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Evening star., 1925-07-04
SCIENTIST DOUBTS
SCOPES WILL WIN
U. S. Expert Says Evidence
in Mans Descent Theory
Is Weak.

If the evolution of man is taken as
the basis of argument in the forth
coming Scopes trial in Tennessee, the
courts decision is likely TO he
favorable to the followers Of William
Jennings Bryan, in the opinion of
renowned scientific authorities here.
court, in considering so rnomentouq
question as that involved in the
evolution case, must weigh the evi-
dence presented in behalf of evolution
and must render it's decision solely on
the basis of actual facts presented it
is pointed out
Frankly, science must admit that
so far as the evolution of man is con.
cerned, it has been unable to gather
all the evidence needed to prove
descendance from the ape" DR. Waltz
Hough, head curator of the National
Museum, declared today.
Missing Links Numerous.
There are. unfortunately for our
theory too many missing links. We
are confident we are right but TO mar
shall enough actual facts-known
specimens linking man with the dim
past-is another matter. Courts de-
mand evidence. Scopes is confronted
with the difficult task of presenting
this evidence. If the demands Of the
court for this data are too explicit.
L m afraid Scopes nor any one else
can produce the proof in the way re-
quired."
DR.. Hough expects, however, that
the trial will not develop into test of
the theory Of the evolution of man,
alone. but will revolve about the
theory Of evolution, in general. In
this case, he asserts, the evoIutionists
stand much better chance OF PROV
ing their argument.
Ire horse and the elephant can
be cited in proof of the evolution
theory" DR.. Hough said we have
models here showing, step by step. the
evolution of the horse from the foot
high eohippus to the modern animal
Ihere are no missing links in this
chain. The evidence is certain
Mans Chain Incomplete.
But the chain of evidence connect.
ing man with his ancient predecessors
is sadly broken. Even the Neander-
thai and Heidelberg men" do not
help mend this chain. They undoubt-
edly evolved from mans antecedents
but they are really an 'off-shoot' from
the main line-a lost race, in other
words"
Dr. Hough regrets that religion has
been injected into the so-called con
troversy. He contends that religion
and science do not conflict. even as
TO the origin of man, and declares
| that only persons of narrow mind will
say that they do. Religion. he OBJ
served, never could be construed as
an assault on facts. and its exponents,
| OF which he himself is one. should
not endeaVor to align the two. Re
| ligion, he says, has its own particular
| sphere of duty-to uplift man spiritu-
ally-and science another-to estab-
+ lish basic facts. Neither sphere en-
| croaches on the other, he asserts.
| Man, DR.. Hough added. is still in
| process of evolution. One hundred
thousand or so years from now he
may have arrived at a state of near
perfection. he said, with a perfect
mind, perfect body and full concep-
ton of duty. Then, he believes. there
will be one universal language, CO
operation between all peoples and con
sequently universal peace.
Evening star., 1925-07-04
SOUietized Colony
Is Planned in u. S.
By Russian EsiIes
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July A Russian
settlement to be known as New
Petrograd" is planned for New Jer-
sey, with a Nevsky Prospect and
other features of the old st. Peters
burg, later Petrograd, then soviet
lied into Leningrad.
Organizers of the project have Sc
cured a tract of land near South
Plainfield, N. J., and propose to
build a town of Russian architec-
ture. The site will be dedicated to-
morrow. w. w. Bauimistrow,
president of the Russian Refugees
Relief Society of America, is direct
ing the project.
The tract has 400 acres. Streets
of the town will include Peter the
Great boulevard and several named
for American benefactors of Rus
sian refugees, including Herbert
Hoover. About 400 Russian fami-
lies have signified their intention of
buying lots.
Evening star., 1925-07-04
QUAKE INSURANCE
GAINS IN DISTRICT
Large Buildings Covered
Since Possibility of Disaster
Is Admitted.

Chances of a disastrous earthquake
in Washington are about one-third as
great as for serious confiagration.
So the larger insurance companies
figure in making up their rates, which
are on file in the offices of agents
here.
Up to a week ago there was prac-
tically no earthquake insurance in the
District. The lesson of the Santa Bar
bara quake, together with predictions
that some time within the next CEN
tury there is a probability that a more
or less serious quake will occur on
the Atlantic coast. apparently have
spurred some property holders to take
cognizance of the risk.
Practically all tie larger companies
are seeking earthquake business. The
agents within the past two days have
received letters quoting new rates and
urging them to push the sale of pol
icies.
One of the larger agents said yes
terday that he is just closing a deal
for earthquake insurance on one of
the biggest office buildings in Wash
ington.
Another agent, who already holds
several smaller earthquake policies,
said that there had been repeated in
quiries for rates and conditions in
the last few days and that he was
about to close a large policy.
The prevailing earthquake insurance
rates are: For dwellings and fire.
proof buildings, 10 cents per 500 of
value for three years; for all other
buildings, Is cents per 500 of value
for three years.
Fire Insurance Considered.
The fire insurance rate is 80 cents
a 500 for three years, exactly three
times as much as for an earthquake
policy. The tornado policy rate,
which insures against damage from
severe storms whether to be classified
as tornadoes or not, is 20 cents a S1O0.
The tornado business has more than
doubled in the District in the past
few years, agents agree. There are
occasional small losses to be paid
Money lenders, it was reported, now
are requiring tornado insurance on
most new suburban frame houses
which are likely to suffer in a severe
storm.
While none of the insurance agents
seen believes that Washington is likely
to be visited by a severe earthquake in
the near future, they point out that
the rates are made up by engineers
on the best scientific information.
The policies require that the prop
erty be insured for at least half of
it's value.
Agents pointed out that fire insur.
ance policies are imperative If the
blaze starts after a building falls un.
less the structure is also covered by
earthquake insurance.
Evening star., 1925-07-04
u. S. VIEW ON CHINA
OPPOSED IN JAPAN
Proposal for Farley on Extra.
territorial Rights Is
Attacked.
By the Associated Press.


TOXIC, July 4.-The United States
Government desire for consideration
of the question of extraterritorial
rights in China has been widely com.
mented upon by the Japanese press.
A spokesman of the Toxic foreign
Office today indorsed the view of his
government, already announced, that,
although Japan is ready for the aboli-
ton of extraterritorial rights in
China at the earliest possible time,
and is prepared to facilitate Chinese
efforts toward this end, 1t considers
all such attempts at present prema-
ture in view of the disturbed condi-
tions in the country.
The Japanese foreign Office has no
official knowledge of the proposal the
United States intends to make re-
garding China, but does not believe
the Washington Government is likely
to approach the powers Immediately
with plans for abrogation of the spe-
cial privileges held by foreigners in
China.
Evening star., 1925-07-04
POLICE CHIEF HELD
IN RUM SMUGGLING
Virginians Delivered 5000
Gallons a Week in North
Carolina, Charge of Police.
By the Associated Press.

JACKSON, y. G., July 4.-John r.
Gordon, chief of police of Lacrosse.
Va, and four alleged members. of a
Virginia whisky combine that is said
TO have been making weekly deliveries
of 5000 gallons of whisky into North
Carolina, were arrested in Northamp-
ton County by Federal and county
officers yesterday charged with cross
ing the State line to deliver 236 gal
Ions of whisky. Federal officers, pos
ing as bootleggers. said they had pre-
viously contracted with Gordon for
delivery of the whisky.
Continuing their drive across the
State line, the Federal officers captured
Giles Daniels. who is alleged to have
had charge Of the general distribution
service of the combine. A 500 gallon
steam still, together with a large
quantity of stores for the manufac-
ture of whisky, was seized and de-
stroyed. The officers are searching
for A. T. Jones, we'll known Virginian.
who is said to be the head of the
whisky combine.
Evening star., 1925-07-04
DEATHS IN WAKE
OF HEAT IN WEST
Wave Is Broken by Wind and
Rain StormS-SeveraI
Cities Flooded.
By the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 4-The Middle
Vests short lived heat wave took
flight with the advent of cooling
winds and thunderstorms. but the
high temperatures of the last three
days accounted for several deaths
and scores of prostrations, while
cloudbursts and drownings added
materially to the casulty toll.
The break in the wave for most
of the central territory came late
yesterday in generous downpours,
with showers indicated today for the
Eastern and Central Great Lakes
region and the lower Ohio and lower
Mississippi valleys. Moderate tenn
peratures were predicted in the mid
die area, but the weather chart said
the heat would continue slightly
modified in districts to the south.
Weather Is Erratic.
Yesterdays weather chronicle was
an erratic mixture of windstorms,
heavy rains, cloudburst, temperature
drops and in a few instances of sur
prising rises in the mercury. Chi
cago, which usually remains COM
paratively cool because of lake
breezes. saw the temperature ascend
from II at noon to SO at evening, a
record for the year. while Milwaukee
reported a rise from so to 90 de-
grees in 10 minutes. The highest
mark in the Central States was 1922
at Springfield, ILL.,, but while most
of the middle area was watching the
mercury fall, the first tier of South
ern States was experiencing steady
rise, which reached SO at Knoxville
and 100 at Nashville, Tenn.
The days casualties included an au-
tomobile party Of six. drowned in a
flood resulting from a cloudburst at
Hay Junction, near Rock Springs,
Wyo. Another cloudburst occurred in
Colorado, flooding Cherry Creek, which
threatened for a time to inundate
South Denver and points along the
waterway for 40 miles. Hundreds of
persons prepared to flee, but after sew
eral hours of anxiety the danger was
declared over.
The heat caused one death and 26
prostrations in Louisville, KY, and
one death at Prairie Du Chen, Wis,
while farm worker was killed by
lightning at Brazil, Ind heavy
wind and rain storm at New Castle,
Ind, gave rise to erroneous reports
tornado, with many deaths. Four per-
sons were drowned at Center, Ala,
and one at Knoxville, Tenn.
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and In
diana reported a general break in the
heat wave, while relief also came to
parts of Kentucky. In the latter
State temperatures ranged from 98 to
100, and it was indicated that the heat
| over most of the State would continue
another "a hours.
Although not connected with the
storms in the Midle West, a high
| wind at Visalia, Calf, blew over what
was considered the largest oak tree in
the world. The tree, believed to be
from 700 to 1000 years old, was 81
feet inches in circumference and had
| a spread of $50 feet.
Evening star., 1925-07-04
NEW LOAN TERMS GIVEN
FRENCH MINISTER'S o. K.
By the Associated. Press.

By the Associated. Press.
PARIS, July 4.-The council of
ministers today approved the condi-
tions for the new gold basis loan to
be issued in exchange for the national
defense bonds which fall due this year.
The terms will appear in the Official
Journal on Sunday.
An organizing committee headed by
Undersecretary Georges Bonnet is
planning a drive along the lines of
the liberty loan campaigns in the
United States, and a special appeal
will be made in the country districts.
The 1925 budget Is expected to be
finally disposed of by Parliament by
a week from tomorrow. This will leave
Finance Minister Caillaux free to de-
vote his whole energies to promoting
the loan and studying means of set
cling the interallied debts.
Evening star., 1925-07-04
ONE DEAD, II MADE ILL
BY POISONOUS FLOUR
Woman. "a. Dies From Eating Bis
cuit-Child, 3, Is in Crit
ical Condition.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ARCADIA, La, July 4.--One person
is dead, another is critically i'll and
ten more are recovering from the ef-
fects of eating biscuits made of -four
containing poison. All of the poisoned
live on a farm miles from Bien-
vile, in southern Bienville parish.
Mrs. Free, "A, mother of w. P. Free,
on whose farm the tragedy occurred,
is dead, and Charlotte Lowe, 3-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Lowe, is critically III. The other mem
bers of the two families, Mr.. and Mrs
Lowe and four children and Mr. and
Mrs. w. p. Free and three children,
are recovering.
The -four, self-rising brand. was
purchased from a Bienville store by
the Frees, and Mrs. Lowe borrowed
some of it. Both made biscuits
Thursday for dinner. All members of
the two families became critically i'll
shortly afterward.
Evening star., 1925-07-04
CAPE BRETON TORN
BY STRIKE DISORDER
Three Buildings Burned by
VandaIs, Who Seized
Rum Supply.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SYDNEY, Nova Scotia. July a
Plentifully supplied with liquor seized
in a raid on a customs house, vandals
have started anew their depredations
in the Cape Breton district, where
200 United Mine Workers are on
strike against the British Empire
Steel Co.
Incendiarism, looting and assaults,
which were stopped for a time with
the arrival of 500 or more provincial
and Dominion troops and the organi-
Zation of special union police, are
again causing concern.
Within the last "a hours three of
the company's buildings have been
burned. A large structure owned by
the Sydney Ice Co. and an empty
building at Glace Bay were destroyed.
At New Aberdeen a small warehouse
was destroyed. A band of crudely
masked men entered the residence of
the collector of customs and forced
him to unlock the customs house, car
rying away 43 kegs of rum recently
seized by authorities on the coast.
Nova Scotia is one of the three Cana
dian maritime provinces which has re-
tained the wartime dry law. Union
officials have said that the plentiful
supply of liquor was, in part, re
SponSible for the disorders.
Man and Wife Assaulted.
A Belgian national and his wife
were assaulted at Glace Bay. Houses
of strike antagonists were stoned and
windows smashed. Troopers and po-
lice are Handicapped in preventing
disorders by the fact that the COM
pany's property is scattered over an
area of 80 square miles. Dense for
ests afford ideal shelter for the van
dals, who sWoop down, burn and loot
and then take to cover in the forests.
The strike started nearly four
months ago, when the company re-
fused the men a wage increase and
abolished credit at company stores.
Efforts of the Canadian minister of
labor to effect settlement have been
unavailing.
Evening star., 1925-07-04
CHINESE MOB JAPANESE.

SHANGHAI, July 4 OP).-Mobs at
tackled three Japanese here last night.
The victims were rescued by Chinese
police.
Reports received in Shanghai state
Japanese and British stores were
looted Yesterday at Swatow, Kwang-
tun. Province
Evening star., 1925-07-04

mour Grain Co., one of the firms
merged into the marketing company,
said in Chicago that there was no obli-
CATION to sell 81 per cent of the stock
by July /.
The failure is the largest in point of
liza bilities in the history Of Wall street.
Estimates of assets range from $780,
600, 900 to $35 900. The firm re-
ceived $40, ,000, 900 in loans from New
York banks and $1,000, 900 from Chi
cago institutions, all but $4,000, 900 of
which was secured by collateral other
than Rosenbaum Corporation stock.
Irving l.. Ernst. counsel for the New
York receiver, said that the 1000 cred
itors would be paid 100 cents on the
dollar
Evening star., 1925-07-04
Better Late Than Never
From the Topeka Capital.

From the Topeka Capital.
Pat stopped to read a sign in front
OF Max Goldstein's place, Ladies'
Ready to wear Clothing
"Shure. an it's about time, unused
Fat as he walked ON. 4
Evening star., 1925-07-04
Herrick Expected
To Discuss French
Debt During Leave
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Ambassador Herrick. at Paris. is
expected to come to this country in
the near future on leave. and dur
ing his presence here probably will
discuss the French debt. as a mat
ter of course, with Washington Of
ficialS
So far as officials here know,
however, he will bring no new com
munication on the subject from the
French government.
Evening star., 1925-07-04
Taken From a Gravestone.
4 the London Daily News

From the London Daily News.
This monument is erected to the
memory of Patrick Dooley, who was
accidentally shot by his brother as
mark of Affection
Evening star., 1925-07-04

Miss Emma Millette has become a
successful business woman in Buff
faIo, where she operates an estab-
lishment for the splicing together
of broken threads in cloth that has
been torn or worn;a
Evening star., 1925-07-04
Homes Are Wrecked
In Japanese Quake;
No LiUes Are Lost
BY the Associated Press.


TOXIC. July 4 Numerous
houses crumbled today when an
earthquake described as somewhat
severe" struck Yonago, 100 miles
west of Kobe. which was also
shaken. No casualties were re-
ported.
Evening star., 1925-07-04
PROSECUTION DENIES
REMOVAL OF SCOPES
CASE Is WITHIN LAW

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-07-04
GRAIN FIRMS STATUS
In BROKERS' FAILURE
Is WALL STREET TOPIC

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1925-07-04
REVELERS BURIED
AS BUILDING FALLS;
BELIEVED KILLED

Continued from First Pagel
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
BUICK LEADS CAR
INDUSTRY 9TH YEAR
The palm of leadership in The out

The palm of leadership in the auto
mobile industry has been awarded for
the eighth consecutive year to the
Buick Motor Company by the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce. ac-
cording to the San Antonio Buick
Company. Buick has maintained its
record Of selling the most dollars
worth of cars in an unbroken string
since 1918, setting pace which
Buick officials believe is upeQuallcd
not only in the automobile industry.
but in every other line fcompetitive
endeavor.
In winning its eighth award of
leadership in volume of business, the
Buick Motor Company wins the right
Of first choice of space for exhibiting
purposes at the 1926 national automo-
bile shows in New York and Chicago.
Every man in the Buick organiza-
ton, from President Basset down, halls
the achievement as positive proof that
quality unequalled in its price class
has won the honor this year and set
the eighth gear record, which stands
alone in the annals of the industry.
President Basset points out that in or
der for any make Of car to equal the
Buick record, it would have TO S:in
the national award every year from
now until 1884.
The current production program Of
the Buick Motor Company calls for
capacity output through the winter
months, and a two million dollar ex-
pansion program to make possible a
production of 1900 ears per day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
BOTH LEGS CRUSHED, CAR
DEALER SELLS FROM BED

side on a swinging stand, one chair
served as table for literature and
another, in conjunction with a hug,
dictionary, was borrowed for a desk
Mercure set about with n will TO cal
his friends. He invited them to DROP
in and talk over business, crops, the
weather and any other excuse that
would bring them in. They came, and
Dan Mercure piled his trade even bet.
ter than when he was a well man.
From the day of his accident, Sep
TENDER 20, to October IL, Mercure sold
and had delivered eight new Overland
and Willys-Knight cars and three used
cars, or an average of more than one
a day.
Mercure's biggest sales record while
confined to bed was three cars sold
and delivered in the space of three
and one-half hours, including an Over
land four sedan, a six-cylinder Over
land and Willys-Knight six sedan.
Now. faced with the prospect of one
leg being permanently shorter than
the other Mercure's philosophy for the
future is outstanding. Some folks
might feel sorry for me and the fu-
turc, but not i. for it was that acci-
dent and the following weeks in bed
that showed me that a dealer can sell
cars under any sort Of physical handi.
cap IL he just Gets his mind to it."
And with that remark. Dan Mercure
keeps right on selling cars as IL moth.
ing had ever happened.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
HUPMOB|LE SALES
At RECORD LEVEL

November was another record
breaking month for Hupmobile. II
was the largest month in the entire
history of the Hupp Motor Car cor
poration, both in sales volume in dol
lars and in number of cars actually
manufactured, the company announces
according to the Citizens Auto COM
pany.
Continued heavy demand for the
Hupmobile Eight, the worlds largest
selling car OF the straight eight type,
and demand for the company's new
six even greater than its capacity 10
fill, made the records possible at this
unusual time Of year, says o. e.
Hutchinson, general manager. ''Be-
fore the year ends We shall have
shipped 5000 Eights, a remarkable
record for a car OF its luxuriousness-
doubly remarkable when one consid-
ers that it was achieved during our
first year in the eight cylinder field"
In attaining its November record.
Hupmobile reports that its sales of
cars were more than three times
greater than those for November, 1924
and 81 per cent higher than those for
October, 1925. The gain over Octo-
Der was made possible largely through
an increased output Of the new Hup-
mobile Six, which practically doubled
that cars October production.
Though Hupp's November sales
were the largest for any month of
the entire 1926 year, the company
carried over into December unfille,
orders for more than $7,500,0OO,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
COVER "SPARE" TO GET
MOST SERVICE POSSIBLE

A spare tire should be kept covered
il it is to give the greatest possible
service. tire engineers advise.
Covers, which are obtainable through
most tire dealers, are far more than
merely a decoration, according to Mil
Ter tire men. Thy shield the spares
from sunlight, which is well known to
be q deteriorant Of rubber.
Rubber that is permitted to lie in
the sunlight for a long time shows
checks and lack OF life. The rubber
cracks and oxidizes, and a similar
action is observable on spare tires IT
they are not properly protected.
Manufacturers wrap tires with
heavy paper in order to protect them
from sunlight, as well as to keep them
clean and protect them from scratches
in shipment.
Although some persons feel that tire
covers are most valuable as protection
from snow. rain and ice, these factors
are negligible as compared TO sunlight
itsclf-in fact, bad weather is better
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

SO far as spare tires are concerned,
that good weather.
Winter presents some problems 10
the auto driver, although cold weather
in itself is no harder on tires than
any other kind. Driving In I,vxcn
ruts, however. is likely to result in
damage to the sidewalks of the tires
caused by striking projections at the
side of the rim. 1t is better to drive
over the rough road than to drive in
ruts, say tiremen.
Proper initiation is necessary in win
ter. although the tendency among most
people is to use lesser amount of
air than usual in order to counter
act the discomfort of rough, frozen
loads.
The initiation should be tested every
ten days in order to guard against any
under-inflation. Balloon tires should
be watched just as closely because a
few pounds loss of air is a much
greater percentage Of the total than
with high pressure tires.