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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
4
The Supreme Court ruled that mineral land reservations in Southern Pacific patents are void and that patents stand unless attacked directly by the government. The decision limits government fraud claims and confirms the railroad's ownership of vast lands valued around 700 million dollars.
The court held that petroleum lands are mineral lands and the patent passes title despite collateral attacks. An estoppel agreement was deemed no stronger than the void patent exception. The Interior Secretary later advised omitting the mineral lands reservation as lacking legal warrant.
C R Lewers counsel for Southern Pacific says patent to railroad lands is government declaration of non mineral rights and cannot be questioned after the 1806 statute of limitations. He notes one remaining 1910 suit, canceled patent to 6,000 acres in Kik Hills Kern County, attacked for fraud within the limit period.
The Supreme Court adjourns until October after a busy term with 591 decisions. Fourteen cases were left undecided including challenges to grandfather clauses in Oklahoma and Annapolis, the Midwest oil land case, and issues on compelled testimony. The term marked the most dispositions since 1890.
The Supreme Court rules that railroad passes are not compensation and are free from any railroad imposed conditions. In a separate decision, the Court affirms Kentucky can sue the International Harvester Company under state anti trust law despite claims of no business in Kentucky.
The U S Supreme Court upheld Interstate Commerce Commission orders denying higher intermountain rates versus Pacific Coast points. It affirmed the commission has power to set blanket or zone rates under the long and short haul clause, shifting authority from railroads to the commission. The decision cites the 1910 amendment and supports rate flexibility to meet competition while preserving public interests.
The Supreme Court upheld a Southern New York federal court decree finding Eastern States retail lumber dealers violated the Sherman act by circulating lists of wholesalers who sold directly to large buyers. The case, led by Clark McKercher for the government, names ten associations and 187 officers across New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Connecticut Rhode Island Maryland and DC. An injunction previously barred distribution of the blacklist of wholesalers who sold directly to big consumers.
The Supreme Court declined to issue an injunction blocking the Treasury from granting Cuban sugar a 20 percent differential under the reciprocity treaty. The merits of Louisiana's case were not decided, and action in the Customs Court was not precluded.
The Supreme Court reversed an Eighth Circuit ruling that vowed poverty in Catholic orders was void. It held civil withdrawal from religious life possible, while spiritual poverty remains a conscience matter. The case involved Father Augustin Wirth and disputed church property in Springfield Minnesota.
A Treasury Controller ruling grants Naval Militia officers sea duty pay of 10 percent more than base pay when afloat while on shore duty they receive base pay plus allowances. The change affects practice cruises and marks a shift for militia officers serving at sea.
The Supreme Court sustained an amendment to the interstate pipeline rate law making pipelines common carriers under I C C oversight. The Uncle Sam Company was exempt as it moved oil from its own wells to its own refinery. other Standard Oil affiliates faced the ruling. Justice Holmes supported the broad reach while Justices White and McKenna dissented on exemptions.
The U S Supreme Court declared a Kentucky act permitting tobacco pools and seller combinations invalid for vague standards of conduct. The decision, aligned with a prior Kentucky anti trust ruling, holds that real value is unknowable and due process requires clarity. Patrick Collins and Thoras Malone faced penalties under the pooling act for selling outside the pool. The ruling cites International Harvester and warns against monopoly enabling pools and speculative value tests.
The Supreme Court today upheld a Tennessee statute in a case where the state court ruled former slaves had no inheritable blood and could not inherit property under ordinary kinship rules.
In Washington on June 22 Miss Doris Lippman of Savannah Gao is honored for her conduct in saving a man overcome by gas while digging a well. She receives a $50 prize from the National Red Cross Society, the first award to Girls Scouts by the society.
President Wilson backs selling two old U S battleships Mississippi and Idaho to Greece to strengthen its navy and deter Turkey. Rustem Bey protests but is told assurances show ships used for peace. Treasury of officials discuss bids, shipbuilders note substitutions, with aim to avert conflict and keep ship price near cost.
Twenty four building elevators were accepted from contractors by the city and are now operated by civil service employees. Operators have two weeks of training and will soon wear gray uniforms with white caps. Local elevator service began, with Chief Dispatcher Albert Dreyfus anticipating an express service next week.
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