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The Washington times., 1919-11-11

VUYISE purchasing ts one of the
w Tta,nr. ts.. bushes. house.
depend upon to q very
large extent for their success The
buyers for the house are the piece
de resistance" SO to speak for the
business And what Is true in the
business world is in q smaller sense
true in the home.
After the new little wife settles
down in her own home, one Of the
things she will have to learn Is
how to buy. Like any other buyer,
she, will not be perfection itself at
once, but IL she will take advice
from the ones who have been all
through the experimental stage and
finally arrived at the stage where
they purchase-wisely, the bride viii
save herself many disappointments
and waste far less money than she
perhaps otherwise would
The little bride who is handling
household money for the hrst time
IA often led astrsy by her desire
to please HIN, and she buys too
many things at one time. She has
ever. for the fruit and vegetable
shops in the larger cities are so al
Turing that many times even an ex-
perienced marketer is temptped in
to purchasing more than her sober
Judgment dictates.
Then there are fruits One or
two pieces of sound fruit is lots
better than a lot of unsound fruit
that requires much pairing away to
make it edible. For instance, you
can get more apple sauce out Of
two or three large sound apples
than you can out of a whole quart
of blighted ones which might at
first seem a bargain.
1t is better to buy some articles
of food in boxes or packages even
IL they cost a little more. Crack
ers or anything to be eaten with
out cooking might be more accept
able from q sealed, sanitary pack
age. But food that requires cook
ing may be safely purchased In
bulk. Rice has to be washed and
cooked before being consumed and
there 1. no good reason why one
should go to the added expense Of
purchasing this In a fancy pack
age. II enough customers ask fer
bulk goods grocers updoubtedly
supply them.
Buy small wrinkled prunes
Prunes that look plumper have
frequently been soaked to swell
them a bit And II is for the weight
of this water that the customer
must pay.
In general. green vegetables
should look fresh and crisp. Slight
" wilted ones, however, may be
freshened by soaking In clear,
fresh water at home.
To become an efficient marketsr
practise is necessary, but by plan
ming meals one may market more
systematically and more adva.-
tageously.
AS a guide plan your meals on
paper for several days ahead. And
then you can list the things Won
want to buy. II is quite possible
il you have planned lettuce salad
and your market is Offering some
specially good water cress, you viii
want to change to water cress
salad OF course. But to have O.
plan, even il IL must be altered. is
certainly better than to try TO pur-
chase IL and miss.
In purchasing meat IL you wish
- to purchase chops, decide on the
number Of chops you wish. Have
the butcher cut off this number for
you and weigh without papar.
Then compare their price by the
price per pouod. 10 10 cheaper, 70
purchase bacon ~ the psuas sad
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
Promised to Give Dates
and Names of Thieves

O'Leary promised to give dates Of
robbertes and the names of the
thieves implicated in them. These
included robberies at the Govern
ment Printing Office, Stotts Drug
Store, Burdett's Dry Good. Store:
Fitch, Fox & Browns, and the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank. the Chris
tiancy diamond robbery. and several
robberies at private residences.
From all OF these, 1t was declared,
the detectives had received per-
centage
Testimony was introduced that
when five professional forgers, who
hao Vlctlmlzed Riggs and COMPANY
were arrested, they were all set free
upon the payment of $500, which
was evenly divided among the detec-
Ii'es ana their associates. Wood
declared there was hardly a nro-
fessional robbery where a division
was not made between the robber
and the officer who had permitted
the deed in his baiIiwick. He said
lo per cent was the customary rate
here.
Mr.. Wood was questioned closely
by Mr. Thompson with regard to his
aDlIlty TO substantiate his charges.
ne expressed the belief that he
could, and further, that it was in
ms power to break up the opera
tlons OF the whole gang of thieves.
burglars. counterfeiters, monte men
and gamblers if he were aided.
committee was appointed to
take charge Of the investigation and
go before the grand jury if neces-
sary.
The allegations brought about an
investigation by the Commissioners
ana congress of the methods en-
ployed In the detective office in the
search or criminals. AS a result, one
or the othcers was removed, and
hve others were Iegislated out hv IN
act Of Congress-, approved January
81. 1ssl
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
ST PAID FOR EACH
DOLLAR SAVED
How ! Saved a Dollar

Here is a chance for every one
to earn a dollar by telling how
she has saved a dollar. 1t may be
a dollar or more. 1t may have
been saved in a day or a week.
However, all that matters is HOW
1t was saved.
81 saved and 81 earned by the
telling of the saving makes 81.
How about IL? Be brief and write
only on one side of paper.
will award a prize OF 81 each
day for one of the suggestions
which 1 print.
ELIZABETH LATTfMER.
P. S.-If you want a prize. you
must be willing to have your name
and address used, because that is
only fair to other contestants, who
have a right to know that each
days prize winner is an actual per-
son. However, / am delighted to
have all sorts of ideas sent in,
which, If not given a prize, will
be printed with initials only and
help the other readers.
II your first letter doesn't, get
q prize, try again. Even IL it does,
that is no bar to your getting an
other IL your idea is worth It
- Ell
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
Raisin Cookie
Without Eggs.

4 cups seeded raisina- y czp boiling water
4 CUP baking mo- or sour milk
laxsn u cup shortening.
teaspoon baking l teaspoon salt
soda 5 cups flour.
Put sngar. shortening. molasses
into bowl, rub until smooth, add salt,
baking soda which has been dissolved
in water, the raisins, which have
been washed. dried and put through
food chopper; sift flour and work
into dough so II can be rolled out
sne-Quarter of an inch thick More
neur may be added IL needed Cut
with Toured cookie cutter and bake
In hot even 8 to 10 minutes. Ginger
or cinnamon may be added IL az
ured.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
Saving Money in the Home
Little Tricks For Women
In Household Economics
By ELIZABETH LATTIMER
By ELIZABETH LATTIMER.

20 many women write and tell
me they enjoy the recipes so
much that 1 am going to de-
vote todAy's column just to favor
fte dishes. II any of my readers
have some particularly fine recipe,
something they are little prouder
OF than the average, won't they
please send IL in so We may all en-
Joy It.,
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
ELIZABETH LATT1MER.

potato, and barley flour sffted with
salt and baking POWDER Beat thor
oughly, put in square creased cake
tin, and bake in a moderate oven.
When cool spread marshmaIlow
frosting on top, and cover with thin
layer of melted chocolate.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
Tales of WushinQtOn
THE POLICE GRAFT SCANDAL.

A number of well-known citizens,
most, of them victims of a gang of
burglars and thieves who had oper-
ated with success in Washington
for years, met by invitation at the
Metropolitan Bank. Their purpose
was to hear a statement from Wood.
Urged Citizens to
Correct Graft Evil.
J. W. Thompson, who presided.
referred to allegations made by
Wood. He said that IL the state
ments were true it was the duty of
all good citizens to aid in the re-
moyal of a great evil.
A communication received from
Mr.. Wood was read. The letter said
that the writer had conversed with
District Attorney Corkhill on the
subject of the completely of certain
members of the Police Department
and of the Metropolitan detective
force with violators of the law and
professional thieves, and that he
had told Mr.. Corkhill that he gave
his attention to the subject in in
terest Of his clients, Charles
OLeary and John II. Murphy,
men, tlcu III jail.
Mr.. Wood had written that one
notification to the monte men" by
the detectives would have put an
end to the game in this city. Busi-
ness had not ended at once, how
ever, he stated, and "the reason for
its long continuance was because of
its encouragement by the detective
force, under a system of receipt of
percentage paid them by the win
nings of the monte players OF cards,
and this was the condition and
combination until the subject was
summarily and successfully dealt
with by Judge Andrew Wylie."
Mr.. Wood had further written that
OLeary claimed to be able to desig-
nate the professional thieves who
had been encouraged to come to
Washington and perpetrate the va
rious burglaries which netted them
large sums of money and valuables,
as well as the sneak thieving com
mitted by professionals. He pro-
posed to put a stop to the bur
glartes by exposing the relations
between the criminals and the de-
tectives.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
A Matter Of Indifference

Jones-You didn't pay your fare?
and did the conductor make you
get off and walk"
Brown-Only get of. He didn't
care whether / walked or sat
down."
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
Potato

Potato
Chocol1te Cake.
q tablespoons butter cup mashed potato
sub~ututA IL cups barley
= cup U0G1r -four
cup earn Urup. u teaspoon salt
/. squares melted teaspoons baking
chocol2fe- soda
Cream. butter substitute add
su92f slowly. corn syrup, melted
chocolate eggs ven beaten, mashed
The Washington times., 1919-11-11

Athens coloni1ed the peninsula OF
Gallipou more than 2.5oo years ago.
It's inhabitants, the Dolonkisn
Thraciaps. asked Athsnisn aid
against savage neighbors. and hil-
tisdes walled on the isthmus ness
BulaiY.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
Coffee Cocoanut

/ pint Ieft-o~~ esf- y cup syrup GO
fee money.
1-s cup tApsoca l teaspoon f&hihA
= cup coeoxnuut-
Cook the tapioca in the coffee for
about Is minutes When cool add
the sveeteninx. vanilla and cocoa
nut. Mold In one large mold OF in
individual molds IL preferred.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
Esther Is Natural
and Legal Guardian.

As 10 the sdvissbility OF your de-
ing so. / am not so certain. Re-
solving IL down 10 the strict terms
OF duty. there are two points TO be
considered: first your duty TO your
self: second. your duty TO your
little brothers and sisters. That
you owe a moral obligation toward
these motheriess children 70 zee
that they are properly brought up
and cared for is undenisble Ne
one can probably DO II as well as
you, for no one else Will give the.
the same tenderness and love.
Yet, you must remember that
their father is their natural ard
legal guardian with the first cisir
upon them. and he has shown NO
desire to evsde his Representatives,
In fact. so far as you indicate. there
Ia no, fault 70 be found with hss
attitude toward them Should you
60 away. fancy that the Children
would not greatly suffer. AZ ysu
say. IL might probably result IN
the introduction of stepmofher:
but. then. all sepnothers are NOT
the dragons Of the story books.
The majority Of them are more de-
serving a martyrs crown
You know dbe circumstances
better than / do. You knew
whether their father viii give them
the protection and supervision they
deserve. / am free to admit that.
so far as can Judge from yeur
letter. he seems very decent sort.
And, in any event, II you are
going 10 bring q spirit Of di&ser-
sion into that home or to set those
children against their father. while
you essay your task IN an affttude
of stih-necked defiance. II IL bet
ter for you. better for the mite
onea and better for the mas that
you go-even though there were
fifty stepmothers in the ofnng.
II is for you to decide
The Washington times., 1919-11-11

the same house with a man whe 10
is no way related 10 me-
Yet on the other hand, ~ 70
away and allow things 20 take their
own cou<~e, IL is almost inevits BILE
that my stepfsther will remsrry. AZ
only to secure a home for himseif
and proper care for the .chiioren.
Must they know the mesnness of a
stepmother. as ! have shso 90 know
the fneauness OF a stspfather all
these years.
Let Us take up the most unim-
portant query frst. and dismiss 81
in a word. No one whose good
opinion is OF the slightest vsiue-
no one. in fact. except the possesror
OF a peculiarly depraved and vicieus
mind-vould ever question Ter a
moment your perfect right 20 as
sume the charge and direction OF
your stepfsther's home. as fully Ss
IL you were his own blood dsUeh-
Ter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
WEST SHORE NEWS
Marysville High School
Seniors Rehearsing Play
RUSS BUILDING

Marysville, Pa, March 25.-Big
preparations are being made for the
presentation of the annual play of
the Senior class of the Marysville
High School on Friday evening in
the Galen Theater. The students
are practicing nightly under the di-
rection of Miss Mae Logan, assistant
principal, for the play, "Uncle
Rube." Joseph Ensminger, a SEN
ior, will feature in the title role.
The cast of characters in the pro-
duction is composed as follows:
Reuben Rodney, a justice of the
peace, school trustee and a master
hand at 'swappin' horses Joseph
Ensminger, '19; Deacon Smailey,"
smooth old villain, Norman Wolfe,
'19; Mark" his son and a promis-
ing rascal. Watson Nipple, '19;
Gordon Gray" young artist, How
ard Adams, '1s; "Upson Asterbilt,"
New York swell, Raymond Ken
nedy, 10; Ike" the hired man,
James Bell, 10; "Bub Green" a
young rustic, Fred Reagan, 10;
"Bill Tappan," constable, Lewis
Platt, '19; "Millicent Lee" the
pretty schoolma am, Miss jeanette
Sellers '19: Mrs. Bunn," charm
ing widow, Miss Margaret Roush,
20; "Taggs," waif from New
York, Miss Margaret Deckard, go.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
BRIEFS FROM THE
BIG NEWS EVENTS
By Associated Pssss

Wilmington, Del.-Fire, last even
ing, destroyed the old car shed of the
Jackson and Sharp plant of the
American Car and Foundry Company
in this city, with most of its contents
Lawrence, Mass. - Strike pickets
were out in force again to-day at the
opening hour of the textile mills, but
there was little disturbance. The
picketing throng included hundreds OF
women, many of whom carried babies
in their arms.
London, - Captain Edmund G.
Chamberlain, of San Antonia, Texas
was unable to give any satisfactory
explanation of his reports of extra
ordinary aerial feats to Captain d. C.
Hanrahan, his commanding officer
HanIahan testified to-day at the
Courtmartial of Captain Chamberlain
New York. - With 1,496 troops, all
casuals, the steamship VeneZia arrlV-
Washington. Gasoline production
in the United States in 1918 was said
to-day by Van H. Manning. director
of the Bureau of Mines, to have borne
out at least in part the statement OF
a British admiral shortly after the
cessation of hostlities, we noated
to victory on sea of OIL"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
Year Old Cough &
Catarrhal Trouble
Relieved by M Vim

Mr.. Harrie Il. Boothe, of Marcus
Hook, Delaware Co, Pa, said: Il
came to Philadelphia for the pur-
pose of buying Nu Vim-as it had
done a wonderful benefit to a friend
of mine-for one solid year ]
coughed and had catarrhal trouble
of the stomach in its worst form,
and my first bottle of Nu Vim made
such a benefit in my case / said al
last / have found the medicine to
suit my case, and when 1 had taken
two more bottles my cough had
completely left me, my stomach was
free from catarrhal trouble. NJ
Vim stopped my cough when many
remedies [ had used did not help
me until / got Nu Vim. 1t surely Is
medicine and the right kind. l am
heart free and will forever praise
Nu Vim"
Those who are roubled with rheu-
matism, scrofula or catarrhal trou-
BILE will find in Nu Vim the medicine
to relieve you of your troubles. Sold
at Gorgas' drug store, 16 North
Third street, Harrisburg, Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
Ruth and Naomi Class
Meets at Bitner Home

Enola, Pa, March 25.-The Ruth
and Naomi Sunday school class of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
held it's regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Roy Bitner in Sum-
NIT street. After short business
meeting, the following program was
given by the members: Music, by
class. reading, Miss Nancy Bitner;
solo, Mrs. G. Kepner; current
events, Mrs. w. Adams, Mrs. C. II.
Miller, Mrs. II. NJ. Roath and Mrs
N. c. Smith. Refreshments were
served to the following members:
Mrs. C. II. Miller, Mrs. J. M. Heck
ert, Miss Scott, Mrs. II. NJ. Roath,
Mrs. ]. p. Leighty, Miss Nancy Bit
ner, Mrs. Walter Adams, Mrs. c.
Kepner, Mrs. w. G. Smith, Mrs.
George Keller, Mrs. Poff, Mrs. Fl. c.
Rodgers, Mrs. Talbot, Mrs. Shaeffer,
Mrs. Paul Layton, Mrs. w. 7. MUIR
ply, Mrs. Russell Bitner, Mrs. Herr,
Miss Sara Graybill Miss Ruth Bit
ner, Harry Steely. Arlene Heckert,
Miss Mary Bitner, Mrs. Roy Bit
ner and Mrs. Emma McClain, of
Baltimore.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
STEELTON
Russell Funeral Is
Largely Attended

With the United Brethren Church
filled, funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon for Mrs. Georgi-
anna Russell, wife of Joseph Russell
Mrs. Russell was So years of age. and
died on Thursday of complications
She had no children. She was the
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
James Cuddy, and lived her entire
life in Steelton. She was one OF
eight children, four brothers, Ed,
Thomas. Charles and Harry. and one
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Burkolder. of
Is Mohn street, surviving. The Rev.
Joseph Daugherty. pastor of the
United Brethren Church, of which
she was Il member, officiated at the
funeral services. Burial was made
in the Baldwin Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
Banks Take Big Blocks
of u. S. War Certificates

Banks of the Harrisburg district,
which comprises Dauphin, Perry
literally subscribed to United States
certificates of Indebtedness.
The certificates are issued in de-
nominations of $500, $1,000, $1,000,
$4,000 and 100000 and may be
bought through any bank in these
amounts or multipies thereof. Ger
tificates bear interest at the rate of
4 Il per cent. and may be exchanged
for the coming issue of bonds of the
Victory Loan.
The issue just closed and which
was dated March 13, 1919 was
taken by the following banks to a
total of $771,000:
A ID ICT1TTpE
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
Use "Tiz" for puffed-up, burn
ing, aching, calloused feet
and corns.

Why go limping around with ach-
ing, puffed-up feet-feet so tired,
chafed, sore and swollen you can
hardly get your shoes on or off? Why
don't you get 25-cent box of "Tiz"
from the drug store now and gladden.
your tortured feet?
"Tiz" makes your feet glow with
comfort; takes down swellings and
draws the soreness and misery right
out of feet that chafe. smart and
burn. "Tiz" instantly stops pain in
corns, callouses and bunions. "Tiz" is
glorious for tired, aching, sore feet.
No more shoe tightness-no more
foot troubles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
SURPRISE FOR DAUGHTERS

Enola, Pa, March 25.-Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Wagner gave o pleasant
surprise party at their home in
South Enola in honor of their daugh-
ters. The guests included Miss
Gertrude Reed, Miss Helen Lichten-
berger, Miss Mary Stevens, Miss
Mildred Moore, Miss Lillian Pom
thus, Miss Winifred Arbegast, Miss
Sarah Derrick, Miss Harriet Wittle,
Miss Evelyn Lenker, Miss Mildred
Bigler, Miss Sarah Liddick, Miss
Agnes Adams, Miss Genevieve
Small, Miss Esther Wilt, Miss Mar
tha Arment, Miss Vera Wagner,
Thelma Wagner. Christine Wagner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hartzeil, Mrs.
Frank c. Wagner and Irvine
Moore
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25

tion of Nuxated Iron has done away
with all Objectionable features of the
old mineral salts of iron and gives
to every careful thinking physician
a tried and valuable prescription
which yhe can recommend nearly every
day with benefit to his weakened and
rundown patients. NuXated Iron by
enriching the blood and creating new
blood cells strengthens the nerves.
rebuilds the weakened tissues and
helps to instill renewed energy and
endurance into the whole system
whether the patient be young or
old. In my opinion NuXated Iron is
the most valuable tonic, strength and
blood builder any physician can pre-
scribe"
DR.. James Francis Sullivan, folm-
erly physician of Bellevue Hospital
(Outdoor Dept), New York, ana the
Westchester County Hospital, says:
Lack of iron in the blood not only
makes a man a physical and mental
weakling, nervous, irritable. easily
fatigued, but 1t utterly rnb5 him of
the virile force, that stamina and
ucts, it is easily assimilated. does not
injure the teeth make them black.
nor upset the stomach. The manu-
facturers guarantee successful and
entirely satisfactory results to every
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
SGS:Teh
Personal and Social Items
of Towns on West Shore

Miss Minerva Hershman, of 1549
Vernon street, Harrisburg, spent
Sunday with Miss Gertrude Eshen-
baugh, at Shiremanstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Meloy,
of Mechanicsburg, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Isaac McKonly and Miss Liza
McKonly, at Shiremanstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon r. Zerbe and
son, Keith, of Shiremanstown, spent
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Spahr, in Harrisburg.
Samuel Faust, of Huntingdon, Wis
tied friends at Shiremanstown and
Mechanicsburg on Sunday.
Mrs. William Slough and son,
Lloyd, of Mechanicsburg, spent a
day recently with Mrs. E. w. Miller,
at Shiremanstown.
Esther Thornton, of st. Johns, is
visiting the Misses Eshenbaugh, at
Shiremanstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley L. Bates,
sons, Frederick and Ross, of Shire
manstown, are home from a visit
with the formers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Calvin Bates, at Florin.
Miss Myrtle Baum, of Mechanics
burg, visited Miss Ruth Zimmerman,
DIT Eoili oh ouhoays
Mr.. and Mrs. d.. c. Faust. son,
Cyril, daughter, Louise, of Shire
manstown, are home from Green
castle, where they attended the fu-
neral of Mrs. r. Nevin Hagerman.
Miss Esther Zerbe, of Spring
Lake, was a recent guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon r. Zerbe, and Mrs. Rob
ert Jacobs, at Shiremanstown.
I've Tnh II
Sue A. Kline, Mrs. Raymond Eberly
and Mrs. Amanda Drawbaugh, of
Shiremanstown. were Harrisburg
visitors on Saturday.
Mrs. ]. Morris Miller and son, Har-
old. of Shiremanstown, visited Mr..
and Mrs. John Bowman, in Me-
chanicsburg on Sunday.
Mrs. Harry D., Frey, daughter.
Elizabeth, of Shiremanstown, were
entertained recently at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Drake in Har-
risburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer E. Abbott, of
Harrisburg, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Drawbaugh. and
Miss Thelma Drawbaugh, at Shire
manstown.
Postmaster G. w. Hefieman had
his foot badly sprained when he fell
from motorcycle, on Sunday morn
ing.
Miss Marian Heffleman. a student
of Lebanon Valley College. is spend
ing several days at her home at New
Cumberland.
w. S. Ball. of West Virginia. spent
the week end with his father-in-law.
the Rev. w. w. Reese, of Camp Hill.
A. r. Louderbaugh, of Camp Hill.
is at the Keystone Hospital, Harris
burg, where he has been receiving
treatment for three weeks.
Miss Laura Haines, of Camp Hill.
spent the week end with. friends at
Washington Heights.
Miss Mamie Norris Myers, OF
Washington Heights. visited at the
home of her cousin, Miss Helen
Bruce Reese. of Camp Hill.
The Sunday school class taught by
Mrs. Beatty contemplate giving n
musicale in the Methodist church, at
Camp Hill in tho near future.
Mrs. Lille Kllnk. OF Lemoyne, is
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George r.
Nauss,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25
Fail to Break Strike
of Messenger Boys
Bv Associated Press

New York, March 25.-The state
Industrial Commissions efforts to ef-
feet a settlement of the strike here
of nearly 500 Western Union mes
senger boys failed yesterday. The
strikers voted to form a labor union
and apply for membership in the
American Federation of Labor.
Strikers demands for three cents
a message, establishment of tho
zone system of message delivery, and
reinstatement of four discharged
messengers were refused by the COM
pany yesterday afternoon. A counter
offer by the company of a fiat 20
cents an hour, with an hour for
lunch and pay for dead" messages
was rejected by the strikers.