The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-28
HIGH u. S. COURT
SITS NEXT WEEK
Validity of Anti-Profiteer
Laws to Be Settled by
Supreme Tribunal.
0kLA.-TEXAS CASE UP
Several Important Labor
Cases Involving Peaceful
Boycott on Docket.

WARRINGTON, Sept 27.--Tho
United states supreme court. with
moro than 500 cases crowIcd In It's
docket, VIII convoro one week from
today. la acntdanco with custom,
irt tmbcrH Of the court viii crll at tho
wnltu house on that duy aud pay
their respects 10 tho prosidynt. nis
health permitting, though th.s c-sc-
mony has been omitted the last ucy-
eral yearS, TWu4 10 he presidents
absence from Washington or tho III
ness Of tho chief executive.
Tlc regular docket will he called
during tho first week OF the term,
after which The court starting Mon
day. Octobor II, will begin hcarinEs
-; number OF Important; titHoA
which have been especially assigned
for tho opening Of the coming torn.
Among these arc several which
bring s1uArcly before the court the
qucstiOn OF the cOnstitutionaiity NJ
tho Lover act TO punish profitccrinE.
Three ~ these Caaos--fhe United
StatoS versus Cohen Grocery COM
pany. II. 10. 'FcdrOw Omitted States
attorney for the district OF ColoradoJ
versus a. r. Lewis A. Sons Dry
Goods company and an appeal b.
the ugclsby Grocery company Of At
lanta, attacking they validity OF tho
bevor act--will bel argued during
the week OF october II.
Prompt Decisions Expected.
a prompt decision ia expected In
these and similar cases, as a large
number OF kindred litigations are
pending in lower courts throughout
The country.
There viii be an echo or the pro-
fdbition decision when the court
takes action IN the petition for re-
hearing In the care OF Christian
feigonspan corporation against Jo-
aeph l.. Bodine, United States Ntt1r-
ney and Charles V, Duffcy, collector
OF internal revenue, on an appeal
from the federal court from the dis
trict OF Nc jersey, Involving the
oonstitutionallly OF the prohibition
amendment to the constitution and
the Volssoad act There is no reason.
aowtver, to expect tho; court will
change it, view announced last term
when validity was upheld.
OF tho number OF antitrust cases
under the sherman, law on tho
docket only onc. the Iuhigh Valley
the term, according 20 Soiitor Gem
eral ycrson Uf the department OF
justio. The dissolution suits against
the American Can company, tho
Eastman Kodak company sni the
Keyst one Watch Case company Will
bo continued.
Ar .m. cr!aa. :-as. case pending
is that of the American Column and
Lumber company versus the United
StatoS. This grew cut OF u suit
brought by the department OF JUS
tice to prevent operation of the NC
called "open competition" plan of
the hardwood manufacturers which
the department OF justice maintained
was u violation OF the Sherman law.
Bank Loans Involved.
Tho case OF Charles r.. Smith ver-
sus the Kansas City Title and Trust
company, one of the important
cases on this terms docket, will be
reargued the week OF October IL.
The main question Is whether CON
gress had The right to credit icdcrni
land banks. Joint stock land banks
and 10 exempt the hons OF both
classes OF banks from federal, state,
local and municipal taxation.
Several important labor cases, in
volvinE tho right OF peaceful boy
colt and the liability II trade unions,
viii be heard. one OF these Ii the
United Miro Workers OF America,
versus the Colorado Coal company,
case brought up from Kansas
Upon tho original docket of the
court, The most important case Is
that involving the title 10 the recer-
voir oil lands over which three
corncred controversy has been
wagcd by the states OF Texas and
Oklahoma and tho United states
gove-nmcnt
A new primiuE cup for automo-
hilcs IL tightly sealed against dust