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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1932
Page
1
In eight months Governor Dan Turner has said Iowa laws will be obeyed but events near Sioux City cast doubt on his pledge. Highway lawlessness, deputized officers outnumbered by rioters, and battered lawmen raise questions about which laws are enforced and how public safety is ensured under his administration.
Two Wisconsin girls Mae Bruss and Pauline Dunst, both teens, spent a thousand dollars stolen from a Germantown bank, touring Milwaukee Chicago and St Louis before police seized them in a furnished apartment. They used the money for hotels, clothing, and gifts, leaving unspent $141. Foster father Albert Bruss headed to return them home.
Washington reports President Hoover spent Saturday in conferences on the political situation deferring his Rapidan camp trip. Secretary Hurley returned to describe western conditions and the Legion declaration on payments while Mills outlined five or six speeches before November 8. Officials note uncertain speaking plans and intensified campaign activity by Republicans and Democrats as Maine tensions rise and Roosevelt’s western tour looms.
In Chicago Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde denounced Governor Roosevelt's tariff plan for farmers as an empty sham. He demanded the plan must be self financing, noncoercive, and benefit all key crops while remaining local and temporary. Hyde warned Roosevelt's proposals lack workable details and urged a decisive Republican counteroffer.
Washington AP reports the power commission urged Congress to regulate utility holding companies as essential in the public interest. The lengthy inquiry favors full public disclosure of accounts and records, supervision of contracts, and filing of financial reports, plus oversight of securities issued to investors.
Moscow reports passive resistance by the peasantry threatens winter supply as droughts and price collapses tighten the Kremlin’s grip. Reduced sowings and harvests, plus wartime shifts and export pressures, fuel non cooperation. A diplomat counts tens of millions quietly opposing policy, with widespread slow work and neglect across Ukraine and White Russia.
New York, UP reports Joseph V. McKee, after taking office, ordered several hundred city automobiles used by officials and relatives sold. City cars will be used only for official business. McKee also backed a federal drive against Bowery smoke dens and a crackdown on slot machines. The fleet previously included an $18,000 DeSoto/DeSauer Deusenberg for Mayor Walker and cars for several aides. McKee favors the subway for travel.
The editorial laments road blockades as a grave injustice defeating free travel and lawful order. It criticizes Iowa officials for failing to assert authority a month earlier, noting futile local actions and rising violence as state enforcement was not exercised.
Deputized officers were lured by a ruse to highways near Sioux City where attackers tried to seize control of roads. Local authorities admitted they could not cope with those denying public use of the highways.
After the attack on the deputies the governor was urged to use enforcement facilities, even the militia, to keep public roads open for use. He had promised to keep them open but failed to take prompt action amid the crisis.
The governor, speaking at Vinton, said highway interference cannot be tolerated, yet in a separate county such interference was occurring at that moment, revealing a contradiction between his words and his actions across the state.
Governor Turner writes to the president of the board of education urging elimination of incompetency and dishonesty revealed in a special accountant report at the University of Iowa. The board replies it will meet in five to six weeks to consider the governor’s letter.
A state board head received a letter demanding immediate convening of the board to review an auditors' report and decide on necessary actions. The speaker asserts any governor with real drive would have ordered an urgent meeting to address the matter and spend public funds appropriately.
An observer contends Turner accepted President Baker's rebuke without protest and claims the board of education has not disclosed whether it considered the auditors' report. The critic says board sessions reveal little public representation, with members seen as representing Baker, Jessup, and Boyd more than the public.
A critical note on university forgery and embezzlement cases alleges law breaking and poor enforcement. The writer recalls a legislative committee hearing from twenty months ago under Gov Turner, praising policing then and now. The piece ends by asking which laws are truly enforced.
Cedar Rapids voters who did not register during the three day precinct period can register at City Hall. Commissioner L J Storey, city clerk, announced that registration will continue on the city hall third floor. Eligible voters are urged to come promptly to complete registration and be able to vote in November.
Pittsburgh based fish dealer Garrett Schenck claims he was abducted and held for 76 days in Pennsylvania related to the Lindbergh baby case. He filed a federal suit seeking 50000 dollars damages against ten named men led by Chief of Police Russell Love and others from DuBois and nearby areas.
Columbus Ohio Governor George White has called an extraordinary session for September 27 to push salary reductions for state employees and other economy measures.
Hamilton Ontario report notes Oscar Mann arrested on milk theft after police found three pints of milk and an assortment of items in his layered clothing. Mann wore multiple trousers and mixed garments, with pockets holding keys cutters pens watches and a gas lighter shaped like a gun. Sentencing postponed until September 24.
In the Chaco fight for Fort Boqueron, Bolivia and Paraguay clash for a ninth day as a neutral Washington commission seeks a temporary truce. Paraguayan deaths reach about 1,000 in five days, with 9,000 Paraguayans encamped against roughly 2,000 Bolivians inside the fort. Bolivian casualties pegged near twenty amid fears of disease from lacking water and food. reports accuse Paraguayan forces of massacring Bolivian muleteers, inflaming tensions and drawing international concern.
New Haven AP report states T A D Jones longtime Yale football figure was unanimously chosen by the Republican party for the congressional seat long held by Rep John Q Tilson. Jones, identified as Yale player and coach, to run in the upcoming race.
The AP releases this week’s weather forecast for Chicago covering the upcoming period starting Monday. It outlines expected temperatures, precipitation chances, and general conditions to guide readers in planning daily activities.
In a letter found after his disappearance, Charles E. Du Bois says his wife died by her own hand and that he buried her body because he feared public disbelief. The attorney released the letter, noting Du Bois had given inconsistent statements to police earlier about the wife’s disappearance before his own death days later at a Plymouth cottage.
In Kedzie restaurant Chicago a Chinese cook Chu Pigkown dies after touching a live electrical wire while rescuing a bowl of four gold fish. A waiter dismisses the claim of theft as the drama ends with Chu's fatal shock and the remaining fish spared.
DETROIT Tex AP Mrs Sarah Jane Garner 81 pioneer mother of John Nance Garner Democratic nominee for vice president lay critically ill at her home. Her physician Dr J T Meers said no hope for her recovery with the patient likely to linger on for days as a son was expected to arrive.
J M Garlick 88, Cedar Rapids G A R post commander, suffered a compound wrist fracture in a car accident en route to the Springfield G A R encampment. Physicians report his condition as fair and hopeful for healing. His daughter Mrs John Bruch and others in the car escaped with minor injuries.
Salt Lake City AP Roosevelt schedules a meeting with Senator George W Norris in McCook Nebraska on September 28 during his west coast itinerary. Norris, an independent Republican, plans to back Roosevelt over Hoover and previously supported Alfred E Smith four years ago.
In Fergus Falls Minnesota local anglers reported a man used an inflated toy balloon tethered to his first catch to lure a school of fish. Spies watched as the balloon guided him to a limit catch, and observers offered affidavits confirming the tale.
China issued a strong note accusing Japan of blocking Chinese sovereignty and demanding action by the nine power signatories. Washington officials expect a response after the Lytton report, viewing the move as the start of a new phase in the Japan western powers crisis. The note condemned Tokyo for recognizing Manchukuo as an independent state.
In Changchun Manchukuo celebrated its one year since declaring independence amid internal strife and international tension. The self declared state faced insurgent pressure and ongoing Japan related influence as it marked the anniversary.
Franklin D Roosevelt outlined a sevenfold transportation program at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. He urged government cooperation to promote a healthful national transportation policy, railroads, the Reconstruction Finance Corp, and the Interstate Commerce Commission, with plans for oversight, mergers, and holding company regulation to serve the public interest. The address emphasized involving investors, labor, shippers, and passengers and promised support for viable railroad plans.
In Waterloo a group of 21 men including Edward H. Krueger head of the Waterloo unemployed council and communist organizer were jailed after they allegedly interfered with Constable A. H. Bangert during the eviction of Emil Christensen of Cedar Falls on a dispossession notice. The constable removed Christensen’s furniture from the Christensen home but protesters restored it. Krueger said the men were members of the Waterloo unemployed council and a lawyer from the area was involved.
Local report notes changes to Cedar Rapids auto tolling for the year with figures 140 and 251 cited. Authorities outline updated rates and possible impacts on drivers and traffic.
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