Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
! Important Decisions :
cOuNTERFEITING - CoNFEDER-
ATE NOTES.

COtlNIERFElTlN0I - CONPEDEh-
ATE NOTES.
The passage of confederate bill as
money is not a violation of the statute
oc the United States which makes it an
offense for any person. exceput under
authority of a proper officer, to have in
fis possession any obligation or other
security engraved and printed after the
similitude of any obligation or other Sc
curity issued under the authority of the
United States. with intent to sell or 9th
erwise use the same; but, to constitute
a violation of such provision, the instru-
ment must in its inception have been in
tended to simulate some obligation or
other security of the United States. The
general likeness which one form OF pa
per money bears to another is not sutfi-
cient.-111 Federal Rep. IN. d., Judge
Amidon). 1853.
UNFAIR COMPETITION.
Complainant (Murat Halstead) pub
lished letter announcing to the public
that he was engaged in writing life OF
President Mckinley, and giving the
name of the publisher. He further stated
that there was being advertised another
Life of Mckinley" purporting to have
been written by him; that in 1896 he had
prepared a campaign publication re-
garding the then republican candidates
for president and vice president, which
he understood was being changed and
sold as his life of Mckinley, but that de-
PENDANT, who was publishing and selling
still another book on the same subject.
issued circular in which he copied that
part of Mr.. Halstead's letter which de-
MED his connection with the second
work mentioned therein, but omitted the
portion relating to his new work, and
added an endorsement, which, in connec-
ton with the extract printed, was calcu-
lated to mislead the public by inducing
the belief that any book offered as Mr..
Ealstead's was fraudulent and not au.
thentic. Held, that such circular was
constructively fraudulent, even if not SO
intended, and it's PRONUNCIATION caused
an injury to complainant which he was
entitled to protection by Injunction
Federal Rep. penn, Judge Dallas), 376.
AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY SUR
GEONS.
Three employees of corporation, one
CT whom was assistant manager and
foreman, were injured by the explosion
of blast in mine owned and operated
by the corporation. They were taken to
hospital and the foreman stated that
the corporation would pay all the ex-
penses incident to the treatment of him.
self and of the other man. They were
given the best Of medical attention and
care, and the secretary and general
manager also orally stated to the doc
tors that his company would pay the ac-
count The corporation refused to pay
and in suit to recover the amount 1t
was held that the secretary and general
manager of a corporation has no implied
power by virtue of his office, to bind a
corporation by contract for medical
attendance on injured employees Pa
citic Rep. tMontana, Judge Pigott). 597.
FRATERNAL INSURANCE.
a member OF an insurance order, the
Ancient Order Of United Workmen. was
engaged in selling liquor when he Joined
the organization. At the time he Joined
there was no restriction against engag-
ing in business of this nature. Sub
sequently the order enacted law pro-
viding that any member who shall, after
a certain date, have entered into the
business Of selling Intoxicating liquors,
shall stand suspended from any and all
rights to participate in the beneficiary
fund. He continued in the business, and
altho suspended rendered his dues and
assessments regularly until his death. In
an action by his widow it was held that
such law could not deprive him Of the
benefits of the insurance, where he was
engaged in such business before the en-
actment Of the law and continued there
in-72 New York Supplement Judge
Williams), 755.