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DARWINISM BANNED
TEACHBR DEEIES LAW.
STRANGE AMIERICAN TEST CASE.
DAYTON (Tennessee), July 7.
The population of this rural town
(2t000) is expectcd to ho auguented five
fold temporarily during the trial, begin
ning on Friday, of John Scopes, a young
teacher of biology, chsrged with beinm
a teacher of the Uarwinian theory ci
evolusion in violstion of a recent Ten
nessee statute jbrbiddlneg instrtuct iso on
matters contrary to the letter os the
Bible on the 5utject of creation. Scopes
voluntarily eutblnittetl to arrest for the
purpose of tCsting tee ralidity of the
statute, xhich, he alleges, rioistes the
fourteenth an ss mesdne to tile conltitu
tion ioraiddiaig an ciiidgcldsnt Oi pri
vileges and inmulnoities, or tih dcpri a
tdon of the liberty or proporty ci n cll
Zen of the United States by inuitiduUl
states.
Au imposing array of counsel, Includ
ing Mr. Clarence Darrow, of Chicago,
who defended Leopold and Loeb, and ir.
Balnbridge Colby, Secretary os State ih
the late President WIlson's Cabinet, con
tend that it is impossible for Scopes to
exclude evolution in teaching biology,
and tie prohlbltion of sueh lomperils his
livelihood. A mtunber of eminent seiea
tists are expected to testify to the truth
of the theory. The p-oseeutlon Is head
ed by Mr. William Jennings Bryan, cx
Secretary of State, in conjunction Owith
prominent churbhmess who are workIng
legislation against theory In all states.
-Australian Press AssocIation.
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