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Show quotation wss resdy. It read. "3000 X 2a 3-4," meaning that tha veteran market leader had sold at tie 7 J, up 12 13, on a block of 3000 shsres. So Elimination of All U. S. Commissions Except One Suggested by Senator 11 wens inrougn ine nrei nair nour. . Around noon it was announced that a stock exchange membership had sold at 1 100 000. an advance of S10.000 from the last transaction made before the holiday. WASHINGTON, Msrch IS (UP) Reports thst President Roosevelt might substitute a director of transportation trans-portation for the eleven-man Interstate Inter-state commerce commission brought from Senator Dili. tD.. Wash.), today the suggestion that all but one major federal commission be sboluhed. Dill would spar only the tariff commission, com-mission, which he ssid wss lsrgely a research body. "I am not yet prepared to offer any legislation, bul I have worked out a plan," Dill sald.iexplalnlng it ss follows: 1. Abolish the Interstate commerce communion and substitute a director of transportation who would be sn official of the commerce department, 1 v with authority over railways, Inland waterways, airways, motor trucks and busies 2. Abolish the federal trade commission com-mission and assign its duties end suthoritlas to a epeelal assutant attorney at-torney general In tho justice department. depart-ment. 3. Abolish the power commission and substiiute a director of natural resource, aa official of tha interior department with supervision over wster power, oil. gaa, coal, fisheries, forestry snd public lands. 4. Abolish the radio commission snd substitute a director of communications, communi-cations, sa official of the commerce department with supervision over radio, telephone and telegraph com-munlcatioo, com-munlcatioo, , |