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Evening star., 1941-08-08

Foreign.
Bruno Mussolini's body sent to Pre-
dappio for burial. Page Az
59,500 tons Of ships destroyed. Nazis
claim. Page Az
Notionol.
House takes up Senate-approved
service extension bill. Page Al
Senators hear Morgenthau on tax
increase measure. Page AS
Defense roads vex Congress as House
upholds veto. Page A-20
Washington and Vicinity.
Talbot death brings D. c, trafdc
toll to 50. Page B.1
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Summary Of Todoy's Star

o. S. o. funds divided among IL Dis
trlct agencies. Page B-1
Schultz to push fluid cream i'm
portation bill. Page B-1
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Broader Income
Tax Base Urged
By Norgenthau
3K-BiIIion Revenue
At Least Needed,
Senate Unit Told
BACKGROUND

Sti6est tar bill in Nations his
tory, designed to raise additional
s3,206 200 900 to help finance de-
tense program, tDas passed by
House Monday after being
stripped OF provision requiring
married persons to file joint in
come tar returns. Measure ,Uould
virtually triple taTeS OF persons
in lotUer and middle income tar
brackets and 10ould tap business
firms for additional 81 1892 900, 900
through surfaces and more dras-
tic eTceSs profits leUies.
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(See DRAFT, Page A-40
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Occurs Before Knudsen Visit.

Continued on Page A-2, Column IL
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BY the Associated Press.

tSee TAXES, Page A-19D
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-3D
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(See WAR BUILDING, Page A-4D
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Weather Forecast

Fair tonight and tomorrow; lowest
tonight about SO. Temperatures to-
day-Highest, SO, at 2 pm; lowest,
SO, at 5:45 am
From the United States Weather Bureau report
Full Details on Pare Az.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-03
B. S. C.. p. WOmen's
Auxiliary Has
Holiday Party

The Minneapolis Women's Aux
iliary of the Brotherhood of Sleep
ing Car Porters entertained the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Port
ers organization and the st. Paul
Women's Auxiliary of the same or
ganization, Friday, in the social
room in the Sumner Housing Prof
ect. -
Games furnished entertainment
for the evening and prizes were
awarded to the winners in bingo.
Refreshments were served to APP
proximately fifty guests.
Mrs. Augustus Owens is presi-
dent of the Auxiliary; Mrs: jose
phine Murray, vice president; Mrs.
Joelly Calhoun, End vice president,
and Mrs. Mary Crump, secretary
treasurer. -
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Projecting Around
The Project

One by one the beautiful Christ
mas lights are disappearing from
the project windows. Evidently
Old Santa felt his family very we'll
behaved during, 1910. -. Louise
Churchman's new brown outfit is
only one example. There is an
abundance of trains, stockings,
hankies, housecoats and five-year
diaries. From "2S5" comes the
song Of a canary that can really
sing. >. Have you seen the at
last long Grapes in the social
room. Mrs. Hattie Brooks all
smiles about something. - Eula
Sims, Mrs. Donald Allen; and Mrs.
Margaret Williams all trekking
back and forth to the laundry. ..
Charles Beasiey, Scott Tyler and
Don, Allen throwing snowballs. L.
Bill Bowen shovelling more than
his share. Ethel Harvey "ro-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-03

Another marriage was chalked
up for Minneapolis at the. popular
nuptial spot Of Northwood, Iowa,
when Gladys Allen and Stafford
Lott were married there on Mon
day, December %.
Miss Allen, an employee of the
Minneapolis Athletic Club for a
number of years, is Mill City
girl and the vice-president of the
Working Girls Council, an affiliate
of the Phyllis Wheatley House.
The groom, who is also a native
Of Minneapolis, was home for the
holidays from Lincoln University,
Perna., where he is now studying.
He is also former boys work as
sistant at the Phyllis Wheatley
House.
. On Tuesday, December "a, a re-
ception was given at the brides
home by her sister, Mrs. Robert
Pullum. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Marshall, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Massengill, Mr..
and Mrs. B. Pullum, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Austin and their son, Roy, Jr. {;
Miss Edna Russell, Don Strowder,
Herman Lewis and Miss Mable
Hogan. Mr.. Lott returned to school
on Monday, December 80. b.,
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Social. and Personal
E~.-->:-: -: . :: MTNNEApoTIS -

,meoing and julieting" with Prince
Tyler and Junior Lawrence. /.
Mrs. Snadeon going some place.
j. :. Just passing: Mrs. Charles
Beasley, Mrs. Fulsom, Mrs. Chas.
Palms, Mr.. and Mrs. Turner, Dor
Othy and Otis Woodland, Mrs. DAN
iels, Mrs. Mary Crump and Myrtle
Polk. Beautiful Pauline Young
out in the snow without hat-she
can! Best of health, wealth and
prosperity to you and yours in
1941 and until we peep on more
people by projecting, pax vobis-
cum.
The Misses Lucille and Lorraine
Shivers entertained a group of
their friends at a Holiday Tea, De-
cember 20, 1910, at their home,
from four to six Tea was poured
by Miss Roberta Murphy. The 9TH
er guests present were as follows:
Elvera Lewis, Edith Coleman,
Jeanne and Peggy Petticord, Flor
ence Gibbs, Frances English, Pa
tricia Mallory, Vera Glanton,
Louise Neal, Gladys White,
elaine Hughes, John Eta Horton,
Marvel Jean johnson, Louise,
Elaine, and Rhoda Lee Escue, Lois
Stovall, Thelma MassengiIl, Edna
Mckee, Andrea and Rita Skinner,
Mildred Monson, Carolyn McWatt,
Margaret Williams, Doris and Lii
liam Schofeld, Myrtle and Jose
phine Vassar, Helen Smith, Jessie
Sonion, Hellaine Galloway, Eve
lynne Ross, and Elizabeth Moore,
Jeanne Curry, Aretas Blaney, and
Grace Henderson.
Mr.. Hobart Mitchell, 1912 Elliot,
author of the column Listen To
This" and feature writer for the
Chicago Defender, went to Chicago
Friday to attend the staff party of
the Defender which was held Fri
day evening, December 81. Mr..
Mitchell returned to Minneapolis
Saturday.
Winifred and Mary Coffee of
Council Bluffs, Iowa, are spending
the holidays with their grand par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phelan
at 2316 10th Ave. S. Saturday the
girls will return to their home. =
7 Mrs. w. Fl. Brown of Waseca,
Mimi, came Christmas Day and
spent the remainder of the week
with her daughters and son, Ber-
nice, Eunice and Howard Brown of
1851 Bryant Ave. N. She plans to
return to the city again for brief
business meeting of the company
for which she works which will be
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-03

Mrs. Clifford Hawkins, Jr., of
1914 9Th Ave. S., entertained
Misses Vesta Mosely, June Haw-
kins, Marion Faison at luncheon
December 81 from two to four.
Cards furnished entertainment for
the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford Lott, new
ly married couple, were entertained
at a wedding breakfast at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs.. Robert Pull
lum of 533 Rondo Ave. They were
married Monday, December %, at
Northwood, Iowa.
Miss Harryette Walls of 4th Ave.
S: left Thursday, December 26, to
spend the Christmas holidays in
Cleveland; Ohio. :. Miss Margaret
Alternately of 4th Ave. S. left the
city to spend the Christmas holi-
days in Chicago. Miss Alternately
is student at the University of
Minnesota. -.
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held at the Curtis Hotel this week
end.
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party at their club rooms at S10S
Garfield Ave.
Luncheon of ham and turkey was
served and entertainment was fur
nished by Auzie Dial, singer and
entertainer, who has performed
successfully in Chicago, Detroit
and Pittsburgh. $751;.
Joe Levy was chairman of the
committee who made plans for this
festive occasion and was assisted
by DR.: w. D. Brown, Percy Hughes
and John Williams.
Much of the credit for the beau
tiful seasonal decorations goes to
wives of the members of the Rawj-
jess Club who assisted in that man.
ner.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-03
The Twin Cities
at the Boule
In Missouri
By staff Correspondent

Kansas City, Mo.-In Kansas
City at: the Boule, one of the most
respected and popular figures was.
Raymond w. Cannon, Minneapolis
attorney and former national presi-
dent of the Alphas.
Pauline Alexander, baselius of
Eta Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority, and Alyce Stewart were
delegates from the Twin Cities.
Noted also from the chapter was
Beatrice Schuck.
Noted at all of the social af-
fairs which are an important part
Of the Boule were the distinguished
looking David Francis's of Mime
apolis. So.
Robert Gardner and Walter
Coins were seen squirting beauti-
fully gowned visiting ladies to the
formal parties. Both are Alpha
men. John Patton was very much
in evidence.
We glimpsed Marcella Copeland
and August Piper.
Thelma Thurston, University of
Minnesota graduate, now a men,
Der of the X. C. Call, Kansas City,
Kan, side staff, was on hand to
greet Twin Cityites.
Leah Mae Minor, Jimmy Hughes,
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Lawrence,
Jr., Cecil and DeVelma Newman
were among those seen at the joint
dancing party at the magnificent
Municipal auditorium.
Mallielui Voolfolk, former gu"
graduate student, was noticed
vending his way among friends.
Richard Stokes was enjoying X.
C. hospitality to the highest.
Mr.. and Mrs. will be how Hilda
Moses and William "Bill" Sims will
be known. eventually. Hilda, with
Bill in close attendance, both look
ing very happy, displayed beauti-
full. diamond engagement ring to
Twin City friends. Bill is publicity
director at Virginia State College
now
Cecil Newman, who is a native
of Kansas City, was continually
embarrassed by his failure to be
able to call the: names of former
school mates. It was easy, he said,
to call the turn on the men but
the women change quite a bit.
Mr.: and Mrs. Fred Sheldon, for
mer st. Paulites- who visited the
Twin Towns last summer, were on
hand to greet the. Minnesota. con-
tingent. -.5 ..-
Is X. C. taxis cost only 25c from
the residential section downtown,
no matter how many passengers!
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright,
who are former Kansas Citians
and now Minneapolitans, came
home to help Twin Citians enjoy
themselves.
Mrs. James Williams, wife of the
st. Paul business man, seemed to
be enjoying the festivities of the
week. "a
Mrs. Grace Bryant was another
Twin Citian in evidence as were
the Misses Frances, Boyer and,
Sylvia Ross, both attending the
University of Minnesota.
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Mrs. Blanche Cooper of Denver,
Colo, visited her sister and brother,
Mrs. Lenora billiard and Willie
Brady, last week, at I'll st. An
thony Avenue while on her way to
visit her mother and daughter at
Paola, Kansas.
Miss Dorothy HAM,, 996 Iglehart,
entertained a small group of
friends Tuesday, Dec. 31st, at her
traditional New Years Eve Party.
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HALLE Q. BROWN NOTES


Brown House was given by the
Twentieth Century Mothers Club
for the Boys and Girls. Of Yester-
day. The guests enjoyed the games
and the lavish refreshments. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John Co.
quire. Mr.. and Mrs. Firston White,
Rev. D. E. Beasley, Mines. Rebecca
Godette, Rebecca Moore, Willie
Vassar, Mary Patrick, Rosetta
Shelton, Emma Blair, Ella Roach,
Mary Hickey, Hattie Hall, Nema
Phillips, Birdie Jones and Mrs.
Hazel Butler. The hostesses were
the following members of the goth
Century Mothers Club: Miss Lydia
Jones, Miss Florence Mitchell,
Mrs. Lottie Milton, Mrs. Villa
Mae Barber and Mrs. Jenny Lacey.
The Boys and Girls of Yesterday
extend an invitation to any long
time resident of st. Paul to join
their club at its next meeting at
Halle @. Brown House on Jan. 8
at 1880 p. m.
The Twentieth Century Girls
Club entertained friends at a par
ty on Dec. %.
An outstanding social event
among the, younger members of
the community was the Y's Owls
Formal on Dec. 26 at Halle @.
Brown House. Beautifully gowned
girls and their escorts found the
music of the Phyllis Wheatley. or
chestra most delightful. About one
hundred young people voted this
one of the best parties Of the sea-
son.
The Glamourettes chaperoned by
Mrs. Easley, their advisor, Mrs.
Hazel Butler and Mr.. James Lee
enjoyed a toboggan party on Fri
day evening at the home Of John
and James Culver on N. Western
Ave. Later in the evening the club
and its guests enjoyed dancing and
refreshments at Halle 9. Brown
House.
The 81 Masquers were enter
tanned by Miss Audrey Beatrice at
her home at. 333 N. Dale st. Mem
bers attending. were the: Misses
Adelaide Sykes, Fanny M. Butler,
Ruth Benner, Hattie M. Smith,
Mrs. Luetta White, Mrs. Hazel
Butler and Messrs. Thomas H.
Monsoon, Lewis: Williams, Charles
Blackburn, John Whitaker, VIM.
Henderson, and Mr.. King.
The Doll Club members were
thrilled with the gifts given them
at their party on Dec. "a, and were
equally thrilled to have their ad-
visor, Miss Bea, back with them.
Miss Bea, whom the rest of us
know as Beatrice Vassar, has suf-
ficiently recovered from flu to be
with the Doll Club once more.
"Guide Posts for; the New Year"
will be the subject Of the sermon
by Rev. Clarence T. r. Nelson at
the. Camphor Memorial Methodist
Church, Sunday, Jan. 8, at II a. m.
at will be a mighty fine thing for
every one to attend church some
where and at some time on the first
Sunday of the New Year, whether
they are protesting Christians or
members of some church or not"
the pastor says. "You are cordial
ly invited to attend services at. the
Camphor Church, where a warm
welcome awaits you" A New
Years praise and testimony serv-
ice will be held at the evening wor-
ship hour at 7:45 p. m. The Com
munion Of the Lords Supper will
be held at. both services.
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Freeman, DR.. James Rome, Mes
danes Cora Woodfork, Alma Tay-
lor;, Miss Gloria Williams and
Philip Freeman, Jr: . .
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Rawjjess Club
Entertains

The members of the Rawjjess
Club were hosts to about one hun
dred guests at a New Years Eve
Evening star., 1941-04-21
THIS AND THAT
By Charles z. TracetUeH.

In some parts Of the country 1t is
called the tufted chickadee, in others the
crested titmouse.
All the notes of the t.tnouse are loud
and very clear.
There is one call which is exactly as
If some one were calling dog.
All his notes are expressed with great
vigor, as if they had steam behind them.
This is a distinctive way of singing
which Is perfect identification for this
bird If the bird you think is tit
mouse does not have this peculiar high
pitched, dog calling" series of notes,
then it is not titmouse.
According to the experts, the titmouSe
is found in winter in f1ocks of about a
dozen, but we have never seen more than
pair at time.
Olive Thorne Miller, writing In birds
of America" says:
"The tufted titmouse, like others Of
his race, has a great deal of curiosity.
have heard of one who came into a
house through an open window 1t was
a female titmouse in search of a good
place for a nest. After she had been in
all the rooms, and helped herself to
whatever she found that was good to
eat, she seemed to decide that it was a
land of plenty and she would stay.
'The stranger settled upon a hanging
basket as nice to build in. The family
did not disturb her, and she brought in
her materials and made her nest. She
had even laid two or three eggs, when
the people began to take too much in
terest in her affairs, and the bird
thought it best to move to safer place
Another of these birds, in Ohio, look
ing about for something nice and soft
to line her nest, pitched upon gentle
mans hair. Unfortunately, he had need
of the hair himself; but the saucy little
tttmouse didn't mind that. She alighted
on his head, seized beakful, and then
bracing herself on her stout little legs,
she actually jerked out the lock, and
flew away with it. So well did she like
it that she came back for more. The
gentleman was bird lover, and was
pleased to give some of his hair to
such a brave little creature"
Said gentleman, let us aver, must have
been real bird lover, indeed!
There are several other titmice, but
we do not have them around here.
One Is the black-crested. occurring in
the Rio Grande Valley. There is also
Sennett's titmouse, found In Central
Texas.
There also is bridled titmouse, oc-
curing in Southern Arizona and New
Mexico, through Mexico to Veracruz.
Unless we go there, especially to the
Chisos Mountains, we need not bother
about these.
All we will see hereabouts is the tufted
titmouse, famous in song and story and
even more famous in suburban gardens.
Some of these birds stay and nest in
this vicinity.
Their clear, high call, as if from a
calliope, can be heard at all times of
the day.
Evening star., 1941-04-21
UniustifiubIe Increase

In refusing to accept the addition
by the Senate of approximately
$400,00000O to the farm bill, the
House has evidenced a realization
of the need for economy in non-de-
fenSe expenditures, and its action
therefore is to be commended. AS
originally passed by the House, the
bill provided an appropriation of
$S90,000,000. The Senate boosted
this to $1,34O 100000, with an in
crease Of several hundred million
dollars in farm parity payments, and
the measure now has gone to con-
ference.
The parity program aims to es-
tablish the same relationship be-
tween farm and other prices that
existed during the five years 1909
. to 1914. Since these were years
when American agriculture as a
whole enjoyed great, If not its
greatest, prosperity, they can hardly
be regarded as a normal period. Ac-
cording to the last annual report of
the Agricultural Adjustment Admin
iStration, farm buying power in the
year 1939-1940 was seventy-two per
cent higher than the 1882 level, and
equal to that of 1929. In flew of the
substantial improvement in the eco
nomic position of American farmers
which these figures reveal, there
seems to be no justification for in
creasing farm subsidies at this time.
With armament costs already i'm
posing a heavy burden on American
taxpayers, burden which will be
increased by one-third under the new
tax program, it is of vital Importance
that Congress insist on drastic econ
omies in nom military expenditures,
wherever these can safely be made.
1t is to be hoped, therefore, that the
House conferees will stand firm, and
that the Senate, recognizing the
need for economy, will accept the
smaller House figure and thus keep
farm appropriations within the
budget limits
Evening star., 1941-04-21
FOREST GLEN, Md.

Dear Sir:
Can you identify a bird for meP Sew
eral pairs of them have been here for
about four weeks.
They are slightly sn taller than
cardinal, dark gray with brownish
tinge on the back, light gray shading to
white on the breast, with much more
decided topknot than the cardinal.
I'm addition to the above coloring
common to both male and female, the
male carriers reddish brown markings
on his sides under the wings. The male
utters three very staccato bell-like notes
and is very hard to see clearly as he is
constantly on the move. They are ex-
ceedingly trim and alert birds.
'I suspect they have been here in
years past but the song was considered
one variation of the cardinals whistle.
The last snow drove them up to the
feeding stations and though they have
not been back since it melted, they can
be heard any bright day.
Yours very truly, H M"
called the tufted titmouse, and some
times the crested tomtit
1t is 6 or 61z inches long, about the
size of an English sparrow, but looks
longer, owing to it's slender, trim build.
The crest is high and pointed, truly a
more decided topknot than the crest of
our cardinal.
In our community the titmice remain
all winter long, although not in great
numbers. Usually where there are
chickadees there are titmice, too: often
there will be pair of each coming to
one particular feeding station in given
yard.
In most gardens the titmouse Is a
constant visitor to feeding boxes, where
he selects seeds, and eats a bit of suet
or doughnut.
Both chickadees and titmice snatch
seeds and fly away, but the former does
it in more leisurely manner. Not so
the titmouse. He selects a seed hur-
riedly, turns abruptly and flies out in
the same way he came in.
An interesting way to attract titmice
is to hang string of peanuts from
branch. The little birds will have
great time there all winter. They stand
on their heads to get at the food, and
always get it.
No doubt mixture of peanut hearts
in any seed mixture would go long way
toward attracting them.
1t is said that in the nesting periods
they do not mind noise in the least.
The titmouse is the State bird of
West Virginia.
There is some possibility that our
correspondent had a pair of cedar wax
wings, although the description given
does not check very well. This bird is
7hmches long.
But they probably were titmice. We
hope so. There is no nicer bird. There
has been great deal of confusion over
this bird in the so-called common name.
Evening star., 1941-04-21

resume trade without specific ap-
proval of Germany and Italy, but
use of such ships by the axis powers
was not mentioned.
France, chained to the axis chariot,
may expect no compassion and little
consideration from her conquerors.
The political, economic and intel
lectual pressure of which Mr. Maui
nier warns In his article, to say
nothing of the military pressure, If
required, is certain to increase with
the growing requirements of the
axis along a spreading war front.
There are recurring rumors in Vichy
denied by the official radio-of in
sistent German demands for new
concessions, including bases of op-
Grafton in North Africa. A SHOW
down. indeed, may be in prospect.
Whether that would involve merely
vigorous protest to Berlin or some
thing more persuasive is matter for
speculation.
Evening star., 1941-04-21
Member of the Associated Press.
Get the Facts First

Rents throughout the country are
rising, especially in those areas i'm
mediately affected by sudden in
creases in population in connection
with the defense program. But, ac-
cording to the Associated Press ar
ticle in yesterdays Star which dis
cussed this condition, the rental
picture in Washington has shown
relatively slight change, despite the
sudden influx of defense workers.
Increases of a fraction of one per
cent-aS compared with increases of
one per cent and more in other
cities-were shown in Washington
for the class of properties rented at
$50 a month and under, while a
slight decrease has occurred in the
class of property renting for more
than $50.
The Labor Department statistics
quoted by the Associated Press show
how important it is to make haste
slowly in the matter of enacting rent
legislation for the District which,
In It's drastic provisions, may amount
to conf1Scation of private property
without adequate or fair compensa-
tion. Legislation here has been pro-
posed on a generalized statement
Of emergency, which the statistics do
not bear out. And legislation here,
because this is the Capital under
exclusive control of a Congress in
which the community is not repre-
sented, Is apt to be much more harsh
and far-reaching in its provisions
than in any other jurisdiction. That
was shown to be the case in the
Gl-conceived and unavoidable rent
legislation during the last war, and
1t would be grave injustice to re-
peat the mistakes of that period.
The aim of fair rental legislation,
II any Is shown to be necessary,
should be to get down to cases and
to correct the evils of specific con-
ditions as they are shown to exist.
NO one has sympathy for the
pronteering landlord who takes ad-
vantage OF an acute condition to
exact unreasonable profit at the ex-
pense Of helpless tenants. But it Is
arbitrary, unfair and injurious to
enact legislation which singles out
landlords as a class, and In effect
seizes their property and penalties
them for its ownership in order to
get at the relatively few who may
attempt to proflteer.