davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-27

records, on the United States Thursday,
November %, and on the following DAY
Mrs. Cook, who knew nothing more ABOUT
her husbands whereabouts than ala
moved to New York. On the next DAY
the 9th, we received our first word from
DR.. Cook. 1t came in the form of q let
ter postmarked Toronto. Canada. to MIS-
Cook. In it he told her to meet him III
Europe at once.
"If the hounds are still pursuing you.
he said. put my original records In d
safe deposit box and leave the key with
Mr.. Wake. If they are not following you
bring the records with you. MY Ire Is OF
more Importance than the polar matter
which can wait If necessary
Tone of Letter Offends.
81 did not like the tone of the letter,
and said so. had all along urged upon
the doctor the necessity for getting MS
original records to Copenhagen with an
possible dispatch. Therefore, l returned
them to Mrs. Cook, who had given them
to me for safekeeping when her husband
disappeared. with the suggestion that
they be Immediately sent to Lonsuale a.
Copenhagen by registered mail. Tor winch
purpose procured linen envelopes.
Mrs. Cook then sailed for Europe.
supposed she had previously malied tiie
records. but later on l discovered that she
had changed her mind and had taken
them with her. After she had salieu
received an inquiry from DR., Cook. VINO
was then in Europe. for his wife's where
abouts. which / communicated to him.
The nature of this inquiry led me 10 pc
lieve that he was anxious to meet her 10
get his originals and hurry them 10 Co
penhagen. and this strengthened my wan.
ing confidence and prompted me to give
public expression to it. l nave not neard
from him since then. directly or indirect.
ly. and have no idea where he is now.
Mr.. Wake said that the records taken
to Copenhagen by Lonsdale were, SO iar
as he knew, exact copies of the orig
inals left behind. They consisted of
two parts: A running story. similar TO
that published by Cook. and copy OF
his diary which contained his data. from
which his story was written. The orig
inals, Mr.. Wake says. have not reached
Copenhagen, but even If they did he
cannot see how they would alter the
situation.
Manuscript Hardly Legible.
He had not read the original letters,
he said, because Cook had written them
with a sharp pencil with the aid OF a
magnifying glass, and the letters were
so small as to be hardly legible. Mr..
Wake said he did not see Capt. Loose
had evidently used none of the alleged
data prepared for him by Loose.
The threatening letters. Mr.. Wake said.
were partly anonymous and partly sign
ed They had a tremendous effect on
Cook, who was greatly perturbed by
them The last that Mr.. Wake heard
from Cook was when, December 10. he
received cablegram from him dated
Lisbon. where Cook was staying at the
Central Hotel. The message was signed
Fred Hunter. 1t said: Where is Ma
rie?' This was an inquiry about Mrs.
Cook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-27
ORME AEROPLANE BROKE
WIRES MIX WITH PROPELLER
DURING A TRIAL.
Operator in the Seat at the Time,
But Escapes Injury-Damage
Not Great.

Harry A. Orme's aeroplane, which he
has been working on at Brightwood fol-
some months past, was injured in a trial
there last week, but though the aviator
was in the seat, the machine was not of
the ground and there was no injury to
anybody. The machine itself was not
hurt beyond having one of the propellers
broken and some of the control wires
pulled loose.
The Orme machine is a biplane that
looks at first sight much like the Wrights'
But it Is a rigid machine and instead of
f1exing wings has an umbrella-like ar
rangement over the top that can be pulled
down at any point on the edge and serves
to guide the machine and preserve the
balance 1t is a smaller machine than
either the Wright or Curtiss and weighs,
including the engine, only ninety eight
pounds. The third deck arrangement has
been tried out on gliders and small
working model and has been found to
operate satisfactorily.
The man-carrying machine is started
from rail with falling weights like the
Wright aeroplane, and several attempts
have been made to get it started. without
result. The prOpellerS are small. but Ie-
volve at more than twice the speed of
any machine now flying. and the inventor
depends on this to keep the machine in
the air.
Was About to Rise.
In the accident last week the machine
was about three-quarters of the way
down the rail and was apparently just
about to rise when one of the wires of
the control mechanism got loose and
mixed with the high-speed propellers. The
result was that the whone of the control
ling apparatus was wrecked and the ma
chine made a leap forward and landed
heavily, but did not hurt the operator.
1t will take about ten days to make the
repairs.
It is intended to have the machine on
exhibition at the aero show to be held in
conjunction with the automobile show,
and it is believed that repairs can be
made and possibly some successful flights
made before then.
1t is expected that trials will be made
soon of a machine that is being construct
ed by Robert Moore. assistant to Emile
Berliner. This machine is a monOplane.
and when tested out recently it had a pull
of 1873 pounds on the propeller. 1t prom
ses as well as any of the machines that
have been built around Washington, and
it is hoped that 1t will be in the air be-
fore spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-27

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, December 81
Abe Atteil OF San Francisco, champion
featherweight boxer of the world, and
Tommy Mowatt Of Chicago will meet in
a ten-round bout before the Twin City
Athletic Club here tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-27

If you want work read the want. col
umns Of The Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-27
Recognizing the System.

The Postmaster General believes. how
ever that this branch of the service can
be improved by a more effective system Of
supervision.
The report states:
Undoubtedly the postal establishment
should be SO reorganizd as to distribute
in a more rational and businesslike way
the supervisory authority. This can be
accomplished only by dividing the service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-27
WORLD OF SPORTS

Continued from Eleventh Page,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12
IMMIGRANTS HOMES.

Commissioner Williams appears TO have found
numerous instances Of systematic preying upon
immigrants IN the name of philanthropy, and
his barring the agents of two Immigrants
homes" from Ellis Island will probably prove
10 be ouly Il beginning of a war upon he
methods of such institutions in general. ma
tional commission on immigration which investl-
gated this subject short time ago, found few
homes which were not open TO serious criticism
of one sort or another. Regarding the two
whose privileges be revoked, Mr.. Williams al
legged extOrtionate and cruel treatment of immi-
grants. Excessive prices were charged for food
and lodging, which were Ostensibly free Fees
were exacted for various services. proper and
improper. In one case money deposited by an
Immigrant was loaned and its owner had diff
ficulty in getting it back. A sandbag or similar
instrument was part Of the philanthropic equip
ment Of one home.
Nor is this the worst. The various immigrant
homes have always acted practically as employ
ment agencies, whittier persons seeking domestic
servants resorted TO obtain the newly arrived
immigrants. Now, the immigration Commission
is understood to have found that in many cases
they afford young alien women no protection in
regard to the character of their employers Ad-
dresses given by employers were found to be
hcutious. Girls taken from homes ostensibly
Tor domestic service completely disappeared,
and there appeared TO be good reason for think
ing that the white slave" trade had little diff
nculty in recruiting Its ranks through some of
the homes. Direct responsibility for this condi-
ton does not, perhaps, rest upon the directors
OF the homes, but their employees have fire.
quently not been Of proper character or have
not appreciated their responsibilities, or. as Mr.
Williams appears TO show in respect to the two
homes which he names, the enterprise has been
too thoroughly commercialized
1t is TO be hoped that the Commissioners at
tack upon the evils connected with the homes
will have the effect of changing the whole char
acter of these enterprises. They ought TO be
not boarding houses and servants agencies
disappearing as phlaHthroIies, but honest
philanthropies, as no doubt some OF the best of
them are. The people Of each nationality which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12
BRITONs AND THEIR BUDGET

Opinions differ and change almost from day
TO day concerning the merits OF the British
budget and the final fate OF that much debated
measure. At first there was apparently a strong
popular sentiment against 1.-The penal budget" as
IL was called, and 1t seemed not improbable that
the government would be forced 10 abandon it
or very greatly revise IL, or that the House OF
Lords would receive an informal but none the
less direct popular mandate 10 kill il. Now we
are told that the controversial advantage lies
with the government and that popular sentI-
ment is setting strongly toward support of Mr..
Lloyd-George's radical proposals. What the fur
Their fluctuations of the popular tide may be it
would be rash to predict.
But from this distance IL looks as though IL
were a matter for Parliament to settle accord
ing TO its discretion. current cartoon depicts
Mr. Bafour as casting the gauntlet Of defiance
at Mr.. Asquith's feet and challenging him 10
put the popularity of the budget 10 the test OF
general election The Unionist leader did indeed
say at a recent meeting that the sentiment Of the
British electorate toward the budget might thus
he ascertained. and his remarks are interpreted
by some as a suggestion. If not a demand that
that course should be at once pursued. II is
scarcely conceivable, however, that Mr.. Balfour
meant ii seriously or that he had any expecta-
ton that such a course would be pursued.
There is no such referendum In the United King
dom yet. A Parliament would not win honor
which should abdicate its authority and neglect
its duty by dissolving itself rather than adopting
measure which a great majority Of its mem
bcrs favored.
The budget will doubtless be put 10 the test
Of a general election, but that will be not be-
fore but after its enactment and after II has
been for some time in practical operation. The
Liberal party was put into power by an over
whelming majority. In that fact IL received an
unmstakable popular mandate TO apply its
policies 10 the government OF the nation. and
the budget framed by Mr.. Lloyd George is a
feature of its policy, heartily supported by the
party at large The logical course Is for the
party to use its great majority for enacting the
budget as promptly as possible a year later
will be early enough to ascertain what the peo-
pie think of il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12

The differences between the two sets or re-
visionists can be settled within the party Fuller
Information viii help TO clear away misunder-
standings. AS the new tariff law is tested by
experience it's defects as well as its merits VIII
he emphasized, and the Republican voters I an
decide in what respects. if any, it should NE
altered The Republican party is competent
10 deal with the tariff question. as IL has dealt
with scores Of other public questions. Mr..
Cummins and the other "insurgent' Senators
are entirely willing 10 submit their case TO the
Republican voters. They know that the
majority of these voters want only TO see the
protective principle fairly and nationally APP
piled.
The door has not been shut TO the sort of re-
vision which the insurgents" demand They
will have free hearing in the party's councils
Why should they be tempted TO consider an
agitation outside party lines and an alliance
with anti-protectionists who aim at destroying
not improving and terrifying, the protective
system? Least of all would ii be practicable
politically to "tie up" with an organization SO
confused in ideas and wavering in purpose as
the Democracy, either unregenerate or rehabili-
tated. There are in the Democratic party not
two groups with different theories of customs
taxation, but half a dozen. More than hair
the Democrats in the Senate have fatty re-
pudiated the tariff declarations of the last Demo
cratic national platform, and Mr. Bailey has set
up a new tariff doctrine of lis own, as much
at variance with the one preached by Mr.. Cleve-
land from 1887 to 1894 as with the one preached
nowadays by Mr.. Bryan. Senator Cummins
rightly says:
The Democratic party has demonstrated thor
oughly its innocuous inability to be trusted with
the formulation OF a tariff law for the United
States l do not foresee any serious possibility
Of a Democratic Congressional or national VIZ
tory because OF the passage OF the new tariff
law.
The Democrats and -protectionists who
have been hoping TO profit by a split in the Re
publican party the tariff issue have failed TO
realize that the Democracy has discredited and
disqualified itself as a serious factor III tariff
legislation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12
NO UPLIFT NEEDEDP

One of our most famous local institutions
that which lives in the hearts and through the
votes of the undiluted Jeffersonians hereabouts
and gives lessons In the name of Democracy
In the art of government from the top. by the
top and for the top-has found eulogst in
time of need. While wOuld-be resuscitators OF
Democracy sit in judgment on it, and lament
its proneness to sacrifice the academic in politics
o~the actual and the profitable, panegyrist In
the District of Columbia celebrates it as the
embodiment of Jeffersonian, not to say Ameri-
can, ideals of political virility and practical
statecraft. Said THE Washington POST the
other day:
1t [Tammanyl is the best thing in New York
and the only thing in New York that knows how
to govern. Power and responsibility twin,
and while Tammany is avaricious OF power, it
has never sidestepped responsibility. .
As long city government in our glorious
country is a political affair, organizations pat
termed after Tammany-there IS none like it
will prevail and control. Tammany is super
human. 1t learns new ideas. but II forgets old
injuries. 1t bears no malice, and yet IL remem-
beers every obligation. 1t has gratitude for IA
vors. but grants every petition for pardon. We
are for Tammany the only thing in New York
Mt 10 run the town.
Shades Of Samuel j. Tilden and Grover Cleve-
land, Also of David b. Hill, Pat McCarren
and "Fngey" Corners If, as our Washington
friend insists, Tammany is "superhuman,' and
its rule is as inevitable as it is irreproacbable,
why should the regenerators foregather at
Saratoga? What is there to regenerate? We
fear that The Post" does not really appreciate
the momentousness Of the "uplift" movement
about to be initiated by some of our leading
Democratic politicians. Does it really think
that the maximum of possible uplift In the
party is the superhumanity exemplified by
Tammany?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.J


Newport. Aug. u-Mr. and Mrs. Reginald c,
Vanderbilt have plans well in hand for fancy
dress ball TO be given at Sandy Point Farm. their
Portsmouth home. on the evening Of August 81
This will be the first dress ball OF the Newport
Mrs. John r. DrexaI. Mrs oliver Gould Jennings
and Mrs. II. A. c. Taylor were dinner entertainers
last evening Ms. Taylor entertained In honor OF
Mr. and Mrs William d. sloane. Mrs. James P.
Kernochan gave luncheon this afternoon
Mrs Drexel and Mrs Peter ID. Martin VIII enter
tain at dinner on August 49, Mrs Pembroke Jones
and Mrs. Barger Wallach will have large dinners
Saturday evening
Miss Mildred Rives. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
George L. Rives. has recovered from fall from
her horse few days ago. She able to be
about again to-day.
James T. Woodward has gone to New York for
a short visit
George Mercer. jr. Lawrence Waterbury. ]. NJ
Waterbury. II. A Curtis Devereux Milburn and
Robert ". Goelet returned to-day the yacht
Seneca
General Horace Porter is expected tomorrow 20
bs the guest OF DR. and Mrs Henry Barton Jacobs
for few days
Mrs. Francis c. Bishop Miss Grace Bigelow and
Miss Charlotte Harding. OF New York. the
guests OF Mrs Roderick Terry.
Lawrence Waterbury Key Daingerheld. Mrs
Francis c. Bishop. Mr.. and Mrs. W. y Gates
Mrs. Robert Day. Mrs. F. S. Miller. Mrs. William
d. Sloane. Miss Grace Bigelow. Miss Charlotte
Harding H. A Curtis Devereux Mlburn. Miss
Brayton. Mr. and Mrs. Sperry. Miss Sperry and
Mr. Vincent registered at the Casino to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. soule. who have been the guests
Of General and Mrs J. Fred Pierson. have gone TO
Stamford. Conn
Miss Alice Anderton. who has been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Newton Adams. has returned TO New
York
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard n. Potter have gone 70
West Chester.
Miss NJ. NJ Smith OF Baltimore. Is the guest OF
Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ. Hutton
Dudley c. Gautier is a guest OF Idspenard Stew
art
Senator G p Wetnnore arrived thrs evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12
TELEPHONIyG ACROSS THE OCEAN

\ fresh experiment Is TO be made with a
method OF promoting submarine telephony de
vised several years ago by Professor NJ. I.
Pupin, of Columbia University 1t consists If
the introduction. at carefully computed intervals
I'm a cable Of what electricians call choking
coils" These increase the distance at which
speech can be made audible, not by magnifyng
the sound but by lessenng the rapidity with
which electric vibrations die out. According to
The London Times" the British government
doubtless in cooperation with that of France
has decided to lay cable prepared in this man
ner across the English Channel. As IL will con-
meet with land lines at Dover and Calais, il is
expected TO facilitate telephone communication
between London and Paris. Though some use
or Professor Pupins invention has been made
in the United States to enhance the efficiency of
the American Bell Telephone Company's over
land wires, IT has thus far had only one trial
under water-On a telephone cable which crosses
Lake Constance from Switzerland to GERMANY
As for some reason the pioneer experiment has
not proved entirely satisfactory the outcome
of the second trial under water will be awaited
with exceptional interest.
If in this instance the system should work
perfectly it is not unlikely that there would he
a fresh discussion of the feasibility OF trans
atlantic telephony. 1t has repeatedly been
pointed out that even if all the technical DIFF
ficultles in the way of such an enterprise should
be overcome IL might not prove commercially
successful The hours during which telephone
line between New York aud London would be
patronized would be limited and the cable de-
voted TO such service would cost much more
than one for telegraphy alone. 1t is to be re-
membered, however, that cable equipped with
choking coils" could be employed for teegrapby
as well telephony. Ii would not neces-
sarily lie idle, therefore, when it was not used
for conversation Indeed, experts say that it
would work better than any other telegraph
cable Of the same length.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12
SLAUGHTER OF BIRDS IN TLI.
Correspondent Tells Of Things Witnessed
That Country

To the Editor OF ThA Tribune.
Sir: In your paper OF August notes "s
on the slaughter OF birds by the Italians Perm
me 10 say that Gardiner c. Teall cannot nave IVA
much IN the north OF italy. or he would GOV
the wanton destruction OF thousands OF oiFas VIZ
goes on twice year and more IN the nO'AA-
ranges. especially along the Dolomite disIrna
have spent two years IN Italy. living II 'as ~.
mers In mountain VILLAGES. seeing much OF W Z
OF the peasantry OF Northern Italy. WINS
Dolomite region I was much impressed oy ~
struction which was carried On there wren
focks OF birds came north or went SCUM
seasons changed. Near every village ID INC ="
were arranged leafy bowers, looking 8ol
pleasant and In them were placed deeo1 '- a.
lure the weary flock passing slowly aeiVSs
country 10 their death capture Many -,
while out walking In the evening or IN u'
morning hours. I met boys carrying sieA1 ''y, nj
birds. packed close together. 1t was impOssI AZ
impress them that those little birds were "1-'
some use an
The young Italians In this country "no .'-. M
tonly destroying birds must be taught "s' s,s
the birds mean to us here. for they are ~ "a,
thinking OF the strings OF little one-uni' 80 ~
HANGING before the game and meat snOp' "a
own village homes. and are following Ou' - 4,
work OF their own fathers and oro'nsis ~
mountain districts whence they came S., ,nrs
sea AN Univ
Cleveland. Aug. 9. 1909
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12

has'populated this country ought TO feel enough
interest in the welfare Of the newcomers of their
race TO maintain proper place for their recep-
ton on their arrival in New York They ought
each and all to establish homes which would not
be run for profit where merely nominal charges
at most should be made for accommodations and
services and where the newly arrived alien would
be protected from those who use their acquain-
lance with his language only to prey upon him.
Such establishments would require some evil
dence of proper character from persons seeking
young women for domestic service This is
peculiarly Il field for private philanthropy, and
it is a discredt TO the millions of aliens who
have come to this country and prOspered that
they have let 1t fall largely into the hands OF
commercial exploiters. In tearing the mask
from extortiOnate enterprises that pose as phi
lanthropies Mr.. Williams has done we'll He has
called attention to a real need which the pros
porous aliens Of this country should be jealous
TO supply.