| Show STRIKERS WIN IN POINT IN L VER I Su Supreme r R Ruling li g D Decides Who Walked Out in 1922 Were Entitled Entitled En En- titled Trial to to Jury WASHINGTON Oct 20 Rail Rail Railroad road who joined the shop shop- mens men's strike of 1922 were entitled to Jury tri J when charged with contempt contempt contempt con con- tempt of ot court it was held today by bythe bythe bythe the supreme co court rt That part of the Clayton act act which h pr provided that es m may y yd d demand mand a a trial by Jury was declared b by the court to be constitutional and valid The relationship of employer and do not cease the court held I when a workman goes on strike and the provisions of the Clayton act for fol protection of of- the therefore apply under such such- circum stances S The question had been bach brought I before the court by Sam Michael- Michael son and others who had been emI employed employed em em- I by th the Chicago St. St P Paul ul Omaha Railway company company- and who claimed that under the Clayt Clayton n act they were entitled to a trial by Jury jun TWO COURTS COURTS OVERRULED I The federal district court for western Wisconsin held and the Seventh circuit court of appe appeals ls d de declared cia dared red that part of the Clayton act which provided for fol trial by jury unconstitutional unconstitutional un un- constitutional and found that the themen themen themen men had lost their standing as em em- of ot the Ule railroad when they went on strike and therefore were not noi within the provisions of ot the Clayton act which applied only to During the strike the federal district district district dis dis- dis- dis court for for- western Wisconsin issued a temporary Injunction re restricting restricting restricting re- re picketing upon the ChIcago Chicago Chi ChI- cago St. St Paul Omaha railway to toone toone toone one representative e of the 8 strikers at each point of bf ingress and egress Shortly thereafter r the railroad complained complained com com- tha that th the terms of the In Injunction injunction in- in junction were not being observe by bythe bythe bythe the strikers and sought to to have them punished for or contempt l and his associates I were brought into court denied Jury trial and sen sentenced for cont contempt I Another case of ot a workman arrested ar arrested ar- ar rested for tor contempt In connection with a astrike strike was was' disposed of the court I S. 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C Sandefur was was was' convicted of Continued on on- page 5 6 RAIL STRIKERS I WIN POINT IN INCOURT INCOURT COURT VERDICT Continued from page 1 1 1 contempt In a federal district court In I Kentucky on the charge that he had violated Its hs order with respect to the use and threats of violence in connection with a strike e against the Canoe Creek Coal company He demanded de demanded demanded de- de a trial by Jury but it was refused him The SIxth circuit court of ot appeals appeals appeals ap ap- peals asked instructions of the su supreme supreme supreme su- su suI I preme court as to whether the Clayton Clayton Clay Clay- ton act providing for jury trials In contempt cases Imposed a valid re restriction restriction re- re upon the inherent Judicial power powel of federal courts to punish for contempt That question the supreme court today answered In Inthe inthe inthe the affirmative Reviewing at the request of the tho government its decision In the I Nicky Arnstein case the court re reaffirmed re re- affirmed its previous Judgments and reiterated that a bankrupt could not be bo compelled In court to answer questions which in his Judgment tended to Incriminate him The federal trade commission was denied a supreme court review of its case against the National Biscuit Biscuit Bis Bis- cult company charging the grant grant ing of ot illegal megal discounts The lower federal courts decided against the commission MANY STORES INVOLVED Representing stores doing an annual business of or nearly 9 the th National Association of Retail Druggists of Retail Retell Dry Goods Dealers of or Retail Retell Clothiers of Hardware Dealers of Retail Jewelers and Retail Shoe Dealers had Joined in a petition as friends of the the- court urging discontinuance of the practice of ot the National Biscuit I company of granting discounts which they alle alleged d could only be enjoyed by chain stores I The TIle government won von on in the supreme supreme supreme su- su preme court in its 1 s' s effort to bring I j up for review a case case against the t I Trenton Potteries Potteries' companies a and d j I forty-eight forty other compa compa- companies nies flies charged with violation of or the Sherman antitrust law The j compa-j court granted an application for a writ of or In the lower federal courts at New Nett York City the government charged the pottery companies co with having formed an unlawful combination combInation combi comb nation to restrain trade and having having having hav hav- ing agreed among themselves to fix arbitrary and noncompetitive prices confining their sales to specially selected Jobbers The government contended that the companies In the combination controlled more than four fifths of ot the industry The district court decided in favor of ot the government but the cIrcuit court of appeals reversed the decision de decision decision de- de and remanded the case to the district court for further proceed proceed- ings proceed I REVIEW GRANTED The question whether state courts have Jurisdiction over cases involving in ing damage to cattle during interstate interstate interstate inter inter- state shipment will be reviewed by the supreme court It is presented In a a. case brought from Montana and in which an an- an appeal was granted today The parties to the contro- contro controversy ersy versy are the Great Northern Railway Railway Rail Rail- way company and the Galbraeth Cattle company The supreme court refused to grant an appeal which would call Into question the validity of 1 nat nat- I owned by the Gener General l Ele Electric company for tungsten Incandescent I electric light filaments II I The case was brought by the Save Electric corporation in the federal courts in New York which I decided in favor of the General Electric company The supreme court refused to I grant appeals in the case Involving ing this question Wh Whether ther prohibition agents can I stealthily investigate private premises premises' prem- prem I without serving a search warrant warrant war war- rant as raised in a case from Nevada Ne-I Ne Nevada Ne Ne- I vada brought by Robert F F. Rane S S. S F. F CASES REVIEWED i Reviews were ere denied In the cases I of ot Nicholas D D. eires convicted convicted con- con conI I I in in San Francisco of violating the Harrison narcotic act and Peter Petel Pe- Pe tel tei F F. McDonough and Harry Price of San Francisco convicted of ot violating vio- vio VIO I lating tho national prohibition law The right to vote at prim primary ry I elections Is not a question over o I I II I which the courts have jurisdiction i the supreme court held in a case from Texas brought by C C. C N. N Love I and others against James S. S Griffin I and others I In the courts of or Texas Love com coin i that Griffith and I including the Democratic executive committee of Houston would permit permit per- per perI I mit mil none except white voters to P participate in a primary election I The state courts declared they were without jurisdiction to interfere an and the case was brought to the tl supreme court The supreme court announced recess recess re- re re-I re cess from October from October 27 to November 17 At next Mondays Monday's session it j I will receive motions and announce opinions and orders but will not hear coal arguments I For the convenience of or litigants on the Pacific coast a a. large number I of ot cases on the docket from that section will be advanced for hearing hear hear- hearing ing on February 23 I The Coronado coal case will be bei J argued January 5 I I |
