The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-30
HIGHEST TRIBUNAL
OPENED SESSION
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
RECONVENES AFTER A RECESS
AND WILL BEGIN WORK
Many Decisions of Importance Expect
ed From the Bench in the Near
Future

WASHINGTON, Nov 30-Decisions
of pressing Importance were expected
today when the supreme court recon-
vened after two weeks recess.
OF the scores of cases on which final
decision will be handed down by the
court, argument having long ago been
completed, perhaps the most import
ant is the so-called Midwest Oil case.
This involves the validity of the with
drawal from entry by President Taft of
three million acres of California and
Wyoming oil lands from private ex-
ploitations. The Midwest Oil company
attacked the withdrawal by Taft be-
cause there was no statute which ex-
pressly gave the right to make
such withdrawal Since that
time, in 1910, congress passed such
a law, and about 100000 acres of oil
land-all known to exist in the public
domain, have been withdrawn from
public entry. The decision of the
lower courts in this case was adverse
to the government.
The Maryland "Grandfather clause
case is another that may be handed
down by the supreme court today or
in the near future. 1t is designed to
prevent negroes from voting in state
and city elections The Oklahoma
Grandfather clause may also be passed
upon today
Another decision, which is waited
eagerly by railroad men, is that of the
Wadley Southern Railway company
against the state of Georgia This in
wolves the right of state railroad |
commission to fine railroad for dis |
obeying it's intrastate orders. The
case of the Sioux Remedy company
against F. M. Cope and D. c. Cope
will determine whether a state may
in that state from institut-
ng law suits.
Grain rate determinations in favor
If Nashville by the /. e N. railroad
we're involved in the case of the gov
against that and other roads.
Whether when a telephone subscrib-
n disputes bill, the company had
he right to refuse service until the
ill is paid is the question put up to
he supreme court in another case
which may be decided today.
The authority of congressional in
estigating committees to force evil .
ence from unwilling witnesses will ,
e decided in the case of George G. ),
Ienry, a partner of William Salomon
j, Co., Wall street brokers, and U. S.
Iarshal Henkel.
After handing down it's decisions to- c
ay, the supreme court will give it's at O
sntion to II important cases on which a
le court is willing to hear brief argu- b
tents. These cases have been set for v
,day with the distinct understanding 81
lat not more than a half an hour OF e.
rgument is to be heard on each side.
One of the most important of these Is
ases is that involving the constitu- W
onality of the 'coal screen" law of m
hio, the suit of the Rail and River to
0aI company against the member OF |th
e Ohio Industrial commission, to pre- in
mt their enforcement of the law. w
lis involves the protest of the mine m
erators against the law prohibiting gc
e use of screens to lessen the
nount sent up out Of the mines in N
me cars, on which the pay of the e.
ners was based. The law also gives n
e industrial commission the right to ~
termine the percentage of slate, sui o.,
ur rock, or their impurity which m,
ght be contained in car. ho
An interesting question in employers 90
bility is that of the Norfolk &
sstern Railroad company, against
rah E. Holbrook. Mrs. Holbrook
n her case in the lower court'sbut -
railroad company appealed on the -
,und that the judge in the lower -
lrt instructed the jury which found
Mrs. Holbrook that it should take -
0 consideration the fact that there ~
re dependent children.
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