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to Alpha, university Professor thousands the honorary Van chapter of forensic of Tau WAS fraternity, known Kappa THE ENQUIRER, CINCINNATI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE his at Charles reading Dickens's Christmas Carol," A practice which he started more than a quarter of a century ago. It was believed to be the only public reading of its kind in this country. The veteran educator's influence was not confined, however, to Cincinnati. An authority on the teaching of proper speech, he was invited to lecture at summer sessions of several universities. In 1929 and 1930 he and Mrs.

Van Wye toured the world. On the trip he made a study of methods teaching speech in virtually every civilized nation. IN WEST LAST WINTER. Cincinnatians The Van Wyes passed most of last winter in California. They had been in their home at 3525 Biddle Street only a short time before leaving for North Carolina.

Surviving Professor Van Wye are two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Brown and Mrs. Olive Bolin, both of Hubbard, Ohio, two nephews, Ralph A. Van Wye, member of the faculty in the university's College of Engineering, and Dr. Harold C.

Van Wye, also of Cincinnati, a dentist. The body is to arrive in Cincinnati Thursday. Five Floors Leased In Adjoining Building The Mabley and Carew Company increased its floor space by aproximately 16,000 feet yesterday by taking a twenty-year lease on five upper floors of the old Fifth Third Bank Building, 413-15 Vine Street, from the owners, 14 West Fourth Street, Inc. The added space be used for st storage and other facilities, releasing equivalent space on the Carew Tower floors for sales and reception of the public, according to Bolton S. Armstrong, President, who said increasing' business necesitated the addition.

He expects remodeling to be completed within two months. Three of the 'five floors can accessible from the company's pyres: ent quarters by cutting openings through walls. The floors front 24 feet on Vine Street and run back 134 feet to a small ell wing. A. Clifford Shinkle, heads the lessor company.

MONEY, WATCH STOLEN From Clothes Of Taken At Tailor Shop. Returning to their parked automobile at the rear of St. Patrick Church, Blue Rock and Turrill Streets, where they had been doing electrical work yesterday, John Miller, 1881 Arthur Place, and Raymond Borchard, 4229 Dane Avenue, found that their billfolds had been stolen from clothes they had left in the car. Miller's wallet contained $22.50, Borchard's $47.50, police were told. James Tinker, 708 Barr Street, reported the theft of a $10 watch from his trousers left in the auditorium of the Grand Opera House, Opera Place and Vine Street, where he was working.

Two Negro youths took $13 from a cash register at the tailor shop of George Sendelbach, 1430 Freeman Avenue, when he was in the rear of the store. William Bailey told police that a $86 radio was stolen from his house at 1540 Barton Street yesterday. Defense Not Threatened By Wage And Hour Law, So Administrator Declares America's wage-and-hour law carries no such threat to national defense as that attributed to French labor legislation, Colonel Philip B. Fleming, Washington, the law's Administrator, told a special meeting of the International Association of Garment Manufacturers yesterday at the Hotel Netherland Plaza. In fact, Colonel Fleming indicated that he sees little danger, if any, to American production from the law.

He pointed out that the fortytwo-hour week could not cause a shortage of unskilled workers as long as there "are said to be from eight to ten million people still out of work." The jobless would fill the gap. He pointed out also that the law does not forbid work over and above 42 hours. It requires that time and a half be paid thereafter. As for skilled workers, he said, they generally are unionized, hence are paid time and a half for overtime already and would be unaffected by the law. The meeting which attracted approximately 100 manufacturers from all parts of the country to study the wage order for the industry which is to go into effect July 15, gave most of its attention to that one provision of that order.

The order will provide four different wage 35, and 40 cents an hour -for different classes of work in the garment industry. It provides, however, following a legal opinion to this effect, that where one worker is employed on two different classes of work in one week he must be paid the higher rate for the whole week. Frequent speakers, declared that this would mean the end for small factories where different operations could, not be manufacturers segrgated. unanimously passed a resolution urging Colonel Fleming to reconsider this provision. He agreed to refer their information to his legal department.

Speaking of the national defense question, the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division said: "We hear some grumbling just now to the effect that the maximum work-week is going to be an embarrassment in meeting the necessities of national defense, and usually the example of France, which had a forty-hour work-week, and which, under that limitation, it is alleged, could not get out the necessary production, is cited. "But these critics do not mention that the French limitation on the work-week was A hard and fast limitation; no one could work over 26, 1940 END SUDDEN Speech Professor Dr. B. C. Van Wye Expires At Summer Home.

Organized University Department In 1907 Was Graduated From Harvard. BENJAMIN C. VAN Benjamin C. Van Wye, professor emeritus of speech at the University of Cincinnati and a reader of wide reputation, died yesterday at his summer home, Harker's Island, North Carolina. The death of the veteran professor, who organized the university's speech department 1907 and was its Chairman for years, sin was not expected.

He was 73 years oldwith him in North Carolina was Martin, member LegisVane Wye, other former, May lature 12 years ago. They had no children. Van Wyes had gone to the coast only a few weeks ago. Professor Van Wye was born in Warren, Ohio, where received his elementary and high school education. He was graduated in 1904 from Harvard University, after having achieved a brilliant scholastic record, and remained there to take a Master of Arts degree.

He retired from the active Chairmanship of the university's speech department in 1937, teaching only a few special courses in the last three years. BECAME WIDELY KNOWN. In the 30 years during which he taught in this city, Professor Van Wye gained an ever-growing reputation as a teacher of speech and drama. He was a founder of the National Association of Teachers of Speech, and a member of numerous literary, and was the teachers' founder of organiza- the Wye 40 hours a week in any circumstance. Our wage and hour law by contrast offers great flexibility.

It prohibit overtime work. It does, not prevent the employer from working his employees 100 hours a week--if he can find that many hours- -provided only that he pays for the excess hours over 42 at the rate of time and a half the regular hourly rate of pay. "The overtime provision is simply a penalty designed to encourage the employer to eliminate excessive hours of employment and to hire more workers. It is a spread-thework device. "There are said to be from eight to ten million people still out of work in the United States, and it will be time enough to talk about lengthening the work week when these have been given "However, it is contended in some quarters that there shortage of skilled workers and that, therefore, it will be necessary to work those already on the job long hours to get out the production.

But the skilled workers are in occupations that generally are highly unionized and are working under collective bargaining contracts require time and a half for overtime regardless of the wageand-hour law. "The effect of relaxing the overtime provision would not be to reduce the wage bill where the skilled employees are concerned, but simply to remove the unskilled, who are not organized and have no fits of the law. That manifestly other a protection, from benewould be unjust." Colonel Fleming devoted most of his talk to a review of a history of his wage order, including the part layed by the dominant, committee, representing employers, employees, and public. He promised that it will be far better enforced against chiselers than old NRA codes, his inspection staff already numbering 500. "We are determined," he said, "that the complying employer shall be protected against the competi-.

tion of any business rival based upon illegal wages. It is our our intention to see that economies achieved are made by increased efficiency and not sliced off the worker's bread and butter. "I am certain that you are going to find the new order good not merely for the lower paid among your employees, but for the industry itself." Colonel Fleming visited plants of the Crown Overall Company and Mack Shirt Company yesterday morning. The meeting which he addressed in the afternoon was called in Cincinnati because of the city's central location, and because Benjamin F. Berman, Cincinnati, is the association's President.

BRIEF ILLNESS Takes Price Hill Man. Henry Hater Shoe Dealer For 35 Years. Later Insurance And Building And Loan Executive Former Member Of Legislature. HENRY HATER. Long widely known in the shoe business, in insurance and building and loan affairs, olence, and in Democratic politics, Henry Hater, Price Hill, died Monday night at Good Samaritan Hospital, after a brief illness.

Born in Ahauser, Germany, in 1852. Mr. Hater would have been 88 years old November 27. He came to this country when 12 years old. He was educated in the public schools, then engaged in the shoe business in the West End in early manhood.

After 35 years, he turned the business over to employees and devoted his time to other business activities and civic affairs. For 20 years Mr. Hater was Director and Treasurer of the Duckworth Club. In 1898 he was elected a Hamilton County Representative to the Seventy-third General Assembly. He was reelected in 1900.

Mr. Hater was a member of St. Lawrence Men's Society, St. Aloysius Orphan Society, and the Mount Arverno Potectory for Boys. He had been a member of the Elks for nearly 50 years.

In 1908 he was elected to the Directors Sun Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cincinnati, of which was elected President in 1923, holding office until his death. At the time of his death he also had served for 40 years as a director and for 25 years as President of the Price Hill Building and Loan Company. Mrs. Hater died 18 months ago, a few months before she and her husband would have celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Mr.

Hater is survived by one son and three daughters: Harry J. Hater, Vice President, Treasurer, and general manager of Aluminum Industries, Cincinnati, and Mesdames Emma Glandorf, Clara Dreyer, and Gertrude Nieman, all of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Solemn requiem high mass will be sung at St. Lawrence Church at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Funeral services are in charge of B.

and H. Meyer. Honorary pallbearers from the Sun Mutual Fire Insurance Company will be John Tuke, Charles W. Ireland, Arthur Ewald, Edward Holz, and Ray Skirvin; from the Price Hill No. 2 Building and Loan Company, Joseph E.

Cook, A. J. Hoelscher, Paul Walburg, Edward B. Hosfeld, Edward Bursenbregge, and Harry J. Stuve.

Dog Bite Total Is 128 For First Half Of June An appeal for cooperation backed by the threat that city officials may require dog owners to keep their dogs muzzled and on a leash, was made yesterday by Dr. Carl A. Wilzbach, City Health Commissioner. Dr. Wilzbach reported that during the first half of this month, 128 dog bites were reported, compared with 175 during the entire month of June last year, which was the "worst month" on record.

Although this number is not alarming, more care should be exercised in handling dogs, Dr. Wilzbach, Health said. He officials added did that not Board desire to recommend drastic action in owners to muzzle their compelling, that the problem could be solved if owners would be more considerate. CASH BOX LOOTED In Auto Company Checks For $1,141 Are Thrown Away. Burglars obtained $107.21 from a cash box in John Dell Motors, 1042 Gilbert Avenue, early yesterday after jimmying a door.

Checks totaling $1,141 were taken, but were thrown away in a yard at 1050 Gilbert Avenue. George Remus, who gave his address at 110 East Fifth Street, second floor, reported the theft of three gold belt buckles and two wrist watches from a telephone stand. The Post Office is located on the even number side of East Fifth Street in the 100-block. The jewelry was valued at $120. Burglars who entered a Voss grocery and the butcher shop of by forcing boards from a cellar Ernest a Ecerlin at 944 Hatch Street window took cigarettes valued at $30 from the grocery and $12 from a cash register in the butcher shop.

John Blom, 1712 Mears Avenue, told police that water pipe fittings and roof flashing valued at $64.30 were stolen from a tool box in a house being constructed at Duncan Street and Observatory Road. A thief took a billfold containing $27.50 from the home of Glenn P. Smith, 8357 Curzon Avenue, after entering a pantry window. COUNTY and FEDERAL COURTS Wife, 17, Obtains Divorce; Became Bride At 15 Married Thomas Ferris, 28 years old, theater usher, in 1937, to, when she was only 15 years old, Ethel Harrison Ferris, 17, 1629 Moore Street, was granted a divorce by Judge Charles W. Hoffman yesterday on the ground of neglect.

Her maiden name, Harrison, was restored. Divorce decrees were granted also to Estella Seider, 4027 Hamilton Avenue, from Lee Seider, neglect; Lydia Williams, Ninth and from watckland. James Williams, neglect; Abbie Lewis, 3080 Observatory Road, from Alfred Lewis, neglect. Wins Divorce Decree. Following the signing of a separation agreement last March in which Nicholas L.

Wallingford, 31, 2840 Grandin Road, made provision for supporting her and their child, Kay, 3 years old, Mary, Ann Richards Wallingford, 28, Celestial Street, filed suit for a divorce. Judge Charles W. Hoffman granted her a divorce decree yesterday on the ground of neglect. Wallingford is Secretary-Treasurer of Walden, Inc. Married January 23, 1932, they were separated last December 1.

Wallingford did not contest. Doesn't Like Name Howl. Having been separated from William Claude Howl, Lynchburg, since July 4, 1938, Nita Howl, 539 Carplin Place, now has decided that she does not need A Howl in her name, so she filed suit for a divorce yesterday, asking that her maiden name, Dixon, be restored. She was married to Howl, A bookkeeper, July 18, 1935. She charges neglect and cruelty in her suit filed through Sidney C.

Greenberg. Knife-User Is Sentenced. James Rawson, 45, 278 West MeMicken Avenue, was sentenced to 1 to 20 years in prison by Judge Fred L. Hoffman in Criminal Court yesterday after Rawson pleaded guilty of cutting to wound William Crandall. Samuel Rubenstein, Assistant County Prosecutor, plained to the court that on May 19 Rawson and two others got into a fight in Crandall's cafe, 1422 Race Street.

When Crandall attempted to eject him, Rawson stabbed him in the head, injuring his jawbone and puncturing his eardrum. The injury destroyed Crandall's hearing. Term For Purse Snatcher. When he pleaded guilty of assault to rob, Jacob Head, Negro, was sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison by Judge Dudley M. Outcalt in Criminal Court yesterday.

Loyal S. Martin, Assistant County Prosecutor, said that on April 18 Head threatened Mrs. Etta Buescher, 1119 Poplar Street with a knife and attempted to snatch her purse. Sisters Are Beneficiaries. After making a bequest of $1,000 to her sister, Ella H.

Handy, Sewanee, the will of Sarah P. Haven left the balance of her estate, real and personal, to her sisters, Georgetta and Phoebe P. Haven, naming the latter two executrices. The will provided that it either of the latter two died before the testator, the other was to take all. As Georgetta Haven is dead, Miss Phoebe P.

Haven applied for appointment as sole executrix. She estimated the estate at $37,250 in personal property and real estate worth $2,750. Sarah P. Haven died June 11 at her home, 3575 Eden Avenue. Her wil was filed with Judge Frank S.

Bonham in Probate Court yesterday. NEW SUITS FILED. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. A71694. James Francis vs.

Martha 8. Francis. For divorce. A71695. Howard W.

Smith vs. Daisy Smith. For divorce. A71696. Earl Felock VA.

Ruth Felock. For A71697. divorce Maud and Angle custody vs. of John child. D.

Scott. For $2,000 damages. A71698. Rathkamp Brothers Company vs. Lena P.

Hardin et al. For $1,031 on note A71699. F. L. Emmert Company vs.

Thomas Emmert. For $1,503. A71700. Nita Howl vs. William C.

Howl. For divorce. A71701. First National Bank of Harrison Vs. Albert E.

McElroy. For $233 Q11 note. A71702. L. C.

Markland vs. Harlan Hurlburt. For $515. A71703. Sylvia M.

Cohen vs. Paul Cohen. For divorce. A71704. Famer Frazier vs.

Mitchell J. Miller. For $1,000 damages, A71705. Catherine Gay, executrix. VA, Willis C.

Harper. For specific performance of contract. A71706. Norma Smallwood VA. Percy Smallwood.

For divorce, custody of children, and alimony. A71707. Robert J. O'Brien vs. Dewayne Jones.

For $106 rent. A71708. Marie Tucker vs. Eventus Tucker. For divorce and custody of child, A71709.

Frederick A. Schmidt, vs. Boss Washing Machine Company. For $4,400. A71710.

Amelia Bellman vs. Chesapeake Ohio Railway Company. For an junction. A71711. Nicholas Wolfe vs.

Hazel Wolfe. For divorce and custody of child. A71712. Stewart S. Cooper vs.

James H. Cleveland. For $50,000 damages. THREE MEN Held For Grand Jury On Auto Theft Charges- -Fourth Is Dismissed In Police Court. Three men were ordered held for grand jury investigation under $1,000 bonds yesterday by Judge Clarence E.

Spraul in Police Court on charges of unlawfully taking automobiles. A fourth was dismissed. He is to be turned over to Norwood police. The three bound over are John Calhoun, 28 years old, 265 Pike Street, charged with having stolen a machine from the Red Top BrewCompany Friday; John Egner, line 370 Baum Street, charged with having stolen A truck of the Buckeye Awning and Tent Company from Front and Pike Streets Saturday, and William Rankin, 37, 218 Pike Street, charged with having stolen the automobile of Edward Ross, 1574 Freeman Avenue, from Pearl and Ludlow Streets Saturday. Paul Stapleton, 33, 2104 Bennett Avenue, Norwood, was dismissed to be prosecuted in Norwood.

He is charged with having stolen a taxicab of the Shamrock Cab Company, Main and Carthage Avenues, Norwood. He was arrested by Patrolman George Goerdeke. Refugee Aid Urged By French Consul Two More Appeals Filed In Conspiracy Case Two more of a group of defendants who were convicted June 17 in Federal Court at Detroit, of conspiracy to manufacture, possess, sell, and transport illicit liquor filed appeals in Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday. The appellants were Morris Frank, Chicago, and Harry Klein, Detroit, Mich. District Judge Edward J.

Moinet, Detroit, sentenced each one to eight years in prison and fined each $2,000. Four other defendants in the same case filed appeals last week. Two of these were not convicted, but are being held for retrial as a result of a jury's disagreement as to their guilt or innocence. All four complained that Judge Moinet erred in denying motions for dismissal and for directed verdicts in their favor. Admits Drug Violation.

Admitting that he was addicted to the use of morphine and that he employed Federal narcotic order blanks to obtain the drug for personal use, Frank Crawford, 48 years old, pharmacist, proprietor of A drugstore at Broadway and Pearl Street, pleaded guilty yesterday to violation of the Harrison Antinarcotic Act before William P. Hohmann, United States Commissioner Federal narcotic agents said Crawford Wag alleged to have bought 100 quarter-grain tablets of morphine June 19. He was released under $1,000 bond to appear before the Federal Grand Jury. SALES "Of all the countries appealing to the Red Cross for assistance, none is more sincere or more worthy than my own France," Jan Ten Have, French Consul in Cincinnati, declared yesterday in an appeal for the Red Cross War Relet drive to raise $240,000 in the Greater Cincinnati area. "France lies crushed and bleeding.

She has been invaded three times in my memory. Though she is crushed, she wishes to help those suffering within her boundaries. We are poor and impoverished and cannot carry on alone. We need help from the United States to care for the refugees of this terrible war." Councilman Albert D. Cash, in another appeal, said that this country cannot help but advance its own surplus to those abroad who are in dire distress.

Cash declared that the European continent will be faced with famine if the conflict continues for another six months. PICNIC FOR SIGHTLESS. The annual picnic of Progressive Council No. 4, Welfare Association of the Sightless, will be held Saturday at Honeysuckle Villa. Those wishing to attend are requested to file reservations with the matron at the Samuel W.

Bell Home, 1515 Elm Street. The picnickers will laeve the home at 12:45 o'clock for the grounds. Judge Samuel W. Bell, Municipal Court, is in charge of arrangements. GOLF DRIVING ADDED SPORT.

Night golf driving will be added to night sport activities at Airport Sports Field, across from Beechmont Levee, tonight. Other games in operation under the lights are tennis, bicycling, horseshoes, archery, roque, badminton, croquet, pingpong, and lawn bowling. OUR EXCLUS 1.35 DARVEL SILK HOSE 1.09 3 PAIRS 3.00 UNPRECEDENTED EVENT for this time of the year and a tunity for all you who want to stock fine silk stockings for vacation dayal quisitely sheer, clear Darvels reintuced heels and toes, and a special twist in the silk that makes them remarkabl TWO and THREE THREAD weights popular summer The same glameress, flattering Darvels you regularly at 1.35 stock this low price. Mall and Phone Orders--CHerry 1400 HOSIERY FLOOR Mabley Carew COOL of as an ocean breeze Mabley's lightweight TROPICAL WORSTEDS yours for a modest $25 Be smart, man wear ounces lighter in weight style. You'll enjoy that all summer long if you're these Mabley Tropical streamline styling for single and double breasted very newest shades.

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