Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1925, Page 5

BRYAN GONFESSES LACK OF SCIENCE Says Darrow Attempted to Take Advantage of His Ignorance. By the Associated Press. DAYTON, Tenn., July 23.—Discuss- ing what he sald was “a charge of ignorance” brought against him by Clarence Darrow during questioning in the Scopes case, William Jennings Bryan here last night said that Mr. Darrow attempted to take advantage s lack of technical knowledge in paleontology, archeology and m not acquainted with the de- talls of any of the sciences to which Mr. Darrow referred d Mr. Bryan. 4 on these subjects has to present a resume of sclence during the yvear, as well as an account of the actual work of the institution. It contains papers written by eminent sclentists the world over, many of which bear directly on researches hav- ing to do with evolution. It might be possible, officlals of the institution admitted yesterday, for this appro- priation to be accompanied by a rider prohibiting the publication of any- thing casting doubt on the literal text of the Bible. On the other hand, the report contains almost every year ac- counts of excavations in the Near East which tend to support the his- torical accuracy of portions of the Scripture. On the other hand, the h!ubslflklrles1 of the Smithsontan, such as the Na- tional Museum and the National Zoo- logical Park, are supported by direct Government grants. Connected with the National Museum are at least two departments the work of which would fall under the ban of the anti-evolu- tiontsts. ) Lectured on Evolution. The department of physical anthro- pology, of which Mr. Ales Hrdlicka is curator, long has been prominently assoclated with the theory of the de- scent of man from apelike ancestors. Dr. Hrdlicka last Winter delivered a | deposits were THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, series of lectures in the Museum Building, to which the publi~ was ad- mitted free of charge, in which he de- tailed the foundations for this belief. The lectures were considered practi- cally under Government auspices and drew much fire from fundamentalists at_the time. But, it was pointed out yesterday, Dr. Hrdlicka draws his salary only as curator and that his duties consist of keeping the collections on hand in or- der. The official work has dealt largely with the actual inhabitants of the United States. Any researches Dr. Hrdlicka may make on the origins of man are, officially, outside the duties for which he is pa! The department, of paleontology, of which Dr. Ray S Bassler is curator, deals with fossil remains which tend to extend the age of the earth mil- lions of years beyond the absolute lim- its set in the book of Genesis and to trace life back to more and more prim- itive forms until it finally disappears in the molten youth of the globe. Research of Value. Some of the fossils identified by | Dr. Bassler have proved of great value recently in locating new oil deposits. They indicate approxi- mately the age at which the rock laid down. But Dr. Bassler's dutles, as prescribed in the appropriation, also are merely those of curator which. could be filled merely by keeping the collections in order without any attempts to draw deductions from them. Such departments as geology and blology are less clearly under the ban of the anti-evolutionists. The Bureau of American Ethnol- of which Dr. J. Walter Fewkes hief, also is a subsidiary of the Smithsonian and its work depends to 1 considerable extent on previous re- ches of physical anthropologists. Its actual duties, however, are con- fined to the primitive races of Amer- ica and does not extend much beyond the actual biblical limits for the ex- istence of man. & S A, Indta, commonly thought of as a place of heat and of sunbaked natives, buys more than $3,500,000 worth of underwear gnd hosiery from other countries each_vear. Hotel Inn Phone Main 8108-8109, 604610 9th St. N.W. $7 rooms. $6 weekly: $10.60 rooms. 38: with Toier, howes, and lavatos in Yoom. | more. Rooms like Gther's. i TAXICAB MEN FILE SUIT. Ask $10,000 Damages for Alleged Plot to Ruin Business. Claiming false arrest and an at- tempt to ruin their business, Fred A. Maltby and Clarence W. Maltby, who run a taxicab and truck business at 1361 Irving street, have filed suit to recover $10,000 damages against W. S. Smoot, W. W. Coulliette, Robert E. Mann, Charles C. Estes, Isaac Kushe- ner, Willlam Brayshaw and Joyce O'Hara. The plaintiffs say the de- fendants JULY 23, 1925. Isaac Kushener and J. C. 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The Scopes case was narrowed by Judge Raulston to that one phrase of the Tennessee law. The evolutionists Insist that if the proposed national law should mentfon the Bible it would become a religious statute. This is their main contention against the Tennessee Jaw. They ad- mit that a State has the “police pow- er” to regulate its schools, but claim the anti-evolution law is a_ criminal statute rather than a school law. Will Extend Fight. Furthermore, it is asserted that in the control of what shall be taught in the schools, it 1s not necessary to pass ate and individual laws. The of the State schools and ities are not prescribed by law. The State authorities have the right to say what shall be taught, what books shall be used. There is no law against teaching that the world is flat, no law against teaching that the sun stands still. These things are con trolled by the State authorities. Tkere- fore, it is argued, the anti-evolution Jaw Is unnecessary in the States and unnecessary in the Nation. But a fight is to be made to put it on the staute books everywhere. The interest of the country is aroused, however, and legislation of this sort will be watched in the future by the adherents of both schools of thought. There will be no more anti-evolution legislation by default, virtually the case here in Tennessee. (Copyright. 1925.) LITTLE FEAR IS FELT Qur Savings Dept. Pays 3% For Mutual Advantage|| {This bank’s prosperity—any ban fact—is dependent upon that of positors. T de- ||| its | fIt's recognition of this mutuality of in- terests that keeps “Columbia” service k up to the maximum of efficiency, flexib helpfulness. This . photograph was taken in the Pan-American gar- dens—it shows how P-B -Palm Beach Suits look on men of average build—like yourself. 2¥We believe such a banking affiliation will help your business. 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