Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 24, 1952, Winnipeg, Manitoba Thieves slug Libau Farmer grab Libau Man. Special Paul Over the area. It was now clearly marked irom the air by two Limp tree Hung parachutes. When we saw that the police had reached it we began the return trip to Winnipeg 300 air Miles away. Near Lake at the scene the eight Man Winnipeg free press monday. November 24, 1952 own was slugged unconscious by cracked up at the Edge of a Small far y s8turday morning Clearing is an area Fhi and robbed of in Cash. Or. Marko said that two men came to his House about 4 . When he opened the door he was slugged. When he recovered consciousness a few minutes later the men were ransacking the House. They fled when he started to pro test. Besides the s65, the men Chi Ulius Evjy slut ded with Small Trees he had landed Only a halt mile from the South of Duck Lake in the Cross Lake area. Saturday it was believed the ice was thick enough to hold an air Craft and preparations were being took made to Send out an reaver aircraft to bring him in if he had survived. A Quantity of some of . A half Day s search had which they apparently ate later in Cony Cpd me that even with a the school House Well defined search area finding according to reports the two1 of downed aircraft men hired a taxi in c at the of the drove out through Beaus�jour Ratcli f n to Milf i on until they were about three of Don Park also a re Miles from there one cockpit be rest left the cab and when he failed of us took half hour turn about to return the other went to look watching he Bush search area for him. Neither returned. The from the Side windows Driver a few minutes later saw. We were Lucky in that we had them on file Road and gave Chasea Good Deal of Clear Sun to help but they fled Over fences and across us. Part of the time thin Over ch5 .it., c2st and ight Snow Jie Ped turn shortly before 8 . Saturday he Patchy Bush country into a two strangers wore seen boarding blur. A bus for Winnipeg just inc Snow had been expected to Libau. Add to the problem As it was it is believed that at least in w Ould Blanket the Down of the men knew the District cart with a six Inch layer . At Selkirk Are of Wirs lip was free. Gating. Then More bewildering to an observer was the Hoar on the evergreens. Time and ii pfc again i was tempted to shout i there in is then a different Sun slant would reveal an uprooted fir. Continued from Page 1 of Man detachment the crash. Thev As it was to made one Check p of r left in . Snowmobile on a and which runs within three Miles of u the scene. Us we watched them leave their1 n be vehicle a. This Noin tand their trek As Thev draped in a Toboggan. Our Drakou pals of Ken Hester of Calgary led Ihen there by circling i stored aircraft banking already solved on what looked to he a plane strut hanging from a tree. When the plane retraced its path we not relocate it. Got Back to Winnipeg after ours and 36 minutes of res Ting at . Crewmen e trip were navigator . Parkin of Lundbeck Ai wireless operator Wally John . Cpl. Dave 1 Lac Gordon Mclure. Or. Taylor had survived a num Jer of air accidents flying nearly i every Day during the Light hours while operating his Small line Tay Lor airways. More about gasoline continued from Page 1 Sarnak relieves paid faster because Sarnak in a liquid it j goes to work fast to relieve pain j faster than any Tablet or Cap sule rheumatic arthritic or _ j ache or sciatica All May be relieved Sarnak. Thous ands relieve pain every Day with Sarnak. Do you 1 or. Macdonald stated in his report. I these restrictions were pro seated to have the effect of main Taining differentials in p r i c p s which were not warranted differences in costs of transportation or of limiting the ability of local dealers to compete with outside the commissioner stated in his report. Or. Macdonald monday do i lined to state what action if any was contemplated the ill do Chino supplied combines commission against i i a retail gasoline dealers Rote Terf Kail was in Western and Eastern Canada a sett c a result of the investigations. Keport said that for the present Al that John m. Hightower More about Winter continued from Page 1 circled is the wreckage of the Light aircraft in which an . Rescue team found the body of Eric Taylor of Wabowden Man. In the fore ground Arrow Cpl. H. E. De Corby radios the news of the tragic find to the search plane which flashed the re port Back to Winnipeg via Norway House relay. At left a Para Rescue Man gets set to leap from the search plane a few minutes after sighting of the wrecked plane. Geoff Macgibbon Only newsman aboard the search plane had a camera along and snapped the picture. More about gambling continued from Page 1 run numerous scattered crooked games in hideaways difficult for the police to locate. Admits reporters and Arlington Bridges and the r a left pct to a thrilling desserts a never knew Rice pudding to be so popular All the family love minute Rice puddings they re so delicious and mothers find them so wonderfully Quick and easy to make. For minute Rice is pre cooked. The Only Rice of its kind. Serve minute Rice As a vegetable in place of potatoes too. See what exciting things it does for left overs in delicious supper dishes. You la find versatile minute Rice a wonderful time Saver use it often. Pre cooked minute Rica needs no washing no rinsing no draining no steaming always Cooks to desired tenderness with Groin plump Fluffy and separate. T m. Ait flu using Mio Inao Cha in his report the commissioner a transcontinental communist rail r j said the investigations were by in Lav system protected from Al ird 1 i Hectl to a in carried out in one Eastern and two air attack its a old could l kid Western provinces. Chin i because la Rius through u managed to Block traffic on not but. Both streets. For about eight minutes a Parade of morn Ling Rush hour motorists stood on their horns and waited. I but not everybody was unhappy. Downtown merchants know can Shoul shop Early until they Rej hoarse. Re the result won t be As effective As a dose of Christ-1 Mas weather about a month before Christmas. Rabbits Happy and in the Bush on the Fields said a game and fisheries spokesman the rabbits will be Happy. They have been wearing White Coats for nearly a month. Against fall foliage they re an easy 1 Argent for Hunters. The railways were ready to Start heir Multi million Dollar Snow Battle hut they did t have to. The Canadian National has Ofifi plows ready in the West. The Canadian Pacific has Over 200 from coast to i const. I the Snow was t deep enough i however for Highway Street or rail blowing. The Weatherman said the temperature will push 30 All week he predicted a Low of 15 monday night. Were expected monday afternoon and tuesday. Irry step my Stei remove inferior Rice Korneli. Wait carefully. Slowly pour into salted boiling stip water. Boil briskly stirring often until kernels Are soft. Upto25 minutes i Drain Rice in pour boiling water Over Rice until Grain Art water and Salt in Saucepan. Bring to a full Roll ing boil. Cover re move from heat and let stand 10 minutes. Time 15 minutes utensils to Wash 1 pan. More about tour continued from Page 1 for Rice served Plain what time saving i old Way new Way tin a 10 steam Rice minutes utensils to Wash 2 pans 1 Sieve. A Boom town. Tic dutch there Are Well dressed and prosperous look ing. Wages Are not High but goods Are cheap by our standards. In the stores Good suits Are sell ing at loss than 100 guilders or around s20 to Canadian. A really Good suit can be bought for about German British and american made automobiles Are everywhere and rationing is non existent. Night clubs arc booming and on the surface at least Prosperity is with Holland. From this to Germany is almost a grim experience. There appeared to be Little a repaired bomb damage in Holland but Germany has a Long Way to go. Hubble is e True the rubble has been cleaned up with typical German thoroughness and Many buildings showed new a weathered roofs where repairs had Beer made. In Many cases half a building has been torn Down and a new Wall put up to cover the Gap and pre serve the Good part of the build ing. But the scars Are still unmistakable not Only on the German buildings but on the German faces. Citizens at level Crossings police and railway men at stations and the businessman with the Brief Case going on a gave the train the same Dull and Al most surly glance. None seemed to be talking and All went about their business with a g r i m purposefulness. Very Little seems to be missing rom the 1945 scene except the sign at the Border which stated you Are now entering Germany Courtesy of the Canadian army watch maybe the sign should till be there or. Solomon received the free press reporters at the front door of his Home and showed them into his Comfort Able living room. He was in his shirt sleeves a Well dressed Well built Man in his thirties with a disarming manner. They handed him a copy of the afternoon newspaper with the Stony of the inquiry into the gambling Case. He sat Down on the Chesterfield on the other Side of the room and read it. With intense interest. When he finished he looked up expectantly and the re porters told him they had come to ask some questions. Go he said. But you know the newspapers Haven to got the real Story. As far As i can make out this is All a lot of publicity for some As far As aliases Are concerned people have been using aliases since history began and they always reporter or. Solomon could you Tell us How your name came to be on the re Cord and then he gave a Quick nod. Sure i he answered. On the night of his raid i rot a Call that there was go ing to to a Pinch. So i went Over to this House. The police were there taking names. Raid the Vay they work a couple of Guys or so watch the exits. They re in charge and a couple of others take the names. After All the names Are taken everybody goes outside and pile into the police car and other cars. An officer rides in each car. They use House cars because it would take All night if they just used the police car. Well we All go Down to the police Barracks and an officer types out the names. Be uses Thren sheets one for Hie keeper one for the Perm Itee the fellow that lives in the House and a third for the in mates. While he was typing out the names the Justice of the peace was called Down. Some times it s or. Kyle other times its someone else. This time it was or. Kyle. Magistrate d. C. M. Well the procedure is that the lists have been typed out the Justice of the peace copies out the names by hand. He takes the Handwritten list away with him. The other lists stay with the reporter or. Solomon could you explain to us about this name he peered Down at his shoes glanced up and said sure. While we were All in there i picked up the Type written lists and started to Check the names. I see my name there Earl Solomon. I guessed the party that had Given it. I told him to come and give his then what Well i pointed out the name to one official. I think it was or. Kyle and he had my name crossed out and the other name written reporter now what about the Handwritten list was the change made on it or. Solomon no because the name was fixed up first on the typewritten list and then the right name copied onto the Handwritten reporter or. Solomon you be just told us How you were called up the night of this gambling raid and told to come Over because there was going to be a Pinch How did the people who called you know he replied you be got to know the history of gambling in this town before you d know what s behind All this. It would take me All Day to Tell you the whole squeals to police anyhow there s always someone trying to Cut in. He squeals to the police and they raid. You know you be heard about it these Guys that want to get in on the take or eliminate the or. Solomon candidly admitted most of his clients were gamblers. He said his fees from this source amounted to roughly annually. He said frankly he did t want to see gambling eliminated. He did not defend it but said after All we Veall got to gambling was human nature he said. It never could be stamped out. The main thing was that it should be honest and under control. He said that was the cose in Winnipeg to Day. The police he said wanted it that Way and had got it that Way. The City police morality squad was right on the no one could Ever say that a Winnipeg City police o officer or an hemp officer could be bribed. They were absolutely above reproach. But said or. Solomon enforcement Here now was so rigid that if it became More soil will blow up in their Over enforcement he con tended would mean the end of controlled honestly run Gam bling which then would be re placed with Hole in the Wall crooked games operated by the worst criminal element. Two crap games 7 he said that each of the two recognized floating crap games in the greater Winni Peg District today employed about 20 men. In each of these groups of 20 men he said 17 were criminal characters of one sort or another. Some had served time. Now they gave no trouble because they were getting paid. Even if their Money came from gambling it kept them out of mischief he said. He claimed that the authorities recognized this and were ready to go along with asked if it was Correct that he himself had been caught As a found in during a police raid or. Solomon replied in the affirmative. I was at one of those Stag games when they walked he said. I pleaded guilty i could have fought the charge but it was too Petty. Actually i would t Gamble at these Stags. You never know who is playing and you can t Trust the he said the Dice used in the two recognized games in greater Winnipeg Are absolutely on the Square occur ale to a thousandth fraction of an Inch and that the games themselves Are 100 per cent it was t always that he remarked. There used to he Guys hustlers we Call them who d meet Guys at the railway stations get them to some Hole in the Wall and fleece but there s nothing like that he said. He concluded by stating that mayor Garnet Coulter and police chief Charles Mclver were completely right when they contended that gambling Here was at its lowest ebb on record. At this Point or. Attractive Young wife entered the room. Intermittently throughout the interview she had strolled in listened awhile. Then left. Now she spoke up you re not going to print All this Are she asked. The reporter replied that he was there to get a Story. Or. Solomon smiled slightly shrugged his shoulders and said go ahead you can quote the whole thing if you Home baked flavor at its bust Bryce s Kitchen Star bread laundry Foreman a thoroughly reliable experienced laundry act As assistant to superintendent and with the desire to qualify for taking full Large Plant in Western Good working conditions. State experience salary and give references in first letter to Box 1818 free Preis. Do not reply unless you have ability and desire to succeed. 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