New Britain herald., 1922-07-17
REVIEW OF STRIKE
 STATUS CONFUSING
One Report Hints at Peace, An. other at Extension Of Walkout

Chicago, July l7,-tBy Associated Press Peace negotiations in the railway strike temporarily were at a standstill today Rail heads and strike leaders expected today's devel- opments 10 indicate more clearly the ultimate outcome. however, with statements and circumstances various ly pointing toward spread or settle ment.
 Much importance was attached to the number Of shopmen returning to work today, as this date marked the time limit for retaining seniority and other rights.
 Meeting on Thursday.
 Hopes for settlement at an early cate appeared to be based chiefly upon the attitude of E F, Grable, president of the maintenance of the way employees union, who came to Chicago today from Washington where he held a conference with President Harding. Mir, Grable said he would confer with the members of the United States Railroad Labor Board here to get support to prevent carriers from requiring maintenance or way men to do strikers works. He also said he had called a meeting of the brotherhoods g grand lodge to be held Tn Detroit Thursday
 Another indication of q drift toward reace was seen in the statement of R. A. Henning. general chairman of the federated shop crafts of the north hot np1, reads to agree to reinstate striking shop crafts workers with their full seniority rights was preventing a set tlement as far. as the roads of the northwest are concerned.
 Strike May Extend
 Possible extension of the strike was forecast in the statement of William Parker. head of the eastern chairmen of railway workers. that local officials ir eastern centers were having diff culty in holding the maintenance Of way men at their jobs He said 20 Ter cent of the 70.ono men in the metropolitan district already were on strike
 A message to F. H, Fitzgerald, head of the clerks, freight handlers. express and station employees union. said strike vote of 5000 clerks on the Chi cago 6c Northwestern railroad showed 93 per cent. of the men favorng walkout. A canvass of the strike vote of the same organization on the Chi cago 6, Eastern road showed 9s12 per cent of the workers favoring walk out according to reports of the union.
 Strike ballots were being circulated by the brotherhood of railway steam ship clerks, freight handlers and express employees to it's members em- ployed by the Southern railway and affiliated lines. The employees charge that the company reduced wages in defiance of the railroad labor board.
 Want to Quit Work.
 Topeka. kas unions of the Big Tour brotherhoods and the switch r1en's union petitioned their officers for permission to go on strike July 20.
 Clerks and station employees on more than so of the POI Class roads have taken strike votes, according to information received here.
 At Milwaukee failure to receive 3 strike order from President Timothy Healy of the stationary fremen and oilers union was taken as a sign of nearby peace.
 Trains Being Cancelled,
 Reports of cancellation of trains because of shortage of coal or equip ment and of violence continued to come in. In Chicago more than 70 persons were reported to have been made i'll by something placed in food served to them in railroad yards.
 Governor Kendall of Iowa issued a warning to mine and railroad strikers and sympathizers in that state not to interfere with the activities of rail- roads.
 Six of 13 special agents and guards of the Atlantic Coast Line kidnapped by mob of alleged strikers and sym pathizers, still were missing.
 Attempts At Violence
 An attempt to dynamite the Balti- more and Ohio railroad bridge at Prikett's Creek near Fairmont, ". Va, resulted in slightly damaged tracks.
 At Nevada, Mo. it was reported that switch on the main line of the
  had been thrown three times but that it was discovered each time by em- ployes
 One train wreck and two alleged attempts to wreck other passenger trains were recorded on New Eng land lines over the weekend
 At St. Johnsbury, Vt, several pas sengers were injured when three cars of a Maine Central train overturned.
 Reports have been received in Washington of the situation at Deni- son, Tex. There has been some de- lay in the delivery of malls but no actual interruption and the public need not feel disturbed, according to Postmaster Gen. Work.
 TO BUILD SCHOOL.