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HOME VOL. XXXVIII. 14-Year-Old School Girl Second Victim of Mad DEADLOCK COMES IN C.N. VAGE ROW VITH C.B. OF R.E.

Further Parleys Unlikely, Mosher Says Next Move Not Intimated RAILWAY'S REFUSAL IS SURPRISE TO UNION (By Canadlaa Pnu OTTAWA, June 13. have not been able to reach an agreement," A. R. Moslier, president of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad Employes, stated today, referring to the present status of negotiations for wage increases between the Canadian National Railways nd clerks, freight-handlers and other classes of employes represented bythe brotherhood. A'board of conciliation, established under the Industrial Disputes Investigation act, which Was composed of W.

J. Donovan, Winnipeg, chairman, Peter White. Toronto, appointed on the recommendation of the railway, and H. P. Ross.

Montreal, appointed on the recommendation of the employee, rendered a majority Interim report on April 22, recommending an Increase In wages of four cents per hour to all employes affected, and an additional amount of one-half cent per hour to be used for the purpose of removing- certain Inequalities In rates be Ing paid for similar work. The. employes' committee notified Mia department of Labor that they would accept the recommendation of the board as a settlement of the dispute. The railway, however, declined to accept. Subsequent negotiations have ot been successful In changing the railway's attitude, Mr.

Mosher stated. Mr. Mosher had no public statement to make as to the next step to be taken, Intimating that further negotiations did not seem probably "although we are always willing to nter the conference on the matter With officers of the railway should there be any Indication that a satisfactory settlement might be reached." He viewed the action of the company fflclals as a refusal to accept the principle of arbitration which, he aid, caused surprise to the brotherhood. A board of conciliation In the case a somewhat similar range of employes on the Canadian Pacific Railway also made report which was refused by that company but last Week a compromise agreement v. as peached.

Daring of Lindy Defeats Death in Hop to N.Y. NEW TOR.K. June 13 Charles Lindbergh came back today to the city he left on his great adventure, the first non-stop flight ever made from New York to Paris. He stepped from the city tug Mo-com at the Batterv at 1.20 p.m., after being brought up the bay from quarantine, where he had landed In an amphibian plane after a flight in an army pursuit plane from Washington Via Mitchell hold. Lindbergh's arrival at quarantine.

Where the acorn picked him up, ended the filer's first air Journey since his return to the United States and a Journey which might hav? proved disastrous but for bis daring and skill. He decided to fly from Washington to Mitchell Field, where he changed to an amphibian in Curtlas pursuit plane instead of his famous Spirit of St. Louis. Shortly after taking to the air his gasoline flow stopped and he had to turn on his auxiliary tnnk, which rontained Just enough gas to carry him 300 miles. L'ndnuntcd by this contingentcy, LlndHergh continued and landed at Mitchell Meld with the auxiliary tank almost dry.

THIS QUEER WORLD WAGES FROM SON VIRGINIA, June 13-Turned out of her eon's home after working for 16 years on his farm, a 67-yeor-olil mother brought suit here against him for wages for her housework. Ehe testified he had piumUm to keep her for the rest of her life. She was awarded 11,000 of the 800 she asked. KNOWS MIS DOGS FAIRMONT, June i-One of the applicants for the position or municipal dog-catcher here was a blind mad. Coun-ctlinen, puzzled by his claim to be able to catch dogs, learned be Intended to take advantage of the dogs' friendship.

He said be knows every dog In town "by Ma Are name," fft RUMOR OF THIRD KILLING IS DENIED BY POLICE Telephone calls by the hundreds were received at city police headquarters and The Tribune from people In all parts of the city who had caught a rumor that there had been a third killing. Chief of Detectives George Smith at noon authorized an official police statement that no third body had been found, alBo that the strangler has not yet been These rumors were that the body of a woman had been found in a house oil Lipton street, another said In a house on Vale avenue and still 1 another said house on Fort street. All were Investigated by the police and found to be incorrect. DE VALERA TAKES LEAD OF 1 SEAT IN ELECTION POLL Count For Fianna Fail Now 33 Cosgrave Govt. Trailing ICstdiaa Pre tablr DUBLIN.

June 13. Returns on last week's general election in the Irish Free State at 3 o'clock this afternoon showed the government party trailing by one seat the Fianna Fail, the De Valera wing among the Repuo-1 leans. At this hour, with 103 of the l'o2 constituencies filled, the count was as follows: Fianna Fall, 33; government, 82; Labor, 19; National league, Farmers, Independents, and Slnu Fein, 3. Among the notable defeats In the elections is that of Mary Mac. Swiney, an ardent Sinn Fein lead er.

She is the sister of Terrence MacSwiney, lord mayor of Cork, who died In Jail after an extensive hung er strike during the disturbed period preceding organization of the rree State. The only government minis ter defeated is Peter Hughes who held the defense portfolio. Os Valera Has Surplus President Cosgrave, Vice-Presi dent Kevin O'Higglns, James Burke. local government minister, and Desmont Fitzgerald, minister of ex ternal affairs, came through with little trouble. De Valera had a surplus of 8 000 votes In his constituency in Clare.

In the list of successful Fianna Fail candidates is Countess Marklevles. Count George Plunkett, whose electoral victory in Roscommon dur ing the war launched the Sinn Fein on a campaign which ended with Its domination of the greater part of Ireland, was among those falling of election in the present contest. Count Plunkett belongs to the extreme Republican party, which has lost heavily to the Fianna Kali party, the de Vaiera section. EXECUTION OF GRAY IS STAYED BY APPEAL NEW TUCK, June 13 The execution of Henry Gray, convicted with Mrs. Ruth Snyder for the murder of Albert Snder has been automatically niHjed by an appeal filed by his coun- cl.

An appeal on behalf of Mrs. Sny der was filed a few weeks ago. Indian, Sentenced in Death of Girl, to Get New Trial Canadian Pre OTTAWA, Ont, June IS. The Supreme court of Canada this morning ordered a now trial for Joseph Sankey, an Indian sentenced to death at Prince Rupert, B.C., for the murder of Ixr-etta Chisholm. a school teacher.

'Gorilla's' Speed Has Baffled Police in Chase of Killer More Than 20 Murders of Women and Children in U.S. Laid to Swarthy Fiend (Special to The Tribune CHICAGO, Ills, June lJ One of the greatest wan-hunts In a generation has bfen underway for ninny months In virtually every large city between Chicago and the Pacific coast for the a awarthy fiend who has strangled to death more than 20 women and children. It was revealed today with reports he ha been operating In Winnipeg. From Seattle to San Diego on the 'Pacific coast, through City, pimtipig fetmttj TObum EH BALKAN CRISIS WORRIES LEAGUE; BELGRADE FRETS New Peace Danger Involves Italy, Jugo-Slavia and Albania-New Phase Conies POLISH-RUSSIAN CLOUDS HAVE PASSED, IS CLAIM (Auorlated Press Cable) GENEVA, June 13. The Balkan crisis, which started with a dispute between Italy and Jugo Slavia, concerning the political status of Albania, was revived Inst night on the eve of the 45th session of the League of Nations council by the arrival of a communication from the Belgrade government.

This note minimizes the importance of the recent controversy between Jugo-Slavia and Albania, precipitated by the arrest of the JiiRo-Slavian, Dragoman M. GJiiraehhkovittch. at Tirana, and the subsequent withdrawal of the Jugo-Slav minister from Albania, but declares that If the council believes that this incident "In Its relation to others" Is tfrave, then Jugoslavia Is ready to tnke it before the council, provided the Albanian problem In its entirety is examined. This Is an allusion to the Tirana' pact between Albania and Italy, which, Jugo-Slavia alleged, created a virtual Italian protectorate over Albania. Italy Is Opposed Ital is said to oppose any study by the council of the Tirana pact, and to avoid a quarrel with Italy within the ranks of the council, the government to Europe have been striving to put the relations between Rome and Belgrade on a friendly basis.

Six foreign ministers, members of the council. Sir Austen Chamberlain, Brland, Gustav Stresemann, M. Van-dervelde. Dr. Edouard Benes, and M.

Zaleskl, who have reached Geneva, are immediately confronted with a new phase of the Balkan situation, which admittedly requires the most delicate handling. League Sets Danger As Belgrade admitted that the Dragoman Incldeat does not fall within Article XII of the covenant as a serious difference Justifying council Intervention, the members of the council will probably endeavor to keep the Albanian problem oft the agenda, because of the possibility of dangerous consequences with Italy. The Polish delegation brought an optimistic note to the European situation by declaring that Moscow's communication concerning the as sassination of the Soviet envoy, Vol-kuff, would cause no new difficulties. Indeed, they soen to consider the Polish-Russian affair as liquidated. FIREMAN'S RESCUERS TO RECEIVE BRONZE MEDALS Colin H.

Campbell and J. W. Connaeher, of this city, who rescued Nell McLean, Winnipeg fireman, from drowning In the Asslnlhoine river last March, are to receive bronze medals from the Royal Humane society. This announcement has been Issued by the Canadian headquarters of the society at Hamilton, Ont. Campbell and Connaeher were Bleeping In the University Fraternity house on Asslnlbolne when they were awakened by cries for help from the opposite side of the river.

In their pyjamas, both boys broke through the Ice and swam to the assistance of the fireman, whom they brought to shore. St. Louis and Chicago, a trail of horror has been left by the brute whose specialty was the garrotlng ol women who kept rooming houses. Hard-boiled policemen unhesitatingly call the "gorilla" the most fiendish murderer at large today. Killed Eight in Frisco The trail of strangled victims be-nan at San Francisco where last February he choked to death eight 'voinen.

Then he killed time on as many consecutive days In Portland, Oregon, from whence he moved to Seattle where he killed a twelfth. The next victim was a Council Bluffs, Towa. woman whose body had barely been Interred before he appeared In Kansas City where, (Comlntu en Page FlvtJ WINNIPEG, MONDAY, STRANGLER'S VICTIM i jT 1 -4 It- ''Mi i LOLA COWAN Fonrteen-year-old Lola Cowan, whose body was found last night hiddeD under a bed in the rooming house at 133 Smith street. She had been strangled by the same mysterious slayer who, Friday, killed Mrs. William Patterson in Elmwood.

Lola had been selling artificial Cowers, made by her father, and it ii believed the man lured her to his room, promising to make a purchase from her. Strangler's Movements in Winnipeg As far as police know The Strangler was first seen In Winnipeg at the Hill rooming house, 133 Smith street, last Wednesday evening between 5 and o'clock when he applied for a room. Mr. and Mrs. Hill saw him again Thursday evening at about 7 o'clock when he came back to the Smith street house, apologising for not being able to pay hla room rent.

He went to his room then, and was not seen again. He murdered the Cowan girl that night. Friday afternoon about I o'clock he was at the home of William Patterson, 100 Rlverton Elmwood, where strangled Mrs. Patterson. Neighbors of the Patterson's Crowds Mill Through Street At Scene of Second Slaying Would Simplify Police Telephone System Three-digit telephone dialling instead of the use of numbers with five digits will be considered by the city police commission at its next meeting.

Alderman O'Hars, police commissioner, asked this morning whether the shorter dial might not halp in the case of a general alarm such as the present, thought it a good suggestion, "As far as I know, the police tommission hss not considered thi Ooint," the aldsrman said, "and I will take It up at our nsxt meeting." ITALIAN BEATS C0CHET IN DAVIS CUP PLAY ROME, June 13. Baron de Mor-purgo, Italian player, defeated Henry Crochet, lYench International star, the first of todny'a deciding eintrles In the Davis cup tennis play making the team score two all. De Mor-purgo won at 7-5, B-7, 6-1, 7-5. Cochet seemed 111 and obvlo'isly suffered from the torrid heat, -Ing far off form. JUNE 13, 3927 STL.

In Elmwood believe a "canvasser," who approached their houses Friday afternoon may have been tha strangler. About three o'clock Friday afternoon he entered a store on Main street, where he disposed of a brown suit stolen from the Patterson home and bought a grey one and a light grey overcoat. Police have not divulged his movements after that time. JUBILEE COMMITTEE Tho Winnipeg Diamond Jubilee committee will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock at room 11, C.P.R. building, for further consideration of plan for Wltinl-pefr's part In the anniversary of Confederation celebration.

Report of Strangling of Little Girl Spreads Rapidly All Over City I "Murder!" The word epread and soon a group of excited men, women i and children gathered in front of the house that was mentioned. 131 Smith st. Who was It 7 Who did it? When did It happen? Questions flew as newcomers hurried to the scene. No definite Information was I available at first. Police themselves jdid not know who the dead girl was.

So rumor started Its work smong the crowd and roon all sorts cf startling stories were In circulation. Meanwhile radio listeners, quietly enjoying the Sunday evening, heard the announcer of CKY break In to broadcast an urgent warning. A second murder had been discovered, he said. Then he described the man who was wanted by the police of two countries. Rumors Then the crowd standing In front of 158 Smith st, hean to grow faster than ever.

At nine o'clock traffic was blocked, with people standing In the roadway and lining the side-(CeatlniM ea Page rtve -iir: sF sr If 22 PAGES Child, Selling Flowers, Lured to Rooming House By Slayer and Murdered Lola Cowan, Strangled to Death on 14th Birthday; Province Offers $1,000 Reward for Capture; Many Rewards Out in US. for Man Believed at Work Here; Police Forces of Continent Join Hunt. Police officers of the continent united here today to trail the mysterious killer who Thursday and Friday strangled Mrs. William Patterson and Lola Cown, 14-year-old school Chiefs of police and detectives from snie of the larger United States cities, who reached Winnipeg today on their return from the police convention at Windsor, have united with the local force in the hunt for the strangler. They are certain the man is the same one whose hands murdered 18 or more women in the United States and whose tactics earned for him the name of "The Gorilla." Reward Offered A reward of $1,000, offered this morning by Hon.

V. J. Major, attorney-general, is added to the thous ancis of dollars reward offered for the arrest of the murderer by United States authorities. Artificial flowers led Lola Cowan to her death. The mystery of how she was lured into the room of the strangler at 133 Smith was solved this when it was learned that Lola had left home about 6.30 Thursday evening- to sell the paper blooms that her sister, Margaret, made.

It is thought the killer met the child on the street and offered to buy her flowers if she would come to his room where he had left his money. Body Found She went, it is believed, and there she was found by a roomer in Mrs. John W. Hill's rooming house at 133 Smith Sunday afternoon, dead and naked under the bed. Black bruises on her young throat told where the strangler's large hands had choked her to death.

She had been assaulted, the coroner's examination showed. It also showed that the girl had been dead since Thursday night. Not an article of the child's clothing was found in the room. The strangler had taken all of it, after he had shoved the girl's naked body where it was found, far under the single bed, huddled face to the wall. Secured Room The killer picked the stage for his crime Wednesday afternoon, between five and six o'clock.

He came to the house of Mrs. Hill and asked for "a quiet room where he would not be disturbed in his religious reflections." Mrs. Hill showed him one on the second floor. It suited his purpose, he told her, but said he. would not be able to pay more than a dollar.

The rest he would give her the next day. On Thursday He slept in the room that night, Mrs. Hill said, and went out the next morning. She did not see him again until Thursday evening, when he came into the kitchen where she and her husband were having supper, and told her he still was unable to pay the rest of the room rent. He promised she should have it the next day.

Then, apparently he went to his room. Later that night he strangled Lola to death and hid her naked body under the bed. Friday, Mrs. Hill went to the room to clean it up. It was in order and she did not notice the body under the bed.

Again, Saturday, she went into the roome, twice, and saw nothing unusual. Gone For Good Then she concluded that her roomer had left for good. She read In the paper that Airs. Patterson had been strangled to death and realized with terror that the clothes the Elmwood killer nd left "in the Patterson house were similar to those worn by her mysterious roomer. She sent her husband to tell the police It was when he was away that she went Into the nurilerer's room for the second time that day.

It was still In order. She opened the window and went downstairs, leaving the door open. Bernhardt Motensen, a roomer. i passed the room shortly after. I Glancing In be sow a white form beneath the hed.

Me peered closer and saw tho body of a girl, huildlt'd in death. Me culled Mis. Hill and notified the police. Same Man When the police and coroner c-amlned the body they were convinced the crime was the work of the man who had slain Mrs. Patterson In her home at 100 Rlverton Elmwood, Friday afternoon.

Kresh from the scene of his fcmilh at. killing, the strangler had ranued the city and gone to Klinwood. It la believed he found the Patterson home open and none at home. He entered to steal what he could, and It was while he was rummasrlng through the house that Patter- Price 8 cent; With Cornice. 10 eente TO son Is thought to have returned and found him.

To prevent an outcry he struck her over the head with a eharp weapon, then strangled her. The next loor house was only a couple of feet a way and a scream would have brought help. He took no chances, Clothes Identified troni there the police have fol lowed his trail. After strangling j.Mis. Patterson lie took a brown suit I of licr husband's, leaving his own shabby clothes, a pair of overall-cloih trousers and a blue serge coat i In the house The police found them i there nnd Mrs.

Hill identified thn as the clothes the man was wearing when be came to ner house. Then he went to Main st. store excm.nged Patterson's brown suit for one of grey. He chanced In the store and the proprietor got an excellent description of him. He bought other clothes and nald for them with a part of the S5f) he took from the Patterson houee.

His description Is on evry Up and all eyes are searching for a foreign-looking man who resembles the strangler. Hundreds of phone rails have been received at the pollc station telling of men who answef his doserrption. us nas Deen seen, accordlng to thi se report. In almost l-very part of the city, riquaas or pn'icemen and de- (Coatlnued en ass Wtl THE WEATHER Forecast Fine, warmer. Temperature 7 a.m., 47 mod, i above; max.

Sunday's, (1 above mln. today, 35 above. (Noon temper-ature bjr The Tribune thermometer). tun Above Horizon Sixteen hours II mini. Sunrise.

4.18; sunset, 1 17; noonrlee, 19.04; moonset, S.2S. No. 140 Killer SLAYER'S DESCRIPTION BROADCAST OVER RADIO It has been established beyond doubt that the man who murdered 14-yssr-old Lola Cowan is tna same one who strangled Mrs. Patterson. The rough clothes he left at the Patterson horns a psir of overall-cloth trousers and a shabby blue serge cost-were identified by Mrs.

Hill as the clothes hsr roomer wore when he came to her house. The description the police had of the man before the body of Lola Cowan waa found tallica te a detail with that given by Mrs. Hill. The strsngler is an affable man, ssy those who had dealings with him. He is able to assume any role.

He is well read. Police believe he reached Winnipeg Wednesday, pjrobably beating his wsy on a freight train. They do not think he has any monsy now. His description was broadcast last night ovsr the radio. Church service was on the air when the announcer cut in with the news that another of his victims had been found.

This Is the description they gave of him! Agei 28 years. Helghti 6ft Sin, approximately. Weight i 150 pounds, approximately. Feetures: Good. Leeks like Italian ar Jew, Hairt Newly cut.

Bald in middle and rest brushed back. Shcest Light tan, believed to ba size 8. Belt: Light eeldred belt. Inch and a quarter wide with green stripe. Capi Light grey.

Overcoat: Light grey. Suit: (Secondhand) Light grey. Eyes: Mark in tsft aye like small stye. Languagei Speaks good Eng. Iish.

Large hands. The police issued this warning ever the) radio: "All woman with rooms te let or house for ssle signs en houses are cautioned. Thie man may have taken a room from you ia the last few days or he may corns to your house for a room or to see the house. Da not admit him if you arc alone. Keep your door hooked and put him off.

Watch where he goee and notify the police as soon as you can. Don't get excited. If you have a for sale or rent sign on your house this man will seek a pretext to enter your home. Do not admit any strsngeri you will then be aafe. Do the eame as we) sre ssking ths rooming house keepere to do.

Put him off and notify the police, whose phone numbers are Central station, 21 011, 22751, 29 451: North End, 56 270; Fort Rouge, 4 002. "We especially ask all railway men, both passenger and freight crews, to help us catch this fisnd, who is a degenerate of the worst type, end protect other defenceless women. This man may walk the main highways and get lifts from autoists." Rewarda amounting to several thousands of dollars ars offsrsd by United Ststss police foe the men, and rewards will probably be offered locally. Chief of Detectives Georne Smithy ststed thie morning. Hundreds of phone calls havs already bsen received et police headquarters giving descriptione of men hanging around various districts.

All ars beino checked up. INQUEST TONIGHT The Inquest of both victims of the mad strangler will open In the central police station at 5.J0 tonight No funeral arrangements have been mado by either family yet although It Is likely that the service for Mrs. Tatter-son will be hrM nt St. Andrew's church, of, which she was a member. William Patterson and his two motherless cnlMien have been with Mr.

and Mrs. Hlchard 83J Montrose sines Mrs. Patterson was ain. FORMER WINNIPEG MAN IS DEAD AT DETROIT George A. ATuTdeTa native of Winnipeg, and brother of Ha old Arundel.

14? Lanark st died rent-ly In L'etrolt. hre who wis 41 years of aire was a son of J. A. Arundel, for-morly superintendent for the dlan Psrifle railway, now Uvlng in Toronto. For 10 rears Uoorge Arun-oel was manager at t.algary for Duffln I-ld.

and letterly had ooin with the Eastman Kodak Co. In rielrolt. Resides his brother, who haa been nr Ih. lnr IhrA WMtoa I 1 1 v. i.

survived ty his wtdosr. a daughter and son. IK.