Show I OF DAD DADI I STRIKE BELIEVED ELE RETE 1 CHICAGO C u GO May Mav 18 Belief IL-Belief Belief that the possibility of a a. a railroad strike has hast been d definitely ti itel avert averted r as as a r result of the r railroads advocating advocating- wage Increases t lor their es xa t expressed here today toda by railroad d union ex executives I Union leader leades sig the qu now is Is- how much n of an increase the lr U l' l board the owners owners' W I p ti s yi I gral g ra ji t t. t The Th situation Is mu much h relieved ac according according ac- ac cording to to Timothy Shea president I of the Brotherhood of ot Railroad Firemen Firemen Fire Fire- I men by the the opening statement of ot th the railroads' railroads spokesman made at yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yester yester- days day's hearing 1 TENSION RELIEVED s' s that prospects of a astrike astrike It m means a I strike 11 ha have a ae e k been lessened lessened and and that j the ten tension tenion ion has has' been greatly relieved relieved- he said The union officials said said aid they expected expected ex ex- exi i the presentation of the owners' owners I side sid of ot the thee case would conclude the hearing They do not expect to offer I any rebuttal testimony according accordi g to I Shea A decision is expected to be b made by the th board early in June OVERTIME DEMAND As the spokesman of ot the the- the r railroad managers E It T T. chairman of ot the conference committee of or the R Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- il- il road Managers Managers' association 4 testified the railroads railroads' were were willing wilting willingto to to pay ay trainmen time and a a h half f for r overtime overtime over over- time tine but termed as unfair demands of ot the brakemen braken en for tor an n hour for forS for'S S Sunday work Railroads ds are r willing to pay pay overtime over oyer- time for 01 work york ov over r eight ight hours but butI I it is unfair to pay overtime for tor Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day day he said I Tie The T e board will take ake up P tomorrow the demands of engineers |