Show Denies Theory MounTs 1 senator senator sena sena- tor br from the Lone Star state who attacks the shipping boards board's argument that its steamers cannot not com with foreign lines hues because the American American American Amer Amer- ican governments government's ships are arc Unable unable unable un un- able to sell seH intoxicants F I 4 i- i u- u Feb 13 Senator V. I V MorrI IO o of Texas the tho O sL J t. t L T ce ill iD th Senate enato for or constitutional con con on 9 prohibition said aid tonight ht hit hat he ic takes taken direct issue with Jo John Jolin Im I'm Barton Payne cha chairman Irman of oC the ship ship- Ding ing bon board rd on tho the latter's contention hat the American government s oper- oper on page pigo 2 2 I I TEXAS sOlON SCORES l I ARGUMENT Continued front from Pa Page e 1 merchant marine cannot Compete compete com Corn pete with lIh foreign lines because our ships cannot sell intoxicants Senator Sheppard said ald I 1 think that further trial of or the tue government ships will show that Judge Paynes Payne's contention that dr dry American ships cannot compete with foreign lines equipped with bars will till willbe willbo be bo found foun Incorrect I 1 believe e that Americans will prefer pro pro- fer to travel on the ships opera operated led b by the board where they will not encounter encounter encounter en- en counter the lie nuisances pro produced h by the sale of or Intoxicants and will not have to take passage with drunkards The Tue shipping board hoard should go o ahead and arid operate tho the ships without ba bars rs Chairman Payne Pano recent recently announced that ho he believed It necessary to dispose dis Us pose of the great fleet Cleel of or ships how ilOw operated and und th that t one of the prime factors actors In Influencing this tills decision of tho the shipping board was the tIle fact that under the constitutional prohibition that amendment It Il would b bu bo impossible to sell liquor on government ships He lIe further stated that wh hen n these ships were sold oid an and had pal passed sed permanently per per- into private control It would be within the discretion of the tho owners own ers whether h ther they the should be allowed to carr car bars |