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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-25
SOCIETY AWAITS
VANDERBILT
NUPT|ALS
Wedding of "Perfect Young
Couple" Will Be an Event
at Newport
BY international News Service

NEWPORT, r. L., July 25.-Blue
sky. bright, warm sun. stately
white mansion set in smooth velvety
lawns, shining sands on the beach
nearby, rose arbors and blue bios
soms-this was the beautiful setting
today for the wedding of 1.-The per-
feet young couple" of the smart
set.
1t is the wedding day of Miss
Muriel Vanderbilt, the outdoor So
ciety girl, who spurns cigarettes.
intoXicants and cosmetics, and
Frederic Cameron Church. one of
the greatest athletes Harvard ever
produced.
A holiday spirit prevailed in New
ports millionaire colony today
and everywhere there was an
undercurrent of excitement,
wedding guests arrived by air.
C ortinued on Page 2. Column a.
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Washington as a part of the White
House personnel don't have enough
to do to keep awake.
In the five weeks that the Presi-
dent has been here he has paid
just three calls away from White
Court, and they were to old per-
sonal and political friends. The
lady millionaires have been left to
twiddle their thumbs on their
broad verandas. and their invita-
tons courteously declined.
The exclusiVeness of the Cool
idges is the pet subject of summer
gossip about every tea table along
the shore.
Already some of those who
flOcked here in anticipation of a
great social season are beginning to
steal away to Newport, Bar Harbor
and Atlantic City, where the hats
are not so high nor the lorgnettes
so deadly.
Socially, the North Shore season
has been "a flop as they say along
Broadway.
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TEXAN AWARDED
TIMES RADIO
PRIZE
Richard w. BIaIock, 1865
Miles From D. c., Hears
Broadcast of Game

One hundred and fifteen letters
from nine different states. describ-
ing a circle with a radius Of more
than 1000 miles with Washington
at the center. was the response to
the radio distance contest CON
Quoted by The Washington Times
last week for a $25 prize in con-
nection with the broadcasting Of
the baseball games through station
WRC.
The contest was won by Richard
Blalock of Marshall, Texas, who
reported hearing the game between
Washington and Detroit at Detroit
on July 10, which Washington won
by a score of to l. Marshall,
Texas is 1,065 miles from Wash
ingtOn. according to an estimate
made by the Coast and Geodeti2
Survey.
Second and third prizes were won
by 9ddie r. Holding, Of WoOdsford,
Me. and II. f. Springer of Port
land. Me, respectively. Portland is
AIS miles from Washington accord
ing to the officials at the Coast
and GeOdetic Survey. Woodsford
is a suburb Of Portland and lust
IA few miles farther away from
Washington.
The nine States from which let.
ters were received were: Maryland;
| Virginia. Pennsylvania. West Vir-
ginia, New Jersey. Delaware. New
York and Maine and Texas. Mary
land, naturally lead the list with
forty letters, Virginia was second
with thirty.two and Pennsylvania
was third with twenty-five answers.
The feature of the contest was
the amazing number Of reponses
from Pennsylvania, and the tone of
the answers Nearly all of the
correspondents claimed to be Wash
ington rooters in spite Of the fact
that Philadelphia is the team which
is giving the Nationals the most
competition for the pennant.
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To FIGHT
SCOTT'S PLEA
Of INSANITY
New Battle of AIienists in
Chicago Courts Is
Scheduled
BY international News Service

CHICAGO, July 25.-State's
Attorney Robert E. Grove was
rushing to Chicago today to fight
the campaign to save Russell
Scott from death by hanging.
1t was understood Grove would
Immediately take steps to have
Scott examined by State alienists
and that he would bitterly oppose
the insanity plea.
New Array of AIienists.
Eminent alienisits will also take
the stand in Scott's behalf and de
tail the narrowing effects Of his
prison phychosis. -
This is the plan formulated by
Attorney William Scott Stewart in
conference with SCOTS wife. his
father and other defense attorneys
Virtually the same alienists that
, the State met in the Loeb Leopold
trial will appear for Scott.
iiHS1 - ilAcdC pOSSiD1CF az al
said, through the receipt of more
money for the defense of the man
convicted Of Staying Joseph Maurer
drug clerk.
Lost Mind i'm Prison, Claim
I Stewart admitted that he expected
a bitter contest when experts at
tempted to prove before a jury that
Scott, perhaps sane when he killed
and when he was sentenced TO die
has lost his reason due to nineteen
months Of imprisonment. and the
daily fear of the moose
| The ten days grace may be sX
| tended beyond August 3. Stewar
| will appear before Judge Davit
| Monday with assistant States al
| torneys 10 come TO an agreement al
to the date Of the insanity tria
| opening.
AT the same time special venir,
| of 100 will be summoned for th
| opening date of the trial.
| Still nervous and pallid, Scot
1 has been removed from the dealt
| cell and returned to his reguIa
cell. His face is swollen due 10 al
| attack Of neuralgia
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CHARLES T. SUMMERS
REPORTED IMPROVING

Charles r. Summers, who tried to
commit suicide by drinking poison
Yesterday on the sixth floor Of the
Veterans Bureau after an ineffec-
tual effort to reach reconciliation
with his wife, was reported greatly
improved today and has been trans
ferred to Walter Reed Hospital
from the Emergency.
Summers was made to emit most
Of the poison by George G. Wizard,
an employee of the supply division
of the bureau. into whose office
Summers was taken by a porter
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Clerk GriIIed by Higher Ups"
on Crossing Out of Words
$50 Help Me God"
By KENNETH CLARK

A legal fight challenging the
salaries of the Federal Governs
,nent's great army of employees all
ever the country, including the
President, the Cabinet and Mem
bers of Congress, was threatened
today by Loren H. Wittner, Treas
ury clerk, and author of the Ma
tional Capitals evolution" suit.
The battle would be centered
on the constitutionality of the
Federal oath, which includes the
words $50 Help Me God"
May Lose His job
For striking these words from
the oath he has taken several times
as Government clerk, Wittner
has been put on the grill by Treas
ury officials, and fears either loss
of his job, or suspension OF his
salary during an investigation of
the legality of his act. "a
The Secretary of Treasury, the
Comptroller General and the De.
partment of Justice have been
asked for rulings whether Wittner
legally can remain in Federal serv-
ice. His case is believed to be with
out precedent. 1t is admittedly
causing officials considerable con.
Germ, and they are moving slowly
before preparing decision.
Wittner Is drilled
James e. Harper. appointment
clerk of the Treasury, brought the
case to a head when he called
Wittner to his office and demanded
to know IL, and why, he had crossed
out the words Of the oath. The
words were Objectionable to him,
Wittner said, because he is an
atheist, and would perjure himself
by signing the regular oath, re-
CURED Of all employees and officials.
Should he be further disciplined,
Wittner declared today he would
at once resort TO the courts to de-
termine whether it was constI.u-
tional for the Government 20 de-
mand Of its workers "aIlegian nee, or
faith. or in reality belief, in God. -
Being a true atheist, | could
not cOnscientiously sign an oath
containing, so Help Me God"
Wittner asserted. 1T would have
demanded that | lie.
Unconstitutional, He Says
II do not believe that any court
would hold the oath constitutional
for it virtually means that Gov
eminent workers must accent a
definite religion, Christianity. That
violates the first amendment to the
Constitution.
Federal legal officials admitted
today that Wittner's contemplated
suit would open wide the gates TOR
an extended fight in the courts
over religion in government. Be
cause Of desire to avoid highly
charged controversy of this sort,
they propose to proceed cautiously
in recommending action against
Wittner. Too, they believe that
summary dismissal OF the clerk
might place him in the advantage
Gus position for martyr"
throughout the nation, and aid
greatly in concentrating public
sentiment behind his anti-Bibla
fight already before the District Su-
preme Court.
These officials also do not want
to NEEDLE in a question which they
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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Girl Tells of Evolution
in D. c. Schools

In the evolution trial the pending District
Supreme Court great deal has been riten 6g scientists and ega
The Washington Times presents the first time the vieOs Of
that
High
the author of the
following:
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BY S. DUNBAR WEYER
international News Service Staff
COrreaDOndenk
OUNNUBpVNINCANt
Copyright 1926. by International
News Service)
oE.E,


Copyright. 1925. by International
News Service)
CAN Foreign Rights Reservsdl
WIEDBAD, BLACK FOREST,
GERMANY, July 25.-"Wilhelm,
in spite of all that has hap
pened," said Hermine, continuing
her narrative, "harbors no bitter
ness and no thought of revenge.
He is absolutely incapable of
either because he is too deeply
religious.
81 know there are many who
will jeer and jibe at this state
ment, who will say that it is all
hypocricy and sanctimonious pose.
l tell you upon my honor there is
no man alive more sincere or
more honest regarding his re-
ligion than is the Kaiser.
Indeed, without that solace
which he derives from the devout
worship of God and an avowed
effort ,"to live his religion, he
probably would have broken down
lang ago under the terrific strain
of the almost unbearable test
with which fate confronted him.
Smiles at Attacks
II know the world at large has
never taken his religious sense
quite seriously. l have seen plenty
Of cartoons picking fun at me and
Gott.' War propaganda, which
stopped at nothing in it's purpose
to make him ridiculous. pictured
him as a religious posseur.
He knows this and 1 do not
think he harbors any illusions re-
garding what the majority of people
everywhere have been led to think
of him.
But when he sees evidence of 1t,
as he often does when perusing the
world press, he smiles a tolerant
smile, and it is almost heartrending
when he looks up to me and says,
YOU know better, don't your
But please do not gather from
this that he is a bigot. or a fanatic,
or a star-gaZer. Far from it. He
stands with both feet on the ground
of realities. The years OF Ionliness
poturoliv have clarified his fldg.
ment on many dhings. But the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-25
By LaFAY GENTRY

Evolution was scarcely discussed
until this year, and there were a
great many people who had never
stopped to consider whether they
believed it or not.
But when one is in high school
and is forming the ideas which, in
many cases. they will retain
throughout life, it is a good thing
to keep these ideas firmly in index
form.
Not that evolution was ever
really taught in high school, at
least not under that head; but
after full courses in biology and
photography we were left to draw
our own conclusions.
That is what I. in company with
two or three others, strove to do.
The only trouble came when we
could not make our instructors and
Sunday school teachers agree.
On Sunday our teachers would
tell us how the universe was Gre
ated in six days, while on week
days we would be- required to draw
diagrams illustrating The various
theories for the formation of the
many planets. the time for which
was thousa nds of years.
Finally we stood it as long as we
could and landed on our physiog-
raphy teacher with the plain, flat
question Of whether she believed
the Bible and if she did why should
she tell us something so absolutely
against it's teachings.
Quotes Her Teacher
Miss X drew out her record book
and raised a failing mark to pass
ing on our records: then she an
swered:
You girls are lovers Of science
and probably will take much more
OF It before you get out Of school.
You will find that your instructors
and Sunday School teachers do not
always agree. You must learn to
take each side of the question for
what it really is.
IF you join intellectual circles
YOU must be able 10 converse fluent
~ on the scientific side. If you
are among firmly believing Christ
ians you must accept their version.
Then why not train yourselves to
be broad enough TO accept them
both together? I believe the scien'
tffic theory to be the means by
which the Biblical world was
created"
That settled the geological side
of the question for me.
Biology was another matter.
We started with a tiny one-celled
animal viewed through a micro
scope.
We got him by letting hay stand
in water till we needed a gas mask
together the scum off the top of the
vessel. COnee a large part of the
world was marsh. This was food
for thought
Next came spOnges and after
q while we were let in on the
private life and habits Of Mr.. Earth
worm.
Higher and higher we climbed till
we reached the mammals.
/ found that a horse had once
been a small dog-like animal with
funny feet and toes. and, because
of it's environment, changed to the
animal we have now.
Did not the scientists agree that
man developed from the primates by
some such change?
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When it was announced that the
summer White House would be
located here, summer homes that
had not been occupied in years
were suddenly reopened, vacant
ones were leased at premiums, and
there was such a scramble for
accommodations as the old north
shore never before witnessel I.
A great social season was in
prospect.
Dowagers with eligible daughters
came and Wed with mothers with
eligible sons for places to live.
Then Came the Frost
There were visions of garden
parties on the spacious lawns of
White Court, and concerts and
balls in it's equally spacious halls.
The north shore has not had a
presidential presence for a genera
ton.
Then came the frost
The first nip of it arrived in thu
form of a public announcements
from White Court that the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge would ad-
here strictly to the White House
routine and policy at Washington,
not only as regarded official duties.
but social as well. 1t was an
nounced they would not accept in.
vitations away from White Court.
The ultra-eXclusive ones smiled
superior smiles.
That" they whispered over the
tea tables, lis just to keep the
rabble away
But today, five weeks after the
Coolidges took up their residence
here, it is beginning to dawn even
upon the superior ones that the
COolidges meant what they said
Phrased in Broadway parlance, the
North Shore is being given the ice
treatment.
LimOusines Roll On
The expensive limousnes that
roll up and down the ocean boule-
ward, and which during the first
two weeks of the occupancy of
white Court, made veritable pro.
cession to the door bearing cards,
Invitations, etc, now just roll right
on by.
The buffers brought up from
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Progress in Teaching

Still, throughout the entire courses
in science the evolution Of man
was never mentioned.
II was not until we neared the
Continued on Page 2. Column ID
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L]EVOlJ[ IN
WORSHIP
ASSERTS
WIFE
Has Turned to Religion as Re-
lief From FateAware Of
World Hatred

Herewith is the fourth install
naent of S. D. Weyer's remarkable
3nterUie4O a0ith, Princess Hevnst,te,
the KGiser's qoife.
In preceding instdllments, Her
mine has told of Wilhelnt's lonely
life at Doom, defended him
against the charge of cowardice
for fleeing to Holland, denied
minors of their separation and d.
Vorce, and yesterday, when asked
the potnt-blGmk question aUhether
the Kaiser stiH hoped to return to
the German throne, she confessed
frankly: II don't knoW!"
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Canadian Wheat

WINNIPEG, July 25.-Open.ng
wheat prices today are as follows:
July, 1.63% Q1.64A, up p October,
39@1.3712, up 1as to down Il;
December. 1.34% Ql.34h, up u to
down Ii.
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Partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow; probably showers
tomorrow aftern DON or
night. Temperature yester-
day-Highest, SO; lowest,
81.
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Society Gets '@Frost''
From Cooidges
BY GEORGE e. DURNO
Intarna tinnal NaNua SarvIca

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass July pa society tragedy of cruel
and unusual proportions being enacted along the exclusive
north shore of Massachusetts, with White Court the
home of the President and Mrs Coolidge the of the
stage setting
The north shore exclusive 1t admits it. There those
who claim for the north shore brand of
clusiveness to those of Newport and Bar Harbor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
HERBERT STOCK OPENS.

If the promise held forth in the
opening performance Of the Thomas
Herbert Stock Company at the Ward.
man Park Theater last night is full
filled, Washington may congratulate
itself upon having corralled a well
trained group OF young artists. who
will provide many a night Of pleasant
entertainment.
The company made its debut in
Scrambled Wives" a three-act com
edy by Adelaide Mathews and Martha
NJ. Stanley, and delightfully."- light.
yet clean, marital farce. replete with
humorous situations and farcical sug-
gestions. which the players handled
with a certain Subtlety Of conception.
Ruth Harrison. who is remembered
for her work with the National Play
ers last season and the Rams Horn
group. brought to her part a youthful
verye and confidence of manner that
carried successfully the whole swing
of the play. Any criticism Of Parker
Fennelly's capable acting and inter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
GAYETY-"Powd Puff Frolic. :"

The Gayety patrons this week have
a chance to see what speed and orig
inality combined with talented per
formers can do toward making a
good burlesque entertainment.
Arthur Pearson, producer, intro
duces two new comedians in George
Broadhurst and Charlie Abot. and
they make good. Broadhurst Is ap-
parently a big, clumsy type Of a man
until he starts to dance, and then
he makes you wonder how any one
of his weight can step so lightly.
He is a comedian whose style be
comes more enjoyable the longer he
works. His little stunt of playing jazz
tunes on a soup bowl, water glass
and finger bowl is clever and conf
cal. Charlie ABBOT is almost the op-
posite of Broadhurst in build, and
the Two make Il good combination
Abot is somewhat of a violinist and
plays in a manner that even the I'M
trained ear can appreciate
The girls in the show are the speed
demonstrators and are headed by
Nina Bernard, Rose Henley, Tiney
Henley and Addie Clifford in a num-
Der of songs and dances. The Hem
ley sisters, Rose and Tiney. are clever
dancers and have numerous opportuni-
ties TO display their skill. The chorus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

probation of his part would be that
perhaps he overemphasizes the ludi-
crousness Of a ludicrous husband
without giving it more of a saving
grace Of repressed intelligence. This
actor comes from the Punch and Judy
Theater of New York, and from his
successes there good work is expected
of him. Cecil Anne Cain, well known
to Washington theatergoers. did ex-
cellently the difficult part Of the young
and jealous wife. Robert l.. Cleair
another recruit from the National
Players, is capable in the part of a
young doctor. Edna Ellis Hilton,
Mary Keane, Virginia Dudley, Ben
Cain, jr., and Thomas Herbert also
did satisfying work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
A NJ L Sc NJ E N rs

masses rose. shook off centuries of
lethargy and started to reach for
the light of liberty The Flame is a
woman whose voice leads this mighty
force. She spurs the people to action,
but tries to make that action temper
ate. Her work is offset in great meas
ure by leaders less scrupulous. Kos
tantin Edmund Burke) is one of
these. Eolodya, played by Allen
Rogers, prince with a sympathy for
the masses and in love with the
Flame. attempts to make her path
and the path of the revolutionists
easier. but he, with others of his class,
is given little opportunity.
The first act OF the production
closes with the Flame denouncing
NolOdya as sponsoring the revel in
his castle which has just been broken
up by the enraged peasants.
The second act has it's locale in
Paris, where reyoiutioniStS and
emigres of the royal kind meet and
where retribution overtakes the lot.
konstantin, the traitorous rebel. pays
for his crimes and Nolodya and the
Flame are reunited to return to Rus
STA a"d aid the peoples cause.
The Song of the Flame" You Are
You" and Midnight Bells" are the
heavier song numbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
DELAY SENATE CONTEST.
Brookhart- Steck Case Goes Over
Until Friday.

Hearing of legal arguments in the
Brookhart -Steck Iowa senatorial con.
test was postponed today until Fri
day because of the absence of Sena.
tor Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas. a
member of the subcommittee. Coun-
sci for the two contestants were in
formed by the committee that they
would be given all of Friday and Sat
urday to complete oral argument and
then would be permitted to end their
case with briefs. Chairman Ernst
reiterated the wish of the committee
to close the case as soon as possible.
Nearly 600 Japanese landed at Sac
Paulo, Brazil, in one day recently and
10000 more are expected to arrive
there soon.
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also boasts of several members of solo
ability. One grouping of the girls in
the first act is q thriller and eavors
somewhat of the daring shows that
come down from Broadway.
Others who have to do with the
success of the production are James
Doss, George Hurd, the Misses Gar
land, Wright and Bisland and Eddie
Bisland, the straight man.
Moonlight Maids"
One of the fastest and merriest
shows of the season Is this weeks
Moonlight Maids" holds sway, with
Anna Toebe and Billy Hagan in the
featured roles. 1t is an attraction
designed to please the old-fashioned
hurlesque patron, and sometimes
skids perilously on thin ice.
Miss Toebe, popular here. and de-
servedly SO. is a combination of jelly
and india rubber. an excellent dan
GER, carrying her role along easy lines
OF familiarity with her audience. She
appears tireless and is ever ready to
respond to encores-of which there
We're many last night.
Billy Hagan is clever and eccen-
trio character comedian with unique
DEMONSTRATIONS. His ability to inject
humor into any situation Is a draw
back as well as an asset. as his lines
are continually being interrupted by
the laughter of his foil.
Others prominent in the cast are
Ann Darling, a chic soubrette, who
dances and sings well: Harry Levine,
assistant comedian; Frank Mckay,
singer and dancer. and Myrtle An
drewS, prima donna. Chick Hunter,
in straight. is so good that he is given
Il separate sentence.
The chorus is a troupe Of uniformity
and beauty.
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Find EN- Everywhere.

From the Boston Globe.
The Eskimos of one tribe, we are
told. believe that they are the only
people on earth. but perhaps you know
folks who act that way.