Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 13, 1929, Winnipeg, Manitoba Thermometer readings free press thermometer readings 7.30 ., aug. 32. -4-r7 .10.30 Aug. 12 11.1w a.m., aug. 33 4.150 2.30 a.m., aug. 13 for full text of meteorological office report Sec rage one t vol. 33 . August 13. 1929. Price. 5c per copy edition with comic Loc. 26 pages apparatus racing West on por Tage in response to Call gets out of control and overturns Fred Dolding 360 Olive Street and Aiex Morrison 247 Rose Berry Street die in Hospital j radio stations broadcast sensations of Parachute jumper during Long drop special null cd news despatch in the free Tress wire Iloo Erelt Field. N.y., aug. Sensations experienced by a Parachute jumper were broadcast from this Field by Henry g. Bushmeyer he was plunging to Earth from a height of feet. It was believed to be the first Experiment of its kind. Bushmeyer carried a 24-Pound Short wave transmitting radio set strapped to him and held the microphone in his hand. When he stepped off his air plane 10.000 feet up he started to talk into the Mike and the words were picked on the Field by a Short wave transmitted to the new York studio of the National broadcasting station and then sent out Over a net work of stations. Nomads of Avra Daka Here for continent wide Assam by t a i d debt Parley condition of Veteran fire chief James Dickson Dewar also badly injured in Safe says vexed question of payments to great Britain stood Over while. Other problems discuss and obstacles to agreement on Rhine-1 land be reviewed at conference of diplomats All doubts As to unanimity o on Snowden s stand now dissipated grave fear was held by attending physicians at the time of going top Ess this morning that the name of. Chief James Dickson 70-year-old j v3-.eran Leader of the St. James fire department might be added to the death list in the fire truck wreck on Portage Avenue West yesterday morn ing. With two of his men dead a third seriously Hurt and himself critically injured latest reports from the general Hospital this morning reveal that chief Dickson was very Low and his condition the cause for considerable alarm. It is feared he May have suffered a fracture at the base of his Skull. He also complained of pains in the Region of his spine. Semi conscious for a while last night he would lapse into a state of coma at intervals it was reported. While recognizing his doctor and remembering some things his mind was said to be a total Blank As far As the Accident was concerned and he had to record of the passing of time since the fatal spill. In the morgue of the general Hospital last night Lay the bodies of the two dead firemen grim testimony to the twist of Fate that hurtled them Fryni a racing fire truck swerved out of control 11.20 a.m., Vestor Dav morning on Portage Avenue 50 feet Southwest of the intersection of Rutland Street. F the dead men Are Fred Dolding. Aged 42 years married 360 Olive Street Alex. Morrison. Aged 28 years married. 247 Roseberry Street. The other injured firemen besides chief Dickson is Duncan Dewar aged Telegram reaches the Pas but fails to account for Long delay presumed machine forced to Earth and temporary re pairs found necessary Canadian oct Pattii 1 is Man., aug. Formal business message flashed to the Pas by radio and Telegraph today brought Relief to Many who had awaited news from the North land since Duke Schiller famed Canadian flying Ace of the North country had been reported lost in the Baker Lake area with two companions. Schiller is Safe was the news flashed to the world this afternoon from the Pas n few minutes after the formal message had been received Here. Tom Creighton one of Here. Tom Crelghton one or Cue Suie Reu do in discoverers of the Plin plonk mine and tary experts. To pass on a great ilium e. Humble Mechanic accompanied j her of technical question connected the trip to the far North i with the transport of. Troops while searchers scoured the Barren foreign minister Stresemann pre continued on Paije three i for hop Al asocial cd i Ress Cable 1 Lic Hague aug. Skirt Hijra Thi crisis deliberations the conference to make the Young plan Lor reparations effective. Today took a new tack and sailed along toward a solution of Thuc Rhineland evacuation. Problem just As if the tie up Over reparations did t exist. It. Hon. Philip Snowden Chancellor lot the British exchequer who is Gen orally credited with having almost run the Hague conference ship on the rocks of challenging the proposed reduction of great Britain s reparations payments himself helped the situation by calling for the adjourn ment of tie finance committee until wednesday this. Move in the committee where the reparations crisis exists came As a Surprise but it enabled the political committee to inaugurate discussion of Rhino land evacuation. These deliberations developed the opinion that be fore any particular Date could be considered it would be necessary for Mili representatives of province and City to extend Welcome to Dele Gates from thirty states and four Cere Mony to be followed by institution of Imperial orial services at Cenotaph to e solemn feature of Day s programme. Tie Sta a is set. A bedouin Trum-1 or. Shears term of office is for of respond Secretary a bulbs Hij votaries of the dramatic order of the knights of Kho Rassami. The Nineteen to bin Elci conclave will have water a lapse of two years discussion upon the continent wide affairs of Oriental orc or will have resumed. Addresses of Welcome High dignitaries will Welcome with a record number present Wie annual meeting was featured by stir ring arid res ses on the part of Austin and William outline. K3 conclusion saw a dance that lasted till the wee hours of the my elms. Impe Lii Palace ceremony the impressive ceremonial of the Imperial Palace will be carried out at High dignitaries win Sci come Imperial Pai acc win of delegates after William h. Luthse. In 7 at the Royal Alexandra Joitel Perial Prince has declared the Clave formally reopened and the Trade j Campbell ., is called by death City Iowa one of the leading officials of the order. Impressive ceremony to opening of Imperial Santha sessions today umut Umi ally tonal presentation of colors and sing inc of the National and Fem has been observed. Following an invocation pronounced by Rev. Major w. Robert son chaplain of military District no. 10 the votaries will be greeted by Hon. J. D. Mcgregor lieutenant governor of Manitoba. J. T. Son m.p., will speak for the Dominion and then his worship mayor Dan Mclean himself a votary will deliver a Brief address. Expressing the United spirit of hospitality evinced by this City to wards the visitors greetings Wili also j be extended by leaders of the con j Serva Tive Liberal and labor parties col. Fawcett o. Taylor ., . J lands in search of the Schiller Plani. Miss May Beltes ocal Secretary for Creighton received the Welcome Massage arrived at Baker it said but there was no explanation of continued on Page five Pilot instantly killed when air plane crashes associated Tress despatch Pittsburgh. Aug. 12. Harry Smith 26, Akron Ohio air plane Pilot was instantly killed today when his plane fell on the Pittsburgh Mckee port Boulevard near Bettis Field. Ranier Briand. Foreign minister wynians and it. Hon. Arthur Henderson the British foreign Secretary will study these subjects tomorrow with their respective. Null Tavy advisers and w.1u meet privately during the afternoon formal institution of the Imperial ski Itha. Nomads of will take place on the throne like Daiz in the Blue room of the Marlboroug i hotel at 11 of clock this morning with ritualistic ceremonial in the presence of. The full court consisting of the Mac rank the cers and Iso representatives of primary Manthas. The Maharani mrs. 11 j. England will perform the opening rites and preside at All the sessions of the darbar. Much of the ceremonial which hath the Constitution of biennial meetings of. The darbar will among late arrivals last night were nomads from St. John. New Bruns Wick and one of the Imperial Santha officers Kaupf Golden los Angeles past Imperial Regent with a. Big Dele gation. The opening session will be devoted mainly to hearing of reports of Imperial off leers and special convention committees with a luncheon at 1 the Hudson s Bay company s Virun room in the officers or the Imperial Santha ladies of the Imperial Palace and representatives to the no i i i a j no. My . Nice n the British foreign Secretary s j be absent As the nomads will join at the to Aciu cd Lii . Apartment to talk Over the situation i the knights of. I Torassa. Of t in their continued or Page five ceremonial opening of the Imperial Palace at the Royal Alexandra hotel at 9 o clock and with them enjoy the official Welcome which the City extend. Here local . Fraternity i fifteen Hundred nomads wer Over nomads and wives of knights of the . Order had fireguard constructed to was outstanding figure de Cade ago As Liberal in Western political circles will be introduced by Ralph chairman of the convention commit who was largely responsible for bringing the continent wide meet to this City several vocal numbers will follow South Winnipeg legislature under Hon. Thomas Greenway the addresses and a in emission will Isaac Campbell. . Pioneer Law act o was ref Kuaras a the a dresses and an Ini or Missioni win Isaac campy eur. Wow _ Hien be declared unit 10.30 o clock. Winnipeg who a decade ago w protect Winnipeg trans time the Imperial Prince will one the outstanding figures is Onnen the Palace and Liberal in Western Canadian Mission lines effective j behind hew conflagrations break out in area North of be Nora precautions taken set programme has been Laid out for parts of the Are of n t Mlo re 3 v the remainder of the Day. New wednesday morning s session will elect the new Imperial officers and wednesday at 7.30 o clock the promo esd new Winnipeg Santha wiil be initiated by the Maharani assisted by the Imperial Santha officers the present Imperial Prince William duthl., ., and Walter Austin the in though several have been Extin Forest fires Buring at. Midnight last coming Prince. Jung carries no wireless but rubber boat and suits associated Tress Cable Lisbon. Aug. Spotless whits 1 air plane with the name Jung Schwei Eerland Young painted on the Forward part of the fuselage. Today was Given careful tests to pre pare it for a trans Atlantic near the end of the week. Three Young Swiss aviators worked Over it. But Only two will be aboard when it Heads out Over the Ocean for the azores and thence to Nova Scotia. They Are Oscar Kaeser Pilot 22. And Kurt Luescher Backer and Mechanic 21. Alfred Tschopp. A Mechanic who accompanied them Frem Zurich will re main behind to permit additional Rue to be carried. The plane carries no wireless but is equipped with a pneumatic boat and rubber suits to enable the men to float if forced Down. R i Flag to Fly for american . Visitors i As a Mark of respect to j the Many -. Con Veu Tiou visitors in Winni neg this week from the United states the stars and stripes will be flown from the Courtesy Flag staff of the free press building All week. Two general stores Tele phone office and other premises destroyed special despatch id the free press Rumsey alta., aug. Which broke out in the Weinbrom store Early official voice in the Imperial Santhin the new Santha Welgh sessions they May attend As guests. Continued on Page three passenger train colmes with Towms car killing four members of family Roe of n his morning caused damage estimate i tnd., per de at when it wiped out the 3. C. Cafe Raskin s general store o. Tthompson s real estate office the Weinbrom general store and the Tele phone office located in the same shop. About insurance was carried. The Blaze was prevented from spreading to other buildings work on the part of Busi Ness men of the District. The four buildings burned were in the heart of Rumsey. A Little farming Community. Sons were killed and four were injured late today when a Nickel plate Pas Senger train struck a touring car at a crossing Here. The. Victims including the injured All were said to have been members of the Herman Wilkerson family of near of1heday fifteen Hundred nomads members 01 women s Branch of dramatic order of Khorn Ssan in Winnipeg for opening of Imperial Santha sessions i. Will be i missioner Waldron of the probe he amalgamated builders coun cil at Sandwich 9 Geoid to Cannoa Page after Short 9. Business i today s programme . Meeting cases infant pm Sattal baby show at Central can Ada exhibition called off As result the Brethren will deliberate doors until 12 o clock. Memorial service at Ceno Tajii after the noon recess the delegates wll reconvene at 2 o clock at the hotel and at 2.30. O cock will adjourn for a memorial service to be held at the Cenotaph on the mall. Pipers from Tabara. Temple Winnipeg will Iead the marchers who will proceed Down main Street and then continue on Portage Avenue to the memorial Boulevard. The mayor and Imperial Palace officers will follow the pipers in motor cars and then will follow the vast of Degatis to form Ujj 0 com an impressive column Stonas do com it. To Ceren Lony at the Cenotaph will after an under control so far As the menace to settlements Power Plant transmission lines and valuable stands of com-1 thai ceremony to Are concerned Accord-1 but impressive. Ins to information received by Fores invocation has been pronounced by officials last night. By Imperial Prince Authney and the remembrance observances will have a massed band concert will be held at 3.30 o clock in front of the Parlia ment buildings following which proceedings will be adjourned until he evening. Secretaries a acct officers c m shears of port Worth tex., president of tic order of the knights of Kliora Ssan. Secretaries association of Canada and the United states last night at the organization s annual meeting and banquet held in the St. Charles hotel. The event marked an important item on the week s activities and danger which threatened towers and transmission lines or the Manitoba Power company at great palls of. The Winnipeg electric company vat Lac Dubonnet and of the Winnipeg City Hydro at Point Dubois has been it was stated the fireguard constructed and other precautions taken by the Small of fire fight ers having been most effective. A fire at scud ii s Corner near Lac Dubonnet broke out yesterday morn ing but was checked before it assumed alarming proportions. Prom Swan River to the. Extreme North there was a continuance yester Day of heavy rain and it quenched most of the fires which have raged in that territory. In the Rennie District in the South East fires Are burning at isolated Points Thev Are at a considerable distance from the town however. The Canadian despatch j Are there is a. Big Force Liberal in Western died at his Home 586 River no Amie. At 12 30 this morning. Or Campbell who was a member or the Manitoba legislature under the premiership of Hon. Thomas Greenway. Ran a candidate for. The Federal nose against Hugh John. Macc Lonald. N a celebrated contest won the re Spect and esteem of All. And was pen Pralle referred to during the period o. 55 Polit Cal activity As the people s Turc his ability is an orator m the heyday of his political career has possibly never been excelled in Manl t0lhc was 76 years of age. Thomson s Are in charge of the funeral arrange ment which have not yet been com i 900 of Imperial i Eluee convention Imperial Prince William h Dutille presiding. Royal Alexandra Hobl hig6i.vs and main Street. J layout of mine affords Hope that workers not in danger Ottawa aug. 12. Three new cases i of infantile paralysis were reported in this District Over the week end bring ing the total number of cases in the present outbreak up to 11. One Case was reported from outside the City another from a family in which there was already one Case and the. Third involving a woman 53 years of age. On the adv ice of or. T. A. Lomer medical officer of health the baby show in connection with the Central Canada exhibition to be held Here has been called off. Of them made the most of their Chance to go ahead with protective operations and the settlement which was seriously imperilled on two occasions is considered Safe no matter what turn the fires May take. There was an outbreak yesterday Jit Cormorant Lake but news was re . So o a presentation if colors. B National Anthem c invocation Rev. Robertson chaplain . No. 10. Cd introductions. E Al Ressos of Welcome. If response to Welcome Imperial Prince William h. Duthie. G song. H intermission. Iii Saivii. J 10.30 opening of Imperial Palace Impi real Prince j Wuu Aua expresses Confidence a suture of trans Atlantic aviation via i i i a inf 0113 of the nineteenth biennial conclave of the dramatic order knights 11 James firemen filled and iwo companions seriously injured when Wes overturns on Portage Avenue. Earthquake lasting ten minutes yesterday morning in new Stork and Eastern states and Ontario. Heroism Hanley girl who t is of five children in drown at four mile Lake. As cease to menace trans Mission. Lines serving Winnipeg let conflagrations reported at Kenora. Shoals were adroitly when the Hague conference on was resumed today. Isaac Campbell Pioneer we nil p88 lawyer died at 12.30 o clock this 1. No sign of peace is discernible in Touton Trade strike in great Britain. C. It. Tupper is honoured by members Winnipeg conservative 1. For Canadian Amateur Golf is 13. Presiding. A conferring of Imperial degrees h committee assignments. C adoption of Protr Nimic. D announcements. 12.00 2.00 of Imperial Palace. Royal Alexandra hotel Higgins and main Street. A preliminary report of contest committee by senator j. Elmer Lelir chairman. B b constitutional order of business. 3.00 or. Wren tit on Cenotaph pipe hand o Tanh non Temple. List Post by nil american unit. Memorial i Boulevard just North of parliament buildings. J band musical review parliament building. i was i Way. 4.00 Battaglia gains decision in feat Battle. 19. Lawn Bowling Tom Tiey is Lacr 20. 4.no 7.30 Palace ceremonial direction of contest. Committee j at Royal. Alexandra hotel. Opening by Tabara. Temple. Winni j Peg. Ritual work by Kornij Temple Ishpeming Mich i j Imperial Santha programme j the programme for the opening session of the Imperial Santha. J this morning is As follows 9 of Imperial Palace Royal Alexandra hotel. As guests of the Imperial Prince. 11.00 opening of Imperial Santha by the knt Iron j. Eng Luul. Marlborough hotel report of the credentials committee by the chairman Goldie a Huff Charleston. A. Vii. I reports of the Imperial officers the tie scribe Daisy Brickei Baumer Sioux City and the of the j a Arbir mrs. Ernestine Perkins Dorc Liest i be Adlung and approval of minutes of tile 1027 biennial darbar fort Worth Texas reports of the committee on rules Laura Mitchell and Bead i ing of proposition chairman of Lud Jclark Florence ? Arason adjournment it opening session. I 1.00 at Hudson s Bay store for nomads of j Imperial officers representatives followed bj1 conducted a tour through the store. Asuncin cd press. Despal Cli Pottsville a. Aug. Men wore severely burned 25 were trapped in smoke filled tunnels and a mine fire was raging under the Central part of the City following an explosion in the Primrose vein of the Sher Man. Coal company. Owin to the layout of , the lives of the 25 men who were caught in the Workings were 1.06 believed to be in danger. They were Cut off from tie main Entrance of the Shaft when the i explosion occurred but. Were left with i other Means of escape. hour following the explosion reports were received that several had. Found their Way to the. Street level and of facials said they expected All accounted for. To relieve Ells if Seattle Wasli. Aug. 12.--the. Bus Nan Steamer Sta atoll Ioni git was re hurrying to. The fur Schooner Elisif wrecked on a siberian Shore we men Anoai report. Tho following is the Weith lir a through Ovit with a few la sol to Rcd showers. Manl t0ba- v a Ftp. Dawson Brandon or Rupert 52 60 Kenora. 6s. It. Arthurs. 82 Vancouver 52 82 co Chrape Karl oops _ 63 0-i p. Sound. 55 a Cal to Rj-____54 .78 London 52 8. Lethbridge 48. 76 Toronto --.-5s 0 Edmonton -52 74 Kingston .-.61.i s currant _ 00 80 Ottawa Saskatoon. -58 11 Charl town _ 58 a 6ls, Superior to t. To. New hog regulations in effect september 16 next a anacin Fross despatch Ottawa aug. New hog grading regulations will come into Force. 011 other Wen Motherwell Tunis War i Dav provision regulations was made by the passage of an order in Council on March 11. Last. Officials of the department located at stockyards and abattoirs through out he country Are assisting dealers in setting acquainted with the new provfslons8 enabling legislation has 1-1-1 of a Thornl . Provo been passed in several provinces continued on Paffie three communist placards girls carried banners denouncing police terrorism Canadian Tress despatch Xii onto placards were seized and destroyed by police Here today when four Young Eirls appeared at a downtown Corner bearing the signs advertising the communist open air meeting called ,0. A Tomc Tow night to protest against officials at Michigan hold Archie Mack pending investigations Canadian pics despatch a tilt Ste. Marie ont., aug. 12. United states customs officials at the Michigan Soo said today the tug. Archie Mack of Thessalon was seized last Friday at Spring Bay on a charge of running liquor into United states. The commissioner said no liquor had been found on Board the tug but they had been notified by Canadian officials of the fact that the boat had cleared from Canada with liquor on Board so the seizure was made. The tug is being held by authorities at the Michigan port while further investigations Are made. Customs men said several Well is Tatalis hed routes for rum runners have been located both above and below the Soo and Small Craft Call each looking my id police in Geht at isolated spots along the Tion was broken up without any a take on cargoes. Rests being made. R crop inspection report by e. Cora Hind agricultural and commercial editor Manitoba free press from the free press file. Aug 13 fifty five years Asa the weather in Winnipeg still quite warm was More conducive to the continued of paper returned com Montreal bringing with him a magnificent Carriage and pair Lor Toba s magnate or. My of the customary wet paint si6n on the newly furnished Exchange hotel was responsible for the carrying of about Worth of fresh paint on backs of Coats Etc. Fifty years the new Cable for the steal ferry across the red River was Stretc lied from Provenclier Avenue on the Boniface Side to the foot of Notro Street in place of the former connection on Broadway. The new and Reading desk de locally by Bishop and Shelton was installed in Winnipeg s Fine Presb Lerlan edifice Knox Church. Forty five tears ago sol Smith Russell in Edge Vood was the attraction at the Princess opera House. Prominent among the medicines Etc. Advertised in the free press were. Perry a Nils pain killer. Syrup of bed. Spruce gum fellow s syrup of he to phosphates and Sulphur and Iron bitters. Forty years ago or. Marples. Pioneer Winnipeg Butcher won Glrst in the of cards race at the caterers in Carman the caterers excursion won elven the distinction of opening the Nev Branch line from Barnsley to Carman. Thirty five years ago among the new books at Winnipeg bookstores were the Jungle . By Rudyard Kipling the House of the by Stanley j. Daughter of by Sara Jonn Ette Duncan and the ascent. Of by Drummond. Retina Broa. And ulary View made Belna this evening after a round of 197 Miles which included the main Highway to Indian. Head with circles to the North at Grenfell summer Berry and. Indian head which at each Point eave condition to the up of the Quappelle Valley from Indian head South and East through the Odessa and Kendall to Francis and West and parts of country it North through the districts of Francis Sedley Lajord Kronau and Kinard been a discouraging Sims and were from oils it a Vel old and Oivin t. Good average yield. Especial l in the sections towards the que Apple Valley there Are Tage of fall Rye and these will be the heaviest yielding corps North summer Berry there arc Miles even in height than seen elsewhere but very thinly tooled and with Short Heads and where fully matured a somewhat thin the same conditions prevailed from Francis through to Regina Only that from la word in the crops were not so Ripe and he Greener ones will be helped to some extent in filling by the rain of sunday. The crops in the territory from say eight Miles South of Indian head through the Odessa country and Kendal and pretty Well through to Francis Are very Many of them too Short and too thin to Cut and bind and very uneven both As to height and density of stand. Much cutting Doni in All the territory excepting from Lajord to Regina a great Deal of Cut Ting is done and harvesting was. Going Forward very rapidly. All but some half dozen Fields were in Stook and a few of them Between Sedley and Lajord were threshed. Many devices Are being resorted Ito to secure the Short Heads on the poorer Thor to years that new popular Book Harum by Edward Noyes w was making such a hit n we that the Mclntosh circulating Library had to order 20 extra for its patrons and in order to Book would be in when called for the lending time restricted to six Days. _ Twenty five of Marie Corelli was Raymond Prefontaine. In an visit to Winnipeg Toul the work being done prove navigation on tie fat. Re acc. Peg is e shot8 who trimmed 3.sm competitors at Bisley. Received it rousing pet tors Welcome ;