Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-11
Missouri 2-cent Fare Case Set
for Second Argument.
Court Declines to Interfere in
Hooking River R. R. Case.
Court Says Favored Matlon''cIause
Doesn't Effect Reciprocity.

Washington, April 10.-By reason of
the failure of the supreme court of
the United States to announce today
its decision III either the Standard Oil
or the tobacco dissolution suits an
other week, at least must pass be-
fore the outcome of these cases will
be known. Neither was any case de-
cided today which touches in any
way the open controversy in the big
corporation cases.
Among other business transacted by
the court was the restoration of the
Missouri 2-cent fare cases to the dock
ct for a second argument, and the as
signment of the West Virginia a-cent
fare cases for argument Oct 10 next,
os as soon thereafter as possible
The courts decision was brought out
by comparatively unimportant con-
test over the rate of duty which should
be imposed on whiskey imported from
England and France. The point in
velved is the same raised in opposi-
ton to the proposed Canadian reel
procity agreement by those who claim
it was practically forbidden by the
: Favored nations" clause.
a. ID. Shaw & Co, a firm of New
York importers. protested payment of
duty on whiskey from England at
the rate of 1925 per gallon, holding
they were entitled to a rate of $1.75
which is imposed on whiskey and other
spirits from France. The essence of
their claim was that under the most
favored nation clause with Great
Britain importations from England
arc entitled to be entered at the
same rate of duty levied. upon such
merchandise when imported from
France and the other countries with
whom similar treaties have been eX-
ecuted.
The supreme court today held to
be valid the so-called Grant patent
covering system of setting rubber
tires on carriage wheels The point
was brought to the court by the Dia-
mond Rubber Company of New York.
which had been enjoined by the cir
cult court of the United States for
the southern district of New York
from infringing the Grant patent. This
action was approved today by the
supreme court.
1t was decided by the supreme court
today that it is not sufficient that the
parties tc litigation mutually agree to
transfer of case from state court
to federal court to give the latter jul
risdiction. The court directed that a
suit brought by the administrator of
the estate of Harold r. Wellman, who
was killed several years ago at a rail-
road crossing in Rerwyn, ILL.,. be re-
manded to the Illinois courts for trial,
Notwithstanding that an agreement
for the transfer had been entered into
by all of the parties to the proceeding
The supreme court today declined to
interfere by mandamus in the litigation
in the Ohio federal courts over the con-
troll of the Hooking Valley Railway
co. by the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
way &C.
The monotonouS succession of one
dry legal question after another was
varied in the supreme court today
when the justices gave their attention
to the story of Boston nurse girl
lost in the city of Chicago during the
Worlds fair and never heard from
since. A modest fortune awaits her
return but because of her long 40
sence relatives claim it should be dis
tributed among them.
The girl was Miss Mabel Allen. Her
mother and father died, leaving her the
last of her family. About the time of
the Worlds fair in Chicago, she call
ed one day on a cousin. George Nelson
of West Pullman, Ills. From thar day
to this neither relatives nor friend has
heard from her.
In 1889 she became entitled as heir
at law under the will of Jonathan her-
ry, who died in Boston in 1928. 10 IL
Aportion of $4,000 French ''spoilation
gym Under statute in Massachu-
Sets five cousins. George Nelson, Rob-
ert Fisher of Chicago, Emma f. Thorn
as of Mandac. La, Blanche M. I'm
bach and John r. Sherburne of New
Orleans, claim Miss Aliens share The
court receiver having the money in
custody claims that the law is uncon-
stitutional.