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Evening star., 1943-05-28
By THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent,

TUNISIAN FRONT, (By MaiD -
French commandos brought in his
body. bullets through head and
mouth, blouse pockets stuffed with
German and italian ribbons and
medals.
Officers and men hardly could be-
lieve that the magic charms which
had safeguarded him had failed at
last and that the black -plumed
"Molotov'-the 9th Divisions one
man army-who single handedly
had bluffed an Italian battalion into
surrender, was dead.
There is scarcely anything you
could write about 'Molotov' that
would not be true" Capt R. L. Kriz
of Grand Island, Nebr., the battalion
adjutant, says. Altogether, he was
one of the most fantastic personali-
ties of the war"
His name was Karl Warner and he
was a blond, curly-haired, handsome
fellow of about 30 who was among
the selectees of whom the division
was made up at Fort Bragg, N. c.
His address was listed as boarding
house at 356 West Forty fourth
street, New York City. where he
lived alone He never talked about
his past and his service record gives
no preWar occupation.
Wouldn't Stay in Line.
From the first day he came to Fort
Bragg, officers and non-coms found
it impossible to keep Warner in line.
He was the fellow who always was
messing up drill formations. On a
march he was the first to drop out.
He would show up hours later,
usually riding on the medical truck.
Placed on sentry duty, his post
would be found deserted or else he
might be found peacefully sleeping
under tree.
He got two special courts martial
in six months, but, however serious
the trouble he was in, he was such
persuasive talker and so charming
personality that he always man
aged to slip out of it.
Time after time he was AWOL
He had a splendid tailormade uni
form which he used to sport outside
of camp, to the mystification of the
MPs. He also was the champion
crap shooter of the division.
Nobody ever called him by any
other name than "Molotov.' They
Evening star., 1943-05-28
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of the Board of Police and Fire
Surgeons.
Inspector Mansfield suffered .
heart attack in Richmond. Va. two
months ago and at present is re-
covering at his Cheverly (Md)
home.
One of the departments leading
investigators, Capt. Barrett becomes
the youngest Detective Bureau chief
in the Police Departments history.
He is 40 years old and was appointed
to the force in 1925.
Named assistant chief OF de-
tectives less than two years ago,
Capt. Barrett has been known as a
hard-Working official and has
"cracked' many cases personally.
Promoted in Shake-up.
Capt. Barrett was one of several
men in the department., including
Maj. Kelly promoted during
shake-up of the Police Department,
particularly the Detective Bureau.
following a congressional investiga-
tion two years ago
During the investigation. the De-
tective Bureau was called the Police
Departments weakest link" and in
the resultant shakeup, Capt. Bar
rett was brought to the bureau from
the Sd precinct and made Inspector
Mansfield's assistant.
During the congressional inveSti-
cation, Capt Barrett was praised as
one of the departments ace inves-
tlgators. AS working assistant
chief of detectives. Capt. Barrett has
helped solve many cases, including
the S55,000 robbery of a Prince
Georges County bank nearly year
and half ago.
During his service as a detective
and policeman, Capt. Barrett has
received more than so commenda-
tions for his work on cases. Among
many that he is credited with help
ing solve are the murder of Mrs,
Blanche Gertrude Lands in March,
1888; the murder of Mamie Solo
mon in 1881 and the famous "sniper"
shootings few years ago.
More Changes Expected.
Capt. Barrett already has effect
ed many changes in the Detective
Bureau, in line with the recon-
mendation of the congressional COM
mittee, and more changes are ex-
pected in the future.
Capt Barrett is married, has one
daughter and makes his home at
526 First street Sc.
1t. Strange was made a detective
sergeant in 1888 and was promoted
to the rank of lieutenant in 1898. In
December, 1941, he was brought back
to the Detective Bureau as part Of
Capt. Barrett's plan to strengthen
the bureau. He has received more
than Is concentrations.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
18-Month Fi|ibuster
Against Poll Tax Bill
Promised by Bi|bo
Mississippi Senator
Says He Will Talk
Until Session Ends
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Bilbo, Democrat, of
Mississippi took a deep breath
today and announced he is
ready to conduct an 18-month,
one-man fllibuster against the
anti-poll tax bill if, as and when
it is called up in the Senate.
He came right out and said "fli-
buster" too. Some statesmen shy
away from the word even while
engaging in oratory patiently de-
signed to kill time-but not the little
Democrat from Poplarville, Miss,
who helped talk to death a similar
measure In the closing days of the
last session.
The current session ends in jan
uary. 1945, and the poll tax bill, al
ready approved by the House, could
be called up any time it emerged
from the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee. Hence Senator Bilbo was COM
mitting himself to underwrite a
year and half of talk
Il could easily discuss the bill for
a year and half and I'm now
ready to start" he said, clearing his
throat
In fact, he intimated, that period
would be barely sufficient to outline
even his mildest objections to the
legislation. which he considers an
unwarranted invasion of States
rights, strictly unconstitutional and
provocative of disunity
This is my opportunity to con-
tribute my services in helping pre-
serve, protect and defend the Amer
lean democratic scheme of Govern
ment," he said
Il will feel that I am Just as
much soldier as marine on
Guadalcanal or a private on Attu
Island
The bill would make it unlawful
to require the payment of a poll
tax as a prerequisite for voting at
Federal election. Mississippi, Ala
bama, South Carolina, Georgia, Vir-
ginia, Arkansas and Texas have poll
tax laws.
Senator Bilbo said that if he did
find it necessary to stage flibuster,
he would stand ready to yield tenn
porarily to legislation vital to the
war ef1ort-provided he got the floor
back afterward.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Presbyterian Branch
To Study Reunion
Detroit Assembly Seeks
Reaction of Ministers
Earlier Story on Page AS,


By the Associated Press.
DETROIT. May 29.-A plan to re-
unite the two American branches of
the Presbyterian Church was ap-
proved today by the l55th general
assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States of America as
worthy Of study by all ministers.
A similar recommendation is ex-
pected to be presented to the as
sembly of the other branch, the
Presbyterian Church of the United
States (SouthD. now in session at
Montreal, N. C. Negotiations have
been conducted for more than a year
to unite the two groups, separated
since the Civil War.
The reunion plan was presented
to the commissioners by Depart
ment of Church Cooperation and
Union, headed by DR.. Ralph Waldo
Lloyd, president of Maryville Col
lege. Maryville, Tenn.
The assembly named DR.. William
L. Young, president of Park College
Parkville, Mo, as fraternal dele
gate to the Southern Conference.
DR.. John M. Alexander of Fayette-
vile, N. c., representing the South
ern group. addressed the Detroit
assembly yesterday.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Army Mourns Death Of Its 'Pecks Bad Boy
Who Talked Way Out of Many Scrupes

for the most part. entirely on his
own initiative, without consulting
anybody or asking anybody's per-
mission. He seemed to be activated
by some sixth sense. In the middle
of a crap game, he would suddenly
stop and say:
Wanted to Know Score"
I'm going out and find out what
the score is"
The phrase has become inextri-
cably associated with his name. It is
the epitaph he would most appreci-
ate, his comrades say.
He would disappear for an hour.
sometimes for days at a time, and
at last show up with his pockets
stuffed with souvenirs to prove that
he actually had been inside the en-
emy lines. Perhaps his most i'm
pelling motive they believe, was to
collect these souvenirs. He liked to
give them away.
He died in the Sedjenane Valley
battle before he could quite fulfill his
announced intention of getting an
Italian pistol for every man in the
company. He was always secretive
as to whether he had killed the
original owners of the souvenirs.
His greatest pride was a long black
| plume taken from an Italian high
ranking officer. He wore this in his
cap.
+ How he died nobody knows. He
had been attached to a French COM
mando regiment for liaison pur-
poses.
Il never dreamed that it would be
possible for anybody to kill him" :"
said Capt. kriz. When he died there
were two charges pending against
him. They have been dropped from
his record in accordance with Army
custom.
Its a dirty trick on Molotov," ="
said one of his comrades. That's
what he lived for-more courts mar
tial to talk his way out Of"
Evening star., 1943-05-28
7 uxes
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Doughton said, after -you-go
legislation is passed. House Senate
conferees yesterday completed de-
tails of compromise measure and
the two chambers will vote on it
next week
Leaders expect the compromise to
win quick congressional approval.
Authoritative sources said, however,
that the three House conferees who
voted against the plan would go
down the line in opposition to it.
They were Representatives Dingell
of Michigan, Disney of Oklahoma
and Cooper Of Tennessee, Demo-
Gratis.
Mr.. Doughton said he personally
was willing ito do everything rea-
sonable" to find new revenue.
Plans Careful Consideration.
But" he added, II do not like to
shoot at specific mark, like s16,-
000,000,000. I don't want to wreck
our economic structure in an effort
to get any specified amount of taxes.
When man goes to the hospital
for an operation the doctor doesn't
just throw him down and start cut
ting. The doctor first examines his
heart, his kidneys, takes his blood
pressure and does lot of those
things. We should approach the tax
problem in the same way. We
should know what we're doing be-
fore we undertake it."
The chairman said he believed it
will be late this year before any new
tax legislation can be completed.
If passed and approved by Mr..
Roosevelt, the compromise bill would
yield, according to Treasury esti-
mates, $3,0O6 900 900 more in the
1914 fiscal year than present rev.
enue.
The current taxation plan ap-
proved by the conferees provides:
l. Each taxpayer owing up to $50
in taxes for the one year. 1912 or
1943, in which he had the smaller
taxable income, will get 100 per
cent abatement.
Notch" Plan Prevents Inequities.
2. Persons whose abatement year
tax bill is between $50 and $66.67
get fiat $50 abatement, and
3. All taxpayers with an abate-
ment year bill over $66.67 receive a
deduction of IS per cent; the re-
naming Is per, cent to be paid half
on March Is, 1914, and half March
Is, 1945. in addition to current taxes.
In all cases the abatement occurs
in the one year, 1912 or 1943, in
which the taxpayer had the smallest
taxable income.
The notch" plan was adopted to
prevent inequity for persons owing
$50 to $66.67 for the abatement year.
If they we're limited to straight IS
per cent abatement they would
benefit by less than $50.
The conferees also polished up
special provisions for servicemen and
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Attu
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of Chichagof Harbor followed, and
while the exact disposition of that
force was not developed by todays
communique, it seemed to have
crumbled at several points under
American attack and to be broken
up now into a variety of machine
gun and infantry groups occupying
positions stretching mile or SO in
land from the harbor head.
Some significance was attached by
observers here to the resumption of
multiple attacks on Kiska, the main
japanese base in the Western Aleu-
tians, which lies southeast of Attu.
With the Attu invasion most of the
air strength available at American
bases in the Western Aleutians was
directed against enemy positions on
that island and the attacks on Kiska
relaxed considerably However, this
was due as much to bad weather as
to the demands for air support at
Attu.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
MacArthur's S Flyers
Blast Lac, Preparing
For Ground Attack
Fighters Strofe Base
And Are Followed Up
By Heavy Bombers
By the Associated Press.


ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA. May 28.-The havoc
wrought by more than % tons of
bombs attested today to Gen. Doug
las MacArthur's determination to
blockade and deplete the japanese
garrison at Lac, New Guinea, with
his Air Force until the day it's weak
ened defenses can be overrun by
ground troops.
His bombers have kept Lac, first
occupied by the enemy January IS,
1912, poorly supplied for many
months by striking at shipping
bound for it across the Bismarck
Sea and at New Guinea coastal
roads over which it could be pro-
visioned from bases to the north
west. But yesterdays big raid by
swarms of Mitchells, Liberators and
Beauflghters was the first heavy
one posed directly at Lac itself.
Lac, whose big airdrome, hangers
and workshops once served the
peaceful purpose of an aerial ferry
to the gold fields, is only about 20
miles along the Huon Gulf coast
from Salamaua. And Allied ground
troops, inflltrating from the scenes
of their Papuan Peninsula conquest
$50 miles to the southeast, stand
less than Is miles from Salamaua
Strafed BY Fighters.
Since a Lae-bound convoy of q
ships was wiped out by Allied bomb
ers in March, the Japanese have
been hesitant about risking ships
for that purpose. But earlier this
week, the same stormy weather
which has grounded most Allied fly.
ers provided the enemy with cover
for such an undertaking.
Lac was due a raid.
First the Beaufighters came over
At cost of one fighter they dived
through anti-aircraft fire to pour
10000 rounds of ammunition from
the height of tree tops on the JAP
anese, their buildings and the anti
aircraft batteries.
Then the big four -engined Lib
orators struck at the airdrome with
2,000-pound bombs, augmentation
bombs and incendiaries. One fire
quickly broke out which could be
seen 40 miles away.
After them came the two-engined
Mitchells, blasting both at the air.
drome and the town. They were fol-
lowed by still another flight OF
Mitchels.
One supply dump fire was visible
for more than 10 miles. Two enemy
planes on the ground were hit by
bombs. Not single Japanese plane
took to the air.
Other Allied air blows were dealt
above Lac in the Finschhafen and
Madang sectors.
Today's communique disclosed that
on Wednesday 81 Japanese bombers
and fighters attacked Allied posi-
tions below Salamaua between
Morobe and Douglas Bay, but that
damage was slight"
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Miss Jane Manner Dies;
ought Diction 81 Years
By the Associated Press,

BY the ASSOClated Press.
NEW YORK, May 2s.-Miss Jane
Manner. a speech instructor who
blamed the hustle and hustle of
American life for the humble
jumble sometimes found in Ameri-
can speech, died yesterday.
She began teaching diction 81
years ago and her pupils included
actors, business men, authors and
lecturers.
We're in such an eternal hurry u
she once said, that we don't take
time to hunt things up in the die
tionary."
Evening star., 1943-05-28

called him that at roll calls. The
adiutant had to get out his service
record to find out his real name
Shortly after the North African
landing last November. a camp pic
ture appeared In prominent Amer
lean magazine in which was por-
traved a sign, "Molotov, Mayor of
New York" 1t had been stuck up
by Pvt. Warner and fastened the
name on him more securely than
ever.
BY that time everybody had given
up on "Molotov" so far as the pos
sibilities of making a disciplined
soldier out of him were concerned
1t couldn't be done, yet today the
officers talk of his innumerable es-
capades affectionately and almost
boastfully-especially his company
commander, Capt. Willard Barn
we'll of Greensboro, S. c.
And they all were insistent the
other day that it would be almost
sacrllege to write anything about
'Molotov'' without describing this
side of his career. He wouldn't like
it. His greatest pride was his court
martial record, and his other ex-
ploits were just routine incidents
Of his adventurous life.
His outstanding exploit was ir
April at Station de Send when 6
platoon was covered by a company
Of Italian infantry stationed or
higher ground. The situation looked
desperate. "Molotov," long since
recognized as the company's best
scout, accompanied by volunteer
Italian interpreter, walked openly
up the hill toward the Italian po-
| sitiOn. The enemy evidently thought
it was a move to surrender and
withheld fire.
Two men came out to meet him
Actually with the same kind o1
persuasive talk which had won him
thousands of francs in crap games
and gotten him out of a lot OF
courts martial, "Molotov" talked
them into believing that they them.
selves were surrounded by a vastly
superior American force and they
agreed to surrender.
But this was just one incident, thu
company officers say. Warner
| greatest services were as a scout il
venturing out in the open unde
fire and spotting enemy positions
He was one of the most skillfu
scouts in the Army and he worked
Evening star., 1943-05-28
laps Step Up Claims
OF Sinkings at Attu
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
japanese propagandists. working
against the nearing deadline of final
defeat on Attu Island. today broad
ened their claims of destruction and
damage inflicted on United States
vessels in the battle and declared
that night attacks ashore resulted
in strategical gains"
A Toxic dispatch broadcast by
the Berlin radio and recorded by the
Associated Press said japanese sub
marines and planes had sunk a
battleship, two cruisers, destroyer
and an unidentified warship and
seriously damaged two other naval
vessels since Sunday.
These claims were without con-
firmation.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Two Killed in Crash
Of Army Transport Plane
BY the Associated Press.

DENVER, May 28-An Army
transport plane from the Romulus
CMich) Army air base crashed in
mountains IS miles southwest of
Denver today and its two occupants,
the pilot and co-pilot, were killed,
the Lowry Field public relations Of
fice announced.
Names OF the victims were not
disclosed.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Insurance Agents Elect

Marvin L. Wilson of Alexandria
was elected vice president and made
chairman of the board Of the Vir-
ginia Association of Insurance
Agents yesterday at the closing ses-
sion OF a two-day meeting at Rich
mond. New directors include j. w.
De Jarnette of Bowling Green and
Howard M. Armfield of Leesburg,
Evening star., 1943-05-28

serviceWomen, and perfected wind
fall provisions of the measure.
Under the bill, if it becomes law
20 per cent withholding levy
against the taxable portions of wages
and salaries will become effective
July l.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
lobor Druft Predicted

ORANGE, N. j., May 28 (P.-A
Nationwide draft of labor was pre-
dicted yesterday by Col. Edgar N.
Bloomer, State director of selective
service. He said the American peo-
pie were displaying no willingness
to 20 into war work"
Evening star., 1943-05-28

Another series of mailed stories
from Star Staff Correspondent
Thomas R. Henry has arrived
from North Africa. The stories
will appear daily in The Star.
Some of them mention Wash
ingtonians. All of them are, as
usual, worth reading Follow
them daily in The Star.
Evening star., 1943-06-01
Vegetables Are Hiqh

Fresh garden produce has reached
an all time high in New York, with no
ceiling above but the blue sky, yet
with any number of ceilings below.
The paradox is explained by the fact
that more and more victory gardens
are being established on penthouse
roofs. Never before have vegetables
been so high, although it is recorded
in Mother Goose that beef went even
higher on the memorable occasion
when the COW jumped over the
moon.
The vegetables are strictly summer
visitors to the Big Town and appear
very green in the midst of so much
concentrated sophistication. Spirit
ually they are rooted in the wide
open spaces across the Hudson, and
physically, too, are actually rooted in
soil that came from New Jersey and
was carted up in the freight elevator.
Have they revolutionized an old New
York custom, the penthouse party,
and dislocated the time e-honored gags
OF the radio script writer and the
cartoonist? Can it be that the wolf
like penthouse proprietor who knows
his onions will no longer lure the
lamb to his den in the sky by an
invitation to come up and see his
etchings, and instead will ask her to
look at his lettuce?
Evening star., 1943-06-01
Americas Right to Guard
Against Subversive Pacifism Defended.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Dorothy Thompson, one of the best
friends that Russia ever had. makes a.
revealing statement in her column in
The Evening Star May 26: stain trans
formed the branches of the Comintern
into outposts of Russian policy in the
capitalistic countries. He feared an at
tack of the capitalistic world, by one
country or coalition, on the Soviet
Union. The sole task of the Comintern,
therefore, was to prevent this by awaken
ing sympathy for the Soviet Union
amongst the workers and, in case they
failed to prevent war, to upset the war
machinery by strikes, sabotage and, if
possible, revolution. During this phase
communist policy was for military pre-
paredness in Russia and i-militaristic
and pacif1stic in every other country"
Think it over. Theoretically to protect
herself against attack Russia main
tanned in the United States a branch of
the Comintern, whose purpose it was
to preach and activate a doctrine of
disarmament. I am sure many of my
fellow capitalists" remember some OF
the sermons. Particularly strong in my
Evening star., 1943-06-01
In The Middle

New York City, hard hit by the
current gasoline shortage. is finding
out what one union means when it
speaks of its loyal cooperation in
getting on with the war.
To conserve gasoline in a city
which has had to eliminate 80 per
cent of its bus service on Sundays,
the Office of Defense Transportation
ordered dairy companies to cut home
deliveries of milk to three a week.
The companies agreed, but in order
to supply the people with enough
milk they planned to deliver twice
the normal supply on each of the
three days. Then the American
Federation of Labor's Milk Wagon
Drivers Union stepped into the pic
ture.
Officials of the union, having
learned of the plan to double up on
deliveries, instructed their members
that they must not take out double
loads, I'VE have learned" the union
officials told the drivers, that when
you go to work tomorrow morning
the trucks will be already loaded for
you. Do not take the trucks out until
the excess milk over last Saturdays
deliveries is taken off. You take it
Off" Then there followed some
double talk by these same officials