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EVOLUTION AN ISSUE
There is no longer any doubt that
evolution is to be an important issue
in the minds of the people for some
tijne to come. More space is being
devoted to it in the newspapers and
magazines than is given to any other
question of general discussion, ex
cepting prohibition.
In every church conference. re
solutions seeking to define an atti
tude toward the doctrine of evolu
tion are being discussed and passed.
Laws seeking to bar the teaching of
evolution from the public schools
have been passed and are proposed
now.
A Tennessee school teacher,
charged with teaching evolution in
defiance of a state statute, has been
held to a grand jury and the stage
is being set to carry the case to
the United States Supreme Court, on
the ground that the law is unconsti
tutional.
Of course, the truth or untruth
of the doctrine of evolution can not
be changed by discussion or by tak
ing a vote on it. In the final analy
sis, evolution will stand or fall on its
merits. In thp meantime we shall
see a battle royal between its ad
vocates and its enemies.
It is only fair to say, however,
that the evidences in favor of evolu
tion have been sufficient to convince
every scientist of note in the wrorld,
as well as many of the most eminent
clergymen and scholars generally.
THE SPANISH DANCER
PLEASES BIG AUDIENCE
In gorgeousness of costumes, de
tail in the carrying out of scenic ef
fects, backed by an allstar support
ing cast, Pola Negri, featured in the
“Spanish Dancer,” which shows for
the last time at the Liberty theater
this evening, presented to theater
fans one of the best nine-reel fea
ture films which have been exhibited
in this city for a long time. A
packed house greeted th eopening
performance last night and it is safe
to say the picture will be shown to
a capacity attendance this evening.
The Pathe News is of exceptional
interest showing many pictures of the
world of sport.
Alaska Picture Showing
At Liberty In Seattle
‘‘Balto’s race to Nome,” is the ti
tle of the moving picture show, de
picting Gunnar Kasson’s dash into
Nome last winter with diphtheria an
titoxin serum, being exhibited at
the Liberty theater last week, prior
to the departure of the steamer Yu
kon for Seward.
The advertising copy in the Seat
tle Times read as follows: “The ex
ceptional thrill” Balto and Gunnar
Kasson on the soul stirring struggle
(somewhere in California)—of man
and dogs to save a stricken city. The
actual reproduction by real charac
ters of the historic event that will
long live in long and story—The dash
of Kasson and Balto over the snow
and icy mountains to the rescue of
Nome!
Jack Gucker, salesman for the Pa
cific Coast Biscuit company and for
Swift and company, departed for An
chorage on Monday.
Fish Rack Built
Bear-Grouse Lakes
The work of putting in salmon
racks in Grouse and Bear lakes, near
Seward has been started by Edwin
Wentworth, superintendent of the
Territorial Fish Commission, who ar
rived in town a few days ago on
the Admiral Evans. The racks are
made of wood and netting and serve
as a barrier in keeping the trout from
the salmon.
Owing to the large spawn in
Grouse lake, the rack in this lake has
been made practically air tight; also
on account of the two feeding grounds
one for the red and the other for
the kings. Mr. Wentworth expects
to complete his work at the local
hatchery by Saturday, leaving then
for Juneau.
Calvin Hazelet, Fish Commission
er at Cordova, is using dynamite
and rifles over on the Copper River
flats to destroy a few of the thous
ands of seals reported to be there.
As a destroyer of salmon, seal are
said to be terrible insofar as it is
generally their habit to take one
bite out of a salmon, then passing
on to others.
The baseball meeting scheduled
to be held last evening at the fire
hall was postponed until tomorrow
night owing to the joint meeting of
the Fire department and the Cham
ber of Commerce committee.
A movement is under way in Sew
ard to observe Flag Day, June 14.
Mr. Campbell, the man who spent
considerable time in this district last
summer with respect to organizing
an Alaska dirigible company, is on
his way back and at the present time
is at Cordova, according to recent
arrivals in Seward.
Erick Nelson, logging operator
from the Wide Bay district, is a visit
in Seward.
The Seward Volunteer Fire depart
ment and Chamber of Commerce
committees for the Fourth of July
celebration, will meet at the Fire
Hall tomorrow night at 8 o’clock to
complete plans for the big event.
Glen Carrington, Alaska salesman
for the W. P. Fuller company of Se
attle, has left Seward for the Inte
rior.
ENGLAND BRING OUT DEVICE
TO MAKE AIRPLANES SAFER
LONDON, June 10.—OP)—Under the
critical gaze of officials and experts
in aviation, two airplanes were tried
out at Mroydon recently and satis
factorily gave safety exhibitions
which, in the opinion of Major Gen
eral Sir Sefton Brancker, director
of civil aviation, “will eliminate
about 50 per cent of the accidents
which now occur.”
Two machines a ten seater piloted
by the Dutch pilot Fokker, and a
single-seater piloted by Flight-Lieut
enant Bulham, underwent tests
which showed that when a plane
stalled owing to lack of flying speed
and tilted downwrards preparatory
to a nose-dive, the pilot retained con
trol. Instead of nose-diving the ma
chine merely sank a certain distance.
The ten seater so built that it
is claimed it will not stall at all,
even under unfavorable conditions or
through neglect or inexperience on
the part of the pilot.
The small machine is fitted with
a slotted control wrhich consists of
auxiliary planes on the outer por
tion of the wings. Between them
are slots, and it is claimed that the
closing of the slots enables full con
trol. Pilot Bulham’s demonstration
was watched carefully by experts
and at the close he was congratulat
ed on wrhat was termed a “wonder
ful performance.”
The developments are said to mark
a great advance in aviation.
Eaton, Crane, Pike Stationery at
the Alaska Shop. tf
Haas Fresh Candies at the Alaska
Shop. _
Nothing definite as to the probable
sailing from Seattle of the steamer
Redondo of the Alaska Steamship
company, has been received at the
local office of the company.
I
SEAL HUNTERS
MAROONED; HAVE
BAD EXPERIENCE
Clinging to a rock which protrud
ed from the water, about 30 yards in
front of a glacier at the head of Gla
cier Bay, and a half mile off shore,
for five days without fire, food or
water, swept by the waves and icy
winds •while giant bergs towered
about them, Jim McKinley and Wal
ter Obert, Indians, made a winning
fight and were rescued by relatives
and are now at Excursion Inlet, says
the Juneau Empire in a recent is
sue, where they are being cared for.
The rock to which they clung for
their lives, extends, in jagged points
about nine feet above the water and
is about 120 feet long and ninety
feet wide.
The story was brought to Juneau
by George B. Williams. He is a rel
ative of the men and was chiefly in
strumental in their rescue.
According to Williams, he and his
wife with Obert and McKinley wrere
camping about seven miles from
the face of the glacier in Glacier
Bay. Monday morning last, the three
men set out to hunt seals, McKin
ley and Obert in a 14 foot sailing
boat and Williams in a canoe.
McKinley and Obert wrent up to
the head of the bay near the glacier
and Williams was about five miles
behind them. As he was searching
the bay with, his glasses about 11
o’clock in the morning, he was sud
denly attracted to the glacier by a
loud rumble and saw tons of ice fall
from its face.
'McKinley and Obert at the time
were within about 30 yards from
the face of the glacier. When the
ice began to fall they realized their
danger and made for the rock which
was only a lew feet from their
boat, reaching it before the tidal
wave which followed the disturbance
caused by the plunging ice, caught
them. To the rock they clung while
wave after wave of the water- filled
wtih pieces of ice, swept over them.
When the w'ater subsided they
looked about'them and a small piece
of wood floating nearby was all that
remained of their boat as far as they
could see.
pauiuiio
the rock and set out to rescue them.
The ice was congested in the bay,
he said; the tons which had just
fallen from the glacier had added
to the floating bergs and the dis
turbance of the water had tended
to form them more closely together
and in fact, in some places, he was
able to walk on the ice, dragging
his canoe. By nightfall he had made
little headway and was forced to turn
back.
Eearly the next morning he set
out from his camp, accompanied
by his wife. They carried wood for
fuel, food and water. But again
and with two working little head
way was made. The ice was even
more congested than on the previous
day. It was impossible to run the
gasboat and there was constant dan
ger to the canoe to be watched, as
well as the holding up under the
heavy task.
Wednesday and Thursday were
repititions of Monday and Tuesday.
Williams and his wife were frantic.
Early Friday morning Williams
watched through his glasses and saw
that the men were still alive. At
nine o’clock in the morning he set
out for Excursion Inlet for aid. He
was joined there by Dan WThite, B.
McKinley, Frank McKinley and John
Anderson, also relatives of the ma
rooned men and the party left the
same evening at 9:30 o’clock, arriv
ing at Glacier Bay at 5:30 o’clock
Saturday morning. Williams and R.
McKinley put off in the canoe and
with their combined efforts succeed
ed ;.n getting the craft thru the ice,
reaching the men at 9:30 in the morn
ing.
Both men were in a dazed condi
tion and delirious from starvation
and exposure. They did not seem
to understand who their rescuers
were at first and attempted to at
tack Williams and R. McKinley. The
two latter finally succeeded in quiet
ing them and they finally again real
ized the situation. The rescuers im
mediately built a fire on the rock
and prepared fats and salt for the
men to eat.
The LIBERTY
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THE GREAT DRAMATIC ACTRESS
POLA NEGRI
IN A HUGE NINE-REEL SUPERFEATURE
Spanish
Dancer
-WITH
ANTONIO MORENO
WALLACE BEERY
GARETH HUGHES
ADOLPHE MENJOU
IN THE SUPPORTING CAST
This is a wonderful feature, intensely inter
esting and thrilling played by the finest
actors obtainable for the characters.
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BEAUTIFUL PICTURE THAT YOU
SHOULD NOT MISS SEEING
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