The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-24
Hands Down Several That Are
Far Reaching ia Importance
TICKETS MUST BEPA|D FOR
Railroad Transportation Can Not be
Purchased With Service or Adser-
Using The Opinions Affect Impor-
tant Questions to Interstate Com
merce.

Washington. Feb. 23.--Not for years
have so many far-reaching principles
relating 70 interstate commerce been
approved BY the supreme court OF the
United States as were established In
It's decisions Monday as the unques-
toned Law Of the land. Decisions on
number 81 old difficult questions
were aunolnced Perhaps the most
important OF the questions Of inter-
state commerce decided was
That the passenger has no right 10
buy tickets vita services. advertising,
releases or properly, nor can the rail-
road company buy services, adver-
Using. releases or property with
transportation
This decision was an Interpretation
by the court OF the Hepburn law OF
1906. The case involved large NUM-
Der Of contracts bstween the Chicago,
indianapolis and Louisville Railway
company and various publishers.
Stale Law Legal.
In another case, the court held that
a state law regulating the size OF
crews ON trains within the state is
not an obstruction 10 interstate COM
meree. but Is rather enacted In aid OF
Interstate commerce. and may he
passed By a state for the public
safety.
The so-called ~fu'l crew" act was
enacted BY the Arkansas legislature
IN 1907 and provided for an engineer.
fireman. conductor and three
brakcmca on al railroads Ia the state
81 slfiy mi,.s IN length. on trains Of
more than - cars.
The eEiclals of the state brought
action ID recover the penalties pro-
Tldrd for in the statute The Chicago,
Rock Island aud Pacific Railway com.
pany. IN answer. attacked the consli-
fu,ionSlity Of the act, principally on
the ground that 4 vas an unlawful
attempt 10 regulate interstate COM
merce. The supreme court OF Ar
kansas upheld the constitui!onality OF
the Law.
Among other questions decided By
the court we're.
That the supreme court will re-
view the validity Of IN order Of the
Interstate commerce commission. even
though the two-ycar Limitation on the
life OF the order has expired.
That a railway system may not es-
cape regulation as an instrument OF
Interstate commerce because one OF
he constituent parts Il a wharfage
company. and is dominating power
over the Wharfage company rests IN
The fact that I, Is holding company,
The Commerce Commission.
That the Interstate commerce COM
mlfslon docs not possess the power
10 rcdace a rate a. unjust and un-
reasonable merely because the rate
Is iaequltabic under some circum-
Stances as In cases where railroads
Induce shippers 10 enter ncld BY
offering rates 20 low az % be unre-
innnerative aud later increase the
raicE.
The court furthermore decided AZ
constitutional a state statute pr0yid-
ing that no contract ~ reilef, beneat
ar insurance should BE- bar 90 the
right ~ 4 railroad employee engaged
In fhe operation of \ railroad 70 sue
che employer for damage resulting
from injuries received n the course
Of his employment
Tho mayor and several councilmen
Of Clay Center. Karaas. we're held In
contempt. bot excused from punish
menl with the payment Of costs. be-
caHse they destroyed the subject
mater Of a litigation before the su-
prrme- court after its decision was
announced but before mandate had
been isaucd or time given for a mo-
ton for rohcafing.
Beyeeft Case Dismissed.
The famous boycott case. brought
IL the local courts By the Buck Stove
and Range company, Of 81 Louis.
against the American Federation OF
Labor. was formally dismissed
The ofnclals Of the American Naval
Stores company we're granted a re-
Wow Of thcir conviction OF alleged vio-
lalims Of the sherman antitrust law.
ol the men concerned In the courts
aciion. Spencer =, shoiief. chairman
Of the board Of directors of the CON-
pany. u under sentence 10 serve three
mon.hn IN fail and 70 pay a lne Of
$4,000. while J. v. Cooper Meyers,
ylce.prcaldont Of the company. u
mmder sentence 20 serve tho same
lnngth 81 Timc IN iall and a pay flns
81 $500. Edmund 3 Nash. prcsi.
Gent. was fned $4,000: George Meade
nuaydmnn. treasurer. $4,000: aud Car
Mollar. manager Of the Jacksonville
fla. branch Of the company. $1,000.
The decision Of the court 20 revicy
the conviction ls step IN one Of N
most spectacular prosecutions eve
known under the sherman anti-trul
Law. For the first time men hav
come before the court 10 have q
aside sentences OF imprisonment q
alleged violations Of the ansi-trul