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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1933
Page
1
Washington reports indicate internal turmoil rising near Havana as Cuban consular reports describe strikes, violence, and discord in eastern regions. Secretary Hull warns of potential actions while noting efforts toward a stable central government in Havana.
In Camaguey province a government train of soldiers and students heads toward Moron to confront an uprising led by Juan Blas Hernandez. In Havana, Grau San Martin faces opposition demands to abdicate in favor of a junta of student, university, and nationalist groups as clashes erupt and Moron’s city hall is seized after police are disarmed.
Captain Harry Highborn sailed the 3365 ton Caracas into port after a voyage worse than a hurricane as Monge Brothers circus entertained aboard. Monkeys in the rigging elephants in the forecastle and a single 58 year old elephant named Topsy caused damage including hay, tarpaulins, hose, and the first officer’s hat. A camel drank the ship’s remaining fresh water from the swimming pool.
A columnist cites the Chinese proverb about riding a tiger to warn that those who seize power or nurture dangerous ideas cannot easily escape. The piece recalls a gangster’s entanglement, Hitler’s limits, and the perils of lies and sin, ending with the moral that one cannot dismount a tiger without danger.
A group of boys under five explored an automobile junk yard in Jersey City New Jersey and started a bonfire feeding bundles of small notes into the flames. Their mother found charred currency later bringing four ten dollar bills and three twenty dollar notes. Police confirmed the notes were genuine and the bulk of the hoard likely totaled six to eight thousand dollars.
Tammany Hall faces its first real test in years as voters head to the mayoralty primary. John F Curry forecast a two to one Tammmany win while George McAneny was named acting comptroller to keep him from the fusion movement.
Senator Key Pittman of Nevada urged the Roosevelt administration to back an inflation plan proposing free coinage of new silver as a tool to combat economic strain.
A Cedar Rapids dairy meeting ended without agreement as rival distributors argued over bottle policies while producers were promised a higher milk base price starting Oct 1. The dispute shifts toward a federal milk code with Clyde King likely to settle bottle issues and code terms.
A coroner's jury ruled that Charles A. Kacere of Cedar Rapids was negligent in a Sunday crash near Waverly that killed five people, after finding he failed to halt before entering Highway 59. Injured Anna Kacere remained in Mercy Hospital with skull and abdominal injuries while two others were released.
Washington Roosevelt appointed former congressman R Walton Moore to be assistant secretary of State, succeeding Raymond Moley. Moore’s selection follows Moley’s departure and places Moore in the key diplomatic cabinet role.
Former President Herbert Hoover visited Cedar Rapids for a few minutes to buy newspapers and greet locals before resuming travel toward Chicago for A Century of Progress. He declined to comment on a Detroit case while his wife Mrs Hoover did not appear.
Lieut. Gov. Nels Kraschel says A. O. Hauge secretaries of the local Federal Land Bank branch and a director of the Omaha bank colluded with the Credit and Investment Service company to block farm mortgage refinancing. He forwards information to the Farm Credit Administration in Washington and to Henry Morgenthau Jr. in Omaha.
The famous talking cartoon character Mickey Mouse will debut in the Cedar Rapids Gazette daily on September 25 and in the Sunday colored comic section on October 1. The strip promises broad appeal to kids and adults with cheerful antics and humor.
Representative Ed Eicher of Iowa calls for immediate cost of production prices to free farmers to back the NRA purchasing plan. He met with Senator Thomas and other leaders to press inflation measures and outlined forest and erosion preserves and dam projects in Johnson County. He urged broader farm credit reform via the Omaha Land Bank citing delays and low appraisals harming distressed farmers.
Mrs. Betty Convey seeks custody of her one year old son George Convey in district court. Judge John T Moffit issues a writ returnable today. The Schoens deny surrender claiming owed board and room money and plan to move to Chicago with the child.
Governor Clyde Herring announced after a conference with federal officials that Iowa's first public works list is near approval, pending President Roosevelt's sign. The state board backed 38 projects valued at about 2.75 million dollars including waterworks, sewage plants, paving, roads, and buildings.
Early returns from 56 of 785 precincts show repeal at 4 341 to 2 371 in New Mexico with repealists favored to reach a two to one margin. Idaho and New Mexico vote on repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment as part of a nationwide drive toward the Twenty first.
The Reconstructions Finance Corporation approved a loan, with the Public Works Administration setting a 50 cent minimum wage for Iowa projects. Cedar Rapids leads the list with a 70 percent loan and 30 percent grant totaling 683000, for a sewage disposal plant costing about 650000 plus land. Cedar Rapids arranged funds without bonds.
Washington report says Chester Davis crop production director of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration is in line for appointment as co administrator to replace Charles J. Brand. Brand resigned after criticism over his ties to the National Fertilizer Association while serving as an A A A official.
A jury was impaneled in district court before Judge I C Ring for Alonzo Benton Kirkpatrick charged with assault with intent to murder. The charged attack with a knife on William Shannon occurred August 6 near the Kenmore golf course while hunting golf balls. Kirkpatrick pled not guilty August 7.
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh will fly to Leningrad via Finland leaving Karlskrona Sweden Wednesday morning. The trip was confirmed Tuesday.
In Boise Senator Lee E. Borah cast a dry vote, stressing the Idaho public already knows his stance on repeal. Since returning from Washington he has spoken sparingly about Tuesday's repeal election, noting the people have made up their minds and he voted early against repeal.
In San Jose California David A Lamson a Stanford University intellectual convicted of murdering his young wife Allene was given a stay of execution to allow attorneys to prepare arguments for a possible new trial.
A proposed 1,000,000-man march on the Capitol to demand inflation surfaced as farmers and inflation advocates push the Roosevelt administration for monetary expansion. Senator Pittman signaled support for a gradual price rise while preserving current credit flows as policy.
Charles Urschel testified in federal court that he was held for nine days and $200000 was paid in ransom. He named Albert Bates as one of his abductors, while his wife and the Jarratts corroborated Bates in the gathering crowd. The trial proceeded with cross examination ongoing as the court recessed.
The confession describes Harvey Batley and three Shan non kin plotting an abduction. Urschel recounts being blindfolded in a car, driven to a farm near Stratford Oklahoma, and held in a garage before being brought inside. He named intermediary John G. Catlett of Tulsa as a suggested go-between.
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor says unions will strike to enforce the national recovery act. He filed protests against sixteen corporations including E I du Pont de Nemours and Mellon associates for using company unions and evading labor protections. Green claims documentary evidence shows evasions by major employers and urges immediate action by General Johnson’s NRA administration.
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