Show I I II People Talked About I ADAMS From country school teacher te to as assistant assistant assistant as- as United States attorney general generalis is 15 the record made mad by Annette Abbott Abbott Abbott Ab Ab- Ab- Ab bott Adams of ot San Francisco within a a. few brief years She was principal of ot a high school in Pluma county I Calif Call C. C when she decided to study law Jaw entered the University of ot California In 1904 took her het bachelors bachelor's degree and In 1912 received I her degree of ot doctor doctor doc doe tor of ot 1 I ence vt 1 She was appointed appoint appoint- ed United United Unit Unit- iI I ed States attorney tho the first woman woman wom wom- 4 an in the United oI States te to receive I such an aa appoint appoint- men men men-In In 1913 aa as asaide aide to John W W. Preston Pre tho the Unit Unit- q States attorney at San Sm Francisco Mrs Adams Adams' ap appointment appointment ap- ap M S cr did not meet with favor tavor favorin in Washington IJ from tho the then Attorney General McReynold Upon his appoint appoint- men to the United Supreme court his successor Attorney General Gregory promptly confirmed Mr Mrs Adams Adams' ap ap- ap Mrs Adams won her laurels In the tho prosecution of ot neutrality cases during the war especially the tho famous case of ot Franz Bopp former German consul con eon sul suI general in San Francisco and also in the Hindu conspiracy cases shortly after arter It was in these trials that Mrs Adams gained d the reputation of drawing drawing draw draw- ing demurrer proof indictments When United States Attorney Preston Pres ton w was s appointed to handle handlo war work I for the government Senator Phelan recommended Mrs Adams for tor the position pos pos- i tion vacated by Preston Her work as United States attorney for tor the no no district of ot California drew the tho attention of ot Attorney General Gener Gener- al A. A Mitchell Palmer whose Impression sion Blon of ot her record led him to send for tor her to proceed to Washington to attend attend at at- tend a cOl conference of ot district attorneys throughout the tho nation During her visit In hi Washington In April Mrs Adams was admitted to practice in the United States supreme court her admission having been moved by Congressman John Joha E. E with Chief Justice Edward D. D White ing Mrs Adams has seven assistants and sho she herself herselt has prosecuted many n ny o 0 o the tho big cases in the federal court |