El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-10
LAWYERS MIX LAW
WITH GOOD TINE
Fifty Members Of the Bar
Association Attend An
nual Banquet.


/ About so lawyers gathered in the
I banquet room of the Hotel St Regis
and until an early hour Sunday morning
| mixed law with high spirits-spirits of
/ several brands. Covers were laid for
] 100 but for some reason, as IN the case
/ of judge James R Harper, chief jus
/ tice Of the eighth court Of civil ap-
/ peals, who that day was celebrating
! chief justice, the odd so were unable
/ to attend They missed good feed
| and good time
COIdweH Opens Talk Fest
| Judge W. NJ COldwel, who came
J into the banquet room late and was
| given an ovation, opened up the talk
| fest after the repaSt mad been served
| Judge COldWells subject was the Sen
/ ior bar, but he had something to say
/ about the young 0edglings out Of the
! University Of Texas The judge said
| that judge J. NJ GOggin had not been
/ a corporation lawyer long enough for
| the manner to. strike in. but that ".
/ H Burgess, who had more practice, was
| proficient in that respect and was en-
/ titled to promotion to the federal
| bench The judge wanted to know
| whose scalp Tom Lea had selected to
I be added TO the collection that was al
| ready hanging at Henry kelly's belt.
/ He had something to say about the in
| fluence a lawyer had on mOlding a
| cOmmunity's future
Judge Mckenzie on Procedure.
| Judge j. K. Mckenzie, associate JUS
I tice OF the eighth court of civil ap-
/ peals, discussing the subject Tine
| Conservatism OF the Law called for
| remarks relative to the reforms thaS
I had been introduced by lawyers and
/ cIuZens on the Statute books OF the
! state. The judge considered that. the
/ present procedure of the state was well
| enough, and model for other states 10
| fellow If anything needed adding
/ TO he suggested that additional menu
| DcrS might be appointed on the bench
| of the supreme court Of the state
eerTT he Iii ch q M
/ be changed because II was simple
| enough, the law and equity sides beng
! combined. All that was necessary, the
judge stated, was to have good cause
Ethics of the Bar.
In speaking Of ethics professional
! and otherwise, U. S. GOen stated that he
/ thought a lawyer was the most hum Die,
patient and philosophical person in the
world. He said that the lawyer was
| governed by q code Of ethics or pro-
/ claimed that he was
HI PasO standards Not Surpassed.
! Mark B. Thompson, Of Las Cruces,
| y. NJ, spoke of the Texas lawyer as
| he had known him in New Mexico. he
| recalled several cases which arose in
I that state participated in by Texas
lawyers. At the conclusion Of his
| speech Mr.. Thompson grew serious,
and said that the FL PasO lawyer had
! set standards which were not surpassed
! anywhere
jackson No Longer a Piker.
y H.
I district court, said that IL was a great
deal better and much easier dealing
from the bench than TO be plking at the
bar. he took mis- cue he said, from
Overhearing a gambler in the Acme
gambling hall, on South Ii Paso street
in the old days OF FL PasO-say 10 a.
lawyer: When you know as much
about the game as / do, my friend, you
more" Judge Jackson said ne had
his own way Of running his court, and
that IL was such a good method judge
A NJ Walthal, OF the 41st district
court, was going to take course, also
Joe Nealon- He stated that he would
open up a class for anyone who had
aspirations of being district judge.
Deals Cards Above Board.
1T is easy TO be a district judge
said judge jackson He said that he
made it a rule to Overrule all motions
for q new trial, and in deciding against
a lawyer he said that he took the law
yer's side that could make the best ar
gument, and then ruled against him.
The judges remarks were all facetious
While Judge of the court, judge
Jackson said, that all lawyers could
expect the cards to be dealt above
board The lawyers who had piked
his bar so far, ne said, he thanked
for their cOnsiderate treatment.
PecOs Man Praises FL PasOans.
Judge Harry McTier, oil PecOs, Texas,
had some complimentary things to say
about the members Of the FL PasO bar.
He said that he thought so much of
their annual banquets that he could
not afford to miss them and would
come in spike tail" coat, and pair
Of tan shoes. he showed the shoes.
Cobb Tells n Story.
Zach Lamar Cobb. when called on
to make a speech, said that the. only
way in which an orator could sue
coed was to do the unexpected thing,
and that he was going 10 do that BY not
making a speech He did, however,
speak long enough to give Judge 7. a
FaIvey's definition Of the turkey trOt,
which would only 90 Tor lawyers.
New Yorker Enjoys Hospitality.
A J. Robinson, OF New York, praised (
the hospitality Of Il PasOans generally
and lawyers here in particular. Per-
sons in New York courts, Mr.. Robert |
son said, had to sit up straight, and if |
they crossed their legs they would be /
fined. Here, he said, it was all right !
for a person to lie down and stretch /
out He said that judge Jackson could |
roll a cigaret and render a judicial |
opinion all at the same time, without |
the former action having the least in /
huence.
The Banqueters.
When the banquet finally broke up, /
all the cars had stopped running and |
the lawyers had to hire automobiles, or |
else stay at the hotels. Among those |
present were: +. Z. Runter, Maury /
Kemp, W H Burgess, Zach Lamar |
Cobb, Ballard COldWeu W. NJ Cold /
well, J. NJ. GOggin, J. NJ Beaver, J. L. |
oyer T. W. L44AAf l. ~ II alvey ". J
II. Fryer, P. E. Gardner, S. B. GilIett, |
L. S GOen, A. r. GramDling, J. IL Har- |
ris, ". D. Howe. Dan NJ Jackson, At j
las Jones, G. R Lessing. c. ". Mar !
shall, ". II. McBrOOm, +. B. McClin- (
took, Robert T. NeilI, E B. O'Quinn, |
Charles owen, J. NJ. Pollard, P. R |
Price, r NJ Reed II. w Stanton. J. +. /
Weeks, p. d. Thomas, r. r. Thomson,
W B. Ware, James J. Murphy, ". Il |
Scott, J. F. Mckenzie, Z. F. Higgins, !
J. I. Driscou, clerk Of the Eighth court /
Of civil appeals; Juan Smith, W. Smith, |
A. J. Robertson, Of New York; Mark /
b. Thompson, Of Las Cruces, n. NJ, |
Harry AcTier, Of PecOs, Texas, and W. |
W. Bridgers
Letters Of regret because they were /
not able to attend the banquet were |
received from W. s. Fly, chief justice |
of the fourth court Of civil appeals at !
san Antonio Tex, judges Brown, Phil |
lips and Hawkins of the supreme court |
of the state. and ". H. Llewellyn, Of !
Las Cruces. N NJ