4 1 SUPEE31E COUET OF THE UXITED STATES MOXDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1924 Present: The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice McKemia, Justice Hohnes, Mr. Justice Van Devanter, Mr. Justice McKeynolds, Mr. Justice Brandeis, Mv. Justice Sutherland, Mr. Justice Butler, and Mr. Justice Sanford. Charles T. Rowland, of Fort Worth, Tex.: Erwin M. Trensch, of Grand Eapids, Mich.: Dana T. Ackerlj, of Xew York City; Harold B. Eigar, of Xew York City ; Harvey D. Goldberg, of Louisville, Ky. ; Timothy J. Mahoney, of Erie, Pa.; James T. Crouch, of Colum- bia, S. C: Samuel C. Coleman, of Xew York City: Oscar C. Thomas, ot Alexandria, Va. Walter : T. Kinder, of Cleveland, Ohio: George J. Chryssikos, of Xew York City; James P. Wood, of Cleveland Olno; Morris Bien. of AVoshington, D. C: W. Ainsworth Parker' oi- BalUmore, Md.; Merritt U. Hayden, of St. Louis, Mo.: Samu.-l Block, of Chicago, 111.; Homer X. Boardman, of Oklahoma Citv Okla.; Joseph Tuttle Steams, of Xew York City; Lawrence e' Ensor, of Towson, Md.: William P. Cole, jr., of Towson, Md.; Xeill Garrett, of Des Moines, Iowa; Louis B. Le Due. of Haddoniield X. J. Enid Childs. ; of San Francisco, Calif. ; Harry F. Payer of Cleveland, Ohio Margaret ; T. Lynch, of AWliite Plains X Y • Humphrey J. Lynch, of White Plains, X. Y.; Irving Miller, of Xew lork City; Helen X. Cirese, of Chicago, 111.; Louis H. Winch, of Cleveland, Ohio; Archibald Douglas, of Xew York City; Edward Holloway. of Xew York City; William H. Mavnard, of Baltimore, Md.; Matthew Westrate, of Muscatine, Iowa; Hai^y S Hall of Knoxville, Tenn.; Cornelius Lynde, of Chicago, 111.; Frank J Kent ^"""^,^1 ^^'^ ^^^'^^ ^^^'^ Willard I.V McBain,MP of iSorfolk, \a.; George E. Dierssen, of Cliicago 111 • and Jesse A. Holton, of Boston, ' Mass., were admitted to practice. OKDER-It is ordered by this court that the following cases, viz. .11' (^^^ (and 299), 101 (^^^ i'il !?f 279' ai^d 280), 162; 283 343, 412 351, 81, 272, 401, 191 (and 192 and 193 , 181 342 3 original, 12 original, 338, 353, 25 (and 26), 332 (and 333 334' and 335), 423, 316, 402, heretofore assigned for AnL tT'- ber 10 next, be, and they are hereby, reassigned for MondpV, Xovem- ber 17 next. i;3S30—24 1 MONDAY^ OCTOBER 6, 1924 2 No. 14, original. The United States, complainant, v. The State of Washington. Stipulation as to decree submitted by Mr. Solicitor General Beck in that behalf. No. 18. Walter D. Sweeney, Claimant, etc., appellant, v. The United States. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. Dismissed, on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Beck in behalf of counsel for the appellant. No. 28. Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, plaintiff in error, v. The Intercity Radio Company, Inc. In error to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Dismissed, per stipulation, on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Beck in that behalf. No. 56. Central Union Trust Company of New York, plaintiff in error, v. William H. Edwards, as Collector of United States In- ternal Revenue for the Second District of New York. Motion to dismiss submitted b}^ Mr. Solicitor General Beck for the defendant in error in support of the motion, and by ^Ir. John M. Perry and Mr. Arthur H. Van Brunt for the plaintiff in error in opposition thereto. No. 391. The United States of America, plaintiff in error, v. Joseph Weissman et al. JMotion to advance submitted by Mr. So- licitor General Beck for the plaintiff' in error. No. 398. Samuel Gross, petitioner, v. The United States of Amer- ica. On petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Dismissed, on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Beck for the petitioner. No. 472. The Alexander Milburn Company, petitioner, v. Davis- Bournonville Company. Leave granted to file a brief herein as amicus curiae, on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Beck for the United States. No. 508. Save Electric Corporation, petitioner, v. General Elec- tric Compan}^ Leave granted to file a brief herein as amicus curiae, on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Beck for the United States. No. 596, John J. McGrain,. Deputy Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, appellant, v. Mally S. Daugherty. Motion to advance submitted by Mr. Solicitor General Beck for the appellant. No. 653. The United States of America, petitioner, v. O. B. Fish. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Cus- toms Appeals submitted by Mr. Solicitor General Beck and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Hoppin for the petitioner, and Mr. Allan R. Brown for the respondent. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1924 3 No. 391, The United States of America, plaintiff in error, v. Joseph AVeissman et al. Motion to dismiss submitted by Benjamin Slade for the defendant in error in support of the motion, and by Mr, Solicitor General Beck for the plaintiff in error in opposition thereto. No. 110. Chicag-o, Rock Island & Pacific Railwa3^ Company, plaintiff' in error, v. J. E. Vander Zyl. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa. Dismissed, per stipulation, on motion of Mr. Thomas P. Littlepage in that behalf. No. 641. Samuel N. McClean et al., petitioners, v. M. A. Bradley et al. Leave granted counsel for the respondent to file a brief in opposition to the petition for a writ of certiorari herein within one week. No. 669. United Fuel Gas Company, appellant, v. The Public Service Commission of West Virginia et al. Motion to advance sub- mitted by Harold A. Ritz for the appellant. No. 218. W. L, Stickel, plaintiff' in error, v. Big Laurel Coal Com- pany. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted by Mr. Harold A. Ritz for the defendant in error in support of the motion, and by Mr. Maj^nard F. Stiles for the plaintiff in error in opposition thereto. No. 371. Northern Pacific Railway Company et al., plaintiffs in error, v. Department of Public Works of the State of Washington et al. Walter B. Whitcomb, successor to Hance H. Cleland as super- visor of public utilities and member of the department of public works of the State of Washington, substituted as a part^^ defendant in error herein, on motion of Mr. J. H. Carroll in that behalf. No. 487. Farmers & Mechanics National Bank of Fort Worth, Texas, appellant, v. W. W. Wilkerson et al. Motion to dismiss submitted by Mr. Mark McMahon for the appellee in support of the motion, and by Mr. Charles A. Boynton for the appellant in opposi- tion thereto. No. 224. Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway v. The United States of America. On a certificate from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Certificate, which has been heretofore dismissed in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, dismissed, on motion of Mr. John W. Price for the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway. No. 647. Western Maryland Railway Company, petitioner, v. M. M. and D. D. Brown, Partners, etc. ; and No. 648. Western Maryland Railway Company, petitioner, v. M. M. and D. D. Brown, Partners, etc. Leave granted counsel for the respondents to file a brief herein in opposition to the petition for w^rits of certiorari within two weeks, on motion of Mr. John A. Kratz in that behalf. MONDAY^ OCTOBER 6, 1924 4 Xo. 161. The Sanitary District of Chicago^ appellant, -v. The United States of America. Motion of the people of the State of Illnois for leave to file brief as amicus curiae herein granted ; motion for leave to participate in the oral argument denied, on motion of Mr. George E. Dierssen. Xo. 161. The Sanitary District of Chicago, appellant, v. The United States of America. Motion of the Chicago Association of Commerce for leave to file brief as amicus curiae herein granted; motion for leave to participate in the oral argument denied, on motion of Mr. Cornelius Linde. Xo. 161. The Sanitary District of Chicago, appellant, v. The United States of America. Motions of the State of Tennessee, the State of ^lissouri, the State of Louisiana, and the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce et al., for leave to file briefs herein as amici curiae, granted, on motion of Mr. Daniel X. Kirby in that behalf. Con- sideration of motion for leave to participate in the oral argument herein, submitted by Mr. Daniel X. Kirby in that behalf, postponed to the hearing of the case. Xo. 23, original. The United States of America, complainant, v. The State of AViscon^-in. L^ave granted to file answer herein, on motion of Mr. John Walsh for the defendant. Xo. 65. Max Wulfsohn et al.. etc.. plaintitfs in error, Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Hepubiic. Motion to dismiss submitted by Mr. Charles Recht for the defendant in error in support of the motion, and by Mr. Otto C. Sommerich and Mr. Edwin M. Bor- chard for the plaintifis in error in opposition thereto. Xo. 664. John H. Hendriks. petitioner, c. Atlas Land Company. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eiglith Circuit submitted by Mr. Ed. P. Ingham for the petitioner. Xo. 1. Auditore Contracting Company, Inc., et al.. petitioner, v. Foreign Trade Banking Corporation. Continued, per stipulation, on motion of ^Ii'. D. M. Tibbetts in that behalf. Xo. — . original. Ex parte In the matter of Kingston Dry Dock & Construction Company. Inc., petitioner. Motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of prohibition and/or a writ of mandamus herein submitted by ^Ir. D. M.