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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, LINCOLN MOURNS PASSING OF BRYAN City That Witnessed His En- try Into Politics Feels Loss as Personal. By the Assoc July 27—The cit that witnessed Willfam Jennings Bry "Nn's sensational entrance into politics by his defeat of W. P. Connel for ‘ngress, mourned with the ation ® passing of the great Commoner. POV Adam McMullen, speaking for MY State, issued a statement lament- . "Bryun's unexpected death ing that the citizens, regard 168 of their political beliefs, felt “they hwVe sustained an intimate loss.” Mr. Bryan was a leader in the po- liical and civic life of Lincoln, Nebr., ' more than 30 years, beginning 1S meteoric career in Lincoln in 1887. Perhaps no more dramatic 1S ever been staged here than at the rati ite convention in 1893, 3ryan was in disfavor with the who controlled the party ma- chinery in the State and who had een to it that the side had a ma ority in the convention. He was #hairman of the delegation from Lan ¢aster and named on the committee 1 resolutions. When he desired to f. esent and debate a minority report he chairman denied him the floor. scene ner Shout for Bryan. was packed with friends d they refused to permit aller ntion to proceed. The g U chanting “Bryan Bryan, Brvan!" accompanied with yhythmatic pounding of the feet until ufter a t nsultation of leaders, Jir. Bryan was permitted to speak. It was a moment in the young man's life—he was 23 He stepped forward, white faced and composed. Leaning over the footlights, he shook his fist in the faces of the delegates Who had sought to gag him and shouted “Gentlemen, you are playing in the basement of politic If what » is democracy, if what to do here is democrac » out from among yo 1zh 1 go alone.” h the crowd was cheering nd he made a dramatic speech, d to win the favor of the dele- The incident became the last ge driven between the two sec- of the Democratic party in iska—the supporters of Cleve- and Bryan Established Commoner in 1901. van diZ not try for a third term ngress, but in 1398 announced idacy for United States Sen- ,_opposing John M. Thurston. The Republicans carried the Legisla- ture and Thurston was overwhelm. ingly elected. It was not until his final presidential campaign, in 1908, that the people of Lincoln really mel- lowed toward him. He carried his precinct, county and the State, and the Republicans did not begrudge him the tribute. This fight was different from the bitter campaign of 1896, when Republican neighbors of Mr. Bryan placarded thelr windows with pictures of McKinley and it was necessary to use vacant storerooms to house the impromptu debates on the money question When he started his publication, the Commoner, in 13901, he spent much time in Lincoln. It was a familiar sight to see him heading for a street car in the evening with a big package of work under his arms. ter as he appeared more frequently on the national lecture platform the ty saw him seldom, but it always had a welcome hand for him. Smimmi PURE ARYAN THEATER STARTED IN VIENI:IA German Nationalists to Begin Ex- clusive Venture in Fall—Sum- mer Audiences Small. By the Associated Press. VIENNA, July 27.—German nation- alist circles in Vienna have established o theatrical organization for the pro- duction of purely Aryan plans with Aryan actors, for exclusively Arvan rudiences, composed of the members of the organization and their families. The productions are expected to begin in_the Fall The Jewish theater of New York, directed by Jacob Adler, after three nights’ performance here, has stopped further productions in Vienna. Owing to the hot weather and small au. diences the productions were a finan- cia failure. Some of Bryan’s Famous Utterances “You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon s cross of gold."—From speech in Chicago convention of 1896, which won the first of three presidential nomina- tions I represent the women and chil- dren of America, whom your damnna ble traffic would slay.”—Answer to| heckler in pleading for dry plank be- fore resolution committee of 1920 con- vention in San Francisco. . “My heart is in the grave with our cause. 1 must pause until it comes back to m Comment after defeat of 1920 dry plank. “I would rather have the anathemas of those misguided Democrats than to have to answer on judgment day for a duty disregarded and a trust d serted.”—From speech in Nek York convention of 1924 against platform denunciation of Ku Klux Klan by name When we take the Bible aw our children there is nothing left. The evolutionist that guesses the most times is the best scientist.”"—From his Jast at Winchester, Tenn., “Any theist, agnostic, unbeliever can question me at any time as to my belief in God and I will answer him The Bible is good enough to live by and to die t —~From his cfoss-e emination by Clarence Darrow in the Scopes evolution trial. ““There was never a year since my first nomination in which I could not have made million had I taken the side of privilege and favoritism. Comment in 1925 regarding rumiors that he was a millionaire. ¥From various speeches and sermons estimated to total 10,000: “The humblest citizen in all the land when clad in the armor of a righteous cause is stronger than all the hosts of error.” ‘American civilization will imprint flag upon the hearts of all who g for freedom.” Awake, Oh ancient lawgiver, awake! Break forth from time-un- ced sepulchre and speed thee back cloud-crowned Sinai.” “Millions for defenese, but not 1 cent for conquest. “Truth will vindicate itself; only error fears free speech. ““The people, who in 1776 rejected the doctrine that kings rule by right divine, will not, in this generation, subscribe to the doctrine that money is omnipotent,” jon the floor of the convention in By the Associated Pre: In all the history of American poli tics there are few names which that brillant luster of spectacular ef- fort which has become a part of the memory of William Jennings Bryan. His life for almost 30 vears v panorama of national sewsations, piled one upon the other. At 36 he be. came, almost overnight, not only the leader of his party, but the idol of milions. Three times he carrfed the party standard its choice for presidentfal year, 1922, he reaped much of the credit for placing Wood row Wilson in the White House; and in almost every other Democratic na- tlonel convention in a generation he was in the very center of every storm that came. Espoused Big Causes As a recognition, many said, of his long esident © Wilson made him Secretary of State—a post from which he resigned two years luter under the most sensational of circumstances, because he felt the Na- tion was verging toward participation in the European war ways had been his pass: in his ear lier years, just as in his later days he made the espousal of religion his all. absorbing concern, and turned his talents to an attack on evolution World peace al- Throughout all his active years his followers clung to his standard in un swerving devotion for the man and his ideals, while his enemies reviled and hated him, calling him ignorant and misguided in both his economics and his religion. His great power of e quence, which first brought him to place of national prominence, remain ed unimpaired for many years, but toward the last his old-time brilliance on. the platform and the stump began to_dim perceptibly. Known in his youth as “the silver- tongued boy oratc was of the Bryan's eloquence ‘cross of gold atic national Chicago in 1896 that cholce of his party. than 6 paign. Mr. in his speech at the convention in made him the He polled more 500,000 votes in his first cam. Likened to Clay. His career has been likened to that of Henry Clay, who also was three times nominated for the presidency and as many times defeated. Clay. too, became a Secretary of State. Friends of Bryan Insisted that, like Clay, he was too conscientious, con sistent and scrupulous for a_politi cian and that the famous Whig's declaration, “I would rather be right than be President,” well described the man from Nebraska The former Secretary of State was born in Salem, IiL, March 19, 1860. His father was Silas Lillard Bryan, a native of Culpeper County, Va., a lawyer and judge. The son, after graduating from Illinois College 1n 1881 and Union College of Cht. cago, in 1883, entered the law office of Lyman Trumbull, former United States Senator. Subsequently he re moved to Jacksonville, 11l, where he practiced law until 1887, when he set. tled in Lincoln, Nebr. During the presidential campaign of 1888 young Bryan's speeches in behalf of the Democratic ticket at- tracted attention, and in 1890 he ac- cepted a nomination for Congress in the first Nebraska district, a Republi- con stronghold, “because no one else would have it,” he sald, since it was believed no Democrat could win. He was elected and served from -1891 until 1895. He was made a_member of the important ways and means committee in his first term. Speeches Won Fame. Two speeches in this period gave Mr. Bryan nation-wide prominence, one against the policy of protection, dellvered on March 16, 1892, and the other against the repeal of the silver purchase clause of the Sherman act, on August 16, 1893. In the latter he advocated “the free and unlimited colnage of silver, irrespective of in ternational agreement, at a ratio of 16 to 1,” the policy with which his name was afterward most prominent- ly assoclated until he entered the cab- inet of President Wilson. The first nomination of Mr. Bryan for the presidency at the Democratic national convention in Chicago on July 10, 1896, has since been charac- terized as one of the “miracles” of American politics. The nominee, after United States Senate and been de- feated by Senator John M. Thurst of Nebraska. Abandoning the law. Mr. Bryan became editor of the Omaha World-Herald and cham- ploned the cause of bimetalism as vigorously with the pen upon the forum. He had been beaten issue of und money,” and when the time came for the national con- vention this question was rending both big political parties. There were free silver Republicans as well as Democrats, but the nominee of the former, Henry M. Teller of Colorado, threw his support to Bryan when the Nebraskan won the nomination at Chicago. Youth Faced Politicians. The “cross of gold” speech by Bryan, which has been quoted ofte er, perhaps, than any other of his words, and which made him a rival of William McKinley for the presi- dency, came at the close of a debate d- Men vocacy of a free silver plan nationally prominent in the party had preceded him, and opposed the plank unless it should provide for bimetal- ism by international agreement. The situation was tense when the Ne- braskan, then only 36 years oli—one vear more than the constitutional requirement for a President—arose to speak. Everybody was tired: every- body seemed ready for compromise. Not so the delegate from Nebraska. There was fire in his ey when he began to speak: “I would be presumptuous, indeed, to present myself against the distin- guished gentiemen to whom you have listened,” he said, “if this were a mere measuring of abilities: but this is not a contest between persor The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to speak to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty: manity.” the idle mills, the social unrest and low wages—to the scarcity of money and the “idle holders of idle capital in Wall street,” he continued: Flayed “Cross of Gold.” “The individual is but an atom: he is born, he acts, he dies; ciples are eternal, and this has been a contest over a principle. Having behind us the producing masses of this Nation and the worid, supported by the commercial interests, the la- boring interests and the toilers every- where, we will answer those who de- mand a single gold standard by ving: brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon this cross of gold. The convention was stampeded for Bryan, who was nominated over eight other candidaves on the fifth ballot, following a speech by a Georgia dele- gate, in which the eloquent young orator was referred to as “a Saul comaq 10 lead the Israelites Lo batde,” Platte,” it | serving in Congress, had run for the | he had | for a third term in Congress on the| the cause of hu- |3 Then charging the evils of the day— | but prin- | “You shall not press down upon the | | IDOL OF MILLIONS, BRYAN’S LIFE WAS PANORAMA OF SENSATIONS *Silver-Tongued Orator”’ Swayed Audiences in Many Assemblies, But Eloquence Crumpled Before Impassiveness of Wilson. Subsequently Bryan received the nom- |inations of the People’s and the Na- | the after highest office of the land; in another | Ty | tional Silver partles. The nominee broke all speaking rec- ords In his first campaign, traveling more than 18,000 miles and making about 600 speeches in 27 States, He polled 6,502,925 votes to McKinley's 7,104,779 and recetved in the electoral college 176 votes to his opponent’s 271, Although defeated, Mr. Bryan re. mained the leader of his party, and the Spanish-American War in 1898, in which he commanded the 3d Nebraska Volunteer Infantry as its colonel, he opposed the permanent re- tention of the Philippine Islands by the United States. In 1900, when again nominated for the presidency, he made “anti-imperial- ism” the paramount issue, but refused to omit an explicit party declaration in favor of free coinage of silver in the party platform. This time he was defeated with a popular vote of 6,358, 133 as against 7,207,923 for his oppo- nent. He received 155 electoral votes to McKinley's 292 Mr. Bryan returned to Lincoln and started the publication of a weekly political journal called the Commoner. Four vears later, 1904, although not actively a candidate for the nomina- tion, which eventually went to Judge Alton B. Parker, he vigorously op- posed Democracy’s “‘conservative” at- titude The interim between this period and the next presidential election of 1908 was occupled by Mr. Bryan, now known by many of his followers as “the Peerless Leader,” in several en- terprises that kept him in the public . Notable among these was his trip ound the world, on which he started September 21, 1805. Accompanied by his wife, son and daughter, Mr. Bryan first went to Japan and China, where he was hospitably entertained and made numerous addresses, one of which, entitled ““The White Man's Bur- len,” was commended by the Japanese- American Society. The Bryans were resented to the Emperor of Japan and were everywhere accorded the honor of foremost Americans. Later the party went to the Philippines, where Mr. Bryan's views on Filipino independence were welcomed. During this visit the savage Moros of Min. danao Island created the Nebraskan a “datto” or chief of one of their tribes. nterviewed” Royalty. Leaving the Philippines, the party went to India, the Holy Land, Turkey, Austfia-Hungary, Germany, Russia, Italy, Norway, Sweden and other Eu. ropean countries, finally arriving in London on July '3, 1906. Meanwhile Mr. Bryan had “interviewed” King Edward VII, the Emperor of Russia and other potentates, and Count Leo Tolstoi, and had made numerous speeches, all of which were reported in the American press and which in- spired a desire on the part of Demo crats at home to give him a great reception, which was done upon his return to America the following Sep- | tember. About this time Mr. Bryan came out forpworld disarmament, an ideal which is said to have prompted his drafting fn 1913, when he became Sec- retary of State, of the particular form of peace treaty between the United States and foreign natlons “by which all disputes were to be submitted to an impartial investigating commission | for a year before hostilitles could begin.” This has been regarded as Mr. Bryan's greatest achievement, for 80 foreign nations, earth, became signatories to the docu- ment. About a year later the World War broke out in all its fury. In 1908 Mr. Bryvan was agaln named as the Democratic standard bearer. The campaign was waged on the principal issue of opposition to “trusts” and for a third time the Democratic nominee suffered defeat, polling 6,309,104 votes to Taft's 7.678,908 and receiving 162 electoral votes to his opponent’s 321. Was Good Loser. Notwithstanding Mr. Bryan's re- verses in politics, it is sald, he was “a good loser.” Of Presbyterian for- bears, optimistic and of a religious nature, his setbacks failed to make him lose faith in his future. He re. fused to become discouraged. For the next four years, or until the cam paign of 1912, which resulted in the election of President Wilson, Mr. Bryan continued to edit his news. paper and to attend the councils of his party. In his first campaign his home in Lincoln was a mecca for prominent Democrats, where Mrs. Bryan, a scholarly woman, formerly Miss Mary E. Baird of Perry, Ill., who had great- Iy aided her husband in his political career, was a charming hostess. The iryans had three children, one son and two daughters. Always in demand as a lecturer, es- pecially at chautauquas, Mr. Bryan's incomé was augmented by his writings for newspapers and magazines and his authorship of several books. The lat- er included “The First Battle” (1897), “Under Other Flags” (1904), “The Old World and Its Ways” (1907), “Heart to Heart Appeals” (1917). In addition to his Nebraska home, Mr. Bryan, after his final defeat for the presidency, es- tablished residences in Asheville, N. C., and Miami, Fla. The part he took in the Baltimore convention of 1912 was of a plece with the spectacular strain that ran through and through his whole career. lsing on the convention floor at a time when his long-time friend, Champ Clark, was within reach of the nomi- nation, he denounced the Clark forces for accepting the support of Tam- many, and declared Wall street was trying once again to fasten its talons on the Democratic party. The reac- tion to Wilson, who had been running well behind, was instantaneous, and Bryan was one of the first to be med to the Wilson cabinet. The breach between Bryan and Clark never was bridged. s Secretary of State he came under attack many times, was ridi- culed by many, both at home and abroad, for his policies, but always loyally supported by his friends, and finally made his exit from the cabinet rather than sign a note to Germany, prepared by Mr. Wilson himself, on the submarine outrages. It was after a long talk between the President and the Secretary that the Clean Suits for Hot Days PALM BEACH COAT AND PANTS Dry Cleaned—Pressed and Bbttons Replaced .00 Special Price This Week Only FOOTER’S Cleaners and Dyers 1332 G St. NW. representing | | three-fourths of the population of the ROME IN SORROW. Bryan’s Death Grieves Friends in Capital of Italy. ROME, July 27 (#).—The death of ‘William Jennings Bryan caused deep sorrow here, especlally among those who met him when he visited Rome. It is recalled that he took a great in- terest in archeology, history and art while here. and that everybody ad- mired his profound learning, merry wit_and sympathetic_geniality. resignation was announced. Sum- moned to the White House on a bright June morning, Mr. Bryan en- tered the President’s private office unruffied, apparently believing that by throwing his powers of persuasion onto the scale he could convince his chief that the note should not be sent. Bowed to President. After they had talked alone for an hour, Mr. Wilson pressed a button on his desk and a negro usher entered to find the President calm and silent and the Secretary nervous and voluble. “Mr. Bryan wants water,” said Mr. Wilson. When it was brought Bryan's hand was so unsteady that he upset a part of it as he raised it to his lips. He demonstrated later in many ways that he had been cut to the quick by his fallure to avoid what he believed was a warlike gesture by his country, and by his parting from the man he had helped lift up into a greater leader- ship than he himself had been able to attain. The zeal of Mr. Bryan to bring about world peace led him in the ex- cess of his enthusiasm, it was sald, to public speech and acts that brought upon him a great deal of hostile criti- cism. Before the United States en- tered the war the Nebraskan had pledged himself to accompany an ex pedition financed by Henry Ford, the Michigan manufacturer, to Europe for the purpose of “getting the boys out of the trenches.” Mr. Bryan later changed his plans and did not go. Subsequently he was accused of unin- tentionally alding the propaganda of the central powers by his speeches and writings. Early in the war he declar ed it was “fomented” by profit seek- ers. In an address in San Francisco he said that “for the United States to £0 to war with Germany would be like challenging a madhouse.” Later Backed War. Some time before this he was re- ported as being opposed to permitting the United States to make any loans to the belligerents. When the United States picked up the gage of battle thrown down by Germany, however, Mr. Bryan promptly declared ‘she must be defeated at all costs” and of- fered his services to President Wilson as a private soldier. While Secretary of State, Mr. Bryan was often absent from Washington as a lecturer and this subjected him to no little amount of raillery in the press. In a public statement he said the §$12 000 salary he received as a cabinet ¢ ficer was insufficient to meet the or- dinary household demands upon his purse and he felt obliged to supple. ment his income in other wavs. One of his most popular lectures was “The Prince of Peace When he entered the cabinet Mr. Bryan astonished Washington by an nouncing that grape juice would be substituted for alcoholic beverages whenever the Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan entertained the membe of the diplomatic corps. Indeed, Mr. Bryan in his long advocacy of teetotal- | ism was credited by many with having | done more than any other American | outside of the prohibition force the adoption of the eightee amendment to the Gonstitution, mauk ing the United States a “dry” nation i From March, 1918, he was president of the National Dry Federation. Opposed Two Candidates. He did not oppose Mr. Wilson's re. nomination in 1916, but the party can didates of 1920 and 1924 were chosen over his opposition. He went on a vacation trip during most of the amgpaign of James M. Cox, but he | took the stump for John W. Davis in | 1924, At San Franclsco in 1920, however. most of his energies were directed | toward the writing of a platform rather than the choice of a candidate. His fight this time was for a bone dry plank and he took the speakers stand in its espousal. In old-time form. his face shining and his eyes alight, he sent his rounded periods | 1 ing and rollicking through the £t convention hall, and when the speech was ended the delegates gave him an ovation that lasted for an hour. His intimates said that until the vote was taken he firmly believed that once more he had stampeded a natlonal convention, but it was only the tribute of a party for an old and tried friend, for the plank he advo- cated was lost overwhelmingly X Even more spectacular was his part in the New York convention of just & vear ago. A member of the sub- committee which drafted the platform, he was in the thick of the fight over the League of Nations and thes Ku Klux Klan. Leadership Failed at End. At the end of one futile all- night session of the subcommittee, when the members had agreed to separate for a few hours' rest, he rose in his place at the committee table and asked his colleagues to re main for a moment while he led in prayer. Then with bowed head he asked Providence for guidance in the dark hour of dissension and bitterness. Later he took the floor before the convention, on one occasion to defend Willlam G. McAdoo and on another to oppose a plank condemning the Ku Klux Klan by name. But for the first time he had found a Demo- cratic convention he could not quiet, Applause, mingled with hisses and boos, came both from the floor and the gallery. His delivery lacked the fire of other years and his presence the command that was its wont. Only once or twice was there a flash of the old-time brilliance, as when he took up the challenge of a spectator who applauded his remark that this might be the last convention he would attend. “Don’t applaud,” he said, “I may change my mind.” e Y ‘Washed RUGS:: Sanitary Carpet Cle. Co. Phone Lincoln 1481 & Lincoln 7638 a drink of Cleaned Shampooed Scoured AND MOHAIR Main 2343 | place cannot be filled, his | tended Vice President Dawes—He never did unworthy or mean things. He may have been mistaken at times, as we all are, but he was trying always to do the right as he saw it. Senator Ashurst of Arizona—His superlative oratory, his frame of oak and his apostolic zeal, brought the in- come tax, woman suffrage, prohibition and direct election of Senators. Former Senator Hitchcock of Ne- braska—He was the greatest moral force of his day. He sacrificed his health and strength by the most ex- traordinary exertions. John W. Davis—The example he set of devotion to principle no matter at what cost is one his countrymen may well cherish. Many of the things he advocated in the face of bitter opposition now are among the accept- ed policies of the Nation. Gov. Smith of New York—He was a vigorous American, and even those who differed from his ideas had great regard for him He was a man of strong convictions and always es- poused his cause with ability and courage. I always respected his sin- cerity and devotion Ellhu Root—He was a good and kindly man, fairly sincere at all times, and very sincere on points where I most disagreed with him. The Rev. Dr. C. F. Potter, New York Modernist—He was a mighty crusader, 2 sincere preacher of the old school. The Scopes trial signed his death war- rant. Clarence Darrow: The Rev. Dr. John Roach Straton, New York—A great man has fallen in rsrael. He was a patriot of the sort so sorely needed by America in this, her critical hour, Newton D. Baker, former Secretary of War—Mr. Bryan has been the un- disputed leader in a great cause in politics and religious movements for more than a generation. Clem L. Shaver, Democratic na- tional chairman—The country has lost a great citizen, the Democratic party a commanding figure and the moral forces of America a powerful advo- cate. Willlam C. Commerce in Redfleld, Secretary of the Wilson cabinet— His outstanding public service was én the the 1913, when he smoothed over threatened difficulty between United States and Japan. Senator Copeland, New York— man ever had a greater power over an audience. enator Edwards, New great mind has passed Jersey—A Former Senator Atlee Pomerene of Ohio—He will be regarded the greatest political orato generation. jov. Silzer of New Jersey—An out standing American, he was the ar dent champion of many a good cause. Fletcher of Florida—His passing is and his Senator a misfortune to his party country John R. Voorhis, grand sachem of Tammany Hall—The world has lost the advantage of his original work. Senator Borah of Idaho—The pur- ity of his purposes and the sincerity of his convictions no one who knew him well will doubt. He never in- to speak other than for hu- manity. »sewater—He was the most tubbornly wrong man 1 ever knew in politics, but he was perfectly sin- cere in his vagaries. Victor Josephus Daniels (in a telegram to Mrs. Bryan)—'I loved your husband as I loved no other man and sorrow with you.” Henry J. Allen, former Governor of Kansas—No man in the history of Americ Dle. leader has been so thoroughly and correctly gauged. His greatest contribution was in his moral e ample. Political rancor has reached every seam of his life for over 30 vears. Even his enemies ve given him infallible standing as a man blameless character. Will H. Hays, former Postmaster General—The death of Mr. Bryan is a great shock to me. national loss. Mr. Bryan had a life of tremendous service. I mourn him deeply as a friend and 1 grieve with the countless thousands who have known him and, knowing him, loved however: “The cause of human prog- JULY 27, 1925. . Friend and Foe Alike Praise Bryan for Crusader Spirit ress sustains no loss in the death of Mr. Bryan.” Dudley Field Malone of defense counsel at Scopes trial—Our friend ship of 20 years remained unimpaired throughout the recent trial at Day- ton. We radically differed over the issues raised there, but Mr. Bryan, ltke all great fighters, was a_gener- ous foe and after our debate he was the first to come to me with his af- fectionate congratulations. Arthur Garfleld Hays of defense counsel at Scopes trial—The defense attorneys left Dayton happy in the thought that they had won a moral victory, but the taste is bitter when followed by sucha tragicending. While we all disagreed with Mr. Bryan and considered his views a menace, yet we admired his fighting gameness and his courage. Had he wished to remain off the stand at Dayton, he would have had the support of the court, but he was so sure of his posi tion, he thought nothing could demol ish it. 1 belleve that Mr. Bryan' n's greatest disappointment was in being shut off from making the speech of his life.” Expressing his regret at the death of William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of Navy Curtls D. Wilbur quoted verses 7 and 8 of the fourth chapter of Paul's second epistle to Timothy, which he said were the last words his mother said before she died. His quotation begins with, “I have fought a good fight; I have finished the course,” and ended with, “for I am now ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand.” Senator Samuel M. Ralston, De t, Indiana—While I did not always share his views in full, T recognized that he was sincere in his contention for them. From my viewpoint he was one of the very few great men of this country. I think history will ac cord him that place. Prime Minister Shidehara of Japan, at Tokio—The death of Mr. Bryan is a great loss, not only to his own coun- try, but to the whole world. His cour- age in supporting the cause of inter- national peace and friendship has been inspiring, and we in Japan, while continuing to benefit from his ex- ample, feel a deep sense of loss of the active sympathy he always displayed toward Japan. Senator James E. Watson, Repub- lican, Indiana—He was a man of magnetic presence, of unsurpassed physical appearance on the platform I always regarded him as a dangerous opponent, because of the attractive- ness of the mere manner of his speech and not because of the wisdom of his utterances. He was a man everybody liked to hear, but in his later yeats a comparatively few followed. Secretry Kellogg—"In many re- spects Mr. Bryan was a very remark- able man. He had strong convictions, high ideals and was a great orator. For 30 years he was a command- ing and influential figure tn the pub- lic life of the Nation and exercised a great influence on the public mind. He died, as he had lived, fighting for | what he believed to be the right. James M. Cox, former Governor of Ohio, and Democratic presidential can- has spoken to so many peo- | of | His passing is a | Cugene V. Debs, veteran Socialist | leader, expressed regret over the death of William J . Bryan, but added, | | didate in 1 “Mr. Bryan will take rank as a great American, but history will |mark against him, as others, some 's. He would have been President 1900 except for his Madison Square peech; he should not have left the | Wilson' cabinet, and he lost much in fame by opposing the Jeffersonian | principle of keeping state and religion |apart. As a preacher, he would have | excelled Henry Ward Beecher. The most beautiful thing in his character | was his devotion to his invalid wife, and the whole country will give un- affected sympathy to her, who lost not only the lover of her school days, but of her mature years as well.” in e — Dutch Windmills to Be Saved. Interest of Americans in the old Dutch windmill is responsible for the movement in Holland to preserve these old landmarks, which for a time were rapidly disappearing as modern equipment was called into use society known as the Dutch Mill sciety is now taking steps to pre- serve some of these historic land. marks. A Topeka farmer has written to it asking for exact specifications, so that he may erect one on his farm near Topeka. powe: A McCormick Medical ~Glasses Fitted GCeliers Eyes Examined raduate Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist Phone Main 721 409-410 McLachlen Bldg. 10th and G Sts. N.W. | | | HAD PLANNED TO RETIRE AFTER “GREATEST FIGHT” Pastor, Intimate Friend of Bryan, Reveals Commoner’s Purpose as Told in Letter. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., July 27.—That William Jennings Bryan regarded his Dayton fight against evolution as his “greatest and las battle for hu manity,” and that he was preparing to retire from public life and write his | memoirs at the time death overtook him was disclosed last night by Rev. Len G. Broughton, a close personal | friend of the great Commoner for over 40 years, who made public certain parts of an intimate letter he recently | receved from Mr. Bryan. Dr. Broughton, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla., is now visiting in Richmond and will conduct a memortal service for Mr. Bryan on Wednesday night at the irove Avenue Baptist Church, of which he was formerly pastor ITALIAN AIR SQUADRON | WILL FLY TO MOSCOW | | 7,000-Mile Round Trip, With Stops | in Six Capitals, Will Be | Started Soon. By the Aesociated Press. | ROME, July 27.—The Epocau says an Itallan air squadron will leave Rome on August 5, or soon there- after, on a flight to' Moscow and re- turn.” The itinerary of nearly 7,000 miles provides for stops in the cap. itals of six countries Afrplanes capable of a speed of be. tween 118 and 136 miles an hour w be used he squadron will be under the command of Commandant Bolo nesi It is understood elaborate cere- monies to welcome the flyers are being made in all the cities they visit The route will take the flyers over Turin, Udine, Zagrab, Belgrade Bucharest, Odes: Yekaterinoslav, Kharkov, Orel and Moscow and re- | turn by way of Smolensk, Minsk, | Kiev, Odessa, Bucharest, Constanti-| nople, Sofia and pc | Vienna and bly Budapest or thence to Italy. Visitors from America to London are surprised at the way pedestrians leisurely cross the streets in front of | automobiles, there being no stringent traffic rules, as in the United States. that much more difficult. 530 Seventh Street S.E. We Are Anxious to Get Our Bottles Back They constitute one of the important factors in our service—and every missing Bottle makes efficient delivery That’s why we ask your assistance and if you'll only think to return the Bottles to the grocer from whom bought the milk—it'll be a big help—for which we thank you! you We'll gladly send for any quantity of Bottles you may have accumulated—if you'll phone us—Lincoln 1811. Milk ; “Walker Hill Dairy” Phones Lincoln 1811-1812 are ing your Hot Water Radiator Heet. heavily in fuel—a saving b Ao 2ot dyrided MERIGAN RapI&TO i | A\ RCOI Hot Water Radiator Heat How times have you wished you could store: wond::unr wodh,:lbun some of this when the zero of winter Do it with ARCOLA in whick, soca pays for the ARCOLA- 308 H St.N.W. Washington, B. €. ANY SAYS BRYAN SAW MONEYED SUPPORT - Political Writer Declares Commoner Told Him He Would Win in 1924, By the Associated Prass CHICAGO, July 27.—Charles N Wheeler, a staff political writer for the Chicago Herald and Examiner, in a signed story published today, de clared that Willian Jennings Brya had told him that in the event of his nomination a fourth time by the Democratic convention for President his first campaign speech would be a speech to an audience of millionaires in New York. He had thought it n inconceivable that the New York con vention last vear might be unable t nominate any of the act lidates Vheele: 2nd might turn to hi wrote, although Bryan said would not seek the nominat the other hand, w brother Charl Nebraska ‘If T should be nominated be elected,” Whe 1 saving to him 3 1 would first camgy in New York and Iljonaires. No on tted who could no possession of at least one was the gri m st the speech m It that defeated me for President in m thres accumulated Fortune in Deposit Box. Miss Ida M. King of St. Paul, Minn when she died, left a deposit box that ined $70,680 in currency, $600 in £old and some s valued at sev eral thousands. She had refused per sistently for years to intrust her for une to banking i 9 HOME OF THE “2-PANTS"SUIT and the ice~cobd, Gomonade. J-KA | 1005 Pa.AVE UFMAN 24 PAAVE, - L%