Evening star., 1928-02-07

Good -humored wonder marks the
comment OF the press on Glenn VoliVa J
announcement that he and his wiie are
about to start on voyage to demon
strate the truth OF his theory that the
world Is fiat
mt Voliva is perfectly logical" says
the New York Evening Post seeking an
explanation for the success OF the Hioi'
City leader, who. notwithstanding MS
disregard OF modern learning. mas
amassed fortune OF millions ana en-
lows a very comfortable position IN NE.
Like the medieval gcographcr. he mas
10 be shown TO be convinced. but where
In he is different from the rest OF us is
that he has to be shown these things
first hand. Why should he accept an
other mans word for thing? his
skepticism OF modern science Is littic
exaggerated. but we do not doubt that
this literal -mlndedncsS and ms reliance
upon personal observation nave pcch
factors In his success And IN ms oD-
stinate retention OF certain Deicis.
which he holds despite the best ,'nlorhlcu
opfnion CT mankind. he may lay claim
to the same qualities as those OF such u
man as Christopher Columbus. VINO helo
the view, equally fantastic to MS CO.
temporarics. that the world was rouhd.
Doubtless there are good arguments
for the fatncss of the world, concedps
the Detroit News. las good as tiiohe
which Columbus brought forward Tor It's
rot,indity Columbus said that ny GO
ing West far enough he could reach the
Fast, Mr. voliva believes that by going
I'm any direction far enough he can
reach the edge. He now sets out. sec
ond Columbus. TO prove his belief based
on fact. IL Is greatly To be hoped tnat
Mr.. Voliva succeeds In reaching inc
worlds edge. and walking some d's~
tance on IL, and that he comes back 10
reveal how to get there. For thihk Oh
the excursions that might be taken 10
such a place~~with ii personally seiecun'
personally conducted party ana fooho'
trip ticket"
The Grand Rapids Press contends
that Mr. Voliva owes TO the inhabitanlS
Of the earth "ali the research he can
bring to bear IN support OF his hypoth~
esis. II he Is sailing around na'
| earth" continues that paper. 1T In aui'c
| clear that he IL sailing In circle. ana
| the ship's course will have tn be changed
at frequent intervals To prevent It's run
ming on ut tangent into space, n
captain sailing on n great cifclr hhe
| lindbergh's. following part ol MI ,hias
/ mary Equator ON the mistaken theoty
that the earth In round and the htfalght =
est line the hhoftrst. will be- sailing on
worse than a tangent, he win be lay
ing his course ia Il circle opposite 10
what which Mr. Voliva regards as essen a."
t,ai and n h,,ccehaion of such circles
VIII soon drop the director Of Zion Guy
uff the edge OF the pancake into 'ht
fire. or whatever his philosophy
teaches him n the element surrounding
ihls badly misied world, II would seem
that this should be n matter of some ap"
urehenhion to Mr., Volipa,"
"Copernicus, Kepler and other giants
In the contrary" hhks the bittls rock
Arkansas Democrat Isn't there every
evidence that The world Is 1at' Doesiil |
an automobile an flht tire MnbOie !
And docau't the earth Wnbblef me
mere fact that water runs duwh h'i'
dmnnt pioye gfavitatianai attraction 49,
Il merely shows that the tiat earth Is
Tilted u little. The procession Of tite
eaiinokea, thn periodioily of eclipheh. The
naksiue Of the heananh, the cui,fae ot
ureut Cyrinues, the washing of teftalt,
bsnkh nf The rivers, the hong days hnd
niuhtA IN The Arctic regions, The tend"
enry uf certain planets IN hechnhe
| morning, then evening hthrhi the IN"
n,,merable nther bits nf so~thllrd eeis
denee which prompt shallow thinkers
Ia believe that we live nn AL elllpsoid'
are all the bunk"
III IL hot only illuminating, hut re-
! frea,ing indeed" hays The Providence
| HuiieiIn 10 ma prominent man ,ak =
lng such ii prnetiuai Wow "f truth, and
piohtering on II. tiis city II irmnth .
ably well tiAed financially, lie l.hnneif
is tlassud with abundance, lie h y
hhning eSample af That Eoh1ai 0f
! thought which teaches that the aav Ia
prove Whother u theory Ia il.iu oi ialbe