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Show Pure Food Act Upheld. Chicago. Federal Judge Sanborn, ln a test caso questioning tho constitutionality consti-tutionality of tho government pure food and drug net, on Saturday uphold up-hold the validity of tho law. Tho caso was that of tho government against tho Crescent Manufacturing company, of Seattle, mnkers of "Maplollno." Tho government alleged that tho uso ot this nnmo constituted misbranding, Inasmuch as this substitute for maplo syrup contained no maplo Juices. Tho defenso alleged that tho namo was Justified by tho flavor of tho product. Insurance Man In Trouble. PnrlB. James Hazen Hydo, of Now York, former vice-president of tho Equltablo Llfo Assuranco society, and his chauffour, Ladwlc, wero oh May 2 condemned by default, Mr. Hydo to ono mouth's Imprisonment nnd a 11 110 of $100, and l;adwlo to a month's lm prisonmont and a lino of $30. Thoy wore charged with running Into n public pub-lic taxlcab last October and Injuring a passenger. Tho complnlnnnta charged that after tho accident Lad-wlo Lad-wlo sped nway. Reproduction of Vessel Built by Hudson Hud-son Years Ago. Amsterdam. Good progress 1b bolng mado In completing the ship "Halvo Maan," rccontly launched from tho nnvy yard hero. This qlieor looking' cruft, which tho pcoplo of tho Netherlands Nether-lands nro sending as n token of their friendship for Amorlcn, Is oxpocted to prove oi)q of tho most nttractlvo features fea-tures of tho naval parado lo bo hold in connection with thq Fulton parado. When rigged nnd fitted out, the ship will bo nn oxact reproduction of tho vessel sailed by Captain Hudson con-turiea con-turiea ago. Missionaries Appeal for Aid. Nashville Dr. II. 8. Choator, secretary sec-retary of tho foreign mlBslon board of tho Southorn Pjesbytorlnn phurch, has gono to Washington to ask tho goyornmont to Intercede in bohalf ot tho two Southorn Prosbytorldn missionaries mis-sionaries in tho Congo Froo Stntq, control Africa, shortly to ho tried by tho Bolglnn government at Leopold-villa Leopold-villa on the chargo of slandering the government. Ono of tho missionaries IssDr. Morrison of Vlrglna, nnd tho c-thor is tho well known negro mis-pioaary, mis-pioaary, Dry flhoppard. |