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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
Mrs. Griest Is Head
Of New COP. Club

Middletown, Ohio.-Mrs. Catherine
Griest was elected president of the
Middletown Republican Woman's Club
at meeting in the Manchester Hotel
Monday night.
Mrs. Helen Pearson was elected
vice president; Mrs. Kathryn Cretors,
secretary, and Mrs. Ruth Gordon,
treasurer. The club will meet every
fourth Monday night of the month.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
AFL Workers Repair
CIO Unions Office

New York, N. Y.-The CLOS Ma
tional Maritime Union wasn't the least
bit embarrassed by the complaint the
CLOS United Construction Workers
Organizing Committee that it was
using A. F. of L. labor to renovate its
news headquarters. "a lot of mullar-
key" is the way N. M. U. officials
characterized it. They said they just
couldn't find any contractors in New
York City who employed other than
A. F. of L. labor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
Merchants Annual Meeting
Set For Wednesday, Nov. 26

The annual meeting and election will
be held by the Hamilton Merchants
Association in the Anthony Wayne
Hotel at $50 p. m. on Wednesday,
November 26. "Hitler's Threat to
South America" will be the title of
the principal address by Antonio Rojas
Villalba, Venezuela resident. Reserva-
tions, at $1.5O each, may be made with
Edward P. Frechtling, committee head.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
BERYL RITCHIE'S PUBLIC SALE

Mules, cattle, hogs and farm imple-
ments will be auctioned off at the pub
lie sale to be held by Beryl Richie on
the Schertz farm, seven miles south
west of Symmes Corner, Thursday,
November 27, on Gray Road. Harry
Honerlaw will be the auctioneer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
Challenges Right Of Board
To Revoke Liquor License

Columbus, Ohio.-Phil Gutter, owner
of the Embassy Club, who recently
had his liquor license revoked because
mattresses or "hostesses" allegedly re-
ceived a percentage of all the drinks
they sold, has filed suit in Franklin
County common pleas court to have
his permit restored. Gutter claims the
board exceeded it's authority.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
A. f. L. Union Certified
For Railway Employees

Washington, D. c. The National
Mediation Board announced the GER
tifcation of the Brotherhood of Main
tenance of Way Employees, A. F. of L.
affiliate, to represent the entire craft
or class of maintenance of way en-
ployes of the Pacific Electric Railway
Company. The certifcation was made
on the basis of an election for col
lective bargaining representative held
by the board in which 438 employees
eligible to vote cast their ballots for
the A. F. of l.. affiliate and only GA
for another organization.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
BEER-LIQUOR PERMITS

Arthur Reiff, 629 Central Avenue,
Hamilton, D-2. Fannie Battles, 495
North Riverside Drive, New Miami,
D-1. Egbert Reed, West Middletown,
d. and d.. Ray Hutzelman, 653
North e Street, Hamilton, Dr. Alvie
Coluvell, 275 Clinton Street, Middle
town, D-2.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
AGREEMENT is SIGNED
FOR S45, 10000 PROJECT

Texarkana, Ark. - Representative
of international unions affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor
have negotiated an agreement with
the Winston Brothers Construction
Company providing that $45,000,000
job which the company is constructing
will be one hundred per cent union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
NON-STRIKE RECORD IN N. Y.

Albany, N. Y.-The State Mediation
Board reports review of the labor
situation in New York state indicates
that fewer man-hours of work on de-
tense orders have been lost through
strikes than in any other industrial
state.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
NEW BUSINESSES
Hamilton

Hamilton
George and Gladys White, 358 South
B Street, groceries and meats.
Minnie Cox, R. R. 8, agent for
brushes.
j. R. Watkins Company, 80 Main
Street.
Middletown
Walter H. Baker, 102 Clark Street,
coal
D. c. Cralle, 902 Yankee Road, bev-
erages.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-21
RED CROSS DRIVE TO OPEN

Oxford, Ohio. - The annual Red
Cross drive here will open November
"a, under the direction of DR.. ]. w.
Heckert, director of the McGuffey
schools. McGuffey pupils will make
house-to- house canvass of the village.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
M(Cred Charges
Get Shaw Fired

The charges Of former Prose
cutor Duncan {. NcCrea that tho
Jury commission has violated tho
faw in the. drawing Of JURY panels
resulted today in the firing oil
+ Clarence Shaw. secretary eft the
commission since 1923.
Shaw was fired by the commits
sion. which named Philip McIIugf
TO succeed him.
At the same time, McCrea re-
newed his charges against tho
commission by filing an affidavit
charging that the entire jury pane
in Circuit Court was illegally
drawn. McCrea declared that the
names of the jury panel must bt
drawn by the county clerk, but
stated that Shaw had drawn them
although he had no legal right &c
do so.
McCrea filed his charges against
the jury commission in seeking q
new trial from his conviction or
grand jury graft charges.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
Partners No More
Former Bookie Tells HouO Raiding Squad DISSOLVED
His Relationship With John Bitont

King again" Jarvis said, II told
them II was the old double
cross"
Jarvis said he later paid Kretch-
man and King SIS a month for
four months to operate another
place. This arrangement ended
when Bitontl called him and said
"T am taking over the town.
We are letting you off easy,
only $50. This will cover every
thing"
SAYS BIToNTrs KEPT OPEN
He testified that twice during
the 1885 Fall elections he closed
his place at the command OF
Kretchman and King. but that
each time he did so. Bitonti's place
nearby stayed open and attracted
all his business.
When Mayor John L. Carey tool,
office in January. 1896, he closed
his handbook permanently, Jarvis
said.
Steffens said he kept slot
machine in his hotel bar for about
a year and gave Harold Hannay
a defendant and owner of the ma.
chine. two-thirds OF the take"
The third suspended policeman
Is James Denny.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
AcquittaIs
Asked inn
ARuHla Case

Motions for the directed &C.
quittal of four more defendants
were made today at the trial oil
COP National Committeeman
Frank y. Mckay and II otheh de-
PENDANTS on trial before Federal
Judge Arthur F. Ledcrle on
charges of defrauding distilleries
Fred r. Walker. attorney for
Charles II. Williams, Earl c. Will
Iams. Don F'lorey and James A
Trimblc. completed motions on
their behalf today.
William Henry Gallagher then
began his argument for the di'
reScted acquittal of Mckay
Walker will then argue on behalf
Of William II. McKeighan, former
mayor Of Flint
Motions for the remaining six
defendants have already been
COMPLETED.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
3 Counties Hunt
Realty Bandits

Police agencies OF Macon b
Wayne and Oakland counties To-
day are on the lookout for two
armed thugs who have held up and
robbed more than a dozen real
estate offices in the Detroit area
within the last month.
Victims yesterday were the
Hannah Real Estate Company of.
flee at Northwestern highway
near Eight-Mile road. and a second
agency at 24S0i Van Dyke road in
Centerline.
At the Hannah company they
tied Ray A. Deslierris of 1925
Dorset avenue with rope and
robbed him of S. in cash and his
wrist watch. In Centerline they
got away with SIS in cash.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
Sentence includes
Day and Night Work

Because he is 30 lazy, Mike Sura,
25, of Sill East Larned street,
must spend the next three months
at the House of Correction work.
ing hard every day and milking
the cows at night" Convicted of
petty larceny Sura told Recorders
Judge John j. Maher he didn't
like TO work. Angered, the judge
replied:
'Im going TO have them put
a red tag on you at the House
Of Correction. After you work
hard all day. want you to milk
the cows at night"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
Ranney Quizzed in Frdhm Trial.;
Jury May Get Case Tomorrow

only in Oakland County, lie denied
any knowledge OF Gagnon's con.
nection with any pool IN Wayne
County until tho present trial.
lie explained the reason for his
several visits TO Gagnon's home
was 10 secure information on
various matters in cases nc was
investigating lie said part OF the
time Gagnon called 10 ask 10 SOC
him and other times he went TO
Gagnon 20 ask him questions. lie
characterized Gagnon as q police
inforncr and said that was why
his name never appeared in hiS
notice dHybuok.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
Six-MiIe Road Detour
Near John R Street

To avoid congestion in SiX-Mile
road where a grade separation and
widening project is under con-
struction. the Wayne County Road
Commission today announced a
detour around the construction
work.
The point is at the Grand Trunk
crossing IN SiX-Milc road between
John r and Dequindre streets.
The detour follows Hawthorne
Swift, Slender and Greeley ave-
nuey.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
DEFENSE LOSES IS MOTIONS

All but three of SIS defense mo-
tons asking that the testimony of
the prosecution SO witnesses be
stricken from the record were
denied by Judge Lederle yester-
lday. One of The three motions
Iexpunged from the record. con-
,vcrsations of the late Isaiah Lee
Ibove mystery man during The
lComstock administration, with
Max Levinson, minor political
figure.
Arguing in behalf OF defendant
Fred Fhrmann when his motion
for a directed acquittal was made
Jay Linsey, his attorney. said:
1.-THE court IL aware that some
OF the defendants claim this
prosecution Is result OF
political conspiracy conceived
and instituted by men high I'm
the ranks of the very party re-
sponsible for the appointment Of
your honor. If you grant these
motions you may receive crit
icism from certain superiors In
your party"
Judge Lederle Is a Democra-
tic appointed
II admit there are no SIT
periors TO me anywhere right
now" answered Judge Lederlc.
ION the other hand" said Lin
soy. "if YOU do not grant these
motions il might give rise 10 an
inference on the part Of some
that your honor Is guided by
political considerations"
To this Judge Lederle just
smiled.
Besides Ehrmann's. the court
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
s CHARACTER WITNESSES

Five character witnesses tcsti-
fled as 20 hiS character and reputa-
ton These included Robert Adams
an attorney for the Commonwealth
Bank with whom Ranney and
Doolcv frequently had worked on
frauds against the bank and The
Dooley family physician, Dr.. Ed
ward a. Duffy
Adams testified the bank rents
thousands Of satety-dcposit boxes
and that h IS not unusual for a
citizen 10 mold one. 0Hara asked
Adams
How much money would the
smallest box hold, II IT were
filled with $50 bills"
DOYLE objected 10 the question
and Circuit Judge Earl {. Pugsley
ordered fiIE witness not TO answer
OIlaras reference was to the
safety deposit box Frahm held IN
which nc has testified there was
81. 900 at one time.
Besides ReaHHeANr pon4eN and
Frahm. the other defendants are
former Detectives John Mulllgan
and James Bennett.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
MORE HOPE FOR TWO

Government Atty. Henry G
iODonnell was asked by Judge
Lederle when the court session
ended last night If he would be
ready today with rebuttal argu-
'ments against motions for ac-
-quitta1 OF Ehrinann and MaroH
because. the judge said:
There may be some special
distinction with regard TO these
two defendants, although 1 may
be overly impressed by their at
torneys."
O'Donnell said he preferred tc
hear the rest of the acquittal mo-
'tions before answering them.
II would like more time TO
study them" he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26

Fred J. Drexel, superintendent OF
the Identification bureau OF the
Dearborn Police Department, was
TO take the stand today as a
material witness in The examina-
ton of three suspended Dearborn
detectives and seven others before
Circuit Judge Homer Ferguson.
Testlfying late yesterday were
John Jarvis of $3.50 Middlesex ave-
nue.. Dearborn, former handbook
operator, and Gustave Steffens,
operator OF the Fordson Hotel in
Dearborn.
Jarvis told how he operated n
handbook in partnership with
John Bitonti, defendant, from
1888 TO January. 1895. The part
nership was dissolved when police
and shcriffs officers raided the
place.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
TOLD TO STAY SHUT

lie said that in n subsequent
conversation with Horace King and
Roy Kretchman. suspended police
men and defendants. he was told
he would have 10 remain closed.
Bitonti. he said, offered to buy his
share of>the fixtures so he could
open another place. but later re-
opened their fornler establishment.
"When I saw Kretchman and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26

heard motions for directed ver-
diets of acquittsl for Louis ii.
ILuckoff. lsadore Schwartz, Charles
Letter, Fisher l.. Layton and John
Marolf.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26

CfoSs-eNsmination Of form 81
Lieut.. Clyde Ranney by Specia!
Prosecutor Chester 7. OHara
occupied todays session Of the
graft tnal Of former Police Supi
Fred ". Frahm and four other
former police officers.
Following Ranneys testimony
three character witnesses will be
called and the prosecution VIII
begin is argument 90 the jury
The case is expected 10 be m the
jury's hands by tomorrow after
noon.
DENIES TANNING MONEY
RAnney denied from the stand
taking any money from Jack Gag
non. confessed operator OF the
baseball pool the defendants are
charged with protecting Previ-
ouSly former Lieut.. James Dooley.
RsnneV : partner m the Special
Investigation squad had made the
same denial under direct eNamlna-
lion b. their attorney Sidney
DOYLE
Rsnney testified he knew in 1892
that Gagnon was operating a
baseball pool but that II was his
understanding tho pool operated
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26

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Evening star., 1941-12-13
Harvester to Operate
On Four-Doy Week Basis

CHICAGO. Dec 13 GP).-Farm
machinery plants of the Interna-
tional Harvester Co. will begin
operating on a four-day week basis
because of materials shortages and
the Government program limiting
military production, company
executives said yesterday.
Union representatives of the COM
pany's employees have been notified
of the necessity for immediate de-
crease in production. y
The farm equipment industry, the
announcement said, generally an
ticipates the o. P M. program will
restrict new farm machinery pro-
duction in 1912 to about 30 per cent
of 1910 production. Production in
194l was at about 100 per cent of the
1910 output
Plant facilities released from farm
machinery production under the
new schedule will be converted for
the manufacture of defense articles.
Departments making Wler
tractors, cream separators, milking
machines, industrial power units
and industrial tractors will continue
to work five days a week Many
departments now manufacturing de-
fense products are maintaining
continuous shift operations seven
days a week.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
R, A. F. Planes Make
Extensive Foray
Over Nazi Areas
Docks at Brest and
Dunkerque Blasted
In Night Attack

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 13-British bomb
ers made an extensive foray over
the German-occupied contingent
last night. blasting docks at Brest
and Dunkerque and bombing an Oil
refinery at Donges, near st. NaZalre
the Air Ministry announced today.
1t was the second attack in as
MANY nights on the German naval
base at BreSt.
Large fires were seen among oil.
tanks after the attack on the DongeS
refinery, a communique declared. ~
The bulletin also reported that
German airdromes in Northern
France and the Netherlands were
attacked and that large German
supply ship was bombed off Texel,
on the Netherlands coast. The ship
was left enveloped by a large cloud
of smoke and steam, the returning
pilots said.
The British acknowledged the loss
of one plane in these operations.
The government reported German
activity over Britain was on small
scale last night and was confined to
coastal areas. Neither damage nor
casualties resulted, a communique
said
Evening star., 1941-12-13
War Communique 10. s

brilliant performance of the
American Army and Navy flyers
and the flyers of the Philippine
Commonwealth in attacking en-
emy units with total disregard
for their own safety. One spec
tacular instance was the feat of
Capt. Colin P. Kelly, jr., of
Madison. Fla, who successfully
attacked the battleship Haruna.
putting that warship out of COM
mission. In the destruction of this
important unit of the japanese
fleet, Capt, Kelly lost his life.
Another brilliant victory was
scored by 1t. Boyd D. Wagner of
Philadelphia, who shot down two
enemy planes and wrecked sew
eral others that were on the
ground in the vicinity of Aparri,
in Northern Luzon.
2. Hawaii:
There has been no renewal OF
Japanese attacks on Oahu since
the initial operations on Decem-
ber 7. 1941.
3. West Coast, United States:
Rumors of landings of enemy
parachute troops on the West
Coast have been thoroughly in
vestigated and completely dis
credited.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Three Children Killed
Mother Burned in Blast

Three colored children were dead
today and their mother lay in an
undetermined condition in Casualty
Hospital as a result of an oil stove
explosion and fire last night in the
house from which they had been
preparing to move.
Donald Coates, 6, was killed almost
instantly by the blast on the second
floor of two-story frame house at
1922 Fourth street NV.
His 2-year-old sister, Rosemarie,
and brother Russell, jr., 4, died this
morning in Emergency Hospital OF
/ burns.
The mother. Mrs. Lucille Coates,
90, received severe burns to both
legs and shock.
| Russell Coates. ST., the father, was
not at home at the time of the ex-
! plosion
Neighbors said that although the
Coates had not lived in the house
long they had expected to move to
other quarters today
! The fire did 5000 worth of damage
to the house and about $50 damage
each TO similar frame dwellings on
either side, police reported.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
First 1000 Given Oath
As Volunteer Policemen

The first 1000 of more than 5000
volunteer auxiliary policemen plan
ned for Washington during the war
were sworn in by Police Chief Ed
ward J. Kelly this afternoon at an
impressive ceremony in the Depart
ment Auditorium
The volunteers, who filled the
auditorium to capacity, were con-
graduated on their patriotism and
zeal by Maj. Kelly and District
Commissioners J. Russell Young and
Guy Mason. Some 30 women also
were sworn in to help with the
domestic relations and social service
work of the staff of the Women S
Bureau.
The volunteers. white and colored
and from all walks of life, received
identification cards after the cere-
mony at booths lining the sides of
the auditorium, and were told to
| report to their various precincts for
instruction in their new duties.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Bell Aircraft Increases
Work Week to 6 DAYS

BUFFALO. N. Y. Dec. l3.-The
Bell Aircraft Corp, producing the
Airacobra pursuit plane. increased
its work week from five to six days
today in its first step toward full
24-hour, 7-day schedule
Tomorrow several thousand" en-
ployes in final assembly, machine
snop and fabrication departments
will initiate Sunday operations, a
company spokesman said
Eleven thousand workers in the
firms plants at Buffalo and Niagara
Falls, including Office workers and
engineers. are affected. They will
be paid time -and-half for their
sixth day work.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Dutch Queen and Roosevelt
Exchange Messages
Y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-Queen Will
helmina exchanged messages today
with President Roosevelt in which
the Netherlands and the United
States pledged cooperation against
the Axis.
The army and navy and the air
force of the Netherlands will fight
as comrades in arms and in the
same good cause" as the armed
forces of the United States, the
Queen said
Replying, Mr.. Roosevelt said. "it is
indeed gratifying that the American
people will have beside them in the
trials ahead your heroic people who
have shown such courage and de-
termination"
Evening star., 1941-12-13

News hungry press and radio men
got a taste of something new in
press restriction late yesterday.
Here's what happened:
At $40 pm Navy press relations
officer strobe swiftly into the press
room and told newsmen to stand
by for 5::30.' There had been no
Navy releases all day and the stand
by" warning might have meant any
thing. Newsmen hurriedly advised
their offices.
At 5:29 pm. 1t. Comdr. w. S.
Wharton, Navy press relations ofh-
Ger. entered the pressroom carrying
copies of the fourth Navy communl-
que of the war To newsmen crowd
ing toward him he said:
Take your places at telephones