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Show iiicira OH WHER WABIIINOTON'. Aprlf :i fAr Breerving judgment until lha ra cornea bofnr it In Ih uaual wa, tha auprem cotirt today refueed I deold for th prent whether th Uer of llll under which tho government gov-ernment proceded agalnat Henry M. Hlackmer. mlaaing Ttapot Lant cae wlfneea, la valid. Hlackmer a appeal la tetodlng In th court of appeala, but government govern-ment couaael had ked Ih hlgheal tribunal to rule without delay on tha onal Hut tonality of tha act. which waa paaerd at the Inetigailon of Henator Walah of Montana, proaecutor of tha Teapot I Kim In-veatigatlon. In-veatigatlon. after Jllackmer had failed to appear. nerved with auhpoena In 1arla, Blackmrr waa adjmlged in rontenitd of court. Tha government aei-cd lioa.aoo of liberty bonda belonging to hun and lha court Impoeed a fine of $ Id iw. which waa paid out of theee bonda. Iter h wag fined another lit.oo. |