Merlin JEditorPane: text does not display properly on linux

JEditorPane displays garbage instead of text on linux, RH6.1, and 6.2

To recreate the bug:

java -version
java version "1.4.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b46)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4beta-B45, mixed mode)

java -cp /net/perf-lnx/export/performance perfteam.swingmark.SwingMark -q -tests perfteam.swingmark.text.ShortHTMLTest

The following warning message is displayed:
Warning: Cannot convert string "-b&h-lucidasans-medium-r-normal-sans-*-140-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct