The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-02-04

with the legal qualifications nee
essary to practice before the Su
preme Court of the United States
A friend, the Attorney Genera
OF his state, arranged the prelim
inaries. The applicant duly ap
peared. attired in a ten gallon
hat of the most approved West
I varity. But his shirt was
open at the neck, and barren OF
a tie. His hat found sanctuary on
a seat in the courtroom, but
court attaches baked at present
ing a candidate to the j~urists
without the customary tie. The
applicant insisted that the pres
ence or absence of a strip of col
ored cloth about the neck was no
index of an attorneys legal at
tainments; anyway he didn't
wear Il tie. he never had worm
a tie, and he didn't own a tie,
and he knew no reason why he
should break the habits of a life
time.
Finally the ultimatum: mo tie,
no admission His friend, the
Attorney General. interviewed. A
tie was borrowed and the young
attorney, otherwise qualified, was
admitted to practice before the
supreme judicial tribunal of the
nation.
But as he passed. through the
doorway of the court he tore the
Objectionable city lariat from his
neck and thus freed, he proceed
ed on his way, a full-fledged
lawyer. minus a tie. But if ever
he argues a cas- before Chief
Justice Taft and the learned as
sociate justices, it is probable
that it is probable that the
young mans client will be charg-
ed with the cost Of a tie. in adj
dition to other fees.
Government Bureaus at work:
Bureau OF Standard employees
breaking dishes, methodically, to
test their resistance; the Bureau
OF Plant Industry making a mo-
ton picture of plant growth-gen-
uine slow motion movies; Census
Bureau Clerks adding great rows
of figures with electrical ma
workmen in the Bureau
of Printing and Engraving. print
ing money, cool, crisp, green and
bills.
One of the recent treasures
added to the Library of Congress
IS the old Masonic Lodge book of
fredericksburg, Virginia. obtain
ed through the efforts OF Repre-
sentative Tilson. of Tennessee.
The book contains a note showing
George WashingtOn's membership
that lodge.
- l lAAAS AiiAIs ASlltinS nidll. zap
ain John w. Thomson. Jr.. of the
States Marine Corps, has
been transferred to Washington
headquarters and attached to the
history section. He has been
the assignment of writing
he history OF the Second Division
# the American Expeditionary
forces.
Captain Thomson is gaining rap
dly a reputation among the best
of service fiction. He il
.nstrates his own copy with vivid
and ink sketches of the genius
.oughboy. He first commenced to
write when a publisher returned
is drawings with the request
hat he embellish them with
words. Now his writings are
nore sought than his art. He
eryed overseas with the Fifth
States Marines.
One OF the dining rooms of the
lew home of the National Press
hub, the big thirteen story build
ne that is rising at the corner
t fourteenth and F streets, pro-
ably will be known as the Hard
ne Room.
President Harding qualified as
n active member in this club of
ewspaper men, rather than ac-
ept honorary membership as
resident. He was publisher of
he Marion, Ohio, Star. One of
he clubs most treasured pictures
a photograph of Harding casting f;
is ballot at the annual election
/ officers. He played in the
ewspaper golf tournaments-but
ever won any cups-and visited s
ne club whenever he found OPP
ortunity. He was a member of
he club for years before he be- |
anne President. 8
A woman guide has joined the !
,rces of the fluent gentlemen j
no conduct visitors about the {
)rridors and galleries of the Cap 9
oil Building. These guides dis
purse with facility upon the his {
,rical. artistic and statuary won I
ers to be found there. The new