The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-13
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system full Of blackstone. took
the examination and passed.
During this time he had supported
himself. lie had Job milking "a
COWS aud delivering the milk Every
morning he was up at 4 a. m. lie
studied until 6. then tended his stock.
did the milking and delivering and
the Thermometer registered 30 de.
grees below aero and there Was two
feet % snow ON the ground.
He attended classes uutu IL
o'clock. fed his stock again. ~
turncd 90 his studies and nj
night miihed his IA COWS aud
made hk~ deliveries and went
back TO hts books To pore over
until II. not one night. but every
night. During all that time he
never missed u class aud never
reported late.
lie was graduated and was adj
mitted To practice before the su-
prvm- court of Nebraska. aud
thai summer went back 10 the
farm to bli.ter his hands and feet
and buru his face and neck in
the fields when II was 100 do
gr-es hot la the shady places
II was his threshing machine now
when threshing was over he backed
the engine into a ciump OF trees, took
Off his hat 60 IL. and sWore a solemn
oath that Dan iandon had done hts
laat farming. A cylinder tooth had
buried itself In his hand that day.
The young lawyer hunted himself
combination job. tending - head
OF horses ard working in a law OF
flee from In the morning tili 9 in
tho evening. At night he went 10
night high school unti 1910.
lie suddenly decided 10 come West
lie had never had a day OF rcerca.
ton or a cent OF spending money.
except 81 90 a Fourth OF July one
year. until he came 10 Seattle.
lie arrived in Portland In
April. 1891. and hetp~d unload 60
cars VI salt-d b-sf from fright
cars 10 the wharycs. Tic did 9th
ew work for about . month. then
came Ia Seattle aud got a room
In the old Perrin hotel.
Shortly after he had gone 20 bed
he heard pistol shot. Some plaster
fell from his wall and a small hole
that hadn't baen there befors showed
him where bullet had lodged about
eight Inches from his head
lie learned a few minutes later
thar man had shot himself In tho
next room That was has intrcduc.
ton 10 Seattle.
Ncxt morning he got up at 9
o'clock and went out To look for
work. To hix surprise nobody was
M and about but himself People
didn't sleep 80 bate i'm Nebraska
About . o'clovg he opened the door
81 tho law office OF brady q Cay.
Judge Cay informed him that th1y
didn't need IN. services Of a young
lawyer. and Iandon hlt for the street
he knew where there was q livery
stable. and no was good hos;ier as
well al a lawyer.
he suddenly heard Judge Gays voice
behind him. Judge Gay had consult.
"a Ar. Brady and they had decided
they DID need young man. They
believed Mr.. I@ndon was just tho
man for tho place.
~ u later turned out. he was. The
first month Landon Old very little
legal work % importance. but kept
the office clean--and slept on the
floor. At the end Of the month Judge
Gay handed him check for $50.
Judge Gay used 10 tell the
story. Isndon looked nj the
check. then at Judge Gay. 10
was quite clear hs was offended.
snd seemed quite angry. Then
he tore up the cheek and threw
u into the wastebasket
II didn't esrn $50" no expio6L
I'd. "snd you know It,
r.andon and T.. r. Cushpan. now
Federal Judge cushman. together
occupied n room ~ the Brsdy 4 Gay
suite. Gay was then United States
attorney and cuahman his assistant
Landon and Cushman became fast
friends. They were Unsuitable work.
ers. when they were given n case
to get into shape for court they
stuck at IL until their problem was
solved They vat UP until o'clock
one morning working on a $50 dam
age suit.
One OF the cases that fen 20 Ian.
don WAS a small suit in which a
wealthy Chinese importer. An King.
vas one OF the parties involved Ian.
don won the suit as counsel for All
King and got judgrnen,in All Kings
favor for 81 900. Tho money tho
young lawyer collected and took the
check 10 the bank. dcpositing IL in Alb
Kings account
When the Chinaman went 20 the
bank next day 10 get statement he
was puzzled over what he thought
was a $1,000 mistake In his favor.
He asked the teller. who told him the
$1,000 had been deposited tho day
before by Dan Landon. n lawyer.
From that day TO this I.andon has
enjoyed the confidence and much OF
the legal business of seatue's lead.
ing Chinese.
IL WAS not until Tandon's scquaint-
ances brought him out ms n candi.
date for state senator In 1910 that
le commanded the attention Of the
public. however.
lie was elected and reelected
twice.
In the legislature ~ 1911. his
first session. he made his pres
ence felt In = powerful degree.
The practically unknown law
yer's first act was 20 join with
senator PauIhamus In fight
for bill that cut the legislative
appropriation for the use Of
house and senate exactly In half.