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Show illLL OWIMERS CURTAIL IFACTORY PRODUCTION v WASHINGTON, June 28. Agree-fo'ment Agree-fo'ment among mill owners to curtail I production of cotton goods and reduction reduc-tion In wages and working hours of employees were moans emploved through the Arkwrlght olub of Boston to maintain the prices of cotton products, prod-ucts, according to Edward Stanwood, secretary of the club, who testified today to-day before tho houno committee on expenditures ex-penditures in tho department of Justice. Jus-tice. Tho committee ie inquiring Into the recent "cornor" In cotton. Two efforts of tho club to secure concerted action among the New England Eng-land cotton mill owners for curtailing '; the output of the mills wore described by Mr. Stanwood. |