Show AGREE OR WE E STRIKE ULTIMATUM OF OE r. r Jt NEW YORK Aug 5 Counting of oi the ballot ballots cast by railroad em em- affiliated with the big four brotherhoods who threaten to to- tie te up miles mites of roads by strike was wa concluded shortly b before 6 o'clock this evening While no official announcement announcement announce announce- ment regarding the vote was made it was said to be a foregone conclusion that the vote would empower the central central cen board to call a strike Action of the brotherhoods depends upon whether freight are are granted demands of an hour eight-hour day and time and a halt half for overtime OfficIals Officials Of Of- of the brotherhoods which never neverin in their history have hae caused a nation nationwIde nationwide nationwide wide strike have insisted these two points must be won or they will walk out The ballot count ended coincidentally coincidental coincIdental- ly with closing of conferences held virtually all aU day between United States Commissioner of Mediation Hangar and company officials and em em- Hanger first conferred with the As he left to m meet t the railroad men he expressed strong hope for peaceful settlement He lie did not look ook to be as cheerful when he left eft the latter atter meeting but Insisted he still was wa t optimistic over the situation Timothy Shea in charge of countIn countIng counting count- count In Ing the ball ballots ts from home districts said tonight the count would have to tobe tobe tobe be gone over and that the count and result would not be announced until after the big brotherhoods' brotherhoods executive committee and the railroad managers met Tuesday as scheduled |