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New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
THE NEWS THIS MORNIN6.

FORFICN-wflbur Wright in his aeroplane
covered three kilometres in 1 minute and 40
seconds at lie Mans, having apparently perIect
control of the machine. = The batueshlp
Teet anchored in the harbor of Auckland at
I;1Ie6 fo,1-teen were seriously injured and sew
enty are missing following the collapse OF d
factory at SZegedin Hungary. - genera
William Booth. head of the Salvation Army
sailed from London for three nouns say 8,I,- ~
pel and Kahn met at Carlsbad ana adopted
plan TO foster musical culture throughout the
United States under the lnnuehce % Ine -ne 80
-7oIitan Onera Emperor William gave
$500 to the fund to enable Count Zeppelin TO
construct another alrship-
DOMESTIC William H. Taft attended the
65reenbrier Valley Horse Show and held a re-
ception in the parlors of the Greenorler, at
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va - -5| me
funeral Of the late Senator William b Alnsol
was held at Dubuque, Iowa - Ihe Bald"il9 Il
dirigible balloon was accepted by the board OF
army officers as far as construction IS con
cerned: official trials for speed and endurance
will be held on Monday. - Congressman
Bartholdt declared that he saw no chance for
fssTed q statement on his bankruptcy petition
at Poughkeepsie and tmpugned the Veracity OF
the woman who discredited Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw's story told on the witness stand -
Edward NJ Sicard. a Buffalo lawyer, was in
stantly killed by a collision between an auto
mobile and a trolley car in Buffalo, ana Two
others were injured - It was said at SyTa--
cuse that there was strong movement among
the Prohfbttionists of the state TO nominate
tendent Williams gave out statement at Al
bany showing that the resources OF the state s
savings banks had increased in the last year
10 s151s, SOC, ,21o. - The New York Centrai
maid an annual corporation tax OF $l4It5Z
showing gross earnings Of more than S1O,0OO.OOl
for the last year - An automobile ran into
a wagon at Newport and four persons We're in
jured - Receivers were appointed for the
Pillsbury- Washburn Flour Mills Company, Linn
tied in Minneapolis
CTTY-Stocks were strong. - Elmer Dover
resigned the secretaryship Of the Republican
National Committee and was succeeded by Will
lam HAYWARD. - It was learned that several
movements were being discussed TO crystalline
the sentiment here in favor of the denomination
of Governor Hughes. - Eugene V. Debs, the
Socialist candidate for President, challenged
President Gornpers Of the American Federation
Of Labor TO debate the question Of the anti
Injunction plank in the Democratic platform
Superintendent Kelsey ordered another
examination of the Provident Life by his de-
partment Receiver Hanna, of the Ma
tional Bank Of North America, received instruc-
tions from the Controller Of the Currency to re-
fuse the funds offered by the Assets Realization
Company and proceed with the liquidation.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, so
degrees; lowest. Go
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

turns ont that England and Austria-HuhsaIy
are the only important European powers winch WHICH
signed the clause containing this resulcaion.
AGAINST other nations the United States Is u.
liberty to employ the prescribed methoo ol
warfare and it might do so even against .n
tyro inst specified should they cooperate win
a mower not pledged to abstinence Ihe oru'
name. officers of the War Department nave az
1eodv shown a recognition of the responsipiii,y
which rests upon them in view oil this absence
Of a complete agreement on this supJect, anu
tho activity of the chief signal officer 1ndlca'eS
that he is fully alert to his duty. When Coli,
GROSS meets again much more Information VIII
he aft its disposal than it had last winter be
fore tbe next session experiments In TINS couh-
try and Europe Will have thrown mueh Ne"
ugb+ IN military aeronautics, so that the na-
tionsl legislature can hardly err In mahihs
reasonable provision for airships.
II can do no harm to note that Count Yep
neIin's truly amazing achievements have hao
military objects only in view, and have beeh
stimulated by the German Emperor through
necuniary pledges and expressions OF eager III
terest. The Kaiser may possibly overestimate
the advantages Of dirigible balloons capable
Of nying twenty-four hours consecunveiy, Dut
his indisputa BILE military intelligence lends TO
his opinions regarding military methods no ht-
tle significance.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
INVESTIGATING THE FAIRIES.

A fine development Of the ages characteristic
i,+ - ,,or,rv was manifested the other even
ing in Passaic, n j., at a meeung OF li1 WA
Roard of Education A list Of books 1or use
in the schools was submitted Dy the Guy su
perintendent for the approval OF the poaiu
Hitherto it has been customary Tor the is's "
be approved without question, the iaymeh Oh
+ba baord nodestIy deferring to the superior
nrofossionaI discretion Of the superintendent
Pu+ on +bis occasion 1t was not 50. lmDued
With Investigating and reforming ZEAL vigil
lant member scanned the list with more tnah
q perfunctory glance, and beheld thereon u
his astonishment and horror the hhinee y.
,ndorsan,s and Grimms Fairy Tales.
"Rbvmes for Beginners containing some OF
Mother Goose's Melodies; an edition OF sne
Ballad of Robin Hood and '1he Last OIL Tue
Mohicans" Without moments hesltauon he
seen his duty and ne done it He protesled
oso,,s+ +he purchase and use Of such works
when copies Of the multiplication table and the
Constitution of the United States might be got
instead and he moved that they be cut OUT
of the list pending an investigation
The pian and scope Of the proposed lnFesu-
cation were not fully disclosed, but they are
readily to be imagined. The agenda wouid
have included the following suggestive heaos'
Were there really ever any such persons as
fairies and If so, when did they become extinct
Of what variety of bean was Jacks beanstalk
and why isn't 1t sent out by Congress In the Tree
seed distribution?
Did the COW really jump over the moon
(Answer to be accompanied with diagram OF
route and record OF all attempts, successIul CT
unSucceSSful)
Why did the crow crow?
was Robin Hood really the Earl OF Hunting
ton and if not. why?
Was Uncas a good Indian until he was dead!
Why is mouse when 1t spins?
The pertnence of these and similar questions
TO the intellectual welfare of the primary schol-
ars in the public schools of Passaic, N. D., is
obvious, and we must deeply regret that the
majority of the board, with strange. and
shocking disregard of public duty, declined to
suDDort the motion for exclusion OF the chal-
lenged books pending an investigation. The
Iamentable result is that for at least another
wear the tender youth of Passaic Will continue
to be deceived. deluded and seduced with tales
the scientific accuracy of which has not been
convincingly determined. The elementary read
ing classes will still try their prentice tongues
on MARY had a little lamb" instead OF NO
'bill of attainder eD post fdcto law shall De
"nassed" And we shall not be surprised II some
benighted parents in Passaic, infected with the
same intellectual hereses, when their little ones
beg Tell me tory continue to respond with
"Once upon time there was beautiful pr1n-
cess" etc. instead of seriously and pro1ta bly
replying MY child three times eleven Is tnir-
''ty-three and the square Of the hypothenuse Is
"eoual TO the sum of the squares of the other
two sides of right angled triangle"
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Cornelius Vanderbilt and his fellow offcers OIL
the New York Yacht Club have received many
concentrations on the Unexpectedly large meet
which they have managed to assemble for the
sixty-second of the series Of annual cruises Oh
this the premier organization of the kind In Amer
lea. 1t has been feared that the number OF Ooa's
would be extremely small and the showing poor
But there are more than hundred handsome
yachts riding at anchor to-day of Newport unoei
the command Of Commodore Vanderbilt Tney ar
rived there on Friday afternoon from New Lon
don. Yesterday the races for the John JACOB Aslor
cups took place Tomorrow the contest for KING
Edwards trophy will be held off Newport, ana
on Tuesday the fleet will take its departure Ior
Provincetown. Vineyard Haven and Marolenead'
where the races for the Vanderbilt cups VIII Dc
held on Friday, the fleet dispensing on the foho"-
ing day.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
CROWD AT LONG BRANCH DOG sHo"'

IBy Teleg-aph % he IElDHI15'! -. arx
Long Branch. Aug S.-Long BraneA N,.a
show at the horse show grounds to-oas -.o,,.
more than three thousand people Soc4oN' - ~.
from all along the coast We're present nels -s.c-s
adjacent cottage colonies. and the parking -
were filed with automobiles All the hoNeS =
filed The judging OF the different classes "''
ended tin o'clock
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

Antonio Starraba Marquis di Rudini. had a
somewhat stormy career, and for brief time
was persona non grata to the United States But
he was a true patriot and deserves Italy's CRATE
full remembrance while one Of the most zeal
GUS and daring and of the latest survivors
Of GaribaIdfs famous red-shirted band he is en-
titled to a passing tribute from the world
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

Turkey is certainly getting on in the approved
wild Western way, when a court chamberlain
threatened with arrest for grating barricades
himself his house and fires at the police with
rifle from an uppe' window. Jesse James him
self could not have been more up to date than
that.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

Those japanese have some queer notions, TO Dc
suret There is Viscount Some, the president of
the horse breeding office of the government de-
nour ing part-mutuel betting at races as IN
furious to social order In the name OF pat
McCarren, what is the good Of horse breeding
Office If the breed cannot be improved by bet
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
NEWPORT womEN IN sgMI-FINALs

IBy Telegraph The Tribune -. ard
Newport. r. l.. Aug S-Mrs Barger- w allA'. :, ~,
Miss Eleanora Sears are TO meet IN the hnais = a
woman's scratch singles for the Casino - ,,.,,
Monday morning. In the senai-nnaIs to-"a' xsls
Sears beat Miss Edna Barger by 81. - -. NJ
Mrs Barger-wallach beat Miss Eaitn ,,.t
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

of abuses is not how TO get rid OF the specta'oiS
but how to keep them imbued Win Tue eaino
unsordid, generous and joyous spirit OF low
ino +bo snoT+ for the sport's sake that is deemed
essential IN the contestants themselves.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
sEAsRIGHT BEATS RED BANK.
IBy Telegraph % The Trinun

IBy Telegraph The Trinune-l ,.l
Seabright n. J.. Aug. S-By margin u ,bs
and a half the Seabright polo team deIe41eu deIe-,rta
Red Bank four this afternoon for the MOn ~.
challenge cups. given BY A C. LawrenosI -,
xams was marked BY spirited playing py W.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

AS usual this annual cruise of the New forH
Yacht Club has affected and disturbed the routine
of New York society. As most Of the boats are
heavily frefghted with guests o. the naseuhiie
persua sion familiar faces will be missing this week
from cluband and other customary haunts oA
fashion I'm town, as we'll from the GUNNER re-
sorts save those where the feet may happen 10
touch on its voyage northward To-day ror m
stance Newport is the centre Of social aeti'I'S
and interest and hospitality on land ma on "Stei
In honor. OF the visiting yachtsmen Is III oiUoi-
Among those who giving dinners ana iuncheo
for them are Mr. and Mrs E. ]. Berwind' MY anu
Mrs c. Oliver Iselin. Mrs. Robert Goelet ST. MI
and Mrs W. Storrs Wells Mr.. and Mrs X hN-
fneston Beeckman Mrs Richard Gambrin, LIS
penard Stewart and Commodore and Mrs E-lorldse
r Gerry, whose entertainments are taxing place'
not only at their villa Seaverge, but also on tner
steam Yacht Electra. Colonel Oliver H. Payne mas
q party on board his steam yacht Aphrodite anu
Henry A. c. Taylor " take out a NUMBER Oh
guests tomorrow on his ocean steam yacht " an
derer to watch the races for the Kings cup
Among those taking part In the cruise Oh tno
club are Lloyd Phoenix who has schuyler OIOsD'
and Dennie Boardman with him on poaro h1S
steam Yacht Intrepid; Dallas b. Pratt on sea FoA'
with Frederic ]. Tams and H. H Landon as ms
guests Mr. and Mrs William Iseln. on their yacht
vigiIant: A. V de Goicouria. on the Vencedor,
with a party that includes c. d. Dickey' ana
Cornelius Vanderbilt has with him on the Nor.ii
Star. GrenviIle Kane, Walter c. Kerr. E T. LORI
lard James D. Sparknan and Commander D. ~ d
Kelley, U. s. n.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

The generous response to appeals for pecunl-
ary aid for Count Zeppelin is another striking
proof of the growth of public confidence IN the
future practicability OF aerial navigation.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
POLO AT NARRAGANsETT PIER

Narragausett Pier. r. L. Aug S-Gre@. -,staa
plavIng ON even terms with Point Judith, dsAs-'
the home team to-day by a score Of u TO ..
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
Nrm7lorls daily Srihnsss.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1908,

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New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
Abouf People and Socfos Incfdenfs

TO stay with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Strong n.
parents of Mrs. Reginald Ronalds.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Martin Davies hav, M.
to Newport. where they viii spend the rernainA..
of the season at Pine Croft. the summer horu. !,
Julien 7. Davies.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

Great hopes entertained for the success of
the flying machines to be tested by the army. 1t
is confidently predicted that Of them will be
pippins, though OF the most promising Is a
Baldwin.
Pardon the suggestion. but it occurs to us.
speaking of apples. that the machine selected by
the army might do good service Northern
SDy
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

the New Idea'' candidate on the whole plat
form. instead of the Regular" on a part OF IL
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

John BigeIow has returned from Europ. x,s
Miss Grace Bigeiow, and has gone to his cov,,l
place at Highland Fails
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

The Chicago Daily News in a scintillating
moment remarks;
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

Mrs Peter Lorlard Ronalds and her daughter
MrA T. Il NtOhie have left town for Erie Psnns
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

Dr. and Mrs. Raynham Townshend after spend
ing several weeks at the Henry HotchSiss camp
in the Adirondacks. have arrived at New Haven
and taken possession of their home in Church
street Mrs. Townshend is daughter of Mr., and
Mrs George A Adee. of West Chester. N Y. where
her marriage took place in. the first week OF June
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-10

"And afiant further says that these
notices conveyed the information that
Adlai e. Stevenson and DR.. Worrell
both Of Bloomington, were to be the
speakers at the meeting; also that
further search of her uncle's effects,
out Of curiosity, revealed to her the
pass words of the secret order: DO
you see the star in the eastY and the
answer, Yes, do you see the tail of
iii?
Twitted Members of Circle.
"And affiant further says that on an
occasion later when attending a social
function in the neighborhood and hear
ing one gentleman ask another. DO
you see the star in the eastY she sur
prised them greatly by giving the an
swer, Yes. TIE one with tail to it,
and that both of them begged earnest
ly to know how she became possessed
of the secrets of the order; and further
that she was offered $50 for the in
formation and was told that the per-
son who revealed the secrets of the
knights of the Golden Cirle was liza
BILE to be hung; and affiant further says
that one of the gentlemen to whom she
eccasioned surprise by her knowledge
of the correct answer THE one with
the tail to it. is at this time a resi-
dent of Leroy. Mclean county. while
the address of the other Is unknown
to her.
[Signed.1
MRS. JENNIE STARKEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this oath day of September, A. D.,
1908.
iSeal1 civilian SAMPSON.
Notary Public
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-10

I hope and believe that all far
sighted citizens who wish to see
this country prosperous in mate.
rial things will support Mr.. Taft,
but above all | ask for support
for him because he stands for the
moral uplift of the nation. be-
cause his deeds have made good
his words, and because the poll
cies to which he Is committed are
of immeasu rable consequence
alike to the honor and interest of
the whole American people.
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$19,O79.99 $33.OG7.2O

$19O79.99 $33 ,O67.2O
The only department from which
the state received any interest under
Altgeld was the insurance department,
the law requiring the insurance CON-
missioner to pay three-fourths of the
interest received by the state. The in
surance commissioner paid to the state
$6,049.93 during the Democratic admin
tration. Under Deneen's administra-
ton, with any law requiring it, the in
surance commissioner paid to the state
$21, 246S2 interest
State Treasurer John F. Smulski re-
ported Sept. 80, 1908 that he had
turned into the treasury interest ON
state funds amounting to $153, 1880.
This sum covered the period of his adj
mnistration beginning in January,
1907. He agreed, when nominated, to
give the interest to the state.
Including tie sum turned over by
Mr.. Snulski the state has received.
through the efforts of the present ad-
ministration. interest on public funds
aggregating 1907, 472.57.
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STATE GETS INTEREST NOW
Under Governor AItgeld 1t Paid In
terest on Funds Borrowed by
the Democrats.

If one desires to see the difference
between business administration and
one of unbusiness-like character. all he
has to do is to campare the last Demo-
cratic administration Will the present
Republican administration Under
Governor Altgeld the state paid inter
est on funds borrowed by the Demo-
Gratis. Under Governor Deneen the
state receives the interest. The fol-
lowing table shows the differences:
Interest interest
pa banks by paid to State
Democrats under Deneen
on DO rowed admlnstra-
funds tion
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Synopsis of Illinois Game Law.

You may hunt and kill quail only from
November roth t. December 20. Of each
year.
You must net kill any prairie chicken
or &, ouse for period of four years from
the first day of July 1907. or any wild
turkey, pheasant partridge for a
period of six years from July I, loo7.
You must not mel, trap or ensnare
quail. prairie chicken, pheasants or
partridge, at any time or under any
circumstances unless authorized to do so
by the State Game omissioner
You may kill wookcocks and mourning
doves only from August ist to Novem-
Der goth, of each year.
You may kill grey. red fox or black
squirrels from July Ist to November 18th
of each year
You may kill all kinds of snipe and
plover from September Ist to May ist
of each year.
You may kill wild geese. ducks, brant.
coots. rail OF other water fowl from
September Ist to April 5th OF each year.
You must not dill wild geese, ducks,
brant, coots, rail or other water fowl
after shutdown or before sunrise of each
succeeding day.
You must not kill wild geese, ducks
brant, coots, rail or other Water fowl
from any steamboat, sailboat, electric o,
gasoline launch, or from any sinkboat,
box sneakboat, or artificial blind in
the open Waters of this State.
You must not kill wild geese, ducks,
brant, quail, pheasants, cartridges, prai.
RE chickens. grouse or squirrel for mar
ket or commercial purposes.
You must not sell, buy or have in
possession for the purpose OF selling. or
transport for the purpose of sale, any
wild geese. ducks. brant, quail prairie
chickens. grouse or squirrels that have
been killed in the State of Illinois.
Yon must not Al any time kill more
than twenty wild ducks, geese brant
coots. rail or other water fowl, or more
than fifteen quail OF other game birds in
one day.
You must not kill, catch or have in
possession. living or dead any wild bird
OR part of bird other than a game bird.
except English sparrow, CROW, crow
black or chicken hawk, and you
must not purchase or expose such birds
for sale.
You must not destroy or remove from
their nests the eggs of any prairie chick
en-. grouse, quail wild turkey, pheasant
partridge, duck. goose, brant or song
bird
You may kill for commercial purpose
and transport for sale or market all kinds
of snipe, plover, mourning doves and
rabbits.
You must not offer for sale or trans
port for the purpose of selling any snipe
or plover or mourning dove after the
expiration of five days next succeeding
the first day of the closed season. nor
can you sell the Same during the first
two days of the open season.
Inhabitants of this State may receive
game coming from other states where it
is lawful to kill and ship out OF such
states, and expose and sell on the mar
ket such game between tile first day Of
October and the -hrst day of February of
L
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-10
First Thought to State.

No one Las been able to notice that
Governor Deneen has been particularly
cold FLOODED when the peoples inter-
ests were oncerned.-Canton Reg
lister.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-10
Campaign of Reason.

This is a Republican campaign of
reason not rant; OF argument, not
agitation. Mr.. Taft, the candidate,
makes its effe ctive advocate. The
more the country sees of his personal
ity tie more assured Is Republican vic
tory.
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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-10

All hunters licenses, whether resident
or nonresident. expire on the first day
OF June of each year
You must not use or attempt to use
the license Of another person. or in any
manner make any change in any license
for the purpose of tran ferring the same.
under the penalty of prosecution fol
forgery.
Owners of farm lands, their chi idren
or tenants, may hunt and kill game OH
their own farms during the open seaso
when 1t is lawful to si game, without
procuring hunters license. but they
must not hunt beyond the lines of the,
own farms without hunters license.
Tie ~tate tame Commissioner his
wardens or deputies, may hunt, ensnart
or entrap game birds and animals and
transport them to sections of the State
where scarcity OF these game birds or
animals exists for the purpose propagat
ing and restocking said sections of the
State.
You must procure license before
hunting rabbits but they may be killed
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-10

If you desire special writeups of
social or church affairs, with all details,
no condensation. ETC., see the manager,
as there will be some charges.