The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-10-07
Will Render Decisions in Cases InUOlUing In
dustrial and Business Life of the Nation---
Taft Will Make No Recess appointments,
Thus Leaving Two Places Vacant
Corporation Cases VIII Not Be Re-
argued Until After Christmas
Must Wait Until Vacancies Are
Filled Other Business Bulky

the formation of separate governments
Charles E. Littlefield special master
Of the court, last spring reported that
the amount varied from about $3,0O0,-
600 to about $s.0OO,OOO according to
the basis that might be accepted for
settlement. Some of the most promin-
ent lawyers in the country will appear
before the court to argue on excep-
tions to the report, which will be pre-
paratory to final Judgment in the
case.
Immediately following the Virginia
case, the court viii hear the famous
peonage eases from Florida Only |
the favorable action of the supreme
lcourt, 1t is said, can now save several
men from going to the federal peni-
ltentiary for alleged violations of the
laws against compulsory service. W. S.
Harlan, general manager Of the Jack
son Lumber company, with big mills
lnear Loclhart, Ala, has been sentenc
led to serve eighteen months at hard
labor in the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta, Ga. and pay fine of $4,000;
Robert Gallagher, logging superintend
Tent, to fifteen months and fine of
Isl 900; c. G. Hilton and S. e. Muggins,
employees, to thirteen months and a.
lfine Of $1,000, all for having conspired
Ito commit the offence known as peon-
lage. The accused are seeking to be
released on writs of habeas corpus,
1.-THE claim being that the sentence to-
] hard labor was Illegal that the trial
, court had no jurisdiction and that the
! slgrand jury was not constituted accord
ing to law.
81 Scarcely of less interest in the labor
/, world will be the cases involving the
constitutionality of the employers lia-
{ bility law of 1908. This law was pass
s ed by congress to take the place Of
7 the act nullified by the supreme court
4 because it applied to intra-state com
| merce as well as to interstate. The
E present law has been attacked along
e the same lines.
|, OF even greater interest is the case
< involving the contempt proceedings
e against the officials Of the American
e Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers,
{. president of the federation is under
j, ,fsantenee to serve twelve months in
S jail; John Mitchell formerly president
5 of the United Mine Workers,g nine
Y months; and Frank Morrison secre-
d tary Of the federation, six months, an
n for alleged contempt Of the supreme
Z court of the District of Columbia in
/ THAT they disregarded the injunction
J. to cease interfering with the business
# of the Bucks Stove & Range company
It of St. Louis, which had brought suit
2. against them to prevent them from
It boycotting it. Al the points in the
o controversy are to be laid before the
o court for final decision.
e. The Missouri two-cent passenger
1. rate law and the maximum freight
d rate law Of that state have been SCI
d. for argument after the contempt cases
r, The constitutionality of these laws ii
e. attacked. Owing to the veto by Gov
" ernor Hughes of the New York two
re cent fare bill. his attitude as member
Of of the court toward the Missouri casel
Is Twill be watched with interest.
lg The court wast to have given a seeoni
IN hearing at the beginning of the tern
Y to the Baltimore and Ohio Southwest
Y. ern railroad cases involving the ques
at tion as to what should be the unit fo
ID the assessment of penalties for viola
le tions Of the twenty-eight hour law
q governing the shipment Of livestock
ii Last year the court stood four in favo
Re of holding the train-load to be the uni
Or and four in favor of making the uni
es the separate shipments. In view 0
Mt the tie vote, it is now believed th'
O. case will await the filling Of the va
1t cancies.
of A case involving the constitutional
ity of the California law Of 1906, pre-
Mt viding for the quieting of title to rea
of estate in case of the loss or destruS
th tion of public records, as by eartf
ay quake will be heard according to pres
Of ent arrangements early in the tern