The San Francisco call., 1909-11-10

attorneys were compelled to labor.
Let us find out what the law is to-
day before amending ii tomorrow he
said. But the greatest impediment of
all, declared the speaker, was the habit
of the press and public trying every
important case before it reached the
courts
1T has reached the point" he de-
clared. where man who isn't willing
to get on the housetops and shout his
opinions is looked upon as bad citi-
zen Then the material from which
the courts must select fair and impair
tial juries consists only of mollycoddles
and jellyhsh. We need more respect
for the law. Let US not accelerate ii
at the expense of old fashioned lib
erty."
THE greatest trouble with the law
is the lawyer himself. was the sum-
ming up of Judge Dooling of MADEIRA
county. And l include the judges, for
no judge is better than the bar which
makes him. The trouble, he asserted,
was the willingness of some members
of the profession to assist clients in
obtaining what was not justly their
due All that a lawyer was required,
warranted or justified in doing, he said,
was to see that his client received
! justice. and no more. He deplored what
he termed the growth of distorted
view within the profession.
/ Charles S. Wheeler of this city pro-
posed three cheers for the sentiments
| expressed by Judge Dooling, and they
were given with will.
SUGGESTS NEEDED REFORMS
William r. Davis of Oakland argued
! for more stringent requirements for ad-
mission to the bar, for simplif1ed plead
ings, for common sense and business
like administration of the law by the
courts and for the settlement of every
litigation on a question of its merits
alone. He suggested several concrete
examples of needed reform.
Attorneys present at the banquet
from outside counties OF the state were:
Alameda William L. Davis. George W. Reed,
L. NJ Fitzgerald NJ. C. Chapman.
Amador John F. Davis, w J. McGee, Ernest
/ B. d. Spsgnoli.
CalaEeras-James Keath, VIII A. Dover, Ira
/ H. Reed
Fresno-M. K. Harris, George E. Church.
GIenn-Frank Freeman. Ben F. Gels. Claude
Humboldt-C NJ. Wheeler, J. F. coonan, C. P.
Imperial N. Eshelman. George H. P. Shaw,
R. y. McPherrin.
Los Angeles-Lynn Helm. Oscar F. Trippett,
! William j. Hunsaker. ]. A. Gibson J. n. Shank
] land. Walter S. Wright. L. W julien. Wheaton
A. Gray, Walter Leeds, GurneE Newlin, R. j.
Madera-Franeis A Fee. r. E. Rhodes, George
! G. Goucher.
Merced-J. X. Law. J. W Knox, ]. J. Griffin.
Monterey-P g. zabals. Frederick Feliz, G. A.
| Dougherty. 3. V. Sargent.
Napa-H. c. Gesford.
Nevada-Fred Searls. F. T. Nilon. T. S. Ford.
Placer-John NJ. Fulweiler, p. P Tabor, ". B.
! Lardner
Sacramento. T. Hatfield. A. NJ. Seymour, R.
A. Waring. Grove L. Johnson.
San Francisco-Warren 0lney Jr.. Charles ".
Slack Charles S. Wheeler. Jesse W. Llienthal,
o. h Cushing. Edward A. Belcher, Emil Pohli,
Grant II. Smith. Curtis II. Lindley.
San Mateo-George c. Ross.
Santa Barbsra-W. s. Day.
Santa Clara-Victor A. Scheller. s. c. Thomp-
kins D. NJ. Burnett H. c. Jones
Santa Cruz-H. A. Van c. Torchiana, H. c.
Wyckon.
Shasta-Thomas B. Dozier.
Tehama-W. P. johnson, H. s. Cans, ]. ].
Wells.
Holland.
Yentura-W H. Barnes. R. NJ. Clarke.
Yuba-wallsce Dinsmore. Waldo S. Johnson,
Edward B. Stanwood.
Members of the local association and
specially invited guests who were pres
ont were.