The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
SUPREME COURT
CONvENES TODAY
FOR FALL TERM
For First Time a Former
President Presides
Over Tribunal

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WASHINGTON. oct 3-Ad-
ministration OF tho judicial oath
to william Howard Taft. tho
now chief justice OF the supreme
court Of the United States
marked the reconyening today OF
the supreme court for the regular
fall term.
The oath was administered by
Mr. Taft by the senior associate
Justice. Joseph McKenna. MIR.
TAFT thereby became the first
chief Justice TO have previously
occupied the highest executive
office In the nation.
The administration OF the judi
clal oath. the final step In the
induction OF new CHIEF Justice.
was attended by all OF the age
old ceremony attached to the ma
TONS highest tribunal. The oath
binds the chief justice to "ad-
minister Justice without respect
to persons and do equal right to
the poor and the rich"
The chief justice and the
associate Justices az the con-
clusion OF the ceremonies, follow
ed the established custom and
went to the white house to pay
their respects to the president.
WASHINGTON. oct. 3-Tho SUI
prcnte court rcconNcncd today for the
regular fall term. No cases Of ma
tionh importance were placed upon
its docket during the summer recess.
For the first time In It's history.
however the court was presided over
by chief Justice who formerly was
"a president OF the United States
William Howard TAFT chosen to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Edward Douglass White.
In addition to the half dozen anti
trust cases awaiting decision there
are pending several boundary and ir-
rigntiou disputes between states as
we'll as cases between states alleging
trade Determinations numerous ques-
tions arising out of government op-
GRAFTON Of railroads during the war.
"a railroad merger case. several cases
testing the rights OF organized labor
lNflNA hANAhffNH AN wei III lAF fNiNNAAni~
lility for losses resulting from acts OF
violence during strikes. "A large num-
hcr OF cases in which railroads and
other common carriers seek to have
determined their liability for injuries
suffered hy employees. several chal-
lHugtS by states of the powers of the
Interstate commerce commission ia
rate making and railroad control, the
Doustitutiunulity Uf the prohibitory
tax Imposed boy the federal govern
mrut upon child labor, numerous is
sues arising out of the enforcement
uf national prohibition and many
land. patent. admiralty, bankruptcy
immigration. Chinese exclusion and
miscellaneous cases
The court has under ndylscmenl
and may give It's opinion at any tim,
in the southern Pacific case. inNolv'
ms control Of the Central Pacific, the
Coronado case. brought by the TINTED
Mine Workers, arising out Of violence
during strike In Arkansas ana In
yolyiug the liability Of organized Ia
bur for lossos caused by acts Of VIC
Ipncc. the Wisconsin case. In whiCl
o. other states Joined To- test the nigh
of the interstate commerce commits
sion To- uuthoriz" interstate railroad
! to raise their rates within a state
! and the Western Union case, iu whicl
| the government sought To prevent th
landing of cable at Miami
Some important eases are 10 b" %"
argued before ID fuli bench Thcs
/ Include the United shoe Machincr
case brought under the clayton uc
tu test "a contract prohibiting lessee
] from using other machines In tn
manufacture Of shoes, the American
Column q Lumber company case.
proceeding iu which the goycrnmeu
contends monopoly and restraint @
trade b. obtained by agreements uu
der % su-palled "Opou Competition
PLAN. the Nthcrtun Mills caHv, fror
/ North Carolina. testing the act i'm
posing pruhlbiturs taN on tho prod
| lu,t- of mills using child labor, IA
! American steel fuuudrics and IN
/ TruuA cases the former from lllinui
I and tho batter from Arizona in whic
] the right uf labor tu picket duTiu
| re rtuk, is involved, Wyoming ci
/ Tort 10 pre-, cut the diversion hy colo
] RADIO uf water from th, l.arami
/ lrilrr the standard Fashion ease, in
] NulNiug the question whether % deal
/ pr ruu b' contact by required b} pro
] duCer- to exclusively handle th"i
/ products and tho bHhukc-W Wake
! Milling company ease. Boo which stat
! laws requiring persons ana corpora
! tIuus engaged iu business Co rogisto
are being contested Hs restrictions Z
I intorstut, commerce.
~ the head of the cases assignr
] los the court for argument 90 h"gi
uu October 30 is one ot tho uumvruu
] Nyw YORK gus cascs based ou increa,
| I'd rates The next ease t0 hc hear
UV tho count, according tu schedule
relates to prohibition regulations.
which charles Cornell and George
Chic seek tu remove 60 their home
certain distilled spirits which the
have had iU bonded warehouses sin,
before the constitutional ameudmoi
was adopted. The r. ! DUPONT dc
| Nomuurs Powder company case is N
Ithrd among tho assigned eases pr
sHutug th, question whether sto,
issued boy a. newly created cpmpaf