Before coming to the merits we dispose of an objection to the jurisdiction.
The appeal was prosecuted under clause b (1) of section 25 of the bankrupt act of July 1, 1898, 30 Stat. 544, 553, providing that from any final decision of a Court of Appeals, allowing or rejecting a claim under the act, an appeal may be had...
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