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ews in Pictures Payment Will Be Made For Acceptable Photographs mS SECOND ANNUAL MEETING, HELD AT DETROIT, OCT. 28 AND: 29,1915 bodies of important ports, and other influential organizations were represented at this interesting conference. Problems of present day significance Commerce,” ‘‘Port Facilities for Loading and Unloading Freight,” and “The La -.Foliette Seamen’s. Act.” — THE BUSY SEASON IS ON FOR THE AMERICAN SHIPWRIGHT This illustration of the waterfront at the plant of the Baltimore Dry Docks and Ship Building Co., Baltimore, reveals the activity which has developed as a result of the world-wide shortage of carrying tonnage. In addition to building a number of oil tankers, dredging craft, and other vessels of various types for foreign’ and American buyers, this big yard is rushing repairs on a long list of ships from every corner of the world Courtesy of Literary Digest.. AN UNWELCOME ADDITION TO THE NATION’S ISLAND POSSESSIONS Owing to the tremendous pressure of sliding earth and rock on the sides of the Culebra cut in the Panama canal, a mound has been forced up directly in the center of the waterway. In spite of the fact that powerful dredges are working night and day, moving more than 200,000 cubic yards of material every week, it may be months before the “Big Ditch’? is once more open to traffic 457