Show ARBITRATE DEMANDS OF FIREMEN I Three Men Will Try to Settle Controversy on Question I of Wages New ew York March h 9 Three Three men will meet in this city oil tomorrow to arbi arbitrate ar I m under er the Erdman law tho the dif dlf- difference ference between M 54 i eastern railroads and their firemen Public Publio sessions ses- ses se M- M s- s blons will b be hold from d day to da day to hoar the evidence a presented b by the parties to the dl dispute The Tho board consists con con- slats of ot A W AV V p. president of or the P Pennsylvania I anI railroad Albert Philips third vice 10 president of oC tho tha firemen's or organization an and William L. L Chambers of or Washington formerly chief justice of or the International court at nt Samoa and a a. member of ot tho the Spanish tr treaty ty claims committee Tho The decision of ot the hoard board must be rendered by April 2 Z and from Crom It there thore can be no appeal Tho The problem to bo ho solved by the board Is one of wages Tho The firemen ask for Increases based bated upon the he size of the locomotives fired which would give them a wage of from 2 10 to o Jt 4 S a day la of oC ten hours or 01 less lCJ On tho the heavier lel locomotives two firemen nH mi n nare are pre it demanded The Tiro railroads while conceding conceding that the tho firemen ought aught to I Im have Immure more mure pU pay declare their demands excessive and estimate that tho In Increased Increased Increased In- In creased cost to tho linos would aggregate aggregate gate a year ear or 5 per por cent J of ot the firemen's present wa wages e J |