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...argument against " the million dollar joy ride," as it is called, amounts to this: The Leviathan had as much of a trial trip as was necessary, going from Newport News to Boston. She is an old ship and does not need any further trial. She is well known and does not need " advertising." Foreign ships do not take such trials. The trip will cost $200,000 or $300,000. Besides, she might be making a profit by entering the transatlantic service earlier than July 4. Considering these two factors, the Government may be losing $1,000,000 to provide...
...federal ruling that no ship may enter United States territorial waters with any beverage liquor aboard went into effect on June...
Before the regulations for putting into effect the Supreme Court's decision against liquor aboard ship within the three mile limit were given out, five nations protested the intention of the United States as unfriendly. Spain and England presented notes; France, Italy, Holland had their representatives call at the State Department. None of the protests were extreme -they pointed out that the proposed regulations were " contrary to international custom," a dangerous precedent," " unjustifiable interference with the internal affairs of a ship...
Fishermen-rumrunners, captured by the Coast Guard, declared there was a new ship, the Gerberviller, lined up on " rum row," off the New Jersey coast...
...Gerberviller is listed by Lloyd's Register as 1,400-ton, five-masted auxiliary schooner owned by the French Government. If the report is true, this is the first time a French ship has joined the seven other vessels...