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New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

FRIENDLY. CRITICISM or THE WRTGHTS.
In the engineering supplement of The Lon
don Times Major B Baden-POwell specifies
several imperfecti0ns III the Wright aerOplane,
which he may have observed personally if he
mas visited lie Mans within the last two or
three months. He notes that the front edges
of the wings and of the upright braces offer
much resistance TO the atmosphere. snd that
little attempt has been made TO render the sur
faces Of the planes smooth He doubts the
value of warping a plane in order 10 turn the
machine. g function performed equally we'll
with q rudder AIluson is also made to the
absence Of wheels under the aeropane to fac.li-
tate landing. Another critic. Mr.. T. ". Ian
chester. in an earlier issue Of The Times
marked that q satisfactory method Of cooling
the motors of aoroplancs had not vet been
devised the present style Of radiator being too
heavy.
All Of these comments deserve considera tiOn.
n coming from experts in aoronautic science.
Major Baden PoweII's experiments with kites.
capable Of lifting a man high enough to recon
noitrc an enemys camp. Al one time promised
10 produce results of value in military opera
tjons Mr LanchesIer. il less widely known,
has made enough tests with models 10 he an
authority acropIanc design. Furthermore,
the criticisms themselves apparently just.
Indeed several OF the faults here mentioned
have been pointed out by American friends of
the DAYTON inventors and they have also
marked on the unnecessary weight OF the
Wright machine and the dcsirablty of dis
pensing if possible. with cumbrous launching
mechanism.
Nevertheless it is admitted that, in SPITE or
lis comparative crudity the Wright aeroplanc
has proved more successful thus far than any
of its rivals j represents Il marked advance
on the models of Lilienthal. especially in sta
biItv. Besides, the development Of this type Of
airsbip has not been carried quite far as that
of the dirigbie balloon. The Wrghts are
rainlv taking things in the proper order. They
davote themselves to essentials first. and leave
refnenents. however much to he desired 20
the last After ALL such improvements as are
here recommended are really matters of detail
and with the possible exception Of securing bet
Tor means of cooling the motor. are easily at
rainabIe OF course. it is of the utmost i'm
nortance that an arship shall be provided with
the Hghtest engines which ingenuity can sup
nIv but Langley. IL will be remembered sought
m obtain what he needed from professional
builders. instead OF designing and constructing
q motor himself
Fortunately. the Wrights still have six or
seven months in which 10 fulfil their contract
with the War Department The accident of
last September may prove blessing in having
afforded an opportunity for further study. With
q few minor changes and special regard To Il
redurtion Of friction If should be feasible fp-
nraria blv 10 increase the efficiency Of their ma
chine. IT would ba advantageous both TO the
contractors and the government to have the next
official triai show even better results than those
Of this year
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
THE CABINET.
rFrom rhe TrIoun- Btrssu-l

TFror he
v-ssbinrton Nov 20-Mrs- Meyer and Miss Juta
and Miss Alice Meyer, wife and daughters OF 'iis
Postmaster General went TO New York TINS morn
ing Mrs Meyer will go TO Groton TO YiSit heI
son George Won L Meyer, jr-. before returning %
Washington, but the Misses Meyer win JON - ne.
fa+to- bcre +op,orrovr on his return from short
hunting trip The Postmaster General and ms
daughters will meet Mrs Meyer In New YORK mex
week. and will attend the Army-Navy Iootsaii
game
The Secretary Of the Navy and MIS- Ns'0'
are having to curtaH the social attentions planned
for them before their departure on December On
account Of the unstable health Of the secretary.
Mrs MetcaIf however. is accepting luncheoh anu
tea invitations in small numbers, and viii be nuch
missed from official society here
Mrs straus. wife OF the Secretary OF commerce
and Labor left Washington this afternoon 20 spend
Q few DAYS in New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
ouEENsBoRo BRIDGE RESPONSIBILITY

From The Railroad age Gazette.
The reports of the engineering experts the car
rytng capacity Of the BlackwelIs Island Queens
boro) Bridge. published recently. form the most
valuable bridge document made public since the re-
port the failure of the Quebec Bridge The re-
ports Of Messrs. Boiler Hodge and OF Professor
Burr show that the bridge was originally designed
with high unit stresses, maximum load was as
sumed which would result in stresses closely ap-
prOac ching these limits even without allowing for
snow load and certain secondary stresses and
fna lly. additional dead load added without
strengthening the main trusses. that the bridge
built is not safe for loads considerably smaller
than those for which II planned The re-
sponsibiity for such conditions rests rather with
system than any OF the engineers connected
with bridge The original design made hv
one administration and the carrying our Of +. left
10 a succeeding It may be assumed that II the
original designer had heen allowed 20 carry out his
work he would have modified his design fit the
new problems they arose and The outcome would
have been entirely different. hut since work ex-
teudinE over number of years so be car
ried ont under system OF municipal govern
ment n becomes still more clearly the duty OF
designer Of such structure TO take chances
but Ia leave behind him administration -proof plans
Tie engineer who works out his possible stresses
IN the last detail and then multiplies by three or
four and makes his final design accordingly is not
always wasting money.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

The American Federation Of Labor did wei 70
reject by q decisive majority the extraoroi-
narily i'll conceived proposal 70 resist and oeiy
the issuance of injunctions. but We must regret
that such proposal made, was supported
by a considera bic number Of delegates, or was
seriously entertained by the Federation. For
numerous convention processing TO represent the
organized" labor of America deliberately 10
adopt resolution directing its constituents to
disobey the courts would be deplorabie pro-
ceedinE which should be impossible in a con-
stitutiona and law-abding country, and 1t
should be so obviously impossible as TO preclude
even the suggestion of it. Nobody has more TO
gain from the maintenance Of law than the
workingmen have. and upon nobody is it more
incumbent to keep the law and to respect the
mandates of the courts.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
PRINCESS HuRRiEs TO SICK son.

The Princess Charlotte Won Reuss. Of NecSien-
burg. whose son Is III with typhoid fever n
Havana. arrived here yesterday on the Lusi-anis
and was taken from the steamer al Quarantine ~
a tug and hurried To the PENNSYLVANIA Station -
Jersey city Through the assistance OF the eisT
Consul General the princess was able % ~
a train for Key West, connecting with Ste@ii''
that will land her in Havana early Monday mon"
ing. Prince Henry. the son OF the Princess F'--
RsUss, had been travelling IN the West indies a.
was stricken with typhoid In Havana A teiesra'
received at the German Consulate a1nooh,lH-
the Improvement OF the prince after MS nio'n
had departed from Jersey CITY
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
RUFUS HATCH. JR. IN BELLEVUE.

Rufus Hatch ir.. who reported 20 hsFa -
his home In Philadelphia yesterday 70 come
New York to assume responsibility cor the eeo
Of his father a former member % the Ne" To-
stock Exchange. entered the Tendsrioia pol17
station last night and asked 70 be sent 70 = -
pitaL as he was suffering from an attaS~
malaria He was later placed IN The ooserN@u'N
ward Of Bellevue Hospital Mr. Hatch WAs .
tined for two wears the BloominSdale as9i
nut was released hy n commission, and Tor
eraI years past served attena%nt In tns H~
asylum
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
NO C4BINET SLATE TET.
Hr. TGft Denies RUm0rs CNFHoU
on the Tariff.

Hot Springs Va. Nov. ~ vis5s vss voti1 sz-
that my Cabinet Is not mace up no- slated No one
has been decided upou for any place iu II. anc r'
offers Of any Cabinet position have been made ro
any one This was response of Presitieur-sis~-
Taft to-day 10 a statement from Minneapolis that
Frank r. Kellogg had been iTvfted 70 become A.
toruey General In the Tar Cabinet
Mr. Taft had an extended talk today With sen
ator Scott of Vest Virginia after which M--
Scott saids--zEfth much esrnestuesS, thar = the
business Hen of the couHrry. large and small could
realize the qualities desires and determination Of
President-sLsst Taft there would be no hesitation
whatever IN the upward trend OF business
A visiter this afternoon vas Henry. Gzssawav
Davis. who four years -aso was The Democra.ic
candidate for vice-PresiGenf-
Senator Fulton. of Oregon t~l-eraphed Nv Tai,
conference regarding Oregon affairs Repre-
sentative Herbert Parsons of New Yo-k. is booked
for reservation q the Homestead Hotel for rez-
THURSDAY Frank r. Hitchcock, Republican us-
tfouaI chairman has arranged n come h4-a next
TUESDAY Charles 2 BroCkAr ns ti0Hsf committee
man from CoDne ectiCut and RsT-sseutarivs Lover
ing Of Massachusetts are expected tomorrow
Timothy l. Woodruff. OF Ssv YORK IS To- come
here later.
Thanksgiving Day - going the occasion -
general reunion % the Tar family. Trauz,sEtr-
ins dinner Is N he partaken o. a. 7hs home 20
VI. F. ingalls,. whose son is The husband or
daughter of e.. 2 TAFT The o.. ? TAI ssr7I'r v.'I
he here likewise Henry W Tar and family and
Horace Tar. as well ~ Robert Helen aus Charles
the three children q the Presjde1r-e-ec- s15 N-s
Taft
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
SOCIAL NoTEs From NEWPORT.

Bg Telegraph TIE TricsI7ef
Newport Nov. pa par o. the horses vrtr7
Alfred q Vanderbilt had al his farm A. Potts
mouth were shipped TO hjs estate IN the Adtro7-
da~L.z TO-DAY Nj VANDERBILT viii strip about =
dozen of his horses 10 Chicago soon. 70 7e sz-
hibfred At the Chicago show
Mrs Hamilton Fish Webster rsturnsd from New
York to-day
Ms sanDe1 Powell has gone 70 New York for
a short visit
Miss Margaret Stewart who has been ne Sriss-
Or Mrs Louis l. Lo-i1lsrd. returned % NsW YORK
to-day
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
m WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington Nov 20.-The Presideut-siect and
Mrs Taft viii come to Washington 10 attend the
meeting Of the National Red cross Of which M
Taft is president on December g. and VIII be the
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. ". J. Boardmsn.
Nj and Mrs Boa rdman opened their drawing
rooms this afternoon fo- q meeting the District
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

panviIs. III. Nov 2o-Sreake- Can1ors s-rs7-
rion called TO-DAY 70 story from Hot Sr--1zs.
Va. that NJ Tsft WOULD oppose Ifr. cannon 70
election TO the Speaksrshtp the ground thar f1s
Speaker would not undertake IN good fa.rh -
vision of the tsri.i- NJ Cannon said
II have not seen the stories referred 20 n
not believe tha. the Presidert-eIect viii uHdeTyaSs
70 organize the Houss- In common with che Fres'-
dent 7 inGorss the Republican national platform
and am entirely willing 90 abide by the action cc
the Republican caucus when r. is held 70. deter
mine the organization Of the House % rae eiSI
Congress
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

Bestowals Of stars and garters in foreign lands
do not often possess much interest to Americans.
but the recent appointment of Or. Alfred Rus
sci Wallace to the Order Of Merit will be re
garded with warm and appreciative approval
throughout America and indeed the whole intel
lectual world
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

This newspaper Is olCHed aud published by
TIhs T-Sbalae Association, O NetC York corpora
ssoa- Office and principal piGce Of business
TribRas Building 30. I5# Nassau street keto
Yc-s; Ogden Nails. president; james H. Bar
reFt. secretary and treasurer The address OF
sac offers IS the Office o. this ne1rspGper.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
THE NEW YORK sENAToRsHIP.
OPPOsITION DIFFICULT.

OPPOSITION DIFFICULT.
FIR n The jamestown Post,
Mr. Roots election has acquired sufficient
mentUm TO make opposition not only difhcult, but
dangerous tc the party.
AN IDEAL SENATOR"
From The Lowvile Journal and Tribune
Mr. Root has great ability and q national reputa-
ton and would make ideal Senator.
A SOUTHERN OPINION
From The Nashville American.
II New York sends Mir Root to the Senate. she
will have d bigger man there than she has had IN
great years. Mr.. Root is one OF the ablsst
Of Americans, and, withal. clean one
THE PEOPLES MIND.
From The Troy Times.
Tho people. who have habit OF ruling. are irrnlv
making up their minds that they want Elihu Root
for United States Senator. And when the people
make up their minds legislators have way OF
speCttnS the wishes Of their Coustttuencies-
KENTUCKY THINKS NEW YORK LUCkT.
From The Louisville Evening Post.
Sew York Is fortunate II she can command the
services OF Secretary Root Seuat from that
state His intellectual ability his wide professional
IN his ntelligence and In his integrity make his
selection cne OF exceptional fitness
WHEN THE TINE COMES.
From The Buffalo Commercial
The Commercial Is prepared 10 believe tha.
when the Gme comes for the legislators TO name
their choice for the SenatOrsilin public opiuiOn vii
have declared In such overwhsi ming prepoDdarares
for the election of Ellhu Root the duty of the
majority in the Legislature realty renresents fiv
of the Republicans 81 New York will be perfectly
plain and navoidshls.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

His fBryansl familiar blend or the logic OF
Socrates and the nigh school deoateT Is applied with
his usual terrible effectiveness 10 an analysis ot
TsmmaDy's showing Election Day. Was II the
fault OF the candidate Bryan asks. or Of the
Democratic platform? The RepuDlican
sweep of New York the fault Of the candidate.
because the candidates. name was BRYAN. IL was
ths fault Of the Democratic platform, because upon
It stood Bryan.-The New York Evening Post.
Mr.. Bryan's bewilderment is veniaL He had
probably been reading 'The Evening Posts. own
explanation, backed up by many figures, that 1t
was all due TO Tammany's trading
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
Success

was prayed II Kansas Clt4.
SUCCESS
Success is not in gaining wealth
Nor being famous No. young man.
Nor vet touring moving van
Success IS not q house IF stone.
castle ezra grand ID where ere you N NAY ,dTeil
An. 1t is doing eHe-tfing well ils-:-----'-.
Success is not in holding power
To- lord II os1 51dsst sopr ,,fId felioT Go mar
The 5ofler in fii the ' field sSi acTieves 9'z'
Success. II ne hut goes his way
And does his duty faithfully
And gives the best he has each day.
Success is not a syn2onyms,
For greatness in the public eye.
Unheard of ana unheraIded
whafe'er your nodes task may De-
PerfSGT i II we eHt nPT TT W sscI9 TO sag ag
Success is duty nobv done.
Renewed interest in the effect of tobacco smok-
ing or the health has been aroused in England
by iury's verdict OF inquest that death was
due to heart failure following excessive smoking
IF excessive smoking alone could cause heart
degeneration. writes correspondent of THE
London Daily Mail" such cases would be com
mon instead Of extremely rare. The fact If that
only almost m1nitesmRl amount OF nicotine
is absorbed in smoking An ordinary sized cigar
or an ounce Of smoking tobacco contains enough
of this virulent poison 10 kill TWO men The only
reason all smokers are not killed al once is that
the nicotine is destroyed in the combustion Of the
leaf"
Uncle Zeke lback from The citv}-You talk
about cheap ridtU 7 rode twenty miles on
street kyar an all it cost me was nickel
Uncle Jed-GoSh, That amt nOthin' When !
was thar last year I rode 10 the TOP Of the taiazs
buiidin in town. an # DIDN'T cost me a blamed
cent.'-Chicago Tribune
After the performance of the "Goetter,Iasn1-
merung' in Paris recently according TO Figaro 60
complaint was entered by Wagner enthusiasts he
cause the opera had not been performed in its
entirety. The directors. Massager and Broussau
render the complete work several times in one,
week wouid overtsS rhe performers. and 'inas-
much give four hours and twenty min
utes Of music. should not ne blamed for buit-
ting parts which could he rendered in seventeen
minutes
a short time ago IN certain town in the south
of Ireland lecture was being given on the evils
of drink.
Yes" said the lecturer. alcohol has ruined our
country and has slain its thousands hut when
has bright clear cold water caused the death Of
any one
And from the back Of the audience a GrIr
voice answered
When he couldn't swim
The lecturer gave ]; up a. hOpeless-Tft Bits
The Hon. ". s Fielding Canadian Minister or
Finance. raises and spends aCoGa0Oo a year on
S,oe0 salary. Mr. Fielding is the only prominent
member left Of the old Cabinet that gathered
about Sir Wilfrid Laurler IN 1886 having held his
position twelve years.
DO you trust your husband implicitly"
What a question Why, Of course I do-to
certain extent"-Cleveland Leader.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

Since Nero fddled while Rome burned mas
there been any worse exhibition Of bunted sen
tirnAnt than Mr., Croker's lsughter at the news
that Bryan meant TO run again?
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

Ten thousand more people leave Brooklyn
every day than return to il. according to the
count made by the Public Service Commission.
Are Coler and Metz proving too much for the
citizens Of that distracted borough?
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

Comment is made upon the fact that the late
Empress Dowage- Of China died clad in all her
imperial robes For that she had distinguished
precedent, set by Queen Elizabeth Of England
not 10 mention the stern old Baron Rudiger Of
sChoolboy defamation memories.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

With the long pending Newfoundland ishertcs
dispute and the uncommonly peppery and explo-
g.ys Cassblanca controversy referred to the t-i-
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

With the Governor-elect Of Nebraska breaking
q leg in his initiation a Noble of the Mystic
Shrine. the Greek letter fraternity boys in the
colleges will have to look to their laurels They
have seldom done anything more formidable
than that themselves.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

brnal at The Hague for nnsi settlement. ciVhi-
cation does seem to get forward on the Juoiciai
bench as well as on powder cart
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
NEW YORK SOCIETY

Mrs Daniel Il Rov Dresser VII give a rscsprs7a
az her home in East 5oth street, December q ~
introduce her dsughtec Mss Susan Fish D-esss-.
Miss Dresser f. niece Of Mrs George r Wander
bii1 and Of Mrs J NIc0olss Brown
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

Augusta. ga Nov. s-Nr. ana N~s. Ls7dor a.
Thomas living IN sand, EiIIs suburb 1- s5s---l7.
received telegram from Presideu--eiscr Tar 90
dsy- accepting an Invitation 20 become tret- -Iss-
Mr. Taft and MS family win arrive N AGzu--s sn
Deceuber Is
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

Charles Francis Barker, Of Boston, has held
the title of American champion a. checkers for
shout thirty years. snd has Just shown that his
grip It is firm by defeating Joseph DroUiuard.
OF Kansas City. in = match Of fifty games Bar
ker ten games in the match while DTouillard
captured only two. the remaining games resulting
in draws Incidentally. II cost Drouil1srd and his
friends 81 900 test Barker's mettIs. The match
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

DR.. Worcester tells how the Emmanuel move
ment has cured tuberculosis Apparently the
"healers" are going TO revise the general
impression as to what functional" diseases are
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

Mrs Jesse Hoyt viii Introduce Hs- dauEh-s- Miss
CorneIis Hoyt a. reception witch sne All give a.
her home No Il Park avenue. on December e.
Later in the season prohahy IN Janus~y Mrs Eoys
will give dance for her daughter. who "a a ris~=
Of Mrs LeutieI Bolton BsnEs
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
Tn5er TO 14dpertisen entS.
Sesp71nrk DAILY, Gahn1lc

SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 2L 1905.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

Mrs Iedyard ste-ens gave Iuneneo1 yes1s-ds-
fer Miss Gladys Mumford. daughter OF Daniel Rod-
get+ EJunford and one Of the seasons debyItsutes
Among those present we're Miss Elizabeth Winthrop
stevens Miss CorueIia Landen Ms Leonie AirT-
aIdre Miss susan Fish Dresser. Miss karhsTtus
AUerbach Miss ffIIds Hiss Miss Fior~u0e CAVE.
Miss Eleanor Lee Mss Clara Fargo. MISS -ie7nna
AuchircToss. Miss ffsleu Peabody and Mss Jsssis
Hazard
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

Mrs Isdva ID stevens gives p luncheon 0r Ne-
,er7be- % and on Decenbe- 2 Miss Stevens S
rivs dinner Mrs. Stevens viii give dance ~
bAr da1ehter AZ D4Inonfco-s on Decembe- "A. a.
WHICH stowe Phelps will lead he cotiilon-
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

M and Mrs " Watts Sherman and the Mtsss
Sherman arrived in town Yesterday from Nev-p'-r
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

Mrs Fl. Fairfield Osborn viii give iargS "a
on December p for her debutaute dauzntsr. MISS
Josephine Osborn AZ her house. il Madison sFsnue
New-York tribune., 1908-11-21

III. and Mrs. henry Lansing Vts-i7ve-l announces
tIfa engagement Of their dauzht@- Miss DUrothea
F Vardveu 10 Th-opp Martin Wilder
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-01-25
WALKER WANTS TO
STAY IN MEXICO
Fugitive Connecticut Banker Will Ex-
haust Every Means In His Fight
for Extradition.

Mexico City, Jan. 25.-William f.
Walker, the absconding cashier of the
New Britain, Comm Savings Bank,
will fight extradition proceedings in
Mexico and will not return to the
United States until every means of de-
fense in this country has been ex-
hausted. This is the latest phase of
the case of the fugitive American
banker, whose escape from the Uni
ted States created a great sensation.
1t is also believed that Walker has
not squandered the entire amount he
Is alleged to have taken from the bank
as reported, but he is still in posses.
sion of a large fund and is now me-
gotiating with the institution in the
hope of making a settlement under
which terms he will be permitted to
remain in Mexico. 1t is known that
he has recently declared that he is
not guilty of single case of forgery
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-01-25
CURRENCY BILL
UP NEXT WEEK
Congress to Con.
slider Financial
Legislation
PENSION ROLL INCREASED
Committee to Recommend
$l50,000,0OO for Next
Fiscal Year

Washington Jan. 25.-Representa
tive Fowler of New Jersey, chairman
of the House committee on banking
and currency, today announced that
on Monday he would address the
House on the Fowler currency reorg.
Organization bin. He has reserved an
hour for discussion and expects that
many questions will be asked.
Representative Keifer of Ohio the
chairman of the subcommittee on pen.
sions of the House committee on ap.
preparations, today announced inform.
lally that the committee has agreed to
recommend pension roll Of $3.50, 0,000,'
900 for the fiscal year ending June 3O
1909. This will be about seven million
dollars in excess of the pension roll
for the present year.
The Democratic senators held a
conference today for the purpose OF
trying to agree upon policy with ref.
ference to proposed financial legisla.
tion. The speeches developed wide
difference of opinion on the questions
lat issue.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-01-25
RAILROAD MACNATES
REACH AGREEMENT
Reported Hartman and Gould Have
Settled Their Dlfferenees-Law
Suit ls to Be Dropped.

San Francisco, Jan. 25.-The Exam.
iner today says that Edward H. Har.
rlman and George j. Gould have ended
their war over rival interests In the
Southern Pacific and Western Pacific
railroads 1t is said that under the
peace agreement the two roads will
cease fighting and the pending law.
suit will be settled. This arrangement,
it Is stated, was made at a meeting
in New York between Hartman and
Gould short time ago.
Neither Confirmed Nor Denied.
New York, Jan 25.-The reported
peace agreement was neither con.
flrmed nor denied at the Offices of
Gould and Hartman today. AT Harri
mans Offices it was stated that en-.
gineers of the Southern and Western
Pacific had been working in harmony
for some time. A representative OF
Gould declared there had been no
war between the two interests and
that there was nothing to be said
about the reported agreement.