Weeks v. United States, 245 U.S. 618 (1918)

WEEKS, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME OF O. J. WEEKS & COMPANY, v. UNITED STATES.

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT.

No. 109. Submitted January 2, 1918.—Decided February 4, 1918.

The Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906, c. 3915, § 8, 34 Stat. 768, specifies and defines at least two kinds of “misbranding”—one where the article bears a false or misleading label, and the other where it is offered for sale under the distinctive name of another article. In either case, it is not the misbranding that is made unlawful, but the

shipment or delivery for shipment from one State to another, of the misbranded article. That this is a legitimate exertion of the power of Congress to regulate

Upon a charge of misbranding by offering for sale under the distinctive name of another article, held, that the trial court properly received evidence that the shipment was made to fill an order obtained by the defendant’s agent by so misrepresenting the article, and properly declined to confine the jury’s attention to the label borne by the article when it was shipped.

Whether the court below was correct in viewing intent as not an element in such a case and so in holding that sanction by defendant of his agent’s misrepresentations was immaterial, this court need not determine, since the trial court instructed the jury that such authority must appear beyond reasonable doubt, and, as the record neither shows that defendant objected to this mode of submitting the question nor purports to contain all the evidence, the verdict of guilty must be taken as determining conclusively that he sanctioned the representations.

224 Fed. Rep. 64, affirmed.

The case is stated in the opinion.

Mr. Walter Jeffreys Carlin for petitioner.

The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Frierson for the United States.

Mr . Justi ce Van Devanter delivered the. opinion of the court.

The defendant was engaged in making and selling various articles of food used by bakers, confectioners and ice cream makers, including the article with which this prosecution is concerned. On the occasion in question he shipped from one State to another a quantity of this article labeled “Special Lemon. Lemon Terpene and Citral.” The printed record, although not purporting to contain all the evidence, shows that there was testimony tending to prove the following facts, among others: The shipment was made to fill an order solicited and taken by a traveling salesman in the defendant’s employ. The salesman had been supplied by the defendant with a sample bottle of the article which was labeled simply “Special Lemon.” In offering the article for sale and soliciting the order the salesman exhibited the sample and represented that the article was pure lemon oil obtained by a second pressing and that this pressing produced a good, if not the best, oil. In truth the article was not lemon oil, but an imitation thereof containing alcohol and citral made froip lemon grass. Some of the elements of lemon oil were present in other than the usual proportions and others were entirely wanting.

The testimony respecting the salesman’s representations was admitted over the defendant’s objection; and later the court denied a request on the part of the defendant that the jury be instructed that this testimony could not be considered, but only the statement appearing on the label when the article was shipped. In that connection the court told the jury that the defendant could not be held responsible criminally by reason of any representations made by the salesman unless it appeared beyond a reasonable doubt that the same were made by the defendant’s authority.

The defendant, who is the petitioner here, complains of the admission and consideration of this testimony and insists that under the statute the question whether an article is misbranded turns entirely upon how it is labeled when it is shipped, regardless of any representations made by a salesman, or even the vendor, in offering it for sale.

The statute, in its second section, makes it unlawful to ship or deliver for shipment from one State to another “any article of food or drugs which is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this act.” In its eighth section it declares:

“That the term ‘misbranded,’ as used herein, shall apply to all drugs, or articles of food, or articles which enter into the composition of food, the package or label of which shall bear any statement, design, or device regarding such article, or the ingredients or substances contained therein which shall be false or misleading in any particular, and to any food or drug product which is falsely branded as to the State, Territory, or country in which it is manufactured or produced.

“That for the purposes of this Act an article shall also be deemed to be misbranded:

“In the case of drugs:

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“In the case of food:

“First. If it be an imitation of or offered for sale under the distinctive name of another article.”

This section contains other provisions relating to misbranding, but they are not material here and need not be set forth or specially noticed.

The statute does not attempt to make either kind of misbranding unlawful in itself, but does, as before indicated, make it unlawful to ship or deliver for shipment from one State to another an article of food which is misbranded in either way. That this is a legitimate exertion of the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce is settled by our decisions. Hipolite Egg Co. v. United States, 220 U. S. 45; McDermott v. Wisconsin, 228 U. S. 115, 128; Seven Cases of Eckman’s Alterative v. United States, 239 U. S. 510, 514. It also is settled by our decisions that “the negotiation of sales of goods which are in another State, for the purpose of introducing them into the State in which the negotiation is made, is interstate commerce.” Robbins v. Shelby Taxing District, 120 U. S. 489, 497; Crenshaw v. Arkansas, 227 U. S. 389, 396.

It follows that the testimony respecting the representations of the defendant’s traveling salesman was rightly admitted in evidence and submitted to the jury. It tended to prove that the order, to fill which the shipment was made, was obtained by offering the article for sale in the distinctive name of another article, and therefore that the article was misbranded within the meaning of the statute. To have confined the jury’s attention to the label borne by the article when it was shipped, as was requested by the defendant, would have been to disregard the nature of the charge in the second count and the distinction between the two kinds of misbranding.

DECISIONS PER CURIAM, FROM OCTOBER 1,

1917, TO MARCH 4, 1918, NOT INCLUDING ACTION ON PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI.

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No. 485. Clara A. Wheeler et al ., Appellants , v . City and Count y of Denver et al . Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted October 1, 1917. Decided October 15,1917. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Hannis Distilling Co. v. Baltimore, 216 U. S. 285; Fay v. Crozer, 217 U. S. 455; Hendricks v. United States, 223 U. S. 178, 184. See City and County of Denver v. New York Trust Co., City and County of Denver v. Denver Union Water Co., 229 U. S. 123; Wheeler v. City and County of Denver, 229 U. S. 342, 352; (2) Robinson v. Caldwell, 165 U. S. 359; Loeb v. Columbia Township, 179 U. S. 472; Macfadden v. United States, 213 U. S. 288; Boise Water Co. v. Boise City, 230 U. S. 98. Mr. Clayton C. Dorsey, Mr. Edwin H. Park and Mr. Henry A. Lindsley for appellants. Mr. James A. Marsh and Mr. Norton Montgomery for appellees.

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No. 35. E. O. Ellis on , Plainti ff in Error , v . City of La Moure et al .; and

No. 36. David Lloyd , Plainti f in Error , v . City of La Moure et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota. Argued November 8, 9, 1917. Decided November 12, 1917. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Kansas City Star v. Julian, 215 U. S. 589; McCorquodale V. Texas, 211 U. S. 432, 437; St. Louis & San Francisco Ry. Co. v. Shepherd, 240 U. S. 240, 241. Mr. S. E. Ellsworth for plaintiffs in error. No brief filed for defendants in error.

No. 150. Eugene W. Moran , Plaint iff in Error , v . Central Railroad Comp any of New Jersey . In error to the Court of Errors and Appeals of the State of New Jersey. Submitted November 5, 1917. Decided November 12, 1917. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. Co. v. Harrington, 241 U. S. 177; Lehigh Valley R. R, Co. v. Barlow, 244 U. S. 183. Mr. Frank M. Hardenbrook for plaintiff in error. Mr. Charles E. Miller for defendant in error.

No. 350. Helen Bell , as Administr atrix of Geor ge Bell , Deceas ed , Plaintif f in Error , v . Chesape ake & Ohio Rail wa y Comp any . In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. Motion to dismiss or affirm or place on summary docket submitted November 5, 1917. Decided November 12, 1917. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Chicago Junction Ry. Co. v. King, 222 U. S. 222; Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. Padgett, 236 U. S. 668; Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co. v. Whitacre, 242 U. S. 169. Mr. Alan D. Cole for plaintiff in error. Mr. E. L. Worthington, Mr. W. D. Cochran and Mr. LeWright Browning for defendant in error.

No. 59. Bellow s Falls Power Company , Plaintif f in Error , v . Commonw ealth of Mass achu sett s . In error to the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Massachusetts. Argued November 16, 1917. Decided November 19, 1917. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Equitable Life Assurance Society v. Brown, 187 U. S. 308, 314; Consolidated Turnpike Co. v. Norfolk, etc., Ry. Co., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Manhattan Life Insurance Co. v. Cohen, 234 U. S. 123, 137; Easterling Lumber Co. v. Pierce, 235 U. S. 380. See Hamilton Company v. Massachusetts, 6 Wall. 632. Mr. Richard Y. FitzGerald for plaintiff in error. Mr. Henry C. Attwill and Mr. William Harold Hitchcock for defendant in error.

No. 49. Francis Stephe n Medcra f , Appellant , v . Robert T. Hodge , as Sheri ff of King Count y , Wash - ingt on . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Washington. Argued November 14, 15, 1917. Decided November 19, 1917. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Ex parte Royall, 117 U. S. 241, 251; In re Frederick, 149 U. S. 70, 77; Markuson v. Boucher, 175 U. S. 184; Urquhart v. Brown, 205 U. S. 179; Frank v. Mangum, 237 U. S. 309, 328, 329. Mr. Cassius E. Gates and Mr. W. B. Stratton for appellant. Mr. Alfred C. Lundin and Mr. H. M. Caldwell for appellee.

No. 69. Enterpris e Rail wa y Equip men t Comp any , Appe llant , v . Norfolk & West ern Railw ay Company . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. Submitted November 16, 1917. Decided November 19, 1917. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Green v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Ry. Co., 205 U. S. 530; W. S. Tyler Co. v. Ludlow-Saylor Wire Co., 236 U. S. 723. Mr. H. N. Low and Mr. George I. Haight for appellant. Mr. Theodore W. Reath and Mr. Robert J. Fisher for appellee.

No. 47. Chicago Car Heating Comp any , Appellant , v. Gold Car Heating & Lighti ng Comp any . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. Submitted November 9, 1917. Decided November 19, 1917. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Green v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Ry. Co., 205 U. S. 530; W. S. Tyler Co. v. Ludlow-Saylor Wire Co., 236 U. S. 723. Mr. Otto Raymond Barnett for appellant. Mr. William A. Redding, Mr. Edward Rector and Mr. Arthur C. Frazer for appellee.

No. 46. Germani a Refi ning Compa ny et al ., Plain - tiff s in Error , v . Oram el B. Fuller , Auditor General et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Michigan. Argued November 14,1917. Decided November 19, 1917. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of American Refrigerator Transit Co. v. Hall, 174 U. S. 70; Union Refrigerator Transit Co. v. Lynch, 177 U. S. 149. Mr. Charles D. Chamberlin for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Alexander J. Groesbeck and Mr. Samuel D. Pepper for defendants in error, submitted.

No. 57. Cincinnati , Hamilto n & Dayton Railway Comp any , Plaintif f in Error , v . Joseph M. Mc Collum , Adminis trator of the Esta te of Josep h William Roebuck . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana. Submitted November 13, 1917. Decided November 26, 1917. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co. v. Melton, 218 U. S. 36, 52, 53; Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co., 220 U. S. 61, 78; Mutual Loan Co. v. Martell, 222 U. S. 225,235; St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Ry. Co. v. Arkansas, 240 U. S. 518. Mr. Morison R. Waite and Mr. Harvey J. Elam for plaintiff in error. Mr. Merrill Moores for defendant in error.

No. 507. Elina Skarderu d , Plain tif f in Error , v . Tax Commis si on of the State of North Dakota . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota. Submitted November 23, 1917. Decided December 10, 1917. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Duus v. Brown, this day decided, ante, 176. Mr. Edward Engerud for plaintiff in error. Mr. William Langer for defendant in error.

No. 83. Menas ha Woode n Ware Company , Plain - tiff in Error , v . Minneap olis , St . Paul & Sault Ste . Marie Railw ay . In error to the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, State of Wisconsin. Argued November 23, 1917. Decided December 10, 1917. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Armour Packing Co. v. United States, 209 U. S. 56, 80 et seq.; Louis. & Nash. R. R. Co. v. Mottley, 219 U. S. 467; Portland Railway &c. Co. v. Railroad Commission of Oregon, 229 U. S. 397, 412, 413; New York Central & Hudson River R. R. Co. v. Gray, 239 U. S. 583. Mr. A. E. Thompson and Mr. J. C. Thompson for plaintiff in error, submitted. Mr. William A. Hayes and Mr. Alfred H. Bright for defendant in error.

No. 697. Sidn ey J. Brooks , Recei ver , etc ., Appel lant , v. Empire Trust Compa ny et al . Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Motion to dismiss submitted December 10,1917. Decided December 17, 1917. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Rouse v. Letcher, 156 U. S. 47; Gregory v. Van Ee, 160 U. S. 643; St. Louis, K. C. & C. R. R. Co. v. Wabash R. R. Co., 217 U. S. 247, 250; Shulthis v. McDougal, 225 U. S. 561; (2) Gumbel v. Pitkin, 113 U. S. 545; Rouse v. Letcher, 156 U. S. 47, 60; Carey v. Houston & Texas Central R. Co., 161 U. S. 115. Mr. Joseph W. Bailey and Mr. Chester H. Terrell for appellant. Mr. Thomas H. Franklin and Mr. Stephen H. Olin for appellees.

No. 90. Atchison , Topeka & Santa Fe Railw ay Company , Appe llant , v . Board of Count y Comm is - si oners of the County of Douglas , State of Colorad o , et al . Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Argued December 14,

1917. Decided January 7,1918. Per Curiam, Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Phillips v. Negley, 117 U. S. 665, 671; Covington v. First National Bank, 185 U. S. 270; MacFarland v. Byrnes, 187 U. S. 246; United States v. Beatty, 232 U. S. 463. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Mr. S. T. Bledsoe, Mr. Gardiner Lathrop and Mr. Henry T. Rogers for appellant. Mr. A. L. Doud and Mr. B. C. Hilliard for appellees.

No. 112. Gulf , Colorado & Santa Fe Rail wa y Company , Plaint iff in Error , v . W. E. Vasbinde r . In error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Fourth Supreme Judicial District, State of Texas. Argued January 2, 1918. Decided January 7, 1918. Per Curiam. Judgment reversed with costs upon the authority of Adams Express Co. v. Croninger, 226 U. S. 491; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Robinson, 233 U. S. 173; St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Ry. Co. v. Starbird, 243 U. S. 592; American Express Co. v. United States Horse Shoe Co., 244 U. S. 58. Mr. Alexander Britton, Mr. J. W. Terry, Mr. Gardiner Lathrop, Mr. A. H. Culwell, Mr. Evans Browne and Mr. F. W. Clements for plaintiff in error. Mr. R. H. Ward for defendant in error, submitted.

No. 644. Minnie Evvia Stadelman et al ., Plain - tif fs in Error , v . W. H. Miner et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon. Submitted January 2, 1918. Decided January 7, 1918. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Haire v. Rice, 204 U. S. 291, 301; Thomas v. Iowa, 209 U. S. 258, 263; Appleby v. Buffalo, 221 U. S. 524, 529; Manhattan Life Ins. Co. v. Cohen, 234 U. S. 123, 134. Mr. John M. Gearin for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Guy C. H. Corliss for defendants in error.

No. 108. Harry Susm an , Appellant , v . Board of Education of the School Dist rict of Pitt sburgh . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Argued January 2, 1918. Decided January 14, 1918. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Witherspoon v. Duncan, 4 Wall. 210, 217; Fallbrook Irrigation District v. Bradley, 164 U. S. 112; Soliah v. Heskin, 222 U. S. 522; (2) Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102, 105; Consolidated Turnpike v. Norfolk, etc., Ry. Co., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Ennis Water Works v. Ennis, 233 U. S. 652, 658; Stewart v. Kansas City, 239 U. S. 14. Mr. Andrew G. Smith, Mr. W. H. Dodds and Mr. James M. Beck for appellant. Mr. J. Roger McCreary and Mr. Samuel S. Mehard for appellee.

No. 125. Archibal d E. Brightm an , Plainti ff in Error , v . Lake Erie & West ern Railro ad Comp any . In error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. Argued January 7, 1918. Decided January 14, 1918. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Hannis Distilling Co. v. Baltimore, 216 U. S. 285; Fay v. Crozer, 217 U. S. 455; Hendricks v. United States, 223 U. S. 178, 184; (2) St. Louis & San Francisco Ry. Co. v. James, 161 U. S. 545; Southern Ry. Co. v. Allison, 190 U. S. 236; Sun Printing & Publishing Association v. Edwards, 194 U. S. 377, 381; Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. v. Castle, 224 U. S. 541, 546. Mr. William V. Rooker for plaintiff in error. Mr. Samuel D. Miller, Mr. W. H. Thompson, Mr. John B. Cockrum and Mr. W. H. H. Miller for defendant in error.

No. 116. Polic e Jury of the Parish of Acadi a , Plainti ff in Error , v . City of Crowley . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. Argued January 4,1918. Decided January 21,1918. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Braxton County Court v. West Virginia, 208 U. S. 192; McCandless v. Pratt, 211 U. S. 437; Marshall v. Dye, 231 U. S. 250; Stewart v. Kansas City, 239 U. S. 14. Mr. A. P. Holt and Mr. P. J. Chappuis for plaintiff in error. Mr. Philip S. Pugh and Mr. James E. Zunts for defendant in error.

No. 202. Atlanti c Coast Line Railroad Comp any , Plainti ff in Error , v . Ella Dutton , as Adminis tra - trix of the Estate of Lee Dutton , Decease d . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina. Argued January 18, 1918. Decided January 21,

1918. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Chicago Junction Ry. Co. v. King, 222 U. S. 222; Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. Padgett, 236 U. S. 668; Great Northern Ry. Co. v. Knapp, 240 U. S. 464; Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co. v. Whitacre, 242 U. S. 169; Southern Ry. Co. v. Puckett, 244 U. S. 571, 574. Mr. P. A. Willcox, Mr. Lucian W. McLemore, Mr. Frederic D. McKenney and Mr. J. S. Flannery for plaintiff in error. Mr. L. D. Jennings and Mr. A. S. Harby for defendant in error.

No. 391. Railro ad Commis si on of the State of California , Plaint iff in Error , v . Atchi son , Topeka & Santa Fe Railw ay Comp any . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of California. Argued January 18, 1918. Decided January 21, 1918. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. Texas, 212 U. S. 112, 116; Leathe v. Thomas, 207 U. S. 93; Holden Land Co. v. InterState Trading Co., 233 U. S. 536, 541; Mellon Co. v. McCafferty, 239 U. S. 134; (2) §237, Judicial Code, as amended by the Act of Congress of September 6, 1916, c. 448, 39 Stat. 726; Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. Gilbert, 245 U. S. 162. Mr. Douglas Brookman and Mr. Max Thelen for plaintiff in error. Mr. Robert Dunlap, Mr. E. W. Camp, Mr. E. S. Pillsbury and Mr. Gardiner Lathrop for defendant in error.

No. 534. Peopl e of Porto Rico et al ., Appell ants , v. Carlos Tapi a . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico. Argued January 17, 18, 1918. Decided January 21, 1918. Per Curiam. Judgment reversed upon the authority of Downes v. Bidwell, 182 U. S. 244; Hawaii v. Mankichi, 190 U. S. 197; Dorr v. United States, 195 U. S. 138; Rassmussen v. United States, 197 U. S. 516; Kopel v. Bingham, 211 U. S. 468; Dowdell v. United States, 221 U. S. 91; Porto Rico v. Rosaly, 227 U. S. 270, 274; Ocampo v. United States, 234 U. S. 91, 98. Mr. Edward S. Bailey, Mr. Samuel T. Ansell, Mr. Assistant Attorney General Warren and Mr. Robert Szold for appellants. Mr. Willis Sweet and Mr. Francis H. Dexter for appellee.

No. 678. Kate P. Mc Naughton , Appellant , v . W. D. Stephen s , Governor of the State of Californi a , et al . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of California. Submitted January 16, 1918. Decided January 21, 1918. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of McNaughton v. Johnson, 242 U. S. 344. Mr. Tom L. Johnston and Mr. James H. Longden for appellant. Mr. U. S. Webb, Mr. Robert M. Clarke, Mr. Thomas Lee Woolwine and Mr. Clifford P. Smith for appellees.

No. 679. L. E. Nickel l and Robert J. Burke , Appellants , v. W. D. Stephe ns , Governor of the State of California , et al . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of California. Submitted January 16, 1918. Decided January 21, 1918. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Crane v. Johnson, 242 U. S. 339. Mr. Tom L. Johnston and Mr. James H. Longden for appellants. Mr. U. S. Webb, Mr. Robert M. Clarke, Mr. Thomas Lee Woolwine, Mr. Clifford P. Smith and Mr. A. W. Eckman for appellees.

No. 153. Atchison , Topek a & Santa Fe Railw ay Company , Plaintif f in Error , v. Paul D. Cole . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas. Argued January 24, 1918. Decided January 28, 1918. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs and ten per cent, damages upon the authority of Chicago Junction Ry. Co. v. King, 222 U. S. 222; Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. Padgett, 236 U. S. 668; Great Northern Ry. Co. v. Knapp, 240 U. S. 464; Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co. v. Whitacre, 242 U. S. 169; Southern Ry. Co. v. Puckett, 244 U. S. 571, 574. Mr. Alfred A. Scott, Mr. Robert Dunlap and Mr. Gardiner Lathrop for plaintiff in error. Mr. Alfred M. Jackson and Mr. Charles T. Atkinson for defendant in error, submitted.

No. 156. Miss ouri , Kansas & Texas Railw ay Com - pany of Texas , Plain tif f in Error , v . W. P. Schnoutz and Texas Midland Railroad Company . In error to the County Court of Kauffman County, State of Texas. Submitted January 25, 1918. Decided January 28, 1918. Per Curiam. Judgment reversed upon the authority of Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. Mugg, 202 U. S. 242; Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. v. Albers Commission Co., 223 U. S. 573, 596-598; Illinois Central R. R. Co. v. Henderson Elevator Co., 226 U. S. 441; Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. v. Carl, 227 U. S. 639, 653. See Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co. v. Maxwell, 237 U. S. 94. Mr. Alexander Britton, Mr. C. S. Burg, Mr. Joseph M. Bryson and Mr. A. H. McKnight for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendants in error.

No. 84. Stonebrake r -Zea Comp any , Appellant , v . Unite d States . Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Submitted January 23, 1918. Decided January 28, 1918. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed upon the authority of McCaskill Co. v. United States, 216 U. S. 504, 514; Washington Securities Co. v. United States, 234 U. S. 76, 78; Wright-Blodgett Co. v. United States, 236 U. S. 397, 402, 405; Causey v. United States, 240 U. S. 399, 401; and cause remanded to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma. Mr. Henry B. Martin for appellant. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Kearful for the United States.

No. 167. John E. Roller , Plainti ff in Error , v . Linds ay M. Armentrout . In error to the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of Virginia. Submitted January 25, 1918. Decided January 28, 1918. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102, 105; Consolidated Turnpike v. Norfolk &c. Ry. Co., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Ennis Water Works v. Ennis, 233 U. S. 652, 658; Stewart v. Kansas City, 239 U. S. 14; (2) Eustis v. Bolles, 150 U. S. 361; Leathe v. Thomas, 207 U. S. 93; Holden Land Co. v. Inter-State Trading Co., 233 U. S. 536, 541; Mellon Co. v. McCafferty, 239 U. S. 134. Mr. John E. Roller pro se. Mr. Everett Dulaney Ott for defendant in error.

No. 369. El Paso Sash and Door Comp any , Plain tif f in Error , v . E. M. Carr awa y . In error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Eighth Supreme Judicial District of the State of Texas. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted January 28, 1918. Decided February 4, 1918. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) McCorquodale v. Texas, 211 U. S. 432, 437; Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. Texas, 212 U. S. 112, 118; Kansas City Star Co. v. Julian, 215 U. S. 589; St. Louis & San Francisco Ry. Co. v. Shepherd, 240 U. S. 240, 241; (2) Miller v. Cornwall R. R. Co., 168 U. S. 131, 134; Harding v. Illinois, 196 U. S. 78, 84 et seq.; Bowe v. Scott, 233 U. S. 658, 664,665. Mr. Charles B. Braun for plaintiff in error. Mr. Frank G. Morris for defendant in error.

DECISIONS ON PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI, FROM OCTOBER 1,1917, TO MARCH 4, 1918.

No. 568. Internati onal News Servic e , Petit ioner , v. The Ass ociat ed Pres s . October 8, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted. Mr. Samuel Untermyer, Mr. Henry A. Wise, Mr. Louis Marshall and Mr. William A. DeFord for petitioner. Mr. F. B. Jennings, Mr. Peter S. Grosscup and Mr. Winfred T. Denison for respondent.

No. 385. Mobile Towing & Wrec king Company , Petitio ner , v . The Steams hip San Cris tobal , etc . October 8, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. Hannis Taylor and Mr. Palmer Pillans for petitioner. Mr. Gregory L. Smith for respondent.

No. 487. Bob Braziel , Petit ioner , v . United State s . October 8, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. Theodore Mack and Mr. David B. Trammell, II, for petitioner. No brief for the United States.

No. 511. Bank of Inverness , Petition er , v . William T. Hayden . October 8, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. John W. Cutrer and Mr. 0. G. Johnston for petitioner. Mr. Gerald FitzGerald for respondent.

No. 515. Tweedi e Trading Company , Petition er , v . Unite d State s . October 8, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. Ferdinand E. M. Bullowa and Mr. R. J. M. Bullowa for petitioner. The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Thompson for the United States.

No. 528. John E. Rolle r , Peti tione r , v . Mary H. Murra y et al . October 8, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia denied. Mr. E. Hilton Jackson for petitioner. No appearance for respondents.

No. 529. Northern Central Railw ay Company , Petiti oner , v . United States . October 8, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. Francis I. Gowen and Mr. Frederic D. McKenney for petitioner. Mr. Assistant to the Attorney General Todd for the United States.

No. 530. Safety Car Heatin g & Lighting Company , Petitio ner , v . Gould Coupler Company . October 8, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of New York denied. Mr. Thomas J. Johnston, Mr. R. S. Blair and Mr. D. G. Haynes for petitioner. Mr. William Houston Kenyon for respondent.

No. 531. Charles W. Anderson , as Collector of Internal Revenue , etc ., Petitio ner , v . La Rose Con - sol idat ed Mines Company . October 8, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. The Solicitor General for petitioner. Mr. Richard T. Greene for respondent.

No. 537. Noah Parnoski , by Thomas Tiger , Guar - dian , etc ., Petit ioner , v . Lucinda Lumkin , for the use and Benef it of Robert Fry et al . October 8,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma denied. Mr. R. C. Allen for petitioner. Mr. A. J. Biddison for respondent.

No. 538. E. T. Thurst on , Peti tione r , v . Unite d States . October 8,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. George G. Clough and Mr. John Ridout for petitioner. The Solicitor General for the United States.

No. 549. Thomas J. Scully , Claimant of the Barge I. F. Chapman , Petition er , v . Jacob Kazarian . October 8,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied. Mr. James J. Macklin and Mr. Frank V. Barns for petitioner. Mr. Alexander L. Churchill and Mr. Frank Healy for respondent.

No. 552. Fred B. Jones , Peti tione r , v . Bouker Contr actin g Company , Claimant , etc . October 8,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. Fayette B. Dow for petitioner. Mr. Francis Martin for respondent.

No. 553. Frederi ck Leyland & Company (Ltd .) et al ., Petit ion ers , v . Board of Commis sioners of the Port of New Orlea ns . October 8,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. Henry P. Dart and Mr. Henry P. Dart, Jr., for petitioners. No appearance for respondent.

No. 589. Ball Engineering Comp any , Petition er , v. J. G. White & Comp any . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court

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of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted. Mr. Homer S. Cummings, Mr. S. L. Swartz, Mr. Charles D. Lockwood and Mr. Solicitor General Davis for petitioner. Mr. Louis Sperry and Mr. J. Kemp Bartlett for respondent.

No. 593. United States , Petit ioner , v . Clevel and , Cincin nati , Chicago & St . Loui s Railway Company . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted. The Solicitor General for the United States. No appearance for respondent.

No. 594. United States , Petit ion er , v . Biwa bik Mini ng Comp any . October 15,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted. The Solicitor General for the United States. Mr. A. C. Dustin for respondent.

No. 600. Capi tol Transp ortati on Comp any , Peti - tioner , v. Cambria Stee l Company . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted. Mr. Frank S. Masten and Mr. George L. Canfield for petitioner. Mr. Francis S. Laws and Mr. William D. Cady for respondent.

No. 632. Texas & Pacifi c Railw ay Comp any et al ., Petition ers , v . B. Leatherwood . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals, Second Supreme Judicial District, of the State of Texas granted. Mr. George Thompson and Mr. J. H. Barwise, Jr., for petitioners. Mr. D. T. Bomar for respondent.

No. 555. Daisy M. Linkous , Administr atrix of J. M. Link ous , Deceased , Petit ioner , v . Virginian Railway Comp any . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. Mr. W. L. Welborn for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No, 556. Morris Herrmann , as Survivi ng Partner of Morri s Herrm ann & Comp any , Petiti oner , v . Henry Bowe r Chemical Manufactur ing Comp any . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. Mr. Louis Marshall for petitioner. Mr. James Piper and Mr. George Wharton Pepper for respondent.

No. 559. El Monte de Pieda d y Caha de Ahorros de Manila , Petitioner , v . Government of the Phili p-

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pine Islands , Repres ente d by the Treas urer of the Phili ppi ne Isl ands . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to thé Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands denied. Mr. Alexander Britton, Mr. Evans Browne and Mr. Thomas L. Hartigan for. petitioner. Mr. Samuel T. Ansell and Mr. Edward S. Bailey for respondent.

No. 561. Ameri can Manufacturi ng Comp any , Peti - tio ner , v. Hon . Georg e D. Reyno lds et al ., Judges of the St . Louis Court of Appea ls , and Louis Alt . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri denied. Mr. Shepard Barclay for petitioner. No appearance for respondents. See ante, p. 635.

No. 564. J. W. Chapm an and P. R. Thomp son , Co - partne rs , doing Busi ness under the Firm Name of Chapm an & Thompson , Petit ioners , v . Java Pacifi c Line , Stoomvart -maat -sc hap py Nederland et al . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. Eustace Cullinan and Mr. Thomas W. Hickey for petitioners. No appearance for respondents.

No. 565. William E. Wallace , Peti tione r , v . United States . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. Roger L. Foote and Mr. William A. Morrow for petitioner. The Solicitor General for the United States.

No. 572. Lewis H. Stanton et al ., Petit ioners , v . City of Pitt sburgh . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania denied. Mr. Richard Townsend and Mr. James T. Lloyd for petitioners. No appearance for respondent.

No. 573. Alex . H. Sands , Jr ., as Trus tee , etc ., Peti tione r , v . Fred W. Estab rook . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. J. Granville Meyers for petitioner. Mr. Percy D. Trafford for respondent.

No. 582. William R. Moore Dry Goods Company et al ., Petition ers , v . Eli Brooks , Bankru pt , and J. M. Jarman , Trust ee . October 15,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. F. C. Mullinix for petitioners. No appearance for respondents.

No. 584. Missouri Distr ict Telegr aph Comp any , Peti tione r , v . Morris & Comp any . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Rush Taggart for petitioner. Mr. Luther M. Walter for respondent.

No. 562. Chic ago & Alton Rail wa y Comp any et al ., Petit ion ers , v . Press ed Steel Car Company . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. Silas H. Strawn and Mr. John D. Black for petitioners. Mr. Louis H. Freedman, Mr. Andrew W. Sheriff and Mr. Alfred R. Kiddle for respondent.

No. 595. Jacob Nell eme nn et al ., Petitioners , v . The Steamshi p London , Chris tian Larsen , Master . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. Mr. J. H. Brinton for petitioners. No appearance for respondent.

No. 596. Societe Naphte s Transp orts , Peti tione r , v. Bisso Towboat Compa ny et al . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. Richard B. Montgomery for petitioner. No appearance for respondents.

No. 597. Rolla de Bord , Peti tione r , v . Chica go , Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company . October 15,

1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Texas denied. Mr. C. B. Reeder for petitioner. Mr. Hiram Glass and Mr. N. H. Lassiter for respondent.

No. 599. Margaret C. Harris on et al ., Petit ioners , v. Floren ce A. Camp bell et al . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri denied. Mr. L. Frank Ottofy for petitioners. Mr. Morton Jourdan, Mr. Frederick N. Judson and Mr. B. Schnurmacher for respondents.

No. 601. Midland Valley Railroa d Company , Plaintif f in Error , v . Mrs . Maude Griff ith , Ad - min is tratri x , etc . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas denied. Mr. L. T. Michener for plaintiff in error and petitioner. Mr. W. L. Cunningham and Mr. C. T. Atkinson for defendant in error and respondent. See ante, p. 633.

No. 602. Midla nd Valley Railr oad Comp any , Pe - titio ner , v. Armor Bell , Administr atrix , etc . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. L. T. Michener and Mr. Farrar L. McCain for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 605. Mark J. Grets ch , Petit ioner , v . United State s . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. Mr. Mark J. Gretsch, pro se. No brief for the United States.

No. 606. Percival Wilds , as Trustee in Bank - ruptcy , etc ., Petit ion er , v . Departm ent of Educa - tion of the City of New York . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. Irving L. Ernst for petitioner. Mr. Terence Farley for respondent.

No. 608. Atchi son , Topeka & Santa Fe Railw ay Compa ny , Petit ion er , v . Elsie Westl ing , Admini s - tratr ix , etc . October 15, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas denied. Mr. Alfred A. Scott, Mr. Robert Dunlap and Mr. Gardiner Lathrop for petitioner. Mr. Alfred M. Jackson and Mr. Carroll L. Schwartz for respondent.

No. 640. Chicag o & Alton Railro ad Company , Pe - titione r , v. United States . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted. Mr. William L. Patton and Mr. Silas H. Strawn for petitioner. No brief for the United States.

No. 646. New York Central Railroad Company , Petit ion er , v . Samuel Goldberg . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of New York granted. Mr. Charles C. Paulding for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 657. Pete r Chelentis , Petition er , v . Lucken - bach Steams hip Comp any , etc . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted. Mr. Fayette B. Dow for petitioner. Mr. Peter S. Carter for respondent.

No. 698. P. D. Camp et al ., Petitioner s , v . Morgan V. Gres s . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted. Mr. T. D. Savage for petitioners. Mr. Alexander Akerman for respondent.

No. 636. B. H. Drees , Petit ioner , v . Sarah J. Arm - st rong et al . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa denied. Mr. Frederick 8. Tyler for petitioner^ No appearance for respondents.

No. 637. Morse Dry Dock & Repai r Company , Owne r , etc ., Peti tione r , v . Conron Brothe rs Com - pany et al . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. Pierre M. Brown for petitioner. Mr. Mark Ash, Mr. Julius Offenbach, Mr. H. T. Newcomb, Mr. Charles Kelley and Mr. Peter S. Carter for respondents.

No. 638. Eugene L. Younge , Petit ioner , v . United States . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. Mr. James W. Vander vort and Mr. C. M. Hanna for petitioner. No brief for the United States.

No. 642. Steam ship Queensmore (Ltd .), Claim ant , etc ., Petit ioner , v . Henry Nanninga Company et al . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. J. Parker Kirlin and Mr. Charles R. Hickox for petitioner. Mr. William Garrard for respondents.

ber 22,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals, Eighth Judicial District, of the State of Texas denied. Mr. Herbert S. Garrett for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 675. Gulf , Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company et al ., Petit ion ers , v . J. P. Nels on . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Texas denied. Mr. Evans Browne, Mr. Robert Dunlap, Mr. J. W. Terry and Mr. Gardiner Lathrop for petitioners. Mr. Thomas H. Franklin and Mr. Floyd McGown for respondent.

No. 682. Barber & Company (Inc .), Petition er , v . Sulzberger & Sons Comp any . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. J. Parker Kirlin, Mr. John M. Woolsey and Mr. D. Roger Englar for petitioner. Mr. Paul D. Cravath and Mr. Stuart McNamara for respondent.

No. 687. Florence Mc Donald et al ., Petit ioners , v . John F. Rals ton et al . October 22,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma denied. Mr. C. W. King for petitioners. No appearance for respondents.

No. 718. City of New Orleans et al ., Petitioner s , v. Penn Bridge Comp any . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. I. D. Moore, Mr. H. Generes Dufour and Mr. Edgar H. Farrar for petitioners. Mr. R. C. Milling, Mr. William Grant and Mr. R. E. Milling for respondent.

No. 691. Richard Watso n , Master , etc ., et al ., Petit ioners , v . Matti e Kreszews ki , Adminis tratrix , etc ., et al . October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. Mr. George Forbes for petitioners. No appearance for respondents.

No. 707. Barnes -Ames Comp any , Petition er , v . W. & C. T. Jones Steam ship Company (Ltd .). October 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. Charles S. Haight and Mr. John W. Griffin for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 689. S. D. Barrett , Petition er , v . Virgi nian Rail wa y Company . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted. Mr. W. L. Welborn for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 445. Bob Terrel l , Petit ion er , v . United States . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Guy H. Sigler and Mr. James C. Denton for petitioner. The Solicitor General for the United States.

No. 516. Corrugated Bar Comp any , Peti tione r , v . Truss ed Concrete Company . November 5,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. James A. Carr for petitioner. Mr. Fred L. Chappell for respondent.

No. 560. Edwar d W. Blum , Petit ioner , v . Bumil ler - Remeli n Comp any . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Mr. George B. Parkinson for petitioner. Mr. Charles L. Sturtevant for respondent.

No. 655. F. F. Doane , Petit ioner , v . Califo rnia Land Company . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. William B. Ogden and Mr. E. C. Brandenburg for petitioner. Mr. Peyton Gordon for respondent.

No. 686. City of Chicago , Petit ioner , v . White Transport ation Company . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. Samuel A. Ettelson and Mr. Chester E. Cleveland for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 688. Woo Vey , Petit ion er , v . United States . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Mr. Thomas S. Dunlap and Mr. C. W. Savage for petitioner. The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Fitts for the United States.

No. 695. Theodore Dendinger , Peti tione r , v . Ar - thur L. Bear , Tutor , etc . November 5,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana denied. Mr. Henry Mooney and Mr. J. D. Dresner for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 706. The Port of Portland , Petition er , v . Wilhelm Wilhel msen . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. Joseph N. Teal and Mr. Wirt Minor for petitioner. Mr. William C. Bristol for respondent.

No. 708. James Howard Sanner , Petit ioner , v . West ern Maryla nd Rail wa y Company . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the State of Maryland denied. Mr. William C. Sullivan for petitioner. Mr. George R. Gaither for respondent.

No. 710. Sundh Elect ric Company , Petit ioner , v . Cutler Manufacturing Company . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. Albert C. Wall and Mr. Frederick S. Tyler for petitioner. Mr. W. Clyde Jones for respondent.

No. 711. Sundh Elect ric Company , Petiti oner , v . General Electric Comp any . November 5, 1917. Petion for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr.

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Albert C. Wall and Mr. Frederick S. Tyler for petitioner. Mr. Frederick P. Fish, Mr. Charles Neave and Mr. Albert G. Davis for respondent.

No. 716. George Orlov et al ., Petit ioners , v . Abraham Arons on et al ., etc . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Superior Court of the State of Massachusetts denied. Mr. Edward F. McClennen and Mr. Francis B. James for petitioners. Mr. Samuel Sigilman for respondents.

No. 719. Planters ’ Steams hip Company , Petiti oner , v. Rolf Seeb erg Ship Chandlery Compa ny et al . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. John D. Grace and Mr. Frederick S. Tyler for petitioner. No appearance for respondents.

No. 720. Liberal Elevator Comp any , Petit ion er , v . Wichi ta Mill & Elevator Company . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. C. M. Williams and Mr. E. F. Colladay for petitioner. Mr. Chester I. Long, for respondent.

No. 731. N. B. K. Pettingill , Petiti oner , v . Walte r McK. Jones . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied. Mr. N. B. K. Pettingill, pro se. Mr. Francis E. Neagle and Mr. Woodward Emery for respondent.

No. 732. Ella Getkin , Peti tione r , v . Pennsylvania Railroad Company . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, State of Pennsylvania, denied. Mr. William M. Hargest and Mr. William N. Hayne for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 736. Globe Steam shi p Comp any , Claimant , etc ., Petit ion er , v . Henry Moss . November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Mr. Thomas H. Garry for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 737. William Baulc h , Petit ion er , v . Strath - leven Steam ship Company (Ltd .). November 5, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. Mr. Robert H. Talley for petitioner. Mr. Floyd Hughes and Mr. R. J. M. Bullowa for respondent.

No. 742. Hartf ord Life Insu ranc e Company , Peti - tione r , v. Nannie M. Johnso n . November 12, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri granted. Mr. James C. Jones, Mr. James C. Jones, Jr., and Mr. George F. Raid for petitioner. Mr. Charles W. German for respondent.

No. 542. Alberto Sandoval et al .. Petitioner s , v . Ida C. Pfeu ff er et al . November 12, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. Don A. Bliss for petitioners. Mr. S. J. Brooks for respondents.

No. 612. Charles M. Simps on , Petition er , v . Unite d States . November 12, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Mr. George H. Eichelberger for petitioner. The Solicitor General for the United States.

No. 721. Great Northern Rail wa y Comp any , Peti - tio ner , v. United States . November 12, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. E. C. Lindley, Mr. F. V. Brown and Mr. Charles S. Albert for petitioner. The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Frierson for the United States.

No. 726. People of Porto Rico , Petitioner , v . Eduard o Wys . November 12, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Porto Rico denied. Mr. Samuel T. Ansell and Mr. Edward S. Bailey for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 727. Peopl e of Porto Rico , Peti tione r , v . Anicet o Berrio s . November 12, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Porto Rico denied. Mr. Samuel T. Ansell and Mr. Edward S. Bailey for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

N®. 729. Cleme nte Ramirez , Petit ioner , v . People of Porto Rico . November 12,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Porto Rico denied. Mr. Carroll G. Walter for petitioner. Mr. Samuel T. Ansell and Mr. Edward S. Bailey for respondent.

No. 741. H. Bradle y David son et al ., Petit ioners , v. E. F. Brooks Comp any . November 12,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia denied. Mr. John C. Gittings for petitioners. Mr. D. T. Wright and Mr. Henry F. Woodard for respondent.

No. 743. Southern Rail wa y Company , Peti tione r , v. Thomas Young . November 12, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina denied. Mr. H. O’B. Cooper, Mr. L. E. Jeffries, Mr. Benjamin Lindsay Abney and Mr. J. E. McDonald for petitioner. Mr. J. Frazer Lyon for respondent.

No. 745. Morgan 0. Llewellyn et al ., Petitioner s , v. State of New Mexico . November 12,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico denied. Mr. Francis C. Wilson and Mr. S. P. Weisiger for petitioners. No appearance for respondent.

No. 712. New York Scaff olding Comp any , Peti - tione r , v. Liebel -Binney Const ructio n Comp any . November 19, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted. Mr. Frank Chase Somes for petitioner. Mr. Robert H. Parkinson and Mr. Wallace R. Lane for respondent.

No. 713. New York Scaff olding Company , Peti - tioner , v. Chain Belt Compa ny et al . November 19, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted. Mr. Frank Chase Somes for petitioner. Mr. Robert H. Parkinson and Mr. Wallace R. Lane for respondents.

No. 744. Minneapoli s & St . Loui s Railroad Com - pany , Petit ioner , v . Unite d State s . November 26,

1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. F. M. Miner for petitioner. No brief for the United States.

No. 755. Hargadine -Mc Kit tri ck Dry Goods Com - pany , Petit ioner , v . Chris tian J. Zeitinge r et al . November 26, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Charles A. Houts for petitioner. Mr. Matt. G. Reynolds and Mr. Julian Laughlin for respondents.

No. 753. John A. Jess on et al ., Petitioner s , v . F. G. Noyes , as Receiver of the Washington -Alask a Bank . December 10,1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. W. H. Metson for petitioners. Mr. Orion L. Rider for respondent.

No. 762. James B. Simp son , Indicted as James B. Miller , Peti tione r , v . Unit ed States . December 10, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. Samuel Herrick and Mr. Thomas E. Hayden for petitioner. The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Fitts for the United States.

No. 754. H. H. Ridde ll , Petition er , v . United States . December 17, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. W. Y. Masters for petitioner. The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Fitts for the United States.

No. 757. A. W. Lohma n , Peti tione r , v . Stock Yards Loan Company . December 17, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. H. P. White for petitioner. Mr. B. F. Deatherage and Mr. Robert F. Blair for respondent.

No. 777. Central Calif ornia Canneries Comp any et al ., Petit ioners , v . Dunkley Company . December 17, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. William K. White for petitioners. Mr. Fred L. Chappell for respondent.

Van Brunt for petitioner. Mr. H. Snowden Marshall, Mr. A. J. Dittenhoefer and Mr. David Gerber for respondents.

No. 781. Gulf Oil Corporation , Petit ioner , v . C. G. Llew ellyn , Collector of Internal Revenu e , etc . January 7, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted. Mr. James H. Beal and Mr. William A. Seifert for petitioner. No brief for respondent.

No. 90. Atchis on , Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Comp any , Appel lant , v . Board of Count y Comm is - sioner s of the Count y of Douglas , State of Colo - rado , et al . See ante, p. 634.

No. 550. He nry W. Boerner , Petit ioner , v . Will iam Hale Thompson , Mayor , etc ., et al . January 7, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois denied. Mr. James R. Ward and Mr. Sanuel Herrick for petitioner. Mr. Samuel A. Ettelson and Mr. Chester E. Cleveland for respondents.

No. 771. Ng Choy Fong , Petit ione r , v . United States . January 7,1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. Edward M. Cleary and Mr. Philip S. Ehrlich for petitioner. The Solicitor General for

the United States.

No. 432. Ameri can Stee l Foundries , Petiti oner , v . Tri -City Central Trades Council et al . January 14, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted. Mr. Max Pam for petitioner. Mr. Frank C. Smith for respondents.

No. 791. The Washingt on Post Comp any , Peti - tioner , v. John Arms tron g Chaloner . January 14, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia granted. Mr. Wilton J. Lambert, Mr. Joseph W. Bailey and Mr. Rudolph H. Yeatman for petitioner. Mr. E. F. Colladay, Mr. John Ridout and Mr. H. S. Barger for respondent.

No. 785. Atlantic Coast Line Railr oad Company , Peti tione r , v . Leath E. Trea dway , Administr atrix , etc . January 14,1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of Virginia denied. Mr. William B. Mcllwaine for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 790. Phila delp hia & Reading Rail wa y Com - pany , Peti tione r , v . Catheri ne Marland , Admi nis - tratrix , etc . January 14, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. Mr. William Clarke Mason and Mr. Charles Heebner for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 792. Pennsyl vania Railroad Company , Peti - tione r , v. Mary Price , Administr atrix , etc . January 14, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Cuyahoga County, State of Ohio, denied. Mr. Andrew Squire and Mr. William L. Day for petitioner. Mr. Charles W. Savage for respondent.

No. 796. Charles H. Moyer , as Trust ee , etc ., et al ., Petit ioners , v . Butte Miners ’ Union . January 14, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. Horace N. Hawkins for petitioners. Mr. Peter Breen for respondent.

No. 750. Aurelia P. Bernal , Petition er , v . United State s . January 21, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. Carlos Bee for petitioner. The Solicitor General for the United States.

No. 803. Deschutes Railroad Company , Peti tione r , v. Eas tern Oregon Land Comp any . January 21, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. A. C. Spencer and Mr. James G. Wilson for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 815. Norf olk County Water Company , Peti - tioner , v. City of Norfolk , Virginia , et al . January 21, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. Mr. Luther B. Way for petitioner. Mr. George Pilcher for respondents.

No. 807. Rigney & Comp any , Petit ioner , v . Aunt Jemi ma Mills Company . February 4,1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. T. K. Bryant and Mr. F. F. Crampton for petitioner. Mr. Frank F. Reed and Mr. Edward S. Rogers for respondent.

No. 811. S. L. Heath erly , Admini str ator , etc ., Petit ioner , v . Louis ville & Nashvill e Railroad Comp any . February 4, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky denied. Mr. Conrad H. Syme for petitioner. Mr. Benjamin D. Warfield for respondent.

No. 812. Edwa rd S^tro eck er , as Trustee , etc ., Petiti oner v . Mariam A. Patter son et al . February 4, 1918. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. Charles J. Heggerty for petitioner. No appearance for respondents.

CASES DISPOSED OF WITHOUT CONSIDERATION BY THE COURT, FROM OCTOBER 1, 1917, TO MARCH 4, 1918.

No. 717. Martiniano M. Velos o , Plaint iff in Er - ror and Appellant , v . Vicente Franc isc o Ageo et al . Appeal from the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands. October 1, 1917. Docketed and dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. Evans Browne for defendants in error and appellees. No one opposing.

No. 21. Kansas City Stock Yards Company of Miss ouri , Plainti ff in Error , v . State of Kansa s ex rel . John S. Daws on , Attorney General . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas. October 1, 1917. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiff in error. Mr. L. W. Keplinger for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant in error.

No. 135. Shill Rolli ng Chair Comp any , Plaintif f in Error , v . Atlantic City ;

No. 136. Hanna h M. Clowne y , Tradin g as Smith ’s Rolling Chairs , Plaintif f in Error , v . Atlanti c City ; and

No. 137. Thomas E. Lass iter , Plainti ff in Error , v . Atlanti c City . In error to the Court of Errors and Appeals of the State of New Jersey. October 1, 1917. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiffs in error. Mr. George A. Bourgeois and Mr. Harry R. Coulomb for plaintiffs in error. No appearance for defendant in error.

No. 149. St . Louis , Iron Mountai n & Southern Railw ay Comp any , Plaintif f in Error , v . State of Louisi ana ex rel . City of Lake Charles . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. October 1, 1917. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiff in error. Mr. Henry Bernstein for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant in error.

No. 258. Midla nd Valley Railroad Company , Plain tif f in Error , v . Della Ogden , Administratr ix , etc . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. October 1, 1917. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiff in error. Mr. Norman R. Haskell for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant in error.

No. 54. United States , Appe llant , v . Great Lakes Towing Compa ny et al . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio. October 2, 1917. Dismissed on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Davis for the United States. No appearance for appellees.

No. 197. Delawar e , Lackawanna and West ern Railroad Co ., Plaintif f in Error , v . George D. Fish . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of New York. October 9,1917. Dismissed without costs to either party, per stipulation of counsel. Mr. Austin J. McMahon for plaintiff in error. Mr. Walter A. Fullerton for defendant in error.

No. 547. Adah B. Walton , Adminis tratrix , etc ., Plaintif f in Error , v . Edwar d B. Pryor et al ., Re - ceivers , etc . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. October 9, 1917. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiff in error. Mr. Charles C. LeForgee for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendants in error.

No. 13. P. J. Hamill , Plainti ff in Error , v . Josep h Schlitz Brewi ng Comp any . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa. October 16,1917. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the tenth rule. Mr. Frederick S. Tyler and Mr. Benjamin I. Salinger for plaintiff in error. Mr. G. P. Miller, Mr. Edwin S. Mack and Mr. Arthur W. Fairchild for defendant in error.

No. 15. The Keet oowah Societ y et al ., Appellants , v. Franklin K. Lane , Secretary of the Interio r . Appeal from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. October 17, 1917. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the tenth rule. Mr. C. C. Calhoun for appellants. The Attorney General for appellee.

No. 4. C. J. Ols on , Plain tif f in Error , v . State of North Dakota . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota. October 17, 1917. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the sixteenth rule, on motion of Mr. William Langer for defendant in error. Mr. Edward Engerud for plaintiff in error. Mr. Andrew Miller and Mr. Harrison A. Bronson for defendant in error.

No. 55. Jose Sanchez y Armijo , Plainti ff in Error , v. State of New Mexico . In error to the Supreme Court

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of the State of New Mexico. November 5, 1917. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiff in error. Mr. T. B. Catron for plaintiff in error. Mr. Frank W. Clancy for defendant in error.

No. 357. Wells , Fargo & Company et al ., Appe l - lants , v. Clarence C. Caldwell , Attor ney Genera l , etc ., et al . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of South Dakota. November 5, 1917. Dismissed, per stipulation. Mr. C. 0. Bailey and Mr. Branch P. Kerfoot for appellants. Mr. Clarence C. Caldwell and Mr. P. W. Dougherty for appellees.

No. 617. Liverp ool & London & Globe Insurance Comp any (Ltd .), Appellant , v . James J. Bailey , Secre - tary of State of the State of Louis iana . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. November 5, 1917. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for appellant. Mr. J. Zach Spearing for appellant. No appearance for appellee.

No. 45. Southern Rail wa y Company , Plainti ff in Error , v . C. S. Cook , Admin is trator of W. M. Poteat , Deceased . In error to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. November 9,1917. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiff in error. Mr. Robert B. Tunstall and Mr. L. E. Jeffries for plaintiff in error. Mr. Harry Wooding, Jr., for defendant in error.

No. 64. United States of Ameri ca ex rel . David Bowl egs , a Minor , etc ., Plaintif f in Error , v . Frank - lin K. Lane , Secreta ry of the Interior . In error to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. November 15, 1917. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiff in error. Mr. James W. McNeill, Mr. John B. Meserve, Mr. U. L. Mott and Mr. W. L. Sturdevant for plaintiff in error. The Attorney General for defendant in error.

No. 65. Thomas D. Aitken et al ., Plaint iffs in Error , v . Unite d States of Ameri ca , by it s Trus tee , The Government of the Philip pine Islands . In error to the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands. November 15, 1917. Dismissed, pursuant to the tenth rule. Mr. C. L. Bouve for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Samuel T. Ansell for defendant in error.

No. 79. John Johns tone , Plaintif f in Error , v . Andrew Schmidt et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota. November 20, 1917. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the tenth rule. Mr. C. L. Young and Mr. F. C. Heffron for plaintiff in error. Mr. James E. Trask for defendants in error.

No. 86. James Mc Dowa ll et al ., Plaintiff s in Error , v . Edward I. Donovan et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota. November 22, 1917. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the tenth rule. Mr. Edward Engerud for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Samuel Herrick for defendants in error.

No. 87. George H. Munroe et al ., Plain tif fs in Error , v . Edwa rd I. Donovan et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota. November 22,1917. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the tenth rule. Mr. Edward Engerud for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Samuel Herrick for defendants in error.

No. 676. U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Comp any , Plaint iff in Error , v . State of Missi ssip pi et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi. December 10, 1917. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiff in error. Mr. E. C. Brandenburg for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendants in error.

Nos. 121 and 122. George M. Glenn , Plaintif f in Error , v . Southern Expre ss Company . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina. December 17, 1917. Dismissed with costs, per stipulation. Mr. Murray Allen, Mr. Lawrence Maxwell and Mr. Joseph S. Graydon for plaintiff in error. Mr. Alexander B. Andrews, Jr., for defendant in error.

No. 151. Beekma n Winthr op et al ., Appell ants , v . Grant Fellows , as Attor ney Gene ral of the State of Michig an , et al . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan. December 19,1917. Dismissed with costs, per stipulation. Mr. Henry W. Taft and Mr. Edwin P. Grosvenor for appellants. Mr. Grant Fellows for appellees.

No. 251. Batesvi lle Southw ester n Rail wa y Com - pany et al ., Plain tif fs in Error , v . M. H. Mims . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi. January 4, 1918. Dismissed with costs, per stipulation. Mr. Thomas A. Evans and Mr. Roger Montgomery for plaintiffs in error. Mr. W. R. Wood for defendant in error.

No. 123. Nannie C. Gibson , Plainti ff in Error , v . John J. Lentz . In error to the Court of Appeals for the Second Judicial District of the State of Ohio. January 14, 1918. Dismissed with costs, per stipulation. Mr. Smith W. Bennett and Mr. W. J. Geer for plaintiff in error. Mr. John D. Karns for defendant in error.

No. 181. Bert Williams et al ., Plain tif fs in Error , v. A. P. Sandles et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio. January 31, 1918. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the tenth rule. Mr. F. S. Monnett for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Edward C. Turner for defendants in error.

No. 694. Robert F. Stroud , Plainti ff in Error , v . United States . In error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. February 4, 1918. Judgment reversed upon confession of error; and cause remanded for further proceedings, on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Davis for the United States. Mr. Isaac B. Kimbrell and Mr, Martin J. O’Donnell for plaintiff in error.

error to the Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina. February 4, 1918. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiff in error. Mr. James H. Merrimon and Mr. Alfred S. Barnard for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant in error.

CASES DISPOSED OF IN VACATION.

No. 139. Coal & Coke Ry . Co ., Plainti ff in Error , v. David F. Deal . In error to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. July 16, 1917. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the twenty-eighth rule. Mr. George E. Price for plaintiff in error. Mr. H. W. Houston for defendant in error.

No. 241. John A. Bell , Plaintif f in Error , v . Lizz ie E. Fitz pat rick . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. July 31,1917. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the twenty-eighth rule. Mr. James A. Veazey for plaintiff in error. Mr. Joseph P. Rossiter for defendant in error.

No. 182. Cincinn ati , New Orleans & Texas Pacif ic Railway Company , Plainti ff in Error , v . W. E. Goode . In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. August 15, 1917. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the twenty-eighth rule. Mr. John Galvin and Mr. Edward Colston for plaintiff in error. Mr. Emmet Puryear for defendant in error.