Show J j fIE LEADER Of SHIPPING BOARD I A. A Kelly Several Others Oth- Oth fr ers era Being C Considered for Big ig- ig Po Post tIt t. t It 1 f By y JOSEPH H H. H BAIRD Press Press' Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON Dc Dec G tf 6 UP UP- UP resident Hoover Is seeking a UC jI-UC- Jcl shipping man to fill till an 15 year iH-a-year pos post as as head hend of the gov gOY vast ut merchant fleet cor cor- It ft was wae lel learned ed toda today A electIon rejection from tho five fhe or men rider consideration L ia cx expected a oon on Tile The official selected It I f la un understood un- un would be with the he diW difficult uIt task talc of ot making th the leet corporations corporation's el eighteen lines tines how bow sufficiently large profits to private buyers It Is the lic lichey hey o of both the administration nd congress to 10 get the tito government tot iut ut of the the- shipping business as iz soon possible I TIVE POST I IThe it The The po position I on Is th the most lucrative e eDe me lie on the governments government's rolls roUs save ave he presidency an and the supreme supreme ourt urt It was wae h held 1 1 ntH ritti last 1st winter b by Brigadier G Genral Gen Gen- nit n- n it ral A. A C. C Dalton U. U S. S A. A retired meG his resignation his hia duties I Ve 6 been dis discharged by Chairman Iv V. V OConnor O'Connor o of the thc United States hipping bond board i Recently It i Is understood OCon OCon- or or or told Mr Hoover r li liJa combined k ki were verc t re too hoo hea heavy ud and a or Df to Dalton should be chosen He submitted to the president the allowing names of otmen men who ouId o lr lre e ie 5 acceptable to the tho board li E. A. A elly ell vice president In charge of or of the fleet corporation C. C Jenkins vice ke president in arge rge of administration rank Frank S. S avis 1 of ot the Maritime jf f f th the Boston Bosto chamber of ot corn com erce and Frank FVank E. E Ferris retIred retired re- re tired sea sa captain GORDON CONSIDERED A i The White House it was learned ilso has been or Is considering John IL n Gordon of lf the Union Sulphite New York City aj and 1 JorT or orman man P. P Titus former chi chief of or the commerce departments department t transportation U tion n bureau Under the law the shipping board has Ital a authority th to fill the position n Its own Initiative However It ls und understood to be bo wanting an of official of- of selection from the the White I oure before Informed d opinion today held ui the lace ace ace Uk likely ly will go Jo o to Kelly He lie Het js t understood to have e the support et o of largo large New York shipping Interest In- In r terest 5 Around AlOun the shipping bo board rd rC Is pointed out he has bus been asi as as- i with the fleet corporation 1 Cr years and previously was mart man Basing operator of the Clyde lines |