Winnipeg Free Press

Friday, September 16, 1927

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 16, 1927, Winnipeg, Manitoba A rfi1 l Rew ., september 13 September. . September of. 2.30 . September 10 4--i9 i or full report of meteorological office see Page one. And Sun rises c.03 Sun sets moan rises 21.38 Moon sets 12.-14. Winnipeg Friday september 16, 1927 Price 5c per copy edition Tveith comic Loc. Pages twelve men believed to ii 0 be drowned when tug is engulfed by huge wave possibility of commercial War de yelps As result of French treaty with Germany presidential embargo against imports from France urged As measure of retaliation ois Pofe regarded As step in organization of Europe for eco nomic struggle with . Associated press despatch tits Pilco Mexico sept. I members Oft the Crew of the tug pin i 1 guano including the Captain Are be i lived to have been drowned in the i sinking of the Craft off this port today. The fun guano was towing two lighters i when a huge wave engulfed her. Eight i of the Crew were saved. Takes flight on Holst anniversary Canada Lucieo to Coo cyp league Cuba and Finland secure other two non permanent seats vacant presumed senator Dandurand will represent Dominion on Council holds conference at request of Coolidge to consider situation created by recent disasters sees no reason for absolute prohibition if personnel competent and equipment tested thinks pubic opinion will restrict offering of incentives for hazardous flights fir Raymond pkg. Fra Linston. Sept. 15. The legibility of a presidential Embargoimports from France is a cinch crested Here Fin appropriate step in retaliation for French Chis criminal a a galust United states goods. A serious crisis in Trodo relations t Illi France in Holcli has tie possibilities of commercial warfare has Cle i Tei oped rapidly following French Actionin enter Iris into treaty with Ger Many e ving her old enemy special advantages at the expense ofthe United states. Be suitor Borah regards this As one step in a generalorganization of Europe for an Economicstruggle America. Slurp in tariffs. When the Franco German Treatyteir. Into effect. France raised tariffs Ca some imports from the United states to four times those on competing products from Germany. England ant other countries. The United states promptly France to make a treaty giving the United Stales the same treatment As she the most fax Ord nation. France s reply today was suggestion that the United states negotiate a special reciprocity treaty Tith her. The president has no a i Hority to do that and furthermore. The administration is not disposed to fire France special be Vors Over other i countries. Suggestions have conic Here that the Tariff controversy is the first stage Iit. Neil Campaign by France and other i european countries to build up trailing strength for reopening the debt i offer 1 or cent. Kcal Urtin Canadian despatch new York. Sept. 15 cables Fromparis to the chivas Agency Here say a decree will be issued shortly by the French government extending to United states .1 preferential Tariff representing a 50 per cent reduction in the tar Iii in favor of United plates products. Associated press despatch Geneva. Sept. 15. Canada and Cuba were elected tonight the league of nations Council. To three seats were to be filled and Fin land got the third. Canada Cuba and Finland will sit for three years on the Council which is composed or 14 members. The other members Are great Britain France. Italy Japan and Germany. Which hold permanent seats and China. Colombia Chile Rumania Poland and Holland who Are nor permanent members. The new line up Means that the Council contains four countries rep resenting the american continent and has created special interest among Many delegates because of the particularly Friendly relations existing be tween Canada. Cuba and the United states. From another standpoint the election caused interest of an equally absorbing nature that is because Canada is a member of the British Empire hence in the View of numer Ous delegates the importance of the British Empire on the Council is in creased although the general impression exists that Canada will act absolutely independently insisting upon her Sovereign rights As an Independent member of the league of. Nations. To take office immediately the three new members will take office immediately replacing Czecho Slovakia Salvador and Belgium whose term expired today. Belgium was a candidate for re election but was declared not re eligible at a special morning session of the Assembly. Presumably senator Raoul Dandur and will represent. Canada on the Council. He was president of the 1925 Assembly he Speaks English and continued on associated pres u . Sept. And the Pioneer instinct won a Victory Over a risk of life today when the government s air co ordination com Mittee decided against any Federal bail on trans oceanic flights in land planes. The committee composed of the three air secretaries o the War Navy and Commerce departments rendered its decision after n meeting at the Navy department. The conference was called it president request Sider the situation resulting from the loss of life in recent Over water flights in land planes. The committee expressed profound regret Over the air tragedies but saw 110 reason Why such pioneering ventures if undertaken by personnel competent to judge the risk involved i and with carefully tested equipment of the highest Type should be prohibited absolutely by Law. Says i Uhlir opinion will act flights that Are not planned in this manner should be discouraged Mem bars of the committee agreed. F i i they were unanimous in the state i mint that Public opinion will itself i i act to that end and will impose a i restriction on the offering of any Directincentive for the making of exception i ally hazardous flights without the Rei quire ments of reasonable i the committee emphasized that sea planes or flying boats were better adaptable for Long Over water flights. Continued on Page seven by Way of celebrating her 101st birthday grandma Almatia Bennett of Boston mass. Hopped off from the East Boston Airport for old Orchard me. With her were Charles w. Bradley 99, or. Lester Powell and the Pilot capt. Harry Jones. When asked was she afraid to Fly she replied Why. I love photo shows mrs. Bennett and Charles Bradley in plane before flight. Scores recklessness judges recommend question be seriously considered by provincial authorities believed to have made Fine showing at polls voting much heavier than at last general election in june and this is considered to be in favor of government nominees that candidates 300 fewer and three Small parties eliminated simplifies counting which begins general results will not be known until Nixt week. Check Over Long week ends shows heavy traffic on Beach i Road i improvement reported in condition of highways on i second Inspectionpage three do of report murder of americans in Santo Domingo and Mexico details Beach state department from consular clerk assassinated at Over account results in slaying in Santo and British and beaten by chinese bandits. Man is killed wife beaten by i i half million dollars Worth of jump on running Board of Auto near Vineland . Charged with organizing military expedition at Ticson Ariz. Tucson. Sept. Bight 8w. Navarette. Exiled Catholic Bishop of Sonora. Mexico was at Liberty on s2.500 Bond tonight after is surrender to Federal officials on an indictment charging him with con to organize a military sex pm Tion against Mexico. The indict alleged violation of the Neutral to Tare. The Bishop is known Here As one of Ajjie outstanding opponents of the Calles government and particularly opposed to its religious policies. Associated press despatch Iii end. . Sept. 15. William Lilliev Dake. 60, was shot and killed and his wife Lillian 45, beaten by two negroes who jumped on the run Ning Board of their automobile and attacked them on Middle Road near Here. A posse is in Pursuit of the men. Wea Titek Rei outs baby is made orphan by Ontario double tragedy Canadian prvs no Stork. Ont. Sent. Hinr that her husband had died from Jurns he received while Light a natural Gay Jet this morning on n7, u Noar mrs. George is to suddenly it Awn today. A four months old baby is r of a Hancl survivor. The following is the Wenther report issued from the Winnipeg meteorological office fit 7 Temp Rutur 60 Maxi mum for the preceding 12 hours. 67 mini mum. 50 South West wind at 12 Miles per hour sky Clear. The weather has cleared throughout the West and tendency will be towards higher temperature. My. Mil. Prince Rupert 40 50 43 44 28 Victoria Vancouver kit loops Calgary Edmonton Medicine hat 40 Swift current 3-i Battleford. 36 Prince albeit 38 Moose jaw. 37 port Arthur. 64 i. A. Cochrane 42 Parry sound 60 London. 68 Toronto 66 Kingston 54 Ottawa. 48 Montreal. -16 Quebec 42 St. John. 42 Halifax Charlott town 50 forecasts Western provinces Westerly winds fair with a Little temperature. Westerly winds fair and warm. Ockan steamships Newsom Thoday Steamer Nord Vord ? Foj Minorin Canadian Seigneur aurania Bremen Sll Versum san twill arrived at Montreal new York from Vancouver Vancouver new . New York London Queenstown never York Bremen Boston Hamburg _ Montreal perishable products Likely to be unmoved i a Ioctl do nil Ali in free Tress by from press private Avi re new York. Sept. Half million dollars Worth of perishable fruits arid vegetables seems Likely to go unmoved tomorrow As the result of a strike of Drivers of fruit and vegetable wagons that went into effect late today. The strikers demand a week increase in wages. The strike coming on the of the recently settled truck men s ont. Vns in lied after the failure of two attempts to forestall action by local 202 of the International brotherhood of teamsters and chauffeurs. In fire at Blaze starts below stairs cutting1 off escape of woman and six children associated Tress Cable Londonderry Ireland. Sept. Seven persons of one family perished in a fire that destroyed a drapery shop in the heart of the City. The dead Are mrs. Annie cow Ley and her five Chil Dren and an infant grand daughter who resided in an apartment above the store. The Are started below the stairs and shut off escape. A crowd witnessed the futile efforts of firemen and to Rescue the woman and Chil Dren. Press Wuffli Liston. D.c., sept report res of the murder or robbery of americans in Mexico Santo Domingo and China reached the state depart ment today from consular officers. Mexico the fatal shooting of divid l. Fisher of Philadelphia a chief clerk in the Southern Pacific Railroad offices at Guadalajara by a mexican subordinate was reported by the american consulate. T the consulates s despatch told of Radical disturbances at the Mazama mines in Tho Guadalajara Lon and of occupation by rebels on september 9 the property from which foreign ers were forced to free. The message also reported a renewal of activities of Radical agitators at the Amparo mines from which h was said mexican troops with the exception of a ser Geant and five soldiers had been with drawn. Another Telegram from Guadalajara advised the state department that Javier Diaz had been arrested for the recent murder of Arthur an american fran Santo Domingo came Tho official report of the Hilling of Rene r Dumarest believed to be a naturalized american from new York City in a dispute Over collection of an overdue account of Consul James j. Mur phy., who sent the message said Rubin Saso a dominican had been a rested. Attack by chinese brigands on Marion Duncan an american Mission Ary and his family and upon a Brit ish family named Mcleod was re do Leci by the consulate at Yam fun. The Consul received a letter from Dun can saying that tie attack had occurred july 6 while his own and the British family were in the Vicinity of Salei pass North of Tunze. The missionaries made their Way to Catano after having Ben robbed of All they judge Ben Lindsey makes huge Bonfire in Park of files of juvenile court play leading poultry War and recklessness on to highways endangering life and prop cry was scored in the report or thejudges of the Manitoba Good roads association Competition which with the prize winners was adopted at the meeting of the association held at the City Hall yesterday afternoon. The judges suggested the matter should he Given serious consideration by the provincial government. A report was also submitted on a traffic census taken july 3. 2 and 3 on the Winnipeg Beach Road via Park Dale and via Selkirk. Over the former cars and trucks passed in the three Days and Over the Selkirk route. Sept. 3, 4 and 5. Cars and trucks passed Over the Parkdale route and Over the Selkirk. A com Mittee composed of s. R. Henderson president of the association Reeves p. Lardner and t. H. Ernes. Aid. T. Five and a. C. Ramett was appointed to urge the government to assist in the Upkeep of the Parkdale route. Aid. Flye Drew attention to the dangerous curve at Logan Avenue on the Rosser Road. To present prizes winners in the Road Competition will be awarded their prizes at the banquet to be held during the annual Conven Tion of. The Manitoba Union of municipalities which takes place in no vember. They arc As follows gravel a class first prize a. Ducharme St. Clements for the main Highway from the South Boundary or i associated press Cable Julilly Irish a Yeu state sept. The impression late tonight is that the Cosgrave government has made a splendid showing throughout the coun try and probably will have an effective working majority in the Dall. Com pared with the last pc neral election in june the polling All around was much heavier this is considered to have been i favor of the government Tnp ii Apps. An proximately 70 per cent of the electorate recorded their votes in Dublin and throughout the 28 coun ties. No untoward incident was reported Frum Uny part of country. The slogan for the Day was. Vote vote vote no matter for 300 pc Fri candidates the chief parties concerned Are the government party headed by president William t. Cosgrave. And the Faiumi fall of which Eamon do Valera is the Leader. The fact that there were son fewer candidates than in the last Genera election and thai three of the smaller political parties were eliminated from the contest simplified to a great extent the task of recording preferences under the system of Vot ing which generally bothers the less Well instructed among the electors. The polling Booths remained open until 9 o clock this even inc and count ing will begin tomorrow. There is no indication As yet As to How i he ballot ing has gone taut the government candidates Are quite hopeful some of the first preferences May be known by to Morrow night or saturday but the Gen Era results not until next a Cir. Says no Canadian cattle reach Manchester because Trade with . Is so Good Canadian i Russ Cable.1 London. Sept. Fact that not a single head of Canadian cattle has reached Manchester since last april has been a matter of some comment which elicited a statement from the Secre tary of the Manchester association of importers and exporters that it was due merely to Market conditions. Trade is so Good Between Canada and the United the statement says that better prices Are realized there. When the Market swings again importation will probably be miss May Gate stricken while operating stitch ing machine special United news despatch to free press by free press private Avirt Denver colo., sept. Files of judge Ben Lindsey s famous juvenile court went up in the smoke of a huge Bonfire Here today. Lindsey removed the records when he was ousted from office and the fire was his answer to anarchy at tacks by Phillip Van Cize. Former District attorney who demanded bar As i so cation investigation of charges that Lindsey caused the resignation of court employees and removed Cox try records when he left his office. Lindsey poured Coal Oil Over the pile of records in Jerome Park made a speech explaining his action Ana touched a match to the papers. Assault new York retailers when they fail to buy from Combine wire manufacturers of enamel and Ware Streun pose Consumers league apply won for Tariff Bir committee is wms against any Lecle Rai ban on trans flights in 1. I Mexic c or of americans in i to ii Domino and China re 6tate 1. I a Teu of infantile paralysis in Vancouver in in one 1. Embargo suggest pos water District of to a on scores highways ha5 great Confidence in defeat Dempsey. Page a e c cof league Page 1. By Mes from injuries pl4 in Street Page 1, j commanding Lead in i us a Page 18 in Tinwen Johnston and Hun i 19. J ballli5 dealers Are held in i the free press will publish its annual final estimate of the Western crop on saturday september 17 the annual free press estimate of the Western crop is exist de tailed in its Survey estimating not Only the total yield in the Prairie provinces but giving these figures Lor each District and crop locality. This estimate Lias been made every year with one exception since 1904, and through All this period its accuracy when com pared with the final outturn figures available a year later has been such As to establish the free press est opiate. Each autumn As the Standard authority on the probable crop yield. The crop season now closing has been a very unusual and difficult one with the result that the crop return is very spotted in character. For that reason the Freo press estimate out Satur Day will be studied closely by business men. Whose plans Are influenced through crop conditions. Procure extra copies of saturday s free press containing the crop report for office use and remaining to correspondents. Acir press despatch new York sept. Poultry War in which thugs Are being paid a cent a Pound on All poultry they intimidate retailers into purchasing from certain wholesalers was disclosed today bar at Torney general Ottinger. Retail Trade is allocated to whole salers by agreement of the members of the Combine Ottinger said and retail ers who attempt to Purchase their stocks from Independent wholesalers Are assay tilted by the paid thugs and their motor trucks and other equip ment Are crippled. Secret of slaying aged woman found dead in her Home with knife wound through heart associated preys despatch and rules. Calif. Sept. Untold Story of death which the to Ica charged was one of murder tonight was believed by police to be locked in the Possession of or. Carl von Engel. 72, deaf dumb and partially Paralez a whose 62-year-old wife Caroline was found dead in their Home today with a knife wound through the heart. I the aged mail was booked on a i charge of murder and put in jail. No knife was found near the Bothy i von Engel was absent when the police were called to the Home by his. Daughter mrs. Agnes Ismeyer. Von Kriigel was said to have walked for hours to the Home of his son in Law to Tell him of mrs. Von Engel s Deathengaged at her regular occur Melon. At the factory of the Simmons bedding shortly before noon yesterday miss May Gate. 702 Street was suddenly stricken while operating a stitching machine. She fell from her scat to the floor and when her Sisters Alice and Grace also employees of the establishment went to her assistance she was unconscious. Or. Guttman and the family physician. Or. Henry Gor Don were Stimson de. But the Yount woman never regained consciousness and was later pronounced dead. Or. Cameron provincial Coroner stated last Leht that an inquest had been considered unnecessary death having been due to natural causes. The deceased was a daughter of he nov Gate and was in years of age. The funeral will be held tomorrow of i Ter noon at 3.30. From the family Resldence Minto Street to St. James cemetery. Rev. Hugh Mcfarlane will offelate. Thousand Dollar Fine for Kiewel brewing co. Infant ii paralysis four cases Are reported in coast City and one proves fatal Rockefeller foundation holds disease is not of epidemic proportions Canadian press despatch Vancouver. B.c., sept. Is. Evelyn Hunter aged 11, died Here from infantile paralysis. Pour cases of urn disease have been reported in this City today. Two cases Are now la Hospital it is stated and another was released from quarantine this week. Not considered Kaldi Mio associated press pest us a new York. Sept. Of Rockefeller foundation said today 11 deaths from infantile paralysis re ported in Edmonton. Aita. In three weeks is an unusually number of fatalities but that it is not fell that the situation there had reached the proportions of an epidemic. The foundation has received no official Appeal for Aid. It was Bald. And although the situation is being studied with relation outbreaks in Alberta continued on from the free press piles sept. 1c. Alleged held in heavy bail the Kiewel brewing co. Ltd. Of St. Boniface was fined is 000 and costs by magistrate h. B. Welsford in provincial police court yesterday when a conviction for illegal Sale of beet july is was registered against it. A stay of proceedings entered in four other similar charges. Two rebels two policemen killed at Pera Turkey fifty years today and now or. Hadst is of Point Doug Las came into the free press office with this about his intelligent Pigeon a Henhawk flew Down into or. Had skis Yard near the River Olid chased the Pigeon around and around the Pigeon finding no exit changed its course so As to get a clothesline Post Between itself und the Hawk the Hawk scared into the Coll Ysolino Post with such Force that it turned completely inside out scattering talons in All directions the Pigeon escaped with out the loss of even a Piti it Ether. Forty Mac years agcy i Ike i that pole of Bones. Recently named Regina was now a place of a Hundred tents filled with Micah bars was impression brought Back from the by the noted journalist Chas. Kallo Clr. Founder of Forest and . The nov. York agricultural journal or. A lock said tie place had a great future . It came. Harry Vine and John Rusty Stevens remanded until tuesday Arnold Weber playing on Street knocked Down by truck five year old Arnold Weber. 152 Mcparlane Street died at the children s Hospital at 2.30 yesterday afternoon from fracture of the Skull received yesterday morning when he was knocked Down by a motor truck of the Swift Canadian company driven tar Walter Winberg 612 Nairn Avenue. It was stated that the child was at play on Sutherland Avenue As the. Truck was proceeding West and evidently be ing unaware of its close proximity ran directly into the vehicle. Or. Cameron provincial Coroner. Is investigating and will decide today As to the necessity for holding an inquest. New miss America May get salary of special United news de Patch to free press by free press private wire Atlantic City n .j., sept. New miss America has a theatrical contract assuring her of a minimum salary of and a possible Maxi mum of for the coming year the father of Lois Delander 16, announced today. He is Albin p. Delander City clerk of Joliet miss americas first professional appearance will be in the old Home town of Joliet for one week at a salary of Prince George flies Channel As an Ordinary passenger Canadian press cubic London sept. An Ordinary passenger. Prince George flew across the Channel to Paris this afternoon. The journey took three hours owing to a Strong head wind. Charged with Selling narcotic drugs illegally Harry Vine and John Rusty Stevens were arraigned before Magis trate w. M. Barm Tyne in . Police court s Ester Lay afternoon and remanded until next tuesday. In the meant Rife. Vine has been granted bail in and Stevens in on the application of coun Sel for the defence j. M. Isaacs. I. A. Robson k.c., is Condo acting the prosecution. I a associated pressconstantinople tier Coy sept. I two revolt Tio nests and two Polce men were killed in an Exchange of i shots yesterday in the main Street of i Para when the turkish police raided a meeting of a revolutionary com Mittee composed of three armenians and one Turk. Fatally Hurt during argument pet crho to. Out. Sept. Gett. Aged 7g, is dead at Garden Hill As the result of an Accident which occurred while he was arguing with his brother. Samuel. He was run by a loaded Wagon and suffered severe internal injuries. An inquest has been ordered. Nozzie water District protests Transfer of Timber land ;