Show RAILROADERS MAY Iff AY LAY STIXE Switchmen Confer r With National Officers Scranton Scra ton Pa Sept 23 It now no be begins begins begins gins to look as if the strike would extend ex ox extend tend to the railroaders at least In this region The switchmen had another conference today with their national officers Grand Master Frank Fran k T Haw Hawley ley by and Grand Secretary John E Tip I I ton of f Buffalo to discuss the request t 1 of the striking miners that tho thoat at th tt Y e to 10 handler non I could be b learned learnd of ot what wh t v wando n nf r further f than n tl that nt the national officers 1 and a committee of the tile local switch switchmen switchmen switchmen men would go to New York tomorrow and that on their return something definite would be don done The purpose of their visit could not be learned but It If Itis Itis is supposed it is to petition President Truesdale of the Delaware Lackawanna na no Western to spare them the task of or handling the nonunion calum and save them from the tho alternative alternative alternative tive of striking or refusing the miners request The scare resulting from the announcement that the Delaware Lackawanna Western company comp ny would make an effort to operate the Bellevue colliery tomorrow is now learned to be without foundation Su Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Loomis says the story s untrue and the tha th lack of preparation at atthe atthe atthe the collery com ry bears hears him out Organizer Dilcher said today that the miners had been assured of outside help that would permit them to con continue continue continue the strike for six months at least after their own resources had been ex exhausted exhausted exhausted hausted Significant remarks along the same fame line were made at in Laurel Hill Hlll park last night and again at Throop this afternoon by Na National National National Secretary Thomas Kidd of the Wood Tood Workers union just here from Chicago and A C of the executive committee of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners If occasion demands it Mr Dilcher says cooperative stores and bakeries will be established all through the re region region region gion and rations issued after the fash fashIon fashIon fashion Ion of the army The remains practically as when the strike went into effect a week ago All the mines are idle and the theten theten ten continue to operate The mineworkers now claim to have of the ii OO men of district No 1 en enrolled enrolled rolled on th their ir organization |