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Q. Richmond, formerly judge of the Colorado Court of Appeals, and more recently leading counsel for the city of Denver, has resumed the gen eral practice of law, with offices in room 800 Central Savings Bank Building, Denver.

Law School Association at its annual meeting June 19. Charles F. Choate, Jr., '90, of Massachusetts was added to the list of vice-presidents. Joseph Sargent, '98, of Boston was elected Secretary, and Roger Ernst, '03, was re-elected treasurer.

Hon. J. Whitaker Thompson has been appointed United States District Judge for the eastern district of Pennsylvania succeeding Judge McPherson, recently elevated to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Thompson has been United States Attorney for the district since 1904.

Because of the increasing number of automobile accidents in Chicago, a new court was decided upon to try violations of the speed ordinance, and held its first session June 5. "One hundred dollars' fine and twice as much if you do it again," was the way Judge Hugh Stewart punished one Thompson, who was convicted of running an automobile thirty-six miles an hour.

After thirty-six years of active ser vice on the faculty of Columbia Uni versity, Prof. John W. Burgess, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and Con stitutional Law, has retired. In recog nition of "long and distinguished ser vice," he receives the title of Professor Emeritus. In resolutions which they adopted the Trustees of Columbia said in part: "In his published writings he has made intelligible to the civilized world the full significance of the con stitutional organization and the judicial protection of liberty under the govern ment of the United States."

Miscellaneous

Senator George Sutherland, of Utah will deliver an address before the annual meeting of the American Bar Associa tion in August at Milwaukee. Senator Sutherland was chairman of the recent federal commission to investigate em ployers' liability and workmen's com pensation. Mr. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes was re-elected president of the Harvard

The National Association of Credit Men held their annual convention June 19-21 in Boston. Among the numerous speakers were James M. Olmstead, who discussed recent amendments to the federal bankruptcy act, Congressman John W. Weeks, who advocated the passage of the Aldrich-Vreeland mone tary reform bill, Congressman Ernest W. Roberts, who talked on Federal Incorporation," and Sereno S. Pratt, who described the arbitration system of the New York Chamber of Commerce. Fred R. Salisbury of Minneapolis was elected president.

Fifty-seven proposals were submitted at the New Hampshire constitutional convention, the sixth in the history of the state, meeting at Concord, N. H., in June. Favorable action was taken on an amendment allowing the legisture to impose a direct tax on the in comes of public service corporations. A proposed change in the present method of amending the constitution by popu