Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 19, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba TEMPERATURE HEADINGS PAGES 6.30 Dec. 18.................... 18.................... 12.36 19 3..10 Dec. 19 4.17 For full of Meteorological see Page 8.22.: Sun 16.28. 8.17; Moon DECEMBER 19, 1938 NET CLOSES ed Bandit Can g Loot Recovered Mystery Dec. Cause tf death of three baby Nursing home here Sunday Evidence given at the in- which was adjourned Saturday was the Alleged to have been in possession of ancl a gang men and one juvenile were arrested city detectives Saturday As a result of the police quantity of stolen loot from homes and suites which have been entered recently by was and two well dressed women were taken into The women probably will charged with receiving stolen goods when they appear in city police court Authorities at police headquarters expressed great satisfaction at the and added the hopes that arrests will bring to an end the recent wave of house and suite Detectives Active there were no of Sergeant Harry to Si r and tho made the capture -or suj Olds is 58' north p.m. I Throughout the week-end they it decided other detectives sped from one Alberta government to the the two E. of in thief D. As their investigation police a postmortem oi little The aged three and died between hours of -t a.m. and 8 a.m. They sons of- and Dan Mr. and Mrs. A. SaMin of and 1111, and Mrs. John Alta. Mrs. nurse who haj operated homo sjue 1934 when her husband said she had tucked the babies in bed Thursday At 4 a.m. she reveal the names of their Just what charges will be laid against the four men when they appear in court were not Wheat Shipments Pour Into Eire Dec. 19. iCP a plan laid down by the Eire large ments of wheat are into the country ancl will continue enough grain to supply Eire fnr a in case of. is irr Preparations to assure aid she rose to see them and tere all They were found fed at 8-ajn. States Case Dec. 19. Dr. E. A. Braithwaite iri chief Sunday Lv the deaths of baby boys food and raw materials in event an nursing emergency have been studied .by the as a government and yos we have no the first step was to make aid Dr. who attended merits for an adequate wheat re inquest at Olds that sojourned Saturday never it my life had a case like impossible get tiny to prove the case Nazi Activity j IB Alberta Dec. 19. -j Nazi agents are j German clubs in many Alberta f for the oi Nazi j and that arrangements ae to send bora or German origin to Germany to be educated were made protest meeting held here sponsored by several of Canadian was attended by Dominion and president the command of the stated that the legion wuld see that those who left to would riot be to return to the resolution of protest against ass activities of Nazi organizers in declaring loyalty to and country and a. uphold principles of was v the Del Lousana and districts attended the Comes Dec. 19. Damped down on Great Britain the week-end with easterly gales and the December mild ended as mercury slipped the 20s decidedly cold -in The thermometer climb above freezing point on Gales endangered small re of 18 was rescued today the off the of the by the battling heavy forecasts of the air the cold spell last several days and said a chance for a In accordance Tempest To Sweep Over World Dec. 19. French Del Popolo in an article attacking France foi its refusal to heed Italy's claims to Tunisia and declared day night .is about to sweep over the Silent On Drive Dec. 19. Premier Mussolini dedicated this model coal-mining Sunday in southern Sardinia where he only 12 months ago there were no no roads anc no solitude and Speaking on this island like a stepping stone be tween Corsica and made no mention of the Italian propaganda campaign for imperial expansion at France's ex- Give Chamberlain Credit Dec. 19. Havas French political circles Sunday night Prime Minister Chamberlain indirect credit for Benito silence at Carbonia Sunday on the Italian propaganda demands for French These quarters said that had H Duee made the anti-French Chamberlain would have deemed it to visit Rome next They de- clared this view had been privately conveyed to Foreign Minister Ciano at AND Two Musica Brothers ICY DEATH TRAP Four Indians Lose Lives In Northland Blizzard Frozen to death in a blizzard which swept the Fort Winisk district on the south shore of Hudson four Indians perished early last week and a. fifth .is in critical Meagre of the tragedy was flashed from the north country Saturday to Winnipeg and the de- of Indian affairs was Fort Winisk is at the mouth of the Winisk river flows into the Hudson bay south shore and 500 miles directly north of Fort According to information received at Winnipeg by the Hudson's Bay fur two women and children were caught in a sudden blizzard on Dec. 13 and died in the A man who was with them is badly The identity of the and the four fatality victims un- known the outside world as communications to that dis- were not of the tragedy came from B. post manager at Winisk over the Hudson's Bay vate radio station and asked that the department of Indian affairs at Ot- asking tawa be Wires were sent whether it was necessary to send a in for the and or riot the plane would be able to anywhere in the vicinity of the Piano to Leave Sioux Dec. 19. A. Schade dian Airways Sunday night made arrangements for a to Fort Winiskin on the shore of James to medical aid to an in serious condition from Schade will take either Dr. D. L. Bell or Dr. Burroughs to Fort 500 miles north of to treat the victim of- blizzard which claimed the lives of four Trie department of. Indian affairs at Ottawa the Due to ice conditions on the English River it was im- possible to take off immediately PLUCKY LASSIE English Mail-Order Bride Nears Future Home 0nworried Dec. 19. 3 24-year-old V of westward by train JJ night to marry a Richard she never has be Baiting for her at River dis- 5 future she was asked as she briskly off the liner Saturday what do you Why should I be- isn't any sense In being a first made Orme's acquaintance through a correspondence They wrote each other for eight She sent her Orme proposed and mailed the engagement Evidence of her among fellow was shown moment debarkation They crowded shook hands and wished her she when it was so rough last she was one of 15 in the 77 third that could eat" Noble has never to Canada before but said she has relatives and it is the ice will be strong According to information several other Indians suffered from exposure when caught in zard near Fort Two women and children perished became Cheer Fund Donations Saturday's and the standing of fund Previously Saturday's A 20.00 Officers and Canadian Fire Ins. and Canadian Indemnity The 10.00 Mrs. H. A. 10.00 See-Saw Bridge Young People's S Supply Co. W. D. Sidney Law Society of John Barton Mr. Mrs. A. Am. Co. Charles Goodman G. A On a Bet E. M. tyon T. Grande 6.06 5.75 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 3.10 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Free Press 25 per total to Best Medium Dec. 19. Federal Home Loan Bank said Saturday that newspaper is the most effective and advertising medium of progressive savings and loan associations throughout the The official organ of the Federal Home Bank said a poll of 271 selected tions showed 55 per cent of. their advertising dollars went for paper space that 72 per cent rated newspapers the most tive Review urged that associations give more at- tention to TWO WILLS Dec. wills purportedly made by Letitia V. aged recluse who lived in turned up Sunday and threatened to plunge into gation the fortune ered after death Friday at the age of 33. As investigators pressed their probe into the tangled weB ot the huge international swindle rumors of corrupt protection on an equally vast scale persisted F. indicted president of the ind drug who shot himself is here pictured along with GEORGE E. DIETRICH assistant treasurer of the company who was revealed as SAMUEL attorney for the dead man is shown TANGLED WEB Political Protection For Musicas Hinted New Dec. 19. vague but persistently de- story of corrupt political .as as the huge international swindle itself was Sunday as federal combined delve into the multiple of the McKesson arid Robbins Drug Authorities were puzzled as to how the ways Donald born Philip could have escaped notice for years out Doings of the arch- swindler included grand and haps diversion narcotics and details of swindle on page 3.) Investigators already have un- covered indications of day diversion of alcohol behind the front of Girard hair manufacturing concern headed by an ex-convict who emerged Coster about 1922. Profits irom this venture aided him .in bling funds to purchase old drug and become its head and start an unparalleled masquerading career of crooked and Authorities that their roundup of individuals was hot completed with the arrest of the and they edly remarked that some others were not considered in the tremendous The indicated inquiry the political phases of the case ably look vigorously into the disappearance of police and district attorney's records that linked the Musicas with the criminal past they sought in various ways to blot out with faked birth cates and apparently theft of criminal Authorities felt the latter not have been easily stolen without Acting States Attorney Gregory F. and assistant Irving S. Kaufman said Sunday they will up activities for the week special emphasis on the of the in- political tions were but investigators believed he must had some protective arrangement with sons unknown to continue his swindle without detection for so Assistant Attorney McMahon will arrive from a meeting to the inquiries of. the various federal agencies working on the e s t i o n g the Musicas in. jail were told able sums taken in an amazing of transactions from the McKesson and Bobbins firm were paid out by the Musicas in blackmail to persons who knew and threatened to expose their criminal Eastern Economic Dec. 19. On- tario chamber of ing last week's agricultural ence in Winnipeg a to eastern recommended day and eastern businessmen economists hold a similar meeting so the facts of the whole situation may be summarized under one The problem of disposing of Canada's surplus agricultural duets is ex- said in a statement issued Saturday by President H. H. Eastern agriculture must its as the provinces had was necessary to deal with the question from a national The statement was drawn up .at an executive meeting to which Ontario's delegates to the peg conference E. H. vice-president of the Ontario Cheuse and R. of the United Co-operative company represented the interests of province at the The executive representatives to the Winnipeg con- ference emphatically declare there was no evidence of by the western provinces on the part of the eastern but only a desire to state the facts of the situation and a find a solution dealing with An eastern conference also should be called with a1 similar GALM AND KIND Beautiful Manners People This one ot a scries of articles by 3. Setter known to thousands of Free Press readers as wiio is now in Britata as London correspondent for the Free By 3. B. McGEACHY have not yet been in England through a crisis or any other .is ail excuse a general It is said that occasions the English re- main calm and have not had a chance to observe his but I am sure people you on the streets of London are a very good tempered crowd and as confident about as if Nelson had won the battle of Trafalgar the day before 3very member of public I have talked to takes it for that if could the rest of the but would regard the as a ance it strictly in the spirit at gentlemen versus I have even met an E who is convinced that at Munich Mr. Chamberlain gave Hitler a firm fatherly lecture on world politics and told him precisely where be got off. The fact that the English are a happy of well Some other com- mon notions about them are as for instance the idea that an Englishman will not speak to a stranger on a without be- ing This is a wildly erroneous opinion if my experience is any In a train from gow to London shared what by courtesy a with a Anglo- Saxon who would qualify where as an Aryan an at mid- night without formality and oued until giving me a useful outline ot ttp of In- a penetrating of myself and some account of the bicycle business in: which he is As sleep did not seem possible I was for his instructive t was CALM AND KIND on lr Landon Says U.S. Is Unit In Opposing Aggressor Aims Dec. 19. United States Republican presidential nominee in 1936, said Sunday night the United States not tolerate any foreign government gaining a foothold on in no matter what party holds power of totalitarian powers are busy spreading propaganda all over Central America and erica to the effect that these cannot count on the con of the policy of the United Landon said in a wide broadcast from the eighth Pan-American conference me say that there is one policy which the people of the United pursued for more than a century of election Utmost Importance is that 1he United States will not tolerate any foreign gaining a foothold on this Delegates to the conference re- garded the United States statement as of the utmost ance since one of. the cited by Argentina for opposition to a United project for ental defence was that she could not rely on the continuity of United States The States and other gates have so far to overcome the Argentine blocking a tion for defence against outside But the continuity Argentines want is more in the good neighbor policy than in the Monroe doctrine and they searched in vain Sunday night in Landon's speech for tion of the good neighbor Landon did not even mention the He praise dom and oE Cordell of in bringing about the friendly understanding that now exists be- tween the United States American the Republican for- mer of was pre- by inference to have proved Hull's policy toward Latin America which is based on good neighbor Although Landon was understood have spoken as he is regarded as second only to Hull as leader of United States delegation and Is the principal United States member of the portant committee of peace where of solidarity and defence have After four of indecisive con- ferences Saturday on the Argentine United States points of view against a skeleton project selectee as delegations will seek this week to write it in language acceptable to The western Landon is a world which on both sides of is growing harder and brutal every He indirectly brough a member of the Pan- American the scope of remarks through reference to Hudson We of from Hudson Bay to the Straits of in common with these new he are horrified and shocked by their incredible reject the of Nazi and ist powers as alien to everything we prize and stand to our hopes and ideals for justice and Landon expressed confidence Communism and Nazism would not succeed in this hemisphere because of liberty is too Landon uttered a challenge to his own we in the United States have become so soft that we are no longer concerned as to whether other countries get a foothold in this the time has come in common with other erican we must take count of these activities in a serious and practical This means ing beyond mere words anc Argentine Fascism Dec. 19. Hundreds of boys of high school and college ages have set selves of arousing tina's people to perils of Yankee are backed by Fascistic and are trained in the gestures of Hi tier Germany and Premier Mussolini of NAZI BLACKMAIL Military Expert Doubts Size of German Air Arm Dec. 19. United States ex- jert said Sunday night Germany had made its air force instrument of international by multiplying the city of its aircraft George Fielding former major in the army's intelligence writing for the Foreign Hitler bargained al Munich conference with fewer first line He said 't was difficult to believe a had Eliot Germany contrived to gain superiority over 3reat Britain and France in the air yy its industrial turn out at rate of thousands Force the Arbiter Munich accord of Sept. 30 Served on the world that force underlies all international relations as a possible final Eliot also profoundly altered he conditions under which forces may be applied tomorrow in Europe Great Eliot things is ably formidable air arm In the outset any com- and tactical doctrine it stands he lies in inability of without more to replace its planes as THE WEATHER p.m. to Saturday 6.39 at 6.30 south wind at 15 miles 29.94. Saturday a.m. to p.m. at 6.10 20: 20; northwest wind at 3 nUes per inches 6.SO io Sunday OO at 8.30 21: 19: 30.14. Sunday a.m. to Sunday Temperature 6.30 20: 8: 20: south at IS miles er trace of 30.06.. lawson Smith Rupert Vancouver George Jasper Eat Current Pr. Albert mi ina 4 4 g 20" 40 44 48 28 32 32 34 42 32 34 22 24 38 Begins Kenora Pt. Arthur Sound London Toronto Kingston Ottawa Montreal Quebec Join Halifax Chicago St. mi ma 2 28 18 8 4 2 27 2S 24 30 30 31 3- 26 33 32 30 32 34 30 34 32 38 3G 33 36 36 26 18 with not much probably tered and much the same cloudy rapidly as the integrated German industry can replace German in five has sunk from first to sixth place in air Eliot but still has most formidable and army in France Plans Strength Display Dec. 19; 1938, Havas An sive display of France's naval and air calculated to remind Italy oi country's strength and the will to defend its will mark Premier state visit to Tunisia and Corsica early next it was learned Saturday Both in Tunisia and key territories singled by the Italian demonstrations have been organized give Borne proof of the loyalty to Hardy Pope Pius Vatican Dec. 19. Pius XI braved cold and rainy weather Sunday to go to the Academy of in the Vatican gardens to preside at the opening of The pontiff delivered a 45-minute discourse on science and religion to an assemblage of prelates and Bennett Pleads Unity Dec. 19. Con- federation not in danger of breaking up of a few differences between the and Provincial in the opinion of Hon. H. B. former prime of Addressing the annual banquet of the Dominion Commercial association here Saturday Mr. Bennett joined with his as Hon. Dr. R. J. in pleading for national harmony and under- of Liberal meet rift to be held Monday page 3.) Dr. Manion said he was ed 95 per cent of the people were determined to maintain ation and Mr. Bennett went further and to the between Prime Minister kenzie King and Premiers Hepburn and Duplessis of Ontario and He did so in the presence of members Of both the Dominion and Quebec Turns to Ministers Turning directly to Hon. secretary of and Hon. Anatole Quebec roads he be not disturbed about little ences provinces and be- provinces and the Fifty years went Premier Mercier of Quebec called conference to which came the premiers of five of the then seven including Sir Oliver premier of and W. S. Fielding of Nova Scotia who declared his province ite right to secede from The conference adopted a proposed Sir Oliver Mowat in favor of unrestricted reciprocity and thereby settled policy of the Liberal The present therefore was not the time provincial premiers got together or attempted to influence federal run away with the idea that a little difference between a province and dominion is a matter of great John A. MacDonald had to meet that onslaught led by Mr. Wercier and He it is about 3ut he had a general election and came back to with a support from all the as a people cannot all have our ways in our concluded Mr. Bennett here a. there a with good ony spirit of our Christian faith stressed at this season of the year let us march toward to a. greater Dr. Manion said Canada could not be united and prosperous unless understanding and harmony first duty of any public man s to bold Confederation Dr. I believe 95 per cent of the people in every are just as determined to maintain Confederation as were the of- northern states to States together in he last Rinfret brought greetings rpm Prime Minister Mackenzie Ong described the business outlook for 1939 as continued threats of a world war were retarding Mr. Carignan spoke for Premier who was unable to end arid sectionalism and extreme nationalism would not contribute to the advancement of Hon. Adelard Quebec Liberal said Canada's geo- ethnic and economic ion offered great possibilities but unless Canadians possessed a true national spirit the country would not fulfill its CANADA PREPARES Voluntary Census of Trained Men For War Service Nears Completion Dec. 19. effort on toe part of Canadian in a national registration of professional and technical service be placed at the disposal in of With the concurrence of the national defence this is at being under- taken by the Engineering Institute oi the Canadian Institute ol the tute oi Mining and Metallurgy and The policy is in line that being carried in Kingdom where tion of njen ana themselves for is Some timS ago the Canadian Medical association began to list among its members their services assailable to the country in event Already defence department possesses relating to the various More than been and bearing tion and processes have been Departmental experts are studying best be con- verted from to tiine work sized that of technical prof nien was purely by the institutes with the co-operation ol the department I I I jj S
