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June, 1925 president of the yard. Mr. Todd was president of this company and on his retirement to become chairman of the board of the Todd Shipyards Corp. Mr. Robinson was elected president, an ambition he had shared with Mr. Todd when both men wore overalls and worked side by side. In fact “Robins” or “Erie Basin” as the yard is known to shipmasters all over the world is synonymous with Billy Todd and George Robinson, two ship repair men who were inseparable pals and who shared the hard knocks of earlier years as well as the prosperity with which their efforts were rewarded in later life. He will remain a director. Engineer Goes to Japan on Special Mission Francis Hodgkinson, chief engineer of the South Philadelphia works, West- inghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., has left for Japan on a special mission in which he will have extensive contact with leading Japanese engineers. Recognized as one of the foremost steam turbine engineers, Mr. Hodg- kinson will consult with and advise his Japanese conferees who at the present time are very much interested in steam generation of electric power. A law has been passed in Japan pro- viding that all hydro-electric plants hereafter must provide at least 10 per cent of their power output through steam generation. Another feature of Mr. Hodgkin- son’s trip is the fact that he will act as a formal messenger of the Amer- ican Society of Mechanical Engineers, FRANCIS HODGKINSON the president of which, Dr. W. F. Durand, has prepared messages of greeting and good will to the three big engineering bodies of Japan, among which is the Society of Naval Archi- tects and Marine Engineers. MARINE REVIEW W. T. Hayes Joins Vacuum Oil Co. William T. Hayes, formerly port engineer at New York for the United States shipping board, has joined the Vacuum Oil Co. as special engineer attached to the marine sales depart- ment. Mr. Hayes who has become well and popularly known in his ca- pacity with the shipping board, comes originally from the west coast. He was born in California and much of an unusually wide experience was gained there. After receiving a technical educa- tion, he shipped as an oiler, rapidly working his way up until he became a chief engineer, licensed for all classes of vessels. He served as chief engineer in the ably managed fleets WILLIAM T. HAYES of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., and the American-Hawaiian Co. Mr. Hayes’ record as an engineer attracted the attention of the Standard Oil Co. of California, and in 1914 he entered their employ as marine sales engi- neer. In 1918 Mr. Hayes resigned from his position and enlisted in the United States navy, being assigned at once to the S. S. West HosBomoc. Following the war, he entered the employ of the United States shipping board and was stationed at Hog Island as guarantee chief engineer. In 1920 Mr. Hayes was promoted to assistant port engineer at New York, becoming port engineer in 1921. He will make his headquarters at the Vacuum Oil Co., offices at 61 Broadway, New York City, in his new position. 227 DELOS W. COOKE Cunard Director Retires Delos W. Cooke recently resigned as associate director of the Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd., is 61 years of age, does not look more than 50 and is in vigorous health. Why did he re- sign? His own answer to this ques- tion given at the time is probably the most original ever offered. It was in effect that he wished to devote the remainder of his years in getting ac- quainted with his wife and family. Mr. Cooke said in part: “Big business these days, demands 24 hours of one’s time. I can say from experience that it is utterly. impos- sible for a man in big business to devote the necessary time to his job and continue to run his home as it should be run. “We of big business scarcely know our wives. It’s just one conference after another and you have to keep business on your mind every minute. Therefore the only alternative, if one wants to get acquainted with one’s wife and family, is to resign. That’s why I’ve given up my directorship. “The average person looks upon the man of big business only in the very pleasant light of riches and _ Rolls Royces. The general idea seems to be that he and the niblick are insep- arable.” At the age of 14 Cooke started working as a clerk in a country store in Storm Lake, Ia., for $14 a month. His next job was telegraph operator — at $40 per month and from this posi- tion he rose to the vice presidency of the Erie railroad. In 1918 he was elected associate director of the Cun- ard Steamship Co. Ltd.