Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 11, 1927, Winnipeg, Manitoba Maim Lojba free press Winnipeg monday july 11, 1927 ates to zionist meet Hake generous contribution Enty thousand dollars subscribed in one hour to jewish National exceeding 700 attend banquet of tendered by Winnipeg members of organization urn of for the jewish i up unc to of used in connect the colonisation of Palos Ith the iras subscribed within v-1 Mur at the banquet of Mur the the Cali Sao Catlon at the Hoyal dra Jiosi last night which con i the first Ayol the 21st Cana mention of the organization an zionists were present a two dining rooms of overflowing. M. J. Funkel As chairman and made Tae Girods following an address Sam Itse Palestine president Wor a jewish National fund. In v. Marie an inspiring review of Many sacrifices in order to revive its ancient soil at pales Tine. Though the local officials were delighted with the amount collected last night they Hope to supplement it by a general collection among those in the pity who were unable to gain admission to the banquet and expect to present the Headquarters of the organization with a Cheque for As the convention s contribution to the reclaiming of Palestine As the future Home of jewry. Welcomed to City the convention Hall was crowded yesterday morning for the opening of proceedings when the Hon. B. A. Hey. Minister of education brought Windsor Boudar cities Star showing Dominion battleship linoleum oors floor noises and great enemies Are eliminated with Dominion battleship linoleum. This permanent floor is chosen now As a matter of course Tor business and Public institutions. Its Worth has been proved in Canada s largest Banks offices. Stores schools hospitals libraries and similar places where years of the heaviest traffic have left it unharmed and its restful quiet and clean Liness Are appreciated. 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I make my own glasses therefore can guarantee open evening monday wednesday saturday Krypton s invisible bifocal Loric double sight lenses s10.00 including examination acid o voice of Frame. Until 8 . Montgomery building phone 22785 por tags floor up. Greetings from the provincial Stovern Merit and mayor b. H. Webb welcomed the delegates for the City. Mayor Webb in the course of his address presented a. J. Frieman president of the Canadian organization with a Golden key to the City. M. J. Finkelstein outlined the activities of the zionist movement both locally and throughout the world Dur ing the past ten years since the last convention which was held in Winni Peg july 1917. Or. Uss Ishkin who had travelled All the Way from pales Tine to attend the convention was received with great enthusiasm when he brought greetings from palestinian jewry in the ancient hebrew language 0 the. Bible. He spoke of visiting Ottawa during the Jubilee Celebration and pointed of that the Fine spirit of sacrifice and Unity shown by the fathers of confederation would be shown by world jewry in reclaiming Palestine. The 60 years of confederation had made Canada one of the jewels in Britain s Crown. Palestine would Tae a Gem in the British Crown us Canada now is if this chapter in the Story of jewry the rebuilding of the Home of the jewish people is written As the jewish people plan to write it. Urges Unity or. Priemann delivered the presiden tial address in. Which he urged the zionists to work together Lor their great project of returning to pales Tine. Rabbi ,1. L. Zlotnik executive director in reporting of the general activities of the zionists urged All members of the organization to turn their efforts to disseminating jewish propaganda. Jewish lectures and read Ings jewish libraries the popularizing of jewish production in literature and Art should be encouraged so that zionists throughout Canada would re Alize that their National culture is of great importance. He further urged the strengthening of Unity among Canadian jewry and pleaded thut the cultural Side of colonizing Palestine should not be forgotten. He asked Aid for the hebrew University and suggested Clint the convention appoint a special committee of University graduates for the purpose or stimulating interest in this project. Tine financial report the financial report showed that the sum of was collected Deruig the past 18 months for the zionist Vork. The Keren Haye Sod received the National fund the Hadassah Trust funds and miscellaneous funds the total expenses were covering the three dial Loii offices at Montreal Tor onto and Winnipeg the collection expenses of the National fund the two Karen any esd campaigns and the Young Judaea work. The treasurer Joseph Fine Taberg recommended that a finance committee composed of two sound business men of Winnipeg and Toronto councils i a j spec telvely be appointed to supervise 1 All expenses and that their approval must first be obtained before any of j ligation Are incurred. This report j was accepted by the delegates. The banquet in the evening concluded the Day s programme. It was tendered by the Winnipeg zionists to the visiting delegates. M. J. Tukel Stern presided and the speakers included or. Frieman president Freeman. Who made a touching a peal for the work of the Hadassah and a Small 6-year-old girl from the hebrew school who addressed a Wel come in hebrew to or. Us Sushkin the zionist Leader. The most important session of the convention will be held this morning when or. Us Sushkin will Lay before the delegates his plan for the colonization of Palestine. Victim of fasting mrs. Hope lion touch mrs. Leontough died in a Toronto Hospital saturday after doctors struggled for several Days to save he life following a fast lasting 55 Days. Ion. Has trodden the path mazed toy Lech Al. Collins and Arthur Grill in Ven unto death another great de Ender of the nation has passed away. Irian people May rest assured hat the Assassin s Bullet will not Suc eed in terrorizing this country. There and will Tae men a heartened by he Noble example of the late vice president and profiting by his labors Eady to. Stop into his place and Maln Ain his High tradition of Devotion to he welfare and safety of the nation. Seim Gliates responsibility London july daily mail s Bublin correspondent says that the general of the Republican a Rny has issued an statement behalf of the Republican array Council and Headquarters staff Declar emphatically that they have no knowledge of the shooting of Kevin o Higgins and that Tihey repudiate responsibility for the shooting. We feel said the state ment that the responsibility when racked Home will not involve any of our about Quinton is Southampton erig., july wills of California women s world Champion Tennis player sailed for Home today aboard the Cunard line s Berengaria. District was struck by the most sever storm of the season last night. Hal fell Over a wide area and in the Deer Hill District South of the City. The damage to crops reached thirty five per cent. As yet full details of the damage in other portions of the District Are not available. Crops Over a wide Section were levelled by a terrific wind and the Down pouring rain. Tho City was plunged into Complete darkness when lightning struck the main wires. Many poles bearing elec tric Light or Telephone wires were blown Down. Hail shovelled off rail tracks. Special despatch to the free. Press Medicine hat. Alta., june sengers arriving Here on train number 3 report coining through a fearful hailstorm Between Eden old zen la and Frank Lake yesterday. The track had to be cleared of a barn roof and big planks and at one Point Hail was shovelled off the track. Fully 150.1msujsi it continued from rag i huns of Bolus continued Price 1. Crow s Ege. And in every Section along its path the storm caused distr fiction of window panes. Southwest of Luis Den and on the Pipestone Creek Are the places where the storm did most damage. Grain rounded into ground Farmers of the Bethune District Disley District and adjacent territory reported to Hail insurance agents at j Aster la Mclen saturday night that thou Sands of acres of Grain were ruined bounded into the ground and Cut up into Fine Straw. Accompanying the storm was a severe wind and this drove the Hail stones with terrific Force against a number of cattle in the Disley District. Farmers in the Buffalo Lake District had some chickens killed As did also some Farmers in the Pipestone District. Two elevators destroyed Saskatoon. . July a terrific downpour rain accompanied by an electrical storm Early saturday evening lightning struck several build inst Lin Saskatoon and District causing fires. Lightning struck an empty Grain ele Vator at Egan four Miles from Saskatoon Between nine and ten o clock in the evening. Farmers formed a bucket brigade and the flames were put out. At 2 o clock sunday morning a fresh outbreak was noticed but the fire had too much headway for the Volunteer fighters who came to the scene and the building valued at about and fully insured burned to the ground. Elevator Down at lightning is reported to have been the cause of a Grain elevator being Down at Asquith. 30 Miles West of Saskatoon. In the City a shed of the Wentz lumber company limited. Struck by a Bolt but the resultant fire drowned. In their Beds or swept away still alive by the Rushing torrent. The inhabitants asserted that All the Bridges Between Bergies Shubael Gla Shutte and Lauenstein where the catastrophe originated have been destroyed though it is difficult because of Lack of Telegraph and Telephone communication As Well As the frantic state of the entire populace., to con firm these reports. It is not yet possible to estimate even approximately the loss of life in. The flooded areas As the roads have been turned into lakes and marshes. Federal troops with Camp kitchens Are being rushed to the inundated districts while food supplied Are being requisitioned from the neighbouring country. For once Harmony prevails Between Republican and nationalist steel helmet organizations which hurried to the flooded districts where the two factions Are co operating to alleviate the sufferers. Worst in half n Century associated press Cable Berlin Germany. July 10 the Dos Iri Saxony is described by Vas under control of brigades be of consequence was fell Wolti. Fore any damage done a few Small Hall stones rain in Saskatoon. They were not sufficient to do any damage to Grain total loss Over Asquith at about 730 o clock. Shortly after the elector and flour Mill of the Badger elevator company and the. Badger Mill company were or. Fire health is the important Factor business. Without Good Teeth you cannot be healthy. With out health you cannot attend to business. Ycu May have your Teeth examined free of charge at our phone 87 400. Hours 9 to 6. Appointment phone 29 923. Evenings by drs. Wescott fashion Craft 201 bldg. The flames the town buildings the elevator and Mill with about 1000 bushels of wheat Ana u Quantity of machinery were a total buildings and equipment were valued at about 830.000 and not covered by insurance. The property was to Btl owned by Asquith people a Small interest being held in Yinru Pef he Saskatoon fire occurred at the Mil or the Wentz lumber limited where about 8900 Damle was done. The fire was put out in a few minutes when the Bra ease Veret Hail damage is reported from Beverie. M the following Points Loverna Hail cleaned out Cropun this District about sixty per cent meteorologists As the worst of the kind suffered by Genany in the last half Century. Never were so Many per sons killed or such loss of property by the elements within a few hours As in the valleys of Gottleiba and Gla Shutte. Experts attribute the catastrophic phenomenon to the usual heat wave prevailing in Germany in the last few lays while simultaneously extensive areas of Low atmospheric pressure in the Southwest caused the formation of atmospheric eddies where the Easterly heat and the Westerly cold air met. Wind spouts and subsequent Cloud bursts were especially violent Over the valleys where the rapidly heated air saturated moisture came in con tact with the cold air from above. President m state is continued from 1. Re Hundred loss strip three Miles wide through entire District so River bad Hail heavy damage. Farmers hailed out. despatch in the free Tress Moosomin . July electric storm accompanied and Hail visited Moosomin and District late saturday night. In the town considerable damage was done to some of the later gardens while windows in churches stores and i t run due was done to organization of the Cabinet following the meeting of the new parliament. He seemed destined to be the Domin ant Force in. Irish politics for Twenty years or More to come. His murder leaves Ireland politically almost where it was when Collins died. O Higgins took Collins place and now someone must take his. Automobile found the police found on the outskirts of Dublin an automobile that they believed May be the one the assassins used. It is thought the was stolen from Donnybrook Friday night. No clue to the identity of the assassins had been found late tonight. Minister of agriculture Patrick Hogan narrowly missed being with o Higgins. He was staying with o Hig gins for the week end and was to go to mid Day mass with him. This morning he decided to play Golf and he went to an earlier mass with o Hig guns wife. Besides his widow o hug gins left two children. Shortly after they shot o Higgins. The assassins passes John Macneill. Member of the Boundary. Commission and former free state Cabinet officer. They made no attempt to fire at him the free states Cabinet was engaged la. 1 late tonight 111 a hastily called meet Evere rain Dwel mrs Little damage was done the doling crop near Moosomin but bed jacket nine mires West of that several farm in Dpi out. Among whom were the area in the Dis at town it is repo Oro Warp hailed out among macs sri. Gaffield and Johnston. Storm covered a wide to Lett crops repelled. snsk., july ing to Deal with a political crisis that has Arisen following the assassination. It is thought that it will weaken the government s position seriously coming on top of gains by republicans at the recent elections. Cost rave issues statement associated press Cable Dublin Ireland july Coo Stravs issued the following state ment tonight Kevin o Higgins was shot Clown this morning on the Way to mass. Tha vice president of the executive coun cil has been struck Down by the hand of the Assassin in this hour of National loss and National mourning mindful of the steadfast heroic figure the Irish people will not falter. Kevin o Higgins a his dauntless courage Ond unflinching determine Bob handed me this Bob is not a particularly handsome fellow but recently he appears to have evolved a bearing and personality which is distinctly meeting him a few. Days ago in a downtown cafe he was tackled about the change and he imparted the secret with the following remarks i have Learned what a tremendous effect Good clothes Well conditioned have on one s individuality. They convey the feeling of Confidence which nothing else can give. Here s my advice buy Good clothes and keep them in. Shape by having them Val Eteria pressed at Quin ton s frequently. This firm is the Only one in town which actually shapes the several units in our Val Eteria system Actu ally enable us to Mould Back the shape into clothes. It is a Superior service and exclusively a Quinton feature. 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