No. 496. HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, plaintiff in error, v. Rosa BARBER. Oct. 13, 1919. Mr. James C. Jones, of St. Louis, Mo., for plaintiff in error. Death of Rosa Barber, the defendant in error herein, suggested, and the appearance of Cecelia Blinco, administratrix of the estate of Rosa Barber, deceased, as defendant in error in this cause, filed and entered per stipulation of counsel and on motion of Mr. Henry G. Miller in behalf of counsel for the defendant in error.

No. 41. J. Eugene JORDAN, plaintiff in error, v. The BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. Oct. 17, 1919. For opinions below, see 92 Wash. 234, 158 Pac. 982; 95 Wash. 700, 163 Pac. 925. Mr. Edward Judd, of Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff in error. Mr. W. V. Tanner, of Seattle, Wash., for defendant in error. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the sixteenth rule, on motion of Mr. Blackburn Esterline for the defendant in error.

and Ira Jewell Williams, both of Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff in error. Mr. William Clarke Mason, of Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant in error.

PER CURIAM. The writ of error in this case is dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of section 237 of the Judicial Code (Act March 3, 1911, c. 231, 36 Stat. 1156), as amended by section 2 of the act of September 6, 1916, c. 448, 39 Stat. 726 [Comp. St. § 1214]. The application, consented to by the parties, to convert nunc pro tunc the writ of error into a writ of certiorari, or to treat the writ of error as having the effect of a writ of certiorari, is also denied. See act of September 6, 1916, c. 448,

7, 39 Stat. 728; Richard H. Dana, individually, v. Richard H. Dana, Executor, etc., 250 U. S. 651, 40 Sup. Ct. 9, 63 L. Ed. 1203, decided October 13, 1919.

No. 20. October term, 1918. The ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY, Limited, plaintiff in error, v. Joseph B. HAMMER; and

No. 21. October term, 1918. The ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY, plaintiff in error, v. Richard BRAY. Oct. 20, 1919. See, also, 250 U. S. 400, 39 Sup. Ct. 553, 63 L. Ed. 1058. Messrs. William C. McFarland, of Douglas, Ariz., John A. Garver, of New York City, and Ernest W. Lewis, of Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff in error. Messrs. Frank E. Curley, of Tucson, Ariz., L. Kearney, of Clifton, Ariz., and Frank H. Hereford, of Tucson, Ariz., for defendants in error. Motions to recall the mandates and amend the judgments denied.

(250 U. S. 651)

No. 175. ARMOUR & COMPANY et al., plaintiffs in error, v. The NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY et al. Oct. 20, 1919. In error to the Superior Court of the State of Rhode Island. For opinion below, see 103 Atl. 1031. Mr. Eugene A. Kingman, of Providence, R. I., for plaintiffs in error. Messrs. George H. Huddy, Jr., of Providence, R. I., and Edward G. Buckland, of New Haven, Conn., for defendants in error.

PER CURIAM. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Shulthis v. McDougal, 225 U. S. 561, 569, 32 Sup. Ct. 704, 56 L. Ed. 1205; Norton v. Whiteside, 239 U. S. 144, 147, 36 Sup. Ct. 97, 60 L. Ed. 186; Hull v. Burr, 234 U. S. 712, 720, 34 Sup. Ct. 892, 58 L. Ed. 1557; (2) Thomas v. Iowa, 209 U. S. 258, 263, 28 Sup. Ct. 487, 52 L. Ed. 782; Bowe v. Scott, 233 U. S. 658, 664, 665, 34 Sup. Ct. 769, 58 L. Ed. 1141; and see El Paso Sash & Door Co. v. Carraway, 245 U. S. 643, 38 Sup. Ct. 222, 62 L. Ed. 528; (3) Spies v. Illinois, 123 U. S. 131, 166, 8 Sup. Ct. 21, 22, 31 L. Ed. 80; Chapin v. Fye, 179 U. S. 127, 130, 21 Sup. Ct. 71, 45 L. Ed. 119.

(250 U. S. 672)

No. 422. M. Hampton TODD et al., Receiv ers etc., petitioners, v. Heulings LIPPINCOTT and Alfred J. Major, Receivers etc. Oct. 20, For opinion below, see 258 Fed. 205. Mr. J. H. Brinton, of Philadelphia, Pa., for petitioners. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third District denied.

tion for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied.

(250 U. S. 667)

No. 493. The NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY, petitioner, v. L. J. AUSTIN. Oct. 20, 1919. Messrs. Fitzgerald Hall and Montague S. Ross, both of Nashville, Tenn., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee denied.

(250 U. S. 656)

No. 499. The PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, petitioner, v. Ephraim LEDERER, Collector of Internal Revenue, etc. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 258 Fed. 81. Mr. George Wharton Pepper, of Philadelphia, Pa., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted.

(250 U. S. 656)

No. 506. Edward WHITE, Commissioner of Immigration for the Port of San Francisco, petitioner, v. CHIN FONG. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 258 Fed. 849. The Attorney General, for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted.

(250 U. S. 668)

No. 507. PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILWAY COMPANY, petitioner, v. PHILADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN & NORRISTOWN RAILROAD COMPANY. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 108 Atl. 528. Mr. Abraham M. Beitler, of Philadelphia, Pa., for petitioner. Mr. James Wilson Bayard, of Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania denied.

(250 U. S. 668)

No. 509. COLEMAN & COMPANY, petitioner, v. TAWAS COMPANY, Inc. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 260 Fed. 543. Mr. Jacob J. Lesser, of New York City, for petioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied.

(250 U. S. 656) No. 511. Guiseppe CAVALLARO, petitioner, v. Steamship CARLO POMA, her engines, etc., Kingdom of Italy, claimant. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 259 Fed. 369. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted.

(250 U. S. 668)

No. 510. William A. JAMISON et al., trading as Jay Street Terminal, petitioner, v. CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY et al. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 258 Fed. 923. Mr. D. Roger Englar, of New York City, for petitioners. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied.

(250 U. S. 668) No. 512. The PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, petitioner, V. George W. RAGAN, Administrator, etc. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 184 Ky. 359, 212 S. W. 123. Mr. Wm. Marshall Bullitt, of Louisville, Ky., for petitioner. Mr. Robt. D. Vance, of Henderson, Ky. (Mr. S. O. Heilbronner, of Henderson, Ky., of counsel), for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky denied.

(250 U. S. 672) No. 514. Howard W. SHOWALTER, petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES of America. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 260 Fed. 719. Messrs. John A. Howard and J. M. Ritz, both of Wheeling, W. Va., for petitioner. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Cir

(250 U. S. 669) No. 515. Frederick O. BALCOM, petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES of America. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 259 Fed. 779. Messrs. Washington R. Prescott, George F. O'Shaunessy, and William M. P. Bowen, all of Providence, R. I., and Jesse C. Adkins, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Messrs. Robert P. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Harry S. Ridgely, of Cheyenne, Wyo., for the United States. Petition for a writ of eertiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied.

(250 U. S. 669) No. 517. CRENSHAW BROS. & SAFFOLD, a copartnership, etc., petitioner, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 183 Pac. 208, which denied motion to recall remittitur and correct judgment 181 Pac. 252. Mr. L. T. Hatfield, of Sacramento, Cal., for petitioner. Mr. Henley C. Booth, of San Francisco, Cal., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the District Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, of the State of California, denied.

(250 U. S. 669) No. 518. The T. L. SMITH COMPANY et al., petitioners, v. The CEMENT TILE MAOct. 20, 1919. For CHINERY COMPANY. opinion below, see 257 Fed. 423. Messrs. Thomas F. Sheridan, George L. Wilkinson, and Walter A. Scott, all of Chicago, Ill., for petitioners. Mr. John E. Stryker, of St. Paul, Minn., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied.

(250 U. S. 672) No. 519. Chauncey J. HAMLIN et al., as Surviving Executors, etc., et al., petitioners, v. Mary K. WELLINGTON, Individually and as Executrix, etc., et al. Oct. 20, 1919. Messrs.

O'Brian, Donovan, Goodyear & Hellings, of Buffalo, N. Y. (Mr. Dana B. Hellings, of Buffalo, N. Y., of counsel), for petitioners. Mr. G. B. Wellington, of Troy, N. Y., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Surrogate's Court of Erie County, State of New York, denied.

(250 U. S. 656)

No. 525. WORTH BROTHERS COMPANY, petitioner, v. Ephraim LEDERER, Collector of Internal Revenue, etc. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 258 Fed. 533. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted.

(250 U. S. 657)

No. 526. FORGED STEEL WHEEL COMPANY, petitioner, v. C. G. LEWELLYN, Collector of Internal Revenue, etc. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 258 Fed. 533. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted.

(250 U. S. 669)

No. 527. Lewis A. STEBBINS, petitioner, v. A. F. SELIG. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 257 Fed. 230. Messrs. L. A. Stebbins, of Chicago, Ill., and W. H. Sears, of Ranger, Ill. (Messrs. X. O. Pindall, of Little Rock, Ark., and Paule E. Price, of Chicago, Ill., of counsel), for petitioner. Messrs. Thos. S. Buzbee, George B. Pugh, and Harvey T. Harrison, of Little Rock, Ark., and O. M. Young, of Stuttgart, Ark., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied.

(250 U. S. 670)

No. 528. The CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF ILL

INOIS et al. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below,

see 123 N. E. 278. Mr. W. F. Dickinson, of Chicago, Ill., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois denied.

(250 U. S. 670)

No. 529. The TOLEDO & OHIO CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY. petitioner, v. The PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 126 N. E. 400. Messrs. Doyle & Lewis, of Toledo, Ohio (Messrs. Frank S. Lewis and Frederick W. Gaines, both of Toledo, Ohio, of counsel), for petitioner. Mr. John G. Price, of Columbus, Ohio (Mr. H. B. Arnold, of Columbus, Ohio, of counsel), for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio denied.

(250 U. S. 673)

No. 533. George W. BELVIN, petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 260 Fed. 455, 171 C. C. A. 281. Mr. Nathaniel T. Green, of Norfolk, Va., for petitioner. Mr. Alex C. King, Sol. Gen., of Atlanta, Ga., for the United States. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied.

(250 U. S. 657) No. 535. CARBON STEEL COMPANY, petitioner, v. C. G. LEWELLYN, Collector of Internal Revenue, etc. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 258 Fed. 533. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted.

(250 U. S. 657) No. 536. STARK BROS. NURSERIES & ORCHARDS COMPANY, petitioner, v. William P. STARK and William H. Stark, Trustees, etc. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 257 Fed. 9. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted.

(250 U. S. 670)

No. 538. Clay Arthur PIERCE et al., appellants, v. The UNITED STATES of America. Oct. 20. 1919. For opinions below, see 257 Fed. 514; 260 Fed. 158. Messrs. Thomas W. White, of St. Louis, Mo., and Levi Cooke, of Washington, D. C. (Messrs. S. W. Fordyce, Jr., John H. Holliday, and Albert D. Nortoni, all of St. Louis, Mo., of counsel), for petitioners. Messrs. Alex. C. King, Sol. Gen., of Atlanta, Ga., and A. F. Myers, of Washington, D. C., for the United States. Petition for a writ of certiorari herein denied.

(250 U. S. 670) No. 539. The NEW YORK, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY, petitioner, v. Clinton F. PUGH. Oct. 20, 1919. Messrs. M. B. and H. H. Johnson, of Cleveland, Ohio (Messrs. William D. Turner, H. D. Howe, and John T. Scott, all of Cleveland, Ohio, of counsel), for petitioner. Messrs. Payer, Winch, Minshall & Karch, of Cleveland, Ohio, for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals, Eighth Judicial District, of the State of Ohio, denied.

(250 U. S. 671) No. 542. The CITY OF NEW YORK, petitioner, v. CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY OF NEW YORK et al. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 260 Fed. 1022. Mr. William P. Burr, of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. John A. Garver, of New York City, for respondents. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied.

(250 U. S. 671) CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMNo. 545. PITTSBURGH, CINCINNATI, PANY, petitioner, v. Ellsworth G. COLE. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 260 Fed. 357. Messrs. Andrew Squire and Thomas M. Kirby, both of Cleveland, Ohio (Messrs. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, Ohio, of counsel), for petitioner. Mr. Albert E. Powell, of Cleveland, Ohio, for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied.

(250 U. S. 671) No. 546. Benjamin FRIEDMAN, petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES of America. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 260 Fed. 388. Mr. Benjamin Friedman, pro se. Mr. Alex C.

King, Sol. Gen., of Atlanta, Ga., for the United States. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied.

(250 U. S. 671)

No. 550. Raymond A. KELLY, Administrator, etc., petitioner, v. Herbert B. McKEOWN Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 139 Minn. 285, 166 N. W. 329. Mr. John F. Kelly, of St. Paul, Minn., for petitioner. Mr. Trafford N. Jayne, of Minneapolis, Minn., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota denied.

(250 TT. S. 673)

No. 556. SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY COMPANY, petitioner, v. BALTIMORE TRUST COMPANY et al. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 99 S. E. 867. Messrs. Jack J. Spalding and Daniel MacDougald, both of Atlanta, Ga., and E. S. Ault, of Cedartown, Ga. (Messrs. King & Spalding, of Atlanta, Ga., and E. S. Ault, of Cedartown, Ga., of counsel), for petitioner. Messrs. Cumming & Harper, of Augusta, Ga. (Messrs. Jos. B. Cumming and Bryan Cumming, both of Augusta, Ga., of counsel), for respondents. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia denied.

(250 U. S. 671)

No. 559. The COLUMBUS PACKING COMPANY, petitioner, v. The STATE OF OHIO on the relation of Hugo N. SCHLESINGER, Prosecuting Attorney, etc., et al. Oct. 20, 1919. Messrs. Smith W. Bennett and Ralph E. Westfall, both of Columbus, Ohio, for petitioner. Messrs. E. J. Hainer, of Lincoln, Neb., and Fred C. Rector, of Columbus, Ohio, Mr. for respondent Fairmont Creamery Co. Timothy S. Hogan, of Columbus, Ohio, for respondent Claude S. Chamberlain. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio denied.

(250 U. S. 673)

No. 565. WHITE OAK FUEL COMPANY, petitioner, v. Bertram U. CARTER et al., copartners, etc. Oct. 20, 1919. For opinion below, see 257 Fed. 54. Messrs. John P. Leahy, of St. Louis, Mo., and John V. Lee, of St. Louis, Mo., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied.

(250 U. S. 678)

No. 57. Julius WILBUR, plaintiff in error, v. The STATE OF OREGON. Oct. 23, 1919. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon. For opinion below, see 85 Or. 565, 167 Pac. 569, which denies rehearing of 85 Or. 565, 166 Pac. 51. Mr. Guy C. H. Corliss, of Portland, Or., for plaintiff in error. Mr. George M. Brown, of Roseburg, Or., for the State of Ore- | gon. Dismissed, with costs, under Rule 16 (32

Sup. Ct. IX), on motion of Mr. Frederick S. Tyler in behalf of Mr. George M. Brown for the defendant in error.

(250 U. S. 678) No. 45. Thomas S. HAYMOND, appellant, v. Anthony BOWEN et al. Oct. 27, 1919. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia. Mr. John A. Howard, of Wheeling, W. Va., for appellant. Mr. Allison S. Fleming, of Fairmont, W. Va., for appellees. Dismissed with costs on motion of counsel for the appellant.

(250 U. S. 678) No. 299. H. E. KIRCHNER, petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES of America. Oct. 27, 1919. On writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. For opinion below, see 255 Fed. 301, 166 C. C. A. 471. Mr. J. W. Vandervort, of Parkersburg, W. Va., for petitioner. The Attorney General, for the United States. Dismissed on motion of Mr. Solicitor General King in behalf of counsel for the petitioner.

(250 U. S. 678) No. 247. The UNITED STATES of America on the relation of Simon WEINER, plaintiff in error and appellant, v. Nathan GORDON et al., etc., et al. Oct. 27, 1919. In error to and appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Alexander S. Drescher, of Brooklyn, N. Y., for appellant. Dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. Solicitor General King in behalf of counsel for the plaintiff in error and appellant.

(250 U. S. 658) No. 395. A. L. BRACHT, petitioner, v. SAN ANTONIO & ARANSAS PASS RAILWAY COMPANY. Oct. 27, 1919. For opinion below, see 200 Mo. App. 655, 209 S. W. 579. Mr. I. N. Watson, of Kansas City, Mo., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Kansas City Court of Appeals of the State of Missouri granted.

(250 U. S. 673) No. 451. David LAMAR and Henry B. Martin, plaintiffs in error, V. The UNITED STATES of America. Oct. 27, 1919. For opinion below, see 260 Fed. 561. Mr. Elijah N. Zoline, of New York City, for plaintiffs in error. The Attorney General, for the United States. Petition for a writ of certiorari herein denied.

(250 U. S. 673) No. 487. The CUDAHY PACKING COMPANY, petitioner, v. Edward B. PRYOR, receiver, etc. Oct. 27, 1919. Messrs. George T. Buckingham, of Chicago, Ill., and Charles T. Tittmann, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Kansas City Court of Appeals of the State of Missouri denied.