The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-06
EVENING STAR
SCAREOCROWO
STOL|D BRITISH
FEAR OF FOREIGN AIRsHiP IN
VASIoN CAUSED ENGLISHMEN TO
BREAK UP MEETING OF HARTLE
pool CORPORATION COMMITTEES.

London. May 5.-The discovery by a
game-keeper on a lonely Yorkshire moor
of the remains of fire balloon has ended
one of the most acute attacks of air
shipftis" from which England has suf-
fered since the jingoes began to discuss
the danger of an airship attack of Ger
many.
For several weeks towns on the east
coast have been in a fever Of excitement
over the reports of mysterious lights said
to have been seen lowering over them. 1t
is now believed that the reputed airships
have all been heat balloons sent up by
usually prominent for some time past Oh
account of a notable lack of fog, also
shares the blame. and Venus was respon-
sible for breaking up a meeting of the
The committee was busy with the an
uual estimates when member entered
in a suppressed state of excitement and.
whispering to two or three of his COL
leagues. took them outside Other mem
bers soon followed. The cause of the
exodus declared that the bright light
overhead was an airship. and he as
| serted that he could even see its outlines
After a lengthy and heated argument
1t was decided that the fearsome light
was Venus a star seldom seen in that
fog eushrouded town.
In the meantime Germany Is enjoying
the joke largely and England is rapidly
losing its reputation as the most stolid
nation.
Mrs. CORVALLIS West, who was Miss
Jennie Jerome, of New York may be
counted upon to give British society
some new product of her enterprise and
versa ility every year. The newest is
to be political play from her pen en-
titled: Father and Som sonce Mrs
prominent statesman and cabinet min
lister, Lord Randolph Churchill. and her
son Winston Churchill is First Lord OF
the Admiralty in the present cabinet the
curious
whether. and how far. the drama may
reflect the experiences of her own fam
lily.
Apparently 1t may be counted upon to
do this to some extent The Father
o fthe play is cabinet minister in
Liberal government. and the ''Son" is
Conservative member of Parliament The
play is to have its first production this
month by the Repertory Theatre Of Glas-
winston Churchill is greatly annoyed by
the launching of this proposed exposi-
ton of British politics, and is attempting
to dissuade his mother from lending her
name TO 1t.
The decision of the Benedictines of
withdraw from the Church of England
ard seek union with the Order Of ST
Benedict. deprives the established church
of its most prominent experiment in mo-
Mysticism
About twenty wears ago a medical stu
dent. who had not vet qualified for his
did church work there He finally de-
cided that he would rather be a monk
than a physician. and he gathered about
him a number of youths who synnpa-
thized with his aspiration. Presently they
arbitrarily decided to cali themselves
sanction fro mthe order Disregardinr
this detail thew banded themselves to-
gether under the Benedictfne rules OF
life and wore the habit of the order,
For some years this religious COM
nunity went on without much public
notice unit 1.-THE religious world was
startled to learn that Archbishop Temple
the aged head Of the English church. Rad
given the monks a charter. signed and
sealed recognizing them as English Ben