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Show il COURT ) Call Rule for Grain Held Not Violation of the Anti- I trust Law. WASHINGTON, March 4. Tho I "call rule" for grain "to arrive" estab- H lished in 1906 by the Chicago Board of K Trade was held by the supreme court H not to be in restraint of trade under R I the antl-trust law. W Injunctions Issued by Federal Dis- H 1 trict Judge Landis restraining the H I rule's operation weve sot aside. Board H 1' officials contended the rule Increased V I instead of decreased competition and 1 prevented monopoly but it was abro- I gated aftor the government's suit was H 1 filed in 1913. 1 WASHINGTON, March 4. The city H 8 of Denver in tho supreme court today m lost its fight of twenty yoars duration H jj against the Denver Union Water com- H fl pany over consumers' rates. B 6 Injunctions restraining the city from B t enforcing an ordinance reducing water B rates 20 per cent, alleged to be con- H I flscatory on the grounds that it would B H tako tho company's property for pub- B Jl He use without compensation, wore B I sustained. B H Justice Holmes, Brandels and Clark B I dissented, being of tho opinion tho B S proceedings should bo dismissed. Low- B R or court valuations of tho company's B U property at $13,415,889 were upheld. B Since the proceedings were instituted B H tho city obtained an option to purchaso Hi R tho property on the basis of that val- B M Ordinance Unreasonable. fln fl The water company contended tho B ordinance's provisions wero . so un- fl 19 reasonable and burdensome as to I I make it invalid, would reduce the com- B m pany's returns to 2.8S per cent, was passed without any Investigation and B that its true object was to force, the B company to sell its property to the H city at less than real value. I Denver officials denied any intention to confiscate property, asserted the I ordinance would yield larger returns B than claimed and contended tho com- H pany did not operate, its plant cconom- B ically. B COURT REVERSES CONVICTIONS. H WASHINGTON, March 4. The lo- B cal court of appeals today reversed po- B lice court convictions of tho White- B House pickots of the National Worn- B an's party holding that picketing of g ) the White Hous.o by tho silent senti- ffl i nels was not ah unlawful assembly un- ttj less an unlawful purpose or acts wero H shown. M Tho decision is an. after development B of the sensational campaign which H caused many disturbances in front of ij ; tho White House. Tho picketing cam- Ml ' palgn was abandoned somo time ago. HI ; Soon after tho administration came U , out in support of the woman's suffrage H S constitutional amendment. H jl Ford Case Decided. B jf WASHINGTON, March 4. Federal fl at court decrees dismissing proceedings fl K by the Ford Motor company to re- H B strain California state officials from collecting franchise taxos for 1915 W levied against it, wero today upheld MJI by the supreme court. The company H II contended tho taxes wero oxcoaslve. H gj Patent Rights Limited. I R WASHINGTON, March 4. Decrees M limiting tho rights of a patentee un- H Hj der the patent laws to control tho re- jl m salo price of an articles was rendered fl K today by the supremo court. Hj A patentee, tbo court held, cannot m A in selling his articles to another re- W serve tho right by contract to fix tho M price at which it is later lo be resold. gj H |