Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-09

The State Bar association - doing -
good work ss ANYBODY eoaid expecs of
80 Young al organization, said X ii.
Aon sSonsess. . promsnsst Lansing II
fosnrs. ia the Nortoa Yesterday. w hen
4, ls Older it3 usefulness viii naturally
inere2sc. In tine Ne hope 10 vii he
able 10 exercise beneficial influence
upen grsersl state iegislatiaa aud 10 eie-
waite tie STANDARD required for admission
20 the bar. The lawyers II the state are
not exactly satisfied With the iegisla-
lures manner ~ dealing With the su-
psetne ecart matter. An Of them feel
that the number of Justices should have
been Increased There lie more business
coming before tie court than the present
number II ludgcs can aisposeof. itvould
has. been far better for the ipieresis Il
Michigan II the number 1t Justices had
been Increased "a seven. There ID
general satisfaction over the inercase al
salaries There II not = single man on
the supreme bench who is not worth
es0p year and who could not earn
that much in ordinary practice Judges
are paid notoriously snail wages IN pro
portion L. the ability demanded and the
amount IT work they are required IA do.
The federal district judges receive only
$1,000 year aud the United States car
cult Judges only esiun. The chief ,us-
tice IT the supreme court As paid only
$1,000 year for services that are really
worth many times that amount. In our
state c.Icuit courts wc demand the best
possible talent aud yet are not willing 10
pay the Judges more than Sa.5o year.
A young lawyer With live years eKper-
fence can easily earn that income.
don't tcare 10 stir up any newspaper
notorieiy by discussion Of judicial
salaries. but do not believe the judges
receive a salary at al commensurate
with their ability or the value OF the
services they render
The runs on Chicago banks were a
mighty sight more interesting 10 me
than the worlds fair" said Col. j. y.
Murray in The Morton yesterday.
Colonel Murray had juet returned from
visit 10 the Windy City. Il visited
the Illinois Trust company's bank when
it was literally surrounded by an excited
mob o. deposi.ors. all demanding their
money. Seven paying tellers were cash
ing the checks as fast a. possible. and
every man that wanted his money was
desk. Phil Armour and Mr.. Letter at
tempted 10 quiet the excited depositors
10y Offering To be personally responsible
for every dollar. but even that failed To
satisfy them. Mr. Arlaour impiored his
their money. lie said the bank was
of every deposit that was withdrawn,
he. IT. 10 slss.h.
est effect. He offered 10 pay
their certificates OK deposit at security.
so they would not lose their interest:
but every appeal was lost. Everybody
appeared To have run mad. aud was
bound 10 draw every cent ne had out Of
the bank at the earliest possible mo
meni. The banks made money on. Of
the run. and hundreds Of dcpos.tors lost
the inter-st they would have received
had their deposits remained until
July J."
=. O. Shaw, editor 81 the Ncvaygo
Republican, and A. q. Runncls. sheriff
Of Newaygo county, dincd IN The Nor :
ton yesterday.
NJ. j. Buck. Orlando r. Barnes and
NEdEltS T.. w uttief itItneV a ptfts VA
Lansing citizens who dined In Inc Nor
ton yesterday.
MoRToS-M. J. Buck, Lansing; II. o.
Shaw. Newaygo; Edward Wiles. Detroit;
J. >. Goldic. Saginaw; ID. 4. Harrison.
Kalamazoo.
SwEEr's-R. Morgan. Ionia; J. I. Nc
Dowell. South favcn: q. W. Foote.
Jacksons J. q. Moeser. Cadillac: W. Il.
Ballard. Lansing; ii. Hawley. Niles.
NEw LrvINcsroS-A. L. Peck. Lowell;
William Yunck. Detroit; w. ii. Heath.
Sparta; r. j. Gooding, Cooling; IL.
Allen. Detroit; Mrs. s. Mckibbin, Mar
shall.
EAGLr-H H.Wheeler. Cedar Springs;
j. y. Aldrich. Hopkins; f. G.. Rogers.
Tecumseh; NJ. VI. Calkins. Big Rapids;
l.. \. Stearns. White Pigeon; j. Den
Herier. Iceland.
krST- George l.. Pomeroy. Detroit:
c. Daniels. Elk Rapids; j.. II. McOmbcr.
Portland: w. j. Reed. Jackson: j. G..
Mccormick. Reed City; j. Il. Goodall.
Muskegon.