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Show HARDING NAMES FEDERAL JUDGE I James H. Wilkerson Will Occupy Former Position -of Landis WASHINGTON", July 11; James n. Wilkerson was nominated today trj President Harding to be federal judge for the northern Illinois district suc ceeding former .ludg Kenesaw M. I Land Is, who resigned several months ago tu become arbitrator of organized baseball. (Note James H Wilkerson sue i ssor to Judge Landlfl h is had long career In ChloagO as county attorney. ,membrr of the Illinois legislature and , later I nlted States district attorney and assistant to Altoracj Qeneral I Brundage of Illinois. He was born at Savannah, Missouri, Dec. Hi i ''.:. graduated from De pauw University, Green asiie. ind.. end started the practice of law In Chicago. si 1NDAR1) OIL I 1SB. As assistant district attorney, he prosecuted before ludge l-undis. the Standard ill rebating cases In which .imlLT' Landis announced the famous 29 000, 000 fine. In 1910 Mr Wilkerson Wilk-erson headed the prcocutlon of the anti-trust suits against the leading packers and In 191 he was appointed district attorney l President Taft As assistant attorney general of Illinois Il-linois he was prominent In the prosecution pros-ecution of the notorious embezzlement case against Governor Ien Small ) |