The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-10
MINIMUM WAGE Law
FOR WOMEN UPHELD
Supreme Court Makes Rul-
ings Affecting Public and
Private Rights.
l0HOUR DAY UPHELD
Patentees of Movie Machines
Cannot Prescribe Use of
Other Materials.

Washington, April 9.-New and i'm
portant rulings defining public and
private rights. some regarded as
marked departures along progressive
lines and involving fundamental
questions. were announced today by
the supreme court in a series of opin-
ions.
The principal decisions were:
The Oregon law establishing a min
imum wage for women in any occupa-
ton was upheld as constitutional by
a vote Of four to four, Justice Brandeis
not participating, because disqualified.
How the court divided was not an
nounced.
Oregon's law fixing a ten-hou day
for workmen in manufacturing estab-
lishments was sustained as constitu-
tional by vote Of five to three
Chief Justice White and Justices Van
devanter and McReynolds dissenting,
with Justice Brandeis not participant
ing.
Price fixing restrictions by means of
licenses" for public use of patented
articles of the Victor Talking machine
and many other corporations We're de-
clared illegal and void, the court di-
viding to 3, Justices McKenna,
Holmes and Vandevanter dissenting.
Motion Picture Patents.
Patent monopoly was further cir
cumscribed for public benefit by a rul-
ing that the Motion Picture Patents
company the so-called moving pic
ture trust) and others similarly cir
cumstanced cannot restrict use of
their patent machines TO materials
licensed" for such use.
The anti rebating clause of the In
terstate Commerce act was held in
payments on freight shipped by a Eu-
ropean. forwarding agency, the court
declaring that ANY payment by car
rier to Il shipper in consideration OF
shipping of freight over it's lines is
prohibited
the mails, the court also decided, ex-
tends to those causing mail matter
to be illegally deposited even though
such persons do not themselves phys
ically post the matter.
Minimum Wage Law.
Women's minimum wage and mems
hours of service laws of many other
states are affected by the decisions
upholding the two Oregon statutes.
The decisions mark an advanced stand
in support of such legislative enact
ment, the Oregon laws being the first
of their kind to come before the court
and were conceded to represent funda-
mental questions between wage work.
ers and employers not hitherto main
tanned by the nations highest tribunal.
In the patent monopoly" cases the
plan by which such appliances have
been given to the public upon roy
alties with a license merely for their
use-not an outright sale-Was de-
clared void as a mere and poorly con-
cealed purpose FIR maintaining and
pilSCS W u5ShtS "hu poA
ChaSers."
Reversing it's ruling in the Dick
mimeograph case the court held in
dismissing an infringement suit of the
Motion Picture Patents company that
patentees of machines cannot prescribe
what other materials shall be used
| with their products. A contrary prac-
tice. it was declared, would be grave
ly injurious to the public interests.
| which is more a favorite of the law
than is promotion of private fortunes
The decision permits use Of Compel
The Hamilton -Missoula stage, be-