Show CURTIS U. U WILBUR IS NEW NAVY HEAD CHIEF JUSTICE OF CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT WILL WILLI I HEAD NAVY New Secretary Will Enter Upon His HIli New Duties as a. Soon SoonA As Appointment Is II Confirmed Confirm Confirm- ed by Senate San Francisco Cal Chief Chief Justice Curtis D. D Wilbur of ot the California supreme court commit Friday prepared to tolay tolay tolay lay aside the ermine of his office t to take tako up the duties of the tho post of secretary of the navy navy Tendered the office by telegraph late Thursday night Justice Wilbur responded accepting the portfolio surrendered by Edwin T. T Denby last Monday He lie will leave for Washing ton as soon as his appointment Is confirmed by the senate President Coolidge's summons to io the California jurist was terse You seem to be the man I need for the navy the pr president tell tele graphed I 1 am drafting you OU today Please answer I Within ten minutes Justice Wilbur I replied I 1 will ill a accept the appointment and ana will come to Washington as as' soon after alter af al- ter confirmation l as possible lIe He also announced that he would not resign from the California bench until he had been sworn sworn in as naval secretary Chief Justice Wilbur has for many years been of tho the leading lawyers lawyers law law- and jurists of California and a aleader aleader aleader leader in child welfare and Sunday school work lIe He was graduates graduated from the United States States- Naval academy academy my in 1888 Born Dorn in itt Boonesboro la In May 10 I 1807 1867 he was educated in the public schools of that place and of Jamestown James Jame- town N. N D. D Following his graduation tion from the naval academy he came cameto cameto cameto to California a taught school for one year and entered an attorneys attorney's office to study law In 1800 ho he was admitted admitted admit admit- ted tel to practice In Los Angeles while he was judge of the superior court he organized the juvenile court there and drafted several bills which later formed the basis for juvenile court law lIe He was elected chief justice of the California supreme court in 1922 1022 after at af ter hav lg served since 1919 1911 as associate asso asso- date justice He lie is a brother of Dr Lyman Wilbur president of Stanford Stanford Stan Stan- ford un university |