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THE SCIIANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1901'.
3
UNNER IN HONOR OF
JUDGE R.
ren to Commemorate
Bench of the New
Middle District
In the Assembly room of the bonrcl
kf trade a dinner .wan given lust night
Hon. R. W. Afohbtild, In honor of
nit recent appointment to the position
M Judge of the United States District
court for the new Federal court for the
fiddle district of Pennsylvania.
Two long: tables ran from cast to
sat of the room and across these, at
lie head of the room, was the table at
vhlch were, seated the guests of honor
kf the evening, the speakers, toast-
(laster, etc.
Judge R. "VV. Archbald sat at the
entre of this tabic. On his right was
Congressman William Connell and on
lis left Major Everett Warren. To the
tft of the latter, In the order numed,
lere: Foimer Lieutenant Governor L.
Watres, the tonstmnster of the occa-
llon; Hon. M. W. Acheson, Judge of
lhe United States Circuit court; Hon.
M. Edwards, president Judge of the
local courts; Hon. 15. N. Wlllard, for-
ler Judge of the state Superior court;
Ion. John P. Kelly, additional law
ludge; Hon. H. M. McClure, Judge of
lhe Union-Mimin district, und Attor
ney D. J. Reedy.
On the right of Congressman Connell
Iwcre Hon. Joseph Burlington, judge of
fthe United States court for the West-
lern district of Pennsylvania; Hon.
jlScorge S. Purdy, judge of the Wnyne-
Ike district; Former Senator M.
McDonald, Congressman M. K. Olm-
lUead, of Harrlsburg, and Deputy At
torney General F. W. Fleitz. of this
blty.
Other Guests.
Among the other guests were James
Al-chbald, of this city, brother of Judge
Irchbald; J. T. Moffott, of Clarion
county, one of the present panel of
United States jurors serving In this
"city: W. T. Lindsay, of Pittsburg, clerk
of the United States District court;
Fred Leonard, of Potter county,
'United States mnrsslial, and K. It.
IW. Searle, clerk of the United States
leourt for the new dlstitet. Members of
the bar present weie:
C. It. Welles, s. n. I'rirc, I'rcelcriclc 1'iiller.
1 former Citv Solicitor . A. VovburR. former City
lolkitot .1. 11. 'I'mii'j, luriiirr .luclccc .
It. .U"-Mip, formd JiiiIkc II. . Kmpp.
(inrocllii Comesr, .1. Hcnj miiii Pitiunlilt,
Colonel OeorRo Sjnclcion, A. V. Bower, .1. V..
WjtMns J. W. .McDonald, W. KiiRcnc l)ai,
(Frank McAmlriv.3. V. b. Van Woimrr, (,'. S.
kWoodniff, ficorttc Jl. Okcll. .1. II. W.ilker, Willis
ID. Coslon, I.ewi P. Cuter, B. I'. Tinkliiin, .1.
IK. Burr, V. W. Stokes, It. W. Kjmcr, C. C. Don-
lian, I. I.. Kitkci, Charles E. Oher, Charles K.
Daniels, W. t. llunnell, Hiiel W. Capwell, F. h.
IPIilliips, .Joseph O'llnen, S. W. Kdgar, II. A.
IKimmrnnan, John II. .Ionian, C. P. O'.Malley, W,
IV. Da) lor, Clarence flallentine, John H. Ed-
heard', John M. Corliett, M. J. SIcAndrew, W. II.
I tirarlurt. It. J. Hourke, J. II. Ilonner, M. J.
Martin, A. X. Walker, A. J. Colborn, Thomas F.
Welti, W. A. Wilrnx, W, II. .Icwup, jr., II. U
Taj lor, W. fiajlord Thomas, Walter E. Ounster,
Ben. Watson, lte. II. II. Harris, Italpli I.eiy,
It. J. Murray, Frank M. I.jneh, ititsscll Dimmiek,
Colonel Herman Ostliail-, City Solicitor Geonre
M. ASatton, Jl. W. l,mu.v, M. 1', Sanelo, C. It.
Pitcher, Joseph Jeffries, John M. Harris, II. II.
Coston. (.'force W. Denedict, C. W. Dawson, T,
Cramer Von Stprch, Frank Donnelly, John J.
Toohcy, ntoiRC W. Perk, T. P. Ilolian, C. B. Lit
tle, b. Jf. Bunnell, James Bell, Frank htnckcr.f
T B. Keploglc, J. II. Mi.ulcr, Kolipit Adams and
. Robert Peck.
Not a Foimnl Affair.
It was evident I rum the moment the
party sealed themselves that the din
ner would not be a. stiff or formal af
fair. Every late comer was cheered
and compelled to inn the gauntlet of
a fire or pleasunlnes. It was after a
o'clock when Congressman Olmstead
and air. Fleitz aitied, having come
up from Ilaiiisbmg to attend the din
ner. They weie given a roof-raising
Lklnd of an ovation. Every tt-w mln
utes tome enthusiastic Individual
Iwould Inquire whether or not Judge
lArchbald, Congressman Connell or
some other i elebrity was all light and
the answer left noydoubt that the
JIners thought he was distinctly all
right.
At 9.15 Major Everatt Wanen. as
halrman of the committee which nr-
anged the dinner, aiose and read let
ers of rrgiet fiom George Slilras, of
ho United States Supreme court;
udge Georpe M. Dallas and Judge
ieorge Gray or tne united mates
(rcult court for this clicuit; Judge
radfoid, of Delawute' Judge Klrk-
itrlcK, of Trenton, N. J., and Judge
H. McPherson, of Philadelphia, of
pie United States district court: Sou
lier Boles Penrose, Congiessmnn Gn-
liis-hn A. Grow, of Glcnwood; Con-
kiossitum C. F. Wright, of fiusquehan
la; Congressman Polk, of Danville,
Ind S. J. McCarrell. of Harrlsburg, the
Bstrlct attorney of the new district
kurt. -Olr. Warren then briefly Intro-
koed Colonel Wntres as the toast-
ister of the ovenlng.
I'GenUemen," the toastmaster said,
ke I,ackawanna bar has set aside
occasion fo,- lionorlng Itself by
fiorlng our guest of this ovenlng.
upwards of n sixth of a century
I has presided In our courts with a
Inlty and fuliners that lias made an
nresMon nut only on us but on the
bple of the statu at large. It Is now
. distinguished honor to Introduce to
the gunst of the evening, the Hon,
IW. Archbald."
Judge Archbald Cheered.
It the mention of his name the
tis v.cre on their feet, cheering and
Ing handkei chiefs and napkins, It
several minutes bufoio Judge
Ribald could make himself heard,
when ho did bo, after worno pro-
lary irmnrks, ho spoke ns follows;
Iwould ill Ueconio inc lo depreciate in any
tular the compliment conferred liy thl
ct; but aslJo Ironi ain thing personal to
I in it I can but feel that it really ex
rs the t.ttlsfai tlou uhlcli ou experience
)a.al lu intr a fcdiral conit acatcd in your
ami upon that I can join in IIioh feliw.
lis ultli you. v
! rart taken by this community ill the ejtali.
lent nf ner courts U worthy of moie than
ne tciiiiuent. It H quitu una-.ual that thu
irneratlun blionlj ue succesafully carried
Isli two Mich ktrugles as liatu fallen to ll'o
tonic- of iu line, Twcnty-llvo lean aito
ere imotvpj in a content for .i new lounty.
Ivo won It. A new L-tncratlon In the law
ome upon the. scene and to nunv it U nut
than a tradition. Hut to those who took
lia it it was moot ical and earnest und it
bnly iccoinpli.hcd after an agitation toy.
Lover thirty jears. It was said that there
he neceulty for a separation from oui
In I.umne, and that Hie businc did
hrrant It. Hut wc thouelit otlierulse. ami
EO) and k-rowtli of this the loiuuzerft eoun.
I the commonwealth hao lonar since ilnui.
lour Judnr.'nt.
now again a similar content lias just closed
ni' a.iuiuonal court facllillca tue been
W. ARCHBALD
His Appointment to the
Federal Court for the
of Pennsylvania.
secured. Until the present clitislon the lines
n( the Fistcin and Western districts of Pennsyl
anla had remained unchanged for upwards of
sctcnty.flve years. In that long; intcnal which
Is coincident with the rise ami Rrowth of the
anthracite roal Industry the whole northeastern
section of the state had grown up from almost
t wilderness to a thriving and populous com
munlty of nearly half a million soul!. To travel
300 mlnlca to secure Justice, as was not unfre
fluently the case, seemed a hardship and wo
sought a remedy. We felt that the district
should be divided, but It has again taken an
ugltatlon of over rwonty-Hvc jears to accomplish
It. Even before the county of Lackawanna was
Itself established, and while we were still In the
mldu of that controversy, when Hon. l D.
Collins was in congress In 1877, a bill creating
the Northeastern district of I'ennsjhanla was
Introduced of which it was assumed that he
would probably be the Judge. This was fol
lowed up by Hon. Joseph A. Scranton in sev
eral subsequent sessions, and later on by Gen
eral .McComnck, of Vtlllamport, both with
some incisure of success for a while only to fill
in the end.
A Material Gain.
In ISSil, howoer, a cry material gain was
secured by Mr. Scranton by the passage of r.
Mil providing for the holding of sessions ot tht
tourts of the Western district In thU city, Und
they weie opened here with Judge Achcson In
September of that year. Judge Acheson will
probably remember the festivities of that occas
ion and the wehome which no extended to
Judge Bradley find himself. For the relief af
forded by that bill through all these years we
are ccrtilnly ery thankful, and It has .played
an important part, If indeed It has not led to
the present result.
Uc hae highly prized the annual islts of
Judge Acheson and Judge Butfington, hut after
their departure we have practically been with
out a court or a judge until another tweho
months had roiled around which somehow we
felt was not according to our needs or our de
serts. The independent pioneer spirit which ex
ists In this community was stirred and we moed
out to get that which we thought we needed,
and wo lue got it. We have had no desire to
part with that which we had, much lcv have
we found any fault with It, It was not that which
Influenced us. On the contrary, we only wanted
more of the some kind. If Judge Acheson and
Judge BufAngton could have been persuaded to
inoe to Scranton so that the 'rest nf the district
would lmc been (Oinpelled to come here, we
should probably lme been entirely satisfied and
content. Both of them have Impressed them
selves upon as in a way that we do not readily
forget. Their commanding ability, high judicial
standards, and attractive personality hav en
deared them to us all. Judge Acheson we
still retain; ami Judge Duffington we shall p.nt
j. with with regret. In assuming to succeed him
I lealirc that I have embarked in a large and
difficult undertaking.
But at last wo have a new district with all
that that assures, and we have a right to re
joice. It has finally been brought about as ou
all know by the persistent eflorts of Mr. Connell
in congress during the last three years. No
one but .himself knows all that he did or all
that he had In do. But we have some idea with
regsrd lo some of it. Few expected lum to suc
ceed and It is a wonder that he did not, himself
give up. I verily believe that not another man
In fc'igrcss could have put the measure through.
I m.vself heard Governor Stone say that he In J
no more idea Mr. Council would pass the hill
than he had that he would secure slack water
navigation up In Tioga county from Stny
reek. Many times it was all but defeated,
but he still kept at it lust the same and some
how brought It forward again successfully to the
front,
Died in Committee.
In the fit t congress it died in committer,
but it was levived and reported favorably in
the net. Mr. Council's whole personality was
thrown into it, 1 am credibly informed that ho
had I. Is friend, Srcaker Henderson, so worked up
about it that when lie iw Mr. Council coinmr;
or. tl.e street In the distance lie would stump
.iround a whole block to avoid him, and tha:
he nevir dand let Mr. Connell catch his ejo
fi out thi' tlooi nf ih bouse f-ir fear lie should
have to cnteililh .i unitlon to biing fonvard the
bill fthicli be vvmiM in.t hive had the heart to
I e(ue.
At last the hfuw .iiud tu it without dissent.
It is said tli.it a iiuiiibti ftom (he .south, who
iimiouuciil his intention to oppose the hill,
which would dive prevented its p.isaagi', on the
ilav it was tn be bioun'ht up, wjs persuaded lo
at'enil nn i iiliituiiiing iiutinie, but ,vuu aic
allowed to believe as mueli uf that ns vein cheio-e.
And then tlie senate passed it ill Hie sjme way,
Mill the atteuney gineial being ptutuded of lis
merits advised the president to sign the- bill mid
In1 did it. We should remember theo efforts
of which I hivii trlven the niere-t outline, ai'el
gratefully recnnl them. 'Ibis dinner should be
In Ml. Cniiiii'll und nut to me. That jmi have
not onli a new district, but a iidcnt jiulge Is
due' lo him and him .ibmc.
So far as I am involved per-onallj in 1 1 1 i h ue
cation, gentlemen, 1 thank jou sinceielv foi the
testimemial of .vntir ronllilenre and rtgaid. What
I am jou have nude me. While It is true flat
a good bench makes a good bar It is also reeip
rocally tine that a goud bar makes ,i good
bench. This bai Is alvvajs bound to be servd
by competent judges Tint Is what jou de
mind, and that la what jou will have. I re
member the doubt and incjipcrieiicr with which
I took my place in the common pleas i.ovv over
sKtcen veais ago. But the assistance which
jou have given all these jeais by the thorough
manner in which jou have piepaicd and tried
join cases, lus made the waj- comparatively
easj, I have been under jour tutelcge and
training and of that alone I can boast. It is
jou who have tnised and argued the many and
impoitant micstlon which have had to be studied
and decided. The judges have meiely selectej
what Mimed to them the law from that which
you have laid beforci them. In this way we have
been I oinpelled to learn whether wn would or no,
And jou lire to lo congratulated, gentlemen,
not only on the high standard of character and
ability of thu bar at large, but al-o mi the lead
en which jou have at jour head.
Members of the Bar,
Judge Willard: lhe best lusuiaucc lawjei in
tho slat".
Judge Jessup and Judae Hand; Both Ihoiough.
Ij grounded In the elements of tho law and
bringing down to us the traditions of over foity
jears ot practice,
Warren; Versatile and brilliant; dismayed at
nothing; an eloquent advocate, having the dis
tinction nf winning the largest verdict ever re
lovcicd in u negligence iac In Pennsylvania,
Judge Knapp; Hiding lii light and it U an
arc Unlit nt that-umlci a bushel in thu quiet
but elfecllvc work of tho oftlce when he might
shine in cuiiit, either on the bench or at the bal.
Price; Who llko hlurgcs and V, W, Watson
Is lelng won away from the law in leient jcirs
by the greater allurement of lucrative business,
O'Brien! tlenlal Joe; equally at home, whether
defending a murderer or drawing dollais out of
the Traction company by bis eloquence and skill,
Ncwiomb. Hard working Ned; reaping the
fruits of the persistent labors of earlier jeais.
It used to be a difficult matter for me to decide
whether ho or Judge Kelly could croos examine
a vvitiicsri best, It was a great plrasuic to hear
either of lliem lead on an unsuspecting witness
to his undoing.
Tone j ; A lecuguUeil authority throughout
the (oimuoiiuealth, not only of what municipal
law is, hut of what It ought to be.
And Bui id: The girat defender of the con
stitution; who will not suffer anyone to tiample
upon that instrument, state or national, with
luipunltj-.
All these, and many more, come to my mind
to name, and I hardly know where to stop,
Oeorge Horn and Carpenter, and Yoburg, aud
George Watson, and Gardner, und Tom WelUt,
and Wilcox, and Chase, and Donovan who knows
more of the ins and outs ot clction law than
auj one I know of, and wh vnrn fairly defeats)
can still imi'o In its ,'j i, ,n?en motions snl
win out by one vole. But T am already Involved
In possible invidious distinction! and I must for
bear, Wcr 1 to bo separated from you ill whom t
know well and tstecm so highly, my ml
vanccment would be Indeed dearly bought. Hut
It Is not to be so, and 1 ani glad. 1 desire to
feel that In my new position I am simply going
to be more useful to you thin before, t have
much to learn with regard to federal matters
and so X believe have you. Hut learning at the
same time ne shall Instruct each other as of old
and perhaps grow wise together. Let us thent
"M adversaries do In the law strive mightily,
Rut est and drink as friends."
Federal Judiciary.
Hon. M. W. Acheson, the senior
Judgo of tho United Slates Circuit
court, was the next speaker intro
duced. His topic was "The Federal
Judiciary."
"Tho relations between thoFcdoral ju
diciary and tho bar," he said," have
always been marked by mutual as
sistance and helpfulness, which Is ns
It should be, for both are ministers nt
the altar of Justice." After referring
to the scope of the United States
court, he said there has been no rival
ry between the Federal courts and
state courts save the healthy emula
tion which brings good to both. He
paid o beautiful trlbuto to the worth,
Integrity, learning and love of justice
of Judge Archbald, and welcomed htm
to the bench of the United States Dis
trict court.
At this point the toastmaster asked
them to drink a toast In silence to the
memory of the lamented Judge F. W.
Gunster, whoso life work, he said, is
the priceless heritage of the Lacka
wanna bar.
With many words of eulogy the
toastmaster nextintroduccd Hon. H. M.
Edwards, on whose shoulders, he said,
the mantle of Judge Archbald has most
worthily fallen. His reception was
most flattering.
In a few graceful words he told of
the greatness of Judge Archbald ns a
Judge and intimated that time might
llnd him sitting on the bench of the
highest court in the United States.
A Leading Judge.
"He has been for years one of the
leading judges of the state, occupying
a high and enviable position, as the
state reports show. One thing I want
to say about him, which should be said
about every member of the bar, that
he has been a student of law in tho
highest and best sense of the word. Ho
lias loved work for work's sake, and,
above all, he has been an upright judge.
He has not feared to offend anyone if
the truth offended. He has been just
and fair, and has not come by his posi
tion by accident but by a long and toll
some journey."
He called attention to the slanders
that had been hurled at Judge Arch
bald by some newspapers. "In all the
essentials of a Christian gentleman,"
said the speaker, "he deserves the con
fidence of all men. Let this be herald
ed forth and echoed in the sanctums
of Philadelphia papers." In closing,
Judge Edwards wished Judge Archbald
God-.'.peed In his now odlce.
Toastmaster Watres introduced Hon.
E. N. Willard as a gentleman of heart
and character, who would respond to
the toast "The Senior Bar."
Mr. Wlllard was warmly greeted
when he arose to his feet. He said he
is the fourth oldest member of this bat
in years of practice, and therefore had
a right to speak for the senior bar.
"The struggles of the senior bar you
know nothing of," he snid. "It was
part of my duty from 1857 to 1878 to
engage in that great struggle to secure
a county, and at lust our efforts were
crowned with success. And then came
the struggle for this fedetal court, to
which wo had a tight, and which our
congressman, William Connell, with tho
assistance of the other congressmen of
this district, secured, and gloiy be to
his name for what he has done."
Tho Jury System.
He referred to the excellence of the
old established Jury system and then,
turning to Judge Archbald, said tho
latter has filled the full measure ot the
requirements of a just Judge. There
may be members of the bar who will
say nay to this, but they ato those
who come Into court with btlefs half
prepared and facts hnlt prepared. The
man who finds fault with a judge had
better examine' himself, for there ho
will probably locate the trouble.
Then -Judge Willard tlioioughly
aroused his audience by paying hN
nddtc-ses to the "impel" act. "I nm
aware," he said, "that the members of
this court have decided that this bill is
constitutional, but the net Is not tight
or just. It Is contrary to the spirit of
the old town meetings held in Con
necticut, where I was born, and I say
down with this 'tipper' legiilatlnit. A
legislature that will pass a bill which
take.' the electing of the clliot execu
tive of a city out of the hands of the
people will pass an act to deprive us of
the sacred right of trial by Jury. It
would be doing no more hnrni than
they have already done.
"I want to say to Judge Acheson
that whatever he leaves to m- young
friend, Judge Archbald, to do In tha
Circuit court Will be well done nnd
that equal aud exact justice Is done
to every person who comes before
him."
In introducing Judge John P. Kelly
to speak to the toast, "The Junior
Bar," Toastmaster Watres said somo
very nice things about the youngest
member of the Lackawanna county
courts. Judge Kelly was given a fine
ovation as ha nrose and after the
tumult hud somewhat subsided, In part
lie spoke as follows:
The Junior Bench.
"Hie Junior Henih," the subject aignu to
me, does not itsell disclose very dearly just whit
I am expected tn talk about. However, the sub
ject of the toast never does Indicate whet tho
subject of the respome may be with any degree
of reliability, Tliirtfore, perhaps, I should be
tho last to complain upon that score. I have a
strong notion to object responding to this toast,
because, it seems to ine, that I have been un.
Usually juniored since I cjiiio lo the bar, During
my many years of practice, and I have practiced
a great many jears, I was usually put clown as
the Junior counsel. At our various annual din
ners, held for many yeais, I was alwajs assigned
a place at the tabic and sometime upon the
toast sheet with the Junior bar. And now that
I have become a member of tho bench I am as.
signed to the toast, "The Junior Bench."
Just when a person nf the legal profession
passes from the junior clan to ,i more advanced
standing at the bar is hard tn delrrmiiir, Wheth
er it is when one has giovvn old in jc us and has
acquired dignity ot appearand! and deportment
by tho cultivation of gray lulls and seriousness
of facial csuiesslnu calculated to spread a feeling
of consternation In the lueasU of the jouthtul
and difnduit practitioner who Is about to engage
in tho trial uf a tase at his adversary, whether
it be when ono has by active piactice, careful
attention and iloso study acquire. 1 a reaiotiable
degree of ronfideuie In his own ahllltj, or
whether it ho when one lus siqulied a irshlctue
on "Kasy" street Iroui a fluinila! point of view,
I am uiiahlo to sj.v,
Some lavvjers never acquire any gieat amount
of dignity or seriousness, while others take them
selves seriously from the first. Some never gain
any great degree of confidence in their own abl.
Ity, while others never had unj lack of it and
never wavered in their absolute belief In the','
own worth. Some never acquired a lesldemo on
the much-coveted street referred to, while others
have alwajs lived tlicie. 1 could give examples
of each, but I won't. It might not be popular,
srnl we have tiouMe tnoiiuh in n ir sh'iiild'"-
wltliout taking: ny chances In engaging In per
sonalities. Wliore Is tho Line?
Now, Just when one ceases to belong to the
junior bench Is equally hard to determine. Judgo
IMnards was Junior In commission (or seven or
eight jears, nnd 1 never heard ot his being called
UKii to respond to this toait, liven Judge Arch
bald, who, alter an experience of upwards of six
teen years, on the common pleas and quarter
sessions bench, is about to enter upon the duties
of a Federal Judge, In which position he wilt
be called upon In many Instances to administer
Justice, not ns In tho nt In common scold c ases
anil the stilt less dignified cases often heard In
surety court, but where defendants arc chtrged
with the more heinous offences of sending saucy
letters through the malls nnd miking lead quar
ters, was once the junior In commission, but was
never to my knowledge railed upon to discuss the
kindergarten ind of tho bencn. Ann yet, ill
thought I nm actually second in commission, I
am called upon again as In the pist to discuss
some Junior subject.
After some pleasantries about the.
trials ot the Junior member of tho
bunch, Judge Kelly continued:
But that I liny not be taken too seriously In
referring to tnese tlials of the Junior judge, mid
thus perhips preventing the governor from being
able to find a member of our bar who would ar
cept the appointment to fill the present vacancy,
let me say that the position Is not without its
charm and attractions. What I have said I have
meant In a Pickwickian sense. The work of the
Judges Is intensely Interesting. In investigating
a principle of law, the necessity of invcstlgitlng
it to Its fullest extent, so tint when jou hive
finished jou may be reasonably satisfied that jou
have reached a correct conclusion, Is nf such
absolute importance in the disposition of cases,
and the investigation Is therefore so thorough
that there Is a generally a great experience of
sitlsfactlon In the result. To be sure this feel
ing of satisfaction may lie turned to clngrln
when we have heird from the appellate court.
Tho senior members of the bench are always con
siderate and ready lo render assistance and en
courigement. The members of the bir in my
experience, us a general rule, are whtt they
should be, true to the court In everj- rcspict. ho
tint lit conclusion I m.ij- tjy that my position
thus far has been rendeied on the whole plcis.int
and cnjojable.
Tribute to Judge Archbald.
While Judge IMwatds Ins expressed the senti
ments of the bench towards the new Federal
judge, in whose especial honor we arc assembled
tonlghl, jet I do not feel like closing without
siyitig ,i word, I hive alvvajs hid high regard
for Judge Archbald as a man and i jurist, and
since I lino been brought moie closely In emit let
with lilm my reg.ud and respect for his nbility
ami integrity has heightened and increased. He
filled an Important position In the courts of
I.aclnwanni county, and he nlvvaj-s filled tho
position well. While his absence will he felt,
jet we should be gild of his pror.otlon, and wo
are, I feel sine that lie wi. enter upon his new
duties with ...o good will of the whole com
munity and the good wi-hes of the tin and the
bench of this countj- for a long continued suc
cessful judicial oaiecr In the Federal comts of the
United Stiles.
Mr. Reedy's Response.
Attorney D. J. Jteedy responded to
the toast, "Tho Junior Bar." His was
an eloquent, thoughtful effort. He told
of the sorrows anil joys of the younger
nar and jileaded for consideration ami
help from the members of the senior
bar who have passed tho summit of
the toilsome road which leds to dis
tinction in the legal profession.
Former Senator jr. E. McDonnld
treated In a humorous way "The Bench
Unmasked," the subject assigned to
"him. He referred to the many thlnns
that seem incomprehensible to the
bench as x'lewed from the bar.
At the close of Mr. McDonald's ic
marks there were loud calls for Con
gressman Connell and he was Intro
duced by the toastmaster as the man
without whom there would be no Fed
eral couit and no dinner last night.
Mr-. Connell was given a hearty
greeting by tho assemblage. He said It
was unfair to call upon him for a
speech, as he had expressly stipulated
when he accepted the invitation that
ho should be a listener, not a speaker.
"Heference has been made," he xvent
on to say, "to my connection with the
passage of the Federal court bill for
the now district, and while I am not
too modest to say that I persevered
and did my best, still if it lind all de
pended upon me there would bo no
dinner of this cunt actor hero tonight.
I xvanl to t-ay in connection with
this matter that the hill had no more
faithful supporter than Congressman
John Dnlzpjl.
"At (list he opposed it, and was hon
est and sincere In doing so, but after
he saw the Justice of the demand for
the mention of a new distiict he did
great woik to secure the passage of the
bill. I want him to got just ciedlUfor
what he did, for to him, moto than nny
other r.'im, Is due the passage of tho
bill I was so much interested in." Mr.
Connell closed by congratulating Judge
Archbald warmly upon his appoint
ment. Mr. Olmstend's Remniks.
Congiessmnn Olmstead, of Uanls-
burir, was the next speaker. "I did
what I could to secute the passage of
the new Fedetal court bill," he said,
"but when your congressman tells j-ou
that someone other than ho got tho
hill through congress, don't yon believe
him. Theie wuh no man in the Penn
sylvania delegation: no other man In
congress but Mr. Connell who could get
that bill through.
"Then- is no olllce which human be
ings can confer upon one another that
carries with It so much or trust us tho
judgeship. The Judgo occupies a place
apart, nnd so It ought to be, for do we
not trust nur lives, liberties and hap
piness to him? It Is manifest by this
ovation tonight that Judge Archbald
has given great public satisfaction ns
a Judgo of your courts, Ho will do
honor to tho judgment of the ptesident
in selecting him for the position of
Judge of this new coutt."
Loud and clamorous demands wete
mado font speech fiom Judgo llulllng
ton, and In t espouse to thoni ho snld a
re iv words, which were gracious and
gracefully doll voted. Ii was here, ho
said, he first went on the United States
Illsttlct court bench nine yen is ago,
and it will be n real sortow for him to
censo Ills Judicial visits to the city, for
ho has always enjoyed them and tho
hospitable tieittment nccordod him
here.
In tespoiiiP to the demands of tho
nssemuiago, sltott ruldret-.sos weto also
dellvotcd by Judges McClui-u and
Puidy, both of whom'boro testimony
to Judgo AuiibaldVhlgh placo iimnng
tho Jurists of the state, nnd piedlctecl
that lie will nchleve fume und lenovvn
as a member of the Fcdoial Judiciary.
Tho banquet was In charge nf a com
mittee consisting of Major Kvorett
Win nm, Joseph O'lhlen, W, A. Wilms-,
James I'J. Mmr, Thomas V, Wells,
William It, Lewis, Jtimes Gnitlner San
derson, lion M rj. McDonald and
James K. Watklus.
Tho dinner was served In it most sat
Isfuctoty way by Caterer O'Neill, of the
Scranton club
VALUABLE LESSONS.
Illuminating aud Hydraulic Eftects
nt rnn-Amorican.
One of ite ti'itts that nro vety III;
ly to follow tho I'an-Amcricau Exposi
tion will be the cioatlon of moie ox
tritlvc water ind light effects In the
parks and mihfn. pl.iceb thioiighout tho
country. This will corns as evidence
of the npptcclatlon tho public will
have of the vety extensive display of
n.Mihltieil ic'iitov -,1 llurlit In the COllftH
FROM MILL
TO WEARER
DIRECT
Something New !
The men folks of Scranton are invited to visit our great new low price
Custom Tailoring House. Opentoday. i
We have rummaged the wool markets of the world for small fabrics
for this opening. The splendid results of our labors are here. Come in and
pass an opinion.
We Are Tailors to the People
We conduct several stores. ,
Wc are heavy buyers of Woolens, both the Domestic and foreign. We
buy direct from the mills. We pay spot cash. We sell at rock bottom. Wc
depend upon volume for our profits. We give more for the prices wc ask
than any ordinary Merchant Tailor in America.
V,
We Have No Competitors
i :
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We furnish honest cloth' and honest trimmings. We hire reliable
workmen. Our cutting is up to the best standards of the day.
if anything goes wrong in the execution of your order, should you find
any ground for dissatisfaction, it is the rule of our house to HAND HACK
YOUK MONEY WITHOUT A WOKD. WILL YOU THY US J
Our Made-to-Measure Trousers Are Wonderfully
Smooth for the Price.
ti
REMEMBER THE NAME AND NUMBER
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406 SPRUCE STREET.
of the exposition grounds. In all of
the Americas theio has never yet been
such a mannillcent display us this Is
destined to be. Its beauty will com
mand tho admiration ot all visitors,
and when they turn their races home
waul they will carry with them a
i'lionpr dc?iro to perpetuate somo fea
tttip of the gloiy in n chetlshed spot ot
their homo sutioundliiKS. They will
fee how the eveniiiK enjoyment and
scene in this or that paik mlKht he
made more elaborate and attractive by
h.t ItisT placed there a fountain or
water effects illuminated by electric
TiRhts. The stictuth of the wave of
sentiment In this direction mav become
Miy sttonjc, and the dementi upon the
electtlcul and mechanical euKineets to
meet the requli omenta of the various
situations may be very great. Hut no
matter whnt the conditions, eleettlclty
is so Ilxlble In Its possibilities of ap
plication that no doubt nil conditions
and situations, will be handled with
success. In fact, at the I'an-Amotlcnn
exposition the demonstration of this
will he set extensive that people will
themselves acquit o ideas of how their
homo surrottndinKs, the public planes of
their cities, may be lit lightened to the
clollfjht nf the rich aud the poor by thl?
IJincticallj new feature, so rich In Its
pleasute Klvlnir resoutces.
SHARP REVOLVER SHOOTING.
The Art and Knack of Excelling in
nu Important Branch of Marks
manship. I'ioih the C'lilcjRn lire old,
Amei leans ate generally supposed to
bo tho best shots In the wot Id with a
revolver. As a nation they probably
nte, nnd mote Individuals ammtK them
nro doubtless better acquainted with
the possibilities of the weapon than
among other races. Hut it loiuitlns
true, nevertheless, that tho ordinary
man who buys a Revolver known noth
ing of tho art of shooting with one.
Ho usually buys a self-acting weapon
w hose ilvo or six chambers can bo
rapidly dlschatged, and tho dealer
loads 11 fur him. if any necessity nilses
ho pulls the trigger as fast as hu can
and tho bullets ate hurled harmlessly
Into space.
If met o accuracy In tat get shooting
Is sought for, the heavy finmed tevol
vcr of L'J-ealllber is easiest to becomo
PNpert with. Tho iccoll Is slight nnd
tho tendency to nvei shout is gicatly
lessened, Hut target shooting with
theso heavy, long-bait elled, hiuiiII nil
liber weapons is meie gallery pi.tcllce.
It Is not of practical use and must ic
main simply as nu exhibition of in
door skill in a puitleulnr liianch of ie
nlver shooting. Tho tut got shunting
with the ll-callllier icvnHoi, when
pi net iced in the open and at distances
up to lltty j in ils, iciiilics gieat skill.
All such shooting is done offhand by
tho experts, and aud Waller Wlnans,
tho Aiueilcnn rewilvor shot, Is today
the best living at this game Somu
meinbets of tho llo.stnu icvolver clubs,
however, mo nedited with having
pushed lilm close lately in the matter
of lecotds. Theso latgo weapons can
not, of course, bo cat tied c.Nccpt lit ti
belt. A soldier, expert in their use,
would bo doubly eltectlvo against an
enemy at close iuuiteis, for the shoot
ing rules, giving compaiutively btlef
spaco between shots, tend to ptoduco
quickness as well us accuracy In tha
maikbtnun. The men who ao skilled i
In this kind of shooting can plant 41
calllber bullets In a space the size of
n man's body at forty or fifty yards In
rapid succession with rarely a miss.
The long-barrelled revolvers, l! Inch
G' inch, 7 Inch and V,'i Inch, give
greater accuracy than the short-bar-i
elled weapons. HeltJg heavier, they
do not "thiow up" so much, nnd ate
capable of being held steadier. -Ihtt
the dlffeience between shooting with
them and with the short pistols Is so
maiked thai excellence with either Is
a separate and distinct art. To shoot
well with a m Inch, 3 or 3, Inch bar
rel olf-hnnd. and nt inngcs ftom
twenty to llfty yiuds' distance, is n
vety uncommon accomplishment. Iy
shooting well, I mean .shooting quick
ly, and with a fair degree of accur
acy for nine shots out ot ten. There
Is nothing very difficult in taking1 one
of the short-barrelled levolvets In both
hnmlM and making good scote.s at tar
gets. This can be learned b.. prac
tice. Hill lhe ability to shoot olf-haniT
with the siiott-b.iuelled "guns," hold
ing the v enpon In one hand, is a
science. It Is not to be mastered by
simply tin listing out the revolver,
aiming and filing. Most revolvers of
this kind, nnd even the lonB-barrelleit
ones, are built with a rib above the
barrel, and a high, coat so sight above
tho rib, to make up for the tendency
of tho weapon to inlse or "throw up."
In deliberate target shooting by tho
novice so much lime Is generally
taken to get aim that tho hand of
the shooter 'wabbles." and his shots
go far and high. The first tiling to
do utter getting a tevolver Is to clomp
It In a vise between two pieces of
wood, nnd find out If it Is absolutely
accurate. If five or six bullets all go
about in the same spot when the re
volver Is llred, the gun Is ull right.
Next go to a Ihst-class gunsmith, and
havo him reduce the trigger pull.
Nenily all levnlvers pull too hurd on
tho digger.
A hair trigger balance Is, of courFC,
to be avoided, but a moderately easy
pull Is highly desirable for the sako
of accuracy. The next thing to do
s to apply the pilnclples of snap
shooting with tho shotgun or mchory
practice to your shooting with the re
volver, Klioot with b ith eyes open.
Don't try to diivo lacks with a bullet,
but do try to get so that you can hit
a spot ns big as a saucer at ten, twen
ty or toity yiuds, Piactice shooting
at. all angles, up and down, sideways,
qttui totin-j shots, on the water,
straight up In the tree or dltoctly
down lull, Learn your weapon thor
oughly. Kind out Just how much It
tluH up, und Instluctlvuly allow for
that i also as you pull Urn UiKger,
Koil't uso n luvolver that shoots to
either one sido or the other. (Shoot
by Intuitive Judgment, not by taking
aim, but simply by holding tho icvol
ver iiimly and gelling tho angle wllh
both eyes, as a wing shot docs with a
shotgun or n. bkllled nichcr docs with
a bow.
A man should be ablu In thlb way to
shoot a si)Ulirel nut of a tiee, or even
n duck on the w.itci, a good long dis
tance away. When going to mill in
Iowa with licueiul lhudemnn In my
boyhood days, 1 saw lilm kill .seven
piulile chickei)s fiom tho wagon in
seven consecutive shots with a 41
cullbic can und ball icvolver. Every
chicken was shot at least twenty-live
yuids away, and In two or three in
ABSOLUTELY
SATISFACTION
0RY00R
MONEY RACK
stances as far as fifty yauls ftom the
wagon. I would rein in the hotses and
stop the wagon, and tho old Texan
would draw down on the bird, and lhe
almost with the same motion, nnd each
time he tired he got his bird. All wen;
shot through the body, He told me
that In the stoiy books men cut chick
ens' bends off with levolver bullets,
but that ho thought was taking ad
vantage of the bltds. He claimed Ic
be a good siiol with a revolver, nnd I
thought, and tlll think, that he wii
a Ihst-class one. Theie was no ptiklnc
nhout to get aim with him, just the
leveling ol the weapon and the lepoit,
, ll takes the using up of quite ;i II,'
of cartiltlgcs lo attain even tolernblt
prollclencv as h icvolver shot wltb i,
slim t ban elled gun, bin once acqulicii
It is .i useful accomplishment. You may
not happen to have occasion lor vou'i
skill more thun once or twice in a llle
tlme, hut when you do need it yon aio
apt to need it bad. To be a good, all
around shot with a ieoIver In n pntc
tlcal way Is to have a knowledge whlel
tU'ccssillll.N takes u 111,111 into the wnoiif
and llolcN, ,,,) j,ves him otitduoi
tiampliie . hi Ii will lie of lasting bone,
lit to lilm. 'tit,, gieatest cue should
be taken while using the revolver In
these wanderings not to shoot in tho
dlt ei Hon of live stock or people. The
least settled pin Hon of the count i is
the best , ip pi noticing In.
.Shooting rapidly with dnuble-nctinn
or self-tocklng uivolver, Is not pio
ductlvo of accuracy, but quite the ir
vo"te. And n double acting pistol,
even of tho best mnke, will sometimes
stick nnd lofuso to i evolve, which
might mnke It awkward In some cues
It is better to trust to cocking the
weapon each time, even If you lm
a dotiblenctlng arm, nnd lire one sho'
at u time, lather than gilnd out all
the chniges in (lutllng gun lashlon
Dno bullet In tho object nlined at Is
belter than a grist of them over,
around or under,
Hevolvers should be kept spntlcslv
clean nnd fien fmm dirt and inst Af
ter in Ing a few rounds the weupou
should be thoroughly cleaned. Am
rust or dirt Is apt to clog the woikimr
of the parts. Never keen a 1 evolve,
whoio children or women folks can
llnd It. Don't use it In town on the
I'"oiii th of duly. The .').! or liS-cnlllno
ivvolveis of thi' slnndnid makes mo
thu ones which will bo toiind to be the
cheapest In tho long tun. f(eathei
holsters will keep them fiom wealing
too pocket If it Is round necessary t-i
cury one in the city, f-'udi a ueces
slty arises among bank messenger,,
men who entry sums of money In p,iy
nit' hands in icmoto dlstilcts, ami lit
some other cases. The untying of m.
vol vois ns ,i pr.utho hv men put
habitually In poill binds cnwuiriii
unci crime.
I'ut us a spoil, whether at a tat get
or in the open, It cm be mado as r.is
clouting and as manly an cxmcl.se as
tide shooting. And a nation whid
has goneially become proficient la tin
use of tho revolver and tho iltlo U one
which commands icspeci.
Y. W. 0. A. NOTES.
V liilioe' In tleillltii: ili.ll uxAlllK is Jhnut to
liccdii at I lie . I , Time inc Hill M4U
lies in otic claw
'I lie- tlilrt iui-l cj otujiiliicl liccij. i'j i
iiu; Jl the ie)iin' Woman t liiUiJii aaMuii ll
vill meet JXJln I'titlj at 7.13 1'. m. Auj .
mtiriiii; the cIju must rctWfr at the oln"i Iv
'Ihurkdjy looir ArrjiiKcmroH II not In? mij
for tliotc who da nut rcgwtir by Hut tlino.