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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1933
Page
1
A parcel of letters and notes discusses Uncle Sam’s pig program, prohibition era evils, and a mother seeking parole for her imprisoned son. It cites Swift and Capone as moral contrasts, calls for efficient government, and describes NRA canvassing and employment drives led by Gen. Hugh Johnson to boost demand and labor reemployment.
Monticello pilots Otis Briggs age 30 and William Hanken age 25 were killed when their plane crashed six miles north of Clarence on the Howard Kirkpatrick farm shortly before 9 am Monday. They were en route to Davenport for a semi annual license inspection after motor trouble forced an attempted landing in a pasture. The plane, seen circling then disappearing behind trees, was badly damaged. Briggs held a transport pilot license and was an employee of a Monticello radio shop. Hanken owned the monoplane and held a student pilot license. Both bodies were taken to a Clarence mortuary. Federal inspector R L Stephens said enforcement details pending.
Des Moines AP report says Dewey M. Berlovich, 39, charged with receiving stolen property from the Lincoln National Bank heist. He pled not guilty before Judge Allan A. Herrick and was released on a $10,000 appearance bond. The case centers on $6,500 in Liberty bonds allegedly part of the September 17 1930 Lincoln bank robbery.
Police puzzled by Elmer Briles a 23 year old paroled convict from Anamosa reformatory who went to Cedar Rapids city jail at 1 a.m. Monday demanding return to prison Briles had a 1930 five year larceny sentence served three years and cited lack of work and trouble with a young woman as reasons for wanting to be sent back He was placed in a cell for investigation
AP dispatch from Poona reports Mahatma Gandhi growing weaker on the sixth day of his fast to protest government denial of privileges for his untouchables campaign. Gandhi was moved Sunday from Yerada jail to a hospital as associates voiced considerable anxiety.
Statement urges aiding the needs of all people to lift the national depression in the United States. Emphasizes that helping others is essential to recovery and that restricting efforts to one group would prolong economic hardship.
A critique in 1933 attitudes questions books depicting crime and degeneracy. It argues the stories offer a carnival of corruption and psychopathic horror, contrasts them with real life, and wonders why once decent readers seek thrill in putrid life.
A special police guard was placed at the commerce department in Washington after reports that a group of communists from Baltimore, largely longshoremen and other workers, planned to visit Hugh S. Johnson. Guards were posted to prevent entrance until any untoward demonstration could be assessed.
Washington AP reports farm administration actions to raise crop contracts for fifteen states. Sweet corn canners will boost grower payments by average 25 percent with a sliding scale, not cutting prices and risking only a quarter cent per can to consumers. States affected include Maine New York Maryland Virginia Indiana Ohio Illinois Iowa Nebraska Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Pennsylvania Tennessee and Kentucky.
A severe Atlantic gale with heavy rain battered coastal New Jersey and New York. Eleven dead and several missing as forecasts warned the storm would intensify through Tuesday. A tropical disturbance west of Bermuda is moving toward the eastern seaboard prompting Coast Guard patrols and marine advisories.
Police launched a forenoon search for a mentally unsteady foreign-appearing man after Lloyd Hall reported the visitor threatened his father with death if not hired to help erect a revival tent on Center Point road NE. The 25 year old, 5 foot 1 inch man wore a light blue shirt a blue coat khaki trousers and had no hat.
Bridgeville Delaware AP Rudy Vallee singer and orchestra leader escaped harm when their car skidded and overturned near Greenwood. Miss Alice Faye suffered a cut above the eye and body bruises in the Monday accident.
Four killed and twenty one injured in a crash on the Philadelphia Pike near Wilmington when a nitrocellulose truck collided with a picnic vehicle. Victims from Chester and Marcus Hook, Pa., were trapped in flames as ambulances responded to the blaze. The Nitro cellulose truck belonged to Tri City Freight of Baltimore en route to a Gillespie New Jersey chemical firm.
In Denver Albert Bates and accomplice Almanter E. faced charges in the kidnapping of Charles F. Arachel, a millionaire Oklahoma City oilman. Bates was bound over for trial on $100,000 bond, with federal officers fearing an attempted jailbreak during the arraignment, held at the county jail.
The Cedar Rapids City Council moved to reduce gas rates from $1.35 to 90 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, cutting the price by one third. The ordinance passed two readings with no opposition and awaits final passage next Monday after public inspection. The action follows discovery that the prewar rate was 90 cents per globally recognized franchise terms and 1921 ordinance fixed the higher rate to cover production costs. City Solicitor had advised the lower rate last winter, but the mayor delayed reporting it.
A New York informed piece weighs NRA programs in the ledger of benefits and costs. It highlights higher farmer purchasing power, shorter hours, reduced unemployment, end of child labor, and sweatshop elimination as gains, while noting higher living costs, business overhead, rising government debt, and higher taxes as burdens for investors and workers.
NRA code talks on the coal industry near completion after weeks of negotiations led by Hugh S. Johnson. The plan centers on a nonunion friendly approach, with broader NRA goals of enforcing codes and expanding the blue eagle drive nationwide as unemployment targets loom. Johnson foresees a mid November retirement with Baruch partnership planned for post tenure.
Tulsa authorities report that a fifth baby was sold to pay hospital costs of its unmarried mother. Helen Schaeffer, director of the Tulsa children’s service bureau, disclosed that four other infants had been sold for 70 to 100 dollars, prompting a state investigation and a warning that new cases may emerge periodically.
Results from Monday games across leagues include a tie in extra innings between New York and Chicago after darkness halted play. Cleveland edged Boston 10 to 9, Detroit beat Philadelphia 7 to 1, while Chicago and New York were rained out in their National League matchup with Cincinnati and Philadelphia also affected by rain.
Des Moines reports state executive council authorized action to recover about 50 000 from members of the Forty third general assembly for expenses. Attorney general to obtain judgments and executions to compel repayment as Gov Herring notes this follows action started by the late Brown McCrary. Some legislators already returned funds or paid interest. a 500 cap on expenses was set for the Forty third session.
Washington AP reports the War Department issued orders shifting nearly twenty top army officers. Major General Johnson Hagood was moved from command of the Seventh Corps Area in Omaha to the Eighth Corps Area, part of a broad post-to-post reorganization.
The prolonged port workers strike in Cuba ended Monday night drawing some unrest to a close. In Havana mobs executed rough justice against those tied to the Machado era with two killed and a mob attempt to lynch a third in Oriente province. Julio Heredia, ex henchman of Major Arsenio Ortiz, was shot in Santiago and dragged through the streets. policeman Luis de Spayne was killed at Palmo Soriano.
Washington AP reports the Industrial Recovery Board will request all industries under fair competition codes to submit data on price increases. Attorney General Cummings said the initial focus is on the fourteen industries approved by the President, aiming to document higher costs, especially labor, tied to code enforcement.
The administration signaled it will dump wheat wherever possible if London talks fail to curb acreage. Wallace gave three days for terms and will announce by August 24 the U S acreage cut needed for tax benefits. If a world plan forms, U S farmers may be asked to plow under about 15 percent.
Washington reports warn of bread profiteering shifts as stores replace higher priced brands with cheaper ones. Dr Frederic C Howe cites a 22 percent consumer price rise since February enabling a 150 percent jump in farmer wheat prices. In twenty two cities the average one loaf price rose to 7.9 cents by August 9 from August 2.
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