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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1933
Page
1
The piece discusses pressure on Congress to pass the domestic alloy farm relief bill, the push to curb arms shipments for military use, and President Hoover's urging for prompt action. It questions debtors’ ability to buy war materials and notes Iowa county probes into $20,000 missing funds amid state politics and graft concerns.
House work on the emergency farm bill shows momentum toward final passage. Debates over hogs and goats persist as amendments narrow the bill to four core commodities wheat, cotton, tobacco and hogs. A 5 cent per pound butterfat tax plan gains support, while mortgage refinancing moves to the Senate as part of Roosevelt era relief measures.
Reports from Peiping say Japanese forces mass along the Great Wall near Chiomenkuo with 10 000 troops ready for a major advance across Jehol front while Chinese garrisons rush to shore up defenses. Nanking protests to Boxer Protocol signatories over Shanhaikwan occupation.
Washington AP A Senate judiciary subcommittee agreed to rewrite the House 3.2 per cent beer bill to fit the Constitution. Chairman Blaine Wisconsin said an overwhelming majority favored the redraft. Proposals include penalties for brewing beer above the limit without defining an intoxicant. In the House Erk Pennsylvania proposed nationwide advertising of 3.2 beer, arguing advertising restrictions would hinder marketing.
William R. Jackson Jr of Freeport Illinois died Wednesday from injuries after a plane carrying him crashed 1500 feet last Thursday. The pilot, William Jessup also of Freeport, is recovering.
President elect Roosevelt signaled support for an arms embargo, aligning with Hoover on seeking congressional authority to bar war materiel to belligerents. Advisers say he shares the view that embargoes are a powerful peace tool, while he plans broader foreign policy and farm relief measures after March 4. He also met with Henry J. Harriman to discuss farm aid and cutting government costs, and touched on parity legislation before Congress.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported favorably a resolution granting the President full authority to cooperate with nations enforcing an arms embargo on troubled regions of the world.
Rumors spread that DuPont may acquire Eastman Kodak, combining a $150 million Rochester camera firm with a $600 million industrial empire. Officials declined to confirm while noting talks could be premature. A consolidation would reshape film, cameras, and motion picture supplies globally. Kodak operates in 174 cities worldwide.
A Cedar Rapids news report says a denial from the bride’s mother states Paul Cummins and Mrs. Cummins faced no kidnapping threat before their Wilmette marriage. The couple planned to travel to Biloxi and Miami, with police at the wedding to deter possible harassment.
Chicago authorities released two rival gang rankings naming Murray Humphries as Capone’s successor and boss of rackets with William White listed second. The detective bureau and State’s Attorney James Courtney’s lists aim to guide police during the world’s fair preparations.
A Arkansas gang blew a hole through a marble partition to remove a two ton safe from the Bank of Montgomery County. They fled a sheriff's posse but the safe was found empty, leaving investigators with the bank’s long hidden knowledge.
At the bank’s annual meeting Frank C Welch was elected president succeeding the late John Burlanek Jr. Welch, a 28 year veteran, started as a messenger in 1905 and became cashier in 1913. T R Warriner, Paul Huston, and Arthur Hurtts were reelected vice presidents. The 1932 report was approved. policies will mirror Burlanek’s. No other changes.
Norman A. Luce, a used car dealer, was sentenced by Judge D. W. Jackson in Davenport Iowa to twenty years in Fort Madison penitentiary for second degree murder in the eight year old slaying of Ethel Collicott. The court overruled a motion for a new trial and Luce will be jailed January 23 to await potential appeal.
New York AP report states Chase National Bank transferred leadership from Albert H. Wiggin to two younger executives. Winthrop W. Aldrich, 47, and Charles S. McCain, 48, become the new navigators as Wiggin retires as chairman. they have been his chief lieutenants.
Postmaster General Brown denied mail access to seven middle west residents accused of soliciting donations from many Americans and promising a share in a supposed Sir Francis Drake estate. Named were Amos Hartstock Laurens Iowa Henry C Kramer Adrian Minnesota A C Berry Mitchell South Dakota N E Landes Mallard Iowa J W Carlson Boone Iowa Henry T Osborn Hartley Iowa Lester Ohmart San Benito Texas. Evidence will be sent to the Justice Department for action. Oscar M Hartzell, once in Town but later in London, handled funds totaling about 1.3 million dollars.
In Des Moines AP Two drastic tax cutting measures were introduced by Senator O P Bennett aiming at a one third reduction of general taxes levied in 1932 and a cap of 60 percent of the 1932 millage for 1933-4. Bennett argued the tax burden endangers home ownership while opponents warned of backlash. A third bill seeks lower interest on unpaid taxes and reduced penalties. The House trimmed clerical staff by 36, with 63 clerks and stenographers remaining and pay cuts planned.
DES MOINES AP announces the appointment of Major E C Conley of Marshalltown by Mrs Alex Miller secretary of state as inspector in the motor vehicle department. Conley will be assigned temporarily to Polk County and later work in northern Iowa. He is a National Guard officer and active in American Legion circles and chaired the state convention held in Marshalltown.
In Kennedy Minnesota two sisters Jennie Skjordal fifteen and Mildred Skjordal seven died from sub zero cold after a blizzard swept across Minnesota and North Dakota on Tuesday night. Their father John Skjordal had his team of horses run away during the storm. In Crookston Minnesota civic figure Hugh Torrance, forty six, died of a heart attack while shoveling heavy snow.
Washington group of Senate and House leaders reached a general agreement on sweeping bankruptcy legislation urged by President Hoover. The measure targets debtors amid a tense economic situation and aims to relieve financial strain.
Beverly Hills letter from Will Rogers mocks Bernard Shaw for a Bombay speech that allegedly started a war and caused Indian deaths. Rogers says Hollywood will buy a Shaw scenario and comments on Congress confusion over beer legislation, hinting at a new vote.
United States circuit court of appeals ordered the deportation to Italy of Tony Mops Volpe, a Chicago gangster and former associate of Al Capone. The two to one ruling reversed a prior discharge after Volpe allegedly reentered the U.S. without inspection as an American citizen. Volpe’s attorney said a Supreme Court appeal will follow.
Berlin reports former Kaiser Wilhelm in exile in Holland has forbidden his son August Wilhelm who is in Germany from accepting command of the Hitlerite storm troops. The elder monarch expressed displeasure at a Hohenzollern joining Nazi forces led by Adolf Hitler and ordered him to refuse. August Wilhelm, a Nazi deputy in the Prussian diet, recently left for a long vacation in Rome, with Tempo noting he might resign to avoid a party rupture.
President Hoover backs rapid bankruptcy reform to aid individuals and corporations facing distress. The plan would let debtors go into federal court with creditor consent to extend or reduce debt, aiding farmers and railroads and preventing widespread bankruptcies. Key sponsors Hastings LaGuardia and McKeown outlined the bill after a Capitol conference with Solicitor General Thacher.
Ole John son, 63, a farmer near Wallingford, was found gored to death by a bull on his farm Tuesday evening. His body was discovered by one of his seven surviving children after he had been missing since noon.
A coroner's chemist reported a bloodstain on a stairway to Mrs Frances Schildhauer's apartment, widow of Edwin Schildhauer, slain Austin high school bandmaster, challenging her Kidnapping tale. Police plan further searches and renewed questioning of the widow amid doubts about her story.
In Paris at the Palais de Justice, Maurice Chevalier and his wife Yvonne Vallée faced a mutual divorce petition. Attorneys read statements detailing a broken romance with Yvonne claiming he cast her out in Hollywood, while Chevalier cited jealousy as the cause of an unbearable life.
DES MOINES AP Five bids for the University of Iowa Fine Arts Building were all rejected by the state board of education as too high. Secretary W H Gemmill said the bids exceeded the budget. The panel will review possible options, including rebidding or altering plans.
Washington AP a bill introduced by Senator Warren R Austin Vermont seeks a 5000 yearly pension for Grace Goodhue Coolidge widow of the late former president Congress traditionally votes pensions to presidents widows and the measure aims to extend that practice to her.
The mutilated, frozen body of John Dorrell, 79, a wealthy farmer, was found in his kitchen on Wednesday. An ax had been used in the presumed murder, and the home showed a scene of disruption with blood stains and overturned furniture. His sister discovered the body after his unexplained absence since December 24.
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