The Washington herald., 1913-12-14
BRYAN, JR., GOES into POLITICS,
BUT DOES NOT DESIRE OFFICE
Son of Secretary of State Settles Tucson Ar and Ex
poets to Stick Strictly to Law-Thnks West Is
More Sincere Than the East

lily with him. His three children are At
tending the high school
''It is the folks back East that get
lonely" said Mr.. Bryan with a smile
They come out every once in a while
to see their grandchildren"
"A fellow has to have a broader foun-
dalton in the law in Arizona than in
the East" he said, as he leaned back
on a settee. 1t was in his beautiful lit
tie residence at 81 East Fourth street.
in the university section of the city. OF
the house, he said, laconically, 1T fits
US"
Laws Different in the West.
For instance. the law on water
rights is different in the West from
what it is in Massachusetts and other
Eastern States. In Massachusetts, the
doctrine of riparian rights obtains. II
stream runs through ones premises,
he owns that stream, no matter whether
he uses the water or not He may de-
sire it simply to beautify his place.
Here the ownership of water is based
on its beneficial use. This is a new
State. In many instances the law has
not been exactly determined. One has
as Arizona decisions. Frequently one
has to dig back There is less routine
than in a lawyers work back East. 1t
is much more fascinating.
Opportunities are far more numer-
our here There are chances for intel
ligent investment
Il don't intend to leave Tucson. Phoe-
nix tthe capitaD is a piece of Eastern
climate set down in Arizona; that is TO
say, the humidity is great there on ac-
count of the extensive irrigation. The
ground is saturated.
THE standard set for admission to
the bar here is high. The personnel OF
the bar is high.
West Has Its Attractions.
The climate and the picturesqueness
of the country have their attraction.
Go back East and you can spot a West
ern man as soon as you see him. They
seem to be more sincere than Eastern,
ers. 1t is because they are not so
formal"
He went from Culver to Nebraska State
University at Lincoln, where he spent
three years. He studied at the University
OF Arizona in Tucson and was president
OF the athletic association. He took the
elementary course in law offered and
read cases assigned
From May, 1912. until February. 1913,
he was absent from Tucson and during
this period studied law for half a year
at Georgetown University in Washington.
d. c.. taking the first and second years
work. At intervals he has studied in the
Office OF Frank II. Hereford and Frank
L Curiey. Hereford is one of the best
known attorneys in the West Curley Is
city attorney of Tucson. He will continue
to be associated with them
Public speaking always was rather
difficult for me, so / have made II
point to cultivate il whenever there was
an opportunity. I took my turn at de-
batting in the various colleges have at
tended"
Mr.. Bryan has not yet appeared in
court as a lawyer
Mrs. Bryan Is an accomplished must
clan. like all of the Bergers," Mr.. Bryan
says. There is a piano in their home.
She sings. as well as plays On his study
table were Macaulays Critical and His
torical Essays and AS a Man Thinks"
by Augustus Thomas.
They have two children-Mary Sholes,
somewhere between three and one-half
and four years OF age, and Helen vir-
ginia, two and one-half years. When
asked II his wife was a Milwaukee girll
he replied that she was an American
girl She has lived in Denver, Lincoln,
Washington, and other cities
In college they called him -Bnl"