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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
IT'S UP TO THE CROUNDHOG Now!
Weather. eeved Folk Need Not Blame Forecaster Scarf,
Whatever Comes, for Todays the Day the
Rodent Has 1t Out with His Shadow.

and New Workers were beginning to be-
lieve Yesterday that the rodent would
scurry back into his dwelling to-day just
as soon as he got outside long enough 10
turn around.
For the balmy weather OF January left
the city with the advent of February
Instead of walking about tho streets over
coatless. pedestrians appeared in their
furs. The tickle mercury shrunk In the
tube like boy from washrag, and
tried to hide itself in the bulb at the
bottom. There was q chilling wind all
day which added to the discomfort. NJ
night the stars shone In clear heaven
but with startling briliancc. At IL o'clock
the temperature WAS ten degrees below
the freezing point and still falling.
The Weather Bureau announced iast
night that the FIRST real cold wave of the
winter had arrived and thai tempcra-
turC Of 10 degrees above gro was cH-
pectcd by this morning. New York, how
ever, Is not the only part Of the country
affected for tho wave will cover all the
East. Chicago is already in its grip.
The wind yesterday averaged sixty
miles an hour Starting a. sixty-three
miles an hour during the morning hours
II kept up steadily all day from the north
west and was maintaining a stiff pace
last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
D. E. GRISWOLD DIVORCED
Wife Gets Bridgeport Decree
Husband Long Missing.
IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune


New London. Conn, Feb Much SUR
prise was expressed here to-day IN So
ciety when IL was learned that Mrs. Helen
Bancroft Griswold. Of Greenwich. had
received a divorce In Bridgeport yesterday
from Daniel Eddie Grlswold. for whom
she had been searching FOR over four
years.
She told Judge Burpee that she found
out soon after her marriage. in september
1901. that her husband was n morphine
user. and that he left her on October 10,
1908, and she had never seen him since.
In point Of family ami social standing
the parties TO the suit are the most dis
tinguished that have appeared In d.
Vorce court TN the state. The defendant
was an attorney In New London County
for years. He was judge Of the Probate
Court of Old Lyme, and comes from the
Griswold family. being great-great
grandson OF Matthew Griswold. Governor
Of the Colonies from 1884 to 1856. sue
ceeding Jonathan Trumbul. the Revolu-
tionary Governor OF Connecticut.
The plaintiff was born here in the bar
-acks at Fort Trupbnll. She was one Of
five daughters OF the late Major Eugene
4. Bancroft, formerly in command OF the
10 nj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
HINMAN URGES BUDGET
Praises Adler Resolution to
systematic State Finances.
IRv telegraph to The Tribu

BY Telegraph 10 INC Iriounc.l
Albany. Feb l.-Assemblyman Adler 8
resolution providing that the Ways and
Means Committee Of the Assembly adopt
the budget system in making approprla-
tons of state moneys for all purposes
comes up in the House Monday night or
the measure the minority leader, Mr.. Hin
man, says:
The Republican minority in the Assem-
bly, proposes the adoption OF this bud
get system as the best means for getting
before the Legislature and the Governor
and before the press and the people OF
this state a definite annual programme of
business to he financed. 1t Is III the
nature OF prospectus both of revenues
and expenditures for the ensuing fiscal
year. The budget system IL in use In
most Of the great nations in Europe, and
President Taft Is strenuously advocating
It's adoption by the national government.
1t Is now in successful operation In the
City Of New York and in a large num-
Der Of our greater cities.
The plan sought TO be adopted by the
passage OF Mr.. Adlcr's resolution in
wolves the Introduction before March |
Of this year Of every bill carrying an ap-
preparation. Prior to this date the Ways
and Means Committee shall have pre-
pared from the estimates furnished by the
Controller, as at present required by law,
and from all other sources, that part of
the budget which il now included in the
appropriation bill and the supply bill.
THE committee" continued Mr. Hin
man, will then add 10 the budget the
items contained in all of the bins intro
duced up to March / upon which they
report favorably."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02

After winter of sprinGlAe weather
during which alternating has been
matter OF will power. the grounding Will
como forth to-day TO settle the weather
problem for Forccaster Scarf Much viii
depend on what he secs and on what he
does after having seen.
Now that Frank Leroy Chance has act
uaIly signed 10 direct the Yankees this
season, the grounding may start hrows-
ing. but il the word OF BILL Quigley. the
Battery boatman, may be taken. he viii
surely duck back into his hole again
when he learns that the new lmparator
thus far has no docking place in the
North River. Quiglcy declared yesterday
that the landing OF Castro in Manhattan
on Friday was an assurance of real req
hot days until September, grounding or
no grounding.
Mr.. Scarr. however. has minated that
there will be clear. cold weather to-day
with sunshine and brisk northwest winds
being a goodly portend for the villagers
and poor outlook for Mr.. GroundhoS.
Tradition says that one mere glimpse OF
his shadow on February Is enough 10
send the prophetic rodent hustlinS pack
to his unbonded subway. This act is
taken by the believers in signs 10 indi-
cate six weeks of biting cold weather
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
GEORGETOWN ALUMNI DINE
University's President and G.
G.. Battle Among Speakers.

The New York alumni OF Georgetown
University held their seventeenth annual
dinner in the Hotel St. Regis last night.
Among those at the speakers table were
the Rev. A. j. Donlon. president or
Georgetown Univerlty; George Gordon
Battle. vice-president of the University OF
Virginia Alumni; the Rev. Thomas j. Nc
Closkey. $. j.. president Of Fordham COL
lopc: the Rev. Joseph H. Rockwell. s. j..
president of St Francis Xavier's College.
and Timothy Murray, president of the
Fordham Alumni.
The speakers included Rev. \. j. Dom
In, ..t;eorgctown": George Gordon Battle.
.Our Sister Universities; William H.
paoo ..Exercise": IIoratio Nelson Drury.
.srbe College Spirit" and Francis II. Nc
c,uIcv. Society of the New York Alumni
~ Georgetown University
Among those present were John &.
Agar. Martin Conboy. j. L. iialvin. il
CHARLES " Harris. Morgan j. OBrien,
Condo de s pallon. John Quinn, Henry
bidder. the Rev. Il. j. Shealey. ;. J.
Andrew ] Shpman, Thomas 5. Smith,
Edward NJ. Walsh. e. L. Valentine and
Louis &. White.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
CRITICISE COURTS ACTION
Mayor and P. M. Clear Agree in
Smoke Nuisance Case.

Commencing the work OF the Corpora
ton Counsel in securing a conviction Of
the New York Edison Company for main
tanning a smoke nuisance AT First avenue
and 46th street. Z. VI. Clear. secretary Of
the Murray hin Texpavers Association
added the following IN letter TO Mayor
Gaynor:
We would suggest. further, that you
secure a copy of the record OF tins pro
ceeding. 50 as 10 ascertain how lightIy
the justices OF this court. with the eA-
ception OF Justice SteneTt. regarded the
rights OF property owners ana citizens
y fine OF 500 was imposed upon the com
pany and sentence was suspended. Ju'-
tice Steinert, however. dissentrd
TO this the Mayor replied:
/ am very much pleased at your COM
mendatlon OF the work Of the corpora,
ton Counsel IN that matter. But VIII
this conviction be enectudl! VIII 'ItS
company now stop the nuisance IL n"'.
Il should be followed promptly by othcr
prosecutions. and | viii instruct the cor
poration Counsel TO that effect When YOU
are ready and notify me.
Yes. the action Of the court IN suspend-
ing sentence il very discOuragins. es-
peciallv In the case Of a corporation that
could pay $500 so easily and MOI mss IL
But I have that encouragement III
much moro aggravated form in Inc prose
cutions for gambling and other vices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
AGREES TO LABOR BILL
Committee Acts on Workmen S
Compensation Measure.

WASHINGTON. Feb. The House Com
mittee OH judiciary ordered Favorable
report to-day on the workmen's COM
pensation bill, which passed the Senate
last session Five Democratic members
Of the committee voted against the report
because the full committee declined TO
insert an amendment providing that in
jured employees of common carriers might
proceed for damages und'r the common
law instead Of under the proposed liability
law.
One OF the most important amendments
by the House committee provides That cN-
press companies shall be included among
common carriers subject 10 the bill.
The workmen's compensation bill. which
has been so earnestly recommended by
President Taft. has rested In tn. House
judiciary Committee for nearly a year,
and it probably will not be passed this
session. II cannot be reached unless the
Rules Committee reports special rule
for its consideration and there Is no as
surance that this will be done
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
SUSPENDS FOUR POLICEMEN
Waldo Acts on Charges Of
Visits to Egg Store.

Commissioner Waldo suspended lieu
tenant and three policemen Of the Leon
ard street station yesterday. The sus-
pended lieutenant Is Denis j. Lyons. The
policemen are John j. Brown. Daniel ~
Custy and John +. Ward.
The complaint is based on the state
ment that on January 70. at $50 a. m,
the policemen were found OFF their post.
j. j. Roscnbaum. who keeps "a butter
and egg store at No. 3iS Washington
street, reported to Headquarters that his
night Waterman had seen the three po-
licemen in the store. Lyons was sus-
pended because he failed to enforce prop
er discipline and Patrolman Andrew
Frolhin, also of the Leonard street VIA
tIon, is placed under charges OF neglect
OF duty. II is charged he covered up
Browns fixed post at the hour Brown
is alleged t. have been In the store.
II was intimatcd that startling facts
will be brought out at the trials.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
LIVELY FIRE HOLDS UP
BROOKLYN COMMUTERS
Blaze in Photographers Shop
Provides a Spectacle for
Il" Passengers.

\ spectacular fire In a building at Court
and Joralemon streets opposite the Bor-
ough Hall. della yed homeward bound
BrOoklvnites for three-quartersof an hour
las, night and created bad traffic tan
gle. The fremen put out the flames
after lively struggle. which was
watched Ov thousands Of delayed trolley
and elevated passengers.
The fire started on the third floor OF
the bIlding in room occupied by
photographer The flremen connected "A
line of hose with "A high pressure ny
drant ami carried it up the fire escape
There was a slight explosion in the room.
supposed TO have been caused by flash
light powder. but II did no damage. Be
fore { O'Clock the flames were dead and
car traffic was resumed.
John Lyons. a young probationary fire.
man OF months standing, fell and broke
his leg and ankle. Or. Copeley removed
him to the Holy Family Hospital. Tie
damage is estimated at $1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
Directors Sold Out.

Meanwhile the directors had been
called for a special meeting and Nietb
was introduced TO them as the repre-
sentative Of the man who was going To
"luv the bank" He threw the bundle
Of banknotes on the table. and The di-
rectors, one after another turned IN
their stock for cash. As they parted
from the stock they resigned. ana ne"
directors named by NILS, were elect ~
in their places. The report Of the cN-
aiming committee criticis.ng the Mills
notes and the general condition oi lho
bank was never presented.
The deal went of so smoothly mat
some member of the board proposed
that Mills ought 10 get a special con-
sid.ration for it, "bonihcation. ts
Nieto called IL on the stand: and In"
grateful assembly. ignorant Of the real
facts. voted $1,000 to Mills.
Mills. pleading sickness. resigned the
next day. and as there was no prcsi-
dent William Reimers, the cashier ran
the bank. He noticed That the lhstitu-
ton was burdcned with bad paper ana
several weeks later notified Charles ID
Hanna. the national hank examiner.
Mr.. Hanna discovered that the bank
had been sold for its own money. b"
called together the old directors and
advised them To take back their stock
and return the money. This was done
and later the bank was liquidated. pay
ing its depositors in fun. The stock
holders. however. most Of whom paid
for their stock over 500. have received
thus far only dividend of so It share,
the rest Of the money being tied up in
the worthless notes discounted by
Mills prior To the Nieto deal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02

In the language of the underworld
fail" money is the hoard every Grim
inal carries aroNnd with him, sewn IN
the lining Of a garment. on IN some
other secretivc place. which ne uses
when he "falls"-that is. when he is
arrested. II may he spent for buying
off a witness or hiring lawyer or brib-
ing a policeman. but il is always used
by it's owner in an effort 10 regain his
freedom. so the object and meaning Of
a fall fund" is apparent
The girls remain in one hotel untii
their usefulness is destroyed by rum
ming foul Of some policeman who takes
a dislike 10 them tor one reason or an
other. and then they are sent 10 an
other section of the city
Each Of these twenty-one hotels has
"A dummy proprietor according TO the
vice trust man Each works on a sal
aIy and percentage basis. He is well
paid. and i'm return he must agree to
-tand any consequences that might en-
tail in the event OF legal proceedings.
The iuformer admitted Blau was one
nf the real heads II tn. vice trust. hav-
ing invested I'm the enterprise SlopD.
which he made a. theatrical man
ager. Nearly all of this money he
CLEANED In his German production OF
The Merry Widow at the Sans
Souci. sam" Paul's old gambling joint.
So much of this mans story was
known to he true that an appointment
WAS made with him for tomorrow.
when he will be closeted with District
Attorney Whitman and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney James h. smith. who
has handled all the vice trust prosecu-
tions
II was learned yesterday that two
weeks ago two detectives employed by
the Burns Agency had been caught
fraternizng with two men they were
ordered to trail 10y the District Attor-
ncy. The men were subsequently dis
charged BY Detective Burns, after the
latter heard of his operators disloyalty
from Mr.. Whitman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
HARVESTER co. ASKS DELAY
Wants Commissioners Report
Withheld Till Suit Ends.

Washington, Feb. 1-Wiliam d. Nc
Hugh, OF counsel for the International
harvester Company. asked President
TAFT to-day to instruct the Commissioner
OF Corporations to withhold from publ
cation his report on the Harvester COM
pany pending trial of the antitrust suit
against the corporation. IT was repre-
scented TO the President. ii is understood,
that the suit, in fairness to TIE company.
should be brought 10 a finish before the
Commissioner announces his conclusions.
The Presidents decision vas not divulged.
The Commissioners report has been
practically completed, and will be ready
for publication soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
c. C.. N. Y. ALUMNI LIBRARY
Project of Lee Kohns An
nounced at Annual Dinner.

DIR. John y. Finley. president OF the
College of the City of New YORK. an
nounced last night at the dinner oil the
associate alumni that Lee Kohns -. ana
a member of the board Of trustees, was
"a he the leading spirit in a project TO
build a college library with funds raised
by the alumni. President Finley called
on every one TO cooperate. lie said:
The Chamber of Commerce will not
need your contribution. nor WIZ MI.
IeWisohn Every man who has ever been
a term In the college or academy shouio
have a part in building this library. ms
new temple on the New World Acropons,
II would thus be unique building. one
i'm which every civilized race would DC
represcntcd. Let us all pledge 10 MI
knbns ON cooperation day and night
tin this fund Is raised.
There is much else 10 cheer us , tpo
hioh schools, the beginning oil enectlNe
co Generation with city departments. me
receipt of gifts from alumni and others;
tle wider recognition OF the splehdl1
some of our departments for more spe-
CHIC work But the most cheering fact
10 not the achievement. but the prosper:
And no college has better prospect OF
usefulness to this country than TINS col
lego. this lofty city within the greater
~ this place of the city'a worship and
defence Of its ideals.
other speakers were Dr. Talcott VIII
iaus director Of the Columbia School OF
Journalism: professor Henry j. Johns
TON. of the faculty. Frank Rollins. princi-
nal of the sBusbwick High School; Theo-
dro T. Miller of the trustees: Adp'pl
ouJSohn. donor OF the stadium. Arnold
II pn,nuer the architect. and the Rev.
warren ". Giles, 81, of East Orange
" =. -, ,,....,..l -,
non NJ Davis, Of the Supreme Court.
nUu,.. I y Fetra. OF the CITY Court Scna-
Tor Robert T.. Wagner and u. liampen
n ra former Dock Commissioner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
MILLS GETS SEVEN
YEARS IN ATLANTA


was TO buy the bank. Between drinks
i'm a cafe at No. ~ New street. where
Nieto had his office. Mills arranged the
details with him. Nieto made out
twelve notes. aggregating about $50
600, the amount necessary to buy out
the directors. and brought them 90
Mills AT the bank. Mills directed their
discounting through a note broker, and
the banks money was prned over 10
Neto
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
BECKER A FATHER AGAIN
Condemned Man Told in Death
Cell of Birth of Daughter.

Charles Becker, the former police lieu
tenant. received word in his cell in the
death house at Sing Sing yesterday OF
the birth of girl to his wife, who had
been in the Womens Hospital for tho
last three weeks. Warden Kennedy VINO
gave the message TO the condemned man,
said he would tell no one but Mrs. Becker
how Becker took the news that made him
a father for the second time.
DR.. George l.. Broadhead, Of No. Nv
West 18Th street, who has been attending
Mrs Becker, said she was doing we'll
but the baby is not so WELL" he added;
but we hope to pull them both through
The present Mrs, Becker Is Beckers
second wife. His first wife, who divorced
him, married his brother. BY her Becker
had a SON. now about eight years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
TO BE TRIED FOR OLD KILLING.
IRy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Fishkill Landing. y. Y, Feb mich
acl O'Donncll mo. - Of New York 80
designated because two inmates OF the
Ma.teawan State Hospital bore the same
name sent back TO the Tombs to-
day for trial on the charge OF murder
Thirteen years ago. In Il drunken braWi,
he killed q man whom he did not know
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
Faithful Body Of Men.

The more | see OF them as whole
and | am not talking now about individ-
uals-the more impressed am with what
a fine efficient and faithful body OF men
they are
Judge william T.. Werner. OF the Court
OF Appeals. paid "A tribute 10 the memory
of Baron Steuben. the Revolutionary hero.
for whom Steuben County IL named.
prefacng 1t with n humorous account OF
the correspondence between ex-senator
Tully and himself. which resulted in HE
presence al the dinner and closing it with
this admonition:
There never was a time in the history
OF this country when constitutional gov
eminent was more on trial than II is al
this moment. IL behooves us all. there
fore, to stand on our guard lest we for
felt those rights which our forefathers
fought and died to win for us"
Big BIZ Edwards. Street Cleaning
Commissioner: Speaker "Ai' Smith of tine
Assembly and President Luther b. Little
OF the Amen Corner Association were
some other speakers At table No. > sat
Winfield X. Sheehan, Commissioner Wa
dos secretary. and Lieutenant Bill
Kennel. who guards the Mayors sacred
person.
Another guest was William j. Burns.
the detective. who denied the reports pub
lished yesterday afternoon that lac and
District Attorney Whitman had had
falling out. He was still employed by the
District Attorney. he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
IOWA WOMEN WANT VOTES
Only IS of 1888 in Grinnell Declare
Opposition to Suffrage.

Grinnel. Iowa. Feb. LIN special
election to-day e63 women voted in favor
of suffrage and 80 against IL. On the
question of whether they would actually
vote II given the right. $50 voted Yes and
10 No
The total male vote of Grinnell for GOV
ernor at tie last election was 96.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
INCOME TAX FAVORED.

Santa Fe, Feb. 1.-The New Mexico
Senate to-day passed the income tax
amendment resolution by vote OF 10 to
l. The measure has not yet passed the
House
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02

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