Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 12, 1937, Winnipeg, Manitoba I temperature readings 7 ., april 11 10 ., april 11 j ., april 12 4 ., april 12 for full report of meteorological office Sec Page one. 63--no. Pages. Sun rises 5.43 Sun sets Moon rises 6.06 Moon sets 21.53. 1st swamped Winnipeg monday april 12, 1937. Democracy endorsed voting democracy scores Victory s Van Zeeland overwhelms Degrella Brussels. April Premier 12. Up Paul Van j Viand head of Belgium a coalition government n an overwhelming Victory Degrella. 30-year-old Leader of the pro fascist exist Ity in a Brussels by election forced by the resignation of sexist Deputy. Official results announced sunday night gave the 44-year old Van Zeeland 275.840 votes As against 69.242 for Degrella. Ballots left Blank or ruled void numbered 18.358. I the fight will continue. Degrella Wared after learning results of the vote which he had previously i announced would be a test of the strength. Pie had instructed i Deputy Oliver one of his 21 sup-1 inters in the chamber to resign j a that the party s Power could be judged in Brussels. I Don t have to Tell you that egg Leon Deguelle Paul Tvan Zeeland residents of Brussels administered crushing blow to fascist aspirations in Belgium sunday when in the by election they gave Premier Van Zeeland an overwhelming Victory Over Degrella Leader of the pro fascist exist party. The election was fought on an Issue of parliamentary democracy versus fascism. Hard loss monarchs beaten after leading 3-0 Toronto april 12. From darkest shadows of defeat to Brilliant Triumph Copper Cliff hold the Edge in a titanic struggle for Dominion Junior hockey supremacy. Never in the history of memorial cup play has a team rallied As did redmen to Down Winnipeg monarchs Here saturday night. Three goals Down with but two other playoffs during weekend in hockey playoff games Over the week end new York ran Gers took a one game Lead in the Stanley cup final by defeating Detroit 1 to 0 Sudbury assumed a two game margin Over North Battleford by scor ing a 6-3 Triumph in Allan cup finals while Preston captured the Canadian women s hockey title by beating Winnipeg olympics 4 to 2. Full details of the games will be found on pages 16 and 17. Minutes and 21 seconds. Of play remaining in the third period the Nickel Belt club Rose to Grea neights to Force the game into Over time. Then while his team was shorthanded in the extra session red Hamill broke from a Winnipeg gang attack to give redmen a 4-3 win. Goat of Copper Cliff s sparkling outburst was Alf Pike Clever play maker of monarchs first line. He was penalized for tripping Roy Heximer with a minute and a half parliament is prorogued Senate s changes accepted amendments previous vote exceeded voting in Belgium is compulsory for All males of voting age and s.440 turned out. Degrella s de feat was crushing. Van Zeeland obtained votes More than the to combines Bill Are Ottawa april 12. Sen ate was thrown into a state of per votes which the three gov exit in its final sitting saturday t coalition the the combines Bill. After the had been amended in the banking committee of the upper House government Leader Raould Dandurand told the com Mittee the government was pre eminent won in Brussels the May 1936, general election. Degrella s defeat lost the exists me of the 21 parliamentary seats they won when they entered the political lists for the first time last May. It raised the Catholic party s pared to accept the changes made. However when the Senate met strength to 64 seats and placed senator Dandurand explained he the misunderstood the wishes of .1? on. Norman Rogers labor rims he said the Premier Van Zeeland in her for the first time. King Leopold Iii. Who had been Ter sponsor of the Bill. Visiting Switzerland returned to amendments were unsatisfactory the capital especially for the elec and or. Rogers preferred to allow son. I the measures to stand Over Gravity Compromise Goodwill Mark session end Ottawa april 12. Up Goodwill Compromise and Grav Ity were apparent in the closing proceedings of Canada s pre Coronation session of parliament saturday night. The session ended at 9 o clock when the governor general read his Clos ing speech in the Senate Cham Ber. Before another session begins a Royal commission will have begun an investigation of the. Financial relationship of the Dominion and the provinces. Importance attached to the coming inquiry was indicated in the speech from the throne which reviewed the business of the session and described the probe As a Neces sary first step toward re adjust ments in the governmental Struc Ture of for 62 Days parliament deliberate Franco defies . Emergency Cabinet meeting considers rebel blockade rebel Leader prepared to risk International incident Over stand de Luz France april 12. Sources sunday night disclosed Spanish insurgents had warned great Britain that insurgent warships had been instructed to fire upon British freighters if they at tempt to enter the Basque port of Bilbao. They said general Francisco to go in regulation time. A penalty j Franco insurgent commander which sent wave after attacks into monarchs Der Kllc forced Issue Degrella forced the Issue. He ordered that one of his fascist Mem the of parliament resign and had himself nominated for the vacancy. Is had evidently calculated the three parties he government million socialist Liberal and All run candidates we that he could slip through on tie split vote. Instead. Van Zeeland personally accepted the Challenge. The government parties United in support his candidature. The fight be a straight one Between fascism and democracy. Forbids Coronation London april 12. Self styled King Anthony Hall still aiming the throne sunday sent injunction to the archbishop of Canterbury forbidding him to own Albert As he styles aug George i May 12. He former London policeman Calls himself King Anthony bases his claim to the rather than accept warm appreciation of co operation next session Luthis produced protests from con and Assir Tanee Given the govern prorogation continued on Page 4, column 1 treatment of Alberta held fair Dunning replies to charges of discrimination against province Ottawa april 12. Up the Federal government has treated Alberta fairly and squarely Hon. C. A. Dunning finance minister told the House of commons Satur Day night replying to charges of financial discrimination against the Foothills province. The government stood ready he to recommend next session to parliament that financial assistance be Given Alberta enabling it to maintain essential services if i paid full interest rates on its Bond. This year and thereby found itself de and at the end prime minister with a Scarcity of Cash the As Mackenzie King expressed his shot was allowed and Heximer scored and while Pike was still off the ice Pat Mcreavy tied the count. Seemingly a better balanced club than the easterners monarchs appeared certain of Victory As they outclassed Redman for 55 minutes. But when Heximer took Walter Zuke s pass to give redmen their first goal there was no stopping the red team wave of territory. Sterling hockey from Bell to Bell he game thrilled fans and Vaple Leaf gardens is expected to be packed monday night when the teams meet in the second game of the Best of five . So impressive were monarchs in defeat they will Likely enter the game As slight a orites to even the round spectacular game facing their toughest opposition of the season redmen did t hit their stride until the big splurge it was As spectacular a game As has been seen in any Brand of hockey Here this Winter. Hundreds of fans Copper Cliff s Grea they had left the combines Bill continued on Page 11, column throne on alleged direct descent for the tudors. In 1936 he said pm wetting or windsors As they to Call themselves during the ,.eat were not of the Royal of England. Hewson Thoday Baldwin predicts own imminent Demerit warns against common Len and 7. Sine Gallant troopers of the Cana a Light horse hold second vim bunion 5. Rooms of Homes Are modern w thaid of Home improvement 0. Denies betrayal would rather die than sell out says Aberhart Calgary april 12. Up denial he had sold out to to defeat social credit in Alberta was made Here sunday by Premier William Aberhart. I have not sold out to nor have i any intention of Ever doing so he declared during the service at the Calgary prophetic Bible defenders of Madrid break line dynamite important Bridge to Cut rebel University City communications Madrid april 12. A chief in a note to sir Henry Jose Jaja government command 2hilton, British ambassador to Jeri announced sunday night the Spain declared the presence of British warships As convoys for food Laden freighters would make no difference. Under no circumstances will nationalist insurgent warships allow the breaking of the Bilbao they said the note read. We Are prepared to risk an International incident but the ships will not get six British freighters bound for Bilbao were in port Here. The sixth to arrive was the seven seas Spray bound for the Basque port from Alicante with a cargo of Merchan Dise. Her Captain reported he was stopped off Santander by the in surgent Cruiser Almirante Cervera sunday with the heaviest artillery bombardment Madrid has suffered Over the River Manzanares the insurgents Means of communication with their University City forces on the outskirts of Madrid had been dynamited. Few positions occupied by gov eminent troops in sunday night s fighting he Slid assured Complete domination of All Points where insurgents might be expected to re establish communications. Details of the Spanish War appear on Page 3. The insurgent besiegers of mad rid hard pressed along the Western fringe of the capital by the govern ment s fierce offensive struck warship Hood steams toward Bilbao As London debates problem London april 12. Up Cable Cabinet in a Surprise sunday session grappled with the problem of interference with British shipping in Spanish Waters but what decision Down ing Street reached in connection with the blockade of Bil Bao by insurgent general fran Cisco Franco remains a secret. Franco s decision to blockade Bilbao capital of the Basque coun try on the Northern coast of Spain presented a problem which the european commit tee did not Fores ii and did not pro vide for in drawing up plans to patrol the coasts of Spain. While the Cabinet s decision was an official secret much conjecture was raised in London. One version had it the Cabinet decided the full est Protection must be Given to British shipping while also strict attention must be paid to inter National regulations concerning the entry of foreign warships into an other nation s territorial Waters. Claim blockade recognized the daily mail said it understood Vatican newspaper s condemn of sports for women ridiculed. 7. Badly mixed seed Cut Barley Dominion Cere Alist 12. Molasses mixture adds 60 per cent strength of bricks. Of Hepburn against sit lauded by new York papers age 6, former Poison principal w. H. Zwier testifies at school inquiry. Institute. He told his audience some Wise acre had spread the Rumor of the sell it was said the pre Mier i deposited the spoils in a Seattle Bank. 1 have no Money in any american Bank and never want to first comment on the Bank of Canada report which reported against temporary financial assist Ance to Alberta pending the deliberations of the Federal Royal commis Sion on taxation came from the pre Mier sunday. As Long As Trie Federal govern to they should not to about Alberta getting along without any the Premier declared. The Bank of he added will scorn us for our interest reduction even though they have shown in their report that we Are working to a favourable position where we May be Able to get expresses thanks he expressed thanks the blame a the present financial plight of he province had been traced 15 Veteran presumed dead for returns to Page 6. Cov ered scats Tor canadians at fall of Are All 21. Of Bandit Kidnap 3 12. Rock vivid in memory of 6. Feminist of Uruguay is viewed by Cora 6 or l is fitting time to consider 7. Iaricci for smaller Bungalow in is 7. O the Liberal and United Farmers f Alberta government and had not been the fault of the social credit administration. It is becoming More evident every Day that Alberta cannot secure any help from the Federal gov he said. They Are giving Aid to Saskatchewan and Manitoba jut Alberta does not need he charged the Dominion government owed Alberta Between to balance due in connection with natural re sources settlement and the school land Trust we cannot get them to pay repeats assertion he declared he would rather die than sell out to . I believe that i am not such a Low Down double crosser As to be in the people out to a financier. I will never betray the Premier Aberhart reiterated he would give up the premiership if the majority of the people demanded but no Hole in the Corner Busi Ness or a few old wives stories would Force him out of social credit. Would arbitrate Gandhi asks constitutional dispute go before judges War Dha India k. April 12. Cp-1 Gandhi sunday suggested an arbitration tribunal consisting of three judges be appointed to decide whether provincial governors have the authority under new Indian Constitution to give Durance requested by the con fess party As a condition to its taking office in six provinces. He suggested the Congress party appoint one judge the British government a second and the third wow be chosen by the two so be incan interview Gandhi referred to a statement in the House of lords the Nev an As under the Constitution. Gandhi statement said lord confirms my at London by the Secretary of state for India the marquess of Zetland that the governor could not pos Sibly renounce. Their veto Powers Zetland s View and hardens Universal suspicion of Bri Tish statesmen s intentions. I be Lieve in Friendship with great Britain but not in imperialistic it is understood the Congress party s executive will meet Here april 26 to study the situation fur ther. Meanwhile minority govern ments Are functioning in the prov inces concerned. Distance would not be needed unti late in its fiscal year. Conservative Leader r. B. Ben Nett Blackmore Leader of the social creditors United in protest against financial treatment accorded Alberta. They agreed Al Berta had fared badly considering the Money advanced to Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Or. Dunning stressed the report of the Bank of Canada on the Fin ances of Alberta which recommended no assistance pending the findings of the Royal commission on taxation. The Bank found that by cutting this year on Bond interest Alberta could main Tain All governmental services and save for redemption of provincial savings tally reduction of debt. Blame Rebuff the two party leaders insisted the basis of Alberta s interest de fault was the Rebuff by the do minion when the province sough a loan a year ago to pay a Bone maturity. They United in saying that if Alberta had been Given the loan at that time it might never have Cut interest rates. The finance minister traced the history of the loan Council proposal Alberta continued 011 Page 11, column 4 four injured in accidents Over weekend five persons four of whom Are seriously injured confined to Hospital As a result of traffic and other accidents Over the week end. Fred Shakespeare of 235 Rita Street St. James and Ross Reeves 17. Of 197 Stra Brook Avenue were injured about 8.30 o clock saturday night when struck by an Automo bile while walking on Portage ave nue West of Deer Lodge. Jacob Braun Headin Gly was the Driver of the car. Shakespeare most seriously injured is suffering from severe head injuries and concussion. Sunday night his condition was fair. Reeves condition is fairly Good. Saturday morning Kenneth pay ton 13, of 1528 Alexander Avenue suffered a broken leg when knocked off h is bicycle at notre Dame ave nue and Spence Street by i a car operated by William Easte 239 never saw comeback gardens. The game was five minutes old when the boys from Manitoba capital went into the Lead. Johnnj Junior game continued on Page 4, column 4 Cabinet rupture claimed organizer says Ontario government split Over Oshawa strike Oshawa ont., april 12. A the Ontario Cabinet has split Over he strike involving workers at general motors of Canada Hin Ted Hugh Thompson organizer for he United automobile workers told a mass meeting Here sunday. Quick settlement of the strike was forecast by Homer Martin International president of the automobile workers of America arrived Here saturday. Pressure placed on general motors will soon set the the strike Martin said. Thompson told the meeting Hon David Croll Ontario minister labor promised the committee re presenting automobile workers the forbidden to enter Bilbao and con Voyed past the port. The Captain declared however he already had received a message from the British destroyer Blanche which broadcast word to British ships to go to St. Jean de Luz until further orders. Food not prohibited food cargoes do not come under the prohibited list of the 27-nation International committee for isolating the Spanish civil War but Franco has announced that he will consider the dispatch of food to his since the Early Days of the five month siege. For 45 minutes insurgent gunners poured shells into Vervals As Brief As taking a Large toll of civilian lives. Shelling came from mount Gara Bitas in the Casa de Campo a Park the Cabinet decided in effect to recognize Franco s blockade mean ing the Navy would not protect Bri Tish shipping within the Spanish three mile limit hitherto Britain the City at in Jonas not recognized the Spanish i two minutes combatants As belligerent and there enemies in. Government would give them Relie in the event of a strike. The prom ise was made a week before the strike was called Thompson added an act of War against diplomats pointed out however hat neither Britain nor France has recognized the government or Trie insurgents As belligerents in the of International Law and lie Refore neither recognizes the on the City s Western Edge. Residential districts As Well As the Down town sections of Madrid were hit. One Shell started a fire in a Church. Three cars were blown to bits by one projectile. The occupants had just run to cover. Shells burst repeatedly while correspondents were telephoning accounts of the bombardment to Paris and Lon ight of either Spanish Stabli Sli a blockade. Parly to ten Are main dining the Bilbao diplomatic sources. Blockade said Don. Rebels report ground held Salamanca Spain april 12. A reports from the Battle front Northwest of Madrid sunday asserted the insurgents continued to hold their ground despite terrific attacks for the third successive Day by government troops. Guard slugged another building burned by Ince diarists in . Castlegar ., april 12. Nime Trun a Dou Hobor guard was slugged before the russian Community Hall Here was destroyed by fire Early saturday morning police investigations of the latest incendiary outbreak in the Dou Hobor country revealed sunday. The guard told police four or five men overpowered him but he was Able to give Only meagre descriptions. He did not know whether they spoke russian or English he said and one struck him. The Hall Wlinich had not been completed inside was valued at. Several thousand dollars. The named Dou Kobors of the West Kootenay. Community sunday now Hepburn Premier Mitchell j night wired. Premier Pattullo Sug la be no re Hepburn says there will be no re Lief for Thompson continued. Martin told strikers Roseberry Street St. James. Kicked by a Hope kicked by a horse sunday morn ing at Blac Dale man., Arthur Kil Gour 10, was admitted soon after to general Hospital suffering from a fractured Pelvis an injury to one lung and numerous abrasions. Haf condition however is fairly Good Reginald Lane 46. Of 323 Aubrey Street Driver for the Crescent Creamery company limited suffered an injured shoulder saturday afternoon when his horse took fright and bolted. He is in Hospital and his condition is Lav Oracle. International Union was behind them. He arrived in Toronto by i plane from Detroit and covered the remaining 35 Miles to Oshawa by automobile. Well give them a Little time to make up their minds won t be too he said. Meanwhile the strike was apparently deadlocked with Thompson the stumbling Block in Premier Hepburn s efforts at mediation. The Premier refused to see Thompson and the strikers refused to discuss strike issues until he does. Held Bis political mistake april 12. A Homer Martin president of the United automobile workers of America sunday termed Premier Mitchell Hepburn of Ontario a Bungler who made the biggest political mistake of his in an address to Union Auto work is he characterized gov. Frank Turphy of Michigan As one of the Reat governors in the history of our Martin flew Here from Ontario after negotiations Between Premier Auto strike continued on Page 11, column 3 tween them and their Canadian neighbors and asked for govern ment investigation. Speaking residents were watched by police guards. An extra watch Man was posted at the Robson Fri packing Plant across the Columbi River from this town 26 Miles Wes of Nelson. J Nelson ., april 12. British Columbia police sunday night instituted a 10 Curfew for All Dou Kobors in the Castle Gar District where a Dou Hobo Community Hall was fired by a Ince diarist saturday. The was announced at police Headquarters Here. Still missing i say old Chap London april 12. Cup Cable people about Whitehall were astonished or amused saturday to see a pair of men s underpants dangling the front of the ministry o health building. In recent weeks a number o Flagstaff have been fixed Hon Zonally from 1he roof for Corona Tion banners. Saturday at the end of several feet undergarment. Of rope was the the Dou Hobor Hall Here i stroked Here saturday was the building to fall prey to fire in Early to Kootenay Dou Hobor populated conducting Rich since last for four a the named group also issued son of newspaper Appeal to the Public asking that All Dou Kobors not Mackenzie Street missing from 3lamed for the fanatic acts of a o clock sunday Al and said peaceful Dou Kobors blonde Blue living in fear of their by police to sunday night All of Sidney Gei buildings were guarded by men sup. Plied by the russian religious Street. He Blue cloth helmet a while buildings owned by War on Clarke returns wants commission appointment without any Winnipeg he a loss of valuable time of a to be subsidy. Eral government. Commission that will make an response mediate Start with the a com slum conditions in representing was strongly urged by Rev. J. W. Clarke in his Sermon at composed of me Side any political Church sunday things that with the Church filled to the commission parity. Or. Clarke renewed his follows attacks on slum Dom in the City 1. Referred to articles by James 2. Provide Low Gray in the free press exposing the 3. Medium state of matters in certain be Purchase accounts of the appalling conditions he himself had a month. Or. Clarke Des de in the course of informal As a Sha and declared it is Lime that wakened up to the mama old menace of the situation. N Winnipeg. Act should have been they constituted a and to the Veek end while Blanche Brilliant Ore she could not recognize the Lockade. It was Learned the government and advised British shipping bound or Bilbao to remain in French Vaters until the government reach d a decision and announced its decision on the unprecedented situation created by the blockade. The Bathe Cruiser Hood largest warship afloat was believed to b j on the Way to the Bilbao zone from Gibraltar thus lending added emphasis to the seriousness of the that has developed. The Cruiser Shropshire sped 1o Bilbao from Gibraltar during the the cruisers Beagle and Frazer already were on the coast of Northern Spain. A full statement will be made in the House of commons monday or. The situation it was expected Sun Day night. May not give full Aid 12. Up havas news Agency in a despatch Roro London sunday night said the Cabinet was reported to have decided at an emergency meeting that Spanish bound British shipping be Given naval Protection Only on the High scrupulously faithful to its non intervention commitments the Des Patch said the government was described As believing a dangerous precedent would be set if Fleet con vols escorted its merchant vessels within Spanish territorial Waters the Cabinet meeting was called havas went on to study the Situa Tion revolving about the six Bilbao bound British ships which put into St Jean de Luz France under the threat of the insurgent blockade o Northern Spain. In line with the Cabinet s reported decision the Des Patch added it was understood the admiralty would advise the vessels against continuing their voyage. Havas added close to the government asserted Britain was determined to Stive its merchant Marine every Protection on the High seas and would Brook no interference British Flag. With the nday morning an organized ear old Keith or. And mrs. "104 Spence is wearing a the weather ass Rotre to slav Clear. T. Temperature mum. 87 a. 48 Arom Clur 30.18 of wind at 15 Miles per hour Maxl Hur nudity. 100-3 minimum Humi Max Hur nudity. Dity. 38 a sky Clear. Saturday 0.30 ., to sunday ;