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June, 1917 Williams, daughter of Homer D. Wil- liams, president of the Carnegie Steel Co. for whom the vessel was named. The launching program included the dedication of an American flag pur- chased by 250 riveters and their helpers, who worked on the hull of Wrriams. x * * Toulouse, a 260-foot steamer of 2,045 gross tons, was launched from the yards of the Superior Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wis., April 21. She is the first steamship to be launched for French interests at an inland yard of the United States. The vessel was christened for the French city, which is the head- quarters of the owners. * Ok Ok The steamer Granp IsLAND was the first freighter to arrive at Ashtabula. She docked at this. port April 21 from Cleveland and loaded coal for the upper lakes. ee ee Capt. W. D. Ames has resigned as master of the steamer JoHN DUNN Jr, of the Great’ Lakes Steamship Co. This summer will be the first Captain Ames has spent ashore in 40 years. He has been in command of steamers 27 years. Capt. George W. Pearce will sail Dunn. Other changes will be make among the masters of the fleet. * ** * Th ice breaker ALGoMAH reached the Soo at 1:30 p. m., April 17, after open- ing the channel between Sault Ste. Marie and Detour. Ten days of hard work were required to accomplish this. ee eee The 600-foot freighter MuipvaALE was launched at the Ashtabula yard April 18. She is the largest steamer ever launched at Ashtabula and was built for the Johnstown Steamship Co. and will be a part: of the Hanna fleet. Capt. -P: LL. Millen will bring the new boat out. x ok O* The steamer Coporus was purchased by Boland & Cornelius, Buffalo, from the Great Lakes Transit Corporation. She will be altered for bulk freight trade on the lakes before she goes into commission for the season. ae cee The steamer T1oGA has been purchased from the Great Lakes Transit Corpora- tion by Boland & Cornelius for the Mas- sey Steamship Co., Duluth. ee ee Silas Hitchcock, Vermillion, O., for- merly a member of the firm of M. A. Hanna & Co., died April 11 at the age of 60 years. Mr. Hitchcock was one of the best known men connected with the lake trade. He retired from business about 10 years ago. * * x The barge TILDEN, operated by the Hamilton Transportation Co., was pur- chased by the Mullen Coal Co., Detroit. TiLpEN will be used in the coal trade between Ohio ports and Detroit river points. * - te A change in the lights and their sup- porting structures marking harbor en- trances in Lake Michigan and Green Bay, effective about May 15, has been announced by the United States bureau of lighthouses. The lights will indicate by their color the side on which they must be passed in entering harbors. The system is similar to that prescribed by statute for coloring buoys and in accord- ance therewith red lights on red struct- ures will be found on the starboard hand and whitelights on white (or _ black) structures will be found on the port hand in entering the harbors. When both sides of an entrance are marked, vessels will pass between red and white lights or correspondingly colored struct- ures. Characteristic periods of flashing or occulting lights will identify localities, as heretofore. ee, ue iat The United States engineer’s office, Chicago, has sent to the United States lake survey office the following lists of lights which will be maintained by the contractors during the construction of rubble-mound breakwaters at Chicago Harbor, Ill.: A pole showing a fixed red light at the south end of the southerly extension of exterior break- water, now nearing completion; a black gas and bell buoy No. 1, showing a fixed white light, 500 feet south of the pole light, to mark the north end of By M. STATE-OWNED steamship service between Victoria, Vancouver, New York and Philadelphia by way of the Panama canal is to be established by the government of British Columbia. The government has purchased two steamships of 10,000 tons each. The first vessel is expected to be put into ser- vice for passengers and freight in July. eo eK Charles Kaufman, Boston, is to as- sume charge of the third class depart- ment in the New York office of the Cunard line, made vacant by the appoint- ment of H. H. Kellerman to the man- agement of the Cunard and Anchor line offices in Pittsburgh. Mr. Kaufman has been in the service of the Cunard line in its Boston office for 14 years. ee ee The Erie, Oswego, Champlain, Cayuga and Seneca canals opened May 15. This marks the placing in commission of the entire route of the barge canal between Troy and Oswego. x oe ox Edgar E. Lethbridge, new president of the Maritime Association was duly installed in his new office April 26. The retiring president, Joseph B. Morrell, at an organization of the new board of di- rectors, handed the gavel over to Mr. Lethbridge and bespoke for him the same hearty co-operation and support which had been accorded to him during his term of office. At the organization of the board John Dowd was re-elected secretary for the ensuing year. William H. Douglas and William Simmons were elected members of the executive com- mittee to serve with the president on this committee. F. Luckenbach were appointed members of the finance committee to serve with Vice President Rios. C. Lynn Bundy was re-elected superintendent, and Wal- ter S. Smith assistant superintendent, for the ensuing year. oe ok A specially designated committee of the New York Tow Boat Exchange, composed of V. E. Downer, W. F. Dalzell and J. H. Moran, has forwarded to the President resolutions setting forth the desire of the members of the ex- change to support, and to be of service Bernard L. Tim and Edgar © THE MARINE REVIEW 223 work about to begin upon the south arm of the exterior breakwater; a red gas buoy, No. 2, showing a fixed red light, located about 1,000 feet south of the black gas and bell buoy No. 1. This red gas buoy will be moved south- ward as work progresses and the space between gas buoys Nos. 1 and 2 will be occupied by the fleet of the con- tractor and for deposit of stone. Under no condition should vessels pass between the two gas buoys. The entrance to the harbor is between the pole red light and black gas and bell buoy No. 1. During the construction of rubble- mound breakwater at Indiana Harbor, Ind., the contractor will maintain a red gas buoy, showing a fixed red _ light, located about 2,600 feet east of the west end of the stone breakwater, to mark the east end of the stone fill and to be moved eastward as that fill progresses. Under no conditions should vessels pass west of this buoy. OPrikx arbor C. Lynch in any capacity whatsoever to the gov- ernment, the army, the navy and other departments. * x B. W. Lougheed, Inc., has filed dis- solution papers and will reorganize un- der the style of B. W. Lougheed & Co., Ltd. The business of the new company will be conducted at 11 Broadway. ee _ Negotiations for the sale of the Plant line steamer Haritrax have been com- pleted. This removes the last of the Plant liners. The vessel will shortly be sent from Halifax to New York for delivery to the new owners who are going to place her in the transatlantic trade. HALIFAX was built at Glasgow in 1888. She is 250 feet long, 35 feet beam, 21.6 feet depth of hold, net ton- nage 1,078, gross tonnage 1,875, with accommodations for passengers. Hatt- FAX will load a general cargo for Lis- bon, Portugal. Along Puget Sound By F. K. Haskell In an effort to prevent a shortage of licensed steamship officers on coasting and Puget sound vessels drastic action was requested at a meeting held in Seattle between John K. Bulger, super- vising inspector’ of hulls and boilers of this district, and 100 Puget sound boat owners. Inspector Bulger declared that the boats must be kept going and recom- mended to Secretary of Commerce Red- field that portions of the La Follette law governing crews on Puget sound steam- ers be suspended and that action be taken to give special licenses to capable firemen so they will be able to stand a watch in the engine rooms of Puget sound tugboats. On account of the gov- ernment’s call for engineers and masters, the working force of Puget sound ship- ping men has been reduced to such an extent that it is impossible, owners de- clare, to secure men to operate their vessels. sk x The Standifer-Clarkson Co., Van- couver, Wash., has closed for two addi- tional vessels for the government. It has also closed for a third auxiliary