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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1936
Page
2
The Chicago Bar Association on Monday cited 15 judges in a summary noting commendations and concerns about courtroom conduct and judicial standards. The report highlights names and districts affected, calling for continued oversight and professional ethics adherence.
Chicago judges voted 28 to 1 to resign from the Bar association rather than face potential expulsion over ethics charges, highlighting a clash between judiciary and political campaigning. The piece also critiques government field work reports on mice and discusses opposition to the Frazier-Lemke 3 billion mortgage relief bill and the proposed Farm Credit Administration board oversight.
McAlester Oklahoma prison riot frees about twenty one convicts at McAlester state penitentiary. Foreman Powell was shot and killed along with convict Robert Cunningham. Warden Kenny reported a guard wounded and convicts pursued into surrounding woods as forces recaptured several fugitives.
Traffic jams on Fourth street Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning urge railroads to improve operation in the business district or face penalties for disregarding regulations. A switch engine dragging too many cars creates long blocks in First, Second and Third avenues, testing public patience.
The piece notes Cedar Rapids’ push for railroad goodwill amid Rock Island line criticism over shop closures and worker layoffs. It discusses WPA protest limits under Hopkins and Ridder’s WPA tensions, with anti WPA workers forming a union amid leadership disputes and city street issues including Fourth street.
Allan Charles Pochobradsky a 13 month old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Pochobradsky suffered only bruises on his hips after a fall of more than twenty feet from a second story window at the Pocho bradsky home The child landed on soft ground An X ray showed no fractures
A Cambridge police officer tagged a horse for standing too far from the curb. The charge listed was Parking improperly.
A political figure faced continuous protests with crowds storming his office until a guard was posted to secure the premises. The confrontation reflects mounting pressure as demonstrators demand action on the issue.
A reader describes a husband changing beyond recognition, possibly due to race and latent desires. The piece cites A. E. Mason's The Turnstile as an illustration of how racial differences can destabilize marriage, with warning of disintegration even within same race relationships.
Federal court in Louisville prepared to arraign Thomas H. Robinson Jr. for the kidnapping of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll and a $50,000 ransom. Robinson signaled willingness to plead guilty if his Nashville attorney, Monte Ross, permits it, with possible life sentence considerations.
A dancer lit torches dipped in benzine during a Shamrock club act at 1 a.m. sparking a blaze that killed four patrons and injured nine at 560 Geary Street in San Francisco. Dancer Peggy Blossom held two flaming torches as patrons fought to the single exit. Fire officials estimated $10,000 in losses.
James Lindsay aged 76, father of Kenneth Lindsay, vice president and sales manager for the Iowa Manufacturing Co., collapsed and died on a suburban Chicago golf course about 5 p.m. after teeing off. A longtime Dubuque golf advocate, he helped establish the sport in the region and helped found the first Dubuque Country Club. Survived by his son, a Chicago daughter Mrs. George B. Klyn, and two other sons Roger of Oak Park and George of New York City.
Dr. Charles W. Flint, president of Cornell College Mount Vernon from 1915 to 1922, was elected to the Methodist Episcopal General Conference board of bishops in Columbus Ohio on the fourth ballot with 408 votes. He left Cornell in 1922 to become chancellor of Syracuse University.
Middleton New York two gun suspects tied to a $13,000 Pine Bush National Bank holdup fought off state troopers in a running gun battle. One man killed himself, the second was shot in the left leg and captured. $5,700 in cash recovered.
Cedar Rapids observed cool bright weather after rain with temperatures rising from a 52 degree minimum at 6 am to 71 by 4 pm. The day’s highs fluctuated around the mid 60s to low 70s as charts tracked the cool, sunny spell.
Treasury officials defended the 803 million dollar bill before the senate finance committee as Sen. Byrd argued big firms would dodge taxes. The panel heard that 600 firms earned at least 1 million in 1934 income, with 283 facing over 50 percent tax cuts and some paying nothing, while Harrison noted many firms could see tax increases under alternate plans.
Chauncey A. Weaver former assistant city solicitor denounces the pardon and parole system as a political racket. He complains state agents spend time tracking trusties who go to town for saxophone lessons and fail to return to taxpayer funded quarters. He notes the parole board will seek more funds next winter for an investigation.
Seven year old Richard R is an undernourished child aided by the Public Health Nursing association to attend Camp Good Health. His mother died last year, his father is unknown, and pneumonia left him frail at 40 pounds. Foster aunts sacrifice but need rest. donations to the Camp Good Health Fund at The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa will fund his trip and support the camp for needy children.
Authorities rethink the Dan Shine case after evidence suggests Shine may have been dead before a shotgun blast linked to Lenox. Frank Brady says a beatin g death Tuesday may precede the shot, reshaping claims of Lenox as sole killer and signaling possible framing to imitate a death by own action. The investigation notes shifts include Lenox’s confession and questions about Shine’s final hours with his bride Pearl Shine. Tim Shine and Elmer Kuehl’s account add to questions on Tuesday morning’s events at the Shine farm.
Chicago detectives examined a theory that a woman killed Mrs. Lillian Guild in her room at the Y W C A hotel. Four days of investigation failed to yield a break. Sgt Daniel Healey suggested an Amazonian strength woman might have struck the 50 year old antique dealer with a brick during a burglary.
In Passaic New Jersey Elsie Kasper battles a bronchial cold while four babies Frances Frank Ferd inand and Felix enter day five. Emil Kasper hopes to return to a $22 weekly railroad job as Dr Frank F Jani cites encouragement from Dr Allan Dafoe. The Kasper treasury rises with $600 cash and a syndicate contract offering $750 plus weekly royalties and future film profits.
President Roosevelt sent the new London naval treaty to the Senate. Signed in London by the United States Great Britain and France it limits sizes of certain warships while not capping numbers and provides for exchange of information on building programs.
The House approved an inflation bloc amendment to the 3 billion Frazier Lemke farm mortgage inflation bill by 120 to 118. Supporters cheered as administration leaders aimed to pass the measure without changes. The amendment restricts loans for refinancing and blocks livestock based mortgages amid sharp debate and attacks on AFL leader William Green.
Speaker Joseph Burns spoke from the House floor reading a letter from William Green of the AFL urging members to vote against the $3 billion Frazier Lemke farm inflation bill. The move signaled leadership concern as final action neared amid inflation fears and intra party debate.
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