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Evening star., 1925-07-23
BIOLOGY HEAD, ANGERED, CALLS
SUIT "SILLY, AND CHILDISH
William P. Hay Says Text Book Used in District
Schools Makes No Reference to Ape Ancestry
of Man-Outlines Course of Study.

William p Hay, head of the biology
department in the Washington high
schools, frowned harshly today on the
suit which would restrain his pay. 1T
Is utterly foolish, childish and silly"
he said vehemently.
Because Mr.. Hay heads the high
school biology department he is al
legged in the suit to have violated the
heretofore obscure little clause in the
District appropriation bill which for
bids the teaching of disrespect to the
Holy Bible. He is deeply concerned
in the prospective court battle, not
because of the fact that his name has
been linked in the suit, but due to
the prospect of his salary being held
up until the case has been settled.
Mr.. Hay emphasized that the petit
ton filed In the District Supreme
Court by Loren II. Wittner makes no
reference whatever to evolution and
therefore he can see no plausible rea-
son for being dragged into the case.
II the points made in the petition are
upheld by the court, Mr.. Hay be-
lieves that history, geography, mathe-
matics and chemistry, as well as
biology, will be stricken from the
high school curriculum, as all Of
these subjects relate adversely in
some way to biblical teachings.
A careful examination of Hunters 8
New Essentials of Biology" which
is used in all high schools of Wash
ington except Business, was made to-
day by Mr.. Hay, and as a result, he
said he found only one chapter re-
lated vaguely to evolution. 1t is head
ed Evolution of Man." and makes no
reference. he said, to the theory that
man is a descendant of the lower
forms of animal life. Il was sur
prised to learn" he said. that no.
where in this chapter could be found
any statement that could be con-
strued as indicating that man evolved
from ape-like ancestors. On the
other hand, 1 do not recall of having
seen a statement by any competent
Evening star., 1925-07-23
RIVER FLOODS CITY.
DAMAGE is S4OO,OOO
Purgatoire Washes Out Six Bridges
Near Trinidad, Colo.-Danger
Is Passed.
BY the Associated Press.


TRINIDAD. Colo, July 23.-Fair
skies and warm sun today greeted
residents of Trinidad and vicinity as
they returned home and prepared to
check up property damage resulting
from cloudbursts late yesterday.
No casualties are reported following
the heavy rains that sent the Purga.
toire River out of it's banks last night,
but property damage, it is estimated
may reach $4,000
Train service into the city is prac-
tically demoralized.
Scores of families forced to flee to
the uplands last night spent the night
in uptown hotels and rooming houses
Many of them were housed in the
Centennial School building on the
north side of the river
Railroads Suffer.
The railroads proved the heaviest
sufferers. The Santa Fe Railroads s
large steel bridge at Hansen, :
miles west of here, was washed out
and both east and west bound trains
were held up. The Denver, Ric
Grande and Western system reported
that one of its bridges had gone and
300 feet of trackage inside the city
limits was swept away The Colo
rado and Southern Railroads bridges
remained intact, but were submerged
and are believed to have been under
mined. The Colorado Fuel and Iror
Company's railroad, the Colorado anG
Wyoming, suffered the loss Of
bridges at Valdez and Segundo, Goa
mining camps, near here.
Police and fire authorities las
right and early today maintained
careful vigilance against a recur.
renee of the flow in the river anC
were prepared to send out warning.
to the city's residents
Trinidad, in 1904, suffered a sever,
food in the same river, all tn,
bridges of the city being washed out
The Sante Fe Railroad depot wa!
destroyed.
Evening star., 1925-07-23
Zoning Lac Balks
Playground Plan
For Western High

The zoning law, which the Dis
trict Commissioners have so often
invoked, proved a boomerang to.
day when these officials sought to
condemn a vacant lot for an ath-
letic field for the Western High
School in the area between Thirty
eighth and Thirty-ninth and r
and s streets. Justice Bailey, act.
ing on motion of the owners of
the property to dismiss condemna-
tipn proceedings brought by the
District Commissioners, held that
the purpose for which the field is to
be used is prohibited by the coming
law.
The justice said: "I think that
the purpose for which the District
proposes to condemn this property
is within the prohibition of the
coming law, and that property can
not be condemned for a purpose
forbidden by law"
The owners of the property op-
posed the condemnation proceed
ing through Attorneys W. c. Sui
Ivan and A. Coulter Wells.
Evening star., 1925-07-23

zoologist or biologist which indicates
that man is evolved from monkeys.
Mr.. Hay said there is a serious
doubt in his mind as to whether the
high school pupils study the theory of
evolution. "Of course, the pupils in
biology do considerable experimenting
with animals he said. They dissect
and examine many types. Starting
with the grasshopper, they follow with
an examination of the earthworm. then
hydroyds, jellyfishes, sponges, star
fish, and usually end with fish. If time
is found, the frog is studied. dissected
and examined. Afterward the pupils
have six weeks to study human ply
siology-but 1t is just a drop in the
bucket. The study Of human physi-
ology concerns chiefly the structure
Of the human body and then branches
out into plant types, when bacteria,
moss and ferns are studied.
Sometimes during the discussions
a pupil asks how these things happen
how they came to exist. And that S
when the discussion of evolution
comes up. When it does 1 try to give
them fair and impartial interpreta-
ton based on the theories of eminent
biologists and biologists. I never try
to influence them one way or the
other. / always make 1t clear to a
class that I am giving them the
theories Of biologists and biologists,
and let the pupils form their own
opinion. don't care whether they be-
lieve these theories or not
Mr.. Hay said he assumed it to be
contrary to the Bible to allow children
to read anything which taught that
the world is round, that a rainbow is
due to the reflection of light, the law
of the conservation of matter, that
there is solar system and that the
earth reyolves around the SUM- If
these matters are construed as teach
ing disrespect to the Bible, he de-
clared, then the study of chemistry,
biology, mathematics, geography, his
tory and English should be thrown out
of the school curriculum.
Evening star., 1925-07-23

Continued from First PageO
Congress will have a chance to pass
upon 1t again? I believe the best in
terests of all will be served by having
the case stopped at the start, and we
certainly will do our best to stop 1t.
"of course, If anybody sees fit to
file a fawless brief we may nave 10
fight it out, and it might involve a
long, hard case. But such a step
seems to me unnecessary.
Legal authorities here today saw,
moreover, little possibility OF the pres
enI case ever reaching the United
states Supreme Court. That tribunal,
in the rockingham case, decided that
a taxpayer could not enjoin the use or
disposal of public money or property,
but nothing was done to relieve the
lower courts from having ito handle
preliminary matters pertaining to
such suits that may be filed.
The court will not go into the ques-
ton of whether the theories, scientific
or otherwise, taught in the public
schools here are disrespectful to the
Bible, as the edict of the Supreme
Court prevents the case getting that
far. The lower court is compelled to
dismiss 1t upon motion of counsel for
the defendant officials, and 1t is GER
tain that the motion to dismiss will be
presented to the court July 28.
May Force Issue.
Despite this, however. the appropri-
alton bill provision presents an oppor-
tunity for an anti-evolution trial in the
District. and ways may be found of
having the courts take cognizance of
the issue advanced by Mr.. Wittner
Mr. stephens this morning placed
the case in the hands of his assistant,
Ringgold Hart. for further study. e. C.
Graham, president of the Board of
Education, and Robert L. Haycock,
assistant superintendent in charge of
elementary schools, called on Mr.. Ste
phens this morning and left with him
a list of the scientific textbooks ap-
proved for use in the high schools
next year. They also offered him any
assistance possible in preparing the
case.
MIR. Hay, one of the school officials,
whose salary might be held UP by the
action. said today that he questioned
Evening star., 1925-07-23
THREAT Of MINERS
LOSES MUCH STING
Workers Explode Chances of
Strike by Withdrawing
From Plans.
By the Associated Press.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., July %
Much of the sting appeared drawn to-
day from the general coal strike threat
made to the Government on Tuesday
by Van A. Bittner, chief union organ
izer of West Virginia.
Hard coal miners themselves were
said to have exploded chances Of any
serious danger when they said yes
terday that their branch of the indus
try was not to be counted in on any
strike plans.
The miners said definitely they were
one with the operators in the under
standing that hard coal and soft coal
problems must be kept separate at
least until a new anthracite contract
is negotiated to replace the one eX-
piring August 81.
The operators have asked that the
miners agree to continue work after
September l regardless of whether q
contract is signed and that they also
agree to submit any snarls to arbitra-
ton by three impartial persons" The
trio, in the terms of the offer, would
be selected by President Coolidge If
the litigants could not agree upon
them themselves.
Evening star., 1925-07-23

Continued from First Page.)
Eighth street southeast, Capt. w. M.
Green commanding, F. M. Dyer driv-
ing, time 13 seconds; Engine 5, Wis
consin avenue and M street, Lieut. J.
H. Buscher commanding, Pvt. ]. n.
Lowery driving, time 10 seconds;
Truck S, Dent place and Thirty-fourth
street, Capt. w. A. Dixon command
ing, Pvt. F. NJ. Wighington driving,
time 10 seconds.
The net result Of the test showed
that 10 of Washington's 40 or more
companies bettered Baltimore's record
of 10 seconds, and 10 more, at least.
equaled it. In short, so per cent of
Washington's Fire Department either
bettered or equaled the record Of the
Baltimore company that had been
regarded as tho fastest in the United
States by virtue Of its success in
having lowered Detroit's best time,
Only a few Washington companies
took longer than IL seconds to get
out of their houses in response to
alarms of fire.
Evening star., 1925-07-23
Templar Official Dies.

SPOKANE, Wash. July % N).-
Grand Comdr. Jewett of the Knights
Templar of Rhode Island died this
morning in Glacier National Park, &C
cording to a private dispatch received
here from c. NJ. Dunbar, a member of
his party, en- route to the triennial
conclave of the Knights Templar at
Seattle. The message said Mr.. Dun
bar was returning home with tho
body and that the remainder Of the
party would continue to Seattle.
Evening star., 1925-07-23
Whole World Laughs at Tennessee,
+ Bishop Barnes of Britain Declares

"All the world Is laughing at the
attempt in Tennessee to hide well-as-
certained results of scientific re-
search" Bishop Barnes said.
'If it were not for my belief that
through reason we can fully inter
pret the revelation of Christ, I should
not be speaking here. Civilization is
maintained not by the many, but by
the chosen few, and the great duty of
the medical profession as of the
church, is loyalty to the truth"
Bishop Barnes is well known as a
scientist. He is the only fellow Of the
Royal Society on the Episcopal bench
Evening star., 1925-07-23
MACCAbEES PLAN
HEALTH PROGRAM
Work to Be Conducted in
Connection With Orders
Insurance Work.

Drawing near the close Of it's five-
day Quadrennial convention, the Mac
cabee Supreme Review, the high coun-
Gil Of the Maccabean order, decided
today to inaugurate this year nation
wide health program, to be carried
out as part Of the insurance business
Of the organization. The decision was
reached at the conclusion of report
read by DR.. J. c. Hanchett, supreme
medical director of the order, in which
DR.. Hanchett declared that occupation
Is probably the most important sin
gle factor in determining the length
Of life of an individual.
Another meeting of the Supreme
Review this afternoon and a theater
party tonight at the Earle Theater
will wind up the affairs Of the con
vention. which has brought 10000
members of the order to the Capital.
Tomorrow morning nearly 500 auto
mobiles, filled with Maccabees who
travelled in their cars to Washington
from every point of the compass, will
leave the Capital to visit the Inter
national Maccabee Home at Chat
ham, Pa.
The $4,000 900 fund Of the American
Legion for the aid of veterans of the
World War and their widows will be
we'll in hand by the time the legion
convention opens in Omaha, October
5, Col. James A. Drain, national COM
mander of the legion, told the Mac
cabee convention. subscriptions re-
ceived total S3,5O0,OOO our latest re-
ports show" Col. Drain said. There
are 81 ,0O0,o 900 more in sight, and we
shall achieve our objective, which is
to provide a fund to fill the gaps be-
tween existing agencies for relief of
veterans and their dependents.
Seeks Homes for Orphans.
There are 10000 veterans still in
hospitals and more than 10000
orphans of World War veterans. Five
thousand of these orphans are now in
need Of care. We want every one of
these children adopted into a real
American home. We want them in
homes where they will be one of the
family and we shall not stop until
we do it.
1--WE are pledged to serve God and
country in peace the same as in war.
Precisely the same spirit moves us
now as in the war and every member
of the legion wears at all times the
invisible spiritual uniform of the
American soldier
The resolution, pledging the sup
port Of the members of the order in
District of Columbia, was to be taken
up this afternoon. 1t was presented
at the first business meeting Tuesday
morning.
Industrial Workers Short-lived.
DIR. Hanchett told the convention
that environment Is more important
than heredity in estimating the expec-
tation of life of the average person.
Industrial workers who begin
work at or before the age of 20 years
have their lives cut short an average
of eight years as a result of their oc-
cupations," he said.
Their expectation of life is an aver.
age Of AZ years, as compared with Sc
years. which is the average expecta
ton of those not engaged in Industrial
work. The accident rate among In
dustrial workers is two and one halt
times that of the non-industrial
group"
DIR. Hanchett added that hereditary
factors are recognized as difficult to
estimate, because they extend back SC
many generations. while environment
Evening star., 1925-07-23
Mexico Denies Arms Seizure.

MEXICO CITY, July % CR.-The
Mexican war department has denied
reports here that Great Britain has
seized large quantities of arms and
ammunition en- route to Mexico. 1t is
declared Mexico has made no pur-
chases abroad. not needing arms at
the present tfnA
Evening star., 1925-07-23
FLEET ACCLAIMED
BY AUSTRALIANS
Great Turnout Welcomes
American Vessels at Sgd
ney and Melbourne.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-Great
popular demonstrations greeted the
arrival today of detachments OF the
American feet at Melbourne and Syd-
ney, Australia.
Thousands of persons crowded van
tage points along the shore line Of
each city as the visiting warships
found harbor in the commonwealth s
waters. Aerial demonstrations fea-
tured the welcome, Australian sea-
planes joining American flyers in es-
corting the vessels into port at sgd
ney.
Gable advices from Sydney, which
estimated that more than 100000 per-
sons witnessed the arrival there of
eight of Uncle Sans seafighters and
three auxiliaries, described this union
OF flying forces as one touching the
trating the comradeship between the
two nations.
Program Is Elaborate
Elaborate reception programs have
been arranged and the visitors viii
find a continuous round of public and
private entertainment awaiting them.
Perfect weather prevailed at Sydney,
but Melbourne presented a cold and
showery face. Visitors had fiocked TO
the ports from the interior and the
harbors were filled with welcoming
craft of every description. The Vic
torian Parliament has been adjourned
for three weeks to permit members
TO have part in the welcome
While a threatened strike of street
car operators was averted at Mel
bourne when moderate unionists re-
fused to participate while the fleet
was there, one strike on a ship marked
the day.
The bay steamer Weeroona, crow ded
with passengers, including several
federal officers and cabinet ministers,
was on the point OF leaving to view
the arriving fleet, but was held up
owing to the crew, believing Premier
Bruce was aboard, refusing TO work.
Despite assurances to the contrary.
the crew refused to sail the vessel
and it remained at the wharf. This
came as a sequel TO the seamen's
strike, which held up local shipping
last week, the seamen Contending
they had been insulted by recent re-
marks of the premier.
Commander Is Cheered.
SYDNEY, New South Wales. July
% CP).-Admiral Robinson, command
er of the United States fleet, which ar
rived today, was cheered heartily
when he stepped ashore amid the sa~
lutte of II guns. The ceremony was,
witnessed by a large crowd, after
which the admiral made a number OF
official calls.
A parade of 1000 officers and men
from the feet detachment this after
noon was a thrilling spectacle. The
line of march was tianked with spec
tators, who extended an enthusiastic
greeting.
Sir Dudley Dechair. governor of New
South Wales, accepted the returned
salutes.
Evening star., 1925-07-23
BRITISH WORKERS
PLAN HUGE UNION
Alliance of All Trades Has
Approval of Transport
Labor Body.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, July 23.-The Trans
port Workers Union unanimously has
approved the scheme recently an
nounced for a great alliance of mil
lions of workers in all branches of
British industry. The approval is
subject to confirmation by the differ
ent branches of the transport work
ers' organization.
AS soon as the various branches
have voted in favor of the scheme
all power will pass into the hands
of the executive body and the union s
funds will be at the disposal of the
alliance.
In any extreme situation the al
lance also will have power to de
clare a general strike or to declare
a strike by any one union without
the necessity of a ballot by the mem
bers.
Evening star., 1925-07-23
SHENANDOAH GOES SOUTH
Dirigible to Maneuver With Fleet
Off Virginia Capas

LAKEHURST. N. Y, July % R.-
The Navy dirigible Shenandoah sailed
at am. standard time today for
manuevers with ships of the Atlantic
fleet off the coast Of Virginia. The
craft will be moored to the cruiser
Patoka, at Newport News, and will
be away from the station for several
days.
Evening star., 1925-07-23
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, July 23.-Next to Dean
Inge of: St Paul's Cathedral, there is
perhaps no more arresting thinker in
the Anglican community than Bishop
Ernest William Barnes of Birming-
ham, whose modernism recently
brought him into extreme disfaVor
with the high church element of Great
Britain.
Bishop Barnes delivered a sermon
to the British Medical Association in
Bath. on Superstition" which he de-
scribed as an excess of belief and
said 1t constituted the bane of medical
science as we'll as of religion.
Evening star., 1925-07-23
GALE WRECKS 13 VESSELS
Hurricane Sweeps Gulf of Cali
fornia-No Lives Lost.

NOGALES, Ariz.. July % CP.-
Eleven small fishing craft were
wrecked and two steamers were
grounded by a heavy gale which
struck the Gulf of California yester-
day, reports received here today from
Guaymas. Sonora, Mexico, stated.
Despite the heavy wind. which
struck with almost hurricane-like in
Gensity, no loss of life was reported.
The names or the size Of the vessels
were not given.
Evening star., 1925-07-23
Found Unconscious on Street.

George Clay Poole, Walter Reed
Hospital patient, was found uncon-
scious at Pennsylvania avenue and
Fourteenth street early yesterday
morning. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital, where he regained con-
sciousness and was able TO reveal his
identity. He was returned to the
hospital.
Evening star., 1925-07-23

IolS III lil4S QeCldTlnR IhdC
the sum of S630.000 has already been
set aside by the order for dividend dis
tribution.
Officers Elected.
The Maccabee order yesterday elected
officers for the ensuing term and
adopted resolution designed to
bring about more complete centraliza-
ton of the management of the organi-
zation.
A. w. Frye was reelected supreme
commander and S. w. Hall of Oak
land. Calf, was chosen supreme
record keeper. succeeding Thomas
Watson, who retired after % years
Of service in that Office.
Other officers elected yesterday were:
r. P. Kuntz, Atchison, Kans., su-
preme lieutenant commander; j. E.
Turner, Norfolk, Va, supreme chap
lain; r. n. Smith. La Porte, Ind.
supreme master at arms; F. o. Croy,
Birmingham, Ala, supreme sergeant;
James S.. Green, Toronto, Canada,
supreme first master Of guards; Jones
Parker, st. Louis, Mo, supreme senti-
mel; r. P. White, Seattle, Wash, su-
preme picket; and supreme trustees
Ed l.. Young, Norwalk, Ohio; w. E.
Blaney, Pittsburgh; w. NJ. Kent,
Buffalo; Ethan w. Thompson, Fort
Huron, Mich: J. B. Sawtell, Waco,
Tex, and E. H. Haas, st. Paul.
The slate headed by Commander
Frye carried the pledge of the organi-
zation to centralize power in the head
quarters of the order, taking some of
great camps" as the large divisions
Of the Maccabees are known, to place
it in the hands of the central organi-
Zation.
The resolution provided for placing
"all affairs Of the order except those
purely local in character" under the
direction Of the supreme officers of
the order in Detroit. The change
will affect several States in which
much Of the organiZation's business
, was handled by the great camps"
Frye Praises Plan.
Speaking Of the new plan of admin
istration, Mr.. Frye said greater eff
cheney and the application of uniform
business methods will result from this
STEP
"All the social and other benefits OF
the great camps will be retained an6
the entire order will benefit by plac
ing control of it's business under
| charge of the headquarters in De
troit."
states aTIeCIeO Dy the CndHSS III
clude New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
| Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Missouri, Min
nesota, Wisconsin and California.
The change, on which a fight in the
convention had been predicted, was
carried through almost unanimously
only one vote being recorded against
| it.
While the change in business pro
cedure was being carried through, Il
became known that the Maccabee.
| will push for uniform traffic regula
tions throughout the country, baset
on observations of the members of the
automobile caravan which travelled tt
| Washington from all points of the
| United States and Canada.
T The move for uniformity in han
ding traffic will be carried to the Ma
| tional Conference on Street and High
way Traffic, when that body meets IL
Washington this Fall.
| The Maccabees are considering be
coming pioneers in the aerial trans
portation field. r. p. KuntZ of Detroi
has been in consultation with Army
Air Service officials seeking their ad
vice on the airplane as a quick mean,
of transportation. for .Maccabee off
Gals.
Evening star., 1925-07-23

whether the theory of evolution ac.
tually was being taught in the public
schools here within the meaning of
the law. Probably in classroom discus
sions, he said, teachers have men,
toned that there are various theories
in regard to the origin and develop
ment of life and have explained what
these are. But they have been ex-
planned merely as what some men be.
lieve TO be the facts. not as uhQues-
tiouable facts.