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BY w. T.. G. HARDING,

Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston.
Only a final assurance of fiscal sta
bility. now in prospect, is lacking to
full and rapid economic progress in
Poland.
Poland's 10000 square miles of a
generally fiat country, save near the
Carpathians and the Baltic, are rich
on the surface in agriculture and rich
below ground in minerals in the south.
Those riches include, for example.
coal. iron, zinc, lead. oil, natural gas,
potash. salt, timber, corn, wheat, rye,
potatoes, cattle, horses, swine, poultry
and sugar. In some of these there is
already a surplus available for export
that has contributed to Poland's pres
ent balance Of trade.
Nearly a quarter of Poland's IS ,000,-
600 tons of annual coal production
called hard COAL" but really high
grade bituminous coal-has been avail
able for export. and has been in de-
mand during the British coal strike.
In Poland 1t brings about $3.50 a ton.
Poland's 40 per cent iron ore is
mixed with higher grade Swedish ore,
and 1t now makes all it's own 90-pound
steel rails 1t has used in the expansion
of its railroad system from 4,700 to
10000 miles.
Textile Mills Busy. -,
Its cotton and wooden mills, the lat
ter devoted to the home market. are
busy and make a wide range Of prod
ucts. At Lodz there are 500 900 people
and there are many cotton mills. In
them 1t has been studying efficiency
and management and labor. and in
spite Of an unemployment problem
which the government has been well
handling one mill now manages to get
more output from q personnel of $500
than 1t formerly got from 10000. !,
In oil Poland may have large
future in the Carpathian foothills of
Galicia, formerly under the Austrian
flag, Those wells, whose thousand
derricks can be seen from the hill be-
hind Boryslaw, had been declining to
half the output Of 1919. They We're
shallow 500-foot wells. rr-
New the Standard Oil Co. OF New
Jersey, with the Nobels of Russia,
has gone four miles south and tried
drilling down 5000 feet. The first
well, completed at cost of S145, 900,
has paid 3oc itself In q days. A
second Is Aown $500 feet and Is ex7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02
BY LEILA MECHLIN.

- HERE has just heen placed on
view at the Phillips Memorial
Gallery, in the little room set
4 aside for transient exhibitions.
what is announced as "a sig
p icant collection of pictures in oil
d water color" comprising ex'
lsively American themes by Ameri
n painters" This is the first of a
lies of exhibitions to be shown
rein which Will, IL is understood,
sgest "our limitless supply of pic
'ial subjects" and reveal the fact
Il we are developing a fresh and
tive national expression indie
ndent OF European influence" The
lists represented in this initial
owing are Winslow Homer. Clifford
al. James Chaplin, William Zorach,
eSton Dickinson. Edward Hopper,
an Sloan, Charles Burchfield.
aries Sheeler and Henry Mattson.
G majority of these are represented
- single work. Winslow Homer,
~" instance. by a water color repre-
= lting a red sunset over a smooth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02
Is American Plays
On London Stages

American plays in London are occu-
plying at the moment no fewer than
thirteen out of the forty-odd West End
theaters. Two of them, musical plays.
have been running for fourteen
months. Many more are prospering
steadily and may reach similar rec
ords.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

The Senate Of the United States added
provisos declaring that nothing In the
convention WAS intended to affect any
of the existing rights Of these couh-
tries and Honduras.
Costa RIGA and Salvador, after the
treaty had been proclaimed, took their
protests to the Central American
Court Of Justice. Costa Rica claimed
that under a treaty Of 1858 the Mica
raguan government had agreed to
consult her before 1t entered into any
contract for the construction OF an
interoceanic canal, and also that
Costa Rica had been accorded per-
petual right of free navigation Of the
San Juan river. which conceivably
would be part Of any canal route.
Salvador attacked the proposed naval
base on Fonseca Bay, declaring 1t
would constitute a. perpetual menace
to the independence of that state.
Nicaragua declared she would not
recognize the competence of the court
to pass upon these issues nor abide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

The United States Census Bureau
took its first special census of epilep-
ties in 1923.
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Nicaraguan Situation Presents Past
Filled With Stormy Rivals Politics

CONTINUED from First Page)
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THE POLITICAL EDUCATION OF
WOODROW WILSON. BY James
Kerney. Illustrated. New. York;
The Century Co.
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w WHETHER it is cheaper for
M the people to pay some Of
wv their fellow taxpayers q
profit to construct public
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Federal Legislation to Cure Ills
OF Coal Industry Unlikely Now

Continued from First Page
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ON January 10 at the National Gal.
~ lery of Art will open . special
exhibition of paintings by the late
John Ross Key. nephew of the author
of 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" and
for MANY wears a resident of Wash
inrton. Mr.. Key began his artistic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
TREND UNCERTAIN :.
IN BOND MARKET
Realizing Sales Still Encoun-.
tered in Foreign Group in
Today's Trading.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 14.-Whiie .
there were numerous points of
strength, principally in the more
speculative railroad issues, the bond
market as a whole had an uncertain
appearance at the resumption Of trad
ing today. 1t was evident that the
realizing sales in the foreign group
had not been fully completed and that
position to resume the forward move
ment.
Further fractional losses were re.
corded in many OF the recent leaders.
Prominent among these were Italian
Is, which selling below 95, were lower
than anything all last week and more
than points down from the recent
high: Brazil 61ss, which also were
under last weeks low and almost
points down from the years high. and
French rs which changed hands TODAY
below 1902, compared with the 1927
top of 1041s. Offerings were.not large.
however. and some issues held very
firmly. among them CZechoslovak
i2S and both maturitIes OF Belgian
IS
The favOrites among the speCula.
tive rails were the Peoria and East
ern incomes. which at AZ were UP ,
points on the day and very active;
Seaboard Air Line adjustments which
crossed Sc in volume. up points from
the low of last week; Denver and Rio
Grande Western IS and International
Great Northern adjustment. The last
named at % were at a new 1927 top.
The features among the industrials
included a jump of points in Grand.
by Mining Is to 1877, representing the
increased value of the conversion
privilege at today's price for the stock.
persistent demand for International
Mercantile Marine SIS at 90 and above
| and a run up in Wickfire Spencer
| Stee, convertible Is to so. gain OF
| almost 3 points over Fridays close
| added to the advance of over 4 points
| last. On the other hand Empire Gas
| and Fuel 615s sold below 104 again.
| Most OF the local fractions were heav-
| lily dealt in also and and little interest
| was taken either in the copper or
| sugar issues.
| Net changes i'm the high-grade list
| were about evenly divided between
| small advances and small declines.
| Trading in this section was limited
/ generally to odd lots as far as trans
actions on the board were concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
STANDARD SPLITS STOCK.
Ohio Company Shareholders Agree
to Four-for-One Division.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. February IA
P).-A four-for-one split-up of the
comman shares of the Standard Oil
Co of Ohio was authorized by stock
holders at their annual meeting here
today.
The common stock par value was
reduced from 500 to $25 and it was
announced that no fractional shares
would be issued. an adjustment" Of
such shares being promised. Com
mon stock to the extent of S14, 000, 900
is now outstanding.
Directors meeting simultaneously
with the shareholders declared a reg
ular dividend of PIG per cent on COM
mon stock Of record March Is. pay
able April 1. All present officers were
reelected.
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WOOL MORE ACTIVE.

BOSTON, February II Special
Improvement in bright fieect woods
was noted in the Boston wool market
at the start of the week. with sales OK
Michigan wool especially active at
42a43 grease basis. for all grades from
fine to quarter blood. Ohio fleece
woods are generally held at 45a46 for
delaine and half-hlood, with 44a45 FOR
quarter-blood. Some Missouri bright
and semi-bright fleeces are moving.
Territory woods are firm, with fine
strictly combing staple at 1.10a1.1e.
French combing at 1.05a1 .0S. half-blood
at 1.O-a1.02 and quarter-blood gener.
ally at so.
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STOCKS CONTINUE
! ! MOVING UPWARD
Good News After Double
+ Holiday Has BuIIish Effect
- on Most Shares.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, February 14.-En'
couraged by the impressive showing
made by such industrial reports as
came out over the week end and by
the manifest favor shown toward
high-grade dividend-paying rails in
the last business session on Friday.
the upward movement was resumed
on the Stock Exchange today, with
practically all groups participating.
While the market for Baldwin Loco
motive evidently had discounted the
favorable showing in the 1926 report.
1t was a matter of satisfaction to
Wall Street and was having its effect
upon sentiment. The action of du
Pont directors in placing the stock
on an annual IS basis, compared with
the previous 81 rate, was a natural
SEQUEL to the General Motors section,
but it was another piece of good news
10 work upon.
Baldwin Locomotive, after opening
more than a point lower, rallied well
above the Friday final, while other
equipments stood out strongly from
the outset This was true of West.
inghouse Electric, which was evil
IDENTIFY bought for special reasons, and
of New York Airbrake. Pullman
Company and several lower-priced
members of the group.
Speculation went more and more out
of the so.called merger rails into the
high-grade seasoned dividend payers.
Atlantic Coast Line rise extended to
more than 3 points before profit taking
was encountered. New York Central
was carried forward under the same
sort of demand which came into the
market last week. Gains of point
and more were common in such favor
ties as Rock Island. New Haven and
Gulf, Mobile and Northern. although
there were no new developments to
account for the persistent demand.
Peoria and Eastern was a feature
among junior issues. viii Pere Mar
quette was responding to rumOrs not
directly concerned with the Nickel
Flate merger plans.
Nothing new developed to account
for the favor in which steel shares
were held. Their strength was SIM
ply a reflection of confidence in the
future business outlook, which nat
urally was to be reflected in a basic
industry such as the stocks Of these
companies represent.
United States Steel common above
159 compared with the previous clos
ing quotation of 15712, Gulf States
Steel gained more than points when
it crossed 60, while Bethlehem, Repub-
lie and Crucible were a point or more
higher. Youngstown's strength ac-
companied the announcement that the
stock had been placed on S. divi-
dend basis. Among industrial special
ties Woolworth went into new high
ground under the present form of
capitalization, responding to the ia.
vorable sales figures reported for the
first week in February. Pronounced
strength in Collins & Altman re.
fected the belief that the stock
would not for long remain in the cate
CORY of 81 dividend payers.
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FOREIGN l.. 7HANGE.

NEW YORK, February IA N).-
Foreign exchanges irregular; quota
tons in cents: Great Britain, demand,
4S4A; cables. 4S51s; 60-day Miis on
banks. 4S1. France, demand. 3.93;
cables. 1884,. Italy, demand, 4.30,
cables. 4.30ia.
Demand-Belgium. 1890; Germany,
1853; Holland, 1881; Norway.
25.71; Sweden, 26.6S12; Denmark,
26641a: Switzerland, 1861; Spain,
1857: Greece, 1.291a; Poland, l.5o;
Czechoslovakia, a96; Jugoslavia, 1.76;
Austria, 141212; Rumania, .5s: Ar
gentina, 4l75; Brazil, 1893; Toxic.
4s,S7la; Shanghai. $3.50; Montreal,
99.S4as.
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ny EDWARD c. STONE.

Capital Traction stock gained quar-
ter of point on the Washington
Stock Exchange today, SIS shares sell
ing Mt 1863, the highest mark reached
so far this year.
Commercial National Bank stock
also drew special attention when It
opened at 24O, S points above the
last sale. and advanced to close at 242
on sales totaling 80 shares.
Other local stocks also were strong,
Potomac Electric Power selling at
t09ia, Washington Gas Light at 69%
Railway Il Electric Preferred at 90Ss
and Lanston Monotype at 941a. Fed.
cral-American Co. Common sold at
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THREE BOATS LAUNCHED.

NEW YORK. February IA CP.-
Launching of three more patrol boats
for the Coast Guard service at the
Camden. n. J.. plant of American
Brown Boveri Electric Corporation to.
oay. makes 16 completed OF the -
ordered by the Government at a cost
$4,000. 900. Fifteen more
are under construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14

Hourly Sales on N. Y. Market.
liam. 5S1.SOO t2n.. 96l.500
ip.m.1 .2S9.6OO 2pm. 1856. 900
Dividend rates as given in the above .'; ,he
latest quarterly or half yearly declarations.
Unless otherwise Eoted extra or special divl'
dends are not included
Partly extra Plus 10 in stock, Pay.
able IN common stock Plus 1850 IN
stock q Paid this vear--nO regular rate
3 Ten per cent in common stock nayable
"H% quarterly c Plus go ~ stock Pay.
stock Plus I0es In stock Plus 1850
share in stock Plus 81 a share in 3. specia,
stock K PAYABLE TAO Of a share quarterly
IN Glass A stock. m Plus So in stock.
n Partly stock Plus 81 in preferred stock.
O Plus one-half Of common stock.
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CANADA FREIGHT TRAFFIC.

NEW YORK. February IA Up
Freight traffic on Canadian railroads
in the week ended February 5. amount,
ed 10 59,4J3 carloads. agains 1926
the week before and 54.743 year ago.
Receipts from connections were 37.967
carloads. against 37.0S9 the previous
week and 36,S9S a year ago.
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BUTTER rs HIGHER.

CHICAGO. February IA Cp.-But-
receipts two days, 21,6S4
tubs; creamery extras. soy; standards,
49&: extra f1rsts. 49a49k; ffrsts, Ara
AZ: seconds. 44a46. Eggs-Lower: re-
cents two days. 1858 cases; firsts.
29a30; ordinary firsts. %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
RUBBER ADVANCES.

NEW YORK. February IA tSpe,
ciaD-Crude rubber smoked ribbed
sheets. was up Il at today's noon
quotation OF 3SH. This compares
with 40iz a month ago and 64c a
year ago.
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1 A6 ga = &c
Bayuk LIST pf(7).
Beechnt of BOD.
Bedding Brost3).
Bethlehem Steel
| Beth Stl pr a..
Bloomingdale.
Booth Fisheries.
Briggs Mfg 49,.
British Empire.
British Emp LIST.
| British Emp I'd.
Bkln-Edison go
Blkn-Mn TT az.
| Bk.Man T pf(6).
Bkln I'm G co..
Brown Shoe l2).
Brunswick Ter.
Burns Bro (l0t..
Burns Br B (2).
Burns Bro pf(7).
Burroughs t3).
| Bush Terminal.
Bush Trm pf(7).
Butte Cop t50c).
Butte&Super(2).
Butterick (m2)..
Dyer & Co......
| Calf Packgt4)..
Calf Petroit2)..
Calumet & Art6)
Calumet&H(1h,
Can Dry tc2k).
Can Pacific (10).
| Case Threshing.
| Central. Alloy(2)
| Cent Leather.
Cent Leather pr.
Cent Lea Of ctfs.
Century Rib M.
| Century r pf(7). .
Cerro dePastt5)
Certain-Teedf4)
Chandler pft2h,
Ches & Ohio (s).
Chi & Aiton.....
Chi & Alton pf. ..
Chi & Ea st III.
Chi G. Ea st Ill pr.
Chi Great West.
Chi CIR West pr.
Chi Mil&StP.
c M&StP CTS.
Chi MiI&StP pf.
c M&StP pr CTS.
Chi & Nwn 3D..
Chi Pine Tool 60 e
Chi Rock Is 49,.
c r | & P pf go.
c r { & P Of ~.
Chi ST P NJ g. o..
&c StPM&O pft5)
Childs tt2.40)...
Chile Cop t2h).'
Christie B f1.20)
Chrysler Corpt3)
Chrysler pfAtS)
Cluett Peab t5).
Coca-Cola(f7&)
Collins & Aikt4)
Collins&A Of 90
Col Fuel & Iron.
Col Gas & El go
Col Gas rts. 80.
Col GEE Of AGO
Col Carbon co..
Com Credit 3D..
Com Or pr (1%).
Com In TT pf6Ia
Com Sow B t8).
Congoleum NJ.
=. Con Cigars 3D..
Consoi Distribut
fConsol Gas t5l..
Cons Gas rts.
Cons Gas pr rts.
ConRRCuha pf 6
Consol Textile.
Cont Bakg A 49,
Cont Baking B.
Cont Bak pr t8).
Cont Can (5)....
Cont Mot tS0c).
Corn Prod tt2h'
Corn Prod pft7).
Coty. Inc o..
Crown WP1stpf7
Cruclble Steeit6I
Crucible pft7)..
Cuba Cane Sugar
Cuba Comply go
. Cuban Am 8 30.
Cuban Dom Sug.
Cudahv Pkg "a.
Cushmans fp4).
Dawson Chem.
De Beersta2.91)
Del &.Hud t9)..
Del l. G. w tt7l.
D r G Wst pr. -.
Devoe e. RE- 40)
Dodge Bros CT A
Dodge Of d..
Dome Mines t2)
Doug-Pec t2).
Du Pont t7)....
Du Point deb t6)
Duouesne of ca
Eastman tt8)..
Eastman pr 10.
Eiseniohr & Bro
Ei AutoLttt6k)
: Electric Boat.
j Flee Power 4 Ii
, EP&Lpf 30 Tot7D
3 isiec r & l. pft7)
A Elec Refrig t2).
End.John (6)...
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GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS.

(Quoted in dollars per million marks,
Bid. Asked
Ger CT Nv lu) IS 19I4-1S 2025.0O o10O 90
Hamburg A. l9l9... .... 210O 90
Ger CT 4-5s forced loan). 1000 10000
(Quoted in dollars per thousand marks)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
COLORFUL INDIAN
SAvANT TALKS HERE
1000 Hear Doctrine Of Yogoda at
Auditorium in Talk on Ever
lasting Youth"

Swami Yogananda, Indian savant
and metaphysician. who is interpret
ing for Washingtonians the doctrine
of Yogoda, or the power of the will.
gave his first of a series of public
lectures last night before 1000 persons
in the Washington Auditorium.
The Swami, impressive in his orange
robe and long, flowing hair, was intro
duced by Representative Rathbone of
Illinois. The orange robe is significant
of the bliss" which he described as
the natural quality of the soul.
He represented himself as a teacher
of India who was bringing midas
spiritual message to the West. India,
he declared, has organized the brain,
disciplined 1t, taught it control, while
ward, material world. India's pro-
pensity, he said, has brought physical
laZiness, and the civilization of the
West has brought spiritual blindness.
The United States best can benefit
India, he said, by sending mission
aries of industry" rather than reli-
gious missionaries. Send to India
the contributions of your Edisons and
your Fords, but, until the Pope and
the Bishop of Canterbury can ex-
change pulpits. keep your religious
missionaries at home,' the Swami
said.
His topic last night was "EverIast-
ing Youth" and the savant explained
that mentally, at least, everlasting
youth is attainable." Yogoda, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
CED|NG OF U.S.LAND
TO STATES OPPOSED
Work Declares Sections
Worth $4,000, 900, 900
Should Remain Federal.

Opposing a bill introduced i'll the
Senate which would authorize ceding
of the entire unreserVed pubic
domain to the States, Secretary work
today told the Senate that these lands,
valued at more than $4,000, 1000,
should be retained, conserved ana de
veloped by the United States for the
general good under existing policies.
In letter TO Senator Stanfield.
Republican, of Oregon, Secretary
Work said he believed if all the public
andS and resources are turned over
to the States, it will mean the and
federal reclamation and Federal con-
;ervation. Senator Stanfield is chair
man of the Senate committee on
public lands and surveys.
The laws tending toward conserVa-
ton, Mr.. Work said, permit of a
BROAD and uniform policy for the care,
preservation, development and use Oh
he resources" of the United States
on the unreserved public domain.
They are designed to procure the
maximum of production with the
minimum of waste. They permit of
DEVELOPMENT under a uniform policy
of skilled supervision, beneficial alike
. the individuals engaged in the de-
velapment and to the public which
uses the products. Moreover, such
a policy is calculated to prevent
monopoly, as well as to prolong the
life and use of eXhaustible resources.
Secretary Work itemiZed the value
Of the unreservod public lands as fol
lows:
Sale value of the surface of public
lands outside national forests, S310,
900 900.
Value of national forests and re-
sources, 81 ,000, 900 900.
ROYALTY value of coal in public
ownership, 5000, 100000
Royalty value of oil at 1914 per
cent, 100000.
Royalty value of shale oil at 5 per
cent, $4,000, 0000 600.
Royalty value of phosphate at 2 per
cent, $3.50. 100000
Royalty value of potash at 2 per
cent, $50 100000.
Royalty value of oil and coal in
Alaska, 81 ,002 500, 900.
Total estimated royalty and sale
value of public lands and resources,
$13, 697 500, 900.
Annual return from water power on
the public lands at 10 cents per horse
power per year, $1,550,0 900.
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MRS. DORA MASON DEAD.
Wife of Retired Admiral Sue
cumbs in California.

Mrs. Dora Hancock Mason. wife
of Rear Admiral Newton E. Mason,
retired, died suddenly Thursday in
Coronado, Calf, at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Lieut.. and
Mrs. $. B. Brewer, word was received
by friends here today. Death was
caused by cerebral hemorrhage. The
body was cremated.
Mrs. Mason was the step-daughter
of Rear Admiral Joseph N. Hemphill
of 2139 Wyoming avenue, this city.
She is also survived by sister Mrs.
Walter Fl. Allen, wife of Capt. Walter
H. Allen. L. S. N, stationed at Nor
folk, Va, and half-sister, Miss Ora
j. Hemphill of this city.
Mrs. Mason was long prominent in
Washington society. She moved to
California some time ago, and since
had been making her home with
Lieut.. and Mrs. Brewer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
TRAMP STEAMERS FAST
DISAPPEARING FROM SEA
Picturesque Wanderers Yielding
Place Before Pressure of Ocean
Liners Competition.

The picturesque nomad of the waste
spaces of the seven seas-the tramp
steameH-is disappearing before the
competition of the regularly scheduled
ocean liner operating over specific
routes. E. T. Chamberlain, transpor-
tation expert of the Commerce Depart
ment, points out in trade bulletin
that in 1925 out of every 1O8 trans
oceanic steel steamers 70 were owned
by corporations operating lines of
steamers and only 81 were tramps.
Before the war the proportion was AZ
tramps to every IS liners.
Before the war, Mr.. Chamberlain's
bulletin declared, the competition of
tramp steamers with ocean liners, par.
ticularly in the carriage of bulk com
moditieS, affected to a noticeable de-
gree the ocean freight rates of the
world. Growth OF liner organizations.
with increasing capital and growing
fleets, has weakened competition and
reduced the tramp ship master from
the rate dictator to one who must take
what he can get. Steamship confer
ences composed of liner organizations
now have increased authority in fixing
ocean freight rates. The number of
tramps has declined from 2,143 in 1914
to 1903 in 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
Dry Agent Promoted.

w. Harold Lane, Missouri prohibi
ton agent, today was named deputy
prohibition administrator for the
western judicial district of Missouri
with headquarters at Kansas CITY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
MELLON TO LAY WREATH.

Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
will lay wreath on the statue of
Alexander Hamilton tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock during brief cere-
monies by the Sons of the Revolu-
ton.
Exercises will be in charge Of a
committee of which Robert V. Flem-
ing is chairman. and will observe the
one hundred and SEVENTEEN ami
versary of the birth of the great
secretary of the treasury on Jan
uary II, 1857.