The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
THE CRIME OF PERJURY
By ETHEL ARMIES,


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 mslaid just while you were writing these letters for The Age-Herald? And why, MT. Williams, did you take that to yourself and all the other law yers of Birmingham? Does she not ex- plicitly state in the very next paragraph of that same article: ''Fortunately. there are others not so!'
 Repetition the Soul of Wit
 If that was not as plain as, A, B, c, she makes it plain now: Fortunately, there are others not so!'
 Heavens!
 She never thought or said or dreamed, you know, all men were made that way, or else-well, of course, she didn't! As Nf~ creating a sentiment against, and casting a cloud upon the entire le- gal profession in the district; holding lie hatred, contumely, ridcule and obliquy," s+ "endeavoring to sully the character and blacken the reputa- ton of every lawyer in the district" go to. MT. Williams, go tol
 To begin with. MT. Williams. the premise was taken in the opening article of this series. January 22, which contains this specific statement as fol- lows:
 Not at all that these outstanding suits are to be branded one and all as flake and 'groundless.' Far be such ! a handsome assertion as that from the import of this protest But the majority of the suits in question have. when sifted down to rock bottom, precious little raison 6'etre. Some of them are utterly simple, outlandish, preposterous. beyond the pale"
 Getting Down to Rock Bottom The facts are as have stated them to be. MT. Shapiro. In his letter of EFebruary 12. gives the interpretation that hoped and desired all fairmind- ed, thinking men would give. The gist of what he says is: We are attempt ing to solve civic problem" | That Is everything in nutshell. Here is civic problem to tackle, and | a mighty tangled one it is. The CO., operation of every honest lawyer and every honest business man in Bir- mingham is desired: the active assist ance of the Birmingham Bar associa- | tion Is requested to help stamp out the evil.
 Now. as to Mir. Williams second let ter (Age- Herald. February 16), in an- swer to MT. Chaprio's letter of Feb | ruary 12. Here he refers to his com munication of February 12 as "de- fense of the legal profession and oi 1 the Birmingham Bar association" Hear A "defense!"
 F, It Is not any defense. It is cup of milk and water mixed with water pre- l dominating.
 MT. Williams. tell the people of Bir-
 ningham something tangible, concrete and absolute about the Birming ghan Bar association. besides the fact that Tit has existed since 1885. | In his second paragraph MT. Will Hams sa that MT. Shapro's mental manoeuvreY remind him forcbly o1 the fox" Since Mr. Williams will in | sist on the animals, why make MT. Sha 1 pAro fox?
 Attorney Williams Not Infalible Fortunately, saying that he is one doesn't make him one. From the man ner in which Mir. Shapiro leaped into this controversy, courageous, head up and claws ready, he struck me as be ing rather young lion.
 Just because MT. Williams imagine.
 I called him 8 weasel why need hs turn about and call MT. Shapiro-wht takes my part-a fox? Is not Mr., Will Hams a trifle mixed on the species? 4
 cub lion doesn't resemble a little fox
 MT. Williams. That's an awful break
 The entire second letter appears tt
 resolve /itself into the question, 1T. MT. Shapiro a member of the Bir mingham Bar association?' and "Ha he paid his dues?" MT, Shapiro is member of the Birmingham Bar asso citation. He joined July 15. 1910. H, has paid dues to date.
 Upon inquiring last evening from on, of Che judges. Who Is MT. Isador,
 Shapiro?" he said:
 Why, he's.a young lawyer here. jus I-started practicing; has an office on th fourth floor of the Brown Marx build ing. He's young fellow just out o
 Yale law school. Started practicing las July or August, I think 1t was. some where along there. Talented? Yes Max a good lawyer? He will"
 Danger Signal Hoisted Now, the only really sad and serious proposition in this second epistle of MT Williams Is his threat to retire from thu arena"
 | Why, retire, MT. Williams? We havt
 scarcely begup yet. And, you know. yo,