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LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1937 16 PAGES VOL. XXX.—NO. 139. STOCK CROWERS MAY PETITION GOVT. Canada, S.A. WEDDING GUESTS ANNOUNCED Ross Favors Opposed TO Duke Of Windsor's Queen Mary 70 Today Two Russian Percentage Aussie Plan Equerry Will Be Planes Fly Paid To Govt. Unified Empire Foreign Pol­ > | Ren tal-For-Value Proposal icy is Urged By Best Man June 3 MAHARAJAH DIES May Bring Plea for Antipodeans Sixteen Invited to Be Pres­ Food To Pole Amendments CENTRALIZATION NOT ent When Duke Weds Complete Flight From Ru­ PRESENT FLAT RATE FAVORED BY CANADA Wallis Warfield dolf Island Without IS NOT SATISFACTORY By GEORGE IIAMBLETON 30 INVITATIONS SENT Incident (Bv Staff Reporter) (Canadian Press SUIT Writer.) MEDICINE HAT, May 26— LONDON. May 26. — (C. P. BUT ROGERS RETICENT What is an acre of grass land In Cable.) — Imperial Conference THIRD MACHINE the short grass country of discussions rrveal broad diffcr- MONTS, France, May 20.—i/!>, southern Alberta worth? —Sixteen wedding guests, sev­ STILL UNREPORTED rnces of opinion. They affect That, in a word, Is why the eral of them holding official po­ forclRn policy, empire defence Short Grass Stock Growers As­ sitions, were announced today By CHARLES P. NUTTER and the future of the League of sociation is meeting today In for the June 3 marriage of the (Associated Press Foreign Staff.) Nations. The Italian conquest Medicine Hat with 100 busy men Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Wal­ MOSCOW, May 2G.——Two of Ethiopia lias also cast a p.v.s- from the ranges gathered to­ 1ns shadow. lis Warfield. of three transport planes report­ ed today they had landed near gether to decide the point. The guests include Hugh From the outset of the con­ the North Pole with eight tons George Ross, St. Kilda-Leth- Lloyd Thomas, minister pleni­ ference Australia has urged a of food and equipment to sus­ bridge rancher, is the spear potentiary in the British em­ unified empire foreign polxy. tain the lives and facilitate the head of the attack on the pro­ She has taken the ground that bassy at Parts; Sir Walter studies of four air trail pioneers. blem, and in his annual ad­ the dominions should he prepar­ Monrkton, attorney-general of One of the ships succeeded in dress to the assembled range- ed to offer counsel and, if need the Duchy of Cornwall, and finding the Soviet Union's Polar men on Wednesday afternoon be, to reinforce that counsel Lady Selby, wife of the British outpost—a dot on a vista of ice he raised the question. minister at Vienna. with assistance. fields—but the other was forced How much beef will an acre To Be Best Man to Ujid away from the camp and Oppose Centralization of range land in south Albert* Major E. B. Metcalfe, who will about 12>•• miles from the Pole. Canada and South Africa, on the produce? That is the problem attend with L-.idy Alexandra Met­ No Alarm Felt expounded by Mr. Ross, who other hand, take a stand against calfe, will be the Duke of Wind­ centralization. They hold that com­ The third ship still was not re­ comes from a line of stockmen sor's best man. The major is the ported to have landed but no alarm mon protection can best be secured, who have ranged cattle in this duke's equerry. was felt for it. not by centralization but by each area for 52 years. Herman Rogers, who made the empire unit taking full responsibility The plane, piloted by I. P. Mazu- Ross' Suggestion announcement, would not comment nik, was believed to be still search­ for its own defence and working In Mr. Ross held that the ranchers on the fact that of 30 invitations ing for the ice floe camp or for suit­ harmony with other empire units. should pay to the provincial govern­ sent out, only 16 acceptances were able landing space elsewhere on the ment only a percentage or a "royal­ Canada is opposed to the crea­ received. mighty Icecap at the hub of the tion In London of a council em­ ty" as he put it, of the total beef Some persons close to the Cha­ earth. powered to prepare common de­ production. He likened the range- teau Dc Cande, where the wedding The transport that reached the fence schemes committing the whole men to oil producers who pay a will take place, also attached sig­ camp was piloted by Vassily Molok- commonwealth. It is opposition to royalty on the production from CARDINAL MUNDELEIN nificance to the fact that Lady Selby off. It slid to a halt on the runway nny such idea which has led Canada their wells. If a quarter section of Open battle between the Nazi will attend without her husband, the the advance party had grooved into in the past to refrain from attend­ land will produce a thousand government of'Germany and the minister to Austria. However, oth­ the ice. completing the dash of ance at meetings of the imperial HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY MAHARAJAH OF ALWAR pounds of beef a year, and that beef Vatican over alleged tmco-break- ers pointed to the acceptance of about 560 miles from the Rudolf defencs committees. Dowager Queen Mary, mother of King George VI., is celebrating Indie.n Prince and well-known is worth two cents a pound, then ing and persecution of German Thomas, another diplomat. Island base in seven hours and 24 her 70th birthdav today, May 26. Daughter of the late H.R.H. the sportsman, died at a Paris hoiel the total production Is $20. If the Failure of league sanctions to Catholics by the Reich, is believed Attendance Opposed minutes. Duke of Teck and H.R.H. Princess Mary of Cambridge, she married from injuries he received when he government were to take ten per prevent the Italian conquest of forecast by the bitter verbal attack There have been reports the Brit­ The other ship, in the hands of the late King George V. on July 6, 1893. tripped on a stairway following a cent., then the lease rental would Ethiopia has occasioned much by Cardinal Mundeleln of Chicago ish government opposed the attend- A. J. Alexiefl. landed later. Brief game of squash. The Maharajah be $2 per quarter section, or one searching of heart among the do­ upon tile Nazi Regime. It was ad­ nnce of Sir Walford Selby. despite Her Majesty spent the day in the messages from the Polar outpost mitted by the Vatican that the Car­ LONDON. May 26.— (CP Cable.) thus far did not explain why he had spent the last few years tra­ and one-quarter cents an acre. But minions. New Zealand wouM re­ the Duke of Windsor's pleadings. quiet of her home, reading thou­ dinal's scathing denunciation ex­ —Prime Minister Mackenzie King failed to land at the ice floe camp. velling between Bombay and Eu­ if cattle are selling at seven cents form the league covenant by sharp­ Sir Walford was one of the duke's sands of messages of good wishes pressed unofficially the attitude or and Vincent Mr.ssey, Canadian high All three pilots are expert in Arctic rope r.fler the British government a pound, the quarter will produce ening it.s teeth. Prime Minister confidantes during his stay last which poured in from all parts of the Holy See. Further attacks by commissioner, together with the flying and are among the Soviet placed a financial controller over S70 for the rancher and the quarter Mackenzie King of Canada, it Is winter in Austria. the world. A number of presents Roman Catholic bishops are now prime ministers and high commis­ Alwar. a state of seme 3.135 square section should pay the government, sioners of the other dominions, also arrived early, but Princ?sses say, $7 per year, or about 4\' cents (Continued on Page Tnrcc) expected. (Continued on ^a:e Three.) (Continued on page three/) miles with a population of 750,000. 2 called at Marlborough House today Elizabeth and Margaret personally per acre. presented their gifts to their grand­ to oiler congratulations to Queen May Petition Govt. mother. Mary on her 70th birthday. This rental-for-value proposal BUS STRIKE Taxation Brief Industrial Skies was the outstanding suggestion in Chairman Ross' annual address, and IS SETTLED Ont. Cancels ritish S at the end of it, It was expected ranchers representing 500,000 acres IN LONDON Covers Wide Field Former Southern! Beclouded In U.S.; (Continued on page Two) LONDON, May 20.-iV>—Set- Agreement Draft RevealsJAlberta thmrnl of the strike of 25,500 Airman Steel Workers Out London bus drivers and conduc­ BASEBALL tors, which has fed up 5.000 Notifies Provinces on Col­ Broad Enough to Make Any AMERICAN LEAGUE I/ondon buses since Mav 1, was John L. Lewis' Group Levels Freighter Caught in Fire Detroit 000 000 000—0 9 1 announred tonight. The men lection of Succession Recommendations New York ... 030 000 13x—7 13 1 will return to work Friday. Is Crash Rebel Raiders Over Ilsley Declares Victim First Blow at Republic Coflman. Gill, Debbetts; Gomez Duties and Dickev. Details of the settlement were Fred "Fritz" Russenberg Dies at North Battleford- Almeria not immediately made public. EDMONTON, May 26—;(P — In­ Concern Cleveland .... 000 103 004—8 12 2 TORONTO, May 26.—'(P—Premier quiry to prepare an Alberta brie! Passenger is Instantly Killed—Flier and Plane Philadelphia . 003 010 200—6 7 1 Hepburn announced today he will ALMERIA, Spain. May 26.—1 CP.- | Allen and Pytlak; Kelly and Hays. for submission to the royal commis­ notify British Columbia, Alberta and Well Known Here—Married Lethbridge CANTON, O., May 20.-. /T>— Havas.i—The 149o-ton British | sion on taxation likely will cover Nova Scotia that Ontario is cancel­ The first steel workers organiz­ freighter Great End was struck and ! NATIONAL LEAGUE The Left Hand many fields, it was disclosed when Girl ling it.s reciprocal arrangements ing committee strike against the revrre'.y damav.cd by a bomb drop- < New York ... 013 020 000—6 12 0 first draft of a report on the pro­ with these provinces regarding col­ huge Republic Steel Corp. threw j ped by an insurce-v plane during a Cincinnati 003 001 200—3 9 3 posed scope of the probe was sub­ NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask., had made his home here only since ... Corner... lection of succession duties. nearly 10,000 into idleness today j raid cn this Sp:.v,i.-'n gov rr.ment Castleman and Mancuso; Hollings- mitted to Edmonton city council. May 2G.--cr—A small biplane own­ last Christmas. He learned to fly Undju* the arrangement if a man at seven Canton and nearby i port early Tuesday, worth and Davis. The report suggested the inquiry ed by the Brisbane Aviation Com­ at Medicine Hat and had been a Massilon plants. The Steps You Take Each doml^ed in Ontario dies, leaving pany ol Hi?h River, Alta.. crashed pilot there fcr about five years. j Twenty-five explosive bombs were should cover: general and economic Members of the John L. Lewis ' dropped during the raid. The bomb Day—Hollinker's Earn­ property In Alberta, this province lit the air field here last night, Russenberg was employed as an REGINAN KILLED history; law and constitutional his­ group scarcely had levelled their which hi; the freighter v.-as the only would not collect succession duties killing both it.s occupants. (Continued on race Three) COLUMBUS, N.D., May 26.—(CR— ing Record. on the Alberta property but the tory; freight rates; banking and first blow against Republic for ! one causing S.TIOU., damage. There Maurice McCusker, 24. of Regina, Albrrta government would. Similar­ credit facilities for agriculture; pri­ Charles Dube. a passenger, was repeatedly refusing to sign a 1 wer? no casualties. wes killed when his automobile- went OW many steps do you take ly if an Alberta resident died leav­ vate debts, mortgage interest rates; killed instantly and Pilot Fred Rus- union contract with S.W.O.C. I A gapiiv: hole was torn in the off the road and overturned two in a day? Averages prepar­ ing property In Ontario. Ontario and financial relationship between senberEr died while being rushed to chieftains gathered at Youngs- I Great End's hull, but it was kept miles cast of here Monday night. H ed by statisticians of the and not Alberta would collect suc­ the Dominion and provincial gov­ hospital. Dube was an employee town, O., 50 miles northwest. j afloat by it-, emert nev pumps. His wife escaped injury. National Association of Chiropodists cession duties on Ontario property. ernments. of the North Battlcford electrical I The Gee:-.; Er.d ):• owned by the (U.S.A.1 Indicate that tin: mother, WONDERFUL! Pickets Gather Mrs. Ruby Todd, a passenger, suf­ Mr. Hepburn said the arrange­ department and was believed to NV.\begin St-um Shippnj". Com­ busy with her housework and chil­ Accompanying the report was a Pickets gathered around the fered jcvere bruises. Officials after ment had worked to Ontario's dis­ have been taking his first airplane pany. Limit d. .itu! v.a.> built in 1020 dren, Is the record stepper, taking letter from Hon. ,1. I,. Ilsley, acting CHARLOTTETOWN, May sprawling plants in both cities, inquiry ascribed the accident to a advantage. His action follows a sim­ ride. at Southampton. tome 12,000 daily. federal minister of finance, to Pro­ 26.—.CP.—Mrs. Eliza Costam some waving baseball bats, billiard blowout. ilar announcement made by Prem­ vincial Treasurer Solon Low of Al­ Cause of th? crash was not known came to town yesterday for Totnl number of steps taken by cues and makeshift clubs, when the ier Aborhart of Alberta last week. hut North Bat'.leford police and others: berta, which said in part: the first time in her 74 years strike was voted last night. Re­ Royal Canadian Mounted Police Athletic Girl—10,000. "I believe I can assure you that and summed up her sensations public closed seven of its eight units began an investigation immediately. Girl wearing high heels—8000. terms of reference will be suffi­ in one word, "Wonderful!'' here and in Massilon at midnight MEWS BULLETINS Professional woman—9000. Silent Tribute ciently broad to enable you to make 'I'lie crash occurred about 5:45 p.m. It was one of the few times and announced the eighth probably Society woman—GOOO. any recommendations you desire in II. A. Sharp, manager of the she had ever left, the Mill would be closed at noon today. FATHER Of COLEMAN MAN PASSES IN OTTAWA Nurse—10,000. For Pete Knight (lie general field of financial rela­ Hi'.:h River branch of the Brisbane River district, 95 miles iroui Tile company which has mines OTTAWA, .May 26.—(CP.)—William T. Ramsay, 50, Ottawa o—o—o—o tions between Dominion and ilv Aviation Company, who accompa­ here, and her first visit to and factories extending from Min­ liusin: — man and pir.nimi'iit in fraternal organizations, died in hos­ AN OLD STORY provinces." nied Russenberg on a barnstorming Prince Edward Island's capi­ nesota to Alabama issued a printed pital heir today. William R. Ramsay, Coleman, Alta., Ls a son. (By W. L. Clark, in Windsor Star). Calgary Rodeo The report was approved by the tour, said he did not know what tal. statement to it.s employees declar­ TWO I. \.W. OFFICIALS BEATEN BY WORKMEN The more we think ol that Coali­ Alberta committee and will be con­ had cavscd the accident. Mrs. Costain said she had ing the C.I.O.'s eventual objectives DETROIT, May 26.—(A.P.)—A group of workmen beat two high Lived At High River officials ot the United Automobile Workers of America and chased, tion Government idea for Ontario, CALGARY, May 26.—'CP—Silent sidered at a proposed conference of never operated an electric were the closed shop and check-off western provinces to prepare a joint HIGH RIVER. Alta.. May 26.— C the in away this afternoon as union members began the distribution and the more we consider Premier tribute, followed by a period of light .'witch until she arrived system of dues collection, by which Hepburn and Hon. Earl Rowe meet­ brief. Alberta has invited other —Fred Russenberg, pilot of the el literature at the gales of the Ford Motor Co.'s River Rouge plant. prayer, will mark a remembrance in Charlottctown. tlie company deducts from the cm- ing in confidential discussion, the provinces to come to Edmonton for barnstorming airplane which crash­ CONCERN FELT FOR SAFETY OF SOVIET PLANE crn inony for Pete Knight, world's i more we arc reminded of nn inci­ a conference early in June. ed at North Battlcford on Tuesday. (Continued on Page Three.) MOSCOW, May 26.—(A P.I—Concern for the safety of I. P. champion bronk rider, when (lie dent In the musical comedy "Funny MaziiiuU. pilot of one of three transport planes flying food and equip­ Face," which was popular a few Calgnry Stampede is opened. July 5. ment to the Soviet polar air base, was evident in Moscow today when years ago. In the mid-arena, where Knight, no repert was received from him 15 hours after the takeoff. Two men meet for a little chat. a Crosslleld. Altn., cowboy, killed CHURCH EXECUTIVES IMPRISONED IN BERLIN by a wild, plunging bronk at Hay- $14,981 To Premier Aberhart In 16 Months They talk and as they Ret mellow, BERLIN, May 26.—(A.P.)—The Gestapo (State Secret Police) yard, Calif., rodeo Sunday, rode to they get morn and more confiden­ 1 was disclosed tonight to have imprisoned all five members of the, •i- * * -b *I* -l- -I" •i* + + + + "T tial. Finally the lines go something fame, lie will be honored in death. 4* + executive committee for church government of the confessional like this: Plans for the ceremony were an­ svncil, which opposes Nazi domination of the German Protestant "You know what's the matter nounced by J. S. Dillon, arena man­ Haslam At Nanton Charges Premier Double-Crossed Own Members church. with this country?" ager, following a conference of TRACKS OF MISSING GIRLS FOUND IN SWAMPLAND (Front Our Own Correspondent) pare with what the Calgary so to do. He will not. allow a mem­ pledge to the people to do this "No, you know what's the matter Stampede Association directors to­ PELLY, Sask., May 26.— (CP.)—Hope revived today for the NANTON, May 26.—II. O. schoolmaster could earn less ber to speak in his own constituency counts for nothing. with tills country?" day. safely of two young school children, lost since Sunday in dense bash- Haslam, K.C.. M.L.A., speaking than two years before?" with him, although he invited him He urged tVe appointment of "Yes." land, 20 miles north of this eastern Saskatchewan town, when one before uit audience of ,100 of his James Laidlaw was in the chair to bo there. a committee of five from nut "What?" of the search partirs found tracks left by the girls in the swampland VICTIM OF BULLET constituents last night here, and the member was given an at- i He is afraid to answer one single the Insurgent ranks at SK.Ol) "It's the railroad.'-, now you take near a descried cabin. the Erie." FIRED 11V FRIEND charged that Premier Aberhart tentive hearing, the sentiment ap- j charge made by that member until each per day to enquire into has not made a "single serious nearlng to be about 50-50 insur-' he can get back to Calgary on the Social Credit, In order to shift HON. C G. POWER TO ATTEND CONVENTION HERE "No, I don't want the Erie, you OTTAWA, May 26.— (CP.)—Hon. C. G. Power, minister of pen­ take the Erie." I'ONOKA, Alta., May 26—'CP.'— effort to Implement Social gent and loyalist. Few questions radio where he knows no reply is the responsibility thereof from sions and national health, will attend the Saskatchewan convention And so it goes, just as "Mitch" Peter Ungstad, 1.4, Is dead here Credit," but, he continued, he were asked. possible. himself and in order to win of the Canadian Legion at Saskatoon on June 14, and on June 16 will and Earl might have gone on and today, victim of a bullet acci­ has done well for Mr. Aberhart. Continuing. Mr. Haslam said in He has obstinately refused to re­ these men over to his own side. be present at the convention of the Alberta Command at Lethbridge. on far into the night, until finally dentally fired at him last night Up to the 31st of December, part: store to the people of Alberta their He already has all the cabinet EGYPT VOTED INTO LEAGUE OF NATIONS one of them became convinced that by his companion. Emit Ilau- 1936, he declared, "he has rc- Fears Public Discussion own credit by taxing securities, al­ ministers. the other was offering him the pre­ lialn. 14, at Kcu, Alta., 11 miles crlved in emoluments of office He (Aberhart) ls afraid to meet though he knows well that no Soc­ Named Commlsjvoncr GENEVA, May 26.—(CP.-Havas)—Egypt was voted into thm miership and dear knows what all from here, while they were the sunt of $14,981.45 in 16 the insurgent members before.' the ial Credit or any other reform is The last Issue of the Alberta Gaz- League of Nations today by the unanimous vote of the 46 members of (Continued on Pane Four.), hunting magpies. months. How docs that com­ public although repeatedly invited possible until this Is done, and hla (Continued on Page Two.) the assembly present.