UNITED STATES REPORTS VOLUME 246 CASES ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURT AT OCTOBER TERM, 1917 FROM MARCH 4, 1918, TO MAY 6, 1918 COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY THE BANKS LAW PUBLISHING COMPANY NOTICE The price of this volume is fixed by statute (§ 226, Judicial Code, 36 REPRINTED IN TAIWAN JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS.1 EDWARD DOUGLASS WHITE, CHIEF JUSTICE. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, ASSOCIATE Justice. WILLIS VAN DEVANTER, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. JAMES CLARK MCREYNOLDS, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. JOHN H. CLARKE, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. THOMAS WATT GREGORY, ATTORNEY GENERAL. FRANK KEY GREEN, MARSHAL. 1 For allotment of The Chief Justice and Associate Justices among the several circuits see next page. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. ALLOTMENT OF JUSTICES, OCTOBER TERM, 1916.1 ORDER: There having been an Associate Justice of this court appointed since the adjournment of the last term, It is ordered, That the following allotment be made of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of this court among the circuits agreeably to the act of Congress in such case made and provided, and that such allotment be entered of record, viz: For the First Circuit, OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, Associate Justice. For the Second Circuit, LOUIS D. BRANDEIS, Associate Justice. For the Third Circuit, MAHLON PITNEY, Associate Justice. For the Fourth Circuit, EDWARD D. WHITE, Chief Justice. For the Fifth Circuit, J. C. MCREYNOLDS, Associate Justice. For the Sixth Circuit, WILLIAM R. DAY, Associate Justice. For the Seventh Circuit, JOHN H. CLARKE, Associate Justice. For the Eighth Circuit, WILLIS VAN DEVANTER, Associate Justice. For the Ninth Circuit, JOSEPH MCKENNA, Associate Justice. October 30, 1916. 1 For next previous allotment see 241 U. S., p. iv. of California Alexander, Admr., Great Northern Ry. v. Allen v. Chicago & Alton R. R.. Chicago v. American Metal Co., Ricaud v. 242 Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. v. Industrial Accident Comm. 648 276 666 American Graphophone Co., Boston Store of American Refrigerator Transit Co., Emery & American Tobacco Co., People's Tobacco Co. v. 1 American Valve & Meter Co., Fairbanks, Morse & Andrews, Executrix, v. John Nix & Co. Arkansas, State of, v. State of Tennessee 158 Armour & Co. v. Commonwealth of Virginia 1 Association of the Bar, City of New York, Rouss v. 661 Baker, Berg v. 661 Baltimore & Ohio R. R. v. Smith 653 Bar Association, City of New York, Rouss v.. Barber, Admx., Harmon et al., Receivers, v. |