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February, 1926 Dickerson N.Hoover Heads Steamboat Inspection Shortly after the resignation of General Uhler, President Coolidge nominated Dickerson N. Hoover, the deputy supervising inspector general for the office of supervising inspector general of the steamboat inspection DICKERSON N. HOOVER service. His nomination was firmed by the senate. . Dickerson N. Hoover was born on Sept. 9, 1880, and received his educa- tion in the public schools of the Dis- trict of Columbia. He holds a de- gree of bachelor of law from George Washington University, and is a mem- ber of the bar of the supreme court and the court of appeals of the Dis- trict of Columbia. He entered the steamboat inspec- tion service on April 18, 1903, and was first assigned to duty at Mar- quette, Mich., and was later pro- moted and transferred to Chicago. From Chicago he was transferred and promoted to the office of the super- vising inspector general in Washing- ton. In this office he has performed all of the duties of all of the posi- tions at some time or other. He came up from the grades to a position as chief clerk, then to deputy supervis- ing inspector general, and has finally been appointed as supervising inspec- tor general. . Such a steady consistent rise speaks well for the character and ability of the new inspector general. And it is a pleasure to note that ability and faithfulness in service has been rec- ognized. Dinner to General Uhler A dinner was tendered General con- MARINE REVIEW George Uhler, until recently super- vising inspector general of the United States steamboat inspection service. The dinner was held at the Waldorf- Astoria, N. .Y., Jan. 14, under the auspices of the American Steamship Owners’ association and Alfred Gilbert Smith, president, presided. General Uhler was lauded for his intelligent and conscientious conduct of the steamboat inspection service for ‘so long a time. Becomes Vice President of Westinghouse Co. At a recent meeting of the execu- tive committee of the Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co., S. L. Nichol- son was elected acting: vice president. He is a native of Philadelphia, be- gan his electrical career in 1887 be- ing associated with various companies from that date until 1898 when he joined the Westinghouse company. .In 1909 Mr. Nicholson was made sales manager of the Westinghouse company and held that position until 1917 when he was made assistant to the vice president. He assisted in the formation of and was the first president of the Amer- ican Association of electric motor manufacturers, which is now known as the Electric Power club. He was chairman of the electric manufac- turers’ council, which is the co-ordi- nating committee of the Power club, Electric Manufacturers’ club and the S. L. NICHOLSON Association of American Manufac- turers of electrical supplies. In 1921, he was chairman of the tariff com- mittee of the council and represented the electrical industry on the na- tional industry conference board. 25 A Californian Appointed U.S.S. B. Commissioner Philip S. Teller, Republican, of San Francisco, has been confirmed by the senate as a member of the shipping board to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Meyer Lissner, also of California. Commissioner Lissner re- PHILIP S. TELLER signed recently because of ill health. Commissioner Teller has had con- siderable interest in shipping affairs, having been formerly chairman of the San Francisco Harbor commission. More recently he has been in other business in San Francisco. He also has served as Republican state chair- man in California. Considerable com- petition had developed on the Pacific coast for the place left vacant by Commissioner Lissner, as well as that left vacant by the withdrawal of the name of Commissioner Bert E. Haney, of Oregon, by President Coolidge. Reports have prevailed that a Re- publican also would be appointed from the North Pacific coast if one of the present members of the board resigns. This would give the President the opportunity to name a Democrat from the East, and thus maintain the bi- partisan line-up on the board as re- - quired by law. Mr. Teller was a member of the delegation representing West Coast commercial organizations that visited South America in 1923 in the inter- est of promoting trade relations be- tween the Pacific coast and South American countries. He was rec- ommended to President Coolidge by Senator Shortridge, of California. His experiences as harbor commissioner and interest in marine affairs should strengthen the board.