Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 4, 1925, Winnipeg, Manitoba Temperature. Winnipeg free press thermometer readings 7.30 aug. 3 10.30 ., aug. 3 1230 a.m., aug. 42.30 a.m., aug. 4 for full weather report of meteorological office see Page one titty no. 121. Forecast fair mid Rory warm. Sun rises 5.00 Sun acts 20.07. Moon rises Moon sets. 5.00, August 4, 1925 Price 5c per copy edition with comic Loc. 16 pages two masked men Rob Victoria store of put before him legislature presented by Premier Greenfield at opening of adjourned ses Sion yesterday stated by Premier King to be acceptable with possible slight modifications Federal subsidy of to be continued three years in lieu of accounting presents agreement challe1e it Warriner puts suspension is sue squarely up to John l. Lewis reiterates demand asks Assurance production will continue regardless of course of negotiations rival leaders in new Brunswick election can Klinn Tress Edmonton a ua., draft fire cent unlit which All parties approve Allie Iii will eventually take Over its Jaural resources pc denied by Premier Uri eni Lehl. At tha Udjus Renud session of the Alberta is Juler which opened this at Ternoois. It drawn up by att Orisey cener Ai unit Lee. Of Alberta and o. A. Bisnar 1c.c. For tin Dominion Sov Ernie no and ii suited by Premie Mackei Izu Kiili u be in Nich form As will lie acceptable to his Rovern ment. Vii the exception of certain slight module Lions. Immediate unlikely Fie adjourned session of tile called largely l tiie Scimmi Lunion it i he natural Premier h Erb t Greenfield submits to Alberta legislature draft of agreement on Between prov Ircia and Dominion governments. In West much better John r. Lamb general Man Ager Bank of Toronto has optimistic Outlook made at inc present mryc Nield in u Brief Stuto Muni Revil wed Ilie position to Quoin of u a Lesnou from 1 remic j Kidi Waii d july -i1, ii he says t Elhiu Iii Una Pinion Cabinet l Arnn i t i another i unit in . Coi k Otic us i he dral x tire inti by slut a inc Dominion mid provincial Orn mom s cannot of Undem taken Ai this timt.1. I a Runci moved a Reso Lution tie Dominion if n Taci tale sell Tern in t of the Tiff St on As us possible. Main Jeafues of agreement t be main urls of the draft air renin in dealing with Alberta s j Ria until resources As pre hosted to h just y by Premier follow i All lands. Man and Ruyal Les admin Jsu red by he Dominion to be and minis Rod by Iho province of Al Berio. Tho province to s it tie Rev therefrom. Lion of an accounting continuation of t he fed Oral subsidy of jut annul for another three Viars. More Farmers would solve immediate problems of country. There is no doubt that conditions in the West and generally h peaking in Tho whole of Canada have improved vastly since a year ago announced John k. Lamb Toronto general Mamie or of the Bank of Toronto it Iho fort Garry hotel last evening. Asp Oeilly is t his True with re to the Salt or. Lamb it any rate As. Far As our records show. We find that collections Are coming in very satisfactorily Ami i am confident that if an average crop materializes there will be Cesry incentive for men of farming1 experience in other countries to Croni g Ruth to More Farmers or. Lamb stressed the Point that Only 30000 More Farmers could be speedily placed in the West Many Ott Nable tie province to meet the carry four new York attorney for Bishop Phi Lipovsky jailed i its despatch.1 new York a up. To Maurice acini nay for r slip adorn Phiillip Civ sky. In t in right for of the of St. Nicholas was Tod ii for contempt of court and sentenced to Sorvo 30 clays in Kishni Adam is already in a till for Ronto input. Having been locked up last sat urday. The immediate problems of the coun try would lie helped. At said lie our Industrial population Over developed and it is imperative Llinat we increase that of the Rural districts 1 consider that immigration should be a National undertaking to pfc any to continued on 1 Are three snarl ii in ital i no press 1 rce press private wire Philadelphia aug. 3. The much Bull netted responsibility Tor a pos Sile suspension of production of Anthracite Coal has been kicked into the Camp of tie Union miners with the possibility that present wage negotiations a Tesla Ned to avoid a strike May be broken up. In what amounts to a Challenge m president John l. Leaa is of the mine Union to carry out his threat to Ter Minate the wage conference in at lactic City s. D. Warriner chairman of the operators committee has re plied to Lewis letter which claimed the operators were represented at the conference by men powerless to act for he Industry Ltd vis asked Warriner to advise the miners whether the attitude the operators representatives in at lactic City represented the actual stand of the operators so that h. Case it did the farce might be ended the sooner. Warriner s reply again suggests that the miners agree that regard continued on Page pour Bandit kills three in Auto at Denver girl s scream when valuables demanded results in shooting Canadian press deft notch Denver aug. Young to and a Man were shot and killed Here last night by a robber when he attempted to Rob them of their Valu Ables while they were sitting in a parked automobile. Another youth was shot throws h the head. Mrs. Marie Mccormick was filled instantly by the Lozher s shots Lille her sister Julia Stearns. "23, and Fred Funk died while being taken to a Hospital. Carl Perry 25, the Osiier in a. Critical condition. The robber according to Perry s statement approached the parked automobile and pointed his revolver through the window of the machine. He demanded that they Over their valuables. Miss Stearns Screm de and the Bandit instantly fired at her. He then fired a half dozen shots at tie other occupants of the Auto Mobile. Hon. M. Baxter a reversion to politics is Premier Veniot the new Are thrown though Hurt swim ashore when machine crippled by striking tree a Brunswick elections the contest being really Between the Liberal govern ment led. By Premier Veniot and the conservatives led by Hon. J. A Huxter . Devil worshipper of whom neighbors went in Awe convicted at Rimouski Canadian i Ress Desi Miclo Montreal aug. French language newspaper today prints a strange Story from Rimouski dealing with the trial there of one Francois Valcourt before Coulliard on of sending defamatory letters to priests and other of Corr Niit Ting a statutory crime Valcourt was found guilty today and will be sentenced later according to la was apparently devotee of Devil worship and a degenerate of whom his neighbors went in Awe. The newspaper says when he was arrested his. Be longings were seized and it was found that they contained an in Ommon collection of curiosities. Dentists unguents of All Olbrys pills of his own manufacture vere mingled with treatises on Medl Ine religious books notebooks in vol of were inscribed the names and addresses of his clients. Valcourt passed also As a magician and he Joss esed an original., apparel Corn rising a Blacic velour. which vere the words Bonne yellow and red belts a sort f Poutane priest s Robe with a late Cardinal begin died practically penniless heavy Accident toll in Eastern Canada fatalities from various causes re ported from Many Points i a Csc up Wintch Ottawa aug. 3. Fatalities from various causes were reported from Quebec a Iier. Late Louis different Points in Eastern Canada Cardinal by Gin one of the senior today. Mrs. Oliver Thompson fell princes of the Catholic Church and Down 80 feet to Hor death when she for archbishop of Quebec and i dipped while climbing a railway Catholic primate of Canada died Bridge near pro Neaon. Ont. Miv. I us tidally penniless. To had no per i Sertha hiker. 42, a Blind woman estate and his will contains i from Burns at. Toronto after Only a few Small bequests to Charlto. I Ner clothing had Batik it fit b from a s stove. I l news of m my t to twin Elpos Nava cadets a. C arson incl Hurt saved Troin Wii on Range Upsel off Bra Kwater at Victoria. . Paso 1. Ninety Eiert candidates Nomin for forty High Seal a in pc w Bruns Vick . Page 3. A arb. General manager of the or Toronto declares conditions a was improved. Page 1. _ Cistern murder mystery at Matoon lil do opened inv disc Overy of Ali cat thing pase i. Worst Ripper of a lion wont in Awe. Convicted at i Page 1. Air Pilot and inc clinic Aie thrown into dog Lake and though Hurt edgy. 1. Agree men on natural i a sources submitted to Alberta leg Lola 1. Is Board s Fleet which of to make huge Hon 1. Railways arc Beitf modelled j Canadian amalgamation system. Be 13. Tooi operators Lead throws to John a. Base 1, untie Manitoba i. Bell takes up a Young Church. Page the flames year did Kannie Calif met a similar Fate in Ottawa when her clothing ignited while she wan playing with male Hes. Donald Huffman 26, of township died at Milton ont., from blood poisoning caused by probing a pimple inside his nose. Win. Madden was fatally injured when the car in which Hing collided with a radial car at Hamilton. Two other occupants of the car were injured. Mrs. Cronk of Sulphide. Ont., is expected to die and five other persons were injured More or less seriously when an Auto Mobile in which they were driving was hit by a train at a level Cross ing near Belleville ont. Charles Carmle Hael. Of Dunwich township was hit by a freight train while Wall intr on the Rig it of Way near West lome. Ont. He is not expected to recover. James Thom son. 26, Toronto was drowned when seized with cramps As he was swim Ming at Muskoka hikes. The body of mrs. Frances Stii Lamon Grable so was recovered from the St Law rence River at Montreal. She is thought to have fallen in. Sanity sole Issue in Russell Scon trial judge tells jury question of guilt cannot be reopened i special Una Tel Den pitch to for by free 1 reas i private wire Chicago aug. 3the Issue at stake in the. Sanity trial of. Russell Scott convicted murderer is solely whether lie has become insane Sines uis imprisonment. This was the fact stressed by judge Joseph b. David As with the completion of a jury late today the sanity hearing of the Slayer of Joseph Mam or got under Way. Scott had at first declared that Tho insanity plea which narrowly saved him from the Sallows a technical device to obtain delay pending his vindication. Judge David emphasized that the question of the Man s guilt or innocence is not involved in any Way in the trial. The jury he pointed out cannot Reyerse. By which Scott was Folind guilty. If he is found to be sane he must hang immediately. If found insane Scott will be sent to any institution for the criminally insane. And will be hanged should his sanity later be established. Foot and Mouth disease Breaks out in Britain Canadian London Aufu. Nearly 300 Ani Mals Are affected by an out real of foot and Mouth disease at Fawley near Southampton. Officials Art. Slaughtering the infected animals and burning the carcasses. The Landing of foreign cattle at Southampton has been stopped and vessels carrying livestock will be diverted to other ports. . Shipping Board Fleet costing to make huge Bonfire str enl Mucsi Macli to Vracr Saskatchewan trap tournament Sis k w Ith Teu failures prom sea for Rev. W. Ivens Speaks on strike in 13. Winnipeg electric issues statement one Han 4. Girl osts nyc in Auto Accident near 1. John Philip Sousa talks on Immi Page 4. Ies during . Private wire Washington aug. 3. The great est Bonfire in the history of the Potomac River will to Burn within the next few Days when wartime Fleet of Thuc shipping Board. Comprising 200 ves july number 26. Flame Ami goes win Gage Polo trophy. Observes civic Holiday. Sels will be towed to mallows Bay three Miles below Quantico va., and set afire. Meanwhile the shipping Board is preparing to sell 200 other i the bid of Henry Ford who offered h.70g.ooo for the lot will be taken up by the Board tomorrow and is expected to be accepted. The vessels which Are to of burned Cost a million dollars apiece to build. They Are. The. Dilapidated i Mains of the part of the giant Fleet which transported Man Power and supplies to France during the War. Unlike the treatment customarily accorded historic vessels these Rem Nants Are to be denied the dignity of a watery grave. They arc to be their ashes blown to the four winds. At. The end of the War these ships were veritable White elephants on the hands of the government pm a few could be put into peace time commission. They were sold to a company for apiece after stripping them to the hulks the company made an in Succov Effort to Beach and Burn them. The government has now stepped in and made arrangements for a second attempt to destroy the use less Fleet. The chief of Engi aers has worked out the new plan the vessels will be destroyed in unit groups of 35. An immense be will be constructed As a safeguard against any fixating debris which might escape and menace the Chan Nel. Cross reversed trousers with Cross stripes a sort of red silk whole in a state repulsive dirtiness. He had Many Means of making Money. During conscription times he Hadi considerable Money paid to to have the Power by his Infanta tiflis of obtaining exemption from military service. His was to impress on the credulous that he knew., of a hidden treasure which he could find with the Aid of his. Diabolical monies. Some time ago he persuaded certain persons of. A Parish adjacent to Rimouski that a Strong Box full of Money a Stu tie Bottom of the River and that he could conjure the evil spirits to. Bring it to the surface. He installed an altar the Riverside on it a huge caul tron in which he lighted a fire at Midnight. After a ritualistic dance accompanied by every kind of yells to prove to those who accompanied him that hell was going to open up he threw a Quantity of Bengal fire in to the Blaze. The effect the immediate flight of the terrified spectators. had already been sentenced to two years in prison by magistrate visit in 191 Carrier pigeons killed Vitoria Beach airmen have miraculous plane still in Lake special i Lii free by Slaff correspondent Victoria Beach Man., aug. 3. J Pilot officer Frank Waite of the Royal Canadian air Force at Victoria Beach station met with an unfortunate Accident at dog Fri Day. He an ascent Rorn the Jake when the wings of is plane caught in a tree. Tie machine was badly damaged and is Esting now in several feet of water. Officer Waite fortunately was throw i Clear of the machine with his Mechanic into the water and both swam to Shore i safety escaping with slight injuries. Officer had gone Down to invest late a slight Accident to a machine with Pilot officer Weaver on Board which was on patrol duty on the Eastern Boundary of Mani Toba and which had been missing re week7. The escape of officer Valte is regarded Here As marvellous As he thrown out with great violence. Carrier pigeons which Are always on Board the air planes were killed. Or. Allyen medical officer at Vic Toria Beach station went out Sun Moose jaw cyclist is Auto Isabel carried 43 Yards on front of car in Nailiang press do Piltch Moose jaw sask., aug. 3. Fred Erick Isabell a resident of. This City As killed on sunday night when iding South of bicycle about three Miles the City. He was Riding awards Moose when pass no two automobiles one of which being towed by the other he was struck by a car which attempted to pass going in the same direct in. The car which struck him was driven by Guss Reiton ii who is now being held by he police. Coroner j. M. , conducted an inquest monday morn no when the evidence of he occupants of the two cars was taken. In his evidence admitted that lie carried Isabell 43 Yards on the front of his car before he was Able to bring the a Stop. Nova Scotia miners to ballot tomorrow will give decision on government s proposals for ending strike Canadian press Glace Bay . Aug. 3. Striking Joal miners in Nova Scotia. District 26 of the United mine workers of America will vote wednesday next on the provincial suggested wage agreement put an end to the strike which has tied up the mines in gape Breton Cor More than five the question of the Check off is not included in the ballot but remains for the time in the hands of the government j. Mcleod local pres ident of the Union announced Loday. Woman drowns before husband can Render Aid Calgary alta., aug. With a muscular cram p while swimming in the Canadian Pacific railway irrigation ditch four Miles South Baintron saturday afternoon mrs. R. Cravens of Calgary Sank below the surface of the water and drowned be fore her husband and. Several others with him could come to her Assis Tance. The ladies the swimming party were Tome distance away t rom the men and this made the Accident possible. Or mrs. Cravens screams could not bring help in time. Weather us Post says agrarian revolt in Middle ended Adams assures president Section conservative in politics United de Finalli to tree fresh. By pros i private wire Swampscott mass., aug. 3. Feminism and Fai m prices Are now leading subjects under consideration president Coolidge. has decided that he is. Not a feminist As far As govern ment is concerned but lie will appoint a woman member of Thev United. States civil service to succeed mrs. Helen a. Go Ulner who died in seek. The president was advised today that the. Agriculture West was1 for him that the agrarian revolt of. The Middle West had quilted Down and that that Section has become conservative in politics. John t. Adams of Iowa former chairman of the re publican National committee brought those assurances to the summer White House. Farm crops Are Good and farm prices if said Adams. The Chilovi ule is report is aural from the Winnipeg office at 7 Yesterday temperature 81 maximum for the preceding 12 hours. 38 minimum 61 3001 South East wind at 8 Miles per hour Clear the weather has Una and Verv warm throughout Alberta Coole mus or Rupert 52 ski Reffina Victoria 52 to port Wuhu Vancouver 50 74 Kamloops 58 the West except w where it Haa turned i. A. 54 99 to Parry sound 5b s2 53 Caffary Edmonton Rivltt current battled bal 62 France Albert 54 Mert. Hat 58 Saskatoon 60 86 72 90 92 90 96 Jondon Toronto Kingston Ottawa Quebec St 7o1in Halifax 50 39 6d 58 62 _ 60 62 i is Saat and South East winds fair and very Waim. So local thunders Tortis Saskatchewan Ana Abeita West and Northwest winds mostly fair and a. New local Superior South cast we uni mostly fair and warm. Officer commanding Victoria air station who has resigned watchman set continued on Page four three miners killed by explosion of Gas the Hoyal Canadian into business. Two Winnipeg groets saved Canoe in which a. Carson and w. Burt were sailing is upset three others in critical condition j Rescue effected with much at Wilkes Barre pa., Hospital associated Duim Lull Wilkes Barre pa., aug. 3. Two i miners were instantly killed a third i died later in a Hospital and three j others Are not expected to live As a result of an explosion of. Gas in the Hill Nan vein of the Dorrance col Liery of the Lehigh Valley Coal com inn y. Loday. Those killed were James and Andrew Polaner loth of Wilkes Barre and Michael Elich Edwardsville. Probably fatally injured Are. Difficulty by Victoria Man in launch Jyh o Ilic Ivi c Victoria b.c., aug. Car a to i won and naval William hurl. In to Winins Winnipeg Horo Jar taken to fifth floor made secure with straps and Handcuffs and gagged Safe in general office of Spencer s departmental store blown open and contents taken men work with precision and without undue haste evidently experienced Kosiw Flo Victoria b.c., aug. 3.30 sunday night two masked robbers j entered spencers departmental store supposedly the vouch Liliu employees Entrance on Stroud Streci the night watchman and robbed Safe in the general office of Between and to official . Leaving Little evade non of Ihler visit a Shat i i d Safe a ragged nil bound watchman Ami Bonus which they had in Blo Winji a tilt Tho bandits made their late sunday night. Watchman overpowered j. U Gruff Milih no glib watch Man was malting his rounds us to did every hour Len night when he wus suddenly upon by two men and after a Short is Nikyle was forced into submit skier. He who Takei along the ground floor to Pijie stairway which leads into the up i r storeys of Tho building was Jysk Edlo Point out where the. Oci ice Wii e was. Lie was told thai Shore were two confederates of the robbers oui Side the building Ami that he had Butler shut 1 Assong through Tho office the two bandits took the no rat watchman of the fifth floor and him a Oruro Theip Wotli straps and Limul Cipfl a was Kag god and told Doi Alln of Hie Case. The provincial police also work nor on the Job but none of the officers would pave any conclusion on Tho Case. Fit Eamer Cau Fornata Cedric car mania Glass of . Liverpool Oak North Montreal Goran Montreal a Lautiza Montreal Hastings counts Montreal Vork co Volc dam Plymouth mount Clay. Halifax aus Carola new Toik. Avis 21 Columbia new York. Aug to Liverpool ;