The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15

Please explain, in a general way, the organization of the United States courts, how many there are, etc..
 The federal judiciary comprises judges of six different classes, as fol- lows. Justices of the supreme. court, circuit judges, district judges, judges of special courts, like the courts of claims and customs appeals; Judges of territorial courts, including those of the District of Columbia. and judges in the dependencies. The federal ju- risdiction includes Line circuits, one justice of the supreme court being as- signed to each circuit. Next below the supreme court are the circuit courts of appeals, which hear appeals from the district court having original juriS diction. The circuit court of appeals for each circuit is composed of the jus tice of the supreme court assigned to that circuit, the circuit judges and the district judges of the districts includ- ed in that circuit. Alaska has four di- visions of district judges. each with a separate jurisdiction. Hawaii has both territorial courts and district judges. Porto Rico has district judge and an insular Judiciary. The Philippines have an insular Judiciary and no district judges. The District of Columbia has court of appeals of it's own and is not included in any of the circuits. Porto Rico and the Philippines are not attached to any circuit
 Was there more than one confeder- ate officer holding the rank of gem EKN rfeaJ% k1i-% %Fn given to Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston and others, and several have the title lieutenant general.
 There were five, including the above and Joseph E. Johnston, Samuel Coo per and P. G. T. Beauregard. There were perhaps half a score of lieuten- ant generals.
 Does international law provide for the absolute invioIabiIity of mail?
 The Hague conference on the sub ject is as follows:
 sxI. Convention relative to certain restrictions with regard to the exercise of the right Of capture in naval war.
 Chapter r. Postal correspondence. Article l. The postal correspondence of neutrals or Pelligerents, whatever it's official or private character may be. found on the high seas on board neu- tra1 or enemy ship is inviofable. If the ship is detained the correspondence is Forwarded by the captor with the least possible delay
 The convention lwas signed and rati- fled in accordance with the provisions of its tenth article by Great Britain, and by other powers involved in the spresent war
 When the present war Was started was there treaty between France and Russia to the effect that France would have to fight with Russia if the latter were attacked?
 There was an offensive and defen- sive alliance between France and Rus sia in force at the time this war began.
 Kindly publish brief account of the BertIllon system.
 The system referred to is a scientific method devised by M. Alphonse Ber- t1llon for the identification of crimi- nals. BertiIlon was born in Paris in 1853. Certain measurements are talk en from every convicted person, and these physical records of prisoners are kept on cards, any one of which can readily be found by an elaborate sys- tenn of classification. The measure ments are taken on the left side of the subject, as they are less liable to aI- terations than are those on the right side. The determination of the con vict's height is taken always at the same hours because the stature may be as much as half an inch greater after a nights sleep than it is in the evening. The color of the iris of the eye and the characteristic lines made by the print of the finger are also re- corded. The following measurements are made: The length and width of head; the length of the left foot and of the middle and little fingers of the left hand; the stature of the whole body, as well as the length of its up- per and, lower portions; the span of the outstretched arms; the length and breadth of the left ear and the length of the left arm The system has been used in Paris since 1880 and is now employed by all important police de partnents in this country.
 How much money is there in eircuIa- ton now in the United States2
 The treasury department March 1 showed $3,295, 100000 in the URited States outside of the United States treasury, $3S.54 per capita.