THE

FEDERAL REPORTER,

(ANNOTATED),

VOLUME 167.
VOLUME

CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED

IN THR

CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS AND CIRCUIT
AND DISTRICT COURTS OF THE
UNITED STATES.

PERMANENT EDITION.

APRIL-MAY, 1909.

A TABLE OF STATUTES CONSTRUED IS GIVEN
IN THE INDEX.

ST. PAUL:

WEST PUBLISHING CO.

1909.

COPYRIGHT, 1909,

BY

WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY.

(167 FED.)

JUDGES

OF THE

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS AND THE CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS.

FIRST CIRCUIT.

Hon. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, Circuit Justice..

Hon. LE BARON B. COLT, Circuit Judge.....
Hon. WILLIAM L. PUTNAM, Circuit Judge..
Hon. FRANCIS C. LOWELL, Circuit Judge.....

Washington, D. C.

.Providence, R. I.

.Portland, Me.

Hon. CLARENCE HALE, District Judge, Maine..................................................
Hon. FREDERIC DODGE, District Judge, Massachusetts....
Hon. EDGAR ALDRICH, District Judge, New Hampshire..
Hon. ARTHUR L. BROWN, District Judge, Rhode Island..

SECOND CIRCUIT.

........

..Boston, Mass.
..Portland, Me.

Boston, Mass.
..Littleton, N. H.
.Providence, R. I.

Washington, D. C. .........New York, N. Y. ..Utica, N. Y. .New York, N. Y. .New London, Conn. ..Hartford, Conn.

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York..........Brooklyn, N. Y.

Hon. RUFUS W. PECKHAM, Circuit Justice.....
Hon. E. HENRY LACOMBE, Circuit Judge...................
Hon. ALFRED C. COXE, Circuit Judge....
Hon. HENRY G. WARD, Circuit Judge..
Hon. WALTER C. NOYES, Circuit Judge
Hon. JAMES P. PLATT, District Judge, Connecticut..
Hon. THOMAS I. CHATFIELD, District Judge, E. D. New
Hon. GEORGE W. RAY, District Judge, N. D. New York...
Hon. GEORGE B. ADAMS, District Judge, S. D. New York.
Hon. GEORGE C. HOLT, District Judge, S. D. New York...............New York, N. Y.
Hon. CHARLES M. HOUGH, District Judge, S. D. New York...............
Hon. JOHN R. HAZEL, District Judge, W. D. New York.............
Hon. JAMES L. MARTIN, District Judge, Vermont..

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.Norwich, N. Y. .New York, N. Y.

.New York, N. Y.
..Buffalo, N. Y.
.Brattleboro, Vt.

THIRD CIRCUIT.

Hon. WILLIAM H. MOODY, Circuit Justice.............................................................................. Washington, D. C. Hon. GEORGE M. DALLAS, Circuit Judge1.......................................................................... ..Philadelphia, Pa. Hon. GEORGE GRAY, Circuit Judge......

........

Wilmington, Del.
.Pittsburgh, Pa.

Hon. JOSEPH BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.....................
Hon. EDWARD G. BRADFORD, District Judge, Delaware................................ .Wilmington, Del.
Hon. WILLIAM M. LANNING, District Judge, New Jersey..
Hon. JOSEPH CROSS, District Judge, New Jersey
Hon. JOHN B. MCPHERSON, District Judge, E. D. Pennsylvania..........Philadelphia, Pa.

.Philadelphia, Pa.

Hon. JAMES B. HOLLAND, District Judge, E. D. Pennsylvania...
Hon. ROBERT WODROW ARCHBALD, District Judge, M. D. Pennsylvania..Scranton, Pa.
Hon. JAMES S. YOUNG, District Judge, W. D. Pennsylvania
Hon. CHARLES P. ORR, District Judge, W. D. Pennsylvania'.

.Pittsburgh, Pa.

.Pittsburgh, Pa.

FOURTH CIRCUIT.

Hon. MELVILLE W. FULLER, Circuit Justice...

Hon. NATHAN GOFF, Circuit Judge..

Hon. JETER C. PRITCHARD, Circuit Judge....

Hon. THOMAS J. MORRIS, District Judge, Maryland...

Hon. JAMES E. BOYD, District Judge, W. D. North Carolina..

..Richmond, Va. ..Lynchburg, Va.

Hon. WILLIAM H. BRAWLEY, District Judge, E. and W. D. South Car..Charleston, S. C.
Hon. EDMUND WADDILL, Jr., District Judge, E. D. Virginia.......
Hon. HENRY CLAY MCDOWELL, District Judge, W. D. Virginia..............
Hon. ALSTON G. DAYTON, District Judge, N. D. West Virginia........Philippi, W. Va.
Hon. BENJAMIN F. KELLER, District Judge, S. D. West Virginia......Bramwell, W. Va.

FIFTH CIRCUIT.

Hon. EDWARD D. WHITE, Circuit Justice...

Hon. DON A. PARDEE, Circuit Judge...

Hon. A. P. McCORMICK, Circuit Judge..
Hon. DAVID D. SHELBY, Circuit Judge..

Washington, D. C.

.Atlanta, Ga. ..Dallas, Tex. ..Huntsville, Ala.

..Birmingham, Ala.

.........

.....Mobile, Ala. ....Pensacola, Fla. ..Jacksonville, Fla.

..........................Atlanta, Ga. ..Macon, Ga.

Hon. THOMAS G. JONES, District Judge, N. and M. D. Alabama....Montgomery, Ala.
Hon. OSCAR R. HUNDLEY, District Judge, N. D. Alabama..
Hon. HARRY T. TOULMIN, District Judge, S. D. Alabama..
Hon. WM. B. SHEPPARD, District Judge, N. D. Florida
Hon. JAMES W. LOCKE, District Judge, S. D. Florida.....
Hon. WILLIAM T. NEWMAN, District Judge, N. D. Georgia.
Hon. EMORY SPEER, District Judge, S. D. Georgia....
Hon. EUGENE D. SAUNDERS, District Judge, E. D. Louisiana..........New Orleans, La.
Hon. ALECK BOARMAN, District Judge, W. D. Louisiana...
Hon. HENRY C. NILES, District Judge, N. and S. D. Mississippi..
Hon. DAVID E. BRYANT, District Judge, E. D. Texas.
Hon. EDWARD R. MEEK, District Judge, N. D. Texas.
Hon. WALLER T. BURNS, District Judge, S. D. Texas.
Hon. THOMAS S. MAXEY, District Judge, W. D.

SIXTH CIRCUIT.

Hon. JOHN M. HARLAN, Circuit Justice......
Hon. HORACE H. LURTON, Circuit Judge.....
Hon. HENRY F. SEVERENS, Circuit Judge....
Hon. JOHN K. RICHARDS, Circuit Judge'..
Hon. JOHN W. WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge1...

Hon. ANDREW M. J. COCHRAN, District Judge, E. D. Kentucky.
Hon. WALTER EVANS, District Judge, W. D. Kentucky...
Hon. HENRY H. SWAN, District Judge, E. D. Michigan.
Hon. LOYAL E. KNAPPEN, District Judge, W. D. Michigan..
Hon. ROBERT W. TAYLER, District Judge, N. D. Ohio...
Hon. ALBERT C. THOMPSON, District Judge, S. D. Ohio.
Hon. JOHN E. SATER, District Judge, S. D. Ohio..
Hon. EDWARD T. SANFORD, District Judge, E. and M. D. Tennessee ..Knoxville, Tenn.
Hon. JOHN E. McCALL, District Judge, W. D. Tennessee............................... .Memphis, Tenn.

'Appointed April 8, 1909.

Died March 1, 1909.

Appointed March 16, 1909, to succeed John K. Richards.

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Cleveland, Ohio. .Cincinnati, Ohio. .Columbus, Ohio.

SEVENTH CIRCUIT.

.Washington, D. C.

....................................

..Chicago, Ill. ..Indianapolis, Ind. ..Sheboygan, Wis.

................................

Hon. WILLIAM R. DAY, Circuit Justice..
Hon. PETER S. GROSSCUP, Circuit Judge..
Hon. FRANCIS E. BAKER, Circuit Judge.....
Hon. WILLIAM H. SEAMAN, Circuit Judge.....
Hon. CHRISTIAN C. KOHLSAAT, Circuit Judge...
Hon. KENESAW M. LANDIS, District Judge, N. D. Illinois......
Hon. SOLOMON H. BETHEA, District Judge, N. D. Illinois.
Hon. FRANCIS M. WRIGHT, District Judge, E. D. Illinois.
Hon. J. OTIS HUMPHREY, District Judge, S. D.. Illinois..
Hon. ALBERT B. ANDERSON, District Judge, Indiana..
Hon. JOSEPH V. QUARLES, District Judge, E. D. Wisconsin..
Hon. ARTHUR L. SANBORN, District Judge, W. D. Wisconsin....

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...Chicago, Ill.

..Chicago, Ill.

.Chicago, Ill.

.Urbana, Ill. .Springfield, Ill: ..Indianapolis, Ind. 'Milwaukee, Wis. ..Madison, Wis.

EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

Hon. DAVID J. BREWER, Circuit Justice....
Hon. WALTER H. SANBORN, Circuit Judge....
Hon. WILLIS VAN DEVANTER, Circuit Judge.
Hon. WILLIAM C. HOOK, Circuit Judge......
Hon. ELMER B. ADAMS, Circuit Judge..

Washington, D. C.

...............St. Paul, Minn.

..Cheyenne, Wyo. .Leavenworth, Kan. .St. Louis, Mo. .Little Rock, Ark.

....................Ft. Smith, Ark. ...Denver, Colo.

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..Cresco, Iowa.

Hon. JACOB TRIEBER, District Judge, E. D. Arkansas.
Hon. JOHN H. ROGERS, District Judge, W. D. Arkansas.
Hon. ROBERT E. LEWIS, District Judge, Colorado.
Hon. HENRY THOMAS REED, District Judge, N. D. Iowa...
Hon. SMITH MCPHERSON, District Judge, 8. D. Iowa.................... .Red Oak, Iowa.
Hon. JOHN C. POLLOCK, District Judge, Kansas....................
.Topeka, Kan.
Hon. MILTON D. PURDY, District Judge, Minnesota.
.Minneapolis, Minn.
Hon. PAGE MORRIS, District Judge, Minnesota.......
....Duluth, Minn.
Hon. DAVID P. DYER, District Judge, E. D. Missouri.
.......St. Louis, Mo.
Hon. JOHN F. PHILIPS, District Judge, W. D. Missouri................... .Kansas City, Mo.
Hon. W. H. MUNGER, District Judge, Nebraska.................................
..Omaha, Neb.
Hon. THOMAS C. MUNGER, District Judge, Nebraska...
Hon. CHARLES F. AMIDON, District Judge, North Dakota.....................
Hon. RALPH E. CAMPBELL, District Judge, E. Oklahoma..
Hon. JOHN H. COTTERAL, District Judge, W. Oklahoma.................... .Guthrie, Okl.
Hon. JOHN E. CARLAND, District Judge, South Dakota....................Sioux Falls, S. D.
Hon. JOHN A. MARSHALL, District Judge, Utah......................Salt Lake City, Utah.
Hon. JOHN A. RINER, District Judge, Wyoming..

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..Lincoln, Neb. .Fargo, N. D. .Muskogee, Okl.

..Cheyenne, Wyo.

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Hon. WM. C. VAN FLEET, District Judge, N. D. California.......... .San Francisco, Cal.
Hon. JOHN J. DE HAVEN, District Judge, N. D. California.............. San Francisco, Cal.
Hon. OLIN WELLBORN, District Judge, S. D. California..
..............................................Los Angeles, Cal.
Hon. FRANK 8. DIETRICH, District Judge, Idaho
..Boise, Idaho,
Hen. WILLIAM H. HUNT, District Judge, Montana.............................
.Helena, Mont.
Hon. EDWARD 8. FARRINGTON, District Judge, Nevada......
................Carson City, Nev.
Hon. CHARLES E. WOLVERTON, District Judge, Oregon.....
Hon. EDWARD WHITSON, District Judge, E. D. Washington....
Hon. CORNELIUS H. HANFORD, District Judge, W. D. Washington.... ...Seattle, Wash.