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erence. The will providing for this is lost, and the distribution is now made out of the parish funds. The bequest is said to date several hundreds of years back." A pretty bit of sentiment is exhibited by the will of the late Hon. James Gregory: Having had my sympathies often amused by reason of the extra burden and care entailed on loving mothers, poor in the things of earth, who have brought twins into the world, as an expres sion of that sympathy, I leave in trust to my beloved town 81000, with the provision that the interest be divided on January first between all twins born in Marblchead during the previous year. In case no twins are born during a given year, the interest shall be added to the principal.

gifts. To turn over the pages of a col lection of wills, culled from all ages and all lands, is to get a bird's-eye view of all humanity. Farce and tragedy are curiously intermingled.

Perhaps the

layman is all the more puzzled and perplexed if he allows his imaginationto

survey the wide range of possibilities for testamentary disposition. While the emotions that are suggested by this ever recurring exhibition of the wisdom and

folly of mankind leads the lawyer to join in the gladsome toast: Ye lawyers who live upon litigants’ fees. And who need a good many to live at your air?

Grave or gay, wise or witty, whate'er yourdqm' Plain stuff or State's Counsel, take counsel“

So the solemn moment of will-making

has revealed the characters and hearts of the testators in their least disguised

me: — When a festive occasion your spirit unbeﬂds You should never forget the professioll's best

form. The silly and frivolous have made

friends: So we'll send round the wine, and a light bum

curious wills, the generous and great have made striking and noble and loving

per fill, To the jolly testator who makes his own will

The New York Plan for Commercial Arbitration

New York Chamber of Commerce for the arbitration of commercial dis

abide by and perform the decision award, orders and judgment that may therein and thereupon be made uﬂdef'

putes is thus described by Charles L. Bemheimer, the chairman of the special

pursuant, and by virtue of this submls' sion.’ ment of They the further Supreme agreeCourt that aOfludg' tile

committee of the Chamber on commer cial arbitration:

State of New York may be entered 1“

HE plan recently perfected by the

“The plan ﬁnally adopted by the Chamber of Commerce provides that in any matter of controversy the dispu tants, in order to secure the Chamber's means of arbitration, must sign a form of submission, brieﬂy stating the nature of the controversy, and containing other

simple legal data. The parties bind themselves voluntarily to submit their case and all matters concerning it to the arbitrator or arbitrators, and ‘agree to

any county in the state Upon the

award, and they explicitly waive any right to withdraw from or revoke 1h“ submission after the arbitrators accept their appointment hereunder. F1'0In the

ber ‘Listofof Oﬂicial Commerce, Arbitrators’ consisting of the of Chan" about two hundred of its members, willing alld qualiﬁed to act as such, the displlmnis

trators have two — options they may in the choose selection one indlvld' Ol all)"