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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1935
Page
12
The president asserts the recent measures complete a broad program to stabilize banks farms and relief efforts. He credits government action with easing conditions and stresses recovery and reform are inseparable in achieving sound economic renewal.
An independent editor dated August 26 1935 sends a letter to the President expressing support for liberal aims while noting business skepticism. He cites hostility from some business leaders and accuses the administration of targeting what he calls a revenge tax bill and critics warn of widespread fear among business about the New Deal.
Former Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley denounces New Deal policies, arguing the administration centralizes power, harms sovereignty, and worsens debt and unemployment while praising American systems and criticizing relief and tax laws. The exchange follows letters between Roosevelt and publisher Howard.
A Des Moines conference on WPA PWA and highway relief ran into a dispute over the 40 cent minimum wage for 1935 road projects. Labor leaders charged cuts from 50 cents, while officials cited living costs and fund use. Officials said WPA Hill had authority on disapproval and warned minor disputes could hinder program rollout.
An avalanche of seventy new civil court filings arrived at the district court clerk’s office before the 5 pm deadline. Notable cases include JoT Gregors seeking $0,652 for personal injuries and car damage from a 1 crash at Boxer Avenue and Eighteenth Street SE, and Emily Hermanek seeking $5,314.07 against William and Margaret Kepler for injuries from a collision at Third Avenue and Third Street SE on April 15. Milton Hickey seeks $5,000 against Harry Lagerquist and the Witwer Grocer Co. for injuries and damages from a July 4 crash at K Avenue and Elmhurst Drive NE. Witwer Co. is listed as Lagerquist’s employer.
Linn county board of supervisors schedules a budget hearing Friday at 10 am to consider issuing $55 000 in bonds to redeem poor fund warrants as of Sept 1. The contract covers Merchants National Bank of Lee Rapids and Glaspell Veith and Duncan of Davenport for the exchange at 2.5 percent interest.
DES MOINES AP Byron G Allen superintendent of the old age assistance commission announced that Lievel A Knower mathematician will return to the University of Iowa to resume his post as graduate assistant in the department of mathematics He had established the commissions actuarial system at the school prior to leaving.
Grand jury proceedings resume as Judge Scott questions motives and sources. Witnesses include Marshall and Stevens with ties to Joe Gagen, a Des Moines bondsman, and a graft pay system. The panel has charged Gagen and officials in a conspiracy to run a protected gambling syndicate.
Woodbury County auditors disclose a $900 payment to H M Havner the special graft grand jury prosecutor. The sum covers $150 for the Duckworth removal action and $750 for prosecuting the Kuhlmann removal case. The auditor says Havner receives no county compensation beyond these fees.
Des Moines tax lien filed against H. M. Havner by internal revenue collector Charles D. Huston shows Havner owes $22,496.04 in unpaid income taxes. The lien lists $13,893.78 in personal taxes for 1920 1923 1924 1925 1926 and 1927 and $8,602.26 in interest.
Marine engineers said the Dixie, wrecked on French Reef, could probably be floated off the reef and moved to deep water. The $3,500,000 liner belongs to the Morgan Line and 201 passengers plus 54 crew members were sent by special trains to New York for onward travel.
Clarence Darrow, chair of Roosevelt’s NRA review board, said the president’s claim of substantial completion of the recovery program is hollow. He urged steadier policy rather than rapid shifts and criticized the administration as extravagantly run, labeling the NRA a strangling hold on the small man.
Sheriff deed transfers Lot 12 Audited Plat 56 C R to Bohemian Laws. Record shows loan association lien and amount of 5331.13 dated August 22, 1935. Public notice notes property transfer and associated costs.
Washington observers report mixed reactions to Roosevelt’s claim that the New Deal program nears completion and a breathing spell for industry is here. Business figures urge recovery time while critics doubt sincerity and warn of continued government spending.
Col. Frank Knox, Chicago publisher and potential Republican candidate, dismissed Roosevelt's Friday remark as merely another promise, criticizing the breathing spell comment as vague and unconvincing.
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