Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-13

throughout the United States want it to be-
 Judge Landis is a national figure for the important cases he has passed upon and his wit and .sarcasm-sone- times humorous and sometimes cauS- tic--which he directs at prisoners and counsel from his bench have made him famous.
 Baseball always has been one of his hobbies. In the little town of Logans- port, Ind, where he was reared, the judge played on amateur and semi professional teams. His brilliant play ing brought him many oilers to turn professional but he always declined, saying he played merely for sport and love of the game.
 In 1914 Judge Landis presided in the legal battle which resulted from the greatest baseball war in history-the fight of the Federal league against the National and American leagues. The judge never rendered d decision in this ease, however, for it was settled out of court while he was still forming his !.fflcial opinion. While studying the tase, the judge spent many hours look Ing into baseball history, the national
 agreement and other documents giving information concerning baseball. The
 knowledge acquired during this pe- riod made him legal authority on the
 administration of the games affairs.
 Judge Landis attends many major
 league games here every year and Sel-
 i.om misses a worlds serles At the
 annual fall classic he generally may be
 iound in a box back Of third base, his
 sld, black slouch hat pulled down over his eyes during game and long !. black cape falling from his shoulders. lie never talks during a game, but
 studies every play closely and enjoys analysing the strategy used by the opposing players. One of his hobbies at game is to try to guess the next play.
 Judge Landis was. born in Millville,
 Ohio, November 20, 1866 and was nam
 ed for Kenesaw Mountain, near Atlan- i ta, Ga, where his father was wounded
 in the Civil War. He first became na- tionally prominent when he fined the
 Standard Oil Company $29 900
 after forcing John D. Rockefeller to |. come here to testify. His decision was ! reversed by the appellate court, how ever.
 During the world war he presided at the l. W. W. trial, sentencing Big Bill' Haywood. secretary treasurer of
 the organization, and 92 other mem bers to prison. Shortly afterward an explosion in the federal building kill cd several persons but the judge was uninjured. He also sentenced Con-
 gressman Victor Berger to prison for alleged obstruction of the nations war preparations.
 judge Landis drew congressional at- tention shortly after the war. He found that most of the lawyers ap- bearing before him who were wearing
 writs watches had not been in the ser vice.
 Have all these wrist watch lawyers file a statement, what branch of the ! service theye were in," he ordered his clerk
 Senator Thomas of Colorado, in an address in the senate, said Judge Lan- l dis should be impeached for his order i The judges only comment was: Don't ! it beat the devil what some senators l will do to pass the time away? ?'' l Judge Landis' caustic-or humorous verbal attacks from the bench are | directed at men in all stations in fife One day he scathingly denounces a 1 corporation and the next day Sympa- i thizes with and helps some unfortun-
 ate prisoner brought before him. His
 favorite expression is: Take this man
 up to Mabers room," the jail-or
 Take him to Room 33 and give hin l the easy chair"