Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-29
KENTUCKY GERRYMANDER
CASE IS DISMISSED
Court Holds II Is Without jurlsdic-
ton Because investigation Of 1908
Matter Would Only Settle "mooted
ouestion"-stste May Regulate Liza
bility for Delayed TeIesrsms.

.HAShIkNftON, ~ ~ .Nc's 49,
Cases arising from nearly all sections
OF the United STATES were passed upon
in some twenty-five decisions an
nounced today by the Supreme Court
Of the United States.
One of the decisions hsd the eject
OF sending to prison four Alabama
men fer alleged peonage practices.
others held that the court could
not review the power OF legislature
to gerrymander for congressional pur-
poses, because the question had been
raised in connection with the election
of 1908. long since passed: that
state may regulate liability tar the
non-dellvery OF telegraph messages In
| interstate commerce SO long 90 son
gress does not regulate IL, mo maj
no constitutional rights OF widc~s IN
California had been violated by the
assessment OF sn inheritance tax on
the wife's share OF community" prop
erty owned by wife and hrsband be
| fore the latter's death.
conspirators' Sentences Stand.
/ Sentences Of imprisonment imposed
! upon w. 8. Harland, Robert Gala
CHER c. c. Hilton and S. F. Higgins,
of Alabama, on peonage conspiracy
charges. were allowed 10 stand IS ie-
gal by the Supreme Court TO-DAY
These we're the first convictions un.
der the recent crusade of the federai
government against peonage,
W. S. Harlan, general manager o.
the J~ckson Lumber Company. with
mills near Lockbart. Ala. was arrest
ed in 1895. together wac. c. Hii'oa
and s. f. Huggins. employees of the
mills. on a charge OF conspiracy 10
commit the statutory offense CT 'peon-
/ age They were accused specihcaiiy
I Of having conspired to arrest end re-
/ tu,r To the lumber camp of the com
many 2 Hungarian named Rudolph
| anniper to work OFT an indebi edness
alleged TO be due. by him 20 the com
psnv.
Harlan was sentenced % serve
eighteen months at hard labor In the
/ fedora, pen;tertiarv at Atlanta, and
I 10 nay q fine OF $1,000; Hilton anu
higgins each 20 serve thirteen
months and to pay fine OF Sl,0oe-
Declines To Review TRIAL
THE Supreme Court declines 10 re-
| view the trial upon the application o.
I the convicted. men. but the cases were
brought TO the court on an appeal
| from the refusal OF the Circuit Court
of the United States for the northern
i district OF Florida TO release them on
wri,s IF habess corpus They claimed
| their release on the ground that ths
I and no.
cause the grand jury vas net organ
lied in accordance with the law
In a second Gaze. Robert Gsitazn8
Logging superintendent CT the Jacksoh
.Irmber Company. was convicted on
/, similar charge and sentenced to NJ
tccn months in the penitentiary snh
To paw a fiue OF $1,000. He. TOO. vain
L. scuxh, release on hshe1s corpus
cerrymsnoer Cases
! leaving 10 one side the question a.
TO whether or net states NAV gerry
marder~ their terrsforv foF congress
sjonsl dfstrscting purposes. independ-
ept of limitations BY corzreSs- the Sd
ureme Court scdav dismissed for want
of jurisdiction the appeal frcm an at
ZACH on an alleged ~gerrymsnder ID
Kentucky
Only . ~Mcoted otessior.-
The court held II was without jUrls-
diction because the case Concerned the
o,nrrcssior.l election ri 1905 suc
therefore the csse. ncv raised only 4
-mooied qucxtion-
JudiciaI proceedings were began by
Republicans in 1909 10 test The al
legged -gerrymaader' Of the state for
general election prrposes-
G. II. Richardscn, Of the Fourth con
rressionai district fied-s suit asking
that the secretary q st5ic and his
successor be enioincd from prinfinI
on tke ofSc.al bsliotk In leos the
nsmes Of certain candidates sor con
cress.
Discrepancies hIlc1cf-
II wac claimed b. him that an act
Of the Kensucky legislature had ger.
rvsrapde-cd~ he Eleventh. Eighth and
I Third districts. n violation Of statutes
cf ccrrre~s and the constitution. such
discrepancies existed IN the appcrtion-
mcnt n vas claimed. thai . voter IN
the Elxhfh district svsiled IN voting
gore than one and foar-hfths times
a. much - voter IN tee Eleventh..
A. the election IN 1878. Z; vas arrued
before the Supreme Ccurf. The ReDue
iicans carried he Eleventh BY over
I 80 An 4nMa.....M~nI~ I.W.Im|