Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1942, Page 1

Weather Forecast Rising temperature today; cooler temperature tonight: likelihood of showers tonight. Tem- peratures today—Highest, 74, at 4 pm; low- est, 40 at 6:45 am. P e B S L N. Y. Markets—Sales. Page 20. 90th YEAR. ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION e Fpening Star WASHINGTON, D. €., FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1942 —FIFTY-EIGHT PAGES. IGHT FINAL SPORTS UP) Means Associated Press. THREE CENTS. LEAHY ORDERED HERE FOR ‘CONSULTATION — — ” . Late News Bulletins Corregidor Guns Silence 3 Jap Batteries American gunfire from Corregidor and other Manila Bay forts stlenced three Japanese batteries across the bay in heavy artiliery exchanges today, a War Department communique reported late today. Anti-aircraft guns also hit a bomber during one of five enemy air raids during the day. Fierce fighting was reported continuing on the Philippine island of Panay, where the Japanese yesterday landed troops from eight transports. Heavy casualties in these areas were reported earlier. MacArthur Receives Clarification of Powers UNITED STATES ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN AUS- TRALIA (#.—Gen. Douglas MacArthur has received from Washington a directive clarifying his power as commander in chief of Allied forces in the Southwestern Pacific and the ex- tent of his control, it was understood today on the most reliable authority. It was said the directive was completely ratisfactory In removing all obstacles which hitherto were sald here to block the way to more active prosecution of the war by land, sea and air (Earlier Story on Page A-1) Agreement on Profit Curb Reported A joint House-Senate conference committee on the $19.- 212,000,000 war funds bill was reliably reported today to have agreed to authorize Government agencies to renegotiate war eontracts to prevent excessive profits. (Earlier Profits Story on Page A-1.) Dunlap and Crichton in North-South Final PINEHURST, N. C. (® —George Dunlap, jr., and Medalist Powell Crichton, jr., of Bronxville, N. Y., advanced today to the final round of the 42d North and South Amateur golf tournament here. Dunlap defeated Dan Carmichael of Columbus, Ohlo, 2 up, and Crichton eliminated Ben Goodes of Reldsville 1 up. The 36-hole final match will be played tomorrow. Grady Reaches India With Committee NEW DELHI (#.--A United States advisory committee to India, headed by Dr. Henry Grady, former Assistant Secretary of State, arrived today. Dr. Carrel Mentioned for Laval Cabinet BERLIN (From German Broadcasts) ¢#.—A Vichy dis- patch sald tonight that political circles expect the new cabinet of Plerre Laval to include Dr. Alexis Carrel as Minister of Health and the Family. (Dr. Carrel, a native and still a eitizen of France, was long associated with the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research and for years made New York his home. He has been engaged in health research work under Vichy's auspices for the last year.) (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) . Women Rescued in New York Fire NEW YORK (®.—A fire broke out at 3:30 p.m. today in the six-story Radio Center Hotel, 200 West Fiftieth street. Fire- men ran up extension ladders to rescue a number of women from the upper floors and roof. Heavy smoke rolled through the bullding. One woman sat on the ledge of the roof and kicked off her shoes as if preparing to leap. She was helped down an extension ladder. Terps 7, West Virginia 0 at End of Fourth COLLEGE PARK, Md. —Maryland was leading West Vir- Cartels Stalled WarProduction, Armold Testifies [ . | Senate Committee Urged to Put End To Patent Abuses By the Associated Press Assistant Attorney General | | Thurman Arnold told Senators | today that production of numer- ous basic war materials had been impeded by systems of national and international cartels. | | “Most of these cartels have been reared under the umbrelia of the | | patent privilege.” the Government’s | | No. 1 trust buster told the Senate | Patents Committee as he testified in | favor of legislation that would au-| thorize wartime seizure or use of | any patent vital to the war effort. Calis for End of Abuses. “Never has a study of legislation to correct patent abuses been more | needed than it is today,” Mr. Arnold testified. “The war compels us to get rid of every restriction on pro- duction. Long-range economic pol- | icy compels us to prevent private | | cartels from seizing the new produc- | | tion created during the war by Gov- | ernment funds.” | Mr. Arnold said that cartels in | drugs, beryllium, military optical ln-‘ struments, spectacles, tungsten car- bide, chemicals, magnesium and other basic metals were not un- covered by Government agencies un- til recent years. “The great synthetic rubber and gasoline patent cartels was only an idea in the minds of a few Standare Oil executives in 1926, he said.| “It was not formed until 1929. It was not uncovered until a few weeks ago.” | Earlier, Allen Dobey, an anti-trust | ‘dlvlslon attorney, told the commit- tee that an international cartel lureemem between German inter- | ests and the Remington Arms Co., | | controlled by E. I. du Pont de Ne- mours & Co., at one time had im- Jpeded American sales of military | ammunition to England and other | parts of the British Empire. Mr. Dobey recited to the com- mittee from a 34-page statement matters which he said impeded American ammunition sales to Brit- ain for ‘war use, but then noted that | | in the last few days Remington and | the British Purchasing Commission | had supplied more information. | Impediment Not Serious. | | “In fairness to Remington,” Mr.| Dobey concluded, “* * * we do not \ | [ | | NEW YORK.—EXECUTIVES MAP BASEBALL WAR EFFORT— Planning baseball’s part in the Nation's war effort at a meeting here today are (left to right, seated) Lt. William Higgins, U.S. N.; Col. John Taylor, U. S. A.; Baseball Commissioner Landis, Stan- Lifeboat Pushing Off From Stricken Ship Blasted by Torpedo Survivors Tell How 10 Were Blown to Bits; 49 Row to Shore | By the Associated Press. ton Griffiths of the Navy Relief Society; (standing) Willlam Har- (Story on Page A-1) ridge, American League president; Leslie O’Connor, Judge Landis’ secretary; Ford Frick, Natio Shaughnessy, International Lea ham, National Association of president. OWinner of All-Star Bd;eball Game to Play Service Team Game Set for Cleveland on July 7, Day After Picked Major (Earlier Story Leaguers Meet on Page C-1) NEW YORK, April 17.—Baseball’s leaders, headed by Commis- P SRR | sioner Kenesaw M. Landis, decided at a conference today that the | winning team of the All-Star game at New York July 6 would meet a team composed of major leaguers now in the military service By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, April 17—A lifeboat pushing off from a tor- pedoed South African ship in the Atlantic March 7 was blown | to pleces by one of two torpedo | explosions, and its 10 occupants were killed, six survivors of the | sunken ship declared on arrival | here from the West Indies. | Another boatload of survivors which rowed for 28 hours before reaching shore at St. Vincents,| British West Indies, was trailed by | | two enemy submarines, but escaped after an American patrol boat ap- peared. The remainder of the 51 crew | members, with the exception of two who died from burns, rowed ashore at Cleveland July 7. Judge Landis issued a statement after the conference explaining that plans are not yet completed on the method of selecting the military team, but that it would bé made up of “the best talent in the Arm: Navy and Marine Corps witliout in- | tefference with the prosecution of the war.” Later a recommendation that all major league clubs donate the entire receipts of one regularly scheduled game to Army and Navy relief was made by Commissioner Landis and the Advisory Council. The recommendation, which is certain to be followed, called for the returns of each designated game to | * | gins, jr., for the Navy Relief Society. | Also on hand was Stanton Griffiths, chairman of the special events divi- sion of the Navy Relief Pund. $100,000 for Equipment. The conference announced that | the first $100,000 of net proceeds | from the two games would go to the | baseball equipment fund for miiltary | stations, and any receipts beyond | that would be spiit equally between | Army and Navy relief. Leslie O'Con- ! nor, Judge Landis' secretary, ex- ! plained that baseball had commit- ted itself “long ago” to the $100,000 equipment, distribution. The New York game will be played nal League president; Frank gue president; William G. Bram- Professional Baseball Leagues —A, P, Wirephoto. Nas, Athletics Tied In Ninth Inning on Johnson's Homer A’s Outfielder Hits For Circuit to Overtake Griff's Two-Run Lead By BURTON HAWKINS, Star Staff Correspondent, PHILADELPHIA, April 17— The Nats and the Philadelphia a struggle for the season’s first Athletics were tied here today in | vietory for either team son, A's outfielder, hit a homer,| | scoring Blair, who had singled. | | Bruce Campbell and Jake Early| | were the big guns of the Washing- | ton attack. Campbell’s two doubles | | were responsible for three runs, and | | Early brought in the other with a | triple which scored Roberto Esta lella, who had doubled. N Russia Reports Major Success Near Smolensk ‘One Great Fortress After Another’ Said To Have Been Taken (Earlier Story on Page A-5.) By the Associated Press, LONDON, April 17.—~The Mos- cow radio said tonight that in spite of flerce German resistance the Russians were taking “one | great fortress after another” in the region of Demidov, 40 miles | northwest of Smolensk | It appeared that this thrust had been sprung from the north and that continued Russian progress there might isolate Smolensk from Vitebsk, a Nazi anchor in White Russia. Heavy fighting was reported also | along the vital front between Lakes | Iimen and Ladoga, below Leningrad, | with the Russians trying desperate- |1y to break the siege of Leningrad | before the thaw turns roads into | bogs and floods the rivers. The Finnish radio reported a re- surgence of major operations still further north, on the Aunus Isthmus between Lakes Ladoga and Onega The Russlans have been on the of- fensive in this sector for the last six days, the Finns said, and have suf- fered serious losses, 2,000 Russi: dead being counted on Thursday alone. | _Meanwhile, the Soviet Information | Bureau reported capture of consid« erable booty on the Leningrad front, | following reports that more than 2,000 Germans were killed In 48 | hours of fighting there. A Soviet communique issued in Moscow reported the sinking of a 10,000-ton German transport in the Barents Sea, the fourth this week | in that arm of the Arctic Ocean. Tanker Rafe Surcl?afges Hiked 40 Per Cent More By the Associated Press, Increased surcharges on tanker rates were authorized today by the | War Shipping Administration for The score was 4 to 4, the game being tied in the Athletics’ half of | the ninth inning when Roy John-|pasic rates was authorized for the several routes. A 60 per cent surcharge on the trade between United States Gulf and Caribbean ports and Brazil, the River Plate and Chile. A 20 per cent surcharge has been in effect since March 1, Surcharges ranging from 110 per cent to 165 per cent were author- ized between ‘Gulf ports and Mex~ at the Polo Grounds, which holds| Jose Gomez, the Nats’ Mexican ico, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico, the . % % X X X % % % 2222 RS X X % ginla, 7 to 0, today at the end of the fourth inning. The Terps were hitting hard and getting help from the Mountain- * be divided equally between the Navy | Relief Society and Army Emergencyi Relief. Virgin Islands and Aruba. There has been a surcharge of 25 per cent in these trades. in three lifeboats, the second mate said here. between 50,000 and 60,000 fans, and | second baseman, did not make the the Cleveland game at Municipal | trip to Philadelphia. He is confined eers’ miscues, while big Jack Wright was pitching top-notch ball. Eastern 2, Anacostia 1 in Third Eastern High was leading Anacostia, 2 to 1, at the end of the third inning today on Anacostia field. Kenny Curles was pitching for Eastern and Charley Colleson for Anacostia. WflP B. ‘Spring Housecleaning’ Survey of Employes Under Way work to persons with time on their hands, and eliminating any dupli- cating units” The survey, of a type frequently used by big business houses, has been under way for two weeks Top officials as well as clerks and stenographers are being required to fill out questionnaires describing in detail their present duties and their experience, training and capa- bilities. In many cases personal in- terviews are held, and employes are encouraged to offer ideas for im- provement of the board's effort A former associate of Mr. Nelson's, Dr. Paul A. Mertz, director of com- pany training for Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, is interviewing officials with salaries of $4.600 and up. Dr. Mertz has been with W. P. B. and O. P. M. for 16 months. N Nelson formerly was vice president of Sears Mme. Chiang Pays Tribute And Gives Paintingto A. V. G. B the Associatec Press A “spring house cleaning” check- wp on employes of the War Produc- tion Board is underway, W. P. B ofclals disclosed today, with dozen experts from private business “surveying personnel efficiency from top to bottom Chairman Donald M. Nelson, who ordered the survey, was said not to be contemplating a wholesale shake- up, but to have in mind preventing any further mushroom growth of ‘W. P. B, if possible, by making more eMcient use of the existing staff 'Some heads may fall, but that depends on what develops from the study,” one official said. “The main idea is to find out whether we can make better use of existing employves by reclassifving some in jobs better suited to their abilities, giving more two be Associated Press CHUNGKING. April 17 Chiang Kai-shek, honorary mandant of the American Volunteer Group. paid her nation's tribute to- to those airmen — the Flying ‘Tigers—in presentation of a paint- ing to the group The picture, “The Flying Eagles.’ by a celebrated Chinese artist, was accepted on behalf of the A V. G by James Howard. who succeeded the late Jack Newkirk as squadron Jeader As the eagle looks unflinchingly into the sun, so the A. V. G. gazes deflantly at the setting sun of Japan,” said the American-edu- cated former Mayling Soong who became the wife of China's general- issimo. She added that the A. V. G. was ® worthy successor to the Lafayette Escadrille, which fought for France in the World War, shooting down 57 planes in two years of action ‘The A. V. G.'s score is more than | 200 planes in two months. “You have put such fear in the the roots of our national resistance with their blood. These men are American knights of the war, with- out fear and without reproach Squadron Leader Howard, 28. is a graduate of Pomona College in Cali- fornia and of the Pensacola Flying School. His father lives at St Louts. Most inF. D. 1. C. Leave About June 15 for Chicago Special Dispatch to The Star Budget Director Harold D. Smith announced today that most of the employes of the Pederal Deposit In- surance Corp. would be transferred to Chicago. probably about June 15 The transfer, part of the decen- tralization plan under which 12 oth- er agencies have moved to make room for war workers, will take away about 250 F. D. I. C. personnel Mr. Smith said also that Leo T. Crowley, who is both chairman of the P. D. I. C. and alien property | custodian. had agreed to concentrate most of his alien property staff in hearts of the Jupanese that they | Chicago. The executive offices of dread to meet you. although they |both agencies, however, will remain outnumber you.” Mme. Chiang said. ' here leased China claims the A. V. G. as Chicago offices have been Mme com- day her own. The A. V. G. has watered in the Pield Building The second mate told his dra- matic story of the attack in the presence of public relations officers of the 8th Naval District and Einar | Ulstrup, Norwegian vice consul. | “1 was on the bridge at 11:45 am,, when the ship was struck by a tor- pedo which came without warning and hit between the messroom and | the bathroom while most of the crew were at mess,” he said. Three men were severely burned. “We tried to turn the ship to make the torpedo miss. When the | lifeboat I entered pulled about 300 | yards DOBEY. —A. P. Photo. believe that Remington's agreement with R. W. 8. (the German inter- ests) not to sell military ammuni- tion containing tetracene to the countries of the British Empire has in fact operated to date as a serious impediment to the Allied war effort Mr. Dobey testified that the agreement permitted sale of ammu- nition to England “for shooting grouse, quail. ducks and for target practice. But Remington may not sell ammunition containing tetra- (See PATENTS, Page 2-X) Japs Report Capture Of Two Panay Towns (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) Ev (le Associated Press TOKIO (From Japanese Broad- casts). April 17 —Japanese forces captured the strategic town of Iloilo on Southern Panay Island in the Philippines early yesterday. front- line dispatches from an undisclosed base on Panay said today. At the same time, other Japanese troops occupied Capiz on Northern Panay the dispatches reported War Department Blacks Out Windows Of Passenger Planes By (he Associated Press NEW YORK. Ap 17.—Alr passengers entering New York no longer will be able to catch the beauty of the Manhattan skyline or the wonders of the city below — commercial air- plane windows now are blacked out by War Department order The Civil Aeronautics Au- thority placed the regulation in effect Wednesday, it was learned today. While no specific locali- ties were named, it was under- stood that the order embraced any place where there were har- bor defenses. The stewardess pulls the blinds five minutes be- fore arriving over the seetion | | orderea blacked out away the second torpedo struck under one of the lifeboats just pushing off. The boat and men were blown 150 feet in the air and all 10 were killed “Three lifeboats got away with all except the 10 dead men. Two, se- verely burned, died before making shore. The boat I was in and the captain’s boat rowed to shore in 16| hours. The third boat on which the ' captain had placed the chief mate | was 28 hours reaching shore.” The mate said the second torpedo hit about five minutes after the first, exploding the ship’s boilers and sinking her in about 20 seconds. Laval Has Confidence 0f Petain, Berlin Claims (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) the Associated Press. BERLIN (From German Broad- casts), April 17—The German ra- dio said today in a dispatch date- lined Vichv that Pierre Laval did! not “intend to be head of a gov- ernment which was not fully ap- proved by the marshal” referring to Petain “The announcement of the list of the new government will take place along with the issuance of a statement by the French chief of state, Marshal Petain, in order to demonstrate before the world that Pierre Laval enjovs the full con- fidence of the marshal.” the broad- cast said Markets at a Glance NEW YORK. April >, — Stocks heavy; leaders resume de- cline. Bonds lower: list in slow retreat. Cotton easy: liquidation and hedging CHICAGO.—Wheat lower de- clined in sympathy with cotton and securities. Corn lower with wheat GUIDE FOR READERS Page Amusements Lost and C-10 Found C-8-9 Obituary A-12 | Radio Society B-3 A-13 | Sports, C-1-2-3-4 A-20 Where to Go, B-1 Legal Woman's Notices C-1 Page B-19 (Compiete Index, Page A-1)| A Comics Editorials Editorial Articles Finance Service Men Present. With Judge Landis at the meet- ing were Presidents Ford Frick and Will Harridge of the National and American Leagues, Frank Shaugh- nessy of the International League and William G. Bramham, czar of minor league baseball Representatives of the Army and Navy sat in on the conference It was understood that the serv- ice team would be directed by Lt Comdr. Mickey Cochrane, ex-man- ager of the Detroit Tigers and now recreation officer at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station Col as representative of Army emer- gency relief and Lt. Willlam Hug- Indiana Tire Déélers Sentenced in First U. §. Ration Case Jail Term Suspended For One Firm Member, Other Gets 18 Months he Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS, April 17— Prison terms and fines were im- posed today on two officials of a Boonville (Ind.) automobile sales firm in the Government's first prosecution under the Federal tire rationing regulations, but one sentence later was sus- By ! pended Judge Robert C. Baltzell sen- tenced Charles L. Hart, 54, presi- dent of the La Salle Motor Sales Corp.. to 18 months in the Terre Haute Federal Prison and fined him $500. Russell W. Baker, 43, sec- retary-treasurer of the firm, was fined $250 and sentenced to a year and a day, but the prison sentence was suspended for three years. The corporation itself was fined $1,000 ‘When our boys are going away and some may not come back, it isn't very encouraging to see this kind of thing,” Judge Baltzell said befors pronouncing the sentences. 1f we permit these things to go on. we might as well fold up. We must notifv others through these sentences that they can't violate the law.’ The judge suspended Baker's prison sentence because he said, “I don't believe Baker was as much to blame as Hart B. Howard Caughran, district at- torney, said the evidence showed that the corporation reported only a part of its stock of tires and hidden for a time at Hart’s home and later stored at a Bonnville mill Hart and Baker pleaded guilty to the charges last Monday at Evans- ville: » John T. Taylor was present | | ances tubes, that a truckioad of tires was | lonss. | Stadium, which can seat between | 75.000 and 80,000 After ironing out the all-star set- up, the baseball executives went back into conference to try to de- velop a unified program for all of baseball Russii 7(7)rrders Fa;mers To Concenirate on Work Py the Associated Press. KUIBYSHEV, Russia, April 17— The Council of People’s Commissars decreed today that collective farm- ers put in at least 102 work days in this agricultural season, an order affecting the bulk of Russia’s rural population The government thus applied it- self to the food supply problem in much the same way as in industry. Orders that factory workers remain on their jobs has prevented a waste- ful shifting of populations. The new decree sweepingly af- fected all males 14 to 55 and females 14 to 50 who are not already en- gaged in war work. Exceptions were made for pregnant women, war labor invalids and mothers of chil- dren under 8. Late Races Earlier Results, Rossvan's, Other Selections and Entries for To- morron on page 2-X. Havre de Grace SIXTH Purse, $1.200: elaiming. for 4-year-olds and up. 1. miles Memory Book (Campbell) 890 .70 Hornblende (De Camiliis) 3,70 Nilon (Datillo) Time. 1:47¢ Also ran—Maeside. Walter Light. James, Play Gold. Dingmans Jamaica SIXTH RACE—Purse. weights: maidens: 3-year-oids and upward 1 mile and 70 yards Blazing Glory (M'rtens) 12.30 Yarn Spinner (Keiper) Plantagene! (Longden: Time. 1:45. Also rad—b Great Rush. Galafly. Blue Nose, Eros America Fore. Rodimic. b Land- slide. Recap and_King's Abbey b Breokmeade Stable entry Narragansett Park SIXTH RACE—Purse. $ ances 6 furlongs A ‘One R0 320 $1,500: special 830 18.00 3. 80 5.90 T80 200 allow- n (Wimmer) Also ‘ran—Fsy M El Osuna, Fly Tv Keeneland THIRD RACE—Purse. -year-olds: 1., mijes. i 960 6.60 .20 Mate. Date Ace. Alegre Tide's In. Paircais. $500: claiming 3680 420 rearo) 4.60 Also Tan—Sun Risk. Pandangle. Launs- §0. Silver Witch. Overluck and Mirrored FOURTH RACE—Purse. $1.200 allow- 3-year-olds and upward. 8 fu r- 700 580 19.80 (Bierman) 0 k: o £.60 ran—Suprine. riening. ! Silesia Flash. Equitable, 1Field. Valdina Melia, Zalapa. My Choice fCrystal. and f Nim- | right field for the Athletics. |to Georgetown Hospital. Gomez | played against the Yankees yester- | | day with a fever of 101.6. | FIRST INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Blair thppedI out Case. Knickerbocker threw out | Spence. Vernon fanned. | PHILADELPHIA—Kreevich flied | to Spence. Knickerbocker fanned.| | Potahl threw out Blair | SECOND INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Campbell dou- bled to right. Campbell took third | as Knickerbocker threw out Es- | talella. Early flied deep to Mackie- wicz, Campbell scoring after the catch. Repass singled to left and continued to second on Johnson's fumble. Pofahl walked. Suder came in fast for Leonard's slow roller and threw him out. One run. PHILADELPHIA—Johnson fouled to Early. Siebert popped to Pofahl Hayes flied to Spence. THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON—Case beat out a bunt down the third base line Spence hit into a double play. Knickerbocker to Suder to Siebert Knickerbocker threw out Vernon PHILADELPHIA — Suder fanned So did Mackiewicz. Estalella threw out Besse. | FOURTH INNING. | WASHINGTON — Campbell flied to Johnson. Estalella doubléd off the right field fence. Early tripled off the right field fence, scoring Es- talella. Repass flied to Kreevich, ‘Enrlv holding at third. Blair threw | out Pofahl. One run PHILADELPHIA — Pofahl threw out Kreevich. Knickerbocker sin- gled off Estalella’s glove for the first | hit off Leonard. Blair doubled off the right field fence, Knickerbocker stopping at third. Johnson walked, filling the bases Knickerbocker scored and Blair took third as Sie- bert forced Johnson at second ! Pofahl to Repass. Hayes forced Sie- bert at second, Repass to Pofahl One run FIFTH ING WASHINGTON—Leonard singled to right. Case lined to Blair. Spence | walked. Vernon took a third strike. Campbell doublegl to center. scoring Leonard and “Spence. Estalella walked. Early fanned. Two runs PHILADELPHIA—Suder flied to | Case. MacKenzie fanned. Besse flied to Case SIXTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Collins playing Blair threw out Repass. Kreevich made a nice running catch of Pofahl's fly. Leonatd popped to Suder PHILADELPHIA — Case backed against the left-field barrier for Kreevich's drive Knickerbocker fouled to Vernon. Blair fouled to Early. SEVENTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Case fanned Kreevich made a fine running catch |of Spence’s drive. Vernon walked Vernon stole second. Campbell | walked. Estalella took a third strike PHILADELPHIA — Johnson flied to Case. Leonard tossed out Sie- " (See BASEBALL, Page 2-X.) ) e GRS The War Shipping Administration said the higher surcharges resulted from increased costs of operation due to longer voyages and to higher war risk insurance, Dallas Will Not Stage ‘National A. A. U. Meet v the Associated Press DALLAS, Tex.. April 17.—Dallas will not stage the national A. A. U. track and fleld meet June 26 and 27, it was decided today The Variety Club, financial spon- sor of the meet, announced that be- cause of war conditions it would not put up the required $8,000 to hold the athletic carnival here. President Graham Pierce of the Southwestern A. A. U. immediately notified officials of the national A. A. U. that Dallas would be unable to raise the money as no other spon- sor could be found. OtheriLeugueiGa;\es AMERICAN LEAGUE. At New York— Boston 000 000 000— 0 61 New York__. 000 100 00x— 1 50 Batteries—Judd and Conrey, Peacock; Bonham and Dickey. At Cleveland— Chicage - 010 000 Cleveland 000 000 Batteries—Lyons and Tresh: Harder and Desautels At St. Louis— Detroit 000 12 St. Louis o1 10 Batteries—Trucks and Parsons; R. ris and Ferrell NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Brooklyn— Philadelphia 000 Brooklyn 010 Batteries—Hoerst and Owe At Boston— New York .. 000 101 Boston 100 300 00x— 4 60 Batteries—Schumacher. Feldman, Mei- {on jand Danning; Errickson and Lom- ardi. At Pittsburgh— St. Louis 000 000 101—2 70 Pittsburgh ~ 003 000 00x— 3 90 Batteries—Warneke and O'Dea; Sewell and Lover At Chicago— Cincinnati _ 100 00 Chicago 000 0 Batteries—Vandermeer Lee and MeCulloush 000 010 001—1 61 05z~ 7120 Warren: Allen 100—~3 90 and Hemsley; Today’s Home Runs American League. Bloodworth, Detroit, 5th inning. National League. Camilli, Brooklyn, 2d inning. PFernandez, Boston, lst inning. Ott, New York, 4th inning Mize, New 1' 6th inning. e X% % % %