Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-27
Of General Interest.

The initiative provision of the Los
Angeles city charter was upheld IN tho
supreme court IN re Pfanier.
IS Pacific Reporter, go, as against.
among others, the contention that the
provision violated the constitutional
guaranty of q republican form of gov
ernnlent. This constitutional provlS-
ion the majority of the court main
tains, if 1t did refer to states, did not
refer to local affairs in the state. A
dissenting opinion holding Il contrary
view. was. however. filed.
RIGHTS OF PROPERTY OWNER
WITH REFERENCE TO TELE-
PHONE WIRES-In Butler VS.. From
tier Telephone company. 70 Northeast
ern Reporter. ZIG, Il property owner 10
by the New York court of appeals held
entitled to bring ejectment against a
telephone company to compel the re-
moval of a telephone wire stretcneo
across his property. though not IN any
place resting thereon. This decision IS
based on the settled theory of the law
that the ownership OF land extends up
ward to$an indefinite extent, and that
the extent of obstruction is only one OF
degree.
DEPORTATION OF INSANE PER-
SONS-In state vs.. superior court, SO
Pacific Reporter, 207, the supreme court
of Washington holds the law of that
state relating to the deportation of In
sane persons invalid AS being incapable
of judicial enforcement, remarking
that, Notwithstanding the our might
direct the sheriff to deport prisoners
to their home in an adjoining state. the
officers powers would cease immedt
ately on his crossing the state bound
AIRY, so that to that extent the courts
decree would be incapable of complete
enforcement.
LIABILITY OF CARRIER FOR IN
JURY TO PASSENGER RIDING ON
PASS-Passes may be taboOed by our
legislatures. but, nevertheless. persons
will occasionally be found riding on
them. and i'm BRADBURY VS.. Whatcom
County Railway and Light company.
SO Pacific Reporter. 1920, the supreme
court of washington holds that Il car
rier is liable for injuries to Il passenger
riding on q pass In violation OF law at
the time of the injury. the same as 1T
would be to a passenger paying fare;
citing Buffalo, etc, il. Co. vs. ONHara.
3 American AMI English Railroad
Cases, S17.
USE OF NATIONAL FLAG FOR
ADVERTISEMENTS United States
supreme court in Halter VS.. state. q
Supreme Court Reporter, 419. upholds
AS constitutional the Nebraska law of
1903 making it a misdemeanor to use
representations of the national flag
upon articles of merchandise for adj
vertising purposes. thus. in effect. over
ruling Rubstrat VS.. people. 1s5 Illinois.
1873, 81 Northeastern Reporter. Al, and
people ex rel McPike VS.. Vandecarr.
178 New York, 425. 20 Northeastern Re-
porter, 965.
ALIENS RIGHT TO HOLD PROP
ERTY-The Washington supreme court.
In Abrams VIZ. state. 50 Pacific Report
err, 1927, constructs the provisions OF the
state constitution, which prohibits the
where acquired by inheritance, under
mortgage I'm good faith, or in the Or
binary course of Justice in the cOllec-i
ton Of debts, and provides in general
that conveyances to aliens shall be
void. Under this provision the state.
may, where lands are conveyed to ar
alien, have the same declared escheat-i
ed; but IL the state fails to do this.
prior to the aliens death. the right Ia
lost. and the property descends to the
heirs of the alien.
CARRIERS LIABILITY FOR CON-
NUNICATION OF CONTAGIOUS DIS,
EASE-In M. K. and T. Railroad COM
| pany VS.. Raney. 80 Southwestern Re
porter, $50. the Texas court of civil
appeals decides that a railroad COM
pany is liable to q passenger for dam
L 0kC0 ICoulllAt8 StS Wac VI SsHN
passenger contracting smallpox from
him after he had contracted 1t from the
| ticket agent of whom he purchased his
ticket. The court is of h opinion that
the knowledge Of the ticket agent that
he a smallpox at the time he old
the ticket constituted knowledge on the
part of the railroad company, thus de-
clining to follow the ruling in Long We.
railway CKansas) % Pacific Reporter,
977, 15 l.. r. A. 3l9, 13 Am. st. Rep. 291.
PICKETING+The United States cir
cuff court for the eastern district Of
Wisconsin,, in Allis-C Chalmers company
vs.. Iron MOulders' union. No. 125. up
holds the right Of union laborers out OH
a strike to maintain ''p~eaceable picket
ing" about the works Of their employer.
But the court remarks that ~''peaceable
picketing" is very much of an illusion.
The action OF pickets established by
strikers may amount to coercion and
intimidation Of workmen of an EN-
pl0yer, though NJ act Is done which
would be unlawful if done by a single
individual, where the mere number OF
pickets acting together and their per.
sistent following Of the workmen ia
and from their work day after day
for months il in Itself a constant threat
producing ear and alarm among the
workmen.
SCHOOL AS PROVIDING SCHOOL
FACILITIES'-A statute requiring
school boards ito provide suitable
school facilities n accommodations
does not require school boards to pro-
vide for the transportation of children
living remote from the school house,
according to the decision OF the New
Jersey court OF errors and appeals In
board of education of Frelinghuyser
Township VIZ. Atwood. s. Atlantic Re-
porter. 999.