Evening star., 1925-06-04
BRYAN MAY MAKE
LAST TALK IN TRIAL
Indicates Retirement After
Evolution Case-Dayton
Prepares for Throng.
By the Associsted Press.

CHICAGO, June 4.-william len.
nings Bryan's swan song of oratory
probably win be heard at the Ten
| nessee evolution trial at Dayton
July 10.
The great Commoner announced, at
Springfield. ILL.,. that he intended 10
retire from the lecture platform 70
devote his time TO writing his memoirs.
The exact date was not given, but II
was indicated 1t would be after the
| trial Of the Tennessee school case.
Mr.. Bryan made only a brief refer
ence TO the coming evolution night in
a speech yesterday at Jacksonville,
ILL.,. his former home, before continu-
ing on to. Nashville, Tenn, where he
will be Joined by counsel for the prose
tcution OF ]. T. Scopes, indicted Dayton
school teacher.
Oregon Decision as Guide.
Speaking 10 old friends and neigh
bors at a celebration of the city's cen
tenary, Mr.. Bryan mentioned the re
cent decision OF the Supreme Court in
the Oregon school case, indicating
that 1t was significant OF what might
be expected in the Tennessee trial. He
said the decision gave parents a right
to safeguard the religion Of the child.
and also affirmed the right of the
State to regulate the schools and what
shall be taught in the schools.
| Declaring that he always had been
more interested In constitutional -ques-
tions rather than mere trials between
individuals. Mr.. Bryan said he now
was interesting himself in what he
believed 10 be the most important
question of all. The education OF the
child and rhe religion OF the child.
The evolution .hres also were kept
burning by a statement Of Gov. Austin
RI
Tenn, his home town. that evolution
was .''all bosh.'' and that be expected
TO get. as far as possible from be
Scopes trial.
Looks for Short Trial.
Predicting that the trial would not
last more than 80 minutes, he SAID
that instead Of going TO the higher
courts 1T should be taken to the coun-
try" The governor said that as long
as the eyoiutionists stuck TO the
present Tennessee text books, they
could do no harm, but that they fire.
quently attempted to instill their own
ideas.
A foreign note was sounded here by
Prof. James Moffatt of the University
OF Glasgow. translator of the OLD Tes-
lament, who told an audience at the
University Of Chicago that England
was looking on in surprise and per
| plexity''' at the Tennessee case. Prof.
Moffatt said that the people OF Great
Britain see evolution as fact inter
fering in no way with the religious
| impulse.
Meanwhile the little town of Day.
ton, seat OF the coming struggle, is
making plans to entertain, at least
5000 visitors. Off1ces of the Scopes
trial entertainment committee have
| been opened In the city hall and every
home in the town, as we'll as neigh
boring municipalities, is being card
| indexed.
Facilities Are Taxed.
Requests for reservations already
| have swamped the hotel facilities, 1t
was stated. Bus service TO Chatta-
nooga, 2s miles away, and TO other
nearby towns has been arranged TO
| take care of the crowds. The trial
will be radiocast.
Both the prosecution and the de-
Tense have indicated that the question
| of whether the BibieS is TO be taken
| literally or hgaratively, will not be
| raised. John r. Neal, chief defense
| counsel, said the Issue of Biblical
| truth was not TO be brought up, while
Sue K. Hicks, a leader in the prosecu-
ton, defined the issue in this manner:
/ The truth of the Bible or the evo-
| luton theory is not involved, the only
question OF importance is whether the
| Legislature under constitutional au-
| this question already has been decided
in our favor
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