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Show .10 FORESTALL STRIKE - OH SOUTHERN PACIFIC Burt, Stubbs and Other Officials LTcld an Important Conference at. Chicago. V CHICAGO, May 11. President IL G. Burt of the Union Pacific' railroad and J. C. Stubbs, third vice-president and "traffic manager of the Southern Pacific railroad, were central figures in conferences held in Chicago yesterday in efforts to forestall an alliance between th shopmen on the two systms in furtherance of the Union Pacific strike. . . All Saturday night two stenographers were at . work In the Joint offices of v the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads and yesterday the telegraph wires were kept busy with cipher messages from the same officers. Conferences between Mr. Burt and Mr. Stubbs included other advisers, the Identities of whom were guarded with the closest care. Last night none of the participants would discuss what would be done. i ' . |