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Show St. Louis Judge Decides That Strikes are . Lawful. In the St. Louis circuit court Wed-' nesday Judge Talty decided that strikes are lawful and that any number num-ber of men may band together for the purpose of enforcing a demand for an increase of wages by leaving the service ser-vice of their employ eas. On November 1st last the steamfit-i ters struck for higher wages. Among those who refused the demand was Elbridge Chase, head of the steamfltJ ting firm of Chase & Co., who secured a temporary injunction from the cirJ cuit court November 9th to restrain thej unions, and all those connected with them in any manner, from interfering with his business. |