Q. That morning, the order to run double-headers on all freight trains went into effect?
A. Yes.
Q. That required the discharge of a number of men, did it not?
A. I don't know whether they intended to discharge them or suspend them temporarily.
Q. Were any of those men who were suspended or not retained in the employ of the company among that crowd of twenty that you spoke of?
A. Not that I remember of seeing.
Q. That crowd of twenty was composed of men retained in the employ of the company?
A. Principally, but there might have been some others scattered among them.
Q. How are those men paid—the brakemen and conductors—by the hour, or the day, or the month?
A. They are paid by the day.