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Once before, in 1929, Photographer Hillig tried to go home in a blaze of glory and bought passage on the Graf Zeppelin. But somebody blundered and at the last moment Mr. Hillig found himself left out. He made quite a fuss about it, sought a writ to prevent the Graf from sailing with- out him, finally sued for $100,000. The case was settled out of court, and no announcement made. But Mr. Hillig allowed his friends to believe that he collected $25,000, a sum which he later spent in having the Bellanca built. A different story is told...
When Veterinary White prepared to carry out his client's orders, Los Angeles stirred with sharp protest. The evening Herald launched a crusade to save the animals. A Mrs. Nancy T. White of Manhattan, visiting in Los Angeles, hired an attorney, who obtained a writ to prevent the execution. A date was set for the trial before Judge J. Walter Hanby of Superior Court in Los Angeles County. He received thousands of letters and telegrams from all over the land, even from Europe. The attorney received so many telephone calls that he had to install a second trunk line...
...Small wonder, therefore, if holy writ bears witness that the Divine Majesty regards with greatest detestation this horrible crime, and at times has punished it with death. As St. Augustine notes, intercourse even with one's legitimate wife is unlawful and wicked where the conception of the offspring is prevented. Onan, the son of Juda, did this, and the Lord killed him for it. ... [Genesis...
...Mussolini. Article 48 is a wise provision which enables the government to take immediate action such as Bruening is attempting with his drastic tax reforms in a crisis while postponing the final decision of the people. It has been invoked before, as in 1924: Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War is a similar case...
When Mr. Watkins learned of the Bamberger disappearance, he exclaimed with rage: "I'll sue Bamberger for a writ of habeas corpus! I'll sue the hospital for damages! Talk about Bamberger's wife being hysterical! Here's Bamberger chasing around in the hot sun with my baby, and my wife sitting at home nursing his baby...