Jlipg ''4MK; praSByiKiasjTTO? w' w-mw .'4w, .jpjjtij 2i EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER- PHILADELPHIA, . WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1922 PERSONALITY OF WOMAN JUDGE BLENDS COURT AUSTRRTTY IVJTH GRACJOUSNESS OF HOME 4 Miss Florence Allen Is Answer te Criti cism That Politics Abrades Inherent Feminine Traits FIRST WOMAN JVee Betide An Bess or Besses Whw Try te Influence or Intimidate This Ju-, dicial Jean of Arc ym STATE COURT JURIST IN U. S. Elected Because the People Believed in Sincerity of TAigh Purposes Shown in Campaign What will be the effect upon the idministratien of justice of newly enfranchised woman's invnsien of the higher courts of America? Will she tear away the veil which has blinded the eyes of the goddess 'hreugh the centuries? Or will the ponderous wheels of the legal machinery grind en into the future without perceptible change in the mechanism? Perhaps the answer te these ques tions will be found in the future actions of Miss Florence Alltsn, who takes office January 1 as a member of the Ohie Supreme Court, the first woman In America te occupy such a position. In the race for political distinc tien Miss Allen holds two ether 'firsts." She became the first Cem men Pleas Judge in the county when elected te that position two years age in Cuyahoga County, 0. She was the first person running inde pendently of party connections te ,un a place en the Ohie Supreme Court. Ohie's new Supreme Court Judge seems a living answer te the criti cism that politics and office-holding will detract from the inherent finer inaractensncs or a woman. Determination Is One of Her Characteristics Possessing a faculty almost te the neint of a dual personality, she has handled her court cases with a grim determination net exceeded by her male competitors. At work or durintr professional hours she is rcstless, brief te the point and gruff te the extent that makes her almost un- 'ecegnizable when a few hours later he throws off her official duties. Interviewed, she answers ques tiens quickly but in detail, at the iame time keeping up separate con 1 crsatiens with as many as three or four persons besides the inter- uewer. If, as has been true since she ecated in Columbus, she is particu larly busy, she seems, at times, te forget entirely the interviewer in the interest of ether conversations, but invariably comes back te the subject under discussion, with an air of having never wandered into new fields of thought. But find her alone, the rush of a hard day's work ever, and she is again the woman, discussing triviali ties in a manner entirely foreign te the Judge of a few hours before and bringing up topics of conversn cenversn conversn Men which would have sounded trangely incongruous te her ether ielf. Judge Allen is a Democrat, n party Democrat" she calls herself, 'ut she ran for Supreme Court 'udge and was elected by n sub tantial majority as a non-partisan andidate, just as she was elected 'udge of Cuyahoga County. "The Constitution provides for n ' en-pnrtisian judiciary," was her 'eclnratien, "and I feel that strict adherence te that Constitution pro pre dibits cither nartv from havinc Jdicial candidates. My candidacy '" a fight te establish the nen-pnr-'fcanshin of the Sum-eme Court and 1 feci mv election has nlnced the tamp of public approval upon the 'iea " "Besides," hhc added, thereby cemingly giving place for the in lant te her feminine self. "I could 'let have wen the Demecmtic neni- natlen. va.cjiir,' .i iM;JyBfl-r nKWs. -itt of the Mif- Jfl rA I uMiwJ5--5?!! "Y '"""""" "" i & -sSss'O-'- ---O55i-Oi l try tn establish that pi inciple. and Enid , cheerful .. ...,.! : Tt' UJOS - s- I i suimi lime v--s --- -s -s- eJ vZss-e -" - - -r ' T -" s - 7 great disappointment "Of course, we mj --" ( r. - . fp ry i) rr , r i I ! ' 1 V ! ' ! ! I ! I ' ! ' 1.1 X .y. I I erni lerins nun i mult a great inter- est in Imlli his lrg.il i.iws and ln c.im- I lulglis, Se It VVIls llllt 11(1 1 U rill for ii... I . .... J 1.1 . I JFANSLAJV IMPARTIALLY" ENFORCED I am a Democrat; but the Democratic leaders of Cuyahoga County have never interfered with me, even in the slightest degree. They have been absolutely square with me and I consider them leal men. Hut I have seen Republican leader even gnn, '" b" "",1 ,100t tell the Judges they had elected whom they must appoint as ceuit bailiffs. It made me fuiieus, I'll tell you. Ne political boss could tell me whom te appoint. JCight in my own case is im cuun- ' pie of why the courts should lie out of politic!. When n judge ilics or resigns ami who mil te-ll u lien I may le cither? tlie very bailiff of the court becomes the prey of political '-polls-men. Ne matter hew pond a bnllift lie may have lieen, h" is kicked out lie cnupp the politicians lnne ilciinuilril iliis job for einc lieni'linuin n ,i loudilieii te tlieir rccoraniciiilatien of ilie new judge. ''Yeu enn het jour last dollar iliat 1 have tnUen rnre of mvlmiliff. for In if n goeil one," she ndilcil Willi u slight tiparMe In her ee". a ciewd for us. f-ntnt-fniRettes leiu'ltlded that, politicians' meeting was for our nskemlilape. "My speech ai well tinder when some hoodlum"! m tin- ( rewil he- luit I just ap pealed te the men in the ievd and the rowdies .oeu were hushul up." Miss Allen necr "hncnme" n m,f. fragette. Like Topsy, acterdiiiL' te liei- own statement, she "just crewed that i waj . .M. r .. i.. i -i. i.iiiiit was ,! mwjer ami iKthc in polities," hhe i'iilaine(i. '-u,, n1 elected a memliei of CniiKrcoe for sc oral terms and I took a great inter est ill lielh his lec.il i.e-es and Ins cim li.ilsns, se it was Imt natural fur un til enter Inte t In- pnictliv of nw nnd te want te Mite Became Politician While a Selwelfirl "Then, wlnu I w.-i just a Im i f.,,1, I was tent e a prnate si hoel The i nreil her c.imp.iign primarily was te cideiirnilf irj in e-itnlilisli that piinciple. and Eaid , olii-erfu i.i'ii her defeat would net have been n That vns sreiit disappointment "Of course, we like te win. Imt I lielieve the people of ohm hae lifgun f think uhniit tint i preposition, and 1 beiie tuer" are nut two ii te tnnki' the imirts uen-piirtl- i s;ui. she snni. 1 "Kither we i nisi make ;t nen-par-usan in 'net as well as theeiv n a matter of law. or we 'nu-'t have mi i m.inv iiiuVpi mleiit cnuipnisus with at- lendnnt m tones that tin- pulitielan will grew 1" utu'.er-tand that a party .nilerseinent i n liandii up rather thnn in asset te the i.'iiididafe for Judge. we wen the (fls" she added. teailnr tliei meived tin- idea of . school MMi'ili- and I ells eleiled as ih-.1 lui'inlier fniiii riurid.i. "One n. n some iiue inn mini i u .1 Miffr.igu ln'1 and I was ter i' I twelve-year uld sister agreed wnh mi, hoi m 1 'h 1 s.s'er. .mill thirteen I 1 opinions in" Inr own en tlr ineft. ' Ji. -I .111 iiwful lime iluhlinu suf frage into del. Imt liualU w. mh 1 eedd tuul I lni.e In en drn 1 . Imini1 - ilfi.ige 1 m smi t III u luck til tlh Sllllje, IIUU- ti.irui.in 1 nil .11 , .Imlge Ai.ui de- Is a Suffragist, But Net Militant Alwajs a leucler In tin- Oh .1 mHuji1 fight, Judges Allen malinains s. never had much In eeminnn with the nulitani forces "I cle net helleie 111 liein militant, for I de net think one gel i much In that mnnner," who said "I hae nlwayi nppenled te mnn'B falrnes and have found men heth fair and .hlijliniis," she ndded, Kmillng "Hut 1 de believe in milium en forcement of the law. she declared, with some of her courtroom giltnness. "We need nothing nowadays se much as respect for the luw - real respect, leal reverence for the moral and pin puse . of the law We need in IkhIi it In our children and in our schools And the courts must pretei 1 human lights which I exist, In nil cases, even piepeilv cases I "If the eiitiiiuie ei vvcmiiui into the1 bed) politic will de nothing else than stimulate gieaicr pii ucipalieu m gev -eriiineiil, it will lie weiih the while,' ' she ileclaied As earh as I'll-' and again m l!H .fliis Allen took active panic in Ohie ' Ruffrnee i-auiinlgns. ''he .vein IPI."i saw her in .Massac hiiHelis helping her 1 In tigered at Activity nf n1ii: f r "inttlll liVSbl'S sisteis et llint N.lli' In w.Ui ie, 1 nm net saying 1 lint te get palgn teB. I am net beginning mv next I , ... ... , , , mpalRn yet. I smcerely believe . un as "''"' ' e COUlts Hllnillil lm nut nf r,liMc I Mal'IOll itlCPlinft and wiien I see the wav seme. "i imd the nh isim m 11 political bosses attenint te interfere hle-nm Common, in I annul lliii th, and even tiy te dictate, the, at nm Wointments the judges nie te make, 'l airly makes my bleed boil." 'en again, "Of course the Kc Publicans are worse than the Demo crats. Rcully, I de net Ry (iiat because mi .mil p'm III III. HIV Ot I Cl I II II' and 1 lii'M'i espeili'ii' en him inn at tempt 10 have the meeting hieken iii ' "Strangely ei t.'h. ilnu uis right here ill niv own Slate, at Minion, the , home of I'li'-lileiil llmdliu' "'I'liere wiih 11 pelitlcnl nieeliug en. the ('(lurtheiiHe slept mid hIiice the poll- licians had se eiiHlilerntply gatherecl ' z fmM&e.mtmiwrjHmmmzmmw' . ,r,,cs,! ' i 1 ,'3' 'W?f5l."? BRMWWBBT TTK8tMMMHiimiiM MB KMESa tPFf'vXTM!mVVCtW Mx,mmMemm&1'; MwmKmmm wtacsWfj425B , . d Ml' 1 1 1 In 1 I 1 Ml IL ,1 IB WM1 1lilitfH'imillliai ! y" i i'ITWWHWIHI " eer -nr ii I IP ;":r" mM$$ ' "' ' I PI is is a tuigli'v eieiisive way te ile I m Ju lewever, ter 11 i.inei an awiut 10c ,f money te cirrv en a campaign in the State .Imlge Alien '!"f,i '10' i",,i " ! ( Ideas en iinv one, and it takes p rsNtent I lestieiiing " g'M !' stnrliil, but once .m'lig she teMs tli whole terv, and !,en tic ur is told steps talking and ii's for liei ii.'erviewer te -tnrt a line the fitlit that brought .ludg All, 11 ii.te th" public eye, and having spem several years in news paper work herself, she profit! d by the pubil''it and seen after was made As sistant Prosecuting Attorney of t'ujn t'ujn hega I'eiinty, the mi' )ion.leiis county in ( line That appeiii'men' nu." alter Dve yiars" pr.utien in (Tcvelnnd. where she opined her eHiee. As seen as s!n w,n .nlmit'ed te the Inr In 1!'14. after two years In th" prosecutor efhee, she war elcet'd Comiiien l'leas .Imlge. liming her term in that "thee r-he pat incut ever two of the must try ing i'isis in the history ei the county, ami ill both ie deinenslraled her nhilltv tn 1 ike cue et heiself. .ludg' Wil.ni'ri Mcilannen. pre-.dini Judge of ihe Munieipiil 'eurt "t ( leve laud, was indicted ler sc oetid -deglee Always in Forefront of Fights for Equal Suffrage, She is ! Strongly Opposed te Militancy fitting in the race of 1 man accused of beiting n strike-breaker in n Hpvp-' land strike. She heard flint one of tbJ. I principal witncticf, for the State had been threatened with death If he Mine te court te testify . The names of the two men who were said te Iinve uttered , the threut were given te lipr. Wbilcj she snlcl it v. as doubtful if they could hove been convicted of an crime, uhe j s't her bailiff te watch for them nnd declared she would pend be'h te jail for contempt if thev s0 much as came. IntJ the eourtheusn. ' "Their appearance in court, after 1 that cemmninl was made, would have been contempt, and I certainly would have jrderci' them put in jail," she paid. The two men charged with hav- 1 ing made the threat left tew.n and did I net come bark. She also ordered the jury locked up at night and refused te nllew even their friends te held conversation with jury men. The trial lnntcd eight (Jay', nnd the jury was locked up every night. TIip ncciieil was acquitted, but Judges Allen said that did net matter, as she ' wanted both the man and the State te I get a s'niare deal nnd proposed tj see- 1 that both get tbnt even if she lind te lock tip half the attaches of the court te assure it. Politics and professional life have net dulled the feminine instincts of Judge Allen, ns pieved by the following episode of the suit cue. Court Bailiffs Gave Her a Handsome Gift , When she left the Common I'lenB henih fi few days age. the court bnliffa gave bur a handsome leather traveling: bag. Whei s.ip came te Columbus the fol lowing !a. te b" sworn In na Supreme C'et.rt Justice, she brought the bag a'eng and was telling her friends about it. "Ju-' leek at thesn beautiful ivory fittings." bli smtl enthusiastically. "Tim the woman for you. She doesn't pay any attention te the utility of the bag. b.it is taken up with a Mini h ct ivory dtw-dads en it," re marked one of her men friends. "That's nil right; these ivory fit tings just set the msi' off." she an sweied, with an abashed smile. Though always neat in her appear ance. Miss Allen is never dressed in a manner that might be termed "styllnli." Ordinarilv her court attire 1r h dark eUiri'd. one-piece frnek, simply ftinh ftinh lened. nnd her shoes nre "common set.se" iifiiri's. bro'id-feed and equipped with ruV"! Iieeh Attending social function in her murder for tin' alleged Haying of hiJ ' honor, v Inch bnvp lieen many Hinee frieul, William Kagv, who was killed her arrival In Columbus, she presents ill nil a Itoiiielule Flurciiif h. Allen. Ohie hupreme Court JudKc-elcct. us bhe appeared after sentenciiij; William JI. .Mcf,.innen, frniK-r I lilef .lustue el the Cleflnd Municipal Court. In the Ohie Stnle'lVnitentlarv at Columbus lelluwiiij,' Ins cmnirtlun for perjurj at the time Mitis Allen ns nn the Ceinmnn Pieus bench ' 1 i.ik', te Rrvietr Her Fifth tit for Suffrage 1 c. 'e '.i k .if i r siiTni'je fuhis 1 h rn ri ! i"iniliisceiil n 1 oil will f 1 er li-rln bt fme tl .. c ,ert , ' Oh 1. n est ihl'sh tin 1 en iht v of the j,invisi,m 1 1, ,. i.irter- ' '' ' veia' Cities rferring en wnnun "l.e righ' lUtticipal election? Mien, at tl e time the ' no. ' 'v of thee provisien1; m "us engaged m hiw practice in i'. Cuvnh . iCniiiiiv sent, in' v is destined H'r tu 1 e .in- I . "st vvnnii 1 assist im ire' . , 1 v in 1 Hi i ! vns ,, '11 C'l's 'ill's of Ml 1' s-t Iti 1 fn ir 1 iitix in in , mi!" . i.'.i' 1 ,v ete w, . 11 l.iekc ! i "II I 111 tlillt . s' c s;ivs M ii t inn when I t ened 11 T I he c.'l-e was set (low n ' "I' 1 i'c I . '1 tlnv. .,! 1 !,..' 1' I moil i baielv have t 1 1 ' ' iiiiluis ti I line ler the 1 lev brief weic pi. ' ' e ' ill el'. e Tlein, r's i.n 1 he tin.ii I dis- d ilely neci s. c v fm 1 1.' 11 ih. isim 1 Imd 11 n't it ninl km w I 1 Till. Illlli, Is J tele. ' lince fin nils im 1 hi- ' have the tnuk and r I ' 'i tli. v met erded Legal Decision Obtained bg Stealth 'They had the book aid I astM i im (pii'stieiis, liiit lnl. 1 I dli-ceveri'd it ii id been elitanied f'ein .1 Chicago li brnrv and, while I mu net prepared te snv it wnH nur ciined. I miiRt mlmlf l-'i cling ran high A'enev wis spent freelv te cli.it Meiinnnen. and iimny al 'I'ged the jurv did net escape the "m tluerie " However, the mrv disagreed and ut his i-ei i.nd trial the chel i,u iiiting 'Hues'., a woman, w'.i.i at ii.e l!rt til.il iiveit.'d lie hud si tl the sheeting, told n diffcrint s't).i, and nkain tl.e i,iiy ilisagned An unlit tui' ' t was cirvw 1 1. iru.ng M' (milium with s ibern."t,t',i of pi : - ",l'l Takes Her Place an Criminal Court Judge 1' wi, at that point I idge .Vim ,01k he,' place en the riinln.il 'ene h "f the 1 i.ihi)g,i Ceuiiiv I oiiimeti l'le.i I'enirt .md the trlnl of the nc 1 'ixeil JinUi loll te liei let 1 in Hie 1 1 itelv 1 ! In iv , tig I lie s 'dll I .'is. ignelllillt of the jury. M.M.n .'ii.i, t ,1,1 '.iikin hitnsiit 10 n sanat'iri'iiii. nni when bis 1 ,ii' w.i lulled In, .tt'eiievs piesetited 'i 1 citilicntp frm 1 tie head t tie s 11, it,i ri. 1 tluu .Mil, 11. 1, ,i vvils s'ltTerllig 'n in 11 iierviii's lireikil . 1 and feulil net 'iitend tin trial, ludgp .'!i ii in toil priiuipt i' " ' ill the Cli velanil Ai 1 1 tv n Mulji ine," shi direited her ln.i'ifl 'lien tie in iideinv was en the Ime .1 dgi' Aln 1 'is'.nl that two 1 1 t.t !) jiliv -i. 1 tns he 11 cnininended ter 1 iiiiii inn inn 11!' 'i 11 ,11 snid te In s "eriiig ,'ikiu 'i nervous liieakdevvn. .niid iticlv the s 1 c ,ilt-.t were rei iti nende I'lev nuiil" the 1 ainiiiiiti'in md thev oieiiiiiiiiitd tle former Judge l.lii'.i ill' til for the trial She eideied the Sherllt 10 brn k linn !'i lui when Hun etlicer iiirlvnl at the silll 1'. 11 llltil it ,s s d he w 1- 1 .Id M, iniuieii had no cletheM .liidge Mien. When lllfiT' ied of this t,,, tl,,. Sheriff : ' I dl III t send for his pintle's I M'lit h in. Hriiig him In " Vends Accused Judge te the Penitentiary Ihe Shi'iiff knew Jitdije Allen Plelliptlv rcilll-it!ellltlj , hlmiki.t he iireseiiteel te Mctlniineii and in te get reucl te iiiiivm. Atteiidanti enli'i n pillow wllp, 111 alt I like City, found clothes for Mctmnnnn and lu'li I linn seen e was lluv tidnpled ilevieus waxs te ebtnln it. J,re,MS,t. I"'0 r,1'r. einvleteil and hen , , ' tenced te the penltrntiarv 'a stniiue cel tr.ist te tne" vnii-coiereci, 1 medishlv gowned women about har, but ' 11 11 Is her personality Hhe never , eenis te suffer mil' h trem the eon tin-t Ferm Mfe Her Idea , of Real Happiness liei i .ei t,t complete l.nppiniss, hhe told a "iniit'il ) het'igrnpher." m "te live en a farm nnd have gtnnd piano." nnd ' "i idea et 1 uhappiiiesM. "te t. .1 slrve rt ns".i a'id functions ' liei fiMinte prime author is (Vr-. vi nt"s iinl her Imerite te'' Hemer. Her fivente herenne is Susan II. An An teony ami her particular aversion i Metiei no Ii She bus e pi eased nppmvil of the stnti ment of one w ri er who -nul nlie has the Hppcnnncp of 11 woman who Witt. . 1 11.1 1 -iicriss ceili li.vn'lle a tefini et 'inri h hi 1 inlirenli'i Mie v as t e n l t tli 'lift ' -el,.' ' M' ir,i 110. gnr.'ir )mrt nl m-r adult life) tin-- liee'l st,,' lit ,n tl e -t nlv of InW,' tllllt s' 1,1- 1 eltig -pl'i ! .oil ;, ,erlm. of hmm'i m'ih 11 si .' hiii tn earn tlinm of the nieiiev fur lir eel ifatien. Tun veii sh. si. 1 1 ,1 stiii I.ak Ce'lepp iimI h"i h.i In ler ..f I a v h ije. gne w.is ip . 1.1I f 1 1 in 1 -terc lte er.e I eivirsitv 1 livenml 1'Viur viurs lift,- In ing giadualed fieni tliin iniisin ie eartieil a iiianter'H ele. ere 1 1 1 ie' ficil kpI"!),,,, nnd e-enititu-f tleiuil law fniiii the same shoe1 Studied Law, Alse r Delved Inte Music ' ( !' 1 s,i, m vc nr In the CnheiNity et 'hi .1 :e 1 iw Si'lioe' and tenneil time- en 1' in ' ersil t. I har 1 ti nun iim 1 Lit ing tl hi tut e sii hoi m t in I'i Chi. "tt. ing ni'iMie At no time' did she intend "fhoel for mere Hum two vears nt a stretch. What fTt t win ih, weiriun hara lipe n the I thin S iip im "nt ' liei siHti rs in the Mitlniiie intivetntnt hope fni grmt tiilnirs. ami hedleve they have an '1M1 n presi m itive in elilec, Law vers thin ighmit Ohm reeognUe her abi'ltv in their prefeKsinn MeuiberH nf the jniljclaiv hrtve px pressed no fears IIS In her nlillltv .nJ culm Judgment nnd Hie liittcrcut nntl suffrngist among them einrcsfPii a ba t lief Mhn will de her dittie "m )ttt ' ni well u 11 mnu " j veirs 111 Nev l nrfc unl- vihk which she took her . 0 year I ft um M mumtmmwvm mtttt W'iWyjOWWtfi
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