The Winnipeg Tribune from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Page 1

FIVE FRENCH HIGH OFFICIALS DIE IN AIR CRASH Governor of Indo China, Aviation Director and Wife Among Ten Killed CRACK LINER FAILS IN LANDING ATTEMPT Mayor of Cortugny, a Flier, Describes Wreck as He Witnessed It (By Auoclattd Prtul CORBIGNY, France, Jan. 16. Air Minister Pierre Cot, grieving for close associate! among the 10 persons lost In the crash of the great mall plane Emeraude, pressed an investigation of the tragedy today. Five high. French, officials were among those burned to death when the giant tri motored plane blazing like a torch crashed and exploded near here last night One of the eye witnesses said the plane crashed through the tree tops on a steep hill and then struck a high tension wire, causing the fire.

It was flying low In a storm. The explosion came when an at tempt was made to land a mile north of Corbigny and 175 miles south east of the planes tlon. In its long flight from French inao cmna to aria. Burned to Death The victims, burned while the In tense heat held would be rescuers at bay. were: Pierre Pasquler, governor general of French Indo Chlna; Emmanuel Chaumie, director of civil aviation in M.

Cot's air ministry: Mme. Chaumie; H. Balazuc, director of technical service in the air minis try; M. Noques, traffic manager of the Air France company; M. Lar rleu, air ministry attache; Captain Bussault military aide of M.

Pas quler; Pilot Launay: Wireless Operator Queyrel, and Mechanic Crampbell. Pride of Commercial Fleet The Emeraude was the pride of the French commercial fleet. M. Cot had commissioned M. Chaumie and two aides to make the trip the plane's first long flight Mayor Naudin, of Corbigny, himself an aviator and an eye witness of the crash, said: "The plane skimmed the trees and seemed to be seeking a landing place in a howling wind.

"It suddenly seemed to me that wing snapped. "Just before the crash," Mayor Naudin said, "the pilot made a supreme effort to save the ship. He gave it full gas, trying to lift the plane, but failed and the plane hurtled to the ground at full speed." Higher Temperatures Forecast for Wednesday Though the mercury has taken a somewhat sudden dive to the subzero region, forecasts for Wednesday present a ray of hope. Couen ed in the official terms of the weatherman it reads: "Fair and decidedly cold today. Wednesday, partly cloudy and cold, followed by rising temperatures; probable snow flurrles." Forecasts for both Alberta and Saskatchewan Indicate fair and mild weather.

SENATOR FORKE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF RALLYING Senator Robert Forke, former minister of immigration and coloni sation In the Federal government, is reported today as still being in a rery weakened condition. He shows no signs of rallying from the heart ailment which has confined him in General hospital since December 31. After a week end, during which he rested better than for aome days, his condition changed slightly for the worse Monday, remaining unchanged to oay. Mails Railway malls close at the General Post Office dally: For the West, at 8.30 a.m. and 8.30 p.m.

for the South, at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., for the East, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Air malls for the South and Eat close in the General Post Office at 11.55 daily. British mails close at p.m., Jan 17, leaving New York Jan.

21 on the Bremen; am, Jan. is, leaving Halifax, Jan. 21, on the Antonio, Steamships White Star line Olympic due New York, Jan. 17. Panama Pacific line Virginia arrived New York, Jan.

15. United States line Farmer due New York. Jan. 19. Canadian Pacific steamships Duchess of Athol arrived Glasgow and Belfast Jan.

13, and Liverpool Jan. 14. Cunard line Ascanla arrived Halifax, Jan. 13; Antonia arrived Half.sx, Jan. 14.

North German Lloyd Bremen due New York, Jan. 18; Berlin dvie Galway Jan. 18. Bologna Jan. 20, and Bremen and Hamburg Jan.

2L Hamburg American line Ham bure due New York. Jan. 19. Swedish American llae Kungs holm due Montenegro Bay, Jamaica, today. THE WEATHER Forecast: Warmer, snow.

Temperature at m. today was 14; noon, 11, Tribune thermometer. Monday'e It. Bun Above Horiion 8 hours, 13 mln. Sunrise, (.21: sunaet, 4.65.

aloonrise, moontet, 18.41. HOME Edition mmm A VOL. XUIL WINNIPEG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1934 20 PAGES No. 14 Price 5 cental With Comics. 10 eenti.

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I At 1 Canal JUkX New York I I Canal 1.40J.OOK H. 'l 1 vkv YORK Pt ySA tj ft. 1 y' Two mll. canal 1 4 I THOUSAND 1 jW JK 31 Jri 5 Ship Canal iSh Call by President Roosevelt In message to Congress for ratification of the long debated St Lawrence waterway treaty is expected to result in a bitter and lengthy battle. Proponents declare that great ssvlngs vill result In freight and power rates.

The map shows the vast task involved In development of the St Lawrence river from Montreal to Lake Ontario, a 180 mile stretch. The picture upper left shows two giant hydro electric plants on opposite TEACHER TELLS OF FINDING DEAD WOMAN'S BODY Trial of Dr. Alice Wynekoop on Murder Charge Re sumed in Chicago By AiMdtMa Pre CHICAGO. Jan. 16.

Enid Henes. sey, spinster school teacher, who msjde her home with the Wynekoop family, resumed her testimony to day in the trial of Dr. Alice Lind say Wynekoop, charged with the slaying of her daughter in law, Rheta, on an operating table in the basement surgery of the gloomy Wynekoop mansion. Miss Hennessey related that when the undertaker arrived she went down to the basement operat ing room, where they saw the body of Rheta lying on the operating table. 'Rheta'e body was lying there on the table," said ML's Hennessey, 'covered with a blanket AH I could eee was her hair.

The blanket was doubled and did not ex tend down over the table. It was not wrapped around the body, Later Dr. Alice arranged the blan ket so we could see the bullet wound." The witness said she did not see the victim's face, and that the only blood she saw was a iittle on the see the clothing and dead girl see the clothing the dead girl was wearing, but her outer garments were on a nearby table and chair. she said. "I don't know how much longer it was until the police arrived, but it seemed a long time.

I took one group to the operating room. Then I had another glimpse of Rheta body. She was wearing stockings and one other garment One stock, lng was up and one Hown." Miss Hennessey testified that she was "not familiar with guns" so she would be unable to identify the type of a revolver which she told of seeing on the operating table. She described It as "about six inches long, perhaps." Dougherty introduced three pictures taken of the scene of the homicide, one of them showing young Rheta's body on the operating table. The pictures were the first articles of a gruesome array of evidence hauled into the courtroom.

The other articles Included two wicker waste baskets bearing tains, and several bulky, brown paper packages. GARMENT WORKERS STRIKE TORONTO, Jan. 18 Local garment manufacturing establishments were completely paralysed today when 2,000 employes, quit their benches on strike. Fierce, Mysterious Beast Scares Tennessee Parish Kills and Eats Several German Police Dogs Vanishes in Lair By Auocii.itd Pnaal SOUTH PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16 A mysterious animal as "fast as lightning" and like a "giant kangaroo" is spreading terror through the Hamburg' community.

The creature first appeared Saturday nighi. It killed and partially devoured several German police dogs next night it killed other dogs and gec and ducks. EconomicFabricThreatened By Unethical Practices, Declares Hon. H. H.

Stevens St. Lawrence Debate Shunted in U.S. Senate i tBy Canadian Pratil WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 Debate In the Senate on the St. Lawrence waterways treaty with Canada was shunted aside again Several members interested are away ana then Investigations into air mall oontracts and into the Detroit banking situation occupied the attention of others desiring to take part STEVENS' VIEW IS CHALLENGED BY EATON Sharp Practices Against Company's Business Principles tBy Canadian Preaal TORONTO, Jan.

16 R. T. Eaton, president of The Eaton Company Monday called on Hon. H. H.

Stevens, minister of trade and commerce, to reveal the names of merchants whom he charged with price cutting and underselling, particularly in regard to one case quoted by the minister in an address regarding the purchase dresses. "Mr. Stevens and the government are in a position to obtain all the information they desire upon such dealings," said Mr. Eaton. "A man in his position would never make such statements unless be were certain of what he was sayintr, but to make such charges as applicable generally would, of course, be absurd, "A far as honor in dealing with manufacturers is concerned, Canadian retail firms that have been in business for 30.

40 and 50 years, are on a plane as high as in any country in the world. You have only to go to any average manu facturer at home or abroad to have this verified. Contrary to Principles "So far as The T. Eaton Com' pany la concerned, the practices of which Mr, Stevens speaks, are quite contrary to the principles It observes in conducting its business. If by any chance any one of the company's numerous buyers vio lated these principles, the company would be the first to wish to know of it and I am mire this would be the attitude of other large Canadian retailers in respept to their buying.

"A considerable proportion of the (Continued on Pas Column Farmers are carrying their shotguns to the fields for fear of the beast and others are going about their dally work armed with pistols. The Rev. W. J. "Hancock, Negro minister, saw the animal.

He said "it was as fast as lightning and looked like a giant kafr garoo runlng and leaping across the field." It had Just killed a large police dog and had left nothing but the nead and shoulders of victim in the owner's yard. Frank Cobb also say the thing. He said it was unlike anything he had ever seen but that it resembled a kangaroo. A searching party tracked the animal up a moutalnslde to where the trail disappeared near a cave. SCHEME IN sides of the Niagara river, one in the U.S.

and the other in Canada Despite their proximity, consumers on the American side pay twice as much for power as do patrons of the plant on the Canadian side At lower right are shown the three huge twin locks at Thorold, Ont, by means of which vessels now pass each other on their way up and down between Lakes Ontario and Erie in Canada's new Welland ship canal, one of the link in the proposed waterway. Will Jeopardize Progress and Recovery If Unchecked, Says Special to The Winnipeg Tribune T.ORONTO, Jan. 16. Declaring that certain trade abuses were threatening tire economic fabric of the country Hon. H.

H. Stevens, minister of trade and commerce. addressing the shoe retailer con ventlon here yesterday condemned as unethical mass buying of chain and department stores and sweatshop conditions in the clothing industry. The minister also sharply criticized crushing competition by nationwide organizations such as break baking subsidiaries of flour millsrs and denounced the low prices paid to farmers for cattle declaring that the meat packers had in their power to raise prices. Among the declarations made by Mr.

Stevens were: "The huge department stores and chain stores are using the power of mass buying to destroy the small retailer and crush the manufacturer who cannH accept price dictation from the mass buyer. Responsible for Low Prices "The meat packing industry Is responsible for the lower price of meat to the farm producer. "The flour milling industry has organized baking subsidiaries thus crushing competition or forcing competitors to purchase flour from them as owners of national bakery organizations. 'Clothing manufacturers sell manufactured clothing at prices which positively cannot bring fair remuneration to the worker and which drive out of business bena flde concerns endeavoring to observe decent practices and respect for minimum wage laws. "The clothing Industry has in troduced sweatshop practices.

Sweatshops are being used largely by mass buveni for department and chain stores. "Buyers dictate prices to clothing manufacturers 30, 40 or 50 percent below possible cost. It the manufacturer resists, he Is told that others will meet the price. Must Meet Price "The order goes to the sweatshop crowd and in desperation the legi timate manufacturer seeks to meet the price. In many cases he falls and goes out of business.

In some he cuts wages and absorbs reserves and manages to meet the price. Soon few. If any, legitimate manu factures In this line will De leu. "If glaring aibuses of the ethics of (Continued on Pas I. Column 6) STOLEN AUTO RECOVERED IN 25 MINUTES i Twenty live minutes after an auto had been reported stolen Monday night, it had been recov ed and a trio or auto thief suspects rounded up by police in a radio cruiser car.

The car was reported stolen from Albert near Notre Dame ave at 11 p.m., and a description of it promptly broadcast by the city police radio station URW. At 11.20 p.m. the stolen car. a big sedan, was seen Sargent near Arlington by Constables Fraser and Davlce, who were operating a police radio cruiser car. It was in possession of three youths, who sped at 50 miles an hour when the police car approached.

The police put on a burst of speed, and after an exciting chase which lasted for several blocks, they forced the driver of the stolen car to swerve into a snow bank and come tt a halt. At police headquarters the suspects gave their names as Jack Page Dorret, George John O'Brien and Ben Clifford Wbyte. They appeared in city police court today, w.th no charge laid against them, and were remanded until tomorrow. 4 LIMELIGHT RUDY THROUGH WITH FAY WEBB, HE DECLARES Will Be No Cash Settlement If He Can Help It tBy AMKlatad Prettl CHICAGO, Jan. 16.

Rudy Vallee will croon no more to. Fay Webb, his estranged wife, he said today. "Love. her Absolutely not" Rudy said as he arrived from Los Angeles after eluding process servers seeking him in Fay's behalf. "I'm through with her forever.

There won't be any money for her, either, that's all finished." The crooner said charges against him made by his wife were false. "She started all this. Apparently she wanted to get rid of me." There will be no cash settlement if he can help It he said. He was en route to New York to fill an engagement TOUHY AN TURN U.S. COURT INTO FORTRESS Four Accused Plead Not Guilty to Kidnapping "Jake the Barber" By AtaoclaUd PrtJ CHICAGO, Jan.

16 Boxed at the prisoners' table by guards, Roger "the Terrible" Touhy and three members of his gang pleaded not guilty today to charges that they imprisoned "Jake the Barber" Factor in one of the most celebrated kidnappings of 1933. The case was called to trial In a courtroom empty except for a small garrison of guards. Three police matrons were on hand to search women visitors. Every spectator, under orders of the state's attorney, and Judge Michael Felnberg. presiding, was under suspicion.

The two had dered every precaution to be against an attempt by the prison ers to escape, and against an at tempt bv confederates to release them. The criminal court build ing was an armed fortress. Ranged bes.de Touhy to face the charges and to hear Factors accusation were Gustav "Gloomy Gus" Schaefer, Edward "Father Tom" McFadden, and Albert "Pnllv Nose" Kator. Factor, who has vowed he would take the stand and retaliate for his dozen days in the kidnappers' custody, came in late. The prosecutors said he was securely guarded against harm.

MARKETS AT A GLANCE WINNIPEG WHEAT 1s lower. NEW YORK Fairly steady. MONTREAL Slightly lower. TORONTO Gains In msjor Ity. TORONTO MINES Profit taking.

Exchange rates at noon today were: At Montreal Pound, 8.08'2; U.S. dollar, 1.00; Franc, 6.30. At New York Pound, S.OSi Canadian dollar, 1.00 1 16; franc, 6.31. At Paris Pound, 80.4S frsnes; Canadian dollar, 15,88 frsnes; U.S. dollar, 1566 francs.

In gold Cansdisn dollar, 62.22 cents; U.S. dollar, 61.97 cents. PRISON GUARDS SHOT DOWN TO FREE CONVICTS Machine Gun Used To Ambush Farm Working Group NOTORIOUS DESPERADO DIRECTS JAIL BREAK Gun Woman Companion Said to Have Aided Clyde Barrow I By Auoctatad Prtul HUNTSVILLE. Jan. 16 Clyde Barrow, Texas' rjioat notorious desperado, today ambushed a working' party at the Eastham State Prison farm, laid down a machine gun barrage as a convict I working in concert with him ahot two guards, and freed his former I companion, Raymond Hamilton, and four other long term convicts.

Officers expressed the belief that Barrow was aided by his gun woman companion, Bonnie Parker. Guards Ambushed The guards were ambushed as they took a squad of men out to work in the fields. Bullets from a machine gun sprayed out from a ditch near the prisoa larm headquarters as the squad passed. The guards. Major Crowson and Olen Bozeman, fell under the fire, Crowson was seriously wounded, but Bozeman's injuries were re ported not to be dangerous.

Hamilton and four other convicts sprinted toward the scene of the shooting as the guards fell. They leaped Into a sedan that was park, ed on the road back of the prison larm una roarea away. Barrow Recognized Sheriff C. L. Mitchell, of Hunt vllle, said the guards and others In the convict squad who did not try to escape identified the man with the machine gun' as Clyde Barrow Warden Wald of the staAe prison at Huntsvllle led a posse to take the trail of the men.

Officers from all over this section were notified and roads to every part of the state were placed under heavy guard. Those who escaped besides Hamilton were: Henry Methvin, serving 10 years; Joe Talmer, 25 years, and W. H. Bvbee, serving a life sentence, and J. B.

French, 12 years. SUDBURY STOREKEEPER HELD FOR CONSPIRACY By Canadian Prtaa SUDBURY, Jan. 18. Jake Steinberg, proprietor of the Miners' Bargain Store was today committed for trial on ten charges of conspiring with Ralph Zamonsky and Wilfred Quesnel to defraud the city of Sudbury, after preliminary hearing in police court 8telnberg was yesterday committed for trial on 10 charges of fraud involving the forging of relief vouchers and the issuing of false Invoices for goods allegedly delivered to relief recipients. NEWSPAPERMAN DIES TORONTO.

Jan. 16 A. R. Ran dall Jones, newspaperman and writer for business publications, is dead at his home here. KENNETH STONEADGE.

Playing on the steps at the back of the block in which he lived Monday afternoon, four year old Kenneth Stoneadge, of suite Kenora William fell to the concrete walk below, fractur ing his skull. He died in Mlserl cordla hospital some hours later, WOMAN'S NOTE ADMITS MURDER AND SUICIDE Blames Police For Not Pro tecting Her From Husband's Brutality By Canadian Prtul PORT DOVER. OntJan. 16 For five days Mrs. Eva Gamble cowered in her home beside the dead body of her husband after shooting him in the brain for his brutality, then she dragged him to the chicken coop to conceal him, returned to the house, and fired a bullet into her own head, pollc learned today from a lurid note found on her property.

Discovery of the note enabled police to reconstruct the fatal drama of which they first gained knowledge, Monday afternoon, when a 13 year old schoolboy discovered Gamble's body lying across the sill of the chicken coop. 'If you had done as I asked you to, Tuesday, and protected me, this tragedy would not have happened," reads the note addressed by Mrs. Gamble to Provincial Police Officers Shipley and Taggart, of Simooe. "I repeatedly asked you for your assistance with this horrible brute that I have been married to. "He has repeatedly threatened lately, speaking several times of killing me.

so I had to do this in the Government liquor store, but self defence. I also asked them in no avail. Only other people. After these prosecutions and persecutions in court I could not stand It longer. He wouldn't work, either, and he was living on me.

"Please notify my sister, Mrs. Westley Card, at once, and she will look after my funeral as I wish to be burled next to mv mother, Mr. Jim Kitchen, at Springfield, Penn." GRETA GARBO Mamoulian occupied rooms 12 and 17 respectively, promised to say nothing about their visit until after they had left town. He said he had heard nothing of the marriage runor and did not question thera on that point ACE BAILEY LEAVES BOSTON CITY HOSPITAL By Canadian Prtul TORONTO, Jan. 16 Irvln (Ace) Bailey, injured Toronto Maple Leaf hockey player, left Boston city hospital today and will leave for Toronto tomorrow with his wife, It was learned here.

Accompanied by nis wne ana little dauehtei Joan, Bailey waUed out of the hos pital and was able to get into taxi practically unassisted. "Feeling great," was his farewell to hospital attendants. Bailey's sku'l was fractured In a game between Boston and Toronto on Dec 12. Mystery Surrounds Greta Garbo's Trip to Arizona With Rouben Mamoulian No One Knows Whether or Not Famous Movie Actress Is Married. By Auoclatad Prtul WILLIAMS, Jan.

16. Greta Garbo and Rouben Mamoulian, her director, travelling as "Mary Jones" and "Robert Bonji," left only dust and doubt behind them across Northern Arizona today. Whether the Swedish film star was a bride as Hollywood rumors hinted, or intended to become one, remained unanswered. The couple, definitely identified after they had registered under their assumed names at the El Tovar hotel. Grand Canyon, fied from all who sought to question them.

Driven by Ch suffeur They sped westward toward California, after passing through Williams last night, In an automobile driven by a negro chauffeur. At the El Tovar hotel, "Mary Jones" and "Robert Bonji were registered as from Santa Fe, N.M., no record of a marriage license was found In Santa Fe or in Arizona. In aDDroDrlate costumes, Miss Garbo and Mamoulian were discovered at Grand Canyon by a national park official who attempted a friendly conversation. The flitting couple returned at once to the hotel, where they had taken a suite of three rooms, changed Into travelling clothes and departed. Admits Identity At Holbrook.

where the couple spent the night prior to the Grand Canyon visit. Joe Gerwitz. proprietor of the Holbrook Hotel, recoenlzed Miss Garbo de.plte her dark glasses. She admitted her identity, Gerwltx said, and introduced her director under his true name. Gerwltx, who nald the actress and FALLS TO DEATH i P'.

I In tew I 'I POLICE CRUISER CAR OVERTAXES ALLEGED BANDIT Louis Moran Appears In Court and Is Remanded ACCUSED IDENTIFIED BY PROPRIETORS OF STORE Bluffs Two by Holding Hand In Pocket as If He Had Gun Less than a minute after he in alleged to have held up Rubin' delicatessen, Donald at and Elllca early today, Louis Moran was captured by city police. He appear ed In city police court this morning; with no charge yet laid against him and was remanded until tomorrow, Two hold ups were staged in the city early today and it is possible that Moran may face charges in connection with both of them. At 2.30 a.m. Constables Reeves and Price, on duty In police radio cruiser car, were passing the intersection of Donald and Ellice when they saw Jack Rubin standing out. side nil delicatessen shop.

Ha shouted to the police and pointed to a man who was hurrying north on Donald st "Catch him," yelled Rubin. "He's a robber." Speed After Suspect The police sped after the suspect He broke Into a run and dashed down Cumberland ave. The police soon drew alongside, Jumped out of their auto, and had hlra in cua. tody. A search revealed that he had no revolver or other He gave his name as Louis Moran; and bis age as 80 years.

Taken back to the Moran was identified by Rubin and Isidore Gottlieb as the man who' had raided the place and taken' $2.50 a few minutes earlkr. Rubin told police that he and Gottlieb were alone on the premises when the robber walked in. He had his right hand in his overcoat pocket. With a menacing gesture he told Rubin to hand over the money In the till. Rubin told him to help himself.

He insisted on Rubin handing it to blm. Rubin took $2.50 form the till and gave it to him. Gave Him Money The first of today's hold ups took place at 1 a.m, when a lone robber raided the confectionery shop of Louis Tublrman, 408 14 Notre Dame and got away with $25 in cash. With Mr. Tublrman on the premises at the time was Harry Smyth, 54 Francis st When the robber first entered he salA he wanted to look up a telephone number.

When Smith offered to find it for him he thrust his right hand Into bis overcoat pocket as if he had a gun there and ordered him to go into the room at the rear of the shop. Then the robber turned to the storekeeper. Alright, he said, "is there anything In the till? Hand it over." Mr. Tublrman gave him tho money and he hurried awry. The description or tnis rooner aa given to police checked fairly close ly with Moran's appearance.

Mr. Rmvth and Mr. Tublrman will be brought to police headquarters this afternoon to see if they pick Moran out of a line up. If they identify the suspect a second robbery charge will face htm when ne appears in court tomorrow. Senator Long's Political Group Leaders Arrested By Auoclattd Prtu NEW ORLEANS, Jan.

16 Arrested in a midnight police raid on the Paris registration office, 3. Barnes, registrar of voters for the parish of Orleans, and 10 other members of the Huey P. Long political organization, were detained in jail for 10 hours early today before securing tneir release on naDeaa corpus writs. DEATH TOLL IN INDIA QUAKE TO EXCEED 69 130 Buildings Destroyed In Jamalpur and Hundreds Are Homeless By Auoclattd PruaJ CALCUTTA, Jan. 1 Earth shocks continued Intermittently throughout India today aa the total of known dead in yesterday's big quake mounted to 69.

The total casualties probably will be revealed as considerably greater, since later reports show heavy damage was done north of the River Ganges. Several temple were destroyed In Turnea and in Bihar province. Thirty three were killed and 4S Inlured at Jamalpur, where 130 buildings were destroyed, it was; stated offioially today. Deaths increased to 10 at Patnaf where CO were takan to hospitals and hundreds made homeless. Four were killed at Darjeeling.

Thirteen additional mild shocks were recorded during the night, continuing today up to noon in Patna and other regions..