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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
6
Teo Ration Coal The rationing of hard coal for domestic use has been ordered in Boston and will be relayed nationwide. Eugene C. Hultman, chairman of the state commission on the necessaries of life, announced after meeting coal dealers appointed by Governor Coolidge that the plan will continue until a relief is achieved.
The Calgary government employment office placed 1,128 men in district jobs and 59 more in other provinces. Officials report demand for harvesters and farm help is dropping and should return to normal in coming weeks.
A Toronto Sunday gathering of 500 delegates from the Self Determination for Ireland League in Canada pledged support for Ireland’s self determination campaign. The meeting condemned Mayor Church the Toronto police the Orange Order and the Meighen government for brute force and intolerance toward Sinn Feiners.
Several Toronto clothiers predict lower clothing prices next spring though English woollens are exempt. One major merchant says prices will drop while profits shrink. A second notes plunging sales and warns the public will not be driven beyond limits. Isaac Goldberg of East Grand Forks Canada trip ends with confiscations and fines. The Manitoba government seizes goods and imposes penalties for liquor transport and Temperance Act violations.
Peter McCann of Mancy Pennsylvania was brought to Williams burg by American Legion members and jailed for his safety after he allegedly declared that not enough persons were killed in the Wall Street blast.
Police failed to locate the fire bandits linked to the Barrows Junction hold-up. Preparations at Mileage to capture them were thwarted as the gang apparently escaped into the north country. Searchers found no traces in the wooded area where they were believed cornered.
Prominent railway officials state Edmonton’s status as a key railway hub is confirmed by the head office for government lines located there. They predict near term expansion of railway facilities and construction of new car shops for the united services.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington urges Minnesota's state commission to investigate the British Columbia Workmen's Compensation Board, claiming it is the most economical and efficiently managed board on the continent.
Northern Ontario lumber claimants near the rail lines reap profits with $15 per cord plus a $5 advance when piling in the bush or $17.50 per cord for delivery to the tracks with no upfront payment.
In an address to the department of trade and commerce the Canadian commissioner in Cuba says world supplies from Cuban sources are no longer reliable. He notes Cuban raw sugar stocks are very small this time of year and only a limited amount may reach markets.
J. A. MacGregor manager of the Edmonton Dunvegan and B C Railway in Regina says there should be no trouble in moving this year’s crop in the north. Improvements are underway steadily and, despite labor shortages, the crop is good and likely to be about equal to last year.
The deputy minister of agriculture J. H. Evans issued invitations through his department to provinces in the west and North Dakota to attend a Winnipeg meeting on October 9. Dominion officials in charge of grasshopper and weed control have also been invited.
Striking sailors approve a $10.00 monthly raise from Canada Steamship Lines. No union recognition is granted. The move follows talks between several strikers and company officials after initial demands for a $20 monthly increase.
Russian consul general S Likatecheff in Canada has extended leave. Consul C Ragoanie in Vancouver follows instructions from the Washington ambassador. Prof Dahmetff orders provisional closure of these offices until further notice.
Boston banks Tremont Trust Fidelity and Dorchester Trust invoked the 90 day withdrawal notice law amid a deposit rush. Hundreds joined the run on Tremont as police kept order while officials said funds existed to pay all, prompting the move to require the notice.
Flour prices drop twenty cents per ninety eight pounds in Calgary and Winnipeg matching last week’s decline. Calgary now at 6.254 per 98 pound sack and Winnipeg at 6.7714 per 98 pound sack as mills report steady pricing.
Alberta's wheat crop is estimated at twenty two and one tenth bushels per acre from thresher returns and provincial crop reports. The department of agriculture figures the oat crop.
In border towns south of Viborg a growing, lucrative business offers Finnish men to marry Russian women to help them leave Russia. The arrangement is costly and deemed lawful by both nations with resumed diplomatic ties. Problems arise if the woman refuses to part with her fake husband.
In Toledo Ohio a co operative ready cut house company announced a 20 percent reduction in retail lumber prices. Officials linked the drop to Henry Ford cutting automobile prices.
Albert Minis, an electrical contractor, killed himself after a string of strikes caused him to lose about $50,000 in contracts over two months. Investigators report his wife offered the financial losses as a motive.
Governor Milliken of Maine declares at the closing session of the fifteenth international congress against alcoholism that Prohibition saved $2,000,000,000 in the last year. He adds that prohibition has improved most businesses and harmed only the undertaker's trade.
The body of Nicholas Koleski special officer of the Aberdeen Washington police department was found by local youths in a wooded creek on the city outskirts. He was 24 a Russian Pole and former Canadian soldier. He had been missing two weeks and was shot three times with eyes blindfolded.
The last two bandits in a Barrows Manitoba lumber camp robbery are dead after a five hour shootout with a provincial police posse. The final robber was found in a haystack east of Tisdale Saskatchewan after police set it on fire. One body bore tattoo marks including a Russian name possibly Joe Trychuk. The other was known only as Tony. The exchange involved over 400 rounds with no bandits wounded.
Regina official L. G. Gaernaert displays an oversized potato weighing one pound nine ounces. The astonishing tuber is described as large enough to feed a family, drawing attention from the city department.
Masked men robbed Oliver Scott, cashier of the Regent motion picture house, in his office above the theatre. They bound and gagged him and escaped with about $800 after he had taken receipts to the safe, with the theatre empty at the time of the holdup.
Oliver Grandmaison, 58, a father, is charged with infringing liquor regulations amid a debate on prohibition. He argues prohibition has failed and that law cannot end it, noting border rum running cases are fined and that magistrates' jail penalties for first offenses have not been adopted locally.
J M Leamy provincial power commissioner announced that rural Manitoba could see hydro electric development exceeding one million dollars under the 1921 policy if the legislature authorizes continuation for already received applications.
Hon J A Calder reports a large surplus of British population after the war and says immigration to Canada will hinge on employment and shipping capacity. He notes North Atlantic Lines are booked for a year for regular and tourist travel, with some immigration.
Alfred Perrier of Lachine appeared in court in Montreal on a defamation of a corpse charge. He allegedly disinterred his mother in law’s body to steal her earrings, claiming his wife’s sister in France directed the task. He was released on five hundred dollars bail.
John Jarrett and Edward Doyle of St Lambert Quebec waived examination after their arrest in a Times Square hotel raid. They were arraigned before U S Commissioner Jamieson as federal officers stated the morphine came from Canada.
Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward cut prices by ten to twenty percent across several lines including cotton staples like muslins and cambric, plus men’s and women’s ready to wear and shoes. Eli Strouse of the National Clothing Manufacturers Association says prices can’t drop faster than labor and material costs, noting textiles are not the sole factor.
The New York Legislature expelled three of five Socialist members by votes of 90 to 45 in each case. Louis Waldeman August Claessens and Charles Solomon were expelled while Samuel A Dewitt and Samuel Orr retained their seats on votes of 87 to 48. The two remainingSocialist members then volunteered resignations after Waldeman’s reelection bid failed.
Negotiations between Vancouver shipbuilders, metal trades, and unions continue with a possible strike by about 3500 workers if agreements are not reached before next Saturday. Unions demand a 15 percent wage increase or one dollar per hour rate.
Joseph Burkart, a farmer east of Holdfast, suffered severe burns to his right arm after his gasoline sodden sleeve caught fire while he shopped, adjusted his car carburetor, and struck a match in a butcher shop. Dr. Smith of Holdfast treated his injuries.
Wanted on murder and wounding charges is Andrew Sarafincian who is accused of killing Frances Sarafincian and wounding Tema Pencer at McNutt near Yorkton last week. An Austrian, rew Sarafincian, is being pursued by provincial police. A brother of the accused died last May by drinking carbolic acid with no clear motive. Circles were sent to police coast to coast within fifteen minutes of the report.
Westerfield president of the Retail Grocers Association said there will be a general drop in food prices. He noted eggs and butter as possibilities, cited canned goods reductions, and pointed to a ten cent per pound coffee drop and cheaper bread due to lower flour costs.
A house fire 20 miles north of Canora started by coal oil started by the homeowner. A 13 year old girl died in hospital and others were in critical condition. The husband was in the field at the time.
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