The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-07
Large Gathering OF Leaders
Of Bench and Bar 10 Lis.
ten 10 Fine Speeches.
Attorney General Wicker.
sham Will Address Public
al Kentucky 1heater.

haln did not dampen the interest
In the eighth annual meeting OF the
Kentucky State Bar association, which
began this morning and will continue
until tomorrow when the session will
close with banquet Tonight the
big event will be the address on
state Legislation Regarding Foreign
Corporations. by Attorney General
George W. Wickersham. OF Washing
ton. The address viii be delivered In
the Kentucky theater. and the entire
public is invited. No admission fee
will be charged.
Owing 10 the heavy downpour OF
rain az the hour set for the meeting
the trend OF business did not begin
until 1855 O'Clock IN order that all
Of the members might reach the court
house. The meetings are held In the
circuit court room. which has been
newly frescoed and given a thorough
cleaning. The court room presented
neat appearance. while the bench
was a bank OF ferns. The court room
is the coolest place In the city. and
today the audience did not suffer
from the heat to the extreme.
President John n. Allen raped for
order at 1895 O'Clock and the Rev.
@. T. sullivan made a short prayer.
Judge william Reed delivered the ad-
dress OF welcome on behalf OF the
city. The Mccracken County Bar as
ISOLATION and western Kentucky.
President John r. Allen replied on
behalf OF the Kentucky State Bar as
ISOLATION. In the presidents address
particular attention was called TO the
enforcement OF the sanitary lave OF
the state. Owing 20 the fact that no
session OF the legislature was held
last winter. the state laws did not
come In for comment. although he
mentioned things that we're undone.
The legislation OF the federal govern
ment was commented on freely and
President Allen thought great good
Rad been done by the government In
enforcing the Sherman act.
Lunch nj Court House.
Il vas 1880 when the state bar
association adjourned for lunch In
the county court room today, the
whole morning program being first
completed. Attorney General Wick
ersham was present at the session
and shook hands with all the visiting
attorneys. He seemed to enjoy the
informal lunch greatly He will leave
at 1870 tonight.
President John n. Allen in his re-
port referred to the demand for legis-
lative and executive reforms, and adj
mitted the vast influence OF Theodore
Roosevelt In stimulating and giving
point to this demand He referred TO
the employers liability act the pure
food law. the act to promote the
safety OF railroad employees, the land
and homestead amendments, naturall-
zatlon and immigration laws, national
banking law amendments and many
others.
He also mentioned the federal
prosecutions. especially against con-
spiracies IN restraint Of trade. He
said II Is a source or congratulation
that the present national administra-
ticn has Indicated that II has no In
tention to abandon the strict enforce
ment OF the law.
He believes In the next few years
America will have a better. juster,
purer government than ever
He added the warning that in the
general demand for economic and So
Geological reforms, II is the duty of
the legal profession to see that the
demands are not pushed to the ex-
tent OF forcing the government beyond
constitutional bounds.
President Allen referred TO the
necessity for higher standards for
admission to the bar. He referred
TO number of recent state decisions
and called upon the bar TO take the
lead In every uplifting movement.
Reports.
Treasurer Dodd reported Sl147.Oh
in the treasury. Secretary Mcdowell
reported briefly concerning the work
OF the organization during the year
and w r. Bradshaw, Jr., of Padu.
cab, read the membership report
showing there are Goa members, oil
whom as are honorary.
The following members died dur.
ing the year Judge Jerry r. Nor.
ton, Lexington; Charles ]. Bronston