The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-12
CHARLTON TO FACE
. ITALIAN JUSTICE
Supreme Court Decides Extradi.
ton Case Against American.
WIFE MURDER IS CHARGE
Newspaper Publicity Law 10 Upheld
Government Has Right to Exact
Report From Publishers,
Says Decision.

Washington, June 11.-Porter Charl.
ton must return to Italy to answer the
charge Of having murdered his wife In
June, 1910 at Lake Como. The Su-
preme court so decided.
Justice Lurton, who read the opin-
lon, gave most of his time to the main
point In the case-whether, under the
treaty of 1858, an American citizen
could be extradited to Italy for a
crime committed there. particularly
since Italy will not extradfte its sub
jects for crimes here.
The justice held that, according to
international law, the treaty by rea-
son Of Italy's course had not become
void, but merely voidsble at the opin-
ion of the American government The
executive department having waived
its right to annul the treaty. nothing
remained for the court to do but to
enforce its decision.
In Prtson for Throe Years.
Charlton has been a prisoner In the
Hudson county, New Jersey. jail near
ly three years, while the fight for his
extradition has been going on. The
Supreme courts decision affirms the
, action OF former Secretary Knox, who
determined to turn Charlton over to
Italy. The prisoner now probably will
be turned over to Italian authorities
after the observance of a few formali-
ties.
The killing OF Mrs Porter Charlton
stirred Europe and America as have
few murders of recent years. With
the discovery of her body stuffed into
trunk and sunk In Lake Como.
where she had been with her husband
to spend her honeymoon. both cont
nents turned to search for the muir
derer. ... -.
Newspaper Publicity Law Upheld.
The Supreme court upheld the con
licity law enacted az a part Of the pos
tai appropriation act OF 1919.
The particular section attacked was
to bar every newspaper and periodical
from the mails unless the editors or
owners fled with the postal authori-
ties semi-annusl sworn statements
giving the names of the editors, own
era, stockholders and bondholders.
and the average daily circulation and
thereafter Immediately published the
statement
II also forbids, under penalty Of a
fine, the publication of paid-for ar,
ticles without marking them "sdver
risement"
Fight Was Bitter.
A bitter fight was made against the
law on the ground that It abridged the
! freedom Of the press by seeking to
regulate the newspaper business. The
government defended the act as a reg.
ulation Of the use Of the second class
mail privileges The latter view was
upheld by the Supreme court
Without announcing any additional
decisions In the state rate case the
Supreme court adjourned until Mon.
day. June 1s, which will be it's final
decision day for this term
Michigan Law Held Valid.
The Michigan law imposing an sd
vslorem tax upon the property OF
corporations In excess Of a certain
amount was declared valid by the Su.
prsme court In decision in the
suits brought By the Citizens Tele-
phone company and the Citizens
Telephone Company OF Jackson. The
companies ooutended that the law
Disseminated against the larger con,
Germs In favor OF smaller ones, ex
empting those with gross receipts
less than $500. The United States
court for the western district oil
Michigan upheld the constitutionality
Of the law and this decision was az
firmed by the Supreme court.
The right Of the railroad commits
sion Of Louisiana to regulate rate,
for the shipment Of logs and slaves
/ from certain points In the state tc
seaport cities for export was denied
by the Supreme court The decision
was In the case brought by the Texas
q Pacific, St Louis. Iron Mountain
and Kansas City Southern and Other
railroads.