Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 20, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba Now in the 6-bottle Handy Holder at no extra Cost. 2 Glass bottle pc by Carrier in Winnipeg. 2sc per week. Winnipeg wednesday july 20, 1938. Price super copy edition with comics eat Bryce s whole wheat bread a Wal thu Chun win Mettr homemade Tab a wat Bryce bakeries Ltd. Tit Call Daur Vive Leroi Vive la Reine planes bomb British merchantman in Valencia Harbor Crew escapes unharmed from blazing vessel eight Dock men perish mint Julep Jolt no recipe from Southern party but an invitation is extended Well Suh it sounds most incredible but there was an sex governor of the state of Mississippi in Winnipeg tuesday morning who a d he know How to mix a mint Julep. But he told reporters he could show them How to drink one. He was Hon. Dennis Murphree Leader of a party of 200 residents Roosevelt May visit Winnipeg president Roosevelt president Roosevelt who is now on a fishing trip in the Southern states May visit Winnipeg some Lime around August 23, according to . Despatches received tuesday. He is expected to leave either Washington or Hyde Park August 18, for this City. Last year while attending a Good win gathering at grand Forks. President Roosevelt assured or. F. I Warriner. Who was then mayor of this City that he would visit Winnipeg at the earliest Opportunity. Despatches from across the Bor Der state that the president would meet lord Tweedsmuir governor general in Winnipeg for a hands across the Border Celebration. This however cannot be if the president arrives around August 23, for lord Tweedsmuir is at present in eng land and will not be in can Ada by that time. According to a Canadian press despatch president Roosevelt after ending his present fishing trip and swinging through Georgia and other Southern states on his Way Home would leave Washington or Hyde Park to attend the dedication of an International Bridge Between port Huron mich., and Sarnia ont., in mid August. It adds that he would also Likely visit Illinois and wis Consin and then go on to Winnipeg Lor a Brief vacation rest of Mississippi who arrived in Winnipeg Over Canadian National lines tuesday in a special train. They remained three hours and left at 2 . For Wainwright Alta. Or. Murphree did t go deeply enough into the subject of mint juleps reporters Felt. He fled immediately entering a waiting Auto Mobile to be driven around the City leaving them with or. B. H. Clarke of Lorman miss. Or. Clarke being an official of the party and possessor of a soft slow Southern drawl the boys asked him right away what s the Best Way to make a mint Juleff or. Unhesitatingly he answered come Down to Mississippi and i won t show you the , i la show you the mint the party were travelling in what is called the know missis Sippi better train. It. Good will Endeavor the train was first organized in 1925. Watermelon presented a feature of the party s arrival in Winnipeg was the presentation of a Watermelon to mayor John Queen by or. Murphree. The party carries with it a number of water melons to be presented to the mayors of cities visited. Before receiving the Watermelon mayor Queen welcomed the group to Winnipeg. Replying or. Murphree said i am Happy to be a citizen of the United states and to have you As my the group was then driven away in tour of the City addition to mayor Queen civic officials who met the party included aldermen e. D. Honey Man. Paul Bardal and f. G. Thompson. Leaves City for farm deported from the United states last week because of illegal entry to that country Haider Cuzner former resident of Winnipeg left the City monday night for Sheho sask. He told immigration officials in Winnipeg he intended to go into farming in the Sheho District. Cuzner who arrived in Winnipeg Over the week end a wife and two children in St. Paul. They will of be admitted to Canada Accord g to an announcement from Ottawa last week until Cuzner can Tiffy Canadian immigration authorities that he is Able to support Hammond gets double Century London july 19. Up featured by a Brilliant double Century by Wally Hammond Gloucestershire made a remarkable re covery to take first innings Points from Lancashire today incidentally forcing the Northern county to sur tender second place in the county Tricket championship table to Middlesex. _ alter Lancashire had declared k first innings yesterday with a score of 126 for nine wickets Gloucestershire with Hammond 87 not out had lost seven wickets 285 runs at the close of play. England s Captain today carried his total to 271, Gloucestershire scor 561. The touring australians Defeated Nottinghamshire by 412 runs. Don Sra Man rang up 144 runs in his second innings to Complete the season. The scores Lancashire 426 for nine wickets declared and 105 for one Gloucestershire 561. At Bristol. Sussex 124 and 398 Essex 535 for declared at Colchester. Kent 337 and 202 Surrey 333 and "0 for four at the Oval Hampshire 97 and 301 for nine declared Northamptonshire 190 and 133 for six at Northampton. Worcestershire 132 and 196 Warwickshire 190 for seven declared a Birmingham. Derbyshire 149 and 200 for High declared Leicestershire 153 of e Elit declared and 54 for three a Derby. Australians 243 and 453 for four declared Nottinghamshire 117 Anc at Nottingham. Women injured n Street accidents two men were injured in Stree accidents in Winnipeg monday Ter noon. One Alexander Kisil 59 895 College Avenue is in Hospital Jid his condition is favourable. Or. Kisil an employee of the City Engineer s department was operating a scraper at Mcphillips Street and William Avenue when the team f horses bolted and tossed him to he ground. He suffered a Scalp bruises and Shock. A collision Between an automobile and a truck at St. Matthew s Avenue and Simcoe Street sent the truck River Donald Campbell 36, of 2 apartment to Winnipeg Gen ral Hospital for treatment. He re lived a two and one Hali Inch Gash n the head requiring three stitches and slight concussion. Driver of the automobile was Wallace Mclean 52 Roslyn Road police said. Wire diagnosis Seattle july 19. A Ray to fan pictures transmitted by wire f o Luick consultation by Distant diag were forecast today b be g. Rigler professor of Radi at the University of Minne he said that when the a a picture becomes a reality specialist a thousand Miles Awa sit in his office and watch Lour heart beat Manitoba finances reviewed Manitoba s financial history pre enter in a 28-Page document was he subject of the economic Survey Loard s seventh report on phases of economic and social life issued tuesday by c. B. Davidson director of the Board. Dealing with the position of the province under the British North America act Public debt sinking und current revenues and expenditures and unemployment re if financing the report was pre pared by h. Man. Pearson Deputy provincial treasurer with the assist Ance of comptroller general f. B. Brisbin and his staff. The report Vas described by or. Pearson As a More concise summary of provincial finance than the detailed submit Ion the province made to the Rowell commission. Emphasis was placed in the open no Section on the province s limited sources of Revenue under the . Act and the privy Council s interpretations of its provisions. Set out n Sharp contrast were the visions of the fathers of confederation of he responsibilities of the prov aces against the actualities of present times. Few functions when Manitoba joined con federation the functions of provincial governments were comparatively few. Speaking generally hey were limited to providing police Protection education administration of Justice and the limited requirements of Public t was pointed out in the report. From confederation Down to 1911 Manitoba was relatively free of debt and direct it continued. In the following dec Ade however a great change took place not Only in respect of expenditures and in the rate and character of new taxation but in the creation of Public debt for financing of expenditure. In 1921, while there had been substantial increase of expenditure for Many purposes by far the greatest in crease was in Public debt charges which Rose from s1.22 per capita in 1911 to education which Rose from to and Public welfare which increased from .85 cents to increase responsibilities tables in the report on the in crease of provincial financial responsibilities showed Public debt none 1915, 1930, 1937, including More than for direct Relief and Relief works. Listed As Revenue bearing was of the total debt. Against the debt was a sinking fund which stood at in 1915 in 1930 and in 1937. Current 377, or per capita 1901, 250, or per capita 1921, or per capita 1937, or per capita. Current Revenue 1901, 1937, the report Union jacks and Tri colors flutter proudly from All stores and places of business bands play thousands cheer big guns Boom their Iron throated Salute As Paris celebrates the first visit of a British King in a Quarter of a Century the King and Queen arrived in Paris tues Day from the station where they were met by president Albert Lebrun the King and Queen journeyed to the Quai d orsay the French foreign office lower left they will reside there during their visit a general View of Paris is shown upper Centre with the famous Eiffel Tower lower Centre lord Halifax British foreign Secretary accompanied the Royal couple to Paris and is shown inset at upper left. Gleam in his Eye Corrigan hints at Globe flight claims ancient plane can do it Dublin july Corrigan hero of a wrong direction trans Atlantic flight was notified today that Irish customs officials had released his plane. The technical seizure had been made after Irish officials Learned that the american Commerce department had cancelled Corrigan s experimental License to prevent any attempt to Fly to new York. Officials had a Shock when they Learned that Corrigan discussing his trans Atlantic flight had commented casually 1921, emphasized the shrinkage of the province s sub Sidy from the Dominion which with the addition of some direct taxation under unusual Circum stances in 1870 was expected to meet All expenditures. In 1891 the subsidy amounted to 73 per cent of total Revenue in 1901, 48 per cent in 1921, 15 per cent and in 1937, 11.19 per cent. Changes in revenues classified As non taxation were shown to be from 25 per cent of total Revenue in 1891 to 41.04 per cent in 1921, to 48 per cent in 1931 and Down to 31.63 per cent in 1937. Over the same period Revenue from direct taxation ranged from .46 per cent of total Revenue in 1891, to 11 per cent in 1901, to 43 per cent in 1921, to 40 per cent in 1931, and to 57 per cent in 1937. She s Good enough to Fly around the As he made his casual remark about his plane s around the world capabilities some interviewers thought they detected the gleam in his eyes As a dawning idea. Corrigan was to the Good today on that Little mistake in direction which took his plane across the Atlantic. He got that sum for his broadcast to America last night. He won t have to worry about clothes either. Admiring tailors already have sent the daring aviator two new outfits free. There won t be any More errors of compasses going wrong again Weed smothered unsightly appearance of Cannon at Transcona protested by legion unsightly appearance of two Cannon which now stand in the midst of a mass of weeds on the grounds of the old Canadian legion Headquarters at Transcona was deplored in a letter from the Secretary of the Canadian legion received by the Transcona pictures on Page 5. Council monday night. The Cannon Are German weapons captured during the great War. They Are still in Good shape say legion officials but Are almost mothered in weeds and shrubbery. Either the guns be removed to a More suitable location or be scrap Ped the letter urged. The matter was referred to the boulevards committee. Numerous delegations waited on the Council during the evening and made a number of requests. From the superintendent s office of the Canadian National railways a letter was received stating that they were opening the gravel pits and that gravel would be out Mable for roads bordering the shops. De Taos of an interview Between c h Dahl and g. Holmes of the Winnipeg electric company rela Tive to the condition of the buses operating Between Transcona and the City were also Given or. Holmes Sta tag that the matter was being clo sely watched by the company. Transcona notes in Honor of miss Dorothy Mudge of Oakville and l. B. Ted Jones whose marriage will be an event of next week. Mrs. William Jones held a reception at her Home 93 Ros seau Avenue monday afternoon and evening. Delphinium and Fern decorated the rooms and the Tea table was centred with Sweet peas and yellow tapers. Presiding Over the teacups were mrs. Howard Erratt mrs. E. H. Widlake mrs. W. H. T. Peake miss Mae Nevens mrs. E. B. Hagarty and mrs. B. H. Green Wood those assisting being mrs. E. E. Buckley mrs. J. L. Vincent mrs. J. Tofting mrs. W. Fan Stone and the misses Edythe Nevens Ruth Peake m. A. Of Ting and Peg Jones. Nelson Gaudin who has spent the last four years in the far North is spending a two months leave of absence with his parents or. And mrs. Gaudin. Whittier Avenue. Or. And mrs. Charles Leonard and family returned on sunday from a vacation spent in Van Iver. Or. And mrs. W. H. Middlehurst Ravenston Avenue left monday for Victoria b.c., where they will spend the next three weeks. Rev. And mrs. H. G. Tolton left monday for Portland Oregon via Jasper. They will also visit Vari Points in California and expect to be away lot six weeks. Corrigan intimated because he s going to take his Unai worthy plane Home by Steamer. Corrigan himself was All ready to go Home. But first he wants to Fly to London then to Glasgow to put his plane on View at the British Empire exhibition. Hundreds gathered outside the american legation for a look at him. He was in Good form. He mounted a haunting car the famous Irish equivalent for a horse cab to pose for photographers. For the moment Corrigan planned to spend a couple of Days looking at the country while Irish officials communicated with american authorities As to his status. For officially he did not exist and should be in los Angeles Miles away toward which he still insisted he thought he was flying for hours after he left Floyd Bennett Field in new York City sunday morning. Corrigan s exploit continued to be a sensation in Ireland and great Britain. British newspapers smashed the Story As the main one of the Day and subordinated to it the historic state visit of the King and Queen to France. It was notable in the British newspaper treatment of the flight that after mature consideration grave doubt was expressed tha Corrigan was really serious when he insisted that he meant to Fly not to Ireland but to los Angeles. Presumably he Laboured under another major misapprehension because in talking of his take off he referred to Roosevelt Field. He took off from Floyd Bennett. Last night Corrigan talked to his Uncle aunt and 92-year-old grand Mother in los Angeles by radio Telephone. He Learned that a Niece Lucille Ann had been born since he left new York. His grandmother was most per Turbed when he admitted he had had no supper and made him prom ise to eat heartily. Reviewing again his flight Corri Gan said today it was a very Boring trip. There was t even one thrill Worth telling about. Just 29 hours of solid Dull 3s." Happy As King there i was Happy As a King perched up feet in the Clouds with More Clouds below me. It was grand. There was a Brilliant Sun. I enjoyed it As a Holiday. I Sang to myself. It makes me wonder now if i would have been As Happy it i had known i was above the empty san. Imagine when i got Down and found i was Over the sea it was quite Calm and Nice Day below the Clouds. I could just make out land. I suppose i was 50 Miles or so from the coast. There was nothing to do but keep on going. I was mighty glad to see land. I headed Southeast Well Here-1 am. There s one Good have no wife to worry about me and though no special girl friends one or two will be surprised to hear where i movies Beckon Hollywood july 19 up the movies beckoned hopefully today to Douglas Corrigan. Hal Roach studio cabled the Fher in Dublin asking him to take a film test upon returning to the United states. If the test turned out Success fully Corrigan would be offered a contract and an important role would be created for him in an aviation picture starring Brian Aherne actor who is one of the film Colony s most air minded Mem Bers. What you want to know Winnipeg mail closes at Genera Post office for Vancouver 9 and 8.30 . For Montreal an Oronto 9.15 . And 5.45 . Of he South Minneapolis and Chicago .45 . And 5.30 . Air mail for United states Mont Eal Toronto and Vancouver close t 1.45 . And 4.45 . Daily. Mail for City delivery posted b .30 . At general Post office delivered the same Day. Next overseas mail closes at 5.4 a. Thursday july 21, leavin Montreal july 23 on the Montclair specially addressed overseas let or mail closes at 5.45 . Wednes Day july 20, leaving new York jul 3 on the new Amsterdam. Hen fruit terror beware of the egg boys it s Over 40 years old members of the free press shied in mock terror tuesday morn ing when Scotty Irving who runs a Little vegetable Market at the rear of 3qo Mcgee Street walked into the editorial room with an egg he thought to be Over 40 years old. Encased in dirt the egg was Dis covered by Scotty while digging Post holes on the site of an old barn on his property which More than 40 years old was pulled Down last week. The egg was three feet below the surface. Taken to the roof the free press the egg was hurled against a Brick Wall while reporters leaped to prevent being splashed. There was a loud crack As the Fossil struck the Wall and broke into half a dozen pieces. It was Only a China nest egg. Valencia july 19. Bomb hit the British merchantman Standland in Valencia Harbor today set Ting her afire but her Crew and two non intervention observers escaped injury. The fire confined to the vessel s decks was soon extinguished. It was the first bombing of a British ship in nearly a month a Lull in such attacks in Spanish Waters having followed vigorous British protests to general Franco eader of insurgent Spain. Five planes made the raid and eight Spanish workers were killed As their heavy bombs plunged into the Dock area. The Standland is not listed in Lloyd s Register of shipping but she London doctor acquitted London july 19. Aleck William Bourne prominent Condon obstetrician was acquitted in old Bailey today of charges that he performed an illegal operation on a 14-year-old girl who was Crimin ally assaulted by Royal horse guardsmen. The trial which has aroused profound interest in medical circles began yesterday. During the proceedings lord Border physician in Ordinary to the King came to the defence of the noted obstetric Ian. Lord Border and two prominent gynaecologists or. John Rawlings and or. William Gillatt testified they would have acted in the same Way As the defendant under the circumstances. Cheers from the crowd including leaders of the British medical profession and prominent society figures greeted the verdict. Insists on trial or. Bourne had insisted on being prosecuted in order to test great Britain s rarely invoked statute against operations to prevent motherhood. The defence pointed out that the operation had been a Complete Success and that the Young girl left the Hospital in perfect health. Or. Bourne said the girl undoubtedly suffered injuries when she was attacked by the guards men which might have affected her ability to give birth without danger. The main question in the Tria was whether operations could be performed Only to save a prospective Mother s life or also for the Sake of her health and future. Bug debut talented fleas get movie break Hollywood july 19. A two talented fleas late of a new York Flea circus Are flying to Hollywood for their movie debut valued at far More than then weight in Gold Sam and Sadie have been signed to play with Claudette Colbert in Zaza. Miss Colbert is supposed to search for a Flea after alighting from a train. Her studio said it easily could obtain a common variety but did t wish to risk having her bitten. Safety smashers Manitoba s screwball Drivers Are not improving with age Manitoba s berserk motorists Are getting no better fast Anc Are still screw Balling along the highways utterly oblivious of traffic Laws safety rules and the elementary rights of others. Three weeks ago two free press reporters were sent on a 300-mile inspection tour of Manitoba High ways in an Endeavor to find out what was causing All the accidents. They found motorists violating every Law in the books. They went out again sunday and found the driving no better and possibly orse. Three weeks ago the observers were amazed to see a Motorist parked on a turn while changing a tire. Sunday two More were encountered doing the same trick one on the lord Selkirk Highway in the morning and another on the Park Dale Road at night curves were still the favorite passing place for impatient Drivers ironically enough there was not a single pass made on the Parkdale Road while the tire changer was parked there. When he moved off nine passes were made in four minutes. Day s Best example the Day s Best example of screw Ball driving was encountered on the Ica Vily travelled winding and Dusty Elie Oakville Highway. Prom one of the Many Park resorts West of Headin Gly an ancient touring car Complete with Side curtains shot on to the Highway and around a curve. In the Middle of the turn lie suddenly shot to the left of the Road jammed on his brakes Stop Ped dead and opened his door pick up a pedestrian. A serious Accident was narrowly averted and As the cars straightened out a doctor shot past on the turn at More than 50 Miles an hour. He was Only one of several doctors seen passing on curves. The incoming Beach traffic was moving much better sunday night As the new 25 Miles per hour mini mum Speed Law was i effect on the Parkdale Road. The Law did not Stop half a dozen Drivers from crawling along at 15 Miles an hour and generally gumming up the works. Slow motion Drivers made motor ing a wild adventure on Henderson Highway and the trans Canada to Beausejour. On the latter route one Man driving at i Miles an hour kept 21 cars behind him for severs Miles. The slow pokes forced others to Cut in and out of line and the cutting was done with a Fine Dis regard for the safety of other travellers. The Henderson Highway North of the pavement was in abominable condition with deep soles and High making speeds. Of Over 25 Miles an hour dangerous. Number three Highway was extremely Dusty and so was the Winnipeg Beach Road North of Parkdale. While still menacing traffic cyclists i Are apparently becoming More safety conscious. Most of them encountered on the Highway adjacent to Winnipeg were Riding single file although i they tended to get too far out in this Road. Is one of a number of snips whose names were changed when they entered the Spanish Trade and is owned by the Stanhope shipping company of London. Suicide squads Battle henday France july 19. Picked suicide squads fought a Des Perate delaying action through the Espina mountains today to cover the Retreat of the main body of the Spanish government army to new defence lines before Valencia. Two insurgent armies were crush tag the government s fortifications Between them. As a result of the rearguard action however the Retreat to a new line of Hasty fortifications Viyer was being effected without serious losses. Saving Spain Burgos Spain july 19. Up havas French general Franco declared yesterday in an interview the Spanish insurgents had rendered Europe and particularly great Britain the great est of All services in saving Spain from communism. Sixty years is ism lightning Rod men were around in full Force in Winnipeg during two electric storms recently build Ings struck and the Light Ning Rod agents decided there would never be a Riper Opportunity to strike for business. Fifty five years 19, 1883 St. Boniface found itself plunged into pitchy darkness on every one of the present Cloudy moonless nights and was planning to Experiment with the electric Street lights which were giving Winnipeg pc much pleasure As Well As pain by going out fifty years an elaborate Survey of River navigation in Manitoba including a suggestion for a canal from Lake Manitoba to the Assiniboine was completed by Winnipeg City Engineer h. N. Kath Arine Green was the leading cur rent writer of detective stories. Forty five years 19. 1893 prof. Selwyn Dominion director of geological surveys who had been at Edmonton investigating the Petroleum find at egg Lake 27 Miles Northwest of that town said it was a genuine strike and he should like to see Boring tests made immediately. Forty years 19, 1898 r. J. Mills Holland Man., won the guessing Competition As to the weight of the giant bar of soap at the Winnipeg exhibition or. Guessed the weight to be 225 ibs one and five eleventh ounces the Correct poundage As announced by mayor Alfred Andrews was 225 pounds one and one Naif ounces the prize was a High Grade bicycle. Thirty five years the Carnegie Library matter was definitely it was recalled that it had really been j. P. Robert son Public spirited provincial librarian who had obtained or. Car Negie s offer which had now been taken up. Thirty years 19, thousands were pouring into Quebec for the tercentenary celeb Catherine Henderson presumed the oldest of native born died in Kildonan where she was Bora in 1826 deceased was a first Cousin of archbishop Matheson. Twenty five years 19, 1913. British suffragettes ing to Burn Down the Crystal pal Ace Lillian Lenton who had burned the Tea Pavilion in Kew gardens was believed to be the ringleader in the plot Twenty Yean Twenty five volunteers met at the Winnipeg Industrial Bureau Federal building site to renew the membership drive for. The new and reorganized Winnipeg Board of Trade they were after a member ship of and were sure they could get it seeks divorce Hollywood july 19. Velez has announced to friends that seek a divorce this week from Johnny Tarzan Weissmuller. Several times since they were married five years voluble Lupe has announced she and Johnny were through so the film Colony decided to wait until she came into court. Lupe was out of the City today and Johnny would not comment. Rex Lexier robbed by masked Rex 151 Machray Avenue manager of the Avenue recreation Hall at the rear of the Avenue building Portage Avenue was held up by two masked bandits at la.ro., tuesday and robbed of j18 in Cash. Or. Lexier had just of the premises into the Lane when two Young men one carrying a re Volver appeared and told him to keep quiet. While their victim obeyed they took the Cash from one of his pockets. Or. Texier was Able to give police a Good description of one of the ;