Show STRATON PICKED TO FILL FIL BRYANS BRYAN'S RRY ANS AN'S SHOES CHALLENGES HARROW DARROW TO MEET IN DEBATE While Lawyer Doesn't Decline Challenge He HJ Suggests That Scientist Be Selected Ad Ad- Admits Admits Admits mits He Is No So Young As Formerly I i NEW 1 Aug 4 The Thc W The leadership of the fundamentalist forces of ot which William llam Jennings Bry in was th outstanding figure has hns D oem cn offered to the Reverend John Roach Straton pator of ot Cal Cal- Calvary Calvar Calvary vary var Baptist church here hero and long longa longA 1 a ft A foe of oC modernism In making this announcement at AShbury lark Park N N. J. J J. J yesterday Dr Straton said he was not at ot liberty to reveal the names of ot those who had urged him for the placa They were however hO er prom prom- prominent promInent prominent New Yorkers Yorker who had form form- formed formed formed ed an organization with which to prosecute pro te c a wide nation war war the tho teaching of evolution In tax lax supported payers supported schools Dr Straton said he would woul cal- cal I lengo ieng Clarence Darrow to a series of ot from ten to twenty debates on evolution New ew York lork Chicago Philadelphia and Atlanta are four I I Miles cities he lp named as M having already been selected for tor the tho debates If I Mr Darrow declines he said sid Dud- Dud Dudley Icy ley I Field Malone will wi be chal chal- challenged challenged ed In an address addrel at Park last night Dr Straton blamed evo evo- evolution lution luton's s glorification of ot the flesh fesh for tor the ethical collapse of ot the mod rn generation Monkey men make mane monkey morals he said The modern dances reflect tho the phil phil- philosophy phi phi- philosophy of ot animalism The Tho theatre Is reeking with wih moral moral Infamies as a result o 0 Its Is leahl tendencies result of its Is fleshly tendencies It I was this reflection refection of ot evolutionary philosophy that destroyed Ger Ger- Germany many CHICAGO Aug 4 A With tA W With Without out definitely declining tho the chal- chal I I enge to debate with Rev Tev John I loach M Straton rat on Clarence Darrow today referred Dr Straton and his Ills friends to the American Asso Aso Association i elation for tor the Advancement ment of ot Science for tor a man to oppose e Dr Straton Attorney Darrow said All Al I know about debating with Dr Straton teas what I saw sW In Inthe Inthe Inthe the papers Japers I have read many of his debates and believe him to be exceedingly skillful In ln i that work For Tor myself I 1 have never wanted to debate d bate but bave have done so oc oc- occasionally I have never challenged any any- anybody body and would not do It I. I I be- be beleve leve that It if I Dr Straton and his hi friends want to debate on evolution lion tion ton they should ask Ik the American Association A for the lie Advancement Ad of ot Science to furnish a debater I I I am not an expert on evolution t lion tion although I believe In it I and have studied It fairly well But there are many scientific men In our colleges who ho are masters master of ot I the subject I If If It I Is to be a debate between fundamentalism and liberalism of ot course courte some liberal minister II should l represent their side elde And again as to me I am amnot amnot amnot not o so young joung as 18 I once was as and andam andam I am rapidly getting Into middle life |