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Show LIKELY THAT MINERS ' AND OWNERS WILL AGREE PITTSBCJllG, Knn Aug. 2S. By a vote of 13 to 5, tho conference committee commit-tee of the union miners in the southwest-,crn southwest-,crn field today decided in favor of opening open-ing negotiations with the operators to draft a contract upon the terms submlt-- submlt-- tnd by tho latter. TJ10 minors will hold a moating In Kansas City tomorrow morning and lator In tho dav open negotiations nego-tiations with the operators. According to the members of the conference, con-ference, tho miners arc ready to accept the proposition mitdc them bv the operators. oper-ators. It Is said that the miners and tab operators will draft a contract and submit It to each sldo for a referendum voto at tho end of this wcMc ; It Is said here that there Is little doubt ' that the rank and file of the miners will approve a contract coninlnlng provisions proposed by the operators, oxcopt that they will not agree to an urbltiator whose i tenure of office reaches beyond Hie life "lK of the contract. |