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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1938
Page
1
A skeptical look at President Roosevelt pushing Democratic legislators, with critic from Maine to Kansas arguing reform proposals risk democratic principles. Mention of Townsend plan, RFC lending, and pension debates, plus Harold McGugin reflecting on New Deal opposition and OConnor versus Roosevelt.
The Associated Press reports Democrats fail to unseat Republicans in several states. Maryland's Senate race sees Senator Millard E. Tydings leading over David J. Lewis. Maine reelects Gov. Lewis Barrows and Congressmen Oliver, Smith, and Brewster amid Townsend Plan tensions. Returns show Maryland delegates leaning toward Tydings as party choices await county unit votes.
The fascist press in Rome endorsed Chancellor Hitler's speech on Tuesday. The action signals rising support for Germany's leadership and its policies amid European political tensions.
Cedar Rapids resident E J Ballentine said two men stopped his truck at highways 30 and 149 west of Cedar Rapids and demanded 31 union dues. They followed him into town before he called police. a squad car escorted him to the city edge. The local Teamsters union agent said the hijackers were not connected with the union.
About 200 delegates at the Iowa State Policemen's Association session heard B. B. Hickenlooper urge depoliticizing police work. Don Hines warned of state law liability for false arrests despite reasonable grounds. R. C. Coulter outlined FBI training for new G-men. Carl Hendrickson framed police units in juvenile delinquency fight. Continued on Page 3 Col 3.
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey announced plans to retry James J Hines on the same indictment after a mistrial in the Dutch Schultz linked case. Dewey said the trial would proceed as soon as possible and that the signature on a disputed $500 check would be explored. The mistrial, blamed on a prejudicial question, cost taxpayers an estimated $50,000 and left political tensions in New York in turmoil ahead of party conventions. Hines remained free on a $20,000 bond and was greeted by cheering supporters after leaving court.
Mt. Vernon grocer D. O. Pringle was seriously hurt when his auto collided with a semi truck driven by Gene Newman of Moline on Highway 30 near Abbe Creek bridge. Pringle suffered a fractured hip and a badly gashed head and was taken by ambulance to St Luke's hospital after first aid at a local physician's office.
New York reports a market plunge with prices sliding up to ten dollars per share amid frenetic selling triggered by the Sudeten crisis ultimatum to Czechoslovakia. The era’s second major downturn echoes 1929 in severity.
Chicago wheat futures rose three cents a bushel late Tuesday amid renewed anxiety over disorders in Czechoslovakia signaling possible fresh tensions. Earlier market declines were more than offset by the late rally.
President Roosevelt reserved comment on domestic and international developments and said Minnesota is not a news source for Europe or U S affairs. He plans no formal statements for two days while his eldest son James recovers from abdominal surgery at Mayo Clinic.
The first collision on the new Highway 30 at the No 149 intersection near Cedar Rapids occurred about 10 am Tuesday. B P Starr of Denver and Janet C Brownlie of Fairfax were injured. Starr head cuts and a knee bruise, Brownlie head cuts and body bruises. Starr said he failed to see the stop sign and both cars were damaged.
Patrolmen Novak and Walters in the east side squad car surprised Donald Johnson at Fourth Avenue and Third Street SE as he broke a window at a Cedar Rapids service station. Johnson, 23, gave no address beyond Cedar Rapids and was taken to headquarters for questioning. Police said he had been drinking and he was booked on investigation, with likely charges of breaking and entering to be filed. Chief Earl Stanley expects formal charges today.
By Arthur Bugs Baer, the article jokes about Joe Kennedy forming a three nation diplomacy bloc with France and England. It claims the aim is protecting Canada while avoiding English plane production in Canada, implying slick, conflicting policies.
Britain’s leaders met to chart an emergency response as Sudeten leaders demand an end to martial law in Czechoslovakia by 11pm. Ministers warned Hitler that Britain will not stay out of any conflict threatening France’s integrity, while public doubt grows over a peaceful solution.
A drizzle grew into a heavy shower around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Cedar Rapids as gray clouds rolled in. Temperatures rose to 73 in the morning, then cooled to 68 after the rain, with 1.23 inches of rain measured by 2:30 p.m. Records show Monday’s highs reaching 84 and 75 and 70 later that night.
President Ignacy Moscicki dissolved both houses of parliament in Warsaw to permit a reform of the electoral law, triggering a political move and new reforms.
Sudeten Germans give President Benes six hours to rescind martial law and cede police control of border districts. Officials say Prague rejects the ultimatum, while Henlein threatens broader action and plebiscite under German supervision. European tension rises as troops mass and Goering and Hitler threaten aid if needed.
Berlin and Nazi spokesmen condemn Czechoslovakia for imposing martial law on eight Sudeten German communities. They react to Adolf Hitler's Nuremberg speech pledging aid to Sudeten Germans and warn of possible armed action while urging Prague to negotiate.
The Sudeten German party issues a four point demand to Prague, calling for immediate martial law repeal, withdrawal of Czech police from German-majority districts, transfer of security powers to burgomasters, and separation of military barracks from civilians. The note states the party cannot negotiate under pressure and pins responsibility for further developments beyond six hours.
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