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FROM fAs RicAwo~S Ttmss. DtspsssA
Joys Of the good old summertime
I'm quite convinced are many,
And they are found In every cline.
But etill there are not Any
which can ompars with that delight
which Nils our hearts with rapture.
when. chasing skeetHrs through the night
At last We make . capture.
hear these insects bussin9 VouAl.
We feel their keen attsntien.
And 5ust how W our Views oIDoO0G
'Twouid not be wise to mention:
But now and then We see . pest
And raise one hand and swat him
All, but that moments happisst
when We know We have got him.
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foElu WORTH lxADuDe.


The ToWePD 81 DeleneNs
10 the ancient city's shads
Rooness towers Of granite SisA
where the Parsss dead are iaiA
Cninterred beneath the shiss.
Central in the circlins walls
Lies . we'll. whose waters dssD
Catch the sunshine a. II fails
On the silence Of long sissOI
Catch the breeding sadiaacs eaSe
by the stars supernai light
And the planets wheeling past
In the swiftly turning night;
Catch the nrst long lingering ray
Out across the darkness whirleA
BY the white dawn. % the dAy
wakes again the living world.
Yet shall not the vanished thought
To It's temple come again;
Nor the crumbiins bones'bs wrought
Into what had encs been men.
~. %. BuBHLBD.
The sun., 1916-08-27
Difference q Opiniss.

FVors tie 81. IoWIS kspUbIS.
The Wood Thrush ss!d to ths Oriois:
What q pretty place for . nest
On top Of that limb. OF all the stss
think II IL far the best"
''Oh. no. no. mo- said the Oriols.
Not on that stin. awkward thing
I IKE tho little boughs further out.
Where my nest can have . swing"
And then the Pswee spoke UP and said
INTO me. now. II would seem
The choicest place In the world 10 ouill
IL In the barn. on . beam"
just then Mtss Blue Bird came dying W.
And said from her very soul:
THE only place for a homeliks nest
10 up somewhere In q hole
The sun., 1916-08-27

PROM fAs wssAtWSss~ Rfsv.
when things 20 right
A world polite
Extends . raAth Of 9iory.
And mon with OIes
Contend TO be
d hero OF the story.
From far and nsAs
This cry you hsar-
~TVSPe useless TO forbid IT
On every hand,
In accents grand
= DID lt!'
when thinss - vs0as
Another o
10 suddenly arising.
And men lay 1oVn
The martyrs crown
with promptness ell surpSisiaO.
They do not pause
For the applause.
Thsis pride. long since thsy'vs Ail T.
Each shifts the blame,
4 all excla!m.
he DID IT,
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Little Girl Nett Dose an Me-
FROM fhe Iudio ma oolis Hsvs.

Little Girl Next Door an Ne
An our ice man-aN Us three
Have big fun bout ever day
In a little game We play,
Ice man comes an tends ct he
Amt got eyes 40 he can see
Us two cit some ice an hid
when he's takin' ours inside.
II Amt stealth cause he knows
Where IN pieces allus goes.
Hut rs never fun for us
Less he makes Q awful fusa
Little Girl Next Door an Me
watts behind our locus tree
TIL he comes to our house where
They's q Ice care hanEin' there.
Then he acts like he don't see
Little Girl Next Door an Me.
But he does. cause when he WeiGhs
Ice fer Us he allus lays
Pieces round fer US TO git.
Sos we'll run away with II,
N he yells: "Well. Jiminee'
Where you s'poss hat ice can be-"
Little Girl Next Door an Me
We don't ever disagree.
We list play an play an play
Like real pardners ever day.
First thing soon's we git some lee
Then ! say II would be nice
II she'd 90 IN her house where
Her mas got some emons there.
Yes. an bring some sugar. too.
An some water-;hen shes through.
Next thing then. out In tn shade.
I play maxim lemonade!
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oUISTI0NS AND ANBWERS.

Did not Flanagan. q Texas delegate 10
the Chicago convention Of the q. o. =.
III 1880. say: what are we here for but
the oficesr' Did not q Congressman
F1anigan sayS II am . bigger man than
old Grant? My ~disputant says that
Ton Ochiltres was the author Of both
expressions. x. z. z.
A veteran IN national politics says
tom ochiitres was not the author Of
either quotation. I am not surprised
that your correspondent mentions Tom
ochAltree. because that pesky old rascal.
the checklist devil that ever iived-and
I knew him intimately In Washington
for many years-aways Appropriated
everything and declared himself n au-
thor of'most sayings known to men.
"Fianigan. . Texas delegate in the
convention Of 1855 Il think). not 1850.
ress N HE ssat 70 protest against ths
civil service Endorsement and exclaimed +:
what aFs We here for but the ofaoesr
Dc not rscollsct who sidi I an .
bigger man thsa old Grant II wa .
written phrase. and the ignoramus
wrote Il pissr-nos bigger" This
phrase. according - my recollection. wal
written IN The last term Of osn. Grants
aAmtnis1atten."
Wa u Got . Congressional aoor.
keeper whs wrote home Importantly to
tell the folks that he "a . "bigsr man
than old 0rant"i Some reader win re-
member.
The sun., 1916-08-27
Yesl's OAA.

1OOGU VWOs
Smith IN HE psssDsottn6
Found . golden vsia
Differing ana shining
With Its gisamins graiA
Not . thing II bought him.
INekisss was his score.
'Tsei's COLA" said assaysfs.
"Fosi's gold. asthia0 mere"
Sssss IN his DrsspsstiaG
~ Q iNeky hnA
Found . golden metal.
Ore with susssts iiasa.
Everything Il bought aim
On THE earthly shsSs:
"Fsot's soid." said the angela
"rsoi's gsid, nothing mere"
Nc1AWpBuHoD wnsoa.
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King G~;aa0lene.

Prom Lss'io's weekly.
Whom roses trim the garden fence
And woods and fields are green.
The world allegiance sweArs ansW
To gay King Gasolene.
The radiator 10 his throne.
The horn his merry voice.
His crown Q rubber tire begemmsl
With auto lamps OF courss.
He 10 Q gypsy monarch. toe.
A car Is his abode.
His subjects are . restless lot
And always on the road.
All lead out OF town.
Go get the old machine.
And let us Join the ret,nus
OF good King Gasolens.
MiSSA lRviNo.
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etlu TruA

etlu TYuo.
Prom tAs Bsitimsrs AOss<seA
when one considers
The times abroad.
This many horrors
with which they're stored.
The fears Of travel
Upon the sea
Where C-boat psrf0
So frequent ~
The constant danger
OF Railroad strikse.
This street i~nfsstinG
OF motor bikes.
This epidemic
That's childrsn's foe.
And threatens kiddies
Where'sr they go
when one considers.
Again say,
These ways Of spending
The summer day.
Forced In conclusion
when n would roam.
The place that's safest
10 home. sweet homo.
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that the world % not MADE Tor Work
but for Joy. And I who am trying to
understand. why should not I be left in
peace to eat and walk amongst the
clean rain swept hills and to try to
get under the moods Of God?"
In the feeling and spirit Of his new
book Of poems. WoIy's Bdne. John
Cowper resembles his brother Theodore
more than In his other work. which
sometimes strikes the reader as being
more brilliant than sincere. The poems
are all interpretive and subjective
and for the most part are melancholy
and pessimistic. Characteristic are the
verses called Prayer:
Clicked We live. and chohsd ws die.
Give US air and give us space.
You intoierable sky!
IT'S not much-A little 6raos-
IT'S not long, little thing
That before our burying
We may cry enc natural cry.
o to put int enc breath
Only one
All the poison o. eur hate,
All-ali-ali-that came too late;
Give ~ that-and when that's done.
Deathi
-.. ......~....
-s,. =. ~ . - ..rr. IA
80" "' '"'~" VI o
Death N sees. enc ysuth has win6s;
Snatch the chance the time u%nesvsrs,
sDr.s sens we slssus s,.nssI
S'e A "'''' u. ." ~
N u . temptation 10 quote. because
the verses themselves reveal them.
selves better than any comment. %
W choose another example from RE-
grot" to show another mood:
$4,000 ~~.u -
XrS !. A ~ .1s~,s,i. 49, vs~
xnov ths, nv oit,.rest Ferret
10 net that have missed zee.
Tis that . thins more sweet. moro rare
Than ausht In life rye seen.
can m'ns'e Win the eemmon d"
H"0 ns1 ne' o''n'
The soliloauy which John Cowper
contributes 10 ConfesstoHs Of Ttco
Brofhers will likely make appeal to
the vide Following attracted by his lee
lures. For though in this case he telli
the adventures OF his soul In meeting
John Cowper Bowys. Instead OF its Ad'
ventures in meeting old masteri
through their work. yet ne uses his "a.
miliar methods: all the irony and hre
and extraordinary hlinging about Of
language 10 there. And his gustc
seems to be no less II 10 hi
own psychology no 10 dbsecting
though no denies having q sympathetic
interest In himself.
Despite this handicap. however. MI
Powys contrives to analyzs his cow'
ardices. to dissect his hkesa and dislikes
to discuss the problems OF fate. OF evil
and OF the confict between the ANNA
and the embodied intelligence-aIl n
reAtins to himself. OF course: n al
ways In an entertaining and though
provoking manner. even II not Away
convincing.
The confessions OF he younses
brother. Llswellyn, which complete TIT
volume. present a striking contrast II
literary method; John Cowper IL sub
Jective above all and Llewellyn Is un
usually objective.
His contribution Ia made up OF exps
f;ences at d.nereHt ases ard In diner
, ent places The outstanding episode j
one described In the chapter called u
Consumptive's Diary which tool
place since the wal began. Will
Llewellyn was an invalid exiled 4
Davos. He describes a fancy dress bal
At the sanitarium for consumptives.
The sun., 1916-08-27

Mature CsoeeSes AR 0oekta1s
Rocked ~ the Whispering wtals
when the daytime 10 dens:
1athed By the soft. sweet summer rails
And warmed by the glowing suh.
Fruitsss Of bush and tree.
Gift Of the treiiis vine
Natures connecting . cocktail. ssa.
Better han distilled wine.
AoaAcs esYMoUD KlL0-
The sun., 1916-08-27

". p. NJ QusssSoos about ne esv-
snth Regiment are completely answered
in the following:
The Seventh Regiment isfs New York
On April -. 1851. II was commanded
By Col. Narshali Lefferts and numbered.
including recruits, 81 men. The picture
Of the regiments departure in THn
SUNDAY Sun Of June >. 1915. was the
work Of Thomas Mast The large mas
overhangtng Broadway in the foreground
Of the picture 10 above h entrance 10
Bali. Black q Co. on the corner Of
Prince street. The regiment left Camp
Cameron TO return 70 New York o. May
u. 1891. Its nrst armory w~s at Temp
Mas Market. Third avenue setweea
Sixth and Seventh strssta
AZ me time Of ths rSimsneS D.
parturs. April 10. 1854. there WEN
thirty.four States IN the United 0satss
lot excluding the seeding States.
TIE Seventh left for the Mexican 6sr.
Ase On June ~. 1915. s%ntraining fol
D~r0wnsvtlis. TEX. They vsrs commanded
b. Col willard Fish. and numbered
i.SeS men. Col. Daniel Appleton BE-
0ms . member OF the regiment n
1871. He became Colonel IN 1853. HI
w susossAsd By OIL ylsk IN March
1919.
The history Of ne ssvsnth 10 told II
lstaii UP Z 1880 IN che History Of the
Seventh Regiment Of New York. 1906
1882" ~ Col. Emmons Clark Thi,
Wa published By the regiment in 1880.
The sun., 1916-08-27

Helen v. Bransfeid. VINO asked in
Questions and Answers Of August 8 for
information regarding the Bransneld
family. Ia requested to write to Mrs.
Mary B%ransheid Raftery. ssb Jefferson
avenue. Elisabeth, n. J.
The sun., 1916-08-27

Before nominations were made I bet
that Theodore Roosevelt would beat
President Wilson in the race for the
Presidency. Does this wager hold7
II r. 7.
The sun., 1916-08-27

Vas horn and reared In the middle
West. and I am told that I reflect my
ORIGIN by my speech. Right well
know H." q phrase used In converse
tlon to-day. was held up to rid!culs by
a companion a. a horrible example OF
my uss Of Western provincialism,,
please inform me n suoh . criticism Of
the phrase wal justihable.
M~issouRrAN.
Decidedly no; n WAS used in Eng
land IN hskespeare's day.
In an editorial article IN THE SIN on
the death Of Hetty Green you spoke OF
a story OF O. Henry's in which she
Injured. What story was this
LAS VEGAS.
"rhe Enchanted Profile" In the VOL
ume called Roads Of Destiny. tDou-
bleday. Page and Company.
Ia the phrase HE has got tn. hes,
OF me" correct. W. c.
Carlyle used Il. But ne has go, the
better OF me" stands examination more
Surdiiy.
Where Is the 27th United States In
fantry. formerly stationed at Texas City.
Tex. now stationed? FRANK STEWART.
In the Philippines mail should be ad-
dressed TO the regiment at Manila.
what proportion of Franc DO the
Germans hold at the present time
W. r. VAN SICKLE
About one-twsnty-sixth. They rom
quered roughly 5000 square miles.
France has a trine over 2o7 900 square
miles total area, The British offensive
has 80 far r~econauered about ffty-eight
square miles.
Replying TO the inquiry Of l.. n IN
Questions and Answers for August 20 !
would say that the song bliss Forever
Past while often sung In THE Boz
hemiau Girl" In taken from another
opera OF Balfe's, THE Puritan's Daugh-
ter II vas introduced into The Bo-
hemian Girl" for the purpose Of giving
! the Gypsy Queen talto) a solo. II will
be found In the Oliver Ditson vocal and
plano score OF The Bohemian Girl
published at Boston. W, q T.
In what year did Blondin walk the
tight rope at Niagara Falls" T., NJ
He did II irst In the summer Of 1859
Can some OF your readers tell M
whether Cooper Union was ever raised
and two floors added below or whether
noors were added to the top? ], w. l..
On what dates did Good Friday fall In
1879 and 1870: CONSTANT READER.
March -, 1888. and April II. lSto.
The sun., 1916-08-27

VINO was Ironauin Who used 10 writs
Vogses for TaD OuNf N. y. D.
Ironquiil. or IronQuirl Of KAnsas. was
Eugene r. Ware. He died in 1911. A
brief outline Of his career will Be found
In who's who in America" for lS1o-l1.
He served through the civil war and
was United States Pension Commissioner
from May 10. 1907. TO January I. 1905.
Mr.. Ware VA . lawyer. and At the
time Of his death was . member Of the
law nm Of Ware. Nelson 4 Ware. Kan
80 City. Kan. His book. rhymes Of
Ironauiii." published in 1908. went into
it, thirteenth edition in two ysarsI Mr..
Wan was 81 when II Wa published
The sun., 1916-08-27

Has . dog Intelligence. Or only tn
stinctf J. M. 8.
A dog has both instinct and intslli-
gsoeA
The sun., 1916-08-27

In an editorial article IN THE SIN on
tire death OF Hetty Green you spoke OF
a story OF q. Henry's In which she
hFured. What story was this
IAa yY0Aa
The sun., 1916-08-27

Can Some OF your readers tell me
W whether Cooper Union was ever raised
and two floors added below or whether
floors we're added to the top" j. w. l..
The sun., 1916-08-27

tight rope at Niagara Falls T. NJ
He did II frst In the summer Of 1859,
The sun., 1916-08-27

"The Enchanted Profile" In the vol
ume called Roads OF Destiny. tDou-
bleday. Page and Company.
The sun., 1916-08-27

On what dates did Good Friday fall In
1870 and 1870? CONSTANT READER.
March -. 1888. and April II. 1870,
The sun., 1916-08-27

Ia the phrase HE has got the best
OF me- correct, w c.
Carlyle used a. Rut me has 20, the
better OF me" stands examination more
surdily.
The sun., 1916-08-27

Decidedly no: n wss used in Eng
land IN hakespeare's day.
The sun., 1916-08-27

Where Is tho 27th United States In
fantry. formerly stationed at Texas City.
Tex, nov stationed? FRANK STEWART.
In the Philippines mail should be ad-
dressed to the regiment at Manila.
The sun., 1916-08-27

tns Dorder OK Oklahoma. Parallel with
THIS runs the fertile black waxy' belt
"a which cotton IL grown. According
70 MT Winter. Texas raises %one-tenth
q Oil the cotton in the world. 1t II in
ssstern Texas. too. that the oil wells
re found that brought Port Arthur
hto existence.
When central Texas 10 reached the
epsund has attained . level Of from
PC to'two thousand feet above the sea
"a W have . farming country Of val
n plateaus. devoted to the crops
ne temperate zone. corn, wheat and
seRG produce. and to stock raising,
keae west the rainfall decreases and
. And srows moro arid. but Mr..
vtnter asserts that there 10 no desert
Hno IN Texas. unless II be on the
0uthern extremity. In the Panhandle
Eeno the staked Plain. thirty-fve hun
asd to four thousand feet above sea
sveL given up to cattle raising and dry
kA1mlns on account OF the scarcity OF
rrster. water Is TO be found often Q
Short distance underground. and fine
srops have been produced by those who
pave had tho enterprise to sink ar
teIan wells. Western Texas. the re-
ION between tho Pecos and the Rio
klande. Is dryer still, but the Govern
pent IN now building the Elephant
quite dam. which will cost so. 600. 900
Ynd VIII be the largest In the world
ktor'ns twice as much water an the
roosevelt dam. to irrigate the country
PACK OF FL Faso. In that district MIR
winter speaks OF mountains 5000 feet
nigh and OF a grand canyon with wall,
teaching nearly 1000 feet up. He de
ec1oes separately tho principal indus
~ OF Texas. stock raising. ana somt
the enormous ranches. Here Il
esasay . highly diversified country. Of
laS . Su0ssNSuAlaaes q ias1 en-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
THIRD BRIGADE MOBILIZES
TO MUSTER INTO U. S. SERVICE
Units Gather at Mount Gretna Camp.
Medical Inspection

RENDEzYOuS.

STATE RECRUIT RENDEZVOUS,
Mount Gretna, Pa Aug. 17.-With the ar
rival here OF the Ninth Infantry, to be des-
ignated In the future as the Third Pennsyl-
vania Field Artillery, the several units COM
posing the old Third Brigade of the Penn
sylvania National Guard. are back here
under canvas for a second time within
q month.
They are hors this time for muster into
the United States service and are hopeful
OF being sent to the border at an early
date in order TO complete the Seventh Penn
sylvania Division on duty there
The Nlnth's first section reached here
shortly after noon, according to schedule,
and early evening promises TO see all can
vas In position despite the fact that since
returning home there has been conducted a
most strenuous recruiting campaign which
has been fruitful in swelling the enroll
ment or all the companies until they are
now near the required strength for artil-
lery service. How many will be sent back
home by the United States medical in
spectors is problematical.
Meanwhile Lieutenant Colonel Charles d.
koerper and his staff Of assistant surgeons
proceeded today with the medical inspec-,
tion of the men of the Second Battalion.
OF the Thirteenth Infantry. AS the result
OF the rejection OF 103 men OF the First Bril-
talon yesterday. company commanders ana
their superiors in the Thirteenth are await
Ing the final decree on today's inspections
with no little. interest and apprehension.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
FRENCH HOLD GROUND,
WON IN MIGHTY THRUST,
DESPITE FOES CANNONADE


The positions captured by the French in
their mighty thrust on the Somme front
yesterday along three miles were kept un.
der terrific artillery fire by the Germans
all night The French guns replied. and
the artillery duel which resulted Is de.
scribed in today's official communique OF
the French War Office as being extremely
violent
THE reciprocal cannouade reached its
greatest intensity around Maurepas and
Beloy- ems -Santerro. where the greatest gains
were scored by the French infantry in
Wednesdays action.
The communque states that the French
troops worked throughout the night con.
solidatinE and strengthening their new posi-
tons in spite Of the heavy artillery fire.
Quick time was made in organizing the
newly won ground, for the intense German
was taken a prelude to coun.
ter.attacks.
South of Belloy.en.Santere the French are
masters of 1900 yards OF German trenches.
North of Maurepas they took by storm
German positions over n front of 1900
yards. South of Maurepas the French
were even more successful. rolling back the
Germans over a front more than a mile
wide
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
HUGHES IN LONG JUMP,
PORTLAND TO FRISCO,
ENJOYS LIGHT FICTION
Secretary Raids Book Stalls for
Detective Stories to Afford
Rest to Republican
Nominee
NO BIG SPEECHES TODAY
Bv PERRY ARNOLD

ROsERttRG. ore. Aug. 1I.-Charles
Evans Hughes Republican presidential can
didate today took the biggest Jump nl
his transcontnental trip. He was en- Tou,e Tou
from Portland to San Francisco, with ohiy
one stop of more than a few minutes sched-
uled AT shasta Springs tonight. Three or
four points were scheduled to hear the can
dldate for a bare three or four mnntes' put
no formal speeches had been arranBeu' Hol
even at Shasta Springs.
A day of almost solid comfort was in
prospect for Hughes. Solid comfort, be 1t
known In the Governors opinion, consists IN
a place to stretch out, and time to rest MS
mind by reading good detective stories
Carl d sheppard Hughes's personal rep
resentative, went out In Portland last night
and raided the newsstands for sufficiently
thrilling literature, accumulating one OF
the largest libraries OF detective narratives
ever assembled.
But stuck away in this pile of paper
bound volumes was n copy of THE Rlse
and Fall of the Roman Empire
In his speech at the Ice Rink at Port
land last night the candidate delivered an
other broadsde at the Democratic policies
concentrating his fire particularly on the
Philippine situation.
He declared that the United states under
took TO govern the islands properly and that
I'VE assumed obligations there which we
are bound to discharge"
I'VE ought not consider the suggestion
of scuttllng out of the Philippines" he said.
ito leave them in the prcdicament which
you know perfectly well without my de-
scribing it,"
Hughes again made pronouncement on
the tariff and attacked the Administrations
attitude, asserting that the Democratic
party has opposed real progress. He said:
"If I were n member of that party and
looked through the platforms of the past
should feel that l was going through
richly embelished with monu-
ments."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
GERMANS BEAT BACK
ALLIES WHO PIERCED
POSITIONS IN PICARDY

BEHLlN, Aug. II.
The Germans drove back Anglo-French
troops who succeeded in penetrating posi-
tions west Of ForeauX Wood and south of
Maurepas. infictlng heavy losses on the
Allies, 1t was officially announced this
afternoon.
II was admitted that the French OBJ
tained a foothod in German hrst-line
trenches to n width of 500 yards near
Belloy-en-Santerre Near Estrees the
French were repulsed.
(The French War Office last night claim
ed gains on a front Of nearly three miles
against the Germans)
The English made strong attacks from
Ovilliers and Pozieres and also west of
FoureauN Wood. but were repulsed. Be
tween Guillemont and the River Somme
the French advanced yesterday but their
assaults failed. Five new French attacks
in the same region last night were also
beaten Off
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
NEW YORK CARMEN CONFER
WITH COMPANY MANAGER
Demand Reinstatement of Discharged
Employes-Another Strike Threatened

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Threats of a re-
newal OF the recent car strike led today to
= conference between the company aud
union officials. Newspaper men were bar
red from the meeting. which was desIg-
mated as an executive session, despite the
ract that the labor leaders desired tba
presence OF representatives Of the press.
The unions representatives demanded
Ihe immediate reinstatement Of EMPLOYEES
eiseharged FOR their activity In the recent
trolley strike
Gehefal Manager Hedley, of the company.
answered the demand with a statsrns1t
that ne did not have any power to conoede
II, put would hay the question before the
board OF directors tomorrow
This broke up the meeting for the union
ofticials Immediately withdrew. deeiarins,
that they would call upon Mayor AfItchel
ana Public Service Commissioner Oscar
straas TO make an effort to adjust their
differences. IL was said that no general
strike would be called until after tha
Mayor and Mr.. Straus had been consulted