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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10

Lester Wilson, 40 years old, 1885 High
Street, charged with murder by shoot
ing of his wife, Della, 35, in her home,
358 South B Street, last June "a. Will
son was returned here in August from
Union Gap, Washington.
The grand jury: Elmer Burg, R. r.
5, foreman; Robert Keehner, West
Chester; Mrs. Bertha Pierson, II Will
son Street; Mrs. Val Wilson, 526 South
Second Street; Mrs. A. l.. Smedley, 10
North B Street; Grace Biegel, 800
Webster Avenue; Mrs. Mamie Crook
ston, 445 Millville Avenue; Henry
Weber, r. R. 3; Mrs. Mark Thomas,
705 Corwin Avenue; John P. Mehl,
r. R. l; Mrs. Randolph Duvall, Ok
ford; Carl Popp, Middletown; Carol
Willard, % Verlynn Place; William
Kiley, $50 Noyes Avenue; Charles
Kahn, 500 Millville Avenue.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10
CIVIC ASSN NAMES
new GOVERNORS

Middletown, Ohio. - Approximately
5000 ballots were cast in the annual
Civic Association governors election
tabulated this week in the association
auditorium. Of the 10 governors, four
incumbents, Charles R. Hook, j. A.
Aull, DR.. David F. Gerber, and j. l..
Glass, were reelected. Other success
full candidates included Arthur B.
Bennett, L. S. Dohn, H. H. Harrison,
Rev. Reuben F. Peters, Miss Ernes-
tine E. Roudebush, and Charles K.
Pigman.
Nine of the candidates were elected
for three-year terms and Pigman was
chosen to fill the unexpired two-year
term of DR.. P. K. Jones, who died last
summer.
The Civic Association will stage a
dinner at the Manchester Hotel, Oc-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10
TO SEND MEDICAL AID
TO BRITAIN, RUSSIA

New York City (ILNS) New York
dressmakers have raised over $4,000
in less than three weeks for medical
relief of military and civilian victims
of Nazi aggression in Britain and
Russia.
The campaign to raise what is
known as the Dressmakers' British
Russian Medical Aid Fund is being
conducted by Dressmakers' Union Lo-
cal %, powerful affiliate of the In
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers
Union. The purpose is to supply the
people of those beleaguered countries
with quantities of sorely needed med
ical and surgical equipment. Mobile
X-ray units, which can be attached as
a trailer to field ambulances, are also
to be shipped to Britain and Russia. In
this way, the dressmakers desire not
only to perform a humanitarian serv-
ice but also to demonstrate their sol
idarity with those who are battling
against NaZlSm.
"The people of Britain and Russia"
Charles S. Zimmerman, manager of
Local %, said, "are giving their blood,
their lives, in the heroic struggle
against Hitlerism. The very least we
can do is to give our dollars to relieve
their suffering and intensity their
powers of resistance.
"Such aid is especially timely now
when a wave of revolt against Nazi
domination is rising in the occupied
countries Of Europe and the oppressed
peoples of these lands, especially the
underground labor movements, are
looking to American labor for inspira-
tion and encouragement"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10
No Machine or Worker Should Be Idle Now A. F. of L.
Leader Declares, Citing Large Number of Industries
Crippled by Priorities Workers Facing Lay-off

higher administration and inspection
costs and perhaps higher unit produc-
tion costs are of little consequence in
comparison with the securing of guam
tity production in time for military
effectiveness and the preservation of
national morale by the prevention of
widespread unemployment.
''The long list of industries crippled
or killed by priority orders began with
aluminium. In March the American
Federation of Labor warned the De-
fense Administration that widespread
unemployment was imminent in alu-
minum goods for civilian purposes.
No Action Yet
"In July representatives of alumni
mum unions again came to Washington
to make personal petition that defense
contracts be planned for their plants.
In July technicians worked out plans
to provide contracts for all the plants
and reported to OPM. In mid-Sep-
tember the plan had not yet been put
into effect and not single aluminium
goods plant was working on defense
orders.
when the government finds it
necessary to take the property of
citizens for defense of the nation,
it is customary to indemnify the
owners. When priorities make a
going business worthless and de-
stroy jobs, they deprive both en-
plOyers and workers of income
producing relations that are in
reality most valuable property.
Preparations can be made by allo-
eating defense contracts to replace the
civilian orders that formerly main
tanned the plants. Labor demands
that this course be followed as mat
ter of fundamental justice"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10

San Francisco (ILNS).-Our inner
defenses are menaced wherever and
whenever women workers pay enve
lopes are kept unduly slim through
wage-reduction factors, Mary Ander-
son, director of the Women's Bureau,
u. S. Department of Labor, empha-
sized here in a talk at the conference
on industrial problems sponsored by
the National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference
Applying the Golden State" label
to California for its progressive min
imum wage law for women (enacted
in 1929, Miss Anderson further lauded
the recent efforts of local forces to
have adjustments made in the regu-
lations, to meet current needs and to
guarantee all women workers in the
state fair living wage.
Pay-Cutting Factors Outlined
In general women's wage earning
status tends to be undermined by
various factors, she said. AS outlined
by her these include: The old but still
lingering pin-money theory, and the
double wage standard for the two
sexes; certain inadequacies in the legal
safeguards to women's wages as set
up by some states and lack of such
protection in other states; rising costs
of living due to emergency conditions;
growing unemployment as a result of
defense priorities in certain consumer
goods industries, which are large en-
ployers of women.
Helpful Measures Cited
Definitely established m a n for
safeguarding women's wages were
discussed by the director OF the Wom-
ems Bureau. This federal agency, she
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10
Low Pay for Women Workers
is Menace to Country's Inner
Defenses, Bureau Head Says
Mary Anderson Director of WOmens Bureau u. S. Dept
of Labor, Lauds Recent Efforts to Have Adjustments
Made in Regulations for Fair Wage for Women.

pointed out, was created by Congress
during the last World War to promote
the welfare and efficiency of women
workers, and has carried on such a
program at every turn of the eco
nomic cycle since then.
"Women's Bureau studies prove the
vast majority of women workers who
enter the labor force do so for the
same reasons as men, to earn liveli-
hood and in many instances to support
dependents wholly or partially" Miss
Anderson declared.
Other measures which she cited as
helpful to women as wage earners
were adequate training for jobs; the
sound wage policies of many employ
ers; such laws as the Federal Fair
Labor Standards Act and state wage
laws that set floor to wages; estab-
lishment of fair wage standards for
the more experienced and skilled
women by means of collective bar
gaining; and the backing of an in
formed public opinion in the improve
ment of wage levels when necessary.
Basic Policies Urged
Two fundamental policies were rec
commended for a sound approach to
women's wage problems.
First, wage rates should be based
on occupation and not on sex or race
of the worker. The standard of wages
prevailing for men should not be low
cred where women are employed.
Secondly, fair wages should be
paid, commensurate with the services
rendered, and based on costs of living.
Thus wage rates should be revised
periodically and adjusted to marked
or substantial rises in cost of living"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10
Registration Is Light
In MiddletOwn Area

Middletown, Ohio-Registration for
the November city election totaled 382
and were described by Board of Elec-
ton officials as 40 per cent under the
number that could have registered.
Mondays registrations totalled 139
and represented the only lively day
since the registration period began
August 4.
Frank Dobrozsi, co-clerk of the
Middletown board, estimated more
than 600 to 1000 persons failed to reg
ister. Address transfers for the period
from August to Monday totaled STA.
Despite the low registration figure,
approximately $4,000 voters will be
eligible to ballot.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10
Undergarment Workers
Get New Wage Contract

New York City (ILNS). - Under
garment and Negligee Workers Union,
Local 61, International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union estimated that
it's 10000 members would receive an
aggregate increase of about $750,0O0
annually under new agreement just
effective. Manager Samuel Shore of
the local said that the contract pro-
vided for a 10 per cent wage increase
and vacations with pay.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10

Washington, d. c. (ILNS). Organ
lied labor is insistently demanding
the ALLEGATION to small manufacturing
plants of generous government orders
for defense materials and products,
President William Green of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor discloses,
writing in the October issue of the
American Federationist.
Labor demands that this course be
followed as a matter of fundamental
JUSTICE" Green declares in a signed
editorial in the federation's official
organ.
Pointing out that small business
firms employ "in the aggregate" more
workers than do the large corpora
tions, President Green warns that "a
large number of machine tools, i'm
portant factory spaces and millions of
toilers face long idleness unless the
policy of spreading defense production
is made to work effectively"
Defense Orders Bunched
President Green's editorial says in
part:
Defense production already con-
stitutes about one-fourth of the total
industrial production. 1t is concen-
trated in a few large plants. Small
business firms have been unable to
get defense contracts and in many
cases have been equally unable to con-
tinue getting materials necessary for
non-defense production. Because of
the wide range of key materials with
drawn from civilian production by
priorities, it is very difficult for these
small business concerns to continue
operating.
millions Face Idleness''
"Small business firms employ in the
aggregate more persons than do the
large corporations. They are the back
bone of smaller communities. A large
number of machine tools, important
factory spaces and millions of toilers
face long idleness unless the policy of
spreading defense production is made
to work effectively.
with the last reorganization of the
Defense Administration, Division of
Contracts Distribution was estab-
lished. 1t was given the power to
write subcontracting requirements
into defense contracts and to ignore
lowest bidders in favor of contractors
willing to help distribute contracts
which means distributing the work.
Labor hopes this new agency will
make the long expected effort to
spread work so that not machine or
a worker shall be idle in this critical
time.
Price Must Be Disregarded
"If this result is accomplished, it
will be necessary to disregard price.
The costs of converting small estab-
lishments for defense production,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10
New Agreements Bring Pay
Increase To Truck Drivers

Ed. Dulli, business representative of
local Truck Drivers Union, No. 100,
informs the Press that their organ
ization has favorable agreements with
trucking firms in Hamilton. The truck
ing firms are the WirtZ Transfer
Company, City Transfer Company,
John Faith Transfer Company, Morris
Transfer Company, Hayes Trucking
Company, and the c. & d. Motor Com
pany.
The agreements call for an increase
in pay and satisfactory conditions, for
a two-year period.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10
GRAND JURY BEGINS
FIRST OCT. SESSION

The Butler County Grand Jury be-
gan investigating more than 70 cases,
four of them homicides, at the first
session of the October term in court.
Judge Fred B. Cramer is in charge of
the criminal division.
1t was indicated that among the
first to be considered would be that of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10
Lindsay Brought Home

Hamilton, Ohio. - Patrolman Allan
Lindsay, who suffered serious leg in
juries several weeks ago in a motor
cycle accident, was brought Wednes-
day from Gibbons Hospital, Celina,
Ohio, to Mercy Hospital here. Lind
say has informed friends it will not
be necessary to amputate the injured
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-10
Small Plants Must Get Contracts
Regardless of Price, Green Says;
Spread Defense Work, AFL Plea

tober Is, at which the board of 33 gov
ernors will elect an executive commit
tee of II members. The committee in
turn will elect officers for the ensuing
year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
RELEASE Is SOUGHT

Special Prosecutor Chester p.
O'Hara said he knew nothing of
the charge against the Scadutos
but would arrange to have them
released temporarily so the hear
ing could go on.
Howard Perry, Wyandotte hand
book proprietor whom former
Prosecutor Duncan c. McCrea once
upbraided, according to testimony,
for making it tough for good
gamblers. had been scheduled for
the stand today. How McCrea al
legedly made the remark was first
told yesterday by another witness.
Clyde Moxon. Perry's partner.
Moxon testified that after their
place was raided by Wyandotte
police and sheriff's officers in June,
1897. Perry popped off" to the
raiders that he couldn't under
stand why they were taking him
all the time" Moxon testified.
TAKEN TO MCREA
"The deputies told us to be at
the sheriff's office next day."
said Moxon. 1--WE were. Under
sheriff Bernard McGrath told
Perry:
"YOu got a little loud yester-
day. We better see the prose-
cutOr's Office. So we went In
and saw Harry Colburn Ia de-
PENDANT. who was McCrea's chief
INVESTIGATOR. He said, You got
a little loud yesterday. We'd
better see the prosecutor
$50 we went in and saw Nc
Crea. McCrea said:
"'You got little loud yester-
day. Then he jumped all over
Perry. He said he didn't like
the way Perry did business. You
make it tough for good gam
blers,' he told Perry and called
"McCrea told Perry he couldn't
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
7 Plead Innocent
After Raid

Seven mon pleaded innocent be-
fore Recorders Judge George
Murphy on charges Of operating
the Detroit Bankers Mutuals Com
panv. alleged policy house AT 1861 /
Greenlawn avenue. less than a
mile from the home of Grand Jury
Judge Homer Ferguson
The seven were Arthur Captain
30. of 1851 Greenlawn avenue;
Max Schiff. 36. of 6399 London
avenue; Joseph F. Price 28 Of
1918 Henry street: Edward Fine
30. and Louis Kaplan. AZ. of 1920
East Grand boulevard: Gibson
Kenner. 55. of $500 Greedy ave-
nue.. and Edward Grzeskowiak. 80.
of 5220 ST Aubin avenue. They
were accused of conspiracy to vio-
late the gaming laws. Each was
placed under $500 bond.
Captain. Schiff and Price were
arrested in a raid Monday night
headed by Patrolman Neil Mac
InniS of the vice squad A total
of S766 in cash, 5000 bet tickets
Of the last four days and guam
-tity of gambling equipment were
seized. The other four men sur
rendered at police headquarters
while the first three were being
questioned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28

Gen. Hugh s. JOhnsO
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
$500 MONTHLY INCOME

Sarnoffs monthly income was
about $500 per month. His. taxes
were negligible on the slum prop
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Wife Says Mate
Dated al NJ
copyrisht by Detroit Times. All rights reserved
International New. Service wir.

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 2S.-She
and-her husband had a mutual
agreement to go out with other
men and women when they were
secretly married students at the
University of Michigan. Mrs.
Dorothy Anne Williams Fleer tes-
titled at divorce hearing today
Mrs. Fleer took the witness
stand in her own defense on
charges by Doctor Fleer that she
had affairs with five other men.
Four of these. the chemistry engi-
neer testified last week. he for
gave. The fifth. he testified, pro-
vided the impetus for his court
action,
To offset suspicion that they
were married while in Ann Arbor,
Mrs. F'leer said both had other
dates. She said her husband once
boosted of a date:
He told me this girl said he
'necked' better than any engi-
neer she had ever been out
with"
This was in 1888 and 1894, she
said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Mediator Dewey
Coming TO Seek
Ford Peace

Federal Labor Conciliator James
F. Dewey was TO arrive from
Washington today to offer his
services as a mediator in the
threatened strike of the JAW
CTO against the Ford Motor COM
pany.
Dewey. who has represented the
federal government in most labor
disputes in Michigan in recent
years, was sent here by Secretary
of Labor Frances Perkins.
In Lansing, the state labor
board awaited an official reply
from the National Defense Com
mission at Washington as 70
whether the Ford company Is
officially engaged in the manufac-
ture of defense products.
sO-DAY RULING POSSIBLE
Thomas J. Donahue, member Of
the state board. said that if the
defense commission officially rules
the Ford Company is engaged in
defense work, the state labor
law clause requiring a 30-day
notice of intention to strike will
be invoked.
Meanwhile, I. A. Capizzi. Ford
attorney, said the JAW was try
ing to make the headlines" when
it charged that a Ford service
man beat Walter ChaXis, a Ford
worker, because he refused to re-
move his union button at the
Rouge plant. 80
Judge Lila NJ. Neuenfelt Of
Dearborn issued a warrant charg-
ing assault and battery against
the Unidentified man.
Capizzi said the man vas not
a service worker but a fellow em-
ploye of Chavis who got the bet
ter of an argument.
UNION FILES CHECKED
The JAW has petitioned the
National Labor Relations Board
for an election in the Ford Detroit
plants and agents of the board are
now checking union membership
files according to Michael F. Wild
man Jr.. director of the unions
Ford organizing committee.
Purpose of the check, Widman
said. is to determine whether the
union has a substantial enough
membership to warrant hearing
On the election petition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Texas Salesman
Held for Trial

Floyd NJ Powell. 81. a salesman
Of Arcadia. Tex. is held for trial
today on a negligent homicide
charge In connection with the traf=
flc death of Fred Louis Smith. 78.
Of 3452 Iroquois avenue, president
of the architectural firm Of Smith.
Hinchman and Grylls and designer
of the Penobscot Building and
other famous skyScrapers.
Smith was killed instantly when
Powell. police charge, drove
through the stop street al Mt FL
lott avenue and East Congress
street and crashed into Smiths
car throwing 1t into a cement
truck.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
COLLECTIONS SIMPLE

Sarnof had no rent collection
charges because he rented almost
exclusively to welfare clients and
his checks were mailed to him by
the welfare department.
However. he may not be able to
enjoy his wealth. Sheriff Andrew
c. Baird, on instructions of Traffic
Court. filed a petition before Pro-
bate Judge Joseph A. Murphy to
have Sarnoff. adjudged mentally
incompetent and to have a gen.
eral guardian appointed for him.
Hearing on the petition was set
before Probate Judge Patrick II.
OBrien for March 6. Hearing on
a general guardian will be held
April II.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
COULD BOOST BUDGET

Common Council. therefore. can
If II chooses=hooSt the Ieffries
budget 100000 higher without in
creasing the present tax rate of
$2S.079 per thousand.
The mayors SOS, 49,, 900 tax
budget, which may be altered
slightly one way or the other
when he completes il Monday,
includes. total of S5.715.432 in
capital improvements-the largest
taX-raised capital cost figure the
city has allowed in recent years.
OF this total, S1.670.000 will 90
TO the school board for new
schools and additions to schools
and land extensions al Wayne
University. WPA projects. in
cluded among the capital improve
ments. total S2,47000O. Total
capital costs. including self-sup-
porting departments, total S.
100 600
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28

A family quarrel over burned
steak today resulted in George
Cachuela. 30, of 4216 Second ave-
nue., being placed on probation for
striking his pretty bride, Louise.
Mrs. Cachuela said her husband
took a look at steak she had
cooked and declared:
you can't cook. and you
needn't any more"
When she took him at his word
and didn't get dinner he struck
her. she said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
UNION FILES CHECKED
Oil Heater Fumes Fatal

GAPAG,,= Mich, Feb. 28.-Joseph
Stackpole. 30. died of accidental
asphyxiatien as the result of a de-
fective kerosene oil heater in the
trailer in which he lived. He was
an employee of the Chrysler Cor.
poration of Detroit. Stackpole
was found dead by his sister.
Services will be held tomorrow In
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic
Church.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
S6.163,0 900 DEFICIT

The Jeffries budget also allows
for 100000 in prevailing wage in
creases and $4,000 in scheduled
salary step increases, including
$4,000 TO school teachers II
permits the police department 10
ma large number of vacancies
and gives the department 6S adj
ditienal traffic officers.
1t provides for a unsupported
welfare budget. based on a 1900
average case load. OF S7.234. 900.
which is Sl60 900 lower than the
tax cost this year II also allows
for the purchase Of $500 600 worth
Of new automobiles for all city
departments. exclusive OF the fire
department. and one new fire sta
ton and one new police station.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28

operate in Wayne County again.
Get a warrant for this man.
McCrea ordered. So they got a
warrant charging possession of
gambling equipment. Subse-
quently. Perry paid $f0 fine.
We opened three or four weeks
later. The delay was due to a
payoff of $500 we had to make
to the sheriffs office"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28

eFty and the list Of violations
lodged against him demonstrate
that he spent little If anything on
upkeep.
Thus. if Sarnoff withdrew none
Of the income for personal ex-
penSes he could have all 10 houses
paid for in less -than-1S months.
After that he could retire on an
income that would amount to at
least $500 per month free and
clear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28

Landlord Got $500 Month on $1I 900 Investment;
Judge Wants Him Declared Incompetent

An absolutely sure and fairly
rapid way TO get rich in the real
estate business was explained in
the report of the Traffic Court
probation department in the case
Of Joseph Sarnoff. 73-year-old
slum landlord.
Sarnof is mentally incompetent,
Judge George T. Murphy con-
cluded yesterday after reading a
report on Sarnoff prepared by DR..
Lowell 6. Selling. court psychi-
artist. Sarnoff had been found
guilty of violating the building
ordinance by operating sub
standard dwelling. Sixteen addi-
tional cases are pending against
him
According to Sarnoff's state
ments to the probation depart
ment, he bought - houses in the
past five years. each costing be-
tween $500 and $500. The total
cost Of the 10 houses was approx
mately S1l 900.