CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY. Oct. 8, 1917. For opinion below, see 135 Minn. 363, 160 N. W. 1028. Mr. William Furst, of Minneapolis, Minn., for petitioner. Messrs. Morton Barrows, A. A. Stewart, and L. P. Ordway, all of St. Paul, Minn., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota denied. No. 537. Noah PARNOSKI, by Thomas Tiger, guardian, etc., petitioner, v. Lucinda LUMKIN, for the use and benefit of Robert Fry et al. Oct. 8, 1917. For opinion below, see 163 Pac. 527. Mr. R. C. Allen, of Muskogee, Okl. (Messrs. W. A. Brigham, of Coweta, Okl., S. A. Horton, of Oklahoma City, Okl., and James C. Davis, of Muskogee, Okl., of counsel), for petitioner. Mr. A. J. Biddison, of Tulsa, Okl., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma No. 511. BANK OF INVERNESS, peti-denied. tioner, v. William T. HAYDEN. Oct. 8, 1917. For opinion below, see 239 Fed. 1020, 152 C. C. A. 663. Messrs. J. W. Cutrer and O. G. Johnston, both of Clarksdale, Miss., for petitioner. Messrs. Geo. F. Maynard and Gerald Fitz-Gerald, both of Clarksdale, Miss., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. No. 515. TWEEDIE TRADING COMPANY, petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES. Oct. 8, 1917. Mr. Ralph James M. Bullowa, of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. John W. Davis, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., and Mr. Huston Thompson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United States. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. No. 528. John E. ROLLER, petitioner, v. Mary H. MURRAY et al. Oct. 8, 1917. Mr. E. Hilton Jackson, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia denied. No. 529. The NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY, petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES of America. Oct. 8, 1917. For opinion below, see 241 Fed. 25. Messrs. Francis I. Gowen, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Frederic D. McKenney, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Mr. G. Carroll Todd, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Mr. Henry S. Mitchell, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United States. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. No. 530. SAFETY CAR HEATING & LIGHTING COMPANY, petitioner, v. GOULD COUPLER COMPANY. Oct. 8, 1917. See, also, 229 Fed. 429; 239 Fed. 861, 152 C. C. A. 645. Mr. Thomas J. Johnston, of New York City (Messrs. L. E. Varney, R. S. Blair, and Delos G. Haynes, all of New York City, of counsel), for petitioner. Messrs. Wm. Houston Kenyon and Richard Eyre, both of New York City, for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of New York denied. No. 531. Charles W. ANDERSON, as collector of internal revenue, etc., petitioner, v. LA ROSE CONSOLIDATED MINES CÓMPANY. Oct. 8, 1917. For decision below, see 240 Fed. 1022, 153 C. C. A. 665. Mr. John W. Davis, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., for petitioner Messrs. Greene, Hurd & Stowell, of New York City (Mr. Richard T. Greene, of New York City, of counsel), for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. No. 538. E. T. THURSTON, petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES. Oct. 8, 1917. For opinion below, see 241 Fed. 335. Messrs. Geo. G. Clough and W. E. Price, both of Galveston, Tex., for petitioner. Mr. John W. Davis, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., for the United States. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. No. 548. William T. ABBOTT, petitioner, v. WAUCHULA MANUFACTURING & TIMBER COMPANY et al. Oct. 8, 1917. For opinion below, see 240 Fed. 938, 153 C. C. A. 624. Messrs. George H. Lamar, of Washington, D. C., and Howard P. Macfarlane, of Tampa, Fla., for petitioner. Messrs. James F. Glen, W. F. Himes, and H. S. Phillips, all of Tampa, Fla., for respondents. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. No. 549. Thomas J. SCULLY, claimant of THE barge I. F. CHAPMAN, petitioner, v. Jacob KAZARIAN. Oct. 8, 1917. For opinion below, see 241 Fed. 836. Mr. James J. Macklin, of New York City (Mr. Frank V. Barns, of New York City, of counsel), for petitioner. Mr. Alexander L. Churchill, of Providence, R. I. (Messrs. George T. Marsh and Frank Healy, both of Providence, R. I., of counsel), for libelant. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied. No. 552. Fred B. JONES, petitioner, v. BOUKER CONTRACTING COMPANY, claimant, etc. Oct. 8, 1917. For opinion below, see 241 Fed. 831. Mr. Fayette B. Dow, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Mr. Francis Martin, of New York City, for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. No. 553. FREDERICK LEYLAND & COMPANY (Ltd.) et al., petitioners, v. The BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 8, 1917. Mr. Henry P. Dart, of New Orleans, La., for petitioners. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. No. 557. GUERINI STONE COMPANY, petitioner, v. P. J. CARLIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Oct. 8, 1917. For opinion below, see 241 Fed. 545. Mr. Edward S. Paine, of New York City, for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit granted. No. 568. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE, petitioner, v. The ASSOCIATED PRESS. Oct. 8, 1917. For opinion below, see 245 Fed. 244. Messrs. Samuel Untermyer and Henry A. Wise, both of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. F. B. Jennings, of New York City, for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted. No. 197. The DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD CO., plaintiff in error, v. George D. FISH. Oct. 9, 1917. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of New York. For opinions below, see 79 Misc. Rep. 636, 141 N. Y. Supp. 245; 158 App. Div. 92, 143 N. Y. Supp. 365; 211 N. Y. 374, 105 N. E. 661. Mr. Austin J. McMahon, of New York City, for plaintiff in error. Mr. Walter A. Fullerton, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., for defendant in error. Dismissed without costs to either party, per stipulation of counsel. No. 547. Adah B. WALTON, administratrix, etc., plaintiff in error, v. Edward B. PRYOR et al., receivers, etc. Oct. 9, 1917. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. For opinion below, see 276 Ill, 563, 115 N. E. 2. Mr. Charles C. Le Forgee, of Decatur, Ill., for plaintiff in error. Dismissed with costs on motion of counsel for the plaintiff in error. No. 159. Frank R. WILLIAMS, appellant, v. Charles POTTER et al. Oct. 12, 1917, Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. For opinion below, see 223 Fed. 423, 139 C. C. A. 17. Mr. Frank R. Williams, of Pasadena, Cal., in pro. per. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the appellant. No. 3. TREMONT LUMBER COMPANY, plaintiff in error, v. Mrs. Nora REAGAN. Oct. 15, 1917. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. For opinion below, see 13 us La. 199, 63 South. 874. Mr. John C. Theof Monroe, La., for plaintiff in error. Messrs. H. Garland Dupre, of New Orleans, La., and S. D. Pearce, of Ruston, La., for de fendant in error. PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of: 1. Knoxville Iron Co. v. Harbison, 183 U. S. 13, 22 Sup. Ct. 1, 46 L. Ed. 55; 2. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Cade, 233 U. S. 642, 34 Sup. Ct. 678. 58 L. Ed. 1135; Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Harris, 234 U. S. 412, 34 Sup. Ct. 790, 58 L. Ed. 1377, L. R. A. 1915E, 942. No. 236. CITY OF CHELSEA, plaintiff in error, v. CITY OF BOSTON. Oct. 15, 1917. In error to the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Massachusetts. For opinion below, see 221 Mass. 468, 109 N. E. 389. See, also, 223 Mass. 36, 111 N. E. 412. Messrs. Wilton J. Lambert. of Washington, D. C., Samuel R. Cutler, of Boston, Mass., and Louis R. Kiernan, of Chelsea, Mass., for plaintiff in error. Mr. John A. Sullivan, Corp. Counsel, of Boston, Mass.. for defendant in error. hattan Life Ins. Co. v. Cohen, 234 U. S. 123, 137, 34 Sup. Ct. 874, 58 L. Ed. 1245; Easterling Lumber Co. v. Pierce, 235 U. S. 380, 35 Sup. Ct. 133, 59 L. Ed. 279; 2. Worcester v. Worcester Consolidated Street Railway, 196 U. S. 539, 25 Sup. Ct. 327, 49 L. Ed. 591; Kies V. Lowrey, 199 U. S. 233, 26 Sup. Ct. 27, 50 L. Ed. 167; Stewart v. Kansas City, 239 U. S. 14, 36 Sup. Ct. 15, 60 L. Ed. 120. No. 485. Clara A. WHEELER et al., Appellants, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER et al. Oct. 15, 1917. Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. For opinion below, see 231 Fed. 8, 145 C. C. A. 196. Messrs. Edwin H. Park, Henry A. Lindsley, and Clayton C. Dorsey, all of Denver, Colo., for appellants. A. Marsh and Norton Montgomery, both of Denver, Colo., for appellees. Messrs. James PER CURIAM. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of: 1. Hannis Distilling Co. v. Baltimore, 216 U. S. 285, 30 Sup. Ct. 326, 54 L. Ed. 482; Fay v. Crozer, 217 U. S. 455, 30 Sup. Ct. 568, 54 L. Ed. 837; Hendricks v. United States, 223 U. S. 178, 184, 32 Sup. Ct. 313, 56 L. Ed. 394. See City and County of Denver v. New York Trust Co., 229 U. S. 123, 33 Sup. Ct. 657, 57 L. Ed. 1101; Wheeler v. City and County of Denver, 229 U. S. 342, 352, 33 Sup. Ct. 842, 57 L. Ed. 1219; 2. Robinson v. Caldwell, 165 U. S. 359, 17 Sup. Ct. 343, 41 L. Ed. 745; Loeb v. Columbia Tp., 179 U. S. 472, 21 Sup. Ct. 174, 45 L. Ed. 280; Macfadden v. United States, 213 U. S. 288, 29 Sup. Ct. 490, 53 L. Ed. S01; Boise, etc., Water Co. v. Boise City, 230 U. S. 98, 33 Sup. Ct. 1003, 57 L. Ed. 1409. trix of J. M. Linkous, deceased, petitioner, v. No. 555. Daisy M. LINKOUS, administraThe VIRGINIAN RAILWAY COMPANY, Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 242 Fed. 916. Messrs. Welborn & Jamison and Hoge & Darnall, all of Roanoke, Va., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. No. 556. Morris HERRMANN, as surviv ing partner of Morris Herrmann & Company, petitioner, v. HENRY BOWER CHEMICAL Oct. 15, MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 1917. For opinion below, see 242 Fed. 59. Mr. Louis Marshall, of New York City, for petitioner. Messrs. George Wharton Pepper, of Philadelphia, Pa., and James Piper and Francis J. Carey, both of Baltimore, Md., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. No. 559. EL MONTE de PIEDAD y CAHA de AHORROS de MANILA, petitioner, v. The GOVERNMENT of the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, represented by the treasurer of the Philippine Islands. Oct. 15, 1917. Messrs. Thomas L. Hartigan, of Manila, P. I., and Alex. Britton and Evans Brown, both of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Messrs. Samuel T. Ansell and Edward S. Bailey, both of Washington, D. C., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the Philippine Is lands denied. PER CURIAM. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of: 1. Equitable No. 561. AMERICAN MANUFACTURING Life Assurance Society v. Brown, 187 U. S. COMPANY, petitioner, v. Hon. George D. 308, 314, 28 Sup. Ct. 123, 47 L. Ed. 190; Man- REYNOLDS et al., judges of the St. Louis 1917) MEMORANDUM DECISIONS Court of Appeals, and Louis Alt. Oct. 15, 1917. | certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of S. Mayner Wallace and Shepard Barclay, both of St. Louis, Mo., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri denied. No. 562. The CHICAGO & ALTON RAILWAY COMPANY et al., petitioners, v. PRESSED STEEL CAR COMPANY. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 243 Fed. 883. Messrs. Silas H. Strawn, John D. Black, and Franklin M. Warden, all of Chicago, Ill., for petitioners. Messrs. Lewis H. Freedman, of New York City, Andrew R. Sheriff, of Chicago, Ill., and Alfred W. Kiddle, of New York City, for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. ers, No. 564. J. W. CHAPMAN and P. R. Thompson, copartners doing business under the firm name of Chapman & Thompson, petitionV. JAVA PACIFIC LINE, STOOMVART-MAAT-SCHAPPY NEDERLAND et al. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 241 Fed. 850. Messrs. Eustace Cullinan, Thomas W. Hickey, and Alfred J. Harwood, all of San Francisco, Cal., for petitioners. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. No. 584. MISSOURI DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COMPANY, petitioner, v. MORRIS Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion & COMPANY. Messrs. Rush Tagbelow, see 243 Fed. 481. gart, of New York City, Percy B. Eckhart, of Chicago, Ill., and Edwin Camack and P. E. Reeder, both of Kansas City, Mo., for petitionMessrs. Luther M. Walter and M. W. er. Borders, both of Chicago, Ill., Frank P. Sebree, of Kansas City, Mo., and Henry G. Conrad, of Chicago, Ill., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. No. 585. PARKER-WASHINGTON COM- No. 589. BALL ENGINEERING COMPANY, petitioner, v. J. G. WHITE & COMPANY. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 241 Fed. Petition for a writ of 989. Mr. Homer S. Cummings, of Stamford, Conn., for petitioner. certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted. No. 565. William E. WALLACE, petitioner, Oct. 15, 1917. v. The UNITED STATES. For opinion below, see 243 Fed. 300. Mr. Roger L. Foote, of Chicago, Ill., for petitioner. Mr. John W. Davis, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., and Mr. Charles F. Clyne, of Chicago, Petition for a Ill., for the United States. No. 593. The UNITED STATES of Amerwrit of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit de-ica, petitioner, v. The CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY nied. COMPANY. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 242 Fed. 18. The Attorney General, for the United States. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted. No. 572. Lewis H. STANTON et al., petitioners, v. The CITY OF PITTSBURGH. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 257 Pa. 361, 101 Atl. 822. Messrs. Richard Townsend, of Pittsburgh, Pa., James T. Lloyd, of Washington, D. C., and Asa L. Carter, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for petitioners. Mr. Charles A. O'Brien, Petition of Pittsburgh, Pa., for respondent. for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania denied. No. 573. Alex. H. SANDS, jr., as trustee, etc., petitioner, v. Fred W. ESTABROOK. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 242 Fed. 225. Mr. J. Granville Meyers, of New York City (Messrs. John W. H. Crim and H. L. Brown, both of New York City, of counsel), for petitioner. Mr. Perry D. Trafford, of New York City (Mr. Nathan A. Smyth, of New York City, of counsel), for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. No. 582. WILLIAM R. MOORE DRY GOODS COMPANY et al., petitioners, v. Eli BROOKS, bankrupt, and J. M. JARMAN, trustee. Oct. 15. 1917. For opinion below, see 240 Fed. 943, 153 C. C. A. 629. Mr. Fred C. Mullinix, of Jonesboro, Ark., for petitioners. Messrs. T. W. Campbell, of Little Rock, Ark., and W. L. Pope, of Pocahontas, Ark., for rePetition for a writ of spondent, Eli Brooks. No. 594. The UNITED STATES of America, petitioner, v. BIWABIK MINING COMPANY. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 242 Fed. 9. The Attorney General, for the United States. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted. No. 595. Jacob NELLEMENN et al., petiOct. 15, 1917. For opintioners, v. THE Steamship LONDON, Christian Larsen, master. ion below, see 241 Fed. 863. Messrs. David E Finley, Jr., and Joseph Hill Brinton, both of Philadelphia, Pa., for petitioners. Mr. Bruce A. Metzger, of Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. No. 596. SOCIETE NAPHTES TRANS- No. 597. Rolla DE BORD, petitioner, v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & GULF RAILWAY COMPANY. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 192 S. W. 767. Mr. C. B. Reeder, of Amarillo, Tex. (Messrs. F. A. Williams, of Galveston, Tex., N. A. Stedman, of Austin, Tex., and J. B. Dooley, of Amarillo, Tex., of counsel), for petitioner. Messrs. Hiram Glass, of Austin, Tex., N. H. Lassiter and Robert Harrison, both of Ft. Worth, Tex., and Turner & Wharton, of Amarillo, Tex., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Texas denied. No. 599. Margaret C. HARRISON et al., petitioners, v. Florence A. CAMPBELL et al. Oct. 15, 1917. Mr. L. Frank Ottofy, of St. Louis, Mo., for petitioners. Messrs. Morton Jourdan, Samuel A. Mitchell, and F. N. Judson, al of St. Louis, Mo., Clarke M. Rosecrantz, of New York City, and Benjamin Schnurmacher, of St. Louis, Mo., for respondents. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri denied. No. 600. CAPITOL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, petitioner, v. CAMBRIA STEEL COMPANY. Oct. 15, 1917. Mr. Frank S. Masten, of Cleveland, Ohio, for petitioner. Pe tition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted. No. 601. MIDLAND VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY, plaintiff in error, v. Mrs. Maude GRIFFITH, administratrix, etc. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 100 Kan. 500, 166 Pac. 467. Messrs. O. E. Swan, of Muskogee, Okl., Albert Faulconer and C. Ward Wright, both of Arkansas City, Kan., and L. T. Michener, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Messrs. W. L. Cunningham and C. T. Atkinson, both of Arkansas City, Kan., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas denied. No. 602. MIDLAND VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY, petitioner, v. Armor BELL, administratrix, etc. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 242 Fed. 803. Messrs. L. T. Michener, of Washington, D. C., Farrar L. McCain, of Tulsa, Okl., and Oscar E. Swan, of Muskogee, Okl., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. No. 604. NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY, petitioner, v. LANSING STEAMSHIP COMPANY (Inc.). Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 243 Fed. 174. Mr. Charles M. Sheafe, Jr., of New York City (Messrs. E. G. Buckland, of New Haven, Conn., and James T. Kilbreth, of New York City, of counsel), for petitioner. Mr. Edward E. Blodgett, of Boston, Mass. (Mr. Robinson Leech, of New York City, of counsel), for Lansing S. S. Co., Inc., and Seaconnet Coal Co. l'etition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Joelson, of Paterson, N. J., and Mark J. Gretsch, for petitioner. The Attorney General, for the United States. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. No. 606. Percival WILDS, as trustee in bankruptcy, etc., petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see In re Midtown Contracting Co., 243 Fed. 56. Mr. Irving L. Ernst, of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. Terence Farley, of New York City, for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. No. 608. The ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, petitioner, v. Elsie WESTLING, administratrix, etc. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 101 Kan. S7, 165 Pac. 669. Messrs. Robert Dunlap, of Chicago, Ill., and William R. Smith and Alfred A. Scott, both of Topeka, Kan. (Mr. Gardiner Lathrop, of Chicago, Ill., of counsel), for petitioner. Messrs. Alfred M. Jackson and Albert L. Noble, both of Winfield, Kan., and Carrol L. Swarts, of Arkansas City, Kan., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas denied. No. 619. J. M. KELLOGG, executor, estate of Mrs. Mary H. Miles, deceased, plaintiff in error, v. Letitia KING, administratrix, estate of Charles L. King, deceased. Oct. 15, 1917. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi. For opinion below, see 75 South. 134. Mr. E. F. Noel, of Lexington, Miss., for plaintiff in error. Mr. Wm. H. Watkins, of Jackson, Miss. (Messrs. Joseph W. George, of Jackson, Miss., and E. L. Brown, of Yazoo, Miss., of counsel), for defendant in error. PER CURIAM. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of: 1. Telluride Power & Transmission Co. v. Rio Grande Western Railway Co., 175 U. S. 639, 20 Sup. Ct. 245, 44 L. Ed. 305; First National Bank v. Estherville, 215 U. S. 341, 30 Sup. Ct. 152, 54 L. Ed. 223; 2. Chouteau v. Gibson, 111 U. S. 200, 4 Sup. Ct. 340, 28 L. Ed. 400; San Francisco v. Itsell, 133 U. S. 65, 10 Sup. Ct. 241, 33 L. Ed. 570; Wood v. Chesborough, 228 U. S. 672, 33 Sup. Ct. 706, 57 L. Ed. 1018. No. 620. Abram H. PREEMAN et al., petitioners, v. The UNITED STATES of America. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 244 Fed. 1. Mr. Benjamin C. Bachrach, of Chicago, Ill., for petitioners. Mr. John W. Davis, Sol. Gen., and Mr. William C. Fitts, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United States. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. No. 622. Donatto FILLIPPON, petitioner, v. ALBION VEIN SLATE COMPANY. Oct. 15, 1917. For opinion below, see 242 Fed. 258. Messrs. J. Willard Paff and Calvin F. Smith, both of Easton, Pa., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted. No. 632. No. 605. Mark J. GRETSCH, petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES. Oct. 15, 1917. For TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY opinion below, see 242 Fed. 897. Messrs. Harry | COMPANY et al., petitioners, v. B. LEATH• 1917) MEMORANDUM DECISIONS 1917. Mr. George | opinion below, see 244 Fed. 945. Mr. William No. 1133, October Term, 1916. John Frederick WALLACH et al., petitioners, v. Cornelius Oct. 15, 1917. For forK. G. BILLINGS. mer opinion, see 244 U. S. 659, 37 Sup. Ct. 745, 61 L. Ed. 1376. Motion for leave to present a petition for rehearing herein denied. No. 13. P. J. HAMILL, plaintiff in error, v. The JOSEPH SCHLITZ BREWING COMIn error to the SuPANY. Oct. 16, 1917. preme Court of the State of Iowa. For opinions below, see 165 Iowa, 266, 143 N. W. 99, 145 N. W. 511. Messrs. Benj. I. Salinger, of Sioux City, Iowa, and Frederick S. Tyler, of error. Washington, D. C., for plaintiff _in Messrs. George P. Miller, Edwin S. Mack, and Arthur W. Fairchild, all of Milwaukee, Wis., Dismissed with costs for defendant in error. pursuant to the tenth rule. No. 4. C. J. OLSON, plaintiff in error, v. No. 15. The KEETOOWAH SOCIETY et al., appellants, v. Franklin K. LANE, SecreOct. 17, 1917. Appeal tary of the Interior. from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Mr. C. C. Calhoun, of Washington, D. C., for appellants. Dismissed pursuant to the tenth rule. No. 636. B. H. DREES, petitioner, v. Sarah No. 642. Steamship QUEENSMORE (Ltd.), claimant, etc., petitioner, v. HENRY_NANNINGA COMPANY et al. Oct. 22, 1917. For opinion below, see 245 Fed. 855. Messrs. J. Parker Kirlins and Charles R. Hickox, both of New York City (Messrs. Kirlin, Woolsey & Hickox, of New York City, of counsel), for petitioner. Messrs. William Garrard and A. Minis, both of Savannah, Ga., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. No. 646. The NEW YORK CENTRAL & Oct. 22, HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY, petitioner, v. Samuel GOLDBERG. For opinion below, see 164 App. Div. 1917. 389, 149 N. Y. Supp. 629, judgment affirmed 116 N. E. 1047. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of New York granted. No. 647. The PEOPLE OF PORTO RICO et al., plaintiffs in error, v. Jose MURATTI. Oct. 22, 1917. Petition for a writ of certiorari herein granted. No. 657. Peter CHELENTIS, petitioner, v. Oct. 22, 1917. For opinion below, see etc. LUCKENBACH STEAMSHIP COMPANY, 243 Fed. 536. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted. No. 659. KANSAS CITY, MEXICO & Oct. 22, 1917. ORIENT RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS, petitioner, v. C. A. FINKE. For opinion below, see 190 S. W. 1143. Mr. Herbert S. Garrett, of San Angelo, Tex., Petition for a writ of Tex., for respondent. for petitioner. Mr. Ocie Speer, of Ft. Worth, certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals, Eighth Judicial District of the State of Texas, denied. No. 675. GULF, COLORADO & SANTA No. 637. The MORSE DRY DOCK & RE-FE RAILWAY COMPANY et al., petitioners, v. J. P. NELSON. Oct. 22, 1917. For opinion Messrs. Evans PAIR COMPANY, owner, etc., petitioner, v. al. below, see 192 S. W. 1056. CONRON BROTHERS COMPANY et For opinion below, see The Browne, of Washington, D. C., Robert Dunlap, Oct. 22, 1917. ton, Tex. (Mr. Gardiner Lathrop, of Chicago, Oceana, 244 Fed. 80. Mr. Pierre M. Brown, of of Chicago, Ill., and J. W. Terry, of GalvesNew York City, for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Ill., of counsel), for petitioners. Messrs. Thos. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. H. Franklin and Floyd McGown, both of San Antonio, Tex., for respondent. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Texas denied. No. 638. Eugene L. YOUNGE, petitioner, ▼. The UNITED STATES of America. Oct. 22, 1917. For opinion below, see 242 Fed. 788. Mr. James W. Vandervort, of Parkersburg, W. Va., for petitioner. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. No. 682. BARBER & COMPANY (Inc.), pe- |