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Evening star., 1943-04-21
Nazi Ports and Berlin
Pounded by RAF in
Night Attacks
Stettin and Rostock Are
Blasted; 81 Planes
Reported Missing
BULLETIN.

LONDON (P,.-The Air Min
istry said tonight the RAF
dropped more than $50 4,000-
pound bombs in 40 minutes
last night on Stettin, Ger
many, in addition to hundreds
of other high explosives and
thousands of incendiaries.
Pilots who bombed Rostock
said they hit the main plant
of the Heinkel works.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 21.- Heavy
British bombers attacked the
German Baltic ports of Stettin
and Rostock last night while
speedy Mosquito bombers pound
ed Berlin in widespread raids
from which 81 planes are miss
ing, the Air Ministry announced
today.
The nights opera tions also in
CluQed mlnelaylng IN enemy waters
and sharp attacks by fighters and
fighter -bombers on enemy railways,
barges and coastal shipping, a COM
munique said
The operations were favored by
good weather and the bombing at
tacks on Stettin and Rostock-
which were carried out by some of
the RATS mightiest planes-were
we'll concentrated the Air Ministry
said.
Southeast coast observers said the
cross Channel offensive continued
late into the afternoon with ex-
plosions in the direction of Calais
and Boulogne which were so in
tense they shook buildings miles
inland from England's coast.
Rostock is the site of the Heinkel
and Neptune works and the COM
munique said the port and the
Heinkel works were the specific tar
gets in the raid. The last previous
British attack on Rostock was April
26. 1912, when it was bombed for
(See ROMRTNGS Page A-50
Evening star., 1943-04-21
New Moon, Danny Scocco Up,
Captures Pim|ico Feature

turned in time of 1:l7as and brought
favorite players a $3.50 mutuel
Jockey Danny Scocca of WASH
ington, who was slightly injured
here yesterday, rode New Moon for
his eighth victory of the meeting.
A crowd of 10000 saw Hyacinthus
and Rough Doc battle head and
head in the early stages while
Scocca steadied New Moon within
striking distance. When the real
test came Rough Doc faltered and
New Moon came to the outside to
challenge Hyacinthus. Scocca urged
the favorite and he shook of the
Weir representative to be draw
ing out without effort at the end.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
BY DOUGLAS B. CORNELL.
ASSocia ted Press Corresnopdent


ABOARD ROOSEVELT TRAIN
April 21-The conferences of
state which President Roosevelt
and President Avila Camacho
began in gala setting last night
at Monterrey, Mexico, continued
north of the border today.
Avila Camacho was returning the
only official visit ever made deep
into his country by an American
President. but security reasons for
bade immediate announcement of
details.
Interrupting lavish, seven-c course
dinner, the two continental leaders
delivered radio addresses at Mon
terrey without disclosing in any
manner the real reason for their
dramatic meeting.
They spoke, instead, of differences
between their two governments
which already have been solved, of
a joint solidarity in arms in a world
at war and of the values. now and
for the future, of the good neighbor
policy.
Deal in Generalities.
They dealt strictly in generalities
and words of friendship, and Mr..
Roosevelt promised that The Gov
ernment of the United States and
my countrymen are ready to help"
Mexico toward greater progress
toward the greatest possible meas
ure OF security and opportunity. ="
He referred to the issue. now appar-
emily dead, created by Mexican eX-
preparation of Americana owned oil
lands.
Mr.. Roosevelt declared with stud
led emphasis:
we recognize mutual interde-
pendence of our joint resources. We
know that Mexico's resources will
be developed for the common good
OF humanity. We know that the
day Of the exploita ton of the re-
sources and the people of one
country for the benefit of any group
In another country is definitely
over"
A few minutes before, Avila Ca
macho had said. in a counciliatory
vein. that neither your excellency
nor 1 believe in negative memories. !"
Avila Camacho stressed the sol
idarity' Of Mexico and the United
States in the common case of de-
stroying "the machinery of bar
barism constructed by the dicta-
tors"
Negotiated Peace Barred.
The Monterrey conference project
ed an around the world program for
postwar universal peace and unity
patterned after Pan-American
solidarity but planned only after
unconditional surrender of the
Axis
Speaking here on the occasion of
'See ROOSEVELT, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Late Races

SEVENTH RACE-Purse, 81 900: claim
tne: 4-year -olds and upward: ] mile and
20 yards
War Art tRoot $50 5 so 30
Harebell ,Scocca) 90 30
Hish Standard tKeiperl go
Time, 1928.
Also ran--Sir Talbot and Golden
howlee.
EIGHTH RACE-purse. 81 900: claim
ing: 4-year -olds and upward: | ID miles.
Sentinel tScocca) 1000 490 $50
Pompeco tDattilol 30 $50
Silver Rocket tTrenD 40
Time :53is.
Also ran-Blockader saros and Bunny
Baby
Evening star., 1943-04-21
1t. Forrow's Capture Revealed
In Jap Broadcast After Raid

Word that It. William Glover
Farrow was a prisoner of the Jap
anese was first received here last
October when a japanese broadcast
announced names of several Ameri-
can airmen captured after Gen.
Doolittle's historic raid on Toxic.
1t. FarroW's mother. Mrs. Jessie
Farrow. is employed as a secretary
in the Board of Economic Warfare
and resides at 1910 Biltmore road
NV. She had not heard from him
for several weeks before the raid
japanese broadcast.
While at the University of South
Carolina, where he studied two
years. the airman. native of Dar-
Evening star., 1943-04-21
20 Soviet Planes Raid
Kotko, Finnish Port

BY the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, April 21-Twenty
Soviet planes last night raided
Kotka. Finlands greatest port, it
was announced today.
Strong anti-aircraft fire was re-
ported to have forced the raiders
to drop their bombs outside the town
where some material damage was
admitted.
Evening star., 1943-04-21

lington, S c.. mapped out a pur-
poseful life career The story of
how he diagnosed his personal
weaknesses and set down the
means of eliminating" them was
published in David Lawrences COL
umn in The Star October %.
1t Farrow completed his Army
training at Kelly Field, Tex, in
July, 1941. While there he was copy
editor on the staff of the Gig Sheet
for its l94l yearbook Later, at the
Air Corps Basic Flying School in
San Angelo. Tex, he was associate
editor of the Fledgling.
He has a sister, Mrs Margie Will
son. whose husband, Marshall Will
son, also is in Army service.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, April 81 CP,. -
Stocks higher: selected issues in
demand. Bonds steady; reorgan-
ization rails advance. Cotton
quiet; price fixing outweighs
realizing and hedging.
CHICAGO-Wheat closed VS..
lower; fear marketing of loan
wheat. Corn unchanged at CELL
ings.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
All Major League
Opening Games
In East Called Off
the Associated Press.

All eastern games in the major
leagues opening program were post
poned today. but the four scheduled
contests in the Midwest were eX-
peCted to be played.
The games that had to be called
off were Washington at New York
and Boston at Philadelphia in the
American League and New York at
Brooklyn and Philadelphia at Bos-
ton in the National League.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Number Put
To Death
Is Unknown
(TeTt OF War Department State
ment on Page A-4.)

~!
ment on Page A.
The "barbarouS execution" OF
some members of the Doolittle
bombing party who were captur-
ed by the Japanese was an
nounced by President Roosevelt
this afternoon. A statement is
sued at Corpus Christi, Tex,
where the President is on tour,
was made public at the White
House.
The number of Americans who
were put to death-after trial-was
not made known. 1t was also dis
closed that fate of other flyers held
by the Japanese is not known to
this Government. The President
said that this recourse by our en-
emles to frightfulness is barbarous.
The effort of the japanese war lords
thus to lntimidate us will utterly
1all. 1t will make the American
people more determined than ever
to blot out the shameless militarism
Of Japan"
The protest to Toxic lodged with
the Swiss government excoriated the
Japanese for the murder in cold
blood of the Americans and
promised that those responsible
would be held to strict account
ability.
According to last nights War De-
partment statement on the raid.
five of the flyers were prisoners and
three others were presumed to be
prisoners Those held were First,
1t. William Glover Farrow. 1919
Varnum street. Washington. D. c.:
Second 1t. George Barr. Madison.
Wis; First 1t. Robert L. Hite, Earth
rex; First 1t. Robert J. Meder.
Lakewood, Ohio, and First 1t. Chase
j. Nelson, Hyrum, Utah. Those
presumed to be prisoners" we're
First 1t. Dean Hallmark. Dallas
lex; Corpl. Jacob D. Deshazer
Madres, Greg, and Sergt. Harold a.
Spatz, Lebo. Kans.
Text of Statement.
The text of the Presidents state
ment follows:
IL is with a feeling of deepest
horror, which I know will be shared
by all civilized people, that 7 have
10 announce the barbarous execu-
ton by the japanese Government
OF some OF the members of this coun-
trys armed forces who fell into
japanese hands as an incident of
warfare.
Inc press has just carried the
oe1alls OF the American bombing of
Japan a year ago. The crews of two
OF the American bombers were
captured by the japanese on Octob-
er ~, 1912, this Government learned
from japanese radio broadcasts of
Ine capture, trial and severe punish
ment OF those Americans.
continued endeavor was made
10 OBTAIN confirmation of those re-
ports from Toxic 1t was not unti1
march IL, 1943, that the American
government received the communi-
catlon given by the japanese gov
einment stating that these Ameri-
cans had in fact been tried and that
the death penalty had been pro-
nounced against them. 1t was fur
ther stated that the death penalty
was commuted for some. but that
the sentence of death had been
applied to others.
Justice Promised Japs.
This Government has vigorously
condemned this act of barbaritv in
formal communication sent to the
japanese Government. In that
communication this Government
has Informed the Japanese govern
ment that the American Govern
ment will hold personally and Off
clally responsible for these diabolical
crimes all of those officers of the
japanese government who have par
tlclpated therein and will in due
course bring those officers to Justice.
(See TOXIC RAID, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Earlier Results
And Tomorrow's Entries, Poee AZ
BY the Associated Press.

PIMLICO, Md. April 2l-H. l..
Straus New Moon, hard-running
son of Discovery, proved the easiest
kind of a winner in the Port Moresby
Purse, featuring the fifth and final
day of the War Relief meeting of
the Maryland Jockey Club.
An eligible for the Preakness, New
Moon circled the leaders and went
on to take the 6-furlong test by, five
lengths. Mrs. E. Dupont Weir's
Hyacinthus was second and another
five lengths in advance of G. H.
Bostwick's Old Westbury. Only five
competed In the sprint staged over
q deep, heavy track. New Moon
Evening star., 1943-04-21

-Stdr Stat Photo.
say that the men did not expect to
get back.
Just after breakfast that morning
We heard that ship was being fired
on. We went up on deck. I saw the
ship on the horizon. One of our
escort vessels was firing on it and
sank 1t, we heard later.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
BULLETIN.

LONDON tFD.-The Morocco
radio, in broadcast recorded
by the Associated Press, said
late today that Djebel Garci,
10 miles west of Enfidaville,
had been captured by the Brit
iSh 9Th Army after a 90-min-
ute battle. The report was not
Immediately confirmed from
any other source. Morocco
radio broadcasts frequently
have been premature in the
past.
BY the Associated Press.
Veterans of the British 9Th
Army have occupied Enfdaville,
Axis coastal anchor so miles
south of Tunis, in the first hours
of an offensive to crack the
Tunisian corner and
have hurled back four counter
assaults in some of the fiercest
Evening star., 1943-04-21
'Avi|a Camacho
Returns 10 j. ).
With Roosevelt
Talks in Monterrey
Call for Complete
Axis Surrender
BULLETIN.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. lP>.
President Avila Camacho of
Mexico today promptly repaid
President Roosevelt's prece-
dent-breaking visit to the land
south of the border. Aboard a
long special train, the two
Presidents arrived here from
the Northern Mexican indus
trial city Of Monterrey short
ly after noon to lunch with
flying cadets in the mess hall
of the mammoth naval air
training station.
(TertS OF Addresses OF PreSi-
dent Roosevelt and ADila Ca
mdcho on Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Guide for Readers

AmusementS Radio CO
B-24-25 Serials, Biz, ca
Comics C-8-9 Society B-3
Editorials -A-10 Sports C-I-2
Editorial Where to Go.
Articles ALL BPS
Lost, Found, A-3 Woman's
Obituary Alp Page Ga
Evening star., 1943-04-21

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Cle,eland-
Detroit - 600 600 90
Cleveland 600 coo
Batteries-Bridses and Parsons; Basby
and Rosar.
At St. Louis
Chicago - 900 0
ST. Louis 600
Batteries-Detrich and fresh; Hollings-
worth and Hayes.
Washington New YOrk-POstpOned.
Boston -PhiladeIphia-POst
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Cincinnati
st. Louis 900 900 900 90 0 2 0
Cincinnati 600 600 600 Oh s l
Batterie-M Cooper and W. Cooper;
Wander Nicer and Mueller.
At Chicago
Pittsburgh 00l
Chicago 90
Rstteries-Srwen and Lopez; Derrinser
and Mccullough.
New York Neutrality-suspicious.
Philadelphia -BoSton-POStpOned
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Weather Report

Somewhat colder, with lowest temperature near
"a degrees; frost in the suburbs tonight Tenn
peratures today-Highest, 53 at $50 pm. low
est, 43, at 4:45 am. Full report on page Alb.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Major League Games

(See DODD, Page AID
Evening star., 1943-04-21

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1943-04-21

(See BOMBINGS. Page
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
Kappa And Alpha
Score Frat Upsets

II last Saturdays games are
samples Of what is 10 come in the
second half OF the season, the fans
are in for a lot OF thrills and en-
,crta.nment, and the teams that
were victorious in the frs, hall are
in FOR a lot OF headaches.
In the first game Kappa came
through with. an unexpected victory
-eIer-the- h4sh!y- touied -Naclrcma
aggregation by score OF 81 10
10. Though II was an of night
FOR Nscircma. Kappa deserved 20
W.n. II was Kappa's first victory
IN FIVE starts. but sweet one
The usual brilliant play by Simp'
son, Glover and Marshall was sup
ported by Green. Jackson and
Stones;reet. Smith, the Nsclrema
center. led his teammates with SIX
points. while Marshall led the kap-
pas with FIVE points.
TIE second game was a greater
upset Omega had won four and
los, none and was expected 10 run
over Alpha VINO mad won only one
game. However Alpha had some
hing 10 say about that Alpha
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
Harry -Bobo;s
License Held
Up By Board

PITTSBURGH-(ANP) - Chair
man Leon Rains OF the Pennsyl-
vania Boxing commission announced
Wednesday that the license OF
Harry Bobo's manager, Eddie Kap-
phan, had been revoked FOR the
good OF the game when the heavy
weight failed to appear for an eye
examination.
According to Kapphan's explana-
ton. Bobo was busy getting married
prior TO his induction into the army
Saturday.
Friends, lawyers and others
had advised Sobo not TO take the
examination because he had already
passed examinations in Ohio and
Maryland where he recently fought
said the manager. He is recognized
in those states as worlds heavy
weight champion for the duration. .
Last August the noted fighter was
suspended in this state after an
eye had been injured in fight
IN Philadelphia Rains said the order
for Bobo 10 appear for examination
came after the commission received
letter from a doctor who had
treated Bobo urging the commission
to prohibit the boxer from contin-
ting the sport to save him from
lasting injuries 10 his eyes.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
SACIREMA CLUB Is
GOING STRONG

Have you been noticing accounts
oi the sports activities OF NacIrcma
club? Well, II you have. then you
know that the elubbers arc just
about the hottest thing in this burg
nat was once surrendered 10 the
British by General Hull
Take basketball for instance. The
Nacirema club, competing in the
Frat league. while not winning the
first half OF the league race, was
= ght up in the midst OF the battle
The team won The champ IonShp
last year. and looms as one OF the
strong contenders for the second
half.
Now take peck AZ bowling The
NscIrema team Is probably the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20

presented revsmped lineup that
made the victory seem certain,
The presence Of Watson and Pet
erson seemed 10 give new life 10
the brothers" and their every
move indicated that they knew
what tie outcome would be. Graft
tic paced the team with IA points.
and Watson followed closely be-
hind with TO-.
For Omega. Gomillian played his
usual sterling game. He was the
lead ng scorer OF the game with
l8 points Bryant and Evans, who
usually pile up lot Of points,
made total OF four.
Omega led al the end OF the first
hall by a score OF 2l-l7. When
the final whistle had blown Omega
trailed by score OF 34-43
Bott games were played clearly
with very little ''unintcntionsl
roughness. The officiating was very
good. The general attitude OF the
players toward the officials was
sportsmanlike. Even the sports
msnShip OF the spectators was com.
mendable The ioudspeaker kept
! the fans informed during the game
and added quite bit to the eve
ring's enjoyment The social hour
after the game was new feature
and viii be held each Saturday.
Second Half Standing
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
FRANK DIXON
COPS BOSTON
0NE-M|LE RUN
Herb Thompson Is Dash
Winner; Digger Is
Hurdle Victor

BOSTON-Frank Dixon. former
national mile interscholastic cham
p.on and now freshman at New
York university. fought of des.
perate attempt of white Earl Mitch
ell OF the University OF Indiana.
regarded as the outstanding miller
OF the current indoor season, TO
win the Hunter mile event, one Of
the features of the annual Boston
Athletic associations indoor meet
in the Boston Gardens before
1922, on Saturday night. Febru-
airy l3.
Dixon, who is the &c. "A one
mile champion was given a tire,
mendous hand by the overflow
crowd. He was clocked in 4 min
utes. ia seconds. The week pre-
vous. Mitchell lad won the Mill
rose clubs Wannamaker mile in
New York with Dixon in third
place
Dixon was content 10 run in third
place allowing Mitchell and Gil
Dodds. white, the hong clown fav-
orite, TO set the pace. He went
INTO second place on the eighth lap
with Dodds to lead but on the
sound OF the gun for the last lap,
Dixon passed Dodds with Mitchell
in ttird place fully Is yards in
the rear.
1t was at this point that Mitchell
cut loose with everything he had.
It was mighty squirt but Dixon
had enough kick left 10 stave off
Mitchell's challenge. Dixons mar
gin OF victory was one foot.
Herbert Bests Private Ewell
Herbert Thompson. who finished
third TO Ewell in the Millrose CO.
yard event, was in top form Satur-
day night TIE Newark, N. j.,
sprinter. won his third leg on the
Briggs 50-yard dash trophy by TAX
ing that event in 54 seconds. Pri-
vate Barney Ewell, former national
indoor and outdoor I.C4-A. cham
pion, from Penn State and now at
Camp Lee, Va. was third. Ewell
was defending champion.
Eide Digger, former Tufts col.
lege OF Medford. Mass. star hurd-
Ter, former Easter intercollegiate
champion and winner OF the 1910
TC4-A. l20-yard high hurdles in
1910, returned east from Dayton,
Ohio, where he is employed in a
defense plant. 10 win TIE 45-yard
high hurdles in 81 seconds.
Pvt. John Sunders. the be-
specialized timber topper from Mi
/ ami university in Ohio, and winner
Of the Central A hurdle event in
Milwaukee in l94l, was second
Saunders is now stationed at Camp
Lee, Va.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20

The Michigan Tuoercuoss AssncIa-
ton Will observe the 3Stl anniversary
Of rs founding on February 81.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
St. Antoine
VolLey Ball
Team Wns5

The s.. Antoine Y competitive
teams in basketball and volley-
ball drew a bye in their regular
league play. However. the teams
were not idle. The varsity vollcy-
ball team participated in triangle
meet with Ann Arbor state champs
and Northern Y. ST Antoine won
by defeating Ann Aroor three
straight games and Northern two.
Ann Arbor Five was invited TO
participate in game against the
st. Antoine National Negro champs
on March "a. during anniversary
week
The intermediate team played
the Pontiac Intermediates to a stand
still 1t took an over time period
10 decide the winner In the over
time period st. Antoine nosed out
Pontiac by one point winning 43
10 AZ. After the hand played game,
all the boys enjoyed swim in
the Y pool
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
Leas hay Still
Holds Lead In
Sunday League

Less1ay Confectionery continued
IS terrific pace IN the Paradise
Bowl Sunday league by making a
sweep OF the three games with
Fead T snHs Sandal 1882 20 2l70-
!: was Lcsshsys fifteenth consec-
use win
James Knox provided the spark
FOR ne Nasnsy victory as he %
tailed 537 on h.zn game 81 23i.
PoSa.oe Simmons paced the Tigers
WIN 5o7 =
Gordy Contractors clJns 10 sec
ond place by winn.nz one from
Victory Legion, losing IN ,ojs. pms
1888 % 2540. James Green paced
Victory Legion VIII $50 wh e
George Thomas led Gordy WIN
So
New Eastern Cleaners defeated
Ford Wildcats. 220a 70 1853 Acme
and johnson won lhfee from Ford
Pan'hers. 233s - 2l59 Cadillac
lost three 10 Vienna Lunch.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
RUSS J. COWANS'
SPORT CHATTER

most improved team OF rollers in
the Motor City league, the strong
est outfit in the city, In the pas;
weeks Captain Jim Driskcll and
MS keglers have moved steadily
up the ladder from eleventh place,
and are now resting in second posi-
ton. just a few games out OF first
position.
In addition, Laverne Smith, tow
cring Nacirema center, is pacing
/ the Frat league in individual scor-
ing. and Gilbert Westield, recent
addition to the bowling team, is
moving up among the top scorers
IN the Motor City league.
/ Yes. Nacirema club is doing all
right in the field OF sports.
ROY GOMILLION
HAS PATENT ON 1T
Roy Condition, former North
eastern high star and more lately
OF Wiley college, is unable TO OBJ
tain scoring leadership in either
the Chronicle or Frat league, but
he's doing a mighty good job of
holding down second place in both
loops.
La Verne Smith tops him in tie
Frat league and George Puggie)
Peaks holds the edge in the Chron-
icle league. But Roy is subject
10 break loose at any time now and
sweep past the leaders to top posi-
ton. and once he obtains that honor
ne will be hard to dslodge.
And there are a-number OF red
hot fights ready to explode in the
Chronicle league Just an exam
pie OF what to expect was dished
up for the large crowd OF fans
last week when the Old Timers de-
feated the Trojans.. a bitter rival,
in hard fought game.
"A similar rivalry exists between
the Old Timers and Briggs All
Stars. and the game between these
two excellent court teams is slated
for Monday. Feb. %, and this game
should be a thriller, just as the
first game was. That will mark
/ the opening OF the second half OF
the split season.
And then there's the game be-
tween Brewster Intermediates and
Brewster Seniors, bitter grudge
game between two strong rivals
And the Vikings will be nuttino
forth their best efforts when they
play the Trojans on Thursday, Feb.
Is. On the same card Alpha Phi
Alpha, strengthened by the acqui-
sition OF Jesse Owens, Olympic
sprint and broad jump champion.
will play Brewster Seniors.
All OF which is an indication that
those fans who attend the game
at Brewster each Thursday and FRI
day night will see plenty OF action
during the next month and a half