241 U. S. Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. 1916. Decided May 8, 1916. Motion for leave to file petition denied. Mr. George W. Ellis for the petitioner. No. 189. ANNA C. DUNHAM ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. CLARA V. KauffmAN ET AL. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio. Argued May 4, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Equitable Life Assurance Society v. Brown, 187 U. S. 308, 314; Consolidated Turnpike v. Norfolk &c. Ry., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Manhattan Life Ins. Co. v. Cohen, 234 U. S. 123, 137. (2) The Pennsylvania College Cases, 13 Wall. 190; Newburyport Water Co. v. Newburyport, 193 U. S. 561; Missouri Pacific Ry. v. Kansas, 216 U. S. 262, 274–275. (3) Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102, 105; Ennis Water Works v. Ennis, 233 U. S. 652, 658; Parker v. McLain, 237 U. S. 469, 471. Mr. D. K. Watson for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Charles C. Pavey for the defendants in error. No. 344. ROBERT D. KINNEY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB COMPANY ET AL. In error to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Argued by the plaintiff in error May 1, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Bagley v. General Fire Extinguisher Co., 212 U. S. 477; Weir v. Rountree, 216 U. S. 607; St. Anthony Church v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co., 237 U. S. 575. (2) Provident Savings Society v. Ford, 114 U. S. 635, 641-642; Metcalf v. Watertown, 128 U. S. 586, 588; Pope v. Louisville, New Albany &c. Ry., 173 U. S. 573, 580-581. See United States ex rel. Kinney v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., 222 U. S. 283; Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. 241 U.S. Kinney v. Plymouth Rock Squab Co., 236 U. S. 43. Mr. Robert D. Kinney pro se. No appearance for the defendants in error. No. 333. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DEFIANCE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM A. KEHNAST ET AL. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio. Argued April 28 and May 1, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Eustis v. Bolles, 150 U. S. 361; Chemical National Bank v. City Bank of Portage, 160 U. S. 646; Leathe v. Thomas, 207 U. S. 93; Mellon v. McCafferty, 239 U. S. 134. (2) Leather Manufacturers' Bank v. Cooper, 120 U. S. 778, 781; Whittemore v. Amoskeag National Bank, 134 U. S. 527; Petri v. Commercial National Bank of Chicago, 142 U. S. 644; Hermann v. Edwards, 238 U. S. 107. Mr. Robert Newbegin and Mr. Henry Newbegin for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Tellis T. Shaw, Mr. Harold W. Fraser, Mr. Henry B. Harris and Mr. E. J. Marshall for the defendants in error. No. 362. ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD COMPANY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN H. MOUNTS. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. Argued for plaintiff in error May 5, 1916. Decided June 5, 1916. Per Curiam. Judgment reversed with costs and cause remanded for further proceedings upon the authority of Adams Express Co. v. Croninger, 226 U. S. 491; Missouri &c. Ry. v. Harriman, 227 U. S. 657; Atchison, Topeka &c. Ry. v. Robinson, 233 U. S. 173; Georgia, Florida &c. Ry. v. Blish Milling Co., 241 U. S. 190. Mr. R. A. Kleinschmidt, Mr. W. F. Evans and Mr. E. H. Foster for the plaintiff in error. No appearance for the defendant in error. 241 U.S. Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. No.. Original. Ex parte: IN THE MATTER OF ELBERT R. ROBINSON, PETITIONER. Submitted May 22, 1916. Decided June 5, 1916. Motion for leave to file an amended petition denied. Mr. Richard E. Westbrooks for the petitioner. No. 578. ORANGE WILSON WHITE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, V. THE STATE OF WYOMING. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Wyoming. Motion to dismiss submitted June 5, 1916. Decided June 12, 1916. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102, 105; Consolidated Turnpike v. Norfolk &c. Railway, 228 U. S. 596, 600; Overton v. Oklahoma, 235 U. S. 31; Parker v. McLain, 237 U. S. 469, 471-472. Mr. A. E. L. Leckie for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Douglas A. Preston for the defendant in error. No. 687. TIMOTHY HEALY, APPELLANT, v. SAMUEL W. BACKUS, COMMISSIONER, ETC. Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Motion to dismiss and petition for writ of certiorari submitted June 5, 1916. Decided June 12, 1916. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Lau Ow Bew v. United States, 144 U. S. 47, 58; Whitney v. Dick, 202 U. S. 132, 135; McClellan v. Carland, 217 U. S. 268, 278. Petition for writ of certiorari herein granted. Mr. Marshall B. Woodworth for the appellant. The Attorney General and The Solicitor General for the appellee. No. -. Original. Ex parte: IN THE MATTER OF WATTS, WATTS & Co., LTD., PETITIONER. Submitted June 5, Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. 241 U. S. 1916. Decided June 12, 1916. Motion for leave to file petition for writ of mandamus denied. Mr. J. Parker Kirlin, Mr. John M. Woolsey and Mr. Mark W. Maclay, Jr., for petitioner. No.. Original. Ex parte: IN THE MATTER OF JOHN H. SEARS, AS TRUSTEE, PETITIONER. Submitted June 5, 1916. Decided June 12, 1916. Motion for leave to file petition for writ of mandamus denied. Mr. Carroll G. Walter for the petitioner. No. 225. MARTIN H. FREE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Motion submitted May 22, 1916. Decided June 12, 1916. Motion to vacate judgment of dismissal herein of January 24, 1916, and to restore case to the docket granted. Mr. Frederick S. Tyler and Mr. B. I. Salinger for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Rush Taggart and Mr. Francis Raymond Stark for defendant in error. See page 684, post. 241 U. S. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari from January 17, 1916, to June 12, 1916. No. 735. ST. LOUIS UNION TRUST COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. MARY E. MELLEN ET AL. January 24, 1916. Ordered that the order entered herein on December 20, 1915, denying the petition for writ of certiorari, be vacated and set aside and the petition for writ of certiorari granted. (See 239 U. S. 648.) Mr. W. F. Wilson and Mr. Enoch A. Chase for the petitioner. Mr. J. H. Everest and Mr. R. M. Campbell for the respondents. No. 720. WALDO P. CLEMENT ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. D. W. JAMES. January 24, 1916. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. John R. Abney and Mr. Hollins N. Randolph for the petitioners. Mr. Alexander W. Smith, Mr. Theodore A. Hammond, Mr. Victor Lamar Smith and Mr. Alexander W. Smith, Jr., for the respondent. No. 768. YEE KONG, PETITIONER, v. W. W. SIBRAY, IMMIGRATION INSPECTOR, ET AL. January 24, 1916. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. Mr. Lowrie C. Barton for the petitioner. The Attorney General, The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Wallace for the respondents. No. 784. HOUSTON OIL COMPANY OF TEXAS ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. CORNELIA G. GOODRICH ET AL. January 31, 1916. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted. Mr. Thomas M. Kennerly and Mr. Wil |