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April 9, 1929

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M'COOEY BACKS THE MAYOR; Out for Him on News of City Rate Victory at Byrne Luncheon. HIS FRIENDS ARE JUBILANT Walker's Hand Strengthened in Tammany Fight Also--Leans to Man From Ranks. SMITH CONFERS ON LEADER Blow Seen to Hylan Chances in Fall, but He Calls Fare Not the Main Issue and Will Go On. McCooey Declares for Mayor. SEE WALKER NAMED ON FARE DECISION Ex-Mayor to Continue in Race. Stronger in Tammany Fight. Smith Talks of Leadership.

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News of U S Sup Ct 5-ct fare decision received at his birthday luncheon

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NO CONFISCATION IS FOUND; Subways and Elevated Viewed as Separate in Judging Fare. I.R.T. PETITION CRITICIZED Unprecedented, Says Opinion, for Road to Claim 8% Return on Property Not Its Own. INJUNCTION WRIT VOIDED Court Would Not Thwart Test of Issue in State Tribunal-- Three Justices Dissent. Indicates View of Contract. Cites Basis Needed for Support. 7-CENT FARE LOSES IN SUPREME COURT Devery Sees Full Victory. Would Not Thwart State Suit. Separates Subway and Elevated.

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, April 8.--The city of New York and the Transit Commission won their fight today in the United States Supreme Court for the preservation of the five-cent fare on the subway and elevated lines of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company.

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SINCLAIR MUST GO TO JAIL FOR CONTEMPT OF SENATE; 3-MONTH SENTENCE UPHELD; RULING BY SUPREME COURT Congress Had Broad Power in Oil Case, Bench Decides. PRIVACY NOT INVADED Jurists Find There Was No Merit in Refusal to Answer Relevant Questions. MANDATE IN EFFECT MAY 8 Decision Is the First Criminal Phase of the Oil Scandals Settled by the Court. Court's Mandate Is Awaited. HIGH COURT AFFIRMS SINCLAIR JAIL TERM Powers of the Committee. Comparison with Relevancy. Plenary Power of Congress. Disposition of Other Cases. Stewart Freed on Two Charges. SINCLAIR MOVE WAITS. Some Say He May Seek to Defer Issuance of Mandate.

By Special to The New York Times

3 mos sentence for contempt of Sen upheld by Sup Ct

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Notable Births

Sharan Rani Backliwal

1929Sharan Rani Backliwal, Indian sarod player and scholar (died 2008)[†]

Sharan Rani was an Indian classical sarod player and music scholar.

Fred Hollows

1929Fred Hollows, New Zealand-Australian ophthalmologist (died 1993)[†]

Frederick Cossom Hollows was a New Zealand–Australian ophthalmologist who became known for his work in restoring eyesight for people in Australia and many other countries through initiatives such as The Fred Hollows Foundation.

Paule Marshall

1929Paule Marshall, American author and academic (died 2019)[†]

Paule Marshall was an American writer, best known for her 1959 debut novel Brown Girl, Brownstones. In 1992, at the age of 63, Marshall was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship grant.