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Evening star., 1945-01-02
Thomas W. McManu!
Found Dead in Hotel;
Helped Form Legion

Thomas w. McManus, So, one of
the organizers of the American Le-
gion who represented California oil,
livestock, fruit and other interests
here, was found dead today in his
apartment in the Mayfiower Hotel.
He maintained Offices at 17O0
street NV.
A bellboy delivering q telegram
found Mr.. McManus lying on the
floor. DIR. Frank A. Hornaday, q
physician with Offices in the build
ing, pronounced Mr.. McManus dead
at $40 am. DR.. Hornaday said a
brief examination indicated that he
died from natural causes.
A native of Bakersfield, Calf, Mr.
McManus arrived In Washington
over year ago and had been a
guest at the hotel ever since.
He served on many American Le-
gion councils in various official ca
pacities and was chairman of ma
tional committee promoting inter-
American goodwill, post to which
he was appointed last year by War
rem Atherton, past national COM
mander.
Mr.. McManus also was vice presi-
dent Of the California State Society
and was secretary-treasurer of the
San Joaquin Valley Oil Producers
Association. He also headed large
insurance and real estate firm In
Bakersfield.
Police said a son, 1t. Thomas w
McManus, jr., OF the Army Air
Forces, recently was reported killed
In action over France. Mrs. Vivian
Stanier Of Cheverly, Md, secretary
to Mr.. McManus, said he had re-
Gently complained Of feeling Ill.
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Evening star., 1945-01-02
Some Senators Talk Too Much,
Retiring Hattie Corowoy Says
Sole Women Member
Ends Long Career
Built on Hard Work

Mrs. Hattie w. Caraway, the Ma.
tons only woman Senator, had one
bit OF admonition for some Of hel
male colleagues today as she ended
more than II years ofsseryice In thu
Senate they talk too much.
Being q member OF the Senate o.
House is an "awfully taxing job" anc
involves "a great weight Of responsi
bility for one who takes 1t at al
seriously" the 56-year-old Mrs
Caraway said in an interview on hel
last day in ONCE.
She added that she believed most
Of her colleagues felt this responsi.
bility, but that "some do not take II
seriously enough-they get carried
away by publicity and say some
things they shouldn't"
Career Built ON Work.
Her own career In the Senate has
been an unusually silent, publicity.
shy one, marked by hard work In
committees, informing herself or
legislation and handling correspond.
ence and by few speeches.
She stuck to her custom of having
little to say today. Asked II shs
had any advice to offer new women
members Of the Congress conyen-
ing tomorrow, or career women gen.
orally, she smiled and said she felt
sure "they all are able to take care
of themselves"
1t is good thing, in 'the demo-
cratic way" for so many women
to be in Congyess and Government
positions, she believes, although she
doubts If women with young chill
dren should go in for careers.
On national issues Mrs. Caraway
had no comment except on the sub.
ject Of universal military training
in peacetime. She said she believed
such training good idea" Hel
two sons, West Point graduates, are
in the Army overseas-Paul, a col
onel. and Forrest, q lieutenant.
colonel.
First Named In 1881.
On the death of her husband, tn,
late Senator Thaddeus C. Caraway
in 1881, Mrs. Caraway won spe.
cial election for the remainder O
his term. In 1882, with the help O.
the late Huey Long. she became tn,
only woman ever elected to the Sen
ate. Reelected in 1898, she was de-
feated in the 1914 primary.
She has no definite plans beyont
living on in Washington in he
small apartment at 100 Marylant
avenue NE. for the present. Wha
she would like to do, she said, is ge
some job here that would not b,
too taxing" but still would keel
her "in the midst Of things"
Mrs. Caraway is doing her owl
work since q maid she had employed
for several years got on her higl
horse and quit"
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Capital Transit
Continued From First Page.)

all members Of the FEPC will sit in
the case. He emphasized that the
hearing would be conducted as a
"fact finding" investigation.
In its statement FEPC reviewed
the hiring policies" of the Capital
Transit Co., over the last two years.
FEPC said that IAN original order
for white only placed with the
United States Employment Service
Of the War Manpower Commission
was later modified by an expressed
company willingness to accept re-
ferrals without regard to race.
While this brought los applications
from Negroes for positions as bus
operators, motormen, conductors
and checkers" continued the state
ment, "the committee charges that
the company nevertheless refused
to hire the applicants, and that
discrimination because of race con-
tinues."
Asked for comment on the FEPC
complaint. the Capital Transit Co.
issued the following statement:
Capital Transit will appear at
the FEPC hearing and present all
available facts pertaining to its
employment policy at that time.
The company is among the largest
femployers Of colored persons in
the city, having approximately $40
on its payroll, and at the present
time is finding 1t difficult to get
colored applicants for positions"
At the hearing the entire seven
members Of FEPC will sit on the
bench. In addition to Chairman
Ross, they are: Miss Sara Southall,
supervisor Of employment and serv-
ice Of the International Harvester
Co.; Charles A. Horn, president OF
the Federal Cartridge Corp; Boris
Shishkin, economist for the Amer
ican Federation of Labor; Charles
H. Houston. Washington attorney;
Milton p. Webster, vice president OF
the Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car
Porters, and John Brophy, War
Labor Board member, and director
of Industrial Union Councils for
the Congress Of Industrial Organ
izations.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Treasury DiscIaims
Revisions in Tax Law
Proposed by Byrnes
BY the Associate ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Tax law revisions proposed BY
War Mobilizer James F. Byrnes were
promptly observation-disclosures not
criticized-today by the Treasury.
Mr.. Byrnes. in a report to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Congress, sug-
gested immediate changes designed
to stimulate private enterprise
when Germany is beaten. At the
same time he declared any general
relief from record wartime tax bur-
dens is impossible until Japan also
is knocked out.
A Treasury spokesman, empha-
sizing that Mr.. Byrnes' idea on taxes
do not represent the official views
Of that department, said:
No Hope for Income Tax Cuts.
Mr.. ByrneS, whose report drew
favorable comment on Capitol Hill
forsesaw no immediate prospect for
softening the burden on individual
income taxpayers.
Chairman George OF the Senate
Finance Committee agreed, saying
II don't look for any general tax
revisions In 1945. but there are some
things We can do to aid the expan-
sion of business"
Representative Carlson, Republi-
can, of Kansas, member Of the tax.
formulating House Ways and Means
Committee, commented: "Mr. Byrnes
has stated we'll the need for re.
visions. My thought is we mus,
have a tax policy that will encour.
age business and provide postwar
employment"
Mr.. Byrnes listed three tax re-
visions to be effective at the END
of the European war that will not
materially reduce revenues but will
greatly encourage new enterprise
and the expansion of existing en-
terprise."
Byrnes' Proposals.
They are:
l. Increase the specific exemp-
ton for excess-profits tax purposes
from $4,000 to 5000, to enable
many small and new concerns to
become established during the tran
Sition period.
2. Accelerate depreciation, to al
low a larger tax deduction for de-
terioration, thus Fastening the ac-
QUESTION of new plant equipment.
3. Immediate availability of post
war refund bonds, when the war In
Europe ends, releasing to corpora
tions a part of their refund and
excess profits tax and reducing cor
respondingly the compulsory saw
ings provisions in the excess profits
tax. This would provide capital
for reconversion,
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Thank You Note
OF GI Results in
Reply by Patton
' the Associated P:ess.

WITH UNITED STATES Sd
ARMY, France, Jan. pvt. Norton
G. Addison of Chicago received q
four-day rest pass from the 35th Di-
vision and spent the time at q Sd
Army rest camp.
He saw movies, danced little and
ate plenty of doughnuts. Having
had a good time, he left note for
his host saying so, and expressing his
thanks for the hospitality.
A few days later he received a re-
ply. 1t said:
MY Dear Addison:
Il have been trying to look out for
the health and happiness of soldiers
for IS years. However, your letter is
the first time I have ever received
written thanks and I am very ap-
preciatiye. : trust you and your
grand outfit will have continued sue
cess and wish you and them a very
Merry Christmas and q happy and
victorious New Year.
"G. s. PATTON, Jr.
Lieutenant General, u. S. A., COM
manding."
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Blast Fires Tanker;
Two Die, 8 Missing
By the Associated Press.

os tne Associated Press.
LEONARDO, N. j., Jan. 1.-Two
United States Merchant Marine
men were killed, six injured and
eight listed as missing in an
explosion and fire aboard the Sun
Oil Co.'S tanker Sunoco off the New
Jersey coast at 1:O6 am. today.
The Navy Public Relations Office
in New York City reported the 246-
foot vessel was smoking badly, but
still afloat in Sandy Hook Bay. a
short distance north of here. The
fire was being fought by, Navy
Coast Guard and New York City
f1reboats.
The tanker, which had taken on
a load of liquid benzol at Perth
Amboy, was being towed to Phila-
delphia when the explosion oc-
CURED. The cause was not known
1t. John Overall, Navy public rela-
tions officer in New York. said,
Evening star., 1945-01-02

placed on coupons or a fewer num-
Der made valid"
Check Shows Conflicting Reports.
A check made by the agency
showed conflicting reports on the
situation at filing stations. Some
stations had been well stocked over
the two-day holiday, while others
remained closed for lack of de-
iveries.
With fuel oil receiving transporta-
ton priority due to cold weather
gasoline shipments have not been
given highest right Of way, one
source in close touch with the Pc
troleum industry said
Mr.. Wiprud said his Office con-
tinues to receive 20 to 80 calls a day
from doctors looking for gasoline
When the OPA has designated a
station to supply the physicians, il
is not long before that station is
out of supplies, he said.
Six stations have agreed to sup
ply gasoline. AS a result, confusion
has arisen as doctors find the
station which supplied them one
day has no gasoline the next, Mr.
Wiprud said.
Unless adequate arrangements
are made at once to supply doctors
with gasoline, many of them will
be unable to respond to their calls
The trouble seems to lie in divided
responsibility" he declared.
PAWS job is that of supply and
ALLEGATION, while the OPA sees that
the rationed commodity is equitably
distributed.
An OPA official points out that
designation of stations is simply a
courtesy" with the operator re-
ceiving no assurance that he will
get continued supply, once he runs
out.
The medical society has urged
that the OPA set up a permanent
plan for distribution of gasoline fol-
the duration of the war.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Dallas Smith Takes Owe,
|WeIfure-Recreution Job

Dallas H. Smith, formerly director
of industrial and public relations for
the ingalls, Shipbuilding Corp, op-
orators of shipyards in Alabama and
Mississippi has assumed his new
duties as director of personnel and
public relations of the Welfare and
Recreational Association, whi:h op-
crates cafeterias in public buildings
and various facilities in the parks
of the District.
Prior to his association with In
gals, Mr.. Smith was head of the
industrial relations section of the
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins
University.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Noticing Strangers Is Habit
OF Youth Who Spotted Spies

Il was sure neither was any one
who lived around here, and !
thought it was unusual for any one
to be walking around in storm at
midnight, so I followed them. They
went about 100 yards farther on
the road and then took a path into
the woods.
II told my father "a deputy sher-
ifD about it when he came home the
next day."
Hodgkins, basket ball player ct
Ellsworth High School and q life
Scout who also serves as assistant
Scoutmaster Of his troop. said his
father constantly had urged him tc
b on The alsst for unusual lnd.
'6Ant4
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Sister of Sullivan Boys
Gets WAVES DISCHARGE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WATERLOO, Iowa, Jan. 2.-After
serving in the WAVES for 81
months, Genevieve Marie Sullivan
n, sister of the five Sullivan BROTH
ers who went down together when
the cruiser Juneau was sunk in the
Pacific, has returned to civilian life
here.
class, received an honorable dis
charge under the ruling which per-
mits the last surviving child to re-
turn home when the parents other
children have given their lives in
service.
She said she planned to be mar
ried soon to Chief .Storekeeper
Carleton McCauley of Waterloo.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
BY the Associated Press.


HANCOCK. POINT. Me-, Jan. q
Harvard Hodgkins, 17-year-old high
school senior, today credited his
habit of noticing newcomers for his
spotting of two men, described by
the FBI as German agents, when
they landed on the Maine coast
November %.
The arrest Of the men was an
nounced last night by the FBI.
II was returning from Hancock
to my home at Hancock Point
miles distant, driving in q heavy
snowstorm, !" Hodgkins said, when ]
saw two men wearing topcoats walk
ing along the road toward me in the
direction OF Bangor Each had {
satchel like . baskethaN players bar
Evening star., 1945-01-02
3, 500 YugosIovs, Killed
By Germans, Exhumed
BY the Associated Press.

EV lII6 ItSsUCIdVtU FIESh, II
LONDON, JAM 2.-The bodies of
$500 Yugoslav Patriots shot by the
Germans in a concentration camp
between March, 1943, and April,
1914, have been exhumed from 10
small and large graves on Bezanija
Ridge, near Belgrade, the Free
Yugoslav radio said last night.
The broadcast said the victims
clothing had been sold publicly by
German soldiers.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Short Interest Rises
Sharply on Big Bourd
Nv the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The short
interest in stocks on the New York
Stock Exchange nearly doubled in
the first ii months of 1914.
Starting off with a short interest
OF 737,042 shares at the start of the
period, the bearish influence mani
tested itself to q greater degree In
each succeeding month until q total
short position of l,436,271 shares
was reported ~ of November %.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
France, U. 5. Resume
Military and Political
Accord Ended in 1910
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

The United States and its tradi-
tional ally, France, today had re-
sumed the path Of full military and
political cooperation from which
they were separated in 1910.
Full diplomatic relations were re-
stored late yesterday when Ambas-
sador Henri Bonnet presented his
credentials to President Roosevelt at
the White House. A few hours later
in the conference room of the State
Department, the envoy signed the
United Nations declaration. France
was the 36th signatory.
Significantly, Secretary of State
Stettinius, in a statement read al
the signing of the declaration, en-
phasized that the Atlantic Charter
was part Of it. Recently. there
has been considerable debate over
whether Russia and Great Britain
are deserting the charter in their
territorial policies.
Aid Being Negotiated.
First fruits. of the new unity are
expected to be close military CO.
operation and the extension OF
lend-lease aid. A French economic
expert, Jean Monnet, is here to
negotiate such an agreement.
In presenting his credentials, Am
basSador Bonnet recalled the ''tra-
ditional friendship" of the United
States and France and expressed
the hope that this friendship shall
become ever stronger and more
vital" He expressed admiration for
the immense effort" made by the
United States to overthrow German
power and pledged France ito con-
tribute with all her restored
strength to the final defeat of our
common enemies"
Ambassador Bennet, with an eye
to the problems of peace, added:
you may be assured that my gov
ernment will spare no effort in order
that the peace which has been won
at the price of so many sacrifices
shall be guaranteed by solid sys-
tenn of security" 4
President Praises France.
The President. responding, assured
the Ambassador of a warm well
come" here and praised France fol
the heroic manner" in which 1t had
overcome Its trials. He added that
we are now in a critical period" In
the war but that "the triumph In
which all Allied nations will share
Is certain"
Then, IA response to the envoy's
pledge Of French cooperation in
securing the peace, Mr.. Roosevelt
added:
II know we'll how important that
contribution will be to Europe and
the world, and 1t was this realiza-
ton which prompted the repre-
sentatives meeting at Dumbarton
Oaks to insure for France in the
future world organization the place
to which her traditions, her ideals
and her Importance entitled her"
The President alluded to the fact
that the plan places France in one
of the five permanent seats on the
security council.
The signing of the United Ma
tions declaration by France came
three years after it first was pro-
mulgated on January /, 1912, a few
weeks after the United States en-
tered the war.
In letter read by Mr.. stettinius
the President extended greetings to
the representatives of the IS nations
present to witness M. Bonnet's ad-
herence on behalf of France and
expressed his profound gratifica-
ton" that France now had become
one of the group.
THE United Nations have gone
far since that day three years ago
when we made our compact" Mr.
Roosevelt said.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Tiger Tank Shipped
To U. S. for Study
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. IA captured Ger
man Royal Tiger tank has been
loaded aboard ship to transfer to
the United States so ordnance ex-
perts may study it, supreme head
quarters announced yesterday.
The 65-ton tank is of new model
which German crews have been
ordered to destroy if necessary to
keep 1t out of Allied hands. II
mounts an S8-mm. gun with a H.
foot barrel and was captured by
doughboys when 1t ran out Of gaso-
6ne.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Rocket Bomb to Appear
In Pacific, Jops Soy

By the Associated Press.
The Tokyo radio today warned
that = japanese manufactured
rocket bomb will make its appear
ance In the Pacific war soon. |"
The broadcast was intercepted by
ths ysdefl Cotnnunioattoul Com.
uninn1A
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Swots Spider, Breaks Neck

Asked by his wife to knock a
spider of the ceiling before getting
into bed. Sidney Dench, SO, Of Barry,
South Wales, fell, struck his head
against wardrobe and broke his
neck.
Evening star., 1945-01-02

Make the sweet bye and bye, the
sweet here and now-support the
Sixth War Loan Drive.
Evening star., 1945-01-02

Pesce and plenty, cs-cwneFS u
AMssaaa's futaxeSuy that extrs
Wa1 DeaA to6aV.
Evening star., 1945-01-02
Doctors

Continued From First Page)
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11
Emilienne Gerard'S
DiSmembered Torso
Started Scotland
Yard on "a Strange
Manhunt.

and had not returned. She had been
living alone. Her husband, chef, was
fighting in the French Army.
The sheet had come from her
closet. Bloodstains were found streak
ing the carpet in her room. What did
that mean?
Ashley said that if a body had
been dismembered there blood would
have been all over her room.
Her landlord disclosed that two
people had called upon Madame
Gerard the day after the air raid
a girl called Marguerite and an old
friend, Louis Voisin, Basque.
The French colony knew Voisin;
he lived in FitzrOy Square with
Berthe Roche. When questioned he
admitted calling upon Madame Gerard
but found nobody home.
Il don't know her" Berthe Roche
claimed. The night of the raid?
Louis and l crouched in terror in the
cellar under his butcher shop"
Butcher Ashley mused.
Nothing was found in Voisin's
apartment And it was reported that
Marguerite had left for France the
day after the raid.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

Whose body was it anyway?
Gerard's or Marguerite's?
we can prove nothing until we
find the head" Inspector Ashley
confessed
And what did the words BLODIE
BELGIUM mean? A name, perhaps?
A code message? Was the murdered
woman Belgian?
Chief Detective Inspector Wcns-
ley, one of the most astute man
hunters in the G. l. D., was called in.
While he summoned everyone CON.
nected with Madame Gerard, news
came from the French. Surete that
Marguerite had been found; a harm
less girl who had simply gone off
TO look for work.
twenty-five people crowded the
musty Bow Street station. Berthe
Roche and Voisin among them.
"Emilienne Gerard was my mis-
tress." he confessed. But since know
ing Berthe l have not seen her"
Wensley passed a sheet Of paper
and a pencil to him and asked him
to write down Bloody Belgium"
Voisin grabbed the pencil in
heavy fingers. Breathing heavily,
he laboriouSly outlined the words.
THANK you. Wait outside, please" "
Wensley ordered, and then he com
pared the sheet with the bloody scrap
found with the body. The writing
differed. But
lie pressed a button.
Sergeant Collins. Run to Voisin's
home. and search the place from top
TO bottom" Wensley directed "Il
hold him here. Hurry UP"
After some time the telephone
shrilled.
Collins reporting" came the me-
tallic voice. Traces Of blood in Vol
sins Kitchen Floors been scrubbed" !"
Hes a butcher, remember" Wens-
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

Icy said. Told me he took home q
calfs head, Wednesday night
Did il wear earfings?" the ser
geant inquired dryly. There's a towel
in the trash with an earring caught
in il. And a woman's head and hands
in a barrel OF sawdust"
Confronted later with the remains
Voisin muttercd: "Malhcur, il is the
heed of Emilienne."
I,r declared that he had called AT
the home of the laundress, found her
dsmcmbcrcd body and carried il off
fearing that he would be charged
with murder.
Berthe had nothing TO do with
IT," he added.
Dut the jury decided on a more be.
licvable story.
That Madame Gerard, caught i'm
the air raid. ran for shelter TO her
ex-lover's house. There the two
women, hysterical with fear and
jealousy, quarrclcd wildly. And Vol
sin, angcred by Emiliennes intrusion.
killed her. Then he went 10 her
home TO steal the bedsheet and lcav
clues designed TO mislead the police
The message on the bloodstancj
paper had the same intent. But il did
not mislead Wensley, even though
the handwriting was different from
that OF Voisin.
For Voisin had spelled the two
fatal words the same way as those
found with the dismembered body.
BLODIE BELGIUM.
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

W OliQ W al l.
And amid the crash
of bombs, the roar Of
engines and the vi-
cious explosions of
anti aircraft guns,
the screams Of
murdered woman
went unheard.
1t was not until
two days later that z
q w @ Der ply
ing his broom
through the litter of
Regent Square,
Bloomsbury, spied a
bulky parcel showed
through the mid
square garden fence.
He opened it and re-
COiled from its con- ~ y IS
tents in horror.
A policeman, sum-
moned by the sweep
er, hurried the man >y
and his bundle to the
nearest police sta 49,.
ton. In lacy underwear,
trimmed with blue ribbon
and wrapped in a stained
bedSheet was a Woman'S torso. The
legs, hands and head were missing.
Then a crumpled, blood-dabbled
scrap of paper was found with the
words, written in strange writing:
BLODIE BELGIUM.
The Metropolitan Police called in
Scotland Yard. Inspector John Ashley
began a search about the square.
Another package disclosed the neatly
amputated legs of a woman.
Looks like another Jack the Rip
per'S been at work" muttered an
elderly sergeant.
"Spies, more like" another said.
That there paper about Belgium.
Maybe she's a Belgian, chopped up by
German agents"
whoever did it knew how to use
a knife" Ashley said. "The body was
dressed in French lingerie. There's
a laundry mark on the sheet. Trace it,"
Detectives checked Soho, where
many French and Bclgians had found
shelter They traced the mark TO the
laundry of Madame Emiliennc Gerard
in Munster Square.
She was French. And she had been
missing since the night of the air
raid. She had been seen TO leave her
laundry just before the raid started
~ March IL, 1875