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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-02-08

anCc ne might nave been DrOtneF OF
George William Curtis He is John
f.. Parsons, a New Yorker born and
bred, legal adviser for big corpora
tons and estates, and as a lawyer be.
lieved to have the finest practice in
the country.
| Mr.. Parsons is reputed to have re-
Ceived one of the largest fees ever
/ taken by lawyer when he drew up
| the charter Of the sugar trust. Ac-
cording to common report, he realized
| $4,000 for this service AS general
! counsel for the trust he also defended
! II during the attack upon the comb.
nation few years ago. That defense
! is said to have added another 100000
to his fortune.
| Contrasted with these types of cor
| poration lawyers is the general prac-
| titioner. Former Ambassador Joseph
! II. Choate is typical example John
G. Johnson OF Philadelphia Is another.
| Speaking facetiously Of Mr.. Choate
at public dinner. Chauncey NJ. De
| pew Is said to have remarked that
! only unselfish millionaires could EN-
! ploy Mr.. Choate az their lawyer be-
cause they would have to give up
about all they had to pay his fees
Yet lawyers said last week, indeed,
! that Mr.. ChOate's fees were not large
compared with the Sl.O00000 Mr..
Cromwell received in the Panama ca,
nal deal, the $750.000 paid Mr.. Guth-
! RE in the Plant will contest or the re-
putcd 100000 fee to Mr. Parsons for
! forming the sugar trust.
Choa.e in Many Great Cases.
Mr. Choate vas admitted TO the New
York bar in 1856 As protCsc and
partner of William VI Eyarts ne won
! immediate success. and gained an
enormous practice and n very large in.
come. by 1870 he was considered a
| leader of the New York bar. For
nearly so years there was hardly a
great case in which he was not one
of the counsel-the prosecution Of the
| Tweed ring, the famous investigation
of Gen FitZ John Portcr's conduct,
mcnt of the original court martial
the celebrated libel suit agains, Gen
III Cesnola, the Tildcn will case. the
litigation over Commodore Wander
bits millions. and the suit OF David
Stewart against Coils +. Huntington
to mention only few of them. Mr.
Choate is said To have received fees
OF 100000 on a number OF occasions
When he was named as ambassador to
| England by President Mckinley In
1898 ne had earned a fortune In his A.
years OF practice amounting to some
thing over $l,00O.000 At that time
his income. chiefly from his law prac
tlce. was estimated at 100000 a year
It Is said of Mr.. Choate that he would
probably be richer II he had devoted
himself to corporation rather than a
general practice. but that he would
only do so at the sacrifice OF that
excitement and interest which he finds
| as an advocate
John G. Johnson of Philadelphia is
generally recognized rs one of the
greatest lawyers in the country. lie
once declined a seat on the bench OF
the supreme court of the United
States because. he said, with his
income Of 100000 a year he would
hc reduced to poverty Il he agreed 70
become Justice az $4,000 year
Nh Johnson has since been paid
100000 for single case. like the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-02-08
HANGS DOWN A WELL
FOR SIXTEEN HOURS
FARMER ATTEMPTS 70 RESCUE
DOG BUT NEARLY MEETS
DEATH.

Williston, n. D.--J. Woodford Ray
had remarkable escape from death
in a well on his farm on the South
side. He was alone on the farm when
his pet dog fell into the well and he
went to the rescue. He let himself
down in the well by the rope fastened
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-02-08

At the first hearing the decision was
against the women.
There was still a for'orn hope. A
great lawyer could sa7e the $4,000
for the women. Would Mr. Johnson
undertake it? There wer two dis
couragements to such plan. The evil
dence was unusually complicated. To
disentangle the facts would be worth
lawyers fee that would probably
leave little OF the estate.
Nevertheless the womens lawyer
took the papers to Mr.. Johnson He
said he would read them overnight II
was one of Mr., Johnson's peculiarities
that by ignoring details he can reach
the very heart Of the controversy in
the shortest possible time, then ex-
press the gist Of 1t in few simple
words. The next day the women
lawyer called on Mr.. Johnson.
"Ill take the case" he said.
He did so and fought the case
through the county and appellate
courts He saved the $4,000 for the
women.
What will be your fee, Mr., John
SOM one OF his clients asked
Il will charge you $1,000" he re-
piled When the women recovered
from their surprise, they were rather
hurt They were proud, and felt that
they were an object of the lawyer S
charity Mr.. Johnson was stubborn
about it. He insisted that his services
u-lrn unrfh no rnnrn
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-02-08
Fortune in Single Case,

\ man with such a unique genius.
might be- r>prctrd To make execution.
ally large fees TITS nrst blk case. for
instance hrourht $500 p0p This was
In November. 1890 The brokerage
firm of Decker. uowoll 4 Go vas
forced Ia suspend with liabilities of
$40 600 600 MI Cromwell was made
nsslrncr lie MANAGED ,ho affairs ~
the concern en skmmu, that be de-
.clayrd a dividend NJ 100 nor cent ",
WAS maid 4 eoai ii f,r this work
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-02-08

EW YORK.--Fifty millions
of enough TO buy
Newport and all Of its
villas at their assessed
valuations Is a COnserv-
alive estimate Of the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-02-08
Fees Past and Present.

4 lawyer who II an authority on
the question of fees, drew an interest
ing comparison between the altered
standards of fees, past and present.
The lawyers of the old school, he
said, had a very moderate notion OF
fees. When | was student under
Mr. Evarts and Mr. Choate $3.50
the exceptional fee, with a tendency
TO charge women little or nothing. |
think Mr. Choate's fees all his life
have been much less than is charged
or supposed to have been charged in
exceptional cases by men like Guth.
RTE and Cromwell"
The lawyer continued;
Always what seems a large fee to
the upcountry legislator is really
small fee down here. Expenses are
larger. Loss in other business is many
times as large as In the up.country
districts.
LAS TO contingent fees, there are
many popular misconceptions In the
first place, many monopolist would
go unwhipped OF justice. as the courts
have said liz their opinions. but for
the fact that the poor man who has no
money or the man OF moderate means
who feels he cannot risk money can
employ counsel on contingent fee.
Il personally believe that no pro
vision In our statutes is more Ameri.
can. In the better sense than the pro.
vision for a contingent fee. Every law.
yer Of standing, in some shape or
another. makes his fee contingent in
part or entirely upon his success 40
modern lawyer would think OF charg
ing a full fee on u failure. except in
the rare case Of & client whom he
never expect 10 see again | know
that some charge too large a contin-
gent fee. but many charge only 10. 10
and 20 per cent, and some charge
as little AS five per cent in rare in,
sfs
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-02-08

of d1llars--cnOugh 10 buy
VI Newport and all Of its
villas at their assessed
4 yaluations-is a COn5erv-
alive estimate Of the
money that goes every year into the
pockets Of New York lawyers. 1t Is
based on the opinion Of noted at
torney who is pessmistic rather than
given to cxagEcratlOn. On one side
were fees of s750.O0O and $1,000 900
earned In single cases Among the
great lawyers 800 900 fees are not un-
usual
The fees Of the great attorneys In
the past seem pitifully small. Rufus
Choate. even when recognized as one
Of the greatest Of American lawyers,
took cases for $50 again and again II
was only toward the close Of his career
that he thought that sum too small
Aaron Burr, successful practitioner
in his day, accepted cases for much
less. Daniel Webster in the height OF
lis LEGAL career In Boston in the days
~ '"' '"i 'H'uiH '''''h' '""' ''''.'
100000 year. Before his HE endcd
ho accepted contributions OF money
from his friends. The same was Uu"
OF Henry CLAY
Lincoln's Small Fees.
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-02-08

,nE the Union Pacific merger HUT
lawyers say og HIM that he Will also
take 500 cases With s. fees to RICH;
an Injustice or punish crooked deal.
iuss when the victims are poor AZ
torneys also SAY OF NJ lAuterbach
that in the same spirit he will lose
e., rather than have 3 client leave
HIS oalCv smay;,ns under an injus
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Arizona republican., 1908-02-23

of a Central bank. but l agree that the great mass of people. and their representatives in congress, are not ready for such legislation. Hence ! trust that at least some legislation providing for an elastic currency will be enacted along the lines of the Ald- rich bill Naturally. the national bank officials would prefer a general asset currency legislation. along the lines of the Fowler bill. which would yield a good profit to the national banks"
 The purpose of the Aldrich bill, how ever. is not to provide a profit to banks. but to remove any further fear of another money pinch" panic. While this fear is not the only cause of pam ics it is such a prime factor. as has just been forcibly demonstrated, that any legislation that will put an end to it is regarded as of vital importance to all sections of the country. If his tory can be depended upon to repeat itself, the action of congress along this line will not only accomplish this but will point the way for d new period of prosperity comparable with those that in the past have invariably fol- lowed the establishment of new mile stones in the path of the currency sys- tenn
Arizona republican., 1908-02-23
Auto ViviSeCtiOn
Do You Deliberately Torture Yourself Alive by Negectine Your Stomach?

Remedy Free For the Asking.
 A great Outcry has arisen during the last few years against scientists who torture dumb animals alive in the in- terests of science. How many people are there. howeevr who needlessly torture themselves by causing their stomachs to overwork. Dyspepsia. in digestion. heartburn. sleeplessness. loss of vim and energy are the inevitable result
 Are you one of these?
 Why not give your stomach a rest?
 Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets will re- lieve your stomach of all it's work and do it for you. They are compounded of the very elements and do the work which the stomach performs when in normal health. aseptic pepsin. malt diastase and like ingredients.
 Dr. Richardson in writing a thesis on treatment of dyspepsia and indiges- ticn. closes his remarks by saying: For those suffering from acid dys- pepsia, shown by sour, watery risings. or for flatulent dyspepsia shown by gas on stomach. causing heart trou- ble and difficult breathing. as well as
 
 the safest treatment is to take one or two of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets af- ter each meal. I advise them because they contain no harmful drugs, but are composed of valuable digestives. which act promptly upon the food eat en. I never knew case of indigestion or even chronic dyspepsia which StuartS Tablets would not reach"
 Cheap cathartic medicines claiming to cure dyspepsia and indigestion can have no effect whatever in actively digesting the food, and to call any cathartic medicine a cure for indiges- ton is a misnOmer
 Every druggist in the United States and Canada sells Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. and they ale not only the safest and most successful but the most scientific of any treatment for indigestion and stomach troubles
 Free sample on application.
 At all druggists. Price soc a box Or address F. A. Stuart O., 150 Stuart Bldg. Marshall, Mich.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-23

world itself It was applied by Cyrus when he took the king of the Indians for arbitrator between himself and the king of Assyria The Athenians acted as arbiters between the Rhodians and Demetrius. As to when this principle shall be beyond peradventure estab- lished who can say? The corner stone of the great structure of inter- national comity was laid by Grotius 2S3 years ago. and its completion is on the knees of the gods.
 When a complete system for inter national arbitration shall have been devised, and successfully operated for a sufficient time, under trying circum- stances. then the idea of weakening the armed hand of the nation may be entertained, without violation of inn perative duty to those who must bear the brunt of war should it come, and to the people whose treasures. polit- ical and commercial. are at stake. We would remind Congress that civil war broke cut in our own country more than half a century after We had form ed what seemed to be a perfect sys- tenn for arbitration between the states and the union. In the light Of this single fact congress cannot justify it. self to the people in neglecting to make provision for an adequate navy-Ar- my and Navy Life
Arizona republican., 1908-02-23
SONS or REVOLUTION
 IN ANNUAL BANQUET
Twelfth Annual Function of the Ari-
 zona Branch of the Society.

The twelfth annual meeting and banquet of the Arizona Society of the Sons of the American Revolution were held in this city yesterday. The meet ing was held at 10 o'clock in the court house and was for the election of officers for the ensuing year. and the transaction of such other business as might be pertinent.
 |. The following officers were elected tO serve during the ensuing year: F.. F. Ellinwood of Bisbee. president: Isaac T. Stoddard of Phoenix. vice president: c. F. Leonard of Phoenix. secretary: Lloyd B Christy of PhOe- nix, treasurer; Dr. J. w. Atwood, D. D.. of Phoenix. historian.
 The banquet was held last night in the Ford hotel and was very pleas ing occasion for those present, the guests being confined to the members and their families. The toastmaster was Captain George D. Christy and the toasts given and responded to were as follows: Liberty and Law. Com patriot R. E. Sloan: Patrick Henry the Father of the Republic, Compa- triot J. W. Atwood. D. D.; the Siege of Yorktown. COmpatriot NJ. B. Hazel tine; the American Navy, COmpatriot J. w Thomas: Our Presidents, Com patriot P. P. Parker.
 The following menu was served:
 FlOrentine Toast
 Oysters on Half Shell
 ConSomme en Tasse Salted Pecans Celery Ripe Olives
 Fillets of Sole. Sauce Tartar
 Pommes, Julienne
 Braized Beef Tenderloin iPerigOrd
 French Peas
 Chicken a la Maryland
 Candied Yams
 Lettuce and Tomatoes Tutti Fruit Ice Cream Assorted Cake Camembert Bents Crackers
 Coffee
Arizona republican., 1908-02-23
JACKSON SMASHED MILESTONE
 NO. 2

NO. 2.
 This bank was run on similar lines to it's predecessor and while it began it's existence under cloud it was soon put on its feet by the executive gen ius of Langdon Cheves of South Caro- lima, and brought order and prosperity out of the tangled financial situation The respite granted the country in this way lasted until 1929 when President Jackson made his famous attack upon the bank and plunged the country into a bitter political contest which only ended with the defeat of Henry Clay for the presidency in 1892 and the e,l- piration Of the banks charter in 1886.
 This may be called the third mile stone. though in a way it marked ret aggression rather than progress. Af- ter several attempts at constructive legislation the so-called independent treasury system" was established. by which the government made it's collec- tions and disbursements in specie only and kept it's funds in the custody of its own officers. This left the coun- try dependent on the state banks for banking facilities. and led to the de- velupment of the business along many new lines. some of them hazardous and paved the way for the fourth great change. in the establishment of the na- tional bank system in 1863.
 REASONS FOR PRESENT SYSTEM.
 Like all of the great changes before it this was an emergency measure. calculated not to establish an ideal system but to meet q critical situation. The government was faced with the necessity of finding a new market for the enormous bond issues of the civil war. and at the same time of estab- fishing solid currency as opposed to the flood of appreciated legal-tender paper which seemed to threaten. The national banks incorporated under the new law were granted the privilege which they now possess of issuing notes secured by deposits of govern ment bonds. and the notes of the state banks were taxed out of existence.
 Since that time the turning points of importance have been the sherman bill of 1873. the free silver agitation of 1896 and the amendment of the Ma tional Bank law in 1900 reducing the minimum required Of capitalization of national banks from $10O,000 to $25,- OOO
Arizona republican., 1908-02-23
THE SENTIMENTAL MORGAN.

This new anecdote of the great fi- nancier is given in Appleton's Maga- zine for February:
 When has Mir. Morgan ever shown sentiment? Sentiment is something your manly man conceals. It crops out, however. Occasionally-in his great gift to the Harvard Medical school in honor of his father whose name alone appears-in his retention of his fathers name for the London house. But the best illustrations have hitherto never been published. Mir Morgan is an active director in the New York. New Haven X Hartford railroad. It is because of his senti- ment for Hartford. his birthplace, that the name of the road has never been changed. That railroad has inherited part of the old Air line There is a short cut from Boston through Will imantic to New Haven. This passes through Middletown. where there is a heavy curve which must be eliminated to secure highest speed. This change was prevented for years because it re- quired the removal of the old Ceme- tery. When the people of Middletown finally yielded. the plans were laid be- fore the board of directors from which they have never emerged. Mir. Nor gan objected. His ancestors were bur jed there and he will let no profahe hand be laid upon the dead, whether of his line or another's To those who have seen the last remnants of some body'S loved ones mishandled in the course of public improvements, this trait will appeal most strongly, and is there anything but sentiment in such a trait?
Arizona republican., 1908-02-23
A NAVAL PROGRAM.

While we think the idea of a com mission on arbitration and armament well worth the careful consideration of Congress. we deem even more essen tial that some form of naval program be authorized at once Arbitration as a principle. and as desirable method of deciding Quarrels. is as old as the
Arizona republican., 1908-02-23
KILLED BY A TENANT

Oklahoma City, Feb 1S-Z. E. Beem- blossom was shot and killed at noon by J. (. WoOdson a former tenant. with whom he cuarreled. Beemblos- som was United States marshal and cattle inspector WOodsOn claimed that hc shot in self defense.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-23

many horses into the southwest after the racing season has closed in the east which would not otherwise come and wait four or five weeks for the opening of the Phoenix races alone.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-23

If those eastern, Democrats don't stop making unkind remarks. first thing they know MT. Bryan will hear about them. Keeping still saves a lot of backing up, sometimes.-Cleveland Leader.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-23
NEW MONEY MILESTONE
 MARKS NAIION'S GROWTH
Congress Will Set the Seventh That the Development of the United States Has Required.

Washington. Feb. 1S-(Special Cor new money milestone oI the nation the seventh since George Washington was inauguraJed president, which will be set up by this Congress. like the others will point the way to prosperity in this case to more assured pros perity.
 Currency legislation has right of way in Congress. a new page of Am erican history will be turned. It is so gravely important that prolonged de- bate and consideration are due-and there will be plenty of both. Each pre- vious milestone has been as slowly and laboriously set up. but each one. with one exception, marked a step for ward or. as now. d readjustment to new conditions. putting the financial affairs of the people upon a sounder basis than before. After the country has crossed rough and perilous path of panic each new milestone. but one. has shown the way to firmer, smooth- cn roads
 The development of the United States during the years which have elapsed since the civil war eXigencies caused the creation cf the present currency system is probably most forcibly shown by the existing evil dences of funded debts-the municipal and railroad bonds now outstanding. At the outset of the present discus sion of currency reform Speaker Can non took steps to secure these fig ures. which then were not available.
 The results show that there is at present the enormous total of 3.-516.- 1S4.000 of railroad and municipal bonds in the country which would comply with the terms of the Aldrich bin. as a basis for emergency circu- latiOn. These figures are authorita- tive and were furnished to Speaker Cannon at his request by N. w Har- ris. senior partner of \. w. Harris & Co., of New York and Boston and president of the Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago. an author ity on bonds among the bankers of the country. The detailed figures are as follows: Railroad bonds. S1.913 .000.- 900: municipal bonds. sl 543. 1S4 900. This includes the indebtedness of counties as shown by the census re- port Of 1900 \ statement of actual county indebtedness to date. if it could be had. would increase the mu- nicipal total still further. &I
Arizona republican., 1908-02-23
NATIONS FIRST FISCAL MILE
 STONE


 The first money milestone was the establishment of the first United States Bank. in l791 as the result of the efforts of Alexander Hamilton, then secretary of the treasury. Prior to this time and in the colonial days banking in the modern sense was hardly known. Massachusetts had a bank as early as 17l4. which issued notes secured on real estate and Oth- CT "imperishable commodities This bank failed. but some of its successors succeeded although they were under no proper legal regulation and engag- ed in many hazardous ventures.
 The founding of the United States bank and the chartering of banks in the various states put an end to indis- crimnate and unregulated banking and laid the foundations for stable and adequate currency system. The bank was capitalized at S10.00O. 900 and was allowed to assume liabilities to an amount not exceeding it's capital. As deposits were not reckoned among its liabilities. it was enabled to issue nearly s1O.OO0.OOO of notes. but in practice it kept about half that amount outstanding.
 The first bank was thoroughly sue cessful. but its charter was not re- newed in 1911. and for five years the government had to depend upon the state banks. This was a period of trouble and disorder. brought about largely by the war of 1872. Banks sus- pended payments. except in New Eng land. and business was disOrganized until as a way out of the difficulties the Second bank of the United States was established in 1916. marking the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-21

We are showing two of the SWEETEST
pieces of silk ever imported here.
These are of