The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
WHITE SLAVE LAW
UPHELD BY COURT
Justice McKenna Delivers Opin-
ion That Government Has
Jurisdiction.
FOR GENERAL WELFARE
Holds That Interstate Shipment
OF Women for Immoral Pur-
poses Is Illegal

Washington. February 24.--On the
theory that traffic in women In intor-
state commerce may be regulated by
legislation AS we'll tho traffic in
drugs, foods or cattle. the Supreme
Court of the United States to-day up
hcld the validity OF the Federal white
slave traffic act OF 1910. It had been
contendod this question OF morality was
reserved for action by the States. JUS
lice Mckcnna delivered tho courts
opinion.
Our dual form OF government has
its pcrplexities." he said state and
nation having different spheres OF
jurisdiction, but it must bc kept In
mind that we arc one people and the
powers reserved to the States and
those conferred in the nation arc adopt
cd to be exercised, whether indcpcnd-
emily or concurrcntly, TO promote tho
general welfare. material and moral.
This is the effect of the decisions, and
surely If the facility of Interstate
transportation can be taken away from
the Generalization OF lotteries, the de-
basement of obscene literature. the
contagion of diseased cattle or peoples,
the food and drugs the like facility
can be taken away from the syAtc-
matte debauchcry of women and more
mistakenly, OF girls"
Other actions of tho Supreme Court
to-day follow:
son, Charles 4. Ensign. Of Pittsburgh.
Pa, must serve their terms Of one year
in the Allegheny County pcnitentiary
for violating the Pennsylvania bank
ing laws by receiving deposits when
they knew they were insolvcnt The
elder Ensign Is more than eighty years
ola
Affirmed the liability OF railroads for
damages for the death of postal Gnu
ploycs riding on passes when not on
~ n
Schuyler, OF Oakland. Cal, who Was
awarded damages for the death of her
husband who was killed in a wreck
on the Southern Pacific between Lucln
aud Gartncy. Utah
Decided against the city of South
Bend. Ind. In its fight to prevent the
Grand Trunk and Western Railroad
from laying second track within the
city limits.
Decided in favor OF Portland. Orc,
IN its suit 10 prevent the Southern Pa
citic Railway from operating trains on
Fourth Street, that city.
Decided George Mathcson. OF Fair
banks. Alaska. must serve his SEN
tcnce of life imprisonment imposed In
1908 for the murder of Gus Lawless
Gave title to tract of land In Chip
pcwa County. Mimi, TO Rasmus x.
Svor. the occupant. against Mrs. Cath
crime w. Morris. who claimed title. too.
Affirmed The decision Of tho Okla
homa court sustaining the titue Of Min
crva Stuart To a lot in the town OF
EallissIw. Okla, which was claimed
by Charles l. Ross.
Affirmed the decision Of the Supreme
Court OF Tennessee upholding the right
OF Annie Snyder to collect insurance
on the death OF her husband from tho
supreme ruling of the Fratcrnai order
OF the Mystic Circle
Upheld the right OF tho State OF ILL.,
nois to collect personal property tax on
grain passing through elevators at
Chicago, hut designed for shipment TO
other States. in the case Of l.. II. Bacon.
of Chicago. doing business ns the Wa
bash Elevator. against the State
Sustained tho validity or the ordi-
nance OF tho city OF Richmond. ifnpos-
ing Il license OF $500 on private bank
crs In the case OF Bradley * CO. against
the city. who appealed from fine OF
S25 for violating the ordinance.
Upheld the constitutionality Of
Arkansas statute requiring railroads.
under penalty. TO supply cars within
n limited time, in the case of John T.
iIempton and the Railroad Commits
sion OF Arkansas against the St
Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern
ttailroad The court rejected the arEu-
alent that the law interfcrcs with in
:crstate commerce.
Sustained the sentence of Ave years
In the Federal penitentiary anu u fine
or $4,000 imposed OF Lester J. Bartcl
Of South Dakota, for mailing obscene
letters AZ Sioux Falls to Il young wo-
man in Wisconsin.
Declared unconstitutional the Ar
kansas antipeddlng law I'm tho cases
of J. 4. Barnhil and T. L. Rogers.
who were fined for pcddling buggies
In Green County.
Dismissed the suit of the govern
ment of Porto Rico against the Title
Guaranty and surety Company, of
Scranton, Pa, as surety for tho Van
dcrgrift Construction Company for
100000. Tho construction company
failed to carry out contract to build
a railroad from San Juan to Ponce.
Gave titlc to the government to
l6t,915 acres OF land in the State OF
Washington claimed by the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company and others.
Upheld the right of the Union Paci-
fc railroad to a 100 foot right of way
alleged to have been given it in an
original grant, in the suit of Thomas
c. stuart and Charles a Murray
against the railroad. Most of the land
involved lies in Colorado
Denied the authority of the Board
Of Chosen Frceholders. OF Hudson
County. New Jersey, to regulate the
fare charged on ferry boats crossing
the Hudson River TO New York CITY