Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 1, 1925, Winnipeg, Manitoba Temperature Winnipeg free press thermometer readings 7.30 ., March 31 4-54 10.30 ., March 31 1230 . April 1 2.30 ., april 1 . Scr full weather report of meteorological office see Page one. Manitoba mostly Rair and i Ltd. Sup rises 6.06 Sun Seta 18.59. Moon rises 31.13 Moon sets 2.23. Winnipeg wednesday april 1, 1925 Price 5c per copy edition with comic we. 22 pages puts end to Wrangle Fer representation upon committee results in bitter interchanges Stow predicts Quick end pc the progressive group lie never election is held is settled Leader of Fering to resign place to make Way for Gingerine speaker s vote decides permits second heading of Bill for including Brook lands in Winnipeg Harry Leader m.p., offers to Alvo up place on. Petersen committee to make room for member of Ginger group. Of Chii ii Iii i Forf press from staff Ottawa March smoulder is underground for More than a your the feud Lien vein the right and Ift wind s the progressive party merged suddenly today on the floor c the House of commons whore it occasioned bitterest interchange which has Tak in place during the urgent session. For the reason that the enmity and introduces Cape Breton col Valry bet Pon Tiu Nyu groups have Liery situation into budget aerl so und r cover it blazed Morf. Rightly it merged debate in commons Ouirk and cing Tritos and i dire threats. I to _ n n fact if Lih Enil members Hara to explain attitude 01 endeavoured in finnic the already .1 fib Irain. I feelings of the Western until at the s 11 appeared As if i j the parliamentary restrictions Lor be1 vide Nous h to permit the j express their feeling s. Precipitated quarrel j Clio q was p Rod i titled when j i Gardinor. For Medicine j hat it Jiniv rite., on a motion Nova Scotia unless fear press Ophlis Atelj Ottawa March 31. Hiss Agnes Macphail Canada s woman m.p., gripped the of commons to u Send the to onto it to com i p j wit ii her Story Ami Umpai Bifid that there i had seen in the Minc films of Ca in t lie i a grrr Shive told Portage Mai. F. G. Taylor blames can Adian Pacific railway Premier promises Aid slating that Portage a Prairie was menaced a repetition of the disastrous flood trouble of two years ago and naming the Canadian Pacific railway As responsible for the Situa Tion. Major f. G. Taylor. Conserva Tive Leader made an Appeal in the legislature last night for action the provincial government in getting remedial measures adopted. By the railway. Premier John Bracken undertook to do everything possible to alleviate the situation develop ing at Portage. Major Taylor at 10.so, when the House was. About to adjourn announced he had just received a Tele Gram from the mayor of Portage stating the Litif cation was alarming. The conservative Leader attributed the previous f Ood to the greed of the . Which had filled up a Creek and a Culvert thus inter Fering with the natural flow of Waters from their natural Channel. When the . Was asked to do something said major Taylor it simply told the City to mind its own business. He urged the to take the matter up with the officials of the railway. Speaker s casting vote Thero were interesting develop ments in connection with the Bill for the inclusion of Brook lances in the City because of water and sewerage difficulties being experienced the Village. When a division was taken on second Reading of tile Bill the result was Given As is against and she 17 for. Later on or. Speaker Hon. A p. A. Talbot pointed out that a mis party of nouff.-. Who we not in Allied a u n in i Rog res Sifi i i -i.y. Ami not represented i n tic comr Lutc -. Whilst asking for i Fin the committee or. I Gar diner to great pains to deny lat a new or parly had been i i a cd. Had not constituted i political Organiza. 1 on. . Or. Gardiner la in a so operative Effort i gain . He used a. Of other Raff lie define . By both sides of House Siu Way. Accorded a close attention rarely accorded to any but party i met tile moderates and the said miss Macphail and the time i had spent Tio Days in Glace Bay nobody to me. I think if a lived there Long i should a lot redder than any thing 1 talked of tic Dis Tress she had found of How. To one dilapidated House she two families sleeping half a. Dozen to the loom half Aav take had been made and that the vote had resulted in a tie 1s-1s. Or. Speaker said he would follow the practice of House speakers in the Case of a tied vote in the second Reading stage and not take the responsibility of killing the measure. I or. Matrice Wynn Fig or sheer passes away has practice Medicine Here for 22 k. R. ,2jf, Kennedy v. For do past decade has i i n of prominent i Aid a the Victoria hos Pittil yesterday of pneumonia after a Bonci iilnns.-. He 7s years of and been in general practice in Hinn ipg for l i years. Or. Rutx a in nor. 1 a health. Was one of the honorary at Tho funeral of his ii Mici Jolt Graham barrister which was on last and was ill shortly after his return to 015 homr. In to in Cornwall ont. Or. Mat after his career had or Mictil in t in a riled states for period of year is ii was a leading in Omara. Since his Arival m Winnipeg he had been a it in Jar of Kosy Trinity Church. His wife predeceased him in aug is. And lie is survived two and two Sisters John b., of Fri up Allan of Camrose Hilden to Veitz Early Aire Enoy and death. Besco charged miss no Oil knt Immi Gian s during the worst times dumped them Doin there was Northern has clone absolutely nothing for Herri after getting them Here. It j did not seem difficult for the com. J Pany to get Protection on miss 1 Macl Hail added but the govern ment gives no Assurance that Protection is to go Down to the work Nova Scotia government it she went on hard to 1-xpln.ln the attitude of the Nova continued on Page two con winced chinese House boy kidnapped a Sloan of Winnipeg. Funeral ser will Heidi at Thomson s fun Vancouver society requests in i quiries made i Canadian press despatch Vancouver 3, c., March Vinced that Wong sine chinese House boy who disappeared from the residence of r. P. Baker on the evening of March 20, has been kid napped the chinese benevolent society has forwarded request.1 to the continued on Page five state s Star witness termed Bandit forger f Walter Shean reduced to verge of Coll apse at Chapman trial special United pc Tab to free 1 reels free i Friiss private wire Hartford March 31. The Check ered mottled plaited career of Talter Shean. Star witness for the state was bared today at the trial of Gerald chapman1 in an to discredit his noose tightening Testi Mony. After painting Black the past of he Man who had named Tho 20th Century Jesse James As the murder t patrolman James j. Skelly. Counsel for defence cited several specs Fly crimes in which Shean had roles varying from that of edit to forger. Facing verbal barrage that Tore his unsavoury record. Shean and was on the ver of coilap5e Wilen judge Groehl concluded Cross examination. Suite Ivill rest its Case Tomor Jurige Groehl Anou cod to in opening the defence put several witnesses on the Siana to. Show that Gerald Chap Man not in new Britain the Day of the murder. Ita. Mrs. Robert. 7-Uttcrson. Mouli i department of Justice at Ottawa and a ont. And mrs. Mary Ruth to the attorney general s apart at Victoria in order that the Institute inquiries into the til Lime on Broadway at 4 o clock j circumstances of the Case. Who was the chief witness fake hold up Bank of interment. Lindsay r. Bast Nan Nephew of Tho deceased will accompany the body East. New sommy the opening of Hie Saskatoon Tater fair is attended with marked sent of livestock and edging is Well started. Page g. Inc Cine committee on agriculture the Ontario House urging it reductions for mixed is of pase or. H. Term culture in Canada Agni 1. Tory urges system of credits for development of into the unsolved murder of Janet Smith the scottish maid found shot to death in the Baker Home last july was abducted persons who believed he did not reveal All Hla knowledge the affair at the Tim of the inquiry. Was the last known person who saw the Gir alive. Calgary flour Cut Millers set Price at per barrel As in december n Regina and Arcola especially in held washouts sour is Val Bey flood Winnipeg and District escaping Well but Portage is threatened with Rise series of disastrous fires cause three deaths and immense damage cum digit press despot do Cache Bay ont., March originating from unknown cause in a local garage swept Tho main Busi Ness Block of Cache Bay at an Early hour this morning and resulted in one death seven homeless families and property loss of approximately among the buildings that Are a total loss is John la Vole s livery barns and garage the Rusk apart ment House g. D. Martin s general store Max Bregg s Home. Joseph Vermet s Home and the building of the Cache Bay stores limited. John Vermet the four year old son of. Or. And mrs. Joseph Vermet. Burned to death As lie Lay in his Bod and the charred remains were recovered in the ashes of Tho Home after the fire had abated. The Vermet Home was adjacent to la voters Gar age where the fire started and in the excitement the parents escaped with their other live children each thinking the Little boy was with the other Parent. Two Little girls perish press Troy n.y., March the two Small daughters of or. And mrs. H. Raymond were burned to death today when fire destroyed the Wager farm House near Fagin Mills live Miles from Here. Business District ravaged press Dea Patcle Fisher minn., March More tha c half of the business District of Fisher was destroyed fire which threatened the. Entire Village late today. The loss was estimates at Over eight business houses were destroyed the flames which Orison continued on Page to o More work is sought crowds i mers delegation to see West Canadian collieries and talk wages press do split flip Lethbridge alta., Karolj 31 special despatch to the Herald Bellevue in the crows nest Pas says at a special meeting of the min ers held Here last night it was decided after a lengthy discussion to delegation meet ing to interview the management of the West Canadian collieries to As certain if there is anything that can done to a Lve the miners Niobe work. They will also learn what the com Pany has to offer As of wages for . The vote when taken stood 130 for negotiations and 90 against. Large numbers present from Hillcrest and Blairmore had no want new Grain act passed this session Low. Says he will take Steps if members wish it Canadian press despatch Ottawa March introduction of a new Grain act during Tho coming session was urged in the House of commons this afternoon o. Gould progressive Assiniboia and supported right Hon. Arthur Meighen conservative Leader. Sir. Meighen thought it would a. New procedure if the government were going to allow the proposed Bill to Unta bled for a year. Hom t. A. Low minister of Trade and Commerce stated in reply that it had been intimated to him on More than one occasion that some of the members would like the Opportunity to study the report of. Tho Royal Grain inquiry commission More Ful but if it is the wish of the House that the government should proceed with the Bill he was prepared to introduce it. And then have it referred to. The agriculture commit tee. If such committee recommended its adoption the government was ready to pass it this session. Claims to deranged loss of family in Tornado six rial United fress despatch to free Tress free Ress wire new York March mentally affected the Illinois Tornado which killed his wife and child John skel Ley former Bank clerk in. Murphys Boro Illinois wandered aimlessly about the country until he walked Irto a Brooklyn police station. Today with his Story. he carried a. Pistol and hoping to get funds had lipid up and shot a pedestrian this morning. Police have found no Trace of the Holdup. Skelley. Admitted that Tho name he gave his exact name. He was sent to a Hospital for observation while police communicate with a Murphysboro authorities. Auto truck in Ottawa runs wild and kills woman Tion or Bessarabia Rumania and will work together in . A Similian press despatch March his Auto truck outside a store on Bank Street Early this evening George Lacey. Of this Ivas surprised to see it Start off. To three blocks along Lewis Street to Elgin where it mounted the curb running Intel to worn in with a baby Carriage. One of women. to Bailey. Tiled within s. Few minutes w bile the of bar woman. Mrs George Mcewen. Is in hos Pital with a. Fractured leg. The baby belonging to mrs. Bailey and aged two years was not badly Hurt Lacey is arrest the truck continued across a Lawn and stalled when it hit a Stone for Teal at Gallary charges arise out of hold up of Pool room on March 1 Canadian press despatch Calgary alta., m arc i and mrs. William Andrews were committed for irial before magistrate Sanders in police Couit today on .1 change of assault and robbery Aris ing out of the Holdup of. A Pool room on March 1 following evidence Given o several witnesses the two used. Were later transferred to the provincial pull cd Barracks Here and will sent to the fort Saskatchewan r prison to await trial unless bail is granted the supreme court. Andrews was sentenced to year imprisonment Rand 20 lashes on monday when convicted of. Two other charges of assault and Roj Obery his wife was acquitted on this charge. From the Western reaches of the Assiniboine River in Manitoba Anc from Many Points Over the line in Saskatchewan reports of excessive surface rising Rivers Anc creeks Are received the flooding of the parliament buildings driveway was Ana Creek Anc Many houses Are flooded while Arco la was Cut off from train connection Wash outs East and West and dam allowed the main streets to Many houses being inundated. Rain occurring various sections of Southern Saskatchewan added to the seriousness of Tho situation. Winnipeg and District is weathering the crisis Well though Portage and Brandon report the situation As critical the former especially being in danger of a re petition of the flood of two years ago. Was Ana Creek High special despatch to the free press Regina sask., March to a record Helg it in the City was Ana Creek has flooded approximately one Hundred houses located along its Borders. About halt of the houses Are occupied and the police were Busy rescuing the families from the marooned domiciles All through last night and this morning. For the first time since 1915 the water in a Viscana Lake has been Over the retaining which threatens to give Way in places and the main driveway facing the parliament buildings is under water. Reports from the country indicate that the worst of the flood is past but at Sunset there was Little sign of the flood receding. Flood Waters Are. Racing Over the Albert Street dam in a torrent and the City Tennis league courts Are under two feet of water. Regina is Cut off from Brandon via Arcola and from the when the Regina division of set away in Montreal floods families have narrow escape trying to save livestock in Maclian i Ress despatch Montreal March 31 summer dwellings were swept away and destroyed when the Waters of what is known As the Back which Marks the Northern Boundary of the Island of Rose gradually through the Day and late this Eye had reached a maximum seven feet above the Normal Spring time flood. A number of bungalows were deposited in flooded Fields where miniature icebergs crashed into completed the ruin. Three occupied Homes were affected and the residents. Had to flee for their family of t. Corbeil having a narrow escape while effect ing the Rescue cows and poultry. The people were saved boats. In the Harbor of Montreal an ice Jam at St. Helen s Island caused the Waters to Back up and this evening they stood at a level of 53 feet 9 inches since 1913. The water has. Now begun to recede slowly and. It is believed that All danger of inundation of the Low lying parts of the Island of Montreal is past. Several of today were flooded but no damage of importance has been noted locally and no lives were lost. On the South Shore the Waters Over flowed along the Road and invaded some parts of St. Lam bert.1 question Michigan s right to buy Detroit Railroad Tress desk Nodi Lansing mich., March 31. Right of state of Michigan to Pur Chase the Detroit Grant Haven and Milwaukee Railroad of the former grand trunk railway and now part of the Canadian National system was questioned representatives of the system in Public hear ing before the Senate committee on rules and resolutions Here today. Court action was threatened of the state presses its plan. Weather report the following to the weather report issued from. The Winnipeg meteorological office at 7 Yesterday temperature. 52 maximum for the preceding 12 Ligoura 54 minimum. 36 barometer. 30.09 South East wind at 10 Miles per hour. The has been fair and mild throughout the West i. A. I. Sta. Or. Rupert 24 50 Regina 35 victoria___36 Winnipeg 34 Vancouver 32 54 port arthor 24 38 60 Calgary _ 30 55 of 55 42 40 53 Edmonton _ 26 i. Current _ 36 34 or. Albert _ 36 med. Hat _ 30 Moose jaw 36 Saskatoon _ 34 24 to Ondon 28 Toronto 34 it Newton ----32 Ottawa. A. 30 Montreal 36 quebec.----32 43" St. Join _ 34 33 Halifax 36 forecasts Iveste a South mostly and mild Ahe Superior fair and continued on Page nine sent to Madhouse for is extensively used special Jan Cert Kerr ii Pateh to Vree Tress free Tress private tire March 31.rr-the mad House is being used extensively As a Coop for and Navy officers who Are disliked their superiors. Lieut. Frank Kennedy recently re leased from the insane Hospital at papa today. Describing that hell Hole at Napa for the first time since he was re leased from the Asylum when his wife charged that he was placed there because he objected to advances made to her his superiors Tho Young officer told of intolerable conditions caused prussian tactics in the Navy. Since my Case came Ken Nedy said i have received dozens of letters from other and Navy men that they too were thrown into insane asylums when they dared to criticize their Superior officers the officer refused to give out the names of those he said had written him. Qwenta question urges m1mte actively or. H. , president of University of Alberta presents report on Rural credits. Pontoon Bridge buckles and snaps fear 63 soldiers drowned suspicion held full Story suppressed to conceal extent of operations reports immediate improvement imperative if Canada is to i maintain place urges Federal government Raiss Money and Advance i to pro Vinces on their guarantee financing body which will think in terms of agricultural Industry Only must formed spec Lih l Nitea Cable to i ree press private wire Eric Keyser Berlin March 31. Leaden with sandbags rifles and packs a com Pany of soldiers fell flour Derlong into the swollen River Weser today. There were a few awful moments of struggle and screams othe men As they fought the Swift current and the weight of their . Then there was silence. The number of Deal is unknown. The soldiers were participating in manoeuvres near in North Germany and were crossing a Pon Toon Bridge thrown across the Wei when the buckled. Whole Story not told the chief of infantry division has Repp Ted to War office that one officer and -63, men Are missing and other reports put the casualties of somewhere tween 40 t earlier reports minimized the Dut Aster and through out t the Day the War office hesitated and in making Public in formation of the Accident the uncertainty of the War office causes the suspicion that the whole Story has that there May have. More elaborate manoeuvres going on in the military atmosphere of Prussia than the War office would Ike to admit what Ever the extent troop move ment anti militarists in the Reich Stag Are certain to ask embarrassing continued two admits wheat slump Seym blow to Pool ;