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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 19, 1929
Page
7
New York stocks fell sharply in the final hour as the ticker dropped to 228 and the day totaled 4 504 560 shares. Wall Street cited economist Roger Babson declaring the recent rally a bear-market rally, renewed copper stock fears, and heavy gold exports to Britain as key factors.
The Board of Railway Commissioners reserved judgment after investigations into safety devices for level crossings. Producers urged adoption of their signals and gates while railway representatives argued the wig wag and bell remain the best option. Many automobile associations municipal bodies and provincial governments sent representatives, showing the hearing's high importance.
Provisional itinerary issued by Dr. John W. Ross shows a Canadian businessmen tour to the Orient next year. The party departs Vancouver October 16, 1930 and returns December 13, with collaboration from the Canadian legation in Tokyo and the government trade commissioner to Shanghai.
No agreement reached at a two hour conference between Premier Mackenzie King and Common cabinet, with Premier J B Brownlee of Alberta, over turning natural resources to Alberta. The Alberta representations were to be written and sent to the Dominion Government. Brandon Fort William grain appeal board to be established with Calgary and Edmonton boards cited. Dr D A MacGibbon, grain commissioners member, outlined plans for a head of the lakes board to settle grain quality disputes.
The Great Western Railway Company has placed orders for 200 railway sleepers of Canadian Douglas fir. The timber will support extension work approved by the government under the Development Act of 1929, aiding the unemployment situation.
Frederick Joseph Trevelyan Perceval 54 rancher from Alberta James Watm Perceval 65 London baker and father of six contend with Robert Pownall Haydock Lancashire optician in a three cornered fight to claim the Earldom of Egmont Bacon Perceval, Parc Arden and Aran Lovell and Holland. Estates valued from 500000 to 1000000 dollars. Family records traced to 1733 with searches reaching Australia.
Major L. T. Burwash reports the deaths of three Scottish natives in the Canadian Arctic. Harold Lucca of the Hudson’s Bay Company drowned near Gijon Haven during a blizzard. Ian McKay Christie perished at Bathurst Post after 20 hours of freezing exposure. A fourth HBC recruit from Scotland died on Car nation Gulf after breaking through new ice.
Windsor government inspector Dr G R Cruickshanks says there is no line between sanity and insanity. He notes over 1,000 insane people walked Windsor streets and adds some valuable citizens are cranks whose work is useful. He favors institutional care when beneficial.
December 11 was a mail day at Fort Chipewyan in the northeast cover of Alberta. Two planes of Commercial Airways, Ltd. flew the 160 mile jump from Fort McMurray to Chipewyan on Lake Athabasca. They carried the first consignment, half a ton of air mail, under the Dominion plan to deliver letters within the Arctic circle.
Col Cyrus Peck VC addressed here detailing his England visit to attend a banquet for Victoria Cross holders. He intimated Princess Mary Victoria of Canada may be appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the 16% Canadian Scottish Regiment soon, after the event.
Charles Isauilton Carroll a renowned Saskachewan merchant aged 17 died here after a long career. Funeral services were held December 12 with interment at Ocean View Cemetery. He was born in Warwick Lambton County Ontario.
Washington senators who voted against joining the World Court before show renewed opposition to the new entry plan. They deem modifications to the court rules insufficient and may influence the final Senate vote, signaling continued resistance to U S adherence.
Auburn New York convicts attempted a prison break at Auburn prison led by desper ate men. Warden Edgar S Jennings and principal keeper George A Durnford were taken hostage. State troopers used gas and a driven assault to reclaim control, Durnford died in the fighting and remaining guards were recovered.
Gasoline driven tractors will replace camels on a desert expedition organized by French fund and Chinese scientists to explore North China and Indo China next year. The joint scientific research is by the National Scientific Union of China and Citroen of France. The Chinese expedition starts from Peiping in February and will join French explorers in Persia after crossing Russian Turkestan.
An 11 year old Polish lad starved and ragged, found with Canadian soldiers in Soroka, Siberia during the Russian upheaval. He grew to manhood as John Petroskey and sought naturalization yesterday, adopting George Harvey as his name after the Canadian soldier who helped him. Harvey testified to the court.
Last member of the MacAlpine party, Don Goodwin, departs for Hamilton Ontario after arriving in The Pas. He suffered frostbite with three toes amputated and had been resting following the operation. Dr Donald Bruce accompanied him, having joined the party at Cambridge Bay.
The Royal York Hotel bought a carload of champion steers at the Toronto fair, fifteen hand picked steers from Macy Intyre ranch in Alberta weighing about 1200 pounds each. They were hailed as the finest finished beef in Canada as they entered the Colosseum arena. The Royal York also bought the Grand Champion Wether, the first prize cart of ten lambs, and the Grand Champion Steer Play Boy raised by Ernest Robson of Denfield Ontario, paid at 1.25 a pound totaling 1093 dollars.
Alberta and the Dominion Government near a deal on returning natural resources to the province. Premier Brownlee and colleagues travel to Ottawa for further talks with Prime Minister Mackenzie King. The settlement involves continued federal subsidies tied to Alberta’s population, with unique issues due to vast national parks containing coal deposits.
Ottawa announces consideration of several additional steamship routes to promote Canadian trade abroad. Minister James Malcolm said the move follows the success of the subsidized freight service linking British Columbia ports with Australia. Tenders are asked for eastern ports to India Ceylon and East Africa.
Rejiro Wakatsuki and Admiral Takarabe leading Japan to the London disarmament conference said Japan would move toward naval reductions, though it wishes to retain submarines as a weapon. The delegation plans a Washington stop before London, where the conference opens next month.
London reports Britain’s Labor Government in the House of Commons sits in minority on unemployment policy. Unemployment stood at 1,202,900 with December figures showing seasonable work possibilities, while Lord Privy Seal J H Thomas outlines plans for 389,300 months of work. Ramsay MacDonald to have the salary debate before Christmas to review the issue. Conservatives and Liberals critique the plans, Lloyd George’s scheme cited as the only potential solution. Empire crusaders mobilize to back imperial policy as a remedy to distress.
Wiesbaden marked Armistice Day style scenes as the Union Jack was lowered and last British troops evacuated the Rhineland. General Thwaites and French leaders attended as Fusiliers marched to the station for 3:30 pm entrainment. William Leeds remains as high commissioner until all occupation ends.
Four Vancouver businessmen led by J G Robsin T T Gadd Major L R Andrews and J H McDonald sail on the Aorangi to Australia and New Zealand to study requirements address organizations and interview business and government heads and conduct investigations to open markets for British Columbia lumber products.
British officials urged by the Conservative agricultural committee to file representations with Germany over alleged dumping of cereals into Great Britain. The committee, meeting in Parliament, debated importing cereals under the bounty system, asserting the action breaches mutual obligations.
Judge A Le Bonnycastie of Dauphin district upholds a magistrate ruling that a mounted police officer has power to stop a motor vehicle under provincial law and raf statutes. The decision supports enforcement authority of police in transportation cases.
Atholstan D and the Montreal Star with the cooperation of the Canadian Pacific Railway announce the opening of a special relief kitchen for the unemployed during winter. Meals will be entirely free.
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