The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-25
BOY LAWYER PLEADS
Youngest Ever Heard in Su-
preme Court.
MOODY GIVEN NEW FIELD
Assigned to the Third Judicial Dis
trict, Embracing New Jersey, Penn
Appeals Disposed of Before Holt
days-InsersOH Case Up.

affirmed by the Supreme Court yesterday.
bucket shop law of North Carolina was
The case was brought by Ernest Gate
wood, of Durham. to test the law. which
prohibits the operation OF bucket shops
or dealing in margin, cOntending that it
was class legislation. because manufac-
turers and wholesale dealers in farm
products were exempted from its opera
ton.
The Supreme Court accepted the con-
cIusion OF the North Carolina courts.
there being nothing unconstitutional in
the exemptions.
The case was argued on behalf of the
State by Walter Clark, jr., the youngest
attorney that ever appeared before the
Supreme Court. He is not yet twenty
two years Of age, and as he had not. of
course, practiee5 three years in the high
est court Of his State, as the rules pro-
vide as a requisite for admission to the
Supreme Court bar, ii was necessary to
obtain permission for him to appear for
that case only.
Advanced for Hearing.
The Supreme Court yesterday advanced
for hearing on March is the appeals of
Messrs. Gould. Goodwin. Cillehen. Kenny.
and Myers from the judgment Of the Fed
eral court in California ordering their
removal to Oregon for trial for completely
in land frauds The court also ordered
docketed and dismissed the appeals of
two others-Richard Hynes and A o.
Hedderly-arrested at the same time on
similar charges
Assigns Justice Moody,
Chief Justice Fuller yesterday an
noUnccd the assignment Of Justice Moody
to the Third judicial circuit. which en-
braces the States of New Jersey. Penn
sylvania, and Delaware, taking the same
circuit over which Justice Brown for
mCrly had jurisdiction. The court. after
the announcement of opinions, adjourned
until Monday. January T.
The judgment of the Illinois Supreme
Court affirming the validity Of the sue
cession tax OF that State, so far as # ex-
empts from taxation requests TO reli-
giOus. educational and benevolent corpor-
atoms organized under the laws of the
State. but not those of other States. was
approved by the United States Supreme
Court yesterday. The appeal was brought
by the board of education OF the Ken
lucky Annual Conference of the Methodist
Church, which claimed the tax Of $3.50
imposed on a beqUest 10 il of Sl04.5 80 was
a discrimination. The court holds that
the State had a right 10 exempt requests
TO its own corporations and tax those OF
other States.
Decline to Review judgment.
The Supreme Court yesterday declined
TO TevieI the judgment Of the Federal
Court Of Appeals for TIE Second Circuit,
in the suit being brought against Charles
Thorley by the Pabst Brewing Company
for 100000 damages, growing out of the
taking of the vaults and Tathskeller of
the Pabst Hotel at Broadway. Forty
second street, and Seventh avenue, for
the construction Of the New York subway.
The property upon which the hotel was
built was leased to the brewery company
by Thorley for twenty years at S20000
year. with a pTOviSO containing a certain
guarantee as to the use Of the space for
the vaults, &c. When, however, the city
revoked the permit and took the space for
the underground railway. the company
sued for 10000 for breach of contract
The lower court dismissed the suit. but
the Court Of Appeals reversed that ac-
ton and ordered the case tried on its
merits. It WAS from that Judgment that
Thorley applied TO the' Supreme Court for
the writ of certiorari, which was to-day
denied
MrS. InGeFSOITs Case.
a writ Of certiorari was yesterday grant
ed by the Supreme Court for the review
Of the decision of the Court OF Appeals
against Mrs. IngecsoU, widow Of the late
Robert C. IngersoH in her suit TO collect
the balance of a fee of 100000 for legal
services in connection with the will of
Andrew Davis. a Montana millionaire