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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1935
Page
1
A Iowa Legion leader urges full facts in schools while a West Point cadet faces Rhodes questions over form of government. The Gazette reviews graft investigations in Sioux City, the Hayes ouster, and ethics concerns prompting Bar Association interest.
Earle J. Christenberry secretary to Huey P. Long asserts he has evidence supporting a conspiracy behind the Huey Long assassination. He told Harry Brundidge of the St Louis Star Times that Weiss drew the short straw and killed the senator to wipe out Long's dictatorship.
State Representative Gustave Alesch says he is not a reformer and will not investigate Sioux City night life. Sioux City residents pressed him to look into local entertainment while he cites his stance against state agency actions and liquor commission matters.
A letter from a deaf mute who turned 70 rejects sympathy and embraces life, sparking an outpouring of responses. Readers hail his courage and philosophy, urging inclusion and warning against labeling as shuts ins while calling for support for inner strength.
University of Illinois researchers test a Russian method of preserving dog blood in glass canisters in a refrigerator. A second dog will be bled to transfusion need and its veins will receive the first dog's blood. Dean Davis notes hundreds of human lives saved in Russia via this approach.
Carter's Ink company reports a ten percent rise in total business and a fall in red ink sales, indicating healthier finances and fewer losses on ledgers. The trade note frames the shift as a sign of improving conditions and optimism for profits.
The record lists figures for Cedar Rapids auto toll in 1935 with 270 accidents and 12 deaths and 24 injuries.
Reports from Geneva say Britain demands the League of Nations act against Italian aggression while Italy vows a strong reply. Mussolini may use press or address to respond as Laval and Hoare volley proposals and threats of a world war loom. Ethiopia plans water cuts and dam diversions on war onset, with Armenian engineer routing northern front.
In London Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin calls all available cabinet members to No 10 Downing Street for an emergency meeting amid reports of Britain’s stance on the Italian Ethiopian crisis. Sir Samuel Hoare leads a historic Geneva debate urging unified resistance to aggression.
An anti fascist mob smashed embassy windows in Warsaw protesting Italy’s planned conquest of Ethiopia. Police dispersed the crowd and arrested many, including Stanislaus Dubois, former socialist deputy in the Sejm. all were released after several hours.
James Lin nephew and foster son of the Chinese president and his American bride Viola Brown plan a separation. Mrs Lin expects a divorce action in Franklin County, Ohio, on gross neglect. The couple wed after a Kentucky elopement on July 14 and were married by an Ashland justice of the peace.
Des Moines report says Frank Comerfield jailed for contempt of the Woodbury county grand jury two indictments ago appealed to the Supreme Court. Justice John Anderson granted a writ of certiorari ordering District Judge to release Comerfield from jail.
Comerfield was jailed by Special Prosecutor H M Havner until he answers a question about a “record book” seized from his room at the Bachelor hotel in Sioux City. He cites possible self incrimination and argues indictments rely on the book listing slot machine locations. He was released on a $500 bond.
New York dispatch notes 1935 highs reached on Wednesday as more than 2,000,000 shares changed hands. Principal stocks advanced from $1 to $4 a share amid dividend resumptions and revived speculative interest nationwide.
Chicago reports the American Medical Association complains that modern noise from babies brakes and horns cut years off lifespans. The Journal editorial urges protecting brains and senses from preventable hazards to extend life expectancy.
An accredited chemist will test seized seals to verify authenticity. Polk County Attorney Carl Burkman says the report, kept confidential to avoid pressure, will be ready for the current Polk County grand jury session. Seals totaling 5 844 seized August 30 in a police raid include 12 000 turned over by a source, 5 000 from the liquor commission and 6 000 from the commission bearing former chairman H M Cooper.
Sioux City believes Archard Hetrich known as Archie White may have been slain to stop his testimony before the Woodbury county graft grand jury. His body was found in the Missouri river after a night at a fishing camp when a man with barking dogs shone a flashlight. Hetrich disappeared as Lew Irwin, his brother in law, fled the bank.
Atty Gen Edward L O Connor said Woodbury county judge Miles W Newby will ask the Iowa supreme court to name a special judge to try defendants indicted by the Woodbury county graft grand jury. O Connor is among 49 named in the joint indictment alleging a state wide slot machine syndicate. He added Newby plans to order jail cases first and hearings may push trials past October 1 delaying the graft indictments.
President Roosevelt prepared to hear Harold Ickes side in a heated clash with Harry Hopkins over 2000 WPA projects. The disagreement centers on unit costs and the impact on a $4.88 billion employment program. Frank Walker and other aides expected to seek impartial advice on the best course.
Testimony in the removal trial of Mayor W D Hayes covered 61 affidavits and warrants tied to slot machine raids. Sheriff William R Tice said he did not know machine ownership and acknowledged warrants were issued in raids on places suspected of housing machines. A court-ordered sale of sixteen machines raised $150 for a bridgewater man and funds to a school, with others returned under judge orders.
Sheriff William R. Tice testified about a December 1933 tip off that frustrated a slot machine and liquor raid, detailing affidavits and warrants as part of W. D. Hayes removal proceedings. He said deputies gathered at his home to await agents, but raids found little evidence as many sites had closed. A bartender reportedly passed the alert from a state cigarette tax employee.
Actress Sally Blane and two friends filed notice of intention to wed Norman Foster in Los Angeles and said they would file the formal notice probably next week. Foster is an actor and former husband of Claudette Colbert.
Donald Lammey admitted to a Des Moines murder, claiming robbery was the motive and that he attempted to steal LeClair's automobile. He described luring LeClair with a gun at the White Line Transfer garage and driving away in the car before the body was found in a weed patch. the confession followed two hours of questioning and was typed for signature.
Ottawa reports preliminary 1935 Canada's wheat production at 290,541,000 bushels with spring wheat 227,274,000 and fall wheat 13,267,000. Total wheat 290,541,000, about 14,692,000 bushels above 1934's unrevised estimate. Oats rise to 449,297,000 bushels, up 40 percent from 321,120,000.
In Bath Maine an individual resembling gang leader Alvin Karpis was brought to police after a car crash but was later identified as a different man, according to State Highway Officer Harry L. Thompson.
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