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Show Day Resigns to Be War Claims Umpire Here la an up-to-date portrait of William Itufua Day who has resigned hit position at associate Justice of the United States Supreme court to be able to devote his entire time to his duties as umpire on the American-German American-German war claims commission. His action will have the effect of placing him upon the retired list of the court on full pay. Associate Justice Day was born In Ohio In 1849, the son of a chief Justice of that state. He Is a Unl-verslty Unl-verslty of Michigan graduate and received re-ceived the degree of IX. D. from that Institution and the collcce of the city of New York. He was Introduced to national life by President McKinley, who brought liiiu to Washington in 1S97 as assistant sccretiiry of stato. lie soon succeeded to the post of sec-rctury sec-rctury of state, serving between John Sherman nnd John Iluy, but In a few months resigned to become chalnnun jfli. v . ,v ? ' PMk or the American peace commission at l'uns ut the 'o.m. ..f n. nnr win, .(, , He wus appointed to the Supreme court by President Kixwevelt in t'.H'i. ll!s work on tlie war liilnts commission Is Important, hundred) ,'f iru IUms of dollars beinK Involved. In caw of dU.greemei.t NUcvn the coma.l slon.s. ht w'il have the Una! word. u |
