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Show TRAVELERS ARE SHY OF DRINKLESS SHIPS WASHINGTON. Keb- 21. Soft drinks, prayer books and hymnals In ! the saloons of the American ships I won't fill the . . - nger lists. K I. Blaine, Seattle chamber of commeree. declared tmlay .it the shipping board conference on trade routes of the Orient Ori-ent "I am not a drinking man myself," i Mr. Blaine sjiI.I. "but I would not! go on a long trip on tho high sea'' In a dry vessel, and there are lots, of other Americans who feci the fame 'way so something must bo done." I Japanese and British Interest are put-) I ting bigger and faster ships Into h. r-, vlco from Vancouver to the Far East.; Mr. Blaine said, and the board "must! ' not only call, but has gbt to raise once. In a while," In the gam.- for passenger passen-ger traffic If It wants Americans to patronize American sliij.--. IP- iirk' .1 that shorter distances to the Orient: gave Seattle advantages over Ban Francisco for lines to be established, while harbor facilities and rail connections con-nections favored the Puget Sound cltyi as compared with Portland, re. oo j |