The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-19

dissenting opinion, held that the meas
ure to be applied in each case was
whether "the words used are used IN
such circumstances and are of such
nature as to create a clear and pres
ent danger that they will bring about
the substantive evils that (the state)
has right to prevent"
DLANS for the great evolution trial
in Dayton, Tenn, are nearing COM
pletion and scientists educators. lib
erals and fundamentalistS and the
newspaper correspondents are, prepar-
| ing for the invasion of the little town.
John T. Scopes, the defendant. has
been in New York comforting with the
leaders of the American Civil Liberties
union, which has undertaken the gen.
eral conduct of the defense. 1t was
announced that the trial attorneys for
| Scopes would be Clarence barrow,
noted Chicago criminal lawyer; Balm
bridge Colby, secretary of state in
President Wilson's cabinet; DR.. John
r. Neal of Knoxville, and Dudley Ma
lone of New York, who volunteered his
services. There was report that
| Charles Evans Hughes, former secre-
tary of state. would direct the defense
or would be called on when the case
reaches the Supreme court, as 1t is al
most certain to do. There probably
will be an advisory board of scientists
and lawyers.
In a general way, the defense plans
to endeavor to show first that there is
no conflict between the theory of evo-
luton as taught by science and the
origin of man as taught in the Bible,
and to show the struggle to obtain free
dom of thought and teaching since the
first days of scientific, inquiry. Con-
viction of Scopes in the Dayton court
is expected, but the forensic contest
then and thereafter, with William Jen-
nings Bryan leading the forces of the
prosecution, is certain to be intensely
interesting And the ultimate result
of the case is likely to be of vast Inn
portance, so the publicity that is be-
ing given the matter is really justi-
| fable
Incidentally. Mr.. Bryan announces
that after the Scopes case is disposed
of he will retire to private life and de-
vote his remaining years largely to the
writing of his memoirs. He does not
say whether or not he will cease his
t>real estate activities in Florida.
NJ OCCUPATIONS between France
Y and Spain have resulted in plan
| of combined action against the Riffians
| in Morocco and extensive operations
| have opened with movement by the
| Spaniards to seize the naval base of
Alhucemas. held by the Moors. Thou
sands of troops and 100 aifplanes were
| being gathered for this attack, and
| Abd-El-Krim was compelled to with
| draw a great number of his best fight
ers from the French zone to defend
| the place. At the same time NJ. Pain
| leve, French premier and foreign min
| lister, flew to Morocco in a plane and
personally inspected the disposition of
| the armies and the plans for action.
Though the French policy has been to
maintain defensive campaign to keep
| the Riffians out Of Fee and the French
zone it was predicted this would be
| abandoned for strong attack on
Krim's troops. That leader took cog
nizance of Painleve's arrival by resum-
ing the fighting along a sixty-mile
front extending to the extreme east,
threatening the railway from Algeria
| to Fee on which the French are de-
pendent for immediate supplies and
reinforcements.
A CCEPTING the suggestions Of the
"A American delegates, the interna-
| tional conference for the control of
| traffic in arms, in Geneva, has adopted
protocol prohibiting the use of Chem
icals and bacteria as weapons oflwar.
Many military authorities ask Why gas
should be banned rather than shrapne.
high explosives and other more deadly
weapons
ID ELGIUM again won the Gordon
ID Bennett balloon race cup, the pilot
Veenstra in the balloon Prince Leo
pold having travelled from Brussels to
Cape Tourian. Spain, distance of 500
miles. The American balloon piloted
by Van 0rinan was carried out over
the ocean and landed on the deck of
the ship Vaterland.
KING VICTOR EMMANUEL of Italy
IN is determined to make peace be-
tween the Fascist and their. foes of
the Aventine, and to the latter he has
promised that he will end the present
dictatorship and restore fair parlla-