The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-07
FOUR STATES Will
Al: APPEAR in COURT
United States Also to Be Plain
tiff Before Supreme
Tribunal.
WIDE u ! i RAJ B \ 4 of ! Asses !E
Constitutionality Of v arious
State Statutes Is Being
Inquired Into.
WIDE u I]lE RANGE ] CASES .!i

Washington, March 6.-Four state
in addition to the United States are t
| appear this week before the Suprcm
| Court of the United States In defens,
OF rights asserted or laws enacted
The constitutionality of statutes II
still another State Is to be inquired
into, butthe State in this instance is
not party to the suit. The five
States thus concerned are Nebraska
Kentucky, Arkansas, Minnesota and
Louisiana.
The State of Nebraska is concerned
over maintaining the Sconstitutionality
of her grain elevator law in 1905. The
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
failed to comply with tho provisions
Of this law which requires railroads to
construct switch connections for grain
elevators with a capacity of $4,000
bushels, located along their right of
way. IT'S defense is In the invaltdlty
OF the law.
Once again the suitgof$ the State of
Kentucky and a national bank over
the taxing of the shares OF stock has
come to the Supreme Court. Thlsstime
sthe suit Involves the Citizens National
Bank, of Danvtlle,3 Ky.
Arkansas comes into the court in
defense Of her anti-drumming act.
Sliciting5 on trains of business foraphy-
sicians.. 3masseurs, bath houses. board
Eling houses or hotels.
s. 1t was designed to pro1ec invaiids
travelling to Hot Springs. Al. Williams.
a. boarding-house keeper was arrested
lin i 90ss on a charge Of soliciting on
train. for Ills boarding-house3.. ] n, Fl OF
Springs. IIe claims the law interferes
with his Inherent rights as a citizen IN
pursuit Of a lawful business.
Minnesota has complained of legal
IScutting Of timber on her schoo lands
She is seeking In a suit against athe
Sheylln- Carpenter Company to recover
thousands Kof dollars for timbers al
without the permission OF the State.
Louisiana'. Case.
From Louisiana comes a contes
validity of8sthe acts Of the Louisiana
Legislature. authorizing the State Off
I3cials to confirm as applicants for entry
| Of land the holders of certificates Of
lEentry issued for the so-called Nc.
Emery script, This script was giver
| to John Nc Emery as compensation fol
services as attorney for recovering
4 for the State, swamp. lands donated by
/ Congress .di
~ The United States Is Interested VI
a universal naturalization prosecution
and I'm a suit to determine whether Q
I8railroad leasing or otherwlse procur-
ing tho light to use tracks OF. another
iand-alded railroadais entitled to full
pay foi, CARRYING. thesmails, or whether
it5is subject to a 20 per cent, reduc-
tion. 35S
Tho naturalization & question arises
lin the case Of tho United States
against Gustav Holmgren, Of CALI
fornia. He was indicted on charge
OF swearing that he had known In the
United States Frank yNerta, an appli-
cant for Naturalization for five years,
whereas 1t is alleged he had known
him only four years. Tho oath was
made In a State court, hut Holmgren
was prosecuted on IA charge Sof perjury
in d Federal court The question has
sheon raised MS to whether the Federal
courts have lurisdict ions In ssuchga case,
The question of pay for CARRYING
tho malls arises out of a contract of
tho Post Office Department With tha
Chicago, st. Paul Minneapolis and
Omaha Railway II Company. Tho dis
pute is over thegservice from lie Mars
| to Sioux City. Iowa, S ri