Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-19
JUSTICE HARLAN
PASSES 4 WAY
Death Claims Aged ard Much
Valued Member OF United
States Supreme Court.

tice John Marshall Harinn, the eldest
member Of the Supreme Court of the
nlted states, for years conspicuous
In kentucky politics, once cend!dn.e
for the republican nom nation for vice
president of the United Statos. q fore
most constitutional authority and prom.
inent in the councils of the presby-
terrain Church. died at his horie IN
this city at S.13 a. m. yesterday. II,
was IS years ola last June.
Justice Harlan had been III VIII
acute bronchitis less than week II.
sat ON the bench last Monday, wher
tho court heard arguments on the so.
called anthracite coal trust case. Tn.
following morning, Chcf Justtea
White announced that Justice Harlan
was slightly H." and he asked at
torheys 70 consider that Justice Iar-
Ian was sitting in their cases. a.
though not physically present
Justice Harlan. however. was in
much moro serious condition than his
colleagues in tho court realized. De-
spite his advanced age. he was robust
ana ordinarily enjoyed the best Of
health. Ne was rarely absent from tho
! bench, an attack Of influenza a fev
years ago being almost ,he only ILL.,
ness from which he had suffered for a
lonl period Tb. .,ddo, da,,h
sociata Jusiice proyYor - 49, $50.
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any o'"er man VINO sat on mat bench
~ II was MS service was longer than
that Of all other justices except chief
Justice John Marshall and Associate
Justice stephen J. Field Fields was
the longest service. "a wears months
and 10 DAYS N,rshal,.. q vo,re e,.
months ana : DAYS. rtarlan's AZ years
10 months ana Il DAYS. &C ro took bt,
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c'uras'heh' "e'hF lr"''N'S IN vac
l ne was III grave S".t.''n'
he had zen eSpe'la'F "'uNe an
PROMINENT Many Hnp"'u'"'
have been written by MIN. IN some El''
D2S's h' dl~~ented from HIS coI'e1N ~
! handing down opinions Regarded as d
most sensational This was true IN th'
standard on and Tobacco cases. decide
! iust prior 70 adjournment on May o.
- He vigorously and alone assalIed tn'
= rule Of reason Iald uo"h oN me
Il Justice Whale and tacitly approved oy 4.
s the other justices.
d Aside from the bench Justice Haria'
, had been notable figure in the Nationa
h Capitol for more than Eehera,lon' II
l. has been active IN reHslous WORN penn
= Il staunch Presbyterian. He was devote
n to golf and base ball being frequen
:. attendant at the league games. A gian
in stature. he was well preserved
:, athletic and possessed the vitality Of
much Younger man.