Show JUDGS GET FOIL PAY Case to Block Increase in Salaries Thrown Out F COURT HAS NO JURISDICTION Judge Marshall Dismisses Case From Federal Court 1 Leaves the Point as to Whether the Salary Increase Is Constitutional Still Unsettled Judge Marshall oC the Federal court yesterday handed clown an opinion in the case of the Mine and Smelter Supply Sup-ply company against C S Tlngey Siato Auditor The decision apparently dismisses the I case so far as the Federal Fed-eral court is concerned The action was begun to restrain the Auditor from issuing warrants for the Increase In salaries of the DistrIct and Supreme Judges of the State Several weeks I ago the defendants entered a pica In abatement praying for a non suit The plea was sustained toy tho Federal fudge yesterday on the grounds that the amount involved is less than 2000 to the plaintiffs and accordingly outride the Federal jurisdiction The opinion deals extensively with the question that has been raised The court declared l that grave doubts CJI las l-as to whether the Increase In salary oC Supreme court Judges is I legal or that the Auditor is Justified in drawing war ranis for the amounts The court how over offers no solution for the prcdlca menf of the Auditor so the warrants illl lilaly he drawn as usual The plaintiffs in the case have not declared de-clared what action will be taken since the decision of the Federal court A number of attorneys believe that the matter will he dropped |