The Washington herald., 1914-06-08
MARITIME PLAYS
new ROLE WELL
Former 'Knocker" Makes Hit
in Address to Young
Law Graduates.
GIVES USEFUL "DON'TS"
Senator Tells National University Class
to Settle All Gases Out
of Court"
GIVES USEFUL "DON'TS"

In a characteristic speech Senator
James f. MARITIME. of New Jersey. ad-
dressed the graduates OF the National
University Law School last night at the
National Theater. He confessed he was
in an awkward position. for he was not
a lawyer himself and said many hard
things about lawyers. Every lawyer IN
Congress well remembers what the New
Jersey Senator told the Senate Lobby
Committee about their profession last
summer.
The Senator started out with a story
OF friend who was robbed by a law
yer. And he had comely wife. too.
and along came a preacher and ran off
with her." he said. Since then his one
wish is that every preacher may kill a
lawyer and be hanged for it."
Yet He's an Optimist.
yet this same man is an optimist," f"
continued the Senator. He SAYS he has
not lost confidence in the world. OF
course, he may not think so much of
lawyers and preachers as he once did.
but he is still an idealist and a lover
of nature.
'As to killing off the lawyers and
preachers. / haven't come to that way
of thinking yet. The legal profession
Is undoubtedly noble one. i have
known many who rose to wealth and
power by the right sort Of work.
Don't be sharpers, you young law
yers." he exhorted. IF you get cases,
settle them out of court. Compromise;
1t will pay you. not in cash perhaps but
In a more substantial way, in the end.
can't. for the life Of me- tell why I
was invited to address you. For a while
insisted there must have been some
mistake What 40 I he,
lawyers? Why. I was nothing but a
farmer until I came to the Senate And
never sued a man in my life When
feil out with my neighbors and they
threatened to take me into court took
them to one side and compromised with
them. That's why tell you to compro-
mise. 1 know it pays us laymen and it
would pay you, too"
Contempt for MoIIycoddIcs.
Speaking of mollycoddles. the Senator
said: Il have nothing but the utmost
for them. They belong 10
breed that can't be described l wouldn't
give a hurrah for a man without some
100; take that back: he ought to be
Democrat
The baccalaureate address was de-
ivered by Rev. Jay T. Stocking, of Con-
sregauonal Church. 1t was the first COM
nencement Of the school in many that
eugene Carusi, chancellor of the uni
'ersity, missed. He was to confer the
iegrees. Justice William II. Anderson.
II the District Supreme Court, took his
'lace. Rev. G. Everett Granger, of Gun
on Temple Memorial Church, delivered
he invocation and benediction.
Awarding of Prizes.
Gold medals and other prizes were
.warded to Ollie ]. Butler, Texas: James
J. Norton. New York: Edward Mark
warts. Massachusetts,; George NJ. DOVE, |
district of Columbia: o. NJ. Butler, |
texas; Alfred Raymond Lowey, New |
FORK; George G. Box, New York
Following Is list of the graduates: |
hose receiving the degree of master of |
avs. Leon Edward Albert, District of /
Columbia; Horace f. Alexander, Mary |
and; Max Waite Ball. Colorado; Russell |
.bbot Baxter. Iowa: Herbert L. Brooks. |
Jew York: o. NJ. Butler, Texas: C. ]. |
sdwin Carlson. New York; Leo A. Cra-
en-, District Of Columbia: George NJ
lowe. District of Columbia: Herman
Hanson. Wisconsin: Walter A.
iardman, New York; Walter Benjamin |
I'LL. Illinois; Thomas Reese McCreery,
Edmund Waring McLar-
en-, Pennsylvania: Samuel Marshall I
iarks, District of Columbia: G. T. Mix
elson. Maryland: David Miller. Connec-
cut; T. Hull Montgomery, Tennessee:
ohm Montgomery Murphy. District of
olumbia; ]. Rafael Oreamuno. District
Columbia; John Francis Quinn. Rhode
sland: Maurice Rosenbloom. District IF
oiumbia; Lawritz B. Sandblost. Oregon;
dewellyn M. Snowden, Pennsylvania;
.dward r. Sterling, Ohio; Otto C. Strom,
Iorth Dakota: Hugh Allen Suits, North
arolina; Pemberton r. Swift, Illinois;
rancis Cudworth Tarr, Massachusetts,;
'verett H. Taylor. New York: Henry
ingham Vrooman, District of Columbia;
Ohm Samuel West. Ohio: Frank R. /
Vheater, Massachusetts,: Thomas p.
Vflgus, Washington; Charles c. Wilson,
Iaryland. /
Degree of master of patent laws
lorace E. Alexander. Maryland: George
!. Dove, District of Columbia: Otto c.
from. North Dakota: Pemberton r.
Witt, Illinois; Frank r. Wheater. Massa-
husetts; Norman T. Whitaker. PennsyI-
ania: Charles C. Wilson, Maryland.
Degree Of bachelor of iaws-Francis d.
lexander. District of Columbia; Martin +
. Anderson, Iowa: U. Oscar Arner, New
ersey; Max Waite Ball, Colorado; Ralph
Bassett. District Of Columbia; Sher-
lan p. Bowers, Maryland: Herbert B. I
olltnA Dtntrict Of Columbia; @. Chester u