Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 11, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba Always a Winner goo anytime in the 2-Glass bottle do by Carrier in Winnipeg. 2sc per week. Winnipeg monday july 11, 1938 Price so per copy edition with comics inc. It s Stanley s nr6 Energy bread maintains Energy and helps reduce weight by simple diet rules. Distributed by Bryce bakeries Ltd. Phone 37 088 and have oar Call daily death foil mounts As bombings continue in Palestine police Hawks scour City for hooded woman beater japs warn foreigners to flee looming murderously Over mrs. Dubenko As she happily enters her Home on return from work Friday evening Winnipeg s hooded horror is about to strike the merciless blows that landed the woman in St. Joseph s Hospital suffering from serious injuries. Lurking some where in the shadows of Winnipeg in some Back Lane perhaps this menace to Law and order is the object of a widespread search by police. As mrs. Edna Dubenko 40, of 1072 Selkirk Avenue battled for her life in St. Joseph s Hospital police Over the week end scoured the City for a masked Mons Ter who late Friday afternoon secreted himself in her Home and beat her unmercifully when she returned to prepare supper. Tow free press files sixty years ago Walter Moberly july 9. 1878 civil Engineer returned from a trip he had made up the Valley of the Assiniboine and to the neighbourhood of Lake Mani Toba for the purpose of examining that portion of the province to see what facilities it afforded for the construction of a railway. Fifty five years 9, 1883 the . Track has now been Laid to a Point within 91 Miles of eve Midi cite has been commenced on the grading of the Mani Toba Northwestern railway be t Veen Gladstone and Minnedosa. Fifty years 9, 1888 one of Portage la Prairie s room Iest hotels the Sherman House had been purchased for a Barracks by the newly arrived salvation army contingent Captain Young was in charge of refitting the building. Forty five years 9, 1893 it was announced As a possibility that the great actor Henry Irving might be seen in Winnipeg during his forthcoming trip by . From Montreal to Vancouver in route to open his american tour in san fran Cisco on sept. 4. Forty years 9, 189s four Hundred Odd Fellows of Winnipeg visited the St. James Ceme Tery where some 28 members of the order had been interred memorial services were conducted by grand master Jos. W. Baker assisted by Kev. Bro. C. B. Pitblado and Hev a. E. Cowley. Thirty five years 9, 1903 Neepawa won the final game with Minnedosa for the District Lacrosse championship line up Neepawa Kerr Perrett Lang Harrison Leech Mcclung. Howden Calhoun Cooper Hewitt saults Green Thurston. Thirty years 9, 1908 the magic in the name of w. J Bryan aroused at the democratic National the greater demonstration in the history of National political conventions even eclipsing 1896, when Bryan burs into Fame with his Cross of Golc speech the great commoner was permitted practically to Frame his own platform. Twenty five years president Pulford and the directors of the Winnipeg baseball club received a Shock in the shape of a wire from St. Paul that the Ameri can association had put in a claim for the services of manager Charon Jones of the maroons. Twenty years 9, 1918 the Story of a thrilling experience in a danger zone off the Irish Coas was told to a free press reporte who met at the Union depot a Spe Cial military train bringing returnee soldiers submarines had attacked the soldiers Steamer while stil under Convoy but it had escape the torpedoes which had sunk Steamer near by. Storm Clouds London july 9 up Hava French times inde pendent today hinted the Summe Light see growing tension Between great Britain and an Italy impatient Over the delay in Putty into Force the Rome London recon filiation agreement. There Are indeed plenty of ind cations that a fresh period of storm and stress lies ahead in the times said. No arrests have been made. Motive for the brutal attack s baffling the authorities for in Case presents Many com located angles. Why the coded intruder forced his Way nto the Home and staged his murderous attack is not known. It is possible however police be that the assault May have the outcome of court action tarted by mrs. Dubenko against nother woman on a charge of Wil us damage. The wilful ailed in City police court Friday morning and remanded for a week t was about six hours later that before completely recovering from he attack occurred. Sunday night attendants at St. The vaccination would die. Oseph s Hospital reported the woman s condition fairly Good. She was suffering from a possible Frac ured Skull a fractured nose cuts and bruises to the head and face Shanghai july 9. A new note was despatched to great Britain and other foreign Powers today urging removal of All foreign ves Sels and citizens from the danger zone As Japan rushed fresh troops up the Yantses for the drive on Hankow. A previous demand that foreign warships be painted in distinctive was repeated and it was asked also that they Fly streamers from their Mast Heads to permit identification by japanese air plane pilots. The Jap anese said that experience Hac shown that japanese pilots were unable to distinguish the flags painted on awnings of foreign ships without descending Low enough to be endangered by chinese anti air Craft gun fire. All reports indicated that in their Yantses drive the japanese had j been All but immobilized. But More they were threatened with the same sort of disaster which overtook them on the yellow River when floods overwhelmed the country and forced a Retreat. Show horses stricken encephalomyelitis deadly brain disease of horses reduced entries in the horse classes at Brandon exhibition and other country fairs reports to the provincial depart ment of agriculture indicated Satur Day. In Many cases animals scheduled to appear in the show ring have been stricken with the disease while in others owners fearing infection have cancelled their entries the re ports showed. Meanwhile however continued cooler Rainy weather has retarded the Advance of the epidemic which had invaded All sections of the prov Ince during the previous hot spell. Although the epidemic broke earlier than in the past two Summers and at first indicated that it might be the worst on record department of Trail of 38 Longfellow and news Hawk take Licking from Cree boy Arab jewish strife continues unabated new casualties listed Jerusalem july 11. Bombings and other attacks kept Palestine in a state of tension sunday As Arab wish strife continued. At least 16 persons were injured sunday and the death of one person on the Northern Frontier seas reported. Haifa was the main seat of trouble sunday. A bomb thrown at a bus in the mixed Quarter of the City Early in the seriously injured the jewish Driver and slightly wounded two others. The assailant escaped almost under the get of a patrol. Damage action was agriculture officials now believe that it might not be so severe. It was noted also that the ratio of deaths to total number of cases was not so High As in the preceding epidemics. Reports although in Complete show the death rate will probably be considerably lower than one in three. Warning to Farmers and Veteran Aries not to give preventive vaccine to horses now that the epidemic has invaded the province was repeated by department of agriculture officials. They pointed out that the vaccine causes a mild form of the disease. Any animal which became infected with the epidemic virus Celestine Mccallum Centre is amazed by the dumbness of the City slickers who come to Isle a a Crosse. Here he explains that the Grey Goose is called Neske and not Wawa. At the left is Stan Laurel impersonated by edouard Young and at the right Glen Mclean . Post manager s son. The air View shows the Isle a la Crosse Indian Mission and the Village. This is one of a series of articles by Burt Gresham on an air visit to the newly discovered Gold mines of the Northwest territories. By Burt Gresham Isle a la Crosse sask., june Wadsworth Long Ellow might have been a pretty fair poet in his Day but his Hiawatha would t get to first base with 14-year-old Celestine seek Finger prints All saturday morning Finger print experts scoured the Selkirk Avenue residence in an attempt to gain some clue As attacker. To the identity of the in the meantime Tony Miziolek who works As a Section hand at Poplar Point was called into the City by the authorities and questioned. He could throw no Light on the Case however and was completely exonerated so far As detectives were concerned. He had been living in the Selkirk Avenue House for two years he said but had no idea who would attempt to slay mrs. Dubenko. We have tried to Clear up the Case by a process of inspector Jack Craig of the City detective Force stated saturday morning. We have already questioned several and have several More to he added. What you want to know Winnipeg mail closes at general Post office for Vancouver 9 . And 8.30 . For Montreal and Toronto 9.15 . And 5.45 .1 for the South Minneapolis and Mother of dead heiress succumbs Chicago. 8 an. And 5.30 pm. Air mail for United states Mon Treal Toronto and Vancouver closes at 1.45 p a. And 4.45 . Daily. Mail for City delivery posted by 1.30 . At general pot office is delivered the same Day. Next overseas mail closes at 9.15 july 13. Leaving Montreal july 15, on the Duchess of Bedford. Specially addressed overseas let Ter mail closes at 5.45 . Sunday july 17, leaving new York july 20, on the Queen Southern railway loan permitted Washington. July 9. A the United states interstate Commerce commission granted the Southern railway company permission to borrow from the govern ment to Purchase freight cars. Chairman Jesse h. Jones has announced the reconstruction finance corporation would make the loan if approved Trie Racine wis., july 9. William Horlick sr., died at her Home this morning. She had reached her 88th birthday yesterday. Mrs. Horlick was the widow of the founder of the Horlick malted milk company and the Mother of mrs. Maybelle Horlick Sidley who died wednesday at Toronto under circumstances now being investigated. Because of mrs. Horlick s death funeral plans for mrs Sidley Here today were cancelled. A double funeral private will be held Here monday. Mrs. Horlick had been an invalid for several years. Her husband died sept. 25, 1836. The couple had four children Alice who died mrs Sidley a. J. Horlick and William Horlick the latter two both of Racine Are in Active control of the company today. Stevens praises Choice of Manion there is room for great Progress within the new conservative plat form and he had Hope for administration which would facilitate commission application. Progress. Said the reconstruction and conservative party Leader prodigal son Hon. H. H. Stevens in Winnipeg. Saturday morning. Looking unusually fit and pleased or. Stevens took a brisk walk about the Canadian Pacific railway station while his train stopped Here he was on his Way Home t Vancouver. The failure of the King govern ment is of course due to the in ability of the administration t do anything. Their few Little hous ing schemes Are All very Fine by not stated or. Stevens. Or Manion is by Long Odds the Best Choice for conservative Leader he is the logical person said or Stevens. Meanest thief. Calgary july 9. As Calgary s meanest thief Hober Fletcher 32, was sentenced to or months imprisonment by magistral Sinclair Friday. He was found guilty of stealing s25 from the Junior bed Cross Hospital Mccallum Cree Indian of Isle Crosse. Right As a new Penny smart As a. Whip. It All started when Bill Windrum Canior Pilot for Canadian airways t Prince Albert set his Norseman own on the Lake opposite the old and Celestine is As Ludson s Bay Dock and said it Ivas lunch time. On the Dock Celestine who has yet to see his first Street car helped ease the Ilane to her moorings. It was his twinkling Grin vastly different from most of the Dusky Northland dark dead pan express ions that made me want to speak o him. Just to show him that even City slickers were Hep i pointed to the Cal Goose on the Ide of the plane. I said brightly re Mem Jering Hiawatha said Celestine in the friendliest fashion that s he Grey so we got right Down to cases and in a few minutes i knew Celestine had two dogs. One she s Rex and the other she s Bob. Bob she s Good Lor Sleigh dog and Rex she s Good for ducks this fall when get my i be got a Shotgun for 12 said Celestine. A Little polite in credulity brought to Light the statement that the gun would t it really was t a far reaching gun at besides half of it was his father he s been outside along came Celeste s friends edouard Young a solemn Young Ster who just could t smile at anything and Glen son of the Hudson s Bay Post Man Ager. Glen s been outside has seen and Ridden on Street cars gone to the zoo and Best of All Lias been to the talkies. He s a bit disappointed that edouard and Celestine Are not impressed with what he tells them. After warning about life in general i thought it might be a Good idea to buy the boys some Candy. Celestine chose hard Candy after deliberation. Edouard put his Fin Gers in his Mouth looked up Anc Down the showcases. He still looked As sad As Stan Laurel. Then he spoke. pos manager Mclean handed him bag of peanuts which shows that even the crees have a name for them. Bill Windrum herded us Back to the plane and after circling the roman Catholic Mission and the Indian Village we headed North for Goldfields passing in route several thousand of Saskatchewan s splendid lakes and seeing the source of the Churchill River. Apart from the Fine sight of numerous bands of pelicans on the gravel bars in the lakes the most impressive sight on the northward trip was the Young Sahara desert Between the Spruce Forest area and he South Shore of Lake Athabasca n the Vicinity of the Williams River. Only a Camel needed the rolling Sand dunes lacked Only a Camel pack train driven by White veiled arabs but other Wise it would have made a swell playground for Rudolph Valentino if there had been a Pyramid or to tossed up by some forgotten pharaoh another half hour Over Atha Asca s Mist shrouded Waters wrought us to Bright Sunshine and amid a setting like coastal . Goldfields with its Gold mine postpone test until monday Manchester England july 9. Up waiting until ate in the afternoon in the Hope he ram soaked old Trafford. Around would recover another postponement was made in the Hird England Australia Cricket test match today. The umpires decided o postpone play until monday. With Only two Days left there to now Little doubt the third draw of he series will result. And Beaverlodge Spruce Clad toward the plane. Hill feet rearing upwards policemen protest action of Council on wage question a representative gathering of members of the Winnipeg police Amateur athletic association met in the Assembly Hall at police head quarters Friday night and voiced Strong protests against the action of the City Council in regard to the wage restoration question it was Learned unofficially after the meet ing. Members of the association at the meeting pointed out that the major Ity recommendations of the Dysart conciliation Board were put into effect 100 per cent insofar As they affected employees of other civic departments. Only half of the 1 per cent increase recon Arendec unanimously by the Dysart Board for members of the police depart ment was restored however. It. Was Learned from a reliable source that the meeting gave the wage committee authority to approach the police commission for permission to place their Case personally before Council. A petition expressing great Dis satisfaction at the City s failure to follow the recommendations by the conciliation Board signed Al most unanimously by members a the association will be forwarded to Hon. Norman Mcleod Rogers minister of labor the free press unofficially informed Victoria july 9. Columbia police last night reported to school teachers missing after. Heir Sailboat was found partially capsized in the Straits of Georgia. Capt. D. W. Peck of the National tug no. 1, reported he licked up the Flat bottomed Craft a half mile off trial Light but found. No sign of George Knight of Vic Oria and Frederick Smith of Van Auver. The two school teachers left near by Oak Bay earlier in the Day to cruise through a Small group of stands. Remanded Hamilton ont., Gus Gatlin 48, july held 9. By Roya Canadian mounted police officers Here for Freow officers in Winni Peg was today remanded for on week in custody on a charge o conspiracy. A regiment or Irish guards arrived in Jerusalem saturday to help in the restoration of order. The slaying of two christians and one moslem in an Arab Village in the Nazereth District brought the number of deaths in five Days to 62. At least 169 were wounded. Most Arab shops in Jerusalem remained closed. Few persons dared venture into the Street. Strict curfew Laws were enforced in the largest cities. Two British and one with loaded rifles atop every bus operating in Jerusa Lem. The Black watch picketed the main Square of the jewish Quarter and the Arab Market area scene of Friday s bombing. Police patrols in country districts used police dogs to track persons who ambushed two British police officers. The officers said they killed one of their attackers and described him As an Arab. Seamen and marines from the Battle Cruiser repulse patrolled with fixed bayonets King Sway in scene of recurrent disorders the Cruiser Emerald landed 600 marines Friday. Tank unit rushed London july 9. The government has authorized immediate despatch to Palestine of the Lith regiment of Hussars a tank unit stationed in Egypt the colonial office announced today. In addition the announcement said the first battalion of the Essex regiment and the first battalion of Irish guards have already been ordered to proceed to the holy land. The moves gave evidence of the growing concern with which Thi government views the latest out break of rioting and terrorism in Palestine. At the same time the War office announced that military strength in Palestine would be raised to three full infantry brigades with the de parture of a third brigade sept. 1 the units which will sail Are the second battalion of the King s own Royal regiment the second Bat Talion of the Leicestershire regi ment and the first battalion of the Worcestershire regiment. Moslem demonstrate Amman trans Jordan july 9 crowds Derri of nitrated last night before the Palace of Emir Abdullah ruler of trans Jordan and the Home of the British resident sir. Henry Cox. Protest strikes were reported from various parts of the country As word spread of High Arab casualties in neighbouring Palestine. Arms were reported being smug Jed across the Border into the holy land. Bands of Palestine terrorists were said to be venturing into Jordan territory. Missing at sea Romance London july 9. Eve Ning Standard published a cartoon by Low today entitled it showed two woebegone girl clerks in front of a five and ten store lamenting poor things. If All the employees subscribed a Pound each out of their wages they could give him a million and everything would be All the cartoon referred to . Crops encounter setback Washington july 9. Which got off to an unusually Good Start last Spring have encountered unfavourable summer weather department of agriculture reports indicated today. Officials said that conditions since june 1 were spotted with too much rain in some sections and not enough in others. Black Stem rust damaged wheat and Boll Weevils were reported unusually numerous in Cotton Fields. The general crop report to be made monday on the basis of july 1 conditions was expected to reflect less favourable growing conditions in june than May. Farm production above the average for the past years still was indicated however. Department officials predicted a bumper wheat crop of Between and bushels despite serious june damage in some sections. The june 1 estimate was to bushels. July 1 Chicago Grain firm estimates averaged bushels. Reduced acreage this year under the farm programme and increasing agricultural considerable exports May reduce farm surpluses piled up last year officials said. Agricultural exports in the 11 months from july 1, 1937. To May 31, 1938, in creased 39 per cent., the depart ment reported. The largest in per in wheat and wheat flour. Exports totalling bushels in the year ended july 1 were below department forecasts of bushels How Ever. The crop Board forecast monday will determine whether the commodity credit corporation will make wheat Loans this year. The new farm act made Loans mandatory if the july 1 estimate above. Bushels. Window shopping cottage scene of queer Triangle As suitor tries to make up mind Matawan n.j., july 9. Women who came Here to marry Judson Van Arsdale in response to his mail order wooing were ensconced in his Little White cottage today waiting for him to make up his mind. It s been like that for a week now and the women Are still on Friendly terms so Van Arsdale a peace Loving 59-year-old widower who used to play the Bass drum in the Community went off to another Day s work at the. Factory Loath to disturb them. He would still prefer one wife to two housekeepers he said and it does t matter much to him which one wins him. They re both Good housekeepers and i like them he said i once he got to the Point of going chief Edwin c. Sloan for advice but the chief told him that any Man fool enough to get himself into such a mess would have to work it out for himself. Van Arsdale prevailed upon them to talk it Over calmly. Both of pm appear to like me pretty he said. He de scribed himself As still window shopping today and willing to let the women Settle it any Way they like. He Hopes that if he leaves them alone one of them will go away. He does t care which one. Famed jew Dies London july 9. Claude sold mid Montefiore 80, an authority on Judaism and jewish literature died today. Hau Wirs Reventlow affair Al though the caption did not men Tion Barbara or the count. Van Arsdale had been lonely i since his wife died three years ago. A Friend him about a Dandy wife he got through a matrimonial woman who had a Little Money of her own a liking for housework and an affectionate nature. The Friend Van Arsdale said encouraged him to take a fling. He paid for an advertisement in the his truck had rolled Down a Steep Puu cation and got 80 close Call Kenora ont., july 9. An escape from serious injury after embankment was the experience of Raymond Garrow of Norman this morning. Garrow was driving his truck on the trans Canada Highway Between Kenora and Keewatin and about two Hundred Yards East of the new Bridge Over Cameron Bay the truck suddenly swerved towards the Side of the Road and plunged Down the ten foot drop. Garrow was alone in the truck and escaped with a few minor bruises. The truck was not jew sentenced. Hamburg Germany july 9. Up havas. French Agency a. Jew charged with having had intimate relations with an aryan woman was sentenced to six years in prison by a criminal court today. The accused who was also deprived of All civil rights for six years had been convicted on similar charges in 1936. Letters from prospective brides. He selected two of them May Washington . And Nellie of of Paris 111., and struck up a correspondence with them. Gets there first although he. Had sent Nellie the Money for her fare May arrived ahead of her paying her own Way. He had decided that May was the woman for him and she came Here for the wedding but returned to Washington hurriedly when her daughter fell ill. Van Arsdale did not hear Frorer her again and deciding that jilted he sent Nellie the train fare. While he waited for Nellie May returned and she was ready for the wedding. Then Nellie arrived sized up the situation in a glance aria announced you can t marry her because you re going to marry Maisie was quite a girl Maisie was quite a says Pete moodily. Being engaged to her was equal to a four year College education. And just As you re the third fellow she s i kicked says Larry count i ing on his fingers. What do j you Fellows do with the in i gag ement rings when she gives i pm says Pete with wince is the bitterest Mem Ory of All. Sold it finally through a free press want and for fifty How much did the ring Cost and it sold for Larry does some mental Arith i Don t see where you lost so on that. Fifty bucks., would come Irr Handy right i guess it says Pete. But you re wrong about one thing. She never gives those rings Back. That in and sold it herself 1 ;