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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
BANKRUPTCY QUIZ
TO EXTEND Fh|
Several Women ca ght in Fla,
ciaI Dragnet-'iany IaSio.
Tents De.

indictments in more cases OF f-suss..
bankruptcy will no voted by n. r.
states grand juries roe in .~.o, !.
Ing tho week on The list Of tho,.
il is expected VII be called % ri.S
several women. relatives OF aad ems
OF bankrupis. and IT. is undertake. =
legal advisers OF some OF them VIA =.
he among those present when N. ar
called.
Assistant District Attorneys R,v-,.
II. sarfaty and Samuel Hersch.,r.
who have charge OF these case, ~.
10 say a word about the cases nov
der consideration. some twenty IN A..
her.
or the twenty cases under inves,is,s~
most Of them grow out Of tn. faH,ns !,
houses and companies in the cloth.u q,
kindred trades. Some Of thes. taiiu,. :
volved large amounts. Others cors,,,
lively small sums. IL is admitted. "a,
ever. that the cases thus far tr,a,a
not more than scratch the sur,ae. =
EFfff UiS nt'ri Al'l llS merr4rft.
body" as one federal Official ce,cs,,
the situation. OF the lawyers lnyx,,
some are OF more than passing rs,
hence.
One group OF cases under inyestssts
involves a band Of men that has M.
practice OF blsckmailing small ,rx~
men. Thus far several cases OF this m
have come 70 light.
In these the practice has been fos..
blackmaiiers 10 approach merchsu,
small manufactures who is barely ks,
ing his financial head ssoat and tass.
10 petition him into bankruptcy.
One effect OF the prosecution Of frsy,
lent bankrupts and the rule Of in
Hand, now sitting in that part Of "
United States Court. forbidding the q
torneys for petitionin5 creditors to ~
as counsel for receivers in bankrvps
has been n .lsrkable dropping of J
the number OF petitions fled sinc e.
ruary /.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11

1850 o'clock, about the same time
New York was being shaken. George
towns is the onIy seismograph in the
East recording two distinct shocks.
The earthquake appears TO have fol-
lowed the line of certain faults known
10 exist in the North Atlantic and New
England States and along the st. Law
renee Valley. These faults. so called
by scientists. are weak geological for
nations of the earth's surface. The
more prominent OF these are the Logan
Fault. in the s.. Lawrence Valley, and
the Champlain Fault. in upper New
York
Manhattan Island, being virtually OF
solid rock formation, was scarcely
shaken, and persons at work in lofty
skyscrapers, such as the Singer and
Woolworth buildings, the foundations
of which go down TO bedrock, felt moth
ing.
Scarcely half a mile distant, in the
Columbia Heights section of Brooklyn
glassware was smashed and pictures
trembled on the walls. and many per
sons called up Police Headquarters. be-
lieving a great explosion had occurred
At the Hotel Margaret, No. % Column
bia Heights. the Crescent Club. Pierre
pont and Clinton streets. and at the
Brooklyn Club, opposite, the shock was
plainly felt.
DR.. Hovey said THE shock lasted
about twenty seconds and was light and
sharp. As far as -eports indicate, the
centre Of II was y %. y. Y. The pen
Of the seismosraph at the museum was
not ag1tatcd greatly"
The last earthquake registered by the
seisnogTaph Of the museum was Novem-
Der 8. 1912. 1t occurred in Alaska. The
vibration record was twice as strong as
that made yesterday.
No local seismic disturbance compal able
in magnitude with the ore recorded yes
terday could be recalled by the attaches
o! the museum. The last earthquake felt
here took place in the territory OF
Charleston. s G.. in 1856 In 1851 gen
eral disturbance took place over the
greater part of the area affected yester-
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11

that conference there has resulted
perfect. mutual understanding when
will mean cooperation in the reorgan'-
7atiou OF the party.
In few months I believe we snail
have the Democratic party Of the state
In good shape. Some work may nave
10 be donc at the primaries. hut enough
has been accomplished 10 convince me
that the reorganization Of the party N
the state is assured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
WALSH TO IGNORE
NEW HAVEN NAMES
Massachusetts, Governor Will SUBJ
nit His Own List for b. & M
Trustees.

Boston. Feb. lO.-Suvgestions from the
New York New Haven < Hartford Rail
road Company of men whom that com
pany desires on the board Of trustees
Of the Boston & Maine. after its divorce
from the New Haven. will not lie con-
sidered by Governor Walsh. The Gov
ernor will submit TO Attorney Genera
McReynolds names Of men for the trus-
teeships.
The Governor conferred to-day with
Chairman Elliott Of the New Haven
Moorheld Storey. counsel for the road
Nathan Matthews. representing financial
interests connected with the Boston q
Maine. and George ". Anderson, public
service commissioner. They discussed the
terms OF the arrangement being con-
sidered by the officials Of the New maven
and the Department of Justice Tor sepa-
ration from the Boston & Maine. Gov
ernor Walsh later made statement In
which he said:
Massachusetts is acting in this matter
not only for itself but for the welfare
OF all the New England states; and,
therefore. it is essential that she should
have more power 10 determine IN great
measure the makeup OF the tribunal
which is to control and eventually make
sale Of this great property. The trus-
tees TO be appointed will inevitably
Tx the terms OF any sale. and the COM
monwealth must not only be Adequately
represented upon the board Of trustees.
but must also have a voice in deternin-
ing its whole personnel, so that the inter
ests OF Massachusetts and OF New Eng
land NAV not suffer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
MURPHYS FRIENDS SILEHr

Friends Of Charles F. Murphy dc y
carry out their threat 10 bring W n
resolution declaring for his ellmrst,
from the leadership OF Tammany IA r
the monthly meeting Of the oeix
governors OF the National Demoria
club last night.
This resolution was declared passf
the meeting OF the club week asi
spite OF the protest o. the Murprs
against the rulings OF Justice Edwri
O'Dwyer. president. Then Thomn
Smith and others declared they VA
appeal 10 the governors.
Henry Gallagher. Magistrate psk
Murphy and Alexander konha we're ~
ed governors. in place OF John Fox Jss
r.. Grant and John n. Campbell. SITE
new members were admitted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
Harvard Gets Record.

Cambridge. Mass. Feb ie-The seismo-
graph at the Harvard Geological Observa-
tory showed that the earthquake to-day
was the heaviest recorded since the in
strumcnt was set up, six years ago.
The maximum vibration was at 1879
p. m. Faint tremors were recorded near
~ twelve hours before. but these were
believed TO be due TO heavy surf on the
coasts
The record showed eight shocks during
the forenoon. These became more pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
nv Te,..-aph TO IN. Tribune :

Syracuse, Fen. lo-Three distinct shocks
disturbance being the most noticeable in
the south end. The walls OF Grant School
were badly cracked. In the Homeopathic
Hospital two patients were thrown from
their cots.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
Man Killed in Binehamton.

TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Binghamton. y. Y, Feb 1O-The Garth
quake cost one life here to-day. Rocco
Parsee. laborer. was bending over i'm
sewer trench, when A slide buried him.
At oxford billiard balls rolled about on
the tables. At Chenanso Bridge crockery
was thrown from shelves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
lRr Telegraph 10 tn. Tribun.

Montreal. que. Fec. i0.-At Is" O'Clock
this afternoon a severe earthquake shock.
lasting two minutes. rocked this city.
causing office furniture 10 dance People
rushed into the streets in terror. but the
only damage recorded so far is 10 farm
building I'm the Richelieu River district.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
;Ev Teltgraph to Th. Trlnun..

Oswego. y. Y, Feb. io.-The earthquake
shock threw Mrs. Margaret Burton Serbia
from her bed 10 the floor this afternoon
making her condition serious. The ice
lam in the Oswego River was broken and
the entrance to Lake Ontario was eff
.ected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
Democrats Fill Peppers Ses!

Davenport. Iowa. Feb ic-Iienry "
mer. Democratic candidate for RepresS
alive 10 succeed the late l. :. Pt'f
was elected to-day by about 10 pni
ity. Harry l.. Hull Republican. ran
ond and Charles =. Haney. ProgtwE
third. The Progressive vote was Az.
third OF the Republican figures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11

Albany. Feb. l0-An earthquake or
twenty seconds duration was recorded on
the seismograph at the State Biologists
once here just before o'clock to-day.
In the Capitol pictures were shaken from
the walls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11

nounced at 81 81, and from that time on
increased in force until the maximum
was reached, a minute and half later
Then they gradually decreased, and the
last were recorded a 1904.
University scientists believe the eartn-
quake originated 80 10 200 miles south
west OF this city.
St. Louis. Feb. lO.-fhree earthquake
shocks were recorded on the seismograoh
at St. Louis University this afternoon
The first was AT 12:35l3, central time; the
second at 1886 80, and the third ut l2:S1:"
Professor George Rueppel, assistant d.
rector Of the observatory, said the EARTH
quake was within six hundred miles o.
here.
Trenton. y. j.. Feb. l0-The H. l.. Mott
Iron Works was shaken so severely to-
day by the earthquake that the go en-
ployes rushed into the street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Philadelphia, Feb. l0.-Four shocks were
recorded on the selsmograph at Swarth
more College this morning and after
noon. The heaviest was at 1898 this
morning. Others were at s:23 and 9:24
a. IN. and :35 p. m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
rFroin The Tribune Bureau.

Washington. Feb. 10.-Investigstion OF
the New Haven Rail- DAD system imam
cial operations by The Interstate Com
merce Commission. pursuant to the Sen
ate resolution. will begin at once, but it
may be several months before there are
any hearings.
The commission already has mass OF
evidence, and II is believed that mucn
OF this can he utilized in drafting the
report TO Congress. There will be other
testimony. however. which will go more
deeplv into the subject than did the in
quiry conducted by the commission with
regard 10 rates. classihcauons, etc.' OF
the railroads in New England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11

MOOR NATURAL HISTORY ANo '''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
CITY SHAKEN BY
AN EARTHQUAKE

Continued from FIRST page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-11
GLYNN REN0UNCES
STATEWIDE BOSS
Continued from drst page.

with many deputies made necessary by
the income tax law. There is tinted
states Marshal 10 he appointed mere
and one in RrooHlyn. Then the sur
,evorship and the Appraisership. hoth
5000 places. are now held by Ropub-
rcans. They can he filed with Dem
ocrats 10 aid the movement 10 ehmi-
nate Murphy from politics
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05
In the News and
Out of the Ordinary

The New Mexico w. G. T. U. bought
distillery at Pennington, that state,
In order to destroy It
A ring won In shooting gallery by
newspaper man made 1t possible for
Judge Klenert at Paterson, N. J.. to
marry a penniless couple.
The latest fad In London 10 cubist
note paper, which 70 perfectly black.
The writer uses ink which y either
pure white or q violent cerise.
In order to gain money for one Of
their projects the members Of the Kan.
sas Women's clubs are going to do
their own washing for one week this
summer. subscribing the sum saved to
the fund.
Eighteen students who left the Un.
versity Of Alabama more than nfty
years ago to enlist In the civil war on
the Confederate side recently were pre-
scented with their diplomas. Their num-
bsr was originally ssventy.0vA
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05

nary diversity in the traits 6y which
nature achieves the perpetuaton Of
species. Among the warrior and pre-
jacious insects the prowess is in some
,ases Of such type as to render the pos
SCISSOR practically immune from danger.
In other cases the condition Of its ex-
ercise may normally be the sacrifice Of
the life Of the pOssessOr.
Fighting Spiders.
There are wasps that Trey and for
midabIe fighting spiders. which yet in
stinctively SO handle themselves that
the prey practically never succeeds in
either defending itself or retaliating.
being captured and paralyzed with I'M
erring efficiency and with entire secur-
ity to the wasp The wasp's safety is
absolute.
On the other hand. these fighting
ants, including the soldiers even among
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05
VG9SIHTGHEN|
I@@gaIGUPBOARD|
WHEN SERVING FIGS.

EIGS contain from so to Is per cent
Of fruit sugars; consequently
when combined with other foods
they contribute much Of the necessary
sweetening.
Fig Salad.-Stuff figs with chopped
celery and nut meats and serve on let
tuce with grapefruit pulp. dressed with
mayonnaise.
A Combination Jam.
Fig and Apple Jam.-Take five
pounds of peeled and sliced tart ap
pies and add to them five pounds of
ripe figs and five pounds Of graduated
sugar. Cook until as thick as desired
Cool before sealing.
Fig Mo!d.--To one quart of boiling
milk add one-half cupful Of sugar,
tablespoonful of salt and three table.
spOOnfuls of cOrnstarch dissolved In a
half cupful of cold water Cook in
double boiler for an hour; then add
one cupful Of steamed and chopped
figs and lemon juice to flavor. Turn
into a mold and serve when cold with
whipped and sweetened cream.
Fruit and Cereal.
Rice With Fig Sauce.-Take one cup.
full Of rice, wash Thoroughly ana pit PIT,
over the fire in a small saucepan with
one cupful Of boiling water. Cook I'M
til the water is absorbed. Have in the
double boiler three cupfuls Of scaldinl
hot milk, add the rice and a half tea
spoonful Of salt. Steam until the rice
Is tender. Meantime cut fine enough
figs to make a generous cupful, ado
water to cover and stew with table
spoonful of sugar to sweeten. Cook
until of the consistency required; then
flavor with lemon juice and a little OF
the grated yellow rind Of lemon. Serve
with the hot boiled rice.
Figs With Rhubarb.-Take two
punches rhubarb, wash them and cut
In inch pieces without peeling. Put
into a double boiler with cupful OF
sugar and four or five figs cut in small
pie ces. Cover and cook over the hot
wster until the rhubarb is tender ant
the strip rich and icly!ike in consist
ency. Raisins may he used with the
figs. If you have hot oven put the
rhnbarb and figs in stone pot. covel
closely and bake in the oven until jel
lied.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05
COL. ROOSEVELT
HIS LAST
Queer Animals Described by
Returned Explorer of the
Brazilian WildS.

w spent in the wids of South
America public interest in
the former president is divided be-
I tween the stories of the thrilling ad-
Aventures he encountered and conjec.
re as to his future political activities
Y The big question which he has not
is. Will he run for the presi-
dency in 1916? Another element Of in
terest attaching to the colonels re-
turn is the wedding of his son Kermit.
who shared the perils of the Brazil
wilderness with his father Kermit is
ITO marry Miss Belle Wyatt Willard.
daughter of Colonel j. E. Willard.
American ambassador to Spain. in
Madrid on June II.
Getting back to the United States the
last Of June. Colonel Roosevelt may
start In September on n transconti
mental stamping tour. This plan Is
contingent upon his health.
That the South American jungle trip
y the last big adventure afield con.
templated by Colonel Roosevelt be
does not deny. II went the ultimate"
vas his expression for the long odds
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05

animation showed us that there were
two m"n'nriuS within. doubtless a boar
and SOW.
However. Just at this moment the
peccaries bolted from an unsupported
opening at the other end of the log
dived into the tangle and instantly dis
appeared with the hounds in full cry
after them.
A Fierce Little Beast.
It was twenty minutes later before
we again heard the pack baying With
much difficulty and by the inres>Hnt
swinging Of the machrteS we opened
and branches. This time there was
only one reccary. the boar He Wa,
ut bay in a half hollow stump The
dogs were about his had. ravins with
excitement, and it was not possible to
use the rife. so ! borrowed the spear
the fierce little boar Herewith.
This was a collared peccary, smaller
and less fierce than Its white Tipped
kinsfolk. 1t Is a valiant and truculent
little beast, nevertheless. and II given
the chance will bite a piece the size Of
a teacup out of either man or dog. It
IL found singly or in small parties.
feeds on roots. fruits. grass and some
times snakes and insects and delights
to make its home in hollow logs. II
taken young it makes an affectionate
and entertaining pet When the two
were in the hollow log we heard them
utter a kind df moaning or menacing
grunt. long drawn.
Biting Jungle Insects.
The fire ants, Of which have spoken.
are generally found on a species Of
small tree or sapling with a greenish
trunk. They bend the whole body as
they bite. the tail and head being
thrust downward. A few. seconds after
the bite the poison causes considerable
pain: later It may make tiny fostering
sore.
There II certainly the most extraordi-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05
uUND0N'S SEASON"
Il Officially Opens With the Private
View at the Royal Academy.

Il Officially Opens With the Private
View at the Royal Academy.
The London season figures In near
ly every English novel and In hundreds
Of English short stories. 1t is semi
sacred tradition" that dates back
nearly century and half.
The inaugural Of the operate season
mas come to be its actual beginning. al
though officially the London season
does not begin until the private view
Of the Royal academy. on the Satur-
day previous to the first Monday In
May.
| important az It Is to attend the
operas opening performance, the Roy
al academy private view and dinner
still continue to be the great inaugural
functions of the season. 1t is sub
lime recognition Of the power Of the
fourth estate that the press men are
given the first glimpse Of the new
paintings comprising the Royal acad-
emy's annual exhibition. Even royalty
has to be content with second place.
On the Wednesday preceding the pri-
vate view the gentlemen Of the press
have sole possession Of the gallery.
Every important newspaper OF Great
Britain and Ireland is invited to send
representative. and the London cor
respondents of the big American and
colonial newspapers are also similarly
honored. All day Wednesday and
Thursday morning they nave the gal
lery to themselves. On Thursday aft
ernoon the members Of the royal fam.
lily take possession of the exhibition.
Then comes the Royal academy din
ner. ar -Whiiifnt.h custom prescribes that
the royal family and the cabinet must
be represented.
The private view" is an accurate
phrase, except that it is not private
and the crush Is so great that it Is
almost impossible to view the paint
ings. Everybody who is anybody must
60, however. and those Americans who
are excluded from Burlington house
on that day Of fate may as we'll return
home and try to forget. True. they
may later visit the gallery and study
the works OF art III letSurely anO
comfortable manner. but what socia
climber wants to do that?
The London season. as an institution
was established by George Ill.,; but. as
in many other matters. that amiablt
monarch did not show good judgment
and started the season In January
When Queen Victoria came to thu
throne she inaugurated the metropol
itan season in February. but later sh'
changed the date to about the first Of
May. After the death Of her cOnsor
the London season had to get along
without royal participation. but despite
this handicap 1t gradually increased II
Importance. 1t Is the harvest season
for the hotels and the merchants o.
Bond and Regent streets and Piccadil
ly.-New York World.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05

Photo by American Press Association.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT LEAVING STEAMER
AIDAN TO BOARD TUG IN NEW YORK
HARBOR.
and no especial aff1nities with other
modern birds. In one meadow by a
pond we saw three marsh deer, a buck
and two does They stared at US with
their thickly haired tails raised on end.
These tails are black underneath in
stead of white as in our white tail
deer.
One Of the vagaries Of the ultra con-
cealing colorationists has been to up
hold the incidentally quite preposter
ous) theory that the tail Of our deer IL
colored white beneath so as to har
monte with the sky and thereby mis-
lead the cougar or wolf at the critical
moment when It makes its spring, but
this marsh deer shows black instead
Of n white dag. and yet has just as
much. need Of protection from its enc
mics. the jaguar and the cougar.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05

Colonel NEWMAN Davis has describ-
ed the ideal conditions Of snail eating.
AT Princess" he writes. 1.-The horned
thing Is eaten with proper ceremony.
In a silver bowl. with silver three
pronged fork as means Of conveying
the alleged dainty to the mouth. the
long. black geiatinous things are
brought to the table very hot and
swimming In sauce in which lard
and onions and garlic seem to be the
principal components Speared on the
fork. the snail goes into ones mouth.
and then comes one Of the critical mo-
ments Of hfe"-L0ndon Standard.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05

HOW COLONEL ROOSEVELT LOOKED UPON
HIS RETURN HOME
the termites. are frantically eager for a
success which generally means their
humiliation: the condition Of their eff.
fciency is absolute indifference to their
own security. Probably the majority
Of the ants that actually lay hold on q
foe suffer death in consequence; Ger.
tainly they not merely run the risk Of
but eagerly invite deati
Odd Animals of Brazil.
Cherrie and Miller had secured a lit.
tie owl in the chaco, and it was travel
ing with them In a basket. 1t was
dear little bird, very tame and affec-
petted, and when Miller. Its especial
protector. came into the cabin it would
make queer little noises as signal
that it wished to be taken up and
perched on his hand.
Cherrie and Miller had trapped many
mammals. Among them was tayra
weasel, whitish above and black be-
low. as big and bloodthirsty as a fisher
martin. and tiny opossum no bigger
than mouse. They had taken four
species of opossum, but they had not
found the curious water Opossum
which they had obtained on the rivers
flowing into the Caribbean sea.
This opossum, which is black and
white, swims in the streams like a
muskrat or otter. catching ftish ind. liz
ing in burrows which open under wa
ter. Miller and Cherrie were puzzled
to know why the young throve, leadin,
such an existence Of constant INNER
sion. One Of them once found a fe
male swimming and diving freely will
four quite we'll grown young in he
pouch.
Queer Looking Birds.
We saw on the banks screamers-
big. crested waders Of archaic type
with spurred wings, rather short bill