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 The Legal World structive competition, and neither am I in favor of secrecy in the steel business. The name progressive is not dangerous. Because a man is called a progressive it does not mean that he is a demagogue or a socialist or an anarchist." fBar Auoclathns

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the result is of interest: For the recall of judges in Illinois, 110; against the recall of judges in Illinois, 549; for the recall of judicial decisions involving constitutional questions in Illinois, 145; against the recall of judicial decisions involving constitutional questions in Illinois, 517.

New York County. — The New York Nebraska. — The dates and place for County Lawyers' Association, at its annual meeting May 9 at the Hotel the next annual meeting of the Nebraska Astor, adopted an amendment to its State Bar Association have been fixed by-laws creating a Committee of Twenty- as June 27-28, 1912, at Cedar Rapids. one on Patents and Trade marks. North Carolina. — The annual meet Abram I. Elkus offered through the Committee on Calendar Practice the ing will be held June 25-7, at a place suggestion, which was heartily applauded later to be announced. that the Court of Appeals be asked to Pennsylvania. — The eighteenth an make a proposed reform in the equity calendar practice, whereby each equity nual meeting of the Pennsylvania Bar case as it arises be appointed to one of Association will be held at Cape May, the twenty-one Supreme Court Jus N. J., on Tuesday, June 25-27. George tices in the county. This Justice would R. Bedford, of Wilkes-Barre, will de then pass on each motion, demurrer, liver the President's address, and the etc., in the case as it was brought up annual address will be delivered by Wil and would try it when it reached that liam D. Guthrie, of the New York bar, stage. This reform, he said, was founded on "Constitutional Morality." Papers on the English system. The association will be read by Cyrus G. Derr of Read also adopted a resolution for the crea ing, on "The Best of Our Knowledge, tion of a special committee to pass on Information and Belief," and by Henry constitutional amendments dealing with Budd, of Philadelphia, on "Decisions, employers' liability. Action was also Reports and Some Reporters." taken urging a new federal Court House Procedure in New York City. Joseph H. Choate Two bills making changes in the Bos was elected president of the association Charles F. Brown, Thomas H. Hubbard ton Municipal Court have become law. and Benjamin N. Cardozo, vice-presi It is provided that there shall be but dents, Charles Strauss was re-elected one trial on the facts in a civil case. A secretary, and Edward M. Grout was defendant who desires a jury trial must file his claim within four days. An elected treasurer. appellate division is created, and while Illinois. — The Illinois State Bar an appeal is allowed to the Supreme Association took a vote by mail recently Judicial Court, it is not believed that on the "recall" propositions debated the privilege will be often exercised. at the session on the evening of April The new system tends greatly to expe 26. Only a little over one-third of the dite and simplify procedure in the muni members of the association voted, but cipal court.