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permanent expression of the appreciation of our ple of the high functions of those who mimster at the altars of Justice."

convention protects an author for his lifetime and fifty years after his death.

The American Society for the Judicial Settlement of International Disputes, which will devote itself principally to issuing articles by leadin men of all countries on subjects indimted y the title of the organization and to organizing meetings of national scope in various parts of this country from time to time, with a view to educating the people, was organized in Baltimore Feb. 6, at the residence of Theodore Marburg. Dr. James

Andrews, judge j. C.—At Woodbury, Ga., Jan. 30, aged 73. Archer, judge Lawrence.—At San Jose, Feb. 13, aged 89. Former su rior court judge; practised in San Jose for ty years. Brannon, judge William.—-At Muscatine,

Brown Scott, solicitor to the State Depart

ment and editor of the American journal of International Law, was elected president. Secretary of State Knox has complimented Miss Annie H. Shortridge, law clerk to Coun selor Hoyt in the State Department, by describing her as "an able lawyer,” by whom many important briefs were prepared when she was in the De artment of Justice. Miss Short ridge obtaine her legal knowledge in the con duct of her daily work. It became evident shortly after her appointment as a stenogra her that she had a veritable genius for t e aw, and her oﬂicial su riors took much interest in her constant e orts to add to her stock of knowledge. Before long she began to be consulted as an authority on the legal work of the Department of Justice. Con man Samuel W. McCall of Massa chusetts will deliver the principal oration at the dedication of the statue of Thomas B. Reed at Portland, Me., next summer. The bronze statue is desi ed by Burr C. Miller, and stands about eight feet hi h, the whole struc ture rising fourteen or teen feet from the ground. t is erected by an association of which Hon. ]. W. Symonds, formerly a Su preme Court justice, is the

resident, and

which includes many United tates Senators and Representatives. Generous contribu tions have been made by the late ex-President Grover Cleveland, Andrew Carnegie, H. H.

Rogers and Col. A. G. Paine of New York. An international copyiight convention hav ing been si ed at Berlin in Nov., 1908, the resident o the British Board of Trade in the ollowing March appointed a committee to re rt as to the legislation necessary to give e ect to it in Great Britain. The committee has now drawn up a report. It favors exten sion of “literary and artistic works" to in clude choreographic works and pantomimes. Architecture is considered to need eater protection than it at present enjoys. reater protection is asked for lectures, sermons and s

ches,

which

should

be

assimilated

to

matic works. News apers should be en titled to report them unizess notice prohibiting ublication is given at the time of delivery. he committee approved of the extension in time of the protection given to authors as proposed by the Berlin convention. The

Necrology— The Bench

Ill., Feb. 12, aged 86.

Oldest ex-member of

tlfieI board of Regents of the State University 0 owa. Bryant, judge David E.—At St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 5, aged 61. Born in Lerue county, Ky.; federal Judge of the Eastern District of Texas. Bundy, judge Martin.—At New Castle, Ind., Feb. 17, aged 93. One of the survivors of the convention which organized the Re publican party. Chrisman, judge. B.—At Canton, Miss, Jan. 28, a ed 83. rved as Judge of Circuit Court 1886. Cone,187 john A.—At Delaware,IO., Feb. 12,

aged 74. Former probate judge and the second oldest member of the Delaware county bar. DuBose, judge Dudloy.—At Seattle, Wash., Feb. 5, aged 46. Elected to Georgia legisla ture when only twenty-two years of age; judge of the district court of the Helena (Mont.) district; general counsel for the North

American Trading and Transportation Com pany at Seattle. Garnett, judge Gnﬁ'in T.—At Poplar Grove, Va., Feb. 3, aged 64.

Confederate veteran;

served as Commonwealth Attorney fourteen years; judge of Matthews and Middlesex counties; ﬁrst judge of the thirteenth circuit. Gibbons, judge john C.—At Paris, Tex., Jan. 15, aged 76. One of the leading citizens of his city. Grover, judge Thomas E.—At Canton, Mass. Feb. 22, a ed 67. Formerly district attorney for Norfo k and Plymouth counties; trial justice of the southern Norfolk district court or eighteen years. Hendr, judge Robert E.—At Wichita Falls, Tex., Fe. 9, aged 63. Founder of the city of Mineral Wells. jenm'son, judge William T.—At Paciﬁc Grove, Cal.,

Feb.

8.

Practised in Denve

and in Paciﬁc Grove. ~ Keeler, judge Samuel C.—In New York City, Feb. 17, aged 70. For eighteen years county judge of Schuyler county, N. Y. Montony, judge Richard G.—At Elgin, Ill., Feb. 12, aged 88.

State's Attorney in 1856;

later chosen judge of the City Court of Elgin and Aurora; practised in Chicago from 1876 until 1885. Randolph, judge j. C.-—At Marlin, Tex., Feb. 14, aged 52. Former district judge; leading citizen of Coleman, Tex.