Show STRIKING MAY BUY MINE S DEAL PENDING WHICH MAY END LONG STANDING TROUBLE IN I 1 ARKANSAS COAL FIELD under terms of the offer the coal companas Comp anys suit for damages against the miners mineral union would be dropped fort smith ark tho united mine workers of oc america have offered for tile holdings of tile tho nacho bacho denman coal company in the Il hartford artford valley ot ol arkansas it became known here sunday it was believed hero here that tile the deal would woold be consummated within I 1 a few days and thus bring to an all end the troubles in the coal in mining ining region under the terms of the offer all difficulties growing out of troubles between the coal company and miners millers are to bo be dropped this would include the dismissal ot of the coni companas comp anys suit for damages against the united aileo workers of america the local unions in arkansas oklahoma and texas and the national officers in connection with the destruction of four of the companas comp anys surface plants at prairie creek last july it was understood that creditors of the dache bache denman syndicate ten ol of whose companies are now in the hands of a federal receiver have approved the plan it was asserted that the union in tends operating tile the mines for the benefit of its members temporarily tempora ril Y and unless they can be sold at a profit will retain them tor for operation on oil a co operative basis |