South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-28
Bar Association Holds DRY"
Meeting and Decide That
Miss Annual Affair is En-
titled to Divorce.
REFERENDUM CALLED
FOOLISH BY SPEAKER
Col. George Buckingham of
Chicago Says Lincoln Would
Have Been Victim Had Re-
call System Been in Use.

Even though he was called loudly
three times in open meeting and thrice
three times again, John Barfeycorn
did not enter an appearance at the
annual banquet of the st. Joseph Bar
association held Saturday night at the
Oliver hotel There was testimony
that John had been seen in the neigh
borhoOd and a bottle was produced as
exhibit "A" but the witnesses were
discredited andthe case went by de-
fault. The judgment Of the lower
court in granting Miss Annual Affair
a divorce from John, was affirmed
Although this was the first dry
banquet Of the association the dryness
apparently did not effect the spirits
of the banqueters. The fun began
promptly with the first course of the
nine-course dinner and continued
through the nine courses and on until
the gathering was adjourned. De-
mands were made as to who had made
the banquet dry and charges We're
filed alleging that the lid had been
tilted and that bootlegging was going
on However when it was finally seen
that the judgment was going to be
against the plaintiff the case was dis
missed forthwith at the costs of the
plaintiff.
evening by Olsens orchestra with a
pleasing selection of classic music
and with pleasing accomplishments
for the banqueterS who entered Justify
into the singing of ''Tpperary" and
Il Want TO Go Back to Michigan.
Vocal selections by Elton Crepeau drew
enthusiastic encOres as also did stories
in dialect by Jim Gregory.
Thomas w. Slick presided and In a
hn Il a Taf &c
made upon him by those present who
formulated arbitrary rules of pro-
cedure to meet the demands of the oc-
casion. The first speaker introduced
was Col. George Buckingham of Chi
cago.
Praises Legal Profession.
Col. Buckingham spoke briefly in
tersperSing his remarks with bits OF
wit at the expense of the legal fra
ternity He declared that Indiana
was the only state where a man who
practices law is not required by law
TO know anything. He called attention
then seriously TO the fact that al
though there was a tendency on the
part of the general public TO some
what discredit the lawyers yet in the
last analysis this same public learned
through necessity TO hold the lawyers
in high regard as being found worthy
The speaker recited how the Amer
lean republic had been formed Us a
happy medium between the monarchy
and the democracy and how this form
Of government was purely an Amerl-
can form the result OF American
thought and American experience. lie
pointed out how the methods by which
the American form of government had
been formed were well known to law
yers as being the A, B, & of their
legal education and how at the same
time the average persons on the street
knew practically nothing of these ele-
mentary things pertaining To then
own government.
Col. Buckingham referred TO the
referendum and recall as being foolish
and unnecessary. The recall, he said
would have put Abraham Lincoln out
of his office as being an enemy TO the
state. The judiciary, he declared
must be firmly established in order to
maintain stability and safety of gov
ernment The speaker finally called
attention to the fact that the one
great trust of the lawyers was TO pre-
! serve the government IN its best form
Judge OIds of Fort Wayne spoke
somewhat along the same lines as die
J Col. Buckingham, but confined his re-
marks more to a discussion OF the
place of the judiciary. He made refer
-nce to the teaching of Blackstone
I that when one department Of a gov
ernment becomes subserVient to an
other department the result is an END
! 10 the constitution. The speaker held
! that because Of this it was necessary
that the courts should be maintained
\ in their present integrity. He declared
/ that IL had become the tendency O1
! late years for the executives of both
1 the federal and state governments tC
attempt to control the other branches
/ of the government.
! The speaker pointed out the great
! importance of judges making theii
/ opinions. express the will Of the law
/ rather than their own personal viii
I 1t was his belief that the public now
/ had the idea that the opinions Of the
courts were usually expressions of the
will of the court rather than expires
I sions of the will OF the law. As 10 the
/ referendum and the recall, he de-
clared that such a power for the peo'
I pie might be OF benefit in small prin
cipalities where The interests OF th'
/ whole people were much the same
/ but the erect Of such a power in Z
/ country OF varied nationality and in
| terests like the United States. would
! be pernicious lie held that the FIRE
quent election OF judges was identica
! in effect TO the recall.
on the Docket
( Following are some OF the features
| OF the program given under the heaC
| of "Off the Docket:
Joint debate Gin pantomine) -...-
! Fred Gabriel and Louis Hammer
schmidt
} tThe above contest viii be held