Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 18, 1928, Winnipeg, Manitoba Tom pal Vire Winnipeg press readings Tenno .17. To.3" tune 17. june is. june in. I or full reports dec Page one. Kkt so meteorological with showers. June rises. 4.ib Sun sets. 20.40 Moon rises 4.43 Moon sets. 22.06. Winnipeg monday june is 1928. Price 5c per copy edition with comic 0c. 28 pages Tornado winging her Way across the Atlantic Southwest Oklahoma and Southern Kansas Caus info injuries to upwards of 100 persons and doing damage passing the million Dollar of Blair and Hen Drick in Oklahoma. In each of which four lives lost Are wheat crop severely damaged d of hat struck and Soutie Rika j atmospheric disturbances which have june 17. Eight prevailed in the Southwest for nearly 100 injured a week. Dol of Tornado la of we lost i Ieler be. n Blair and. Re killed in Mast of the damage two Tornado i Kansas two Tornado neither of which took any lives were reported in Kansas Ione near Hitchison last night and the near Emporia this afternoon. Pour High winds were reported in other Sec injuries were reported in to Tlona. Few Day s storms in Kansas although dam age to farm property was considerable itch Lown. .1 minted was much livestock was lost. The m approaching storm gave warning to in came in i habitats of the area struck and afforded them a Chance to seek safety thereby averting possible loss of life. Flood warnings were issued in Kan Sas tonight following torrential Rains which sent Rivers in flood stage in Central and Eastern parts of the eds swes state. Heavy rainfall which delayed railway traffic also was reported in the Northwest part of the state. The. Wheat crop just ready for Harvest was reported heavily damaged. I 7sooo acres of farm lands temporarily homeless i special United news despatch to free . I a Russ by free press private wire by Button Bellah. Altus okla., june 17. With a t proximately two thousand persons tem Rains add to danger por Arlly homeless and two towns flattened by a Tornado this Section of under water in and Missouri while further unsettled weather is predicted i southwestern Oklahoma tonight cored stricken de come aunties. I United Orivs to free a free private wire South states were inns tonight to floods. A. Aided by Altus citizens american i legion men and neighbors a corps of volunteers extended a helping hand to Blair and Hendrick nearby towns and their Rural environs struck by a terrific wind saturday evening. Monoplane. Friendship after two failures to Ttoe. At Trepassey Bay Newfoundland yesterday at last succeeded in getting away on transatlantic flight and is steering a course for the Irish coast. Former Winnipeg Man s body taken from Detroit River Robert Ferguson missing since Jan 5, when he disappeared from booming House at Windsor known whether he was victim of foul play or suicide while under influence of drugs. Body recovered despatch to the press munition stated that Fergusoin bar. Pc Windsor qnt., june 17. Missing since january when a mysteriously disappeared from his Rooming House at 619 Oulette Avenue Windsor the body of Kobert m. Ferguson 30, for Merly of Winnipeg Man., was taken from the Detroit River this morning at Sandwich just West of the City Boun Dary line. While no evidence of foul play has heavy nuns Xuy in Missouri added Ove of Good in certain Dis cts although the situation was said be at Kennel to and Newport. Arkansas the centres levees that today pres Bur of the Waters at of one flooded districts fire saturday Kase Points. Sultry weather however. Additional unsettled weather. Deco Iii is out a second Levco that War Wirth of be quiett i near Perry on the Saint River Eft u Yap "00 fees wide t in. The levee Tii rough which the Waters Poi red Over additional acres or Tad. By a made sat telvely. And Many farm Homos in the 30-mile score path had been reduced to. Broken timbers. Twenty one persons were seriously injured most of them in Blair incr Vicinity and five in a Bridge construction Camp five Miles East of Hendrick where the. Wind took out sight Stock spans of a Bridge Over the North Fork of the red River. Leaves towns in ruins the storm left Blair and Hendrick in splintered. Ruins their citizenry out to dazed by the calamity which fell upon Early them at the evening dinner hour sat urday plunging this whole Sec lion into a Nigist of confusion and fear of havoc. Taking Blair. Altus and Hendrick As the three Corners of a right angled to the North of Altus and Hendrick to the path of a ave i is Norli of Kennett. Tic bed Cross established head quarters at . Where refugees were receiving care. To loss of hic was reported. W. V. Told the United news that the would total and 1.mo men continued work on the Dykes i your Mcd Ksay to prevent further Breaks. As othe flood District was in Jack county. Arkansas a Herc the White. Icon tried on nine Tho tremendous wind can be traced several along tile longest Side. The big blow marked out a Cone shaped track along continued on Page three in in been robbed and then thrown River. Another theory the Vic been seen on the East Side of Detroi and that a stated he had been held in a dope Den for three weeks. Police know of no other reason Why Ferguson should have ended his life. Spurred on by repeated letters from miss Ella m. Caney. Of 328 Rutland Street St. James. Man., to whom Fer Guson was to have been married in March police visited All the hospitals in Detroit As Well As on this Side i the River but no definite clue to missing Man was found other than the letter which stated that Ferguson had been seen while badly under tar. Influence of narcotics. In two of he River. Otic Ujj us Vii Tim of the River committed suicide i letters mass Caney declared she be while under the influence of narcotic that Ferguson had met with foul play. The body was taken Toylie morgue drugs. The latter supposition arose from a letter City police. Received from an Anonymous source in Detroit february 2, or about one ninth after the Dis appear acc was reported. This com. Inquest unnecessary. Of Marcotte Brothers. Sandwich where it was identified by mrs. J. Hogarth with. Akhom Ferguson had roomed. Or j c. V. S. Mir body has been taken from Detroit. He had. Been. An was formerly e. Business Here. George Speirs a mite narrowly. Escapes death in ked River i two watchful Canoe club members Dave Reid of 311 Jessie Block and Bruce Perry of 689 Beres Ford Avenue saved George Speirs. A mute of 587 Jarvis Avenue from drowning. Last night in the red River near Elm Park earthquake recorded Observatory at Ottawa Tress despatch Ottawa june 17. A severe Earth quake which continued for. Six. Hours. Was recorded at the Dominion Observatory on saturday evening the first preliminary tremors arrived at 10 hours 26 minutes 16 seconds Eastern Standard time 8.2s ., win n Peg time distance to epicentre was Kilometres or Miles. Gendarmes with drawn swords called in when Dep Uty Calls Premier vile names associated pc ii cubic Siut latest Hungary june 17. Tumultuous scenes Marker the Parlia special Toni Tell news Cable o free press by free press trivet a Vire t i Ondon june persons were i Bridge. Filled and four injured when the wires i floating leisurely Down the .River.in, their Canoe Reid and Perry were1 startled to Sec Speirs struggling in the water alongside an overturned Canoe. Paddling fast they reached the drown ing Man. In an instant. Reid plunged into Thi water and succeeded in get Ting Speirs to the River Bank. The Canoe was retrieved later. Speirs was in grave danger when his rented Canoe overturned. He could not swim. Nor could he cry. Out for help. Luckily his frantic struggling attracted the attention of. Reid and Perry. Rescued he was the worse for his experience. From which a flying boat was suspended at a Margate amusement Park broke. Kingsford Smith and dim awarded air Force Cross associated Tress june air Force Cross has been awarded by the King to Captain Kingsford Smith and Lieut. Jim in consequence of their successful transpacific flight recently completed. Chic Agoto session yesterday when count the Premier presented Tho wern mint Bill Tho match in Tho swedish american company in return for a loan Geu Darms with drawn Isard were called in immediately after opposition Deputy had called the j Waller vile names and accused him i dictator who flouts Parlia Sejm anti Public i throughout the turmoil which last 3 fifteen minutes before the Attu Rcd the Premier remained except to announce to his an m a loud voice of i am not soft Heady clout burs of Broadview Page til strict and town three inches of ruin falling. Govern mint ice breaker. Montcalm. Sent to Hudson Straits to make Survey or Tec special party from the Manitoba of mines heartily received e 9. 1 is Orty Wallace. Saskatoon is drowned in a canoeing a 9. Of York captures opening event at Polo Park racing meet ra3c 20, Stone is Laid for new pres Church in St. Police capture Man who is alleged been annoying 8. Year old boy seriously Hurt truck by in far out Over Ocean official list for monday s racing at Polo Park four others. Seriously injured when car lamp Post a Nocial United news despatch to free press by free press private wire Chicago june 17. Rosalie Clare Star dancer of sunny sed in a. Hospital Here today from injuries suffered in an automobile Accident Early this morning. Audrey Maple another Star of the cast in sunny two chorus men. And the chauffeur were injured when the car in which the five were Riding swerved and. Struck a lamp Post. Herbert Carnegie one of the chorus men lost several Teeth and was bruised about the head. William Tasek his companion suffered a Ture of the Skull. The negro chauffeur received a broken jaw possible fracture of the Skull and spine injuries. First acc purse fifth race Purso Grain i first race t Psi. A Exchange Handicap. Three year Olds one mile 110 ill 110 1 11 Elj ltkv.1-. Olds and up. Six furlongs 5186 merry jest 4083 Canute 5143 Shasta Buck 5178 Jap Ldee 50-77 Crisfield 3159 Newport 5165 May Baker purse three claiming. Six fur 3117 Irish Princess ii Black Pat 5138 lady Berr Lulldon 5186 Cornflower. Of 4028 Dexhimer second race year Olds and up. Longs 5130 Don Gasper 4068 Louie Fallon 5186 Mao Husla ii 5180 Jack Frost 5185 Steve Richards 5188 Herald 5138 Golden Sunset and up. 5.181. Hong King 4077 miss Berkele y 4081 Martha s. 5191 Fine manners 5169 Shasta snick 100 v100 102 5177 lord Douglas 5103 pay me lady Barrett 4065 Queen cup ii 5153 Sheffield 5144 Golden Rod third race. Purse 5800r-three-year and up. Claiming. Seven furlongs 108 111 holds up Montreal theatre. Another deck s with 1. Jane Dierks killed by Tornado in 51e9 merry Man 95 4 1. Stars lose Wightman cup 21. Vance hurls spectacular game 21. States rocked by its save mute from for new ii Ajmer fourth race. Purse Nadlman Beds three year Olds up. Claiming. Six furlongs 5155 maidu Don 5154 Alberta lady i. 5168 Gay Lomond 5184 no Chance and 5190 Ben 515o Mungie 5147 Vesper lad 3064 Jack Shaw 105 100 96 5189 dossier 88 50s9 Sandbar. Sixt i race purse three year Olds and claiming one mile 70 Yards 5j.85-blow. Horn. H3 5140 Barber Bill 5163 5173 Marion Elizabeth son o unc j11 six Pence 5188 full spun ._.-. 5182 Koko 5185 Vennie sue " 113 109 103 seventh race. Pure s800 three year Olds claiming. Six fur Longs a 5.169 Pierri 5152 Towton s Gem 4063 Harr Yardo 5152 Tami 5154 Betty o Brien 5170 miss Ida Brown 106 5187 Jola shot 5187 a Worthington 0150 Mickey 112 5154 frisk away. 5178 Lillie Stout 5189 Margaret Elnora also eligible 5155 whiff whiff x96 109 103 Mabel k. 5160 my daddy 106 .x106 first 2.30 . Scratch 3.30 . B Dutton and Baynes entry. Allowance. 1preveni assistant Secretary of . Treasury confers with sir Henry Thornton associated press despatch Washington june with the co operation Canada and United states executive of railroads crossing the International Border Are of smuggling on freight trains. Seymour a ohioan assistant Secretary of the Treasury after a conference at overturns when bumper locks in passing another oar on Beach Road motoring to Winnipeg Beach yester Day two Sisters misses Catherine and Mary Bell of 151 Ken Nedy Street formerly of basswood.Man., and miss k. Mcarthur were injured seriously when a car driven by a Bro ther of the sister s struck another Cai a Rufli a Tekev by toe tial three and three Quarter inches fall during Satur Day evening expected to meet crisis of journey Early today 1 forecasts indicated storm would be encountered in mid Ocean. Message at . Said ship was a of uhf off from Waters of Trepassey Bay nfld., at at fifth Waits until today following receipt of unfavourable weather reports. Cloudburst ten Miles West of town Browns trans Canada Highway special despatch to the free1 press Broadview sask., june 17. Three and three Quarter laches of rain fell during a torrential rainstorm lasting Over seven hours saturday evening. Cellars Are roads. Inundated and a Ravine normally dry. Passing through the Centre of is several Hundred feet wide in places. A great Deal of damage has been done to Low lying gardens cloudburst occurred ten Miles West and is reported that sections of the Tran Canada Highway arc impassable under several feet of water. The High Way East is in Good condition though water is running Over it in few places. George Anderson seven year old son of Arthur Anderson narrowly escaped drowning when lie was swept through a sixty foot Culvert on Avenue. Ulavine with other boys at the. Side of. The Culvert Thead fell into the swiftly running water or who was passing at the time ran to the other end and caught the boy As he emerged from the Culvert. Canadian press despatch St. Johns nf., june it. The Marconi company Here received a message Iafe to Lelit from Hie St Amor Allier la in latitude 45.35 North Longitude 50.48 West that the has Licard giving her course As degrees the monoplane was Makins 110 Miles per hour. The Albertl is two Days Oul. From Quebec. Special United news despatch u free press by free Tress private. Wire new York june 18. The Fokker monoplane Friendship. -15 hours out of trepassey1 Bay. Newfoundland wad meeting the crisis of her attempted night to Southampton England Abou. 2 . Today according to estimates radio operators who communicated with the plane and on the basis of weather reports. The last communication with miss Amelia Earhart and two companions on the monoplane was an indistinct radio message intercepted by Walter Battison radio operator who installed the sending apparatus on the Friend ship. From Cambridge mass., he re ported that he heard Antic was waiting for what she termed favourable weather. Miss Earhart declined to disclose whether the flight would be made via he azores or direct to the British Isles. Southampton is aimed at the Friendship flew Over Button Bay at ail Altitude of 100 feet. Than climbed rapidly into the Clear sky. Stultz was reported to have talk the Friendship could not survive five min utes it forced Down on n Stormy Flea but would capsize and be wrecked. The impression prevailed hers that the Friendship would on Page three and overturned into a. Ditch. They were taken to Selkirk general Hospi Tal. Miss Catherine Bell a graduate nurse of Victoria Hospital was. Injured mos seriously. Several of her ribs were broken. The pressure of the broken ribs May cause internal injury. It is feared. Miss Mary Bell and miss Mcarthur suffered injuries to the spine and were badly shakeup. The Bro ther escaped unscathed. The car was passing another on the Parkdale Road to Winnipeg Beach about two Miles North of the Clande boy connection line when the mishap occurred. It was too close to the car it was passing and the rear bumper caught in the rear wheel of the other car. The sudden lurch As the wheel revolved threw Bell s car sideways and it ran into the ditch overturning As it went Down the embankment. Extensive damage was done to the car. The Rother car was driven by or. Moody. Father aimed when car driven by son overturns Canadian Tress despatch Drumheller an old timer of the Star mine Aerial was killed instantly saturday afternoon when the Automo bile drive n by his. Son Silva Berlanda on the Road for a distance of approximately 150 feet. Turning Over three times the automobile landed in the ditch by the three the car. Were hurled out and landed on his dead death being due to a fractured Skull. An inquest will be held on monday Nearo planning non Stop flight to Paris or Rome Xis routed Tress despatch car toss Field ii.f., n.v., june Hurbert Julian a 29-year-old negro Parachute Juniper and flier who Calls himself the announced today that he., a Puld attempt a non Stop flight. To Paris or Home during the last two weeks. Of july. Julian attempted to make a flight to liberian on july 19y4. He used a flying boat named but could not raise it from the water. Many Hurt in riot it Lilic. Lille France june persons t were Hurt including Deputy Saler Igro mayor of communists broke up and a by the socialists. Weather report the following is the weather report issued com the Winnipeg meteorological office at . Sunday temperature at 1 sat urday 66 maximum for the proc Dinc 12 hours 72 minimum 60 barometer. 29.56 Northeast wind at 14 Miles per hour sky temperature at 7 . Sunday. 61 Max for the priced Cdr 12 hours. 66 min mum 59 baronet i 29.56 South wind a 3 Miles hour precipitation. .09 sky at 7 . Sunday. 69 Max mum for the prec dim 12 hours. 73 min mum 61 barometer. 29.73 Calm Sicy Over weather has been or Juv tilt in Manitoba and Chowc in Ana Rupert 42 Victoria 43 Vancouver 48 ram loops 54 Edmonton 50 6b a current 46 Batt Tormond 50 Albert. 50 Nookie int in week with head of the National railway system. Sir Henry Canadian Lowman said yesterday that the. Actual Steps which might retaken had not e t out but the trea been of _ not be t sury would be prepared to move very soon our Endeavor is to protect freight trains crossing the Border from snuggling with the least possible Elar to traffic and inconvenience to e said we the e naturally have 5ought-to get the views of Railroad operators Ibe Forer doing any thine and the1. Problem. Is big to work out system. H this Avenue will. Give uni inconvenience legit mat of Viscount Hamble Catlen Bies Riberta. I. A. M. Hat __1_ 48 Moose jaw _ Sefl Katoon 66 Kenora 59 "62 p. Arthur 46 68 Cochrane p. Sound 52 London 46 Toronto------48 58 Kingston 48 54 Ottawa--------46 56 Montreal 54 54 Quebec--------44 63 St. John-----46 Halifax 44 _ _. Forecasts Western provinces in titled with local showers. Fresh Easterly winds unsettled with a message at flier killed in 10 30 . Other messages stating that the ship was going Strong were received but the monoplane was sighted at sea. Mid Ocean storm there was no word from the Friend ship to indicate they had encountered anything but Ideal weather but fore casts were that a storm be up countered in mid Ocean the Mono Plana space dog at 100 Miles an hour might have skirted this storm. It was believed but if they probably would have reached the disturbed area shortly after Midnight. Hope for. A successful flight arose steadily this mar neg. As no distress signals from the Friendship had been reported. Late imports from Saint Johns. Fld. Said the monoplane Columbia in which miss Mabel Boll Hopes to reach Europe would probably take off Early today. Weather conditions were favourable. Takes off at Firth attempt by j. X. Meaner St Johns fld. June win some american girl. Miss Amelia ear Hart of Boston were far out Over the Atlantic tonight in the cockpit of the Fokker Mono Flanc Friendship bound for England or oblivion. The great adventure in which miss Earhart is staking her life began for the Trio in the Friendship at 9.51 ., when the big plane Rose into the air in its fifth attempt to leave the Waters of Trepassey Bay the Veteran Wilmer Stultz was at the controls with Lou Gordon of Texas at the key. Of the Small radio none too expertly three hours and 40 minutes after the came a message picked up by the radio corporation of America Clear weather and going it spelled out. Elty eight Miles from Here at har Bor Grace miss Mabel Boll another american girl who had planned to be the first woman to Fly across the at Walter plunges to death in air plane Satur Day morning War time Pilot was taking West Ern Canada airways i via Tor by kill Walter. Former War Pilot wasted saturday morning near the West Ern Canada airways flying Field no St. Charles Sven he apparently lost control of the in which lie was making a Solo flight and crash cd into the pavement on Portage Avenue under full Power from a height about 150 feet. Or Lawson Whoso Home is Vilie ont. Was about 40 years of Bro and unmarried. His Only relatives whom anything is known Here arc Horace Lawson civilian 111 engineering at the Royal College ont. And to w. Lawson of the Toronto . Continued on Page three i killed in plane Crasha Tudson , former state senator and dancer burned to death Pilot critically injured special United news despatch in free press by free press private wire Hudson , june it. Marcel Theriault former state senator and miss Katherine Thomas -20-year old Nassau dancer who was to have been a september Bride were burned to death and their Pilot critically burned in a plane crash Here today. The Plant in which they were passengers burst into flames and plunged so feet to the ground at the newly opened for Ryall Airport. George Chapman Lennox Pilot of the plane succeeded in crawling out of Thoj burning wreckage but was severely burned. Little Hope for his recovery is held. Looking backward from the j tics june 18 fifth five years ago a Southern editor of a newspaper whose history ran Back into the "befo1 the War offered old pm Tuii. Dies of runaway niggers for Sale . Another sex try was government House. In i of t Gairy Hudson s Bay com Pany were to the intense Gratl Ca Tion of pedestrians building a Sld walk along main Street from the fort to the Corner of Portage Avenue. Fifth years a dog who had bitten everyone in Winn lpns started to do it All Over again but had not got More than two or three bites along on second series before he bit a new sub and handsome but shaggy Winnipeg baseball ground years 1 883 l m bandits hold up Montreal theatre securing commits daring theft less than ten paces from crowded St. Catherine Street constables at one of doors give Chase but Bandit eludes capture by forcing _ woman him. To walk through Home to another Street. Press Mon real june 17. A held x p the cashier and a. Doorman 01 Loew a vaudeville theatre Here and escaped with a portion of the Day s receipts totalling s2.240, the hold up occurred less than ten paces from the crowded St. Catherine Street sidewalk. There was also a enjoying the entertain t at the the robbery and Crow men the two constables were at one of doors they gave Chase to the Bandit when inns red of the bold up but owing to the latter s. Cleverness in forc incl o no woman to allow him to walk though her Home to another Street through Ner to nature the officers him. Were capture Arthur Bourassa the Doorman at the theatre was standing behind one of thl ticket we feets waiting for the cashier to hand him the Cash Box con of the Day s takings he had just taken the Box when Bandit appeared and him the Point of a revolver to release the Box when Bourassa refused the Bandit seized the Box and attempted to take another that the cashier was about to pass out to the Doorman. The miss a. Charter with Drew the second Box and closed her w Bourassa spotted for help and the Bandit decamped running Down the Street with the Box and his gun sail in his hands. Humours had been in that Queen Victoria might abdicate taut people who knew Ter majesty said that if there waa one thing in All the world More in xcely than another thing it was the abdication of the Queen in any state of health Short of actual the diocese of St. Boniface observed to 36th anniversary. Sorfy years ago j88s a collection of great Metis Vas sold in is being a Little chair of Oak used by Shaw Escarc o Troi contrast to the Plain shall Al chair waa that of John Gay. With its Broad Well upholstered and seat its branches for candles no the elbows. Its drop Leaf arrangement a writing desk and its drawer in. The seat for pens Ink and paper. Tail Ray of Jevc years. Ago. Jalc Mcauliffe Cham non of the world departed for eng Ond try and make a final clean up of everything in tie Fristic line there he was accompanied by oco. Mcdonald who had tra red John Sullivan for the fight with Char in. Mitchell also by Billy Plummer Lio Pound Champion and Palm mar s to Alec. Benny Murphy. Thirty years today 189r the Grasshopper appeared in dakola., but in Small Force compared to Tho armies of the old time which settlers of the Middle seventies the officials at the . Depot it that they had their Ocean steamships Steamer Transylvania Carmania Adriatic Caronia Scanla Lapland f Bergen Flord Hal log 01 a Pantie Ca Lynross Matagami Montclare by Ive Hlll prom new York Glasgow new York Southampton cob _ new Winnipeg intimated been instructed to keep peeled for any wheelman usually Vounce ones who attempted to make n. Speedway of the platform said they intended to carry out this order without fear favor or affection. Twenty five Aro it was announced that clan Stewart. Winnipeg would assist in to memorial late sir Hector mad Mullah was threatening the British lines in. Ami vocalist Janica a was appear soon in Winnipeg. Twenty years ago if was received that the Steamer for. The us. Netlon were we. H. Nom c. A. I 1 ;