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town and was accosted by a friend, a prominent member of the Franklin county bar. "Judge, how did you come out on your fight against the liveryman; did you win out or not?" "Well," said Judge Rennet, " we com promised the matter, yes, we compromised it." "I am mighty glad to hear that, Judge, and if it's no secret I would like to know the terms of the compromise." "It's no secret at all, no secret; I merely agreed to quit grumbling, complaining, and kicking, and they agreed not to put any of their vehicles in my parlor." — Ohio Law Bulletin. Police Power. — The legislature of Wisconsin in 1907, enacted a law providing that anyone paying for a double lower berth in a sleeping car should have the right to direct whether the upper berth should be open or closed unless actually occupied. The question of its validity was passed upon in the case of State v. Redmon, 114 X. W. Rep. 137. It was earnestly con tended that it was valid as a police regulation but the Supreme Court said that its operation was made dependent on the wills of the occupants of lower berths without regard to the rights of others and declared it uncon stitutional.' An able and somewhat extended discussion of the meaning and bounds of the police power is found in the opinion. A Lawyer's Funeral. — Last summer there died at Washington a lawyer who for many years had shocked a large number of friends by his rather liberal views touching religion. A friend of the deceased, who cut short a Cana dian trip to hurry back to Washington for the purpose of attending the last rites for his colleague, entered the late lawyer's home some minutes after the beginning of the service. "What part of the service is this? " he inquired in a whisper of another legal friend standing in the crowded hallway. " I've just come my self," said the other, " but I believe they've opened for the defense." — Ohio Law Bulletin. A Good One on Him. — A Minnesota lawyer sent us the following letter, which a prospective

bridegroom wrote when returning a marriage license that he found he did not want: "Dear Sir: — "I will return those licens they are no good to me. For the stuff is off for this time. And they are no good to me with that girl. "Now if there is anything els to the return ing of thes papers let me no an I will make it right pleas keep this as quite a possible (al though it is a good one on me) and oblige "Yours truly "X Z " — Case and Comment. All Signs Fail in Dry Weather. — "I Do" and " I Don't " stood before Justice Grannan of the Central district, Baltimore, Md., this morning. The two men are well-known figures on the city streets as advertising a certain patent medicine. " I Do " is over six feet tall and athletically proportioned. " I Don't " is a scant five feet, of slender build and docile, woebegone appearance. The two men wear signs, " I Do's " pro claiming that he uses the medicine and " I Don't's " sign proclaiming that he does not use it. The right name of " I Don't," as he testified before Justice Grannan this morning, is George Dent, and " I Do's " surname is Gardiner. Dent is an Englishman and Gardi ner is a native of Charleston, S. C. "I Do " and " I Don't " have spent several years in their unique partnership. Yesterday "I Don't " felt indisposed and felt that whisky was the only remedy that would cure his com plaint, and he imbibed of it until he was found in a roisterous condition at the corner of Clay and Charles streets last evening by Patrolman Myers, who arrested him on the charge of being drunk on the street. He was locked up and when brought before Justice Grannan this morning declined to make a statement. "I Don't " was taken back to a cell to await transportation to Jail in default of fine, and then " I Do " appeared and introduced him self to the Justice.