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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1935
Page
1
A tattered handkerchief bearing the letter G appears as a clue in the missing George Westrhadner case. Investigators monitor suspects, search for a new contact, and urge swift action as federal and local agencies pursue leads and a potential ransom note origin.
A Seattle Post Intelligencer report prints the text of a ransom note tied to the by the Weyerhaeuser family case involving the disappearance of George Weyerhaeuser. The note lists payments totaling 2 350 000 dollars in various bills and imposes strict rules and timelines.
Warring union and non union strikers in the Tri State Lead and Zinc mining district were suppressed with tear gas after Governor BE Marland ordered two National Guard companies to the area.
The Frazier Lemke act offering a five year farm mortgage moratorium was ruled unconstitutional by the U S Supreme Court in a unanimous decision. The case involved Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank versus farmer William W Radford Sr of Kentucky. Brandeis wrote the opinion noting the act touched on bankruptcy power and due process while addressing appraised values and required payments. The decision followed differing lower court rulings and echoed earlier controversy over forced legislation during a late congressional session.
First testimony opened in Eau Claire circuit court as Frank Norris sues Alpert Riley and three officers for false arrest. Norris alleges he was falsely imprisoned in an extraordinary proceeding and held 20 hours in a Central Station cell before release. The trial before Judge James Wickham started with opening statements from Higbee and Brody and jury of 19.
Fire raged along a line toward the Dionne farm and hospital area near Callander as rain loomed north of town. Officials assured no danger to the Dionne quintuplets as volunteers fought flames amid dense woods near Oliva Dionne’s homestead. A high mass at Corbeil church marked the quintuplets first birthday Eve, with Dr A R Dafoe urging no disruption to the babies routine.
Ern Miller, 34, a homesteader near Vulcan in Dickinson County, drowned in the Menominee River near the Sturgeon Falls power plant late Sunday while astride a horse attempting to cross. The horse swam to safety but Miller was swept away by rapids.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia leads the Roosevelt administration in honorary degrees with five more expected this season. A survey shows last year 21 degrees were awarded to cabinet members, while this year nine are in prospect to date.
Paris report says the French cabinet approved Premier Flandin’s demand for full powers to defend the franc with broad financial authority. The plan includes eight billion francs in economies and rapid moves to bolster public confidence as Britain signals support and heavy franc purchases by British buyers.
Missouri Governor Guy B Park commutes Walter McGee’s death sentence to life imprisonment after Miss Mary McElroy pleas. McGee had been awaiting execution May 31 for kidnapping the Kansas City city manager’s daughter. The case followed the Tacoma child’s ransom incident, heightening national concern.
Kansas City reports Miss Mary McElroy jubilantly announced that Governor Park had forestalled the hanging of her kidnapper Walter McGee. The $39,000 ransom was paid and the girl was released unharmed. McGee was later sentenced to death. his brother George to life. Clarence Glick to eight years. Clarence Stevens remained at large.
Two people died in Wisconsin weekend crashes as clear roads drew many motorists. Helen Parry, 13, of Beaver Dam, died from a basal skull fracture after being struck by a car driven by William Foley of Milwaukee while walking with a companion. She died Sunday night in a Beaver Dam hospital. Coleman Welch, 45, of Milwaukee, was killed instantly when hit by a car driven by August Kumershek on Milwaukee Street. Welch was thrown 24 feet by the impact. A separate brief notes a drowning incident at nearby Radetzky.
In Shanghai and across All China a debate rages over whether Yao Ching-ping is a girl or a boy. The 20 year old Tientsin girl, living in her father's cloistered home, faced tragedy when her father was killed in Manchuria.
A Minnesota crash left Otto Jacobson and family with serious injuries after a car was struck by a southbound vehicle on highway 14 near Sheen farm overhead. Andrew Tryggstad, charged with reckless driving, pleaded not guilty and was released on bond. Separate heavy rains washed out detours on U.S. highway 61 near Minneiska, with minor crop damage and multiple bridge projects noted.
Lions clubs from across Wisconsin gather in Janesville for a two day state convention to name the district governor. International president Vincent C. Hascall will speak at a Monday banquet, with Governor Philip F. La Follette as noon guest of honor Tuesday. Frederick Snyder will address the banquet Tuesday night in honor of the district governor.
William B. Leeds Jr., heir to the tin plate fortune, who had been missing since Sunday night in a small craft with two companions, arrived in Fort Lauderdale Monday afternoon. President Roosevelt ordered the navy and coast guard to resume the search for Leeds.
Buffalo Harbor tugmen left their jobs over union hiring on oil burning craft leading to suspensions on dredging projects worth 1 million dollars. Eighteen men struck at 6 am, halting operations for 123 others as union officials warned of broader shutdowns unless owners hire union labor at higher diesel craft wages. Owen J. Kavanagh, president of the Firemen and Linemen's Protective Association, cited May 11 notice and demanded 43 cents per hour for union diesel crews, noting a 23 cent gap. The strike affects an $800,000 federal dredging job at the breakwater and other Great Lakes projects.
The Supreme Court unanimously rules that Congress lacked authority to delegate code making to the president under the National Industrial Recovery Act. It strikes invalid the minimum wage and maximum hour provisions and limits federal reach over interstate commerce. Reactions from NRA leaders and lawmakers are cautious as Congress considers next steps. Affects Wisconsin awaits state recovery law reenactment unsure of momentum.
In Angéles Calif the sport pages dominate a Sunday, with playful quips about Babe Ruth and sports feats. A Stanford alumnus named Law son Little wins a small share of debt relief via golf, while a 21 year old Ohio athlete breaks many world marks except horse shoe pitching and flag pole sitting. A man sues his wife for non support as Congress sits dormant.
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