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Show ESCMiiS ACT MAY CO TO SUPREME COURT Railway Board Wants Inform ation for Settling Disputes Over Wacjes CH1 .G . Oct Tie supreme I court rna be asked to interpret the: Ksi h -Cummins transportation act as result of the certification to the rail-1 waj labbr hoard of 0 number of vage! disputes Involving employes of elSC-l trie railroads The bond has been hearing argu- msnts for two weeks on the question 'of whether "t not It has Jurisdiction, under the act over such lines. A deVi c'sloi In not expected befwre next ! week BSilher side may appeal to the COUrtfl If r.ot satisfied With the board's1 di'i'i.stoii. inii mi-intn.is .r " I n 1 ln- day thai an appeal would be taken. The board has begun hearing the' cases of employes of more than 1 0 0 1 "short line'' railroads. . Unofficially members of the board J Indicate that the wage schedules laid down in the ? 600,000.000 award last Jul) to the employes of the big raii-: mads will be appled to many of the; short lines. |