Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19

mercantile marine and that Govern
ment operation of commercial ship
ping Is inevitably inefficient and I'M
economical in comparison with private
operation.
The annual report of the Secretary
of Agriculture points out that there
was net reduction of 479,000 in
our farming population in the year
1925.
Despite the slump in cotton prices
because of the super bumper crop and
that in some States the Spring wheat
crop was poor, the agricultural stu
alton as whole, says the Secretary.
showed further moderate improve
ment during 1926. In especial. live
stock raisers and dairymen had a
good year. Winter wheat made a
good showing and underlying con-
ditions in the corn belt" looked up.
In the corn belt there is a tendency
toward a better balance between corn
production and hog production, an
excellent sign. The sheep industry
Is enjoying its fifth consecutive good
year. The 1926 wheat crop of S40.-
100000 bushels is larger by ia 900 900
bushels than that Of 1925, as against
decline of 100000 bushels in the
European crop.
AiS OCCIcldIy urges DlS
business" organization for the agri-
cultural industry to effect the required
economies in production and distribu-
ton. There should be separate or
ganization for each basic farm prod
uct. The problem of surplus Is to be
solved through control of production
and cooperative marketing. The
membership of co-operatives Is three
times what it was in 1915. In 1915
the business Of cooperative associa-
tons had the total value of $685., $780,
600; the 1925 total was about
81 400 ,000, 900.
The Secretary describes the rubber
growing experiment by our Depart
ment of Agriculture in Haiti. The
average production per tree Is found
to equal that in the East Indies.
There Is no question as to the feast
bility of commercial production of
rubber in Haiti if suitable system
can be established
This years award OF the Woodrow
Winson Foundation, Of which Norman
II. Davis is president, carrying a
medal and the sum of $4,000, goes
to Elihu Root, in recognition of his
labors toward world peace, eliminating
in his pre-eminent contribution toward
establishment of the World CoNrt
This is the second award by the foun-
dalton. The first went to Lord Robert
Cecil in 1924. There was no award
last year.
The Nobel peace prize for 1928 has
been made Jointly to NJ. BRAND and
DR.. Stressemann. The Nobel peace
prize for 1925 has been jointly awarded
to Gen. Dawes and Sir Austen Cham
berlain.
Besides tho Nobel prize in recogni-
ton of work furthering world peace
and brotherhood, there are annual
Nobel prizes for achievements in
physical science. in chemistry, in medi- |
cal science and physiology and for
the most remarkable idealistic literary
work.
Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896, left |
the bulk of his fortune of the equiva- |
lent of nearly nine million dollars in |
trust for the five prizes. Nobel in |
vented dynamite. blasting gelatin |
and sundry other decorating or explo- |
sive combinations
The prize money comes to BRAND |
just in the nick of time to enable him |
to pay off the mortgage on his Nor. |
mandy farm. One Of the four prize |
recipien b Who Doesn't need the money |
is I'm. Dawes.