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Sedalia, who has been secretary for several

years, was re-elected. Minnesota-The Minnesota State Bar Association, at its annual meeting held at St. Paul Au st 3-5, went on record in favor of a larger tate Supreme Court membership and separate elections for judicial officers, but the Association failed to rndorse the pro— sed increase of pay for federal judges. ongressman John S. Esch of Wisconsin s ke on “Federal Control of Stock and Bond ssues of Interstate Carriers." Mr. Esch suggested as a remedy for stock-watering Congressional enactments forbidding any

of the occasion. The Mann bill, increasing the pay ofgfederal judges, was indorsed by the irginia Association, which also adopted the American Bar Association Canons of Ethics. President R. Walton Moore of the Virginia Association delivered an address on "Grotius, and the Movement for Inter national Peace." “Disarmament and peaceful armament," said Mr. Moore, "were the prin

ciples of Grotius, which are becoming stronger as time goes on." Former Governor A. J. Monta e of Virginia discussed the question, "How ar the United States Supreme Court May Be Taken as a Model for an International Court of Arbitral Justice," and George White lock of Baltimore took for his subject, “The common carrier to issue stock, bonds or notes Federal Law of Dama es for Death by payable more than one year from date of Negligence at Sea." ther papers were issue, except when necessary for the acquisi tion of property, extension or improvement offered by Hon. Alfred P. Thorn, general counsel of the Southern Railway, and by of its lines and facilities, or the improvement President Edwin A. Alderman of the Univer or maintenance of its service. The following sity of Virginia, among others. Henry St. oﬁicers were elected: President, James D. George Tucker acted as toastmaster at the Shearer, Minnea lis; vice-president, C. A. joint banquet. The following oﬂicers were Severance, St. aul; treasurer, Ro al A. Stone, St. Paul, re-elected; secretary, harles elected: For the Virginia Bar Association: . President,_Judge George L. Christian, Rich Farnham, St. Paul, re-elected. mond; vice-presidents, . S. Barbour, J. Norment Powell, Joseph tebbins, Jr., Walter West Virginia.—The twent -sixth annual meeting of the West Virginia at Association S. Taylor and R. Cra Williams; secretary was hed July 14 and 15 at White Sulphur and treasurer, James . Minor, Richmond. For the Maryland BarAssociation: President, S rings. The retiring president, William E. aymond of Sutton, spoke on “Our Laws W. L. Marburg, Baltimore. of Eminent Domain," and addresses were delivered by err-Governor George Wesley Miscellaneous Atkinson on "The United States Court of Claims," ‘[2’ Thomas H. Cornett on "Our The fourth International Conference of Law of dministration,” by Luther C. American Republics was formally opened Anderson on "Should West Virginia have a at Buenos Ayres July 12 for a session of Workmen's Compensation Law?" by Judge ﬁve or six weeks. The conference met in J. M. Benton on "The Jury System and order to adopt a series of conventions and the Jury Panel," and by Hon. S. M. Wilson resolutions framed for the actual good of the on "Court Costs." The association committed various states on the American continent, itself in favor of two proposed constitutional subject to ratiﬁcation by the governments amendments, one increasing the Supreme concerned. Court of Appeals from a membership of ﬁve to one of seven, the other allowing women The suggestions of W. W. Davies of Louis to be appointed as notaries-public. Officers ville, as to the best means of stopping the as follows were elected for the year: Presi ambulance-chasing evil, should interest the dent, W. W. Hughes; vioe-presidents, Jud e rofession. In a report to the Kentucky Willis of New Martinsville, Senator Fred. tate Bar Association at its annual meeting Blue of Philippi, John A. Preston of Ronoe in July, he said: "The Kentucky State Bar verte, Walter Pendleton of Spencer, Hon. Association ought to wake up and earnestly F. B. Enslow of Huntington; secretary, agitate the passage of a law by the legis Charles McCarnic of Moundsville; treasurer, lature making all contracts for contingent fees, C. A. Kreps of Parkersburg. in damage cases, void, where the attorney has solicited the case and obtained the con Vir info and Maryland.——-The Viriginia tract for contingent fees u n such solicita tion. The right should given to the Bar ssociation and the Maryland Bar damaged party-the plaintiﬂ—to repudiate Association met jointl at Hot Springs, Va., the contract at any time. Perhaps such right July 26-28. The chie feature of the meeting exists now under the law relative to main was the annual address, which was delivered tenance and champerty. But a stron, by Mr. Justice Lurton of the United States clear statute upon the subject will grea y Su reme Court, and dealt with the sub'ect, assist. . . . Again I su gest that there “ hat Shall it be,—a Government of w should be a provision of aw, operating in or a Government of Man?" protesting in no conjunction with the above rovision, re measured terms against the “dangerous quiring the attorney for plainti in a damage notion" that a constitution or statute is to be treated by either the executive or the ju action to attach to his petition an aﬂidavit diciary as if it were a "nose of wax," to be to the effect that the case was in no way wrstei and molded according to the fancy solicited by him or any agent or ‘runner’