The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-24

ed to the position of industrial agent.
road about two years, having previous
| ly been connected with the Chicago and
| Northwestern, Union Pacific and Mis-
! souri,. Kansas and Texas railroads.
| knowledge of how, when and where
| to hustle for business; how to cultivate
| the good will of shippers and how to
win friends for railroad company are
Mr.. keefes strong characteristics.
Because each state has code of laws
pairing lawyers, to group them by
states. Were it not for this restriction
there are those among his admirers
who would not be content with simply
saying that eX-Judge E. N. Willard, in
his speciality, is the greatest lawyer in
Pennsylvania. But be that as it may,
in the matter of insurance law, it is
only necessary to say for present pur-
poses that he has come to be recognized
as an authority.
When the Thornton insurance case
was being prepared, the Luzerne law
yers sought to have Lackawanna as
sociates. John II. Lenahan, the senior
!,
wrote Major Warren, but the major had
previous engagements and could not go
into the case. He then secured Mr.
Martin, of O'Brien & Martin.
The plaintiff corresponded with
O'Brien &, Martin, with view of re-
tanning them. but being too late, went
to see Willard, Warren & Knapp
Judge Willard, because of his being
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surance companies, was not wont to
take the plaintiffs side in cases in
which an insurance company was de-
fendant, but he consented to go into
this case against the company, and in
timated when he consented that he
would go into it "for all he was worth"
That he did will be attested by those
who watched the trial. In all his forty
five years of practice, it is not unlikely
that he never displayed more earnest
ness or aggressiveness. He is always
vigorously aggressive, but in this ia-
stance he was fairly beligerent. Dur
ing all of the eleven days of the trial
he was ION the job, with his sleeves
rolled up," and when it came to his
reply to the defendants closing speech,
he occupied the hour allotted him with
an address which was a model of what
an earnest, vigorous and learned advo-
cate can do when he is at his best
1t was somewhat of n novelty to see
Judge Willard neglect his always press
ing office business for nearly two weeks
to sit in case against insurance COM
panies, where the remuneration, natur-
ally would not be temptingly large, and
as consequence there was some specu-
lation as to how he came to be Mr.. Nc
Gahren's associate. The explanation as
outlined above is now going the rounds
of the lawyers.
The board Of managers of the Scran-
ton Institute of Human Development
was fortunate in their choice OF Dr. Fl.
Alfred Young as physical director. A
short account of his athletic life is
copied from Cleveland, o. paper.
DR.. Young prepared for college at
the Cleveland, o., high school, where he
spent four years. While in the high
school he began his work in the GYM
nasium, and druing part of that time
was gymnastic instructor. At
Oberlin college from which he graduat-
ed in 1897 he was member of the
Oberlin track team for four years, and
of the foot ball team three years. Dur
ing the last two years of his college
course he was captain and coach of the
track team. His special events are
the hurdles and the running broad
jump.
His record in the low hurdles is II
seconds, and in the broad jump, 20
feet llA inches, In his sophomore
year he won the college all-round
championship, and during the last two