921, BY The Bell Syn
dicqtA. Ina
The Washington times., 1921-11-20

LONDON. Nov. 10.
THE EDITOR, ANY AMERICAN
MAGAZINE.
ESTEEMED SIR:
The Washington times., 1921-11-20

"LYING by airplane should b N
safe as travelling by railway,
automobile or boat.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
JAPANESE SENTRY
WHO KILLED NAVAL
OFFICER ARRESTED
ORDER GIVEN THAT AMERICAN
NOT TO 49, CHALLENGED ~
THE FUTURE.
SITUATION Be ADJUSTED
Ambassador Shld-riara Of Japan HAS
Expressed Deep Regret In
liehnlf oi Ills
Government.

~ Associated Pr~s.
WASHINGTON. Jan NotifIcn.
tion thl, the Japanese commanding 81.
ficcr at Vladlyostok had given orders
that hereafter scntTics mus, not chal.
lengc Americans. and the formal expires.
sion Of regrets by the Japanese govern.
mcnt. went far today toward adjusting
IN" situation which has arisen over the
fatal shooting by a Japanese soldier at
that port ~ Lieutenant W. u. Lang.
don of the cruiser Albany
The action 81 the vladivostok com.
mandcr General oi was reported 10 the
navy department by Admiral Gl,aycs.
command-r.in.chief ~ the AHiaiic f1e,t.
who was On his way Ia vladivostok Co
conduct a personal Investigation. The
admiral added that the report had been
sent to him by radio and tina, Ia view
~ the Developments he had abandoned
his trip of inquiry.
Ambassador Shidehara ~ japan. cali.
cd upon acting secretary - state Dayi.
late today and expressed the deep regret
- his government that such an incident
should have occurred. Earlier he had
received from the japanese foreign of.
.-st-- version of the shooiing which dif
ferd from an earlier and equally os.
fetal version ISSUED In Toxic. In that
be e'ubasy'S acrouni agreed with Lieu.
tenant iAnglon's antemortcm state.
mcnt that the s"ntry was the flrs, 10
fire
The Ptii,udo ~ the japanese govern.
ment VAS also indicated IN the conmun.
ication Ia Admiral Gl,aves. which said
nat high officials II thr ItIan-se fore
had expressed their sorrow and regret
Among those mentioned was vice Ad.
iniral Kawaham.
The ~niry who shot the American
when h. was returning To- his ship. was
characterized In tho communication for.
ward-d to Admiral Gieivcs as "vcry
ignorant" and I'm ono of the messages
received hy Ambassador Shidchara u
was stated u" alr'adN had been placed
under arrest and would be tried by
court martial
Secretary ~ tho Navy Danicls who
had called upon Admiral GlNvcs for a
report. conferred with Secretary Davis
today In an effort to expedite the gath
cring of facts In tho case. The latter
/ Immediately instructed Consul Nc.
Gownn from whom the first official
news - the incident had come. Ia sup.
piemcnt his report ard d'~rlarrd that "
/ the facts warranted. an immediate and
energetic protest would bs made to
I ispan Later devclopmcnts however.
are understood to have inclined officials
10 believe that the situation II IN pros.
/ pcct of final adjustment.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
PRESENT SESS | D n
.LEG|SL A I j RE 7 D
Be OF IMPORTANCE
HRPREsFST,TryE NEINAsT Will.
M TRIED ny COMMITTEE or
CHARGE DiSIOyAITy.
irciul to Tie News.

AUSTIN. Texas. Jan. i3.--An aprll.
cation fnr marriage license shall b.
made t. the county clerk under oath
10y the persons desiring IN enter the
buads of mairlmony ten days before
the license IN granted and no divorce
shall be granted until the parties have
been separated for six months. In pro
posed IN hill introduced In the upper
branch ~ the Texas Legislature today.
Ry Rn unanimous voi. the house to
day adopted resolution by Geprescn
,ative u. u. Thrashcr of Travis County.
Ter an investigation uf charges ~ dis.
loyalty against Representative II. J.
Neinast Of Washington County. Tn.
resolution provides for the appointment
~ committee of seven members VII ,
shall he vested with the same powers
~ n district court The speaker will
name the committee tomorrow, Il WIS
announced
4 memorial adopted nv the hoarl
~ regents ~ the University of Texas
recommending the removal ~ the un,.
versity from its present site ca a 500
acre trac, situated west II Austin. was
transmitted 10 the Legislature by tbs
Governor
Proposed amendments % the cons,i,u.
uon. ~ ~ to limit the right ~ suf.
TRACE only 60 American citizens. ana
limiting the State poll tar to fiiy
Continued from page 10
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
YOUNG OPPOSED TO
AIDING "GRAFTER'
WITH TARIFF LAW
CERTAIN BUSINESS INTERESTS
HAVE ASKED FOR UNREAs0N.
ARi.E CONCESSIONS.
| Special 70 The Ns~.

Special 10 The New.
WASHINGTON. Jan. i3.-Certaln
American business interests were 70.
buked by Representative Young. re-
publican. North Dakota. to-day during
consideration of tariff revision by tho
housc ways aud means committed. for
asking duties which he charged would
"'Hount To licensing them 20 continue
profijecring he served notice on his
fellow members tina, on this ground he
would sirenuously oppose the granting
of import duties ranging from 100
per cent 10 400 per cent above the
Payne .Aldrirh rates"
Earlier IN the day Senator McCuun-
her. republican. a'so from North Da.
kota. h1d announced his purpose -
seek an increase In the duty on whoa.
In the Fordney emergency tariff from
30 to 90 cents bushcl. The North
Dakota senator declared the higher
rate was necessary 10 stop enormous
importsiions" ~ wheat from Canada.
The committee WIS told by rcpresen.
taiives u zine and lead interests that
Mexican competition was growing Sc
rlous and the suggestion was made that
Congress help an industry which has
been practically closed down" for this
last two years. The rates. witness
-aid. should be- sufficiently high TO pro
vide against the difference hctwee1
American and Mexican labor costs.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
Poor Emma-But 1t
Is Now Too Late

w ss>orhteo frt<s
BERLIN. Jan. is.--"Emma Goldman
told me In Russia that she would
rather BE- In all In the United States
than free In soviet Russia" said NJ.
Schwartz a san Francisco socialist.
who recently was released from n
Moscow prison today.
"She was one 81 the first persons
saw In Pctrograd when arrived there
last spring" Mr.. Schwartz continued.
My wife and I had known her In
andcr Berkman IN n hotel Emma was
cooking her dinner and asked us to ca,
with her. She produced some Ameri.
can canned food from her trunk with
pride and said she siili had a few sup
plies left.
"Berkman was wearing n sword.
asked him what he was doing with
that On. and he explained that he was
travelling about Russia with a crowd
of propagandists.
MY first view of petrograd. which
had known In pre.war times made
me suspicious 81 how things were go.
jng on In Russia. and had no, much
doubt after had talked with Emma.
she would bc good citizen " the
United States would let her go hack
and she could gc, away from the Boil
shcyiki. hard that she was In jall
after We saw her. hut I don't know
whether that II true"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
CONDITIONS VERY
BAD IN IRELAND,
SAYS LORD MAYOR
HAS NOT SIEpr IN HIS OWN HOME
FOR TWO YEARS n CLAIM
MADE.
~ Associated Prs.

~ Associated Prs.
WASHINGTON. Jan. i3.-i.ord May
or oCallaghan o( Cork. described today
before the commission from the com.
mitiee OF one hundred investigating
Irish conditions. his efforts 10 func.
tion as cnicf executive of "a city ot ioo..
900 population while ION the run"
Officials 81 the city ~ Cork. the
Lord Mayor said. found I, imposibls
Ia devote their best efforts 20 admins
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
PASSPORTS LIKELY
RE ABOLISHED BY
u. s. AFTER MARCH

ny Associated Prc-a
WASHINGTON. Jan. i3.-Atter
March Sth all passport restrictions
concerning entry OF Americans into
Mexico win h. removed. II plans
II the state department to that ef.
feet. arc carried out. Not only viii
rassports not IL necessary after
that date Tor Americans going into
MeVicn. hut even the local border
admission cards will he abolished
under the decision. Americans viii
h. able 20 freely pass into and out
~ Mexico at all times without Of
fetal documents 81 any kind. This
was announced to-day by Reprcsen.
tailyc Hudspoth. following a confer
cncr of IIudspcih with officials Of
the bureau OF Mexican affairs. AZ
thu state department. officials at the
department were unable to say to-
day whether Mexico would make n
similar arrangement In regard 20
Mrxicans entering the United
states. They would not state either
whether the state department con.
,emplated allowing Mexicans 10 en-
ter the United States without pass.
ports after March !.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
GOVERNOR WOULD
DRIVE CRIMINALS
FROM KANSAS CITY
POLICE COMMISSIONERS MIST
GIVE HONEST POLICE
ADMINISTRATIONS.
ny Assoels,sd Pros.

ny r'fofnWu If~Hs
JEFFERSON CITY. No. Jan. Ia
Matt Foster. republican candidate for
mayor Of Kansas City. Missouri. at the
las, municipal election. and :ohn y.
Wilson. election commissioner there
were names as police commissioners 81
that city late today
In making the appointments Govern.
or Arthur d. Hyde announced tha, h.
wuld not accept the designations oi
John H. Ranson and John Halpin. dem.
ocratic incumbents. until the new CON
missioners had been confirmed by the
senate
Commissioners Eanson and Iialpin
democrats. icndred their designations
to Governor p. f,.v'artincr. the retiring
Ro, crnor. several days aEo.
Governor iiyde. made this statement
There are absolutely no strings Ia
the appointments ~ MIR Foster and Nj.
Wilson They may 60 ahead and ar.
ganiyc the police department ~ thcy
see hest. only one thing demand
that they clean up Kansas city and give
the honest police administration 10 tn,
people I pledged before my election
They must give the people of Kansas
City protection for murders. rohberics
and vice"
There were reports tonight that th'
appointments would be opposed by =
Kansas city snator.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
n, Associated Press.
KANSAS CI1y. ian. l3.-Iewis ".

Ost.rwclSS ~ New Haven. Connecti.
cut. known as the millionaire kid''
appeared In federal court here late
today "a report to Judge g. Pollock.
In connection with his conviction a
year ago on charge of counterfeit.
lnR trcaFury orders while an inmate
~ the fcsl"ral disciplinary barracks at
F~t L,avcnsworth. Kansas
However Judge Pollock was un
able tu reach the case to-day and u
went over uniil tomorrow.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
PvRrTANIcALLy SPEAKING.

y EHoLD the Puri-tan'
ID He read no Sunday papers;
K.s sabbath ne'er bcgan
With KatsenJammer capcrs'
NO special credit IN the deed;
There were no papers then TO readJ
He never walked tho links
To play at golf on Sunday;
A goodly man. methinks.
To put q off till Monday.
yet second thought. and by the way.
There was no golf for him TO riayl
lie nc'cr. in pleasure car.
The Sabbath dcsccrated:
Nor viewed a movie star
In clothes abbreviated
|. usut cars and movies. don't forget
Had neither been invented YETI
And 80, the Puritan
Was ne'er 50 scrcly harassed
Az IL the modern man.
or half as much embarrassed.
Temptation never smcte tina, cuss
On sunday a. II Sml,eth usl
--i.eslie's.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
TWO OF JAIL BREAKERS CAPTURED
IN SHORT DISTANCE OF AMARILLO;
EIGHT OTHERS ARE STILL AT LARGE

cred and before arcuang him. Mr..
Jane. ;elephonod % the shoriffs de-
parimcnt and rave a description ~ the
man Hc was asked to hold him. Mem.
hers oi n posse reached tho elevator
Few moments later. and tho man was
turned over 90 them and they brought,
him to Amarillo.
other posses orr1nizcd by Deputy
: Y ro,iingsr. continued IN srour the
country IN every dir,yt0n Tor the eight
men still AZ large one is charged with
owens. with having hold up the cashier
~ thr Alanrcci Bank al high nocn and
robbed that institution. aud The others
sre ch'rgcd with burglary sheriff Rur.
'on Reach who has hccn at Jackson
Vlllc. TcNas. t,lcgraphcd his deputies 10
suar- NJ s,pcnsc IN running down the
other members % the gang.
RewardS Are Offered.
\ reward ~ s2h was offyrd Nv NJ
pn,iingcr for the capture ~ each IN
dividual and hc believed that within ths
mex, two deNs The rrmlindcr uf the mer
would hc taken.
Stsnion sid that he had a"rara'cs
. ,rog the ether prisoners after they haS
. runs hlork frnu1 the iail and that h
had not s'-rn them since hat time "
/ travelled practically all nigh, hy hlms"l
and hpd ,Nsct,,l 90 catch train u
the early morning
rNrsrtinc thc men ~ hide wher
'hrv could dming the day. of0ccrs wcr
on tho stft In al parts NJ thr rar
handle last right expecting the escap'
urisrner~ ~ make another effort Z
travel under COVER of darkness.
4, - DECLARED ihai an 81 the mcn wh
cscared are Young men.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
NAL FLOAT LOAN To
SAVE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT
Nv A..oe,s,sa frrs.

ny ,sseeis,sd Frees
PARIS. Jan. ia.-Thc allies are un'
dcrsiod 60 h. considering another ef'
fort 10 save Austria hy floating a Loan
equivalent to ssso. .ooo. 900 as proposed
hy the Austrian section " the rcIara'
tlons commission This sum, the cx'
ports estimate. viii b. sufficient TO en-
able the country 20 put It's industry "a
work and gradually become self sup
porting. France 10 IN favor of this
project. hut :. unable to furnish ths
funds herself.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
Population lsrafn

nv Nssocinird ff,ss
WASHINGTON. Jan. i7--Thc popu'
lation of Hrazl is now aob53Ses ~
more than one fourth that q the
United states. u WIS announced by
the brazilian embassy to-day.
The figures upon which TIE an
nounccmcnt was hased are the unot'
fetal compilation Of the census b1'
reau.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
Pacific Fleet Moving.

py Radio ,o The Associated Press.
ABOARD 4 :. s. NEW MENiCo AZ
SEA. Jar. i3.--Thc main body of tho
Pacific fleet II making about sso miles
aay IN its cruise 90 Panama Ray 10
participate with the Atlantic fleet an
winter nmneuvcrs.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14

l'v AseNci1i"i FrcsN
BELFAST. Jan. is.--It Is reported
that tnccndiary fires have occurred at
Dunglow and Rurton mort as rcprisai
for the amhushinE bs troop train yes
tcrday NJ Doncean. No direct confirm.
s,ion nf the report has been received 81
the telegraph wires have been cut.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
Ell DORADO, ARKANSAS, A REAL
OIL CITY, THOUGH CURIOUSLY
HOTEL PRICES REMAIN SAME
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FL DORADO Ark Jan S-seene California In =" Of Cripple
extent, but typical OF the craving Of for wealth
quickly OH the
~
of "a
To-day population and investors
their y potential milionaircs
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14

Two of the ten prislncr. who -
capped from the county Jail "Wednesday
evening when they ovcrpowercd the
isilcr .nd a trusiy and slid 10 the
ground on rore ~ hlsnkct rrips
through n window the hars of which
hid heen previously sawed. were recap
tured yesterday and spent last night In
their old cells
Thes. were T. y Owens charged
with hank robbery. who was found IN
harm - the A. Z. " Tanner ranch.
six miles east ~ Amarillo about 10
,'clcrk yesterday morning, and ~.
stanton. under conviction of criminal
sentence hcinv fnr seven y,Ors In ihr
rcnitcniiary and the other sail rnt
cncc ~ wear and . day In the County
sail and a fine - 81 o0o. stanton wss
rciakcn NJ washhurn where hc had
gone io sheen In the office II the wash
burn Elevator. operated by Gcc-C'
James
Ready 10 Return
owens. when found IN the harm. SAID
that he had spent tho nigh, with few
Slcks over hi,n. had been cold and mis-
crahic ard had jus; about dccidrd tina
hc would ronc i0ck to Amarillo an'
"hrs.ak into iau" again. officer q u
Chcsshir = The police department am
!. W. Can,rcll superintendent ~ IN
rnuuty farm made the arrest owen
said that n had q Amarillo In coil
pany with two of the other prisoners
hut had gotten separated from them du'
inE the night
stanton wns found In the office ~ IN
elevator company al Nashhurn ahou
daybrcak. He Was asleep when disco'
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
~ Assccte'rd Frrss
INCKSnN. Mis... ian. l3.--IIre ln.

JACKSON. Miss. Jan. l3.--l1re In
.urance companies desiring 10 with
draw from Mississippi may do ~ on
March : by not renewing state H.
ccnsrs. according 10 statement L.
sued today hy insurance commission.
cr Henry. onc hundred md thirty
nine cn'r panics. defendants In the bill
hon dollar aniitrus, suit filed by the
stat" revenue agent were yesterday
.niogned from withdrawing hy chan
ccilor s,ricser In Kinds chanccry
court
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
O. fssoriated Prras
IEAVENNORTH. kans. Jan. ~

Jack johnson former hcayywright
champion. VIM is serving a year In the
federal p,nitcn'iaiy here following
conviction ~ Chicago on a charge a;
violating tho Mann act, appeared h"-
fore the parulc hoard today and asksf
that hc b. plrolci No announcement
~ 80 the iuard's probable action vas
made.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
FEDERAL RESERVE
BANKS GRE A 7. AID
To ALL PRODUCERS
REVIVAL WAR FINAgcE BOARD
WOULD IMPROVE STOCK
MEMS CREDIT.
PRICES MUST Be REDUCED
Cattle Men Should Notify Packers Bs-
Gore Shipments Are Made Says
Representative of Wilson
And Company.

,,, n,.o - .. y =,
'""'
Ha'hsey m Dailas Texas. chairman q
the federal reserve board eleventh dis
tr,ct. IN an address. before IN. national
u...,o.I .A,o ...,.,,.. IL.
" ''0 " ''" '
'e''e"'hs 'he re'Auoh ot uhe '"ue'" ~
s~rve sys;sm TO the producing intres,s.
said the r.establlshment of the ~-ar u.
,..... ho..A ,o,,,a r..,,, 4, ,,r-o..
'neh' w the s'oVa n'ehs cru" H'uS'
ton.
lie explaine dwhlle the federal reserve
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14

~ Associa'sd Press.
LINCOLN. Neb.. ian. i3,-The nd
vent 81 AGENTS II the non.rartis1n
league. which hcran Yesterday ~
Nuckolls coantv. ON the kanSas-Nc'
hrasl,a line. today extended north
eastward into Johnson and otoe
counties. where fifteen agents - IN"
league appeared No opposition was
manifested against their presence IN
Otoo and Johnson counties.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
Inhabitants Happy.

one man today sold lease located
within a mile OF the Busey well for
one thousand dollars nm acre. Five
hundred dollars an acre for a lease Is
considered nominal price ~ the prop.
crty IL within two miles Of the gushcr
and leases situated as much ~ six
miles distance bring rs high "a one
hundred dollars an acre.
The Little Rock Chamber 81 Com.
merce has established a branch office
here. The Hot Springs Chamber Of
Commerce has sent representatives
Who are scattering handbills declaring
Hot Springs 10 be the logical headquar.
tiers Oi rich oil field Wig wholesale
and retail houses OF the state are
opening up branch houses here and
one company has shipped In more than
score ~ portable houses to be
erected for newcomers.
An entcrprls.nK farmer Is adding 10
his income hy stationing himself and
team OF mules nj a rnudholc between
IL Dorado and the Busey well and Of
fering his services to autoists TO pull
them out Of the hole. lie Is kept busy.
Possibly the most calm man In the
town Is Dr. Busey. an oil man OF IS
years experience in Colombia. Bolivia
Mexico and most OF the fields In the
United States. who made his first real
strike when the gusher blew IN Mon
day.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
ky Assocfhtfu iffses
LIMERICK. ireland. ian. IA

LIMERICK. ireland. Jan. IN
number of members ~ the constsh'
ilarv from Ennis were an'hushed To-
dav near Crttloc. county clare \
voiicv vas fircd into their lorry FROM
both sla,-s of the rood \ sergeant
ard one constable wrr" killed. The
attacking t,artv .scap"d
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
ship Owners Grumble.

The shipping interests. however. in.
sisted that they had 10 deal with prob.
lcms ~ the present day; that there had
bssn Wholesale cancellation of reserva.
tions on American ships 10y travellers
who found foreign vessels bound for
the same ports unaffected by prohlbl.
tion restrictions. and that the great
task of trying Ia make the American
flag supreme ON the seas could not 10
carried an IN competition with Great
Britain and other nations free of all
Legislative handicaps.
4. A. 3. Franklin. president Of the
International Mercantile Marine,
warned the committee that the death
knell of the Amerchant marine was
sounded n the ruling by Attorney Cen
efal Palmer that American ahipy at
sea or anywhere In the world could
not sell liquor. were permitted 10
stand Speaking. as he said. In all Sc
riousncss. and with no attempt at
fllppancy." T.. a. ouarles. president OF
the United States Mail Steamship com.
pany. declared owners would be- ''fit
subjects for examination IN a psyche.
pathic ward n they invested any vast
sum In the building and conditioning
~ ships without assurances that they
would be allowed 10 compete on equal
terms with the countries endeaoring
now to dominate ocean commerce.
/ Representatives of other lines said MI
they could hope TO obtain was the over.
now travel
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
WEATHER

West Texa4 Friday end Saiur'
day, fair and Good.