269 U.S. Decisions Per Curiam, Etc. No. 13, original. STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. STATE OF TEXAS, UNITED STATES, INTERVENER. In Equity. Orders entered January 4, 1926. Announced by Mr. Justice Van Devanter. The report of the boundary commissioners of the work done, time employed and expenses incurred in the survey, marking and mapping of the boundary between the States of Texas and Oklahoma, along the Red River from the One Hundredth meridian of longitude to the eastern limit of Lamar County, Texas, other than the Big Bend and Fort Augur areas, pursuant to the decree of March 12, 1923 (261 U. S. 340), is approved and adopted. The compensation of the commissioners for the work done by them, as shown in the report, is fixed at amounts stated in the order. The expenses incurred, as shown in the report, and the compensation here allowed shall be charged as part of the costs in this cause and shall be borne and paid by the three parties to the cause in the proportions specified in said decree. The parties severally shall be credited with the amounts advanced by them, as shown in the report; and they shall advance additional amounts to pay the compensation of the commissioners, as here allowed, and the balance due for expenses, as shown in the report. No. 739. MRS. IDA HUGHES V. THE STATE OF GEORGIA. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia. January 4, 1926. Per Curiam. Application for further proceedings in forma pauperis herein denied, for the reason that the court has examined the typewritten record and found that the writ of error presents no substantial federal question. Messrs. Charles Clark and R. R. Jackson for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant in error. Decisions Per Curiam, Etc. 269 U.S. No. 504. H. B. CRONE v. JOHN W. SNOOK, WARDEN. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia. January 11, 1926. Per Curiam. Petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied, for the reason that the court has examined the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, for which this is an appeal, has found the question therein presented frivolous, and dismisses the appeal. Mr. William Schley Howard for appellant. No appearance for appellee. No. 227. BEATRICE J. WESTON ET AL. v. THE CITY OF TULSA ET AL. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted January 4, 1926. Decided January 11, 1926. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of section 237 of the Judicial Code, as amended by the act of September 6, 1916, c. 448, sec. 2, 39 Stat. 726; Jett Bros. Distilling Co. v. Carrollton, 252 U. S. 1, 5, 6. Messrs. R. C. Allen and I. J. Underwood for defendants in error, in support of the motion. Messrs. Louis W. Pratt and James M. Springer for plaintiffs in error, in opposition thereto. No. 787. CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY v. WILLIAMS SLATE COMPANY. Error to the Special Court of Appeals of the State of Virginia. Motion to dismiss submitted January 4, 1926. Decided January 11, 1926. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of section 237 of the Judicial Code as amended by the act of September 6, 1916, c. 448, sec. 2, 39 Stat. 726; Jett Bros. Distilling Co. v. Carrollton, 252 U. S. 1, 5, 6. Petition for certiorari denied, and, there appearing to be no reasonable ground for granting the petition, a penalty of $25 is awarded respondent and against the 269 U.S. Decisions Per Curiam, Etc. petitioner as reasonable damages for the delay under the proviso in section C of section 237 of the Judicial Code, as amended by the act of February 13, 1925, c. 229, sec. 1, 43 Stat. 937. Messrs. Samuel A. Anderson and Arden Howell for defendant in error, in support of the motion. Messrs. David H. Leake and Walter Leake for plaintiff in error, in opposition thereto. No. 174. J. L. LANCASTER ET AL., RECEIVERS OF THE TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY v. H. L. SMITH ET AL. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Texas. Submitted January 4, 1926. Decided January 11, 1926. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of section 237 of the Judicial Code, as amended by the act of September 6, 1916, c. 448, sec. 2, 39 Stat. 726; Jett Bros. Distilling Co. v. Carrollton, 252 U. S. 1, 5, 6. Petition for certiorari denied. Messrs. T. D. Gresham and Robert L. W. Thompson for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Thornton Hardie for defendants in error. No. 101. J. L. LANCASTER ET AL., RECEIVERS V. BERNICE S. GRAHAM. Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, 4th Supreme Judicial District, of the State of Texas. Submitted January 4, 1926. Decided January 11, 1926. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of section 237 of the Judicial Code, as amended by the act of September 6, 1916, c. 448, sec. 2, 39 Stat. 726; Jett Bros. Distilling Co. v. Carrollton, 252 U. S. 1, 5, 6. Messrs. F. H. Prendergast, T. D. Gresham, George Thompson and Robert L. W. Thompson for plaintiffs in error. Mr. J. C. George for defendant in error. 269 U.S. Decisions Granting Certiorari. PETITIONS FOR CERTIORARI GRANTED, FROM OCTOBER 5, 1925, TO AND INCLUDING JANUARY 11, 1926. No. 529. NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. DONALD PAGE ET AL., ADMINISTRATORS. October 12, 1925. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit granted. Mr. Robert G. Dodge for petitioner. Mr. Charles F. Perkins for respondents. No. 555. JAMES MCDONALD, JR., et al., Etc., v. LawRENCE MAXWELL ET AL., EXECUTORS. October 12, 1925. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia granted. Messrs. Charles V. Imlay, M. M. Allison and John J. Hamilton for petitioners. No appearance for respondents. No. 558. UNITED STATES v. STONE & DOWNER COMPANY ET AL. October 12, 1925. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Customs Appeals granted. Solicitor General Mitchell and Assistant Attorney General Hoppin for the United States. Mr. Edward P. Sharretts for respondents. No. 604. HUGHES BROS. TIMBER COMPANY V. THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. October 12, 1925. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota granted. Messrs. W. D. Bailey and Oscar Mitchell for petitioner. Messrs. Clifford L. Hilton, G. A. Youngquist and H. H. Phelps for respondent. No. 614. CARL FRANZ ADOLPH OTTO INGENOHL V. WALTER E. OLSEN & COMPANY, INC. October 12, 1925. 269 U.S. Decisions Granting Certiorari. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands granted. Messrs. Joseph C. Meyerstien and James M. Beck for petitioner. Mr. Allison D. Gibbs for respondent. No. 623. Yu CONG ENG AND CO LIAM, FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHER PERSONS SIMILARLY SITUATED AND AFFECTED v. W. TRINIDAD, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, ET AL. October 19, 1925. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands granted. Messrs. Frederic R. Coudert, Mahlon P. Doing, Allison D. Gibbs and Frederic R. Coudert, Jr., for petitioners. Messrs. J. Kennedy White, A. R. Stallings, Mark E. Guerin and Charles S. Brice for respondents. No. 653. ELIZABETH F. SHUKERT ET AL., EXECUTRICES OF THE ESTATE OF GUSTAVE E. SHUKERT, DECEASED, v. ARTHUR B. ALLEN, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. October 19, 1925. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted. Mr. Arthur F. Mullen for petitioners. Solicitor General Mitchell, Assistant Attorney General Willebrandt and Mr. Sewall Key for respondent. No. 680. JOSEPH SEEMAN ET AL., ETC., v. PHILADELPHIA WAREHOUSE COMPANY. October 19, 1925. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted. Messrs. Samuel F. Frank, W. W. Spalding and M. D. Hildreth for petitioners. Messrs. Owen J. Roberts and Charles A. Riegelman for respondent. No. 683. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY V. A. D. SCHENDEL, AS SPECIAL ADMINISTRA |