The Yale expositor., 1911-03-30
NEWS IN BRIEF.

A bill making it misdemeanor to
sell cigarettes or cigarette papers
has passed the legislature of Utah.
decrease Of net corporate income
for the Michigan Central Of S1,704,-
o9O.6S. as comp, rcd to 1909, was
shown in the annual report for the
year ended Dec. 81, 1910.
Maurice Maschke is to be appointed
collector of the port of Cleveland,
President Taft decided and his name
Will so to the senate for confirmation
when congress convenes next week in
extra session.
Both the Senate and the House Of
the Colorado legislature have ratified
the proposed amendment to the gen
cral constitution providing for an in
come tax and the resolution has been
approved by Gov. Shafroth.
Joseph Brucker, of Kiel, Germany
has decided TO postpone until next
fall his attempt to cross the Atlantic
in the dirigible balloon Suchard. The
delay is to permit of trials of the
balloon and it's machinery over land
before the transatlantic trip is I'M
dertaken.
"All Republicans agree that Taft
will be the standard bearer of the
Republican party in the next presi-
dental campaign said Rep. Loud
of Michigan i'm an address at the Bos-
ton Ciry club. The speaker was dis
cussing the Panama canal, but took
occasion to eXtol the presidents
sterling honesty and sincerity of
purpose for Canadian reciprocity"
Sir Hiram Maxim, WHO has just re-
signed from the directorate of Wick
ers Sons & Maxim. proposes hence
forth to devote his energies to the de-
velopment of military aeroplanes.
which, he says, all governments will
need during the next few years. Sir
Hiram is to cOllaborate with Claude
Grahame White in the production of
an aeroplane which he believes will
answer all the requirements of the
British war office.
No longer will be heard the an
nouncement, The chief justict and
the associate justices Of the supreme
court of the United States" as the
members of the highest tribunal in
the land file in to take their places.
The modesty of Chief Justice White
forbids. Formerly the court was hailed
merely as "the supreme court of the
United States" That this was good
enough for him was the decision OF
Chief Justice White.
An aquarium probably will be add
ed to the long list of government ex-
hibits in the national capital, If plans
which have been discussed by gov
eminent officials materialize. The
plans for the new building of the de-
partment of commerce and labor pro-
vide for an aquarium. More sight
seers in Washington now visit the
tank in the bureau OF fisheries, where
are kept two little seals from Alaska.
than any other government exhibit
in Washington.
The indicted Chicago packers lost
their fight against going to trial on
the indictments secured by the gov
eminent several months ago when
Judge Carpenter in the United States
district court overruled their demur-
rer to the charge and held that the
immunity granted by Judge Humphrey
of the federal court in 1906 does not
apply to the present charges which he
holds are based on evidence not in
cluded in the Humphrey decision.
The first referendum election ever
held in Tacoma, Wash. resulted in
decisive victory for the anti-treating
ordinance. The returns from 10 Of
the 80 precincts showed S,4CS votes
for the ordinance and 1854 against.
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