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State General Republican Committee. He knew General U. S. Grant and Abraham Lin coln intimately. To those who knew Justice Davy he was a true friend in the highest sense. He was not obstrusive, he was not profuse; his was the modest nature which was loved. Often when opposed to younger and less

versatile lawyers, he paused to instruct, and he did it in that kindly, genial manner which made his opponent his friend. To the embryo lawyer he was always a fountain of informa tion. He had fewer reversals from the higher courts than any Supreme Court Justice in the state. In chambers, he was as easy of access as in his office or his home.

Assistant Attorney-General Oscar Lawler

OSCAR LAWLER Whose success at the California bar has been recog nized by his appointment to Mr. Wickersham's staff

/"SCAR LAWLER, whose appointment as Assistant Attorney-General of the United States was confirmed by the Senate April 5, comes from California, though not a native of that state. He is only thirty-four years of age, having been born April 2, 1875, at Marshalltown, Iowa. Mr. Lawler is the son of William T. and Margaret (O'Connor) Lawler, and as a boy he attended the public schools of his native place until September, 1888, at which time he removed to Los Angeles, California, where he has resided since he was thirteen years old. He worked as messenger, and later as steno grapher and secretary to Hon. Erskine M. Ross, United States Circuit Judge for the southern district of California. He was ad mitted to the bar of California in April, 1896. On June 17, 1901, he was married, and has two children, aged respectively seven and three years. He practised law in southern Cali fornia, and in December, 1905, he was ap pointed United States Attorney for the south ern district of California. Mr. Lawler is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and at present Grand Master of Masons for the state of California. He is a Republican in politics.

Col. Franklin Bartlett, All-Round Lawyer and Man ' ■ "HE Court expresses its deep regret for J- the loss of Col. Franklin Bartlett. He came of an old and distinguished family and one of great legal reputation. He main tained that reputation and even enhanced it." These were the words of Justice Almet F. Jenks, who was presiding over the Appellate

Division of the New York Supreme Court in Brooklyn, when the news of Col. Bartlett's death was presented to him. Col. Bartlett, who was one of the best known lawyers of New York City, for many years secretary of the Union Club, secretary of she Sun Printing and Publishing Association, and an authority