The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-03
Science. Religion,
Ethics and Education.

On NOV. at Paris Henry Farlnan
went Dumont one better by navigat-
ing heavier than air flying machine
his starting place. Count Zeppelin in
his great 400 foot aluminium airship,
capable of carrying ten passengers,
late in October took party of friends
on the record flight of Z hours. and 20
minutes, moving In oil directions at
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. 81 to %, but 1t was the
German balloon Pommern. navigated
by Oscar Erbsloeh. which won the dis
lance race with voyage to the brink
Of the Atlantic at Asbury Park. n. j.,
S73 miles. Lincoln Beachey of Omaha
won the dirigible race by sailing q two
mile circuit in minutes and 80 Sec
onds WelIman's airship was wrecked
In. September In. q trial. fight on Danes
island. and his polar journey was de-
ferred
In mechanics the new and compel
ling wonder of the year was the APP
plication Of the gyroscope principle by
Louis Brennan IN England to the OPP
Grafton of model monorail system, of
transportation. The British govern
ment took 1t up after the public dem
onstration, MAYS. 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. % and to attend the triernial
convention at Richmond. This body
took the progressive step of opening
all its pulpits 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-
hibltion Of all literature containing
ideas contrary to the dogmas, for
which purpose a college of censors is.
to be established by the bishops.
The collapse of the case of the next.
friends charging Mrs. Eddy with
mental incompetency, was hailed by
the Christian Science church as vim
dication.
The new note In the propaganda
Of organized charity Is mot new ways
OF alternating 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 S10,-
100000 Sage foundation, the express
purpose of which Mrs. Sage, the found
err, said was to be 1.-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 % to OCT. Is. While the efforts
to establish an international court Of
justice and an agreement for obliga-
tory arbitration were unsuccessful In
this conference, over. which III. Nell
!. don presided, the principle of obliga-
tory arbitration was affirmed, and only
a few of the smaller nations dissented
from the permanent court on the
ground of It's proposed membership.
BY large majority. including all the
great powers. the principle Of inyiola-
bility of private property ut sea. as
proposed by the American delegation.
headed by Choate and Porter. was es-
tabllshed. Restrictions were placed
upon the use Of floating mines, the
bolnbardment OF undefendeds towns
was forbidden and measures adopt
ed for the protection of noncombat-
ants, relief OF wounded and against
prIvateering. The Porter resolution
forbldding collection of debts By force
until after arbitration had been re-
fused or IN award set at naught was
adopted unanimously.
Aver having started the rear with
an additional gift Of $3,000000 to the
Urivergltr Of Chicago. John 2. Rocke-