Show I MITCHELL DECLINES TO TOv TOI I v TALK ON RAISE IN THE PRICE OF ANTHRACITE Pa Oct 24 When 4 When the Associated Press correspondent called at President Mitchells Mitchell's headquarters toda today the latter had not I learned o of the tho action of the Philadelphia ReadIng ReadIng Reading Read- Read Ing company compan In increasing the price o of coal 50 cents a ton He was asked to give ghe an opinion on the matter He replied he had nothing to say He was requested to give his views on the course pursued b by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company compan toward to their men but declined In answer answel to the published statement that there thereas as as some objection to his appearing before the arbitration commission commission com corn mission in behalf of the miners Mr lr Mitchell said that he presumed the miners could select such counsel as they saw fit to present their case before the commission |