From the book shelves which line the walls of his chamber in the new Supreme Court Building, Associate Justice Willis Van Devanter last week flipped out a volume, leafed it carefully. With his facts straight, he faced a newshawk, declared:
"I was made executor of the estate and some time later several checks were sent me. . . . I had no choice. I signed the checks and turned them into the estate. At any rate, the sum was small. I think those two checks which were returned represented a fourth of the sum....
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