Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-01
A CHARTER ENNULLED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
NOW INVALID.
Action of Court. in Case of Columbian
University Against Will
liam Farr.

In connection with the case of the Column
bian University against William Farr. Jus
tice Anderson. late yesterday afternoon.
signed "A final order revoking. canceling and
annuling 1.-THE certificate of Incorporation OF
the George Washington University,
which was Incorporated under the District
code by William Farr Farr filed proceed
ings against the Columbian University pro-
testing against changing the name to
George Washington University.
Justice Anderson based his action upon
quo warranto proceedings. instituted yes
terday by Attorney General Moody, through
Special United States Attorney Holmes Con-
rad and United States Attorney Beach. Mr..
l. G. Six president of the defendant univer-
sity. filed IA waiver of the service process.
In this document 1t did not deny or contest
the allegations contained in the petition
filed by the government. and amounted to
IA consent to the revocation of the incorpor-
alton. In the petition the history of the
Columbian University and the action or TN"
board Of trustees of that institution IN
changing it's name to the George Washing
ton University, under the act of Congress,
January % 1904. were briefly stated.
1t is stated that in October last negotia-
tions were pending between the Columbian
University and the George Washington Me-
mortal Association. to erect memorial IN
honor of George Washington. The me-
mortal building to be constructed at cost
OF $500 900 and to be part OF the column
bian University, providing that institution
changed the name to George Washington
University. In the petition 1t was declared
that these negotiations were matters or
common notoriety in the District and freely
commented on in the newspapers.
II was set out that the concern. known
us the George Washington University, was
incorporated under the act of Congress
This. it was declared is misleading. except
that every law for the government of the
District of Columbia is enacted by Congress
1t is asserted chat the provision IN the de-
PENDANTS certificate of Incorporation, where
by ii undertakes to establish capital
stock. is in violation of the DISTRICT coue'
Declared to Be Misleading.
The petition states that the charter was
mot applied for in good faith and with
honest purpose and intent, but was, In fact.
applied and obtained at the instance and
by the procurement of one William FAIR.
not for the purpose of conducting an insti-
tuition for learning. importing instruction
in any department of knowledge 1t Is as
serted that the purpose was TO use the cor
porate name, powers and franchises SO Cd,
tained' for the purpose of "bestowing ana
comforting academic degrees without re-
spect TO the learning or merits of the per-
sons upon whom such degrees might De con-
ferred" The consderat ton for the degrees,
il is claimed. was alone the payment OF
money The plan. which the petition char
acterizes as dishonest and fraudulent. is
said to have been actually carried out by
Farr acting for and in the name of the de-
PENDANT university.
1t is also asserted the defendant has
''willfully and fraudulently perverted and
abused its powers by Offering and actually
comforting degrees of DID, LID. LIB
and Del" In support of this allegation
correspondence with persons in various
parts of this country and Europe are cited.
several people being named who, II Is stated,
have received degrees.
1t is alleged that Farr is now under in
dictment found by the grand jury of Ten
nessee. charging him with fraudulent use of
the mails.
Bill of Sale Filed.
BY bill of sale. dated august 30, 1904 and
filed today for record, William NJ. Farr,
claiming to be the sole Cwner of the Uni
versity of Washington. transferred all his
interest to the corporate rights, franchises
and privileges of the corporation to Thorn
as O. Lewis and Henry NJ. Taylor, for
S2s,iOT5. William NJ. Farr agrees to i'm
mediately procure n surrender of the char
te~s of the institutions hcI etofore affiliated
with the University of Washington and a
dissolution of the George Washington Uni
VerSity. the Washington Memorial Uni
versity and the American College of Law.
The grantees under the bill o. sale agree
to issue duplicate diplomas to all alumni of
the Nashville College of Law and the
American College of Law now known as
the department of law Of the University OF
Washington. 1t is also agreed that a per
manent home for the univ erSity Will be To-
Gated at Laurel. Md.