The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-23
by Dreu, Pearson

So the Justice Department indignant at Ken- nys 822page volume filed of the rarest Of legal motions It called upon the Supreme Court to strike the California answer on the ground that it was "prolx' and muddled that it was virtually in1- possible to segregate the wel-pleaded facts for the purpose of determining the issues"
 In citing reasons for asking the Supreme Court to strike the California answer, Solicitor General Howard McCrath went all the way back to a de- cision handed down by British court in 15s6-the case of Richard Mylward
 Awkward had filed brief before the British court amounting to "sixscore sheets of paper" and the British judges were outraged over this long document that they fined Awkward and further or dered:
 The Warden shall bring him into Westminster Hall on Saturday next, about ten of the clock in the forenoon and then and there shall cut hole in the myddest of the same expressed replication (brief and put the said Richards head through the same hole. And then the hanging, shall lead the same Richard, headed and bare-faced round about Westminster FIall whilst the courts are sitting, and shall shew him at the bar Of every Of the three courts within the hal
 Solicitor General McGrath did not exactly say so, but he implied that Californias Attorney General Kenny should have hole cut in his 822-page brief and be paraded around the Supreme Court building with the brief around his neck.
 Indignant Mir Kenny however replied that the Justice Departments motion would deprive the great state of California of it's legal rights.
 Finally Justice Hugo Black called in both Kenny and McGrath and gave the state of California rebuke. He told Kenny he considered McGraths motion proper and justified Were the state of Cal iforna involved he said the Court probably would grant the motion strike the 822page Since state involved, however he said he would let the answer stand
 Kenny his main strategy, however to stall for time. The Tdewater Oil Lands will not come up for argument until Fall, and while Senator McCarran is pressing for action If his bill passes, it will take the question out of the hands of the Supreme Court. -. NOTE-Despite Ed Pauley, President Truman will the Tidewater Lands Bill, if passed. He believes the Supreme Court should decide matter of such great importance
 Foreign ministers in the U.S.A. have started flight from the dollar AS a result of the Senates OPA action, they figure real imitation and are selling out their stocks and commodities. Tip-off is the way the Swedish krona Swiss franc and Canadian dollar all have gone up at the expense Of the dollar One of the countrys most interesting veterans will take place Texas this week between Price Daniel, ex-GIa and Pat Neff, Jr, an ma jor, both running for Attorney General Daniel resigned as speaker of the Texas Legislature en- list as private served overseas, out ser geant Neff, of firmer Governor, joined up as a captain, served in the Judge Advocate Generals office in Washington out a major. It will be interesting to whether the major the sergeant wins out. Senator McKellar of Tennessee. who has been denouncing the CLIO and his opponent for being backed by the CIO found himself very red faced the other day He had forgotten that he had written CIO leaders asking for their support.