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Evening star., 1911-08-08

Sprays, 85c and up.
Shower Baths. complete with
curtain, SIo.75 up.
Separate Shower Bath Cur
tains, $500 up.
White Rubber Bath Mats,
SI.25 each.
Fifth door.
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Hardy. while touched up for seven
hingles' pitched in good form. allow
ing but one base on balls. but his wild
heaVe In the sixth inning in an EFFORT
10 retire DeHaven al first aided ma.
ierally In his defeat. Spencer car.
RED on the honors OF the day by slam.
ming the pill over the right field fence
nut luckily nobody was on the bags
at the time
The second game went lovely until
me seventh frame. when Cook loos.
oned, allowing three hits. two OF which
were TWO baggers. base on balls
added 10 his downfall. but the HEAVIER
certainly had his batting eve. as he
banged out two. two baggers
The Smokes left last night over the
pennsylvania for South Bend 10 PLAY
four games. Troy and Graf being left
here. Troy has been suffering with
sore arm. and will rest ND while the
team Is on the road. King made his
initial appearance on the third
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Vets Win First Game
And Tie Second One

cushion yesterday. and performed in
good style.
First Game.
There was nothing doing for the
Vets in the initial inning. the hit OF
Kirkpatricks being wasted. but the
Smokes tailed once In their half
Lewis played the waiting game. and
was cleverly advanced TO second by
Jewell. Crane grounded out. Dobard
To Cameron, but Compton got liberal
again. and passed Servatius to first.
Knisely singled through Benson. and
Lewis trotted over the panorite.
Monty stopped things by going out.
Compton TO Cameron.
Dayton added another tally in the
fourth spasm. when Spencer landed
one over right field fence amid
cheers from the crowd. Nit, Dukey
stood like the statue of Liberty watch
ing the pill float hither and regret
ting at the same time because he did
not have wings. This tied the score.
but IL didn't last long. as the Vets
added two more in the sixth. Kirk
patrick. the first man up. singled TO
left, and was advanced TO second on
Benson's sacrifice. Spencer outed TO
Jewell. but Puncky Knoll drew tic
ket 10 first. DeHaven then hit 10
Hardy. who proceeded to throw the
ball away. with the result that Kirk
patrick and Knoll Tailed. DeHaven
tried TO tally. but was thrown out az
! the plate. the ball being relayed from
Ser~n i've % Crane ~ WelCh~
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10y CARL p. LEATHeRwooD.)

Inability to connect with Jack
Comptons bewildering curves and a
wild heave by Pitcher Hardy re-
suited in the first game OF double
bill being lost by the Stogies to the
Dayton Vets. while Cooks ascension
in the seventh inning of the second
game allowed Punch Knoll's gang 20
tie the score. thus preventing the
locals from taking the game, which
looked like sure victory until that
fatal spasm. Compton showed come
back" form In the first game. and the
manner in which he moved down the
Smokes was something dreadful. 10
say the least. Jack had everything
that was needed. and more too for
that matter. and the best the Smokes
could do was TO total three hits. one
OF which was on the scratch order
COmpton's speed and curves combined
was responsible for seven Stogies
"breezing." and. to make a long story
short. we didn't have look in from
the very beginning.
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HOLD MEETING
intermediate Bowiers 81 v. NJ. C. A.
Meet and Arrange 90 start New
Bowling League.

~ an enthusiastic meeting OF tho
intermediate toelcrs OFF fhc s. so G.
A asf evening arrangements we're
completed for thc etartiuc OF new
league Tho lo1euc viii o. made up
of about sIV teams. and VIII run un.
90 during che early part off June a
meeting of tho baseball players WIS
also held and arrangements for tho
organization of on lcaeGc were fur.
thcrcd
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CHICAGO MAY PTt-To- St..-
generosity Ir free .asses. counted "
'n error oud "rTortgn- hitting gave
.... ago The first game of tire Cincinnati
-"fl'-- to-day. fH Score e. d. D.
'HirHro -......uu uno1u7- 2
'if. lrrat. uuun0aunu %
ard Nolan
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PHILADELPHIA. MAY 3-Rostof won
~" finHI game Of tho series here 20 3
The visitors Ntt Heehe-s curves har,t.
t'snt OF their safe hits being for extra
"as'~. Ieuuey made five hits Including
w" doubles. 90 % many times az bat
f'st"u scored fIe runs which decided
ON balls to GooI". Sweeuy-s duIbfe aud
ne game in the fourth inning. on n base
l"ft field preachers FOR a home hun TIE
score u a. ~
Boston ......I"O&Ooo 90 -
Philadelphia 90 "tOOe1- .
tattre..es--T fcff'r aud Graham. Hesbo
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PlTTSBCRG. May 3-Th, -. Louis
ts IAN to-day made its first Appearance In
flttsourg and was beaten 10 4. Har-
n n, was VIA Ptttsburg was never In
ulstfess. Ieifield began for Pittsburg
and pitched good ball until the eighth.
Mhen ne was HIT for a single and three
uouoles IN SUCCESSION. giving the visitors
.nfee runs. After two men were out in
ms inning. Leifield was taken out and
NAsle substituted. He faced four men
ana struck out three Score.
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In the ninth the Vets added another
score DeHaven. the mean thing.
walked up 10 the plate and slammed
the pill fercely TO left field and did
not stop digging until he reached
third. Cameron fled TO Lewis. but Do
bard, who followed. singled to right.
and DeHaven scored. Konnick died
via the Welcher TO Crane route. and
Compton flied out TO Kuisely. The
Smokes did not even have a chance
10 tie the score after the third inn
ing. The score
First Game
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"I.N 'Ith Via. THE Athletic.
..f 1900 Sow York u.frnfr- Fisher nrI
'lu.rr. rHfHEcll end uon easily. rg 20 O.
.H.' I...|. smashed ..a naII into Ga
.Fr stand .r center field for q home
IN f'f ffraf nif OF fhIa kind unIr aH
DO grounds ruouhu IId not ALLOW o. nIt
Hf''r fe tN.rI .rr.rr e.urr
o. o. o.
.IH"f nTnn2TF f1 f-
-f. f.rf. 10000
batteries "nsmIs arf LItfrrsf.r.
IIt|.. y.... Hnf rHosney
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PULAnEIpHN. Pa. May The
demands Of the conductors and motor.
mon ON tho Philadelphia Rapid Tran.
sif company for an increase ln wages
of from oe to cs cents an hour 80
refused today.
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Standing of Clubs.
ro-day's Games.

Wheeling az south Bend.
Evansville at Dayton.
Tcrre Haute at Fort Wayne.
GAINESVILLE at Grand Rapids
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Two base hits Byrne. Clarke Hunter
Wilson. konetcuy McIver Iiresnahan .
Homo run: Hunter. Sacrifice hit. WnE.
u'r. Sacrifice Fly. Clarke stolen hase
Hunter First ON balls orr Leifield ..
or Harmon. I. struck out. BY I..ifiafd
D. by Nagie. 3 hy Harmon. 3 by Gevar
!. Lett on bases Pittsburg, 2. -
LOUIS. :. First ou errors. -. Louis. .
HltS. or Licfieid. DO iu % innings
OFF Naele. iu Ia innings. off Haf-
mon IN o innni-s. off Geyer. ian in
ming Time. e us. JmpircS. IBr-unau
and Otay
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WESLEYAN
DROPS FIRST GAME TO ALLIE
GHENY COLLEGE.
Hawk Tiahtens in Dangerous Places
and Prevents Wesleyan From
Tallying.

Special Dispatch On the rnteiilscnrcr.
RTCKHANNDN. MAY Wesleyan
college dropped IN, first game 90 Al
,Eheny college here TODAY. Allegheny
Won tho game in the first inning when
fhev went To- Toothman for i've hits.
three "f them triples and scored hV"
runs Wesleyan outhattcd the visitors
and had mon on bases in every inning.
lu- Hawk tghfcucd when "a timely hit
would haN" lost his game. The game
was fast cleaulv played and was the
beet 90 ID, season 500 far. Wesiela AN
lad three men thrown ont A. the plate.
TIM. second game of tho series Will Doe
PLAYED tomorrow
Score boy INNINGS.
g.. %. o.
Nfl.c4pIv - 10000 n o..
WESLEYAN ...-- 10000 ...
BATTERIES Trr N.ier ..ul giawE and
fhhoft. 10. We~.,t1n. y. ToutuWtr lui
Leach.
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Ysstsrday's Results,

NhlcaEo. 8; Cincinnati 2
P1ttsburg. :: St Louis. 4
New York. 3. Brooklyn. o.
Boston. 4. PHILADELPHIA
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Standing Of Clubs.
To-day's oaInea.

Brooklyn at PHILADELPHIA
Cincinnati at Chicago
80. Louis at Pittsburg
New York AT Fosfon
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Defeat 81. Louis on Occasion of uer
First Visit Of Season TO
Pittsburz.
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JACK COMPTON TAKES sTooIE
CREW INTO CAMP.

Cook Weakens In Seventh in Second
Game, Allowing Vets to Score
Three Runs.
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Dayton. 4. Wheeling. /
Dayton, 4. Wheeling. 4
. 'fr. Wayne. .. GAINESVILLE. ].
South Rend. s: Evansville. 3.
Evansville. ,. South BEND .
-''Terre Haute. 4. Or. Rapids. >
Called 9Th inning
-'-'alled In 9Th inning
"s-t'alled in sth Inning
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THE PELVIC SPECIALISTS Markell -? STREET
o. & p. LEAGUE.
rRI STATE LEAGUE.

Johnstowu. &. Altoons. ?.
lancaster. ! Reading. ;,
Nrk. g. Harm snurg. ?.
Wilmington. II. Trenton. g.
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need ever know it You see, the fact
is that the Arizona woman. Desire
Higgins. isn't Mrs. Thomas at all. He
isn't her missing husband"
WHAT"
"Yes. it's so. Really it was too
much of a coincidence to be possible.
and yet it certainly did seem that it
would prove true This Higgins woman
was apparently SO anxious to find her
missing man that she was ready to
recognize almost any description. and
the slight lameness and the fact of his
having been in Montana helped along
If we could have got photograph
sooner the question would have been
settled. Only last week. while was
in Boston. got word from the de-
tectiye agency that photo had been
received. l went to see it Immediately
There was some resemblance. but not
enough. Henry Thomas was never
Mr.. Higgins"
"But-but-they say Thomas has
skipped OUT
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that none. not even the adoring and
praise chanting Miss Phinney. derived
quite the enjoyment from tie con-
gressman's speech that Captain Cy did,
1t tickled his sense Of humor
..Ase." he observed irreIeyantly when
the ive-Tidditf. Georgianna. Bailey.
Bos'n and himself were at last alone
again in the sitting room. 1T don't pay
to tip over a monument, does it-not
out in public. | mean? You wouldn't
want to see me blow up Bunker Hill.
would your
BLOW up Bunker Hillp' repeated
Asaph in alarmed amazement. God
frey scissors. believe you're goin'
loony! This days been too much for
you What are you talkin' about?'
"Oh, nothin'." with quiet chuckle.
81 was thinkin' out loud, that's all.
Did you ever notice them imitation
stone pillars on Heman's house
They're boiler inside. but you'd never
guess it. And long as you do know
they're boiler you can keep watch
on EN- And there's one thing sure, =
he added. "they are ornamental"
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THE END.
A Clear Case.

1t was a murky day, and the old sea
captains were talking of Il schooner
which had been struck by lightning
few days before and adding their con-
tributDns to nautical fiction, thinly
disguised as fact. How about the
Emma s.. Captain EH?" a.ktd the
privileged listener 1T last. wasn't
she struck an.e:"
"Shc was sir" AMI Captain I'll fiye
his gaze On Il crack IN The ceiling of
tie Cd wharf Office she WA, IF tie
c:u.r- hnale ard lounyl, sine WIS
ID ike IL hear thu M t.c;;l'r+."
said lie ycul@ tian. ant al III ~
t;iiis n,.v. Il in Cher ~..:':s an. i II
their eyes On thptia :, u ~ il lit =. le
gaze II Captain Iii
Tint mu il TO tell. Only what
might happen to any vessel u1der sim
liar iraumstan; es." said CAPTAIN Eli.
"A aicii struck the deck amdShirs and
bore hole right down through the
bottom Of the schooner big as Il mans
leg The water come rushing in, and
of course the Emma S. would have
foundered if second bolt hadn't come
ami struck my fOrto gala mast, cut it
off near the top. turned it end for end
and drove it right into the hole, plug
ging it up and making it water tight
Twas a clear case of what folks
call the ravages and repairs of nature"
said Captain Eli as he removed his
gaze from the crack and let it rest
thoughtfully on the ingenious face Of
the only landsman in the company
Youths Companion.
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CHAPTER XIV.

sEarl ONDER where Phoebe went
M to-" remarked Mr.. Tidditt a
V a little later. II thought
saw her with Heman and
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Sensitive Souls,

In one of the schools on the out
skirts of a city, where a large per-
centage of the pupils are of Italian
parentage, the teachers were startled
one day by the descent Of delegation
Of Infatuated mothers. all gesticulating
wildly and pouring forth floods Of ex-
cited Italian. One of the older pupils.
having been sent for to act as inter-
prefer. reported that their cause Of
complaint was that their children had
been ridiculed and made fun Of by
teachers and pupils.
"In what possible way?" demanded
the astounded teacher.
"Why, by song that you are teach
ing the children. where you call them
'dagoes'."
Not until the teachers realized that
the song was MY Old Kentucky
Home and that the offending words
were ''The day goes by like shadow
on the heart" was the whole affair
made clear. and the mothers, assured
that no offense was intended. depart
ed in peace.-Exchange.
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an imprompta affair. arranged on fn0
spur OF the moment. by Captain Cy.
who. In spite of the lawyers protests
and anxiety concerning his neaith,
went serenely up and down the main
road. inviting everybody he met or
could think of. The captains face was
as radiant as a spring sunrise. his
smile, as Asaph said. pretty nigh cut
the upper half Of his head OF Peo-
Die who had other engagements ana
would under ordinary circumstances
have refused the invitation couldn't
say no to his hearty Cant Gomez
4 Course you'll come! Man alive. want
your
! "Inyalid. is hep observed josiah
Dimick after receiving and accepting
his own invitation. We'll, wish to
thunder | could be took down with the
same kind of disease. I'd be wlllin
to linger along with it quite a spell
If IT pumped me as full of joy as Whit
seems to be. Don't give laughin' gas
to keep off pneumonia. do theyf MOI
| Well. I'd like to know the name OF us
medicine, that's ALL
Supper was to be ready at g. Geor-
gianna. assisted by Keturah Bangs,
Mrs. Sylvanus Cahoon and other vol
unteers, was gloriously busy In the
kitchen. The table in the dining room
reached from one end of the big apart
mont to the other. Guests would be-
gin TO arrive shortly. Willy Mr. Pea
. body. guessing that Captain Cy might
prefer to be alone, had taken the board
of strategy out riding behind the span
} In the sitting room around the pase-
burner stove were three persons-Cap-
tain CIV. Bos'n and Phoebe. Miss
Dawes had "come early" at the cap
, tain,s urgent appeal. Now she was
i sitting in the rocker at one side or the
, stove. gazing dreamily at the rudy
light behind the isinglass panes. she
looked quietly, blissfully contented and
happy. At her feet on the braided
, mat sat Bos'n playing with Lonesome,
3 who purred lazily. The little girl was
happy, too, for was not her beloved
Uncle Cyrus at home again with all
danger of their separation ended Tor
evermore?
AS for Captain Cy himself, the radi-
ant expression was still on his face,
brighter than ever. He looked across
at Phoebe, who smiled back at him
Then he glanced down at Bos'n. And
all at once he realized that this was
the fulfillment of his dream. Here
was his picture" The sitting room
was now as he had always loved tc
think of it-as it used to be. He was
in his fathers chair, Phoebe in the one
his mother used to occupy and be
tween them-just where he had sat sc
often when a boy-the child. The Cy
Whitaker place had again and at las
come into it's own.
He drew long breath and looked
about the room, at the stove, the lamp
the old, familiar furniture, at hi:
grandfathef's portrait over the man
tel Then in fash of memory hi
fathers words came back to him, ant
he said, laughing aloud from pure hap
Sc piness:
:. "Bos'n. run down cellar and get M
- pitcher of cider. won't you? There
:, good Teller"
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She extended her hand. Captain Cy
reached forward to take it Then be
hesitated
Il don't think Id ought to let you
shake hands with me- Phoebe be
said-.no until beg your pardon"
BEG my pardon. Why?"
He absently took the hand and teld
it
''For the word sent to you When ]
went away Twas an awful thing to
say, but | meant it for your sake. you
know Honest. did"
She laughed nervously.
"Oh, THAR she said. well. did
think you were rather particular as to
your visitors. But Mr. Tidditt ex-
planned. and then You needn't beg
my pardon. I appreciate your thought
fulness. / knew you meant to be kind
to me-
'That's what ! did. But you didn't
obey orders. You kept comm. Now,
Why
why? Did you suppose that l
cared for the malicious gossip Of
such people? | came because you
were in trouble, and l hoped to help
you And-and thought l had helped
until a few minutes ago."
Her lip quivered. That CULVER went
to the captains heart.
"Helped?' he faltered Helped
Why, you've done so much that can't
ever thank you. You've been the only
real helper I've had in all this miser.
able business. You've stood by me al
through"
"But it was all wrong. He isn't the
man at ALL Didn't Mr.. Peabody tel
your
eyes, yes, he told me. What differ
ence does that make? Peabody bt
hanged! He amt in this. It's vol
and NEEDN'T you see? What made
you do all this for me?"
She looked at the floor and not a
him as she answered.
"Why, because I wanted to he'll
you," she said. eve been alone in tn
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world ever since mother died, years
ago. I've had few real friends. Your
friendship had come to mean a great
deal to me- The splendid fight you
were making for that little girl proved
what a man you were. And you fought
so bravely when almost every one was
against you couldn't help wanting to
do something for you. How could [?
And now it has come to nothing-my
part of it. I'm so sorry"
ut amt. neither It's come to every
thing. Phoebe. | didn't mean to say
very much more than to beg your par
don when headed for here But
I've got to-I've simply got to This
can't go on can't have you keep
comm to see me--and Bns'n | can't
keep meetin you every day | can't "
She looked up as if to SPEAK. BIZ
something. possibly the expression in
his face. caused her to took quickly
down again She did not answer
Il cant do it." continued the cap.
tain desperately. "'Tain't for what
folks might say. They wouldn't say
much when | was around. | tell you
1t amt that. It's because can't bear
to have you just friend. Either you
must be more'n that. or-or I'll have
to go somewheres else. | realized that
when was in Washin'ton and cruisin'
to California and back. I've either got
to take Bos'n and go away for good.
Or-or"-
She would not help him. She would
not speak.
you see.' he groaned-"you see,
Phoebe, what an old fool | am. !
can't ask you to marry meme, fifty
five and rough from knockin' round
the world, and you, young and educat-
ed and lady. | amt fool enough to
ask such a thing as that And yet
/ couldn't stay here and meet you
every day and by and by see you mar
ry somebody else. BY the big dipper,
I couldn't do it! So that's why | can't
shake hands with you today-nor any
more, except when l say goodby for
keeps"
Then she looked up. The color was
still bright in her face, and her eyes
were moist. but she was smiling.
"Can't shake hands with me?" she
said. please, what have you been
doing for the last five minutes?'
Captain Cy dropped her hand as if
his own had been struck with paraly
sis.
"Good landv' he stammered. IL
didn't know | had it-honest truth.
didn't"
Phoebe's smile was still there, faint
but very sweet
"Why did you stopY she queried
Il didn't ask you to-"
"Why did stop?. Why, because l.
II declare I'm ashamed
She took his hand and clasped i
| with both her own.
I'm not" she said bravely, her eye
Frightening as the wonder and In
credulous Joy grew In his. I'm yer!
proud and very. very happy"
4
There was to be big supper at tn
Cy Whitaker place that night II wa
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Waaknaasas.

Weaknesses.
There are two kinds Of weakness
that which breaks and that which
bends.-Lowell.
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by the arm. Peabody shook his other
hand Bos'n threw her arms about his
neck. Bailey stood up and waved bis
hat.
Its you. you old critterr' whooped
Asaph. Its you, d'you understand p
THE appropriation has at last gone
through. explained the lawyer. land
this Is the celebration in consequence
And you are the star attraction. be-
cause. you see, every one knows you
are responsible for it,
That's whatr howled the excited
Bangs. "And we're going to show you
what we think of you for dom it.
We've been plannin' this for over a
fortni't."
"And / knew it all the time
squealed Bos'n. land l didn't tell a
VOID, did ?"
= zee cheers for Captain Whit
taker!- beloved a person in the crowd
his person. wonder of wonders!-was
Simpson.
he cheering was, considering the
IF the crowd, tremendous. Be-
1 and amazed, Captain Cy was
from the carriage and escort
front door. Amid the hand
waving, applauding people he
turah Bangs and Alpheus
and Angelina Phinney and
alters-even Alonzo Snow
opponent in town meeting
* was there. too. appar
fit.
oorstep stood Georgianna
les, it was true-beside her
ltending a welcoming hand
site form Of the Hon. HemaT
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There was to be q big supper at the
Cy Whitaker place that night It was
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CHAPTER XIV.

IN les. he has," went on Lawyer
YI Peabody. speaking about
Thomas. That's the queer
mart Of IL AT the mace
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-24
STRIKERS LEAVE
SHOE FACTORIES
About Two Hundred Employees
of Two Lynchburg Concerns
Refuse to Work.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.


Lynchburg, Va. March 23.--About
200 employees Of the Southland factory,
Of the craddock- Terry Company, and
the Jefferson Strict factory. OF the
George D. Witt Company, struck this,
morning, leaving their work at S
O'Clock. The strike was in conformity
TO resolution adopted BY the cutters
and stitchers at meeting which mus,
have been held last night
The exact number OF workers leaving
th"ir work could not be secured To-
day. but it it understood that the mum
Der who Quit was considerably less
than one.third Of the working force
OF the two factories
While no statement was given out a,
the office Of the company to-day. 1t is
understood that the work In the facto-
rics VIII not be seriously Ihindered, az
new workers are being employed in the
places of the strikers.