The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-08

wars.
There have been some few epats be-
tween France and Germany. bur moth
'ng in any way approaching a breach
or diplomatic relations The falling OF
couple OF German war balloons on
French territory created some little
excitement. as did the mobbing Of
som- German subjects BY French citi-
1ens Ia border towns France, as we'll
~ the United States. underwent
presidential election In 1913. placing Il
very democratic aud very diplomatic
person In the Office OF chief executive
President Poincare
In the Far East.
In the far east several things OF mo
ment occurred la 1913. among them
The Chinese rebellion and establish.
ment OF republic and In Japan the
death Of the MikHdo and tho success
sion OF his son and the anti American
demonstrations and riots as result
OF the adoption Of the antiallen land
owning Law IN California
In the realm Of science and explora.
ton there have been but few develop
ments that could positively be- dealE.
mated AZ history creating.
The discovery Of the south pole and
the disaster to the Scott expedition
both occurred In 1912 although the
fate Of Captain Scott was not made
known 10 the world until 1919 Dr
Friedrich Franz Friedman discover.
er OF cure" for tuberculosis, made
his appearance IN 1913. but the value
OF Dr Friedmanus cure" aud other
cures" Tor that dread disease an.
nonneed al shout the same time at,
very much open 10 doubt Great strides
have undoubtedly been made In the
treatment Of cancer but no positive
cure has yet been discovered. although
much has been learned about the value
Of radium
Aviation II progressing rapidly
Much attention TO aCronautlcB has
been paid BY tho various European
governments from military stand.
point. but no means OF making aero
planning anywhere near safe have yet
been discovered France has organized
and trained military aviation corps
that would unquestlonably be- Of great
value In case Of war. and Germany
has devoted much time and money 10
dlrigibie ballooning The United
States has spent sons $50. 900 during
this year ia military experiments In
aviation
The number OF deaths resulting from
aviation has not been especially large
AYlatorA have died Just as aviators
died In 1919. aud Germany suffered
number Of disastrous accidents To Yep
pelin diriglble balloons Many OF tho
accidents of aeroplanes resulted from
fancy exhibition fiylng and military
experiments Tho year 1913 saw the
nrHt aeroplana fight over the Panama
canal
on the Panama Canal.
Ia Panama great developments have
taken place October 10 last saw the
dynamiting OF damboa dixie. being the
removal Of practically the last serious
obstruction In the big ditch The ca.
nal Ia now almost completed. NO far az
trans continental waterway liz con,
cerned. although not yet prepared for
tho passage OF steamers from ocean to
ocean, Work has also been begun on
tho buildings and grounds for the great
Panama Pacific international exposl-
tion, To BE- held in San Francisco In
1915, a. a celebration OF tho formal
opening OF the Panama canal In this
connection II may be mentioned some
slight International "a feeling may
have been caused by the refusal OF the
british and German government to
participate ofneially Ia the san Fran
cisco exposition German and Eng
lish merchants. however. viii take part
on their own accounts.
The United States may congratulate
Itself that. barring the case OF Hans
Schmidt. the New York priest, there
have been few Eracsome aud startling
murders during the year
New York state furnished the moat
sensational biz Of local politics OF the
year In the impeachment and removal
OF Gov. William Sulkcr. followed by
SulGeT's nomination by Ifogreaatvea
and election 60 the state assembly
In the world OF sports the United
States stiil stands supreme In addl
ton to humblink tho british polo eur
chatleaEern ths United States further
/ shocked Johnny Bull when Francis
| ouimet. tho youthful golf wonder
/ walked away from the English experts
In the national open golf championship
AZ tirooklinU, Mass aud by the win.
Mag 81 the International Davis tennis
cup Americas supremacy IN sports
aas further recognized during the year
I when kipE Gastayo OF Sweden PRIV.
I srntrd tho American athletes With the
medals and trophies won at the Otym.
/ pie games 80 stockholm In 1919 The
/ sporting weird suffered a shock. bow.
ever phep Il VAS learned that Jim
/ Taurpv. the fAmous Carlisle Indian
athlete really belonged In the ciaszi.
/ aeatlon Of professional lie yolun.
I tariiy rvunuhred tho trophies he had
son as an amateur Ia tho Olympic
{ Eanvs
Here aro The heading events OF the
I year
olsas'srs, Fires Floods
F7=o3a tn ohio msuv allied. much
3 faTsF8as aHd great damage dome
/ tsaa- 'a ,hv Mississippi sa.lu, - a
I rysaif 90 ohio aoel.
I Tornado tsareys part uf Omaha.
. Sob
t-Hnsuu az osptatv4 prt1bsr :
. Tasau k.Hrd
Gas rFp.aalaa near Pittsburgh Kills
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