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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1937
Page
3
The text discusses lynching and vigilante justice as a response to kidnapping and murder, condemning cruelty while noting the desire for severe punishment. It also covers Iowa senate activity on homestead tax exemptions, critiques of the three point tax law, and predicts funding impacts.
Iowa House Democrats break two days of bitter bickering by electing Rep LaMar Foster (D West Branch) speaker 55 to 52 over Rep Roy J. Souis (R Charles City). Albert Beltman (Ry Hospers) bolted to back Foster, ending the stalemate as Gov Herring prepared to address a joint session. Crews race to name Rice and Reinecke, with Rice as speaker pro tem and Reinecke as chief clerk.
In Cleburne Texas police detain a 40 year old man as a possible participant in the Mattson kidnapping. He claimed Seattle work history and recent Tacoma presence. Officers noted inconsistent statements and sent fingerprints to Washington for comparison.
Olympia officials report a bill to offer a 5000 dollar reward for the arrest of the slayer of little Charles Mattson, with introduction planned in the state senate Tuesday.
The article critiques local residents for failing to enforce conformity and suggests government action to address perceived moral deviations among neighbors, warning against mob tactics or harming families.
Rep LaMar Foster of West Branch Cedar County Democrat is elected speaker on Tuesday afternoon ending a two day deadlock in the evenly divided house. Foster's victory ends the stalemate between Democrats and Republicans.
John L. Lewis urged Congress to investigate General Motors amid a sit down strike. In Flint Michigan, 28 people were wounded or gassed after Monday night clashes at Fisher Body Plant No. 2, including Sheriff Thomas Wolcott and ten police. Reinforcements from Ohio arrived as chaos erupted with tear gas bombs missiles and door injuries.
Mary Harriet Robinson Case, 26, was killed by a hammer blow. Her body was found in a Jackson Heights bathtub as detectives hunted a plain platinum wedding ring marked F W C to M H R dated 11 23 35. Frank W Case, her husband, 30, discovered the body.
Washington AP reports an all inclusive plan to reorganize the government including creation of two new departments faces strong congressional opposition. Roosevelt argues the executive structure is out of date and seeks expanded civil service and six executive assistants along with a new budget and planning framework. The clash centers on consolidations and cost savings as Congress signals partisan divide.
Pope Pius XI aged 79 faced acute shortness of breath over the past day as his weakening heart failed to pump sufficient blood to the lungs. Church officials described he is not in immediate danger.
A columnist laments Spectatoritis the disease of observing life rather than living it. He argues Americans watch from the balcony, detached and critical, and urges personal immersion in experience to escape restlessness and unhappiness.
Iowa board chairman Prof. C M Updegraff reports no developments after Howard Jones left Southern California. No announcements expected until the next meeting Monday at 4 p m. Iowa officials remain silent on possible hires for athletic director and football coach as Ossie Solem departs for Syracuse.
Pope Pius suffered severe pain Monday night prompting a dawn visit by personal physician Dr. Amanti Milani. The Pontiff slept little but resumed some duties Tuesday morning before the doctor ordered two injections of camphorated oil to stimulate his ailing heart.
A grand jury investigating fraud in the November 3 election issued a subpoena for Joseph B. Shannon, a Democratic congressman and Kansas City political leader, late Tuesday.
FBI and state officers comb Everett area for a black bearded man believed to be the kidnap murder of Charles Mattson. A bloodstained jacket matching the boy's size was found near Puyallup and turned over to FBI in Tacoma. Rewards totalling 16000 spur the hunt as clues mount on the night of December 27.
Uniform found in the Illinois river ties the crash near Hennepin to two Massachusetts National Guard air division members Sgt John F Gibbons and Lt Frank Otis who departed Chicago for a cross country training flight from Boston Saturday. The river was swollen by heavy rains, confirming the crash into the Mississippi river.
In Vera Cruz jungles rescue teams report no hope remains for the nine people aboard the missing Avia flight as search efforts continue after the aircraft disappeared Monday.
The Martin-Rousa Tractor and Equipment Co. of Cedar Rapids Iowa filed in U S district court seeking authority to claim and sell two engines and two marine clutches on the tow boat Diamond operated by C T Welsh Co of Quincy. The suit argues a mortgage on the equipment secures a 6 557 debt and payment is in default. The Diamond is reportedly tied up at Quincy.
Denison county officers used tear gas to disperse 50 to 75 people who staged a sit-down strike at the Crawford county courthouse. Sheriff A E Greene blamed communist agitators and warned of more trouble, claiming three or four tear gas bombs were fired to clear the lobby. Loyal Johnson of Denison was arrested for defacing a public building during the disturbance.
At the annual stockholders meeting held Tuesday in the Chamber of Commerce officers were re elected R B Booth Cedar Rapids vice president William D McTavish Central City secretary treasurer and Clarence Hindman Central City Fred Deiter Alburnett Fred Snyder Marion Rockwood and Booth were named directors. In 1936 Cedar Rapids office handled 447900 in farm real estate loan applications down from 1935 suggesting improving farm conditions Linn county farmers borrowed about 2076700 through the Iowa National Farm Loan association a farmer cooperative owning stock in the association which in turn holds stock in the Federal Land Bank Privileges allow amortization over up to 34 to 42 years with some farmers paying faster than required.
Red authorities control Lianfu and plan to evacuate more than twenty Americans by air as railways are destroyed. Capt. Barrett directs the rescue while Agnes Smedley aids landing permissions and Communist propaganda efforts in Sianfu and Lianfu amid Japanese surveillance concerns.
Thirteen people on a Western Air Express plane were believed to have escaped death after a storm crash on a San Fernando mountains ridge. One passenger walked four miles to summon aid as snowblocked rescue efforts. Eleven others were injured and the dead were not named.
Linn county supervisors adopted a 1937 salary schedule boosting wages for county employees. Clerical staff received five dollar monthly increases, district court bailiffs gained from 3 to 3.50 dollars per day, and relief director Alice Ferber plus County Engineer William Behrens each earned five dollars more monthly. Shupp and others set to receive updated salaries in September.
New York AP reports actress Helen Hayes confined to bed at her Nyack home due to laryngitis.
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