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THE STAR PUBLICATIONS ARE THE ONLY WILMINGTON PAPERS USING FULL DAILY LEASED WIRE 'SERVICE OF ANY DESCRIPTION Full Day and Night Service of the Associated Press. Weather Showers and Cooler Today 100 PER CENT AMERICAN FOUNDED A. D. 1867.—VOL. CXI —No. 172. WILMINGTON, N. C., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1923. OLDST DAILY IN THE STATE. Wumingtonians Behold A Vast Revelation In Visit To Bolton Drainage Tract tVaecamaw Lumber Co. Demon strates Big Work of Drain ing Forest District BLACK LANDS ARE RICH IN SUPERIOR CORN CROP Drainage and Development of Green Swamp Country At tracts Western Farmers By T. W. CLAWSON How to win wealth and population for North Carolina was demonstrated f. Bolton, Columbus county, yester by the Waccamaw, Lumber com pany. The opportunity to do it was shown on a Green swamp tract of 206, fiiin acres of land, 28,000 acres of which have been reclaimed for rich farms and fortunate new comers to North Carolina. A vast morass has been reclaimed and nearly 300 invited euests of F. L. Finkenstaedt, general manager of the company, beheld a revelation in a vast area of corn grow ing ten to 12 feet high on the most valuable black lands In America. Farther than the eye could see over waving corn, there were thousands of acres of reclaimed land shut out from view by a corn crop of such area as never was before seen by the oldest of North Carolinians. . Wlimingtonlnns Beheld It Best of all, many of Wilmington's business men were Mr. Finkenstaedt's guests and he demonstrated to them the great opportunity which capital has in such undertakings as that spread out before their eyes. Upon Mr. Finkenstaedt's invitation promin ent citizens from New Hanover, Bruns wick, Columbus and Bladen picnicked with him at Bolton yesterday. He en tertained them at a chicken dinner and barbecue in a tent spread in the cleared area of a former island, in what once was one of the largest swamps in North Carolina. Reclamation and Homesteading Mr. Finkensaedt’s object in inviting the people of four counties to spend the day with him was to enabled them tc take a close up view of one of the largest land reclamation developments in the state, t was his purpose to enable them to observe an achieve ment which has resulted in the com plete drainage of 28,000 acres of rich black lands in a green swamil tract of 2n6.000 acres, purchased by the Waccamaw company in 1906. While the whole tract is immense, ft is only a hit of a North Carolina swamp which is is miles long, and from four to 12 miles wide, embraced in the counties of Columbus, Bladen and Brunswick. Regarded by most people as Impenetr able and practically valueless for any thing it is immense in value in cypress, juniper, pine and hardwood timbers. The part of it which lies around Bol ton has been conquered and restored to civilization. How It was none The holdings of * the Waccamaw Lumber company in Green swamp, were bought for their timber value, and :hat is estimated at millions of dol ars. The company established a arge lumber plant at Bolton, on the Atlantic Coast Line, 39 miles from Wil mington. and the industry has built ip a prosperous town at that locality. Lie company's first office was in a icxcar side tracked there by the rail road. but it now has commodious of fices near the plant. The company’s alant is now running night and day in the manufacture of high grade lum ber. shingles and boxshooks. The saw mill cuts 85,000 feet of lumber a day, toe shingle mill manufactures 75,000 juniper shingles a day, and ten car loads of boxshooks are shipped every month. The company operates a large Planing mill, and the whole plant is I bne of the most modern lumbering in 3us*ries in the great timber region of “astern North Carolina. Conquering the Monster Swamp In order to get its timber out of an area covered wi-th water the company bad to dredge canals and construct miles of logging railroads extending into the morass. Old natives say it "as once the habitat of panthers and wolves, and nobody knows but what those beasts are yet hiding in distant Parts of the swamp. As fast as the big lumber company removed the tim- ■ bpr and converted it into thousands of carloads of products for. the market, it began, on a systematic plan, to drain the lands and reclaim them for farm development. Networked With Canals The 28,000 acres from which the "ater has been drained are covered "ith a network of 45 miles of canals, besids that, many miles of collateral drainage ditches have been cut as the land was made fit for cultivation. The drainad area is now made accessible tr‘ automobiles which use the ccffi Pany's good roads system embracing ten miles of highways for removal of^ immense crops of corn and other PrM uce. . v . \ nst Stretches of Corn va=t stretches of magnificent eorn the view of the viators. As far as ''p' could see over the waving green, was corn from eight to 12 feet 1 - i, loaded down with huge ears of |’'rnn almost ready for the harvest. .1.■...-ever, much of it will not be gath eJ‘ l till late in December, for in this f 'rate corn remains in the stalk with o deterioration from the weather. ,M the 28th of December, 1919, Secre V,rv of the Interior Lane, in Presl ■ f "'ilson’s cabinet, was amazed he found an immense acreage or ",.rn standing in the fields without the s ’ehtc-st hurt from the winter rains, immense field of corn was planted late as june 4tti but it had reached ii-aturitv and nature is curing It for rib when it suits the corn grow ls to gather it. Corn cribs all over (Continued on Page Two) First Bale of Cotton Marketed in Dunn, N. C. (Special to The Star) DUNN, Aug. 22.—A bale of new crop cotton was sold on the Dunn-, market today. It was grown on the farm of Arthur Pope by Elliott Spears, a negro, tenant. The cotton graded middling and was sold to J. D. Thompson & Co., local cotton merchants for 25 cents the pound. . The cotton was picked last week brought to a local gin yesterday, though it was not ginned until this morning. The bale was sold before noon today apd it is thought that, it was the first bale of 1023 cotton market ed in the state. I FEDERAL OFFICERS MAKE BIG HAUL IN RIVER STILL RAIDS Amos Wallace, Negro, is Brought in To Face Charges of Distilling A modern copper still of 50 gallon capacity, a garbage can still, and Amos Wallace, negro, the alleged dis tiller in the custody of the sheriff, is the result of a whiskey hunt made by plainclothesman, Leon George, E. R. Lilly, deputy United States marshal, and several other Federal officers yesterday. The officers had to go ten miles up the river to make their find. What is termed to be one of the biggest hauls' of late is the story told by Officer George, who was at the hfead of the party. Mr. George said last night, that the officers encountered difficulty in their search. Their boat turned over, ducking the entire party and then the receding tide made it hard for the small craft to make any time going up the stream with stumps and logs in the way of the boat. When the first still, made of copper, with 50 gallon capacity, was found the officer stated that about 200 gallons of mash was found together with a gallon of the finished product. The alleged owner of the plant was on the job, having just come down to make his day’s run. He immediately sur rendered, and his plant and liquor confiscated. Several other trips were made in the vicinity of the first one and in the midst of what George says is one of the darkest wilds of the county, they found another plant with only five hundred or more gallons of mash, ready for operation. This still was one of the modern make, built on a platform out in the middle of the stream with a concrete furnace and barrels, bottles and some 20 or more discarded cans thrown aside, similiar to the can which was being used for the distillery. No one was found at the still. Two Marine Aviators Plunge to Death as Planes Crash in Air PENSACOLA, Fla., Aug. 22—Under going combat practice which would have completed their aviation training course, Capt. George F. Hill and First Lieut. Cornelius McFadden, both of the United States marine corps, were killed when a plane which they were flying collided with another machine piloted by First Lieut. M. A. Riehal, in mid air, and fell more than 3,000 feet at the naval air station here today. An investigation of the accident has been ordered by the navy department at Washington. Riehal miraculously escaped death when his machine went into a long glide. It was upside-down during the long fall of 3,000 feet, and IVas in that position when it landed on ai paved highway leading from Pensacola to the naval air station. The running gear was undamaged. Nineteen Injured When Pullmans Are Ditched maple LAKE, Minn., Aug. 22.— Nineteen persons were Injured, one seriously when three Pullmans and the observation coach on the "Wlnninpeg flyer of the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste Marie railway were derailed and toppled over into a ditch* near here early tonight. Mrs. B. F. Socoggin, of Oak, Nebr., suffered a depression of the ^skull. Alabama House Votes $10,000,000 Credit For Port at Mobile MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 22.—By . vote of 68 to 31 the house of the Alabama legislature this afternoon passed , the Holcomb bill. 6 providing [or the state lending Its credits to the imount of $10,000,000 for the develop ment of Mobile port. WORLD LARGEST PLANE SAILS OVER DAYTON IN TRIAL AT 9^<LE GAIT —/^_ Carries Up er Henry Barl ing Def " v^r and Three C s of Crew - DAYTr I, Aug: 22.—The Barling bomber, 'v, id’s largest airplane, took oft from Wflbur Wright field at about 6:20 o‘clock after several minutes pre liminary tuning of the six Liberty motors by mechanics. It rose easily from the ground after a comparatively short run and in a few minutes was about 2,000 feet in the air. Aerial ex perts who are witnessing the flight say the ship appears to answer per fectly to the controls an the motors seen to be functioning smoothly. The ship after circling over the field apparently well in hand started off in a flight toward Dayton. First plans were^for the plane to sail immediately above the field on its test flight to be ready for.an immediate landing in an emergency but the pilot plainly was so confident of his hrip that he was willing to take the big craft over the [ city. The plane.was travelling at the rate Of 9- miles and 'hour. The bomber following a 25 mile 'swing through the air made a perfect landing at 6:45 p. m. today. TheO big ship took off on its epoch making trip at 6:18 p. m. Walter Henry Darling, designer of the huge craft, was one of the crew of four men who managed the ship on its maiden flight. Lieuts. Harold R. Harris and M. S. Fairchield of McCook field, piloted the bomber. Douglas Culver, McCook field • mechanic, was in charge of the engines. MAIL PLANE FLIGHT ENDS SUCCESSFULLY Johnson Lands at Hempstead and Vance in San Fran cisco on Time SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22.— (By As sociated Press).—San Francisco mov ed nearly four days’ travel nearer New York today through the success of the air snail service’s first test of night flytr.g westbound. Pilot £lair K Vance bxrought more than 40 pounds of mail from Eastern points to Cirssy field here tonight at 6:24 o’clock, 34 hours and 23 minutes after the first batch of it ljad left Hempstead field, Lonk Island yesterday morning. This mail was delivered tonight so that within an hour official messages from Mayor Hylan of New York to Mayor Rolph of San Francisco, or from eastern mail officials to those in charge of the service’s affairs in the west, were being read. Vance clambered out of his seat with a smile. He is a veteran air mail pilot and, except for an added effort to make speed on the fields and in flight, to day's effort was nothing unusual for him. He served as an instructor in France for American aviators. He said there had been no unusual incident in connection with his flight. HEMPSTEAD, N. Y„ Auer. 22.—The first transcontinental mail flight from San Francisco'was completed at Hazle hurst Field at 4:14 o’clock eastern stan dard time when Pilot C. Eugene John son, who took the first west bound bound mail plane out yesterday, land ed with the plane he had taken over from an eastbound pilot at Cleveland shortly after noon. He had a load of mail with which he had started from Cheyenne last night after .the first east bound effort at continental air mail service had been broken at Laramie, Wyo„ 50 miles west of Cheyenne. Johnson brought the plane from Cleveland, where he re lieved Pilot Wakner. Immediately Johnson landed the mail bags were unloaded, and rushed on a truck to Minneola, where they were put on a train for New York. Within two - hours after the plane touched ground, the mail was being delivered. Johnson flew from here to Cleveland yesterday taking the first westbound air mail. When he arrived there he was ill with tonsilitis, from which he had been suffering for several days, but nevertheless insisted upon making the return trip. He made the 435 miles in three hours and twelve minutes, averaging approx tmately 13 miles an hour, one time over Belle Fonte, Pa., he attained an altitude of 11,000 feet. The plane was a Dehaviland two passenger, converted into a one passenger, the extra space being used for the mail cargo. The eastern flight from San Fran sisco was broken when Pilot Collisson had trouble in reaching Cheyenne, and the relay plane started off without waiting for him. U. S, TRIES TO SELL 18 SHIPPING ROUTES Ships Will go With Them if Negotiations are Concluded in New York Washington, Aug. 22.—commis- < sloners O’Connor and Llsner of the ship ping board will renew efforts in New York tomorrow for the sale of 18 rout es now operated with government ves sels. Efforts will be made particularly, Mr. Lisner said today, to conclude ne gotiations for the sale of 1 ships now operated on trans-pacific routes by the Pacific Mall Steamship company and the Admiral line. Each company opera tes five passenger cargo shipping board vessels. FRENCH REPLY HAS i APPROVAL OF PRESS, BUT NOT OF GURZON Separate Action by British Not Expected Nor is U. S. In 1 terference HUN INTEREST LESS THAN FRENCHMEN PAY PARIS, Aug. 22.—Premier Poincare's reply to Marquis Curzon’s reparations note seems to suit the French press and to strike a popular chord in bub lio opinion. Few members of parliament are in Paris? most of them being occupied in meetings of the general councils of the various- departments, but those who were in the lobbies of the cham ber this afternoon united in approving tKe premier’s stanch. . , The part of the note that appealed most to the political leaders was that in which M. Poincare asked Lord Cur zon if France -should be treated by her allies more severely than Great Britain wanted to treat Germany, th'eir former common enemy. Great stress was, also laid on the assertion, that Germany’s calamity is one of their own making with interior debt and a foreign debt of only 50 billion marks, and an annual interest charge much less than that France is obliged to bear. At the same time, it was declared, Germany had profited from the stoppage of ’ work in the Ruhr, by putting her industries in such shape that, when a settlement is finally reached she will be able to Compete more sharply than ever with those countries which suffered damage at her hands. Comment in official quarters indi cates plainly that Premier Poincare anticipates continuation of the discus sion with' the British cabinet. In political circles outside the govern ment there is not so much confidence that London will desire to go on with the argument, but nowhere among public men, or in the press does there appear any great apprehension - as to the consequences of eventual separate action by the British government. American participation in any in ternational export conference to fix Germany’s capacity to pay, Is regarded as altogether unlikely, and it is not thought the British will desire to take the risk of proposirig'reference of the Ruhr occupation question to the in ternational court at The Hague in the face of France’s refusal to accept the jurisdiction of the court in this ques tion. MAYOR COWAN TELLS OF GREAT ADVANTAGE OF 12-FOOT CHANNEL List of Shippers is Being Se cured Who Will Use Waterway Mayor James H. Cowan is of the opinion that the main thing needed for the intra-coastal -canal from Beaufort to the Cape Fear river is a convincing display of shippers who will use the canal when it is built. And the m^yor is securing a list of shippers that 'will use the new waterway route which will be presented to the government engi neers at Washington along with a let ter from the Diamond Steamboat and Wrecking company and the Southern Transportation- company of Philadel phia. The latter companies assure the people that they will operate a barge line if the canal is built. There was a survey made some time ago for an 8 foot channel but it is a 12 foot chan nel that is needed. The channel from Norfolk to Beaufort is 12 feet. "If we get the 12-foot channel we Shall have the big New York yachts coming through on their way to Flor ida. We snail have them tied up at our docks and their wealthy owners and their guests will see Wilmington and seeing, invest their money here. I happen to have yacht club connec tions that have brought me into con tact with some of these yacht owners and they are enthusiastic for the in tra coastal canal. From the moutk the Cape Fear—navigation to Florida is comparatively safe,” said the mayor. "The intracoastal canal dodges the Cape Fear shoals and the Frying Pan, which General Eixby, former head of the government engineers called the grave yard of the sea. That's where the tug Juno foundered. You noticea in the Star today that the Diamond Steamboat and Wrecking company is taking off its barges because of the danger of these shoals? That is one of the best arguments we can use for the survey of the 12-foot channel and the building of the canal. The origin al estimate at eight feet called for an outlay of about $5,000,000. We estimate that the 12-foot channel would cost about $6,000,000. ‘‘With barges operating between Norfolk and Cape Fear and Wilming ton, freight rates would be lessened. There would be no tying up of steam ships by strikes as occurred when the Clyde line boat failed to get in the other day and held back cargoes need ed here. Few persons or firms could operate steamships but barges cost less to build and maintain. State roads could carry produce to landings near towns along the canal line and take back goods from the big towns. "Commerce on the canal from Nor folk to Beaufort increased last year and the year before and much more this year. This fact will be one of our exhibits to show ‘the government engi neers the economic value of the pro posed enterprise. They already are sold on the practicability of the chan nel.” ' ■ • ■ HOUSE AND CONTENTS BURN NEAR MT. OLIVE WITH LOSS OF $5,000 Daniel Lane Shot in Dispute Returning From Church With Friends . By HOMER BROCK MOUNT OLIVE, Aug. 22.—The'farm home of L. B. Dail. about four miles north of Mount Olive, was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. Practically all of the contents were burned, together with a quantity of tobacco, stored up stairs. The origin of the fire Is unde termined. The loss is at least $5,000, With about $2,500 insurance. Daniel Lane, a young white man, is suffering at his home here from two pistol shot wounds received a night or two ago when returning from church with a party of friends. He met, an other young white man by the name of Street Carter, with whom he got into a dispute and Who, it is alleged, had to use his pistol in self-defense. The Woman’s Missionary union of the Eastern Baptist association, met today in annual session with Bear Marsh church, six miles frdm here, in Duplin county, for a two-day session. Miss Macy Cox, of Magnolia, is presi dent and leader of the union, under whose guidance the union does a won derful work, in the woman’s sphere of religious activities. Quite a large at tendance of delegates and visitors is expected, and gratifying reports of the past year’s work is anticipated. Rev. Harry Smith, of Wilmington, to night closed a 10-day revival meeting in the Methodist church here. Mr. Smith is a quiet, conservative speaker, with much depth and originality of thought, and has brought to the local congregation interesting and instruct ive messages, the influence of which is expected to live and bear much fruit hereafter. GLARING LIGHTS ON APPROACHING AUTO CAUSE TRAGIC DEATH Jim Ellerbee, With Three Chad bourn Negroes, Dashes Into , Truck in Road ~ . (Special to The Star) WHITEVILLE, Auer. 22.—A fatal, ac cident occurred very early yesterday morning on the turnpike leading into town, when a Ford car containing four negroes ran into a truck standing still ■with the result that the car was completely demolished, the driver was killed almost instantly and the other occupants, were severely hurt. The truck, which was loaded with lumber, had broken down and was left for the niifht standing at the side of the road. The occupants of the car claim that the headlights of a car ap proaching them blinded them so that they did not see the truck until they crashed into the rearofit . Physician grvd other people were sopn at the scene of the accident, but the driver, whose name hvas Jim Eller bee, had received a fatal cut severing the Jugular vein, and bled to death before help could, reach him. The men were all from Chadbourn. WALL OF WATER FROM BROKEN DAMN ON WAY THREATENS BIG TOWNS Arkansas River at Full Bank, in Flood’s Path and May Rampage PUEBLO, Colo,, Aug. 22.—Heavy rains last night raised the water and formed a lake five miles back of the river from the Fowler dam, which is half a mile wide. The entire dam went out this after noon and a wall of water is descending on Olney Springs, Manzanola Rocky Ford and Lajunta, Colo. The Arkansas river, into which this water will empty, already is bank full and fears are felt for the safety of the towns in the flood's path. Residents in all the lowlands are moving to higher ground. Governors to be Called To Devise Means to Keep States Hot Without GIDDY-YAP! | President Coolidge as he took his first presidential canter astride Gen eral, his personal mount. COTTON MILL HEAD OF GHERRYVILLE IS GUEST OF COOLIDGE John J. George Named Him for President at Chicago in 1919 By H. E. C. BRYANT WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—John J. George, of Cherryville, president of the Vivian Cotton Mills, c.alled on Presi dent Coolidge to pay his respects today. Marion Butler accompanied him. Mr. George was a delegate to the Re publican convention at Chicago that nominated Harding, and Mr. Butler said tonight, was the one North Carolina delegate who voted for Coolidge to re ceive the presidential nomination. Both voted to name Coolidge for vice president. MEANS’ WHEREABOUTS KNOWN TO OFFICERS His Alleged “Shakedown” of Liquor Violators Not Punish able, ’Tis Said BY. H. E. C. BRYANT WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—Gaston B. Means, according to his friends, now is in easy reach of the department of justice, but there is no danger of his arrest for his alleged "shaking down of liquor manipulators.” A great flurry was made about Mr. Means' little game at the time it was discovered, but now it is asserted there is no law under which he can be reached. Many people assert that what he did was a joke on the liquor people who were ready to join with him in an il legal transfer. The prediction was made today that Mr. Means would never be convicted of any wrong doing although it is said he rounded up several hundred thousand dollars. EDISON INDISPOSED AT FORD’S MICHIGAN CAMP; RUMOR OFDEA TH DENIED Suffered Slight Injury to Finger and is Not Feeling Well, He Says FORMAL STATEMENT SCOUTS SICKNESS ISHPEMING, Mich., Aug. 22.—Ru mors concerning the health of Thomas A. Edison caused considerable com motion in the Michigan upper penin sular this afternoon. Meanwhile the inventor who with his wife, Henry Ford and Mrs. Ford, Harvey Firestone and Mrs. Firestone, has been' camping near here for several days, was retir ing quietly in camp—"a little indtspos ed but not ill”—according to Mr. Ford's manager. It was understood Mr. Edi son had suffered a slight injury to one finger. Mr. Ford and Mrs. Firestone were said to have gone for a hike through the woods this afternoon. The reports concerning Mr. Edison are believed to have grown out of news sent out last night that he was not feeling well and had been sticking close to the caravan during the peninsular trip. E. G. Kingsford, manager of the Ford properties In upper Michigan, to quiet rumors which finally grew to the point of stating that Mr. Edison had died of apoplexy, issued a formal statement this afternoon that the inventor was not ill. Mr. Kingsford indicated that his chief condition simply did not feel well and therefore had remained in camp Expecting Strike Washington • Prepares Plans for Distribu tion and Regulation SUBSTITUTE FUELS WILL BE ADVOCATED Surplus Crude Oil Supplies Will be Recommended to Meet , Emergencies WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—Perfection of a system of distribution designed to insure an adequate supply of substb*j' 3 tute fuel will be the first object of th% government in case of stoppage of pro’ duction In the anthracite fields. The initial step to this end was taker today when F. R. Wadleigh, the fecpj eral fuel distributor, invited governors of anthracite-consuming states to send representatives to a meeting at New York August 28, to assist in formulat ing an emergency distribution system. The telegram which went tft the execu tives of the 11 states forming the New England and middle Atlantic tier, to and Including Maryland, was dispatched after a conference between President Coolidge, Acting Chairman Achison, of the Interstate Commerce commission, - ■ < and Mr. Wadleigh "at the white house.' It was sa^Pthat the Interstate Com merce commission and traffic depart ment of the principal eastern railroads would be represented at the New York meeting in orijer that any plan adopted might be worked out to the last de tail. . . ’ \-m Distribution Agencies Planned A tentative plan for the institution of central distributing agencies In each state with supervisory headquarters in Washington to insure priority of trans portation, has been worked out by Mr > Wadlefgh and will be laid before the conference. Announcing the call to the govern- < ors, Mr. Wadleigh said, “In order to discuss and formulate plans for the distribution of bituminods coal and coke for domestic consumption in the principal anthracite-consuming states in the event of a stoppage of work at the anthracite mines on September 1, the governors of the states Interested will be requested to send representa tives to attend a conference at New York city on August 28, 1928. f| Governors to Gather “It is hoped that^every state will be. represented so that full discussion may be had and definite action taken in order to insure the distribution to the respective states of sufficient amounts of coal and coke to the end that the public may suer no inconveniences, ow ing to a lack of fuel for heating* homes, offices, etc. Representatives of the railways in-* terested will probably be asked to atA i tend the conference and a represents tlve of the Interstate Commerce com-* mission will be present as the whole matter of fuel distribution is largely one of adequate transportation. “An Important subject to be dis- g cussed will be the matter of educa tion of the consumer in the use of fuels other than anthracites, as it Is felt that a systematic plan of public Instruction can be made of great serv- , ice in the practical and efficient use of such fuels and will thereby reduce ' the actual cost of heating, with re- , sultant savings to the individual con sumer and the community.” Education to" Stop Waste Inclusion of the “educational plank" in the conference platform is in line with the tentative policy understood to have been adopted by the adminis- ‘ tration as soon as the controversy be tween anthracite miners and operators became critical. This was to use every friendly means to secure mediation on the points at issue, but to bring to the attention of the disputants the danger of permanent injury to their basic mar- ' kets growing out of any extended tie up of production. A record surplus of crude oil sup plies is believed by government of ficials to offer a substantial support to ' the reserve of substitute fuel available / for use in an emergency. It was said ' officially that the commerce depart- m ment had been informed that an un- > usual number of inquiries as to the/i adaptability of oil for economical heat/, , ing of dwellings had been addressed-' to commercial firms, dealing in appll- -i ances for this purpose. Intervention Last Resort i There were indications from various' government branches today that the administration had no Immediate in- | tention of Intervening in the Situation existing between anthracite miners and operators. However, at the white house the coal commission and other braftcheg. directly interested in the national fuel?, supply, the impression was given that . hope of further negotiations had no|* been entirely dispelled. In the eve neither side offers a compromise su gestion, the government was said to : determined to be ready to protect t public needs, both as to lndivldual(i and industry. :71_. A survey of| the situation, made by a government bkireau with this policy In mind, was said to show a reserve of | 50,000,000 to 55,000,000 tons of bitumi-vJ nous and 23,000,000 to 25,000,000 tons of anthracite on hand which could be ra-fi tioned out through an emergency or- - & ganization. • With ndrmal consumption of hard coal averaging 2,000,000 tons ;v week, no fuel shortage was foreseen by gov ernment experts, even should a tie-up of anthracite production continue until| next spring. Recent increase produc tion of soft coal grades was taken a* an additional factor in support of the administration’s assurance to the pub- ’: lie. WEATHER _FPRECA9T BY STA1 Virginia: Fair and rising tempera tures Thursday and Friday. North Carolina: Showers Thurs copier in east and*south; Friday clou South Carolina. Georgia, Alaban ,and Missisippl; Local thunder shOwe Thursday and probably Friday, not quite as warm Friday.