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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-12-23
The Cherry
l" Where with our
roo Little Hatchet we
tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pro-
foundly. Sometimes flippantly,
sometimes recklessly. !.

Great beating of left wing tom-toms
to herald the American Congress for
Peace and Democracy" in Washington
January to 8.
American League for Peace and
Democracy is calling the Congress-"
This is the crowd that formerly
called itself the American League
Against War and Fascism.
The promoters, among whom are
many Communists and near-Com-
munists, decided they were not doing
so well under the old name and
changed it for policy's sake.
Past performance of the organiza
tion point unerringly to future per-
formance, including action at the
Washington congress.
The congress" will yell Justify fo1
opposition to Nazi-ism and Fascism
Dictatorship will be loudly denounced
EXCEPT the Russian Communist
brand.
Under one proposed course of action
or another, the league works to line
up the United States in militant op.
position to Germany, Italy and Japan
1t seeks American cooperation with
the democracies of Europe, plus So.
Wet Russia, in fighting Germany.
The Communists are working tooth
and nail to get this aid for Russia, II
what they see as the inevitable CLASH
with Hitler.
| The game is to get U. S. interven.
tion in Europe's never-ending cuarrels
Another "war for democracy" is the
goal.
| League has already outlined ere,
lief plan" for prosecuted Jews in Ger.
many that would be comic if it did not
contain so many potencies for tragedy
"Plan" includes an attempt to make
Germany pay for the initial setting
up of new homes for the Jewish refu,
gees.
The costs would be charged to the
Germany government and if Hitler
baked, each government participating
in the resettlement plan would forbic
all exports, loans and credits to Ger
many and all imports from Germany
Good trick, if it could be worked.
Trouble is, any attempt to put il
into operation would threaten all Jews
in Germany with massacre.
Nazis have already served notice
any attempts at retaliation for their
policy of persecution will virtually
mean the determination of the Jews
Scheme would harm Germany, yes
but it harms of Jews infinitely more
Another part of the leagues plan is
for strikes to stop shipments of goods
ana arms TO GeFmdHy.
Proposal is not stated so frankly
Here is how it is put:
"That organized labor take steps to
meet its responsibility for participat-
ing in the shipment of goods to Ger
many, especially war supplies"
If that is not masterpiece of cir
cumlocution, you tell US.
Plan blithely ignores that fact that
A. F. of L. has declared against any
such proposed strikes as impracticable
Silence on the plan by the C. l. o. in
dicates it holds some view as A. F. of L
Old year ends with no European
war, despite all the oceans of alarmist
talk in every month.
Well-known American labor man as
sociated with information cooperation
wrote ILNS last June:
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-12-23
THE GRAFT OF BIG BUSINESS


One of the weirdest, most fantastic
stories of graft ever known is now
being pieced together by the Depart
ment of Justice, the legal authorities
of the state of New York, and the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission. It
concerns the McKesson- Robbins drug
firm, which has gone into receivership.
Eighteen million dollars of so-called
assets" have vanished into thin air.
Two big warehouses for crude drugs.
supposed to be located in Montreal,
simply don't exist; one of the ad
dresses on the drug company's books
is entirely fake, and the other is the
office of stenographer.
And, to cap the climax, one Of the
government investigators is sure that
he has encountered F. Donald Coster.
president Of the drug concern, under
another name.
This brief recital Of the case is told
here for two good reasons. One is
that labor needs to know and realize
and keep in mind the fact that big
business never investigates itself.
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126 ACCUSED OF CHEATING

New Orleans {ILNS). One hun
dred and twenty-six Alabamians have
been arrested in the last few weeks
charged with obtaining unemployment
compensation while they were holding
jobs with pay
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-12-23

"While there are great rumors of
war, especially in the United States,
/ want to make the prediction that
war will not come"
His prediction has confounded the
eminent prophets of evil throughout
the globe.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-12-23
STRIKERS ORDERED
BACK TO WORK

Washington, D. G. (ILNS) .-Presi-
dent John Possehl of the international
Union of Operating Engineers ordered
members of his ST. Louis local back to
work after being informed that their
strike was impossible" and beyond
toleration by President Green of the
American Federation of Labor.
Green interviewed to end the strike
after receiving telephone call from
George Tracy, st. Louis efficiency rep
resentative. Tracy had informed the
federation president that the strike
threatened st. Louis with a water
famine.
THE strike is impossible and can
not be tolerated because it would hold
up the water supply Of the entire city
of st. Louis" Green informed Pos
sehl, who Immediately ordered the
men back to their jobs.
Under the agreement by which Pos
sehl called off the strike, Green was
to aid in arranging conferences of la
Dor leaders with ST. Louis city officials,
in an attempt to adjust grievances
which eliminated in the strike call.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-12-23
WISDOM

At Christmas play and make
good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once
a year.
Thomas Tusser.
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ST. Louis (ILNS).-Local 2 of the
international Union of Operating En-
gineers called strike at the plants
of the ST. Louis waterworks late on
December IL. Later the men returned
to work. Edward z. Wall, director Of
public utilities, said jurisdictional
dispute of the union with the Inter
national Brotherhood of Firemen and
Oilers was responsible.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-12-23

Old year ends with no European
war, despite all the oceans of alarmist
talk in every month.
Well-known American labor man as
sociated with information cooperation
wrote ILNS last June:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-29

Lulu of Rochester, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Quesenberry and family,
Ed Barenthin and family and La
Vonne Ensey.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Bryan and
Earl, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Bliss,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Warner and
Ernest Larsen and family of Nor
gan were Christmas dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Hansen of
Gilfllan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Prokosch
of Redwood Falls had as Christ
mas day dinner guests: Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Prokosch and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cob
lirsch and family.
Mrs. Lester Stewig spent from
Thursday to Saturday night with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Senius
Jensen near Springfield. Christ
mas day Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Stewig were supper guests of MIR.
and Mrs. Henry Kueber.
Mrs. Myrtle Gallery and two
children and Lloyd Rasmussen
were Christmas dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Balko.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dusl and
son George of Springfield, Mar
garet Schwab, George Schwab
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank SchWab
and family were Christmas day
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wenzel Goblirsch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-29
New Avon Items
Include Wedding
By Mrs. Ben SteWig

New Avon-Dorothy Clark and
Leonard Hauptli were married
Thursday morning by Rev. J. H.
Seiwert at the home of Loren
Krusemark in Redwood Falls.
Lillian Hauptli was bridesmaid
and Walter Clark attended the
groom. The bride wore teal
blue street length dress and Miss
Hauptli's dress was wine colored.
A wedding dinner was served at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hauptli. The couple left Satur-
day morning on trip to Rollette,
N. D. and will be at home in Wa
baSso in two weeks.
Christmas dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Nels Person near Wa
basso were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Person, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Nell
son and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Anderson of Gilfllan, Ingrid
Anderson, Raymond and Glen
Anderson, Garnet Zieske and Ben
SteWig.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Steinhaus
and two daughters and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Stern of anborn
were Christmas dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lindeman of
st. Paul spent Christmas with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Lindeman.
Lulu Quesenberry of Rochester
and Howard and Pearl Quesen-
berry of Minneapolis spent
Christmas with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. N. L. Quesenberry.
Hills Slaymaker of Mankato is
spending the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Stay
maker.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse SIaymaker'
Christmas dinner guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Noting and
family of Wabasso and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Boots and family.
Elizabeth Parker of Rochester
spent Christmas with her father
Joseph Parker and brothers. They
were dinner guests with Mr.. and
Mrs. David Parker and son at the
Joseph Parker home Monday.
Eldon and Lee Keech of Made
liza were Christmas guests of their
brother-in-law and sister, MIR.
and Mrs. David Parker.
Christmas dinner guests of Mrs.
Ben Stewig were Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Telford of st. Paul, Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin Wheeler and
daughter of Clements and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Hauptli and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Garnhardt en-
tertained at a Christmas dinner
Monday: Mr.. and Mrs. N. l..
Quesenberry and family, Howard
and Pearl of Minneapolis and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-29
Driver of Truck
Pleads Innocent

st. Peter - Bernard Hosenfeld,
81, Winrebago truck driver char
ged with criminal negligence in
connection with the fatal crash of
a Gustavus Adolphus college
football bus and his truck near
Belle PLANE, November IL, plead
ed not guilty when arraigned at
a preliminary hearing.
He was bound over to district
court and released on $500 bond.
His trial is not expected to come
up until spring.
Coach George Myrum, Don V.
Anderson of WaShburn, Wiscon-
sin, football player and Karl Oh
sen, Gustavus sophomore and
driver of the bus were killed.
Hosenfeld maintains his truck,
laden with fence posts, was in
motion, going in the same dir
ection as the bus, at the time of
the crash. He said his truck was
travelling IS or 30 miles per hour
at the time Harold Burns of Win
nebago, Hosenfeld's helper, told
similar story.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-29
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hansen.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hansen.
Anna Mae Kelly returned to ST.
Paul Monday having spent Christ
mas at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Blanken-
hagen and family and Clarence
Hengel of Vesta, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Thomas of Redwood
Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyndon Lar
sen and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Wag-
ner and family of Lucan were
Christmas dinner guests at the
John Hengel home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Redding
were guests at the Charles Ber-
berich home at Clements Christ
mas. Marie Berberich accom-
panied them here for several days
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Regnier
spent Sunday and Monday at the
Al Jansen home in Marshall.
The Milroy school closed for
Christmas Friday where the high
school presented program.
Teachers have gone to their
homes for vacation until January
9.
Our Saviours Lutheran Sunday
school presented a Christmas
program Thursday evening Pres
byterian and st. Johns Lutheran
Sunday schools gave their pro-
grams Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reed and
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Reed were
guests at the T. F. Reed home in
Redwood Falls Christmas night.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Roger and
family attended the funeral of
Mr.. Rogers aunt, Mrs. Hattie
Smith, at Lamberton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Penke, Mr..
and Mrs Clarence Penke and Rae
| Ann and Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Grams were Christmas dinner
guests at the Charles Penke home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Larson and
family of Vesta, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Jensen and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Christensen
were Christmas eve supper guests
of MIR. and Mrs. ThorVald Nickel
son.
Mrs. Charles Bickford returned
to Chicago Wednesday, having
been here two weeks caring for
Mrs. Christensen who is now
staying at the Tony Johnson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Ahlness
and son and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wegner and family were Christ
mas dinner guests of Mrs. F. c.
Wegner in Lucan.
Lillian NoVak arrived from
Minneapolis Saturday to spend
Christmas at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Math Ahlness and
Marian and Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Ahlness and Leroy were Christ
mas dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Parmentier.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-29
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10
SIX YEAR OLD
 GIRL LOST SUIT
Gloria Ferrucci Is Denied Damages for Fall; Was
 Trespassing

Six-year-old Gloria Ferrucci of l54 Alder street was today denied any court recovery for injuries sine sustained in a fall on tin can on the property of Albert E. Leggett, in judgment for the defendant entered in Superior Court by Judge Ernest A. Inglis. Judge Inglis finds that the girl was trespassing on the Leggett property at the time she was injured, and therefore not entitled to recovery.
 The girl, in suit brought through her father, Donenic Fer rucci, sought $15,O00, claiming per manent injuries as result of the cut she sustained in the fall. She fell in the rear of property at 148 Alder street, which is owned by Leggett.
 Lack of Prompt Care
 Judge Inglis states in his memor- andum of decision that the cut be- came infected because of lack of prompt care. The Judge states that the plaintiff was in no sense of the word an inivitee of the defendants tenant or of the defendant.
 "The presence of uncovered tin cans on the bank made it an unsafe place, but as the plaintiff was a trespasser. it is not enough for her to prove that the defendant failed to use reasonable care to keep his premises reasonably safe.
 Attorneys Michael V. Bransfie!d and I. w. Pasternak represented the plaintiff. Attorney A. w. Hummel defended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10
BR0CKETT WILL
 APPEAR IN COURT
North Haven Man to Enter Plea for Death of
 Charles WeltOn

Warren E. Brocket of North Ha- ven, alleged to have been guilty of gross and criminal negligence in the death of Charles Welton, GA, of Austin road, will appear in city court tomorrow on a charge of automobile homicide. Prosecutor Charles Sum- ma said his afternoon that he had issued a warrant for Brockett's ar rest, and that Brockett's counsel had informed him he would sur render tomorrow morning and face arraignment in city court.
 Coroner John T. Monzani, in finding handed down yesterday, held that Crockett was criminally re- sponsible for Welton's death. The aged man was faally injured when struck by Brockett's car on Cheshire road, near Austin road, November IT, 1887. He died within a few minutes.
 Welton had alighted from a bus only moment or two before he was struck. Coroner Monzani asserted that Brockett's car was being driven at too high a rate of speed. Unable to stop, the coroner said, Crockett swerved his car toward the shoulder of the road, but nevertheless the ve- hicle struck the pedestrian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10
WAGES, HOURS TO
 COME THIS WEEK

Washington, May 10. (UP)-The house rules committee may vote to- day on proposal by its chairman, John OConnor, D., N. Y, to permit house consideration of the wages and hours bill this week.
 OConnor wants to advance the opening of debate on the labor stanards bill if he believes that he has sufficient votes to carry it.
 On the surface it appeared that the committee would approve the move in the interest of an early ad- journment. But in return for the votes of two republican members needed to carry the resolution-it appeared that administration mem bers would have to promise to make no effort to revive the recently de- feated government reorganization bill or to jam through congress in an adjournment rush other legisla- tion opposed by the Republicans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10
ANOTHER BABY
 HAD OPERATION

Scranton, Pa, May 10.-(UP)-A successful operation on six-month- old girl, victim of glioma of the re- tina, was performed at Hahnemann hospital here Feb. 12, it was reveal cd today.
 The baby girl, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Brong Trumbowe of Dun more, who suffered from the same disease that attacked six-week-old Helaine Judith Colan at Chicago, has recovered from the operation and is in good health. AS in the case of the Colan child, the opera ton performed here by Dr, Philip J. Lewert was for removal of the left eye after presence of the dis ease was discovered.
 The Trumbowe child now wears a glass eye. and appears and acts like normal children her age. Her other eye was not affected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10
STRIKERS LOSE
 CONTEMPT CASE

Ottawa, H., May 10-(UP)-The second Illinois appellate court, in a unanimous decision of the three judges, today ruled that the Wagner labor relations act does not protect sit-doWn strikers from punishment for illegal acts, and upheld con- tempt of court convictions of 37 sit down strikers and two organizers for the committee for industrial organization.
 The strikers and organizers were arrested by the Lake County sheriff l3 months ago for refusing to heed an injunction to surrender the plant of the Fansteel Metallurgical Corp, at North Chicago.
 The plant had been closed by H. linois' first sit-doWn strike, which ended when police and sheriffs deputies, employing wooden bat tie tower" mounted on truck, fired hundreds of tear gas projectiles into the plant and drove the strikers out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10
Claire Hoffman, Republi= can of Michigan, Says
 CIO Controls Board HAS INSIDE CONTACTS
 WITH ITS MEMBERS American Federation of Labor Charges N.L.R.B.
 Has Favored CIO

Washington, May 10. = (UP) = Representative Clare E. H o f f m a n, Republican, Michigan, charging the Com mittee for Industrial Organ ization influences National Labor Relations Board de- cisions, today announced he will introduce a resolution for a House investigation of the NLRB. Hoffman said his resolution would provide an investigation of the labor board by committee of five house members.
 In a speech inserted in the Con- gressional Record, he asserted the (uO has inside contacts" with the lsLRB and influences its decisions
 Tt now appears from evidence which can not be refuted that C1O representatives are on the inside, have knowledge of and are permit ted to obtain information which dis closes in advance of their rendition decisions made by the board itself" he asserted.
 Article Before Decision
 He said that the California edi- tion of the United Automobile Workers publication on April g car- ried an article reporting the boards decision in the Douglas Aircraft company case. in which 45 strikers were ordered reinstated. Offices of the NLRB informed him yesterday
 (Coy,tin,1od m Paoe Q)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10
WOMAN TRIES TO TAKE HER LIFE
Mrs. John Krawchuck of Benefit Street, Rushed
 to St. Mary's Hospital

A woman identified as Mrs. John Krawchuck. about 42 years of age, of 57 Benefit street, at tempted suicide by swallowing a quantity of lysol early this after noon. She was rushed to St. Mary's hospital, but no information on her condition was available. Neighbors said the woman swallowed the poison in the bathroom of the home of friend on Transit street. She had been grieving. they said, since
 the death of daughter some months ago.
 Later this morning, they said the woman left the home and headed into the woods off Long Hill road after informing her husband that she was going to join her daughter. Her husband followed her and brought her out of the woods and to the home on Transit street There, the neighbors said, she swal- lowed the poison.
 Captain William Duggan, Detec- tive-Lieutenant Henry Johnson and Motor Patrolman John Deeley were Investigating this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10
Mussolini, Hitler h Plan or Cooperation
Fraternization of Fasciss, Nazs Agreed Upon Hitler Left Italy at Midnight-Germany to Wel=
 come Him Back
BY STEWART BROWN
United Press Staff Correspodnent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Rome, May 10.-(UP)-Premier Benito Mussolini and Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, discussing a program for in- tensified fraternization of Fascists and Nazis, agreed on program of cooperation, it was reported today in usually reliable quarters.
 Informants said that the frater- nization program included:
 1. Frequent exchanges of views between Fascist and Nazi leaders, in- volving journeys between Rome and Berlin. Propaganda, moral and physical education and other sub jects would be discussed.
 2. Increased utilization by Ger many of Italian agricultural labor, intensification of cultural exchanges including more frequent visits among university students and an increase in the number of Germant art scholarships in Rome. The art CO., operation program would involve use by German students of the magnifi- cent buildings of the Austrian aca- demy of art here, completed just as Germany absorbed Austria.
 3. Increased collaboration among industrialists in accordance with proposals adopted at meeting of Italian and German industrialists coincident with Hitler's visit to Rome.
 Left at Midnight
 Hitler's special train left Florence at midnight after Hitler had been guest of honor at banquet and had attended a gala performance of Verdi's opera, Simon Boccanegra. Mussolini was at the station. The leaders shook hands and embraced warmly. In a farewell official statement Hitler said:
 T admire greatly the organiza- ton of Italy's armed forces and was impressed with the magnificent display of the Italian army and Italian air force. enjoyed the trip immensely not only as politician but as an artist and was delighted
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