1924年5月29日《大公报》京函云:北方自新正以来,迄未见点雨,北方乡民之耕种,俱因无雨而误播种之期。人民恐又见前数年之北五省大旱灾,故初则有乡民之祈雨,继则有北京军警当局之禁屠祈雨。然行之匝旬,仍无点雨,最后乃不得已而派军警督察长驰赴邯郸县请铁牌。此铁牌者,相传明代邯郸大旱,知县某百方为民祈雨而终无效,愤极而投身于井。不料知县投井后,立即甘霖下降,民赖以生。明室乃封某知县为雨神,并赐以铁牌,县民为立庙于井处。自是北方每至大旱祈雨无效,则请铁牌而 May 29, 1924 “Ta Kung Pao,” Beijing letter cloud: Since the beginning of the new north, we have seen no rain, the cultivation of northern villagers, all due to rain and mistakenly sowing period. The people fear another big drought in the northern five provinces of the past few years. Therefore, there are pledges from villagers at the beginning, followed by the forbidden butchery rain from the Beijing military and police authorities. However, in the first ten days of the trial, there is still no point of rain. In the end, it was a last resort to send police chief inspectors to go to Handan County for an iron license. This iron license, according to legend, the Handan drought in the Ming Dynasty, a hundred prefectures for the public pray for rain and eventually invalid, angered and devoted themselves to the well. Unexpectedly, magistrate castings, immediately decline, people rely on students. Ming room is sealed a magistrate for the rain God, and thanks to iron license, the county people legislation temple in the well. Since the northern drought every rain is invalid, please iron license