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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-24
Rostand's New Play.

Edmond Rostand is writing drama
which will be put on the stage early
next season in which moving pictures
will play prominent part. The name
of the play has not been determined
upon, but it will be an admixture of
mythology ana up-todate mechanics.
In the first scene Diana and a large
following are disturbed at play by the
arrival of large touring car. They
scamper into the woods and see a
young man and a young woman alight.
Morpheus comes and puts them to
sleep, so that Vulcan may examine the
machine. He takes it apart, but can
not restore the dismembered automo-
bile. The Morpheus spell is removed
and the man quickly repairs the ma
chine, and with Eros as chauffeur
speeds away toward the horizon. While
all this is represented in moving pic
lures the poem is being recited by the
various characters. Gabrielle d'Annun-
zio is engaged on a similar work.
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A Puzzle to the Athletic World.

Tom Longboat, Canada IS long dis
lance runner, and probably the most
feared man in the Olympic Marathon
is puzzle to the athletic world. Two
years ago he was unknown. On Thanks
giving day, 1906, a long, gaunt red
skin, clad in grotesquely barred bath.
ing suit, flashed first past the posi- ia a
field of thirty of the best distance nm
ners on the American continent. The
betting was 100 to 1 against him. and
the very fact that an obscure Indian
with practically no training. won the
race, which was a classic event, made
the country sit up and take notice
Since that day the Indian has won race
after race with consummate ease his
most remarkable feat being when last
spring he ran in the Boston Marathon
race, twenty-five mile American road
fixture. There he met lis United
States and Canadian runners. and won
by nearly a mile. The most remark.
able fact concerning Longboat is, that
he runs fat footed, smokes continual
ly and trains only in a spasmodiel man
ner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-24
Towns Named Taft.

Since the nomination of Secretary
Taft the Newspapers of the country
have been discovering villages and
hamlets bearing the name of the pres
idential candidate. According to the
Chicago Tribune's dispatches, there are
eleven places in this country bearing
the name of Taft, besides any number
of Taftvilles, Taftons, Taftvales and
Taftdales. From all accounts, each
one of these distinguished places IS
preparing a long list of things it
needs, that the federal government can
supply, to be presented to President
Taft after March 4 next. The demands
run all the way from pea seeds to post
offices. The states that have Taft on
the map at present are Indiana, Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,
Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina and Oklahoma.
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Representing Hawaii shinpo.


of
distinctly
He up
could not be more
Hawaiians
wise a Hawaiia playe is call out.
OF
feeling the than anything which has
be to
by al
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part in Champlain celebration Quebec
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Photographing the Stomach.

An improved apparatus has been
made by DIR. Fritz Lang of Munich by
which the inside of the stomach can
be clearly photographed. The camera
is actually swallowed by the patient,
and when it reaches his stomach the
walls thereof can be illuminated by a
small electric lamp attached to the APP
paratus. At the bottom of the camera
is wound Photographic film twenty
inches long and quarter of an inch
wide. All the surgeon has to do is to
pull cord, and thus run the film past
the lens. The electric light is then
turned on, and after the sensitive film
has been impressed with the image the
current is turned off and another sec
ton of the film is brought into play,
until the requisite number of pictures
have been obtained.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-24
Oldest Judge in United States.

Charles Field, who is believed to be
the oldest judge in the United States
now presiding, recently celebrated. his
the district court at his home in Athol,
Mass. While in good mental health,
the judge is feeble and too weak to
journey to the courtroom. Judge Field
in 1860 was chosen presidential elector,
and with j. G. Whittier and Others cast
his vote for Lincoln and Hamlin.
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Fuller and Blaine Were Reporters.

The presence recently in Bath, Me-,
of Chief Justice, Melville w. Fuller of
the United States Supreme Court, who
attended the Bowdoin commencement;
recalled that the first meeting of the
Maine Press Association was held there
fifty years ago. Chief Justice Fuller
was then a reporter on the New Age,
at Augusta, and James G.. Blaine was
on the staff of the Kennebec Journal.
Both of these men were present at the
meeting and We're prominent in the or
ganization of the typographical society,
as it was generally styled at that time.
The old organization is still in exist
ence.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-24
A Musical Bed.

Choral, morphia and the poppy, must
look to their laurels as aids to Hna-
ture s sweet restorer, for, according
to French contemporary, recent in
vention promises to Danish insomnia.
The invention is musical bed. The
sleepless and tired man goes to bed,
and with his foot releases a spring
which sets musical box in motion.
The apparatus begins to grind out lul-
labies and melodies, and in a short
time the patient is snoring peacefully
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-24
Gable to Iceland.

Vice Consul JuhieT of Copenhagen re-
ports the establishment of cable con
nections between Denmark and Iceland.
This is expected to so facilitate trade
between Iceland and the rest of Europe
as to more than repay the output for
the convenience. Iceland g imports,
while not large, are constantly increas-
ing. Most of these come from the
United States, and consist of Pc
troleum, wheat, sugar and tobacco.
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OF CURRENT INTEREST
Financial Statistics.

In this country 6544 national and II :.
$50 state, private and savings banks
and trust companies have an aggregate
capital and surplus of So, 000, 900 900
and deposits of $4,000, 100000. Nine
ty-three insurance companies have ad.
mitted assets of over So ,000, 00O. 900 and
insurance in force amounting to Sl4.-
O00,000,000,
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to
aboard ship after m What likely
hammock
reasonable think that the
anybOdys complaint oehought a
mmander.
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THE RETURN VISITS.

calling its hosts return the CALL lot of inter
follow the woldereutng the
baleships
returning the compliment of the Yokohama
winco
warships
in be looked
dependency sending
to an
the
of in
fratern no
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thinks that Sheriff aukeas
that he had to borrow
debt which he met appear
politics.
police a unprof as that.
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RACE LINES IN BASEBALL.

of the
been 'stirg matters making disagree
destinations that japanese being against
nothing the kind
local japanese 1t far
from uri
the lines
reputation Npponee unbemhed all through the
the
japanese spectators and the real sports
should yand know that they do sad however
be apparently by the umpire the Japanese
boycott
until fairness shown.
boys representing the Japanese craftsmanship and
should them criticism
demonstration the boys become it
the themselves but by the
torsw boycott 5 their last resort
We wish under the the public rest assured
intention and that going affection
fol- s.eountrymen Commodore Perry
respectfully,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11
HIGHEST POINTS IN ILLINOIS.

II may be of interest to know
that the highest point in Illinois
is Scales Mound in 10 Dayiess
county This point is about 1,l40
feet above the mean tide of the
Gulf of Mexico. The city of Bloom
ington in Mclean county is the
most elevated county seat in the
state being about 900 feet; the next
Is Woodstock in McHenry county
and the third is Mt Carroll The
United States bench mark at Hald
erman's elevator in Mt. Carroll Is
SIG feet above sea level. This Is
something more than twenty feet
higher than the court house steps.
The court house door in Morrison
is 6S5 feet above the mean tide.
The elevation at Galena is COS feet,
of FreepOrt 7S5 feet of Oregon 700
feet. and of Dixon AS feet. These
figures not usually accessible, are
from a map prepared in 1892 for ex-
hibit at the Chicago exposition or
Worlds Fair.
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1884, rendered null BY mufct law II
1893
N'ebraska-Adopted 1855; repealed
in 1858.
Kansas Adopted constitutions
amendnZent in 1880 but the law has
been more or less nulliied through
prediction arrangements with pub
lie officials.
North MISUNDERSTANDING pro,
vision in fs9oG law still stands.
South MISREPRESENTATION pro-
vision in 1890; repealed in 1896.
Georeia-Adopted 1907; near beer
licensed in 1908.
Oklahoma Adopted in 1907; dis
penssry established in 1903.
Alabama-Adopted in 1898.
sissippi-Adopted in 1908.
Thus twenty-one states have tried
prohibition. OF these Maine has re-
manned true for a halt century, though
the state licenses the sale .of near"
beer Kansas continues the law upon
the statute book; but up to a short
time ago permitted open arrange
ments with officials for its infraction
North Dakota has held steadfast for
eighteen years; Georgia, with the aid
IF the near" beer license, has thus
ar managed one year of prohibition,
While Alabama and Mississippi are in
he first stages of the first year of
heir dryness.
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HISTORY OF PROHIBITION.

Prohibition, as ii is understood to
day. originated in the state of Maine
1t began in 1916, when Neal Dow in
troduced a bin in the legislature OF
that state outlawing the sale CT In
toxicating liquors. II was not, how
ever, until 1853 that Maine. enacted
its geenral prohibitory law aud I'm
1884, this law was strengthened by
the adoption of a constitutional
amendment.
Beginning, then, with Maine, pr
hibition was adopted in 1886, repealed
1856. re-enacted In 1858, constitutional
prohibition In 1884. The law sti
sticks. though United States liquor
licenses are sold in the state and
breweries. four in number. manufac.
ture and sell. under license, the beer
called near beer, which contains
from / to per cent. less alcohol
than the ordinary beers of trade
vermont-Adopted 1850, repealed
In 1903.
Ohio--Adopted 1851 annulled by a
license-tax law.
Illinois, Adopted in 1851; repealed
In 1853.
Massachusetts IN 1852.
repealed In 1868; tried again in 1868
and repealed in 1875.
Rhode Island-Adopted In 1862; re
pealed in 1863; tried it again in 1886
and repealed again in 1889.
Michigan-Adopted In 1853; de
clared unconstitutional in 1854: re
enacted in 1856; repealed in 1875.
Connecticut-Ado in 1854; re
pealed in 1872.
New Hamrshlre-Adopted 1856: re
pealed In 1908.
New YoFk-Adopted in 1855; de
clared Unconstitutional and has been
al rest
Indiana--Adopted 1855; declared
unconstitutional
MISUNDERSTANDING passed the
measure IN 1865. but Il was vetoed
BIZ the governor.
Iowa-Adopted full prohibition in
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BioqrapnY.

Charles Warren Fairbanks. vice
president of the United States, was
born May II, 1852, in Union County
ohio, and received his education at
Ohio Wesleyan University In his
'arly career he was engaged in news
PAPER work, which he abandoned 10
study law and in 1874 he was admitted
10 the bar He removed to indianapolis
the same year and began the practice
of his profession, In which he was
emine1tly Successful. Though he took
= more or less active interest IN poll
ties for many years he never held pub.
lie office prior TO his election TO the
United States senate In 1897 Nj.
Fairbanks was re elected to the senate
in 1903. In 1898 he was appointed Q
member Of the Joint High Commission
which met in Quebec for the adjust
ment of questions between the United
States aud Canada. He was one of
The Indiana delegates-atlarge to sever
al of the Republican national conven-
tions and was temporary chairman OF
the convention at st. Louis in 1896.
In 1904 he was unanimously nomi
mated for vice president of the United
States. and was elected on the ticket
with Theodore Roosevelt
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ing time. the hearts of a great. q
happy and united people"
J. B. Marshall. senior editor of the
Democrat replied on behalf of the
club, in speech scarcely less elo
quent, The proceedings closed with a
short, patriotic speech by B, NJ.
Mum.
A regular meeting of the Fourth
Ward Debating club was held in its
club rooms, corner Commercial ave
nue. and Eighteenth streets, every
Thursday evening. ]. c. Crowley
was secretary.
Gen r. j. Oglesby, Republican can,
didate for governor, was in the city.
Oct 21, David Ford, jeweler, is
erecting fine two-story brick build
ing on Commercial avenue between
Sixth and Seventh streets (Now oc.
cupied by Michaelson.
Born, at o'clock p. m. Oct. 20. a
daughter of Mrs. Amarala and JACOB
Martin of this city
In a leader on the The Future Of
Cairo" the editor says: The pro-
gress of Improvements in the city of
Cairo gives assurance that here at
the juncture OF these rivers, is to
be, before the close OF the present
decade. a city that will evenly bal
ance the great emporium upon the
shores of Lake Michigan.
Cairo is unwaveringly on the march
for that goal, and with giant strides
her progress is onward. Looking ut
her Immediate past, and estimating
her future only as directed by the
unerring hand of destiny. no one can
doubt. or harbor even the shadow of
a doubt, that she Will speedily out
strip her rivals and take rank among
the greatest cities, alike in business,
wealth and population, of the Ameri
lan continent"
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uer, Meehan, Nellis, Seullin and This
| tlewood-l3 Nay-None.
The Mayor placed in nomination
James G, COwell to succeed himself as
night sergeant. Alderman Thistlewood
moved the nomination be confirmed
The motion was adopted by the fol
lowing vote Aye Bourgeois, Burke,
Cannon Davis, Ferguson, German,
Kelly. Koehler, Magner, Meehan. Mel
lis. Scullin and Thistlewood-l3,
Nay-None
The mayer placed in nomination III
Lutz to succeed himself as city jail
err Alderman Scullin moved the nomi
nation be confirmed. The motion was
adopted by the following vote; Aye
Bourgeois, Burke, Cannon. Davis, Fer
guson German. Kelly, Koehler, Mag.
ner, Meehan, Nellis, Scullin and This
tlewood-13 Nay-None.
The mayor placed in nomination
Wilbur b. Thistlewood to succeed
himself as city engineer. Alderman
Wagner moved the nomination be con
friend The motion was adopted by
the following vote: Aye Bourgeois,
Burke. Cannon, Davis, Ferguson, Cor
man, Kelly, Koehler, Magner Meehan,
Nellis Sculin and Thistlewood-l3.
Ntly-None.
The mayor placed in nomination
Ernest Nordman to succeed himself
as city comptroller, Alderman Davis
moved the nomination be confirmed.
The motion was adopted by the fol
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11

The Murphysboro and Carhondale
papers are engaged In little tilt
over the business of the term of court
which opens in the former place to-
day. The Murphysboro Independent
dubs Carbonate ''the holy city" he
cause 1t is dry" and wonders how
it comes that most of the criminal
cases to be tried at this term of
court come from Carbonate, while
Murphysboro, a saloon town furnishes
very few cases. The Carbonate
Free Press retorts that this is not
due to Murphysboros moral superb
ority, but to neglect on the part of
Murphysboros police.
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TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RyS

BELT LINE cars due to leavs Second ~. ~
ing north on Commercial Ave-, every Is min
utes from q. M. to II p, IN
Going north on Walnut ST. every 10 ninUts
from sos 3 m. to 10; So p. IN.
POPLAR ST. LINE--Hoibrook A We, car
Ave at 6;67; N 8:I2; 6;67; 7,l2 .. m. AID o,
same dinutes every hour untii ie;4z aud II ia
D. m, tt tt
Going west on Twen.y Eighth 81 1T 5;f.
6iia; 6.34; $40; and 7:04 a. M aud on same mia
utes every hour until 1854 and II;e4 y. M.
Poplar st. cars due to pass st. Mays
Is minutes after leaving Second st.
BELT LINE OWL OARS north on Walnut
II 30 p. IN. 1874 g. M; 1850 .. M; ALSO .. IN.
3 50 u. M; 4 30 "a. MI; 8 80 a. III.
North on CONNIE rcial-l2 90 p. ni.i 100
IN. 400 =. IN. y: 90 q. III. 4 40 b. IN. q, IN.
Belt and Owl cars are due TO pxsa Yves
Thirty fourth 81. is minutes after leaving
second st.
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HIGH COMEDY IN NEW YORK

When young Mr.. Thaw gets out o.
the asylum, and of course he will
get out sooner or later. the curtain
will be rung down upon one of the
famous farces of the age.
MIR. Thaw escaped electrocution BY
proving himself the victim Of form
Of instantly solemnly asserted to be
absolutely incurable and progressive
He is now temporarily out OF the in
stitution for the eriminally insane, to
which he was committed because OF
bis ihcGrable mental disease, an,l
awaits proceedings in court to estab.
fish his sanity. Mrs, Thaw. who has
sued for an annulment OF the marriage
upon the ground that the man was in.
zane, offers TO appear as a witness to
prove that he is now sane.
As all things are possible to the
!aw, MIR Thaw will regain his liberty
md Mrs. Tffaw will secure hers If she
continues to desire it. There Is quit
| good deal of acerbitous criticism
rom the North when an unwrittea
'aw' case is decided in the South.
But the oldlashioned plan of sub
hitting the law aud the facts AMI
9foving the provocation is a much
more direct method of defeating JUS.
tice than the trial-by-alienists method,
md greatly less expensive TO the
state than Straightforward performs,
ance in several acts ending in exactly
the same denouement.- Jour
nal
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11
CAIRO IN 1854.

On Oct. 10 the Central Mcclellan
and Pendleton club had a pole and
flag raising on Washington avenue in
front of the Democrat office. the site
now occupied by the building used by
fire department No. 2 On behalf of
the ladies. a large number of whom
were present. NJ. B. Harrell presented
the flag to the club in an eloquent
speech, concluding as follows: Take
that, flag. II is you who have given
its chief glories. In your keeping, IN
der a patriotic soldiers leal. the
donors feel that it will not be sullied;
but, that by you. its glories will be
preserved to thrill, yet through com
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TODAY IN HISTORY
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May II.
l77S-4Nslliam Pitt, Earl of Chatham
died Born Nov 10, 1908.
Norfolk, Va. occupied by the
British.
lS52-Charles Warren Fairbanks, vice
president of the United States
born.
lS57-The Indian mutineers seized
Delhi.
Minnesota admitted to State
hood
lsG5-Last fight In the Cival War at
Palmetto Rancho, Texas.
l87l-Sr John Williams Frederick
Herschel astronomer, died
Born March Z, 1892.
lS72-Thomas Buchanan Read poet
and painter, died. Born Marcel
IL, 1922
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11

It is extremely gratifying in these
days when one may expect blizzard
at almost any time, TO hear that tn 2
coal miners OF the state are likely 70
resume work 10 a short time. o.
course we all understand that the op-
orators have been able to dispose OF
their surplus stock. but that is merely
an incident
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11

The late murderess, Mrs. Guinness
or Mrs, Guinness, has been arrested In
two places since her death. In Row
many places she would have been
arrested If she were living Is mad
dening to speculate upon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11

The above Is correct statement
of the circulation of The Cairo Bul'e-
tin for the year 1907 and for the
month of April 1908.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this fourth day of April 1905
LEO j. KLEB,
Notary Public.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies OF the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1907 ...211t
Average number of complete and
perfect copies OF the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and sun
day during the month of April
1908 POPS
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11

What's the use OF the Publishers
association showing Joe Cannon and
the Republican members of the house
that the tariff Is responsible for the
paper trust? They all know IT,. and
Cannon would not object to the re
moyal of the duty were this not thu
case.
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LEGAL DECISIONS
sxsssassEsasssssssssssAsss

Right to Take Bar Examination
In Rhode Island an applicant for adj
mission to the bar, VINO has not re-
ceived a classical education or studied
at law school, must have studied
law three years in some attorney
office The Supreme Court OF that
state in Re Eosworth, GS Atlantic Re
porter, ZIG, held that one who studied
law for three years under an attorney
was not entitled to admission where
ii appeared that he was not in attend
ance at the attorneys office during
the daytime, but was employed dur
ing the working hours of the day in a
department store.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11
FIRE QUITS DEPARTMENT STORE

Detroit, May 10.-iFre today Quilted
the three upper floors of the six story
department store of Goldberg Broth.
ers, causing a loss of $4,000. The
Insurance is placed at 100000.
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Alexander County, Population %. 4s7.

Board Of County Commissioners.
j. j. JENNELLE, Chairman.
GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN J. CAUSE.
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The Bulletin 10 on sale az the fol
lowing places: y
Coieman's, 2f4 Eighth street..
Halliday House News Stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11

Construction of Nill--In Brown V.
Gibson Executor, SO Southeastern Re
porter 3S4. a will provided for the
cancellation Of all debts due testatriX,
but a codicil limited its application to
certain specified individuals, includ-
ing complainant At her death tesla
trix held the obligations of all the per
sons named in the codicil except that
cf complainant. who was not indebted
to her but To another on an obligation
secured by mortgage on her farm.
The Supreme Court of Appeals OF Vir
ginia held that the codicil did not
create an obligation on the part Of
the executor to purchase her debt.
which was not then due from the
holder, and cancel the same.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Cairo, Alexander County, IiiinoIs,
Population 16,147.


Mayor. GEORGE PARSONS =. :.
Clerk, II. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer. THOMAS H. MAHONBY
City Attorney. FRANK MOORE.
Comptroller. ERNEST WORKMAN.
Police Magistrate, A. ]. ROSS.
Chief of Police, M. 8. EAGAN.
Alexander County, Population 22.467.
Z County Clerk, JESSE Fl. MILLER.
Il Circuit Clerk, LEE =. DAVIS.
Sheriff, FRANK E. DAVIS.
States Attorney, ALEX. WILSON.
Coroner, DIR. JAMES McMANUS.
County Superintendent of Schools
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor and Treasurer. FRED n
NELLLI9.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-11

lnsurahle interest-Plaintiff mad 3
an agreement with insured whereby
he was to pay premiums on certain
policies on the life of insured. take II
out for the benefit of his children, TN
iii his death Plaintiff fas to be re-
imbursed upon payment OF the poll
les, for premiums paid with interest,
together with certain substantial
sum The New York Court of Ap-
peals in Reed v Assurance Society,
S2 Northeastern Reporter, 734, held
the contract valid. and that as the
insurance was affected by plaintiff
under the agreement upon the insur-
able interest of the children he could
be held to its performance as their
trustee II necessary.
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