Defense Agreement
Surmounts Last Big
Conference Hurdle
Regional System In
Western Hemisphere
Approved By Russia
San Francisco, May 21.
ι Λ Γ) Agreement amonjr ill
five and Latin-American
: ns today put the I 'nited
.Nations conference safely past
i; I'i^Kcst stumbliiitf block.
l!i.. -Ian acceptance i>l tin·
ral plan with only minor
m w ording was Γι I'TWcd Ijv
ι ir.it a smcinth a at early .- >lu
■ I Soviet American differences
system ο I international trus
• , : is elose at hand.
thei more, satisfaction nl the
-American repulses Uiat the
I defense system in this
I■ !n π· w ill be preserved melt
i ι , oppositi ii to decisive action
: .· other major co l'erenre is
rainly a veto-v< ting sy.-tiMi
• .,· In» powers in the prop·>sed
ν :,ιi security e.mncil.
V till· fourth full week of the
. mice opened, many United
. n.- leaders were hopeful that
charting the new interna
le.iL'ue could be finished
, 2. Proposals lor speeding up
■.; to meet that deadline were
. iy ti'i" a steering committee ses
·. :· day.
Nominations Are
( t\\en The Senate
l>\ I lie President
\V. amgton, May 21. — (AP> ■
·. .π l'ruman t ida.v η > ■! 11 : Μ. 111 I
Adni :.11 Harold 1 !. S ,Had.ι t ι
lief of tiie navy's burca ι of
sa sties with the. same rank.
,1 Sal' la will replace Hear
DeWitl Clint m Hain-ey.
been chiet of the bureau
n.iitîsc- si nee Ann ist ·'■. 1943.
■ ■·> '- new assignments were not
■cd ι : mediately.
1 .■ President a!so η 'initiate 1
·. ". K. Da\ is, of Colorado, to be
• ·ι ! ι 1 Vnaπrl;_ I)avis ι now
a ir.-onal representative ol the
'■ 11··11 in Denmark, with the rank
ι ■ π.m.-ter.
Slight Gains
Lift Cotton
York. M.'i.v 1'I -CAP)— C<V
: if iic opfûi'i im·.·iiunveil ' · ! >
• ■ ι b<ile li :-|!ν;(Ί'· Nuoii \ , ι lut* ■
• ί : ν «■ In 2> cent - ,i ii.ilc high»·!*
22.}U, Oclober 22 IV, Dcroin
22 ;;i#
I\. Ci . r ( »; ι-ι
.! ;·;» |H) !>:».<> ι
' - · >ber 22.43 22. Mi
I >· nber 22.:* 1 22.IU
\T 1 22.17 22.20
Μ ■ ν 22.nil 22.12
Stocks Find
Good Backing
N· . York, May -1 ·—(ΛΓ) — In
i i.il stocks enjoyed ι airly go".l
■ ; ! in today's market. although
π 11 y leaders were iinirc m' lo-i.- neg
'<·:!. Ahead must of the time wei e
S Slcel. Sears Roebuck and
!' ' ι- Aircraft. Occasional stum
mcluded Si nither11 Pacific and
('■'iry-ler.
Strikers In
Gastonia Go
Back To Jobs
Castonia, May 21.—(ΛΡ)—Em
]il· 'Vt es of the Cocker Machine &
I "nudry Company returned to \N ir
j"i)s today as the plant resumed
"p.eratii ns under the control of the
' S. Army.
He Abernathy. president of the
) "Mers union local, said memboi
his union were going back to
work, ending a strike that began
•hoi larv lid as the result ot the labor
Ί pnte. All machine workers had
already been returned, he added.
The company produces machinery
used in the manufacture of war
<>.-enlial tires.
I'lie Army took over on an order
by Pre ulent Truman issued Sun
day, and possession was taken at 2
Ρ m. by Captain Benjamin Ander
son . 11 the quartermaster general's
oil ice, who anounced late Sunday
1 peratives were expected to return
t'· v.i rk today.
I'he plant was closed last .la: i.ary
when machinists and i'ounderers
walked out, but the company stil
is unwilling to accept compulsory
company maintenance of union
membership, the War Labor Board
announced. .
Testifies at Probe
THE HOUSE Committee οι. \ < '
erans' Al'f;·. ho.tdt 1 by 1<·.·ρ. .1 . ι
Rrnkin, M - . ha-: ν itcl 13 t·· .'«
to cite : · t ir.eiip'. .·ν:Η·π I)■·.·■ ■ ι
(a:>ove), W .ι L*.*.t.-t .
The act .un · ; ake.i af :> . lie ·; ui
testified : .n'icles lie h.i-l ν ,i'">:
concern iu r Λ ment of ρ·.:.ν::' i'i
veteran.-' .· : ■ ■ ~ ι ■> ί t :. 1 s ;;ir; reln-e.i : ι
divulge tiu name- of i:ien wm ι ^nve
him informatidri. (International)
House Body
May Change
its Citation
Otherwise, Rebuff On
Contempt Issue May
Result On Th e Floor
Washington. May 121. ι ,\l* *Γ»ι<·
Hi it-· V( Ici ans C il Ici· I.e. |hc
lllCI'IK I ivc nf ι c\ ci ,-imh . ! ! ; i:i
1 >nti :npt pioceedinys ; ι . ι i 11 ι a re
>®rter or risking a possible n-buil
• Ί11 t hi · ( I ' ι·,is'c mi'i nhci .- ! a ;
Its decision may come : π av.
λ hen il nucts lu questa h
: if w nie:, Albert <-). Mai , . a, il
nvestigatic η of the Veterans Admiu
sllati<>
Tiic c mimittee last week institirt
(I euntempl proceedings against ΛΙ
i i'l Dcutseii, reporter tor ihc New
^ i k ut ·. spapc r I'M, ι· . I'cfu.-ing |.>
iici.1 iiy Veterans Ada: η: :, a a η
I'icials whii gave him I ;. ' anal; ·η
14: cd in the articles cru ; .... a lia·
a cdi'.il program 1er war vet< m .
While Chairman R; h·:, ti
trai. Mississippi, showed ι ο signs et
bri cking down in his detent.; ati-.ii
ι a.· \ the House to cite Deutsch to
the Federal district c r: r ι·ι n
te'npt. Representative Kii ■'· N'· :· .··
I ! ι ,;ei's, ni Massa ha.-e" ,, 11 k ing
Iicptibliean committee . ·· · ι :. s lid
she won Id press lur a . - ι aa 1 of
the 13 to 5 committee \ a against
De-it sell.
Mrs. Rogers said mi·.· ue'ii ed a
majority of the commita · realized ι
how deeply the issue of freedom of
I the press is involved In this matter '
, ι id \\" 11 welcome an ί . ' nutv
111 reverse the hasly cita . a ■ '. last
Friday.
She ι iredictct 1 that, ■ ■■ . : ι : ! the
i m. mitlct· stood ρ '. ta. II msc
v.i.iild : lit sustain it ■' a: itiempt
ti· force a ncwsjia)>ι·ι· ·■ ; a ter in
di.-closing confidenttal ι a of in
li innatian."
Back After
Wage Boost
Anthracite Workers
Accept Pay Increase
Agreed To Saturday
Vilki. -1 ; ί η·. Γ μ,; ν ' ι. — ( μ > ι
' ·ι Γ " ι I ■... H ι.ι VI!.0011
·' ■" ' I ί" .11 minci . . ·I tin.' I>η..ι.< <ι!
«' Ί Ι.ν : Cjiorl , relu: mil lu wi I. (π
ι ι ;. y.
• Ml : ;lhraei'ι· ; , 11ι es in di.il net
'"·* "· 1 'ί ΛΙιΐ:«· W ·:■'.;·!· . ;.!··ιιιη·|
11 I' η, ri·..h .ι ■ γ i( iv .nul all
mines . lu ckcd in district one around
Wilkes-Barre were reported i'i op
< -ri ' ι m I > ; ~ 1 r : ι■ 1 ■ . employs o!i,00(1
"11 I . ('l 4 rict .1 1 11 ι .">.000.
I ).: 11y ρ r >diii-l 1111 u! tlic anlhraeiti
mi ! it ν ι 1 \ ί11 ately 190,001!
11·ιι.-. shut < ·! l s.: re May 1. when
tin ' m ! : ler.s' ι · 111 11 cmiiI raet expi red
.1 ..·'. I. I.ι-.·. ]>, ρ -.'sideiil of tin
ι U. M. W., ordered the workers to
return, i.Hieers ni local unions being
notilied I>y telegram.
Operators and mine representa
tives reached an agreement late
Satiiiii.iy in rai.-'i· the miners' pay
by SI.HT', a day.
FRENCH MINISTER
CALLS ON TRUMAN
Washington, May 21.— ι Λ Ρ ) —
, Pivnch l·"' n . l; ! ι \lm.:>ter ( ïe >r.'4e
ι Bidault made a second call ·>η Pre
I .·;idiM.it ΊΊίιιιι::μ t;>uay. T!u :ν· was no
I immediate disclosure ol waat was
! discussed.
Enlisted Men
Of 40 Can Ask
Discharges
I Washington. May 21.—<(ΛΡ)—The
! army today fixed nt in years the
age at whit·;ι cull te mon may ap
! j > I y Γ >r discharge.
I The army only 1 ;i - : month had
lowered the discharge age to 42
year . and est"· do I tin.odd enlist··.!
on in the ara \ in the -10 and 11 j
year age groups.
At the same time, the War Do
'mold a 11 ! ι ' · 11 ι. · ·. ■ I t ' ■ it \V.\( ' In
y ι . ni' . :;· m' m·.· who have so !
ι ' I the μ ι ■ ι . ■ ■ |<er ι id mi m 1ι. e
' d .' ν wall be eliLa'i'o lor discharge.
I' ost i η ι ..to 1 · ■ 8,110(1 onli-md
ι WAC- will ho e!. ! de un 'or this
Ί : ι· m λ ode: j. · ivided that in
ιί-ο ! on III II years of age,
. 1 inlanders will ho permitted to re
mit nin. than ninety days
; any nan I'm whom a replacement
ι : 11 ' a \ . ι i !ai do .· : the time he j'a
I The War Department said that
"when '.lie :m! t; ry situation ]>er
■ ι : : !., I'·1 ; t her re,! notion in the
j age limit will bo made.
CHARLEMAGNE BODY
BACK INTO AACHEN
F ':·\;ι till Λ rim Headquarters.
(Germany, M. \ -1. ι.ΛΙΊ Arrange
• monts wen· bom:· adr today to re
turn the remain- m Kmnoror Char
lemagne to t!:mr h torie resting
plaoe in the A.mehi a eat.'iedral. At
pre-ont they are m an a:r raid .shel
ter ill a e ipper in no tit Siegen,
Major General I·' m a Harmon,
corps commander a the lath U. S.
Army, and the Must Hew Johan
nes Van Dévoie d.-m bishop of
Aachen, negotiated lot the transfer.
ΉΑΥ-BURNER' ON THE JOB FOR US
ι
WORKING ON THE RAILROAD is this 80-year-old elephant, shunting s
loaded freight ear along a Bengal St Assam Railway siditig at Bogopan:
in India. He drawn his rations lrom the U. S. Army, which operate»
his section of the line. Signal Corps photo. ίInter.iu'.ionali
Big Three Meeting Demanded
As Peace Problems Increase
MARINES BLAST JAPS FROM OKINAWA CAVE HIDEOUTS
WITH TRIGGER FINGERS TENSE, a group of Leathernei !:s cover the entrance of a cave on Okinawa where they
had just exploded a charge to drive out Japs holed ν:,> in it. Such enemy pi·. ' >ns as this formed a "Little
Siogfi ied Line" before Naha and slowed the American vance on the capital t 'y. The fight for that objec
tive is now being waged with the utmost savagery, iilaïuic Corps photo. (International)
y p. %
ΛΜ>
Near Davao
? £!
'Id
Single Navy Plane
Sinks Whole Convoy
Of Five Jap Shipa
Λ1. !
()' I ill
IK'· It'll Ν
IT.000 tiirtis
(m m π,Ι I J.
ι ti day.
Tin· (,ιιν.·
Id::.·., \v:is
I
Ί ! ι·
1 );i\
Λ Γ. S
ν, hich sp« ared
a il .nk tli: ■ .
Sa fa air tit· let, .
vatîce. ··.;
strong
yards ii,
( Mlicr ι '■ : :
ed out
around Tna
escapo
The S ιy .
Mindanao y. i.
as far as !
and tile Λ. ■
south.
Λα
juncture, the
readied !
Malabala.v
kidnt η.
On i.i. ■ ι .
added tu li.e
Yanks eu
in the Γ. .'·.
sector and in
Manila.
Diggers in
capturt d !■':
lured \\\ λ
ιrn edce ι
mile ad\ an
ΛI ' ι In
g aerial i't a!s,
1,1 a \ \
.runjsa Saturday,
m ire t h ; a. iOO
carrier, jndying
ii I e 1"ι ! t.
tirivi inii'11-t
i- land, a,,; II'. : I'd
. division I'l'hi'iii),
stoutly defended
. : aieel resistance !
full day'.- ail- ;
' ii ovci c.one
ose posit ions 3,000
• die I pi I vill..KC,
■ he 241 il kn ck- I
J, ι·:,ηι'se resistance
':ie iviain Japanese
' the mountains.
\ "·! ii rtii centrai
id to the Y;ntks
ii: ye as die 40ih
m', isions driive
• ward toward a ·
net sin;lers and ■
ok veil mi les n!
1 rovince ni Bu
vhere fog and rain
. · mess m the : luht,
I '.■ 1 ■ : : nu pi -, 'k t;
in the northern
lpti pocket east of
! ι New (lai t'a
nation in ar cap
: , ached tne east
. ι m airfield, after a
Chic (]<>!<»!icl
Sen eu \s Double
lor l.isenhower
l.\P) Λ Γ:
wis ι ! -icd
! .. I'llh IV. c
Cfrmans ν ■ ce 1
.supremo com
as disclosed to
1'ar.s, ?.l
lieutenant
double : C
Deee lai·
threat- ,· ■
viande:'.- i,:e
day.
Supreme headquarters sai.\ how
ever, that the plot was a hoax—a
-tory the (. n.· acead to 'ie..-di
ten their ,.i"i.y'.· :ιΐι rale.
The ' ι·· ι ■ I.' Cti!. Baldwin 1 '■
Smith, was p1 aced in Eisenhower's
four-star a tUim >bile on journeys
between St Gt rn.. me and \"er-a i
Su η : Il \ ι Ί , 'i'1 " ""d tor the role o'
rieeoy i\ .damped
iron-tight curfew on the Paris area
and set un the oust elaborate ma
chinery of tt e war ! ι prevent pas
sible destruction of supreme Allied
headqu: rters η d a :«si nation ol
the commanding general.
lawa rortress
Heroic Chaplain
JESUIT PRîCST lie chaplain
aboard the Γ. S . :.. : t carrier
F rani !: η \\ h· t .· lly hit ι .(I
the coast of Japan, Lieut. Comdr.
Joseph Ο V :; m c ; Ho:: ton is
credit''d v.'ϋ μ ι·.·. ν- ■ ι k at the
risk of his life in the fateful hours <>£
evrviosions and fire. (International)
Βπ<>\ ( jeu. 1 )alton
kiikd ί>\ Sniper
( )îi !. 11 /. ι > 11 island
Manila. Λ i. t \ "Μ.- \1 )—Bri
gadier (>enera 1 .fames I . Dalion,
35, one of the \ oungest generals
in the army, was kilîetl by a
Japanese sniper near Hiiets pas>
on northern 1 ii/.on island, Gen
eral Douglas .Mac \rthur an
nounced toda\.
Dalton, whom MaeArthur re
ferred to as •'distinçuis'jed and
intrepid", was Killed Ma> Hi.
MaeArthur announc ed t h e
young officer's death with
"great sorrow.
YOUTH GROUPS GET
SLAUGHTER RIGHTS
erica, -4-H clubs an I similar youth I
oiina! ΟΡΑ Di triet D re itor Theo- I
' S. .Inh· - m ■ 1 '
1 ion to a provision in the ment con
*r■ >I (>r.i£«r;im v!:i;''i ( :i :li!es them ti> !
I ■ > : 1 ; ν I'm;· ' in : . 11 ; ι ■ .
·:.!:> livestock" eusii'M slaughtered
loi' them.
Frequently at ' ι '' and mlhi·:·
«1ΐι]\ν> and exhibi'- '.h · "(·!'.!< 1 \ e
sImcU" is bought by pors . ·■ λ m
:·;);nar:!\ .!r! :!<>: have :h" a
. ν do r ! t. > ve < ι t>t :< -. he ex ' : : π
l'r i ··· : his i:n>vi · on. vi*. ·>
the ΟΡΑ may apply to War Prie?
md Rat: ".am l-t >ard< le>:.;:ia'od !tv
'he district ΟΡΑ office, foi permis
si in to have the animals c.istom
slaughtered, he .-aid.
Elaborate Hillside
Defenses Of Enemy
Taken By Americans
Guam. May 21. — CAP)—First
m a tank-led dri e through 8U0 yards
1'Ί,ί 1 ■ île .1 j ρ ; i ! > « . ι · I ; llside dé
fi tanks c )ii!d go lio farther and
e battle turned m to a hand-to
Shuri, lying bel· w the hilltop po
! '■·'«' ^·ΐ·;'·"■·· ^ P;lo
. :.· tu wî.idi been sub
Ί :.( Si\th M;.· iiu· ti '■ i>i Ή sent
ι i Shuri,
I) .1; ii' ι ν .1..ιlanese
• 'Ala'l· ι ( I. -ai Jnhn K.
H . '■ ί there "v. ere ■· le ind'c-a
' " 1 tie .la i > a lie.-1 are disinti·
:: .,:i .>vi ral! i'iuiltnig unit."
S OU XOR I H < \ROLINA.
fair ami sli;ht!> warmer t >
cl j > a lui t «m !. ί ι<«· .(Lt \ partb
cloudy and warm. with after
noon thund* rslujw ci s in the
mountains.
Tension As
To Trieste
is Growing
London Press Says
Unity for Peace As
Urgent As For War
j London, May 21.—(ΛΓ.) —
I he JJritisii j>· >· —. da tin Ted to
. day for Mn early met-tniji of the
Ijij.1' three to - ·tt 1 <· a multitude
i'l problems in shattoiv I Eu
rope a- tension muunted in the
dispute over the Adriatic port
οί Trieste.
•1 'ii' . · e ·...· .· mi· v.i;oi> Allied
liadei: ill ! ..y ·:..·■!■ peoples to
a un.teu '■.1 nt peaci as they did
m war," declared the Daily Sketch,
adding that "some of the issues are
beginning 'a a.-.- une the nature of
internal a mal cri.-es.' and 'tnere are
still darker cloud* ahead."
' The Traste dispute, the Polish
problem, paiu.-iaaent of Nazi ivar
■ criminals and plars for Allied gov·»
< nnien: til (Je. π ,.ιλ . ' said the Daily
Ί elegrafh, ".-iamld be arranged «in
generally unitonn j rmcipli s be
tween the Allies at once. Any dif
ference.- which ex.:'. are lar more
- iperiii-i .1 than fundan ental, but
di! fere lie es which art' allowed to
inl! I'm olten become di.- is
Λ Belgrade di.-patch said Ameii
"..II and Prit:.-h diplmnaia· pei.-niiel
civilians in Vu«"slavia were
.ilerted by their e.,.oa.-sies yesterday
lo prepare lor the evenlnality of
immediate e\ aeuati··!'. but Associat
ed Pre.-.- Correspondent Willian D.
King reported theie was no sign of
ei.friendly leelmg toward the Allies
in the capital, and any evacuation
would take place only if the situa
tion reached a point of open con
flict.
Marshal Tito's commanders, mean
while, moved their main headquar
ter- out ; Trieste, following a sharp
exchange oi -tateiiienl.- between the
partisan leader a d Prit -h Marshal
I Sir Han Id Alexander. This was be
ι \ ed, I ; ·ν. i", ■ ■: . to be pa l't oi a
general re-.-ί ι utile ·.·:' Yugoslav
j troops.
Congress
Medal Given
By Truman
W.I Μ.ι> ϋΐ. ι M')- 111
tlu· !.:· · . «τ. ·ι. >ny ι>: ;·. kind,
Pi ' -side Τ ι un,in ;. u < i (Λ ■' mess
joined ii.iiay .11 hononin; the 100th
; : ι : ;i ntry ; ι ι to rti.-ι ■ ι \ ι · the (.'-'lis e ■
■ mal Alt ι.... Ί 11· Mur m World
War 11.
T\\ (.·!:' y-1 ' . ... - ■ : ι i Tech. Sut.
Jake W. Lindsey, of Lucedale, Miss.,
who U:ileii 2" Gern m s with rifle
..nd buy.ι let. v. as invited to the
I apit 'i t ■ rm·: .· t:.C.'cHlfi!T.s.<ional
Medal ..| Hon. ' m the hands of
the P:*e>;de:i: in \ ι■ \ι. a jii.nt .^e^
sion of tin· Sii.ate and House.
Μ · Τ ,:ηι..:. ... ansod a 400 ! >
500-word presentation speech in the
1 i : - ι· ι a,.::: n·: t 1 p. :n. KWT.
U. S. Supreme Court Rule
Backs N. C. Divorce Ban
\V. s in ' 1 2 ΛΡ Τ! ι
1 ■ > ■ · ' '■ ' ' \ ■ . ,. \ . · ?
ι .:ΓιιΙ·ιι;> S' 11 Τι ·ι; » ui ' . my lind
i"S . Ne·, au;· v. l'iks ci ι \ > uv<>
was invalid In·· . μ· ; t>. .lal'idc :vsi- ,
cient . ■ * ι
.Γ .stici ' ' "ι d(M\ ered tin ,
ο·ιιιΊ'< six ι : ,·.
: · ■
. !: ■ ■.·.■ iv.i
Clil :·>·,!.
!■ λ asserted ill'' th·.· curt's
:.· m;;; v. ·mid "pas- a ci ud ·>\ «τ the
l:\c- . ι Γ c nntless number- , 1 a mul
.11· .·ι .uved pe; sons in the
Γι.lied Stales."
Γ.I..c 1\ added Iiκ.t the de ■ ·η
•■undermines and makes uncertain
lie \,.!:ditv ··! every contested d·
\ , i ce decree."
The ι' ι ' ,■ a 1 !M'2 décision, held
that Nevada's six-week divorces are
valid and must in- recognized by
• ther ■ tales.
T> .i .v'- il< .· · . u was ci v eil un
: τ.> 11 ' iiy Al. · ,j Mrs ι 1 15. WM
. ». ... Γ ■ . Ν C . t *' the
North Carolina courts refused to
r. cognac flu· <.:e!· ! rib lial's deci
·■·. ι tw > y a"s ard as a result
they were being .- ojeeted tu "unjust
The two went to Nevada in 1040,
:«·-:·»··' six wi o.>- . : a:: auto camp
near Las Vegas, obtained the di
• ·*·!·.ι ι ·ηι tirs! spouses, were
married and returned t<> North Caro
lina m sol :·!· usi keeping, the
... ' : il : ,ι i Later they v\ ere
. . . ' e.i ,i! X I. arc Ίίη.. ··: ' big
»··'! ··:'·.· ; Ί he Sta'.e c>n—
! ι ; . ied : na: s nie Π' i ! p. ο ν >1 the de
:ι· ct,tir, si">usc - w.c- served with
notice of the divorce suits in Nevada
and neithei defendant made an ap
pcarance in the \i ·. .. ta proceedings,
1 he (1. . ■ re do. roe- e.. Id η· t he I ec
ogn./.e·! .is \ ..lid i>i North Carolina.
On appeal !" the Supreme Co'Wt,
however, the Nevada divorces were
held valid. The North Carolina Su
preme Court then ordered a new
In d. this : iη ι· ■ . the question
w he! he ! e c ι ; .It had acquired
bona fide residences in Nevada. The
: ■ ι a 1 ι ry divided they had not done
si, ;,nd " was held that therefore
Nevada had n.> .t:ir -diction to grant
the divorces. The couple again was
found guilty . f "bigamous cohabita
tion.' The Supreme Court today af
:irmed the convictions.