The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-12
SUPREME COURT
IS IN SESSION
Americas Highest Tribunal has Re-
turned to Work After It's Sum-
mer Vacation

Washington, Oct 12.-With nearly
La thousand cases on its docket await
ing disposition, the supreme court of
the United States reconvened today
after having been in recess since, last
June. The proceedings of the court,
! though brief. were attended with
greater interest than usual because
| of the administration of the judicial
Ioath to Mr. Justice James B. Me-
Reynolds, formerly attorney general
of the United States, who is now the
l.freshman" member of the venera-
bile court. Mr.. lMcReynolds, takes the
place left vacant rby the death of Mr.
Justice Durton. Justice McReynolds
took the official oath sometime ago.
but the judicial oath was not adj
ministered until today.
On the stroke of twelve O'Clock
noon the robed justices filed into the
court room from the robing room and
took their seats. The chamber was
filed to overfowing with friends of
Mr.. McReynolds who came to see him
take the oath. The court crier re-
lpeated in stentorian tones the famil-
lar "oyez.' ''oyez'' and the specta-
tators who stood while the justices
| were entering resumed their seats.
Then Chief Justice White an
nounced that the Hon. James b. Nc
Reynolds of Tennessee, had. been APP
pointed by the president of the Unit
ed States to succeed Mr.. Justice Lur-
ton and that Mr. McReynolds would
take the oath. The members of the
Icourt and the spectators arose as the
Icourt crier's gava1 fell, Mr.. McRey-
lnolds stepped to the desk of Clerk
James d. Maher and read the judi
cial oath.
so help you, Cod interjected
Mr. Maher as Mr.. efcReynolds finish
ed repeating the oath.
so help me, God" repeated Mr..
McReynolds
The new justice stepped back and
grasped the hand of Major ]. NJ.
Wright, the venerable marshal of the
court who escorted him to his seat
on the extreme right of the bench,
the seat that all baby members of
the.court occupy until they move up
in the order of seniority nearer the
middle of the bench.
II Major Wright has performed a
similar duty for nearly half the
members of the court
tco1s5s - Ta,-~,-
: septed to the court the new attorney
. general, James B. Gregory
= This done. the court proceeded tt
. routine business and then adjourned
to go to the White House and in &C
: cordance with time honored custom
: presented its respects to the presi
: dent of the United States.
Tomorrow the court will get dow
. 70 real business. As is the custom n,
. opinions were handed down and tn
: first opinion day will rbe next Mon
day.
For the first time in several year
: the court today began business with
out the prospect of any early decis
ions in important cases. Last yea
the court worked hard and dispose
50 of practically all the important cas-
es on the docket. The only cases c
nation wide Importance that were nc
disposed of last year and that ar
now under advisement are the grand
/. fathers clause case, revolving 'aboJ
the right of the state of Oklahom
ne Through its constitution to prohib
g negroes from voting by imposing a
re educational qualification for suffrae
DIS but exempting from its operation a
persons whose ancestors were NJ
zS slaves.
Several railroad cases of some in
portance are expected to be dispose
- of by the court in the near futur
- These are the Nashville, Tenn, gra
IL Irebilling case, the Georgia railros
commission case, involving the rig
of the Georgia railroad commissic
> to impose fines upon railroads tn
violate its orders and the Oklahou
"a Jim Crow law case.
e. The case of Harry K Thaw who
lighting extradition from New Ham