Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-10-11
Judge J. Fl. Lamneck Speaks
To Rotary Club

Judge J. H. Lamneck of New
Philadelphia, spoke to the members
of the McConnelsville Rotary
club at their meeting at the Malta
hotel, Friday evening. Judge Lam
neck is the present probate judge
of Tuscarawas county and is
candidate for judge of the court of
appeals of the Fifth Judicial dis
trict, which includes Morgan coun-
ty. Judge Lamneck took as his
subject 1.-THE Necessity of Law"
and delivered a splendid address.
He covered the history and develop
ment Of law, in the course of his
address, showing the changes that
have taken place from beginning
of the old common law in the day of
the Romans. He spoke briefly
about the Magma Charta and the
Bill of Rights which it established
for the English people ''Most of
the Bill of Rights in our constitu-
tion comes from this old document"
said Judge Lamneck. Zone of the
first requirements of civilization is
law he said, land nations sur.
vive and thrive by obeyance of law.
Every star and every planet must
obey the fixed law of nature if they
are to survive. We have some peo-
pie in our country today" said
Judge Lamneck, "who call them
selves anarchists and who want no
restraint by law This is dan
gerous situation and is the cause Of
much of our present crime wave,'
he said. 'The American nation is
the most wicked civilized nation on
the face of the earth" "Crime
costs the American people approx
mately SIS, 000,000,000 each year
in it's various FORMS he said, "And
100000 people are required to be
incarcerated in our penal institu-
tions and this costs approximately
81 1,000,000,000 year to keep
them. There are $4,000 murders
in the United States each year.
Judge Lamneck also spoke about
the different rackets which the
gang leaders have in Chicago and
New York, for the obtaining of
money from legitimate business
He said that in the city Of New
York there are $50 different rackets
used by the gangsters and they
secure approximately S10O,00O,-
900 each year by this means.
Liberty has it's limits" said
Judge Lamneck, "and we must
measure all law by whether or not
it interferes with the rights of an
individual, or whether or not it is
detrimental to his general welfare.
If it does interfere and is detrimen-
tai, the law is no good. If it does
not, then it is good law and
society needs that kind
Judge Lamneck is the author of
'Lamneck's Ohio Probate Digest
and Practice Manual adopted as
the official text of the probate
judges association in Ohio He has
been rural school teacher, high
school principal, superintendent of
schools, payroll auditor in the
State Industrial Commission; was
chief of the state division of Work
mems Compensation. and assistant
director Of Industrial Relations un-
der Ex-Governor Donahey for two
years, and has been probate and
juvenile judge of Tuscarawas coun-
ty the past 10 years.
DR.. H. H. Scott pastor of the
McCOnnelsville M. E. church, will
be the speaker at the Rotary club,
Friday evening. This is Columbus
Day" and Dr. Scott's address will
be centered around the celebration
Of this event. On Oct. 10, the
Rotary club from Logan will be
present and hold a joint meeting,
with the Malta-McConnelsville club.
Hon. John w. Bricker, attorney
general of Ohio, will deliver the ad-
dress to the two clubs, on that
evening.-XX.