Show officially called off by president perham st paul aug 19 the strike of the telegraphers on the northern pacific railroad was officially declared off by president of the order of railway telegraphers at 1 today the men had been asked by president to vote as to whether they wished to return to work or continue the strike tha men voted to return having been influenced in chelc action kiy the operators of the great northern who voted yesterday to return to work on that system athla officially ends a strike which has been on on both systems about 20 days and which the railroads declared was broken within 24 hours after tho strike was declared President Perham says the men accepted the terms offered by the northern pacific before they went on strike which he says gives them a total increase ot about a year in wages |