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v. PAGES TODAY PRICE FIVE CENTS How Englnttr Itforf Burflntfton Craih FIRST BLOCK SIGNAL SHOWED RNING YELLOW NORMALLY VISIBLE ABOUT 3,900 FEET Explosive Palestine Issue faces WASHINGTON, May 1 explosive packed recommendation that 100,000 persecuted Jews be mitted to Palestine at once ticked aWay ominously today on Britain's doorstep. In dropping it there, the official Anglo-American, committee on Palestine held at the same time that the strife-torn Holy Land must become "neither a Jewish state nor an Arab state." Immediate reaction to the com-- mittee's proposals for the British mandate ranged from qualified Jewish approval of the emergency" immigration plan to a blistering indictment from Arab In Jerusalem, where there long have been repeated outbreaks pf bloody violence, the Arab office said the report would intensify led Report med 'Betrayal' ftEW DELHI, May hibmed All Jinftah, president of i the Moslem League, declared 'diaV' that the reports of the British-American committee of oh -Palestine was the ''grossest betrayal of the prom- -t ises made tb Arabs." Insists Japan War for elf-Protedion' May 1 Hideki Tojo Coal Conferences 'Getting Nowhere', Conciliator Says WASHINGTON, May 1 Conciliator Paul W. Fuller bowed to White House persuasion today and agreed to continue his efforts toward breaking the deadlock in bituminous coal contract negotiations. Fuller withdrew the resignation he submitted to Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach last night, after conferences with Schwellenbach and White House Assistant John R.

Steelman. As for the coal conference, Fuller admitted "they are not getting, anywhere. They are. just John L. Lewis, who earlier in the day had cleared the way for a possible anthracite shutdown, by month's end, accompanied Fuller and Special Mediator Edward F.

Me Grady to Schwellenbach's office for rd "at more thana mile a minute to smash into the rear of made an unscheduled stop at Naperville-(NBA telephoto). i Will Wed Sen, Brooks Advance an hour-long conference last night. Fuller, one-time ewls organizer who limps slightly from a mine accident in his youth, was known i t. I tnitriDunai witn no remorse. nce I recommendations 'S re "fPJLS In an democracy ahd a grave betrayal ugh his principal Jap i of justice." tile one-time dictator made his first WEST J.W JCJO ATA 1 Miss Anna Jarvis who founded Mother's Day in 1906, celebrated her 82nd'birth- On Italy rf JorTpl PARIS, May 1 Fofeign Minister'Vyacheslav Molotov and U.

of State James Byrnes flashed on of the future Allied control of Italy today as the foreign minister's council turned thumbs down on Austria's plea for return of the Southern Tyrpl by Italy, A qualified conference source said the Soviet minister sharply opposed Byrnes' proposal for a single general commission to nipervise cariymg iMut the Italian treaty provisions on ''The groupd that it would'be an infringement, of Italian Byrnes was said to. reported it was no more of vaiv infringement the! treaty" itself. reversed the Soviet policy followed at last September's council meeting at which the Russians voted with their colleagues to set up only military control told the Senate yesterday that he intended-to vote against the. proposed' British loan because he believed it was "a bad bargain and i a fooHsh venture" which would MOC RUJUBICIB the last of 11 points of disagreement i bring "disappointment and resent' ment" to the American and British peoples, ini Favored Black said today during of 1TER, May 1 (Of) mM shnrta and black market meat shortage and black market coridiitons that if the In London, the Jewish agency for Palestine pledged co-operation with the plan to admit 100,000 Jews now but protested that the document left untouched the central problem of stateless" Jews in Europe. The num- has been placed by ber of tile one-time dictator made his first' the 1 the Occupation.

'Tojo acknowledged that he had against Japan's continued denied that'he had'taken any The problem presented by, the climaxed a four-month primarily one Britain to handle because that cbvjn- try since 1922'has League of landate over, Palestine. was ho provision in the joint inquiry committee's instructions making its condiitons that ifjne the not cleared up in 90 woula i umt States. But the report's of- fnvnr removal of nrice controls fic-ial status assured ac- I Miss Jarvis inaugurated the Mother's movement on the first anniversary of her mother's death The day is now observed in 43 countries. She has been confined in a sanitarium here since 1943. La Follette, Brooks Voice Opposition To British Loan WASHINGTON, May 1 VF) Follette (p ro commissions.

At this morning's'sesson, over which he presided, Molotov came out in favor of no commission at jver the Italian treaty. The ministers to hold their next meeting tomorrow morning and to cancel a scheduled session this afternoon, Their deputies will meet this afternoon to set an agenda. A conference source said both sessions tomorrow probably would be devoted to attempts to clear up minor points of differences on the Italian Clash on Border Questions. In considering Jhe Austrian- Italian border question the deputies decided that the Austrian re favor removal of price controls meat. Anderson said; he is, pinning hopes on the success of new slaughter quotas for packers and on the campaign against black market dealers in meat.

"This is about the last effort to see if it (meat control) will work," he told the Senate Banking Committee in hearings on OPA extension. He added he "would hate to see" controls of meat lifted "until we have again made a serious effort." Anderson had said earlier that if meat ceilings were lifted now that pork might go to 70 cents a pound. Urges OPA Extension. The advisory board of the office of war mobilization and reconver- sion unanimously urged that OPA be extended" for a period not to exceed year. Reconversion Director John W.

Snyder released a resolution adopted by the board as Anderson told the committee increased farm real estate prices are "a strong argument for holding onto price control," The resolution said termination A11C La Follette's statement was made! of price control must be brought during a discussion of the loan in'about without unnecessary delay Ml tr Wl which Senator Ellender (D-La.) and in an orderly manner. But he added that if it is "con- 7 gut he added that it is -con- said the loan, granted, might jnced that to abandon price con- nm i 4u 1 Ti A On 1 QAfi cause strained relations with Rus sia, When La Folle.tte referred to wartime iend'lease as "90 per cent giving and' 10 per cent lending," Senator Fulbright interrupted to ask if La Follette did not gard winning the war a "worthy VO cjded against September, The question appse at the meeting of the ministers yesterday whether the request wag a major nwnor border change and the matter was handed pver to the deputies. The ministers clashed sharply yesterday en two Italian border questipns, with Russia sunpprtmg a Ywgpstev demand Trieste and most the fetmn peninsula against the at Britain, France in4 the United States! and opposing an Austrian repest fpr the South trol on June 30, 1946, would leave ficial status assured ceptance or 'lull! dress airing in the halls of bdtK-Gdngress anjd Commons. The committee's action was taken agafnst the -immediate background of President Truman's 'six montfis ago for emergency immigration homeless Jewish victims of Axis a request. later rejected by Prime Minister Clement of Britain.

The two governments then formed the joint committee. Behind the. present day problem lies the taunt-drawn clash of interest between the Jews and Arabs, centering around Jewish demands for establishment of a national home, and Arab contentions that Palestine is part of the Arab world. On the surface, at least, there appeared no likelihood that the committee's recommendations would assuage. either faction.

Obviously envisioning this, the committee said that if its report is accepted, the United States and Britain should: ill Suppress Violence. Make it clear "beyond all doubt to both Jews and Arabs, that any attempt from either side, by threats of violence, by terrorism, or by the organization or use of illegal armies to prevent, its execution; will be res- stern little man de- he would "express my whole plnion" in court but dodged a "stioh whether he intended, to demn U. -leaders while pre; his: or. olutely suppressed." In against the Holy He said that if, in 1941, Japan taken any other way than war "as an independent country I would have taken it." He re-, p'eated JTati.an's favorite propaganda, faith Asiatic co-prosperity sphere, indicating clearly that he would 'rest considerable part 'of his defense the Righteousness" japan's war," Kiybse visited the former premier 30 niinuteij, today and reported him health and spirits." The'trial may be held in June. Tojo, writing his answers to 10 questions in clear, -bold characters, declared: "We did not want to invade any Oriental countries.

I thought this was a War' to emancipate Oriental countries' from foreigh influences and enjoy a co-prosperity sphere oC freedorri and equality. "But during, the war, in order to complete It, we could not refrain from using natural resources (of the occupied areas) and imposing several restrictions on the people's rights," He said thqse restrictions were to continue only during the war, after which the Oriental countries were to live on "a principle of freedom." but Jhe war ended differently and is regrettable that this idea has' taken a different shape." Thourht Japan Would Win. Tojo declined to answer this question: out his knowledge. McGrady and Fuller are old friends, however, who worked together on' disputes several years rfgo. Fuller recently has been special conciliator, for the rubber industry at Akron, but his resignation? if it sticks, remove him conciliation service en-, The operators said Lewis greeted them Monday, when the conferences were resumed at Schwellenbach's with a for immediate pajyment of wage adjustments for four holidays since Day.

Compu of overtime 'in. Ml reuuuuiieiiiuiiK OBauiav wic.ji*v"jr Land's becoming either an Arab or' "Do you feel now that it was Jewish state, the committee paid belter that you lived through your "the form of government ultimate, suicide attempt?" troi on June au iwm woum ly to be established, shall, under in- The war-instigaUng premier sa the nation unorotacted against; a ternational guaranteeg, fully protect "of course I believed we would wm daneerous in nriS in the in- and preserve the interests in the the war" at (be outset but he de. before' normal economic Land of Christendgm and of dined to express an opinion on how be mdl eCPn0nnC the Moslem and Jewish faiths." lof when Japan had lost. are working. Another advisory board resolw it went on, "is jj said he would answer in court esohl-.

rnwawMB, vycui WM, IO.M«H ocim uc wuum auowct esow- become a land which the question when did he become with- Weather for Fair north necessary to win the war. BROOKS CAILS WASHINGTON, PROJECT- May 1 W) Senator BrocOtg (R411.) told the Senate today he will vete against the British IPJW, ing it a WPA project that will lower our standards pf living," Brooks, a of World War he expected to be called and clou4y south portton tonight. Thursday cloudy. rajn south -portion Thursday, be- tpnigflt, ginning in extreme Cooler south portion jRUaelaBdei- A wxi- mym temperature ot 74 degrees was here with a minimum was The reading at 8 o'clock OS mojrnwis was 6P, at 310 o'clock, and aoon, 71. The prevailing is bom Use "I am not pro.British," he said, "I am and I am proud ef it." s' criticism of the loan legr came as opponents planned a parliamentary move which they hoped might sweep the loan legislation out pf the Senate without a vote on the bill itself.

tion recommended creation wun-j felfglon can jusUy claim in at a mgn jcwi, i of an expedition committee to as ns ve handle all applications on which AUJEP TROOPS GUARD a decision has been delayed for 30 AGAINST VIOLENCE days, I JERUSALEM, May 1 UP) Thej Anderson testified that a streets of Palestine's major cities) tributing factor in the rise of rural teemed with extra troop and police and land prices are legitimate details today in the wake of speculators and City pee- Vf WVf ations by Arab leaders that convinced that war with the United States Britain was inevitable. Rapids Flier Vies For A-Bomb Honor --f Pie "who want a place in the coun- tion of a British-American inquiry i try" as a hedge against inflation, committee report on Palestine would the committee is considering plunge the Holy Land into bitter KWA JE.LEJN, May Four i strife. R.2fl nrpws will arrive in a few See "OPA," Page 7- War Has Made Better Lovers Of Veterans, Coeds Find he wg? jn "good com; in the loan and rw rm "Jease who loaned more money than ajjy individual in lus- tory, Erowley, able as 1 trator of Mr. tjje Loaa bill. in May at tiny William Jewell College think the war has made better lovers.

William Turnage, and asr sactete editor of the college per, grew tirfd "loose tt veterans coming back to 4ate coe4s after dating girls all over the world-" he end five other veterans ducted a campus poll amnng from states among the 513 students about the es-serv- ipe men the Sisty-sw said wen better lowers mw Own 1 "'war; 3i thai the reflection of a coed's opinion of the the Irip veterans as a lover." crews will arrive in a few days from the United States to pete in a series pf flights for the hqnpr pf dropping the atomic bomb on the Navy's guinea pig test fleet in Bikini lagoon. Several crews have been i peting in preparatory bombing 'flights at Roswell, N- four crews of nine men each will make crew will 11 We'll decide Iwentyfsixof the co.pds voted that i drop bomb after Phserymg the overseas experience had added work over CoL MiUaid finement veterans' technique C. Young, March Field, chief of 71 thought itfof staff pf Oroup 15, the air had addeti power. TwentyTthree force unit which will drop the make UP their minds what 'atomic explosive and gather scien- if any improvement hid been 8.4,4- 1 ufic ed to the technique by ty. It was a close call on whether com veterans were more gentlemanly.

said yes, 50 no and nine wowidn't say. flOW! the is the of headed by Li. gal. Clarence McFherson, Ches? f-- young reported- But it far ahead of those coflSfflanded by Lt. CoJ.

Jack J. Catton, Los Attgsies; Col. paul W. fibbets, Fla-: wd Mai- Woo4row Lewis told reporters: hem and they cer- giving, and' Year's Day oecufredvfs at stake for some workers; i 1J "It 'is. due tairily The 400,000 soft coal miners have been on strikev since April 1.

Lewis yesterday filed notice that the 75,000 Pennsylvania hard coal miners would ijfollow suit, and for approximately. the same demands, in 30 days, if-, a contract is not written before, "then. Meanwhile, jvith Lewis, showing no signs of retreat from his demand for a health and welfare fund for his workers, two members of Congress came forward with similar bills designed ''to block any royalty payments by the operators td such a 'Anti-Lewis' Bill Proposed. Reps. Robertson and Howard Smith, both Virginia Democrats, said they expected strong backing from Southern -Democrats and Republicans who supported the recently-enacted bill.

measures are patterned, after the same measure, but would' be broader in scope to bring in Lewis and other labor leaders as well as the head of the American Federation of Musicians. Smith introduced his bill yesterday, It would make it illegal to use or threaten use of "force or violence to coerce, compel or constrain person, firm or corporation to pay or agree to pay tribute or royalty for the privilege of producing, mining, repairing or distributing any Robertson, saying he would introduce his proposal today, said it would specify, only that it be illegal for any employer to pay or agree to pay any money or other thing of to any employee regular dues. Mrs. Arthur J. Peavey, 34, daughter of the late Thdmast.

Idaho, -and widow of Arthur an Idaho rancher Who died in' hunting accident in 1941; will marry Senator C. Wayland, of Illinois, in Washington May telephoto). 150 Injured in Explosions Aboard Ji, May 1 destroyer sco rt Solar, its bow ripped off and twisted grotesquely over? warsnip by force 'of -three explosions, lay black- J.O4A-C Ui MlitC eiiedivhd) a along- Premier Urges Strengthening of Russ Armed Might LONDON, May 1 Stalin warned Russians brating their May Day holiday today-against forces of "international reaction" which he said are "hatching plans of a new war," and urged strengthening of the Soviet's armed forces "to guard the peace." "The armed forces of the Soviet land troops, air forces and their duty to the country in the great patriotic war," he declared in an order of the day broadcast last night by the Moscow radio and recorded in London. our armed forces. faced "with a task of no less 1 vigilantly to guard the peace which Was.won and the constructive labot of the Soviet people, to be the re- liable bulwark of the interest of Soviet Union.

"The successful accomplishment of this honorable task is possible only on condition of further growth pf military culture and military skill of the officers and men of our army; our navy and our aviation." Stalin urged Russian workers to reach and even exceed the goals set in the nation's new five-year plan. "Developing peaceful Socialist construction," Stalin's order declared, "we should not forget for a minute the intrigues of international reaction, which is hatching plans of" a new It is necessary, to remember'the pf -the great the; effect that after-. switching over to peaceful labor," it is necessary to be constantly to. protect as the apple of one's the 4 Navyjs huge Earle eye the armed forces and defensive ammunition" depot IlUlitell ierice of war on vthe of the in the explosions yj iitvai.A.jr 1 1 day which detonated ah'mmnium- tion-laden railroad car oriythe pier, destroyed a -pier-based warehouse, set fire to the pier itself and a gaping hole in the concrete structure which juts two and a half miles into the bay. The Third Naval District public information office in New York said the next of kin of those missing and badly injured were notified-during the night, and a casualty list? be released today.

Five in Critical Condition. In to the five five others today were considered in critical condition, and 30 swere seriously injured. Thirty-five persons were hospitals in the area, ana 109 Navy men and 25 civilians weris under observation and treatmen at the Navy dispensary here, Late Bulletins PARIS, my 1 French official quaritrs said today thai President Truman in Phone conference with Foreign Minister Cewges Bidault, had promUecl thai the requested American loan to France was its French said President Trmnan pledged United States assistance in mcetinv France's food needs, particularly on wheat, tne two I Oeist, president of toe fttanufapturinf advised tbat "a state ef anarchy" wists at tbf pany's strtoJwund West Allis pjani, Gefet tbe ta give asguran.ce -of adequate added tbat un- "we wiil to wwi to advise ol- to remain at tow MM wder is vewew jawrswtts 1C. A Navy investigating board, began an immediate probe of the disaster and was scheduled, meet again today. An official statement by the Third Naval District public relations office said cause the, blasts was unknown, The explosions occurred in fire order shortly before noon.yes- terday while the Solar was unfading ammunition at the of its kind in the world.

The jam- munition depot built jn 1943 OR the thinly populated shores of Sandy Hook Bay is the largest naval munitions storehouse in the east. Depth Charge Went Off. Eyewitness accounts said th.e first blaSt took place when a "hedgehog" went off in the hands of a seaman. (A -'hedgehog" is a depth charge used against submarines. It about 60 pounds and is a cylinder about 30 inches long and 4 to 5 inches in diameter.) The seaman was slightly injured, but the man ahead was either killed or badly wounded, Fireman Jack Home of Charlotte, N.

said. The Solar was in convoy service between the east coast and the Mediterranean rmg the war ami had arrived yesterday morning at the pier for overhauling. Its captain was Lt, Comdr. G. La Rocque of Kankakee, who was burned severely about the face and hands.

He gave the order to abandon ship after the second blast. Nanking Becomes China's Capital Again NANKING, May 1 (4V-Nanking officially became the capital of form. progress- of science and technique. Beyond any doubt, our Army, Navy and Our aviation- will accomplish all those tasks fac-'- ing them. Similar to Labor Day in U.

S. May Days characterized by Stalin as "the international holiday of the working people," is most widely observed in European countries and is similar to the September Day observance in the United States. It was first proclaimed in 1889 by the Second, Socialist International in Paris. "In the vanguard of the struggle for peace and security marches the Soviet Union, which played an outstanding part in smashing Fascism and fulfilled its great 'mission liberation," Stalin "The nations liberated iroin the Fascist yoke received an bj ortun; on ity of building their -democratic foundations, of realizing their historical this road they fjnd fraternal assistance on the part of the Soviet Union. "The entire world has had an op- 4 portunity to convince itself, not only of the might of the Soviet state, but also of the fairness of its policy based on the recognition of equality of all peoples, respect for their freedom and independence, "There is no reason to dqubt that in the future the Soviet Union will be true to its policy the.

policy of peace and security, the policy wU, the equality and friendship of the; peoples." Chappie, Ashland Editor, Dies Today ASHLAND. May 1 1 Chappie, 70, editor in chief of the Ashland Daily Press and veteran member of the Wisconsin ture, died today. He had been failing in health for "thev last year-, Elected to the assembly as land county's representative for the first time in 1909, Chappie was elected in 1917 and 1919 and again in 1942. Chapp.le was connected with tne Ashland" newspaper for 57 years. A collection of his writings, under the pen name of "The was recently published In A native of LaPorte- CUy.

Sows ofttsfi cosds elaborated on Aftgejes; CQ 1. Paul W- gWKt Keieran's toiiemakiaB. Qflfi said they Orlando, and MaJ; smsi, "tefiy are sjwpflihjpr they, vp teFsowe of apo mnre direct. I wf convene in a month. Armed Forces Plan Underground Plants 1 The armed forces were reported well advanced in their plans, today for putting some of the nation's military plants gad China again today amid reports that n.

ILOH.YB the postponed National Assembly 1 chappie attended Northland might convene about June I anvl demy in Ashland and Cornell that General Marshall was b.ppe- lege in Mt. Yemen, la. ful of effecting a Manchurian truce i j0 ng active in Ashtend's in a few days. and business affairs, Qbagftyl Chen minister of organizar ser ved as supervisor, alderman gat tion, told the Nanking press the as-; me mber of the county board, with drafting are-; postmii5ter 0r 14 sr was vised Chinese constitution might icity cha i of tfrf Ash County Council of Defense boib World Wars, a director of Northland College, a former director of the Ashland General Hospital wjd vice-president of Publishing Company of He was a cwnmuaity mtf and composer- Funeral arriuigejuents been completed but be held at the Firi y' fgw against atom, to.