The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05
AIRSHIP SERVICE
OVER THE CHANNEL
French-EngIish Syndicate Is
Formed to Garry Passen-
gers in Aeroplanes.
MANCHESTER'S NEW GLORY
BRITISH CITY SITE OF AN AN.
GENT ROMAN FORT.


London, Dec. 4.-There is nothing like
optimism for getting along the road to
success, and that seems to be the chief
assets Of two promoters Of a cross
channel aeroplane service. If their op-
timism is justified, before we are a year
or two older, we will be booking first
return by the air to Paris, and getting
there and back in a morning.
So hopeful OF success are the two men
behind this scheme, that they talk CON-
fidently Of taking luggage in the future,
and of calling in any sort of weather.
The scheme is in the hands OF a syndi-
cate, who hope to have 1t completed by
next April.
One of the prime movers OF the idea is
a French count, well known in financial
circles on both sides OF the Atlantic. The
difficulty, hitherto, has been to find a
machine capable of carrying the pro-
posed four passengers, not including the
pilot.
No such machine has been on the
market, but the syndirate are now eX-
perimenting with a new type of ma
chine known as the Reaper"
Twenty minutes. 1t is hoped, will rep
resent the average time Of crossing.
The Law Journal is in high feather
about the passing of the system OF kiss
ing the book. @r+.
Everybody. ii SAYS. with any regard
for the dignity of our courts, win be
glad that the insanitary practice has
practically become thing of the past
One change in the bill introduced in
the house of lords is, it thinks, to be re-
GREETED. AS the bill left the house of
commons the witness was required, aft
er the Scottish fashion, TO take the oath
with uplifted hands.
The similar method Of the uplifted
hand, which has proved to be at once
dignihed and effectual in the Scottish
courts, is preferable on more grounds
than once.
Its special merit is that il tends to
destroy the. outward signs Of religious
differences in the court of Justice, where,
since they have no bearing upon the is
sue TO be decided, they ought to be en-
phasized as little as possible.
Site of Roman Fort.
q. The eminent position which Manches-
ter occupies in the industrial word of
today is no doubt largely responsible
for the fact that so little is popularity
known of her claim TO interest as the
site Of an important Roman fort and
center Of civilization.
IL
are giving every aid and taking a lively
interest in the work Of bringing to light
the evidence of the buried past. In the
second annual report Of the Manchester
and district branch Of the Classical as
ISOLATION Of England and Wales, on the
excavation of the Roman fort the ed
itOr draws attention to the fact that lit
! IS not every great city that is able. by
merely peeling off the Accommodations Of
centuries, to expose. to view under the
very shadow of its railway viaducts,
and amid the road of its traffic, the rel
les Of a vanished empire, 10 lay bare the
very streets trodden by men who may
have been present at its own beginning
and to pick up objects left there by
them nearly two milleniums ago" Yet
that is, in sober truth, what was done
in Manchester in 1907.
The work of the excavators has been
rewarded with gratifying success. In
deed, H. L. Jones, whose work at Caer-
went is we'll known, expresses the opin-
ion that "the excavations were worth
carrying out for the sake Of the finds
alone, as a tangible record Of the history
Of one Of our great cities"
Many of these Roman relics illus
tTated in the present volume are of great
beauty, and include ''samian'' bowls
signet rings of silver and bronze, and
implements,
Indignant seotehmen.
The growing indignation in Scotland
with regard TO Scottish landlOrdism was
clearly reflected in the vigorous
speeches which were delivered at the
resumed conference of the Scottish Lib
eral association at Ayr,
The delegates unanimously passed
resolution declaring that small holdings
with fixity of tenure and fair rents to
be fixed by a land court, as proposed by
the small landowners bill of last year,
We're imperatively called for.
j. Hamilton said he could not differen-
tate between men and principles. They
should fight with the gloves OF and
show they were determined TO have
land court. If necessary, they would get
arms and fight against the landlords if
they cared to meet them.
A resolution was submitted by North
Argyll declaring that a fOrestFation of
land suitable for small holdings should
be strictly prohibited, and that facilities
should be granted for land reclamation
by small holdings should be strictly pro-.
hibited, and that facilities should be
granted for land reclamation by small
and moderately-s holdings.
MurdO Mackenzie, who appeared in
Highland garb, seconded eff they could
not design a remedy constitutionally,
they should not hesitate to break the
present laws" The motion was adopted
unanimously.
It is not generally known that the
Grand Duke Michael, the uncle Of the
car of Russia, who was eXiled for tax
ing as his mOrganatis wife the grand
daughter of Russias most famous poet,
Pushkin. has recently received an init
nation from the car that he might re-
turn to Russia. But, to his credit he
refused to accept the invitation, unless
his nephew would consent to receive his
wife. better known as the Countess Tor
by at court.
The members OF the house Of Roman
off are not distinguished for their stead
fastness, and the fact that the Grand
Duke Michael has spurned the pardon 4
which carried with it the restoration of /
all his titles, rank in the army, and as
much of his vast estates as are confis- I
Gated should make him more popular
than ever with the English.
Many Jews OBJECT.
Considerable resentment has been
manifested in orthodox Jewish circles /
at the reIntrOductiOn within the past
week or so OF the Boy Rabbi Craze" /
There is a general feeling that I'm per- 4
hitting a child Of very tender years TO /
conduct divine service, the whole pro-
ceeding degeneIates into a sacred con-
cert centering around the personality Of /
a diminutiVe cantor Of eight summers.
Apart from this, the very fact that
admission TO the services could not be /