Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 27, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba Temperature readings 6.30 ., july 26 9.30 July 26 4.73 12.30 ., july 27 3.30 ., july 27 for full report of meteorological office see Page one. Fye vol. 18 pages. Sun rises 4.49 Sun sets 20.19. Moon rises. 5.43 Moon sets 20.12. Winnipeg wednesday july 27, 1938 published at 5.30 And warm. Endorsed government upheld in commons vote on foreign policy London. July 27. Up havas French a vote 215 to 128 the House of commons tuesday night rejected a Liberal motion censuring the government s foreign policy. The vote came after the final full dress foreign policy debate before Friday s adjournment for the summer. In the debate prime minister Chamberlain defended his government s programme in Czechoslovakia Spain and other world danger Points As it seeks a general appeasement of International tension. Prime minister Chamberlain declared in the House of commons tuesday amid cheers let no one imagine that though we seek peace ready for assault on world Speed record would free jews held in Germany Berlin july 27. Map the United states official refugee observer arrived in Berlin tuesday and started work on an assignment w Nich German official sources believed wild involve first of All an at tempt to win Freedom for jews in concentration Camps. The observer. George Brandt a Consul in the foreign office conferred with ambassador Hugh Wil son. German officials believed Brandt i a would try first to win liberation j ister the France be Are willing to sacrifice even for peace British Honor and British vital our is not less peaceable be cause no one can imagine we have reason to fear any he declared. Chamberlain asserted that the de fences in this country became More formidable Day by Day and added but while that tremendous Power remained As a guarantee that we could defend ourselves if we were attacked we were not unmindful of the fact that though it was Good to have a giant s strength it was tyrannous to use referring to King George s visit to France last week the prime min irom the concentration Camps great Britain was in itself a those thousands of jews arrested j solid buttress for peace. Since a new anti semitic wave he Armoun ced Spanish in. A new anti semitic wave started Early in june. Reich officials seemed disposed to Grant this Freedom provided the prisoners first obtain foreign immigration visas. Germans believed it was Brandt s problem to arrange these visas but they pointed out Many foreign countries were unwilling to make room for German jews if they arrive at their frontiers Penni less. Surgent authorities had agreed to a British proposal for investigation of bombings of British ships which appeared to the government de liberate. He said the inquiry would be made by two naval officers one to on Trail Hepburn lands by Klondike ready for assault on his own world Speed record of 311 Miles per hour. Capt. George e. T. Eyston British racing Driver tunes up his car on the Bonneville Salt Flats near Salt Lake City Utah. His car. The Thunderbolt rebuilt is pictured on the Bonneville course. Transients invade building Regina july 27 up Federal transients 148 in number Early this morning occupied the five Storey Western Trust building in Down town Regina after previous efforts of the men to find a place to spend crop Riddle dryness halts filling but speeds ripening july 27. And dry weather in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the High temperatures in Alberta retarded ate crop growth and wheat but seeded up maturing of advanced crops on the Prairies according to a telegraphic issued tuesday by the Dominion government Bureau of the night had failed. Barred from the exhibition grounds stadium where they have slept for the past week the group assembled in a City Park tuesday night and when efforts to find them shelter had failed marched to the City police station at Midnight offering to submit to mass arrest informed by City police that there was not sufficient accommodation in police cells to take care of them the men wheeled about and paraded to the Western Trust building which they entered without police inter Fering. Spokesmen for the transients said their reason for occupying the build ing was that it contained the offices of d. A. Mcniven Dominion Mem Ber of parliament for Regina. The fact that provincial offices of the communist party of Canada Are located on the top floor of the building had nothing to do with be named by Britain and the other their Choice transient leaders said by the insurgents. If they agreed an attack was de liberate or. Chamberlain stated the insurgents would pay immediate compensation. If they Dis agreed the matter would be referred to a third party of British or Spanish nationality. Sir Archibald Sinclair opposition i foreign policy Dawson jf.w.i., july 27. Up _ continued on Page 7, column Premier Hepburn of Ontario on a flying tour through Canada s North land arrived Here tuesday from Aklavik . With j. P. Bickell Toronto takes rest financier and Bernard Smith new k broker the Hepburn plane landed beside the Klondike River 2 Miles from Dawson and the party came Here by automobile arriving at 2 Or. Hepburn told interviewers definite arrangements had not been for the next leg of their Long journey which will not end until the , piloted by Jimmy Towne. Las visited Alaska travelled Down he Pacific coast to Vancouver then across the Prairie prov inces to Ontario. Ottawa july 27. Up lord Tweedsmuir governor general of Canada will take a Complete rest of at least a month before returning from England prime minister Mac Kenzie King said tuesday night. It was recently announced the Gover nor general would delay his return until the Middle of september. Lord Tweedsmuir had not been in the Best of health or. Mackenzie King said explaining the altered plans and he had suggested to the governor general that he remain in England As Long As necessary to restore his strength. Hysterical horror new yorker hurtles to death after 10-hour suicide Perch new York. July 27. A and a flare lit scene of hysterical horror John Ward 26 and unemployed leaped to death tuesday night from a 17th floor hotel Edge to which he had Clung intermittently threatening to jump for More than 10 hours. Mercury Nordmeyer at azores Horta azores july 27. A two trans Atlantic air rivals the British pick a seaplane Mer Ury and the German catapult sea Lane landed Here tues Day afternoon after uneventful Urvey flights from North America. Two hours and 10 minutes before he Mercury the German plane arrived from port Washington n.y., to 1.20 . 7.20 a in. The Mercury covered the approximately Miles from Botwood in seven hours and 38 min utes. The Nordmeyer took 14 hours and 20 minutes but covered a greater distance. The Mercury was in route to Southampton by Way of Lisbon to Complete her first round trip trans Atlantic crossing. She Eft the of her Mother ship the flying boat Maia last wednesday at foynes Eire. Both flights were part of West East inaugural Crossings for the summer As a prelude to regular commercial service. Dark death his body landed on 55th Street near fifth Avenue amid scattered screams rising from the thousands who for hours stood morbidly be mused around the Gotham hotel. Many women fainted ambulances steamed into the area to take them away. Caiti Aliy Steps off last of half a dozen expedito bring Ward Down safely to All but completed when calmly with no outcry he casually from the ledge. The police nearly of had been brought into the fashionable mid town area to Aid Ujj the Rescue and in pushing curious had hauled up from a Berta . Provincial organi opens two Day convention in confident of Victory at Bennett confers with clerk of the on details of his transferee of office to 8. Of building engine murders charges Winnipeg barrister sues 7. British societies for abatement of Moke Bane making special drive 1qt More 8. Joseph Ryan formerly of forage la Prairie Dies in los Ange aged 8. Arthur b. Calder colourful figure Canadian railway life Dies at 6. Fabs in Jerusalem Call general e in protest to Haifa bomb sex 8. England mourns As Cricket fade it is sackcloth without 3. Be paralysis outbreak anxiety in England. Ge2. The Street a Stout net of the sort used in loading cargo. They had intended to grasp one end at the 16th floor another at the 18th and thus Nemesh Ward As a Butterfly is netted. Just As the net crept silently up Ward past the 16th floor Ward came at last to his decision. He stood with the right foot half extending from the ledge. He poised a moment then thrust his left foot Forward Clear of the ledge and plummeted downward. Quarrelled with sister the youth first stepped to the ledge which varied from a foot to two feet in Width from room 1713 of the Gotham hotel Swank Midtown hostelry at 11.45 ., sidewalks below were thronged with shoppers and office workers going to lunch. Police said he had quarrelled with his sister mrs. Katherine Bull with whom he had gone to visit friends in the hotel. While mrs. Bull pleaded and police thought up several schemes to get him inside Only to discard them for fear Ward would jump the Young Man smoked cigarette death leap continued on Page 7, column 2 embers smoulder Courtenay b.c., july 27. Up British Columbia police tuesday night said a wind which sprang up earlier in the Day had. Died Down again leaving Vancouver Island s 100 000-acre Forest Blaze at a stand still and making practically no pro Forest officials had earlier expressed fear that should the wine gather More Force flames migh Bear Down on Sevan Cumberland and Courtenay towns threatened for several Days. Sightless youth drowning victim Windsor ont., july 27. Up Joe Guidarini 19, Blind Detroit youth drowned tuesday in the de Roit River As three sightless companions vainly strive to manoeuvre a boat to his Aid under the direction of a 10-year-old boy Only one of the party Able to see. Guidarini was said to have drowned when he mistook his direction while swimming and headed toward the Centre of the River instead of to Shore. Statistics. With the Harvest commencing in Southern Manitoba this week the report stated the most important Factor affecting yields in the next 10 Days or two weeks will be the rust situation in North Central and North Eastern Manitoba and Eastern and Central Saskatchewan. While rust has been prevalent in these areas weather conditions have held Jack its spread and development. In Southern and Central Manitoba rust has already caused serious damage on susceptible varieties. The greatest potential damage from rust lies in Central Saskatchewan where a Large proportion of the acreage is sown to susceptible varieties. Losses from Hail occurred in local areas in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. In Alberta a heavy storm did much damage in an area extending southeasterly from Olds. Grasshopper damage continues to e serious in South Western Mani Toba and South Eastern Saskatchewan. Losses of horses continue in North Western Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan. Further deterioration in Manitoba further deterioration of yield prospects in Manitoba last1 week was caused by continued dry weather and the spread of Stern rust on susceptible of wheat the harvesting of Grain crops has been advanced by warm and dry weather and in the South Ern part of the province cutting of feed grains has commenced. Wheat harvesting in Manitoba will begin this week and be general by aug. 1. In North Central and North Western Manitoba prospects remain favourable but rust infection is heavy on susceptible varieties Are poor. And will reduce average yields. Some damage has occurred from Worms and Grasshopper in jury has increased. Hail storms took toll in several districts. Wide variations in sask. A decline in general crop prospects in Saskatchewan occurred last week As the result of warm and dry weather. As the season advances wide variations in prospects become More apparent. The Best crops Are located in the East Central area on the Regina Plains and on the heavy land in West Central Saskatchewan. No Relief has been afforded to the very dry area in the North Central portion and Rains Are needed to provide fodder. General pairs throughout the province would be beneficial for filling of the crop. Grasshoppers have continued to cause heavy damage in some localities. Rust is general on susceptible varieties in Eastern Saskatchewan but development has been retarded by weather conditions. Serious losses of horses Are continuing from the outbreak of encephalomyelitis. Damage in Alberta with temperatures much above Normal last week crops in the Southern part of Alberta suffered some damage. The wheat crop is ripening rapidly. Are needed for proper filling. In the Central part of the province Hai caused 50 per cent damage on acres. The Grain crops Are holding up Well in the Edmonton District and prospects remain favourable. Unfavourable conditions still obtain in the peace River country and yields will be Light. Pastures and gardens bottle Palestine guerrillas Haifa Palestine july 27. A British troops started extensive raids tuesday to prevent formation of guerrilla bands which authorities feared might broaden the racial conflict Between arabs and jews of Palestine. The troops made numerous Swift sorties in the Village dotted Hills following the death of 65 persons and injury of 107 when a time bomb exploded in a Haifa Market place. The bombing appeared to have loosened a new out break of terrorism. Details on Page 3. Guns of the Battle Cruiser repulse were trained on the lower Section of Haifa. Many arrests of suspected terrorists were made. Platoons of marines soldiers and police shuttled through the disturbed areas in armoured cars and fire trucks. More work Manitoba boosts Road programme Manitoba s Highway improvement programme for 1938 has been expanded to provide for 96 Miles of hard surfaced Road Way at a total Cost of Hon. W. R. Clubb minister of Public works announced tuesday. Eighty two Miles of hard surface will be Laid Down Between the Manitoba Ontario Border and port age la Prairie on the trans Canada Highway placing a continuous stretch of 173 Miles of pavement at the disposal of motorists and 14 Miles will be hard surfaced Between Clande Boye and Matlock Corner providing a second Highway to Winnipeg Beach. Conferred with Crerar arrangements Foi the increased programme were completed recently by Hon. T. A. Crerar Domin Ion minister of mines and resources end or. Clubb. Previously under the Dominion provincial Highway improvement programme both governments were to spend on a 50-50 basis. Wanting More work done the provincial government has undertaken to spend 589 for every put up by the Dominion. The Dominion s contribution to the enlarged programme will remain the same while the prov Ince s expenditure will be increased to under the new programme there will be 34 Miles paved on the East Ern Section of the trans Canada route Between Whitemouth Anc mud Lake and 48 Miles on the Western portion from Headin Gly to Portage la Prairie. Work on both of these projects has been started hard surfacing will be lain Down at the rate of a mile a Day in a few Days work will be started on the 14-mile stretch Between Clande Boye and Matlock Corner. Murder charge Brockville ont., july 27. Up William gunning 21-year-old kit Ley township farmhand was committed tuesday for trial on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Irene Mott july 8. Publish minorities statute democracy humanity is Praha Czechoslovakia july 27. Czechoslovak government s draft of the nationalities statute designed to Settle he Republic s minorities problems was published tuesday with i preamble which promised a spirit of democracy and x the proposed Law Long awaited by european diplomats who. Fear the government s dispute with its germanic minority Over the division of government authority will end in an explosion threatening peace declared Czechoslovakia shows by the statute its willingness to bring the various nationalities in the country together in a spirit of Harmony. The draft declares All nationalities shall have the same rights and declares race language and religion Are not grounds for designating persons As politically unreliable. Apportionment of positions in the civil state service would be deter mined by the percentage of popu action of each minority while administrative posts in the provinces a Ould be distributed according to the percentage of the minorities population in that District an essential to membership in a National group is knowledge of the Mother Tongue according to the proposed Law. Avowal of nationality would be possible Only if the person had full Mastery of the language. Czechs agree to negotiate British recruiting booms London july 27. Up havas French Agency Leslie Hore Belisha Secretary for War told the House of commons tuesday that recruiting had reached record Heights in the second Quarter of this year with men volunteering for service. This represented a record for the april May june period. The will be Only men below its planned strength by next March if recruiting continues at this speech medical examinations showed of the applicants fit for Arney compared to the accepted for the second. Quarter last year. Firm stand taken on Sidley inquest Toronto july 27. G. D. Conant attorney general of on Tario said tuesday night the government would resist any attempt by executors of mrs. Mabelle Hor lick Smiley s estate to halt an in quest into the death Here of july 6 of the heiress to the malted milk millions. We will resist to the utmost any attempt to. Interfere with the Cor Oner s jurisdiction and his conduct of the Sidley said or. Conant. A motion for an order prohibit ing chief Coroner or. Smirle Law son from taking proceedings in the inquest will be made before or. Justice Ainslee Greene of the supreme court of Ontario thursday. In Fields wheat cutting earliest yet Odessa sask., july 27. Wheat cutting started on the Vogt farm on a 60-acre Field of Reward and an adjoining Field of Thatcher this is believed the earliest cutting on record in Saskatchewan. Grasshoppers Are cutting off Grain Heads making Early Harvest ing and cutting is expected to be general in a few Days. Although ready for the Binder the wheat May turn oui better than in when badly rusted Grain proved Good for seed the following year. Cutting Vas also reported on the Gordon. Brown farm at Craven. Blood and tears in holy land new programme is needed Britain believes causes underlying terrorism m the How Miller returned Early this from a thorough investigation of the problem in Palestine. By Webb Miller London july 27. Holy land is bathed in blood and tears. Terrorism approaching the intensity of Civ War Marks the breakdown of great Britain s policy aimed at establishing a modern jewish nation in Palestine. Why fundamental causes of conflict on ground that is sacred to of oooo jews face office with christians moslem and the British colonial terrible clarity. The solution if there is one is hidden. There Are three main reasons Why Palestine is one of the most dangerous tragic and puzzling spots in the world 1. The British programme under league of nations mandate for establishing an Independent jewish nation which has increased the number of jews in Palestine from in 1922 to in 1938. Return of jews to the land from which they were exiled 20 Cen Turies ago reached a rate of a year and resulted in sudden extensive introduction of modern agricultural and Industrial methods in a primitive land. 2. Determination of arabs to achieve self government in pales Tine As in neighbouring states and recently a desperate fear that the influx of jews soon will dominate the entire holy land. Importance of Palestine to great Britain in her struggle to Ward off International threats to the Empire particularly the military importance of the land in event of War and its value in protecting Oil and other commercial interests in. The near East old debts and old promises Are coming to the _ British for payment in the violence that swelled to new Levels in Palestine this week. To understand today s troubles one must look to the dark est Days of the world War when British promises were made to both arabs and jews in return for Aid. To the they promised. Establishment of a National Home in their ancient land. To the arabs according to their vehement Asser British promised Independence and self government in return for support of the tribesmen against Turkey and great struggle in the deserts led by Lawrence of Arabia. The two objectives have proved impossible to Date leading to eight major outbreaks of violence among jews and arabs in 16 years which. London july 27. Slovakia has to negotiate directly with sudeten German Lead ers on its minorities problem arid to permit a British plenipotentiary to participate in the negotiations. Under the agreement Czechoslovakia has promised the British government to postpone enactment is its minorities statute to Deal directly with German minority leaders in an Effort to reach a Compromise Ondo permit Viscount Runciman former president of the British Board of Trade to participate actively in the negotiations. Runciman s appointment was announced tuesday in the House of Czechoslovakia continued on Page 7, column 2 bricks bouquets Moose jaw sask., july 27. Cd members of., the Saskatchewan Young Liberal association in convention tuesday passed a res Olur Tion commending the Senate for passing and censored the House of commons for jailing to. Pass Legisla Tion amending the Canadian divorce Law. Eleven other resolutions were passed including a Resolution urging the Federal government1 to proceed forthwith with the construction of a hard surfaced Road from coast to coast through the Dominion As a Relief work project and a Resolution stating that this convention deplores the failure of the Federal government to reduce tariffs in the last Federal and urging the Dominion government at the next session to make sub Stantial reductions. In tariffs wheat Price Peg delayed by Chester Bloom. Ottawa ont., july 27. Evidence of the severe internal struggle going on in the Federal Cabinet Over me fixing of a 1938 wheat Price was Clear tuesday night in the fact that the Cabinet sat from 2 To 7 Without arriving at a decision. Prime minister w. L. Mackenzie facing told Pressman after the meet ing that the decision probably would not be made until another Cabinet meeting on thursday of next week. The prime minister in reply to a question said the wheat Board had not yet made a recommendation to the Cabinet on what the Price should be. Or. King however admitted the subject had been discussed at length. It May have some significance that Hon. J. G. Gardiner minister of agriculture who has been stand ing up for the 87% cent Price demanded by Western growers or at least not less than the october future now Down to about 76 cents was to leave tonight for the West on . Train no. 7. He expects to spend a Day in Day then will go on to British Columbia where he is due to open the Vancouver exhibition. Or. Gardiner smilingly declined to make any statement on the subject of wheat he seemed in High Good humor. Incidentally or. King said he saw no reason that the government contemplated an election in the fall of this year based on a new Trade agreement with the . He said one would always conceive of reasons election should be held but added i d be As sur prised As any one of you Here if any such reasons eventuated. The Public is always hearing of probable elections from week to week and it is riot fair to the neither said or. King could be say whether there would be a Fae meeting of parliament. That de Pended on the possible conclusion of a Trade agreement with . Or some world situation which none of us expect and which All o. Us Hope will not runs Down Rumor prime minister is emphatic election unlikely this fall Ottawa july 27. A fall election nor a fall session of parliament May be expected this year prime minister Mackenzie King declared tuesday night unless there occurs some eventuality of which there is at present no sign nor in his opinion any likelihood. Or. Mackenzie King laughed at reports that an election might be called on the Issue of the pending Trade agreement with the United states. Only two eventualities would re Auire a fall session of parliament the prime minister one would be the appearance of some Tina la situation an expression of opinion from Par liar Fri edit Ani tie other a new United states Trade agreement of such a nature As to require immediate Dis position by. _ neither Likely no likelihood of either the., prime minister he was confident submission to parliament would not be necessary. The present agree ment expires at the end of 1938. Saturday or. Mackenzie King will be in Toronto for the Canadian corps reunion and he will be at fort Henry near Kingston for the Celebration associated with restoration of the old fortifications. The prime minister will visit chief Justice n. W. Rowell during of his Ontario tour. Or. Rowell s illness interrupted his chairman of the Royal com Mission on Dominion provincial relations. Said there1 would be a ment emerge the negotiations which have been ing several Mon this i would that immediate mole Hill have witnessed the killing of prob ably persons. These Are perilous Days in the International struggle survival and the land which centuries ago was a Battle torn Bridgeway along the commercial route from Asia to Egypt is of great importance today in Britain s scheme for Protection of the Empire s sea and air life lines. The Suez canal and the Rich Oil lands in Iraq make Palestine of. Particular strategic value. From conversations with responsible British officials i believe that Britain is convinced the. Pres ent league mandate must be abandoned and replaced another programme. The Only can be seen now is a division into separate Arab and jewish states with a corridor apart under British mandate. But vigorous strongly from the no doubt such a solution would be violently opposed. Ottawa july 27 attributed some weeks ago to aider mail William Croft of Toronto reflecting upon Adolf Hitler Gex Man Chancellor and to which exception was taken by Erich German Consul general Here reflected More on the Alderman thaa anyone Elsei prime minister. Mac Kenzie King said tuesday night. Questioned As to what action had been taken through diplomatic channels Over the incident the prime minister said had taken the stand it would not make a Mountain out of a mole the prime minister said in the realm of International affairs nothing is to be. Gained by in on june 23, Croft visited the zoo and when he reached the Beaver s Pool he remarked the Only thing i d put in there would be the weather . . To tuesday 6-10 6.30 53 maximum 72 minion univ 52 barometer 30.03 South wind at 5 Miles per hour sky partly Cloudy. Tuesday 6.39 To 6.30 6.30.pirn., 74 maximum 80 minimum 53 barometer 23.31 South West wind at 7 Miles per hour maximum minimum humidity 3455 partly Cloudy. My Tal Dawson 50-80 Moose jaw 50" 80 70 Regina 44 Simpson 58 7? Brandon 44 w it Smith 56 8c Winnipeg 52 80 by part Victoria. Vancouver. Kamloops., George Jasper Edmonton Banff Calgary Lethbridge med. Hat Saskatoon 50 so o 70 7? 56 62 52 60 7? 56 42 82 48 84 38 74 42 80 44 8j 48 44 84 58 78 56 77 48 78 56 n 45 7h Moose jaw Regina Brandon Winnipeg Kenora i. Arthur. Moos Bee Cochrare Huntsville by. Sound London Toronto Kingston Ottawa Montreal Quebec St. John Halifax Charlottes n Chicago St. Paul 54 80 42 76 42 74 50. 74 62 84 64 78 66 8? 66 84 70 78 62 s3 70 8" 72 a 54 06 62 74 65 82 68 70 64 80 above figures Are for 24 hours ending tuesday 6.30 i in forecasts Mantta Fem and Saskatchewan most Lair and warm with a Tew scattered . Alberu generally fair and quite warm Light showers in some districts. Utke Superior to moderate winds fair warmer. And fair and warm probably Lew scattered thundershowers ;