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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING
$4,000 FEET OF PINE
LUMBER BURNED

Brattleboro Sept, ia carload of
fifteen thousand feet of pine lumber
from Ontario consigned to the Leland
line in Roston for export was set on
fire south of Dummerston station to-
day. probably by a hot box and held
up three passenger trains and six
freight trains three hours. The car
was on a siding but was thought I'M
safe to run the passenger trains past
on account of the danger of eXplod-
ms the gas tanks ur1er the cars 4
switcher brought abou. so men from
Bellows Falls, who exteinruished the
flames by forming "A bucket brigade
from the Connecticut river. The less
Mas about Sl.500.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
BOARD OF CONTROL
MEETS AT MONTPELIER

Montpelier. Sept 1.-THE regular
meeting of the Board of Control took
place to-day with all members attend
ing But little business was done, ac-
cordine to the report given out to-
night. +. S. Brigham was authorized
to engage a technically trained man
to work with Assistant Chief Forester
Hastings, Mr., Brigham also was given
authority for extra money to be used
IN the testing of herds of cattle Be
cause OF the large number of applica-
tons he has found that the appropria-
tion was not sufficient for the needs
the Board of Health was authorized to
change Its policy relative to the prop
uganda in education against tubercu-
ios's The salaries of the new clerks,
OF which there are several, were APP
proved.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
WOMAN WHO WHIPPED
HIM SETTLES SUIT
George PiAlcy Accepts Small Damage
sum from Mrs. Bullock

Brattleboro, Sept. lT-Terms of settle
ment were agreed upon to-day by George
II. Pixlcy of this town and Mrs. Mary
6. Bullock of Guilford in Mr., Pixley's
suit against Mrs. Bullock for damages
of one thousand dollars because OF horse
whipping which Mrs. Bullock gave Pix
ley last spring. Mrs. Bullock agreed TO
pay PXley a small sum as she says she
is too busy with her farm work to spend
any time in court being a widow with
children. She thinks the incident had A
beneficial effect. however. She struck
Pixley several blows with a whip in liv-
cry yard here because he made bad re-
marks which she considered unbecomins
when she asked him for long deferred
payment for some wood
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
EXTRA POLICE GUARD
AT TEXTILES PLANT
h"m"r That Strikers nt Benningt ton
NILS Were Stirring up Trouble

bennington, Sept. 17.-Foilowing a
request made upon the police commit
zee or the village board of trustees
last night, all of the police officers,
regular and special, were ordered to
report at o'clock this afternoon at
me underwear Mills of the Black Cat
IeA'iie's company where the opera
yves nave been out for five weeks
10Y increased pay and a later demand
ioF fS-hour week. Yesterday aft
e'hooh two women operatives. who
hao taken the places of strikers, we're
nec'ored by nickets and the request
by the manager of mill for police
protection followed this afternoon
mere was no disturbance, but consid-
cradle shouting when the non union
workers LEFT the mill The crowd was
oiderlN al for the most part Sood
natured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18

and Celia Rushford and mether, of
Omaha, Neo,, recently visited MIR. and
Mrs. John Laravay.--Atr Josie l.. Pierce
has returned from Barre.--Mrs. Emma
Kinds was in Worthwhile last week.-C.
l., Bishop has returned from Fryebure,
Me.--Mr and Mrs. q. II. Wilson have re-
turned from visiting their daughter In
Windsor Elbridee Pcnock and If rily
-spent Sunday in Worthwhile. Saturday
the store and house of the Il. s. Fullins-
ton estate were bought by Walbridge
Fullington. --Winnifred Heath, Walbrdge
Fullington and Wilbur Barrows returned
to Mddlebury College Monday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

New York. Sept II.
FLOUE-Firm. Spring patents sll IS 81
1928; Kansas s;raishts 5000 9li.o5.
RYE-Firrl
wHEAT-spot steady Nc red soaS,,
track New York export TO arrive
CORN-Spot steady. No > yellov and|
No. . white sl.sl'. cost and freight Nsv|
York.
OATS-spot easy. No whit. 7s.ac
LARD-Essy Middle West S2s.s0 a 26.4o|
"rhsrs UNCHANGED
rTAToEs AND CABBAGEs--st.sd, ard|
NJ 1red
~. SCGAR-st.ady. Centrifugal : 2Sc
fine 81 uated &c
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
WATCH STOLEN CAR DASH
THROUGH ST. JOHNSBURT

st, Johnsbury, Sept. lT-Upon receiv .r !,
word from Newbury this afternoeA that
a man had stopped there for oil ard easo-
line. who vas believed to be opera ;;ns
stolen car, the st. Johnsburv Hclice
werc nj tbs watch when the car dashed
through the Business street on its W.
norihwarG at an estimated speed ~ siAt}
miles an hour and refused 90 stop WAC Z
s.gnalled, The car mad vsstcloagd aTlu
her in place Of the uSpal N.eta, aunler
plate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
REDS FIRST PENNANT
They Capture National League Bunting
by Defeating Giants. ( to 3

Cincinnati. Sept. l6.-By beating New
Yorl; to-day before crowd OF IS 90
people the Cincinnati club cinched the
pennant in the National League. the irst
which 1t has ever won in that organiza-
ton. The Reds have seven more games
to Uay and even If they should lose all
of them. while the Giants woa all of the
II games remaining on their sche Aule, the
local club would rnish one sam. ahead
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK

New Tor. sep. -.
BEEvEs-Reeeipts 1850. Firm. st.er4
se9i5.50, bulls s65od 50. cows s4de
CALNES-Rece.pts LIS" strong Tsals
SIS IS; culs Sl461I, ui.s calves So 50
skim milk and fed calves Sill Is. v.sts!n
calves Sl2G15 yeerlngs s6.50G..
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Recelpts 400
Barely steady Sheep S4675o; culis s. .
$50 lambs slldl575; culls $40.
HOGS--Receipts $3.50 Steady. az SIS ,
1880 pigs slI25, roushs S159l5.5o
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
CAMBRIDGE

The infant child of MIR. and Mrs. Ferley
Pilbin died Sunday Sept. :, The burial
was AZ Milton. Sept a.-Mr. and Mrs
l.. &. Clark and Gerald were in Burning
ton, reCentlY.-Mrs Eneline Montague
of Hardwick is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. r. G. RYAN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
CORPUS CHRISTI
DEATH LIST 800
Heavy Rain Hampers Work of
Clearing Debris-Thousands
of Homeless Suffer

Corpus Christi Texas. Sept. 17.-Dark-
ness fell on the storm stricken city of
Corpus Christi and environs tonight with
the list of dead from Sundays hurricane
lowering around the 400 mark and with
a heavy rain which fell almost continu-
ously throughout the day hamperng the
work of clearing the debris and ncreas-
Ing the sufferings of thousands of home
less
All attempts It identifying the bodies
had been abandoned because of their con-
dition and burial parties sent out along
the shores of Nueces Bay were hurrying
the corpses to nearby towns for inter-
ment.
The bay front is lighted tonight by a
score or more huge bon-fres which cast
sicky yellow light over the wrecked
portion of Corpus Christi, adding strange
pallor to the scene Of desolation left by
wind and wave. Into these fires are being
cast the carcasses of cattle drowned when
the tidal wave swept over Mustang
Island. which lies across the mouth Of
Corpus Christi bay.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
QUOTATIONS. on BUTTER
Boston. Sept. /

To-day's Chamber Of Commerce quota
tcns, the price Of commission merehauf
to dealers. follow.
BUTTER-Cresmerv extras 81, q Sc
creamery thirds $50 soc dairy butter 40
SIC; ladies ~ q isc. renovated butter ~ iac
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
JEFFEESONVILLE

III, while unloading grain into the Hunt
store house Saturday Alton Bean lost
his balance and fell striking on the con-
cdet with such force as TO cut a cash in
Ais head and severely bruistng him.-Mrs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
CHIT, 90 PRODUCE MARKET
BOSTON BUTTER MARI

FURNISHED by the AssocateG -
Boston, SEPT. !
BCTTER-Northern 5sf5sI7o, v's'-
81 "a q 5sc
cHEEsE---New twins, extras, 81, see
hrsts 80 q 3lc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
spoT COTTON AND FUTURES

New York sept IL
Spot cotton auiet Middline 5000
| Cotton futures closed Oct 2etsh so.
| Dec. 1918 III, Jan 2afSa11 March "a s.:
] May 2o.ss.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
~~@ww~

Corpus Christi, Texas. Sept l6.-Fifty
persons are reported dead between Port
land, eight miles west of here across the
Nueces Bay, and Taft. according to word
brought here late this Afternoon by Ed
Morgan. who came across the bay from
Portland by boat, Six refugees also were
reported marooned near Portland
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18

Corpus Christi. Texas, sept. 16-Forty-
seven victims of the tropical hurricane
which swept Corpus Christi and this
section early sunday morning had been
brought TO the temporary morgue in the
county court house tonight. In addition
to the deaths in this city, ffty-six were
reported dead in the vicinity of Portland
across Nueces Bay from Corpus Christi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
F. y. ABERNETHY
Head Of Church Street
Business Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
New Autumn Showings
Distinctive Mems Furnishings

IT HAS BEEN SAID CLOTHES MAKE TIE MAN"
BUT WHILE WE DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS STATE.
MENT WE MUST ADMIT THAT CLOTHES OF
QUALITY ADD GREATLY TO THE APPEARANCE OF
A MAN AND A GOOD APPEARANCE rs tNvALuABLE
IN THE BUSINESS WORLD DAY. PARTICULAR
MEN REALIZE THE POWER OF GOOD DREss-rHE
CUT OF THE s11T--THE TAsTErULNEss THE
cRAvAT--TfIE TONE OF THE sHIRT-AND MAKE
THEIR SELECTIONS ACCORDINGLY. OUR FALL COL
LECTION OF FURNISHINGS AND THE MATERIALS
IN OUR TAILORING DEPARTMENT MEET THE MOST
ExACTING DEMANDS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18

CONTINUED on Page Tsn)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-03

around the circuit when they are on
winning streak.
Beside these traditional supersti-
lions Of the game almost every pro-
fessiOnal player has his pet individual
superstitions. Hundreds Of players
never face a pitcher untn they have
tapped the plate with their bat. hum
dreds always take exactly the same
route between the dug-out and the
plate.
Nearly every player has his pet
bats. which he would not sell for any
money. and il is a sad day when
these bats are broken When a player
loses a favorite bat he sometimes
tries twenty new ones before he gets
one to satisfy him and during the
winter these favorite bats are care
fully oiled and looked after.
Many players wear charms Of vari-
Gus kinds presented TO them by
sweethearts OF friends. It IS on rec
ord that players losing such tails
men have fallen into slumps that
have affected their playing ability
tremendously.
Cy Seymour was said to have been
one Of the most superstitious players
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-03
BAea ACHE
thinker Up With PsBetTating
HamiIu'a Wizard on

A harmless and effective prepare
lion To relieve the pains Of Rheumz-
ism, Scistica- Lame Back and Lum-
baFo IS Hamln's Wizard OIL i pen
=trates quickly drives out soreness,
md limbers up stiff aching joints and
muscles
. You have no idea how useful Il
VIII be found IN cases of every day
aiiment or i1ishap, when there IS
seed Of an immediate healing, anti
septic application, as IN eases Of
sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, bites
and shngs
Get It from druggists for so cents.
il not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back
Ever cons6pzted or have sick
headachef Just Try Wizard Liver
Whips. pleasant little pink pills. =
cents 5uzrzlteed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-03

DROFEssIONAL BASEBALL players
1 are the most supsrstitious folk
IN the world-that Is among men pos
sesslng average intelligence"
a well known sporting writer once
said this. and went On 20 prove It
by innumerabls examples. Here are
some o. the more common Of them
To pick Up hair pin means base
lit that day.
sparrowa flying over the field Just
before the game means runs for the
home team. Eight sparrows. for in
stance, would Be interpreted as eight
runs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-03

Given an opportunity baseball
player VIII always rub his hat on
the hump OF q hump-bacl1ed boy.
This is supposed 10 be an unfailing
omen Of luck.
All baseball teams "on the road
have boys 70 look after their bats
called hat boys II they have a
new boy and they win they would
not have any other boy the next day
or any day until they lose. Teams
have been known to pick up a boy
this way and carry him all the way
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-03

port that the Texas & Pacific rail-
road has authorized the purchase Of
S3,00O.000 worth Of new equipment
The purchases are TO include seven
passenger engines. an oil burning
type. rs freight engines and so steel
coaches five OF which viii be mod
eru dining cars
Deliveries Of the engines are ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-03

pected within e short tine as the
engines are now under construction
freight engine deliveries are expected
I'm January and coaches some time
thereafter. The road has converted
almost all Of It's zoo engines into oil
burners. II IS expected that the new
passenger engines VIII be used east
Of Dallas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-03
TEXAS AND PACIFIC ORDERS
NEW ENGINES AND COACHES

R. 81 searle. Texas & Pacific su-
perintendent Of transportation at
Dallas. who arrived here Monday in
his private car, has confirmed a re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-03

A single. ps=i1-1I safe. pielrazl zone rtusdg
r1l t11l found o. rlleTs elsrrTA Ella f1ldl1-J
90 ls1f nci1u st1rl1l 11actllL r1arilg 1lcl
a1t d-1f1ru An1EnI hcne1n repeated NJ
tl-ar rsEelTs uedicdte1 1s-1ai rrpu--
r1--llE i1 rraIrH or ru Dr. rcuf eGr. Get
DR. hLOssE CATARRH 8E1fEDr e. arg
1f7r i-ur Store E1sr l1 use Prc1e i1I gcu--
l1f frlE g rerui1-. r1u fond % az irgti Eri1r
Ha7 l111-1-u 1iq La s-9H gs11T as taT't
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-03

in baseball, and today Ty Cobb IS
perhaps at the head OF the list
Copyright. 1919. Thompson Feature
Service.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
THE PASSING DERBY

HAT OLDFASHIoNED who derby hat along NV September 18th off when
 required do by the conventions, is still with But
 he he used The of the boiler high but about the who busi the sometimes the occasional
 There sturdy champions of the old familiar derby who will impuaon that the ttle be bowler towering a sible thing all times point o fact is still although passing the believe in per force be copied in the New They might also that the makers Of derbies be a
 derby mystery the silence guess marked the period day work in tall silks which had and sometimes passed through styles proud and unsquashed this automobiles long bridges and restaurants the topper would do and the derby bridge
 However, the derby be with O than now Many men are hard possibilities the felt headpiece It usually debes that they become convinced
 
 with the tan and pearl hard hat
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
MINING MEN SOLVING PROBLEMS


 ESTERN taking progressive views regard the MAI their constructive policies e WV much radcasm industries " mining
 extending definite labor policy, Utah representative western industry. the world affairs C. nell, Utah his follows:
 maintaining present relations existing employees, Utah
  mttee with experimenting officials subjects
 proposing cials committees, that the offices the officials will all discussion 
 be at employees division
 will by ballot three members in his be deposited a office, the will be committee jointly similar by the the election the ballots shall the right official of the the right employ discharge al employee o receiving highes number of votes will be declared elected
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
OPENING OF INDIAN LANDS
 AWAITED BY MINE HUNTER;

PHOENIX, Oct. Sword is being anxiously awaited here from the sec retary of the interior as to the date on which the Indian reservations will be thrown open to entry of mineral claims. All reservations have been closed to the general pub liy and even hunting and fishing permits have been denied, on the theory that persons might take ad- vantage of such permits to prospect to make locations in advance.
 Congress has passed law allow ing whites as we'll as Indians to take up mining claims on a royalty basis but the regulations concerning such entries are left entirely in the hands of the secretary of the in= terior.
 Wiley E. Jones, attorney general, to whom such rules would be sent as soon as anyone, stated today that he had received no information on the subject of late, and was as much at sea as anyone as to when the reservations would be opened up.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
YOUNG DRUG ADDIcTs
 FREED TO LEAVE CITY

PHOENIX, Oct. 9-''Yes, judge, I'm a dope" Virgil Williams admitted in the police court yesterday, "but if you'll give me an my brother here a chance to get out of town, we won't bother you. We come from a good family and can get money from home if we need it. I want to get back to Los Angeles and take the cure"
 Harry Williams, the brother, ex- pressed the same desire. They were in court on charge of being drug addicts Virgil said he needed about ten grains of opiate day and had. been procuring that amount from a local physician.
 Tt is the physician who encourages these boys in their pernicious habit that should be in this court instead of these boys" was the opinion ex- pressed by James E. Nelson, assistant city counselor, who was prosecuting the cases.
 Upon their promise to get out of the city immediately, Judge Thomas permitted the boys to gv.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
PEPY'S DIARY IN BISBEE

Oct 9-Up hardn find teeeranb editor had I for
 
 night through Naco for the second time He did sh and chih the deceivng geanng duily bottle to keep while from Naco TOT while My wife in o her few minutes and she won't with cutting many
 
 pany where paid deposit company again where maid uepost To the MISS Casey smiled To the restaurant deposit come pack for dinner paid Jobn another deposit thought had the bonv IS pot To the office trembling hand which made think thankful that wife hanknl tna she slept so sound she could
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
YUMA PROTESTS
 NEW R. R. TARIFFS.

YUMA, Oct. 9.-It is not generally known, but it is nevertheless a fact that the railroad administration has recently promulgated new pas senger tariff rate from all points cast of the Mississippi to western states, which if allowed to stand will do this section an almost irreparable injury. The new rates are such that all tourists going from the east to California will be routed over the northern routes, for the rates are so much cheaper by those routes than vie the New Orleans route that this section of Arizona will be practically wiped off the map.
 Acting in conjunction with the chamber of Commerce of Tucson and Fl Paso the Yuma County Oommer- cial Club, at special meeting yes terday afternoon, seit strol.7 tele- grams of protest to our aggression al delegation asking them to get busy and have the old rates restor- ed Nothing will be left undone to have the new rates set aside. and
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
PHOENIX HOTEL RATES
 TO BE ADVANCED.

PHOENIX, Oct. 9.-ID conformity with similar advances all over the country, Phoenix hotel rates are to be advanced. This was decided up- on at a meeting of the Phoenix ho- tel keepers association held here to- day.
 Under the new schedule of rates which becomes effective this week, a room which has heretofore cost the guest s2.5O will cost $3, and a like increase of 20 per cent will be made effective for all rooms. In connection with the new schedule of hotel charges, it is pointed out that Phoenix is one of the last cities in the country to advance hotel rates, the old-time low rates having been maintained in most of the cities of the Lifted States. Increased oper- ating costs, in which labor is a large factor, made an increase in rates inevitable, local men say. All of the Phoenix hotels will put the new rates into effect October 10,
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
Here and There m Arizona

Sonora, where he was informed his Buick car, stolen some time ago, is in possession of a baker there.
 Harvey received the information and decided on the trip after Officer Billy Fourr and Harry Clark had re- covered the latter's Winton Six at Magdalena. MT. Harvey will take photographs, motor numbers and other descriptions to identify the ma chine.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
ASBESTOS INDUSTRY IS
 IMPROVED IN CHA co

GLOBE, Oct. 9.-That the only i'm portant asbestos field yet discovered in the United States is in Gila coun- ty, Arizona, is a fact not realized locally, but is well known to manu- lecturers of this indispensable min eral fiber in the east, where Ari- zona asbestos has become a strong competitor of the Canadian product, which formerly enjoyed a monopoly of the American market. Much of the asbestos found near Globe is long fiber and of superior quality. There are also large beds of asbes- tos of poorer quality in this coun- ty, formerly thought to have little if any commercial value, but for which there is now a fair demand, new uses for it, and methods of treat ment, having been developed.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
SNAKE HUNTER CATCHES
 BIG REPTILE FOR TOURIST

TOMBSTONE, Oct. 9.-Nicholas Ochoa, familiar figure on the streets of Tombstone was this morning dis playing another catch in the shape of rattlesnake six feen in length and eight inches in circumference. The reptile is diamond rattler, with 12 rattles, and is the largeht specimen brought to town for some time. Nick spends most of his time in the nearby hills, and snake catching is his hobby. He has no fearof the reptiles and has been bitten several times, with no se- rious results. A woman tourist from the east has bargained for the reptile and the publicly acclaimed loco Nick says it's easy money.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
 GIVEN TO SOLDIERS

PHOENIX, Oct. 9.-Bruce l.. Grove, representative of the federal board of vocational education for the twelfth district, which takes in California, Nevada and Arizona, has been in Phoenix for the past two days bring ing a message to all former soldiers who have been disabled either through sickness or wounds while in the service, that they must have hope, that in due time the government is going to see that their troubles are alleviated and proper steps taken to educate them along new lines.
 The work has been slow, according to MT. Grove, for the very simple req son that the job has been five times larger than was expected. In his ca pacity as field agent for southern California and Arizona, MT. Grove has run up against the same gigantic problem which confronts the entire bureau. In southern Arizona, which includes Phoenix, he has in the neigh borhood of 175 men to look after.
 The method pursued by MT. Grove at arriving at the aid needed by the former service man is to go into his vocational history, his education and the degree of physical disability. All the material gathered will be dis cussed with the applicant and an agreement reached as to the amount Of training he should receive.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10
SYMPATHY ALIENATED.
iladelphia Public Ledger.

Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 The strike leaders have gone the wrong way about it to convince the American people of the justice of their cause. Their refusal to wait for the presidents conference was like one litigant starting fist fight with another litigant on the steps of a court house about to open. That alienated sympathy and aroused sus- picion, What could suffer from a fortnight's delay? Next the men put in charge of the strike do not com. mand public confidence.