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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1933
Page
1
A column by Verne Marshall surveys Secretary Swanson’s urged naval buildup as a path to world peace, Japan’s rejection of the six five three ratio, and broader tensions among major powers. It notes Edward A. Hayes’ bold plan to align Legion members’ actions, Alexander Legge’s death, and unemployment efforts under public works and the CCC, with local Cedar Rapids and Chicago events on projects and enforcement.
The Supreme Court rules John Factor must be sent to London to face charges tied to an $8 million stock market scheme. Justices split with Justice Butler dissenting, framing the treaty broadly to allow extradition for money obtained by fraud. Factor, famed Chicago barber turned financier, faces charges of receiving 458,500 pounds sterling from Broad A Press linked to Vulcan Copper, Asbestos Holding, and Rhodesia Border Mining.
Senator Louis Murphy urged Iowans to support a six dollar per hundredweight minimum price for hogs. He asked residents to wire Roosevelt Wallace or George N Peek of the AAA to back the plan, arguing Packers have driven prices down from $5.55 in October to $3.55 recently. Murphy said he opposes general price peging but calls this an imperative exception.
Los Angeles prosecutors indicted three men for robbery after Mae West testified before a grand jury about a holdup. She reported losing 19,000 in jewels and 3,400 in cash. The defendants are Harry O Vorer Edward H Friedman and Morris Cohen.
The passage argues that Chest institutions have never been more essential and asks if anyone has failed to learn this lesson after recent experience, urging universal recognition of their value for neighbors and the city.
The piece reflects on loneliness in society and among the secure, urging readers to reach out to friendless individuals. It notes that some are victim to circumstances like time or tragedy, while others are shy or isolated. It concludes with a call to offer practical friendship to enrich both lives.
In Des Moines the administration backed move to have the Iowa Senate act as a committee of the whole on tax revision, delaying other business while a three way interim bill is reported. Senator Byers of Linn county proposed delaying the move and warned against closing galleries or excluding the press.
Alexander Legge 67 longtime head of International Harvester and first chairman of the federal farm board died of a heart attack at his Hinsdale home. Known as The Tron Man and The Iron Man he helped lead wartime economic efforts and directed munitions shipments as head of the War Industries Board. Legge born January 13, 1866 in Dane County Wisconsin rose from farm boy to Chicago executive, later serving as a dollar-a-year industrial mobilization director.
Oklahoma's 4-H club team captured first place in the national congress poultry judging contest in Chicago. Michigan took second and Iowa placed fifth with other teams ranking South Dakota fourth Nebraska sixth Virginia seventh Minnesota eighth. Elvis McGraw and Jimmie Russ led as top high boys for the winning squad, representing Delhi and Lookeba in Oklahoma.
The 20 year old Edna Morris was found dead in the woods on her father's farm five miles from Princess Anne Maryland. Initial reports indicated possible murder but authorities later said she died by her own hand. The town remained quiet after a week of unrest tied to a lynching case in which four men were arrested and then released.
The Republican National Committee charged Monday night that the Roosevelt administration seeks a dictatorship by censoring press and radio. It claims officials threaten licenses to force media, cites epithets against critics, and warns Congress will oppose administration policies when it convenes.
Judge F. Ellison, head of the Eighteenth judicial district, presided Monday over a brief automobile damage suit trial. The $4,000 case of vd. F. Sorensen v William Kuda, arising from a Oct 17 1932 crash at Second avenue and Second street SW, concluded testimonies and final arguments in one afternoon with the jury to retire Tuesday morning.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh prepared for a nonstop flight from Bathurst British West Africa to Natal Brazil. They worked on the low wing monoplane while awaiting favorable winds for the 1,870 mile crossing. Two Sunday attempts to launch failed as weather held the start.
Springfield Illinois AP Governor Horner signed warrants for extradition from Minnesota to Chicago of Roger Touhy and three companions Edward McFadden Albert Kator and Peter Stevens. Touhy was acquitted at St Paul last week in another kidnapping case.
A Saskatchewan farmer, Frank Isackson of Elfros, crowned wheat king for hard red spring variety at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. William Rogers of Tappen, British Columbia, won reserve with durum wheat. Judges noted drought effects on samples and announced many blue ribbons for stock and agricultural displays.
Elliot Brown of Rose Hill Iowa sent another champion to the International Livestock Exposition this year, an Aberdeen. Continued on page 12 column 6.
Washington reports that the federal alcohol administration will be ready to start functioning Tuesday. Director Joseph H. Choate said after leaving the White House he reviewed the liquor situation with President Roosevelt. In Washington DC, Justice Letts of the DC supreme court considered Canon William Sheafe Chase’s bid to block the repeal proclamation, with a decision promised for Tuesday.
Associated Press reports spirits may be sold Tuesday in at least sixteen states as repeal bills advance. States vary from no sales to limited sales with meals or in packaged forms. The list includes Alabama none, California wine or beer with meals, Colorado beer and wine in public venues, and Illinois largely unrestricted except Chicago.
In Fort Smith Arkansas, Raymond Drake said a man in hospital looked like Charles Arthur Floyd but could not confirm identity. Police guards were withdrawn. Two women identified as Floyd’s wife and cousin, and a man believed to be Floyd, were under guard after a late Sunday crash near Charleston. Driver Fred Stiles died Monday morning.
Athens officials said they would seek a legal avenue to deliver fugitive magnate Samuel Insull to U.S. justice. Prime Minister Panayiotis Tsaldaris confirmed meetings with the U.S. minister and pledged to explore the legal means to satisfy Washington’s request. His remarks followed news that the government would surrender Samuel Insull's brother Martin Insull to the United States, signaling a move toward cooperation.
Julius A. Jones pleaded guilty to kidnaping James Hackett of Blue Island. The state plans him as principal witness against Frank Lauder and Gale Swelley. Three others, Jack Hiriatas Edward Wagner and Edward LaRue, are indicted but not yet captured.
President Roosevelt signed the brewing code as federal agencies rush to set liquor controls before repeal takes effect Tuesday afternoon. Officials work to finalize import permits quotas and consolidation of agencies, while distillers await access and details on new regulations.
Utah hopes to become the 36th state to ratify repeal of the ban as Pennsylvania and Ohio hold conventions on the same day. A Utah ratifying convention is planned in the statehouse with orderly decorum to mark the moment, though some urge waiting to see if Maine or another state wins the race.
Decatur Alabama dispatch reports Clarence Norris one of seven Negro defendants in the Scottsboro case is sent to a Morgan County jury at 5.56 p m to decide his fate for the alleged attack on Mrs Victoria Price as the second Scottsboro trial proceeds in the county courthouse.
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