The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-27
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NV gagged in making things uncom-
 W fortable for Governor Penny
 packer of Pennsylvania and his press muzzling law It's attention might profita-
 ply be turned to Porto Rico where a libel law exists, and is enforced. which Is very similar to Pennypacker's measure.
 This law forbids the publication of pict- nres of prominent Porto Ricans without their written consent and declares that no cartoons or caricatures may be printed which will be likely to injure the character and feelings of any person. The Pennsylva- nia law will probably never be enforced and is considered by many people uncon- stitutional but in far away Porto Rico the press Is not very powerful and no one cares whether 1t has any liberty or not. Under such conditions there is no sdlfh- culty in enforcing the libel law. Tn all our colonial possessions there seems to be a tendency to restrain the liberty of the press which is not commendable, to say the least. and affords ample opportunity for corruption to exist without fear of publicity.
 Cornell university has been overwhelmed with misfortune during the past scholas- tic year. Typhoid fever carried off a num- Der of students and played havoc with the attendance. When commencement day arrived the exercises were held without a single honorary degree being conferred and in this respect Cornell stands unique among the American universities. Steps have been taken to provide better water for drinking purposes and it is hoped that the disastrous epidemic of last win ter will never be repeated.
 Although the world Is inclined to poke fun at Santos Dumont and his aerial craft the fact cannot be denied that he has ac- complished some remarkable feats within the past few months. Recently he cavort- ed over the Long Champs race track while admirng thousands looked on oblivious of the horses. He sails about, ascends, descends. and does very much as he pleases but. it must be remembered, in a serene atmosphere. If a storm should suddenly arise something disastrous would be almost sure to happen. In spite of this Santos Dumont has attained to higher degree of success in aerial navigation than probably any other man, living or dead. The inventor Is yet a young man and if he does not come to grief we may hear in the course of a few years that the Transatlantic Arship company has been underwritten by the Morgan syndi- cate and is running a close competition with the Hamburg American line.
 project Is on foot to move the Mis- souri river a distance of one mile back to Yankton, S. D., from which place 1t has unceremoniously wandered away. A party of United States engineers under the leadership of Capt. H. M Crittenden have undertaken the task. The changing of the rivers course has left sand bar a mile wide between Yankton and the stream which seriously interferes with traffic. The engineers have launched a fleet of tow boats and a steamer with which they-will construct series of par allel dikes on the Nebraska side which they hope will make the river cut through the bar to it's original course.
 German and American naval officers are having a gay time now at Kiel. Gen ial Prince Henry Is host and this assures everyone of having all the pleasures the place and occasion afford. All places of amusement and clubs are thrown wide open to the Yankee sailors. Prince Henry was accorded such an hospitable recep- ton in this country that he will no doubt