The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29

Black by offering to snow nm tne series of dispatches.
 "You take that back to MT. Block" Black retorted, slamming his stateroom door. Paul Block IS publisher of the Post- Gazette.
 He said that he would go to Washington immediately by auto mobile.
 Black was in Europe when the sensational Klan charges developed. He refused to reply to inquiries by reporters abroad and secretly board- ed the City of Norfolk for his re- turn voyage to America, apparently choosing the small ocean steamer for the sake of privacy on the trip. "Wil you answer this one direct question, MT. Justice--are you 8 member of the invisible empire, Knights of Ku Klux Klan,?" re- porter asked.
 Black looked ct the reporter for 10 seconds and then replied slowly: T have already made my state- ment."
 Scores of reporters had congre- gated here for Blacks arrival, awaiting his reaction to questions concerning the klan charges. Inter- est in Blacks arrival was height- ened by the fact that President Roosevelt had declined to comment on the charges, pending Blacks ar- rival from Europe and an oppor- tunity for the new justice to study the newspaper dispatches in detail.
 He Was Genial
 Black was genial despite the fact he got out of bed early and went for some time without his breakfast.
 Get all you want" he shouted to photographers who crowded around him, taking pictures.
 MT. Roosevelt is now on the Pacific coast and will not return to Washington until Oct. 6, two days after the first session of the Supreme Court next Monday.
 There was no indication from Black today whether he will assume his Supreme Court seat Monday. His right to the post has been chal- lenged in @ petition filed with the Supreme Court, contending that he IS constitutionally ineligible for oftlce.
 Met By Friends
 Black was met at Quarantine by Thomas W. Woodward of the Fed erAl Maritime Commission, and Mrs. Woodward. The two are old friends of Justice and Mrs. Black,
 Black remained in his stateroom with Woodward while the two wo- men went to the dining room.
 T sure would like some ham and eggs," Black remarked.
 Later the two were joined in the stateroom for breakfast by Sterling J. Foster and Clifford Derr, the latter counsel for the Reconstruc- ton Finance Corporation. PreSum- ably the group discussed the pro- priety of a statement.
 Black wore . dark blue single breasted suit and a red and white necktie. His sparse hair was rumpled.
 Mrs. Black was dressed In a plain black dress and black hat.
 My first job will be house hunt ing when in Washington.
 Half An Hour Late
 The sky was overcast and @ bleak wind blew from the sea as the City 3f Norfolk slowly was warped into into the pier by two tugs. The vessel arrived only about half an hour late despite heavy weather encountered off the Virginia Capes which had been expected to delay debarkation slightly.
 NewSmen boarded the City of Norfolk down the bay from the har- bor, meeting the steamer aboard a Coast Guard cutter which put out from the harbor just after dawn.
 Kept To Himself
 Blacks fellow passengers said that he mingled little with his com panions. Occasionally, they said, he engaged in a game of shuffleboard with other passengers.
 Black exhibited a hail-fellow- well-met attitude on the trip from Quarantine to the dock.
 This certainly is a fine receu. ton, the finest reception I ever saw" he repeated, shouting greet ings to newspapermen whom he knew as a senator in Washington. He good-naturedly allowed him. self to be showed around the deck by reporters and photographers who pressed closely about him.
 There was no positive assurance that Black would issue a statement on the klan charges nor was 1t Ger. tain that he would do 1t by radio. He declined to talk for sound news reel men today.
 Shall we say that you are unde- cided about a radio address?" Black was asked.
 You heard my statement, didn't you2" he answered.
 Two words and two words only relating to Black--eame from the IA A