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PAGES 1 TO 18 EIGHTEEN PAGES VANCOUVER, B. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1914. IMBARGO AGAINST EXPORTATION OF MUNITIONS WAR TO MEXICO TO BE LIFTED IMATIOi OF 1TOPMY AS LEADER OF TAMMANY MALL BEMAMDED WILLI OUNT MAY CONSTITUTIONALISTS Better Borrow But It Should Not be Necessary FRIENDS OF BOSS MURPHY DENOUNCE EJECTION MOTION BUREAU WILL ORGANIZE GANGS TO CLEAR LAND MONEYS DUE FROM I STATES BIG IMS IN SO LAND PURCHASERS President Wilson and His Cabinet Decide to Annul Restrictions on Rebel Purchases. Declare Resolution Demanding Retirement of Tammany Hall Leader Was Out of Order. Reported at Victoria That Loan Bill Will be Brought Down This Week.

Superintendent Atkftison Purchases Tools and Ob tain Estimates for Work, on Request. SULLIVAN AND CONINE INSULT. CIVIC OFFICIALS TO HASTEN END OF WAR AND REDUCE BLOODSHED WILL APPEAL TO HOARD OF GOVERNORS GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO BORROW $7,300,000 TWENTY SIX HUNDRED MEN NOW REGISTERED Railway Aid, Municipal Act and Budget Features of Session. City Relief Official Has Little 1 or No Work to Offer Men. The World' Subscriptions.

Already acknowledged $37.25 D. 1 2.00 f. McRae 5.00 Mrs. FiUpatrick 2 00 I By Staff The Correspondent World.) Attempt to be Made to Have Vote Rescinded at Future Meeting. 4aiorint.d I'rrsi, World l.ra.ri Wire.) NKW YC'liK, Feb.

3. Charles T. Murphy defied today his enemies In the National democratic Club, who adopted a resolution last night calling fur his retirement from all participation in pa.rtv affairs. "I am the leader of Tammany Hall," he declared, "and 1 will remain the leader of Tammany Hall. That's all the matter Is closed." Beyond tl is he refused to discuss the action of the dub.

Total J46.25 There are, according to the figures computed this morning, some twenty six hundred unemployed men registered at the registration bureau for the Associated Knforced Idle or Unemployed, at 608 Homer street, and today Mr. Montgomery, of the city bureau, began turning away men sent to civic labor "Jobs." remarking that the chances for work for the unemployed on civic work for the next tw months were as black as nutht. (Continued on I'uite Seven.) It is, no doubt, with complete approval that the public will note the decision of the Provincial Government not to permit financial embarrassment to stay important construction work on which the Department has been engaged. There are works on the completion of which tbft prosperity of the province, both immediate and permanent, depend, ancTifiemporary embarrassment were allowed to interrupt their progress, permanent injury would be wrought to British Columbia. Let us glance for a moment at the necessity for works of this description.

Dr. CC. James, a member of the Dominion Commission on the High Cost of Living, and a man who has made a life long study of agricultural conditions in the Dominion, made some striking statements in a public address recently. In particular, he contrasted conditions in Prince Edward Island and British Columbia, and the contrast should be impressed on the public mind in this province by every newspaper published within its bounds. In the Island Province, he said eighty four per cent, of the people are engaged in agricultural pursuits, with the result that foodstuffs are exported and prosperity, even in these times, is manifest.

In British Columbia, on the other hand, less than fifty per cent, of the people are on the land. Consequently, there is a shortage of foodstuffs, which makes necessary importation from the United States and Australia, and prosperity is invisible elsewhere than in the speeches of Sir Richard McBride. The inference drawn from these fact3 is tl.t the province which is self contained, so far as food is concerned, does not feel the pinch of hard times, while the province which has to buy a large proportion of its foodstuffs from outside does. The reason is obvious. The province which does not produce enough from the land to feed itself and leave a surplus for export has to purchase the produce of other provinces or countries with monies earned in industry and commerce, and it is bound to suffer when industry and commerce lag.

Clearly, it is imperative that in British Columbia more attention should be paid to getting people on the land, and to improving their position market conditions, transportation conditions, and, if necessary, conditions of tenure, so as to keep them there. The school system usually followed, and the political conditions under which we live, make land settlement practically impossible. The "tendency has been to educate the boy off the land to make him a doctor, or a lawyer, or a dentist, or a banker, instead of making him an expert farmer. So with our teachers, Men engaged in the teaching profession some here come to remain in art obscure position, on the ragged edge of penury, till some turn in political affairs enables the party to which they belong to elect its nominees to positions on school boards and other local boards; whereupon the hidden merits of the humble teacher are dragged into the light and instantly recognized, with the result that he is advanced without delay to position in which they may shine refulgent. And they call this sort of thing politics! Such a condition of things cannot fail to.

be destroyed by a virile race impatient of bonds the imposition of which make large, full national it and the attainment of a high standard of educational efficiency impossible. British Columbia needs expert farmers, trained from their youth up, in scientific agriculture. Doctors, and lawyers, and bankers, and dentists, and clergymen are made with comparative ease. Social conditions help in their making. But it takes a lot to make a good farme these days.

So far as the Provincial Government are concerned, the only regret is that they should consider themselves under the necessity of borrowing seven and a half millions of dollars in order to continue works which shall make settlement on the land attractive, farming profitable, and residence on the land fairly comfortable. Money is owing to the Government which is vari ously estimated in amount at from twelve to twenty miHions of dollars. It cannot be questioned that a large part of the lands represented by, say, the smaller of those amounts, is held by speculators. Why not collect, instead of allowing a large amount of money to lie out and pledging the security of the province for borrowing to meet necessary works in connection with lands? Is the Government adopting this means of buying support in The question is pertinent, because, it is obvious that holders of such lands will not vote for an Administration which proposes to collect from them monies which they have not been required to pay by the Administration now in power. Why should the McBride Government run away from responsibilities it has incurred, and leave them as an Old Man of the Land on the shoulders of possible successors? Is such a proceeding in line with a fair and honest interpretation of what constitutes a square deal, or British fair play? L.

D. TAYLOR. Editor. Foreign Governments Advised of Action United States Will Take. (Associated Tress, World's 1 rasrd Wire.) WASHINGTON.

Feb. 3. The embargo against the exportation of munitions of war from the Cnited Slates to Mexico is about to be lilted. President Wilson and the cabinet finally decided today that because the embargo, by practically depriving the Constitutionalists of arms, while the lluerta government Is free to get them from many sources, really puts the United States in a position of showing partiality rather than neutrality. The embargo Is to be lifted with the idea that rather than contributing to bloodshed, the Importation of arms, by hastening an end of the war, will reduce the bloodshed.

An official statement outlining the purposes of the administration will be issued from the White House late today or tonight. Foreign governments have been advised of the impending action of the I'nltcd States through the embassies and legations abioail. and diplomatic representatives in Washington have been notified. It was said that the development would not affect the American embassy In Mexico City nor the American troops on the border. Will Shoot Spaniards.

JI'AREZ, Feb. 3. A warning was Issued by General Francisco Villa today that all Spaniards captured in tlie Torreon campaign will be dealt with sdmmarily. General 'Villa said he had positive proof that Spaniards In Torreon had taken up arms against tlie rebels and that all these would tie shot, others, he said, would be banished from tiie country. PP.ESS GALLERY, VICTORIA.

B. Feb. 3. Interest this week Is working: towards a climax In the programme for the present session he legislature. A fairly well vioatel it port is current that th mucu exptt Loan Rill 's to be brought do.vn bi fore the end of the ve.k, probably on Thursday or Fr'day.

That government circles are active is reaii'ly ec from the fact that otter ji e. brief Monday afternoon session of the house, the government supporters went immediately into caucus, lie first important event of the sore tn far this session. With the Loan 11 and possibly a supplementary of ra'lway a'd. the House will well supplied with business for a few nays. Then there is the very 'mportant proposed Municipal Act, which has yet to be placed before the House.

It will be recalled that a draft measure, intended to embody the features proposed for a new Municipal Act, was brought down st session and d'stributed for the purpose of receiving suggestions during the recess. A number of suggestions of sufficient importance to be embodied In the act have been received, and a new draft 'a being prepared. "Even after it eomes down, there likcTr to be a good jiaal wprk on this 'mportant measure. (Continued on Tag Two.) MOUSSEAUWIL NEITHER SLEEP (Associated World's Leased Win.) NEW YOHK, Keb. 3.

Friends of Churles Murphy, (Those retirement as leader of Tammany Hall is demanded In a resolution adopted last night br the Democratic Club, announced today their intention if appealing to the hoard of governors on the ground that the aye and nay vote was illegal. Thomas F. Smith, secretary of Tommany Hail, who with other friends of Murphy fought tlie resolution and tlie method of its adoption, denounced the action of Kdward Oiiwyer, preaident of the club, in refusing to put the iiuestioi, to a rising vote as "the worst instance of boss ruie 1 ever saw." The whole proceeding was Illegal. Smith declared, und he said the matter would be taken before the board of governors In tlie form of a protest. It was also announced that another meeting of the club probably would be ca'l ed and an attempt 'made to rescind the actiun taken last night, or declare it illegal Tiie full membership of tih is 725.

Only U'i attended fie mcetl "if last night. NOR TAKE FOOD IEN DOUBT Invite Mayor and Aldermen to Hring Their Wives to See and Hear Marie Lloyd. Kxtreme disapproval, if not, indeed, complete disKiist, was expressed this morning by Mayor ISn.vu several aldermen and civic officials who were present on Monday uisht at the opening of the bi(r orplieum circuit, with the performance oH Miss Marie I.loyd, tlie undoubtedly clever KnKlish cn mediciinc, who has gained an unenviable reputation in her act for lewd sug gestiveness, and she will he ifiven to understand, durins the course of today, and In no mlstakable terms that she must either modify iier performance to a very great extent, or her whole act will be ordered from the staee by Trades License Inspector Charles Jones. Miss l.loyd was fairly decent In her presentation of her songs In the afternoon, but (it night, when she had evidently attained a degree of manufactured hilarity not in keeping with the dignity of tiie stage in Vancouver, was of such a character that one of the city's high police officials' sulisp uemly remarked that he was ashamed of being there with his wife, the only consolation lie had being that there were other responsible civic authorities present also. Will Mine tinnae Art, To use Mayor Baxter's words, uttered to the World representative this niornina, Miss Marie Lloyd regarded Vancouver as being In the wild and woolly west, and that she could put one over on us, but she must be given to understand that she would have to moderate her tactics, or her whole act would be forced off the stage.

Trades License Inspector Jones had an Interview with the mayor concerning tlie matter about noon, and he intimated his Intention of ordering the complete deletion of at least two of tlie conimcdienne's songs from tlie programme and a less vivid rendering of others. It was admitted that it was not so much in tlie words of tlie songs themselves wherein lay the evil, but in tlie suggestive gestures and actions which accompanied them, and Mayor Baxter was firm In his determination that she would have to "cut out the rough stuff or something would drop." That sort might go in 1mdnn, but it would never do for Vancouver. Won't He Tolerated Here. It is high time that Messrs. t'oiisidine learnt that the decent, re spectaule public of Vancouver will not tolerate raw, lewd snagestiveness such as Miss Marie Lluyd'offers, born of the atmosphere of Loudon music halls and the delight of the callow youths and 'Arries who are weaned in the smoke of the great metropolis.

But what could one expect from Messrs. Sullivan Consldine? The World is pleased to note that Haxter lias taken such a firm stand In so Important a matter, as it bad Intended Itself to protest against a continuance of so lewd, anil intolerable a performance, anil matters were rendered much worse on Monday night In that Me. srs. Sullivan fonsidine had Invited Mayor Haxter. the aldermen and certain civic officials, wiih their wives, to be present.

This was a piece of effrontery which was an insult, such an insult. Indeed, as the city has never known before Incidentally, let The World remind its readers that the liiited States has bad enough of Miss Marie and her meretricious performance, as our cousins to the south will not hi her return there. Nor, surely, will Canada, one, it dins Itself the pleasure of getting lid of her. TEMPLE LAND FEASIBILITY OF APPEAL GOES TO PROPOSED RAC 1 PRIVY COUNCIL NORTH AND OUTH NEW FREIGH VANCOUVER ISSUES DIVISION CREATED Member of Quebec Assembly Charged With Bribery Reported in Serious Condition. QUEBEC, Feb.

3 .1. Mousseau, who resigned recently from the legislative assembly as member from Sou langes following a charge of bribery, Is so seriously 111 of nervous prostration that his phsician lias grave doubts of his recovery. According to tie medical adviser. Dr. Adelstan lie Martigiiy, Montreal, who appeared before the assembly's special investigating committee yesterday to explain the failure of Mr.

Mousveau to answer to a summons, the latter has begun both a "hunger strike" and "sleep strike." persistently refusing to take nourishment, sleep, or respond to Inquiries as to his condition. The physician to'd tiie committee his patient would be unable to understand complex questions at the present time, seemed to be Iir an almost comatose condition, and cited a similar case which finally resulted In the patient being detained In an insane asylum. WflrrnntN for Rums' Men. MOXTRF. Feb.

3 Tancrede Mar cil, of Montreal, applied for warrants charging Hums detectives engaged 'n bribery and corruption cases with conspiracy. Magistrate Iar.iot refused to sign the warrants, whereupon Mar cil applied to Judge Charbonneau for a writ of mandamus compelling Ian clot to sign. The warrants have sjnee been signed and nerved on the detectives through the office of the high constable of Quebec on their arrival there. The cur'ous thing is that nobody knows where they are at present. There are all sorts rumors about hut nobody knows where to find the Hums' men, although they were yesterday reported to be staying at Freeman's Hotel.

NOW AT PREMIUM HERE BY C. P. R. Press. World's I raaril Wire.) NEW YORK.

Feb. 3. Word received here from prominent aviators in this country and abroad and from aeroplane constructors show deep interest In the proposed around the world aerial race, starting from. San Francisco in 1915, in connection with the Panama Pacific Exposition. While English and French airmen express doubt about the feasibility of the proposed race, Henry Woodhouse, an authority on aviation, made public today a fctatcment in which he said that entries would be plentiful In view of the large prizes offered and that constructors of aeroplanes believe the flight possible and will undertake the construction of trans Atlantic flyers on orders.

He gave a list of constructors who, he said, had expressed opinions as to the feasibility of this flight, naming the most prominent aeroplane builders In America. (Cnntinu 'ri on I'age Mr. (ieorgf K. P. Plx.

a lumberman, Wfll known in this rity. and lately re Hiding Ht 177 Hiirelay street, was lot friim tht launch Kathleen IT, off Pender Harbor, at about 3:30 yesterday afternoon, aeeordhtK to reports brought here by II. rat, skipper of the launch, whirh was hrinslnn a timber cruishitr party back to Vancouver. The ar(ual ein. ms tames of Mr.

Iix'n death are not known, absence from thf boHt not be in if nolbrd for a considerable time, but, as he had expressed his Intention to have a wash, it Is Hupposed that in ffclcavorintf to st a pall of salt w.tTr, the. pull of the launch, which isotie at the rnont speedy crafts on the eoast, caused him to lose his balance and fall overboard. I mniediatt'ly Mr. Iix was missed the litunch was turned and a diligent ff nn of sonic two hours" duration made, but no tra of the unfortunare ciiiil'iiian was found, and the part rcalizinir the futility of further etforti. headed for Van oiiver, where the matter as reported to tin provincial police LONIJOX, Feb.

3. Recent issues are at the following' premiums: Calgary. 2J: luiminion of Canada. 6i: Montreal, lk; North Vancouver. South Van couver, 1J: Pacific Great Kastern, Province of Saskatchewan.

31; Toronto, and Grand Trunk Pacific notes. 41. (Wntrrn As'wlalnl rrrss.) MONTH Feb. 3. Several changes liavc taken place In the western frclRht department of tlie C.

P. H. by direction of George Kury, vice president And general manager, who has plenary power within his jurisdiction. The Hrltish Columbia trains and the Pacific steamer freisrht traffic service will come under a new division which has been created and which will be under the direction of H. frlendennlnu.

who lias his headquarter at Vancouver, and ho now assumes the title of divisional freight agent. GEORGIAN BAY OTTAWA, Feb. 3 Sir "harl. Kitz patriek, chief Justice, who presided at the ut'enlng of Uie mM wintrr term he supreme rourt of a run, a. tli ih morning, Kivi judgment in the In the case of Temple vs.

North Vancouver muniWpality. Sir Cliarhw announced that as the court whs ilivinVti in opinion the appeal had dismissed and that as a there would be no cost insofar as the supreme eourt whh eoticerned, to either parties in 1 he cane. In (fivinjj is judgment, the chtt justice did not say how thr court art dfvidf'd the case, and until written uf justice are available thf for the judgment will not he The court proroeded with thf hear fnir of western eases. Tin nt xt ras called was that of the Hritih Ua ilw a vs. igle.

111 tin To London. The Temple cuse will mw probably be tak to the privy iotin ii in view of the failure to pet a decision from the Aunteme court of Canada. The land lnolved in the case is 1 1. 1 MS North Vancouver. This Is a piece vi ry hie ground covering so tin ITS acrs In pti niber.

iv, thf se lan lw were sold for fr arrears uf tax' at a tax Kale fndu ted by rx Municipal 1'lerk W. Kefne for Xorth Vancouver niuniripalit. Tiie land had been rej isten uinlnr the nam. of "harbn H. Temple, who acquired them from tin crown In IS'U.

In thn ahsem of hidders the municipality took over the propt rtv. in llt'0 it wa again offered auction, but receivej no offers. In 1:1 the land were sold to thf latf. John K. Itoss for the sum of f40 7ft, the amount of taxes and cots claimed against the prope it Sinrn then the property ha hern and sold and is held fn the names a sore of rons.

who are al) co defendant in the a tion. and the Worst ts Yet to Come CANAL WILL COST DENTISTS STATE F.I.KCTHHf HU liH RRKSTF.I. VK LLANO. Feb. 3 Welland county is greatly excited by the arrest last li'ght of K.

C. Coulthurst. of Tirldge burjr, the deputy returning officer In the Canada Temperance Act vote, whose returns came in late and gave a difference of 17 from the original fliures which he gave out. enough to defeat the Canada Temperance Act by MANY MILLIONS THEIR CASE TO CITY EMPLOYEE a majority of six. 1 CHARD KILLED BY AS ITKB THU IlKtlH.l I 11.

IRKTTP. OTTAWA. Feb. 3. Andrew Broder, of Pundas.

beldeves that cigarette smoking is a pernicious hatilt and one which should be eradicated from the life of the Canadian youth. It la therein intention at an early date to move for legislation which will prevent the manufacture. Importation or sale of that form of smoking. Ui.VDON, Feb. 3.

Sir Robert William Perks, who has made many overtures to the Canadian government concerning the Georgian Bay canal, speaking before the Society of Arts today, said that the construction of such a canal, which had been the dream of Canadian statesmen for more than half a century, would probably take seven years to complete. The cost, it would be safe to say. would be well within .10.000.000. It hsd been the policy of Canada for the last forty years to assist great public works. The net return after deducting working expenses would be per cent on 30.

000.000. he said. 'oiirad Miller, a ee. Kate 1 Mi clearing operations beitiii earned 'n in tlie at e'ld, was a' ridenta Iy killed frfom the dim harwt of a blast shortly before nooit tdav. The cene of lie fatality was a Th i i By rtaff Correspondent of The World) l'KKHS W.I.Kit V.

Vi tnria Keb. 3 deiefcrat ou of tin dentists of Van Vi ami New ewtnt'n was loard bv the pr inter. Sir laehiwd Hride, moti'it in support of th amen Itn. to the pen ta; A befoie tfie Hou.e. What the niem 1m of the eoun.

il of t'i lental A lat.on wished to they afd, a better in lit of the profess on and a hi a her and Ui no a was the li l.eit of any mem ber of the nvoft'i sHtoii hampered. They teenth avenue and Hupert street. itiK t' a dejay in notifying the pop.ee. no particulars could be ekarm before Koitin to press. Tht body was taken to the I loin in ton taking rn pah parlors.

Hroadw ay weM. OPPOSKM TO I.ITKRtRV TKST. SPRLVUFIELD. Mass, Feb. 3.

A committee appointed by the convention of BHith. representing i.fiuu.ftAt Jews will present to President Wilson and members of congress a resolution opposing the clause in the Immigration reHttve tc the literary test. The resolution asks for exemption of "aliens seefr'ng admission to avoid religious persecution." tMIKRHIl.T' f'IIT M.O TKII. NKW VnHK, Vih. 3.

Prc.bri.k Vanderbilt's ya. ht Warrior. h.ei, went aground recently off the coast of Colombia, has been floated, and is lug towfd to Jamaica, according to advices received today at the Maritime Kxchange here. to prevent unqua 1: anted merely men being rinp' of the names loved under the nullified ntkta nc to prevent men. FOR DEVELOPMENT OF GAS PROPERTIES VEGREV1LLE.

Feb. Considerable Interest has been created here by the announcement that the Ad. Club of Edmonton had practically completed collection of subscription! to the amount of 150.000 for the development of natural gas properties in this vicinity. The properties have Yeen favorably reported on an dthe news regarded as of the firM importance. There was ITKHF.T T4KK IX l)T UTKiT.

FOOTBALL CONTEST WIBTXEHS AJTMOUHCKD HM I HSKH IMI'l ltl Ot Keh 3. The Idea of an Imperial parliament was outlined here yenterday before th Canadian lnb hv Mr. J. Norton Griffiths. M.J'., the I'nlontst niein hi for Wednesbury, Kneland He Faid there have been manv suKifcMton as to the method of creatine an Imperial Council, and onee public opinion throughout the Brltlnh Ktnpire is that an Imperial constitution should be written, it will not tk btnsc before a Hear an 1 hesi ve proposition MI lief ore the popI In termer th at oueMinn.

Mr Griffith said Had there nee a serious bmet crisis on naval queMlon, the decrease in th Panic of Kneland rate, diirma the recent rtcnrion In the pr would nver have taken place. who could ijja'ifv. from oh? t1; licences ami rt ats. Tney did not want to rit. 'f.

with th employment of aiHtanty as s' tdent. Th not propo. to prevent ad rt Sir It h.rd replied it ample Would be ivejl to aromtet Holi with tli 11 ew 1 h. i.itje ts tha aiiH to the bill. IMOXt IM HI lHKR HKtU.

cTY. low a Kfti. 1 or T. editor ai pnM.sher tha i r.ril. ole.i o'rioek t.iis niornints.

Perkins wa 7 ears of mje and for 4T years had been ed tor I ittsher of the City Journal Pat ai Headers of The World are taking (treat interest In th 1 nit contest. A ns ers eomltiK 1 from far and sr. The marnno in busy open. tin mall and making out ballots. It ili wi not to wait until the laM minute to conif tn and make yotir iu I it od a 1 1 i ne 1 that th sprid pnx rlos on Saturday at 10 m.

Sn1 or bring in your count early. Result of lat week's football competition will be found on page 11. Interest will be founi in the results, for only two male correct guesses out of 16 raTies. Coupons for this competition. Includ ng special prizes a' fered, will be found on pajre 13.

All who wish to enter for this week's contest may find their coupon In any issue of The World. V.T Ht PR Kl. WT. PITT. iBt Jta.

Feb. An unique use of the parcels post was made by friends of the late Frederick Heist of McKeesport yesierdav. If in b. iy was cremated and tbe ashes, packed securely in a strong wooden box. were started on their way to Germanv.

Heist's former home. tr parcel post The par'el. teiievd to be the first of Its kind sent in this countryj carried $14 postage. ie to a compi auaa.