The Washington times., 1934-05-12
LAW INSTITUTE
SESSION ENDS
W|THDINNER

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The American Law Institute
winds up its annual session today.
For three days the brightest
legal minds Of the country have
been diligently engaged in solving
ponderous problems arising out of
the conflict of the laws of the
country and the present session,
according to its officers, has a
particularly pleasing one.
Yesterday the group discussed
the proposed final draft No. on
the restatement of the law of
torts. The word final means moth.
ing-probably three other pro-
posed final drafts will be passed
upon before the work on that sub.
ject is completed.
Today they are delving deeply
into the fifth tentative draft of
the restatement of trusts and in
the afternoon, the fifth tentative
draft of the restatement of prop
erty. Their meeting will con-
clude with a dinner in the huge
Mayflower ballroom this evening.
Many of the members missed
their president, George w. Wick
ersham, unable to attend because
Of an illness. Incidentally, the
Institute is carrying on, to a GER
tain extent, the work of the Wick
ersham Commission under a huge
endowment from John D. Rock
efeller.
It's work has been further aid
ed by a recent $4,000 gift from
the Carnegie Foundation.
Much of the success of the
present session is due to the
efforts of Col. George Weitzel,
local institute official, on whose
shoulders fell the principal bur-
den Of arranging for the comfort
and convenience of the prominent
guests.
While the Law Institute was
holding forth on its problems
that little group which will some
day grow into great numbers, the
Friends of the Law Library of
Congress was quietly rehearsing
its work for the coming year.
The organization was formed
but few months ago with the
aid of Alfred K. Nippert, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio: F. Regis Noel,
James Oliver Murdock, Karl Fen
ming, William R. Valance,
Charles Warren and Robert N.
Miller, of this city, and Librarian
John Vance.
It's principal purposes are to
stimulate interest in the Library
of Congress among American
lawyers throughout the world and
others interested in the law in
order that it may become the
nations acquisition by the library
of printed books, pamphlets and
manuscripts, and other source
materials in the field of law and
to cooperate in the obtaining Of
all necessary facilities to carry
out the aforementioned purposes
and to consider means whereby
the library may render greater
service.
1t won't be very long now be-
fore Justice Luhring Cracks
down." in whatever direction it
may be, on. the first mandamus
petition to be lifted in the local
courts under the new liquor law.
F. j. Donohue represents the pc
titioner who was unsuccessful be-
fore the board. The aspects Of
the case are more interesting be-
cause the board hearing was the
only one where the findings were
not unanimous. In this case, Mrs.
Beverley Mason, only lady men,
ber of the board, dissented from
the opinion of her colleagues,
Isaac Cans and George Offutt,
who, constituting the majority.
rejected Jigg's clients application
for a liquor license.
It hasn't taken John j. Clark.
son, process serving ace of the
U. S. Marshal's office, long to get
located. Johnny has just been
informed that his resignation will
be acceptable to Marshal Colpoys
on June /, but he will be keeping
the wolf from the door just the
same.
He applied for a liquor sales
mans license on the very day he
submitted his resignation. And he
will be working for none other
than Milton S. Kronheim.
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