Evening star., 1912-11-18
THE COURTS.
United States Supreme Court.

tice Day, Mr.. Justice Lurton. Mr. Justice
Hughes. Mr.. Justice Van Devanter, Mr.
Justice Lamar and Mr.. Justive Pitney.
Cornelius w. Wickersham of New York
city, Charles I. Wortham of Napoleon
vile, La: Charles Barker Fernald of
New York city. Frank Prentiss Deering of
Spokane. Wash; George Amory Maddox
of Washington. D. c.. and Charles u.
Breckens Of Washington, D. c., were adj
mitted to practice.
Street & Smith. appellants. agt. Frank
Fl. Hitchcock. Postmaster General APP
peal from the, Court. of Appeals of the
District of Columbia; decree affirmed
with costs: opinion by Mr.. Justice
No. 81. Frank Tousey. publisher, cor
poration, appellant. ast. Frank H. Hitch-
cock, Postmaster General; appeal from
the Court Of Appeals of the District of
Columbia: decree affirmed with costs;
opinion by Mr.. Justice Holmes
No. 554. Standard Sanitary Manufac-
turing Company ct al. appellants. agt.
the United States of America: appeal
from the District court of the United
States for the district Of Maryland; de-
cree affirmed: opinion by Mr.. Justice Nc
kenna.
The Chief Justice announced the fol-
lowing orders of the court:
No. 463. Peter J. O'Reilly, plaintiff IN
error. agt Dora F. Noxon. as administra
trix. ETC.; motion to advance denied.
No. Alb. Clara A. Wheeler ct al, appel
lants, agt. the city and county of Denver
ct al: motion to advance for oral argu-
ment denied. but the case will be taken
on printed briefs If the parties are so
advised.
No. 629 w. Schneider Wholesale Wine
and Liquor Company, appellant, agt.
August Diederich; motion to advance for
oral argument denied. but the case will
be taken on printed briefs if the parties
are SO advised.
Minehill & schuylkill Haven Railroad
Company; motion to advance granted,
and cause assigned for argument Mon
day. January s. 1919 after the cases
heretofore assigned for that day.
No. 831. Walter B. Grant ct al, ap-
pellants and plaintiffs in error agt. the
United States; motion to advance
granted. and case transferred to the
summary docket
No. 63S William H. watkins, natural
tutor. etc, plaintiff in error. agt. the
Producers Oil Company ct al; ordered
that this case be placed on the sum-
mary docket.
No. $50 John W. Patterson. petitioner,
agt. the United States; petition for a
writ of certiorari to the Cour. of Appeals
of the District of Columbia denied.
No. 13S. Emma r. McCabe, administra-
in error. agt. the Maysville and Big San
dy Railroad Company ct al; in error to
the court of appeals of the state of Ken
lucky. Per curiam: Dismissed for want
Of Jurisdiction. on the authority of Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company agt.
McCabe. 213 U. S., 2O7.
No. 741 Continental and Commercial
Trust and Savings Bank, appellant, agt.
Chicago Title and Trust Company trus-
tee, etc. Ordered that this case be placed
on the summary docket.
No 236 Eliza B. Ginger, administra-
trix, etc, plaintiff in error, agt. Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company Of
Kentucky at al; in error to the court of
curiam; dismissed for the want of juris-
diction. on authority of Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company agt. McCabe, 213
U. S., 2O7.
No 697. The United States of America.
plaintiff in error. agt Pacific and Arctic
Railway and Navigation Company ct al;
motion to dismiss denied.
No. So. The Post Printing and Pub
fishing Company ct al. plaintiffs in err
ror. agt. John F. Shafroth, as governor,
etc. ct al; in error to the supreme court
of the state of Colorado; per curiam;
dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on
the authority of Chappell Chemical Com
pany agt. Sulphur Mines Company, IT,
L. S.. 49,. Al.
No :. NJ NJ Bright. administrator of
Robert Larck, dece ased, agt the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company: per
curiam; the writ of error applied for In
this case is denied. Wilkinson agt. Ne
braska. ex rel. Cleveland Society for
MIA Company. 137 Z. S., AL, 454
No. 374. Chan Kan. appellant, agt.
Luther G. Steward and H. Edsell; and
No. 375. Yuk Ring, alias Lee So Hui.
appellant. agt. Luther c. Steward and
H. Edsell: motions to affirm submitted by
Mr.. Attorney General Wickersham. Mr..
Solicitor General Bullitt and Mr.. Assist
ant Attorney General Harr for the ap-
pellees in support of the motion.
No. Si2. John A. Johnson. appellant.
agt. Luman T. Hoy, United States mar
shall etc: motion to advance submitted
by Mr.. Attorney General Wickersham, in
behalf Of Mr.. Benjamin G. Bachrach, for
the appellant.
No 723. The National Discount Com
pany. appellant. agt. John S. Sheppard.
jr.. trustee, etc, ct al; motion to ad-
vance submitted by Mr.. Frederic D. Nc
Kenney. in behalf of counsel for the ap-
pellees.
No s. Louis E. Smoot. appellant, agt
Julia Turner Heyl ct al: motion to dis
miss submitted by Mr.. H. Prescott Cat
ley Mr.. Samuel Maddox and Mr.. Barry
Mohun. for the appellees. In support of
the motion. and by Mr. William G. John
son, for the appellant. in opposition there
to.
No. $50. The Guardian Assurance Com
pany of London. Limited, plaintiff in err
ror, agt. Domingo Quntana: motion to
dismiss or affirm submitted by Mr. Glenn
ent L.. Bouve and Mr.. H. II. Scoville for
the defendant in error in support of the
motion, ana by Mr.. Frederic D. Mcken-
ney, Mr.. John Spalding Flannery and Mr..
William Hitz for the plaintiff in error
in opposition thereto.
No. 500 E. A. Blount ct al. petition
ers, agt George E. Downs ct al: petition
for a writ of certiorari to the United
States circuit court of appeals for the
fifth circuit submitted by Mr. j. G. Me-
Reynolds and Mr.. George c. Greer for
the petitioners and by Mr. Maxwell
Evarts ana Mr. II. II. Garwood for the
respondents.
No. 504. Eta L. Sanford ct al appel
lants, agt. Santiago Ainsa, administrator,
ETC.: motion to affirm submitted by Mrs.
Sarah Fl. Sorin for the appellee in sup
port Of the motion and by Mr.. William
c. Prentice and Mr.. Fred Mckee for the
appellants in opposition thereto.
The Chief Justice also announced the
following order:
Ordered that the cases this day trans
fered to the summary docket be. and they
are hereby, assigned for argument Mon
day, January g. 1913, after the cases
heretofore assigned for that day.
Adjourned until Monday. December 2,
at II o'clock.
The day call for Monday. December ..
will be as follows: Nos. SIS, 49, SIT Cos,
25., 295, go, al, sol, 2i2 and 65S (and
65o, GGD and 66D.
Court Of Claims.
Present: The Chief Justice, Judge
Charles B. Howry, Judge Fenton w.