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Show RECORD OF THE SUPREME COURT Washington, May 11 When Governor Gov-ernor Hughes takes the oath as a member of the supreme court of the United States, Massachusetts aui I Ohio will bo compelled to tako seats of honor a little behind New York. j With Mr. Hughes on the bench, seven New York men will have reached ' that high lionoi, a greater number than any other stale of the union has 1 furnished. Massachusetts and Ohio : each have sent six sons to this bench j From one point of view Massu- j chusotts still holds the record. Th? . length of service of her sons Is only two years shorter than the life of the , court. Only six years since the court , was organized in 1700 has thorn be;i a bench without a jurist from Mnssa-chuselts Mnssa-chuselts upon it. During tho last. t four years it has had two New York's? ' sons have been on the bench a sum ! of 102 years, while Ihe service of tho sons of Ohio total only 70 years. Conslderalng tho place of birth, j Virginia leads all the states, with nine of the bos born on her soil hav- j ing eat on the bench of the supremo I court. |