Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1925, Page 1

The Circulation of The Tribune Is Greater Than Any Other Wyoming Newspaper Ghe Casper Datly Critnnte MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CASPER, WYOMING, TUESDAY, JULY 28,. 0 ‘“"%») WEATHER in east portion ton Publication OF Tribune Bldg. 216 B. VOL. IX NO. 246 ' Delivered. by Carrier 75 cents = month coe? Were On Streets or at Newatands, & ceote Sec —_——$$$—$—$— ATI —___. JN JOINS IN TRIBUT 10 COMMONER Evolution. Theory Rapped In Bryan’s Undelivered Speech TEXT OF LAST ‘}ADDRESS MADE BY W. J. BRYAN ADDRESS MADE READY FOR Bl TRIAL 1S BARE “Unbelief” of Science and Christianity in Battle Royal. DAYTON, Tenn., July 28. —(By the Associated Press) —‘The Tennessee Case,” an address prepared by William _Jennings Bryan in defense of the Tennessee anti-evolu- tion law which the late Commoner was prevented from delivering the Dayton trial because of an early termination of the case, was made known to the world today by Mrs. Bryan. A sudden decision of the defense to submit the case without argument and permit a verdict of guilty, pre- vented the delivery of the speec mays an introductc Bryan's adc “As it presen the issues invol and the reasons for the law proth iting the teaching in public schools of any hypothesis that makes man a descendant of any lower form of life, it ig printed for the information of the general public.” Mr. Bryan declared in the ad- Gress that the case was no longer local, but that it “hos assumed the proportions of a battle-royal between unbelief that attempts to speak through so-called science and the defenders of the Christian faith, speaking through the legislature of Tennessee.” “It is for the jury to rmine whether this attack upon the Chris tian religion shall be permitted in the public schools of Tennessee by teachers employed bythe state a paid out of the public treasury was a@ conclusion drawn.” Asserting that “this law does not violate any rights guaranteed by any constitution to any individu 1 was an interference with freedom conscience, Mr. Bryan ed evo Jution on five broad counts, the first of which “is that it disputes truth of the bible account of man's creation and shaken faith in the bible as the word of God." “This indictment we prove by com- paring the processes described as svolutionary with the text of Gene * he said. “It not only con the Mosaic record as to the ning of human life, but it disputes the bible doctrine of reproduction according to kind—the greatest s 1 entific principle know “Our second indictme dress said. that t hypothes ed to its lk clusion, of the if ne really a and then Here to to fllust what this charge. I did not in th 1 doubt the strict and Mteral truth ¢ every word in the bible." Darwin was quoted ag saying of the. period from 1828 to 1831, Then sajd Bryan “the change wrought in (Dar (Continued on Page Four? det disp bible rles Darw the { Fights On Scott, whose husband ntence of death and has been saved from the gallows ite, has not given up fight to secure his ‘eedom. twice at the las! her d ‘AND MADE AT LAVOYE BY COUNTY OFFICERS iff Alex McPherson, County uissioner Marle G. Burwell, Ate Law § ement Officer Lee Kraft, and Federal Agent Jack Allen made avlaw enforcement inspection in the Salt Creek field last night. The officers found Snyder quiet, but made a raid at Lavoye, which netted a quart of whiskey and sev- eral cases of beer. Mark Sullivan was arrested in his pool hall at La- voye on tha main highway and charged with violation of the pro- hibition act. Sullivan was later re- leased on $1,000 bond’ pending trial. —_— Lucille M. Peterson Awarded Divorce Bryant 8. Cromer this morn ted an absolute decree of to Lucille M, Peterson from August Peterson, whose last known address was Bingham Cany6h, Utah. The st neontested, Autoisis Warned Of Restrictions On Parking Cars © pawk! t.of one hour is in hours of 8 and 6 between the the morning the afternoon, It is e after 6 p. m. and Sundays and apply on COUNTY JAIL DAYTON, Tenn., Ju —(By The Associated Press)—The text of Mr. Bryan's address follows in part: “May {it Please the Court “And Gentlemen of the Jury: we pi 6) 0 SP Rigs late any rights guaranteed by any constitution any individual. It deals with the defendant, not as an individual, but as an employee, an official or public servant, paid by the state, and therefore under in- structions from the state. “e © © © The state had a right to pass "this law, and the law repre- sents the determination of the par- ents to guard the religious welfare of thelr children “It need hardly be added that this law did not have its origin in big- otry. It is not trying to force any form of religion on anybody. The majority is not trying®to establish a religion or to teach it * * * © it is trying to protect itself from the effort of an insolent minority to force {rreligion upon the children under the g e of teaching science. What right has a little irresponsible ol rehy of self-styled “intellect. 's to demand control the schools of the United States, in which twenty-five millions of chil- dren are being educated at an an- nual expense of nearly two billions of dolla “Christians must, in eyery state of the’ Union; build their own col- leges in which to teach christianity; it is ofly simple justice that atheists, agnostics and unbelievers should build their own colleges if they want to teach thelr own religious views or attack the religious views of others, The statute is brief and free from ambiguity. It prohibits’ the teach- ing, in the public schaols, of ‘any theory that. denies the story of di vine creation as taught in the Bible’ and teaches ‘instead, that man de- scended from a lower order of ant: mals,’ The first sentence sets forth the purposé of those who passed the law. They forbid the teaching of any evolutionary theory that dis- putes the Bible record of man's cre- ation and, to make sure that there shall be no misunderstanding, they place their Interpretations on thelr language and specifically for- bid the teaching of any theory that makes man a descendant of any lower form of life. * * © © “Religion {s not hostile to learning; christianity has been the greatest w does not vio- own jtruth to wh patron learning has ever had. Bu christians know that ‘the feiir of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom’ now just as it has been in the pa and they therefore oppose the t ing of guesses that encourage C lessness among the students, “Nelther does Tennessee under- value the service rendered by sci- ence. The christian men and women of Tennessee know how deeply man- kind is indebted to science for bene- fits conferred by the discovery of the laws of nature and by the designing of machinery for the utilization of these laws. Give science a fact and it is not only invincible, but it is of incalculable service to man, * * * “Christianity welcomes truth from Whatever source it comes, and is not afraig that any real truth from any source can interfere with the divine truth that comes by inspiration from God himself. It {3 not scientific ch christians object, for true science is classified knowledge, and nothing therefore can be sclen- tific unless it is true. “Evolution is not truth; it is mere ly an hypothesis—it ‘s millions guesses strung together, It had not been proven in the days of Darwin he expressed astonishment that with (Continued on Page Four) Guilty? The ca milli > for the alle of Russell Scot to of ou t one time be hanged nic sentenced hment as the the Con others Q 1 gainst und the el and stater © put Scott's guilt in doubt. —- MRS. LA FOLLETTE NOT CANDIDATE FOR SEAT IN THE U. S. SENATE WASHINGTON, July 28,—(Asso- ciated Press)—Mrs. Robert M. La- Follette formerly announced today that she will not seck the seat in the United States Senate made va- cant by the death of her husband. In a statement, addressed to women’s organizations which urged her to make the race, she expressed the belief that she could perform a greater service for the Progressive cause by devoting h self to the task of writing her } band’s biography from } 912, to the time of his death from a “wealth of notes and material,” prepared by the senator. vember Her announcement, made public here through friends, ts expected to clear the nouncement by way for an early an Governor Blaine n to fill the un- the insurgent a spe elect! expired term of leade veral of La Follette’s lieuten- $ are known to have aspirations office and national leaders of independent and -pFogressive forces re efldeavoring to have all diff bet the asplrants tin believed that Rob- Jr., will run for nd that he will nlette’s Tse ch ences moved It Ie ert M wee re re ele general! La Follette, father's place have Mrs. La I ment, a. fact wh servers t importance en political uctor of great ob: variety of Mquors was seized in two raids last night by po- lice. In a raid on a louse at 710 North Park street, occupled by Wil- liam E. Wenner, police lifted a trap ANNEX AND OFFICES IN OIL FIELD ARE PLANNED Commissioners Join With Town of Salt Creek in Plans for Structure to — Provide Accommodations The town engineer of Salt Creek was instructed to draw plans for the proposed new county-city building at Salt Creek at a joint meeting of the board of county commis- sioners of Natrona county and the town council of Salt Creek, held yesterday a r Plans for the erection of and it was atated that the structure would coat around $8,00( of Salt Creek will be submitted to the county { side " pXo formal The plans|the ¢ being prepared by the town engineer | prose ners for con-| afternoon in the oil field town. the building Were discussed will be taken by approving the action nm'seioners t or voting mi the building, considerat payor of Salt Creek, vissioner Earle G. Bu and Dr. q n of are submitted for Morgan, and Sheriff Alex McPherson were present at the meeting. Sheriff McPherson told the meet ing that‘much lawlessness would be eliminated by providing a jril in the rear end of the new building. It is planned to build two large cells with six bunks in each for men and wo- men prisoners. A deputy sheriff will live in the building and have charge of the jail and law enforcement at Salt Creek. Sheriff McPherson stated that as it Is difficult to locate the deputy sheriff in Salt Creek in time of emer- wency because he ts called out and has no headquarters where he can be reached. If a murder should oe. cur and the deputy sheriff be out on some other case, the sheriff un- der the present circumstances would have to telephone all over the field to locate the deputy, In the new building, the deputy sheriff will have Permanent Headquarters and it is (Continued on Page Seven, TWO ARRESTED IN POLIGE RAIDS UOh SUPPLIES GONFISCATED: door in the pantry floor and confis pated six cases of beer, 13 gallons of wine in jugs and two gallons in tles, 20 gallons, of beer mash, and 35 gallons of mash containing raisins, prunes, figs, hops, and malt, which would have made a “drink for the whiskers. Wright, and Officer ook and Harlow, posed the raiding party, dumped the mash and conveyed the Uquor to police headquarters, An extra trip had to be made to carry a load of 20-galion jars and 15 empty cases of beer bottles to the police station. Wenner was arrested and booked for violation of the city Mquor ordi. nance. who com- The same raiding the house of J. W. West Ratlroad avenue and selzed 40 gallons of Hquor concealed in the basement of the house. Phelps was charged with violation of the Mquor ordinance, Nick Belasques was night for investigation a GOVERNOR T0 ADDRESS WOOLGROWERS MEETING CHEYEN> party entered Phelps at 1043 booked last 16 T. Ross will address jual convention of the Wyo: ming, Wool Gr association Buffalo on Thursday, it was stated Monday, the subject of her address being unanndunced when the report was made publio. work’ at EA BANCROFT CHIEF OF U.S DIPLOMATS 1 JAPAN, 1S DEAD Illness Contracted at Resort in Mountains Proves Fatal Today to Ambassador. TOKYO, July 29.—(By The Associated Press.) —Ed- gar Addison Bancroft, Amer- ican amkassador to Japan, died this (Wednesday) morning at Karuizawa. lor Bancroft was {ll at Karuizawa, a popular moun- tain resort in central Japan where he was spending the summer, about three weeks ago. At first it was thought he was suffering from tn- digestion Lut his trouble later was diagnosed as a small duodenal ulcer. Death was the resuit of a duodenal The ambassador had been held to his bed for three weeks, At : ast night he suffered a er a supposed conyales. toratives if Dr. > was at his bedside, said Mr. Bancroft died peacefully. Mr. and Mrs. George Pond of Chi- cago, friends of the ambassador, were with him when he died, They plan tentatively to bring the body to Tokyo for return to the United States, Edwin L, Neville, of the American charge 4’ Affairs ment of a new ambassodor, Instructions for his treatment were cabled to Japan by a Washing ton specialist. Mr. Bancroft was appointed am- bassador to Japan last August and ussumed his post in November. He was 68 years of age. Prior to his appointment he already was widely known as a distinguished lawyer coming from an American family had been traced nearly 300 taken ulcer. wh first secretary embassy, will be Pending appoint- resentative of the Sa tallway Mr. Ban- croft first came to public notice in 1894 when he procured the first in- junction against the ratlway strikers and participated in the contempt case, which resulted in imprison- ment of Eugene V. Debs and other officers ‘of the American Railway fon system, | BASEBALL | AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Washington (Ist game)— R.1.E Chicago ---002 011 006—10 11 2 Washington __001 020 002—5 11 1 Batteries: Lyons, Schalk; Johnson, Marberr Ogden and Ruel, Severeld. Connally and » Russell, RW. EB, § 200 000 000—2 8 0 New York —....300 001 20x—6 8 1 Batteries: Wingfleld, Falk and Hargrave; Shawkey and Bengough. At Philadelphia— RE Detroit __----..000 031 000—4 7 2 Philadelphia ...011 001 000—3 11 Batteries: Dauss and Bassler; Rommel and Cochrane. Boston— RHE -110 004 460—16 24 3 012 002 O11— 710 1 Batter’ Smith, L. Sewell Myatt; Ruffing, Fuhr, Newbauer, Ross and Heving. At Cleveland ~. Boston NATIONAL LEAGUE RU 210 002 4t—* * 002 000 O1—* * Bentley and Gowdy; ih, Jones and Gonzales, At Pittsburgh— R.H. EB. Boston ----100 000 000—1 7 2 Pittsburgh --...001 030 10x—5 9 0 Batterie Benton, Marquard and Seimer; Meadows and Smith. At Cineinnati— RH. FE. Philadelphia -..000 000 600—0 5 0 Cincinnati ~.100 010 01x 5 1 Batterie: Ring and Wilson; Luque and Hargrave. At Chicago— New York Chicago - Batterie Cooper, Bi . At St, Louis— Brooklyn __--- St. Louis . Batteries imes Mails and O'Farrell. and Taylor; EW YORK, July 2§.—(Associated Press.)}—Babe Ruth hit his eleventh home run of the season today against Wingfield of St. Louls in the seventh inning. The blow, into the right fleld stands, scored Paschal from third. Ractade Labia te NEWS BRIEFS > DAYTON, Tenn., July 28.—(Asso- clated Press.\—Mrs. Ruth Owen, daughter ot William Jennings Bryan, joined her widowed mother here earfy toda DAYTON, Tenn., July 28.--(Asso- ted Press.)—Mre, William Jen nings Bryan went by automobile to Chattanooga this morning, accom- panied by her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Owen, and Mrs, W. Sherman Jen- nings, widow of a former governor of Florida BOOSTER CARAVAN TAKES TO ROAD Favorable Conditions Mark Departure of Casper Business Men on Good Fellowship Tour of Trade Region; Riverton and Lander Visited Today Casper boost forty headquarters on st S mobile c an wa and travel in formation. 2 strong, were on their w annual Good Fellowship Tour of the Casper Chamber of Commerce. y west today on the first leg of the The start from cond street was made before 8 o'clock and the last of the auto on its way before 8:15, prepared to overtake the advance guard Before their return they will have visited all leading towns of Fremont county and the Big Horn basin territory, extending as far as Cody. The party w using rec nat R business interest the Boosters nd yond the time limit fixed by sched ule. Further festivities awalted the party at Landor, w the eve ning’s entertainment to take th f a banquet In addition to tw lead the m equippe their debu “Teapot Noisema r vors of as due to receive a were anxious that thelr sta here was tities" band,” various Hable space was the pub: er Dally Trib Daily (ribune , consisting of 20 five-column pages an@ constituting the grea sale inte issued, Gesignated as the official the trade tour and was Itt ronized by leading ret as their slogan, ‘Buy our home town mer st boost.for Casper whole- It was organ of ly pat- filers who used it In Casper hant cannot tour was launched under ideal ther litions and auspicious promise of succes, The list of those who joined the party st few fol we: co ma Ohio O11 Jun usper tott, Hen and Motor comp: Kt. ¢ Cather, Wyoming Trust com am Conwell, Nicolaysen Lumber company Ben M. O. compar K Cullen Wyoming Danford, Midwest Grocery Refining a Denver, Carper réctor of Episcdpal ar G. B. Griftit tion of Wyoming. Ed Hadley, Palr Finance Corpora 5 Ice Cream com pa BE. E. une Mrs. E. B. Hanway, C. BE. Hofthine, Hofthine Printing and Stationery Gompariy. L. Hunting, Auto Equipment company. . A. G, Jones, Paxton and Gallagher company W. B. Jon pany, Ww. Power Ww. I company. Pan Doris, Casper Willam MelInts way E: Char.es ing compar W. T. N Hanway Trib Casper Daily Auto Equipment com B. Johnston, om! Knight, Mountain States an Longhart Supply American, Rall press compar Jethammer, Casper Pack’ les, Chicago a i weetern railre Cc, BE. Parker, Parker, Brothers’ (Continued on Page Seven) National | nd | ARIEE FUNERAL SEAVICE HELD FOR BAYAN AT DAYTON, TENN, Body Lies in State in Home While Mes- sages of Condolence Pour in en Widow. | DAYTON, Tenn,, July 28.—(Iy |The Associated Press).—A funeral | | service, f and simple, at the [home wh e the body of William | Jennings Bryan lies awaiting the journey te Vashington, will b held at 4 o'clock this afternoon, members of the Bryan household announced, The Rey, Charles R tor of the Dayton Methodist Epis- copal church, South, to lead the religious devotion, A |brief talc and prayer without |sing rranged at the re- Jauest of Mrs. Bry was chosen DAYTON, Tenn., July 28. —(By the Associated Press) —As the body of William Jennings Bryan lay in simple state at the home of a friend here today, the people of ute. While ot midst poured me into the | housed the remai er, ur d the he had champtone er silently. paid } Ue w Of varying pe found in them a when he camp f the tnsp! And while memt far wore Inent from Cal rn countless t of the imme. ing across fornia and late dia wr the con other wes ar este ning wid usan messages of kympat lan¢ day to ot who had pa Out of defe ple fu post take nd emt al werv poned arrar tt last luok at Their ence appr defer- ahov f rude astride mt on and arrive just closed. announcement was made tod turned by mail or in per iiiding by 5 p. Aue Those n rectors follow EB, Ch Conwell gens, J son, P, C. m., Wednesday minated for f R, B. Callawa William B. Cobb, §. Emmett Fuller, G. R W. Johnson, Geo. B. Nicglaysen, P, J, O'Connor the board ¢ ndler w Ha vel Fourteen of Casper’s leading business men were nominated for place< Casper Chamber of Commerce in the primary Eight of these are scheduled on to the Chamber of ¢ JWwoa ft 14 NOMINATED | FOR DIRECTORS OF CASPER C. C. Election Ballots Must Be Nominees by 5 o’Clock Wednesday; Eight Will Be Selected Cast for and professional on the directorate of the balloting le and ts must ore be re- y that all ba omm rw