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Show HIGH COURT ACTS ON 300APPEALS Black Takes No Part in Case Rulings WASHINGTON. Oct 11 WV-In addition to Its action on ths challenges chal-lenges to Associate Justice Hugo L. Black to his seat, ths court announced an-nounced whether it would review or decline to pass on some MO cases appealed Irons tower eearts. - Black, ths eourt said, "took no part In the consideration or decision deci-sion of ths eases In which decisions or orders are this day announced." Among ths Important cases were: George Power company lost In Its efforts to prosecute litigation In the eastern Tenneasea federal district court intended to stop the Tennessee Tennes-see valley authority from expanding Its activities in Georgia. Ths high tribunal refused to review a decision deci-sion against ths power company by the Fifth circuit court of appeals at New Orleans. Ths court refused to review constitutionality con-stitutionality of ths IBM commodities commodi-ties exchange act, seeking to Impose Im-pose government regulation on so-called so-called "futures" dealings on ths nation's na-tion's commodities exchsnges. o o The court granted the federal government gov-ernment a review of lower court decisions upholding tsx refund claims of ths late Andrew W. Mellon Mel-lon and the estats of his deceased brother. R. B. Mellon, for $202,1)02 and $187,77, respectively. see The court agreed to review another an-other case challenging the right of the government to refuse to pay Interest on gold clause bonds called for redemption. The suit wss brought by Arthur W. Machen. so The court granted the petition of the Aluminum Company of America Amer-ica for review of the rejection by lower courts of the company's np- ( Continued nn Pas Two) (Column ThrMl HIGH COURT ACTS ON 300 APPEALS trontiinied from Psgs Oust peal for an Injunction to halt antitrust anti-trust proceedings commenced by the federal government. Tha court refused to review Ita S-to-4 decision rendered in 1936 holding the municipal bankruptcy act unconstitutional. The government won an appeal to tha court for review of the question of whether federal district courts can enjoin hearings of the national labor relations board. The Leaue waa raiaed upon a labor board appeal f om a derision of the First circuit court at Host on Involving the Fore river plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Ship-building corporation and nearly 3000 employes. The government lost In a tax dispute dis-pute with Cecil B. DeMille. Hollywood Holly-wood film figure. Involving 11. 13a.-074. 13a.-074. The court refused to paaa upon a Judgment againat the commissioner commission-er of internal revenue by the Ninth circuit court of appeals Ths litigation litiga-tion involvsd alleged deficiencies for 1M4 to !:. |