Show HE BREAKS THE RECORD I Stephen J Fields Services on the I Bench j Now York Aug lBThe Herald says j i Associate Justice Stephen J Field of the i supreme court of the United States will today break the record for continuous service on the suprp bench havng served SI years five i tn i and six days or one day longer thu racer def Justice Jus-tice John Marsnall whc e record j t service serv-ice has hitherto been the longes of any justice since the establishment of the national na-tional tribunal of last resort It has been generally believed that Justice Jus-tice Field would retire from the bench I when his length of service exceeded that of Chief Justice Marshall It is probable I that his seat upon the bench will become vacant in the near future and upon his I retirement Attorney General McKenna according to the present understanding will succeed him The vacancy of the at I torn Y generalship it is said will be filled by Judge Goof of West Virginia |