Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 20, 1929, Winnipeg, Manitoba Thermometer readings free press thermometer. Readings 7.30 sept. 10 p.m., 12.no a.m., sept. 20 50 2.30 a.m., sept. 20 for full text of meteorological office report Sec one. Vol. 66 Lair and warm. N 6 10 5un sets 1 a 19.24 Moon sets 7.58. Winnipeg Friday september 20, 1929 Price 5c per copy edition Anilli comic inc. 02 pages strengthening Canadian Commerce ties Les toll placed at heavy Rains quench hundreds of blazes which have caused deaths of 15 persons miniature cloudburst turns South California fires into vast hissing steam boilers in Oregon and Washington where whole towns were menaced control being secured spec isl United news despatch to free press by free Tress private Tylre san Francisco calif., sept. 19. Damage of More than was placed at the door today of the Paci fic coast s annual summer siege of Forest fires. Heavy fall Rains finally quenched hundreds of blazes up the length of the Western coast which caused the death of some 15 persons and scourged acres of verdant Pine for ests. The summer was so dry that the fires gained headway rapidly despite the ceaseless efforts of conscripted fire fighters to beat the. Leap ing flames. At one time earlier this More than 100 separate raged in Washington and a score or More devastated great tracts in California. A miniature cloudburst turned the disastrous Southern California blazes into vast hissing steam boilers and finally settled the acrid smoke into thick Black scum Over the country tide. In Ventura and san Diego coun ties More than 65.000. Acres of for ests ranches and Oil Fields were burned Over at a loss of one Hundred Oil Well derricks scores of Homes and valuable stands of Vurgia Timber were mined. Gradually being controlled in Northern California other disastrous fires were controlled while in Oregon and Washington where whole towns were threatened with destruction the fires gradually Are being con the eleven gentlemen shown the. Above picture will go to the four Corners of the to to help Weld the Titan of Winnipeg b. A. Macdonald h. W. Cheney Secretary Batavia and says Bay As useful for As for Emi Trade thinks new route s greatest value reduced transportation rates on Western Farmer s goods says. British manufacturer Jit bet Ter. Position to compete will Aid Intra Empire Trade sees possibility of All North american external Trade being car ried through Canadian ports broadening of Outlook to embrace Western Canada suggested by High tribute is paid to j. on appointment if . Commission Canadian press despatch Ottawa sept. 19. The Hudson Bay route will foe As important from the standpoint of imports As from exports a. B. Ramsay chief Grain com missioner declared in an interview Liere tonight. Possibly the new route would have its greatest value in reduced transportation rates on imports for the Western Farmer. British manufacturers would be in a better human Cannon Ball fails to come out at explosion of charge badly injured associated Tress despatch Springfield mass., sept. 19. Capt Wilno. Celebrated human Canon who has been appearing at the Easl Ern states exposition during this week was injured probably fatally late this afternoon when he failed to come on of the Cannon at the explosion of the powder charge. He was removed to Springfield hos Altai where his condition was described As grave. His face was terribly mangled and he was hardly recognizable. S ago at party including col. H. Mcalpine president of Dominion explorers company believed lost somewhere Between Athabasca and Coronation Gulf in Arctic being Laid for most extensive search in far lived pilots both experienced landed owing to bad weather. Stated he has inspired vague Hopes without revealing grounds Canadian press despatch the Pas Man sept. Vast j Northland tonight hugs another secret to its Chilly and uncompromising whereabouts of five men who were due several Days ago to arrive at Athabasca in Northern Alberta in two Large Cabin air planes. Including colonel c. D. H. Mcalpine president of the Dominion explorers company the party is believed to have been lost somewhere Between Athabasca and Coronation Gulf in the Arctic Ocean. While it was denied tonight that two planes of the Western Canada airways had been detailed to search for the flyers plans were being Laid for the most extensive search of the. Year pm Saskatchewan base of the Dominion explorers is expected to be the Start ing Point of the Man Hunt. Jolli 1 lots experienced besides col. Mcalpine the party includes a. Broadway Pilot geologist Alex. Reading geologist and capt. .7. Macmillan and c. A. Thompson pilots. Except that the two Cabin planes arc several Days overdue at Athabasca Little information is available Here. The missing planes Are super Fairchild and a super Fokker. Types widely used in sub Arctic flying. Local aviators who have been Over the coun try Advance the opinion hat the pilots both experienced in Northland air navigation landed their machines the Vodo the most excl Lelve search of the. Year owing to bad Weaner and Are awaiting dig girl the far la Ronge North better weather conditions. In Welsh bituminous Coal i can be built up British United press by Herb but Bailey London. Sept. 19. Bight Hon. J. H. Thomas account of his visit to plebiscite i position to compete in prices and a pronounced increase in inter Empire Carmeda is As the Herald says contrary to principles of Rade would result. Today reticent and while it great space in the morning newspapers Glassco declares slogan of service at Cost has alienated sympathy from City Hydro trolled. So heavy was the smoke pall Over both of the Northern states however that Forest patrols reported continued on Page six news of them lower freight rates and ample Stor Ige facilities Given in . Senate As wheat Selling for from 20 to 30 cents More in Western Canada than in bordering 1. High tribute is paid at complimentary dinner to j. W. Dafoe editor in chief of Manitoba free press of his appointment to 1. Civic employees in letter received by legislation and wages committee expresses disappointment with recommendations of department Page Iree press awards bonuses to its employees who As Volunteer fire Light ers rendered valuable service during the Medway court 4. With Trench wheat crop biggest on , but Domestic prices failing to yield profit Farmers facing future 2. E. B. Ramsay chief Grain commissioner says Hudson Bay rail Way will p8 As important from standpoint of imports As 1. It. Hon. J. H. Thomas s account of ills visit to Canada has not made big to ugly Ripple in Britain to justify. I am holding out the olice Branch to or. Glassco tonight so that insofar Terfu of 3 concerned the Winnipeg Hydro and the Winnipeg electric company will of Able to do Good team work in the future despite our differences in the. Declared de. . President of the Winnipeg electric company last night before a gather ing of business men of the City called at the Marlborough hotel by the chair Man of the made in Manitoba Corn Mattea of the Industrial development Board. In accepting or. Anderson s kindly overtures j. G. Head of the Winnipeg Hydro said he appreciated or. Anderson s to. Value of co operation but claimed that the speaker had stolen his own Thunder. is thas he asked whimsically. To i Puchle on future policy called to discuss the future policy and activities of the made in Manitoba. Committee As. A result of the great measure of. Success which has attended its efforts in the past about one Hun dred manufacturers and business men of the City attended and discussed at some length various aspects of the situation. After opening the meeting by stat ing that it had been called to discuss informally the future policy and act him a member of the commission of. The amicable settlement of any Dis Putes that May arise Between that country and Germany was shown at a complimentary dinner at the Manitoba club last night. The banquet was held under the auspices of the Winnipeg Branch of the Canadian Institute of inter National affairs of which Branch or. Dafoe is president. High tributes were paid to the guest of the evening by Al j. Tarr k.c., who presided Aud or. John Mackay principal of Manitoba College who de scribed him Leader in All move ments for the welfare of the people and As an effective worker in the cause of International peace thoroughly deserving of the Trust that had been reposed in him by. The president and government of the United states. Address is presented an address appreciative of his Char Acter and work was. Presented to or. Appointing United states Consul Hon. R. A. Hoey minister of education and acting Premier of Manitoba and Hon. G Mckenzie provincial Secretary and minister of mines and natural re sources. Text of address the. Address presented to or. Dafoe Reid As follows w. Dafoe esq., l.l., president Winnipeg Branch Canadian Institute of International affairs. The members of. The Winnipeg Branch of the Institute of inter National affairs have Learned with the greatest of pleasure of the distinction recently conferred upon their president by. The government of the United states and we feel that we cannot allow such an occasion to pass without expressing to you the. Pride of the members and of the citizens of Winnipeg generally. To be selected for High distinction Dafoe and letters and telegrams of by the government of another nation congratulation were were read from always a High Honor but Partlou number of prominent canadians is it so when that nation is one eluding it. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie of the greatest in the world an King Premier of the Dominion. I when the issues to be dealt with among the guests were g. V. Sale concern its relations one of governor of the Hudson s Bay Corn continued on continued on Page five weather report tra Yaat 1. Aaron Sapro delivers at Ileal a Mcmond of series of addresses in sup port of 100 per cent Pool by Means 10. Future policy of made in Manitoba movement is discussed. By Winnipeg a Wisness men at meeting at Maru 1. Coroner s jury finds death of finn Wen Painter fatally Hurt while timing at Wesley College was result 5. has been received of do n explorers party consisting of in two planes missing in 1. In municipality of St. Win Premier awards for class and dragging com 32. Tacoma to Tokio Wilen second City of to it set plan crashes in Burbank cal., 6. Sessions of commission in Ica but into activities of Amalga 4av b Ders will close to 3. The following is the weather report issued from the Winnipeg. Meteorological office at 7 temperature 58 maximum for thu preceding 12 hours. Of minimum 34 barometer 30.04 Southeast wind at 10 Miles per hour sky Clear. The weather has been fair and in the Western provinces. Mima Dawson .____42 or. Rupert _ 52 Victorn 48 Brandon Kenora is 60 pm Arthur _ 22 66 ____34 54 38 58 Vancouver _ 52 64 Cochrane __30 46 34 32 56 Kamloops 74 p. Sound Calgary 41 74 London Lethbridge 40 77 toronto___38 52 Edmonton _ 44 s. Current 44 buildings of Imperial and British american completely Burnt Toronto citizen insists he is Canadian in spite of protest from Ottawa in my or. Bar say. Said the Hudson Bay route should be regarded As a Cha Noel Lor bringing overseas products to the West. On their return voyages the boats will of course carry Western Grain. Not Only will the Canadian Farmer profit but people in the Northwest Ern United. States will be Able to bring British goods in under Bondes Caping the heavier railway charges from Atlantic ports. Canadian transportation facilities would have the Benefit of carrying outbound United states products As Well. Hard Spring cheats from North Dakota Montana and Idaho Are ready to Market at the time navigation will be opened through Hudson Strait. Shippers across the Border Are sure to take advantage of the lighter charges through Northern i is not beyond the Bounds of possibility or. Ramsay said that in the future All external Trade May be carried through Canadian ports. It is however essential to such a the chief commissioner pointed put. That the movement of Canadian Groin should be regulated so that it is not All shipped within a few months each nothing should induce the Cana Dian Farmer to Movo his Grain Over seas unless he receives a proper said or. Ramsay. There Are sufficient storage facilities in Canada to take care of this year s crop As Well As the Large Holdover from last year. If there should be any it will Likely be Only temporary. The welfare of All Canada depends on the Farmer receiving a proper Price for his or. Ramsay sail. There has been some reluctance Over seas to pay , but should not discourage the Farmer Beacon Light proves fatal to 800 migrating Birds who dash to their death it has not made a big enough Ripple to justify a buoyant spirit. I in some quarters he is criticised for j saying so much and so Little and even i democratic government says Premier Ferguson tote daily Herald. Labor s own paper j opens election Campaign at can Only defend him by. Saying that ail 1 monster banquet held in Toronto who know him will realize that his optimism and Confidence not based on his remarkable reticence is Tusti Field by the Public statement he must i make to parliament first. The daily i news 011 the , says that we i Are not much impressed by this in cannonade of his political Cani formation he vouchsafed and that or. Paigin Premier g. Howard Ferguson Thomas has said just enough to in i i noun before a monster gather Canadian Tress despatch Toronto sept. The continued on Page Sixl spare vague Hopes without revealing Llerve tonight there would be no plebiscite under his administration on the Ontario liquor control act. I there will be no plebiscite so Long Premier Ferguson Canadian press Toronto oik., sept. By the brilliance of the Beacon at Long Point on Lake Erie near port Bowan More than 800 song Birds migrating to warmer climes for the Winter met Dea in recently. Flying through a fog the Birds were attracted by the Bright Light and dashed to death against the Walls of the Lighthouse. The Royal Ontario museum has received from or. Saunders ornithologist of London. Out. S3 specimens a 2argc number skinned for mounting. Three Are injured when air plane crashes Dock Canadian press sept. 19. Earl with serious injuries sustained. In an continued on pigs three 68 Kingston Ottawa Battleford 46 7g Montreal 38 50 v. Methods Are discussed of lure insurance agents Royal Alexandra club to limit trained serves provokes Sharp conflict e a site for its smelter at the if revealed by consolidated flu e la hearing in Victoria. Or. Albert 42 78 Quebec Kelvington sask., sept. Houses of the Imperial Oil and Brit ish american of companies Here were destroyed by fire tuesday when a spark from an engine used in moving two Oil tanks ignited some gasoline spilt on . Thomas ovens Mechanic who was trying to Start the engine was badly burned about the hands and . Practically All inhabitants of the town _ 38 541 turned out to fight the fire and a Call was Seni to Sturgis for help. Grain elevators situated nearby were 34 54 med. Hail 48 70 St. John 36 52 46 53 54 58 1a Moose jaw _ 34 11 Halifax Saskatoon _ 39 79 Charl town 52 Regina 30 74 forecasts Manitoba fresh winds mostly fair end Alberta and sask. Mostly fairly few scattered moderately warm of slyly a showers. Lake Superior moderate southerly winds fair and warmer. Saved with difficulty. Artist shot Bead. Philadelphia sept. Reed White Side 65-year-old Philadelphia landscape artist instructor and author was shot to death under., mysterious circumstances As he k stood on the Doorstep of his Home tonight. Discuss spread in . And Canadian prices of wheat lower freight rates and ample facilities Fot. Storage Given As cause for higher Canadian. Prices during debate in . Senate on milling in Bond provision of Tariff Lous state of affairs says senator Walsh. Canadian press despatch Toronto ont., sept. The fact that the authorities say there Ltd no canadians in Canada excepting the indians there is one citizen in to Ronto who refused to Call Himsel any thing other than a Canadian. This Man s wife recently gave birth to a Fine eight Pound baby girl. When the medical papers were completed the father wrote Canadian opposite the question what is. Your the j. Form went to Ottawa. It was returned with a Short note to the of Tecc that there Are to canadians and again repeating the question what is your the proud father scratched out the original answer and in larger letter ing wrote above it the form came a second time and was returned this time ill red letters and was written darn you i am. A Canadian e of believed to be from postal plane carrying Pilot and four passengers two year old boy Falls Down Well and is drowned special despatch to tic free press i pleasant Dale sask., sept. Ashmead two year old son of or. And c. Ashmead was drowned Here when he fell into a Well the top of which left off. The fatality occurred when the child was playing in some Bush near the Well. The father climbed Down to save his son but he was already dead. Nookie Betag in in the first it prices closed to lower for the Page 20. Oil 4 of property on Avenue to British american pase 3 -c9ast Forest fires Are Esti caused damage or More Page 1. Says Nova Scotia refused to Stop. When. Funds Grace Hospital in Winnipeg Tomor _ feature of trading Standard Exchange. Special despatch to the free press by Tom King Washington b.c., sept. Lower freight rates and ample facilities for storage were among the reasons As signed in the Senate today for wheat Selling from Twenty Bushel More in Western Canada than n the bordering states of. The Ameri can Union. The fact was established by for the same Sample a few Days ago at local Eleva tors in Manitoba and North Dakota respectively. Convincing testimony along the name line was also Given by senator Walsh of Montana. The discussion arose upon that Section of the Tariff Bill which provides for the mining in Bond privileges. The debate today was at first a rather sordid quarrel Between the Mills at Buffalo and the Mills in Oklahoma and other southwestern states but it broadened into a general review of the wheat situation on both sides of the International tinder the present Law United states Millers were permitted import wheat from Canada free of duty for my Llano in is exported As flour. The Canadian is mixed with the it. S. Wheat ind the flour sold abroad. A portion of this flour is exported to. Cuba arid receives the Tariff preference Given by Cuba to Many products in the United the Tariff Bill As it passed the House provided dirty should be collected , made in part from Canadian wheat destined for Cuba which Shoi ild be equivalent to the Given by Cuba to american flour. The Bill reported to the Striate by the finance committee struck out this proviso. The Effort in the Senate today was to reinsert this proviso of abolish the priv legs Alto Gether. As a matter of fact All Cana Dian wheat imported for milling in am wanting. To some bushels per year goes. To. Buffalo Aud the Buffalo Mills have captured the cuban Trade. They claim if the. Knilling in bold privilege1- is with drawn that can a Dia n Millers will Cap turd the cuban Market. The Millers of the Southwest contend that Buffalo i Mills arc to undersell the because of the cheaper Coy Vijh had any broke Vlf a broker special United news cubic to free Tress by free Tress private wire Morocco sept. 19 wreckage found today about so Miles Rorri Tanglos was believed to be from an Aero postal plane in which a Pilot and. Four French passengers left Tou Louse for this City the bits of air plane wheel and pieces of brought Here by a searching plane which had found them on the Beach Between the tiny towns of Merza and Zerga. Persons who examined them said no doubt Tyley were from the missing plane among the passengers on the lost plane were Brousse son of a former French Cabinet minister and his wife. It was the Pilot s first trip along this route. Heroic measures bring Aid to three far below Mississippi Waters special United news despatch free press by free Tress private wire Keokuk Iowa sept. 19. Harold Rescue late today saved from death by slow Poison three of five men who went far into the turgid Waters of the Mississippi in an air tight Caisson to mint the lower Gates of a dam across the River Here. Naphtha fumes from the paint they were using suddenly arose and caused j three of the painters to faint far 1 below the surface without a Supply of nor. The other two whose names were not Learned forced themselves out of the air and water tight chamber and bubbled to the surface where they got Aid. For three hours oxygen was pumped Down to the three at the Bottom of with those at the surface unable to Tell whether their compan ions had perished or not. Finally the tiny Gas filled cubicle was pulled to the surface and several government employees risked their lives to Rescue Tho unconscious men John Happs and Henry Hoyer who Lay in the Bottom of the muck floored Caisson. Happs pulled out first was rushed to a Hospital and then the Rescue squad succeeded in. Removing Talley and Hoyer. At the Hospital it was said All three probably would recover although it was pointed that naphtha Gas poisoning sometimes affects its victims several Days after they Haye been subjected to storm creates havoc Alicante Spain terrific storm caused much damage in. This City and throughout the province of Alicante today. In the City lightning struck the Power Plant and put. The lighting system out of commission no casualties have been reported. Flags for Italy and Hayti Fly today Italy celebrates the anniversary the Day marked the Entrance of Victor Emmanuel ii into. Rome to take posses Sion of it As the. Capital of the new born nation in 1870. Of. This Date the sixty fourth birthday anniversary of president Borno is. Observed the Republic of Hayti the., flags. Of these respective countries will. There Fly Over the. Free. In All Ria to Honor fired two shots in the direction of the and i happen to be the head of the ,.d t government. We Are quite prepared l p crash Las mint. To others received Ess serious injuries. He went does then Phot apparently not. Say the legislation time and experience is demonstrate its weakness. To h e Ontario liquor control act was admitted to be probably the Best in the Dominion. It was administered by a very capable Board. Let us try and improve any defects in the act As we go along so that any evils which May exist May be i Premier Ferguson de Clarid. In the Short space of time the act had been in Force the legis is going Tilc pu0t. Broke one and was Cut about the face. D. Alexander chief Engineer of the Hames Bay Oil company escaped with a severe shaking up. Looking my continued on Page wife and child helpless As Man bleeds to death Canadian press despatch Sydney n.s., sept. 19. In the presence of his wife and child who were powerless to Aid him. Maurice Gaum new Waterford tailor bled to death from a Glass severed jugular vein when his car left the Sydney new Waterford Highway and overturned against a Fence today. Gaum got Clear of the wreck and managed to walk to a nearby House but collapsed at the Doorstep. Threshing in foam Lake District nearly finished foam sank., sept. Tidally All Throsel Ilner in this District will be completed by saturday and the average yield for wheat is set at 16 bushels to the acre. A few Fields Are running As High As 30 to the acre and most of the wheat i prom the free press piles sept. 20. Fifty live years ago the True time was at last available in Winnipeg or. Northgraves ingenious Pioneer gun maker of. The City had placed in his window an illuminated regulator with a Mercury pendulum that All and sundry might regulate their watches As they first Sod of the railway which was to connect Winnipeg with the world was turned at last by or. Whitchead s accountant or. Peach in the presence of half a dozen citizens and a couple of wheelbarrows. Fifty years ago baby Emerson stepped Forth from her infant clothes donned a Gay Cosmo Politan dress of Bunting closed her schools for the week and put on All the airs of a big City the occasion wan that of the agricultural show. Forty five years ago r. B. Angus and Hon. Donald a. Smith arrived in Winnipeg with an interesting guest none other than Cyrus being to the end of a to lne acre Ana most 01 tac Neau received at local elevators is grading famous m of Tlle flr6t a no. 2 and no. 3 Northern j0 Cable or Field was connected with . Coastguard says Shawnee refused to Stop when halted asserts Nova Scotia vessel running without lights and three Blank shots fired As warning and two shots then fired in direction of Lowman head of prohibition i enforcement says investigation being made. Canadian press despatch by Ken Clark Washington sept. Are having an investigation made and i would not care to comment until we have All the facts and a full Eald Seymour Lowman head of prohibition enforcement when Assed by the Canadian. Press tonight for a state ment on the. Reported firing of the Canadian motor ship Shawnee by the United states coastguard. Lawman intimated a. Very Complete inquiry into the affair would be made. Official Washington was generally without information other than that contained Iri press dispatches from Halifax and the Brief statement issued by the coastguard which was As Fol on the night of sept. 11 a coast guard patrol boat picked up a vessel running without lights which appeared to be a american Craft in the Vicinity of Ambrose lightship. The coastguard patrol boat gave Chase holding the vessel in the beam of her Searchlight and repeatedly blowing whistles to Stop. The vessel did hot Stop the coastguard then fired three Blank warning shots and still the ves Sel did. Not Stop. The coastguard then fired two shots in the direction of the port to identify her and the Man in charge refused to give the name of the vessel. The vessel was then allowed to pro and the name Sli Awnee was made out on her Bow. The coastguard has no further information concerning the the next step Here is the investigation by the Treasury department which will include checking of the statements made As to the approach of the Shawnee the warning Given and the reported firing. Mcleod denies statement Halifax n.s., sept. 19. The state ment of Captain. John Mcl or Hali fax that his motor. Was shelled by a. United states coastguard Cutter off new York on Friday night was taken by his Legal representatives today and it is understood Hare has., been forwarded in the form of a pro test to the department of affairs at Ottawa. Statements of the seven other members of the Shawnce s Crew will be taken tomorrow. Captain Mcleod tonight denied the statement of the coastguard de from Washington today. Tha the new York elevated railway. Forty years Aso Chas. N. Bell Secretary of the Winnipeg Board of Trade received a Tele Gram informing him of the appoint ment of a. P. Campbell of Portage la Prairie As a Delegate to the Board of Srain examiners which would meet in Winnipeg shortly to discuss important boarders and friends of mrs. Mulder Arthur Street gathered to Farewell that popular Landlady or. Merritt acted As spokesman. Thirty five years Aro a. Kobold Pioneer Winnipeg Butcher and cattleman returning from a cattle purchasing trip to Starbuck reported beef cattle in splendid condition for the Well of water of an exceptionally Good Quality was found on the Manitoba government buildings site after Boring to 175 feet. Thirty years ago Rev. A Wilkinson Junior pastor of Grace Church was married to miss n. G. Cleveland Rev. Solomon Cleaver Ana Rev. Principal Sparling assisting the guests at the wedding were or. E. S. Popham and mrs. Popham. Or. And mrs. A. D. Irish or. And mrs. J. A. Dingman and or. And mrs. Saul. To enl Sivc years Ako today 190-t. The brass and pipe bands of the famous Black watch 42nd highlanders. Arrived in. Winnipeg and were warmly greeted and escorted to the auditorium rink by the Canadian mounted rifles headed by col. Evans local speakers were Rev. Or. Bryce chaplain of St. Andrew s society j. P. Robertso i mayor Sharpe and col. Evans. Twenty today Chauncey Alcott. In rasped was the attraction at the Walker theatre. Gov. John a. Johnson of Minnesota. away the Rov Cmor was Idaj. Shawnee was running without lights. He declared the vessel carried port Star Board and Masthead lights when so Jawoll known in Winnipeg which he had was fired on. He said her name and visited recently at the Tims of the port of registry were plainly painted on i meeting of the British association for ;