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This article presents information about recent cases related to constitutionality of the United States Arbitration Act. A contract was entered into between P and D by which the latter agreed to furnish transportation for certain wheat. The contract provided for the arbitration of all disputes which might arise. The specific enforcement of such arbitration agreements and appropriate procedure to that end, are provided for by the United States Arbitration Act. Arbitration proceedings resulted in an award for F, the District Court confirmed the award and an order, in substance a final decree, was entered for P. A motion to restrain recovery was denied.

Discusses the decision of the court in two cases which deal with the issue of whether the words shredded wheat can be exclusively appropriated. Background of the two cases; Earlier cases in which it was held that descriptive words cannot be exclusively appropriated; Way in which others could make competitive manufacture possible without being deemed unfair to the original patentee.