14 Aug 1935
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1935
Page
1
The piece frames Haile Selassie warning of a looming war with Italy led by Benito Mussolini. It contrasts despots with blessings of power, comments on property rights, and cites Lincoln and Washington critics. It also notes local concerns over grand jury investigations and pork price debates tied to AAA policies.
Washington AP report on the showdown as senate and house investigators chase How ard C Hopson chief stockholder of Associated Gas and Electric. McCarthy seeks to serve the subpoena but is blocked by Hopsons aides and police. O Connors denial notes efforts to protect privacy and the pursuit continues.
Relatives in Cedar Rapids report Mr. and Mrs. Don Barnes of Cedar Rapids were injured in a Porterville California auto crash last Saturday. They rode with Allen Waters the driver and were knocked unconscious but suffered only bruises and head injuries. Mrs Barnes was thrown through the top and Mr Barnes through a door. Mrs Waters was gravely injured and hospitalized. The Barneses, visiting relatives on the coast, were released after dressing of wounds.
A woman laments lifelong misfortune yet argues that talent without opportunity is not fate. The author highlights Charlotte Bronte as an example, noting her duty to family and perseverance in writing to gain lasting fame despite poverty and illness.
Rescue workers in Turin report estimates of 600 or more dead after a hydro electric dam failure on the Orba river near Alessandria. The flood devastated 43 square miles, washing away homes and destroying bridges. Troops and police rushed to the area but a precise toll could not be determined until daylight.
New York AP report states Acting Banking Superintendent George W. Egbert filed in supreme court on Tuesday seeking more than 2 million dollars from 720 stockholders of the closed Bank of United States.
Don Miller 24 and William Larson 45 both of Olin were jailed after deputies served a warrant charging operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The arrests occurred Tuesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriffs Dick Payn and Dick Preston under Justice A S Reed.
Senator Long of Louisiana told colleagues he planned to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 1936 and would run as an independent if Roosevelt was renominated by the Democrats. Republican leaders hailed the possibility as a big break and warned it could swing the election, while Long confirmed plans to enter state primaries.
The Senate passed a bill to establish a new alcohol control administration replacing the Schechter NRA framework. It eliminates the provision allowing sale of distilled liquor in barrels and preserves bottle sales under treasury rules.
President Roosevelt signed a bill restoring all pension benefits cut by the 1933 economy act for veterans of the Spanish American War the Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine insurrection. About 50 000 pensioners may return to the rolls with annual costs estimated at 45 581 000 and widows receiving roughly 6 000 000. The White House noted World War I veterans still lack similar advantages.
Joe Gagen a Des Moines bondsman and alleged contact man withdrew his not guilty plea in a gambling conspiracy case during a Sioux City hearing before Judge F H Rice Gagen will file a motion or enter a new plea by Wednesday afternoon He may pursue a separate trial as did Walter Maley assistant attorney general who had filed motions seeking suppression of the indictment and a separate trial.
Associated Press dispatch from Rome notes informed circles expect Mussolini to pursue no compromise at the tri power talks on Ethiopia. London reports Lord Robert Cecil warns Britain will force Italy to honor the league covenant even at war. Paris hopes Laval persuades for settlement. Addis Ababa reports women fill army jobs as men go to battle. Cecil calls for clear, united league action to prevent war.
Rome reports Premier Mussolini instructed delegates at a three power conference to propose a British guarantee that Lake Tsana water at the Nile headwaters will stay with the river. The pledge aims to protect Egypt’s irrigation and agricultural valleys amid the Abysinnian dispute.
Sioux City contractor C. F. Lytle has served a $250000 libel lawsuit against the Sioux City Tribune. He cited August 6 notices demanding retractions over articles alleging faulty pavement and his financial ties to paying certificates.
Veterans Administrator Frank J. Hines announced 725000 allotted to the Iowa veterans hospital at Knoxville to add 300 beds and a new boiler plant. The funds are part of a 20 million package in the second deficiency bill signed by President Roosevelt.
Sioux City graft grand jury members return to work Thursday four days earlier than scheduled after Judge Rice ordered renewed proceedings. Prosecutors pressed on with corruption inquiries as Mayor Hayes faces removal hearings and state investigators continue probe amid petitions condemning the inquiry. Governor Herring and Woodbury County residents express puzzlement over public demands and political motives in the graft case.
U P report says Judge W Calvin Chesnut held the Tuesday hog processing tax unconstitutional. The court granted an injunction to John A Gebelein Inc a packing house restraining the government from collecting the tax.
U S circuit court of appeals granted injunctions to petitioners in suits seeking to stop collection of processing taxes. The order requires all recipients to impound funds sufficient to cover the tax, with a decision expected to be upheld later.
Senator Hastings asserts the bill is a Roosevelt measure and urges Democratic support. He says talks with the finance committee led to a rewritten bill aligned with the President’s wishes as La Follette vows to reintroduce small income tax amendments. Personal holding company taxes are raised to prevent tax evasions.
The births of Pete and Repeat Jones, Negro twins, have been officially recorded in Charleston South Carolina.
In Detroit on Tuesday a jury found Schweitzer and three others guilty of first degree murder in the death of attorney Dickin Dickinson. The women were given mercy recommendations but face life sentences under Michigan law. The trial spanned two weeks with testimony detailing a drinking party tied to the estate of the late William Yawkey. Dickinson’s death occurred at Rouge Park.
Thompson says attempts to operate a beer storage plan in Linn county under a so called storage agreement will face prompt action. The Rainbow Inn raid near Anamosa in Jones county involved Emmett Peacock and his wife. A trade name for Embassy club south of Cedar Rapids was filed in Peacock's name. Linn County Attorney G K Thompson states the Jones county method is illegal and would trigger authorities if attempted locally.
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