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Show FOLLY OF LEGAL PHRASES. Senator Knox Points Out How Much Verbiage Could Be Cut from Documents. Senator Knox in his picturesque mansion at Valley Forge was recently asked what he thought of the movement move-ment in Franco toward tho simplification simplifica-tion of logal French tho simplification simplifica-tion of tho wording of wills, deeds, mortgages, etc. "I deem this movement Is n wise ono," snld the senator. "I think that In English, iiIbo, many documents would bo tho bottor for slmpllOcatlon. Much of our legal phraseology is uselessly use-lessly prolix nnd redundant. Why, If you wnnt to deed a man an nutomo-bllo nutomo-bllo Instead of writing simply 'I Glvo you this automobllo' It ts necessary to write something like this: " 'I givo you all and singular, my estate and Interest, right, tltlo and claim, the advantage of and In that automobile, with all Its 60-horse power engines, cylinders, tonneau, tires, cushions, dlroct drive, sliding gear transmission, threo speeds and reverse, and all rights and advantages therein, with full power to drive, speed, race or rent tho same automobile or give the samo away, with or without Its said engines, cylinders, tires, cushions, sliding slid-ing gear transmission, nnythlng heretofore here-tofore or horolnafter, or In any othor deed ov deeds, Instrument or Instruments, Instru-ments, of what kind or nature soover to tho contrary in any wise notwithstanding.' notwith-standing.' " |