Hoover faulted parole system after Iowa trooper’s death
Current Comment raises concern over parole practices after Oran Pape, Iowa highway patrolman, was killed by a paroled felon who had pleaded guilty in 1934. The piece blames courts, lawyers, and doctors alongside the parole system and lauds the FBI under J Edgar Hoover for efficiency and leadership. Clyde Tolson, a former Cedar Rapids resident, is noted as Hoover’s top assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasninglwon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Oran Pape
Iowa
Davenport
Pape
State Patrol
Bureau of Investigation
John Dillinger
Clyde Tolson
Cedar Rapids
I A A REGURUO Papes Slayer Paroled Bandit Kills Patrolman
State Highway Patrolman Oran H. Pape a former Iowa football star died 2 40 a m after a gun battle with a parolee bandit Roscoe R Barton 23 Davenport. Barton shot Pape with the stolen pistol and died from a head wound after Pape wrestled for control on highway 61 near Fairport. Pape 28 mother Mrs Charles O Pape and brother Vern at bedside. Paul Turner Muscatine coach donated blood.
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Muscatine
Oran H. Pape
University of Iowa
Pape
Charles O. Pape
Dubuque
Vern
Iowa
Iowa Highway Patrol
Sam Kelly
Davenport
Roscoe R. Barton
Barton
Highway 61
Here
Kelly
A. L. Bryan
Paul Turner
Fairport
Leo Hande
Bloomfield
Eldon
Hoover era fingerprint bureau drives crime detection
Olson heads criminal identification work as the bureau holds over 5.8 million fingerprints. With a system developed since Hoover, prints on file enable identification in three minutes, aiding many crime solutions and proving detection is a science, not guesswork.
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Olson
Hoover
Washington
Hull outlines trade program to restore foreign markets
Secretary Hull explains the U S foreign trade program to the Chamber of Commerce. He argues domestic recovery depends on regaining lost foreign markets for surplus-creating industries. Roosevelt says a first class diet for 130 million could spur greater farm production and end the depression if farmers gain access to their own market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Hull
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Roosevelt
Hull tariff theory and reciprocal agreements for recovery
Secretary Hull argues that reciprocal tariff pacts can revive foreign markets and boost industry. He notes treaties like the Canada agreement and doubts agriculture will gain, while contending protection has benefited most American industries, labor, and consumers.
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Ecretary
Hull
Canada
Naval Budget Alarm Grows As War Looms
An editorial laments soaring naval spending abroad and in the United States. It notes the House Appropriations Committee approval of a $531 million peacetime naval supply bill and warns that militarism threatens world harmony.
Des Moines Pages Remember Patrolman Oran Pape
Des Moines tributes honor Oran Pape, praised by Mrs. Alex Miller and Governor Clyde L. Herring. Secretary of State notes Pape was one of the division’s best and bravest. Governor laments his death and calls his courage evident.
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Des Moines
Oran Pape
Alex Miller
Secretary of State
Highway Patrol
Clyde L. Herring
Pape
Carjacking Attempt Near Waukon Ends With Struggle
A man stole Iowa license plates 3 1590 then tried to flee in a car after stopping for police officer Pape at Waukon. Pape confronted the driver and wrestled for the weapon as the suspect sought to drive away, continuing on page 2 col 4.
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Iowa
Waukon
Pape
Pape death prompts call for paired patrols in Iowa
Des Moines AP reports Glen Schmidt head of the state investigation bureau urged larger force after gun battle near Muscatine. He cited prior Barrow gang shootout and deputy wounded, arguing patrols should be in pairs to reduce risk and protect officers statewide.
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DES Moines
Oran Pape
Muscatine
Glen Schmidt
State Investigation Bureau
Barrow
Dickens and Sketches by Boz marked a new literary voice
A reflection on Dickens early works, Sketches by Boz and the Pickwick Papers, highlighting the portrayal of London’s poor and the humanizing of the lower classes. It praises Dickens for revealing the city’s human panorama with a stereoscopic eye and laments the enduring, sacred value of his love and humor.
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Gwynplaine
Victor Hugo
Dickens
Boz
London
Fagin
Nell
Paul Dombey
Carlyle
Pickwick
Sam Weller
Dodson and Fogg
Mr. Pell
Smauker
Dowler
Bullet Proof Glass Fails Bank Robbers in Holcomb
Two bandits blasted bullet proof glass at Holcomb National Bank to reach money cages but fled as bullets bounced back. Cashier Howard Johnston said one robber shouted This is a stickup and they fired before hands went up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holcomb, Ill
Holcomb National Bank
Howard Johnston
Cedar Rapids Man Killed In Crash East Of Tama
Frank Kaiser 60 from Cedar Rapids was killed when his car rear ended a state highway truck east of Tama on Seabert hill. Passenger Mrs. Walter Knoebel suffered severe injuries. another driver R F Weed escaped uninjured. Coroner Harvey Jones investigated scene as Kaiser’s body was taken to a Tama mortuary.
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Frank Kaiser
Second Street
Tama
Seabert Hill
Highway
Walter Knoebel
Seventh Street
State Highway Commission
Kaiser
Knoebel
Harvey Jones
Toledo
Vinton
Marshalltown
Knoebels
Weather Erratic As Mercury Reaches A New High Of 81
The Cedar Rapids area saw unstable conditions with clouds, rain, and wind. The temperature climbed to a new yearly high of 81 at 2 45 p.m., after 70 at 1 15 and 80 at 11 30 a.m., rising from a 54 6 a.m. low and pairing with brief sun between showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Hearst Appeals To Enjoin Probers In Seizing Telegrams
William Randolph Hearst asked the DC circuit court to review a ruling dismissing his injunction suit. The publisher seeks to stop the Senate lobby committee from seizing his private telegrams. The petition was filed by attorney Elisha Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
William Randolph Hearst
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
Senate Lobby Committee
Alfred A. Wheat
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Elisha Hanson
Perkins urges wage talks reconvening in New York Thursday
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins urged wage negotiators to reconvene in New York Thursday night if no agreement is reached during the day to avoid a complete tie up in the anthracite coal industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frances Perkins
New York
TALTAN FORCES REACH SUBURBS OF ADDIS ABABA
Italian forces under Field Marshal Badoglio pushed toward Addis Ababa reaching the high plateau near the capital. Emperor Haile Selassie returned to confer with the U S minister as reports said fascist troops were in or near the city. Badoglio announced occupation of Sasa Baneh gateway to Harar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
United States
Negus
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Ethiopia
Badoglio
Sasa Baneh
Harar
Italian Forces Capture Sasa Baneh as Ethiopian Army Rout Claimed
General Rodolfo Graziani’s “Hell on Wheels” army reports capture of Sasa Baneh and Buffalo, claiming Ethio pia’s last organized army destroyed. Ital ian advance guards reportedly approach Addis Ababa from the north with two columns, one within eight miles of the capital and the other 40 miles away, facing little resistance.
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Rome
INS
Rodolfo Graziani
Hell On
Sasa Baneh
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Dessye
Egyptian crowds mourn King Fuad I in Cairo funeral
Tens of thousands line Cairo streets as King Fuad I’s body travels on a gun carriage from Abdin palace to El Rifai mosque. A two mile military procession follows with Egyptian and foreign notables. Alexandria hosts a ten thousand strong memorial march amid rising political tension after a deadly clash.
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Cairo
INS
Fuad I
Abdin Palace
el Rifai
Alexandria
Farouk Leaves England for Cairo After Fuad I’s Death
King Farouk of Egypt travels from a guarded English country home to Cairo after the death of Fuad I. King Edward XIII receives him at Buckingham Palace and notes the closeness of Fuad’s death to King George V’s passing. The royal party departs Dover aboard a special train while the Duke of Kent bids farewell at Victoria Station.
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London
Farouk
Egypt
Fuad I
Cairo
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Fuad
George V
Dover
Duke of Kent
Victoria Station
Wounded robber identified as paroled bank bandit
Sheriff Wendel Johnson said the man shot after a bank holdup in Pittsfield was Perry Williams the so called baby bandit of Quincy He had been paroled from Chester penitentiary in January The suspect had been wounded during the Thursday incident at the First National bank in Pittsfield Illinois AP report
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield, Ill
Wendel Johnson
First National Bank
Perry Williams
Quincy
Chester
Relief marchers spark rough justice at Trenton state house
Washington dispatch notes relief marchers protest New Jersey repeal of sales tax for relief aid. Governor Hoffman signs the bill despite opposition, using red ink to show disapproval. Warns of possible similar protests in other states and at national capital if unemployment worsens. ALICE LONGWORTH.
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Washington, D. C
Trenton State House
New Jersey
Hoffman
Washington
Inflationists Force House Vote On Farm Relief Bill
Rep. William Berlin of Pennsylvania becomes the 218th signer of a petition that triggers a May 11 House vote on the $3 billion Frazier Lemke farm inflation bill. The plan would refinance all farm mortgages at low interest via new currency to create a revolving fund easing farm debt burdens.
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Washington
INS
Pennsylvania
William Berlin
William Lemke
N. D
Frazier-Lemke
Central City Woman Dies After Buggy Truck Collision
Mrs Minnie Fenstermaker 42 of near Central City died at a local hospital at 9 30 p m Wednesday two days after a buggy she rode in was struck by a truck driven by Sylvester Holub of Central City west of Prairieburg. She suffered a fractured skull. Survivors include husband Henry and daughter Nita. Funeral arrangements pending Hatch Funeral Home Central City.
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Minnie Fenstermaker
Central City
Prairieburg
Sylvester Holub
Fenstermaker
Henry Fenstermaker
Nita
Hatch
Burned By Lye Thrown In Argument
Jack Wood of 328 Second Avenue SW suffered facial and eye burns after an argument with a man who allegedly threw lye water from a pail. Wood says he was struck with a brush and his head drenched, risking loss of sight in his right eye. police seek arrest warrant.
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Jack Wood
Second Avenue SW
Wood
Half Billion Naval Supply Measure Moves To House
The House began consideration of a $531 million peacetime naval supply bill in a surprise move to pass it before week’s end. The measure funds navy operations for the year starting July 1 and authorizes construction of two battleships, with an estimated 35,000 ton hull costing about $50 million each.
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Washington
House
INS
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Britain seeks budget boost for 1936 naval drive
Viscount Mansell the first lord of the admiralty announced a 10 300 000 pound budget increase to start 1936 naval construction and fund Mediterranean defense due to the Italo Ethiopian war. Three million pounds will begin two new battleships five cruisers nine destroyers one aircraft carrier and 22 minor ships. An extra two million pounds will shore up the Singapore base and four Hawkins class cruisers will be kept rather than scrapped.
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London
INS
Viscount Mansell
Admiralty
Britain
Mediterranean
Singapore
Tokyo Diet Prelude Sees Naval Budget Above 600 Million Yen
Tokyo reports on the eve of the diet extraordinary session that the naval budget for 1936 37 is forecast to top 600 million yen about 168 million dollars. The prediction underscores military funding priorities amid rising tensions in the region.
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TOKIO
INS
Confesses Killing Indiana Patrolman After Lima Jewelry Job
Al Barton 31 of Indianapolis admitted to killing Sgt Richard Rivers in Indianapolis after a Lima Ohio jewelry robbery. Barton named accomplices Jimmy Elmer Lee and said Elmer was wounded fleeing, while police recovered a stolen roadster and firearms. Becker Laura Giftman and Margaret linked to the case were also detained.
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Chicago
al Barton
Indianapolis
John Egan
Sergt
Richard Rivers
Lima
Egan
Maxwell Street
Barton
Barden
Jack Becker
Bartun
Laura
William Giftman
Margaret
Sheridan Plaza
Becker
Jimmy
Elmer
Lee
Ohio
Clashes injure nine civilians and seven police in Jerusalem
Nine civilians and seven policemen were wounded during a Wednesday night clash between Arab demonstrators and police in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Linn Officials Probe Cedar Rapids Tax Records
Governor Herring seeks AG opinion on authority to share federal income tax records with state tax collectors. Cedar Rapids delegates want 75 men's records to uncover unreported moneys and credits. Iowa Tax Service head supports access. tax board member cites possible AG complaint route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Gew
Clyde Herring
Herring
Internal Revenue Department
Cedar Rapids
Federal Income Tax Division
Charles Huston
Iown
Linn County
Robert M. Vesely
Ray Coutts
Iowa Tax Service
Louis Roddewig
State Tax Board
Roddewig
Senate Passes Price Discrimination Bill
The Senate approved the Robinson bill to curb price discrimination among buyers of like commodities after a reversal of an earlier decision and adoption of the Vandenberg resolution outlining exemptions for certain industries. Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan objected that the measure could threaten the automobile industry and offered an amendment later accepted to shield it from FTC control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Robinson
Vandenberg
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Federal Trade Commission
Time Clock Slayer To Get Life Term
Gottes Stettler 25 year old chauffeur faces life imprisonment after a jury finds him guilty of first degree murder arson and second degree burglary in the time clock murders of Mr and Mrs Carl S Barbour. The state sought the death penalty but the jury recommended life.
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Los Angeles
Gottfried Stettler
Carl S. Barbour
Superior Court
Bank Robbery Strikes Bogota National Bank
Five gunmen entered the Bogota National Bank shortly after noon, cowed several employees and customers, and escaped with between 18 000 and 20 000 dollars. Authorities search for suspects and recover surveillance footage.
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Bogota
N. J
Bogota National Bank
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J. Edgar Hoover
IAA
Reguruo
Bandit
John Bull
Japan
Appropriations Committee
National House
Dear Old Boz
Joseph Fort Newton
DR. Newton
ORAN
Cedar Rapids News
Hearst
Taltan
Duce
Sasa
Sasa Banch
Buffalo
Alice Longworth
Lye
Bulletin
Indiana
LINN
Bandits
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