“ The Court desires to hear argument upon the questions: (a) whether a case for equitable relief is shown; (b) whether the amount in controversy is such as to sustain the jurisdiction of the Court below; and (c) whether the defendant-appellant is a state officer within the meaning of section 266, Judicial Code, as amended (43 Stat. 936, 938, U.S.C.ode, title 28, § 380 [28 USCA § 380] ) . The motion to advance is granted and the case is assigned for argument on Monday, March 13, next, after the cases heretofore assigned for that day. ”