Show r AT R Rf f FRAMO AMIN t 1 AN Wt With Many Miners Still Idle Fuel Shortage Grows vs and Additional Trains Are Taken Off WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Nov 17 17 y The conference of wage scale committees in the central competitive bituminous coal fie field d the was vas postponed today at request of ot the operators who were not ready to submit a counter proposal proposal proposal pro pro- to the demands received from tram the miners Saturday It was said the question of the re ren renewal renewal re- re n newal of ot work wore by the the miners was one of ot the the matters to be brought up b by the operators Wyoming miners and operators have hav reached reach a settlement satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory tory to both parties and the mines will be reopened at once acc according to a telegram am from P P. J. J Quealy president of at the Wyoming Coal Operators Operators' Operators Operators' Operators Operators' Oper Oper- association received today by Secretary Wilson The final contract in the Wyoming field is to be based on the agreement reached In the central central central cen cen- competitive field IMPATIENT Operators In the soft coal Industry Industry Indus Indus- try today considered d calling upon the department of ot justice to enforce more vigorously vigorous the federal court mandate against the striking miners and to force resumption of ot work in those districts where the men walked out November 1 The government nt has not done its full fun duty in merely re requiring requiring requiring re- re quiring the withdrawal of ot the strike order several operators declared Meantime the joint wage scale committees committeE's of the miners and operators operators operators oper oper- in the central competitive field renewed negotiations on the demands of ot the workers for a 60 per cent wage increase a six hour work worl day and a five-day five week NOT ALL RETURN CHICAGO Nov Nos 17 While operators operators oper oper- and union leaders had predicted resumption today of ot mining on a large scale in the bituminous coal coalfields coalfields coalfields fields where more than miners miners miners mi mi- mi- mi ners ners have been on strike for sixteen days only In ire West Vest Virginia were both sides confident that all the men would be back at work during the day In the other large producing fields the men showed a disposition in most cases to await results of ot the conference conference confer conter- ence at Washington of ot operators and union officials officials over a new wage agreement nt In the meantime a a. threatened coal shortage in the Middle West Vest has caused the regional coal committees to consider means of conserving fuel The railroad administration today took ot off a n dozen local passenger trains on the Chicago Milwaukee St St. Paul railroad here and at Milwaukee Milwaukee Mil Mil- waukee SERVICE ENTAILED OTTUMWA Iowa Nov 17 Fur Fur Further ther curtailing of train service through this area on account of the coal strike becomes effective today the Milwaukee lines announcing the annulment of its secondary day passenger passenger passenger pas pas- service between Ottumwa and Marion MEN TO RETURN CHARLESTON W W. Va Nov 17 Leaders of th the United Mine Workers Work Work- ers rs of at America and coal operators of ot West Vest Virginia expressed the opinion early today that a majority of ot the miners who did not obey union orders or orders or- or ders to return to work last tast week would enter the mines during the day Early reports received from union coal fields of ot the state gave no figures figures figures fig fig- ures but indicated that a large number num num- ber bel of the miners had expressed a willingness to resume work WYOMING NORMAL SHERIDAN Wyo Nov Noy 17 Virtu Virtu Virtually ally all northern Wyoming miners re returned returned returned re- re turned to work today I UNIONS LOSE CONTROL I CHARLESTON W. W Va Nov 17 In spite of at predictions by leaders of ot the striking miners that the men would re return return re- re turn to work today reports reaching re-I re the Kanawha Coal Operators' Operators association association association tion this morning showed few addi addi- additional additional additional miners added to working forces and no active mines added to last weeks week's list The union officials seem to have lost control of their men men said D. D E E. Kennedy secretary of the association ADOPT NEW PLAN TOPEKA Kan Nov Not 17 Receiver 17 1 ship proceedings will be started at once by the attorney general in the state supreme court against the coal mine operators of Kansas It was announced b by Governor Allen toda today By this move it is expected operation of the mines Idle since November 1 on account of the strike will be resumed FEW GO BACK SEATTLE Wash Nov 17 Not 17 Not ot more than GOO of the coal miners striking in Washington returned to work today Ernst Newsham secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of district No 10 United Mine MineWorkers MineWorkers Workers of America announced here toda today Early reports of the results of voting by the miners Saturday and Sunday Indicated Newsham said very few cast their ballots in favor or of returning Washington coal operators asserted a larger number of at the strikers were goIng going going go go- ing back FAIL TO RETURN I INDIANAPOLIS DIAr Nov 17 Xo No No union miners returned to work in the Indiana bituminous coal fields Ields today despite hopes expressed last week by the operators operators oper oper- that there would be bo enough de defections defections defections de- de from the union ranks to al allow allow allow al- al low resumption of at coal production at some mines today toda TEN TRAINS CANCELED Sioux JoA TT s c T P n nv x-nv 17 Ton 17 T T I Dakota branch of ot the Chicago Milwaukee l kee ltee St St. Paul railroad were eliminated elim elim- mated today because of ot shortage of ot otI coal Two trains out of Sioux Falls to I Sioux City connecting with the mainline main mam line Une of that railroad are affected |