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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1937
Page
2
Discussion of government buying and storage of surplus crops and farm aid measures follows. Wallace backs these plans while unions like the sit down strike at Detroit plants challenge terms and legality. Berlin and Rome reactions to Roosevelt court reforms are noted as fascist outlets praise centralized authority.
Reports from Malaga say rebel commander Gen. Gonzalo Queipo de Llano found loyalists had shot most hostages before retreating from the southern Spanish port, leaving insurgents with control of the city and coast.
Washington Iowa senators Gillette and Herring oppose the President’s proposal to enlarge the Supreme Court. Gillette calls the move a clear political power grab while Herring hints Roosevelt seeks to alter the court to fit a living Constitution. The President avoids admitting a larger court or 70-member court in his congressional message.
The text reports Iowa Representative Jacobsen criticizing a plan to curb the judiciary, warning it would let the White House control government by allowing Roosevelt to appoint six additional Supreme Court members aligned with his constitutional approach, undermining checks and balances.
Ignitaries of both parties led by Secretary of State Hull pay tribute to Elihu Root as a statesman and diplomat. Henry L. Stimson quotes Roots 1915 prayer at a New York convention urging humility sincerity public service wisdom and effort for peace and justice worldwide.
Rebels reported to have seized full control of Malaya on Monday afternoon, according to official reports from Gibraltar. Local authorities gave no further details on combat or casualties.
Rebel radio from Seville said loyalist defenders retreated toward Fuengirola and Torremolinos leaving a trail of destruction. The report claimed many were burned alive and Malaga endured a night of pillaging and murder as government supporters allegedly ran riot.
London reports Italy is dispatching weekly volunteers to Cadiz Spain for service with rebel forces, a development the British government regards as reliable information received Monday.
A reflection on hesterton’s life story shaped by gratitude. The piece argues happiness comes from acknowledging life as a gift and clinging to a simple thanks rather than demanding more, citing thinkers like Whitman Browning and Stevenson as influence.
Des Moines AP The Iowa House voted to investigate the old age assistance commission amid charges of high handed tactics. A joint committee from both chambers would conduct the inquiry if the Senate adopts the resolution. Rep. Robert D. Blue said delays harmed aged applicants and recounted a 70 year old woman whose appeal deadline expired.
Vatican report says Pope Pius XIII suffered no ill effects from his world broadcast appeal for universal peace. He was described as rather tired after the effort but had a good night rest at the Vatican.
President Roosevelt seeks swift congressional approval of a judicial reform program and expansion of the Supreme Court to enable new NRA type labor and AAA laws. Senate and House judiciary leaders meet him for lunch as 12 of 18 committee members begin a review, with a proposal to separate the court section under discussion. The fight is expected to be long in the Senate despite anticipated House support.
Washington Senator proposed on Monday a constitutional amendment to cap the life terms of federal judiciary including the Supreme Court at a fixed number of years. The measure seeks a uniform term limit across all federal judges.
Erma Lyman and Robert Shaffer, both of 122 A Avenue NW, were arrested by a police liquor raid squad after two customers bought liquor at 25 cents a drink in their kitchen bar. Three quarts of Iowa liquor store whisky, one unopened, were seized. They face illegal sale charges. detectives Bailey Wilson and Marshall led the raid. The squad also checked other homes where beer was suspected of being sold or prepared for sale.
Federal agents questioned Stanislaus Poracki an alien ex convict held on immigration charges in Noyes Minnesota. He reportedly admitted presence in Tacoma Washington in December around the time 10 year old Charles Mattson was kidnapped and murdered. Authorities say he resembles kidnapping descriptions but he claims no knowledge of his whereabouts before January 1.
Arthur Cassidy and Daniel Dickinson of Cedar Rapids were ordered held for the grand jury under $5,000 bond in Council Bluffs after a $132 drug store holdup on Sunday. They are sought by Sheriff Henry Eichorn of Anamosa for questioning in a related break in and theft of quarry tools from a reformatory tool shed near Anamosa.
Authorities sought explanation Monday for the crack up of a private plane that tore apart over a farm community near Louisburg North Carolina Sunday killing all four occupants. The dead were Arthur Conn president of a motor sales and taxicab firm in Akron Ohio Daniel L Breen vice president of the same company Chet H Betz the pilot of Akron and Miss Carolina Danley of Miami Florida.
Brown snow colored by a swirling dust storm blew into Nebraska's Omaha Monday, as winds from Missouri and Kansas carried dust across the state and coated streets and rooftops.
William Green president of the A F of L says he will not back John L Lewis and the United Automobile Workers as sole bargaining agents for GM workers. He confirmed talks with Gov. Frank Murphy mediator and urged not to concede UAW demands as negotiators meet in a crucial peace conference amid a 41 day strike.
Flint faces a strike pressure as Detroit peace talks head for a recess. GM executive vice president Knudsen upholds union recognition while Governor Murphy negotiators seek end to the stalemate. Court orders for arrest of union leaders and Fisher Body sit-down activists remain unserved as National Guard deployment looms.
Portsmouth Ohio begins recovery after 74 feet of Ohio River flood. 60,000 residents face $12 to $15 million damage as stores, furni ture, and homes are repaired. Families return from shelters to scrape sludge from floors and salvage what remains.
John B. Kiefer and Dr. Clinton Wunder, former Townsend lieutenants, pled guilty to contempt for refusing to testify before a House committee. Each was fined 100 dollars and given a one year suspended sentence. Townsend himself did not appear for Monday’s proceedings.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson returns to Washington after illness and says he will oppose, to the limit of his capacity, the Roosevelt administration’s plan to enlarge the United States Supreme Court. He insists shelving Congress would make the court subservient to the President and calls the implications grave.
Washington The Supreme Court opened hearings on the amended railroad labor act and the national labor relations act as part of the New Deal labor policy debate. Justices did not issue written opinions and postponed many orders while options on bar admissions were addressed. The court denied Rock Island railroad workers union dues challenge and announced a Feb 15 to Mar 1 recess.
The House adopted a conference committee report on a 949 million dollar relief deficiency bill and appended two compromise suggestions on disputed points. It sent the measure to the Senate where a floor fight was expected.
Tokyo AP reports Premier Senjuro Hayashi announced his government will establish a definite foreign policy aiming at peace in the Orient. He outlined vows for stability and negotiation, signaling a shift toward diplomatic means in East Asia.
Senate introduces crop insurance backed bill by Senator Pope to shield wheat growers from losses. Secretary Wallace proposes a five point program expanding federal farm powers, including an ever normal granary for storage, federal aid to farmers, crop insurance, AAA expansion, and drought relief, with farm groups and lawmakers invited to two day conference to review.
Red Cross calls for ongoing donations to aid Ohio and Mississippi flood victims. William M. Baxter Jr. explains relief funds support home restoration and basic needs without insuring coverage, aiding families toward self sufficiency while public agencies focus on sanitation and infrastructure. Delta donations include $25 from Howard Hall and $25 from William H. Dunshee, plus small gifts from North Union school and an elderly donor. Linn county flood relief total reaches $20,102.21 by noon.
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