Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-04
FUNERAL OF JUSTICE
LAMAR At AUGUSTA, CA.
Associate Justice of u. S, Su-
preme Court Dies at His
Home. in Washington
CRy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Arrange-
ments were being completed today for.
the funeral of Joseph Rucker Lamar,
associate justice of the supreme court.
who died at his home here last night of
gradual heart failure. He was 5S years
old and had he lived until noon today
would have completed a service of fVe
years on the supreme court bench.
Although Justice Lamar had been ill
several months the news of his death
came as a great shock to his associates
on the bench Following Acustom the
court after. meeting today wasf to ad-
5ourn Immediately IN respect TO the
memory of the late justice.
The burial win be at Augusta, Ga, for
many years the home of the late justice.
The funeral party, which probably will
include his associates on the supreme
bench. will start for Augusta Tuesday
afternoon.
While gradual heart failure. FASTENED
by Inflammation of one of the lungs,
.was the immediate cause OF death the
attending physician declared that il was
due primarily to overwork as member
of the supreme court and as commits
sioner of the United States in 1914 TO
the mediation conference between the
United States and Mexico.
APPOINTMENT AT ONCE
II was believed here today that be-
ing consideration before a. full court
President Wilson will make an appoint
ment at once to fill the vacancy caused
by Justice Lamar's death. Last fall
when Justice Lamar's health became
impaired and when a movement was
started TO retire him on full pay Secre-
tarv of Interior Lane and Solicitor Gen.
eral John w. Davis were mentioned IN
discussions as his possible successor.
Messages of coincidence reached the
Lamar home today from all parts Of the
SUPREME COURT ADJoURNS.
After having a feeling 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 20
make an immediate trip to Georgia led
the court to appoint Justices Vande
vanter. Pitney and McReynolds to rep
resent ii at the funeral at Augusta.
In his remarks Chief Justice White
said:
aIt gives me the profodndest sorrow
to state the severance which has taken
place of those ties of personal affection
and respect which united US TO our
brother. Mr.. Justice Lamar, caused by
this sorrow 1 know is shared by his
brethren of the bar to whom he was
so strongly and devotedly attached, and
will. / am confident, be participated in
by all his countrymen, as they come TO
feel that the country will be for the
future deprived of the blessings which
would have come from the discharge of
his duties as a member of this court,
with that conspicuous ability and en-
lightened devotion to duty so clearly
manifested during the period which has
gone by since he took up his duties
here this day five years ago."
Simple funeral services will be held
about 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at
the church in Augusta, Ga, attended
for years by the Lamar family. The
services will take place immediately aft
er the arrival of the funeral party from
Washington. None will be held in Wash
ington.