25 Jan 1923
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 25, 1923
Page
1
The Ruhr strike spreads with railway workers shutting down major routes from Duesseldorf to Cologne. Paris Berlin and Warsaw Paris expresses stalled. Telegraph and telephone workers threaten midnight walkout under French military authorities in Mayence.
Professor J C McLennan of Toronto University repeats a helium gas demonstration before scientists. He notes helium's wartime use for airships and Canada’s rich resources at Bow Island. He cites price drops from 1000 to 1500 dollars per cubic foot to about 0.19 dollars per cubic foot, and laments Calgary plant closure due to funding.
In Edmonton on January 25, W H Farquharson and W G Shields of Macleod pressed for extending public marketing facilities beyond wheat. Shields urged citizens to meet economic strain through personal action as the debate in the Alberta Legislature opened its second day with optimistic yet serious tones.
A fragmentary passage echoes Robert Burns themes and lines about fate and value with phrases like that and a that and the world o’er. The text resembles a Scottish poetic meditation on common humanity and future rewards.
Edmonton reports deny that Attorney General J Brownlee plans to resign from the U S A government. He says he has no intention of leaving and works in harmony with the premier. Greenfield also denies cabinet disputes and notes no push to cut the $2000 sessional indemnity despite caucus chatter about changes.
Clearing house totals show this week at 282242 dollars, last week 286730, and the same week last year 262473. The figures compare week to week and year over year for financial activity reported by the clearing house.
John W. Lucan of Cayley Alberta is highlighted among Canadiana farmers for bringing honor to Canada by winning the sweepstakes at the international grain and hay show in Chicago. The item notes his success in a major worldwide grain exhibition.
Vancouver reports Agassiz Levis May Echo, a five year old Holstein at the Dominion Experimental Farm, produced 20 880 pounds of milk in the last year with over four percent butterfat, equaling 1673 pounds of butter. This breaks the prior world butter record set by Tella Pontiac of Brantford and surpasses other milk producers.
Edmonton January 25 Special to The News Buckley faces a stack of patient letters as he prepares a private bill to incorporate chiropractors into a provincial association. The proposal, opposed by many, would create a five member council from province practitioners prior to March 1 1922, with powers shifting to a future University of Alberta chiropractic faculty. A fine of £200 would be charged for illegal practice after enactment.
An ultimatum treaty will be presented to the Turks next Wednesday January 31 with a February 2 adjournment of the Near East conference whether the Turks sign. Allies deny a rupture and pledge to return to Lausanne if needed. France backs the plan as Mosul dispute heads to the League of Nations with Lord Curzon and the Earl of Balfour set to argue.
Alfred Snow of Calgary, a news agent at the Aldersyde branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway, was fined 60 dollars and costs in an R.C.M.P. court today by Magistrate Rae for smuggling tobacco into Canofa. The tobacco was confiscated. Sergt Lillis led the prosecution.
A Calgary Herald report notes Turner Valley oil fights produced a record wet gas strike at the Illinois Alberta well. Government tests recorded 820 pounds pressure, the highest in the area, signaling a possible surge in natural gas and gasoline output. Calgary businessmen and three engineers watched as the well shot, tearing boards from the derrick and roaring for about five minutes before pressure eased.
Two Cork residents named O'Reilly and Fitzgerald were executed at Waterford barracks this morning after being found guilty of possessing arms.
Arthur H. Evans, secretary of the Primhellér local of the United Mine Workers of America, faces a serious allegation he stole 2654.10 from the local funds with a shady cheque. Police seek his arrest, suspect he is in Canada, and note he previously posted bail after a Drumheller court appearance. Evens was a delegate at the Alberta Federationist Labor convention and an active Red Internationale supporter.
In Gold Production from Cobalt Ontario the piece shows Ontario share of world gold output climbing from 7.2 percent in 1922 to an estimated 10.02 percent in 1923. Northern Ontario now outproduces all but the Rand, with projections it may match it. Output values rise from 1915 at 8.4 million dollars to 1922 at 31.5 million and an estimated 30 million in 1923.
Edmonton report states George Armstrong, former Edmonton postmaster, has been remanded for trial in the higher court by Magistrate Privréed. The case centers on alleged official conduct while in office.
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