"e92ec7cd-2e27-4b04-9285-bec360c99b49"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "[New Westminster Daily News]"@en . "2015-12-08"@en . "1914-02-05"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/nwdn/items/1.0315725/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " i\nHeUrs\nVolume 8, Numbed Al\nNew Westminster, B.C., Thursday Morning, February 5, 1914.\nPrice Five Cents,\nS. S. VADSa/iUNGK TO BOTTOM\nCAPITA Al AU HANDS ESCAPE\nVessel Strikes Unchartered\nReck on Northern B. C.\nCoast.\nSinks Few Minutes After\nAccident\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDLifeboats Are\nLaunched.\nVancouver, Feb. 4.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDProceeding in\na blinding snowstorm along the waters\nof the Portland canal in Observatory-\ninlet, Ma\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDogu gulf, northern British\nColumbia, the steamer VadBo, carrying\ntbe flag of the Union Steamship company of Vancouver, struck an uncharted rock at 3:45 Tuesday morning and\nsank\nNANAIMO STRIKER\nFOUND GUILTY ON\nONE COUNT ONLY\nJames ftalrd, the first of the batch\nof Nanaimo Btrikers to be tried at the\nspecial assize court since the Christmas holidays, was found guilty late\nyesterday of having taken part in an\nunlawful assembly on August 11 last,\nand was remanded for sentence.\nIn contrast to the Extension cases,\nin each of which six counts, running\nfrom unlawful assembly to riotous\ndemolition of property, were charged\nagainst the prisoners, Balrd faced yes-\nThe steamer went down within a I terday only two charges, one of riot\nfew minuteB in 100 fathoms of water. ] and the lesser count on which he was\nCaptain Richardson, Second Mate Wil-1 convicted by the jury.\nHams, Third Mate Thomson and Tho evidence of the crown waa\nPurser Smith getting all boats away directed at proving that the prisoner\n;uid saving all hand3 together with; had been one of the riotous crowd\nthe ship's papers. j that had hustled non-uuion workers\nThe captain and crew are now and that later had thrown stones at\nheading south on the steamer Venture ( an automobile in which were the\nof the same fleet and are due to ar- chief of police and some strikebreak-\nrive in Vancouver on Friday night.\nWhen the Vadso struck there was\nu loud crash of rending plates, the\nwater rushing into the hold and engine\nroom, giving the crew but a few moments to make their escape. This\nthey did in the nick of time, the hands\ngrabbing blankets to \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDprotect them\nBAR ILLITERATES\n. NOT ASIATICS\nU. S. House Passes Bill Providing Literacy Test for\nImmigrants.\nLaborite8andtheaSuicideClub\"Wltl U.S. KNORE\nMay Overthrow Government; Mm ]m ?\nNaval Holiday Impossible\nHUERTA SEARCHED\nSTOCKINGS TOR LOOT\ners, carrying the job on to the house\nof the strikebreakers, where several\nwindows were broken by stones.\nIn the course of cross-examination\nthe chief of police of Nanaimo said\nthat he considered the situation at\nNanaimo would have justified the\nreading of the rict act by a magis-\ntrom exposure. Capt. Richardson was irate, though this had not been done.\nthe last man to leave the vessel. It! .\nwas a hard struggle to release the\nboatf*. the stormy weather of the pas'.\nfew days leaving the davits and ship's\nsides coated with ice which rendered\nit difficult to release ihe lifeboats.\nOnce on board the boats the crew\npulled away to escape the vortex and\ngroped their way throuKh the blinding Snowstorm, shouting to each other\nin orde r that none might get lost. After a hard struggle a cannery was\nreached, a few miles from the scene\nof the wreck where all hands were\ntaken in and provided for In the best\nmanner possible. From the cannery\nthe men were taken by power boat to\nI'rince Rupert where all were found\nin an exhausted condition, the trials\nof the 1!4 hours plainly showing on the! [orced\nlaces of each.\nIn describing the accident. Capt\nRichardson stated that the striking of\nthe i ck was so sudden that everyone\nwas fortunate In making an escape In\nthe Bma I boats. The keel of the ves\nsel wns literally ripped off,\nDi : tils of the wreck are as yel very\nmeagre, RJ, 11. Beasley, representative\nof t!..> Union Steamship company at\nVancouver, receiving a brief wire ihis\nafternoon giving a simrt summary of\nthe accident and the results that followed.\nThe Vadso was engaged in the coast-\ninn trade and was carrying a general\ncargo. No passengers were aboard at\nthe time of the accident, the crew\nnumbering 22 all told.\nFederals Raise Money by Forced\nLoant\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDWealthy Spaniards Compelled to Donate Riches.\nAS DID TAFT, SO\nMAY WILSON VETO\na \t\nSupporters Confident Measure Will\nPass Senate, But President Does\nNot Approve.\nWashington, Feb. 4.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDThe Burnett\nimmigration bill prescribing a literacy\ntest for applicants to admission to\nthe United States, was passed by tht\nhcuso this afternoon by a vote of 241\nto 126. All proponed amendments relating to the exclusion of Asiatic Immigrants previously had been eliminated.\nAs the bill passed, it provides that\nevery immigrant admitted to the\nUnited States must be able to read\n\"the Kuglish language, or some language or dialect, including Hebrew or\nYiddish.\" it prescribes that each applicant for admission muBt read a\nslip on which are printed between 30\nor 40 words.\nWas Vetoed by Taft.\nIn its present form this measure\npassed the house and the senate in\nthe last congress, but was vetoed by\nPresident Taft. A similar bill was\nvetoed during President Cleveland's\nadministration. Supporters of the bill\nare confident that it will again pass\nthe senate, although President Wilson\nl.as let it be known that he does not\napprove the literacy test.\nOpponents of the literacy test\nfought desperately to the last, but ou\na last effort to eliminate the test\nfrom the bill they were defeated 140\nLondon, Ft b. 4.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDSir Edward Grey's tion, but they fear flank attacks by\nspeech at Manchester In which the i Uie laborltes and the more extreme\nforeign secretary emphasized the im-I radicals, who comprise the \"Suicide\npossibility of the \"leading horse\" j club,\" on the navy estimates while\nslackening in the armaments race, j the feeling over the South African de-\nwas followed today by a declaration | portations may tempt the Unionists\nby Herr Von Jaegew before the bud-1 to join forces with the malcontents to\nget committee of the German reich-ithe undoing of the government,\nstag that a naval holiday was impoB- J This consideration haB been brought\n3lb'e- ihome forcibly to many members'of\nThe anti-armaments campaign so the club by the government whips and\ntar :-r, tins country is concerned ia, it iB believed that a number of them\n[have very sulkily promised fidelity in\nthe division lobbies in view of the\nimportance of the government lasting out the year. As the \"Suicide\nclub\" is reported to number a hundred members the secession of half\nthis number with the laborites would\nplace the government in danger.\nOnly Three Weeks Left in\nWhich United States\nMay Decide.\nnow likely to fall flatter than ever.\nHow far the ec-called \"Suicide club\"\nwill be affected it Is not possible to\nascertain. There Is, however, considerable nervousness in government\ncircles. The ministers are confident\nthat they can resist a frontal attack\nby'the opposition on the Ulster ques-\nMANY PROMINENT\nSPEAKERS COMING\nConference of United Missionary Campaign to Be Held Here Wednesday, February 18.\nA number of prominent speakers\nwill be in New Westminster on\nFebruary 18 when a conference of the\nANNEXATION IS\nCHIEF OBJECT\nMayor and Alderman to Interview the\nGovernment on Many Matters of\nImportance to City.\nCANADA WILL NOT\nGIVE FURTHER TIME\nFailure of Americans to Keep Bargain\nWould Be Set-Back to International Development.\nFor the purpose of taking up with\nIthe provincial government several\nmatters of importance to the city,\nMayor Gray and Alderman Kellington\nunited missionary campaign will be ;lefl tor Victoria last night, the former\nheld In the Y. M. C. A. Herbert K. probably staying ln the capital until\nCaskey, general secretary of the lay-,Sunday.\nmen's missionary movement, was in ,.Cnle' of the matters under con-\n, , Isideratlon is the proposed annexation\nthe city yesterday and at a meeting of D. h 172_ which wag fav0rably act-\nlu the V. M, C. A. a committee of lay- :ed upon by the city council on Mon-\nmon was appointed tc co-operate with day last.\na oramittee of the Ministerial association in the arrangements for the.\nto 2;li*. The final vote came at the [conference here.\nThe first of the twelve conferences the present location will also be urged\nNew Orleans, La., Feb. 4.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDA second\nloan upon the Mexican state\nof Tababco, which is expected to,\nbtiiiK the total in that sUt.* to nearly\n140,000 pesos, was levied last week\nupon wealthy Spaniard planters and i\nmerchants, according to refugees ar-\nriving here* today. Anions the |\nrefugees was the family of Auguaflne\nUrdaplllata, secretary of slate of\nCampeobe under the administration of,\nFormor Governor Emmanuel C. lirito. ]\nSenora Ordapllleta said that upon\nher arrival at Frontera from Caru-\npeche the cash and jewelry of members of the family taken by federal.;\nwas returned only upon the appeal\nof personal friends, she i-aid Huerta's\nofficials even searched their stock-\nend of a day of vigorous debate,\nwhich, on several occasions threatened to cause serious trouble.\nRepresentative Hurnett of Alabama,\nin charge of the bill, tried to hurry\nthe debate and frequently moved to\nproceed and shut off the discussion.\nOn one occasion Representative Mana-\nhan cf Minnesota commented upon I methods\nwhat he called \"the unfairness with\nwhich this bill has been driven\nthrough.\" aud \"the unfair statements\nof the ohairman, Mr. Burnett, in view\nof his fear and cowardice which he*\nhas shown in not daring to\nThe necessity of the installation of\na water main running to the rear of\nthe Colony farm buildiugB in place of j\nto be held in British Columbia will\nbe in Nanaimo on February 13, Vic-\nOttawa, Feb. 4.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDOnly three weeks\ntime remains in which government of\nthe United States can sign the international fisheries treaty which has\nbeen pending since 1909, and there is\nconsiderable uneasiness here over the\nfailure of Washington to ratify the\nagreement.\nSeveral months ago the Canadian\ngovernment, growing weary of Its attempts to get the American authorities to sign the treaty, gave the Wilson administration until March 1 to\neive its approval. Dr. Hugh Smith.\nfisheries commissioner of the United\nStates, came to Ottawa early in December and made a final revision of\nthe treaty with Professor Prince, Canada's fish commissioner. The understanding then was that there were no\nobstacles in the way and intimation\nwas given that the treaty would be\nsigned. Since then not a word has\nbeen heard from the American capital and it looks as if the treaty will\nbe allowed to lapse. If the treaty is\nnot signed by the first of next month,\nit is doubtful whether further time\nwill be given by the Canadian government.\nSerious Set-back.\nThe failure of the American authorities to sign the treaty would\nprove a serious set-back to the development of International fisheries.\nupon the government. It was at this I\npoint an expensive leak was located, Ij^\",^ \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD1 complete in re^ul*-\n(Particularly on the Great i^akes. Tho\ntoria next on February 16, Vancouver the loss of water and ths necessary\non February 17, New Westminster the , repairs to the pipe being nothing in\nfollowing day and then Chilliwack. comparison with the coet of construct-\nltt New Westminster there will be ; ing a tunnel to the point where a\nan afternoon study of missionary 'Joint had broken, if the main Is laid\nthe local congregation to the rear of the buildings any pos-\ncommencing at 3 o'clock and a ban- sible leak can be repaired at \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD*flelmtml.ltion\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\nquct ln the evening. cost owing to the small depth the1\nAmong the speakers will be the fol* pipes would be laid\nKiwing: Rev. C. E. Manning, Toronto.\nobjections.\"\nWith a bound Representative Hurnett \"as on his feet. \"That's a lie.\nMr. Chairman; and the gentleman\nknows it,\" he shouted*,\nAmid a tumuli of demands for\nI recognition, points of order, and a\ngeneral outburst of disorder, Representative Hay in the chair finally\ncalled Representative Manahan to\norder. Another outburst followed, in\nithe course of which Representative\nI Manahan withdrew the word \"coward\nThe aquisitlcn of a fire hall site on\n:\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD* ctetary of the home missions of the Lulu inland, payments for work donee\nanswer l Methodist church; li. K. Caskey, cf on Twentieth street, the title to th?\ning fishing in these waters and contained some 22 regulations. These pro-\nvale for uniformity in weight limits\nfor fish, the use and location ot nets,\nthe handling of traps, etc. In addition there was a number of recom-\ncne ot the most important of which was for co-operation in\nthe stocking of the. Great Lake* by\n[Toronto, who i3 now in the city;\ni Robert. I.aird. Toronto, secretary of\nI the board of finance of the Presbyterian church in Canada; K. M. Ham-\ni ilton, Toronto, secretary' of the Presbyterian laymen's movement; David\nj M. Rose, secretary of the laymen's\n'movement of the Church of England;\nRev. James Endlcott, D.D., formerly\nof China and now secretary of the\nMethodist board of missions.\nreserve on Eighth street, with a possible, view of locating the new\narmouries there, and the passage of\ntwo private bills sanctioning an increase in tiie rate cf Interest on eer-\ntain bonus, are also being sought.\nfAVOR SATURDAY\nf OR HALf HOLIDAY\n,ice.\" Minority Leader Mann, in the\nngs for loot. ;rclt, of peacemaker, brought about an\nRefugees brought news that the Uchange of apologies,\nrevolution In Tabasco, headed by j At allolht.r pollltp t*le chairman and\nRepresentative Mann had a h.ated\niexchange of words, the latter declaring \"the chair is disrespectful to the\nNew Westminster Business\nMen Decide After Discussion.\nFollowing a strenuous fight regarding the merits of a Wednesday afternoon or Saturday afternoon half holiday set by the provincial government,\nthe latter faction won out at a meeting\nof the New Westminster branch of the\nRetail Merchants' association of U.C.\nheld last evening.\nThe Saturday afternoon Idea was\nadvocated on the grounds that the average working man, Instead of travelling to an adjacent city on Saturday\nnight, which many do when the stores\nnre kept open, would much rather distribute his trade through local mer\ncha&ta during tho week and would\ntake advantage of the half holiday on\nSaturday and all day Sunday to amuse\nhimself with recreation and rest.\nFourteen clauses In the appeal to\nthe legislature were discussed at last\nnight's meeting to bo presented in\nconjunction with other cities In the\nprovince to the legislature now alttlng\nfit Victoria.\nthe I\nby\nColonel Luis Felipe Dominguez, who;\nr-icently departed from New Orleans,\nhad spread to the coast. It was said\nthat Major VUlareei, with 200 federals had been defeated at Santana\nBar. with 45 killed nd 50 wounded and\nthat federals were forced to rareat\nwith losses ut San Juan Bautista,\nSCHMIDT TODAY\nWill KNOW FATE\nLife ef Former Priest on Trial for\nMurder cf Anna Aumuller Rests\nwith the Jury.\nDECLINES TO SIGN 8TATED\nCASE FOR ANGELO\nVictoria, Feb. 4.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDOwing to an er-\ni\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-.:\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD In the stenographer's notes regarding the proceedings of the Court\n;,'r. Justice Morrison has refused to\nt.'.gn the stated case asked by the.\ncourt i f appeals in the case of o.Te\nAniei lo. who Ib appealing from the\n'conviction on a charge of riot at Extension last August. Accordingly nrgu-\nniHe! could not take place before the |\ncourt of appeal this morning and It i\nwas Rtood over until Tiic-lay. I\nArthur Leighton and J. . deB. Far-\nris brought 16 questions for the court\nto answer on Monday and on 15 of\nthem leave to appeal was refused. On\nthe other a stated case waa ordered\nbut was not ready today for the reason given.\nNew York. Feb. 4.-The fifteenth\nday of the c-tcond trial of Hans\nSchmidt, the former priest charged\nWith Jhe murder of Anna Aumuller,\nended today with the summing up for\nboth sides completed. Tomorrow\nmorning Judge Vernon M. Davis will\ndeliver hia charge to the Jury.\nSumming up for the defence, Ter-\nance J. Mc.Manua counsel for Schmidt,\nr< peatedly referred to the prosecp-\ntions alleged failure to furnish a legal\nmotive for the- murder of the Aumuller woman, which he described a\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\nbarbarous. Much stress was laid by\nthe attorney on Schmidt's religious\nfervor and his many supposed \"divine\nvisitations.\"\nAssiiitant District Attorney James\nA. Delahanty, summing up for the\nprosecution, made light of the testimony given nt the. trial by the alienists of tho defence, and spoke of\nSchmidt tin n normal man who waa\nshamming Insanity. His arraignment\nof the defendant was full of Invective.\n\"Ther.* should be no compromise In\nthin case; the guilt of the defendant\nls too apparent. There can be but\none verdict and that iB murder in the\nfirst degree.\" he argued.\nhouse.\"\nSTRATHCONA REMEMBERED\nMEN OF GREAT NORTHERN\nNew York, Feb. 4.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDIt was learned\nyesterday through a friend of the late\nl/ord Strathcona and Mount Royal,\nwho his been In communication with\n'.ppreseiv'atlves of the estate since\nIrfird Strathcona's death, that his will\nwhich left $600,000 to Yale university\nrequested that Yale make special ar*\nrangements to enable employees and\nsons of employees of the Great Northern railroad to enter that university.\nA large part of the fortune of Lord\nStrathcona, which was estimated at\n$25,000,000, was made through his investments in tho Great Northern. 1Mb\nbequest to Yale and the request with\nwhich it was accompanied It Is said.\nWub intended as an expression of gratitude to the United States and in\nparticular to the railrond employees\nwho had contributed to his fortune.\nFRENCH AVIATOR\nMAKES NEW RECORD\nCartrcB, France, Fob. 4- The French\naviator Garalx established a new altitude record for five passengers today\nascending to a height of 7.182 feet. He\nmade the flight In the new biplane\nbuilt by Paul Sciilmtt, an ongliaer,\nwhich reached a height of 5000 feet\nwith seven paps miners.\nThe previous record for altitude\nwith five passengers was made last\nOctober by the Austrian aviator Sab\nlalnlk. who reached an altitude of\n.1281 feet.\nCAREIESS CONSTABLE\nGETS TWO MONTHS\nEscape of Two Prisoners Blamed on\nOfficer Who Disobeyed Orders-\nIs Punished.\nWants Canadian's Advice.\nOttawa, Feb. 4.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Prof. E. B. Princ\".\nCanadian commissioner of fisheries,\nhas been asked by the* government of\nNew Zealand to give expert advice\n.'ii the organization of a fisheries department In that dominion. Prof.\nPrince who is iceoicnized as an authority on such matters, will leave for\nthe Pacific dominion within the next\nweek and will be absent for about\nthree months.\nfish hatcheries.\nDo All the Work.\nAt present the situation is that the\nregulations differ, thouph Canada, being the more rigid, with the result\nthat Canadian hatcheries at Sandwich.\nPoint Edward and elsewhere bav\nbeen doing practically all th*' work,\nwhile the American fishermen, it la\nclaimed, reap me>st of th\" benefit.\nThis state of affairs would probably\nbe remedied to some extent if the\ntreaty was ratified. If it fails tho\nhatcheries work will have to be carefully considered to see if greater\n(Continued on Page Four)\nTWO ACCIDENTS IN\nCOLLEGE ARMORY\nBleachers Collapsed Injuring Basketball Fans\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDSeveral Women Are\nHurt in Second Affair.\nEdinoutou, Feb. 4.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDThe investiga\ntion into the escape from the mounted\npolice cella last week of two prisoners. Palmer and Young, waa brought\nto a conclusion yesterday and this\nmorning Assistant Commissioner\nCuthbert made the following state\nment: l\itt Lansing, Mich.. Feb. 4.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDSev\n\"Through carelessness or neglect of. era' Btuden'-S of the Michigan Agricul\na constable the prisoners got out. It j tiir-a.1 college were seriously injured\nwas disobedience of orders on his I-tonight v> ':en the collapse of bleacher\npart. He has been sentenced to two I peats at the college armory threw 500\nmonths' imprisonment and dismissed I of them to the floor ln a heap. The\nfrom tho force. j accident occurred at the start of the\n\"Two other members of the force basketball game between the Aggies\nwere thought to be partly to blame, and Notre Dame,\n\"AUSTRALIAN MAC\"\nMUST STAY IN PEN.\nbut their responsibility reals only\nwith the fact that there was some delay ln the escape being reported. So\nfar as they are concerned they were\nfound to have neglected their duty\nto that extent and disciplined accordingly.\"\nA few minutes after this accident,\na ropo by which a bundle of chairs\nwas being lowered from the balcony\nto the main floor of the hall broke\nand the loud fell upon a group of\nwomen students. Half a dozen of the\nwomen were hurt.\nMARRIES HIM TO MAKE GOOD\nWIRE AS OPERATOR SHE SENT\nNew Skating Record.\nLake Placid, N.Y., Fob. 4. -A new\nworld'\" amateur record, Ice skating,\nIn tl.. 50 yard daBh, was made today\nby Robert McLean of Chicago, who\ncovered the distance in five seconds\nflat, one-fifth of a second better than\nthe record established by Morris\nWood at Pittsburg in 1907,\nI\nManitoba House Adjourns.\nWinnipeg, Feb. 4. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDTine Manitoba\nlegislature adjourned this afternoon\nwithout transacting any business on\naccount of the death of John W.\nThompson, Liberal MP.P. for Mlnne-\ndrma, who died Tuesday, Tributes to\nthe worth of tho late member were\npassed by Premier Koblln and T. C.\nNorris, leader of the opposition. It\nIb expected that the house will again Oregon\nadjourned on Friday In order that the j Watts\nmembers may attend the funeral. There she \"broke\" and said:\nPortlnnd, Ore,, Feb. 4.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDHarry T. Ipointedly, but quickly resumed\nDuffy, district passenger agent for the i \"Hope to have vour blessing and a\nSoo line, received notice yesterday cf I goo