Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-01-08
Science, Sociology.
Religion and Other Data.

Continuous mechanical flight as q
human feat has been publicly demon.
stritcJ Ia the satisfaction OF the
world by the two American aviaturs.
Wilbur and OrNille Wright, giving as.
surance OF new military weapons and
promise OF practical commercial ap-
plications. Having finished their Sc
cret trials at Kill Devil hill, North
Carolina, last May and having recelv.
cd patent protection here and abroad
The Wri.hts made public the details
OF their work. Wilbur then took one
machine to lie Mans, France. aud Or
vile another TO Fort Myer, Va. for
official trials In September Orville
scored first, making II record flight Of
] hour II minutes ~ seconds prior to
the fatal trial Of Sept q. when the
acroplane, carrying the inventor and
Lieutenant Selfrldge, fell with a
broken propeller. killing Selfridge and
breaking several OF Wright's bones.
Later Wilbur sailed the air alone |
hour and 81 minutes and on Oct. 10
took along one man for | hour 9 min
utcs 10 seconds. winning 100000 for
the invention from a French syndi2
cate. Farman and nelagrsuge also
made successful ueropiane flights in
France, the foFmer winning the Arch.
Deacon prize for the first circular
mile while the tetrahedron machine
Of Bell AID Baldwin at Hammonds.
port, y. y. was Gown short distances.
Count Zeppelin Of Germany again
led the world In the dlrigible balloon
field. although his series Of flights
eliminated Aug. ! In the burning OF
his huge rigid gas airshp Mt Mayence,
where he had paused In a storm for
repairs after continuous journey of
26l miles in II hours. With popular
MD he built another ship. IN which he
made more flights In November, Win
ming the kaiser's praise and selling hts
invention to the government.
The dirigible balloon built by Thorn.
as W. Baldwin on official trial at
Fort Myer. Va, In August attained a
speed of 1916 miles an hour on a two
hour trip and was bought by the war
department for $4,000.
Both the pan Anglican conference and
the Lambeth conference at London
went on record for socialism. The
Methodist general conference at Rulti
more took advanced ground for indus.
trial reforms and prohibition. but re,
fused to change the code OF discipline
The Episcopal diocese of New York
made Il working arrangement with or.
ganized labor. On the other hand. the
American Catholic society sharply con.
demued socialism. The first assem-.
bling of the Catholic hosts in this
country took place In Chicago in No
rember. the occasion being the celebra
ton of the transfer of the United
States from mission country to q
coulrry with an independent national
church,
Signs of Il coming unitication of all
churches were seen first in the warm
interchanges between the Methodist
Episcopal conference ut Baltimore and
the Methodist Protestant conference nj
Piitsburg, in the union motions be-
tween the latter and the Congregation
Al and United Brethren. In the union
favored by the Presbyterian general
conference at Kansas City with the
Reformed church and finally In the
first meeting Of the great federal coun
IL OF the Churches'of Christ In Amer
lea at Philadelphia in December. This
! council also took advanced ground fol
practical social raforma