Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-08-31

reached to establish at once a co-opera-
tive federal and state organization for
speedy and systematic distribution of
bituminous coal. coke and other SUBJ
stitutes to the anthracite consuming
states. Governors of all the eastern
and New England states were asked to
send representatives to q conference
with the Interstate commission In New
York August % to consider distrlbu-
tion plans. Mr.. Wadleigh believes the
consumer can and should be educated
in the use of fuels other than anthra-
cite. With plenty of bituminous coal,
coke and oil. the problem Is mainly one
of distribution.
President Lewis of the United Mine
Workers says the union will "adminis-
ter to the operators the trouncing Of
their careers" Chairman S. D. War
riner Of the operators policy commit
tee says the operators are standing
pat on their offer to submit every dis
puted issue to arbitration.
The gasoline price war in the Middle
West is still going OF and has spread
even to Seattle. Incidentally, 1t has
served to cause politicians to consider
Governor McMasters Of South Dakota,
who started it. as a possibility for the
Republican vice presidential nomina-
ton next year.
7 asst week was an eventful one for
~ American aviation. First and most
important was the successful test Of
the air malls contemplated coast-to-
coast service. This trial lasted sew
eral days and involved day and night
flying, the pilots being guided at night
by big beacon lights. 1t is intended
that the service between New York
and San Francisco shall require not
more than thirty hours, and the tests
show that this will be entirely pos
sible.
Wednesday evening the Barling
bomber, the largest airplane ever con-
structed. was given its first test at
Wilbur Wright field. Dayton. O., and
1t surpassed even the fondest hopes Of
its designer. an Englishman, under
whose direction 1t was built for the
United States army. This plane, which
is propelled by six Liberty motors,
has wing spread Of 12O feet and
weighs 10000 pounds. Its fuel tanks
have capacity of 2.120 gallons 1t
carries seven machine guns and bombs
totaling 1900 pounds in weight. One
! Of Its most valuable features Is its slow
speed on take-offs and landings.
Earlier in the week the air service
carried out series OF maneuvers un-
der simulated war conditions In which
an armada of sixteen great Martin
bombers flew from Langley field.
Hampton. Va, to Bangor. Me-. 800
miles. in eight and half actual fly
ing hours. going through numerous Of
fensive maneuvers en- route and final
ly saving the Maine city from a
supposed naval attack. At Mitchell
field, Long Island. the bombers were
Joined by seven De Haviland swift pur-
suit planes.
G PAIN Is having a very disagreeable
~ war with rebellious Moroccans In
the Ceuta district Old General Wey.
Ter. the Butcher" of Cuban days. was
called on to command the Spanish
forces, but declined because the gov
ernment would not give him dictatori-
al power. Probably the government
could soon put down the rebellion were
1t not afraid the necessary expense
would cause popular uprising.
FOREST fires have laid waste large
l. area In the beautiful French Riv-
iera familiar to tourists, and many fine
villas have been destroyed. About 75.-
900 acres of forest land were destroyed,
and eight persons persisted.
NELOGGING parties." which became
T so popular In Oklahoma that the
governor put Tulsa under martial rule,
have spread to three other southern
states. Texas, Georgia and Florida, and
under orders Of the governors investi-
cations are going on with promise Of
drastic action.
G OAiETHING like a million dollars
- damage was done In the Arkansas
valley In Colorado by the breaking of
the Apishapa river dam Wednesday
after a cloudburst. A great wall Of
water swept down the valley. carry
ing houses, live stock and other prop
erty with It. Railroad and automo-
bile traffic was demoralized. Before
the telephone wires went down the
Inhabitants had been warned.