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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-06

years ago. -Four and third years would
have elapsed before the light of the
NEAREST star reached the earth and
two and a half centuries would have
passed by before the far-famed group of
the Pleiades, known and honored by all
races of men from the remotest ages,
would have flashed forth in the heavens,
while six and half centuries would have
gone by before the constellation of Orion
came into view.
Down through the centuries one by one
the stars would have appeared, in the
heavens for the first time as their light
reached the earth and even to the present
time new stars would be arriving by myri-
ads as their light completed the journey
that separated each of them from the
solar system and the earth.
Yet in the history of astronomy no new
star, in the sense of star appearing in
a position where none had been before,
has ever been seen in the heavens. The
temporary stars or novas that at rare
intervals suddenly burst forth in the
heavens, attain to startling brilliancy for
a few days or weeks and then fade rap
idly away, have been found TO be in every
case sudden hare-ups Of faint stars, for.
merly in existence, due 10 some celestial
catastrophe Of unknown origin. In all
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-06

cases on record such stars have finally
returned to approximately the same
brightness with which they shone before
their sudden outbursts.
There is, then, not the slightest as
Economical evidence upon which to base
the belief in a creation of the heavens
six thousand years ago while there is an
abundance of evidence to disprove it
which is borne out and confirmed, more
over, by the discoveries and researches
of biologists, biologists and biologists, as
well.
Though now as in the past the teach.
ings of astronomy are in conflict with
the dogmatic teachings of certain schools
Of theology there is no conflict between
astronomy and the true spirit of religion.
Calico although he was tried for heresy
because of his astronomical teachings
which were in conflict with the mistaken
theological tcnets of his day was a deeply
religious man by nature and remained
throughout his life a dcvout Catholic.
And, strange, as it may seem to certain
theologians, we find among the astrono-
mers of today, as among other scientists,
men who are deeply religious by nature
Copernicus, the teaching of whose theory
of the universe brought upon Calico the
charge Of heresy was a monk and today
as in the past one finds in the ranks of
the astronomers, priests and clergymen
who are not afraid TO seek the Truth
among the sciences, and for whom there
exists no conflict between Science and
Religion.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-06

lous objects visible only in the most pow
erful telescopes, are "island universes,"
or organized systems of many thousands
Of suns equal to or surprising our own
sun in size and briliancy and separated
from our own island universe, the Galaxy
or Milky Way, by distances of hundreds
Of thousands, possibly millions, of light
years.
In our Galaxy the sun and its planet
family is bat one star, one unit, among
hundreds Of millions of similar suns. The
individual suns in island universes far
exterior to our Galaxy are in most in
stances not visible as individual points of
light, but because Of the enormous dis
tanccs of these objects the lights Of the
countless suns Of which they consist are
blended in a ncbuous light, giving the APP
pcarancc of a nebula.
The Andromeda Ncbula is by no means
the only object that is known to be far
exterior TO our Galaxy, the Milky Way
system Of stars. There are the globular
star clusters, such as the Great Hercules
star cluster, which lies at a distance of
thirty-six thousand light-years from the
earth. In these beautiful objects thou
sands Of minute points of light in compact
globUlar form, each sun, many Of them
waxing and waning in brightness with
Gr,a, Britain RlghH RsErsd
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-06
By Isabel VI. LeUis,
The Well.Known Astronomical Writer Con-
nected with the United States Naval
Observatory. Washington. D. c.


Tt would be a difficult matter to find
any astronomer of today worthy Of
the name who holds the belief in lit
eral creation Of the heavens by a special
act Of God 5000 years ago.
All the remarkable discoveries that have
been made in the field Of astronomy in
recent years regarding the evolution or
gradual change of stars from one type to
another, including our own sun, Of course,
show them as processes that must have re-
quired millions, if not billions, Of years.
If the Fundamentals looks upon the
idea of a gradual evolution Of the human
race from lower to higher types as belt
Ting to man, surely the astronomer Of to-
day has every reason to look upon the idea
Of a man-centered creation Of the heavens
a mere 6 900 years ago as belittling TO the
Creator Himself
Astronomy has been called the oldest
and also the noblest Of the sciences, but
the astronomy of today gives man a far
nobler conception of the grandeur Of the
works Of the Creator than the narrow
man-bound conception Of the creation held
by the early astronomers a. well a. the
early theolOgians.
When the Book Of Genesis was written
il was the universal belief that the earth
was flat and the center of the universe
and that sun, planets and stars, as well
as moon, revolved around it. The stars
were believed TO be all equally distant
from the earth set, as it were, like Ian
terms in a celestial sphere which had its
center at the earth, and this sphere, like
the sun and planets, was believed 70 re-
volve around the earth
The stars presumably were created sole
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THE testimony developed by the tria

THE testimony developed by the trial
Of young Professor Scopes at Day.
ton, Tenn, recently, revealed many
teachings of astronomy quite as much in
conflict with the Bible as evolution which
the Tennessee legislators had never heard
of and which, it is expected, the next
legislature will correct in the school text
books.
The late Mr.. Bryan uncovered the fact
that there are many Fundamentalists-
that is, those who think the Scriptures
should be accepted exactly as they were
written-who believe that the world was
made only about 5000 years ago, and
that the sun moon and stars were created
a day or two before man.
The late Mr.. Bryan, under examination
as to his beliefs as a fundamentals
stated that he believed that the earth
moved around the sun, but that Joshua
and the people of his time believed the
opposite, and that when the Lord told
him, as set forth in Joshua K, II to IA,
to command the sun to stand still, He
had used language that could be under
stood at that time"
Mrs. Isabella NJ. Lewis, the foremost
woman astronomer Of America, explains
on this page today how the science of
astronomy knows with exactness many
demonstrate facts which show that the
stars in the sky were not created in day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-06

If the heavens
had been created
but six thousand
y e airs a 60 it
would be impos-
sible for US to
KIN ow yet of
the e K is t e nc e
of this object in
the heavens.
This determine
alton of the dis
lance Of the Great
AndrOmeda Neb-
ula confirmed a
belief that had
been held by
m a n Y astrOnO-
Omcrs for some
tim G that the
spiral ncbulas.
m ost Of which
are faint ncbu-
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clio C klike regularity,
tell the secret of their
nature and the distance
of the entire cluster.
Assume for a mo-
ment that the creation
of the heavens took
place six thousand
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Fourteenth Century Map of the Earth Showing Its Flat Surface Abe
Thought Be Half Globe Metal Which Were Hung
the Planets and Stars and in Which Were Windows Where Celestial
Workers Poured Rain Winds Above
the Waters Above the Earth the Was Dark Pit Hses
Where Wicked Went fter
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
Here's the Prize
Fish Story of
Season

Fish stories having their ori-
gin in Imperial Valley are few
and far between. but Harry
Downs of Holtville is the cen
tral character in one that rivals
the famous "'Winsted tales.
In fact the fish shares leading
Eonors with Harry.
While Downs was irrigating
on his ranch, he was almost
knocked down by big fish
which flopped ont of the canal
right into his arms. The ranch
CT was flabbergasted for mo-
ment, and allowed the fish to
get away. Recovering himself
before the fish could get back
into the water, Downs executed
q flying tackle and captured it.
According to w. T. Worth
ington, who was present with
Downs, the fish was a salmon
and weighed almost II pounds.
the explanation for it's presence
in the canal is that it possibly
came up the Colorado river to
spawn and was drawn in
through lockwood gate to the
main canal.
Small salmon are not uncom-
mon III valley irrigation bitches,
but Downs fish is evidently Ell
titled to heavyweight honors.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
MOTHER. 50, CALMLY TELLS OF
FEEDING ARSENIC TO FAMILY,
THREE DEAD, FOURTH IN HOSPITAL

I wauld have sent him on the way
II It hadH I been Ga8 thar TOOK nm
without help from me. He died
naturally and that 5 the truth.
Next Il WAS Charley. The same
way.
A wear later gave poison to
little Walter en bread. ] took just
rs mach myself and ] got sick but
I did not die. Eight weeks little
Waiter was sick. All the time IN
between I was taking arsenic off
and On myself
Il would decide to do If when
I had those terrible blue spells. All
tie time ] thought about dying.
Every once IN a while l took some
poison bat ! could never seem to
die.
Mrs. Cunningham was bitter at
her flapper daughter, May. The
slight little girl, with ruuged lips,
heard her mother 5 tale and made
4 vain effort to stop her.
Ny LAWYER said you were not
II talk and that I WASH { either,
May cried as she confronted her
mother in the sheriff's 5 office.
You shut up, Mrs. Cunning
ham snapped. Now you listen 70
me. m going ID come clean. I al
dane with ting whole bunch OF you.
! iidn I Try 70 kill You, May. But
/ did Kill the other three.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
WATCHING, THE
SC0pEBOARD

Yezterday's Hero-Jimmy Johns
ton. Brooklyn s all around star
doubled with the bases filled in the
eighth inning and drove iii two runs
that defeated the Phils, 6 to j.
Dresser s error ana three singles
in the fourth inning gave the Cards
two runs off Loque, but the Reds
won. 1 to >.
Fine pitching by Gray hela the
&ed SoX hitless in the last four in
nlngs and the Athletics won again,
) In >. Ilagstead and Simmons hit
homers.
Sam Jones allowed three singles,
gave two passes and hit one batter
In the second inning which gave the
Senators five runs and q 5 to vie
tory over the 4anks in six inning
game, called by darkness.
Timely hitting coupled with loose
pitching gave the Pirates m s to /
victory over the Cubs.
Detroit used players and six
pitchers in trying to stop the White
SoN bal they lost to g
The Giants were leading the
Braves to @ in the fourth inning
when rain washed away the game.
Yesterdays Home Run Hitters;
Flaestead, Red SoX, u
Taylor, Robins, ii.
simmons. Athletics. IL.
Ems, Pirates, III.
Wright, Pirates, III.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
ALL PROCEEDS OF
ELKS DANCE TO
GO TO CHARITY

With au advance ticket sale that
Indicates i large attendance, the
finishing touches were being put on
Masonic hall and the Elks club
rooms today. in preparation for the
big charity dance - he given by
the EikS tonight
The worthy parposc of the dance
ito raise faudS fer the Eiks chari-
table works one than appeals to
all. Instead of charitable work be
coming lighter ouring the summer
mo9ths. the demands for aid are
mueh heavier during that period,
Judge Conkling. exalted ruler of
the Elks, stated today. The cx-
treme heat causes actual suffering
in many eases among the poorer
PEOPLE and relief in such instances
laus- como from private sources. the
funds et city and county for such
work being practically negligible,
All the money realized from the
dance over and above actual ex-
penSeS, is used fer charitable work,
Judge Coukhng said not cent be
ing used Tor any other purpose.
The Eaiu dance will be held at
Masonic hall, where the Six Sinful
Syncopators viii furnish music. The
EIks club rooms viii be used by
those who DO not desire TO dance.
cards, nah jongg and other games
being provided for. and 4 cafeteria
lunch viii be served at the Elks
quarters all evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16

Now comes the season OF the year
when coal dealers are busy trying
to get their friends back.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
Market Report

] Los ANGELES, April 16. =
Slaughter cattle and calves:
sfeor-lI100 pounds DOWN
good, S8.7509.35; medium, $7.75a
30; common. $500 7.75.
Heifers-E850 pounda up goot
5000 7.65 (all weights) eonsnlon
land medium sA25d7 700.
Cows-Good, $780, 80; common
and medium, $4,000 1913; Gamers
and cutters. S200G 100.
Bulls (Good beef wearing ex-
eludedt $5.090 800; (eanners-b -boIo-
guas} Gamers TO medium $1,000
500.
Calves-(190 pounds DOWN me
lium 10 choice. $9.50a 13.5o tl90
pounas down8 euiI ard common
$1,000 go; 100 to 2e0 pounds
medium to choice s8.560 l2.50;
go pounds up4 medium to choice
7.510II.00: $50 pounds Ep) call
aad common a5.o0a 600.
lIea-Me1ium weight 900 10
250 p8nnds} medium 70 choice;
sla.500 1928. Lightweight (l00 TO
900 poUa -s.3 common 70 choice
a13.2501A.35s light lights (13o 10
l60 pounds common "a choice
sl2.zJ zJl1sT425 Packing hogs,
esatl. sI2.25z 1913; rough, $1L5a
.FtI2.25. Slaughter pigs tl3e
pounds dewn.j medium good Ana
choice. $3.50 13.25.
lSo4t or oIly hogs and roasting
PIGS excluded in above quotations.
Slaughter sheep and lambs:
LaHbs-ts5 pounds DOWN med
ia. 80 choice $1,000 700: (aH
wstohtsj cuI aud common. Ss.500
.11.oG. Spring lambs melium -
choice. $4,000 15-e0 Ewes: Com
inau tn choice. $500 500; eaHners
aad calls S2.06'0 $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
Colorful Novel
At the Valley

The ParamouEt screen version Of
Anzia YczierSka S culorful novo4 of
New York 5 East Side, " Salome of
the Tenemants, which created such
a stir in the literary world when
it first pat il IFS appearance will
be shown again tonight aud tomor
row niglt AT the Valley theater,
Miss Goudal has the role of Sonya
Salome of the New York tenements.
eaprieious, impUlsivc daughter OF
the lower East side, whose erav-
ing for beauty leads To romance
and marriage vita 3 millionaire
phitanthroFjst, Manning, played by
Tearle, the English actor who
nlakeS his American screen debut
in this picture
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
HOLTVILLE
ny Press staff Correspondent

ny Press Staff Correspondent
HOLTNILLE, April -, - The
HoHville grammar school team
jcurnevea to CaleXico Wednesday to
play the Calexieo grammar school
baseball team
The annual sennr-iunior PARTY
will take place 1t the high school
cafeteria Friday evening at seven
sLirty o'clock.
Many high school aall grammar
school students are competing in the
drawing contest of the information
building. und1r the ansp.,es Of the
chamber of commerce. The winner
will be announced soon.
Miss Mildred solomon. local high
school teacher, WAS able e return
TO classes Wednesday after ;m i'll
ness.
Jam9s Moore and Austin Lester
spent Tuesday enjoying the cool
ing' breezes Of the mountains. aad
returned late Tuesday evening.
\. b Lester has sold his iaterasts
IN the Arcade Theatcr 80 Jake
Holmes, who promises the same eX-
eelten7 program, o; pictures that
Ir. Lester has been providing.
Tie local natatorium is one of
the most popular places in the city
sinca the sudden warm weather
which has struck the valley.
The recital. under the direction
of Miss Fern Newton which WAS
given Tuesday evening at the high
school. was wen at5eG1cd and en-
loyea.
James Moea4 was a business Wis
tier in ii Centre Wednesday after
noon.
Word has been received that Ha-
rcld Willi;tms, former local boy,
who joined the navy in San Iliego
several months ago, is now in New
yorl. citv.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
BY United Press Leased wire

GARY. Ind. April ia plea of
guilty MAS expected BIZ police today
when Mrs. Anna Cunningham. 50. )
arraigmed on the charge Of murder.
following her confession last mid
night to giving poison to -four OF
her children, three Of whom died
The only motive behind the kill
ings, Mrs. Cunningham said, was .
desire so ioin her husband in death
and love Of the children
Mrs. Cunningham denied having
given poison . her husband ana to
Harry, Tire eldest son.
They died natural deaths. she
said. David the fourth son whom
She FED arsenic, is in a Chicago hos
pital fighting for his life. The hus-
hand aud four children died within
il period 81 six wears.
May, Is year old flapper daueh-
ter, escaped poisoning because Mrs
Cunningham loved her least.
Mrs. Cunningham said she took
Teisoaa herself but the only result
wss severe illness.
!
who died In 1913, Mrs. Cunning
hasn told shesiff Ben Strong, quite
tiispassionately. i. .Anl when l de-
ci,lea to die, | wanted to take along
viii ne the child I loved the best.
never did give poison to pa
he Just died. | didu t give poison
to Harry, either. He was my fay-
prite SON. He was the one I gave
plrt Of the money from the farm TO
buy an automobile After Harry
ana pa were gore ny home seemed
broken up.
Boy died Natg-al Death
gaNe poison to Isabelle. lisa
belle was the first to 20. gave
poison to Isabelle on bread and but
ter and gave il to myself just as
anueh. She was sick a long time.
+ Harry died g year later. Maybe
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
IMPERIAL.
ny Press staff Correspondent

ny Press staff Correspondent
IMPERIAL. = April 16.-,. The
Treasure Hunters, an operelta of
st voices with Ruth Miller and Ray
m0ud Rittner as leads, viii be Civ
"a II the Imperial high school Fri
dav .lur2 II at 500 0 clock. Mem
htrs Of thc east under the direction
ot Ms. Carmen Fairbanks, have
been working very hard for several
week and expect to give q splendid
eHt wtaiHHteHt. Mr.. and Mrs. :. l..
Jenkins win accompany with the
eafnst and violin Respectively with
tor Treviee al the piano.
The lofse owned by Mrs. II. y.
Dyke, which was badly damaged by
IRE q few waAks ago. IS being re.
paired
Mrs, Rav Martha and Mrs. RAY
johnson az II GgB>H5 visited II the
home Of Mrs. F. Martin OF North +
street Monday.
Air. and Mrs. George Austin vic
I'D relatives in haper-tl We,IneS-
Jay.
G. u. Allison las returned from 4
business trip to Los Angeles.
s. i. Williams is having the eX-
terror Of his residence and tenant
house IN Il and TeLsh street re
painted.
The gular meeting Of the par
iiameHtarv law class wsNi held Al
the library Tuesday afternoon.
Dewitt Gale mas returned from
week s visit with friends IN Los
Angeles.
Mrs. George Pauiin and little
daugi er Patsy spent the weekend
in Santa Monica with Mrs. Pau
lin S mother.
C4oyd Irby was operated or for
append itis at the ri Ctatro hos
pital Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Westfall and
spent the weekend IL san
Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
in San
Diego County Is
Almost Finished

Tic pay .ae If six miles of Foaa
cu Masser's erade has ps0gre
50 satisfactorily y that same sslH be
open to traffic On eF aboaf Mas J.,
according to reports received from
the touring department III tie Ma
tional Automobile club. Ja spite ~
rains the contractor has made eE-
cellcnt time aud Is ahead 6f his
schedule IT Is egtimate8 that The
bridge over the SEQ Lg.s Rev river
in San Diego county wiii DOT be
completed and open 10 Traffic 9e
foe July (. Traffic H0w uses he
wooden bridge and there IS no a
corruption to travel This bridge
completes the last link IN the in.
hnd highway between San Diego
aad the Riverside county line.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16

The bank book continues to be
our Great American Novel.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
PLENTY OF WATER
AT YOSEMITE PARK

4 fair winter NJ Yosemite Park
ta been reported with enough
SHOW in the high country to keep
the falls going to eapaeIy for
nearly all summer. The spring o.
early summer is the best time for
motorists TO enioy the falls at their
best. \ new Yosemite village WI
greet all visitors TO the park this
season, located Approximately one
half mile north and eass Of tAe OLD
village site. The administration
building :. completed. and according
to present plans, the museum viii
be ready for visitors abou, June lst.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
Aged Sportsman
OF Mexico Kills
Self, Long Beach
By United Press Leased Wire

LONG BEACi., Cal, April It,
AlfrQl NJ. Parker, big game hunter
aud former prominent hotel proprie-
tor at Tampieo, Mexico, shot him
self to death at the exclusive
Sovereign Apartments here. He
was Il years old
Parkersa widow told police to-
day he had bcea suffering from i'll
health, and after a preliminary in
Yeshgation it WAS decided hot to
held IN inquest.
NJ moon iooNs so romantic: if
there are people on il We don t
know when they have time to work.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
Jackie Coogan
Goes East on
Business Trip
BY United Press Leased Wire


HOLLYWOOD, April 16.-Jackie
coogan left today for New York
City on IN important business trip.
The boy film star was aecompan-
led by his father, Jack Coogan, Sr.,
and his manager 4. L. Bernstein.
Jackie intends to sign contracts
for 4 new series of pictures anil
he has appointments with several
big eastern producers.
According to eoogan, sr.. "the
kid 5" next film will be sequel
10 The Rag Man picture he
has Just completed for Metro Gold
vyn Mayer.
Jackie win be the same little
.ragamuffin in his next picture, -
said PA" Coogan.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
HOltville Plans
Street Carnival,
Queen Contest t

HOLTVILLE, April l6. The
Holtville Chamber of Commerce is
planning street carnival for Satur-
day evening. May ,, which from
present plans win provesto be one
of the most enjoyable events staged
ii the eastside town for some time.
Music, street dancing, concessions
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
HAY MARKET

Corrected bv Western Hay S Grain
Cemuanvl
I.oraI 10. I alfalfa hay. *29.; IN
peria aud Ariz1aa, No. ] alfalfa
hav 5000; No ! barles Lay $29s
IA. oats, $2909.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16

and y queen contest are among the
features planned. All the civic or
ganizations Of Holtville. rs well as
the outlying home departments,
have entered candidate for queen
and much rivalry is being experienc
ed in selling votes.
The proceeds Of the affair are to
be used toward lifting the indebt-
edness on thesncw information bu-
real, of the ehamber of commerce,
Just completed in the city park,
which has created so much favor
able comment.
The bank book continues to be
ot,r Graat N,nnri.an Nayel