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testimony in a criminal trial is closed the court shall prepare his charge and submit same to counsel for defendant,

who shall have time to request special

Charleston; fourth, W. G. Peterkin, Parkersburg, ﬁfth, Jean F. Smith, Hunt ington; secretary, Charles McCamic, Wheeling; treasurer, Charles A. Kreps,

instructions and raise exceptions, and no other shall be considered in his motion for a new trial. The recommendations

Parkersburg.

of the report were unanimously adopted. A forceful and striking paper was

the Wisconsin Bar Association was held

read by Col. T. N. Atkinson of Hous ton, on “Some Results of Holding the

Legal Intellect in Mortmain." The following ofﬁcers for the ensuing year were elected: R. E. L. Saner of

Dallas, president; John T. Duncan of La Grange, vice-president; William D. Williams of Austin (re-elected), treas urer; J. B. Cave of Austin (re-elected), secretary; W. W. Searcy of Brenham, A. D. Sanford of Waco, Marshall Spoonts

of Fort Worth, W. T. Bartholomew of San Angelo and W. C. Morrow of Hills boro, directors; Norman G. Kittrell of

Wisconsin. —— The annual meeting of at Milwaukee June 29-30. President M. A. Hurley of Nausau, in his address,

urged that efforts be made to increase the membership.

Edgar A. Bancroft of Chicago, dis cussing “The Sherman Law and Recent Decisions," pronounced the Sherman law a masterpiece of comprehensive prohibition rather than an effective remedy for a specific wrong. "It con tains a general declaration of public policy rather than a deﬁnite and specific provision for regulation of the abuses of co-operation in modern industry and

Houston, 0. L. Stribling of Waco and

commerce. These recent decisions, how ever, have removed much of the uncer

B. B. Stone of Ballinger, delegates to the American Bar Association; W. P. Hilderbrant of Austin, A. B. Watkins of Athens and J. W. Woods of Houston, alternates.

tainty concerning its scope." Chief Justice Winslow offered a paper on “Recent Changes in the English System of Taxation." A. A. Jackson of

West Virginia. —— At the twenty seventh annual meeting of the West Virginia Bar Association, heldat White Sulphur Springs, West Va., July 12-13, the following papers were presented:

the legal history of the state. Walter D. Corrigan of Milwaukee painted an interesting picture of the ideal

President W. W. Hughes, “The Spirit of the Times, its Effect on Law”; Judge W. N. Miller, "Is There Need of Addi

president, John M. Olin, Madison; vice

tional Judges for the Supreme Court of Appeals"; Judge B. F. Keller, “TheJudicial Code"; S. W. Walker, “The Law's Delays and its Remedies.” The

Janesville, in his eulogy of Edward Ver non Whiton, gave an account of

lawyer.

The following officers were elected: presidents, Thomas M. Kearney, T. W. Spence, Fred Begliner, E. G. Nash, J. W. Murphy, J. E. McConnell, B. B. Park, Spencer Haven, J. M. Clancey, O. E. Clark, George B. Hudnall, Alex

ander E. Matheson, Judge Martin L.

following officers were elected: president,

Lueck, S. H. Cady, M. Barry, G. D.

Judge B. F. Keller, Bramwell; vice presidents, ﬁrst, H. C. Hervey, Wellsburg; second, Stuart W. Walker,

Jones, Daniel H. Grady, James Wick

Martinsburg; third, Joseph H (‘ wines,

ham; secretary, Adolph E. Kanneberg, Milwaukee, and treasurer, J. B. San born, Madison.