Show Authorities Cancel Talking Permits By JOHN MOUTOUX United Press Staff Correspondent DAYTON Tenn July 13 Public Public preaching In Dayton Is over for forthe forthe forthe the duration of the Scopes trial A ArIsing Arising Arising rising tide of feeling in inthe the town over religious questions has led city authorities to cancel all permits for tor speaking and put the lid on top to prevent any trouble If two people raise their voice In argument on the sidewalk and draw the beginnings of ot a crowd a city constable or one of Chattanooga's Chattanooga's Chattanooga's Chatta Chatta- uniformed policemen Interrupts Interrupts Inter Inter- with the order to move on A week ago it was impossible to get a rise out of the people on the evolution question They didn't beU believe vo in evolution but they had a feeling of ot friendly tolerance for those who did Talk evolution if you want It doesn't hurt me so why sho should ld id I care was their at at- at But Dut a transformation has come about Jt The bitter contentiousness of the opposing sides In the courthouse courthouse courthouse court court- house tho the spirit of discord over whether scientists shall be e permitted permitted permitted per per- to testify have communicated ed themselves to the town The authorities acted after atter one congregation had threatened to break up Its Us church If It an evolutionist evolutionist evolutionist preacher was permitted by Its minister to occupy his pulpit yesterday People gathered on the streets to discuss it and arguments became so heated that special deputies were hard put to keep them dispersed Then the order against further preaching was Issued A white-haired white old man 75 who said he had come here hero from Sarasota Sarasota Sarasota Sara- Sara I sota Fla FIa to see to it that Bryan i hoodoo Tennessee was twice ordered to move on T. T T. T Martin field secretary of the Antievolution League of America America Amer Amer- ica abruptly closed his speaking camp campaign ign He had been delivering three sermons a day on the courthouse courthouse courthouse court court- house His plans had been to continue at the same rate throughout through through- out the trial i In his final sermon the rapid declared the controversy controversy con con- a war that must be carried carried car car- ried ned to the utmost limit It I is a adeath adeath adeath death struggle between evolution and religion The two cannot sur sur- vive Evolution must be knifed to the hilt or the world will revert to barbarism |