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Evening star., 1909-06-28
Wrights May Fly This After
noon if 1t Doesn't Rain.
ARE TAKING NO CHANCES
Moisture Would Add q Handicap Of
so or 100 Pounds.
NEW COURSE FOR LATER TESTS
Flying Grounds Less Accessible to
Crowds Than Fort Myer Likely
to Be Selected. =

With all the weather conditions Ia
vorable and the engine of the Wright
aeroplane ready to run in good form. the
fier was held 10 the earth of Fort Myer
this morning by a few mechanical details
such as finishing the truck on which the
machine was to be wheeled to the starting
point and completing the monorail which
is used to start the aeroplane into the
air.
Ihere was every prospect that there
would be flight In the course Of the
afternoon, but even the Wrights them
selves would make no predictions and
there was the look and feel OF rain in the
air and flying in the rain would not he
attempted at the present stage of the
demonstrations.
Rain Would Add Weight.
There is about 500 square feet of sup
porting surface in the machine and all OF
It double canvas, so that a good drench-
ing shower could easily add 80 to 100
pounds OF weight to the machine. To be
sure there is larger weight lifting mar
gin than that. but there is no likelihood
that the machine would be taken out in
rain before II had completed the gov
ernment speed trials. II is likely that
aiter waterproof cover is put on that
rain as matter OF practice.
The silk and rubber fabric that was
used In the Baldwin dirigible is absolute
~ impervious to either rain or air and. r.
anything: Is lighter than the material
with which the planes are now covered
II is the wish of some OF the signal Of
ncers TO try a machine with this sort OF
wings and when one has been secured
there will be little difference whether the
machine is flown in the rain or not. so tn,
wind Is not too strong. 1t is a part Of the
aeria! squads tenet of faith now 10 sing
We'll never mind the weather if the
wind don't blow
New Practice Ground.
The chances are that if the official trials
are successful, and there is little doubt
expressed In army circles that they will
be. that a flying ground at some distance
from Fort Meyer will be picked out for
training the army officers. There are
several places IN view, none of which is
as accessible 10 the general crowd OF
sightseers as Fort Myer. and which are
better adapted TO flying than the restrict
ed area of ;he drill grounds.
Evening star., 1909-06-28
Visitors Register at Star ONCE.

The following visitors to Washington
registered today at The Star office:
James A. Cunningham, Blackstone,
Mass.
Walter Petersen, Grand Island, Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs A. @. Rogers, New York
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. P B Owen and Miss
Owen, Fort Wayne. Ind
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Bobbitt, Denver, Col.
Evening star., 1909-06-28
Pittsburg Coal Miners Quit Work.

PITTSBURG, Kan. June 2S.-All the
miners in the north end of the Pittsburs
coal field. about 5000 in number. quit
work today. The strike had been called.
but the men decided not to suspend work
until a decision is reached in the check
off dispute. 1t is possible that formal
strike order will be issued tomorrow cali
ang out all miners of the southwest
Evening star., 1909-06-28
Building Permits Issued.
. following building permits were

The following building permits were is
sued today:
To Dr. w. II. Wunder, for one one
story brick drug store at 1921 18th street
northwest: architects, Harding & Upman;
builder, NJ A. kimnel; estimated cost,
$4,000.
To H. Wardman. for eight three-story
brick and frame dwellings from 3461 to
3475 14th street northwest; architect
A. II. Beers; builder, H. Wardman; esti-
mated cost, $25, 600.
Evening star., 1909-06-28
HOlOINe COMPANIES EXCEPTED
THEIR STATUS IN THE CoRPo
RATION TAX PLAN.
Senator Clapp Proposes to Strike Out
the Exemption-Canvass Regard
ing Postponement to December.

The status Of "holding companies IN
the new corporation tax scheme will at
tract some attention, but 1t Is thought by
the finance committee that they must be
exempted from double taxation. A pro-
vision to that end was inserted In the
amendment as drafted by providing that
if the dividends of the subsidiary COM
pany pay the tax the holding company
shall not pay 1t over again.
Would Strike Out Exemption.
Senator Clapp of Minnesota has pro-
posed an amendment striking out this ex-
emption, and will advocate it on the floor.
The suggestion that this exemption gives
holding companies an additional foothold
Of legality has been made, but It is con-
tradicted by some senators. Only in the
case OF monopolies, such as was proposed
by the Northern Securities Company, II
Is claimed, do holding companies contra
vene the law. and with or without this
amendment such companies would still
he subject to the Sherman act.
Senator Culberson today introduced an
amendment to the corporation tax pro-
viding that Congress shall at all times
have access by resolution to the evidence
and figures contained in the returns OF
corporations submitted to the govern
ment
Sentiment on Postponement.
Senator William Alden Smith OF Michi-
gan has been making a quiet canvass Of
the Senate to ascertain the strength of
sentiment favorable to postponing the In
come and corporation tax amendments to
the next session with preferred position OF
consideration in December. He has found
considerable sentiment favorable to the
suggestion. but does not claim that 1t
constitutes q majority vote
Protests against the corporation tax
continue to pour in from all sections OF
the country as the public becomes IA
miliar with It's scope and effect The
main burden Of complaint Is that the tax
works discrimination against corporations
same line of business and even between
competing firms.
Plan as to the Income Tax.
The resolution submitting to the states
the question Of amending the Constitution
so as to give Congress the right to levy a
direct tax on incomes will be brought up
in the Senate in advance of the admins
tration program for the adoption Of an
amendment to the tariff bill imposing a
tax on net earnings Of corporations A
decision to that effect was reached today
in order that the supporters Of the income
tax amendment. which the corporation
tax amendment is intended to displace,
will have no opportunity to charge the
administration with bad faith.
1t had been whispered about the Capitol
that after the corporation tax amend
ment is put in the bill the resolution pro-
viding for the submission Of the constitu-
tionai question will be defeated.
Evening star., 1909-06-28
Personal Mention.

Mr. r. Buchanan Of 20l5 G street north
west has gone to winchester Inn, Win.
chester Va, for the summer months.
Evening star., 1909-06-28
DIED.

MILLER. At her residence, 345 Nichols avenue,
Anacostia d. C.. Mrs. s. X. MILLER.
widow Of DIR. Washington Miller OF George
town, ID. c.
Interment at Oak Hill cemetery June %, st 10
Am. Baltimore Sun please copy)
Evening star., 1909-06-28
Plan as to the Income Tax.

Joseph A. stigler. forty-six years old.
died at Lynchburg, Va. He was a book
keeper and secretary OF the local lodge
Of Elks. He is survived by his widow.
a brother and q sister.
Evening star., 1909-06-28
To Take Places Of Strikers.

detective agency. in response to request
for men to take the places OF striking
Pittsburg street car employees. has en-
gagged l25 men. who. 1t Is said. will be
sent to Pittsburg as soon as a telegram
is received ordering their departure.
Evening star., 1909-06-28
Cool at Base Of Monument.

One OF the coolest places in the District
Is the base OF the Washington monument
Consequently those who were aware Of
the coolness there surrounded the shaft
all day. Strangers being escorted about
town by city guides halted when they
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-08-11

queens in the hive, and the mother-bee
is the one and only subject The
workers have made her for their own
wise purposes, just as they make the
comb and honey to store in it. The
egg she is Matched from is in no way
different from any worker-egg. If
you take one from queen cell and
put it in the ordinary cell, it will hatch
out common female worker-bee, and
an egg transferred from worker-comb
to a queen cell becomes a full grown
queen. Thousands and thousands of
worker eggs are laid in hive during
the season, and each of those could be
made into queen if the workers
chose. But the worker egg is laid in
small cell, and the larva is bred on
bare minimum of food, at the least
possible cost in time, trouble, and
space to the hive; while, when a new
queen is wanted, cell as big as your
finger tip is built, and the larvae is
stuffed like a prize pig through all it's
five days of embryo life, until, with
unlimited food and time and room to
grow in, it comes out at last perfect
mother-bee.-Van Norden Magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-08-11
SOME LITTLE FACTS.

A few of the little facts disclosed
from time to time by current events
and should receive some recognition
from the American voter:
In the last few months we have
learned that the tobacco trust takes
about 100000 a year out of the con.
sumner by means of fraudulent reg
ulation about packages.
That the sugar trust has swindled
the government out of many millions
by tampering with the weighing
scales.
That the railroad trust continues
to grant rebates, law or no law.
That an income tax on the net earn.
ings of corporations, and let the cor
porate magnates go scott free, would
be delusion and snare, and would
only serve to Increase the burdens OF
an already burdened class of consum-
ers; for the corporations would in
crease the price of products to
square with the tax.
That the beef trust has put nm the
Price of meat three cents a pound
because it needs the money to ex-
tend its operations in Argentina.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-08-11
CHAPTER XVI.

The happy pair were to go to Lon
| don and Paris, staying in the former
place few days, and making ulti-
mately for Switzerland They travelled
In a state which, fifty years ago
would have been considered luxurious
even for prince of the blood. Luz
ellie had her maid, the marquis his
man, as a matter of course, but a
courier and a groom and coachman,
with two footmen were considered
necessary to accompany the travelling
carriage which went with them.
Saloon carriages were engaged for
nearly every mile of the railway
Journey; a steam yacht to take them
across the Channel. In London the
handsomest suite of rooms at Maur-
ices had been engaged, and in Paris
a. similar suite in the Hotel de Louvre.
The luggage was apparently sufficient
for an army; but the courier, won
derful man, who spoke half a dozen
languages and smoothed every foot of
the road, and yet never seemed to
have anything to do, managed it as
COOL as if it were a brown-paper par
eel and bandbox.
The expenses were tremendous, but
Lucille had grown accustomed to her
enormous wealth, and never gave
thought to the cost of anything.
Mr.. Head, as upright and honest a
lawyer as could be found in the pro-
fession, had looked after Lucille's in
terests and seen that the larger por-
ton of her immense income was
settled upon her or her own use. She
had scarcely listened, and had un-
derstood not at all. Mr.. Head had how
ever, got her to comprehend that a
large sum of money lay at the banks
in London, and Paris, and Lucerene,
upon which she could draw, and had
given her checkbook and circular
notes.
Il will give them to the marquis"
she had said listlessly, but Mr.. Head
had demurred.
This is your own private money,
Miss Darracourt," he said with en-
phasis. ''Your own private money,
and nothing to do with the marquis
who will, no doubt, have made is own
arrangements. Please remember that.
Your own private money!
Lucille had nodded carelessly, and
at once dismissed the matter from
her mind as of no Importance what
ever. On the journey to London
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-08-11
contest for Bennett Cup.

Glenn H. Curtiss will be Americas
only aviator in the big July compe-
Ititions at Rheims, France. In addi-
ton to other contests, he will take
part in the first international avia-
ton race for the Bennett cup and
purse of $4,000. For the interna-
tional trophy he will be required to
make a flight of 20 kilometers, about
1912 miles, and the machine that
he will use in France will be SIM
liar except in a few details to the
one secured by the aeronautic soci-
ETY. and which was seen at Morris
Park. The new aeroplane is now
under construction at Hammondsport
and will be shipped to France early
in August, as Mr. Curtiss hopes 70
arrive on the Rheims aviation
grounds by the middle of that month,
so that he may have a week OF pre-
liminary practice.
Aero Club of France Is Strong.
The 1908 report of the Aero club
of France has been issued and 1T
i've members, eight life members and
honorary members. During the last
year 334 balloon ascensions were
made from the club grounds, at st.
Cloud, carrying COS passengers, of
whom 125 were women. On the
achievements of Wilbur Wright in
France the report says: ''The i'm
pressionistic debut of Wilbur Wright
the novelty of his system, his grad
ual progress, the gradually increasing
length of his flights, extending to
over one hour with a passenger on
board, and his venturous trip to a
height of 800 feet from the ground
have all powerfully contributed to
make aviation the most popular sci
entific question of our age"
Britons Wake Up.
English aeronauts, who have been
eager that the government should
take a position commensurate with
other European countries in aerial
progress, are happy over the recent
action of the parliamentary aerial
committee in securing an option on
a large French dirigible balloon.
That the action meets with favor
was Immediately seen by the offer
of large sums of money by two Lon
don newspapers for its maintenance.
One was an offer of $4,000 to build
shed for the big airship near Lon
don. This will be 800 feet long, SO
feet high, and 65 feet broad, con,
tanning a gallery so feet high, from
which every part of the airship may
be conveniently reached The bal
loon that has been contracted for is
Clement-Bayard. 1t will be 800
feet long and will contain engines
capable of giving 800 horsepower,
being, in fact, the largest nonrigid
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-08-11
PARIS TO HONOR GEORGE SAND.

Washington Post-The municipal
council of Paris has decided to honor
the memory of Frances greatest
woman novelist, George Sand, by plac-
ing commemorative tablet on the
house at 46 Rue Meslay, in the neigh
borhood of the Place de la Republiuc.
Felix Dequesnel, who knew the
novelist well, says that she has only
spent her early childhood there, and
that the tablet might better be placed
on the house in Rue Gayhussac, where
she lived during her closing years.
NJ Dequesnel remembers George
Sand when she was no longer young.
She was large woman, with very
black eyes, and she was very lovable
and witty. When she wished to dine
her friends she always invited them to
a famous restaurant in the Latin quar-
ter, patronized by Gambetta, Dumas
and Saint Beuve.
Her home was the rendezvous for
the leading actors of the day. She
was most generous and careless of
the future, always living on the adj
vances of publishers.
The author deserves worthy monu-
ment, AS there is none now, except a
bust in the Coincide Francois and a
miserable statue in the Luxembourg
garden
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-08-11

Merles, Is our own again, and won
by me-by mel"
with my help she said. You
will not forget that again, my lord p
NO, no! You shall be rewarded!
You have acted your part-er!-
nobly. You have proved yourself a
true friend!''
Such words amply repay men for any
thing l may have done. Yes, we have
won, my lord, have we not? Well,
you deserve the happiness you ex-
pect, and l wish you may get it'll
In his excitement and solicitation
he did not notice the covert irony OF
her tone.
Thanks, thanks, good friend!' he
said, almost proudly.
"And if l might add word OF ad-
vice
Anything you may say | shall lis
ten to with. the deepest respect" he
broke in fervently.
Yes? Well, do not let the
grass grow under your feet. You
have got her promise; make her keep
it speedily. The Court is not yours
until you are married, my lord, re-
member that"
He nodded and smiled confidently
Il know, l know. eYs, we will be
married at once. There is no occa-
sion for delay. You must help me to
persuade her; we must be married
without delay"
And then you can look upon all
this and say in a solemn truth that ii
is allyours," she said, with a flicker
ing smile, Sat present-well, 'twixt
| the cup and the lips
He laughed and passed his hand
vauntingly over his forehead; it was
wet with perspiration.
Where is the hand that can dash
! the cup aside?" he said, arrogantly
and he leaned over the balustrade up
on which Lucille's shawl lay where il
| had dropped, and once more NUT
| tered exultingly, Cali minei"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-08-11
In the Realm of Heronaufics

dirigible balloon ever bilt. It is ex-
pected to be delivered IN August OF
September.
England's newest dirigibie, which
is now the only flying macnne OF
that type possessed by Great Britain,
has been appropriately named the
Baby" evidently in recognition OF
its diminutive size as compared with
other dirigibles in Europe. 1t Is 100
feet long, about the size OF the
Baldwin dirigible, bought by the
United States government last year
It is fitted with 24-horse-power mo
tor, but its maximum speed is only
10 miles an hour, while the Bald
win machcine can make 10 miles.
While the Britons admit their Baby"
is the smallest and slowest OF mill
tary dirigibles, they regard 1t as
step in the right direction, and be-
lieve it will give good training to
several officers, so that when the
big French dirigible is delivered IN
the fall the military authorities VIII
have corps of trained pilots for
more ambitious work.
Notes.
Switzerland and Germany have re-
Gently selected their representatives
for the international balloon race at
Zurich, Swift, October 8. The Swiss
aero club, the present holder OF the
trophy, has named as its team Col.
Schaeck, the winner last year at
Berlin, and M de Beauclair and
Capt. E. Messmer. who was Col.
Schaeck's aid last year. So many
candidates were anxious to repre-
sent the German club that series
of trial tests was held to select the
team, the men chosen being Capt.
Hugo Won Abercorn, who was third
in the race in this country in 1907;
Herr Mecke, and DIR. Broeckelman.
The Aero club of America has made
one entry, but its pilot will not be
named before August /.
Great caution is being exercised
by the Aero club Of America this
season in sanctioning free balloon
races, though its contest committee
is deluged with applications from all
sections. In competent hands, the
committee contends, this sport is as
safe as automobiling, but is danger
Gus in the extreme with untried be-
ginners, as was recently shown in
Russia, when a new hand at the
game pulled the rip cord instead OF
the valve line, thereby dashing a
party of four to sudden death. In
other words, the committee refuses
to sanction any contest that appears
to be a hippodrome or one that in
wolves any elemtn of danger.
1t is announced that the Spanish
military authorities have placed an
order with Paris concern for the
construction of large airshir
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-08-11
THE GREAT BLIND.


The great sightless of the world
prove that blindness is no insur-
mountable handicap to success in
life. Blind Homer, weaving legends
of heroes and gods; Milton, creating
epics of heaven and hell, have been
followed IN this more practical age
by that unique woman-fgure, Helen
Keller; that great ship designer
John Herreshoff; the grea- econo-
mist, Henry Fawcett, of England;
the orator Senator Gore, of Oklaho-
ma Louis Braille, who gave the
sightless the inestimabie blessing of
reading, and Joseph Pulitzer, the
great blind journalist. Others there
be, hardly less notable than these,
who by courage and patience have
made themselves useful citizens, add
ing to the worlds happiness and
triumphing over their blindness, of
all Affections, seems most stultifying
1t is a curious fact that the ratio
of really gifted blind people is out
of all proportion to their total num-
Der wi en- one compares them with
those who have full power to see
Nature, as if repentant at the Attic
ton it has imposed upon these peo-
pie, seems to endeavor to make par
tial amends by sharpening the other
faculties to an almost uncanny de-
gree in some instances. We need
only to study briefly the lives of
the great quartette to perceive this.
Van Norden Magazine
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-08-11
CHAPTER XIV.

The announcement of the Lady of
Darracourt's engagement to the Mar
quis of Merle created an intense ex-
citement and interest in the county.
1t was astonishing how soon the in
formation got disseminated. The
very morning after the marquis had
wrung her promise from her he sent
the news broadcast, and the local pa
pers seized upon the choice item. and
conveyed it to London.
The wedding day itself arrived All
the preparations were complete; the
marques rose white and gigantic on
the lawns, flags were flying in the
village; wedding arch was erected
| opposite the church gates, with
Blessings on the Happy Pair EN-
blazoned on it; Mr.. Head had drawn
up the deed of settlement and got it
signed and the bridesmaids were
dressed in the peach costumes that
Worth had designed
Presently the bells rang out mer-
rily, and news arrived that the mar
quis and his party had started from
the Hall for the church. The crowd
of guests thronged the drawing-room
expectantly. Everything was ready
and waiting for the bride, and the
talk fell into the hushed buzz of ex-
pectation usual on such occasions. A
few minutes afterward the buzz drop
ped suddenly, as the door opened,
and Marie Werner appeared with the
bride. A murmur of admiration rose
as Lucille came forward; she was
magnificently dressed, and the soft,
white silk and lace, the big Darra-
court pearls, set off her loneliness to
perfection. The wreath of orange
blossoms lit up the glorious hair,
which shone like gold above the deli
cately nodded face.
The carriage was greeted as it left
the gates, with tremendous cheer,
and now a few in the crowd called out
a hearty God bless you, Miss.' for
Lucille had won the hearts of all her
people. But even the cheers and the
blessings of the crowd did not break
up that statuesque calm and icy re-
serve. She bent forward and waved
her hand once or twice, then fell back
silent and impressive.
The little church was thronged; an
arch deacon and couple of clergymen
were to officiate; but notwithstanding
the costumes of the ladies and the
white surplices of the clergy. the
Marquis of Merle stood out conspicu-
Gus, as dressed with scrupulous care.
with smile on his face, he stood
waiting. at the altar steps. He had
never looked better in his life, and
it was noticed that as the bride ap-
peared his eyes lit up with a bright.
almost unnatural light of welcome
and joy.
The services commenced: the grave
voice of the clergyman fell in meas
ured rhythm, the organ pealed out,
ard the Lady of Darracourt h"d be-
come the wife of the Marquis of
Merle
AS they passed into the vestry to
sign the register, Marie Werner sank
into chair and heave a short. quick
sigh of relief and satisfaction, then
she sprang up and with her light
laugh exclaimed:
LET me be the first to kiss the
bride. my lord" and putting her arm
round Lucille. she kissed her. Every
happiness attend you, marchioness!"
she said.