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Show WACO TRYING TO SETTLHTRIKE President of Electric Road Still Holding Out Declines to Arbitrate. WACO, Tex., April 25. Efforts to I end the strike of local street railwav I employes and thus bring to a close the I general walkout called several days ago in their support, apparently were at a standstill early today. Federal, Conciliator J. S. Meyers returned here! last night from Dallas with word that: J. F. Strykland, president of the Texas Tex-as Electric company, which operates I the local traction system, had declined I to sign an agreement to arbitrate. Carpenters nt Camp MacArthur were expected to resume work today as a I result of instructions received last I night by their officials from William L. Hutcheson of Indianapolis, president presi-dent of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. These men did not join in the general strike, but many 01 them, it is said, have b an failing to report for work. |