The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-08
S. Supreme Court
Matters to Be Considered at
the Session Which Began
on Monday

on MOnQay
Washington, Oct 3.-The su-
preme eeart seeonveaed today for
the regular fall tern. No cases o.
national importance We're: placed
upon It's docket during the summer
E,or; the first time N it's history,
however, the court vas presided
over BY q chief justice who former
AZ was q president of the United
States William Howard Taft.
chosen TO I'LL the vacancy caused by
tie death of Edward Douglas
K, additIon to the half dozen
antitrust cases awaiting decision
tleEs arespending several boundary
ana Rrsgation disputes between
staIes as we'll rs cases between
starsS alleging trade dfscrimina-
ions. numerous questions arising
out OF government operation of
railroadssduriag5 the war, a railroad
MERGER case, several cases testing
thesrights oe organized l;,ber during
sasises, as we'll az its responsibility
Sar leSses resulting from acts of
svsoience during strikes large
nusnbersaf cases III which railroads
ard other common carriers seek to
have sdeterIninel;5 their liability for
nsuries. suffered. by employees, sew
eral challenges by states OF the
$ powers OF the Interstate commerce
{ seaEainissieif IN rate-makins and
railroad centred, the constitution
afisy OF the prohibitory tax impes-
ed by The federal government upon
child ia hor, numerous issues arising
usu OF the enforcement of national
prenihiGonsa and many land, patent.
aaaiEalty, bankruptcy, immigra'
ssep Chinese exclusion and miseel-
Hneaus cases.
The ceur, has under ae.visencnt
ard may give its opinion at any
gsEsle IN the Southern PsQafic case,
sayatyipg control of the Central Pa
fie:: the Coronado case, brought by
iitas Emitted Mine Workers, arising
1 oi:s OF violence during a strike in
sssansas and Involving the liability
ct organized labor Tor losses caus-
ssssa by acts OF violence: the Wiscon-
case, IN which Il other states
iaed to test the right OF the inter
SSata commerce commission to- au-
lAosize interstate railroads to raise
- ~ II rates within a state, and the
Nssterns Union case, in which the
g3Sernment sought to prevent the
sading OF. q cable at Miami.
Some important cases are to be
Teargued before a full bench. These
iaeInie The United Shoe Machin-
cry case brought under the CLAYTON
act to test a contract prohibiting
lassees from using other machines
IN the manufacture OF shoes; the
American Column 4 Lumber Co.,
case, q proceeding in which the
sovernment contends monopoly
@nd restraint OF trade is obtained by
aggrs eulents under a so-called
- pen Competition Plan" the
Afherten Hills ease, from North
Carolina, testing the act imposing
q prehibitery tax ON the products
OF mills using child labor; the
American Steel Founaries and the
TTuax cases, the former from IL
kneis and the latter from Arizona,
81 which the right of labor to pick
&C during a strike is involved; Wyo-
Eaing,s effort to prevent the diver
ZION by CoIorsetlo Of water from t''7
I LaraHafe river; the Standard Fash
ion ease, involving. the qaesuon
whstEer a dealer can by contract
be required by producers to exclu-
siyeE handle their products. and
the Daknke- Walker Milling Co.
ezses In which state laws requiring
persons and corporations engaged
an business 20 register are being
contested as restrictions to inter-
slate commerce.
Atfhe head OF the cases assigned
4 By the court for argument to begin
on October 10 is one of the numer-
ols New York gas cases based on
increased rates. The next case to
be heard by the court, according to
schedule. relates TO prohibition
regulations, in which Charles Cor
nell and George J. Chic seek to
seaeve to their homes certain dis
tilted spirits which they have had
In bonded warehouses since before
the constitutional appointment was
adopred. The E. /. DUPONT de-
Nemours Powder Company case is
the. third among the assigned cases
presenting the question whether
stock issued by a newly created
eempany for distribution among
stockholders Of parent cmopany is
subject to the federal income tax
Itswin be followed by the reargu-
n1ent .of the American Column &
Lumber case.
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