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The weekly soliphone., 1915-02-12
l.. B. RAY.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That in pursuance of the authority
and directions contained in the de-
cretal order of the Chancery Court
of Greene county, Arkansas, made
and entered on the 5th> day of No
vember, A. d. 1914, in a certain
cause (No. 1889 then pending there
in between Security Bank & Trust
Company, a corporation, plaintiff, and
Rosa Williams, ct al, defendants, the
undersigned, as commissioner of said
Court, will offer for sale at public
vendue to the highest bidder, at the
East door of the Courthouse, in
Greene county, Arkansas, within the
hours of legal sales, on Saturday, the
9Th day of March, A. d. 1915, the
following described real estate, to-
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CAN YOU DOUBT IT?
When the Proof Can Be So Easily
Investigated.


When so many grateful citizens Of
Paragould testify to the benefits de-
rived from Doan's Kidney Pills,
can you doubt the evidence? The
proof is not far await is almost
at your door. Read what resident
OF Paragould says about Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Can you demand more
convincing testimony?
Mrs. w. R. Mcdonald, 423 e.
Court St, Paragould, Ark, says: 81
suffered from annoying symptoms of
kidney trouble. On being advised to
try Doan's Kidney Pills, l got box
at the Palace Drug Store. | used on
ly one box which is hardly a fair
trial. but | got relief. This means a
great deal on account of the serious
ness Of my condition"
Mrs. Mcdonald is only one of many
Paragould people who have grateful
ly endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. If
your back aches-if your kidneys
bother you, don't simply ask for a
kidney remedy-ask distinctly for
Doan's Kidney Pills, the same that
Mrs Mcdonald had-the remedy
backed by home testimony. soc all
stores. FosterMilburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, n. Y. when Your Back is
Lame Remember the Name"
(advt)
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Confirmation Notice.

In the Greene Chancery Court, April
Term, 1915.
J. |. Kennedy,
Petitioner Exparte.
Notice is hereby given that the
above named petitioner has this day
filed his petition in my office as Clerk
OF said Court, in which he states
that he is the owner in fee simple
of the following described land in
Greene County, Arkansas, to-wit:
SOUTH HALF OF NORTHWEST
QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER, AND NORTHWEST
QUARTER OF NORTHWEST QUAR-
TER OF NORTHEAST QUARTER
ALL IN SECTION SIXTEEN G6).
TOWNSHIP EIGHTEEN (18)
NORTH, RANGE SIX CD EAST.
Now, therefore, all persons or cor
porations having or claiming to have
any interest whatever in and to said
lands. or any part thereof must ap-
pear in said Court at it's next regular
April Term, 1915, and show cause
why the title of petitioner in and
to said land should not be confirm
ed and quoted.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court, as Clerk thereof, on this
4th day of February, 1915.
(SeaD FRED WATSON,
$3.50 Clerk.
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S10O Reward, $1OO

The readers of this paper win be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all ITS
stages, and that is catarrh. Halls CatHrh Cure
is the only positive now known 10 lhe med.
zeal fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient strength
bv building up the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing it's work. The propriet0rs nave
so much faith in its curative powers tha[ thG y
fails TO cure Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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phrase take money IFUHu the uiS-
tricts and appropriate it to high
schools" is incorrect. 1t is the
high schools helping the districts,
rather than the districts helping the
high schools, and / believe the poor
BOYS and girls who must drop out
of school are going to see this mat
ter in it's true light.
If the present law is unconstitu-
tional, it seems to me it is the func-
ton of the courts to declare it so
instead of the legislature making
such declaration by repeating it.
1t is not my contention that the
present law is without it's defects.
Indeed, it seems to me it would be
wise for the present legislature to
make some amendments to it. The
funds should probably come from the
general taxes; more schools should
be required to open their doors to
the country pupils, so that every
boy and girl in the commonwealth
will be provided with at least the
possibility of a high school educa-
ton and "a direct free road to the
university"
| think any system of education
that does not provide continuous
course of instruction from the low
est grade to the university is funda-
mentally faulty and should be imme-
diately remedied before generation
is deprived of the advantages of a
higher education.
The cost to the individual district
to furnish the advantages enumerat-
to run that school quite one day
longer. This, it seems to me, is an
insignificant sum in comparison to
the good rendered. | believe it
would be a better educational move
to take this small amount from the
appropriations to the higher state
schools or the general tax of the
state than to do away with the sys-
tenn of free high school instruction.
At present there is common
school fund of several hundred thou
sand dollars that has accumulated
from funds unused by the various
districts of the state, and it is partly
for this reason that the $50,O00(
comes from the general school fund
instead of from other sources.
1T present the wealthy districts of
the state are helping the poor ones
by the equal distribution Of the
three mill tax. 1t is an open ques-
ton whether more aid should be ex-
tended.
L. B. RAY.
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Mr.. Eubanks' children re-entered
school this morning after an absence
OF two weeks.
Mr.. Allison's children are absent
today.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Carter
who has been ill of pneumonia is
improving,
|. S. Horne made a business trip
to Paragould last week.
The stork visited Henry Helms and
left them a big baby girl.
The Death Angel visited the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. u, Boyd and
took their little infant from their
home. The bereaved parents have
our sympathy.
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Union Hill School.

Lille Beliew, Myrtle Yeargain, re-
porters; e. Lee Claridge, teacher
Earl Carroll is absent today Mon
day.
Anna Butler, who has been absent
for two weeks, is with us again.
Mrs. S. A. Yeargain, who has been
visiting Mrs. Bette Jamison, her
daughter, returned Sunday Mrs.
Jamison lives in Paragould.
Holt Beliew visited some Of his
old friends at Marmaduke sunday.
Our teacher attended church at
Marmaduke Sunday.
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part compensate for the loss. Such
an action on the part of the general
assembly, it seems to me, rather en-
phasizes it's destructive rather than
its constructive function.
Quoting from some of the best in
formed men in the state, the pres
ent law is providing free tuition for
$500 boys and girls at cost of $780,,
900, while the state university and
the state normals and the state agri-
cultural schools combined are fur
nishing free tuition to a less number
at cost of $450,000 to the state.
When it is remembered that this
$45O,000 comes from the pockets of
the same taxpayers of the poor dis
tricts that must pay the state aid to
high schools, does it not seem illog-
ical to howl at one and vince at
the other? The poor district is be-
ing affected in both cases, but in the
case of state aid to high schools the
poor district is getting an equal SER
vice in term of years for cost of
only one-ninth as much in taxes, and
what is worse, how is the poor dis
trict going to make any use at all
of the state institutions for which it
pays so much taxes if it has no high
schools in which to prepare the chill
dren to enter the state institutions?
Anybody will tell you that an
eighth grade pupil cannot enter the
state university without having
high school education or it's equiva-
lent. Now then, deprive him of the
high school and you can spend all
you want on the state university and
he will not be benefited. You see
the educational bridge from the dis
trict school to the state schools alb
solutely breaks down at this place.
In view of this fact l contend the
bridge should be kept intact until
better one can be erected. This
would go far to afford the wards of
the state equal opportunity. Fig
ures show that where tuition charges
are made a large per cent of high
school pupils coming from poor dis
tricts will quit school. This shows
that the granting of free tuition is
not a small consideration and that it
should be given it's proper weight
in determining this matter.
The Paragould high school is
now giving free tuition to fifteen pu-
pills living outside of this district, and
about twelve others who have moved
to town temporarily. All these could
be charged tuition at the rate of
$500 per month per pupil. 1t can
thus be seen that on this basis the
annual cost of 1854 to the high
school, and the school receives
only $3.50 or $500 as aid from the
state.
Now | take the position that the
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Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
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PROF. RAY REPLIES TO
LETTER FROM FUTRELL
CONTINUED from first page)

time making some law that will in
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01

Leon Mayer. 6l2 West 1l7th at. New York;
Ida NJ Mayer David G.. Goodwin. New York.
Acme Die CASTING Brooklyn; N25. 90. Edgar
y. poliin. 81 Rugby Road. Brooklyn George
W. Runggy. Fattush; Edwin n. Wolf. Par
Rocksway
orange Theatre. Manhattan; 5000: Alex
ander Miller 10 Hamilton Place. New York;
George c. Woolf. Abraham S. Gussow. New
York.
Marx smson. Manhattan; laces; $1,000;
Emil Marx. go Broadway New York: Louis
Marx. Emanuel Siinson. New York.
J. ATOn q 30. Manhattan; brokerage;
$500 900; jacob Aron. s. Wall ct, New York
Theodore !. Israel. Joseph L. Beaver. New
York
Crescent Photoplay. Manhattan; 5000;
George i. Sharp. 20 East 42d ST.. New York,
Charles :. Skinner. a. 7. F1lbig. New York.
Razzetti q celia. Manhattan. restaurants:
SO. 900. Arturo Razzetti go Avenue b. New
York; Giovanni b. Celia, Anne Phillips, New
York.
Martin NJ Kahn. Manhattan; gold and
silver ware SO 900, Carolyn Koeehlein, ~
Liberty st.. Painted. y. J Harry T.. Her
man. New York; Jsnnette A. BGavey. Brook
Ign.
{. A. Holding. Brooklyn; realty: 10000;
Harry WynkoOp. 1870 East Pth st.. Brooklyn.
Norris GoetE Louis stone. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01

bulk Of the estate Assets one.hLi interest IN -
Wet 10th st.. $3.50: one-hsN s2l Tenth az.
$ coo; one half interest IN equity 5e1 Third ~ .
s.250o deposits. sif9i: morigasaa and pefsonaii o
S37 1871.
MRS. LOUISE KELLER (Aus 81. loin; Ne.
So 36s. To John NJ Keller, husband. Assets 10
posits, sl9j. personally. 3s2s; stocks and ecid'.
BAILY CAHEN (Aus. 2. 1919; net. 81 l5s.
Valentine sim0ns, daughter. receiged tse bnA Or
the estate Assets Deposits. t3.ii6, one-thrd D. =
tefest "a g Leonard 81 sl3 009 oue-fhird interest
ia u South p. 1000 personsty. notes stocks an1
PHILIP KEssLER tAprn II. 1910; ns,. SIS.
0s2 Bulk Of the estate 10 Philip kessler. sol.
Assets: Deposits. S58,S-5; notes. bonds and nor p
cages. $685. interest In premises las East +ih So
s. al.
ELIZABETH BROWN DAVIS gsr g.. 1919
net. $34. 304. To Charles II. Davis husband. We
interest n the entire estate Az bis death L passes
20 bis relatives Assets Twenty acres AZ Monroe
y. Y, $4,000. small place a. Monroe il3e9
three lots AZ shelter Island Heights, t3foei De
posits. S3ll: personally and notes. ,l9.lI3; eond'
WILLIAM z T0RRENs June 20. 1910: ne.
Siie. I3S To Ms. Grace Ferris T0ueus. VIE A.
sets; Cash. SIS. NE Insurance. Slo,zlsi none
loaned W. T. Touens Co.. Sl3ooQi stocss, 20
shares W y. ToUens Co.. appraised a. >ss'to' o.
ROBERT HALL Dune = 1910. ruppemsnisi
report makes the entire net value SlT,I52 ths u
pot does not disclose the names al the osne-
fc.snes,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01
BARGE LINE FOR
FATHER OF WATERS
New York Capital Behind Plan
to Restore Mississippi River
Traffic.

That a syndicate of New York bank
ers will file articles of Incorporation
at Albany in March and finance a barge
line to operate on the Mississippi
River between New Orleans and ST.
Paul became known in this city yes
terday. The concern, which is to be
known as the Mississippi River Nayi-
CATION Company, purposes to invest
So 900 900 III terminals and selt-pro-
PEELED steel barges, is capitalized for
that sum, and will place no securities
on the market.
John Bernhard, manager of the In
land Navigation Bureau, IS cher engl-
neer in charge of the barge company >
plans. Although he is a native OF Am
sterdam. Holland, and has been IN
this country only comparatively
few wears. he is widely known
through the Middle West for his
activities in promotion o. a lakes
to-the-gulf waterway, and has been
made a director Of the New Orleans
Association of Commerce. He is
former vice-president and general man
ager Of the Alabama and New Orleans
Transportation Company, S2,OOO,O0V
corporation, organized two years ago
for promotion of transportation on the
lower Mississippi.
At mis- home, pa West 104th St, last
night. Mr.. Bernhard declined to make
known the identity of the bankers
backing him in the enterprise. lie said
the capital is American, except a slight
amount of Dutch and English interest
New York bankers, he said, would Dc
the principal stockholders.
Plans Of the company became known
through letters sent recently TO mayors
of the principal Mississippi River cities
between st. Paul and New Orleans.
The company offers to build the termi-
nails and turn them over TO the cities
in return for municipal bonds, or TO
build and operate them under munich
pal supervision. with contracts essur-
ing the firm of full enjoyment of the
facilities for twenty-ye ar period. Mr..
Bernhard declared the lac expected TO
be in operation within Ell hteen months.
IL was pointed out tc the engineer
that Charles w. Morse, the former
New York banker and chief stock
holder in a number of steamboat and
steamship lines, recently organized a
company. in which he and his son,
Harry Morse, are the principal owners,
ga operate a similar line of steel
barqes on the New York State Barge
Canal. but MIR. Bernhard would not say
u,bether Mr.. Morse was among those
interested in the Mississippi River
project.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS;
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS

Port Royal % division marine oricer. "a Di,
Capt J j. MEADE detached lst Brigade Fhle-
Capt. y. 7. VULrE. detached New York. 10 Kan
Cspi' p. J.. BRADMAN. detached marine barracks.
Mare Island 70 4th Regiment san Diego;
10 marine barracks Mare Island.
First Lieut. II W WEITZEL- detached marine de-
y sa American E Lss@p e dssc he u
barracks. Key West 20 marine barracks Norfolk
First Lieut. r A. GARDNER. detached Attn Resi-
First Lieut. ut" II + WHITE detached San Diego to
Second Lieut.. z c. long. detached Denver; to
Second Lieut.. OLIVER FLOYD. detached West VIZ
Second lieut. L. c. WILLIAMS. TO eth Regiment.
San Diego.
MOVEMENTS.
ARRIVED.
Dee. 2s-Brltus at Port su- Prince. San Diego. a,
san Diego.
Dec SO.--JenEns. At Norfolk; Baleh. Parker and
MacDougal al TOmpkinsyle; Denver AZ San
yard; Oregon. 81 Bremerton: Iroquos. a. Mare
Island.
SAILED.
Dee 2p-Bruius. from Por,-au Prince Tor sSnto
Domingo Clty; Glacier. from San Bias for Mazat-
Ian Annapolis. from DlaEatlan for san Bias.
Dec 30--Balch. Parker aad MacD0ugsi from New
York yard for Tonpklnsyille. Tanning. from New
Yogk City FOR Norfolk. Preston. from Tompkns-
Vile for New YORK. yard Henley, from GrsYesend
Bay for New York yard Birmingham. from Bos-
Or,on. placed In service al Norfolk yard.
Upon arrival q Delaware ST Vera Cruz Rhode
Island viii proceed 10 New Orleans. TO LrriEs By
Irocuois. nov At Mare Island yard, ordered to
proceed 10 Bremerton 10 convoy ks and K-t
from Puget Sound 20 San Diego.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01
NORRIS PLAN BANK
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
More than 200 Applications for
Loans Are Received on
First Day.

More than two hundred applications
for loans were received at New forks
newest anti-loan shark bank yester-
dav on it's first day Of business. 1t
ia known as the Morris Plan Com
pany's Bank, and IS under the control
of the Industrial Finance Corpora
ton. of which Clarke Williams, for
uer STATE Superintendent of Banks, Is
Arthur ]. Morris, who is the origl-
nator of this plan OF banSlng Tor the
salaried person and the small wage
Garner. said that the irst days april
cations we're most gratifying, and he
thought that about 80 per cent OF the
toans requested would be granted.
lhe normal percentage OF loans made
under his system, Mr.. Morris stated
was about IS per cent OF the total.
The headquarters OF the oank, III
the Kuhn-Loeb building, on William
St. were crowded from the time APP
plications began to be received at 10
O'clock until late in the afternoon.
Every employe was pressed into ser
vice to hear the requests made Tor
money. Most Of them were from
those in the clutches of loan sharks
and from those who had incurred debts
through sickness, either Of themselves
or families. One applicant said that ne
had lost heavily through speculation IN
Wall ST. After rigid investigation IL
was decided. however. that his case
was not worthy of consideration.
There were several women among
the number who applied for loans yes
terdav. Il is the intention Of the OIL
Gals TO install branches in other parts
Of the city when the business war
rants. Many of the Morris banks are
already in operation in other cities
nj the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01
IRON Tie Tribune Bureau.l
Washington. December 81.
ApNFY

IRON Tie Tribune Bureaul
Washington. December 81.
ARNTY
Ns,,a o, Mai MARCUS D. CRoNIN, 2ith IN /.
ulaced OIL list Of detached Officers, 10 taAs Wv
Teh and name of MAJ. CBAhlto II 'laIN
TN ini TeHSye, iyl duty Sfth organized
militia OF oregon and assigned l''h AA'' 4"
ca, ts'' SF0RGE q GOODRICH. Soth Inf. upon
expiration o. present leave Of absence 70 fI@''s
Cur FfIf6T O C. GARDNER. Coast Art.
First IAsuts ROBERT T. MEADOW and CHARLES
r. SMART from assignment Oh mi .,
First Lieut. Kenneth j HAhN9Ns uia Ounce
Dept. from New York CITY, assigned station
al sandy HOOK Proving Ground. SANDY Hoq6.
second Lieut. OLIN y. ELLIS. ini. unSaslgnen'
attached % lh f era Upon t12 J,,.1, pres
Leave Of 6bselce. First Lieut. WILLIS SHIP
PAN. Coast Art. one month
NAVY
Commander u w wJRTZBAUGH p. =. EARLE
SsIiaatHip6soI 5 az, If G. s wAIIICE. Lieu,s.
W IACORS and & @. DANl. IusiCs J.: ID
PENNINGTON. T. SHANNON W d. shy
NJ EIrrRTILE vs. sWEARINGTN. +. c.
CRAIG. ]. D.. JACKSON anc }. 4. bi"h' com
TI.., s EVANS detached Marietta: 70 vests.
EnaU D. G. METZ. detached IonoIah' 10 com
Ensign b. MILLS. detached New Jersey; to
cs-,sI,s, 4 W NIGHTINGALE. to Olympia
Carpenter o. COLI detached Eev Jersey; 10 GOV
eminent hospital flf ne insane.
Pay COB B 10 fLorI ~. spOon'oa' 70 h''al
ff,5t. durISr gradsl r. q. sAUFLEY and p n.
J. BEfLINGER and Ensign W. CAPEhAkI 10
u4ta aer0aaulic station. Fen'acolt.
MARINE CORPS
Mai {. B. HATCH detached d,.'pnnsp barracks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01
POLICE Department

Transfers and Asslpnnsats--Jan T. ssfs,s. VI.
Freudenberg 20 ist from SiSt; J. r. Hall. 70 SIS.
from Isl: temporary sssia,men,s sersts =. A.
Dunn s6th. Az; Lieut.. 3 days. Dec. 80. w.
Muller, 37th. Act. Lieut. IA days. Dec. 2s; Ptmn.
to D. b.. II. sarth sth. 10 days. Jan. !. j. ,.
shevlln l4th. and 5. Whitman. 7. D.. s da''.
Jan. &c. ;. Crossen, 10Th, days IAN, y. ,. =.
discontinued. Ptlmn. = o. Rice and W. Q. lrSln
iOlh. to D. 3, Dec. 81 70. - v....i
18th. / day. Dec. 81 !: r. A. smith. ga dy. Ds.
81. sergs. J. Ennght, izd, / day Dec 81 81 W.
Mehrer. iisd ! daJ, Jan ftlm1. J. ~ WI,
Sun, day Dee 81 + Boston -i, d,,i.S az q"
d.t. jam 2 - J. ". Ward. 2ist. isy. Jan l. =.
Mclaughlin. 26th. days; Jan. !. = = sh,''S,s
pee. 81 q C. Stfauch. cd. dag, Jan. p
BricAey, 65th. day. Jan. 2 ~ h.t.io'ii SsV''
day I Jan va Sa,b Sa1 Ia S'' V Msos
Titb. , day' jan .'T /. J. II Graham, i'5d. a..
Dee 25. r J. Gilen. l43d. DAY. Jan. 1, y. Nc
M lisS d lso'. .a f'I ks sS isld ds i,s
= Sweeney. islst. days Dec. 30: g. " ku1
i63d. day. jan. l. ". II Hogsh. iid. "a,
o DsS ism d sy' jai' 3. " & Abfln. 1851.
dsy. Jan. /; G. ? Mandt 1891. ! Gag Ais a.,
A v. Mcdonald. ileth; ? days. Jan. = 80
JAZZ sg'"I l. s. J. N;Cormack, isith. I d.. Jan.
j. T. Askllnd. l6lth. ! day. IIan. 49,, ~
Restored to ouy.-Ptlmn. N. Moran 18Th. DO
susp.adsd Without Psy.-Ptlmn. NJ Mor,n. :s'h.
De- 30. r. Daly li5ih. Dec 81.
Fines Rsmltted.--The dne y I've DAYS p.v, m
iell The fines u nreen days' pay Imposed upon
he following psirolmen on dates Indicated are =
mitted july Z. I9i1-R J. FitKgsrald, istj W y
Potter. liih J. A Torpey.. ga: J. MeAatss.
is7th: j.. Pierce l2ih J. + o'Connor, ioth. 2; ,
Gilngan. 6lst; A. W. zleSer. e2t. July 4. 1911,
McCamiey Ibsth. Aug H. l3ll-J ssss e2d
Change Of kams.--Efectite Jan. !, 1918. PUN
Carl Alexander Ahramson shall b known Is Car
Alexander Anderson. ~ order Of the courts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01
THAW CASE FLAWS
MAY CHANGE LAWS
Bar Reform Committee
Also Cites Becker Trial
in Suggesting Changes.

Several recommendation for changes
In the law are made in the report OF
the law reform committee OF the Bar
Association. which has just been placed
IN the hands of members and which
will be submitted at the annual meet
ing Of the association OF January u.
One of the important changes sug-
gested is the adoption Of the English
and New Jersey practice, which has
also been approved by the United
States Supreme Court, allowing the
trial justice ln q criminal case 70
charge the jury, that they may con
slider the failure Of the defendant 10
testify in his own behalf.
This point came up importantly in
the two trials of former Police Lieu
tenant Charles Becker for the murder
Of Herman Rosenthal. He either re-
fused 10 or did not testify on the ad-
vice OF counsel But the trial justices
charged the jury that this failure Of
Becker % take the stand IN his own
behalf should not be regarded as a
point against him.
Az common law. the report Of the
Bar Association committee says, the
defendant IN a criminal action was in
competent as a witness in his own be-
half. though until the death Of Lord
Holt, some years after the Revolution
Of 1888. he was generally allowed
either 20 make an unsworn statement
or else was Intercepted, though not
under oath, as 10 the charges against
MIN.
Harry X Thaw's case, with its in
Vulnerable writs Of habeas corpus, has
also suggested d change IN the law, the
RECOMMENDATION 10 this end being that
double writs be abolished and the max
inr Of a decision on the merits upon a
writ OF habeas corpus as final and con-
elusive as any other final order. The
name OF Thaw does not appear IN the
Bar Association report.
9Tbere is no reason says the re-
port. "why well-to-do malefaetors and
oAranoiac lawyers who are inmates OF
prisons or penltentiaries, rather than
az state hospitals for the insane should
merely, because OF their being m
prison. have the privilege OF an IN
limited number Of writs."
Double writs Of habeas corpus should
be abolished. says the report. Another
recommended reform is what the com
mittee calls trial by newspapers
This calls for "the abolition Of trial by
newspapers. at least 20 the extent OF
forbidding any threat or recklesSly OF
intentionally false or misleading state
ment which tends or Is intended 70
affect the result Of any pending action
or proceeding This, II will be noticed
leaves unimpaired the present right OF
newspapers TO publish d true, full and
fair report Of any ;rial, argument, de-
cision, etc.