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plaintiff in error. Mr. Chas. W. Dorr, Mr. Aldis B. Browne, Mr. Alexander Britton and Mr. Evans Browne for the defendants in error.

No. 8. Original. Ex parte: IN THE MATTER OF AMERICA CAPO, PETITIONER. On petition for writ of mandamus. Argued November 10, 11, 1913. Decided November 17, 1913. Per Curiam. The rule to show cause hitherto allowed is discharged and the petition for the allowance of the writ of mandamus is dismissed, and the prayer for the writ consequently denied. Ex parte Harding, 219 U. S. 363. Mr. Frederic D. McKenney and Mr. F. H. Dexter for the petitioner. Mr. Malcolm Donald, Mr. Charles Hartzell and Mr. M. Rodriguez-Serra for the respondent.

No. 9. NEW LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, V. THE CITY OF OAKDALE ET AL.; and

No. 10. LENNOX LAND COMPANY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CITY OF OAKDALE ET AL. In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. Submitted October 30, 1913. Decided November 17, 1913. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. Mount Pleasant v. Beckwith, 100 U. S. 531; Kelly v. Pittsburgh, 104 U. S. 80; Castillo v. McConnico, 168 U. S. 674. Mr. Wm. H. Field and Mr. Bernard Flexner for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. J. M. Chilton for the defendants in error.

No. 3. THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF VICKSBURG, APPELLANTS, v. VICKSBURG WATER WORKS COMPANY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United

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States for the Southern District of Mississippi. Submitted October 30, 1913. Decided December 1, 1913. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction, upon the authority of Bayard v. Lombard, 9 How. 530; Payne v. Niles, 26 How. 219; Indiana v. Liverpool, London & G. Ins. Co., 109 U. S. 168, and cause remanded to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi. Mr. T. C. Catchings, Mr. O. W. Catchings and Mr. George Anderson for the appellants. Mr. Joseph Hirsh and Mr. J. C. Bryson for the appellee.

No. 332. JACOB GLOS ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM L. O'CONNELL, COUNTY TREASURER, ETC., ET AL. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. Motion to dismiss submitted November 17, 1913. Decided December 1, 1913. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction, on the authority of Jacob Glos v. The City of Chicago &c., 226 U. S. 599, and authorities there cited. Submitted by the plaintiffs in error, pro se. Mr. George Gillette for the defendants in error.

No. 48. WILLIAM RABB, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. In error to the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana. Submitted November 6, 1913. Decided December 1, 1913. Per Curiam. Affirmed, with costs, upon the authority of Foppiano v. Speed, 199 U. S. 501. Mr. Paul A. Sompayrac for the plaintiff in error. Mr. R. G. Pleasant for the defendant in error.

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Original. Ex parte: IN THE MATTER OF BANCO TERRITORIAL Y AGRICOLA DE PUERTA RICO AND

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THE BANCO COMMERCIAL DE PUERTO RICO, TRUSTEES, PETITIONERS. Submitted November 17, 1913. Decided December 1, 1913. Motion for leave to file petition for writ of certiorari denied. Mr. Frederic D. McKenney and Mr. Francis H. Dexter for the petitioners.

No. 94. JOE DARSEY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE STATE OF GEORGIA. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia. Argued December 4, 1913. Decided December 8, 1913. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. (Heike v. United States, 217 U. S. 423.) Mr. John Randolph Cooper for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Thos. S. Felder for the defendant in error.

No. 588. ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES A. MILLER. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina. Motion to affirm submitted December 1, 1913. Decided December 8, 1913. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs, on authority of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. Co. v. McGuire, 219 U. S. 541. Mr. P. A. Willcox and Mr. Frederic D. McKenney for the plaintiff in error. Mr. L. D. Jennings for the defendant in error.

No. 558. LOUIS ELIE JOSEPH HENRY DE GALARD DE BRASSAC DE BEARN, ETC., PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. PIERRE DE BEARN;

No. 559. LOUIS ELIE JOSEPH HENRY DE GALARD DE BRASSAC DE BEARN, ETC., PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. FRANCOIS DE BEARN;

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No. 560. LOUIS ELIE JOSEPH HENRY DE GALARD DE BRASSAC DE BEARN, ETC., PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. Odon DE BEARN; and

No. 561. LOUIS ELIE JOSEPH HENRY DE GALARD DE BRASSAC DE BEARN, ETC., PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. Jean BAPTISTE CHAUMET. In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Maryland. Motion to dismiss or affirm and for damages submitted November 17, 1913. Decided December 8, 1913. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. (Eustis v. Bolles, 150 U. S. 361; Wood v. Chesborough, 228 U. S. 672; Adams v. Russell, 229 U. S. 358, and authorities there cited; Hamblin v. Western Land Co., 147 U. S. 531; Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102; see De Bearn v. De Bearn, 225 U. S. 695.) Mr. Maurice Leon for the plaintiff in error. Mr. J. Kemp Bartlett and Mr. Edgar Allan Poe for the defendants in

error.

No. 272. PARIS & GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. MRS. GEORGIA BOSTON ET AL. In error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Sixth Supreme Judicial District of the State of Texas. Argued and submitted December 2, 1913. Decided December 15, 1913. Judgment affirmed with costs and interest by an equally divided court. Mr. W. F. Evans and Mr. Edgar Wright for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Fred B. Rhodes for the defendants in error.

No. 127. WASHINGTON DREDGING & IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, E. V. BUSSELL ET AL. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. Argued December 11, 12, 1913. Decided December 15, 1913. Per Curiam.

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Dismissed for want of jurisdiction. 1. Eustis v. Bolles, 150 U. S. 361; Preston v. Chicago, 226 U. S. 447, 450; Wood v. Chesborough, 228 U. S. 672, 677. 2. Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102; Standard Oil Company of Indiana v. Missouri, 224 U. S. 271, 287. Mr. W. F. Hays and Mr. Chas. E. Shepard for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Alfred Battle, Mr. George B. Cole, Mr. Richard A. Ballinger, Mr. George E. de Steiguer, Mr. Jas. A. Kerr, Mr. W. V. Tanner, Mr. Douglas C. Conover, Mr. Wm. M. Watson, Mr. Chas. W. Bunn, Mr. Ira Bronson, Mr. Jas. B. Murphy, Mr. Wm. B. Stratton and Mr. John C. Higgins for the defendants in error.

No. 103. JOHN E. HEAVNER ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, V. THE CITY OF ELKINS. In error to the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of West Virginia. Argued December 5, 8, 1913. Decided December 15, 1913. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs. Schaefer v. Werling, 188 U. S. 516; Detroit v. Parker, 181 U. S. 399, etc. Mr. A. R. Stallings and Mr. Jas. A. Bent for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. R. H. Allen for the defendant in

error.

No. Original. Ex parte: IN THE MATTER OF ADOLPH GRIMSINGER, PETITIONER. Submitted December 8, 1913. Decided December 15, 1913. Motion for leave to file a petition for writ of habeas corpus denied. Mr. Geo. F. Curtis for the petitioner. The Solicitor General opposing.

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Original. Ex parte: IN THE MATTER OF JONAS JONES, PETITIONER. Submitted December 15, 1913. De

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