Show COAL GOAL MEN SEEK TO AVERT VERT A NEW NEWYORK YORK April 30 A Ul P A final effort to avert a in th the anth an an- th coal I industry y at midnight v was started today loday in a ft joint conference conference confer confer- ence enC of operators operator and miners miner who have been deadlocked ed over terms of at ofa a ft new wage ware agreement Secretary ry Perkins ked asked the th 14 conferees to meet rout In Jn Washington tonight if they failed to agree arree durIng during during dur dur- ing the afternoon Spokesmen for tor the operators operator and for tor the United Mine Workers however howver how- how War ever ver gave rave no public indication whether they would accept her in In- It was tendered after alter Edward McGrady assistant secretary had been unable to find a common ground around for the two sides eldes As s the Joint conference opened after arter t the e operators and mine representatives had held separate meetings meetings meet meet- ings during durin the morning speculation specula specula- tion arose aros that a second extension of the present contract might Ight be approved approved ap ap- ap proved temporarily This would prevent a a. cessation of anthracite operations operation pending further further further fur fur- ther negotiations Sh Should uld the two sides be unable to agree on this suspension pension or a a. new contract operations would suspend generally for tor the since the day strike which listed lasted from September 1 I 1925 to February 18 1926 That hat strike grew out of failure of ot operators and miners to reach an agreement when operators insisted on a reduction in mining costs while miners d demanded a wage in in- in cr crease e |