Evening star., 1915-06-15
RULING IN newman
CASE NEXT MONDAY
United States Supreme Court
Will Hand Down Decision
Before Summer Recess.
GOVERNMENT LOSES
CASH REGISTER FIGHT
All Criminal Prosecution Will Fail,
Is Belief-Caminetti Convic-
ton Stands.

The Supreme Court of the United
States Yesterday failed to hand down
an opinion in the case in which the
eligibility of Oliver P. Newman to hold
ofice as member of the board of
Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbta is attacked. 1t was expected
the Newman decision would he made
public yesterday. but the court re-
ceased until next Monday without an
nounctng its finding on this important
case. =.
when the court convenes next Mon
day, It was stated. the opinion in the
Newman case will be rendered. 1t was
announced that the court next Monday
will take its summer recess. to recon
vene IN October.
Many important opinions were rem
dered yesterday. among these being the
opinion in the camfnetti case. the Ma
tional Cash Register case and others
Of national interest No opinion was
handed down In the so-called harvester
trust cases.
Government Loses Case.
The Supreme Court yesterday de-
clined to review the reversal by the
sixth United States circuit court of ap-
peaIs of the conviction of officials OF
the National Cash Register Company
Of ALLEGED violations of the sherman
antitrust law.
DEPARTMENT of Justice officials were
today considering what. II any Steps
they would take in view OF the relusdi
Of the Supreme Court to review the ac-
- ctr
peais in reversing the conviction OF
National Cash Register officials of vio-
lations of the Sherman law. 1t was not
believed here that any announcement
OF the governments purpose would ne
made pending a careful study of the
case in the light of the Supreme
Courts decision.
One Step Considered.
One step under consideration Is. 10
take the case back to the trial court
with a view to making effective the
remaining counts in the indictments
against the cash register defendants
Department officials regarded the case
as the strongest that could be brought
under the criminal section of the anti
trust law; and failure to, obtain
favorable decision was accepted as
meaning that criminal prosecution un-
der the law would almost surely fali
The circuit court reversed the conE1c-
tions of President John H. Patterson
and other officers of the National Cash
Register Company. which carried 1a1f
sentences although 1t did not deny the
government the right to proceed IN
some other way.
Tho convicted officials contended the
Supreme Court had no jurisdiction to
review the action of tho court which
aad upset the lower verdicts-
- Sensational Allegations
The governments case contained
many sensational allegations of unfair
competition and monopoly, and ie its
appeal to the Supreme Court for a re-
view referred to the defendants as
stepped in deliberate guilt
Department Of Justice officials have
made no secret that they. considered
this efficacy of the criminal section OF
the Sherman law was at stake In yes
terday's case. which was lost to the;
government.
Rules Against Caminetti.
The Supreme Court also declined yes
terday to review the conviction of F.
Drew Caminetti of Sacramento Cal. on
charges of violating the white slave
law.
tdmlNeItl was convicted a1ter a sem
eational trial which attracted national
attention because CT the prominence
of Caminetti's father. the commissioner
general of immigration. the resignation
OF United States Attorney McNab at
San Francisco. under whose jurisdic-
tion the prosecution came. and con-
troversy with Attorney General Nc
Reynolds and Secretary Wilson Of the
Department Of Labor. which ended by
President Wilson taking a hand and
appointing a special prosecutor, He
was sentenced to eighteen months i'm
prisonment and hned $500.
Review of Diggs Case Asked.
Later former Senator Bailey, on be-
half of counsel, applied to the court
for a review of the conviction of
Maury l. Digs, convicted with Can't
netti. fined $4,000 and sentenced to two
years in prison. The court took the
application under consideration. At
the same time. the attorney obtained
leave 70 file this week an application
the court TO review the Caminetti case.
Liquor Case Decided ...
The Supreme Court yesterday dis
posed Of the so-called Kentucky Webb
Kenyon iiqxor cases without hetsr-
mining the constitutionality. of the
Webb kenyon law or passing On its
construction 80
The case was prosecution of the
adams Express Company for bring
ing liquor for personal use from Ten
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