Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 2, 1931, Winnipeg, Manitoba Temperature readings press headings 1 6t tune h59 june f5s for text of meteorological office see Page one 24 pages Price 5c per copy edition Jug Sun Moon in Moon postal rates on periodicals Are increased by budget Empress of Britain creates new records for trip from Southampton and Cherbourg to Quebec Lawrence River graft screech their Welcome to new Mem Ber of the family concert broadcast from ship while steaming up with talks by Beatty Canadian Tress i by Thomas june in truly regal fashion tee Canadian Pacific liner of Britain swept up the Broad Waters of her own River completing her Maiden voyage from the Empress had made new re cords Lor the voyage from South Ampton and Cherbourg to when the great White liner swung into her Dick at Wolfe Cove it was just five thirteen hours and Twentyfive minutes since she had and eight hours less for the Lawrence the last Day of her voyage a crowning finish to this wonderfully bridal prom the earliest hour until just As dusk fell she came to Dock at the skies and the Lawrence vere at one in giving her their worthiest father which was reached at noon with new record from Cherbourg of four Nineteen thirty three Gress Wasif greeted by crowds Shore Perky Little steamers screeched their salutation to the stately new member of Quantance motor boats themselves impudently into the curious of the liners crowds on parties in trim Little yacht Canadian Tress june Premier Bennett in budget address today introduced a Resolution amending the Post office act re periodicals and newspapers o read As follows periodicals which Are required to be transmitted for greater distance than is mentioned in the last preceding sub or the publication of is of greater frequency than once a and the newspapers and periodicals described in the immediately preceding upon any copies i excess of the of two thousand five Hundred shall be subject to postage at the rate of one and on half cents on after the of thousand nine Hundred and thirty Lor each Pound weight or any fraction of a Pound weight and such postage shall be prepaid by Stamps otherwise As the postmaster general from time to Ime directs that the newspapers and periodicals in ques Tion which a circulation of ing vessel waved greetings Quay s Des Aud Landing places on both sides f the River were the average Speed of the Empress from Bishop Scilly to Cape race Vas again prov ing there in ample margin to surpass tils initial a this afternoon concert was broadcast from the Empress As she steamed up the St with talks by lord British newspaper magnate Beatty president of the Canadian Pacific railway Mary Pickford and Douglas t motion picture the latter speaking in behalf of the United states element were enthusiastic in offering congratulations to Beatty and commander Latta japanese Pilot i continue flight june 25 not More than ten thousand copies per Issue shall remain subject to postage at the rate of one cent for Sach or any fraction of a Pound weight heretofore provided further that news papers an periodicals in which Are devoted to the or shall remain subject postage at the rate of one cent for each Pound weight or fraction of around weight As regarding letter the Reso Lution provides that there shall be levied and collected on every letter for trans Mission Post any distance within Canada a tax Inaudi Tion to postage during the War this one cent tax was put on All letters bringing the postage up to three cents for letters to outside Points and two cents letters in the the one cent tax on letters for delivery was abolished several the tax being retained on City delivery tinder the new the one cent will now be imposed on Farmers Grain corporation for about of wheat associated june Farmers National Grain acting for the Grain s table leation today paid Lor about bushels of it was the second such Deal n a the same corporate of having paid for May 1 Harry of Farmer said h to accept delivery bushels today but bushels of Northwest id planned of Only t amount for individuals is raised from to is and income stamp postal rates and customs Are affected by changes British Trade will suffer heavily As result of changes announce by Bennetts budget inc ii new in creases in duty against United states special measure provided to pre vent manufacturers exploiting Tariff raising prices Coal favored decision of Federal govern ment on old age pensions gets mixed reception bushels were transferred to its mails Are Bennett declares services will be revised and worked on different basis june june 15 notice will be Given to flying companies that All air mall contracts Are to be Premier Bennett announced tonight in the House of com Mons in answer to a question irom former postmaster in most cases the Cancella Tion would become effective a month reports in the press the air ser vices were to be abandoned were not the prime minister it had become apparent the service should be revised and it was proposed to work the matter out on a different the House of commons today by Premier i Bennett in his budget the amending resolutions read resolved that it is expedient to Amend and consolidate the income h5 act and to that the consolidated act be known As the income act provisions relating to fam ily corporations will be repealed june in come tax rates were announced in despatch to the free by june 1 increasing the Tarif Foh 200 reconstructing Federal taxation system on Abas Isof taxpayers subsidizing the rail movement 6t and Hoil Ben of gave to this afternoon Prief the most important budget addresses in the of the the budget scintilla Ted with nature inter and of country at when Ben Nett he had taken the second Long ohls Canad of eco nomic Isolato according to careful estimate made of of the in ports entering Canada Lavelett Todal practically country with which Canada does a despite Sta 1931 the exemption for per sons presently entitled to three thousand dollars be raised to exemption of three thousand five Hundred dollars the provisions relating to family corporations and personal corporations be in respect of fiscal periods not coincident with the Calendar year the return of income and pay ment of the tax May be made within of the fiscal period and if not so made and interest on Theja shall be to Day of april in the next succeeding Calendar year at the rate of six per centum per annul or to the time of the filing off the return and payment of should such payment be made before the said thirtieth but in any Case the return the with there Are seven features the new Steps manufacturers by Raisig sep placed inthe continued on Page nine associated press june the newspaper Jhu Bun today announced japanese resume his flight to North june with a new following Calne route As he in Ami flying the auspices of the forced to discontinue his initial it Kay ii after making a l Landing in the Kurile islands Oama Gaing highlights from the capital Newso them president of the of the United in pleads Lor firmer la Sioui truths in i adclres3 at a Premier Bennetts announcement wat government would absorb five freight rates on a cat for received with great satisfaction by Western Empress of Canadian Pacl latest completed wage from Southampton to Jamb dec creating new rec no premiums of 5 and on Canadian property carrying insurance with 5 not Censed in by to Hlf ased income tax exemptions b announced by Premier in presenting his Bud s1 w copse of every country with Canada does business will baby Tariff changes and Ioune m budget Pioneer and dome mines Are features of trading 6i third Stock and mining sex Hopes to become Gold dredging claims staked and filed with mining even Nith addition of new Premier Bennett not Hope to be Able to balance common drops As feature of weak session on Stock l la witted president of Western Canada twi eat futures prices at the close trading monday were for the budget changes meet with general Jojade Natton citizens owl uni if special despatch to the free june the budget is the event of the and today was no every thing conspired to make Ben Netts pronouncement an event of outstanding everyone knew that revenues had been expenditures rising everyone i new Bennett must in crease likewise it was commonly known that the so clearly forecast in the last election Campaign was to be brought one step nearer v moreover the condition of the country demanded policies of Peculiar interest to different the Prairie provinces vere clamouring iof the wheat the coarse Grain the Cutter score of problems vitally affecting the agricultural Industry could scarcely be ignored a do minion minister or ten Mil Lions of most of whom Are going less easy a year Many of who Are faced by financial were looking to eager to know what Ben Nett proposed to do for nearly All the members were in places and in keeping with when slipped into View from the Side Entrance be Hind the speakers was Given an ovation by conservatives and liberals to his without one glancing about sat fingered the pages of piled his when the moment Rose to begin his Ini a sense it was a Bennett to do it he paralysed House and galleries alike a chapter upon1 the dominions Pur suing every expenditure to its Ulter mate every Revenue to the original he spoke words in an hour and a half which meant that those without a copy of his text could not catch the mean ing of the but most of them Hung wait ing Lor the meat of the Tariff and policy announce not Young lord Duncan son of the Watt present at the tinder Ben Netts Avalanche of and sought the Sun Shine the prime had got nicely the distinguished strangers remained occupied to the the american minister were the in sir William Clark followed every did the japanese westerners were Bennett dealt with the wheat prob Lem in 100 indicating a rate subvention of five cents per he stressed the several he declared that must not allow any country to build up a Trade in tvs Dominion in any commodity which can be Here another occasion he paused and said How Canada remain Muiir protected in a protected Bennetts Faith in the Tariff As a Curi All our present his Only regret was thai press of work permitted him Tordea with only200 while upwards of 600 remains the left when the decisive paragraphs of the interest reached fever conservative members found Little to tenth Rise in the revival of runs Ance levies such As stamp on cheques and three cent but whenever a particular Section of Canada got a break there was a localized outburst Marl timers thumped hard for the Tariff westerners slammed their desk lids after the passage about freight recalling the the Point which Sticks thernlund is Ben Netts summary of the financial Posi Ancl the effect upon it of the National Bennett not utter one syllable of Cratl Cison against the National but he went1 Over and Over the Selicks of the capital stressed the need of Economy inferred that the Road Given too a his colleagues sat about com ing to his Aid whenever occasion Stevens As custodian of after or Bennett had finished Reading sir George Terley got glasses of water and them about spots which seemed Italy catch the Eye of Ahe speaker Butl As an is no hespoke4 his the longest since the Days of without Chang beyond occasions wave the a nervous Tilting from to be never Araks drop step toward goal the Tariff increases with Ike government import Trade the Tariff increases fit St september affected a so that now at least the Bennett s Tariff increases hit Mentse 1 5yarldus Jeather i tilted to Par goods and Spates has the new Tariff bristles in duty against that to prevent exploiting the continued three drow of Powell lose lives sunday night Canadian residents of Powell Hiver were drowned near Vassair Powell sunday and three others rescued when a motor boat returning Ironi a picnic Capr the dead Are and residents of Powell Olverston and his and Gus Callebert Are in Hospital from Shock after three hours exposure in the increase in sales tax and boost in postage plates viewed with alarm highlights of the budget presented to parliament monday by Premier Bennett Are sales tax increased from one per cent to per numerous changes in income tax raised t0 no general revision of 200 rat bearing ppe mgr speaking for two tax on which always applied to drop half covers wide area in car on which always drop letters now to be imposed on All letters in order to meet Post office postal Rae on newspapers a Pound to be charged of newspapers having circulation of what educational and agricultural publications club Watai Abrosh there was general condemnation in Winnipeg monday night of Many of the Dominion budget Citi Zens viewed with alarm the increase in the sales tax from one to four per the increased Price of the Post age and the additional tax on about the Only change that appeared to be welcomed heartily is that extending the subsidy on Alberta to the Federal government Bear 75 per of the old instead of 50 per As was regarded favourably in some but in others it was contended that or Bennett had not gone far retailers attitude the attitude retail merchants to the sales tax change was that while it was by no Means it was preferable to a turnover tax which was threatened sometime the return to the Samp tax on cheques below was characterized As a of the Independent labor party there was Strong Denu relation of the in in the co it of the postage automobile Fin is Selling the lower priced cars View the Tariff changes As but the changes would make importation of highlights of Bennett budget of postal rate on newspapers and periodicals iy2 cents n i of Locious Sciull Tulit by adjustment of freight rates government to absorb five cents per Busiel of Cost of transporting All wheat produced Western subsidies for Coal Industry in provinces and Western can Ada to extent of to be provided by Dominion Dominion contributions to old age pensions to b2 per cent to 75 per deficit for fiscal year 193031amounts total net debt total liabilities expenditures for fiscal Revenue for fiscal Cash in Bank at credit of announces Dominion will contribute 75 of Cost of old age pensions United states note to Ottawa claims owned by rum ring Canadian press june the United states agent in the in alone Case today completed Anoceto the Canadian government in which it was contended the Schooner sunk by the coast guard was owned by rum running what other Point if any was made in the United states note was not will face deficit for next fiscal year of approx Plaist i from an Advance in Elvean Dahal i Tea prices of about its per Pound was a cons per Pun was predicted by Tea merchants As a result of Lithe Tariff but they stated they were satisfied on the score that even steeper changes were comments on sales tax Ouica Secretary of the Pines brought six merchants in comment of i mail Here today from Eming on the budget said that the increase in tax was press of Britain which sent the bags a Sivore by As it the while the members of his pc j Lawence at Rimouski this organization obviously did Wel and a record of five come the it was Felt that this form of taxation was to be preferred Over the turnover tax which had Heen mentioned at the association had made representations to Ottawa opposing turnover Ivey the pyramiding nature of the impost was considered most it was Felt that with the machinery already in stalled for the collection of the sales the collection and operation would be More considered backward step the return of the stamp tax on cheques below was considered a backward step by Many Ivey this and the increased postage on letters added to their and a record of five eight hours and ten for the carrying of mail from England to was the new Canadian inbound from Southampton for was to have transferred the Niall to a Steamer off Cape last and it was to have flown to coast in a Effort to setup Are fog delayed the How and the attempt was Post girl trains in search employ rejent special despatch to the free port june beating her Way on railway to Taliaa the Way from Mary was taken off a freight train by Rattray arraigned incite police court she told magistrate Palling that come in an Effort to obtain her parents live in army officers informed the court they would take care of the girl and get her a so the magistrate released her to the army weather report the following is the weather report from the Winnipeg meteorological Picc at 7 my maximum forthe mini North at five Miles per hour sky weather has Gene rally fair in the West and continues Saskatoon 11 79 Yorkton 83 34 43 is 82 to Assort 31 54 Brandon 81 on pase sat liberals try 10 Belither inference Bennett declares opposition attempted to destroy Parley at Ottawa Canadian press Minnesota under Muhich newspaper was held invalid associated press june the supreme court today by a five to four decision held invalid the Minnesota Law under which Satur Day Minneapolis was tempting to belittle and destroy the coming Imperial economic con at were made in the House of today by Premier when discussing Export and Empire Trade relations Bennett was questioned by Mackenzie Liberal and retorted that the tried to work of the Imperial conference could the minister have asked for More free than he had at the last Imperial con Ference asked Mackenzie the gentleman has to their efforts to belittle and if possible destroy the Imperial econ Omic conference at Fraser Mcdougal acquitted Mima Aklavik 38 54 Simpson 33 it 42 61 Victoria 4s 64 Vancouver 50 7 pm arthur38 00 4 69 Kamloops j3 Huntsville 35 69 fit 72 4666 Jasper x St 74 Lindon 38 36 75 Toronto 48 6j 40 76 a Lanceton o Leth Brodbe 44 78 Ottawa Eal Edmonton 46 73 is current50 so 82 42 76 Hatzl 44 82 Moose 56 83 Quebec 68 John so so Halifax 50 62 Obar town 50 62 Manitoba moderate winds fair and i southerly winds mostly fair and warm scattered Thunder i oud Ali scat ered la As fresh Louth tast winds and Thunder Canadian press Ellis who was killed while resisting arrest in Burnaby Woods in Assize court Here this afternoon on a charge of attempting to Mur Der chief of police Ocean steamships arrived new Yorac i via new tort state dam Rotterdam Oslo Conte Naples Harding Hamburg Naples London steal Marseilles of brings Hundred pounds from England in record time i Canadian press june air income tax ease Burden for Small salaries and i special despatch to the free press ram staff june with the addition of of new Premier Bennett does not Hope to balance the Federal budget in the current fiscal year which erds March the Skeleton of the financial and taxation situation As disclosed by the budget is As follows Bennett reported a deficit Ftp he estimated the Revenue for the current exclusive new Taxa at estimated his expenditure at this leaves of this will be capital expenditure which will be of the remaining Bennett proposes to raise by increased and to a deficit for the new of approximately the new taxes May be summaries under eight headings changes in which go into effect at Midnight sales tax is raised from per Cento and the exemptions under the completely these As yet appear to have been ruthlessly for newsprint used to be exempt up to 50 per cent of the prior the rate of sales tax on news was per cent newsprint is now removed from the list of exemptions and will hereafter be 4 per All the sales tax increases become effective at Midnight income tax act has been Canadian press june Canada annual budget statement was made men and women crowded the galleries of the commons stood along the Walls when seating capacity proved and were from the re in is capacity of finance presented his review o Canadas i j ii it was striking for two hours and a half the finance min at rate he that i period he covered a wide he went exhaustively into she financial position of presenting a comprehensive balance Sheet of formidable he Dis cussed the and Commerce of he pausing Tei condemn certain of Trade treaties entered to by the previous gave to his listeners at estimate of revenues and expenditures for the present fiscal year which will on March v 193 wound up with a Statem changed to ease oui cd further carrying on of the work of chief Justice Hughes in delivering on Wlter relatively Smau n am Obj the indians be majority opinion said the ease the tax much on of was much 1 n Thule millionaires and to increase rent a mini inf the majority of Kiuon Saiu Nesotas Law was in effect a censorship Mulimuli Olaires and that sufficient Protection the tax the continued on to file gent Bou Tyton g Jug and Means which ways Fallu list Selun Enmen proposes to afloat Lor Rais ing it but Tje outstanding the budget is its feature of it of the luts u w premiers to fight with of All budgets Ever by any minister of Flanc presented Ada this one is probably the most determined Challenge to countries that impose High impose against i it is Ian per the prime minister and he t of the the from Trie free press fifty live tears ago Yeste 187g a fur sex the Corner Lombard a Large number of Weskin traders were in for Winnipeg with loads of and change was established at of main and Post office Many settlers were flocking to the Pembina Mountain i fifty years ago yester 1881 the following were to represent Manitoba at the i forthcoming general Assembly of tie Presby Terian Church in Kingston Bryce and Hart of Manitoba College John Pioneer Kildonan minister James Winnipeg High Bluff and of Stonewall of Archibald and my income tax act been of completely received from income tax on fort five years ago Lara with the changes he father Well known i in Tatner we Miuwa proposes he was in Quebec with this the tax is is Grandin securing Aid for the changed to ease the Burden carrying on of the work of interest in the opening of a Mound Mound bunders near which seven very ancient Skele Premier Bennett draws attention to successive bad harvests and considerable obligations to be met by Farmers As Rea son for government absorbing part of freight nou Cement welcomed in forty years ago the City of Brandon was growing an astonishing Way new streets were being graded in several parts of the and in no portion of the City was the sound of the carpenters Hammer silent the directors of the Brandon summer fair were doing their Sart leaving no Stone unturned make the Faira John and James left for King Ston to attend the presbyterian Gen eral Canadian press june in announcing the Bounty of cents a Bushel on wheat Premier Bennett in his budget speech today said Trier has been a succession of bad harvests in some parts of West Ern and during the last weeks Lack of speak subject to i caused a loss of this years profit in a Ereat Deal of that my advices he Telephone were that very few in a of a Canadian press by were a new june Days would determine the Fate of a Fraser companion of considerable portion of the Wix killed while Tir Ama Norta of the 1 in some parts of the this crop failure and the resisting arrest in Urray o the third crop auro near grand Lew Highway and Smith Deserras of the people Are entirely Avenue on March was acquitted two things must Hap Here this afternoon provisions should As the provisions should As those who have a because they have considerable obligations which must be other methods will be taken to Deal with the situation of the provinces who i twerp have not found themselves with their reserves exhausted a1111 their Uver Pool crops a failure for the third Rew a pref we therefore propose to provide that rework the ire get rates shall be adjusted Tel Wyorst by this country absorbing five cents new York per Bushel on All wheat that is sex orb that provision is effective this that amount is taken into consideration in the estimate i have Given of the expenditures during the measure of Relief Canadian press june ment of Premier Bennett that the Federal government will absorb five cents per Bushel freight charges on All wheat grown in Western Canada and shipped to the head of the lakes is regarded by Vic president of the United Farmers of As certainly i measure of Relief and a step in the right informed of the government action priestly said that the five cents a Bushel would pay half of the but the big problem still re said How Are we Market the 1931 crop in the Best possible Way priestly the executive of his organization had Jusi concluded a meeting at which it was decided urge the gov the three provincial governments of the Prairies and the farm including wheat to arrange a immediately with a View to discussing the 1931 marketing Alberta wheat Pool officials and representatives of the Trade declined comment until further facts were isf1 thirty five years ago some of the features of the big methodist Camp meeting which was to take place on june 12 to june 18 in Ferris were prayer meetings led by chiarman of the Camp meeting sermons by of High and evangelistic services following the thirty years ago threshers Calgary water and the of were chief under consideration by the Northwest Assembly in session at Regina among the speakers were Bennett and Twentyfive years ago Michael noted Politi a visitor to Winnipeg where he made a notable passed Power plan of the Winnipeg electric railway at Lac Dubon net was first grading of the East of Winnipeg was started at the White Pouf Twenty years ago we Lithe retirement Archibald if fort the off of chief Factor of the Hudson Bay Cor pan was abolished chief Factor Ibi Cdonald was brie of the Best known Eastern Sas Katche history his life had been bound up Lor past fifty ;