Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-27 | Page 1 | Forbid Repairs on U. S. Board Ships

FORBID REPAIRS ON U. S. BOARD SHIPS RIO JANEIRO, April 26. Recent action ac-tion by A. T. Hnoberle, acting American Ameri-can consul general here, in declaring local ship repairing firms were ineligible ineli-gible for further work on United States shipping board vessels, has caused much discussion in the local press and some newspapers question the jurisdiction jurisdic-tion of the consul general to tako this action without court proceedings. Alleged excessive chnrges in connection connec-tion with the repnir of shipping board vessels wero several times subject to investigation last year by the local North American chnmberi of commerce. com-merce. Mr. Haeberlo's statements aro confirmed by representatives of tho bliijjpLng board in this city.