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. MEDFORD, OBEflOX, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1925
NO. 108
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Mail
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DEATH
fGfiraiwr oeji TRIBUTES TO teaavr . nBMWI
A SUDDEN APOPLECTIC STROKE RRVAH FRflM rr - (IF MIMFW
Distinguished Democratic Leader and Champion of Old-Fash-;
.' ioned Religion, Found Dead in Dayton, Tennessee, Home
By Chauffeur Collapse Follows Overwork During Anti
. Evolution Trials-Wife Bears Up Heroically Under Shock
and Makes Preparations for
r Showed Slight Heart Trouble, But General Health Good.
DAYTON, Tenn!, July' 27. (By
Jennings Bryan, .who many years
I'latte." with his"'cross of gold"
dential nomination and a lasting
'is dead. ' ' . ' ' ' . '
The end came yesterday afternoon while the commoner was
sleeping in the house of Richard Rogers, which had been 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 hemorrhage of the brain, resulting
in apoplexy. H was 65 years old.
James McCartney, family chauffeur,
was sent by Mrs. Bryan at 4:80 p. m.
to wake i 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, the
chauffeur called for physicians, who
reached the home within a few mo
ments. - After an examination the doc
tor said Mr. Bryan probably had been
dead thinly or forty minutes before
tley arrived. ' . J
'. Funeral arrangements had not been
completed enrly today, but Mrs. Bry
an' Indicated the' body yinjjd' -be Inter
frd In Arlington cemetery, as Mi'. Bry
an was colonel in the Spanish-American
-war and several times had ex
pressed a desire to be burled there.
The commoner had. been living un
der a strenuous program since he earnestness unu siurenijr i Mi. in
come here three weeks ago, to-assist in an. Opening with the words, "Dear
the prosecution of John T. Scopes, Father," and free from any trace of
found guilty of violating Tennessee's bitterness or denunciation, the prayer
antl-evblutlon low. He appeared in was the plea of a servant that God
excellent health, however, and- was should direct all his ways and pro
planning to launch a great campaign tect his home and country from. sin.
this week in behalf tf fundamental- The prayer also sought aid In the
Ism ' " " ' - - ..campaign Mr. Bryan was making for
'. i : Mm. Bryan I Brave ("old time religion."
Mrs. Bryan, who has been an Invalid I After church services. Mr. Bryan re
a number of years, bravely stood the turned to his home, where with Mrs.
shock o fher husband's unexpected Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers he
death. She Immediately took charge had dinner. He ate a large amount
of funeral arrangements and received of food and was In one of his most Jo
a few of the hundreds of persons who vial moods since arriving here. Before
called at the residence to express sym- ihe decided to take a nap he called
pathy. " . .. Chattanoogo over long distance tele-
"I am happy that my husbnnd died 'phone to ask about some detail of his
without suffering and n nence," she
said.
His last words to her, as he entered
the room for his nap, were: v .
"I am so sleepy." -.-- .-.. A '
..- Before he went to sleep Mr. Bryan
autographed two ) books for Judge
John T. Rnulston, who presided at the
Scopes trial. The books weri "The
' Seven Questions In Dispute." and "In
His Image." y . '
. He wrote: ' . '
. "To Judge and Mrs.- John T. nnul
ston. Winchester, Tenn., with the good
wishes of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bryan,
July 26. 1926." . ' '
One of the books was open when
physicians reached the room and the
ink was not dry... ' - . "
After traveling over 200 miles Sat
urday and delivering speeches at Win
chester and Jasper, Tenn., Mr. Bryan
returned to Dayton early yesterday
morning from Chattanooga, where he
spent the night. .
. - No Evidence of ulnoss
Before he left Chattanooga. Mr.
Bryan Joined' A. W. Leslie, owner of
the hotel at which he stopped, and
several others, for breakfast. Mr. Les
lie accompanied him- to Dnyton and
during the trip the commoner ex
pressed his datermlnatlbn tn "see the
case through." Mr. Bryan showed no
evidence of bad health, Mr. Leslie
said, hut remarked that he was Buffer
ing with diabetes. ,
While In Chattanooga. Mr. Bryan
rompleted arrangements for publica
tion of the speech he was to have do-
. Ilvered during the closing hour of the
Scopes' case. He was having It print
ed for distribution throughout the
country and Its delivery wan, to mark
the opening of the nation wide battle
against modernism planned by him. --
Although Mr. Bryan appeared to be
In good health he realized It was nec
essary 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 arrythmin
(missed bents.)
' ., Advised to fto
Previously, on July 1l, Mr. Bryan
was advised by physicians to rofrnln
trom further activities. Dr. Wallace
particularly advised against an nd
vlsed against an nddresa Mr. Bryan
had planned for Plkevllle on the fol-
Irvine Sunday.
air. nryan u?nvwr-j,i ni -,,-.-.-u. ,.u
ll-nlt-d It to ten minutes, telling his
friends that he had to conserve his
strength ns he feared he might not live
fthrouf h the Bcopea trtat
CALLS wILLIAm JENNINGS BRYAN
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-. ' iii I iHiiiui iii if" ;i ? i : :r:.n,rr::;; rnvi. nviiLii
Funeral Recent Examination j
the Associated Tress) Williiim
ago as "the boy . orator of the
speech, won a democratic presi
place before the American public,
Dr. Wallace sold Bryan appeared
surprised to learn he had heart trou
ble but was not morrled.
Yesterday he declined an automo
bile from the Chattanooga hotel to the
railroad station, saying he preferred
to walk. -.
When he arrived here, he went Im
mediately to his home and from there
10 the 'Southern Methodist Episcopal
church. He sat on the front seat and
before the sermon by Rev. B.'A, Peter
son of Buna, . .Txus, ' ho was called
upon for a -prayer, i . 't
1-dint Wonl a 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
"" ""
Mr. Bryan told his wife that he had
never felt better In his life and was
ready to take his fight for fundamen
talism 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 three
o'clock.
Mrs. Bryan was on the porch of the
home and could see her husband on
the bed. About 4:30, Mrs. Bryan felt
her husband had been asleep long
enough and sent' McCartney, wtip also
was Mr. Bryan's personal attendant,
to wnke him.
He always was a heavy sleeper and
was hard to wake," Mr. . McCartney
said, adding that after he had shaken
Mr. Bryan twice, he noticed lie was not
breathing.
Started History or Lire
Mr. Andrews remarked on the
courage Mrs. Bryan exhibited. She
told friends that while she was glsd
her husband had passed away peace
fully and without pnln, Bhe regretted
to have him'dle at a time when he had
prepared such a great work. She re
ferred to the .campaign he was to
make for fundamentalism and the
writing he had planned.
Mr, Bryan had begun a history of
his life, and frequently during the past
several months had expressed a desire
to complete it.
It seems like every time I plan to
work on the biography.". Mr. Bryan
told a newspaper reimrter a few weeks
ngo, "something happens to Interfere."
While Mr. Bryan, had prepared his
address In the Scopes trial, he express
ed his pleasure In the fact that he
would have an opportunity to present
It to the public without Interruption.
During the closing hours of the trial
he-waa called to the witness stand by
the defense and the result was a bitter
clash between him and Clarence Dar
row, the noted Chicago attorney and
one of Scopes.' counsel,
Bible) Is Good Enough
The commoner declared his belief
In the Bible, declaring, "The Christian
religion has satisfied me and I have'
never felt It necessnry to look up some
convicting religion."
At another point he asserted:
"The Bible Is good enough to live
by and die by."
Mr. Brynn accused Mr. Darrow of
auacsing rwveaiea rengiun wnfn ou
Jectlons to the . defense's questions
were made by prosecuting attorneys,
I
Continue' oa Fm$ KlcbO
All Nations Join in Paying Re
. spects to Great Commoner
Work for World Peace Is
Lauded Devotion and Sin
cerity Extolled By Friends
and Enemies.
TOKYO, July !7 (A. P.) Prime
Minister ShUlehura, when apprised of
the death of William Jennings Bruyn,
said:
"The death of Mr. Bryan is a great
loss not only, to his on country, but
o the whole world. His courage in
supporting the cause of International
peace and friendship has been Inspir
ing and we in Japan, while continu
ing to benefit from his example, feel
a deep sense of loss of the native
sympathy he always displayed to
ward Japan."
Vice President Dawes "He never
did anything unworthy or mean. He
may have been mistaken at times, as
we nil are, but he was trying alwuys
to do the right as he saw It."
Senator ' Ashurst of Arizona "His
superlative oratory, his frame of ouk
and his apostolic zeal brought the in
come tax, woman suffrage, prohibi
tion, and direct election or senutors."
: Former Senator; Hitchcock of Ne
braska "He was 'the greatest moral
force of his day. . He' sacrificed his
health- and fetrengiJv py the..' mbstex
traordlnarjji exertions," ,1 ,
. John W. . Davis -"The , example he
set of devotion to principles, no mat
ter at what cost, ls one his country
men may welt cherish. Many of the
things he advocated In the face of bit
ter opposition how are among the ac
cepted policies of the nation."
Governor Smith of New York "Ho
was a vigorous American and even
those who differed from hlsideas had
4Sreat regard for him."
Clarence Darrow "He was a man
of strong convictions and alwuys
espoused his cause with ability and
courage. I always respected his sin
cerity nnd devotion."
Kllhu 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 Rdv. Dr. P. C. Potter, Modern
ist "He was a mighty crusader, a
sincere preacher ' of the old school.
The Scopes trial signed his death war
rant."
The Rev. Dr. John Roach Strntton,
New York "A great man has fallen
In Israel. He was a patrlut of the
sort sorely neened by America In this,
her crucial hour.".
Newton D. Baker. Former Secretary
of War "Mr. Brayn has been the un
disputed leader In a great cause In
politics and religious movements for
niore thun a generation."
Clem L. Shaver, Democratic Na
tional Chairman "The country has
lost a great chief, the Democratic
party a commanding figure, and the
moral forces of America, a powerful
advocate."
' William C Rodfleld, Secretary of
Commerce in the Wilson Cahlnet---"HlB
outstanding public Bervlce ' was
In 1819, when he smoothed over the
threatened break between the United
States and Japan.""
Senator Copeland, New York "No
man ever had greater power over an
audience."
Senator Ewnrds, New Jersey "A
great mind has passed."
Former Senator Pomerene of Ohio
"He will be remembered as one of
the greatest political orators of this
generation." : .
Governor Hllcer of New Jersey
"An outstanding American, he was
the ardent champion of many a good
cause."
Senator Fletcher of Florida "His
place cannot be filled, his passing Is a
misfortune to his party and . his
country." ' .'
John R. Voorhls, Grand Bnchem of
Tammany Hall "The world has osl
the advantage of his original work,"
Senntur Borah -of Idaho "Tho
purity of his purposes and the sin
cerity of his convictions no one who
knew him well will doubt. He never
intended to speak other than for hu
manity." 4. .. ,..-'! -
tU iS$ I W Ml "es" Portraying Mr. Bryan a. ,.
. 1 1 Si 1 H,SrY?V OA4 1 ?Vy&l the prosecutor In a "monkey
If ' J - L. , 'la- 1 ? I trial" will be dropped tonight. . i
I " ? s II 4. . i.ines from the (Irnnd street
.zvr I pomes, reierring 10 ine cum-
jr moner are to be deleted and
pt other comedies in otlier Man-
y4 " ' hltlun theaters which have
?ttfvitX-j VrSlh g PJP bn satirising Mr. Brynn by
'WJ -LLjW' woia' "BKp""n or tableau,
-amt! !- "-.'V li ZS have ull such pnrts stricken out.
); ' v--iM " onrmrn rniv
I- .7-1. :
G.0.P,
SAYS
IS REACTIONARY
Senator Norris, Republican, of
Nebraska, Charges Coolidge
With Following Ex-President
Harding's Example and
'Backing' U. S. Commissions
WASHINGTON, July 27. A chargo
that -the Harding administration In
augurated, and the Coolidge adminis
tration has pursued a system of "pack
ing" the various government commis
sions with reactionaries, was made by
Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska,
In a formal stutemeut made public last
night.
'It Is not only the federal trade com
mission but also the tariff commis
sion and the Inter-stnte . commerce
commission." Senntor Norris said, "to
which such appointments have hcon
made." '
Referring then -to the tnppolntment
of William E. Humphrey! to the feder.
al trade commlsstson. the Nebrnaka
senator said that what 'should bedone
"is to advocate and If possible carry
out the repeal of the law providing for
the federal trade commission."
'Everybody knows." 'the senntor
added, "that the majority of the fed
eral trade commission, honest though
they may be personally and Individ
ually, Is so imbued with reactionary
sentiment and so partisan In their
makeup, that they would ' not, see a
wrong committed by a big trust or a
monopoly, even though' It did appear
as 'huge as high Olympus.
"So what ls the use of hn,ving a fed
oral trade commission. If we are go
Ing to let the big fellows cnt the little
ones up, why not lot them do It di
rectly without burdening the taxpay
ers with the expense of selecting some
reactionary men to give approvnl to
the devouring processes.
. "What good, after all, does, it do to
pnss laws If the president ls going to
appoint men to ndmlnister them who
have no sympathy with them 7 It Is
In effect the repeal of sttute by legis
lative action. It Is the destruction of
the law by a process of 'boring from
within.' "
Keferrlng to s published report thnt
the federal trade cnmmisslson would
I not fallow a senate resolution of
which he was sponsor calling for a
thorough Invest'Kntlon of the General
. Klectrlc company. Senntor Norris said
,he "wanted to give Mr. Humphrey
credit for his courage." in thnt respect.
"He Is the represenlatlve of big bus
Iness," he added, "nnd ho now con
trols the federnl trade commission."
Oregon Reserve) Delayed.
PORT TOWNHKNI), Wash.. .InlV 27.
Eagle Boat 38, carrying naval rs-
'serges of Oregon on a cruise, was
hampered by head winds today In ap
proaching Port Townsend. Wwlng to
the delay, arrival was not expected
before I o'clock thin afternoon, . ..
SENATOR ARMENIANS ARE
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liirlnp Wnlvertnri Hnlrk Pnrt-I The '""erai party, which win in
juuye vvuiveiiun nuiub run . . . . f Da
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Deprived Of CitlZenSnip
,
GOVemment Expected tO
Appeal to Supreme Court.
PORTDAND, July 27 (A. P.) Ar
menians are eligible to naturalization
qb American cHtzetiH, Fed em 1 Judge
C. K. Wolverton decided today.
In the noted "Cartozian cuho," the
judge handed a deciHion that was an
entire victory for the Aia Minor peo-
As the entire proceeding vas a test
cntse It is expected that the govern
ment will appeal to the United Htaten
supremo court, -
Undpr direction . of former United
smtes Ulntrlet Attorney John S. Coke,
the federal government had Bued for
annulment of the naturalization pa
pers of TatoH O, Onrtozinn, a member
of the local firm of. rug dealers,.
The cane of the government wan
based on the asriumption that Armen
ians are of Asiatic descent nnd there
fore not eligible to naturalization. -
Judge Wolverton, in a decision that
took him 25 mlnutea to read, held
otherwise. Tho chief points he cov
ered were: .
1. That Armenians In Asia Minor
are of "Alpine" slock' and of Euro
pean persuasion.
2. That they are white persons an
commonly recognized In speech of
common usage and an popularly un
derstood and Interpreted in this coun
try by our forefathers nnd by the
community t large when the law re
git! ding naturalization was adopted by
congress, .: . ; .
3. That they nmalgamate readily
with the .white 'truces,- including the
white" people of the United Hiutes.
The time element wus an Important
feature, for the government has as
serted that, even if Armenians were
considered white nt present, they were
not so classified-when the naturaliza
tion law .was pauKl, -It 'was the in
tention of the early legislators of the
country to bar them, the government
alleged.
The decision took the opposite view.
The action against Cartozian was
purely of a lest n:iture and had no
personal element In ll, according to
the federal prosecutors. . , ,
Casualties of the
Air Service
DKTllOlT, Mlth.. July !7. (A. P.)
i iires portions wwr., nmeu m pajamas touuy, nurriouiy teit mu . .,,, j. ., w,..,,.,
yesterday when an lrplane made a hospital In which he was placed yos-;loave BIKI' "ragging newspsper re
forced lending oikI caught fire. The tsrday afternoon after being stabbed porter by the arm, lurched Into the
den (I nie: Milton Stein, S4, the pllo. n the neck when be Intervened In a street and hailed a tsxlcsb, ordering
and Mrs. Violet Fleming, 20, and street fight In the "Hell's Kitchen" the driver to take him home, . . j
Miss Evelyn llonog, jo, passengers, district.- . , - ' 8lkl was not seriously hurt.
. ... . ,.'!,;;;
I ANN. IN! NIK
BRYAN S MR
Wishes of Great Commoner to
Be Carried Out'By Widow
Special Funeral Car
Leave for Washington,
C. On Wednesday.
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' DAYTON, Tenn.. July 27. (A. P.)
The ' body of William Jennings.'
if' .,, ,. i,ii' i i
special railroad car from Duyt
Duyton for
Washington at 8:40 o'clock Wednes
day morning, Mrs. Bryan announced
through her friends, today.
Burial of the political and religious
leader will be In Arlington natlonul
cemetery, Virginia, at a time to be
ilAtapminnrf Into... Mrm rtrvnn anl.l
'" friends, is expected to reach the
national capital early Thursday.
1 .Mrs. Bryan has accepted the offer
of a special car from the Southern
I Railway company, along whose lines
tne '"neral train will pass from Dayton
tlon observation and Pullman, will be
taken on the local train to Chatta
nooga, whence at 11:30 o'clock Wed
nesday morning. It will be connected
to the regular fast train from Chatta
nooga to Washington.
Among Tennessee friends who are
expected to accompany the body of
the former secretary of state, are Sue
K. Hicks, Herbert Hicks, Bon F. Mc
Kenzle, Gordon McKenzie and Wal
lace Haagard, both prosecution coun
sel In' the evolution Iriul and' Attorney
General Stewart..
Those named were, all associated
with Mr. Bryan In the recently con
tested legal Imttle here. . No ceremo
nial guard of honor will be In attend
ance on tho body of the statesman. It
was announced. In accordance with the
expressed wish of Mrs. Bryan who
told her friends, "we are. simple peo
plo, 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 which
have been determined upon. From 2
until 6 o'clock this afternoon the body
of Mr. Bryan will lie In state upon
the lawn of the Richard Rogers home,
Where he lived during the Scopes pro
ceedings nnd where he died unqbserv
ed by man. . As a guard of honor on
this ooeuslon while the mountain folk
of eastern Tennessee pass before the
casket, a squad from Fred W. Brady
post, No. 100, the Amarlcnn 'Legion,
composed of Dayton former service
men, will be on duty nt the afternoon
ceremony. The guard will be In uni
form and without arms.
have been summoned by telegraph by
have been sumoned by telegraph by
their mother to Join the party In Wash
ington. . The son, William Jennings
Bryan, 'Jr., left Los Angeles for the
east today.
.(Continued on page two)
NF.W YORK, July 2?. (A. P.)
Rattling Hlkl. Senegalese boxer, for-
mer light heavyweight champion, clad!
U. S. Govt. Officials Asfc .Su
preme Court to 'Halt Action
in District of Columbia
Claim Plaintiff Has Shown
No Damages Which Justify
Procedure-
WASHINGTON, July 27. (A. P.)
Washington authorities aaked the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court today
to dismiss the action of Loren H. Win
ner, who charged school authorities
with teaching disrespect for the Holy
lllble.
The court was asked to set Friday
as the date for a hearing oa tile-motion
and this will probably postpone
the hearing on Winner's complaint,
which was scheduled for tomorrow.
Four grounds for dismissal ' were
ontlfned as follows-: ' vi-
rehno,osWandaw0.,, P8,S.ynlheen.d-
, ui iiio uuiiuniiittiii ui uioiogy, wno
10 were charged with teaching or allow
Ing to be taught the subjects com
0. plained against, were not named as
, defendants In the suit, which seeks
ito prevent salary payments.
That witness has not Bhown that he
would suffer any Injury different from
any other tuxpuyttr. .- .
That the complaint lacks precision,
consisting of statements "of theories
and conclusions on Winner's part and
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the Holy Bible or In which particulars
they are In disrespect. That no facts'
are alleged or shown which are within -the
meaning of the statute which pro
hibits expenditure for salaries to per
Rbna teaching disrespect for the Holy
Bible. V
ASHLAND GIRL:
BADLY INJURED
IN CAR CRASH
ROBEBUIUl, Ore., July 27 Luelln
Strong, 7-year-old daughter of .Mr. ;
und Mrs. Ear) Strong of Ashland was
badly Injured near pi I lard today when
she was hit by an automobile driven .
by Herman Marks of this city. The .
little girl Is said to have run out trom .
behind her futher's car, whloh wn
parked beside the road while he was
repairing a tire, and to have stepped
directly In front of Mr. Mark's ma
chine. She was knocked down and
dragged nbout 60 feet, sustaining '.
abrasions on her face and forehead, i -and
a deep cut on the right leg above., r
the knee. She was taken to Mercy
hoapltul in this city. Her parents I
were on the way to Myrtle Point when, ,
the accident occurred,
Death Toll of ,
the Automobile
. . V1NCINNES, Ind July J7.(A. .
p.) Five members of one .. family; .
Were killed or died of Injuries re
ceived today when a northbound Chl-V
rago and Eastern Illinois passenger ,
train struck an automobile nt a ,
crossing fifteen miles north of here.
All were from Uoxville, j KyY" The
dead: V. - . : . , ", ' '
J. H. Divine. .' ;... '.
Mrs J, H. Divine, 42. a i ''
. Courtney Divine, 5, a son. - ' 1 ,' '
. Thonms Divine, 3, a sqn,-.
Dorothy Divine. 11, a daughter! '
MM) AT WIFE. FLEES HOSPITAL
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t
I ' Enraged by the rofusnl of Ills white
wife, who visited him at the hosnltal.-
(0 brlng hlm clothes B0 he i could
I e