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Show NEW TORK, Aug. 6. Service on the 6ubway3, pievated and trolley lines of the Broolilyn itujild Transit system was de- I moralized at t lie ruph hour early tudav by i the strike of part of the company s I3.utij employees. The walkout did not os.su me serious proportions until S a. m., when thousands of passengers on their way 10 work in New York from various boroughs across the river waited In vain for service. The East river bridges soon were crowded with tuitomobilfs, motor trucks and other vehicles pressed into service. Congestion in the subway trains, which were operated on a limited scaie. was most marked. Trains on the "L roads ran desultorily and the surface cars gave only part service. The strike was called to enforce ce-mands ce-mands for an eigbt-hoyr day, reco.mi tion of the union and Increase in pav to 75 cents an hour for all trainmen and a proportionate raise for other employees. Lmdiey M. Garrison, receiver pf the Brooklyn Rn pid Transit company. declared de-clared todr.y .that surface, elevated and subway service in Brooklyn would be suspended sus-pended unless the police department places a patrolman on each surface car pn.i also pro v id f 3 police protection for elevated ele-vated and subway trains. |