Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-24

ever, possibly made SO by the Balkan
wars
There have been some few spats be-
tween France and Germany, but moth |
ing in any way approaching breach
of diplomatic relations. The falling of
a couple of German war balloons on
French territory created some little
excitement, as did the mobbing of
some German subjects by French citi-
zens in border towns. France, as well
as the United States, underwent a
presidential election in 1913, placing
very democratic and a 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 in 1913, among them
the Chinese rebellion and establish
ment of republic, and in Japan the
death of thes Mikado and the success
sion of his son and the anti-American
demonstrations and riots as a result
of the adoption of the anti-alien land
owning law in California
In the realm of science and explora-
ton there have been but few develop
ments that could positively be desig
mated as disappearing.
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 to the world until 1913. DIR.
| Friedrich Franz friedman, discover
| er of a cure" for tuberculosis, made
| his appearance in 1913, but the value
| of DIR. Friedmanns CURE and other
| cures" for that dread disease an
nounced at about the same time. are
very much open to 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 is progressing rapidly.
Much attention to aeronautics has
been paid by the 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 a military aviation corps
that would unquestionably be of great
value in case of war, and Germany
has devoted much time and money to
dirigible ballooning. The United
States has spent some $4,000 during
the year in military experiments in
aviation
The number of deaths resulting from
aviation has not been especially large
Aviators have died, just as aviators
died in 1912, and Germany suffered g
number of disastrous accidents to Yep
pelin dirigible balloons. Many of the
accidents of aeroplanes resulted from
| fancy exhibition flying and military
experiments. The year 1913 saw the
first aeroplane flight over the Panama
canal.
On the Panama Canal.
In Panama great developments have
taken place. October 10 last saw the
dynamiting of Gamboa dixie, being thu
removal of practically the last seriou.
obstruction in the big ditch. The ca
nal is now almost completed, so far a
a trans-continental waterway is con
|, cerned, although not yet prepared 70
the passage of steamers from ocean t,
ocean. Work has also been begun Oh
the buildings and grounds for the grea
| | Panama-Pacific International expos
ton, to be held in San Francisco il
| 1915, as a celebration of the forma
r opening of the Panama canal. In thi
connection it may be mentioned som
) slight international ill feeling ma
) | have been caused by the refusal of tn
British and German government t
q participate officially in the San FraI
v cisco exposition. German and En-,
! lish merchants, however, will take pal
= on their own accounts.
+ The United States may congratulate
b itself that barring the case of Han
:, Schmidt, the New York priest, ther
e have been few gruesome and startlin
e murders during the year.
a New York state furnished the mo-
= sensational bit of local politics of tt
a year in the impeachment and remov
d of Gov. William Sulzer, followed
# Suffers nomination by Progressive
and election to the state assembly.
IS In the world of sports the Unite
d States still stands supreme In add
i ton to humbling the British polo CT
N challengers the United States furth
Is shocked Johnny Bull when Franc
W Ouimet, the youthful golf wonde
walked away from the English exper
in the national open golf championsh
g. at Brookline, Mass, and by the wi
a | ming of the international Davis tenn
n cup. Americas supremacy in spor
Of was further recognized during the We
ID when King Gustave of Sweden pl
In scented the American athletes with {
10 medals and trophies won at the Oily
. pic games in Stockholm in 1912. It
2 sporting world suffered a shock, no
lie ever, when it was learned that "Jir
an Thorpe, the famous Carlisle Indi
-. | athlete really helOuped in the elias,