Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
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Islands, where he served first as colonel
of the LIST California Volunteers at the
outbreak CT the Spanish-American war.
Judge Smith has had varied and re-
markably interesting career. He was
born in San Francisco in 1859. and gradu-
ated at the Santa Anna College in 1873.
with the degree OF a. NJ. After studying
law in the Hastings Law School Of Cali
fornia lie was admitted to -..e bar in
January. 1881. At the outbreak Of the
Spanish American war he volunteered his
services and was made colonel In the
volunteers. and was among the first TO
be sent to the Philippine Islands. where
he took part in much OF the fighttg In
many OF the islands. and was finally Sc
lected a member of the commission TO
confer with the peace commission from
Aguinaldo in January, 1889.
Judge Smith was mentioned for gal
lantry many times during the war. and
in April. 1899. was made brigadier general
of volunteers. He commanded the De-
partment of the Visayas. in the Philip
pines and in July. 1899. was made mill
tary governor of the Island OF Negroes
The next change in the life of Judge
Smith was when he was appointed col
lector of customs for the Philippine
Islands at the conclusion OF peace ar
rangements with Aguinaldo in 1900 In
June, 1901. he was appointed member
of the Philippines commission and secre-
tary of pubic instruction. which position
he held until 1906 In 1905 he was aD-
pointed governor general of the Philip
pine Islands by President Roosevelt and
resigned December IL, 1909 He was ap-
pointed Judge of the new court In the
early part Of 1910.
Judge Marion De Vries. also an asso-
ciate justice of the new court. Is native
of California. He graduated from the
San Joaquin Valley College with the de-
gree of Phi. D. in the year 1886. and later
took another course at the University or
Michigan, graduating with the degree OF
LII. B. in 1888. After his admission to
the bar in Michigan in 1888. and to the
California bar in the same year. he prae-
ticed law at Stockton, Cal. during the
years 1889 and 1900. In 1900 he was
appointed assistant district attorney for
the San Joaquin Valley district and served
in this capacity until 1897.
Judge De Vries was representative
to the Fifty-fifth and the Fifty-sixth Con-
crosses and served from 1897 to 1900. but
resigned from the acknowledgements in
August. 1900 He was a member OF the
from 1900 to 1910. being president Of the
board from 1906 to 1910. He was APP
pointed associate judge Of the new court
in January 1910.
Judge Hunt is another of the associate
justices of the new court who has had
wide and unusual career. He Is Yale
graduate and has served Uncle Sam in
many different capacities-from that OF
Idaho I'm 1881. then as a federal judge
and finally as Governor of Porto Rico In
1904.
Judge William FL. Hunt was born In
New Orleans. La. November q, 1851, the
son of William II. Hunt. who was a.
member of the bar of New Orleans Tor
many wears. attorney general OF Louisi-
ana, judge of the United States Court or
Claims in Washington. Secretary of the
Navy under President Garfield and am
bassador to Russia, where he died i'm
1854. Judge William II. Hunt. jr.. was
educated at the Hopkins Grammar School.
in New Haven. Conn. from which ne
graduated in 1874. and entered Yale with
the class of rs. While at Yale his health.
which was delicate. broke down, Ior
a while and he was unable to complete
his college course. but in 1895 ne was
awarded the honorary degree OF master or
arts by Yale University.
He took a course i'm the law school OF
the University of Louisiana and went to
Montana in 1873. After his admission 10
the bar in 1879 he practiced law at For.
Benton, Mont. and in 1881 was appointed
collector of customs for Montana anu
Idaho by President Garfield. In January.
1881 he was elected member Oh the
convention to frame constitution 10,
the proposed state of Montana ana ser"eu
until January 1856, when he moved 10
Helena Mont. Judge Hunt served as
member of the Legislature of Montana lii
1888 Upon the admission or the terrltorg
as a state in November, 49,, ne VIZ
elected Judge of the first judicial district
court of the new state. In 1888. he was
reelected judge of the district court Tor
four wears In 1894 he was elected asso-
ciate Judge of the supreme court OF the
he was appointed first secretary OF inc
Island of Porto Rico by President NC
Kinley. who requested him to go TO Porto
Rico t. assist in the reconstruction VI
civil government in that island
Judge Hunt was first president OF the
executive council of the Island OF Porto .
Rico, and in August. 1901, was appointed
governor of the island by President NC
Kinley. In December. 1901. he was re-
appointed governor by President Roose-
Welt. He resigned the governorship OF
Porto Rico July 4, 1904, to become United
States district judge of the district OF
Montana where he served as United
States Judge until April, 1910. when ne
qualified as associate judge OF the united
States Court of Customs Appeals -
Judge Orion Metcalf Barber was born {,
in Jamaica, VT, July IL, 1897. He was
educated at the Bernardsto"n .,caaemS.
at South Woodstock, Mass, and also At
the Leland and Gray Seminary, In Town
shend VT After studying law at the
Albany Law School. n. T., he graduated
with the degree of Ii. Is.
I'm lSS,; Judge Barber was elected states
attorney for Bennington county. VT. and
in 1899 was elected a member OF the leg
islature. and in 1894 as member OF the
state senate. He was appointed a mem
her of the commission to revise the Ver-
mont statutes in 1924: as a member
of the state railroad commission. 1S94-6
After serving as state auditor from 1895
to 1902 he was elected 4 delegate to the
national convention In 1906
From 1905 to 1908 Judge Barber served
the commonwealth of Vermont as chair
man of the state special tax commission.
and i'm 1909 as chairman of the special
appointed to prepare and
publish a digest of the Vermont reports.