Show S UTAH TAll lAY YRS ADOPT I CODE COll OF A AND ADVOCATE OF oi JURY SYSTEM S Lawyers of the Utah bar will govern thel their conduct in the future futuro according to toa toa a code code- of ethics similar to those which govern the actions of members of the American merican Bar association The code has hasto hasto hasto to do with the treatment of of clients of various kinds hinds and natures and the proper system of handling themselves in the courtroom The code was adopted yesterday at atthe atthe atthe the annual meeting of the State Bar Bal as assocIation association as- as sedation held In the United States district district dis dis- courtroom at the Federal building There wasa was was a good attendance of the legal profession Le Grande Young presided read his annual address and also gave a good talk on the federal Income tax He stated that it was recently found that the tax could d not be e Imposed under the provisions provisIons provis provis- rl II fg ions do o of the constitution St of f it the United d States e but It was ot oC such importance O g J It that hat he e. e for o one e recommended o ci the changIng chang chang- ing ng of or the tho constitution to make the tax possible Stephen St L. L Richards c read an f ling f interesting paper on reminiscences s e of famous amous lawyers now dead Reform of Jury System E E. A. A Walton in a scholarly address deI denounced denounced de de- de- de the present jury system and criticised I d the loose opinion or Judges e in all classes of courts in overlooking logic In n favor of ot unswerving law He said that hat the tine time has come for a more modem modern mod- mod em ern rn system of ot dealing with legal ques- ques lons The ann annual aJ meeting time has been at a season eason heretofore not very desirable to the he lawyers of ot the state For that rea- rea son on a resolution was vas prepared looking to the he holding of two meetings each year In October one ne in April and the other The members will vote upon this sWon by mail man Tho The executive committee was directed to o arrange the next annual banquet for forthe forthe he the the first Saturday in April of this year Baldwin Next President The election eJection of officers was the last business of the session Charles Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Bald Bald- win of Salt Lake was elected president to o succeed Le La Grande Young Stephen L. L Richards vice president to succeed WIllIam Willam Wil Wil- lIam lam D. D Riter L. L L B. B Swanner treasurer to o succeed William McCrea The former vice-presidents vice chosen from the seven judicial districts of or the state were continued con con- In office They are First dis- dis distract distract tract William Wiiliam W. W Maughn second dis- dis third dis- dis James Albert Howell Morris L. L Ritchie fourth district John E. E Booth fifth district Joshua Greenwood sixth district John F. F I Chidester seventh district A A- H. H Chris Chris- tens en Waldemar Valdemar Van Cott chairman Richard Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard W. W Young George Halverson Frank C. C and H. H J. J Dininny constitute have charge the he executive committee to of the next banquet |