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Show WIGS, SWITCHES AND RATS AND AN IMPENDING STRIKE New York, Aug. 0. A shortage In wigs, puffs and switches is impending In New York. The Human Hair Workers Work-ers union, which has already had one or two strikes against individual firms, is now getting ready to make a general demand fr the closed shop Two meetings of its members held hero this week voted for a general strike According to tho leaders of the rnion, the busy season is at hand and a strike at this time would seriously handicap the dealers, as well as the feminine "ultimate consumers," who rely upon the product of the union workers to add to their beauty. Figures prepared hv the union leaders lead-ers show that 27.500 wigs, 345.600 switches and 1,600.000 "iats" aro sold (annually to New York women |