The Washington herald., 1918-03-19
GIRARD'S BOOK
NETS FORTUNE
Royalties Reach $50, 900,
Says Holland Story to
Be Filmed.

ana royalties or his book - -Four u ears
In Germany" aIreodyT amounted to |
S1-aore than $4,000 1t is not the money !
remuneration. however, which pleased |
Ar. Gerard so much as the evidence
furnished by the large sale OF the
book of the nationwide interest in the |
conditions which he reported based |
upon personal, observation when Am
oassaaor of the United States to Ger !
many,
Just as the money returns to Mr.. |
Gerard on account OF the sale of this
book are almost 100000 and will be |
IN the course of few weeks as much
as that, another evidence of the wide
spread interest in his story was fur
nished a few days ago.
Story to BE Filmed.
The shrewd judgement Of some OF
those who promote the production OF
new movie film inspired them to turn
Gerard's book over, to experts who
are competent to transfer story from
Ihe pages Of book to the films.
therefore a great public which has
read the book and probably will con-
unue to read IL for some time, Will
also have opportunity to- see the
story upon the frrns Probably the
royalties for this production win be
very large 50 that Unsuspected by
Mr.. Gerard when he began to write
the book the income from 1T would 4
probably justify the statement that1
II Is to be numbered among the best
sellers Of this time or in fact of any
time The sale may be overmatched
10y that of Brand Whitlock's new
book, for he has already received for
the serial rights alone nearly one
hundred thousand dollars.
Mr.. Gerard having finished the
book, resumed his former association
with the law firm of Bowers & Sands.
He did not retire from that firm in
order to accept appointment as Am
oassadOr to Germany. but because he
was elected sOuie' years ago Justice
OF the Supreme Court of New York.
His Partner Dies.
Now, having only a few weeks ago
resumed his partnership relation with
John NJ. Bowers, he finds himself
suddeply deprived OF an association
he valued highly and an experience
which was for him, as a lawyer, of
much Importance. Mr.. Bowers died
suddenly a few days ago, his death
having been fastened by service
which he performed for the govern
ment without remuneration. One OF
the chief reasons for the success of
Mr.. Bowers as a lawyer. in addition
10 Unborn ability for the science of
Jurisprudence and an unusually keen
poweTj of critical analysis, was his
capacity for great industry. As a |
worker when employed upon a cause
he did not spare himself He labored |
Is diligently and as far into the
night as the late James c. Carter, |
who was esteemed the leader Of the |
New York bar, was accustomed to do. |
Labor Of this kind Mr.. Bowers for |
some months devoted to the service
Of the government 1t proved to be |
TOGO great a strain upon his vitality
and be died while still in youth of
old age. ssSttuly a martyr to the
cause as was the case with his long
time personal friend, Joseph H
Choate. /
Received Large Fees.
Mr. Bowers was esteemed one Of
the wealthiest lawyers in New York.
He gained large fees and always
earned his recompense. Like his long
time friend, William d. Guthrie, one
Of the leading lawyers Of New York, |
he began his career in a law office as
a stenographer and clerk. Probably
his estate will be found to be in
the neighborhood of three million dol
lars and II that proves to be the case
he will be numbered among the COM
paratiyely few lawyers of New York
who by exclusive devotion to the prac
tice Of the profession accumulated
more than a million.
Mr.. Bowers came into, national3
prominence when he defended Col.
Theodore Roosevelt in the suit
brought against him for libel by Will !
lam Barnes, OF Albany.
,>Nr. Bowers took delight in speak |
ing of his experience while that suit |
was in progress. He was accustomed |
to say that he a. counsellor for the |
defense did not triumph because II |
was Theodore Roosevelt alone who
gained the victory. Roosevelt's mar
velous memory, his swift apprecia- |
ton Of the latent purpose which was
behind the questions put to him upon
cross examination, his insistence upon
having his own way upon the witness
stsnd, and his absolute mastery Of
every detail, Mr.. Bowers used to say.
made Theodore Roosevelt the chief
and triumphant counselor for himself
in that case.
Enjoyed ROOSeyeIt's Hum0r.
But it was not exclusively in the
conduct Of this trial that Mr.. Bowers
found himself interested: he was
perhaps more deeply interested in the
personality of Roosevelt than he had
ever been in that OF any other man.
After adjournment Of the court for
the day Mr.. Bowers had opportunity
to learn something OF Roosevelt's vast
stores Of information, detailed and
accurate, upon many subjects not as
ISOLATED with public life. Furthermore
Mr.. Bowers discovered that Roosevelt
possessed an abundant fund Of humor
and his description Of some of the
scenes and personalities which he wit
messed in the court room were told
with vividness. with quaint and ac-
t1rate delineation Of the humorous
features, so graphically that Mr..
Bowers was persuaded that Roosevelt,
had he chosen to take up descriptive
writing tinged with .humor, would
have. been as successful as he has
been in other lines of literature.
Mr. Bowers was a Democrat of the
old school In politics or at least the
partisan phase OF politics he had
| nothing I'm common with Roosevelt.
But a warm personal attachment be-
| tween these two men developed at the
time OF the trial. Furthermore, Mr..
| Bowers often spoke Of Mr. Roosevelt
in terms which were expressive of his |
wonder at ohe many-sided character
Iistics of the man.
When Mr.. Gerard completely re-
covers from the operation. as he has
now almost done, then presumably |
the question will remain for him to |
answer what Is 70 be the future Of the I
law firm OF Bowers & Sands. Mr.
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