The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
SEVEN MEMBERS
 SHIPPING BOARD
 FINALLY NAMED
Benson Is Reappointed Chair
 man--AIl Are Recess Ap- pointments Subject to Ap-
 proVaI of the Senate
By Associated Press

Washington. NoVelHber lS.-TAa seven members of the new shippin- board, created by the merchant ma7 rine act finally have heen appointed hy President Wilson. They are
 Rear Admiral William s. Benson. Georgia, democrat term of seven years, and reappointed chairman.
 The other six members are: Frederick l. Thompson. Alabama, demo, erat, term of five years; Joseph N. Teal Oregon, democrat, term of fouu years; John A. Donald New York democrat. term of three years; Chester H Rowell California, republican, term O. two years: Guy T.. Golf Wisconsin, republican. term Of one year; Charles Srtter, Missouri, republican, term of CEe year.
 All are recess appointments and sub- ject to approval by the Senate which meets next month. Since the majority Of the board are democrats and are appointed for the long terms. some doubt was expressed today in con- gressional and other official circles whether the republican majority in tbe senate would confirm the nominations.
 1t was regarded as possible that the Senate would fail to act on the ap- pcintments during the short session ending on next March 4. thus paving the way for the appointment of m er- t,rely new board after the inaugurd7 ton of President Harding. Should the Senate fail to actS the board now appointed would cease to exist witt the ending of the present Congress
 EXPECT QUICK ORGANIZATION
 Immediate organization of the new beard is looked for It will elect Vice chairman and other officials and take up a number of plans prepared by the present board for carrying oui
 tEc merchant marine policy IS laid down in the merchant marine act.
 Admiral Benson has been chairman
 of the board for nearly a year, having teen appointed to succeed John Barton
 Payne when MT Payne was appointed Secretary of the Interior. He was wartime chief of naval operations.
 Mir. Donald has been a member Of
 he board several years. MT. Thomp-
 son, one of the new members, Is
 newspaper publisher of Mobile, while MT Rowell is editor of the Fresno, Cal, Republican, and has long been prominent in republican politics in california.
 Mir. Teal is 8 lawyer and banker of Portland, ore, and is the author of various pamphlets on transportation. conservation and civic problems MT. Sutter is a business man of St. Louis and Is understood to have been large ly interested in shipping between | southern ports of the United States and South America.
 1 colonel Golf is now general counsel | of the board. He Is son of the late Senator Con of West Virginia, former I " WAS district attorney sof Milwai- bee and United States district -attcr7 ney for Wisconsin, and served eighp months on General Psrshing's stan ac l Chaumont.
 1 Discussing plans for the new board ] Chairman Benson said tonight that inl- mediate consideration would be given 1 to Section 2S of the Jones act. which i permits railroads to give preferential rates on cargoes for shipment in Amer ! ican bottoms.
 ! This provision of the act was sus- pended until January 1 by the inter-
 state commerce commission on the rec | cmmendqtio of the shipping board. hut 1t may be necessary to put 1t Into effect in some ports, the chairman de- ciared. The full board will probably uot be selected before December 10. he aoded. although the members may take the oath as they arrive here, or wait tltil the board can qualify as body The various administrative dutleS of the merchant marine act will bs divided between the now commission CTS, the chairman said, but as yet thS different departments have not been decided upon with the exception tha; Mr. Con will have direct supervision over all legal matters,