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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

22 Years Faithful Service Charles E. Merrill Candidate
Rendered by Judge
for Judge of Common
Thomas M. Cotter
Pleas Court

With a record of 22 years of
service on the Criminal Court
bench of Detroit, Judge Thomas
M. Cotter is running for re-elec-
tion to the Recorder's Court on
Monday, April 7. The judge was
one of the pioneers in the re-
organization of Recorder's Court
and has been one of its judges
since.
Judge Cotter was one of the
first to work for the expansion
of the probation system. He also
started the move for a psycho-
pathic clinic in the court when
he called in Dr. David Clark to
give expert medical advice in
the handling of mental cases.
Decisions of Judge Cotter have
rarely been appealed. In more
than 150,000 criminal cases only
15 have been appealed and of
these only one has been re-
Versed.
Many groups, including labor,
have endorsed his candidacy.

Charles E. Merril, a candidate
for the office of Judge of the Com-
mon Pleas Court in the City of
Detroit, to fill the vacancy term
ending Dec. 31, 1943, has for
many years been active in local
civic, political and social activi-
ties and is well known to a large
number of Detroiters. He was
born in Richmond, Va., raised
on a New York farm, and came
to Michigan for his professional
training. He has now been prac-
ticing law in Detroit for the past
14 years. His practice has been
practically in the civil courts of
this city, which he feels qualifies
him for the office that he seeks.
He is married and has two chil-
dren and is a tax payer in the
city of Detroit. During the past
year Charles E. Merrill has been
one of the Wayne County Super-
visors.

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Re-Election of Judges Chenot, Moll
Dr. Drews Speaks
and Toms Urged by Oscar A. Kaufmann To Congress Women
Oscar A. Kaufmann, vice-pres- of the kidnapper of a child whose Wednesday, April 9

ident of the Equitable Trust Co.,
in a statement issued this week,
urges the re-election of Judges
James E. Chenot, Lester S. Moll
and Robert M. Toms. His state-
ment follows:
"It must be apparent to the
citizens of Wayne County that
the civic interest and public con-
cern being taken in the election
of the judges of our courts is
convincing proof that "democ-
racy does work". Newspaper
editorials, Bar Association polls,
and testimonials reveal the
strength and security of our
American way of life when ap-
plied to the important function
of electing a free, unprejudiced,
and scholarly judiciary.
"It was my privilege, as an
assistant prosecuting attorney, to
have been associated with Circuit
Court Judges James E. Chenot,
Lester S. Moll, and Robert M.
Toms, when each of these Judges
served as prosecuting attorney in
Wayne County.
"I believe it is my duty as a
citizen, particularly now that I
am far removed from public
office, to comment upon the qual-
ifications of Judges Chenot, Moll,
and Toms for re-election to the
Wayne Circuit Court.
"Judge James E. 'Chenot's ex-
perience was exceptiohally broad
during his years in the prosecut-
ing attorney's office, 1922-1930.
He personally conducted more
than 1,500 trials before juries.
He performed an outstanding
public service in the riddance of
kidnapper gangs during a period
when there was an outburst of
this fiendish crime. Prosecutor
Chenot ended the scourge of kid-
napping cases by the conviction

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JUDGE

WILLIAM J.

CODY

Present Circuit Court
Commissioner

CIRCUIT JUDGE

WILLIAM J. CODY

For his liberal progressive policies. Was elected president
of the Michigan State Association of Circuit
Judge Commissioners

Paid for by a Jewish friend.

April 4, 1941

name you will probably remem-
ber, Jackie Thompson. Judge
Chenot is married and the father
of two sons and a daughter.
"Judge Lester S. Moll was first
engaged in the private practice
of law as a member of the firm
of Douglas, Barbour, Moll and
Rogers. He won a fine reputa-
tion as Chief Assistant Prosecut-
or of Wayne County. It is inter-
esting to recall that during the
World War, Judge Moll, then a
Lieutenant in the United States
Navy, commanded a battle ship
in the Mediterranean, and at the
close of the war was placed in
charge of the captured Austrian
fieet in the Adriatic Sea. Judge
Moll is married and the father
of three children.
"Judge Robert M. Toms was
prospecting attorney during the
period 1924 to 1928. The high
esteem in which he is held by
the members of the legal pro-
fession is partially due to his
versatility, and interest in the
advancement of the arts. Judge
Toms is married and the father
of two daughters.
"Judges Chenot, Moll and
Toms have each received "pre-
ferred approval" of the Bar As-
sociation, the three Detroit news-
papers, and the Detroit Citizens
League.
"It will be a credit to the judg-
ment of the citizens of Wayne
County to retain upon the Wayne
Circuit bench men of such judi-
cial temperament, scholarly in-
tellect, and personal interest in
civic, charitable, and religious ac-
tivities as possessed by the Hon-
orable James E. Chenot, the
Honorable Lester S. Moll, and
the Honorable Robert M. Toms."

Improvements for
Pupils, Teachers in
McFarland Program

The University of Michigan
School of Music will present Miss
Strengthening of our rural
Judith Victor of Detroit in a
piano recital on Monday, April school system and equalizing edu-
cational opportunities for chil-
dren in all sections of the state
is an immediate need in Michi-
gan, Edward W. McFarland,
Democratic candidate for state
superintendent of public instruc-
tion asserts in outlining a pro-
gram to accomplish this.
Principal points in McFar-
land's rural school program are:
A survey of the state's school
districts to determine their ac-
tual needs and relative wealth
to serve as a basis for more
equitable distribution of school
aid. This would eliminate chisel-
ing by wealthier districts and
prevent application of political
pressure to win unwarranted
school aid for some districts.
A decent minimum salary for
rural school teachers to afford
them opportunities for self im-
provement, travel and decent liv-
ing to place them on a par with
the other professional people of
their communities.
A method to extend more aid
MISS JUDITH VICTOR
in providing modern and ade-
7, at 8:30 P.M., at the Lydia quate buildings for districts un-
Mendelssohn Theater in Ann Ar- able to afford them.
bor. This recital is to be given
Raising of rural school stand-
in partial fulfillment for the de- ards to equalize educational op-
gree of Bachelor of Music. The portunities of children.
public is invited.
Security in their jobs f o r
Miss Victor is the daughter of teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Victor of
Elimination of pressure poli-
Fairfield Ave. She studied piano tics in the state school superin-
for a number of years under tendent's office.
Bendetson Netzorg of Detroit.
Now a senior at the University Judge Dewitt H. Merriam
of Michigan, Miss Victor has
spent the past three and a half
Endorsed for Re-Election
years majoring in music there.
Miss Victor is a pupil of Prof.
Judge DeWitt H. Merriam,
Joseph Brinkman of Ann Arbor. candidate for re-election as Cir-
cuit Judge next Monday, received
the endorsement of thousands of
Y.P.T.C. Musical Comedy men and women from all walks
of life, throughout Wayne Coun-
Not to Be Repeated
ty. Countless civic organizations,
Although an article appeared labor groups, the bar, the church,
in the Detroit Jewish Chronicle the press—all have joined to-
of last Saturday to the effect that gether in tribute to this man.
Judge Merriam is a native of
the young people's club of Tem-
ple Beth El would give a second Michigan, a graduate of the De-
performance of their comedy, troit College of Law, and has
"Ah Choo," or "Caught in the been re-elected Circuit Judge
Draft," the club regretfully an- three times since his appointment
nounces that since the publica- in 1923. Prior to becoming
tion of that article it has changed Judge, he was appointed Gen-
its plans and decided not to give eral Attorney for the U. S. Rail-
the second performance.
road Administration by Presi-
The date originally contemplat- dent Woodrow Wilson.
ed was the same date as the
Judge Merriam's list of en-
annual meeting of the Jewish dorsers include all leading civic
Welfare Federation. Instead of groups, the Detroit Bar Associa-
merely changing the date the club tion and the Detroit and Wayne
decided that the two perform- County Federations of Labor. He
ances, the one in the Brown is a member of the Oddfellows,
Memorial Chapel, and the one at Elks, Moose, Eagles, Maccabees,
Camp Custer were adequate for and many other civic and fra-
this particular play.
ternal organizations.

The Detroit Women's Division
of the American Jewish Congress
will meet at the Detroit Leland
Hotel on Wednesday, April 9,
at 1:45 p. m. Dr. Robert S.
Drews, dean of the Great Lakes
College, will be the guest speaker,
on the subject "Democracy Un-
der the Microscope."
Dr. Clarissa Fineman , vice-
president in charge of education,
and her committee, consisting of
mesdames C. Falik, Ben Lewis,
Joseph May, Al Padover, Charles
Rosenblatt, Julian Tobias and
Morris Toppel, arranged the pro-
gram.
Mrs. Nathan Spevakow, presi-
dent, mesdames Perry Burnstine,
I. B. Dworman and Joseph New-
man, who attended the $25 donor
luncheon, given in New York
City by the Women's Division
April 2, at which Mrs. Frank-
lin D. Roosevelt was guest speak-
er, will present highlights of
the affair.
Mrs. Daniel Siegel, chairman
of the theatre project, and her
co-chairmen, . mesdames Alfred
Koffman, Nathan Weingarden
and Otto Weiss, request all mem-
bers of the Women's Division
to be present and to remit all
outstanding funds.
Mrs. A. A. Davidson and her
committee urge members to
bring their friends and prospec-
tive members to this meeting.

Judge John V. Brennan Is
Candidate for Re-Election

The Hon. John V. Brennan has
been a Judge of the Recorder's
Court for the past 15 years. He
has been re-elected to that office
on three different occasions,
leading the tickets each time.
Regarding his candidacy for re-

election, Judge John V. Brennan
says, that a Judge can have no
platform other than to interpret
and apply the law fairly, justly,
impartially and humanely. He
believes that if you want to know
what a man will do tomorrow,
find out what he did yesterday
and the days before yesterday.
Other things being equal, experi-
ence counts heavily.

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