Evening star., 1921-05-31
ADJ0URNs IN HONOR
h i 0F<DEAD jUR|ST
Supreme Court Action Fol-
hMing Notice of Chief JUS
! tice Whites Death.

. When the Supreme Court OF 'he
United States convened at noon today
Mr. Mckenna. the ranking associate
Justice. Immediately addressed the
bar announcing the death of Chief
Justice White and paying tribute to
his memory. In concluding his re-
5 marks he declared the court ad-
journed until tomorrow at 12 o'clock.
Mr. McKennas remarks follow:
Gentlemen of the bar:
This empty chair. and the somber
drapery upon il. announce that since
the last sitting of the court a griev-
Gus affiiction has come to the coun-
Try and to us-an atfiiCtion which to
Some of US. and. it may be. to all of
us can never have complete SolSce.
a great life has ceased to exist. one
r~pieje with achIevenen ntS-achIeVe-
ments in many fields of endeavor. all
typical and demonStrative of ability
and merit. of which. to adopt the
words of another, it would be dltti
cult to say anything That would
transcend the bounds of just and
decorouS euiuEy.
''Eulogy. however. will be- the pur-
pose and appointment of another
time and of other lips than mine. To
mine now is the humber and saddcr
deputation 10 express the sorrow of
my hrthrcn and myS-lf at the death
OF our Chief Justice,
"Friend and Intimate.''
But. expressing a more poignant
and personal SORROW. may | not say.
at the death OF our associate IN du
ties. our companion in council. our
friend and intimate. He was all Of
these {" US, and by them animated
and directed our work. his precedence
yelled under conSiderate courtesy.
t0nr intercourse with him made real
enjoyment. | use the word enjoy
nent' because | speak in RETROSPECT
tion-Speak OF time upon which
sorrow had not cast its shadow
Il hope / Snail be pardoned these
personal considerations. l do not
overlook or underestimate the greater
abilities that attracted the nations
commendation iii his life. and has
caused the nations sorrow IN his
death-a sorrow in which We par
ficIpate. Eu, his faculties need not
b. dlSt!nGuished-they We're compre.-
hensive N their action. had connec-
ton and purpose. Were as manifest
In private life as in official life.
IN private i.fe he was a gentle
man in the beS; sense of that much
abused word He was CONSIDERABLY
kind and courteous. and not in pass
ing show. for h. was incapable of
artifce or Discrimination.
High Sense of Duty.
In official life he had high and
earnest sense of duty, and duty to
judge has a special incentive. its OBJ
Ject Is justice and justice to the full
ness of its definition. the constant
and perpetual wish TO render TO every
man his rights" This wish was ever
in the chief Justices mind-its in
sIstent motive and animation And i'll
tins duty to Individual serious queS-
tons came-questionS of the validity
OF laws and executive acts, and the
ordination of the powers of the
United States and the states. granted
or reserved to them respectively by
the Constitution
ITO the questions thus presented the
chief justice directed a consideration
proportioned to their Immediate and
ultimate effect. the public welfare de-
pending upon them. He realized.
all of US must realize that the neces
Sity of passing upon them marks the
place and power of the federal judici-
ary in our scheme of government-the
condition. II may be. of its stability
and permanenCe. preserving always
the splendid conception of the Consti-
tutIon-One Sovereignty constituted of
many-it being supreme within the
sphere of its powers; they being su-
preme within the sphere OF their pow
ers. resulting in governments national
and state. competent to encounter and
resolve the problems incident TO or
emersent in the lives and a&1frs of a
people.
Asks What of the Future:"
This is of the past IN barest outline
what OF the future Anticipating il
see no shadow on his fame. no les
aenIng of his example nor of the i'm
preston his life and services have
made upon the country. ! venture
comparisons. | make full concession
of the recognized and ilIustrious merit
of those who have proceeded him. ]
make full admission. in assured
prophecy. of the abilities of those
who will succeed him. yet. consider
ing his qualities and their exercises. l
dare 10 say that, he has attained.
he will forever keep distinct emf
nence among the chief justices of
these United States"
In testimony of his worth. in trib-
ute and respect 10 his memory. the
court Will adjourn until tomorrow at
IL clock