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 Index to Periodicals Articles on Topics of Legal Science and Related Subjects Armaments. "Navies as international Fac tors." By A. T. Mahan, U. S. N. North Amer ican Review, v. 194, p. 344 (Sept.). "The question for the United States, as regards the size of its navy, is not so much what it desires

will turn out to be the way in which the indeter rninate sentence will unconsciously be adopted I‘Malingering among

Criminals."

By G.

Frank Lydston, M.D. 2 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 386 (Sept.).

to accomplish as what it is willing or not willing to

malingering of convicts is in itself a mamfata

concede. For instance, we have shown plainly that we are unwillin to concede anything as regards the control 0 the Panama Canal, even to discuss the right to fortify it. The Monroe Doctrine, too, is only a claim to maintain secu rity for that which we possess. In no sense does it propose to add to our holdings. How far is the country prepared to be obliged to concede on these points, because unready to maintain them by organized force?"

tion of incapacity—of a lack of physical and moral ﬁbre. The unstable nervous equilibrium of the criminal results in a craving for sympathy. and a craving more particularly for diversion from the monotony of prison life."

Assignments of Choaes in Action. "Gifts Inter Vivos of Choses in Action." By George P. Costigan, Jr. 27 Law Quarterly Review 326

See Penology, Police Administration. Sell" Defence. Direct Government. "The Working of the State-Wide Referendum in Illinois." BY C. O. Gardner.

Political Science Review, v. 0.

p. 394 (Aug.). The state-wide referendum

"has

defeated

(July)

directly some very desirable legislation, and has

“Whatever the theory of decision adopted — whether the power-of-attorney theory of Pro fessor Ames or the theory of Fortescue v. Barnett

accomplished venting the submission the sameof end otherindirectly measures by becalhfe PF?‘

(3 M. 81 K. 136) misapplied in Edwards v. Jones

(1 My. 8: Cr. 226) and Milroy v. Lord (4 De G. F. & J. 264) that the assignor has done everything

that he need be asked to do to effectuate the gift essor —the Jenks English contended courts that should the English hold,law asreally Pro_ is, that a consideration is not necessary for the validity of the assignment of a chose in action, whether the assignment is of a legal or of an equitable chose, and whether it operates under the Judicature Act or outside of that act. There pressed should be in Lord a return Carteret to the v. Paschal state of (3 theP.law Wms. ex~

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"My experience leads me to believe that the

of the recognized futility of obtaining thell' adoption." “Statement No. 1." By Burton J. Hendrick. McClure's, v. 37, p. 505 (Sept): "The people have absolutely destroyed the old political machine. To what extent, however. has the popular method improved the character and efficiency of Oregon's ublic men? On this point there is no occasion or unbounded enthu

siasm. . ..

Whatever faults we may ﬁnd_ln

Oregon's public men, however, the fact remains

that, for the most part, they are of a higher Cal ibre than any the state has had before."

197,199) in 1733: ‘And ﬁrst it was admitted on

all sides that if a man in his own right be en titled to a bond, or other chose en action, he

may assign it without any consideration.‘ Such is in general the law in the United States." Choses in Action.

See Assignments. Comparative Jurisprudence. See Marriage and Divorce. Criminology. “Reform of the Criminal Law in Germany." By Dr. Adolf Hartmann. 2 Jour nal of Criminal Law and Criminology 349 (Sept.). “Out of the darkness of the past we see in Germany the ﬁrst dawning of a new day of humanity.

"Law-making by the Voters."

By Burton

J. An Hendrick. optimistic McClure's, account of v. 37, the p. initiative 435 (Aug-) and referendum in Oregon, viewed as means of free

ing the people from the power of the political bosses. Employers’ Liability. See Workmeu’s Com‘ pensation.

Federal and State Powers. "Expansion of Federal Powers.” By Francis L. Smith. 17 Virginia Law Register 337 (Sept.). "The right of the federal government to con

In Germany today it is lawful to demn land in this state [Virginia] should never

release a convicted prisoner on good behavior after one year, if at least three-fourths of his term have expired. The totals of prisoners re leased by administrative boards have been lamen tably small, but are increasing every year. The law under which this is done, it would seem,

have been recognized, much less sanctioned, for it is in derogation of the sovereign attributes of the Commonwealth and an invasion and the destruction of her most sacred rights.,These questions are of intense moment, not only to Virginia, but to every state in the Union."

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