The evening world. Newspaper, November 22, 1916, Page 1

oe et we ene A cert ¢ COURT HOLDS 8-HOUR LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL JANE ZDITION * ¥ Copyright, 1900, Cor (The "PRICE ONE CENT. The Pre York W NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1916. 18 PAG orld, Circulation Books Open to Al WEATHER—Increasing cloudiness. far EDITION ” GES ‘LINER BRITANNIC TORPEDOED _ WITH 1,000 WOUNDED ABOARD © EIGHT-HOUR LAW INVALID: HASTY RULING OF COURT TO RUSHCASE TO APPEAL Hook in in § Decisi After C Judge Gi Kansas con. WILSON LEAD 3807 ase Is Begun. Pa TO THE HIGHEST COURT. " All Other Roads Asked to Join BY OFFICIAL COUNT,” IN CALIFORNIA ‘COAL SHORTAGE | DUE TO OPERATORS, SAYS MINERS HEAD Hours’ Work a Day oe Produce All Coal y to U.S. ROADS ALS SO AT FAULT. Much Not Enough Preparedness for Increased Demand. 00 > a Presitent Lover of the Delaware Suit So as to Get Final and: Diudean vRaltvoad. nade the ing by | afetement in The Evening World Ruling by Jan. 1. | ; | yeaterday that the coal shortage rs ; ; \ This Figure Is From Tabula-| cowtd te retieved tf the miners {ANSAS CITY, \ j are ee would agree, for the present, to Failace C. Hook in the Federa tons of Returns From AN tore an additional two hours each Judge Wallace C. Hook : ead | Court here to-day held that the Counties in State. | day. This statement was wired by ¥ hig The x Adamson Elght-Hour Law ts uncon- \ stitutfional, Judge Hook refused to sass the motion by Federal attorneys SAN FRAN Wilsor seking that the application of the Melal retur om celyers of the Miss Oklahow 1 Gut a an Injimett mE TERRE, EEN t “ rat 8 Na " . vised " i The Republican Committee has fig- Attorneys for the Government will appeal the case to the Supreme Court at once, which will make this the test ured on every elector in each of the fifty-eight counties, and these show case to determine in the highest court that Heney, the high Democratic a btn the land, the constituttonality of elec polled 466,197, and Carlson, the law. Republican elector 462,390. Lf Judge Hook directed the reer J. MeAtee, Secretary of y of the Missourt, ¢ n a Guit Republica t Com i} Kiailroads, w t netion te ' n era tN nal p PF endoin tix fran gol to ef ¢ ' pediting the for final dectston, | every county in Ca and instructed them through thelr at- | following resulta: torneys to invite the representatives “Heney, highest of every raflroad in this country to! pemocratic ticket, case ves the elector of the Mrs, Tyler, fhrtisinste in the hearings before the jowest elector on the Democratic ‘nited States Supreme Court. ticket, 463 Galsond’ wlatieat This was requested in the Govern: | piector ¢ © Republican tleker, v notion to dh s the Tai iuhied eeAtnInE t p ¥ i A 1 unnecessary and sea DLitigat ; ecate : that would be made ne wary by th { A: We} piled hearing of counticss similar sults Makin WeRha filed by every rail system in every vlads federal district in the United States, through which thetr lines run. | ) Tt ts hoped that the final decision as to whether the law will go Into ¥ effect Jan. 1 next, will be handed down before that time. A transcript of the present case will be Med in the United States Supreme fore Judge Hook, who announces! his 4 claton at 11.18 A. M., had this to sa “My decision was the case to the Supreme rapidly as possible, I have given the Government until 8 o'clock to perfect | FIFTEENTH DAY AFTER THE ELECTION; HUGHES STILL SILE Vhis is the the election for President of the nth day after Court de! States and Charles By Mughes has not yet sent a word Wo congratulation to Woodrow Wilson, Nor has he admitted his own de Court as 7 an appeal to the higher court.” \* Francis M. Wilson, United States saan ee District Attorney, and Frank Hager bis ealee ‘ 7 man, special counsel for the Govern sinmarine on Nov. 20, according to as ment, intimated that the sppeal|/announcement ma duy wt Lloyd would be ready “by or before 8 / shipping agency v'clook.” ree +f Sickness of Mitflamen and te Pt Judge Hook in his decision sald: | unis « WASH ON, N The + ¢ terday and a dectsion is desired to-| SR a \ day. It te far from being an agree | 0 (i yy eat able duty for a judge to record a} jy, pyle ng judicial conclusion without the care) with ni s, the War Department and deliberation essential to a con=| proxy puread announced to-day ¢ viction that he would stand to in| == every otroumstance, Upon the merits) practical effect and what was inten of @ cage the Government neither asks aceoniniished ‘Gy ner receives from & court greater waiatea (he \Gauichne consideration than ts required by th ; ahora h settled rules and presumptions of | he sustained law, but @ request by the Departme of Justice to ald the progress of a ; cage consistently with the rights of |.) t P every one cannot be ed. ain a not for personal ¢ jderation 1 aly in OUpan & aenaideietion af the Adam irs um pen law, and of what i sald of ie wus a pae'edh,. faa setae Hvening World to President White of the Mine Workers’ ciation, Mere is his reply: Asso~ By John P. White, President of the United Mine Workers Ry Telezr The Evening World.) INDIANA 3, Ind., Nov. 22. Ss prove that if the 763,000 coal ra of United stu were the es |emple yed four hours per day, every | work day in the year, the production lof coal in this country would meet |overy American and export need During 1913 and 1914 railway com- panties, due to what they te aed un precedented r jon of business, | trenched to the full limit, Coal equip ment cais were sidetracked and left to decay to an unusable condition 1914, the coal industry new mines In January, was in a deplrablo state; were almost unknown projects; thou- j an of coal miners were out of em | pt t fa he “exonerations” a he United Mine ; WwW 1 busine i ed as a resul lof the war, wi steel the basis of | prosperity and selling at the highest figure in our history, and the railroad jefficiency experts advising against the building of additional wooden tho ratlroad da decided to dropped, the o of the necessary equipment norm iv, to s nothing Mt un oN ‘ ‘ T ! 0 iow Ale al r ‘ 9 rem 1 1 mw the # ation of a e ntract, which, in effect, meant an Increase in production never be- fore experienced in ® year when an nthracite contract expired At present there are mines in the nacho reg hat are 1 full time. In- the bit ' 4 tho sa it he i » v a f th along rier companies $ ok 1 thy largest coul producing companies of the nation Holidays observed by the miners do not way interfere with the con on by reason of the fact vanes always utlilze lays f if int 1 r ir full \ 1 sinh ik ! Ww \ eno, it th (Coutuued va Pitta vage. Retrenching and; Steamship Britannic, Biggest Craft Afloat, | Which Was Torpedoed and Sunk in Aegean Sea' LORIE ECR DIIDD FIM DEED OEE TE DEED ODED ee en es * 2B OOFLLOD0G9-09900O 000609604 016-000% flint dada 1900000000002000006000000 KAISER AND KING RUSHING OURO SUNDAY MOVIES TO BER OF FRANCIS JOsepH “NPM, ME Death of Francis . er Came’ SEA RISK RATES DOUBLE i} woe n : Decision Is Handed Down by ECS IE ca aa AND STOCK PRICES FALL| Appellate Division in’ Suit to Court and Relatives, at ae Srought i bany. 7% Renewed! Ustinal Actolty and! Re Brought in’ Albany Ottiens | port Submarines Will Visit 1 | Coast Cause ot Advar WASHINGTON, N announcement of the death of Em- peror Francis Joseph was recetyed to- day from the Vienna Foreign Office | by Baron Zwiedinek, Charge d'at- aires of the Austro-Hungarlan Em- | ALBANY, Noy. 22.—Sunday mov- ie. ing picture performances are illegal, Announcen hat trans At ‘NUCT the Appellate Division of the Supreme Insurance rates had been dow 8) Court ruled to-day bawsy, who immediately communt-|unexpected!y made this afternoon, | cated the jnfurmat FeWATY | ong ine tho news aproad there wasie wo dn vee RI lab tal B Irop 4 line he cave of Leroy If Bender, proprie- | Aeokia \ x twe in 1. . ny Ka I j whi W ed for keeping his} demands on Serbis caused the great Eateries Fr war ty twenty nine years of age, He]! bave inside information tha culnatica. ‘Hiaaa giudian iy cout has been at the front In command of|man submarines may appear along jomfcials, and was not based mere Austrian troops operating In the Car- {tne steamship lane on this side of the | upon local ordinances. pathians against the Roumantans. Vitlagla ei any ‘tlme are casponent As the opinion gave the Court's in » Empe was apparently in orprotation of the statutes regulating fairly good t Monday night i . t defining aund ie t twonty-f0u. c iis death n bi tt t piotur en | ' y A ' | ; | Aroha f i the Forelgn Office, Late ifter- | per cent throughou tate Hd moan noon he became suddent orse Hh 4 | vaing of mar theatr emperature rose alarmingly. It was! CURB WON'T PAY BETS YET. Sunday ts the prot of mov ohvious then that the end was near i pleture thea must The Archduchess Marie Valerie aa- |W!!! Com taunt nase Bunday ‘ ti > aged ruler to hie bedro qn 4 " vent of Sin de ns eat sday night, He was unable he nition » sleep and } omplaining of Pr ho professions “k dl soe Ob A pains in his throat, At 9 0 6 ers on the y ‘ " appeared more quiet and seo 1 IF ponne s f seemed to # fo utte noe andy a ne pros ni r 1 lied within a few moments ra and staket ‘ i‘ : ARCHDUKE WAS IMMEDIATELY have patd « such bets a CALLED TO PALACE, ed by the lone ald Brel oF W The Archduke Charles Francia Jo ‘ nke- | i Ke who has been in Vienna for ire w Aer some time, Was wank T6780 lone Datace with pi I Emp Ww 4 : = ine Sie Miran wor row accom wok t ri Aus: |im, inventor of ow ' t RESULTS ON PAGE ENTRIES ON PAGE 6 rma, ta critically ' lie te avve ax yeare ols (Continued on Fourth Page) {Star liner Britannic, of \ BIGGEST OF ENGLISH SHIPS IS SUNK IN THE AEGEAN SEA: 1,}0G RESCUED; 90 DROWNED Britannic of the White Star Line, in Service as a Hospital Ship, Was Returning From Salonica With Wounded Soldiers. U.S. DOCTORS AND NURSES MAY HAVE BEEN ABOARD ATHENS, Nov. 22, 9.30 A. M. (via London.) —The White Star line S| searshie Britannic, serving as a hospital ship for wounded soldiers of tic Entente Allies, has been torpedoed and sunk, ace to-day ding to an official a nouncement made here The Britannic was sunk off the Island of Zea (or Koes), carried 1,000 British southeast ov She ie Attica in the Aegean. ick and wounded r The Britapnic was equipped 35 lifeboats, and the loss of lite iv cident to the sinking was small LONDON, Nov, 22.—The British hospital ship Britannic has been sunk with the loss of about fifty lives, says a British official announce- ment rstood 7 that the steam It is unde t 48,500 ton pedo yesterday morn The in the A survivors, of Whom about twenty-eight were injured, The Zea Channel, Admiralty states the great ship was lost, is a part of the Aegean Sea between the mainland of Greece and the Island of Z@ m this it is safe to asst that the Britannic was bring ing back inded from Salonica, the channel being one of the direct eamship was sunk by a ming or at according to the otticial statement. There were 1,100 ean Sea, where the += BRITANNIC WAS USED ONLY AS A HOSPITAL STEAMER Passengers Who Saw Her Say She Always Floated a Red Cross Flag From Mast ——s: 1 any advices, officiais of White 8 ine here were to BRITANNIC IS THIRD y practically certain that the hos OF NINE BIGGEST SHIPS ship Hritannte, sunk in the AFLOAT TO BE SUNK | Acwean Sea, was the Britannto of thelr Une--the biggest British pas t ne of t {tannic makes} go; @bip afloat, They based their ge t bellet on two points: t Ls » 4 “ae Pirst, that the liner Britannic, Hida H fi vi npleted only last year, had imme- r ah tutely isitioned by the Ad ‘ ! ! hospital service. eel Second, that the only other tritan Ath it 1 registry listed in Lioyd'a aut Va 1 of a mere 428 tons—too hare rrdi Ul to accommodate the 1,156 per 6u 1 d nan unted for in the Admiraity's 1 out st of dead, wounded and rescued . lier At various times since the war ave ‘ 1 . started the Britannic has been re- ‘ ported as being seen by returning i i «VK travellor., always clearly defined F wad as a hospital ship with the ueual red band running around and the Red Hospital Cross flying from her masts, She was used to transport wounded and sick from the Dardanel lt was stated that the Brftannic hull eee oo auy ‘ WoktD PRAYED BUREND, , ' ‘ . ’ ai