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comfortable livelihood with something to save. I believe that the place of any one in this profession is not a ques tion of sex, but of qualification." Attorney-General Bonaparte spoke on
l‘Judges as Law Makers." George M. Wall of Du Quoin read a
radical innovations, including the recall of judges. Timothy E. Howard of South Bend, in "Our Charters," took up the
history of the federal Constitution. These topics owed their timeliness to
the agitation for the new Indiana con stitution, and another paper on this
paper on “Judicial Settlement of Inter national Disputes.”
general topic was read by Linn D. Hay
Clarence True Wilson of Chicago, formerly of Oregon, spoke on “Ore gon's Experiment in Self-Government."
Bloomington discussed the question, “Is
President William R. Curran discussed the laws passed by the last legislature.
of Indianapolis.
Enoch G. Hogate of
There a Law's Delay?"
After a lively
debate, the outcome of which was a sentiment opposing the discussion of questions pending before the courts, the
He spoke earnestly for the removal of the stain of the Lorimer scandal.
following resolution was finally adopted:
At the last session of the Illinois General Assembly, Hiram T. Gilbert sought to make radical and drastic
tion expresses no opinion as to the validity or invalidity or wisdom of
reforms of the law of practice and procedure. Strong opposition by the state
people." Ofiicers of the association were chosen
bar association aided the defeat of the bill. To offset the “Gilbert Bill" the
as follows: President, Samuel Parker,
“Conference Bill" was introduced, but this, too, met defeat. At the annual meeting, these bills came up for dis cussion, E. C. Kramer of East St. Louis, and Col. Nathan W. MacChesney both
Hanan, Lagrange; secretary, George H. Batchelor, Indianapolis; treasurer, Frank
urging the Association to approve the
Iowa. — The Iowa State Bar Associa tion has taken up a position contrary
conference bill, which it did for the first time. Officers elected were: President, Horace Kent Tenny of Chicago; vice
presidents, Harry Higbee of Pittsfield, William D. Fullerton of Ottawa, Joseph De Frees of Chicago; secretary and
“Resolved, That the State Bar Associa
submitting the new constitution to the
South Bend; vice-president, John W.
E. Gavin, Indianapolis.
to that of the American Bar Associa tion. At the seventeenth annual meet ing, held at Oskaloosa June 29-30, Jus tice Horace E. Deemer of the Iowa Supreme Court made a strong plea for
the adoption of a recommendation that the legislature enact a statute providing
treasurer, John F. Voight (re-elected) of Mattoon. The next meeting will be held
that no judgment shall be set aside, case
in Chicago.
reversed or new trial granted, on a mere technical error, misdirection of jury,
Indiana.— “What a Constitution is and What it Represents" was the subject of William A. Ketcham's presiden tial address before the Indiana State Bar Association, at its annual meeting at Winona Lake July 11-12. It was a
forceful address opposing many proposed
improper admission or rejection of evi dence or error in pleading or procedure, unless the substantial rights of litigants
are injuriously affected.
The subject
was debated for an entire morning ses
sion, but Justice Deemer was defeated by a small majority.
