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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1932
Page
1
Iowa state superintendent Agnes Sam-Welson calls on local superintendents to observe Constitution week September 11 to 17 and to educate children about the Constitution. She laments a shift from principle to amendments and notes public blame for economic woes linked to Hoover and Wilson era policies. Editor S. O. Dunn is cited on national mood and finance.
Mrs. J K Robison, widow of Rear Admiral Robison, appeals to the public to press Secretary Adams for a naval court of inquiry into the Teapot Dome oil cases. She argues her husband, a 38 year naval veteran, was unfairly linked and seeks vindication to end innuendo and restore honor. Admiral Robison testified on Pearl Harbor fuel oil and the Elk Hills deal with E L Doheny and Albert B Fall, who faced bribery charges.
Springfield dispatch reports John L. Lewis pledging a counter move to dissolve the Progressive Miners of America formed by secessionists from the United Mine Workers. In Belleville and Gillespie the Illinois district secretary called allegations of sold-out officials slanderous as a constitutional convention date of October 3 was set at Gillespie to establish an international headquarters.
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic presidential nominee, departed Bridgeport at 9:55 p.m. Saturday for Hyde Park, N. Y., to stay until Monday night. He left with pledges of support from Alfred E. Smith faction representatives in the state.
Optimism in New York trading lifted stocks to new year high levels. The market saw brisk activity with 2,440,380 shares traded in two hours and the Standard Statistics 90-issue index finishing at 72, a 1932 high.
James J. Walker indicated he may run again for mayor, saying the case belongs to New York City voters. Speculation grows as Al Smith’s stance and Tammany Hall dynamics influence the possible bid and party support.
Mexico City United Press reports General Abelardo Rodriguez will be elected president by Congress on Sunday to succeed Pascual Ortiz Rubio who resigns. Rodriguez, recently minister of war, did not attend the session as Calles' government consolidates control. Ortiz Rubio departs for Hot Springs, Ark, for health reasons.
Johnstown officials report Garrett Schenck a Hopewell NJ fish merchant is being questioned after being found in an abandoned Somerset area farmhouse with two guards under pistol point. Sheriff Ira McCloskey said three men held him captive at a mountain cabin and later moved him to the Somerset site.
The piece criticizes politicians both in and out of office who claim they can save the country from ruin. It describes their loud calls for economy and new taxes on individuals and industry to survive the downturn and keep payrolls, arguing their proposed measures are ineffective.
A magazine spread by an automobile concern charts transportation evolution from toll roads to highways. It notes canals and ferries lose relevance as interurbans and railroads decline, with Endicott’s gentle satire added in a reader letter about mathematical time and celestial motion. The piece ends with a quip about stoplights and traffic rules.
A whimsical note describes a fictional enterprise labeled the Universe as a subsidiary. It claims well conducted operations with no assessments for stockholders and promises daily dividends of rain air rainbows and attractive goods.
A fragment notes the same executive tradition since earlier generations, with no protests or arrests. A young man in college objects to the era and its management, suggesting occasional shifts among men to alter established order.
A cousin from Posey county Indiana reports hot agitation in Whoop-pole township over a probable landslide of opinion. Vague plans aim to make the area more orderly but stop short of actual change. No funds were invested for material right-of-way or construction.
A scrambled excerpt mentions a venue designed for happiness not profit and notes that men who ignore order will be misplaced. It suggests regular passage and a stable administration, adding there would be no change in leadership and no election is noted.
Berlin stocks surged on Saturday as Chancellor von Papen's revival program sparked confidence. Prices jumped ten points or more with some purchases exceeding initial offers by up to 300 percent, marking the strongest rally in five years.
Forecast covers week beginning September 5 in the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Little rain expected early. the latter half should stay dry with generally moderate temperatures across the region.
Cecil Jastram 22 of Iowa City was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after allegedly driving east at high speed on First Avenue E Saturday evening. Patrolmen Condon and Buckacek booked him at 7 40.
Three men drowned when the international railroad bridge at Laredo gave way as the Rio Grande flood peaked. The 300 foot Mexican side span collapsed, flooding Nuevo Laredo and Laredo. Survivors clung to logs and debris as residents and soldiers worked to shore up levees.
Kansas City Mo prankster Lisherness suffered a broken jaw and multiple teeth losses after his light truck crashed into a traffic signal at Fifteenth Street around 9:50 p.m. He was pinned in the wreckage and taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt speaking at Pleasure Beach in Bridgeport urged cuts in local government spending. He said local taxes burden farmers and railroads and must be modernized. He praised Governor Cross and urged Democrats to present a united front in Connecticut.
Japanese Admiral Kiichisaburo Nomura has abandoned plans for a goodwill visit to the United States because of ill health, the Japanese military attache’s office reported Saturday.
Mrs. Rose Stoecker thirty living above 1608 E avenue NE was found overcome by gas in her apartment at midnight Saturday. Neighbors Jessie Fuhrman and her children entered with F. M. McLain to aid. Stoecker revived with fresh air and a physician said she will recover. Leonard Fuhrman ten fell ill from gas fumes seeping from the same unit.
Independent congress hopeful Vance Price of Waterloo announced his withdrawal from the November election on Saturday night.
A Berlin physician and a German girl live sequestered on a South Pacific island for two years. They reject modern life, fish for food, grow fruits, and claim they will live to 100. They reside inland with a two‑walled shelter under tropical trees, unbothered by taxes or rent.
An airplane entering a tailspin near Milan's airfield crashed into a trolley car injuring the plane's pilot and two passengers on board. The incident occurred Saturday and involved a collision with public transport.
Cedar Rapids reports seven auto accidents this year with fatalities totaling and unclear number of deaths. Police and city officials note rising traffic risks and call for enhanced safety measures and enforcement.
Assistant U S District Attorney says Bog on Marlow of Tulsa County Jail will be charged with death. Marlow, a salesman, is wanted for questioning in several slayings. Federal hold order placed. Illinois convict Lee Brothers implicated Marlow in the Lingle murder.
Police said they had never heard of L. M. Marlow but received a Tulsa telegram naming a man by that alias held on murder charges in the Jake Lingle case. Extradition action awaited Monday after a conference with State's Attorney Swanson. Tribune editors reported no record of Marlow or connection to the case.
Cambridge Mass Prof William H Pickering asserts Mars inhabitants signal to Earth amid a five point star marked on the planet during Mars nearest Earth He notes long markings and Earthlike air suggesting possible vegetation life according to the International Astronomical Congress report
The Weather Bureau issued a hurricane warning for a disturbance moving west northwest near Crooked Island in the Bahamas. Winds near the center are estimated to be strong as the system approaches.
The FBI directed Francis X. Fay to travel to Johnstown Pennsylvania after Garrett Schenck was arrested on a new angle in the Lindbergh kidnapping inquiry. Hoover said federal action would follow if a preliminary review shows jurisdiction and possible custody.
Two robbers held up the Bank of Readstown in Wisconsin disarming cashier C. V. Pitch with a revolver and forcing Miss Mabel Danielson and three customers into the vault. They seized $2,000 and fled in a blue sedan. Pitch later regained consciousness and opened the vault.
FRENCH LICK Ind AP Ward B Whitlock of Springfield M was elected president of the United States Building and Loan league at the closing session of its annual meeting also naming Shreveport J Perennendir as vice president and elected second vice president
A plane crash near Akron kills Emerson Rike and injures his father Le 16. The seamer Isa was killed when the craft nosed over during a forced farm landing Friday night.
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