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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1936
Page
4
Verne Marshall presents a reader letter arguing prosperity rests on living wages and employment. The suggestion urges equal tax rates on all net incomes, critiques high federal taxation, and warns government confiscation harms business and jobs.
Commissioner Burgus warns state tax limits may barely affect Cedar Rapids as operating expenses fall from 503 327 in 1925 to 489 711 this year while total budgets rise to 702 274. Bond and interest costs climb to 212 563 this year, reflecting bonded improvements driving levies. Traffic safety plea follows and Hoover denies Alvin Karpis is public enemy No 1, calling politics the true threat.
Brooklyn prosecutors allege Ellis Parker Sr directed the Wendel kidnapping and forged confessions. Murray Bleefeld, one of the abductors, testified Parker Sr approved the fake confession and oversaw the scheme while Parker Jr mailed it. Bleefeld pled not guilty. bail set at 50000.
National Child Health Sunday marks the start of the Camp Good Health Fund appeal to aid needy physically handicapped children. Ninety are waiting for a chance to attend Camp Good Health, which opens in mid June after February 8 examinations and early health work by Cedar Rapids Dental Society.
Will Rogers praises Charlie Chaplin as Hollywood's genius and lauds the film Modern Times for its sharp satire of modern life. The article argues the machinery of capitalism and mass media trap the everyman, with laughter turning to lament as society speeds up beyond human scale.
Alvin Karpis, gang leader jailed for major kidnappings, was brought to the scene of the crimes from New Orleans. J. Edgar Hoover and eight agents escorted him on a long flight amid detours and bad weather. Prosecutors could not decide whether to first charge him in the Hamm or Bremer kidnapping cases.
Nine year old Kumari Shanti Devi in Wardha claims to recall a past life in Muttra describing her former husband and son with precise details. The case draws attention from psychologists physicians and religious authorities as Gandhi contemplates adoption of the girl.
Rep Marion Zioncheck of Washington was fined 66 dollars for speeding and language toward an officer. His attorney J D Hardy paid the overdue fine, clearing the capias writ and ending the Alexandria case.
The period May 4 to May 9 features a generally fair start in the Great Lakes with possible rain midweek and below normal temperatures. The northern plains see considerable precipitation with temperatures near or below normal, while southern areas may run near or above normal.
Walter W. Rose of Orlando predicts a coming building boom based on surveys and tours. He cites higher sales prices in most metropolitan areas, rising rents, housing shortages, and idle bank money as indicators of brighter real estate prospects for Iowa Nebraska Minnesota North and South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Off Nantucket Mass early today the S S Canadian Planter sank after a collision with the S S City of Auckland. The City of Auckland reported the crash and stood by to assist as coast guards were dispatched from Martha’s Vineyard Boston Providence and Nantucket. About 35 crew members aboard the Planter were saved by the City of Auckland.
Haile Selassie flees toward Djibouti with his family as Ethiopia collapses and France appears ready to grant sanctuary. Officials say the emperor may stay in French Somaliland or sail to the Mediterranean. Possible options include remaining under the French flag or seeking refuge under Britain or Sweden.
Bernard Hoy, 9, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Hoy of 1259 Fourth Avenue SE, pushed his bicycle aside and yanked 2-year-old Barbara Beach from the path of a southbound truck at Third Avenue SE and Seventh Street. Witnesses praised his courage as the child returned home and Hoy continued to a movie. Witness Don Sievert, a car salesman, said Hoy acted with remarkable speed.
The Sunday Gazette lists sections from general world and local news to editorials, poetry, and a comics section. It notes notable items like Keith Tow’s work with youths, health guides, Iowa and Marion news, farm, building, and sports pages, plus a Derby win and library updates.
The flight of Haile Selassie and looming Italian capture of Addis Ababa spurred fascist protests against British Mediterranean naval presence. Presses urge Britain to stop obstructing Italy’s Ethiopian expansion and emphasize Italy’s victory and space for further expansion.
Rome report says Italian forces near Addis Ababa after slow progress through rain slick mountains. Dispatches place the vanguard within twenty five kilometers of the capital as 150 airplanes are to land, while chaos mounts with natives burning and looting.
The State Department on Saturday listed Dr. D C Henry of Goldfield Iowa among Americans in Ethiopia. Dr Henry is reported to be located in Addis Ababa. Note indicates names appear on page 6 section four of this issue.
Report describes troops making rapid progress aided by searchlights and expecting to reach Addis Ababa around noon Sunday.
U S and British legations in Addis Ababa provide refuge as native mobs attack the American compound. Amid fiery clashes and looting, the Ethiopian government reportedly abandons the capital while Empress and royal family flee toward Djibouti.
The Sunday Times reports in London that Emperor Haile Selassie abdicated before leaving Addis Ababa but did not act on Sir Sydney Barton's advice. His ministers then ran the government as his forces allegedly refused to continue fighting Italian invaders.
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