The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-14
LOW AT SCOPES TRIAL PRAYER FAILS
Monkey
Shines
By international News Service.

The trial has developed into q
real lawsuit in the opinion of
the man most, interested in its
outcome young John Scopes, the
defendant.
Its real lawsuit" said Scopes
today. II think no lawyer ever
worked harder for his client than
barrow did in his speech de-.
nouncing. religious intolerance. lie
has blazed a trail for liberty-lov-
ing Americans and, believe,
started a battle which will not stop
until every American actually en-
joys the constitutional guarantees
of religious freedom"
This little mountain town ex-
perienced q morning after" cpl
demic today so far as the princi-
pals in the Scopes case were con-
cerned.
Judge Raulston appeared at the
courthouse, heavy eyed and tired
looking: He spent most of the
night in a borrowed office. study
ing legal precedents and preparing
his decision on the defepse's mo-
ton to quash the Scopes indict-
ment Most Of the attorneys also
showed signs of fatigue.
Bryan, likewise looked sleepy.
The commoner was seen in Robin
sons drugstore. slipping an ice
cream soda at half past nine last
night. That was late for Bryan,
compared to his other evenings in
Dayton.
Dudley Field Malone, New York
attorney aiding the Scopes de-
tense, had a mystery on his hands
today He received q telegram
which read
civilization Is at stake. Phone.
me at once. III was signed
Worried" and now Malone wants
to KNOW whether he was being
kidded or whether 1t meant some
thing serious.
There were 100000 words dis
patched from Dayton yesterday
over the commercial and press
telegraph wires. Most of it re-
lated to the speech of Clarence
barrow and the dispatches were
carried to every State in the
union, to Canada and to Europe.
hteen-months-old Joe Mendez.
a champagne, who eats with a
knife. fork and spoon, was ten
dered to the defense today as an
exhibit in the Scopes trial. Joe
slept in a house all by himself
last night after a ministerial pro-
test had chased him from the
dwelling where John T. Scopes
lives.
Joe wears a checkered suit,
collar, tie, shoes, spats and derby
hat. His appearance here, with
a trainer and press agent. halted
all traffic on both of Dayton.s
principal streets.
The flappers of Dayton are go
ing hatless these days. 1t may
be only health stunt, but. just
the same the lone millinery store
in town has been transformed
into q tea shop.
Order returned to Dayton today
after a night of hectic expert
ences. Lights, water and power
were shut off for hours while
corner evangelist shouted that the
wrath of Cod had descended
upon this mountain town as pun
ishment for being the scene of
the anti-evolution trial.
1t developed later, however, that
the wrath" was due to care
less stroke by ditch digger, who
sent his pick through water
main. Shutting off the water
supply. by some trick of me-
chanics, also stopped the towns
supply of electric lights and
power.
Reverend II. G. Byrd eriven out
# his church pulpit by an unsym
,athetic congregation of fundamen-
alists has definitely decided to pe-
.ome an electrician, he announced
oday.,
Byrd has received a dozen offers
# employment, including. several
lew church charges, but said he
preferred to enter the electrical!
business.
All Dayton needs is a musical
comedy show to match Broadway's
Roaring Forties Right now, the
owns Rialto carries The Ten
and the Life of
,hrist." Next week, 'The Lost
World" is booked unless the evolu
ion trial halts abruptly. Off the
main street is an itinerant show,
'laying "all the latest Broadway.