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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1937
Page
1
Read like a column mixing opinion on lynching and mental health with a legislative note on homestead tax exemption. It laments kidnapping cruelty and argues for stern penalties, then shifts to a Des Moines dispatch discussing a town senate tax bill and how funds would be allocated to pensions and exemptions.
The Seattle Times quoted an unnamed authority that clothing of Charles Mattson, a kidnap murder victim, was found in a car abandoned at an Everett service station. FBI agents impounded the auto and clothing while Sheriff Faulkner denied knowledge of the find. The driver reportedly fled after asking the attendant to fill the tank.
Brookings Institution cautions that slashing education funding to enforce a 30 hour work week could lower living standards. The group, a nonpartisan economic think tank, bases conclusions on analysis of problems rather than political influence. The piece notes its influence is limited by lack of power.
President Roosevelt labeled the murder of Charles Mattson a ghastly crime and ordered the Attorney General to exhaust all efforts. He announced a $10000 federal reward for information leading to the suspect’s arrest and punishment.
A plain typewritten postcard arrived at the New York Evening Journal. It read Try address Watson No 11 Tacoma Wash For Mattison kidnaper. The unsigned card was posted at 11 30 Monday night in Brooklyn.
The federal bureau of investigation issued orders to agents Tuesday to track down Charles Mattson's killer and kidnapper. Authorities said they know the man and urged pursuit without quarter if he resists. Continued on Page 3.
A bill in Olympia Washington proposes a five thousand dollar reward for the arrest of the slayer of five year old Charles Mattson. The measure was set for introduction in the state senate on Tuesday.
Dispatches argue against corporal punishment and social coercion urging Kentucky residents to seek state remedies for perceived moral deviations. The debate focuses on avoiding violence toward individuals and families while questioning community sanction.
In Denison, Crawford County officers used three to four large tear gas bombs to clear a crowd of 50 to 75 at the county courthouse. The marchers, many women and children, had gathered from the Spotlight labor hall to demand relief payments and refused to disperse after being ordered out. Loyal Johnson of Denison was later arrested for defacing a public building after a window was broken during the disturbance.
Virginia Chatfield a 15 year old Seattle high school student who witnessed the kidnapping of Charles Mattson two days after Christmas grew ill from the shock of his death. She remained nervous since returning from Tacoma where she stayed at the Mattson home and provided investigators with a detailed description of the suspect. Her mother Luella Chatfield was a schoolmate of Mrs. William W. Mattson, mother of the slain boy.
J Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI, flies from Chicago to Washington after a day of conferences with Agents Ladd and Johnson. He judged the manhunt for the Charles Mattson kidnap killer on the Pacific coast to be progressing satisfactorily and kept in nearly constant touch with the coast.
In Des Moines Republicans filibustered to stall a vote for House speaker as Democrats push to elect LaMar Foster of Test Branch. The chamber adjourned for lunch at 2 p.m. after volleys of parliamentary moves and nominations by both parties.
Cedar Rapids and Marion railway crews cleared two clogged lines on the Cedar Rapids and Marion system after a heavy sleet storm. Oak Hill Grande avenue routes cleared Tuesday and all lines expected back in service by nightfall. Vernon Heights North Thirteenth street and Central Park rails opened Monday with cars running Monday night. Rescue crews then tackled remaining double trackage on Third Avenue and First Avenue sections. The Eighteenth Street SE line to Cedar Rapids and Iowa City was opened late Monday after partial clearance.
Dr. Newton argues that Americans often live as innocent bystanders watching life rather than experiencing it. He laments a culture of detachment where people attend events and worship passively, but rarely join in or feel life’s thrill. He urges readers to use books as boats to explore beyond, and to break free from the cage of routine to seek richer, more active living.
Paris reports the insurgent Spanish administration in Spanish Morocco authorized French officials to visit any area and conduct investigations into German troop infiltrations. The move signals reduced international tension as the French military attache at Tangier is allowed an inspection tour by insurgent high commissioner J. Beigbeder Y Atienza.
The weatherman reports a mild day in Cedar Rapids with temperatures rising to 25 above by 2 45 pm and a high of 26 between 3 and 5 pm. Cleanup crews reduced manpower by fifty as streets thawed slightly despite icy surfaces and cautious speeds.
Paris reports Adolf Hitler seeks France to invite Dr. Hjalmar Schacht to Paris for political economic and financial talks as Britain's note calls for non intervention and Spain. Berlin wary of safeguards and possible blockades with Britain and Soviet participation amid Francoist Spain tensions. Hitler holds talks with Goering and Ebels as his aides push cautious stance.
Police arrested John Prochaska Sr at 4 25 p m Monday in a liquor raid at his home 2007 E Street SW confiscating a one gallon tin of alcohol and a container with traces of alcohol He pled not guilty before Judge H C Ring to illegal possession and posted 2500 bond Detectives Haberle Marshall and officers Funcke Kruidenier and Burton led the raid citing prior liquor convictions in 1931 and 1936.
Gov. Murphy mobilizes Michigan National Guard from Grand Rapids to Flint amid renewed clashes at Fisher Body plant No. 2 after a night of shootings and injuries. State police reinforce city police as General Motors plants face night closures leaving 112000 workers idle.
Homer Martin leader of the Lewis United Automobile Workers and John Brophy director of the Lewis committee for industrial organization filed charges with the national labor relations board accusing General Motors of violating the Wagner act. They cited the Flint Michigan outbreak where strikers were wounded by police and alleged GM employed professional strike breakers. Martin and Brophy came to confer with John L. Lewis.
General Motors issued a brief statement expressing regret after the riot at its Fisher body plant in Flint. Officials said they are waiting for more information on what happened.
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius endured severe pain Monday night prompting a dawn visit by Dr Amanti Milani his personal physician The Pontiff slept little yet performed some duties Tuesday morning The physician returned before noon finding the heart weak and fearing collapse ordered two injections of camphorated oil as a stimulant
Police linked the bathtub murder of Mary Case, 26, a New York college graduate and wife of Frank Case, to a struggle scene in her Jackson Heights apartment. An autopsy found strangulation and a fractured skull. clues included a pair of trousers and a machinist hammer in an incinerator.
President Roosevelt proposed a sweeping reorganization to Congress to create two new cabinet posts social welfare and public works and to launch 105 federal agencies in twelve departments. He also urged extending civil service, adding six executive assistants, replacing the comptroller general with an auditor general, strengthening the budget bureau and planning services, and renaming the interior department the department of conservation.
In Cedar Rapids eight year old Tony Horacek of 1619 Fourteenth Ave SE was struck by 29 year old Harry Harford of 1704 Fifteenth Ave SE Monday at 5 30 pm in the 1500 block near Fifteenth Ave SE. Horacek suffered head injuries and bruises and was taken to Mercy Hospital.
The House approved a Senate backed bill awarding Grace S. Coolidge widow of the late President a $5,000 yearly pension. The measure proceeds to the White House for President's signature.
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