THE

FEDERAL REPORTER

SECOND SERIES

CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED

IN THE

CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS AND DISTRICT COURTS
OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE COURT OF
APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

WITH

KEY-NUMBER ANNOTATIONS

VOLUME 26 (2d)

JUNE-AUGUST, 1928

ST. PAUL
WEST PUBLISHING CO.

NATIONAL REPORTER SYSTEM

1928

26 F. (2d)

Cite as
26 F.(2d)

COPYRIGHT 1928, BY WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY
Federal Reporter, Second Series, Vol. 26 (2d), Nos.
1-8.

COPYRIGHT 1928, BY WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY

VOL. 26 FEDERAL REPORTER, (2d)

JUDGES

IN THE

CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS AND DISTRICT COURTS OF
THE UNITED STATES, AND COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FIRST CIRCUIT

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Washington, D. C.

Manchester, N. H.

Portland, Me.

Boston, Mass.

Portland, Me.

Hon. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, Circuit Justice
Hon. GEORGE HUTCHINS BINGHAM, Circuit Judge
Hon. CHARLES F. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.
Hon. GEORGE W. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge
Hon. CLARENCE HALE, District Judge, Maine 1
Hon. JOHN A. PETERS, District Judge, Maine
Hon. JAMES M. MORTON, Jr., District Judge, Massachusetts. New Bedford, Mass.
Hon. JAMES ARNOLD LOWELL, District Judge, Massachusetts . . Boston, Mass.
Hon. ELISHA H. BREWSTER, District Judge, Massachusetts . . Springfield, Mass.
Hon. GEORGE F. MORRIS, District Judge, New Hampshire
Hon. IRA LLOYD LETTS, District Judge, Rhode Island.

Portland, Me.

Littleton, N. H. Providence, R. I.

Hon. EDWIN S. THOMAS, District Judge, Connecticut
Hon. WARREN B. BURROWS, District Judge, Connecticut
Hon. MARCUS B. CAMPBELL, District Judge, E. D. New York.
Hon. ROBERT A. INCH, District Judge, E. D. New York.
Hon. GROVER M. MOSCOWITZ, District Judge, E. D. New York
Hon. FRANK COOPER, District Judge, N. D. New York.
Hon. FREDERICK H. BRYANT, District Judge, N. D. New York.
Hon. JOHN CLARK KNOX, District Judge, S. D. New York.
Hon. FRANCIS A. WINSLOW, District Judge, S. D. New York
Hon. HENRY W. GODDARD, District Judge, S. D. New York
Hon. WILLIAM BONDY, District Judge, S. D. New York.
Hon. THOMAS D. THACHER, District Judge, S. D. New York
Hon. FRANK J. COLEMAN, District Judge, S. D. New York.
Hon. JOHN R. HAZEL, District Judge, W. D. New York.
Hon. SIMON L. ADLER, District Judge, W. D. New York.
Hon. HARLAND B. HOWE, District Judge, Vermont .

Albany, N. Y.

. . Utica, N. Y.

New York, N. Y.

Washington, D. C.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Wilmington, Del.

Trenton, N. J. Wilmington, Del.

Trenton, N. J.

Trenton, N. J.

Newark, N. J.

Newark, N. J. Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa.

Hon. HUGH M. MORRIS, District Judge, Delaware
Hon. JOHN RELLSTAB, District Judge, New Jersey
Hon. JOSEPH L. BODINE, District Judge, New Jersey
Hon. WM. N. RUNYON, District Judge, New Jersey
.Hon. WILLIAM CLARK, District Judge, New Jersey
Hon. J. WHITAKER THOMPSON, District Judge, E. D., Pa.
Hon. OLIVER B. DICKINSON, District Judge, E. D. Pennsylvania.
Hon. WILLIAM H. KIRKPATRICK, District Judge, E. D., Pa. Philadelphia, Pa.
Hon. ALBERT W. JOHNSON, District Judge, M. D. Pennsylvania. . Lewisburg, Pa.
Hon. ROBERT M. GIBSON, District Judge, W. D. Pennsylvania
Hon. W. H. SEWARD THOMSON, District Judge, W. D., Pa.1.
Hon. FREDERIC P. SCHOONMAKER, District Judge, W. D., Pa.

Washington, D. C.

Richmond, Va. Charlotte, N. C. Huntington, W. Va.

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Hon. ELLIOTT NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judge
Hon. MORRIS A. SOPER, District Judge, Maryland
Hon. WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, District Judge, Maryland
Hon. ISAAC M. MEEKINS, District Judge, E. D. North Carolina. Elizabeth City, N. C.
Hon. JOHNSON J. HAYES, District Judge, M. D. North Carolina. Wilkesboro, N. C.
Hon. JAMES E. BOYD, District Judge, W. D. North Carolina . Greensboro, N. C.
Hon. EDWIN Y. WEBB, District Judge, W. D. North Carolina
Hon. ERNEST F. COCHRAN, District Judge, E. D., S. C.
Hon. HENRY H. WATKINS, District Judge, W. D., S. C.
Hon. D. LAWRENCE GRONER, District Judge, E. D. Virginia . . . Norfolk, Va.
Hon. HENRY CLAY MCDOWELL, District Judge, W. D. Virginia. Lynchburg, Va.
Hon. GEORGE W. McCLINTIC, District Judge, S. D., W. Va.. Charleston, W. Va.
Hon. WILLIAM E. BAKER, District Judge, N. D. West Virginia. Elkins, W. Va.

Hon. EDWARD T. SANFORD, Circuit Justice
Hon. RICHARD W. WALKER, Circuit Judge
Hon. NATHAN P. BRYAN, Circuit Judge
Hon. RUFUS E. FOSTER, Circuit Judge
Hon. HENRY D. CLAYTON, District Judge, N. and M. D., Ala..
Hon. WILLIAM I. GRUBB, District Judge, N. D. Alabama
Hon. ROBERT T. ERVIN, District Judge, S. D. Alabama
Hon. WILLIAM B. SHEPPARD, District Judge, N. D. Florida
Hon. LAKE JONES, District Judge, S. D. Florida ..
Hon. SAMUEL H. SIBLEY, District Judge, N. D. Georgia
Hon. BASCOM S. DEAVER, District Judge, M. D. Georgia❜
Hon. WILLIAM H. BARRETT, District Judge, S. D. Georgia
Hon. LOUIS H. BURNS, District Judge, E. D. Louisiana

Retired under Act Feb. 25, 1919 (28 USCA § 375).

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Charleston, S. C.

Anderson, S. C.

Washington, D. C.

Huntsville, Ala. Jacksonville, Fla.

New Orleans, La.

Montgomery, Ala.
Birmingham, Ala.

Jacksonville, Fla.

Atlanta, Ga.

Macon, Ga.

Augusta, Ga.

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Appointed March 19, 1928.

Died June 9, 1928.

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.. Monroe, La.

Jackson, Miss.

Texarkana, Tex.

Dallas, Tex.

Hon. BENJAMIN C. DAWKINS, District Judge, W. D. Louisiana
Hon. EDWIN R. HOLMES, District Judge, N. and S. D. Mississippi
Hon. W. LEE ESTES, District Judge, E. D. Texas
Hon. EDWARD R. MEEK, District Judge, N. D. Texas
Hon. JAMES CLIFTON WILSON, District Judge, N. D. Texas Fort Worth, Tex.
Hon. WILLIAM H. ATWELL, District Judge, N. D. Texas
Hon. JOSEPH C. HUTCHESON, Jr., District Judge, S. D. Texas. . Houston, Tex.
Hon. DUVAL WEST, District Judge, W. D. Texas
Hon. CHARLES A. BOYNTON, District Judge, W. D. Texas

SIXTH CIRCUIT

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Dallas, Tex.

San Antonio, Tex.

Hon. JAMES CLARK MCREYNOLDS, Circuit Justice
Hon. LOYAL E. KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge 1
Hon. ARTHUR C. DENISON, Circuit Judge
Hon. MAURICE H. DONAHUE, Circuit Judge
Hon. CHARLES H. MOORMAN, Circuit Judge
Hon. XENOPHON HICKS, Circuit Judge
Hon. ANDREW M. J. COCHRAN, District Judge, E. D. Kentucky
Hon. CHARLES I. DAWSON, District Judge, W. D. Kentucky
Hon. ARTHUR J. TUTTLE, District Judge, E. D. Michigan
Hon. CHARLES C. SIMONS, District Judge, E. D. Michigan
Hon. EDWARD J. MOINET, District Judge, E. D. Michigan
Hon. CLARENCE W. SESSIONS, District Judge, W. D. Mich.
Hon. FRED M. RAYMOND, District Judge, W. D. Mich.
Hon. JOHN M. KILLITS, District Judge, N. D. Ohio
Hon. D. C. WESTENHAVER, District Judge, N. D. Ohio
Hon. PAUL JONES, District Judge, N. D. Ohio . .
Hon. BENSON W. HOUGH, District Judge, S. D. Ohio
Hon. SMITH HICKENLOOPER, District Judge, S. D. Ohio . . . Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hon. XENOPHON HICKS, District Judge, E. and M. D. Tennessee
Hon. JOHN J. GORE, District Judge, M. D. Tennessee
Hon. HARRY B. ANDERSON, District Judge, W. D. Tennessee . . . Memphis, Tenn.
Hon. GEORGE C. TAYLOR, District Judge, E. and M. D. Tennessee

Hon. PIERCE BUTLER, Circuit Justice.
Hon. SAMUEL ALSCHULER, Circuit Judge
Hon. EVAN A. EVANS, Circuit Judge .
Hon. GEORGE T. PAGE, Circuit Judge
Hon. ALBERT B. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge
Hon. JULIAN W. MACK, Circuit Judge 7
Hon. GEORGE A. CARPENTER, District Judge, N. D. Illinois
Hon. JAMES H. WILKERSON, District Judge, N. D. Illinois
Hon. ADAM C. CLIFFE, District Judge, N. D. Illinois & 8
Hon, LOUIS FITZHENRY, District Judge, S. D. Illinois
Hon. FRED L. WHAM, District Judge, E. D. Illinois . .
Hon. WALTER C. LINDLEY, District Judge, E. D. Illinois
Hon. ROBERT C. BALTZELL, District Judge, S. D. Indiana
Hon. THOMAS W. SLICK, District Judge, N. D. Indiana
Hon. FERDINAND A. GEIGER, District Judge, E. D. Wisconsin
Hon. CLAUDE Z. LUSE, District Judge, W. D. Wisconsin .

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Columbus, Ohio.

Knoxville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Washington, D. C.
Chicago, Ill.

. Baraboo, Wis.

Chicago, Ill. Indianapolis, Ind.

Chicago, Ill.

Appointed May 26, 1928.

Temporarily assigned to the Second and Sixth Circuits. 8 Died June 12, 1928.