Evening star., 1923-02-19
! JUSTICE. SANFORD
SITS WITH court
Supreme Bench Full First
= Time Since Present Term
Was Convened.
FORMALITY Modified
Power Company Valuation Case
Among Others on Calendar
for Week.

ford of Tennessee took the judicial
oath upon the reconvening OF the Su-
preme Court today after three-weeK
recess. Chief Justice Taft admins
tered the oath Immediately after the
court met, the new justice, wearing
his judicial robes, repeating ~ after
him while the court, bar and audfsnce
stood. He then was conducted to his
seat at the extreme Left; f.the Chief
Justice, filling the bench for the first
time since the present term OF the
Supreme Court began In October, ana
thus making likely the early con-
slderation of number OF cases which
have been put off due to the racan-
cies. r..
A notable modification IN the for
Ynalities of the court was introduced
today.
For many years il has been the cuse
tom OF the crier to announce TN the d, court
with the bar and audience -standing,
and then, after the court had reached
the bench, TO sound the tradttlonai
"Oyez" as the court seated itself, ao-
!nonishing all having business De
fore this honorable court to draw near
and give their attention because the
court Is now sitting" =
Lends Added Dignity.
Today an additional touch of dig
nifty was given to this tfme-horiored
forrnality as the members of the
court after reaching the bench re-
mained standing during the "oyez."
The crier modified his announcement
TO conform to the facts and instead
Of declaring the court now sitting
stated that the court Is now in ses-
sion" Then' the court, making a
formal bow to the bar and audience.
seated itself.
Among the cases on the calendar
tho delivery OF opinions are several
Of nationwide Importance, and 1t Is
expected that the original actions
brought by the states of Ohio and
Pennsylvania to prevent West Fir.
zinia from restricting the eNporta-
tiou Of natural gas and the allen land
cases from California and Washing
ton to determine whether Japanese
can be prevented from owning OF
leasing land in those states will be
set for argument shortly.
Cases for This Week.
The cases on the calendar for this
week include the attack by the Chi
cago Board Of Trade upon the con-
Stitutionality OF the grain futures
act" under which the government
socks control over the principal grain
exchanges of..the' >Eountry, and to
which 1t proposes farmers co-opera-
tive associations shall be admitted to
membership. The f4tes fxed by state
uGs saeked X sfsss shs SeW SFe york M
brougkf by thA4Qk lahoma Gas and
EisefHs ,aaes csIpaassfths oklahema NJ, Nat:
of states ae. prohihit the use Of for
eign languages below the eighth
grade in public. private and parochial
schools, already assailed in cases
from Iowa and Ohio. will be further
tested by two cases from Nebraska,
the more, important having been
brought by the Nebraska district of the
Evangelfes1 d4uthenan Synod Of Mis-
souri, and Sother states.
Former service men will be inter
States against Nelson w. Rider to
have finally determined the con-
Struction to be placed upon laws reg
ulating. the pay enlisted men receive
while in training for officers COM
missions In the reserve corps.
D1SH1ct Cases Listed.
The motion picture industry is in
terested in cases which the court will
hear during the week. two brought
by the Fox Film Corporation against
Frederick NJ. Knowles and others
presenting for Interpretation dis
puted" questions arising from the
aiNing -ef ef>copyrighted books
The. efee1 of the Public Utilities
Commission. against the Potomac
Electric Power Company, involving
the valuation and rates Of that com
pany, on appeal from the Court of
Appeals of the District Of Colum-
bia, Is on the calendar. Oral argu-
ment Is expected to be reached not
later than "Wednesday.
The argument will be on answers
submitted by the two sides to the
litigation to three questions pro-
pounded by Tho Supreme Court
whether Congtess can vest in that
tribunal tho character of review of
the proceedings of the Public Util-
lties Commission contemplated by the
act creating It, whether an appeal
can be taken until a final Judgment
has been pronounced in the Court
OF Appeals and whether such Judr-
'nent Is final =. Brief for the com
mission was filed last week and the
companY'S brief is expected to be
hied tomorrow or next day.