Word: limitations
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Freshman track team will be forced to the limit this afternoon when it meets the 1926 athletes from Yale on the Stadium track at 3.30 o'clock. So far the Crimson has suffered two defeats falling before Andover and Exeter. The Blue squad opened its spring season with a victory over Hill School and was barely nosed out by Princeton last Saturday 69 to 66. All the 1926 men entered in today's meet were given a complete rest yesterday after a week of intensive training and are in good shape for the trying test today...
...three days ago, and of stroke Leighton who strained his back recently and will not be able to enter the race. However, in several contests over the Henley course in the past few weeks the crew has showed to good effect and should press the University oarsmen to the limit...
...Supreme Court that the nationality of a ship " partakes more of the characteristics of personal than of territorial sovereignty" altered the problem of enforcing the Volstead Act. As the decision pointed out, foreign ships, like foreign persons, when in United States territory (which extends to the three mile limit) are subject to the National Prohibition Law. Likewise United States vessels, like United States citizens, are not bound by our law when outside of United States territory...
...meeting of the American Society of International Law (which convened in Washington) the proposed extension of the three-mile limit came under discussion...
...view of the fact that that limit is by no means definitely established in international law, a suggestion that it be extended is bound to be met with approval by some lawyers, as well as by those who are primarily concerned with law enforcement. The limit was first fixed at a league (of three miles) in the days of sailing ships, when that was considered a sufficient margin of safety to allow for the apprehension of smugglers. There is, therefore, much to be said in favor of its extension, even though the mile of " hot pursuit" allows a revenue cutter...