Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 28, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba Fol. 41. Weather forecast. Fine and very warm. Sun sets. . Rises. . Sets. . Winnipeg tuesday july 28, 1914. Eighteen pages. No. 20. Troubles of Farmers told to machinery commission at Moose jaw sitting. Wide open thugs imported to plug hundreds of votes in Northern polls Absentee voters every vote Over 900 will be a fraudulent vote cast by machine orders i frae press special the Pas., Man., july Are Only eight polling places in the Pas constituency although the official printed lists As indicated in today free press shows 11. Poll 1, the town of the Pas is unchanged and is poll 2, Clearwater. Poll 3 for the elec Tion includes both polls 3 and 4 on the printed list and location will be the agents too enthusiastic seven million feet lumber destroyed untrue and misleading statements said to be often made. Moose jaw sask., july the provincial commission appointed to in quire into every aspect the question of the Sale of farm machinery in Saskatchewan tie collection of payments due thereon commenced its sittings at Moose jaw this afternoon. The court room where the meeting was held was Well crowded with Farmers and a Good sprinkling of implement men. The first Case before the commission was that of w. J. Trotter of Eye brow who told of dealings with the inter National Harvester company in connection with the Purchase of a gasoline engine and separator. He complained bitterly that the machine would not. Do the work represented. Bar the Salesman and proved worthless to him. Further that he discovered two years after that he had signed a mortgage on his pro Perty but was. Unaware of this at the time he signed the contract he later sold the machine to a neighbor after it proved worthless for his require ments and complained that the com Pany charged 10 per cent on the re Sale. The mortgage of his property was not discharged by the company when the machine passed out of his Possession and this hardship to him. Had resulted in the second witness a retired simple ame As poll no. Cormorant Lake ment agent b. Stand occupied the time and Oil the printed lists. Poll 4 for the election includes Camps 7, 8 and 9, and i is the same As polls to 7 and on the printed list and polling is at Jackson Camp mile 94. Poll 5, Barrows is the same As on the printed list. Poll 6 for the election is Camp 10, pit 4, same As poll 9 on the printed hs4. Poll 7 for the election is Cedar Lake and Moose Lake same As poll 10 on printed list. Poll 8 for the the Barrier 50 Miles up the River from the Pas is the same As poll 11 on the printed list. There Are therefore but eight polling places for election Day. Although there Are 1914 names on the voters list it is estimated that there Are not More than 900 electors in the constituency. This is the estimate of the Liberal organization while h. S. Johnson president of the conserva Tive association estimates the number at 95-0. If More than 950 votes Are polled it May be regarded As a certainty that the extra votes Are plugged. In poll 1, the Pas there Are names on the list of these about 600 Are Here. Poll 2 has 145 on the list of these Only 6 Are in the car but there Are some electors registered at this poll further Down the line. Poll 3, Cormorant Lake has Only 26 electors out of 171 on the list with a new. More elsewhere on the line. At poll 4, including Camps 7, and not one of the 154 list is at these lamps the 74 men employed at this Camp Are not on the list. At poll 6, Camp ten pit 4, there Are 250 on the list ind 65 in Camp of these Only 17 Are on the list. Some of the workmen further Down the line May however he entitled to vote. Of the 720 men shown on the voters list As registered from the construction there Are Leas than a Hundred along the line and eligible to vote. As for the other polls there Are 60 electors at Barrows out of 102 on the list at. Poll 7 Cedar Lake and Motise Lake 32 out of 37, and at Barrier the whole registered electorate 15, As to be found. This makes a list of a Little Iver 800 votes. Allowing another Hun dred for workmen further Down the line or who May return for an important election it is not possible for More than 900 Bona fide voters to go to the poll on thursday. Plungers May decide contest there is no doubt Here that if the vote is limited to the Toona Fida electors Carriere will be elected it la however the Plain intention of the government to plug several Hundred bogus votes. Plungers brought in by special train on Friday Are now scattered along the narrated specific indictments against the implement companies. He stated emphatically that the companies Are cognizant of what the agents do and that the agents generally Are Over enthusiastic in negotiating sales Many of them making leading statements to tile Farmers when Selling machinery. He suggested to the commission that legislation should be enacted making companies responsible for statements made by their agents also that every contract taken should be completed before an Independent witness. Yards of Gilmour Hughson 7at Hull devastated by fire City was threatened brigade unable to Check flames arid fire was burning fiercely Early this morning. Ottawa july fire broke out in Gilmour Hughson Yards just East of brewery Creek Hull shortly before 10 o clock last night arid at an Early hour this morning was still burning fiercely. Three Mil earthquake shocks alarmed people at Points on the coast of Nova Scotia. Houses Abe shaken badly quakes were severe at places did no damage. Two schemes to safeguard Europe but Halifax a s., july Earth tre mors which violently Shook the build Ings and . Alarmed the inhabitants that in one place they fled from their houses fearing immediate collapse were Felt at noon today on the South Western Shore of Nova Scotia from Mai hone Bay to Shelbourne. The disturbances occurred a few minutes before noon and were in most places Felt in two distinct shocks. The earthquakes came from an East Erly direction and evidently spent their Force near Shelbourne where Only one Shock was Felt and that of less Dura Tion than elsewhere m Aiho he Bay Madras the Nars All reported shocks severe enough to rattle dishes. At Bridgewater the Shock was very severe but no damage was reported. The distance Between a hone Bay and Shelbourne is about .100 Miles. At lion feet of valuable lumber have Sable River which is half Way Between ready been destroyed As Well As Al these two Shock was Simon go. Fanned by the wind and More is certain the flames a folder deals with spread through the lumber with great rapidity in the direction of the residential Section of the City and should it increase the whole City would tie endangered. The fire is. Supposed to have origin ated somewhere in the rear of the Simon i Hipkis residence. It had made considerable headway before it was discovered and spread rapidly. The Hull fire brigade were. Utterly unable to Check the Advance of the flames and a Call for Aid was sent to Ottawa fire department. There were Only two houses in the in immediate Vicinity of the lumber. Yards and both were badly scorched. It is impossible. At this time to deter mine exactly the amount of the loss. In me Block of lumber alone which was completely destroyed there was near three millions of feet of lumber which would be Worth about the test estimate of the loss is in the neighbourhood of seven Mil Ion feet of lumber being destroyed. Bank clerk drowns gently that people rushed into the open in terror buildings would collapse. It .was., in this Vicinity a of 20 Miles that the seismic disturbances -were.greatest. At liver Pool to hich next important station East of Sable River on the Halifax southwestern railway there were two distinct shocks one of twelve arid another following immediately of six seconds duration. All buildings in this town were More or less shaken but no damage was re . Joint meeting of French electors of the and Ben Ard Back from North. Line of railway to the second contingent will North and a through tomorrow for the same purpose. It is the present intention of the Robl i organizers to a special train along the line on election Day permitting the plungers to vote Early and often. The tactics of the machine Des Perate criminal and wide open. The crime of stealing the Pas is to be at tempted in Broad Daylight. The elec Tion returns that Are counted upon to elect or. Orok will Bear on their face the evidence of criminality. Every in excess of 200 from polls along the Hudson Bay Road be a vote cast by an election thug imported into this constituency and paid to commit crime by the Roblin machine civic Holiday special the Pas mikn., july were few developments Campaign Here today. The Pas will. Cele Breyte its first civic Holiday tomorrow and the citizens for the moment Are More interested in the big programme of sports and other attractions for to Morrow than in the election. Tonight the Only meeting was the debate in French in the Liberal com Mittee rooms Between r. L. Calder of Montreal and school inspector pot Vin. The big room was crowded and there was considerable enthusiasm. The French government workers had Laboured All Day to get their following out while the liberals among the French population can always be de Pended upon to attend meetings. To Ward the end of the meeting or. Cal Der handled the school inspector with out gloves to the intense Delight of the big crowd. The conservative managers did not b to hold z. Meeting in dream land giving a free picture show and band concert instead which was Well patronized by women and Chil Dren most of the Centre Winnipeg machine workers who arrived on Fri Day and saturday Are still in town is understood that they do not of up the line until tomorrow when they Are scheduled up and instruct the plungers who Are in their special train at mile 91 Jackson Camp. Sharpe san d Benard Back w. H. Sharpe m.p., and Aime Beri arc returned yesterday from a trip to the end of steel during which they visited All the polling places and received reports from 30 or More workers who Are out on the line. They discuss their trip quite appear to it nothing Ostrof that Taliej should go and come As they please on the line in gasoline cars. Belonging to the officials while to. C. Norris Bridge. Assurance excursion from Melfort to the Pas today the Emsley Case. The Pas Man., july 27. The excursion from Melfort sask., tomorrow in connection with the civic Holiday in the Pas was arranged by the two weeks ago at the request of or. A. Elliott Secretary of the Board of Trade of the Pas. Or. Elliott is Cus Toms collector and held several other Dominion government appointments. The Emsley Case. The Story in today Telegram that a brakeman employed construction was set the and badly beaten sunday after by four Liberal workers in the e of a political dispute is a silly Emsley was beaten up in a fight the. A re at a sunday excursion up the a the trouble a provincial stood by and watched the affair telling the other Man who president Here that he had better 6" at it and finish the Job. After he Emsley quit Emsley Start to v e trouble another Man who Ink m in such shape that Emsley had nver. He invited the fight and companion has to give up Brave at tempt at Rescue. North Battleford july the . . Police have been searching the River a l Day with no Success for the body of Henry by Mann savings Branch clerk of the Imperial Bank Here we o was drowned last night while swimming with a Lew friends. De ceased is the Only son of a widowed Mother at laird., his father died two months ago and a married sister two. Weeks later. He had Given notice to Eye the Bank and was going Home to attend to the farm next week. Mat thew Nichols of the Bank of com Merce tried to save his companion heavier Man but by the drowning Man who Clung on until his rescuer had hardly strength left to save his own life. The Mother of deceased arrived in the City this after Rico a and is prostrated. Who was a. Much As drawn under the party addresses from province and City presented by Premier and mayor. British proposal for Media by Italy and France engagement reported direct negotiations Between aus Tria and Servia Lead to Hope of localizing War. London july 27. An engagement Between austrians and serbians is re ported to have occurred on the Danube but no details Are available and it is not considered to have been of importance. As far As the censor ship permits it is known that Austria h As not yet opened her military opera tl0meanwhile, diplomacy is proceeding with Energy along two separate lines to Avert if possible and if a now Ible to localize tse War. First sir Edward Grey the British Secretary of state for foreign affairs has i opposed to the Powers a scheme for joint mediation. Which it is stated France and Italy have already accepted. Germany has not yet replied and her acceptance is regarded As doubtful. Sir e d w Ard Grey explained in the House of commons his idea which was that the four great Britain France Germany and Italy should co operate in an Endeavor to arrange the dispute Between Austria and Servia on the basis of Servia reply to Tot austrian ultimatum. This reply lie regarded As the foundation on which Friendly and impartial Powers shot. Id be ate to arrange an acceptable new Gold strike reported. The Pas Man july 21. A new strike in the. Famous Beaver Lake District has. Been reported from at hapa rapids. A. L. Stewart Rob Ert Hassett a. E. Brandt w. R. Mack an and James Forsythe All old Cobalt and Porcupine miners Are the discoverers. Assays made Here from Sam Ples taken across the leads give the following results Luck y Jim claim Doris Mackan Stewart ?37.40. Edmonton july had King weather for the. Civic Holiday to Day and the visit of their Royal High Nesses the Duke and Duchess of con naught and Princess Patricia. Arriving Over the . Promptly at 10 o clock the Royal visitors were met at the station by Lieut aant governor Bulyea Premier Sifton and mayor Mcnamara. A guard of Honor mounted was furnished by the 101st regi ment Edmonton Fusiliers under the command of Nel of. A. Osborne. After the guard had been inspected the Royal party was motored to the parliament buildings to hear the provincial and municipal addresses delivered by Premier Sifton and mayor Mcnamara. A guard of Honor com posed of local patrols of boy scouts was. Formed at the approach to the parliament buildings which was after wards inspected by his Royal highness. The route from the . Station was lined with thousands of persons who cheered lustily As the Royal party motored by. At. The parliament buildings there was a tremendous crowd who gave Canada governor general a magnificent ovation. Addresses from province and City. Following the presentation of addresses by Premier Sifton on behalf of the province and mayor Mcnamara for., the City their Royal High Nesses were taken across the High to the University of where an continued on Page nine British foreign Secre tar efforts fail to Avert War it is expected that he will Endeavor toy some mean is to prevent complications by confining the hostilities to Austria second line of diplomatic. In e Deavor from which even More is hoped tonight is taking place at . Peters Burg Between the russian minister of foreign affairs Sergius Sazonoff and the austrian am Cassador it. Is under stood that m. Sazonoff is malting a strenuous Effort to bring about a direct understanding and that a Solu Tion on these lines would be More agreeable to Germany tha n great Bri Tain conference proposal the russian emperor has postponed his intended visit to Finland in order to remain in the capital during the crisis. It is said that Russia is an the a. We last and Marquis Borrner years to Well above the the Mcnamara Ross Case. The Pas Man., july 27, the assault Case Mcnamara came up at 10 is. Ross this morning be _. Fore magistrate Bonnycastle. Ross ;