The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16

the court records its disapprobation of the low idea that courts are es- tablished merely for the purpose, of making money for lawyers: 'HThe pro- fession of law is necessary for the assistance Of the people and the courts in presentation of cases to the courts and in advising clients. When prop erly followed, it is a useful and hon orab1e profession To make it occu4 py this position should be and is the ambition of every true lawyer. But unfortunately the 1aw as well as all other occupations, has unworthy mem bers, who would prostitute it from its high mission, and who endeavor to use 1t as a means of defeating Justice and securing the accomplishment of their own selfish purposes A. The doc tors have a good reason for not writ ing their prescriptions in English. Many of the ills of which people com plain are purely imaginary. Such people will not be satisfied unless they believe that they are taking medicine. If they knew the simple and harmless character Of what conscientious doc tors prescribe for them, they would re- sent it, and would employ ignorant quacks, who would prescribe strong medicine to their great in5ugy. To protect themselves and the public health the doctors are Justified in keeping their patients in the dark as to WnaL TGn6Ol0S they PI0SGLIO0.E 4NOA 50 with the profession of law. Obso- 1ete technicalities, which the people cannot understand, have no more place in the law than dog latin and Egyptian hieroglyphics would have, and it is the duty of the courts to cut them out. The lawyers who resist this are the real Quacls of the profession"
 AVIATION CONTRACT BREACH ED.-The enlightened age Of the pres ent has brought with it many new and useful disc0Verfes one of the most wonderful of which is the flying machine. Thereby a new field of lit igation has been opened, for the law, being g. progressive science, must keep even pace with man in all his walks of life, even his flights. Apropos of this, see Jansen Vs. Schneider, 13S N. Y, Supp IA. There plaintiff, want ing to learn how to fly made an agree ment with defendant for instruction in aviation for which defendant was to be paid $250. Plaintiff paid $150 in advance, the remaining $100 to be pay able after plaintiff had received the lessons and was able to to fly. Plain tiff was first sent to the shop to see the construction of the machine and learn how to assemble the parts. Af- ter that he repeatedly called for and requested further instructions, but re cefved only one practical lesson in the 
 treated with indifference and disre gard. This was followed by a suit for the return of his payment of $150 It is held on appeal to the Supreme Court, Appellate Term, of New York, that the evidence warranted a, finding that defendant had broken his con- tract.
 DEFECTIVE CONTRACT LILLE GAL.-In a recent case a contract somewhat unusual in it's nature is passed upon. There was an agree ment between a detective bureau and the Everwear Hosiery Company (which doesn't mean that a change is not necessary providing that the for mer should render secret service to plant, for the purpose of detecting acts of larceny and ernbezzIement of the eoods in the factory If successful in it's investigation by in fact detecting such acts of larceny and embezzle- ment, a certain compensation was to be paid. Is such a contract valid? The Supreme Court of Wisconsin in Manufacturers & Merchants 1nspec- ton Bureau vs. Everwear Hosiery Company, 138 Northwestern Reporter, 624 holds that the whole tendency of the contract is to induce the prom isee, in order to earn his money, to make charges against and fasten upon ether persons charges of larceny and embezz1ement, which might result in the commission of unlawful acts on the part of the parties to it, either a contract to procure evidence to pro- duce a certain result or to induce the making of charges by the plaintiff in order to earn his fee, or to provide for traffic between the parties with persons guilty of larceny. Therefore the court holds that the contract must fall, concluding: "It is the contingent ma ture of the compensa tion and its tendency :. to induce false charEes and all the fraud and trickery of the pri- vate detective business that "rirna fa- cie stamps this contract with illegal 1 ity.'
 SHERIFF ALLOWED TO ATTEND | PICTURE SHOW.-In a prosecution | for homicide Is it reversible error for