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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
Ry WILLIAM l.. WORDEN Associated Press War
 Correspondent

MASSACRE BAY, May 13-(De- layed) The first Japanese attempt to use the familiar infiltration tae- ties against the American troops at Attu Bay ended after the Japanese fired from a rock on precipice overlooking the beach at Massacre Bay.
 The attempt at the sniping at tack was launched against the Am ericans unloading a cargo on the beach. It was launched by small force of Japanese, either laying in wait for 48 hours or who had worm ed their way toward the beach on the high ridge bounds on the right side then to the eastward. The sni- pers opened fire shortly before dusk using low hanging cloud bank as protection. Their target was a mass of humanity struggling to get car go ashore. Other sniper fire was concentrated on Coxswains small
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
ATTACK IS
 ALSO MADE
 ON kISkA
Ground Forces on Western Island Battling Stub
 born Resistance

BULLETIN Washington, May 24.-Five out of l6 Japa- nese two-engined b O m bers raiding the American forces at Attn were downed by U. :. fighter planes Sunday, the Navy reported today. Nine U. $. fighter planes are missing. An- other was downed beating off bomber attack, but the pilot was rescued.
 The raid was the second in as many days. On Saturday i5 twin -engined bombers made an unsuccessful raid.
 Weather lifted and American raids have been made on Kiska, with good results.
 Pressure of the U. s. Army fighters against the pockets of the Japanese resistance on Attu continues. A number of enemy positions have been li- quidated.
 The Navy gives no indication as to whether the Jap bombers suceee in accomplishing their mission on their raids. Some officials here believe the bombers came from carrier or the Paramushiro base.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
By EUGENE BURNS Associated Press War
 Correspondent

MASSACRE BAY, Attu. May IT, Delayed The American forces are in possession of the west arm of Holtz Bay today after seven days of fighting and are now on the ridge looking east. This is the re- port made by Catalina fliers and also from positions on vessels on Massacre Bay as gunfire is seen on Massacre Pass 4D00 yards away. A comparatively small scout recon naissance unit landed under q blind cover midway between Stel- Ter Cove and Holtz Bay and crossed the 5000 foot ridge through waist deep snow
 It is now believed they have join ed the assault forces that landed about three and one half miles northeast of the Jap positions on Holtz Bay and advanced with them on their mission to neutralize fire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
The W ashington Merry -Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON (Major Robert s. Allen on active duty

WASHINGTON. = Secretary of the Navy Knox, who as news paper publisher has broken many an embarrassing story about the Mayor of Chicago and various other bigwigs. is getting more and more addicted to bottling up the news
 The other day he sat in on a meeting of the House Naval Af- fairs Committee at which it was decided to hush up a report by fortnight Congressman Lyndon Johnson of Texas showing how some Navy officials had helped draft dodgers
 The report was similar to the in vestigation of the House Military Affairs Committee into draft-dodg- ing. The Military Affairs Commit tee, however, has done it's business completely in the open. There has been no hush-hush stuff. It has taken the position that the draft was the nations business, not to be discussed behind closed doors.
 Several months ago, however, Chairman Carl Vinson of Georgia, jealous of the prerogatives of the House Naval Affairs Committee, made a deal with Representative Andrew May of Kentucky, chair man of the Military Affairs Com mittee, whereby the latter would lay off the Navy Department.
 Soon after, Naval Affairs sub committee, headed by aggressive young Congressman Lyndon John son of Texas, which has been prob ing Civil Service operations, was instructed to checkup on draft de- ferments of the Navy's civilian em- ployees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
GREAT AIR
 ATTACK Al
 NIGHT TIME
Vast BIazes Are KindIed in Biz Industrial Center
 of Germany

LONDON, May 24.-In the great est air attack in history, the Royal Air Force dropped more than 2,000 tons of bombs last night on in- dustrial Dortmund and raided other targets up and down the water logged Ruhr Valley in Germany.
 Incendiary bombs kindled vast blazes in Dortmund and the smoke licked angrily in the sky at least three miles above the city.
 The bombs dropped topped the previous record of more than 1900 tons dumped on May l2 on Duis- burg, also on the Ruhr
 Importance of Dortmund has in- creased greatly recently because of the saturation and battering of Es- sen which caused shifting to Dort- mund of many war industries.
 The British lost 38 bombers in the night raid.
 Returning pilots described the hammer blows as highly successful although accurate observation was obscured by clouds of smoke n q flame.
 The raid was carried out in ex- cellent weather
 The nights operations became apparent early in the evening when watchers on the channel coast saw a procession of bombers pass non- stop for two hours toward their targets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
Communists 10 DissoIve;;0rder Issued, Moseow
Executive Committee of h. ternaiiondIe Gives
 Reasons for Move

MOSCOW, May 24.-In the midst of daily increasing cooperation be- tween Soviet Russia and her Al lies. the Executive Committee Of the Communist Internationale has asked it's centers in all parts of the world to dissolve.
 The resolution passed, said forms and methods and regulations of the Comintern have become obsolete and in some cases actually has hin- dered workers of the world in their battle against Germany and her satellites.
 The action is considered here to open admission that the Comintern, which stood for qualification of the workers of the world under the Communist banner, should dissolve and workers in each country get down to the job of beating Hitler.
 Many observers in Moscow see in the decision, one of the most sig nificant measures yet toward com plete cooperation among all nations with the primary objective to defeat NaZiSm.
 The resolution as broadcast to the world from here said that even before the war it became clear that together with increasing complica- tions in international relations in various countries, insuperable ob- stacles in solving problems were
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
Remarkable Scenes Are Enacied in Aftu Attack
 ByBofh Army, Navy Uniis

on enemy positions overlooking our troops attacking from the West arm of Holtz Bay The advance has been accomplished despite the cru- el hardships. It is doubtful if they were warmer than below zero cen tigrade weather throughout their six days travel.
 Meanwhile at Massacre Bay our troops are being held by the enemy gun positions just above and a tan talizing fog blanket just low enough to give the Japs gun coyerage and make our artillery and machine gun field intellectual
 This morning once again the fog blanket formed an impenetrable 800 foot ceiling.
 Bombs start Fires
 While patrolling in a Navy Cat alina yesterday, the pilot. Lieut. Frank Ralston, saw Army Libera- tors unload bombs on Chichagof.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
MRS. TAFT,8 8f, pASSESAWAY, WASHINGTON
Wife of Former President, Mother of U. 5. Sena-
 for, Buried Today

WASHINGTON, May 24. - Mrs. William Howard Taft, 81, widow of the former President and Chief Justice of the United States Su- preme Court, died at her home here last Saturday. Funeral services are to be held here today and burial will be in Arlington Gene tery.
 Mrs. Taft was the mother of United States Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio, Charles P Taft, As sistant Director of the Office of Health Defense, and Helen Taft Manning, history professor at Bryn Mawr.
 Ability of Mate
 Confident in the ability and leadership of her husband from the start, Mrs. Helen Heron Taft was credited by intimate friends with having played an important part in planning the career of her distinguished husban d, William Howard Taft.
 During the years when MT. Taft
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24

was politically active, his wife was his constant companion as he visit ed the four corners of the earth and made a record as a traveller equalled by few women, certainly none in public life.
 Keenly alive to the possibilities that lay before her husband and deeply interested in the career which she was desirous that he pursue, Mrs. Taft was an intimate confidant and champion of Will, for whom she entertained political ambitions long before he had such aspirations
 What Mrs. Taft had in mind for her husband was indicated by an incident said to have taken place at one of the White House recep- tions during the Roosevelt admin istration In the course of a con- versation participated in by Presi- dent and Mrs. Roosevelt and MT. and Mrs Taft, it was said that Colonel Roosevelt, predicting what the future had in store for MT Taft, declared that eventually he would be called to one of the two highest positions in the country.
 Make it Chief Justice" broke in MT Taft.
 Mrs. Taft followed quickly with Make it President"
 With blue-grey eyes, of slight build, Mrs Taft's calmness and de- liberation sometimes conveyed to strangers an idea of coldpess and distance Those who knew her were charmed with her frankntss and her hatred of insincerity, her love of family. and the genuineness and warmth of her friendship. Speak ing rapidly, she used French, Ger man and Spanish fluently. express
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
ATTI FIGHTING

WASHINGTON, May 24-Of the battle at Attu, There has been no change in the general situa- ton ashore" said the War Depart- ment in a review of the situation Sunday night The communique says.
 The enemy is still on hig II ground west of Chichagof Harbor. also in Chichagof Valley and noun tains between Chichagof Harbor and Sarana Bay.
 At present the American forces are attacking the high hills just west of Chichagof Harbor where the west and southwest peaks each rise to 1900 feet Another attack is directed on the valley area pass from Sarana Bay to Chichagof Har- bor and Q third attack is being pressed against the hill north of Lake Nicholas"
 Slashing at Japs
 Last Saturday afternoon the Navy Departments communique said the American forces at Attu had slashed at the remaining Jap troops that were in three groups, in the final phase of the campaign to restore the island to American control.
 The groups were listed as being on Chichagof Harbor, in Chicha- gof Valley, which extends south west from the harbor. and on the northern shores of Lake Nicholas, southeast of the harbor.
 Attu village, presumably the cen- ter of the enemy's Chichagof har- Dor position, has been wiped out by Army planes and the fuel depot and other installations set afire.
 The communique further stated that on May 20. during the night, strong enemy positions on the ridge of Sarana, Massacre Bay area, was neutralized. An enemy unit suc- ceeded in penetrating our lines but was wiped out"
 Although the three groups are split and their backs pinned to the sea in the rough country. they are capable of putting up stubborn To- cal resistance
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
I(kES LOOKS FOR RECORD
 SALMON PACK
Expelts Production 10 Be Ten Percent Greater
 than Last Year

WASHINGTON, May 24. = The Alaska salmon industry, though working "close to actual military operations, begins the season this month and is expected to produce a pack "at least 10 percent greater than last year." said Harold l.. Ikes, Secretary of Interior.
 The Alaska salmon industry Will provide the Nation with 5,500,OO0 cases, said Ickes, and should thus earn about seven times as much as the purchase price of the territory.
 The salmon pack is the most im- portant item in the territorys econ omy," said Ickes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
FORTIFIED
 ISLE BASE
 ISB0MDED
U. ,. Medium Graft Make Attack on PanfeIleria
 -RAF Follows Up

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, May 24.-United States medium bombers and fight CTS attacked Pantelleria three times in five hours yesterday and RAF assault with raids on docks and Wellingtons followed up the night airfields at that fortified Italian island.
 No enemy air resistance is re- ported however.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
INCOME TAX ISSUE lS STILL
 DEADL0(KE:D

WASHINGTON, May 24. = The joint conference committee has failed again to reach any compro- mise on the Senate and House diff ferences on the pay as-yougo taxes but the committee is scheduled to meet later in further attempts to agree on a compromise.
 The Republican members still stick to their modified Ruml plan to skip year legislation passed by the Senate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
First Plane Crash Is Reported as American
 Forces Advance at Atiu

a group of fighting planes that roared up the valley from Mas sacre Bay to the bleak mountains. However fog shrouded the peaks and prevented effective use of planes that resulted in the loss of one of them that hit a hidden mountain in full view of the front line troops, and crashed in flames.
 The General commanding the ground forces continued to hold up costly frontal attacks pending elim- ination of machine gun nests and mortar positions. An artillery bar rage was laid down and continued all day Shore guns passed the 500 round mark before the end of the third day and firing is still being pumped into the Japs that seem to hold the passes tonight.
 Occasionally there is assistance from Naval batteries. The Ameri- cans so far have captured no Jap anese prisoners.
 Hand-to- Hand Fighting
 Numbers of Japanese snipers. members of the regular front line units have been killed in hand to hand fighting, including surpris- ingly high percentage of Junior offi- cers.
 American losses so far have been
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
BOMBsHELLs AND HIGHJINKs $

Representative Johnson did a thorough job. turned up some bombshell evidence about official highjinks in the granting of defer ments to draft-age civilian em- ployees in the Navy.
 One case involved a young, un- married soda jerker, deferred by his draft board because of his pros pective employment by the Navy in an engineering capacity. The soda jerker got his deferment, and also the job, largely because an
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
F0urperishin
 Early Sunday
 Morning Fire

OLYMPIA, Wash May 24--Fire swept the home of Ronald Paranto, 3l, Tacoma shipyard worker, near Yelm, early Sunday and killed him, his wife Jennie aged 2l, daughter Donnette, aged and Karen, two months old.
 Neighbors tried to rescue the family from the burning house but were unsuccessful so quickly did the flames spread.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
. . . . . . DIMOUT TIMES

. Dimout begins tonight { , at sunset at 9:35 o'clock.
 . Dimout ends tomorrow { , at sunrise at ALA am.
 , Dimout begins Tuesday at ( , sunset at 9:36 pm.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-24
RETURNS FROM SOUTH

Mrs Madelina Stevenson. who has been south for couple ot weeks. returned to Juneau Satur- day evening.
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Evening star., 1943-04-11

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Home decorating be done nexpensively and in good
taste with unpanted furniture Choosing and finishing the
pieces yourself will provide you with hours of time we'll
spent will give you the satisfaction of proving your
originality.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Mrs. Myrtle jeff, Lorton,
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle
T. Jett Of Lorton, wife OF Clarence
B. Jett, construction superintendent
of the Lorton Reformatory, who was
killed in an automobile accident
here Saturday afternoon, will be
held at pm. tomorrow at the Oc-
coquan Methodist Church, with the
Rev. w. Boyd Bryant ofIiciating.
Burial will be in Pohick Cemetery.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Jett is
survived by son, Clarence Wallace
Jett, a cadet at West Point; three
sisters. Mrs. David Flatford, Lorton,
and Mrs. M. o. Jarvis and Mrs. r. H.
Jones Of Washington, and two broth
ers, John Tyers and Marshall c.
Tyers Of Lorton.
Mrs Jett's death was the third to
occur in her immediate family with
in two months. Her mother, Mrs.
Margaret E. Tyers, died July 49, and
her father, George E. Tyers, died
September 3.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Daniel Harrington, 81,
To Be Buried THURSDAY

Funeral services for Daniel Har-
rington, 81, who died Sunday in
Georgetown Hospital as the result
Of injuries sustained in an automo-
bile accident in front of his home,
4440 Macarthur boulevard NV,
will be held at $50 am. Thursday
at the residence. This will be fol-
lowed by celebration of a solemn
requiem mass at 10 m. in Our Lady
of Victory Church
A native of Thoroughfare, Va,
he had been a District resident
nearly all his life. He was struck
by an automobile September 7 and
sustained fractured hip. He was
the second member of his family to
die as the result of an accident
near their home. His eldest son,
Francis T. Harrington, five years
ago was struck and killed by a
streetcar.
For So years Mr.. Harrington had
been employed at the Washington
aqueduct by the Army Engineer
Corps and retired 16 years ago. He
is survived by four sons, J. Daniel,
Charles A., Raphael S. and George
E.; five daughters, the Misses Mary
S. and Katherine Harrington, Mrs.
Matthew Yongling, Mrs. John j..
Slattery and Mrs. John P. Wright;
18 grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. Seven of the grand
children are members of the armed
forces.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Mrs. Ada Jean Bennett
Rites Set Thursday

Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Jean
Bennett, SIS, superintendent of the
Central Union Mission, who died
Sunday in Doctors Hospital after a
long illness, will be at 2:30 pm.
Thursday in Calvary Baptist Church.
The Rev. DR.. Cove G. johnson,
pastor of the National Baptist
Memorial Church, will officiate
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
With her husband, the late John
S. Bennett, she came to Washington
in 1915 when he was made head OF
the mission. She succeeded him as
director when he died in 1887.
Mrs. Bennett was a native of
Camden, N. j. At one time she was
president of the Federation of
Soroptimist Clubs of the United
States and Canada.
She is survived by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Ackley Of Ocean
CITY. N. ].
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Col. Charles A. WeIcker
Buried in ARLINGTON

Col. Charles A. Welcker, 81, who
died on September l3 at an Army
hospital at Fort Sam Houston, Tex,
was buried with military honors in
Arlington Cemetery yesterday after
funeral services at Fort Myer
Chapel.
Born in Baltimore, Col. Welcker
grew up in the District, graduating
from Western High School. He later
attended Georgetown University,
and was a reporter on the WASH
ington Post for a short time be-
fore joining the Army. He became
second lieutenant in 1918 and
trained troops in this country
during the World War. In 1921, he
was stationed in the Philippines
He returned to the United States In
1923 after completing military mis-
sions to China and Japan. At the
time of his death, he was plans and
training officer at Camp VOTERS,
Tex.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Margaret Welcker, and his widow,
Mrs. Marie B. Welcker, who came
from Mineral Wells, Tex, for the
funeral.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Death Of Mrs. RuhI.
In New York Laid
To Natural Causes

Mr.. Mary Ruhl, 80, of 7l2 North
Monroe street, Arlington, Va, who
was found dead in a hotel room in
New York yesterday, apparently died
of natural causes, police there told
Associated Press today.
Police said Mrs. Ruhl was found
by Washington real estate man,
George Miller, 60, of 34O1 Thirty
third place NV. sales director of
Boss & Phelps Realty Co. Mr.. Mil
Ter was released last night after
being questioned, they said
An official of the local firm said
today Mr.. Miller had gone to New
York to attend the wedding of one
of his three sons.
Mrs. Ruhl's face was bruised and
an empty liquor bottle was found in
the hotel room. police said.
Detective Thomas Cox said Mr..
Miller told him he did not know
how Mrs. Ruhl suffered the bruises,
but said the woman had fallen near
the bed during the night.
A relative said Mrs. Ruhl was the
wife of Marine Corps private
stationed at Corpus Christi, Tex.
The dead woman worked as a clerk
at Boss & Phelps until April of this
year. For the two weeks preceding
her trip to New York she had been
employed parttime as file clerk at
Gilmans Drug Store, 627 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV.
Mrs. Ruhl. a graduate of Central
High School, was native of Wood
stock Va
Evening star., 1943-09-21
David {. Lee, 4S, Dies;
Justice Department Aide

David C. Lee, 48, attorney In the
War Risk and Claims Division of
the Justice Department. died Sum-
day night at his home, 1901 Fiji
teenth street NV.
A native of Tennessee, Mr.. Lee
came to Washington four years ago.
He was graduated from the Carson
Newman College, Jefferson City,
Tenn, in 1915 and the following
year received his law degree from
Cumberland University. "
After being admitted to the Ten
nessee bar, Mr.. Lee engaged In pri-
vate practice in Carthage, Tenn,
and later in Oklahoma. Returning
to Tennessee, he was employed as
an attorney in the trust department
Of the American Trust Co. at Nash
vile.
Mr.. Lee served as a first lieutenant
in the World War and was a mem
Der of the American Legion in Nash
vile.
|, Funeral services will be held in
the Fort Myer Chapel Wednesday
at noon. Burial will be In Airing
ton Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Tula; q
daughter, Mrs. Pearson Brown, Ash
vile. N. c., and his mother, Mrs.
w. v. Lee, Carthage, Tenn.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Forrest Black Dies;
Former u. 5. Lawyer
And T.. u. Lecturer

Forrest Black, 40, of 64o6 Beech
wood drive, Chevy Chase, Md, for
mer Justice Department attorney
and lecturer at Catholic University
Law School, died Sunday at Tiffin,
Ohio.
DR.. Black had been in i'll health
for some time and had gone to his
home in Tiff1n on leave of absence.
A native of that city, he came to
Washington in 1884. He was special
assistant to the Attorney General
from 1887 until September, 1912,
when he transferred to the Bureau
of Internal Revenue, where he
worked for a short time.
He was educated at the University
of Wisconsin, Columbia University,
Ohio State and the Robert Brook
ings Graduate School of Govern
ment. where he received his Phi. D.
degree. He had been professor
of law at the University of Mime
sofa, the University of Iowa, WASH
ington University of st. Louis, the
University of Kentucky and George
Washington University Law School.
DR.. Black was in the Navy during
the First World War. He was a
member of Delta Sigma Rho, Order
of the Golf, the Elks and the Ken
lucky Colonels. He was the author
of more than so law review articles,
several books on law and mono
graph on the legal responsibility
of trade unions and employer asso-
Citations. which won first prize in
ST 900 Nationwide contest in 1920.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Adelaide H. Black, and son, For
rest, ir.
Evening star., 1943-09-21
DR.. John H. Mccormick,
D. {. Native, Dies in Mobile

DR.. John H. Mccormick, 73. who
for some years practiced medicine
here, died September Is of heart
attack at his home in Mobile, Ala,
according to word received here.
Funeral services and burial were
last Friday in Mobile.
A native of Washington, he at
tended District schools and was
graduated in medicine from Co.
lumbian College (now George Wash
ington University and the National
Pharmacy College here. He prac-
ticed for while in Gaithersburg,
Md. Later, after practicing here,
in 1902 he went to Mobile.
Two sisters, Mrs. ]. B. Eckhardt
and Mrs. Murray Hackett, reside
here. He also leaves a widow, Mrs.
Aimee S. Mccormick; a son, Paul
S. Mccormick; two daughters, Mrs.
j. M. Scott and Mrs. Aimee King,