The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-10


proper reform of the federal equity pro-
cedure can be brought about. ] therefore
recommend legislation providing for the
appointment by the president OF a COM
mission with authority TO examine the
law and equity procedure OF the federal
courts OF first instance the law OF ap-
peals from those courts TO the courts OF
appeals and to the supreme court ana the
costs imposed in such procedure upon the
private litigants and upon the pubic treas
ury ana make recohinenuations WIN
view to simplifying ana eXpeultlng the
procedure as FAR as possible ana making
IL as Inexpensive as may pe 10 the Htl-
CANT OF little means.
InilInctions Without Notice.
g., l.,
inc PLATFORM OF the SUCCESSFUL party III
the last electlon contalheu ,ne lonoWhie
Inc Hepuoiican party WIN upr LIZ. 80
all times the authoii.y anu i"'eei''
the courts sta'e anu leuel"'' a 80
ever ihsis' lHa' .ileii po"' ,,c ,a,.
tleir process anu ~ P Iotoo. 1850
ana properly shall DE preserVeu invioa.e
we peHeVe' however ',iat w -
procedure IN the leueral courts WIN
spect 70 the issuance vi tiie WI. w. AZ
junction snouiu We ,'o. ~ ,.'t,,no.io,
nheu by STATUTE anu 'ha' nv -, ~
OF temporary IestraiiliHs 49, So T.,
issued WITHOUT hotice, ',p 80. ao,a,,
reparapie injury WIN Loorinr thare'
IN "hlch case specify he"is
aiter shouiu oe tia".eu' iii
l recommend that IN coihplitihce VIZ"
the promise thus mace appropiiate los'0
lation be adopted Inc ehus Vi Jue'ie
will best be met and the chel cause Oh
complaint against lli-consi1ereu mum, ",
tons without potlce VIII pe ieslioVeu w
the enactment OF statute ioiuiuI .,
hereafter the issuing OF any ihJuhctloh
or permanent, by any leuerdi court
without previous notlce ana reasonaple
opportunity TO pc hearu on peiiaii VI lne
parties to be enJolneu' uiliess 1t s,iaii ap
p the deIav necessary to give such notice
and hearing would result in irreparable
injury to the complainant and unless also
the court shall from the evidence make
a written finding, which shall be spread
upon the court minutes, mat lmlnenlate
and irreparable injury is likely to ensue
to the complainant and snail dehne the
injury, state why IL Is lrreparapie anu
shall also indorse on the order issued the
date and the hour or the issuance OF the
order Moreover, every such ln1unction
or restraining order issued without pre-
vious notice ana opportunity by the ue-
PENDANT to be hard should by torce OF
the statute expire and be OF no erect
after seven days from the Issuance there-
OF or Wlthin any tiiile less thaIi 'iiat pc
ROO "mch ene cor a,., nay s,,n ,A' ,oss ne9
riod the Injunction or order is extended
or renewed after previous notice and OPP
portunitv to be heard
NV Judgment is that the passage of
such an act which really embodies the
hest practice in equity and is very
like the rule now in force in some
courts will prevent the issuing of ILL
advised orders of injunction without
notice and will render such orders
when issued much less Objectionable
nv the short time in which they may
remain effective
New .us Needed
The jurisdiction OF the general gov
eminent over interstate commerce mas
leo TO the passage Oh the so-calieu
sherman antitrust law ana the IN
terstate commerce law ana lts ahehu-
ments. the developments IN the oper-
alton OF those laws as SHOWN oy IN
ulctinentS' lrlalS' JuuiciaI ueclslo"s,
ana other sources Oh lhiorlilatIoi' can
for discussion ana some suggestions
as to amendments. THESE l prefer TO
embody IN speclal message instead
of including them IN the present com
munication, and L snail avail mYselt
OF the hrst convenient opportunity TO
prIng THESE suoJec's W 'iie "''eN'ioh VI
congress-
Second-Class Mall Matter.
The deficit every year in the post
office department is largely caused by
the low rate of postage of cent a
mound charged on second-class mail
matter. which includes not only news
papers but magazines and miscellan-
conc neriodic,is. rho actual loss
growing ont Of the tronsmission of
This second-cIass mail matter at cent
n mound amounts TO about S63. 600 600
n vear Tho average cost of the trans
narration of This matter is more than
o cents a Mound
r. oors +ta+ Tho o,,o,oo.o 5ts+oroo
49,, 49, 'l,l,e',. @ ,aii,,orod
~ tboir o,,s+nr,,or, - 90, r,,i,os v,bt1e
~ n,,a.,o.l ,,a,,I 20 - ,,a.d.iras TO- 90
ana of rn1scaIiononrs noriodicais 119S
niles ,rhus 10 a,,ora, ra haTI of tho
,,aoayira t +to, o,,I. o,aIhaIf tirnos
ana thot of ~ 1,isnaIIonooms neriod-
icoI noor1,, Gov tir,os, +Ll bauI of tho
doiIv nay,snonar ,,at al 90 tharo nav
tbe sar,o ,'osta go 81 cont n
nound Tbo ststistios 81 1ao7 chow
mat second-cIass mail matter consti-