Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 12, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba Temperature readings 6.30 p.m., july 11 g2 9.30 p.m., july 11 12.30 ., july 1z 3.30 ., july 12 for full report of meteorological office see Pape one. Tit vol. Pages. Sun rises. 4.31 Sun sets 20.35. Moon rises 20.16 Moon sets 4.49. Winnipeg tuesday july 12, 1938 Drifting to Earth after bailing out of an air plane Over an Airport in Berlin recently a troop of Youthful Parachute jumpers is shown Drifting through the air to Earth. Murder suspected body of missing . Baby found in Creek Nelson ., july 12. Body of 18-months-old Carmen Lajeunesse was found in a Creek near Ymir ., monday and British Columbia police said the baby missing More than month was carried to the Creek and thrown in but whether she was killed before being thrown in the Creek we have yet to staff sergeant c. J. Published at 5.j0 Warm. Picnic panic 32 cast in Lake As launch spills at Val d or que. Val d or que., july 12. Body was hauled from the Waters of Blouin Lake monday night As police directed volunteers sought to determine the number of lives lost when a launch Laden with picnickers capsized 400 Yards from Shore. Six hours after the Cabin launch turned Over and tossed approximately 32 persons into deep water scores of Rescue workers had found Only the body of 23-year-old Edward Atchison son of a Val d or hotel keeper. Harassed police officers sent from Here to the Lake three Miles away said they estimated at least three More bodies were beneath the murky water. But they had no definite grounds for. Their estimate1 it was not known even How Many passengers Aad climbed aboard when capt. E. Maripu pulled alongside the wharf and invited several persons for a Brief cruise. More than a score of children and . Wheat forecast Down _. Barber said the infant might have been killed accidentally and the body hidden or she might have been killed regardless of which Way it happened there is no doubt that she did not get into the Creek Accident he said in a prepared state ment. Carmen was last seen by her father Morris Lajeunesse playing near the Yankee girl mine at the West Kootenay town of Ymir. The mine closed immediately she was missed and the miners aided by British Columbia police and a police dog combed the area with out finding any Trace of her. They did find however a Man s blood stained handkerchief. Police at that time suggested she might have been the victim of foul play. Sergeant Barber said monday the child s body was found by four youths who had been picking huckleberries and went to the Creek for a drink of water. The body was caught on a Snag in the Stream. Above the log was an old footbridge and sgt. Barber suggested the girl was thrown into he Creek from that spot. Carmen s body had been under water for some time the sergeant said. When the body disappeared late in May a freshet roared Down the Creek. Recession of the water Early this month brought the body to surface level he said. Sgt Barber said the child Sage nature of the ground Between the Stream and the spot she was seen playing and the distance she would Ive had to travel made it impossible for her by herself. To reach the Creek cavalry break Camp Deleau. Man., july 12. Special the fourth cavalry brigade broke Camp sunday and dispersed to All parts of Manitoba by horse train bus and car after eleven Days intensive training in All branches of mounted and dismounted cavalry work. Everyone concerned pronounced it the Best cavalry Camp Ever held at Shilo. One of the highlights of the Camp was a bivouac scheme to Wawanesa. An imaginary enemy had been seen advancing on Shilo and were known to be Between Wawanesa and the Assiniboine River. The fourth cavalry brigade acting As one regiment was detailed to drive the enemy and held the town of Wawanesa for the night of july 7th. The first division cavalry . Winnipeg under Lieut col. P. M. Abel was Given the Job of supplying the cavalry battalion with rations fodder and blankets Etc and practically transferred the Camp from Shilo to Wawanesa for the night. Ten heavy trucks were used for the purpose and the move ment took on an aspect of real War fare at the crossing of the Assini Boine River where All the heavy trucks had to be ferried Over with mounted troops fording the River. Planes from the Koyal Canadian Force roared overhead Low Altitude either bombing or machine gunning the enemy. The Assai Boine River was exceptionally Low and difficulty in. Getting transports Over was anticipated but every thing went Well. Wawanesa was cleared of the enemy and the troops camped for the night in the fair grounds. To celebrate the occupation the brigade commander col. J. M. Dun Woody supported by officers from the various regiments and a composite troop of other ranks Laid a Wreath on the Cenotaph the last Post and reveille being sounded by the brigade trumpeter. Various competitions were held during Camp with various trophies o thu evidence Nick Driver who was the first to find Carver on the Highway said he had met no one Between form House and the Junction of the Minnedosa rapid City Highway. A. C Mccrea the Farmer for whom Carver had been working stated hat the iad left the House about 9 " Dock and Twenty minutes later dead. The Case was adjourned. Manslaughter trial opens Brandon Man., july 12. Special several remands owing to illness of the accused Lorne Taylor Winnipeg appeared at police court monday to face the charge of Man Slaughter arising from the death april 20. Mervin Carver of this who was killed when an Auto driven by Taylor crashed into his bicycle. The Case was heard by police magistrate a. W. H. Smith. 5 m. Matheson . Represented the Crown and n. W. Kerr ., the accused. After Charles Carver father of the victim had by me Siven evidence Albert c. Crane dragoons the do Wall cup by me _ to use. During Camp going to the following regiments. The Cowan cup won by the Mani la Anderson Garry horse. Newsom thedas t Chamberlain refuses in commons 10 clarify Anglo italian Accord 3. Francis Stevens finds there is nothing negative about any Irish 2. League of nation experts list for using pasteurized in ilk. Winnipeg s orphans enjoy Day of Jap planes bomb Canton at free press area and the residential District near the Sun Yat sen memorial Here today Start ing several fires. Casualties were not determined. Destroy Kiu Kiang properties Shanghai july 12. Began destroying Kiu Kiang _ water front properties land me to prevent japanese from Landing at that important Yangtze River port As heavy fighting surged within 14 foreign were handed new notes by the japanese urging them to a acute dozen Yangtze Valley hosted As p fighter Page 7 conservative party never so possible targets for As now says 7. 1 spread bombings. Washington july 12. A United states government Loans to support wheat prices became a certainty monday when the Federal crop reporting Board estimated tha 1938 crop would total largest yield on record. This is about 45.000.000 bushels below that a month ago. The indicated yield of wheat this year Falls Only bushels Short of the record crop of 1915. On the basis of present prices the can rate must be Between about 59 and 85 cents a Bushel but officials have indicated it will be close to the minimum. Such a rate would compare with an average of 69 cents a Bushel Farmers received for wheat june 15, according to a government Survey. The crop report forecast a wheat surplus that May surpass the bushels in 1932, largest on record. Officials have surplus from the 1937 crop at bushels. This old wheat added to the apparent excess of this year s crop would give a total sur plus of More than bushels. Commenting on the surplus out look h. R. Tolley agricultural adjustment administrator declared we be got to Export some wheat he said administration officials were considering every possible Means of expanding exports which during the past 12 months totalled about bushels. Tolley also asserted the wheat estimate made it mandatory that the . Invoke crop control pro visions of the farm Law to restrict planting for next year s crop to possibly acres. This would compare with about acres seeded for this year s crop. Announcement of the acreage pro gramme must be made before sat urday. The Winter wheat production was forecast monday at bushels compared with bushels harvested last year. The forecast for durum wheat was bushels compared with produced last year. The forecast for other Spring wheat was bushels compared with last year s crop of bushels. The indicated Corn crop of bushels was bushels below last year s production but bushels above the 1927-36 average. Summons to . Condemned London july 12. Up havas French Agency the House of commons monday night adopted by a show of hands the report of the special committee on privilege which found that the summoning of Duncan Sandys conservative be fore a military court was a breach of parliamentary immunity. Attacks on or. Hore Belisha led by Winston Churchill or. Sandys father in Law were generally Indi rect because the speaker ruled against any discussion of the War Secretary s responsibility during debate. Or. Churchill said he fully approved the privilege committee s conclusions but could not see that the military court was to blame. This court he continued was placet in a tragic dilemma. If it die summon Sandys it would violate parliamentary immunity if it did not it might break military discipline or Churchill assailed by capt Arthur Evans conservative for accusing or. Hore Belisha of sheltering himself behind military officers replied i do not modify in the slightest degree what i have prime minister Chamberlain moved acceptance of the com Mittee s report which recommended that no further Steps be taken pending a report by the select committee which is investigating the general question of the liability of members of parliament under the official secrets act. The speaker in ruling out or. Hore Belisha s alleged part con tended the minister had no re Sponski Edity for the military court s summons of or. Sandys and was not directly concerned with it. Other hol dayers leaped aboard As the boat held momentarily to the wharf Many climbing on the Cabin roof beyond View of the Captain. Suddenly capsizes not until the Craft reached deep water 400 Yards out did the Cap Tain find it hard to manoeuvre the launch. When he tried to head for Shore the launch began rocking heavily and suddenly turned Over. Four lads John Dydzak 16, mor Ris Sowchuk 17, Joe Panag Apka 15, and Wilf Mino 16, said after the Accident they had gone aboard together. There were at least 13 others on the roof they said including Atchison. The other Pas sengers were below in the Glass enclosed Cabin. They said they thought the boat had struck the Anchor line of a moored yacht when it began to list and then turned Over on its Side. It remained afloat thay said though filled with water to the gunwales. Most of those in the Cabin were children four of whom Rainville guided to Shore while most of the others Hung alongside. What City Council did appropriated to the special housing committee to enable it to obtain plans for a Low project. Notice was received from Hon. W. J. Major attorney general that the commissioners who will investigate Winnipeg finances will be paid a Day plus a Day living allowances for the non resident com missioners and consultant. Approved the inauguration of bus service on Wolseley Avenue. Received Aid. Jacob Penner s notice of motion which will come up at the next meeting of Council instructing the finance committee to set aside lots for Sale to Home build ers for s50. Fear lost Surveyor is dead to. T. Thompson Sherridon Man., july 12. Spe George Thompson joined the widespread Hunt for his aged father w. T. Thompson 83, Veteran Manitoba government Surveyor who has been missing for three Days searchers monday expressed their belief the aged Man is dead. Thompson left Sherridon Friday with two helpers to Survey the Quartz Mineral claims on the West Side of Gold Lake. After crossing the Lake with two axeman he was to meet his helpers at a Portage but apparently lost his direction. Search fruitless when Thompson did not turn up on schedule the two men searched the Vicinity thoroughly for hours but could find no Trace of the Engi Neer. The men Maynard Johnson and James Dewar cold Lake gave the alarm saturday. Indians fishermen and trappers commenced searching the portages and trails through the heavy Bush country along the shores of the Lake Over the week end. Or. Thompson has been actively engaged in Survey work for 65 years his principal work was done in the West in the peace Eiver District for the Dominion government and for the Saskatchewan govern ment for 26 years. Twenty three years ago he moved to the Pas from Preeceville sask with his wife two sons George and Vaughan and two daughters Rose and Lila. They were later the first White settlers at Cranberry Portage where they still make their Home. Drowned in company Winkler Man., july 12. Special g. Elias 22. Of Haskett Man., was drowned sunday at Wal Halla n.d., while swimming with a Large number of Young people. Members of the Walhalla fire department quickly recovered the body. Further details of the tragedy were not available Here. Free press Kitchen the free press Model Kitchen located on the fourth floor of the free press building will again be open for inspection tuesday afternoon. Miss june Home who is in charge of the Kitchen will Greet visitors and answer any questions. Visiting hours Are from 2 to 5 o clock. More sleep assured i j much of the night flying activities which have irritated the people in the West and South parts of the City have been dispensed with by the trans Canada airlines Aid. H. C Morrison told the City Council meet ing monday night answering a complaint from Aid. Thomas Flye about the Noisa made by the planes he said that night flying from now on will be confined to regular serv ice and that the pilots will receive their training on the Vancouver flights. Wants probe of fascism a probe of fascist activities Winnipeg was urged upon the City Council monday night by w. N Kolisnick who appeared to protest against the shooting into the Ukraine Ian labor Temple on july 2. The shooting he charged had been in cited by secret fascist organizations if the police department can gel definite evidence As to who did it decisive action will be taken a mayor John Queen said. He pointed put that the police had Beer trying to find the culprit but Hac no clues. He suggested that if or Kolisnick had definite information he should give it to the police. Crown s Burden King recovering illness urged to ease up on work Windsor England july 12. Work and More play were indicated monday for the King in the future As he fought off an attack of gastric influenza. Many persons believed the illness was due partially to the Strain of Public duties since he came to the throne dec. Ii 1935, on the abdication of his brother now the Duke of Windsor. The Public were re assured As to his majesty s condition by reports from Windsor he was improving and by decision of the Queen to hold a presentation party in his Palace at Buckingham Palace to night. But Public engagements of the King were cancelled and he was ordered to rest in bed several Days to save his strength for the Royal visit to Paris next week. The Queen decided to emerge from mourning for her Mother the countess of Sli Athmore who died june 23, and attended the presentation party for newly married women and others not presented at the full Royal courts. To resume Golf it became known the King is planning to take up Golf actively again. He is having a nine Hole course built on the Buckingham Palace grounds. Henry Cotton twice British open Champion has gone Over plans and made suggestions. His majesty was an ardent golfer when Duke of York. The first signs of illness appeared saturday night when he retired Early complaining of a slight temperature. He and the Queen had motored to Windsor Friday night. The fam ily spent a quiet sunday. Prin Cess Elizabeth and her sister. Princess Margaret went to ser vices alone in the Royal Chape sunday morning before going to London. Physicians were summoned from London sunday but the illness was not made Public until last night s bulletin by lord Dawson. One informant said the present illness was a recurrence of Gas tric trouble from which he has suffered from time to time. At Buckingham Palace it was stated officially that the King s condition had improved but that it would be necessary for him to rest a few Days. France reassured Paris july 12. Up havas French Agency the indisposition of King George will not require any changes in plans for the visit of the King and Queen to this City july is according to authoritative advices from London. Hughes at Moscow completes second hop of round world flight charge duplicity by ii Duce London july 12. Up havas French Agency copyright a charge by the Spanish government 3iat Premier Mussolini plans to limit italian troop withdrawals to sick or wounded effective coincided monday night with pub i cation of the non intervention committee s White paper for evacuation of foreign soldiers from Spain. Barcelona and Burgos have yet o announce their official replies aut the tone of the note lodged with the foreign office monday by a Sinish ambassador Pablo de Azcarate indicated his government would demand airtight guarantees against any continued italian Aid to the insurgents. The note charged n Duce already has arranged with general Franco to withdraw Only disabled troops incorporating the rest into the Spanish foreign legion or establishing them in insurgent Terri tory As among alleged incidents Between april and july it listed the debarkation of 150 italian aviators a Seville by the italian steamship Franco Fascio. The note will be referred to the non intervention committee. Details of plan monday night s White paper covering the plan showed while an interval of 46 Days is scheduled to elapse after final adoption a combined total of at least effect Tives Are thereafter to be sent daily by the combatants to evacuation still another 50 Days Are allowed in which to Start the evacuation of sick or wounded Foi Eigners. The entire project is to be completed in 164 Days at the latest. Lord Perth Ciano Convene Rome july 12. Api coun Galeazzo Ciano italian foreign minister monday received the ear of Perth British ambassador to Rome for a talk which reliable sources said concerned the Halo British Friendship Accord and withdrawal of italian troops from Spain form human Wall henday july 11 a the Spanish government rushed All available reinforcements into the Espadana mountains monday to Forir. A human Wall along the last Natura barriers to the insurgent Advance against Valencia. Meanwhile the government was using All men not needed at the front to strengthen the fortifications both at sagunto and Valencia which the militia has been ordered to hold at All costs. New York july 12. The second shop of his round the world Speed flight Howard Hughes set his Silver monoplane Down at Central Airport in Moscow at 4.13 ., 3.d.t., today after a non Stop flight from Paris. The fliers made the trip in seven hours and 49 minutes. The report to Headquarters at the world s fair grounds said Hughes expected to take off on the third leg of his journey flight to Krasnoyarsk an hour As soon As the plane could be re fuelled. He averaged 209.4 Miles an hour in the flight from Paris. Denies Landing gear injured new York july 12. Out of a downpour and icing conditions the Howard Hughes Globe idling flight in route from Paris briefly permission to wed Cairo july 12. Far Ouk permission to Prince Abdul Monheim his second Cousin and heir to a for tune to marry Princess Myzejen sister of King zog of Albania. Two killed Cranbrook ., july 12. Up James Shea 32, and Burton me Leod 20, both of Kimberly. Were killed and John William Smith was sent to Hospital sunday when their automobile ran off the Highway be tween Here and Fernie . Sask. Road programme Regina july 12. Will be started within a week on a Large scale roadwork programme that will involve expenditure of approximately this will be in addition to the vote for Mineral development roads in the North. Approves housing plan Regina july 12. Ment approval of Cost housing schemes and self liquidating Muni Cipal Public works will be Forth coming Premier Patterson indicated monday. It was very unlikely that a special session would be called. Rain not wanted Saskatoon july 12. Standing breast High were seen by professor k. W. Gordon in South Central Saskatchewan last week. In the , he said some of the crops were definitely washed out. They Don t want any More rain in the South he said this morning he asserted. Farmers in South Central part of the province were afraid of rust damage. Fly across Border Praha july 12. Up havas French German military planes flew Over czechoslovak territory in the Vicinity of Liberec Reichenberg monday according to the newspaper a zet the news paper added the planes stationed near the Border were engaged in training flights and never fail to Fly Over czechoslovak younger judges aboard president Roosevelt s train in route to san Francisco july 12. Roosevelt announced to a cheering Wichita Falls station crowd monday he had appointed governor James v. All red of Texas As a Federal District judge. He said he was seeking wherever possible to nominate younger men to positions on the Federal Bench. Asked is 39. Second to none a few Winni Eggers heard the voice of Howard Hughes and a vivid description of his arrival in Moscow shortly after 2 Tuesday via Short wave radio rebroadcast from new York. Hughes said that the Moscow Airport was second to none that he had seen. To Moscow denied Early today that the plane s Landing gear had been damaged in the take off at the French capital. Anything about damage to our Landing gear is not True at said radio Engineer Richard Stoddart. Howard Hughes says the gear is in Normal Stoddart dispelled the apparently arising from the Odd position of the retracted Landing the third radio Contact made by rebroadcast from Europe since the Paris Takeoff. The giant Silver plane scraped across a solid Cloud blanketing Central Europe and broke into the open just As the Sun Rose. Takes off on second leg Paris july 12. A Howard Hughes headed his Silver Mono plane toward Moscow Early today on the second leg of a world flight after a take off which apparently inflicted serious damage to the plane s Landing gear. Story of arrival at Paris on Page the hazardous departure came at P.m., . More than eight. Hours after the millionaire Pilot and his four companions landed to set a new non Stop new York to Paris flight Mark. His plane s left wheel apparently was gravely damaged in the take off it hit a rut at the end of the runway but Hughes managed to get the heavily Laden Craft into the air although with difficulty barely missing obstacles at the end Olle Bourget Field. May be thursday new York july 12. Ard Hughes flight Headquarters Here announced an itinerary Mon Day night which indicated he might be in new York thursday night or Early Friday. Figured roughly he was expected to be in the air Between 60 and 65 hours and on the ground another 10 to 15, barring mishaps. After reaching Moscow Hughes was expected to make a hop to Krasnoyarsk Siberia. Other flights listed were to Yakutsk Siberia Miles then to fair Banks Alaska Miles and then Miles to new York. Final decision As to a Stop in Canada probably at Edmonton for refuelling would await Hughes arrival at Fairbanks. Can land at Winnipeg Washington july 12. A the United states state department has arranged for Howard Hughes to land at three places in the soviet Union Moscow Omsk and Yakutsk. Canada granted permission for a Landing at either Edmonton or Winnipeg. Revenge Brantford ont., july 12. Skunk which crawled beneath an House was caught in a rat trap and the consequences were dire. _ the dead animal s relatives came the smell Stilt Hung on the air and have taken up residence under the same House. Deadly hatred holy land casualties exceed 300 in fresh wave of terror Jerusalem july 12. Up havas French 60 jewish colonists were reported killed monday by arabs attacked the Samha Colony near Nazareth. First re ports said the Colony had been destroyed. Jerusalem july 12. Death toll in the holy land warfare Between arabs and jews mounted monday in a wave of retaliatory shootings by arabs and jewish terrorism in which More than 300 arabs and jews have been killed and wounded in the past week. A jewish policeman was killed and two British constables were slightly wounded when an Arab band ambushed a British Mobile police patrol in the Village of dab Urien near Nazareth. Ten of. The attackers were killed. The jewish settlement of Giva Tadda was attacked and two jewish policemen and a woman were killed. A jewish youth was shot and killed at Tiberias and an other jew was slain at Slonim. The Arab police commandant at Salim Bitar was killed in a Barber shop at Tekarem. Meanwhile hundreds of Zion revisionist jews were arrested monday after another night of violence. British authorities Are clamping Down hard on extremist jewish leaders seeking to end the wave of terrorism in which More than 250 persons have been killed and wounded in a week. New violence broke out sunday night at Haifa where bombs were thrown into two buses crowded with jews killing one and wound ing 31, some of them critically. Several hours earlier 10 jews were wounded by another bomb. A bomb was exploded near the King David hotel Here wounding two jews. Troops and steel helmeted police cruel Law parts family of Winnipeg Ger Minneapolis minn., july 12. A by Law to separate a Mother and two children from the husband and father Federal judge m. M. Joyce monday scored the present immigration Laws. He declared he would ask congressmen to Amend the Laws. Judge Joyce gave Haider Cuzner 46, of Winnipeg the shortest sen tence possible one Day in custody of the United states marshal. _ but Cuzner will have to go to Canada from where he entered the United states illegally. His wife and then two children will have to stay in the United states. Canada not accept them As deportees because the e children were born Here and mrs. Cuzner is a citizen of the United states. The Cuzner were married while mrs. Cuzner was working there. In radio equipped armoured Auto mobiles cleared the streets and maintained constant patrol in Haifa and Jerusalem. In Haifa they were reinforced by additional marines from the Battle Cruiser repulse whose searchlights lighted the entire port. Haifa was a hotbed of terrorism during sunday. Two jewish supernumerary police were shot and a child was wounded seriously. May increase Force London july 12. Macdonald colonial Secretary announced monday that one British regiment had arrived in Palestine from Egypt monday and that an other would arrive tuesday. He said he would consult the High commissioner As to advisability of increasing the police Force. The weather sunday i so p.m., to monday 6.311 am. At 6.30 59 maximum 77 minimum 55 barometer. 29.93 South East wind at eight Miles per hour sky Clear. Monday ., to monday ;