The sun., 1916-12-04
LINER ST. LOUIS IN,
SCARED BY SEAS
Liverpool Pilot Brought Over
as He Was Unable to
Go Ashore.
CROKER A PASSENGER
P. A. S. Franklin Says Ameri-
can Line Is Ready to Build
$4,000 Ton Filters.

Bucking tempesta most of the way. the
American liner st. Louis arrived yester-
day. bringing as an attestation OF the ac-
curacy Of her log OF stress the Liverpool
pilot. William Davies. who was unable to
leave her of the Mersey because of what
the sailormen OF a thousand generations
know solely as mountainous seas"
Salt crystals masked the st. Louis's
tunnels. which was more evidence that
the spindrift of wintry weather had been
~showering over her from lofty crests.
Among the voyagers in the saloon
who did not care for the torsyturviness
OF things ahoat was +. A. 8. Franklin,
president OF the International Mercantile
Marine, who made a round trip in the st.
Louis on routine business OF the ON
pany in England. where he attended a
meeting OF the board Of directors.
with Yankee swiftness n thorough
ness. Mr.. Franklin accumulated all the
information he desired in n week OF
~strenuosity. lie said It did not seem to
him that there would be my changes In
the offices Of the line here.
Ready 10 BuiId BiG ships.
About the International Mercantile
Marines plans affecting the American
branch OF it's service he said the COM
pany was prepared to build new swift
passenger ships OF $4,000 tons and "A
speed Of twenty-five knots whenever the
United States Government was ready 10
make fair ARRANGEMENTS with the com
pany. The yards Of he New York Ship
building Company at Camden, taken
A,,ar h., Sha ptnvnatfpnn Nfercun tt1e
Marine and other companies. he said,
were quite able to build ships OF the
speed and size necessary to rehabllitate
the American Line and make II again
glorious on the seas.
The plant at Camden. OF which Mr..
as |, will build steamships for the com
panies allied with the American Lin
In the international Mercantile Marine
Mr.. Franklin said the s~hipbuilding com.
pany also hoped to have the honor OF
constructing the new American nag.
ships and naturally would be II OF
the bidders Tor II building or them
He added that 1t IL pretty certain that
the American Lines new niers VIII M
turbines somewhat on h order or the
Cunarder M~auretania. with improve.
ments suggested by recent experience.
Richard Croker once mead OF TAM
many. arrived with his young bride, Tor
merly Beula Benton Edmonson OF In
dia ancestry. who has won distinction
as singer and sunragist. Mr.. Croker
said the Irish climate In winter was no
good for him and that he had decided
therefore to spend the season at Palm
Beach.
His hair. which was once iron gray
now has a combination sandy gray hue
due he suspects partly to an operation
he had undergone While In Ireland. II.
reiterated his opinion that IRELAND
should have a home rule years aTo
Times were bad for all classes In thu
country, as the cost OF living had sou,
up 100 per cent.
Croker's Comment on Election.
This ,s wha, Nr Croker had IA say n
the late election "I was SURPRISED ,ha
pr.sid.p, wi,son ala NOT have a walk
oyer lie has k.nt M IN, ~ uar rive,
have laughed AT his notes In, futur
generations will onnlaud ,bsm
Mr. Croker. after canre,l,ny bis nass
norris which he ken, ms souvenirs saI
mat 4, was al,oys,bsr lkaIv IVA, n
nigh, remain here ,wo nv ,hr.. ysars