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WILLIAM J. BRYAN DIES SUDDENLY
ON EVE OF GREAT BIBLE CRUSADE;
BODY WILL BE LAID IN ARLINGTON
Apoplexy Fatal
to Commoner
in Sleep.
INVALID WIDOW
BRAVING SHOCK
Friends and Foes
Pay Tribute to
Memoiy.
33y the Appoeiated Press.
DAYTON, Tenn., July 27.—The
liody of William Jennings Bryan,
Vho died suddenly in sleep here late
yesterday, will move on a special
> railroad car from Dayton to Wash
ington at 8:40 o'clock Wednesday
rooming, Mrs. Bryan announced
through her friends today.
Burial of the political and religious
leader will be in Arlington Cemetery,
Virginia, at a time to be determined
later, Mrs. Bryan said.
The funeral party, which will in
clude the widow and an escort of
Dayton friends, is expected to reach
the National Capital early Thursday.
Road Offers Special Car.
Mrs. Bryan has accepted the offer
of a special car from the Southern
Railway Company, along whose lines
the funeral train will pass from Day
ton to Washington. The car. a com
bination observation and Pullman,
will be taken on the local train to
Chattanooga, whence, at 11:30 o’clock
’ Wednesday morning, it will he con
nected to the regular fast train from
Chattanooga to Washington.
Among Tennessee friends expected
to accompany the body are Sue K.
Hicks. Herbert Hicks, Ben G. Mc-
Kenzie, Gordon McKenzie and Wal
lace Haggard, all of local prosecution
counsel in the Scopes trial, and At
torney General A. T. Stewart. No
ceremonial guard of honor will be in
attendance on the body, in accordance
with the expressed .-wish of Mrs.
Bryan, who told her friends:
“We are simple people, and we
want all arrangements simply made."
Mrs. Bryan, though an Invalid, con
fined to a chair, continued to display
remarkable resolution in the unex
pected death of her husband. She
gave directions for all arrangements
1 which have been determined upon.
Floods of telegrams poured in upon
Mrs. Bryan today. They brought mes
sages of tender sympathy from the
humble and great in every part of the
continent and many verbal tokens of
grief which those in high places
shared with the widow. Their mes
sages were read to her at intervals
by her friends and attendants. They
seemed to soften her sorrow, to which
she has resolutely refused to yield.
From 2 until 5 this afternoon the
body of Mr. Bryan was to lie in state
upon the lawn of the Richard Rogers
home, where he lived during the
Scopes proceedings, and where he
died unobserved by man.
As a guard of honor on this occa
sion. while the mountain folk of east
ern Tennessee pass before the casket,
n squad from the Fred W. Brady
Post. No. 100, the American Legion,
composed of Dayton former service
men, will he on duty. The guard will I
he in uniform and without arms.
Apoplexy Causes Death.
The end came yesterday afternoon
vHle the Commoner was sleeping in
the house of Richard Rogers, which
had bee assigned him during his stay
here, when he came for the Scopes
trial. Dr. W. F. Thomason and Dr.
A. C. Broyles, who examined the body,
stated death was caused by a hemor
rhage of the brain, resulting in apo
plexy. He was 65 years old.
James McCartney, family chauffeur,
was sent by Mrs. Bryan at 4:30 p.m.
to wake her husband. McCartney
shook Mr. Bryan twice in an attempt
to arouse him and then noticed he
was not breathing. Rushing to the
home of A. B. Andrews, a neighbor, I
the chauffeur called for physicians,
who reached the home within a few
minutes.
The doctors said Mr. Bryan prob
ably had been dead 30 or 40 minutes.
The Commoner had been living un
der a strenuous program since he
came here three weeks ago to assist in
the prosecution of John T. Scopes,
found guilty of violating Tennessee's
anti-evolution law. He appeared in
excellent health, however, and was
planning to launch a great campaign
this week in behalf of fundamental
ism.
Widow Stands Shock Bravely.
Mrs. Bryan, who has been an in
valid a number of years, immediately
took charge df the funeral arrange
ments and received a few of the hun
dreds of persons who called at the
residence to express sympathy.
‘T am happy that died
without suffering and in peace,” she
said. *|
> His last words to her. as he entered
the room for his nap, were:
“I am so sleepy.”
Before he went to sleep, Mr. Bryan
autographed two books for Judge John
T. Raulston. who presided at the
Scopes tarial. The books were “The
Seven Questions in Dispute,” and “In
His Image.”
He wrote: “To Judge and Mrs. John
T. Raulston, Winchester, Tenn., with
good wishes of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Bryan, July 26, 1925.”
After traveling over 200 miles Sat
urday and delivering speeches at Win
chester and Jasper. Tenn.. Mr. Bryan
returned to Dayton early yesterday
from Chattanooga, where he had
spent the night.
Before he left Chattanooga Mr.
Bryan joined A. W. Lessly, owner of
the hotel at which he stopped, and
several others, for breakfast. Mr.
Lessly accompanied him to Dayton,
and during the trip the Commoner
expressed determination to “see the
case through.” Mr. Bryan showed no
evidence of bad health, Mr. Lessly
said, but remarked that he was suffer
ing with diabetris.
While in Chattanooga Mr. Bryan
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
(Copyright by Underwood A Underwood )
High Lights of Bryan’s Career
Born in-Salem, 111.. March 19,
1860, son of Silas Lillard Bryan
and Maj-iah Elizabeth Jennings
Bryan.
Received A. B. degree from Il
linois College in 1881 with highest
honors.
Admitted to Illinois bar in 1883
and practiced at Jacksonville
until 1887, when he moved to Lin
coln, Nebr.
Married Miss Mary Elizabeth
Baird of Perry, 111., October 1,
1884.
Elected to Congress from first
Nebraska district in 1891 and
served to 1895.
Received Democratic vote for
United States Senator in 1893 and
was nominated by Democratic
convention in 1894, but was de
feated by John M. Thurston.
Editor of the Omaha World-
Herald from 1894 until 1896.
Delegate to Democratic national
convention in 1896, wrote the sil
ver plank and was nominated for
the presidency after his famous
“Cross of Gold” speech. Made
an 18.000-mile speaking tour of
the country, but was defeated by
William McKinley.
Lectured on bi-metalism during
1897 and 1898.
DU ROWE WARNS
LATIN AMERICANS
Fear of Political Domination
by U. S. Is Strong in
Southern Nations.
By the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., July 27.
—Dr. Leo S. Rowe, director general
of the Pan-American Union at Wash
ington, asserted at the Institute of
Politics today that a distinct trend
toward a balance of power exists in
the Latin American countries today
and may have as disastrous conse
quences as has the balance of power
in Europe.
Conducting the discussion at a
round table conference on outstand
ing problems in inter-American re
lations. Dr. Rowe said, in part:
“The first of the great problems
confronting the American continent
is to ascertain how it will be possible
to avoid the balance of power system
in its European form. We must de
vise some way of preventing that
system from taking deep root.”
Fear U. S. Domination.
The tremendous and rapidly in
creasing volume of investments by
this country in the Latin-American
countries, Dr. Rowe said, was creat
ing a fear that they were but the
precursor of political domination. To
counteract this disfrust he urged the
establishment of close co-operation
among ail the Americas.
“The United States must make the
Monroe Doctrine a continental doc
trine, arousing the confidence of the
Latin American countries instead of
their distrust, as at present.” Dr.
Rowe said.
“We must make them feel that we
have in view a concert of American
nations and are against the acqui
sition of territory other than by hon
orable purchase, and are for the sub
mission of every dispute between na
tions, no matter what its character,
to arbitration.”
DEBT ENVOYS IN LONDON.
French Commission Opens Confer
ences With British.
LONDON, July 27 W).—The com
mission of three financial experts,
which arrived from Paris last night
to discuss the problem of French war
debts to England, met British treasury
experts for an initial conference this
morning* „ ..._ _
fEl)e 5: timing Jlfef.
J ' WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION
Raised the 3d Regiment. Ne
braska Volunteer Infantry, for
Spar.isli-American war in 1898
and became its colonel.
Again nominated for presidency
by Democrats in 1900 and again
defeated by McKinley.
Established the Commoner, a
weekly political paper at Lincoln,
Nebr., after the election, and in
1906 made a ' Jhv of the world.
Received third nomination for
the presidency in 1908 and was
defeated by William Howard Taft.
Credited with bringing about
the nomination of Woodrow Wil
son for President in 1912 over
Champ Clark
Secretary of State in Wilson
cabinet from 1913 to 1915, when
he resigned because of differences
with President over notes to Ger
many after sinking of American
ships.
Served grape juice to diplomats
instead of liquor at state func
tions: while in office lectured in
chautauquas for pay.
Moved from Nebraska to Mi
ami. Fla., in 1920 and engaged In
real estate business. Reputed to
have made a small fortune.
Delegate from Florida to Demo
cratic convention in 1924 in New
York.
Aided prosecution of John T.
Scopes for teaching evolution at
Dayton, Tenn., in July, 1925.
NEW ISSUE RAISED
IN IOWA RECOUNT
Steck Supervisor Challenges
Straight Ticket Ballots
With Extra Marks.
A new type of challenge developed
today in the recounting of the ballots
in the lowa senatorial election contest.
Notice was given by the supervisor
representing Daniel F. Steck, the
Democratic contestant, that all ballots
in which the circle at the top of the
Republican ticket had been marked in
dicating an intent to vote the straight
ticket and on which the voter had
marked squares in that column opposite
the names of candidates, but had not
marked Brookhart's name, would be
challenged and taken before the Sen
ate investigating committee.
This will be done by the Steck peo
ple on the contention that the straight
party vote indicated by marking the
circle had been nullified by the mark
ing of Squares on the same ticket, and
that all such ballots should’ be count
ed only for the candidates opposite
whose names the squares had been
marked.
50 Already Set Aside.
The Brookhart people, while unable
to prevent such votes being chal
lenged, assert that under the lowa
law the straight party ticket must be
counted when the circle is marked,
without any regard to any markings
which may have been placed in
squares opposite the names of candi
dates on that ticket and that a split
vote could only be counted when the
voter, after marking the circle at the
head of the Republican ticket, had
gone over into the Democratic column
and indicated an intention to vote
for Steck by placing a mark in the
square opposite his name.
About 60 Brookhart ballots were
set aside today because of the new
challenge. These were In Cedar and
Cerro Gordo Counties and the Brook
hart people predict that should the
new challenge be enforced the num
ber of Brookhart ballots challenged
will soon exceed the number of chal
lenged Steck ballots.
The recount today did not show
any noteworthy change in the net
gains for Brookhart which were re
ported last week following the cor
rection of clerical errors in the offi
cial count of unchallenged votes.
Radio Programs—Page 23.
WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JULY 27, 1925-TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. * OP) Means Associated Press
Chose Burial
Site When in
Cabinet.
WILL LIE BESIDE
OTHER LEADERS
Former Aide Here
Says Widow Will
Plan Rites.
William Jennings Bryan, the man
of peace, is to sleep on the summit
of Arlington’s highest knoll, close
beside the guarded bivouacs of
America's warrior dead.
True to his oft-repeated wish, the
great Commoner’s sepulcher will
rest in the Nation’s hallowed city of
dead and on a spot in full view of
the spires of Washington. It was
his personal request that it be so.
expressed during a recent visit to
this city.
“I want to rest in Arlington,” he
told Ben G. Davis, one of his chief
aides during his term as Secretary
of State here. "No matter where I
may die, bury me there, where I may
always gaze out over Washington.
It is the most beautiful spot I know'.”
Arrangements Begun.
Within two hours after Mr. Bryan’s
sudden death in Dayton yesterday
Mrs. Bryan, who knew of her hus
band’s request, telegraphed Mr. Davis
at his home in TaJcoma Park, request
ing him to make the necessary ar
rangements for the Great Commoner’s
interment in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Accompanied by Maj. R. P. H&r
bold. Mr. Davis went to Arlington
shortly before noon and selected a
spot not far from the old Civil War
fort in the south end of the cemetery.
It had previously been recommended
to Mr. Davis by officials of the War
Department as tha most beautiful of
the entire reservation.
The spot occupies the summit of
the highest hill In Arlington, close
by the tomb of Lieut. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, whose death occurred only a
short time ago. Until his remains
were removed to the National Cathe
dral, Admiral' George Dewey also lay
on the same knoll, and scores of
others whose names fill the pages of
Amrican history sleep nearby.
Mr. Bryan Is entitled to interment
in Arlington National Cemetery not
only because of his service as Secre
tary of State, but also by virtue of his
rank as a former colonel of the Ameri
can Army. During four months of the
Spanish-American War he commanded
the 3d Nebraska Volunteers ,and al
though his regiment never got into
action he was ordered to Savannah.
Ga., in preparation for embarkation
when peace was signed.
It seemed like a strange stroke of
fate that the spot selected as the final
resting place for Mr. Bryan should be
all but surrounded by the graves of
American youths who lost their lives
In the Nation’s last great war, the
struggle Mr. Bryan fought so hard to
stave off. In fact, his energy in block
ing American entry into the World
War eventually resulted in his resigna
tion as Secretary of State.
From the knoll on which Mr.
Bryan's tomb will be placed the shim
mering white stones marking the
graves of World War dead sweep in
endless procession, by the thousands,
down almost to the edge of the ceme
tery walls. Mr. Bryan's grave will al
most touch that part of Arlington now
known as ‘ the World War section' 1
because of the many officers and men
of that struggle who are burled there
Mr. Davis was without knowledge
today as to arrangements for the fu
neral. It is known only that the
body will leave Dayton, the scene of
Mr. Bryan’s last great fight, at 8:40
o’clock Wednesday tnorning and
reach Washington early Thursday.
The journey north will probably be so
timed that the funeral train will ar
rive here at a time when the throngs
who will wish to meet it may be
present.
Although there Is some sentiment
here in favor of a military funeral
for the great Commoner, out of def
erence to his service during the Span
ish-American War, Mr. Davis was
of the opinion that Mrs. Bryan would
prefer to have the ceremonies more
In keeping with Mr. Bryan’s ideals
in later years. A full military fu
neral might be out of keeping" with
the distinguished stateman’s hatred of
armed strife.
"Mrs. Bryan and her son probably
will attend to the funeral plans,” Mr.
Davis said. “Aside from having the
body borne on an artillery caisson,
accompanied possibly by a detail of
soldiers, I do not believe, however.
Mrs. Bryan would wish the funeral
to be of a military character. Mr.
Bryan was a man of peace.
Two Factors in Choice.
"His selection of Arlington as the
place of his burial was due to two
things. First, he wanted to lie close
to Washington, and. second, he
thought Arlington the most beauti
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SEEK ESCAPED MANIAC.
Police Believe Fugitive Killed
Gillis Sisters.
NASHUA, N. H„ July 27 (/*>).—
Presence In the woods near Hudson
of a mysterious stranger who clubbed
| a townsman last night and fled caused
police today to return to the theory
that Helen and Georgianna Gillis, aged
sisters, whose bodies were found in
their home at Hudson last Thursday,
were murdered by a maniac. Search
was renewed for Demetrloe Pappan
ikrios, who escaped last week from
the Concord State Hospital.
Pappanikrios was committed to the
hospital five years ago after he had
■ hot and killed a man on a street
iu this city apparent caqss.
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SCORES PURCHASE
OF POSTAL TRUCKS
McCar! Says Bids Disregard
ed and Orders Cutting of
' Payment by $2,000.
The Post Office Department has been
sharply reprimanded by Controller
General McCarl for its method In pur
chasing mail trucks, and one of the
foremost truck manufacturing com
panles will lose more than $2,000 on
an order already delivered.
This came to light today with a rul
ing by the controller general in the
case of five motor trucks purchased
from a well known motor truck com
pany. The company had not made the
lowest bid, but had received the order
from the Post Office Department
nevertheless.
It was this practice, Mr. McCarl
said, of asking for bids and then
awarding the contract to the company
desired, regardless of bids, that re
ceived his denunciation.
"Suffice it to say,” said the ruling,
"that the desire for a particular make
of truck cannot be used to avoid the
statutory requirement as to advertis
ing. Such a theory is wrong and can
not be countenanced. Its application
generally would furnish a basis for
evasion of the requirements of the law
at pleasure.
Cuts Price to Average.
"It thus appears that nothing was
accomplished in calling for bids in the
present case, so far as the final action
of the department was concerned. If
the lower bids offered for standard
makes of trucks with an established
reputation are to be rejected and a
bid accepted at a greatly Increased
price because a particular branch of
the service prefers a certain make of
truck, advertising for bids was a
useless ceremony, and section 3709,
Revised Statutes, is plainly evaded."
The company which was awarded
the business submitted one of the
highest bids received. J 3.424.75 each
for its trucks, according to the con
troller general's decision. Other bids
were $2,976.80, $2,622.46. $3,400.80 and
$1,993 each for the two-ton trucks.
The controller general ruled that in
stead of the bid price of $3,424.75, the
company will get only $2,883.40 each
for its trucks, the latter sum repre
senting the "average bid price.”
ESTES IS DISPLACED
IN REVENUE OFFICE
Assistant Commissioner in Charge
of Miscellaneous Taxes
Is Removed.
Robert M. Estes of Kentucky was
displaced today as assistant internal
revenue commissioner in charge of
miscellaneous taxes, and there were
indications that another assistant
commissioner. Fred E. Page of New
York, also would leave the Treasury
in the near future.
There was no official explanation,
but it was disclosed that some time
ago the miscellaneous tax division
was under investigation by the Treas
ury intelligence unit.
Charles A. Drake, who has been a
Treasury employe under Mr. Estes,
was designated to act in his place.
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PEARY AT UPERNIVIK,
IN NORTH GREENLAND
The Peary, airplane carrier of the
MacMillan Arctic expedition, early
this morning reached Upernlvik,
Greenland, according to a radio mes
sage .reoelved by the National Geo
graphic Society. The message was
picked up by an amateur station op
erated by P. K. Lebernan, at Seattle,
Wash., at 2:30 o'clock this morning.
It said:
"We now are at anchor at Upernivik.
71-9 degrees north latitude. We
reached the coal mine at Umanak
Saturday morning and started loading
coal at 7 o’clock in the morning and
finished at 3 o’clock Sunday morning.
"The Eskimo men and women
worked like Trojans for 20 hours.
We made wonderful time with such
primitive methods.
“The men were laughing and happy
even after 20 hours of work. Gov.
Philip Rosendahl of North Greenland
accompanied us to the mines and
supervised the loading. s He gave us
every assistance and left at 2 o’clock
this mutxiing return to Uodhaven.’’
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Wife With Pistol
Rescues Man From
Mob at Ball Game
Special Dispatch to The Star.
FROSTBFRG. Md„ July 27.—At
tacked at a base ball game at Mid
lothian yesterday. David Chapman
was saved from the fury of a mob
by the timely intervention of his
wife, who fired pistol shots In the
air.
As a spectator Chapman had been
railed at and called "scab” because
he worked at the mines during the
last strike. He hotlv resented the
remarks and at the close of the
game a gang jumped on him, beat
ing and kicking him about the head
and body.
He was in a semi-conscious state
when Mrs. Chapman appeared with
a revolver.
She was knocked down by a mem
ber of the mob, her head hitting a
sharp stone and causing a gash
which required three stitches. Her
display of the firearm, however,
caused the mob to scatter.
She and her husband are suffer
ing from injuries. Arrests are ex
pected.
DE URBINA BALKS
AT FACING CHARGE
Police May Send for Husband
of Former Mrs. Grade,
Now in Chile.
Count Humberto Aguirre de Urbina,
who married Mrs. Constance S.
Grade, 1527 Sixteenth street, widow
of Col. Archibald D. Grade, one of
the victims of the Titanic disaster,
refuses to return to the United States
from Santiago, Chile, to answer a
charge of forgery preferred against
him by his wife. •
Inspector Grant, chief of detectives,
today received a cable from Julio
Bustamante, director general of police
Santiago, Chile, stating that the
count was under police supervision
and asking that extradition papers
be sent for him.
Mrs. Urbina, much older than her
titled second husband, alleges the
forgery of her name to a check for
|2,000. She is anxious also to recover
jewelry she believes the count took
away with him.
Counsel for the wife traced the
count to New York the time of his
recent departure from this country,
reporting the name of the boat on
which he had sailed and asking the
police to have him arrested.
Letters from the count, mailed
before he reached his destination,
were received by the wife. Much
of their contents was of a personal
nature, police were told, but informa
tion thus obtained assisted them in
their investigation.
Inspector Grant will send a de
tective to Chile with the necessary
papers for the count'as soon as they
are prepared, provided the Govern
ment is willing to stand the expense.
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Briand for Exposition Fund.
PARIS, July 27 04°).—Foreign Min
ister Briand has agreed to give his
utmost support for a government ap
propriation for adequate representa
tion of France at the sesqui-centen
nial exposition at Philadelphia next
year.
Judge Gary’s Pie-Eating Days Over
And Ice Cream Is Also Taboo in Diet
By the Associated Frees.
NEW YORK. July 27.—Elbert H.
Gary', chairman of the United
States Steel Corporation, is back
home after a second course in
dietetics.
Ready for work in his office, he
feels fit enough to eat pie and ice
cream, he says, but he be
cause these items are not on trre
list of things which doctors think
an 80-year-old man ought to eat.
Mr. Gary denied that he went to
the hospital of the Tennessee Coal
ft Iron Co. of Birmingham, Ala., be
cause he was ill. With advancing
age, he said, he had noticed that
pie and ice cream failed to agree
with him. Mentioning this mis
fortune to Dr. Lloyd Noland, the
hospital’s head, on a tour of in
spection, lie was promptly induced
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CHURCH IS BURNED.
INCENDIARY SOUGHT
Shiloh Baptist Edifice De
stroyed by Seventh Blaze
in 14 Months.
The Shiloh Baptist Church, at Ninth
and P streets, was destroyed by a
fire that broke out early this morn
ing and lasted for more than three
hours.
The fire, suspected to be of incen
diary origin, is the seventh which has
occurred in the church and church
property in the past 14 months. The
first fire completely gutted the old
church on L street near Sixteenth
street more than a year ago and re
sulted in the purchase of the present
structure, the former Hamline M. E.
Church. Since that time there have
been three fires in the new church
at Ninth and P streets, two fires in
the house adjoining the church and
one in a garage in the rear.
The damage today was estimated
by Rev. Dr. J. Milton Waldron, pastor
of the church, at about $50,000, which
is covered by insurance. The fire,
which is said to have originated be
hind the rostrum in the main audi
torium, swept through the church,
destroying a large amount of furni
ture and a $16,000 organ. The build
ing. according to Rev. Waldron, was
locked at the conclusion of the serv
ices last night.
Police Probe Started.
Rev. Waldron has turned the mat
ter over to the police for investiga
tion and declared today: “We will
not move our church or leave until I
they blow up the ground It stands on ”
The officers and members of the
congregation will hold a meeting at
8 o’clock tonight at the Third Baptist
Church, at Fifth and Q streets, to co v
sider plans for rebuilding. The Shiloh
Baptist Church, also known as the
“Stranger’s Home,” is attended by a
very large colored congregation.
Three alarms were sounded, bring
ing out Fire Chief Watson, nine en
gine companies, the water tower and
three truck companies. Engine com
panies 7. 6. 2, 12, 9,1, 14. 24 and 11;
truck companies 4. 2 and 6 were sent
to the scene of the conflagration.
2,000,000 PUPILS FAIL
IN FIRST YEAR TESTS
Half of Beginners Unable to Earn
Promotion Due to Mental and
Physical Defects.
The Bureau of Education of the
Interior Department estimated today
that because of mental and physical
defects about one-half of the 4,000,000
children who enter the first grade of
the public elementary schools in the
United States fail of promotion to the
second grade.
These so-called “repeaters.” the bu
reau declared, cost each school dis
trict from $72 to SBO annually per
pupil. In an effort to inform parents
and teachers of the data, the bureau
is conducting a campaign to have
school beginners given mental and
physical examinations before the
school term opens. Already, the bu
reau said, 30 States have agreed to
co-operate in the movement.
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U. S. Envoy Recovering.
By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
TOKIO. July 27.—The American
Ambassador, Edgar A. Bancroft, who
has been ill for several weeks at
Karulzawa, is reported to be im
proving.
(Copyright. 1025. by Chicago Daily N>w« Co.)
to learn what scientific eating was
for spry old men.
For three weeks he obeyed
orders, though not treated as a sick
man. His only fear now is that his
wife through kindness will tempt
trim eat some delicacy not on his
menu. He also denied canceling a
health trip abroad because he did
not need it. The trip was to have
been for pleasure, he declared, but
he did not say why he was not go
ing.
Alcoholic stimulants are tabooed
along with pie and ice cream. He
is to eat little meat, starchy foods,
fats or sweets, but plenty of green
vegetables. Exercise, plenty of
hard work and sleep, obeying the
Golden Rule and keeping one's
temper are also on the list of 14
rules for health.
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“From Press to Home
Within the Hour''
The Star' carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the Dopers are printed.
Saturday's Circulation, 8fi,331
Sunday’s Circulation, 100,937
MOTION TO DISMISS
WHINER'S SUIT ON
BIBLE ISSOE FILED
Delay in Hearing Until Friday
Seen in Action by
U. S. Counsel.
“DISRESPECT OF BIBLE"
IS DENIED IN ANSWER
Extra Chairs Placed in Courthouse.
Prosecution Promises
Surprise.
A motion to dismiss the "Bible
disrespect’’ suit of Loren H. Wittner.
Treasury clerk, was filed in the Dis
trict Supreme Court today by Ring
gold Hart. assistant corporation
counsel, with*the request that it be
brought before Justice Siddons on or
before Friday, July 31.
A brief answer will be filed tomor
row to the rule issued by Justice Sid
dons on Wednesday for District Audi
tor Daniel J. Donovan and Disburs
ing Officer James R. Lusby to show
cause why an injunction should not
be issued against further salary pay
ments to Superintendent of Schools
Frank W. Ballou and W. P. Hay,
head of the biology and chemistry de
partments in the local high schools.
Based on Four Points.
The motion to dismiss was based on
four points:
1. That Ballou and Hay. whose
salaries are sought to be withheld un
der the bill, have not been made par
ties thereto.
2. That Wittner has not alleged or
shown that he has suffered any special
injury different from that of any
other Federal taxpayer, from the pav
ment of salaries to Ballou and Hay.'
3. That the allegations in the hill
are lacking in precision and cer
tainty, consisting entirely of state
ments of theory and conclusions on
the part of the plaintiff, and that no
facts are stated, either as to matter?
alleged to be taught, or in what par
ticulars they are in disrespect of the
Holy Bible.
-4. There are no facts alleged or
shown in the bill which are in dis
respect of the Holy Bible.
Delay Until Friday.
The filing of the answer todav prob
ably will result in delaying the court
clash until Friday. Under the law
Wittner and his attorneys have two *
days’ leeway in which to file an an
swer to a bill to dismiss.
If they decide not to take advan
tage of this right, Mr. Hart said,
Corporation Counsel Stephens and him
self are prepared to go ahead with
the proceedings tomorrow.
In anticipation of an unusually
large attendance of newspaper men
and other interested parties, when the
case comes up, Edgar C. Snyder
United States marshal and custodian
of the courthouse building, was busy
today locating extra chairs for Jus
tice Siddons’ courtroom to accommo
date the spectators.
Wittner promises a surprise when
the case is called, saying that a prom
inent attorney has joined his
counsel.
Wittner's status as an employe of
the Treasury Department remained
unchanged today while officials pon
dered over the issue he raised by tak
ing oaths from which the words "so
help me God” were eliminated, in vio
lation of Federal statute. Further ac
tion, it was stated, will be up to the
commissioner of internal revenue, to
whose payroll Wittner is attached.
RUSSIAN TO SUCCEED
AMERICAN AS ADVISER
Gen. Borodin Reported Selected
Counselor to Canton Government,
Replacing Robert S. Norman.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 27. —A Reuter's
Canton dispatch says a Russian, Gen.
Borodin, has been appointed adviser
to the Canton government, succeeding
Robert S. Norman, an American.
Mr. Norman is from Oakland. Calif.,
and was legal adviser to the late Dr.
Sun Yat Sen, head of the Canton got -
ernment.
The dispateto says the supreme
command of the Canton government's
army, navy and air force has been
placed in the hands of Russians.
Whether ‘‘whites'’ or "reds” is not
specified.
$500,000 STRUCTURE
PLANNED ON 12TH ST.
W. J. Sloane Co. to Erect Six-Story
Office Building on Land
Bought of Y. W. C. A.
A $500,000 office building will be
erected on the east side of Twelfth
street just above G street by the
W. J. Sloane firm of New York.
Washington, San Francisco and other
cities.
The destruction of 707-09-11 Twelfth
street will be begun the latter part
: of this week for the foundation of
the six-story store ind office building
The ground was purchased from the
Y. W. C. A. some time ago. The new
building will house the Sloane organi
zation, which is now located on H
street near Fifteenth street.
TAX RUSH INCREASES.
With Five Days Remaining, As
sessor’s Office Is Busy.
With only five days remaining In
which to file personal tax returns,
the crowd began to increase today in
the office of the assessor, first floor of
[ the District Building,
i All returns not filed on or before
Saturday will have a penalty of 20
per cent added. Assessor Richards
is urging all owners of automobiles
and other taxable personal property
to avoid this extra tax by submitting
a return within the regular time limit.
The tax does not have to be paid
until November, but returns, in order
to be received without penalty, must
be in before the close of business on
August 1. The assessor’s office will
be open from 8:45 am. to 5 o’clock
dally until Saturday, on which day
the office will close at 1:15.
TWO CENTS