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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1936
Page
4
A Chicago WPA worker was jailed for taking two dollars from colleagues promising to push monthly pay from fifty five to eighty five dollars. The piece argues this shows relief workers’ ignorance of funding sources and criticizes politics in welfare, citing Albert D. Lasker on public understanding and accountability.
Delegates at Gov. Clyde Herring's social security conference adopted a plan to form a 35 member interim committee headed by six appointers. The panel will study unemployment insurance tax impact on Iowa and how funds aid jobless, with two factions contending over state control and representation.
The article notes the Hindenburg completes a record voyage from Frankfurt to Lakehurst with Nazi praise sparing Dr. Eckener. It also profiles Senator William Borah in Washington, threatening to bolt the GOP over demands and presidential ambitions, labeling his stance as driven by campaign issues rather than personal wish for the White House.
News from Cedar Rapids reports Mrs. W. H. Burrows died Wednesday in Pasadena California after a year of illness. Survived by husband and mother Mrs J D Blue of Belle Plaine and three daughters Iona Burrows Jones Helen Burrows Carlton and Marion Burrows Moser and son Lowell Burrows. Funeral in Pasadena with burial in Belle Plaine in June. Former Cedar Rapids resident had moved to Iowa Falls over twenty years ago then to California. She belonged to St Pauls Methodist Church Wednesday Shakespeare Club and Chapter DK of P E O. Mr Burrows was in the clothing business.
Dr Newton argues pacifism is a positive approach to conflict, not mere anti fighting. He contrasts personal pacifism with pacific spirit, citing Friends’ actions, the league of nations, and the need for defense when necessary.
Warsaw reports Premier Marian Zyndram Koscialkowski and his national coalition cabinet resigned. President Moscicki immediately tasked Gen. Felicyan Slawog- Skladkowski with forming a new government.
Max D. Krone a private detective and A Henry Ross a Brooklyn lawyer were indicted by the county grand jury on extortion charges related to cash and promissory notes from Alfred E Smith Jr The indictments were presented to Judge Morris Koenig after the grand jury heard Smith and Catherine M Pavlick of Astoria testify
Washington AP reports Ernest Fillmore offered nominees for the stubborn-behavior championship. At 8 am two motorists arrived for a single parking space, both refusing to move. By noon they remained, then sheepishly drove away as bystanders laughed.
The death of Agent John R. Foster near St. John Indiana sparked a large manhunt with over 100 revenue agents raiding Illinois Indiana and Chicago area bootleg operations. James Jacobs 40 Indianapolis suspect arrested in Chicago Heights. six held for questioning. Police found 200 gallons of alcohol a sawed off shotgun and rifle cartridges linked to the case. Authorities say the Lola cache supplied illicit liquor to Indianapolis with Krupa and family detained. Jacobs denies firing but is held for Cook County authorities for further interrogation.
Skies were clear in Cedar Rapids as the day rose to 83 by 3 p.m. after 50 at 5 a.m. and 70 at 10. Fans hoped for mild weather for the Western league opener at Hill Park tonight. The low reached 49 before midnight Thursday, with Thursday’s high 75 dropping to 62 by 7 p.m.
A brief note records auto toll details for Cedar Rapids in 1936. The entry highlights a local charge structure and changes impacting motorists, reflecting city transportation policy during that year.
President Roosevelt states that Public Works Administration and Resettlement Administration functions will continue under the new relief appropriation. He told lawmakers that PWA loans will proceed as before and four of five Resettlement functions will run largely intact, with rural settlement work restricted to current funds.
Congress approved a 370 million dollar rural electrification grant and sent the measure to President Roosevelt for signature. The bill, sponsored by Senator Norris, allows private power companies to share in loans with state agency preference, lowers interest, and bans political appointments.
In Willock Pennsylvania two men Arthur Toner and Robert Dyer were rescued alive after 23 hours lost in an abandoned coal mine. They became hungry and exhausted after their carbide lamps failed while searching for copper wire and were found a mile back in the main shaft by federal mining engineers.
Japanese forces landed 7 600 troops in North China from four transports to reinforce garrisons at Tientsin and Peiping. The move raises Peiping to 6 00 and Tientsin to about 10 000, with broader plans to militarize North China and deter Soviet Russia.
Mrs. Beaumont W. Whitaker of Frankfort Kentucky was elected president of the state presidents conference of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers at a Milwaukee meeting Friday.
Children at Camp Good Health will enjoy supervised outdoor play and books donated by Mrs. Otto Evers of Stanwood. The camp, run by the Public Health Nursing association, serves physically handicapped children in need, relying on the new fund for support this summer.
Sheriff L J Palas announced the arrest of Albert Hines 68 and Morris Hines 32 in the Dan Shine homicide case near Littleport Clayton county hills. The six accused pled not guilty and are held without bond with district court set for October term.
Paris reports that Leon Blum, poised to become premier, suggested France may reconsider payment of the US debt. He urged freer trade with the United States and peaceful ties with Germany, saying misunderstandings over the Dawes plan and Hoover moratorium could be resolved by accord. He plans to raise the issue before deputies on June 2, amid France’s financial strain.
Former U S Judge Halsted L Ritter, ousted by the Senate on misconduct charges, refuses to vacate his federal courtroom in Miami, saying he will appeal impeachment and seek action in the court of claims for salary. Postmaster Hill served the demand to leave, but Ritter asserts constitutional impeachment.
President Roosevelt's tax proposal would raise about 153 million dollars in federal taxes for 776 corporations with 1 million dollar net income in 1934. Senator Byrd argued 149 million of the proposed increase counts dividends taxed at the first level, not again in the second corporation. The dispute sparked a heated Senate Finance Committee exchange over Treasury figures.
Paris reports say Edouard Herriot, famed for backing debt payments and a strong league, is being sought as foreign minister in a left wing cabinet to take office next month. Intermediaries of Leon Blum offered but Herriot withheld decision amid talks about a stable foreign policy and collective security within the league.
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