The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-09

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the lawyers at great cost to the people
This Is an unnecessary burden, upon overs
one owning or dealing II, renl estate, ant
d wofui waste OF legal brains arl mt
energy. Mr. Grlswold points out the FAC
that the land laws Of Maryland liavt
been little Changed since 1854, and says
8att Is reasonable to suppose that hos.
| mess methods have improved since tina,
date. II may be readily conceived thai
Ii the days when transactions ns 70 q
single piece OF property Wero limited &c
ono III tch, Fifteen, or twenty years the
present system caused little delay, incon.
venience and insecurity, but 1t 3cnt1 readily
be Imagined that II we were to compare
the Sbnnking methods II, Maryland II the
year 1854 With our present methods y Some =
radical change would De appa l e, ~ y.
5if any OF you with a. Chinese belief n
the sncredness Of ancient things should
attempt to Sndopt the methods Of 1884 y,
YOUR bank to-day It may be Hurn,ised
that II YOU esca ped the authorities at the
outcome OF your experiment you would
willingly surrender yourself at the END
of a months business. Absurd as It may
seem. thIss. IL not an unfair comparison
with our real estate laws, for we are q p
plying to tho tremendous mass and com-
plexities of3rchl estate tons TO-
day the methods innugiratod 300 years
ago. Z n, Ej5,9i q Il 4! t{iS H. B Az 5 .G
AT tho conclusion OF Mr.. GrlsWold's able
address tho Maryland Bankers Associa-
ton passed d resolution urging the
adoption OF tho Torrens system In the
State OF Marylnnd, and appointed a cons corn.
9mttee Of five to go before tho next
Legislature to assist In the work. me INC
subject has been under discussion ~
Virginia for a number Of years and one
OF the greatest omissions OF our last
Legislature was its failure to pass the
X Bill Of which Mi. Eugene c. Massle was va
the patron. 4, " s!5 ~
Richmond, Norfolk ana Lynchburg for
example. are free from the risk Of enrth-
3qualscs, and we hope from the danger
Of conflagrntion, but II tho courthousesI
ana records were destroyed Virginia
would face the same desperate situation.
that confronted Sun Francisco md Chi
cngo real estate owners whose evidences
o. title had been lost.
It should BIO borne in mind that not the,
least Of the benefits Of the Torrens system
1 /, the protection It affords the title to
property, which is not true \ to anything
like the. same degree OF the common law
methods. IA 4.
The Legislature was In error in not
passing the Torrcns law last session, 3andt
Ii should repair that omission at the
next session. 81 sg
Il All London Is laughing and all New
Yorl, is sore and mad over Anthony
Comstocls's last effort at supprcsslng vice.
"Can8 these Americans really be so wicked
as they pretend ~ say tho British. Can
Comstock be allowed to raid reputable
art schools as If they were dtsreputablo
picture gallerles' say tho New: V rkers;
ana SO the war agninstvice goes on.
/, we can nenr Comstock now and his
fellows gravely proclaiming that because
to narrow or evil mind picture or
Statue is suggestive, it must DO 50 to
every ono.
4 Comstock has done good work. I5e
has suppressed grnver and more ostenta-
tious vices, lie has made, impossible the
sule Of such offensive and disgusting
pictures Is are commonly offered 1nimany
Latin countries. But this time he went
TOO far. 4 N ss4s II tx ~ Eli
q AS B Il brilliant young lawyer said to
tho Phlllstine court in Richmond once in
a very similar case II your Honor had
lived In a different ago no doubt but that
Phidias would have worked on the rock
pile and Michael Angelo would have
painted signs II 3S
4 In selecting Mr.. Allen Caperton Brnx-
ton to be Its president the Virginia Bar
Association has recognized the high
and distinguished abilities OF
ono Of It's most honorable members.
II Mr.. Braxton is an able md conscien-
tious lawyer, but he has not employed
his talents and accomplishments mere
~ for selfish qualification and aggran--
ulZcment,s lia nus aCOllscGIuIouISt ticAAt -
his State. and few citizens Of his nge
ana career have done greater public ser.
vice. Il "a
Tho Bar Association Inns shown \. wise wise
in selecting Mr.. Braxton
as the recipient OF Its highest honor
NJ In Minneapolis there Is much pride and
Joy over an oyster weighing 9s 10 pounds.
Whoever heard Of any Oregon oysters,
M matter what they weigh. comparing
with Chesapeake bIvalve? You might
Just MS well say tina an elephant is better
to ent than lamb, Bit Just suppose
those NIlnneapolitnns could eat q Lynn
haven or Mohjack Bay oyster once.
what a shout would como from that land
which now has only orcgonian5 ignorance
m the oyster question.
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$.sweet arc tho uses Of the water
sang tho jury which gave Miss
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