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Show UTAH COAL MINES INTEND TO REDUCE WAGES, SAYS PRICKETT WASirrXCTON. Jan. 20 possibility possibil-ity of a national coal stnko April 1,1 when the present atcreements between the miners and operator expire, was t'iuchd upon today at the interstate commerce commlslon' Knernl rate Inquiry. H W. Prickett. representing op r-1 atora In southern Wyoming. Utah and nearbv districts, declared the opent-om opent-om pi .nned to put in substantial wage reduction April 1. Shortly afterward W. S Brownsn attorney for the Cheaapaake A- Ohio rallroi1. asked J. D. A. Morrow, rice president of the National foal ura- ciation. what the uosstbllltJe were for a coal strike and Mr. Morrnw In reply asserted that ho 'made It his business not to know anything about the labor aide of the coal Induatry." of the f ot that It wan handlod by other organisation of mine, own-Ml own-Ml taau hi own. The wage decrease, however. Mr. Morrow said, wer gn-crnlly gn-crnlly expected. The strike matter was brought up! during continuation of teatimony and, regulation of rate on coaL Mr Prickett told the rommlaalon that ii redoctlon of ? I" r -ent In present J raxes VU justifiable and ought t tl put Into effect. Hurh a decrease In rates, be asserted, would result In increased consumption of coal and consequent benefit to the rallroxds. oo |