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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-18
By ELSIE ROBINSON


honestly believe that the theory
or evolution Is false, thar il con.
tradicts the story OF creation as
given In the Bible, and that ii
makes for evil. These people
should not be jeered at or de.
MED the right to express their
feelings. It is with sincere re.
spect for their attitude that /
write this article.
/, too, believe in the story of
creation. believe that God
breathed His spirit into lifeIess
matter and set His image in the
soul Of man. believe this az
deeply and devotedly as any Ten.
nessee fundamentals. But 1 do
not think that the story of avolU.
ton contradIcts the Biblical story.
And / am sure that many OF NV
anti-evolutlon friends would agree
IL their work had led them 70
study Mr.. Darwin's theory as
mine has led me.
Mr.. DARWIN DID NOT SAY
THAT MEN DESCENDED FROM
MONKEYS.
He said that men have evolved
from lower to q higher form,
But he never said that the lower
form was the form Of an ape.
The Bible, too. says that men
nave evolved, and it traces the
story Of their evolution from the
semi-savage life Of the earliest
Old Testament days to. the en-
lightned era which they entered
after the coming Of. Christ. There
are aone very dreadful tales IN
the Old Testament--tales 81
cruelty and degeneracy which
{ could hardly be equalled IN cur
modern African jungles. Some 81
the cruelty and degeneracy was
committed by men who were con.
sidered wise and good in their
day. 1t was the best they knew.
Later on. Christ Himself deplored
the british darkness OF those
times and said that He had come
to bring a better law Of life.
: There 10 nothing in the Oar.
Winian theory which contradicta
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; matter how orthodox we are we
do not think that bow-legged Jim
Smith, with the wall eyes and the
stick.out ears, Is the actual
image, Of God. For il he were,
where would all the rest OF us
get off who haven't bow.legs and
wall eyes? So the Image OF
Cod means something much
deeper and more beautiful than
physical resemblance. Il must
mean an INNER LIKENESS OF
GOD-AN INNER LONGING FOR
GOD-AN INNER KINSH1P TO
GOD.
And Darwin never denied that
kinship.
He said, a. the good book itself
says, that man knew dark days
In the beginning. Always the
savage man-shell held that inner
mystesss but for some reason he
had lost the keys to paradise and
blundered into sad and cruel
ways.
we do not know what form
men had when they lost those
keys and started out to work
their way back to peace and hap
piness. The Bible does not tell
US. Il does not tell US whether
Adam and Eve ran on all tours or
walked erect when they went into
the wilderness. It gives us the
story Of the soul but it does not
give US the story OF the body.
Il does make it plain, however,
that men have, come q long way
since that time, IL we are to
judge by their own acts.
And that Is all Mr.. Darwin con.
tends-that men have come q
long way, that they have turned
away from british things and
made another trail for themselves
IA trail that leads on and I'D.
ward to a better life.
Is that then, such a wicked
theory to teach little children
who must battle. in their own
spirits. with the mark Of the
beastl :
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-18
ONCE-OVERS
Don't Be 4 Drifter

Have you ideal2
It is unfortunate not to have an ideal
Sometime in your life you have seen someone whom
you admired greatly for what he or she represented
As you looked forward into fe you must have seen
station position for which you yearned
Have you allowed these ideals slip away from Won't
At present there is no especial goal to which YOU asn.
Following the line of least resistance, maintaining fairly
good position among your daily associates.
you have worthwhile goal it stands TO reason that
you will not reach that is worthwhile
You have ceased to think Of that top position you pictured
yours in your youth.
Then you wanted be the pinnacle Of respect and honor
and you have quit trying to ascend to it.
When abandon objective you lose your
tive and, aspiration gone you are drifting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-18
LISTEN, WORLD!

that story. Mr..
Darwin does not
say when man
began or how
he began. We
have no theory
as to how or
when men be.
gan. We have
no explanation
Of mans birth
which pretends
to surpass in
beauty and wis
dom that simple
statement that
God creat ed
man in His own
image.
We all realize,
Of course, that
His own image"
m . an 3 some.
{ h in & m U c h
more than a
m . re physical
AAAna AZ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-18

had not yet been invented. But 1t
was invented a few years after
Galileo's death. and Newton after.
ward tried the experiment with
an air pump and proved, as has
been done thousands OF times
since in physical laboratories, that
Calico was right and that in the
absence of the atmosphere all
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-18

much more delayed than that Of
a smaller and denser body Of the
same total weight. But he cor
rectly reached the conclusion that
IL the air could be removed
feather would fall just as fast as
q cannon ball.
Calico could not himself test
this conclusion, for the air pump
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-18

bodies. without regard to weight,
density or shape, would 1aIl at
the same rate. Even in the at
mosphere dense bodies falling no
very great distance attain the
same velocity.
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A NTI.EvoLU.
"A TON laws
win be- presenlted

4 4SN laws
will be presented
to the legisla-
tors OF seven.
teen States this
year. The OBJ
Ject Of these
laws Is to pre-
vent the teach.
ing OF the theory
OF evolution in
our Am e r lean
public schools.
The people.
W n o h q v .
drafted thes =
laws, who stand
behind them, are
sincere. Ais o
they are import
ant and as
worthy OF con.
Sideration as any
other citizen OF
t h e Unit Q d
S t q { es, They
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
AU Episcopal Church Forces
United for Bishops Crusade

In the sequestered shades of the
National Cathedral at Mount St.
Alban, Washington, a group of
bishops and laymen of the Epis-
copal Church are struggling with a
problem which has turned politici-
ans bald and gray. Beginning Janu-
ary 6, 250 bishops, priests and lay
men of the Church will embark on
the nationwide Bishops Crusade
TO reawaken the membership of the
Church throughout the world to
their duties as Christian citizens.
These Crusaders will work along
lines similar to those of campaign
ers in a great Presidential canvas.
They will go where they are sent
the most eloquent and forceful lead
ers of the Church-and preach
practical acpplication of Christian
doctrine in the every day life of the
men and women of the Communion,
who will be urged to be Christians
in fact as well as in name. The
problem the group of bishops and
laymen are struggling with is to
meet the demands of the congrega-
tions for favorite Crusaders.
''It is the test of ones Christian
ity," says leader of the Crusade,
"to grapple with the demands from
California, Maine and Florida, who
all want on the same day, for in
stance, Bishop Brent of Western
New York, Bishop Manning, of New
York, or Bishop Freeman of Wash
ington. We shall have to test the
Christianity of these good folk in
turn by asking them to be patient
under the impossibility of meeting
all these requests"
In one respect, the impending
Crusade has already filled the pol
itical leaders of the country with
envy. There will be no contending
factions to hamper its success.
Whatever honest differences may
xist among Churchmen as to form
and detail have been swept aside in
IN enthusiastic effort on the part
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
TOMATO PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
New Figures Compiled by Tri-State
Packers Association Are Encouraging

New Figures Compiled by Tri-State
Packers Association Are Encouraging
That the tomato growing industry,
which suffered a terrific setback dur
ing 1926, will stage a satisfactory re-
turn engagement in 1927 as encourage
ingly disclosed in new figures lust
compiled by the Tri-State Packers
Association.
Kent county growers will be inter
ested in the announcement that over
five million cases of tomatoes were
packed in 1925 than during 1926, and
that as result there should be an acute
scarcity next year.
The huge pack in 1925 flooded the
market with thousands of cases of
surplus stock, with the result that this
year comparatively few tomatoes
were grown.
While it is, of course, entirely too
early to predict prices for next year,
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
DELAWARE WAS ONCE IN FAVOR
OF MARYLAND SHORE UNION
IF CARRIED OUT WOULD HAVE
MADE PENINSULA ONE STATE
Delaware Legislature Adopted Reso-
luton Agreeing to Formation of
New State With Eastern Shore

The agitation over ire possibility at
one time of including the Eastern
Shore Of Maryland, and the Eastern
Shore Of Virginia together with Della
ware under the one name of Delaware
is recalled by a resolution, recently
found by Judge Conrad, state archiv-
ist, among some of the old Delaware
documents, which shows just how far
the matter went with the Delaware
! Legislature by the introduction of the
I following resolution, which was pass
ed by the Delaware State Senate on
February 8, 1888, and concurred in
by the House of Representatives on
February A, 1888, there being no rec
ord as to any further movement on
the part Of Delaware to unite the
states:
Resolved, By the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the State of
Delaware in General Assembly met,
that in the opinion of this Legislature
it would greatly promote the interest,
comfort and prosperity of the inhabi-
tants of the Peninsula formed by the
waters of the Chesapeake and Della
ware Bays, if they were united under
one government.
Resolved, That it comports with the
view and wishes of the people of this
state, that the people of the Eastern
Shore of Maryland and of this state
should be united under one govern
ment, and that the region of country
inhabited by them respectively should
be dominated by the State of Della
ware.
Resolved, That the governor of this
state, be and he is hereby authorized
and empowered, in case the above
measure should meet the appreciation
of the Legislature of the State of
Maryland, to appoint three commits
sioners on the part of this state, to
meet such as may be appointed on the
part of the State of Maryland, to |
carry the measures into execution and |
settle the details thereof, subject to |
final ratification of the Legislature of |
this state, and that of the Congress of |
the United States.
Resolved, That the governor of this
state be requested to transmit the |
foregoing resolutions to the governor
of the State of Maryland, to be laid
by him before the Legislature of that
state
Adopted by the Senate of the State
of Delaware, February s, 1888, and
by the House of Represen-
tatives, February a, 1888.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05

+. DAYS. see4ss.595 sseP '25essan g 1 ,o
cagnat eag against y his decision i va o.sH.
Bay because it wouId 'ae e. Chesapesf1|
Pra,.., IPong-raage firing from l9,s'fess ne III
the board q director. tor assided e to NJ
ton ton to formulate oisDs q 'ae assoc9l
hght for permiss siog .''+ :, . Pas5 n
bridge Tie board of = 4. build d
meet Thur day. lfector n
Sapporsess Of the br.dy. !.
which will be made tls4go1. = IT, appaI
week. : I DAVIS Ii.
Nr Daz dec. sion
Congfe esa authorize W faa.
Of TIE bridge over III os; '.n''Face'i
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05

Rt. Rev. Charles Fl. Brent D. D.,
Bishop of Western New York. who
was a member of General Pershing's
Staff in the World War. His services
are i'm great demand ns a Crusader
in the Bishops Crusade of the Esis-
cOpal Church.
of all groups to demonstrate through
the Crusade, that the Episcopal
Church, at least, is vital, function
ing organization meeting the needs
of the modern world.
Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst D. D..
Bishop of East Carolina, Director
of the Crusade, says: "There is nc
doubt that the time is ripe for a
sane and practical demonstration OF
faith in God and His Church. Every
thing else has been tried in the eff
fort to restore the world to basis
in which rational standards and
ideals worthy of a people who boast
of world leadership will prevail"
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05

both packers and farmers are Of the
opinion that market conditions will
make it possible to realize a profit
able price.
1t is estimated that at least so per
cent of the Maryland and Delaware
pack has been sold and that the hold
ings of packers now do not represent
total of more than 100000 cases.
Revival of the tomato growing in
dustry is one of the most encouraging
outlooks for agriculture in Kent for
1927.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
FOR SALE:

15-ACRE Poultry or Truck Farm,
all good tilable land, close to town, on
stone road, dwelling and out buildings
new, good bargain.
40-ACRE Poultry and Truck Farm,
on State Highway, must be sold at
once, big bargain.
22-ACRE Truck or Poultry Farm,
good soil, fine location on concrete
road u mile from railroad town.
DWELLING on Main Street, mod
ern conveniences, good neighborhood,
can be bought right.
DWELLING on Commerce Street,
light, water, large garage and yard,
a very desirable home.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05

TO PROTEST RULING ON RRgncF
Bridge Across Chesapeake to Interfere
With Long Range Guns at Aberdeen
The legislative committee Of tba
Association of Commerce Tbprsda,.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
MIRACLE OF SEEING BY PHONE
DEMONSTRATED IN TEST HERE
Practicability of Televiision Declared Sue
cessfully Proven as Hoover Features
Are Seen Clearly in New York.

The miracle Of sitting before a
telephone and seeing the person at
the other end of the line continuously
during the conversation was demon
strated publicly for the first time in
history yesterday afternoon.
Herbert Hoover, Secretary of
Commerce. seated in the office of the
Chesapeake G Potomac Telephone
Co. here, spoke to Walter S. Clifford.
president of the American Telephone
&c Telegraph Co. who was stationed
before a similar instrument in New
York City Mr.. Clifford was able to
see Secretary Hoovers features
clearly, as light played back and
forth across the cabinet officers
face.
This demonstration of television,
perhaps destined to be almost as inn
portant a milestone in the prog
ress of civilization as the telegraph
and the telephone, was witnessed by
a small group of public officials and
newspaper men in the Washington
office and a somewhat larger group
in New York.
Company Officials Talk First.
Brig, Gen. J. J. Carty. vice presi-
dent of the American Telephone &
Telegraph Co, was In charge of the
Washington end of the demonstra-
tion. After explaining to the as
sembled correspondents what was TO
be done, Gen. Carly began a conver-
Evening star., 1927-04-08
Legion Auxiliary Seeks to Adopt
Girl Whose Father Was Killed In War

Members Of Sergt. Jasper Unit,
District of Columbia American Legion
Auxiliary. want TO adopt a war
daughter"
They have appealed to The Star TO
assist the auxiliary in finding some
needy little girl whose daddy went
away TO war and never came back,
with a view to caring for her as her
father would like to have her cared
for, until she reaches the age of self
support.
The unit, in deciding on this plan,
believes it is starting a movement
which may become Nationwide among
Legion auxiliaries, and which will re.
lieve hundreds of widowed mothers of
their burdens resulting from the
World War.
Formal determination TO support
such a little girl, if she can be found,
was taken at a meeting of the unit
last night in the home of the presi-
dent, Bnrnita Shelton Matthews, 1926
Twenty-first street, with the adoption
Of resolution. For about month
Evening star., 1927-04-08

the subject has been under considera-
ton and the individual members of
the unit have been casting about
fora little war daughter, but without
result Should they fail to find a girl
the unit viii gladly make the same
provision for a little boy.
The resolution was broad as to the
actual provisions the unit would
make, because there was no available
information about what would be
necessary to contribute for. 1t was
the general attitude of the members,
however, that whatever is needed.
we would like to assume" Likewise,
it was not determined if the unit
would legally adopt" the child, seek
to become a guardian or even re.
move 1t from the present surround.
ings.
The unit feels that should more
than one applicant for adoption"
come forward. and all were in need,
other units and patriotic organiza-
tions would follow in line and relieve
the burden Of a mother widowed by
the war.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
TREATY POSSIBLE
WITH NICARAGUA
President Attacks Problem
on Broad Basis to Serve
as Future Guide.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Coolidge has determined to
tackle the problem of relations with
Nicaragua on broad basis that will
guide his administration in the future
in dealing with Central American
qu stions. The dispatch Of Henry L..
Stimson, former Secretary of War, to
Nicaragua is an effort to work out an
arrangement whereby the danger of
continuous revolution will be dimin-
ished.
Whether this will be accomplished
by means of a treaty wherein the
United States will agree to accord rec
ognition only to certain governments
that come into power by legal means
or whether it will mean a treaty that
will permit American supervision OF
elections or some other device Is not
known TO any one here because when
Mr.. Stimson gets on the ground and
gathers together all viewpoints, he
himself will be in a better position to
recommend course of action.
StimsOn Is Lawyer.
Mr.. Stimson is a lawyer rather than
a diplomat. He does not go as a sub
stitute for the American Minister or
because there is any lack OF confidence
in the latter. He goes primarily be-
cause the negotiation of a proper
treaty is a difficult matter to take up
by correspondence.
First of all, the treaty relations Of
the United States are vague. The
United States, under Secretary Of
State Hughes, encouraged the Central
American powers to adopt treaties as
between themselves governing the con-
ditions under which they would recog-
nize legal governments. but the United
States itself was not a party to those
treaties. Some of those provisions
have been found a bit too rigid, and
there has been a suggestion Of change.
In any event, the United States Is
willin - make treaty governing rec
ognition which will at the same time
clear up the relation Of the United
States to the proposed Nicaraguan
canal route. The treaty could be a
supplement TO the existing Bryan
Chamorro treaty, though this point
need not be determined at this time.
Whatever treaty is drawn will surely
draw the fire of administration critics,
most of whom have taken the position
that there has been too much inter.
ference already in the internal affairs
of Nicaragua and that the example
of such Interference has occasioned
adverse comment in other Latin
American countries.
The sending of Mr.. Stimson comes
at a time when the Diaz government
is reported to have won a military
triumph. This has been brought about
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Evening star., 1927-04-08
AIMEE AND MOTHER
AT PARTING OF WAYS
Evangelist Moves Into Home of
Her 0wn-May Leave Los
Angeles Permanently.

By the Associated Press.
Los ANGELES, April S.--Indica-
tions were given today by Mrs.
Minnie Kennedy. mother of Aimee
Semple Mcpherson, evangelist and
founder of Angelus Temple here, that
the two had come to a parting of
the ways and that the evangelist
might be leaving Los Angeles per-
manently.
Mrs. Mcpherson yesterday left the
Kennedy Jefferson home adjoining
Angelus Temple and took up her resi-
dence in the former Nat Goodwin
homo at Santa Monica. With her
went her two children. her private
secretary, Emma Shaffer, and two
other secretaries, Mae Waldron and
Lois Ayres.
Mrs. Kennedy said in regard to the
evangelist's departure that while we
would love to keep her here, she has
made a great sacrifice for her peo-
pie, and while we hate to lose her,
we must bear our loss.
You know the people of New York
want to build temple for sister"
Mrs. Kennedy continued. Many
cities are calling her and she will, I
fear, have t0Nanswer the CALL"
Evening star., 1927-04-08

Appellate Court AffirmS
Montgomery Special As
SesSment Ruling.

The Maryland Court of Appeals in
Annapolis today upheld decision of
the Montgomery County Circuit Court
denying the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission the right to levy
additional special assessments for the
purpose of paying off the $4,000, 900
bond issue for water and sewer inn
provements in Montgomery County.
The decision was given in the case
of Jack G. Scrivener andsGertrude G.
Scrivener Of Kensington, who brought
the suit to test the power of the COM
mission to levy the. additional assess
ments.
The decision involves $4,000. 600 in
outstanding bonds and about 10000
properties, extending over territory
of 81 square miles. 1t reverses the
action of the Maryland Legislature
April 5, which validated all the as
sessments made by the Sanitary Com
mission as of December 81. 1926. The
additional assessments in question
were levied by the commission June
10, 1925.
Judge Boyd Gives Decision.
The decision today was handed
down by Chief Judge Andrew Hunter
Boyd. The Circuit Court decision
granting the mandamus to the Scriv'
eners was handed down BY Judge
Robert B. Peter, at Rockville, No.
vember &c, 1926. The Scriveners were
represented by Wilson L. Townsend
of Kensington and f. Regis Noel of
Washington. The Sanitary Commis
sion was represented by Charles w.
Clagett and 7. Howard Duckett.
The suit was instituted in Circuit
Court July 26. 1926. The Sanitary
Commission was organized in 1918
to construct water works and sewers
and with the power to levy assess
ments, provided any assessment once
levied, not be increased. In 1924 the
Maryland Legislature modified the
law creating the commission and the
commission increased the individual
assessments June 10, 1925, without
notice or hearing, the ScrivenerS
claim.
Attacked on Many Grounds.
The Scriveners attacked this action
on the ground that the commission
had no power to increase any assess
ment once levied, and could not do
so without notice and hearing; the
increased charges were void because
levied unequally throughout the dis
trict for improvement affecting the
entire district; fund to pay the obli
cation could not be levied and collect
ed as a special assessment for gen
eral improvement; levying the assess
ment, its acceptance and payment
constituted binding contract
changing the assessment was an i'm
sA, ,f.eva- ll~f1 %nI l<n fnff fnI
States Constitution, and finally be
cause the front-foot benefit method
of taxation for local improvements
could not be applied to rural and
suburban districts, and so to apply
them would constitute taking of prop
erty without due process of law.
Today's decision leaves the Mary
land Legislature and the courts al
loggerheads. A similar situation
arose In 1866, when the Court of APP
peals upheld the lower court.
Evening star., 1927-04-08

sation with President Clifford in New
York.
You're looking Well" said Mr. Gif.
ford. You screen well. l see you We
got you glasses off.
Does it-er-.f1atter me?" asked
Gen. Carty
Mr.. Clifford hesitated. Yes" he
said finally. Il think it's an improve
ment.
As soon as the telephone company
officials were assured that the con-
nection was working properly Secre'
tary Hoover stepped to the mouth
piece and his features were the first
officially to be transmitted over the
wires. Mr.. Hoover expressed his
pride at taking such a part in a his.
toric occasion and expressed his hope
for the future development Of tele-
vision as one of the foremost aids
to civilization.
Frank II. NOyes Called.
The hook up then was turned over
to the newspaper men. The Associated
Press correspondent In New York
called for Frank 3. Noyes, president
of that organization and publisher of
The Evening Star. Mr.. Noyes stepped
to the instrument and placed the re-
ceiver to his ear.
The New York correspondent told
him that he could see his features per-
fectly, and expressed the hope of see
ing him soon at the annual meeting
of the Associated Press.
Other national news services then
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