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faces correctly designed and con-
structeds with. of course, an acquired
art in using them properly.
Prof. Langley, another very cleve-
worker at this problem in the United
States, constructed a model machine
which would travel against the wind
and yet keep at an average horizontal
level He considered that a machine
could be designed and made which
would carrying out this principle OF
soaring birl flight b. utilizing the
fluctuations Of wind velocity. which.
according to his ideas, occurred be-
tween very much smaller intervals of
tln than generally supposed. To sat
fy himself that this was so. ne made
some accurate experiments by using
very sensitive anemometer, which re
corded as well as indicated the We
10 sity and fluctuations Of wind during
sHCrt intervals OF time
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Unjust Accusation.

T. Is the fate Of American public
men TO suffer from injustice both
ignorant and calculated. No more un-
deserved impuJarlon was ever put
upon an honest man than this asser-
ton that Mr.. Taft IS against ''spe-
ciaI privilege" only because Theodore
Roosevelt has denounced II. Every
act OF Mr.. Taft's public career demon
srrates the faIsity and holl0wness OF
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Have Come to Know Him.

In all Of this the people have seen
the same straightforward thorough
ness OF accomplishment; the same de-
votion to duty: the same high spirit
Of labor and effort for the sake of
achieving, the pure JOY of service
And through il they have come to
know and rely on the man. to be sure
OF their trust, certain of their conf
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Falling Through Afr.

Two years ago after several trials on
the Hudson river. Mr. Ludlow took his
latest aeroDlane to Florida. Mr. Ham
ilton, his CHIEF assistant. was engaged
TO ny the aeroplane IN connection with
series Of automobile races run on the
the beach OF the Atlantic ocean. Those
races were held under the auspices Of
TIE Jacksonville Automobile Club He
was Invited to be present as a guest Of
the club. and accepted the invitation
AFTER Mr.. Hamilton had made a sue
ccssfll flight, and as a result Of merry
banter at the dinner-table, two mem
bers OF the club and he agreed TO make
a flight together in an aeroplane cap
able Of carrying their combined
weight. The work was enthusiastical-
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~ ARIsIANS now have the opp0r-
- tunity Of enjoying daily a spec
tacIe such as can be Witnessed
by the inhabitants of no other
gity in the world. Henry Farman and
Leon Delagrange. on the twin flying
machines. are out every morning and
afternoon when the weather permits.
sometimes for hours at a time flying
around and about the great maneuver
grounds al Issy with as much ease and
skill as pigeons IN a farm yard. It Is
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Roosevelt and Tai. Alike.

He. more than ony other public
man. led in recognizing the cause of
the unrest and dissatisfaction that
have permeated the body polite dur
ing the last twelve years. He has
pointed out and focused attention IN
on the source Of the evil. He al
tackled the wrong in its citadel AMI
the people rose In one great mass TO
give him support. Trusts, combina-
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the immense majority OF the people
are vigorously ana enthusiastically ia
favor OF that program of governmental
action known as the Roosevelt poll
cies." Theodore Roosevelt IS the mas
ter political diagnostic,an of the gen
Grafton. With absolute certainty he
puts his finger on the pulse OF the peo-
pie and follows the current Of their
beliefs and aspirations. He has done
more than merely diagnose prevailing
sentiment; he has detected and direct
ed the trend % Ideas But IN the main
his activities have been along one we'll
defined line.
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nominations have redoubled their
efforts in behalf of their faVarites.
Already the magazine field as A
means toward greater publicity has
been invaded, and among the first
vas Frank H. Hitchcock, campaign
manager for Secretary Taft. IN
de- his signature in the May num-
Der Of the Metropolitan Magazine
appears a lengthy article on the
War Secretary giving an insight
to the man as he really is. Fol
lowing is the article verbatim:
The eyes of the country are cen
tered on Taft. With only a few
weeks left before the Republican
national convention. the interest
II the man and his chances at that
gathering, the curiosity as to bis
personality and his ability, the de-
sire TO know his attitude toward
the Roosevelt policies and his per-
sonal plans, if nominated, have
grown until little else is mentioned
where politics is talked. Here is
the first authoritative statement of
Taft's present attitude and his fu-
ture plans. 1t is not necessary to
dwell on the details of his life and
past career. Those facts have been
published many times. It is the
man and his chances and his in
tentions that interest now. It is
enough for our purposes to recall
that Taft is still comparatively a
young man. Born in Cincinnati in
1857, be graduated second in his
class at Yale in 1878. He was a
law reporter in Cincinnati. His
father had been Secretary Of War
under Grant, and had held other
important political positions.
Young Tqft thus found an early
entrance 70 a political career. He
has held the following important
offices: Assistant prosecuting at
torney Of Hamilton county, Ohio
collector Of internal revenue, First
district, Ohio; assistant county So
licitor, Hamilton county; judge Of
the superior court of Ohio; So
Hcltor general Of the United
States: United States circuit judge
for the Sixth circuit: president Of
the United States Philippine Com
mission; first civil governor of the
Philippine islands; and Secretary
OF War. Tie married Helen Heron,
OF Cincinnati, ia 1856.
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- YER the desk Of one Of the
subordinate officers on duty
iu the War Department
hangs q card bearing these
words from a recent public address
Of William II. Taft: THE best OF all
is the pure 10Y OF service. To do
things that are worth while. TO be
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uonal equipment OF Mr.. Tart for the
PTesidency-his earning. ability. cour-
age. experience and training. and so.
more and more. they have coupled his
name with the Office
But there Is another. and probably
more popular. although not Inherently
stronger. reason for the rapidly
spreading favor with which his candl-
dary Is accepted he people know
that Mr.. Taft IS in full sympathy and
harmony with their dearest beliefs in
matters Of public policy n there is
one established fact. IN the political
O. Of this country today. 81 Is that
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denCe. Americans are wonderfully apt
in becoming acquainted with their pub
lie men. Hundreds Of thousands who
have never met any OF the men who
guide the affairs OF this Government
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in the thick OF Il: that is TO Hve"
Those two sentences reveal the in
spiration OF Secretary Taft's public
candidacy. II IS the pure 10Y OF serv-
ice" that has kept him Gin the thick
Of it, these last fifteen years. and it
is because bis fellow-countrymen have
seen how well he has done the things
worth doing IN the posts he has filled
that they are now calling him to
the highest office IA the United
States.
The demand for Taft. and his sup
port as a Presidential candidate. spring
naturally from the knowledge Of him
gained By the American people, es-
pecially IN their keen, cleaT-sighted
following of everyday public events.
Even. in the narrower sphere Of his
judicial office In Ohio. he had already
attracted public attention outside his
Stale by his ability and courage and
the manifest fullness Of his learning
But Il was when at the sacrifice OF
his personal ambition he went 10 Ma
Mia 10 take up the most difncult task
which confronted any American since
Lincoln. that he demonstrated such quail
tiles that almost Immediately his name
began 10 be coupled with the Presi-
dency. Every year since then the
field OF his iabOrs has widened. the
knowledge OF him throughout the
country has grown, and the cOnsidera-
ton OF him as q man At for the great
est responsibility in the Republic has
increased.
FgF la y
the hearts and confidence Of the IN
ruly and suspicious Fillpinos and
fighting against the almost unanimous
opposition OF his own countrymen in
the Philippines to gain for the is
land wafds OF the nation the largest
share in the administration Of their
own land, which they were capable Of
enjoying properly. Here was an Oc-
Cidential whose broad sympathy and
quick springing sense OF justice faith
omed the mystery OF Oriental COLI
seriousness and made II respond tc his
own clear vision OF right The Aueri-
can people have seen him called 70
leave that work unfinished and return
20 take up in a higher station the
judicial career which was his great de-
sire. And they have seen him respond
TO that call. three times. almost IN the
language OF the prophet. II am do
ing a great work, so that 7 cannot
come down. Why should the work
cease, whilst 7 leave & and come down
TO you?" Then, when that work was so
far advanced that the Filipinos would
trust IT, although reluctantly. to other
hands. the people have seen him
brought home 10 take over the admin
lstTatiOn OF other things that are
worth doing" the Isthmian canal. the
pacifcation Of Cuba. the administra-
ton Of the War Department. the gen
eral mission OF peace and goodwill
to the entire world.
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Secretary of War and Mrs VIM. H. Taft
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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-02

Nine. Ernestine Schumann- -Heink,
the famous German contralto, whose
home is near Caldwell wants to be-
come a citizen of the United States.
She appeared at the county Court
House this afternoon and made formal
application for the necessary papers.
The hearing will take place June Is.
''I am just crazy to become an Amer
lean citizen" said the singer as she
made the application. ''It will be one
of the happiest moments in my life
when ] am granted the final papers. y
The application made today was for
final papers, the singer having made
her first application February 10, 1905,
in Cincinnati She was accompanied
by Henry Wolfsohn, the well-Snown
New York musical manager and one of
his employees, Richard Copely
The great singer has lived in this
country for several years, and has be-
come thoroughly embued with the Amer
ican spirit She says she is training
her six young children to become Amer
leans in the truest sense of the word,
and she thinks it will help if she her.
self becomes a citizen.
Nine. Schumann- Heink has been Civ
ing song recitals throughout the coun-
try this season, and has sung at the
That she has progressed in the use of
English was shown at her recital in
this city early this season.
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WELL BURN YOU
OUT!' IS THREAT
WOMAN RECEIVES
Mysterious Fire in William
Street Hallway Followed
by Written Warning.
HIGH STREET MAN GETS
CHALLENGE TO FIGHT
Also in Written Form, and PO-
lice Chief Has Got
Both Letters.

Commissioner Baader. of the Police
Board, handed over two BLACK Hand"
letters to Chief Corbitt for investiga-
tion this afternoon. One of the letters
is believed to be a serious one, but the
other may be a joke. However, the re-
cciver docs not take kindly to the COM
munication, which bears the ''bTack
hand" as the signature.
One of the letters was tackled on the
door of the home of Mrs. #. Weber 1Ss
William street. The letter read as fol-
lows
BE ready III
This place
BE prepared
Must be x y
TX Burnt
Down by
"or before Tuesday by Black
xxx Hand XXX"
Found Fire in Hallway.
Mrs. Weber is much upset over the
threat, for the day set is tomorrow.
About a week ago a small fire was dis
covered in her front hall, and she is
under the impression that the same
rarity is concerned. She is unable to
give any reason, however, for she
claims she has no enemies.
Demands Satisfaction.
The other letter was delivered by
messenger at the home of Thomas Cur
ran, 500 High street. Curran collects
rents for the Halsey estate. The let
ter Curran got was written on a cir
cular, and on one side. printed in Ital-
ian, it bore a notice of grand opera
at "a Bergen street. the date of which
was February II. This letter read as
follows:
"a Challenge No. 2.
"You must fight
"You licked me once, and l demand
satisfaction"
Like Mrs. Weber. Mr.. Curran knows
no reason why he should be threat
ened; cannot recall ever having fistic
encounter, he says.
Commissioner Baader has asked the
head of the police department to have
the letters carefully investigated and
the guilty ones punished regardless Of
the intent.
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WOMAN FIRES
TENEMENT WHILE
INMATES SLEEP

JERSEY CITY. March 2.--The police
are on the trail of a woman firebug.
who tried to fire the house owned and
occupied by William Vogel, of 22S
Woodward street, Jersey City.
A milkman early this morning, while
making his rounds, saw smoke coming
from the stoop of the vogel house. He
also states that he saw woman run
out and go into a house across the
way
The milkman aroused yogel and the
two men put out the blaze. They
found a quantity of oil-soaked rags
and oil-soaked paper.
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Unless the seas die down by night .
fall. sea experts fear the Coamo viii
go to pieces. In anticipation of
tragedy of the sea. hundreds line the
shores of Jones Beach, Drawing the
storm and waiting opportunity to ex-
tend aid to the unfortunates abroad
the stricken vessel.
So binding was the envelope Of fog
WHICH wrapped the steamer that Cap
taia Dalton was unable to see enough
of De shore to ascertain what part Of
thu coast his vessel had struck upon.
Although he promptly sent wireless
message to the Office OF the company
in this city, nc was unable to tell them
where to send tho assistance he re-
quired
For several hours messages came out
of the fog bank to tho wireless receiv-
ing station telling Of the mishap but
it was not until tne sound of steam
er's whistle giving distress signals was
heard from the shore that the location
of the Coamo became known.
=. The coast patrol of the Zach's Inlet
Life saving Station patrolling Jones
Beach was the first to locate the
stranded steamer. The sounds came
out of the fog about q mile cast OF the
Hfe-saving station, and were so per-
sistent as to indicate clearly that d
steamer was in distress, and TINS,
coupled with the wireless message
from the Coamo. led the observer to
believe that the whistles came from
that steamer
Preparations We're made by the llie-
savers to send a boat or to the
stranded steamer.
The Coanlo left San Juan, Porto Rfco'
for New York on February 2S, and to
have reached Jones Beach must nave
passed the entrance to New York har-
Dor and steamed nortLeastward twen-
ty-five miles before she struck inc
beach.
THE passenger list OF the Crano fol-
lows: Ell L. Hardin, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Christie, Col and Mrs. Bailey, H. r.
Healey, William r. Kahrle, j. Bran
zier. NJ. Cashier. w A. Potter. Mr.. and
Mrs T. Mehroff, J. Schwartz, L. Heltz'
n Holmes Mr.. and Mrs. G. Kinney,
Mrs. James Peabody T. G. Moon Mrs.
Moon. DIR. S. S. GRADER and wife, Mr..
and Mrs c. H. Underhile, A. Fuller, A.
c;aryin. Mr.. and F. 3. Porter, DIR. Nc
Grew. w. r. Johnson, w c. Ross,
Bishop and L. B. Wilson, Miss Wilson,
General Drury, William b. Aitken. J. J.
Bradley. Mrs Bradley, H. Fl. Duppy,
DIR. c. c. Fredericlss. Miss Lizzie Rie-
ger. s l.. Rebel. C. w. Diswe1l, Frank
p, Webb, Mrs. Webb DR.. Riger. Mrs.
niger, DR.. H. e. Register. ]. H. Bran
zier J. w. Ripley, w. L. Eckhard, Mr,
H. Eckhard, L. w Morse, S c. aKiser,
q. Fl. Heishey, Mrs Hershey and son,
Mrs. c. Raymond Young.
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Han ROW in SALOON.

John Doyle, p years old, of 124 PEN
nington street. was sent to Jail for
sixty days by judge Howell in the
Third Precinct Police Court on charge
of assault and battery. The complain
ant. James H. Russell of 81 Penning-
ton street, displayed bruised nose
Doyle admitted striking the complain
ant in a saloon brawl Saturday night.
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POLICE DISCOVER
BOX OF COCAINE
ON BOY PRISONER

August Miller. IS years old OF 44S
south Seventh street, and Harry bu-
wards. 1s years old, of Grove street.
rrv,neton were both fined IS in the
Eo,,rth Precinct Police Court today
1rhev were arrested by Policeman Bur
nett and Kabus, at Fifteenth avenue
and south Ninth street yesterday ZOE
crap shooting. ,1,
When Miller was searched slhai
hox containing cocaine was found IN
his pocket He said in court today ina.
Il was given to him by a friend 10 give
10 another. s.,,
He told Policeman Kabus yesterday
however, that ne bought it Tor twenty
five cents. .,.. ~,
The court ordered that the others nm. mn.
,,,cated be sent for. and paroled Miller
ia the custody OF his father.
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From the Church of st. Bonaventure
to the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre,
the principal burial ground for Cath
oIics near Paterson, and a mile from
the church at West Paterson, great
throngs braved the rain and sleet while
the hearse and long procession moved
forward. A platoon of mounted police
was needed to force a passage through
the crowded thoroughfares.
After the mounted men came the
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THOUSANDS MOURN:
BUSINESS HALTS
FOR SLAIN PRIEST
All Paterson Pays Tribute to Memory Of Father
Leo, Killed on Altar by ASSaSSin'S Bullet,
Schools and Stores Closing Doors.
BISHOP O'CONNOR, WITH BROWN-HABITED
MONKS WEARING SANDALS, IN CORTEGE
By Thomas J. Dngan.

" beloved Father
Catholic Church be slain at
- the o laid
the of
the funeral
NOR
tolng funeral cotege passed
thousands paid silent tribute
to he i'm of he
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-02
POLICE HEAD KILLS
ANARCHIST AFTER
DESPERATE fight
Attempted Assassination in Revenge for ChiCaSO's
Activity in Investigating the Killing Of For
mer Paterson Priest in Denver.
SON and COACHMAN WHO WENT TO
EMPLOYERS SIDE BOTH INJURED
CHICAGO. March ?.

GORGE sHIPPY chic OF he
wounded the
~ chief wounded
the family lanes
Foley will probably and the chief
was stabbed in ehand,h his
chief his
in of the ooms.
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Burning Oil=Soaked Rags Under
Stairway That Would
Cut off Escape.
PARENTS INJURED IN MAD
FIGHT TO RESCUE PUPILS
Teacher Discovers Blaze, and
Prompt Application of Fire
Drill Gets All Out.
Especial to the Evening Star.

NEW YORK, March 2.-An attempt
to set fire to a public school in which
there were 1 100 children was made to-
day, it is thought, by members of the
Black Hand. Oil-soaked rags were
found in closets, and trails Of oil on
all the inhammable portions of the
school.
Only the GOODNESS and obedience of
the children in the fire drill. and the
promptness of the teachers saved the
lives of the occupants of the building.
The prompt arrival of the firemen con-
fined the flames to the third floor OF
the building.
The police and the fire department
have drawn a Gordon around the neigh
borhood, and the wholesale arrest of
all suspicious persons seen in the vi
cinity of the school is being made.
Mostly italian Pupils.
The school Is No 20S on Thirteenth
street near Seventh avenue, in the
thiclSly congested portion of the city,
and there are hundreds of Italian chill
dren among the pupils.
A teacher going through the corridor
on the third floor about IL o'clock
snelled smoke and opening a closet
door was driven back by the flames
that leaped forth. Quickly closing the
door she rang the fire gong, and in
orderly lines the teachers marched the
children down the stairs while the
flames ate through the wood partitions
and the dense smoke filled the rooms
and corridors. The firemen arrived
quickly and aided in getting the chill
dren out.
The fire was gotten under control by
the frelnen after a hard fight when it
was found that it had it's origin in rags
soaked in oil. Had the flames gotten
a fow minutes more headway the stair
ways would have been cut off and a
terrible holocaust would have resulted.
Parents Injured.
SO great was the crowd that gath
cred when it was learned that n school
was on fire that the reserves were
called out, and they had hard time
keeping back the crowd, the parents of
the pupils throwing themselves through
the lines shrielSing for their children.
In the first mad rush a number OF
women were hurt trying 10 ascertain
if their little ones were safe, and they
had to be taken to the hospital.
There is no doubt but that the fire
was of incendiary origin, and as there
are the children of a number of promi-
nent Italians who have been threat
ened in attendance at the school, it is
believed that the Black Hand is re-
sponsible for the attempt on the lives
of over a thousand little ones.
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BISHOP DUNCAN DEAD.

sPARTANBURG, S. G.. March p
Bishop w. w. Duncan, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, died here to-
day, after a long illness. The funeral
win take place Wednesday afternoon.
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change h Locnl schoel.

! Beginning today, Nh. ]. kugler ir., Tor
iy ysaI1 OK solernsn husllnes5
Newark Busiress College. Park place. Call OF
write for catalogue.-Ady.
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COAMO ON SHORE
WITH 1Ol ABOARD,
MAY BREAK IN Two
Porto Rico Liner Stranded in Fog on IreaCherOuS
Shoals Of Fire Island and WreCkng Tugs Are
Hurriedly Sent to Help Big Ship Off.
LIFE SAVERS ARE BAFFLED BY STORM AND SEAS
Especial to the Evening star.I


the New YORK ana
danger being lost IN
offs OIL Jones
a an ear
by the
many
women and
sending rockets Wreck
the are
To- la earnship for at least