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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1933
Page
1
The case centers on H. F. McElroy's daughter who was kidnapped for a $30,000 ransom paid by her father and released after a day. The writeup argues capital punishment as a potential deterrent and notes the rising frequency of kidnapings prompting calls for strong action.
Washington reports that the internal revenue bureau is examining J. P. Morgan and company tax returns and the Morgan partnership agreement as part of Senate inquiries. President Roosevelt urged a broad probe of private bankers, with Pecora preparing to reveal additional stock lists implicating politics and finance.
Washington AP Harry L Hopkins federal relief administrator announced grants totaling 21,659,282 to 31 states and Hawaii to meet immediate relief needs. States listed include Trinali Montana Michigan Minnesota with varying amounts. The funds serve as interim relief while complete expenditure data is gathered from public funds.
Joseph W. Harriman former head of Harriman National Bank faces charges of causing false entries in the bank's ledgers. Trial scheduled for June 5 in New York federal court.
A 1933 reflection honors Civil War veterans and national unity. It credits Lincoln Grant Lamar Watterson Grady and McKinley for healing wounds and fostering fraternity. The piece frames the nation as a covenant among dead living and unborn, urging faithfulness to fathers.
New York AP reports brisk turnover of about 7,000,000 shares as oil, metal, aviation and some motor stocks lead gains of roughly $1 to $3. Profit-taking limited advances while market swings remained wide amid pre holiday selling.
Gandhi ended his 21 day fast weighing 80 pounds after starting at 99. In Poona crowds of Moslems Sikhs Hindus and Christians watched as the world attention campaign moved toward a possible suspension. Authorities suggested Gandhi may suspend civil disobedience to meet with co-leaders.
Mrs. Helen Hargitt Thevenow wife of Pirates utility infielder Tommy Thevenow arrived Monday morning at her father Rev Victor B Hargitt home in Madison Ind She had been missing from her Pittsburgh hotel since last Wednesday.
The Senate backed the Wagner bill creating a federal state employment system as part of a broader two fold push to align industry with government through trade associations and a $3.3 billion construction program. Johnson will lead industry public works efforts while Richberg prepares labor representation. Felix Frankfurter reportedly declined a post.
Senate resolution introduced by Senator McKellar demands a sweeping inquiry into income taxes assessments and refunds of former treasury secretaries Andrew W. Mellon and Ogden L. Mills. The move signals heightened scrutiny of their tax records and related financial dealings.
CHICAGO AP Petitions to place Wilbur Glenn Voliva and Zion industries in bankruptcy were filed in federal court after Judge James H Wilkerson appointed receivers for the Zion properties. One creditor claims Voliva owes more than 500000. The book value last December was 2000000 with liabilities at 800000. Ralph Pihl and Fred Hummel were named receivers for the north shore properties tied to Alexander Dowie and Voliva.
The House agreed to take up the administration's new farm credit bill Tuesday with two hours of debate. It would consolidate all federal farm lending agencies under one head and be open to amendments as requested by the President.
Cedar Rapids votes to authorize a $2500 preliminary survey and plans for a city sewage plant. City Engineer Frank Young and H R Green will conduct the investigation. total survey and plan costs capped at four percent of plant cost. Mayor Stepanek opposed but agreed with reservations to ensure Waterloo pollution control first.
President Roosevelt will keep William H. Woodin at the Treasury despite calls for his ouster after his name appeared on a list of J. P. Morgan and company preferred customers. Roosevelt plans to retain his cabinet and aides to manage the crisis and anti depression measures. The gist from the Potomac weekend talks suggests Woodin may resign when he feels he has served, with Roosevelt backing him as a friend and ally.
Janet Kovalcheck, overseer of the poor in Council Bluffs, says she will not be browbeaten into providing relief amid a crowd of about 200 demanding aid. She traces the crisis to a former open relief policy and says her resignation depends on developments.
Henry F. McElroy Jr told authorities he believes he knows the leader of the Mary McElroy kidnapping ring. He was present when his father H F McElroy Jr, city manager, delivered the $30 000 ransom to a masked kidnapper at a rural crossroads west of Kansas City Kan. The son says the man warned of his own abduction if the payment failed and vows a capture with federal help joining the search.
Miss Mary McElroy describes her twenty hour captivity and $20 608 ransom as a great experience. She says she bears no malice and even liked one kidnapper who treated her with courtesy. Captors provided roses and a radio before release after meeting her father and brother in Wyandotte county Kansas.
Andrew Goldsberry weight 24 shot at David Gregor 31 in the home of Goldsberrys estranged wife. Both men fired repeatedly and collapsed as Gregor died and Goldsberry lay dying.
In a five to four decision, the Supreme Court ruled that income from securities held in trusts and used to pay life insurance premiums is taxable as individual income under the 1924 and 1926 revenue acts. The Wells and DuPont cases framed the principle with trust funds for premiums and beneficiaries.
Herman C. Darrow, 68, brother of famed attorney Clarence Darrow, died at his Chicago home after a prolonged illness. He was a proofreader.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Hull outlining simultaneous aims of exchange stabilization and removal of world trade barriers at the London conference. He warned gains would be only a temporary 90 day respite without progress on both fronts. Hull also opposed the arms embargo resolution then before the Senate.
The investigation of Dan Kruidenier, Cedar Rapids public safety commissioner, is finished. Attorney General O Connor said the Zelinsky report will reach him soon and be given to Linn county attorney King Thompson for disposition. Zelinsky spent two weeks in the city, interviewing about thirty witnesses at the request of Elmer Johnson. O Connor declined to reveal findings.
Miss Estella Hanson a county Reconstruction Finance Corporation worker was informed by the board of supervisors that the local R F C office in the court house will close May 31. The closure affects the staff including several investigators and leaves unresolved how registration for the reforestry corps will be handled after May 31.
Secretary Wallace outlined possible leasing of cotton lands to support prices at 10 to 12 cents a pound, with about 150 million dollars in payments to growers. A cotton program under the new farm law will be drafted after Cobb returns from the south survey. A public hearing on the farm law is tentatively set for next Monday on the Chicago fluid milk trade agreement. Earl Smith of Chicago has been invited to head corn and hog production but has not accepted.
Recurring Sunday showers cooled temperatures after a mild spell. The mercury fell to 53 by midnight, rose to 55 by early morning, then to 59 by 9 a.m. Monday. Strong winds and gray skies dominated the day with a high of 68 at 2:30 p.m.
The House voted 233 to 57 to repeal gold backing and legalize greenbacks for federal money, despite Republican claims of repudiation and fears of honoring contracts. Senate opposition looms as debates intensify over a broader monetary shift initiated by President Roosevelt.
A brief item notes rapid progress Monday as a bill to invalidate the gold clause in public and private contracts of past and future gains momentum. The continuation appears on Page 7, Column 1.
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin declines an invitation to serve on the American delegation to London. The move mirrors Senator Johnson of California who also refused the invitation.
Montreal AP reports Halvorsen Bryn 68 longtime Norwegian consul general in Canada died Sunday night after a two week illness. Bryn served twenty years before his Canada appointment as ambassador to the United States.
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