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Charles G. Washburn '80, of Worcester, Mass., Representative in Congress of the Third Massachusetts District...
...report is largely given up to an account of the communication made to the International Historical Congress by Dr. Hill, the American ambassador to Germany. Dr. Hill announced that Mr. Adolphus Busch of St. Louis had offered to give $50,000 toward a building fund of $300,000. Mr. Busch has recently increased his offer...
...power of the commission on interstate commerce rests on this clause in the constitution--"Congress shall have power to regulate commerce between the several states." This clause has been interpreted as extending not only to the transportations, but also the agencies and instruments of transportation, and its interpretation empowers the commission to include interstate railroads in its jurisdiction...
...Knapp was appointed a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1891, and since 1898 he has been its chairman. This commission is the most powerful permanent administrative body that Congress has ever established. Its jurisdiction includes railroad rates and accounts, and to a limited extent railroad operation also. In his address tonight Mr. Knapp will indicate the lines of work which are being followed and the results which the commission hopes to achieve...
...George Washington University, will speak on "Factors that Make for Peace" in the Living Room of the Union tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. After graduation from the University Mr. Scott studied international law abroad for some time. He has served as delegate to various conferences, including the Educational Congress at the Paris Exposition in 1900, and the second Hague Conference in 1907. Mr. Scott has also written magazine articles and books on international law and legal education...