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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1932
Page
1
Governor Turner at the Republican state convention vows public officials must show honesty as probes widen. He cites former Auditor J. W. Long, ousted for padding expenses, and blasts alleged long running theft at the University of Iowa, noting perjury by some witnesses during the inquiry.
Ottawa report says Stanley Bruce warned a cohesive empire policy could cost Canada its tailwinds with the United States. Prairie farmers favor reciprocity with the U S while fearing a British wheat quota and higher UK tariffs. American business leaders caution against abandoning U S trade worth about 900 million dollars in 1931 for a British market around 400 million.
Police dispersed two hundred strong bonus army demonstrators at the White House after arresting two leaders John Pace of Detroit and Beck Johnson of Big Rapids Michigan. The scene saw hundreds of officers with weapons on display as President Hoover worked inside the fortified executive mansion.
Des Moines AP Iowa Republicans endorsed the national party platform and a comprehensive farm program at the state convention. The platform favored federal farm legislation, tax cuts, a state income tax, a debenture fee, tariffs, and other agriculture aids while praising Republican nominees and the prohibition plank. Tom Martin and railroad commissioner nominee selections were also announced, with Martin receiving strong support at the roll call.
A gas stove explosion at the Draport Inn six miles south of Cedar Rapids on highway 161 sparked a blaze that leveled the roadhouse at 4 15 pm. Operator C L Porter narrowly escaped with serious facial burns as the stove exploded while he prepared a sandwich for Fred Lang. Firefighters from Cedar Rapids tackled the blaze as flames fed by a 1000 gallon underground tank threatened nearby farm buildings.
Italian Premier Mussolini carried out a wide cabinet reshuffle. Five ministers quit including Grandi and Rocco, while three new ministers were appointed and eleven undersecretaries displaced. Mussolini kept foreign affairs and corporations, naming de Frat as justice, Jung as finance, and Ercole as education.
Berlin dispatch says the entire Prussian cabinet has been removed from office and state secretaries named as deputy federal commissioners to replace ministers, signaling a shift toward centralized control under the government.
The Iowa Republican convention adopts a Turner resolution in favor of a state income tax arguing it may relieve property levies and distribute the tax burden more evenly. Gov Conner of Mississippi endorses the sales tax as the broadest distribution among all citizens. Mississippi supports a sales tax as a tax that reaches every individual.
Representatives from British empire units meet in Ottawa to craft an inter-dominion trade plan. They seek relief from heavy tariffs imposed by dominions and by outsiders, notably the United States.
The piece criticizes Republican campaign rhetoric defending a tariff wall. It argues the plan shifts eleven billion in debt onto nations unable to pay unless allowed to trade with the United States and frames debtors as unable to earn profits to pay.
Standard Statistics notes the TBE outlook is better now than a month ago yet expects American farmers not to lead the recovery this year. The uptick in live stock prices is described as a godsend amid the cautious optimism.
A Cedar County farmer marketed stock and netted about 425 dollars more than expected. He asked his wife to accompany him to Iowa City to spend the extra money on necessities they had been lacking. If such gains occur across many thousands, conditions will improve substantially.
The German government lifted a ban on uniformed political groups and immediately rioting began. The Hillerites wore their semi military uniforms again and parades resumed. Opponents objected and shootings started. Toll tops 100 dead and 1,200 wounded across three weeks of political riots.
Reports say the decree from President Von Hindenburg imposes martial law in Prussia the city of Berlin and Brandenburg to suppress communistic disorders. The emergency measure shows rigid German military control as it takes effect.
In Italy, Benito Mussolini axed several officials in a government turnover. Among the departures is Dino Grandi resigning as minister of foreign affairs after earlier high profile visits, including Grandi’s 1942 White House representation.
The Geneva arms talks close as the American delegation returns next week after spending 300000 dollars. Before adjournment the conference will adopt resolutions signaling progress, including budget limits, limits on aerial bombardments, and some reductions in land forces.
The draft resolutions exclude the one third reduction in armaments. Europeans resist that drastic step while recognizing wartime hardship is nudging nations toward sense. The text notes lingering doubt about whether another World War is needed to prove civilization can destroy itself.
A dynamite explosion sank the drill ship America on the St. Lawrence River between Cape Vincent and Ogdenburg. Two dead four missing and nine injured. all victims were members of the American crew. Survivors were pulled from the water with grappling hooks as divers searched for others.
Gov Roosevelt abandons Los Angeles Olympic plans due to Walker delaying filing his answer to removal charges. New York World Telegram says Walker will claim Roosevelt cannot remove him during his second term for acts from his first administration.
Thirteen Nassau county police officers were ordered held for the grand jury over the death of bandit suspect Hyman Stark. Charges include second degree murder and dereliction of duty. Justice Steinbrink ordered the inquiry after a John Doe inquest into Stark’s death.
Dora Pratt wife of Rev. W. A. Pratt pastor emeritus of Peoples church died Monday at 10 am in Towanda Pennsylvania. Reverend Pratt was in Switzerland on a tour and is en route home to attend a funeral Sunday at 5 pm at the home of the Rev J D in North Weymouth Massachusetts. The Pratts had lived in Cedar Rapids for about thirty years.
AKRON, C. AP A plan to restore 20 percent wage cuts from last January takes effect July 1 at India Tire and Rubber Co. The program adds to six month pay the amount needed to recover the cut, as announced by president W de Krauss after a board meeting. About 400 factory workers and 50 office staff are employed.
Anne Marie Pracy, widow, reached a civil settlement with Coca-Cola heir Joseph B. Whitehead in a $500,000 breach of promise suit filed two years earlier. Whitehead’s attorney declined to disclose the settlement amount. The case centered on alleged marriage for money and Pracy’s relations with other men.
A Minneapolis crash killed three front seat occupants and left three others injured. Driver Russell Jurgens aged 26 from St. Paul died at the scene along with Charlies Poole 29 of St. Paul and Kenneth Corey 23 of Wildwood. The injured include Ellen Magnuson 23 of Kandiyohi and two women, Clara Jurgens 27 and Minnie Poole 25, all treated for cuts and bruises.
Herman Ruchkorff, carrying a jug of wine, collapsed in a basement floor and died after wine spilled from the jug. Police report a fatal incident described as a drowning in wine.
Chicago social figure Edith Rockefeller McCormick reportedly lost a large portion of her fortune and moved from her mansion to a hotel suite. Edwin Krenn, her adviser, said they still own valuable real estate and remain committed to helping small buyers by reducing payments to prevent forfeiture. She sold over $18 million in securities to protect note holders in her trust, with proceeds to retire $11 million in notes.
A Cedar Rapids study reports figures on traffic toll this year with data on accidents injuries and fatalities. Authorities urge caution and continued road safety measures to reduce future harm. The report highlights trends and possible causes behind the rise in incidents.
Confusing fragment shows forecast notes with temperatures ranging from 96 down to mid 70s and multiple time stamps. The readable parts indicate a cooler change expected within 36 hours and a high near 96 today.
General forecast notes a break in the warm wave within 36 hours for central and northern middle west and southern upper Great Lakes. Shower activity and thunderstorms expected Wednesday night or Thursday across most of the upper Great Lakes region and portions of the middle west.
Cedar Rapids records a 96 degree afternoon with a two degree jump from noon and reports of three more heat prostrations. Victims include Sam Palb 38 grocer at Center Point Road NE and Antonia Chetry 70 on Twenty first Avenue SW.
In San Francisco the supreme court affirmed the legality of Lewis Gross sale of five acres, ruling the transaction valid and enforceable.
Beverly Hills report notes Olympic competition by Japanese families and locals in 1933. The piece recalls a Japanese girl and her kodak, mentions Swedish and German athletes, and includes a quip about Matthew Brush of Wall Street and a Niagara Falls incident.
Geneva INS reports that American British French and Italian delegates met to draft a satisfactory text on heavy mobile guns, the last sticking point in the adjournment proposal. The seven page official text covers all points except land artillery and urges comprehensive disarmament to avert armament competition and safeguard peace.
In Butte Montana early Wednesday J E Erickson the democratic governor led three rivals for his party's nomination to succeed himself. Republican lieutenant governor Frank Hazelbarker led W S McCormack in the GOP primary for governor.
The body of 26 year old Thomas J. Allen a farmer near Bedford Iowa was found in a shallow grave as authorities seek motive and method. His death is under investigation with no known enemies reported by relatives and three separate sets of tracks found near the scene.
A garbled want ad item notes a brindle and white spotted dog found with contact numbers 5456 and 23-4407 by J. Kroupa. Other lines mention a buyer for a tan two tone baby cab, a furnished 3 room apartment on IST Ave NW, a 3-PIECE living room suite, and sale pitches with various phone numbers.
Franz von Papen's cabinet took control of Prussia and declared a state of emergency in Berlin Brandenburg, moving Germany toward military rule. The action dispossessed the socialist government and placed the 90,000 Prussian police under new leadership, provoking socialist opposition and regional tension.
President Hinden declares emergency rule and appoints Franz von Papen as Prussia commissioner while Franz Bracht becomes chancellor's assistant. General von Rundstedt takes command of Berlin-Brandenburg police under martial law. Prussian ministers reshuffled amid riots and unrest.
Norma Talmadge denied plans to sue for a Mexican divorce from Joseph Schenck. She said the association with George Jessel is business, that she is married and not seeking divorce, and will return to New York in a few days to begin a theater engagement.
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