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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1937
Page
4
The Iowa House approved a bill 78 to 16 to classify slot machines as gambling devices subject to seizure and destruction by lawmen. The measure aims to end court fights over whether machines are gambling devices and to simplify enforcement despite likely Senate opposition.
President Roosevelt pressed Congress to enact judicial reform as a whole without piecemeal changes. He urged reading his message and submitted a model bill while senators like Tom Connally publicly oppose increasing Supreme Court seats to fifteen. The Texas Senate urged representatives to oppose the plan.
A mother writes about a sixteen year old son facing modern freedoms and Sunday leisure. She asks how to balance firm beliefs with patience, arguing nagging harms development. The piece advises leading by example, loving and guiding with good principles, and trusting children to live their own lives.
District Judges James P. Gaffney Wil Hamsburg and Russell Jordan of Des Moines were reelected president and secretary treasurer of the Iowa District Judges association Tuesday. The judges closed their two day session without action on proposals to place the judiciary on a non partisan basis.
Highlights show Harry De Vore Lenox defeated Bob Fabsson Community House Cedar Rapids in the 126 pound class. Woodrow Cary Ottumwa beat William Severing Marion CCC camp in the 135 pound division. Jim Tate Town City defeated Elton Newhos Ross Community House Cedar Rapids in the 1st pound class.
In Des Moines AP report, the Iowa legislature advances a farm to market road bill from highways committee as tax and constitutional issues surface. Debate includes a one chamber legislature proposal, homestead tax relief analysis, and a nonresident sales tax exemption proposal.
Waterloo Iowa AP George Shoemaker about 50 manager of the Waterloo Municipal Water Works company was found dead in his car with a revolver bullet wound to the head near Gilbertville late Tuesday. Dr Eugene Smith Black Hawk county coroner said the death was self inflicted.
Paris dispatch reports Spanish insurgents severed the highway to the coast ten miles southeast of Madrid, isolating the capital from Valencia and government forces. The action followed three days of heavy fighting in cold rain and snow, with 800 fascist deaths on the Pozuelos front and fears Madrid could soon fall. Gen. Emilio Mola predicted an early final victory as the encirclement tightens.
New Jersey Governor Harold G. Hoffman allegedly urged Detective Ellis H Parker to lock up the Wendel family in a letter introduced at the Paul H. Wendel kidnapping trial. The copy showed Parker reading the letter at the New Lisbon facility while Wendel was held there.
Detroit UAW chief Homer Martin rejects delaying the recognition dispute as the 42 day General Motors strike persists. Federal conciliator James Dewey enters peace talks amid union pleas to negotiate wages hours and conditions, while authorities prepare to evict sit down strikers and arrest union leaders.
Miss Belle Bever a former society editor and feature writer for the old Cedar Rapids Republican died Monday evening in Des Moines at the home of her niece Mrs. Preston Daniels. Born August 22 1856 in Canton Ohio she later moved to Illinois and Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be at Turner chapel Cedar Rapids Thursday at 10 a.m. Honorary pallbearers named include prominent Iowa figures.
A national farm leaders conference unanimously approved Secretary Wallace's long term plan for an ever normal granary based on commodity loans and direct federal crop reduction control. Some leaders reserved protest against using federal tax powers for crop reduction.
Secretary Wallace said the ever normal granary would include separate programs for wheat cotton corn hogs and other major farm commodities. He noted discussions with farm leaders show the situation differs by commodity and any overflow must not hurt farmers or consumers.
The 84 year old poet Edwin Markham was declared incompetent by a jury before Justice George E. Brower. The jury cited old age memory loss and impaired understanding as the reason. The case was brought by Markham's sister in law Mary Murphy of Port Richmond Staten Island.
The U S court of appeals in Washington postponed until February 15 the hearing of Iowa City and Alabama power cases. Justice Josiah Van Orsdel illness caused the delay. Secretary Ickes is defendant in both cases filed by Iowa City Light and Power and the Alabama Power to restrain loaning of public works funds for power projects.
Senator Guy Gillette of Iowa denies reports that his U S senate bill to reform farm relief would strip Secretary Henry Wallace of new deal powers and transfer them to the farm credit administration. He says the proposal would place the secretary’s fiscal powers under FCA, not remove control, and would broaden agriculture reform beyond Wallace’s scope. The bill may be introduced in the House by Maury Maverick and possibly Clarence Cannon.
The Iowa Retail Clothiers Association named W. G. Eichenauer of West Liberty president for the coming year. Other officers include Co. H. Crowe secretary treasurer Clarion John Sunstrum Oskaloosa Charlson Story City vice presidents and directors George Meerdink Muscatine Mark Morris Clinton Wilson Abel Mason City Nick Poling Ottumwa Harry Cohen Council Bluffs Carrol Smith Sioux City.
President Roosevelt said he favored creating eight to ten regional authorities combining federal and state powers to plan flood control navigation power reclamation reforestation and drought control. He planned to send a special message to Congress with the Great Plains drought report and link the plan to national resources board reports and recent talks with senators.
Soil Conservation Service officials estimated 274 pounds of dust per acre fell on Page county during Sunday night dust storm.
The House approved a three year extension of President Roosevelt's power to negotiate reciprocal trade pacts. The vote was 284 to ... Republicans and Rep. Lemke challenged the move, and an amendment to require congressional ratification failed. The bill now goes to the Senate where further curbs are expected.
John W. Davis, former Democratic nominee, argued before the Supreme Court that the 1935 Wagner Act makes collective bargaining compulsory across all industries and violates the First Fifth and Tenth Amendments. As counsel for the Associated Press in a case challenging the law, he opened the weeklong hearings on five tests of constitutionality.
Sheriff James H. Smith and Deputy Dick Payn seized a nickel twin-jackpot slot machine Tuesday afternoon from the W. C. Trefz garage in Coggon. The device will face confiscation proceedings and was stored at the county jail. Trefz was away in Rochester Minnesota at the time.
The Illinois state supreme court refused a third time to grant a stay of execution for Joseph Rappaport who is to be electrocuted February 19 in Chicago after the killing of government narcotics agent Max Dent.
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