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

i KING CELEBRATES 65TH BIRTHDAY WITH HIS FAMILY Congratulations and Good Wishes Pour Into Palace PRINCE OF WALES TAKES ROYAL SALUTE Horse Guards' Grand Parade and Color Trooping Seen by Thousands fRy Aociatrd Press I LONDON. June 15 Tlic King celebrated his sixty fil'lh birthday anniversary today, remaining quietly in Buckingham Talace, while his eldest son. the Prince of Wales, took the Royal salute at the "Trooping of the Colors." The King' uncle, the Duke of Conniiught. witnessed the ceremony from a balcony overlooking the Horse Guards Parade. Congratulation! Pour In Hundreds of messages of congratulations from all over an Empire on which the sun never sets and from other countries all over the world poured into the palace rfrom early morning.

The memhers of the linyal Family called early to i convey their greetings and the grandchildren brought little gifts. Principal among the official celebrations was the ancient ceremony of trooping of the colors by regiment of guards on the famous Horse Guards Parade, which was watch'd by thousands of interested spectators' despite the cold grey dawn without a gleam of sunshine. Royal Ladie Watch The Queen and other royal ladies watched the proceeding from the windows of the government offices. The King stayed Indoors because of a recent attack of rheumatism and the salute was taken instead by the Prince of Wales. The Duke of York, the Duke of Gloucester, the Earl of Harewood.

and Prince Arthur of Connaught attended on horseback. After the various regiments had paraded their colors to the accompaniment of music from the massed bands, a procession formed, headed by the Prince, to Buckingham palace, where he wan sainted by 2,000 officers and men. Government offices and the royal courts of justice took a holiday on. the occasion of the King's birthday. Throughout the review the Prince of Wale, his fucc set and serious beneath his towering bearskin, the broad blue ribband of the Garter act'OHS his tunic, sat like a stone military stutuo on a magnificent chestnut charger, erect and motion lens, save when he raised his white gloved hand in salute.

OTTAWA SENDS KING GREETINGS OTTAWA, June 3 On the occasion of the birthday of His Majf.sty King George, a message of respectful greetings and best wishes from the government and people of Canada was yesterday despatched by Premier Mackenzie King to lxrd Stamfordham, the King's private i secretary. The message wae as fol lows; "Will you kindly convey to His tContK.tied on Page Seventeen! CHAPMAN TO CAPTAIN ENGLAND'S TEST TEAM; I By Canadian Press 1 LONDON. Juno 3 A. P. F.

Chapman, who captained England's test itiBtch team during its last tour of Australia, will be in charge of the English team In the first test match of the Australians' present tour of Kngland. The came will start at Nottingham on June 13. WAT' Winnipeg mails close at the General post office as follows: Vancouver. 7.30 a.m., 10 a.m., and 5.30 Montreal and Toronto, 9 a Montreal and Ottawa, 5 p.m.; Toronto. 8 30 p.m.

The next British mail closes at 6 a.m., June 4. leaving Montreal, June 6. on the Duchess of Bedford. Specially addressed correspondence closes In Winnipeg, 3 p.m., June 4. leaving New York, June 7, on the Rochambeau.

Air malls close at the General post office daily at 6.30 m. Steamship Movements Canadian Pacific: Duchess of York due Quebec, 6 a.m., Friday; Montreal. 8 p.m. Cunard: Carmania arrived Cobh, 5 a.m.. Saturdav: Laconia nrrived New York, 5 30 a.m., Sunday: C'amcronia arrived New York.

1 nv, Sunday; Caronia arrived New 1 Slinriav French Line: Rochambeail arrlv ed New York. 4.tft Monday; de France due New Y'ork. 3 p.m. today. Hamburg American: Cleveland arrived New York, Monday.

North rmsn Lloyd: P.erlln arrived Bremen, 7 30 a Sunday. White Sar: Majestic and Cedrie due New York noon today; Western land arrived Plymouth. a Sun dav: Antwerp. 8 p.m.. Monday; Min netnu.Ua arrived Imelon Monday, THE KING: GOD BLESS HIM A I teSf HOOR WEEK For Canada Work I Canadian Press Cable) LONDON June 3 Lord Dewar, the famous distiller, sportsman, raconteur and wit.

left an estate of more than Ave million pounds (about $25,000, 000) when he died on April 11. according to the announcement made public today. Of this sum the government death duties will take about two million pounds Lord Dewar left a million pounds, free of legacy duty, to his nephew, John Arthur Dewar, which his uncle said in his will, "went to Canada when quite young and carneei out successfully all my business transactions there." THIS QUEER WORLD i WHAT'S A LITTLE NOISE? WHITBY. June 3 Claiming her health was injured by noise from a dairy located next to her property. Mr.

J. F. Robinson, West Oihawa, has been awarded judgment $5,000 damage in her suit against the dairy. ADVOCATED BY RAIL EMPLOYES Convention Told Effect Would Be to Increase Payrolls by $5,000,000 A resolution favoring a 40 hour week with 48 hours pay was passed unanimously at Ihis morning's session of the Division No. 4, Railway Employes Department.

A F. of convention, now In progress at the Labor temple, James ave. TV J. Tal lon, Montreal, president of the division, presided. The change from the 44 and 18 hour weeK now prevailing in Canadian railroad ehops, would affect approximately 35.000 shopmen, and would mean an Increase in pay of about $154 per man per year, it was stated by convention officials.

The effect of this would be to In crease the yearly pay roll of the rail road companies by more than $5,000, 000. Questions relating to schedule ic cupied the greater part of today's sessions, and a number of proposed amendments to the existing agreement with the Hallway Association of Canada, were LABOR CABINET SHAKEUP MEANS GREAT CHANCES Thomas, Failing Over Employment, to Try Hand at Dominion Post 'LEFT WINGER" SLATED FOR MINOR POSITION Lord Passfield To Retain Office as Colonial Secretary LONDON, June 3 Premier Ramsay MacDonald today announced cabinet change whereby J. H. Thomas will become secretary for the dominion, which i separated from the portfolio of colonial secretary, held by Lord Passfield. London Time Southam Special Service Copyright LONDON.

June, 3 The shake up in Premier Mac Donald's government brought about by the failure of Rt. Hon, J. II. Thomas to cope with the evergrowing unemployment in Britain and by the resignation of Sir Oswald Mosley will involve important changes in cabinet posts, according to The Times today. Chief of these will be the transfer of Mr.

Thomas to the dominions secretaryship, a position which he held in the Labor government of 1924. Lord Passfield, who now heads the dual post of dominions secretary and colonial secretary, will continue In the latter office only. Hartshorn to Get Post Mr. Vernon Hartshorn, who haa been a member of Sir John Simons' statutory commission on the Indian constitution, will rejoin the cabinet as lord privy seal, and Mr. Noel Buxton, who now goes to the House of Lords to strengthen the government there, will be succeeded as minister of agriculture by Doctor Addison, former Liberal minister who left the Liberal party on a dispute over housing In Britain after the war.

F. E. Wise, known for his advocacy of bulk purchase of Canadian wheat for British consumption, is likely to succeed Dr. Addison who at present is parliamentary secretary to the minister of agriculture. Mr.

Wise is one of tha advanced Socialists and abstained from supporting the government In the recent unemployment debate when Premier MacDonald's majority fell to 15. Mr. Ben Turner has now re signed as secretary to the mines department. Relief for Thomas As for unemployment plans these will now be entrusted to a cabinet committee over which the premier himself will preside. Mr.

Thomas will be a member, but will no longer have any direct responsibility for solution of the problem of finding work for Britain's army of unemployed. Rebels Claim Important Plane Captures In Honan PEIPING. China. June 3 A general northern advance into the Province of Honan following a vigorous offensive launched on the night of May 30, was claimed in Chinese (Tidal despatches published in war extras last night. These reports stated that Northern cavalry in a surprise attack captured 12 pursuit planes, believed to be the entire Nanking Nationalist air force on the Honan front.

Fifty pilots and mechanics were taken prisoners. Archbishop Too Weak To Attend St. Paul's Opening LONDON. June 3 Most Rev. Cosmo Gordon I.ang.

archbishop of Canterbury, will not be strong enough in health to preach at the reopening of Saint Paul's Cathedral on June 25. it was announced at the London diocesan conference. Right Rev. Arthur Foley Winnington Ingram, bishop of London, will take the archbhop's place In the pulpit. CALGARY OVERNIGHTS Official Entries for Fourth Day Racing.

Chinook Park, Wednesday, June 4 1 KinsT llArE Purne 00, 4 year olde and up, live furlonm: Kon the Com xu(, Frank mm captain Somen 107 Vapor 104 Wllhametle Roper xlo.i PrlnceM Wnltller Bouncing liall lug FF.COM) RACF. Purse 100. three year oldn. claiming. fu longs: ca.

nilo xinj stormy Chief. We.terr inr 10? Port captain loT Torrtdon KIT "lort Sport X102 Rurrire Whlttier Hit Punnytlne 10. bomer'a 9H Olenrarea 107 Tlllrtn fiACK Purne J.MK), thrw yeat. olds, claiming. furlongs tnex Bennle Inn Freight Clerk ins Maiover Hie.

Our BsgKage 19 Sis Turpin xlOu Kun Homers ion Baggage Behave. Fleanor Wheel 10T ftr. 7rk a P0 7enas aq Kings Up 104 i Also ellxlhle i Calgary Jubilee 7 Brum 104 I Albert Somen i POt'PTH ItACF. Puree S. .00 three year olds and up.

claiming, one mile Flmer 107 Hong MI4W 107; compline Bell pnrtola 107 Ju. Whlttier Km Blue tUfVa ion I REVOLVER CHAMPION o' CONSTABLE LINTON Constable W. C. Linton, division, city police force, has won the Indoor revolver shooting championship of the United States, according to word received here today. He lives at 715 Poison ave.

and has been a member of the force since July, 1913. BRITISH TROOPS SUPPRESS RIOTS IN PRISON CAMP Jailed Nationalists Aided by Angry Mob Outside Wire Fences I By Associated Preail BOMBAY, June 3 Serious disorders broke out this afternoon at the temporary prison erected at Worli for salt law violators. British troops were engaged In handling the situation. Troops were concentrated at Worli, on Sunday, after attempts by hundreds of prisoners to force their way out of the prison enclosure. Repairs to barbed wire fences occupied their attention all day yesterday.

Today a procession from the congress went to the prison. While the troops and police were engaged In erecting a stronger barrier about the interment place, the natives, Instigated by agitators, attempted to block the work of the trooos. The mob insulted the police and military by spitting on them. This Immediately led to strife, which was increasing steadily. Picketing of all shops in Bombay dealing in British goods, was ordered for today by the "war council" of live Saiyagraha, or Indian Nationalist movement.

The orders called upon Nationalist volunteers also to picket the lieiuor shops, a move which has not been taken heretofore In Bombay city. Five hundred Bombay women Monday picketed the city's cloth shops in inauguration of the no cam paign. Behind the picketing and boycotting there loomed today the even more serious Nationalist project to bring about non payment of Mixes The correspondent of the Liondon Daily Herald, returning here from Cimia. summer capital of India, said that the authorities were considering seriously proclamation of martial law within three weeks unless the civil disobedience campaign abates. KIKTH nAe F.

Purw J7on nurnii handi cap. tnr Wcntern ansda hred.i. 3 yrar oWs and up. lurlong. J1? ill; Ben 113 Ynrkl Prlnre 1US Ads Whmter.

lur, flllve Whlttier. 107 fcllent Whlttier a Black Marquts. 103 a rrv Minx l'. Mad linn Duche.s or York 1H York Whlttier. in Will Bet t5 Audrey 105 SIXTH r.ACF.

Purse :00. 4 year olds and jp, claiming. A furlong; Another llerk Clene Oliver Sun 2nd Cohra Mnrvlann lf'3 Hairs Queen Bessie Martlnas 112 FKVF.NTIf PACF Pure g.VWi, olds and up, claiming, lit mile: i year Buss 'not. Adams Fill 1) Mary Beverley. Star Sweeper.

Utile Vines sixpence Zing 104 1(14 104 XI 04 1117 Aleto c.olden ins 1IK Pusselt Gardner xi04 Promise Me II. 1U4 Al.o eligible: Ko Ko Ponimot 104 104 a Fort Qu'Appelle eitry. A. G. Tarn entrf.

DtlTtnn and Barnes entry. Col. Boyle stable entry. Weather ciouay, irat jt STUDENT KILLS FAMOUS TUTOR AT CAMBRIDGE A. F.

R. Wollaston, Explorer, Shot Through Heart at King's College UNDERGRADUATE DIES LATER FROM WOUND Detective Sergeant Also Injured in Mysterious Tragedy By Associatfd TrPMi CAMBRIDGE, June 3 His toric King's college, Cambridge, today was the scene of a double tragedy, which ended in the death of A. F. R. Wollaston.

famous explorer and Cambridge tutor, and D. N. Potts, an undergraduate who died in a local hospital at G.30 p.m. from a bullet wound. Dean Milner White.

of King's college, said that Potts returned to the college today after a week's absence. "On his return he went into Woll aston's room," said the dean. "Some time later shots were heard." When the room was entered Potts was still breathing but Wollaston was dead. Tragedy i Myiteriou "A detective sergeant of the Cambridge police was also lying seriously Injured, continued Dean Milner Whlte. "I do not know how the police officer was present In the room, whether he went In with Pott or was called in during the Interview." The dean then added: "I shfluld liko to it clear that Potts was In every way well and generously treated here.

When lie left King's college a week there was nothing against him at any rate nothing of a serious nature. He was a 'Vin tory' scholar, having come to the college from Lancing. Sussex, with i scholarship of 80 yearly. He appeared to be doing quite well. His father has offices In London." The dean said that Wollaston.

the tutor, was one of the best men in Cambridge as well as one of the most distinguished. He was widely known as an explorer. He leaves a wife and two little children. Detective Sergeant Willis, who has bullet wounds in the shoulder and leg, was said to be fairly comfortable. Famous a Explorer Accoienng to one Cambridge authority, Potts had been absent without leave for some days and was In the tutor's room being interrogated regarding this.

Wollaston was shot through the heart. Willis was shot through the shoulder and was stated to have received a second shot as he lay on the floor. CORONER WON'T ORDER RELEASE OF MRS. BARRAN Dr. H.

M. Speechly Says He Does Not Think He Should Interfere Theie is a possibility of habeas corpus proceedings being instituted to obtain the release of Mrs. Mary Bar ran, who is held in custody as a material witness In connection with the death of her husband, Wasyl Bar ran, who was found shot through the head in his home, 447 Garlics Wednesday night. This was Indicated today by S. V.

Ozerj, counsel for Mrs Barran, who made an unsuccessful application for her release when he appeared in city police court Monday morning. Magistrate Graham stated he could not deal with the application as the woman was being held on coroner's warrenf. Mr. Ozero then appeared before Dr. H.

Speechly. provincial coroner, who. after a conference with Chief Constable Chris H. Newton and A A. Moffat, crown counsel, stated he did not think he should Interfere in the matter.

Still Guarding Home Mr Ozero maintains the crown have I no light to keep Mrs. Karran in custody with nc chatge against her i and apparently no evidence to con I neel hei with "her husband death. Meanwhile police are still guarding the Barran me and are continuing their search for some clue which wil! put them on tne trail or tne slayer pe house has been combed from top i bottom live or six limes ana will llkelv be aone over again before de tectives are satisfied. The principal nhiAf of their hunt In the revolver i used by the murderer, which Is be lievra lo nme ucrii tiiuo uvm weapon Fifteen Witnee Summoned It was known he kept a 30 calibre revolver in the house. This has disappeared and the bullet which bored through his temple la said by experts to have been of the same calibre.

Fifteen wltnessej have been summoned for the inciucst. which open in the central police station Friday, nlcht. This number will likely bcii added to before the inquest begin. I I i i I THE WEATHER Forecast: Cool, showers. Temperature At 7 today, rt.

At nam I Tribune thermometer. 80. Monday'! 76; Sun Above Horixon 18 hours and ft minutes: sunrlae, 4.23; sunset, mooiiris. 11.39; moonset, 1.23. Detailed Weather Report en Page 17 Wit Pontes fettitttj tetwra HOME Edition VOL.

XL. WINNIPEG, TUESDAY, JUNE 1930 22 PACES No. 130 Price 5 cent; With Comic. 10 cent. 1 KM AND mm ND CURB MM Port Arthur Checks Flames Creeping on Homes in Outskirts Firemen and Smoke Blinded Volunteers Subdue Fires in Brent Park, Half Mile From Business District Sioux Lookout Blazes Under Control Scores Have Narrow Escapes as Homesteads Are Devoured By Flames.

I Special to The Winnipeg Tribune PORT ARTHUR June 3 Smouldering ruins on the outskirts ot Port Arthur today marked the district which yesterday was a blazing mass of (lames, creeping closer and closer to this great shipping port and menacing life and property. The driving gale which yesterday swept the Head of the Lakes, today had died away, and with the dying wind til1 raging lires subsided. Firemen, aided by smoke blinded volunteer citizens, fought for hours Monday to stem the advance of the which at one time entered Brent Park only half a mile east of Port Arthur's business district. Settlers and others who yesterday abandoned their homes east of Port Arthur and fled before the advancing wall of me and smoke, today started back to check up the damage in their districts. Welcome rain beat down on the Thunder Bay district shortly before I noon today, and continued well on Into the dav.

giving the smouldering I fires a good soaking that will help rangers and others win their battle. Large tracts of timber which escaped the flames also were I drenched, and this will help prevent spread of the fires. At least three davs or stesdv rain Is necessary to make the situation safe in some parts of Ontario, forestry officials declared. Ftar Rising Wind Unless winds spring to life again, the dnger is over, for the present at lenst, forest rangers and other believe. But the menace of a rising wind always exists in this lake port region, and everyone Is on the alert Fire rangers today lctt by aeroplanes for a survey of the district north and east.

Dozens of small fires destroyed acres of timber. In many cases these small fires converged and added to the danger. Tne situation In virtually this entire district today was greatly improved as a result of the dying wind. Eight Escape Death A serious Arc swept a wide area near Hurkett, 35 miles north of here, Sunday and yesterday. Eight persons, three of whom for a time were believed to have perished, had narrow escapes trom aeatn Monday.

Fighting their way through tongues of leaping flames and clouds of suffocating? smoke, U. S. Holder, Joseph Zecliner and Sam Merritt reached Burkett from their homesteids safely. For hours It was feared they had perished, as it was known the region where they lived had been fire swept. All reported their homes and belongings had been consumed.

Many Home Threatened A stubborn flre In Brent park, on th outskirts, yesterday menaced many homes. In some cases creep fContlnuea. on Tage Four) Derby Favorite's Owner Is Confident on Eve of Historic Epsom Classic Diolite Will Win, He Declares Silver Flare Looks Good, Says Lord Harewood Canadian Press Cable LONDON. June 3 "Diolite is In beautiful condition now If he is among the three leaders at Tatte ham Corner, 1 know he will win." Thus spoke Sir Hugo Hirst, owner of the Derby favorite, last night at the annual Dcrbv tlinner or tnci Press club, at which most of the celebrities of the racing world weie present. The Earl of Harewood.

formerly. Viscount Lascelles. who has long been a follower of the horses, said "If I were going to bet at all. 1 should back Silver Flare each way." Diolite Favorite There has been no slackening of I confidence In Dioiltc to win the greatest of English stakes Thcj noble bay colt, by Diophon out of Needle Rock with his almost fluw lts. ri cord, still if quoted at 0 to against.

milium rnsim in ijii 'i'u1 at 7 to.l The Pasha is by Son ln Iji 0 of Cos The rest of the oddf follow. i Trews owned bv Loro Astor snr. of Papvrus out of Peningoai IOC tc 9, Silver Flare, owned by. Major J. Courtland.

and son ofj Pharos, out of Silver Wand. 1'JO to 8 Ballyferis, owned by Major i Dixot, and son of Apror. out of Gilford, Blenheim, the Aga Khan Second Cho.ee, bv Blandfora and Noble Star, P. Nickalls family pet Hapsburg out of Hcsper, are all three quoted at 18, to 1. Scout .1.

at 25 to 1 I Iliad and the Scout II. stand at a bafflinu problem concerning this 25 to 1. Iliad Is by Synford out mvsti rious disappearance of a larga of Pagan Sat rillce. and Scout II motor truck loaded with choice Can Is by Sir Gal la had lit. out of i atlian liquor.

The truck, owned by a Larables. Ixmger odds are quoted I Kitchener man, has been found, but in Dick Swlveller, 28; Fsruanv. 33: 1 lis carso. valued at $12,000, ha vsn The Sponger, Seer and Sea Rover I lahed. The driver had parked it 50: Lanadnwnc.

Parthenon C.rsn.i! nnni a carafe while he went Inside Salute and Tetragem, 100. and Al 1AA i bca Rover is tha horse which Forest and Bush Fires Threaten Many Districts yORONTO, June 3 Fire los throughout Ontario has been' singularly heavy in the last two day. In cities, farmland and bush country there has been sever dam age. Four lives are feared lost and several persons have suffered Injury. Following is the situation in brief: Thunder By District Arthur and Fort William fringed by forest fires.

City departments fighting flames at outskirts. Danger area extends west from Hurkett and Nipigon. One family feared dead. Algoma District Fires near Mlchl plcoten Falls and at Mile 134, Algoma Central Railway, out of control, and driven by high wind. Green timber destroyed.

Rainy River District One small flre at Glenorchy. Kenora and Patricia Districts Change of wind bas driven fires back toward Sioux Lookout, which, again is menaced. Robinson settlement abandoned. Mine officials say Howey settlement is in no danger. Women and children have left Dyment.

Hmilton Three plants and three homes burned within 24 hours. Loss $270,000. WalkervilU Two plants destroyed. Loss $250,000. One man seriously injured.

Rydal Bank House and three barn destroyed. Loss $10,000. Southampton Bch Summer cottages threatened by bush fir, but serious damage prevented by change of wind. Steve Donoghuc, the old master, will ride. His odds came down from 66 to 50 when it was announced Donoghue would ride him.

Sea Rover la owned by A. R. Cox. and is by Pommc De Terre out of Gay L.aura. Trews, who ranks third in the betting, has been making splendid progress lately.

A rather good indication of this Is to be found in the odds themselves. Trews is at 100 to 9 while Iliad, who finished In front of Trews in the Two Thousand Guineas, is down to to 1. in a comparatively neglected market. LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS MEETING IN CLEVELAND (By Associated CLEVELAND. Ot.U.

June 3 Th i Brotherhood of Locomotive En ginrers claiming a membership of fin percent of the locomotive engineers in the United States and Canada opened its sixth triennial convention here yesterday facing i number of important questions of policy Merger with the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen, the six hour day. and the problem of finding employment foi the Increasing number of men being displaced ntisnlidations and efliclency improvements are among the matter a to he determined The sessions will last three weeks. Truck and $12,000 Liquor Stolen; Truck Recovered NIAGARA FALLS. June 8 Police today are confronted with itn rt a tire repaired. When he re i luk 1.1 Itrs anH bad trona..