Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-01-17
Science. Religion.
Ethics and Education.

| On NOV. Z at Paris Henry Farman
went Dumont one better by navigat
Ing heavier than air flying machine
so as to turn complete circle back to
bis starting place. Count Zeppelin IL
his great 42O foot aluminium airship
capable Of carrying ten passengers
late In October took party Of friends
| on the record flight Of hours and &c
minutes, moving In all directions al
will and with an average speed OF
thirty miles an hour. The American
| city of st. Louis was the scene of the
second great international airship tour.
nament, OCT. 21 to 23. but 1t was the
German balloon POnlmern, navigated
by Oscar Erbsloch. which won the dis
tance race with voyage to the brink
Of the Atlantic at Asbury Park, n J.,
1913 miles. Lincoln Beachey of Omaha
won the dirigible race by sailing two
mile circuit In minutes and 80 sec
| onds. Wellman's airship was wrecked
In September In trial flight on Danes
Island, and his polar journey was de-
ferred.
In mechanics the new ami compel
ling wonder Of the year was the ap-
plicatlon Of the gyrOscOpe principle by
Louis Brennan In England 10 the op-
Grafton Of model mOnorail system of
transportation. The British govern
ment took 1t up after the public DEM
Onstration. MAY S. and many now look
for an Industrial revolution from the
idea.
The bishop Of London came to assist
In laying the cornerstone Of the great
Episcopal cathedral at Washington
SEPT. 20 and to attend the triennial
convention Mt Richmond. This body
took the progressive step Of opening
all Its pulplts to ministers Of other
denominations. The march toward
church unity continued.
The Church Of Rome took a decided
stand against all the more radical tend
encies Of the time grouped under the
term modernism" with express pro-
hibition Of all literature containing
ideas contrary to the dogmas. for
which purpose q college Of censors is
W DS eSNoUiAohCu uy NuC USSuOpo.
The collapse Of the case Of the next
friends" charging Mrs. Eddy with
mental incOmpetency. was hailed by
the Christian Science church rs vim
dicatiOn.
The new note in the propaganda
Of organized charity Is not new ways
Of alleviadng distress. but to sup
ply "anticipatory Justice" through CO.
operation with the unfortunate ones
and by seeking the causes of poverty
and crime. This spirit found striking
expression in the creation Of the So.
100000 Sage foundation, the express
purpose Of which Mrs. Sage. the found
er, said was to be ''the improvement
Of social conditions"
The cause Of universal peace for
which civic and church bodies through
out the world worked with increasing
fervor was advanced chiefly through
the work Of the second international
conference at The Hague. lasting from
JUNE 25 to OCT. 1S. While the efforts
to establish an international court Of
tory arbitration were unsuccessful In
this conference, over which NJ. Nell
dOff presided, the principle Of Obliga-
tory arbitration was affirmed. and only
q few Of the smaller nations dissented
from the permanent court on the
ground Of its proposed membership.
BY a large majority. including all the
great powers. the principle Of inviola-
bility Of private property ut sen. as
proposed by the American delegation.
headed by ChOate and Porter. was es-
tablished. Restrictions were placed
upon the use Of floating mines. the
bombardment of undefended towns
was forbidden and measures adopt
ed for the protection Of nOncombat-
ants, relief Of wounded and against
privateering. The Porter resolution
forbidding collection Of debts by force
until after arbitration had been re-
fused or an award set at naught was
adopted unanimously.