The new era., 1909-11-11
The New York Life has resigned II.

membership in the Association Of
Life Insurance Presidents, giving As
its reason that the benefits were not
commensurate with the expense in
Cured.
DR.. Burt G. Wilder Of Cornell, the
veteran professor. whose specially is
studying the human brain. made a
statement. on learning of the death
OF Byrne, the West Point cadet. In
which he said football should be abol-
ished as brutal and demoralizing.
New York City's tentative budget
has been announced and amounts to
63.049 900, which, with the appropri-
alton to the dock department of 49,.
S21 1862, and mandatory increases de-
Quoted, shows net increase in the
budget over last year OF less than
$1.O0O.00O.
'IE my opinion canoeing and row.
ing are more dangerous than football"
said Prof. George w. Patterson of the
University of Michigan, when asked
what the effect of Cadet Byrne's
death in the West Point-Harvard
game probably would be. Professor
Patterson is chairman Of the board OF
control of athletics at the university.
In Maryland the amendment to the
constitution to practically disfran.
chise colored voters is the issue that
is attracting notice. The Republican
leaders are fighting the amendment
tooth and nail and they profess great
confidence they will defeat it. II they
do 1t will result in placing Maryland
in the doubtful column politically in.
stead of making it solidly Democratic.
The West Point Military Academy
is in mourning over the loss of Cadet
Eugene A. Byrne, who died Of injuries
received in the football game with
Harvard. 1t has been officially an
nounced at the academy that West
Point will play no more football
games this season. 1t Is not thought,
however that Colonel Scott will advo.
cate the complete abandonment of the
sport.
The right Of a corporation to organ.
ize subsidiary corporations to conduct
part of their business has been sus-
tained by Judge Elmer b. Adams of
the United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals at ST. Louis, in deciding a suit
brought under the Sherman antitrust
act. Many of the points at issue are
identical with those the court is now
considering in the governments suit
t. dissolve the Standard Oil Company.
Four weighers at the port CT New
York made a confession of fraud and
named the bribers, resulting in con-
viction and punishment. For this the
weighers were promised immunity and
continuance in the service. The ac-
tion of Collector William Loeb, Jr, in
this case has been strongly denounced
by Federal Judge Holt, but is de-
Tended by the collector on the plea
that he could find no other method of
stopping the frauds.
John Stewart Kennedy. lawyer, H.
nancier and philanthropist, died at his
home in New York City on the 31st
ult. Of whooping cough. He was with
in two months of his eightieth birth
day. Mr.. Kennedy was a director of
many large corporations, including
the Northern Pacific railway. He was
president of the board of trustees of
Robert college, Constantinople, and of
the American Bible house there, and
was chairman of the Presbyterian hos
pital and United Charities board OF
New York.
President w. C. Brown of the New
York Central & Hudson River rail-
road, recently announced that the
management had entered upon a cam
paign of extraordinary expenditures
to meet extraordinary traffic de-
mands. The company had placed con-
tracts in the last few days, he said.
for $25 100000 worth of new locomo-
tives, passenger and freight cars, and
intends to spend $6O.OO0,OOO more
$S5. 100000 in all-in reducing grades.
strengthening curves and laying new
rails, exclusive of $5O,OOO,OOO terminal
improvements in New York
A judicial opinion which appears to
be likely to overthrow the govern
ments entire criminal case under the
antitrust law against the American
Sugar Refining Company and it's di-
rectors, has been handed down by
Justice Holt of the United States Cir
cult Court at New York. Justice Holt
in dismissing the indictments against
Gustav E. Kissel and Thomas B. Har-
ned. connected with those against the
sugar company. declares that the op-
Grafton of the statute OF limitations
invalidates any action against them,
inasmuch as the offense was COM
1hitted more than three years ago.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.