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The Washington times., 1925-07-08
TERROR REIGN
MAY RESULT

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ligious sentiments of one group
upon all the people, in defiance of
their constitutional guarantees"
Scopes pointed out that both the
Tennessee State constitution and
the American Declaration OF indie
pendence guarantee to each citizen
the right to worship God" accord
ing to the dictates Of his own con-
science This constitutional right.
he added, does not involve the
Bible nor Christianity.
Freedom Is Denied.
''I feel that any law requiring
our school children to worship God
according to the st. James or any
other version Of the Bible is a clear
cut violation of the Constitution,
Scopes declared.
"I hope the fight is made on
constitutional grounds and that my
trial will not develop into battle
between evolutionists and funda-
mentalists. At least, it seems to
me, to be unnecessary to drag in
the Observation-Disclosures row. ;
The Tennessee law, which he
violated, Scopes. declared was an
opening wedge for scores OF sim
liar laws forcing the educational
and religious will of the maJortties
upon al the people"
THAT Is repugnant, not only to
the American ideals of liberty, but
to the very purpose of the patri-
OTIS who founded this Republic" he
added. "If this law stands there
will be a flood of new laws strik.
ing out Of our schools every theory
and every belief that conflicts with
the will of the majority. And the
result will be an unsAmerican sys-
tenn of public education, against
which the minorities can get no
protection.
I'm this instance. the law de-
stroys the basic facts of nearly all
the sciences. Further enroach-
ments would eliminate the sciences,
and leave our public education
blighted with universal ignorance
fostered throughout the land"
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bodies can. choose what may and
what NAV not be taught viii apply
toward naming what church our
children must attend.
Conflict Still Exists.
Fortunately our laws divorce
church and state, but unfortu,
nately forgot to divorce church
and school specifically. As for gen.
eraI guarantees, political bodies
during late years have found con
venient ways to ignore them AZ
unworthy OF attention.
I'm the movement to extend the
Tennessee school law to othef
states, inevitable If the Scopes de
cense is lost, the fanatics will run
against State constitutions. But
they are as easily changed as
state laws. The Federal Constitu
ton has no right to interfere ex
cept on grounds of Federal uncon
stItutionality, and then only after
a test case, as in the present In
stance.
II hope the test will be a clear
one. We can win nothing by get
ting a technical verdict of not
guilty. Scopes isn't on trial-civili'
cation is on trial. get no fee in
this case. / enlisted like tho boys
who went to France, for liberty
and humanity, according to my
lights.
Full Victory Wanted.
Nothing will satisfy US bur a
broad victory, knockout which
will leave an everlasting precedent
to prove that America is founded
Of liberty and not on narrow.
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are imminent, they are immediate
IF such q law can be put over
and sustained in Tennessee, 1t can
and probably will be in many other
States. in any States where busy
fanatics can work up a feeling OF
bigotry, intolerance, zeal and cock
sureness. And that means in most
States.
IF a law can stand against
teaching science in one school, II
can stand against teaching science
anywhere. And IL it can bar the
teaching OF one science, it can bar
the teaching of any science, there.
fore all sciences.
This law holds the theory of
evolution contrary to the divine &C
count of creation. II that is so,
and that Is q crime, then there is
nothing to illegalize the teaching
of geology astronomy. biology
psychology, anatomy, zoology, an.
thropology. sociology.
"In truth, the literal interpreta.
ton of Genesis is more in conflict
with all science than with evolu'
ton. Therefore the Zealots can &C
further and make-as they have
before-any criticism of any para.
graph OF ANY OF the sixty-six books
of the Bible crime. Further, they
can force not only church-going,
but can pick the particular church
where all must go, for IL the Bible
is to be the source OF education and
not the source of religion, then
church going will be compulsory
as education, and the theory of the
Tennessee law that the education
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BIC DRIVE IS ON
To GUT TAXES

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aide, Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon, believe that larger revenues
actually will he derived If the sCr'
tax burden is lessened, and although
both favor a general downward re-
vision, it is with the higher leVies
they are primarily concerned.
Big Drive Launched.
To this end, a tremendous cam
paign for public enlightenment has
been launched, starting here with
a formal statement in behalf OF the
Executive himself.
A new surtax rate, as low as Il
per cent, is in contemplation. The
present rate is 40 per cent, sc
fixed after a terrific fight In the
last session Of Congress, when the
Administration sought unsuccess
fully to establish a maximum OF
IS per cent.
The basic point the President
hopes to drive home to the voter IL
that reduction in the higher brack
cts will mean greater prosperity In
industry and therefore better jobs
and higher wages for the small tax
payer. The Administration argu
ment has been outlined as follows:
"a man with two children earn
inF $4,000 a year now pays the Gov
eminent about $35 a year IN taxes
That man is far more concerned In
continuing to earn $4,000 annually
than he> is with the relatively in
significant amount of his personal
income tax"
A bitter fight Is expected Th'
so-called Mellon Plan, predicated
upon the same argument. went
down to defeat last year before q
coalition of Democrats and Pro
Eressives in Congress.
1t Is for Just this reason that the
educational drive has been gotten
under way this year so early.
The President and his advisers
feel they lost in 1924 because the
Lublic failed to understand their
arguments in behalf Of lighter taxes
on capital
They do not propose to repeat
their mistakes this year
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Earthquake In Portugal

LON DON, July, San earth
quake shock occurred over Northern
Portugal today according to = dis.
patch from Lisbon
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SCHOOL BOARD.
ESTIMATES
READY
( commissioners Will Take Up
S13,5oo,ooo Budget Today.
Slash Is Expected

Estimates of the Board of Educa.
On for public schools for the fiscal
j EAR beginning July l. 1925, will
ome up before the District Com.
lissioners late today.
The board asks $13,500,OO0, but
| mis- figure. is expected to be cut
1000, 900, possibly more.
e. c. Graham, newly elected pres
lent of the board, was in confer
tree with the District Commission
ers today on the budget. He is re-
ported to have urged acceptance of
all items.
The meeting today may be the
final one before the city heads sub
nit tentative estimates to the
Bureau Of the Budget.
The total city budget is expected
to be approximately $38 200, 900 when
submitted to the bureau.
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STOCK
ISSUE TO Be.
APPROVED
Reports State That $50, 900, !.
900 Securities Will Get
Utilities Endorsement

Approval of the application OF the
Potomac Electric Power Company
for permission to issue stock to the
total of $50 ,000, 900 was predicted at
the District Building today.
A tentative order approving the
petition was drawn up for the Pub
lie Utilities Commission today and
will be considered at the meeting
tomorrow afternoon.
The stock. according to the plan,
is to be sold largely to electric
current consumers and company
employees.
The company now has permission
to issue stock up to the amount OF
SO .O00.0 900, but has issued only
$4,000, 900.
The company has now u per
cent Of bonds and but % per cent
of stock, leaving the financial
structure top heavy.
In recent years, virtually every
public utility corporation has
launched drives to sell stock to en-
ployes and customers.
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Radiant Club Luncheon

The weekly luncheon Of the Rail-.
ant Club will be held at the La
fayette Hotel tomorrow at N12.30.
A special entertainment has. been
arranged by President Marx. <tear-
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mean, intoIerable and brainless pre-
JUDGES OF soulless religio-maniacs.
I'VE are not attacking the Bibls.
We are willing to let those who
want TO worship it or anything
else they want. But we insist they
must let, those who disagree have
as much right as they have to wor-
ship their own gods, their own
beliefs. their own reasonings, even
their own mistakes.
II viii incur the enmity ct many
Americans through my activities IN
this case, but SO has every other
man who ever stood for what he
thought was right incurred the hatred
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FIVE 900.
ORPHANS Bis
OUTING
Two Bands Escort Street
Cars Filled With Children to
Glen Echo Park

Glen Echo rang with the pande-
monium of playing children today,
as street car after street car rolled
up TO the gates Of the big pleasure
resort and tnloaded 1900 children
Of Washington orphan asylums,
who were guests Of the Washing
ton Lodge Of Elks.
This was the twentieth annual
outing given by the local B. II.
Q. e. to the orphans of the city.
The park was turned over TO the
children, from the hot-dog stand
to the Derby racer.
At 10 o'clock today. at Eleventh
and streets, the merry party
gathered for the car ride to Glen
Echo. Twenty special cars had
been provided by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. All
these cars got into the procession
on street and the cheering kid
dies awoke the business district
with their happy shouts.
Leonard B. Schloss, Elk and nan-
nger OF the amusement park, vel.
coined the little ones at the grounds.
Everything was free. The lid was
off. Hooray!
The sixty-six-piece EIks band and
the clown band accompanied the
children to the park. The boys and
girls came from st. Joseph's Orphan
Asylum, st. Vincent's, Good Hope.
Washington City, st. Roses School,
Gospel Mission, Industrial Home
School, Jewish Foster Home, Bap-
tist Home, Bell Home and the Cen
tral Union Mission.
Frank Baum, chairman Of the
outing, was assisted by r. j. Cal
ian, John y. Lynch, r. J. Kers-
heimer, william q. Neumeyer, sam
Tel Richards, Lemuel Roby, John
Frick. Arthur Whitcomb, and Doc
tor william r. Walter.
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after throwing the city into chaos,
steps aboard train and takes a
vacation. When he returns he says:
The matter is closed incident |"
The defense of Commissioners Fen.
ming was led by Martin A. Leese
He asked that the resolution be not
passed
Reports that Major Daniel Sulli.
van, superintendent Of police, would
retire were denied vigorously yes.
terday by Commissioners Fenning.
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LIBERTY GAGGED
SAYS DARROW
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they have. They are opening the
doors for q reign Of bigotrys and
persecution equal to anything in
the Middle Ages No mans belief
Will be safe II they win. They will
not be satisfied with even a belief
in Christ and Christianity, but will
enforce their own sort OF belief in
them.
Many Protestants are as bitter
Sainst Catholicism az against Juda-
SIN or evolution or agnosticism.
creed against another or all others.
Ultimately, the people can do any
thing they want to. All that Is
needed here is a sufficient number
Of people wrong at the same time
and wrong the same way, who are
sure they are right.
"One mans liberty cannot he pro-
tected without protecting all mems
liberties.
Tolerance Lfberty's Keynote
What America needs to know,
and what 1t seems to be realizing
as revealed in its interest in this
case, is that the fundamental bed
rock OF liberty is tolerance and
that tolerance means a willingness
to let other people dc, think, act
the antithesis OF this IL in tolerance.
and live as we think is not right;
and means we demand the right to
make others live as we think is
right, not as they think is right.
Nothing exemplifies intolerance
more concisely and clearly than
the law under which Scopes is to
be tried.
1--WE lost that spirit OF tolerance
somewhere about q half generation
ago. And It has thrown us back
down the scale of evolution, 80 that
we are more like monkeys today
than we were in 1905. We have lost
the most important frame OF mind,
the most important state OF spirit
in the history of mankind, that
which made us the outstanding re-
public ami most human community
Of the ages"
While Jthe press mas handled
this situation with q modicum Of
frivolity, the stubborn truth seems
to have trickled through. The les
son of prohibition-not so much
the merits or dernerits of prohihi-
ton, but the almost sudden manner
In which so vital O measure was
put, over-is still fresh. And the
citizens understand now how a
theoretical problem can, overnight,
become a revolutionary domestic.
social and physical one. So. this
science-ban movement right now Is
more talked about than Baseball,
the movies or the weather.
Big Issue at Stake
"And the Lord knows, the people
are not overestimating the poten-
tlalities-the dangers. might say;
the benefits, the fundamentalists
might say--but,> either way, the
possibilities. They are actual. they
The Washington times., 1925-07-08
RIGHTS
IN CHINA To
Be HELD
D. International SOW servLoe.

LONDON, July ga flat decIar-
alton that Great Britain is opposed
to giving up its extra-territorial
rights in China was made in the
House of Commons tonight by
Foreign Minister Chamberlain.
Britain is not prepared to re-
nounce extra-territorial privileges
in China he said.
Although such a declaration was
taken to indicate that the foreign
minister does not see eye to eye
with American Secretary of State
Kellogg, who is pressing for a con-
ference at which China's foreign
treaties would be considered with
view to their revision, Mr.
Chamberlain denied that such was
the case.
: Queried regarding reports in the
American press that the United
States was ready to- accept China g
fourteen points, but that Britain
was holding out, the foreign min
lister replied, II am unaware Of
any conflict Of opinion between the
two governments"
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Big Issue at Stake

"And the Lord knows, the people
are not overestimating the poten-
tlalities--the dangers. I might say;
the benefits, the fundamentalists
might say-but,> either way, the
possibilities. They are actual. they
The Washington times., 1925-07-08
POSTAL RECEIPTS HERE
UP TEN PER CENT IN YEAR

Postal receipts in Washington dur
ing June were reported as more
than 10 per cent higher than the
total for the same period last year,
it was announced today by the Post
office Department.
The total last month was $373.-
59S.02, an increase of $S6, 1886 over
last June
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of those who thought him wrong.
But shall NOT hate those who dis
agree with me. I have 3 pas
sionate love of liberty, and I am
protecting the other fellow in his
exercise Of his liberty. though lie
viii never believe it and will de-
spise me for It. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-08
BRITISH CoNcEDE CLAIM.

By Radio TO The Star and Chicago Daily News.
PARIS January 8-The United
States has obtained full satisfaction
of her claim to receive, like the 9th er
nations who fought against the Ger
mans in the late World War, a share of
the reparations proceeds under the
Dawes plan. This was definitely
settled Wednesday between Col.
Logan, the American representative
of the reparations conference, and
Winston Churchill. Only the details
remain to be discussed between the
delegates.
All the allied countries except Great
Britain had yielded to the American
demands last November. The British
maintained the point Of view that the
United States, because she had not
signed the Versailles treaty, is not
entitled to q share Of the reparations
proceeds.
The British delegates have con-
fessed during the past meetings that
they failed to grasp the difference
between the legality and the equity of
Americas claims to participate in the
reparations. They argued that what
was legal must also be equitable,
Col. Logan was able to give them a
satisfactory explanation, telling them
Great Britain owed the United
States some $4,000, 100000. When we
presented our bills for the stated
sum, and Great Britain was unable
to pay the entire sum plus legal in
terests, we reduced the debts by a
third-which Is equitable"
On Wednesday Winston Churchill
and Col. Logan decided that dickeT-
Ing with the legal texts would mean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-08
LONDON PRESS AROUSED.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 8. - Dissatisfac-
ton with Americas claims for war
losses crops out again in today's
newspaper comment on the Paris
financial conference
The Westminster Gazette says:
THE attitude of the United States
SO easily lends itself to distortion as
huckstering that It is difficult to ex-
pect very favorable consideration for
it"
The Gazette contends that the
United States does not seem to have a
legal claim for payment Of it's claims,
inasmuch as she did not ratify the
Versailles treaty.
THE British offer of arbitration Ton
the claims question: was perfectly
reasonable" the Gazette continues,
and the American rejection OF the
proposal is indefensible."
The Daily Mail declares that the
British funding agreement with the
United States constitutes zone of the
most serious obstacles to a satisfac-
tory settlement in Paris" and adds
that "all the negotiations in Paris
can result In nothing of Importance
unless 1t Is clearly understood that
what France pays must depend on
what Germany pays"
The Daily Telegraph expresses
conviction that the '.allied govern
ments will do their utmost to satisfy
the requirements of Washington
where there appears to be genuine
willingness to agree to q period of re-
payment so extended as to trench as
little as possible upon the sum recov-
cred from Germany"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-08
q. S. RENT PROBLEM UP.
Bond Company Head Confers With
Coolidge on Subject.

High rents and the housing stu
alton generally in the country was
discussed with President Coolidge to-
day by Allen Robinson, president OF
the Commonwealth Bond Corporation
of New York
Mr.. Robinson said that he did not
discuss the local situation or rem,
legislation here with the President
adding that 1t would be ridiculous for
any one outside Of the city to come
here and attempt to say what should
or should not be done in regard to
housing and rents.
Mr.. Robinson pointed out to the
President that public opinion should
be focused on the rent problem to
bring about solution. He said the
great difficulty today is In providing
living quarters for the poor. It is prac-
tically impossible, he said, to build
living quarters in New York, It has
been found, for less than SIP q room
Some, he added, have tried 1t at $40,
but with no results.
High rents" Mr.. Robinson said,
bear most heavily upon the poor;
the rich or moderately rich can take
care of themselves, and IL need be
The poor have nowhere else to go
IL thCy SaAhSt pay iChe SAOy
either become public charges or else
double up in their homes by taking
boarders. For this reason, II no
other, the Government is warranted
in giving practical help toward solv-
ing the housing problem confronting
the whole country"
The actual cost of building is twice
as much now as in 1914, and this ex-
ira burden falls on the tenant. The
expense of running a building to.
day Is correspondingly higher than
it was before the war, and this also
is placed on the tenant"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-08

the fourth division, none, the fifth
division 10, the sixth division 10, the
seventh division. 3, the eighth division
none, the ninth division none, the
tenth division. 3, the eleventh division
IL, the twelfth division none and the
thirteenth division 9. Divisions 10 to
10, however, Dr.. Ballou said today,
are subject to some modification.
The report shows that in the first
division 80 additional rooms are need
ed, 16 to provide for prospective in
creases in enrolment in the five-year
period, and the remainder to meet
accumulated shortages.
The total needs of the second d.
vision, the report shows, is 81 addi-
tiona1 classrooms, to provide for en-
rollment increases in the next five
years; to meet accumulated short
ages and for requirements.
The third division need is described
as II additional rooms. Twenty are
wanted to meet expected enrolment
increases, 40 to meet accumulated
shortages and eight for requirements.
BY conversion of the Powell school
in this DIVISION into q junior high
school rooms will be lost for ele-
mentary purposes, while the new
Raymond School. appropriated for last
year, will provide five additional
rooms, making the total need, II
rooms.
Thirty-fve additional classrooms
are needed for the fourth division
20 for requirements and six to meet
accumulated shortages. The total
needs of the fifth division the report
shows to be 40 additional rooms
Thixty-twe are wanted to meet Sc
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ministers OF the allies do not presage
anything very good for us Once
more the Anglo Saxons are going to
share the cake between them. You
Will see that at this conference. There
will remain nothing for the countrie IS
really devastated by invasion but an
eye to weep with"
The newspaper also refers to what
Ii calls the American superiority
The exclusion OF the subject OF war
debts from the conference agenda,
which now is generally taken for
granted, will not prevent discussion
OF the subject here among all the in
terested parties, with the possible
exception of the Americans, il is
thought in French official circles.
No secret is made of the fact that
NJ Clementel and Mr.. Churchill got
no further yesterday than mere state
ments Of their respective positions,
but the extent to which the revision
of the reparation shares depends upon
the question of debt payments is re-
garded as certain to make further
talks necessary.
1t is understood the French desire
for a greater share in the Dawes an
nuities than provided by the Spa
agreement was the principal subject
discussed by the two ministers this
morning. Further private negotia-
lions are likely to take place befor Q
the conference gets down to actual
consideration of that question.
v~x-~xr -~-r-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-08
WORK DISCUSSES
NEW LAND POLICY

Secretary Work discussed with the
Agricultural Commission today a sug-
gestion for a new Federal land policy
The commission, which is consider
ing aid to cattle raisers, suggested
freer use of public forests for grazing
Extension of homestead restrictions
to permit use of public domains for
agricultural purposes also was dis
cussed by Secretary Work, Commits
sioner Spry of the General Land Office
and Elwood Meade, commissioner of
reclamation.
Confidence that the commission
would be able to present its recon
mendations for live stock relief to the
President this week was expressed BY
Robert D. Carey, the chairman. Cat
tlemen from the West are to meet
with the commission Saturday.