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I sketch your world exactly as it goes." uyron.
A Flat Earth
A correspondent in the Open Forum the other day asserted
that the bible does not say the earth is flat and offers to
pay a year's subscription if a statement can be quoted to
that effect.
The bible does not say in so many words that the earth
is flat, but it is the logical inference drawn from what it does
say and the church for centuries held that it was flat. The
fiat of ecclesiasticism decreed it flat and the inqusition was
invoked against those who asserted it round.
In this connection The Nation summarizes:
For centuries the church when church nnd state worked hand In
hand thundered against any man who dared think or ay that the
earth was round. Tho bishop of Ccuta nnd the theologians of
Salamanca overwhelmed Columbus with quotations from the Psalms,
from St. Paul and St. Augustine. When Copernicus mado his great
discovery of the revolution of the earth about the aun, Martin Luther
and Melanchthon vied with the Catholic dignitaries In abusing the
"upstart astrologer." Did not Ecclealastes say that "the earth
standcth faHt forever"?
When Galileo's rude telescope revealed the moons of Jupiter, con
firming Copernlcua's observations, he was told that bis pretended
discovery "vitiated the whole Christian plan of salvation." One
learned priest argued that If there were other planets they must be
Inhabited, since God made nothing in vain: but thoso Inhabitants
could not be descended from Adam; therefore they and their planets
could not exist. Poor Galileo, after publishing his letters on the sun
spots, was ordered to "abandon entirely the opinion Hint tho sun Is
the cenlor of the universe, and that the earth moves, ami to abstain
from sustaining, teaching, or defending that opinion In any manner
whalevcr, orally or by writing" an order worthy of the Tennessee
legislature whirh passed tho antl-cvoliitlon bill three hundred and
nine years later. Galileo was forced to niiilte the declaration:
'T, GalllTO, being a prisoner and nn my knees, and before your
ominenees, having before my eyes t lie llniy Gospel, which I touch
with my hands, abjure, detest, and curse the error and the heresy
of the movement of the earth. "
Ecclesiasticism then, as now, could only hamper scientific
truth, it could not halt it. Tennessee to be logical, should
follow up its law to preserve as sacred the first chapter of
Genesis, with another enactment to prohibit teachings con
trary to the first chapter of Ecclcsiastcs, and keep the earth
as stationary as progress in Tennessee and as flat ns a
Oat tire.
That Wise Decision
The Portland Oregonian has tardily editorially discovered
the Scopes trial at Dayton, Tennessee, which is some dis
covery for a fearless newspaper. The "well balanced, judicial
altitude" of the trial judge in excluding scientific evidence
upon evolution is most highly commended and the Tennessee
nnti-evolulion teaching law upheld by the erudite journal.
Says tho Oregonian :
It Is true that his (Judge rtaulston's) rulings have Invariably gono
again.it tho defense in what the defunao has held up as Important
Issues, but from the first tho Tennessee case has to us seemed so clear
cut that no other rulings could Justly ho made by nn Intelligent court.
Further along the Oregonian says "If there is a constitu
tional issue at all, it is whether the legislature of a state has
the power to forbid the teaching of any subject in the public
school" for "the legislature may malic good or bad regula
tions concerning the public schools," the "only check being
the vigilencc and intelligence of tho people themselves."
And the Oregonian sees anarchy in school affairs if the legis
lature cannot do as it pleases with public schools.
The legislature can only regulate the schools in accordance
with the Constitution and not in accordance with its own
vagaries. Legislatures have tried this before, a.j in the
Nebraska school case, where the teaching of a foreign
language was forbidden, and the legislative edict set aside,
proving that a legislature cannot "make good or bad regula
tions concerning the public schools" unless they comply with
the fundamental law.
That is the legal issue in Tennessee and the trial judge
has ruled out all evidence as to evolution that would prove
that by excluding it from the curricula, the legislature had
exceeded its authority and violated the constitution and the
court's action meets the unctions approval of the Oregonian,
which has timidly thereby alligned itself with the
fundamentalists.
The Scopes' case is of interest in Oregon because the
fundamentalists plan to force a similar law through here and
the indications are that when the issue arises, the Oregonian,
if it lakes sides at all, will be found lined up with those who
are making the nation ridiculous.
One Wife on Approval
Hy Violet
THE MAY HOME
"Yes, vo nun'h that 1m' ton o
fume to unswor tlicm," wlorlod
Cynlhl.i, mill lumjT up the revolver
Cynthia moved into Nool (iard
ni l's rtp.ii ttnptit the next cl.iy. Her
slslcr-in-Jaw had called on hfr the
I'voniiiK lcfnn itii'l wpont tun hour
try In if tn jiisuadc hor imt In d
no.
( ilhin t ion ninllKT lliat you
wvvo rmnhiK hore, licivnno
didn't want to pll her whole
trip." Louella hail said. "Why. sh.
wouldn't hnvo pone to Honolulu
with Jim If nhc'd known ti nt ynu
pin n nod t o do 1 li Is. I ca n't u n
derfdond your befntf so foolish.
Cynthln. Nool (lordlier hn& Just
been divorced; (he whole town talk
cd nbotit lilm because of the way
ho went nround with (Velio Mai
colrn before bin wife divorced him
and now Ihnl he's back they're
talking AKftlhf And then for you
dollbcrntcly to tnke the npartment
thrtt ho nnd his wife hnd. nnd to
liipuh with him nnd piny golf
with him "
"Both Jim nnd your mother urg
ed rue to give tip out houne while
Jim In awn'y neemwo of the coat of
ktfepJng It open," Cynthlrt retorted.
"Wo I'm closing It, nnd giving up
the pervnnt, nnd tnklng tho only
ftlinriment I've been able to find
trrhf! was possible, nnd paying the
rout out of my own Income. I don't
Telephone tfi; news
Editor and Publisher
matter at Salem, Oregon
Dare
eo that I've Kiven ynu any r.ur
lo find fault with nie though you
find fault with me no m:llor wha
T do! If Noel (i.inlupr has heei
lalked nlxait, and dlvnrred by hi
wife, that doesn't afreet me In tin
len-d."
Hut l.nuetla had not airreed, nnd
hail fin illy departi-tl for homo in
iai:e, and Cynthia hid wept a bit
over her p.irkitiK.
Established in her new home,
Imwev.'r, (die tliew n Ion breath
of relief. It wan ple;i;itit to have
a home tli it wn nut dominated by
her mot her-in -law, ono In whieli
every piece of furniture had not
been selected and placed by Mad
amp 1, eland. Cynthln rear ran sed
Noel Cardnei ' thing, wondering
nn she iiij o whether he and his
wire had chosen the fumMilmis for
their apartment together, nnd what
flort of person Mrs. (iardner was.
That afternoon Ceello Malcolm
and her chum, Helena Jordan,
dropped In.
'Had to make you welcome In
your new home." remarked Ceelle,
who wm sauntering about the liv
ing room when Cynthln entered.
Well, I certainly don't blame you
for Inking lhl Apartment. I've al
ways heard that It mm a-atunnlng
place unfortunately, Noel's wife
and 1 were never on good enough
term for her lo njk me here. Cer-
talnly had good toate, didn't she."
"Oh, 1 think it wuj) Noel who
had the good taste," commented
Mrs. Jordan. "He's always been
known for his taste In everything,
from good furniture to pretty wo
men," with a glance at Cynthia and
a little laugh.
"I'm so glad that you came to
day; we can christen my new home
by having tea together," exclaim
ed Cynthia, determinedly changing
the subject. Frances brought the
tea things at once, but set them
down hurriedly to ana we r the door
bell. A moment later she had de
posited a florist's box on a chair
beside Cynthia; within It were
mawios of pink roses. And without
mining from her chair, Helen Jor
dan could read the curd that lay
on them "Noel Gardner." She did
read it, aloud.
"i told you Nool had good taste,"
idle remarked.
"Yes, hasn't ho? Ru.ssell rosea
are tho love!Ic-t flowers there are,"
answered Cynthia. Mrs. Jordan rais
ed her eyebrows, and smiled quizzi
cally, but said nothing more.
"Noel always rushes a new wo
man right off her feet," murmured
Cecile, glancing disdainfully at her
tea cup. "Honey, would you mind
If Iliad a cocktail? Tea doean't In
terest me any more."
Cynthia blushed.
"I'm afraid there's nothing In the
house to make one of," ehe said.
"It didn't occur to me to bring any
of Jim's private stock over here
with me "
'Oh, Noel must have everything
In the world tucked away in hla
liquor closet; do call him, up and
nk him where ft Is," Cecile cut
In.
"I'd rather not; I hardly think "
"Nonsenao. He always comes to
the rescue of his famished friends.
Where's the phone? I'l call him if
you don't want to."
Without waiting for a reply she
ran Into the adjoining alcove and
picked up the telephone, gave
No(f's number. A moment later eho
was talking with him.
"Noel, this is Cccilc, I'm calling
from your old homo and Cynthia
Lcland's new one this is an S O S
call from her, really; she doesn't
know where you keep your gin. It
goes with tho apartment, doesn't
it? Oh, that's a darling. Hurry!"
She came back to tho tea table
and established herself beside Cyn
thia onco iiioio.
"lie says ho'II come up and mke
us somo cocktail himself," she an
swered airily. "Said he wanted to
beg your forgiveness for not tell
ing you where he keeps his liquor.
1 wish ho d told me he wanted to
rent thl.s apartment," she conclud
ed fretfully. "I'd have taken It my-
HClf."
Blushing. Cynthia ald nothing.
Not for worlds would she have had
Nool Cardner think that she meant
to make free of his belongings In
this way. fihe wondered how Bhe
could convince him of that.
Monday A Cny IIoumq Wa ruling.
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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
- President Celebrates the Fourth
r
Jvv. Jr
President and lira. CooUdgs an shown tearing the Technology Bunding at Cambridge, Mass, after
-witnessing an lmprcssire pageant commemorating the ISOth annlrersarr ot Washington's acceptance of
the command ot the revolutionary army.
Dayton
Th under-worked Jury In the
Scopes cose was having a full
holiday today. Being a member of
the jury haa not Interfered serious
ly with the activities outside tho
courtroom. The jury has spent lit
tle time in court, most of the pro
ceedings being not for the mem
bers' ears. The jury heard four
witnesses testify for the state and
Lr. Maynard M. Metcalf give his
biographical sketch.
"I got here too late," were and
words In Dayton today. Many
persona, unaware of the receaa
over the week end motored in to
be present as the case waa tried In
tho Ithea county court room. De
prived of a chance lo hear a de
bate of opposing counsel the 'vis
itors looked at the court room,
visited the drug store "where It
started," and wondered If every
passing bareheaded man -was John
T. Scopes, the defendant.
Scopes was apparently not per
turbed by Judgo Raulfiton's decis
ion to keep scientific testimony
out of the case. He did not change
expression as the judge renderod
his decision and he waa able to go
swimming In the afternoon. Scopes
Haid today that he has made no
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Sidelights
nlans for his nroeram "after the
Scopes case ends."
Around the counsel tables In the
arena where the evolution suit is
being held accumulations of mail
littered the floor. One letter from a
would-be counselor to the young
school teacher announced that If
the defendant would present to
Judge Haulston the Inclosed "mo
tion" the court would "Immediate
ly release him"- and end the trial.
Pamphlets, booklets, leaflets, and
folders, discoursing on many
phases of legal and economic sub
jects, flood the desks of the princi
pals In the evolution case. All the
senders hope to be of some "as
sistance" to tho representatives of
one party or the other.
In the custody of the court Is a
bundle of letters and circulars ad
dressed to members of the jury
by name aa "juryman in the
Scopes trial."
Music by the Dayton high school
band, whose origin John T. Scopes
aided, floated last night into the
Judicial hall where the biology In
structor Is on trial. The band,
which includea both boys and girls
played for an appreciative audience
Barney Wins On
They're Gctlin? Free Gas,
FRED HERNJDOtO SY1 FOR
UJ vu DC: Utcti .1 o JCr
Trie KflNtscw flALftMo;
MISSION rtMUTDNl6M
we TIN WITH TWO
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stretched out on the court house
lawn or seated on the rough plank
seats of the airdome. The youth
ful musicians have given several
concerts since the trial haa been In
progress.
The mountain roads and tree
grown elopes around Dayton were
visited today by scores of court at
tendants who have ben so closely
occupied by the trial for attention
of the Impressive beauties of na
ture. A large part of the corps of
newspaper reporters went into
Chattanooga for the week end or
went off to one of the many moun
tain resorts In this or adjacent
counties. Some took a more ex
tended sight seeing trip to the
Smoky mountains, leaving this
morning expecting to return tomor
row afternoon.
NATIONAL LEAGUE TO
FOSTER LOCAL TRADE
Chicago Believing that nation
al prosperity depends upon local
prosperity and that every town's
progress rests on the development
of its civic and commercial Inter
ests, the Local Loyal League of
America, with headquarters here,
has Inaugurated a movement to
stimulate a hearty trade-at-home
community spirit throughout the
country.
the Last Lap
Free Eals and Free Everything
FIN61.
F1 6P6AT- GRANb-DAt
l"TriCR'S
UllTH TJAUY CROCkCTT WITHlW
THOSC GRry STOWS WALLS.
IGSS THAN loo TGXAMS
Fought 4000 Mexicans
UMDGie SAHjTA
AMWA.
OPEN
Contributions to l'ols Column must 03 plainly wrliten on one
jlde ot paper only limited to 800 words In -length and signed
with the name or the writer. Articles no', meeting these specifi
cations will be rejected.
To the editor; I am "puz.loJ"
lo know why Intellectual coiupi
tente, from either independent ur
fundamcntulist standpoint have ? .
much difiiculty in discovering
Die ovolui'.vn that has taken pi i.-.c
ti..ii-hnnt tli.. rmintrics in Chris
tian theology lirst alous the
year when tbo teachings of Jesus
were evoivlug into medieval ino
oloBy, an. I then more rapidly in
the more i ctont years when niuth
ot medieval theology harf I";-'"
modified or abandoned In t li -3 ef
fort to return to simplified
pel t'hcoloKV as it may be ta.i mi
iniollifnnriv from the teachings
of Jesus acd His immediate follow
ers.
present i'ay theology in Its I'. w
out dav orthodox terms Is realHy
accessible In cur libraries m
encyclop-x'ias o! religion and men
i.. Dnxi.nc or.vr.innprlii!4i Pro
gressive tnluhers may readily tin.i
that the i'.upcucs nave uoi imhj
modified llieeir theologies, nut
nln in lllfO-a mpHKIll-fl l'i10-
gated their evolving creeds to a
position ot very real suooru.uu-
ii ... fIIH.lamanl.l fthmt
ot exemplifying the teachings of
the Christ wno saves, ana iiimm,,
Into their fellowship all who sc;k
CALIFORNIA
HEAT CAUSES
FOUR DEATHS
(Continueo. from Page One)
and Luke Krlkor, Seattle, were
burned severely while fighting the
same fire.
Fifty men are fighting a fire in
Hooper canyon, Ventura county,
Cal. Tho same fire was reported
earlier in the week and Is now rag
ing anew having already burned
over 500 acres. The fire has pen
etrated the Santa Barbara national
forest, Forest Supervisor Chester
R. Jordan announced after a sur
vey of the situation from an air
plane. IJiihtniii- fiets Fires
Brush and forest fires were rag
Ing today In the farm district.-!
near Templeton and Eureka, Cal.
Fighters are battling the blazes to
keep them from reaching fields
and farms. It was estimated that
six thousand acres had been burn
ed over. ' ,
Electrical ntormaset more than
fifty forest fires In the foothill
country in the eastern San Joaquin
valley, Cal., from Kern county on
the south, to Madera county on the
north.
Reports from Huntington Lake
that several small timber fires
were burning. The other fires were
chiefly brush nnd stubble blasts.
Scyeral deaths In California yes
terday were attributed to the heat
while high temperature establish
in San Antonio
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SATURDAY, JULY. 18, 1925
FORU
to follow li'm.
A few independent so-called
fiuidaineM'nlltst churches whose
members have not found comti rt
with today e o-thology as It domi
nates lii-3 older dc!!onilnati..'iis
have dravu their Iittlo circles nnd
are shutting out as best they '.an
ilie grente.- nmnuer of this gener
ation of tlic-ir it-now Christians.
As lias uei'ii sai-.l by a leading
evangelical denominational pup'jr
too many I'loLeslcnt popes are ix
commtinl.Niiing their brethren.
I'rutealair.isiu was and' is a pro
test again it tlio finality of hum in
authority in religious thinklui;;
and any appeal to what the Dlble
;ays may rai:;e the question i.f
whom It sa.vs it I.e. tho human
clement inevitable and necessity
lo tho reading of It.
Tli is generation Is reading Ita
own biul? reading it as It naver
lias been read before and finding
it to bo Clod's lnt-pired and Inspir
ing word to It. But to the neiv
minds it ie a new book. Even if
one must close his mind to bio
logical ovolution, why close It to
the religious evolution ot one's
own age?
F. G. FRANKLIN.
Salem. Ore.. July 17, 1926.
ed new records tn many parts of
the state.
P. Ortega collapsed while work
ing on a ranch near Stockton and
later died.
E. L. Hall of Los Angeles suf
fered a sunstroke at Chlco which
resulted In his death.
A three months old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall of Taft
died of heat prostration accord
ing to a report from the coroner.
The ten year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John G. Garcia of River
dale was stricken with heat pros
tration yesterday and died despite
medical 'aid.
Temperatures of over 100 de
crees were registered both In the
southern and northern parts of the
slate.
Dynatniic Starts 111a c
Eugene, July 18 Timber hold
ings of tho-Andoi'son and Middle
ton Lumber company and timber
along Onlp creek in the Cottage
Grove district are seriously threat
ened by a fire which started yes
terday afternoon when a charge of
dynamite ignited dry slashings, ac-
cording to word received here. It
is thought this morning that the
fire can be held under control by
the force of 75 men who fought It
yesterday nnd last night.
Workmen who wore extending a
railroad line were responsible for
the blaze. The flro was only about
a mile and a half from the Ander
son and Mlddleton camp, but
prompt work of fire fighters saved
the camp from destruction.
Bv Gcnnre MrManus
By Billy de Beck
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