node-schedule erroneously schedules immediately rather than on specified date

gistfile1.txt

var http = require('http'),
    path = require('path'),
    os = require('os'),
    fs = require('fs');
var deferred = require('deferred');
var schedule = require('node-schedule');

var handler_1 = function() {
 	console.log("Handler 1 running");
};

var handler_2 = function(param) {
	return function() {
		console.log("Handler 2 running");
 	}
};

var start_date = new Date(1411999200000);
var h = handler_2('test'); 
console.log("handler type: " + typeof(h));
console.log("scheduling job... ");
schedule.scheduleJob(new Date('15 October 2014'), h );



OUTPUT:
==========================

handler type: function
scheduling job... 
Handler 2 running