05 Dec 1934
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1934
Page
1
A federal court action for the recovery of excessive executive pay is noted amid broader concerns. Readers report intoxicated arrests and fines, while discussions criticize liquor advertising and lingering prohibition era issues. Audit reform and accountability in state institutions are debated alongside a Davenport securities collapse highlighting unethical accounting practices.
Mrs Lester Gillis widow of George Baby Face Nelson was arrested in Chicago and held on a Wisconsin parole violation while authorities consider charging her with complicity in the killings of federal agents Samuel Cowley and Herman Hollis at Barrington Illinois. A government official indicated she may face charges related to the Barrington battle and the two agents deaths.
Essay argues life holds ultimate value and purpose amid despair. It cites Tolstoy and Meister Eckhart to urge living deeply with faith in God, urging readers to see life as truth, power, and beauty. It warns against cynicism, calling for moral action in a world at crisis.
The statement decries audits used to mislead the public and erode confidence in official processes. It warns that manipulation of audit results can exploit citizens and undermine transparency.
The piece argues Iowa cannot demand honesty from private firms while auditing public institutions poorly. It cites Postmaster General Farley masking a $52 million deficit as a $12 million surplus as political hypocrisy and calls for politicians to ensure both public and private sectors are honest.
Senator Borah faced a challenge from Senator Couzens to take the chairmanship and propose a new platform. Couzens argued Borah and Reed opposed New Deal elements without offering substitutes. Fletcher refused Borah’s demand to resign, warning it would disrupt the party. Rep Fish urged liberalized policies without forcing Fletcher out.
The mummified bodies of two shipwreck victims on Mar Chena island in the Galapagos were found by the G. Allan Hancock expedition aboard the Velcro JIT. Expedition members had not identified the bodies yet, with yearly visits continuing.
Senate munitions inquiry resumes as Herbert Hoover invited American arms manufacturers to a Washington meeting in 1925 while secretary of commerce to discuss the Geneva conference on arms control. The committee cites a telegram to Winchester Repeating Arms Co inviting a representative to a preliminary conference to align U S views with European sales forces.
Fifty relief workers will begin a hushless mission Tuesday night to wake the city’s starlings. They will shake tin cans with small stones to create a noise barrage intended to drive the birds away from Washington’s rooftops and trees. The pay is 40 cents an hour.
The Federal Trade Commission filed a new complaint against Spencer Chick Hatchery of Spencer Indiana alleging violation of hatchery industry code on in state sales and below cost of production. The company has until January 4 to show cause why a cease and desist order should not issue. The prior complaint involved interstate sales.
Washington reports a proposed one billion dollar federal subsidy to back a five billion dollar housing revival. Roosevelt aides push private capital to participate, while Ickes and Moffett clash over the direction. The plan would subsidize 20 percent of loans with banks providing 64 percent and individuals 16 percent, aimed at stimulating jobs and construction without crowding private enterprise. Hopkins supports work relief funding as a separate aim.
The Ulm plane uses wind-powered generators for its radio while aloft, running at full efficiency. On water, generators can function but signals are weaker due to lighter wind.
In Bismarck North Dakota the state canvassing board rejected the election certificate for Governor elect Thomas Moodie as fiery leader William H. Langer pushed for a new political upheaval in the state.
Campus Idol a 1140 pound Aberdeen Angus owned by Iowa State College Ames tops 800 prize steers at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Kiron titled reserve grand champion, both raised at Ames for student use.
Suspect Rufus Harris of Bristol Tennessee lodged in a county jail in Marianna Florida as investigators pursue identity confirmation in the Stoll kidnapping case. The fugitive Tommy Robertson Jr. allegedly abducted Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll of Louisville and collected a $50,000 ransom before evading authorities. Sheriff W F Chambliss notes the youth strongly resembles the missing abductor.
Brooklyn reports reveal a seven year old boy with an IQ of 230 on the Leland Stanford revision of the Binet tests, the highest on record. The child’s parents, Jewish professionals, seek normalcy while experts note mental age near 17.
Washington AP reports Joseph H. Choate Jr and Dr James M Doran of the alcohol control administration forecast cheaper liquor after repeal anniversary The year has seen distilled spirits and beer consumption near 42 million gallons and 35 million barrels with tax revenue about 120 million dollars below expectations Officials note better gin quality and potential release of aged straight whisky in early 1935 but warn of excess capacity as demand remains uneven.
President Roosevelt said he will ask Congress to remove restrictions on about 600,000 smallholders under the Bankhead cotton control act while keeping overall production limits. He hopes after three crops to reduce the surplus toward prewar levels and would exempt base production up to two bales for eligible farmers. He cited market gains since 1932 and noted prices rising toward parity.
Mrs Edgar Rice Burroughs, wife of the Tarzan creator, said Tuesday she will file for divorce charging incompatibility.
Honolulu AP reports Flight Lieutenant Charles T Ulm and two crewmen are lost at sea after running out of fuel during a flight from Oakland to Honolulu. Army planes Coast Guard ships and an ocean liner mounted urgent SOS aided search as weather improves but exact location remains unknown.
Christmas Savings club checks totaling $42,000 will be mailed Wednesday by Merchants, Peoples Savings and United States banks to 1,175 depositors.
In Red Water Alberta a farmer hears radio broadcasts rising from his well when drawing water. Ben Roberts found the strains of crooners and orchestras, fed by a ground wire to the well cribbing, though the mechanism remains unexplained.
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