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218 _. Marine Exhibitors Unite Organized with a membership of 159 companies, the Marine Equipment Manufacturers association was brought into 'being at a meeting held at the Hotel McAlpin, New York, on March 28. The association, designed pri- marily to control the holding of marine expositions in the future, is intended to include not only all those manufacturing marine equipment, but shipbuilders, shipping companies, in- surance agents and those engaged in selling ship supplies, and naval stores. While recognizing the merit of join- ing in movements to advance the in- terests of -an Americen merchant ma- rine, the association decided to. have as its main object the staging of marine shows upon a 'strictly co-op- erative basis and thus greatly reduce the cost to the exhibitors. oS "The affairs of the new association will be placed in the hands of an executive committee selected to rep- resent the various sections of the coun- "ty. This committee is to be com- posed of 18 men, 6 of whom will serve for one year, 6 for two years and 6 for three years. All executive com-. mitteemen chosen later will be elected for a term of three years and be barred from re-election. Permanent officers for the year 1921 were elected as fol- lows: . President, E. A. Simmons, president, Simmons-Boardman iPub- lishing Co., Woolworth building, New York; vice president, W. H. Todd, president, Todd Shipyards Corp., 15 Whitehall street, New York; and sec- retary treasurer, K. L. Ames, Jr. American Steel Foundries, McCormick building, Chicago. : The executive committee elected and districts. from which chosen follow: New England District E. B. Williams, manager marine. de- partment; B. F. Sturtevant Co., Hyde Park, Boston. _ F. L. Andrews, vice president, Hyde Windlass Co., 2 Federal street, : Bath, Me. . New York and New Jersey District M. L. Katzenstein, manager marine 'department, "Worthington Pump & Ma- chinery Corp: 115 Broadway, New On = ae W. M. McFarland, manager marine department, Babcock & Wilcox Co, 85 Liberty street; New York. _H. C. Davis, vice president, Row & Davis Engineers, Inc., 90 West street, New York. . Frank Hatch, vice president, Shep- atd Electric Crane & Hoist Co., Mon- "tour sFalis. N.Y. H.R. Sutphen, vice president, Sub- MARINE REVIEW marine Boat Corp., 11 Pine» street, New York. Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia District G. W.. Selby, secretary-treasurer, Marine Decking &-..Supply Co., 116 North Delaware street, Philadelphia. J. C. McQuiston, director of publicity, Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.,. Hast Pittsburgh, Pa. William Stayton, president, Baltimore Steamship Co., 662 Lexington building, Baltimore. W. P. Smith, William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co., 100 Broadway, New York. South Atlantic and Gulf States District Paul Jahncke, of Jahncke Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., New Orleans. Great Lakes District, F. C. Bradbury, manager marine de- partment, Crane Co., 836 South Michi- gan avenue, Chicago. J. D. Sarles, manager marine depart- ment, Pyle-National Co., 30 .Church street, New York. H. L. Hibbard, manager marine de- partment, Cutler-Hammer Mfg. Co., 50 Church 'street, New York. J. H. Redhead, advertising manager National Malleable Castings Co., 7706 Platt avenue, Cleveland. Pacific Coast District W. M. Wampler, eastern manager, Coen Co., 50 Church street, New York. H. F. Atlexander, president, Pacific Steamship Co., Seattle. 'Rename Munson Liner SOUTHERN Cross will be the name of the second new 21,000-ton displacement passenger ship which the Munson Steam- ship lines will place in the South Amer- ican run. As originally planned, this ship was to be named Sea Girt, in honor of the state of New Jersey, but the change of name was arranged as more befitting to the north and south run into which the ship is to be placed. The AMERICAN LuGion, a sister ship, has also been allo- cated to the Munson line by the shipping board for the South American services. These two vessels will be operated in conjunction with the Marrya Wasu- INGTON, Huron and Arotus. The port strike is at present delaying the MartHa Wasutincton at Buenos Aires. In view of 'this trouble, it is probable that the CaLtao will once again be withdrawn from her anchorage at Hog Island and placed in tthe South American run temporarily. The Munson Steamship lines are scheduling a' sail- ing every two weeks with this fleet. "men's ee : May, 192) Amendments to Seamen - Act Proposed Lake interests opposed to the L Follette seamen's act met at Detiit April 8-9 and adopted a plan of action to secure the modification of restric- tive provisions of this law, Represen- tatives were present from a large nunm- ber of lake cities and included ves- selmen as well as delegates from chambers of commerce and generaj business industries. ' Ss Proposed amendments to the gea- act, which have been found particularly inimical to lake vessels, were submitted and approved. The thread of the discourse showed a con- viction that the seamen's act as ap- plied to the Great Lakes is "strangling industry in the middle west and threat. ening to drive the lake carriers out of business." Among the chief objections raised is to the provision compelling lake shipowners to maintain watches cn vessels while they are tied up in port, and placing an excessive number of life boats on lake ships, which, ex- perience has shown, take up so much room that the number of passengers must be reduced. The Charcoal Iron Co. of America, Detroit, forwarded~'a_ letter 'which showed that this firm under the terms of the seamen's act had found it heces- sary to employ three coal passers on its vessel although none of the men had performed any work whatever since 1915, because coal was fed auto- matically on the vessel. At the closing session, the proposed amendments were submitted and ap- proved. This draft will be submitted to congress and active support of the amendments will be given by the ma- jority of the lake interests. Opposi- tion to the law has taken concrete form in recent months as a result of the decision of several passenger lines to discontinue services which the act has made continuously unprofitable for sev- eral years. Capt. John G. Crowley, Brookline, Mass., died recently at 65 years of age. Captain Crowley organized the Coast- wise - Transportation Co. some 20 years ago for transporting coal from Hampton Roads to Boston and other points in New England. He built the 7-mast schooner THomas W. Lawson, largest of the type, and the Grorce W.: WELLS, first 6-master, as well as other vessels for coastwise service. Patterson, Wylde & Co. resumed their former Boston-Manchester service, with the sailing of the shipping board steamer DatLas on April 5.