The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25

The board, it was stated. looks to- the conference to be held today by railroad executives for a step that will lead to final peace developments.
 In official circles, significance is at tached to the fact that yesterday Samuel Felton. president of the Chi cago Great Western Railroad, visited the President and Wall Street re- ceived the private adviceS from Wash ington that differences between the railroad executives and the Big Four" Brotherhoods would be settled amicably with an opportunity given the Brotherhood chiefs to withdraw from the situation gracefully.
 It may be stated on the authority of a member of the Railroad Labor Board that the board itself has been exerting mediatory efforts since it's chiefs last week. Contrary to belief the conference was not a failure.
 Cleyeland. so o., oct. Ilsy 2sLSBy The A A; Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers. today corroborated reports that he has advised the general chadr- not respond to the citation of the railroad labor board to appear before the board in Chicago tomorrow, by making public tetegrams exchanged the board and the Big Five execu- Tives.
 Chairman Barton last night wired President Stone that the boards or der included the general chairmen. The executive reply, sent this morn ing by the five executives. advises Chairman Barton that it is "evident YOU have statements of the several eX- ecutives confused" and explains that the general chairmen of the engineers have no authority to act on matters pertaining to settlement of the pro- posed strike this auth orfty being in SH.sH Hr ha n officers and the executive committee only.
 Chairman Barton's message to MT. Stone follows:
 we are receiving word from Chairmen that they have been ad- vised by you they need not attend Wednesday, This is not meaning of boards order in view of your state ment to board as to importance of chairrnen in present situation. The board desires their presence"
 The reply to Chairman Barton's message follows:
 Very evident you have statements of the several executives confused MT. Lee stated it would require action of Chairmen and committees on lno1- vidual roads. Sheppard. Garter, Gas hen and Stone stated the executive committees and grand officers hao full power to represent them ano make satisfactory settlement We nave present. We are also advised you are calling in chairmen of all snort nne and electric roads, for what purpose we do not know, as these men are no' involved in present controversy The! are asking for instructions what to dt and we are not replying. We under stood board will reimburse them TO, time lost, railroad fare and expenses
 Washington, Oct. 25-Ftnal details of the governments strike program designed to assure "transportatlor \ for people who travel and transports lion of food and fuel, were to be worked out today at a conference be- tween Attorney General Daughert5 and five federal district attorneys from as many great railroad centers As a result of the meeting, which was continued rom yesterday, it was eX pected that instructions would be sen other district attorneys wh1ch Woulc serve to guide them if the threatened strike materalized.