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Dates: during 1920-1929
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About six weeks ago Edward P. Farley, Chairman of the Shipping Board, sailed for Europe. Before sailing, he announced that the Shipping Board had finished with its plan of operating vessels through agents under the so-called MO4 contract (Managing Operators' contract No. 4). The Shipping Board was prepared to undertake direct operation ; it would group its 81 services into about a quarter as many lines and hire agents only to book passengers and load freight. The consolidation and inauguration of the plan would, he said, begin at once, being first applied to the five lines plying from the Atlantic...
...four-hour session?presumably a heated session?of the Shipping Board. Mr. Farley then announced that the plan of direct operation with loading agents had been sacked. Instead the consolidation of the Government's shipping lines will go forward under a modified form of the present MO-4 contract...
...Stevens regime this fall, Coach Haines was engaged by the H. A. A. for half a year, and his leaving the Harvard staff has been only a question of time. The present engagement comes as the result of negotiations with Dr. Rowe, of the Tech Athletic Association, the contract covering the entire 1924 rowing season. Coaches E. J. Brown '96 and H. H. Haines, connected respectively with the Crimson class and Freshman crews, will retain their positions...
...That he had awarded a contract at Northampton, Mass., to a firm whose bid was $27,000 higher than that of another bidder. Forbes testified that the higher bidder promised to perform the job in 60 days, the lower bidder in 120 days, that winter was approaching and it was necessary to get the contract completed...
Thus, while grand opera singing is good for her prestige, it is not essential to her financial happiness. Now she has decided to quit Chicago opera after she has completed her contract for the present season...