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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10
NOVEL POINTS OF THE LAW.

The requirements necessary TO the va
lidity Of soldiers Wills are among the
legal questions that will arise from the
European war. The Wills OF soldiers oc-
cupy a privileged position, and on this
point Donald Mackay of Glasgow. Scot
land. writes In the Central Lar journal:
THE privileges attached to a soldiers
will originated, II II said. in the le-
gions Of Julius Cesar One cannot be
certain as To that but that they sprung
out of the Roman law II generally ac-
cepted by legal historians. Tho Romans
required the observance OF numerous so
lemnties in the making of Wills far more
than English law requires. but all this
red tape was dispensed with as regards
tho Wills of soldiers I'm expeditions, that IL
when they were on active service. as
Caesars leRions were IN Gaul or the Brit
ish expedtionary force In In Belgium
The Roman soldiers will was held valid
though made when he was under age
though not written, n sufficiently proved
by Witnesses, and though devoid OF all
formalfies. In British Law these same
rules have obtained and In the course OF
time have been amplifed.'
The writer gives illustrations Of verbal
declarations. letters and unsigned memo
rauda In note books, fly leaves Of Bibles
and pencil jottings which have been de-
clared Wills by the British courts, and
says:
NOW IL IL pam that 0ONeNfT JuHllH-
able II may be to allow all this looseness
IN the case OF soldiers, II opens n wide
door to abuse irregularity and even de-
liberate fraud, and therefore the Roman
authorities wisely limited the privile ges
to soldiers actual military service.
Some authorities say that the words in
| expeditione imply an even stricter limita-
| ton and that the soldier must have been
| on a definite expedition. Our courts,
| while adhering 10 the general rule OF tho
| Roman law. have din re,l as TO what the
| condition referred to exactly meant. IN
| some cases II has been held that a soldier
| sent abroad 90 foreign station In tim,
| OF peace is on actual military service. and
| one Judge held the doctrine applicable IA
! any soldier in the regular army. ~ OPP
| posed to volunteer forces. On the other
| hand. the privilege was refused IN the
| case OF an officer who had left Engla nj
| to take over n command in the tndiaT
| army and died In Mysore. and that ever
| though he was actively discharging IN,
| duties OF his command and was AT anS
| moment liable TO be called upon to marcl
| with his division to whatever point IN,
| eXigencies of native war then being car.
| ried on in India might require Yet APP
| parently ms he had not gone on any actua
| military expedition the court refused e
| recognize him as "A soldier on actual mill
| tary service. That case has not beer
| overturned but IL may be taken foi
| granted that II is too strict and savori
too much OF the pedantic to he now &C
| ceptable,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

DO you know OF any way OF finding
out the date OF the death Of one Ben
jamin q. Bruce. middle name unknown
and much desired. who was publisher,
with his brother. Col. Saunders Devices
Bruce, of the Turf, Field aud Fdrmi I
have succeeded IN getting a sketch Of the
Colonel but have not been able TO find
out anything about his brother benjamin
w NJ. NJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

Prom the Edison Monihig.
am the Caesar Of forces a ruler
Glad, mad for power and eager for quests;
Vm tho peer Of them,
have no fcar Of them,
What are the problems Of men are my
iests'
am the Cesar Of forces a kingdom
brilliant with glory OF light | unlock:
Mine Is the glow OF life,
Mine lH the show OF llfc
Mine f. the glanour--the yirtue-the
shock,
am tho Ca'sar OF forces. my klngHhip
Who can deny with the lips OF the truth ?
Meu come and Ro--not |,
rldcs chb and tow--not |,
Milne II the gift Of perpetual youth!
RosCoE GILMORE Srorr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

some ono asked in your columns for
the meaning of the French word "Boches'
now used by the Allies at the front In
Bldcktooods Md0a-tnc, page 726, for De
cember is the following:
Tho 'Boches' are the men who deliber-
ately murder non-combatants (women
and children), who place cannons on Red
Cross vans. who hold up their hands to
Indicate their surrender, and then when
the oonhding French or British soldiers
approach fire point blank at them who
burn down ancient universities, cathe-
drals, &c. The word was coined at the
end OF the Franco Prussian war OF 1870
r." 7. b.
A French acquaintance defines "boche"
as slsnifyinG "pigheaded, stubborn, stupid
like cow y. H. MGR.
Replying 10 Charles Theo Murray's in
quiry In last Sundays SUN | beg leave 20
say that the French slang term for Ger
man is ''un Aboche," not "boche' I'm
boche" Is argot for "a slovenly fellow"
while tune tete dc boche" is a stubborn,
stupid person. Az regards the derivation
of the word "Arboche" nothing seems ia
he known about il. A. BowsKl.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

am eager to nnd out the author ot
a poem about the Christmas box from
home. The first verse begins:
when tho sidewalks lined with cedar
and the holly berries CLEAN,
And the merry Christmas shoppers seem
to form an endless stream"
In the subsequent lines We read how
heavy the expressman nnds II "a he car
r'les It up the stairs and about the spirit
OF the givers. J. G. c.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

The Supreme Court OF Washington in
State W.. Corcoran holds that clerk I'm
n store who enters with n key furnished
by his employer and takes away goods s
guilty OF burglary and not larceny. since
his art Of entering under such circum-
stances constitutes a breaking" The
court said:
'1f the appellant had the right to
enter the store by the use of his key at
any time in the day or night, that u.s.
had an unrestricted and unlimited right
OF entrance. he could not be guilty OF
the crime of burglary. even though he
carried away the goods from the store
In such event the crime would he larceny.
and not burglary. But II his right to
enter was limited 10 the usual hours Of
| employment, and after hours of employ
ment he used the key for the purpose
OF entering the store with intent uniaw-
fully TO take articles therefrom, he was
clearly guilty OF burglary"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

~ s. b. says; player had five cards
originally, hut finds he has only four
after the draw, He cannot tell whether
he discarded wrongly, or got IA wrong
number Of cards What can he do In such
II case?
II he has lifted or looked nj any part
Of the short hand, surprising the original
is mixed with the draw. It is foul, and
he is out of that pot, If he has not lifted
or looked. he must assume that the dealer
has not given him enough cards. and may
demand another 70 MI the hand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

The Supreme Judicial Court Of Massa-
chusetts holds constitutional IN Common
wealth VIZ. Karvonen the following statute
against carrying red flag in n parade !:
mo red or black flag, and no banner,
ensign or sign having upon II any in
scription opposed TO organized govern
ment or which is sacrilegious, or which
may be derogstory to public morals. shall
be carried in parade within this Common
wealth"
Chief Justice Rugg. replying to the con-
tention that the statute violated rights
protected by the State and Federal con-
stitutions, said Under both these instru-
ments the liberty OF the citizen Is guar
anteed. But the liberty thus secured does
not mean the unrestrained license OF an
unbridled will Constitutional freedom
mean liberty regulated by law. Personal
rights may be curbed In a rational way
for the common good. Liberty II i'm
munity from arbitrary commands and
raprlcious prohibitions. but not the ab-
senco of reasonable rules for the protec-
ton OF the community. The
statute here in question cannot be said To
! interfere unrcasonably with the liberty
| OF the citizens nor can u he adjudged
| to have no rational connection with the
preservation of public safety. The main
| tenance OF order IL plainly a lawful eX-
| ercise OF the police power. Statutes de-
| signed to promote that end cannot be
! stricken down az unconstitutional unless
| they manlfestly have no tendency tC
produce that result. II is said I'm Web
! sters Dictionary that Historically a rec
| flag has been n revolutionary and terror
| istic emblem In the Century Dictionary
| IL found this A red flag IL a flag OF "a rec
color with or without devices associated
with blood or danger Other lexicoe
raphers give similar definitions. In tn,
light OF this well recognized Significant,
of the red nag II may be assumed that tn,
Legislature regarded 1t AZ u symbol %
ideas hostile to established order anC
! decided shat its carrying In pHradei
would be likely 10 provoke turbulence O
to menace the safety of travellers or Citi
zens In general. or otherwise to interfer
| with the common welfare. Its determine
ton In this regard cannot he pronounced
by the courts contrary TO the Fundamental
law, as being arbitrary or unreasonable
or as having clearly no relation TO tn
ends for which the police power may b
| exercised"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

An indictment charging a physician
with manslaughter In the second degree
because of negligence In the operation
OF an A-ray machine. as the result Of
which a patient received mortal burn,
has been upheld ny the Supreme Court
of Minnesota In State VS.. Lester The
court said:
I'VE must take judicial notice that
X-ray machines sometimes inhlct serious
burns, and the indictment characterizes
the instrument used as dangerous unles,
skilfullY handled and presumptively known
by defendant to he such, Notwithstanding
which he placed II too close to his sub.
jcct. and also failed during an excessive
exposure TO give her the attention
requisite TO prevent injury. These allie
cations import criminal negligence, anC
the questions raised thereby are for tn,
jury"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

9. \. l., says; A calls Il, but throws
his hand into the deadwood on finding that
Il beat him. G Insists on seeing A's hand.
although he was not In the pot. A bets
only players in the pot can demand a
sight ~ the hands.
\ is wrong, All hands in n call must be
shown to the whole table. whether they
win or lose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

To be a fugitive from Justice under
the laws OF the United States II is held
not necessary, In the Oklahoma case OF
ex parte williams, 81 l.. y. A. IN. 50
66s, that the person charged with hav-
ing loft the State in which the crime was
alleged to have been commutted should
have done 40 for the purpose of avoid
ing prosecution anticipated or begun. but
simply that having committed a crime
within the State he leaves such state,
and when he Is sought to be subjected
10 it, criminal process 10 answer for
his offence he II found within the tsrri-
tory OF another State
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

O. NJ says When A leads a club
and dummy goes down showing no clubs
u. the deCfarcr. says TO hts partner:
play the ten Of hearts" and immedi-
ately corrects himself and says 81 mean
the ten OF spades royals being the
trump. r objects to the correction, but
T. bets that slip Of the tongue may be
corrected II the third hand has not
played.
is wrong. Such slips may be cor
rected in the bidding. but not in tho
play. II Is the same as II n card WIS
touched and called slip OF the fingers
z must play the hearty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

That the plaintiff in the Nebraska case
of Thostesen VS. Doxsee had a slim
chance Of success is indicated by the
following from Judge Oldhams opinion
plaintiffs showing OF negligence hangs
only On the eyebrows Of very weak
and emaciated presumption"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

Go Ban y o. r. says they got a
board from Toxic AZ Christmas pres
ent but no directions for the play and
wants to know where such can be found.
This Is the japanese national game,
corresponding TO our checkers. Tho only
text boo; in English that TIVE SuN
knows Of is by Arthur Smith published
ny Moffat Yard & Co. New York, in
laos
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

Poker. c. w NJ says: The opener
Of n jack is not called. What must he
show?
II he has drawn cards against other
players. openers only, II no one has come
IN against him, the whole hand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

Playing baseball IL not work under a
decision OF tho Supreme Court Of New
Mexico In Territory VS., Davenport. which
says: Baseball Is essentially and natur-
ally In the nature OF amusement, both
for the participants and the spectators,
and Is far removed from the ordinary
meaning OF the word labor"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03

According to information now in
sthe hands of the aldermen the hotels
are given the choicest lot of seats.
The scalpers find more suckers in
the hotels and can get better prices.
Anderson said that besides Young,
Helen Couthoui and Herman Open
heimer are the biggest ticket brokers
in Chicago.
The aldermen plan to summon
managers of the big theaters to tell
Of any deals that exist between them
and the scalpers. Then they hope to
put through the most drastic law in
operation in this country.
Aid. Kiellander even expressed the
hope that penalty of imprisonment
could be imposed upon viOlators.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03
SEEK cLAIRVoYANT TO TELL OF
AURORA VICTIMS VISIT

Chicago police are looking for John
Gray, alias ''Prof:" Vail, cIairvoy-
ant who formerly had offices at 81
Downer pl., Aurora. Prof" Vail
made his getaway from that city yes
terday when police called to ask him
of his dealing with Emma Peterson,
the third victim of Aurora's maniac
slugger. Yesterday it was learned
that the murdered girl was seen COM
ing from the ''parlors" few minutes
before she was murdered.
Vail is supposed to have S40O worth
of cocaine which was shipped to him
from Indiana last week.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03

POLE WAS A PoLEcAT OR JUST
PLAIN COMMON SKUNK
Michael Pole will work for his own
board and lodging the next year. The
state of Illinois viii see to that.
Since Jan. 1 Pole has lived of the
earnings of a girl to whom he made
love and then forced upon the street
to earn from other men the money
she thought was going in the end to
make home for her and Michael.
Pole worked for the Congress hotel
as an oiler and got $50 a month. He
roomed at the Wabash hotel, 81 S.
Wabash av. There he CHANGED to
meet Maud Rice, a waitress, who also
roomed there.
She was pretty, so Pole invited her
to his room. She went and there he
made love to her. Then she went to
live with him, for he had promised -.
her they would soon wed. Then he
enticed her to go upon the street to
sell her body to other men to get
money = money he told her would
help to furnish their home.
They still lived together. Maud
would go upon the street, pick up a
man and take him up to the Wabash
hotel room. Pole would leave the
room and stand on the street corner
until the visitor had left. At midnight
he would collect the earnings from
the girl.
On Feb. 16 he became enraged and
beat her.
The story was told in morals court
today. Judge Goodnow gave him a
years sentence and two fines, one of
$500 for pandering and another of
800 for assault.
And some one remarked in court
that all Pole needed to his name to
give it the ring of truth was the suf-
fix "cat," otherwise just plain skunk.
ZOWIEI IT WENT TO HIS uEAD
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03
CAR SERVICE TIED UF

VIM S-EN W I'LL VI
East Liverpool, O., March b.
Strike of $50 conductors and motor
men of East Liverpool Traction &
Light Co. tied up street cars in this
- and in Wellsvile and Chester,
W. Va.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03

DROP IMPEACHMENT ACTION
AGAINST JUDGE DAYTON
Washington, March 3.-Impeach-
meRt proceedings against Federal
Judge Dayton of West Virginia, were
ordered dropped today by the house
judiciary committee, the investigat-
ing Subcommittee recommending
that no further action be taken.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03

AND TO HER STOMACH
New York, March 3.-A physician
whose wife has long had an Obses-
sion for finding pearl in her con the
half shells" secured one and had the
waiter place it in an oyster. Then
he sat and watched her gulp it down.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-11-09
Success Is Indicated

Washington, Nov. 8.-Success of the campaign to secure for the United States the trade of South America is indicated by foreign commerce figures for Septem Der, made public to-day. In exports and imports the United States has about doubled it's business with South American countries during the past year.
 Today's statement also shows improvement wi t h. Mexico, which had been severely affect. ed for the past four years. EX- ports to Mexico showed an in crease of about $1,O00,000 in September over the same month last year, and imports an in crease of nearly S3,000,000.
 Americas export trade with almost the entire world has grown, only one country-Japan showing a slight decrease. Continued increase in shipments to the allied countries is indi- cated.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-11-09
MAKES FORMAL AN-
 NOUNCEMENT !

Little Rock, Nov. 9.-Secretary of State Earle w. Hodges today formal ly announced his candidacy for the nomination for governor. He also addressed letter to Hon. Thos. C. Me Rae. c. H. Brough, L. C.. Smith, and J. w. Crockett, inviting them to par ticipate in a conference in the near future to arrange for their campaign in December. He says that he cannot spare the time from his of fcial duties to make more than half a dozen speeches in a joint campaign. He will open his campaign headquar- ters early in December and get ac- lively in the campaign.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-11-09
SUNSHINE SPECIAL"
 l. MS NEW TRAIN

Little Rock, Nov. 9.-The Iron Mountain will put on new train December 1, "The Sunshine Special" chiefly for the Texas business. It will leave St. Louis at 6:15 p. m. and will pass through Little Rock between ? and o'clock in the morning. It is not known how many stops will be made in Arkansas, but it is certain there will not be many outside of Lit tie Rock Its southern terminus will be be Galveston, 25 hours from St, Louis. The train will consist of eight all steel coaches, one of the finest ever put on the road.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-11-09
Official Would Become
 an interested 0nIooker

Little Rock Nov. 9.-Should a suit which was brought yesterday in the Pulaski circuit court against Attor- ney General Davis ever reach Supreme Court that official would become an interested onlooker in tribunal where he represents the state in weighty issues of law. Royeston E.. Jett, of Little Rock, by Charles Jacob son, who was private secretary for many years to Jeff Davis, the defend ants father, brought suit against the Attorney General for the collection of debt of $2S5 due since October, 1914 when it is allegded that Jett lent Davis that sum of money. He further al- leges that no part of the loan has been repaid, although he has frequent ly demanded payment.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-11-09

in official quarters was that the United States was arguing on techni- cal grounds and failed to take into the altered circumstan- ces of the present war and the en- larged facilities for rapid communica- ton by rail between Dutch and Danish ports for example and German cities. French and Russian officials pointed out that their governments were in sympathy with the attitude of their ally Great Britain and while the Brit ish foreign office was conducting the negotiations this did not mean their governments were any the less inter- ested.
 1t was the universal opinion that the situation would not become acute and that even if a deadlock was reached the Bryan peace treaties still were available for years investiga- tiop of the dispute. These paets have been ratified between the United Stat es and the allies. In German quar- ters the arguments were commended as sound and justified by information al law.
 In view of the length of the note an answer is not expected for at least a month.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-11-09
Lecturer For Commission For Feeble. e.Minded Will
 Lecture in Prescott

Some startling statistics have recently been gathered by the Arkansas Commission for the Feeble Minded, in which it is mentioned that in the state of Arkansas there are now 1000 feeble-minded persons and of this number 1000 are women be- tween the ages of 4 and 40.
 The com mission has a number of field workers out gathering data relative to the history of families some one of whose members are confined in the state institution, and in order to impress on the people of the state just what a menace is con- stituted in this condition a field worker of national prominence has been secured by the com mission to make addresses at all of the larger cities within the state.
 Alexander Johnson, field secre- tary of the National Committee for provision of the feeble minded is making a tour of the state, featuring in many of the leading towns and will reach Prescott, Friday. November 12. He will deliver a lecture at the court house in the evening at 7:30 and you will get an interesting insight into the menace constituted in the feeble minded if you attend. There will be no charge at all for the lecture.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-11-09
SAM BELL CASE HAS
 COST COUNTY $4,096.35

Little Rock, Nov. 9-It is stated that the case of Sam Bell of Conway county, convicted in two cases of murder in the first degree, and revers- ed yesterday by the Supreme Court on errors in instructions, has already cost the county $4,096.35. All the chief contentious of the defense were over-ruled in behalf of the state, a. mong them being the effort to estab- fish that capital punishment had been
 abolished by the electrocution act.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-11-09
Early Rally Fails
 to Keep Cotton Up
After Bulls Force Increase Mar ket Eases Off-Cl0se at
 1-7 Lower.

New York, Nov. S.-A bullish view of ginning returns and unfavorable weather predictions caused a moder- ate rally in the cotton market this morning, but prices soon turned cas- fer and later sold into new low ground for the movement. January contracts, which rallied to l1.73 during the ear ly trading, broke to l1.45, and closed at 11.54, with the general lust closing steady. The market opened up 1 to 6 points on the census report showing 7,384,S71 haaes ginned to November l, against S,s29,0s2 last year, and after aaiek reaction under Liver pool and New Orleans selling prices worked about IA to l7 points above last Saturdays closing figure. There was a good deal of covering by sell CTS of last week, as well as some fresh Wall street or commission house buy ing on the reiteration of the small crop estimates and prospects for rains followed by lower temperatures in the South, but the advance to 1106 for March, and 1907 for May seem- ed to attract no really aggressive or general demand and the market soon weakened under renewed liquidation or local pressure.
 Southern selling was more in evi- dence than previously on the decline, which tended to increase apprehen- sions of spot liquidation, owing to the steadily accomplishing demand.
 There was considerable bearish talk around the ring, and claims that the ginning figures did not point to a crop of over 10,500,000 bales, exclud- ing linters, seemed to be offset by re- cent increased estimates of the Indian yield and the gloomy view of the eX- port situation. The protest against British interference with neutral trade attracted more or less attention, but would seem to be without much effect as far as the immediate market con- cerned.
 Cotton closed steady.