New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
JUSTICE LAMAR DIES
 0F HEART FAILURE
Associate Magistrate of Supreme
 Court on Bench Five Years

funeral of Joseph Fucker Lamar, as- sociate justice of the supreme court who died at his home here last night of gradual heart failure He was ftf- ty-eight years old and had he lived un- til noon today, would have completed service of five years on the supreme court bench.
 Although Justice Lamar had been Ill several months the new of his death came as a great shock to his as- sociates on the bench Following cus- tom the court after meetin gtoday was to adjourn immediately in respect to the memory of the late justice.
 Burial at Augusta, a.
 The burial will be at Augusta, Ga, for many years the home of the late justice. The funeral party which prob ally will include his associates on the supreme bench, will start for Augusta Tuesday afternoon
 While gradual heart failure hast ened by inflammation of one of the lungs, was the immediate cause of death the attending physician declared that it was due primarily to over work as member of the supreme court and as commissioner of the United States in 1914 to the mediation confer ence between the United States and Mexico.
 It was believed here today that be- caus of the important cases now awaiting consideration before a full court. President Wilson will make an appointment at once to fiji the vacan- cy caused by Justice Lamar's death Last fall when Justice Lamar's health became impaired and when a move ment was started to retire him on full pay, Secretary of the interior Lane and Solicitor eneral John w. Davis were mentioned in discussions as his possible successor.
 Messages of Coincidence.
 Messages of coincidence reached the Lamar home today from all parts of the country.
 Public Funeral Service.
 Arrangements were made during the day for holding public funeral services about 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the church in Augusta, Ga.
 After paying a feeling of tribute to the work and character of Justice Lamar, Chief Justice White adjourned court until Thursday. Decisions to have been announced today will be delivered next Monday.
 Inability of some of the justices to make an immediate trip to Georgia led the court to appoint a committee consisting of Justices Vandevanter, Pitney and McReynolds to represent it at the funeral.
 Associate Justice Lamar had the distinction of being one of the few members of the court appointed by a president of opposite political faith. President Taft appointed him in 1910 With only two precedents for such ac- tion those of Justice Jackson and and Lurton.
 Born in Georgia.
 Justice Lamar was born in Fuckers vile, Ebert county, Ga, October IA, 1857. He attended the University of Georgia and later Bethany college, where he was graduated in 1877. He attended the law school at Washing ton and Lee University, and was ad- mitted to the bar at Augusta, Ga., in 1878. He lived at Augusta until ap- pointed to the supreme court bench.
 Coming from distinguish ed southern stock, he was one of the few men whose family had previously had 2 representative on the bench. The jus tice was a cousin to Associate Justice l U. V. served on the bench from 1888 to 1893.
 Honored by Native State.
 He was honored by his state by 1 many positions for which his learning l and ability as a lawyer fitted him. l First he was a member of the Georgia l house of representatives and in 1892 1 was appointed by the supreme court 1 of Georgia as one of the commission CTS to prepare a code of laws for the | state, which code was adopted by the 1 general assembly in 1895. He was 1 again honored on January 1, 1901 by 1 to fill an unexpired term as associate justice of the George su- preme court and was elected to the same position at the ensuing election. | In 1905, he resigned to resume the 1 practice of the law
 Represented Railroads.
 In the practice of the law, he large ly represented railroads and other big | corporations, and. yet, in the day of 1 antipathy to corporation lawyers, his | integrity was so highly regarded that | the senate without delay confirmed | his nomination.
 Early in his service on the supreme | court bench, he became recoznized as one of the most powerful members. His opinions were finished works of i logic. Applications for rehearings were rare in cases decided.
 Coming to Washington as man little known beyond his state, his rise in public estimation as a member of the court led President Wilson to se- lect hi mas the principal commission CT for the United States in the A B C mediation at Niagara Falls in 1914 between the United States and Mexico over conditions in the southern repub- lie. In this position, he acquitted him.