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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-01
0(D Ampuiaiions Keeping Up Under Landis; Physical
 Fitness Is Coming 10 Front
tContlnued from rage one)

!
 The storm settled around the physical fitness unit with coordin- ators of everything from archery to yachting, including codeball, horse shoe pitching, paddle and table tennis, walking, and bag punching Now that, too, has gone the way of other cxtracmricular OCD ac- ies-transferred by executive or ! der of the President to Paul V l McNutt's Office of Defense Health and Welfare.
 That, say the critics now, is where 1t belongs. It's important to liote that even the severest critics think .It" belongs somewhere.
 Nearly 50 percent of the regis trants in the first draft had to be turned down because of physical defects. In the present draft, in- cluding men from 20 to A, the rate is likely to run higher. Reports from the entire country are not in, but if the District of Columbia can be taken as any gauge, there are two significant things in recent surveys: CD The physical defects of potential draf- tees consisted of 20 percent dental; II percent venereal disease; eyes, heart, musculo skeletal and feet defects, nervous and mental dis cases, 10 percent each; ear, nose and throat troubles, percent; and 1 from here on down to minor per centages; and t2) there is only one school in the district that offers more than two hours a week of l physical training texclusive of vol untary sports).
 Paul McNutt has under his di- rection the office of Education Starting with the schools and working out to older age groups 1t is possible that the much maligned physical fitness unit oi OCD may become one Of the i'm portant factors in fitting the na- ton for a long time war effort.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13

sessions. Others are set for Bar
bour intermediate on Wednesday;
Neighborhood Club of Gross
Pointe Monday, May Is, and at
Southeastern High, Tuesday,
May 10. :
Triple Cs" of the Franklin Set
Element, which is sponsoring a
Hank for the Yanks" drive, al
ready has sent its first consign-
ment of handkerchief TO u SOL
diers in lots of five each. This is
their first m o n his contribution
and others will follow monthly.
a
First Of a series OF classes 10
train women in war production
channels will be inaugurated by
the YWCA today. There are eight
weeks of this work under compe-
tent engineering instructors. Eve
ming classes will be held from $50
TO $3.50 and morning classes from
10 10 II. Registrations now are
open at the Central YWCA and
the course is designed TO prepare
women for the call TO factory
labor which, according TO state
employment officials, is not far
distant,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13
Home Defense
B|a(kout Driving
To Be Explained

Capt. Earl L. Jackson and Mas
ter Sergeant Chester L. Hamsher
of Selfridge Field will speak on
automobile driving during black
outs" at the Royal Oak High
lSchod Wednesday, May 20, the
meeting being under the auspices
of the Southern Oakland County
Red Cross Motor Corps, as part
of the pre.blackout instruction in
preparation for the May "a black
out.
Scout masters Of the eastern
Detroit territory will continue
their round table discussions OF
the Boy Scouts service program
with a meeting AZ the Jackson In
itermediate School today. Yester-
day. they met at Burroughs In.
ltermediats IN the erst OF these
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13

included. The mountain air CAV
Sue an appetite. Glen Cove I'M
had accommodations for a dozel
guests, who sat at one long table
! At the head. sat ample Mrs
Weatherby, owner of the littl,
resort, who introduced Sue around
There were Mr.. and Mrs. Barton
obviously honeymooners; a Mr.
Graybill, a retired railroad engi
neer, and his sweet, motherly wife
three or four young women from
Los Angeles-all of them office
workers downtown. and couple
of young men from the fores,
service who preferred Mrs
Weatherby's cooks artistry to
their own in the summertime.
LATE FOR DINNER
Half way through the dinner
MIR. Clarke" came in, slipped into
a vacant chair beside Sue, and
apologized for his hardness. He
was polite in acknowledging an
Introduction TO the neat little
brunette beside him, with her big
black eyes and long, natura
lashes. Sue knew she looked lovely
in simple brown frock, so simple
that il had set her back some SAC
at a smart Wiltshire shop.
/ They smoked cigarets on the
broad veranda Of the log hotel
afterward, breathing the pines. II
was chilly but delightful and she
and Mccullough talked of books
He seemed amazed at her famili.
arity with some of the writer's he
knew. He was one of those intel.
Ilectual men who thought that
pretty girls in Southern California
never got beyond the Hollywood
columns in their reading. and here
was a girl who really had depth in
her comments and arguments
They had a warm row over Marco
Proust, whom he admired deeply
and she couldn't sec al all. Anc
this made him respect her all the
more.
Next day they hiked together L
the summit Of relghboring peak
lunChed at It's pinnacle. and ht
learned that her views on many
things outside Of books were anus
= ing, pungent and often sound. Su,
. hadn't boned for this expedition
nv ~ r. 80 49,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13
FRESH SLANT ON LIFE

1 O@N la -
I Her active little mind readily
absorbed what she read, and she
had read a great deal. She had a
fresh, unspoiled slant on life and
its workings.
She danced and played a good
game of tennis and enjoyed swim
ming and going to the movies and
the theater, but she had carefully
refrained from making these mat
tiers vital, as well she could have.
She preferred a good book to a
dull date and at "a she hadn't
begun her man hunt.
From light-minded Mona she
had come TO regard the great Ron
aid Clarke Mccullough as one of
those bores Of the intelligentsia,
of whom there are supposed 10 be
quite as many as there are bores
among gin rummy addicts. race
track fans, heavyweight champion
ship contenders, street car conduc-
tors and manufacturers of plumb
ing supplies.
She was pleasantly surprised TO
And that Mccullough definitely
was not bore. He had a keen
sense of humor, and no true bore
has that. He was interested in
common matters-big league base
ball, college baseball. politics, the
conduct Of the war, the New Deal,
detective fiction. Gene Autry,
newspaper comics. labor problems,
wire-haired terriers.
I She could feel, as their acquaint-
ance broadened. that he was on
the verge several times of dropping
out of his anonymity and confess
ing his identity.
At the same time she had a
growing uneasiness that il wasn't
quite cricket TO lead him on with
out revealing that she worked at
the same studio. Probably he never
inquired into her status at home
because he was reluctant to invite
similar questioning on her part.
I She began to fear, after a week,
that he regarded their friendship
as one of those casual. pleasant
resort acquaintance that would
end as abruptly as II had started.
Only once had he said
Seems TO me I've met YOU
somewhere" and she blushed a
little as he eyed her quizzically.
Mona and Laura Bettinger. the
third member Of the bungalow
Inenage were about 10 prepare
dinner when Sue telephoned.
$50 you're back" Mona said.
I'D like that dinner tonight at
Lyman's--at your expense"
What makes you think
didn't land a screen test?" Sue
asked.
Il know Mr.. Mac too we'll"
Mona said. did he recognize
you?"
mo. at ALL" Sue replied. 'Tn
meet you at Lyman's in an hour
sharp"
shall I bring aIung the fold
ing money!"
what do YOU think ."
"Tll bring ~, Sue. You sound
too darned happy TO be the
loser"
Mona prettied herself and did z
swell Job of IT., for she was a stun,
ner herself. and when she reached
the restaurant she found Sue
waiting They were ushercd 10 =
table set for three. and Mona
looked inquiringly al the vacant
chair.
That's for your Mr.. Mac"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13

into matter beyond the usual run
of conversational topics in Holly
wood
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13

Sue explained. Hell be along
In a few minutes"
Mona was riled.
II didn't bargain on paying
for three meals" she protested.
IF I lost the bet, I'll come
through, but where does this
gentleman come in?"
Sue smiled.
"The dinners on him." she
said. HE insisted on IL. But 1
do owe you a dinner. I lost my
bet. I'm not going to get a
chance TO become another Tur-
ner or Sheridan. He didn't offer
TO give me n test: In fact, we
have an understanding on that
score. He actually forbade IL,
once he found out what my game
was"
HE found OUT" Mona cried
in dismay. "Oh, Sue"
Never mind. honey" Sue said
soothingly. "Your job Is safe.
You see" she added radiantly,
Ron and I drove to Las Vegas,
Tuesday, and were married"
THE END
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13

ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-13
THE END

Tomorrow's short story: Rats,
Mice and Nice People," by VIII
liam Brandon
Evening star., 1942-04-18

in view Of Japan's vaunted program
of drills.
Communiques of eastern defense
headquarters, in Toxic, and central
defense headquarters, in Osaka,
showed that the following regions
we're under raid alarms for varying
periods during the afternoon:
All of Hokkaido, northernmost of
the main islands; the Tohoku dis
trict, the eastern coast of HonShu,
above Toxic; the Toxic Yokohama
area, the Tokaido, the thickly set
tied belt along HonShu'S southeast
ern coast between Toxic and Osaka:
the Koyto-Kobe-O Osaka triangle, in
dustrial heart of the empire; the
Chugoku district around Okayama
and extending almost to the west
ern tip of Honshu: the island of
Shikoku, south of Honshu.
Warnings Are Issued.
Late in the afternoon 1t was an
nounced that the western defense
headquarters, which includes the
fourth of the main islands, Kyushu,
and Western Honshu, had issued
precautionary warnings" to the
areas under its control.
There was no indication, however,
that the planes were over Shikoku,
along whose northern shore are
concentrated much of Japan's heavy
industry.
Neither does it appear that Osaka,
city of 3,5O0,000 and industrial cap
ital of the empire, was raided. How
ever, Nagoya, where the aircraft in
duStry Is centered, would probably
be a more important war target.
News Of the attack, the first direct
punch at Japan since her treacher-
Gus attack on Pearl Harbor 10 weeks
ago tomorrow, caused great jubila-
tion in England. London newspapers
splashed the story across their front
pages.
And Now Tokio-Noon Raid by
Allied Planes!" said a two-line ban
ner in Lord Beaverbrook' Evening
Standard.
Word Of the bombing spread
through Chungking, Chinese war
capital, with a profoundly exhilarat-
Evening star., 1942-04-18
z, the Associated Press.

z, the Associated Press.
LONDON, April lS.-The Free
French announced today that the
submarine Surcouf was considered
lost.
The Surcouf. a vessel of 1850 tons.
was the largest submarine in the
world and accommodated a sea-
plane in small deck hangar,
Free French naval headquarters
issued this comnunique:
Free French naval headquarters
regret to announce that the subma-
rine Surcouf is considerably overdue
and must be considered lost"
The Surcouf, carrying a normal
complement Of $50 men, participated
in the Free French seizure last
Christmas of the Vichy-ruled is
lands of st. Pierre and Miquelon, off
the Newfoundland coast.
The largest-known submersible-
some believed her extra size was a
disadvantage-was 361 feet long and
was launched at Cherbourg Novem-
ber Is, 1929. She mounted two s.
inch guns.
The British seized the ship after
France sued for an armistice. She
was then in British port and in a
fight between French and British
seamen one Briton was killed. two
officers and another seaman wound
Evening star., 1942-04-18
DANES Of Loyal Legion
To Conclude National
Convention Today
Stote Society Reports
Precede Election on
Second Doy's Program

Reports OF state society presidents
we're presented before the Danes
OF the Loyal Legion today as the
national organization prepared TO
wind up a two-dsy meeting at the
Mayfower Hotel.
Mrs. Jerome j. WILDER, District
of Columbia president. was TO re-
port for the local society.
Mrs. David Daniel Good is the
national president.
An election OF officers was also on
the agenda of the morning session.
Greetings from leaders OF sew
eral patriotic organizations were ex-
tended last night when the society
held its annual banquet. Repre-
sentative James Z. Van Zandt OF
PENNSYLVANIA. former national COM
mander of the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars. who was scheduled to make
the principal address, was unable
to be present, wiring his regrets from
Pennsylvania.
Those who spoke included Col.
Clement Bouve. commander Of the
District Commandery. Military Order
of the Loyal Legion, and Admiral
Alfred johnson, an ofiicial Of the
Military Order Of the Loyal Legion.
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. S. A.
(retired); DR.. Stewart w. McClel-
land, president of Lincoln Memorial
University in Harrowgate, Tenn.
where the Danes of the Loyal Legion
maintain a scholarship. and Mrs.
william H. Pouch. president general
of the National Society. Daughters
OF the American Revolution. also
spoke.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Police Find I Knives
Believed Used in
Matthes Staying
Youthful Suspect to
Foee Coroner Today
In Probe of Death

Discovery of what police believe
to be the death weapons In the
Staying OF Miss Madeline Matthes,
2s-year-old religious worker. was
announced today by 1t, jeremiah
Flaherty. chief Of the Homicide
Squad.
The announcement came q few
hours before Richard Wilhite, II.
said to be the confessed killer. was
scheduled to face coroners jury
at an inquest in the District Morgue.
L. Flaherty showed reporters two
heavy, silver-plated table knives
which he said were found by Detec-
tive Sergts. E. E. Thompson and e.
E. Scott among the personal effects
of the suspect. He said the knives
would be turned over to the coroner
to determine whether stains were
blood and to obtain an opinion as
to their possible use in infiicting
the puncture wounds which caused
death.
The report of finding the knives
In clothing in the Wilhite apart
ment at 1922 N street NV, where
the crime was committed, cleared up
a puzzling point in the case. Deputy
Coroner Christopher j. Murphy said
after an autopsy that the penetra-
tions which caused death were made
by an ice pick or stiletto-like instru-
ment, but police said the youth told
them he remembered using only the
tack hammer and wide -bladed kitch-
en- knife found near the body.
The coroner's jury was expected
to be told of the three-page state
ment admitting criminal attack and
murder which police say the suspect
signed. The jurors also were to
hear the autopsy findings. in which
no definite evidence Of criminal as
sault is reported.
A psychiatrist, retained by his
mother, Mrs. Edna Wilhite. a nurse,
examined the youth yesterday after
noon in his cell in No. l precinct
station. A Government specialist
obtained by the district attorneys
ONCE also questioned him. Neither
commented after the visit.
Miss Matthes, door -to-door mis-
sionary for Jehovah's Witnesses,
lived with her father. two brothers
and a sister at 1921 M street NV.
She met death while on her rounds.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
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CCOnt1nued From First Page.D
Of hidden bases either in the Philip
pines-where at least one was used
for the raids on Manila, Cebu and
Davao earlier this week-or in East
ern China.
Japanese central defense head
quarters said two of the attacking
planes bombed Nagoya and that a
over Kobe. 1t said no serious
damage was caused"
Flames broke out in the wake
of the planes The japanese said
incendiaries were dropped at six
places in the vicinity of Nagoya and
at three places In Kobe, but de-
clared the fires were brought under
control.
The enemy strafed farming vii
lagos in the Wakayama and Yok-
kaichi Stiga prefectures with ma
chine guns, but no damage was
caused" Central defense headquar-
ters asserted.
The Berlin radio said fire of un-
nounced origin destroyed more than
400 buildings and inflicted severe
casualties in Oguni, in Northern
Japan, but it was not known whether
the fire bad any connection with
the raids.
A Toxic dispatch to D. N. B.. the
German news agency, said the capi-
tails AFRAID warning lasted seven
hours.
The Japanese Embassy at Buenos
Aires said the raids began at 1890
pm, Toxic time, and the all-clear
sounded three hours and 20 minutes
later. the Embassy said.
Metropolitan Toxic experienced
its first taste of enemy invasion
shortly past noon Saturday when a
small unit of unidentified planes
appeared shortly following the
alert warning" the Toxic radio said
They batted about, releasing a
few bombs on the outskirts Of the
city.
japanese interceptor planes i'm
mediately took chase. The hostile
planes were seen winging at high
speed, but were made easy prey for
the japanese pursuit planes"
The announcer said Toxic anti
aircraft batteries put up heavy
barrage and that our losses were
extremely light"
Says Business Continues.
Domei gave a curious version of
japanese behavior under the ma
tion's first aerial attack. asserting
| that in the downtown districts of
| the Gina and Narunounchi, business
flowed on as usual with buSSeS. street
cars and other vehicles running
without interruption.
Children peered into the sky for
hostile aircraft.
While the japanese air defense
smashed down the invaders. lunch
hour crowds unhurriedly finished
their meals and returned to their
Offices satisfied that defense work.
ers were doing their jobs we'll"
The account failed to explain why
ordinary alert precautions-such as
| hating of traffic and movement of
! civilians to cover-were not taken,
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Comment
Continued From First Page. }

attack to their rear while they are
battling the Germans. I predicted
in January that Toxic would be
bombed before May i, and I now
predict that it will be bombed from
many quarters by July l."
Senator Hill, Democrat, of Ala
bama: This is just q beginning;
it's hardly a token compared with
what we're going to give them"
Senator Clark, Democrat, Of Idaho:
That's the only way we're going to
win the war. bombing them right at
home"
Senator Clark admitted the pos
sibility of reprisal raids on this
country.
There's always that danger" he
said. but If we have sufficient air
craft on the Pacific Coast enemy
bombers can be knocked down as
they come in"
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Howard j. Faculty
Urges President 10
Open Second Front
Bold Action Needed Now,
u Members of Stuff
Declare in Letter

President Roosevelt was called on
to do everything in his power to-
ward the immediate establishment
of a second European front" in a
letter sent him yesterday by "a
members of the staff of Howard
University.
Emphasizing that now is the time
to insure victory over fasciSm by
bold action" the Howard faculty
members signing the letter eX-
pressed their hope that Gen. George
c. MarShall'S trip to London will be
followed by decisive action.
Decisive Blow Needed.
Through the Importance of the
valiant struggle of our Allied forces
in the East and in Africa is clearly
recognized, nevertheless it is clear
that the main theater of the war
where the decisive blow for victory
must be struck is in Europe" the
letter read.
increasingly we hear expressions
Of opinion from responsible sources
that the future course of the war
hinges on the fate Of Hitler's armies
during the next six months, and
that now is the strategic time for the
United States and Great Britain to
join the Soviet Union in a great
offensive to smash the Nazis.
We are impelled 10 write to you
Mr.. President. because, in edition
10 sharing the general concern of al
American citizens in the defeat OF
our country'S enemies, we have. as
Negroes and as teachers of youth. a
special concern for the speedy over
throw and crushing of fasciSm.
Enslavement Fascist Aim.
For we know that fascism aims al
the abject enslavement of the Negro
people and the suppression of any
Semblance OF democratic educa-
ton
Signers of the letter are DR.. E. o
Knox, Thomas E. Hawkins. WillStor
H. Lotion, Joseph H. Reason. G
Franklin Edwards, DR.. w. A. Hun
ton, Dorothy McAllister. Sterling A
Brown, Doxey A, Wilkerson, Ruth
Birch, James L, Wells, Grenville w
Hurley, T, J, Anderson. Eugene c
Holmes. DR.. Herman Branson. DR.
John Lowell, jr.: Harry J. Walker
DR.. NJ. D. jenkins. N J. Rushing
DR.. Charles E. Burch, E. H. Weaver
James A. Porter, J. V. Herring ano
John H. Burr.
Evening star., 1942-04-18

tContlnued From FIRST rage
while r. A F. bomberS, escorted by
powerful fighter formations. few
over western occupied territory and
attacked Hamburg and Augsburg,
the Germans announced today.
six transport sailing ships and a
patrol craft were sunk off the Eng
liSh south coast by German light
bombers during the day and several
harbor installations were bombed by
night" the high command said.
The British raiders were declared
To have lost II planes in violent
combat with German fighters and a
communique related that among
those shot down were ga number of
four-englne bomberS.
The announcement said the civil
population suffered some casualties
and incendiary bombs caused dam
age TO houses
1t also was stated that British
bombers were over Southern Ger
many yesterday and that there were
dead and wounded among the civil
Ian population.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Surcouf, Worlds Largest Sub,
Is Lost, Free french Report

ed and one Frenchman was slain.
Less than two months after the
war began in 1889 the French crew
aboard her captured a German mer-
chant ship 1000 miles at sea.
The Surcouf underwent repairs at
the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Sep
tember, l94l, and again at Boston a
month later.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Coed Guards Train
In Huqerstown Plant

HAGERSTOWN, Md, April ia
The plant protection force of the
Fairchild Engine g. Airplane Corp.
is going co-educational, but William
G. Noble, chief of the plant police,
warns it won't be safe to trifie with
the feminine contingent.
Fairchild's "guardettes' are the
first group of women in the country
to be organized for guard duty at
war industrial plants, Mr.. Noble
says.
The first 20, characterized by Mr..
Noble as civic-minded women who
enrolled as patriotic duty, rather
than for the wages offered, began
an intensive Today training period
yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-04-18

ing effect and was cheered as the
best news of the war"
Now they are getting their own
medicine" said Chinese who have
had their own homes battered by
Japanese bombers.
Official quarters withheld COM
ment pending further reports.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Raids

Continued From First Page y
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Dutch Professor Dies
In Germun Comp

EN thf ASSOclated FreSN-
LONDON, April lS.-Dr. Leonard
polak, professor Of philosophy at
the University OF Groningen, the
Netherlands, died in a German
concentration camp 10 which he
was sent because Of his stand
against NaZi-iSm, Aneta, Neither
lands news agency, reported today.
He was 81
Evening star., 1942-04-18

So he left you waiting at the
altar Then send that trunkful Of
old love letters 10 the junk dealer
for waste-paper salvage.
Evening star., 1942-04-18

Hitler hopes you won't buy any
Defense stamps and bonds.