Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 23, 1927, Winnipeg, Manitoba Temperature Winnipeg Verc 1 Ress thermometer headings ., sept. 22. Of to 10 ., sept. 22 4-.ii . Sept. 23 a.m., sept is Vii full report or office see 1 age one. Vol 53----2st0. 69 forecast fair an brately warm. Is 11. P 1 %.j? Al m Winnipeg Friday september 23, 21 Price 5c per copy edition with comic Loc. 28 pages Tunney wins decision after stirring Battle for title Champion earns big margin in defence of title at Chicago seventh bound was critical one for Tunney who was v7ithin one second of being counted in bad shape at end of furious ten round Battle. Associated despatch skiers Field. Chicago. Sept. No Man of destiny is Crown was perilously toppled from his head Gallant thrust of the sick Dempsey in the spectacle of All time. Hand was raised in Victory slashing smashing so battered was the old Champion Bis last charge expended that he did not seem to know the Battle was Over and had to be led to his Corner. Disputed count Tunney s Victory was not without its dispute however for there were scores in the ringside Section who thought the Champion was saved from losing his Crown in the seventh round by a count that was actually several serves league in High Post seconds longer than the toll of nine. End of but Only because he had the and fighting Power for a sen it was unquestionably a Long count j finish after being knocked from 12 to 14 seconds in All to take f f0r a count of nine in the Sev the varying count of ringside observers. Round by Dempsey s vicious two but its explanation Lay in the fact t need attack. That Illinois boxing rules compels the Nelv one second in this seventh Nunter scoring the Knockdown to go separated Dempsey from the j to Corner before the count starts Victory of his career and an j the time elapsing during Dempsey s Gate sex Champion Tunney Back feet slipped irom Range Clear a his head and weathered As Stormy As he Ever has experienced. Meir past that crisis. Tunney finished the last three rounds like a. A tampon Rezai Las Confidence Tak me and beating Dempsi into defeat with a two handed in aimed attack to the head. With w t i-1" in danger. Tunney had the on a victorious rally. At of of the final round. Dempsey. My eyes Cut and badly bleeding was d reeling out on his greatest crowd on record gathers in front of free press building blow by blow Story is be lated within few seconds after taking place backing off to a Corner accounted for the late Start of the count boxing commissioners explained. Tunney took the count with his left Viand holding the ropes. He was groggy and in bad shape but fully conscious of the count. Had it started sooner he probably would have been Able to regain his feet but he might live been Wobbler Rand an easier target. As it was he had the advantage of the few seconds added rest a Chance to collect his faculties and Ward off Dempsey s attack. Mighty throng the mightiest throng in fight or sporting history estimated at paid the record smashing sum of to see the handsome sex Marine weather the spectacular Chal Lenge of the old mauler and to defeat As convincingly if not As decisively the Man from whom Gene took the Crown a year ago in the rain at Philadelphia. Victory unquestionably went to the better Man. The Crafter Boxer the faster and stronger fighter but was his Only after the closest Call he Ever has had. 1 the drama of Tunney s title , i stirring As was its decisive finish was enacted principally in that seventh round for it was Here that the Flash i ing old fighting spirit of Dempsey making his greatest bid came so close to accomplishing the unprecedented. Tunney cautious through the first half of the Battle Tunney had boxed coolly and cautiously shooting Only when he. Saw his target and shooting accurately while France surprised by statement in Moscow debt agreement made declared officially Litvinoff s assertions Are far from facts of tha Case senator Baumol Dandurand Centre , has been chosen by the league of nations to serve is president of the technical organization com Mission of that body. He Long has been an advocate of International conferences for furthering the cause of Universal peace. Montreal Diamond Cutter fobbed of in Gerns second hold up in City in two says he was walk ing to place where car parked when one Man half strangles him and other wrested suitcase from his. Hands. Paris has impression soviet wants not. old debts but to. Contract new ones thinks system embodied in australian Constitution preferable to Canadian canal Jan press despatch Melbourne. Australia. Sept. Vancouver province boat. Garran Commonwealth solicitor Gen eral giving evidence before the Royal commission on the Federal Constitution said he believed the framers of the Constitution showed Wisdom in making a Clear line of demarcation Between the. Powers of the common wealth and the Powers of the state. It was preferable he thought to the system embodied in the Constitution of the Dominion of Canada. Litvinoff however gives details of arrangements made for pay ments by Russia associated press Cable Paris sept. Was evinced Here today Over the a Poi Ted announce ment of Maxim Litvinoff Bussian vice foreign minister in. Moscow that a. Complete agreement had been reached by the French and so vent. Delegation studying the question of the funding of the russian debt to prance. Apparently the French delegation has no knowledge of such an agree ment and it is declared officially that the Litvinoff statement was far from the no detailed information was forthcoming from official quarters taut it was. Promised that the French representatives concerned in the negotiations would set Forth their View of the situation at an Early Date which would put the affair in its True the russian pre War debt is placed at Gold francs Stinson and Schiller Are forced Down in Montana Rocker Ann and stuck valve end race prom new York to Spokane for lands at third entry gets away from new York after third attempt but forced Back by engine and Mechanic have narrow escape when overcome by fumes from dumped gasoline. As to future plans head of Dou Kobors reaches Winnipeg in route colonies in West to May transport russian Colony of to Canadian Prairies to franc fight enthused Jans Over Isong jammed into Carlton Street in Irant o the free press building last night and heard the Story blow by blow of the great Fristic Battle being ought on Soldier s Field at Chicago. It was ,1 crowd exceeding in num Bers any similar gathering that had net come together in Winnipeg to get jesuits of any event. They spread out Fevoir. Portage Avenue until they reach id Ellice Avenue clinging from build tags squatting on roofs Down lanes to Hargrave Street and Edmonton Street. Teeming Yelling now now hushed. Laughing beseeching mostly hoping j thousands cheering As Dempsey landed j s toed left Hook. It was a night of not Lor Dempsey. No it was Tunney at Soldier s free press at win continued on Page Twenty one or. W. J. Beatty Keewatin has Auto run into both Are uninjured special despatch to the free press Kenora. sept. I Down to avoid a possible collision with seventy seconds after Tunnel s hand i another car on the Keewatin Road on wednesday evening. Or. W. J. Beatty. Of Keewatin. Backed his car into the Lake escaping however., from injury and with the car practically undamaged. Seeing the approaching car taking Canadian press despatch Montreal., sept. The second time in occurred in the East end of Ali City when to night two bandits attacked. H. Bel Diamond Cutter and polisher on St. Catherine Street one of the Silty s main thoroughfares de from him a suitcase containing in Looss stones. After securing the suitcase the bandits made their escape in an automobile which was later found by the police. One the men fired a shot at several cities is who attempted to give Chase. Yesterday a Bank of Montreal Branch was held up by three men and robbed of Belhomme told the police that he had been giving a demonstration of Diamond cutting and polishing at the store of Scott and Bousquet Brothers Ltd. On St. Catherine Street East in connection with an exhibition of la a Ponds he in the habit of placing the. Diamonds in the store vault but this evening he had decided to take the stones Home As lie had to meet a customer he stepped out of the store carry ing tiie diamonds in a Small suitcase arid walked West on St. Catherine Street to the Corner of St. Timothy Street on which he had parked his car. He had just turned the Corner when two men came up to him. One of them seized him around the neck and half strangled while the second wrestled the suitcase from his hands. The bandits then jumped into their automobile and disappeared. Belhomme said that the diamonds were his own property. Continued on Page two is Salty jews Fine of and 30 Days in jail called for under Indianapolis verdict i am ignorant of the work being done in the colonies in Canada and cannot until i associated press despatch Felts Field Spokane wushn., sept. I tonight met the efforts of Eddie Stinson of Detroit and c. A. R Duke Schiller of Windsor ont., in their projected non Stop transcontinental air Derby from new York to Spokane. Stinson was forced Down at Missoula Mont., by a broken Rocker and n stuck valve. He was persuaded from continuing in the plane by Fred Koehler. His Mechanic who said it would be dangerous. Stinson finished the flight in the plane of r. A. Dak of Pittsburgh and landed Early tonight at the Airport Schiller was forced to land at Bil Lings Mont. Stone ii did not see sch Iller. From the time he left new York. I left 15 minutes ahead of him and did t Fly course. There was very Little trouble flying a straight course by he declared and i never had to Fly very say what my plans will be j High. Even at night i was pretty close have seen the settlements and to the ground. I had no motor trouble until i reached Missoula. When i blew an in valve and was forced Down. There visited the Peter Verigin the j younger head of the Dou Kobors. And spiritual Leader of the Community of a Universal brotherhood said on his a q by Gallons of gasoline left rival in Winnipeg last night on his j to t k x came Down at Way to Verigin. Sask. Or. Verigin was accompanied by new York Spokane non Stop flight was Back of the ground at Roosevelt Field tonight after its third attempt to Start in the race. Two attempts to get the air Kins into the race were made today with Steve Lacey of i jomax ills., Pilot Nna l. A. Yancey. The navigator. In the cockpit. The lust attempt made in the afternoon ended when the Sil ver and Blue plane was lauded at its starting Point with Laccy unconscious in the cockpit. The plane had got away cleanly enough on the third Start. Jut Over the Hudson River near Hastings . Engine trouble caused the fliers to turn Back. To make Landing easier it was decided to dump the heavy Lead of gasoline. The dump valves Weie opened and 300 Gallons were Al Lowed to drop but wind blew the fumes Back into the cockpit. The fumes gave the fliers a Shiv Ery Quarter of an hour. Yancey crawled out 0f the cockpit and Rode 15 Miles clinging to a strut. Lacey sticking to the controls got the effect of the fumes and collapsed just As he brought the plane to Earth. was Paul j. , of Poland whom he has invited to visit the colonies in Canada for three months in connection with cultural and educational work. And. M. W. Cazakoff. Of Verigin who met him at new York and is escorting him West. Waiting to Greet he party on their arrival in Winnipeg were a Morosoff. Of the Dou Hobor Colony George Beddin. Of the Cunard steamships line and j. B. Gumming. The party reached the City at o clock last night Over Canadian National lines. A Brief Stop was made in Ottawa where or. Verigin and or. Cazakoff conferred with Hon. C. A. Raised As Victor the crowd on Carlton Street was a claiming him in Winnipeg. Distinctly double Triumph. The United news free press private brought the blow by blow Story of the Light direct from the ringside minute by minute and it was voiced through magnifiers to the furthest it Nguc of the gathering. At the ringside at the ringside in Chicago sat free press representatives tapping out the Story. By direct wire the news ticked co minute on Vage twi not asked to stand for leadership says Cahan Canadian press Toronto sept. Have not been med to stand As a candidate for said c. M. Cahan . Tor St. Law Renic St. George when Assed if he was in the Field for the leadership of the conservative party. Asked regarding the chairmanship of he forthcoming convention at win or. Cahan said Homs was still an open question which be left to the convention itself 0 up most of the Road and feeling that he would be crowded the doctor apparently put his foot in the reverse instead of the brakes and when1 1ho car had slowed Clown it suddenly backed into Lake and gently turned Over. Doctor Beatty immediately walked to a town a Short distance away and phoned for a car to take him Back to Keewatin. The car when recovered was undamaged. Plane s name our refers to Severance of re lations by Britain associated press Moscow Tussia sept. Koff the soviet flying Moscow this afternoon act reached his named our the name having significance in connection with the soviet Union s countrywide Campaign conducted under the watchword oui answer to this refers to the breaking off of diplomatic relations with Russia by great Britain in which sir Austen Chamberlain British foreign Secretary had an important part Shestakoff completed the Moscow Tokyo Moscow flight in 150 flying hours. The trip. Was accomplished within to month during which he spent 10 Days in Japan. Shestakoff is considered of Russia s Foremost airmen Havlain in the. . Toronto sept. H. Former City Engineer or to Here today. Press Indian Inola till spot Ohn. J. Duvall of Indianapolis was found guilt tonight Taj a 1uiy in Luminal Point or a jolting the corrupt practices act. The verdict Calls for a Fine of 81.000 and a sen tence of 30 Days in jail. Duvall went on trial As a direct re it of a year s investigation by the grand jury into allegations of political graft in Indiana. The mayor was brought to trial Oil ail affidavit which was Etleo against him by the prosecuting attorney s of film May 17. Stinson was Haggard and weary after his Jong sleepless flight across America. He wore a two Days growth of Beard. Stinson according to rough Esti mates made tonight flew 230 Miles further toward his goal than Schiller Landing at Missoula Stinson had flown approximately Miles from new York. At Billings Dunning minister of railways and Hon. Robert Forke minister of Immi Gration or. Verigin reached new York september 16, on the . Ber Guyaria. The new Leader of the Dou Kobors s fully six feet tall with Raven Black hair flashing eyes and. An Olavs skin. Neitli dressed in Ordinary Canadian continued on Page Nookie weather report following it Echo weather a snort issued from the Winnipeg meteor Olour Cal at 7 . 52 Maxi mum for the 12 60 mini mum 38 hero meter 30.10 Soumen vat wind at three Miles per hour precipt., .01 overcast. The weather Lias been fair and a Little warmer throughout the West. M. A. M. Met Dawson. 44 port arthur__40 60 or Rupert 61 Cochrane go Parry sound ,.4 Victoria .-----52 Vancouver Kamloops Calgary Edmonton .38 Swift cur.38 East Lyford ___30 or. Albert .34 med. Hat .34 Moose jaw in London ______38 64 76 Toronto _.42 04 70 Kingston ._.44 64 6s Ottawa .40 65 70 Montreal _____46 64 64 Sueb Etc .__42 62 62 St. John __.50 63 70 Halifax .-54 65 ii7 Charlottetown 5c 70 and Saskatchewan moderate winds fair Anci moderately warm. Alberta Easterly showers with a cult he same temperature. Superior moderate northwesterly winds fair and 8aby rec Tulve 1he most Money third entry forced Back associated press despatch Hoo Sevelt Field ., sept. U2. The air third entry in the Smith baby we doubt still lurks however in mind of heartbroken Mother slaves to be press despatch Cleveland Ohio sept. The Smith baby tangle was solved tonight but in the mind of a heart broken Mother doubt still undisturbed by the hand of Justice. I shall accept the baby is Lxi 1 child but doubt As to its parentage will never be dispelled in my mrs. Sam Smith said tonight through a veil of tears after she had partly re covered from her hysterical reaction to the judge s decision in the court room. Judge Weygandt dismissed the Smiths Hareas Corpus petition de manding their child. George after he had heard nurses doctors Hospital attaches and the Smiths themselves Tell their Story from witness stand. Bill passed by legislature decreeing Freedom after Jan. 1, 1928 associated Tress Cable London sept. 22. Thousands slaves in a British protectorate on the West coast of Africa Are to receive their Liberty by act of Law. A daily mall despatch from Freetown , says that an ordinance introduced. In. The urls Latvis Council today providing for freeing Frlj slaves in the protectorate after Jau. 1, 1828, was a Anim Ousby adopted. There Lias been Strong agitation against slavery under the British Crown and recently conversations have been carried on Between the British government and the of mlnlstratl6n. More than 200.000 slaves it is declared will enjoy the Benefit of the new Law. Rinds wife Hungkil Montreal. Sept. 22. Roland Young returned from work today and loud ills wife Emily hanging in the passageway of their Home. His wife had Boon in ill health Lor some time. The couple had two children. the doctor guts Post Halifax. M.s., sept. Clyde s. Marshall has Bun appointed provincial psychiatrist it was announced Here today. Oath Day transformed amphitheatre for conservative convention i l has act Elaine Jaffray and Byron Morrison both members of Ampula association of great War to be Torr cd by Rev. S. Is Lambert presi of the association Page 7. Of. Nansen threatens to resign As commissioner for nations do something to prov let Page 9. Surprise expressed in prance Over torment made in Moscow agreement on debt Page 1. Cutter robbed of i i in seems in second hold up in not in two Page 1. Anci giants break even in no Anci cards take second Page 21 Eddie Stinson and c. A. Schiller a e u at do Rel across continent. Ada Mack Uzle and mrs. Fraser in of . Golf Vor Csir arrives in Winnipeg to Dou Hobor colonies. Page be Timney makes successful de his heavyweight 1. B. Boult Dies from injuries re in Street 4. Emont on bilingual question in is 3. Ocean steamships arrived Al from new York Southampton Montreal France _ Southampton Quebec a Leader. Cardot Montreal 513 Capetown Montreal London Montreal next month Winnipeg will be Host which in addition will b e the greatest from coast to coast will to Here for the election of a new Leader some time oct. I sessions the amphitheatre rink has been transformed into convention opening oct. 10 and continuing of delegates and the general Public d a convention Hall the revised floor plan of until the the platform has been placed in Uio Centre on the West Side of the building. National committee and men distinguished in the history of Tolje conservative party. Have a pin made for 2014 delegates with 73 additional on the platform and o52 in the seating arrangements have been Nade Over the Dominion and arrangements have been made men will be accommodated on the skating floor of the rink while Lor the general Public. Prom the free press piles. Sept. 23. Fifty years ago the Benedicts got away with the possessors of single blessedness by 23 runs when the single cricketers were unwise enough to run up Gal not the married men on the fort Osborne grounds line up married Rev. W. Beck col. Kennedy. Drummond. Osier cml Ckon Northgraves Rowan j. H. Kennedy. Willie Bannatyne Trott and substitute. Forty five years Aro Winnipeg had now a lady physician in the person of miss Lilian b. Yeo mans had lost the key of its lockup and. Though a Law abiding Burg could hardly be Salci to feel quite at chief of police called for applicants for positions on the Force but warned those who lacked a Stout heart and a Strong to stay at Home As Winnipeg was a big town now. Forty years ago the shorthand writers association of Winnipeg elected we. Perkins a member of the executive and adopted a Resolution to Bend a message to Isaac Pitman at Bath England wish ing him Many years of health Asti world Benefactor whose name would sound through coming the . Railway company decided to put their 40 Miles of Road. Into Immy Date operation and run. Three trains a week on it. , years Aco speaking at the 28th National Encampment of the grand of Thyl Republic Washington Don. Palmer said that since every Avenue of business was represented by civil War veterans who had re turned to civil life. There was no mistaking Champion. Jim Corby Tiv sincerity As to his project of Luckins Charlie Mitchell. Thirty yearn or. Sinclair eminent British scientist and head surgeon of the troyal Victoria Hospital Manchester was a visitor to Northern or frosted grades were made by the Grain standards Board sitting in Winnipeg an the Keaton s Fine crop did not con Tain any train of these e. Chaffey was married to miss Gertrude Eastman. Tit titty five years Aso the report of Engineer Herinx on Winnipeg s water Supply was Mado Bain. Winnipeg was married to Dennistoun of Peter territorial Grain growers association appointed a. Winnipeg representative to watch shipments. years Aco i to. J. Grant a Portage la Prairie i Farmer threshed 1.500 bushels of no l Northern from n 50-Aore was announced that the grand a Pacific would be completed and rend for traffic no far As Saskatoon within. The present police from the peace River Wai. Cons lated ;