The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-24

Historic Scoop Wins
Reporter Weeks Leaue

Capt J. Walter Mitchell, Dis
guised a. Caterers Assistant,
Storms Portals Of Chief JUS
tee Waits's Home Whom Jur-
lot Gives Dinner to Lord Chief
Justice coIsridgs of England.
By Cspt. J. WALTER MITCHELL.
Earl Reading, lord chief justice
of England, is contemplating .
visit to Washington next fall or
winter. This interesting report
leaked yesterday from diplomatic
source, l am informed.
1t is known that the earl is an
sdmirer of Chief Justice William
Howard Taft, Of the United States
Supreme Court, and has high ap-
probation Of his judicial ability.
While in this city, Of course, the
chief justices Of the two great
English-speaking countries will ce-
ment their friendship and the earl
will be the honored guest of for
mer President Taft.
Wit OF Coaoridge.
The reported coming of Earl Read.
ing recalls to me the precedent estab-
lished thirty-eisht years AFRO when
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge OF Eng.
land visited this country and upon his
arrival at Washington was the par
ticular guest Of Chief Justice Morrison
X. Waite Of the United States Su-
p'e"e So1I A@' WIS IA Ieos' Ann
! "as Hnce On the euirorAi s.aIt
Oh tne NaaonaI nepuo'cah. Inc
occasion returns 10 my memory viva.
~, 40 ourHe Lo0o Coier0se Visit
We sven INC oppof'unny 70 score
na my Asms oa.oI ChI
onowaen' oo n'erhaeionsA
0op.
Inc manner IN wnen l secured the
eI sy aof INC HePuoicah
W oo.n mover ana unusual. LeaaihS
a n. on oo,n sioes OF tne AtiAn-
NC were ON me aIert 70 20. iuIi pa.u-
culars OF the dignified Waite-C oleridse
fecepuon. Inat succeeoeo In SCOOP
ING them al was . m2tter OF great
Pioe 70 me. :.
- nno oy inquiry n tho United
btalee supreme Court tnat all tho
JUSTICES VINO asnsteo Inc. chier justice
IN the entertainment OF LORD Cole
IsoSe tnIty-eiSnt years ago are now
ooan. They were samuel r. Miller.
stephen ): Fled. Joseph r. Bradley,
Jonn N Harlan, william b. woods,
Stanley Matthew'S, Horace Gray and
samuel Biackford-
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Chief Justice AColeridge to wash
ington a dapper little fellow named
David Skeutsch. a graduate OF Headel
burs- Germany, who wore full whisk-
ers and was Chesterfield In 20.
ntenees, was the society reporter OF
the National Republican. This WINS
during the administration Of Presi-
dent Arthur, and the owners OF that
newspaper were two OF his cabinet Of
ficers. Frank Hatton, Postmaster
General, and William y. Chandler.
Secretary OF the Navy. The Repubh-
can was therefore recognized as the
Administration organ and it's repre-
sentativss had unquesdoned entree
to the sources Of big news.
Skeutsch was sent for by Hr. Hal.
ton and Instructed to proceed to CHIEF
Justice Waite's home. where the re
ception was held, ana write hot
story OF the event
Inc WateCoieridge reception was
regarded as such as exclusive judicial
ceremonial that both the PRESIDENT
and the Attorney General sent polite
declnafions to attend. As the result
the reception was attended BY only
the two chief justices and the nine
associate Justices OF the supreme
Court
Reporter Are Barred.
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the nort.la Inv a po,ite servant. who
handed to each journalist the slip
Of paper bearing the brief account
of the dinner. AZ ingress to the
banquet hall was barred by detail
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