Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 29, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba Sudden death of Speers Charley Wesley of died suddenly in he was on his Way to Spokane when taken for Many he was general colonization agent of the Dominion Page investigation following a statement in the saturday afternoon alleging refits by a company in Richardson is Premier Norris Promise Din vesti gation into the administration of funds under the Assiniboia housing f 223 today and March 1920 Sun rises Moon rises sets five guilty All charges Canadian firms i in do counts Bray on one heaps free Queen and Armstrong adjudged guilty As indicted Jay is acid fitted on charge of seditious but guilty of common nuisance sews of intense excitement in court when after returns with verdict opposing Chamberlain Bill March Adian interests were charged today by counsel for the Alaska territorial shipping with actively opposing the chamber lain to give the Board wider control Over vessels operating in alaskan appearing before the Senate com Merce Leehey quoted an official of a Canadian steamship company operating in alaskan Waters As saying the Canadian companies would get the alaskan be cause they have influence enough in i am satisfied that nothing should be left undone by our British and Canadian friends to defeat legislation when their interests Are chairman Jones Iam not blaming but we ought to see that they dont do twelve thousand Cannon and six thousand aeroplanes found by Allied commission guilty on All six counts of Tiroui conspiracy and seventh count of common William John and George guilty on seventh com Mon not guilty on All this was the verdict returned by the jury saturday afternoon 2 Oclock in the famous which has lasted from january it was accompanied by a Strong re commendation for sentence was remanded for ten in consequence of notification leading con Sel for the for a Reserve or Bonnar asked for the release of the accused on bail till april but this was Justice Metcalfe stating it could not be granted in View of the conviction of six of the men and the prisoners were removed tothe provincial heaps Arft the court a free the six men convicted accepted tie verdict heaps showed no signs of elation Over his relatives and friends in the court room of the men found guilty were deeply affected by the when first verdict of guilty was announced n the Case of William a groan escaped from the and As other verdicts were the wives o several of the who in parts of the court broke Down one after somehow or a mistaken o the verdict spread among the evade treaty terms gravest crisis in history of Ireland Public officials unable to leave Home even in Daylight March gravest crisis in the whole Irish is the description applied to the present situation by the Dublin correspondent of the London in reiterating that the country is fast Drifting into the Irish Public views current events with profound dismay and sickness of he and is amazed and frightened at the governments failure to recognize the facts of the Public it is live under the Shadow of some Are unable to leave their houses Day or murder societies Are completely organized and Are aware of the movements of All who French sceptical As to Rea son for request to Send troops to Ruhr on their part Are equally cognizant of their knowing that the sympathies of the Teleg Raphers in the state service Are largely the con they dare not use the wires to transmit official the news columns of the London morning papers Are dominated by the Irish trouble they give the prominence to the murder of Magis trate while some treat the Case of William a Dublin Alder who is on a hunger As equally the daily news denounces the treatment of Obrien As criminal March thousand five Hundred three Inch Field guns have been found by the inter Allied commission in the Vicinity of Berlin and altogether of these guns have thus far been discovered throughout As Well As six thousand aeroplanes according to the terms of the treaty of the German army should now have Only 204 three Inch guns and no aeroplanes what these discoveries and other info Matlon in Possession of the French have caused considerable scepticism forthe reason Given that the request of the Berlin government to be permitted to Send troops to the occupied the request before the Ger mans had executed any material clause of the although the time limit has expired on some three score of its it is declared in French official circles As laying the germans open to suspicion of making another move in efforts to avoid the carrying out of the engage ments they entered into at particular significance a attached by the French to the discovery of the in View of the fact that the Ger mans in a communication to the Allied officials stated that it made no differ ence whether the materials were delivered or and that they preferred to destroy thus it was said by the Day at the capital several Hundred people who crowded the corridors of the Law believing apparently that the men had been they to cheer annoyed by the or Metcalfe peremptorily the to the corridors cleared the corridors a squad of headed by dept John once set about vigorously putting into effect the by this time the actual verdict was known to the sheriff and his men were and in ten tiie corridors had been Al though some blows were exchanged the police and members of the crowd in the till perfect Cairn had been restored the judge had the proceedings in court sus when the court met at 11 in it was announced that the jury had not reached a exhibits and a full copy of the indict ment were Given the jurors at their promising to return at 3 till which hour the court on reconvening in the afternoon the court room was the was breathless silence when tie jury men filed into their gentlemen of the jury have you agreed upon a verdict they were Foreman Bruce replied that they and thereupon announced the Foreman had barely finished ten the sound of wild cheering outside filled the i dont know what mob this is that ran be exclaimed his lord i dont see what there is to cheer about in a verdict of Bat whatever kind of a mob it it has got to be removed from this the judge then the sheriff to Clear the in a minute the cheering was succeeded by the sounds of scuffling his lordship declined to resume the 1u1 ub111jlj ecu Lucu us proceedings till the disturbance was Over and those taking part in it had been ejected from the recommendation to mercy Foreman Bruce eventually announced that the jury coupled with their verdict the strongest recommendation for Bonnar asked that the jury of the application was granted v the and the jurors separate and referring to Andrew Bonar Laws statement in the House imputes to him the same spirit As actuated magistrate Bella the times also condemns the governments a calculated to inflame that Irish it the Ireland must Ailtie Atelj the paper declares itself forced to believe that the situation passed entirely from government and thinks that irishmen Jave begun to accept with sullen a uie sence open War on the govern the daily chronicle and morning Post on the other defend the treatment of they contend that the sinn fein has shown itself to be essentially a murder As Obrien is a sinn they argue that he is involved in the Mur Der which neither he nor the other leaders have Ever de the Post again sharply scores the failure of the administration to gov Ern it advocates and maintains the position has now become such that 3reat Britain must either Grant ire and Complete Independence or con Hiuer March formal ver dict that death was due to Bullet wounds caused by some persons in was returned by the coroners jury which investigated the murder of magistrate the Mem Bers of the jury expressed Abhorrence at the crime and tendered their sympathy to the attorney representing the relatives of the characterized the crime As heartless and he declared Magis trate Bell was destroyed with less regard than if he had been a and said the murder was obviously the result of a the Coroner stated that Bel had been engaged quasi Politica which apparently was deemed a sufficient cause to Mark him Down for he expressed the opinion that none concerned in the outrage would be although it was committed in Broad Daylight witnesses testified that Aiter the but Rase the assailants strode quietly off i a High official no evidence had been obtained by the commission of any destruction of material by the Lusta have been it was but it has been impossible to verify them up to this a Premier Millerand declared yes term ayin the chamber of Germany reinforcing army March inthe event of can place an army of men in the says Henry Well known French War in a despatch to be from he adds hat Germany secretly or once famous War which n 1918was virtually ot7 he com nand a by staff correspondent March matters of National importance featured the past week of the and while for the time being of a serious nature has been it is due to the fact that nothing More than a tentative discussion As yet taken place upon the ters in the opposition agreed to pass on sixth of the estimates which the government has submitted for the coming fiscal year but the opposition has reserved to itself the right of each and every item in its entirety when the estimates for the several departments come up for detailed As compared with the expenditures for the Csir rent fiscal next years estimates have been heavily Cut but when it is considered that Over of the Cut to due to the practical cessation of War the paring Down has not been so extensive As might have been the proposed expenditures for the first postwar year can Only be properly appreciated in comparison with the expenditures of the last prewar the total expenditures for 191314 were for the coming fiscal year they Are estimated at exclusive of or an amount Over in excess of the last prewar when expenditures were quite High the it is is partly due to a Rise of interest charges on the debt to an1 amount of for pensions of for soldiers land settlement and of for civil even when these Are taken into the excess of estimated expenditures for the coming fiscal year is nearly Over the actual expenditures for the Revenue for the current Sescal year will Tola about the estimated expenditure in consolidated fund account who coming fiscal year is unless the revenues for the coming fiscal year show an increase Over those for the current there will there fore be a deficit As Between Revenue and Ordinary expenditure of nearly in about will have to be borrowed to meet capital under the there May continued on Gaffe bolshevik attack on poles is weakening after eight Days fighting Beds beginning to give Way March associated armoured trains fought pitched Battles against the bolshevik monitors and other fighting on the Privet during the bolshevik thrust which was designed to Gam control of additional links of the Railroad extending from Kalenkowitz and Homel to the Bol police not for draft of me Gurtain Cork March they were not rough but appeared to be Only respectable men the witnesses murdered Man the inquest on the body of the Well dressed found Fri Day evening in a Field at Banog Bridge near Faile to reveal his he Blind folded and his hands were tied behin his the Man had been shot t death and it is considered he was Shevik put Down artillery which was followed by the opening of a barrage from the revolutionary boats and infantry the bolshevik drive has been use less according to communication issued the communication announces that the polish military authorities after eight Days of fight ing at various Points on a six Hundred Kilometre see signs of weak Ness in the Long planned Spring of the which designed to the hold of the poles upon the entire front the communication also reports severe fighting Hythe Region of of ens and to the South along the clutch Rivetiv with both using on the Podoliak there is severer fighting along tha Ai and Complete of whereabouts of the Light tie murder of Macclur Tali has proved that none of them were off their beats or away at their Home at the critical he government old the coroners which started an enquiry into the murder or Wyllie said that a system of books was kept at the Barracks in such a manner that the movements of the men were and showed hat the crime was not committed of a numbers of police rifles had been taken in so that it was pos sible they were used by others than be Wyllie attention was by Wyllie to the fact that mayor Mac on be fore his death had condemned the murder Campaign in and particularly the killing of the government said it was highly improbable that the police would him an object of first Canadian fur auction is completed March Canadian Canadian auction Sale completed its first annual on when a grand total of was reported for the Beaver was the feature of the last skins in 223 lots bringing a record High Price of per skin one one lot being paid by Harry of new York senator president of the auction Sale in an address to buyers at the conclusion of the stated that another Sale would be held Here in August or Piui e the Railroad Plo Skirow to Zolier Enka the Boi Shevic haying attacked they Back a few kilo metres in a northwesterly direction during tic recent fighting in the swampy country in the Region of the bolshevik used Long Range guns says the arousing the local which took up arms and fought with the poles de fending the railroads and the Countryside the bolshevik eventually were it estimated that the Locombo rolling armoured cars other Stock seized Wenthe captured Mozir Are Worth Tornus my Missouri and Wisconsin swept by wind storm at least 28 lives lost millions of dollars damage in towns and cities adjacent to Chicago verdict is not declares Woodsworth labor appeals to wider jury of Public opinion Claring Winnipeg monster strike was prolonged toy action of the fed eral government and that the Citi Zens committee was As much a soviet organization As the labor of win brought tremendous cheering from an which filled Mcvery Inch of the Empire theatre Here Sun developing theme the Force behind the the Winnipeg labor Leader said the whole of Canada had been deceived reports of the strike sent out by the Winnipeg he the strike was called by that it had any relation with russian or that it was an Issue Between anarchism and the Union these be had been made by Winnipeg through news stories and to the strike As an attempt terrorism and depraved and As a Choice Between the British Flag was prostitutes glory said the referring North verdict of Giuy returned on sat six Law he said final 5fje def a Eption of and themig statement of condition Sand facts of these statements in it had been decided to to the wider Jurof Public opinion a declaration that of Bob Russell would be to the privy Council get the opinion of Serva Tive judicial body that not forgotten the rights of brought Start on summer time clock3 were pushed ahead in London one hour this the Daylight savings tornadoes that struck in half a dozen stated today caused a death list that May pass three caused property damage reaching Mil Lions of dollars and played havoc with wire and railway service in wide spread the greatest dam age was done in Chicago suburbs and where the known death list was 23 and a number of other per sons were reported that the death list in Georgia and Alabama bras at least s6apparently there three distinct one driving northeastward into Illinois and dying out on the shores of Lake just North of striking in Georgia and and another striking in Indiana and passing into Ohio and roadways will March the can Adian railway companies have decided to increase the fares All Points in the United states to the extent of 0 per on the present Llie increase to Lafe effect March and to apply to All through one Ruay or the additional 10 per will not apply to sleeping or parlor car information to this effect was Given in circulars issued in this on another circular slated that the head tax of on each Canadian entering the United states will be in creased 15 per on account of the Exchange and will be instead of As port Arthur chosen for next convention great War veterans conclude annual meeting at Montreal March Canadian the Dominion great Wai veterans convention closed Satur Day at 5 after a Day spent in two sessions that handled largely the passing of More or less no Conten Titus port was chosen out of five As the convention City of the convention decided on novem Ber 11 to be observed As National memorial the Dominion executive and a March at least front weight Are hundreds of injured and property loss of several million dollars were left in the Wake of a Tornado that swept northeastern Illinois and portions of Missouria and Wisconsin the Western outskirts of Chicago wild North Shore and Western suburbs were in the path of the storm which destroyed hundreds of uprooted Trees and destroying railroads and telegraphic and telephonic the fury of the Tornado was Felt chiefly at Elgin and Jle Rose a Chicago t5fght killed and More than 100 injured at the former West of and the property loss there was estimated at at Melrose Park seven were killed and four were reported in Chicago two persons were killed and a score while at Northwestern four deaths were More than a Hundred were injured and rendered Illinois sustained the principal the Tornado in its freakish career several i Diama Potrais near fort Waynes jury comes Harvest announcement made in conclude in address before pro Roga lion of legislature vote of Confidence by Privati members As result of address made by Prout Friday that member qualifies remarks made with reference to provincial treasurer an the injury of several Ort mrs Brown at East Delegate from each province of the Dominion left Here tonight for Ottawa and will tomorrow morning present to the government the Reso Lution favouring a Cash Bonus to each member of the Canadian forces total a maximum of to a minimum of i the morning was an at tempt by the backed by other delegations to recon Sider the open door policy adopted on most of the Ontario Dele Gates left and the move to res Cind the policy was Defeated by an overwhelming another Resolution which was pass de declared against the employment of instructors in institutions of or persons of German thought or Resolution was passed on Educa Tion in which it was urged that Ancial assistance should be provided for returned Soldier students of whom Are now at Canadian universe of whom it is estimated 60 per readily establish the need for such financial it was stated in the Resolution Tomt the average individual would not Bemore than a preserve an important Resolution unnatural resources which the porn Union 0toij Steps i pie an to prevent them being exploited free press Allan cup hockey service attracts monster crowd Willard Dempsey and armistice j t rom some of the Conj try districts i Illinois arid Indiana were meagre arid it was feared death toll might be considerably aug Mertl de when isolated Points were heard Telephone and Power transmission to nearly All the places in the path of the torn Ailo were of Wood and All Felt the of the communication them was Cut eighteen Miles from reported hard three persons were reported killed the Federal near fort property loss to the extent of hundreds of thousands of dollars was caused at Wilmette arid other Shore while Bell May Wood and a Asebrook and other villages West of Chicago were no fatalities were reported from the latter but Many were injured by flying Etc 1 or Tom Ftp to a Over a wire direct from j Mijc sustained the verdict As announce has lordship then dismissed the bidding them the jury men had just cleared out Rien the judge recalled and a ally Ivilue stormed them that the proceedings victim Olne murder n the jury room were sacred to them prisoners from various parts it and should be disclosed to no i Nave been arriving All Day at his lordship said this Case Mountjoy heavy military guards As been of intense Public Alcorn pained wore so than you can shut Al As you have been for so ions from the outside As soon As Sill Len of depart from this court room it i ast Way be that curiosity May Impei hers to find out from you what took place at this trial and in your the proceeding of the room Are sacred to it is nobody business Whyl took place in another broker March of brokers in connection with the at Torne generals investigation into re cent operations in Silver stocks on the local Board continued James head of the firm bearing his name was charged in live counts with violation of the Law requiring the filing of certain information re the Stock of which is like the nine other brokers arrested in the past three he pleaded not it ouzo the c e immense r Mega of the twice Noceto the the vocal sex Philip sinn fein member of and prominent in local sinn fein was arrested nobody business what took place of in we there you retired to j inciting to your no one has a right to Wjt Makins vein Rill took place strike leaders j March labor leaders just night the police anole up n socialist meet Brtio a lunged to riot and the Ulyier seditious phone As fast As Portage venue band and two men were required to i potent Vel frown Ana he is a Lam Ossie showed that he is ust As Good a Megan Olivver o a constant Roar of laughter e the megaphone personality quite winning the humorous Side of every Little As a the Tornado struck Elgin at coming from the and swept in the Chicago territory the Tornado first passed through the Village and sweeping from there through May Wood and Melrose left a path o destruction 200 Yards wide and a mile and a half in ten minutes 17s houses in the inter were levelled and were storm hits Georgia March four persons were killed and the Northwestern part of the of destroyed by a Tornado late according to meagre information received Al communication is Cut roofs ripped from buildings the wind Tore the business Quarter of Melrose ripping roofs from shattering win Dowland filling the streets with de Bris the Church of the sacred heart was the Church ithe of Canada and by training necessary nil Ember of returned soldiers without regard to the increasing amount of v idleness among Nova Scotia mine especially at Sydney the Canadian govern ment was a urged to instruct the can Adian railways to buy As far As possible Canadian Coal so As to ensure employment of the miners it was resolved if hat this Assembly memorialize the of it i need of an immediate investigation into the status of All conces Sions and granted claims in Yukon territory Protection of miners and prospectors rights of returned1 soldiers which might have lapsed since they were also urged by Reso the opening up of the peace River Block in British was urged which asked that the Pacific Eastern railway be linked up with the Dun vegan and British Columbia railway the connection to traverse the peace River Block through British Colum ask for the establishment on the pacify and Atlantic coasts of a trawling for the training of men to engage in deep sea trawl by providing a number of suitable ves Sels fully equipped for the also passed by the final Resolution dealt with with purse Seine licenses in British which it was claimed were wholly in the hands of Cannery and japanese in this con it was resolved that no Reater number of Cannery census reissued than vat present Are held and any Cannery License act used be Resolution was adopted that whereas it has been reported that took discharged Toda in Magist Baiod i tic be Are on request of assistant District it proper conduct for a attorney although jury Man Olio i questioned by anyone Nien stated close to the lie i it to Tell them to Nima Uley their own i just you were not i know your risk its and duties too place in thu is for 1 am spying this for your do not understand n occurred to me you might understand what your rights Ami duties Are and that in a Case of nature you Are very Likely to head Costell and that information be got from you which you thou Gnu f you might have to no one can make you disclose Bonnar gave continued on paste to Benefit March re Cord was broken this afternoon when a lot of ten Beaver skins was auctioned did re auctioned Lor the Benefit of the Montreal bring ing was first last Ocean duo Douala arrived be work Genoa and Palermo America Kew Tork Tansa Uvero ool John Frederick Copenh Pennew Tork Quebec member March death occurred today after a Long ill of George Isidore Mem Ber for Maurice in the Quebec legislature among his surviving relatives George to arrest March arrangements were made for the arrest soviet representative to the United on a deportation it was said i Genoa railway in run All traffic at the port of Genoa is completely blocked did a thousand travellers Are mar Otoneil there because of a strike of called to protest the Osiab Ashmont of a military nominate Joseph March nomination of Joseph As minister to was sent to the Senate today by president carries sixteen tons of Gold March the Steamer Carmania sailed from Liverpool on sunday with a record shipment of amounting to More than sixteen was posted on the fun shortly after Werel he first to appear on the ice was of enthusiastic echoed and in occasion selves heard for fully r cer Tamly and assuredly the most j that has Ever Eti i t wish House adjoining was carried away and three nuns were fire for a time threatened to add to the but tie flames were confined to the the state Hospital at on the Edge of was converted info an emergency Hospital and place of Refuge for the More than 200 houses were destroyed at Dunn ror medical assistance from the suburbs poured into Chicago emergency red Cross stations were Stull shed in several of the physicians and nurses from the mull Cinal sanitarium were hurried totes stricken police Gar Ley supervised the work of giving Aid to the injured and restoring Normal conditions in the stricken at property damage was estimated at close to half a among the buildings were tie town Hall and r episcopal a store of houses in Evan Ston were but no Fatali were National guard out at Elgi nand companies of the Illinois National guard were called out to protect the storm swept quarters from and at Melrose Park a Force of 125 members of american legion was organized to the one citizens state Banff the first building at dam aged by was under the mayor asked t state Miliya be sent to protect building a society in Mel prese formally denied the announcement published in Montreal that he had issued an order that Alt places of amuse ment closed on Taschereau statement March Canadian 12 minimum trip 26 7 at 27 perhoch Ober Vittory it 7 yesterday if ing Miles per that the provincial elections will be held before was the announcement made by Premier Norris in the closing moments of the and last session of the fifteenth legislature of Manitoba on saturday afternoon and shortly before the official prorogation took place by his Honor the James the legislative Assembly met at 3 Oclock with a fair attendance of and the Public galleries crowded to witness the end of the present term of the provincial but it was nearly two hours later before the curtain was rung Down on the last legislative function of the administration which came into office under the Norris in and has been in control of the destinies of Manitoba for the period of the constitutional life of the legislative Royal assent was Given to 136 Bills which with the 40 to when Supply was makes a total 17f measures enacted he before arrival of the lieutenant the House erred to a discussion of the Rural credits which has Arisen through the resignation the member for of the office of of the business which he has filled since the scheme was put in Confidence in member for por Tage la read statement on behalf of the government declaring that while they the greatest appreciation of or a Routel and had been greatly sur prised at his the were heartily in accor with the govern ment in the that would not be advisable Amend Tive As suggested by the purpose fallow ing aun Ember placed in charge of the legislation and while he re Maurieda Printer Jorris expressed his per Sonal useful and univ self shia Rural deemed it necessary especially one who Rhad All his time and and without dealing with the canst Ltd tonal the first minister lie had told Prout what he had suggested was not the proper thing for the government to make the change in the Lye Assembly that he did not think the members of the leg slav Ture would support the member for Kildonan in his the Premier add that later he had submitted the proposal to my supporters and he said they had endorsed the stand he had the definite policy to which the government is com concluded Premier is continue to wholeheartedly sup port the Rural credits compliments exchanged following the statement of the Prout informed the House Jie desired to unqualified Day withdraw with the suggestion that the provincial treasurer had agreed to the Banks stopping credits to the societies and that he also wished to withdraw the statement that the Rural credits scheme would tie Safe in the Treasury Edward provincial intervened in the discus lion to express his personal or or Prout and to say he had in 10 negotiations with the Banks ways stood for what he considered Lebest interests of the and that there had always been the most amicable relations Between Rixe Aisiks in Winnipeg and the admin is the lieutenant governor entered he House at accompanied by my 10 and other officers of the Headquarters after the Royal assent had been Given the Bills passed since his last his Honor read the speech from he As follows speech from the throne and gentlemen of the legislative Assembly you Are now at the conclusion of the last session of this Legisla ure and i recommend you for the faithful attention you have Given to All matters that have been placed be fore including the Many portent and progressive measures Rou have Xou have authorized further tone its for our returned and Jiro vision for increased compensation to injured without imposing any additional Burden upon the act introducing proportional confined in its application to the of is an Endeavor to give this Large constituency a representation that More correctly Iha of own weather report fro the Johns College meteor l Observatory at 7 saturday maximum 12 oar North wind at be 26 Clear Clouds Prince fair on a mlle Swift fair fair Clear moderated in and Saskatchewan and Mil and thai mum tempera Tares were Prince 3640 Victoria 4250 1848 1644 Moose be 1 Oose 1732 Barry 2256 2744 2848 opinion the i sincerely Trust that the reforms intended to result the Amend men to the Temperance act that the amended Indus trial act will form the better understanding Between labor and and that Tolje legislation relating Toi agricultural another industries will induce further pro Gress in these t it thank you for the Liberal pro vision you Havo made in the vow supplies for these which will be with regard in the various deju ment Sof i now relieve you with the sincere that you May fully snare in 2652 28fo ;