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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1937
Page
13
A presidential push to reform the judiciary sparks a fight over aging justices and court congestion. The White House argues for constitutional remedies to ease federal court load while critics question the plan's scope and implications for separation of powers.
The GM UAW talks recessed as Gov Murphy withholds national guard action to arrest 1000 sit down strikers under a new writ. President Roosevelt directed peace, while Detroit and Flint await a near settlement. Sheriff Wolcott will not act on the writ.
General Motors and the CIO continue negotiations over union representation of GM workers in a protracted labor dispute. John L. Lewis’s CIO reportedly offered concessions on representation, while GM executives including William S. Knudsen pressed for a more limited approach.
DES MOINES AP reports eighty slot machines have been seized in various parts of Iowa recently. Chief W W Akers of the state bureau of investigation said the seizures are not part of a drive against the machines and stressed a consistent enforcement approach.
A reader writes of failure and dependence after three years at a seminary and four on the road. He recalls government aid and modern campaigns to help, then blames newspapers and critics for undermining self worth. The writer argues self reliance is the cure and warns against pity.
The Cedar Rapids driven flood relief drive nears twenty thousand dollars with nineteen thousand two hundred forty five dollars raised by Friday noon. Red Cross flood headquarters in St Louis holds eighteen thousand dollars for immediate use to feed shelter and medical aid. Three tons of wearable clothing and bedding donated by Cedar Rapids and area were shipped to St Louis via Marion volunteer Frank Smith. A Red Cross clothing center opened at the YMCA on Friday.
The Norwegian steamer S. S. Rigel sent a distress call 500 miles east of Savannah, reporting dangerous shifting of cargo and requesting nearby ships to maintain radio contact in case of emergency.
A fire and blast leveled the Bollinger Hancock Coffee building in flood damaged downtown Louisville destroying a three story brick structure. Gas from damaged mains is blamed with many residents in second and third floor apartments missing or feared dead. Firemen warned the death toll could rise beyond six as rescue efforts continued.
Allan Amos, 45, of Denver Colorado, checked into a downtown Sacramento hotel Wednesday. After he did not leave his room for two days, hotel staff called authorities and the door was forcibly opened, revealing his body as the coroner opened a probe into the death.
Harold Hulen staged a dramatic sit-down protest for love in Excel sior Springs Missouri facing jail threats as Flor ence Hurlbut remained unyielding. A 990 pound ball and chain prank tied to his ankle drew town attention while Mayor Lodwick warned of a peace disturbance charge to be formalized as a warrant. Hulen and Hurlbut endured fan mail and scrutiny amid publicity concerns over the mineral waters publicity stunt.
Iowa's new football coach Jim Tubbs announced a Sunday meeting of the Hawkeye squad at the Memorial Union in Iowa City. Line coach Pat Boland from Miami, Florida, will arrive Saturday to confer with Hawkeye officials and attend the meeting with players.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces a new page for young readers titled THE JUNIOR GAZETTE. It will feature a mystery serial Treasures of Darkness, magic tricks, etiquette articles, and youth news each Saturday to engage Iowa's young readers.
Keith Vawter 64 of 890 Central Avenue Marion longtime nationally known chautauqua operator and founder of the circuit system died at home after influenza and heart trouble. He helped spread chautauquas to towns nation-wide and booked stars like William Jennings Bryan Warren G Harding and Elsie Baker as the circuit evolved over two decades.
Continental Europe reports uproar against Josef Stalin. Der Angriff cites alleged killings and purges in the USSR and a looming clash between Stalin and Voroshilov. Moscow denies splits and rioting rumors amid claims of widespread unrest and sensational censorship.
President Roosevelt proposes enlarging the Supreme Court, a move among the most drastic affecting the tribunal. The measure would test executive and legislative power to alter court personnel, recalling past clashes with Jefferson Jackson Van Buren Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt and Grant era politics.
The document shows Justice Stone read the message after returning from illness and supportive of the Roosevelt program. Justice Cardozo reviewed part of it before setting it aside. Justice Sutherland studied it thoroughly while others gave little attention.
Former President Herbert Hoover criticizes President Roosevelt for proposing to reform the federal judiciary, calling it a plan to pack the Supreme Court. He argues changes should come through constitutional amendments and asks Congress to wait for public input before action. Hoover’s statement was released from his New York hotel.
In Shanghai AP report the Communist armies of China appear to have won at least a truce with Chiang Kai-Shek and his Nanking forces on their own terms after nearly ten years of warfare.
President Roosevelt proposed sweeping judiciary reforms to Congress on Friday. He asked authority to appoint as many as six new Supreme Court justices if current justices over seventy choose not to retire, and to add federal judges in similar circumstances as the Wagner Act faced court challenges. The plan was sent after an emergency cabinet and congressional leaders session.
The President proposes sweeping changes to court appointments and procedures including adding judges to avoid retirements, direct supreme court appeals on constitutional questions, transfers to speed cases, and a new precter market officer to oversee federal business. He frames these as strengthening justice without a constitutional amendment.
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