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Show ARBITERS IN CONFERENCE Board to Settle Differences Differ-ences Between Firemen Fire-men and 54 Roads New York, March in Arbitration of the differences between 54 eastern railroads and their 35,000 firemen was begun here today before the board of arbitration chosen under the EJrdman act The board, which consists of William I, Chambers of Washington, chairman, and neutral member; W W. Atterbury vice president of the Pennsylvania lines east, representing the railroads, and Albert Phillips, third vice president of the Hrother hood of Locomotive Firemen and En-glnemen. En-glnemen. has until April 2 to take testimony and reach a decision. Chairman Chambers In opening the proceedings, announcer that he was "Ignorant of every fact and every Question concerning this case." Represents Public. "T don't own a share of railroad stock." he said 'I have friends among I the managers and among the employes employ-es I feel thai as presiding officer of the board I represent the public " W S Carter, president of the fire men's organization, opened the case with the statement "we have whittled our demands to a minimum We are presenting our claims not for the purpose pur-pose of obtaining a compromise but In order to establish their justice " |