Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, August 15, 1929

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 15, 1929, Winnipeg, Manitoba Thermo Meruil headings i cd i Russ thermometer readings ., ans. 10.30 ., Auk. A.m., aus 2.30 a.m., aug. 15- 32 1 or full text of meteorological office report Sec Rnic one. Vol. 55----no. 35 fair and warm. Sun rises 5.16 Sun rets 10.48. Moo i rises 17.39 noon sets 0.8. Winnipeg thursday August 15, 1929 Price 5c Phi copy edition with comic Loc. 28 pages Vancouver donkeys visit the free press crack zouave Drill patrols and Temple bands from All Over american continent compete visiting votaries to big Assembly adjourn business sessions to witness performances foday s monster Parade and car Nival to eclipse Oiler gorgeous spectacles of weak crack zouave Drill patrols and five Al Temple bands each the Pride of their respective lodges from widely scattered Points of the North american i continent matched their skill before Large crowds that gathered in the amphitheatre rink yesterday afternoon and evening to enjoy the highlight events of the programme the second Day of the monster . Conven lightning kills ton now in session in Winnipeg. Both performances were splendid entertainment of their kind and the spectators expressed their admiration no Uncertain manner. A marvellous display of High class marching and line shifting formations was presented by the zouave patrols garbed in their exotic Oriental pageantry and the band competitions provided a wonder Ful treat in instrumental music. Open air display today big open air displays which Promise j Parker to stand out above anything else in the Day s scheduled programme of events will Mark today s activities of the donkeys gathered Here in convention. All the resplendent Public demonstrations of the knights during the past few Days which have earned enthusiastic commendation of the citizens of Winnipeg should be eclipsed in Galaxy of color and gorgeous spectacle by outs Ganoung. Exhibitions arranged for this afternoon drum corps Competition knights of Hho Rassan. Drum corps. The above group of donkeys from Vancouver visited the free press tuesday afternoon. Four of them members of. The famous Quartetti of Tel Al Keble Temple. No. 146, Vancouver gang some very Fine numbers to members of the editorial department. The owner of the car r. Townley has travelled 10.000 Miles on his Way to the big convention taking in the United states and Eastern Canada and intends returning to Vancouver via Spokane. He has Lor travelling companions j. A. Cornett and his son. Prom left to right in group Are Sutro Bancroft Evans first e. Lupton Aubrey Clarke r. Townley Sid Nichols second Tenor and w. E. Morphy business Cramer Pilot of until Bowler enthuses Over future of Arctic blames failure on Lack of facilities at port Burwell. To try again report Kins George will m associated press Cable London. Aug. Daily new said this morning that King George s doctors had advised him to return to the Seaside at Bogie or for fur ther recuperation instead of going to , his majesty s favor Ite country estate. The court encouraged by the improvement in the King s since his Ops i Atlon had planned to., go shortly to lifetime from his subjects. Alterations in Progress at Oral Well London for a Short time and. Then go to Bognor for the next month. He would stay at Cra Gwem House where he was moved from London after his grave illness last Winter. The Kin Only left Craigwell House for Windsor Castle on May 15. And truck Driver Dies when Bolt strikes hit while working on roof ballast released in Effort to gain cruising Altitude then dirigible turns East on course Over perilous siberian ports indicate weather conditions Ideal. Many Are in Hospital suffering from damage inflicted on properly new Mexico flood renders hundreds in crops estimated at injured two others seriously at a packing Plant at. Hammonton. . To government counsel scores night. The plans was Little damaged to London his illness receiving the greatest ovation of his on july 1 a return and for the first time since the Dally news added that it was special despatch to the free j the. King might be. Tempted trained to a of efficiency both in their ability to make Boom Rica and in will compete tile Pas. Man., aug. Am. Serial Commerce Between continued on Pago six Grain rate from Kansas to sew rate on Corn in Force in fact. Other in theory special to nitty news despatch to Lyle free press by free press private wire Washington aug. 14. Lower j party was freight rates on Grain from Kansas composed of Bob Gast Anri Crater. City to Gulf ports become effective at Europe and Asia will Centre about Northern routes through Canada. Parker Cramer noted exploration flier declared on his arrival Here today with two other members of the Crew of the until Bowler the amphibian plane which was wrecked at port Bunnell in route to Greenland. Cramer who was one of the pilots of the greater Rockford on its night from 111., to Green land last fall visions the Day when air lanes will Cut through the Little known regions of Northern Canada in a Mammoth link with other empires the Clay is not far Distant when the Northern sky trails will be regarded As the speediest safest and most Feas Ible links with Europe and Asia he to exceed his strength Sandring Ham by indulging. In Gro uss shoot ing 6i which he is very fond this danger. Would _ be avoided. If. He could be persuaded to remain in House have convinced people Chat the King return to Bognor at least for the Winter if not. Imm e a lately. Meanwhile to go to Sandring Harn. Where Royal staff tied the King s horses and Carriage have already been ten. Midnight tonight on the Kansas City Southern Railroad because of the inter Commerce commission s failure to suspend the new rates. The new rate on wheat is 38 1-2 cents compared with the present Basic rate of 30 1-2 cents. This rate will be Only theoretical until october 1, How Ever because of emergency rates now in operation. The new rate on Corn which becomes effective in fact an Well theory is from 29 to 22 cents. The new rate schedule was filed with the commission 30 Days ago and it re fused to act on protests by other car hers against the reduction news Oei Heady action of amalgamated builders Council commissioner Wall Ron de clares summary punish nist is merited . Tress " Viii user out. Aug. To the effect the amalgamated bail iders Council has been functioning As usual in Windsor during the past few despite the Progress of. An investigation into its. Affairs provoked Sharp comment from commissioner Gordon Waldron and w. P. Griffiths. government counsel at to i Day s session of the Royal commission i under or. Waldron. Specie news Cable to of Fri press by free press private wire by mauk1tz a. Ifal Lurwin . Germany aug. 15. The Graf Zeppelin proud mistress of the Atlantic air lanes departed in pleasant weather this morning on its most ambitious and probably its most hazardous flight of some Miles to Tokyo. The greatest dirigible Ever built started the longest non Stop flight Ever attempted at 1.35 Weather conditions along its route wer reported almost Ideal and the dirigible s officers expected to reach Tokyo in five Days ending the second stage of a flight around the world which began at Lakehurst . The dirigible Rose slowly from the flying Field appearing to ascend with considerable difficulty. Officers ordered much ballast dropped As 16 left the ground with its heavy Load of fuel. The Graf Zeppelin continued to gain Altitude however turning to so nerds the North and disappears in the j dim Light of morning. Follows unknown i Atli guiding his Grey ship towards a comparatively unknown Aerial path or. Hugo Eckener was confident of Success As he roared a Gruff order for the Start. He was prepared however for any imaginable adventure or mishap which May befall the dirigible and its 20 a woman Crew of 40 men in the wild areas of Siberia. The Zeppelin works cadent with the take off that the dirigible was prepared for an Emer gency Landing carrying supplies and equipment which would enable the experienced members of the group aboard to Lead the passengers and Crew out of almost any adventure in the Northern wastes. Turning first towards Berlin the second Lap of the round the world night from Lakehurst. ., is scheduled to take the Graf Zeppelin Over communistic Moscow across endless empty stretches and Sharp Mountain ranges of Siberia to within de of the Arctic weather la favourable and finally Down the Northern Asiatic coast to the capital of Japan. Caving hundreds homeless levelling. The Graf Zeppelin is equipped As crops in the Fertile Valley for .50 mile.? though the flight were a Well planned and doing damage estimated at from Olar expedition. Until to avoid any impression of Lack of Confidence. It also was Learned the soviet government is prepared Loaid at a. Moment s notice. It is understood that the government has made arrangements to Rush u Rescue party to any spot if word of a forced Landing is flashed Back to Moscow. Moreover the passenger list includes sir Hubert walk los. Noted Arctic explorer professor Karklin one of the Best informed geographers of North Ern Siberia and or. Geronimo Migias a Spanish physician. Fusses Over a pm Germany aug. Zeppelin passed Over this City at 5.31 a.m., flying in n northerly direction. Special unit Cal news pcs Polcini to the free i press by free press private wire Philadelphia aug. Persons were killed by lightning bolts during a. Severe thunderstorm which struck this Section this afternoon. Several others were reported stunned by shocks. James Thompson 45, Gardener of the Janney estate near Bryn mawr was killed and his assistant John. Nash was knocked Down and stunned when a Bolt hit them. Thomp son was the father of four children. Arthur Harviell was killed in East Germantown when struck by lightning while working on the roof of a new school building there. Lightning killed two Parsons and the dead Anthony Oral Lac 22, a truck Driver of Ham Monihon miss an Nie Garrard 21, of Alamo a. Mrs. Mary Merlino 42. And her daughter Catherine 23, were removed to a Pital suffering from Shock. San hundreds Are homeless n.m., aug. 14, swirling Rushing. Torrent roared through the the Rio Grande tonight crumbling some 150 buildings my front russian troops forced to withdraw when chinese reinforcements arrive with two villages above Sara to the firm belief that the safely Cross the waste completely inundated and away Walter Fulton knocked Down into by Burney was sibs fractured question expected to begin soon and be exhaustive pilots and Robert Wood aviation three persons were injured none editor of the Chicago Tribune which seriously traffic accidents in win United press by free pc. I siae Reci Reier Njg attorney general for his intervention i and possible liquor such a. Situation ought to be. Dealt with in a summary said or. Waldron in Mexico they would take these gentlemen out place them against a Wall and the commissioner asked counsel if he had i Power under the combines act to take action and on being advised he was limited to an investigation and report to the attorney general he said if ii in Effort to catch uninhabited siberian ions below the Arctic Circle rim every precaution has been taken to assure the safety of passengers if a forced land ing in the North becomes necessary. The siberian route has never before been flown by a dirigible and or. Eckener anticipates every sort of weather condition. Elf los and ammunition 1 three rifles three shotguns and a thousand rounds of ammunition Are aboard the dirigible. There also Are seven Days regular provisions and 14 Days emergency provisions principally canned milk Annex beef hard tack extra wines a d medicines. The passengers could even drink the water ballast if Neces Hans von Schiller told the United press that the party could live disunion Between banking and Mukden cause of fail ure of negotiations i Orcas Cable Tokyo Japan aug. Weeks of negotiations and Alai mans but unconfirmed rumours of War the dispute Between Russia and China Over chinese seizure of the chinese Eastern railway today became of Graver character. Japanese news Agency dispatches from Matchull Manchuria reported that russian Ana chinese troops Hud engaged in n. Skirmish on the Heights West of the town. Chinese infantry were said to have returned fire by russian patrols. From a car bin it was reported that three russian gunboats had landed troops in three chinese villages on the amur River above the Confluence with these Nav River. Chinese officials in Harbin said the landings followed demonstrations and bombardments. The russians were said to have withdrawn continued on Page two i private wire sponsored the flight to Greenland to test the Northern route. They arrived in the Pas on the Muskeg train of the Hudson Bay railway and were officially welcomed by mayor barely Stitt. In the evening they left for Winnipeg and Chicago. The Trio brought to the Pas a Story of thrills in the far North. They i study the liquor question in eng when and Wales yesterday morning. Walter j. Pulton suits two apartments received Scalp wounds prohibition conditions he was knocked Down by an Auto no was strongly mentioned tonight bile driven by Joshua b. Gray on the appointment of the first Portage Avenue near langs de Street " at 1025 o clock. Gray was operating his car another Automo tolls and railed to see. Pulton attempt ing to Cross Portage Avenue from the South to the North Side Axil. Possibility had Power i should act at the Roval commission witnesses today told of continued action taken by the a. B. C. And. The winged away from chicag july 3, in a Sikorsky machine and. Landed at port july 9. After an exciting Battle with fogs. On july 13 their plane was swept out to sea. From its Anchorage at the port and on july 28 they climbed aboard the Canadian of several ribs was Fulton was sufficiently capable to request that to be removed to Uli Seri Cordia Hospital for treatment. Institution of Winnipeg Branch of order of nomads of a Rundaka is Fea Ture of proceedings of eighth biennial darbar of Imperial 1. Crack Drill patrols and Temple bands furnish highlights of second j Day of monster conclave of dramatic order knights of 1. Strength at Chicago was responsible Lor net gains of cents to 2% cents in local wheat futures prices wednes Day. 18. With moderating temperature and increasing Light the Byrd expedition members resume outdoor 2. Splendid showing of Garden produce annual exhibition of West and old government hydrographic a Adan bound for Churchill. After a two weeks trip seven Days of which were spent in bucking ice floes the Steamer landed at Churchill. From Churchill the until Bowler Steamer suffer real by Thomas Burney de Coil Nuell on chinese Consul and wife will stand trial for lives in native land Kildonan Page 4. Horticultural society. Walter Austin of san Diego cal., elected As new Leader of dramatic order knights of 8. Government commissioner charges amalgamated builders Council with barefaced Defiance of 1. Debt payments to great Britain present difficult problems delegates reparations 5. Parker Cramer Pilot of the until foresees Canadian North As 1. Programme for tonight s spectacular Parade of Dokey votaries la an 8. Graf Zeppelin takes off from Fred on mile flight to 1. A. Hall s majority in Cumberland s to 324 and his de 3. Lightning kills four when electrical sweeps Over Eastern George Likely to forsake Inghran and return to Grove hurls eighteenth Victory 01 season for 20. Ujj i j Martin named president of Lawn 21. Forest fire manace in. Manitoba is to 2. Afros City Lacrosse play off so special United press despatch to the free press by free press private wire Smi i Tiki Cleo aug. Kao former chinese vice Consul at san1 Francisco and his Young wife Susie Ying Kao sailed from this port to Day on. The shiny. Maru for China Sune Reci by Ranton Street when he fell beneath the wheels of a of -.York, and main Street. Hei had. Been sitting on. The vehicle and site in g feet no him under the Back wheels. He is in Gen eral Hospital i Sven members of the investigating body. The total of the com. On probably will be 20. With lord Amulree. Formerly sir William lord Mac Kenzie As chairman visited the United states in 1926-27. The remainder of she appointments will is made before october when the investigation will Start. The commission will inquire into of Laws relating to the sup press by fre Minneapolis press p minn., itch to the free Valc Avic aug. Forming plumbers through compelling wholesalers to refuse to furnish them with supplies was refused supplies Richard Longley. Plumbing contract been refused sup plies by almost every wholesale House in Windsor after he had been expelled from the a. B. C. He said he Hac Censed at the horrible details of the murder of 12-year-old Dorothy Aune. For mity with their standards. It was police citizens and officials in the alleged the organization s tactics j a War cities tonight guarded All rail amounted to a Boycott of non con staf Cion and highways in search of a Bald headed Man about 40 years wanted As a suspect. The Little body tightly bound with i twine and wire and wrapped in two Gunny sacks was found on a Street today. Dorothy had. Been assaulted before her assailant strangled her to death officials Sale. Deputy Coroner c. A. Hobbs who examined the body and other officers aiding in the investigation expressed the belief that joined the a. Because he had been scared of the big which meant. Cutting off his supplies. The witness said Louis Singer com of the it also will examine and. Report on proposals that May be made toward amending the Law of England and this sex 5 mass loner of the a. B. A. In a speech in Windsor had warned the members the organization had Pyo Rhea in its we Tineil report weather has been West w and Alberta. Mitt Dawson 54 Prince Albert 52 64. Victor n 58 74 56 to Kamloops 64 02 Calgary .48 Edmonton Arm. In Saskatchewan. 75 Swift current8-1 pro 54 82 Brandon. 32 43 port 50v 6c Cochrun 58 68 Parry sound 60 70 88 London 78 Toronto Ottawa u. Prince Albert 46, 64 62 76 62 72 74 56 -76 to face trial for attempting to Mug Gle Worth of opium into United states. The chinese nationalist government has assured the government United states that both will be immediately upon arrival. The death penalty is a possibility if the. Pair is found guilty. Famoso 48 Saskatoon 96" 05 49 Quebec St John Halifax. 60-.v10 62 76 to Recina 45 0l. Oho lot Teto pm 64 Superior moderate East becoming a Little of Thel Wrt Rmer in Western districts.-. E tried Manl Tobar mostly fair and. . Saskatchewan Alberta warm. Saskatchewan and Lair warm in Southern a. Little cooler in Northern probably a few a Lent scattered showers. Russian forced Down in siberian Forest London aug. Moscow dispatch to the daily news tonight said the Bussian air plane land of the which is in route from Moscow to new.York has been forced Down in a. Forest 50 Miles from Chita Siberia. The dispatch said the four men aboard the air plane were Safe but the big Craft was damaged. Today s do i 3.00 of Royal Alexandra hotel a Huggins and main Street. 12.00 1230 for nomads and. Of Imperial Eaton s. Portage and 1.00 contests Whitehall. of Imperial Palace Koval Alexandra hot la Huggins and main Street. 3.00 tour of Winnipeg for ladles. 4.00 Parade or All . Tilts. Broadway in porn a Nien , to the mall Portage Avenue main Street i to Sutherland Avenue and return. Street carnival and dance to follow Ita Nyle mall. At continued on p Ige a fiend had automobile chocked h r lured the assaulted to death. Girl into his and then switch Jenu. Warsaw Poland aug. 14. Eight persons were killed and several injured in the collision of two freight trains a Lodz today. A defective switch was thought to have been the lord. Home was. Leading artillery officer on Western front during War special to jolted news Cable to tin Fri press by free i Russ wire London aug. Home first Baron of and one great Britain s most famous artillery generals of the world War died suddenly at St Skoke House near Wick Scot land the 66-year-old Soldier collapsed while grouse shooting at. St Skoke floor and. Died shortly afterwards. J he was widely known for his work in developing the creeping barrage in the War. He served with the first corps artillery in and commanded the second 1915. Later he went to egg in connection with de Fence of the Suez canal but returned to prance in command of Theta St corps in 191s. That same year he was the in prance and was. Decorated. To the King from out. From the free press fies aug. 15 fifty Vive yours ago Winnipeg s one Artesian Well was so winning its Way in popular favor that it had All it could do to Supply its Many customers the water from it was a. Pleasure after the liquid which had been Dmitr buted by the water Eart. Brigade which found their chief weeks without suffering source or Supply in the Rivers. Could shoot hares Deer fifty years Aso a number of ladies went out to the Harvest Fields in St. James on to Prairie West of Winnipeg to see then new harvesting machines at work various animals he to lewd the plans to handle any emergency were completed before the departure but the Zeppelin company to at the information be withheld they were the guests of messes. Has Lam and Wilson who had imported the harvesting machines and expected to sell quite a few. Forty i Leo yours ago Indiana Auto Falls i1ita i fur i St. Boniface mers rants began to Init Alt Ltd out an Early closing movement i to one could buy any thins there i except candles and soft drinks after nine new Manitoba Paella Lisses Bridge approach one drowned another in Hospital Canadian Tress dcsimlcli.1 Nelson. aug. Man is in Hospital Here and provincial Colice Are dragging the Swift Waters of Koot Enay River at Tagum Bridge for an automobile in which another Man is trapped following an automobile Accident Early this evening. The motorists tourists from. Indiana missed the Bridge approach and the car hurtled into the Swift water. Winnipeg now has unit of nomads of a Rundaka new local Santha is instituted with impressive ceremonial with charter membership of Are elected and Ernestine Perkins of Dorchester Choice of auxiliary Branch of order knights of presentation of or Asiatic work is striking. Feature of even ing programme. Ment building was struck by Light Ning and the Deputy minister of agr. Cui Turc had to move quickly to dogs a Bolt after threatening the Deputy minister the Bolt passed on harm Lessly. Forty years afro Goldwin Smith famous writer and teacher was the lecturer at a crowded meeting in. Tees music Hall Winni court of order of pores Tevs the Index Clent was organized at Portage la the wild West show brought to Winnipeg by pallor breeder announced that it would open at Winnipeg s popular amuse ment pork. Victoria gardens. Thirty five years Aero today Ikall Chancellor a. G. Bell was presented with a Fine Cigar Box by Damon Lodge. Knights of pythias Post Chancellor Handscomb Road the address which was signed by William Bentley and a. O. Rev. S. Baring Gould of the Church Mission Ary society was a visitor to Winnipeg and was the guest of Van. Archdeacon Pharr. With marches ritualistic ceremonial and invocations a new Santha was fittingly instituted last night in t he Marlborough hotel at the. Eighth la i darbar of the of order of nomads of a Rudalia by the Maharani Kathryn j. Englana by the full court of her Peria household. Forty nine local Afonien in the White garments of Vesta l virgins and 10. Men n Scarlet Ayers went through the i Les which und them into a general. 1920 to 1924. Suffers broken kicked space Ian despatch to. The tree. it or not while driving his car Here yesterday morning Seirn 22 Vear old youth had his broken the horse kick of the open window of. Them Ali n a Arm. And fractured by bound and made them nomads of the Maharani in. N w. T to ate duties were the. E p. The incoming Maharani props inc Perkins incoming Mausali James Salisbury the Imperia Prince. Incoming Minice of tie dramatic order knights s Khorasan and other officers garbed in the flowery raiment Orl Erual Roy Alt with decorations. The Only Lea tacking to make the Cene come up to the. Highest standards of spin our known within the Ordes the who because or distance were unable to attend in sufficient Humbert for Competition purposes. Immediately following he institution of the new Santha to be known As the Golden West. No. its. Membership retired and elected the Fol lowing officers Agnes Mclver. Alex. J Mclver. Barbara Bell and Pearl a Wilson Randy mrs. Amy Partrick Rajah. Alfred Roberts Ethel free lands pud Tai Mary j. Mclver Puro Alta Maud Hawthorn treasurer Robert tie Lancy scribe Beatrice Brown Rishi Alice second Dorothy Hamilton and first warder Nellie Gail. The officers. Of the new Santha. Were installed. Immediately elec Tion by. Past Imperial Florence May Larason assisted by Jessie la Effner and Maud Golden two Imperial office who. Acted As Marsha a. Dramatic. Work presented the second feature of the. Evening session which was late getting under thirty or hrs an today to. In angry famous stage Beauty Imori a the Jersey was mar ried on the Island of Jersey Gerald de Bat lie. Eldest son of Henry per Cloval de Batho. Bart., relived Gene Rel and crimean part inc testimonies of appreciation were presented to Rev. J. A. Richardson of St. Luke s Church. Fort Rouga Tivent-y-1-Lve years a in i w i Poust and Marcus to was blow uni in a motion picture at Edison s Unlue 52f m3 11 cant. Harper Wilson Wood and Coal inspector had Pone to biome Paiss to ascertain just How Many cubic act a Cord of Wood occupied when Cut and split he found that. Instead 32b. It averaged 154 Thone lived Icv had received Short mess me wern advised that if they phoned the Captain he would to matter officially. _ 1003 la Way was tie presenta Tavol the ;