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Evening star., 1945-08-18
Win, Lose or Draw
Cubs Win Would End l5-FIoe Tie With Giants
By GRANTLAND RICE

Back in the dim far 1876 Chicago the
first National leadership of Albert g.
Spadng the league Chicagos
Cubs heading another with the Cardinals pursuit AS
the this Chicago New York tied with
National this
will have one-fag lead.
Spadng Cap three in
1880 1881 and 1882 suggng repeated in
1885
interesting characters knew
in baseball He hitter for close to Is After the
Cubs dizzy until
Chance leader arrived the
four against his famous rival John
McGraw
Yorks pennants aggres-
leadership quite enough up
Outside of the Cubs Giants of the already
ivered Boston ST. Louis eight Pittsburgh Brooklyn
and Philadelphia lays claim to her only which Aexande
pitching brought about 30 years
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Hack Greatly Underroted Player for Years

This l94 roundup 1906 brand pretty
club for these Above
pitching staff in either league When
starting pitcher or
In Hack at third and Cavsea at first the
the best left from either
underated ball
best through the Phil of
the most improved players of
Nicholson has given Grimm solid phaanx
other teams that have had few dependable workmen
After struggling start the
the Cubs hit their stride
since Through June everything
the opposition offered which wasn't
Passeau Wse Derrnger and others they pitching
any other club In their league could show They have
a-around club consistent outfit
will meet them early October
and Benton them
make killing difference
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EASTERN LEAGUE.

Hartford. So: Albany, 3-4.
Elmira, IL; Williamsport, o.
Utica, 2-1: Binghamton, I-3.
Scranton. II: Wilkes-Barre, O-2.
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Their Edge on Hill About Assures Pennunt

1t stated unofcaly, that the Phiies will
there will be change for the better later
leading Chcagos
Charley Grimm who for Chicago 1882 and 1885
a number of pretty good ball players for this
the cheerful Cub leader third
that only the Cardinals nightmare
believe they with the pitching
such ball players the Cooper brothers. Msial
feathers than they could afford to lose.
In spite of these heavy blows Billy southworh
his jobs, which
games Cardinals have left
There may be wide between the Cubs of l945
1910 teams That Chance outfit the
has known 1t had the
Johnny Killing. 1t had strong pitching
Brown Ed Ruelbach had
plus senedt at third 1t also had
Holman, Sagle Schultz the
enough to set National League
vjcto
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta, II; Mobile, 8.
Chattanooga, s: New Orleans, 3.
Little Rock, 12: Birmingham, 5.
Memphis. IA; Nashville, z.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Oakland, 8: Portland, A.
San Francisco, g.: San Diego. 1.
Sacramento, 2; Hollywood, O.
Los Angeles 8; Seattle, O..
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PhiIs, ;; Cardinals, Z

Totals 33 s "a IL Totals 81 e2714
'Batted for Young in ninth
IRAN for Garms In ninth.
&Batted for c. Barrett in ninth.
St. Louis - 600, 101 O00-n
- OOl 900 2Ox-3
Runs battec in-Young, Verban, Was
dell Seminick (2). Three-base hit-ODea.
Home run-Seminick sass
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TRUMAN, CONGRESS
EXCHANGE VIE VS.
New President Will Ad-
dress Joint Session
Monday Afternoon

WASHINGTON, April 10 -(P)-
President Truman and Congress
leaders exchanged solemn pledges
of cooperation today. They then
arranged joint Senate-House ses-
sion for Monday when the new
chief executive will speak Of his
hopes for the difficult period just
ahead.
The session will begin at 1 pm.
and Mr.. Truman will speak for
about Is minutes. The address will
be broadcast. On Tuesday night, he
will go on the radio at an hour not
yet decided with a message beam
ed to the armed forces whose COM
mander in chief he has become.
This second radio speech, it is
understood, was arranged at the
urgent request of the military high
command.
Moving swiftly to weld his ties
Will NOIlSlSoo, IAA0 AOA1AASA ~
President made the precedent-shat-
tering gesture Of going to the Cap
itol to talk over his plans.
He arranged a lmcneon in the
office of Leslie Biffle, Secretary
of the Senate, and invited IN Demo
cratic and Republican leaiers, Sen
ator I.afo1lette (Prog-Wi5) and Sen.
ator Wheeler D-Mont> who was
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Truman Urges Day OF Homage To Roosevelt
Patton Cuts ~ Roadways Between Berlin
And Southern Germany; Reich Nearly Split
Eden MNRepresent
Britain AtFunerQl
Churchill, Grieved By Death, Sticks To Down
ing Street in Anticipation Of Imminent
Military Developments

LONDON, April 13-RAGrieved
at the death Of his dear and
cherished friend, Prime Minister
Churchill reluctantly stuck to his
post tonight in expectation of i'm
minent military developments and
turned. over to Foreign Secretary
Eden the solemn assignment OF
representing Britain at President
Roosevelt's funeral.
The Prime Minister, who had
appeared tired and worn earlier in
the day as he briefly eulogized
this great departed statesman
before a hushed House of Com
mons, was reported to have de-
cided against flying to Washington
only after becoming convinced that
the military situation required his
hour by hour presence here.
There was speculation that it
would be necessary for Churchill
and Premier Stain to meet soon
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Tokyo Blasted By Bps;
Believed Heaviest Raid

square mile, is six miles northwest
of the Imperial Palace and five
northwest of the 10 IL square miles
devastated in the Superfortress In
cendiary raid of March 10.
Surrounding the big plants are
myriads of little home industries
doing piece-work production for
Japan's war machine.
Today's raiding force, described
by goth Air Force Headquarters
as of every great strength" was
probably larger than the 300-plane
armada which made the March 10
incendiary assault on the city.
No fighter planes from Two Jima
airfields escorted the B-29s today,
as in the Tokyo and Nagoya at
tacks of April 7 and Thursdays
raid about noon on the Nakajima
airplane engine plant at Musa-
shine, on Tokyo's outskirts.
Superfortress squadrons making
the Thursday strike also attacked
industrial plants at Koriyama, 1l0
miles north of Tokyo, longest OF
all blows struck against Japan by
Marianas-base BIOS, which in this
case flew $500 miles Hsund trip.
The April 7 attack On Nagoya
virtually destroyed the Mitsubishi
aircraft engine factory, 21st Bomb
err Command officials said today
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GUAM, Saturday, April 14.-R
-Superfortress bombers in very
great strength showered thousands
of tons of incendiaries on Tokyo
war industries today in possibly
the heaviest BIO attack on the
Japanese capital.
The Marianas-based sky giants
perhaps as many as 4OO-hit the
inflamable Tokyo arsenal area at
1890 a. m. Japan Time-11:3O a.
m. Friday U. S. Eastern War
Time) in the second Superfort as
sault on the city in SO hours.
Tokyo radio said fires continued
to rage in the city several hours
after the BIOS in the low-level at
tack blasted the five-mile square
target area containing three main
arsenal buildings and more than
80 specific targets of the attack.
Never have the 21st Bomber
Command Superforts, in all their
Is attacks o. Tokyo, attacked tar
gets holding such collection OF
firstrate installations contributing
to the enemy's frontline strength.
All the factories in the oval
shaped target area are engaged in
the production of exp iv e s,
chemicals and ornaments. One OF
the arsenals is the famous Itabashi
plant.
The area, which has population
of from 80, 900 to 10000 persons per
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ROOSEVELT TRAIN
LEAVES FOR D. C.
Body Guarded By Men OF
Armed Forces; Widow
Travels With Casket

ABoRAD ROOSEVELT FUN
ERAL TRAIN EN- ROUTE TO
WASHINGTON, April 13.- Up -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. who
gave his life to help restore the
world to sanity and lasting peace,
was en- route home today to re-
ceive the final tributes of a CRATE
full nation.
His body was put aboard the
train at Warm Srpings. Ca,
shortly after II am, Eastern War
Tine, for 23-hour run to Wash
ington after an impressive mill
tary procession from lis Pine
Mountain cottage. The train was
due in Washington at 10 am. to-
morrow morning.
With Mrs. Roosevelt and other
relatives, friends and associates
near him, the body of the fourth
term Chief Executive, who died
suddenly of cerebral hemor-
rhage yesterday afternoon in his
cottage bedroom, was under con-
slant military guard in the last
car of ten-car special train.
Standing at the four corners OF
the flag-draped casket, groups OF
four enlisted men from the Army,
Navy and Marines took turns at
their solemn posts for the entire
trip home.
Simple funeral services VIII be
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ATLANTA, April 13.- Gs-The
late President Roosevelt in a
speech written the night before he
died, declared Americans were
determined there should not be a
third world war.
The text of the speech, which
the President was to have deliv-
cred by radio tonight in observ-
ance of $50 Jerrerson Day dinners
throughout the Nation, was hand.
ed to newsmen by Presidential
Secretary Steve Early as the fun
eral train paused in Atlanta. The
dinners have been cancelled.
Early said Mr.. Roosevelt would
have delivered the speech without
disclosing that he was in Warm
Springs.
The text follows:
Americans are gathered to.
gether this evening in comrluni-
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ties all over the country to pay
tribute to the living memory OF
Thomas Jefferson = one of the
greatest of all democrats; and l
want to make it clear that l am
spelling that word democrats
with a small d.
Il wish l had the power, just
for this evening, to be present at
all of these gatherings.
'In this historic year, more
than ever before. we do well to
consider the character of Thomas
Jefferson as an American citizen
of the world.
GAS Minister to France, then as
our first Secretary Of State and
as our third President, Jefferson
was instrumental in the establish
ment of the United States as vi
tai factor in international affairs.
ut was he who first sent our
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VIENNA CAPTURED
BY SOVIET ARMY
Drives On Pra que and
Southern Germany Are
Made Possible

LONDON, Saturday, April 14-R
The Red Army captured Vienna
Yesterday after a weeks siege,
clearing the way for Russian
drives to Prague and the Nazls'
mountain redoubt'' in southern
Germany after taking more than
100, 900 Nazi prisoners in the bat
tie for the second city OF Adolf
Killers greater Reich.
Vienna, 2,O00-year-old city where
Hitler as an embittered and OBJ
scure young artist first dreamed
of world conquest, fell tt. the COM
bined Second and Third Ukrainian
Armies under Marshals Rodion Y.
Malinovsky and Feodor I. Tolbu-
kiln. It was the 10th European
capital occupied by the Red Army
and the 18th liberated or dominat-
ed by the Allies.
Eleven German tank divisions
were smashed in fighting in the
Austrian capital and on the roads
to it between March Is and April
10, Moscow said, while the Soviet
radio proclaimed that the Viennese
had "saved the honor of the Aus
trian nation by assisting in the
liberation of the city.
Vienna, classic bulwark OF the
invasion routes to Bavaria, fell to
the co-conquerors of the Balkans
after they all but encircled the city.
It was the elimination of 1,5O0-
mile sweep since last fall by the
two armies from the Dnestr river
on the Russian frontier. The drive
carried through Bucharest, Sofia,
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Last Speech Written By Roosevelt
Vas Declaration For World Peace

navy into far distant waters to
defend our rights. And the pro-
mitigation of the Monroe Doctrine
was the logical development Of
Jefferson's far-seeing foreign pol
icy.
To-day this Nation which JET
ferson helped so greatly tc build
is. playing a tremendous part in
the battle for the rights OF man
all over the world.
To-day we are part of the vast
Allied force-a force composed of
flesh and blood and steel and spir-
(which is today destroying the
makers of war, the breeders Of
hate, in Europe and in Asia.
"In Jefferson's time our navy
consisted of only a handful OF
frigates - but that tiny navy
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JAP C0UNTERBLOW
ON 0KINAWA FAILS
Over 100 Enemy Suicide
Planes Shot Down By
Fleet Units

GUAM, Saturday, April 14.-(P
Japanese forces hurled a heavy
counterattack against U. S. troops
Friday in southern Okinawa, but
Yanks threw them back, Fleet
DIM. Chester W. Nimitz announc-
ed today.
More Than 100 enemy suicide
planes have destroyed a total Of
1,577 japanese planse-of these 841
were shot out of the air by carrier
planes; 1878 were shot down by ma
val gunfire and 1853 were destroyed
on the ground, Nimitz announced.
Marine forces in the northern Sec
ton of Okinawa swept ahead
against Intellectual resistance while
Oath Corps infantrymen in the
south held to their front a short dis
lance north of Naha.
The Japanese counterattack -
one of the heaviest Of the Pacific
war-was in regiment strength.
Although the Japanese were U.s.
ing the heaviest explosive charges
of the war against the U. S. lines
before the suicidal attack, they
were repi1]sed with heavy losses.
Navy gunfire joined with Army and
Marine artillery to hurl the Japa-
|nese back.
In addition to the 100 enemy
planes shot down in the Ryukyu
area, eight more were destroy ed
on the ground for a two-day total
of 226. Fuel dumps and warehouses
were damaged or set on fire at
Tokuna and Kikai islands.
At Formosa, 1865 miles southwest.
British carrier-borne Hellcats at
tackled airfie1ds while naval guns
fired on coastal targets.
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with President Truman to acquaint
the new American leader with the
Big Three's plans for liberated Eu-
rope. It was felt that Truman
would want to establish as quick
ly as possible the intimate associ-
alton with Churchill and Stain that
Roosevelt had developed.
All Britain and thousands of
Americans here on military duty
shared the shock and sorrow Of the
Presidents death.
Flags or all British government
buildings throughout the world will
be flown at half-staff tomorrow
Next Tuesday was set aside for
tributes TO the President by the
leaders of all parties in Parlia-
ment.
Commons adjourned five minll-
ties after it had convened, after
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FORECAST

,,,.,v cloudy and warm today.
Yesterdays temperatures:
High, 7s-Low, 81.
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Wilmington To Join Nation And World
In Tribute To Franklin D. Roosevelt
All Stores and Other In
stitutions To Close
During Funeral

Wilmington and vicinity will
Join the Nation and the world to-
day in paying respect to the mem
ory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
welt.
Mayor Ronald Lane last night
requested that an hour Of COM
plete cessation of ''alr' business
activities be observed in tribute
to "our late President from 4
p. m. to 5 pm.
Mayor Lane also asked that bust
lnesses which operate on Sunday
close for 80 minutes at the time Of
Mr.. Roosevelt's burial at the an
cestoral grounds at Hyde Park al
10 am. tomorrow to pay further
tribute to the late Chief Executive
Called to a special meeting yes
teday, the Board of Directors o.
the Merchant division of the
Chamber of Commerce voted thai
all retail establishments, including
theaters, close from 4 to 5 pm
today. Secretary Walter Cartier
said that all flags will be flown
at half mast through Sunday, anc
added that an advertisement ir
this paper may be used by mer
chants and business houses to ex
plain the reason for the closure
In a special meeting of the City
Council yesterday, it was decided
tat all municipal activities would
cease at l pm. today. Public safe
ty services will not be suspended
out a resolution in the death O.
the President was authorized ane
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the program that she had worn her
S. Nelson. Natchez College, gave
evening gown with the wrong side
out. / am sure that others might
have done the same thing or worse
if Eva Hall Harris, Constance Ba-
ker and / hadn't been around at
dressing time to arranges hairdo's,
button dresses, tie sashes and
check accessories.
Mrs. T. j. Barns, Laurel, Chair
man of the Arts and Crafts De-
partment of the Federation ex-
planned the whereabouts of three
beautiful loving cups which were
on display throughout the conven-
ton. The trophies had been won in
the art exhibit at the last biennial
convention of the National Associ-
alton of Colored Women in Okla
homa City. One cup designated as
the Eleanor Roosevelt Cup was
won by Mrs. Barnes for the most
beautiful dress worn at the Asso-
ciation-sponsored fashion show.
Mrs. Ruth Rowan Sanders. Vicks-
burg, director of the Music Depart
ment, provided a good musical
background for all sessions. Her pi-
ano number following the presi-
dents address was received with
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DR.. Felix ]. Underwood of Jack
son has been named Mississippi
State Chairman of the 1916 March
of Dimes to be conducted January
14-31 by the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis, Basil O'Con-
nor, president of the Foundation,
announced.
Former president of the Amer
lean Public Health Association, the
State and Provincial Health Au-
thorities and the Southern Medical
Association, DR.. Underwood has
been serving as Mississippi's
March of Dimes Chairman since
the founding of the organization by
the late President Roosevelt in
1888.
Since 1924, DR.. Underwood has
been State Health Officer for Mis-
sissippi. He is a member of the
Medical and Health Survey Com
mittee of the American Red Cross
and of the Health Advisory Council
of the United States Chamber of
Commerce.
In accepting the. March of Dimes
Craftsmanship, DR.. Underwood said:
'In our state alone during the
first nine months of this year, So
cases of infantile paralysis were
reported. Fortunately, through the
generous contributions of the
American people to the March OF
Dimes, it is possible for the fight
against this disease to be continu-
ally strengthened and intensified"
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Georgetown

The Jackson Spiritual Singers
will be back Sunday night. They
will sing at st. James Methodist
church. Everybody is invited.
Miss Addie Mae Dixon is in the
hospital at New Orleans but is re-
ported much improved.
. On Sunday, November 4, Rev. A..
E. " Clark delivered spiritual
andd enjoyable sermon at st. James
Methodist Church.
A rally will be held on the Sc
cond Sunday at New Hope church.
Dinner will be served and a grand
time is expected.
GOSSIP
Weel, l guess you know this is
the latest 1--WE
D NJ M didn't get to see her pre-
eious boy friend Sunday evening,
but her watch dog was there. L M
B said that L E H and c B had
better straighten up and fly right.
If c B doesn't she is going to
swell his head about L E H. Lena
M d was on the ball Saturday
night with G H. Wonder if C H
knows it?
B ] D almost struts like a chick
en- when she gets around w A O.
H L said she could strut like a
mule for what she cares about w
A @ cause he is just her watch dos
until her sailor comes home. L M
Saturday night. Wonder where was
Carrie?
What would happen if L M L
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HlGHLlGKTs OF the NEW
ENLISTMENT PROGRAM

l. En1istments for Ia, 2 or 3
years. (1-year eniistments permitted
for men with 6 months service.)
2. Men reenlisting retain their
present grades, il they reenlist with
in 90 days after discharge ard before
Feb. /, 1916. The same applies to
men discharged between May II and
Nov. /, 1915, who feenlist before
Nov. IL, 1915.
3. An increase in the reenlistment
bonus to $50 for each year OF active
service since the bonus was last paid,
or since last entry into service.
4. 2ofe extra, pay when overseas.
S. Paid furlough, up to 90 days,
depending on length OF service, with
furlough travel paid to home and
return, for men now in the Army
who enlist.
8. Mustering-ou pay Chased
upon length of service) to all men
who are discharged to reenlist.
7. Option to retire at half pay for
the rest of your life after 20 years
service - or three-quarters pay after
80 years. (Retirement income IN
grade of Master or First Sergeant up
to S155.25 per month for life.) All
previous active federal military ser
vice counts toward retirement.
8. Benefits of Gil Bill of Rights.
9. Family allowances for the
term Of enlistment for dependents of
men who enlist or reenlist before
July /, 1916.
10. Choice of branch of service and
overseas theater in Air, Ground or
Service Forces on 3-year enIistments.
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ON THE PERSONAL SIDE ar
PINEY WOODS
Ann Suits Smith

Attending the Mississippi State
Federation of Colored Womens
Clubs for the first time. was nat
urally interested in the personal
features as well as the business of
the Convention. Being the baby"
soster of Ruby E. Stunts Lyells, the
president and slightly inclined to
be miscrievous, found great in
terest in the incidental things.
This was the 37th annual conven-
ton. | was glad to visit Piney
Woods again.
Several persons not knowing
that Mrs. Lyells had sister at the
convention spoke to me for her.
Some of the new delegates whom
had known in other connections,
spoke to Ruby for me.
When the announcement was
made that the president would lead
the procession to the grave of Mrs.
Grace c. Jones, pioneer club wo-
man, / muttered who's going to
lead the PRESIDENT" whereupon
she called for Miss F. o. Alexander
to accompany her. They had al
most reached the grave when they
discovered that neither of them had
the wreath which was to be placed
on the grave. Fortunately Mrs. A
M. Redmond, the efficient secretary
had looked after things, and in a
brief but solemn ceremony, the
wreath was placed on the grave by
the president.
Sometime in passing, I overheard
casual comments about various Of
4 ficers. Many compliments were
passed upon the presidents appear
ance. Some even went so fas as to
say she was beautiful. At the time
she was wearing two-piece model
in gray gabardine with black access
cries. Her jewelry consisted OF
small gold ear screws, a gold breach
and Identification bracelet.
l hard that the beautiful little
plumed black hat worn by Miss F
o. Alexander had previously &C.
casioned comment in the jackson
Advocate. The members of the Ex-
ecutive Board wore formals Friday
night when the president spoke
We who sat in the audience thought
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great enthusiasm. Mrs. z. A. Bar
ron, Jackson College, and Mr.. w.
outstanding vocal renditions, Il
Love Life" and Deep River" re-
spectively.
The superb singing of Negro spi-
rituals by the Piney Woods School
chorus was an enjoyable expert
ence, as was a solo by Miss Allie
d. Foster, and. a quartet from the
Oakley Traing School for boys.
Mrs. c. E. Dishman, Piney Woods
and Mrs. N H. Burger, Hatties-
burg, exhibited mastery of the art
of public speaking when they per-
formed on the welcome program.
Although this was a womans
convention, men were very much
in evidence The Honorable John
L. Weeb, Grand Master of the Ma
sons; Messrs. James Gooden, c. c.
Cypress, L. M Parker, Perry San
ders, J. v. Clark and L.. j. Polk,
Jackson; Principal Laurence c.
Jones and Lieut.. W. A. Bender
Piney Woods; Mr. c.. w. Williams
Oakley; and Professor ]. E. John
son of Prentiss Institute were
among those whom I recall having
seen during some of the sessions.