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Show FOLLY OF LEGAL PHRASES. Senator Knox Folnt Out How Much Verbiage Could Be Cut from Document Senator Knox In hta picturesque mansion at Valley Forge waa recently asked what he thought of the move. mont ln Franco toward the tlmpllOca-tlon tlmpllOca-tlon of legal Krepch the tlmpllflct-tton tlmpllflct-tton of tho wording of wills, deeds,' morlgngra, etc 'I deem thla motement fs n wise one," aald the senator ' I think that In Kngllth, alto, many donimentt would be the better for simplification Much of our legal phraseology Is use. lestly prolix nnd redundant Why, If you want to deed a man an automobile automo-bile Inttrad of writing almply '1 git a you thlt automobile' It la necessary to write something like this "'1 give you all and singular, my estate and Intersil, right, tltta and claim, the advantage of and In that automobile, with all It 60-borae power engines, cylinders, tonneau, tires, cushions, direct drive, sliding gtsr transmission, three speed nnd reverse, and all rights and advantage therein, with full power to drive, apeed, race.or rent the aama automobile or glv taa same away. 'with or without Itsj'lld englnea, cyllndera, tlret, cuthlona, tiling til-ing gear trnntmltalon, anything bile-toforo bile-toforo or hereinafter, or In any otter deed or deeds, Instrument or lnitru-menu, lnitru-menu, ot what kind or nature aoeter to tho contrary In any wise notwlth etandlng ' |