Black’s Style Is
Cramped in High
Court of Land
By Preston Grover
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 1,
—The brilliant biting style of ex
amination that made Hugo L.
Black, the senator, famous and
feared, probably will find little
outlet in the Supreme Court.
Even before the Klan issue
arose, veteran hands around the
court predicted that the elder
justices would make short work
of any efforts by the vigorous
ex-senator to tangle attorneys in
their own tales.
Black was relentless in examin
imng recalcitrant witnesses be
fore senate committees. Corpora
tion executives who had survived
hours of cross-examination in
court with superb calm were re
duced to wild-eyed bewilder
ment under the fire of Senator
Black and his colleagues on the
lobby investigation committee.
In court, witnesses are protect
ed by their counsel and by cer
tain rules of decorum. But in a
senate committee all bars are
down and the witness is at the
mercy of senators who act as
judge, prosecuting attorney and
Jury. They make their own rules
of procedure as they go and show
little mercy when in pursuit of
evidence to support the legislation
for which they are drumming.
His Style Cramped
It was in that field, and in his
earlier expert nee as police jud
ge and prosecuting attorney, that
Black learned the art that made
him the most savage examiner
since the late Senator Walsh of
Montana, who conducted the Tea
pot Dome investigaiton.
Yet when the justice begins
his work on the court, his field
for examination will be hemmed
in on a dozen fronts. First off.
he won’t be examining witnes
es. H? will be examining skilled
attorneys. He will not be search
ing witnesses for facts, but will
be questioning attorneys about
points of law. For in the Sup
reme Court there is little digging
out of bare facts. Facts of the
case all must have been determin
ed in the, lower courts. The Sup
reme Court, save in rare instanc
es. deals only with how the law
applies to the facts.
It is true that attorneys are
occasionally subjected to gruell
ing examination by members of
the court. But often a member of
the court will come to the rescue
of an attorney being picked to
bits bv another member.
Court Discipline
Justice Brandeis delights in
pulling beleagured attorneys out
of the claws of some of the con
servative members of the court.
If he feels that an attorney is be
ing led into an unfair position
through questioning by one of
the justices, he will say unhesi
tatingly:
"If I were counsel, I should
not answer that question.”
Again, a justice may baffle an
attorney with a demand for a
citation of cases to support some
obscure point. Justice Stone,
Butler and others, liberals and
conservatives alike, may cut in
to suggest:
‘‘Does the attorney recall the
case of Anderson vs the United
States in which it was held—so
and so.”
Or one justice may take a more
direct course by shooting the an
swer straight back at the justice
who asked the question. ,
Now Black comes to the court
skilled as an examiner of facts.
But ev^n his best friends would
not say he is so quick on the
trigger in law as his veteran
colleagues. Any court observers
suspect the elderly justices will
be laying for him when he gets
out of bounds.
New Aeronautics
Inspector Alaska
Come Nome Soon
New to Alaskan flying condi
tions. Aeronautics Inspector Char
les R. Burnett is being “broken
in" under the direction of In
spector Hugh Brewster for service
in the Territory.
It is understood Burnett and
Brewster are expected to fly
from Fairbanks where they are
at present, to Nome, this Thurs
day.
Before coming to Alaska early
in October, Mr. Bcrnett was bas
ed at New York City under the
direction of the Washington, D.
C. office of the Bureau of Air
Commerce.
Native of Arizona
Previously he had worked five
years in the airway division of
the bureau, putting in airway aids
I
in the western states.
Mr. Burnett was born in Tuc
son Arizona, 37 years ago. He
served in the navy from 1917 to
1925, and has had a score of
years experience in the flying
game. He has been with the bur
eau of air commerce seven years. t
A Legionnaire, he is a member
of :he Mostello Post, Washington
D. C.
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other fort buildings have been constru cted of rustic logs with thatched roofs.
75% of Alaska
steamship
revenues
QUESTION: IVhat part does the Canned Salmon Industry play
in providing an adequate tra?isportatio?i system for Alaska?
ANSWER: Approximately 75% of the annual revenues of the
steamship companies serving Alaska are derived from the move
ment of Canned Salmon and of supplies for this industry. It is this
income that enables the steamship companies to maintain frequent
passenger sailings with fast, comfortable ships. These freight earn
ings also make it possible for these lines to supply adequate trans
portation for Alaskans during the winter months when operations
are not profitable.
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SALMON VEGETABLES IOWA
2 cups (i lb.) Canned Salmon
Vi lb. chopped spinach
Salt... pepper
1 cup whole kernel corn
2 cups thin white sauce
. i tbsp. chopped onion
3 W
Cracker crumbs
Flake Canned Salmon and place in bot
tom of buttered melon mold. Cover with
layer of chopped spinach seasoned with
tsp. salt and % tsp. pepper. Firmly pack
a layer of whole kernel corn on top. Pour
over this the white sauce which has been
seasoned with salt and pepper, I tbsp.
chopped onion and blended with 3 eggs
slightly beaten. Sprinkle top of mold with
cracker crumbs, place uncovered mold in ‘
pan of hot water, bake in moderate oven
(350* F.) 1 hour. Unmold on platter and
garnish with whole buttered beets. Serves 6.
This recipe is typical of those appearing in the national
magazine advertising of the Canned Salmon Industry
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