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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26
5 DIE FROM EATING
PRESERVED GREENS
(Rv Associated Pressl

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 26-The death
toll stood at five today in the family
of Charles w. Tuttle, of Cambridge,
Idaho, as a result of botulimus poi
soning from eating preserved greens
at a birthday dinner Sunday for Har-
rett Tuttle, youngest member of the
family Two'daughters and three sons
are dead and the father is not ex-
pected to live Miss Bessie Clare, Is,
a guest, and Russell Tuttle, another
son, who also partook OF the poisoned
vegetables, have not yet shown symp-
toms of the poisoning. Tutle's daugh-
ters preserved the greens.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26
PAVING OF NATIONAL
HIGHWAY WILL COST
$4,000 PER mile

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 26.-Bids fol
paving the gaps of the national road
submitted today to the state highway
commission, indicated that the pave
ment would cost between $4,000 and
$4,000 a mile, according 20 Lawrence
Lyons, director of the commission
The bids did not include the cost ot
cement.
In all, 90 bids were submitted fol
the 56 miles of paving and they ranged
$250,00 between the high and low
Contracts for the work will be award
ed later by the commission
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26
MAY WELD FACTORS
FRIENDLY TO LABOR
into ORGANIZATION
CBy Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-According to a
report published today plans for a
coalition of all factors in public life
friendly to labor have been instituted
by hands of the Is to 16 railroad
unions and invitations extended for Il
general conference to be held here on
February 90, to perfect such an or.
ganiZation.
The purpose of forming such an
amalgamation, according to the report
is to further the interest of labor and
to throw the support of Tabor to the
candidates for public office that are
favorable to it, regardless of political
party.
Invitations to attend the conference
it was said have been extended TO
heads of the Socialist party, the Nom
Partisan party, the Farmer-Labor
party. members of the Committee of
Forty-eight'' and the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, as well as other la
Dor chieftains.
Appoint Committee
A committee to work out the or
ganization of the coalition has been
appointed, says the report, composed
of E. J. Manion. president of the
Telegraphers' union, as chairman
Warren S. Stone, president of the
Continued on Page Fourteen)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26
WOMAN WHO TASTED
So DAYS BY ORDER
OF HUSBAND, TO live
CRv Associated Press)

MADISON, Ind, Jan. 26-Mrs. Vio-
let |. Roche, who was compelled by
her husband to fast 53 days, is ex-
pected to recover, by attending physi-
clans. She has shown slight improve
ment since eating light foods.
William Roche, the husband. made
his wife fast to cure rheumatism, it
is said. He is confined in Jail and is
continuing a hunger strike, begun
when he was arrested. 1t was first
believed Mrs. Roche would die.
The husband has expressed a desire
to die, it is said, if Mrs. Roche should
fail to recover.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26
PHILIPPINES NEED
s1O,000,oOo, WOOD

MANILA, P. l., Jan. Ex-Governor
General Wood in message to the leg
islative body today urged authorize
tion for $1O,0O0oO bond issue, which
he said would complete the financial
rehabilitation of the Philippine gov
ernment if bills previously introduced
providing for the issue of $27, 100000
of bonds are passed
He explained that rehabilitation of
Philippine finance requires issuance
of about s37 100000 of bonds guaran-
teed by the United States government
Leaders in the legislature predicted
the bills would be passed before ad
iournment two weeks hence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26
FATE OF SHIP CREW
IS STILL IN DOUBT
lRy Associated Pressl

ST. JOHN, n. B., Jan. 26.-The fate
of Captain Waarli and eight members
Of the crew of the sunken Norwegian
steamer Mod may be learned today
from their rescued comrades. being
brought to this port aboard the Read
liner Melmorehead.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26
Grants Granddaughter Urges Aid for Russian Exles

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-(SpeciaD
After a residence of twenty years in
Russia, Princess Cantacuzene, who was
born in the White House during the
presidency of General Grant, her
grandfather, has returned to Washing
ton. In the old War building at $50
Seventeenth street, where General
Grant had his Office during his term as
secretary of war in 1865, while the
State, War and Navy building across
the street was under construction, she
has opened headquarters for the Amer
ican central committee for Russian re-
lief, the only organization aiding refu-
gees outside of Russia.
The Russians we help gave all they
had to the allied cause. They are now
dying from cold and hunger, refugees
from Bolshevism. They did their part.
Will You do yours ?" This is the slo-
gan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26
WOLVES, DRIVEN BY STORM,
KEEP VILLAGERS INDOORS

LEON, Spain, Jan. 26.-Owing to the
heavy snowfall in the mountain reg
ions, large numbers of wolves have
made their way down the slopes into
the plain districts. The villagers of
Corniero and Sopena are unable to
leave their homes after dark owing to
the large number of wolves prowling
the streets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26
Weather Forecast
MooRE's LOCAL FORECAST

MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST
Unsettled and warmer tonight and
Friday; occasional snow or sIeet.
Under the influence of a valley shape
storm extending from Saskatchewan,
southwark to Texas, the weather will
become unsettled followed by snow or
sleet, which is due to arrive sometime
during the next "a hours, with general
moderation.
For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Cloudy; probably
local SHOWS tonight and Friday warm
er.
Temperatures For Yesterday.
Maximum ................ .22
Minimum .......-........2 below
Today.
Weather conditions-The storm con-
tinues over the Gulf coast with heavy
rains over louisiana, Texas, Mississip-
pi and Alabama. Snow and rains over
Georgia and South Carolina. Cool
weather has overspread the Florida
peninsula. 1t remains very cold over
the New England states and the st.
Lawrence valley. with temperatures
20 to 80 below zero. in the latter dis
trict. 1t is much warmer over west.
ern states, due to a general fall in
barometric pressure over British Co
lumbia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26
GENOA CONFERENCE
TOO EARLY, SAYS U.S..
CBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Indica.
tions were given in official circles to-
day that the United States is adverse
to participation in general European
economic conference, should such
meeting be held at the time set for
the Genoa gathering, but would look
with more favor on a conference to be
held at later date
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26
FRIENDS OF SOLDIER BONUS LEGISLATION
Confident OF ACTION AT CAUCUS TONIGHT

Harding's action in stating that he
favors adjusted compensation for ser
vice men of the late war provided the
Dill carried specific provision for OBJ
Continued on Page Three)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26

BALTIMORE, Jan. ga pontifical
high mass of requiem for Pope Bene-
dict XIV was sung at the cathedral
this morning with Archbishop Curley
as celebrant, assisted by members OF
the local clergy. Bishop Thomas j.
Shahan, rector of the Catholic Univer-
sity at Washington, delivered the
eulogy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-26

The bill will undoubtedly 90 throush
somehow or other Secretary Mel
Ions opposition will not defeat i.
When the same bonus bill was pend
ing last July Mr. Mellon wrote a let
ter similar to the present one, but
that did not head it off. Thereafter
the Republican leaders in the senate
appealed to President Harding, and lie
Continued on Page Fourteen)
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14
Marine Disasters

EAsTPORT. ME-. Jan 1S-- Harbinxe,
(Br),, which put in here January with
500 cases OF liquor aboard. continued vov.
age from st John. r, for Nassau, b I
TO- DAY With Coast Guard cutter Ossipce
standing by to see there was no violation
fuel at other American ports.
NORFOLK. Jan 13-~Tnformation at tn.
Norfolk Hydrosr office is that crew
Of sch Ruby ". Destroyed py hre at ses
Dec had been picked up by .Iud run
Macrsk DAM. and carried to Genoa. Itai,
\ANCOUNER. 3 c. Jan i3-t'anadia1 =
,DoserVer (Hr). Oceantalls 3 {. for Ssn
Tranclsco. won't ashore west OF Deer Isl
and; hoated 18TH urdamaged.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan ID schoone.
Roy soners tt'r>. Papcete Nov a2 for sa.,
pairs: Rigging ana sails damaged
Motorship kobe'Hlavn Dan). before re-
ported, has brol!'N propeller shaft and is
proceeding for this port under sail
CURLING. n r. Jan 13-Sch Mary II
Gray (Br) wrecked at Lark Harbor yes
terday: crew esca ped; wau bound for New
York with fish.
VICTORIA. B c. Jan 13---Canadian Oh
server. OF Canadian government merchant
cry Passage lbo miles north OF Victoria
on inside coast OF Vancouver Jsland Tai:
Ing some water. but in no seriousS danger
WAsHlNGTON. Jan lS-Master and
crew Of American ech wrecked of Morant
Keys. Jamaica, jan 7. have arrived at
Kingston. Consul Latham reports. Name
Garbled In dispatch. nearest possible in
saioro viii proceed at once to United
MenEel Jr,' vessel Of 500 tons, home port
Pensacola Fla
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14
Maritime Miscellany

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan l3--Confcrenc,
OF OF pso'fc aa Cast rHrts on proposed $50.
from January 10 to ia nuary 90
Cathay (Chin). from Shanghai 18th I,
ballast. last OF four 10.50o-ton steamers
irved TO be Last Shipping Board vesse
completed. will b. given trials here before
acce eptance.
w s Rheen last OF thre. 15,ooo-ton tank
crs built for Standard Oil Company o.
California. had trial trip 18Th. Virtuall5
closes steamer construction on San Tran-
cisco Ray.
SEATTLE. Jan 1s-~H G Can,elow re-.
signeG AZ traffic manager Pacific Steam
ship Company. effective February l.
NORFOLK. Jan lS--Plans ror a coa.t-to-
coast steaNlshii, line. with chief Eastern
terminal at Norfolk. being laid by Nor, il
ern and local capitalists, according o Lee
\. Sherwood, former district comptrollel
of Shipping Board. who ie interested. Mr..
Sh~rN oo1 said New York, Philadelphia ann
Alonzo Tweed)e. formerly general corp-
troller OF Shipping Board. are interested
Company contNmplates purchase OF six
refrigerator steamships.
The Harris. Jagil ship Efpa will los q
100000 bushels of grain here Tor Russia
LONDON. Jan l3--Sydr-y. Australia
reports arrival Of tnn-screvv power yacht
Speejachs. OF Cleveland, Onio, on cruise
around world.
SpeejackH owned by Albert Z. 'sower,
left Coumhe. Yacht Club anchorage in
Hudson River New York City AUGUST II
proceeded southwark. passed through Pan
anna Canal and into Pacific Vessel last re
ported November at Tahiti
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14
Freight Ships Due
Duo To-day

Vessel Port Acrncv
Wsstnss.. hamburg. Dec O. u S Nav Co
Troubador. Bahia. Dec %. Kerr $ Co
Mexico. Gothcn nhurg. Dec 10. Funch- Edyo
brlstol City. Bristol. Dec II;
lorenzo suea. Dec 20. Norton. Lily & Go
sloe'nfontcin, Antwerp. uoc a.
Orcus Valparaiso. Dec Is. '''''''
Weasel, Duval & co
West Canon. Gibraltar Dec 70. i''''' '''''
Na,dulia. Shields. Dee a1.....Cunarci Iane
A'0Nee''0F'' punA'Tk' Pee ['e,nsoo,,,., 30. IT,.
Tancres Shields. Dec So ','"''o'en Ke1r LINZ LINZ
Glasconier, Danzig, Dec g.. belgian line
Prontc. New Orleans. Jan . Lainport &, Hon
New Britain. Rotterdam. Dec %,
son+.,.o s,,.,.. BLACK Diamond s S Co
s 8 Stray Corp
Due Tomorrow
Media. Liverpool Jan A.... Cunard Line
Nireinan, Los Angeles Dec -.
United American Lin *
IVY CT Adelaide Ciibralta Jan
Parola Southampton. pcc .' si' '''''' =" 80
Susouehanua S s corn
Due Monday
\ 1uckcnbach. Cristobal. Ian o
~ Luchcnhacil S s Corp
" noeiing Mold, Hull, Jan :.
city Of Lahore, Port ss,a. Jan ],
Norton. Lilly & GO
I!deus, Gibraltar. Jan ....... Booth Line
Due Tuesday
Stann1or~. Le!th, Dec 81 .Turness Witty
Arkansas. Falmouth. Ian Funch Edyo
Dunzenoss. Bombay. Dec 8. Kerr 5 S 60
Bradford City, Hamburg. Jan e.
L 5 Navis alton Co
Duo "Wednesday
Flpestcne County. Avlls, Ian l.
Cosmo poitsn Linz
;,ha ;>y,and: Shield- Jan Furness. Witty & Co
ONO, Rio 6e Janeiro. Dec %.
Internal ional Freip htin.s Corr
ha,rlNa Luchenbach. Los Angeles Jan l.
1.ucAcnbach s Corn
-Nihlan, Baltimore, Jan ls. In; Mer Mariuc
Due Thursday
Ea~ Side. Rotterdam. Dec 81
Cosmopolitan Line
;;aacia. London. Jan .Cunard s s Co
Aarengo. Hull, Jan 6.
E!leymans Wilson Lin
iH,hoebus i,i Malaga: Ian 9 Three Star Line
Westbr Hamburg. Ja,. A.. Kerr 5 s Co
south American. Guayaquil, Jan T.
american Metals & Transport Co
El lslco. New Orleans. Jan 1... SO pac Co
Duo Friday
West Eiius, Hamburg, Dec Sl
Barber s s Line
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14
All-Amcrican Grew Picked
viii Take Western Maid to
Russia With Grain

'fo'a Tho Yri6npc's No3hi'uio,. E.rccu
ASlIINCTON, Jan. l3-A, 100 ne,
cent Am orican- born crow viii man The
United States Shipping BOARD steamer
Western Maid, which sails carlv ncxt
week from Baltimore with grain 70,
tho Russian relief. A. J. Frey, vice
president of the Emcrecnc Fleet Cor
poration. announced to-day Thi: j.
the first American cargo vessel to sail
the nigh seas with all the crew Alneri
can born.
Credit for recruiting the completely
American crew was given to-day bv M.
Frey to Captain Irving l.. Evans. d.
rector OF the United States Sh:ppin..
6oard recruiting sea service, and his
baltimore preventative. Captain +.
Herbert Hanes.
According to Captain Frans's report.
when the sea service bureau first be-
gan TO place men on Shipping Board
Tcssels less than 10 per cent Of those
recruited were Americans. During the
fiscal year. ending June 30. 1921, 68.8
per cent of the men placed we're Amer
leans, and during the succeeding five
months, for which reports have been
compiled, namely, July to November.
1921, inclusive, more than % per cent
Of men placed by the bureau have been
American citizens.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14
Ship Board Wins
Oil Contract for
1,00O,OO0 Cases
Will Carry Heavy Shipments
TO Lcvant for Vacuum Oil
Co.; Foreign Companies
Hold Two Prior Contracts

The Shipping Board yesterday signed
a contract with the Vacuum Oil Com
pany for the shipment Of approximate
" 100000 cases Of oil to Palestine,
Syria and Levant cities as far back as
Alexandria, w. J. Love, vice president
of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
announced The rate was not made
public, but Mr.. Love said that it was
not as low as that made recently be-
tween the Cunard Steamship Company
and the Standard Oil Company. The
Vacuum Oil Company in the latter pert
OF December gave a contract to Elder.
Dempster & Co., "A British concern, for
the movement Of 100000 cases Of oil
from New York to West African ports.
On both Of the other contracts the
Shipping Board was n bidder, but lost.
IN the Standard OH case tho offer Of
the board was above that of the Cunard
company, while on The West African
business it was unsuccessful despite 2
lower bid.
Mr.. Love said yesterday that the
shipments would cover year Most Of
the oil viii be cnrricd by the Export
Steamship Corporation, which operates
government vessels to the Mclitcrra
mean and Levant, he said
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14
Notice to Mariners

,r tBy L. $. photographic Ofrice)
me, Inc commanding officer Of the $
oenver reports that radio station with
six-ten s X " set is being installed on the
nats northeastward Of Fort del Rails, Porto
Hrande. st Vincent. Island In lat is 81 "a
N, ION - 69 rs w. This Is designed to com
,. municate e, with incoming and passing ves-
sels: Will soon be ready Tor traffic. The
light on Point Machado In lat Us ~ 6o ~
ION 20 c6 W is flashing white every ten
srconus instead OF every six seconds Tho
reo r liRht on the Custom House pier at
norto Grende In lat Is So - y. lon ~ ~
v. cannot be distinguished from tho ,irh,s II, y,
OF me tower seven il not maeked by YES
sIs SsIs IN the harbor, and is OF no value The
.'gnt m on Preta Point IN lat Is IS OS n. Ion
20 20 :? % ". northern side entrance TO Tar
ra1al Bay. was not visible more than fve
inties. The red light on Lobo Point in ,at
- 6s "a N, Ion 33 rs 10 W was not visible
p, Ine master Of the Am str Gen O "
n,aasa Lrns. reports that large red buoy was
R'aced p'n.S on Tortmes Shoal, Buenaventura
~ m'yer; ae ~ colombia. in lat 3 81 16 N. lon n
W q" W. 1t looks like boiler ten or twelve
81 'one and fve or six It indameter and
" ~; not llghted. 1t Is reported that several
.tgnt oooys arc to be established He also
Ecuador: " ''s"'9 VI
:; sS. Ssnta Elena Point light shows flashing
Light l,ght every seconds. fash os seeonds' e.ds
scmpse % seconds; visibility twentv-twU
fni.es, fsaa lat & II 80 s.. lon 81 VI La Plata
shows flashing white every secon3s ~ nasb
81 second, eclipse s3 seconds: visiaii,s" nnsn
~, ~ 'no'es: ~ q, Manta Bay light. lat 6s 40
onds, fash o.o second, eciipss 81 sesoeds 1ec
Visibility nine miles. Esrneraidas secHn1s' ,ns,s
!s !at 90 30 N. lon ~ ~ W. flashing wnis
i5S KS s.conss ,ssonas S;s,hM ash IL second eclipse
llght, LAT ~ S. lon 50 is 20 X na,l,Ina i,a,a
white every seconds. fash o. secnrG 1,,,"
sc'pss ~ seconds; visibility nine miles.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14
Trans-Pacific Mails

>, oonnso'ins nails close \. tho General
Tav losSoies Tnr. and !i'y Hal! rcstofice station,
Netherland- East indies (speoial!" sd
% dressed ony, VIA san, Francisco; also
fndes, 5 +I +Tjiaalak' "' Jan 1s'ns''""'S ns East
Iiawaiit. Philippine lslandst. Straits SET :
dement's, suinstra and specially ad
qrs.Ssd nr,,isn mai mail for French Indo-china.
s Sisc9: also parcel post malls for Straits
ssttlements' s Wolv@rine state Jan li
Chine and Netherlands East Indies fex :
TO raciilc Steam Navigation Co with pass
Noordam fDD, Rotterdam Jan for
J: to Holland America Line with pass.
aai!s rs. ana p1dse is expected to dock tod y
Montserrat tsp>, Havana Jan for y Y :
TO spanish Line with pass. mails and
o@ept @ sumatra), via Seattle; also parcel
post mails for ia pan. Corea, China Siam
and French lndo China S S Katori
Maru. Jan l5.'
Mats Q. tho following dates: Moukden.
az, whch arrived per str Hawaii. were
Iispatched cast from Seattle Jan il, are
cue In \ Monday, Jan 16
'ordinary tunreg stercd) letters mailed
'H ~ 20 . . N The the next day viii provided
the steamer mentioned. ''''
sAIi classes OF mail. including domestic
P'".' Hciit 10 hawaii, Guam and
rnItpp,ne Islands by the above dispatchos
sEcststered articles may be mailed No
% III At the General PostoNico. but
N ust be mailed not later than . IN at
nc N!1y Hai station. For mails scheduled
70 Gloss on Sunday. registered articles ,,1ust
pe mililcd not later than II p N on satur-
day night
NoTE-rnlcss otherwise addressed mai,
20, , Austrs,ia twhich includes mail. regular
an1 parcel post. for State Of West Aus
rrs!la' ri;s' Bismarck Archipelago. Gilbert and
Ellice Islands, Nauru Island ana Solomnn
lslande) is forwarded via the Pacific route
except that parcel post is not gent bv
steamers sailing from Nancouve~. Mail
lor bhaTo and Tengyueh. in the C.hinesc
province OF Yunnan, is forwarded via Brit
lsh lndia-the quickest routs Mall for
SIBERIA is forwarded via the Psciic route
-ha' FOR the Philippine Islands is dis
patched by tho best opportunity from The
Pacific. Coast. except that specially aJ
dresfed articles prepaid at the Postal
Union rate are forwa rded as Addressed
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14

Orduna lBr>. Hamburg Dec 81. south
a'rlrton and Cherbourg Jan ;: 70 Ssnocf-
son & Son. With 3s first. los second cabin
~ third class pass, naiis and mdse; Fic'
Messntio tBr>. liverpool Jan 4: tc
White Star Line. with "A first. s" second
cabin 60 third class pa's. malls and nusN
Mary phiadelphia. Jan u: 70 A II Bull
6 Go. with mdsc rier a. B.slyn.
Joseph NJ Cudahy, Lobos Jan 4 to Sin
chored cn Tomrkinsv'lic. |.
Montana (NoD. Lohos Jan 4; 10 Next
csu Petroleum CO. with crude oil; BaT-
rlorinda sspan, Na,oncis, and nenis
a Diaz. with lndse F'"r $. T, X.
castle - 70 United siatcs Navieation CO.
with ,rdyr: pi~r a.. B'kyn.
FL Estero. New Orleans Jan 20 South
e:s, Pacific co. With mdse; pier 81.
Ocean 5 Co. with pass and mdsc; I'"r
81 Aha. Galveston Jan :; to soqshern
F"S6f Iso. yo wN y rnGisro asS o'' rec &C. 70. crs
'osse ,ohss -fTo ricr g.. \ r. ''''"'' .
tordonali: trial trip; Aine-i9sn "cd :
Co Teboss Yard, ed 81. BklNn. .
Chariot. Eaitlno~e Jan 10; TO ser =
60. with rndye. anchored of Rcd IIooN
Flats. Hkyn. =,
Winches'or 3 Co. With inGse. i'i"r o. Af'"A
Rase u llvN.
ursiae o.. ON neG rs s.N MGa,on 7o5s. ;'sn
IT, TO- ,os snST',.', a 4y fas ssN 'n i<u WV" ''''
udse ,."' a%nchored % OF Quarantine.
! s : army transporf crook from Ah'-
werp passed in sandy Hoo~ At 1910 IN
14thl.
sfonsserrat 'snss r~ ,spo Vera Cruz ard Havana
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14
Fordonian Proves
Success With New
Electric Diesel
Fifty Marine Engineers and
Shipping Men Witness TEST
of Motorship; First Amer
lean Vessel Of This Type

Official sea trials Of the motor ship
Fordonian, tho first ocean-g going ship in
the United States 70 be equipped With
the new Diesel engine electric meth Cd
of propulsion, were pronounced sue
ccssful yesterday by Captain c. J.
Dyer, master Of the vessel. and officials
Of the Todd Shipyards Corporation
which converted her from straight Die
sci to the electric drive.
A party of moro than fifty prominent
marine engineers and shipping men
we're on board the Fordonion whcn she
twenty third Street, Brooklyn, ycster-
day for the test
The Fordonian represents the culmi =
nation of several years or opTaens
N adapting electric transmission TO
the oil engine for large ships The cleo
trio apparatus is OF the General Elec-
tric type, consisting Of TWO 35O-kilo-
watt generators, each driven by an An
saldo S. Giorgia Diesel engine Of 800
horsepower. The faotivc power is sup
piled by an $50 horsepower electric
motor connected directly TO the pro
pellcr and designed to give speed Of
about ten knots The vessel is oper-
ntcd in much the same manner as It
trolley car.
The I'ordonian viii be placed in the
coastwise t-rdc between Ncw York aud
Hnvana b. her owner. the American
Mediterranean Steamship Company.
and the agents, Mcdonnell & Truda.
She is a vessel Of go fcct length. q
beanr Of fortytvo foot, and regis
tered tonnage Of 2,56S The only other
commercial ship with similar drive
in the United States is 20O-ton FISH
New-York tribune., 1922-01-14
Lcviatl,an Only Ex.Iern,an
Ship l.. $. Will Recondition

From The Jribu,'c'a Wnshinotoa Bprc1u
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation to-day def
nitely determined not TO spend further
money on reconditionng former Ger
man vessels except the Leviathan. It
was announced that the suggestion that
the Mount Vernon and the Agamemnon
be repaired and placed in the North AZ :
lantic trade mas not been seriously CON
sidered.
The Fleet Corporation has ruled tia.
a majority Of the former German linere
will be obsolete within year or so and
that it would be poor business judg-
ment to make heavy expenditures On
any of them now. Of the tucrry-eigh-
enemy vessels seized during the war
only six remain in commission. The
government already has spent moro
than $32, 100000 on these vessels.