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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1933
Page
1
Current Comment surveys claims Japanese newspapers and the war office allege arms support from the United States to China. American ambassadors deny it while noting sales of airplanes and instructors to China remain lawful but risky.
Davenport Iowa AP Thirty one men face federal prosecution in a Davenport bootleg conspiracy case. The group includes two city police detectives two suspended prohibition agents a deputy U S marshal and alleged leaders of a large Iowa Illinois liquor ring.
Washington AP report details a late session where the Senate planned an early vote to override Hoover's veto on the Philippines independence bill. Long's filibuster was loosened briefly for debate limits as Robinson claimed sufficient votes to prevail. Manila’s Insular legislature hinted rejection, while cables to the mission conflicted on acceptability of the bill.
Former Linn County sheriff Tom Avery, a well known local figure, has been suspended from the Prohibition Enforcement Force. The action was announced by district headquarters at St. Paul in a recent dispatch.
About three thousand farmers stormed the prefecture at Chartres demanding higher wheat prices. The crowd forced the prefect to telephone their demand for 140 francs per quintal to the ministry in Paris, replacing the then 110 francs. The storming ended when the prefect contacted Paris.
In Chicago physicians have tried for eleven months to rouse Patricia McGuire from a sleeping sickness. A blood transfusion was performed with blood supplied by her stepfather Peter Miley. If this fails, doctors plan to use blood from a recovered patient.
Samuel N Berry president of the Order of Railway Conductors says government action may be needed to save railroads. He warns receivership would harm policy holders and taxes would fall on the public, and suggests eliminating unfair competition. Continued on page 9 column 6.
Secretary Mills denounces bond based federal construction finance as a dangerous accounting device. He backs a manufacturers tax to balance the 1934 budget amid a deficits surpassing $613 million and warns on the limits of the beer and gasoline taxes to cover expenses. He noted potential presidential finance statements and stressed urgent steps to balance the budget.
Mrs Elizabeth S Johnston longtime supervisor of the Public Health Nursing bureau in Cedar Rapids died after a brief illness from flu and complications. She directed clinics for poor children helped found the dental clinic and led Camp Good Health which serves about sixty children each summer, funded by Gazette subscriptions. Her work with Kiwanis King’s Daughters Ida Mansfield chapter and local clubs supported needy families.
Rowena Van Metre aged 11, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harold Van Metre of Los Angeles, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital of pneumonia after illness that began in Lisbon during holidays. Funeral held at Turner's chapel. body to Los Angeles. Survived by parents a brother Edward six and grandparents.
New York AP reports Harry F Gerguson known as Prince Michael Romanoff was indicted by a federal grand jury for illegal entry and ten counts of false swearing before an Ellis Island inquiry board. He allegedly lied about entering the United States via Canada and is free on bond while appearing at a Broadway theater.
R H Taylor, a federal prohibition agent for two years, is slated for a temporary appointment as deputy prohibition administrator for northern Iowa. The move, announced in St Paul by Robert D Ford, hinges on approved sick leave for George Parsons in Washington. Taylor was in Fort Dodge for consultation on the position.
Fifteen year old Daisy Jost from Chippewa Falls Wisconsin sneezed continuously for six days beginning last Monday night. Doctors from Mayo Clinic and other scientists studied the case as the illness began with a cold and produced about 4 320 sneezes daily.
Twenty two coal miners of Kincaid and Taylorville were indicted for murder of two men and a woman in the rioting about Peabody mine No 7. The indictments were returned by the Christian county grand jury in Taylorville on January 3.
At the League of Nations meeting the United States reaffirmed its stance on Japan’s Manchuria campaign. A State Department restatement to London Paris and Geneva asserted the policy first laid down last winter and denied reports of weakening. The day included denials of loans to China and talks on neutralizing a zone around the Philippines. An Italian soldier was killed in the Shanhaikwan area amid Chinese opposition. Rome expected to seek satisfaction.
AP reports Tokyo newspapers accuse the United States of aiding China’s war effort against Japan. Ambassador Grew denies any US China agreement or loan, citing State Department clarification. Japanese war office states supplies to China come mainly from US and Germany with flights from Shanghai and Tientsin.
Los Angeles reports Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton, renowned evangelist, was described as slightly improved after medical examination on Monday.
Will Rogers applauds Huey Long for challenging Senate rule allowing unlimited talk. He argues Long could outtalk the chamber and force change, joking that Huey could dethrone the eagle as national emblem.
Stalin bluntly blamed fellow communists for farm woes and neglect in overseeing collective farming. In a public tirade at the central committee meeting, he warned that counterrevolutionary elements and kulaks still threaten the so called socialized farm sector across the Soviet Union.
In Athens the home affairs ministry proposed to let Samuel Insull stay in Greece for up to five more months after his American passport was cancelled. The decision hinges on foreign office approval, with a possible expulsion and return to New York. Insull expressed desire to remain, saying his wife would join later.
Samuel Insull and son Samuel Jr with Margaret Insull petition the United States Board of Tax Appeals to reevaluate $216 049 in income tax deficiencies for 1929 and 1930. They challenge bureau assessments on gains from stock sales and charity contributions while in Greece.
Betty Compson announced that $40,000 worth of jewels stolen in a holdup were returned via an anonymous baggage check. The gems were recovered from a handbag after her attorney redeemed it. police had limited leads as the bandit warned against reporting the crime.
Senator Smith of South Carolina after a Roosevelt conference suggested restricting the new farm bill to wheat and cotton. Roosevelt emphasized outlining policy rather than detailing legislation and hinted no decision on a special session before March 3. He plans to keep Congress to general policies as he departs Hyde Park for a fishing and yachting trip.
Washington AP reports the incoming Roosevelt administration shaping a wide agricultural relief program as the House approves new federal credit for farmers and readies further action. Continued details expected on Page 9.
Orville Tousey a 63 year old retired civil engineer killed himself in his Elks lodge room in Oak Park after signing a will in his attorney’s office with witness Frank Smith present. A note on his dresser asked forgiveness and asked to notify his son Orville Jr in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The son, a former University of Iowa track team member, is a sales engineer at Penick and Ford, based in Chicago.
Waterloo report says Pat Griffin was sentenced to death on Monday for the murder of Deputy Sheriff W F Dilworth of Black Hawk County. Elmer Brewer, already under a death sentence for the same killing, was with Griffin during the arrest attempt.
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