Evening star., 1935-01-18

On Monday, January 81. the Su-
preme Court will go into one OF It's
regulation recess huddles and not re-
assemble until Monday. February 4.
Because of the universal desire for
prompt ruling on the consututlonalltS
of the gold clause, the Forthcoming
interval presumably will be mainly de-
voted by Chief Justice Hughes and the
eight associate justices to reviewing the
arguments recently made before the
court and in writing the opinions
which the Government, Congress ana
the entire country SO anXiously await.
There is a mistaken impression that
the impending recess is directly con-
nected with the gold case. AS
matter of fact, it is being taken Strlctly
in accordance with the Scneoule
mapped out as long ago as June. 1884.
Traditionally, the Supreme Court SITS
and recesses alternately for fortnightly
periods except at Christmas, Wnen II
stacks arms for three weeks. On any
succeeding Monday after the court re-
convenes next month-that is, on Feb
ruary II, l8 or 25-it is expected that
a decision on gold will be handed down.
It is even possible that the finding
NAV be rendered on February 4. the
dav the bench resumes its activities.
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Senator Hiram Johnson, Republican
Progressive, of California, uncom-
promising archfoe of the League OF
Nations, lived up to his reputation
as one of the country's master
orators in his speech opposing World
Court entry this week. Members OF
the Senate press gallery, who recall
the Californian's onslaughts against
the treaty of Versailles and the
League covenant, find that Is years
have failed to wither Johnson's
forensic fire and force in any degree.
He's in his 69th year now, but in voice
and vigor is more like youngster of
so and capable Of gripping the
Senate's attention for two solid hours
without once referring to notes. The
official shorthand reporters, as Of
yore. are sometimes pushed to keep
up with the torrential flow OF his
words.
Senator Robert F. Wagner, Demo-
crat. of New York, chief congressional
sponsor of the Roosevelt economic Sc
curity legislation, has specialized IN
that field ever since he came to the
Senate in 1927. The Wagner-Peyser
public employment service, created by
a law of which he was the author,
will be one of the integral agencies
connected with forthcoming unemploy-
ment compensation and old-age pen
sions. A longtime authority on social
economics, Senator Wagner has utilized
several of his annual vacations in
studying kindred subjects in Europe,
which has been far ahead of Uncle
Sam in providing against the hazards
of joblesSness and old age. The Wag-
ner bill will be sponsored in the House
by Representative David j. Lewis.
Democrat, of Maryland, who began life
as coal miner and who, like Senator
Wagner, has always been active in
social welfare legislation. There will
be protracted debate and doubtless
numerous alterations in the Wagner
Lewis bill before it is enacted into law.
but heavy majorities for 1t in both
houses are, of course, well assured.
Mrs. Roosevelt is a strong advocate
of old-age pensions and coworker OF
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins
in related fields.
Former Representative Walter II.
Newton of Minnesota, President Hoo
ver's principal secretary at the White
House and later a member OF the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board, has
just resumed the practice of law IN
his home town, Minneapolis. Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1893 appointed Mr..
Newton to the Home Loan Board at
the personal request of Mr.. Hoover,
but when his term expired last year,
the Minnesotan was not renamed.
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When the department of superin-
tendence of The National Educational
Association holds its sixty-fifth annual