New Britain herald., 1926-07-10
DURKIN, SEEK BANDIT IS
 CONVICTED OF MURDER AND PENALTY SET AT 5 YEARS
POWER HOUSES ARE
 STILL OPERATING
New York SubTayS Function
 Despite Second Strike
SHUT DOWN IS PREDICTED

UlIOl DUNN 10 I lnDUIUlDU Full Force of WaIkout Not Yet Felt
 And Union Leader Declares Power
 Houses Will Soon Have to Cease
 Operations.
 New York, July 10 G-Oficials Of the Interborough Rapid Transit company are determined that the subway trains shall run, despite the spread of dissatisfaction in it's ranks to a group of men employed in its power houses.
 A etrike vote taken by 14S of these men in sympathy with the mo- tormen and switchmen who walked out Tuesday became effective this morning. Power, nevertheless. con- tinued to flow through the third rails, indicating that the power houses and the sub stations were still functioning.
 Full Force Not Felt
 The new strikers constituted Local No. of the motive power branch of the Iuterborough's company union and numbered about sixth of the total of men belonging to that branch. The full effect of their wal!l-out was not felt all at once, because the men are divided be- tween three different shifts, only about third of them being employ ed during the eight hours which fol- lowed the walk-out.
 Intcrborough officials claim that they can continue to operate the power houses without these men, de- pending on the foremen, and em- ployes who remain loyal. In addi- ton, they announced last night, they had arranged to fill the places of the strikers with experienced men from nearby electrical manufacturing plants,
 Predicts Shut Down
 Strikers had hoped that the walk out of the members of local No. 1 would be q coupe d'etat, and early this morning their leader, James F. Walsh, reaffirmed expectancy of full fllment of this hope. He predicted that the power houses would soon have to shut down.
 This would mean that not only the Interborough. but also the Brooklyn Manhattan subway, the elevated lines and several surface traction companies, would have to seek pow CT elsewhere, or shut down. The B. NJ. T. is prepared to operate very limited service without the power it gets from the I. F. T.
 Emergency Plans
 Peterborough officials said last night that even If the worst should come and they were forced to shut down their power plant, then they could "tie-up" with the Edison plant.
 Yesterday mornings derailment. W, .ch brought charges from the transit commission thl the motor man in charge was inexperienced, was folio ed in the afternoon by a jail on ore of the company's elevat- ed lines. Fou trains were forced to stand s I'll for an hour, due, 1t Is said, 10 current being withdrawn from q section of the track. Pas Isengers estimated at more than 6,00O had to leave the trains and pick i their ways along the track walks tc 1 the nearc7t outlets.
 Dist let Attorney Banton suggest. cd to the transit commission that Il start an investigation to find out whether the Tnterborough was vio' Hating the railroad law by employ ling green" motormen. Distric Attorney McGeehan Of the Bron7 announced he would start a similar investigation.
 This morning there was derail lmcnt Of a car at the same switcl on the Bowling Green curve of tn, IInterborough subway where the ac cident happened on Friday morning The tracks were blocked for nor Ithan an hour. Company agent would not say whether the motor man was new employe or not.