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...evening of Feb. 19 Senator Sheppard, Texas Democrat, opened the final debate on the Administration Ship Subsidy bill with a seven-hour speech on the League of Nations. Similar arguments against the measure continued for more than a week until the bill was pronounced dead by Senator Jones, its manager...
...machinery of national politics was at work grinding away at President Harding's ship measure. House Republicans held up the Rural Credits bills to force the Senate to act. But the undaunted foes of subsidy talked on. Some of their speeches were: Senator Reed: "Purchase of the West Indies" (four hours); Senator Pomerene: "A Home for the Vice President" (12 minutes); Senator Borah: "Recognition of Russia" (two hours); Senator McKeller: "Bureau of Engraving Dismissals" (five and one-half hours...
Idle vessels of the Shipping Board will be sold at any sacrifice. This decision results from the failure of the Ship Subsidy bill to pass. It is the " liquidation and humiliation " President Harding mentioned in his last message to Congress...
Present plans are to build in this country a rigid dirigible of the Schütte Lanz type. Helium will be used as the elevating gas, because it is non-inflammable. The ship will carry 50 passengers, and is scheduled to leave New York at six in the morning and arrive in Chicago early next morning, the passengers sleeping en route. The Government is to give full co-operation because of the military advantage of developing commercial aviation in this country...
...position succinctly. The sons of the poor buckle down to work because they have no other interests. But the sons of the rich with their cars and their clubs have too many other things to do. The ocean offers their only hope. And on Mr. Candler's ship "they will see that they must concentrate on their studies." Mr. Candler's son is to go on the first cruise...