SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
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A FOOLISH TRIAL.
The trial of John T. Scopes, the
Tennessee school teacher for viola
tion of the state’s anti-evolution law
is rapidly developing into a farce—a
farce which can do no good to the
church members prosecuting Scopes
and which can prove nothing for or
against evolution. Ministers of the
gospel headed by W. J. Bryan have
gathered at Dayton, Tennessee, to
prosecute the aged professor, and as
news dispatches state that court op«ai
ed with prayer and the reading of the
first chapter of Genesis, there is lit
tle doubt but that Mr. Scopes will be
summarily convicted.
Unfortunately the fact that the ped
agog has violated a state law' is being
overlooked by the adherents of evo
lution and those who claim that evo
lution and the Bible cannot agree in
common upon the origin of man. The
Bible declares that Man was made in
the image of God, who took one of
His creation’s ribs and fashioned wo
man. Of this there can be no doubt,
if we are to believe in the divinity of
the Son of Man and take the Bible as
our authority for man's origin. But,
unfortunately, the! Bible has neglected
to state the proportions and general
characteristics of the first man, and
unless he has evolved into the pres
ent partially civilized state of the pre
sent time, how are w*e to account for
the lower grades, such as the Bush
man, the pygmy, the savage and other 1
species of the genus homo. There can
be no doubt that the world has ad
vanced considerably since the day that
Adam raised his head from the green
sward and regarded the curious creat
ure at his side. If a man is guilty of
moral turpitude and criminal intent
in teaching biology, why is not Luther
Burbank more guilty for taking a rose
or a plant made by God and transpos
ing it into something else. If the veg
etable kingdom has evolved from the
low'est depths of fern and swamp grass
why not theorize that man also has
changed greatly in appearance since
he skipped over the greensw’ard in
escaping the sabre-tooth tiger and the
pterodactyl. If the megatherium and
the behemoth lived before man was
evolved then a considerable epoch of
time must have elapsed since the cre
ator first surveyed his work and called
it good. If the auroch and the tliree
toed horse have been modified into
present day animals, what might hab
itat, food and customs have done to
bring man up to radio concerts and
jazz bands.
If we know our Tennessee and we
think we do, it is the last state in
the union w'hich should attempt to
prove of disprove scientific subjects.
It should confine its efforts to prose
cuting the violator of its laws and
shunt William J. Bryan and Clarence
Harrow into the arbolados, keeping to
the subject in hand. If Prof. Scope
has been guilty of violating the state
Jaws, convict him. If lie has not, free
him. If Christianity is pillioried in
the Dayton court room, it will be ill
for all concerned. It has been found
impossible to legislate convictions
either into or out of the average man’s
head, and some of our greatest sci
entists have disagreed with Darwin.
If man was evolved from an ape, wre
are willing to concede that it w^as
hard on the apes. If he is as he wras
first created, we believe w'e could take
some native spruce and a few zeroline
cans and put more intelligence into
our creation than some jurors exhibit.
If the hairs of our head are numbere<
we will lose no sleep over a bald
headed man. To prove that evolutioi
is or is not a fact can not do the ham
to the world that proving Christianit;
wrong can do.
ALASKA IS ADVANCING.
Despite all predictions and wisi
cracks about Alaska, the fact remain
that she is holding her own in man;
sections and going ahead in others
Despite the restrictions and idiosyn
cracies of our 57 varieties of bureaus
we are progressing. Following th<
gold rush of ’9S the Territory wen
ahead by leaps and bounds, and up t<
the beginning of the late unpleasant
ness some 50,000 whites roamed th<
hinterland and blew the foam off th<
stony stein in the metropoli of tin
coast. With the hegira attending tin
war and the increasingly high price:
on mining and food supplies, Alask;
took a decided slump, and for a tinn
her convalescene appeared doubtful
The government expenditure of som<
$56,000,000 for a railroad revived con
ditions somewhat, and as prices oi
powder and machinery lowered nu
merous operators have resumed worl
on both quartz and placer properties
The greatest drawback to Alaska to
day is a lack of capital to develop hei
' industries. Without capital it is im
possible to develop properties and tc
secure capital we must inspire confi
dence. The day of the wildcatter is
past. The investor of today stops
looks and listens. When he invests
it is because he is convinced he has
a bonafide proposition.
Alaska is advancing slowly, but il
will take many years for her to reach
the palmy days of ’98.
SIXTY MEN TO
BE EMPLOYED
ON ROAD WORK
SIMS & CARLSON TO START MON
DAY OF NEW CUT-OFF ON
SEWARD-KENAI ROAD
Road construction on the two mile
stretch of new road between Seward
and Kenai lake, will begin Monday
morning, announces V. K. Wood, su
perintendent for Sims & Carlson, the
Spokane contractors. Sixty men will
be employed on the project, which
will be rushed through to completion
this summer. The greater portion of
the work will be let out to station
men, Mr. Wood stated this morning.
Anyone interested in taking a station
job is asked to get in touch with Mr.
Wood immediately.
Two camps will be established by
the Sims-Carlson crews, one at each
end of the work. With reference to
the labor situation, Supt. Wood hopes
to employ all the help he requires in
Seward. This is Mr. Wood's first trip
to this district. He will remain on
the job until the completion of the
load which should be just prior to
the freezeup.
Iver Anderson, in charge of all Alas
ka work for the company, arrived in
Seward this morning on the steamer
Alaska. He will make an inspection
of the local project, returning south
on the next steamer out.
HENRY FORD MAKES BID FOR
200 SHIPPING BOARD VESSELS
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 11 (£>)—
The bid which Henry Ford tendered
yesterday for 200 Shipping Board ves
sels to be scrapped, is way above that
of the Boston concern whose bid the
board rejected.
Heai Dreamland Orchestra tonight,
featuring “Carolina Moon” Waltz.
RATIFY TREATIES
PARIS, July li. (£>)—'The French
Senate today ratified without dis
cussion the two Washington arms
conference treaties pertaining to Chi
na, The chamber of deputies already
has ratified them.
WING KEE & CO. BOMBED
HONGKONG, July li. (^p)—Two
bombs were thrown into the offices
01 Wing Kee & Co., ships compra
dores today. Chairs, windows and
desks were demolished, but there
were no casualties. A strong force
of European, Chinese and Idian pol
ice raided various places and arrest
ed three Chinese.
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DANCE TONIGHT
ODD FELLOWS
HALL
; MUSIC BY
: I THE JOLLY THREE
j ALASKA SEC’ YOF
i SEATTLE C. OF C.
ON ANNUAL TRIP
, j C. D. GARFIELD, PROMINENT IN
ALASKA AFFAIRS HERE
ON BRIEF VISIT.
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EXTENDS GREETINGS
_
Special Local Meeting To Be Called
Today To Hear Message
from Seattle.
To extend greetings to Alaska bus
iness men, and especially to the com
mercial bodies, in behalf of the Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce and the
Alaska Department. C. D. Garfield,
assistant secretary of the Alaska De
partment, aceompnied by Mrs. Gar
i field, arrived in Seward this morn
ing on the steamer Alaska. Accord
ing to plans arranged this morning
by the Seward Chamber of Commerce,
a special luncheon and meeting was
to have been called for the purpose
of hearing Mr. Garfield’s message.
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield depart for An
chorage in the morning, returning
to Seward Tuesday evening, going
South to Cordova on the Admiral
Evans.
Mr. Garfield, once each year, makes
a trip to the Territory, for *he pur
pose of getting in closer touch with
its development and general condi
tion; to meet with the various cham
ber of commerces and local organi
zations, to discuss with them their
particular needs and in what man
ner the Seattle chamber may assist
them. It is hoped in the near future
to eventually form an All-Alaska
Chamber of Commerce. He, person
ally, is heartily in favor of it and
says it is bound to come. When an
All-Alaska chamber of commerce is
formed, Territorial questions can be
brought to one central point, with
the entire support of all the commu
nities, w’hich wTould expidite the
problems and in all likelihood, put
them thru to a successful conclu
sion.
During the recent conference held
in Seattle on Rivers and Harbors,
aids to navigation and postal condi
tions, to which 43 delegates from Los
Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco,
Portland and Seattle attended, Mr.
Garfield suggested forcibly, the ne
cessity of adding a lighthouse ten
der for Western Alaska, with head
quarters at Seward. He also put for
ward the need of an increase for
the Coast and Geodetic surveys for
Western Alaska, and more aids to
navigation. With respect to postal
needs on the Pacific Coast, it wras
impressed upon the delegates at the
conference, to extend the postal
needs to Alaska. In conclusion, Mr.
Garfield stated the Alaska Depart
ment of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce has powerful influence work
ing at Washington, D. C., and that
on this annual trip, he hopes to as
certain wrhat the paramount needs of
the Territory are, and in wiiat way
the Department and Chamber, as a
whole, may serve Alaska,
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield are guests
at the Hotel Van Gilder while in
towTn.
Liberty Theatre
Tonight: Two Shows, 7:00 and 8:45
Betty Compson
—IN—
“Ramshackle House”
A wonderful mystery story full of thrilling deeds
Played in the Everglade jungles of Florida
ABSORBING-BEAUTIFUL-EXCITING
t he beautiful Star always assures the best entertainment
INTRIGUE-LOVE-ROMANCE
HATE-SCHEMING-JEALOUSY
All blended in a powerful story.
AND THERE IS A GREAT 2-REEL COMEDY
“ON THE JOB”
with the interesting PATHE NEWS
After you have seen the above show, end the night by going
up to the
DANCE IN ODD FELLOWS HALL
BEST MUSIC—BEST FLOOR—BEST DANCES
SUNDAY ONLY:-Blanch Sweet, Bessie Love and Warner
Baxter in a fine 8-reel feature, entitled:
“THOSE WHO DANCE”
Attend the Liberty tonight.
Robert Patterson, accompanied by
his three sons, arrived in Seward this
morning on the steamer Alaska. Mr.
Patterson is one of the officials of the
National Cash Register Company, and
is touring the territory with his sons
to give them an idea of the country.
SALE
on
House Dresses
BANBURY & OGLE
TRY OUR
“Special Merchants’ Plate Lunch,”
choice of two kinds of meat and one
kind of fish served from 11:30 to 1:30
for 50c. Starting Wednesday, July
8th, 1925. We invite the laboring men
especially.
169 tf SEWARD GRILL.
CLASSIFIED ADVERT*
FOR SALE—Ford Bug Auto, light,
classy, and speedy.—Ogles Gar
age. tf
SPECIAL—Garden Hoes at 50c.
Graefs. tf
Fred B. Grennell, accompanied by
Mrs. Grennell. prominent citizens of *
Spokane, are Seward visitors, arriv
ing today on the steamer on the
steamer Alaska.
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