The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
QUESTIONS UP IN
 SUPREME COURT Four States to Appear Before
 Body This Week GRAIN ELEVATOR LAW Nebraska Statute Is Attacked--i<en-
GRAIN ELEVATOR LAW
Nebraska Statute Is Attacked-i<en- . lucky Bank Fighting Tnx on stock. Minnesota Complains of Illegal
 Cutting of Timber

Washington, March 6-Four states are to appear this week before the supreme court of the United States in defense of rights asserted or laws enacted. The con stitutionality of statutes in still another state is to be inquired into, but the state in this instance is not a party to the suit The five states thus concerned are Ne brasla. Kentucky Minnesota, Louisiana and Arkansas.
 The state of Nebraska is concerned over maintaining the constitutionality of her grain elevator law of 1905. The Missouri Pacific Railway company failed to com ply with the provisions of this law, which requires railroads to construct switch connections for grain elevators with capacity of 15,0o0 bushels located along their rights of way. It's defense is the in- validity of the law
 Once again the controversy between the state of Kentucky and a national bank over the taxing of the latters shares of stock has come to the court. This time the suit involves the Citizens National bank Of Danville. Ky.
 Arkansas comes into the court in de- fense of her anti-drumming act. The law forbids the drumming or soliciting on trains of business for physicians, mas seurs, bathhouses, boarding houses or ho- tels. It was designed to protect invalidS travelling to Hot Springs. Al Williams. a boarding house keeper, was arrested in 1908 on a charge of soliciting on a trai for l,i hnnsa in Springs. He claims the law interferes with his inherent rights as a citizen in pursuit of a lawful business
 Minnesota has complained of Illegal cut ting of timber on her school lands. She is seeking in a suit against the Shevlin- Carpenter company to recover thousands of dollars for timber alleged to have been cut on these lands without permission of the state.
 From Louisiana comes contest which involves the question of the validity of the acts of the Louisiana legislature au- thorizing the state officials to confirm as applicants for entry of lands the holders of certificates of entry issued for the so- called McEnery scrip. This scrip was given to John McEnery as compensation for his services as attorney for reeov- ering for the state swamp lands donated by Congress.
 The United States is interested in an unusual naturalization prosecution and suit to determine whether a railroad leas- ing or otherwise procuring the right to use tracks of another land-aided rail- road is entitled to full pay for carrying the mails or whether it Is subject to a 20 per cent reduction.
 The naturalization question arises in the case of the United States against Gustav Holmgren of California. He was indicted on a charge of swearing he had known in the United States Frank Werta, an applicant for naturalization, for five years. whereas 1t Is alleged, he had known him only four years. The oath was made in state court, but Holmgren was prosecuted on the charge of perjury in federal court The question has been raised as to whether the federal courts have Jurisdiction in such case.
 The question of pay for carrying the mails arises out of the contract of the postoffce department with the Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha Rail- way company. The dispute Is over the service from Lemars to Sioux City, Ia.