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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1935
Page
12
William Green of the A F L warned of chaos if NRA fails, pledging to mobilize economic strength to win workers rights. He allied with Roosevelt against opponents, urging continuation of labor measures and arguing ending NRA would better than a doomed reform.
At a New York meeting, Green warned liberal senators may oppose the discredited leader or risk labor’s aims. John L. Lewis urged prompt action as labor seeks solutions to the crisis, while the gathering of 800,000 AFL members endorsed extending NRA benefits and enacting the Wagner labor disputes bill.
In New York a militant campaign seeks to compel Congress to enact organized labor’s program. The movement aims to pressure lawmakers through demonstrations and public pressure sessions.
Kath erine Leary Bond, 37, beauty parlor operator, won a breach of promise suit against Paul S. Clapp. The jury awarded $15,000. defense moved to set aside the verdict, but Justice Aaron Steuer denied the motion and gave 30 days to appeal. Jury deliberated for less than an hour.
In McAlester Oklahoma Robert Cargo 21 died in the electric chair for murdering A L Luke a Bethany nurseryman. In Folsom California Tully McQuate 33 of San Diego hanged for the sack murder of his elderly benefactress Ella Shaw.
Testimony centers on graft at Sioux City city hall with charges of payoff money paid to officials and threats in court halls. Witnesses describe a “hip pocket bootlegger” and alleged perjury while Sheriff Tice recounts governor Carl Herring’s meeting and calls for grand jury action.
White Plains New York A Supreme Court justice dismissed a $300 000 suit by Katharine Noonan former nun against Bishop Edmund F Gibbons Albany and the Sisters of St Joseph alleging conspiracy and false arrest The court called her claim of ignorance of the law when pleading guilty to malicious destruction of property ridiculous and noted she served five days in jail and paid a fine.
Federal Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins announced that five million dollars of federal funds would be released immediately to end the relief crisis in Illinois.
Mrs Emily Whitfield a former Vanderbilt wife and divorce plaintiff was found shot at the Dead Horse ranch near Las Vegas New Mexico. Sheriff Francisco Delgado said the death appeared self inflicted in a rural setting about 25 miles from the city.
Chicago. Robert M. Sweitzer, present treasurer and former Cook County clerk, will be summoned before the county board Monday to account for a $413 583 shortage in his clerk accounts. The deficit was found by a secret audit ordered by Sweitzer's successor Michael J. Flynn.
Council Bluffs reports Maj. Gen. Matthew A. Tinley denying political ambitions while Iowa Democrats weigh postmasters as smoke screen candidates amid hints of a bid to reorganize the party before 1936. Early names include Hill Pollard and Schanke, with Tinley urging a committeeman to lead.
Washington AP reports Treasury officials dismissed rumors that the government’s probe into Senator Huey Long of Louisiana revealed a $500,000 deposit by Long and a friend in a St. Louis bank. An official said they never heard of such a deposit and that former I R B intelligence chief L Irey was unaware of the matter.
At the International Hospital congress in Vatican City Pope Pius XII challenged sterilization and the German program of paganism while addressing 400 delegates including Americans. He noted Eugenics and Sterilization were not central to the congress and criticized postponing discussion for a larger meeting.
A late Friday fire at the White Line Transfer repair shop in Des Moines caused about $500000 in damage. The blaze, started by a gasoline tank explosion on a truck, was contained by 4 p.m. by firefighters at the one story brick building.
Film star Ruth Chatterton departed Roosevelt Field in a four seated Lycoming Stimson aircraft aiming to become the first actress to fly cross country. She was bound for Los Angeles and was accompanied by pilot Robert Blair, her instructor.
The Nebraska house of representatives defeated the chain store tax measure 41 to 35 on Friday. The vote fell short of the 51 needed to adopt the minority conference report, which had been previously approved by the senate.
Floyd E. Fisher aged 43 of South Bend Indiana was killed instantly in Dawn Nebraska when he touched live electrical wires carrying 6 600 volts late Thursday.
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