Show JEWELL GIVING EVIDENCES ON WAGES Head of Shop crafts is Endeavors Endeavors En En- deavors to Show Conferences Conferences Confer Confer- Not Proper i CHICAGO March 15 B. B B. B M. M I. I Jewell head of the today continued i his presentation of ot evidence before the United States railroad labor board i wage hearing designed to show that the roads had not held proper conferences conferences conferences confer confer- with their and consequently consequently consequently conse conse- could not legally demand wage reductions by the board After reading abstracts from the minutes of conferences held on the Chicago Burlington Quincy the Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Eastern Illinois the Chicago Northwestern and the Chicago St. St Paul Minneapolis Omaha railroads Mr Jewell was Interrupted by Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Barton of the board who inquired if he Intended to read from the tho minutes minutes minutes min min- utes of conferences of every road Informed by Mr Jewell that he meant to present only such roads as would give a general picture of the conferences conferences conferences confer confer- Mr Barton said It might be necessary to go Into every road as some of the conferences might have been proper and some improper J. J W. W Higgins representing the Western Vestern roads protested that the full minutes and not abstracts should be read sa saying Ing the abstracts were partial Mr 11 Jewell finally was permitted to go ahead in his own way after he had said that he expected to finish the abstracts by tomorrow night |