Arizona republican., 1922-02-27
us. SUPREME
TAKES
Up MANY BIG
CASES TODAY
Decisions Expected In Sew
era1 Big Cases When
Supreme Court Recon
venes This Morning
Republican a. p. Leased Wjre1

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The su-
preme court will meet tomorrow. hav-
ing been in recess since January 30.
A number of important cases await
decision, and should the court follow
its practice of recent years, some of
them Will be disposed OF upon re-
convening.
Among the cases in which deci-
sions may be expected on Monday. or
in the near future. are the United
Shoe Machiery corporation and the
Standard Fashion company cases,
both under the Clayton act, charging
the former through leases based on
patent rights. and the latter by con-
tracts on copyrighted articles, with
enforcing arrangements which may
have the effect of lessening compete
ton. Title to valuable oil lands in
the bed of Red River in Oklahoma
claimed by the states, the federal
government and individuals, is in
volved in another suit. while others
will determine the constitutionality of
the women's suffrage amendment,
state and municipal control over pub
lice service corporations, the power
of the federal government, by the
exercise OF its taxing power, to regu-
late grain exchanges under the 'fu-
ture trading act'' and whether stock
yard dealers and traders are engaged
in interstate commerce and can be
regulated by the stock yards act"
The protest of Wyoming against
the diversion of the Laramie river by
Colorado. and OF Colorado against the
diversion by the Pioneer Irrigation
company of water into Nebraska, and
the boundary dispute between Mime
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states have agreed to accept sur
vey of a commission fixing the line
from Lower st. Louis Bay to the
Falls in the ST. Louis river, are
also considered to be approaching
final decision by the court.
A number of transportation cases,
some OF vital Importance which are
due for decision, include proceedings
separately brought by the states of
New York, Wisconsin and Texas
challenging the jurisdiction Of the in
terstate commerce commission to fix
rates upon state traffic.
The obligations of the government
arising out of the reQuisitioning of
coal and other acts during the war
are at issue in several cases now in
the hands of the court and the gov
ernment in seeking a final determin-
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fleet corporation. as to whether a
establishment is free
from suits.
State statutes, imposing taxes reg
ulating insurance companies and for
the enforcement Of prohibition laws,
are involved in a number of cases.
The federal government is looking
forward to, early decisions in public
land, custom, Chinese exclusion, Jap
anese citizenship. and narcotic cases
which will establish precedents enab-
ling it to close a large number of
pending cases.
Automobile owners viii be inter-
ested in a. decision the government
seeks which would prohibit oil COM
panies from loaning the equipment
used at the various gasoline filling
stations throughout the country on
the condition that the products of
competitors will not be handled.
The calendar of the court for the
coming week shows several import
ant cases set for argument Among
them is an appeal by Alexander
Howat and his associates from de-
cision of the supreme court of Kan
sas, holding in contempt for their re-
fusal to give information to the court
Of industrial relations of that state.