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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1933
Page
13
A column surveys Chicago liquor sale plans amid repeal talk, arguing that local controls may echo past saloon evils and urging legislative action. It also comments on crime law, judicial conduct, and the broader impact of automobiles on society and economy.
President Roosevelt on Saturday signed the liquor import control code to regulate hard liquor and wine imports after repeal of national prohibition. The code, administered by the federal alcohol control administration, sets a rough annual baseline of 4 million gallons hard liquor and 7 million gallons wine based on 1910 14 averages. A preliminary permit period is established pending Congress action. The plan includes a slush quota reserved for certain wine and liquor exporting countries, while beer and similar beverages are exempt.
Work starts Friday on the Cedar Rapids to Conesville natural gas line with about twenty five men, led by Fred Kennedy of Omaha. By mid week a force of up to 100 Cedar Rapids workers will be employed, operating four day shifts. The project, spanning country and crossing rivers, aims for completion in under sixty days barring bad weather.
William Randolph Hearst will address a nationwide audience on the money question from his San Simeon estate. The NBC coast-to-coast network will carry the program with Merlin H. Aylesworth hosting, airing at 10 p.m. CST on the WEAF red network across the East.
Lawyers acknowledge failures within their group and publicly confess the gaps. The speaker notes doing little to address the issues beyond the admission.
Chicago report says Dr. Alice Wynekoop hired a private detective amid the death mystery of Rheta Wynekoop. The move follows claims the Hippocratic oath could have morally pressured the physician to seek to save her daughter in law while keeping certain facts secret.
Irene Hullgren 58 of 1403 Third Street NW was jailed 10 10 after a tirade at county relief offices in the courthouse basement. She had protested Friday and Saturday. previously fined 100 and costs on September 12 for assault and battery after allegedly striking a bystander during a relief strike. A 30 day jail sentence in lieu of payment was issued Saturday morning.
Cedar Rapids experienced cloudy skies with light rain overnight and on Friday. Temperatures climbed from 41 at 7 p.m. to 46 by 9 a.m. Saturday, reaching 52 by 1:15 p.m. as partial sunshine returned.
About 250 older boy delegates from more than twenty Iowa communities attended the Iowa State Older Boys conference in Cedar Rapids. Rev. Rolland W. Schloerb of Hyde Park Baptist Church Chicago spoke on The Spirit of the Laboratory in the New World, urging study and collaboration over routine.
In Louisiana sixth district quarrel over an election without a primary Huey Long allies burn official ballots in East and West Feliciana parishes to block a vote while Long vows the election will be held fairly and loyally. An injunction seeks to bar the ballot with widow Bolivar Kemp's name as candidate and nine of ten parishes halt ballot distribution.
Senator Logan says a special committee will report possible irregularities in Louisiana’s 1932 primary to the Senate in January. He noted evidence about Broussard’s fraud claims in Overton’s defeat, but said no proof contests Overton’s majority.
The Ford company gains a contract to supply about 700 trucks for the CCC after Secretary Wallace confirms acceptance of the bid. NRA chief Hugh B Johnson and Comptroller General J R McCarl support that Ford dealers' bids meet code terms even if Ford himself has not signed. Substantial review may assess whether the Bethesda Maryland bid met the minimum price under the code.
J T McDonnell of 603 Avenue NW a commercial traveler is named assistant disbursing officer in charge of Linn county CWA payrolls by the state administration He assumes control of about $6000 for 547 workers at the courthouse Saturday afternoon Checks go to the local paymaster in blank with worker names and pay inserted locally Next week many crews will receive checks on the job directly from foremen
President Roosevelt, satisfied with progress on monetary policy and the recovery program, prepared to depart Warm Springs on Sunday for Washington. He will board a special train Sunday afternoon and reach the White House Monday. He remained silent on monetary policy questions and dismissed reports of a currency truce.
Sir Cecil Hurst of Great Britain elected president of the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague succeeding Mineichiro Adachi of Japan. He will serve from January 1934 through December 1936.
Ethel Barrymore and Eva Le Gallienne blasted a Philadelphia audience for ignorance and lack of faith after Le Gallienne missed a lecture date. Barrymore defended Le Gallienne while Le Gallienne urged trust in theater discipline and integrity.
Washington United States Senate leaders discuss regulation of stock exchanges and intensified tax law reforms to close loopholes exploited by J. P. Morgan Otto H Kahn and others. Brandeis argues Congress may regulate via mail or taxation power and committees plan joint action while House initiates tax measures. The Chase National Bank inquiry resumes next week with a possible recess until December 18 for Detroit bank investigations.
In Decatur Alabama a second Scottsboro defendant faces appeal after a jury convicts him and imposes death. Defense chief Leibowitz vows Supreme Court action while co defendant Patterson awaits trial and Norris sits in jail.
Leo Burke, 28, of Iowa City, was arrested at 6 10 a.m. Saturday for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a near collision on Fifth Avenue between Fourth and Sixth Streets. Patrolmen Prasil and Lee stopped his car as he was very intoxicated. Paul Spray, 36, of 1608 Washington Avenue SE, was also arrested at 4 10 a.m. Saturday in the business district for intoxication but could not be arraigned in police court Saturday forenoon.
Bemis and Schlick of Des Moines filed a indemnity bond with National Surety for the completion of section B of the sewage disposal plant. The bond covers the full bid amount of 219000 dollars and awaits approval by City Attorney Bleakley. Groundbreaking occurred at 7 am Saturday with initial labor by excavators and about 200 local workers to be hired gradually.
In Saline county a jury convicted Mark H. Shank of poisoning Alvin Colley, his wife, and their two sons at a picnic. The same trial included indictments for all four deaths with the punishment set at death in the electric chair. Shank, held insane by defense, faces a new-trial motion next Thursday at Malvern.
At Adolph Fricke farms near Mount Union 15758 bushels of corn were placed under seal in what authorities called the biggest corn loan agreement in Iowa A loan of 7091 dollars was paid out to Fricke Saturday
Martin J. Insull, former Chicago Utilities director, was arrested in Toronto for extradition to the United States on embezzlement charges tied to the Midwest Utilities collapse. He was released on $10,000 bail and may appeal within fifteen days. his brother Samuel Jr. fights extradition in Greece.
Athens awaits a decision near December 31 on how long Samuel Insull may remain in Greece under his current permit. If expelled, he would need official papers instead of his U S passport. Washington recently protested a Greek court ruling that Insull’s case is non extraditable for embezzlement linked to a Cook County grand jury indictment.
Christmas Savings club checks totaling $2,000 were mailed Saturday to 126 depositors of United State Bank at 99 Sixteenth Avenue BW Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids total paid to date reaches $27,000. Merchants National Bank and Peoples Savings Bank will mail their Christmas club checks on December 6.
In Paris the new cabinet of Premier Camille Chautemps won a confidence vote 391 to 19 in the chamber of deputies. The premier had appealed for patriotism to balance the budget and save the franc, a program that had defeated three prior cabinets in the year.
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