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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1932
Page
1
In Chicago Republican leaders meet to decide the platform on prohibition as Tuesday’s opening session nears. Writers gear the party line, with speakers warning that dodging the issue will backfire in November while tariff debates pale beside the burning topic.
Detroit AP report notes a man named Robert Burns, held for questioning in the Lindbergh baby case, released Monday. Police tied him to Violet Sharpe, maid who died by suicide in the home of Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow.
Will Rogers reports Chicago veers between Republicans and Democrats as conventions stir nerves. Voters chase news on Coolidge Hoover and Cubs pennant chances, with Will naming crowds, venues, and the election mood in the windy city.
The piece accuses Congress and political leaders of burying heads in the sand over tariffs. It argues that official policy remains old fashioned and out of step with world changes, risking continued economic blunder.
The text notes that when the U S owed creditor nations billions tariffs were seen as protection for a debtor to meet payments. Now with worldwide debts estimated around 17 to 18 billion dollars including write offs the outlook changes for all parties except politicians.
In Washington a critique of tariff policy argues that special lobbies push Congress to maintain duties that block debtor nations from protecting and promoting their own business. The piece claims this hypocrisy hurts both sides as nations struggle to pay debts.
The piece critiques Chicago platform writers from both parties for focusing on current economic pains and tariff defenses. It warns that short term gain risks long term harm, comparing political rhetoric to bankers chasing quick cash while ignoring future customers once the downturn ends.
A banker recounts conversations about clients who died by own action, noting life insurance settlements cover debts owed to him. He says others owed money but lacked the nerve to kill themselves, leaving his borrowers as the only ones who died to repay him.
The socialist junta that ruled Chile for one week collapsed as Senor Davila, former ambassador to the U S, resigned amid radical drift. In New South Wales radicals were ousted after seven years, and in Chile radical senators faced defeats as control shifted.
The passage contrasts quick persuasion in Chile with seven years in New South Wales where radical experiments exhausted treasuries and toppled governments. It notes the promised utopia failed, yet a popular backlash emerged against radicalism.
The article notes the House aims to approve the veteran bonus bill today with a Senate follow. It predicts President Hoover would veto if the bill reaches him, emphasizing the political cost of funding the payout amid widespread desire to grant the bonus.
The roll call shows Democrats in favor Jacobsen and Republicans for Campbell Dowell Gilchrist Haugen Kopp Robinson. Republicans against include Cole Ramsayer Swanson and Thurston.
John Wellner 52, carpenter foreman for North Western railroad, died after midnight fall down stairs at his Cedar Rapids home. He suffered a fractured skull and died several hours later. Survived by widow Clara and four children, funeral plans not announced.
The House Ways and Means Committee reported an amendment to the tax bill to prevent the loss of 60 million dollars in automobile excise taxes. The tax becomes effective June 21, and firms plan to evade the levy by purchasing cars now.
A 120 member Rotary International special train bound for the Seattle convention in June 2024 paused in Cedar Rapids Monday at 3:40 pm. The train, a second section of the Columbine of the North Western railroad, carries Rotarians from Chicago and the East. Local delegates W. H. Stark and Mr. and Mrs. John Limback plan to attend, but will depart Thursday with the Davenport group.
Harry Fleisher, a Purple gangster, balked at giving a handwriting sample for comparison with notes sent to Col. Lindbergh and his negotiators. He declined on advise of his attorney and remained mute at arraignment on a charge of killing three gangsters last summer. June 22 set for exam.
Congress moves on farm relief and unemployment aid with the McNary bill. The plan offers three surplus reduction options administered by the Farm Board. It aims to cut excess production and boost domestic farming while addressing tariffs and exports.
William C. Redfield died at his Brooklyn home at 73. The former secretary of commerce under Wilson was found dead by his wife Elsie Redfield who married him in 1885. They had two children Humphrey Redfield and Mrs. Charles K Drury.
Speaker John N Garner misses House duty due to a severe cold. His physician says he should return to the House by Thursday or Friday barring unforeseen complications.
James Mc Govern fell into an open air pool after climbing a fence Sunday night. A police dog attracted the attention of night watchman Felice Calletto, who pulled Mc Govern ashore, crediting the dog with summoning help.
Water overflowed the Big Creek dam at Camp Good Health at 2 38 p m Sunday as Ben Franks and 25 Legion members completed the dam started a week earlier. Workers included Chris Beck Gilbert Martin and R W Greene who reinforced sand bags. Local officials Dan Kruidenier and Frank Sprynel aided and provided food and drink for the workers. The event supported the Camp Good Health Fund aiding physically disabled children for summer care.
AP reports Stanislaus Felix Hausner, New Jersey cinema operator, exhausted after his trans Atlantic attempt in a red monoplane. He rests aboard the S S Circe Shell and expects to reach New Orleans in about two weeks. The plane drifted after he fell short of Europe and was abandoned at about 42.41.18 N 20.04 W.
Postal inspectors traced a letter to Mrs. Mamie Rivers of Tracy Iowa, written under the name Bertha Courtney, asking Chicago Mayor Antonio Cermak for help finding a husband to claim a $900,000 estate. The letter prompted calls to Oskaloosa suitors but no Bertha Courtney could be found. Authorities traced the correspondence to Mrs. Rivers through peculiar handwriting and noted a hospital connection in Mount Otoe.
An 80 year old woman, Mrs. Mary O'Hara of 709 First Avenue SW, was thrown to the pavement when a car door opened as a car rounded a corner on First Avenue and Fifth Street West at 8 20 am Sunday. She suffered a severe scalp wound, a right arm injury, bruises and shock and was taken to Mercy hospital. Her age worsens her condition.
Los Angeles report that Edmund Howard Hinshaw 71 former Nebraska congressman died of heart disease in Los Angeles. The obituary notes his public service and age.
Iowa delegates at the Republican National Convention push for farm relief tax cuts and currency expansion. Gov Dan Turner urges strengthening the Federal Reserve Act and export debentures while Dickinson backs marketing acts coop laws and agricultural tariffs. Captioned by AP from Chicago.
Japanese contractor R Kunishi descended into Kilauea’s sulfurous crater in a steel cage to recover Sylvester Nunes 20 and Margaret Enos 17. Amid fumes he wrapped the bodies in canvas slings and hauled them from the lava beds after a grim gamble of $1000.
Secretary of War Hurley denied rumors he would run for vice president after a conference with President Hoover. He stated no candidacy and referenced his friend Charlie Curtis, emphasizing he would not seek the nation’s second-highest office.
In Washington Charles G. Dawes on Monday refused to discuss any possibility of a vice presidential candidacy against Vice President. He stated he would not talk about the matter in any way and form.
Harrison E Spangler of Cedar Rapids Iowa likely to be named national Republican committeeman from Iowa Miss Martha McClure of Mt Pleasant Iowa to be reelected national committeewoman Spangler to replace Charles R Rawson who did not seek reelection Iowa caucus set for Monday night to name delegation to the national convention and date for the state convention
Mrs Amelia Earhart Putnam was awarded the Order of Leopold by King Albert of Belgium at a luncheon at the royal Chateau Leecken near Brussels. Queen Elizabeth was present.
A Cedar Rapids report details traffic toll this year with figures on accidents injuries and deaths. The data highlights the city's road safety challenges and ongoing efforts to reduce harm on local streets.
In Chicago the New York delegation pushed a repeal plank for the Republican platform as militant drys clash with Anti-Saloon League leaders. Mrs Ella A Boole and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union pressed for a telegram to President Hoover while Ernest H Cherrington and F Scott McBride urged caution. A repeal plank was adopted by a hotel caucus but no state convention submission was decided. A third party angle surfaced in James Cannon Jr’s Illinois Anti-Saloon League speech.
New York delegates push for Eighteenth Amendment repeal with a resubmission path to voters, while Connecticut figures threaten a minority report if defeated. A Republican resolutions committee meets to shape the party line amid party leaders and key figures arguing the issue.
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