Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-06-13

Federal receivership OF New York
City railways upheld.
Erdman act, In so far as railroads
being prohibited from discriminate
ing against union men because thev
are such, unconstitutional.
Boycott of goods entering inter
state commerce declared violation of
Sherman antitrust law.
Oregon female labor law nnconsti-
tntional.
Elkins rebate law held not to
have been repealed by Hepburn law,
and $4,000 rebate fine on Great
Northern Ry company approved
Canned" music from copyrighted
music sheets held not to violate the
copyright law.
Campaign contributions must not
be solicited in government buildings
even by letter.
Elkins law applicable to export
shipments of meat. Fines of $15,-
600 against the big packing houses
and the Burlington Railway APP
proved.
Minnesota intra-state railroad rate
law held unconstitutional.
Federal court held to have Justly
exercised power TO determine con.
fiscatory nature of North Carolina
railroad rate law.
Nebraska lost preliminary contest
| looking toward the enforcement OF
state railroad rate law.
Texan Law taxing railroads. do
clared unconstitutional.
II. Clay Pierce. oil magnate. must
stand trial In Texas for charge OF
false swearing In Waters Pierce OIL
company suit
Ordinance of city OF St Louis
levying a passenger tax on street
car companies valid.
What IL Passed Over Untn Next
Term:
Conctltutionality OF Hepburn rate
law.
Determination whether West VIr.
ginia shall pay any part of Virginia
$33.OO0.000 state debt when former
was born.
Constltutlonallty OF Arkansas an-
tl-trust law.
Validity OF 81. 100000 fine on
Waters-Pierce oil company. for al
legged violation of Texas antitrust
laws
Chattanooga contempt case growing
out OF lynching of negro federal pris-
oner.
Constitutionality of Kentucky law
forbidding education OF negroes and
whites together I'm private school.
Constitutlonslity of s0-cent gas
law of New York.
There Is one case at least 90 prove |
that American baseball and trop- |
ical climate can be hitched together |
and made 10 amble along comfort |
ably. Down on the Isthmus of Pan
anna. where the Americans are dig
ging the ditch, exists the nearest
equator league In existence. There
are seven teams-the Ancons. Cule-
bras, Gorgonas, Marines and Others
all Of which have played from 25
to 81 games In the present series,
with the Ancons In the lead.
When the bleachers-a nice little
hIllside-lets loose, IL
as II some OF the steam shov-
81 sirens had broken away from the
nut. It's good way to blow on the
accumulation OF longing for the dear
old States. and II helps a lot to
shoot lunches of hot talk at the UNI
pire--an awful lot. II reminds one
Df the dear old bleachers at home,
when Laioie soaked out that three
Dagger In the ninth three years ago.
No jamaican of Panamaian or
Portuguese wonders have turned up
get. The star players ara those like
Bill Smith on shovel 16. who gets
ais practice out behind the mess
quarters after the whistle blows.
fhe native or elimate-bred foreigner
'refers to spend his spare time un-
Ter the shade of the shelterigs palm
on in lazy wonder. AS Bill
smith says. Hell! There's only one
eal way To learn baseball-out in
he lot back of the car barns. Aud
hey amt got no carbarns down
Iere."
Secluded in his residence on the
ity and denied TO all callers, Sena-
or La Toilette is working in viola
ion of the eight-hour law revising I.