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troops Of the Thirtieth Infantry, en-

troops or the Thlrtfeth Infantry, en-
camped on the grounds.
He said: This was easy; could do it
every day
The Pennsylvania lay at anchor in the
bay, at the customary var ship anchor
age between Buena Vista Island and the
city waterfront.
A great crowd had gathered on the
piers to watch the flight, and the cheers
of the crowd, as Ely alighted on the
war ship with the graceful dip of a cor
morant, could be heard far out on the
water.
Ely's fight was a perfect demonstra-
tion Of control and he had no difficulty
at any stage.
When he ascended, Ely put the inner
tube of a tire around his chest to serve
as a life preserver if needed. Two seven
foot pontOonS were attached to the aero
plane, which also carried a hydroplane,
to prevent upsetting if the machine
struck the water.
At aviation field the experiment was
tried as to whether wireless messages
could be sent from the ground to an
aviator in, the air while he was making
observations of the approach of hostile
troops Willard j. willard went up. and
he received distinctly a message sent to
him by wireless.
Flew from Scout Cruiser.
On November 1s last Ely made the
first flight from ship to shore when
he flew from the forward deck of the
scout cruiser Birmingham. anchored in
Hampton Roads of Old Point Comfort,
across Chesapeake Bay. landing on the
shore opposite Fort Monroe.
In the Chesapeake Bay flight, Ely
achieved a notable departure in aero
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nautics. He flew in the teeth Of a cold
wind and accomplished the five-mile jour
ney in five minutes.
1t had been Ely's intention to fly from
the deck of the Birmingham to the Nor
folk Navy Yard. a much greater dis
tance, but the weather conditions and a
slight,accident that attended his depart
ure from the launching platform made
him choose the shorter route.
Last October, Ely attempted a flight
from Chicago to New York, for $25.OOO
prize. but after several accidents gave
up the effort. He is q Californian and
has been in the flying game only little
more than a year.
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BORAH DENOUNCES
LORlMER ELECTION
Senator from Idaho Charges
Corrupt Dealing.
ANSWERS BURROWS DEFENSE
Said to Be Strongest Presentation
of Case Against T1linoisan Senate
Investigating Committee and Pays
His Respects to Democratic Leader.

Senator Borah. of Idaho, yesterday
made what is conceded To be the strong
est presentation OF the case against Sena-
tor Lorimer. of Illinois. that the Senate
has heard as yet. At the conclusion of
the speech of Senator Burrows, of Mich
igan. defending the majority report of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
which exonerated Senator Lorimer, the
Idaho Senator took the floor and replied
extemporaneously to the carefully pre-
pared address of the committee chairman.
Senator Burrows had declared that there
was not a shred of credible evidence in
all that had been presented to the in
vestigating comittee that tended to show
that Senator Lorimer owed his election
to corruption and fraud.
Senator BOrah challenged this state
ment and proceeded with a careful anal
ysis Of the testimony taken by the COM
mttee and presented a vigorous argument
in support of his contention that the bur-
den Of the evidence, centerng around the
confessions Of four members of the legis-
lature who admitted taking bribes. all
showed that there had been a corrupt
deal behind the Lorimer election. In his
conclusion. delivered with intense dra-
matte effect, Senator Borah declared:
so 1 say that when they made their
deal with Mr.. Browne, through MIR. Shurt-
leff. who was a roommate and friend
of the sitting member from Illinois, they
then and there initiated the corrupt
means by which the election was brought
about. Mr.. President this much must
be admitted: that from the hour that Mr..
Lorimer declared he was a candidate upon
the morning Of the 18th Of May a stream
of corrurfion began to flow which b.s
never ceased.
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austere reformer But We are only the
sworn ministers OF the law, and in OUR
oaths is the Alpha and Omega OF our
duty.
Senators, let us, the elect Of States.
sitting as Judges and jurors. see TO II
that here no sail is trimmed TO catch
a passing breeze of applause and accla-
nation. When the din and sensation OF
this hour are forgotten, when the volume
of our lives shall be closed. when the
relics of these times shall be gathered
into history's golden urn. let there pe
found in this case a record showing that
the American Senate was calm enough,
firm enough, trustful enough to main
tain the genius, the spirit, the methods,
and the safeguards of the Constitution ''s
our fathers gave to US.
Senator Burrows spoke without inter-
ruption, as he requested that he be per
mitted to conclude his address without
being called on to answer questions.
Own Argument COnclusive.
Senator Borah. Of Idaho. followed sena-
tor Burrows, speaking against Lorfmer
He declared that Senator Burrows own
logic and argument was conclusive or
the proposition that if bribery was being
employed White would be one of the
first to be purchased.
"A man." said Senator Borah, who
would not vote for a bill without being
bribed would not permit the opportunity
to pass to sell his vote when 1t was
needed. What explanation" asked Sena-
tor Borah, turning toward Senator Bur-
rows, "can you give for White. Demo-
crat, voting for Lorimer?
Senator Hepburn declared It was en-
tirely unnecessary to discredit DIS
honest man If he happens to act honestly
once in his life.
1T is not necessary to grope about
and be entirely impossible not to see.
retorted Senator Borah. TT is entirely
impossible to place the only act OF
honestx in the mans career at an Inn
portanP junctural place in this case.
Senator Hepburn replied that it was
possible White had in mind his plan
to attempt blackmail on Lorimer when
he voted for him.
THAT is very possible" retorted Sena-
tor Borah again, but so improbable
had never thought of it.
The galleries Uttered at this, and Sena-
tor Hepburn grew wrathful.
Il will not tolerate judgment passed
bv means of a giggle or snicker, he
said. a.,
"Of course" said Senator Boran'
have no control over the giggle.
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HuIDEK0PER ISSUES Def.
Chsllenxes Tawney and Hull to DIS
prove His Army Criticisms.

Challenxes Tawney and Hull 10 DIS
prove His Army Criticisms.
Frederic 1. Huidekoper, the military
critic from whose writings Representa-
tive McLachlan quoted in his speech
on the army appropriation bill in the
House last Monday. and which gave rise
to denunciations of his statements by
Representatives Tawney and Hull, yes
terday challenged them to prove his
criticisms false.
In q statement issued yesterday. Mr..
Huidekoper said:
.'Mr. Hull, of Iowa. chairman Of the
Military Affairs COMMITTEES of the House
of Representatives. and Mr.. Tawney.
chairman of the Appropriations Commit
tee, on Tuesday last denounced an arti-
che wrote on the condition Of the army.
Mr. Hull asserted that the article was
absolutely full Of misinformadon. while
Mr.. Tawney declared that my state
ments were false
.sThe statements made are based upon
ofFicial records and reports OF the War
Department, which speak for themselves.
chAlIenee Mr.. Hull or Mr.. Tawney to
Prove that my axticlo = 'ahsoluAely full
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of misinformation' or false The asser-
tions of Mr.. Hull and Mr.. Tawney were
made. apparently. under one Of two con-
ditions. namely: Either a desire to sup
press the facts as shown by official re-
ports, or else a lack Of knowledge OF
the contents of these reports. which they.
in their official capacity. are presumed
to know. With due respect to Mr.. Hull
and Mr. Tawney, II they will call upon
the War Department for the records
relating to each and every statement
made by me. and will give to the coun-
try. without reservation. the facts es-
tablished by, these reports, they will be
doing the nation a truly patriotic ser
vice.
The evidence from these records can
not fail to bear out. to any unbiased
mind, the statements referred to by Mr..
McLachIan. of California. on the floor
of the House on Friday last"
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AGREEMENT WITH CANADA
Will Probably BE Made In the Form
of q Treaty.

From present indications the American
and Canadian negotiations will reach an
agreement within the next few days
on the proposed reciprocity convention
between the United States and Canada.
Two sessions were held at the State
Department yesterday. Another meet
ing will be held tomorrow, by which
time it is expected that the negotiations
will have taken definite shape toward
complete agreement
1t is said the method of enacting the
prospective agreement into Law has not
yet been taken up. While it has been
generally assumed that the agreement
will be drawn up In the form Of a
treaty and submitted to the Senate for
ratification. II was said that this pro-
cedure may be omitted. 1t was ex-
planned that the reciprocity agreement
can be enacted into law by concur
rent legislation.
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OPPOSE CRUMPACKER BILL.
Representatives Changing Thei
Views On Size Of House.

Representative Changing Their
Views On Size Of House.
The Indications now are that the Crum-
packer approtionment bill, which provides
for a House of 4S3 members. will have
rough shedding in the House. A week
ago it looked as if this bill would go
through without any trouble. 1t was
framed with view of assuring States
that have lost population in the past
decade against loss Of representation in
the House.
Now It develops that the leaders are
active in their opposition to the Crum-
packer bill, and are determined. il pos
sible, to keep the membership down to
approximately its present number. ssl.
The delegations from New York. Illinois.
and Pennsylvania, which States are in
different as to whether or not they Sc
cure increased representation, are in
hearty accord with the desire of the
leaders to prevent the passage of the
Crumpacker bill.
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aeroplane scared down toward the deck
Of the cruiser. they all let go in a mighty
toot
Ely flew through the cruiser squadron
very close to the water. He approached
the Pennsylvania frop her bows. swept
past her for few hundred yards. and
then circled back, mounting slowly and
settling lightly on the big platform that
covered the ships after deck and pro-
jected far out over the stern.
Ely landed SO lightly that his biplane
was hardly shaken. His machine was
Elaborate preparatio{lS to insure a safe
landing for the aviator on the deck Of
the cruiser were made.
Ely spent an hour in the Pennsylvania
squad room and was congratulated by
Rear Admirals Milton and Reese. retired,
and other officers of the Pacific fleet
On his arrival at the camp he was
given a warm reception. A full COM
pany of the Thirteenth regiment
swooped down on the daring aviator as
he dismounted and bore him in triumph
on their shoulders to Maj ONeilrs tent.
There other troops were lined up to
cheer him.
Informal Reception Held.
All lulOTHd EtCcpllOu III Tic tcut lOI-
lowed. Toasts were drunk and Ely was
made a member of the mess. Maj.
O'Neill said:
'Once before Ely sailed in an aero
plane from the deck Of a war vessel
the first time that feat was ever ac-
complished. To-day he landed on the
deck of a war vessel and not only did
he land successfully, but he repeated his
former achievement by flying into the
air again. This day will be an epoch
mark in naval history. We cannot say
how it will affect the army. but here we
pledge him.
After the toast was drunk the officers
crowded about Ely to hearIhis account
Of the trip.
Ely said:
TT was easy enough. and think the
trick could be turned successfully nine
times out of ten. The fight to the ship
was made under almost perfect weather
conditions, though I encountered difficult
ties in approaching the Pennsylvania. The
wind was on the cruisers starboard side,
and to effect a safe landing I saw 1t
would be unwise to alight squarely on
the platform. So, after circling the ship.
I came down quartering the platform and
with my planes pressed as fully into the
wind as possible. missed the first three
ropes stretched to check my momentum,
but my graphing hooks caught the other
strands and I was brought up gently
about sixty feet from where I hrst touch
ed the boards.
Can Land on Moving Ship.
Though I did not require the full sur
face of the 13o-foot platform. do not
think a smaller one would be entirely
safe for such experiences. I am con-
WINGED, however. that had the ship been
in motion and sailing difSctiy into the
wind my landing on the after-deck would
have been made considerable easier"
Fnght without Incident.
Ely returned to Selfridge Field from
the Pennsylvania at 2:i3 o'clock. His
return flight was without incident.
when he alighted he received warm
xocapten from The army o0eaes -
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Mi.. sonerviIle . Bride.

: Culpeper. Va. Jan. 1s.-A marriage Of
wide interest took place this noon at the
home of the Hon. D. A. Slaughter. near
Mitchells, when Miss Cornelia L. Som
eryille became the bride Of Mr.. ]. Kent
Harrison, formerly Of Staunton. Va, now
OF Pecos, Tex. Rev. Robert C. Jett. OF
Emanuel Episcopal Church. Staunton,
performed the ceremony. The bride was
given away by her brother. DR.. J. w.
Someryille. Of Washington. Miss Mary
n. Somerville was maid OF homo. and Mr..
Erskins Miller. of sStaunton. was best
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Ely returned to Selfridge Field from
the Pennsylvania At 12:l3 o'clock. His
return flight was without incident.
When he aiighted he received warm
xocaption from The army o0e9s 81
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OBITUARY.
Peter X. Dederick.

Albany, n. Y. Jan. 1s.-Peter X. Dede-
rick. an Albany manufacturer and in
ventor of hay presses. is dead at Day.
tona, Fla, where he went a short time
ago. He was born in Columbia County
February 1, 1885. Of revolutionary ances-
try. During his activities about 300 Amer
lean and foreign patents were granted
him, mostly on agricultural machinery.
Nearly all hay presses throughout the
world are copied from Dederick's patents.
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Mrs. Ole Bull.

Boston. Jan. 1s.-Mrs. Sara c. Bull. wild
ow of Ole Bull, the famous violinist. died
to-day at Cambridge after a prolonged
illness. aged sixty. She was formerly
Miss Sara ChsSman Thorp, the daughter
of Joseph G. Thorp. and was born in
oxford, N. Y Her marriage to Ole Bull
took place in 1870. when she was twenty
years old Her husband died in 1880. His
widow wrote OF his life in her book. "Ole
Bull-A Memoir" published in 1852.
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ABROPLANB LANDS
ON WARSHIP'S 'SDBCK

Continued from Page One.
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1T has not only entered into the legis-
lature. it has gone into the courts; it
has affected juries; it has broken down
lawyers: it has left in its way broken
regulations, and its entire course gives
evidence of combination, Of well-planned
and well-digested and well-prepared
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
CITY ATTORNEY
ASKED OPINION
ABOUT PROJECT
Board of Estimate Discuss
Erection of Proposed New
High School.
FAVOR STATE ST. SITE
--MOVE FIRE HOUSE

If City Attorney Hommann passes
favorably on the proposition, now
before the Board of Estimate, Of
transferring the city stables and fire
house of Lincoln and Protection
companies elsewhere, 1t is probable
that that location will be approved
posed new high school. During a
meeting of the estimate board last
Friday night the matter was thor
oughly discussed and later referred
to Mr.. Hommann so that the legality
Of the project could be ascertained.
1t is proposed to locate the fire
house, If the foregoing named course
is carried out, at Fayette street and
New Brunswick avenue, where the
city owns property. The new city
stables would probably be located In
the western part of the city near the
almshouse il it was found necessary
to use the present stable for school
purposes. Even should favorable
action be decided upon to erect the
high school building on the fire
house site 1t is not probable that any
work on . the structure would be
started this year.
The Board of Estimate, on Friday
night, passed favorably upon the
proposition to purchase twenty lots
for new school house in the north
ern part of the city near st. Mary's
cemetery. The cost of the property
is $500. The purchase of this site
is in the nature of anticipation as no
work will be started on the new
school for some time, while property
values might rise In the meantime.
In order to take care Of the rapid
ly increasing school population the
board approved the completion of
school No. in the western portion
of the city. This school WAS erected
several years ago from plans and
Specifications providing for sixteen
classrooms. At that time only eight
rooms were completed as that was
all the accommodations necessary
for pupils in that district at that
time. Since that time the school
population has increased 80 that the
completion of the structure Is now
warranted
The board will hold another meet
ing In June, when the cost of school
maintenance Will be acted upon and
appropriations fixed. This total will
include salaries, supplies. repairs
etc, for the ensuing year. All the
board members were In attendance
Friday night, including Mayor Boil
schweiler, Alderman-at-Large VIII
liam D. Voorhees,, Alderman F. A.
Seaman and members Of the Board
Of Education @. r. Fletcher and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
COLLECTIONS
The LARGEST
st. Mary's Church Raised
S1,7l5. .98 Christmas.

All previous records for the Christ
mas collections among the parishoners
Of st. Msry's Roman Catholic church,
were eelipsed by the collection Of 81,
1888 on Christmas day. The result OF
the Christmas donations was made
known at all of the Masses yesterday
This Is the largest amount ever collec
ted at any one collection since the es
Establishment Of the church in this city
Last year Is collection amounted to 81,
674, which up to this year held the
record.
st. Mary'S church was never in suet
a fourishing condition as 1t is at tbs
present time under the able leadership
Of Rev. B. T. O'Connell, assisted by
Rev. Peter B. Corr and Thomas Mas
sey. The financial statement for the
year 1910 will be issued next Sunday
At the present time there Is balance
Of 100000 due on the church mortgage
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
Wife OF SaIoonkeeper Dis
appears Early This Morn
Ing With Over $1,000.
CELESTlNO MlNUCTl GONE
Husband Enraged and De-
clares They Are together
--Befriended the Man.
EXPECTS TO TRAIL THEM
Jerry Rapino, the Husband,
Goes to New York Follow
Ing His Discovery.
EXPECTS TO TRAIL THEM
Special to the EVENING NEWS.


Port Reading, Jan. 3:--Abandoned
morning apparently for another
man; all his ayailable cash and Sc
cnrities to the value OF $1,000, gone,
and two babies on his hands lacking
a mothers care, Jerry Rapino, a sa-
loon keeper of Third and Tappen
streets, this place, it is declared, has
offered 500 reward for informa-
ton that will lead to the arrest of
his wife or Celistono Minucti, a for
mer employe, with whom 1t is sup
posed his wife has fed.
Minuct. is young fellow, just out
Of his teens, who has been around
Port Reading for tire past two years.
being much of his time In the en-
ploy OF Rapino as bartender. The
tw-o men were close personal friends,
on Rapino's part at least. Recently
NJ nucti had been suffering with ap-
pendicitis or some similar complaint
and yesterday Rapino went with
him to New York for medical atten-
tion. They returned home in the
evening and repaired to Rapino's
home, where the evening was spent
In social conversation with Mrs. Ra-
pino, who fs about twenty years old
and pretty. Finally Mintucti went
home and man and wife went to bed
around IL o'clock.
About $50 o'clock this moraing
Rapino was awakened by the crying
OF his thirteen months old child. Not
hearing any consoling words from
his wife, he went over to her bed
and the child and much to his sur
prise found that the mother was not
there. He Investigated and found
that not only had she disappeared
INIT that all his valuables had been
taken. These included some $3.50
In checks, $500 In bills, 500 In gold
and $50 In silver.
When he got out on the street
among his sfriei ds this morning he
found that Min yeti, the man that he
had so often befriended, had also
disappeared. He had been ut his
boarding house around midnight
but was not seen later. Rapi1o
wert to New York this morning to
get on the trail of his wife II possi-
bic. 1t is reported that Minucti had
been paying attentions to Rapino's
wife of late when for some reason,
the husband, who is about thirty
years OF age. and good looking, had
to be absent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
RECEPTION BY
WOMAN CLUB
Viii. be Held in Presbyterian
ia Chapel Tonight.

\ \
The first formal reception of the Wo-
mans Club will be held in the chapel
Of the Presbyterian chapel tonight,
from until IL o'clock. The club
will have as Its guests of honor, Mrs.
Frank A. Pattison, president Of the
State Federation Of Women's Clubs and
former Governor Edward G. Stokes. The
evening promises to be delightful
one.
Those in the receiving line win be:
Mrs. Charles r. Fletcher, president;
Mrs Frank A. Pattison; Mrs. William
n. Bawden, First Vice President; for
mer Governor e. G. Stokesj Mrs. Ed
ward w. Barnes, second vice presi.
dent.
On the reception committee are: Mrs
Wilbur LaRoe, Mrs. Clancy d. Boyn-
ton, Mrs Henry Dillon, Mrs. Edward
L. Gridley, Mrs. J Logan CIevenger,
Mrs. Auguste J. Rossi. Mrs. w. w.
Hodges, Mrs. Frsfk D. Carr, Mrs. Oliver
w, Ramsay, Mrs Ernest Hilsdorf, Mrs.
w. w. Ramsey, Mrs. George J. Howell
Mrs. Henry W. Jones, Miss Z. Fl. Mul
hgan.
The ushers are: Miss Laura Brod.
head, Miss Ruth Brodhead, Miss Edna
Coutts, Miss Mary Gridley, Miss Helen
Metzner, Miss Jean Oliphant, Miss Ro-
bina Oliphant, Miss Gertrude Pfeiffer,
Mrs. Ingfred Madison, Mrs. R. r. Hos.
king, Miss Anna Holmes, Miss Jetta
Stacey, Miss Marguerite Boughton, Miss
Harriet Fraser, Miss Florence Soheld,
Miss Ruth Fletcher.
The committee on decoration is as
follows; Mrs. G. NJ. Liddle. chairman;
Mrs. Lee Hervey, Mrs. Theodore Degen.
ring, Mrs. W. T. Stacey, Mrs. T. T. Mad
sen, Mrs. Ernest Hilsdorf, Mrs Fl. w
Rockwell, Mrs. D. P. Olmstead, Mrs w.
M Pfeiffer.
The caterer will be F. Van Den
Bergh, of Elizabeth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09

special to the EVENING NE Wb.
New Brunswick, Jan. 9:-The for
mslity of eleeting officers and appoint
ing committee was gone through with
by the members of the Republican
County Committee at their annual meet
ing held here in Goodwill Hall Saturday
afternoon. Middlesex county went
strongly Democratic at the last elee-
tion and there was nothing for the
committee to do but organize for the
year. All the present officers were re-
elected as follows; County Chairman,
John Pfeiffer, of Perth Amboy; vice.
chairman, William r. Drake, of Stel-
ton; secretary, Augustus Wagner, OF
this city; treasurer Ezekiel Barclay
Cranbury. The committees were
renamed practically as they were
last year. The last meeting held q
year ago was lively one because OF
opposition being made to the election
of Mr.. Drake who voted against Uni
ted States Senator John T. Dryden
when Assemblyman.
The committees are as follows:
Executive Committee--John A. Lei
sen, Woodbridge; Charles II. Morris
New Brunswick; William H. Kline
Sayreville,
Rules Committee-Ira B. Tice, Perth
Amboy; Ralph P. Holman, New Bruins
wick; Andrew s. Church, South River
Finance Committee Charles W
Kuhlphau, Milltown; James yanden.
berg, Prospect Plains; Joseph j. Seas
| ter, New Brunswick
Legislative Committee-William f.
Dey, South Amboy; Lawrence Moore
Woodbridge, P. Henry Raspell, New
Brunswick.