Show MINERS FAVORS SCALE TAKE THE ADVICE OF JOHN MIT CHELL AND STRIKE 18 AVERTED indianapolis ind march 15 ane hundred and aineta thousand coal ot indiana illinois ohio western and central pennsylvania michigan west virginia ana maryland dropped their picks today at noon their ballots on the proposition to accept or refuse the offer of the miners for a two years scale ot wages the voting was done by ballot the polls being open from 1 toa this afternoon the ballots were in charge ot the secretaries of local lodge of united mine workers of Atu erica each miner being handed one favoring acceptance cep tance of the ecale and another oring its rejection the miner voted his preference and at 6 the polls were closed the secretaries will forward tho result to the national headquarters here and they will be counted thursday Ilc ports nave beep received here from about fafty points in practical ly all ot them including towns la indiana ohio west virginia western pennsylvania and the gentl ment as voted Is heavily in favor of accepting tho scale as ott ered president mitchell and secretary allson remained at national tonight to receive any telegraphic returns although they said they hau arranged for none in advance both were confident that the miners had voted in cavon of the scale the returns received tonight from all the fields indicates that the majority in favor of accepting the reduction will be overwhelming these returns are not nearly complete how ever |