Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 21, 1937, Winnipeg, Manitoba Temperature readings 7 ., april 20 4-34 10 ., april 20 1 ., april 21. 4 ., april 21. 4.34 for full report of meteorological office see Page one. Pages. T1 Sun rises. 5 24 Sun sets 19.30. Moon rises 15.47 Moon sets 3.30. Winnipeg published at 530 Earl marshal on inspection face to. Gable by Winnipeg woman As he takes actor s testimony is Long succession of noes As mrs. Norton goes on trial on mail fraud charge in los Angeles los Angeles april 21. Gable denied paternity of 13-year-old Gwendoline Norton tuesday in a court room besieged by hundreds of women. The screen idol was a Calm unperturbed government witness in the mail fraud and conspiracy trial of mrs. Violet Wells Norton 47 of Winnipeg. Mrs. Norton is accused of having Demande Money from Gable for the support of Gwendoline who she said was the daughter of the actor. Gable s testimony consisted mainly of on direct examination he said he was never in England certainly not in the Early 20 s when mrs. Norton claimed she carried on an illicit Romance with one Frank the defendant said she. Recognized Gable in pictures years later As during in question said credited to interview Douglas i Edmonton april 121. An Endeavor to obtain the services of major c. H. Douglas As technical adviser to the proposed social credit commission Lor Alberta g. L. Maclachlan chairman i of the social credit will leave for England As soon As sailing arrange ments can be completed. Or. Maclachlan said Jmajor Doug Las in replying to the Board s invitation to come to Alberta had suggested that one of the Board % Isit great Britain. While in England i shall Endeavor to obtain his services As technical or. Maclachlan stated. I would like to have him leave for Alberta As soon As he can but he May have other a the Board chairman said he would rather not divulge the texts of the Board s invitation and major Douglas reply while negotiations a continuing As it might prejudice refusal to give Protection to merchant slips will be reconsidered if insurgent efforts prove ineffective says first lord of admiralty London april 21. Refusal to give naval Protection to its merchant vessels within Spanish territorial Waters will Bei reconsidered if the insurgent blockade proves ineffective the government advised the House of commons tues Day. Sir Samuel Hoare first lord of the admiralty reiterated the government s intention to give British shipping full Protection on. The High seas. Follow City would attack slums Here is Britain s Youl Ful Duke of Norfolk deeply engrossed in preparations for the Coro nation he is the hereditary Earl marshal of the Coronation a Post which places him in charge of All arrangements for Britain s big Celebration next month. The above picture was taken while he was on a tour of inspection of the stands being erected for the Coronation procession. As the preparations Are being rushed London continues to fill up with visitors. The Canadian representation will be heavy so Many Cabinet ministers senators and members of parliament Are either already in England or going there that a regular meeting of the Canadian House might _ almost be held m historic Westminster. Prime minister Mackenzie King will sail. Saturday. With Corona Tion will be the official delegation of Cabinet Dunning Crerar and conservative Leader k. B. Bennett. Briefly Princess birthday today Gable he was working in Oregon at various labor jobs further de tails of the Case appear on Page have you Ever seen mrs. Norton before coming to this asked John government prosecutor. Gable said he had not nor had he Ever Laid eyes upon Gwendoline. Are. Gwendoline s was the next question. Said Gable. Morris Lavine defence attorney sought1-in Cross examination. Of the actor to show his. Client had not fraudulently tried to establish Gable s relationship to Gwendoline but had proceeded in Good Faith when she wrote letters to him ask ing support Money. Stirew letter away he first heard of mrs Norton in 1932 when she wrote s letter to him. The letter he added was so that he threw it charges fraud Cleveland april 21. Daylight saving Law advances bylaw Given first read get further consideration thursday Ujj City Council will hold a. Special i netting thursday at 11 o clock to i consider second Reading of authorizing Daylight saving. The Bylciw received first Reading at the adjourned Council meeting tues Jwj Day afternoon but a motion by Aid. Margaret Mcwillams to sus Pond the rules to permit second if Reading was lost. 1 monday night after i numerous expressions in hearing favor., of the proposal and a lesser number against Council passed an amerind i sent to an amendment which if carried through the bylaw stage Coronation to bring girls to new phase in training London april 21. Up vivacious Little Princess Eliza Beth heir presumptive to the British throne and special pet of her father s subjects Cele Brates her Lith birthday today. She retired tuesday night in a fever of excitement just a s d millions of other Little girls be fore such an important occasion As their birthday. Princess Elizabeth and princes Margaret Are to be introduced to a new phase of their education during the Coronation season. In the past the Queen has been Adamant in her decision that children should not take part off i scially Public function. The have gone to the. Horse show Anc to the military tournaments As Little visitors As other children might the dutchmen reported executed Amsterdam hears ship s officers shot by Spanish rebels Amsterdam april 21. A a report to the newspaper de Tele wednesday stated the dutch of the sunk three week s ago by Spanish insurgents had been shot. Insurgents after courts the report came from Santander Spain. If added that other members of the Crew of the vessel also dutch were imprisoned in the foreigners he gave negative answers to questions whether he Ever answered Ler letters was Ever deceived by hem or paid any Money to mrs. Norton. The defence moved for a directed verdict of acquittal and lengthy arguments followed. Judge George Cosgrave said he would Rule on the motion wednesday. Charged with mrs. Norton in the Case Are Jack l. Smith private detective and Frank Keenan of Winnipeg. Mrs. Shea Gable the a. Thompson trustee in bankruptcy for the Missouri Pacific Railroad charged in a suit filed tuesday in common pleas court that the rail Road was defrauded of millions of dollars by the operations of the late of. P. Van Sweringer. Armament shares slump Praha Czechoslovakia april 21. A czech armament shares slumped suddenly today some As much As 40 percent with reports of peaceful developments in the International situation. Elections for Iceland Reykjavik april 21. Up havas Altug Iceland parliament was dissolved tuesday night Fol lowing a split among the govern ment parties. General elections will be held june 20. Expect Early recovery Bournemouth Hampshire april 21 up Complete recovery in a few Days of the aged Duke of Connaught were expressed tuesday night following an announcement he had been kept in his Home due to a muscular weak Ness in the leg. A Jep Ort that lord Dawson of the King s phys to seek from Ottawa for housing scheme moving to relieve bad housing and dangerous slum conditions in Winnipeg the City tuesday afternoon at Council an adjourned meeting voted to adopt a Resolution favouring the City s application for a Dominion government loan of and an additional a contribution toward unemployment Relief. The Resolution brought in by the special committee on housing and amended by Aid. A d Honeyman will be forwarded to the provincial government.1 within a few moments of the acceptance of the Resolution coun cil agreed to accept the province s invitation to Ottawa with Send Hon. A Delegate to w. K. Clubb mrs. Norton continued on Page 9, column 2 Spanish of in or Ryer at Advance Winnipeg clocks one hour ahead of Central Standard time for the summer months be Binning Midnight sunday. Council heard opposition. To scheme from Aid. Thomas who declared that railway Woric j sri of whom there were in the City were not in favor of the change. Aid. Plye told Council the proposal would bring hardship to these men and their families. 1 he suggested that the Only fair i to change the time was to have a referendum on the question. Aid. Blumberg declared that he j would speak in favor of Daylight saving would vote for it in a refer. M3um but would oppose it in coun cil. He declared that it was a mat Ter for provincial or Dominion legis Kation rather than for City Council. On division the vote was Tor bogeyman Mcwilliams. Simonite off Lith Thompson Morrison Sara Badal Barry and Mclean opposed. Coulter Stobart Simpkin attend. Formal visits to hospitals have been barred and though met visitors at teas at Buckingham Palace and appeared at the annual Garden parties with their these were considered not duties. It appears the princesses Are Likely to learn something of the me Aning of the word for they Are to accompany the King and Queen to Holyrood House Edinburgh in july and May princesses continued on Page 9. Column 1 no Castle for quilts Tud Lite Gray Blumberg and Penner Toronto april 21. Der s will no be Given the Opportunity to Dwel in Toronto s Casa Loma the Board of control decided tuesday turn ing. Down a motion of. Controller Fred Hamilton urging that Premie Hepburn be asked to permit the move the vote motion was 3-2. Camp in Salamanca Spain. Further details of the War appear on Page 11. Report internal strife Paris april 21. The Basque government information Bureau announced tuesday night t had received reports Carlist monarchists and the fascist Phalanx 3ad fought in insurgent held san Sebastian Spain. Phala Gist Leader of Oren and two of his lieutenants were slain the reports stated. San Sebastian Bay of Biscay port captured by the insurgents several months ago is the Centre of the Carlist movement which for More than 100 years has claimed the Span ish throne for descendants of Don Carlos. Loyalists claim Advance with government troops on the front near Teruel Spain april 21. Spanish government troops women workers will resume jobs Montreal april 21. Up an agreement bringing of Mont real s striking dressmakers to work was announced tues Day night by representatives of the workers and of insurgent members of the Montreal dress manufacture the Accord would provide recognition of the International ladies garment workers pay arid other concessions from the group of employers said by its spokesmen to number 40 of the More than 100 manufacturers affected by strike., Cian Haiti edited the Duke was de Nied by sir Malcolm Murray comp troller of the Duke s household. Sign agreement Fernie b.c., april 21. Vials of the Crow s nest pass Coal company and representatives of the Fernie Michel locals of the United mine workers of America tuesday night signed an agreement Grant ing the miners full Union recognition increases in pay and improved working conditions. In di3ce leaves today Rome april 21. Aug rating a series of italian Diplo Matic talks and official visits pre Mier Mussolini will Fly to Venice today to await the arrival thursday night of austrian Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg. Secret nazi Book Berlin april 21. The fanfare of military display gave Heil to Adolf Hitler on his 48th birthday there were reports that the fuehrer intends to write a Book embodying his philosophy and its tests under practical experience. The Book would be a secret Docu ment an inspiration and guide to leaders of the Reich when Hitler is gone and a further perpetuation of his Creed embodied in mein autobiography which is gospel to the nazi. Minister of Public works and labor and a. Deputy min will represent the provincial government. Aid. E. D Honeyman was chosen to represent the City and left for the was on the evening train. The Resolution in its final form reads with the objects of Relief City Council continued on Page 9, column 6 new move to Settle car strike Oshawa ont., april 21. Renewed efforts toward settlement of general motors now in to 13th Are expected wednes Day with the arrival Here of Homer Martin president of the United automobile workers of America organizer who announced Martin s visit said tuesday night Martin s arrival May have with a conference in was hoped to arrange with company officials. In explaining monday night s secret meeting when More than strikers turned Down propos als for settlement negotiations Thompson declared de these proposal to the meeting but did not approve them. The he added did not turn Down the proposals Down the method of presenting Thompson. Said., men wanted a signed before going to work. Mayor Alex. Hall tuesday night declared Martin had approved the strike continued on Page 9, column 6 he declared we shall the situation from Day to Day and if Welcome to the View that the so called blockade was not effective we would be the first to accept the new state of affairs. While we will co Timie to afford the Protection which we consider the most effective on the High seas we will not bind ourselves to any particular form of i foreign Secretary Eden also advised the House the Cabinet s policy was provisional and subject i to change As. The situation warranted. The ministers spoke after an at tack by labor members who emphasized that announcement two British Foo ships had reached Bay of Biscay ports indicated the in surgent blockade of Bilbao was not effective. Details appear on pages it. Hon. A. Y. Alexander former labor first lord of the admiralty declared the circumstances Aro such that we ought to demand i mixed reaction adjudicator interested but also disappointed in class a very interesting class in and rather a Dis appointment observed adjudicator George Dodds of the operatic Solo male voice Competition in which w. H. Gregory came first among 11 candidates at the Manitoba musical com petition festival tuesday evening in the auditorium. The class was very interesting pressing an offensive into the heart of the Teruel Iron mines announced capture tuesday night of the town of Celada 10 Miles Northwest of Teruel War ministry officials declared this Brilliant military operation gave the government control of an important communications Centre Between Teruel and the City of Zaragoza 90 Miles to the North. Defends pools Bredt refuses to accept any blame for carryover Calgary april 21. Seven reasons for loss of Export markets in f. Bredt present of Mani Toba Pool elevators ltd., told the Turgeon Royal Grain commis cessation of the wheat pools direct Selling Poncy Els. Floor government refuses to pay. For East Kildonan school dispute probe. Enactments during past session Fereal keen interest of ase 4. Police think latest Sangster mob have flown City. I page12 infatuated 19-year-old boy slays school girl sweetheart then Page.4. Winnipeg citizens Are ready to help in saving 5. Goering says Hitler endowed with of 5. J Hay is elected Leader of Shire association 7. Plot to ship to Spain to be 5. Britain bars cruelty to animals in 5. Doctor expelled alleged cancer cure Promise brings License cancellation Abril 21 Cdr. From the list of practising phys not a Toronto Robert registrar of the col Leger of physicians and surgeons tuesday night stated or. John e. Hett of Kitchener has been re leased from the College because he claims he. Has a specific cure for the College Council will do any thing in its Power to offer him facilities to substantiate his or. Noble said. Or. Hett tuesday announced he was notified his name was removed cans in Ontario after he appeared before the College Council last week., or. Hett said he denied charges he claimed to possess a specific cure for cancer and that he guaranteed patients with a cure. Or. Hett said there was Only one reason for cancellation of his License As a practising physician after 40 years in cancer research. That reason is that i refused to reveal the nature of the serum be cause i not consider the time he said Sion tuesday cessation of the and Continental Europe. I or. Bredt s submission of confidential letters respecting direct Selling terminated by John i. Mcfarland of Calgary when he be came government stabilization agent in 1930, led to clash Between counsel with or. Justice w. F. A. Turgeon admitting the letters for his own perusal and consideration. On the witness stand throughout the Day tinder examination of r. H. Hegina counsel for the Saskatchewan wheat Pool or. Bredt declared the Central Selling Agency of the three Prairie wheat pools had not resorted to any wheat hoarding policy at any time. The declared were in no Way responsible for increase in Canadian wheat carryovers. Details of his morning testimony appear on Page 11. Lists of drop the rapid falling off in Export with the crop 2. The of the 1928 bumper crop of wheat of unusually High Quality in. The Argentine which was offered at a wide Dis count below canadians wheat. 3. Speculative Winnipeg Grain sales in 1929 was due to a number of causes said or. Bredt in listing the seven major reasons. They were 1. Decline in world Trade in wheat of around bushels in the crop year 1929-30 compared of because most of the. Songs chosen by the singers were of a Good Type and secondly because most of the men had the material to make very Good operatic singers. It was Dis appointing because they had Good voices but were not Good singers. They did not do enough vocal exercises to get Freedom and control. The Winner had a very v Good Bass voice. He Sang in italian a Recita Tive and air lacerate from Verdi s Simon with Fine round tone. A change of color was at the Little prayer. The recitative ended first rate. There was very Good color in the aria which was not quite so Safe in pitch at night As at the afternoon preliminaries. The details were very Good indeed with read feeling for his song. He had t the faculty of tensing his mood sufficiently either by his manner of singing his words or tensing his voice. He obtained 168 Marks. The other finalist Earl Crook Shanks of Stonewall man., who totalled 166 Marks had a grand gift of voice excellent in Range but he could t manage it very music festival 1 continued on Page 9, column 4 festival events following Are the events for wednesday in the Mani Toba musical Competition festival 10 ., concert Hall violin Solo Quick piano study pianoforte duet inter 10 music and arts vocal duet. 2 ., vocal duet school chorus grades 5 to 8 pianoforte duet inter final school chorus grades 5 to 8. 4 pjn., music and arts buildings two song group for a vocalists baritone Solo 4.45 pjn., concert Quick piano study Pupil teachers 8 ., songs girl guides Grade a girl guides Grade a pianoforte Solo Pupil teachers female voice choirs b. Either that the government s policy be that they immediately j censure motion Ileje cled. A labor motion of censure was rejected by a vote of 119 to 49. Eden speaking just before the vote was Ern ment s counsel to shipowners to keep their the insurgent mined Waters. He we issued i Given in. On our information and in All Good f and persians and unalterable. We do out Best to Falls charge our responsibilities without t favouring this Side or the other but by trying in very difficult Circum stances to discharge them with h Complete Hoare emphasized that the Navy carries out whatever the govern ment s policy May be. The Navy throughout the present situation had adopted an absolute impartial attitude toward both sides in Spain. 5 Alexander declared the govern ment s failure to afford naval Protection to shipping within Spanish territorial Waters helped to strengthen the dictatorships of Italy and the Cabinet s uneasy attitude in the face of parliamentary questions during the past few Days showed their decision in regard to Bilbao was entirely foreign to the Best British Alexander said. Makes accusation pointing to Safe arrival in Basque f ports of the Foo ships Alexander i accused the government of bowing before an illegitimate blockade British House Page 9, column 3 i Rumor squelched activity on. The raising the Price of substantially above world 4. Tariffs and milling quotas in by importing countries to protect their own from he effect of falling world wheat prices. 5. Production with to pre War wheat gain probe continued on Page.9 column 3 nerves of steel at break be Havre France april 21. Up of wholesale ship ment of United states planes Des tined for use in Spain were squelched Here tuesday night with Dis closure that tile Craft will be used to Fly passengers from London to the Paris world a newspaper report earlier tuesday said file such planes were seized at Lebourget near past. I the weather widay 6.80 ., to at 6.30 . 35 Maxi mum 47 minimum. 34 barometer. 30.00 East wind at u my lab per hour sky Cloudy. Tuesday to At 0.30 ., 34 maximum. Minimum 31 barometer 29.83 East wind at 13 Miles per hour .18 prec i tation maximum humidity mint mum humidity Unow. High pressure extended southward from Hudson buy to the Ottawa Valley tuesday with Low Prev Yurciw the imme Diate Southwest the great a moderate depression was centred in Alberta. Snow or rain occurred in Many parts of the mar times Northwestern Ontario also show ers in Saskatchewan though in other of the heckles he weather was air. Colorado passes woman s Bill to outlaw hear Balm awards Italy april 21. Up a huge Eagle snatched a 16-months-old infant its and Soare d aloft., the child s father shot the Bird. Flutter ing to the de Denver colo., april 21. A sponsored by a Motherly haired woman legislator As Protection for the weak male of the a Bill to outlaw civil Sui ils for breach of Promise and affections reached the desk of Colorado s governor Teller this is a regular state for Preda tory females have preyed on the unsuspecting and sometimes Gullible male like coyotes on the weak lambs of a mrs. Eudochia Bell Smith one of th6 eral Assembly and sponsor of the Bill which would even ban the co respondents in divorce or annulment suits. The measure passed unanimously to both houses of the legislature would not bar criminal action however. Cannot mend a broken heart nor indignities suffered by mrs. Smith declared in a. Speech in the House. The Bill will not Hurt those who really have but it Wil end the depredations of the female whose heart is cured when Silve posited human Burden Unin my a Dawson ----28 28 18 Sta apron .26 30 it. Smith -.32 44 or. By part .36 48. Victoria w .44 58 Kamloops .38 60 or. George. .38 42 .34 50 58 45 54 is 82 60 62 50 62 64 Edmonton Banff Ca Lei of sri 32, Edge -38 Mcd. Hat s. Current. Battleford or Albert Saskatoon Moose jaw. .34 .32 Regina Brandon Winnipeg Kenora it. Arthur Moosonee Cochrane Huntsville by sound London Toronto Kingston Ottawa Montreal Quebec St. John Halifax Chajoi town 32 Chieslo a St. Paul .46 my a .36 80 .34 42 .34 47 .31 37 .22 .16 .14 28 ,24 38 .31 50 .30 ,30 54 .36 33 .34 so .38 50 .38 50 ,40 52 ,36 48 .32 for.eca.8t8 Cloudy and Cool with some mow or Tain. Cloudy and bum with scattered showers. Alferta partly with in some districts becoming cooler by night. Laka to Strong Erly winds Cool with occasional mow or Kanora winds with Snow probably part Jared. I ;