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NOVEMBER OCTOBER MT SNOWED 13 14 11 30 23 24 17 25 18 30 DECEMBER 00 MINNEAPOLIS STAR JOURNAL 12 13 15 26 19 27 21 22 28 20 28 29 MINNEAPOLIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1941 PAGE 17 Second Union Launches Investigation of Arms Plant Racketeering Charges Cement Men Wait Arrival Indian Summer? of Vice-Chief Building Laborers to Start Checkup Friday Charges of racketeering on jobs at the Twin Cities Ordnance plant at New Brighton today resulted in launching of a second investigation by a union. An international vice president of AFL Operative Plasterers, Cement Finishers and Block Makers union will be here Friday to investigate allegations of buying and selling of jobs and to straighten out differences between St. Paul and Minneapolis locals. T. E.

Hendrickson, MinneA apolis business agent for the union, said he was informed during a telephone conversation today with John E. Rooney, Cleveland, international president of the union, that the investigator will be sent. Also to begin Friday is an investigation by AFL Building Laborers union 132 of St. Paul into similar charges. Hendrickson accused the business agent of the St.

Paul local of the cement finishers union of selling work permits to men who are mat members of the international and are not qualified to be members. He charged $7 weekly is being collected from these men, ostensibly toward payment of the $75 initiation fee, but that they never became members because the men are not qualified in skill. Hendrickson said no receipts are given the men for their $7 payments. Initiation fee of the St. Paul local is $75 and dues are $4 monthly, compared with $50 and $2.50 monthly in Minneapolis, Hendrickson said.

He said he is certain the St. Paul fee was formerly the same as in Minneapolis. There are now no Minneapolis operative plasterers or cement finishers on construction work at New Brighton because the Minneapolis scale is cents an hour above the St. Paul scale of $1.25, Hendrickson said. He accused the St.

Paul union of failing to live up to an agreement with the government under which hiring on the job would place St. Paul members, then Minneapolis, Anoka, Stillwater, outstate-Minnesota: and out-of-state members, in that order. When the St. Paul regular membership was employed, Hendrickson contended, the question of scale to be paid Minneapolis men on the job should have been straightened out. Instead, he said, there are large numbers of outof state licenses on automobiles driven by workers to the job.

HENDRICKSON SAID THERE ARE AT LEAST 100 MINNEAPOLIS CEMENT FINISHERS AVAILABLE FOR WORK WHO ARE UNABLE TO GET ON THE JOB. He said negotiations will seek to provide them employment at the Minneapolis scale, but that the Minneapolis local wants its men employed, even though on the St. Paul scale. He pointed to diminishing private construction because of priorities as a factor in making Minneapolis union members jobless, forcing them to leave the city unless they can get work at New weather doesn't appear to be very on Minnehaha creek above the falls. Today his skates do Minneapolis' balmy with nine-year-old Burton Johnson, 5128 Forty- him little good because the "rink" is open popular second avenue S.

Last year at this time he went skating by Star Journal Photographer Hy Sommer. Indian Summer? He'll Take Winter Auto Does Double Somersault Off Highway; Driver Injured Deserter Not Hit -Runner Held for Questioning in Robbery The police department's major clue to the hit-run driver who struck two Minneapolis policemen Nov. 8 had fizzled today when a Fort Snelling deserter, sought since Nov. 10, was absolved. The deserter, arrested late Wednesday, was being grilled, however, as a suspect in the robbery of a filling station at Grant street and Fifth avenue on Nov.

7. When nabbed at Mound, he was driving a car whose front had been damaged. Traffic squad investigators said they were satisfied the car could not have been the one which struck Patrolmen Vernon Thompson and Theodore Murphy. Brighton. Many have gone to Newfoundland and Iceland.

On the St. Paul scale of $1.25 an hour, men working 10 hours daily seven days a week would receive regular pay and overtime totaling $106.25 weekly. Hendrickson said there also have been complaints union traveling cards are not being recognized by the St. Paul local. Such cards enthe member to membership title, local where presented without payment of an initiation fee.

There have been reports some 50 cement finishers who were hired for work at New Brighton were discharged by the government within a few days and replaced by experienced men. Join the Red Cross If the Red Cross roll call volunteer missed your home or office, clip and mail this coupon today to: Theodore Wold, Treasurer Hennepin County Chapter, American Red Cross 189 Northwestern Bank Building Minneapolis, Minn. My one dollar annual membership dues are attached. Enroll me as a member of the Hennepin County Chapter of the American Red Cross for 1942. Name Address IN THIS CORNER with Cedric Adams.

STUFF YOU Won't Carry to Your Grave: A coreless apple has been developed by a Mrs. Libby Wilcox out in Huntington Park, Calif. She says she got it by "monkeying around" with: a tree in her backyard The postoffice lads would like your help against odd sizes and shapes in your Christmas cards and letters. Cards smaller than by 4 inches are a headache. And those that are too big are a pain, too I gasped and I'll bet you will, too, when you rest your optics on the Christmas tree in Harold's window.

It's a pine and trimmed with 250 white FRESH, LIVE carnations. It'll be gone by the so try to get down for a glimpse before. It's worth it Those broken, discarded toys you may have lying around the house will make a merry Christmas for some kid it you take them to your nearest public school or fire station right now. A special committee will repair and repaint them and deliver just before Christmas to worthy families. Throw a few of them in the car tomorrow morning and drop them off on the way downtown.

Thank you. Schoonmaker to Offer New Finance Plan Will Cover Entire $1,000,000 Schools Deficit N. B. Schoonmaker, acting superintendent of schools, vhose proposal to cut $100,000 from the board of education's $1,000,000 deficit by closing 16 schools drew fire from both parents and union groups, today said he will submit suggested economies to cover the entire deficit at the next board meeting. Schoonmaker said his additional economy proposals will be presented in answer to the criticism of Director Roy Wier, labor representative on the board, that the $100,000 savings by closing schools "is just a flash of lightning." "I want to see a complete program outlined," Wier said.

Schoonmaker's attitude is that salaries must continue on the present basis of 15 per cent cuts or, in lieu of additional revenues, employes and the public must be willing to accept drastic curtailment of school services. Meanwhile, at a meeting in the College Women's club, 310 Groveland avenue, at 4 p.m. today, committee of 12-composed of two board members, four school employe representatives and six citizens -to analyze the school budget and draft conclusions regarding the present salary controversy will be proposed. The meeting, called by the Citizens Committee on Public Education, has invited representatives of all factions interested in the school financial crisis to attend. Mrs.

H. K. Painter, secretary of the citizen's committee, explained that careful analysis of the 1942 budget wil be the first step taken by the committee of 12. "We hope the committee will arrive at some long-time proposal to solve the school financial problems," she said. Possibility that Christmas: cation in the schools may tend indefinitely into the new year loomed as janitor- engineers sought to clear the way for a strike without loss of civil service rights.

The civil service commission laid over until Dec. 10 a request of local 63, AFL Building Service Employes' union, for revocation of the rule under which a city employe failing to report for work on three consecutive days is considered to have abandoned his position. A Central Labor union committee presented the request for the rule revocation, claiming it was not intended to apply in labor controversies. Until the commission acts on the request, the union is expected to defer its threatened strike vote. The school board will meet in committee of the whole session Tuesday at 4 p.m.

to take up the ment of salaries 1942. janitor engineers' demand, for pay- A resolution adopted last night by Hennepin County Industrial Union council, central CIO body, indorsed the demand of local 345, State, County and Municipal Workers, CIO, for emergency financing to prevent retrenchment in the schools. Wife Quizzed in Fire Trial Mrs. Anne Gordon, pretty brunet wife of Arthur Gordon, 26, 1900 Fifth avenue took the stand today in defense of her husband on trial in district court on a first degree arson charge. Mrs.

Gordon said she and her infant child were visiting her parents in Huron, S. at the time of a fire in the Gordon here July 14. The state charges the fire was "of incendiary origin." Mrs. Gordon testified her husband is a traveling salesman who sells automobile paint and tavern supplies. The state contends Gordon "boosted" the apartment fire by using a highly inflammable lacquer.

On cross examination Mrs. Gordon denied her husband ever sold varnish or lacquer, TIP TO advertising managers has spent his leisure moments miniature farmyard complete figures, animals, everything. It'd placed in a window. And the Julius Ostrowski, 1831 Fourth right. Take my word for it, in town: A World war vet the last few months creating A down to a toy lake Buildings, be a traffic-stopper if it were vet needs some assistance.

He's avenue second floor on the it's a jim-dandy. GOPHER FANS may now have their 1941 championship season preserved, at least, in part. Out in a few days will be a two side recording, playable on phonographs and titled, "Minnesota's Championship Highlights of 1941." The highlights have been taken from Halsey Hall's broadcasts of the year with interpolations. Bud Higgins' run against Northwestern, Bruce Smith's game-clinching touchdown against Washington, Bill Daley's 73-yard run against Illinois, the scoring against Wisconsin are all on the record. Lads in camp who haven't heard the broadcasts this season will get A whale of a kick out of the two-sided platters Hurray Item: Haven't heard the Hut Sut song in weeks If women let their hair grow, its normal length would be from 35 to 40 inches.

If we males let ours go uncut it would get to about a foot in length. PARENTS WITH sons in Camp Claiborne should get in touch with local ham radio operators. Claiborne has joined the Army Amateur Radio System and by means of relay will be able to send messages to the folks back home. Freddie Herman, staff engineer, at WCCO, is one of the leading hams in. this section, and probably will be able to help you make the contact with a local operator.

The messages will be without charge, according to Ted Gergen of the Signal Corps down there, and the boys are anxious to have the contact made Where shall I be vaccinated? The answer is NOT on the leg, says the state board of health. Leg vaccinations are much more likely to cause trouble than on the upper arm, and the scar reaction has been greatly reduced. Babies should be vaccinated by the time they're five or six months old and just before they enter school, the board says. After that the schedule calls for a vaccination once every five years. LAWRENCE WELK, the Dakota farm lad who has scooted up into big time and whose orchestra opened at the Orpheum today, will add a new number to his show Friday night and at the same time give generous assistance to the 1941 Christmas Seal campaign.

And through it, Joe Johnson, Duluth vocalist, will get a break. Johnson will appear in to suggest the lighthouse atmosphere of the 1941 Christmas Seal sing, "I Love Life," very gripping tune written by a tuberculosis victim. Welk will also take seven hers of his troupe to Glen Lake for a special Saturday morning show for the patients Nurses and medicos will tell you that it ever you feel the urge to faint, don't close your eyes. It's the eye-closing business that brings on many A drop LI'1 Abner, Star Journal comic character, has spitting image of himself in a waiter in Page's place up on Penn and Thirty-sixth. Joe Gabriel, 26, is a dead ringer for the character even down to the neck physique.

Car Misses Turn, Top Ripped Off in Crash 'An Osseo youth was critically injured early today when his automobile left the Rockford road, three miles west of Robbinsdale, and turned over twice. Upper part of the machine was shorn off when the car struck a fence post, then rolled over the second time. Officers found the ceiling light and part of the roof stuck to the post. In critical condition at General hospital was the driver, Merlyn C. Schley, 17, who suffered a fractured skull.

Less seriously hurt was Earl J. Levens, 22, also of Osseo, a passenger. Officers said the car missed a sharp turn. MRS. ALICE KUCK, 51, 4304 Colfax was thrown from the which she was ridavenue, ling last night when it collided with another machine at Forty-second and Bryant avenues S.

She was taken to St. Barnabas hospital with a knee fracture and a shoulder injury. CATHERINE JOHNSON, 17, 621 Nineteenth avenue suffered a forehead cut when the car in which she was riding crashed, into a parked car in front of 3415 Sixteenth avenue S. Driver of the car, H. Jordal, 18, 3201 Forty-second avenue was tagged for careless driving.

EDWARD H. FULTON, 34, 5820 W. Thirty-fourth street, broke his nose when his car crashed into a bus at Nicollet and Twelfth street. RABBI MORRIS AGRANOFF, 39, 735 E. Seventeenth street, of B'nai Abraham congregation, fered knee, scalp and hand injuries when he was hit by a car at Seventeenth street and Chicago avenue.

He was treated at General hospital. JOHN OPET, 69, Warwick hotel, was knocked down at Second street and Hennepin avenue, suffering an arm fracture and scalp lacerations. Playshop Repeats 'Drammer' at Anoka With their city hall converted into an old-time "opry house," citizens of Anoka tonight will attend the second of three performances of "Pure as the Driven Snow," a three-act "mellerdrama" presented by the Community Playshop of Anoka. The play will be repeated tomorrow night. Proceeds will be turned over to civic betterment groups.

Bogus Clerics Must Serve Jail Sentences City Attorney Tells of Past History of Pair "Fathers" Clement and John were workhouse bound todayClement for 30 days and John for 60. Both had pleaded guilty to vagrancy in municipal court after the former had been convicted earlier of posing as a priest to obtain money and the latter was arrested while allegedly helping with collections. "Father Clement" is Clement Katus, 37, W. Tenth street, St. Paul, who said he represented the American Orthodox church.

"Father John" is Oskar von Schoppelrei, 51, 1511 Spruce place, who asserted he was Katus' superior as vicar general of the church. Last Friday Katus was sentenced to 60 days 'for obtaining money under false pretenses and soliciting without a license. This workhouse term was stayed, but Katus must serve 30 days on the vagrancy charge. The first sentence came after Katus sought to collect money from Southeast Minneapolis merchants, saying he was soliciting advertising for his church paper. While Katus was released on a stay of commitment, he and Schoppelrei were arrested attempting to persuade merchants to make good on checks they had stopped.

In the middle of his vagrancy trial today before Judge Joseph Poirier, Schoppelrei changed his plea to guilty and was given the 60-day sentence. Before the sentencing, Leo McHale, assistant city attorney, disclosed what he had learned year ago, McHale said, Schoppelrei approached trustees of a St. Paul Syrian church, showed credentials as a former student of the University of Minnesota and Johns Hopkins university and said he was an ordained priest. He was engaged by the church as a priest, McHale went on, and all went smoothly until Schoppelrei showed up with wife. Schoppelrei explained his marriage, according to McHale, by saying he had been ordained before rules of the church prohibited priests from taking wives.

CHURCH OFFICERS WERE REASSURED, McHALE CONTINUED, UNTIL "THE HOLY MAN SHOWED UP DRUNK." This time the church officers had another priest speak to Schoppelrei, who swore with a crucifix in his hand, McHale said, never to touch another drop. The vow was good for two weeks, McHale declared, and then "Father John" was released from the church. Schoppelrei represented himself as vicar general of the faith, the assistant city attorney said, and hinted he was in line for a position as "metropolitan." McHale said his suspicions of Schoppel ei were first aroused when the man walked into the office of Joseph Hadley, city torney, with Katus who had summoned to explain the solicitations. McHale said he overheard Schoppelrei say to Katus, "Remember, Father Clement, I am your superior, and if there is any heat on this I have to take it." Eagles Will Observe Secretary's Birthday Members of Minneapolis aerie, No. 34, Fraternal Order of Eagles, will observe the rd birthday of Thomas Patrick Gleason, aerie secretary and a member since its founding 41 years ago, 'with a party 8 p.m.

Saturday at the aerie hall, 325 Second avenue S. Natural Coloroto Photos of Christmas City of America Minneapolis lights more homes for Christmas than any other city its size in America. Sunday the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal brings you some gay pictures on the front cover of its rotogravure section. Call AT. 3111 to order the Cedric Adams' column also appears in the Sunday Tribune and Star Journal 'U' Airport Suggested as Air Freight Depot Lindley Impressed With Akerman's Proposal Development of the University of Minnesota airport as a freight terminal in the Twin Cities was suggested today by Prof.

John Akerman, head of the university aeronautical engineering department, before a joint meeting of the city council and park board. Akerman told the group he thinks the university would be glad to work out a plan with Minneapolis for use of its field as a freight airport. He said it could be developed at little cost to the city. He explained that the one handicap was that the airport was located in Ramsey county but he said that could be overcome by some joint proposition worked out with St. Paul.

The airport is located in the New Brighton area, six miles from the Northwest Terminal. Thomas L. O'Hearn, university real estate manager, concurred, with Akerman, saying the university would be willing to work out a suitable plan for the airport's development for such a terminal. So impressed was the committee with Akerman's proposal that Alfred D. Lindley, president of the Minneapolis Civic and association, moved immediately to "get down to cases." A committee was named to meet in executive session 10 a.m.

next Thursday to see exactly what could be worked out. 30-Day Sentence for Relief Cheater Albert Bortz, 60, 901 Chicago avenue, was sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse by Municipal Judge Joseph H. Poirier today after pleading guilty to obtaining relief under false pretenses. Jack Conway, chief investigator for the relief department, said Bortz received $136.98 in relief while employed as- handyman learning $200. Does Abe Seem Ill on Your 5-Buck Bill? If So Its Value's Nil 00K at your five dollar bills, folks, and if any of 4 them have a picture of Abraham Lincoln looking like the morning after the chances are you're stuck with a counterfeit.

That was the warning issued today by Charles L. Mazey, chief of the secret service in St. Paul. He res ported a flood of counterfeit five-dollar bills the past week at various midwest cities and warned that some may be passed here. So far they have been discovered in Chicago, Detroit, Des Moines and Lincoln, Neb.

6 Garages in St. Paul Burn Fire struck six garages in St. Paul Wednesday. A blaze that leveled a double garage at 119 and 121 Sherburne avenue, spread to and destroyed four nearby structures at 114, 120 and 122 Charles avenue. In another garage fire, an automobile at 898 Randolph avenue, St.

Paul, was destroyed. Mrs. F. W. Little Dies, Rites Friday Tuesday.

Mrs. Francis W. Little, 78, 2017 Pleasant avenue, widow of F. W. Little, a former vice president of the old Minneapolis Trust died Services 3 p.m.

Friday at Lakewood cemetery chapel. Mrs. Little lived in Minneapolis 34 years. RAIL AGENT DIES William H. Kelly, 53, Chicago, general agent of the Nickle Plate railroad in Minneapolis 1921 to 1929, died Wednesday.

Services SatJurday in Chicago..