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Show . T." d. jam OPENS COURT I FEDERAL BUILDING ! The first session of the United . States district court for Utah since I the appointment to the bench of Till-: Till-: man D. Johnson of Ogden, was opened at 10 o'clock today in the federal building. It was expected that many ' cases would be set for trial, but in ' going over the calendar only four cases were Btated to be ready. Judge . Johnson advised the parties concerned . that the cases would bo set for trial March 25, at Salt Lake, when the setting set-ting of the trial calendar for the en-, en-, tire state would be taken up. The cases for the northern division are as follows; Oregon Short Line company vs. Weber We-ber county, an action to quiet title to certain real estate; Bank of Waynesboro Waynes-boro against T. D. Ryan, an action to recover 58500; Southern Pacific company com-pany against Hyrum Overson, an action ac-tion to quiet title to certain parcels of real estate in Boxelder county and . B. Wedell against the Utah Power . Light company, suit to quiet title to certain real estate and to recover damages in the sum of 10,000. It is likely that the cases will be set for hearing in May or April. On motion of Attorneys John E Bagley and Arthur E. Pratt, R. L. Gideon, R. H. Baumunk, Samuel C. Powell and Charles Fair were admitted admit-ted to practice law in the federal court. Assistant United States District Attorney At-torney David, Cook filed an Information Informa-tion charging W. B. Wedell of Ogden with violation of the interstate commerce com-merce law and a warrant of arrest was issued by Clerk John Christie. Tho information avers that on March 25, 1913, Mr. Wedell made a shipment of apples from Hot Springs labeled "Gano Extra" which is known to be among the best quality of fruit, but were found to be "worm-eaen." It is alleged that the fruit was not properly labeled, which Is in violation of the Interstate commerce law. The Information was based on affidavit by Alexander Daggett and Robert Hiltner. Mr. Wedell will be arraigned before United States Commissioner S. T. Corn at a subsequent date. Officers attending Judge Johnson's court were, Assistant United States District Attorney David Cook; United Unit-ed States Marshal Aqulla Nebeker; Clerk John Christie, Stenographer Daniel Hamer; Court Crier B. Y. Golden Gold-en and John Paradise, John Kimball and Otto Weber, bailiffs. The case of the United States against O. S. HarriB, charged with violation vio-lation of the Interstate commerce law In the sale of a pass over the South-ern South-ern Pacific railway, was called for hearing, but the attorney for the defendant de-fendant asked that the matter bo deferred de-ferred until 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the request being granted. The allegations in the Information are that young Harris secured a job from the railway company and was given a pass to his destination, and he subsequently disposed of the pass to another party. It is said by the : railroad people that Harris also sold his job. i |
