The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-19
INSISTED ON
WORKING DESPITE
DOCTORS ADVICE
Chief Justice White Was
Regarded as an Intellec-
tual Giant and His Opin-
With Great Cla rit y,
ions Were Rendered
Many of Them Extempc-
raneOusly

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death here early this morning OF Ed
ward Douglass White, veteran cher
Justice of the United States, cast a
shadow of sorrow to-day over the ma
tional capital, where during his long
years of service on the supreme bench
he had grown in the admiration and es-
TEEN not only of his official associates
but of the entire community.
Although all hope for the chief JUS
tees recovery following an operation
last Friday had been abandoned since
he took critical turn for the worse
two days ago, the news of his death
which occurred at O'Clock this morn
ing, came as shock to friends and
assistants. The chief justice, who was
76 years old, had enjoyed rugged health
up to the time he was forced to submit
to the recent operation for bladder
trouble and his record of attendance
on the supreme bench was traditional
At the bedside when death came were
the wife Of the chief justice, his two
nieces, Miss Ann Montgomery and Miss
Mary Lee Broussard, and the Rev.
Father s. J. Creeden of Georgetown
university, who had administered the
last sacrament during the early eve
ming.
According to tentative funeral ar
rangements announced to-day by
Frank X. Green, marshal of the SUI
preme court. who had taken charge,
interment will take place he-2 in Oak
Hill cemetery following simple services
under the Catholic ritual TO be held at
st. Mathews church at 10 o'clock Sat
nrday morning. The body of the late
chief Justice was removed to his resi-
dence to-day from the hospital where
he died
Chief Justice White, who wac a mas
sive figure, had been described as "the
intellectual as well as the physical giant
of the bench" One of the greatest
privileges of his position, he often said,
was that of dissent and he frequently
used that prerogatiye with great force
and clarity.
Born i'm Louisiana and serving in the
Confederate army in the campaigns OF
the Civil war, he became a national
figure in 1891 upon his election to the
United States Senate. He served there
only three years. however, President
VI lcvelsnd appointing him to the SUI
preme court in 1894. He was made
chief Justice in 1910 by President Taft,
who boldly disregarded the custom re-
garding the selection of justices from
his own party. aud it was Justice
White who administered the oath of Of
fec TO Presidents Wilson and Harding.
Death Hastened by Hard Work.
Cnswerying in his devotion to duty,
the chief Justice was constantly in at
tendance AT all sessions. His physi-
eians said this high concept of duty per
haps FASTENED his death. They advised
him four months ago that he was not
well and should leave his work for rest
and treatment, but his reply was that
he would rather die than forsake the
bench at = time when so many import
ant cases were before the court
Six weeks ago the venerable chief
Justice developed a severe cold which
made il necessary for him to absent
himself from the court, but he return
cd within two weeks and on May de-
livered a vigorous dissenting opinion in
the Newbury case. This was the last
opinion that he delivered and II also
was his last appearance in court on a
decision day, for before the next de
eision day came, last Monday, he had
found II necessary to submit to an op-
Grafton.
Mr.. Whites first opinions ON the
bench Indicated that he was strong
adherent of the school of Chief Justice
Marshall. The hope Of the republic,
he insisted at every opportunity. lay in
the supreme power Of the federal gov
ernment to control its affairs and his
dissenting opinions 10 any decision
which seemed TO him 10 have the least
tendency toward undermining that
power are cited by lawyers and court
attendants a. masterpieces Of logic and
eloquence BY far the majority of his
opinions were extemporaneous-
trrcquently after having prepared a
formal opinion upon an important case.
h. would neglect TO pick 1t mp, and
talking % the always large sssemhlage
II distinguished lawyers in the cham
her a. might q teacher 20 his class.
would deliver an entirely different
rniuion - a. language. interspersed
with fashes II vigorous expressions not
% l.e found IN bis prepared copy.
" chief justice since the first has
Rad = more important tenure Of ofioe