Show 5 I COAL r INERS I Mines in Most bost of the Bituminous Fields Idle Until an Agree Agreement Agreement mentIs ment Is Reached Beached S Indianapolis March 31 Two hundred and fifty thousand picks dropped dropp d from the hands of as many bituminous coal miners of the United States this evening not to be used again until a wage settle settlement settlement ment ent has been reached and a scale adopt adopted ed between the members of the United Mine Workers of or America and nd the coal coat I operators of the various finds Tomorrow morning men will be beidle beIdle beidle idle and thousands of coal mines of the tIme I country will be deserted i iThe The situation however does not indi indicate I cate a prolonged strike An open winter I and Industrial depression have left a large stock of or coal on hand and the differences between miners and operators are very I slight It is practically agreed that the present wage scale will be continued but some politics poll tics in connection with the change In the national officers of or the miners organizations o and local differ differences differences differences between operators and miners have resulted in temporary suspension from work until a new wage age scale is agreed to either by b districts or individual mines minesT minesS I S T |