Siiss Gordon states that when they arrived Israel wanted them to. dance on Sundays at a the dansant, that they objected ax they had only: contracted to give one evening per. formance per day and that then Israel "aid he would give them $5 extra and bring their salaries from $25 o $30 a week. Israel himself Miss Trixie Leach (one irl, the leader) spoke to nat the contract and he told il the girls they can stop they like and I will give them $20, $5 extra."
forel udinits that he had spent $2,500 in bringing the girls over The contracts were signed in licate by each of the girls, one copy they left with Blake & Amber in 'San Francisco, one they kept themecives, and one unsigned they: brought over here. 'As to what was: to be done with this unsigned copy ire girls seem rather vague. They' had received no instructions, some tv think that Israel ought to it, but one girl said whenever she approached the subject he walked away and aliother girl appears te have paid no further attention These are the main facts as re-andy the contract.
Question of tract The first question to be decided is whether there was a contract between Miss Gordon and Carlton, Ld., entered into by Israel, the authorized agent of the defendants, through his agent, Miss Irene Gray.
An agent is a person who has authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of another, called the principal, and consents so to act.
And the contract.is created by express or implied assent of prin-ipal and agent, and the acceptance' lof the third party. Israel instructs his wife to write to Miss Gray and ask her it she could engage some gocd girls, the salary was stated.
The next thing he does is to ask his friend Sager to see Miss Gray about the girls when he got to San Francisco. Sager does so, and is Gray states she has heard from Mrs, Israel and has engaged the girls. Sager then cables to Israel to arrange passages for the girls, Israel does 0, Miss Gray arranges the terms of the contract with the girls for $25 a week, six months' engagement, power to renew, and passages to and from Shanghai. The contract states that it is drawn for Mr. Al Br, Israel ex-states the agreement she has made.
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