The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-20

/ the supreme court oil TIE United states,
that tribunal achieved noteworthy rec.
ord during the term just closed, as fol-
lowsi
What 1t Decided This Term.
] La Toilette employers liability law
unconstitutional.
Greater Pittsburg law constitutional.
Federal courts have limited power only
to punish conspiracy TO prevent negroes
from working
Federal government cannot punish
captains OF steamers for the landing and
escape Of foreigners on crew.
Import duties collected during occupa-
ton Of Cuba in 1893 legal.
Federal authorities limited in land
fraud prosecutions, and new trial grant
ed former Rep. John Newton William
son of Oregon.
Liquor laws Of Kansas declared consti-
tutional.
Federal reeeiyership Of New York City
railways upheld.
Erdman act, insofar as railroads being
prohibited from discriminating against
Union men because they are such, IN
constitutional
Boycott of goods entering interstate
commerce declared violation of Sherman
antitrust law
Oregon female labor law constitution,
al.
Elkins rebate law held not TO have
been repealed by Hepburn law, and SIS.
600 rebate fins on Great Northern Rail-
way 60. approved.
Canned music from copyrighted mu.
sic sheets held not to violate copyright
law.
Campaign contributions must not be
solicited in government buildings, even
by letter
Elxins law applicable to export ship,
ments Of meat Fines of $4,000 against
the big packing houses and the Burling-
ton railway approved.
Minnesota Interstate railroad rate
law held unconstitutional.
Federal court held 10 have justly ex
ercised power to determine conliscat0ry
nature Of North Carolina railroad rate
law.
Nebraska lost preliminary contest
looking toward the enforcement of state
railroad rate law
Texan Iaw taxing railroads declared
unconstitutional
II. Clay Pierce, oil magnate, must
stand trial in Texas fer charge Of false
swearing in Waters Pierce oil Go. suit.
Ordinance Of city Of ut, Louis levying
q passenger tax Oh street car companies
valid.
what 1t Passed Over Until Next Term.
Constitutionality Of Hepburn rate law.
Determination whether West Virginia
shall pay any part Of Virginia $4,000, |
900 state debt when former was born.
Constitutionaiity Of Arkansas anti |
trust law.
Validity of sI,eO0,O00 fine on Waters
Pierce OIL Co. for alleged violation 81
Texas anti-trus laws
Chattanooga contempt case growing
out Of lynching Of negro federal pris-
oner.
Constitutionality Of Kentucky law for.
bidding education OF negroes and whites +
together in private school.
Constitutionaiity Of S0.cent gas law
Of New York.
There Is one case at least to prove
that American base ball and tropical
climate can Ed hitched mp together and
made To amble along comfortably. Down
on the isthmus Of Panama, where tae
Americans are digging the ditch, exists
the nearest equator league in existence.
There are seven teams--the Ancons, Gu
lebras, Gorgonas, Marines and others
all Of which have played from twenty
five 70 thirty-tive games in the present
series with the Aneons in the lead.
When the hleachers-a nice little palm
shaded hillside-lets Foose, il sounds as
II some Of the steam shovel sirens had
broken away from the cut. It's q good
wav TO blow off the accumulation OF
longing for the dear old States, and 1t
HELMS lot to shoot lunches OF hot talk
Al the umpire--an awful lot. 1t re-
minds one Of the dear old bleachers at
nome when Iaioie soaked out that three
bapqer in the ninth three years ago.
No Jamaican or Panamanian or Portu-
yuese wonders have turned up yet. The
star plavers are taose like Bill Smith
IN shovel l8. who gets his practice out
behind the mess quarters after the whis-
Ele blows. The native or climate bred
prefers TO spend his spare time
1nder the shade OF the sheltering palm
looking on in lazy wonder. As Bill
smith saws. "Iaell There's only one
real way to learn base hall-out in the
ot back of the car barns. And they
lint got no car barns down here"
Secluded in his residence on the out
skirts OF tae city and denied to All call
RS. Senator ia Toilette is working in
rotation Of the eight hour law, revis-
nc his record breaking longdistanee
,peech delivered during the closing hours
# the Senate he frankly confesses
hat the revision Of the speech is
much more arduous job than its de-
livery.
During those eighteen hours and TWEEN
iy.three minutes that the Wisconsin
enator held the floor. the stenographsrs
rere worked almost to a frenzy in
akire down his remarks Although the
enator did not speak at 3 rapid rate,
lot more than 1875 words 4 minute on an
Iverage, he delivered something like
az l00 words