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The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
GROUNDING SEES SHADOW
AND THEN HURRIES HOME
If the Marmots Judgment Can Be Relied Upon, Inal
gural Day Will Be, as Usual, One of Snow and
Rain and Biting Winds.

came out Yesterday. but they were in
the heated cages OF the Zoo. and il there
were any abroad in full possession of
their liberty, DR.. Baker did not know OF
it.
The marmot. OF which the grounding
is one species" said DR.. Baker ''hiber-
mates at the beginning of the cold wealth
er when he cannot obtain food. and stays
in the ground until II gets warm again.
No. he does not take any food with him.
He just Crawls into his burrow and goes
to sleep, living on the fat that is on his
body. Along toward spring he comes out,
a good deal thinner than he was in the
fall, and starts out on his regular out
door life again.
Il don't know exactly what the ground
hogs in this part of the country did yes
terday. l have only watched those in
the Zoo. and they are out all the time.
But I strongly suspect that the wild
ones were not forced to take to the
ground until very recently. and in all
probability that they did not emerge at
all yesterday. The sharp weather would
have kept them in. This was not true
all over the country, I don't suppose. for
the grounding is found pretty much all
over the Eastern part of the United
States, and there was probably weather
some place that tempted him into the
open.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03

Washington will not be disappointed
in the matter of inaugural weather, II
the boasted prowess OF the grounding as
a weather seer is true, and March 4
should be the usual combination of snow,
sleet, rain, and biting winds.
Promptly on schedule time the ground
hog emerged timidly from his burrOw
yesterday-the clock was just striking
the hour of noon-andr~ Slancing behind
him. the furry little craven caught a
glimpse OF his shadow and darted back
into the earth as fast as his short legs
would carry him.
Forty days of unspeakable weather.
says the old fable, that for centuries has
settled the climatic conditions after the
beginning of February. according to the
outcomings and ingoings OF the ground
hog.
But of late the marmot-the family
name of the groundhog-has fallen into
more or less disrepute as a forecaster
Scientific doubters have sprung up. Dr.
Frank Baker, of the Zoo, is one of these.
According to DR.. Baker, the probability
of the grounding thing Is that that ami
mal-at least as far as Washington and
vicinity is concerned-did not take him
self into the ground before the start of
the cold snap of Saturday. and did not
stick his nose outside all day yesterday.
OF course. there were Groundhogs who
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
NEWPORT SOCIETY WOMEN
TO TRY SWEDISH METHOD
OF PHYSICAL TRAINING

Newport. r. l., FEB. 2.-Society wom-
en-, with their women friends of the
army and navy set at Newport. who
have been watching the petty officers
Of the naval training station here be-
Ing taught the new Swedish system of
physical training, which is to be adopt
ed throughout the navy, have arranged
to form a class themselves in a few
days.
Having tried the Swedish training
system herself with beneficial results,
Mrs. William NJ Hughes, the pretty
and athletic wife of Paymaster Hughes,
of the training station. has started the
fad Perfect symmetry of form is said
to be guaranteed TO any one who faith
fully practices the movements OF the
system.
Lieut.. Joseph r. Morrison, of the
training station. has volunteered TO m
struct the women for half an hour or
so twice a week until they have be-
come proficient. and after that they
will have n professional trainer.
In addition to the physical train
each week the women will res
special dieting all through Ler
for an hour each morning -
noon, and take other exc The
women are TO have n c" blue
silk athletic sweater rather
short skirt of the So rial, white
canvas shoes and .thletic stock
ings to match, W ide white silk
belts.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
NEARLY Il, SHE WILL
ASK $4,000 YEARLY
Miss Alice Gordon, Daughter Of Late
Col. James Gordon, to Begin
Legal Battle.

An action, whereby she hopes to come
into the $4,000 estate left by her faith
er, will be brought in the District Su-
preme Court next month by Miss Alice
Gertrude Gordon. the tyenty-one-year-old
daughter of the late Col. James Gordon.
She believes she should have the full
$4,000 per year yielded by the estate be-
cause II is necessary for her to keep
her position in Washington society.
To be exact, Miss Gordon becomes
twenty-one years old on March 81, and
it Is then that the action will be brought
by her attorneys. BY the terms OF her
fathers will, the young woman is al
lowed 5000 per year to live on until
she arrives in middle life.
"Why. 5000 would not buy my
clothes" said Miss Gordon. last night.
as much as $500 alone for clothes.
Certainly to be properly and handsomely
dressed for all occasions a girl In So
ciety must have at least $4,000 for
clothes. ] am sure that will find use
for every cent of the $1,000 which is to
come to me.
Il am very fond OF horses and must
have them. / like TO keep my home
where my father and I were SO happy.
The expenses of my chaperon are. OF
course. heavy. and I feel that I can live
modestly on $4,000 per year"
Miss Gordon owns her late father S
home at 1900 Sixteenth Street, and has
been given all his horses and carriages
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
CLEMENTS REPLIES TO
COMMERCE BODY CRITICS
Senior Member of Interstate Commits
sion Points to Growth of Railroads
Under Federal Supervision.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 2.-During The
course of his address before the Traffic
Club of Philadelphia. in the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel, Hon. Judson {. Clements,
senior member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, took occasion TO re-
ply to criticisms eminating from various
sources to the effect that there has been
too much governmental regulation OF
interstate commerce. He said, in part:
Much has been said from time to time
respecting too much regulation. and ap-
prehension has been expressed that II
may result in suppressiBg desirable
growth in railway construction, and the
consequent development OF all parts OF
the country. by removing the inducements
of capital to invest in such enterprises.
An examination of the history Of rail-
way construction. operation and the re-
suits in earnings and dividends during
the period Of Federal regulation will not
Indicate that the carriers as a whole
have been adversely affected by it When
you take a period of years in the past
under regulation it will be shown that
there has been a constant annual increase
of the per cent of dividends paid on the
stocks of the railroads of this country.
as we'll as a constant increase in the
percentage of railway stocks that pay
some dividend, more or less.
During the twenty-siN years OF the lie
and development OF the act to regulate
commerce, the sinGle-track railway mile
age of the United States has increased
from about 10000 TO approximately go
900 miles, or at the average rate OF be-
tween 1900 and 5000 miles yearly Thus
IT is shown that there has been construct
ed within the period of twenty-siN years
under regulation over 10000 miles of
new railway. as against 10000 miles dur
ing the period OF sixty years of railway
development prior 10 Federal regulation.
1t cannot for a moment be doubted that
the carriers should have opportunity at
all times to secure fair earnings on such
business as they can obtain at reason
able and just rates. This is so not only
because it is right and just to them, but
bescaue 1t is also for the best interests
cf the whole people, in order that they
may be efficiently and satisfactorily serv-
ed by these agencies of the government
in the performance of a public service.
Nor do l believe that il can be seriously
questioned that the carriers as a whole
are to-day in A much better condition.
financially and otherwise. than they
would have been under the old unregu-
lated 'go-as-you-please' methods"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03

State. Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict
will organize and train the Wisconsin
marchers. A letter received from Mrs.
Clara B. Wells. OF Chicago. states that
she has been appointed chairman Of the
procession committee Of the suffragists
Of that city. She expects to bring Il large
delegation. Mrs. Mary Lippincott. pres
ident OF the Riverton CN. j. Suffrage
Club. has written that she will bring
many Of the members of the club to
march in the pageant.
Mrs. Glenna s. Tinnin. chairman of the
committee on the pageant, has announc-
ed as the latest needs Of her committee
one impecile, one baby, one convict,
and one beautiful woman. The plan is to
have them all ride together under a ban
ner. inscribed. We are the only ones
who cannot vote" The imbecile. the
baby. and the beautiful woman, Mrs. Tin
min says. will be easy to enlist Almost
any man. she says, comes up TO the quail
ihcations Of the first want. 1t is rumor-
I'd that some one higher up will be
given the job OF impersonating the GRIM
inal
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
FIRE DESTROYS
FAMOUS Hotel
Park in the Pines House at
Aiken Burned to the
Ground.
LOSS PLACED AT $3.50, 900
Guests Flee, Leaving Effects Behind.
Manager Has Narrow Escape.
Insurance Covers Damage.

Aiken. s c, Feb I'm one of the
most spectacular fires Aiken has ever
seen and in which upward Of quarter
Of a million dollars in property, jcwelry.
and personal effects was destroyed, the
Park in the Pines Hotel Aiken's famous
tourist hostelry, was burned to the
ground this morning.
There were many narrow escapes, and
for time some of the guests were in
immediate danger of being cut of in the
upper rooms. but all of the forty-four
guests were got safely out of the burn
ing building. Most of them lost every
thing they brought here with them. lesv-
ing their personal effects behind as they
ran down the fire escapes.
Col A E Dick, manager of the hotel.
was overcome by the dense smoke when
he rushed down into the basement as
soon as the fire was discovered. and, ex-
Cept for the assistance of some of the
help who followed. would have suffocat-
cd. He was dragged out in a semi-con-
SciouS condition.
The kitchen help were completely sur
rounded by flames before they knew
there was a fire. and several of the wom
clothing afirc.
Fire in Lumber.
The building was a three-story frame
structure, containing IL rooms. The fire.
which was discovered at II o'clock, orig
mated in a storeroom in the basement
directly at the foot of the elevator shaft.
where about a thousand feet of lumber
had been placed preparatory to the
making Of improvements on the building.
BY l o'clock this afternoon all that
remained Of the building was "A mass
of smoking debris and rows of bare
brick chimneyS So rapid was the
spread of the flames that as soon as the
office force hurried the guests out of the
building and returned to the office they
were met with an onrush of smoke
through which tongues of flames darted
and which made it impossible to save
the contents of the open safe in Col.
Dicks office, which contained more than
S2.oH, deposited by guests. The building
proved to be Il veritabIe fire trap, and
the fire department was practically help
less because of the low water pressure
thur, of Detroit Mich. 1t was built in
1896, at cost of about $4,000 The loss
of the building is fully covered by in
surance.
Many Washington people received tele-
Grams last night from friends in Aiken
telling of narrow escapes from the burn
ing Park in the Pines Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Strouse, of Bal
timOre. wired DR.. Henry NJ. Kaufman,
Of this city. that they were safe. Mrs. |
Strouse, before her marriage, was Miss |
Josepha Kaufman, a niece of d. ]. Kauf- |
man, of this city.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
BOARD TO PROBE SUICIDE.
Navy Officers to InyestiEnte Death
of Commander Marble.

Newport. r. l.. Feb. AT the Naval
War College next Thursday a board OF
inquiry of naval officers will meet to
look into the cause of suicide of Com
mander Frank Marble. who killed him
self in the college in February, 1872 by
firing a bullet into his brain.
The naval board OF inquest returned a
verdict OF suicide. but made no report
as TO the cause which led Commander
Marble to end his life.
He was of cheerful disposition and
on the verge of being examined for
promotion. He had been laboring long
hours each day on a document which the
Navy Department was anxious to have
completed quickly.
The inquiry will be held behind closed
doors. Testimony will be taken from
officers and attaches Of the Naval War
College.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03

the candles to be used during the year
were blessed just before the celebration
Of the parochial mass at 1880 o'clock.
Members of the congregation were also
permitted to present candles to receive
the blessing.
Up to this time this winter the police
have found 1t unnecessary to distribute
grain for the birds that inhabit the
woods near Anacostia, owing to the mild
weather and the fact that these BIRDS
could find their own food. Redbirds.
bluebirds. and robins have been seen In
the woods here. very unusual occur
ance for winter time. 1t was stated yes
terday, however, that should the present
cold weather continue for any length OF
time. it would become necessary to dis
tribute grain.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
MAJORITY OF HOUSE
MEMBERS HONEST, SAYS
REPRESENTATIVE BERGER

New York, Feb. 1T have lived among
Representatives long enough to know
them. There may be crooks in the House
of Representatives, but there are very
few Of them. The great majority are
honest men representing their class-the
capitalist class. The only trouble is.
they won't admit there is any other
class"
Representative Victor Berger. the So
cialist Representative from Wisconsin,
who is about to retire from the House,
made this statement to-day in addressing
an audience at the Peoples Forum, in
Brooklyn.
Berger spoke about his Experiences
as Socialist Representative" and said
he often had to play one party against
the other. and praised Taft as a well
meaning. good-hearted. big man. born
with a gold spoon in his mouth"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
FALSE NEWS; FUNERAL OFF.

Pelican Rapids, Mimi, Feb. e-Three
years ago Thomas Thompson. farmer.
who lived with his children south of
town, was committed to the insane
asylum at Fergus Falls.
Recently his daughters here were noti-
fed he had died. but when the remains
were brought on IL was discovered they
were not those of their father. On in
quiry they found their father was still
at the hospital and had not been i'll.
Thompson's sons. called from Wiscon-
sin. will return there.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
sixty Autos Burn, Loss $4,000.

New York. Feb Sixty automobiles
valued at $500 were destroyed in the
Victor garage, in West Fifty-sixth
Street, early tonight by a spectacular
fire that also drove guests in the Great
Northern Hotel. opposite. from their
apartments. Two floors Of the building
were burned out, the estimated damage
to the structure being 5000.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
SEATS ON BAND
Wagon FOR ALL
Suffrage Leaders Here Invite
Women Workers in Parties
to Help Parade.
GOING AFTER MONEY
Finance Committee Is Named and Is
Headed by Miss Janet
Richards.

Letters are being sent by the suf-
frage pageant organizers to Mrs. ].
Borden Hartman. president of the Ma
tional Wilson and Marshall organiza- :
tion; Miss Alice Carpenter. president
Of the Progressive Women's organiza-
tion; Miss Alice Boswell, president of
the National Republican Women's
League; Mrs. Steven B. Ayres, presi-
dent of the Woman's National Demo-
cratic League, and to the represent
ative women OF the Socialist and Pro-
hibition parties, inviting them to in
dorse the equal suffrage movement. get
on the band wagon. and help swell the
women's pageant by sending large del
egations on March 3.
We are going to give all the repre-
sentative women of the country a chance
to declare themselves said Miss Alice
Paul, in charge OF the preparations for
the great demonstration. BY March ),
We will have the cOuntry's prominent
women on our side. or lined up squareiy
against us. We expect that the women
who are organized so strongly politically
will join with US in large numbers and
throw the weight of their political in
fluence into our cause"
Miss Alice Carpenter, leader of the Pro-
gressive Party's women, which party has
declared for woman suffrage. has prom
ised to bring a large delegation for the
pageant. and with her contingent she
will bring many Bull Moose banners.
This last strategic move on the part of
the suffraGists will give the leaders of
the two great political parties some food
for thought, the women believe. and
finally bring many hitherto recalcitrants
into the line of march.
\ letter received by the suffrasists
from, Samuel GomDcrs president of the
American Federation of Labor, assures
them that this organization is i'll back
Of them with all its strength. The Amer
ican Federation of Labor has warmly in
dorsed the coming equal suffrage demon
stratior
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
TO-DAY'S SELECTIONS.
BY NEW YORK TELEGRAPH.
At Charleston.

First race-Gordon. Joplin entry;
Searsdale.
Second race-Toison dor, Mad
man. Abrasion.
Third race-Ancon, Kelly, Polly
Worth.
Fourth race-Wander, Amoret,
Sylvestris.
Fifth race-Cynosure, Blanche
Frances, Tiny Tim.
Sixth race-Pliant, Banorella,
Outlan.
At Juarez.
First Tace-Edith w, Old Ben,
Heath and Ambrose entry.
Second race-Lady Macy, Ben
Uncas, Helen Scott.
Third race-Melton Street, DAN
gerous March, Puck.
Fourth race-Florence Roberts,
Joe Deibold, Tilford Thomas.
Fifth race-Barsac, Sprightly
Miss. Vested Rights.
Sixth Race-Colinet, Little Jane,
Beda.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
uittce Named.

was appointed yes
Instructed to begin a coun-
NIde campaign among the support
rrs of the women's movement to raise
the enormous sum which is to be eN-
pended upon the pageant and on the af-
fairs to follow the presentation OF the
pageant. Miss Janet Richards has been
given the craftsmanship Of this commit
tee She will be assisted by Mrs. Jea-
nette Miller. Mrs. Henry Lockwood. and
Mrs. Wainwright, wife OF Admiral VAIN
wright
A suffrage convention is to be held in
Wisconsin for the purpose OF getting
a large delegation Of marchers from that
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
LINER SINKS SCHOONER.
Prince Oskar Rams Smaller Boat.
No Lives Lost.

Norfolk, Va. Feb. 2.-The Hamburg
American liner Prince Oskar rammed
and sank the schooner City of George
town, near Five Thousand Shoals
bank, early to-day. No lives were lost,
although the force of the impact was
so great that the Georgetown sank IN
seven minutes after being struck.
The Prince Oskar left Philadelphia
January 81 for Hamburg. She was so
badly damaged by the collision that
she is returning to port for repairs
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
To Cure a Hendache

You must rrst remove the cause. Most
headaches are caused by disordered
stomach. Hoffs Lemon Seidlitz will put
your stomach IN the pink Of condition
and cure your headache In Few min
utea.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03

vania: Prof Reinsch. of the University Of
Wisconsin; Prof. Sihler, Of New York
University, and Prof. Huth. OF the Uni
yersity OF Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03

The Astronomic Society Of Mexico will present. =
model and diploma to evcry astronomer who discovers
| a cEnct-
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
'LUTHERANS PLAN
F0RCELEBRATION
Four Hundredth Anniversary
of the Reformation viii
Be Observed in 1917.
LECTURES AS FEATURE
Prominent Members of Church Sug.
gest Lasting Monument to
the Founder.

Preparations are being already made
by the Lutherans of this country to OBJ
serve with fitting ceremony, in common
with their brethren throughout the
world. the four hundredth anniversary
of the Reformation. Lectures by men
of such standing as to command atten-
tion will be given under the auspices
of the Lutheran Church throughout the
United States.
The histroic importance of the Refor-
nation the part it has played in shap-
ing the democracy OF America and in
contributing to the modern spirit Of
tolerance, Will be some of the main
points which the lecturers will bring
out
This work will be under the direction
of the Martin Luther Quadricentenary
Lyceum, which will assign the lecturers
and select the topics. The propaganda
will not be pursued for proselytiZing
purposes, but rather to show the great
Importance OF the event to be commem-
Grated on October 81, 19l7-the four
hundredth anniversary OF the founding
of the "huprh-
VIII Prepare Articles.
During the next four years writer's
will prepare articles for the leading peri
odicals illustrative of the development
of Lutheranism and the civil and politi-
cal effects which have accompanied it.
The effect OF the great religious move
ment instituted by DR.. Martin Luther
upon social. political. intellectual. and
religious institutions Of the present Will
be fully explained. and the explanations
given the widest publicity.
AS a fitting climax TO the +OOth ami
versary observance, prominent members
of the church suggest that some lasting
monument TO the church be erected.
great Lutheran university in the Middle
West being among the suggestions. There
are now many Lutheran colleges scat
tered through the States. but no univer-
sity. 1t is believed that sufficient funds
TO establish such university can well
be gotten together during the four years
remaining until the celebration.
Rev DIR. Henry Anstadt. pastor of the
Luther Place Memorial Church. said last
night that the Lutheran congregations
OF Washington had not yet made any
definite plans. but that they would un-
doubtedly begin to work soon for a. sue
cessful celebration OF the quadricenten-
nial.
Among the prominent Lutherans other
than those already named who arc eN-
pected to aid in the movement are Prof.
Hilprecht. OF the University OF Pennsyl-
The Washington herald., 1913-02-03

Over GOD summer schools have announced sessions
for 1913. aosprding IN the Edocatioual Directcry
Issued by ths United States Bureau Of Education.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-19
LIBERTY HILL.
Moon Rainbow as Well as Sun Rain bow Seen-Work at Clubhouse.

Rev. Gideon Burgess, city mission ary of Providence, will preach here next Sunday.
 c. B. Dimon has bought the grass on the property which was hired by the church for a parsonage.
 Mrs. Hattie L. Starkweather is Vis- iting relatives in Hampton for two weeks.
 Mrs Harrison Chappeu of Lakes Pond is the guest of her son. Cur don and family.
 Master Wayland Moves of Ridgefield Is visiting his grandmother. Mrs. B. A. Moves.
 MT. Bergerson of Village Hill lost a valuable horse a few nights ago. He was apparently all right when put up at night, but was found dead in the morning.
 Moon and Sun Rainhows.
 Sunday night during the shower at about II o'clock the moon came out clear and made a distinct rainbow. There was a very clear sun rainbow Sunday afternoon
 Rebuilding Dam.
 E. A. Styles, who manages the club house, is reconstructing the dam to the fish pond.