The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-17
ALTERATIONS IN
 STRIKE DETAILS
 GIVE EAST GRACE
Louisville and Nashville Line Is Dropped From First Di- vision of Railroads
 Ordered to Strike
Ry Associated Press

Chicago. October l6.-An alteration today in details of plans announced for the progressive national strike of railroad employees, ordered to begin on October 30, gave the east ern states at least two days of grace become effective in that region. The Pennsylvania and the Erie roads in ciuded originally in the first group in which the strike was ordered were removed from that list. thus excud- ing st the start all states east oflChi- cssoi and north of the chlo rivea
 The San Diego and Arizona railroad was added to the first of the four groups into which the unions have di- vided the roads for strike purposes. and 1t was decided 10 order the three succeeding groups out at 4S-hour in- tervals instead of "A hours apart. Under this plan with the men on the roads in group No. l, walking out Oc- tober 30, the strike would be in full effect November 5.
 l.. X N. Dropped From Group
 The Louisville and Nashville rail- road also was dropped from the first group. according to the list given out by union leaders
 These changes were said by union leaders to complete assignment of roads to the first group on which walkouts would take place. and the following was made known as the of ficial list of carriers in that group:
 Kansas City Southern. Missouri Pa cific St. Louis Southwestern Cotton Belt). International and Great North ern. Texas and Pacific, Southern Pa cific (Atlantic system, including Houston, east and west. Texas and Houston, Texas CentraD, Southern Pacific (Pacific system), San Diego and Arizona, Chicago and Northwest ern, Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul (except Chicago, Terre Haute and Southern railway OInes east and west); Seaboard Air Line. Virginian railroad, Chicago Great Western, Chi- cago. Rock Island and Pacific.
 While no official information was forthcoming as to what group the Pennsylvania lines would be placed in, 1t was understood that they would be assigned to group 3. on which the walkouts are scheduled to start No vember g. All walkouts are sched- uled to begin at 6 a. m. standard time.
 Change Unexplained
 The transfer off the Pennsylvania lines from group 1 was unexplained by union leaders, but caused consid- erable surprise as that road had been considered by the unions as the most antagonstic of any to them, and It was believed that the first strike~would be ordered on it.
 By midnight tonight Chicago had been deserted by virtually all of the leaders of the big four brotherhoods and Switchmens Union of North America. the organization in which an official strike call actually has heen issued and the hub of the sit uation was being transferred to Cleveland, where the presidents of the five unions will meet Tuesday to complete the grouping of the rail- roads and settle the final details of the proposed walkout.
 S1,OO0 Pledged ts Strike
 The union forces gained strength today when Thomas NJ. Pierson, vice president of the Order of Railroad Photographers announced that the S1 900 members of his organization positively were pledged to strike and that they WOulu make every sllOrl to completely tie up the country's transportation system.
 Tt is our aim to tie transporta- tion so completely that it will be im- possible for train to move,i said Mir. Pierson. If every telegrapher quits work that will mean thaf no train orders can be sent and train service necessarily will be at q stand still There is no question but that we will order our membership out on October 30. but the final instructions probably will not be issued until De- tober 3l.
 Differences between officials of tho railroad telegraphers. however, re- garding the orders status in connec- ton with the strike were disclosed in statement made by E. J. Man ion. president of the order, who, on being advised of Mr. Pierson's an- ncuncement, declared the vice presi dent had not been authorized to give any statement whatsoever The pol icy of the Order of Railroad Teleg- raphers has not been formulated and
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