MADOO EXPENSES drops from payrolls of railroads all hobbyists lobbyists and supernumerary lawyers washington william G mcadoo director general of railroads on janu ary 27 issued peremptory orders to nil officers and directors to cut oft immediately from the payrolls all legislative railroad hobbyists lobbyists supernumerary lawyers useless rall roid lit arary associations political payments and all passes intrastate as vell as interstate director general mcadoo would not discuss his sweeping order but from other sources the broad hint vas ob talked that the possibility Is cry strong that top heay boards of durec tors also may be struck by the government cowcatcher several million dollars hlll be saed within the first year by this drastic step it Is estimated