Evening star., 1925-07-10
SCOPES WHO'S Who
LIST IS NOTABLE
Ants 0utnumber Pros, But
Have Famous Men on
Their Side, Too.
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

BY ROBERT t. SMALL.
DAYTON, Tenn, July 10.-They
are at grips at last-the evolutionists
and the observation-disclosures poor
old Darwin undoubtedly Is turning
over In his grave. AS the famous
battle starts it is perhaps we'll to take
note of the principals to set out sort
of who's who in Monkeyville," as the
natives are affectionately terming
their town. The lineup shows
prepoonderance of legal talent on the
side of the fundamentalists, numeri-
cally speaking but the battle ranks
of the evolutionists are close knit and
they will give a good account OF
themselves against the emhattled
ants. Here, then, are the fighting
forces:
For evolution:
John Thomas Scopes, high school
teacher and prisoner at the bar,
charged with violating the states new
statute forbiding any one to teach
anything which contradicts In any
way the story of the creation or man
as set forth in the Bible. Young
Scopes is only "a and now that ne
has suddenly discarded his horn-rlm-
med spectacles. he looks just like any
one of dozen of the boys around
Dayton. The Professor" still is in
something Of a daze that he should
be the center of such world-curolng
controversy.
barrow Heads Defense.
Clarence Darrow, lawyer, OF chi
caeo, champion counsel for the dc,
tense: hero Of the Loeb-Leopold legal
battle, friend of the downtrodden, de-
Yender of Big Bill" Haywood at
Boise, Idaho; defender of the NC
Namaras in the famous Los Angeles
dynamiting case; defender OF hirnseh
in charges growing out or tnat case
philosopher. agnostic, 90 years olo'
tired and wanting to retire, but some
body is always getting into trouble
and keeping the 'old man" active.
Some one has said of Darrow that he
has been almost 80 years at the bar
and has never lost a really big case.
Judge John r. Neal of Rhea Coun-
~, chief Tennessee counsel for
Scopes; recently a candidate Tor the
Democratic gubernatorial nomination
and likely to run again. A brilliant
attorney a man of means, winning
personality, slight of stature, heaVy
sandy eyebrows and smooth-shaVen
whenever he happens to think of
visiting a barber shop, which isn't
often. The judge has almost studied
disregard for matters OF dress, but is
held in high esteem.
Dudley Field Malone of New York.
special counsel for the Civil Liberties
Union, one-time collector OF the port
under Woodrow Wilson and long a
prominent lawyer. Mr.. Malone not
only has been active, but is generally
credited with inducing Darrow to
come into the case.
May Get Wheeler Case.
Arthur Garfield Hays of New York,
general counsel for the Civi! Liberties
Union, lawyer and liberal, It IS under
stood here, is scheduled to become
chief counsel for Senator Burton K.
Wheeler of Montana when the lat
ter's case is called for trial in Wash
tngton the latter part Of next month.
John L. Godsey of Dayton, local
attorney. Nearly all the other at
torneys Of Dayton are on the prose
cutting side. Judge Godsey is the
exception to prove the rule.
DR.. George w. Rappleyea of Day
con, chemist, who suggested all the
row and swore out the warrant for
his boy friend, Scopes, just to get
things started.
Against evolution:
William Jennings Bryan Of Miami,
Tla, field marshal Of the fundamental
lists, the greatest modern lay. evangel-
Sst Mr.. Bryan Is credited with In
spiring the Tennessee law against
evolutionary teachings and quickly
volunteered his services when the
test case was announced Mr.. Bryan
was first on the scene and has been
exhorting the countryside every day.
He says evolution Is an attack upon
all religion and he feels that religion
should come above the schools and
everything else, that there should be
education of the heart and soul above
education Of the mind. 1t Is battle
TO the death" says Mr.. Bryan. If
eyolution wins, religion goes" Mr..
Bryan long has been a lawyer, but
has seldom appeared In court.
II ATTORNEY General A. T. Stewart
Mr.. Stewart is not attorney general OF
the State, but is attorney general OF
the eighteenth circuit and the official
prosecutor here. Gen. Stewart Will
actually direct the army Of counsel
for the prosecution and the upholding
OF the biblical story of creation. This
does not mean he will attempt to grab
the limelight. He is going to give Mr..
Bryan every chance.
Il. Mountain Lawyer There.
Gen. Ben G. Mckenzie of Rhea
County, formerly attorney general for
the circuit-Gen, Mckenzie is an old
School mountain lawyer, with the rar-
est wit in the world and a fund of
BILE. The natives hereabouts say that
Ben Mckenzie can Skin the hide off
Clarence Darrow If he has a mind to
do, IT," He can handle that smart
fellow from Chicago" they say, and
they say 1t earnestly. Anyway, Ben
Mckenzie is bound to be bright spot
m the trial.
~. G.. Mckenzie, son of Gen. Ben
The young Mckenzie Is a county judge
here and was early lined up with the
prosecution In the Circuit Court.
Judge Mckenzie Is responsible for hav-
ing the courthouse put in such fine
condition for the trial.
Sue K. Hicks and Herbert F.
Hicks of Dayton. brothers, who hung
out their shingles in the town a little
more than year ago. Both Her
bert and Sue are we'll liked boys,
little older than young Scopes and
close friends of the defendant, even
IF they are prominent in the prose-
crtion.
Wallace c. Haggard, young Dayton
attorney, and son of Mayor HaggarC
Walter White, county superintend-
ent of schools, who has been installed
technically as complainant in the
case.
So much for the contenders. There