Show OPERATORS GIVE IT UP Helena Mont Oct 22 At a meeting of oC the local telegraphers union in this city tonight the strike was formally declared off and ten men have asked Man Manager Manager Manager ager William Taylor of the Western estern Union for their old positions Forty men walked out In this city when the strike was first inaugurated and the first break in the ranks came several days das ago when or oce e of the strikers asked for reinstatement and was sent to the St SL Paul office It is believed that the action of the he local union here will have the effect of ot breaking the backbone of the tho strike throughout the northwest as Helena being u a big bl relay rela point is one of the most important offices west of Chicago Manager Taylor Ta lor believes that before tomorrow night practically every eVer op operator operator who quit the service of the Western estern Union here will ask for fo reinstate reinstatement ment men Superintendent Hawk of the Postal Telegraph company compan who is here from t rom Salt Lake tonight said sald that Helena had bad held out better b than any city in the United States and that the calling off of the strike here would undoubtedly have great influence on the local unions in other cities clUes t f 7 I |