Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-13
THE COURTS
United States Supreme Court.
Monday March 13. 1911.

United States Supreme Court.
Monday. March 13. 1911.
Present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. Justice
Harlan. Mr.. Justice Mckenna. Mr..
Justice Holmes, Mr.. Justice Day, Mr.;
Justice Lurton. Mr.. Justice Hughes,
Mr.. Justice Van Devanter and Mr.,
Justice Lamar.
Edward Barton of Cincinnati. Ohio:
n. G. Frenger Of Las Cruces. y. Mex. ::
j. II. Paxton Of Las Cruces, n. Mex. !;
John H. Burford of Guthrie. Okla. and
Myron G. Bronner Of Little Falls. \. u,
were admitted to practice.
No. $50. Stuart Lindsey. appellant,
agt Natural Carbonic Gas Company
ct al: appeal from the circuit court OF
the United States for the southern dis
costs; opinion by Mr.. Justice Van De-
vanter.
No. 4o7. Stella r Flint, az general
guardian. etc. appellant. agt. stone
Tracy Company ct al: appeal from the
circuit court of the United States for
No. 400. Wyckoff Van Derhoef. appel
| liant. agt The Coney Island and Brooklyn
Railroad Company ct al: appeal from the
circuit court OF the United States for the
southern district OF New York.
No. 410.-Francis l.. Hine. appellant,
agt. Home Life Insurance Company ct
al; appeal from the circuit court of the
United States for the southern district Of
New ork,
No. iii. Fred ". Smith, appellant.
ast The Northern Trust Company ct al. ;
appeal from the circuit court Of the
.nited States for the northern district Of
Illinois:
No. 412.-Willlam II. Miner appellant.
OF Chicago ct al: appeal from the cir
cult court of the United States for the
northern district OF Illinois:
No. 415. Cedar Street Company. appel
1nv De- 4
from the circuit court OF the United
States for the southern district of New
York;
No. 400. Lewis W. Jared. appellant.
agt. the American Multigraph Company
ct al; appeal forom the circuit court OF
the United States for the northern district
of Illinois;
No. 42s. Joseph F. Gay. appellant, agt.
the Baltic Mining Company ct al; appeal
from the circuit court OF the United
States for the district Of Massachusetts,;
No. 431. Percy II. Brundage, appellant.
agt. Broadway Realty Company ct al
appeal from the circuit court Of the
United States for the southern district OF
New York.
No. 49,. Paul Iacroix. appellant. aEt:
Motor Taximeter Company ct al; appeal
from the circuit court OF the United
States for the southern district of New
York;
No. Az Arthur Lyman ct al. as trus-
tees. etc, appellants. agt. the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Company ct al; APP
peal from the circuit court of the United
States for the southern district of New
York:
No. Az. George Wendell Phillips. ap-
pellant. agt. Fifty Associates ct al: APP
peal from the circuit court of the United
States for the District of Massachu-
sets;
No. 44s. Oscar Mitchell. appellant, agt-
Clark Iron Company ct al; appeal from
the circuit court of the United States for
the District OF Minnesota;
No. 436. William F. Fluhrer. ct AL. ap-
Company: appeal from the circuit court
Of the United States for the southern
district Of New York; and
No. 457. katherine Cary Cook ct al,
ct al; appeal from the circuit court OF
the United States for the district or
Massachusetts,; DEGREES affirmed with
costs; opinion by Mr.. Justice Day:
James G. Freeman ct al: appeal from
the circuit court Of the United states
for the district of Massachusetts: and
No. 496. Maine Baptist Missionary Con-
vention, appellant, sgt Charles f. Cot
the circuit court of the United States
for the district of Massachusetts; de-
crees reversed and cause remanded; opin-
ion by Mr.. Justice Day.
No. 6o7. AIRY e. Zonne, appellant, agt
from the circuit court OF the United
States for the district OF Minnesota: de-
cree reversed. with costs, and cause re-
manded; opinion by Mr.. Justice Day.
U. S. Court Of Customs Appeals.
Nos 451 and a. Gross, Engle & Co,
appellant. agt. the United States, and
Herskovitz & Roth. appellant. agt. the
United States: opinion by Montgomery.
presiding judge. The merchandise consisted
of goose skins with the down on. from
which the feathers had been plucked. 1t
was assessed for duty by the collector at
New York at 80 per cent, as feathers ad-
vanced in value or manufactures of down
The importers claimed that the merchan-
disc was dutiable at 20 per cent, as furs
dressed on the skin or not made up INTO
articles. The board OF general appraisers
and the circuit court sustained the col
lector and the decisions of the court and
Of the board are reversed
. No 81. The United States. appellant.
agt. Jules Matagrin: opinion by Mont
gomery. presiding judge. The merchan-
disc consisted of paper boxes containing
gloves. The collector assessed the boxes
for duty at 40 per cent. The importer
claimed that they were free as usual
praisers allowed the claim of the i'm
porter and the decision of the board is
affirmed.
No go Frank II. Shallus. appellant.
dRI the l nlteU Stats, oPulIoH ny bC
Vries. associate Judge The question in
this case is the amount of allowance for
tare upon hides imported from England.
The decision Of the board of general
appraisers is modified and an allowance
for tare of two pounds per hide is made
in some 900 bundles.
Nos. 100, 12l and 10. Pacific Creosot-
ing Company. appellant. agt. the United
States: Pacific Creosoting Company, ap-
pellant. agt. the United States: j. NJ.
Colman Company. appellant, ast the
United States; opinion by Hunt, associate
Judge. The merchandise consisted of metal
drums which contained creosote oil The
collector al Seattle assessed the drums
for duty as manufactures Of metal at ~
per cent. The importer claimed that
they were free usual containers
The board of genera! appraisers sus-
tanned the collector on the ground that
the drums were unusual containers and
that they We're designed for use otherwise
than for the transportation Of oil. The
decision of the board is affirmed.
Court of Appeals.
Present-The Chief Justice. Mr.. Justice
Robb and Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel.
Carl r. Goefel, Philip Carpenter. Hans