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Bally Fifteenth Year.
Wjekly Fiftieth Year.
MEDFOHD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 33, 1921
NO. 251
ML TRIBUNE
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if
1
SHOULD GIVE
BIS COIN
10 CREDITORS
John L. ' Etheridge on Stand
. Swears Morris Brothers
; Have Juggled Funds for
Years Have $200,000 in
, Safe Deposit Vaults Which
Belong , to , Creditors In
: terim Decision Expected.' :
; PORTLAND. Ore.. "Jan. 13. On tho
witness stand in proceedings before
Itobert F. Mugulrc, muster i in, chan
cery, late yeMorday, John'L. Ether
idge, px-president of tho wrecked, bond
house uf Morris Brothers, Inc., told
in hiB own way tho. history .-of his
connection with tho corporation,
8 wore that Prod S. Morris of Port
land and James H. Morris of Phila
delphia had for years juggled their
buslncHM affairs ro as to cover up
their assets whenever they so desired.
Ho concluded by declaring that the
creditors of the defunct institution
hero, are entitled tq' every cent of
property held by Frod S, Morris and
his sister, Henrietta Morris, and gave
an additional list of about $200,000
worth of assets, which ho said ho be
lieved still to be intact in their safe
deposit box here. . '
SALEM, Ore.; Jan. 13. T. B. Hand
ley, state corporation commissioner,
was today summoned to appoar be
fore tljo Mutnomah county grand jury
that is investigating Morris Brothers,
Inc. - He said lie expected to testify
relative to absence of a permit to the
company to sell Its corporation stock
In. Oregon, Discovery has been made,
t .ia alleged that in 1918 and .19.19
tho company 'soldits stock, in th'is
state. According to Mr. Itandloy tho
records Of the department show that
no permit was Issued to the company
to sell its stock.
PORTLAND, Ore., .Ian; 13. The
vny for a decision as to whether
noldcrs of interim certificates Issued
by the bond house of Morris brothers,
Inc., shall be entitled to receive the
bonds was paved today when Federal
Judge C. E. "Wolverton authorized
Itobert Treat Piatt, attorney for the
United States National bank, to file a
bill in Interpleader In tho state co'urtii
In which Is pending suit by certain in
terim holders for possession of tho
bonds. . ' -
Judge "Wolyer ton's action-tied up
w tho $1,595,600 bonds of the cily of
'T Edmonton, hold in ?rust by tho bank
until interests of all persons in the
bonds are settled in tho circuit court.
TONIGHT'S BOUT, LONDON
-I-.O.noN"; .Inn. '13.-0(1(18 ftf li to 4
wbrc tSduy offered Unit Jimmy1 Vllde,
flyweight puKiliHtlc champion of Eu
rope, would defeat "I'eto'-' jHermftn -of.
New Orleans In their bout in Albert
Hull tonlKht. --Herman's recent de
feat In New York City by Joo Lynch
wns not recognized hero as forfeiting
Herman's title to the'world's bantam
weight championship and tonight's
battle .was considered in sporting
circles today as carrying with It tho
chnmpionship laurels.
' "Battling" Levinsky, formerly light
heavyweight champion, yesterday
completed his work preliminary to his
bout with Bombadler'WellB tonight.
All DDDTI A Kin
nLL lUMUIMU
:r IDE
AND
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13. Send
ing of another threatening letter by
the mysterious person signing "Shad
ow'" who has made demands of large
sums of money from prominent j-er-sons
of Portland, becain known to?
day when Mrs. Phil'Gevurtz, a society
woman', admitted having received a.
letter demanding $25,000.
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 13. Police
early today were working on what
clues they have as to the identity of
h would-be blackmailer signing
Shadow," who sent threatening let
ters t prominent men here. It de
veloped today that Henry Jenning, Jr.,
one of the men who had received two
threatening letters, which he failed
to respond to found on his desk yes
terday a note printed in ink on the
stationery of his furniture company,
rending. "I have been here. 8hadow."
Police were maintaining guard over
the families of J. Wesley Ladd, Chn.
Jpnning. Henry .lennlng. Jr., Hen
.selling. T, (icvui'17. and Poptmnsler .1.
! Report From London
Nikolai Lenine Is
Dead; Unconfirmed
t
LONDON', Jan. 12 A. com
munication from Moscow an
nouncing the death of M. Kar
poff, member of the supremo
economic council of soviet Rus
sia, is quoted in a Berlin dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
received hore today.
Tho supreme council In Mos
cow contains no person named
Karpoff, which is an old pseud
onym of Nikolai Lenine, soyiot
premier, iSomo of his publica
tions bear that name.
The Jewish news bureau, a
iNew York City news ngency,
January 9 received, a dispatch
from its Moscow corespondent
telling of the dangerous Illness
of Lenine. )
RGHT AGIST
MEATTRUST IS
National Livestock Association
- Committee Favors . Co
operation in. Sales at Cen
- tral Markets Would Put
Stockyards Under U.S.
EL, PAO, Texas, Jan. 13. A sug
gestion that the American National
Livestock association endorse tho prin
cipal of co-operative livestock com
mission companies' at contral markets
and co-operate In the establishment of,
these agencies on a sound and conser
vative basis was contained In the re
port of the nuirket commltttee of the
association, presented to tho annual
convention here today.
"Besides reducing the cost of mar
keting, the advantage to producers of
having at the markets their own rep
resentatives Is obvious," said tho re
port. . . ,
The committee report also contained
a statement "that youricomniittee be
lieves that the stockyards should bo
regarded as terminals of the railroads
and they should he owned and operat
ed hy them under supervision of the
interstate commerce commission."
Continuing the report said:
Reduce H. C. L. ,
"In spile of the strenuous opposition
which 'the concentrated power of
wealth has brought to bear, we have
consistently carried on. Ab vn result
this association today stands before
the" world as tho chamnion for federal
legislation which would result in the
consumers of this country being able
to purchase meat and foot! products nt
the lowest posslblo cost, consistent
with a fair return to the-producer, tho
manufacturer and tho distributor when
they are-performing a necessary ser
vice by methods economically sound.
'Many otherwise Intelligent people
seenv to think the principal object of
the market committee Is to fight the
packers. Nothing could be farther from
the truth. The packers are the ones
who aro fighting reasonable regulation
which would insure a square deal for
all."
The report outlined the Gronna'blll,
now pending In the United States sen-
( Continued on Page Eight)
UP OVER
CLEVER
M. Jones, following receipt of the
threatening letters.' '
Careful examination by tho police
of the vicinity of .tho spot where a
duniniy jnckago was placed Tuesday
night, following arrangements with
Ladd who had 'Jeen ordered by
"Shadow" to deposit a package con
taining $25,000 In currency, showed
that the mysterious letter writer had
made careful preparations for flight.
Ho had hidden behind -a sign board
awaiting the arrival of the Huto in
which Ladd was instructed to bring
the paeknge. Ho had cut a wire fenre
so as to enable him to make a quick
dash In the brush. No further trace
of the person was found.
The package was dropped by Poli e
Inspector Hellyer, who impersonated
Ladd and he was assisted by a num
ber of officers who followed him in
automobiles, but who failed to catch
the elusive "Shadow." The rendez
vous with "Shadow." was arranged
through a newspaper personal ad
which the first threatening letter hnd
asked 'I .mid to Insert,
NOW EXPECTED
JAPS FEAR
RESULT OF
SENTRY'SACT
Protest Against Killing of
Lieut.' W. H. Langdon May
Be Filed-by United States
Jap Government and People
Greatly Concerned Over In
cident Admitted Officer
Did Not Fire Until Wounded.
WASillNT.TON, Jan. 13. Secre
tary Daniels conferred today with
Fttitp department officials in an ef
fort to expedite complete official re
ports of tho killing of Lloutenunt W.
H. Langdon of tho American cruiser
Albany by a Japanese sentry at Vlad
ivostok. , . -
After the conference Mr. Davis said
the state department was seeking the
fullest reports from Its agents at
Vladivostok. The American consul
there already has- been asked for a
more complete account but no reply
has heen received.
Whether a protest will be lodged
with. the Japanese foreign office will
depend upon the facts as developed
by the investigations in progress, it
was said at tho state department.
On the basis of such official and un
official information as has been re
ceived, some officials are inclined to
regard the shooting as the act of an
excitable Bontry.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Lieut.
W. H. Langdon of the American
cruisor Albany, was shot by a Jap
anese sentry at Vladiyostok, when
he failed to undei stand or heed a
command tq halt, .said an. official
version of the Inc'tlunt received to
day 'by tha, Japanese embassy from
its government. - .
Another message, to tho embassy
said the Japaneso government, and
peope were greatly concerned over
the incident. .'
The message as received and made
public by the Japanese embassy said:
"The Japanese sentry stationed in
front of the - Japanese staff' head
quarters at half-past four o'clock in
the morning saw a man approaching
who was psing a .flashlight, casting
Its rays upon the front of the staff
build'ng. He stopped the mwi and
demanded to know if he was Russian
or American. Not understanding the
reply made by Langdon, the sentry
sought to pull iback the hood which
As drawn over his face, to inspect
him.
"The officer resisted and drew a
revolver,- whereupon the sentry stop
ped back a cottplo of paces and pre
sented his bayonet. The ofricer turn
ed to proceed on his way. The son
try .called to him In Japanese to
stop and when the order was disre
garded, ho fired. Langdon turned
upon tho sentry and fired twice at
him with his revolver and then col
lapsed." Tho Eontry has been arrested, an
other messago to the embassy said,
and ordered before a court1 martial
which Is charged to develop all of
the facts, upon which the govern
ment may proceed furthct' In the
case. .
AN OLD FRIENDSHIP
NUTLEY, N. J., Jan. 13. Life-long
friendship begun when they wore
negro slaves In Georgia, terminated In
police court hore today when Richard
William HarrU), 8(1, was held to the
grand jury charged with having as
saulted William Henry Harrison, 78,
Christmas eve. Tho .quarrel started
when Harrison started to throw Har
ris' old dog downstairs because of lis
"midnight serenades."
T,
LONDON, Jan. .13. The twenty
round boxing match between "Bat
tling" Levlnaky. the American, for
mer light-hoavywclRht champion, and
Hoyihardler Wells in Albert Hall here
tonight has been postponed, owing to
lrf-vlnsky's having Injured his right
arm yesterday while training- Doc.
tor certified today that Ivlnk.v
would be unable to fight for at leaKt
two wi'i-kx and it Is expected he will
meet Wells about llucc weeks lionets
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Athens Claim of U. S.
Loan, $38,000,000 Is
Denied, Washington
j
ATHENS, Jan. 12. It was
announced, hore; toduy that the
United States government had
consented to advance tho Greek
government $38,0(10.000 already
promised Greece when M. Ven
l.oios was prime minister, but
upon tho condition' that tho
money be expended in America
for non-war material.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.
State and treasury officials were
unable to explain today the an
nouncement In Athens thnt tho
advance of a $38,000,000' war
time credit grantod to tho form
er Greek government had been
made available to the Constan-
tine government. There had
been no change as to the status
of the fun. It was said at 'both
departments. Pending formal
recognition of the now Greek
government It was said, tho bal
ance of tho $38000.000 would
remain in the treasury.
.'
"
Emperor Charles Is Reported
Already on Way to Hungary
Nation-Wide Strike Con
tinues Mail Stops, Tele
graph Suspended.
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DEATH TO PROFITEERS
.'"
VIENNA, Jan. 14. The death
penalty or .the whipping post for
profiteers was domamlcd . at u
price conference here today
which developed much. agitation,
The chief of the technical trades
union declared: .. ,
"Wo have guns at hand. We
warnxyou thnt from January 20
we will be beyond the law and -H
will act without pity for profl-s.
teers. If you must make an ex-
ample you must choose million-
aires and not the little fellows,"
He also demanded a plebiscite
on the question of fusion with
Germany us of JIalch 1.
Professor Wolkan, representing
the salaried classes, cried: -
"Austria Is dead; long live Ger-
many." .
: A demonstration considered by
the police-us an ugly augury Myis
hold In .the hotel diBtrlct last
night. Crowds paraded back and
forth shouting threats against
profiteers.
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VIENNA, -Ian. 12. TcnHlon over
tho exiHtiriK economic und political
situation in the Austrian repuhlic
seem 8 to bo Innreanlnff. ' Doors of the
big hotels In Vienna are ilhuUercd nt
dusk necitJHO of communlHt demon-
titrations against them as symbols of
profiteering. As yet no disordur has
occurred. '
ToKtal employer have announced
they have called n strike, tho socialist
element demanding that theso work
ers he organized as a union. The
conservatives refused to say whether
they wll! declare, a strlko against the
ntriko of their co-workers. Mall col
lection) ceased tonight and telephone
and telegraph serviced will bo sus
pended tomorrow If matters aro not
settled, Jt Im believed ait adjustment
Is Improbablo and that a general
strike will be called.
Workmen . demand that the deduc
tion of the Income tax front their !''
envelopes cease unlit the eapluil levy
law enacted by the last national as
sembly is enforced. They declare they'
will continue their strlko until profi
teering Is choiked.
Tho government today drafted dras
tic regulations against profiteering,
providing for heavy penalties for vio
lations of the law, soma features of
which have heen disregarded. , At
present articles not under government
control arc offered at fabulous prices.
Tho government has conefdej new
salary Increases totalling me' e than
4,000.000 kroner annually an'i'has an
nounced 100 pei- cent Inereaiies In the
postage and freight rates tp be charg
ed for tobacco, salt and alrohol.
Officials In foreign circleu who have
come In close contact with the situa
tion assert Austria Is approaching a
climax and the general uneasiness was
Increased hy a report printed here to
day that former Kmperor Ohnrles was
already on his way from Hwitzcrlnnd
to Hungary, . - I
AUSTRIA NEAR,
TENSION GROWS
UNION LABOR
GIVEN BLOW
IN FRANCE
Dissolution of General Federa
tion of Labor Ordered by
Court and Officials Fined
Labor Action in Railroad
Strike Last May Real Cause
of Decision Leon Tou
haux Chief Defendant.
PARIS, Jan. 13. Dissolution of tho
General Federation of Labor was ord
ered , today by the court ' which has
been hearing tho cases against Leon
Jouhnux, president of tho federation
and the other of Its officers on charges
of Infringements of law governing
unions. Fines of 100 francs each were
Imposed upon Jouhnux and four other
federation officials.
The trial of Jouhnux and his nssoci
ato officials wns begun December 16.
The charges against them .were of a
technical charactor, such as the admis
sion to membership In the federation
of Irregularly formed unions llko those
of tho teachers and pout til and other
civil service. ' fl'he fodorntion, how-
over, was charged with having polit
ical objects, as was alleged to have
been shown hy Its participation In the
railroad strike last May, at which time
the cabinet announced, it hnd Instruct
ed the minister of Justlco to open pro
cecdings against the federation with a
view to Its dissolution.
PARIS, Jan. 13. Paul Claudol, for
mer French minister to Ilrazil, - has
buen appointed French ambassador to
Japan, it -was announced by news
papers today. it i
PORTLAND ME1AL
' PORTLAND, Jan. 13. The Pacific
coast district metnl trades council
representing unions from coast points
went on record as unalterably opposed
to any reduction of wages at this time,
and recommended that questions of
reductions affecting workers be
ferred to .local metal tr rules councils
and International officers In tho dis
tricts affected. This decision , was
roachod at tho conclusion of tho an
nual convention last night, It was an
nounced today.
The discussion or .wage readjust
ment came up as a result of a declara
tlon in ado by the G. M. Standlfer Con
struction corporation' of Vancouver,
Wii nil., that It nniHt make a induction
of ten. per cent In wages or drop BOO
men from tho payroll. Tho convention
decided to refer the Standlfcr.ouestlon
to the various unions represented at
that plant, and a meeting was called
for today by tho Vancouver Metal
Trades Council to take action on the
matter. - ,
J. N. TEAL CHAIRMAN
JOINT GOWIMinEE
WASH I NO TON, Jan. 13. Tho
inomherHlilps of tho Joint committee
of tlio Hhlpplng board and In tho
Intcr-Htnto commerce commlHulon,
which iH to work out tho application
of thc.varlouH provlHionH of the trntin
portutlon act and tho JoniH merchant
act, was announced today by tho Hliip
plnHr board.
Iteprenentlnir tho board aro Com
mlKHloner J. N. Teal of' OroRon, chair
man of tho committee and J. I.
Thompson of Alabama And Guy U.
Ooff of WiHConain. KeprcHentlng the
t'ornmiKKion are CommiHAioners C. C.
MoC'ord, Henry C. Hull and Mark W.
Potter. .. ' . '
Headjiintment of export nnd Import
rail 'routef, Chairman Teal said,, will
be the flnvt matter before tho commit
tee In an effort to influence the flow
of tonnage in American bottom.
Tiger Crew nt l'oughktp"lfe.
PKINCKTON, N. J., Jan. 13. For
Jho first time In a dt-endo Princeton
rowing authorities nre seriously con
sidering an Invitation to send the
Tiger varsity to I'oiiKhkccppie for the
lulcr-collcglnto regatta June St. '-
McCumber Proposes
Duty SOc a Bushel
on Canadian Wheat
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ki. To
stop "enormous importations of
Canadian wheat," Senator Mc-
Cumber, republican, North Dakota
announced today that he would
ask for a tariff of probably fifty
cents a bushel on wtieat to be In-
eluded In tho Fordney emorgoncy
tariff bill Instead of tho duty of
thirty cents carried by the mea-
suro as It passed tho house.
Senalor McCumber bet'oro the
seuato finance committee hearing
on tho Fordney tariff measure,
said ho feared ruin of tho Amor-
lean wheat farmer as tho market
alrcudy was glutted with Cana-
dian wboat and 150.000,000 bush-
ols for export remained. Ho do-
dared ho did not believe tho price
of bread would be increased by a
fifty cont duty on wheat.
WALKING STILL
CAPTURED BY
LOCAL
County Officials Aided by Med
ford Night Police Round Up
Four Bootleggers Arm Pit
StiU Found on "Member of
Quartette.
Four men kIvIiik tho iinnios of J.
I Stewart and K. Hill. John Don and
.lainea Doe wore urrestod by the sher-
ifnrtrflca Wodnesday night for hav
lug liquor in tlteir poxsesBlon and one
Was equipped with the latest styles In
bootlugitlng accessories. When the men
wore searched a copper cylinder was
found strapped around his body, held
In place by a strap over the shoulder,
and filled with bondod whiskey. To
this cylinder was attached a rubber
tube, and customers were served eith
er by the bottle or the drink, by the
syphon system. The contraption could
bo easily hidden under the overcoat.
The four .furnished $800 bonds for ap
pearance before Justice of the. Peace
D. W. Bagshaw of Jacksonville nt ten
o clock Saturday morning. The men
were arrested at a local hotel. Night
Policemen HcmpBtreet and Atiama
assisted In the arrest. .
In the' possession of the two was
found seven pints of Old Taylor,
gallon and a quart of pure alcohol, and
an Instrument for testing thcstrength
of tho forblddon beverage. It Is the
belief of the sheriff's office that they
did a good business in this city Wed'
nesday. Thoy wore supplied with
plenty of money, and readily furnlshod
$800 bonds In $100 bills. All were
Well dressed and diamond bedecked
Intthe Biiltcaso of one of the prison
ers a bottle of whisky was found. He
claimed to liavo been n lieutenant
colonel 111 tho army, and prominent In
the social and business llfo of Sun
PranciBco and Portland, with a father
ratdd as one of the rldhcst men In the
northwest.
Tills citizen claimed that ho was
Inilocent of any wrongdoing, and that
hla only crlmo was being caught In bad
company. Ho was coining over the
Slsklyous via nuto and burned nut a
bonrlng on his car. Tho two alleged
bootleggers gave him assistance, und
ho loft his sultcaso In their room,
whore It was found by the authorities
SOUTH U1VKH, Out., Jan. 13 Do
layed' by cold the trtiln carrying the
American balloonlsts to Toronto Is two
and a half hours lato and will not
reach that city before 4:30 p. m. The
party Is expected to leave for the
states at ft p. m.
SHERIFF
DECLARES DRY LAW, UNAMENDED, WILL MEAN
SWEEPING U. S. PASSENGER SHIPS FROM OCEAN
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Amend
ment of tho prohibition enforcement
B'!t to permit American pitHHCMiRcr
linos in foreign trade to carry and
fH'll liquor outwldc thu threentile
limit of the United StittPH huh urged
Fiefore the house Judiciary committee
today by Htoamahlo officials who com
plained that lftcnuHe of prent ro-
utrlctlonft, foreign dhlps wore handling
the bulk of travel.
' Jtcpresentatlve Edmonds, republi
can, Pennsylvania, Author . of the
mendment declared that failure to
amend the law would make it lm
poftfflhle for American ahipa to get
anyihlng except overflow travel.
FISH BILL
SES IN
House Makes Favorable Re
port Unanimous Legisla
ture Adjourns Until Monday
For Special Message From
Governor, Subject of Which
Is Kept Secret Senator
Thomas, Brother IIL
SAL.EM, Ore., Jan. 13. Senator C.
M, Thomas of Jackson county has re
ceived word of the oritical illness of
his brother, W. G. Thomas of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. '. S
SALEM, Jan. 13. Both branches of
tho Oregon legislature adjourned at
noon today until Monday when they
will meet in joint session, to receive a
special messago from Governor Bon V?,.
Olcott. The governor In requesting
the Joint session nindo no announce
meat as to the nature of thp message
beyond saying' It deals with a.;on8truc
tlve stato question. ...
A resolution introduced In, the senate
today proposes that a committee, of. Blx
members of tho house and five of the
senate confer with a like . committee
from' the legislature from the. state of
Washington relative to mutual fishing
Interests on tho Columbia rlyer.? ,, .
1 : Terms of Bill .
SALEM,' Ore.', Jon; iS.--An ttnantm-.
one doclslon to draft and report out a
bill re-organizing the , fish ' and game
commission along: lines agreed upon
between the sportsmen and commer
cial fishing Interests last .November
has been reached by the house game
committee.' . '.,.''V'",H",
, The bill provides that the five mem
bers of the proposed game commis
sion be appointed by the governor: for
a term of five years. The governor
may remove commissioners . for the
cood of the service and to start tho
commission, five members shall be ap
pointed, one to serve one -year, one
two years and so forth. The flan com
mission Is to consist of three members,
as previously announced. ; - ;:
Among the powers granted, to the
game commission is the' right to open
any closed season and close any open
season at the discretion of the com
mission and upon proper notice. The
bill makes no change In the allocation
of game fish hatcheries or reserves.
Ah emergency clause Is contained In
the bill to enable the commissions to
separate ub soon as practicable and
enter upon their duties as' Individual,
boards. . , ', .; '('f1;!'
' 1 A IT!
Consider. Reapportionment n
SALEM, Ore. Jan. .13H-X;" BpeUaf
committee, composed of five members
of the senate, Including the president
and flvo of the house, including .the
speaker, to consider all bills relative
to re-afipoi'tlonmont of representation
for several counties and also all bills
doallng with the creation of new con
gressional districts, is proposed In a,
Joint resolution Introduced toduy . by
Senator Upton. . -r
SALEM, Ore.,. Jan. 13.-Through
suggestion to the ways and means
committee by Sam A. Kozer, secretary
of state, the amount to be appropriat
ed by the presont legislature to meet
deficiencies authorized by the emer
gency board in Ihe last two ynara niay
bo cut from $469,766 to $234,71i6, al
most BO por cdnt. Tho total in, tleflo
loncles thut has been authorised is
$459,766. Of this amount the largest
Item Is $225,000 under the education
aid mlllage act for soldiers, sailors
and marines, ' This Is four-tenths of a
mill, which on the .basis of the state's
present assessed- .valuation,-,' produces
about $440,000 a year.
'Don't prohibition iftts travel?"
anked lUiprcBentatlvo Igoe, domoCrat,
Missouri. .'i
"I understand they go on ahtpri that
are not dry because they want to en
Joy tho fun," Mr. Kdmonds replied.
Edward P. Smith, preeMent and
manager of tho New York and Cuba ,
steamship line, ftald that "the law will
force nearly every passenger uhlp ,
owner to transfer hla Vessels to for
eign registry." ' i ; 1
P A. S. Franklin, president Ot tho
International Mercantile Marine de
clared the law as It is today would ,
mean the drr.ih of tho American shin
In tho passenger trade of the WorhJ,
GOmmlTTEE
ill'