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SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., July 27.—If William Jennings Bryan could have been asked today to point to the great- achievement of his career, he would unhesitatingly have answere “The treaties of peace concluded be- tween the United States and 30 na- tions whereby It is agreed that each shall wait nine months before re- sorting to hostilities, so that an im- partial commission may Investigate the causes of a dispute and recom- mend a solution.” Few people realize the extent to which Mr. Bryan, as Secretary of ate, tled the hands of the United tes against war by impulse of pas- on. Not only did the great Com- moner as Secretary of State win the approval of his chief, President Wil- son, for the negotiations of those treaties, but they passed the United ates Senate with hardly a dissent- ing vote. Principle of Investigation. est And then the principle of investiga- tion was embodied in the covenant of the League of Nations, which, while not ratified by the United States, is stlll binding as between nations. All the governments which signed the covenant have agreed not to make war on each other for nine months after a dispute develops, until an impar- tial commission can investigate. Sir Edward Grey is quoted as having said that if Burope could have walted nine days there would have been no European war in 1914, The only countries of importance in the whole world which have never made agreements with the United States along the lines of the Bryan treatics are Germany, Japan, Turkey and Mexico. Curlosly enough, these ntries are not members of ue of Nations either. Ger- would have signed a Brran n fact, she had accepted. The principle and the subject were under negotiation when the European war broke out. Japan balked because the California anti-alien land law contro- versy was unsettled. Turkey had her own troubles in revising treaties gen- erally with other nations. Mexico was in a state of revolution when Mr. Bryan was Secretary of State. Treaties Memorials. The biggest memorial that could ever be made to William Jennings | Bryan would be the conclusion by the United States of four treaties with the countrles that have not signed -the investigation agreements. They meant more to him than anything else in his whole career. To the crities who called him a crusader without ac complishment, he always used to point to the treaties as a practical step against war. Mr. Bryan scorned the critics, too, for calling him a “pacifist.” In the sense that he was against war, he A NEW HOME in Cleveland Park 3110 34th St. (Just Above Woodley Rd.) Open Daily After 2 P.M. Hedges & Middleton, Inc. REALTORS 1412 Eye St. NW. Franklin 9503 _——— SPECIAL NOTICES. 3 LOAD OF ture from New York. Philadelphia or Balti- more. SMITH'S TRANSFER AND STOR- Al 5 FURNT- accepted the term. In the sense that it was used as conveying the impres- slon of timidity, he bitterly resented it. His last wish was that he be burfed in Arlington National Ceme- tery, where he will repore beside those who' gave up their lives fighting for { their country. As a colonel in the panish-American War, he was ready give his life to a humane cause. | Once the decision of the Government | was for war in 1914, William Jennings | Bryan never swerved in his loyalty to_the prosecution of war. President Coolidge esteemed Mr. Bryan and felt for him the same high regard as many other men in the op- posite political party. President Taft vays considered himself a friend of the Commoner, so did the late Pres dent Harding. Mr. Bryan had a way of fighting issues and not persons. Influence on Wane. Politically, Mr. Bryan's inflnence was on the wane in his own political party. Possibly it was because in his Jate years he concerned himself with issues of foreign policy and religion |and did not crystallize the thoughts of | his own following on any paramount domestic question. In a way, this is the weakness of all political leaders of today, who find the confusion of { after-the’war politics_difficult to dis- entangle. Willlam Jennings Bryan found himself in 1925 no longer a radical in the same way that the term was used 30 years ago. Most of the things which he advocated have since been accepted into law. The platform of the Democratic na- tional convention of 1924, which Mr. CARPENTER — etore front. porch STON, ASSO.. PITTSBURGH AL MEETING OF THE STOCK. oldors of the Potomac Insurance Combany ©f the, District of Columbia. for the elec- Slon of directors. wiil be ilding), Monday, Aug M “Tha books for the m inclusive NDER K. PHILLIPS, Secretary, _ 5 Reduced Camping S accredited > Park' Jersey Farm, “A. MAIDENS, CONTRACTOR, hanging 048 n.w. Foto’ ) HAUL FULL OR 0M | NEW_YORK hea B dhe oo fv ine company (Wasbineton Loan & Froey ranster of stock be closed from July 23 to August 3. Bryan declared the greatest platform his part: had written, was satisfac- tory to him because it breathed lib- eralism, but it was not hailed as radi- cal by the country. Senator La Fol- lette reflected in 1924 the radicalism of the hour, and even beyond La Fol- lette was a group of much more ex- treme radicals. Religion Overshadowed Politics. Mr. Bryan's interest in religion in his later years overshadowed his polit{- |cal activities. He was an eternal cam- | palgner. He dieted carefully and kept in good physical condition. This, doubt, deceived him as to his ph; resources. He called on his heart too much. And it failed him at the age of 65. His life was a useful one. He was sincere, honest and tolerant. The writer was one of his close friends in the newspaper business, and never failed to see in him an earnestness of purpose and a courage so rare in public men, particularly those in politi- cal life. He was the veteran political leader of this generation. He was running for President of the United States long before Taft, Roosevelt, g gove . i250 | Wilson, ‘Harding or® Coolidge were 55 stor heard of beyond their local spheres. . Hopkina. 3345 M NW. Ph. W, 1406, | "LTq %t for the overtaxing of his HAVE US REPAIR YOUR ROOF NOW strength In campaining he might have rivaled Chauncey Depew in longevity. His untimely death is the result of a sacrifice to the cause of anti-evolution, Delay will probably mean a new -4 5 % = s e hably mean & Dew | cause he was convinced was worth you _money ny acrifice. (Corizht. 10 TRONCLAD. “Cleanliness Is Next to Godlmess" Why wear Diamond Rings bedimmed with grit and dirt? Use Jem Kleno: largs le. 50c. bottle. O WARRIS & CO., Sta. Corner 7th_and Nw. ROOFING—By Koons By the Associated Press. DAYTON, Tenn., July 27.—Speak- Root Baimiinge” sfifl"h&fi;.fif; Yokt |ing of her husband’s death today, Powatical roofsrs. Call us up 1 Mrs. Willlam Jennings Bryan said: KOONSCBW“"‘ lv‘n%fi’.’d;:m "' “My husband and I often used to talk OHIpans., 3 33| about what should be done in such Consult Us an event. He wanted to be buried in Arlington. It was his wish and I —about_the planning and execution of your printing needs. HIGH GRADE. BUT NOT HIGH PRICED BYRON S. ADAMS, FRIYTER, 1th S, GET OUR ESTIMATES! THE MILLION-DOLLAR PRINTING PLANT. fl'iw National Capital Press 1310-1312 D ST. N.W. " The Weather is Warm and more than ever should the bed be com- 'riable. Phone our factory for prices on f‘,-mu'uu You owe it to yourself to sleep [ comfort. Bedell Mfg. Co. | 840 B 5t NW, think it is proper and fitting, for he vattled for America, too, and he battled for the God of his fathers, courageously, unafraid. “Oh, I so wanted him to be left to me for a few years. There are so many things that he was needed for. He was writing his memoirs. The world needs his memoirs. They told of the great stretch of American his- tory and he so wanted to make his trip to the Holy Land next February.” One of Mrs. Bryan'’s first duties was to telegraph the great Commoner's former secretary and intimate friend for many years, Ben G. Davis. He is now at Takoma Park, a suburb of Washington. through the necessary formalities for She wanted him to o THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WILLIAM J. BRYAN DIES SUDDENLY; BODY TO BE LAID IN ARLINGTON ___(Continued from First Page.) completed arrangements for publica- tion of the speech he was to have des livered during the closing hours of the Scopes case. He was having it printed for distribution throughout the coun- try, and its delivery was to mark the opening of the natlon-wide battle against modernism planned by him. Although Mr. Bryan appeared to be Jin good health, he realized it was necessary for him to conserve his strength. During last week he visited Dr. Raymond Wallace in Chattanooga, who informed him that he had a slight dilation of the heart with arrythmia (missed beats). Previously, July 17, Mr. Bryan was advised by physiclans to refrain from further strenuous activities. . Dr. Wallace particularly advised against an address Mr. Bryan had planned for Pikeville on the following Sunday. Mr. Bryan delivered the speech, but limited it to 10 minutes, telling his friends that he had to conserve his strength, as he feared he might not live through the Scopes trial. Dr. Wallace sald Mr. Bryan ap- peared surprised to learn he had heart trouble, but was not worried. Yesterday he declined an automobile from the Chattanocoga Hotel to the railroad station, saying he preferred to walk. Led Prayer in Church. When he arrived here he went im- mediately to his home and from there to the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church. He sat on the front seat and before the sermon by the Rev. E. A. Peterson of Buna, Tex., he was called upen for prayer. Citizens of Dayton still were dis- cussing the prayer today, describing it as one of the most beautiful they had ever heard and as revealing the earnestness and sincerity of Mr. Bryan. Opening with the words “Dear Father,” the prayer was the plea of a servant that God should direct all his ways and protect his home and country from sin. The prayer also sought aid in the cam- paign Mr. Bryan was making for “old-time religion." After church services Mr. Bryan re turned to his home, where, with Mrs Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, he had dinner. He ate a big meal and was in one of his most jovial moods. Before taking a nap he called Chat- tanooga over long-distance telephone to ask about his speech, which was being published. . Mr. Bryan told his wife that he had never felt better in his life and was ready to take his fight for fundamentalism to the country. He told of his trip to the Holy Land within the next several months and the writing he had planned. He then remarked that “I am so sleepy,” and entered his room shortly after 3 o'clock. Mrs. Bryan waa on the porch of the home and could see her husband on the bed. About 4:30 p.m. Mrs. Bryan felt her husband had been eep long enough and sent Mc ‘artney, who also was Mr. Bryvan's personal attendant, to wake him. “He always was a heavy sleeper and was hard to wake” Mr. McCart- ney said, adding that after he had shaken Mr. Bryan twice he noticed he was not breathing. While Mr. Bryan had prepared his address in the Scopes trial he was pleased that he would have an oppor- tunity to present it to the public with- out interruption. 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NEW YORK, July 27 (#).—Lincoln Ellsworth, the American co-leader with Raold Amundsen in the North Pole aerfal expedition, is on his way to New York from Copenhagen on the steamer Frederick VIII, arriving August 1, it was learned today. He safled from Copenhagen Jaly 21. Bryan Needed for Two More Years To Write Memoirs, Invalid Wife Says graphed her husband’'s present secre- tary, Walter Thompson, who was in ,P?y‘(on with him through the Scopes rial She reached her son, William Jen- nings Bryan, jr., over the long-dis- tance telephone and told him to meet her in Washington unless plans had to be changed. The deep solicitude which Mr. Bryan exercised consistently toward his wife was demonstrated by innu- merable reminders of his thoughtful- ness in the last few days of his life. ‘When the former Secretary of State reached Dayton a reporter inquired if Mrs. Bryan would follow: “Yes, she is coming up,” Mr. Bryan responded, “but I would wish you not to make any report of that. I am anxious that she shall not be dis- turbed by reporters at stations along the way.” Each day of the Scopes trial Mrs. Bryan sat in the corner of the railed area in her invalid’s chair. At fre- quent intervals her husband .would Main 363, |the Arlinglen burial. She also tele |assure himself of her comfort, Eizme Rk stand by the defense and the result was a bitter clash between him and Clarence Darrow, the noted Chicago attorney and one of Scopes’ counsel. The Commoner said the “Christian religlon has satisfied me and I have never felt it necessary to look up some competing religion.” At another point he asserted: “The Bible Is good enough to live by and die by.” Mr. Bryan accused Mr. Darrow of attacking “revealed religion.” When objections to the defense’s questions were made by prosecution attorneys. Mr. Bryan expressed a desire to answer. Explained Position. “The reason I am answering is not for the benefit of the court,” he stated. “It is to keep these gentlemen from saying I was afraid to meet them and let them question me. I want the Christian world to know that any athelst, agnostic, unbellever can question me at any time as to my be- lief in God and I will answer him.” Despite the fact Mr. Darrow and Mr. Bryan figured in numerous bitter ver- bal exchanges during the trial, they aleo engaged in a like number of friendly conversations. Mr. Darrow was one of the first to come forward with a tribute to Mr. Bryan, when the news of the latter’s death was received. George W. Rappelyea, who brought charges against Scopes in order that the antl-evolution law might be brought o a test, was one of the first of Dayton’s citizens to call at the Bryan home after the Commoner's death. He revealed that he had been invited to call at the Commoner's home last night for a talk. During the day, Mr. Bryan told Mr. Rogers that he appre- ciated the tribute Mr. Rappelyea had paid him during the closing moments of_the.trial. The children of the dead leader have been summoned to join the party in Washington. The son, Willlam Jen- nings Bryan, jr., left Los Angeles to- day. Mrs. Ruth Owen left Mount Vernon, Ohio, for Dayton today, but will divert her course to reach Wash- ington before the body of her father. Mrs. Richard Hargreaves, the other daughter, is with her brother, travel- ing East. “Bring your white clothes; don't bring any black ones,” Mrs. Bryan advised her children, with whom she talked over long-distance telephone before they left their homes for the East. The decision to bury the former Democratic chieftain among the coun- try's military great in Arlington was the result of the expressed wish of Mr. Btyan, his widow told friends. Mr. Bryan was a colonel of volunteers in the Spanish-American War. A huge spreading maple tree shades the spot where the files of friends will look for the last time upon the face of thelr beloved champfon. In this grassy eminence, raised 4 feet above the level of the street, Mr. Bryan was wont to sit and rest during the inter- vals of the fight over the Tennessee anti-evolution law. Met Crowds During Trial. Here he chatted with his friends and grasped the hands of hundreds who came from the Cumberland slopes or from distant cities to witness the noted legal controversy in the Rhea County Court Like the still face on the pillow, the home where the statesman had taken a wordless leave of his friends pre- sented an aspect of peaceful rest. There was no throng at the door: no crowds at the curb. One or two late assoclates of Mr. Bryan sat on the porch, conversing of the eloquence of the tongue that death had silenced and the courage of the man who never feared to fight for his convic- tions. “There lies the grandest hero of the times,” softly exclaimed Ben Mc- Kenzie, the elderly lawyer who is the favorite of the mountain folk. His companions nodded in full agreement. One or two women of the neighbor- hood came in at intervals to offer min- istrations to Mrs. Bryan. | they BRYAN 32 YEARS POLITICAL FIGURE Came to Washington First as Congress Member and Grew in Popularity. ‘Washington, which has known Wil- liam Jennings Bryan for 32 years, since he first came here in 1893 as a fledgling Representative from Nebras- ka, was just preparing to welcome him to a second era of marked dis- tinction when the news of his death came yesterday with stunning sud- denness. Mr, Bryan, so well known through- out the land as “The Great Common- er,” sprang llke a Phoenix into the calculating gaze of political Washing- ton when he delivered his immortal “cross of gold” speech, and no man has wielded throughout their years a longer, more persistent and unshak- able influence on public affairs cen- tering in the Nation's Capital. Hence, the political effect of his death, while it must be important, cannot yet be calculated. Those who are attempting here to gauge how political activities may be swayed by his passing out of the par- ty councils recall that he had the distinction of running three times for the presidency, and by virtue of that fact he has for many years regarded himself as adviser-in-chief and pre- ceptor of the Democratic party. As such he changed the course of history —swinging the Democratic nomina- tion from Champ Clark to Woodrow Wilson at Baltimore in 1912, for which he was rewarded with the position of cabinet premier. Coming out of retirement in Florida, he was a force to be reckoned with in the big clash in the last Democratic national convention. He was a pioneer in the cause of woman suffrage, prohibi- tion and fundamentalism. Greatest Speech Anticipated. Denled the opportunity of making at the Scopes’ trial what he had in- tended would be “the greatest speech of his life,”” Washington looked forward to hearing Willlam Jennings Bryan outdo his great “Cross of Gold" and “Prince of Peace” speeches in the supreme effort of his meteoric career in an effort to have the next Con- gress decide the cause to which he gave his life in Tennessee. News of his death came in paralyz- ing unexpectedness to the Nation's Capital, although it was known that he was not in the best of physical condition, as disclosed by his veteran friend and co-worker in the cause of Democracy, former Senator Gilbert N. Hitchcock, and by his own statement at the Democratic national conven- tion last vear that he felt his life was fast coming to an end. In recent years his visits to the Capital have been less frequent and, instead of the old-time importance, were invarfably said to be prompted by a desire of a chat with old friends in the press galleries at the Capitol. Although keenly interested in major legislation, Mr. Bryan's name was less and less frequently mentioned on the floor. unless the subject was one dealing with an issue dear to his heart, such as prohibition, when quo- tations from his expressed views were freely used. Staunch Friends in Congress. Notwithstanding the absence of the Nebraskan from the Capital for a long period, he continued to hold staunch friends In and out of Con- gress. And even though his personal stamp was absent, many - pieces -of legislation came to be viewed as bear- ing his approval, and when occasion demanded he could make his views heard very clearly. With general political iskues which have been dealt with by Congress, however, he had MONDAY, JULY 27, 1925. not been prominently active in recent years. Although one wing of the Demo- | cratic party had many 'years ago veered sharply away from Mr. Brysn, there was none to deny the power of his influence in party councils. en his political opponents recognized the welght of his personal support in questions dealing with morality and kindred subjects. In the choosing of Democratic nom- inees for office, from Representative up to President, the Nebraskan, al- though many times pronounced a non-factor by his opponents, wielded a strong baton. None could attack him in congressional debate without strong rejoinder from his friends, and his approval was eagerly sought by asplrants to office. Democrats, in looking about for presidential nominees, for years had been in the habit of putting their ears to the ground to determine the direc- tion of the Bryan weather vane. A national convention without his pow- erful voice booming from the plat- form was hard to realize. His death leaves Democratic leaders in a puzzled state as to what will occur within what is known as the hard and fast Bryan following, which has been so potent in party affairs. Admirer of La Follette. Mr. Brayan was an admirer of the late Semator La Follette in many of the latter’s efforts and the admira- tion was returned by the Wiscon sin leader. The death of these two within a comparatively short time leaves national politics, particularly in sections where they held power, in a state of more or less uncertainty. Al- though in Congress there is no group set aside as the Bryan group, there are many there to whom his support was always welcome. So far as Indications point, there probably will be no immediate’ visible political reaction in Congress as a_re- sult of Mr. Bryan's death, but in lay- ing its plan of campaign, the Demo- cratic national committee, which has never fafled to call on him, will be compelled to revamp its plans in that respect and the ‘“stamping ground’ he s0 often went over must be given into other hands. Whether his never-say-die supporters can be delivered into other hands is vet to be developed. Notwithstanding his fights within his own party, Mr. Bryan was gener- ally acknowledged as a strong “party man,"” admired even by his opponents. In the stanchest Republican circles here he had many close personal {riends. Expressions of regret over his death are heard from all quarters here. COMMONER CHOSE ARLINGTON BURIAL SITE WHILE IN D. C. (Continued from First Page.) ful cemetery in all the world. He asked me to make sure of his burial there only a short time ago, particu- larly stressing his earnest desire to lie where his grave would always command a clear view of Washington. “Mrs. Bryan spoke in her telegram of the suddenness of his death. She said he was in perfect health. I al- ways thought, however, that he would die suddenly, and I belfeve he did, too, A number of times he was obliged to stop abruptly in the midst of speeches. He told me afterward that he felt himself ‘going.’ He was a powerful, vigorous man and liable to an attack of appoplexy at any time.’ That a suitable monument eventually will be raised over Mr. Bryan's grave by his legions of admirers is the firm belief of Mr. Davis. Mr. Bryan never expressed a wish for a marking of any kind near his last resting place and Mr. Davis does not belleve the family will erect an expensive mausoleum. He is confident, however, that the people of America will create some appropriate memorial to the fallen leader. In selecting the site of Mr. Bryan's grave, Mr. Davis was careful to make sure that Mr. Bryan's wife should some time be placed by his side and arrangements are expected to include provision for her at the time the great Commoner’s sepulcher is completed. Why a Suspension of Anthracite Mining is Indefensible Replying to the demands of anthracite miners for increases in wages, which would add at least $2 a ton to the domestic sizes of anthracite coal, Samuel D. Warriner, Chairman of the Anthracite Operators Conference, on July 9th proposed that: Because of the differences which now arise between us, you asking for an increase in wages and we asking for a reduction, we wish to urge that provision be made at the outset against the possibility of a suspension on September L It can be accomplished by an agreement to the effect that if our respective committees are unable to agree upon any issues, such issues shall be referred to arbitration, upon the understanding that production shall be continued at the present wage scale until the arbitrators render an award. This would assure an ample supply of anthra cite at normal prices until an award was made. In view of this proposal, there can be no justifi- cation for a suspension of anthracite production. Anthracite Operators Conference 437 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. and his political courage was | || Darrow Pained To Hear of Death; By the Associated Press. ELKMONT, Tenn., July pained to hear of the death of Hon. Willlam Jennings Bryan,” Clarence Darrow, Chicago attorney and cross- examiner of the Commoner in the re cent trial of John T. Scopes at Day- ton, Tenn., last Monday, declared ‘I am when informed of the demise of the notable American. “I have known Mr. Bryan since him twice for the : vas & man of strong convictions and alwiys espoused his cause with ability and courage.” Mr. Darrow continued. “I differed with him on many questions, but alw respected his sincerity and devotion Tam very sorry for his tamily and for | his friends who loved him.’ Mr. Darrow, assoclated with John R. Neal, Dudley Field Malone and Arthur Garfleld Hays in the defense of Mr. iScopes, who was on trial for the vio- lation of the Tennessee anti-evolution act, is spending several days in the great Smoky Mountains with Mrs. Darrow, his secretary, Dr. Neal and Knoxville citizens, arriving here Fri- day evening. First efforts to com- municate with him were fruitless, as he was with a party on a tour of Gregory's Bald, one of the moun peaks of this section. Immediatel return to the Appalachian Club ville newspaper, informed of Mr. Bryan's death and expressed his deep regrets. Dr. Neal, defense of Scopes, also efpressed sor- row at the death of Mr. Bryan. “As a citizen of Rhea County, 1 heartily welcomed Mr. Bryan to Day ton,” he sald. “I am grieved and hocked that his unexpected d had to come at the end of his sta in my county. My sympathies extended Mrs Bryan and members of | Respected Bryan| ys | night he was reached by the Knox.| the senior counsel in the | h| HAD PLANNED TOUR. | 'Bryan Was to Have Left Toda | for Chattanooga . KNOXVILLE, Tenn., J # William J. Bryan, who'died er vesterday, F notified the K Chamber of Commerce officials ly after 2 o'clock he w Rhea County town ton morn at 8 o'clock, arriving hers short after noon Mr. Bryan had accepted an invita tion to make a tour into the Great Smoky Mountalns, n sed as 2 w prope national park, and wou | tomorrow afternoon | President Aceuff « tion. At Elkmont {have been joined man, preside Education 4 classmates of ka. The Co 1 ternoon, had informed H. ¢ Sanford, teacher of th c Class, one or classes in Tenn tion to deliver plans for next Sunda of preparation death occurred nounced his « to be “What FRENCH FEATURE DEATH. Mons Dies Suddenly ird ¥ woner, is studying Par its story | of Bible John | the « | but 1412 Eye St. N.W. New Apartment Building Downtown Latest type fireproof construction Every Convenience Low Rentals Priced Less Than Seven Times the Rental On very convenient terms BUSINESS PROPERTIES DEPARTMENT ' Hedges & Middleton, Inc. 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