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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

ers. some Of them eloquent orators mace
short addresses the gist OF their sermons
boinn a call Of the sinners 10 repentance
and a recital Of their own spiritual eXpe-
vierces Fearsome tales were told or what
haDpens 10 people who refuse conversion.
u1iring these talks. which were MADE 10
tho wild. chaotic accompaniment of many
"HaIeluiahs" and other CALCULATIONS from
the saved. men and women melt at the sin
ners' bench and others chung 10 the front
and sides Of the platform.
Women. young girls and even children
gathered in the straw pit budding together
I'm q silent way until the Spirit should
come. The men kneeling about the plat
form kent UP constant CALCULATIONS. Some
,ca,t while about a dozen women scattered
in the front Of the tent set up such I'M
earthly. cries and means that a spectators
tbourbts reverted 10 the stories Of lost souls
walllng in the regions Of eternal torment
Ufbin fifteen minutes after the eXhorta-
tions and strange wailing began, the sin
ners' bench supported probably two dozen
nersons kneeling in various attitudes. Then
from the elders and crouching penitents
arose a weird chanting "Oh, the blood, the
blood. the blood. the blood
Wrought on by this grewsome and in
sistent strain. which was rendered more
uncannv by the fixed stare Of the leading
cbanter. who kept slowly beating his hands
together across his breast. the cries and
croans became louder and more hystericaL
"Oh. the blood, the blood. the blood, the
blood," walled the chanters. gradually work
ing the women ana some OF The men 10
such a state Of frenzy that they threw
themselves PROSTATE before the bench. Then
suddenly a man or woman. and sometimes
three or four az a time, got 10 their knees.
holding their hands high above their heads
IN "A duplicating manner and maintained
that position until 10 the spectators n
seemed that nature was about to succumD
10 such trying ordeal Just as human
endurance seemed about 10 snap, the lead
crs both men and women, went down
among those kneeling H. the straw, and
while one shouted at q penitent, another
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
AEROPIANE BOMB ON SUBMARINE WHICH
HAS BEEN FORCED TO THE SURFACE TO GET
ITS BEARINGS RENEW ITS SUPPLY OF AIR

made In the case Of the 14-pound projec-
tile there will be attached 70 II what is
termed a daylight tracer" This consists
OF a small amount of powder 80 packed
that when the proiectile is fired it lgnites
and leaves a line Of smoke IN ~ wake.
Thus the men behind the guns will be able
10 ascertain Just how near 70 the target
their shot goes. and 70 resight and aim
properly. These tracers VIII be used only
IN connection with the 3-inch guns.
The cost OF these naval experiments. IL
is estimated. Will be little more than $1,000.
That modest sum represents the cost OF
ammunition only, for the amount OF coal
consumed would be the same wherever the
feet might be. The principal reason why
the cost IS so small IS that the protect!les
70 be fired are smaller than those used in
any other mannuvres. Even il the case
Of the torpedo destroyers the cost is COM
paratively small. for, instead OF using
powder the cap will be filed with water.
which will DO no more damage than 70
take the paint of the side Of the vessel II
strikes. but which nevertheless will be suf-
fcient for test purposes.
II Is 10 Lieutenant Commander Leigh
Carlyle Palmer. chief OF the division or
target practice and naval aid 10 the Presi-
dent. that the greater part Of rhe work OF
planning this test falls. II IS IN his d.
vision that the sealed orders are prepared
and the general arrangements executed.
Commander Palmer Is enthusiastic regard
ing his work. and is especially interested In
the sailor and his efficiency.
zone hears a good deal regarding the
position which sailors occupy in the navy"
lie said ITO a great majority of the
people they are the drudges OF This branch
of the service. That Is far fiom being
true. for most OF the positions held by
these men are extremely responsible ones.
To will be the sailors. for instance who
will have charge of the telescopes during
the acroplane tests. That certl'ulY is d
responsible position. as through negligence
on his part the ships safety might be jeop-
ardized I'm actual warfare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

open for inspection by representatives OF
foreign governments.
In the navy tests. commencing at Hamp-
ton Roads the latter part Of this month.
experiments OF a limited character will be
first undertaken. consisting Of a single bat
tIeship firing at a kite carried by the ship
herself. But during the first part Of Sep
tember a large portion OF our feet Will
participate in more general experiments
under the direction of Admiral Osterhaus,
who will command from his flagship the
Connecticut
In both army and navy actual aeroplanes
will not. Of course, be used. The tests
are OF too serious a nature 10 permit the
use Of real air craft. for they would IN
Goubtedly be attended by loss Of life. The
same result however. is obtained in using.
as the navy does large kites of the box
variety and capable Of lifting man.
From these kites will be suspended pen
dent targets. During the preliminary
tests q kite will be sent up from the same
ship firing at the targets. When up al
the height desired the targets will be Kept
facing the battleship by means OF ropes
attached 10 II and held by sailors on board.
Ten-nan squads WI then fire at them
with the regulation rife. 1t will. Of course
be possible for the kite TO be destroyed
bv a single volley, but only at COM
naratively short distance. and it is for the
purpose Of doing equal damage at a much
greater distance that the more pretenuous
tests will be made.
All ships participating will construct
their own kites This was determined IN
connective tests held several weeks ago
when each ship designed its own kite the
hest Of them being taken az the standard
for the coming experiments. The tests
following the preliminary ones will he
made during what is known in naval
CIRCLES as battle practice" and will con-
sist. in addition 70 the aeroplane features
of an attack upon the fleet by our tor
rodo destroyers and submarines. Thus 10
10 practically fighting the three most dan
eorous enemies Of the battleship-the
aeroplane. the torpedo destroyer and the
e,,bnarine-at the same time Will be al
most similar 10 actual battle, and will
therefore. prove Of inesumable value to all
classes Of the naval service.
Under Admiral Osterhaus. the officers in
charge will be Admiral Charles J. Badger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

Nor IS the relation OF the sailor and
his officer as bad as some suppose. Disci-
pline must be maintained, Of course, out
the officer Of to-day takes considerable or
his time in seeing that his men are well
trained and able to do their share Of the
responsible work during an engagement.
Ard this endeavor rarely goes unappre-
ciated. for the sailors who make up our
fleet are an unusually well educated set or
men. They know, in almost every IN
stance the various branches Of knowl-
elge which touch on their profession.
outside the navy they could secure much
more remuuerative places as wireless
operators. for instance. But very Few
cases Of this kind happen. because the
navy offers an element that attracts and
holds the majority Of young men who
enter the service This Is the element Of
chance. In target practice, in active SER
vice and IN many other ways there is that
uncertainty and spirit OF gamble the love
OF which forms so important a factor in
the American youth
AT the Sandy Hook proving ground the
tests, though Of a highly valuable charac-
ter. will nevertheless be on a much small
or scale. with but about one hundred men
matchmaking. They will be held as soon
as the special gun being made for this
particular work has been completed. This
gun consists OF carriage and barrel so
constructed as 70 discharge projecules at
an almost vertical position straight into
the air. Il will also be provided with a
special telescope sight II can be easily
moved. attain high velocity and reach
great heights. The result OF these tests
win determine whether or not practical
gun has at last been found for this spe-
clal use, and. II So others will be con-
structed.
The tests viii consist Of firing various
kinds OF pr0iectiles at balloons, and may
continue from two to four weeks. They
will be held under the direction OF Cen
eraI Crozier. in connection with the ord
nance board az Sandy Hook The results
foped Tor viii settle many important ques-
lions regarding aerOnautc warfare. The
variety and number Of proiectiles e IS
u0sgible 90 fire. the best means 0f attack,
the proper caIibre and weight OF gun and
the right graduation Of sight are among
the things this test should settle
10 is probable that a detachment Of tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

eon TO n spectator this Gift Of Tongues
would seem a rather useless accomplish
ment. n transient talent thar gets nowhere.
The iabbering penitents themselves did not
profess 90 understand their own gibberish.
and neither did the leaders. That ir was
but an incident Of a Heavenly fulness'
was an explanation given out by one of the
leaders. To the unconverted ear OF an on
locker the Gift of Tongues" sounds. per
haps ike nothing so much as the caclllng
of a lot Of barnyard fowls. The "ca-dack
ca-dack. ca-dackett." OF the little brown
hen that announces the arrival OF a brand
new egg might be said 20 be the main
theme or motive running through the "Gift'
yernacular
The men disciples OF the Pentecostal cult
are much less given 20 the gift than
are their women folk. And In most cases
they loftily assured questiOners that on
several occasions, when they had in3ulged
"the gift they had spoken in certain.
plainly recognized Hindu or African dia-
ects But by whom their gift Lad been
recognized was not stated.
However. what the men disciples lack In
gift yolubility they generally more than
make up in freak gymnastic expressions OF
their edidcation. Perhaps one of the most
notable OF these stunts which occurred
during the last Pentecostal meet was ac-
complshed by a certain wirily built young
convert who created a sensation by sud
denly rousing from state OF coma and,
stll PROSTATE, propellIng l.mset, back
downward, across the pla FORM much
after the manner OF mechanical beetle or
other accomplished TOY.
outside the canvas tabernacle ~ almost
any time during the camp meeting could
be- seen pathetic groups OF little mothers
trying. sometimes vaInly, 10 hush the cries
OF tiny babies Tor their "Pentecostal mo-
TIERS" who We're perhaps In the straw pit
inside busy with their gift
on certain afternoon "A congr CATION Of
the Juveniles was noticed budding along
the trunk Of "a fallen tree IN an unfre-
quented section OF the park. investigation
proved that the little assemblage was d
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

Admiral Aaron Ward. Admiral Thomas 3.
Howard and Admiral Sidney A. stanton.
Among the battleships participating are
the Delaware. the North Dakota. the Mich
igan. the South Carolina. the Utah, the
PENNSYLVANIA. the California, the South
Dakota and the Florida. if she is ready
for service then. In addition 70 the TWEEN
tv-fve battleships all our torpedo destroy
ers. Of which there are forty, and our if
teen submarines viii take part. Conse-
quentlv. there viii be about eighty ships
taking part, with five admirals command
ing some forty-odd thousand officers and
men.
When this gigantic squadron assemblies
AZ Hampton Roads. the most pretentious
as well as interesting tests Will begin. As
preliminary tests. squads Of ten men viii
fire at kites sent out from their own re-
spective ships Then squads on other ships
will fire at targets carried by a different
vessel. Tests will also be made Of auto
matte guns by discharging them at the
targets.
And then comes the final and most ter
rife attack ever yet made against an aero
plane. Three-inch guns that fire l4-inch
proiect!les will be directed against the
aerial invaders from four ships command
ed By Admiral Osterhaus, who Will signal
instructions from the Connecticut These
ships will be stationed four hundred yards
apart. and from each OF them ten of these
guns will cut loose. IN order with a broad
side direct al the kite. This means mat
forty guns will be discharged almost ST.
multaneously at one aeroplane. and. fur
Their. that every two and one-half seconds
another volley can be fired
An aeroplane is more easily seen and
therefore more quickly open 10 attack
than the ordinary battleship; objects at
sea become visible according 20 the dis
lance they rise above the horizon. In
sighting a batNeship the first thing seen
is the smoke But an aeroplane. being at
II much higher elevation than that 10
which smoke rises viii be easily discerni-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
New Gun for Repelling Of
Aerial Invaders VIII Be
Tried Out by Huge
Squadron-Kites and
Balloons as Targets.

Signal Corps VIII also participate. = -
they Will have complete charge ~ send
ing up the balloons. At the experiments
carried on last year. when similar tests
were made with the regular army rifles,
the signal Corps served IN the same ca
Daclty. The balloon used Is OF the or
binary captive type, let ont on a cable
and controlled from the ground by means
Of a rope.
And then. after the tests have been
completed, Il still remains for the vast
amount OF material collected 90 BE- written
and published in book form. But even
that is not all Uncle Sam thinks so much
Of his material that he VIII make sure
each night that this book containing the
results Of the tests Is securely locked IN
big safe. for foreign powers are interested
and Uncle Sam will take no chances on
their reaping the benefits Of his labor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
Some of the Queer Scenes Ac-
companying a Camp Meet
ing of This Cult Are
Here Narrated.

mimic session or the "Pentecosta, Pr,li-
tives" Two or three youngsters were
jumping around and shouting as though
caught in a hornets nest, while the more
GociIa little girls were lying on their backs,
jabbering and digging their heels into the
dirt
a short distance from the canvas taber-
nacle in Homestead Park. was another
large tent, I'm which meals wore served %
the camp meeting disciples DESPITE The
noticed iniunctlons, "Be filed with tho
Spirit that We're posted 0u an sides,
thriving commerce In coffee. sandwiches
and baked beans obtained. Disciples were
summoned 90 meals by specially conse-
Grated young bell ringer, who passed
around the tabernacle seven times before
each repast. AS the noise from ns rusty
COW bell smote on the air there was
plainly percepuble stir among the Irnitents
PROSTATE in the straw pit. The habits OK
long generations ~ "ungfted" forebears
could not become suoservient 10 the spirit
ual thau all IN a moment
Glorylng in the throngs OF sigh,seers.
many OF whom the "Pentelosfals" referred
Co as "sconers.' the principals OF the camp
meeting enjoyed 90 the fuu their saturnalia
OF emotional high jinks. THE woods have
been ahre with the Spirit" said one or tne
elders in his farewell address. "Revllcd %
men. We have proven ourselves the angels
elect OF the Most High" Soon afterward
one Brother Float. most pracucal meni-
her of the angels elect" got dp ana en-
Joined the sisters and brethren that IN
breaking camp care should be- taken 10
carry away only such worldly goods as be-
longed 90 them tie specially enioined them
mot 20 be careless OF a brothers bed
ciothea"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

for half an hour or more in a state Of coma.
Not "a muscle seemed 20 move. When a
convert began TO show signs Of life again.
a leader. generally "a woman. climbed over
the PROSTATE bodies to sit by the reyiving
person. 20 wall and coax the Gift"
4 terrible writhlng and a period OF spas
mode shaking generally preceded the WISH
tation OF the Gift OF Tongues" The con-
yerts would dig their heels into the straw
and then commence 10 shout strange jar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

would jump up and down beside the I',
,e,tant man or woman. A long. dlsIna'
and nerve cutting wall was generally emit
ted by the women workers.
r. this trea tmcnt did not succeed in bring
ing about the desired collapse one Oh '.'
leaders would stand IN front OF inc penn
tent and pla &c his hands on the side oil
the persons mead. rubbing his fingers over
the subjects eyes and forehead. purring'y
adnonishing mia or her TO concentrate his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
Results Of Experiments To Be
Made This Month and
Next by Army and Navy
VIII Be, However,
a State Secret.

TO ASCERTAIN the most efficient
method Of annihilaung craft Of the
air that might swoop down upon the
country In time Of war. Uncle sam will soon
Of his army and set them 90 work on the
problem Of how best 20 wreck the aero
planes Of am invader. These tests VIII be
held the latter part Of the current month
for the navy ar Hampton Roads, Virginia,
and for the army al the Sandy Hook prov
ing grounds where the big guns are
usually tried out More than forty thou
sand men and officers IN the navy alone
Will perform the experiments assigned
them and seek 20 destroy that which
others ln Uncle Sans employ are still
striving 20 uerfect-the aeropiane
Last year tests Of a somewhat similar
nature we're held by both branches of our
defensive force. but on a much smaller
scale. The army tests held then consisted
chiefly o. firing ar balloons with the reg
u,ar army rifo. But this year the bal
Icons VIII DO the targets for the fire Of a
specially designed gun and carriage, made
solely for that purpose. and jealousy
guarded as a state secret In the navy
this years tests. conducted under the per
sonai command o. Rear Admiral Oster-
haus. commander in chief Of the Atlantic
feet. and four other division admirals, viii
cover every possible phase Of destroying
the newest Of all war craft. those Of the
air
in this al in many other matters both
military and civil. the United states is far
SD the lead of the European powers. Tests
have. o. course. been made by the other
powers. but il no instance have they been
conducted on $50 gigantic a scale as those
now planned Exact details regarding
these f7re.ar tests are not available, as no
powe- dleuras matters Of this sort, nor.
II turn g..r tho tests 10 be held here ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

mind and give mp % the Maker"
soon. In the language Of the spectators.
another had Topped"
The leaders who had assisted In the con
version then laid the PROSTATE person in
the straw. ana In the case OF a woman her
skirts were carefully arranged about her
ankles and q disciple stationed az her head
70 keep the flies away.
After passing from this seemingly excited
religious state. .ho penitents generally lay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
A NEW EXCUSE NEEDED

The Mistress-And. Mary, wen have thas
small piece OF meat as we'll
The New Maid-Please m the cars sAf
IT,
The Mistress-What cat7
The New Maid (surDrised)-Oh' h~"'
NM therA a cat2-rhe Sketch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
WHEN WOMEN VOTE.

Mrs. Church-weIl. how did you vote 70
day.
Mrs. Gothar-I didn't vots az a.. Tners
were only two women candidates, anc one
OF them said something unconpinsntary
about nv hat. and the other one lever
noticed ny hat AZ alll-HonkerS StaSesinAn-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
SURE WAY

whilst wonder y there VII sv-r oe
universal peace.
GiWs-Sure. All they've got 20 do IS 70
GET r-e nations 70 agree that IN case OF
war the winner pays the pensions.-Puch
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-13
GIRL IS SCALPED
AT LAUNDRY WORK
BESSIE MoRsoN's HAIR CAUGHT
IN WASHING MACHINE AT PI-
REE's CAFE LAUNDRY THIS
MORNING AND scALPED HER
I NOT UNCONSCIOUS.

While at work operating a washing
machine in the Prize cafe laundry early
this morning, Bessie Morson had her
hair caught in the machine and in an
instant was scalped.. She was removed
at once to the Northwestern hospital
in Moorhead. While the accident was
a great nervous shock and exceedingly
painful, causing much flow OF blood,
the young woman was not rendered
unconscious at any time.
Inquiry was made at the hospital
later and It was learned that she is
resting easily, but that her scalp is en-
tirely gone. While no definite state
ment has been made by any of the
physicians of the hospital, it was I'M
derstood that regrafting Of the scalp
was improbable as it has been so COM
pletely severed that it appears an ute.
impossibiIity.
Miss Morson is we'll known in the
city and has quite a number Of friends
who will learn with great sorrow the
sad misfortune which has befallen her
She has roomed in Moorhead where
she is we'll known as a hard and sim
cere worker. which reputation she also
enjoyed with here employers, the Pr
RE Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-13
Big TERMINAL
| FOR SUPERIOR
COMMITTEE OF N. q. BRANCH OF
SOCIETY OF EQUITY RETURNS
TO FARGO WITH DECISION THAT
$4,000 ELEVATOR MUST BE
BUILT.

The decision of the inspection COM
mittee OF the North Dakota branch Of
the American Society Of Equity, con-
sisting OF A. v. Swanson, president of
the society, ]. M. Anderson. secretary,
and A. j. Trovaten, is that big $780,
600 terminal grain elevator must be
built at Superior Wis, in order that
the needs Of the North Dakota mem
bers Of the society may be adequately
cared for.
At the recent convention OF the tri-
state grain growers, the matter of the
construction of a terminal elevator for
the use of the fiickertails was started
at which time $4,000 was subscribed
An elevator company has recently been
incorporated for 100000 and an extra
$4,000 is now being issued.
On March 81, a meeting of the stock
holders has been called and at that
time the officers of the society will be
designated as the charter provides.
The committee has decided that 1T will
be necessary to issue at least $50, 900
more stock than is now authorized, and
this will be a matter of discussion at
the regular meeting two weeks hence
The construction of the elevator is ex
pected to be begun early this summer