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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1936
Page
3
Mrs Benjamin Scott Young lies in a hospital with a fractured right hip after a confrontation with Rep and Mrs Zioncheck who forcibly ejected the couple from a subleased apartment. Attorneys say action awaits a firm partner's return. Zioncheck stays at the building as guests arrive.
Police responded to a riot call at Rep Marion Zioncheck’s apartment where his wife and a young bride fought with landlady Mrs Benjamin Young over possession. A photographer was assaulted, a reporter stabbed with a pen knife, and Zioncheck and his lawyer were injured by a shattered cocktail glass.
Washington report on the administration tax bill sent to the Senate proposing 700 million to 800 million in new corporate and income taxes. Senate and House differ on taxing methods and revenue. Senate keeps taxes on undistributed earnings while House seeks a 422 percent rate on retained income.
In Moscow the all union Soviet control committee abolished employment discrimination against czarist era privileged classes including former nobles and merchants. The order ends bars to work for those groups and also stops bias against people with criminal records. It marks a move toward equality with the proletariat and a push for a classless society and future communism.
A youthful gang of five is sought after Policeman Jerome McCauley was shot during a 60 mile per hour chase on Chicago north side streets. He died Friday night after pursuing a stolen car connected to two robberies. McCauley was the first Chicago officer killed in action since last November. Victims describe the robbers as young.
In Boston a mysterious explosion and fire destroyed the $10,000 private yacht Dream tied at the Dorchester Yacht club pier. Norman Averson of Wollaston, the yacht caretaker who slept aboard, is missing and feared blown from his quarters. A party of guests at the clubhouse was ending when the blast occurred as the 50 foot vessel burned from bow to stern.
Peiping reports Japanese troops seized the Peiping station while three trainloads of infantry moved toward Tungchow. Japan warns China after a railway bridge bombing near Tientsin, delaying en route convoys as garrisons seek 10 000 troops in North China.
Kobe dispatch reports Japanese Consul General Suma in transit to Tokyo from Nanking delivering a stark warning to China. He says China must select mutual interdependence with Japan or face war, and that Japan will not retreat from its North China stance. He asserts Japan will advance with immutable convictions and has told Chiang Kai-Shek that retreat would prompt a general retreat for Japan.
Cedar Rapids enjoyed ideal Memorial Day weather with summer-like sunshine. After a cool night the thermometer rose from 48 at 3 a.m. to 82 by 1:15 p.m. Friday reached 79 earlier, with a gentle evening cool.
Washington reports danger that foreign dictatorial regimes may confiscate American veterans bonus payments sent abroad after World War I. About 22.6 million dollars due to 22 605 veterans overseas could be seized or exchanged for devalued local currency under exchange controls. Officials doubt foreign governments will modify rules, forcing some veterans to accept native currency to spend abroad.
A late night collision on the Petersburg turnpike left five youths dead and three injured, two seriously. The victims were Ruby Patton 14 and Ruby Lane 17 of Hopewell, Cornelia Lewis 17 of Hopewell, Joseph Barron about 18 of Matoaca, and Opal Harrell about 17 of Hopewell. The car struck the rear of a lumber truck driven by C H Dubose 18 of Roseboro North Carolina after a dance trip so far.
Harry Bannister former husband of Ann Harding filed a Canadian warrant for abducting their daughter Jane after Harding sailed to England with the child on the Duchess of Atholl Bannister, with three lawyers, pursued a habeas corpus route while Harding held custody orders and a travel permit. The chase crossed the St Lawrence with possible Father Point drop.
Cedar Rapids observes Memorial Day with patriotic groups paying tribute to soldiers who died serving the United States. Elmer A. Johnson urged appreciation of sacrifice rooted in Magna Charta and the Constitution, stressing the need to guard liberties and remember those who died for a free nation. The service at Linwood cemetery opened with a YMC A band selection and included prayers, songs, and readings from Civil War veterans lists.
Mary Lou, a 9 year old from Cedar Rapids, and her mother are featured as unsung heroes who support soldiers families. Mary Lou’s health shows weakness as ribs show and limbs are thin. She spent five weeks at Camp Good Health last summer under Public Health Nursing care and returned stronger though gains faded over winter.
Four people were injured in three separate incidents. Anita Mills and Eleanora Peterson, both of 828 Third Avenue SE, suffered bruises after being struck by a car driven by Albert Julis Jr. of Silvis Illinois on Third Avenue at Tenth Street SE. Mrs. W. H. Long, 65, of North English, sustained arm cuts and bruises in a collision between the car she rode in and a vehicle driven by E W Thorson at Wilson Avenue and Highway 161 SW. Paul Kirk, 10, of 219 Fifth Street NE, was treated at St Luke's Hospital for a bruised right foot after a run over by a police squad car near A Street NE."
In Memphis on Saturday nine people were injured when two North Main Street structures and a third wall collapsed. Rescue teams searched the rubble while officials said all nineteen workers on one site were accounted for and no fatalities were reported. Malcom Crittenden, in charge of the crew, described the roof removal and wind gust that caused the back wall to cave in. Three cars in front of a nearby grocery were crushed.
Tulsa Tribune item requests Memorial day celebrators who intend to mix liquor with automobiles to leave typed obituaries and photos with the city editor before festivities. It notes sixteen Tulsa lives claimed by automobile accidents so far this year.
Patrick Hodgkins aged 23, a member of a gay hayrack party, died from a fractured skull after an automobile plowed into the hayrack scattering twenty five riders. Tanley Nicpan, 21, the driver, told police he lost control on a curve while returning from a beer party.
Three young women died in traffic crashes during Memorial Day weekend in Indianapolis as crowds gathered for the 500 mile race. Alice Mitchell aged 30 perished when the car she rode in collided with Silas Simons 24. Annabelle Florence Columbus 25 was killed by a hit and run driver. Investigators report Simons was injured with back and leg injuries.
Carl H. Blase, 36, of Taylorville, was killed when his car left the road and hit a culvert while en route to spend Memorial Day with relatives at Wood River.
Anna Tance, a Black woman, was executed at the state prison for the murder of S. M. Roberts, the Houston night watchman who was slugged to death.
Louis Meyer of Huntington Park California won the Memorial Day 500 mile race at Indianapolis becoming the first driver to win the event three times. Ted Horn of Los Angeles finished second and Mauri Rose of Dayton Ohio third. Meyer's average speed was 109.069 mph to break the former record of 106.24 mph.
Louie Meyer of Huntington Park California led the Indianapolis 500 at 250 miles with a 111.059 mph pace breaking Freddie Frame’s 1933 record. Ted Horn of Los Angeles and William Cantlon of Detroit followed, nine starters retired by then. A major accident injured Detroit driver Al Miller, who was rushed to hospital as the wrecked car was removed.
Indy race update lists the leading cars at the 450 mile mark with Lou Meyer in first, followed by Ted Horn, Shorty Cantlon, Mauri Rose, Floyd Roberts, Rex Mays, Kelly Petillo, Chet Miller, Ray Pixley, and Harry MacQuinn.
President Roosevelt forwarded Robert Lincoln O'Brien of Massachusetts for another term on the tariff commission. Senator Coolidge, who had opposed reappointment, withdrew his opposition at the President's request.
Gov Floyd B Olson of Minnesota said a third party presidential ticket should not be formed this year. He spoke at a gathering in Chicago about prospects of a third party entering the fall campaign.
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