The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-23
Essential Differences Cited Be-
tween Cases Filed.
AFFECTS 7,24O SANTA FE men
Declare 1t Is COnfiscatiOn With
out Due Legal Process.
Important Hearing in Kansas
City, Kan, Court Today.

Kansas City, Nov. 23.-Counsel in
conference over the Adamson law
cases today agreed to request that the
Santa Fe case scheduled to come up
in the United States district court in
Kansas City, Kan, be postponed until
tomorrow.
The conference, it was stated au-
thoritatively, was as to whether the
record of the case of Missouri, Okla
homa & Gulf appealed to the supreme
court yesterday could be made to COW
er the problems of all railroads or
whether one or two additional test
cases should be brought. Judge Pol
lock agreed to the postponement.
Walter D. Hines of New York, gen.
eral counsel of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa F'e railway, and Gardiner
Lathrop of Chicago, general solicitor
of the road, arrived here this morning
and went into conference with Frank
Hagerman, special counsel of the gov
ernment, and other attorneys interest
ed in the injunction suit brought by
the Santa Fe against the Adamson
law.
One Test Case or Many
Kansas City, Nov. 23.-Whether or
not the constitutiOnality of the
Adamson eight-hour law is to be test
ed in a single case, expedited to the
supreme court of the United States
was expected to be indicated here to-
day in the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad injunction suit against
the law, which was set for hearing
in the United States district court in
Kansas City, Kan.
Judge Hooks decision yesterday in
the Missouri. Oklahoma & Gulf suit,
holding that the law is unconstitu-
tional and allowing the government
an immediate appeal. did not affect
preparations for hearing the Santa Fe
action today. Prior to the hearing
in court no one in authority would
say whether or not the present case
would be taken up on the ground that
it differed in essentials from the case
already on its way to the highest tri-
bunal in the land, or whether this
case, indicative of forthcoming action
in numerous other cases thruout the
country will be allowed to rest on the
decision in the Missouri, Oklahoma &
Gulf injunction proceedings.
Many r. r. Attorneys Attend.
Attorneys for leading railroads who
are here to witness the proceedings,
pointed out informally that the oper-
alton of the law varied in its effect on
different railroad systems, accordln;
to extent and local condition and said
that close study would be required to
determine whether one case would de-
velop the points affecting all rail-
roads.
A difference in the case heard yes
terday and the one today was that the
Missouri. Oklahoma & Gulf is in the
hands of receivers under the direc-
ton of the federal court, while the
Santa Fe is an independent agent.
Parties to the Suit.
Defendants in the injunction suit
brought by the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway company to test the
validity of the Adamson so-called
"eight-hour law on today's docket
of the United States court for the dis
trict of Kansas are: Fred Robertson,
the United States district attorney
w. w. Hutton, general chairman of
the Order of Railway Conductors, rep
resenting conductors of the Santa Fe
system; w. T. Ready, general chair
man of the Santa Fe road members
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers; w. c. Keiser, general chair
man of the Santa F'e system division
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
F'iremen and Enginemen; F. A. Hob
Bile, vice chairman of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen; L. c. Brown
secretary of the trainmen, and w. A
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