Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 08, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba Temperature readings 6.30 p.m., july 7 9.30 p.m-, july 7 12.30 ., july 8 3.30 ., july 8 for full report of meteorological office see Page one. Vol pages. Sun rises. 4.27 Sun sets 20.38 Moon rises 17.28 Moon. Sets. 1.30. War mems Arab tribes mass As British troops Battle terrorists Jerusalem july 8. Leaders warned their people against being drawn into civil War thursday night As tribes from trans Jordan were reported massed on the Ulestine Frontier and great Britain sped warships and troops o halt the most sanguinary jewish Arab race outbreak in recent rears. In a pitched Battle lasting four hours British troops fought band of 600 Arab terrorists said to have just crossed the Border rom trans Jordan East of Palestine. Five arabs were reported filled and eight wounded. There were no British casualties. Total casualties in two Days of voting and battling were 33 killed. 11 wounded. However a number of arabs vere said to have succeeded in enering Palestine from trans Jordan and to have joined their comrades n the Hills fighting for Arab in trans Jordan is a Winnipeg Friday july 8 1938 published at 5.30 Arcand must not be interrupted briefly brought to standstill he Niay. France july 8. A danish government militiamen thursday brought to a standstill he insurgent drive on Valencia. First gain in three Days of fighting. To popular front Southport. England july 8. Up Resolution urging a Bri popular front uniting All pro Oressie parties was rejected Here tuesday by the National Union railway workers. The vote was 52 to 18. Seeds no More help Rome july 8. Army commission just Back from Spain is reported to Premier Mussolini iat the rebels Are in position to win the civil War without further assistance from the italian Volun National bread Kome july 3. Rich and poor will Start july 15 to eat National baked in one Quality for everyone. The cereals corporation at a recent meeting decided that bread should contain 80 per cent of wheat and 10 per Cen of Corn flour. Rust reported Regina july 8. Infection has reached Indian head in Southern Saskatchewan. Reports o secondary infestation have been received from Don Mackay crop observer of Indian head and his identification of rust has been con firmed by the Plant pathologist a Indian head. Weather conditions Are reported favourable for its spread withdraw Shanghai july 8. Soldiers and plainclothes men with Drew from the International Settle Merit today. A detachment of armed japanese in civilian clothes boldly took posts on Avenue Edward i bordering the settlement and the French Concession searching Chin Ese suspected of terrorist activities settlement police and military units continued a patrol unprecedented for its strictness. Nearl chinese were crowded int jails. More people wanted London july 8. Up Earle Page. Australian Commerce minister addressing the australian association of British manufacturers said thursday we be now com to the time when Australia mus increase her population Verj by planned co operation Between Britain and Australia the former will have a big share in the Commonwealth s future develop Merit while Australia be Abl to absorb Earle. More people said is Canadian proposal evian Les balls France july 8 Hume wrong Canadia ate to the inter government committee on refugees thursday called for some contribution from it German government toward solution of the refugee problem wrong held Germany Shoul Max her restrictions in order t allow emigrants to take substantial arts of their household Possession Cash assets with them. Canada wins. Detroit july 8. A Canad took a coveted trophy away from it w Alf . Uii usted states entrants in the Lith rational championship Model air plane meet thursday when Roy welder 17. Of Toronto won the Admiral Moffett International con at the Wayne county Airport elder s rubber band Power flew five minutes and 17 Sec to Lake first place in the final the contest. The trophy a v James Cahill 20, of Indian world jewish organizations Peti International refugee con Terence to protest to German against persecutions 1 Prince Frederick of Prussia Kan son of former German Kaise 8 drawn into countess Barbara 12. Chamberlain tells commons government has questioned rebel sex p nations for attacks on Britis 8. Canadian government s willing to train canadians As Pilot for . Plates Board refuses to change temper a settlement with bondholders James 8. Lusic and fighting in picturesque Reland described by Francis 22. Young car thief gets two year 22. Art of Britain s Palestine mandate it is governed by a local Arab. Report tribesmen massing the tribesmen were said to be Assing South of Tegart s he electrified Fence re entry completed along the syrian order North of Palestine to keep rouble makers out of the country. The news of Arab reinforcements Vas received As Britain ordered two battalions of troops each normally consisting of More than 800 men rom Egypt at the earliest possible ate already at Haifa were the British cruisers Emerald and Enterprise of More than tons. Both arrived As the result of an Emer gency Call. In route to the scene was the Battle Cruiser repulse detached from the Mediterranean patrol duties at Malta to believe the Emerald whose Home Vard journey from the East indies was interrupted by the Iii Mons or reinforcements. Aberhart unruffled by ruling Calgary july 8. Will not constitute a serious blow to he Alberta declared Premier William Aberhart in com menting on the decision of the privy Council discontinuing the learing of argument on the Validity of Alberta s credit regulation and newspaper legislation. Details o privy Council decision appear on Page we will go ahead with our pro gramme just the said the Premier when reached by Tele phone at Black Diamond turned Valley Oil town 40.Miles South was of Calgary thursday. He said none of three measure before the court except possibly the credit regulation act had any thing to. Do with social credit third measure before the Cour was the Bank taxation Bill upon which judgment reserved. Or. Aberhart also said the privy Council decision would not seriously delay the introduction o social credit As a working econ omy m Alberta. Discrimination charged Edmonton july 8. Ing the Dominion government wit absolute discrimination again this province in respect to Road Grants Hon. W. A. Fallow. Albert minister of Public works announced thursday upon his return from Ottawa that curtailment .0 the present year s programme Wil have to be considered immediately Duplessis takes third portfolio Quebec july 8. Up Premie Maurice Duplessis announced iat thursday he had taken Over direction of the roads department an Hon. Francois j. Leduc had Bee relieved of the portfolio. The roads ministry will be the third portfolio under the unit National government Leader s per Sonal charge. Already he is Mattoi Ney general and lands and Forest minister. Or. Leduc no longer is Mim Ste of Premier Duplessis. Tol newspapermen invited to the Lane and forests ministry offices. I the new roads i asked or. Leduc some time a to continued or. Duplessi he requested to be allowed 4 hours to make a decision. At the end of a week that decision had not been taken. I saw was my duty to replace him immediately and that is what i i with the consent of the Cabinet three found shot Osseo. Minn., july 8. Thre persons apparently felled by nil bullets were found dead in be thursday at a farm Home in mail Grove five Miles West of Here. The victims were Kenneth Oswald 23-year-old Farmer his Wile Paula 23, and Kujawa 2 the bodies were discovered b Oswald s father Charles who Wen to the place this afternoon Lovisi they had Heads. Bullet holes in their the lady did t have a Chance against these two Blu shirts. Some How she got into Massey Hall Toronto july 4, past a double line of uniformed fascists but she was soon evicted. There were 85 Stalwart bodyguards for the Leader and his satellites for the fascist rally. Incompatible Friendship policy attacked by Eden Stratford on Ayon England july 8. Eden ormer foreign Secretary told a conservative party rally thurs a that it was almost impossible for great Britain to reach a True Friendship with certain Powers As Long As there was intervention in the Spanish War. Or. Eden did not name the Powers. It would hardly be he Aid for any True Friendship to be established on the basis that though we ourselves did not intervene Kiefs continued seek mine the outcome of the Spanish War. Which we and they Are pledged o insure would be an affair of spaniards essential British interest or. Eden said it was an essential British interest to maintain Spain s Montana train wrecked Helena mont., july s. Northern Pacific Railroad offices Here said Early today a freight Enine was wrecked near Willis 29 Miles East of Missoula about 11 p.m., thursday night. No details of the Accident were available Here. The Railroad office said the engine went into the report transients killed at Missoula Coroner Guy Stucky received a report several transients were killed in the Accident and that Engineer Ernest m. Westin fireman e. T. Dunlap and Brake Man w. Ernest Bedillion were miss two ambulances carrying Doc ors and nurses immediately left Missoula for the scene. Wrecking Crews were dispatched from Helena and Missoula and police and sheriff s officers left Missoula with flares to assist Rescue work. The first reports stated the engine blew up and the first nine cars left the tracks. Independence and territorial integ Ity. I have always or. Eden de Lared. Understand no with othe Powe is with respect o the Spanish problem must be based on the certainty that interpretation of non intervention by All concerned was the dwelling on the differences of opinion As to the policy great Britain should adopt toward the dictatorships or. Eden declared the entire world must be reluctant to unleash the dogs of War but we Lear them bark the bark has even become an accepted accompaniment of certain Orris of he observed. In these conditions it is inevitable that there should be a difference of opinion in. This country As to the methods which should be missing flier Safe London july 8. Up havas French Agency Joan Parsons British woman flier who had not been heard from since she left Southern Rhodesia monday for Tanganyika was reported Safe thursday according to a dispatch from dares Salaam Tanganyika the aviatrix was unhurt according to natives who found her in the Region near the Rufini Liberge River. Places War blame Rome july 8. Authoritative fascist writer. Virginio Gayda thursday accused the United states great Britain and France of responsibility for continuation of the chinese japanese War. Japan finds herself faced by the diplomatic opposition of the United great Britain and France which by encouraging a still Dis organized and badly armed China to stupidest have been responsible for open armed conflict which for a year has soaked chinese territory in Gayda wrote in Al Gior Nale d italia. All three of these democracies have conquered in past decades important political financial and economic positions in China and Are interested in developing them with the help of latent chronic disorder and a weak chinese he said. Leader not commander Manion promises party organization that will put King govt. On the spot new platform committee s report unanimously adopted Ottawa july 8. National conservative party wrote a new platform thursday the first since the 1927 Winnipeg convention directed the party on its course. The general Tenor of the platform drafted at the National convention Here was a restatement of Many traditional party policies. It sped Down new roads on some subjects. On one Issue revision of the Constitution the stand was wait and convention sailed into troubled Waters at various times and on divers subjects but always where there was division the resolutions committee report presented by Hon. R. B. Hanson of Frederic ton was adopted by overwhelming majorities. Highlights of the statement of party policy by Resolution were Ottawa july 8. A new Leader a re Vised policy a new organization and name the National conservative party of Canada thursday night moved on to another stage in its history. The new Leader is Hon. Robert James Manion who brings to the office of opposition chief. In Canadian politics experience gained in a varied career in Medicine War politics and literature. I am your Leader i am not your or. Manion told delegates gathered from every Federal constituency just after his selection thursday from a Field of five. He pledged himself and his abilities unreservedly to the service of the party and the nation and invited co operation and suggestions of All. It had been said that a Man who attained High office lived a lonely life. He had never been lonely and did not propose to be and he asked the delegates to look upon him As of Canada can Best be promoted by consultation and co operation with All members of the British Commonwealth of nations. To any plan for unification or amalgamation of the Canadian National railways and the Canadian Pacific railway. Highway completion of the trans Canada Highway As a National undertaking. Of select families from great Britain Ireland and France. End oration of the exclusion of orientals from Canada. Adherence to the conservative party s traditional Clicy of sustaining by fiscal pro Section Canadian labor and Cana Ian industries especially the primary industries. Of agriculture forestry and party reserves to decision on the constitutional sue until the report of the Royal commission on Federal provincial relations is. agriculture the conservative party pledges itself to preserve the lome Market for the Canadian Armer by Protection and Early marketing and every other Means n its unemployment the institution if projects to develop natural re platform continued on Page 9, column 1 sask. Sees 200mwion bus. Wheat Regina july 8, up with moisture conditions Ideal and growth Best in nearly 10 years Saskatchewan Farmers have a wheat crop of Between and bushels in Prospect it is a month to cutting time and improved prospects Are reported in most parts of the province though there is talk of rust in Southeastern districts where Southeastern winds pave carried spores from american districts. In this area about 40 per cent of the wheat acreage is seeded to rust resistant Thatcher and some renown. One observer says about four out of 10 stems examined near Indian head showed rust infection. Further spread of information on the rust was not available thursday and Fate of the crop in Southeastern Saskatchewan areas is a matter of conjecture. Much de pends on weather which appears to be Clearing after a period of unusually moist conditions. Coarse grains seeded in lesser quantities than last year Are stil bearing up Well and Promise a crop of Between and Best in decade Calgary july 8. Crop less drouth land for nearly 10 years Alberta s dry Corner the South Eastern tip of the province centring on Medicine coming Back prospects Are the Best since 192 for a Good Grain prevails and Faith has been restored Fields which for years were baked under blistering suns ant ravishing winds give Promise 6 yields ranging from 15, 30 to 4 a Rosy picture with a year ago when no crop was harvested. Defence bomb sputters by d. B. Rogers Ottawa july 8. Works which were expected to explode merrily and maybe even when the Resolution on Imperial defence policy reached the convention did sputter in Lively fashion for a time thursday morning. But the anticipated volume of com motion failed to materialize and in he end the convention did adopt he Safe and sane formula sent Down after much previous bickering in Ommittee stage and the Issue which previously had threatened of drive the Quebec delegation Jack to their Homes in rancor and disgust was disposed of with Only a faint murmur of abiding French Canadian dissent. The dreaded outbreak threatened when after the main Resolution an innocuous re statement of Trade ional tory Empire put one of the Young conservative Dele ates from Montreal moved an amendment calling for a referendum to the people before Canadian oops Are allowed to participate another outside War. There loud cheers from the Quebec Section and the amendment was quickly seconded by another Young Montreal Delegate. Discussion waxed for a time but when put to a vote the amendment was voted Down overwhelmingly and the main Resolution carried with even some of the Quebec contingent support no it although most them did not bother to vote at All. The incident took Long enough however to delay the general proceedings and when later the morn ing session was adjourned before the anti railway unification Resolution could be adopted Only four resolutions had been disposed of the others reaffirmed traditional Tariff policy changed the name of the party to National conservative from National Liberal conservative and held up any pronouncement o constitutional amendment until the Rowell commission has completed its work. Two children killed Quebec july 8. Chil Dren Claude five and Lucille four son and daughter of Albert Blais were when by a heavily Laden motor truck in the adjoining municipality of if Fard. The children were crossing a Side Road when the. Truck filled with crushed Stone struck them. The weather 6.30 ., to s. Pm temperature at 6.30 a. Mar mum. 83 Mir mum 62 Dawson Aklavik Simpson it. Smith or. Rupert Victoria Vancouver Kamloops or. George Jasper Edmonton Banff Calgary Lethbridge med. Hat Swift cur n Battleford or. Albert Saskatoon Moose jaw Mima .30 66 .54 72 .58 84 .52 82 .44 62 .50 62 .54 7b .60 92 .46 7g .42 72 .52 80 .43 79 .50 74 .54 32 .56 82 56 84 50 86 .50 80 58 82 .56 Regina Brandon it Arthur Moosonee Cochrane Huntsville Parry Soun Toronto Kingston Ottawa Montreal Quebec St. John Halifax Charlotten Chicago St Paul Mimi .52 7i .56 7 .60 8 .50 6 .54 7 .58 8 55 7 56 7 .64 8 .60 8 .56 7 .52 7 .56 7 .52 7 .56 7 .54 56 s .72 .68 3 above figures Are for 24 hours Engin thursday. 6.30 forecasts Cloudy with local winds showers and thunderstorms and station Ary or a Little lower Superior moderate shift a partly Cloudy and warm wit local thundershowers. Scenora and Rainy Cloud with local thundershowers and stationary or a Little temperature. Saskatchewan and Ian and warm with a Lew scattered Tran. De showers. Other stories of conservative convention on pages 6 and 7. A Leader but not As a commander and not As a he urged them to come to him at All times with their suggestions and com plaints. You have the right to consult with me and to differ with me at any time. That is your right under this great democracy in which we live As part of the British big business necessary when he had said last night he was not a servant of big or. Manion said i did not mean big business i meant that group that exists in every country of those who Are powerful and believe they can control he knew better than to suggest big Busi Manion wins named new National conservative Leader july 8. Special Hon., or. Robert j. Of fort William is the new Leader of the National conservative party. He won his election m the second ballot cast at thursday afternoon s losing session of the convention against a held which also included m. A. Macpherson k.c., who was runner up in the contest with Jenaii Law son . Hon. Joseph h. Harris ., and Denton . Election of or. Manion came As no great Surprise Lis Victory had been fully predicted since it became mown that the Quebec delegation commanding the second largest provincial bloc of votes was almost solidly behind him. Earlier thursday a Chance of Oming through had been conceded to m. A. Macpherson but the Boom for the Western is now apparent was too late in getting under Way. Majority of 42 Over All or. Manion was elected by a majority of 42 Over All. The total vote cast was of which or. Manion received 830. His nearest on the second ballot was Murdock a. Macpherson of Regina with 649 votes. The next lowest Candi dates tied Denton Massey and Joseph m. Harris each received 49 ballots. The total vote of compares with a total vote of cast on the second ballot at the Winnipeg convention ago when it. Hon. R. B. Bennett was the nominee of that convention. Tremendous cheering greeted the announcement of chairman John r. Macnicol that or. Manion was he Winner. The Quebec delegation especially went into transports of Joy Yelling flinging their and singing. On the second ballot or. gained 104 votes to his original 726 on the first ballot. These largely came from the supporters of j. Earl Lawson who As Low Man on the first ballot received 105 votes and was dropped from the second ballot. Lose strength heavily but or. Harris who received 131 votes on the first ballot and or Massey who received 128 votes on the first test also lost strength heavily in the second voting each dropping to 49. There is no telling exactly How the votes of the supporters who left them went As or. Macpherson also made a big gain on the second ballot going up from 475 votes on the first test to 649 on the second. He finished Only 181 votes behind or. Manion the Winner. On the first ballot or. R. J. Manion was Short Only 57 votes of a majority. Out of a total of votes cast he received 726, whereas 783 would have been required to elect him. The vote Manion. 726 Massey., Macpherson 475 Lawson 105 Harris. 131 Lawson was eliminated on this baht. One of the first to congratulate the Winner was a. Macpherson of Regina. Who ran second on both ballots. Or. Macpherson was Given a rousing reception when he stepped to the microphone to move that the. Election be made unanimous. He thanked the 648 persons who had voted for him mrs George Black member for the Yukon announced thursday she would resign her seat in the House of commons and minister King to give the new conservative Leader a a Mcclar nation for that seat. Less was not necessary for the development of Canada. If this party does not succeed n wiping out Lack of Opportunity or our youth then 6ur social sys pm including our democratic institutions cannot continue to Aid or. Manion. The conservative party had to solve the unemployment problem r see the present economic system wiped out in perhaps 20 years. That was what happened in Russia under communism and in Germany and Italy under fascism and there was Little difference Between the to systems. All the great industries of Canada deserved encouragement Partick arly the mining Industry because lad it not been for Gold and other Mineral production including Oil m recent years Canada would not Lave been Able to meet the interest charges on the National debt. I pledge or. Manion said i will Start up an organization such As we have needed so Long. And if we work hard we can put it. Mackenzie Kong on the spot 3e is on the spot right now. King government going out i am convinced that the Mac Kenzie King government is going out in the next general election just As sure As we w ent out in 1935. We knew two years before that we would be Defeated. When a government gets on the skids nothing can Stop it. The King government is on the skids and will not Stop. It has done nothing to Merit the. Confidence of the people. It Well deserves that Label a do nothing government urging his followers to be pre pared or. Manion said it. Might Manion continued on Page 12, column 4 Leader to name organizer Ottawa july 8. Ment of a National organizer key Man for the re organization of conservative forces in Canada will be one of the first official jobs for Hon. R. J. Manion thursday elected Leader of the National conserva Tive party. Joseph Harris . For Toronto Danforth who tied with Denton Massey for third place in the Sec Ond ballot for the leadership made so Strong impression with his nomination speech wednesday night that Many now. Are urging that he be made National organizer. The convention unanimously adopted of the Organiza Ion committee presented by chair Man Gordon Graydon . For Peel. Highlights of the report s re commendations were immediate appointment of a National organizer by the National Leader. Formation of a National conservative Council and its convocation by next sept. 15. No separate National organization for women. Establishment or permanent party Headquarters in each province., equal representation for women wherever possible on National conservative organizations. The National conservative Council will be composed of the Leader of the party the provincial leaders the National organizer two representatives from the National Young conservatives of Canada the chair Man of whatever press organization is set up seven representatives each from Ontario and Quebec four from each of the other provinces and one from the Yukon. One representative from each province is to be a woman except in Ontario and Quebec where at least two must be women. Whether there Are to be separate provincial organizations for men and women is left to each province. Premier hails new Leader Ottawa july 8. Up prune minister Mackenzie King thursday sent the following message to Hon. Or. R. J. Manitou when informed of or. Manion s election As Leader of the National conservative party May i extend to you my cordial congratulations upon your election today As the Leader of the conservative party of Canada and upon the Confidence thus expressed by the delegates assembled at the National convention which is just concluding its sessions. I look Forward to re Newing capacity As Leader of your party the Friendly relations we have enjoyed Over Many years in the Public life of our ;