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Show SOFT COAL MEN NOT TO STRIKE, . OFFICIAL SAYS CHICAGO. Aug. 14 (By A. P.) Any apprehension that a aympa-thetle aympa-thetle strike In tha soft coal fields In Illinois would follow an anthracite anthra-cite atrlke was allayed today following fol-lowing tha announcement of -Frank Farrlngton, president of tha mine unions In Illinois district, that there was no thought of a suspension In Illinois district, that there waa no thought of a auspenslon In the bltumlnoua flelda Coal operators who met with mine union officials here yesterday aald there waa a plentiful aupply of bltumlnoua coal above ground to supply any emergency emer-gency demand In the Middle West. Soft coal operator and mine union offlclala at their conference here aaid no plana were made (or Increased production in bituminous fields In th vvent of an anthracite suspension, and President Farrlngton Farrlng-ton intimated that rumors that soft coal would take the place of hard coal It anthracite mines shut down might cause discontent among oft coal union miners. The bitumlnoue miners ar under contract until April 1. 124. |