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Show ENGINEMEN'S VOTE IS IN FAVOR OF STRIKE tfc?1 Lake'o J,ly 7- Englnemon of the Denver & Rl0 Grande are reported report-ed to be returning an overwhelming JE,? J? fav.ir 0fJa strike ln 0 event r Ll Jkoads reject the demands of the brotherhoods for an eight-hour day and time and a half for overtime. over-time. The committee representing the brotherhoods and the conference committee com-mittee of the railroads were unable to reach an agreement at the eastern conference and the executive boards of the brotherhoods have ordered that a strike vote be taken. It is expected that the ballots will be turned in at the national headquarters of the various vari-ous organizations not later than August Au-gust 1. That the vote will be overwhelmingly overwhelm-ingly in favor of a strike under present pres-ent conditions was predicted last night by an officer of tho local organization of the brotherhoods. The actual vote, he said, however, could not be determined deter-mined until the ballots are counted' at the national headquarters. Committees composed of representatives representa-tives of the four organizations the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Order of Railway Conductors, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen are at work on all railroads affected collecting ballots bal-lots for forwarding to national headquarters. head-quarters. The ballots, are sealed by tho voters and will not ho nnpnH t until the work of counting is begun. While the men collecting the ballots - may have a general idea as to tho sentiment of the brotherhood mem-; mem-; bers, the actual status of the question cannot be dtermlned until the ballots ' H are counted. jH |