Show f INCREASE WAGES OF RAILWAY RAILY MEN MEN GIVEN ASSURANCE THAT AD BOARD WILL DECIDE DECIDE DE DE- CIDE IN THEIR FAVOR Director McAdoo Tells Men Good GoodWill Word Will Be Sent Out About May 5 The Wage Increase to Date From January 1 I Washington Director Director General M Md- Md Adoo Moo on Monday sent a message to allot all of ot the of ot the railroad admin- admin giving them practical assurance assurance assurance assur- assur assur assur- ance that they would receive a sub substantial substantial sub sub- Increase In wages He tells them the good word will be sent about May 5 Immediately tely after his return on n the completion of the Liberty loan drive The director general general asks the inen men mento mento to show their heir patriotism and pr proper per spirit by lending all the money they can in buying Liberty loan bonds The wage Increase will date from January 1 1 and the director general passes along the broad hint that the Increase will b be four months velvet and no better use c could be made be-made made of ot it than In turning this to the support o othe of the war while they will rec receive lve 4 14 4 1 per per cent a year Interest No indication of the increase Is given Reaches Decision The wage adjustment borad has finIshed finished finished fin fin- Its decision and Is ready to submit submit submit sub sub- mit the findings to the director genera general general gen gen- era eral on May 4 It is generally believed that the advance will average about 20 per cent This will mean the cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting of a melon worth North something like for th the It It will willbe willbe be bc divided In view of ot the high cost of ot living so the more poorly paid men will wll receive the greater proportionate f nate Increase I |