Taft Seeks to Get Rid
of Writer Who Pens Him
Six-Page Letter Daily
Long Beach, Aug. 8. Signed by
a man who writes his name in a
manner that resembles the tracks of
a struggling fly escaping from an
ink bath. William Howard Taft,
former President, has received a
six-page letter from a Hong Beach
every day for the past live
years, it developed here this after
noon.
Postmaster Walter J. Desmond
to-day received a communication
from the former Chief Executive
of the nation asking relief from the
unknown persistent correspondent
and requesting that the local author
ities investigate the situation.
In all, 1825 letters of the same
kind and from the same Long Beach
mysterious person have been re
ceived, the letter to the local post
master states, only the first lino
of each letter being decipherable.
That reads: "Full many a sun of
purest rays entered the dark un
fatliomcd caves of ocean bear." The
rest of tho six-page missives consist
of incoherent ramblings. The sig
nature cannot be made out. Since
the former President is not particu
larly interested in caves or unfath
omed oceans he asks that his daily
correspondent in this city desist.
SEEK COMPROMISE
The Harrisburg Gas Company
has notified the Poor Directors of
a decrease in rates. Gas was to bo
furnished to the County Almshouse
for S9OO. It will cost but S6OO to
put in the mains, and half of this
money will be returned to the Poor
Directors within five years. Com
plaint was made some time ago to
the Public Service Commission that
the Harrisburg Gas Company re
fused to furnish gas to the alma
house.
FERDIX VXD IX 111 DAPEST
By Associated Press
Zurich, August B.—King Ferdinand,
of Rumania, arrived in Budapest yes
terday, according to a dispatch reach
ing here from that city.
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FRIDAY EVENING,
RAILROAD NEWS
NEW RECORD IN
SAVING OF COAL
Middle Division Crew Follows
Advice of General Road
Foreman of Engines
Coal conservation: talks are bring
ing results. At the P. R. R. Y. M. I
C. A., Thursday. J. R. Alexander,!
general road foreman of engines,
showed with the aid of moving pic- j
tures and real facts how it was pos- |
sible to save coal. Every crew on I
the Middle division who attended !
this lecture is now working hard, j
The first record as a result of this;
talk was turned in to-day and shows!
new figures.
Train No. 35, leavir/g Harrisburg
at 1.35 yesterday morning, made j
the run of 132 miles to Altoona in'
two hours and forty-five minutes j
with seven steel cars. K-27 engine]
No. 3409 hauled the train. The to
tal amount of coal used was 220 !
shovels, or a total of 3,750 pounds.
This is a new record westbound, the
previous figures being 245 shovels.
Fu st hound Record
With the same engine, train 3 4 j
was brought east with ten cars and
making four stops, with 211 shovels,
or a total of 3,587 pounds of coal.
This is also a new record for a stop
train. The cngineman was Amos,
Brcnncman and the fireman, P. L. j
Smith, both residents of Harrisburg. i
on the Pittsburgh divisions distance!
115 miles, the following records i
were made:
On Pittsburgh Division
Train. Cars. Shovels. Pounds.
32 10 368 7.728
32 10 385 8,085
15 9 311 5.598
15 9 386 8,106
511 5 198 4,158
511 5 • 200 4,200
In the case of train No. 32 the
difference in the coal consumption
was due to making up four minutes.
This emphasizes the importance of
giving the trains clear distant and
home signals wherever possible and
avoiding unnecessary slowdowns and
stops.
In the ise of train No. 15 the
difference was due to leaking super
heater units, which resulted in the
engine not heating properly.
The freight service showed one
train making the trip over the divi
sion in five hours and twenty min
utes with 100 cars, with 835 shovel
fuls of coal, weighing 15,030 pounds.
Another train of 100 cars made the
trip in six hours and eleven minutes
with 915 shovelfuls, weighing 16,470
pounds.
Still Busy Storing Coal
For Winter Use on P. R. R.
To guard against any shortage
that might handicap operations dur
ing the ensuing winter, the Pennsyl
vania Rxilroad company has started
storing coal. Half a million ions
will be stored, the greater amount
in the east for the New York, New-
Jersey and Southern division. Some
is likely being stored at Harrisburg
Empty cars that have been out of
service are being taken from sidings
and rushed to the mines for the
purpose of getting the needed coal.
About 15,000 tons will be stored at
Enola for use in the shops there and
quantities will be stored on the
Philade'phia division. No plans have
been laid for storing in Altoona and
the Middle division thus far.
Nearly Perfect Record For
Efficiency on Pennsy
A nearly perfect record was made !
by Middle division employes during]
tho month of July, according to the
efficiency bulletin issued by Superln- I
tendent J. C. .Johnson. A total of i
20.045 observations were made of J
working rules and regulations and,
only forty-three failures were noted, j
There were 316 tests made fori
efficiency in the observation of sig-1
nals in train operators and there I
was not a sing'e failure, establish
ing the first perfect record in this
re-mect in a long period of time.
The failures were the result of
neglect to observe time table rules,
faulty inspections, exceeding speed
limit and neglect to have a man on
forward end of tender.
What It Costs Pennsylvania
R. R. For Damaged Cars
During week Ending August 2,
there were 25 cars damaged In the
yards of the Pennsy at Altoona. Tho
material cost $1,215,64. On the di
vision a. total of 30 ears were
damaged entailing a loss of $2,106.50
No damage was reported in tho
Tyrone, Huntingdon, Mifflin or Hol
lidaysburg yards.
VOTE TO RETURN
By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 8. Re
sponding to the appeals of the heads
of their national organizations,
striking railway shopmen of the nix
federated crafts at a mass meeting
here to-day, voted to return to work
immediately.
ARE YOU
Suffering from CATARRH? For
quick relief. The MAX-HEIL In
haler. Demonstration at Gorgas"
Pharmacy, 16 N. Thin.". St.—Adv.
Get Back Your Grip
oin Health
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Furßed Blood.Strength I
and Endurance
'NO ACCIDENT DAY'
ON PENNSY LINES
Employes Over Entire System
to Make Special Efforts
to Be Careful
On Monday employes of the Penn- !
sylvania Railroad will observe "So
Accident Day." The purpose is to
make a 24-hour record on August 11
of no accidents of any kind. Officials of
the Pennsy are of the opinion that a
perfect day is possible. Circulars
have been posted reading as follows;
"Be careful. At least try to do so
on Monday. August 11. If everyone
of us, no matter what our work may
he (whether inspecting or repairing
engines or cars or handling the same,
as well as in other lines of work)
would do it efficiently, using every
care, we should not have an accident
of any kind during the 24 hours, mak
ing it a 'No Accident Day.'
Uo-Operutlou In Needed
"Remember, no one can do this
alone. It needs the co-operation of
all, everyone must do our part, and
do it well. Will you help? In addition
to this notice the heads of each de
partment has had a personal talk
with his employes and for the past
two days they are having drilled into
their minds a 'careful program to
be observed on Monda>.
Railroad Notes
The committee in charge of ar
rangements for the big Friendship
and Co-operative Club meeting in
September will meet early next week
to take up plans.
Pennsy passenger officials are
I working on a new schedule which
will go into effect on or about Sep
tember 24.
N. H. Sehaeffer, division engineer
on the Harrisburg division of the
Philadelphia and Heading Railway,
yesterday inspected the fourth
| track between Lebanon and Myers
i town, a recent improvement.
Empty cars are being assigned to
the Government depot at Marsh Run
I to handle the food shipments.
| The Pennsy carried many excur
sionists to Niagara Falls to-day.
I The train left Harrisburg at noon.
It is understood that train dis
> patchers who have been working
'several days a week, with two days
I off each month, are to work six
| days a week. This ruling, which is
| said to come from Washington, will
j affect dispatchers all over the coun
j try.
There are no fewer than 4,000
I shop cars on the Reading division
' to-day awaiting repairs. This is a
large number and it will keep the
men at the shops busy getting them
in shape for traffic this fall and win
ter. These crippled cars have been
sidetracked at various points,
LIGHT COMPANY
MAKES ANSWER
[Continued from First Page.]
engineer for the Company, about the
complaints which had been made.
Cause of Accident
According to Mr. Steinmetz the
trouble last Saturday, when almost
the entire West End district was
without lights for several hours, was
caused by a heavy limb falling on one
of the main feed wires. This occur
red in Hamilton street, and it took
hours for the Light Company men to
find the break in the darkness and
make necessary repairs.
Another cause for some of the trou
ble in tile uptown section is due to
the fact that some of the arc lights
at the street intersections are con
nected with a cable supplying the
lights on the river steps and concrete
walk, which Is a summer connection
and not being used for the whole
year gives more trouble than lines
in use for 12 months of the year.
Trouble \\ llli Storms
Many times, also, especially during
the summer months during wind and
rainstorms, trees swaying against
feed wires wear off the insulation and
when the tree conies into contact
with the wire carrying the current it
grounds the electricity and cuts down
tile current.
This dims the lights sometimes for
hours until linemen of the Company
locate the trouble. At times an en
tire circuit is cut out by a ground or
a heavy limb falling on a wire. Be
cause of the trouble with the trees
the Company has men ut work trim
ming them from time to time, Mr.
Steinmetz and Mr. Palmer explained.
At present there are 14 sup
plying current for city lights, and
there are about 750 arc lights in Har
risburg which the Light Company
must inspect and keep in order.
Mr. Palmer said that he could not
make a definite reply to the charges
of the city officials until he received
a formcl,complaint from them follow
ing the investigation of City Elec
trician Clerk E. Diehl. He said that
the Light Company will do whatever
is necessary to maintain proper ser
vice.
Plead With Striking
Shopmen to Return
Cleveland, Aug. 8. At a special
meeting late this afternoon pleas
will be made by union officials to
striking railroad shopmen in Cleve
land to return to work pending the
decision of Director General Hines
on the men's demand for wage in
creases.
"One thousand Pennsylvania Rail
road employes on strike here voted
yesterday to remain on strike, but
since President Wilson has ordered
Director Hines to uct in this mat
ter, I am going to ask the men to
return to work," said William Heln
iger, leader of the shopmen in the
Cleveland district.
Six hundred shopmen at Ashtabula
and 700 at Brewster, Ohio, are still
out, Heinlger laid.
RETURN TO WORK
Cincinnati, Aug. 8. The return
to work to-day of about 100 Big
Four Railroad mechanics employed
at the riverside roundhouse and the
Sharonville yards was taken by
United State Railroad Administra
tion officials ae an ldioatlon of im
provement of operating conditions
in this district. Tho action followed
a vote taken by the men last night
to rescind their strike resolution of
last Monday. ]
HAHRISBUKG TELEGRAPH
BROOKLYN CAR
SERVICE BADLY
DEMORALIZED
Schedules Uncertain; First
Death as Result of Trou
ble Occurs
By Associated Press.
New York. Aug. B.—With only a
few surface cars and an occasional
elevated or subway train in opera
tion, thousands of Brooklyn resi
dents were compelled again to-day
to resort to the makeshift facilities
of buses, motorcars and trucks. Ter
minal points of the Long Island rail
road and the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company lines to Manhat
tan were jammed early with anxious
throngs when it became apparent
that the third day of the strike of
Brooklyn Rapid Transit employes
promise little or no relief.
Suspension of local Brooklyn
bridge cars resulted in a rush for
tho bridge promenade and thou
sands walked to work. Competing '
surface car lines operating over the
Manhattan bridge, offered little re- |
lief, and for the hundreds they car- i
ricd thousands were forced to turn
to the promenade. None of the
ten Brooklyn Rapid Transit surface
lines over the Williamsburg bridge
had resumed operations when the
first of the rush hour crowds began
to arrive at the Brooklyn end. The
few local cars in operation were
jammed, many passengers risking
the danger of riding on top of the
curs.
Only two elevated trains passed
over the Williamsburg bridge be
tween 5 and 7.15 a. m., each being
made up of two cars.
Schedules Ciicci-talu
Orders were issued by the B. R.
T. about 7 a. m. to resume selling
tickets for the Sea Beach, West End
and Culver lines, the two former
being Coney Island lines. During
the night the only subway service
was on the Canarsie line and here
the trains were few and the sched
ule uncertain.
Elevated service was resumed as
early as 3.15 a. m. on several lines
over the Brooklyn bridge, but up to
7 o'clock only live trains has reach
ed the Manhattan terminal of the
bridge.
Patrolmen oil Guard
No disorders were reported when
the early crush began. The police
it was announced were prepared
for any emergency, and on the few
surface cars, elevated and subway
trains operated, patrolmen were on
guard.
The third day of the strike began
with no hope of an amicable set
tlement. Lindley M. Garrison, re
ceiver, was firm in his determination
not to treat with delegates from the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employes.
First Dentil
The first death as a result of the
strike occurred to-day on the Wil
liamsburg bridge, when a pedestrian
believed to be John Morena was
struck by a motor truck laden with
workers on their way to Manhattan.
A number of women in the truck
fainted. Traffic congestion all over
Brooklyn was worse than on the
preceding two days and a number
of mishaps were reported.
A Culver L train was attacked by
a crowd of strikers at Gravesend
and Eighteenth avenues and the mo
tormen and guards pulled off the
train and roughly handled. Receiv
er Garrison announced that if sur
face cars were operated they would
fie manned with double sets of
crews, two conductors and two mo
tormen and protected by four po
licemen.
William Siebcrt, superintendent of
transportation, said the company
would not make "any great attempt
to operate surface cars to-day be
cause of the violence to which the
crews were subjected yesterday.
"The police," he said, "in some in
stances did not afford proper protec
tion to our men. We are concen
trating our efforts to-day and to
morrow in bringing the services on
the elevated and subway lines up to
1' 100 per cent."
Superintendent Siebert stated that
fifty 'intelligent" men have been
■ engaged since the strike to operate
I subway and L trains. He said they
i were not being hired as strikebreak
ers but as regular employes.
Rliuncs Police
Responsibility for a situation
which he declared was "a little
short of a revolution." was placet
on the police to-day by Mr. Garri
son, who declared that the Mayor
"does not seem to understand the
true situation."
"The police department," he said,
"has the men, has the power, and
has the means to stop it, and when
the constituted authority puts its
foot down the lawless element will
desist.
The receiver again announced his
determination not to deal with tho
union and added, that "condition.i
may get worse before they are bet
ter."
The acting borough president of
Brooklyn announced that by to
night or to-morrow morning he
would have 300 motor buses and
trucks to carry Brooklynitcs to va
rious parts of the city.
King Albert and Son
to Make Long Stay in U.S.
Brussels. Thursday, August 7.—De
tails ot King Albert's trip to America
have not yet been fully arranged,
but he probably will start about the
middle of September and will not re
turn until his presence here is nec
essary because of the Belgian elec
tions. According to present plans, he
will make a complete swing of the
country and will be accompanied by
his son, Prince Leopold.
Cardinal Mercier will start for
America on September 4 or 5, and will
probably be gone until the end of
October.
Doctor Tells How to
Strengthen Eyesight
many instances, and quick relief
brought to inflamed, aching, itching,
burning, work-strained, watery eyes.
Kead the doctor's full statement aoon
to appear in this paper. Bon-Op to is
sold and recommended everywhere by
Druggists.
SHOP MEN ORDERED
TO RETURN TO WORK
[Continued from First Page.]
increase in wages, and, second,
what arc the wages being paid u,
other industries for the tsair.o
classes of work.
The President said that the let- I
ter sent him by Senator Cummins, I
chairman of the Committee on In- |
terstate Commerce, "had set me free 1
to deal as 1 think best with the j
difficult question of the wages of
certain classes of the railroad em
ployes," but added:
MOD Ilig Obstacle
"The chief obstacle to a decision
has ben created by the men theai
selves. They have gone out on a
strike and repudiated the authority
of their officers at the very moment
when they were urging action in
regard to their interests."
The President's decision was an
nounced last night from the White
House in the form of a letter sent
by him to Mr. Hines. The President
said that "until the employes re
turn to work and again recognize
the authority of their organization,
the whole matter must be at a
standstill."
The President's Letter
The President's letter follows:
"My dear Mr. Director General —
"I am just in receipt of the letter
from Senator Albert B. Cummins,
chairman of the Senate Committee
on Interstate Commerce, which set
me free to deal as I think with the
difficult question of the wages it' |
certain classes of railway employe-*,
and I take advantage of the occa
sion to write you this letter, in ol
der that I may, both in the public
interest and in the interests of the
railroad employes themselves, make
j the present situation as clear and
I definite as possible.
"I thought it my duty to lay tho
question in its present pressing form
before the committee of the Senate,
because 1 thought I should not act
upon this matter within the brief
interval of government control re
maining without their acquiescence
and approval. Senator Cummin*'
letter, which speaks the unanimous
judgment of the committe, leaves
me free and indeed imposes upon
me the duty to act.
"The question of the wages ot
railroad shopmen was submitted,
you will remember, to the Board of
Railroad Wages and Working Condi •
tlons of tho Railroad Administra
tion last February, but was not re
ported upon by the board until the
16th of July. The delay was un
avoidable because the board was
continuously engaged in dealing
with several wage matters affecting
classes of employes who had not
previously received consideration.
The hoard now having apprised us
of this inability, at any rate for the
time being, to agree upon recom
mendation, it is clearly our duty to
proceed with the matter In the hope
of disposing of It.
Must Consider Merits
"You are therefore authorized to
say to the railroad shop employes
that the question of wages they
have raised will be taken up and
considered on its merits by the Di
rector General in conference with
■ their duly accredited representa
tives. I hope that you will make it
clear to the men concerned that
the Railroad Administration cannot
deal with problems of this sort or
with any problems affecting Iho
I men, except through the duly
chosen international officers of the
regularly constituted organization
and their authorized committees.
"Matters of so various a nature
and affecting so many men cannot
be dealt with except in this way.
Any action which brings the au
thority of the authorized represent
atives of the organization into ques
tion or discredits it, must interfere
with, if not prevent, action alto
gether. The chief obstacle to a de
cision has been created by the men
themselves. They have gone out on
strike and repudiated the authority
of their officers at the very momenc
when they were urging action in
regard to various interests.
"You will remember that a con
ference between yourself and the
authorized representatives of the
men was arranged at the instance of
these representatives for July 28 to
discuss the wage question and the
question of a national agreement,
but before this conference took
place or could take place, local
bodies of railway shopmen took ac
tion looking toward a strike on the
Ist of August. As a result of this
action, various strikes actually took
place before there was an opportun
ity to act in a satisfactory or con
clusive way with respect to the
wages. In the presence of these
strikes and the repudiation of tho
authority of the representatives of
the organization concerned there
can be 110 consideration of the mat
ter in controversy. Until the em
ployes return to work and again
recognize the authority of their own
organization, the whole matter must
be at a standstill.
Ready to Play Fair
"When Federal control of tho
railroads began, the railroad admin
istration accepted existing agree
ments betwen the shopmen's organ
ization and the several railroad
companies, and by agreement ma
chinery was created for handling
the grievances of the shopmen's or
ganization of all the railways,
whether they had theretofore had
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MUCH SUFFERING
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great remedy saved a lifeMt wom
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the benefits of definite agreements
or rot. There can be no question,
thertfore, of the readiness of tho
government to deal in a spirit of
fairness and by regular methods
with any matters the men may
bring to their attention.
"Colicerned and very careful co:i
sidernton is 'being given by the en
tire governmtnt to the question of
reducing the high cost of living. X
need hardly point out how inti
mately and directly this matter af
fects evsry individual In the nation,
and if tianspcrtation is interrupted,
it will b impossible to solve it. This
is a time when every employe of
the railways ihould help to make
the processes of transportation moie
easy and economical rather than
less, and employes who are on
strikes are deliberately delaying a
settlement of their wage prolbeni3
and of tlcir standard of living.
They should promptly return to
work, and t hcpe that you will urge
upon their representatives the im
mediate ncressty for their doing so.
"Cordially ant sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON."
150 Trains liscontinued
as Resilt of Federated
R. R. S&opmen's Strike
Chicago, Aug. 8. Curtailment
of passenger Venice on many of the
large railroads of the country is be
lieved by rail oftctuis to be forecast
in the annoutcehent to-day of the
discontinuance <f more than 150
trains by two ea.-tern and one west
ern road, as the nsult of the nation
wide strike of 'ederatcd railroad
shopmen.
Freight traffic >n neurly all lines
continued to be hampered to-day,
and railroad officials declared that
the notice to ateeit shipments "sub
ject to delay" wotld be changed into
an absolute enbirgo on many com
modities unless venditions improved I
soon.
The railroads vhicli announced
discontinuance of passenger trains
were the New Tbrk, New Haven
and Hartford ihc Chesapeake and
Ohio, and the CHcago and North
western.
Officials of the lew York Central,
the Nickel Plale and the Chicago,
Rock Island aid Pacific, railroads
stated that paftfeiger service on
their lines would not he disturbed
for 24 hours, but a'ter that time the l
conditions of the licomotives wouli
determine train scledules.
Two Roads Declare
Embargo on 111 Freight
as Result of Strike
By Associa/d Pros'.
New York, Aug. B. /n embargo
on all freight or .he New York,
New Haven and tthrfbrd and the
Central New Enftind railroads was
announced this jorring because of
the strike of shemen.
The embargo 'as declared In or
der to control be movement of
freight, a statdent from head
quarters here d, to that arrange
ments may be ade to give prefer
ence to the hndling of foodstuffs
and immediate neces
sity.
Leaders of'hopmen
Are Condering Demand
I Return to Work
Chicago. Vug. 8. John D
Saunders, sretary of the Chicago
Council of ho Federated Railway
Shopmen's nion, announced to-day
that the E'cutive Board of the or
ganization as considering President
Wilson's <mand that the 300,000 1
strikers rirn to work before their
Notice to the Public
On and after Aug. 11, 1919, the retail price of milk will
be 13c per quart and 7c per pint in Harrisburg
This is absolutely necessary at this time in order to meet
the increase in producers' prices, the latter being governed
by the figures ruling all over Philadelphia territory.
The following quotations from the statement of Dr.
Clyde L. King, milk arbitrator for Pennsylvania, under
appointment by Gov. Sproul, explains the reason for the
present increase.
"The milk producers supplying the Harrisburg terri
tory, as represented by the Inter-State Milk Producers
Association, and the Harrisburg Distributors have filed
sufficient information to satisfy me that an increase in the
retail price of milk is necessary at this time.
I approve of this return to last Winter's price. Ist:
Because of increasing costs of everything entering into
milk production and distribution. All surrounding
cities advanced their prices Aug. Ist. to above 14 cents
as follows: Baltimore 15c, Washington, D. C., 15c, New
York 16c and Altoona 15c.
Harrisburg has enjoyed the lowest milk price of any
city during the past twelve months, and will continue to
do so under this arrangement. (Signed) Dr. Clyde L.
King.
Harrisburg under the new prices will be from one to
three cents below other cities.
AUGUST 8, 1919.
request for higher wages will be
considered by the Federal Govern
ment. He said the Executive Board
expects to reach a decision on what
action will be taken by 5 o'clock
to-morrow afternoon. At that time
it is said, the union will make a
formal reply to the demand made
by President Wilson.
President L,. M. Hawver and other
officials of the union were in con
ference bohind closed doors consid
ering President Wilson's demand.
33,000 Stockyard
Workers Out on Strike
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Aug. 9. A general
strike of 33,000 employes at the |
packing plants in the stock yards j
begun at 9 o'clock this morning.
The action followed the decision of j
the stock yards labor council last J
night to call a general strike unless ,
the State troops and police guards
were immediately withdrawn from
the plants. The strike was precipi
tated by the return of 5,000 negroes
to work yesterday.
The dispute, a' -ording to labor
leaders, is over the employment of
nonunion negroes rather than race
hatred. Many of the negroes, it is
said, have refused to join the un
ions. When the white employes re-
I ported for work early in the day
i they demanded that the State troops
and police guards, which had been
stationed at every plant when the
I negroes returned yesterday, be im
mediately withdrawn. Both the city
I authorities and the packers declined
jto accede to this demand. The men
walked out fluletly. It is said that
I several thousand of the negro non
union worXnten remained at their
posts.
300 o( the Strikers at
Standard Steel Go Back
By Associated Press.
gutler, Pa., Aug. B.—Nearly 300
wtkmen of the Standard Steel Car
Company here who have been on a
trike since Wednesday, when 4,000
men walked out, demanding higher
wages, returned to work this morn
ing. This was the first break in the
ranks of the strikers and officials of
the company said they expected a
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