Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 20, 1934, Winnipeg, Manitoba Thermo Muten readings. Free press thermometer 7.30 ., Lune 19 k3 June 19 . June 5s .3n ., june 20. Kor full text of meteorological of fice report see Page one. Hun rises. 4.18 Sun sets mock rises 13.15 Moon sets 0.1d. Winnipeg wednesday june 20, 1934 Price 5c a copy edition with Cotoc Loc. 26 pages at the starting Post with Spyglass must give most 1fav.j Abi. Consideration to the intr 1 much to the Eavy track. Don a temperamental Mare. Well away from re she might not take o at Che Gate. The Middle the Kox i he Confidence of him to repeat 2 Lor entire sask. Cabinet is Defeated in huge Triumph of liberals premiers elect to tie running of j Ruie at Chinook i he Colt almost put 10 later make up by a it not to believe in ii rec the danger will site Evl by of v play a Lone in though last Boti Vei f he addled. A a arc to which closely is s1k no Okli he i coming i and to be no worse lot no prestige n by French maid i old inn Tiu. The horse was Over horses All b3c.k stretch and then ii terms the straight around. Think he will Here. Ummat i., is to Loh Sumii on his Back and to invt his name called j Lott ii he last i the prize. Perhaps just i a narrow margin. Wiilam l races for Jackson and cues t0 co operative government for another five years pre Juicer j. T. M. Anderson had not one Follower elected in the bal of l liking for Sott a Loyang i., i Outadi itt s t. dropped hat tabulation for he night was made not a conservative had been allowance 3 Creed 10 Canadian press despatch Regina june 12.05 . . The party standing in the Saskatchewan election was liberals elected. 43 liberals leading. 5 Farmer labor elected. 3 Farmer labor leading. 3 deferred 1 total Athabaska deferred election july 24 by George Finlay Regina june a mandate to continue his con majority steadily piles up both in Ontario and sask. In overwhelming victories conservative government headed by Henry and conservative co operative administration under Ander son suffer decisive common wealth federation proves minor Factor in both elections. Years in piloting of tuesday. He himself was Defeated and when final .1. G. Gardiner Mitchell Herb can apprentice allowance can be up j was leading in Aiu constituency. And Summers is handling i Tomii. Believe that this is1. Every Cabinet minister of the Anderson government was in the whirlwind Victory of the liberals led by James or the Nistra Jai i nor. Former Premier who handed of Salt incl Jive a terrible of trouble id everything in. But till Westy will to Parade Best today. 1 ma1u turned in s. Nice Effort Here on up urday. I again be. In the Money. Scoring. T conservative co operative government in "19 20. Of right to the Champion Yoi who v Soully and be Able his to stand off Gakhar Kino . The race will be Aoi to stand off Cathan Kim thought to be Able again he la Yot self and will do River his Challenge in the straight. it will be a fight is Only to be expected but the Bis Black to stick it Joev is not much to look tha 1 a Brave Little gelding he is. Look Lor him to poke his nose into As Juicy Virse. J i i clinker does not. Take so i much out of himself at the j sate he figures to beat this Field easily. Nervous and still a j Little Jureen the three year old can race brightly in his stride j 1ioey a expected by his shrewd j owner. If a Good rider is engaged j forty three liberals had been elected and five were heading their polls. In its first venture a the provincial j Field the new Farmer labor party 1 whose Leader is m. J. Coldwell met committee studies financial situation of Hudson s Bay co. Canadian Tress despatch stores were reduced auditors told the Ottawa. Out. June oldest committee. At the same the Chain organization in the world the Hudson s Bay company with a Trad number of employees was Cut. When Manitoba reduced the minimum wage for women Salesgirl from history running Back to 1670. Was to the company followed this under review tuesday by parliamentary mass buying com Mittee. It was interested primarily in the department stores operated by the 264-year-old the i regulation dropping its Basic wags in the Winnipeg store the average defeat in Regina had elected three company in Western Canada. In the t last nine Vears the company has lost members to the next legislature and on three Aulton were leading in three. The Ridings of Shamai on Cut knife and Gull Lake returned Farmer labor Candi dates who Are adherents to the plan Ned Economy programme of the co would furnish government by reducing Gold out successfully. He when armed with or. Gove Gardiner at its Arr inc to red him head a special session of the Legisla iture will be called to Deal with his i Money Only told the committee returning to profitable operations in 1933 after three years in the red. The depart ment stores with Winnipeg predominating have been profitable every year but one since 1925, the profit in 1933 being reflecting expansion by the eng Lish controlled company its assets increased from in 1900 to in 1933. Between 1910 and 1930, dividends running As of debt adjustment relieve As 50 per cent and never falling be and Urban Citi Low 17-5 cent were paid 6 intended to cover period Between prorogation and establish ment of Central Bank the Burden of Rural and Urban Citi Zens. He announced during the Eom Palgon he would Call a session of the House at the earliest Date possible. In Melville Liberal Leader Gar diner took Victory from a conserva Tive and . Candidate piling up majority of More than votes. In could not be far away from what 1 wins. Mat ought to be ask to finish in the first three. 7 is with All sorts of courage. He then no dividends have been paid the shareholders most of them live in the United kingdom. In 1933, the Winnipeg store recorded a net loss of on sales of other stores that ran into red Ink were Victoria Saskatoon. Anu Yorkton members of his Cabinet who served j sk81_ were As Van him until the defeat of the is generally expected to run away with the Raue. She might ayah she might not. Mon Skes the allowance Tith his 105 pounds or the a for Vohs. Is one to look Newso fineday mrs. J. President r. Of Mcdonald re elected women s missionary society of Baptist Church in 5. Winnipeg rowing club hopeful of retaining Lipton trophy in North Western International regatta. Pace 19. W. K. Cooke. Chairman of National fair Trade Council urges control of j i business by 8. J . Sugar and aircraft stocks is Lead downward movement on new a York Stock in. Wheat futures prices at the close official list of horses for wednes 0? tuesday were us to Day s racing at Polo Park iou or for the 17. Special despatch to the free Vross from Slaff in 1929. The first reverse for the party in a Quarter of a Century of administration came bade with Ottawa. Out. June 20. In Victory. They included the i policy of moderate inflation member George Spence. Who which the government will gain some fifty two million dollars by reducing he Gold support held against can Ida a currency. Premier r. B. Bennett rues Dav afternoon moved first minister of highways in the Gardiner government of 1925-29 or. J. M. Ullrich who was minister of health w. J. Patterson w. G. Patterson provincial treasurer. A of amendments to the Early Lead totes and the finance from the Start the liberals this inflationary policy will the Lead in the 51 constituencies the government to Cash in on 54 seats were at stake. The fifty two millions within the legislature will be composed of few months and if it be desired seats but in the far North Riding meet the Cost of the Relief Athabaska the voting has been de programme without touching until july 24. Or Public was believed the rout of the gov or. Bennett s legislation which forces would be the great not Advance beyond first in any election in the history of and was not debate d at All is Dominion. Tended to cover what he termed Premier Anderson. Hon. Transitional period Between Mcconnell. Minister of Muni prorogation of the parliament affairs and the Premier s con the brins ring into operation of running mate in two seat Bank of Canada. He pointed out City was Defeated by a the legislation was less Radical in Lumsden Hon. J. F. Are the currency sections in the minister of Public works of Canada act and left the Down to defeat. That the government does not jaw City a two seat Cou see Page two column Page six column one today s entries Couver Calgary Edmonton. Kamloops Nelson and Vernon these figures left the company still operating unprofitable until the re sults of the Winnipeg Coal business was added which left a net profit for the year of for the stores. In a general Campaign of retrench ment in recent years wages in All wage has dropped from in 1926 to in 1933. In the clothing department the Mark up ranged from 34.59 to 56.36 per cent. For shoes Mark ups of 36.71, 45.96 and 4 per cent were made. In the drug department the Mark ups were 32.94 to 43.97 pet cent. For the Vancouver store some in stances of Mark ups were drugs 43.97 per cent. Furniture 46.52 per cent. Ladies1 underwear etc., 51.12 per cent. Ladies dresses. 53.82 per cent. Men s clothing from 36.39 to 47.62 per cent. In the meats and me Teteria depart ment of the Winnipeg store the Mark ups ranged All the Way from 11.1 to 105.2 per cent. Dividends of 20, 30, .40 and 50 per cent were paid by the Hudson s Bay company Between 1910 and 1330, the committee Learned tuesday from one of its auditors Thomas Weir of Tor onto. Since 1930 the 264-year-old company has paid no dividends to its shareholders most of whom live in the United kingdom. The company paid dividends from its fur trading and department stores As Well As from land it received from the Dominion when it surrendered its claim to what is now Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The committee tuesday opened investigation of the financial set up and business practices of the Hud Mitchell Hepburn leads his party into office on Crest of popular wave Parry will have virtually As big a whip hand As conservatives have enjoyed Canadian press despatch Toronto june lt.18 ., e.s.t., tuesday the com plete party standing in the on Tario election was liberals conservatives. Liberal progressives . Liberal labor . By the Canadian press. The Liberal party emerged triumphant tuesday from strenuous electoral tests in two provinces. Ontario turned from the conservative leadership of Premier George s. Henry to Youthful Mitchell f. Hepburn and his Liberal followers. Saskatchewan returned to the chieftain by of James g. Gardiner who headed a Liberal government there before j. T. M. Ander son formed his conservative co operative administration in 1930. In both cases the result was decisive. Ontario s turnover was Only less sweeping than the landslide which returned or. Henry to Power with 90 out of 112 seats in 1929. Yesterday the Hepburn forces elected 66 in a House reduced by redistribution to 90 Ridings. The conservatives could elect but 16. Smaller groups accounted for the others. B8. Job total Canadian press despatch 90 in Ontario tuesday Sce Page five column three critically burned mrs. A. Halstead jr., of Swanson victim of dwelling fire miss Jessie Page 7. One half furlongs. Fourth raw purse s400. Claiming. For three year Olds and tip. Five furlongs. Salinas to lawful Gamble 115 French maid Yllo Many labor organizations in Canada j camping wire striking miners at flin flon Carissa pledging 2. Prince Dun Royal 105 105 Irish enters provincial of do-1 minion Champion play Downs. Beating City 18. Donna Una Kon. A. C. Stewart minister o. M Anderson Cabinet meets Roy Jungles master Somers defeat in 13. Mozart trend is mainly lower in in Oder j Reddy pox Active of Monti Eal Stock i bitter Western half furlongs. 105 116 ill 105 ill 116 101 116 straight Victory Oer Page 19. Genera Ketchen suggested r.5 Likely lieutenant governor of Manitoba. Four and one Page 9. Monarchs Stor 1-0 win Over Scot Tish in Clov soccer league match. Page 19. Home Waltz 110 a Des Lovely a merry quest top Lap sir Edward 107 j purple Heather 104 stated John Jacob Astor offered to 107 Fortune on miss 14. Husky relatives guard Dionne quintuplets from visits of a a Harrison entry. A Marcus Macleod a de pro fundis silent Beauty 7. Ibb mrs. R. Leavitt entry. Third claiming. I for three year Olds and up. Five fur boy kids per of Chicago sentenced Longs. Ten years imprisonment. Page m France cold to proposed Hitler Jimmie l uni argue conference. Page 14, Winnipeg firm to buy build explosives Plant at Page 9. Split Between indent aug and Bitler believed Likely. Page 25. Elkhart i Westy s Tim us Rose glow Yllo Warrior Lyons. 115 Golden Oriole 115 Eskimo i Parade rest Yllo fifth race added. Western Canada Handicap. Poa cd in Canada. For three year Olds and up. One mile and 70 Yards. Car Han King 109 help yourself 126 Happy Jester 106. Peach Stone 113 Joey. 13.4 Royal Flint 102 George e. Miller to special despatch to the free press Saskatoon june 20. Bride of Only two months mrs. A. Halstead jr., of Swanson sask., is in a Cri tical condition in City Hospital Here As a result of terrible i suffered tuesday morning in a fire St her Swanson Home. The House was demolished As or. Harlst Nad rushed his wife to a neighbor s dwelling and medical Aid. The woman s clothes took fire when kerosene exploded As she at tempted to Light a fire in a stove. Running out of the House with her clothing alight the Young woman screamed for her husband who smothered the flames with a Blan Ket. Terrible Burns had been inflicted however about the Bothy and hands. Lacombe aha., woman is injured in Eye by baseball crashing Windshield of car Canadian press despatch la Combe alta., june mrs. David Hill tuesday was receiving medical treatment in Calgary for Eye injuries received monday night when a baseball crashed through the wind shield of her car As she watched a game at. Burkville near Here. Wind shield Glass penetrated her left Eye. It to Buffalo Ross and Sanderson Fly from Winnipeg in 12 hours. 45 minutes what is probably record from Toronto june buoyant leadership of 38-year-old Mitchell f. Hepburn Liberal party came pack to night alter 29 years in opposition. The liberals were returned on the Crest of a popular wave which gave them 66 seats in a House of supporting members virtually As big a whip hand Over the Legisla Ture As any conservative government has enjoyed in the interim. A majority Over All for the liberals independently of 42 seats was rolled up gratified at the response to his Appeal for clean or. Hepburn said he would Endeavor to give honest administration to the people who had turned out the Dis credited. Henry eight of the conservative Cabinet of the entire their seats in the land slide. The downfall of the conservatives who have ruled the province since 1905 with the exception of four years when the United Farmers were in office was indicated in Early returns from the Urban seats. Liberals took an Early Lead in numerous tradition ally conservative Ridings and i third less than three hours from the Clos ing of the polls they had elected an Independent majority Over All. Or. Hepburn will succeed the 64 year old George s. Henry As Premier. Making his first entry into the on Tario legislature by capturing the conservative seat of Elgin he takes Over the leadership from the conservative Stalwart who has sat in the House for 21 years. Smashing Climax the decisive vote of the electorate was a smashing Climax to a Campaign that grew in intensity becoming Vio Lent on occasion As the polling hour approached. A drenching 24-hour rain the province Over ended by poll ing in Clear skies that aided in bringing out what May prove to be a record total vote. Premier elect Hepburn was in the midst of a jubilant Liberal Victory Parade at St. Thomas where he re tired monday night after an arduous Campaign tour that carried him thou Sands of Miles in the past few weeks. Premier Henry who on the eve of polling had pleaded for a return of the conservatives and stable government attributed their defeat to the depression the failure of Many conservatives to pull their and the effect of Many charges against his government even if there was no truth in he promised the new Leader every co operation. Seven ministers Defeated in the Western province Early j wednesday liberals had been elected j or were leading in 47 of the 54 seats at stake. Conservatives led in but two seats two were in doubt and in one Riding Athabasca polling was deferred to july 24. The co operative Commonwealth federation in the fight under that name in Ontario and As the Farmer labor group in Saskatchewan proved a minor Factor in both contests. The Ontario . Elected but one representative of 37 in the Field. The Farmer labor organization in the West were leading in Only three seats Early today. M. J. Coldwell. Their Leader was among the Defeated. Cabinet ministers fell by the Way As the governments toppled. The next Ontario Assembly will be with out eight of Premier Henry s executive. Six of Premier Anderson s cab inet lost their mandates. Tuesday s polling brought to four the number of provincial elections held during the past year. In each Case Liberal governments went into Power. In Nova Scotia last August Hon. Gordon s. Harrington s conservative administration. Down before the Liberal attack directed by Angus l. Macdonald and in october t. D. Pattullo led the liberals to Vic tory in British Columbia. Bennett announces Public works programme Winnipeg to Buffalo n.y., was sixth race purse claim ing. Foaled in Western Canada. Six and a half furlongs King Han 109 Mac Macleod 115 Tolenada 111 lord havoc Yllo or. Hoey 105 ironworker 107 baby apparently dead two hours or ought Back to life. Page 9. Chicano woman slain by husband Rollin Page 25. Brash 5-Cvimfr looted by pirates Athel so. Page 25. Jimmie sunny world Frank Light 120 Penticton Koji Chianti 108 106 115 Romany Baw Yllo Bell of Bourbon 110 hey flirt to lady Moon to Post first rare. 3 I scratch rime 3.30 . Joe s Pearl 110 Glendor 109 clinker 105 seventh race purse claim ing. Three year Olds and up. One mile and 70 Yards. Flit some x106 Montello 116 Marjorie Weiler x93 Bondaline Sweet pal 110 Hlll Tom Hill. 1161 banking committee report strikes Snag i in House of commons Canadian despatch Ottawa june 20. The report of the banking committee of the House of commons ran into a Snag tuesday when b. B. Hanson cons., York and chairman of the com Mittee moved concurrence. Or. Hanson tabled the report some Days Agni. It consisted largely of a re View of the work of the committee which dealt with the Bius extending the commercial Bank Charters for a further ten years revising the Banfe act and finally incorporating can Ada s new Central Bank. Tuesday g. G. Coote . Mem Ber for Macleod moved an Amend ment to refer the report Back to the committee with instructions that it might be amended in certain respects. Hon. P. Poisson Defeated Windsor june 19. Eon. Paul Ontario minister without achieved tuesday by George m. Ross Ottawa executive Secretary of the Canadian flying clubs association and Jack Sanderson fort Erie presi Dent of first aircraft company when they made the trip in 12 hours 45 j minutes. Or. Ross spent the week end m Winnipeg with the Winnipeg flying club completing his tour of visits to Western flying clubs and he and or. Sanderson left for the East at 7 . In the new Waco Cabin plane presented to the association by the Imperial tobacco company earlier in the month. They arrived at Buffalo at 7.45 ., they reported by wire to h. P. Crabb president of the can Adian flying clubs association. Exports to British Empire countries show increase seven of or. Henry s Cabinet ministers were Defeated. Hon. Charles ser Page six column Sis Ottavia june 20. Manitoba share to the extent of the Public works pro gramme announced by the Federal government tuesday afternoon. Major portion of the works planned for the province Are located in the greater Winnipeg District where will be spent. The pro gramme for this District consists of a new Federal building at a Cost of an addition to the Winnipeg Post office Extension to Deer Lodge Hospital other Winnipeg District projects Are a Post office building at Norwood Grove and a Post office building in Elmwood construction of a Bridge across the red River at Selkirk is the largest item of expenditure in Rural Mani Toba. The Cost of this Structure will be balance of the programme for the province includes dying of the Assiniboine River Post office at Hamiota breakwater at Hausa at St. Andrew s locks breakwater at Winnipeg Beach Only a mild Exchange of Subtle ties marked the adoption of a Reso Lution and the introduction and first Reading in the House tuesday night of the Public works construction act of the Long expected programme of Relief work which will involve Federal govern ment expenditures of slightly less than prime minister Bennett presented the legislation to the House in the absence of Hon. H. A. Stewart min ister of Public works who was away or. Bennett said engaged in patriotic work for his i assume this Bill is also intended a patriotic observed it. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King opposition Leader. I can assure my right honorable j the prime minister replied when he looks at it he will riot ism being the of Pat inasmuch As communities which have Little claim except their adherence to the honoured tenets of the great party which he has the Lonor to Lead have not been for by the expenditure of the Money involved. Or. Bennett said it was proposed to give employment to As arge numbers of persons in As Many Valks of human activity As May but possible. Larger cities share As follows Quebec Toronto 000 Hamilton. Windsor. London wind a Regina Calgary Edmonton. 1 000 Vancouver and Vic j programme which was tabled included the following aids to and improvements Marine j Amherst Public build ing site Arras to Fellers Heights Telephone line s3.000. Assn Ibone River. Man. Diking and repairing present dikes Banff office and administration building. Highlights from the capital 116 Poisson son was first elected to the legislature Post in 1923 and was appointed to the allowance. Horses listed according i positions. Canad la press despatch Ottawa ont., june in crease of More than or approximately. 47 per sent., was shown in exports in British Empire countries in May when they totalled As compared with in the correspond in month last year says a report issued tuesday by the Dominion Bureau of statistics. The increase to the United kingdom was 46 per to foreign countries amounted to compared with an increase of or eight per cent. The in crease to the United states was special despatch to the free press irom staff correspondent Ottawa ont., june 20. With a handful of members surrounded by serried rows of vacant seats the com Mons tuesday night endeavoured vainly to discuss the revised Canada snip Ping act whilst throughout the lob Bies and corridors buzzed the tidings of one of the greatest political land slides in the history of the country. Finally at 10.30 o clock the government gave up the Effort to keep the House in session. By that the cheering hooting singing and general pandemonium raging in the Liberal lobby made it quits impossible for anyone to hear what was being said. Thenceforth the members of the cent. Exports various parties surrendered them selves soul and body to the Carlsr. Bulletins issuing from the Lound speakers of dozens of radios located in various Public rooms and private offices. As the Early returns came in indicating Liberal strength in Rock ribbed conservative strongholds of old Ontario the Federal liberals seemed stupefied with Surprise. Liberals leading in Toronto seats liberals leading in the Dufferine. In London in the Simcoe. It was the first report from Saskatchewan and Hon. W. K. Motherwell Flung his hat in the air with a cry of Good old a the interest in the contest was England states. See Page two column three weaker report Temner furl it m nissm barometer 29.92 norther wind at five Miles per hour sky Cloudy. Tuesday 1 ., to tuesday Tempe Ratul at 1 66 maximum 63 minimum. 48 barometer. 29.74 East wet at 11 mites per hour sky precipitation .01 maximum humidity. 32, minimum humidity 52. Pressure is High from Laie Superior northward Over Hudson Bay and Over a Nanct Newfoundland and on the Pacific while a disturbance Centre 29.48 near Block bund is moving slowly North eastward causing Strong winds with Tain areas of almost As great As in 1930, when election bulletins in the Federal con test brought jubilation to conserva Tive hearts and deepest despair to liberals. Nobody As yet has attempted to gauge the effect of the provincial elections. At Ottawa they were regarded purely from the Federal View Point. That the Liberal sweep in Ontario is a death blow to the Ben Nett government is conceded. The Federal Cabinet threw everything they had behind Premier George Henry. Cabinet ministers got out on the hustings and worked for him tooth and Nail. And or. Bennett broke Well established precedent by speak ing Over a. Province wide Hook up monday night in a moving and Elo quent Appeal for the return of his provincial allies. Until the moment returns began to i of pressure also centred tuesday night Over Ungava. The Mackenzie River Valley and Nebraska. A few Light scattered showers have occurred in the Western provinces and rain has fallen Over the Eastern counties of Ontario and m que Jec while in other parts of the Dominion the weather has been fair. Flood in the conservatives were us Dawson Mima 42 66 a Lavic 46 12 Simpson 30 84 it. Smith 48 6i it Rupert 43 52 Victoria 48 66 Vancouver 48 72 Kamloops 54 it or. George 42 66 Jasper 40 64 Edmonton 44 "72 Mima Moose jaw 56 72 Regina is 69 Brandon 48 72 Winnipeg 44 6s Kenora 63 it. Arthur 43 72 Cochrane 46 68 Moosonee so is Huntsville 55 75 Parry sound 82 11 London 52 83 Toronto s6 80 Kingston 56 84 Ottawa 58 64 Montreal 58 60 Quebec 56 60 John 46 Halifax 44 m Ohar off own 52 73 forecasts Manitoba mostly Cloudy with a scattered showers not much change apparent that be Buni had stormed and sir Banff 37 61 Calgary 48 64 Lethbridge 50 68 med. Hat 50 72 s. Current 54 10 Battle Forti 54 12 or. Albert 66 Saskatoon 56 68 ,._ hitherto unconquered tory citadels i not much change in temperature. And failed Only before the impregnable Kim and Rainy unsettled Cabinet in 1930. 24 per cent. The Simcoe. Bui Walls of such seats As Central Toronto. Occa siota showers not much change Leun from South Ottawa ;