Reorganization of Customs and Excise Department Advances
Ottawa reports the bill to rename the department as the Department of National Revenue and split it into three commissions for Customs, Excise, and Income Tax. Debate centers on appointing empowered commissioners, transfer of ministerial duties, and the scope of seizure authority.
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Cluliltuly Uy Lis Ultuvulalamiuil Llu AI
Church
Department of Customs and Excise
Department
R. B. Hanson
York- Sunbury
W. D. Buler
Customs
Department of National Revenue
J. D. Chaplin
Lincoln
National
Revenue
Stevens
Euler
Doings in Parliament Ottawa March 9
In Ottawa Parliament today the Senate sits at three o'clock and the Commons will take up private members business. A third reading was given the soldier settlers land revaluation bill. The National Revenue Department reform bill awaits third reading. First readings include refunds to Canadian National securities totaling 920 million and an export tax on Northwest fur. The War Charities Act repeal bill and canal company charter renewal were noted. Public Works estimates were reviewed.
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Ottawa
Customs and Excise Department
Clouse
Department of National Revenue
Customs, Excise
Income Tax
T. TI. Church
Toronto Northwest
Mr. Church
Premer King
Church
Nevdtionler Far Tha Naeaum Minut Thoalf
Senate
Department of Customs and Excise
Northwest Territories
Montreal
Georgian Bay
Auguin
Public Works Department
Burdett Well Reaches Deep Limestone in Alberta
Calgary march 8 the imperial well at burdett has passed the limestone into shale at depths around 3600 feet with a current depth of 3693 feet drilling continues under t draper the companys alberta manager the limestone section may be identical to turner valley and its extension will be watched closely by oil men
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Calgary
Burdett
T. Draper
Alberta
Draper
Turner Valley
Girl Sentenced for Bank Vault Attempt
Marian Meyers, a former University of South Dakota student, was sentenced to thirty days in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to an attempted robbery of the First National Bank vault in Vermillion to obtain $21 for tuition.
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Vermillion
Marian Meyers
University of South Dakota
State Penitentiary
First National Bank
Grain inspection at Winnipeg reports arrivals by car class
March 9 grain tallies show 352 wheat cars with 83 contract grade, 208 last year, plus 111 coarse grain cars versus 100 previously. The data reflects shipments for the period across wheat and other grains.
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Winipeg
Gottleib Rath Found Not Guilty in Assault Case
In a criminal trial, Gottleib Rath is acquitted of assaulting Adam Kungel after magistrate Walsh cites insufficient crown evidence and grave suspicions against Rath. Witnesses from both sides describe a night of stones, sticks, and disputed events at the Rath residence and road area.
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Justice Walsh
Gottloib Rath
Adam Kungel
Kungal
Rath
Gottleib Rath
Kungel
Gottleib
J. A. Weiss
Adam
Aram
Robert
Penteliuk Given 30 Day Sentence After Knife Attack
Bill Penteliuk was sentenced to one month in prison by Mr Justice Walsh at the Supreme Court for assault causing injury. The judge noted leniency due to age and Bennick's aggressor role, stressing that knife use is never justified and that Penteliuk had no excuse in the circumstances. A witness, G Bawaski, faced admonitions for missing court.
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Bill Penteliuk
Lethbridge
Justice Walsh
Supreme Court
Bennick
Pentelluk
G. Bawaski
Inspector Scott
Bawaski
His Lordship
Sewer Worker swept through London sewer in flood
A sewer worker in Chancery Lane was carried by a flood through tunnels from Fleet Street to Ludgate Circus and into the Fleet river, finally emerging into the Thames beneath Blackfriars Bridge. He was rescued by river police and suffered only severe exhaustion.
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London
Chancery Lane
Fleet Street
Ludgate Circus
Fleet
Prices at the Stockyards Calgary March 9 Livestock Review
Receipts today totaled cattle 831 calves 299 hogs 1007 sheep 337. Market active for good butcher cattle with yesterday's quality gains, stocker feeder steers steady, hogs down 10 cents from last quotes. Cattle prices ranged from 3 to 7 in various grades, hogs priced at 10.85 to 11.93 per hundredweight off cars.
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Calgary
Legislature backs Alberta Liquor Board chief amid debate
Edmonton March 9 The Alberta Legislative assembly passed a motion of confidence in R J Dinning chairman and sole commissioner of the Alberta Liquor Control Board after a contentious debate led by A A McGillivray Conservative leader. Government and most Labor members supported the resolution despite opposition from Liberal leaders and Lucien Bourdeau who voted no. Premier Brownlee pledged a public accounts committee hearing for Dinning and officials while denying serious charges against the liquor administration.
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Edmonton
R. J. Dinning
Alberta Liquor Control Board
A. A. McGillivray
Arthur Smeaton
Lethbridge
Lucien Boudreau
St. Albert
Dinning
J. T. Shaw
George Webster
House
Mr. Dinning
Liquor Board
Public Accounts Committee
Assembly
Lucien Bourdeau
Labor
Napoleon
Arlington Hotel
Smeaton
Ald. R
Capt
Teader
Brownlee
Boudreau
Mr. McGillivray
Forster
Schurer
J. F. Lymburn
Interim Payments Rolling In For Prairie Wheat Pools
Winnipeg reports a 20,000,000 interim wheat payment to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta pool members with 15 cents a bushel on most wheat and 20 cents on durum. Coarse grains like oats barley rye and flax get 8 12 and 20 cents respectively per bushel. Alberta plans a 6,000,000 interim wheat payment with 1 per bushel plus the interim wheat share.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
A. J. MacPhail
Canadian Co-operative Wheat Producers, Ltd
McPhail
Calgary
Alberta Wheat Pool
Horrible Atrocities Attributed To The Constabulary
Rev. E Gribble of Forest River Mission charges a Perth police party with massacring aborigines last year. He alleges natives were tied to stakes and burned and later used for revolver practice. Thirty natives reported dead. remains found at the police camp site during an investigation of a native murder charge.
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Perth
Western Australia
Vancouver
Rev
E. Gribble
Forest River Mission
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DEPT
Hugh Guthrie
W. G. McQuarrie
New Westminster
Civil Service
Fernand Rinfret
Secretary of State
McQuarrie
D. M. Kennedy
U.F.A
Peace River
C Customs
Lady May Cambridge
Lady May
Capetown
Earl of Athlone
Duke of Tech
Queen Mary
Ludge
Rungel
Adam Kangel
Christian
Mary Rath
Christian Rungel
Weiss
Adium
Jacob
Witness
Robert Rath
Penteliuk
Suffield Town Hall
Liquor Commission
Constabulary
Stoke
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