Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
THE COURTS
United States Supreme Court.

tice Harlan, Mr. Justice McKenna. Mr..
Justice Holmes, Mr.. Justice Day, Mr.
Justice Lurton. Mr.. Justice Hughes, Mr..
Justice Van Devanter and Mr.. Justice
| Lamar.
c. E. Short of New York city. Lucius
Lamar of Milledgeville, Ca; Albert j.
Kenyon Of New York city, Daniel w. ID
dings of Dayton. Ohio; Bradford Butler
of New York city. Berthald S Hork-
heimer of New York city, Charles c. An
mabel of Waverly. y. Y; Frank L. Will
liams of Clay Center. Kan, and Emmett
H. Showalter of Fairmont, W. Va, We're
admitted to practice.
| The Chief Justice said:
1t gives me pleasure to announce the
appointment of Mr.. Willis Van Devanter
of Wyoming and Mr.. Joseph Rucker
Lamar of Georgia to fill the vacancies on
| this bench The gentlemen are present
and ready to take the oath. Their COM
missions will be read in the order named
and the oath administered accordingly.
The commissions were then read and the
Oaths administered by the clerk and Mr.
Justice Van Devanter and Mr.. Justice
| Lamar took their seats on the bench
No. II. Original. Elk parte: In the
matter of Walter J. Gregory, petitioner:
rule discharged and petition for writ of
habeas corpus dismissed. Opinion by Mr.
Justice Hughes.
| No. 300 Alonzo Bailey. plaintiff in err
ror, agt. the state of Alabama: in error
to the supreme court of the state of Ala
bama: judgment reversed with costs and
| cause remanded for further proceedings
in conformity with the opinion of this
court. Opinion by Mr.. Justice Hughes.
Dissenting: Mr.. Justice Holmes and Mr..
Justice Lurton.
No. 81. The United States, petitioner.
agt Carl s. Chamberln ct al, executors.
etc: on writ of certiorar to the United
States circuit court of appeals for the
eighth circuit: judgment reversed and
| cause remanded to the district court of
Al, x,,so Nf air
| RADIO for further proceedings in con-
formity with the opinion of this court.
Opinion by Mr.. Justice Hughes.
| No Us. The United States. plaintiff in
error. agt. Lucinda Grizzard ct al; in err
ror to the circuit court of the United
States for the eastern district of Ken
| lucky; judgment affirmed; opinion by Mr..
Justice Lurton.
| No. 215. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company, plaintiff in error, agt. River
Of the United States for the southern dis
trict Of Georgia; Judgment modified and
affirmed with costs; opinion by Mr. JUS
tice Lurton.
No. o. The Kentucky Union Company,
plaintiff in error, agt. the commonwealth
of Kentucky:
No. Al. The Eastern Kentucky Coal
lands Corporation. plaintiff in error: ast.
No: 49, The Eastern Kentucky Coal
Lands Corporation, plaintiff in error, agt.
the commonwealth of Kentucky; in error
to the court of appeals of the state of
Kentucky: judgments affirmed with costs;
opinion by Mr.. Justice Day.
NO 49, The Spokane and British Co
lumbia Railway Company. plaintiff in
error agt. the Washington and Great
Northern Railway Company ct al; in
error to the supreme court of the state
of Washington: Judgment affirmed with
costs; opinion by Mr.. Justice Day.
NO 10 Fore River Shipbuilding Com
pany. plaintiff in error. agt. Selma T.
Hagg: in error to the circuit court Of the
United States for the district Of Massa-
chusetts; dismissed for the want Of juris-
diction; opinion by Mr.. Justice Day.
No. II. The Noble State Bank. plaintiff
in error. agt. c. N. Haskell ct al; in
of Oklahoma; Judgment affirmed with
costs: opinion by Mr.. Justice Holmes.
No. AS. Ashton c. Shallenberger, gov
ernor. of the state Of Nebraska, ct al.
Holstein. Neb.. ct al: appeal from the
circuit court of the United States for the
District of Nebraska; decree reversed
with costs. and cause remanded for fur
Their proceedings in conformity with the
opinion of this court; opinion by Mr.. Jus
tice Holmes
No. GIT. Assaria State Bank of Assaria
ct al. appellants, agt. Joseph E. Dolley
as bank commissioner, etc. ct al: appeal
from the circuit court of the United
States for the District of Kansas: decree
affirmed with costs; opinion by Mr.. Jus
tice Holmes.
No 7OS. Morris Engel. appellants, agt.
Edward r. O'Malley ct al; appeal from
the circuit court of the United States for
the southern district of New York; de-
cree affirmed with costs; opinion by Mr..
Justice Holmes.
No. 319. William Hendrix. plaintiff in
error. agt. the United States; in error to
the district court of the United States
for the eastern district of Texas; judg-
ment affirmed opinion by Mr.. Justice
McKenna; dissenting, Mr.. Justice Harlan.
NO. 6S1. West Side Belt Railroad Com
pany ct al. plaintiffs in error. agt. Pitts
burg Construction Company; in error to
the supreme court Of the state of Penn
sylvania: judgment affirmed with costs;
opinion by Mr. Justice McKenna.
No. go. American Land Company agt.
Louis Heiss; on a certificate from the
United States circuit court of appeals
for the ninth circuit: both questions GER
titled answered in the negative; opinion
by Mr.. Chief Justice White.
error. agt. James T. Barber ct al: In error
to the district court of the United States
for the district Of Idaho: Judgment re-
versed and cause remanded for further
opinion Of this court: opinion by Mr..
Chief Justice White
No. 541. The United States. plaintiff in
error. agt. Press Publishing Company:
in error to the circuit court of the United
States for the southern district Of New
York: judgment affirmed; opinion by
Mr.. Chief Justice White.
The Chief Justice also announced the
following orders of the court:
No, 597. Samuel Loeb. plaintiff in err
ror. agt. Henry Jennings. chief of police
of the city of Atlanta; in error to the
supreme court of the state Of Georgia
Per curiam: Judgment affirmed on the
authority of Waters-Pierce Oil Company
agt state Of Texas. PIP Y. S., 112. 11s:
Goodrich agt. Ferris, PA T. S.. 70; Crit
fifth agt. Connecticut. 21s U. S., -. (Not
yet reported.)
No. 40s. The United States, petitioner.
agt. Leopold Baruch; motion to advance
granted. and cause assigned for argu-
heretofore assigned for that day.
No. 54S. The United States. appellant,
agt. the Fidelity Trust Company, etc.;
motion to advance granted, and cause
assigned for argument Tuesday. October
10. 1911. after the cases heretofore as
signed for that day.
No. 1923. Lizzie NJ. Troxell. petitioner,
agt. the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad Company; petition for
writ of certiorari to the United States
| circuit court of appeals for the third
circuit denied.
| No. 500. c. II. Rexford. petitioner, agt.
| the Observation-Disclosures Com
pany: petition for a writ of certiorari to
the United States circuit court of appeals
for the fourth circuit granted.
| No. S1%. Frank A. McComber ct al,
appellants agt. Alva A. Nicholson ct al;
motions for supersedeas and for leave to