The Washington herald., 1919-10-14
DUPONT DISPUTE
IS VETOED AGAIN
Supreme Court Refuses to
Review Case
Espionage. Law.

The Supreme Court yesterday for
the second time refused to review
a dispute among members of the Du
Pont family as to the disposition of
shares of stock In the Du Pont Pow
der Company. The case involves
stocks valued at about SIS 0oo. 1000.
The Supreme Court moved for an
early decision on the constitutionaIity
of the last plan, Of Congress to pre-
vent child labor. It assigned for ar
gurnent on December the case Of
the Atherton Mills VS.. Eugene +.
Johnston. appealed from North Caro-
lima, where the recent tax Congress
imposed upon child labor products
was declared unconstitutional.
1t also advanced for argument on
the same day the case Of the Stand
ard Brewery, Baltimore. under which
II Is expected that the court VIII
define what amount Of alcohol makes
a beverage Intoxicating. The final
decision will determine the fate o.
2.75 per cent beer. which the lowe
court held was not intoxicating ir
this case. 4 motion to advance was
also presented In the case Of the
american Brewery, New Orleans.
where the government also lost de-
cison on its stand that 2f5 per cent
beer Is Intoxicating "
UphoIds hone Dry Act Conviction.
The court upheld the conviction
Of d. NJ Hardy and others OF
wichita Falls, Texas. for violating
the Reed bone dry act. by refusing
to review the decisions of the lower
courts. Hardy was convicted OF
transporting liquor into Indian ter
ritory.
In the cases Of the Nordyke Mar
mon Company and tho n. Lauter
Company against indianapolis, In
which the two concerns charged
that taxes of the city worked in
justice against them. the court re-
fused to review.
The Supreme Court upheld in ef-
feet the convictions Of three moro
persons under the espionage law.
This was done by refusing to grant
petitions for certiorari in the cases
OF William Dodge. of Buffalo: JOS
eph NJ. Coldwell, Of Providence. r.
l.. and Wilhelm Schuman. q minis
ter. Of Pomeroy. Iowa All three
lost their cases in lower courts and
appealed.
The Supreme Court granted the
State of New Mexico permission to
file a complaint against the State
Of Colorado for the purpose Of de-
terminipg the bounary line between
the two States.
Alaskan Legislative Act Upheld.
The Supreme Court in effect. up
held the Alaskan legislative act of
1913. which required the filing OF af-
fidavits in assessing mining claims.
G. A Vedin was convicted Of per-
jury by lower courts and, in appeal
ing. contested the law.
The court remanded to the Court
OF Claims for further findings Of fact
the case OF the Maryland Casualty
Company, OF Baltimore. against the
United States. in which the refund
of income and excise taxes said to
have been illegally collected. was
asked
The Supreme Court upheld the right
Of relatives to collect claims against
accident insurance companies for
death or injuries to State and Ma
tional Guardsrnen in-the Colorado
steel strike riots Of several years
ago. The court accepted the finding
OF lower courts. that death or inju-
ries to guardsmen were accidents.
and ordered the Interstate Business
Mems Association to pay the claim
of Mrs. Edith Lester. whose husband,
Pirey Lester. a troop surgeon. was
killed in the riots.