Show OHIO llIO PREPARES PREP ARES FOR EMERGENCY Illinois Mine fine Owners Re Re- Refuse Refuse fuse to Attend Joint Conference COLUMBUS Ohio Aug 6 By By ByThe The Associated Press The Thc The coal col sit situation sit sit- situation t in Ohio and the rest of ot the central competitive field remained uncertain today toda with the proposed Interstate conference of miners and operators seemingly balked by the re refusal re- re of the Illinois nine mine owners to participate At the same time the tenseness s In Inthe Inthe inthe the Ohio area was ws relieved ed by re reports re- re reports reports ports from Irom Colonel Connelly Gonnelly of Gov GoY Governor Governor staff start who toured the districts and told the governor all was peaceful with no need of calling out the militia The governor was in informed In- In formed lomed that men had been deputized and 2nd apparently would ba b able to handle any emergency The re refusal re- re refusal to participate of Illinois operators participate pate te in Governor Donahey's proposed interstate conference set act for August 15 at nt Toledo was based on a n belief belle that the conference could not be as assembled IU- IU because Important districts the had h d discontinued dealings with mth unions R. R Miller er president of the Operators Operators' association In dec declining to 4 t c v o felt leu there could be no good accomplished and that possibly only harmful de delay de- de delay dclay confer confer- lay would come of such a A. ertee ence On the other hand Harry Fishwick head of the Illinois miners and a a. member of oC the scale committee of the United Mine Workers has agreed to attend the conference John L. L Lewis president of oC the mine workers speaking f for or those of the central field also accepted the in invitation In- In to attend Governor Donahey requested Gov Gov- Governor Governor Governor Fisher of Pennsylvania to UJ join him but the Pennsylvania governor was In the thc west and his office had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been able to deliver the request |