Show Salient Points Points' In Nationwide Coal Co l Walkout Walkout v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Sept 23 P United Mine Workers Workers' officialS official claimed of their members excepting a a few maintenance crews dropped their picks and shovels today in the tho soft coalfields coal coalfields coalfields fields due to disagreement nt over over wages The strike went vent into etie effect ct t at nt 12 o'clock last midnight The mIners asked d an increase of 10 cents cent a ton ton tonj for cutting and loading soft soft coal oal an increase of ot 50 o cents a day aay to for o day Ia labor or a an ana jl a 15 per cent raise for cleaning out the tho mine Operators offered an increase of 6 cents cents' a ton for c cutting and loading 50 cents a day for day labor and a 10 per cent Increase for nina min cleaning |