The Washington times., 1910-03-29

led by his bride Of a few months II
was while they were at Smyrna that
Justice Brewer was born
The Brewers, after staying In Asia
Minor unit, 1898. during which time the
Rev. Mr.. Brewer established a news
paper at SMYRNA for the benefit OF the
Greeks, returned &c the United States.
Early Education.
Justice EreNer received his early edu-
caUcn in the public schols of Wethers-
field, Hartford. New Haven. and Mil
dIetow3, where his father, at various
tunes was siatirned.
Justice Brewer entered Wesleyan Uni
verSity IN 1871. lIns ining until 1851,
when he naJriculdted at Yale. He was
grajJstcd from the New Haven institu-
a. n in 1906. AUuTE his classmates
ws.e senator Dcpcw aid Associate Jus
tee ETCwL, with y-hCm he served on
tie bench
AfIer obtaining his degree from the
Albany Law. School iH lass. Justice Brow
or opened an utI' G. in k"I sas City. No.
II was prOitlcsS. ana he went West,
returning later to LNavCnwOTlh. where
he resumed lhe practice of law.
Success was his I'm a short time, and
lie soon was popular with all classes
He became I nited States Commissioner
In 1861. Thereafter his rise was rapid,
his first advancement being In 1865. when
ne was elected Judge Of the probate
and crhrinal court OF Leavenworth.
His Further Rise.
After being judge or the First Kansas
district and prosecuting attorney. he
was elected in 1870 TO the judgeship OF
the Kansas supreme court, serving until
1854. when he became Judge OF the
Eighth district. serving until 1889. when no
became associate justice Of the Supreme
g,r .r, I
byPresidaut Harrison.
Justice Brewer. ascended 10 the bench
January 6, 1880, succeeding Justice Stan
ley Matthews, who died some time be
fore.
When Justice brewer tsa; his ostn.
the country attn -SSed the unique sight
CT an uncle and nephew being on the
Supreme Court bench At the same time
For, at this period, Justice Field was
Ou IN. bench. ---
Justice Brewer was married October -
lSil. t. Louise =. L2ndOn. Of IS'u ing
ton, VI Four daughters were born TO
this union. Justice Brewer was mar
rieo tie second time. June 5, 1901, to En-
ma Mnter Mott, Of Washington. The
marriage took place at Burlington, VT
where Justice Brewer was spending
his vacation
Numerous degrees were conferred or
Justice Brewer i'm the past decade he
eNceIled as n writer. a number OF his
The Supreme Court Will ,ecCnveue
Monday Il will, it ~ believed, adjourn
for day in respect 20 Justice Brewers
memory.
Work Unfinished.
His death. It is pointed out. leaves the
decisions in hig issues TO but seven men.
as one Of the associate justices, Mr..
Moody, is incapaci,ated. Among. the
cases TO be settled are those involving
the American Tobacco and Standard Oi,
Companies. The validity of the new
corporation tax law Will also be decideu.
II has been asserted that no justice
Of the Supreme Bench has taken a more
active part in the general affairs Of the
country than Justice Brewer. His COM
ment on different affairs in which ne
was interested has never been restrain
ed The question OF universal peace the
race problem. the progress c. the world.
anarchy. and kindred subjects. were dis
cuSSed with a bOldnesS and Intelligence
that commanded and required attention
His criticism of a bigger navy and the
increasing extravaganza Of the country
at large won the approval Of the gen
CrGl public.
At : meeting in Baltimore in 1908 in
winch he touched on the fOibles Of the
people of the United States. Justice
Brewer said that If we did not have
the giant club of Hercules we had the
big stick of Theodore Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Man.
Justice Brewer was a strong advo-
cate for the brotherhood of man. and
his tributes on different occasions to the
women Of the country won him much
praise He maintained liberal ideas as
to the power of wealth. and he held