Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01

stinct the credit man scents the fraud
from far off. Profits in these days
depend mainly upon large volumes of
business. To do the largest amount
of business at the smallest risk is the
constant purpose of the credit man.
Now, the credit man is looking out for
the frauds that are stimulated by the
bankruptcy law; for experience has
demonstrated that men will take risks
under a bankruptcy law that they
of getting discharge from their debts
in the near future should their ven
lures prove unsuccessful.
All Disputes Verbal.
"All disputes individual and natural
are almost invariably verbal. Be-
tween nations the controversies and
wars grow out of disputed treaties.
Law suits between individuals arise
from disputed contracts. No one ever
thinks of Benjamin Franklin as col
onel of militia. Here in Philadelphia,
you would laugh We're | to speak of
the immortal hero Col. Benz. Frank
lin. On the other hand Andrew Jack
son comes up to our minds booted and
spurred and in the fore front of battle
and yet Andrew Jackson's first sue
cess in life was as collector of bad
accounts. He won name and fortune
in collecting claims that had baffied all
the lawyers of Tennessee.
Definition of Man.
CDR Franklin defines man as tool
making animal Perhaps another
equally as good definition would be
that man is a contract-making animal.
Contracts outgrowth of Mistakes.
Courts have for ages been ex-
pounding the law of contracts. Much
good and much bad law has been an
nounced in these decisions. A witty
divine has said that the truth of the
Christian religion is established by
the amount of bad preaching it has
survived. So the correctness of legal
principles is established by the num-
Der of bad precedents that have been
overturned The law of contracts is
the outgrowth of ages and of count
less mistakes and error.
Barter Nearly as Old as Man.
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listed ever since man occasionally ac-
cumulated more than he and his fam
lily needed for one kind of food and
was inspired by nature to exchange it
for some other variety"
An Apt Illustration.
Toward the close of his speech Ma.
jor Lacey related a little incident con-
corning a suit for the value of bor-
rowed kettle. 1.-THE defendant pleaded
with great detail and earnestness:
First, that he never got the kettle;
second, that it was cracked when he
borrowed it; third, that it was sound
when he returned it.
Courts Peoples Schools.
"The courts of the country are the
schools in which people learn the les.
sons of government. Lord Bacon says
| that the chief purpose of any govern.
ment is to put twelve true men into
the jury box to decide justly contro-
versies that arise between their fel.
| low men.
The Good Old Way.
"Rabelais tells us that Judge Bride.
goose always decided his cases by
casting lots and that he then carefully
reviewed the evidence and wrote out
his decision but never changed his
Judgment.
Lawyer Likes Law-and Fees.
| mo doubt it was this condition Of
affairs that led the great lawyer, David
Paul Brown to say There is nothing
certain but uncertainty and nothing
true but heaven. The lawyers at
least like the law-the law and the
profits, too"
Hepburn Votes Against Chair.
Congressman Hepburn was the only
Iowa member who voted in opposition
to supporting the ruling Of the chair
in the climax in the house. The other
members from Iowa all voted to sus,
tain the chair, although all save Mr..
Hedge voted in favor of the differen-
tial upon refined sugar, which will per
nit German sugar to come i'll at re-
duction of 1919 per cent. This viii
mean cheaper sugar for the consumer
1t will have no effect whatever upon
the Cuban proposition as Cuba sends
us only raw sugar. AS far us anybody
is able to figure it the victory CT the
beet sugar, people was no victory ut
Il all. They simply added al amend
ment that permits refined sugar to
enter 12Ks per cent cheaper than for
merly which means that nlu0n harder
competition for American sugar rein
ers This is the view taken of the
matter by the Iowa delegation. They
say the purpose of the ant s,s's,sinistra-
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