Iowa Official Graft Probes Triggered by Slot Machine War
Iowa officials face renewed scrutiny as Polk County grand jury resumes probing graft linked to slot machines and liquor control. The Gazette notes delays and asserts county prosecutors must pursue charges against state and county officials, including unsolved campaign fund contributions and liquor permit corruption, while questioning Attorney General O'Connor's motives.
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Park Findley
Bureau of Investigation
Ich
Edward O'Connor
O'Connor
Iowa
Tley
Findley
Polk County Grand Jury
Des Moines
Polither
Polk
Carl Burkman
Francis Kuble
Messrs Burkman
Kuble
Itat
E. J. Fouling
Iowa Democratic
Polk County
Grand Jury
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Gazette
Messrs
Burkman
Joe Gagen
O’connor
Gagena
Legislative Committee
Liquor Commission
Senate panel to hear Ewing Mitchell graft charges
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Royal S. Copeland called a meeting for Tuesday to decide whether to summon Ewing Y. Mitchell for testimony on charges of graft and favoritism in the Commerce Department.
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Washington
Royal S. Copeland
Senate Commerce Commission
Ewing Y. Mitchell
Department of Commerce
Graft and corruption alleged in commerce department
A sensational broadcast accuses the U S Department of Commerce of chiseling racketeering and corruption. Ewing Mitchell, dismissed assistant secretary of commerce, claims the department harbors predatory interests and demands a congressional inquiry. President Roosevelt and Secretary Roper deny comment as Mitchell pushes for action and reveals letters with the president.
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Washington
INS
Joseph B. Keenan
Department of Justice
Ewing Mitchell
Department of Commerce
Ewing
Mitchell
F Mitchell
Missouri
Roosevelt
Legal Department
Commerce Department
Daniel C. Roper
Walsh
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel Roper
John Monroe Johnson
South Carolina
American Legion
James F. Byrnes
S. C
Johnson
Senate
Omaha Martial Law Locks Down Streets During Rail Strike
Nebraska Governor Cochran under martial law moved street cars off Omaha streets as the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway strike escalates. Military court jailed two beer tavern operators for disobeying 6 pm closing orders, with fines and tavern closures. The guard occupation and legal actions followed failed arbitration ultimatum.
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Omaha
R. L. Cochran
Military Commission Court
Nebraska National Guard
Omaha and
Council Bluffs Street Railway Company
Cochran
George Bighia
Ed Dolegz
Bighia
Dolegz
Gen. Paul
Tolerton and Warfield Sue Over Iowa Chain Store Tax
The Tolerton and Warfield company of Sioux City filed in Polk county district court to halt collection of the chain store tax under house bill 311. The suit seeks a temporary restraining order and argues the act is unconstitutional discriminatory and confiscatory, targeting the state board of assessment and review and officials including Ray Murphy and Leo Wegman. The firm operates 51 Council Oaks stores in Iowa with annual gross sales over two million dollars. the tax would amount to about eighty thousand dollars. The petition asks for an injunction and later ruling on constitutionality. The filing follows Miller-Jones of Columbus paying four unit fees totaling fifteen dollars for four stores.
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Des Moines
Tolerton and Warfield Company of
Sioux City
Polk County
State Board of Assessment
Forty-sixth General Assembly
Ray Murphy
Louis E. Roddewig
Frank Green
Islanois
State Tax Board
Leo J. Wegman
Tolerton and Warfield Company
Council Oaks
Iowa
Milchrist, Schmidt and Marshall
W. S. Wasted, Jr
Miller-Jones Company
Columbus
Norris Would Limit High Court's Power
Washington AP Norris Nebraska senator proposes constitutional amendment to bar the Supreme Court from striking down a law unless at least seven of nine justices agree and the case begins within six months after enactment.
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Norris
High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Iowa citizens urged to demand action against graft and liquor payoff schemes
Des Moines attorney H. M. Havner told Newton residents that Iowans must awaken to press Governor and high officials to end corruption. He cited ouster cases against Max Duckworth and Henry C. Kuhlmann, and a Woodbury County graft probe, praising Cedar Rapids Gazette reporting while condemning political betrayal for money. He recounted pressured editor Verne Marshall speech and warned officials against allowing truth to be silenced.
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Newton
Iowa
H. M. Havner
Des Moines
Havner
Max Duckworth
Sioux City
Henry C. Kuhlmann
Public Safety
Woodbury County Grand Jury
Cedar Rapids
Verne Marshall
Rhodes
Legionaires
Mr. Marshall
Marshall
Clipper Returns to Honolulu After Long Flight
Pan American Airways giant Clipper resumes its return flight toward Honolulu. The aircraft was 437 miles off Diamond Head, seven hours out of Sand Island in the Midway group, approximately 1,338 miles northwest of Honolulu, at 6:00 p.m. CST.
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Honolulu, T. H
C.S.T
Pan American Airways
Diamond Head
Sand Island
Midway Group
Honolulu
First Contingent Arrives For Camp Good Health Outing
Forty eight physically handicapped children arrived at Camp Good Health on Monday morning. Camp director Mrs. Vogel Schell Harley welcomed the youngsters aged five to fourteen. Boys were assigned to The Wren and girls to The Bluebird The Robin and The Lark with counselors named. Nurses weighed each child for growth tracking as routine athlete foot treatment began. Dietitian Miss Vera Murray and assistants prepared meals while staff cleared the camp by shoveling rain soaked clay from paths and setting up quarters and supplies for the season.
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Vogel Schell Harley
Wren
Carl Spencer
Elaine Graham
Martha Hubbard
Lois Mills
Marie Besh
Vera Murray
Mary White
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll For 1935
The record notes 181 accidents 2207 injuries and 8 deaths in Cedar Rapids for 1935, reflecting a high toll from motor travel in the period.
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Cedar Rapids
President Roosevelts job outlook and guidance to WPA
President Roosevelt told state works administrators that the coming year will mark a real pickup in employment and urged slowing or stopping public works to move workers to private payrolls when possible. He warned against politics in work relief and said orders must be followed to avoid political influence.
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Mt. Everest
Mallory
Mirabeau
London
Everest
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Nuisance Tax Extension Passes House Under Gag Rule
The House approved a $500 million nuisance tax extension bill under a gag rule after a 40 minute debate. Passage required a two thirds vote, leaving nine other "must" measures for action as Speaker Joseph W. Burns noted.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Joseph W. Burns
O'Connor Urges County Cooperation In Gambling Raid Probe
Iowa Attorney General Edward L. O'Connor called on county sheriffs and attorneys to fully cooperate with the state Bureau of Investigation’s special vice squad. He cited past non cooperation and cited incidents of raids where state agents faced opposition or tips from bootleggers before formal notices. He noted many counties do cooperate and that the squad will continue its cleanup campaign in several southern counties.
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Joe Gagen
Iowa
Findley
Gagen
Bureau of Investigation
Sioux City
Des Moines
Edward L. O’connor
State Bureau of Investigation
State Department of Justice
O’connor
O'Connor
Park
A.findley
State Justice Department
Statehouse
State Department
Britain May Send McDonald to U S as Envoy-at-Large
London dispatch says former prime minister J Ramsay MacDonald now lord president of the council may soon go to Washington as a special envoy-at-large to promote closer cooperation between Britain and the United States, per the Daily Herald report.
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Britain
M’donald
U. S
London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Council
Washington
The
Daily Herald
Attorney General Withdraws From Sioux City Grand Jury
The Iowa attorney general Edward L. O'Connor withdrew from participating in the Sioux City grand jury graft inquiry. He asked his assistant Clair Hamilton to withdraw and cited prior staff involvement with Woodbury County officials. Special Prosecutor Havner welcomed the move and said it speeds the investigation.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Grand Jury
Edward L. O'Connor
Robert H. Munger
Clair E. Hamilton
Horace “M. Havner
Mtainnton
Munger
O'Connor
Woodbury
Hamilton
Clair_¥. Hamilton
Carlos Goltz
Naglestad
Neal
Ole Naglestad
Attorney General's Office
Woodbury County
Attorney General’s Office
Havner
Tragedy on Father's Day Leaves Seven Orphans
In Watseka Illinois a year after the death of Mrs. John Hanley leaving seven children motherless, the Hanley family faced another loss as the father, John Hanley, hanged himself on Father's Day.
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Watseka, al
John Hanley
Hanley
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