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Evening star., 1940-09-01
Six Killed as Two Water Tanks
Crash Through Bothhouse Roof

which was flooded with water and
could not be reached at late hour
tonight.
Mrs. Arbor and another uniden-
titled woman were unclad in the
bathhouse when with a thunderous
roar the two wooden tanks fell
through the roof of the one-story
wooden frame structure and crushed
them 10 death.
One woman remained semi
conscious until a few minutes be-
fore her body was recovered. She
was in a bathtub when the crash
came and one of her legs had to
be amputated to separate her from
the twisted steel about her
The bathhouse was getting ready
for big Labor Day weekend busi-
ness, and both tanks were filled, one
containing fresh and the other salt
water.
Evening star., 1940-09-01

the capitals populace underground
for l hour and 26 minutes, appar-
emily repeated the formula the Ger
mans have adopted for their hit
and-run attacks.
Watchers in the London area said
they saw about so German raiders
sweep in from the coast and fan
out in small groups as soon as
British fighter planes charged into
their formation.
One column of 16 German planes,
stretched out Indian file-the Nazis
favorite bomb attack formation
could be seen high in the northwest
with aircraft shells dotting the sky
around them.
The planes maneuvered in intri-
cate patterns, apparently picking out
targets and dodging British fight
ers Another clump of planes ap-
peared farther to the south and q
third was seen over an unidentified
greyhound racing track in the Lon
don area.
brltlSn Also ACTIVE.
But the raids, which angered the
British more than anything else,
worked both ways.
All German radio stations went
off the air last night during the
sixth German raid on London, indi-
eating that the British air force was
striking blows in Germany. German
stations customarily go silent when
Royal Air Force raids are in prog
reSS.
The Air Ministry reported that
single section of the British raid
ing wing that attacked Berlin Friday
night dropped IS tons of high ex-
ploSives in addition to more than
$50 incendiary bombs. Direct hits
were claimed on many targets, in
cluding gasoline plants, airplane
factories and airdromes.
The raid, which began before mid
night, lasted until 2::30 am, the
ministry said, and among targets
suffering considerable damage
were an electrical works and an
adjoining railway junction. At the
electric works. it was added, ex-
plosions were continuing 10 minutes
after the air attack had been COM
pleted.
Oil Stores Set Afire.
Oil stores in the city's outskirts
were declared to have been bombed
continuously and set afire.
Other successes claimed were: A
war factory in north Berlin bombed
whole series of bombs dropped
close to buildings on one of the citys
airdromes and two other airdromes
damaged, direct hits and fires start
Evening star., 1940-09-01
London
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their chief nemesis and one of the
main obstacles to any direct in
vasion of this country, by hammer
Ing repeatedly at British airdromes
The six alarms in the London dis
trict yesterday was a record num-
Der for the metropolitan area
They followed four Friday, includ-
ing one which lasted from shortly
after 9 pm. to almost am. yes
terday and gave the capital its
worst night of the war.
While the sixth London area
warning was on, enemy planes also
were reported over a northeast
town and over the northwest. They
had been reported earlier over the
Midlands.
Watchers in London noted little
activity during the fifth alarm,
which lasted 81 minutes, from 9:49
pm. to 1910 pm, but searchlights
could be seen lingering the skies
and airplane motors could be
heard distinctly during the 36-
minute sixth alarm, between 11:24
pm. ana UllQIllSnC.
Although the British acknowledged
that successive waves of German
planes charging against Britain S
defenSes had reached some objec-
tives and taken an undisclosed toll
of civilians killed and injured, a
communique declared they were
"dispersed without any serious dam
age being done to r. A. F. airdromes,
which again appear to have been
the objective of the attacks"
Two airdromes admittedly were
hit, one in East Anglia and another
along the Thames Estuary, but the
Air Ministry said British fighters
broke up both attacks before serious
damage was done.
So far. then, there was no indi-
cation that the raids, delivered by
wave after wave of bomber and
fighter squadrons ignoring heavy
opposition, were worth the price.
Fire Bombs Sprayed.
In the southeast raiders last eve
ming sprayed fire bombs in several
localities.
In at least two instances low
flying German planes dropped to
within machine gun range of subur-
ban London and opened fire on the
crowded streets. A number of bombs
were dropped and several houses
demolished in the London area
during the fourth raid yesterday.
The fourth attack, which kept
Evening star., 1940-09-01
U. s. Chamber Raps
House-Approved
Excess Profits Bill
Special Provisions Held
Necessary for Some.
Types Of Companies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States Chamber OF
Commerce asserted yesterday that
enactment of the House-approved
excess profits tax bill would "de-
press business activity and leopard
ize the defense program"
ut would disturb the markets for
commodities and securities and pro-
duce other serious repercussions,
the chamber added in a study pre-
pared by its subcommittee on rev.
enue legislation.
The bill proposes taxes of 20 to
so per cent on profits in excess of
normal and provides optional
methods for determining normal
profits. BY one method, corpora
ton may take the average of its
earnings from 1868 inclusive; by
the other, it could figure as normal
profits its earnings up to per cent
on the first s500,0o0 of its invested
capital, and up to per cent on the
remainder.
Special Provisions Needed.
The chamber declared that "the
bill imposes disastrous taxes upon
profits which are only normal and
essential, and not in any sense ex-
cessive, and not even remotely re-
lated to expenditures for national
defense"
The chamber said "a properly
devised excess profits tax" should
provide special assessment pro-
visions for these special types Of
corporations:
normally small earnings during the
last four years and low invested
capital
"(b) Those which, during the
base period. had an increasing
trend of profits not arising from
the national defense program: and.
"(c) Those which, as a result of
years of research, exploration or
development, finally realize profits
during a year which is subject to
the excess profits tax"
Hearings to Start Tuesday.
The chamber contended, too, that
the rates should not be based solely
on the dollar volume of income.
ANY graduation of rates" it said,
Should be based upon the relative
percentage of the excess profits
over normal profits"
The Senate Finance Committee
Is to begin hearings Tuesday on
the House-approved bill. Chairman
Harrison said opportunity would be
afforded affected corporations to
present their views on the legis-
! lation.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug. 81
Two tanks filled with 10000 gallons
of water crashed through the root
of a bathhouSe on the Boardwalk
today. killing at least six persons
and injuring ten.
The dead.
Mrs. Fannie Arbor, AZ; Mrs
Sophie Sonstein, S. and Hyman
Shutoff, all of Philadelphia: Mrs.
Rose Wolk, so. of Atlantic City and
two unidentified women.
Masses of LABOR Day weekend
visitors swarmed around the scene
on the boardwalk at the foot of
Florida avenue, block south of
the Convention Hall, watching po-
lice and firemen striving to recover
bodies from the wreckage.
Police expressed fear there might
be more bodies in the basement,
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Two Methods i'm Bill.

There are two principal methods
for determining excess" profits.
The first is the invested capital
method. the second that of the
standard return, or average earn
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Effects OF Raid Minimized.

The Nazi high command mini
mized effects of the British raid on
Berlin, in which high explosive and
incendiary bombs were rained on
the German capital during an hour
and-37-minute alarm that kept the
city's population clinging to air
raid shelters.
Nevertheless several apartment
houses and business buildings were
wrecked, the big Siemens Schuckert
electrical equipment factory dam
aged and scattered fires started In
the southeastern section of the
city.
One bomb fell in the courtyard of
the Linden Street Fire Department
headquarters. (This is only four
blocks east of the Wilhelmstrasse,
on which the Reichschancellery
the Foreign Office and other i'm
portant government buildings are
located0
Establishments which may be re-
garded as military objectives suf-
fered only trivial" damage, au-
thorities said, in this the second raid
on Berlin in three days Ten civil
ians were killed and % injured in a
raid early Thursday on outlying dis
tricts.
In the war at sea the German
high command reported that Nazi
U-boatS enforcing the total"
blockade of Britain sank three
British merchant ships totalling
$4,000 tons, one a 12,000-ton tanker,
of the Hebrides yesterday.
100000 Bombs Dropped.
Germans. striking a tabulation of
the results of IL months of war,
produced this summary:
Five million bombs totalling
more than $4,000 tons dropped by
Nazi airmen in $500 attacks in
220 days.
Five hundred warships and mer-
chantmen with a gross tonnage of
100000 sunk by bombers. and
Evening star., 1940-09-01

Not Complete.
The average formula, however, is
inadequate, Mr.. Alvord told the
committee. in the case of corpora
tions having abnormally low earn
ings in the base period and those
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Marine Reserves
Will Return Home
This Afternoon
Fifth Battalion Will
Be Inspected After
Active Duty Tour
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAKEHURST, N. j., Aug. 81
Having completed a fortnight of
war games and craftsmanship prac-
tice, the Fifth Battalion Marine
Corps Reserves will return to WASH
ington tomorrow in apparent prime
condition for active duty, if need be.
Men of the battalion will arrive
in Union Station at 2:30 pm, and
20 minutes later are scheduled to
be in formation at Sixth and In
diana avenue NV. for an inspection
by Representative Woodrum of Vir-
ginia and Col. Joseph c. Fegan, di-
rector of the Marine Corps Reserve.
Efficiency Awards Made.
Military efficiency awards for the
training period were presented here
today by Comdr. George H. Mills,
U. S. N, in charge of the Lakehurst
Naval Air Station. and 1t. Col.
James F. Moriarty, commanding the
Marine Barracks here.
The Col. Frank H. Edmonds Gen.
eral Efficiency Cup, the battahon's
highest military award, in compe-
tition since 1880, was won by Com
pany c, under command of Capt
Justice M Chambers. The Brook
lyn-Woodridge Cup for the COM
pany with the highest percentage
OF weapons qualifications was won
by Company B, under First 1t.
Alfred H. Marks.
The Stickney Trophy. for the COM
pany with the best administration
for the year was won by Company
D, Capt. John E. Fondahl, and the
Adam j. Grier Trophy for the en-
listed man most responsible for
the winning of the Stickney Cup
went to First Sergt. Sherwood S.
Blackwell.
The Elizabeth Edmund Harris Cup
for the best squad at close-order
drill went to the squad from Com
pany D, under Corpl. Harry Shur-
man.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
medal, presented each year by the
District Department, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, for the best drilled
private was won by Pvt. Robert S.
Hall, Company d. The Daughters
Of 1872 medal for the best all-around
commissioned officer of the
rank of sergeant or below was won
by Corp. Raymond C. Powers, Com
pany c.
Sergt. Warner Rewarded.
The Daughters of American Revo-
luton medal for high man in mill
tary education, presented each year
by Mrs. Clay Keene Miller. post
regent of Ruth Brewster Chapter,
was won by First Sergt. Harry w.
Warner, of Headquarters Company.
The American Legion Medal. pre-
sented by the District of Columbia
department commander of the Le-
gion for the best corporal squad
leader, went to Corp. Charles F.
Bradley of Company A The
Marine Corps ring, for the best
drilled guidon bearer, was won by
Pvt. Ernest N. Preston, of Com
pany G.
The Military Order of the World
War cup to the officer with the
highest rifle score went to Capt.
John E. Fondahl of Company D.
The Chesterfield cup for high rifle
score for privates went to Pvt. Ben
jamin F. Bean of Company D.
The Dwight L. Harris cup for best
rifle score for a non-commissioned
officer was awarded to Platoon Sergt.
Douglas E. Studiford of Company
c. The ocean County War Vet
erans Association cup for the COM
pany with the highest percentage of
expert riflemen was won by Com
pany D under Capt. Fondahl.
Evening star., 1940-09-01

This Is the first OF series OF
articles nnalyztng the proposed
ercess profits and tar amorttza-
ton legislation, explaining its re-
lationship to the national defense
program and describing hoD it
wiH apply to business.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Berlin
Continued From First Page.)

mans said they encountered no
anti-aircraft resistance whatever.
Nazi informants said at least II
of the British craft were shot down
in air battles over Hertford County.
north of London, alone. Additional
surprise" attacks were said to have
set af1ame hangers and barracks
of R. A. F. airdromes in Southeast
ern England.
The fights developed as a sequel
to night of heavy raids on Lon
don, port facilities, armament works
in central England and oil tanks
and docks at the mouth of the
Thames Estuary, waterway to Lon
don.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Man Kills Esfranged Wife
In Wreckaqe Of Auto
sy the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HENRIETTA. Okla, Aug. 31.-A
45-year-old day laborer was subdued
and arrested today after his es-
tranged wife died of two pistol
wounds, one of them inflicted as she
lay in the wreckage of an automo-
bile.
A policeman who ordered the man
to surrender was wounded superb
cially in the head after which an
arriving ambulance driver slugged
the laborer into submission with an
iron bar.
Police Chief Tom Lidell said the
laborer, Fred Berry, first shot the
woman at a house, forced her into
the car and wrecked it. Passers-by,
attracted by the woman's screams,
we're held off by a pistol. Chief Lii
dell said Berry then walked to the
wreckage and shot his wife in the
back
Policeman Harvey Howard. who
suffered the head wound, shot Berry
in the head before the ambulance
driver arrived and swung the bar.
Hospital attendants said Berry had
a chance to recover.
Evening star., 1940-09-01

700 others, with a gross tonnage of
3,500,000 damaged. A total of
4,986,860 tons of Allied shipping
and neutral shipping in Allied serv-
ice sunk by the Nazi Navy and air.
force.
Listed as destroyed in the wars
first year were:
Six thousand nine hundred and
fifty Allied planes. in air battles
and by anti-aircraft guns; 155 bar
rage balloons; 400 Allied tanks; 10
warships sunk and 80 damaged by
coastal batteries.
Germany's losses in man power
were listed as $4,000 dead. $4,000
wounded and 24,000 missing. COM
pared with $50, 900 casualties in the
first four months of the World War.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-05
Jimmy Lunceford
Coming Back on
April the 2Srd

William Taylor and Charles Nc
Leod announced last week the re-
turn by popular demand of Jimmie
Lunceford and his Vocation record
ing orchestra on Tuesday, April %.
Lunceford played to over 1000
people in st. Paul in January. The
crowd didn't want to leave they
enjoyed his music so much.
This appearance will be in Min
neapolis at Eagles Hall, 1T s. E.
Fourth st. Lunceford will be en-
route east after a triumphal tour
of the west.
Advance tickets will be placed
on sale this weekend. Advance
prices are 75c, at door 99c.
Tickets may be purchased in St.
Paul at Field-Schlick, Jim's Place,
G & G Barbecue and Majestic Drug.
In Minneapolis at: Downtown
ticket office, N. w. National Bank
Bldg, Bells Cafe, Dreamland
Cafe, Cleo's Beauty Shop, Bill
Freeman's Smoke Shop, Goth Cen
fury Cleaners.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-05

arian, Mrs. Parker. Birthday gifts
were given Mrs. Ronald Hughes.
The second meeting in March was
held Thursday, March %, at the
home of Mrs. Ronald Hughes in
Minneapolis.
The Cameo Social Club met
Wednesday, April 8, at the home
of the president and his wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hargrave, GAL
Rondo street.
The Twin City Branch of the
National Association of College
Women will meet Friday, May 3,
at the home of Miss Bernetti Ca
son, 1875 Thomas street.
In Hospital: Miss Lola Vassar,
co-proprietor of the Finney Beauty
Salon, 437 Rondo street, was taken
to St. Luke's Hospital Thursday of
last week for a rest.
The Twentieth Century Mothers
Club of the Halle @. Brown House
met Friday, March 20. The presi-
dent, Mrs. Villa Mae Barber,
opened the business meeting with
report from the committee on
the progress of the Mother and
Daughter Banquet. The various
committee chairmen, Mrs. Alverta
Coram, Mrs. M. Jones, and Mrs.
Jennie Lacy, gave good progress
reports. An interesting program
is being planned. All mothers,
grandmothers and daughters are
invited to attend on Thursday,
April II.
The Welcome Hall Challengers
were entertained by the Mems
Club at the Welcome Hall on Tues
day, March 26. A delicious lunch
con was served. The Welcome
Hall Challengers meet each Tues
day evening at $3.50 p. m. at the
Welcome Hall. Visitors and new
members are invited to be present
at the meetings. Addie Armstrong
is president; Louise England, Sec
rotary, and Florence Haskins,
treasurer. Mrs. Cora Parker rep
resented the Challengers at the
Easter Vesper services at Welcome
Hall. She very beautifully sang,
"Were You There When They
Crucified My Lord?"
The Bid-Rite Contract Club met
Thursday, March 20, at the home
of Mrs. Arthur Herring, 391 N. st.
Adams street. First club prize was
won by Mrs. Eli Hickman, second
by Miss Evalyn Kelly, and the
BOBBY by Mrs. Ralph Gardner. The
next meeting will be Thursday,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-05
Social and Personal
- MINNEAPOLIS q

Mrs. Clarence Smith, 1927 Fifth
Ave. So, entertained her mother,
Mrs. Emma Thompson, at a dinner
party Saturday, March 30. Guests
were Mesdames Alice Morgan, Mae
Marshall, Lulu Bailey, Margaret
Combs and DeVelma Newman.
Mrs. Thompson, who has been
visiting her daughter and son-in-
law for the past two weeks, expects
to leave Sunday, April 7, for Keo-
kuk, Ia, where she is now residing.
Feeling Better: Mr.. Andrew
Quinn of 334 East 18th Street, who
has been very ill, is somewhat i'm
proved this week.
Mrs. Della Wilkerson of TIA
Fourth Ave. No., is up after short
illness.
Mrs. Gertrude Pierce of 4109
Fourth Ave. So, is confined to
University Hospital. ....
Board Meeting: The executive
committee of the Minneapolis
Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. will meet
Friday afternoon at the Mime
apolis Urban League office.
Entertain Gloom Chasers: Mr..
and Mrs. S. c. Faison, 908 Bryant
Ave-, entertained the Gloom Chas-
ers Social, Literary and Art Club
Wednesday, March 20. Monthly
reports and plans for the better
ment of the club were discussed.
Refreshments were served. Mr..
Dennis Faison was host to the club
March Is. Chief topic of discus
sion was Negro music. Next meet
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Sims,
SOC Aldrich Ave. No.
Rev. Leonard Hirman Ill: Rev.
Father Leonard Hirman entered st.
Mary's hospital for a few days
Wednesday morning.
Phillip Mccullough, who has been
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-05

confined to Veterans Hospital at
Fort Smelling, has returned to his
home at 415 E. 39th st.
Club Changes Name: According
to an announcement from Mrs.
Mabel Craft, secretary, the club
formerly known as "The Council of
Negro Women's Clubs" has been
reorganized under the name of
Carver Art Club"
Mr.. Edward barrow of 2019
Smelling Ave. &c., has been con-
fined to his bed for the past month
with a severe bronchial attack. His
condition is reported improved.
Breedlove Twins Have "B" aver
ages at Alabama State College ac-
cording to Raymond Hatcher, Boys
Director at Wheatley House. The
two boys, Cozelle and Barnelle,
twin sons of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Breedlove of 700 Lyndale Ave. No.,
were prep school athletic stars at
North High school, Minneapolis.
Gardner Springfield Ill: Gardner
Springfield, TIP 10th Ave. &c., star
salesman for this paper, is i'll with
tonsillitis. DIR. w. D. Brown is at
tending him. 49,.
In compliment to Miss Mildred
Mae Petticord on the occasion of
her birthday Saturday, March 80,
Mrs. John R. Sheppard, 1928 Fifth
Ave. &c., entertained at a four
o'clock dinner.
Covers were laid for four includ-
ing the Misses Louise Neal, Gladys
and Vera johnson.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-05

The next meeting will be Friday,
April IL, at the home of Mrs. Har-
ris, GIT Fuller avenue.
The name of Miss Betty Ellis,
Ola Rondo street, was inadvertent-
ly omitted from the hostess list of
the Young Ladies' Sodality Easter
Sunday Tea at Sterling Club.
Mr.. George Howard was co-host
at the last regular meeting of the
Cameo Social Club at the home of
Mrs. Eli Hickman, $40 Rondo
street, with Mrs. Hickman as CO.
hostess.
Thisa and Thatta: Papa Emmett
Galloway had developed a lazy
mans device for keeping the baby
quiet while friend wiley is busy.
He buckles two belts together and
then fastens one end to the
buggy. Then he reclines on the
couch. pushes the baby out from
him and rolls the belt up to get the
baby back, to him. Bet you
don't know why a certain distin-
guished fraternity man who lives
on Carroll avenue sat out in front
of the Alpha spring prom with his
best bib and tucker on instead of
going in to the party. $50. Seems
as though Saint Paul didn't get
woke up recently until the recent
roller skating party when a capa-
city crowd attended. ;. The Cred
jafawn Club with it's progressive
self had fifty members present at
their Forum Sunday at the Halle
@. Brown House. They stood up
fifty strong when called upon.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-05
"El' Herbert's Swing City
Bond to PluY for
5I6S D0nce

sci" Herbert's popular Swing
City musical aggregation will play
for the third annual Dining Car
Employees Union No. 516's dance
Friday night, April 10, at the ST..
Paul Auditorium.
Herbert's orchestra is featured
nightly at the swanky Swing City
mite club. His band is the only To-
cal Negro band which has played
the exclusive supper and night
clubs. Several months ago the
band filled an engagement of sew
eral weeks at the st. Paul Hotel.
The SIG committee in charge of
the April 10 dance is Miles Newlin,
Don La Faucette, Hector Vassar,
Jessie Black and Earl Comley, who
is general chairman.