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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Hit From Deathbed
Whispered Words Naming SIayers on Record
at Court Examination of Defendant

The whispered words in which
Sidney Levine named his slayers
while lying on his deathbed. fol-
lowing a fusillade of shots. were
on the record today at the ex-
animation of Jack Silverton. SO. of
12202 Stoepel avenue. charged
with murder languishing in the
death of Levine.
The deathbed words of Levine
were given by his father. Abra-
ham, in Judge Van Tiles court.
The father said that on the night
of August 10, 1910 the police
came to his house, told him his
son had been shot, and took him
to Ford Hospital.
go I'm his room and ask him
who shot him." Levine testified
he was told by police, 81 bent
over my sons bed and asked
him who shot him. He said:
'Scotty and Schnoz.'"
Police then attempted 10 get a
complete statement. but the youth
was too weak. Levine Sr. further
testified that Scotty the Book
keeper. was the nickname for
Silverton while "Schnoz" was
David Bennett. 80, formerly of
2555 West Euclid avenue. still
sought.
However, the defense disputed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15

Speaking for the union, Richars
r. Leonard, director of the F6ry
division of the UAW-CIO. said
THE Ford division Of the
UAW-CIO representing some
10000 Ford workers I'm this
country f. extremely gratified
at the resounding victory of
Canadian Ford workers In the
election results announced today.
I'VE are confident that the
management of the Windsor
plant will agree ut once to ne
gotiate q contract that will
match In every respect the fine
agreement with the Ford Motor
Company Of the United States.
Thus all the Ford workers Of
North America will be united In
one powerful organization ex-
erting all their efforts toward
the defeat of Hitlerism abroad
and the protection Of democracy
ut home"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
County Auditors
Scan Leave Plan

The Wayne County Board of
Auditors today was studying a
new set of rules governing proce-
dure in the future on leave days,
sick days and vacations for county
employees.
The plan was prepared to pre-
vent a recurrence Of the firing
Wednesday of John Jurewicz. who
conducted a building business at
his home while holding down a
81, 1000 a year job in the county
tract index department. He had
been absent from work 30ia days
since the first of the year.
The new plan. would provide a
yearly paid vacation of two weeks
for all employees with one-year or
more service.
1t calls for Is sick-leave days
per year and an additional Is
days at the discretion of the de-
partment head.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
License Bureau
Demand Studied

Budget director David v. Addy
was studying today the possibility
of the city buying new equipment
suggested by the state police to
increase the efficiency of the driv-
ers' license bureau.
State Police Captain Caesar J.
Scavarda and a delegation from
the secretary OF states office
charged the city with Withholding
S39, 900 in funds which should pay
for the new equipment. They also
charged state police rules for
issuing licenses are not being
followed.
Scavarda said the city would
collect $4,000 this year as it's
share of license money, but that
it is spending only S71, ZOO on the
bureau. He suggested 5000 more
square feet in the bureau. six more
typists and six dual control autos
for driver tests.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Ho|dup Victim
Found Shot by .
Ais0wn Pistol
Believed Near Death;
4 Robbed Thursday.
Left Tied Up in Store

David r. Garfunk.e, 81. victim
OF a recent $4,000 holdup at
Neisner Brothers store of which
he was manager, lay near death
today in st. Joseph's Hospital, Mt.
Clemens with a bullet wound in
the head.
A passersby discovered Gar
funkle slumped over the steering
wheel of his car parked on North
River road near Mt. Clemens at
1880 last night. When Under
sheriff Harley Ensign arrived on
the scene, Carfunkle had crawled
from the seat and completely
around the car. leaving a trail of
blood.
A .25 caliber automatic pistol,
registered in Garfunkle's name in
1888, was found on the floor. One
shot had been fired from ii.
Hospital attendants said re-
COVery was uOuDtIul. ne dppdI
emily had survived the severe head
wound for nearly six hours before
che was found. The bullet entered
his left temple and came out under
the right cheek bone.
Early last Thursday. Garfunkle,
who had been a Neisner employee
for 80 years. reported that two
armed men had bound him and
robbed the store safe OF $4,000
after he had closed for the night
Wednesday.
Father of three children
Beverly, g; Barbara. II. and AL
vim, a 19-year-old soldier stationed
at For Custer-Garfunkle lives
at 5S07 Berkshire avenue. He came
to Detroit from Buffalo, N. Y.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
AC(used0ffi(e
Held in Killing

Suspended Parolman Marvin
Straith, %, formerly of the Trum-
bull Precinct cleanup squad, was
held today in the county Jail with
out bond on first degree murder
charge in the Staying of Oscar
Rahanian, 35, early Sunday morn
ing. He pleaded not guilty at his
arraignment before Recorders
Judge Donald Van Zile.
Rahanian was shot after q fight
with Straith's partner, Patrolman
William DAILY, when the officers
took him into custody on suspicion.
DAILY was wounded in the right
hip by two wild shots through the
police car window from Straith's
gun.
Prosecutor William z. Bowling
also ordered held two witnesses
and another Trumbull station
patrolman for obstructing justice
in an alleged "whitewash" of the
They are Patrolman
Louis Russell, Elmer Jones. 26, of
BOA East Lafayette avenue and
Leon d. Lawson. They are held
as grand jury witnesses.
In Receiving Hospital, recover
ing, DAILY told reporters he thought
Straith was getting a dirty deal"
"If IL weren't for him, I
wouldn't be alive today" he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15

II IL difficult II you are a busy
man in n big city to get ade-
quate exercise.
81 have always loved 10 walk
and swim. When 1 started out
walking up our Penobscot stairs
1 could take three floors. l kept
that up for two weeks. Then 1
would 20 on, adding another
floor when I could. My gauge
was when I lost my breath. i
don't cheat. There IL no holding
on to the hand railing. That's
pulling not walking.
IL found 1 could add about
two floors every other day. I
guess Il was about three months
before I could make the whole
stretch"
Kicker. mechanical enginee
and pioneer automobile man, ha
been official timer at the Indianap
oils auto races since 1918. Me
mortal Day is his birthday and h
it timing the race.
He lives with his wife an
at 424 Lincoln road
Crosse Pointe. A son, Charles, y
is a student at the Massachusett
of Technology.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Job Insurance
Increase Asked

The state will find itself in the
position of having forced the mi
grafton of many workers to other
states unless unemployment COM
pensation benefits are increased
and extended, IL was charged to-
day by r. ]. Thomas, president Of
the UAW-CIO.
The tement came after
Thomas learned the special COM
mittee of the state legislature
which is studying the matter. had
until January.
"The situation demands inn
mediate action" Thomas said
"StaIling tactics will not meet
the impending crisis. Such delay
will cause many men TO migrate
out Of the state, thus depriving
? Michigan employers Of supply
Of experienced help"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Singer Must Pay
Attorney Wins $3.50 Judgment Against Woman.
IS. Who Commended She Was Out of Her Mind

A judgment for $25U was rem
dered against Miss Ruth Virginia
Lewis, 36-year-old former Chicago
opera singer. by Common Pleas
Judge Ned II. Smith in a suit for
81, 900 filed against her by Attor-
ney Gordon Lamphere.
Lamphere alleged that Miss
Lewis had been divorced from
Ernest Jacobson in Chicago in
1882 and been given a property
settlement Of SIS. 900 cash. $50. 900
in house furnishings and other
assets. Later. Miss Lewis sued to
set the agreement aside on grounds
she was not in her right mind
when she accepted it.
Lamphere said he had been en-
gagged to handle her suit, but later
learned other counsel had been
engaged, so he sued for his fee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
SarnOff Loses
Stun Landlords 6e-Bay
Sentence Is Upheld

Joseph Sarnoff, slums property
owner, was a step closer to jail
today after Circuit Judge Arthur
Webster refused to interfere with
a 60-day Traffic and Ordinance
Court sentence.
Sarnoff was convicted October
"a and given 60 days in the House
OF Correction for failing to make
proper repairs.
Judge Webster gave Sarnoff
until Tuesday TO begin an appeal
to the Supreme Court.
Pending also is writ of
certiorari before Circuit Judge
Harry B. Keidan on a sentence OF
80 days in the House of Correc-
ton Sarnoff received June Is for
a similar offense.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Reading Trial
Nearing Close

The prosecution case against
former Mayor Richard w. Reading
and 63 others, accused Of con-
spiracy to permit operation Of
policy and numbers rackets, was
virtually ended today with only
two more witnesses to be called,
and both of them for cross-exami-
nation only.
At request of defense attorneys,
Special Prosecutor Chester p.
OHara will call Senior Detective
Inspector Edward Graft and Lieut..
George Odgers of police record
bureau to the stand. Both were
endorsed as witnesses by O'Hara,
but not called on for testimony.
BY appearing only for cross-exami-
nation. in effect, they become de-
tense witnesses.
BY agreement of attorneys and
Circuit Judge Earl c. Pugsley,
hearing the trial. voluminous rec
onds containing reports of police
men defendants will be given to
jurors to read over the weekend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Quiz Torrance
In Bride S Death
1,m.. star cs,r..p,nd.r,

MONTERREY, Mexico, Nov. IS.
DIR. Arthur Frederick Torrance,
expert on tropical diseases. was
TO tell the court today how his
71-year-old wife. the former Ada
Cook Loveland OF Kalamazoo,
. Mich, was killed in an automobile
accident.
Also testifying In the proceed
ings. known as "Cateo" facing an
accuser), will be Richard Loveland
OF Los Angeles, Cal. son of the
dead woman. Loveland has ques-
toned Torrance's story OF his
mothers death.
Torrance was expected 10 reit-
crate his account of how his bride
of three weeks struck her head
on a rear view mirror last Satur-
day near here when she swerved
10 avoid striking a COW.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Election Called
In School Row

The student strike at South Lake
High School in st. Clair Shores
was at an end today as school
board members prepared to hold
an advisory election" among reg
istered voters in the school district
10 aid them in determining who
shall be named superintendent.
The students struck when the
board failed TO elect their prin-
cipal. Ralph Carpenter. to the job.
At wild meeting last night at
which 300 spectators shouted down
speeches against Carpenter. How
ard +. Prime of the state depart
ment of public instruct o n,
suggested the election as a way
was at an end today as school
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Custer Troops
Kept on Alert

FORT CUSTER, Nov. Is.
Troops stationed at Fort Custer
today continued on a serni-alert
basis. with weekend leaves De-
MED and passes limited to "A
hours. 49,, ..s+r s.nne.
No official explanation ,of The
condition was offered by division
officers outside the announcement
by Brig. Gen. Clyde r. Abraham
that the Fifth Division, has mo
orders or plans for duties in the
mining dispute" v
Civilians were permitted limited
access to the fort with some train
ing areas blocked of by armed
Artillery units originally
scheduled to leave Wednesday for
firing at Camp Mccoy. Wis.,, were
still in their barracks and no
official word has been given a.
to when they would leave for The
northern post.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Council Tables
7 Bdr|unn Offers

Common Council today received
two offers on the tax-delinquent
Barlum Hotel. now owned by the
city. and tabled both.
One was from Emanuel j. Har-
ris, local real estate man, and
Thomas L. Kaplin of Toledo, who
offered 100000 for the hotel, to
be paid over a 20-year period at 3
per cent interest.
The other was an offer TO lease
the structure for ID years at a
total rental of $912. 500. This offer
was made by Frank Fishman,
owner of the Savarine Hotel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
5000 Aid Defense
Volunteers for Civilian Duty Offer Blood for Red
Cross While Women Would Assist Nurses

An estimated 1900 Detroiters
to the appeal for civil
ian defense volunteers during the
past three days a check of the
registration points revealed.
The majority OF these signing
UP offered their services as blood
donors.
They eventually will be called
upon to give blood under the Red
Cross emergency blood bank plan.
Many of the women volunteers
offered TO become nurses aides.
CLASSES To OPEN SOON ,
Mrs. Helen Farley Smith. civil
Ian defense volunteer head here.
said classes in the various fields
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15

LINDEN. N. j., Nov. 15.-QNS)
Early return of 4,400 workers to
the strike-bound General Motors
Corporation assembly plant was
indicated today following an an
nouncement by company officials
and representatives of the Go
JAW that IAN agreement has been
reached" Details were withheld
until presented 10 the full union
membership in Newark at 2 p. m
tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
CLIO Asks Contract
JAW Victory in Ford Of Canada Factory Election
Followed by Unions Demand

The UAW-CIO today asked the
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Ltd. to begin negotiations on q
contract covering the Windsor
plant after the union won. $685.
votes as against Ass for a com.
pany union.
The request TO bargain imme'
diately was made to Wallace r
Campbell. president of Ford Of
Canada, by George Burt, regiona
Go director for Canada.
Both the company and the
union issued statements on the
election.
CAMPBELL'S STATEMENT
Campbell said:
1.-THE employees of the COM
pany have decided an impor-
tant issue I'm this election. The
result Of the vote now In
known. 1 want TO thank on be-
half of the company. those en-
ployes who supported the
company's offer In such large
numbers.
"The UAw-CIO Is well aware
that this company has a proud
record I'm war effort. Any one
who assumes responsibility I'm
the company's war-production
program thereby assumes a sa-
cred duty, not only to labor. but
TO British Empire democracy.
The people OF Canada will
expect that duty TO be dis
charged In full measure"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15

demanded will open as soon as
possible.
There will be day and eve
ming classes, according to the.
demand" Mrs. Smith said.
Working persons over Is
years of age will find many op-
portunities to serve. There will
he classes which will be open
TO them In their free hours"
Civilian defense work for vol.
unteers embraces everything from
TO interpreting.
Persons who still wish 10 volun.
teer are asked TO register weel
days from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. al
room 401 at the Community FunC
81 w. Warren avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
7-Ddy Week s
.Hi||mdn' sPlee'a
To Speed Arms
Confers With GIN Head
on Switching Civilian
Jobs TO Defense Plants

Following a conference with c.
z. Wilson. president Of General
Motors, Sidney Hillman, co-dircc-
tor of the OPM, today was to leavs
Detroit after a three-day visit
which was marked by tours OF
defense plants, several public APP
pearances and conferences with
labor and state leaders.
Hillman was to discuss with
Wilson the various problems OF
defense production, the possibility
of a production week OF seven
days, and ways and means Of ale
the unemployment antics
ipated by the transition from
civilian to defense production.
At q luncheon In his honor yes
terday given by the Detroit
Building Trades Council (AFI),
Hillman warned that jurisdictional
disputes must end because they
are form of self destruction, for
anything that impedes defense
menaces the very existence of free
labor"
TELLS OF DEFENSE CITY
Earlier HilIman revealed that
President Roosevelt had given his
approval to a UAW-CIO proposal
for construction Of Defense City"
a town of 1000 houses for defense
workers, to cost $50 00O, 900.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Freiahters Extend Season

Increasing demand for space on
lake freighters has moved the
Canada Steamship Lines to an
nounce they will maintain service
on the lakes as far into December
as weather conditions and insur-
ance restrictions will allow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Railroad Strike
10 Halt Mails


CHICAGO. Nov. 15.-Detailed
instructions for a strike against
all major American railroads.
scheduled to begin December Z,
today included orders to halt mail
trains as well as others in the
rail brotherhoods' drive to en-
force wage demands.
The instructions also listed l63
against which the strike
will apply. and specified that en-
ployes of 81 of the carriers shall
walk of the job at 6 a. m. De-
cember z. Employees of another
SO carriers are to quit at 6 q. m.
December 8, and lines of the ne
naming 81 are to be stopped at
6 a. m. December 9.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Labor Chiefs Denied Bail

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-uNS)-
The United States Circuit Court
of Appeals today denied a motion
to admit to bail Willie" Bioff and
George E. Browne, labor leaders.
convicted and sentenced to prison
for extorting huge sums of money
from the movie industry, whose
appeal is to be presented to the
same cotIrf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
We Congratulate

twenty-five grandchildren oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cascagnett
will attend the celebration of their
golden wedding anniversary Sun
day at their home at 15437
Lamphere avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
.Ishpenning Quiet
.DrivesGir|, II, TO
|City--Then' Jail
Lured by Ex-Conviet
to Detroit. Found Guilty
as His Bandit Aide
BY HERBERT BREAN

Ishpeming is a pleasant little
town in the heart OF Michigan's
Upper Peninsula iron country.
III you are one OF Ishpeming's
|less-than-10,000 residents, you may
walk to work and walk home TO
lunch. There is wild country =
real country-and open water not
far away. Ishpeming's 10000 have
much that city people envy.
At night you can go to the
movies or visit with friends, all
within a few minutes walk or
ldrive. Or you can sleep well in
clear northern air and small town
quiet.
TOO MUCH QUIET
That was the trouble-the quiet.
If you are an 1S-year-old girl
who has TO spend much of her
time working as a waitress, while
other girls are out having fun,
you don't appreciate Ishpeming's
lquiet. That was the trouble with
Violet Kymberg, when the stran-
lger appeared.
Violet already had a boy friend.
But the stranger was different
he had the air of a man who had
been places, and he was awfully
Igentlemanly and polite. His name
was Larry.
He first met Violet in the cafe
Iwhere she worked. He came back.
again and again.
SHE FINALLY AGREES
He told her she ought to come to
Detroit for she could get a job
here and send, home the money
her ailing mother needed. Violet,
III. and tired of Ishpeming's quiet
and the restaurant, finally agreed
to come.
On the way down she found a
gun in the car. It made her sus-
picious, but Larry had a ready
Explanation.
They went to his brothers to
live.
What followed was the turning
point in Violet's court trial. She
says she went for a drive with
Larry one night and that when
they drove into a gas station at
Seven-Mile road and John r.
street he suddenly pulled a gun
and held up the attendant,
TRUTH COMES OUT
The truth came out, then. He
was Lawrence Nelson, ex-convict,
only few weeks out of Marquette
Prison. There were three other
robberies later and Violet was in
the car during all Of them, police
said.
"But II was only through
fear" Violet declared. He
threatened to kill me. 1 pleaded
with him to give II up. told
him they'd get him."
They got him. Larry. the soft
spoken gentleman is under SEN
tence of 10 years in jackson
Prison. And yesterday Violet's
trial before Recorders Judge John
Nv. Brennan ended when the jury
Of IL middle-aged women told her,
by a verdict of guilty, that they
didn't believe her story of inno-
cence betrayed.
Violet can't get off with proba-
ton on robbery-armed convic-
ton Except for the unlikely pos
sibility of an appeal. she is headed
for the House of Correction and
the grey gingham of a prison girl.
That's a long jump to make
from an Ishpeming restaurant in
two months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15

the admissibility of Levine's testi-
mony so Judge Van Zile instructed
both sides to file briefs and he
will make his decision next Fri-
day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-15
Just u .Daunt!
He Walks Daily From Street TO 9th Floor Office
After Lunch-543 Feet in Is Minutes

Every day for the last three
years after lunch Charles S.
Kicker. who is 81. but looks 49,
has walked from the first floor OF
the Penobscot Building up to his
advertising office at Mccain
Erickson on the thirty-seventh
floor of the big skyscraper.
Exactly SAB feet straight up.
Kicker takes the 724 steps from
Griswold street to the thirty
seventh floor in about IS minutes
now.
In that time he raises his 1S5
pounds up the SAB feet. a feat
which means lifting Of 66.47 tons,
SAYS HE FEELS FINE
"How do feel? Fine. I
started out weighing 225 pounds.
III feel 10 years younger than
when I started. When 1 get back
from luncheon can walk into q
meeting, answer q telephone,
without . gasp. IL II not rs DIFF
ficult rs IL sounds and my doc
tor says I'm tiptop.
81 began three years ago when
found I wasn't getting enough
exercise. love the outdoors and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10
BOOS. Cheers
Halt Marshall
in Anti-Hifler Debate
International New. service Wire

NEW YORK. Jan 10-Amer-
ica's Town Meeting of the Air, in
the most riotouS meeting of its
siX-year history, presented a
debate between Dean AcheSon,
former undersecretarv of the
treasury and a member Of the
Committee 10 Defend America BY
Aiding the Allies. and Verne Mar
shall, chairman of the No Foreign
War Committee The subject
was. rs Hitler Defeat Essential
to the United States
BooS: catcalls and Kisses, inter
spersed with cheers and applause
from the audience frequently IN
terrupted Marshall. as he tried 10
talk and Moderator George Y.
Denny was forced 10 call for order
several times.
Following the broadcast portion
of the program, the Iowa editor
complained he had not been given
enough time on the. air but. ac-
cording to Moderator Denny's
watch. he spoke three minutes
over his quota.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10
DOROTHY
THOMPSON
Writes:
Writes:
English Speaking World
Should Become Union

(The opinions expressed by
Miss Thompson are not neees-
sariiy those of The Detroit
Timss.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-10

THE other day / got furious
L telegram from a gentleman
who accused me of having ad-
vocated an English pc ak n G
union. and indicated that he
thereby thought me British
agent. ! have advocated an Eng
disappearing Iunion,-and- I hope
to be able some time to see If
more effectively advocated than 1t
is al present.
l anticipate opposition to it in
Great Britain quite as much as in
America, and / am not a British
agent. My advocacy is wholly
based in reason. and on a view
of what seems to me 10 be the
most likely developments in the
world as a result of the war.