Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 23, 1931, Winnipeg, Manitoba Readings free press thermometer headings july 22 july 22 july july 23 for full text of meteorological of fice see Page 16 and somewhat Juhr Sun Moon Moon july 1931 Price 5c per copy edition with 20 pages proceeding for trading corp Veezey takes full head of Beauharnois company assumes full liability at final session of hearing declares sums represented Loans to Kim and were already repaid in part committee will Likely hold con Ference with Quebec govern ment before making report Canadian press july Climax ing the final Public hearing of the Beau Harols head of the colossal Power development today assumed Lull responsibility for every Dollar of Camj Walgn funds with which the Beauharnois name has been con the contributions assumed the whole l prominent Border City Dies suddenly in Windsor Home Canadian Preti Windsor july Border died suddenly this evening at his Home in he been in in different health for about a a native of Medicine where he born years he came to the Border City in hews an ardent golfer and prominent in Liberal his and Robert Barnes live in Saskatchewan Grain will Supply Bush Els for first official test shipment former Premier declares had never discussed project with senator Mcdougald or anyone Aid labor Congress my meet at Vancouver 21 Canadian press july forty seventh annual convention of the trades and labor Congress can Ada will open at Vancouver on tember Tom president of the announced the unemployment question will be fully discussed at the with a possible revision of the con Gressis Relief according the responsibility for providing necessary boats placed on Federal government july the Challenge of the Federal govern Saskatchewan will Supply the entire shipment of bushels were on of the new Hudson Bay trip to Bermuda taken and senator Wilfred tums paid out by the Beauharnois said rep Reid rented Loans to him and already had been repaid in parliamentary circles were agog today with conflicting rumours re lating to the report of the com it was not would be presented expected this to the House Tutu the first of next a con Ference will be held with the government of it Juista out of the fact the company secured its Power rights through a charter by the legislature of that for the past two weeks the sittings 6 the committee have stolen the spot Light from the House of com the evidence has been pro la Lac with not the least of which was that Campaign funds totalling in excess of had been distributed by Unyong the Liberal conservative Federal and the Cost of the Beau Arnols project to Date has been stated committee in an exhaustive analysis of the balance Sheet of King said it would be fair to As sume that slightly Over seven Mil Lions represented when questioned later on this Point by g chief Beauharnois Kins and the senior wheat producing province of the the Grain places the responsibility of providing the boats on the Federal govern these arrangements have been completed by minister of labor in who said this morning that he had received positive Assur Ance of the amount of Grain needed for the test Dominion to Supply boats said i Telegram from j minister of railways of the Federal putting the up to i got Busy on the phone and by wire Canadian fress july asserting hat he was horrified when he Larned of the voucher which was laced before the special committee the House of commons on Beau purporting to cover sex Renses of a y himself curler Mac Enzie opposition today made positive denial that any Bills f his were Ever paid by Beaumar also he made the declaration hat he had never discussed the eau Arnols project or any matters pertaining to with senator my either on the trip to Ber Muda or at any other during entire trip to Ber i never discussed the ques Ion of Beauharnois either with senator senator r with anyone asserted the Liberal in the House of commons this and he and at night i had Assurance that Saskatchewan would Supply the entire bushels for the test and we Are going ahead with the the minister has now Tawa asking that the wired of Dominion font Linued on Page Newsom thedas some Points in connection with proposed Sale of Brandon Power Plant still unsettled at close of conference of representatives of government and this port gives in attempt to Rescue companion from Kathleen narrowly escapes same Fate in re Tonding to cries for with noticeable new aus Ofalian Trade treaty put through committee stage and Given third Reading in House of accepting Challenge of Federal gov Saskatchewan will Supply entire shipment of bushels of float for first official test of Hud Eon by and United states gov come note be petitioned to establish be diced open seasons of uniform government take full responsibility for the Marine insurance on this shipment and will provide the boats three would not state where he had located the but it is that by arrangement with Saskatchewan Grain men and the Saskatchewan wheat Pool the entire shipment is to be provided from this the test will take place any Tom after according pc advices from Ottawa by the Milste who is waiting for word regard ing the boats and loading Webb takes Issue Canadian fress july play with the Hudson Bay Grai route scheme was denounced by r continued on Page two Hal cent Cut in Price of gasoline announce for migratory water this William for Many years prominent lawyer of Dies while on visit to sons summer Home at Victoria Page free press provides monster crowd Light fans on Carlton Street with wow by blow Story from ringside on Walke Sharkey and Charles la their Canadian press july Tion of half a cent in the Price o Standard brands of gasoline will b effective tomorrow throughout can with the exception of Britis the reduction follow an Effort to control aver production of crude Oil in the United state by a Cut in prices in the mid con Tinnent will Only be the Price reduction it is sex asserts newspaper headlines put wrong interpretation on Evi Dence before committee issues full statement covering trip to Bermuda at easter in 1930 continue Parley on m Sale number Points still unsettled at close of Days deliberations wednesday charges Are Laid by authority of attorney general under lords Day act matter May be cleaned up before end of Mckenzie intimates several Points upon which agree ment had not been reached relative to the proposed Sale of the Provin Call owned Brandon utilities to a private were the subject of lengthy discussion at a Confer ence in the office of Premier John wednesday taking a prominent part in the deliberations was Bechtel scholarly looking Young Secretary o the National Light and Power com Canadian subsidiary of the Iowa Southern utilities of which he also is the he is the son of the president of the of local Aken to police later released on bail and again resume Long hikes declares Price Canadian fress july Mora to relieve the unemployed would have to be instituted by an act of the said attorney general of to commenting upon a Resolution Assed by East York township urging the government to adopt a measure Akin to the mortgages and purchasers Relief act of it is a question whether a Mora orium would be the Wisest Aid the declaring the government was doing All it court o alleviate sv3ering and summonses also issued on employees at Walker theatre and amphitheatre rink there still Are which need number of be dded that he Ime discussed had the senator never at any project with Points said Donald min ister of mines and natural following the conference last rising on a question of personal privilege shortly after the House opened this King re continued on Page nine Beauharnois report Likely to contain recommendations regarding navigation acting under authority granted by City police officers made simultaneous raids on Winnipeg two Walka late wednesday afternoon arrested the promoters and contest and issued summonses to the All Are charged with breach of the lords Day the specific Date men Tio Nedin the which were sworn out personally by chief Constable being sunday the promoters of the contests William manager of the one at the amphitheatre and Ohn of that at the Walker Are both charged with oper Ting a contest for gain on the Sab lath and with employing certain per sons in that connection on that Day while the contestants and ire charged with being present Akong part in the return to Long hikes both the Wal Athons we cleared Hope to have up before the the end matter of the i cannot discuss the details of the proposition at this it was my Hope that the government would be ready to make an announcement on proposed Sale Early this but a number of things have occurred to make among others taking part in the discussion were Premier attorney and Douglas commissioner of the Manitoba Power officials of the company which proposes to buy the Brandon utilities Are understood to be eager to have the government reach a favor Able decision in the matter so that Are still in full with the is Pectle managements indicating no a mediate intention of calling a Phe police raids apparently have ailed to put the Damper on in Les than two hours after the Canadian press july Dation towards the preservation f All rights of the Dominion Over navigation so As not to impair in any pos sible Way the proposed Lawrence waterway and a further re commendation having in min1 the maintenance of the credit of the my be made in the report of the Beauharnois enquiry commit tee of the House of the committee Only concluded its sittings and work on the preparation of the report has not yet be gun but it is expected that Nna Ings May be made on the charges la inc de by Robert As a result of which the committee 01 investigation was nonstop Tran Canada flight july first nonstop flight from Halifax to Van Couver will take place during the Canada Pacific exhibition from August 22 to 29 it is announced by general manager of Vancouver exhibition who has been in communication with sponsors of the continued on Page two iwo dry agents shot n highlights from the capital j proposed night to will nearly according to Page Gar err Mclntosh wins first race class in Dotterel cup Jutes of Royal Lake of the Woods Page speculation is Rife concerning prob we makeup of French Davis cup to oppose great Bobby Carson Mac Willioms Ernie Palmer tie for medallist in Manitoba Amateur by Dexter special despatch to the july the evidence in the Beauharnois com Mittee is now and the will begin drafting a report to the House of the sensational Campaign fund disclosures will make Lor Sharp controversy and around parliament Hill tonight it was rumoured that the members of the committee will be unable to and that win be a minority As Well As a majority the Liberal party have to shoulder response hat senator Mcdougald had put n he expense account Beauharnois for this hotel As mater of fact he had gone to Ber Muda to Endeavor to obtain Tariff on Cessions in return for the Tariff reductions of the Dunning Hen in course of and would have been entitled to charge he expenses of his trip to the he had been so scrupulously careful despite the Public business in he had paid ills own in silence with the will have to Shouer ability of the Large Campaign fund cont Elution by Beau Arnols but w0 masked gunmen hold up clerk Boniface hotel and secure cigarettes and a keep City soccer league in for Manitoba championship of futures prices at the close wednesdays session were c to c Power for the Irish reach semifinal football Weston Page Elphia athletics lengthen league Lead Over 1011 Beauharnois Power is Active feature on Montreal curb Walker creates big upset in to draw with Jack is weak feature of quiet on Toronto and Norwood Battle to a local senior baseball than attend picnic at grand Beach Pioneer of co the conservative doubt will combat any Effort to fasten the Jolin payment of upon the Ontario Conser directed at or Lawnzie King will not i Kelv figure in either the report or the subsequent debate in the it known that the conserva Tives on the committee were opposed to bringing tails expense voucher into the on the ground that it was obviously an error on to part t senator Mcdougald and Antt it would be most unfair to m4ke any upon such Waldence against the character of the Eser in fact it is understood that Ben when will Deal this Point when e committees report is and win pro baby express his regret at the document we made Public or Kane too occasion in the this afternoon to a in tils expense he that 8 own expenses on in a paid tag my gone to pay the clerk this he had associated press fort july ederal prohibition agents were Sho and killed and two others wounded mile South of fort Wayne on the Huntington Road tonight in an Effort o arrest George alleged fort Wayne Bootlegger on parole from a ederal Penitentiary where he was sentenced in 1930 on a liquor the dead men Are John f the Indianapolis office of the pro ill ton enforcement and Walker whose Home if flee is in the wounded men Are and Oliver working with the of while they were giving their at Netlon to their slain Green and Gettle said Adams drove away in his an intensive Learch was started for him in nedl the Bouse heard him and thereafter got on australian the debate on new Trade agreement continued throughout the but the controversy was largely of a parochial dealt with it Brief from the opposition Point of saying that the treaty would make Little difference to Trade be tween the two True Canada was to receive the British preference on Many but i was Well known that the British in average from 30 to 40 per and Ove and above All tariffs was a surtax on nearly All australian o 50 per these rates were pro regardless of whether the were termed British preference o suggested that the Only Way in which australian purchases in Canada could be encourage would be by the granting of credits by the Canadian ant these credits had not proved ver advantageous in the the local attacks came from behind Hon conservative member for assailed the treaty rate on australian arguing tha this rate would work a grave in Justice upon Niagara grape growers British Columbia also were critical the ground tha the treaty tariffs would he courage the Export of rather the of course is stand treaty to in Olu Tely behind this no doubt i at at to others wounded in gun Battle with fort Wayne Bootlegger moratorhl111 act of Likely to follow lines stipulated by Bennett question of management not yet decided by conference of Prairie Pool members Given option of Selling on open with hours of conference behind pooling or Cash adoption marketing on the spot them representatives of the govern ments of the three Prairie provinces f the provincial wheat pools and the Central Selling Agency will Emble again this morning in committee of finance ministers agree on report to be submitted to conference ninety Day renewal of Short term credit will be recommended Canadian fress by George july the first seven Power conference closes that is the that is the sex after another four hours deliberation tonight the committee of finance ministers agreed on the report they will submit for the approval of the conference in plenary session recommend it is is a ninety Day renewal of the Short term cred continued on Page two fighters unable to Check flames Over wide front in South Dakota associated fress rapid july Forest fires near Here tonight forced Camp ers and Cabin dwellers to flee from rapid and Cheghorn efforts of volunteers to halt the flames Over a front of several Miles were unavailing late res also burned in Spearfish can Yon near and the Home state mining company property was threatened for a fire fighters were handicapped by a Northwest of to the Reich Bank which Falls due August credit is held chiefly by the United states and american Banks holding roughly 60 per and London 30 per in the forma words of an official communique the committee reached an agreement on the terms of the report to be sub matted for the approval of the plenary the proposals of report cover to prevent the withdrawal from Germany of foreign Short term measures calculated t help German Banks and the Helens Bank during the aay other additional proposals were one schem advocated by the holders of the larg est credit favored credit Redis Tribu the argument was made tha by redistribution there would be less likelihood of withdrawal and there fore greater the redistribution proposal be on unwelcome in the words o one present at the meeting it go a Nasty propose new credit another proposal was a new Credi to Germany of thl Fulce of Premier John Bracken for he purpose of continuing their lans for the formation of an inter to Vinulal trading corporation to Arket this years wheat John manager of he Central Selling and Hoice of right Bennett o head the new trading was of at the conference yesterday but he was notified to be n readiness to be called Back to he conference this Brownlee joins conference Premier of to was unable to be present when he conference opened a ived in the City tuesday e immediately got to work on the Egal phases of the problems in olved in setting up the inter pro incl Al trading heading subcommittee of the lawyers Par Ici Patong in the took a prominent tart in behalf of those participating in the con Terence were hopeful of completing heir work they said that he matter of the management of he trading and of financial assistance from the minion had not been i there is reason to believe that he plan adopted will follow closely he prescription of prime minister Bennett who has stipulated that financial Aid from the Dominion would depend upon has recommendations being followed As to Man Hall York on flight from Montreal associated press Roosevelt july James Goodwin Hall grounded his at Roosevelt at a flight from on which he had taken off at i his elapsed time was one hour and 59 which is 14 minutes slower than Captain Frank Hawks time for the 850 weather report following is the weather report meteorological from St 7 for the preceding 12 it four weather continues fair the Routh temperature in Saskatchewan and Sima Dawson 54 62 Aklavik 44 50 or if 0 62 68 Vancouver 53 76 60 90 n s3 Victoria 52 Georee i 52 Jasper 44 Edmonton 54 is Banff 45 82 Calisay 54 90 56 84 hat 60 96 current 62 93 Battleford 58 88 Albert 88 Saskatoon 58 84 forecasts my a Yorkton 62 85 Moose jaw 59 94 Brandon 44 81 75 74 65 82 80 79 78 Arthur 56 Cochrane 56 52 sound 58 London 58 Toronto 60 Kingston m Ottawa Montreal 64 Quebec 61 John 56 Halifax Char town 64 somewhat Manitoba fair and sir Henry defends salary cuts declares himself and other higher officials Are included Canadian press july salary cuts percent affecting All employees earning More than a sir Henry president of the Canadian National today declared that those who received in excess of that sum were better Able to meet the reduction than lower salaried we Felt that it was perhaps Sun fair and would cause undue Dis he to those receiving to make them subject to the president included Canadian press july connection with the recent ment of a ten per cent reduction in salaries on the Canadian railways affecting All salaries in excess of per during the next ten months from August 1 sir Henry chairman and president of the Canadian National tonight amplified his statement of tuesday by saying that the despite his agree included and also All the higher officers of Vancouver new Airport is officially dedicated Canadian press july Roar of fifty Al Lane engines and a flashing of multicoloured Van covers sea Island Airport was of in the presence of Between and people it was Premier Volmle who officially dedicated the air this but so far As the crowd the real fire works did not begin until when three planes of the Vancouver Aero club Toofic the air to take their part in the National Aero club com and the fireworks ended at when a Squadron of three after the most thrilling acrobatic display Ever seen on tax left to rest front of the a continued on Page two planes to take part in show at Vancouver associated press july Navy department today authorizes participation of six planes of the naval air station i he dedication of a new municipal Airport at British Colum on july 23 and the Squadron will be under Lieut commander com manding officer of the Seattle station the request for authorization was made by the mayor of Vancouver to he Canadian which for warded it to the Navy through the Tate found dead in garage july 10 have been asphyxiated by the Umes from his Morris Crocket was found dead in the garage at h lome Here 70 the affords of the optional the co operatives an Opportunity to weather the difficulties of the current crop whereas it has been contended that slivered under Grain would be de the 30cent initial continued on pase two representatives of Manitoba and Northern Prairie states to petition governments would shorten shooting son for water fowl and also restrict bag wheat pools fortified Canadian press july Canadas Prairie wheat pools today Are Forti led with bran new policy against their avowed enemies Low prices and economic with the announcement by the Saskatchewan Pool that the optional open Markel plan is in effect Tor the 193135 All three pools have proffered to their members the option of alarmed Over the Prospect of Hunters in the Southern United states slaughtering an already do Duck population during their lengthy open season next preventatives of the Northern Praria states and of Manitoba have agreed o petition the Federal of Canada and the United states to establish reduced open seasons of uniform length All Over the Thomas ass stand Deputy minister of mines and natural who irom the conference of Northern in View of acute conditions will not await Ottawa announcement with acute conditions both in municipalities and unorganized the Brifil Columbia government today set in motion immediate measures to take care of the Unzem plym a without Walti announce ment from Ottawa of the Federal governments Unema rent Relie programme following a up Faiai meeting of the unemployment committee of the pro Van Cal this Hon minister of Public announced immediate in Yugu Tatlor of the measures on of 11 per in need within the province create of Camps at the scene o Highway projects sending of trans ends to these Camps with provision for their feeding and shelter in re turn for work cessation of the Olla of giving forty ends per Day cred to transients As soon the Camp Are opened after re Celt of Federal unemployment plan and after Western provinces a agreed on uniform of the scale of allo Vancer that will be my available to those at the work Camps which will include not Only transients but others for whom work can be states game North commissioners at bin told the free continued on Pise two look my prom the Fres press fifty five years 1876 the settlement at Westbourne was beginning to give Promise of being a goods led town it was beautifully at one of the old Crossings of the White mud which flowed through a country of Fine and Fertile homesteads of the Hudson Bay com was doing so much business in the settlement that he had had to enlarge his fifty years 1881 the festive High wheel bicycle had in Winnipeg and the seen silently gliding like a restless spirit about the streets in the evenings usually the rider was Riding the but on a recent evening a big gaunt bicycle got its rider Down and Rode All Over him in the aggravating fort five years 188i the Manitoba railway employees Westbourne was the Northwestern excursion to matter of the most present interest in that town and in Portage la and in All along the line of this new rail Way about invitations had been and trains were being run from the Birtle and Portage la Prairie ends of the High Bluff was All ready to put the Binder in his 45acre held of red Fyfe forty july 18di John Pioneer German set Tler of passed away in Boniface in his 86th year Mager had come to the settlement in 1860 his daughter had become the wife of George another australian Trade treaty passes last stage in House new agreement is Given second put through com Mittee stage and Given third Reading with noticeable says two great principles in negotiations embodied in famous German Winnipeg Pioneer hotel Man in emm Erlinga which later the historic Davis House the Mager family was of Al Sac Elorraine thirty live years ago july if Lei among others present at the an Nual meeting of the Manitoba teach ers association in the Winnipeg City Hall were inspector inspector principal of Shipley of Stone Wall Portage la Prairie principal Winnipeg Brandon mor Den a Canadian press july the first great principle which governed in the negotiation of the new agreement Between Canada and Australia was summarized for the Benefit of the House of com Mons today by Premier r Ben this principle is that such commodities As Canada produces and Australia requires shall find a favored Market in and that such commodities As Australia produces and Canada requires shall find a favored place in Canadian in the second the minister when goods or commodities which were produced in Australia would compete the went through i Canadian goods there must be or such a Tariff As when insure fair Canadian goods came and come Eltion with australian goods in the similar duties must be the prime minister spoke on second Reading or the Bill which provides Lor ratification of the agree ment with noticeable Speed the measure was Given second read put through the committee and Given third and final during the committee when the various Tariff items came under Bennett n answer to a question by Aachen ale opposition hat the understanding Between the to countries was that no changes would be made in consequently they with comparatively Little a feature of the discussion was the statement by minister of Trade and that Canada and Australia had agreed whatever changes might occur in their the spread established in the agreement be tween the British preferential and general would be main Wilfred Liberal member for suggested that the government of can Ada extend a credit to in this which would per Mit Canadian exporters to the Commonwealth to receive prompt and full he made this suggestion in View of the currency situation la the two great principles men Bennett Hac successfully embodied in the continued pc two Thirl Tournai Vars Well known Winnipeg former member of the editorial of the free waa tilled in a Street car Accident at Nel club singles Cham Jlon shop in the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis tournament was won by Hespeler other outstanding players were Rob Ert to code and Twentyfive years 1310 the new court of Appeal of Mani Toba and tee reorganised court of Kings Bench were brought into and judges were appointed As lows chief act Puisze Perdue and Phippin of Portage la pair in was called to the court of kinds Bench chief Justice Debuc remained chief Justice of the Twenty years ago july 10u King George had Given a quoth his permission to appoint Many new Peers As might be Neces sary to pass the lords veto Stanley of who was supplying for James Gordon at the Central congregational Church during Gordons was keeping thab Church Well filled a Roberts sub jest for the sunday Ning was the boy ;