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The Washington times., 1911-02-02
GROUNDING SAYS
WINTER IS over
Coming of Springtime Is
I Foretold BY Animal
Forecaster.

Br'er Rabbit, he just laughed, and
laughed, and laughed.
Br'er Fox, he just leaned back in his
chair and looked wise, and didn't say
a word.
Br'er Bear, he didn't say a word,
either. He just smiled.
All this happened at the Animal Con-
gress this morning, when old Br'er
Ground Hog crawled out of his hiding
place. rubbed his eyes, looked up at the
cloudy sky with a knowing gaze, and
announced, unchallenged, that winter
was practically at an end.
The announcement didn't create much
of a surprise, however. All the other
animals knew just exactly what Br
Ground Hog was going to say. The
heavy fog early this morning, followed
by mist, and the official forecast that
there would be rain by night. indicated
clearly what the little unofficial fore
casters representations would be.
This, as you know, is Ground Hog
Day, or Woodchuck Day, or, as 1t is
known in the church calendar, Can
dlemas Day--the day when every
one at the weather headquarters at
Twenty-fifth and NJ streets takes
holiday and turns the shop over to Mr..
Ground Hog. Back further than even
the oldest inhabitant can remember the
superstition has existed that the
weather on February will indicate
what the weather is going to be TO- the
next six weeks. Years ago the tradition
was expressed in these lines:
If Candlemas Day be wet and foul,
The half of winters gone at yule.
If Candlemas Day be fair and bright,
Winter will have another flight.
Ground hogs all over the country were
up early this morning. Poking their
noses out of their hiding places at the
Schedule time of sun-up, they hastily
withdrew for another hour or two of
sleep, to see later what the develop
ments would be. But there was no sun,
and no indication of sun, and Br'er
Ground Hog, seeing that there wasn't
ghost of a chance to see his shadow,
came to the open, and not until next
fall Will he go back to bed.
There are some painfully particularly
people WHO keep diaries and spend all
their spare time reading almanaCs, who
will tell you that facts do not bear out
the superstition of Candlemas Day; that
records for ever so many years back
show there is nothing to It; and that
the whole thing is a myth. But there
are others equally sure, but who per-
haps can not back up their assertions
by statistics, that the little forecaster
is the truest prophet in the world. In
fac, some of hen even go so far as to
fact, some of them off their winter I'M
dercOthing on his prediction.
Willis L. Moore. chief of Uncle Sans
Weather Bureau, declines to. discuss
Candlemas Day. But then Mr.. Moore
is a scientific man, and ground hogs,
goose-bone seers, and other unofficial
prognOsticators never had a show with
science.
The Washington times., 1911-02-02
Amendment Would Limit
Printing on Envelopes

The Senate Postoffices Committee
gave a hearing today on the Touvelle
bill, which is intended to limit the print
ing that can be done on envelopes by
the Postoffice Department. A large del
eGation representing printing establish
ments, stationary houses, and similar
interests, appeared in favor of the bill
f. P, Andrews. of this city, headed the
delegation, and Byron S. Adams was
among the members of it.
The committee was asked to make the
bill a part of the Postoffice appropria-
tiOn bill. The matter was referred to
subcommittee consisting of Senators
Crane, Carter, and TaliaferrO.
The Washington times., 1911-02-02
Three New Senators
Present Credentials

Clarence w. Watson, recently elected
as Senator from West Virginia to sue
ceed Senator Elkins, was sworn in as a
member of the Senate today. Senator
Scott escorted Senator Watson to the
desk of the President in the usual man.
ner, and he took the prescribed oath
without a question being raised.
Senator ANel J. Gronna. of North Da-
kota, the insurgent successor to Senator
Purcell, was also sworn in.
The credentials of Henry F. Lippitt,
of Rhode Island, who will succeed Sena-
tor Aldrich were presented. He ap-
peared on the floor and was introduced
to a number of Senators.
The Washington times., 1911-02-02
King at Conference on
Sentence of Libellee

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The sentence Of a
years Imprisonment conferred upon Ed
ward F. Mylius for libeling King George
was the subject of conference held
today at Buckingham palace. and at
tended by the King and Home Secre-
tary Churchill. 1t was believed that
Mr.. Churchill favored sending Myllus
to a prison outside of England, although
cnother report had it that King George
is counselling leniency, urging that the
sentence upon the writer be suspended.
The Washington times., 1911-02-02
Petition for Relief of
Defunct Bank Depositors

A petition calling for the relief of the
depositors of the defunct Freedman's
Savings and Trust Company was filed
with Speaker Cannon today by Repre-
sentative Madden of Illinois.
The petition was signed by a number
of members of the House and by MEM
bers of the Washington Preachers
Meeting, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. The petition calls for consid-
Grafton Of a resolution, introduced by
Representative McMorran, providing for
the reimbursement of depositors in the
trust company on February Z. immedi-
0tely after the reading of the journal
The Washington times., 1911-02-02
Senate Passes Bills
Relating to District

The Senate passed several District
bills this afternoon. including the fol-
lowing:
The Scott bill for the extension of
Seventeenth street northwest.
The Dillingham; bill to convey TO Miss
Jeannia Turnbull the title to lots and
4 in square 1G&, in the city of Washing
The Dillingham; bill to receive arrear-
ages of taxes due the District of Column
bia to July /, 1903, at 6 per cent interest
q year in lieu Of penalties and costs.
The Washington times., 1911-02-02
Monoplane Flies With
Eight Persons at Pau

PAU, France, Feb. Eight passen-
gers, with a combined weight of Liz
pounds, flew today in a four-seated
Bleriot monopIane over the Pau aero
drome.
This establishes a new record for the
number OF passengers carried. The
monoplane was piloted by lie Martin.
The Washington times., 1911-02-02
Mexican Revolutionists
Attack City on Border

Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 2.-The attack
on the city of Juarez, by the Mexican
revolutionists, is on.
wounded and riderless horses with
bloodstained saddles, stampeding from
the border city to this one, tell the
story of n fierce engagement.
The reports received here indicate
that the Federal troops are resisting
desperately.
The Washington times., 1911-02-02
West Virginia Debt and
Popular Election Plea

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 2.-Sen-
ator Gray, silver Democrat, today Of
fered joint resolutions calling upon
Senators and Congressman to urge upon
Congress to pay any debt that may be
found against West Virginia in present
Virginia-West Virginia debt suit, and
that United States Senators be elected
ly popular vote.
The Washington times., 1911-02-02
i-Trading Stamp Law
Called Unconstitutional

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb. I'm an
opinion rendered today by Judge Pat
tIson, of the court 'of appeals, the law
passed by the last session of the Mary
land Legislature. making the giving of
trading stamps Illegal, was declared un-
constitutional.
The Washington times., 1911-02-02
Storm in Spain Wrecks
Ships; Kills twenty-five

MADRID, Feb. 2-Dozens of vessels
have been wrecked in a terrific storm
that swept the Spanish coast today.
The bodies of twenty-five sailors so
far have washed ashore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
CHAUFFEUR
KILLED IN
COLLISION

Crashing into a lumber wagon
at 6 O'Clock last night on the
South Tacoma boulevard near
Pine street while testing OUT an
automobile, George Knox, chaur-
feur, aged 80, was fatally injured,
dying at $50 O'Clock this morn
ing from internal hemorrhages at
the ST. Joseph hospital.
John Nelson, driver for the
Jensen Transfer company of South
Tacoma, whose wagon Knox
struck, said Knox was driving at
a high speed. A few feet behind
the wagon Knox footed his horn.
The road is wide where the col
lision occurred. Nelson thinks
the auto was caught in the ruts
in the road SO Knox could not
swerve aside.
Drs. q. l.. Carlson A. S. Mon
lingo and P. B. Swearingen oper-
ated on the injured man Knox
recovered slowly from the ether
but succumbed shortly after.
Knox Is well known. He work
ed for the Pacific Car as mechanic
and chauffeur and was employed
by G. P. Sherman, proprietor OF
the South Tacoma steam laundry,
as chauffeur when injured. He
was driving Sherman's car. 1t
was badly damaged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
.lastiino
IsGuilty

Sam Plastino, white SLAYER, was
found guilty on two counts by the
federal grand Jury last evening
after reviewing the testimony
against him for four hours.
Judge Rudkin ordered him lock-
ed up in the county jail and de-
MED his attorneys application for
bail.
The court also ordered Goldie
Cardieff, the woman In the case.
also locked up for contempt OF
court and instructed the district
attorney to prefer perjury charges
against her IL necessary.
After making up with Plastino
Tuesday night the woman went ON
the stand and perjured herself to
try to save him, testifying opposite
to her sworn statements the day
before.
Another White Shaver.
Abe Post of Salt Lake Is before
a federal court jury this afternoon
defending himself against the les
timony of Lille Weis and the po-
lice officials of Salt Lake charging
him with white slavery.
Post met the girl at Seattle DUFF
ing the exposition and took neR
to Salt Lake, 1t Is charged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
DESPERATE
DOPE F|END
WOULD DIE

Rendered. desperate by lack or
dope" George Norris, painter,
aged 80, twice attempted suicide
in the county jail last night. He
was rescued by the jailer barely
in time to save his life.
Norris first fastened his blankets
around his neck and hung him
self. The jailer found him black
In the face and near death from
suffocation after he had hung FIVE
minutes.
Later he attempted to hang
himself with his necktie.
He is being closely guarded. He
is serving a 80 day vagrancy sem
tence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
DEFENSE IS
CHALLENGING
THE JURORS
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-Fighting to
save from Jail J. Ogden Armour
and nine other millionaire Chicago
packers indicted for criminaI con-
spiracy under the Sherman law,
John S. Miller, chief attorney for
the packers, today cross-examfned
at great length jurors accepted by
the government.
Miller's first challenge was al
rected against Talesman Clem Oh
son for insufficient knowledge of
the English language. It was al
lowed. The government qualified
Edward Behen, farmer, Juror
No. 12.
Talesman Scott was excused be-
cause of defective eyesight.
The defense will try to remove
all farmers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
Girl bares
Life OF
Horror

er guests. I was shocked. Stokes
said they would arrive later.
"That afternoon we drove
through the country. When we
returned there were still no
guests. He evaded my questions.
Denied Stokes Charge.
Miss Graham denied the testi-
mony of Stokes that he had been
guilty of no impropriety with her
Until she had written a letter in
New York saying that she was not
an innocent woman.
"That letter was written that
night at Lexington while Stokes
stood over me and dictated every
word" declared the witness. 81
was horror-stricken and did not
want to write it but he made me.
He said that IL l did not he would
telegraph my people that I was
there alone with him and l would
be disgraced forever"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
''WOLF" IN "VARMINT" HUNT
SOUGHT By SHERiFF-OTH-
Err NEWS FROM COURT
HOUSE.

Meyer Cohen, moving picture
man, and committeeman for the
various carnivals here, stands to
serve from one to fifteen years
in the pen as an embezzler unless
a new trial or an appeal reverses
a verdict of guilty" reached yes
terday.
Cohen was charged with failure
to turn in 5000 collected by him
among the receipts of the Moose
lodge show which he managed.
Attorney Lefebvre, for him,
claimed that the action should
have been a civil one and that no
crime was committed. He asked
a new trial.
The jury brought in it's verdict
after three hours deliberation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
Dynamite
Grand Jury

Reports from Los Angeles today
are that Tacoma labor leaders
may be subpoenaed before the fed
eral grand jury there to testify In
regard to other dynamitings
about which Ortie McManigal is
telling the grand jurors today.
Deputy, U. s. Marshal Crosby
said he had not received any sub
poenaes yet.
II don't know who they would
want in Tacoma who would know
anything about the dynamitings," /"
said business Agent Burns of the
Central Labor council.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. g.
The alleged attempt to blow up
President Taft's train last October
is being investigated.
II is alleged that twenty at
tempts to dynamite bridges on the
Hartman lines have followed the
strike of the system federation.
Sensational developments are ex-
pected.
Ortie McManigal today flatly
accused number OF labor leaders
here and in San Francisco of hav-
ing been in the Mcnamara dyna-
miting plots. He completed his
testimony today. Every train
brings new government witnesses.
1t will require three weeks to get
the entire case before the grand
jury.
John Cruickshank, passenger
agent of the Salt Lake railway,
today furnished the jury tran
scripts of sales and stubs OF
tickets sold by his company.
These bore directly on the tale
told by McManigal and corroborat-
ed It in Part.
Ask Men to Confess.
Meanwhile rumors OF another
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-"My Sis
ter told me to be careful of ap-
preaching Stokes because she be-
lieved he had killed AL Adams,
the millionaire policy king" Lii
liam Graham testified in her own
defense against the charge OF at
tempted murder of Millionaire w.
e. d. Stokes today
"Stokes told me-" she swore,
that he had lost $1,700 of my
money in Wall street. I ana my
sister, Mrs. Singleton, never be-
lieved it."
Miss Graham was very nervous.
Several times she became hysteri-
cal.
81 first met Stokes in my sisters
apartments. After l became very
familiar with Stokes he came TO
see me often and sent me, oh, so
many nice notes and letters"
Didn't Support Her.
The girls handbook was exhibit
ed showing that Stokes was not
supporting her.
''I told Stokes that I did not
have any too much money" Miss
Graham continued. He told ME
not to go on the stage, saying chat
4 was too good a girl"
At this she broke down again.
"I was in Memphis" she con-
tinued later, when Stokes asked
me to visit his farm in Lexington,
Ky. He said he would have other
guests, and I saw NO impropriety
in going. But there were no 9TH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
MEN
SPOIL ROAD
To MOUNTAIN

''It is foolish to think timber
owners can allow timber to re-
main without any return being
made"
That is what e. G. Griggs said
last night ON the Mountain road
timber.
Well, T. H. Martin and other
Commercial club spouters made
the council think that.
Does Griggs mean the council
was foolish to take any stock in
what Martin and the Commercial
club bunch said?
Anyway Griggs' company is cut
ting those trees and spelling the
scenery and the city is out $780,
900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08

BELLINGHAM, Dec. 8.-Mrs.
Ole Martin, frantic as result of
domestic troubles, threw her sew
en-year-old daughter in the bay
shortly before noon today. She
had just seized her second little
girl to pitch into the water when
nearby workmen grabbed the child
from her uplifted hands.
Before the woman could be re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
CLOSE: CALL
FOR DIVER

Careless workmen shooting n
charge of dynamite under the
water at the Eleventh street
bridge construction came near
killing Walter McCray, a diver,
this week. The only thing that
saved him was he had big con-
crete pier between him and the
charge. This subdued the concus-
sion. He was knocked down, now
ever.
The diver was at work under
the water at the time and the 9TH
er men did not know it. It is
pretty sure death to be under the
water when a shot is set OF.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
BridgeFalls;
200 Perish

water. Only a dozen bodies have
been recovered.
The authorities hope some saw
ed themselves by gaining cakes of
floating ice.
Pressure of floating ice against
the supports of the bridge was the
cause of the disaster. Laporers
escaping declare more than 200
men went into the river and per-
ished.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
RAILROAD WINS OUT.

Judge yesterday came to the
rescue of the Northern Pacific to-
day when he threw out the $780,
600 damage suit of Mary Grunow
for her husbands death. The
man, a section hand on the line to
Seattle, was working away with
his pick when fast train came up
from behind, threw him 500 feet
and killed him.
Attorney Quick for the N. p.
argued that it was his own fault
The court sustained him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08

sensational confession are In cir
cuiation. A we'll known IaDos
leader is being importuned by his
relatives to tell what he knows
under promise of immunity bI
the government.
Following the service of the
subpoena on Clancy, George A.
Sisson, barber at the Hotel Ar
gonaut, was served.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
F rantic Mother Tries
TO Drown Children

|strained she had thrown herself
overheard. A longshoreman
named Walters jumped in ana res
cued the mother while Clark
Percy with the aid of craDnot
saved the drowning child The
workmen's attention was attracted
by the little girl, who cried:
Mamma, please don't throw
me in"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
SUIT FOR A SUIT.


Don NJ Loveridge came back
to Tacoma yesterday to defend his
name from charges made In the
Meyer Cohen embezzlement case.
Today suit was filed against him
by H. M. Heard, clothier, for a $25
suit which Loveridge failed to pay
for, it is complained.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
$4,000 DAMAGE CASE.

Alleging that he has been Grip
pied for life, John Waga yesterday
sued the Eatonville Lumber COM
pany for $4,000. He alleges
that while he was working on a
log teh donkeyengine started up
and that he was caught and SER
iously injured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. s.
Between $50 and 200 persons per-
ished today by the collapse or a
bridge over the Volga river near
Kazan.
The bridge was under construc-
tiorf and was filed with worKmen
when its supports gave way and
the men were precipitated into the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
MATCH co. LOSES.

The Hewitt Land company got a
Judgment for $1,050 today from
the Pacific Coast Match company.
The Steilacoom firm was behind in
its rent, Il was charged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
Cohen Faces Pen
for Embezzlement
RIVER Is A THIEF.

William Mattox, Puyallup
rancher, was fined SIS for cutting
cables that held in the land of
Mrs. Sallie Thomas, on the other
side of the river from him.
Mattox claimed that. the river
was washing away his ranch ana
putting 1t on Mrs. Thomas side.
He says he has lost 20 acres
within a year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
Short of Money
ForElection

SEATTLE, Dec. SIT will cost
the city 100000 to publish pro-
posed charter amendments. The
city hasn't the money. 1t is now
proposed that only one amend
ment be submitted-that for COM
mission government.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
ARREST HOTEL MAN.

A. J. Balm, proprietor or the
Fawcett hotel, was arrested today
on a warrant by State Hotel In
spector Schneider. Unsanitary
conditions are alleged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
DINNER TO RAILRoADERs

The Commercial club will give q
dollar dinner next Thursday night
will be on hand to discuss tourists
and how to get them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08

Judge George Albert Carpenter,
who will act as legal umpire In
the case of the Ultimate Consum-
er versus the Beef Barons, has had
little experience on the federal
bench, succeeding the late Judge
Bethea, in the United States dis
trict court for the northern dis
trict of Illinois, February l, 1910.
Before that he had been on the
circuit bench of Cook county, Ill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
WOLF HUNT ON.

Leon Mahon, of the evolves"
in the projected "varmint hum" I"
Is being trailed today by warrant
from the Gheriff's office sworn to
by girl. A serious offense is
charged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
SIZES AUTO OWNER.

After losing in the first trial,
Mrs. Mary Carlson Is suing Geo.
You'll, president of the commis-
Esion firm, for the death of her hus-
Iband, under Youills auto.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
GREAT RASsO DIVING

GREAT BAssO DYING
PARIS, Dec. 8. Edouard de-
Rezske, brother of Jean de Rezske
and regarded as the greatest basso
dying here today. Rezske is afflict-
ed with heart disease
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-08
OPEN nRInGE INNS

Bids from $1,000 to $500 for the
building of the new Buckley bridge
were opened by the commissioner
yesterday. but no award was made.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-10-19

prayer of the petitioner be grant
ed and that the same be referred to
William B. Harrison. one OF the Ref
erees in Bankruptcy Of this Court
to take such further proceedings
herein as are required by this order
and the acts of Congress relating
to bankruptcy.
1t is further ordered by the Court.
that a meeting of the creditors Of
said bankrupt is hereby called. to be
held before said Referee at Denver
in said District, on the first day Of
November, A. D. 1911, at the hour Of
ten o'clock in the forenoon. and that
notice thereof be published in The
New Era, a newspaper printed in
said District, and that all known cred
itors and other persons in interest
may attend at said time and place
and prove their claims, examine the
bankrupt, consider and act upon
said proposal for composition. and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
b And it is further ordered by this
Court that said Referee shall send
by mail to all known creditors copies
of said petition and this order ad-
dressed to them at their places Of
residence as stated.
ROBERT E. LEWIS,
District Iudge