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Show UNABLE TO AGREE ON WAGE INCREASE Conference Port Matter Up to Board of Mediation. The conference between reiiresenta-tlves reiiresenta-tlves of th eastern railroads and the brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer on the demand of 30.000 engine driver for a 15 per cent wage Increase broke up without agreement. Roth Ride decided de-cided to Invoke the aid of the United, State hoard of mediation. Heading the committee of the conference con-ference of manager of eastern ralU road in the negotiation! was J. O. Wallier, vice president of the New Vork Central railroad. The brother-hood'i brother-hood'i committee was headed by A. Johnson, president of the brotherhood. The demand, according to the railroads, rail-roads, involves an addition of $13,000-000 $13,000-000 annually to the pay roll. It was not made clear when the case would go before the Cnlted State board of mediation, which, under the Watson-Parker act, la charged with the adjustment of railway disputes. |