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Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma denied. Napoleon B. Maxey for petitioner. No appearance for respondents.

No. 979. MAX MANSON v. HARRY S. MESIROV, TRUSTEE, ETC., ET AL. April 21, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. Mr. Harry Felix for petitioner. No appearance for respondents.

No. 900. W. F. HALLOWELL v. UNITED STATES. April 28, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. William P. Richardson for petitioner. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Porter for the United States.

No. 933. WALTER L. ROSS, AS RECEIVER OF TOLEDO, ST. LOUIS & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, v. PEARL I. SCHOOLEY, ADMINISTRATRIX, ETC. April 28, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. C. E. Pope and Mr. Charles A. Schmettau for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 972. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY U. FIRST TRUST COMPANY;

No. 973. CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY U. FIRST TRUST COMPANY;

No. 974. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY V. FIRST TRUST COMPANY. April 28, 1919. Petition for

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writs of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. James C. Davis and Mr. Charles A. Helsell for petitioners. Mr. Dennis M. Kelleher for respondent.

No. 956. MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. LAURA LOTT, ADMINISTRATRIX, ETC. May 5, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi denied. Mr. S. E. Travis for petitioner. No appearance for respondent.

No. 958. JAMES DORSEY v. UNITED STATES. May 5, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. Benjamin C. Bachrach for petitioner. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Porter and Mr. H. S. Ridgely for the United States.

No. 959. DENNIS KELLEY ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. May 5, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Mr. Ralph Crews, Mr. Judson Harmon and Mr. E. H. Moore for petitioners. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Porter and Mr. W. C. Herron for the United States.

No. 963. HELEN K. KINNEY v. OAHU SUGAR COMPANY, LIMITED. May 5, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. David L. Withington, Mr. E. Hasket Derby, Mr. Alexander Britton and Mr. Evans Browne

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for petitioner. Mr. Walter F. Frear, Mr. Frank E. Thompson and Mr. Robbins B. Anderson for respondent.

No. 984. CLARENCE H. VENNER, ETC., v. NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL. May 5, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of New York denied. Mr. Elijah N. Zoline for petitioner. Mr. Walter C. Noyes for respondent.

No. 985. D. W. ENSLEN v. MECHANICS & METALS NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. May 5, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. Forney Johnston for petitioner. Mr. Augustus Benners for respondent.

No. 987. EDWARD THOMPSON ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. May 5, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. Alexander S. Drescher for petitioners. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Porter and Mr. W. C. Herron for the United States.

No. 992. JULIUS F. SMIETANKA, AS COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, ETC., v. AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES. May 5, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Frierson for petitioner. Mr. Max Pam and Mr. H. B. Hurd for respondent.

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No. 993. UNION SULPHUR COMPANY v. FREEPORT TEXAS COMPANY. May 5, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. Mr. Charles Neave and Mr. Frederick P. Fish for petitioner. Mr. Elihu Root, Mr. Livingston Gifford, Mr. Samuel R. Betts, Mr. James R. Sheffield and Mr. Joseph C. Fraley for respondent.

No. 1000. HENRY W. GORDON ET AL. v. STEAMSHIP CUBADIST, HARRY L. MICHELSON, CLAIMANT. May 5, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. Alexander T. Howard for petitioners. No appearance for respondent.

No. 399. ENRIQUE FLORES MAGON ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. May 5, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. Frank P. Walsh for petitioners. The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Frierson for the United States.

CASES DISPOSED OF WITHOUT CONSIDERATION BY THE COURT, FROM MARCH 3, 1919, TO MAY 19, 1919.

No. 482. DORSEY LAND & LUMBER COMPANY v. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GARLAND LEVEE DISTRICT. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Arkansas. March 3, 1919. Dismissed with costs, per stipulation. Mr. William H. Arnold for plaintiff in error. Mr. Henry Moore, Jr., for defendant in error.

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No. 834. U. B. BUSKIRK ET AL., AS PARTNERS COMPOSING KENTUCKY RIVER HARDWOOD COMPANY v. ISHAM CAUDILL, AS ADMINISTRATOR, ETC. Error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. March 3, 1919. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Ed. C. O'Rear for plaintiffs in error. No appearance for defendant in error.

No. 152. DOUGLAS PARK JOCKEY CLUB v. T. H. TALBOTT ET AL., COMPOSING KENTUCKY STATE RACING COMMISSION. Error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. March 13, 1919. Dismissed with costs, per stipulation. Mr. John Bryce Baskin and Mr. Harvey Myers for plaintiff in error. Mr. John P. Shelby, Mr. Robert L. Northcutt and Mr. John Craig Shelby for defendants in error.

No. 250. JOHN E. ROLLER v. O. B. COOLEY. Error to the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of Virginia. March 17, 1919. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the sixteenth rule, on motion of Mr. Charles A. Hammer for defendant in error. Mr. John E. Roller pro se.

No. 572. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY U. J. R. THOMPSON, AS COUNTY TREASURER OF FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. Error to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. March 19, 1919. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for plaintiff in error. Mr. Milton S. Gunn and Mr. Charles W. Bunn for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant in error.