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! 2 ‘ — RAIL MEN REQUEST CONFERENCE WITH STRIKING MINERS Joint Action to Be Discussed in Case Railroad Workers Walk Out. CINCINNATI, ©0., June 16.—Joint getion by the United Mine Workers and the railroad unions affected by wage cuts will ®e discussed at a con- ference here us soon as John L. Lewis head of the miners, arrives, it was learned to-day. B. M. Jewell, head of the Railroad Unions’ Executive Board, now in ses- ston here, was expected to issue a call this afternoon for the conference. Lewis is expected to arrive in Cin- cinnati to-morrow or Sunday. The joint conference is to discuss the impending railroad strike, now be- ing voted on by the workers uffected by the wage cuts. Railroad union executives to-day authorized Jewell to request the con- ference, undér the co-operative agree- ment reached at Chicago following the last miners’ convention. ‘This agreement provides that when- ever either party requests it, the other party shall agree to a confer- ence to discuss joint action on matters of common interest. Miners will agree to the conference, Jewell was unofficially informed by William Green, ry-Treasurer of the United Mine Workers, here to-day. CINCINNATI, O., June 16 (Asso- ciated Press).—Rail union chiefs were ig to-day serving formal no- tice on the Railroad Labor Board that an overwhelming majority of 900,000 shop craft and matntenance of way ees are voting in favor of a strike July 1, and that officers of the THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, Jt union would abide by the decision of |several bonds and clipped the coupons| CONGRESSIONAL AID the workers. The notice would formally com- municate to the board the public statement issued here last night by union heads, which asserted that the board in ordering wage reductions had “so reduced living standards that the strike becomes an act of self-preserva- tion.” The statement also blamed the attitude of raflroad managers as pro- vocative of a strike. Decision as to the despatch of the formal notice to the board was held up by the union leaders, pending re- colpt of the board's action on further reductions affecting 260,000 station employees, clerks, express, signal men, stationary firemen and oilers and train despatchers, Am soon as the American Federa- tion of Labor convention closes, rail union hyrvetb ah will leave for Chi- cago to begin, Sn June 256, a canvass of the strike vote, expected to be completed by that time. ‘The strike would not include mem- | == bers of the “Big Four’ transporta- tion brotherhoods, whose members are engaged directly in moving trains. Before the close of the convention, rail executives may ask the federa- tion’s indorsement of a strike by the shop craft and maintenance of way workers, similar to the indorsement given by the federation yesterday to the miners’ strike, Organized labor and organized vet- erans of the World Wart have as com- mon enemies those who seek to tear down the integrity of America, Mr. MeNider said in his address. poe ich ons NN POKER GAME TIPS OFF STOLEN BONDS Part of $2,000,000 New York Loot Traced by Cou- pons Used to Pay Loss. MINNEAPOLIS, June 16.—A poker game led indirectly to tracing of a small block of bonds, part of the loot lof the $2,000,000 bond robbery at the New York Post Office, it was revealed here to- day,” A bond company officer was in a card game here recently, it was said, and lost large “pot.” to make up a shortage: The winner took the coupons to a bank, whieh re. fused to cash them and tnformed the holder they were from stolen bonds. Postal inspectors were notl Two men have been indicted and a third held for Federal Grand Jury PROMISED LEGION Legislators Indotse Move to]. Put Military Cemetery in Richmond, The Executive Committee of the action in connection with the bond]Richmond County Ameriean Legion theft case — ne ATTORNEY MONTROSS STRICKEN In COURT, William A, Montross, member of the law firm of Conklin & Montrons, No. 59 Wall Street, was stricken with an at- tack of vertigo in the County Clerk's ‘office to-day. He was removed to Broad Street Hospital suffering from @ pos- sible frocturo of the skull, His head struck the fron support of @ desk when he fell. has received replies from Senator: Calder and Wadsworth and Repre sentative Riordan to protests regard ing the neglect of graves of veterans in the Ocean View Cemetery at Onk vood, The graves are those of eleven overseas veterans who died at Fox Hills Hospital. No markers have been placed over them and weeds] ,, grow rank on the mounds, Cemetery authorities said the Gov- |" ernment had made no provision for the maintenance of the graves, The Legion urged purchase by the Gov- ernment of a plot for a military ceme- tery on Staten Island where veterans not known to have rélatives may be buried. The Senators and the Congressman promised assistance, a RESTRAINED FROW paving FURS WORTH $6,100. An injunetion was sranted | In Supreme Court to-day restraining George P. Montgomery on his wife from removing certain furs now in storage in the John Wanamaker store, pending trial of a sult against Montgomery brought by the $3,150. 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