The Detroit times., 1911-01-13

point. The balance of the line OF jus
tees is perfect The ends finished
of tidily in the plump, cherubic faces
OF Vandevanter and Lamar, whose in
nocent unwrinkled countenances anc
hair just winter than iron gray, are
startlingly alike in look. The weight
Is all in the middle four, and IL / 60
to Jail the next minute, / have to say
that the new chief justice is hog fat
The fat hangs from his jowls N
paunches and bags on his hugs
frame.
Lamar and Vandevanter in appear
ance might be preachers or actors
Perhaps a combination of both-th'
stage clergyman-v~uld describe
them better. They are typical OF cul
ture, refinement and easy life, TEN
perately lived. Lirton Is a burly
| forceful type. You'd pick him to b'
financier
Holmes. the son of the man wilt
wrote "Autocrat of the Breakfas
Table" is autocratic in manner. Hi:
Ions curled mustache and his Ions
curly white hair give him fowery
appearance. He talks with cultured
Bostonese accent and in a ready
voice affected by some actors, th'
comedian Ralph Herr being the ons
that comes to mind. Holmes con
tinually interrupts lawyers argu
ments with questions.
Harlan is the old-fashioned states
man type-a ruddy, strong-lined face
TTe has a huge, bald dome Of thought
that ends in a fringe Of white hair 81
the nape OF his neck. He stands over
Six feet in his stockings and is a fine
specimen OF the railsplitting type OF
public man which has almost disap
peared. He wears his specs far down
on his nose and he chews on his to
bacco, not sucking a lump in his
cheek. When he bites down on his
cud his nose and chin threaten col
lision.
In spite OF his weight Chief Justice
White gives the impression OF being
an active man. At present he is very
busy being chief justice. You'd know
he was chief justice, even IL he didn't
occupy the middle seat. He takes
the lead. He might be picked from
a crowd as an aggressive college
president with a good record for
boosting the endowment fund and en-
forcing discipline. He talks in rather
fat voice that has a slight huskiness.
Jokes Are Barred.
Jokes are barred in the supreme
court, but II one were to be sprung
tic a sure thing Justice McKenna
would be the first to laugh. He looks
like humorist and there is twinkle
in his eye. Probably he sees the
joke in all the solemn ceremonies vi
the procedure. He looks like an old
fashioned practicing trial lawyer in a
country town. He's the village squire
type. He speaks in thin tenor voice
and wears a trimmed hedge OF a
beard known as lace curtains"
The midget of the court is Justice
Day. His small frame is thinly clad
in flesh and it's easy TO trace the
bones of his skull. He always pays
strict attention TO the goings-on and
occasionally puts In a question OF
two.
Hooted although they are, Hughes
whiskers add to his appearance, and
he is a handsome, dignified man.
Whiskers would lose much OF their
odium If all mems were as comedy as
those which grow on the jovian head
Of Hughes. He fondles them often
and though a new Justice, asks ques
tons in voice rough as his beard.
And what an array of lawyers lis
tened to the opening statement by
young Mr.. McReynolds-a dozen men
famous and successful every one OF
them. There was Hornblower, for In.
stance, who had proposed his son fol-
the bar. He appears for the Imper
lal Tobacco Co, the British trust. HI
is dapper little man, faultlessIy
clothed, and with a white face that Is
quite ugly. He has long pulled out
tuber OF nose, and IL gives his face
the appearance of being squeezed III
at the bottom.
Frank Kellogg. expert government
lawyer In the oil case, listened TO the
tobacco arguments. A short. suave
man, Kellogg, shaven and premature
ly gray, given to plain words and liz
tie eloquence.
But the bear OF the force of trust
lawyers is John @. Johnson of Phila
delphia. At the supreme court he Is
regarded today as the dean of III.
American bar. He appears for boil
oil and tobacco as chief counsel. 9
distinction no other man enjoys
Johnson In a big man, with a BAY wiz