Barthou Rules Out Any German Rearmament Pact
In Geneva on May 30 delegates debated disarmament after Louis Barthou, French foreign minister, stated France will not sign any agreement permitting German rearmament under any circumstances. Sir John Simon urged realism while Barthou's remarks shocked the conference and dimmed hopes of a quick accord.
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France
Germany
J. Lemon
Geneva
Louis Barthou
John Simon
Barthou
War signals and budgets as disarmament conference opens
Geneva opens with two major military displays and budget manoeuvres in France Italy and the United States. In Arabia Mejax troops march toward Sana as Yemen’s Imam agrees to peace terms. In Canada and Chaco fighting continues around Fort Ballivan while Italy plans two capital cruisers costing 82 million dollars, adding to a 40 million dollar naval budget. Mussolini’s remarks linked to page five.
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Sana
Yemen
Arabia
Iman
Canada
Chaco
Fort Ballivan
Manchester Guardian
Benito Mussolini
Rainfall Refreshes Central North Alberta Fields After Heat
Edmonton reports welcome rain from Peace River to Calgary easing blistering heat. One quarter inch fell overnight with ongoing showers. southern areas still need more rain to curb grasshopper damage. Saskatoon notes near 100 F heat year’s May sun with green sprouts wilting. moisture exists east of city but south and west require rain to prevent further burning and grasshopper impact.
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Peace River
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Morris, Man
Mercury
Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatoon
Russia becomes wheat importer amid crop failures
The Financial Times reports Russia has joined wheat importers with shipments to Vladivostock from Australia and Argentina totaling 22,500 tons. Two cargoes came from Australia and one from Argentina. The paper cites crop failure and higher local consumption due to troop presence as reasons and notes continued shipments of cereals and cement from Black Sea ports to Vladivostock.
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London
Russia
Financial Times
Vladivostock
Australia
Argentina
Black Sea
Dr. Gershaw Seeks Sugar Tax Removal
Dr. F. W. Gershaw of Medicine Hat urged the Canadian Commons to remove the one cent a pound excise duty on home-grown sugar. He noted much of the domestic sugar is now used in Canada. The finance minister gave no encouragement.
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Thomas Wayling
Ottawa
F. W. Gershaw
Lib
Medicine Hat
Commons
Canada
Minister of Finance
Forest Fires Rage Across Canadian U S Regions
The Canadian and U S report widespread forest fires across five provinces with New Brunswick hardest hit Oliver settlement in Res igiouche county left with only a church almshouse and a house after evacuation. In Albany New York the Adirondacks reported the season’s worst blaze near Saranac Lake burning 10 000 acres. Oregon Washington and Idaho faced new fire threats from thunderstorms and cloudbursts.
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Oliver Settlement
New Brunswick
Resigiouche
L. P.D. Tilley
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
kLoup
Quebec
Norandaouyn
Amos
Amherst
N.S
Cumberland County
Ontario
Little Red Lake
N.B
Campbellton
Albany
N.Y
Adirondacks
Saranac Lake
Seattle
Wash
Inland Empire
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Idaho
Washington
Montana
Gateway
Ore
Madras
Debate Set Between Premier Anderson and Coldwell in Saskatoon
Regina May 30 report says Premier Anderson and Farmer-Labor leader M J Coldwell will debate publicly in Saskatoon on Saturday June 16. Arrangements are agreed. Liberal leader James G Gardiner was invited but could not change his own constituency meeting that night.
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Regina
Anderson
M. J. Coldwell
Farmer-Labor
Saskatoon
James G. Gardiner
Beer Tax Reductions Spark Calgary Skepticism
Calgary brewers doubt a five cent beer price after Ottawa cuts malt tax by a half cent per pound and lowers the tariff on imported beer. Finance Minister Rhodes announced the changes, effective July 1, as Parliament passed income tax and tariff revisions.
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Calgary
Alberta
Ottawa
J. B. Cross
Calgary Brewing Co
House of Commons
Finance
HE. N. Rhodes
House
Avers Relief Should Be Given In Cash
David C. Adie commissioner of welfare for New York State told the Canadian Conference on Social Work that relief should be given in cash rather than grocery orders. He urged fair wages across the continent and warned that higher pay would reduce welfare needs. Ontario Attorney General W H Price supported family court review of juvenile delinquency causes. Dr J G Wherrett reported Tuberculosis campaign success.
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Hamilton
Ont
David C. Adie
New York State
Conference On Social Work
Adie
Family Court
W. H. Price
Ontario
J. G. Wherrett
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Leonard Hill Kills Himself After 48-Hour Manhunt
In Worthing England on May 30 Leonard Hill, the sole gunman, died by suicide with the pistol used to shoot Inspector Arthur Jex who is now recovering. Police and volunteers had surrounded him during a 48 hour manhunt in Sussex.
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Worthing
England
Leonard Hill
Arthur Jex
Hill
Sussex
Royals win season opener in Lethbridge
May 30. Medicine Hat Royals defeated the Miners 8 to 5 to claim the first win in the newly formed Southern Alberta Amateur Baseball League. The teams meet again tonight.
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Lethbridge
Medicine Hat Royals
Southern Alberta Amateur Baseball League
Miners
Sabotage Alleged By Capt Geo Pond
Capt Geo Pond accuses an air plane he and Lieut Cesare Sabelli flew across the Atlantic of deliberate tampering before departure from New York. He claims definite proof and will pursue charges upon returning to New York.
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G.A. Pond
London
Geo. Pond
Cesare Sabelli
Atlantic
New York
Pond
Rioting erupts as Grace liner crew attacked in San Pedro
San Francisco May 30 AP Rioting flared in the Pacific coast longshore strike sector after two Grace liner Santa Lucia officers Ernest Johanson quartermaster and William Williamson third electrician were beaten at the Wilmington terminal San Pedro Calif. The San Francisco strike committee rejected a shippers peace proposal prompting warnings the strike may involve other unions and broaden in scope.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Grace
Santa Lucia
Wilmington
San Pedro
Calif
Ernest Johanson
William Williamson
Pacific Northwest
Tacoma
Wash
Ray of Hope Washington
Jas. Cope
A.P
United States
Toledo
Toledo Edison Company
Bingham Factory
Pittsburgh
Kas
Kansas
Britain Eyes New War Debt Settlement With U S
London officials signal Britain aims to settle the wartime debt with the United States on a new basis. Authorities say gold shipments to New York may precede a June 15 instalment while official confirmation remains absent. Financial circles note the unusual shipments and hint at readiness to negotiate toward settlement.
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London
United States
New York
Britain
Farmer Labor Victory Predicted in Saskatchewan
Regina reports emphatic claims that CCF members will govern without compromise if elected, with M. J. Coldwell predicting a farmer labor victory on June 19. Capt Eden Philpott spoke to a large Yorkton crowd, praised the youthful CCF slate, and amplified outside city hall.
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Regina
C.C.F
M. J. Coldwell
Yorkton
Capt. Eden Philpott
Saskatchewan
Farmer-Labor Party
Ontario
Reunion of Lovers in Queensville After 22 Years
Violet Sparks widow of an Indian army officer and John Steele aged 40 of Queensville are set to wed after being separated for 22 years. Sparks arrived from England with her 11 year old son Alfred and reunited with Steele for the first time since their parting in England.
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Queensville
Ont
Violet Sparks
John Steele
Low Wages at Packing Plant in Hull Plant
Ottawa report says 25 percent of Hull Quebec Packers workers earned 19 cents an hour or less and 17 percent earned 15 cents per hour, equaling about 7.20 a week for 48 hours. At Hull plant 35 men and women were employed with some paid 3 and 4 dollars per week.
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Ottawa
Hull
Que
Canada
A. B
Toronto
Virginia Johnson Fatal Self Immolation in Sacramento
Virginia Johnson 22 daughter of State Treasurer Charles G Johnson killed herself by setting herself on fire in Sacramento authorities said the fear of going mad preceded the act. District Attorney Neil McAllister announced the details today.
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Sacramento
Calif
Virginia Johnson
Charles G. Johnson
Neil McAllister
Drought Area Farmers Call for Two Year Mortgaged Livestock Moratorium
Farmers in drought zones urge a two year halt on mortgage payments for livestock to ease financial strain. The move aims to prevent foreclosures as forage shortages persist and prices rise, with likely new policy discussions ahead.
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U.S
Treaty Aims to End US Intervention in Cuba
Washington May 30 President Roosevelt sent a proposal to the Senate for a new treaty with Cuba to abolish the 30 year old Platt amendment which authorized US intervention to protect Cuban independence and American lives and property. Senate leaders pledged swift action.
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Washington
Cuba
United States
Senate
Roosevelt
Island Republic
Constructive Action Needed in Saskatchewan Address
Dr W W Swangon of Saskatchewan University urged a constructive program of action at a Saskatchewan Retail Merchants Association meeting in Moose Jaw. He criticized blundering relief measures, lamented the London Conference's failure, and urged reforms to stop wealth from flowing east, fostering western prosperity for farmers and villagers.
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Moose. Jaw, Sask
Saskatchewan University
Saskatchewan Retail Merchants’ Association
Canada
United States
Two Young Med Hat Boys Drown In Burrard Inlet
Vancouver May 30 William Bailey eight and Nelson Bailey nine sons of W S Bailey a Canadian Pacific Railway employee at Medicine Hat Alberta were drowned when the boat they rode in capsized in Burrard Inlet near Brockton Point Morris Zlotnik 51 who rowed the skiff was rescued by a Japanese fishing boat and rushed to hospital after aiding the stricken youth The tragedy occurred while the party fished off Lumberman by Park and the rip tide swept the craft over with the boys under the age of ten still missing hours later local inquiry found Bailey had been employed in 1915 at P R ine here
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Vancouver
William
Nelson
W. S. Bailey
Canadian Pacific’ Railway
Medicine Hat
Alto
Burrard Inlet
First Narrows
Morris Zlotnik
H.K
Yoshimatsu
Hayo
Shimo Takihare
Zlotnik
Gore
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Louis Huot
Italy
U. S
Cairo
George Clerk
Paris
Gouraud
Arc de Triomphe
London Financial Times
Can.u.s
The
Canadian Press
Rhodes
Royals
Great Britain
U.S.A
Sask. C.C.P. Chieftain
Miss. Johnson
Edge of Abyss
Epeneteuay
Brockton Point
Ister
Bailey
P.R
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