Bar Associations troit, read a paper on the life and serv ices of Isaac P. Christiancy, who was
a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1857 to 1875. The associa tion has had a bust of Judge Christiancy
made, which will be placed permanently in the state library at Lansings. The subjects selected by other speakers were: United States District Judge Arthur C. Denison, “Substance and Form"; Hon. Grant Fellows, "Rever sals on Technical Errors"; Hon. A. B. Eldredge, "Matters in Which the Dis cretion of the Trial Court Should Be Final"; Prof. Jerome C. Knowlton, Uni
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that the natural price of an article is that fixed by the operation of the natural law of supply and demand, working without artificial restraint. But the fact is that the law of supply and demand does not, and has not for many
years worked in this country in a natural unrestrained and unfettered manner. Prices of standard articles of consump tion have been fixed by associations of the producers, without the participation
of the consumer or the general public." Mr. Wickersham asserted that it was a matter of serious consideration whether
it would be practicable to give to the
versity of Michigan, “Admission to the
proposed interstate corporation commis
Bar."
sion the power to fix prices.
He also
The association elected the following
considered the holding company to be
ofiicers: President, A. B. Eldredge, Mar quette; vice-president, Watts S. Hum phrey, Saginaw; secretary, W. J. Land man, Grand Rapids; treasurer, William E. Brown, Lapeer; directors, T. A. E. Weadock, Detroit; Judge Parkinson, Jackson; L. H. Sabin, Battle Creek;
an important factor in the problem of
W. W. Potter, Hastings; W. K. Clute, Grand Rapids; Judge Wiest, Lansing; Lincoln Smith, C. W. Dodds,
Avery, Port Huron; William M. St. Johns; Lieut.-Gov. Ross; Hitchcock, Bay City; Judge Mt. Pleasant; H. M. Oren.
Minnesota. — Attorney-General Wick ersham was selected to give the annual address before the Minnesota State Bar Association meeting at Duluth July 18-20. Discussing "What Further Regu
lation of Interstate Commerce is Neces sary or Desirable," he declared that a
great combinations.
Missouri. — Governor Simeon E. Baldwin has accepted an invitation to address the Missouri State Bar Associa
tion Sept. 23, at its annual meeting at Excelsior Springs. His subject, it is said, will be "Artificiality of the Law of Evi dence."
North Carolina. -— The thirteenth an nual meeting of the North Carolina Bar Association was held at Lake Toxa way June 28-9. The association had
counted on hearing the annual address delivered by Congressman Martin J. Littleton of New York, but he was un able to be present.
The association adopted the report
national administrative commission to
of its committee on law reform, recom mending that the number of judges be
regulate great industrial organizations in the same way that the Interstate
ent system of rotation be abolished,
Commerce Commission regulates rail ways, is desirable and may be necessary.
"The anti-trust legislation of the United States,” he said, “and of most of the
separate states is based on the theory
increased to twenty-four, that the pres that the solicitors be put on salary and that the law~relating to challenges of jurors be amended. Bills designed to carry out these reforms will be intro duced in the next legislature.