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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1935
Page
1
A Gazette editorial argues the governor’s corruption probe exposes deep rot in state politics. It recalls a Woodbury grand jury case, decries official graft, and condemns executive council funding of an inquiry while stressing nonpartisan integrity in state government.
Addis Ababa municipal order mobilizes all able bodied male residents for defense of the capital. Unattached men must be assigned to a chief and receive salary, while all not soldiers must register arms or face fines and confiscation. Unemployed men must register and await ministerial disposition. Landowners must register tenants and report absentees.
In Addis Ababa AP reports that Ethiopians nationwide will pray Sunday for peace with Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress attending at St George cathedral. Ceremonies employ historic instruments as natives train for war amid forecasts of potential Italian offensive as rainy season ends early.
Dispatches from Djibouti report that Ethiopian tribesmen crossed into French Somaliland and raided the Assaimara, killing or wounding about 100. Twenty French subjects were among the casualties, with the governor heading to the border to investigate. Paris says no confirmed battle and places Agadelle 150 miles inside Ethiopian territory.
Washington AP report says the House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill by Rep. Buck of California for a 50 percent reduction in the wine tax. The action sets up debate on the measure in Congress and could affect wine prices.
The piece argues for full disclosure of campaign receipts and expenditures by state officials. It contends that voters deserve to know who pays the bills and that public money should not fund political campaigns. It calls for responsible reporting to reveal how campaigns are financed and how that influences state administration.
A 1935 essay reflecting on religious belief and the nature of sermons. It ponders how many people live between old and new faiths, choosing critique over conviction, with a call to fill the blank page of life with meaning and purpose. The piece cites Disraeli and Harvard, noting the secular drift in modern thought.
In a rally addressing 12,000 black shirts bound for East Africa, Benito Mussolini declared Italy’s aim to build a fascist empire. He praised their discipline, promised sacrifices, and urged swift action as troops marched in heavy order en route to Cancalupo and other units.
Detroit engineer and industrialist Walter S. Russell, 80, died Saturday at his summer home in Belle River Ontario. He was a prominent figure in Detroit industry and noted for his engineering work and leadership roles.
Thomas M. Howell known as a LaSalle Street mystery man and former corn market cornerer was barred for two years from trading on American commodity exchanges. The action by the federal grain futures board follows Agriculture Secretary Wallace charging Howell unlawfully manipulated the market in July 1931. His lawyers said they would appeal to the United States circuit court of appeals.
Harold Crain 24 of 1007 G avenue NW was booked at the county jail at 4 30 p m after being arrested by Federal Agent Ed Miller and Deputy Sheriff Dick Payn near First street. Crain allegedly smashed two half pint bottles of liquid against a wall as the agent approached and is identified as the man who fled a June chase and abandoned a car containing alleged alcohol.
In Kansas City Kansas a dental office robbery ended with dentist J W Kain bound and gagged. The two assailants escaped with about $2 after an extraction in the chair, the incident prompting comments about the need to live.
Cedar Rapids housewives seek buyers for old gas stove and rugs via Gazette Want Ads. Mrs. H. H. Monfort reports quick sales and multiple inquiries after placing an ad. Ad lists high oven gas stove with ivory and green color and rug details. Dial 6626.
Sioux City AP H M Havner Woodbury county graft probe questioned Leo J Wegman state treasurer for about two and a half hours Voices were loud outside the grand jury room The panel recessed for the weekend as Ray Harrison Des Moines attorney assisting in the probe stayed on the witness stand Witnesses preceding Harrison were A S Wendel Bronson farmer and Sid Sokolsky owner of Sid s case a beer parlor Havner issued a subpoena for Lynn Geil who said Havner paid him for testimony The governor Clyde L Bare was subpoenaed to appear Monday Herring said he would not go to Sioux City and claimed immunity from subpoena The executive council s investigation of the investigation drew continued grand jury scrutiny Mrs Alex Miller Secretary of State Ross Ewing and Maurice J Breen testified }
Cedar Rapids saw a 93 degree peak at 4 p.m. Saturday with a cool down to 84 by 7 p.m. and 77 by 9:30 p.m. according to Chambers Inskeep company readings.
Hollywood report notes Stepin Fetchit offers a sincere tribute to Will Rogers. The colored comedian recalls Rogers as a good man Friday in a heartfelt recognition following Rogers's death.
Kenneth A. Morrison district comptroller was found shot in his car. Two men seen near his residence and a $20 000 life policy probe police for motive. Marian Koch exonerated and no robbery motive found. Morrison described as honest accountant and well liked at work.
Dr. A Lambie an Ethiopia expert and ally of Haile Selassie says malaria marshes typhus and harsh terrain may guard Ethiopia better than lions. He notes the plateau highlands 8000 to 10000 feet and steep canyons forcing any invader to fight through disease and difficult terrain. Rainy season ends abruptly around September 26 complicating entry and road building.
Rex Beach reports Alaska stunned by the Point Barrow air crash that killed Will Rogers and Wiley Post. The territory, recently hosting the famed pair, grapples with shock as details remain sparse and radio briefings offer the only information.
Atlantic City N J William Green head of the American Federation of Labor challenged a Commerce Department report claiming labor now gets a larger share of national income than in 1929. Green argued the figures fail to differentiate between worker levels from common laborers to utility company executives and elevator operators.
Attorney General orders inquiry into disorders at Plattsburg Missouri where farmers allegedly beat Marshal Henry Dillingham and deputies during a foreclosure sale. Probe follows telegrams from Judge Merrill Otis and U.S. attorneys in Kansas City.
Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis planned to speak Sunday in Hopkins Missouri after farmers who beat guards threatened to block two farm foreclosure sales.
HOLLYWOOD UP Will Rogers is dead but will live again for the American theater public in two of his latest films yet to be released announced Saturday They are Steamboat Round the Bend with Irvin S Cobb and In Old Kentucky Rogers next picture was to have been The Man From Home
Plans for services are laid out as the Rogers and Post crash victims are honored. Will Rogers and Wiley Post died in Alaska after flying missions. Mrs Will Rogers and her children pause in New York en route to the funeral in California. Definite arrangements await funerals and burial. J Helen Eaton, Rogers' niece, confirms services in Oklahoma City and a California burial site is likely.
The War Department notified on Saturday that Pilot Joel Crosson will leave Fairbanks at 8 a.m. PST with the bodies of humorist Will Rogers and Wiley Post. The plan calls for a refueling at Whitehorse and Prince George before arrival.
Funeral services for humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were tentatively scheduled in Los Angeles for the coming week. Rogers widow, Mrs Rogers, announced through Jesse Jones that his body would be placed in a Forestlawn vault in Oklahoma later for burial in Rogers native soil. Post will be buried in Oklahoma City with services likely there rather than at the Post farm.
The outlook for Aug 19 to 24 calls for frequent showers across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Temperatures will run near or below normal as unsettled conditions persist.
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