THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JUNE ai, 1912.
PAGE THREE
SUSPECTS A HOODOO.
Berryman in Washington Star.
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
(Mortimer Storker.)
Tho spirit of democracy is manifest
throughout the whole world today.
Old and effete monarchies are
crumbling to dust on every hand and
the people are asserting their god
given right to govern themselves.
This liberty loving spirit of Inde
pendence has been fostered largely
by the Unted States of America,
which has been the great exemplar
of popular government among the
nations of the world.
The llrst form of government
among men was patriarchal, wherein
tho father ruled oer his descend
ants. This grew into the tribal form
dominated by a chieftain or leader.
The union of tribes formed a nation
which was governed by a bold gener
al, especially In times of war, for
ignorance and turbulence which were
prevalent among such peoples re
quired a strong hand to hold them In
check, consequently the monarchy
resulted. As the people advanced In
intelligence the spirit of liberty be
gan to develop. We see evidences of
democracy among the Greeks, while
the world conquering Romans estab
lished a republic which was main
tained for many years until an am
bitious general usurped the power
and transformed It into an empire.
When our forefathers issued that
famous manifesto known as tho Dec
laration of Independence they had
but few models from history to
guide them. At that time the Swiss
had a republic in the Alps and the
Dutch had experimented with a re
publican form of government In tho
Netherlands.
The thirteen colonies which con
stituted the republic at the time of
the Revolution had been settled by
refugees driven from the nations of
Europe by oppression. They were
among tho most progressive and lib
erty loving people of those nations.
They were reduced to a common
level by the same hardships and tolls.
Their struggle with nature and the
savages had made them courageous
and well fitted to establish a demo
cracy, In which civil and religious
liberty wero to be enjoyed by all. The
British statesmen of that period free
ly predicted that the government
would not last one hundred years.
But their predictions were false; In
stead of failure this furnished In
spiration and has been the greatest
enlightener of tho world along the
lines of liberty.
Since our republic has been estab
lished, Mexico and all South Amer
ica, excepting the Guianas, have
overthrown the monarchy and model
ed their constitutions after tho con
stitution of tho United States. In
1870 France established its third re
public after the downfall of Napol
eon III at Sedan. In moro recent
years Portugal becamo a republic
after tho revolt of tho people and
ruin of tho long-established kingdom.
And last of all, tho ancient, unchang
ed, oriental empire of China, the
oldest and most conservative nation
on earth, with her four hundred mil-1
'lions of inhabitants, has been arous
, ed by missions and commercial lnter
. course with other nations, until they
I have cut off their cues, tho badges
! of servitude to the Manchu dynasty,
I revolted and established a republic.
I Fifty years ago tho inhabitants of
republican territory numbered eigh
ty-seven millions while now they
number seven hundred and twelve
millions. But tho spirit of liberty
is not confined to republics alone.
It we consider the aim and essence
of popular government, the progress
is still more encouraging, for practi
cally the whole habitable world has
within this time been brought under
a constitutional regime of some sort.
Even Russia. Japan, Turkey and Per
sia have their parliaments while
Slam and Abyssinia are no longer
pure autocracies. 'In England and
America where tho people enjoy the
most liberty, they are demanding
more privileges than ever before.
The House of Lords in England was
shorn of nearly all of Its power and
there are demands In America that
United States senators shall bo elect
ed by a direct vote of the people,
while the slogan of each of the can
didates In the presidential campaign
is, "Let the people rule." Tho initia
tive, referendum and recall, Import
ed from tho mountains of Switzer
land and adopted in Oregon .about,
ten years ago, aro fast becoming pop
ular in the United States.
The spirit of democracy is not con
fined to forms of government alone,
but in their social and economic con
ditions the common people are de
manding more and more education
and opportunity. Our Christian civ
ilization is producing an equality
among tho people who are demand
ing an equal apportunlty in this
land and everywhere throughout the
world. At last wo are beginning to
realize and heed the principles set
forth in tho Declaration of Independ
ence that all men are created free
and equal and that governmnts de
rive their just powers from tho con
sent of the governed.
WILBUR WRfOHT,
pioneer mm
Career of a Man Known k
World Over,
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Ordered.
To meet the Fourth of July de
mands, large supplies of tatanus an
titoxin have been orderel for the
sixty-seven distributing stations
throughout the commonwealth, by
'Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Commissioner
of Health.
Desplto the natlon-wldo move
ment for "A Safe and Sane Fourth,"
which has been steadily growing
during the last few years, tho total
number of accidents resulting In the
droaded tetanus or lock-Jaw, Is great
er on that day than any other In the
three hundred and sixty-five.
The serum which tho Department
of Health distributes to the poor is
used to immunlzo tho victims of
lire-cracker, gun shot and other
wounds. When it Is used immedi
ately following tho accident or
within twenty-four or even thirty
six hours thereafter, the danger of
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PUUdUMa PltuWch
Honors Conferred Upon Him by Nu
merous Governments, and His Ulti
mate Financial Success Did Not
Change Him.
Wilbur Wright, pioneer nvlntor and
aeroplane Inventor, was born nt Mill
vllle, Iud., in 1807. Ills father was the
ltev. Milton Wright, who was n bishop
in the Methodist church. The family
removed to Dayton, O., when Wilbur
was n child. In his early years Wilbur,
like his brother Orvllle, showed a de
cided bent for mechanics and went in
for machinery- During their spare mo
ments in a machine shop they built a
printing press, with which they started
n newspnper, according to Informants
who remember their beginnings. The
printing press was an excellent one.
the tradition goes, but the paper was
sold out.
About that time the bicycle craze was
in its infnncy, and with tho proceeds
from the sale of tho newspaper Wilbur
and Orvllle built a small bicycle fac
tory or machine shop, where they built
a wheel of their own nnd repaired and
assembled others.
It was not until 1000 that the Wrights
started on tho difficult task of making
heavier than air machines, and they nt
first went Into ncronautlcs for amuse
ment How They Became Interested.
Octavo Chanute was the llrst in the
United States to take up the hazardous
experiment of gliding in the air. Cha
nute lived in Chicago, and the ac
counts of his experiments interested
the Wrights. Several nerlal pioneers
in Europe had tried gliding, which
consisted of sliding down n hillside
through the air with a sort of string
less kite for a sled, and Lilienthal of
Germany broke his back at It.
The Wright brothers said that the
idea of llying attracted them. They
did not foresee any money in it nor
fame they simply took to the idea. A
glider was built in their small machine
shop and they made experiments with
it for more than n year when tho Idea
of a heavier than air machine was
conceived. They went down to the
North Carolina coast to make tests.
They wero hampered by lack of
money, and the story of their triumph
is ono of penury and hardship. A lly
ing machine was built and equipped
with an eight horsepower motor. It
weighed somewhat under 800 pounds,
including the passenger. The parts of
the aeroplane were taken to Kitty
Hawk and assembled with the utmost
secrecy. On Dec. 17, 1003, it flew 852
feet in fifty-nine seconds against a
twenty mile wind. To their delight the
brothers found they could control the
machine to a great extent. Then No. 2
machine was built in Dayton, nnd they
made more than a hundred flights In
that vicinity in 1004.
A Flight of Three Miles.
On Nov. 0 of that year tho aeroplane
went through the air for three miles.
It was rebuilt the following year and
on Oct. 5 went twenty-four nnd one
fifth miles in thirty-eight minutes and
three seconds. There was no doubt
them. The Wrights knew they had
solved the problem of aerial naviga
tion. Until that flight they had kept
their experiments in the utmost se
crecy, but persons near Dayton wit
nessed a part of tho flight and it be
came known. Then tho AViights an
nounced that their machines would bo
sold only to tho governments of tho
world and tedious negotiations began.
The French government, through a
syndicate, attempted to buy the rights
for that country.
Negotiations fell through oecaune the
Wrights would not explain their secret.
Then came a period of the worst hard
ship for tho inventors. Their money
had given out. That was In 1008. They
began to bo discredited, and Santos
Dumont nnd Farman camo Into promi
nence with their machines. The broth
ers' fortune turned, however, when
Charles It. Flint, a wealthy exporter,
suggested he would aid them financially
if they would agree to patent the ma
chine and market it. The Wrights cast
nsldo their secrecy while tho patents
were pending and gave public exhibi
tions at Manteo, N. O., that made tho
entire civilized world take notice.
Every Country Sought Them.
The Wrights wero sought In almost
every country of Europe. Wilbur went
to France uud Orvlllo remained in this
country to conduct flights. On Aug. 8
Wilbur made his first flight on the pa.
rado ground at Lo Mans. That nnd his
subsequent lllghti) wero wonderfully
successful. Orvllle flew at Fort Myer,
Vn., and on Sept. 17 broke his hip lu
tho disastrous flight that killed Lieu
tenant Thomas E. Selfridge, U. S. A.,
signal corps.
That accident made Wilbur bend his
utmost efforts In France, and ho was
admitted tho best flier in tho world.
Tho Wright brothers afterward took a
trip to Europo und flew before inauy
kings nnd quoens and received decora
tions from numerous governments.
Tho honors conferred upon him and
ultimata financial success never chang
ed Wilbur Wright from the quiet, un
assuming and religious man that first
started in to solvo aerial navigation.
Ho remained for all that tho same pa
tient worker at his pot Idea.
"Tho general conference of tho
Methodist Episcopal church, which
was In session at Minneapolis during
j May, will go down In hlBtory as ono
oi ino greatest anu most intuitu mat
has been hold up to this tlmo by the
Methodist people," declares llev. L
C. 'Murdock, district superintendent
of the Wyoming conference.
"There wore 820 deelgates pros
ent, coming from all parts of tho
United States, Mexico, South Amer
ica, Eurojifc, Asia. Africa aud tho
lslandB of tho sea," said Dr. Mur-
dock. "Delegates from all thoso
countries ongagod In tho lawmaking
for this branch of tho church of
Wesley wero a vivid Illustration of
tno prophetic vision of tho great
founder when ho beheld tho world
as his parish.
"Thore was a larger proportionate
number of now members In this con
ference than has usually been tho
caso and a larger numbor of me
morials or requests for chances In
the discipline of tho church. These
racts gave rise to tho fear that much
radical action might bo taken. Such
was not tho case, however, and tho
iDouy, wiiilo hopefully progresslvo,
was sanely conservative. (Much
constructive and rovislonal work was
j done and very little radical changes
maue.
"One of tho Important measures
adopted was tho assigning of bishops
to certain cities, which aro the cen
ters of groups of conferences. The
bishops will exerclso supervision
over these conferences for tho
quadrennial. Tho numerous me
morials, which requested the restor
ation of tho tlmo limit for pastors,
was referred to the committee on
Itinerancy. Tills committeo did not
report to the general conference any
plan for the restoration of the limit,
and consequently no change was
made this year in this respect.
"The committee on the episcopacy
recommended that the general con
frenco give tho annual conferences
of Methodism an opportunity to vote
on a constitutional amendment
which will provide for the election
of bishops for races and languages.
Moro than two-thirds of the confer
ence voted in favor of this amend
ment and it is thus handeu down to
the churches.
"Eight new bishops were elected
and two missionary bishops. The
new bishops are Homer C. Stuntz,
T. S. Henderson, W. O. Shepherd, N.
Luccock, F. J. McConnell, R. J.
Cooke, F. D. Leele, W. P. Thlrkeld,
Dr. W. P. Eveland, and J. 'W. Robin
son were elected missionary bishops.
All aro strong, broad-minded men
and will be a power for the advance
ment of Methodism, ilt was, indeed,
an impressive sight to witness the
consecration of 'the bishops.
"Dr. George P. Eckman, whose
father for a long time was a mem
ber of tho Wyoming conference, was
elected editor of the Christian Advo
cate, Dr. Buckley navlng resigned
after serving for over two score of
years. Dr. Eckman is of St. Paul's
Episcopal church. Now York city.
Dr. iBuckley has been ono of the
greatest editors of this country, and
for years has been the chief author
ity on the customs and laws of
Methodism.
"No change was made In the law
of the church pertaining to the
amusement question, and thero Is no
indication that the great law-making
body purposes to lower its moral
standard."
Dr. Murdock expressed his ap
proval of tho action of tho confer
ence In voting down the final court
of appeals. Tho general conference
remains tho final authority of the
church. Ho was also pleased with
tho step taken for a moro roveron
tial obsrvanco of Memorial Day.
The conference was In session
from May 4 until May 29, three ses
sions a day being held most of the
tlmo. Dr. Murdock declared that it
was almost lmposslblo for the lndl
dlvual to keep In touch with tho
scores of questions coming up for
consideration before tho different
committees and conference for consideration.
.MUSICAL CHITIOISM.
Tho following Is an excellent
criticism of tho musical program in
tho class night exercises which was
not published In tho other reports
owing to a lack of space:
Tho musical part of tho class night
program at tho High school was a
most crcditablo one. Crcdltablo to
tho performers themselves, to tho
school, to tho Individual teachers, to
Miss Harriot Arnold In charge of
this department, and to Professor
Oday, who Is ably aiding every effort
to promoto this means of culture
among tho young peoplo of our
town! In this connection, I would
liko to say a word for Itobert Dorin,
also, under whoso most ablo leader
ship, the boy's orchestra Is fast lay
ing tho foundations for future
achievement. Tho opening number
on tho program, an instrumental
trio, "Talk in Now York," was
pleasingly and intolllgontly render
ed by Otto Heumann, violin, Carl
'Wcldnor, cornot, and EIslo Heu
mann, piano, In a noticeably good
tompo.
William tlteif received much de
served applause for his violin solo,
"Cvardls," by Mlchlols, In which ho
displayed excollcnt tone and bow
ing, and ho undoubtedly has a future
beforo him.
Miss Dcsslo Caufield, a membor of
tho graduating class, appeared in a
Chopin 'Numbor, which sho Tondored
with nil tho charm of tone nnd
touch, which this wondorful com
posor demands. Miss Caufield is
tqmporamontally an artist, capable
of reaching a high piano in her chos
en profession with a few years of
devoted study and mollowlng.
Of Miss Arnold's work in tho
High school too much cannot bo
said! Tho fow selections rendered
by hor pupils Monday ovenlng wero
In ovldenco of Intelligent and artis
tic training. A dolightful tono qual
ity, cxcollont phrasing, and attack,
woro particularly notlcoablo in the
quartette, "Blow Yo Gontlo Breezes,"
by Marks.
Tho accompaniments for tho quar
tetto and class songs wero ably
played by Miss (Elsa Jacobs.
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