South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-19
AFT OFFICERS
AROUSE LAWYERS
lare Them Incompetent
d Then Ask Their Advice.
w. G. CrabiIl Angry.

hat was supposed 20 have 5eeu
Destruction on questionable .cr
lFers Practising at the bar % S
Ia county Thursday morning at
o'clock In the s.. Joseph cIr-
court room. resulted iu more
is Of an indignation meeting
seems that officials Of draf-
r. no. have been scoring local
|rneys for alleged Incompetent
Hing out questionuaires for reg
|nts last year and al the some
/ urging ali registrauts 20 con-
a lawyer whose duy ID is 20
the regisuant free OF charge
few days ago the attorneys of
81 Joseph county bar associa-
voted TO take care of the reg
|snts by the unit system. that is.
|aVe men I'm each division come
Different days of the week 20 the
|ty court house and have their
|EtiOnnaires filled out there
Ignore Vote Of Lawyers.
De draft boards. however ignored
vote OF the lawyers and i'm
cted the registrants Co go TO the
Is OF the attorneys
i g Crabiu OF the law firm of
erson, Parker. Crabm and
|mpacker. presented a resolution
soon as the meeting convened.
|ch advised the adoption o. the
system. This motion was sec
ed by Vernon W. S-an Fleet. for
nudge OF the superior court
|erCupon l. * Parks. a member
the legal advisory board Cf the
|nty division arose and told his
.he- attorneys that the question
res would be filled ont where ard
en the draft boards designated.
|lng that the lawyers had nc all
|lative.
CrabiH Withdraws Motion.
|fr. Crabiu withdrew his motion
not until he had stated that he
Interested in the success of the
erty loan and between that cam
81 and the advice TO registrants,
did not see now either could zoe
cessfully taken care of. He stated
{ II his office was fun OF regis
hts Ciamoring for advice and -hc
ient need OF aiding the Liberty
h committee at the present tra.
re was some likelihood th1t
fher could receive much atrca-
Ttuart MacKibhen also told of the
sentlemanly treatment Le had
eived at the hands of Homer
ggart. chairman OF board 40 2
Ether attorneys voiced their pro-
/ against counsel free of charge
rpen about TO go 90 the arm,
o wish 10 settle their business ne
Is aud demand that a lawyer set
their entire estate i'm addition
closing up their business free of
lrge.
Impose on Attorneys.
u had one man I'm this town who
worth probably $4,000 bring his
into me the other day" said one
orney, 'anG 10 was necessary to
lnsel with him throughout the
\ relative TO the disposal of stocks
bonds that the son owned. This
rs not seem within the purview OF
governments Instructions as 20
e counsel for soldiers" the at
ney said. "but we are supposed
go the limit with these fellows
any,king they want and If we
NJ we are not patriotic.
Another lawyer stated that a mar
20 was doing partnership bust
s. came 30 him recently and want
him 20 settle up the partnership
siness. free Of charge. because
2 OF the partners was ready % be
lucted into the army This the at
'ney refused Co do and was
omptly told that he was doing thu
.ht thing by a future defender of
, nation
Before the meeting was adjouruel
2 attorneys went over the ques
and agreed upon IN,
oper manner i'm which Ca set down
, answers required by the regis
lnts.