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M. HimiU’rrmt Bath} Btspafclj st THIRTY-SECOND YEAR ^kXs^c\U&'Vk£s*f HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 10. 1!H5 ^BLia^cE,'',n FIVE (ENi^ COPY Coal Strike Conference Deadlocked Three-Hour Meet Declared Failure; Compromise Given Wasliinytcn, Oct. 10.— (AP) —Suit coal operators and I'nitcd Mine Workers’ Chief John L. Lewis failed at a three hour conference today to reach aKrct incut on a compromise plan to end strikes affecting over 1 Vo,000 miners. '] nov did arreO, however. In renew talk: with Labor Secretary Lewi Schwntla-nbach at a .■ c.. i n later i the flay. Si.hw.llcni icii . ought t set 11 di11ereiiei - v. hich arose over tire wording of a peace proposal to ne t ■ tiate toe di-pot' . . er re -ogniti >n o a |i reaten's union, affiliated will 1 Lew ' f.Al \V. Lewis objected to making a letter from Schwcllenbarh, in terpreting the agreement, a part o! the plan. The operators want ed the secretary's views in rlude.l. The I’D-day stiike ever retusal o the ope: . t . t • roe-njui/.e the U M.W. fi-retm1 ' - uni ti -t I'.e none owners say 11, renien ar pa it of a anagement and not labor- -has shut Tib mintes in six states. Soft coal pri duetion is down nearl ya million tons daily Lewis inliellv made the pro posal to end the strike if the operators would negotiate on the recognition issue. The opera tors countered, however. that their Wiljir. ess to negotiate shouldn't be taken as any re treat trnin their stand th-’t lore men should be allowed to unionize. Lewis stood fiat. He said his own test is "all we have t" otter.' and that the miner, "will not be stipu label out of their bargaining tights by weasel word.- added to the pio posal." Far Eastern Commission Will Confer Washington. 1 -(AP)- I he United Stall has called a meeting ( ot a pr iposed Far Kaslern advisory J 0 inn.i.N lull t a- C led >lic r J.I in A ash - ii-glt a. but intend.' :•> make no i change in General Douglas Mae Aiilen' po t as supieng. com:..:.ltd 1 t in Japan. Seei e! ary ot Stale Byrne.- an nounced the meeting today, say ' gi that invitations had gone out to nine governments ad toat India may he a eluded at Britain's suggestion. Smuiltaneoi sly, Byrnes chseh ed Russia had .-uggcslcd that creation of till' advisory commission he pre ceded by establishment ot a control cmim 11 lor Japan. Such a step would mean cither re placing or low cl ing MncArllmr tram liis present position as supreme com mander for the Allies. Byrne-, mak ing it clear that he personally does not favor this Russian proposition,' said titer,, i. n > intention i I altering Alai Arthur's st it us. Nations invited to the meeting lu-ri| are Russia, Britain, China, France. Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the Philippines. Britain has suggested that a din l„. included. The United States agree ing for it.-ef, has passed the sug gestion on to Russia and h luna. Laval's Attorneys Seeking New Trial for Condemned Man Paris. Oct. 10.—(AP)— Attorneys lor Pierre Laval set machinery > motion today ior ii new trial lot the former Vichy chief of government who was senti* ced yesterday to die before a firing squad alter ht. was convicted of intelligence with the enemy and attacking the security ol tiic State. Albert Naud. chief detense counsel unnoi * ced last night that he had requested an interview with General Charle: DeGaulle, French president and would seek to have the veidiG set aside because ol the attitude o. tht, judge and jurors. ’ Police said Laval would be trans ferred to his former cell in Fresitei prison, where he wil await a final decision. BAPTIST PLAN AID Richmond, Va., Oct, 10. —(AP) Southern Baptists wil give $63,0lt< for relief of war victims in Europi and Asia and hurricane sufferer: in the Caribbean area, it was an nounced today by the war emergin'; council of the toreign mission boon t>t flic Southern Baptist convention REVEALING ANOTHER NAVY SECRET DISCLOSED NOW BY THE NAVY is its method, still experiment;'.!. Tor off setting the weight 1 st by blimps as they consume their fuel. Illustrated by photos taken over Lake Er ie, the method permits a blimp to take water-btlla.-t as it flies (top picture). A “fish" containing an electric pump is lowered (bottom) on a line that carries a hose and an electric wire. Thus water is i umped from the surface of lake or ocean and into the blimp's ballast-tanks to hold its normal weight. (International) SolonsCoolToward Peacetime Draft I Congressmen Talk, Vote on Fateful Policy Decisions Washington, < )(■:. in. ( APt- Con gress voted and talked tmlav on law ful policy decisions i t Amei i • ds future. Here .1 quick nooiaiy: M1 lilarv (ienel'al Mai -ha!’- pro posal lor compulsory military t .lin ing had tins roilgrcs .oiiai .c.-pome; Wait. Atomic A I lo 1.« c 00 ittcc hi 1 r ried .1 to • on • l c- 1 n to wrestle with a history making bill to control atomic (level ipmi lit-. Scicntiti. A Senate committee tried to disc >\ er w hat sort of lead ership i- planned :■ ■ r a federal re search agency which Congress lit been ashed to create. Diplomatic—-The Senate I 01 eign Kelaiions t omniillee is ex pected to give its blessing to the nomination id Spruille Deaden as assistant seeretao of state. Coni inittee action has been pfd lioin d. pending more information on tlie I.atin American situation. Economic I here Wes an outourst over allowing a coinmui i-t ti testily on the lull employment 1 ill There also war 11 ore tester.o... I;, e tin pi 1 ye - tod iy an. in. ' a isitlg till n 1 imnm wage front 40 t ■ 65 cents an hour. A large, angry Texan, Represert tative Pain.an. pi deste I I" a sc the House Expend:! ire Commit>c< ha ; consented for communist William Z. I Fester to appear oil Inc lull em ployment I ilk British Loan Might Have Few Strings Washington. Oct, 10. (AP) -f?us ! sia like Britain may lie asked t commit herseli to a 1 i> er.d tort ign trade poli.y Indore she obtain: A i nancial assistance lroiu the l-'nited States. This developed today in tile wane of reports that Angl .-Ameriean tradL. and linalle.al ' eg..Hat: 'lls are moving sv.-iltly toward agreement -m a $5,000,000,000 U. S. credit to Eng land. Present tentative plans call lor the loan to carry a very tow interest rate and be repayable over many year.-. A grace period ot no in payment probably \v111 be in eltect ■ for the tirst live yc is. As hart o the fit al hi » bi~h t ■ will obtain American help, the Brit i ish are expected to agree to reduce both gove ' mental and nri a'e i - slraints on internati m.'d t".■ ie 1! 1 1 would include such tl m s broad elimination of cartel practices. Russian Premier Starts Vacation, First In Years Moscow, Oct. 10.— (AIM—The Kremlin announced t >day that Cien* ralissimo stalin who hr* not had a rc-j.ite trom the du ties of his office since before the war had le.t Moscow for a vaca tion and a rest. The announcement, winch was printed on the hunt pages of all Soviet newnsapers. said Stalin had Id! the* capital yistc.^ay hut did not say where he had gon(» nor hc.w long he would »e absent. ARGENTINA’S ENVOY TO MEXICO OUSTED '.\!e\ii-i ri'y. 1.1.1 in —(API- Ar y.eiil ine A ;i i i >r Ih.-rt ••• Chri alde said ti -day lie had inn relieved nl Ids post and v. :1 leave l lluene Aims a. so. n ; i ••erriary am, es a- charge d"a lieii - Th,. aetiun is due to per mial rea- n.- aid nut linked vvilh interna' aaial n alter.-, ho said. Army Men •/ Ruling In Argentine Navy Wants Court To Take Over Rule After Resignations Iluem.s Aires, (hi. 10—(AP) —The army ru 1 <•<I Argentina to day after forcing the resigna tion of the strong man, Vice President Col. Juan I’eron, but the navy report, d demanding that the cut in government quit and turn the nation over to the supreme court. The . at 11 in .v Argent in. w as confused, b a .*• much wa ■tear: (teller..I Fai • lead of the military regime. ■ • president', out !u lake- hi' ■ . le: i ;.m Avalos. commander of ihi "ampo De M-.y.i gma is. u in an Buenos Aires, whose personal a arrets with Pei on brought abou' a military's on a <is for the resign it'on of the vice president. A hiph naval office, sail’ the rcsipnitien was no enough, slice it leit unsettled lie csscn tiai problem—the exhtonre of the military government. There was no reason to believe the army and navy could come to terms. Joan ( o. he. Furred-' •>. nign min ister, ai i mm e | 1 h,. i'.i met would I ■■ eel t iav. The Can > . garrison from whence in .1 me Bill!. General Kawson o\a rthrew the . ernmenl of Castillo and became president for two days, has been I’eron' chief sup porter. I; turned aagiial him yes terday iiin.il the sh r.n ot ooeosltion j to his n Hilary r He which had been gatherin'’, fury b.r weeks. 42,000Prmt, Dye W orkers End Strike (By The Associated Press) 'Flu- nal ion-wide total "1 pc■ r- >n-. aw ay | mm work because of labor dispute^ was reduced by -12,000 to day will) the sett 1 1 meat ol a three* state strike of textile workers. The red ii t ion left the number of v. * ri-cers oi l their mb.- in various in i' stl'ies at approximately 418.000. At the same • e. Secret ay of l.oboi Lewis S 1 velenbaeh was Impetul of ending a strike in the soil coal fields which wo iId enable some 175,000 miners to resume digging in 740 dosed pits. The strike of 42.000 CIO textile print and dy workers in 284 amp in New Jersey, Xrw Yon-; • d Pennsylvania erne ' with a tmi"ii nianageioeut agreement for a 10 rents per hour wage increase 1 jinen and luc re;a - tor w men. 1 ^ wage question, under terms ot tin agreement, can t ot be reopened until November 1. 1940. Full product: n was expected to ii(, reached by tonight or tomorrow. The sloppagi began in Patterson, X. J., on September 27 and spread 01 other areas. Tin- mion settled d nvii wtil’d its wage den anils Irom 15 cents per hour h 10. Communists In Japan Demanding Overthrow Of Imperia I System Political Prisoners Are Freed __ National f ederation Of Toil ers Seeking To Retain Hirohito Tokyo. Oct. lit.— (AD — Liberated i> lit prisonei emerg<-<l i t'1 in: : . iiiml ila mas sive walls of ft r l panose pris- j ens today to rect ive the acclaim i of u c 1 r n ni i n e i-omnr.mist ; crowns shiail i11.c < mpo -. t n ni i > imperial rule--while a newiy iormed nation;.. i ■ ■■ lerai ad' o; j toilers an >si !' > del end the t ni ]-(-rial In um' all.I a--.nl 1 i'i-iis. Pro notci ol the newly federal: : again.-: leaders of "m " r O peror." The frdrra<i<*" md ' group t.ivitriug dr i-tii -i 'i! t.ii ing in llir Japanese tlir; arose suddenly today .is tin- new lib eral premier. Karim Ki i ' > Sbidfbara. told bis pi ;:i" in a broadcast: “The hold i the tnrv el on political p. wi-r i■ - : 1i r | and all poiiti--.il . n i r ■ no me p ■■■ | cics will be d( 1 : i a 1 by of the map rilv." Sixteen Iiberated through the big W'lcq-ii gate in Fuchu prison’s ira-sive -!■' ' .. today to be hoisted . -■ !■ 'civ ' [ the shoulders’ >I a ehe- tans crowd *: j | communists and K' >■' -a us Shouting “banzai lor the re- ; lease of fighters ot the peoples' front.” the crowd waved I'l-o Hags and the Korean independ ence banner—then ',i toned quietly while the conimunisi leader Tokuy i urged overthrow of the imperial system. “'Chi impcri;:! sy.-'ti--: i ' l no ' " ' : , il," no asserted. Hi ent UJ n nth i prise n 1 ter >ieing sti< | thoughts—bet re Genet al l1 ■ ’gla- j M.ncArt bur's directive aid I’reu'ier Siiidi liara's liberality g ve .:... im NLRB WILL COUNT MOVIE STRIKE VOTES Westeingt. Oc. in. i \ IM -Tic \ Idi 11 t. ho to .-a tod y t CO int ball ts ot trike and on strikers in last .-pnng- c dleeflvi' i al'gainm.g • ieetii ii Thi ! -a u ; which t uelicd oil a m '. "it n. nibs to in Holly d ‘ st The el.-id a a W: - held ■ del t mine a uarg. ' ing agon: 1- : • ratin'-. A .in: iu-tue-.al b 'Me be tween A FI. panib aid AFT inter national alliance of 1 hi at run -t age employe: over those ' dee er spreari : 1 every branch workers. Xow an - !'. ed art. me la an n CHUBBIEST BUFF !5 'TSsNY TIM' LIGHT Ai A FOUR-ALA.RMiR, ‘’Tiny Tim" Jones of the Liberty Borough Vdlui.ii. ' lire, on, Imperial, Pa., is pr claimed by his comrades as the country's bigmvt firelighter. Crushing tiic scales at 473, emperor-size ‘•Tiny" is saul to be n fast worker at smothering blazes. (International) 1 runian Salutes (Chinese Nation ()n Arum ersar\ Washington. Oct. Id.— ( \P — President Truman s ihite i China ;<:(ia\ on the lllth anniversary (.1 ttic republie and expressed c nlideneo the ( hint-.e nation would aehitee "the democratic oh.iet ties established . > Or. Sun ^ it-sen." In a statement issued by Hi. White ii ms. . Hie IV.m told ( hina that Americans look pride in tin "dci isiee role pin' ed In iiur gallant all' in this titantie struggle lor world freedom." ail lUPi v . bad of; I Fking Squad Executes French Gestapo Leader Squad of 12 Men Execute Former Chief of Militia (A P A firing . i - -"mi rs executed a i : 1 : 1 ' II Chief of the V y n ' i- ' DeChapallon « -111 a 11 1. I I:I> . ■ let o| treason i )e: . y ii:. • i me o>urt which ■' i ii..- superior, Pierre L; v ; I, to death. A ! 1 ;:i.-'. Darnand's ■ : .ii l ■ magistrates nr .up which wif ■ yi .mi . .1 st be lore the .• I ;ed out: "Vi7 1.. I- ■. ■I- '.. m. .. i . my militia The short. gra> haired leader of the 1 rein ii e.i-t '|;o had been coin ieted ei numerous crimes, including intelligence with the mini reei uitieg cm m> forces and eollahoi .ition with the <ier maus inside I-'raaee. the judge s "one of France who ; F:'i i e.s misled by • .i m m' a. ■ 'he e.'ort pro ■ i i Me .' i • lence "If I .• . ! m .; , ■ it." lie said, i .i n i a great i Pm! ot France. ■ : sty. Legality, ■ •ii. i ..I. ;•, eihcr hands.” Communist Loader Not Assassinated l'l. ( AD —Lt. ' .uni. ' party sec ... i ... not assas te i i 1 iei identally \ t .'.e i' i It. t ten Chang i ■ . '.I !,un .'king ey n,.r i i to .i;. a ft in' an in l I - h''!. Ci'.o.u' ' e i-I ir to the official C' .II i I ■ age; ey quickly sll.'t tcr i a ttf r\ •.« 1 ;. an ardent . in. o' . led fur his politi , . • ! . d hi "ii assassinated. I ie I', neral d an investigati n I'lscln.-ed that a . p r.d tired when I 'luialleur i;i ored an order to halt. I ,o • w: - •pun ly acci dental.' it was as simple as that,” Chang said. Truman Urges River Valley Development Speaking At Dam Dedication, He Says TV A Projects Just Plain Common Sense Oil:.. :■!>'. the. Kv . in. • API — Preside-!! Truni..ti \ ..i,-ed assur ance 1 iday U 1 naii.. soon \v ill "press forward" in the development in’ all its gr. ..t iv.-r \ alleys with trati. i'.al piaiie. : ins spirit. Speaking at :! e deoa iti.m ot the Tetmessee \ alleye ... it la irit yT Ken pesky Pair here. It’’ called 1 V.\ "".1 - • plain e ttira. nd added: ■ The ' 11 > Am. I • i aw ait then I li 11 .le. e,. pnte.. 1 tic 11 i’e hie ■ e rim that n iteriais and man power are m in plentiful to gross : ; w a. d. rl i days ol t , pionei ate pot dead. I t development of our nafional r. s. a'.'es cali. f. r men ol Courage, cr '. : ‘ n. r 1 mler.mee. just as in tin' piotieern; day. ot old.' The President said the p >liey ol legiona! di e : P rali/ation imdei which the Ti1 n< ssei ri et has been ; harnessed to: power, tl od control, j navigation art i other purpp e '“ought bc t, lav ed in the other ri\ or valleys as rational agencies are ' ereatt .1 and .set to \\. rk. At the same lime. h,. said "de tails of administrati. a and e >n trol" mat "have to be different in the development of other valll VS. In an .. Mrc. broad.- .st region illy ■ . ly and apt uvr.t!} ’ 1regarded as , a li.it.ior p. litn-al speech, the Prosi dent said ti e us: a riving ~e< nmnii sense prin. iples' TV A "ean pr ■> vide guidance .ual e amsel 1 * the people in other ivein:is " At the same tin r he declared Hal ly. "Let me empha-i/e that in the last analysis such development is a ; mailer tor th*• pe -pie Themsvl . e t■1 I deride." TV A . - iiper.Ui il by a t hre< -iihmi lier bnard of discolors responsible I directly t the l’n sident and Con gress under :> a: b .icndent ar, ur\ status. It sells electricity directly to nmnieipalit'os, rural coonerat ivo. and oilier agencies as well as l.i .luininnm and d- tense plants. One e! the early projects l the late Franklin D Roosevelt. i! was set up to fix a yardstick for iviwer rates through use of its m iltiple ptirpose power-navigation-1luocl con trol dams. WIATHIIP FOR NORTH CAROLINA i Pr a-'' e.intinued cool to i-.icl-t- Thursday, inreasiag rhindb’ess ■ml not much tem perature change. President Dedicates New Dam !HK \ KWF.PT TV A HAM n t!t !'■ -m >• ; t crts\ iliu, Kv. | near Padueh which wa.*- dedicated this n» on hv i\:i. «ii ..ntan. •