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Show I 1L iSSf ! Released From Joliet on $10,-I- 000 Bond and Expected to . Call New Mass Meeting. STRIKING SWITCHMEN TO VOTE ON WALKOUT Railroads Announce 120 Men Return to Work in Chicago. CHICAGO, April 21. John Grunau, leader of the outlaw Chicago Yard-! men's association, who was released I from jail at Joliet. today, after friends ; had deposited $10,000 bond, was expected ex-pected to call a new meeting of striking strik-ing switchmen to end the walkout, following fol-lowing the tumultuous termination of a mass meeting today, called by the committee of strike leaders to vote on leturning to work. At the time of his arrest on a charge or violation of the Lover act, Grunau refused to furnish bond, but later was j released on his own recognizance, only , to be taken into custody again and J iu jui! un riMusnig io inrnisn Dona i-fter federal officers charged lie had violated his agreement to take no further fur-ther part in the strike movement. Declaring that they had been "sold out" and hooting down attempts of leaders to appeal to them to end the walkout, several thousand strikers to-lay to-lay bolted a mass meeting when it was' finnouncod that Grunau, who was to ihve presided, was still in jail. ! The gathiring broke up in an up-oar. up-oar. Tumult reigned inside the hall md outside for a half hour but there i as no violence and no arrests were n a do. On the rostrum was an American liar, One of the speakers touched it constantly as he spoke. As another Under began to speak he was greeted viih cries of "Where is Grunau?" "Wo vant Gnmau." Uiforts to maintain nr-('or nr-('or wero futile. Someone called out "The meeting's adjourned," and there , was a rush for the door. j The railroads announced that 120' men returned to work today and thai , livestock receipts in Chicago and the' movement of livestock and fresh meat . io the eastern points were normal. ;;iecn hundred cars of coal were re-t re-t eivetl. on |