Show Preparing for Conferences Indianapolis April 1 Leaders of the United Mine Workers and the operators associations in the bituminous coal fields were busy preparing for confer conferences conferences in which It Is hoped settlements on new wage contracts contra ts will wilt be he reached Negotiations s in the southwest in Illi 1111 Illinois Illinois nois and In western Pennsylvania will wUl be prolonged as some of the operators main maintain maintain tain tam they cannot afford to pay the wage wase Increase RP of ot 8 5 cents a ton demanded by bythe b bythe the miners and amI other knotty knoth problems of or ormine mine operation are in controversy Pending the signing of permanent two year tar ear contracts however hower between n zoo and miners will be Idle T I |