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equally in all the profits and royalties
derived from the books they publish.
Brother Gets $1,000.
Eighth. | give and bequeath to my
beloved sister, Frances Bryan Baird,
the house in East Lincoln {near Fair
view, where she now lives together
with the lot on which it stands, a
frontage of 10 feet, unless a different
frontage is agreed upon before | die.
10 hold, use or rent, with remainder
over in fee simple to her three chill
dren. Laura, Frank and VIII. My
sister is to pay taxes on it while she
occupies it or rents it. ] hereby au-
thorize my brother to turn over to my
said sister at my death any money
he holds in trust for her and on what
she has been drawing interest
My sisters children will at her
death come into possession Of the real
and personal property bequeathed TO
her. | have recently given to my
brothers children. May Louise and
Silas, the one thousand each that l
had intended giving by will. / be-
queath to Francis Millson, my
nephew's son, one thousand, unless l
give him that sum between now and
the time of my death. l give and
bequeath to my beloved brother and
sister. Charles w. Bryan and Mary
Bryan Allen, two thousand each My
wife will. in the distribution of souve-
Mrs, remember Bessie my brother s
wife; Jim Baird. Sister Fannie's hus-
band; t. s. Allen, Sister Mary's hus-
band, and Roy SpangIer, Laura's hus-
band. A. r. Talbot, my former law
partner, and w. F. Schwind, my COM
panion in the Army. They have all
been very dear friends. / appreciate
their affection and companionship
with them.
Ninth: / give and bequeath 81 900
each to the First Presbyterian Church
of Miami and Grove Temple of Cocoa
nut Grove, the two churches with
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SAW ATTACK ON BIBLE.
Bryan Wrote Gov. Peay states Could
Dictate Instruction

NASHVILLE, Tenn. August s CP).
William Jennings Bryan foresaw an
attack on revealed religion, which he
championed In the Scopes evolution
trial at Dayton, in a letter which he
wrote to Coy. Austin Peay of Tenne-
see from Cocoanut Grove, June q,
1925.
torecastins Il concerted attack upon
the literal Bible the Commoner re-
Quested the counsel OF Gov Peay
in prosecuting the case, and said.
Even those who have been slow
10 see the systematic fight that is
being made on revealed religion
should by this time understand the
lineup. The atheists and agnostics
have joined together to undermine
revealed religion by teaching what
they call science. In this they are
being aided by all the modernists.
+As evolution is the basis of their
fight against the inspiration Of the
Bible, they are, as a matter OF fact.
attempting to use the schools to lav
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the foundation for their religious
faith, while they appose any defense
OF the Bible in the schools"
Sees Power I'm State.
The fundamentals leader expressed
belief that it lay within the province
OF the legislature or the State Supreme
Court 70 say whether any subject
nanifestiy ininical to the public
welfare" should be taught in the pub
nc schools, rather than that the
[ nited States Supreme Court should
become the deciding power.
This. Bryan said, was borne out. in
the decision in the Oregon case which
'aftirIns the right Of the parent to
guard the religious welfare of the
child and this, / think is decisive in
our case
The Oregon case" the letter de
clared. 'atfirms the right of the State
to control the schools to the extent OF
compelling the teaching of anything
that the State deems necessary, and
explicitly declaring the right of the
State to prohibit the teaching of any
thing 'manifestly inimical TO the pub
lie welfare The words, 'nanifestly
inimical might be in a large way open
for construction, but certainly the
State Legislature or the State Su-
preme Court, rather than the United
States Supreme Court, would be the
power TO decide what is 'manifestly
inimical'
I'm the Illinois case. in which the
reading of the Bible was prohibited
both the court and the dissenting
Judges called attention to the fact thai
the Federal Constitution prohibiting
the establishing Of religion, refers to
the rights of Congress only, not TO the
rights Of the States
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the Virginia highway commission and
the committee of 100 on the Federal
City OF the American Civic Associa-
tion has been obtained.
Says ID. c. Approaches Bad.
DR. Johnson claims Washington is
entirely without adequate wide and
properly developed approaches to it
from the rural districts surrounding
withstanding the energy and fore
sight of Maj. L'Enfant. Washington
is far behind other World capitals.
The Lee Highway development will
rectify this fault, he says.
From that point the survey is to-
day being made through Clarendon
and Rosslyn. We do not anticipate
any difficulty in securing a 200-foot
right OF way along Taylor avenue
through Clarendon, because the de-
velopment of this boulevard is OF such
permanent value to Arlington County,
as indeed the whole of Virginia. that
We could scarcely conceive of the in
terested parties, namely. the entire
people of Arlington County, declining
to cooperate with US in providing US
free right of way.
However, there is an alternate route
which we will investigate if we en-
come in this direction
Reaching the Glebe road along the
Garrison road, we have agreements
with the land owners along Memorial
road under which we have a free
course to Falls Church should that
line be adopted We have also as
surance from land owners of an al
terate route and operation of the dis
trict for a few miles this side of Falls
Church.
Reaching the eastern side of Falls
Church we have surveyed three
routes, one along Brown avenue, and
swinging around Falls Church, which
would require the removal of but a
few buildings.
We will have choice of two other
routes, with very few or practically
no buildings to remove. the most
southerly of which crosses the Lees
burg pike in the vicinity of the Hos
kins residence
tie into the present Lee Highway at
or near the Episcopal Church at Falls
Church.
Has Visions For Future.
Deploring the condition of the
Washington-Richmon road, DIR. John
son sees the Lee Highway as the ulti-
mate development of a roadway which
will tie in with plans already under
way for the development of the subur-
ban sections surrounding Washington
along approved lines. He looks even
further ahead and sees vision of an
uninterrupted ribbon of concrete
stretching from the valley of Virginia
north through the Capital and on to
New York. avoiding the cities and
towns of Maryland and Pennsylvania
as far as possible route of scenic
beauty far from the beaten track of
commercial travel-a route for pas
senger travel through the beautiful
strip of country along the Atlantic
seaboard above Washington.
IT want Washington to be the most
beautiful capital in the world, and I
want the most beautiful boulevard in
the world stretching from the valley
of Virginia to the zero milestone in
Washington and on to the Hudson
River" DR.. Johnson says.
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the foundation for their religious
faith, while they appose any defense,
of the Bible in the schools" ST.
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RECALLS BRYAN JEST.
Transatlantic Skipper Tells of
Commoner's Trip.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 8.-Capt
John Byrne, who took command of
the DamDort and Holt liner Vandyck,
after three-month vacation in Eng
land, departed today on the ship. Be
fore sailing he recalled an incident in
reference to William Jennings Bryan.
In 1913; said Capt. Byrne, Mr.
Bryan, who was passenger on the
liner Verdi, game up to him and
asked: Skipper, where are we today?"
Opposite Parallel 30" the captain
informed Bryan.
We're not yet, then, abreast of
Nebraska, remarked the Commoner,
and ever since then, Capt. Byrne said.
he has sent Bryan a radiograrn from
Parallel 80. This time, he announced,
he will send it to Mrs. Bryan, and it
will be the last.
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BRYAN ESTATE is S85O,OO0:
WILLS FUND TO FOUND SCHOOL
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repairs on Marymont while my said
wife occupies it as a home.
In making settlement with my said
son the amount due him shall be paid
to him direct both the first half and
the second half In making settle
ment with my said daughter, Ruth, !
desire that my executors shall guard
the rights and interests of her son
John. We have taken care of him
since infancy and my said wife in her
viii gives him the thirty-flve hun
dred dollars left by her father to her
and, with my consent, gives him also
the thirty Ave hundred dollars left
by her father to me.
Share for Grandson.
| desire that a child's portion of
the amount bequeathed to her (my
daughter Ruth1-that is. one fourth
If her family Is not increased--shall
be held in trust for John and be
turned over TO him at the death of
my said daughter. During her life
she shall receive one-half the income
annually in his child's share held in
trust for John. The interest on the
other half shall also be paid to her
except SO much of 1t as John may
need, she and her mother 10 agree
on Johns needs.
The share of my said daughter
Grace, both the first halt and the
second half. shall be held by my ex-
ecutors in trust for her during her
life. The interest shall be paid to
her semi-annually--or at shorter
periods If she wishes-and so much of
the bequest shall be paid to her rs
she may need for her own comfort
and for the comfort and the eduea-
tion of her children. AT her death
the amount remaining shall be paid
TO her children as they reach the age
'of 80, her children to share equally
in the amount given TO their mother.
II any of her children lie without
children. such child's share shall be
divided equally among the surviving
children. If all die without children
the amount set apart for my said
daughter shall at her death, or ut the
death of the last child, If any survive
her and die before so, revert to my
estate.
All Children Remembered.
Sixth. I give and bequea4h unto
each of my beloved grandchildren and
great-grandchildren now living or
that may be born before the final dis
tribution of my estate, the sum of
81 600, said sum to be used for the
education of the child or. if not
needed for that, paid to the chdd
when said child is OF age unless the
parent desires it paid 20 the child at
an earlier date, my wife to decide as
to Johns needs in the payment of this
sum to him.
Seventh. l hereby bequeath to my
said wife and my said children. Ruth.
{Trdca m iQh
manuscript letters, etc, and l hereby
authorize them to prepare and publish
my official biography. with q full
sketch of my wifes life and details as
to the important aid she has rendered
me in all my work. and other such
volumes Of life and letters as they
may deem wise. They shall share
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Commissions Awarded.

Commissions in the Officers Reserve
Corps of the Army have been issued
by the War Department to Arthur G..
Prangley, jr., 202 Nineteenth street
and to Frederick H. Rogers, 1886 New
ton street, this city. and to Selwyn L.
Powers, Hyattsville, Md, as second
lieutenants OF Infantry.
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the Virginia highway commission and
the committee of 100 on the Federal
City OF the American Civic Associa-
ton has been obtained
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5000 ATTEND BANQUET.
World Record Event Is Staged by
British Masons.

LONDON, August CP.-Eight
thousand British Free Masons were
seated this evening at tables at Olym-
pia, the Madison Square Garden of
London. at what is said to have been
the worlds largest banquet. Two
thousand mattresses, many of whom
were brought from the provinces,
were required to attend the guests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-16
GANG war seen
IN z SLAYINCS
Chicago Police Seek Clue
to Shooting of Men
on Streets
(By The Associated Press)

CHICAGO, H., July 16.-Two are
dead and one wounded in what the po-
lice believe is another of the city's
periodic feud outbreaks.
Tony Compagno, son of wealthy
commission merchent. was one victim.
He was seated with Samuel Ciminello
in a parked automobile on the South
Side when a closer car drove abreast
annd halted long enough to permit it's
occupants to fire score of pistol and
shotguns into Compagnon. Ciminelli,
slightly wounded, was held for qpes-
tioning.
Another murder mystery was pre-
sented early today when Charles Bur-
tucci, a taxicab driver brought to hos
pital man fatally wounded. BurtVcci
said the man. whose name he did not
know. had engaged his Gag and that an
unknown man had approached the. cab
and fired three shots at the passenger.
Burtucci disappeared before police arriv-
ed at the hospital.
Aside from the mysterious shootings,
a policeman, driving home in civilian
clothes, shot and killed man who at
tempted to hold up the officers auto
mobile.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-16
.EXTRADITION TO
Be DENIED, SAYS
HER ATTORNEY
New York Grand Jury
Returns Bill Charging
kidnapping After Boy
Is Removed

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July
lei firmly believe that Gov
ernor Ferguson will refuse to
honor a warrant for the extradi-
tion of Mrs. Virginia Canaday
for the alleged kidnapping July z
in New York of her son, Roscoe,
Jr.,' declared w. G. Linden, her
attorney, here today when noti-
fled that New York grand jury
had returned an Indictment
against her.
Linden pointed out as Canaday has
abducted the child from the home &
its mother here last April for which he
was indicted by a grand jury here and
that New York courts had ruled that
parent could not kidnap his or her child,
the request for Mrs. Canaday's extradi-
tion would be incompatible.
Mrs. Canaday admits having taken
the child from the home Of the father
July after New York courts had denied
Governor Smiths approval of Canaday
extraditon to Texas, to stand trial for
abducting the child. Courts here had
issued permanent injunction prohibit
ing the boys removal from the mothes's
custody prior to the fathers act. i
The boy now is in possession, of Mrs.
Canaday who declares she will fight FOR
him to the highest court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-16
KINCSVlLLE SCHOOL
PLANS VALLEY TOUR

Members of the Kleberg county COM
mercial club, citizens Of Kingsville and
members Of the student body and ia
Guilty of the new South Texas State
Teachers college, which the club has
sponsored and finally achieved, will Wis
it every Valley town July % in spe-
cial train chartered from the Gulf
Coast Lines for the purpose Of letting
the Valley know that the college is at
last in operation.
The party, accompanied by the Kings
vile Concert band will leave their home
town at 5:15 a. m. and will arrive at
Brownsville at about 6:45 p. m. They
will spend a few minutes in every town
in the Valley telling the people about
the new college and seeking their sup
port by sending students to receive their
education at an institution so close to
home.
Of DIR. R. B. Cousins as president and
faculty composed of some of the
ablest educators in the state for the
respective lines of teaching, stories of
the excursion point out. The institu-
tion has been equipped with the best in
the way of laboratory equipment, class
rooms and an auditorium capable of
holding the entire student body for
several years to come. Special invita-
who is interested in the educational
development of South Texas to meet the
excursion party from Kingsville-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-16
CUT ORDERED IN
COTTON RATES
TO CULFPORTS
Present Freights Dis
criminate Against
Storage Plants Locat-
ed Inland, Ruling
fRv The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 16.-
Freight rates on cotton from south
western states to Texas Gulf ports were
held to be unfair today by the Interstate
commerce commission on the ground
that they discriminate between ware
houses and compressing plants located
on the water fronts and establishments
located further inland.
Railroad were ordered to revise their
schedules on or before October II to
correct the situation.
The commission also ruled the ex-
port rates on cotton to the Texas ports
should be made higher than domestic
rates by an amount sufficient on every
shipment to pay the wharfage charge in
Cured by the export shipment.
Installation of plants for high COM
preston of cotton at piers in Houston
troversy brought before the commission
Both uptown facilities at Galveston
and warehouses situated at interior
Texas points contend that the water
front facilities have an unfair rate ad
vantage under present adjustment, the
commission said.
Water front facilities, on the other
hand, contend they have no advantage
to which they are not justly entitled by
reason of their location They state
they have expended large sums of
money for acquisition of water frontage
and their uptown competitors have been
influenced in the selection of their pre-
sent locations by the fact that the sites
are cheaper back from the water than
on the water front.
water front facilities and carriers
contend the transportation costs con-
nected with the carriage Of shipments to
port under through export bills Of lad
ing are greater than those connected
with domestic shipments to ports, and
that the value of service to the shipper
is greater.
"We are Of the opinion that the pre-
sent adjustment of rates on cotton from
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisi-
ana to Texas Gulf ports is unduly pre-
judicial to uptown and interior ware
houses and congresses and is unduly
preferential of water front warehouse
and congresses, and that Rates should
be so adjusted that one rate will apply
for all deliveries within the usual
switching limits of ports. except that
export rates should be made higher than
domestic rates by an amount equal to
wharfage charges, which at Galveston is
two cents and at Houston 1.5 cents.
This finding is not to be construed as
condemning the practice of absorbing
drayage charges in lieu of switching.
"Most of the testimony pertained to
a situation at Houston and Galveston,
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-16
TEXAS GENERAL
CETSPROMOT0N
VIM. S. Graves, Reared
Near Mount Calm, 9Th
Area Chief
(By the Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, Iii, July 16.-A major gen.
eral who received his first training in
military tactics from plainsmen near
his boyhood home at Mount Calm, Tex
as, in the early SOS, came to Chicago
today to assume command of the Sixth
corps area of the United States army.
He is General William S. Graves, dis
tinguished for his services in the Philip
pines, as commander of the American
expedition in Siberia in 1917, and re-
cipient of decorations from the United
States, Italy, Japan, and China. After
al years army service, he succeeds Major
General c. Hale, an old Indian fighter
and world war hero, as commander Of
the Sixth area, comprising Illinois, Wis
consin and Michigan. General Hale re
tired several days ago, on reaching his
sixty-fourth birthday, the compulsory
retiring age for army officers.
General Graves was born at Mount
Calm, Texas, March, 81 1865. Since
graduating from West Point in 1884 he
had participated in many Indian cam
paigns, the Philippine insurrection, the
Spanish-American war, and the world
war.
As secretary to the general staff and
late assistant chief of staff during the
world war, General Graves was in close
touch with the momentous tactical and
executive problems of the American
operations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-16
DANIELS FACES |
MURDER CHARGE
AFTER SLAYINC|
Man in Rio Hondo Case
Is Former Kentucky
Convict, He Says; Has
Wife, Three Children

Tho preliminary hearing Of c. c.
Daniels, charged with murder in con-
nection with the killing of Jose Trevino
at Rio Hondo last Tuesday, has been
set for tomorrow afterr DON at o'clock
Formal charges were filed against him
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff R. R. Col
Inns. a
Daniels, who was arrested yesterday
following information received by the
sheriff's department, denies any connec-
tion with the murder and maintains
that blood found on an automobile be-
longing to him is his own as a result
of tubercular hemorrhage. The auto
mobile has been connected with the
case. He told police officers that he
had been pardoned after serving 10
months of 81 year sentence in the
Kentucky penitentary for manslaugh-
ter, because of this illness. The ac-
cused came to Rio Honjo about two
months ago with his wife and three
children where he became the proprietor
of soft drink stand near the gin there.
Trevino, the man found slain is said
by officers to have been a citizen of
Mexico He was working in a grubbing
gang which is employed near Rio Hondo
the day before his body was found in
the Arroyo Colorado near the bridge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-16
new BID FOR SHIPS
Is FILED BY FORD
(Bv The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c.. July 16-HenrI
Ford today offered $1,706,000 for the
200 shipping board vessels set aside for
secrapping.
His bid compares with S1,370,000 ~
fered by the Boston Iros and Neral
Company of Baltimore, when a previous
set of bids were opened June so. Tke
Baltimore company's tender was favored
by President Palmer of the fleet cor
poration, t~At rejected by the shipping
board. which called for new proposals.
AS soon as the Ford bid was opened
by the fleet corporation today, the Bos-
ton Iron and Metal company entered
formal protest against receipt of any
new bids. It held that such a course
was in violation Of the original adver-
tisement for offers, which called for ne
gotiations only with the original bid
ders of June 80 if complete rejection Of
bids then opened was voted
The Boston company withdrew its ori-
ginal offer after it had been rejected
and it demanded today that all proposals
now be rejected and new offers called
for under new advertisement and en-
tirely proceedings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-16

.Of the defense In the afternoon,
with William Jennings Bryan
and Attorney General A. T.
Stewart in opposition.
The morning session was enlivened by
an exchange between Ben T. Mckenzie
and Arthur G. Hays.. caused by ques-
tion from Mr.. Mckenzie as to Mr.. Hays
belief in the story of creation. The
incident closed with apologies to the
court after "none of your business
and "impertinent questions were TX
rressions used.
The argument by VIM. Jennings
Bryan, Jr., marked his first appearance
before the court. He characterized the
expert testimony suggested by TIE .e-
fense as the weakest, the most cap
able Of abuse and the most dangerous.
He said that Mr.. Darrow in the Loeb
Leopold trial characterized experts as
"purveyors of perjury"
In support of his contention that tes-
timonny should be confined to the facts
he cited numerous authorities.
The morning prayer was offered by
the Rev. DR.. Allen, a visiting church
man.
Mr. Hays responded to Mr.. Bryan for
the defense.
First, he said, "the prosecution in
sisted upon the jury's not hearing the
law, now they insist upon it's not hear
ing the facts.
''We admit that Mr.. Scopes taught
what the state said he thought Not
that he violated the law by doing so.
|, for one, must be shown that there is
variance between what he taught and
the Bible.
"Our scientists are not here to give
opinions. They are here to state the
facts of science. None Of them are
paid experts. They come here in the
interests of science.
Does your honor or any one else
know what evolution is, without hear
ing the evidence? If your honor says
that opinion evidence may not be pro-
duced, may not evidence of the facts be
lntroduced?" he continued.