Unemployment relief bill and tariff debate in Canada
The bill to establish a 20 million dollar fund for unemployment relief faced amendment moves by Senator James Murdock, who proposed eight hour work and fall wages changes but withdrew before a vote. Opposition leaders and United Farmers pressed critiques of the tariff plan, arguing it harms agriculture and consumers. J S Woodsworth backed a sub amendment criticizing tariff bias toward big business and called for price investigations on bread costs for farmers.
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James Murdock
Labor
Canada
J. &. Woodsworth
Winnipeg North Centre
Senate
United Farmer and Labor
House of Commons
Mackenzie King
E. J. Garland
United Farmer
Bow River
Woodsworth
Cana
Banks In Manitoba Will Assist Farmers
Premier John Bracken announced that Manitoba banks and the government have acted on his relief suggestions for farmers facing hard grain market conditions. A conference at the Legislative Building aimed to boost the will to develop barley and livestock markets and curb farm workers migrating to cities amid unemployment.
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Winnipeg
Iran
Canada
John Bracken
Bracken
Manitoba
Legislative Building
Ottawa Airs Seeks Aid To Remit U S Fine
Ottawa Ontario Central Alberta Airways asks government aid to have a Washington fine remitted on Milton R Ontoby of Innisfail after he reported to Minot North Carolina police chief and was fined $500 for failing to report to a US official. Ontoby lied to Sioux City.
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Ottawa
Central Alberta Airways
Alberta
Washington
Milton R. Ontoby
Innisfail
Minot
N.C
United States
Ontoby
Sioux City
Australian Flyer Killed in Failed England Flight
David Smith, one of the Australian airmen who tried to fly to England in April, was killed when his aircraft crashed after an engine failure at about 150 feet. He either jumped or fell into a garden and was found dead after the machine plunged earthward near Sydney, New South Wales.
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Sydney
N.S.W
David Smith
England
Smith
May Stop Importation Becomes Possible Under New Act
Ottawa may halt goods imports from Russia and other non Versailles Treaty states if an amended Customs Act passes. Premier Bennett proposed a new section to empower the governor in council to ban imports from any non treaty nation. He indicated Russia as a likely target though not named directly.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Russia
House of Commons
Bennett
Aid To War Veterans In Canada At Convention
Col W C H Wood president of the Army and Navy Veterans in Canada told delegates at the association annual convention in Winnipeg that Canada ranks second to no nation in aiding its veterans. Lieut Col G A Wells spoke at memorial services urging remembrance of those who sacrificed lives, while noting the need to keep peace memory alive despite efforts to end war.
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Winnipeg
Canada
W. C. H. Wood
Army and Navy Veterans
Association
Heavy Grain Shipments Across Western Lines on Sep 16
Winnipeg reports a surge in grain movement as 1,771,000 bushels were loaded into freight cars on the Canadian Pacific network. Manitoba had the largest advance, with 404,000 bushels marketed. Saskatchewan 609,000. Alberta 758,000. J G Sutherland notes 1,079 cars inspected and 891 loaded aided by fine weather and rising storage in country elevators from head of the lakes to the Pacific Coast.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Western Lines
Manitoba
J. G. Sutherland
Lakes
Pacific Coast
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Bootlegging Of Grain In Manitoba Pool Actions Rise
Active campaign against grain bootlegging by Manitoba Wheat Pool members continues with nearly four score court actions. This week officials secured 13 interim injunctions against members alleged to have sold grain to non pool buyers. Pool seeks damages for non delivery and injunctions to curb further bootlegging.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Train Crash Kills Brakeman Near Sioux Lookout
One brakeman, Leslie White, was instantly killed as grain cars were hurled by a collision of two Canadian National Railway grain trains en route to the Head of the Lakes in the McIntosh yards 80 miles east of Sioux Lookout. Joseph Hunter suffered a broken leg as another brakeman. The accident left grain cars piled along the right of way and one engine thrown from the tracks.
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Sioux Lookout
Canadian National Railway
Lakes
McIntosh Yards
Here
Leslie White
Joseph Hunter
Manitoba seeks 2 million to create jobs in Ottawa plan
Premier John Bracken will urge Ottawa to allocate Manitoba its share of a 20 million relief fund for unemployment. The six hour Winnipeg conference pressed for municipal projects including the Mafeking cut off to The Pas and Riding Mountain Park. Bracken promised two sub conferences to align urban and rural needs and noted Manitoba may shoulder up to 50 percent of excess winter relief costs. Winnipeg proposed subway and bridge work totaling about 7 million, to be submitted if provincial costs are covered.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
John Bracken
Ottawa
House of Commons
Canada
Legislative Building
Premié& Bracken
Dominion
Bracken
Mafeking
Canadian National Railway
Pas
Riding Mountain National Park
St. Boniface
Municipal Union
French wheat crop in France seen as disaster
The New York Times cites a Paris cable from Delphin Destombe, statistician at the Bourse de Commerce, predicting France will harvest about 56.5 million quintals of wheat this season, with a need to import around 20 million quintals to meet demand.
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New York
New York Times
Paris
France
Delphin Destombe
Bourse de Commerce
British cattle alarm as Canada seeks meat import mark
The Daily Herald reports Canada plans to extend the national beef mark to cattle exported for killing in Britain, alarming English and Scottish farmers. The move is under consideration by the National Farmers Union and challenges Lord Beaverbrook’s argument that Canadian imports won t affect British meat.
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London
England
Canada
Dominion
Britain
The
Daily Herald
National Farmers’ Union
Lord Beaverbrook
Nine Ontario by elections set for October 29
Ontario will hold by elections in nine constituencies on October 29 with nominations due October 18 following cabinet approval. Vacancies arose from death or resignation and recent administrative changes. Affected districts include Waterloo South Nipissing Lanark South Perth South Algoma Peel York South Brantford and Renfrew North.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario
Waterloo South
Nipissing
Lanark South
Perth South
Algoma
Peel
York South
Brantford
Renfrew North
Atlantic flight canceled from Roosevelt Field to England
The proposed trans Atlantic flight by Errol Boyd and Lieutenant Harry Connor to England has been canceled. A cablegram from Charles A. Levine, owner of the plane Columbia, confirms the decision.
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Roosevelt Field
N.Y
Errol Boyd
Harry , Connor
England
Charles A. Levine
Columbia
Quebec minister chosen Canadian Good Roads president
Good Roads Association members unanimously elected Hon J E Perrault of Quebec as president at the annual meeting in Quebec. Hon N S Lougheed of British Columbia is first vice president, Hon A C Stewart of Saskatchewan is second vice president, and Hon W R Hibbs of Newfoundland is third vice president. George McNamee of Montreal was re elected secretary treasurer and 19 directors from across Canada were chosen.
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Quebec
J. E. Perrault
Canadian Good Roads Association
N. S. Lougheed
British Columbia
A. C. Stewart
Saskatchewan
W. R. Hibbs
Newfoundland
Canada Retires From League Council Vacancies Filled
Geneva Switzerland The Irish Free State replaced the Dominion of Canada as a member of the council of the League of Nations Three retiring members were Cuba Canada and Finland Guatemala Norway and the Irish Free State were chosen to fill vacancies Canada will not be eligible for re election to the council for three years
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Geneva
Switzerland
Irish Free State
Dominion of
Canada
Council of the
League of Nations
Council
Cuba
Finland
Guatemala
Norway
Bill to amend the Customs Act passes House
Ottawa reports the bill to amend the Customs Act clearing duties on dumped imports passed third reading in the Commons after debate and moves to the Senate. It extends penalties to imported manufactured goods and dumped natural products, basing fairness on origin prices rather than manufacturer prices, amid protests over expanded ministerial powers and tariff measures.
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Ottawa
Commons
Senate
Canada
Minister of National Revenue
J. S. Woodsworth
Winnipeg North Centre
E. J. Young
Weyburn
John Vallance
North Battleford
E. B. Ryckman
National Revenue
Trade stressed by New Zealand premier in Ottawa
In Ottawa the New Zealand prime minister G W Forbes told the Canadian Club that trade talks should benefit both New Zealand and Canada. He emphasized butter exports, NZ’s farming focus, and cooperative production while noting unemployment and a plan to fund loans for farmers. He called the Imperial Conference crucial and urged dominion cooperation. Present were R B Bennett and W N Mackenzie King.
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Ottawa
New Zealand
Canada
G. W. Forbes
Forbes
Australia
Mandwed
Naru
Dominion
Mr. Forbes
R. B. Bennett
W. N. Mackenzie King
Forestry Patrol Edmonton Applies for Federal Air Service Continuation
Inter provincial talks with the Federal Department of National Defence move toward keeping the aeroplane forestry service. Alberta joins Saskatchewan and Manitoba in negotiations as forests shift to provincial ownership but service costs may push continued federal support. Premier Brownlee notes the importance of aerial forestry work and seeks effective arrangements amid the Sudan road campaign.
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Edmonton
Department of National Defence
Brownlee
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
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C.P.R. Lines
AUTO
Mernon
Dynes
Dick, Merry
Oakville, Ont
Atlantic
French River
Four Corners
Jack Strathdee
Good Roads Association
League Council
Young
Vallance
EF. B. Ryckman
N.Z Premier
Forestry Patrol
Sudan
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