Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 19, 1920, Page 11

_ NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 19, 1920 ° PR RIS | FALURE OF TANK STEAMER DEPARTNENT e et < United ] Such ships were being chartered at from Bt geat. di’":‘t: ‘:“:‘ & fl“‘: $15 to $22 a deadwelght ton, he said. g rlgn ey i eet { " rng shipping board was leasing its of bulk oil carrfers for the needs of thé |tankers, he added, to private companies shipping board vessels caused a loss to at from 3615 to §6.50 ton. 2 v ¢ L The tankers were described as “the the government of $3:000000 in one € month, in J. Giflen testified here to- only floatinz broperty thisfl govelam;;xent leh congréssional ¢ then owned on which a profit could have day before thé Walsh congréssiohal com- bl ! mittee inquiring into the shipping boara | Peen made.” The witness declared 1o ofie transagtions, Gillén was Special assistant in the entire division of operations knew to former Chairmah John Barton Payne | that such a large percentage of our ships last May when he said the alleged derelic- were buying oil in the open market at Hoh wecurren. advanced prices, bee:mschthe oper:t!;l; . fnt haa 53 | division did not know what one of The tank steamer @epartient had 51 | SVIS PRI e ) vessels, he added. Of these, 20 were in “ the hands of fiflnl’é opérators. It was | Concluding his two days’ testimony re- discovered on May 26 last 54 vessels were | lating mainly to the alleged iack ®f an tied up at southern ports for lack of fuel | ccounting system by the board prior to oil, and in addition 40 pér cent. of the |the advent of Judge Payne, Mr. Gillen operators were buying ofl on the open |outlined, at the request of the committee, market for $4 to §6 a barrel. At the | What he termed “recom:nendauuns as to same time 80 per cent. of the oil we were | & constructive program.’ carrying in_our ships was furmished at| He said that the board had too many $2.07 a barrel. operators of its ships who created Mot Gillen further teftified that this condi- | only an unnecessary overhead expense tion of affairs was cisclosed through com- | but who caused losses by bidding against plaints of two operators. Captain Paul | cach other for shipping board, business. Foley was then head of the tank steamer | He said the present 176 operators should depafln;.e'n!. he Eaid, "a;a“;‘fil v;ha‘s ascer- | not be cut to more than 50. vt g at Ships Were | po asserted the new shipping board be compelled to buy oil at a higher price | elieved of all burdens of pats transac- P Moo "ol aY the { tions, of the proble mof siles, and of the : v 3 idation of old ts. To do this, Iater relieved of hie duties as head of the | hd"CTIN o Songrers. mhould crente. 3 tank steamer gepartment. small liquidating corporation made up of In response to 4 question by Congress- | goq “big” business men, the corporation man Kelley, Gillen said Foley Was noW |15 he non-political in its makeup, director of operations of the bbard’s en- tire fleet of more thah 1,100 ships, includ- The shipping board then should be so 4 i orgahized that each of the six members, e Am \hat was A of the tafk |aside from the chairman, should have a steamer ~ department, Gillen testifieq, | dcfinite line of work, for which he would showed that 33 were in government ser- D@ responsible, such as the problemstot Vice and others in semi-private and off- | docks and docking, alterations, repairs i 1 work. Some weré operiited for the and similar matters. The maih idea in benefit of public utilities #nd Bomeé In the | IS suggestion, he said, was to enable the service of supplying ofl for shinping board | board now appointed to go ahead and fuel stations abread, Amionig the operators | function for the fu'g-e. he named the Standard Oil companies of | The witness also declared he was not Wew Yorlk, the Vacuum Oil company, At- | in favor of government oparation of ships fantic Refifiing company, American Fuel |any more than he wa sin favor of other Oil Transportation company, Island Oli | departments of the government, including company, thé France and Canada Steam- | the war and navy departments, handling ship company and others. operations that could be taken care of by He added that last May this country, | private interests. as well &s the entire world, were vitaliy | “It is my hope that out of cur troubles an't See George. have been ready to but Mexico apparent- recognize George—Pitts- burgh atch New Premier Of France MANY HAVE OBSERVED CHILOREN'S BODK WEE HAVE YOU ? 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The witness expressed the opinion that we will have | arine Goldberg. a strong merchant rrarine “when'we have | * William Parkinsén of Norwich Town, & a shipping board without Ships to operate, | former resident of this place, Was & ¢ the board supported by legislation that | caller heré Sungay. will endble or ships to, meet foreign com- Mrs. Ella Beebe had a8 1 week q@i petition, and which Will eheck industries | guest Mrs. Eva Griswold of Eésex, Comn, which are now sucking the life blood out | Rev. Mr. Carlevale of Norwich occupied of the industry.” the pulpit of the Bozrah Baptist chufth Sunday morning. J & Asmeaee pe oo e o The B. Y. P. U. tecting at 7.80 Was LEFFINGWELL very interesting and helnful, James Turn- A bull, the leader, usihg for his topic Win- Miss Paula: Weinert of Division street, | ning Our Friends for Christ, Norwich, has been spending several days| Recent callers on Clarence Amburn of at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. 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