Coal Czar Lewis
"Heady to Talk
Coal Peace Pact**
By The Associated Press*
John L. Lewis told the govern
or of Indiana today that he is
ready to negotiate a prompt coal
peace pact with Indiana mine op
erators or those of “any other
state."
The declaration from the United
Mine Workers leader was in re
sponse to an appeal from Gov.
Henry F. Schricker for an “imme
diate" strike settlement.
The governor declared a state of
emergency in Indiana as a result
of the coal cut-off and advised
Lewis that the situation was “acute
and tragic.”
Lewis replied that his union has
been trying to negotiate a Deac?
pace “for many months past.”
“Our efforts,” Lewis wired the
Indiana governor, “have been
stalemated by major industrial
and financial interests.”
“You are free to advise the coal
operators of Indiana,” Lewis told
the governor, “that the represen
tatives of the United Mine Work
ers will negotiate with them
alone and independent of the op
erators of any other state if they
desire to make an agreement for
Indiana.
“If they indicate such a desire,
our representatives will promptly
meet with them to work out a ten
tative agreement which will be
presented to the policy committee
of the United Mine Workers or
America for approval when it as
sembles in Chicago next Monday
afternoon, November 7.”
Lewis suggested that, meantime,
Indiana can take care of emer
gency coal needs by rationing ex
isting stocks held by steel com
panies and other manufacturers.
The Lewis offer of negotiations
on a single-state basis was one
more in a series of indications that
the UMW chief might be angling
for n quick peace.
Less than a day after CIO pres
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NEW YORK, (JP) — The New j
York Times said yesterday the
United States and Britain have
decided to reopen the question of
a Japanese peace treaty as quickly i
as possible.
Secretary of state Acheson and
British foreign secretary Ernest
Bevin “are understood to have,
discussed this step recently and to i
have ordered a new and urgent |
study of the question,” the Times |
said.
This is now under way in Wash
ington under the supervision of
assistant secretary of state Wal
ton W. Butterworth and Maxwell
M. Hamilton, according to a
Times Washington dispatch by
James Reston.
Maberly E. Dening, British as
sistant under-secretary of state
for foreign affairs, was reported
supervising the review in London.
ident Philip Murray signed a pre
cedent-setting vTelfare plan with
Bethlehem Steel Corp., Lewis
made a move. He suddenly called
I a miners’ union policy meeting for
i next Monday in Chicago.
But why Chicago? The site sug
gested a possible coal peace pact
with Illinois producers. Some of
they have been reported impatient
for a settlement.
Meantime negotiations to end
the strike at a second major steel
firm, Jones & Laughlin, were re
sumed today at Cleveland with a
settlement believed near.
At the same time “exploratory
talks” began between officials of
Republic Steel Corp., the nation’s
third largest producer, and the
CIO steelworkers.
Jones & Laughlin is the indus
try’s fourth largest producer. It
employs 42,000 workers, about
half as many as second place Beth
lehem Steel, which settled with
Murray Mopday night for the in
dustry’s first $100 a month pen
sion plan.
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Hark ley Seeking
Wedding King
ST. LOUIS, </P>—Vice President
Barkley still hasn’t found the kind
of wedding ring he wants for his
bride-tq-be.
Barkley and Mrs. Carleton S.
Hadley, 38, who announced their
marriage date Sunday, shopped
for a ring yesterday. But they
were unable to find just what they
wanted.
The 71-year-old vice president
planned a flying trip to Washing
ton, Pa., for a speaking engage
ment. After filling the engage
ment, he will return to St. Louis
and continue his search for a ring.
The wedding date is Nov. 18.
Barkley said he planned to be
“floating around this area between
now and the wedding.”
ELMER STRAUBS RETURN
FROM VACATION
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Straub of
the Nome Sanitary Service who
have been vacationing in the
States for several weeks returned
this morning with P.A.A. and
were welcomed by their three chil
dren who have been with their
maternal grandmother, Mrs. C.
Godsbe during their absence.
WASHINGTON, (A5) — National
parks and other areas administer
ed by the national park service at
tracted more visitors the past year
than ever before.
The visitor total for the year
• Oct. 1 to Sept. 30) was 31,864,180,
the park service reported, a gain
of 8 per cent over last year’s high
of 29,608,318.
The number of visitors at vari
ous park areas for 1949 and 1948
include: (1949 figures first).
Mount McKinley, Alaska, 4,820
and 4,675.
National Monuments—
Sitka, Alaska, 6,862 and 9,470.
Epidemic Afjaiu
Strikes Unalaska
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ANCHORAGE (/P)—'The Alaska
health department mobilized to
day to combat a mysterious epi
demic which already has claimed
the lives of two infants at Un
alaska, the civilian town near
Dutch Harbor.
Dr. Robert L. Smith, assistant
commissioner of the Alaska de
partment of health here, said the
epidemic had struck again at chil
dren under five years of age after
it had been believed the situation
was under .control.
Additional help was requested
by Lauris Parker, engineering aid
of the health department, who is
stationed in the Unalaska area.
Dr. Wendell Matthews left yes
terday on the first available plane
with medical supplies. He was ac
companied by bacteriologist Frank
Pauls who tok along equipment
to set up a laboratory for possible
diagnosis of the disease.
HALLOWE'EN HOLD-UP
REALITY, NOT PRANK
PITTSBURGH, (JP) — It cost
Frank Catalbo $230 to learn that
a holdup was not a Hallowe’en
prank.
A man wearing a Hallowe’en
mask walked into a supermarket
Monday night. He waved a gun at
Catalgo and said:
“This is a holdup.”
“This is a Hallowe’en prank,”
laughed Catalbo.
The man fired a shot into the
ceiling and then dug his gun vi
ciously into Catalbo’s ribs.
“This is the real thing,” he
snapped.
A moment later he left with
$230 from the cash register.
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