235 U. S. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. No. 623. CHARLES W. ANDERSON, COLLECTOR, ETC., PETITIONER, V. THE FORTY-TWO BROADWAY COMPANY. October 26, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Círcuit granted. The Attorney General, The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Wallace for the petitioner. Mr. Roger S. Baldwin for the respondent. No. 648. JOPLIN MERCANTILE COMPANY ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. THE UNITED STATES. October 26, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted. Mr. C. H. Montgomery and Mr. Paul A. Ewert for the petitioners. The Attorney General, The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Wallace for the respondent. No. 646. THE NELSON LAND & CATTLE COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. GEORGE H. SMITH. October 26, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Carr W. Taylor and Mr. William H. Thompson for the petitioner. No appearance for the respondent. PETITIONER, v. THE No. 649. WILLIAM L. NORTON, UNITED STATES. October 26, 1914. certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Delbert J. Haff, Mr. William C. Dennis and Mr. Frederic D. McKenney for the petitioner. The Attorney General, The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Wallace for the respondent. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. 235 U.S. No. 651. THE STAFFORD COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. COLDWELL-GILDARD COMPANY ET AL. October 26, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied. Mr. Benjamin Phillips and Mr. Wilmarth H. Thurston for the petitioner. Mr. William K. Richardson for the respond ents. No. 654. CHAMPION FIBRE COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. R. E. RUSSELL. October 26, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. Mr. Alfred S. Barnard for the petitioner. Mr. Mark W. Brown and Mr. Robert Ransom Williams for the respondent. No. 657. Roy S. ANDERSON, AS TRUSTEE, ETC., PETITIONER, v. J. O. AND N. B. CHENAULT. October 26, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. R. S. Wimberly for the petitioner. Mr. J. O. Chenault and Mr. N. B. Chenault pro se. No. 540. ISIDOR STRAUS ET AL., TRADING, ETC., AS R. H. MACY & COMPANY, APPELLANTS, v. NOTASEME HOSIERY COMPANY. Petition for writ of certiorari and motion to dismiss or affirm submitted October 13, 1914. Decided October 26, 1914. Appeal dismissed, and writ of certiorari granted. Mr. Edmond E. Wise for the appellants and petitioners. Mr. James H. Griffin and Mr. E. Hayward Fairbanks for the appellee and respondent. 235 U.S. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. No. 115. RUSSELL SAGE RAPHAEL, PETITIONER, v. THE WASATCH & JORDAN VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL. October 26, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Delos McCurdy and Mr. Thomas Bracken for the petitioner. Mr. Joel F. Vaile, Mr. Waldemar Van Cott, Mr. E. M. Allison, Jr., Mr. William D. Riter and Mr. Henry McAllister, Jr., for the respondents. No. 652. MINERALS SEPARATION, LIMITED, ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. JAMES. M. HYDE. November 2, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted. Mr. Frederic D. McKenney, Mr. Henry D. Williams, Mr. John H. Miller and Mr. O. W. McConnell for the petitioners. Mr. Thos. F. Sheridan, Mr. K. R. Babbitt, Mr. Walter A. Scott, Mr. J. Bruce Kremer and Mr. George L. Wilkinson for the respondent. No. 655. H. B. BORLAND, PETITIONER, v. CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, TRUSTEE, ETC. November 2, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. Allen G. Mills and Mr. Fred E. Newton for the petitioner. Mr. Alvin H. Culver for the respondent. No. 666. MARIE H. KELLY, PETITIONER, v. ILLINOIS STATE TRUST COMPANY. November 2, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. William Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. 235 U.S. S. Oppenheim and Mr. Harrison Musgrave for the petitioner. Mr. Lindorf O. Whitnel for the respondent. No. 660. GEORGE D. HOWELL, PETITIONER, v. MECHANICS & METALS NATIONAL BANK ET AL. November 9, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. Wm. F. Henney and Mr. Wm. Edmond Curtis for the petitioner. Mr. Walter C. Noyes and Mr. Jos. M. Hartfield for the respondents. No. 681. CLAUDE M. DEAN, PETITIONER, v. R. BEALE Davis, Jr., TRUSTEE, ETC., ET AL. November 16, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. Mr. C. V. Meredith for the petitioner. Mr. Richard B. Davis for the respondents. No. 684. THE BANKERS SURETY COMPANY, PETITIONER, V. ELKHORN RIVER DRAINAGE DISTRICT. November 16, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Wm. C. Prentiss and Mr. Walter L. Clark for the petitioner. No appearance for the respondent. No. 677. FLORENCE S. BACHE, PETITIONER, V. THE UNITED STATES. November 30, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Customs Ap 235 U.S. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. peals denied. Mr. Henry Wollman for the petitioner. The Attorney General and The Solicitor General for the respondent. No. 693. L. D. GEORGE LUMBER COMPANY, INC., PETITIONER, v. L. L. DAUGHERTY ET AL. November 30, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. Mr. John A. Lamb and Mr. Claude A. Swanson for the petitioner. No appearance for the respondents. No. 682. LUCIUS E. JUDSON, AS TRUSTEE, ETC., PETITIONER, v. WILLIAM A. NASH, AS TRUSTEE, ETC., ET AL. December 7, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted. Mr. Oscar A. Lewis for the petitioner. Mr. John M. Bowers for the respondent. No. 689. OGDEN M. REID, PETITIONER, V. JAMES C. FARGO, AS PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY ET AL. December 7, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted. Mr. Oscar R. Houston and Mr. Howard S. Harrington for the petitioner. Mr. Walter F. Taylor and Mr. Chas. C. Burlingham for the respondents. No. 674. MAHLON GROO, PETITIONER, v. CHARLOTTE ANITA WHITNEY. December 7, 1914. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the District of |