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The New York herald., 1921-02-25
MILLER GETS PLEA FOR
STATE NAUTICAL SCHOOL
Ship OUners Urge That Ap-
propriofions Be Not Reduced

Gov. Nathan L. Miller and members
OF the Legislature In a letter from the
American Steamship Owners Associa-
tion. OF which II. II. Raymond Is prcsi-
dent. were urged yesterday 20 oppose
any reduction In the appropriation for
the ma ntenance Of the New York State
Nautical School, conducted on the
United States ship Newport, now lying
NJ the foot OF West Ninety-seventh
street, North River
The ship owners point out that the
increase I'm the American oceangoing
merchant fleet from 2,i2s.T31 tons In
1914 to i2.ls4.3Ss tons in 1921 has
created an extra ordisAry demand for
young American seagolng officers. am
that the Newport has been of great
value In educating an exceptionally high
type Of men.
Every dollar expended for the main
tenance OF the Newport" says the letter.
"is returned 20 the State treasury many
times again through the prosperity OF
the grea. industry In which the school,
ship Is an indispensable factor.
ANY reduction In the capacity OF the
Newport at this time would be a loss
not only 70 the state but 20 tho nat on
as we'll
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
ANOTHER SHIPYARD
ON DELAWARE CLOSES
Hartman Plant Sends Out
Last Freighter.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. "a Another
Delaware River shipyard born Of war
time necessity closed to-day after send
In away on It's trial trip the frelghter
Arden, last of the forty ships con-
structed under Government contract.
II was the Hartman plant of the
Merchant Shipbulding Corporation at
Bristol. Pa. At the height OF its activi-
ties the yard employed 1900 workers.
most OF whom have been laid off grad
ually. For the last two weeks less than
700 men have been employed. and when
the gates closed to-day only enough of
these were retained to guard the plant
until decision Is reached as to the dis
position of the yard.
The Hartman interests own the
ground upon which the yard was built.
while the Government owns the ways
and buildings and the town site.
The first ship was launched at the
yard in August. 1918. Practically all of
them were Of the $500 ton fabricated
cargo carrier type.
The New York herald., 1921-02-25

Brookvale cBO. Rio Janeiro; 2iih. Leonlts
tspl' Gibraltar; Begw lndvale fBrl. Havana :
Auckland Luc.l!ne tBrl. Bordeaux; Oceanla
QtaD, Portland Me- Denis tBrt. RIO Js-
metro, P!ako Br), Arek!and Barracoo lbrl 4,
Teuerlffe. &c; kronsfad 1NorJ, Philadelphia :
iahatonka. For- Lobos Quantico. Ne" Eng
NEW LONDON. G.. Feb "a. 0 AM-Ar-
rived, tug Wes,Inoreand. Perth Amboy, tow
Ing hargss 79i and SOB for Providence, sol
for Fall River, ana 7ss for New Bedford.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Feb 33-Ar-
rived, schr Helene. Honolulu.
PORT ARTHUR, TeN. FEB 24-Arriyec, strs
Federal New Orleans Glove ItaD, Brin-
disi Winifred. Galveston; Reaper. Port
sailed 9th. str yaldarno dtaN. Gibraltar;
schr Scotia Maiden (BD, Papeste. Society
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb 24-Arr!yed
siFs Bayverdun tBrl, Marseilies; Bar Har-
r Fl 3 Folrrr. Brunswick; 0h.oan, San Fran.
CISCO &c; Oscoda. Sew York Bay Head
DO Venus II (Nor), do, Canad.au Adven-
turer (Brj. Caibarien: Charles NJ Everest
Cleared re d 23d. strs Tnis Cspl. London;
Emanuel Nobel CBelg). 81 Louis du ishone.
Sailed 23d, str Greclan, Savanna ana
Sailed 18th. strs Bslyernon CNor). Havana; !;
Chester Kiwsnis, Antwerp Via Rotterdam.
Cleared from Paulsboro I'D. str Pau!sooro,
Texas City.
Arrived at Delaware Breakwater 24th.
IL 30 PM. tug John + Lewis, Baltimore for
New York. towing mud machine.
Passed out 23d, 10 PM, strs Loretta. Phila-
delphIa for Manila, Sc. via Norfolk. 24tl,
T. 30 AN, Essex, do for Boston; 9 80 AN,
Andalusia (Sw), do for Cienfuegos. 100
PM, Andrea T Luclsenbach, do for New
sailed 24th, 10 AM. tugs Charles p
Greenough, towing barges Helen and Irene.
Providence for Norfolk: 80 AM. Bristol.
towing barges, seaward, Bathgate' towing :
Sailed 2lth. str Aowa Cfrom Horfolk)
New York 'n tow.
Sailed during the night, schr Rosalis Hull,
New York for Newport News. &c.
In harbor 2ith. 5 AN. tugs Caspian, Rich
mond and Braddock.-Wlnd NV 32 miles; :;
cloudy smooth sea.
PORTLAND. Ne. Feb 2+-Arrived, str
Felix Taussig, Norfolk.
PROVIDENCE, RI, FEB 2i-Arrived, str
Howard Baltimore.
Arrived 23d. etrs Aro, Port Arthur; Fred
ericN i Kellogg. Tampico; Aryan. Port
Arthur.
str Ekridge, Baltimore &c.
Arrived 22d. str d G. Scof!eld. Tampico
Sailed 23d, str Livingstone Roe. Baton
Rouge
Sailed 2lst. bark Annie Johnson. Hllo.
Sailed oath. strs Honolulu Maru dap 4,
Yokohama Edward Luckenbach. Neg York.
SEATTLE, Wash. FEB t2-saled, strs
Arabia Maru (Jap). orient; 23d, Santa Inez.
west coast South America.
Sailed 2ith, str AriZDnan. Portland.
Arrived 24th. str Kashima Maru (Jap).
Yokohama.
Arrived Gath. str West Katan, San Fran
cisco.
SAVANNAH, Ga. Feb 24-Arrived, strs
San Francisco. New York; Persian. Jackson
vile (and sailed for BALTIMORE.
Sailed 2ith str Jupiter tSp). Dunkirk; aux
schr Mount Hood (Nor). B!rkenhead.
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
VETERAN DISPATCHER
OF SHIPS WILL RETIRE
EdWard F. Wright viii Close
Career of 81 Years

Edward +. Wright. general marine
superintendent Of the International Mer-
camille Marine Company. viii sail" his
last ship, the White star liner Celtic.
tomorrow on her voyage TO Liverpool,
and take permanent vacation after
fifty-four years active service in one
line OF work despatching liners to their
European destinations He began work
with the American line in Philadelphia
when a boy and came TO this city in
1876 and shortly afterward started on
his long career as ship despatcher," Civ
ing the official word 70 take down the
gangplank and cast off hawsers from
many historic passenger carriers. in
Guiding some Of the great ships. such as
the stately Oceanic. lost in the war In
sending away the Celtic he viii go to the
bridge and give the skipper, Capt. r. o.
Jones, farewell grip and then return
to the pier and send the ship on her way.
The New York herald., 1921-02-25

fore the trial started that she felt the
defendant would make a good witness
AS the testimony continued Mrs. Maley
moved her hands nervously and her face
became drawn with anxieAy. Her eye
lids dropped and tears seemed near
when the story as told by the boy with
stood the County Prosecutors cross ex-
amin alton.
Among the witnesses for the defence
Mr.. and Mrs. Maley called Major Perci-
val e. Nagle. who was In France and
who knew Gleason as a soldier. Major
Nagle Is clerk of the Eighth District
Court, this city. and Is Democratic
leader of the Twentieth Assembly Dis
trict. He said that the young mans
character while in service and at home
was excellent.
Other witnesses. whose testimony was
practically the same. were Jeremiah NJ.
Barbour. New York city police sergeant;
Alderman Charles j. McGilly OF New
York city; Volney f. Wilson. also a
clerk OF the Eighth District Court. and
Lieut-Commander John v. Lynn. medi-
cal officer of the United States Navy,
who dressed Gleason's wounds the night
Of the murder.
Mrs Maley Is expected to sum ur for
the defence to-day. This will be the
first appearance Of woman IN this role
In a New Jersey court
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
FOREIGN PORTS.
tBy MALL

BERMUDA. Feb e2-Arrived, schr samuel
w Hathaway. Norfolk.
Joliet. Hong Kong &c, for Boston and New
York.
blnda. San Francisco.
GoTHENBURC;. Feb f6-sailsd. str Vim
cennes Bridge CtTom New York. Boston. sc).
HALIFAx. Feb ie-Arr!yed. schr Giant
King 1pr), Luncnburg 22d, s.rs Rosallnd
CBr1. New York for 81 Johns Canadian Vie
tor (Br) New York
HoLTENAU. Feb i7-sailed. str Eastport.
sANTk RosALIA. FEB Fin port. ship
bark Egon (Ger). FOR La Paz (both 20 sail
18TH In tow Of tug Sea Llon)
ST JOHN, NB. Feb 2i-Artivso' sirs Bay
Ton; Boiingbroke lBr), Glasgow; Canadian
Hunter (Br). Halifax
New Zealand Via Norfolk Manchester Cor
pors.ion (Br), Philadelphia schr Z X Bent
ley (BrD, Port Grevillei -dc. ftr G'oFsle
(Er1 Bait
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
FLIGHT ACROSS U. S.
TAKES 22 IL HOURS
Lieut.. Coney, Reaching Jack
sonville, Seeks to Break Rec
ord in Return to San Diego.

Special Despatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Feb. 24.-Arriv-
ing at Pablo Beach this morning at ;27
o'clock ON his record breaking flight
from San Diego to Jacksonville. Lieut..
William De Voc Coney Of the Ninety
first Aero Division. had the satisfaction
of knowing he had beaten his time OF
twenty-four hours by making the air
journey in exactly % hours and 80 min
utes flying time
Lieut.. Coney Immediately after land
ing at Pablo Beach proceeded to Camp
Johnston, where ne was met by Major
H. 3. Clagget, Major stevens and Lieut..
S. Eaton, the last named being ordered
to Jacksonville to assist Major Claggct In
offering help to the transcontinental
fler.
In discussing the journey Lieut..
Coney stated that he attained the
greatest height when passing over the
Mississippi River. when he rose 1900
feet 10 escape heavy fog.
In passing over the Rockies. although
believing himself high enough to miss
any treacherous mountains. he almost
sent his giant De Havilaud against a
snow capped peak which he barely saw
In time to pass around. He was making
200 miles an hour at the time.
When he landed at Camp Johnston
Lieut.. Coney was not met officially by
Major Clagget nor his mother. as II
was not believed he could make the Jour
ney from Love Field TO Jacksonville be-
fore 9 o'clock He Immediately tele-
phoned his arrival TO several hundred
friends and enthusiasts who were gath
cred in the city TO welcome him and
who rushed to the camp in automobiles
Lieut.. Coney wore cn electrically
heated coat and carried a bag of choco-
late and two bottles Of warm coffee In
his plane. He Is expecting TO receive
permission from the War Department to
make return fight 10 San Diego. and
believes he can beat his time on the re-
turn trip. While on the Atlantic sea
board Lieut.. Coney will visit Brunswick
his old home. where demon stratior
has been planned for him.
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
TRANSOCEAN FARES
RAISED 1OPER CENT.
Increased Demands for Trans
portation Net by Revived
summer Rate"
AFFECTS ONLY 1ST CABIN
Holland America, Cunard, /.
VI. NJ. and French Line
Agree to the Step.
AFFECTS ONLY 1ST CABIN

The principal transatlantic steamship
companies announced yesterday that on
March ] they would resume what was
known as the summer rate" plan
which was suspended at the outbreak Of
the war. The new rates will call for
an increase of 10 per cent in outgoing
first class passenger rates on the Inter-
national Mercantile Marine. the Cunarj
and the Holland-America lines. The in
crease VIII apply to both east and west
bound traffic on the French line.
While the increase Of 10 per cent Is
the same as before the war. II means
more in dollars. az passenger rates have
been raised several times since then. The
companies have taken this step as the
result of increased demands for trans
portation. which means the employment
during the summer months of additional
forces as we'll as many other added ex-
penses.
nounced. TO tickets already booked or
purchased. Only first class rates are
affected, the second class and steerase
passages remaining the same.
The Cunard Line Is charging a mini
mum rate OF s205 10 England on It's
smaller ships. and $3.50 on its larger
ones. Second cabin passage. which will
remain unchanged. costs from $l20 TO
$3.50, and steerage passage is from SIS
to 500. Before the war the cost OF first
class passage on the Cunard ships was
$3.50, second class s65 and steerage $ss.
The French Line announced that It's
increased rates would apply to both first
and second class accommodations. The
first class rate now is from sle5 to s235
and the second class rate from sl15
TO $3.50. The steerage is from $50 TO
800.
E. H. Lundbeck. general manager OF
the Swedish A rnorican Line. said that
his company would not put on the sum-
mer rates as an increase was made
three months ago
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
OIL STATIONS FOR U. s. SHIPS.
snscsdl Despatch 10 THE Nrw YoaK HEsALD.
New York herald Bureau,
Washington, II. C.. Feb. "a.

The shipping Board is 20 establish
large oil bunkering stations in the prin-
cipal ports on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts 10 bunker Government owned and
operated ships. The hrst station is TO De
erected on Craney Island In Norfolk
Iiarbor.
Rlds for construction work. tanks,
lines and nllers al Norfolk have been
asked. The station Is expected to bunker
vessels operating out Of Norfolk. Ralti-
more, Philadelphia and in some In
stances New York.
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
AMERICAN PORTS.
[By Man1

HONOLULU, Feb ls-Arrived strs Biru p
ingham City, New Orleans for Chinwautao
land sailed 20th) Edgemoor, san Francisco
for Manila.
Sailed 18th, str Sheridan. San Francisco.
HOUSTON. Tex. Feb i7-Arrived, str City
OF Lordsbury, Galveston 10 load for Bremen
and Hamburg).
Arrived 18th. motor Worden. Frontera
MANILA, Feb l6-Salled, str sherman,
San Francisco.
ORANGE. Tex, Feb ls-Arrived, schr Minas
King (Br). Tampico.
Cleared isth, schr. chas Whlttemore (Br).
Port Spain
Sailed 18th. schr Maplefield (B), Tam
pico.
PORT ARTHUR. Tex. Feb 1s-Arrved. str
Absio (Br eX-War African. Rotterdam.
Sailed 1ath. str Bloomfield (Br. laramie.
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
BOARD NAMED TO CUT
LEVIATHAN'S UPKEEP
u. S. Thinks SIS, 900 Month to
I. M. M. Is Too Much.

WAsHrNGToN, Feb. 24.-Appointment
OF a committee to make arrangements
for reducing the cost OF the upkeep OF
the liner Leviathan was announced to-
day by Chairman Benson. The commit
tee will consist OF Commander r. d.
Gatewood of the Shipping Board and
+. w. Gibbs of the International Mer-
camille Marine.
Revision OF the present agreement by
which the Government pays to the Inter-
national Mercantile Marine $4,000 a
month for maintenance of the liner
which Is tied UP I'm New York Harbor.
was considered necessary because OF the
expense the chairman said
+. A. S. Franklin. president of the
corporation. conferred with the board
to-day and expressed willingness TO
cooperate In reducing expenses.
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
AMERICAN PORTS.
LEY TelegrAnh.l

ASTORIA, o. Fob 23-saiied, ctr Yves;
Nivaria. Yokohama; motor ship slam t'an)'
Copenhagen. -
BOSTON, Mass. Feb 2a-Arriysd, sirs Ca
madam slgnailer Brl, Fowey; -4th, Donlira
tBr). Hamburg EuIE lo"hus thrl, Bstsyia'
nuda. Norfolk. towing barge searspor;
and Bangor. -
Cleared 2iti, strs West Jaffrey, no 10
nsiro Monsevldeo and Buenos Aires Via New
York and Philadelphia; Lake Faribau't.
Charleston and Jacksonvlhe.
Sailed 23d, str Mar de! Norte tSp'' NOT
folk.
Sailed 24,h strs Prince George (Brl, fsr-
mouth San Mateo. Havana and Port 1inion
Mercer Victory, Portland: y IIomblad
dam, Norfolk (PMl; schrs Frederick J
Lovstt. 3, John Gordon Tibbo tprl Grsrd
toyinr bsrxes sw Nos t5 and @ Toiler.
New YORK. towing eargss Agnes Howard,
The New York herald., 1921-02-25

will have to take up and discuss, not
on a basis of immediate benefit. but of
advantage tc the American people for
long time to come"
In regard to the tariff. Mr.. Lamont
declares 1t is one that lis not soluble by
scientific methods" He says 1t has
taken "a long time for some OF our
statesmen, and for the American people
to grasp this face--that imports pay for
exports and that. In the long run,
country gains, not loses, by ample inn
ports"
Protection and Revenue.
There are many hidebound protec-
tionists left in America who are to-day
declaring that the tariff should be raised.
not simply for the purpose of gaining
add itional revenue, which every one
knows the Treasury needs, but for the
purpose of affording continued protec-
ton upon an ample scale to American
industries" Mr.. Lamont continues. NOW
there may be certain cases in the United
States where the infant industry Theory
is still tenable. but those cases must
be few and far between. There are other
cases where the question OF national de-
fence comes in For Instance. this coun-
try. as well as Great Britain. will be
perfectly justified in levying such pro-
hibtive duties upon chemicals as Will
force their manufadure in this country;
so that If n future Germany. holding
the chemical trade of the world almost
In It's hands. were to arise and make
war we should not be altogether help
less"
Mr.. Lamont says this country must
realize that we cannot continue to pile
up cred it's indefinitely without disar-
ranging our own and the worlds mar
kets. We shall find ourselves
ardently desiring to buy as well as TO
sell. If such shall be the case, we shall
automatically tend toward freer trade.
We shall inevitably grow to realize that
the ideal status for the world is for our
country TO produce those things which
1t can produce cheapest and best. and
TO exchange those things for the prod
ucts OF other countries which those
| countries are able TO produce pest ana
more cheaply than We
Mr. Lamont suggests. as one OF the
quickest means of reducing the tax
| burden, an agreement with other ma
tions for partial disarmament. The In
come and excess profits tax for 1920
will be materially lower than 1919. he
feels. because of the sharp drop In COM
modify prices and the curtailing OF
manufacture in the last half or 1920.
! He goes on record as an oPpoHehI VI
the excess profits tax. which. he says.
'acts as a dead hand on initiative and
enterprise"
Mr.. Lamont asserts I'VE are even now
in the midst of the industrial depression
and consequently the new Ad-
ninistra tion, unless IL Is able to insti-
tute sweeping economies may conceN-
ably find itself-even under Our present
burdensome tax laws-facing a serious
deficit in revenue"
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
GERMAN sKIpPDp. co HOME.

The scandinavian American liner
Tinted States, which sailed yesterday
for Copenhagen. has aboard i46 Ger
mans. chiefly shippers OF German ships
who fed to Mexico when the war came
and were unable 90 leave because Of the
British blockade. A special train took
the Germans 10 Hoboken on Wednesday
night guarded by immigration ard Dc
partnent Of Justice agents.
The New York herald., 1921-02-25

SAN PEDRO. Cal. Feb - Arrived. motor
Mazat.an. san Fralclsco for Haaza;liilo
tand proceedsdI; SIR Waran, Victo..a tof
United Kingdom.
Sailed 18Th. str Talarite QBrj. Vancouver.
ST THOMAS VI. Feb s-Arrived. str Vi
borg 0aAl. Iquiqur tand sailed for Den
mark via Azores scar Hope Sherwood. Pas
cagoula l0,h. sirs PutDey. Taltal (and sailed
for FayaD ieth Ctty OF sherman, Antcia-
gasta (aud sailed for Hamburgl.
SABINE, Tex, Feb ls-Arrived, SIR Mi-eTsA
Dutch), Kingston.
Sailed 18Th, SIR Conauchee (Br), Barrow;
nth. bari. Ellen (NOr), Christlana.
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
ISOLATION Is HARMFUL
Points Out This Country
Must Help Buying Pow
er of Europe.
PROBLEM FOR TREASURY
Banker, in Magazine Article,
Gives Views on Big Issues Be-
fore New Administration.

Discussing the problems Of the in
coming Administration Thomas w.
Lamont, the banker, in an article
which will appear in Hnrper's Maya
zine, says that all questions relating
10 taxation, the tariff, and particu-
Early foreign trade relations. must be
approached with the understanding
Nhat the war has transformed America
from debtor to a creditor nation.
The United States cannot be COM
he says, and the nations prosperity is
$50 closely interviewer with affairs OF
the European countries that America,
,of necessity, must help restore Europe
10 a position Of buying power. For
the same reason it will be necessary,
ahe banker adds, for the new Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to bring down
foreign obligations to n manageable
figure.
Mr. Lamont is q member of the firm
OF j. 2. Morgan & Co. and was one of
the economic advisers of President
Wilson at the Paris peace conference.
He is recognized as one of the worlds
leading bankers and one of the fore
most authorit es on financial problems
The publishers OF Hdrper's Magazine
asked Mr.. Lamont to express his views
on the financial and economic prob
lens the new Administration will have
to face. The banker devotes himself
entirely to taxation. the tariff and
foreign trade relations, because they
are the three outstanding topics
which every citizen ought to study
and discuss"
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
Dangers to Navigation.

lReported TO the Hydrograp phic Offioe.l
Feb 81. lat so 80. lon rs 40. wlta; was sp-
parently a mast OF sunken vessel. With
two thirds OF II painted white. projecting
about feet out OF water.
Feb 3. lat so 80. lon 70 ~. n mast project
ing about 10 feet out OF water. apparently
attached TO submerged wreckage.
Feb 81. lat 81 "a. lon 10 27. U naval
coal barge No i5s
Feb %, about 10 mHs SSE Of Palm
Beach, Fla. can buoy painted white.
Feb q, lat q 50. lon so IS, black can
buoy.
Feb %. lat 81 IS. lon 80 90. str Victorieux
(Fr), abandoned IN a sinking condition.
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
Naval Orders
spdtch ID THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
IL I.a.a..A.... L l..h u N

These naval orders have been made public:
Lieut. Charles O. Balm. TO Pacific Coast
Torpedo Station. Keyport Lieut.. CoIlmancer
Stuart r. Bray 20 u. ;. 5. Charleston as
NAVIGATOR: Commander Howson ". Cole, 20
Navy Yard. Boston Lieut.. Edward A.
Mitchell 10 L. s. :. McCaIla Capt. Charles
J. Nelson. 10 duty g squadron comTnander.
destroyer force. Atlautlc fleet; Lieut.. Il. ;.
O. Wclch. 20 duty Naval Hospital. League
Island. Pa. W
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
rs LIVES IN 80 MONTHS
COST OF AIRPLANE MAIL
Congress Likely to Oppose
Dangerous Service.
Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. G., Feb. "a. I

New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. G.. Feb. "a.
Congress in all probability will fight
the airplane mail service hereafter on a
new ground. that the tremendous loss
CT life which has resulted does not
make this character Of mail worth the
cost. That developed to-nigh, when 1t
became known that since the establish
ment Of an airplane mail service in May.
1918. a total Of twenty-six men. Of whom
eighteen were pilots. mad been killed.
The airplane mail service has been a
bone Of contention in Congress for a
long time. chiefly because of its dispro-
portionatc cost The argument has been
that the need Tor RAPID delivery Of mall
was not so great that the ordinary
means OF carrying IL by rail should be
abandoned.
The killing Of a pilot on the Pacific
coast on Tuesday last brought the total
90 twenty-six.
The New York herald., 1921-02-25
U. S. FLIERS LEAVE PANAMA.
Paciac Air Force Takes on on
Return Flight.
Bp IA AsaocIated Prtss

Bu fhe Assocldted Press.
CoLoE, Canal Zone. Feb. 24.--The
Pacific air force. which early this year
few from San Diego 10 this port. to-day
started "A return fight.