Cases Disposed of Without Consideration by the Court.

the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. John E. Borden for petitioners. Mr. John J. Yowell for respondent. Reported below: 101 F. 2d 986.

No. 965. SLATTERY ET AL. v. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE Co. June 5, 1939. Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER took no part in the consideration or decision of this application. Messrs. John E. Cassidy, Montgomery S. Winning, and Harry R. Booth for petitioners. Messrs. Kenneth F. Burgess, Leslie N. Jones, and W. Clyde Jones for respondent. Reported below: 102 F.2d 58.

CASES DISPOSED OF WITHOUT CONSIDERATION BY THE COURT, FROM APRIL 18, 1939, THROUGH JUNE 5, 1939.

No. 773. HELVERING, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, V. STILWELL. On petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. April 24, 1939. Dismissed on motion of counsel for the petitioner. Solicitor General Jackson for petitioner. Mr. Herbert Pope for respondent. Reported below: 101 F.2d 588.

No. 829. MINNESOTA TAX COMMISSION ET AL. GEERY. On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Minnesota. April 24, 1939. Dismissed on motion of counsel for the petitioner. Messrs. Alfred W. Bowen and Chester S. Wilson for petitioners. No appearance for respondent. Reported below: 204 Minn. 107; 282 N. W. 673.

No. 877. ESSLEY SHIRT CO., INC. v. CELANESE CORPORATION; and

No. 878. TRUBENIZING PROCESS CORP. v. JACOBSON ET AL. On petition for writs of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. May 15, 1939. Dismissed on motion of counsel for the petitioners. Mr. Merrell E. Clark for petitioners. No appearance for respondents. Reported below: 98 F. 2d 895, 899.

No. 934. SOUTHERN PHOSPHATE CORP. V. PHOSPHATE RECOVERY CORP. On petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. May 29, 1939. Dismissed, per stipulation, on motion of counsel for the petitioner. Messrs. William H. Davis and George E. Faithfull for petitioner. Messrs. Hugh M. Morris and Henry D. Williams for respondent. Reported below: 102 F.2d 791.

PETITIONS FOR REHEARING DENIED, FROM APRIL 18, 1939, THROUGH JUNE 5, 1939.*

No. 342. LoWDEN, ET AL., TRUSTEES, v. SIMONDSSHIELDS-LONSDALE GRAIN Co. April 24, 1939. 306 U. S.

516.

No. 432. UNITED STATES ET AL. v. MAHER, DOING BUSINESS AS INTERSTATE BUSSES. May 15, 1939. Ante, p. 148.

No. 462.

HIGGINBOTHAM v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE.

May 15, 1939. 306 U. S. 535.

* See Table of Cases Reported in this volume for earlier decisions

in these cases, unless otherwise indicated.

No. 509. DRISCOLL ET AL. v. EDISON LIGHT & POWER Co. May 15, 1939. Ante, p. 104.

No. 731. MINNESOTA MINING & MFG. Co. v. COE, COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS. May 15, 1939. 306 U. S.

662.

No. 813. JOHNSON ET AL. v. TOWN OF DEERFIELD ET AL. May 15, 1939. 306 U. S. 621.

No. 441. ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY Co. v. SHIMADZU ET AL. See ante, p. 613.

No. 498.

BONET, TREASURER OF PUERTO RICO, V. YABUCOA SUGAR CO. See ante, p. 613.

No. 722. OLSSON v. UNITED STATES. May 22, 1939.

No. 625. TRUSTEES OF LUMBER INVESTMENT ASSN. v. HELVERING, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. May 29, 1939. 306 U. S. 647.

No. 591.

BETHLEHEM STEEL Co. v. ANGLO-CONTINENTALE TREUHAND, A. G., ET AL. June 5, 1939. Ante, p. 265.

No. 743. RANDOLPH LUMBER Co. v. HELVERING, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. June 5, 1939. 306 U. S. 663.

No. 676.

RORICK V. DEVON SYNDICATE, LTD. June 5, 1939. Ante, p. 299.

No. 852. SWAIN v. INDIANA. May 15, 1939. Motion for leave to file an amended petition for writ of certiorari, and petition for rehearing, denied. 306 U. S. 660.

No. 376. COOPER v. O'CONNOR ET AL. May 22, 1939. Motion for leave to file a second petition for rehearing denied. 305 U. S. 673.

Nos. 614 and 615. FARMERS' LOAN & TRUST CO., TRUSTEE, ET AL. v. BOWERS, EXECUTOR. May 29, 1939. Motion of the petitioners for a further extension of time within which to file petition for rehearing denied. MR. JUSTICE REED took no part in the consideration or decision of this application. See 306 U. S. 648.

No. 510. JENKINS PETROLEUM PROCESS Co. v. SINCLAIR REFINING Co. May 29, 1939. Motion for leave to file a second petition for rehearing denied. 306 U. S. 667.

No. 303. ARTHUR C. HARVEY Co. v. UNITED STATES. May 29, 1939. Motion for leave to file a second petition for rehearing denied. 305. S. 673.

No. 377. COOPER v. O'CONNOR ET AL. May 29, 1939. Motion for leave to file a second petition for rehearing denied. 305 U. S. 673.

No. 899. BIG LAKE OIL Co. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. June 5, 1939. Motion of petitioner for an extension of time within which to file petition for rehearing denied.

No. 52. LILLY v. SMITH, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE. June 5, 1939. Motion for leave to file petition for rehearing denied. 305 U. S. 604.

AMENDMENT OF COPYRIGHT RULES.

Rule 1 of the Copyright Rules heretofore promulgated by this Court (214 U. S., Appendix) is amended, effective September 1, 1939, to read as follows:

"Proceedings in actions brought under section 25 of the Act of March 4, 1909, entitled 'An Act to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright', including proceedings relating to the perfecting of appeals, shall be governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure, insofar as they are not inconsistent with these rules."

MR. JUSTICE BLACK does not agree with this action of the Court.

JUNE 5, 1939.