Show Reveals Bars I 1 r tI I T. T V V. OCONNOR O'CONNOR Tells of Rum Transfer LOSS OF or TRADE BLAMED ON LAW LA I I t U. U S. S Shipping Suffers b by y Prohibition OConnor O'Connor Tells Committee mJ Br RI United Press Puss WASHINGTON Jan 21 Chair 21 Chair Chairman man T. T V. V OConnor O'Connor of the shipping board told the house merchant marine marin committee toda today that American trans transatlantic transatlantic transatlantic atlantic ships were losing trade be because because because cause of prohibition In response to questions he said that every ship flying the Amer American car flag lag with the exception of the Dollar line operates bars and sells liquor b but that fth-at trade is lost becaUse it is kepI kept secret OConnor O'Connor also revealed that th the prohibition laws had caused the ship shipping shipping shipping ping board to turn worth oi of oj liquor labeled as medical edical stores stores' over to the United St States tes lines when they were first purchased by th the Chapman interests When questioned as to the etry of this procedure by Representative Representative Democrat New York OConnor O'Connor remarked that this was no not nol nota nola a large supply of liquor and that an any p ordinary bar would carry worth 1 of liquor He lie explained that the government t could not sell it but that ships were allowed to carry liquor for medica medical 1 purposes Representative Lehlbach Republican can New Jerse Jersey led the question orthe on or 1 the prohibition issue Is it not a fact Lehlbach asked that every United States ship except the Dollar lines can sell liquor after they pass the mile 12 limit Yes OConnor O'Connor answered Is it not the fact that keeping this thi n a secret loses trade I believe that is so OConnor O'Connor r added that people had hac I told him they would rather travel on or 1 foreign foren lines where the they did not feel fee 1 they were breaking the law when t they bought and drank liquor |