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 The Legal World of Kansas. The reports of the respective committees showed the accomplish ment of substantial results. Much time was devoted to the consideration of the report of the committee to correct abuses in the bankruptcy practice. Canons covering the ethics of such prac tice were adopted as drawn by the American Bar Association. International Law

The sessions of the International Conference for the Unification of Laws of bills of exchange, which had been sitting at The Hague since June 15, came to an end on July 23. An agreement for the introduction of a uniform law governing bills of exchange was signed by twenty states, but neither Great Britain nor the United States were among the signatories. The twenty-seventh session of the Institut de Droit International, was held at Christiania Aug. 24-31, the United States being represented by Dr. James Brown Scott and Prof. George Grafton Wilson. M. Delapradelle brought for ward a motion, which was carried by a large majority, in favor of the exemption from capture of private property at sea. Dr. Scott's proposal for the creation of a permanent Court of Arbitration was adopted with some reservations, the question of its constitution being held in obeyance. A discussion of a report on the work of the relation of the Institut to the international law division of the Carnegie Peace Foundation resulted in the Institut accepting the position of conseiller geniral to that division, delegaing its functions as such to a representa tive committee consisting of Prof. Hol land, Dr. Lammasch, and six others. The Institut decided to hold the next session in the autumn of 1913, at Oxford. Professor Holland was elected President.

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Colorado. —The fifteenth annual meet ing of the Colorado Bar Association was held at Colorado Springs July 12-13. Henry C. Hall delivered the president's address and Justice Harry Olson of the Chicago Municipal Court presented the annual address, dealing with that court. Other addresses were: "Criminal Pro cedure," by Thomas Ward, Jr., Denver; "The Court of Commerce," by Judge Julian W. Mack; "Civil Procedure," by John H. Denison, Denver; "Water Pro cedure," by S. G. McMullin, Grand Junction. The officers .elected were: president, Harry N. Haynes, Greeley; first vice-president, Charles C. Butler, Denver; second vice-president, Alva B. Adams, Pueblo; secretary-treasurer, W. H. Wadley, Denver. Kentucky. — At the eleventh annual meeting of the Kentucky State Bar Assocation, held at Louisville July 1011, the president's address was delivered by John Bryce Baskin of Louisville. Papers were read by L. C. Willis of Shelbyville, on "Some Great Lawyers of Kentucky," by Judge Robert H. Winn of the Kentucky Court of Ap peals on "Courts of Last Resort," by Judge Charles Kerr on "Responsibilities of Officers and Directors of Private Corporations," by Malcolm Yeaman, on "Kentucky Criminal Law and its Codification," and by Judge Alex. P. Humphrey of Louisville, on "The Su preme Court of the United States, October Term, 1911." Hon. John Maynard Harlan of Chicago delivered the annual address, on "New Nationalism and New Statehood." A resolution was adopted opposing the recall of judges. These officers were elected: president, Justice Robert H. Winn, Mt. Sterling; vice-presidents, S. Y. Trim ble, Hopkinsville; J. C. Simms, Bowling