The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-10-14
SUPREME COURT OPENS
ITS FALL SESSION

| WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-With the
decisions in cases involving millions
of dollars to commercial interests, the
Supreme Court of the United States
convened at noon today. The vacation
season had dealt kindly with the JUS
tees and they looked the picture of
health as they sat on the bench listen
| ing to. the old court crier announce
the time honored formula that "all
persons having business with the hon
orable the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States are admonished to draw
near and give their attention for the
! court was now in session"
All the officials of the court have
been on duty for over score of years
the justices nodded pleasantly to dis
were present for the opening, includ-
in the attorney general and members
of his staff who came to argue impor-
tant cases which the government is
prosecuting.
Following the opening of the court
it is always the custom of the justices
to adjourn to pay their respects to the
president but as President Taft was
out of the city today, this courtesy
was deferred until later date. The
court then took up a number of ap-
nlicationc for admissions IN nraci loo
before it and heard motions for the
advancement of cases. Following this
brief session, adjournment was taken
until tomorrow when arguments Will
ly assigned for a hearing at that time
The most important one will be the
so called bath tub trust" case in
which the enamel-wear manufacturers
eral courts in Maryland that they hav. :
been guilty of violating the Sherman
law in maintaining an unlawful con
spiracy in restraint of trade. The |
tach such conditions as he pleases IN |
regard to the use of his patented ar
ticle when he sells or licenses il, is |
involved, and the courts decision is |
expected to throw new light on the
relations between patents and the big |
manufacturing combines. and the eN-
tent to which the latter may go in
trade by the power of their
patent grants. Lawyers for the tlust
claim tina. its right to control its
patents should not be curtailed by alp
plication of the antitrust law.
The court will also take up 2 ia
nous murder case. Porter Charlton.
a young man of 90. who WAS ARE ;tcd
and locked up in New Jersey prison
to answer to the charge OF numbering
MS wife at Lake Como, Italy, two years
ago, denies the right of the United
States to eXtradite him TO Italy for
rial in the Italian courts. His colln.
sci will contend that under the treaty
relations between this country and
Italy there is no warrant in the law
or returning him to Italy. The case
s on appeal to the highest court from
he federal court of New Jersey which
'efused to issue q writ of habeas cor
)us granting him his liberty. Charl-
on will soon know whether he will
De set free here or be forced to return
o Italy and stand trial for murder
Cases to be argued tomorrow in
lude the controversy between the !:
tates of Wyoming and Colorado over
he diversion of the waters of the Lar
.mie river; the contest over Judge
Archbalds decision in the New Or {
rate cases, and the
'atten indictment Oh a charge of at s
empting to corner the cotton market, ]
o which James A. Patten, the Chicago {
peculator, demurred in the federal S
ourts of New York on the ground /