Show A Strike Today the linemen employed by the telephone company stopped work In n body They are not very umcrous I Is true there being but len of them but they are gnfflclen t to retard the companys operations rt rmpuys oprloD The reason for the strike Is that heir wages have been too low anI the telephone company reuses re-uses to Increase them to 1 rcr daythe aiount which will ati > fy the workmen Their labor is more angcrou than that of many me hahics and I requires considerable xperienrc to become a good lineman line-man Considering three con Iltons and the cot of llv Ing > they believe 3 I < not an unreasonable figure for lIen lours work The telephone company lias endeavured to largely ncrea e its charges butisunwillirg have Its employ R follow the ex niple even to a limited extent M the 5 per whole day advance asked for 1 but |