Evening journal., 1918-05-20

Ihis should be a source Of qualification
10 you Al this time and Il gives me
particular pleasure TO refer 10 ~.
Judge Bradford, the members OF the
bar Of Delaware not only recognize and
appreciate your good and able work
upon the bench. hut also your uniform
kindness and courtesy 10 them on ali oc-
casions.
This is not a funereal occasion, nor
has II any mortuary features. yet the
day Is not without its sorrows and re-
greis as you pass from tho bench YOU
have so long graccd % the retirement OF
private life Your DAYS are not yet num-
bered so accurately as some others may
be. You are now in the course of your
destiny simply transferred 10 other
fields OF active usefulness We bid YOU
God speed and good cheer and pray that
you may live long In health and happi-
ness. and when the end comes, as sure
10 must, that you will reap the reward
which awaits you and 10 which you are
justly entitled for duties we'll and faith
fully performed"
Woodburn Martin Of Georgetown,
was then introduced as the spokesman
from the Sussex County Bar Associa-
tion. He said IL was a privilege 70
speak for the members OF the Bar from
that county who always had the high
est esteem for Judge Bradford. Mr..
Martin referred 10 the labors Of Judge
Bradford in the Constitutional Conven-
ton and said that the document bore
the imprint OF his thought and energy
Henry Ridgely. OF Dover. represented
the Kent County Bar Association. He
said that those present were gathered
together 10 express their appreciation
Of the services or Judge Bradford. who
was TO retire The requisites Of judge,
he added. were ability. .inieTity i'm
Partially and fearlessness and all OF
these were possessed by Judge Brad
ford
John p Nields. who was United states
District Attorney under Judge Bradford
for two terms. was the third speaker.
He said in part
After referring TO Judge Bradford TAX
ing the oath Of office as Judge on May
2i. 1897, former District Attorney Nields
said in part
ION May q, 1897. there were two cir
cult Judges and four district judges in
the third circuit and Of these only one
survives. Today there arelthree circuit
Judges and nine district Judges in the
third circuit. OF the ninety-slx district
Judges throughout the country. only six
are senior in commission TO the judge
OF this district His twenty-One years
OF judicial service spans the period
from the Spanish war 20 the present
world-war Among the earliest cases
tried by Judee Bradford were L. s. vs..
Murphy. United states vs.. the Laurada,
for violations of the neutrality laws,
and among the latest are United states
vs.. Donald Stephens. for violation of
the "selectiye draft act, and United
states VS.. Frank stephens, for violation
OF the espionage act.
TT has fallen 10 the lot Of the dis
trict Judge Of this district 10 repeatedly
ait throughout this circuit. at Pittsburgh,
Scranton. Philadelphia and Trenton. HIS
judicial record begins in 50 Federal Re
porter. and will end IN the volume i'm
mediaiely following PAS Federal Re
porter. That record includes Federal
cases OF every kind and description,
viz. Cases dealing with patents, COPY
rights. trade-msrks.a trade-names, unfair
competition IN trade, admiralty, bank
ruptcy. constitutional law, equity cor
porations. negligence. master and ser
want. principal and agent, carriers, SAFES
hailments. pledges. insurance. electment,
mines and minerals. negotiable securl-
iies treaties. international law. the neu-
tralitv immigration, naturalization, non
importation and interstate commerce
acts. habeas corpus and VIOLATIONS OF tne
criminal laws OF the United states,
Patent cases consumed much OF the
time and enisiled a great deal OF srdu-
Gus labor upon the district Judge OF
This district He has dealt win lnNen-
tions OF many and various kinds, in
cludlng apparatus. processes trade
marks or designs relating TO paper
boards. soda water apparatus, steam
heating apparatus target traps. cellu-
lofd articles. cigar cutters, printing ma
chimes. brush holders, machines Tor
hulling green peas on vines. machines
for feeding seed cotton TO gin, designs
for street lamps. pscking-c0re processes
machines for lusterlng silk. irack-sand-
ing apparatus for locomotives, pneu-
matte dispatch system. electric dis
tribution system for railways. electric
elevators. leather stalking machines,
electric smelling. treating ores. CRATE
bars in furnaces, sewing machines bot
he caps. concrete piling and mining sui
phur. some OF these cases involved
millions OF dollars and brought TO this
court the leading patent lawyers OF the
country. including attorneys from Bos-
ton. New York. Chicago, Pittsburgh,
Philadelphia and Washington.
"a Judge who is sought out by the
leaders Of the patent bar must he a
Judge OF rare distinction To thread his
way through the intricate mazes OF
complex. Noluminous patent cases re-
quires a mind Of singular precision and
accuracy. To make the way luminous
and certain demands the finest power Of
clear and comprehensive statement. He
must resemble a certain judge Of the
Queens bench Ia the sixteenth century
described in a volume entitled The
Worthless OF England" To this judge Is
attributed q great happiness in all the
four faculties that make q lawyer t)
A sharp Invention and a clear compre-
hension TO search cut all the circum-
stances OF a case nropounded. p
Judgment % examine and weigh the
particulars invented and apprehended
for truth lieth IN things as sold in
mines. 81 Memory 30 retain what is
judged and examined. A) A prompt
and really delivery Of what Is conceived
and retained, set out with ingenuity and
gravity
The present bankruptcy act was
passed July T. 1925 From the time Of
its enactment the statute was construed
and interpreted in many cases in this
district
The law Of unfair competition IN
trade has been developed within the
last twenty years. Notable contribu-
tions 20 this branch OF the law were