Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 6, 1929, Winnipeg, Manitoba To n. readings free press thermometer readings 7.30 . I 10.30 ., a Iier. N j2.30 . Apr. I m 2.30 ., aug. G for full meteorological office report my i age one. Sun rises Sun sets 20.04. Moon rises 6.41 Moon sets 21.21. Winnipeg tuesday August 6, 1929 Price 5c per copy edition comic 10c. 24 pages hew outbreaks Aro reported from Kenora District rain misses stricken Region British Columbia where thousand fires reported this year faces serious situation forty men holding to Check Blaze covering 200 acres in Elbow River District Alta the Canadian truss the menace of Forest fires continued almost undiminished on widely scattered fronts across Canada tonight though efforts of corps of fire fighters Ted so far prevented serious loss of property or loss of life. Bain fell during the last 24 hours in Many sections of Eastern and Western Canada but according to reports did not Cocci extensive the danger from lire while less in some places still continued serious. The weather however was Gener ally cooler today and this Relief from the general heat prevalent for a week past will prove a help to late Matur ing crops. New fires broke out in the Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario according to official reports and rain which fell elsewhere in the province missed the districts where fires re icing fought. The big fire at Yahagi Lake remained out of control while forces were despatched to new rut Breaks Between Kenora and Redditi and near macintosh. Provincial authorities Are satisfied that their efforts have prevented a real disaster but Are convinced the situation will remain serious until rain is general. Fires in British Columbia British Columbia where fires have been reported during the a to Date laced a extremely serious Al tuition with extensive losses in continued on face a Loci High flying now declared cure for appendicitis by Cochrane of Kerrobert special despatch to the free . Saskatoon. Sask., aug. High flying in air planes May have cured deafness and dumbness in the past but it an acute attack of appendicitis vanish sunday. B. H. Cochrane of Kerrobert. Sask believed to be suffering from such an attack was rushed by air plane to Saskatoon today. He Felt better on arrival Here and went to his hotel in Stead of the Hospital. Or. Cochrane was Tore lit in in a biplane owned and operated by Alf. Craig. Flat Combe airman and the patient was met it the Ai drome by a taxi. Although he was driven to the hotel in place of the Hospital he expects to undergo a medical Examina Tion tomorrow. It. Is trying to wealthy Detroit Engineer admits struggle promises to sur Render to authorities coming to Winnipeg Malcolm to put before colleagues appointment for present crop Likely meeting expected to appoint Canada s arbitrator in i m alone Case asserts he feared he was being hijacked left officer Floun Dering in River collector Petty says victim Dis appeared with boat and occupants after seizure Friday special United news despatch to free i Ress by free press private wre Detroit mich., aug. J. Sandal and prohibition officer temporarily assigned to the customs Bor Der patrol Here was drowned when he attempted to arrest John m. Heath aged 30, and Heath s wife Maxine according to a report Heath to Federal officers. Sandal and has been missing since Friday night when he disappeared shortly after he and another Federal Canadian despatch Mllton Larson went to Aid of his Ough unable to Thomas Wright thinking mrs. Wright who had just Learned to swim was in difficulties when she swallowed Somo water and choked plunged from raft and recovered some 20 minutes at artificial respiration fail. despatch o Hie free press Victoria a Cicili Man., aug. W. Wright 42, of 428 Rose Dale Avenue Winnipeg was drowned Oil Patricia Beach one of the bathing spots of this resort. Shortly before noon today. Or. Wright and family have a cottage at 303 third Avenue Victoria Beach jointly with or. And mrs. P. J. Curd or. Curd who lives at 373 Arlington j Street and had been spending a Vaca j Tion for the past two weeks at Vic j Torla Beach had been teaching mrs. Wright to swim. She had Good Progress and with her husband had gone out on a raft off Patricia. Beach j when they were two Hundred Yards from chore she left the raft to show her husband How she was progressing. She was floating and swimming to Shore when she swallowed some water and started to choke. She turned Over in the water and was. In no difficulty but or. Wright thought she was. And although he could not swim he to postpone the programme until next saturday in View of the bereaved family being cottage residents. This was the first drowning a. Victoria Beach in Over two years. The water smooth and quiet and tempted Many hundreds in to swim today. Mrs. Robt. Hay loses life when car driven by brother skids and turns Over Duchess of Bedford trying to Fly to India and in week reaches Karachi special United news Cable to free press by free press private wire Karachi. India. Aug. 5. The Duchess of Bedford who is 63 years old and one of England s most enthusiastic Avla traces. Arrived Here to blight. Completing the first half of a round trip flight from London. She plans to Start at Dawn Tomor Row. The Duchess plane landed Here Al Ter an uneventful flight from Bush re. She. Left Lympne Ald drome England a Jug. 2. The flight was via Sofia Bulgaria in the three motored Fokker monoplane the Duchess is attempting to Complete the round trip in one week. She is accompanied by her Pilot capt. C. D. Barnard and a Mechanic. Kins and his Cabinet will meet tomorrow. The meeting which May result in some important Deci Sions will bring together ministers who have been out of the City for some time. Hon. James a. Bobb minister of finance and Hon. Robert Forks minister of immigration who have been in the West will be among those at the meeting. Hon. James Malcolm minister of Trade and Commerce is expected to attend and May place before the Cabinet his slate for the new Board of Grain commissioners and assistant commissioners. It is anticipated that the new commission will be appointed in time to supervise the handling of this year s crop. Great interest attaches to its personnel and the appoint ments Are regarded As among the most important which the government has to make. Tomorrow s meeting will. It is anticipated determine definitely the Choice of Canadas arbitrator in the i m alone Case. Selections have it is understood been by Canada and the . And the terms of reference been agreed upon Between the two governments. Announcement will be simultaneously in Ottawa and Washington. The idea of holding an Imperial eco nomic conference is in the air and Canada has been consulted thereon. Or. Bobb May have to express to his colleagues in regard to developing Empire Trade. Vacancies in the judiciary May also receive attention at tomorrow s meet ing. Newso fineday British delegates instructed to take firm attitude at conference to put Young reparation report into opera 9. Commissioner Hoggard new head of salvation in West spends Happy week end with kiddies at Sandy Hook fresh air 7. With spinners refusing to negotiate on any basis of wage reduction. British Cotton strike situation grows 5. Inquest into deaths of instructor three lives Ai two under arrest in connection with alleged arson plot legend rum runner s yacht according to the report Larson to Walter s. Petty acting customs collector Here. Heath s report brought to United. States District attorney John wat Kins office by his attorney Max fun Kelston stated that Sandal and had boarded the yacht Early saturday and searched it apparently for liquor. The officer shouted to his compan Ion the report averred that the search was but was ordered co bring the yacht Max no in any How. Heath that he then requested Sandal and to show credentials and the officer refused. Fearing that he was being Heath said he struggled with Sandal and Ana both fell. Into the water. Heath said he swam co the Maxine and drove away believing Sandal and would have no trouble in continued on Page two Mer Home at Lake of. The Peg. The Young Man on Eaton is seen in the inset photo building Zeppelin will Cross Atlantic in 12 hours less than Graf i has associated press despatch , x.j., aug. 5. Or. Hugo Eckener today disclosed thac by the end of 1930 a new. Zeppelin Shorter and thicker but faster than the Graf Zeppelin would be completed at pred Rechshafen. The new ship the master of the Graf Zeppelin said will have eight engines instead of five arid will under similar weather conditions to make the transatlantic trip hours faster than the Graf twelve i ill lir 1iiiht hours faster than Urai mini Chi the new ship will carry 24 passent win 1 my Iluk ers Only Lour More than the prefer Ivil Llu Himl. Ii ill a the air but there will t at a party on Way to picnic struck by another car cutting in ahead i considerably More room for freight and mall which or. Ekener said was More profitable for oceanic transit than passengers. He explained that the Graf Zeppe Lin s two visits to the United states have paid expenses and have shown the dirigible s feasibility for transit Canadian press despatch l Assoc Pylon que., aug. 5. Two persons were killed and nine others injured when a motor truck in which they were on their Way to a picnic was ditched at St. Six. Miles West of Here today. The Accident occurred when another Auto Mobile passed the truck Ond Cut in too sharply causing the truck chauffeur to lose control of his wheel. The dead Are Volli Michaud 20, of Montreal and a Young woman believed to be Lucyenne Vanier also of Mont real. The injured were removed to notre Dame Hospital in. Montreal. Lactic transportation but said it would take at least two years to develop an economical business. Also there must be several ships to Cut Down overhead. Just when these ships will be built depends on the the Graf Zep Pelira. Rested in Trie naval hangar Here today while work men prepared her for. Her round the world flight which begins wednesday. Painting dozens of puns humans crawled Over the big Silver covering of the Graf repairing the damage caused As she was buffeted by the winds in her 95-hour voyage from Germany that ended on the naval reservation Here last night. Meanwhile other Crews were pumping fuel and Hydrogen into her tanks. From Lakehurst the Graf will head for Friedrich shaken its Home hangar. The second Stop will be at Tokio and continued on pase five paralysis died by a. F Smith Marriott and Alfred Johnson in air plane crash opened at Saska 1. W. Sanford Evans. M.l.a., appointed by . Government As commissioner to investigate problems of its fruit in 4. F. Glamour. 431 Pritchard Avenue suffers serious injuries when car Over turns and Burns on Portage Highway. 9. The National research Council is conducting experiments for improve ment of Canadian Mutton and Page 16. The people of Swift current District Are convinced the recent fires Are due to the work of a 2. Charles Steve and John Palmquist Allan water ont. Return Safe from Long sojourn in 16. _ Dominion Cabinet expected to Dos a cuss new Board of Grain commission at meeting 1. John has twisty son of Nick Haso found dead at Sheho last Fri Day is under 3. Column of dirt and gravel spouts into b r during Well Boring operations on v 2. Forest fires menace Eon Onues practically undiminished on widely scattered frets in 1. Monster convention of tourists organizations May be held in Winnipeg la 6. Bill Malnychuk 10, is shot dead by is younger brother near Cowan Man. Detroit prohibition agent drowned in to arrest Man and his 1. Civic Holiday week end free of Serl accidents on Winnipeg s i 2. Manitoba Cricket eleven loses to by nine in. Victorias take double header from grand works soft Ball 17. Renewal of Tong 1. P h. Relth leads Field in Sas Katche Rolf 18. Northern pacifier win two games am local 17. Associated press despatch Kansas City mo., aug. Men were under arrest Here tonight and other suspects were being Xie stoned connection with an alleged arson plot that Early today Cost the lives of free firemen and injury to ten other persons. The firemen together with several spectators were caught beneath a rain of bricks and other debris when an explosion occurred during attempts to extinguish n fire in a drug store located at 69th Street and Prospect Avenue. Durward Dalley 28, owner of the drug store and John l. Pat Crow i 34, his manager Are tinder arrest. I a. J. Paulsen crippled Oak-1 land lawyer cuts Throat restores Power to limbs United news despatch to free press by free press private wire Santa crier. Calif. Aug. J. Passen crippled Oakland lawyer attempted to commit suicide Oday arid cured himself of paralysis of the s. Fingers and hands. Cloudburst sweep Southern part of state and Nevada robber gets five years ten lashes at Smithers special despatch to the free Tress Smithers ., aug. 5. Five years and ten lashes was the sentence imposed today upon James Wesley Burke in his speedy trial Here before judge h. E. Robertson of Prince George. Burke pleaded guilty to robbing the Royal Bank Here of on Jaily 17. He was the object of a Man Hunt for a fortnight before he was captured. Spccla.1 United news despatch to free press free press private wire los Angeles. Aug. Persons believed to have lost their lives As a of cloudburst in. Southern California and Nevada which delayed Railroad and automobile traffic today two members of a train Crew were killed near Baker when a freight train went through a washed out Bridge according to Les vegas reports. The Slier Riff s office at "el-.centre. Was investigating a report that a Man had been drowned near Elland. Three mexicans escaped Rushing Waters near Al Centre by abandoning their automobile. To end his life today Mauretania speeding across Atlantic at clip promising o break previous records special United news despatch to free press by free press private wire new York aug. S. The Cunard adjourned until monday after jury examines wreck age of machine suffer injuries in two j Auto accidents in Neep Awa District tried to reach his wife who was Mak i for Shore. Never appeared again or Wright went Down and never appeared again. His wife had not noticed her husband leaving the raft and when she got to Shore she looked for him not seeing him near Accident occurred nine Miles East a raft she used up to or. Curd. Of this town on saturday evening who was sitting on the Sand and said. When mrs. Robt. Hay. If can t see Tom i think he the Oakhurst District 1 orm rip under or curd slipped j crushed above the heart and died a n his6 outer c othes and swam to the few minutes later. H. Russell her off his outer a brother was driving the touring car in which the Accident occurred and had is passengers or. And mrs. Hay and two children Joyce. three and a boy of five years. Or. Russell was travelling West at a. Luver. Man., aug. A fatal wire of a Farmer was severely raft and went Down six or seven times but could not locate him. Two indians Joe Grimmond and John who were fishing in a boat were called on to help and in 20 minutes located the body which on Lerable rate of Speed and it ii jo.i.c.u1 tors Neil John Maclean presumed that he Loi Alt. Marie Cameron and making a i .j.1___.4 r., nil la let is St control of the turn in the Road causing it to skid and turn Over. Kone of the other passengers in the car to inspector of civil aviation preliminary investigation special despatch to the free press Saskatoon sask., aug. Coroner John a. Valens m.d., opened tha in quest this afternoon into the deaths instructor Smith Marriott and lost air Alfred Johnson passenger who their lives in saturday s fatal plane crash Here. After the jury of six citizens had been sworn in the bodies were form ally identified by Harry Hendriks a Mechanic employed by the Saskatoon Aero club. After this the entire court motored to the Ai drome accompanied by police chief Donald. There the wreckage of the Gipsy Moth biplane was examined. Inquiry was then adjourned until 7.30 o clock next monday morning. In the meantime toward Ingram of Begina inspector of civil aviation was in the to All Day and in the evening he reported that he had Aretty Well completed his preliminary inquiries and that he was still await in instructions from Ottawa ashore. Doc Frank Grant worked without Success on the body for 25 minutes. _ _ a Wright was troubled with injured. The body was taken blood circulation and heart trouble. Man Latonas until funeral arrangements he was in no condition to save him Are . Self in water beyond his depth this Accident in a Cepada District friends say he must have been Taka aus. And with weakness for there was no Ray Aylce daughters of Peter of help or indication that he was in j or Queeni of District Are in the and difficulty. The doctors state general Hospital suffering water came from him and that the from Anci bruises resulting from tenses heart stimulants had no i a Motol. Accident on the Neepawa min on him when applied. Jne Riosa Highway sunday morning. The i or Winnipeg 15 Vears i car driven by Jack Bicker turned Keb Lelent of jump completely Over when a tire blew out or. Wright was a native of and a wheel came off the car Landing he had resided in Winnipeg the ditch the Driver escaping in Veas and is survived of to i jury two Nancy age j n Awa b in a motor Ard Doris aged 9. He Wai a incident sunday morning Between of the Cameron highlanders of mlle my Umipeg or. Sedziak issued the death was one Hurt certificate. I taken to Carberry where the fat so has with liner Mauretania whose Speed sup Ramaci was lost to the new northing get Man Lloyd Steamer Bremen is Ingram reported by wire to the de Erman racing Westward across the Atlantic break at a clip which promises to break All its previous records capt. S. Q. B. Mcneil radioed today. From noon. Sunday to tyls noon irs1 full Day on the Ocean the i the initial Day. The Mauretania had never More than 676 Miles in a Day the ship s Speed is. Likely to in crease As it wars the United states and its fuel weight decreases. Regard to the advisability of appoint ing a full Board of inquiry. Inspector Ingram reported by wire to the department of National defense this afternoon stating what he had done. Will he military funeral the funeral of Smith Marriott will be a Mill tar one local militia units Musci Rusness to i rushed him where he regained consciousness find that he Agam had Les hands and fingers. To Start Canada Mexico non Stop flight sunday Canadian press despatch Conj need on Page thru i indict Chang Tsung Chang for killing of Prince Hsien associated press Cable London aug. Exchange Tele graph despatch today stated that peking despatches have been received in Tokyo reporting the indictment of Chang Tsung Chang former chinese War lord for the killing of Prince Imen , 21-year-old Cousin of China s former boy emperor. F rom his count and the doses of Gas and water. New Baron takes title of lord ii tin i a i Aub attempt to despatch said the chinese judiciary i end Mexico in a non were demanding that Chang from Vancouver will to i irad Ltd because 01 i. I. Pitk. Bobert Tex ban Kin. He to Complete the fight from Here to tigua Panente lower California in thirteen hours. The distance is approximately 1350 Miles. Nesbitt recovering Toronto aug. Wallace nes Hirl . Who was brought to Toronto aug. Founder of the world wide boy scout special train following a at his summer Lime at georgian Bat was reported to he great improved today. According info slight and to now la no Dan Ger. Crop inspection report by e. Cora Hind agricultural and commercial editor Manitoba free Tress scouts Here at the world Jamboree Baden Powell said he knows exactly what his nume Means Ang not propose to take it from the scout weather report by e. Cora Hind Kipling to gain Bora in Ansboro sask., aug. 5. To since riling at Kipling Friday night have the following Points in Saskatchewan West to Peebles South to Stoughton West to Weyburn South and East through Ralph Halbriter i Dale Macoun and Hitchcock districts to Estevan North to Cullen cast to Lam mar. North and East through Browning to Willmar North to Arcola North and East of. Arcola a round of 12 Miles East to Manor through Carlyle South and West 27 Miles to Oxbow Easi from Oxbow through Glen Ewen Carnduff and Carlevale to gains born. In a journey of nearly three Hundred Miles there was naturally a consider Able variation in conditions but. All these districts had stiffened from drought and heat in. A greater or less degree. From Kipling to Peebles saw one wheat crop that might be termed Good All other crops thin in stand Short in Straw and head and badly burned by heat and drought. The Short Heads of both wheat and Barley filling but slowly and Berry Small thin. La Many Fields appeared dead Ripe berries when rubbed out were quite soft and Green. South through Corning to Stoughton for at least. 20 Miles of 27. Conditions per hour were much the same but on the last temperature at six or seven Miles there was improve ment. Crops had evidently had More rain and while Light thin and Short in head for the Stoughton country were distinctly better than those far ther North. Found on. Talking to some of the Well posted men that the District was. Anticipating a Little More than half a and might do even better if there should come a rain to he a fill the Good Rye crops some of them. Cut also some six rowed and. Some six a Calgary Day Barley but. A number of the latter Edmonton crops very a Little Laud has s. Curr a been slowed Down not a. Great Deal and some Oats and Barley Cut for Green feed owing to poor growth and weeds. Stoughton District will have plenty of feed As there was a Good carry Over of Hay from last year. Abl e acre is being Clit this year. Be. Oen Fly. Horses from the ranges farther West have been moved into the my is a Miles to Tiv . . Monday 51, temperature u fifi maximum for the preceding 12 hours. 6b, 56 Northeast three Miles per. Hour sky overcast. And Southern Alberta. Of tinted. On Pago three minimum arid maximum temperatures my. Mami. 48 76 Brandon Ujj 52 70 52 "68 p. Arthur 42 54 76 Cochrane 54 82, p. Sound 52 44 40 70 7-1 50 go 48--. 74 " Ottawa p. Rupert Victoria _ Vancouver Kam oops _ p. George 52 50 64 Quebec 52 80 St. John 48 .7-1 Halifax 08 61 48 51 __.50 -62 _ 64 _ 54 66 cation in several murders before his flight to Japan after his recent defeat by the Athens Greece aug. 5. Premier Venizelos received a sizeable major Ltd in sunday s general election sailing 16 deputies irom 25 towns. Quiet prevailed even where except at Argos where there was. A r of be opposing factions in which three Weie seriously Hurt. Ii men burned to death in Piane Nineteen their Tor is who escaped unhurt and decamped after the Accident. from the free press files aug. Al lofty love years ago eve. A. Mcdonald the first Baptist Annester to arrive in Winnipeg reached the City Over the Dawson considerable quantities of Uncle Sam s were circulating in Winnipeg since the an Val of the . Since tile arrival 01 the Accident occurs at p. Alloway was having u Jarge ton la., Airport on second iwo on first fort Street. Day after its dedication associated press despatch Burli in the i fifty Vears Aso the following were elected officers of the Selkirk literary association Arthur l. Us Tou president or. For idler vice president miss Blyth Orcas Lowa aug. I user. Clifford Sifton Sec Cury messes. Of their air plane Paul . Gamin Al and Jackson managing committee. Forty live years ago Frank. Simpson of Shoal Luke was Straw vols of Jacksonville. Ills and William Shepherd 32, of san Francisco or Sar. Diego calif., were burned to death when their plane crashed and burst into names just than 5.000 persons saw the Accident. Blown to i la pcs explosion associated press despatch san Bernardino cal., aug. Entov lost in the Clouds of a severe Thunder Stor mover the Mojay desert near Landsburg. Calif. Virgil Cline san Jose. Calif., aviator was blown to pieces by the explosion of his gasoline tank some 4.000 feet in the air. Sunday. It is believed lightning struck the plane which rained Down in Many pieces. Battleford 52. 60 Montreal med. Hat. Saskatoon a i 50 67 Charl Towo Regina -13 forecasts. Fair and . Superior fair with rot much change in to re probably a few local showers in Western districts. Married to miss Mary lain ont lev. Tong warfare renewed with killings m Many . Cities two slain in new York one in Boston one in Newark n.j., and one in Chicago new York shooting follows warning to leaders against violence Boston officials fear bloodiest contest Ever experienced in new England. Tress de Spall pm a aug. 5. A chinese aged 50, was when three chinese appeared at the door of the suddenly Appe a few hour. Warned leaders of the hip sing and Ort Leone tongs that there must be violence pending the outcome of and second the meeting. Tonight s wiling was the a Honrine of a chinese in new Yolk uni Denti Ivar broke out in Earnest in Boston. The first Man was shot by two men As he passed a Kneeland Street door Way and the other was shot on Washngton Street. Both shootings happened within an hour. The outbreak came but a few hours after a conference Between the police and the leaders or the on Leong and hip sings tongs Here during which the chinese said there would be no out break in this City. Reserve squadrons of police were rushed to the District and five arrests were immediately . One Man Yee was taken into custody shortly after Ching was shot and the police sent every available officer into China town to prevent reprisals. Police officials said they believed to night s outbreak was the opening o what would be the bloodiest Tong a Sver experienced in new England. They John Mckay along main Street who had been tra Velling in the not always dry Street to get around the High Fence in front of the City Hali were mighty glad to hear Liat the thing was soon to come Down. Forty i Vars ago Rev. Canon Matheson returning Home after a drive through the flu Nedosa and Clau Wllliam districts re ported the crops excellent the following were present at the directors meeting of the Winnipeg general Hospital win. Hespeler Geo. J. Maulson. A e. Sprague s. Nairn j. G. Moore a. M. Nanton. Aid. Lewis is Alkins and a h watcher. Till try Llvy Vears the following bicycle riders Scro chosen to represent Winnipeg at the races in Portage j. A. Pullers. E. H. Smeed d. Bain g. A. Griffith a. H. Harrlson Bruce Jackson Jimmy Boa veil w. A. Anderson t. A. Smeed j. Thompson g. S. Dingle and o. Gordon Bell was a professor of pathology n the Manitoba medical College. Thirty Vears ago or. Mclntosh of the Mclntyre rink bicycle livery and Ridens had turned out during the season Over to Hundred accomplished riders of them tipping the Scales at Over 300 was being Cut Between Elkhorn and Brandon. Twenty five years the souls Lacrosse team beat Tho Champion Winnipeg shamrocks 8-5 lineup Souris Weber Hawkshaw Kirk Mcgregor. Hull Graham. Bar ber Mclean Henry Lawrence Len nox Hetherington. Frame. Richards and of the Winnipeg rowing club won the finals in. The Junior doubles at the St. Catherines Regua. Twenty Kirs Rof. J. W. Robertson principal of the Well known Macdonald College Ste. Anne r e Bellevue. Was the Guys. Of the Winnipeg Canadian club the title of his address was the Coll of time the place based Torso Pelsor on the fact that the the time the . Had deliberately i and the girl was the a action at Fea Ders of both tongs had deliberately j and the girl the Walker theatre. Continued on Page three i ;