Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-13

New Body Authorized Under
Merchant Marine Act Is
Chosen by President.

Reappointment of Rear Admiral
William S. Benson as chairman of the
Shipping Board was announced to-
day at the White House.
At the same time announcement was
| made of the appointment of the six
other members of the new board au-
| thorized by the merchant marine act.
The six other members are:
Frederick I. Thompson, Alabama,
democrat, five years.
Joseph n. Teal. Oregon. democrat,
term of four years.
John A. Donald, New York, demo-
crat, term of three years.
Chester H. Rowell. California. re-
publican, term of two years.
Guy D. Goff, Wisconsin, republican,
| Charles Sutter. Missouri, republican.
term OF one year.
Recess Appointments.
/ Admiral Benson is appointed from
Georgia as q democrat and his term
is for six years. The appointments are
recess ones and the nominations under
the law are subject to approval by the
Senate
Admiral Benson and Mr.. Donald are
the Atlantic coast representatives;
Pacific coast representatives.: Mr..
Thompson is the member from the
gulf coast: Mr.. Goff the member for
the great lakes region and Mr.. Suffer
the member from the interior. This
geographical grouping Of the menu
bers is required under the merchant
marine act.
The chairman and Mr. Donald are
reappointed from the present board.
while the selection of Mr.. Thompson
ago. but was not announced because
some of the members appointed then
declined to serve. They included
Theodore Marburg Of Baltimore.
Gavin McNab of San Francisco and
Martin Gilien of Wisconsin.
Under the law not more than four
members of the board can be of any
one political party. Four democrats
and three republicans have been ap-
pointed. but in some quarters today
publican Senate would approve this
political alignment in view Of the
TACT that republican administration
VIII come into power on next March.
1t was regarded as possible that ac-
| ton on the nominations would be
held up until after March 4.
Full Board Must Function.
Admiral Benson and Mr. Donald are
the only members of the present
board. and immediate organization Of
the new board is looked for, as a
number OF policies with respect to
the government-ownedm merchant ma
rlne laid down in the merchant ma
rlne act cannot be carried into effect
until the full board has begun to
function. Much Of the preliminary
work. however. has been done by the
d nd al 10:
will be submitted to the new board
for its action.
! Since Congress failed to make spe-
cine appropriation for the salaries of
the members of the new board, they
are not expected to draw any pay un =
I'll Congress, at its next session. has
made funds available. The salaries
liked by law are $4,000 for each com
missioner. Members OF the board
must devote all of their time to the
duties Of their office. and they must
divest themselves of any interest
which they may have In the shipping
| industry.
Henson succeeded Payne.
Admiral Benson has been chairman
OF the board for nearly "a year. hav =
ing been appointed to succeed John
Barton Payne. when Mr. Payne wag
appointed Secretary Of the Interior
He was wartime chief OF naval oper-
) ations.
Mr.. Donald has been o member OF
the board several years Mr.. Thomp.
son. one OF the pew members. is a
newspaper publisher of Mobile. Ala
while Mr.. Rowell is editor Of the FIRES.
! no Calf. Republican. snd has long been
prominent in republican politics in
California.
Mr.. Teal is u lawyer and banker o;
Portland Ore. anI ie the eutlnr n,
various pamphlets m Transformation
conservation and civic problems Jr
Sutter Is business man Of ST I,cuis
and is understood 70 have been largely
interested in chipping between south
ern ports Of tbs EnitAi States and
South America.
Col Goff is now general counsel n,
the board. He is spp, Of The LAT 6
Senator Gof Of West Virginia. for.
merly was district attorney OF Nil.
waukee and Cnitsd States district ~
torney for Wisconsin and served eipb,
months on Gen. Psrshins's stan nj
Chaumont.