249 U. S. Decisions Per Curiam, Etc. No. 329. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ET AL. v. JOHN M. LANDON, RECEIVER OF THE KANSAS NATURAL GAS COMPANY, ET AL.; No. 330. KANSAS CITY GAS COMPANY ET AL. v. KANSAS NATURAL GAS COMPANY ET AL.; and No. 353. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION FOR THE STATE OF KANSAS ET AL. v. JOHN M. LANDON, RECEIVER OF THE KANSAS NATURAL GAS COMPANY, ET AL. Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. Decree of March 17, 1919, vacated April 28, 1919. In these cases it is ordered that the decree entered March 17, 1919, be vacated and decree now entered as follows: The decrees below are reversed and the cause is remanded to the trial court with directions to hear it anew and determine all the issues involved, including those arising on the several bills, cross bills, and answers in the nature of cross bills, in conformity with the views expressed in the opinion of this court; and to take such further proceedings as may appropriate and consistent with such opinion. All temporary injunctions in force at the time of the entry of the decrees from which appeals were taken here shall be continued in force until otherwise ordered. The costs in this court will be paid one-half by John M. Landon, receiver of the Kansas Natural Gas Company, and the remainder shall be paid, one-third by each of the three groups of appellants. [For the opinion of the court and names of counsel, see ante, 236.] No. 388. WEBB C. HAYES v. HOCKING VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio. Motion to dismiss submitted April 21, 1919. Decided April 28, 1919. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Farrell v. O'Brien, 199 U. S. 89, 100; Empire State-Idaho Mining Decisions Per Curiam, Etc. 249 U.S. Co. v. Hanley, 205 U. S. 225, 232; Goodrich v. Ferris, 214 U. S. 71, 79; Brolan v. United States, 236 U. S. 216, 218. Mr. Charles A. Seiders for plaintiff in error. Mr. Clarence Brown, Mr. John F. Wilson and Mr. Lloyd T. Williams for defendant in error. No. 644. B. F. MEHARG v. ALABAMA POWER COMPANY. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Alabama. Motion to dismiss submitted April 21, 1919. Decided April 28, 1919. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of § 237 of the Judicial Code, as amended by the Act of September 6, 1916, c. 448, 39 Stat. 726. Mr. Oscar W. Underwood and Mr. D. H. Riddle for plaintiff in error. Mr. Thomas W. Martin and Mr. O. R. Hood for defendant in error. No. 504. FENTRESS COAL & COKE COMPANY U. BEECHER ELMORE. Error to the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Tennessee. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted April 21, 1919. Decided April 28, 1919. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Aspen Mining & Smelting Co. v. Billings, 150 U. S. 31, 37; Brown v. Alton Water Co., 222 U. S. 325; Metropolitan Water Co. v. Kaw Valley District, 223 U. S. 519; Union Trust Co. v. Westhus, 228 U. S. 519; Shapiro v. United States, 235 U. S. 412. See Omaha Baum Iron Store Co. v. Moline Plow Co., 244 U. S. 650. Mr. W. B. Miller for plaintiff in error. Mr. John F. McNutt for defendant in error. No. 382. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY v. J. V. TERRY. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of California; and 249 U.S. Decisions Per Curiam, Etc. No. 383. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY v. J. V. TERRY. Error to the District Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, State of California. Argued May 1, 1919. Decided May 5, 1919. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of § 237 of the Judicial Code, as amended by the Act of September 6, 1916, c. 448, 39 Stat. 726. Mr. C. F. R. Ogilby, with whom Mr. Henry T. Gage, Mr. William I. Gilbert and Mr. William F. Herrin were on the brief, for plaintiff in error. Mr. Frederick S. Tyler, for defendant in error, submitted. No. 359. LOUISIANA WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. CITY OF CROWLEY. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. Submitted April 29, 1919. Decided May 5, 1919. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of: (1) Consolidated Turnpike Co. v. Norfolk &c. Ry. Co. 228 U. S. 596, 599; Municipal Securities Corporation v. Kansas City, 246 U. S. 63, 69; Bilby v. Stewart, 246 U. S. 255, 257. (2) Stearns v. Minnesota, 179 U. S. 223; Board of Liquidation v. Louisiana, 179 U. S. 622. Mr. George Denegre, Mr. Victor Leovy, Mr. Philip S. Pugh and Mr. Henry H. Chaffe for plaintiff in error. Mr. P. J. Chappuis and Mr. A. P. Holt for defendant in error. No. 335. DAN B. ZIMMERMAN v. CORSON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA, ET AL. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of South Dakota. Submitted April 25, 1919. Decided May 5, 1919. Per curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of: (1) § 237 of the Judicial Code, as amended by the Act of September 6, 1916, c. 448, 39 Stat. 726. (2) Consolidated Turnpike Co. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. 249 U. S. v. Norfolk, &c. Ry. Co., 228 U. S. 326, 334; St. Louis & San Francisco R. R. Co. v. Shepherd, 240 U. S. 240, 241; Bilby v. Stewart, 246 U. S. 255, 257. Mr. William G. Porter for plaintiff in error. Mr. Clarence C. Caldwell for defendants in error. No. Original. Ex parte: IN THE MATTER OF MECCANO, LIMITED, PETITIONER. Submitted May 1, 1919. Decided May 5, 1919. Motion for leave to file petition for a writ of mandamus or a writ of prohibition denied. Mr. Reeve Lewis for petitioner. DECISIONS ON PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI, FROM MARCH 3, 1919, TO MAY 19, 1919. (A.) PETITIONS GRANTED.1 No. 831. CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. GUS EGGEN. March 10, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted. Mr. Wm. D. Mitchell and Mr. Pierce Butler for petitioner. Mr. Tom Davis and Mr. Ernest A. Michel for respondent. No. 842. GEORGE R. BROADWELL v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CARTER COUNTY, OKLAHAMA. March 10, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma granted. Mr. Charles L. Moore and Mr. George P. Glaze for petitioner. No appearance for respondent. 1 For petitions denied, see post, 598. 249 U. S. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. No. 857. H. E. KIRCHNER v. UNITED STATES. March 10, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted. Mr. J. W. Vandervort for petitioner. Mr. John Lord O'Brian and Mr. Alfred Bettman for the United States. No. 863. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY v. KITTANING IRON & STEEL MANUFACTURING COMPANY. March 10, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania granted. Mr. F. D. McKenney, Mr. J. S. Flannery and Mr. Henry Wolf Biklé for petitioner. No appearance for respondent. No. 819. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY ET AL. v. DES MOINES UNION RAILWAY COMPANY ET AL. March 17, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted. Mr. James L. Minnis, Mr. Burton Hanson and Mr. John C. Cook for petitioners. Mr. F. W. Lehmann for respondents. No. 820. DES MOINES UNION RAILWAY COMPANY ET AL. v. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY ET AL. March 17, 1919. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted. Mr. F. W. Lehmann for petitioners. Mr. James L. Minnis, Mr. Burton Hanson and Mr. John C. Cook for respondents. No. 889. STEPHEN H. P. PELL ET AL. v. W. GORDON MCCABE, JR., ET AL. March 17, 1919. Petition for a |