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Evening star., 1925-07-29
GEORG|ANS REJECT
EVOLUTION BILL
Overwhelming Vote Defeats
Proposed Measure in Lower
House of Legislature.
BY the Associated Press.

bS lne Associated freSs.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 29-An
amendment designed to prohibit the
teaching of evolution in the common
schools of Georgia today was voted
down Overwhelmingly by the State
House Of Representatives.
The amendment was offered to the
general appropriations bill now be-
fore the House and provided that
any teacher who taught a theory of
the origin of man in contradiction to
the Bibles account could not receive
salary from the common school ap-
preparation.
The amendment also provided that
funds from the State which permitted
the teaching of evolution should be
cut off from further aid from the
treasury.
Evening star., 1925-07-29
FRENCH hOBLEMAN SUES
IMPORTER FOR ISLANDER
Count de Clairmont Charges He
- Was Maligned in Presence
of Wife.
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 29.-Count
Robert de ClairInont. French noble
man, alleging he had been slandered
in the presence of the Countess de
Clairmont. has filed suit in Superior
Court here for 100000 damages
against George Aguilar, wealthy i'm
porter.
The complaint recites that Aguilar
told relatives and friends of Count de
Clairmont that the nobleman had
blackmailed a woman in New York
and that a warrant was sworn out
for his arrest. The count is in New
York City.
Count de CIairmont was purchasing
agent for the French government
during the World War and later
came TO this country to engage in
business as representative of several
French business houses
Evening star., 1925-07-29
ALIENS TO BE OUSTED.
Panama, Warning on Communists,
to Expe1 Undesira bles.

PANAMA, July 90 GP.-In view of
the increasing communistic activities
among the laboring classes, President
Chiari has issued a decree calling for
the expulsion of all undesirable aliens.
He has ordered the governors to
begin Investigations Immediately to
determine the elimients which deserve
to be sent out of the country under
the terms of the decree.
Evening star., 1925-07-29
BOY Is HELD IN SLAYlNG
OF TWO AGED SPINSTERS
Youth Aged 10 Arrested at Nashua
Will Be Questioned About
Hudson, N. H, Murders.
By the Associated Press.

NASHUA, y. H, July "a 19-
year-old youth was held today for
questioning regarding the deaths of
Helen and Georgianna Gillis, aged sis
ters, whose bodies were found last
Thursday in their home at Hudson
with skulls crushed. The youth, An
drew Lefebvre of Nashua, was found
yesterday at the home of relatives in
Fitchburg Mass, and was brought to
this city early today.
He is cousin of Charles Lefebvre,
who worked as chore boy for the Gillis
sisters, and who has told conflicting
stories since the bodies We're discov-
cred.
He left his home here last week to
visit relatives in Fitchburg Mem
bers of his family said he left Nashua
on Tuesday.
Evening star., 1925-07-29
Catoher's Mask Inventor Dies.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July %.
CP.-James A. Lombard, 64, prom
inent Grand Rapids attorney, and
credited with the invention when a
boy, of the mask now in use by base
ball catchers. died here today. Mr..
Lombard was prominently identified
with the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks and had been resident
of this city for many years.
Evening star., 1925-07-29
BRITAIN WILL CONSIDER
U. S. RUBBER PROTEST
Chamberlain Tells Houghton En-
barge on Exports Will Be
Given Early Attention.
Ry the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
LONDON, July 29.-Foreign Secre-
tary Chamberlain has assured United
States Ambassador Houghton that
immediate and serious consideration"
will be given by the British govern
ment to American views regarding the
restriction of raw rubber production
in British colonies. Mr.. Chamberlain
gave this information to the House of
Commons today, replying to mem
ber's question.
Ambassador Houghton recently pre-
ssnted to Mr.. Chamberlain the objec-
tions of American manufacturers who
use raw rubber to the reStriction-of-
output scheme of British rubber pro-
ducing colonies.
Evening star., 1925-07-29
the figure of S3.0S0 900 900, exclusive
only of the postal service.
Difficulties Loom.

only of the postal service.
Difficulties Loom.
President Coolidge consistently and
frequently has laid stress upon the
necessity of cutting to the bone the
Federal program of expenditures for
the benefit of the taxpayer, and al
ready there are indications that the
Government departments and estab-
lishments are going to be hard put to
1t in many instances to bring their
estimates down to a sufficiently low
level.
While the hue and cry for further
tax reduction has been ringing
through the land, from the voices of
all political parties alike, there has
grown also among some of the Gov
ernment departments, more or less on
the SLY, but definitely nevertheless. a
feeling Of almost resentment at the
sharp retrenchment policies which
they have had to carry out.
The cutting will go on, however.
and Government chiefs will either cut
their own estimates, or have the
bureau of the budget trim the esti.
mates for them.
Tax Cut Favorite Topic.
Indications have come from sources
close to the administration that a tax
cut Of half a billion dollars will be
attempted when Congress next meets
in December. Tax reduction continues
to be one of the favorite topics of
political discussion, with most of the
preliminary talk revolving around the
maximum SurtaX rate and the esti.
mates Of total tax cut. There is a
mighty hope in many circles also that
there may be some move toward
clearing up the present muddled sit
uation over duplication of the inherit
ance or estate taxes, which are now
assessed by both the Federal and
State Governments.
Taxes inextricably are bound UP in
the 1927 budget, as President Coolidge
insisted in addressing the business
organization of the Government, and
he intends submitting to Congress
when it meets in December. not only
a 1927 budget consonant with his ideas
Of economy, but along with it a rec
ommendation for further tax reduc-
ton.
So, beginning Monday, Gen. Lord
and his cohorts will begin welding
the pruning knives and the blue
pencils.
Evening star., 1925-07-29
W|TTNER COUNSEL
Study CAMPAIGN
Must Amend Bill or Introduce
New One to Push
Bible Suit.

While counsel for Loren II. Wittner
today were determining how best to
amend their Bible disrespect" bill so
as to compel admission of the suit be-
fore the District Supreme Court, Cor
poration Counsel Frank II. Stephens
was confident that nothing they could
do would place them in much better
position.
The first object of Wittners coun-
sci is to get around the rockingham
precedent, denying a Federal taxpayer
right TO sue for restraint of payments
by the Treasury unless he is in a posi-
tion to suffer some special damage
therefrom, by having the plaintiff
named in the bill as a taxpayer of the
District of Columbia.
This. they believe. will be sufficient
to establish that he has grounds for
suit regarding District school funds
not held by every other Federal tax
payer 1t will be necessary either to
obtain the courts permission TO amend
the present bill or introduce a new
bill.
Evening star., 1925-07-29
COOLIDGE REVIEWS
OLD FRIENDSHIPS
President Joins Essex County
Gathering on Outing at
Lake ChebaCCo.
By the Associated Press.

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, July %.
A reunion with old friends at an
outing near here of Essex County Re
publicans engaged President Coolidge's
attention today to the exclusion of
other business.
While indicating that he would not
deliver a speech. the President had
sent word that he would be on hand
to mingle with the crowd and eX-
change greetings with those in at
tendance, many Of them friends and
political advisers in the days when
he had an active part in Massa-
chusetts politics and was Governor of
the State.
The scene of the get-together was
Lake Chebacco. about 20 miles by
motor from White Court.
Essex County, which the partici-
pants represented, comprises this
section of Massachusetts.
Although the President intended to
take no hand. arrangements had been
made for addresses by Senator Butler
of Massachusetts, Senator Deneen of
Illinois, Gov. Fuller of Massachusetts
and Representative Andrew Of MaSsa-
chusetts. Senator Deneen has been
invited by the President to be his
guest at White Court while in this
locality.
Hopes for Disarmament.
President Coolidge hopes that once
a security pact among the more
powerful European nations becomes
reality the way will he clear for an
other armament conference. A Sc
curity agreement. in his opinion. would
lay a broad foundation for further
disarmament by stabilizing, in a meas
ure at least, conditions abroad.
The Presidents view was disclosed
IL
reiteration that he is anxious TO in
itiate another conference. but feels
that any move to that end should be
withheld till the situation in Europe
is such as to offer some promise Of
success.
Expects Opportunity Soon.
While Mr.. Coolidge is convinced
conditions abroad never will be per
feet for the calling of another confer
ence, he is hopeful that a tremendous
stride forward will be taken by an
agreement on security. Until com
plete agreement is reached on Sc
curity the President believes nothing
could be gained, and perhaps harm
done, by bringing the armament ques-
tion to the fore.
1t was pointed out that Mr.. Cool
idge is taking the same attitude
toward security as he did when he
tltGAucl ~ iiOlhl III otbey dlINS MS al lild-
ment conference move while the
Dawes plan was being formulated and
placed in operation and the Geneva
arms traffic conference was being
held.
President Coolidge during the day
received first-hand information on the
conditions in Europe from William
Phillips, Ambassador to Belgium, who
called at White Court to pay his re-
spects. Mr. Phillips declined to dis
cuss his visit other than to say there
was no discussion of the debt ques-
ton.
The visit of the Ambassador was the
only engagement of the President for
the day other than his regular semi
: weekly conference with newspaper re-
pOrters.
Evening star., 1925-07-29
OUT
OF Melville BAY
Party Passes Through leg
FIoeS After 21 Hours
of Fighting.

After II hours Of almost continual
fighting with the ice pack in Melville
Bay, the vessels Bowdoiu and peary
have passed through that tgeacherouS
area and are on their way TO Etah,
Greenland, the National Geographic.
Society was advised early today IN 3,
radio message from COmdr. Donald
B. Macmillan. The message, dated
July 28. was received at the amateurs
radio station of a. w. Everest, Pitts
field, Mass. It said:
The Bowdoin and the Peary haEef
passed through the Melville Bay lca
pack after u hours Of almost con@
tinual fighting.
This heavy ice foe was sighteda
amid thick fog at pm. last night
At 4:3O this morning the PearE, which
had been leading for some hours, sig@
nailed for q stop and for more tha1.
three hours the men hunted seals oIa
the ice.
Peary Smashes Way.
For several hours thereafter th5
Peary smashed the way for US. This
tried the strength Of her 600-horsa
power engines.
Early this afternoon the Bowdoin'9
bow proved its worth by lifting her
onto houndred-ton ice cakes an8
splitting them by her weight.
The Bowdoiu left the main lC1
foe at pm. and the Peary at 6.4as
have never seen SH much ice IN AeIt
Vile Bay, and we are all thankful -
have passed safely through It on olr
way to Etah.
During our windingS through iN4
ice last night the stars were obscureG
and we lost our position. But rcHlGIS
we are 80 miles south Of cape orEs
with splendid weather and faForablat
conditions. The day has been one OF
rare beauty. 1t was overcast Most OT
the time. but with wonderful co-oF'
tones in the sky, and somewhat WARNS
er. Sleet froZe on our rigging lasq
night and today the fresh water WlnclE
escaped from the foe has frozen IN a
thin layer all about US. All Well.
Signed, MacAIillan.'
Reports All Well.
The steamers left South Upernivila
Greenland, Monday morning and proA
ceeded north to Melville Bay
A radio message dated July y. Ie4
ceived last night by the National Geos
graphic Society via Seattle. said:
The Bowdoin led the Peary out oeI
South Upernivik, Greenland, at $50
a m today. It was clear and cold bY
noon, but toward O'Clock in the atteDs,
noon we met a thick belt Of drift lcs
at Tugtokortok. After 15 minutes Wa
were through in the blue waters ~
the north.
"At s o'clock this evening we are
off Wilcox Head and the infamou$
Devils Thumb, .bane Of explorers.
I'VE are in a light fog and the
Peary is almost within hailing dis-
tance behind US. Tonight we enter
the notorious Melville Bay, which may
be crossed in a days sail and in which
many a ship bound north has spenS
weeks or months fighting ice.
I'VE now have a variation of 80 des
grees and the compass points west
instead Of north All we'll
The message was received by araa
teur station 7UZ, T. X. Leberman5
operator, at Seattle, Wash.
Evening star., 1925-07-29
Girls of Canada
Prefer OlUn Men
To Europe's Best
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 29-Time was
when the girls of Canada idolized
European men, but now they are
satisfied that the boys of Canada
are better than the best Europe
has to offer. So say the $50
Canadian girl students who are
in Paris under the auspices of the
Overseas Education League.
The young ladies were enter
tanned last night as special guests
at a grand ball in the palatial
former residence of Solomon
RothSchild, now used by the
Rothschild Foundation.
Evening star., 1925-07-29
Cotton Crop Endangered.

TALLULAH, La, July 20 CP.-An
outbreak of the cotton leaf caterpillar,
or army worm, throughout Louisiana
and the probability that it has spread
into Mississippi and Arkansas was
announced today at the Government
Delta laboratory here
Evening star., 1925-07-29
Mexico Plans Tax Unifcation.

MEXICO CITY, July 29 OP).-The
treasury department of the federal
government has invited all governors
of Mexican states to meet here in
August to study plans for the unifica-
ton of the tax systems Of the various
states of the republic.
Evening star., 1925-07-29

Continued from First Page9
mer Secretary Of State waged his last
vigorous fight for religious orthodoxy
gathered at the trackside TO see their
leader and friend depart. Associates
of his battle in support of the Tens
nesse evolution statute stood with
bowed heads as the train moved away
through the Cumberland hills.
The metal casket. banked high With
flowers, was carefully placed in this
speciaI car after the removal of a.
rear section of glass in the observa@
ton end.
KeIso Rice, Chattanooga officer, stood
at attention at the head of the cas-
ket until the party reached Chattas
nooga.
Mrs. Bryan was tenderly assiste9
into the car from an automobile ~
her chauffeur, William II. Mccartney
W. Z. Thompson, Mr.. BrEan's secreS
tary, and Wallace Haggard.
Widow Avoids Cameras.
Photographers, by request Of the,
Bryan party, refrained from any at
tempt to snap pictures of the invalid
widow.
The special car was attached TO Nns
40, Southern Railway New York spe@
cial, with Walter White Of ChattaS
nooga, conductor in charge Of the spe~
cial car and another Pullman attached.
J. l.. Meek. assistant divisional gem
eral passenger agent. accompanied ths
party to Washington and L. II. Woods
all, division superintendent, acCouls
panied them 70 Chattanooga.
Evening star., 1925-07-29
MANOR PARK OUTRAGED"
Shelving School Bids Brings Vigorous
Protests From Pullman.

A vehement protest over the action
of the Commissioners in scaling the
specifica tionS for the Calvert Street
School in order to permit It's immedi-
ate construction, while at the same
time shelving the new Manor Park
and Brightwood Park school projects
until additional funds are provided by
Congress, was made today by Ernest
II. Pullman, president of the Manor
Park Citizens Association. Mr.. Pull
man threatened to carry his protest
to the appropriations committees of
Congress-
Evening star., 1925-07-29
BUDGET PRUNING
TO BEGIN MONDAY
WHEN LORD RETURNS

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seek admission.
Plans Are Tentative.
Virtually all the preliminary ar
rangements for the funeral services
were completed today by Mr.. Davis
and others who joined with him. All
are subject to revision out of respect
to the wishes of the Commoner's
widow and his son, William Jennings
Bryan, jr., and his daughter, Mrs.
Grace Hargreaves, who are expected
to arrive in Washington from Califor-
mia Friday morning.
The funeral car, attached to\a regu-
lar Southern railway train. is now en-
route to Washington with Mr. Bryan's
body. his widow and a small group
of relatives and friends. 1t is sched-
uled to arrive in the Union station
TOMORROW morning at 7:45 o'clock
Only small group of friends of
the Bryan family are expected to
meet the funeral party. The Wash
ington Terminal officials have plan
ned to have the body taken through
the presidential suite, at the east end
of the station, where it will be placed
in a hearse and carried to the under
taking parlors Of John T. Wright. at
Tenth and o streets. No carriag ges
will accompany the hearse. Mrs.
Bryan and the other mourners will go
direct to the La Fayette Hotel, at Six
teenth and l streets, where the widow
will stay until after the funeral.
Plans have been made to have the
body lie in state in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church from 8
Ffn 1rg4l-
noon on the funeral day Mrs. BRYAN
has not given her consent to this
public tribute, but she is expected to
acquiesce upon her arrival tomorrow
morning.
DIR. SiZOo Returns.
Rev. DIR. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor
of the New York Avenue Presbv-
terian Church, will be recalled from
his vacation in Chaumont, n. Y, to
officiate at the funeral services. Mrs.
Bryan had expressed desire to have
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor emer-
titus of the church, conduct the final
rites, but he is in Europe
Starting from the church, the route
of the funeral procession will be as
follows: East on New York avenue
to II and Thirteenth streets, south
avenue, west on Pennsylvania ave
nue. to Fifteenth street, south on Fif-
teenth street to B street, west on B
street to Seventeenth street, south
through Potomac Park, passing the
John Paul Jones statue at the foot
of Seventeenth street, thence to High
way Bridge to Arlington Cemetery. A
brief service will be held at the grave.
If Mrs. Bryan gives her approval
to have the body lie in state the
Police Department has made arrange
ments to prohibit parking of vehicles
on II street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, on the north side
of New York avenue between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets, and
on II street east of the church to
Thirteenth street. Parking at these
points also will be banned during the
funeral services.
Throng Anticipated.
The police have anticipated a great
throng in the vicinity of the church
and traffic will be diverted while the
body lies in state as we'll as during the
funeral rites.
The uncertainty over the plans for
a military escort for the funeral cor
tege from the church to the cemetery
ing for the arrival of Mrs. Bryan to
decide this important detail. The War
Department. however, stands ready
to provide the military escort and an
artillery caisson if Mrs. Bryan desires
Evening star., 1925-07-29
RADIO WILL CARRY
BRYAN SERVICES TO
THOUSANDS FRIDAY

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Evening star., 1925-07-29
DECLARES 1t Outrage.


MY sense Of justice and fair play
has been outraged by the action of
the Commissioners" declared Mr.. Pull
man. What is sauce for the goose
should be sauce for the gander too,
Representatives of nine citizens asso-
Citations on Monday night, after ma
ture deliberation, recommended modi-
fication of the plans for the Manor
Park and Brightwood Park buildings
in order that the construction could be
brought within the appropriation.
These representatives included officers
Of the District Public School Associa
ton and the Congress of Parent Teach
err Associations. A representative of
the Fifth and Crittenden streets sec
ton generally agreed with the pro
posal, but desired that the Petworth
Association, representing that com
munity, should separately pass on the
matter. The plea of these representa-
tives was rejected without q hearing,
but Immediately thereafter the Com
missioners award a contract for the
Calvert Street School by scaling the
specifications.
Wants An Investigation.
"The rejection of the bids in the
case of the Manor Park School with
out making any attempt to scale the
specifications and the revising of the
specifications in the case of the Cal
vert street project justifies an investi-
cation, in my opinion.
Il shall at once lodge protests with
the appropriations committee of Con-
gress. l laid our case frankly before
the president of the Board of Educa-
ton and the District Commissioners,
and the action taken by them speaks
for itself. I submit the matter to the
fair and impartial judgment of the
public, which, in my opinion, should
condemn what 1 consider to be the
inconsistent and unfair position of
the public officials concerned"
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POPE WARNS ITALY
AGAINST VIOLENCE
AS FASCIST RIOT

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BRYAN PAID HONOR
AS FUNERAL TRAIN
SPEEDS TO CAPITAL

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Plans Are Tentative.

the Commohers intimats friends will
seek admission.
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tunate. There, Mr.. Herlihy, a
bright and agile.minded youth, will
battle the wolves next year, while
Messrs. Haas, Burgess and Ascher
will pore over the ruins Of Athens,
Calculus, or probabilities.
Consider the case OF the infin-
itesimal one-fifth of a second. 1t
is puny; it is fleeing; it is worth
less. But a Georgetown runner
can chirp with facility on the pos
sibilities possessed by a one-fifth
of a second. They can split a split
second into parts smaller than a
bankers heart, and still make it
lifelike.
Norton and Plansky start their
decathalon stuff at 10 o'clock.
They will finish in time for a late
dinner.
Hearts and Flowers" dim
lights and smelling salts are being
administered to Bill Dowding.
Last week Bill unkindly admins
tered a defeat on Dehart Hubbard
in the running broad jump. Such
a feat is more or less worth while.
But Bill will not be allowed to
compete in the running broad
jump here because his presence
is needed on the 440 relay. Hav'
ing demonstrated his ability
against the Brunette Hubbard,
Bill was anxious to rake in some
easy honor from Penn.
The rail birds are giving George
town serious attention. Dope,
the bane Of the Bang Tails.
points to overwhelming Blue and
Gray victories in many events,
and that gives food for thought.