Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 9, 1929, Winnipeg, Manitoba Thermometer readings fret press thermometer headings 7.30 . Aug. 8 -i-x.1 10.30 ., aug. 8. 1u.30 . Aus Al s.30 11.m., aug. 9 for full text of meteorological office report see Page one. Vol. 55, no. 30. Pc recast Mosul air and . Winnipeg Friday August Price 5c per copy edition comic we. 24. Pages see Pope leave the Vatican Graf Zeppelin delegates declare it has damaged if not destroyed spirit of har Mony restored at Locarno Snowden in strongest terms at tacks Young plan declaring Britain will never accept it said to have threatened to revise existing debt agreements if Bri Tain not treated equitably special t nil cd nits Cabin to the free press by free Tress Prevah wire the Hague aug. Demands of great Britain for revision of the Owen d. Young reparations were reiterated today in stronger terms than pre Cio toted what Veteran delegates to the International conference Here term the most serious european political crisis since the framing of the Locarno treaties. The declarations of Phillip Snow Den British Chancellor of thu exchequer before the finance commis Sion this afternoon were so forceful that the British version of his re Marks As Given to the press omitted a significant Massage. According to a statement by Louis Loucher French Cabinet minister. Snowden even threatened the Britain would consider herself entitled to re Vise a existing War debt agree ments unless Britain receives Equit Able Loucher s statement said Snowden referred to the War debt agreements under the Balfour note which provided that Britain will receive from her Allied debtors Only what is Neces sary to pay her War debt to the United states. Snowden attacked the terms of the French and italian debt settlement in a speech before the recent general election and he renewed the attack Here tonight. Speaks in strongest terms the. British Chancellor of the exchequer also insisted that the com Mission must take final action on the British demands for revision of the Young plan reparations percent Ages the period for deliveries in i kind and the British share of in j conditional reparations before any continued on Pace five dirigible speeding Back to Friede Rich shaman at rate of about 70 Miles an hour situation so alarming residents Load belongings on Box serious danger will be created if wind changes again and train held in readiness in preparation for such emergency greatly improved in other parts of province. At ii o clock last might had gone land Miles since. extraordinary Speed attributed to skilful manoeuvring to gain advantage from winds a View of a part of the huge crowd that witnessed Pope plus i set final Seal on the Italo Vatican conciliation when abandoning the custom of the last fifty nine years which made him and his predecessors voluntary prisoners in the Vatican he emerged from the apostolic Palace and was borne around St. Peter s Square amid the cheers of persons. Guard of Dokey Ferguson elected but a j Jority on Small poll reduced to 502 result regarded As verdict neither for nor against Empire free Trade Saskatoon Workman killed Saskatoon s-ask., aug. Bern Rose 43, Cable Man on a can Adlar National railway gravel work train was killed today at the South Saskatoon cards when run Over by another train. Newso fineday settlement of Rentie. Man., threatened with destruction when Forest fires Advance within half mile wind saving situation for time. Page 1. Clash at Hague conference on reparations creates what is considered most serious european political crisis since framing of Locarno treaties fags 1. At a banquet in his Honor by North Quappelle liberals. Premier Gardiner analyses the vote in the last Saskatchewan election. Page 2. Imperial immigration league of Manitoba organized to Aid new arrivals from Britain to establish themselves in Canada. Page 11. Adoption of recommendation o civic department Heads for wage la creases indicated when report received by committee. Page 4. After an erratic futures Market thursday morning wheat prices Clos in to a lower for the Day _ 1 age 16. Sir John Ferguson. Conservative retains Twickenham seat Lor con by narrow majority Page a Fred Perrault of Charleswood. Seriously injured when crushed be tween building and Page 1. Attempt to envisage Egypt. Asen Joying status under proposed treaty Down on examination. Page 1. First of 20.000 de keys who will at monster convention in Winnipeg next week arrived Page 1. Hew Effort made by British labor ministry to bring parties together in Cotton Industry Page 1. Bon Hall and Beda candidates in Cumberland deferred elections Are actively campaigning. Page 3. Graf Zeppelin 4ikely to smash its previous trans Ocean record by considerable margin. Page 1. Co operative elevator association operators open three Day convention in Page 3. The Bank of Montreal weekly crop port indicates improvement in parts or Prairies. Page 3. With the Mercury up to 95, Winni Peg was hottest place la Canada yest Page 1 formulated holding Canad in Fross on Jle . Middlesex. Engr. Aug. John Ferguson. Conservative was elected to represent Twickenham n the House of commons in today s by of Lection. He thus retained for the conservative party the seat made vacant by the Elevation to the peerage of sir William Joynson Hacks. Former Secretary and in doing so Defeated labor and Liberal candidates. Sir John won by a narrow majority. The poll was greatly reduced Over that of the general election. The vote was sir John Ferguson conservative 14.705. Thomas j. Mason labor f. G. Patterson Liberal the vote at the general election on May 30 was s a William Joynson Hacks. Conservative Thomas g. Mason. Labor. F. G. Patter son. Liberal thus while All parties polled smaller votes this time the la borates came streaming into Winnipeg from. Iso widely scattered Points in Canada and the United states the Advance guard of an army of 20.000 donkeys and their wives arrived in Winnipeg yester Day. Delegates to the nineteenth l conclave of the dramatic order of the knights of Kho Rassim which opens on tuesday morning at the Royal Alex Andra hotel they were welcomed by their Brethren of the Tabara temp la. The Winnipeg Branch of the order and after registering were located and entertained by special committees appointed to. Make their stay in this City most enjoyable and entertaining Rule Jutes urged to Register delegates Are urged to Register at Headquarters As soon As possible after their arrival in the City. The Centre of All convention activity is at Portage Avenue and Mala Street. In the heart of the City and there donkeys May obtain information and assistance. Sponsor of two United states presi dents into the order and Imperial Secretary of the dramatic order of the knights of Khoras Suu. A. L. Frey will Veitch Winnipeg from Washington Early this morning. Or. Preyed. In the initiation of presidents Mckinley and Harding into the Champion Lodge of the knights of pythias at the United states Capitol. And acted As their membership into the brotherhood. Upon his arrival Here the Imperial Secretary will plunge into the onerous duties preparatory to the nation wide Assembly. He is known As Cap to his friends throughout the United states and Canada and is interested in Young men s Christian association and boy scout work in addition to his heavy duties in the administration of International Dokey affairs. Most of the members of the Imperi Al Palace chief executive body of the fraternity of pythian. Will arrive today. Henry Hesse. St. Joseph who was in 1921-23 Imperial Prince of the order the highest pest Steps taken to. Bring parties together in Lancashire deadlock sir h. Wilson Secretary of labor ministry cancels visit to Canada continued on Page three continued on pane Al com two men die by delayed explosions dynamite St. Jalin. N.u., aug. Explosions of dynamite near Mcadam n.b., this afternoon resulted in two men being killed and one seriously injured. Hugh w. Smith of Canterbury n.b., in charge of a Crew of men working on the Highway was instantly killed when a charge of dynamite exploded following delayed action of the fuse. George Embleton. Of Mcadam in charge of another Crew died a few minutes after receiving the Force of a blast also following delayed fuse action. Roy Christie of Mcadam was seriously Hurt. 1peg Homie is Mercury climbs to 95 Mark continuance of tropical heat promised with the Mercury climbing to 95, Winnipeg was the hottest place not Only in the West but in the whole of Canada yesterday. Citizens had a sizzling time of it and wave is Likely to sweep Over them today again for the weather Man last night coolly gave this forecast fair and in Alberta the weather was just moderately warm yesterday Edmon ton being chiefly in the Sun with 82. In Saskatchewan however some tem per trares were developed that were not so very much below Winnipeg s. In Moose jaw 94 was recorded and in Regina 93. Swift current basked in Sunshine that put the Mercury up to 02, a Point that was reached at bran Don. Man. Adverse weather and Surgi Cal operation aboard forced commander to slow Down can Cable Manchester. Kiis. Aug. 8. While both parties in the Lancashire Cotton Industry dispute Are still standing firm determined movements directed to i wards bringing the parties together were initiated today. Government officials have been interviewing cer i Tain employees on the manufacturing i Side who have shown some leaning towards arbitration. They Are also 1 getting in touch with representatives of the operatives. The object of All their movements is to secure a basis on which an Early meeting of Ohe parties can be news of the activity of officials of the ministry of labor in Manchester broke today almost simultaneously with the announcement of the postponement of the visit of sir Horacae Wilson permanent Secretary to the ministry of labor to Canada. Sir Horace was to have accompanied it. Hop j. H. Thomas minister of employment to Canada on his Mission to promo the More a r 1 Tish on Page. Eleven by associated press speeding through the skies at about 70 Miles an hour the Graf Zep Pelin tonight was Well on her Way on the first leg of her world girdling flight. Aided by favourable winds the giant air liner at 11 o clock tonight had placed approximately Amer ican land Miles behind her Lunce the take off from Lakehurst naval air station at 12.39 thursday morning. The Latess position of the Airship was reported i a radio despatch received by the Navy department at Washington indicating that she had passed a position 41.20 North and 45.05 degrees West at 11 . At that hour the Graf was travelling at a Speed of 70 Miles an hour. basis of the Progress already made it was expected that the air ship would smash its previous trans Ocean record by a considerable margin. The extraordinary Speed which or. Hugo Ekener has been Able to get out of his crate is attributed for the most part to skillful mane vering to gain the Best adv Entac from follow ing winds. During the first hours of the flight the Speed of Tho Zeppelin at times exceeded 100 Miles an hour. This Speed was reduced considerably later when thick fog Banks were encountered along with fudging by the position of the air shop at the time of the latest report it was apparent that or. Ekener had abandoned his original intention of following the great Circle course and taken the Southern course where the winds were More favourable although the Graf Zeppen was not seen by any Shore Point after it pass continued on Page three threatening to wipe out the Little settlement Forest fires that have been raging in the Ronnie District of Mani Toba this week advanced to within half a mile of the town yesterday. The situation was so alarming that residents on the South Side of the Canadian Pacific railway loaded their belongings into Box cars and prepared to leave in the event of the flames continuing to Advance. A change of wind however saved the town for the time being at any rate. Should the Breeze veer round again to the Quarter from which it was blowing yesterday a real menace will be created and in preparation for such an emergency the . Has an engine and train Crew in readiness to take All residents out according to information received in the City late last night. Air planes from Lac thu Bonnet and a number of Forest rangers have been in the area for the past few Days and Way at Sturgeon Lake which s rapidly coming under control. With no new fires reported and Tho others being brought under control conditions Are much easier but Ganss Are still engaged in the work of fire fighting. t Ulp conic scions to traffic Tress port Arthur out.,us. H. Legals. Forest supervisor or Thunder Bay today closed the fort Wilhiam continued o every available Man in the Iset Lemeut has been fires. Aiding them in fighting the two detained in Hospital Al though not seriously Hurt third Able to go Home knocked car leaving station strikes girl wind hour is if All averted and reassuring reports were i received at City Headquarters of the woman Dominion forestry department. As the Day wore on. However the j Down by i wind changed and in spite of All that could be done to hold the flames in i Check they sped relentlessly in the 1 direction of the town i Rennie is a railway siding town in j Eastern Manitoba. The population is Small but there Are some important buildings and property loss would be heavy in the event of the town be coming the prey of the flames. In other parts of the province the Forest fire situation has greatly proved reports received in the City traffic accidents in Winnipeg l e5" Ter Day resulted in injury to three women increasing thy toll Lor tins year to u79. They not seriously Hurt and one did not remain at the Hospital where she received at tent Ion. Y 1 a recent arrival from Russia Rosu last night indicate. Fires Are still j Aumaier. 57 years who wandered burning in the extreme North and i Awny from the . near Lake . But so sue i Hall was struck Oil main s Reet at Cess fully has the grim Battle been Higgins Avenue when the became con waged by the fire fighters that they fused by the Stream of traffic Coler have been confined to the Bush Lajud in j ing the subway As she attempted to i which they originated and in which j Cross main Street. I til Ere Are no stands of Timber or any the truck driven by Peter Solanyk. I great commercial value. C03 my Philllps Street hurled her to resources taxed to utmost i the pavement with considerable Force the resources of the Canadian airland she received .1 deep wound at i Force and the forestry department in i the Back of the head and bruises to ithe province have been taxed to the i her left Side. Her condition last night utmost in the Effort made to hold i was fairly Good. Back the fire fiend. Walking on main Street sidewalk All available planes have been sent across the Entrance to filling station the areas affected arid they have i four year old girl tells of drowning of Mother and sister Forbes Landing . Canadian 1 Russ despatch Campbell Al Var 15.c., aug. Warren Harvey Barker Vancouver and her daughter Thelma eight were drowned wednesday in a deep Pool above Ladora palls three quarters of a mile Down the River from Forbes Landing. Mrs. Barker and her daughter Theima and Loraine four had come to visit or. Barker who is an employee of the Campbell River lumber company. They had gone for a picnic i and it is believed that Thelma fell into the water and that her Mother died in an Effort at Rescue. The j tragedy became known when Little Lorraine walked All the Way to Forbes Landing. Weather report Tuot to flown hither and thither Landing men at Points of Vantage that enable them i to Check the Onward sweep of the flames when advancing toward Timber May be rushed to i Rennie today should reports indicate that the town is again Likely to be from Ibe free press piles aug. 9 imperilled. Conditions belter in Kenora area i special despatch to tile free press looking Back i Kenora out., aug. 8. Conditions Are slightly better in the Kenora District and no fresh fires have been reported today. The fire at Whitney Lake is a bad one however and the smoke from this Blaze is now Drift ing Over the North end of the town the wind coming from the Northwest. Whitney Lake is approximately ten Miles North of Kenora and is near the other fire on the Redditt Kenora High fifty a Lac Vemis Matt Davis Winnipeg horse Chirolo is the weather report Winnipeg meteor Viorica Lisbon to new York flight pc Cal United news despatch to free Tress Byi free Tress 1 pirate wire i new York aug. 8. The special news Cable to the free Mauretania Slid into port today after Tress by free Ness a Ruvalo Vire a valiant taut unsuccessful Effort to Madrid Spain aug. Uusi in. J fliers in route to new York arrived at Quatro Lentros Ai drome near the fit 8 ., after a flight from u Paris the fliers who Are preparing Cor a. Non Stop trip across the Atlantic regain from her German rival the Bremen the Speed record which she held for two decades. Luck was against capt. S. G. S. Mcneil commander of the British ves Sel during the latter part of the Voy age. Alter getting away to a flying Titan motor. They Start on Bhe first two Days out of to by on to Lisbon by 3d" whence they plan their trans Atlantic flight but decided to halt Are Mechanic Schoof and they f lev a big the following issued trom uie office at 7 . Temper a lure 84 Maxi mum for the preceding 12 hours. 05 minimum 58 barometer 20.84 South West wind at eight Miles per hour sky Clear. The weather has been fair throughout the West with High temperature. Minimum and maximum temperatures Dawson 50 58 Repina 50 93 Prince Rupert 52 62 Brandon 47 92 66 Kenora 50 85 74 port 50 64 80 Cochrane 48 63 82 Parry sound. 48 63 34 London 42 80 85 toronto____50 74 32 kir.gston____56 72 32 Ottawa 45 76 Montreal 53 78 Victoria 52 Vancouver 54 Kami oops 62 Prince George 56 Calgary 44 Leth Baldre _ 50 Edmonton 43 Swift current 52 batueforc1 48 Prince Albert %2 Medicine hat 30 Moose jaw 54 Saskatoon 49 Quebec 43 90 St. John 9-1 Halifax. 90 Charlottetown Cherbourg he was forced b verse weather and a surgical opera Tion aboard to slow Down. Dominion status not Given Egypt by proposed treaty no likelihood Egypt will be mistress of her own House As completely As also disputes with Britain that cannot be settled by negotiation shall be settled by reference to league. Despite this however the Maure Tania. Broke its own record for the crossing by three Hovirs and 60 min utes. Its time from Cherbourg breakwater to Ambrose lightship was 4 Days. 22 hours and 44. Minutes As compared with the Bremen s. 4 Days 17 hours and 42 minutes. Wightman cup Tennis matches open 3nd great Britain terrific struggle Over revised Tariff out on floor of . Senate indicated. Assn Boine Lawn bowlers capture events at Brandon tournament. Page 17. Manitoba Cricket e Leven loses to by 43 runs. Page 17. Three women injured in on Winnipeg streets Page j fight against Forest fires in Mani Toba succeeding. Page 1. Wellin Tofe take Lead in local la Crosse play pc of Page 18. Special Cable to the free press London aug. Attempt to. Envisage Egypt As enjoying something like Dominion status within the. British Empire under the new Alliance proposals Breaks Down As soon As the proposals Are closely examined. Egypt would allow British troops on its territory it would have British military instructors to secure identity in training and methods of egyptian and British armies it would also be a member of the league of nations and there is a Mutual agreement Between Britain and Egypt not. To oppose each other s policy in foreign countries or to conclude with a third Power any political agreement which might be prejudicial to the interests of the other party. More explicit and formal in these respects relations Between Britain and Egypt would be very Simi Lar to those Between Britain and other Hon i Intens. The Mutual re ledge of Britain and Egypt to come to each other s Aid As an ally in the event of War is More explicit and formal than the inter Dominion obligations but As blood counts More than Inki differences Between Egypt and the dominions Are greater than resemblances. It is provided that any disputes be tween Britain and Egypt that cannot be settled by negotiations shall be settled by the nations.1 there is no such provision regarding inter do minion disputes Tho Tajh. It in Trua it was once suggested by the Irish free there is Confidence that the British Commonwealth of nations is capable of settling All its internal questions without reference to any outside body. Modification of capitulation there is no moreover that Egypt will be mistress of her own House As the dominions control Tair. Domestic affairs. There. Is nned in pare Here in Routs Ocean steamships arrived Steamer Mauretania two Alberta cowboys flon cover 600 Miles on Broncos heading for mine country special despatch to the free Man., aug. A 600-mile Jaunt aboard a couple of Alberta Broncos Jack. Spence and Douglas Parker Western cow boys arrived Here yesterday from Compeer Alta. The boys will go on. flon after disposing of their horses. After leaving the Plains Spence and Parker trailed through the Bush country which is considered almost impassable. The trip however though slow in spots was done without any untoward adventure. Attempt on life of Balm Sakai India aug. Received Here tonight said an attempt had been made to assassinate Bacha King of Afghanistan. When the Bardelt King was returning to Kabul the capital a Bullet aimed at his automobile crashed. Windshield. Nookie sucker is nor on e business of of casts Mangoba and mostly fair and warm Rossl blvd a few local thunderstorms. And not quite so warm. Lake to moderate Southwest and West fair and a Little warmer. By fall i Mold dust Par excellence referring again through the free press advertising columns to his former Challenge to shoe horses against any Man or institution in Winnipeg said he would like to intimate to the newly founded Manitoba Carriage Factor which had taken sardonic notice of his Chal Lenge that he had forfeit on de posit and that if they were gentle men and sportsmen they would put up and if not they should shut up. Fifty it talks. Laughs whistles. Singn and imitates animals and this passage from a Large Advt. In the free press referred to an unique exhibition of Thomas a. Edison s new and latest phonograph or talking machine on exhibition Day and even ing for one week in the Frame build i j one door North of the Winnipeg red Perrault ovaries Wood pos tonic 011 pos Orfice Lombard crushed against taken to Hospital crushed Between the Wall of a build ing a scaffolding. Fred Perrault. Of Charleswood. A Painter employed by the Wallace decorating company was Street. Roll a i Lac years Aro 1kri j. W. Winnett. Winnipeg furniture i manufacturer was awarded the con tract for supplying the Cedar blocks for the new pavement on main St col at a cent and a Quarter per Square Yard Over the Price asked by foreign competitors. Seriously injured yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the general pen Ault was painting the outside of the new j. I. Case company warehouse Werc on King inf Avenue. He was not no in up tie nov a binders were tired by other workmen who were mov i orly a cars All the machine it Gladstone busily on the move set ing a scaffold near where he was work ing. They lost control of it and it slipped and fell against the Painter pinning him against the Wall. He was removed to the Hospital in the police ambulance. Last night his condition was slightly improved and was reported by the Hospital As fairly Selling like hot cakes to the Farmers who had been using the old reapers it locked As though Gladstone wheat Fields would average about 20 bushels to the acre. Terrific Battle in Senate Over Tariff Bill certain . Farm organizations will carry fight for higher duties on such commodities As feeder cattle and flax seed to floor of Senate when revised House Bill beaches that chamber on sept. 5. Canadian press 1 was rejected by the Senate commit or my tee by the snare n of a single vote. By h an indication that the experts of the Washington. . Aug. Bai. I Enate committee Are not insensible to tie of the Tariff is Only beginning. All i the approaching storm is the an to a terrific struggle nou Cement today by Smoot that he evidence Points to a Terluin pc wll a new so Ldene Scalo Ujj con. When the Senate finance committee reaches the floor of the Senate. That will be on o on o o prepare a new sliding scale to con House Bill revised by Tlle Tariff on sugar. The new scale will be based on prices of. Crude. Producers have complained the proposed Nour it o duties in the fled september 5, two weeks after the re of Assembly of the Senate. I farm organizations will carry their fight for higher duties on such commodities As feeder cattle and flax seed to the floor of the Senate through representatives of the farm states and t will not be any Sham Battle. Agriculture feels that president hoovers limited revision of the Tariff is so far developed by the House and Senate finance committee does injustice to farm interests in favor of manufacture Inu interests and recalls with satisfaction that senator William Borah s when the Bill reaches the Senate a minor skirmish will be by senator Jones of Washington and other leaders of the Northwest to re establish the duties proposed by the House on shingles and lumber. But progressive Republican leaders whose sympathies Are with the agricultural forces say logs lumber and shingles will remain on the free list. Since the administration is willing to pacify the Farmers and at the same time does not want to damage Ameri can Trade with Canada. It is Safe to As these commodities till try Floc year Aro Winnipeg wheelman won several events at Portage 1a Prairie a sum Mary of the Day s events Novice Toye Quarter mile open Villers won Lightcap 2nd halt mile , Jackson won. Halstead 2nd Tanya Roxburgh won. Anderson 2nd two mile Lap. Al Ollers won. Snider 2nd one mile Handicap. Nln won. Hal Stead 2nd team race. Won Jack Mcculloch. Nick Winnipeg wheelman was away it the Minne Apolis races. Thirty years ago wheat harvesting Hart started it Cartwright. Was estimated that 8.000 men would be co lured to Harvest the Manitoba and Tcrrltorir-1 detested the . It football line in. Toba. Lewis. Bray. Smith. Walker. Dudd Caldee. Mitchell Robinson Hilton Allan Grant Stew Art. Two nov i ire Vars Aro Winnipeg aldermen headed by his worship mayor Sharec accepted an. Invitation to visit the bit fair at Brandon in a body the whole party journeying to the wheat City in a special private or. Blair at the session of the railway com Mission in Winnipeg introduced subject of a Union depot for the City. Who had As As. De. With Hoitz nozzles and of the an end to. It the ;