; 1 STJPREME COTJET OF THE UNITED STATES. Monday, October 11, 1915. The court met pursuant to law. Present: The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice McKenna, Mr. Justice Holmes, Mr. Justice Day, Mr. Justice Hughes, Mr. Justice Van Devanter, Mr. Justice Pitney, and Mr. Justice McReynolds, Adrian Riker, of Newark, N. J. ; Clarence C. Caldwell, of Howard, S. Dak. ; Alex. Simpson, of Jersey City, N. J. ; Robert Szold, of Chi- cago, 111. ; Leo F. Wormser, of Chicago, 111. ; William S. Haskell, of New York City, N. Y. ; Alfred D. Lind, of New York City ; Edward P. Holmes, of Lincoln, Nebr. George W. Berge, of Lincoln, Nebr.; ; Harold J. Adams, of Buffalo, N. Y. ; Morton S. Cressy, of Chicago, 111. Ralph D. Hurst, of Greensburg, Pa. ; James A. George, of Dead- ; wood, S. Dak.; Harry J. Dingeman, of Detroit, Mich.; Edwin P. Matthews, of Dayton, Ohio; James W. McCarter, of Washington, D. C. ; J. Sidney Condit, of Chicago, 111. ; Edw. W. Everett, of Chi- cago, 111. ; John C. Bane, of Pittsburg, Pa. ; Jeremiah F. Hoover, of Newark, N. J.; Colin S. Monteith, of Columbia, S. C; Frank G. Tompkins, of Columbia, S. C. ; Rush B. Johnson, of Chicago, 111.; of Alphonso C. Stewart, St. Louis, Mo. ; Wiley E. Jones, of Phoenix, Ariz.; Percy Sommer Benedict, of New Orleans, La.; John B. A. Wheltle, of Baltimore, Md. ; Burdette B. Webster, of Baltimore, Md. George W. Lindsay, of Baltimore, Md. George P. Decker, of ; Rochester, N. Y. ; Leslie C. Hardy, of Phoeniz, Ariz.; Martin A. Schenck, of New York City; and Charles K. Wheeler, of Paducah, Ky., were admitted to practice. The Chief Justice announced that all motions noticed for to-day would be heard to-morrow, and the court would then commence the call of the docket pursuant to the 26th rule. Adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock. The day call for Tuesday, October 12th, will be as follows: 386, 388, 277, 278, 285, 340, 140, 393, 394, 361, 240, 306, 212, 246, 223, 213, 454, 289 (and 332), 440, 239, 465, 139, 328, 359, and 481. 10434—15 1 o ; 2 SUPREME COUET 01 THE UNITED STATES. Tuesday, October 12, 1915. Present: The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice McKenna, Mr. Justice Hohnes, Mr. Justice Day, Mr. Justice Hughes, Mr. Justice Van Devanter, Mr. Justice Pitney, and Mr. Justice McKeynolds. T. Morris Wampler, of Alexandria County, Ya. ; Alexander B. Siegel, of New York City; Joseph W. Welsh, of New York City; Jose A. Poventud, of Ponce, P. E. ; H. L. Alexander, of Shreveport, La.; Philip S. Pugh, of Crowley, La.; S. Haskett Derby, of San Francisco, Cal. ; John W. Hinsdale, jr., of Raleigh, N. C. ; W. A. Ayres, of Wichita, Kans. ; C. Dale Wolfe, of Wewoka, Okla. ; Edwin S. Clarkson, of Washington, D. C. ; Edmund K. Arnold, of Boston, Mass. Harry S. Marx, of New York City ; and Porter W. Dent, of ; El Paso, Tex., were admitted to practice. No. 140. Frank R. Brushaber, appellant, v. Union Pacific Railroad Company; and No. 359. John R. Stanton, appellant, v. Baltic Mining Company et al. Motion for leave to file brief herein as amicus curiae and for oral argument submitted by Mr. Solicitor General Davis for The United States. No. 213. John F. Dodge et al., appellants, v. James J. Brady, col- lector of internal revenue No. 393. Tyee Realty Company, plaintiff in error, v. Charles W. Anderson, collector of internal revenue; No. 394. Edwin Thorne, plaintiff in error, v. Charles W. Anderson, collector of internal revenue ; and No. 396. John F. Dodge et al., appellants, v. William H. Osbom, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Leave to file a single brief in these cases granted, on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Davis for the appellees and defendants in error. No. 396. John F. Dodge et al., appellants, v. William H. Osborn, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted by Mr. Solicitor General Davis for the appellee in support of the motion, and by Mr. Fred A. Baker for the appellants in oppo- sition thereto. 10434—15 2 ; 3 No. 289. The United States of America, appellant, v. Hamburg- Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien-Gesellschaft et al. ; and No. 332. Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien-Gesellschaft et al., appellants, v. The United States of America et al. Motion to reassign for November 1st submitted by Mr. Solicitor General Davis for The United States, at the request of opposing counsel. No. 306. The United States of America et al., appellants, v. The St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. et al. Passed on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Davis for the appellants. No. 3. The Detroit United Railway, plaintiff in error, v. The People of the State of Michigan No. 14. The Detroit United Railway, plaintiff in error, v. The City of Detroit ; and No. 15. The Detroit United Railway, plaintiff in error, v. The City of Detroit. Continued per stipulation of counsel, on motion of Mr. John C. Donnelly for the plaintiff in error. No. 537. Frank T. Woodworth, plaintiff in error, v. Frank P. Chesbrough. Motion to dismiss submitted by Mr. Thomas A. E. Weadock for the defendant in error in support of the motion, and by Mr. Edward S. Clark and Mr. John C. Weadock for the plaintiff in error in opposition thereto. No. 212. The United States of America, plaintiff in error, v. Harvey C. Shauver. Leave granted to file brief of the conservation commit- tee of the Camp Fire Club of America as amicus curiae, on motion of Mr. William B. Greeley in that behalf. Leave granted to file brief of American Game Protective Association and others, as amici curiae, on motion of Mr. William S. Haskell in that behalf. No. 621. Hamilton Trust Company et al., petitioners, v. John L. Bisher, jr., etc. Petition for writs of mandamus and certiorari sub- mitted by Mr. Emmett Callahan for the petitioners, and by Mr. William P. Richardson for the respondent. Nos. 558 and 559. L. Steiner and B. Frank, individually and as surviving partners, etc., et al., petitioners, v. T. S. Faulk & Company. Petition for writs of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit submitted by Mr. Leon Weil and Mr. Horace Stringfellow for the petitioner, and by Mr. W. A. Blount, Mr. A. C. Blount, and Mr. F. B. Carter for the respondents. No. 652. Charles S. Hinchman, petitioner, v. Consolidated Arizona Smelting Company. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit submitted by Mr. Monroe Buckley in behalf of Mr. Charles H. Burr for the peti- tioner, and by Mr. J. Markham Marshall and Mr. Alexander B. Seigel for the respondent. 4 No. 608. Catherine C. Reese, administratrix, etc., plaintiff in error, ^. The Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. Motion to advance submitted by Mr. Monroe Buckley in behalf of Mr. George Deming for the plaintiff in error. No. 455. Gardiner Investment Company et al., appellants, v. The Jackson Company et al. Motion to advance for hearing with No. 20 submitted by Mr. Frank S. Streeter for the appellees, in support of the motion, and by Mr. B. E. Eames for the appellants, in oppo- sition thereto. No. 359. John R. Stanton, appellant, v. Baltic Mining Company et al. Leave granted to file brief herein supporting the position of the appellant, as amicus curise, on motion of Mr. John R. Yan Derlip in that behalf. No. 635. Ida R. Roberts et al., petitioners, v. Myra J. Roberts. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit submitted by Mr. Frederick S. Tyler, in behalf of Mr. M. F. Watts and Mr. William R. Gentry for the petitioners. No. 640. Miene Wilckens, petitioner, v. Alwine S. Wilckens. Peti- tion for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit submitted by Mr. Frederick S. Tyler in behalf of Mr. William J. Courtright for the petitioner. No. 638. Henry Briggs, appellant, v. United Shoe Machinery Com- pany. Advanced pursuant to the thirty-second rule and submitted by Mr. W. A. Milliken for the appellant, and by Mr. Horace A. Dodge for the appellee. No. 491. Seaboard Air Line Railway, plaintiff in error, v. Beaure- gard Magdalene Koenecke, as administratrix, etc. Motion to dis- miss or affirm submitted by Mr. C. S. Monteith and Mr. Frank G. Tompkins for the defendant in error in support of the motion, and by Mr. Jo Berry S. Lyles for the plaintiff in error in opposition thereto. No. 278. George G. Johnson, as treasurer of the State of South Dakota, appellant, v. James C. Fargo, individually and as president, etc. Death of James C. Fargo suggested, and appearance of George C. Taylor, individually and as president of the American Express Company, as the party appellee herein, filed and entered, on motion of Mr. Charles O. Bailey for the appellee. No. 661. Egbert Whitney, petitioner, v. New York Scaffolding Company. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Cir- cuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit submitted by Mr. W. A. Johnston, Mr. James A. Carr, and Mr. Wallace R. Lane for the peti- tioners, and by Mr. Paul Bakewell for the respondent. 5 Xo. — . Original. Ex parte In the matter of Jesse W. Uppercu, pe- titioner. Motion for leave to file petition for write of mandamus submitted by Mr. Wharton E. Lester in behalf of Mr. Alvin C. Cass for the petitioner. Xo. 612. Lillie ^y. Eeed, petitioner, v. The Baltimore & Ohio Eail- road Company. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Six Circuit submitted by Mr.