The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-29
WILL REVISE
HISTORY OF ROME
Result of Discoveries Made by Pro-
fessor Hempl of Stan
ford.
WHAT ITALIC TEXTS SHOW.
Prove Romans and Etruscans Sprang
From One
Race.
WHAT ITALIC TEXTS SHOW

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Decem-
Der 26.-The key which reveals the
secrets so long hidden behind the Eft
ruscan and old Italic inscriptions has
at last been discovered by Professor
George Hempl, the holder of the Phi
biological chair at Stanford University,
and the manners, customs and history
of people today practically unknown
may be read in the future as in a book
Experienced in his investigations of
old German inscriptions and runes,
Professor Hempl was able to accom-
plish the feat undertaken by science
ages ago, but never before successful
ly.
WILL MAKE CHANGES IN HIS
TORY.
Members of the faculty who were
present at the, lecture by DR.. Hempl
before the Stanford Pathological Asso-
citation today declare that the discov-
cry is a veritable triumph and will
have far-reaching results. 1t will ne
cessitate a re-stating of ancient Ro-
man history, and it will throw flood
of light on many disputed facts of Lat
in grammar and etymology. 1t has
been the generally accepted view
among historians that the Etruscans
were an element entirely foreign to
their neighbors, the Romans This the
DRY is conclusively overthrown by
Professor Hempl, whose investigations
prove a great similarity between the
Roman and Etruscan languages and
make possible only one conclusion,
that the Etruscans and Romans
sprang from one race, which, follow
ing the old legend, wandered to Italy
from Troy after the fall of lbat city.
Thus Vitgils "Aeneid" is substantial
ated by scientific proof.
BEGINNING OF GREAT WORK.
DR.. Hempl's discovery is yet in its
infancy. Out of 800 inscriptions he
has read but fifty, yet the little work
he has done has been sufficient to con-
vince him that the old idea of distinct
races is entirely erroneous. When Pro-
lessor Hempl unfolded his discovery to
the little group of educators in the
presidents council room today and
proved that the Latin and Etruscan
tongues were from the same root he
received prolonged and hearty an
plause. A full scholarly treatise upon
the subject of Etruscan inscriptions
written by DR.. Hempl will be read be-
fore the meeting of the American Phi,
Illogical Association which is to be
held at Toronto next spring. Profes.
SCR Hempl intends to go on with his
work on the Etruscan inscriptions.
In explaining his find to the Philo.
logical Association today. Professor
Hempl said that ancient Italy was oc.
cupied by various peoples, speaking
various languages. There were Greeks
IN the south, Celts in the north anC
ltalic tribes in all parts Of the PENN.
sula The latter fall into two groups:
the Latin-Faiscan, spoken in and neal
Latium, and the Oscar Umbrian, spok
en- in a large part of Italy. Aside from
these are the Etruscans, Just north OF
the Romans, the Veneti in the neigh
borhood of Venice, the people in Eas
tern Italy who spoke what is called
Old Satellite, and some minor tribes
But the inscriptions left by all thes,
last named peoples have always BAT
fled the ingenuity of scholars. Profes
sor Hempls proper field of work i
Germanic philology For many year