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THE TEN HOUR LAW. United States Supreme Court Holds New York Statute to be Un constitutional. In an opinion by Justice Peckham, the supreme court of the United States has held to be unconstitutional the New York State law making ten hours a day's work and 6o hours a week's work in bakeries in that state. Justice Harlan, White, Day and Holmes dissented, and Justice Har lan declared that no more iinportant 'decisions had been rendered in the last century. The opinion was handed down in the case of Lockner vs. the State of New York and was based on the ground that the law interfered with the free exercise of the rights of con tract between individuals. The court of appeals of the state upheld the law and affirmed the judgment of the trial court holding Lockner guilty. Judge Parker wrote the opinion of the New York court of appeals snpporting the law and the court divided four to three on the question of validity. Lockner is a baker who was found guilty of permitting an employe to work in his bakery more than 60 hours in a week. Justice Peckham said that the law is not an act merely fixing the num ber -of hours which shall constitute a legal day's work, "but an absolute prohibition on the employer permit ting under any circumstances more than ten hours work to be done in his establishmext." He continued: "It necessarily interfered with the right of contract between the em ployer and employes, concerning the number of hours in which the latcer may labor in the bakery of the em ployer. The general right to make a coutract in relation to his business is part of the liberty of the individual protected by the fourteenth amend ment of the federal constitution. Un der that provision no state can de prive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law. The right to purchase or to sell labor is part of the liberty protected by this amendment unless there are circum stances which exclude the right." The justice referred to the exceptions coming under the head of the police powers of the state and after consid ering that point at length concluded that the present case did not fall with in the police power. "The question whether this act ;s valid as a labor law, pure and simple, may," he said, "' e dismissed in a few words. There is no reasonable ground for interfering with the liberty of person or the right of free contract by determining the hours of labor in the occupation of a baker. Bakers are in no sense wards of the state. Viewed in the light .of a purely labor law with no reference whatever to the question of health, we think that a law like the one before us involves neither the safety, the morals nor the welfare of the public and that the interest of the public is not in the slightest degree af fected by such an act. It is a ques tion of which of the two ppwers or rights shall prevail-the power of the state to legislate or the right of the individual to liberty .of person and freedom of ~conti-act. WVe think the limit of thei police power has been reached and passed in this case." EQUITABLE LIFE'S FIGHT. General Agents Adopt Resolution P-questing'-Mr. Hyde toI Resigni. New iork, April 2.-After a pro tracted session behind closed doors, the 200 or more general agents of the Equitable Life Assurance society yes terdag' adopted a resolution calling upon Vice President J. H. Hyde to re sign from his position with the organ ization, and appointing a cornmittee. of five from their number t all on Mr. Hyde and present the ,nand. CWhen the meeting of the agents was adjourned this committee had not called~ on Mr. Hyde, nor had they reported to the meeting. The agents went into session at 11 o'dock and it was 3 o'clock before a recess was taken for luncheon. Dur ing all the time loud talking and oc casional interruptions of speakers in dctdthat there was a warm debate over some question under considera on. Later it was learned the discus sion concerned the Hyde resolution Horses, N The best the State. Fi ceived. Pric( Quati C and its construction. When the recess was taken Mr. Hyde was informed that the commit tee of agents would reach his office at 4 o'clock. At 5-30 the committee had not appeared and Mr. Hyde left for home. Lawyer Beaten By a Plumber. Philadelphia Tlegraph. Magistrate Hughes, of the Moya mensing avenue station, loves a joke and a good dinner, and if any prison er under arrest for a petty offence, such as crooking his elbow, etc., can put up a good yaru, he is almost cer tain of lenient treatment. Last Sunday an individual who had seen better days was up before him for having indulged too freely on Saturday night. "What's your name?" asked the magistrate. "McGinnis." "That's a good name-any trade?" "Plumber." "That's a good trade. Where are you from?" "Quincy, Ill." "That's a good place. Whom did you work for there?" "Bob Ingersoll." "He's dead." "Yes, but he wasn't dead then. I was in business for myself, and he said I was the only one who ever got ahead of him." "Tell us about that. But don't make it too long." "It's not long. Ingersoll came into my place and asked me to fix a sink at his house. 'How much money have you got in your clothes?' says I. 'What!' says he. 'That's what,' says I, and he went into his pocket and pulled up a roll. 'That'll do," says I, taking it. 'Never mind about count ing it; I'll do the job.' "'This,' says I. 'I was on a spree last night, and got locked up. In the next cell to me was a thief who was caught with the goods. He sent for you, and the first thing you did was to ask him how much money he had and you took it. I'm doing the same thing by you.' "'Keep the money.' says he." 5AND 10 CENTS. 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