Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-02
SUPREME COURT
: READY TO RESUME
Only IS Opinions Required in
Sessions Which viii Start
Tomorrow.
Ey the Associated Press.


The supreme Court will resume ses.
sions tomorrow, returning to enjoy a
new year sift of its own makine-a
short docket.
The court has worked so diligently
10 eliminate docket congestion that
only 81 opinions will be required to
S;SpoSe Of al cases now in its hands,
and 4 larGe number of these are eN-
pccted to he handed down tomorrow.
Two cases brought over from last
term remain 10 he disposed of. one
from Ken ,ucky. involving the validity
Of cooperative marketing laws in ~
States, brought by the Liberty Ware
house Co. and the other from Penn
Sv}vania brought by the Quaker city
cab Co. testing the right of States
~ tax gross receipts of incorporated
taNicah companies.
Few of Public Interest.
There remain IS cases argued or
submitted At this term 10 be decided
calling for IS opinions. Few OF these
are of general public interest. nut
all present issues Of pressing I'M"
portarCe locally. Among them are
the cases Of Or. Frederick \. COOK.
the explorer. and Glen Murray. a
\ehra ska prisoner involving me rlSht
Of Federal courts TO grant probation
10 prisoners who have begun serving
sentences. and the case of companies
financing s. 600. 600 600 in deferred
raNnenis in the purchase Of auto
mobiles in which they insist that the
Government in enforcing the prohl-
hilton law shall give them an oppor.
tuni;v 70 prevent the confiscation of
automobiles IN which they hold title.
. The validity of the New York law
under which George w. Bryant OF
buffalo was convicted for failure TO
make reports concerning the lodge
Of the Ku klux Khan of which he
was alleged 10 be member is under
test in another case.
Also awaiting decision are rate cases
from West Virginia and Kentucky.
brought by the United Fuel Gas Co.
challenging the rates on fuel gas,
number of controversies over Indian
lands and allotments. other chal-
lensing the validity of State taxing
statutes. ease from Missouri at
lacking the right of States TO reduce
rates on fire and O her forms of farm
insurance and one from Kentucky
taxing n1or;Sac es when recorded.
Packers Case First.
A. the head OF the cases to be
argued is that brought by the Swift
and Armour groups of packers TO set
aside the decree which had been is
sued with their consent restraining
them. Morris & Co. Wilson & Co, the
Cudahy Packing Co. certain subsidi-
aries and officers of the companies
from engaging in business not direct
l. associated with the packing in
oustrv
Il will he followed by the appeal Of
Arthur c Brown of Grand Rapids,
Mich. secretary of the National AL
iiance Of Furniture Manufacturers. to
set aside his conviction for contempt
for refusal to produce certain books
and papers before the Federal grand
fury at Chicago.
The third case for argument comes
from Detroit. questioning the right Of
tire Government 10 paddock premises
under the prohibition law after ten
ants convicted Of violating that law
had been ousied All three of these
cases were previously argued. hut will
b. heard again because the court had
decided 20 dispose Of them on their
merits ard not be restricted to
answers 20 specific questions which
pernlexed the lower courts.
Pennsy ivania and Maryland are in.
teres.ei in the seventh case down for
argument brought by James {. Col.