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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1937
Page
1
The article questions U.S. neutrality in China and notes Iowa graft worries. It cites Judge Halloran criticizing garbled records and probes who misled prosecutions. It highlights Iowa voter registration fraud fears and Bonneville Dam budget balancers amid broader national unease.
The United States Treasury and the Federal Reserve planned steps to counter a potential withdrawal of up to a billion dollars in British holdings. Morgenthau discussed options with British Treasury officials as banks show reluctance to buy more securities. Foreign holdings total eight billion dollars while the Treasury seeks to trim expenditures and balance the budget to ease borrowing.
Six persons face federal charges after a grand jury indictment over a 2 million dollar mining swindle. Defendants include Andrew G. Ilseng of International Mining and Milling, Elie A. Mechercher, George J. Benedic, John D. Hoyt, and Vera A. Harris. The firm allegedly operated offices in New York Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
A vote to send a resolution back to committee opposes expelling the CIO from the American Federation of Labor. The proposal argued that natural processes of disintegration would ultimately dispose of the CIO problem.
A reflective piece notes that couples must endure shared hardships and shocks of life. The speaker emphasizes common trials and urges mutual support rather than isolation, highlighting the value of empathy and community in marriage and friendships.
New York AP dispatch says Theodore August Metz the composer of the popular tune There'll Be a Hot Time In the Old Town To Night died broke and owing relief money. The city welfare department filed an estate claim stating Metz left $1,120 while asserting a $2,061 relief debt was covered by his estate. He died in January.
G men and state police intensified their hunt for Charles S. Ross 72 after a tip pointed to the hideout of the Valentine manufacturer kidnapping gang near the Loop area in Cook County. Detectives searched a residence nicknamed The Farm near the abduction site but found nothing. officials say a full-area sweep would continue through the night.
Kansas City dispatch reports Robert M. Hutchins president of the University of Chicago addressing the American Bar association's 60th annual convention. He criticizes law schools and legal training calling for reform to restore law as a vocation serving justice not trade. He urges a new tradition and education to elevate morals and public duty among lawyers. He notes bar associations improved education but warns against letting finance and client influence erode standards. Continued on page 4 column 2.
Cliff Wickey of Fort Dodge driving for Brady Transfer faced charges for operating a motor carrier with load in excess of classification after a highway patrol stop on highway 161 at Marion. Weighed cargo of Iowa state liquor showed an overload of six to seven thousand pounds beyond the authorized 9 999 pound limit. Hearing set for October 7 at 2 am, bond posted at 200 dollars.
Washington AP reports the communications commission denied Stanley Reid and Charles W. Boegel Jr. permission to build a Cedar Rapids radio station on 1310 kilocycles with 100 watts power for unlimited time. The decision followed the examiner’s recommendations.
Fragmented box score style text reports AL games with team scores and player names such as Caster Wittensend Terbeville and Brucker Conrey Wicker. It also references World Series notation with Chambers Begas Niggeiing and Sershborger among others.
Miss Rose Amfahr of Jesup stood first in the milk maid contest with 12.6 pounds in three minutes at Waterloo’s Dairy Cattle congress. Juanita Morrow of Oelwein and Inge Albers of Luzerne were runners up. Sugar Grove farm of Aurora Illinois won multiple Belgian horse championships, with Aida de Bierbeck named senior mare champion. Cavalier's Milky Way led Ayrshire, and Valiant Valerie Imp. led Jerseys. Guernsey awards went to Minnesota breeders Hanks Bros. and Highcroft farm with top bulls and junior champs.
A chaotic scene unfolds in Shanghai as bombardment erupts over a city of 3.5 million. Foreign residents crowd rooftops to witness the terror and upheaval.
In Chicago stockyards on a Wednesday traders reported 25 head averaging 4,318 pounds at 19.75 each, with a peak September price marking the highest monthly level since 1919. Scarcity of grain fed steers boosted demand as livestock men cited strong margins over costs amid a record market.
Hansen cites a house to house canvass showing about 15 000 Des Moines votes cast by voters with incorrect registrations or names not on file. He estimates Polk county contributed roughly 8 000 of 96 000 votes and suggests many eligible residents did not or could have voted.
Arthur Bugs Baer argues that laws cannot alter entrenched habits and customs. He cites the Supreme Court, tradition, and the Eighteenth Amendment to show that society clings to long standing practices despite legal changes.
The Domei agency says Soviet Russia is furnishing men and munitions to China. Ten Russian officers aid defending Nanking with Marshal Bluecher advising via Gen Lepin. Soviet trucks carry munitions to northern Shansi and eastern Suiyuan. Anti aircraft batteries reach Nanking and British guns arrive from Hong Kong and Canton.
A moderate but lengthy earthquake rattled a wide area of Japan on Wednesday morning. No deaths or damage were reported. The quake affected Tokyo and Yokohama and the northeastern and central Honshu prefectures.
In London the British labor council and league of nations members consider a boycott of Japan. Insurance firms warn war risk coverage is now a gamble as factories and assets face potential losses from wartime actions. Aimed at stabilizing markets, the move reflects fears of broader disruption and calls for collective action.
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