Evening star., 1912-11-04
THE COURTS.
United States Supreme Court.

Present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. Jus
tice Mckenna, Mr.. Justice Holmes. MI.
Justice Hughes. Mr.. Justice Van De-
| vanter. Mr.. Justice Lamar and Mr..
Justice Pitney.
Henry H. Ficken Of Charleston. s. c..
Michael 0. Rini of New York city were
admitted to practice.
The Chief Justice announced the fol-
lowing orders of the court:
| de st. Jean. plaintiff in error. agt. the
United States; in error to the district
court Of the United States for Porto
Rico; Per curiam; Judgment affirmed; med;
States. 10 U. s.. 210. 212: Schlemer
agt Buffalo Railroad Company. EOS U.
S.. l. 10: Improvement Company ast'
Munson. IA Wall, Az. 44S.
agt. William Henkel, United States mar
shall, etc. ct al; motion to advance
granted and cause ordered placed on the
summary docket.
| appellant, agt. the city of Omaha; mo-
ton to advance for hearing in connection
| with case No. 162 granted.
| No -. Original. EN parte in the
matter of Walter Cook, petitioner. mo-
| ton for leave to file petition for writ
Of habeas corpus and for rule to show
| cause denied.
No. s25. Detroit Steel Cooperage Com
L
ing Company ct al: petition for writ
/ of certiorari to the United States circuit
court of appeals for the fourth circuit
granted.
pany. petitioner. agt. Morgan & Wright
petition for writ of certiorari to the
| United States circuit court Of appeals
for the second circuit denied.
| No S32. The Monongahela River Con-
soldated Coal and Coke Company ct al.
petitioners, agt Mrs. Bessie Schinnerrer;
and
No. s23. Monongahela River Consolidat-
ed Coal and Coke Company ct al. petit
| TONERS, agt. Mrs Emma Hurst: petition
for writs of certiorari to the United
States circuit court of appeals for the
sixth circuit denied.
| No. $50. New York. New Haven and
| Hartford Railroad Company, owner. etc,
petitioner. agt. River and Harbor Trans
portation Company: petition for writ OF
| certiorari to the United States circuit
court of appeals for the second circuit
| denied.
| Order 1t is now here ordered by the
| court that the rules of practice for the
courts of equity Of the United States this
day adopted and established by the court
| be and the same are hereby promulgated
| as such, to be in force on and after Janu-
airy /. 1913.
The Chief Justice said:
| The court in announcing the adoption
| of the new rules expresses its apprecla-
| ton of the Interest in the subject mani
tested generally - the judges of the
courts of the United States. and especial l.
ly by the judges of the circuit courts of
appeals in appointing bar committees
| from their respective circuits to consider
and make recommendations upon the
subject. The result Of the intelligent and
| careful labOrs of such committees en-
| bodied in the reports which they made
as we'll as the interest shown by the en-
| tire bar and the many individual sug-
1 Cy0 hi fn}, tn fh<,T
facilitated the performance of the duty
| of framing the new rules.
THE court also desires to record its
| appreciation of the courtesy shown by
the lord chancellor of England in reply
| ing in writing to certain questions con-
cerning the practical operation of the
| English chancery rules submitted to him
| by Mr. Justice Lurton while he was in
| England for the purpose of observing
such operation.
| No. 65S. Warren Il. Wheeler. plaintiff
| in error agt. the United States:
No. GAP. stilIman Shaw, plaintiff in
error. aet. the United States;
No. 66D. Warren Is. Wheeler, appellant,
| agt. Guy Marchie, United States marshal,
| etc, and
| No. B61. Stillman Shaw, appellant, agt.
| Guy Murchie. United States marshpl
| etc. motion to affirm submitted by Mr.
| Solicitor General Bullitt for the defend
ants in error, in support of the motion
No SD John l.. Hart, administrator,
| etc. petitioner aet. the Northern Pacific
| certioari to the United States circuit
| court of appeals for the eighth circuit
submitted by Mr.. j. r.. Webster i'll be
| half of Mr.. Francis b. Hart for the petit
| toner.
| No 5l1 T.. B. Deming ct al, plaintiffs
| in error agt Carlisle Packing Company;
| motion to dismiss or affirm and for dam
| ages submitted by Mr.. Evans Browne in
| behalf of Mr.. Charles w. Door and Mr.
A. B. BroWne4or the defendant in error
| in support of the motion, and by Mr..
James A. Kerr for the plaintiffs in error
| in opposition thereto.
| No 242. The Michigan Central Rail-
| road Company, plaintiff in error, agt.
| Daniel b. Vreeland, administrator, etc :;
| motion to dismiss or affirm submitted by
! Mr. Joseph f. Sullivan in behalf of Mr..
| John B. Daish for the defendant in error
in support of the motion. and by Mr..
| Frank r. Robson for the plaintiff in er-
| ror in opposition thereto.
| No. 30. William G. Hannum, appellant,
agt the United States: passed per stip-
| ulation, on account of sickness of coun-
provisions of section 9'of rule 26. on mo-
| ton of Mr.. Archibald King in behalf of
counsel for the appellant.
No 576. p l.. Rogers. plaintiff in error,
agt. the state of Arkansas; and
| No ST. L. P. Barnhill plaintiff in
| error, agt the state Of Arkansas motion
to advance submitted by Mr.. II. r. Cover
in behalf of counsel
| No 572 The First National Bank of
| Princeton, ILL.,, ct al, appellants, agt
| Charles E. Littlefield, trustee, etc, ct al,
submitted pursuant to the twentieth rule
by Mr. Thorndike Saunders for the APP
| pellants and by Mr.. Daniel z. Hayes for
| the appellees.
| No. SAT. The Atchison, Topeka and
| Santa Fe Railway Company ct al,
| plaintiffs in error, ast. Valentino
| Chaves de Padilla: in error to the
| supreme court of the territory of New
| Mexico; dismissed with costs per
stipulation. and cause remanded to the
| supreme court of the state of New
| Mexico.
| No. 27 The mayor and aldermen of
the city of Vicksburg, appellant, agt.
| the Vicksburg Water Works Company;
| continued per stipulation.
| No. 4. NJ Kahn & Bro. plaintiff in
| error, agt. ]. F. Blodsoe. trustee, etc;
| in error to the supreme court of the
| state of Oklahoma; dismissed with
| costs pursuant to the sixteenth rule.
| No 23. Frank H. Jones, trustee. etc;
| appellant. agt. Charles Springer: argu-
| ment continued by Mr.. Elmer E. Stud
| lev for the appellant.
Court Of Appeals.