Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
THE HOUSE OF SERVICE
The Largest and Most Completely Stocked

may enjoy long life with an assured
income of $4,000 for comparatively
brief service.
Even more lucrative than the dignity
of the lord chancellorship are the
posts of attorney general and solicitor
general. These law officers, as they
are called, have been paid salaries of
$4,000 and 100000 respectively. But
their duties include practice in the
courts, and for court appearances they
receive fees, so that the salaries have
been regarded as retainers. During
the fiscal year 1894 the attorney
general cost the government about
$4,000 for salary and fees, and the So
licitor general about $4,000 Sir Ru-
fus lsaacs. now chief justice, who Wis
tied the United States last summer as
one of the committee to arrange the
Anglo-French loan, was attorney gem
eral part of that year, and Sir John
Simon, now home secretary, part of
| the year Sir John Simon was solicitor
general part of that year, and Sir Stan
ley Buckmaster (now lord chancellor) =,
part of the year.
During the year mentioned Sir John
Slmon's receipts from the government
for his services were, in American
money, just about one hundred thou
sand dollars. This was record year
and the average for the preceding 10
years was much lower. Sir Rufus
Isaacs gained very handsome fee for
appearing as counsel representing the
government in the board of trade in
quiry into the Titanic disaster.
The two present law officers, Sir F.
E. Smith and Sir George Cave have
voluntarily arranged a considerable
reduction of their incomes during the
continuance of the war The attorney
general is to accept $4,000 salary and
the solicitor general 5,000 a reduc-
ton of $4,000 each. The scale of fees
has been lowered so that each will suf-
fer a loss of $4,000 from the estimated
takings of their offices, and the treas
ury will gain those amounts Neither
one will be extremely underpaid,
judged by the revenues of American
officials holding similar positions, with
which comparisons have been made by
English writer's Sir Frederick Smith
is a young man and he will draw from
the government about $4,000 year,
while Sir George Cave may count upon
100000. In addition they will be re-
warded by the prestige and help to
their future private practices, which a
term Of holdings high legal office is
supposed to insure.
The chief justice of England, now
Lord Reading. is paid $4,000 a year,
and the retired chief justice, Lord AL
iverstone, who died early in December,
drew pension of $4,000 The six
judges who constitute the lords of ap-
peal in ordinary in the house of lords.
and correspond to the American su-
preme court more nearly than any
other British judicial body. are sal
aried at 100000 year. The lord chan
cellor of Ireland and the master of the
rolls are paid at that rate. The lord
advocate for Scotland, and the attor-
ney general for Ireland are on the pay
roll at $4,000. Of judges who receive
S25, 900 there is an imposing array.
They include the chief justice of Scot
land and Ireland. In England the five
associate justices of the court of ap-
peals who sit with the master of the
rolls, the six judges of the chancery
division. the Is judges Of the kings
bench division. the two presidents OF
! the court which by singular combi-
nation sits in probate, divorce and ad-
miralty cases. and 80 Scotch and Irish
judges-altogether so judicial officers
| in the United Kingdom salaried at
$25 900.
| There are nearly thirty judicial Of