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Evening star., 1925-07-19
Sheriff Is Bored
By Modernity of
Dayton Conflict
Recalls Days When Guns
Not Words Settled
Al Debates.

By the Associated Press.
DAYTON, Tenn, July 18.-The most
bored man around the Rhea County
court and evolution trial is Sheriff
Butch" Harris. a man who ''remem-
bers when"
He. stands serenely day by day in
the midst of the turmoil of the legal
battle, unmindful of the verbal arrows
and oral darts which contending
lawyers hurl across the crowded arena
where great throngs strain to mark
the progress of the judicial affray.
His eyelids droop wearily above his
rotund frame. for he was here when
bullets, not words, were weapons of
debate.
Forewarned of the coming trial and
of the expected influx of trouble
makers, the sheriff two weeks ago re-
plenished his force of deputies and
swept out his ancient Jail. Today.
after eight days of the Scopes case,
with hundreds of visitors of all types
invading the town, he uttered this
doleful summary:
Il have been sheriff here for three
years. The present month has been
the quietest month of all my term of
service. There's nothing doing at all. >"
Evening star., 1925-07-19
BY the Associated Press.

DAYTON, Tenn, July 1S.-William
j. Bryan today in a statement says
that the Tennessee evolution case has
uncovered a conspiracy against Bible
Christianity.
Declaring that multitudes have been
deceived by the use of the term "evo-
luton" he added that their eyes are
now being opened. Evolution, as
taught by scientists, he claims, Is an
imaginary process, wholly unproven,
that begins with life, but does not at
tempt to explain life.
"lf the evolutionary hypothesis Is
true, man has come up through the
animals below him by a cruel law un-
der which the strong kill off the weak.
THE evolutionists bring their doc
trine before the public in a jeweled
case and praise 1t as if 1t were a sa-
cred thing. They do not exhibit, as
Darwin did, it's bloody purpose; they
do not boast that barbarism is it's only
true expression; they do not tell the
public that Darwin, who studied for
the ministry and in his youth believed
in a personal God and in the strict
and literal truth of every word in the
Bible was led away from Christianity
by evolution and died an agnostic.
THE evolutionists have not been
honest with the public, even ministers
who believe in evolution have assured
their congregations that there is no
inconsistency between Darwinism and
Christianity. The ministers should
tell their congregations that evolution
leads logically to agnosticism.
But this trial has had another i'm
portant effect. The presence of Mr..
Darrow here. an avowed agnostic both
as TO God and immortality-he has so
Evening star., 1925-07-19
PLOT TO KILL OFF CHRISTIANITY
REVEALED IN TRIAL, BRYAN SAYS
DrrOiU's AgnOstcisn Proves Sciences Real Aim
and Viii Infame Deuout to Defense of
Bible CommOner Says.

stated in court before the judge-rep-
resents the most militant anti-Chris-
tian sentiment in the country. He
protested against the opening of court
with prayer, and has lost no oppor
tunity to. slur the intelligence of those
who believe in orthodox Christianity,
and to hurl the charge OF bigotry
against every one who objects to the
teaching of evolution in the schools.
"Mr. Darrow's coneection and his
conduct during this case ought to in
form the Christian world of the real
animus that Is back of those who are
attempting to enforce upon the
schools the views of small minority,
regardless of the fact that the philoso-
ply of life based upon evolution robs
the individual of a sense of RESPONSE
bility to God and paralyzes the doc
trine of brotherly love.
Mr.. Darrow shouts that truth is
being excluded from the jury, merely
because a few so-called experts whom
he has selected are not permitted to
put their prejudiced opinions up
against the honest convictions of the
people of Tennessee. The experts do
not represent unbiased science. Even
the so-called Bible experts who he
wanted to call were selected by Mr..
Darrow and his associates.
I'VE are making progress and we
can acknowledge our Indebtedness to
many for unintentional aid. First, we
are indebted to Mr.. Scopes. but our
Indebtedness is much greater to Mr..
Darrow.
"Mr. Darrows hostility to Chris
tianity, proclaimed for a generation,
and his conduct in this case are now
known to the world and will arouse
the devout Christians of the Nation. !"
Evening star., 1925-07-19
OUSTED MINISTER
! T0ATTEND SCHOOL
Rev. H. G. Byrd, Dayton's
Liberal Pastor, An
nounces Plans.
By the Associated Press.


DAYTON. Tenn. July 1S.-The
Rev. Howard Gale Byrd, who retired
from the pastorate OF the Dayton
Methodist Episcopal Church last Sun
day as an indirect result of the agita-
ton of the evolution issue, plans to
continue his education by attending
Depauw University. Indiana, and to
remain in the ministry, he told the
Associated Press tonight.
The minister withdrew from his
church when part of his congrega-
ton protested against his invitation
to DIR. Charles Francis Potter of the
West Side Unitarian Church of New
York to speak from his pulpit last
Sunday morning. DIR. Potter had an
nounced his subject as Evolution, I"
after his arrival in Dayton to attend
the Scopes trial.
Mr. Byrd was visited yesterday by
the Rev. Bert Smith, assistant secre-
tary of the educational board of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, who dis
cussed with the young Dayton preach
er the circumstances of his with
drawal and urged him TO enter the
Indiana school.
Will Work Way Through.
The visiting church official assured
Mr.. Byrd that he would gladly aid
the university by which he might sup
port his wife, three small children and
himself while resuming his literary
studies. The local minister expressed
his wish to accept this offer, if the ar
rangements could be made.
II would be glad to go back to
school," Mr.. Byrd said tonight, "and
finish the academic work I began at
Lincoln Memorial University. The
plan is for me to attend Dapauw for
two years and then go to the Drew
Theological Seminary in New Jersey
for three additional sessions.
II feel that God has called me tc
the ministry, and If the arrangements
can be made for me to go to school,
will regard 1t as an indication OF
His will in my case"
If the school plans do not material
iZe, Mr.. Byrd expects to return to his
former occupation as a worker ir
electrical engineering.
Although he called off his three reg
ular services last Sunday and will not
preach tomorrow, Mr.. Byrd performed
a pastoral duty late today for mem
bers of his former congregation. He
conducted funeral services for Miss
Marie Corwin, a communicant of the
Five Points Church, part Of the Day
ton charge.
Bishop Voices Regret.
A letter reached the young man to
day from Bishop Theodore S. Hender
son of the Cincinnati area, who eX
pressed regret at the minister's actor
and hoped that he would return t
the pastoral work. Mr. Byrd haC
written the bishop, who is in authori
ty over the Holston Dayton) Confer
ence in the absence in Europe OF
Bishop Thirkield of Chattanooga, tell
ing the Cincinnati official of his with
drawal here.
II would be exceedingly loath, &"
wrote Bishop Henderson, Ito believe
| that on account of an unhappy expert
ence locally you would really leave
the work of the ministry, if there has
been a clear call of God to the work
in previous days"
Bishop Henderson asked the young
man to write him details of his life
and training and urged seriously con
sidering the possibility of remaining
in the work in a different location.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
By the Associated Press.


DAYTON. Tenn, July 1S.-John
Thomas Scopes was condemned from
the start of the evolution case, Clar-
ence Darrow, defense counsel de e
clared today in a statement in which
he outlined his views of the case ev-
olution and religion.
We know that in this State. under
the surroundings and conditions of
the trial, Mr.. Scopes was condemned
from the start" he said. I'VE are
now interested in two things:
That a higher court shall pass
upon this case, and that in other
States those who wish to pursue the
truth shall be left free to think and
investigate and teach and learn.
we know that the great majority
of the intelligent Christians do not
accept the literal Interpretation for
the whole Bible. We have learned
here, both from laymen and clergy
men, that u large part of the funda-
mentaliStS do not accept II. This
doctrine is doctrine of the literal
lists, and we are perfectly satisfied
that the majority of the Christian
Church has long since passed be-
yond that"
Gives Views on Prayer.
Outlining his views on prayer, Mr..
Darrow said:
II did object to daily prayers in
court. This praying is rare in court
even in the South. l objected to 1t
because of the peculiar situation
wherein Mr. Bryan had sought TO
make this trial contest between re-
liEion and science.
Il thought of all cases this was one
where the jury should stand free of
all bias. Even the judge who presides
has not followed the regular habit of
opening court with prayer until this
case arose.
Every attorney on the part of the
defense understands ;he setting and
background of the case. We do not
blame anyone in Tennessee for it: VIC
know that all men take their views
largely from their environment"
Mr.. Darrow, referring to Mr.. Bryan,
said:
Before the trial of this case, | had
no idea that there was only one intor-
prefer of religion in the world.
Christianity has had in its ranks
Evening star., 1925-07-19
EAST TENNESSEE'S
RECORD IS PRAISED
Achievements of Men Sec
tion Produced Cited by
School Official.
BY the Associated Press.

DAYTON, Tenn, July lS-Calling
attention to many prominent men who
were natives of east Tennessee, Wal.
ter White. superintendent of Rhea
county schools and prosecutor of John
Thomas Scopes, said today that of
40 Governors- of Tennessee these
mountain counties have produced
seven.
East Tennesseeans point with pride
TO Andrew johnson, the mountain boy
who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as
PRESIDENT. lid Mr.. White, "and
Judge Edward Stanford an east Ten
nessee lawyer, who is now a member
OF the United States Supreme Court
Ex-Gov. Ben w. Hooper is at present
chairman of the United States Rail
road Labor Board and he is from the
mountains of east Tennessee
james A. Fowler is another noun
tain man who happens to be Assistant
Attorney General of the United States
The present commissioner of educa-
ton of the United States is a native
Tennesseean, so was DR.. Claxton, his
predecessor
Envoy from Tennessee.
The present United States Minis.
er of Congress, John Q. Tilson, Is a
of east Tennessee. The present lead
vi " LoOliN lIOIIl lne
native of east Tennessee. Malcolm
Fooshe, Rhea County boy. has won
first honors at Oxford University
Martin w. Littleton, distinguished
New York lawyer, is a native of these
mountains.
''As to Rhea County. l wish to say
that more men and boys went from
this county to the Confederate and
Union armies than were voters at the
time and they all volunteered.
1t may be sign of ignorance, but
no citizen of Rhea County was ar
rested during the late war on a charge
of disloyalty. No citizen of this coun-
ty has become so highly educated that
he feels it his duty to substitute the
red flag for the American flag or dis
pose of his Bible, as has been done in
Russia.
I'VE are the descendants of the mer
who gathered at Sycamore Shoals and
listened to the prayer of Rev. Samuel
Doak before fighting the battle OF
Kings Mountain. We still believe In
our God, our country, our flag and
Drayer"
Evening star., 1925-07-19

sible jumping off grounds for rum
runners and bootleggers The most
significant of these figures is the one
showing that from January l to MAY
81, 1924, there was exported to the
Bermudas from England $3.50 gal
Ions, While from January ! to May 81,
1928, the quantity was only 20,298.
Gain i'm Bay State.
In Massachusetts enforcement has
continually gained ground. The local
police and State constabulary have
been greatly aided by the passage of
the enforcement code by the electorate
at the election last November Seven
of the twenty-one country jails that
were doing business before prohibi-
ton have been vacated. They were
located at Edgartown, Nantucket,
Taunton, Fitchburg, Ipswich. New
buryport and Lowell. The last three
mentioned have been sold and the
ones at Ipswich and Lowell have been
turned into schoolhouses.
1T Is also significant that instead
of steady increase in the number of
almshouses in Massachusetts as be-
fore prohibition, there are now 80 less
than there were in 1917 the number
then being ITO, as compared with 1873
today.
THE final test, however, of enforce
ment cannot be made with strong
-prohibitionists in control of en-
forcement. We must, to be fair to the
whole proposition, at least have off
GERS who are strong believers in law
enforcement, regardless of their per
sonal opinions, and, better still, have
officers who are friends of the law.
1t would be ridiculous to try to en-.
force a law against murder with Off
cials who believed in murder. and it
is just as ridiculous to expect to en-
force a law against poisonous alco.
holic beverages by men who believe
in them.
Under the leadership Of President
Coolidge, however, after a reasonable
time has passed, l anticipate as full
and complete enforcement of the pro-
hibition law as we have of any other
law in America"
Evening star., 1925-07-19
YOUTH IS TRAPPED
IN EXT0RT|0N PLOT
Asks $4,000 From Brown
ing, Realtor, Recently
in LimeIight.
SPECIAL Dispatch 70 The star.


NEW YORK, July 1s.-AIert de-
tective work today put Philip Siegel,
81, in possession of black bag con.
tanning wads of worthless paper in
stead of the $50. 900 he had demanded.
under death threats, from Edward W.
Browning, wealthy real estate oper-
ator.
incidentally, It put SiegQl, who said
he had been employed Us a junior
typesetter by a newspaper, in a cell,
where he is held on a charge of at
tempted extortion. He is said to have
confessed.
The prisoners Intended victim is
the real estate nan who has gained
much publicity recently through his
offer to adopt a young girl and rear
her in luxury as a companion for the
12-year-old girl he adopted several
years ago.
Detectives said Siegel, at first pro
testing innocence, finally admitted
writing Browning three extortion let
ters, the first on July 8, and asserted
he had been inspired by the seeming
parade of wealth attending the
realtors adoption offer.
Browning later identified him as
the man he, secretly escorted by de
tectives, had met this morning at
street corner, in accordance with in
structions given in the third letter
demanding money
Hylan Aids Browning
Browning was accompanied TO
police headquarters by Mayor Hylan.
personal friend. Mr.. Browning, 1t
was said, had consulted the mayor
upon receipt of the first of the three
letters. The latter advised him to lay
the matter before police. Mayor
Hylan feicitated Inspector John
Coughlin of the detective division,
Commissioner Enright and the eight
detectives who had worked on the
case.
The alleged attempt at blackmail
had its inception with a letter which
Browning opened July g. II was
among hundreds in answer to his
adnnfinr1 offer.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
WASHINGTON WOMAN
TO HEAD COMMITTEE
Miss Mary Stewart Chosen Chair
man of Legislative Group
of Federation.
By the Associated Press.


PORTLAND, Me, July 1S-The
National Federation of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs will meet
next year in Des Moines, Iowa. the
newly elected executive board decided
today.
Mrs. Olive Joy Wright of CIeve-
land. Ohio, the new president of the
federation, presided. Miss Emma Dot
Partridge of Kansas and New York
City was reelected executive secre-
tary and Miss Ruth Rick of Jackson
Vile, Fla, again was named editor of
the Independent Woman, the official
magazine.
Four committee chairmen were
named, as follows: Publicity, Mrs
Josephine Haley Forney of Portland,
Ore; legislation. Miss Mary Stewart,
Washington, D. c.: finance, Miss
Alice Englehardt, Cincinnati, Ohio,
and membership, Miss Fern Bauers-
field, Topeka, Kans.
Evening star., 1925-07-19

generally looked upon as the open
revolt on Secretary of Agriculture
Jardines farm program by Repre-
sentative Dickinson, Republican, Of
Iowa. The latter recently has de-
clared publicly that the administra-
tons agricultural program has failed
to bring encouragement and relief TO
the farmers and that he intends to
lead a farm bloc movement TO upset
this program and bring about the
adoption of new one of the farm
bloc's making.
President Coolidge is understood to
have taken considerable interest, in
his customary calm way, in Repre-
sentative Dickinson's thread of revolt
on the part of the Senate and House
farm blocs.
Congress May Be Called.
1t is thought likely that the threat
ened coal strike will be touched upon
prominently during this forthcoming
conference. There have been hints
that President Coolidge may consider
calling an extra session of Congress
to obtain the legislation to settle a
strike in a most drastic fashion, even
to the extent of seizing the mines.
1ntimates of the President contend,
however, that Mr.. Coolidge thus far
has said or done nothing that would
indicate that any such idea is in his
mind.
He, of course, intends to do every
thing possible. by means Of mediation,
to influence the operators and miners
to compose their differences, thus
aVerting strike. He may summon
their representatives TO White Court.
to lay the side of the public before
them, or he may send a letter. but
other than these things. it is pointed
out, there is nothing the Government
can do legally. At any rate he will
seek Senator Curtis views.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
SCOPES CONVICTED BEFORE CASE
OPENED, IN DARROW'S OPINION
Appeal to Higher Court and Effort to Save Other
States From Similar La,U NOiU
Aim Of Defense Counsel.

thousands of able and intelligent
men in all of the countries OF the
world but these now are all set aside
and Mr. Bryan is to be the one and
only judge of what the Bible ana
Christianity mean"
The theory of evolution as a scien-
tific theory was only announced about
20 years ago. he said, and since that
time it has been accepted by almost
every scientist in the world
The believers in evolution are by
no means confined to heretics. for the
realm of religion and science are en-
tirely separate Amongst the most
prominent evolutionists in the world
are multitudes of men in high stand
ing in all the Christian churches. All
of these are pronounced heretics by
Mr.. Bryan"
Says Scientists Are Humane.
The scientific man is kind and hu-
name as the fundamentalist. he assert
ed. and mo one ever heard of a sci
entific man who ever sought to call
the aid of the law to enforce belief in
his theories"
MEMS religious views are involved
in this prosecution" he insisted. 1T
is true that on the subject of God and
Immortality l am willing to confess
that 1 am an agnostic; do not know.
| fancy that this is a much higher
position than that of Mr.. Bryan. who
says that God was made in his image
and is sure that this is true.
1T is hard to understand how an
intelligent man can. believe that a
photograph of a human being needs
only to be enlarged to give us pic
ture of God. On this subject l am not
agnostic, l do not believe it. AS to
the first cause and the power that is
at the heart of the universe, it seems
to me that most men must confess
that they do not know"
Continuing, he said he had mo de-
sire to have the Christian world give
up its belief in God or it's Bible, but
at least very large portion of the
Christian world do not regard the
Bible as a book of science.
The scientist does not believe that
man has ever fallen. but that he has
gone steadily forward. 1t is the fun
damentalists only that believe man
once was perfect and that he after
wards fell"