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Evening star., 1955-07-23
IS7,4l0,000 Post Office
Asked for Richmond

Congress was asked yesterday
to approve a new post Office for
Richmond, Va, under the lease
purchase program.
The General Services Admin
istration said the 10-story build
ing would cost $7,410.000. It
would contain offices for most
permanent Federal agencies in
| Richmond.
GSA said the project has been
approved by the Bureau of the
Budget. 1t also must be consid-
cred by the Senate and House
Public Works Committees.
Evening star., 1955-07-23
Adjournment Threatens
CTC Tox Relief Hopes

| With time running out on the
Ipresent session of Congress, no
effort appears in the making to
iarrange for recommended tax re-
lief for the strike-bound Capital
Transit Co.
Even a bill to let the District
Public Utilities Commission raise
the present Scent school fare to
half the adult fare has begged
down in the House and Senate
District Committees.
AS a taxpayer, the company is
a big contributor to both the
District and Federal govern
ments.
With the company contending
lit cannot afford to meet union
demands. the utilities commission
twice has recommended that the
company be relieved of some oi
Its tax burden.
Couldn't Afford Loss
Once it did so in a formal re-
quest to the District Board Of
Commissioners, who turned il
down on the ground the city
could not afford the loss oil
revenue.
Il d
Again, a week after the strike
began. the commission closed g
statement of its role with this
declaration:
/ "The commission believes that
the possibility of financial re-
lief in the present crisis, Other
than by way of increased adult
fares, should be exhausted.
So far. nothing has been done
/ Some cities have exempted
privately owned transit com.
Ipanies from gross receipts and
Evening star., 1955-07-23
|CTC Petitions
For Reheariing
0n'54Fares
Trunsit Firm Asks
Full Appeals Court
To Reconsider Case

The Capital Transit Co. today
asked for a rehearing by the
full United States Court of Ap-
Ipeals for the District of Column
bia of the case challenging tram
sit fares fixed in 1854.
The appellate court, in a rul-
ing earlier this month. ordered
the 1854 fare increase sent back
for further explanation of the
Public Utilities Commissions
lrate-making procedure in the
case.
The court did not dispute the
final decision and said the cur
rent fares could stay in effect
pending a final ruling. The fares
are 20 cents cash, five tokens
for 80 cents and a weekly permit
allowing rides at 10 cents each.
Seeks New Increase
Capital Transit since has asked
for another fare increase, now
pending before the commission
The appellate decision was on
a suit brought by George Spiegel
of 723 Northampton drive, Silver
Spring, Md, challenging the
fares.
The transit company petition
today asked for a rehaaring zen
banc" on the question of whether
a court may Hhold a commission S
rate order defective solely on the
ground that there is an infirmity
lin the rate base determination of
the commission" The petition
argued that such a decision with
Iout determining whether the end
result was just and reasonable to
the fare payers was in conflict
with a previous Supreme Court
ruling.
Rate Base Questioned
The petition also challenged
whether the commission had
failed to give adequate reasons
for using original cost" rate base.
The company argued that the
commission had stated clear and
adequate reasons for its deter
Imination to reject an "econom-
lie" rate base and adopt an "orig-
Iinal cost" rate base.
The economic rate base re-
Iferred to in the proceeding, the
petition explained. is a rate base
lower than an original cost"
rate base.
1t embodies the theory that
the present value of utility's
property, taking in functional
obsolescense. Is less than the
original cost of the property
minus accrued depreciation.
Evening star., 1955-07-23

franchise taxes. In other places,
such subsidies have not vet been
approved.
In New York State, the legis-
Ilature three times has passed
bills to exempt transit COM
ipanies from gross receipts taxes,
only to have them vetoed by the
Governor.
| Also, in Illinois. the city
owned transit authority of Chi
cago is hoping to be exempted
from paying SIS million a year
to the State in gasoline taxes.
50 Cents for Tags
In Detroit, the Department of
Street Railways. which operates
the city-owned transit system,
pays only SO cents a year for
bus license tags and is exempted
from State gasoline taxes be-
cause of its governmental status.
In recent testimony before the
utilities commission here. Capt.
tai Transit estimated 1t would
pay these major District taxes in
the coming year:
| Gross receipts - $475,34S
Real estate ------ 1850
Gasoline --------- 396,227
/ Bus license fees 30,831
Total ,029, ,966
II the company were exempted
from all these taxes, the total
would equal about IA per cent
'Iof the 81 million Capital TRAM
lsit estimates the unions initial
demands would cost.
The gross receipts tax alone,
which the District Commission
Iers said they couldn't afford to
lose. would equal about 61a per
cent of the demands; the real
estate tax less than 2 per cent,
THE gasoline tax about 5h per
cent.
Evening star., 1955-07-23
.Fuvor Burke Airport

The Broyhill Crest Citizens
Association of Falls Church has
Endorsed the proposed Burke
(Vao Airport by a vote of % to
IN. The vote followed q panel
on the subject.
Evening star., 1955-07-23
9th Struiqht Trophy

The College Park Fire De-
|partment majorettes won their
eighth consecutive parade trophy
last night at a flremen's parade
in Savage. Md.
Evening star., 1955-07-23

In these dog days it the risk of lnstroke ant
almost indecent mention that prosration pretfyn
StroaSd
Evening star., 1955-01-29
BY shs A.seeio,sd Press

ST. NORTH. Switzerland,
Jan. 29.--One of the United
States sieds in the world four
man bobsled championships
slammed over the icy wall Of
the st. MoritZ slide in the open
ing heat today and injured sew
eral spectators. None Of the
riders was hurt.
Driver Lloyd johnson Of Rap
i'd City, N. OAK, and his three
man crew rolled of the sled
just before it went over the
wall. johnson. pilot Of the 1858
championship four-man sled,
suffered a broken shoulder and
severe facial cuts in a similar
accident o month ago.
Riding with johnson were 1t
George Zimmerman of New
Kensington, Pa; 1t. Robert D
Bretz of Erie, Pa. and Sergt. Pat
Briesiadecki of Ware, Mass.
johnson. pale but unhurt
said afterward that the light
ning-fast. 825-pound sled tipped
up on one runner coming out
of abrupt SNAKE curve" and
failed to right itself. He said
Evening star., 1955-01-29
BY the Assoeiossd Press

BOSTON, Jan. 29.-Denmark's
Gunnar Nielsen predicts he or
Yves Santee can run a record
shattering 4:04 tonight in the
Boston AA Hunter Mile now
that they've found a pacemaker.
The volunteer Is the IC-4A
indoor and outdoor mile cham
pion, Dick Ollen of Northeastern.
who promises to cover the first
$50 in 200 at Boston Garden in
the 66th indoor track meet.
Nielsen says with such a pace
a 4:04 clocking Is very possible
The present standard for an
11-lap banked-board course is
4:05.3. held by Gil Dodds.
This is the rubber match for
the Copenhagen printer and the
Kansan and until Ollen came
into the picture some observers
felt the race might turn out to
be slow.
Santee finished 8 yards ahead
of Nielsen in 4:10.5 in Philadel-
phia last Friday while Gunnar
beat Wes by 10 yards on a fiat
track in Washington the next
night in 4:09.5.
It's expected to be a run-od
In the Billings two-mile. Horace
Evening star., 1955-01-29

That John Byrne, listed as the
14th choice of the Steelers in
the National Football League
draft Thursday in New York,
is none other than Bucky Byrne,
a star at Gonzaga High here
q few years ago.
When last seen cayorting for
the Eagles four years ago. Bucky
was q 6-foot 185-pounder. He
has added an inch and 40
pounds. Paul Brown of the
Cleveland Browns wanted Bucky
for his team and probably
would have taken him If the
Steelers hadn't beaten him TO II,
A business administration ma
jor at John Carroll University
In Cleveland. the husky guard
will be graduated in June. He
also win reseive a reserve COM
mission. but according to his
high school coach. Joe Kozik,
now athletic director at Gonzaga,
Bucky expects to get some pro
football experience before being
called to duty.
Bucky was on the area "ail-
prep" team two years In a row
andslast year was named to tht
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Strong 10th Round Is Bosis
SeIdom-Invoked Rule Gives
Johnson Win Over Fuentes
star stan Photo.

round with q solid right to the
chin. Fuentes staggered up-
right at 8. and after taking
the mandatory 8 count, man
aged to shake his head clear
enough to stay away from the
Jersey fighters failing fists.
It was the knockdown and
Johnson's clear-cut 10th-round
edge that swayed Spano to the
23-year-old middleweight's cor
ner. The Associated Press scored
Fuentes a 5-4-1 winner on the
strength Of his aggressive fight
Johnson's 29th victory against
FIVE defeats wasn't the Trenton
boys best fight by far. He hac
height and reach on Fuentes but
was satisfied to let the Mexican
carry the fight. Fuentes' face
was a mask Of blood at the
finish. 1t flowed freely from cut,
alongside both eyebrows and 9
deep cash across the bridge oi
the nose. Johnson was cut on
the left cheekbone.
Fuentes thought he won the
fight at least Ga. Tex Petite, his
acting manager, was disgusted
with the Spano verdict.
give rounds for each man Is
a draw anyway you count" Petite
said. II asked at least a hun
dred people II they could re-
member this strong 10th round
business and haven't found
q guy yet who ever saw it used
in Pennsylvania"
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Full Flight Likely Choice
In Royal Palm at Hidieoh

MIAMI. Fla. Jan. 20 (Ho.--
Wheatley Stables Full Flight,
making his third start Of the
winter. is expected to go post.
ward the favorite over eight
other distance runners In to-
days $4,000 added Royal Palm
Handicap at q mile and a fur
long at Hialeah Park.
Full Flight, with Ted Atkin-
son up. is top weighted at 1l9
pounds. i've less than In his last
outing when he faded TO lose by
a nose to Jaclyn Stables Helfast.
Helfast carries liz pounds to-
day. most Of 1t Jockey Willie
Hartack, and likely win be Sec
ond choice.
Sylvester Rich's Helianthus.
winner Of the Robert e. Lee and
Ponce de Leon at Tropical Park,
carries 1T pounds. with no rider
assigned. An entry with Helian-
thus Is Varsity, weighted ut 100.
Blue Stone Farms Ecimitar.
winner Of the Tropical Handicap
January Is. win be making his
first appearance since that time
and viii carry l18 pounds, with
Joe Culmone In the irons.
Hasty House Farms Sea o.
Erin win carry ia with Kenny
Church slated to ride, while
Bruce 8. Campbell has entered
Ram O'War. lis pounds.
The field Is completed by Mrs.
J. r. H. Thouron's War Of Roses,
1l3. and l.. Msntelis Immense.
Ill. ridden by Don Brumfield.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Palmer Retains Lead
In Thunderbird Golf
sy me Associated Press

PALM SPRINGS, Calf. Jan.
2g.-Pace-setting Johnny Palmer
wouldn't predict by any means
that he viii win the $4,000
Thunderbird Invitational Golf
tournament. but he has an idea
that last years 72-hole winning
total of 268 viii be eclipsed.
Palmer led the way into the
third round today with rounds
Of 62-6S for a total Of l30-14
strokes under par.
With two more rounds ahead,
Palmer's guess for something
under 26S by tomorrow evening
looked sound.
There were SO professionals In
the select field Of ~ who were
still under par as today's firing
began. The 6.876-yard Thunder
bird Country Club course has q
par Of 70.
Palmer, who led by one stroke
yesterday. with Shelley Mayfield
the nearest rival and the re-
mainder four or more strokes
behind, held q two-stroke ad-
vantage for this round.
julius Boros. former National
Open champion. was 1900
richer. He and his club member
partners won the Pro-Amate1r
side attraction with o S6-hole
score Of 57-5S--lI2.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
IYurow Sets Record
In ~ Swim Meet

Jerry Yurow. swimming unat-
tached, set a new meet record
OF 1875 seconds In the 25-yard
freestyle event Of the sixth an
nual YMCA Invitation Boys
Swimming meet last night 1T
American University.
Altogether, rs boys took part
in the meet, sanctioned by the
District AAU. Results:
25-yafd freestyle % years and underl
club: .. Roland .Panneton. Takoma Parki
8, John D'Angelo, Naval Receiving sta
ton. Time: 1913 seconds.
fyS5s xps.le saes.srSss ses.s ana pannstcn Sasa
is as-yard ' bsctstTok. nl and und.r,a.-
L.. Racque Kramer. Waiter Resd; 2
ME-. S TITa Time: ISL seconds. ~ .
Kramer 2, booiey: ). jimmy Cannon,
YAss s,sTd Tmss fr...s;i. 'sisnda sis asa und.r,,
Jerry Yurow., unattached: 9. Danny Gull
lathsr. Washingtpr BoyE Club; 3. james
Palmer. YMcA. Time: 12.6 seconds tnsv
nsss ss.ysr3 ysSSr qbaekstrok. t1a snd undsrl--
3. Tommy capp6siL Washinston BosS
2s-ysrd elttsrny stroke 81 and
csisnsris: ssis >. Hiis Slack. mica. Tin.'
IS yard osrthrdox tIs and undsrl.-
Yrrow: z. Cherry; ?. Blaek. Time;
SO.yaTd freestyie tiS and under)--
I. Nike sheppeck, wslter Reed; z.
Bobby BriEEs, unattached; 3. James Lee
5f-yard baekstroke as and underl-
1, winston Pendieton AnnbassadeT; 2.
:sIeve Rsas y.s .sR.lSasssa Silsss S1ss aG,uS rs
Q to-ysSd orthodor sfs and under)--
I. Lee: K@Msst. cynsinEestzn; szs. Esss,: s:
50-yard 1butterf,y ssrcks fiB and
pndsr--1. ghsppsck: 2. Brsu. Time
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Barbara Romack Favoriie
For Doheriy Golf Prize
sy The Asseeiassd prsss

MIAMI. Fla, Jan. 2o.--Bar-
bara Romack Is the first to admit
that her golf game shows q few
signs of q long winter layoff.
The 22-year-old National ANA
teur champion has taken the
23d Helen Lee Doherty tourna-
ment by storm 50 far and was a
heavy favorite to be on top when
the final shot is played tomorrow.
The pretty Sacramento. Calf.
blond, playing her flTst major
tournament since winning the
national crown last summer. met
tough Joyce ziske Of Waterford.
Wis. In today,s semifinals.
The. other seminnals match
pitted Pat Lesser Of Seattle, q
member Of the 1854 Curtis Cup
team, against Cookie Swift
Berger of Buffalo. former New
York State champion ,a.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
BY tho A.soeiassd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29.--A
seldom invoked scoring rule
helped George johnson, 10th
ranking middleweight. to a hair
line verdict over bloody but un-
bowed Ramon Fuentes at Con-
vention Hall here last night.
johnson, 154, of Trenton, N
j., was awarded a split decision
over Fuentes. 1853, the fourth
ranking welterweight from Los
Angeles. An estimated $500 fans
no receipts were disclosed
saw the hotly contested fight
which was televised by the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
The officials were widely split
on the verdict. Referee Willie
Clark scored Fuentes the win
ner, GA; Judge Jimmy Nina
voted for johnson, 6-3-1. and
Judge Nick Spano carded five
rounds for each man.
However, Spano used a scor-
ing regulation that has been In
mothballs in Pennsylvania for
longer than most veteran ring
side observers care to remember
He gave the decision to johnson
-12 to S favorite-on the basis
of a strong 10th round.
johnson, who spent most OF
the night backing away from
the lunging attack and smash
ing two-hand barrages OF
Fuentes, dropped the Mexican
for q count Of eight in the final
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Ben Martin Resigns
As ErdeIatz Aide
ax n. A,,osiat.d Pre.,

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 29.--The
Naval Academy today announced
the resignation Of Ben Martin,
assistant football coach. effective
February /.
Capt. Elliott A. Loughlin. direc-
tor of athletics. said Martin, q
former Navy star who has
coached at the Academy the last
nine seasons. Is leaving to accept
an executive position in private
industry. He is the second MEM
Der Of Coach Eddie Erdelatz's
stan to leave since the 1855
Sugar Bowl champions wound up
their best football season In
years. Line Coach Homer Hobbs
previously accepted q job as
head coach ct Furman.
"It was q tough decision 70
leave football, but ! didn't want
to pass up the business oppor-
tunities," Martin said.
Erdelats said successors TO
Martin and Hobbs win probably
be named before the Middies be-
Gin spring practice.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
u. S. BobsIed Goes Over Wall,
Injuring Several Spectators

he tried to jerk the hurting
bob back on both runners, but
before he could do so 1t headed
up the high ice wall.
I. He and his crew rolled OF the
sled and slid completely around
the next curve-"Sunny Cor
ner"-on their pants while sled
continued up and over the wall
into the spectators.
Among the spectators hurt was
a child and a photographer who
was struck in the face by the
sled, but neither suffered serious
injuries.
johnson was automatically
eliminated because he failed to
finish the heat.
Only one other United States
sled is entered in the champion
ships. It is driven by Dick
Severino of Saratoga Springs.
N. Y.
Johnson's sled was the 10th
to 60 down the l,600-meter run
in the opening heat of the cham
pionship. A second heat is sched-
uled to follow today and two
more WIN be run tomorrow. The
total time for the four heats
| win determine the winner.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
50th Straight Point
By Shurmun Sets
Free Throw Mark
BY The Asseeiu,sd Press

BOSTON, Jan. 29.-The ques-
ton, making the rounds here
today is "how far can he go?'
The reference is to Bill Shar-
man Of the Boston Celtics. The
next time Sharman steps to the
foul line in a National Basket
ball Association game he'll be
looking for his 51st consecutive
point with a free throw.
Sharman. who broke into pro
basketball as a member Of the
last Washington Capitols team
in the NBA. broke the NBA
record here last night as the
Celtics swamped Syracuse. 10l-
90. The old mark was 40, set
by Joe Fulks Of Philadelphia
and later tied by the same man.
The victory put Coach Red
Auerbach's Celtics in a tie with
Syracuse for first place In the
Eastern Division.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
n. {. State Bidding
To Climb Back in Poll
AT viIIanoya Expense
BY IN. Associated Pres.

Revenge is sweet and this fig-
ures to be a very pleasant night
for North Carolina State in col
iege basketball.
The Wolfpack, bristling after
slip from No. 2 to No. 8 this
week in the Associated Press poll,
it at home to unranked VILLAIN
ova---one Of only three teams to
beat N. c. State this season.
Villanova ended a l2-game
Wolfpack streak New Years
night.
Although they've since been
spilled by Maryland and North
Carolina, Wolfpack fans have
thought Villanova caught their
team at q bad time. Two days
before, they had wound up q
tough three-day test to win the
Dixie classic.
N. C. State Is expected to try
tonight for an impressive win
to scramble back into the No. 2
spot.
1t stumbled by losing to North
Carolina last week despite a sue
cess over high-ranked LaSalle.
San Francisco. the team that
replaced the Wolfpack as the
runnerup to Kentucky in the poll,
returned to action after q two
(Eee BASKETBALL. Page A-13.)
Evening star., 1955-01-29

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 20 (Spe-
ciaD. - Maryland University
brings what could be its best
basketball team is 20 years to
Dahlgren Hall today to play
Navy. Game time is 2:30.
The Terps, who have won -
Of Is games. are ranked eighth
nationally in the latest As
sociated Press poll.
The Middies. in q rebuilding
stage after losing their two
great shotmakers Of last year,
John Clune and Don Lange,
hoped to catch the Terps in a
rusty condition. Maryland
hasn't played since having It's
nine game winning streak
snapped by George Washington
almost two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Shoemaker Suspended
For Five Roeing Doys
Hy the Assntiaied Press

ARCADIA. Calf. Jan. 20. -
Jockey Willie Shoemaker. ma
tional riding champion, was
ordered suspended for five racing
days by Santa Anita stewards
yesterday.
Shoemaker's suspension goes
into effect next Tuesday. and
he will be grounded for the en-
tire week. He had expected to
ride King Ranch's Rejected in
Wednesdays San Carlos Handi-
cap. Sc
stewards said Shoemaker was
guilty Of careless riding going
into the first turn on J. Frost.
who finished second In Thurs
! days third race.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
sy The Associated Press

ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan. 30.
Americas hopes of sweeping
the Australian national tennis
singles and doubles champions
shipS-in addition to the United
States Davis Cup triumph over
the Aussies in December-blew
up today.
Tony Trabert of Cincinnati.
the only American in the SENT
finals, went down to a surprise
straight set defeat at the hands
of Ken Rosewall, 8-6, SO, 6-3.
This set up an all-Australian
final since Lew Hoad earlier had
virtually blasted Rex Hartwig
of the court In d fast 50-minute
victory. Gel. Ga, Ga.
RosewalI Surprises Trabert.
Rosewall's triumph was as
much a surprise to Trabert as TO
the crowd of 1000 who watched
in 70-degree temperature COM
pared to 102-degree heat earlier
In the week.
Trabert went into the match
full of confidence after his VIC
tory yesterday with Vic Seixas in
the doubles final.
But Rosewall, who showed a
return to his uncanny accurate
game Of q year ago. had Tony in
trouble from the start. Time and
again, he scored with shots that
landed inches inside the base
lines as Trahert went to the net.
Switches Tactics.
Tony switched tactics and
stayed in the backcourt for
awhile. but he Jared no better
Rosewall often beat him in driv-
Ing rallies and volleying winners
from the net.
In the first set Trabert came
through with a great smash that
squared 1t at SIS, but in the 14th
game he fell in a vain effort to
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Pocemoker to Help Nielsen
And S0ntee in Boston Tonight

/ Ashenfeiter won in the K. Of C.
meet here. Fred wilt won in
Washington and Gordon Nc
Kenzie of New York whipped
them both in 1858 in Philadel-
phia.
The Rev. Bob Richards says
''it's now or never" in his ef-
forts to crack the world pole
vaulting mark Of is feet. 8Ea
inches held by Cornelius War
merdam. Don Laz and Sweden's
Ragnar Lundberg will provide
his chief competition.
Herman Wyatt may crack the
high jump mark. too. He's
cleared 6 feet, 10 inches in the
K. of c. and the indoor mark is
6-1034 by Ken Weisner.
Nal Whitfield Is a last-minute
entry in the Hollis Goa dis
tance at which he holds the
1908 record.
Georgetown has relay teams
In the mile and two-mile events
in the Boston AA meet. Running
the mile viii be Vince Kelly,
Dick Doyle, Clarence Day and
Pete Fedak, while at two miles
the lineup is Ed Kirk, Bob Lippe-
meier, Frank Pflaging and Ed
Peyton.
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Hoya Overtime Win
Against Spring Hill
Warns LoYola Five
speeloI pi.paleh . The stor

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 90
-Loyola University is looking
toward Georgetown University's
basketball team with new-foiind
respect today.
The Wolves take on the Hoyas
here Monday night, but any
chance for an easy Loyola VIC
tory appeared to go out the win
dow of the Spring Hill College
gymnasium in Mobile last night,
as the Hoyas put on their most
dramatic finish Of the season,
whipping the Badgers 82-75. in
four overtimes.
Loyola scored q three-point
victory over Spring Hill early
this month and regarded last
nights game In Mobile as a
gauge Of what to expect from
the touring Hoyas.
The Wolves can expect dogged
determination, Spring Hill could
testify. The Hoyas trailed by as
much as nine points in the Sec
ond half. They pulled even on
Dale Smiths layup with about 3
minutes remaining. Spring Hill,
coached by Bill Gardner, who
was reared In Washington and
is q graduate Of Gonzaga High
there. froze the ball but never
got of an intended last-second
shot.
The score was tied sucessively
at 66. SO and II after the first
three overtimes. Matt White
and Hank Morano opened the
fourth extra period with field
goals to propel the Hoyas to
their victory.
Warren Buehler, who foulec
out In the first overtime, wa
high scorer with 81 points.
The Hoyas now have q l.:
record for their Southern tour
which ends here Monday ant
are 10-E for fH1a SaoSop
Evening star., 1955-01-29
Cubs Lose $4,000

CHICAGO. Jan. 10 JPI.The
Cubs yesterday disclosed the club
lost $4,000 IN 1854 after draw
ing 748.lS0 fans. lowest since
1914. Although the Cubs drew
$1,000 less fans than In 1858, the
1854 financial loss was far less
than the $206. 900 In 1853.