Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31

ference was organized for business MT
Buenos Aires The conference was in
session FOR Il week and the principal
result OF the deliberations was the
unanimous agreement to submit to
arbitration all money claims that
cannot be settled by amicablc diplo-
macy. 1t was agreed also that the
question Of the extension OF the Mon
roe doctrine should not be brought up
for open discussion for fear European
nations might be offended.
Early in September the Eucharistic
congress of the Roman Catholic
church was held at Montreal one of
ITS features being n procession Of
100000 adhcrertt' of that faith. At the
conclusion of the congress, Cardinal
Nannutelli, who represented the
Vatican ut Montreal, proceeded 10
New York city and assisted in the
conservation Of ST. Patrick's cathedral.
the largest and most beautiful Gothic
structure in America.
The first general election in the new
united South African nation was held
on Sept. 10. There were no national
issues at stake, the platforms OF both
parties the Nationalists ana the
unionists, being almost identical
On December 10. IN New York. for
the first time in America Il new grand
any stage. This was The Girl Of the
Golden West, Puccni. composer, and
David BclaSco, playwright. The lead
ing roles were taken by Caruso and
Amato and Emmy Destinn.
In the thrilling race run October /.
the Vanderbilt trophy was won by an
American car, which maintained FOR
27S miles an average speed greater
than was ever before recorded on this
course. All Of the first six ears out of
the field Of "a were American stock
automobiles
The bcncfactions OF the year have
been numerous. The biggest nf the
henefactions was Andrew Carnegic'S
perpetual foundation for the promo
ton Of world peace. This gift Of $l0.-
100000 was announced in December
and the elf-pcrpet,ating board OF
trustees of the fund is to spend tho
income from 1t in any way it deems
best in the interests of the object OF
the foundation. on Oct II, coincident
with the opening Of the new hospital
at the Rockefeller Institute for medi-
cal research, announcement WAS made
of an additional gift of S3.S20,0 600 by
Mr.. Rockefeller. Under the Will Of
Goodwin Smith S6S9,000 was be-
queathed Internationally to Cornell
university. BY the viii of Isaac {.
Wyman of Salem. Mass, Princeton
university came into possession of
over s3,00O,o0O for its proposed
Dexter distributed Sl.2Oa,2O0 to chart
table institutions in New York. John
w. Gates pledged $250,ooO toward
the establishment of university at
Port Arthur. Texas. Howard NJ
Hanna. of cleveland o., gave $3.50
coo To the medical department Of
Western Reserve university. David
n ,t.t. Ia
the school OF Mechanical Trades. IN
st. Louis, which lie founded. Mrs. Il.
H. Hartman gave n large tract of
land and SlO00,000 to carry out the
Palisades of the Hudson River park
project of the lat" railroad magnate;
while Andrew Carnegie Increased his
gifts to the Carnegie institute by
matter OF s3,500,o0o.
THE YEARS RECORD IN THE AIR.
Beginning January 10, the first i'm
portnnt aviation meet to be held IN
America occurred in Los Angeles, Cal.
Glenn CurtisS, the American sky-mnn,
made q new worlds record of 80 miles
an hour. with passenger
On April - Paulhan flew from
London to Manchester in IL Farman
biplanc, wi'!ning the $4,000 which
had been cf'ered for three years by the
London Mail to the aviator who should
accomplish the feat. In April, at Nice,
a so mile flight out TO sea was made
by Rolls. an Englshman. May ~
Glenn curtlss won the $4,000 prize
offered by the New York World Tor
a fight between Albany and New
York. his time being three hoursAamu
SO minutes. Charles X. Hamilton was
the American hero of aviation for the
month uf June, making the round trip
from New York to Philadclphia--a
distance of H. ,nilea---in three hours
and twenty-nine minutes. Earller III
the month Rolls flew across the Eng
fish channel and back without stop
ming. and also In June the first re-
Gular aerial passenger service was m
nlruratod by Count Zeppelin. when in
n dirieible balloon he carried thirteen
passengers and a crew from Fried
rIchshafcn 70 Dusseldorf Germany.
In August James l,adley, an English
man, covered Il mile in Il monoplane III
A. % seconds. lie Blanc won the first
cross country race for aeropiancS-a
contest of Asa miles around Paris; and
IN tho 18th Moisant, an American. Won
the distinction of being the first aVtn-
tor TO carry n passenger across the
English channel 4 few days later
Louis Bregct, ut Lislc, took up five pas
scngers in his aeroplane, earring toth!
weight OF 92l pounds.
Sent IS chavez, q fcFuNian, CToSseu
the Airs at the Simplon pass, at Il
height uf 1000 feet but while descend
ing on the Italian side was fatally In
iured In October the diriglble balloon
Clement Bayurd, with seven mssen-
gers flew from Paris to London. ana
he same month Walter Wellmnn made
his futile attempt to sail in n d,rIgible
from Atlantic City to Europe lie was
picked M in distress $50 miles OFF Cape
lIatteras.
Tho international aviation meet was
held ut Belmont park. New York. the
latter part Of October. Claude Graz
lame- White won the classic event OF
The air the James Gordon Bennett cup
ace. his time for the 62.l miles being 81
minutes and "A seconds. The $4,000
prize race to and from the statue of
liberty "a miles, was won by Moishnt,
American, in "a minutes 3S seconds.
,eatinE Grahamc-W Whites time by 42M
seconds, A new altitude record was es-
abished by Ralph tombstone. in a
Wright biplaue. his distance being 9,u4
Get.
In November n Wright biplano car
led cargo Of silk from Dayton to
Columbus, o., n distance OF ca miles,
II &C minutes The same month Eu-
gene b. Ely. in n biplilnc. flew five
niles to shore from the deck OF the
cout cruiser birmingham, in Hampton