Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-09

I. Speliman of Kansas City. MO-; rre .
eric r. Whippler of Washington. D. e;
William F.. McNally of New Richmond
wis: John NJ Nolan of New York CITY
and George w. Markham OF. st. faui'
Mimi, were admitted to practice.
No. IA. Winslow Hart Reaves. secono
lieutenant, Artillery Corps, U. s.. A.
plaintiff in error, agt. Frederick G. Aims
worth, major general. ETC., ct al; IN error
to the Court of Appeals OF the nstr1c,
of Columbia; judgment affirmed, WITH
costs: opinion by Mr.. Justice McKenna.
No. 5a7 r. j. House, plaintiff in error
agt Joel B. Mayes. marshal, etc, ct al.
in error to the supreme court OF the STATE
of Missouri: Judgment afnrmed, WITT
(Mr. Justice McKenna and Mr.. Chief JUS
tice White concur in the judgment.
No sos. Thomas j. Brodnax ant
Frank E. Essex, plaintiff in error agt
the state of Missouri; in error to the SUI
nreme court of the state Of Missouri
Judgment affirmed with costs; opinion oy
Mr. Justice Harlan.
The Chief Justice announced the fol.
lowing order of the court:
Order-There having been Chief
Justice and three associate justices OF
this court appointed since the last ailot-
ment of the Chief Justice and associate
justices among the circuits. GOV
Therefore. in pursuance OF section 0Ot
of the Revised Statutes.
It is now here ordered by the court that
the following allotment OF the Chle1 jug
tice and the associate justices among the
circuits be- and the same is hereby. made
and that such dllotment De ehleieu VI
record, viz:
For the first circuit. Oliver Wendell
Holmes associate Justice.
For the second circuit, Charles +
Hughes associate justice.
For the third circuit. Horace II. Luz
ton associate Justice.
For the fourth circuit. Edward -
White. Chief Justice.
For the fifth circuit. Joseph H. Lamar
associate justice.
For the sixth circuit. Jofin Al. Marian
For the seventh circuit, William r
Day. associate justice.
For the eighth circuit. Wills van De-
vanter, associate justice.
For the ninth circuit Joseph Mckenna
associate justice.
Nos. Q and 10 Original Elk parte: II
the matter of the state of Oklahoma, peti
toner: assigned for reargument MONDAY
February 30. 1911, after the cases hereto
fore assigned for that day.
No. ODD The Baltimore and ONO Rail
road Company. appellant. ast. the inter
state commerce commission; assigned TO
reargument Monday, February ~. 1911
after the cases heretofore assignee To-
No. $50. A. r. MILAN. petitioner. agt
Exchange Bank of Warrington ct al.
petition for writ of certiorari TO me ne
limited States circuit court OF appeals To-
the fourth circuit denied.
No. GS3 The City Of New Orleans ct al.
petitioners. agt the Wakefield Sheet Phi
ing Company: petition for writ of Ger
tiorari to the United States circuit cour
Of appeals for the fifth circuit denied.
Mr. Attorney General Wickershan
presented to the court the following res
olutions:
Resolved, That the members of the bal
of the Supreme Court desire 10 express
Melville Weston Fuller. eighth Chic
Justice Of the United States, and to re
cord their high appreciation of his life
and character and of his conspicuou!
and faithful service to his country.
Born in the state of Maine, he went Il
Chicago at the age of twenty three. wher
that great city was in its infancy, ant
there entered upon his long and distin
gIished professional career, which cul
minated in his elevation to the most ex
He secured the advantages of ar
academic and classical education a,
Bowdoin College. and always retaine,
| the habits and tastes OF the student and
scholar.
| and varied reading in the profession
| in governmental and political discussion
and in general literature.
He rapidly achieved commanding
position at the then exceptionally bril-
and for thirty-two years carried on ar
extended and diversified practice in the
courts Of his state; nor did he infre
quently. appear before the grea'
such marked ability and distinction.
He was q man Of singular beauty AMI
| purity Of character.