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on upsetting every rule -St docorum. II
turns over and darts and slides in TIE
most erratic manner Yet this is the
style of steed that. men must learn to
manage before flying can become an
everyday sport. Balancing is the first
problem instead Of the last, yoU see.
II we are to understand what the
Wrights mean by this we must look for
a moment at the principle which under
lies the whole theory Of flight in ma
chimes heavier than the air itself 1t Is
precisely that of skipping a stone over
the water. The surface of the pond will
not hold up a stone. But II the stone
hurries on. touching what might be
terrsed new inertia every second, it will
not sink. So with the boy who runs over
broken ice. No one piece would support
his weight But If he runs last enougsi
from piece to piece, distributing his
weight, he will not sink. Ths Essay
on Criticism expresses this same con
ception in two mueh-discussed ines:
Not so. Swift Camilla scours the plain.
Flies Ger the unbeeding corn and
skins along the main.
Whatever else Pope may have meant.
it is clear he had conceived a picture If
the fair Camilla running so rapidly over
field Of grain and touching each sbeaf
so lightly that even that slight strength
upheld her. It is the DEVELOPMENT OF
this principle that gives Dr. Langley
his standing IN the rank OF students Of
aeTonautics He carried it so far too
far. according to the judgment of the
Wrights) that he deduced from it a
definite Law.
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way and rather shifted at the sultry.
humid air left behind by q shower.
HIM. him." he grunted, guess I'll
have to get out my caves"
His hearer chat is TO say the writer
"bit."
What do you want with caves on a
flying machine?' he asked.
"Oh, didn't mean on the machine.
meant on myself to eaten the perspir-
alton"
Wilbur Is rather the leader OF the
two by virtue of that older brothers
ascendency which exists even in re-
publics like ours. But Orviue is no
second fiddle. They were together at a
banquet given in their honor, and VIII
bur was called upon to speak first. He
did-in about three terse sentences.
Then the POSTMASTER introduced Or
vile.
4 was prepared 10 make a speech. -
he began with something Of the We
have ith-us-tonight" manner, and
would, If Wilbur hadn't taken up all
the time
But the most revelatory instance of
their curious mixture Of fUn and firm
ness is that which has 20 DO with MS
royal highness. King Alfonso of Spain.
Andalusia and CASTLE. II the person or
the sovereign, were most gracious. and
Alfonso's tone Of royal command was
almost a purr when he said. 7 should
be glad to have my chief equerry ascend
with you as soon as you can arrange it. d"
He turned 10 Wilbur as ne spoke, and
smiled. Wilbur turned TO Orville ana
smiled likewise. Then OrgiI;e returned
both smiles and they all three smiled
without saying a word until the whole
company smiled with them. Now the
Wrights had no earthly idea Of taking
any one up in their aeroplane So they
merely smiled on and did not say any
thing, and in a minute or 20 Alfonso
accepted their answer with still an
other smile.
Something Of
indian. In amily.
There is something Of the indian In
this Wright family. In the course of a
little talk on the future Of aeroplaniug
one morning some one mentioned Nh.
KipIing Orville Wright made no re-
Spouse. not even that little subconscious
smile with which we all signal our IN
Outstanding Of the subject under discus
sion. ] asked him, Their, if he had
read The Fast Mail" There was q
pause OF doubt as he heard from Miss
Wright and others details of that bril-
liant imagining of travel in the air.
'Oh yes he answered, 7 do remem-
Der that story But it's so exactly what
the layman would think were the diff
ficulties Of the air. and so altogether
wrong to anyone who knows what the
difficulties are really that I couldn't en-
JOY him-any more"
All three Of them express this same
tendency as TO the newspapers
why, they are so wrong about the
things we know about that we've just
got to believe they are that much wrong
about other things. Don't you see?''
This from Miss Katherine
Il think the trouble is that the re-
porters ask questions and sometimes ger
answers they don't altogether under
stand" said OrvilIe. But he did not 90
on and say that his faith in American
newspapers was a whit larger than his
sisters, and II is a moral certainty
that If he did not desire to say it there
was no human possibility of hearing him
say il.
Sentiment, according TO some COIN
ment plays a negligible part in the
lives Of these three. It does not. Who
ever sees them together viii not doubt
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The Dry HumoT
OF Silent Brothers.

One morning as Wilbur Wright was
leaving mis- Motel he stopped in the door
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Tried Flights


The ink OF the Sewspa pers is hardly
dry IN the account OF what followed.
In 1904 flights of far greater length
CONTINUED on Fifth Page.)
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
RAILROAD WINS FIGHT TO
KEEP RAILWAY CROSSING,
[special 10 the Newark star.l

TRENTON. Nov. t16.-The Court of
Errors and Appeals has handed down
an opinion reversing the decision Of
the Court of Chancery in striking out
three of the causes Of demurrer set up
by the United New Jersey and Canal
Company to the proceedings insti-
tuted by the encouragement seeking
to compel the railroad to abandon an
existing cross over its tracks, at Irv-
ing street, Railway. The court holds
that a demurrer is wholly bad Or
wholly good, and 1t is not necessary
that all the causes of demurrer should
hold good. The decision is q partial
victory for the railroad, although it
does not dispose of the merits of the
litigation.
The railroad company specified five
causes for the demurrer. The attorney
general then moved to strike out the
demurrer and also to strike out each
of the several causes. The v~ice-chan-
cellor refused to strike out the de-
murrer or the first cause, but ordered
that the Second, third. fourth and fifth
cause be stricken out. From this
order the railroad appealed. The Court
of Errors held that there Is nothing In
the statute, in the rules of the court
or in the history Of the jaw, and there
is no precedent to be found, which
would warrant the striking out of the
causes specified.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
MRS. WOOD WINS COURT
FIGHT FOR HER CHILD
yce-Ordinary Walker Awards Daughter to Mother After Essex
County Orphans Court Decided Aunt Was Rightful Guar
dian of Girl-"Was Not Abandoned" Says Judge.

"A mother is the guardian of her. in
FAINT child by nature n for nurture,
and she may physically possess her,
self of her offspring, certainly SO If her
husband be dead. as against the world,
unless there is some legal impeachment
in the way of 1t. Mrs. Wood took
~peaceable possession of her child, as
she lawfully might, and 1t was in her
care and custody at the time this petit
ton for its adoption was hled, and had
been for the period of about two
months. To say that under these cir
cumstances the mother had abandoned
the child is, in my Judgment, error
and the decree of the Orphans Court
awarding the custody to the n away
from the mother is without foundation
to support 1t and must be reversed.
"If the aunt, Immediately upon the
mother possessing herself of the child.
had secured its return, wen Temperate
iy, pending proceedings on habeas cor
pus or otherwise, abandonment might
be said to have existed, because, hay
ing taken place years before, 1t still
continued but, IL the facts and cir
cumstances of this case warrant the
inference that abandonment took place
when both parents Were alive. and con-
after the fathers death down to
November, 1908, still its continuity was
then broken, and when these proceed
ings were instituted, some two months
afterward, they found the child in the
lawful and peaceable possession of its
mother, and there was, therefore, 10
status of abandonment to give. the
court Jurisdiction either to appoint a
next friend, assuming that might be
done against a surviving parent, OF to
awar the adoption of the child to the
aunt as against the mother. There
could be no award of the child to its
aunt upon anyTtheory of punishment Of
the mother for a prior abandonment
which had been terminated"
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Especial to the Newark star.l

TRENTON, Nov. 16.-In an opinion
filed In the Prerogative Court by Vice.
Ordinary Walker ii is held that Mrs.
Mary Wood, the mother of Loretta
Wood, is legally entitled TO her child
and is a proper person to have charge
of the girl. This decision of h court
reverses that of the Essex County Or
phnns' Court in awarding the custody
of the child, who Is IS years old, to her
aunt, Jessie A. Wood.
For about five months before the
death of the father of the girl in 1905
the child had been In the custody OF
the aunt. About one year age the
mother took the child way from the
home. An application was then made
by the aunt to the Orphans Court of
Essex County for, the adoption of the
girl and a decree was obtained, substi-
tuting her in place of the mother. 1t
was held that the father II mother
had acted so as to indicate an inten-
ton to forego parental rights and leave
the child permanently in the charge OF
her aunt. The vice-ordinary held that
as abandonment had not been con-
tinuous the decision of the Orphans
Court should be reversed,
In his opinion the ~vice-ordinary says
that the mothers reasons for leaving
her child with her aunt were financial
and not unmotherly. He continues:
"Her condition improved and she be-
came able to have her daughter with
her and maintain her. She applied to
the aunt for her possession, which was
refused, and, perhaps, naturally SO, as
strong ties of affection had grown up
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
k0RNIT FAILURE HEARD
AGAIN in FEDERAL COURT.
Bidder Must Give 100000 to
Attach Hotel Furniture.

Further testimony in the bankruptcy
proceedings in the case of the Kornit
Manufacturing Company. Of Belleville.
was introduced before United States
Commissioner Alexander, in the Fed
eral building in New York today. John
j.. Vause, counse for the bankrupt
concern; Erwin r.. Graves, its vice.
president. and Miss Katherine Heck
stra, the latter's secretary, were the
witnesses examined by Julius H. Cohen,
as counsel for Nathan Bilder, trustee.
Mr.. Vause was questioned in detail
concerning the Incorporation and work.
ings of the concern. In an effort to
force an admission from the witness,
Mr.. Cohen introduced a copy of the
Magazine of Mysteries, a monthly
publication edited by Charles Il. Ellis,
the company's president.
Trustee Nathan Bilder will be forced
to give a bond of 500. 900 If he tries to
attach the furniture in the Hotel Fred
erick, in New York, owned by Ellis.
This was determined upon by a sheriff's
jury Yesterday In a civil action brought
by Mr.. Bilder, to recover $780, $50. Mrs.
Ellis sought to prove her ownership to
the furniture.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
NEWARKER TRUSTEE IN.
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.

the Township of Union. Union County.
fled articles Of Incorporation in the
county clerks office today. The assoc
citation will be managed by seven truss
tees, divided into three groups, serving
one, two and three years, respectively.
The trustees are Samuel e.. Renner,
chairman; Thomas Henry, Robert j.
Emmer. all of Weehawken, one year;
j. Emil Walscheid and Henry w. Rem
ner, Of Weehawken, two years; Thomas
F.. burning, Newark. and Otto G.
Horster, East Orange, three years.
Mr.. Horster is also secretary of the
new cemetery, which has its Office at
II Clinton street, Newark.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
CHERRY MINE IS
FOUND TO Be A
RAGING FURNACE
l08 Degrees OF Heat Registered
at Top of Shaft at Scene
of Disaster.

CHERRY, ILL.,, Nov. ia tempera-
ture of los degrees fahrenheit was re-
corded at the top of the burning st.
Paul mine main shaft today. 1t prob
ably will be impossible to break the
sealed shaft of the mine for the pres
ent. The test was made by Geological
Director George F. Rice, of Pittsburg.
Mine officials and investigators had
made all preparations for opening the
mine and fighting the fire. A special
train from Chicago bringing fire fight
ing apparatus IL on the way here under
direction of James Koran, chief of the
fire department.
are waiting at the mine, and more
Is On the way. Chemical fire exiting
uishers are also on hand.
Judging from the heat at the sur
face, Mine Inspector James Taylor de-
clared that the heat at the bottom of
the shaft must be intense. AS there is
nothing in the shat to burn the heat
comes from within the mine proper,
800 feet below the surface. The smell
of gas is apparent near the shaft and
this seems a certain indication that fire
has spread from the stables to the coal
veins. The number of dead is now
placed at 275.
I'VE hope to open the mine If pos
sible today" said President Earring,
who Is intently watching every move
of the experts. IF we can open the
shaft a desperate effort will be made
to fight the fire. ] want to contradict
statements that there has been a short
age Of water at any time since the dis
aster."
The attention of the populace here
was taken from the operations at the
mine today to the funerals of the men
whose bodies were recovered last Sat-
urday. The funeral of Isaac Lewis, the
liveryman who lost his life Saturday in
an attempt to rescue the miners, was
attended in a body by all the miners
who had escaped death in the mine.
They also attended the funeral Of
their former boss, Alexander Norberg,
who also lost his life In a heroic at
tempt at rescue. The bodies of Lewis
and Norberg were taken to Peru, Ind,
for burial. Others buried today were
James Spears, Robert Clark. Arthur
McClusky, John H. Bundy and Harry
Stewart. The body of Bundy, another
mlne boss. was inferred at Streator.
DR.. Gustavus M. Blach and James
Rosinia, of the illinois branch of the
American National Red Cross, arrived
from Chicago today and reported te
Ernest p. Bicknell, in charge of the
work being lone here by the nationa'
body. Major Coggeshall and Captain
Ness, of Chicago, representatives o.
the Salvation Army, reported to Mayor
Connolly, chairman of the local reliei
committee.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon a meet
ing of the miners and charitable agents
was held in an effort to learn jus
where help is most needed.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
HIGH COURT REFUSES TAX
REIMBURSEMENT IN UNION.
Pleas Must Be Made in Time to
Avoid Upsetting Levy.

i1PItAoA " th& -
TRENTON, Nov. 16.-On the ground
of laches, Justice Swayze has handed
down an opinion in the Court of Errors
and Appeals affirming the decision Of
the Supreme Court IN the proceedings
Instituted by the borough of Kenils-
worth asking for a reapportionment of
the State school and county tax in
Union county.
The merits Of the case presented on
behalf OF the borough were not con-
sidered, and 1t was made clear that a
reimbursement of taxes will not be or
dered unless applied for in time to pre-
VEN the upsetting of the general tax
levy.
''The difficulty we find III the claim
of the borough" said Justice Swayze,
lis that it failed to object to the appor-
tionment of taxes by the County Board
of Taxation before that board. Rair-
ness to the other municipalities In the
county, and the orderly administration
of the tax laws, require that a munich
pality should object promptly If it ques-
tons the return of ratable made by
its own assessor. a change in the APP
p~ortionment cannot be made afterward
without imposing loss upon the county
and perhaps throwing it's financial ad-
ministration into confusion"
STAR CLASSIFIED ADS ARE BEST.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
COURT UPHOLDS HIGH
RAILWAY PLANT VALUATION.
Royal Manufacturing Company's
Protest Denied.
Especial to The Newark star

TRENTON, Nov. 16.--The Union
County Board Of Taxation is sustained
in an opinion by Chief Justice Cum
mere in the Court of Errors n APP
peals in raising the valuation OF the
Royal Manufacturing plant at RAN
way from $12, 900 to $46,So0. the IN
crease a affirmed by the State Board
of Equalization and subsequently by
the Supreme Court.
The company In its appeal made two
claims, first, that the value placed
upon it's property was relatively high
err than that placed upon other prop
erty in Railway, and, second, that the
value placed upon its property was III
excess of its true value. The chief
Justice said that manifestly the SUI
preme Court rightly held that the first
claim made by the prosecutor was with
out merit. The action of the taxing
authorities in assessing other property
at less than true value afforded no
reason, the chief justice said, for re-
ducing the assessment upon the COM
pany's property to less than it's true
value, for to do otherwise would be a.
violation of the constitutional prov1-
sions.
AS to the second ground that the
property was assessed at more than its
true value the court held that this vas
a finding of fact not renewable, un-
less there was no evidence whatever
to sustain it. That there was consid-
cradle evidence for this purpose the
court said was disclosed by an ex-
animation of the dispositions returned
with the writ.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
STAR CLASSIFIED ADS ARE BEST.
MAN WHO IS NOT A CITIZEN
HOLDS SALOON LICENSE.
Judge Davis Orders Inquiry Into
Unusual Case.

This was naturalization day in Judge
I. A. Davis's court, and in the first
rush % men We're admitted to full citi-
zenship, Z applications were continued
for three months, pending further in
vestigation. while one, the ease of
Mendell Kreller, a saloon-keeper, of
1S9 Pacific street, was held open for
one month in order to ascertain how
it was possible for him to obtain a
liquor license without first becoming a
citizen.
Kreller said he had owned the saloon
for four years and that the license had
always been taken out In his own mans.
Though questioned closely by Judge
Davis, Kreller insisted tina he had not
been asked whether he was a citizen or
not at the several times he applied for
licenses. The case will be investi-
gated.
One applicant failed to get papers,
through no fault of his own. Only one
of his witnesses appeared.
Where is your other witness?" he
was asked,
"Oh, he's a barber in Springfield ave-
nue." was the reply.
But why isn't he here?'
He ran away with another mans
wife two. weeks ago.
And just for that the papers were
refused.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
DECREE BLOCKS
FIRE INSURANCE
EXCHANGE HERE


would be to the interest of owners Of
large risks or property located In con-
gested districts throughout the State
thai some conservative plan be ar
ranged, satisfactory to the State In
surance department, the public and to
the companies, that will induce the lat
ter to continue to do business in New
Jersey.
tIt will b. most unfortunate If our
large manufacturers, merchants and
other heavy insurers must be deprived
Of the capital indemnity of any good
company now doing business in con-
formity with the requirements Of the
New Jersey State insurance depart
ment.
"a fire insurance policy Is a very inn
portant collateral. especially to in
vestors in mortgages n to mercan-
tile dealers, who. as creditors, must
rely on the character of the fire insur-
ance companies.
1.-THE safety of invested funds in many
enterprises swings on the projection
guaranteed by the insurance COM
panies, who practically go bond for the
financial credit of the party insured.
-.
1.-THE fire insurance bushes, as IT Is
now transacted in our State by most
of the resident agents of the companies,
is clean, honest, and straightforw ward,
1t is the universal practise to give
every acceptable insurer an equal rate
and to all a square deal. The parties
interested ought to take every precau-
ton to prevent a backslide to concerns
reckiessly managed, who may, by du-
plicity usurp the place now occupied by
reliable companies"
Mr.. Conlon Is an experienced under
writer of nearly forty years practise.
He was the first president Of the State
Resident Agents Association, and was
three times reelected. He also served
two terms as president Of the Salvage
Corps organization. and while one OF
O committee thereof first suggested the
auto car for the corps. He was OPP
posed to the organization Of the ex-
change, giving as his reason that ne
preferred to conduct the business OF his
office in his own way. However, ne
yielded, and the exchange unanimously
chose him for the presidency, which he
accepted. only at the urgent request
of some friends.
STAR CLASSIFIED ADS ARE BEST.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
THE REV. HALLERON'S WILL
LEAVES ALL TO WIDOW.

The will of the lane Rev. DR.. Daniel
Hallero1l, former pastor of the Eighth
Avenue Methodist Episcopal. Church,
who died on November s, was filed in
Surrogate Russell's Office today. The
entire estate, the value of which is not
stated, is left to his widow, Matilda
Halleron. A clause in the will. which
was drawn on January 20, 1902, pro-
vided that in ease Mrs. Halleron died
before the t%estator, the estate was to
be divided between his two daughters,
Madeleine and Ethyl Kathleen, pro-
vided they both were single or both
married. II only one was married the
estate a then to go to the daughter
remaining single.
Mrs. Halleron is named as the sole
executrix of the will and no bond is
required of her. Frederick G. Blanch-
ard, of Convent Station; William w.
Blanchard, of Orange, and Milton e.
Blanchard, of Newark, are the wit
nesses to the will.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-16
JERSEYMAN SWEPT OUT TO
SEA ON CAPSIZED LAUNCH.
Companion Clings to Tugs
HawSer and Disappears.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Drenched and
half frozen, after more than an hours
fight to keep himself upon the slippery
bottom of his capsized launch, Richard
Holburn, a young man living at $50
Lewis street, Union Hill, N. j., was
rescued at sea by the crew Of the NJ.
Moran, a tug of the Moran Towing
Company.
William Biesneck, of the same ad-
dress, who was thrown into the water
when the launch was struck by an out
bound tug and tow, was last seen by
Holburn clinging to the towline and
being carried out to sea.
Holburn said that he and Biesneck
started TO the fishing banks in his
launch, the Otto W., and were return
ing. after a good days catch, when the
acapsizing occurred.