Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 23, 1937, Winnipeg, Manitoba Temperature headings 7 ., april 23 10 ., april 22 1 ., april 23. 4 ., april 23 for full report of meteorological office see Page one. 3---no. Pages. Sun rises 5.20 Sun sets 19.33. Moon rises 18.01 Moon sets 4.09. Winnipeg Friday april 23, 1937. Published at 5.30 Murder victim Friendship pledged Austria is drawn firmly into orbit of fascist Powers Italy wins agreement to oppose French move seeking austrian participation in anti German front with Czechoslovakia Venice april 23. And Austria renewed pledges of Friendship thursday in exchanges Between Premier Mussolini and Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg. The two appeared agreed after a three hour conference Here to oppose emphatically any Effort by France to. Bring Austria into an anti German front with Czechoslovakia. Modern arks Julia Nussenbaum Young violinist who was beaten to death with a Hammer in a studio in new York she was about to leave new York for an engagement in Toronto when found unconscious by Moya Engels an actress. Food benefits of Board extolled Calgary april 23. Stability of prices would result from operation of a wheat Board declared Paul Bredt president of Manitoba _ Pool elevators limited when under with Germany examination of Hon. J. L. Ralston k.c., Montreal commission coun Sel it thursday s session of the Turgeon Royal Grain commission. Questioned extensively on prices or. Bredt declared operations by the pools had influenced prices on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. He declared also that prices on the Winnipeg Exchange had influenced Pool prices especially in fixing the initial payments. See Page 7 for morning a wheat Board declared or. Bredt in discussing marketing methods would not buy or sell for speculative purposes and its sales of wheat would be for actual con sumption. The Board operations would eliminate violent fluctuations but would not eliminate fluctuations caused by Supply and demand. Even a wheat Board handling Only half the Canadian crop would be of help to Farmers desiring to sell their wheat in that manner or. Bredt added. Many Farmers he added preferred to sell their wheat through a Board that would spread disposal of the Grain on foreign markets Over a longer period than just at Harvest time. Presents Pool objective the real virtue of a wheat Pool to get the Best Price at tha most propitious suggested col. Ralston. Or. Bredt agreed that was always an objective of the Pool but that it also sought to put into effect orderly marketing of the crop. To some extent he added a Pool could prevent fluctuation of prices. The pools had to take cognizance of the open Market Price do the pools now or up to 1930, claim to influence the Winnipeg col. Ralston asked. The pools have influenced the Winni Peg or. Brecht answered. Or. Bredt said he would t go As far As to say the Pool Price was the Winnipeg Price or vice versa. One affected the other he said. Recalls previous evidence when col. Ralston suggested the pools influenced the Winnipeg Price upward or. Justice Turgeon re called previous evidence by or. Bredt that no Pool could be permanently successful while operating Side by Side with an open futures Market. The open Market or. Bredt con tended Lent itself to speculative bases. If a trader wanted to put the Price Down he helped flood when the crop was being harvested he Market with Selling orders they were represented As deter mined to preserve the Rome Berlin Axis fixed by accords Between Austria and Germany Italy and Germany and Austria and Italy. These triangular accords were designed to work toward Friendly co operation among the three participants and to guarantee the preservation of austrian Independence. Italian observers have held that France hoped to swerve Austria from the Italo German Alliance to one with France and Czecho Slovakia. Schuschnigg was said to have presented two questions thursday to the italian Duce did Mussolini maintain previous Zeal for austrian Independence in the Light of his now close relations answers satisfactory what economic effect would the recent Italo yugoslavian pact have on the economic Bond contemplated under the protocols of the protocols aligned Italy aus Tria and Hungary in economic pledges. The Italo Jug Slavian pact also is an agreement for fostering Lini was Able to give the austrian Leader satisfactory assurances on both Points. Mussolini and his foreign minis Ter and son in Law count Galeazzo Ciano came from Rome and Chan cellar Kurt von Schuschnigg and foreign minister Guido Schmidt of Austria came from Vienna to Dis cuss at a two Day conference the problems which in the last few months had drawn their nations apart. As the statesmen converged on Venice another conference Asim portent was in imminent Prospect at Bucharest Between col. Josef polish foreign minister and Premier George tatar Sci and for eign minister Victor Antonescu of Rumania. Germany concerned. The conferences were linked be cause both concerned Germany and Czechoslovakia particularly. Three years ago when Chancellor Engelbert dollfuss of Austria was assassinated by austrian nazis Mussolini rushed an to the austrian Frontier ready to support settlement expect to resume Oshawa operations by first of week Union stewards unanimously endorse terms of agree ment reached Between company and men s repro meeting today for ratification Oshawa ont., april 23. Of Oshawa Union thursday night gave unanimous and enthusiastic endorsement to the basis of settlement to end the strike at general motors of Canada limited. They will recommend to the Union member ship Friday it accept the settlement proposals reached thursday in the office of Premier Mitchell Hepburn it was announced by Dies at coast successor in name Only to Noah s famed the Craft pictured above As it goes Down the. Ways after being launched by lady Hoare wife of sir Samuel Hoare first the. Admiralty is the Ark Royal the new British aircraft Carrier. It is the first Large Carrier for the to be originally designed As such her capacity for aircraft will be larger than that of existing carriers although her displacement is less. She was launched at Birkenhead. There was no formal communique but informed sources said Musso conference continued on Page 5, column 3 Spain yes he s Frank mrs. Norton eyes Gable and repeats accusation los Angeles april 23. Violet Wells Norton of Winnipeg testified thursday she is convinced Clark Gable screen idol is the Frank Billings she named As the unwed father of her daughter. She made the accusation in a crowded Federal courtroom. A few minutes earlier she had scrutinized the actor at close Range after having had him recalled a third probable terms Toronto april 23. Up the Globe and mail in a newspaper Story Friday said terms of the agreement reached yesterday Between general motors executives and their striking employees Are said to conform in practically every detail with the proposals which Premier Hepburn on behalf of the company was prepared to offer to the. Men 10 Days ago. Of these the main terms Are re ported to b e the company agrees to enter into a contract with representatives of its employees without of the . Or three British freighters leave to run blockade St Jean de Luz France april 23. Up havas three British freighters loaded with food left Here at 11.30 o clock thurs Day night to run the Spanish insurgent blockade of Bilbao Harbor on Spain s Northern coast. The ships were the ton freighters Macgregor Hamsterley and Stambrook. Tune As time for herself. She is on trial charged with having named Gable the father of Gwendoline Norton 13, and of try ing to extract Money from him. Additional details appear on Page 3. I am still convinced that he any mention the . The contract will be for a period of one. Year. The company agrees to an increase of seven cents a hour to those making 55 cents an hour or less and of five cents to those making Over 55 cents the present Bonus system to continue. The company agrees to a 44-hour week with four nine hour Days and one eight hour Day in Stead of the present 50-hour week of five 10-hour Days. The men will receive time and a half instead of straight time for overtime work. Grievances will be adjusted through a shop Steward system shipping circles said ers had been authorized to attempt to run the blockade by their own ers in England. They will be protected by British warships 11 necessary up to the Spanish three mile limit the British Battle Cruiser Hood lying just outside St. Jean was seen to Exchange signals with the destroyer flotilla Leader Faulknor As the freighters weighed anchors and began the 60-mile journey eastward along the Northern coast of Spain. The destroyers Fortune and forester were also in the Vicinity. It was presumed the commanding officer of the Hood was instructing the Faulknor As to Protection for the freighters. More Madrilejos killed Madrid april 23. Madrid driven to cover Lith successive Day of insurgent bombardment watched new sections of its City crumble under the Force of High explosives thursday and More of its inhabitants killed and injured. The City s fatalistic stoicism transformed into fear As the incest Sant Cann Nading struck Down More of its inhabitants flared thursday night into furious de Gable is one and the same she said on Cross examination by Federal prosecutor. John Powell. Powell asked if she might be mistaken in thus identifying the orderly marketing he believed could obviate this danger. Teachers pension Law is carried voting Down by 11 to three a proposal that the question be. Submitted to a referendum of the rate payers Winnipeg school Board thursday night at a special meet no adopted the teachers pension in d bylaw thus climaxing at least free years of negotiation and Dis Mission. J. N. T. Bulman moved for a referendum supported by William Scraba and Adam . It was pointed out that the Board of Trade the Home and property owners. Association and the North Winnipeg taxpayers association were opposed to. The scheme going into effect unless approved by the majority of the ratepayers. Veiled threats of injunction proceedings were also recalled in which connection Robert Jacob k.c., solicitor for the Board stated nobody could film hero. Not unless there is a living Flag in Honor of St George s Day today is the festival of the Patron Saint of England and marking the anniversary the Cross of St. Red Cross upon a White will Fly from the free press Flagstaff of Honor All Day. Mands for violent action to free he civilian population from the rain of shells. Report rebel revolt Andujar Spain april 23. Up entire company of 175 insurgent infantrymen massacred their officers and deserted in a body to the government thursday night As insurgent cracked under the government offensive in Cordoba province. Double of Frank said mrs. Norton. Before she was placed in the witness chair the court gave her permission to approach Gable and View him at close quarters. Mrs. Norton walked to with he a few feet of Gable surveyed bin intently. He calmly looked her. When she returned to her counsel a question inaudible to the court. She replied. As a defence witness Gable was quizzed regarding letters mrs. Nor ton sent to him in which she re presented her daughter As Gable s daughter and asked him to help support her. He was on the stand briefly then excused for the duration of the trial. Dou Kobors stricken. Nelson b.c., april 23. Dou Kobors were reported dead and four others Are in Hospital Here suffering from a puzzling illness which medical authorities said had he appearance of poisoning. The deaths occurred at Arestova Centre the 300 Union stewards who rep the employees on strike since april 8 were addressed thurs Day night by George Day chairman of the bargaining committee c. H. Millard president of the Oshawa local of the United automobile workers of America and Cohen. Hepburn announcement Toronto april 23. Mitchell Hepburn announced late thursday that terms of settlement lad been reached Between general motors of Canada and its. Striking Oshawa employees. The statement issued by the pre Mier follows after lengthy and amicable negotiations carried on Between the government the general motors officials and the committee represent ing the employees of general Mot ors headed by their solicitor j. L. Cohen a Complete agreement was arrived at and at this moment Only the approval of the employees to whom the matter will be referred at a mass meeting to be called for tomorrow is required. As soon As tomorrow s meeting places its stamp of approval on our actions of today the general motors executive will announce that the Plant at Oshawa will be reopened on monday if the terms Are accepted by the strikers they will go to work next monday after being out of the c. Broom Izette president of the Saskatchewan wheat Pool who died in Hospital at Vancouver thursday night. He was 51 years of age. Similar to that used in general motor s the United strike continued on Page 7, column 5 of the sons of Freedom self work Coronation Day Montreal april 23. Canadian National and can Adian Pacific railways will work May l2, Coronation Day it was Learned Here unofficially thursday. Decision was said to have been made at the1 request of the men in View of the i proximity of the statutory May 24. Not so detached London april-23. The attitude of the Irish free state government has been described As one of. Detachment and applications from Irish nationals for Coronation seats have flooded the office of High. Commissioner John w. Dulanty. Divine caught detectives locate negro crouching behind new York april 23. Official heat was turned on up in father divine s Harlem heaven thursday As two detectives left to bring the Dapper Little negro from Mil Ford conn., to face an assault charge. Father divine was found Kelvin wins prevent anyone from making application for an injunction satisfied it would not be granted. Led by of. A. Cuddy chairman of the finance committee eleven trustees representing All groups i the Board took the stand that the new scheme takes the place of an unsatisfactory and costly teachers retiring allowance scheme is fair to the teachers and the Public alike and that is had been endorsed by the provincial legislature. Daniel Mclntyre singers finish two Marks behind Kelvin High and Daniel Mclntyre collegiate each had a chorus of-175 Young singers on the auditorium stage thursday evening when they were rivals in the class for senior High school chorus female voices at the Manitoba musical com petition festival. Kelvin was one Mark ahead on each of the three part test pieces who comes so Alec Rowley and How merrily we Michael Daniel ghosts in sky Newso Rihem men prefer dry Martini to dry sonata says or. Frederick Staton. Ten year old wife Sticks to 34 year old Hill Billy human hearts made to resume actions after 4. Dominion income tax collections Snow big 2. Britain s Nobles commanded to attend 4. Hitler finds time to become Patron various 12. Social credit to March Forward says 2. Duke of Windsor s plans shrouded in 10. California cultist freed on 24. Take strike vote on 12. Ingenious camouflage system hides . Planes from View London april 23 an ingenious form of camouflage painting of the exterior is being used to hide the new Royal air Force bombers from it planned to make planes difficult to distinguish from above against the variegated Green and Brown of the Countryside while under surfaces Are painted a. Dull Black color called to baffle Searchlight Crews. Dark Green and dark Earth de posited in irregularly shaped Are the colors chosen for the upper surfaces of bombing Are three different schemes of shading one for heavy bomb ers one for. Twin engined medium bombers and a third for single engined bombers. Test flights have shown this form of external finish makes the machines difficult to distinguish when flying near the ground or when being sought by the enemy aircraft. Fighting aircraft which Gener ally operate in zones swept by Friendly searchlights Are not camouflaged but Are usually left in the Silvery aluminium color so that gun and Searchlight Crews majr readily pick them out. Shadow shading was originally developed by an artist Captain Cooper who served with the Royal flying corps during the Grea. War he also tried Many other forms of camouflage including a kind of dazzle painting which was not successful because it did not break up the Silhouette of the air plane. Mcl Ritre s scoring was 87 and 86, the totals being 175 and 173. Again or. J. Frederick Staton re Snarke cd on the size of these two school choirs. They had no. Such big ones in England. Both Sang the right notes they started from scratch there. Was there a word technique i think you will agree with me that you could hear their words and that they both had a sense of their color and the Beauty of their own these mat ters occupied one of the adjudicators columns. Then there was music festival continued on Page 7, column 3 Earhart sees quilts Callander out., april 23. Amelia Earhart thinks Dionne quintuplets Are children she saw them thursday As they played on the front Lawn of the Dafoe Nursery. The flier motored to Callander from Toronto to visit the Famou youngsters but she arrived too late for the regular afternoon visiting period. The youngster happened to be playing outside and she was Able to see them. Festival events following Are the events for Friday in the Manitoba musical Competition festival 10 ., concert Hall pianoforte duet Quick piano study inter mediate pianoforte duet 10 ., recital Hall music and Solo 2 pjn., Solo final piano Forte duet final Earl Grey trophy. 4.30 concert ladies trios quartets any Church choir mixed voice quartet. 5 bowl 4.15 ., music and arts accompaniment pianoforte Cert group of three pieces. 7.45 ., auditorium bands operatic ensemble Solo concert group Church choirs crouching behind a Furnace. Assistant District attorney John Mcdermott began an inquiry to de Termine the source of Coal used to keep the peace Mission warm for divine s adoring the prosecutor assigned some months ago to halt the traffic in illicitly mined Coal voiced a suspicion fuel used at the place was of questionable origin. This development followed a series of. Jarring blows that have shaken the serenity of divine s heaven on Earth during the last few Days. First there was an unholy rumpus when a process server tried to hand the self ordained Messiah a sum Mons in a civil action while he was preaching a Sermon three Arr Esteil Harry Green a White Man who had accompanied the process ser ver to the Mission was stabbed in the Abdomen. Three of. Divine s Nego followers were arrested. The father himself disappeared and was on the police fugitive list until Connecticut authorities found him at Milford thursday. Meanwhile there were signs of rebellion in the main heaven on West 115th Street. The corpulent woman known faithful wha had helped his Mission on a National scale renounced his Leader ship and said she would refuse to father divine continued on Page 5, column 6 Okyi cleaned r for Roy All commission Ottawa april 23. Council thursday put the finishing touches on terms of reference for ii Royal commission on economic relations Between the Dominion and the provinces but its details will not be made Public until personnel of the commission has 3een selected. This May take place while he is in London attending he Imperial conference prims minister Mackenzie King stated thursday night after. A five hour meeting of the government we have reached Complete agreement on the terms of refer or. King said and propose to have the Basic organization proceeded with at once so that once the personnel has been obtained there need be no delay in getting to it was intimated the government had a fairly Good idea of whose services would be sought for the commission but that difficulty might arise in obtaining them. The inquiry will probably be Long drawn out and will have particular reference to the economic status to direct organization of the Saskatchewan Pool. In 1936 or. Brouillette was named to the Canadian wheat Board set up by the Bennett government. The weather ., to ten radar 8.jb sum. Temperature at 6.30 ., 35 maximum. 47 Nln Winum 35 29.60 Southeast wind at 18 Miles hour .02 precipitation sky Cloudy. Thursday s.30 a.wl., to Temperature it 8.30 ., 42 maximum 44 minimum 35 29.06 went wind at three Miles per sour 08 05% Precipio mini station maximum ii Mitty. Mum humidity lain. Fred Perry tells Haw game saved Australia for Empire Toronto april 23. Up Fred Perry who says that As a speaker he is a Good Tennis player and vice addressed a business club Here thursday on the role of Tennis in diplomatic affairs. Perry told of the time he and a few other members of a British Tennis team saved Australia for the Empire. And he suggested that dictator Hitler and dictator Stalin might Well Settle their differences with racquets across a. Tennis net the Rescue of Australia came at the time of the Bradman Larwood Cricket crisis. The australians were incensed Over Larwood s unorthodox Bowling style and its effect on their great batsman Don Bradman anti British sentiment m Australia became Bizier and wide spread even threatening spread outside the realm of sport the Brit ish Board of Trade was frankly alarmed and even the staid London times took note of the situation. So the British Lawn Tennis association decided to Send Over a team. After a series of minor Feux Pas such As not immediately complimenting australian reporters on the Beauty of Sydney Harbor even though they had t seen it Percy and his friends won Australia to Britain s Side. Perry explained. In three months we did More to restore Friendly relations than Tai Board of Trade or anyone else Coul have in 20 he declared. Rain or mow fell Over the greater part of Ontario and West Quebec and bad become unsettled in West Mart times thursday eight. The weather continued Cool from the great eastward. La sect to moderate of rain or part Snow occurred to Manitoba Saskatchewan and a jew of Alberta. A disturbance centred off Fantu Cicet was moving northeastward while pressure was nigh Over Northern Quebec and the Difutt. A trough extended South South Westward Manitoba to the Southwest states. I. A. Dawson 24 34 a Davik 0 8 from 34 36 20 Simpson Hubert 3s 48 it Arthur Regina Brandon Winnipeg Kenora. Victoria Vancouver. 44 58 .34 or a. George 28 40 Jasper 20 40 Edmonton. 32 Banff 18 Calgary. Med. Hat s. Current. 30 Battleford .30 3b it. Attert. 34 33 Saskatoon. 32 42 Moose jaw 34 42 30 48 40 49 35 47 38 so 32 42 52 Moosonee 38 38 Cochrane Huntsville m Par. Sound 36 London 40 43 Toronto 38 49 Kingston 36 42 Ottawa 32 Montreal m a Quebec so John z8 42 Halifax 32 Clott Etown 32 44 Chicago 38 so St. Paul forecasts and somewhat Cool 28 30 42 32 42 or with some rain or Snow. Wmk the web unsettled with rain or d Coo with growers ;