Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 22, 1931, Winnipeg, Manitoba R tempera take crop press thermometer May 21 i May 21 35 May Tor full text of meteorological of fice see Page Law Stirba pair what becoming some Sun Sun Moon Moon May 5c per with 24 pages pledge Given on Mafeking Cut off rejects policy of United states or reduction in acre age As remedy willing to accept quota if adequate credits for financing guaranteed continuous special rate on Coal from Alberta ordered by railway Board Canadian press May a continuous special freight rate of i per ton on coat from Alberta to on Tario has been ordered by the do minion railway effective until March according to wort received Here hitherto the special freight rate on Coal from the Western province applied for certain months of the year but now is effective throughout the 12 months of the proposes Broad upon which soviet might enter agreement limiting exports not surprised at Parley situation general feeling in washing ton one of uneasy pessimism determined temporarily to follow traditional policy in wheat press May Russia is fighting for its prewar position As the leading Grain exporting country of the this was made quite Clear by chairman of the society delegation to the Confer ence of wheat exporting countries Here and the Lubimoff was opposed to the policy of reducing acreage to meet the worlds wheat Russia estimated Ier coming wheat crop at approximately he and a surplus of bushels is left from last years the United endorsed the but flatly rejects that policy and pro posed instead a Broa scheme upon Sam the boards which Russia would be inclined Tore tentative at Canada enter a world agreement limiting sex thu of Ciais to no specific proposal is Subj on Tae London conference but the statement of the took the flew gation places the responsibility for states and previously Canadian press by Ken Clrk May in formation that ten nations at the wheat conference at Canada House in found the proposal Lor an International Export Pool unacceptable was received in washing ton without the United states has determined temporarily at least to follow its traditional policy no foreign chairman of the Federal i not even received a cablegram from rep Latex too Early with slaying three police officer watches at bedside of alleged murderer of Walters children inquest on bodies of Elmwood tragedy victims to be opened this evening charge Alfonso amassed huge Fortune while he was King by dishonesty special United news Cable to free press by free press private May daily Herald today printed a dispatch from its Madrid correspondent which said the minister of finance of Spain would publish a document later today charging that Alfonso Xiii amassed Fortune while King by this the Herald would accuse Alfonso of receiving blocks of shares from Spanish companies for the granting of conces Sions to these companies by the government the Kings in Success or failure of the conference with the league exporting want credits guaranteed to the general feeling Here was one of uneasy authorities refused to commit themselves in any Way upon the it is necessary to emphasize that i situation of Mckelvie and Nils establishment i scheme based representative of the depart in quotas can be acceptable Only if j ment of agriculture at the Coiler the largest at exporting countries it is generally conceded my Lubimoff de Kelvie and Olsen Are in London with out instructions Ana without Russia w no to accept speech made by in but it must be reallz1 which he insisted upon acreage Reed that our wheat Ono 01 the main j Ciu Colon and announced the United sources for covering our liabilities might be expected to continue with our imports and to Export wheat was drawn up in Sot Quat credits for financing wheat before the delegation Volch e kept in Stock in Rush est Sia must e i there is no question the United states government would not be Dis Turbed if the conference should fail of any reason other than a Pessi mistic review of the world wheat Sucre an Issue would sup port the policy of the farm Board in i endeavouring to persuade Farmers to out of reduction of be Rearic was out of the since in the conditions r our or join with the sex increased production i to meet growing internal i reduce at the same time it will Kad also to an increased surplus to met our Export the soviet Delegate pointed out that in russian foreign Trade before tile War wheat occupied the most important there is no doubt that it would be Correct if the quota for soviet Russia were based on the Quantity of what exported before tile he at the Rome conference in March delegates from some As Well the chair Man of the committee on production and had recognized that the soviet Union had naturally the their something continued on Page peace Mier 5urei Manion says report re but will not be tabled yet news of them presidents of eleven Eastern ral loads decide to ask interstate Commerce commission for increased freight rates As alternative wage accepting Assurance of Premier that rates Appeal would be considered As soon As Thomas Reid withdraws amendment to Page John recovering in charged with murder of three Chil Dren of Lillian 338 Rev Carton vast size of watch shaped system or known As Milky de scribed to Roval society meet in Toronto by or government said to be not unsympathetic to Bill introduced by Spencer which seeks to put Teeth into banking fighting for prewar Posi Tion As leading Grain exporting flatly rejects policy for reduction in situation at London wheat con Ference causes no Surprise in Wash where state of uneasy Pes Imis Prince of Wales tells distinguished gathering cordial cooperation Essen tial in furthering British Trade in South All evidence in probe into affairs Pool elevators is and arguments of counsel will commence text advisory rom Pittos National Feder Al ill of Liberal of Canada Reeverts Peter Heenan presi local prices it the trading thursday were Luc to 1sc Tor the Prince Albert unemployed rushed out by trucks in Aid lighting fire in National Accident prevention Campaign to by stressed in schools of Manitoba Noranda is Leader of downward trend in Standard mining George Champion named As Secre tary Winnipeg Parks this i Canadian press May peace River outlet is being investigated by the two railway Manion announced in the House of commons a report had been received by him from the Canadian Pacific but he had no per Mission to table the when president of the can Adian who has sailed for returned to Canada in meeting in the matter would prob ably take attended by sir Henry Thornton and funeral of slain children on sat chums to act As pallbearers three charges of murder face John alleged self confessed Slayer of three children of Lillian 338 Riverton who is now in Winnipeg general Hospital recovering from a razor slashed said to have been laying of the charges was announced thursday by Chris new chief of following the killing of the two girls and one in the Little Elmwood although he unconscious and suffering from the loss of much blood when removed from the House by police wednesday the condition of Streeb Early this morn ing was reported to be fairly Good by Hospital a Twenty four Vigil is being maintained by police around the Hospital bed of the alleged inquest opens today an inquest into the tragedy will be opened at 8 Oclock tonight in City police by provincial follow ing viewing of the bodies by the adjournment will take place until a Date yet to be tile grief stricken Little Mother of appointment approved by Board will continue of fice As superintendent Interior work and furnish ing of Pavilion to be done at Cost of the slain children is being cared for at the Home of her sister on Powers continued on Page Lake boat Cap Jain Dies following fight professional Boxer believed to have struck blow that caused death Canadian press May punch in the Eye during an Early morning Street fight today brought death to Captain of the acc Luff a Lake boat carrying Grain from port to Captain whose Home is in died of a cerebral Haemorrhage a few minutes after he was knocked detectives hold the masters of two other Lake vessels and two ships mates As material witnesses for the inquest though they be Lieve another a professional Box was the Man who struck Captain appointment of George Champion As Secretary of the Winnipeg Parks Board was approved by a meeting of the Board thursday in addition to assuming this will continue in office As a position he has held for the past 24 the reorganization of the executive positions of the Board has been impending Ever since the resignation of James the former Secre Champion has been carry ing on both positions Ever since Blackwood terminated his services with the the appointment will Date from january to Complete in vision instructions were issued to proceed with the completion of the Interior work and the furnishing of the new Assiniboine Park the entire Cost will be in the neighbourhood of the decision of the Board was contrary to a recommendation of a Spe Cial which advocated a delay in the improvements for an other if this recommendation was in Alderman Simpkin the Pavilion would stand As a Monument to the poverty of the this Job would give some who had been Cut of employment All a Chance to earn a Little mayor Webb agreed with this i advocating that the work should be i proceed with without Alderman Bice Jones was opposed to any action this Jear for financial it take six weeks be fore the improvements were he and the summer would be half Percy White said that it would not be Good business to proceed with the work this any extra Money spent should be earmarked for Park improvements and for the employ ment of the Clearing out of vital he was urgently re freight rates t As alternative to wage presidents of railroads de cide to make request to inter state Commerce commission Duncan Marshall says Western Farmer not going to quit because of prices Canadian Iress May wheat growing is a Lurge and important business in the Dominion of Canada and will continue said Duncan former minister of agriculture for addressing a local service club the West Ern Fanner is not discouraged he is not going out of the wheat growing business because prices Are he question raised during debate on Bay line vote minister of railways denies promising cutoff and states report being prepared for but he has never inquired if it is King says Premier Bennett won support by promising cutoff and Manion should say whether it meant nothing or announce cutoff will be increase would be about 10 per and would add to Revenue of roads special despatch to the free Raeji from staff May Benj Nett government has no immediate intention of constructing the Marc King Cut the Bennett government does not forty per of added rushed out devoted to officials state trucks to Aid in fight ing Blaze special United news despatch to free press by free press private new May increased freight As an alternative to wage will be asked of the her state comm Ceas a result of action taken Day by presi dents of el3ven Eastern the increases be approximately 10 per will result in additional Gross Revenue to the rail roads Roll of which i operate East of the of about a one Railroad j executive estimated j such Tilch the Railroad i presidents in their action today termed restoration of freight rates to a level that would protect the credit i motor Highway and resort Centre protected by numerous lakes Canadian Tress Prince May fire fighting forces in Prince Albert National Park were being recruited to combat the outbreak reported in information the Blaze is in Remote Section of the More than two score Miles from the Centre of the Park and a number of Miles from the motor Road Leadin into the heart of the i years election and of the present conservative members from j to construct Mafeking Cut the Bennett government proposes to have the railway engineers carry out a Survey and the Cut off May be built if it is feasible and there is to be no no Hasle in reaching a the govern ment denies being under any Tion to the electorate of Manitoba j because of distinguished gather ing is essential in fur Thering Trade suggests permanent British building in Buenos Aires associated press May Prince of election and not do More than consider the in an address eras an Ordinary railway coi Iucci cordial cooperation of British suction these the High reached Here lights a highly corp Roverial hour in Tiu House or commons when the Hudson Bay Vole was under the debate turned quickly lne Mafeking Cut and the recreational Bay 10ute was lost sight of ill tile Hen shipping and finance was essential in furthering British Trade with South it seems to he that the most important Point is to get As Many entries As possible in our name was precipitated the same time that reports the out Manion coolly disowned break is not thought and that the Cool humid air would bring financial Relief for the railroads within do Juad assisted lighters in making Good that executive i headway reached forty per cent of the increased inc conflagration is Southwest of Revenue to be derived from the Lake and separated from serious As first responsibility for constructing posed rate adjust ent will be do voted to and much of the re the motor Highway Uno resort Centre by a myriad of lakes and gov minder would go toward Purchase i ing add queue Protection for portions Manitoba liberals Brut Cut Manitoba liberals almost with quotations from Serva Tive Campaign Mackeire King to prominent part in the after an hours the reverting to the questions of to last con in d where tariffs make importation the Only course left As a last is the of local Assembly plants which will at Manion capped the debate by remark that of needed the United traversed by visitors to press to assist the sup the Railroad presidents attending i dress Roll of the a truck the Mafeking Cut the session believed that after of inc Ployd was sent Speedl a report on it was Aquia 30day period required by Law Over Gri veiled Highway that he was not in a Pariso Elj j least contain machinery and had no Olf any As being the interstate Commerce commission ruin u continued on Pace study of the the new sched1 tedious0jgurncy Lino ule could be placed in effect within by foot once Tho Park Boundary 60 such they pointed but is believed the Maui will reach the Blaze by Early and with their assistance it is hoped j to get the flames confined to a limit i 3d area before heavily be clouded skies promised rain soon to t Complete Che task of line certain Supply of raw material from this the Prince spoke for half an hour to a distinguished gathering or per Emp arc it Buenos further Ami 1 e continued on Page foun Canadian press May latest political Rumor to circulate Here is that Pooley might be appointed lieutenant governor of Brit ish Columbia and that might be persuaded to enter the Cabinet As attorney general in Suc cession to Alderman Barry and John Easton both favored the Park Pavilion and the latter moved Ai Ormal resold continued on Page Rumor Pooley May become More than 500 a filed and lieutenant governor thousands said to be i wounded believe government is not unsympathetic to Bank Bill measure introduced by Spencer would make it offence to charge More than seven per on with fines and imprisonment As to be referred to banking special despatch to the free press from staff Ottawa government is understood to be not unsympathetic toward a Bill introduced today by Henry United Farmer member from Battle which seeks to put Teeth in the Bank Spencer would make it an offence for Canadian Banks to charge a higher rate of interest on loan than of seven per per he pro 10 i poses that every Bank which charges More than seven per shall be Empire Day to be and province observed in Streci led by Railroad guilty of indictable of fens liable to a Fine and not exceeding and every being a manager or officer of any violates the said Provis shall be liable on conviction to a line not exceeding or Loim prison ment for a term not i hading two in the Bank act As it stands there is a provision that the rate of interest charged must not exceed seven per but no penalties Are provided if a higher rate is Western members of parliament Chelm the Banks have been charging As much nine per interest on Farmer Fand that the actual of borrowing when every thing is taken into j runs to ten and even twelve per in Many among those who have protested very strongly about the rates of interest charged and the alleged restriction of credits in the three Prairie provinces Are Robert minister of the Banks deny that they have re fused to lend Money to Farmers who have reasonable Security and in de sense of the High interest charges state that it costs them More to do business in Western Canada As com pared with Ontario and Quebec owing to slow repayment of More Over Western banners do not com Plain the situation is explained to it is estimated by Western Mem Bers that there Are possibly Farmers in the provinces of Saskatchewan Alberta and that the average annual loan would be or a total borrowing by the far mers of per the interest on which would exceed ten some of the larger individual Farmers borrow As much As while others would not borrow More than spencers Bill to the banking which body the Banks will make will be referred Commerce com associated press May in the rebellion which Rias been in Progress in Burma have numbered upwards of 500 killed and thousands wounded or and there is great danger in the Mission Aries arriving Here today from the province they said the rebellion was much More serious than earlier dispatches had and that re Ostly More than 100 rebels were killed by the government forces in the Yermo Dis losses on the governments Side were reported to be relatively weather delays Tran Canada Auto May weather and Snow Here yesterday and today have delayed preparations by the Tran Canada motor expedition for the Start from Here into the the headed by whar ton is awaiting summer conditions ing the next stage Pacific coast from return to e attempt to the ova weather report the Louo Pirir is the weather report is sued from the Winnipeg meteorological of fice at7 442 Maxi mum for the preceding 12 442 r36 Calm and the weather has continued Coli in the Western with a few a Trot scattered showers in Alberta and Sas Aklavik Simpson Mima 40 50 40 60 Smith 24 5 Dawson 40 54 Rupert 44 70 52 60 65 65 Victoria Vancouver 52 Kamloops 44 George 28 28 Banff 29 Calgary 32 Lethbridge 36 Edmonton 30 med hat 34 current 36 Battleford 36 Albert 36 forecasts Western and becoming somewhat warmer Lake with a Little higher i Moose jaw 34 Saskatoon Regina Brandon kenora33 Arthur 32 Cochrane 30 Huntsville 42 sound 42 London Kingston Ottawa Montreal Quebec John Halifax Charlotton 38 the Black and Manion says government talc White us a Long and i Colilar Nurry to receive the report fire Section had never inquired if it was or submission to the Ami quite indifferent to the i Whoie he spoke of election promises in a very cynical remarking at j one time that everybody Breaks i As for the they quoted j Bennetts famous Given pub Ilicito by this is a proper National i undertaking and will relieve Unzem from the free press May 211 they produced an Tion poster gotten out by Bow fifty five years trying to get More suit Able schedule special despatch to the free press from staff May con ceding that insurance rates on the Hudson Bay As announced by the Imperial shipping Are too minister of displayed a tendency in parliament this afternoon to take the court Over red and Green special United news despatch to free by free press private in suit filed Here ii cd ged who is drove through a red Light while was moving legally through a Green Many colors John was who conservative member which read if you the Matching Cut off there one Way to get vote Stitt admits Promise Stitt made quotation of election speeches unnecessary by rising and for the new immigration shed in Nallet Boniface was almost is nun tred Ancl fifty barrels of Beans and a Large Quantity of that Good old Manitoba article of his j dried were being shipped to Battle River As part of the Lare of that he had used the Mafeking Cut off As an election he had Only done he after he had been informed that Bennett promised to build and he still believed that the Cut off would be built some if the National rail Way engineers found he were beyond the control of the Bennett All that could be done was to work away and Endeavor to persuade underwriters that a reduction should be he made a statement in reply to a question asked by Barney member for the his As in were the department Haj been work ing on this question for a Long in Ever since we came into this is a question beyond the control of the insurance rates Are largely within the control of the Imperial shipping which the other Day gave out a i must con fess that the ruling is rather Indica Tive of High rates from May i add that we Are working on the matter and shall continue to do so in an Endeavor to secure More suitable Prince Rupert Grain reduced to bushels King spoke briefly but in dead he asked f he intended the Teleg Raphers at that onite butter and eggs were coming into the Winnipeg Market and fifty Verib Aso the Road leading from the Sta Tion in Boniface to the River was in a condition unsurpassed even m the Palmiert Days of the old red River settlement pretty nearly the last Straw was reached when a hotel bus bringing a Load of newly arrived Canadian press won Manion the Bennett prom ii he in his Prince May made to win a with the departure wednesday of by making this hero spool from Prince destined for european the amount of Grain stored in the term Inal elevator was reduced to the Heron Spoo carried a cargo of bushels and was the fourth boat to Load at Prince Rupert since april All shipments have been ministers j passengers Clown to the ferry Landing Vas a serious j got mired and the passengers not hic Jonly had to get out into the mud View been but to help shove the bus to firmer d storekeeper had j called on the free press should to report that there was at present either say that this Promise was one a Murve Ilous Rush of settlers to rus of the promises that meant i part of the and was intended for no other Par pose than party into getting to Europe and total almost should ounce that the Cut off was to be refused to admit any Promise or pledge had continued on Page highlights from the capital by May Netts election returned to motion for rejection by lord Banbury Defeated by 62 to 6 votes regular passenger train steams Churchill next the band Wagon bringing up the rear will carry the politicians who can scramble the Hudson Bay for years the orphan among Canadian transportation is now the White haired boy whose paternity is an Honor eagerly competed so much was Clear from the de Bate in the commons this evening on a vote of for work on the plague this was his pledge to build the Mafeking shorten ing Winnipeg haul to Mackenzie King appeared in the House tonight with the prime minis Canadian May labor governments land utilization Bill came before the House of lords this after noon for third and lord who had taken a leading part in drastically amending the Bill on its previous moved for its the motion was Defeated by 62 to 6 votes and the Bill read a third it now returns to the House of which will consider the amendments effected by the these remove the Teeth from the Bill labor governments plan for providing Large scale farms and smaller demonstration farms in an Effort to absorb some of the Unzem practically the Only things left Are the provisions for allotments and Small been very holdings and these have much japanese Prince Kea Clies Vancouver May As Captain Prince tag Shige Uncle of the Empress of has arrived in Vancouver to await sailing saturd3y of the the Lina and at the argument proceeded the without refer ence to Polar or the North the opinion that it is bad politics or at least indiscreet to speak 111 of the Hudson Bay railway has become in in parliament at instead of a debate As to whether the should be voted and the spectators heard a debate As to who deserved the Honor and the glory of starting the Road on its Way to the Bay and carrying it the minis Ter of handsomely admitted that the liberals took a both said vied with each other in delivering the after no one could be unkind enough to that the demand the conservative fort file years ago Well known Winni Peg had secured the con tract for building 25 Miles of the main Raj and Northwestern railway immediately West of were now s90 members in the Winni Peg Andrews orly years Aso formerly of was appointed principal of the Moosa jaw Brandon Sun issued a which was to be continued a of morning had firmly made up his mind not to accompany City Engineer Button on an investigation tour of electric Street railways ters in a bound towns which had these it is feared there is Only one King and oter liberals thirty five years Aro the Large room in holy schoolhouse was crowded to hear the address by Isaac Stringer on his work among the eskimos in the Mao Kenzi River diocese Stringer and who had spending a few Days in were about to leave via Edmonton and Athabasca Landing for the scene of their read out the Mabel eng cutoff pro a performance which lost some of its Point by Bennetts absence from the Manion is a minister from whom All custodians and spenders of Public funds might take lessons in the Art of putting through Esti members of the opposition find it impossible to generate any hostility to a minister who smiles so agreeably at earlier in the minister of Marin performed for hour or piloting departmental j birthday may24 and that one of the it was Duranleau i Vaa to be a balloon ascent first participation in he is one of the new men n the Bennett a diminutive and Bald Montreal As devoid of color As it is possible to Duran Tylij Rev years Aijo it was announced that Elm Park to be opened on the Queens Leau addresses the House and conciliatory Sion George manager of the had looked Well after the com fort of visitors in the Way of cosy Northern fish Coin Fleet left Selkirk for the sum 1heatouchimerts ground5 at blacked on the radio which ago Ern ment policy on the Issue of a government which has for to Hudson Bay began about j proceeded Vith the Speed of a lame Tortoise in recent began to go a Little faster today since estimates were actually reached and a few Manion was questioned a Little about the Hudson Bay route and its commercial he estimated the navigation season at foul months and put the Quantity of wheat Likely to move Cut by Church ill at bushels a items went but before this occurred there was a Are Eborall argument on the motion to go into committee of Long As there is Only elevator at land a the this information Vas de and Given in Goodhu Mored Fash and not a word of criticism of so j former Bane of conservative from new the appropriation was cnte1 with a discussion padded to quo que ined which opened on May 24 the Park occupied the site of the old Golf Nipes norwegians celebrated the norwegian Holiday with a concert by the Church under the direction of the Thorkelson Over 300 attended the which was held in the Young mens Liberal club Youni years a King Alfonso of Spain cell the House rated his 25th two brought in years previously there had been Bald Sjue arg Prairie in Johns and it personal recriminations and i Silhouette of housetops now greeted while the item did not pass to jail the other paraphernalia of a the one 01 the Empress of Canada he is returning this was not because of oppo Sij Friendly end Unter Between Newcity finest natural Park to Ilion but one of be Brunswick Public ready for official ;