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A fellows think, but It imdi to n? this 1
appointment of women to the big federml Jobe |
is gettiag to be * serioas matter! Take thU (
new assistant attorney general. Mrs. Annette ,
dams, for instance?who in launder is 1
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Thus do the Bill Joneses?the offica- j
seekers of the country?deliver themselvae. (
While the Jane Smiths, put on the de- '
fenslve, in all the dignity of their new power i
refly: "Annette Abbott Adams, of Callfor- 1
nia? Why, she's a thundering good lawyer? i
we'll say she to!" ,
And the Jane Smiths of theae days know i
what they are talking about. Mrs. Annette
Abbot Adams, the new assistant United 1
States district attorney, to a thundering good
lawyer, and while her appointment was a
fin* tribj*< to the big suffrage state, aad,
caanag at dtto time, oertalnly made a hit
with the la iy voters all over the country, the
politics! significance of the appointment
? - plays -i small part when you examine
into the legal record of thto clear-cut, able
lis, "" " woman lawyer.
Still apparently in her thirties, Mrs.
Adsms is a slim, youngish-looking woman,
who. while not handsome or smart, la appearance,
has one of the most interesting
faces I ever looked Into. Reserved and quiet
in her manner, she radiates poise, and selfreliance
and efficiency, and as sb? modestly
replies to questions put to her does not seem
to be at all impressed with her own importance.
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In fact, she told me that out in Callfor1
nia the newspaper boys who bung around
the court rooms were always accusing her
of overlooking the "high lights" when it
came to news pertaining to her office,
a-hereas she took the position that just beI
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why the United States attorney for the
northern district of California should be 1
exploited every time she "put a big one i
over."
But being the first, and only, wotuafl
who ever held sueh a job. naturally Mrs.
Adams's record was a {natter wide interest,
becoming nationally so when in 1017 she was
prosecuting for the government the famous
cases of the well-known Germans. Consul
General Bo pp. Vice Consul Van Schaak
and Lieutenant von Brincken. charged with
conspiracy to violate the neutrality of the
United States. She secured prison sentence*
and heavy fines for all three, and the manner
in which she conducted the cases brought
ter ?h? legal limelight.
4j ?? aiao ber conduct of the Hindu
roaispiracy ases shortly after, which oceupied
five sxvths and resulted in conviction.
On Ue last day of the trial, just at the
i ,ar>r-' ? of Mrs. Adams's argument to
the jury. Ban Singh, the leader of the
Hindu revolutionists, turned in the crowded
courtroom on Rhandra. another Hindu and
his bitterest enemy, and shot him to death.
yiru Adams barely dodged the bullets, and v
Sarah Symo
SHOULD you be in the historical city ot
Salem you could but notice the tas **
liefs in many of the shop windows. .TWa
the work of Miss Sarah Symonds. artist,
who inherited her talent from bar gre? uncle,
who was potter to the king of Hoiland.
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From her childhood she drew all tor*
pictures, and these showed such a *^d
talent it was decided to ttntoh her educatloo
to an art school. Before she had even token
one lesson she conceived the idea of maktng
. model of the Salem witch. This was done
partly aa an experiment and partlyo>
out an idea that she had long ^erished of
creating in baa-rebel rather than pkotographsT
which are so perishable, different
phases of historic Salem life.
The witch plaque took, and the demand
far exceeded her expectations; in fact, it became
so popular that she was scarcely able
.to til orders. The next step was in coloring
?choosing the right tones to represent the
witch figure, shown as riding s broomstick.
These plaque*, in sepia and colors, are
in all sixes ranging from the medallion ta
tfca large **a? b?-re?efs that ? -ttif
omt visSea. to frame for wall hang"
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Her fa* expert?* was made, at home,
. a, a avail 10* *? *** (ar 6ria*tii.
w-s oaly for a few months, and today
.he has taken attr a whale hooae far bet
work, the upper par* Mac * ? woekr?oa
and the tower part mart artistically
fitted ap aa a ka^room- Tfce cfcrtajura an
Next case the model tog oi tha dtfercat
JlLinn which have farmed nefc aa architecraral
featore in the old historic eity-bym
laiasd eeer theaa are Rftwetcd to
rnw ?fcw them mm* attractive, if pas?
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that spectacular trial cam* pretty new
being her last.
However, Mra. Adama says that she Un't
tt all afraid of Indiana, either the foreign or
Jomeatlc brand.. At PlattTllle. Plumas
county, Calif., where she was born, she
irew dp among them, and when as little
Annette Abbott she tramped ten miles and
back erery day to school, she was attended
!>y a half-breed India* guide, who was also
the rural ^mall carrier. In winter the trip
?u made on snowthoee, and while snowihoee
and California seem a bit out of keeping,
the district in which the Abbotts lived
was the mountain district, isolated and cold.
Half the year Its snow-covered mountain
tops could be seen looming up from the
luxuriant Sacramento Vailey, and, kissed
t>7 a California sunshine, formed one of th?
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Mrs. Annette Abbott Adams.
"ettlest pictures which the tourists carried
'way.
Annette Abbott's mother, who before her
narriage was a school teacher in Maine.
?as very ambitious for her daughter, and
supplemented the education wbirh she revived
at the littla mountain school with
nightly instruction in the languages and
ilgber English. She it was who made it
possible for her to enter the University of
California with unusual equipment for so
roung a girl, and who urged her on to higher
things.
So that while Annette Abbott perfected
herself as a teacher and returned to teach
the schools in her own couatr when she left
the university, later becoming principal of
the Modoc High School at Alturas. durint
which time she married, site never felt quit*
satisfied that school-teaching ws* her forte,
and made up her mind after a few years of
it that she would try for "higlier things"?
why not law?
She admits now that she can't account
for her hankering after law?if hankering it
was (I think it was her woman's intui*
nds and Her Bas
Some of them illustrate the Salem gateways.
others doorways, and still again w?
find the witch used. All of these are colored.
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who handle* California's legal buaineaa
tion, don't you, Jane Smith?)?unless t,k
having takeu her bachelor's degree in li
when she attended the university in l'J
had "rather piqued her interest." Anyho
"he went back to the university, graduati
in 1912 with the degree of doctor of juri
prudence, which carried with it admisai
to the bar.
Soon after, casting about for a law pat
ner. Mrs. Adams decided to join forces wi
Miss Marguerite Ogden. daughter of Jud
Ogden, of ftakland. and. opening up la
offices in the Monadnock Building in S
Francisco, hong out the shiogi-- ot the fir
"Adams 4 Ogden." without a single mi
giving that the two good lawyers behind
would be able to overcome sex prejudice a
get all the practice they could handle.
And what happened go<>s to prove tti
< there is a lot in this new banish all-f?
eult. for it wasn't any time at all b?ff
Adams & Ogden were as busy ns could I
and the senior member,^Mrs. ( Adams, hi
an established reputation. She handled t
canes so successfully and was such, a for mi
able foree in the courfi-ootns?speaking <
just as she did when she\wan(ed to dr;
-Reliefs?By Mary !
The House of the Seven Gables is one
her most effective plaques, and it is slio'
with the graceful elm which stands a lit
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began to kit up and take notice.
Particularly was thin true of the United
States attorney, Mr. Preston, who decided
that It would be a much wiser thing to hav*
thia wizard of a woman lawyer "fur him"
than '-oustantly winning out "agin him,"
and when Judge Baker, elected to Congress
from -the California mountain district, came
to Washington with the suggestion that Mrs.
Adams be appointed assistant to the United
State* attorney for the northern district of
California I rattier think it was that attorney
inan Preston who "put the bug in hia
ear."
HOWEVER, be that c* it may, Mrs.
Adams received the apjiointinent and
entered upon her duties as aide to the United
States attorney at Sau Francisco in October,
1004. And she made so good that four years
later, when Attorney Preston was appointed
chief asaistant to the attorney general, aha
was the logical successor, and on July U5.
lOOK. was nominated to fill the vacancy as
United States attorney for the northern district
of California, comprising two-thirds of
the state and the second biggest port in the
country. This position, the first of its kind
to which a woman was appointed. Mrs.
Adams was holding at the time of her appointment
to the Department of Justice.
When Mj-s. Adams was up for appointment
to the California vacancy, the then
attorney general, Mr. McReynolds. opposed
it. holding that no woman on earth could
handle the complicated cases coming up in
that district, involving whit* slavery, immigration.
violation of the Asiatic exclusion
law. selling of liquor to Indians, smuggling,
customs and the like.
But bis successor, Mr. Gregory, though*
iat differently, and one of the first things ha
iw did on coming into office was to confirm Mrs.
04 Adams's appointment as United 8tatea disw,
triet attorney. When, at the Department of
ng Justice a few days ago, I glanced over the
? wide range of important legal matters which
on will now come under the jurisdiction of this
woman as assistant attorney general of the
United States, I could hardly refrain from
th smiling. For in spite of its being a little out
Ik* of the ordinary for dignified justices of the
>W Supreme Court to "throw a fit," I just
an pictured Justice McReynolds as doing so
m. when he hoard of Mrs. Adams's appointment
is- to this big job.
't And I declare, T can't altogether blame
d'I him. for it aeema to me that the following
schedule of duties is pretty heavy for on*
>ar "*'r '""ale shoulder*. Here we are:
)rT ' Taxation, other customs.
be. Insurance: a. War risk insurance; b.
a'l * ederal employes ; c. Pensions?civil,
ler Minor regulation* of commerce; hour* of
d- aervice act; twenty-eight-bohr act, safety
>ut appliance act; quarantine act; pure food
ive act; meat tranaportation act; game bird
Harrod Northend
*?n ?k ?Df .th' branches drooping ov?r
He thlJ*?' il much mor? P'ctureaqua
FvW T' #th#r vifw had bwn
historicVlk l? l?M to thi*
nUS UM fllled. wi,h coni
his ^ n,ot ?B'y Wi,h Hawthorne, but with
ror ? many years.
I theGS?h? '? *,M> 'h0mn i0 her and
makeT^h. blosaoma give a touch that
i been iJt ?m0rf ll,,r'* th??> 'f it had
fashioned Type" MdT ?' "V'
eighteenth dd'n b*hin?' th?
vividiv th.7?Lur'T hou,n *rf br<tu?ht ?ut *
'he one nath iT' bUt Mpr"s
- arriM ,* P'?ts wh,rt btT? ?*?
\ T. d *D fn?m ?ur granddames' time.
"d Porr**'tness of detail .nd
t' Kumm/ attracted the attention of the
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!?? TTiia branch ol th? work has become
withP?oH^.,hat 1 ?
and WtfJf bat PTgol.s
and Vita of the r?rden are ordered. Thswe
maan generally bat one baa-rHtef. which
makes it prohibitive save for the rich
There Is no part of the year which is a
dull time for her. Of oourae dorln, Uk
' 7U,k\ Wh*n "h,WtWa^ire held
la all the large hot,|*. rte is baaieat. T^ter
on come holiday orders, which are Increasing
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b^n her work that aha ha. rec^tlr purt
chased a largo Colonial houae and this ia
addition to her atudlo.
This work Is tiniqua from th* fa<?t that
everything originate, in her own brain. Sh?
baa no understudy and clalaa aha doea not
M need or dealt* one.
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*ct; insecticide and fungicide act and Tim
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Suita to aet aaide ordara of the I. 0. C.
Prisons."
Yea, it 1? a big-sized Job to haadie all
tbeae departmental matter*, but then Mia.
Annette Adama ia a big-sited lawyer?remember
that!?who knows what it ia to
tackle bard proportion*, and the harder
they are, the better sha likes 'em.
For instance, out in California?that
state most vitally interested in the wise
industry?she secured the decision upholding
the conatitutioaailty of the national
prohibition amendment?the first teat caae,
U. 8. vs. Dill9n, to come up in the United
Statea.
Another big stunt ahe pulled off was
to considerably cut the cost of living out
in her state. This she did by interesting
tbe housewives' leagues and alliances in
reporting to her office cases of food or clothing
profiteering, and, through her special
agents, running down and prosecuting said
profiteers. Pity a few more states hadn't
women prosecuting attorneys! Don't you
think so. Bill Jones?
And that reminds me, Bill, not long ago
f beard one of your clan declare that all
this talk about women doing such marvelous
Blue Grass. So
Long Fight
HOW a Kentucky girl, pampered and protected.
of an aristocratic wealthy Blue
Grass family, suddenly left penniless and
forced to earn her own living when her
father was imprisoned for wrecking bis
bank, not only achieved success in the business
wo;Id. but succeeded against tremendous
odds in obtaining her father's pardon
within five years, only to collapsc physically
on the day ofUriumph with a grave operation
the only chance for her recovery?
this briefly is the remarkable story of beautiful
Kate Alexander, daughter of George
Alexander, I'aris, Ky.
Five years ago Miss Alrxsnder was one of
the most popular young women in the Blue
Grass. She was the daughter of one of the
wealthiest men in the state. She was blessed
with a most charming disposition. She used
her father's wealth to bring comfort and
cheer to unfortunate and poor. Christmas,
with gifts, she visited scores of families in
unfortunate circumstances. She was personally
known to nearly every person in the
county. Her hand in marriage had been
sought by a number of young men, wealthy
snd of the best families.
Then tbe catastrophe came. The bank of
which her father had long been the head
w?a closed by tbe state banking commissioner
and there were rumors that tbe funds of the
bank bad been misappropriated. She steadfastly
refused to believe the rumors. Her
confidence ia her father, her best friend since
the death of ber mother, was absolute. Then
came the arrest, trial and conviction. He
was sentenced from aeven to seventy years.
Although crushed in heart she bore up
bravely and began to fight to save her father
from prison. She solicited the aid of friends
and found hundreds eager to help her.
During the trial she was the constant companion
of her father in the courtroom and
always the same smile of encouragement was
oo her face which belied the suffering of her
heart. Other girls of less force of character
would have been crushed in spirit and hid
themselves from public gaze. Kate Alexander
realized that would never^do. She must
face the problem with a smile and determination
to win.
Following ber father's conviction she laid
out a plan of action and began work in earnest.
She circulated a petition asking Governor
McCreary to issue a pardon before incarceration
of her father. Hundreds of signaturee
of best citizens were obtained,
among them being many who had lost heavily
through failure of the bank. They could not
refuse her appeal, backed as it was by ber
earnestness, devotion to and trust in her
father, whom she still believed innocent.
Those who signed it would remark afterward
: "Well, I guess I should not have
signed it, but I could not refuse Miss Kate."
8he personally took the document to Governor
McCreary. who also yielded to her
earnestness and childlike belief in her father,
and he was on tbe point of granting her
wish when politics took a hand in the game
and he was compelled to refuse. Again and
again the courageous girl renewed her efforts
only to meet with defeat.
When Governor Stanley assumed office
she laid siege to hito sn3, as with McCreary,
again politics intervened and disappointment
was her portion. Governor Black's attitude
was the same.
Pride and independence kept her from accepting
the offers of financial assistance from
scores of relatives and friends who would
have been glad to have come to her aid. 8he
rejected suitors for her hand. She consulted
a life-long friend of her father, head of a
life insurance company. He told her that
soliciting life insurance was a splendid field
for a girl, and she took his advice and began
work as an agent for his company in central
Kentucky. Here is where her former good
deeds, her sweet disposition aud her popularity
were to serve her well.
When it became known that she was soliciting
insurance many friends did not wait
for her to call on them, but voluatarily
hunted her up. Policy after policy, nearly
all for large sums, begau to roll into the
main office.' A banquet was given to their
agents in Cincinnati, and Miss Alexander
was urgently requested to be present. But
he was not there. Iu explaining her abaenca
an official said:
"Miss Kate hasn't time to go to banquets;
right now I'll wager she ia writing
a big policy."
When the yesr was up it was aacertained
that Miss Alexander had so^d more
than 1500,000 of insurance and was still
I rapidly adding to that figure.
Then came the inevitable result of fiv?
y ears' of worry and hard work. Friends an<i
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thtnfa made him tired. "There isn't
anything. wheo you cxfme down to brass
f<ck?," he raved, "that a man can't do
better'n a woman. Why, good Lord.
haven't the very finest cook* in th? world
been men, aad the moat famous dre?makers?"
Granted, Bill, but did you ejer know a
chef who could do anything but.cook, or a
ladies' tailor who ever practiced law? I
never did, while Just look at the Jane
8mith8 who can do both with equal ease!
Mrs. Adams, the new satellite at the Department
of Justice, is a striking case ia d
point, for she is not only a fine lawyer, but
a fine cook, i.nd although I forgot to ask I
her, I have no doubt that she is an ^
equally fine dresamsker. Out on the coast,
with her six aaaistants and her long hours
in the court rooms, the way she kept her
balance was being a lawyer part of the
time and a woman all the rest.
And when she went home at night she
slipped from her legal gown into a kitchen
apron, cooked her own dinner and cleaned
up her fire-room apartment?housewife to
the core.
Better watch these Jane*. Bill, who, while
they haven't changed their akin one whit.
surely are making some headway. First
thing you know, they'll be sitting up on
the Supreme Court bench or White House- *
keeping for the nation.
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to Free Father
relatives noticed that her health was I
ing. Though she still*retained that smile and J
cheerful greeting for every one, the bloom
of health was leaving her cheeks. Physicians
advised a long rest. She spent a fortnight in
Florida in hope her health would be restored.
but while there Edward P. Morrow assumed
the office of governor and she rushed back to
Kentucky to take up the fight in her father's
behalf.
She proved to Governor Morrow's satisfaction
that her father's health was impaired,
that he was past seventy-one yean
of age, and according to the laws of nature
he had but a few years at the most to live.
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Mlaa Kate Alexander, dauntless Kentucky
girl
She wanted him to upend the remainder of .
his days outside the prison walls. She circulated
another petition, obtaining signatures
of the judge who presided at the trial,
the commonwealth's attorney, members of
the jury who brought in a verdict of guilty.
aad Rcores of the most prominent citizens
of central Kentucky. She succeeded in winning
over the governor in a personal interview
and she obtained the pardon.
As the gates swung open and th# two
walked forth, the father breathing the air of
freedom for the first time in five years, the
girl collapeed. Her nerve bad sustained her '
until her goal had been attained.
Laugh Here
TX SOME districts in Siara ? girl who
reaches a certain age without finding a
husband is required to wear a label, and
thenceforth is a more or less privileged person,
under the special care of the king, who
is bound by ancient custom to find a bgi
band for her. The royal matrimonial bureau
has less difficulty in arranging matches
than might be expected, for it works 01 a
very simple system. A prisoner in any Jail
in the kingdom may gain freedom and pardon
by marrying one of the king's charges
and as many eagerly take advantage of th?
right as there are available freedom-bringing
maids. Whether or not the man is already
married is of no consequence, as one wife
is not the legal limit.
Economy
jy^EVlLLE BOGGS. generally reputed to
be the best informed person in the vil- J
lage concerning the affairs of his neighbors
was telling a friend but recently returned
after an absence of some years of th.
troubles of Susie Smith and Peter inn..
"Susie, she has broken off her enrav.
ment with Peter," he aaid. "They'g^f!.
goin' together for abo?t eight yeara. durin'
which time she had been inculcatin' into
Peter, as you might say, the beauties of
economy. But when she discovered in.t
lately, that he had learnt hla lesson m well
that he had saved up 217 pairs of socks for
her to darn after the wedding she anneal
to conclude that he had taken her advio. .
little too literally, an' broke off the match. "
Lord Needed No Help
rpHE cook in a southern family, a
?- "mammy" of the type now paasing. was
assured by two surgeons whose services had
been enlisted by ber employer that her con dition
waa such that an immediate operation
was necessary.
Mammy listened respectfully but declined
their service in the following terms: i
"I's jest as much obliged to you gennulmen
as I kin be. but ef de deah Lawd has
done made up His mind to call me home, I
> reckon he kin tranalate me without no asI
sis t a nee." k
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