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Thursday, September 22, 1938

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 22, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba By Carrier in Winnipeg 2jc per week. Winnipeg thursday september 22, 1938. Price so per copy edition with comics Loc. You cannot fail to please your family when you serve Bryce s Kitchen proved cakes with the real Luxor Bryce bakeries Ltd. Phone 37 is and have our Salesman Call Dailyjr crowds shout Defiance to capitulation in Prague streets sure we re Tough wolves shucks Why at the Soo they just purr when we Pat pm try Wolf Hunting. It s the darn est sport Ever invented. There Are scores of coyotes in Northern suggested John w. Curran Sault Ste. Marie ont., founder of the world s Wolf Hunting club the a guest at the fort Garry i hotel tuesday. Lotge Fulard from free Freis files sixty years 21, 1878 the thermometer reached 25, and ice Cream sales in Winnipeg fell off Steamer Dakota was bringing to Emerson the Iron horse he was shortly to make his first appearance in Winnipeg in rails with steam up and ready Jor business fifty five years 21, 1883 the Brandon agricultural society agreed to let the local turf club have the use of the exhibition grounds buildings and grandstand for 15 years on condition that the club would make and keep up a first class half mile Racetrack and also keep the grounds neat and the buildings in repair. Fifty years 21. 1888 Henry Villard. The great Finan Cier resumed control of the North Ern Pacific Railroad the contract with which to take Over and run and extend the provincially owned railroads in Manitoba had been unanimously ratified. Miss Kate heavy Sage was married to j. F. Fowler. Forty five years sept. 21, 1893 the largest electric wire pole Ever erected in Winnipeg was put up at the Corner of Portage Avenue and main Street it was 70 feet High Jad was to be a Union pole holding on its Cross the wires of the Bell Telephone company electric Street railway and Northwest elec tric Light company which had the City lighting contract. Forty years 21, 1898 the Day was a red letter Day in Carman the occasion being that of the laying of the Cornerstone of the big new St. Andrew s Presby Terian Church to Cost Hev. Or. George Bryce with _ a Silver trowel handed to him by the pastor Rev. H. C. Sutherland Laid the Stone. Thirty five years sept. 21, 1903 John Baird proprietor of the Seymour hotel had purchased a lot on the Corner of Market and King streets and proposed to extend the Seymour to the King Street location chosen for a City Park out in St. Vital was disapproved As it had not enough Trees. Thirty years 21, 1908 w. L. Mackenzie King had re signed As Deputy minister of labor to run As Liberal candidate in North Cornerstone of the new Public school at Morris was Laid by Colin h. Campbelljr. Ton of the attorney general of Manitoba. Winnipeg s new Post office on Portage Avenue opened for business. Twenty five years sept. 21, 1913 Marie Corelli s latest novel deplored the self degradation of women who were screaming for a political vote and the murderous recklessness of motorists also came in for scathing condemnation. Twenty years 21. 1918 in the presence of practically All he members of the water Board mayor f. H. Davidson of Winni Peg Laid the Cornerstone of the Well House at St. Boniface for the reception of the new Shoal Lake water Supply. Fatally injured Victoria sept. 21. R. A. Ibo Myra Linotype operator at the Victoria colonist and former resident of Winnipeg was injured distally tuesday when he fell through a skylight at the colonist Here. Myra 60, was repair eng the skylight when he slipped and fell. He came Here from Winni Peg 32 years ago. His widow sur Vives. He took the Teeth out of the big sad Wolf Story. He does t believe hat wolves eat people. A baby is perfectly Safe with a he said. Feed him and hell become As tame As a he admitted How Ever that once when a howling pack in full cry raced past him on a lonely Lake one Moonlit night his Lair stood on end. His club chases wolves along the Frozen wilderness of the North Ern shores of Lake Huron. First dogs Are sent into the Bush to drive he wolves out onto the Lake. Then he Hunters race after them on the ice in air plane sleighs driven by propellers at speeds ranging up to 60 Miles an hour until they shoot he Wolf Down or lose him among the islands. Special dogs bred originally from Kentucky foxhounds Are used and these dogs or. Curran claims have greater staying Power than any other Type. One of the dogs ran after a Wolf for two Days continuously without stopping to rest he reported. After which he slept continuously for three Days. The Wolf is the Only animal that won t defend its Young or. Curran revealed. If a Mother Wolf sees a Junter catching her cubs she Slinks off without a growl to save her own skin. Stories about enormous packs of wolves were false he said. Each pack consists of just and the or. Curran is also publisher and editor of the daily Star of Sault Ste. Marie. Kiwanis protege to attend luncheon Fred Bourgoyne student of pro Bencher College who was awarded the kiwanis scholarship for 1938, will be the guest of the St. Boniface kiwanis club at a luncheon meet ing at 12.30 ., thursday at the Nicolett hotel. Brother Joseph Bruns principal of the College will also be a guest. Archbishop a. A. Sinnott who celebrated the 22nd anniversary of his consecration As Arch Bishop of Winnipeg on wednesday. The archdiocese of Winnipeg was created in december 1915, and he was named As its first archbishop that year being consecrated in Ottawa in the following september. Archbishop Sinnott Marks anniversary of consecration More than 800 roman Catholic school children gave three cheers for archbishop a. A. Sinnott wednesday when he gave them All a Holiday to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of his consecration at Ottawa september 21, 1916. After saying mass at St. Mary s Academy at 8.30 o clock archbishop Sinnott inspected the classrooms being received by sister Superior Theodore and gave the 400 children a Holiday. Then he visited St. Mary s school where he was Given an address of Welcome by Marilyn Jordan 12, a bouquet of Flowers by Patricia Pinder seven and a Money offering by Little Paul Coughlin six. In return he gave the school a Holiday. At luncheon to celebrate the anniversary of his Elevation to the archdiocese the archbishop entertained msgr. M. Kessler chaplain of Misericordia Hospital msgr. A. D. Rheaume St. Edwards msgr. J. A. Bastien St. Eustache and fathers John Mullally f. Wood t. Murphy w. Jordan and e. Roskovits. In Hollywood 3 baby Tarzan wanted for new Jungle film Hollywood sept. 21. Movie Job today awaited some five year old boy with Large Muscles and a Jungle yell who can qualify As a baby Tarzan. Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio started a search for the child. He will play in the next Tarzan picture with Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen o sul Livan. Tarzan and his mate will find the Tarzan in the Jungle in the test ape Man picture. The studio said the child must have super strength be Able to perform acrobatic swimming feats and also be Able to imitate Weiss Muller s famed Tarzan yell. Pictures sent by parents will be the Given careful studio said. Consideration Jeanette Mac Donald movie Singer was in Good Samaritan Hospital for a today minor Market shocked London sept. 21. Currency committee of Eire ire and shocked he Market today Selling of British securities. The securities formed a part of 018 backing of Eire currency and replaced by the Purchase of in Gold some which already has been sent Dublin. Illegal entry probe Vancouver sept. 21. Vesti gation into charges of illegal of orientals into Canada was resumed Here yesterday by a com Mission appointed Early this year 5_y the Dominion government. Or. L. Keenleyside Ottawa is chair Lan of the commission. Ear operation. A previous opera Tion was per formed some time ago and this one will Complete the correction of the ailment. Inez Gorman movie and oper Atic Singer will be married to Ernie Orsatti former big league baseball Star who now is a Holly Wood theatrical agent saturday night in Beverly Hills. The Bride will be attended b Rosa Pon Selle opera Star whose protege miss Gorman is. Miss Gorman is 25 and Orsatti 34, according to their marriage License application. Willian Gargan movie actor remained Home from the studio to Day to help care for his sick family. His son Leslie 11, is under an oxygen tent suffering from pneumonia. A second son Barrie five was in bed with severe bronchitis. His wife Mary was near collapse Down. From a nervous break cemetery desecration five Chicoutimi que., sept. 21. Men were arrested yesterday in connection with desecration of Uduc Eutimi s Parish cemetery. More Nan 50 tombstones and monuments were overturned or broken with e estimated at Bill Robinson the 60-year-old negro tap dancing Star was at Liberty on his own recognizance today after he had been in jail for an hour last night on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Police said Robinson engaged in a Street Corner altercation with Paul Moffat 21, 200 Pound substitute Centre on the University of Southern California football team. Moffat was taken to a Hospital for treatment of a Cut on the . Ambulance for Joe los Angeles sept. 21. A comedian Joe e. Brown today engaged an ambulance to take him to the University of California at los Angeles Iowa u. Football game Here Friday night the reason Joe jr., will be playing his first game for . Brown sr., is recovering from a hernia operation. 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 For the South Minneapolis and Chi Cago 8 . And 5.30 Air mail for the United states Montreal Toronto and Vancouver closes at 1.45 And 4.45 Daily. Mail for City delivery posted by 1.30 At general Post office is delivered the same Day. Next overseas at 5.45 Thursday sept. 22, leaving Quebec sept. 24, on the Empress of Britain. Specially addressed overseas let Ter mail closes at 5.45 ., sunday sept 25, leaving new York sept. 28, on the Normandie. Cruise resumed Valetta sept. 21. Great Britain s Mediterranean Fleet yesterday resumed its regular cruise which was interrupted last week. Other military precautions on this Island Gibraltar were relaxed. Call for control Unwin looses slashing attack on Canadian monetary system a slashing attack on the monetary system Canadian news papers political parties and Federal disallowance was Mada by Joseph h. Unwin . For Edson Alta., and chairman of the Alberta social credit caucus tuesday evening in the auditorium of St. Paul s College. John t. Fiddes president of the Federal social credit organization presided. Earlier in the evening or. Unwin addressed the Kinsmen club. Our monetary system is in the wrong declared or. Unwin in the St. Paul s College address. It has got to be transferred before the people of Canada especially the youth of the country will be Able to improve their condition. Control of Money must be with the govern ment and not with the Bank of Canada As it is today. Why have Many of the most successful departmental stores adopted the time payment plan because they have found it is what their customers want. Yet our government at Ottawa is Blind to any changes and continues to function along its 16th Century declared or. Unwin. The changes the speaker urged should embody the fundamentals of social credit which he explained in detail. To financial interests disallowance of the Alberta press act was also charged to financial interests by the speaker. I have yet to find a newspaper that will print the real truth about our said or. Unwin. They will not print the truth be cause finance tells them what they shall print. Finance controls news paper advertising and advertising pays the newspapers therefore there is no such thing As Freedom of the press. When the Alberta government instituted the press act it was Only to enforce the publication of truths about government Bills and other legislation regarding policy but or. King said the newspaper Are the friends and the babies of finance and Are Noth ing More than or. Unwin declared. Canada is going into debt at the rate of who pays the interest you do in in direct declared or. In win in his speech to the Kinsmen in the Marlborough hotel. W. D. Waite presided. From nothing to millions. In Manitoba the Public debt had grown from nothing in 1870 to today with the. Result that Manitoba last year spent Only some on education but 000 in interest on its debt which had to be paid out of taxation. We in Alberta saw our people losing their farms and Homes on account of High interest or. Unwin continued. We passed legis lation to prevent this and a certain party in Ottawa disallowed it. We say let them disallow it. We won t pay it anyway until our people have a better Standard of Stuart Vogan moved the vote of thanks. Kinsmen Golf finalists received their prizes Eustace Dawson class a Dudley Roberts class a Fred masters and or Thomas Mccarthy tied in class c. Membership of the club will in future be closed at 100, exceptions being made in favor of members transferee from Kinsmen clubs in other cities it was voted. Veterans elect Wilkinson Robert Wilkinson Vancouver was elected president of the and Navy veterans association in Canada wednesday morn ing As the organization entered the closing sessions of its Dominion convention at the Royal Alexandra hotel. Election of other officers took place during the afternoon. Mrs. E. Wasdell of Winnipeg was re elected president of the women s auxiliary and mrs. G. D. Mckay was re elected vice presi marketing record Lethbridge Alta., sept. 21. All time figures for Grain marketing in a single Day were chalked up on the Lethbridge railway division of the Canadian Pacific yesterday. Farmers poured into the elevators a total of bushels of wheat and bushels of other grains monday to establish the record. This is equal to about 800 carloads and would require 23 train loads to move to the main line. The wheat delivered weighed tons. Japanese envoys Tokyo sept 21 up havas French Shigemitsu and Toshito Shiratori were appointed japanese ambassadors to London and Rome respectively today. Robert Wilkinson. Denti mrs. J. S. Park is assistant vices president mrs. A. M. Jones Secretary and mrs. J. J. Moore treasurer. All Are from this City. The convention passed Many resolutions wednesday morning. One demanded that the govern ment immediately increase the strength of the Canadian naval and air forces so they will be at least equal in strength to those of other component parts of the British Empire on the basis of population. Under the terms of another Reso Lution All aliens would be compelled to apply for naturalization when they became eligible or be deported. Enlargement of the benefits of the War veterans allowance act so As to make these benefits Avail Able to veterans of the South Ato can War and the Siel rebellion was also demanded the convention voted to ask the government to reduce the age of enlistment in the air Force Foi technical training from 18 years to 16 years. After a Long debate a committee was appointed to draft a memorandum to be submitted to the govern ment asking limitation of immigration of japanese. Another Resolution asked that restrictions dealing with dates of marriages and births for purposes of pensions be removed. Wives of veterans who married after 1930 and children born after 1933 cannot now get an allowance. The health services being carried on by the Dominion and provinces were lauded. Resolutions urging that the War veterans allowance be extended to and Navy continued on Page 19, column 8 mrs. E. Wasdell who was re elected Dominion presi Dent of the women s auxiliary of the and Navy veterans association in Canada at the annual convention at the Royal Alexandra hotel wednesday. Fatal error train collision cause explained Niland cal., sept 21. Railroad officials blamed a Brake Man s mistake for a collision of two Southern Pacific passenger trains that killed 11 persons and injured More than 100 others Early yester Day. C. F. Donnatin Southern Pacific superintendent said the wreck was caused by the sudden unexplainable decision of Eric Leonard Jac Obson Veteran brakeman to throw a switch As the Argonaut new Orleans to los Angeles flier sped toward a siding where the Chicago bound californian tourist train from los Angeles was waiting. The Argonaut Engineer saw the Block signal Rise a red Light Flash. Brakes screeched but the big locomotive veered sharply and Plim ged into the tourist train. Donnatin said Jacobson was dazed and hysterical from the effect of a decision he could not explain. An important Rule of the service the superintendent said is that when a train is on a siding waiting for another to pass on single line tracks the brakeman must not approach nearer than 20 feet from the switch stand. U president opens classes in Junior division officially opening classes in the Junior division of the University of Manitoba president Sidney Smith gave an address wednesday morn ing in theatre a of the arts build ing Broadway. Dean William tier was chairman and prof. H. N. Fieldhouse chairman of the University Library also spoke briefly. Cultivate a healthy scepticism that is More than a spirit of contradiction or or. Smith advised the students and with find a place for Faith and religious conviction. Never become so intellectual that you can scorn there was no Antithesis he Felt Between education being an end in itself and in being a handmaid of society. In a University there is a place for both theoretical and practical courses. Democracy stands for the free Competition of he concluded. . Announces new schedules new schedules of mixed train service effective sept. 25, is announced by the Canadian National railway As follows no. 217, leaves Winnipeg 10 ., monday and thursday for grand and Victoria beaches no. 222 leaves at 7.40 . For Pine Falls no. 221 leaving Pine Falls at 12.50 No. 219 leaves Winnipeg for Hodgson at 8 . Monday wednesday and Friday and no. 218 leaves Hodgson at 6 . Scots wha Hae Scott s old Home kindles dreams this is one of a series of articles written by Francis h. Stevens free press legislative reporter while travelling abroad. The current articles Deal with his visit to Scotland. By Francis h. Stevens Melrose sir Walter Scott himself would not have minded but it seemed like an invasion of privacy to your correspondent today when along with others he trooped through Abbotsford House the great novelist s Home beside the paver Tweed. All Day Long the crowds pour through the great old House that seemed designed for quiet seclusion and privacy. It s a tribute to. The lasting Appeal of Scott As a Man As Well As a novelist. Perhaps that would please him but what Chance have ghosts to haunt a House which already is haunted by tourists it seemed an Ideal place for the spirits of All sir Walter s multitudinous characters to meet together and have pow wows before a roaring fire in the manorial fireplace and even to work up grand passions and have rip snort ing Battles on the Green Lawn under the great Trees that the novelist planted in his lifetime. But not a Chance for anything like that with folks from Manchester Winnipeg Glasgow Chicago and Cape town clattering along the corridors crowding inter Scott s study gawking at the desk on which he wrote his novels if thou wouldst View fair Melrose aright go visit it by the Pale Moonlight at uie Aegis. Us Liutai. Tramping through his Library and making free Fife he lifetime when he gathered to to visit if i had my Way the dictatorship demanded As wave of indignation sweeps czech capital Prague Czechoslovakia sept. Rather War and we want a crowds demonstrated on the streets of Prague tonight following announcement that the government had capitulated to Anglo French demands for acceptance of their plan for settlement of the sudeten dispute. The news of surrender sent a wave of patriotic indignation through the capital. Extra detachments of police were placed at All strategic Points in the City. Shortly before 5 ., crowds began gathering in the streets shouting Tong live the Republic Long live unrest in the streets grew As the evening advanced. A crowd of several Hundred workmen demonstrated in vac Laviske Amesti the main Street of the capital shouting Long live the there was no violence but faces were grim. Police kept Sharp watch demonstrators began marching to the residence of president edouard Benes. Thousands of persons into the entrances of buildings and in windows of hotels and business establishments to cheer the March ers. Taxicabs bearing czech officers were applauded heartily by marchers and spectators. The line of demonstrators grew longer with each Block and the crowds in the streets increased rapidly. Reinforced czech police lined the capital s thoroughfares Alert for any signs of outbreaks of violence but there was no interference with the demonstrators. The demonstrations marked the first time in the crisis that the populace had Given a mass Public expression of their feeling of Solidarity behind the nation s . Fearing violence owners of Busi Ness establishments prepared to close Iron Gates and doors to protect their businesses from possible damage. The feeling in Prague turned from one of uneasy Calm to one of tenseness. The temper of a Large part of the populace and of some of the ranks of the was such that the danger of an National suicide under the boots of the troops massed on the other Side of the German Border looked. Was not Over stronger wines Ottawa sept. 21. Up new regulations issued by Hon. J. L. Ilsley minister of Revenue will permit Canadian manufacturers of native wines to fortify their product to the extent of 40 per cent proof spirit. Formerly Canadian vintners were allowed to strengthen their wine up to 31.4 per cent. Imported wines contain the 40 per cent proof spirit. Less venturesome Alberta to try new scrip plan in financing Road programme by b. T. Richardson. Edmonton Alta., sept. 21. Social credit schemes of economic Reform have Given Way in Alberta to modest experiments involving scrip and local credit. Biggest scheme under Way is the Market roads programme presented by Hon. W. A. Fallow highways minister which will be financed largely on tax arrears. But about one third of the sum involved will be paid out in provincial scrip called for certificates. To assist the circulation of the scrip the government is opening a few credit houses which will in reality be branches of the Treasury department that will not Only act As Clearing houses for scrip but will handle any savings Deposit business that May be developed. First pay Day for scrip will come on october 1, according to or. Fallow. Minor credit experiments Are be ing actively promoted by social credit followers. At three Hills Alta., a credit Union has been operating for two months reportedly with Success and its chief sponsor John Brinson has been consulted by social creditors interested in his scheme. Norman Jacques and Eric Poole two social credit . A have figured in organizing a credit Union at Bentley Alta. The medium of Exchange of these credit unions is the Transfer slip similar to a Bank Cheque. Under the Road building scheme resident Farmers will to work off tax arrears by doing Road work and they will receive tax receipts for two out of three Days work and the Revenue certificates for the third Day. Scrip Road construction will be confined to districts lying North of Edmonton according to or. Fallow. Strange voices bitterness Over British stand voicing his disappointment in the recent actions of prime minister Chamberlain and his disapproval of great Britain s part in the crisis Over Czechoslovakia major a g. L. Strange addressed the wednes Day luncheon meeting of the Botary club at the Royal Alexandra hotel. Major strange declared it is a painful thing for one who has been so proud All his life of being a englishman to stand up in Public on the eve of a Day thursday that vill go Down in history As show ing definitely whether the two great democracies of Europe great Britain and France still treasure those attributes of virtue courage valor and Honor which alone throughout the Ages have made great nations proceeding to his original subject of address Western Canada can produce wheat can she sell major strange stated that Only As a result of tearing Down Trade barriers and restrictions against Trade can Canada sell her wheat crop and can the Standard of living be improved and peace preserved. Will meet cleric. Quebec sept 21. D affaires of the Vatican legation at a monsignor Humbert Moz will come Here thursday to monsignor Hildebrand an newly named apostolic m Canada in the liner Empress of Britain. Ottawa Zoni Greet Toniutti. Delegate to Brabant Case dropped with the refusal of magistrate a. C. Campbell to Issue a warrant for the arrest of Elaine l. Bra Bant who failed for the second Ime to appear in. City police court wednesday morning the Case involving a charge of fraud was dropped from the docket. The Case was called Philip Locke counsel for the complainant again asked for a War rant. After pointing out that the matter had been brought to the attention of the authorities about one year ago magistrate Campbell said he was not prepared to recommend issuing a warrant thereby putting the Public to the expense of bringing miss Brabant Jack to Winnipeg. Miss has been in to Ronto for several months leaving after the retrial last Spring of t. C. Anderson former of an Derson Greene company limited of which she was office manager. Or. Locke intimated at the close of the Case that the magistrate s refusal to Issue a warrant by no Means ended efforts to bring hero trial the Case first appeared on City police court docket last week after miss Brabant had been personally served with a summons at her Home in Toronto. The information was Laid before magistrate Campbell several weeks ago by Harry Leachman agent for a former client of the now defunct firm who alleged she was defrauded of an artificial worm for anglers that s squeezed out of a collapsible tube of any length desired has been in vented by a resident of Portland Oregon. Almost As easy As losing it Silver brooch on Portage Avenue. Valu Able As Keepsake. Phone 97 that the average person is inherently honest is being proved time and again by the response that free press advertisers receive for lost ads. The average person will return lost property which he finds provided he knows who the owner is. The thing to do is to make your loss known imme the free press lost and found column is the Quick action Way to do it. The lady who inserted the above want m said getting my brooch Back was almost As easy As losing ;