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term would have the effect of en-
abling bankrupts to conceal their as
sets.
The Georgia Railway and Power
Company and the Atlanta Gas Light
Company contend that the court
should review its decision of last
term sustaining gas rates fixed by
the railroad commission of Georgia,
insisting that it was not consistent
with other recent decisions OF the
court as to what construction and
operating items must be considered
In rate making.
The court is expected to announce
which OF the large number OF cases
accommodating during its recess ask.
ing sn appeal il will consider.
Among the original cases waiting a
hearing are those brought by Massa-
chusetts against New York, claiming
a part Of the city of Rochester: by
New York against the Federal Power
tionality of federal control over nom
nayigable waters within the state;
by Wisconsin against. Illinois and the
sanitary district of Chicago. which
has been Joined by a: case on the
appellate docket Of the sanitary dis
both OF which it is sought to reduce
the quantity OF water which may be
diverted from Lake Michigan for use
by the drainage canal. and two cases
brought by the United States against
Minnesota, seeking the return OF GER
tain Indian lands which had been
awarded 10 the state under the fed
eral swamp act.
AS has been the experience of the
court for several years. its docket
for the next term Is Uttered with
personal injury, prohibition. patent
and interstate commerce cases not OF
general interest. Only one antitrust
case is on the docket, showing the
constant change in the character of
the litigation reaching the court 1t
was brought by the National Associa-
tion Of Window Glass Manufacturers
and the National Window Glass
Workers and others to have set aside
the findings OF the lower federal
courts that the wage and working
contract between them is restraint
OF interstate commerce.
Bank Case Decision Awaited.
Among the cases pending are those
brought by the First National Bank
whether national banks can establish
branches; by the government against
the New York Coffee and Sugar Ex-
change in its fight to control the
price OF sugar: number OF rate
cases, particularly those against the
Public Service Railway Company af-
Iecting street car fare in New Jersey;
the search and seizure rights Of the fed
eral and state authorities in prohi-
bition cases; the right OF creditors
70 iiquidate claims against alien enc
mics out Of property held by the
alien property custodian; q number
of controversies arising out of CON
ditions during the war. especially
those relating to the contractuat-
obligations Of those furnishing sup.
whether the government must paS
prevailing market prices for articles
taken and whether states may regu-
late the size Of loaves Of bread.
whether persons charged with a
FEDERAL crime can be tried on infor-
nation fled by the prosecuting attor-
ney or must be indicted Is a question
raised in another case, and there are
the usual large number Of cases seek
ing Interpretation Of the income and
case from California raised the cues
tion whether states in the enforce.
ment OF prohibition can restrict
druggists to furnishing upon physi-
clans certificates one-half the auan.
tity authorized under federal Law.
Tomorrow the court win proceed
with the hearing of arguments in
cases. the call starting at No. on
the docket, and proceeding during the
week, probably as far as No. 25. In.
cluded in these cases are the suits
brought by the American Railway
Express Company against Kentucky
to test whether 1t must pay penalties
assessed against express companies
before those companies were absorbed
by It; and the questions whether the
st. Cloud {Minn.) Public Service Com
pany can increase it's gas rates:
whether the New Jersey street rail-
ways should be compelled to reduce
fares and whether the New York
state income taEi upon foreign dcf-
poraticns Is constitutional.