10 Feb 1938
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1938
Page
1
Governor Kraschel praises John Valentine as running mate while railing against political graft. The column notes cabinet changes in France, urges stronger farm policy, and laments limits of permanent legislation. It recalls a Washington oilman memo on anti trust and ends with stock exchange seat prices reflecting tighter federal oversight.
British reports say Hitler has moved to curb unrest in Pomeranian and other monarchist regiments after a purge of army leadership. Rumors of revolts in East Prussia and frontiers closures circulated, but Berlin denied any confirmed upheaval while Warsaw and Brussels reports hinted at grave incidents.
Simeon S. Haun aged 96 longtime Mount Vernon resident and last Civil War veteran here died at 12 30 pm Thursday He led T Z Cookpost G A R of Cedar Rapids had served since 1861 enlisting in the Fifty seventh Pennsylvania Company B He spent 22 months in southern prisons including 14 months at Andersonville and was released on his twenty fourth birthday after four years service beginning as a private and rising to captain before illness stopped him Continued on Page 2 Column 4.
Prof Jean Piccard and Prof John D. Ackerman arrived at a downtown hotel for a speaking engagement in Minneapolis. Arm in arm they entered the dining room and waited for an audience but learned they were a month early as their speeches were set for March 9.
The text contrasts the effect of using fewer jokers on inside-seat demand, describing securities markets as one thing and a slaughter house for lambs as another, implying tension between investment activity and market exploitation.
In 1938 Dr Newton argues nerves carry emotional messages not cause. nervous disorders stem from self centered goals and pride. He urges readers to shift outward, shed self pity, pursue genuine will, and adopt severe self-discipline to end nerves.
Cedar Rapids detectives Bailey and Marshall arrested William Matthess in Iowa City on a larceny warrant and returned him to Cedar Rapids. Matthess implicated Lawrence Christenson and Jimmy Boone. Iowa City police hold them for petty thefts. The Sokol hall robbery netted about $70 from four local men working out at the gym.
A 1910 unpublished Roosevelt letter to Taft warning that the United States should not confront Japan in Asia without readiness for war was cited by opponents of an $800 million Navy expansion. Rep Luckey and supporters called it prophetic while critics argued toward broader Anglo-American tensions and mobilization plans.
Arthur CAER argues that peace treaties amount to pawn tickets for the armed forces. Secretary Hull says the U S has peace treaties with many but no joint policies with others. The piece notes skepticism about treaties as guarantees and predicts rearmament.
Linn county township trustees and the board of supervisors approve a three year county local road program for 1938 to 1940 with 79.84 miles of grading and 11783 miles surfacing, plus 367 miles of trunk road grading and 11.52 miles surfacing. Total work totals 1142 miles at an estimated cost of 374531.43 dollars. Construction costs 233407.23 dollars with 12550.44 in reserve. Bridge and culvert work set at 100000. Receipts include 93340.45 1938 levy 646809.90 1939 40 levies 146000 1939 40 gasoline apportionment and other items. Some township dissents due to mileage differences.
Kevin Butler son of Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler was critically injured when he reportedly leaped or fell from a speeding train near Greenburg Pennsylvania as it traveled about 50 mph. He was en route to New York when he broke through a closed window east of Manor near Penn Hospital Attaches report Justice Butler phoned to request all possible aid from Westmoreland hospital.
In Belfast estimates at 6 p.m. Thursday show the unionist party opposed to reuniting with southern Ireland winning 30 of 52 Northern Ireland House of Commons seats. Nationalists hold eight seats, Labourites two, independents one, independent unionists one, with ten seats still uncalled.
It was reported in Hong Kong that T. V. Soong will replace H. H. Kung as head of the executive council and as foreign minister of China. The move signals a major reshuffle in the Chinese leadership.
Senate maneuvering to rush the farm bill conference report to passage continues. Senator Schwellenbach says he will force a test vote to restore dairy and livestock protections, while others warn against changing parts of the compromise. Debate delays and pressure from farm and livestock regions frame the effort to control supplies and stabilize prices.
Observers expect the Interstate Commerce Commission to decide the railroads demand for higher rates around March 1 after hearings closed. Railroads argue a 15 percent increase is needed to cover rising costs while farmers and manufacturers present counter proposals. President Roosevelt plans round table talks with railroad leaders to address the debt problem. R. V. Fletcher of the Association of American Railroads cites a 1938 deficit of $137,500,000 unless rates rise.
Cedar Rapids saw a cool spell with the day starting at 28 degrees after a low held from 8 to 10 am. The temperature rose briefly to 29 by 2:30 pm before dropping again from Wednesday's 52 at 3 am, sliding to 37 at 3 pm and 32 by the evening, per Chambers Inskeep records.
Mrs. Adolf A. Rubens, detained as a spy since December, was interviewed at Butirki prison near Moscow by U S officials. The session included Henderson and Ward with Russian officials and an examining magistrate. Questions were translated and the prisoner repeatedly blocked from answering.
Roosevelt submits a supplemental appropriation of 250000000 for relief and work relief under the 1937 emergency act. The letter notes three million jobs lost in the past quarter and thousands more seeking relief, with the request to add to existing limits.
The government of Premier Octavian Goga resigned in Bucharest after six turbulent weeks in office. The resignation was delivered to King Carol at 4:30 p.m. The king invited four former premiers to the palace for audiences as Roumania moves to form a new cabinet led by Miron Cristea declining the throne.
Thieves broke into the Cedar Rapids board of education offices and Polk school Wednesday night or Thursday morning. About 5 in postage stamps and 40 cents in pennies were stolen from desks, along with a pen and pencil set and a small copper lamp taken from Miss Tapper’s Polk office. A lamp bulb was left behind. a cupboard lock was jimmied but nothing else missing.
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 250 million dollars in new WPA work relief to be spent by June 30, arguing 3 million jobless in three months. The request would raise total relief to about 2.009 billion and add a deficit to 1.338 billion. He urged looser spending rules to extend funds through the fiscal year. Morganthau said no treasury changes before March 15.
Robert H. Jackson, nominee for solicitor general, told a senate judiciary subcommittee he believes judicial review should be exercised with restraint. He opposed abolishing court power to strike down constitutional laws and favored no changes in the American form of government. He also denied using blackmail tactics as I R bureau general counsel to pressure taxpayers.
The interstate commerce committee approved Rep. Withrow’s resolution endorsing a sweeping federal trade investigation into relations between automobile manufacturers and dealers. The panel ordered a reinroduction with minor changes and a formal report to follow.
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