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Evening star., 1935-03-06
NATIONS LEADERS;
| EULOG|zE HOLMES
Late Justice Ranked Among
,- :
History's Greatest by
Congress Members.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Expressions Of sorrow at the pass.
ing of former Supreme Court Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes were combined
today in the Capital with tributes to
mis- life and work.
Here are some Of the comments:
Speaker Byrns: There was not
member of the Supreme Court who
enjoyed to a greater extent the es-
TEEN, respect and confidence Of the
American people. There Is behind him
great record and every one. Of
course, will deplore his death"
Representative Taylor of Colorado,
acting House majority floor leader:
II can say, speaking for the West and
for the lawyers as we'll as the public
generally, that they regarded him as
one Of the greatest legal minds with a
vast grasp of common humanity.
They regarded him with profound re-
spect and admiration. He combined
a deep knowledge of the law with
craftsmanship, humanity and an In
terest in the welfare of the human
race" --.
Robinson Lauds Record.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
Democratic leader of the Senate:
"Mr. Justice Holmes was a great
man. He was great not only in serv-
ice as a soldier and as member OF
our Supreme Court, but also in the
quick and comprehensive grasp Of es-.
sential legal and social reform. He
witnessed and participated in many
of the greatest movements and events
connected with the history of Our
country. He enjoyed the confidence,
the respect and the love of all who
knew him" .e.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona, chair
man of the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee: He was a brave soldier, an ex-
cellent judge, lover and critic of
letters. He lived glamoursly."
Senator Norris. of Nebraska, men,
ber of the same committee: Il can
hardly express myself. His was one
of the finest intellects that has ever
lived. He was not only a great judge.
he was also a philosopher and it takes
a philosopher to be judge"
Senator Logan of Kentucky, former
State Supreme Court judge: He has
been one of the greatest judges among
the great judges that the United
States has produced. The people Of
the Nation will be grieved at his pass
ing"
Senator McCarran Of Nevada, an
other State Supreme Court Judge:
In my judgment the former justice
will be recorded in law in keeping
with the position of his illustrious
ancestor in the world of literature"
Representative Smell of New York,
House minority leader: He was con-
sidered one of the greatest ju-ists In
modern age and probably one of the
most beloved members of the Supreme
Court by the whole American people"
Evening star., 1935-03-06

Life is action. the use Of ones
height is our joy and duty, so it
is the one end that iustifies itself.
Life is an end in itself, and the
only question as to whether it is
worth living is whether you have
had enough of it.
There is in all men a demand
for the superlative, so much so that
the poor devil who has no other
way of reaching it attains it by
getting drunk.
We are all fighting to make the
kind of world that we should
like. Others will fight and die to
make a different world with equal
sincerity and belief.
The life of the law has not been
logic; it has been experience.
Constitution Experiment.
The Constitution is an expert
ment as all life is an experiment.
Great constitutional provisions
must be administered with cau-
ton. Some play must be allowed
for the joints of the machine.
Legislatures are ultimate guard
ians Of the liberty and welfare of
the people in quite as great a de-
gree as the courts.
The word right" is one Of the
most deceptive of pitfalls-most
rights are qualified.
Congress certainly cannot for
bid all effort to change the mind
Of the country.
Persecution for the expression of
opinion seems to me perfectly
logical.
The best test of truth is the
power Of the thought to get itself
accepted.
We should be eternally vigilant
against attempts to check the ex-
preston of opinions that we
loathe.
When differences are sufficiently
far-reaching, We try to kill the
other man rather than let him
have his way.
A dog will fight for his bone.
There is no basis for philosophy
that tells US what we should want
to want.
Evening star., 1935-03-06

THE time has come when I must bow
to the inevitable" and resigned.
The high esteem in which he was
held by his colleagues was expressed
in letter they sent him when noti-
fled of his action. They termed his
service "a unique distinction in unin-
terrupted effectiveness and exceptional
quality"
Your profound learning and philo-
sophie outlook have found expression, Z"
the letter read, lin opinions which
have become classic, enriching the
literature of the law as well as its
substance. With a most conscientious
exactness in the performance of every
duty, you have brought to our collab-
grafton in difficult tasks personal
charm and a freedom and independ-
ence of spirit which have been q
constant refreshment. While We are
losing the privilege of daily compan-
ionship, the most precious memories
of your unfailing kindliness and gen.
eral nature bide with us, and these
memories will ever be one Of the choic-
est traditions of the court.
Deeply regretting the necessity for
your retirement, we trust that-re-
heved Of the bur1en which has become
too heavy-you may have q renewal
OF vigor and that you will f1nd salts
faction in your abundant resources of
intellectual enjoyment"
Afterward Holmes continued the
life to which he had become accus-
toned outside the court. He read
more than ever, frequently visiting
the Congressional Library and the
Government museums. On fair days
he rode in the automobile he had
been hiring for years.
When the court took its Summer re-
cesses he went as usual to his home at
Beverly Farms, Mass, to remain there
until the Fall. When the court re-
sumed its sessions, he returned to
Washington.
Justice Brandeis, his constant COM
panion while he was on the bench,
frequently visited him, as did other
members Of the court, some of them
calling on him at his Summer home,
as well as when he was in Washington.
Often Toured Nearby Area.
While ne never entered the room in
which the court holds its public ses-
sions, he several times visited the con-
ference room where the justices meet
to discuss cases and where he had on
many occasions waged pitched battles
with colleagues whose views differed
from his. He always was careful,
however, to time his visits so as not
to encounter any members Of the
court in the council chamber.
When he retired to private life he
was entitled by law to continue to
draw his salary of $4,000 he had been
receiving as an active member of the
court. This was cut to $4,000 by an
economy act, but was restored to $2o,-
600 by later legislation.
Always student, he found much
in Washington to occupy his time. He
loved trees and ON his frequent auto
mobile rides went into the surround
ing country, having In Virginia q par
ticular grove Of elms Of which he was
especially found. In Virginia he also
visited scenes associated with his
Army service in the Civil War. A
faithful secretary remained with him,
close companion.
Evening star., 1935-03-06
JURIST WAS NEIGHBORL\ Y
Town Where Holmes Spent Sum.
mers Recalls Kindness.

A little town in Massachusetts,, Bev.
erley, knew a different Oliver Wendell
Holmes from the reserved jurist that
most of the Capital watched from q
distance.
Justice Holmes spent his Summers
in his modest residence In the Bev-
erley farms district.
One of his diversions was regular
visits to see his old friend. the grade
crossing tender at nearby Prides
Crossing. And any resident OF the
section could testify that the jurist
was q neighborly person, always will
ing for a chat on almost any subject
that came to mind.
The house in which he spent his
Summers originally belonged to his
father. \
Evening star., 1935-03-06

tCOnJlnued from FlrSL FdgeJ
secretary Of the justice, who stepped
to the front door of the dimly- Lighted
residence to inform reporters waiting
at the curb. The press representatives
who had been keeping 24-hour vigil
flom an improvised press room across
the street, had sensed that death was
near when DR.. Claytor made hur-
ried. unscheduled visit to the house
at 2:10 am.
Others at the bedside were Mrs.
Edward Holmes, Prof. Felix Frank
furter of Harvard Law School. one of
Holmes most intimate friends; John
j Palfrey. friend and business ad-
wiser, of Boston: James Rowe. last
secretary to the justice; Thomas Cor-
coran, Reconstruction Finance Corp.
attorney, and former secretary to
Holmes. and grief-stricken members
of the household staff.
Cold Started Illness.
This group had been in almost con-
slant attendance at the house since
a few days after Holmes was stricken
with the cold which developed into
pneumonia. He caught the cold. ap-
parently, while on a motor ride 20
Mount Vernon the day after Wash
ington's birthday anniversary.
To the stout-hearted nonogenarian.
his ailment remained 'just a cold"
after physicians had pronounced it
bronchial pneumonia, and he made
light of drastic medical measures
taken to ward of ravages of the
disease. The consultations of physi-
clans, the scurrying of nurses and the
installation Of oxygen apparatus he
characterized as "a lot of damn-fool-
cry" At another time, before he
,apsed into the coma which stilled his
jesting, he thumbed his nose boyishly
at former secretary who passed near
his bed, and at other times he joked
with the nurses who adjusted his oXy-
gen tent and gave him meager nour-
ishment.
Medical Battle Futile.
For the last few days of his illness
he had been breathing with labored
effort beneath a canopy filled with
otAlhuldOAAS OAySCA' 4OWdiu tIic ChloC
of the battle he had been unable to
receive nourishment normally, and in-
jections of glucose were administered
at regular intervals. "a
DR.. Clayton had had several con-
sultations with DR.. w. T. Longscope
of Johns Hopkins University and DR..
Lewis Ecker Of this city. Every re-
source of medical science was brought
into play to combat the disease, but
the advanced age of the justice was
against him.
At death he was devoid of relatives,
except for his nephew and the latter's
wife. The wife of the jurist died
about five years ago. -
Evening star., 1935-03-06
Aided Rockville Defense.

Driving up the Frederick Pike, the
justice no doubt often recalled the 9th
of September, 1862, when his regi-
ment had, hurried out of Washington
and thrown up lines of defense near
Rockville to await the attack from
Gen. Lee. The attack did not ma
terialize and a few days later young
Holmes, 81 and a captain and recov-
cred from his wounds at Balls Bluff
with q Summer of hard fighting in
the Peninsular campaign behind him,
was marching with his company to-
ward the Monocacy and Frederick,
where a parade was held before the
enthusiastic citizens. From there the
regiment marched on through Boons-
boro, Keedysville to Antietam.
The justice may have returned
to the house in Keedysville, where, for
several days after Antietam. he lay
with a bandage around the bullet
wound in his throat. He may have
picked out the spot again where he
climbed into milk wagon in Keedys-
vile and rode to Hagerstown, and
perhaps he visited the home in
Hagerstown where some ladies saw
him across the street, and, seeing,
were moved to pity, and. pitying,
spoke such soft words that he was
tempted to accept their invitation and
rest awhile beneath their hospitable
roof"
Evening star., 1935-03-06
Observation-Disclosures;
HOmely Maxims Fill Decisions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
In his decisions, Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, eschewed formal
legal language except where it was
necessary and used instead homely
maxims.
Some we're:
A horsecar cannot be handled
like a rapier.
A man cannot shift his misfor-
tunes to his neighbor's shoulders.
Most differences are merely diff
ferences of degree when nicely
analyzed.
Every calling is great when
greatly pursued.
The notion that with socialized
property We should have women
free and piano for everybody
seems to me an empty humbug.
There is no general policy in
favor of allowing a man to do
harm to his neighbor for the sole
pleasure of doing harm.
One of the eternal conflicts out
of which life is made up is that
between the efforts of every man
to get most he can for his serv-
ices and that of society disguised
under the name of capital to get
his services for the least possible
return.
Value Of Competition.
Free competition is worth more
to society than 1t costs.
Nature has but one Judgment on
wrong conduct-the Judgment of
death. If you waste too much food
you starve; too much fuel you
freeze; too much nerve you COL
lapse.
Those travelling the road Of life
have at their command one and
only one rule to success, to bring
to his work a mighty heart.
The man of action has the pres
ent but the thinker controls the
future.
Man must face the loneliness of
original work.
We cannot live our dreams. We
are lucky enough if We can give
a sample of our best and If in our
hearts we can feel that it has been
nobly done.
Evening star., 1935-03-06
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Evening star., 1935-03-06
AT WIFE'S GRAVE
Holmes Made Frequent Pilgrim
ages to Cemetery. ..,

Oliver Wendell Holmes made fire.
tional Cemetery where his wife lies
buried.
The grave is in a little frequented
portion of the cemetery and few no
ticed the jurist. Ordinarily, he car.
ried a single flower, a rose. a spray
Of honeysuckle. or a poppy. in his
hand. He would place 1t on the grave
and stand for few moments.
The Holmes had no children.
Evening star., 1935-03-06

geant helped him to his feet, and,
sword waving, he went back to the
front line. Three minutes later and
another bullet struck him in the left
breast. just missing the heart. He
fell, regained consciousness on a barge
slowly making its way with the wound
ed. under gunflre from the Confeder-
ates. to Harrisons Island, about $50
yards from the Virginia shore. The
wounded man next to him was groan-
ing in mortal agony.
Il suppose Sir Philip Sydney would
say, Put that man ashore first" the
lieutenant thought. Il will let events
take their course"
Evening star., 1935-03-06

counsel of traps prepared for them.
At times counsel are placed in the
position of a witness by justices as
under cross-examination. Often they
have been rescued by the aged JUS
tice, who, sensing their plight, would
lean forward and. with his friendly
smile, suggest, If were you, would
not answer that question" or II
would not concede so much"
Slang at times was employed by
Justice Holmes and he sometimes
convulsed the court by unexpected use
of it. Once, while case from Con-
necticut was being argued, he sedately
asked counsel several questions in
classical language, pondered the re-
plies for moment and then gave his
colleagues a hearty laugh by exclaim-
ing. That's going some!"
For years he was annoyed by fire.
quent reports Of contemplated retire.
ment from the bench. To quiet them
he wrote a friend declaring that as
long as his brain and his health would
permit he would remain at work.
When on October 4, 1928, he was
81 years 6 months and 20 days old,
he became the oldest man in point of
years ever to adorn the august bench
of the Supreme Court. Prior to that
time Chief Justice Roger Brooke
Taney had held the record.
The longevity Of Justice Holmes was
attributed in large measure to regu-
larity Of habits. He usually arose at
8 a.n.,. breakfast at 8:45 on fruit,
cereals, toast and coffee; worked from
9:15 to 1870 o'clock on the days the
court was in session, going then to the
Capitol. At the 2 o'clock recess he
ate light luncheon brought to him
from home, and on adjournment at
4:30 pm. took an automobile to his
residence, where he worked until z.
After dinner he worked or read until
10:30 pm.
Bowed to Inevitable"
Physical infirmities finally forced
him to doff his judicial robes. He was
in his accustomed place as the court
went on the bench on January II,
1882. He leaned forward, picked up
some papers from the desk and de-
livered the opinion of the court in the
case Of James Dunn against the
United States. Dunn sought to have
set aside the sentence imposed on him
for violating the national prohibition
law.
Bowed over the desk by the ravages
of advanced age, Holmes military
mustache still bristled, and his ruddy
face seemed flushed with health un-
der his crown of wavy white hair. But
when he began the delivery of the de-
cision of the court which sustained
Dunn's conviction, he spoke In a weak,
faltering voice, his pronunciation
thick. It was the first time in his
long career he experienced difficulty
in completing a decision. Usually his
words were clear and distinct and his
enunciation perfect.
Showing some signs of impatience
over the difficulty he had experienced
in reading the opinion, he yet gave no
warning that the spectators had wit
messed the end Of his brilliant career.
He remained throughout the session,
ate luncheon with his colleagues and
participated in the proceedings with
his usual keen interest. But he
walked from the bench never again to
enter the court room for he went
home, wrote to President Hoover,
Evening star., 1935-03-06
Pneumonia ENDS
BRILLIANT CAREER
OF JUSTICE HOLMES

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1935-03-06
Course of Years ChangedHo
From Great Dissenter to Rank
Of 4 postle of Human Rights
T'Oo Legal Generations Assessed Merit
of GIa'nOrOus Jurist on Entirely Dif-
ferent BaSiS-VielUS Become Guides.
BY the Associated Press,

= LIVER WENDELL HOLMES,
\ oldest man to hold a seat on
the Supreme Court of the
Evening star., 1935-03-06

More than one caller at the Justices
home was made aware by Mrs. Holmes
of his fondness for French novels as
mental recreation. She often directed
them into the Office with the remark,
You will find him there, reading one
of those naughty French novels" He
also found relaxation in detective and
Wild West stories. In his younger
days he frequently ran to fires and
Mrs. Holmes liked to accompany him.
Often In court he admonished
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-28
NAVY DAY.

Both on land and sea throughout the United States and it's possessions civilians well the military today are observing Navy Day in tribute to Uncle Sams great sea force
 In the seventeen years since the signing of the Armistice the United States Navy has grown into a naval power of major proportions, and today ranks second only in strength to the forces of Great Britain
 Present tonnage in ships sufficiently modern to be considered effective is for Great Britain 980238 United States 731510. Japan 648,415, France 367229, Italy .806, Germany 60,100.
 of continental United States obviates the necessity of large Navy it is well to bear in mind that German submarines successfully reached the shore of the United States during the World War and with the improved construction of these craft well the arpane geographically isolation is rapidly being made unimportant
 Further, the continental coastlne of the United States including the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific totals approximately 13 900 miles That of Alaska is 900 miles and other possessions exclusive of the Philip that these great expanse of coastal have ade quate sea fighting force protection as insurance against
 Alaska has to be unusually interested in an adequate Navy. because of it's strategic position in the North Pacific, and joins with the Nation today in the annual tribute the United States forces in observing Navy Day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-28
''The stars incline
 Horoscope
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2s, 1895
but do not compel''

Benefic aspects dominate today according to astrology. It is day suspicious for interviews and confer ences, financial transactions and business expansion.
 Merchants should be fortunate al this time when the starting of new branches is encouraged by the stars. 1t is a day for seeking capital and for advertising.
 Whatever is constructive should prosper under this configuration which presages activities in many trades and professions. Building is well aspected.
 As to the future as foreseen by as- trologers the principal cloud is due to labor discontent. Saturn frowns upon employers. More strikes are predicted.
 Women will profit through de- vices of their own invention. Money will come to many through origina' and unusual projects.
 Reactionary influences will affect mems manners and dress, 1t IS fore told. Again the top hat will be pop liar and with it added formality in social affairs.
 Warning is given that increase of robberies and burglaries is foretold. It is well to live the simple life ir days when want envies prosperity.
 Southern Russia comes under Q sinister sway while Uranus rules. Uprisings and extreme punishments have been prognosticated.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of good for tune. Sudden increase of money may be expected. Sports and speculations may cause losses.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be masterful and determin- ed. These subjects of Scorpio usual ly have talent for leadership
 Robert Hoe, inventor, was born on this day 1784. Others who have ce,e- brated it as a birthday include James Boswell, pr. Johnson's biographer, 174O; John Keats, poet, 1795.
 Copyright, 1935)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-28
Beware Coughs
 from common colds That Hang On

No matter how many medicines you have tried for your cough, chest cold or bronchial irritation, you can get relief now with CreomulSion. Serious trouble may be brewing and you cannot afford to take a chance with anything less than Creomul- sion, which goes right to the seat of the trouble to aid nature to soothe and heal the inflamed mem branes as the germ-laden phlegm is loosened and expelled.
 Even if other remedies have failed, don't be discouraged, your druggist is authorized tho to guarantee money sef II fy you are are not saflseq l1n WSn Get Creomulsion right now. (Adv)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-28
The Same Methods.
(New York Times.l

(NeW York Iiines)
 What is there in the plentiful record of World War brutalities perperated in hot blood to compare with the cold -blooded brutates of Nazi theory and practice in peacetime? Wartime ruthleSsness will send thousands of to their death on the battle field scores of to death by court martial. Peacetime ruthlessness will sit in its library and proclaim doctrines condemning to ultimate ex- tirpation half million strangers who have lived in the country anywhere up to fifteen hundred years
 The brutal battleline commander who plays with mems lives is lesser sinner against basic human ity than the civilian fanatic who passes Judgment on whole races and classes The brute at the front says you cannot win battles without bloodetting. The zeaot in an editorial chair bureaucrats office says you cannot make omeets without breaking eggs It is the same thing.
 So many novels and plays depicting wars ruth lessness and horrors have been published since the World War and their net effect has been pifuy small One would be that people cannot help seeing how ruthless and horrible so-called state of peace may be- Another is that many peo- pie have soft spot in their hearts for their own pet ruthessness with the highest motives in the world of course.