Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 8, 1913, Winnipeg, Manitoba ,2 press monday 8, 1913., Elliott safety of orders for. Steel cars and replacement of obsolete signalling system. New Haven sept. York new Haven and -.0 be the safest Railroad in the United states. Howard. Elliott. Its newly elected president declared in a state ment issued tonight sequent to to closing of the interstate Commerce committee s investigation into death dealing North Haven wreck last tuesday morning. The first Steps in this direction wih he taken he said within the next two weeks when the Shore line division on which occurred the series of during the regime of Charles Mcilhen will be Cut in two and place a under separate management in order 70 obtain i closer supervision. I sleeping cars that ruin Over Tae a fms Llave a rails will be steel before 1 if the Pullman company can furnish them Rush orders have been sent to other car builders who have ic2l cars for the company under con tract calling for the expenditure according to the statement. Orders never formally issued by the previous have been Given to Siirid to Rush ,.work on. The new signal system to replace the old Type charged yith the responsibility for the new Haven wreck. The inter state Commerce commis Sion hearing today developed Testi Mony by Engineer Miller of the t White Mountain express which collided with the Barr Harbor express that he had done two men s duty the week previous to the Cost Strophe. The inquest of Coroner mix who has accused Engineer Miller and Flag san Murray of the bar Harbor train of having been criminally responsible for death of one of 21 victims of the wreck was continued in private today. The Coroner said today it might be two weeks before he rendered his1 ver diet. Morgan s withdrawal. New York sept. Street to Day groped for reasons Why j. P Morgan and co. Withdrew As financial agents of the new Haven Road. Some believe the Morgan company drained the Road of the financial property and then quit when Public opinion became not. Others think Tho Morgan firm angered by the declaration of presi Dent Howard Elliott that the Road would not declare dividends famed. During Morgan and co h con tract the new Haven Road capital Stock has been raised to peace Celebration Emerson and Pembina appoint joint Centenary commit Eft Emerson man., sept h. Scam Niell of Toronto organizing Secretary of the Canadian peace Centenary association visited Pembina n.d., and Emerson today arranging for a joint meet ing at the town lir in Emerson this afternoon a number of Pembina peo i be attending chiefly members of the commercial club. J. W. Pitman acted As chairman and called on or. Scam Mell who gave an address giving a history of the joint conference of Brit. Ish Canadian and american delegates held in new York from 5 to May last. Among the ideas approved was one for the erection of monuments in Manitoba Winnipeg Brandon Dauphin and being considered approx Prate places the last named being at the Boundary line 011 the Meridian Road Pembina and Emerson. 11 r. Scammell stated that he had spent a few Days in Winnipeg and that men prominent in both political Par were identified with the move ment and he hoped that both Pembina. And Emerson would be also. At the conclusion of or. Scammell s address the chairman expressed the pleasure he Felt in listening to it and failed on j. Zeniman the. President of the Pembina commercial club or. G. G. Thompson Geo. Pierson and others who with Rev. G. A. Reynolds g. Al t Connell Chas Whitman and p h. Mao lean of Emerson All spoke As being heartily in favor of the move ment As outlined by or. Scammell. A Resolution was passed unanimously to thai effect by the meeting. A com Mittee of five from Pembina and five rom Emerson was appointed to act the Central committees when needed and to further the object All in their Power. Yukon Gold Rush Survey party thanks Shushan a is Over rated. Vancouver b.c., sept. Ing the opinion that the Shushan a diggings have been Over rated and Basing this View on interviews obtained with prospectors on the Trail f. M. Badham reached Vancouver after a summer s work on the Alaska bound Ary Survey As a member of the Cana Dian party. We were on a part of the thus Banna he said from Vizina River to Mccarthy. We followed the route used by the stampedes and we met several parties going in. They were mostly Chechakos and had very vague ideas As to what was before them. Asta the diggings the Only first hand information we obtained was from two old time prospectors whom we met at Chi Tutu Creek. They in formed us that they had panned All Over the ground. Also panned on James discovery claim and two claims above and one below. They saw Good apparently these indications struck nothing and it is significant that these experienced prospectors did not stake other members of the Survey party were h. S. Mussel c. Fleis Clireen g. Blackmer and b a. Ritchie. Press men meet Many delegates Are expected at Edmonton convention. Edmonton alta., sept. President Jennings Calls order Gen to the members of the Al Berta and Eastern British Columbia. Press association which is holding its tenth annual convention in Edmon ton on thursday morn ing he will preside Over the biggest and most representative gathering of a publish ers Ever convened West of the great lakes. From. Salmon Arm and Vernon on the Lethbridge and mag Rath on the South Medicine hat and Redcliff on the East and Athabasca Landing on the North have come hotel Reser Vairons. Every paper on the . Be tween Wainwright and Edson win Send delegates and. Between Lloydminster and Stony Plain not an editor will be absent from . Territory while visitors from Saskatchewan and Mani Toba will also be among those pres drowning report untrue. Athabasca sept. Bayles of the mounted police who returned today from Grant rapids says that the report of drowning of Waugh Dennis and two others while running with shows was untrue. He had seen and talked with the men at the head of the rapids be fore he left and they met with and misadventure William f. Havemeyer dead new York sept. F. Havemeyer one of the organizers of the american sugar refining company that absorbed the Busi Ness of the Havemeyer Brothers refineries founded by his father died suddenly today at the Hynie his son in Law William r. Will Cox former chairman of the new York Public utilities commission. He was g3 years old. Heart Dis ease was Siven As the cause of death. Circulating medium discussed by United states Senate committee is strongly condemned Washington d.c., sept. Most important topic on currency re form discussed by the committee Bankers today was the issuance of circulating medium by the govern ment. All those appearing before the Senate finance committee agreed that if the government should undertake this function it would be a useless and dangerous task the opinions expressed were that a government Nota would not be As Good As a Bank note. The Only new witness today was o. M. W. Sprague professor of finance a Harvard University. He began Plato int in detail the details of banking. He favored the general intention of. The government Bill but said he would later suggest some chances lie regarded necessary to perfect it. It developed this afternoon that every complaint against the pending run into the idea of a Central Bank owned try the government. All witnesses con tended that every civilized nation up the banking business years ago. An Effort was made by senator Hitchcock to demonstrate that the Al dried Vreeland Bill would be ample Protection for the immediate future. In replying to the o Sei Fator s questions along that line or Axler of new Orleans said it would be much easier to re write the -Alflrich-vre.2 Lance act than to Onia it in proposed by senator Lee arid others. He said the act had never been in. Effect. He said it was merely Trency measure of a party in Power. To did not believe it could be amended o prove of value. James b. Forgan and m. Reynolds both of Chi Caiso were also on the stand a the Day amplifying testimony previously Given by them Appeal for Aid mexican Cabinet continued Forf Page american army officers that a Federal officer Drew his pistol and threatened to shoot him. Oleson stated that the american women were insulted by the mexican officer. They escaped injury by opening their automobile to full Speed and hurrying to the american Side. They stated that several mexican soldiers threatened them and Shook their firsts at them As they were going through the streets of Juarez. Other am Picans Haye reported being threatened inspector of mexican consuls m. Denoel of ,j31. Paso is investigating the shooting. American officers placed Heyfron and Jonah under attest after the Kil Lilg. They on Bonds. Mexican officers at Juarez it is i Aid tried to Stop Loeut. Acosta from Dossing the Bridge threatened to shoot anyone who interfered with him. The mexican officers said that he had been drinking and after lie was killer a bottle of mexican whiskey was found in his saddlebags. Juarez from Chihuahua with Gen Cral Salazar s troops a few Days ago. The body is being held in Al Pas c. Fri aids of in Juarez have asked for permission to remove it to . Fire swept hot Springs anxious for help from outside hot Springs ark., sept. Springs fire swept six million dollars of its property destroyed and of its people homeless yesterday issued an Appeal for outside Aid. The Appeal was authorized by a committee com posed of City officials and citizens. M. A. Elsie a prominent citizen chosen treasurer. The City exhausted in fighting the conflagration which afternoon in a and burned Over an area of 2.00 acres devoted the Day to Relief measures for the Home less. Three thousand dollars sub scribed at a mass meeting yesterday devoted to their pressing needs. In the afternoon the citizens and the City Council canvassed the situation and decided to Issue an Appeal for Aid. With two companies of militia., policing the burned District the Citi Zens committee devoted itself today to systematizing Relief measures and planning for the rehabilitation of fire swept Eastern Section of the City. Tonight s checking 410 shows that All of those made homeless by the fire have been housed temporarily and their immediate needs provided for. Against the monetary loss estimated at it is authoritatively stated that approximately in insurance was carried. Political science Constitution drawn and office selected at Ottawa. Ottawa sept. The concluding session of the Canadian political Sci. Ence association held in. The railway committee room of the House of com Mons on saturday morning a Constitution was drawn up and officers were elected for the ensuing year. It was decided to retain the name already Given the organization while among the clauses of the Constitution was placed one to the effect that the association should take no part in any cites Tiomi of practical politics. The following officers were elected president Adam Shortt Ottawa first vice president prof. James Mayer to Ronto second vice president Hon. Sydney Fisher Ottawa third vice president Herbert b. Ames m.p., Montreal Secretary treasurer prof. O. D. Skelton of Kingston executive committee elected for two years or. James Bonar Ottawa c. Hill tout Vancouver president Walter c. Mur Ray Saskatoon g. A. Chown Kings ton Hector Macinnes k.c., Halifax and elected for one year a. F. Rey Toronto prof. S. B. Leacock Montreal prof. 1. H. Lloyd Toronto prof. Montpetit Montreal and John a. Coopet Toronto. The general Council will be appointed by the executive committee. Farmers from South specially selected men arrive at Cal Gary to choose their Sites. Calgary alia., sept. Special train of United states Farmers seeking Canadian Pacific rail way., lands arrived this morning. The party consists of 10d representative american farm ers personally selected by represent of the Canadian Pacific from the states of Iowa Kansas mis Souri Oklahoma Michigan in Diana Wisconsin Kentucky Ohio Minnesota North South Dakota Many of these Are renters who fell. I Onsbie to Purchase High priced land in the states and Are attracted to the Canadian West by the Prospect of own nig their own Homo but others Are wealthy Farmers who believe Canada of greater opportunities to them selves and their families several of the Farmers Are accompanied by their wives. All Are delighted with the appearance of the count Ryas already seen and will disperse today to make a per Sonal selection of their lands. Twenty delegations wait on Roche. Regina sask., sept. 20 delegations from All parts of the pro Vince waited upon or. Roche minister of the Interior during his stay in the City on saturday. Various requests were presented but the bulk of them consisted of applications for the Erec Tion of Public buildings in the different districts represented. Almost the entire Day was taken ii reception and the minister had very pc to Leisure minutes during his visit. Trains collide freighter and milk special in smash at seven Hurt. Vancouver b.c., sept. An East bound freight train and a West b Ovind milk train ii the British Columbia electric line collided this head on ten Miles North of Sumas in Juring at least seven persons Jack Plewes the Motorman. Of one of the trains had one of his feet torn off and the leg later amputated be Low the. Knee. His recovery is a mat Ter of d out. Two Bra Kenien named. Mcmillan on the milk train also sustained one of them a leg while. Jack few Sejm the conductor is suffering internal injuries Motorman Eagle and. Conductor Nichols of the freight train were Iii ured slightly. The freight train was making a run having taken on a. Load of Stock for the Chilli Wack fair and was in charge of a be Burns. The were not acquainted with the. Road. It is said that the bound freight train Oyer Jan orders collision took. Place at a curve. Where the Northern railway crosses the electric line. The motor car the milk train was completely shattered and the freight was also considerably damaged. To latest reports from the at Sumas state that the recovery of the injured is certain with the exception of Plesea. Local notes. The maltese Colony of Winnipeg will hold. A banquet in Manitoba Hall this evening in commemoration of. The great siege on sept. A 5g5. Several speeches will be Majide after which a musical programme will be. Rendered by i Rignald s orchestra. The official opening of court a Unity of the ancient order 6.1 for Esters for the City of St Boniface will take place in the Orange Hall Berry Street Norwood at 8 o clock this evening. special invitation extended to All ancient foresters both colonial and p. In Macdonneil the order s Western organizer will be present and will assist the District chief Ranger Bro. S. Holiday in que election and installation of p. Macdonneil organizer Tjie ancient order of foresters in Transcona saturday his mission1. Uei the the establishment of a court of that. Order in the. Town. He appointed a. K. Robertson of he Lum Ber he was removed to general Lios Petal. Andrew Rosner aged 17, of Oak b Uff man., while working m a no gang had the wheel of a loaded Waggon pass Over is left foot Frac Turing Malleolus or inner ankle Bone. His condition is Given is Good at the general Hospital to which lie Lias been removed mrs. Thomas Baker of 34 Erin Street was taken to the general hos Pital bleeding badly from injuries and suffering from bruises Tyrish she is Salii in have sustained when her husband weat her. The police have charge of the Case. While turning his Waggon Between two Boxer cars in the . Yards near Salter Street saturday afternoon William Maslinski 363 Magnet pc Avenue teamster for the Canada Coal and Wood co., had his left foot crushed Between the car and his vehicle. He was taken Home in the police ambulance. Albertan mormons Many who suffered by rebellion expected at Cardston Calgary sept Large colonies in the of Senora and Chihuahua Mexico May be abandoned by the mormon ;