FINAL Winnipeg Wheat Oct. open •• 1211/4 to 120% . EDITION 12 PAGES 'VOL. XXL—No. 195 ™" ' LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, TUESDAY, JULY 31,1928 u n n From Spend Honeymoon in Canada PREMIER .BROWNLEE DECLARES TO L. N. AREA IS FARMERS RATES REVISION PREMATURE; OVER MUST FIRST TEST LAND'S CAPABILITIES Addresses Meetings at Rose Butte and Picture Butte Speaks in L N. Dealing with Many Problems Affecting Settlers—Can- cellation of Home Places Will Not be Arbitrary and MANY WIPED OUT Owner's Equity will be Safeguarded—L. N. Rates Intended for Intensive Irrigation Farming and Not for Cyclonic Storm Wrecks Num­ Wheat Production Only—Look to Farmers to Live Ug ber of Buildings on to Their Agreements. Farm at Macleod (By a Staff Reporter.) First—The government is not con­ Public Declaration Made at PICTURE BUTTE, July 31.— sidering any revision in the capital cost HAIL STONES AS Premier J. E. Brownlee addressed of the water to the settlers or In the Luncheon Given in His two meetings of Lethbridge Nor­ scale of water rates. The capabilities LARGE AS HENS EGGS thern watenuers yesterday, one at of the land to produce adequately to Honor at N. Y. the Rose Butte school, Monarch meet the scale set out In the L. N. Bail and wind again wrought de­ dfst let. and the other at the recre­ Colonization Act have not been properly struction In Southern.Alberta on Mon NEW YORK, ation hall here. At these meet­ established and until by experience day evening and although the area July 31.—Gene ings be enunciated frankly the pol­ convincing data is forthcoming there covered was not as extensive as in the a Tunney, heavy- icy of the government with respect will be no change. proceeding storms, the damage was 1 weight champion to the project and its development Second—The rates were not worked extensive where the storm vented Its •nd set at rest what he termed the out on a basis ol -wheat farming, but epleen. I boxer, announced "vague fears" entertained by some were intended to apply to lands In­ From reports obtainable- with tele­ " his reti r e m e n t of the ratepayers on various phases tensively cultivated according . to the) phone lines ouf of order in many rural from the ring to­ of the contract. Briefly put, this is t--t irrigation practice. what the premier told the settlers: sections, the storm started about ten day at a luncheon Up to Settlers miles north of Macleod where the given in honor of Third—The government expect* the wind approximated a tornado, wreck­ ratepayers to meet their rates and ing a number of buildings in its course Wm. Muldoon, 82 year old member make an honest effort to bring their Bail laid low the crop of Ralph Lan- FRANCO-BRITISH farms under intensive production. For tinga and also damaged the crop of of the New Yoik its part the government will study pro­ others in.the neighborhood although PREMIER BROWNLSE m Athletic Coirimis- Who to}d L. N. farmers Monday duction costs, etc.. in order to arrive at thp damage is unestlmated. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., and his bride of three weeks, formerly Mary Gcne Tunney sion. that no revision of rates contemplat­ a conclusion as to the ability of the Swinging north east to Oranum, the Wier Logan, who are spending part of their honeymoon in Canada. They COMPROMISE ON land under proper irrigation methods wind lost its terror but the hail gath­ "I have fought my last battle ed and urged special efforts to make went through Ontario en route to Quebec and the Maritimes. In spite of his project farms pay their way. to produce and meet the rates imposed ered force and the town of Oranum journalistic experience, Mr. Vanderbilt says he is far from through with as a professional boxer," his upon it. was the centre of a considerable area statement said. that field. NAVAL MATTERS Fourth—The farmer's equity In his of crop destruction from hail that in Farewell Party many cases was as large as hen's eggs. Today's Baseball "home place" is as secure under the Cars standing out in the storm had Staging a "farewell party" to the L. N. scheme as under any other agree­ commissioner and more than fifty ment of sale and his equity rises as he their tops riddled by the stones. Re­ NATIONAL LEAGUE ISNOWREACHED WINNIPEG BANDITS newspapermen guests. Gene declared pays into the government for his land ports vary from one to seven miles in R H. E. definitely that the time had come to First game— - and Water. As to the sale of one's describing the width of the storm and 7 9 / 0 losses range from 5 per cent, to prac step out of the game that made him Chicago equity in a parcel of land, the premier DISARM PURSUING ew rcwA 8 15 0 British Foreign Secretary' tically a complete loss. a millionaire. New York explained that this could only be done There was some rain at Nobleford "Feeling that I am still young enough Blake and Hartnett; Fitzslmmons and Hints That Agreement on the approval of the colonization and at Barnwell, but no hail damage. to make another start In a new field.-' Hogan. manager, as the province, heavily in­ POLICE NEAR BORDER Has Been Reached terested financially in the project, had Very light hail fell in the city fo: Tunney declared himself "grateful for Second game- 000 a few minutes in the afternoon. . Chicago ... a right to say what type of man should the benefits conferred" and "anxious '.*...... ooo , Ball at Granutn Cross Into North Dakota After Stealing Gas from Officers' to leave the game better than I found New York ...... PAVES WAY FOR go on the land. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Car—U. S. Of ficers Attacked With Sawed- it." Batteries missing. 001 Cancellations GRANTJM. July 30.—A terrific hail Cincinnati ...... NAVAL REDUCTION Off Shot Gun "There i? no contender at the pres­ .' 000 Fifth — Cancellation of "home storm swept through this town and ent time who appears capable ;nough I Brooklyn ... Vance and De- places" would not be done drasti­ district at 5 p.m. Monday. Coming of attracting real public interest," lie May and Hergrave LONDON, July 31.—Details of a cally or arbitrarily. The govern­ from the northwest it covered a strip GRAND FORKS, N. D„ July 31.—North Dakota officers said. berry. Franco-British naval compromise ment has no desire to keep people country nearly seven miles wide, mentioned by Sir,Austen Chamber­ in a. state of servitude. On the today searched for bandits who took $25,000 from Winnipeg, Tunney declared it his desire to place Pittsburg 0 0 0 Stending four miles north and three lain, British foreign secretary, in contrary, they were willing to meet miles south of Granum and running Manitoba, bank messengers, fled across the international boun­ in Tex Rickard's hands "a •belt or other Boston 5 0 4 the house of commons yesterday, suitable emblem of. supremacy to.be every situation and talk it .oyer « east for four miles. The loss varies dary and disarmed two pursuing officers hear Lawton, N. D., Meadows and Hargraves; Smith and are stated to have Men cabled fo frankly end fully so as to arrive '. from 20 to 100 per cent., the worst yesterday. - awarded fey him "to that" boxer who, the British ambassador at Wash­ through a Series of elimination bouts Taylor. 0 11 at a Just and amicable understand-, sufferefs helng the farmers along the , After shattering the windshield of the pursuing car, three St. Louis .'..,' Fruett and ington where they are expected to, inf. Before a cancellation order Is . Creek. or victories over the most suitable oppo­ be presented today or tomorrow. of the four bandits covered the officers, disarmed them, dis­ nents, shall prove himself deserving of Philadelphia ...... approved the case will,go before the Larger hall was never seen in this Alexander and Wilson; A government spokesman . told advisory board, which represents . country in living memory. Sortie connected the ignition wires of their car and took five gallons it."' .... Lera'ln. the Associated Press today that a the farmers, and the owner will ~ pieces of solid ice were larger than the of gasoline to enable them to continue their flight. In ending his statement, he said: compromise had been reached be­ AMERICAN LEAGUE . 1 0 have the privilege, of appearing be­ average hen's egg. One measured Two Canadian officers were in the neighborhood of Law- "I have no thought of trying to tween the two methods of naval New York . 1 0 fore the board to present his case, four inches in diameter. and armament reduction oh which prev­ ton today aiding the search for the four men, the last trace of nominate my successor . To the victor Cleveland ...... Berne "Home places" may be cancelled, ;Ca» caught in the storm had their belongs the spoils. I merely step aside ious conferences have split, name­ but this extreme course would lis whom was had when they halted a car in which were William Hoyt and Grabowski; tops riddled. Roofs were damaged and say, 'May the best man.win.'" 100 000 ly, limitation by total tonnage fav­ taken only in the case of settlers and fresh reports arrive hourly of un­ Henneberry, United States immigration officer and Lester Ed- 1 Sewell. ored by France, and by categories, •— . . . i \ " •• • "' " 120 000 who were indifferent and careless precedented damage. dington, provincial policeman. The two officers stopped their Washington ...... Blankenshi. p and favored by Great Britain and who showed no honest desire . Cyclonic Storm Near Macleod car when they were cut by flying glass. A sawed-off shotgun Chicago . The question of submarine con­ to succeed.' The act had teeth In It, . (From Our Own Correspondent.) was used in the attack on them. Gaston and Kenna .....0 0 0 struction is definitely involved in but the teeth were intended for MACLEOD, July 31.—A wind -de Prince George Chase Is Fruitless The last heard of the fugitive hold­ Berry. 1 0 0 the compromise, the spokesman the man who was not 100 per cent, scribed by eye-witnesses as a cyclone up men was from Lawton, N. D., wl.-.re Sewell and said. sincere and honest In carrying out struck the farm of Ralph Lanttnga, WINNIPEG, July 21.—Following an Boston they are reported to have riddled an Re-open Whole Question his part of the bargain. ten miles north-east of town early extensive all-night hunt whicli led To Visit Quebec Detroit immigration official's car with machine Ruffing and Hoffman; LONDON, July 31.—Possibility of Sixth—The government does not asK Monday evening, demolishing seven through the southern portions cf Mani­ renewed discussions among the naval any farmer to do the Impossible, but gun bullets. The car was badly dam­ Hargrave. smaller buildings and wrecking the toba and across the international bor­ powers, hinging on the submarine, they expect the Lethbridge Northern chimney of the farm residence. Hail aged and the men in the ront seat On August 16th der into North Dakota, police and im­ slightly cut by flying glass. The ban­ Mostly Fair was advanced by some observers to­ farmer to apply the best Irrigation accompanied the storm, destroying the day in commenting on Sir Austen methods, including the rotation of migration officials today were without dits drained the gas tank of the wreck­ MONTREAL. July 31. — His crop and breaking windows. Chamberlain's statement in the house crops. any definite trace of the five bandits ed auto and raced away in an easterly Royal Highness Prime George, TUESDAY'S WEATHER REPORT A number of men were in the bunk- of commons. who held up the Bank of commerce direction. From that point all trace the king's youngest son, will ar­ 75 53 Cloudy house and noticing the storm coming Vancouver .. — — The British foreign secretary said Reclassification upxushed to the residence. A few min­ messengers here yesterday morning and of them has been lost. All highways rive in Quebec City on August 16 Victoria .. 65 53 Fair Seventh—A reclassification of the .04 Cloudy his government had had successful utes later, the bunkhouse was demol­ escaped with $25,000. are being closely guarded. aboard the Empress of Australia. Edmonton .. 56 54 lands in the district may have to be 74 46 .28 Fair conversations with France regarding ished. Prince George Is on his way to Calgary .. .. differences which had arisen between made, but the government has taken 78. 50 Clear Hail was of the size of hen's eggs. the far east where he Is going to Lethbridge .. the two governments over naval dis­ no steps toward such reclassification. Bail in Taber Area Join the China station flagship. Medicine Hat , 82 58 .04 Fair Eighth—The three factors in the sue-* 45 Clear armament. He announced that he (From Our Own Correspondent.) - Percy Williams Will Have Chance From Quebec he will Journey by Regina .. 71 was about to submit to the other prin­ cess of the project are: the govern­ 53 .19 Cloudy TABER, July 31.—Further : ail losses train to Vancouver. Saskatoon .. 75 cipal naval powers the compromise ment, the farmers on the land, and .47 Fair of yet undetermined extent occurred To Make Double Win at Olympics; Brandon .. 80 agreement which had been reached, their creditors. Suecess will be attain­ Clear In the vicinity of Chin Coulee stra'-jht Winnipeg .. . 83 54 .04 hoping thereby to remove obstacles to ed through close co-operation' between south of Fincastle siding south of the Qualifies For Finals in 200 Metres MISS EARHART AIDS Forecasts the progress of the disarmament idea. these .three groups. • ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION Golden Prairie S. D. from Monday Western Provinces—:Northerly winds, Sir Austen indicated that the first Ninth—Whether a ratepayer may night's thunderstorm which passed over Canadians Do Well on Third Day of Olympics—Fanny local showers, but mostly fair and cool open discussion of a. compromise obtain a clear title on a portion of his Taber. The crop of L. S. Day, six miles NEW YORK, July 31.—Miss Amelia today and on Wednesday. would probably be by the preparatory farm, say, 30, 40, or 80 acres, had not north of the oil well being put down Rosenfeld Beaten in 100 Metres Dash by U. S. Girl Earhart, the first woman to fly the Weather Notes commission for a disarmament con­ been determined, but the possibilities on 6-15, near Conrad, by Vancouver in­ but Canadians Enter Protest—Douglas Lowe Atlantic ocean, today sent a cheque Showers and thunderstorms have ference of the League of Nations. of such an arrangement would be look­ terests, is reported almost a total loss, for $1500 to Commander Richard Byrd occurred in many sections and the Sets New Record in 800 Metre Finals When this commission found its ed into. with windows broken in the farmhouse as h*r contribution toward the Byrd weather is now cooler throughout the work brought to a stop last March The premier made one emphatia by hailstones. Antarctic expedition. west. through the possibility of not reach­ promise during his addresses yesterday Saturday evening's storm north of AMSTERDAM, July 31.—(By W. H. ibe out for a double triumph in the ing an agreement, the question of the and that was that the government the river was a continuation of the Ingram, C. P. Staff Correspondent)-- sprints tomorrow when he competes construction of submarines was one could be relied upon to do the right Turner Valley storm, and Monday Percy Williams, Vancouver youth, with the world's sprinting stars, includ­ Rev. Robert Pearson Going to Alberta of the main difficulties between thing by the settler making an honest night's storm of the Cochrane storm who won the 100 metres final yester­ ing John Fitzpatrick of Hamilton, Ont., Great' Britain and France. Observers effort to make goodjon the land. Hia Monday afternoon. day, easily won his preliminary heat in the 200 metres. Moving Picture Branch as Chief Censor thought that this might be the prin­ pronouncements at both meetings were Later reports show the storm took in the Olympic games, 200 metres, to­ These two members of the Canadian cipal feature of the new compromise. clear arid concise. He placed his cards a strip one to two miles wide, 15 miles day. He led from start to finish over team qualified for the final today by Says Church Paper; Is Not Confirmed Great Britain wanted restriction of face up on the table and asked the in length along Chin CoUlee. Almost two others, winning by six yards from securing places in the preliminary and submarine construction, but France farmers to do likewise. It was more of all the farms were hit. South and Hambrldge of Britain in 22 3-5 sec­ semi-final heats. was opposed. a friendly discussion than a formal w.est of Taber the. damage ranged from onds. Canada won a second, third, and Provincial Government Re­ Turning from the discussion of dis­ meeting and the air was cleared of 15 to 20 per cent., while in the south John Fitzpatrick of Hamilton, also fourth place in today's finals, two places Gets New Post armament to a discussion of peace, many of the fears and apprehensions of the Golden Prairie district losses qualified for the semi-finals by win­ going to the women's contingent and fuses to Make Statement Sir Austen made this comment in re­ and the- feelings of unrest that have ranged from «0 to 100. Messrs, Don ning his heat over Carlton. Australia, one to the male. gard to the Kellogg treaty outlawing been disturbing the district. Questions aldson, Olaf Jesperson, Morris, Day in 22 4-5 seconds. Ralph Adams, U. S Girl Sprinter Wins on Matter war as an instrument of national were invited and answered by Mr. and Albert Green are some of the Hamilton, was the third Canadian Elizabeth Robinson, United States, policy: Brownlee, nothing being done to inter­ farmers filing claims. Most of the qualifier, running second to Scholz, was forced to break the world's record The Southern Alberta correspondent "If American opinion ranges itself fere with- the freest and fullest discus­ hailed farmers were insured. United States, in 22 1-5 seconds. time of 12 1-5 seconds to win the 100 of The New Outlook, the official behind its own treaty, then, indeed, sion. Bad Hail, Gletchen metre final for women, with Fanny publication of the United Church an­ the treaty will be a most formidable The fourth Canadian, George Hes­ Well Attended (Special to The Herald.) ter. Hamilton, was disqualified in his nounces that Rev. Robt. Pearson, retir­ deterrent to war and an additional GLEICHEN, July 31.—A fierce hail (Continued on Page Two.) ing pastor of Wesley Church is to be­ and most valuable security to peace A hundred or more waterusers were • heat after running second for not present at the Rose Butte meeting and storm struck the Gleichen district on keeping to his proper lane. come chief censor of moving pictures This is what his majesty's government the evening of July 30. Hail stones the for the province of Alberta. hopes it will be." three times that number at the Pic­ Douglas Lowe Wins size of large eggs covered the cround Puts Body in Coffin, ture Butte meeting at night. In addi­ Douglas Lowe of Great Britain, to­ The Herald has.been aware that this Must Disarm—L. George. in places four to five inches deep. tion to the premier there were present day won the 800 metres final in the appointment was under consideration, Former Premier Pavid Lloyd George Wherever the storm struck :warly 100 Shoves Under Bed, ' said that unless the Kellogg pact vvere R. J. Dinning, member of the advisory Olympic games, retaining his cham­ but the provincial government, so far, per cent, damage was done to crops. followed by disarmament by the pow­ board; James Pike, colonization man­ pionship won in 1924. Lowe won by Saves Burial Expenses refuses to make any statement until Beginning west of Namaka, the storm ers and the withdrawal of allied troops ager: L. C. Charlesworth, chairman of ten yards from Bylehn of Sweden. the reorganization of the censor branch covered the west end of the Blackfoot from the Rhineland, the people would the Irrigation Council; P. M. Sauder, Canadian Girls Lose is completed. reserve, then took a southeasterly di­ understand that they had been trick­ project manager, and J. Sutton, secre­ Elizabeth Robinson of the United CHICAGO, July 31.—The body of a Howard Douglas, the present chief rection, following the Bow River and ed and that the whole thing was tary-treasurer of the district. States won the 100 metres final for \v6man who bad been dead since April censor, has passed the superannuation crossing oyer to Shouldice, leaving a "pure humbug." During the afternoon the premier women. was found In a crude coffin beneath age and as soon as his retirement trail of destruction behind. Scope Kept Secret drove through the central portion of Fanny Rosenfield of Toronto, and the bed of August Kessler, aged rfi- takes place, it is understood that Mr. PARIS. July 31.—The scope of the the district, seeing some magnificent G. T. Jones of Gleichen, well-known Ethel Smith, also of Toronto, ran cluse and religious cult leader in the Pearson, who is a former member of mail carrier between Gleichen and Ar- county forest preserve here Monday the legislature, will be named as his Franco-British naval "compromise" crops and gardens. A bountiful dinner splendid races to finish second and which Sir Austen Chamberlain an­ was served the premier and party at rowwood, was in the storm on the re­ third respectively. The time was 12 1-5 afternoon. successor. Recently passed legislation serve when the hall stones riddled the Kessler, 63 years old. is in the adds to the responsibilities of the cen­ nounced in the house of commons yes­ Watermaster Hilliard's residence, north, seconds. terday, is being kept secret for the top of his new car as if it had been Myrtle Cook of Toronto and Miss county hospital as the result of a sor, and at the time the new appoint­ (Continued on Page Four.) in a machine gun fire. Nearly all crops beating yesterday by two men and an ment is made. The government will moment until the naval authorities de­ Schmidt of Germany, were disquali­ termine how much of it they wish to were insured. fied for false starting. unidentified woman who attacked him deal fully with the new powers of the be made known. MILLION DAMAGE The Indian farmers on the Elackfoot Miss Steinberg of Germany finish­ as he led a group of worshippers in censor. The change will likely take IN SHIP COLLISION reserve carry $S per acre , nd this will ed fourth and last in this exciting prayer before an attgr he had con­ place on September 1. REV. ROBERT PEARSON The foreign office, however, stated somewhat compensate, but of course race. , structed. todfty that there are no political angles MONTREAL, July 31.—Preliminary the loss is still great. The ..form only Kessler told the police that the dead BANDITS LOOT MEXICAN TOWN Pastor of Wesley Church, who re­ in the understanding, but that it is estimates of the damage sustained by lasted about 30 minutes '\ U, travel­ AMSTERDAM, July 31.—(By W. H. woman was his cousin, Claudia Clara MEXICO CITY. July 31.—Special signed some time ago. The "New limited to technical points, such as the steamer Montrose and the ling at great velocity. This is the first Ingram. C. P. Staff Correspondent.")— Hein. and he had placed her in the dispatches from Anganculo, in the Outlook," official church organ says tonnage and the size of guns, questions freighter Rose Castle, which collided hail damage recorded in the Gleichen Percy Williams. Vancouver school ooy. coffin and shoved if. beneath his bed state of Miohoaean, say that a band he is to become chief censor of Al­ which will be considered at the Geneva cm last Friday, places the total at district this season. who won the 100.metres championshin because he could not afford burial ex­ of about 20 bandits captured and loot­ berta movies. He is now holidaying disarmament conference. $1.000,000. River men fear that the .(Continued on Page Five.) at the Olympio games yesterity, will penses. ed the town of Angangueco, in California. iContinued on Page Six,) latter vessel may become % total loss.