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Show BROTHERHOOD CHIEFS DISCUSS OVERTIME PAY CLEVELAND. O.. Nov. 17 Heads of the four railroad brotherhoods met here today to consider Director Gen eral nines' offer of overtime payment on slow time tjfre'eht service Thcj hope to be abre to arswer within a week Those attending the conference in eluded W. G. Lee 0f the trainmen: Timothy Shea of tho firemen and ei gineera, Warren S. .stone of 'he en-gineere, en-gineere, and L. E Shphard of the con ductors. Director General Hines has effored overtime payment in an linusus! PTaj and the offer requiics consideration for that reason, Mr. Leo said. Railroaders Rail-roaders receive a day's pay for eich 100 miles they make ;vithin eight hours. Most of them complete their runs In that itme while those completing complet-ing their runs in l'?ss 'ecel?e full eight hours' pa). Where more than eight hours la consumed railroaders have onlv been paid at the regular ra'.c for eight hours and Mr. Mines' viev?- js that this shoul ; be adjusted in fairn'.cs to slow freight men, Mr. L-e explained. |