Progress Club Meets for Organization Purposes and Objectives Are Outlined
Calgary March 10 A new relief scale for Calgary's unemployed effective April 1 will cut food quotas about 11 percent, receiving final endorsement from civic authorities. City commissioners and relief department officials were instructed to implement the reductions by the first of the month at a secret meeting. The scale will conform to the Alberta government's policy.
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Calgary
C. P
Council
Alberta
Immigration Amendment Proposed In House Of Commons
An immigration bill introduced by A. W. Nelli would bar entry to those over 15 who cannot read English or French or another European language, aiming to exclude Japanese. It sets a July 1, 1913 effective date, with safeguards for relatives of admissible residents. Also, Progress Club in Medicine Hat formed with aims to improve city welfare through a junior business group and Committee appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
C.P
Europe
House of Commons
A. W. Nelli
Comox-Alberni
Nett
Marlier
Neill
Japan
Bennett
Canada
Progress Club
Sheldon Buckles
Medicine Hat
Buckles
Cluv
W. Roxborough
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Dandurand Debates Rail Unification Policy in Senate
Raoul Dandurand, government leader, revisited the railway unification issue in the Senate. He questioned figures backing Beauvoir’s motion to settle the railways problem and warned against private or public monopolies. He cited past commissions and noted limited savings from prior cooperative plans, opposing immediate unification.
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Ottawa
Canada
Senate
Raoul Dandurand
C. P. Beauulen
Montreal
Dominion
Canadian National Railways
Danduraid
AU Lw
Prison Break at Stony Mountain Sparks Massive Hunt
Three convicts fled Stony Mountain penitentiary at seven this morning as fog shrouded the complex. Warden Gordon Campbell led a large search with Royal Canadian Mounted Police and prison guards aided by bloodhounds and a trained dog. Suspects Arthur Ward Frank Shura and Jack Hilderman face bank robbery breaking and armed robbery sentences.
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Stony Mountain
Man
C.P
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Stony Mountain Penitentiary
Gordon Campbell
Arthur Ward
Frank Shura
Jack Hilderman
Provinces urged to seek autonomy from federal funds
In Ottawa on March 10 Oscar Boulanger proposed a resolution in the House of Commons calling for the federal government to stop funding projects fully within provincial jurisdiction. The move aims to respect provincial autonomy and improve Dominion finances. Former Chatham mayor George Gowen, 76, has died.
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Ottawa
C.P
House of Commons
Oscar Boulanger
Lib
Belicchasic
British Sore At Von Ribbentrop
Unfriendly demonstrations greet Joachim Von Ribbentrop in London at a conference with Halifax. Protesters shout "Get out Ribbentrop" and call for Niemoeller's release and for Ernest Thaelmann, both referenced as political prisoners.
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von Ribbentrop
London
C.P
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Rd Halifax
Vone
Foreign Office
Halifax
Ribbentrop
Niemoeller
Martin Niemoeller
Ernest Thaelmann
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act projects by province
Agriculture Minister Gardiner told E G Nasell in the House of Commons that 2 445 projects have been completed in Saskatchewan and 659 in Alberta under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act. Saskatchewan saw 2 418 individual farmer projects and 27 by communities or municipalities. Alberta had 33 individual farmer projects and 26 by communities or municipalities.
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Ottawa
C.P
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Gardiner
E. G. Nasell
S.C
Macleod
House of Commons
Textile Industry Probe Costs Revealed in Ottawa
Ottawa report shows the royal commission on the textile industry spent 1732431 dollars up to February 18. Justice Turgeon chaired the inquiry with compensation at 35 dollars daily plus travel allowances. Associate counsel Elie Beauregard collected 32575 dollars in fees plus living and travel expenses.
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Ottawa
C.P
Royal Commission
House of Commons
W. F. A. Turgeon
Elie Beauregard
Killer whales chase Indian fisherman to the beach
An unidentified Indian fisherman was bumped about by two playful killer whales near shore. The boats rocked as the whales pursued toward the beach until one grounded briefly and then swam free as the fisherman scrambled ashore.
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Victoria
Clearing House Weekly Returns Show Variances
Returns for this week total 151,997 while last week reached 177,351 and the same week last year stood at 165,308. The figures indicate a drop from the prior week but exceed the year-ago level.
Communists in French Cabinet Take Place in Power
Paris March 10 The third Popular Front government fell today and Social ist Leader Leon Blum accepted Lebrun’s invitation to form a cabinet. If he succeeds, France will have Communists in its government for the first time in history as Chautemps resigns after Radical Socialist majority opposition to plenary powers.
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Paris
C.P
Popular Front
France
Leon Blum
Albert Lebrun
Chautemps
Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Cockcroft Hints Of Resignation In Alberta Legislature
Edmonton March 9 Charles Cockroft Social Credit member for Stettler hinted at resigning before the next session of the legislature. He does not attend party caucuses and urged Hon W A Fallon Minister of Public Works to resign so Vermilion constituents can express an opinion.
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Edmonton
C.P
Charles Cockroft
Social Credit
Stettler
Alberta
W. A. Fallon
Federal and provincial powers clash over constitutional duties
In the House of Commons Hon. Norman Rogers urged an end to bickering between federal and provincial governments over constitutional responsibilities. He said both sides must act and be funded to perform their proper powers, while Oscar Boulang er’s resolution to halt provincial money grants was debated and then withdrawn.
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Ottawa
C.P
House of Commons
Normon Rogers
Canada
Alberta Legislature floors nonconfidence motion in 45 to 7 vote
D M Duggan’s motion to oust the government was defeated 45 to seven in the Alberta legislature. Liberals supported Duggan while Social Credit and some independents voted against. The debate followed a push for a basic dividend and lower government costs amid tax and debt concerns.
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Edmonton
Social Credit
Seton Low
A. V. Bourcier
Lac Ste. Anne
J. H. Unwin
Edeon
C. C. Ross
Athabaska
Cockroft
Fred Anderson
Calgary
Duggan
Mineral Rights Tax Cut in Alberta Legislature
Alberta lawmakers reduce mineral rights tax from three cents to one third of a cent per acre affecting about 15 to 17 million acres with estimated revenue near 50 000. Debate over tax validity and penalties followed as committee stage advanced various bills toward third reading.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Lucien Maynard
Maynard
E. L. Gray
D. M. Duggan
Supreme Court Examines Ontario Acts on Judicial Powers
Ottawa March 10 The Supreme Court of Canada heard a reference from the Ontario Attorney General on four statutes the Adoption Act Children Protection Act Children of Unmarried Parents Act and Deserted Wives and Children's Maintenance Act The court adjourned to March 18 and weighed the issue of whether provincial bodies may grant judicial powers to appointees and thus affect domestic relations and police court decisions The Chief Justice noted that excluding all non federally appointed judges would limit provincial authority to administer justice The Dominion argued for only federally appointed judges to exercise judicial functions
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Ottawa
C.P
Supreme Court of Canada
Lyman Puff
J.C. McAuer
Dominion
Insurgent Drive Near Coast as Aragon Front Advances
Insurgent forces pressed the Aragon front toward the Mediterranean on March 10, driving closer to Daroca and threatening the Belchite Vives Del Rio road. Fran Co's push between Zaragoza and Teruel claimed eight miles of gains with five strategic positions seized, while government lines in the Vivel Del Rio sector were checked.
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Daroca
Aragon
Spain
C.P
Mediterranean
Belchite-Vives del Rio
Zaragoza
Teruel
Belchire-Vives del Rio
Vivel
Defence Ministry
Barcelona
Vivel del Rio
Mackenzie King and Maj. Douglas Correspondence
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King refused to comment on the exchange with Major Douglas over Powc uhuna Unwin defamation case while releasing seven letters. Douglas asked if Powell would face deportation for aiding Alberta. King said Powell was duly convicted of defamatory libel under the Canadian Criminal Code and that Canada would not interfere with courts, ensuring Douglas and others face no police or legal hindrance as long as laws are observed.
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King
Alberta
G. W. Powell
Averhart
Douglas
Mr. King
Fine Powell
Canada
Powell
Justice Iveson
Ives
Douglas Wuld
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National Life of Canada
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National
Dandur
CPR
Uniticu
Sir Edward
Dandurand
Geo. W Gowen
Chatham
Ant
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act
Govt
Cockcroft
Urges
United
Bellehasse
Boulanger
Rogers
Mr. Boulanger
Social Credit Board
MacLachlan
Bhusa
N. B. James
Acadia
Mackenzie King
Maj. Douglas
Allada
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