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rarer ‘ a le Hull or The ca aa = Retirement Shock To Nation~Roosevelt; Two Vacancies Exist By G. W. STEWART Jr. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hyghes, who guided the Supreme rt through the turbulent <t Par aed. pression era andjater helped bloc the Administration’s famous cour reorganization plan, Jast night a vised President Roosevelt that he wilt retire from active duty, on - duly de The 79 year-old jurist. who was named Chief Justice by President Hoover in 1930, wrote Mr. Roose- velt at the temporary White House, at Hyde Park, N. Y., starting: - “My Dear Mr. President: “Considerations of health and Age make it necessary that 1 should be relieved of the duties which I have been discharging with increasing difficulty. For that Teason I avail myself of the right) and privilege granted by the Act| of March 1, 1938 28 U. 8. Code, Section 3758, and retire from reg-! plar active service on the bench as/' Chief Justice of the United States,| vr. mr this. retirement to be effective and after July 1, 1941. “] Have the honor to remain, “Respectfully yours, (Bigngd sO ' “CHARLES EVANS HUGHES.” Hu uc ghes Quits ts . _ My deep congern for your health ksoni Successor to Chief Justice _ Mr. Glavin Mr. Lode Me, Michels Mr. Reson far. Carsen Or. Bravten <a 1. Quinn Tamm . pees ter. Healer gt me . ees tage hay g dha weap tere ram umore a * ” #lughes was an Associate Justice trom 1910 to 1916. He to run for the preside : thit Republican ticket, but t out’ _-* ‘tollthe late Woodrow W due : | tothe famed last-minute switch of | California to the Democratic: column. . The Chief Justice has beedD wanting to retire for = Jong time, due te advanced age and poor health, but deferred the step until President's Acceptance. . +} Mir. Roosevelt in s telegram { ceptance, said: “The Honorable the Chief a tice of the United States. “| “Washington, D,G. - 5 ' “My Dedr Mr. Chier Justice: | 1 *T am deeply distressed by your yesterday, when the court com- of Juma 2 telling mie of pleted its 194041 term. =< ‘ttirement on July 1 from ve His health has been nofie too airvice az Chief Justice of Bnited States, This comes. ta. ¢. as I know it will to the wiicle aa- tion, asa great shock for all of us had counted on your continuing Four- splendid service for many years to come. My every inclina- tion is te beg you to reméin: but good for more than # year. Last eoring he underwent a serious ab- dominal operation, and there was some doubt that he would return to the bench. Expected Successor Immediate speculation on his wguccessor centered around Atty. Gen. Robert H. Jackson. There have been recurring reports tor nearly two years that Mr. Roose- velt would name Jackson as Chief: , Justice when Hughes retired. | Another report in circulation is; cite Mr. Ruosevelt will of r the! and strength must be paramount. Z shall hope to see ycu this coming Week in Washington, - .“Bincerely | and affectionately yours. . “FRANELIN D. ROOSEVELT." Hughes’ retirement leaves wo | aracanrcies on the eonrt, The o ef justiceship’ to Secret y of noe one Bite, Cordell Hull. the emulted from retirement ba succeeded by ‘Onderse etary g of Associate Justice Tapes State Sumner Welles, o Te ark McReynolds. | portedly is a more ardent sup -- / Jun 3 +1941 TF . WASHINGTON TIMES-HERALD Page /