Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-28
THE COURTS.
United States Supreme Court.

United States Supreme Court.
Present: The Chief Justice. Mr. Justice
Mckenna. Mr.. Justice Holmes. Mr.. JUS
tee Day. Mr.. Justice Lurton. Mr., Justice
Hughes. Mr.. Justice Van Devanter. Mr..
Justice Lamar and Mr.. Justice Pitney.
Edward H. Hart of New York city,
Charles n. kimball of Sistersville. w
Va. and w. c. Lambert of Omaha, Neb..
were admitted to practice.
No 416. William f. Breese ct al. agt
the United States; on a certificate from
the United States circuit court of appeals
for the fourth circuit: first and sixth ques-
lions certified answered in the negative;
opinion by Mr.. Justice Holmes.
The Chief Justice announced the fol-
lowing orders of the court:
No. S96. Kansas City, Mo-, plaintiff IN
error, agt. the state of Kansas ex rel
Joseph Taggart, county attorney: in error
to the supreme court of the state of Kan
sas. Per curtain: Dismissed for the want
OF jurisdiction. American Sugar Refining
Company agt. Louisiana. 179 L. S., 80:
Williams agt. Fears. ib. 30: Billings agt
illinois, 1SS L. S., 81. 1O1: Cook agt. Mar
shall county. 1876 L. S., 26l. 273-274: Mich
lgan C.. r. Co. agt. Powers. 201 L. s.
aS. 3S; Farrell agt. OBrien. 1@ U: S.
ney general, 2O5 Z. S.. 254: Waters-Pierce
OH Company agt. Texas, DID L. s., IL.
11S.
No. $40. Jacob Clos ct al. plaintiffs in
Cd Iois d6l tHc CITY OI SHiCdSO, III IL dSl
for the use of the schools. ct al. in error
to the supreme court of the state of Illf-
nois. Per curiam: Dismissed for the
want of jurisdiction. Minnesota Iron
Company agt; Kline 1879 Y s.. '9s; Hoy s!,.
Tracy agt. Ginsberg. 20o u. s., 40. III
17S; King agt. West Virginia GIG U. s..
~. 101: Farrell agt. O'Brien. 1910 L. S.. 50.
100; Goodrich agt. Ferris. PA L. S. II. -
No. 496. Hannah L. Andrews. exec
ntriX etc anna11ant npfifinnar aYf
Harvey X. Partridge. trustee; motion to
advance for argument after cases Nos
1874 and 595. granted.
No. s1s. The Journal OF Commerce and
Commercial Bulletin. appellant aGt
Frank H. Hitchcock, Postmaster General,
etc, ct al. and:
No. S19 Lewis Publishing Company.
appellant. agt. Edward NJ. Morgan, post
and cases assigned for argument Monday,
December next
No. 71s Mary E Hughes, appellant
agt. the United States;
No. 719. The United States, appellant
agt. Mary E. Hughes; and
No. 100 Matte w. Jackson. widow.
etc, ct al. appellants, agt the United
States; motion to advance denied.
No. 10. Original. Elk parte in the
matter of the United States of America
petitioner; motion for leave to file petition
for writ of prohibition granted, and
rule to show cause ordered returnable
i1MOnOdy, december AeXt.
No. TIC. 1. d. Block ct al. petitioners.
agt the city of Meridian; petition for
writ of certiorari to the United States
circuit court Of appeals for the fifth cir
cult denied.
No. 7fS. The Mahoning Valley Railway
Company. petitioner. agt. Belinda O'Hara:
petition for a writ of certiorari to the
United States circuit court of appeals for
the sixth circuit denied.
No. s13. American Fidelity Company.
npfifiOnor Nolie doing hllSi-
ness as the Velie Motor Company: petit
ton for writ of certiorari to the United
States circuit court of appeals for the
eighth circuit denied
Railway Company, plaintiff In error agt.
the Kaw valley drainage district of
Wyandotte county. Kan. and
No. 73o The Kansas City Terminal
drainage district of Wyandotte county,
Kan: motions to dismiss or affirm or to
transfer cases to the summary docket de-
MED.
agt. William Henkel. United States mar
shall, etc. ct al: motion to advance sub
mitted by Mr.. Solicitor General Bullitt in
behalf of counsel.
No. Original. Elk parte in the mat
ter of Walter Cook. petitioner: motion
for leave to file a petition for a writ of
habeas corpus submitted by Mr.. Milton
Strasburger for the petitioner.
No. S14. The Republic Rubber Com
pany. petitioner ,agt. Morgan & Wright;
petition for a writ Of certiorari to the
United States circuit court Of appeals
for the second circuit submitted by Mr.
Marshall A. Christy for the petitioner and
by Mr.. Antonio knauth for the respond
ent
No. $50. Monongahela River Consolidat-
ed Coal and Coke Company ct al, petit
TONERS, agt. Mrs. Bessie Schinnerrer;
and
dated Coal and Coke Company ct al.
petitioners, agt Mrs. Emma Hurst: petit
ton for writs of certiorari to the United
States circuit court of appeals for the
sixth circuit. submitted by Mr.. Frank s.
Maston for the petitioners, and by Mr..
+. Zimmerman for the respondents.
No. 754. Old Colony Trust Company.
appellant. agt the city of Omaha; mo-
ton to advance to be heard with No.
1872 submitted by Mr. William b. Nc
Hugh.
No. s25. Detroit Steel Cooperage Com
pany. petitioner. agt. Sistersville Brewing
Company ct al. petition for a writ Of
appeals for the fourth circuit. submitted
by Mr.. Charles n. kimball and Mr..
George n. Heffhe inner for the petitioner
No 312. The National Telephone Man.
ufacturing Company. plaintiff in error.
agt the American Bell Telephone Com
pany: motion to dismiss submitted by
Mr.. Charles H. Swan and Mr.. Robert n.
Moss for the defendant in error. in sup
port of the motion. and by Mr.. l.. Z.
Kitchener and Mr.. Samuel w. Emery for
the plaintiff in error. in opposition there
to-
No. 425. National Surety Company.
plaintiff in error. agt. the Architectural
Decorating Company: submitted pur-
suant to the twentieth rule by Mr.. Jed
L. Washburn for the plaintiff in err.
and by Mr.. A. L. Agatin for the de-
PENDANT in error
No 464. Purely Extracts and Tonic
Company ct al. plaintiffs in error. agt.
c. c. Lynch; submitted pursuant to the
twentieth rule. by Mr. Marcellus Green
and Mr. George B. Lancaster for the
plaintiffs in error, and Mr.. Edward Hayes
for the defendant in error.
No. go. Home Telephone and Telegraph
Company. appellant. agt. City of Los An
geles ct al; submitted by Mr. James a.
Gibson for the appellant and by Mr..