Temple University School of Law - Restatement Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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2 The Illegal Unintellegencer -Philadelphia, June 30, 1946 THE ILLEGAL UN-INTELLEGENCER A Legal Goitij) Sheet tor Local Lawyer! Published OCCASIONALLY Subscription—NONE Kditorial Hoard Abraham Freedman Leon S. Rosenthal William R. Toal All rights reserved in Scandinavia. Sweden. St. Saull Maris and Afghanistan r OK SALS ON ALL NEWSSTAND . LUMUKK YARDS AND 8TAHLKS LATEST LEGAL BOOKS Case Book on Coses,” by Kdwin A. J. Blank A case-book for case books. This is the last word in case books. It contains a resume of some 4000 case books and was prepared by the capable author of Different Kinds of Cases I Have Known,” The Case of Cigars,” A Few Pointers on the Law (a book for judges only). Published by Baldwin Locomotive Works. ‘‘Just a Girl Among Men,” by Henriette L. Wickey. A beautiful narrative of the hardship of a feminine law student pictured bv one who knows. Miss Wickey (she prefers to use her maiden name) has written a number of these passionate tales of the law but this is pronounced her best thus far. Among her others are “Back in the Old Home Town,” and The School Belle.” Pi 6-lished by Dillon, Read and Comjmny. “Legal Loves, by A. Jere Creskoff A delightful treatise by this well known critic and literateur. This book is much akin to The Story of My Life,” by Frank Harris. It is much better. BUCK AWARD AWARDED Philadelphia Lawyer Honored William H. Huplits, Jr., was awarded the annual Buck Award of 10,000 rubles for having done the most for Philadelphia. Huplits benefited the City of Philadelphia most last year by spending the entire year in New York, where he was engaged in fighting a complicated case for the Pretzel Trust, which he represents. SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL IS SENSATIONAL Clarity of Facts Befuddles Jury The sensational trial of Commonwealth vs. Amos Keetow lengthened into its sixth month this week. Amos Keetow, a delicatessen keeper, is being tried for the murder of a cus- Creskoff and Shakespeare could easily be rated on the same plane, only Shakespeare is dead. The author has also written Oh, Dean, What I Know About You,” “I’m Some Kid,” and “So’s Your Old Man.” Published by the Vare Incinerating Com-pany. “Pharmaceutical Law, by Dr. Sol P. Hanig. A new treatise explaining the Pharmacist’s Laws passed by the last Assembly, by the man who framed the Act. Dr. Hanig is a recognized authority on the subject. Dr. Hanig wrote the article on “Soda Dispensers” in the latest edition of Corpus Juris. Published by Horn and Hardart Baking Company. LAWYER-COMPOSER A SUCCESS Writes for Musical Show Nathaniel Nathanson, a member of the bar, has deserted the courts for a musical career. Long famed as a composer of songs, Mr. Nathanson has achieved such success for his lyrics in the musical show, “The Merry Cuspidor,” that he has decided to forsake his legal practice in order to devote his entire attention to his lyrical efforts. The Merry Cuspidor” is a very light piece, and is very well written. Two of Mr. Nathanson's songs, “What a Good Little Boy Am I,” and I Used to Sleep in a Temple,” are by far his best numbers. tomer. The trial is being held before Judge Harry D. Gottlieb, and after spending three months picking a jury, the Commonwealth opened its case. The case is very notorious for its gruesome details. After killing the customer, the delicatessen man put him on the slicing machine and cut him up. It appears that in the heat of an argument the customer called Mr. Keetow a boloney. Mr. Keetow is alleged to have retorted, I’ll show you who is a boloney,” and forthwith seized keeper and it is expected that his legal ingenuity will gain a conviction of second degree murder in-the customer and put him on the slicing machine. Leroy Comanor is defending the delicatessen stead of voluntary manslaughter. District Attorney George F. Lowenthal is prosecut-thus far won all his legal (Continued on page ,)

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extra illegal HmntpUigpnrpr iqp-m. number oo Temple University—-Philadelphia, June 30, 1946 tw?riceT8 FORM NEW TITLE COMPANY Member of the Bar to Head New Firm Announcement was made yesterday of the formation of a new title and trust company, to be known as the Disunited Insecurity Title and Bust Company. The company will have as its president, John J. Coll-mer, Esq., well known attorney and title magnate. Mr. Collmer will be remembered as the man who did away with the cumbersome title certificates, making it possible for every purchaser to take the sel-ser’s word as regards judgments, etc. James Iannucci, Esq., will be title officer of the new company, and Alfred Klein will be advertising manager. LIPSIUS WINS BIG VERDICT J. George Lipsius, Esq., was awarded the largest verdict ever rendered by a court in this county, when the jury turned in a verdict of $364,196.37 against the P. R. T. for damages done Mr. Lipsius’ client by the P. R. T. taxicab. Mr. Lipsius’ client was riding in the taxi and claimed that the taximeter exploded, ruining his bankroll and necessitating an amputation of his pocket-book. William R. Spofford, Chief Counsel for the P. R. T., defended the case very ably, and announced that an appeal would be taken to the Supreme Court on the grounds that the judge did not charge the jury as much as the P. R. T. would. PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING No New Member Admitted The Philadelphia Bar Association meeting last Tuesday was very orderly and undisturbed. William J. Moran, Jr., chairman of the meeting opened with a short talk asking the members to pay their dues. He then introduced the speaker of the evening, a visitor from the Far East, Vice-Chancellor I. Samuel Worth, of New Jersey, who spoke on “Law, Ladies and Moving Pictures.” The lecture was greatly enjoyed, dye to the fact that the noted orator knew nothing of the subject. The next speaker introduced w a s Oscar B. Freidman, attorney for the Chiropractor’s Association. During Mr. Friedman’s speech the meeting adjourned. UNUSUAL DECISION RENDERED Lawyers of City Are Astounded at Strange Ruling Justice Oscar Brown, the haughtv arbitrator who occupies the bench in Magistrate’s Court No. 23, rendered a most unusual verdict when he decided a case in favor of the defendant. This is the first time within the memory of man that a magistrate gave a decision in favor of a defendant. Walter S. Pytko, counsel for the defendant, will ap-(Continued on parte lt) ROSE LAW SCHOOL OVERCROWDED Dr. Leon H. Rose, dean of the Rose Evening School of Law, announced that his entrance lists for the next six terms are closed. Dr. Rose declares that he has more applications for matriculation than he can entertain. The Rose School has been successful since its inception in 1930, and has turned out a number of very nromising lawyers, some of whom have been able to acquire a knowl-“dge of some rudimentary points of the law after graduation. So large is the work of the school that last year 46,729 nencils were used, 83,746 pens broken and over 9867 gallons of ink were spilt. Dean Rose’s ten annual scholarships in memory of his beloved mother have this year been awarded to the sons of ten members of the famous Sesqui-Cen-tennial Class of Temple Law School. ADVANCE REPORTS LATE Accident Halt State Reporters The Advance Reports of the Supreme Court, which are now 30 volumes behind, will again be held up. This was announced last night by State Reporters Harrv Rosenblum and George W. Phillips. It seems that while reporting a decision of Mr. Justice Comber, words flew thick and fast and resulted in the point on Harry Rosenblum’s special built (Continued on page ,) 7B

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The Illegal Unintellkgencer—Philadelphia, June 30, 1946 3 GOVERNOR SPEAKS AT TESTIMONIAL DINNER Noted Speaker Pay Honor to Veteran Lawyer Frank M. Steinberg, of the firm of Abramson and Steinberg, was given a testimonial dinner last night by Samuel Abramson. Quite a few notables attended, among them the Governor of Pennsylvania, Hon. F. Phelps Todd, a close friend and former classmate of Steinberg’s. The Governor seized this opportunity of a testimonial to Steinberg to pay a tribute to Abraham J. Levy, who is a leading candidate for the office of Prohibition Director of Eastern Pennsylvania. Inter alia, the Governor said, Mr. Levy is well qualified to hold this position, as he knows more about prohibition than Volstead, and is posted on all the biggest booze joints in the country, having had freouent opportunity to test the strength of their respective products. Among those present were Samuel Schwartz, well known leader of the 44th ward; John J. Gil-bride. Jr., well known leader of the 44th ward, and Raymond H. Calvert, well known leader of the 44th ward. LADIES TO HOLD DANCE Female Bar Organization to Entertain Invitations have been issued by the Ladies of the Law. a female legal association, for a Dance to be given in the near future. Marie Rose Magee, Pres- CRIMINAL CASE YIELDS LEGAL POINTS Constitutional Law Rule Proven by Criminal Action An interesting case arose today before Judge Keeley in the U. S. District Court. Charged with assault and battery on a U. S. revenue officer, a defendant introduced evidence to show that the officer’s head was not broken as he claimed. The defendant’s counsel, Louis A. Snader, introduced as an expert witness, Dr. John F. Finney, the famous medico-legal authority, who stated that the officer’s head was not broken, as claimed, but that instead the carton of cigarettes with which he had been hit was broken. Assistant U. S. District Attorney Thomas A. Curran then arose and put forth the argument that inasmuch as the cigarettes were imported and no tax had been paid on them, the breaking of the carton constituted the distributing of the cigarettes after the original package had been broken, in accordance with the Original Package” Doctrine of the Supreme | Court. Judge Keeley discharged the case on the grounds that the cigarettes involved were not his favorite brand, and therefore he was not interested. ident of the organization, announced that this dance will be given in honor of Congressman Max M. Golder, who was recently made an honorary member of the society. Arrangements are under the guidance of Gladys E. Hobart and Marv E. Gris-el, two of the country’s foremost women lawyers. FIRE MENACES LEGAL COMMUNITY Volunteer Fire Department Doe Fine Work Fire last night menaced the Legal Community of Blackstone, N. J. Great credit must be given to the Volunteer Fire Department for their valiant work. The fire started in an old barn on the estate of Charles V. Linshaw, Mayor of Blackstone, who is credited with having originated this community composed of lawyers. The Fire Department, led by Chief Henry J. Gou-ley, were nattily attired in sky-blue shirts, delicately tinted oyster-colored pants, with cerise suspenders and mock-orange boots. Their helmets were a creation of Chief G o u 1 e y, being a pearl-gray bonnet trimmed with egg-plants and with a wide brim of mottled pig-iron. The Department turned out in full force with the exception of Lynwood Lord, who couldn’t find his high hat.” “Tea” was served at William B. Kramer’s home before the valiant firefighters left for the scene of their labors and an enjoyable time was had by all. After leaving Mr. Kramer’s home the brave crew kissed their families and bade a sad farewell to their friends, then arranging themselves in the formations for which they are famous, they marched to the burning barn, where they found that the fire had burnt itself out.