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Evening star., 1940-08-11
Gen. Marshall Visits
Fourth Army Games
In Minnesota
Arrives by PIone to
Inspect Troops; Leaves
For Toeomo, Wosh., Aree
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LITTLE FALLS, MINI, Aug. 10
Summer maneuvers of the 4th
Army drew an unexpected visitor
when Gen. George c. Marshall, chief
of staff, landed at noon today at
the Camp Ripley Airdrome and be-
gan a speedy inspection of the
headquarters of $4,000 men training
in this area.
Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh, COM
manding the 34th Division and
adjutant general of the Minnesota
National Guard, learned of the gen.
erals visit only upon his arrival
and hurriedly arranged to escort
him through the area.
From the airfield, when Ger.
Marshall landed in an Army
transport that flew him here from
Washington. Gen. Walsh and Gen
Marshall proceeded to the camp
headquarters for lunch and then
began an extensive tour covering
all phases of infantry, artillery, OBJ
servation and communication.
Gen. Marshall spent considerable
time in the 7th Corps headquarters,
where the Aircraft Warning Service
has been undergoing extensive tests
for two weeks. Maj. Gen. P. P.
Bishop, Omaha, commanding the
7th Corps, and Maj. William H.
Durham, Omaha, commanding staff
officer in charge of the aircraft
warning setup, explained in detail
what was taking place.
The Army chief of staff studied
maps being used in the warning
service.
Returning to Camp Ripley, Gen.
Marshall inspected a lineup OF
Company C of the 135th Infantry
Indianapolis.
The general left here late todav
for Tacoma, Wash, where other
summer maneuvers of the Army
are being conducted.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Transportation Strike
Ties Up Birmingham
BY the Associated Press.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 10
Residents of this industrial city of
approximately 100000 population
either walked or hitch linked today
while the city's first transportation
strike in 27 years tied up streetcars
and buses.
More than TOO transportation
workers were idle as 800 motormen
and conductors refused to pass
through picket lines formed by los
Negro maintenance men who walked
out yesterday. They decided to
strike when their negotiators failed
to agree with Birmingham Electric
Co. officials over terms Of q new
contract.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Motor Afire, Bomber
Lands in Vermont
By the Associated Pres

BURLINGTON, VT, Aug. 10
With one of its motors afre, q
huge United States Army bombing
plane en- route to maneuvers in
Northern New York made a safe
landing here today. The flames,
attributed to leaky fuel line, were
extinguished without damage.
The ship was one of four twin
motored, 16-ton Douglas planes Of
the 54th Bombardment Squadron
to arrive here on 1,100-mile fight
from their base at Maxwell Field,
Montgomery, Ala.
Previous trouble with the planes
fuel line delayed the flight for three
hours this afternoon at Boiling
Field, Washington.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Excess Profits Tax
Plan Hit by Clark
As Sugar Coating
Preferential Treatment
For Defense Contractors
Assuiled by Senator
By the Associated Press.

| Ds thc hSooSietcu FEess.
Booming-voiced Senator Clark,
Democrat, Of Missouri, long time
critic of munitions manufacturers,
hurled into congressional tax hear.
ing yesterday the charge that a pro-
posed excess profits levy was sugar
coating" to make preferential tax
treatment for defense contractors
more "palatable" to the public.
John L. Sullivan, Assistant Treas
ury Secretary, declared he did not
believe the charge was true. stating
that the levy on war profits had
been planned prior to the time that
the question of amortizing defense
plant expansions was raised.
The amortization plan would per-
NIT corporations which expand
their plants for defense purposes
to deduct over a period of five
years the entire cost of such addi.
tions. Under House Tax SUBJ
committee recommendation, this
plan would be coupled, In a single
bill, with Is to 40 per cent excess
profits tax and provision repeal
ing the Vinson- -Trammell Acts
| limitations of and 7 per cent on
the profits from warships and air.
craft.
$4,000, 900 Yield Estimated.
Inquiries of Mr.. Sullivan at q
hearing before both House Ways
and Means and Senate Finance
committeeman, developed Treas
ury estimate that the tax would
yield $190,000,000 net on corpora
ton earnings this calendar year.
An earlier estimate by congressional
tax experts was $500, 1000 900.
| when the President proposes
spending four or five billion dollars
every time he gets back from
week end" Senator Clark exclaimed,
$3.50 900 900 is drop in the bucket,
isn't it?"
Yes. it is" the Treasury oficial
replied.
Senator Clark then suggested that
the tax was "sugar-coating to get
the public to swallow the amortiza-
ton plan for munitions plaRts.'
Mr.. Sullivan said his estimate OF
s190 100000 net from the excess
profits tax was based on a pfospec-
tive gross yield from the tax for 1910
of 1925 ,000, 900. From this. he said,
there must be deducted S35 000,0 900,
which he estimated as the loss IN
individual income taxes.
Deduction Explained.
This loss. Mr.. Sullivan said, would
be due to the diminished dividends
paid by corporations TO stockholders,
who in turn would have less income
on which TO pay taxes.
Mr.. Sullivan's estimate developed
a difference of opinion between the
Treasury and the joint Congress
sional Committee on Internal Rev.
enue Taxation.
Colin STAN, chief of staff Of the
latter committee, asserted that his
original $500 900, 900 estimate for the
1910 yield did not take into account
prospective losses in individual in
come taxes.
After making such a reducticn,
Mr.. STAN estimated a net yield q
mot less than s225 900 900" the first
year and s450, ,o0o, 900 thereafter.
Mr.. Sullivan's estimate for subse-
quent years was s4O0 900 900 to $780,.
900, 900.
Mr.. Sullivan and Mr. Stam led Oh
long list of witnesses, which the
joint committee crowded into q
single day in its drive to complete
House action on the measure next
week
Evening star., 1940-08-11

ander, Lynchburg, will lead the
116th Virginia Infantry.
The 29th Division will have its in
ming on the air Tuesday night in
special broadcast from sos to $40
pm, over Station WSLB, Ogdens-
burg, from the lawn of the Ogdens-
burg Free Academy, from which
hundreds of Army press officers and
newspaper correspondents are
working.
Gen. Reckord and other officers
of the division staff will speak
briefly, including 1t. Col. Edwin
P. Conquest, Richmond intelligence
officer; Maj. Sidney P. Morgan,
assistant intelligence officer, and 1t.
Col. Peyton G. Nevitt, adjutant
general, both from Washington.
There will be music by the l21st
Engineers band, directed by War
rant Officer Meyer N. Goldman.
Capt. Gordon Hittenmark of the
District Guard staff Is in charge of
the broadcast.
Much Food Consumed.
Among the interesting sidelights
of the maneuver is the feeding Of
such an army of hungry soldiers.
The 1st Army approximates such
cities as Utica, N. Y, or Wilmington,
Del, in size.
Muscle building items of food
contracted for by the 1st Army
quartermaster are 1880 300 half
pint containers of milk, 988 1872
pounds of bread, Ali boxes of but
ter, 75,292 pounds of lard, 31.815
pounds Of sausage, 112,157 pounds
of bacon, 387 ,297 pounds of boneless
beef, 10000 dozen fresh eggs, 131,-
$50 pounds of pickle-cured hams,
143,500 pounds of pork loins, 91,-
465 pounds of bologna sausage and
217,275 pounds of veal.
This mass purchasing of food ac-
crues sufficient rations to feed every
man on the Army ration allowance
of Al cents a day, not only for three
square meals day but with "sec-
onds."
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Flags and Eagles
Popular as Tottooing
Has War Boom

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. To-
Add industries enjoying a
war boom"-tattooing.
Charles B. Hamilton-"Prof.
Delerno" to customers-dis-
played a sign, Before going to
war get your tattooing done in
all colors."
He reported today business
has jumped 100 per cent in
three months" with heavy de-
mand for flags and eagles.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Flyers Arrive.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 10 Dr.
The Syracuse Airport was turned
intos an Army airbase for the de-
Tending Blue Army in the 1st
Army maneuvers today. when the rs
enlisted men and 26 officers of the
1st Pursuit Squadron from Max
we'll Field, Montgomery, Ala, ar
rived IN 36 planes. Thirteen of the
ships were twin-motored Douglas
bombers and % were Curtiss pursuit
planes.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Weather Report
Furnished by the


District of Coumbia-Coudy, tomorrow
moderate winds
continued cloudy
by showers in west portion
rgniaCloud with showers portion today
and south portions tomorrow. continued COOL
West Vrgna-Cloudy continued COOL with
moro
Evening star., 1940-08-11
BY BRADFORD WASHBURN,


JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 10,-I
suppose I'm more tickled over the
fact my wife Barbara was the first
woman in 80 years to successfully
climb a virgin Alaska peak than
I am in the fact that our party
reached the summit of 10,000-foot
Mount Bertha in the fair weather
range July 30.
The trip started June 30, when
we dog teamed and back packed
our way from Glacier Bay for nearly
80 miles through coast range noun
tains to establish camp at the base
Of the peak on July %.
Establish Advance Camp.
A thousand pounds of supplies
were thrown to us from an airplane
on Brady Glacier, Is miles into the
mountains, in order to speed our
advance. We established an ad-
vance camp at 1000 feet on the east
ridge of Mount Bertha July Is.
There we waited out several days
of stormy weather before finally
succeeding on our climb on the 30th.
The route which we were forced
to use to reach the summit was eX-
tremely steep but magnificent. We
had been forced to give up an at
tempt by an apparently easier route
on account of terrible series of
avalanches Of rock and ice.
Members of the party which
reached the peak were Maynard
Miller of Tacoma, Wash; Michl
Feuersinger, Sugar. Bowl, Calf;
Thomas Winship of Boston, my wife
and myself.
One of Most Beautiful Peaks.
Mount Bertha is one of the most
beautiful of the big peaks in the
Fairweather Range. I have long
been intensely interested in climb
ing and exploring her unknown
eastern approaches, since we saw
her from the peak of Mount Crillon
in 1884.
We carried a special flag of the
Natiaxal Geographical Society,
which has been planted on every
peak recently climbed. This flag,
and also an American flag which
went up with it, has flown twice over
Mount Mckinley, highest peak in
North America; was carried across
the ST. Elias Range from Canada
into Alaska in the winter of 1885,
| and was also carried to the peaks of
Mount Sanford, Mount Lucania,
Mount st. Agnes and Mount Crillon.
The flags are in a small aluminium
cylinder, which is kept between ex-
petitions at the society headquar-
ters in Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Washburn Describes
Climb Up 1O,OO0-Ft.
Alaska Peak
Wife Was Member
Of Party Which Scaled
Mount Berthe

Bradford Washburn, director
OF the Neto England Museum of
Natural History expedition. sue
ceeded in reaching the hitherto
uncltmbed 10000 foot summit of
Mount Bertha in the FarDeather
Range OF Alaska on July 30.
Herewith is his story OF the trip,
in tDhich he discloSeS that his
tOite Barbara ,Uas among the fue
OF the party OF eight Dho reached
the top.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Until 10 PM, Saturday.

Record Until 10 PM. saturday.
HIGHEST. IS, pm. yesterday. Year
ago, 81.
Lowest, SO, am. yesterday. Year
ago. 6S.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100, on July 2I
Lowest, z, on January 20.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1940-08-11
PART FOUR.

Sports.
With Bimelech out, Midland takes
American Derby. Page Ell
Rookie Johnson's hurting gives
Bosox win over Mats. Page Ell
Ringer talent in Star tourney may
/, pace Nation. Page E-2
Welsh and Mitchell easily retain
D. c. doubles title. Page E-3
Oliveri is aiming to retire muny golf
/ trophy. Page E-4
Whirlaway wins Saratoga Special in
stretch drive. Page E-5
Evening star., 1940-08-11

S'S'S"'
British see blitzkrieg threat dwin-
ding. Page Al
Hess warns Britain time has come
for NaA blow. Page Al
Nazis blame Britain for famine pros
poets. Page A
National.
Roosevelt hopes for full defense pro-
duction by late fall Page Al
Wheeler urges public vote on con-
scription bill. Page Al
Hoover and Landon expected to
pledge aid to Willkie. Page Al
Box cars removing 5000 from flooded
Louisiana town. Page Az
Senator Clark raps preferential tax
for munition makers Page Az
"War-blame" trials assume wider
scope Page A-3
Three Mexicans held for "seditious"
broadcast. Page AS
U. S. establishes two listening post
diplomatic stations. Page AS
Senate group may make full investi-
cation of radio industry Page Alb
Washington and Vicinity
Two D. c. bridge players in Asbury
Park finals. Page AS
Milk for needy at cents a quart on
sale tomorrow. Page B-1
1900 parade at Prince Georges fire
convention. Page B-1
American Legion Auxiliary indorses
preparedness. Page B-1
Miscellaneous. =.
Obituary. Page A-12
Travel and resorts. Pages B-3-4
Serial story. Page CT
Classified advertising. Pages E-6-16
Service orders. Page A-16
Vital statistics. Page DIS
PART TWO.
Editorial.
Editorial articles. Pages C-1-3
Editorial and comment. Page CO
News features Pages CAS-
John Clagett Proctor. Page CA
Civic news. Page C-6
Crossword puzzle. Page C-6
PART THREE.
Society.
Society news. Pages E-1-10
Well-known folks. Page D-3
In service society. Page d.
Barbara Bell pattern. Page D-s
Womens clubs. Page D-S
PART FOUR.
Sports.
With Bimelech out, Midland takes
American Derby. Page Ell
Rookie Johnsons hurting gives
Bosox win over Mats Page Ell
Ringer talent in Star tourney NAV
Evening star., 1940-08-11
Readers Guide
and
News Summary
The Sunday Star, Aug. IL, 1910.
PART ONE.
Nam NeUS Section

Foreign.
British see blitzkrieg threat dwin-
ding. Page Al
Hess warns Britain time has come
for NaA blow. Page Al
Nazis blame Britain for famine pros
poets. Page "A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
ENOUGH?

ENOUGH?
 The United States has a known unmined supply of bituminous coal sufficient to meet normal demand for the fuel for the next 2,0OO years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
TOMMY TUCKER IN
 PARK CITY VISIT
Heads Lyric State Show Sunday; Burlesque Stars
 Completing Engagement

The Lyric theater in Bridgeport where vivacions Vickie Welles and Frank Silk, celebrated burlesque comic, may be seen for the last time today and tomorrow, announces another giant stage show for next Sunday, November 24th.
 It will be Tommy Tucker Time at the Lyric theater next Sunday when Tommy Tucker and his famous brosdcasting orchestra appear on the Lyric stage in a giant presen- tation, featuring that glamorous star of stage, screen and radio, Dixie Dunbar.
 This effervescent, nimble footed, dancing and singing star who has appeared in half a dozen man. moth Hollywood musicals and in several smash hit Broadway shows will make her first Bridgeport ap- peayance in this big Tommy Tucker presentation.
 Another favorite appearing on the same program, is Amy Arnell who has long been one of the high lights of the Tommy Tucker ail program. This silvery voiced song gird, long known as the "Suwanee Sweetheart, has a tremendous fol- lowing of radio listeners.
 The Lyric management has nc hesitancy is saying that this Sun days presentation is one of the greatest of the many splendid Sun day shows that have been seen there so far this season.
 Tonight and every Friday night the Lyric offers gala midnite show with complete burlesque cast, plus a few extra added touches here and there. The show starts promptly at twelve midnight, with all seats re- served at the regular prices.
 Starting Monday matinee, the Lyric presents another all new, travel ing burlesque show featuring that exotic, oriental beauty Amy Pong Jack Diamond, riotous comedian ot Broadway musical-comedy fame heads a squad of hilarious zanies in this same girl studded show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
Promising Pictures Feature Programs Of Local 7heaters
STATE TO OFFER
 DELUXE PROGRAM
"Lady With Red Hair" and "A Little Bit of Heaven"
 on Same Bill Sunday

Performances tomorrow evening at the Warner Bros. State theater mark your last opportunity of sec ing Marlene Dietrich and big cast in Seven Sinners; also Blonde Plays Cupid" with Penny Single ton, Arthur Lake and Larry SimmS.
 Newest in the State theater's line up of smash double feature shows is the deluxe bill opening Sunday which will be comprised of Lady With Red Hair" starring Miriam Hopkins and a comedy sensation "A Little Bit of Heaven" with Gloria Jean heading brilliant cast of funSterS.
 Lady With Red Hair" presents Miss Hopkins as Mrs. Leslie Garter, who, as many Waterburians may re- of the living stage and who made of the living stage and fho made theater history under the direction of David BelaSco, the "Old Master" of the drama.
 Briefly, the story concerns Mrs. Carter, who divorced from her hus- band and separated from her child, leaves Chicago and goes to New York. Totally ineXperience as an actress she goes to the then youth full Belasco and demands that he write a play to star her in. Triumph follows triumph as she stars in one Belasco success after another.
 Miss Hopkins is said to reach a dramatic stature that she has never before achieved on the screen. Her Mrs. Carter richly measures up to all the glorious legend that sur rounds the most glamorous star of the gay ninetieS.
 Due tribute is also given in the screen story to Belasco, snowman extraordinary. He is masterfully portrayed by the versatile Claude Rains.
 Others in the cast include Richard Ainley, Laura Hope, Mona Barrie Helen Westll, Helen Mallard and John Hamilton.
 Acclaimed the scrap-happy hit of the year is the second big attrac- ton "A Little Bit of Heaven" which marks the return to the screen of gay, delightful Gloria Jean. Fea- tured with the youthful Gloria are such top-notch funsterS as Robert Stack, Hugh Herbert, c. Aubrey Smith, Stuart Erwin, Nan Grey, Eugene Palette, Billy Gilbert and Butch and Buddy.
 That fascinating, tantalizing and dangerous Bette Davis comes to the State on Wednesday in her latest triumph "The Letter." which was adapted from Somerset Maugham'S s supreme dramatic success originally presented on Broadway with aKtha- rine Cornell in the starring role. Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson head the featured cast in the picture. On the same big show will be musical comedy Dancing On A Dime" starring Grace McDorald, Robert Paige and a host of other favoriteS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22

sations; in MacMurray's return to the field of action; in the debut of talented and charming new little girl star, Betty Brewer, and in the masterful performance of Albert Dekker.
 Central characters in this perfect ly produced picture are three Robin Hoods of the range, a trio of lying thieving, fighting soldiers of fortune who turn into Galahads on the spur of the moment.
 The action takes place in little town on the Mexican border and concerns their taking up with a gallant little newspaper publisher who is losing in his desperate battle against a landgrabbing gang.
 In the feminine romantic lead iS Patricia Morrison and other impor- tant roles are filled by Dick Forar and Joseph Schildkraut.
 Co-featuring the program will be T Want Divorce" hailed as the funniest comedy of young love ever to rornp across the screen, co-star- ring Joan Blondell and Dick Powell
 The film concerns itself with 8 slambang yarn about two newlyweds who can't get along with each other until they find they can't get along without each other. Others in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
'HUMDINCER' FILM
 COMES TO STRAND
Rangers of Fortune" to Headline Double Feature
 Beginning Sunday

Ending tomorrow evening at the popular Warner Bros Strand theater is Down Argentine Way" with Don Ameche, Bette Grable and Carmen Miranda; also Mana Bryant and Grant Mitchell in Father Is a Prince"
 Acclaimed rollicking, roaring, romantic hit Rangers of Fortune ' starring Fred MacMurray, Patricia Morisan and Albert Dekker, prom ises to provide excellent entertain ment for Strand patrons when it ar- rives at that theater Sunday for an engagement of three days.
 The film is an action epic that is a "humdinger" for adventure, TO- nance and lustry laughs. It is pie ture that is leaded with surprises and, of course, all of them pleasant
 The surprises consist in direction by Sam Wood, the man who made Goodbye MT. Chips" and other sen-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
PRICES SLASHED
 FOR STAGE SHOW
Bargain Sunday Matinee Features Name Bands,
 Radio Stars in Person

Bargain matinee prices for the swingsation show at Buckingham Hall will go into effect Sunday, No vember "A, for the mammoth pro- gram featuring the Mcfarland Twins and their orchestra, Bob Chester and his orchestra, and eight acts of big-time vaudeville starring Baby Rose Marie, Bob Howard and Low-Hite and Stanley.
 The Mcfarland Twins, George and Arthur, feature Burt Ennis popular song stylist, Bill Robbins rhythm vocalist and an extraordin- ary glee club. They're coming here direct from the Rainbow Grill, Ra- dio City, N. Y. Featuring sweet and swing time", the McFarlands have been broadcasting regularly over NEG and the Mutual networks Both boys were saxaphonists with Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians for five years. They are not only twins, but look identical, and have left behind the ma trail of mis- taken identity. Their orchestra i! very unique in that the Twins botf stand in front of their band, di. recting and featuring their sava. phones.
 Bob Chester, the nations newest sensation, features Dolores ONeill swing vocalist. For years he played saxaphone with Ben Bernie and Ben Pollack. Recently he was starred on the Fitch Bandwagon" Bob sa scion of one of America $ wealthiest families.
 Little needs to be said of Bob Howard, Mutual radio star, rated one of the best colored singers in the business today. Boby Rose Marie is known from coast to coast but when Waterburians see her Sunday they'll know she's anything but baby. Lou Hite and Stanley a team made up of a giant and g midget is one o fthe geratest com edy acts in the game today. The two boys. known from coast tc coast, will parade the streets oi Waterbury Sunday in advertising the show which the promoters rate the best ever. Sunday, December l the swingsation show will be headed by the Four Ink Spots and theil orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
LOWER BRAIN"

The celiac ganglion is the Tow CT brain'' of the human body. Sit uated just below the breastbone, it is 8 cluster of nerves which con- trol the heart, lungs, stomach and blood circulation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
M'FARLAND TWINS
 AT RITZ NOV. 28

Ray Herbeck brings his Music with Romance" to the Ritz Ball. room in Bridgeport Sunday Novem- Der 24th. It's one of the newer bands with brigh tpromises of a brilliant ufture ... you'll hear ever so sweet Betty Benson, Guy Mc- Ccmas, Ray Olson and Benny Etabler, famed trumpetist. Fay Herbeck's fetish of music is on the mellow side ... and his success is attributed to the popularity of sweet music. He's six feet three and rug gedly handsome and was important In athletics of the University of Southern California where he was dubbed California Southpaw." Most
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
Mouie Notes
COMET DANGER

Modern science admits the poSsi- bility or danger of collision between the earth and a comet. If the comet particles were small, they say, there would be no danger, but if they were huge rocks, there might be consid- cradle damage at the point of col nsion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22

recently at the Log Cabin Farms in Armonk, Ray Herbeck has been aired frequently so that his style is known to millions. There is dancing every Thursday and aSturday t the Ritz, Waltzes being stressed on Saturdays. On Thanksgiving Eve. Wednesday. November 27th Pop Benson's Cornhuskers will be heard in a gala Holiday program. Door prizes of Turkey Baskets and Candy will make the evenings festivities. The Mcfarland Twins come to the Ritz in grand Thanksgiving Dance Thursday, November 28th.