The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29

master Waters told of the time Mrs
Nation smashed 1.-THE Senate saloon.
She was brought into Judge
Hazen's court" said Waters, land the
judge asked her if she had a lawyer.
No, your dishonor,' said Mrs. Nation,
God will defend me- The case then
proceeded for trial.
Judge Pollock was not on the regu-
at the banquet. In q short talk he ad-
vised the young lawyers to be fair and
honest and state their cases fairly to
the court. Discussing procedure, Judge
Pollock said:
There is no better way on earth to
find the facts in case than by jury
trial. A mistake is not the mistake of
the jury, but the mistake o. the court
and a federal court is just what the
Judge makes it. In the trial of case,
try first to find just what the facts are
and then decide what a reasonable
man would conclude from the evl-
dence. A court may say different than
that opinion, but the court will be
wrong and you would be wrong If you
expected any other than a logical YER
dict from a thinking. sensible man.
Charles Curtis, United States Sena-
tor and member of the Shawnee coun-
ty bar, told of early day court expert
enceS and endorsed the judgment OF
the voters in the selection of Judge
West as a member of the supreme
court.
John F. Switzer responded to the
toast, "The Practicing Lawyer He
said the trial lawyer was playing AN
important part in every. public act or
life and was largely responsible for
the uplift of the state and nation.
Robert W. Blair said the lawyers
disposed of their grievances and dlft1-
culties in the court room and That the
association promoted a better telioW-
ship and kindlier feeling among mem
bers of the bar. He said the lawyers
of today must be up and doing IL they
would maintain the high standard OF
excellence established by the attorneys
of a generation ago. He mentioned
some of the members of the bar who
had gone before and pointed to the
excellent work they had performed.
Among those who attended the BAN
quet were:
Senator Charles Curtis, Judge John
c.. Pollock, r. w. Blair, Judge j. 5.
West, Captain Joseph G. Waters, Chlet
Justice w. A. Johnston, Judge A. W.
Switzer, Justice r. A. Burch, Judge
H Allen, F. G. Dreaming. Chas. S.
Briggs, Hugh Mcfarland, j. M. Du-
menil, Jos. E. Baldwin, r. L. Thomas
w. A. S. Bird, VIM. r. Arthur, Edwin
E. Brookins, A. A. GODDARD, Howell
Jones, D. A Valentine, Judge J. G.
Slonecker. H. G.. Larimer, George II.
Whitcomb, George s. Allen, G. e
Gault A. M. Harvey, George A. Huron,
Otis E. Hungate, P. H. Forbes Edwin
L. O'Neil, W. e. Atchison, James A.
Mcclure, Arthur J. Bolinger, J. A.
Lott. Lee Monroe, E. H. Hogueland,
Chas. D. Shukers, L. H. Greenwood, c.
H Bissitt, of Greensburg. Kan; A. A.
Graham, R. H Cav, Alfred A. Scott,
o. J. Wood. Judge w. F. Schoch,
Tinkham Veale, Irwin Snattinger. JUS
tice Silas Porter, H. J. Bone. U. S. at
torney, H. C. Root, Thos. M. Lillard,
John W. Newell, Glare A. Bailey. H.
Ward Page, J. w. Stark, ]. E. Adding
ton, Walter Jones, ]. ]. King, Geo. A.
Kline S. L. Lashbrook John c. Waters,
C. C. Bradley, of LeMars, Ia; ]. j.
Schenck, c. ]. Evans, W. H. Cowles,
D. H. Brannaman. L. J. Graham, Jus
tice A. w. Benson, d. G. Tillotson, H.
E. Valentine, Samuel Barnum, c. A.
Magaw, ]. D. Mcfarland, Paul z.
Walker. Henry A. Scandrett, Justice
H. F. Mason. Robert Stone, ]. B. Lari-
mer. w. S. McClintock, Otis S. Allen,
B. w. Scandrett, Chas. F. Spencer, Ed
win D. McKeever, w. E. Mills. of Chi
eago; L. S. Ferry, James A. Troutman,
Fred S. jackson, attorney general, and
Carver