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Index to Periodicals flrlicles on Topics of Legal Science and Related Subjects Anarchism.
Conservation of Natural Resources. “The Public and the Conservation Policy." By J. R. McKee. North American Review,
See Socialism. v. 192, p. 493 (Oct.).
Banking and Ourroncy. "Proposals for Strengthening the National Banking System, II.” By 0. M. W. Sprague. Quarterly journal of Economics, v. 24, p. 634 (Aug.). Continued from article in February number (22 Green Bag 227). The present practice of paying interest on bankers’ deposits is viewed as the fundamental cause of elasticity, and of the lack of any reserve of lending power in our banking system. An asset currency of limited volume is proposed as a solution. Bankruptcy. See Fraudulent Conveyances, Subrogation. Children's Courts. “Judicial Disregard of Law." Editorial. Survey, v. 25, p. 10
This writer addresses himself to pointing out absurdities in the government's adrninis— tration of its forest and water-power conserva tion policies. He pleads for less hysteria and more common sense in dealing with the problems of conservation. This paper was read before the National Electric Light Association at its thirty-third convention
(Oct. 1).
ous districts offers the only remedy, the settlers being held responsible for themselves and their property. "Address Before the National Conserva tion Congress." By President Taft. Popular Science Monthly, v. 77, p. 313 (Oct.).
The Chief Justice of the Court of Special Sessions in New York is criticized for having continued in the Manhattan Children's Court the s stem of monthl rotation of judges. The hief Justice is c arged with violation of the spirit if not of the letter of the statute
(Laws of 1910, ch. 659, s. 14).
held at St. Louis, Missouri, May 26, 1910.
“How Clarence
to T.
Control Forest Fires." By Johnston. Editorial Review,
v. 3, p. 988 (Oct.).
The State Engineer of Wyoming asserts that too much federal control has been inflicted upon the Western states during the last decade, and that settlement of the mountain
Criminal Insanity.
"Tests of Criminal
