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Show Convict Hunger Strikers Lured by Steaming Stew A few trusties Joined the Mr Ike yesterday. Ragen Mid they did not aympathlse with the atrike, but Joined It to avoid being called "rata" by other prisoner. All S77 prlaonerf except 400 on apecial working detail! were locked In their cella. JOLIET. III., Oct. (UP) The lure of ateaming coffee and beef stew la overwhelming Statevllle prison Inmates in the third day of their hunger atrike, Warden Joseph Ragrn announced today. About 1300 accepted cereal, toaat and coffee after 24 food-leaa food-leaa houra, Kagen aald. During the second day of the atrike, several sev-eral hundred more gave In to hunger- . "We are sure the others will roiDi around In a day or two," Ragen said. "We can hold out as long as they can." More than 1000 of thoss who psraded before ateaming pana of cereal and pllea of toast this morning had had nothing to eat since Monday morning. They hsd refuaed food In protest sgalnat aternneaa of the atats police board In granting paroles. |