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PUBLISHED BY THE Program SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION 2 00 11. m. Meet at Library of Stone & Xonthly except July and Angust. Webster, 147 hlillc street, leaving there &(lltorlnl nnd Publlcntlon OfRce, State Llbrniy, a1 2:15 io visit the following other Bpe- Indlnnnpolls. Ind. , cia1 libraries. Insurance; Arthur D. Subscriptions, 93 Broad street, Boston, Jfciss. Little, Inc., Soc~alservlce: Town room ; Entered nt the Postofice nt Indiasnpolis, Ind., Uoston public (statistical.) as 8BCond-class nintte~. 4:00 1). In. Meeting of the Yostan co-ogera- - Subscription.. . .$2.00 a. year (10 numbers) tive information bureau, Boston public Li- Single copies ...... 25 cents brary, Lecture hall. Adclreas of welcome by Horace G. Wadlin, Li- President ...... D. N Handy 111. arian Insurance Libcnry Assoclatlon, Boston hfnss Election, amendment constitution, and other T-ice-l'resldent ...... R. 1-1. '.lohnstou Bnrenu of Rnllwny Economics, Washlugton, D. C business. Secrrtnl'y-Treasurer ...... Gny E. hIarlon Dr. R. P Bigelow, Pres~dent (Librarlan. Llbrnry. Arthur D. Little, Inc., 03 Broad St. Massacl]usetts Institute of Techizology) : EXECUTIVE BOARD Address. President. Vlce-I'resldent, Secretnry-Trensilrer. John Ritchie, Jr., Chiet of service: The C. 1,:. Norman. I'eople's On8 Llght and Coke ('o., rliicngo; and Miss Plorcnce Spencer, Na- bureau at work tlonnl City Rnnk, City Thomas J. I-Ionier (of t,he Massachusetts Mnnaglng Editor of Sgecinl Llbrarles .--John A. Bar) : Ground broken lor a new edition Lapp, State Librnry, Indlnnapolis, Ind. (1897) Asslstnnt Eclltol-. Ethel Cleland. Stn te Llbrnrr.-. of the list of serials currently re- Indinnnpolis, Iud. ceived in the princq~nl libraries of Bos- CONTRIBUTING EDITORS ton and v1ci11it.v. P. N. Morton, Unlted Gns Improvement Co.. Miss Ethel Ketcham (Librarlan) : The Philndclphin. H. H n. Me17er, Llbrnry of Congress (new) Social servlce library. D. ET. Handy, Insnrance Llbrary As~~clntion~Discossion on functions and opportunities of the Bureau Opened by G. TV. Lee (Librarian, Stone-- & Webster) . Meeting, Eastern Dist~ictS L. A...... 193 6.15 p. m. 1,rrncli at the Coplep plaza. Not Responsibility Districts ...... 194 to exceed So per References on Commerce Court...... 196 Publications of Legislative Reference Departments. 201 7 30 1) m. Meeting of Special libraries ...... association, Eastern distr~rt,Boston pub- Current References ...... 204 lic library, Lecture Hall Boston Co-operative Information Bureau D. N Handy, President, Special I~braries at Work...... 207 associat~on (Librarian, Insurance library International Notes and Queries...... 208 association ot Boston). The district illan. Miss E. V. Dobbins (Librarian, Account- ancy library, American tel. & tel, co., New Yorlc) : Every-day tools. MEETING OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT A, F. Crowley, Development plans of the SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Library 01 Harvard graduate school of AND THE BOSTON CO-OPERATIVE business administration. INFORMATION BUREAU. Miss Florence Spencer (Librarian) : Li- brary of the Nat~onal city bank, New The first meeting under the district plan York. oC the Special l~brariesassociation will be Discussion of speclal library service : held by the Eastern d~strictin co-operation Opened by Guy E. Marion, Secretary- with the Boston Co-ogerat~ve information treasm.er, Specin1 libraries association bureau at Boston January 1, 1913 This (Librarian, Arthur D. Little, Inc. ) . meeting will follow the meetings of the Adoption of plans and unfinished business American econonlic association, American of both sessions, political science associai.ion, Amel-ican his- torical association and other organizations Questions for members of the Boston Co- held in Boston during the holidays. ogerative informati011 Bnrenu: What SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Ohio Valley E. H. McClellancl, Tech, Librarian, Carnegie Libvary of Pittsburgh, loan or consallatioll'! Pittsburgh, Fa.-~. Q~lestloll for meml)ers of Sllecial libraries Federal association: 1-lox does the llulletiu, "Slle- R 1-1. Johnston, Librarian, e'meet your articular Bureau of Railway Econon~icsLibrary, needs9 Washington D. C. Robert P. Bigelow Erie D. N. Handy Drainerd Dyer, Publicity bfanager, Guy E. Marion Nat~onalCarbon Co,, G. \v Lee (Secretary of Joint Meeting), Cleveland, Ohio..-- 14; >lill< Slreet, Roston, to whom Colll- Central municat~onsshould I)e addressed. Elizabeth Abbott, Librarian, S tudebalcer Cor~, --- South Bend, Ind. RESPONSIBILITY DISTRICTS. Superior Statement by President D. N. Handy, ~nd H. W. Wilson, President, Secretary Guy E. Marion, The R. W. Wilson GO., The officials of Special libraries associa- tion have received so nlany inquiries fl'On1 Midland heads of Real)onsibility districts, constitut- Jesse Cunningham, Librarian, ing the Xational advisory board, aalring School of Mines and Metallurgy for informution concerning the objects of Rolla, Mo. the dislrict ~lanand the melhocls by which Southwest they are to be achieved, Lhat it has been William Beer, Librarian, thought advisable through the courtesy of Howard Memorial Library the Editor of Sl~ec~alhbraries to prinL a h-ew Orleans, La brief article of explanation. Mountain Special libraries association has been in J. B. Geigjsbeelc, Librarian, existence three pears. In that time it has Acconntancy Library Association, accoml~lished some very definite results. Denver, Colo But as it has grown the difficulty of accom Northwest plishing certain olher clesirable results Mary Frances Isom, Librarian, through committees has become increas- IAbrary A~sociationof Portlancl, ingly apparent to its executives. Portland, Ore.-. Last spring LIr H. 0. Brigham of the Pncf flc State llbrary, whose devotion R, E. Crandall, Librarian, to the Association has been constant from The Municipal Letlgoe of , its beginning, s~~ggcstetlthe subdivision of Los Angela, Cal the country into cllstricts, each district gre- Canad~an sided over by a district head, the whole Lawrence J. Burpee, Sec'y, bddy of district heads to constitute an Ad- International Joint Conmission, visory board, who should act with the ex- Ottawa, Cnnada. ecutive officers 01 the Association for its general advancement. The suggestloll was It was hoped by this plan to accoml~lish consiclered and aclol~ted by the Executive anlong other things, the following results board in scssion in Ottawa in June The 1. The intenser cultivation of the age- inaugurat~on 01 the district plan was left cia1 library fleld throughout the to the iilconl~ng administration. and . Accordingly the Unlted Slates and Cana- 2, The closer correlation of isolated spe- da were arl~itrarily divided into districts cial libraries with Special libraries and allpoinln~ents as clistrict heads were associatioi~. made as follows: 3. The increase m membership of SPe- Eastern cial libraries association. G. W. Lee, Librarian. 4. The further develo~metit among sge- Stone & Webster, cial librarians, of the spirit of co-01)- Boston, Mass. eration. Manhattnn 5. The enrichnlent of Sl~ecial libraries TVillis D. Porter, President, aclsociatioll n~eml:ersbip by the addi- Official Informalion Rurexu, Inc., tions there10 of new classifications Xem Yorli City. ancl groups of memberships. Moliawlr One must admit the des~rability of ac- George N. Cheney, Librarian, coinl11ish:ng these th~ugs; but the difRcu- Court of Apl)eals Library, ty of dolng so through the Secretary's office Syracuse, N. Y. alone (with its slender financial means for SPECIAL LIBliARIES

propaganda worlr) : or Special libraries p~h- collections in various parts of the country, lication with its already overcrowded gages; whose exislence even has not yet come to or conmlittees scattered and unwieldly, is our Secretary's notice. Thls is not suqlris- ol~vious, May not the work be done by dis- ing when one considers the magnilude of trict heads, co-operating with special librar- the task involved. But to district heads, ians in their several fields and ateall times living in the centre of smaller geographi- alded and supplemented by the executives cal areas, the tnslc of cliscovermg these li- of the Association. braries is less. This is a question which the present year District ~.esgonsibilityheads will be asked is to answer. oftell "01 what use to me will be member- Since clistrlct heads have tlrecluently shil) in the Special libraries association?" aslrecl how, sl~ecifically,they may hell) the This question Is fundamental and merits worlr along, the following suggestions are a convincing answer. Perhaps in order to offerecl-not as final-but as openmg che answer pro])erly one should thlnlc ol' the way for inore and better suggestions later situation before the Sl~eciallibraries asso- 011. ciation came into esistence. Here mere (1, Familiarize themselves with their t~ great mans special libraries, for the most respective flelds, endeavorlng to learn (a) part ignorant of each other, working inde- The number, descriptive character and ac- l~enclenllyand alone. Librarianship in such tiv~ties of special Ilbraries in their own libraries carried with it no such recogni- fleld, (b) The extent to which they know tion as comes to the general librarian on of and are already using Special librar~es one hand, or the commercial emyloyee on association (c) The articular activities the other. The special librarian groped in wh~ch Special libraries association his way alone in a sort of clerical No Man's shonlcl engage in order to make it inore I~aucl. His positlon was of doubtful dig- useful to these special libraries and librari- nity. In the solution of his problems he ans. was left alone and unaided. (2) E 11 c o u r a g e intercolnmuniaation Now after three yeass of s1)ecinl libraries among the special libraries of their several association one alt+eady senses a difference districts. Mr. Lee in charge of the Eastern in atmosphere. The special library is clistrict has arranged for a district meet- emerging into a field of its own-one full ing of Special libraries association to be of oyl~ortunities and special librarianship held in Boston in January. A program of is assunling a dignity commens~~ralewith interest to Special libraries association its possibilities of usefulness. Problems of members has been prepared. This meeting organization are beginning to be defined. affords opportunity for the interchange of Avenues oP co-ol~e~ationhave been opened. ideas, for social intercourse, mutunl help These are the things which have been par- tulness. Under the auspices indirectly of tially realized within three years. Let dis- the Sgecial libraries association it serves trict heads corlsider them seriously for they to emphaeize the things for which Spe- mean much to this movement, and are cial iibraries association stands. Such bound to mean much to the ambitious sue- meetings would be dimcult in some of cia1 librerian who is not ~lreadyin it, the districts owing to the immense area Sonle of tho more obvious advantages of coverecl and the absence of large city cen- membership in the S~~ecinlLibraries As- tres But in others they would be quite sociation are: feasible. Why may not each district head (I) Possibilities offered for general co- get into. touch wlth those who may be inter- operative helpfulness. Wltli 250 special li- ested in the Special l~braries association braries coming together through our special nlovement in his own district ant1 plan for organ "Special libraries" it is impossible such a district meeting. fos each not to gel some suggestion of value (3 a. Publish in iocal periodicals de- in the course of n year. scriptive articles on the more interesting 12) PossiMities of new ideas In me- ~f the local special libraries, and their ac- thods. One cannot read descriptive articles tivities, b. See to it that such descriptive in "Special libraries" such as the magazine articles when prmted get into the hands of is publishing, covering as they do detailed Mr. Marion, Secretary of Special Hbraries methods and organization of successful li- association, or Mr. Lapp, Editor of Sgecial brarles, without occasionnlly gaining hints libraries publication, promptly, for such of some usefulness. use as they see fit to make of them. (3) Bibliographical aid. The bibliogra- (4) Put into the hands of the Secretary, phies in each number of "Special libraries" Mr. Marion, all obtainable information re- are unique. While one will not always And garding local special libraries. One of the an cntire bibliography of use, he will sel- diftlculties of the Secretary's work in a dom fail to get some reference of use to country as large as ours, 1s getting into him from every issue. The means which touch with special librarians. Doubtless has been afforded for the l~ublishing of ,there are many valuable and interesting these special bibliographies thus bringing them to the attention of the library pro- *Butler, Rush C. The Interstate comnlerce fession is excellent, and cannot be over- conlnlisston and the Commerce court. A - - paper read before the Law club of Chi- looked. The benefit derived from social in- cago, October 27, 1911. [Ch~cago?,19111. (4) 20 11. tercourse in annual nleetings may not be easily over estimated. The ambitious 8pe- The Commercbe court. Commercii-tl and cia1 librarian should eagerly avail himself financial c'hronlcle, June 22, 1912, v 94: of the ol~oort~~nityby becomlng a member 1656-1658. HGl.C7,~.94 if ~~)eclailibraries association. The Commerce court and the Commissiol~. (5) Knowledge of sources of informa- Moody's magazlne, Jan. 1912, v. 13. 45. tion derived through membersh~p. To be HGl.M85,~.13 put in touch with sl~ecialcollections of high The Conlmerce conrt fight. Various actions ly intensifled character; to come to know and opinions taken and exl~l-essedin at- specialists who are authorities in Lheir teniyt to rehal~iliti~tethe threalen Coin- several flelds. To Irno~when a specdfic merce court. Traffic world. bug. 10, 1912, question arises where to turn in order to v. 10: 261-%ti. HE2714.T'i,v.l0 get the best possible advice has made mem- Same Public service register, Ang.1912, bershi]) of daily value to nlany special li- v. 1. 520-522. brarians Commerce conrt powers. Now liniited (6) The knowledge to be gained from strictly to jurisdiction formerly vested in wide l~braryacquaintance through attend- circuit courts. Traffic ~o~'ld,J~ule, 15, ance on meetings of the American llbrary 1912, V. 9: 1210-1237. HE2il.I. T7,v.i) associat~ou,owing to the pleasant affil~ated Commerce court worth saving. [Wnshiag- relations established wlth that body cannot ton corresl~ondence. A. 13. H.] '1'1 tlffic fail to enhance the value of any special li- world, June 29, 1912, v. !4. 129:)-1294. brarian. HE2714.R'i.v.9 Crook, James W The Interstate rommer re commission. [TVash~ngton con esl1ol.11- SELECT LIST OF REFERENCES ON THE cace] North Anier~canreview, Dec. 1911, COYXERCE COURT. V. 194: 858-864 Compiled under the direction of H. H. R. Touches upon agl~eals by the rail- Meyer, Chiet Bibliographer, Library of roads on rate cases lo the Commerce Congress, wlth the co-operation of R. >I. court AP2.l\'i,~194 Johnston, Librarian of the Bureau of "Daish, John B. Memorandi~mof jurisdic- Railway Economics. This list is based tion of courls with ses1)ect to orders of on an orlginal compilation, by Mr. John- the interstate commerce con~mission. ston, of fifty-eight titles. To these the [Washington, 19121. 17 11. Divlslon of Bibliography added s~xty-nine Dixon, Frank 1-1. The Mann-Ellrins act, titles chiefly from legal and official amending the Act to regulate commerce. sources and from journals specially de- Quarterly, journal of econonlics, Bug. 1910, voted to transportation groblems. v. 24: 593-633. Abolishing the Commerce court. Commerce court 1) 615-624. New Yorlc times, Aug. 4, 1912. HB1.Q3,va24 Abolition bills expedited. [Washington cor- Drinker, Henry S. Commerce court of respondence A. E. H.] Traffic world, Al~r. great value. - Philadelphia lawyer shows 13, 1912, v. 9. 715-716. HE2714.T'i,v.9 l~rejuclice against it to be unwarranted, Appeal in behalf of court. [Washington and hopes for salvatory action 11y the correspondence A. E. HI Trafic world, President. Congressional record, 62d- June 22, 1912, v. 9: 1209. HE2714.T'i,v.9 Cong.2d sess., v. 48, no. 210 (current file) : Baker, J. Newton. The Commerce court- 11805-11806. Its origin, its powers and its judges. Yale Reprinted from Philadelphia public law review, May, 1911, v. 20: 555-562. leclaer, Aug. 13,1912, 1). 8. Jll.R5,v.48 Biting the hand that feeds. rWashinnton Driscoll, Michael E. Abolishment of the -- - -- correspondence A. E. H.] 6afRc world, Comnerce court. Speech in the House, May 25, 1912, v. 9: 1015-1016. May 9, 1912 Congressional record, 62d Discusses the advantages derived from Cong. 2d. sess., v. 48, no. 130 (current the Commerce court. file). 6565-6569. Op~osedto abolishment. HE2714.T7,v.9 Jll.R5,v.48 Bryan, J. W. The railroad bill and the Dunn, Samuel 0. The American transpor- Court of commerce. American political tation question. New Yorlc and , science review, Nov 1910, v. 4. 537-554. D. Apgleton and coml)any, 1912. 289 p. An analysis of the bill and considera- Commerce court. p. 245. HE203.D8 ation of the jurisdiction of the Court fParrel1, P. J. . . . . The extent and charac- and its constitutional status. ter of the jurisdiction of the Commerce JAl.AG,v.4 *Not Jn Library of Congress. SPECIAL LIBIldRIEP 137

court ovel "Cases brougl~tto enjoin, set Journal of ronlmerce [Editorial]. Is the aside, annul, or suspend In whole or in Commerce court "one sicled?" Journal of part sny order of the Interstate commerce csonunerce, June 25, 1912. c~ommission." Br~et filed by leave OC Journal of commerce [Editorial]. Jurisd~c- courr. . . . [\Vaahinglon Gov't print, office, tion of the Comnlerce court. Jouinnl of 19111 48 11. commerce, June 10, 1912 It head of title 111 the United States Journal of commerce [Editorial] Jurisdic- commerce court. lion of the Colnmerce court. Journal of Polson, C D. The new Conmerce court. commerce, June 28, 1912. Journal of commerce [Editorial]. "Ride1 s" American- - legal news, Feb. 1912, v. 23: 3- on appropriation bills. Jonrnal of com- 1. merce, Map 11, 1912. Games, Morrell U' Reasonable regulation Jurisdiction ot the Commerce court. Jour- ok railway rales. Railway age gazette, nal of 1)olitical economy, .July, 1912, v. .lone 28, 1912, v. 52: 1599-1602 20: 747-748. TFl.R2,~:52 Xetchum, Elvin S. Saving freight money "The Commercc court did no1 pass ad- I)? :~pl~lyingthe 1910 rallroacl law, con- verse judgment on the general rate-mak- taining the com~letetext of the Inter- ing yowers of the Interstate commerce state conlmerce law, the 1910 railroad law co~nniission" and the' Commerce court act. , Good, James TV. Speech in the Ilouse, May The Business publications company [I9101 9, 1912, in tavor of the abol~shment of 711 1). HEl843.K4 the Commerce court. Congressional rec- LoPollette, William 1,. Commerce court. ord, (i2d Cong. 2d. sess., v. 48, no. 130 (cur- Sl)eec:h in the House, ?day 10, 1912. Con- rent file) : (i5Gl. Jll.R5,v.48 glessional record, G2d Cong. 2d sess., v. Harper's weelrly [Edilorial]. The WI ong 48, no. i34 (current flle): 6786-6786. way to do it. Harper's weelrly, Jiine22, In favor of abolishing it. Jll.R5,v.48 1912, v. 56: Literary uigesL[Editorial]. A crisis in com- Discusses the quescion of the abolit~onof mewe control. Liternry digest, Mar. 16, the Commerce court AP2.H32v 56 1!)12, V. 44: 517-519. Hines, Walker D. United States Commerce Discusses the power of the Commerce court. The extent and character of the co1u.t to cnrtail that of the Interstate jurisdiction of the Commerce court over commerce commission. AP2.LG5,v.44 "cases brought to enjoin, set as~de, an- Literary digest [Editorial]. Knifing the nul, or suspend in whole or in part any Commerce court. Literary digest, June, order of the Interstate commerce com- 22, 1912, V. 44: 1286-1287. AP2.I268,v.44 mission " Brier flled by leave of court. MiPherson, Logan G. Commerce, the Com- Xew Pork, C. G. Rurgoyne [I9111 46 p. mission and the courts. Railway age ga- I-IE2757.1911.HG zette. June 21, 1912, v. 58. 1541-1543, Interstate commerce commission. Conrt de- TFl.RZ,v.52 cisions affecting commission's orders. Moore, K. Walton and Branlr W. Gwathmey. Railway world, Nov. 17, 1911, v. 65: 968- Court without jurisdiction. Power to 969. TFl.R.68.v.56 award repnration to shippers when same Interstate commerce commission verdicts has been denied by Commission not flnal Supreme court says Commerce vested in Commerce court. Traffic world, court has no supervision. Can only re- May 20, 1911, v. 7: 903-906; 964-967. view the law. Washington post, Jan. 11, HE2714.T7,vn7 1012, 1) 12, col. 2. Morgan, Appleton. Wan ted-A railway In the Commerce court. Traffic world, June, court of last report. Popular science 15, 1912, v. 9: 1215-1210. HE2714,T7,v.9 monthly, June, 1892, v. 41: 212.225 James, 1~'rancis B New Court's jurisdic- AP2.P8,ve41 tion. Commerce tribunal has to hear Nevada. Railroad commission. Resolutions shippei.'~ suit agamst Connnission order adopted by the Railroad comn~iss~onof --Competition and revenue as rate fac- Nevada, Dec. 11, 1911, for the abolition tors. Traffic world, June 10,1911, v. 7: of the Commerce court, with such smend- 1034-1086. HE2714.T7,~.7 ments as wil leliminnte the jurisdiction of Johnson, Emory R. and Grover G. Huebner all Federal courts, except the Supreme Railroad traffic and rates. New Yorlr and Court, in interstate-commerce cases. Con- London, D. Appleton and company, 3911. g~~essionnlrecord, GZd Cong. 2d sess., v. 2 v (Apl~leton'srailway series, ed. by E. 48, no 13 (current flle) : 451-452. R. Johnson.) Jll.RK,v.48 Comnlerce conrt : See index. Contains New Yorlr evening l~ost.[Editorial]. A jus- references HE1821.1G tified veto. New York evening post, Aug. Journal of commerce [Editorial]. The Com- 16, 1912. merce court and Congress. Journal of President Taft's veto of the Legislative commerce, May 20, 1912. judicial and executive bill containing the l,rovlsion abolishillg the, Commerce -- --- Colllinerce court cases. liailwiiy age gazette, May 21, 1912, v 52: court. 1173. TFl.R2,v.52 Nation, Aug. 22, 1912, V. 95: 160. AP2.N2,v.95 - The Conlnlerce court over- lewoomb, Harry Turner. Power of the rulcd. Railway age gazette, Agr. 5, 1912, commerce court in rate cases. Railway V. 52. S18. TFl.R2,~.62 world, Aug. 11, 1911, v. 65: 635-639. -- ---The Comlllerce court ques- TFl.RWv.55 tlon. Railway age gazette, May li, 1912, Oberlin, paca. Equitable jurisrliction of V. 32: 1083-3084. Comlnerce court over cllsnlissal ordeis of Discusses the questloll of the abolition Interstate commerce commission. Central ol' the Commerce co~lrt. 17F1.R2,v.52 law journal, Oct. 13, 1911, v. 73' 259-262. -- -Connnerce court upholds Outlook [Editorial]. The Commerce court Commission's ~urlsdictio~lover movement restrained. Ontloolc, June 22, 1912, v. of freight within a state. Railway age 101: 373-374. AP2.08,~.101 gazette, Apr. 12, 1912, v. 52': SGG. TFl.R2,v.52 Outlook [Editorial]. Important congression- al action: the railway law. Outloolr, July ------Decision of the Conlnierce 2, 1910, V. 95: 151-452. court, in the Louisville and Naslivllle case. Discusses the creation of the Commerce Railway age gazette, Mar. S, 1912, v. 52: miii-t-- -.. - AP2.08,~.95 424-436. TFl.R2.~.52 Mr. Root's opinions on the Com- -- Give the Colnmission merce court. Outlook, Apr. 16, 1910, v. 94: power to stop unfair cliscriminations. 817-818. AP2.08,~.94 Railway ege gazette, Jan 12, 1912, v. 53: -Proposed Court of commerce. Out- 41. look, Nar. 26, 1910, v. 94. 640-641. Discussss the action of the Cominerce AP2.08,v.94 court in restraining the Interstate com------Railway regulation. Outlook, Mar. merce commission from enfolcing its 12, 1910, v. 94: 560-563. Discusses the gro- order in the Transcontinental rate visions of the law for the establishment cases. TF3 .R2,v.52 oe the Commerce court. AP2.08,v.94 --Supreme court decisions A Safety on interstate railways. A in Conlnlerce court cases. Railway age question about rebates. The Interstate gazette, June 21, 1912, v. 52: 1547-1550. commerce commission restricted. Outlook, TFl.R2,v.52 Dec. 9, 1911, v. 99: 839-841. AP2.08,~.99 --Three reversals of Com- Paynter, Thomas H. Legislative, etc., ap- merce court. Railway age gazette, June propriation bill; Commerce court. Speech 14, 1912, V. 52: 1359-1360. in the Senate, June 14, 1912'. Congres- Discusses the reversals of decisions in sional record, G2d Cong., 2d sess., v. 48, the cases of Proctor & Gamble, Eagle no. 164 (current file) : 8817. Jll.R5,v.48 White Lead Co., and Baltimore & Ohio. Peters, Andrew J. The railroad bill. Faults TFl.R2,v.52 of hasty legislation. Commerce court and --The United State Com- unnecessary extravagance. Effkient state merce court. Railway age gazette, Feb. control weakened. Speech in the House, 2, 1912, v. 52: 215. TFLR2.v.52 Apr. 19, 1910. (In Congressional record. --United States ~o~nnlerce Glst Cong. 2d sess., v. 45: 4991-6001. court-Minority opinion in the Louisville Also issued separately. and Nashville case. Railway age gazette, Poindexter, Miles. Remarks in the Senate .Nar. 15, 1912, v 52: 520-521. TFl.R52,v.52 Dec. 5,1911, on bill to abolish the Commerce Railway and engineering review [Editorial]. court. Congressional record, 62d Cong. [The abolition of the Commerce court]. 2d sess., v. 48, no. 2 (current file) : 32. Railway and engineering review, Dec. 9, Jll.R5,v.48 1911, v. 51: 1064. TF1.R4,vn51 Power of the Commerce commission. Wash- --The attack on the Com- ington post, Jan. 11, 1912, p. 6, col. 1. merce court. Railway and engineering Proposed Commerce court. Law notes, Feb. review, Nov. 18, 1911, v. 51: 1003. 1910, v. 13: 202. TFl.R4,v.51 Railway age gazette [Editorial]. Commerce ------Commerce court annuls courl. Railway age gazette, Mar. 8, 1912, rate reduction. Railway and engineering V. 62: 412-413. TFl.R2,~.52 revlew, Mar. 2, 1912, v. 62: 170. --- Railway age gazette, June Decision in the Louisville & Nashville 14, 1912, v. 52: 1329-1330. Discusses the railway rate case. TFl.R4,v.52 action of the Sul~remecourt in reversing 4- -[The jurisdiction of the the decisions 01 the Commerce court. Commerce court.1 Railway and enaineer- TFl.R2',~.52 Ing review, May 27, 1911, h. 51: 46;4-465. --Railway age gazette, Aug. TFl.R4,v.51 30, 1912, V. 53. 371-372. TFl.R2,~.53 --- The new Court of corn- SPECIAL LIBRARIES

merce. Railway and engineering review, Record of the Commerce court. Has Dec. 17, 1910, v. 60. 1146-1147. granted temporary injunctions only in TFl.R4,~.50 cases involving questions of law. One- ---- Su~remecourt reverses third of the Court's cases have been ap- Commerce court on water carriers' re- peals from the Commission's decisions ports. Railway aud engineering l-evlew, against shipl~ers Trade and transgorta- Aim. 6, 1912, v. 52. 311. TI?l.R4,~.52 tlon, July, 1912, v. 13: l(i4. Railway record LlZditorial]. The Commerce I-IE2122.F8,~.13 commission again enjoined by tlie Con]. Ripley, Willianl B Present problems in merce court. Railway record, Mar. 9, 1912, railway regulation. Political science v. 4: 2. quarterly, Sept. 1912, v. 2'7: 428-453. -- The infamous attack on Reviews the work of the court in cor- the Commerce court. Railway record, A'Iar. lain typical cases and points out Its 9, 1912, v. 4: 2. Thc Interstate commerce status before Congress and the ad- -- ministration. Hl.P8,v.27 court. Railway record, July 6, 1912, v. 4: 6. Russell, Asa. IV. The new courts: The -- The Interstate commis- Court of customs apl~ealsand the Com- sion to be curbed. Railway record, Mar. merce court. Case and comment, June, 23, 1912, v. 4: 2-3. 1911, V. 18: 9-13. Railway worId [EdiloriaII. Conlmerce court Sims, Thetus W. Speech in the House, activities. ~iilwa~world, Agr. ZJ, 1911, May 2, 1912, on the bill to abolish the v. 55: 313-314. TFl.RGS,v.55 Comn~elw court. Congressional record, --Commerce cout activities. li2d Cong. 2d sess., v. 48, no. 122 (current Railway worlcl, Oct. 27, 1911, v. 55: S92. file) : 6007-6011. Jll.R6,v.46 TFl.R6S,v.55 Snyder, Carl. Justice vs. technicality. --- Commerce court again Coprts in reform. That IS, some of lhenl, overrules Interstate commerce commission. ;und others in clear and stul~id obstruc- Railway world, Mar. 8, 1912, v. 5G: 203 tion. Collier's, Feh. 24, 1912; v. 48: 11-13. TFl.RBS,v ZG AP2.C65,~.48 --- -The Commerce court dock- Synnestvedt, Paul. The new "Commerce et for February, 1912. Railway world, Feb. cou~t." Ra~lwayand engineering review, 9, 1912, v. 5G: 114. TFl.RGB,v.5G Oct. 22-29, 1910, V. 50: 987-989; 1012-1013. --Commission again criti- TFl.R4,vn50 cises Commerce court. Railway world, A spccial court is useeul. LWashington cor- Jan. 5, 1912, v. 56: 2. TFl.KGS,v.56 resgondence A. E. H.] Traffic world, Jine, ---+-- The Commission and the 8, 1912, v. 9. 1099-1100 HB2714.T7,~.9 Commerce court. Railway world, Dec. 29, Thorn, Alfred P. United States Coininerce 1911, V. 55: 1096-1097. TFl.RG8,v.55 court. The jurisdiction of the commerce Railway world [Editorial]. The conflict be- court, conslclerecl from the stantl~ointof tween the Commission and the Commerce the constitutional right of a carrier to court. Railway world, Mar. 8, 1912, v. 5G: charge a reasonable compensation for 207. TFl.RG8,v.56 each service. Brief. Washington, D. C., -- Defiuing the jurisdiction Jncld 61; Detweiler (inc.) printers [1911]. of the Commerce court. Railway world, 5G 11. HE2757,1911.T4 June 2, 1911, v. 56: 421-422. TFl.RGS,v.56 U. S, Commerce court. . . . Rules . . . --Important decJsions of \Vashington, 1311. 6 p. the Commerce court. Railway world, Oct. I-IF1222.U5A6 1911 13, 3911, v. 65: 847-848. TF1 RGS,v.55 U. S. Congress. Conference committees, --The organization of the 3909-1910 . . . Commerce court, etc. . , . Commerce court. Railway world, Feb Conlercnce report. [Washington, Govt. 10, 1911, v. 55: 101-102. TFl.RG8.v.55 print. off., 19001 20 11. (iilst Cong., 2d sess., -- Proposal to abolish Corn- Senate, Doc. G23) merce court. Railway world, May 17, 1912, The report is issued also as House re- v. 5G: 438. TFl.RG8,v.SG port 1588, which includes "Statement --Recalling the Commerce of inanagcrs on part of the House." court. Railway world, June 21, 1912, v. HE2705.1910.C36 56: 548. TFl.ItGS,v.5G U. S, Congress. Conference committees, Railways. (In New International year book, 1909-1910. . . . Commerce court, etc. . . . 1911. New Yorlr, 1912. p. 696-601.) Conference regort. [To accompany H. R. "Commerce court": p. 598-599. AE5.164 1753BJ Washington, Govt. print. off., 1910. Raper, Charles L. Railway transgdrtation . 24 p. (61st Cong., 2d sess. House Rept. a history of its economics and of its rela- 1586). tion to the state. New York, G. P. Put- The report is issued also as Senate doc. nam's sons. 1912. 331 n. 623. which includes "Views of the Commer& court p. 575-276. HE1031.RZ mi~iorit~." I-IE2705.1910.C355 co(lify, l-evise, and amend laws relating Collgl ,.cq I IIIIISI, I)P~IR~P in the u. s. to judiciary so as to grant to CknlneWe House, &la). !I. \:II:. ill1 w3c.liotl 10 of the court jurisd~ction over cases brought to Legislative, exct rlt I\ I., dnrl intlicial alIllr0- priation 1.1111 to tll~~liqll1lle CorllmerCe correct any error oi' law by Interstate court. Congressional record, ti2d Cong. cominerce conlmissiou in grantiug Or re- 2 sess., v. 48, no. 129 (current file) : fusing to grant relief in proceedul~gsbe- 6171-6486. Jll.R5,v.48 fore said Commiss~onl July 17, 1912. Debatein the House, Xug. 4 p. (1-1. Rep 1012). Wash. Govt print. off., 1912 15, 1912, ons the President's veto of the IT. S. Congress. Senate Debate in the Legislative appropriation bill. Congres- Senate, Jmie 8, 11 and Bug 7, 1912, 011 sional record, GBd cong. 2d sess., v. 48, the Comn~erce coilrt. Congressional re- no. 211 (current file) : 11900-11908 cord, 62cI Cong 2 sess, v. 48, nos. 158, Bill not passed over veto: 11. 11908. JIl.R5,v.48 lCtl and 204 (current file) : 8304-8310, Sii9-8467, 11152-11154 Hll.R5,~.48 -Comnlittee on interstate -- Committee on interstate and foreign commerce. Hearings before commerce. Commerce court. Hearings the Committee on H. R. 19078, to abolish 011 S 3297. Washington, Govt. prinl. off., [lie Commerce court, and for other uur- 1912. 51 1). poses. Afarch 14, 1912. Washington, li-- -" Court of commerce, rail- Govt l~rintoff, 1912 24 1). road rates, etc Hearing on the bills 9. HEZ705.1912,912 3776 and S 5106, February 3 and 4 [to --- Hearings before February 181. 1910. Washington Govt. the Committee on H. R. 25596 and H. lirint off., 19 10. 363 11 HE2705.1910.C31i2 R. 25572, regarding the review of de- 4i_ " Court of commerce. . . cisions of Interstate comnlerce commis- Report. [To accompany S. 6737 1 Wash- sio11 by the Commerce court. July ington, Govt. lirint. off., 1910. 47 11 23-Aug. 2, 1912. Washington, Govt. print HE2705.1910.CSl off., 1912 298 11. U. S. Congress. Senate. Committee on the -- -Railroad bill. jurllciary. Report amending S. 8823, to Reporl. (To accomllany I-I. R 17536.1 amend act to create Commerce court, and Washington, Govt. prlnt off., 1910. to amend acL to regulale commerce, as 16.1 11 (Glst Cong., 2d sess, House. Rept. alnended leb. 20, 1911. Washington, 922.) HE2710.A2 1910 Govt. print. off, 1911. 3 11. (61st Cong. __- Right of ship- 3d sess. Senate. Report no. 1202). pers to appeal. Heaiings on H. 25751, U. S. Dept, of justice. In Commerce court, to amend rsec. 207 of] acl to codify, re- supl)lementary brief on behalf of United vise, and amend laws relating to judici- States in reply to briefs flled on question ary Iso as to grant Commerce court jur- of jul-istlict~on of Colnmerce court over isdiction over cases broughl. to correct any cases broughl to enjoin, set aside, annul error of law made by Interstate conlmerce or suspencl, in whole or in part any order commission in granting or refusing to ol' interstate commerce commission. grnnl any relief in proceedings before Washington, Govt print. off., 1911. 25 p. said commission 1. July 23, 191 2. Wash- U. S. Delk of justice. Cases brought in the ington, Govt. print . off., 1912 Comnlerce court. Letter from the at- U. S. Congress. FIouse. Committee on in- torney general, transmitting, in response terstate and foreign commerce. . . . To lo the Senate resolution of June 10, 1912, abolish the Commerce court. . . . Re- information relative to the cases brought Port. [To accompany H. R. 19078 ] Wash- in the United States Commerce court ington, Govt. print. off., 1912. 27 11. (62d . . Washington, Govt. print, off., 1913. Cong., 2d sess House. Rept. 472.) 53s p. (63d Cong., 2 sess. Senate Doc. 789 ) I-IE2705.1912.A3 HE2707.C5 1912 U. S. Congress House. Committee on the U. S. I~ams,statutes, etc. The act to regu- judiciary. Jurisdiction of the Commerce late comnlerce (as amended) and acts court. Hearings on H. 25751 [to amend supplen~entarythereto: Commerce court sec. 207 of act to codify, revise, and act, Safety appliance acts, Act requiring amend laws relating to judiciary, so aa monthly reports oQ accidents, Arbitration to grant Commerce court jurisdiction act, Hours of service act, Boiler inspec- over cases brought to correct any error tion act. -Revised to July 1, 1911. Wash- of lam made by Tnterstate commerce com- ington, Govt. print. off., 1911. 112 p. mission in granting or refusing to grar~t HE2710.AZ 1911 relief in proceedings before said corninis------+Commercc court, etc. An sionl. July 16, 1912. Washington, Govt. act to create a commerce court. [Wash- print. off., 1912. 19 p. ington, Govt. print. off., 19101. 21 p. (Glst 'I- -" Report amending H. Cong., 2 sess. EIouse. Doc. 9137) 25751, to amend [sec. 207 of an act to HE2705.1910.C3G SPECIAL LIBRARIES

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1'011, Chief of the Federal Ch~ldren'sbu- found that the dircct prinlary has any- reau. The study which 1s linlitecl to where in a permanent and substantial Cook county, Ill~nols,is "an inquiry into way iml~roved government." 5p. the work of the juvenile court in the Falnlly desertion. hope that two ends might be accom- d second edition has becn issued of W. plished (1) a better understanding of 1-1. Baldwin's "Present status of family the needs of a11 children, based upon a desertion and non-su])porf:laws," a paper more exact ,knowledge of the conditions \vhich was first read before the National surrounding the spccial group studied, conference of charities and correction, 13) a more intelligent judgment with Dostoii, June 10, 1911 and in which the I-eference to the l~ossible useflrlness of laws of the various states on this snb- the juvenlle court 111 servlng clllldren ject and the relat~onof the juvenile and and the lines along which that institu- municipal courts to the question are dis- lion should be develoged." Appendix 3 cussed at length. 29 11 contains a topical abstract of ~uvenile For2st service-Accounts. cou~tlaws 355 1) 1912. "A standard classlficatlon of activities Clty Schools-Finance. and procedure in forest service account- Advance sheets of "A study of expenses ing," 1s u, recent l~llbli~atf~nfrom the U. of rity school systeals" by Hallan Ugde- S Forest service, its lmrpose being "to graft of the U. S. Bureau of education establish n uniform system of aecount- have l~een l~rinted as Senate document ing ancl reporting for the Forest ser- no. 4::O ot the 2d session ot Lhe G2d Con. vice" 47 11. 1912 31-ess It consists of tables, quotations Gas. and facts fronl the study soon to be The U. S. Bureau of staudards has com- issued as Bullet~n,1912, No. 5. ~r~lecland issuecl us its Circular no. 32, Cold Storage. Apr.. 1912, "Statc and municipal regula- The Massachusetts C3mmissio11, ng- tions for the quality, distribution and ~oinlecl in 1911, to investigate the sub- testing of illuminating gas." The ma- ject of the cold storage of food ancl food terial is arranged in three parts,-a sum- ln-oducots, submittecl its Report, January nlary of mun~cipalgas ordinances and a 10, 1912. It discusses nature and fnnc- proposed ordinance; state control of gas tion, origin and development and Ires- questions and a proposed set of techni- cnt extent of cold storage, inquires into cal rules; and quotations from represent- the inhence ot cold storage on health ative ordinances and state laws. 133 p. and on prires, quotes existing law and Health departments-Accounts. attempted legislation in Massachusetts, Dr LeGrancl Powers, Chief statistician criticises proposed legislation, and sum- for flnance and municipal statistics of the marizes its conclusions and recommenda- U. 8. Bureau of the census, is the author tions. The appendix contalns further of a monograph published last mmmer valuable informationca draft of a bill, by the Bureau on "Uniform accounts as the text ot cold storage laws, rules ot a basis for standard forms for reporting State boards of health, reviews of va- financial and other statistics of health rious offlcisl reports on cold storage, etc., departments," prepared for the meeting etc. 308 11. of the American medical associat~on at Destitut~on-Prevention. Atlantic City, June, 1912. A suggested The report of the proceedings of the 2d classification of es~~endituresand ac- National conference on the prevention counts oe different orders for recording of destitution. held in London last them is included. IG p. .Tune, has been published in book form. Illdustrial diseases. The flve different sections which consti- The topic of the Jnne, 191% issue of tuted the conference are: Public health the American labor legislation review is section ; Education section ; Housing sec- "Industrial diseases" and the subject is tion; Unenil~loyment section; Crime discussed under the tollowing heads,- and inebriety. In each section and in Symposium on inclustrial diseases ; In- the joint sections a variety of vital sub- vestigation of industrial diseases; Health jects were discussed, the report of the probleme in modern industry; State pro- whole making a volume of wide range. motion of industrial hygiene. A bibli- 593 p 1912. ography on industrial hygiene completes Direct primaries. the number, which is copiously illnstra- An article on "The direct primary ex- ted. 417 p. l~eriment," by Evans Woolen which ap- Infant mortality. peared in the Atlantic monthly for July, The Transactions of the second An- 1912, has been reprinted in separate nual meeting of the American associa- form. The text of this article might be tion for' study and prevention of infant Indicated by quoting the following: "In mortality, Chicago, November 16-38, 1911, an extensive investigation I have not have been published in a volume of 416 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

pages sonle of the general topics of the of v.1, of the University of Illinoiv Studies meeting were; Continuation schools Of in social science. 1% 11. Sept., 1912. homemaking, Eugenics, Housing, Mid- Municipal indebtedness. wifery, City milk supply, Nursing and The Director of the Bureau of statis- sorml work. tics of Massachusetts was required by Judicial procedure. the General court of 1911, to make a Case and comment, for April, 1912, sliecial ~nvestigalionrelative to the in- was entitled "The reform of procedure debtedness of the cities and towns of number." The leading article "Reform the Commonwealth, the report to include of procedure as means of preserving con- such proposed legislation as he deems fidence of the ~eoplein government" is necessary. The results ' of this inreati- by A. J. Rodenbeclr. Other articles on gation, published April 15, 1912, are em- the question are contributed by U. M. bodied in a substantial phnmphlet of 286 Rose, T. W. Lehmann, T. W. Shelton, E. pages and consists in addition to the gen- P. Wheeler, Slihn Root. eral statenlent as to problems condit~ons and recommendations, of tables, debt Montessori system of education. statement fdr each city and town and In Bulletin, 1812, No. 17, wh.no.489 of drafts of proposed legislation. the U. 5. Bureau of education, Anna T. Nurses-Visiting. Smith gives, under the title "The Mon- A second edition of Yssabella Waters' tessori system of educalion" an examina- "Visiting nursing in the United States, tion of characteristic features set forth containing a directory of the organisa- in Y1 metodo della pedagogics ncienti- tions employing trained visiting nurses, fica" by Dr. Maria Montessori of Rome. with chapters on the principles, organi- This review of the book will be eagerly zation and methods of the administration welcomed by many who have been al- ~f such worlc," has beeu issued by the ready interested in this new edncatio~lal Charities publicat~on committee, bring- worlc through articles in various educa- ing the directory and statistical tables tional and popular magazines, of which up to date 377 p. 1912. articles a b~bliographyis appended. 29 Parks-National. 13 An interesting and novel meeting was Municipal administration-Chicago. held in the Yellowstone national park, During the year 1911, ranging from Sept. 11,-12, 1911, the National parli January to December, the Chicago Bu- conference, the proceedmgs 'of which reau of public emclency issued 15 pam- have been printed by the Government phlets, each dealing with some particu- l~rintingomee. Thc 69 men in attendance lar phase of the administration of the were superintendents of the various city or of Cook county, Ill., such as; national garlrs, Washington officials in- Budget, Purchase of voting machines, terested in national park matters, rep- Street paviug, Electrolysis of water resentatives of the concessioners, of plpes, County recorder, County treasurer, transportation companies tributary to Repair~ng asphalt pavement, Municipal the 1)arks and of independent organiza- court, Water works, Bureau of streets, tions interested in the subject and the C~vilservice commission, Special assess- topics discussed were such as arise in ment, Accounting system, . County cor- the administration of these national res- oner, County sheriff, Clerk of circuit and ervations 209 p. 1912. superior courts, Judges, County fee offi- Public health. cers, Park government. The volume of Public health (v.3G) Municipal flnance. which contains the papers and reports Lent Dayton Upson has made a study presented at the Annual ineetmg of the of "The sources of municipal revenuea in American public health association at Ilhnois," the pnrpose of which is, he Milwaukee in 1910, as reprmted for the states "to examine the sources of muni- Journal of the Association, has been re- cipal revenues in the state of Illinois, ceived. Tt is impossible to enumerate all as typifiecl by the budgets of a the subjects of the meeting One sec- number of cilles for the year 1909, not- tion was devoted entirely to Laboratory ing the variations and the means of rev- worlc and another to Vital statistics. The enlie which are not fully utilized, so that report of the Committee on education OF all the flnancinl revenues of my city the public as to the communicability and may be made more available to the prevention of gonorrhea and syphilis and others." The revenuerr dealt with are further discussion of the question (p.69- under the headings: Property taxation; 105) deserves special mention. 580 p. Licenses and police flnes; Gifts, grants 1911. and subventions; Revenues from services Public Utilities-Regulation. rendered; Munici1)al industries and prop- The National civic federatioh, (1 erty loans. The work appears as no. 3 Madison Ave. N. Y.) has been making an SPECIAL LIBRBRIXS

investigation into the control of public Query as to directories of dealers in ores, utilities through a special committee. minerals, etc., in the United States, and in- Prof. John I.1. Gray of the University of formation as to indices or directories of pro- Minnesota has had charge of the inves- ducers of industrial supplies and raw ma- tigation which includes American, terials This was pa~W~llyanswered by Canadian and English experience, giving names of lists of such men issued The results are being l~ublished in the I)y trade pagers. torn1 of digests, model sectlons of a bill, Query as to list of periodicals in the li- etc. Special investigations have been braries of Boston and ~icin~tg?and is there made by R. H. Whitten on the sliding such publication for the libraries of New scale as used In England and the same YorB and Albany? Answered through ref- will be published as Dart of the report. erence to the Boston Public Library, giving Raliroads-Acoounts, the diflerevt bibliographies and in addition "Interpretations of accounting classifl- noting the status of revision of "Scudder's cations prescribed by the Interstate com- list" in Boston. nlerce commission for steam roads," Query, "Has the Dillinghanl Bill passed effective July 1, 1912, constitutes Ac- in any form or has there been any amend- counting bulletin no. 8, of tbe Commis- ment to the imnllgratioii laws?" Referred sion, superseding Accounting bulletin to the Immigratioil Office, foot of Long no. 4. It consists of a further study and marl!, also to the In~n~igrationRestriction revision of cases already published 199 League. 1' -- Query, "\\'111 you give me the directions lor the use of tuberculin; the best prepara- THE BOSTON CO-OPERATIVE INPORMA- tion to use; and method of administering?" TION BUREAU AT WORK* This questlon mas the subject of consider- (Extracts from records of John Ritchie, Jr., able corresyondence. The querlst was re- Chief of Service.) ferred to the local Board of I-Iealth, with 111 August (1912) the service headquarters the suggestion that lf the local board could were transferred to the Massachusetts Insti- not reply the State Board or Massachusetts tute of Technology, and were placed under would. This was unsatiscactory, the report the writer's charge. One advantage of the was characte~ized as wholly foreign to the Lransfer has been that the Hearqnarters for questions nslred. In rejoinder it was ex- service have thus been brought into the glained that the Bureau does not attempt same huilding with the office of the librar- to answer questions itself, but acts as a ian of the Institute, who is also the prefii- clearing house rel'erring the correspondent dent of the Bureau. to some registered co-operator, or other Since this transfer several questions have source of information. If the Bureau has been nslred, and in most cases have been no such sources, the question cannot be re- answered direct or by a reference given to rerred to any one. some authority in the matter. A report on Query, "What is the average size of city some of the questions follows. lots in the United States?" The reply was Query, "What is the process of nature to the effect that the matter is indetermin- by which sand is produced?" On the ad- ate. C~tylots in Glasgow (Scotland) aver- vice of Professor J. W. Goldthwait, of Han- age 3000 square feet, in one ward, 800 feet, over, S. H, the inquirer was given the title 111 another 1000 feet, including street areas. of a Geological Survey Bulletin, that by Likewise it var~esin many American cities. W. 13. Schemer, contaming the information. Sated further that save in a few cities, the Query as to the sources for obtaining lists practise of l~uhlishing information is not of lumber camps, recreation and fishing comnlon in this country It was noted that camlls,, hsts of normal schools, insane hos- l~robablyno way would give an avelage save pitals and jails and other county institu- al~plicatlon to the different clties for local tions. Sote g~venot prominent New Hnmp- figures and then malting an average. Quer- shire lmnber operators, and reference to ist referred to the Civ~cFederation in Bos- member hTo. 156 for mforrnation as to pulp ton, and to the New Yorlr Commission on lunibermen, to one or two individuals tor City Congestioil. Answered direct. school camps and to the Massachusetts Gen Query as to the value of an old copy of ern1 Hospital for lists of hospitals, etc. a Boston newspaper. Referred to Mr. Otto Quers as to business firms l~ublishingpa- Fle~schner, of the Boston Public Library. pel s in the interests of employees hn- Xotecl d~rectto the querist that forgeries swered direct through courtesy of Mlss N. and reprints are so numel'ous that the so- E. Thorn, assistant counsellor, Filene Co- called copy can hardly be genuine; and en- operative Association, who furnished a list closed a slil~published by the Boston Pub- of thirtytwo such publishers and pnblica- lic 1,Ibrary on the subject. tidns A question that remains unanswered is, *From Bulletin No. 3 of the Bureau. "FIow much scrap wrought iron is shipped SPECIAL LlBRA RIES froln the pacific Coast to points east of the therefore, 11el'foi-m inally ~~sefulservices for lioclcy Momitains?" Government public%- us Its aclmission to our colulnns will not tions and trade journals have been Con- only augment the number OF our readers sulted, but without SUCCeSS, and correspondents in Eurolle ancl other Questions are co~itinuallyconling ill, and yarts of the world, but will serve in many further progress will be rellorted in the ways and on many occasions as a nlediuln next bulletin. for bringing us information from foreign -- lands, for Ido, being ~lractically free from artificial elements, can be read as easily INTERNATIONAL NOTES AND QUERIES. at first sight, without study, by many who The prellmlnary n~uinberof International have some li~~owledgeof one Romance and r\;otes and Queries under the editorship Of one Teutonic tongue. Eugene F. BIcPilte, (135 Park Row, Chi- The contents of each issue will be ar- cago) has made its allllearance. The Pro- ranged by subject, according to the deci- gram outlined by the nianagement is set mal classification. 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