Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-27
SUPREME COURT
C0NVENES TODAY
AF FER A RECESS
United Shoe and Standard
Fashion Cases Are Ex-
peCted to Be Acted on in
the Very Near Future.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The SUI
preme court will meet tomorrow,
having been in recess since Janu-
ary 80. A number of important
cases await decision and should the
court follow its practice of recent
years some of them will be dis
posed 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 Machinery corporation
and the Standard Fashion company
cases, both under the Clayton act,
charging the former through leases
based on patent rights and the lat
ter by contracts on copyrighted
articles with enforcing arrange
ments which may have the effect
of lessening competition. Title to
valuable oil lands in the bed of the
Red river in oklahoma claimed by
the states, the federal government
and individuals, is involved in an
other suit, while others will deter
mine the constitutionality of the
Women's suffrage amendment, state
and municipal control over public
t1Nl ANN wi lbl ullpllo, tiit BOWNl VI
the federal government by the
exercise Of its taxing power, to reg
ulate grain exchanges under the
future trading act" and whether
stock yard dealers and traders arr
engaged in interstate commerce,
and can be regulated by the "stock
yards act"
Protest OF wyoming.
The protest of Wyoming against
the diversion Of the Laramie river
by Colorado, and of Colorado
against the diversion by the Pio-
neer Irrigation company of water
into Nebraska, and the boundary
dispute between Minnesota and
Wisconsin, in which the states
have agreed to accept a survey of
a commission fixing the line from
lower st. Louis bay to the falls"
in the st. Louis river. are also con-
sidered to he approaching final de-
cisiOn by the court.
A number Of transportation
cases some of vital importance
which are due for decision, include
proceedings separated" brought by
the states Of New York. Wisconsin
and Texas challenging the iurisdic-
ton of the interstate Commerce
Commission to fix rates upon state
traffic.
The obligations of the govern
ment arising out OF the requisi-
tioning of coal and other acts dur
ing the far are at issue in several
cases now in the hands Of the court
and the government is seeking a
final determination of the status
of the emergency fleet corporation,
as to whether a government esti-
mate is free from suits.
State Statutes Involved.
State statutes, imposing taxes
regulating insurance companies
and for the enforcement Of pro-
hibition laws, are involved in a
number of cases.
The federal government is look
ing fC ward to early decisions In
public land customs. Chinese CN-
cluslou, japanese citizenship and
narcotic cases which will establish
precedents enabling it to close a
large number of pending cases.
Automobile o Aers will be in
terested in a decision the go arn-
ment seeks which would prohibit
oil companies from oaning the
equipment used at the various gas
oline filling stations throughout Y e
country on the condition that the
products of competitors will not be
handled
The calendar of the court for the
coming week shows several i'm
portant cases set for argument
Among them is an apreal ly Alex
ander Howat and his associates
from a decision of the Gupreme
court of Kansas. holdirg IN con-
tempt for their refusal to give in
formation to the court of indus
trial relations of that state.