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Show TRAINMEN NOT TO ' GET WAGE ADVANCE Board of Arbitration DenUt Worker t Increat. , Trainmen aud conductors on 63 Western railroads were deuled an lu crease In wages, while yardman were granted a rata of 7V4 per cent In an award by a United States board of arbitration. The opinion, reached after two months' consideration of a petition for aa Increase of (1 a day, was slgued by four members of the board, Including Dr. W. M. V. Splawn, chairman, president presi-dent of the L'ulvcrslty of Texas. K. I". Curtis, geiieral eecretury-treas-urer of the Order of Hallway Conductors, Con-ductors, and J. A. Furquhurson, vice presldcM of the Brotherhood of ltail-roud ltail-roud Trainmen, represeututlves of Ilia employees of the board, declined to sign the award aud declared they will tile a dissenting opinion. Under the Purkor-Watson law, creating, cre-ating, the bourd of wage arbitration, decisions are Until. The trainmen aud conductors, however, have the right to apienl to the Federal courts. Melthcr puny to the awurd can bring their grievance to the mediation board within a year. Virtually 63,000 employees are involved in-volved In the decision, and all of the Cluss A roads west of Ciilcugo. |