Show I REPORT ON WAGE ViAGE S FOR CARMEN DUE 4 42 to 48 Cents Per Hour Is 5 A Award Ad ard of Board Report Report Re Re- port Says By U Press Prese WASHINGTON July 31 Carmen's Carmen's wages to be fixed by byth th national war labor b board ard will range from 42 to 48 cents an hour It was learned authoritatively t today o S The board plans to hand down a formal award late today Carmen of more than thirty cities now pow have their demands for wage increases before the board Board experts worked all last night summarizing the mass of testimony given at numerous hearings held by bythe bythe bythe the board In a dozen cities The award awa d is based on a system of figuring the cost of living in cities of three classes as It varies with the population S The highest wage will be paid in cities clUes of greatest population Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land Detroit St. St Louis and Chicago are understood to have been placed In cities of class 1 Wages there will willbe willbe be on oh the cent 48 basis |