Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-21
TEN HOUR DAY LAW
APPLIES ONLY To
Mill. EMPLOYEES
Supreme Court Holds Stat
ute Does Not Cover Might
WatchTnen, Clerical Help.

Little Rock, Nov. 2O.-Arkans as
ten-hour work-day law does not ap-
ply to night Watchmen, bookkeepers
and other employees of lumber mist
! companies who have no relation to
the actual operation Of mill, III" So
IRENE court declares in decision
handed down this morning
The state had brought suit against
the Arkansas Lumber company, q
Bradley county concern, for working
a night Waterman more than ten
hours a day.
'"The purpose of the law said
the courts decision, was to protect
working men and laborers while en-
uloyed in work connected with opera
ton of the mills The courts deci-
sion sets out that while the ni95t
Waterman was on duty, no machinery
was in use and that the employment
did not come within scope Of the Sen-
hour law.
The lower court held that the ten
hour law was unconstitutional, but
the supreme courts decision did not
rule on the statutes validity, setting
( cut that, as the proof did not show
any violation Of the law. the Q}ies-
ton Ct the laws constitutionality
was not before. the curt.
G.. e. Southland Of Malvern was or
~dered freed by the supreme court,
which rendered q decision declaring
Tie Hot Springs circuit court should
have instructed the jury trying South
land on a pandering charge to have
returned a verdict Of not eliltv. Il
was charged by the state that South
land had compelled his wife, Letsa
Southland, to lead an immoral life.
The supreme court today adjourn
cd until Saturday. the last day q
the May term. The November term
Of court opens next Monday.
Decisions and Orders.
The following opinions were d3llY-
cred and orders entered in the su-
preme court Monday:
BY NcCulloch, c. j.:
Manila Supply company VS.. Tiger
brothers, from Mississippi circuit; al
firmed.
Georgia May Dudley vs.. Geo. G.
Dudley, from Jackson chancery; af-
firmed.
BY Wood, j.:
state VS.. Arkansas Lumber COM
pany, from Bradley circuit; affirmed.
C. +. Scuthwik VS.. State, from Hot
Spring circllit; reversed and remand
ed.
Mayme Paul VS.. M. NJ. Stuckey, from
Pulaski circuit reversed and re
naandod With directions.
|. T. Fluhart VS.. w. I. Rawle!gh
c,0- T nnn1yn c1rF1llt re-
versed and remanded
C. d. Shoop VS.. r. r. Baker from
Crawford circuit; reversed and dis
missed
BY Hart, j.:
Gus Bennett vs. State, from Howard
circuit; affirmed.
Noah l.. Bcthea vs. Nv. H. Jeffres,
from Bradley circuit; affirmed.
imported Valley SAVINGS hank VS..
C. Floyd Huff, from Garland circuit;
reversed and remanded.
BY Smith. J.:
Joe, r. Trice, Admir- VS.. School
district No. 40 from Mississippi chan
Gerv; affirmed.
VIM. B. Birchheld VS.. S. A. Diehl,
from Carroll circuit; affirmed.
Orders Per Curtain.
Buffalo Zinc e Copper company VS..
J. l.. McCarty, from Marion circuit;
rche9rlng denied.
c. l.. Sailor vs.. e. f. Rankin, from
Perry circuit; rehearing denied.
II. r. Blake, Sheriff, VS.. Fred Trout
from Benton chancory; motion to dis
miss appeal oyerruled, and prayer for
appeal treated as application for writ
i1I, 10 nrInpo1
]. C. Brookiield w. Eoynton Land &
Lumber company. from Cross chan
Gerry; motion to dismiss cross-appeaf
GVCrruled.
J. r. Holcombe VS.. Hubert Furr,
from Desha chanccry: set for oral
argument December 4.
And the less q man knows. the less