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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
|G. WUTODEDICATE DEPEW CHAIR
ENDOWED BY ORATORS WIDOW
Willard Hayes Yeager Is First Incumbent
Memorial Gives Impetus to Local
Student Forensic Activity.

the nations should adopt a plan for
complete disarmament, except Of such
forces as are needed for police pur-
poses" George Washington will uphold
the negative.
Woman debaters will hold their first
debate here on February 5, meeting a
team from Penn State College.
REORGANIZATION for the second Sc
mester Of the academic year Is now in
progress. In all schools of the univer-
sity, except the Law School and the
School Of Medicine. students registered
last semester must re-register before
January 18. Law School students must
re-register during the week OF jan
uary 81.
Midyear examinations in all schools
of the university, except the Law School
and the School of Medicine, will take
place during the period from January
% to January 20. In the Law School
midyear examinations will be held from
January 81 to February /. The new
semester will open In the Law School
on Monday, February 3, and in the
other schols on Wednesday. February 5
Two new appointments to the faculty
have been announced. Miss Raquel
Ahumada joins the staff of the Spanish
department as instructor in Spanish
Miss Ahumada Is native of Chile. She
holds the degree OF master OF arts from
Vassar College. Prior to coming to this
university Miss Ahumada taught at the
Providencia School, Santiago, Chile, and
at Vassar.
Arthur w. Hummel, A. M, joins the
staff of the political science depart
ment. He will give course in polit-
ical backgrounds of the Far East. Mr.
Hummel is chief of the division OF
Chinese literature of the Library OF
Congress. He has lived In the Orient
for many years and has taught in Japan
and in China.
Troubadours Elect 20.
The George Washington University
Troubadours have elected to member
ship % students whose work with the
annual troubadour productions has been
outstanding. The new members include
Bert Bagranoff, Carolyn Brasch. Will
helmina Guide, Steve Nyman, Al Perry
Jane Wilson, Winifred Beall, Verna Par
sons, Dorothy Schenken, Vivian Ward
Betty Waller, Barbara Miller, Josephine
Latterner. Carolyn jackson. Lillian
Breckenridge, Dorothy Algire, Mae
Harris Clarks, Marian Lum, Peggy
Mays, Jean Slime, Whitley Stevens, John
Redmond and Milton Beekman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
.fUNI0R LAW CLASS
/. PLANS ANNUAL FETE
Fudge Wheat to Give Address at
Banquet to Be Followed by
Dance February /.

n The junior class Of the Washington
College IF Law. under leadership OF
its president, Ralph LLOYD Stevens, is
arranging for the annual banquet and
dance, to be held at the Mayfower
Hotel on February /. Judge Alfred
"A Wheat of the Supreme Court OF the
District os Columbia will make the
principal address and the entertain
fnent committee promises a program
of exceptional quality.
] The freshman class held another ses-
sion Of debates fast evening under the
direction of the faculty adviser: Prof,
Robert E. Freer, with Malcolm F.
Bailey. president of the class. presid-
sng. One of the two important CUES
ifions argued was: Resolved, That
modern Inventions are a menace "a
sscciety." with Jacob Kaplan, James 8
hShank and @. MIGUEL representing the
affirmative and Wilbur F. Smith. VIII
ham j. Stephenson and Mrs. Gertrude
.6mith unfolding the opposition.
iF The second question was Resolved
THAT the several States should have
uniform marriage and divorce laws,
and the Affirmative was upheld by Mrs
iMaytie M. Wardles, Miss Clara L
tBorjes and Cecil w. Macy. while thu
negative was argued by Mrs. Elizabeth
:P. Cubberley. Clare 3. Schillinger anc
Francis K. Obold.
n The practice court also held ses
sion last evening. with Judge Edwin A
,AIooers presiding.
II Eta Alumni Chapter Of the Kapp'
beta Pi Legal Sorority Is busy in it
preparation for its first annual car
party. IL will be held at the Wash
angton Club on Wednesday. at O'Clock
This is the FIRST of q series Of annua
events planned by the dean OF Eta
miss Anna Boyle. The committee u
charge Of the arrangements Is as 1ol
lows: Chairman, Miss Olive Beatty q
Epsilon Chapter; Ruth Tech OF N
1Chapter and Mrs. Marie Flynn Mad
t3dux Of Omicron Chapter.
~ Dean Grace Hays Riley has an
nounced that new subjects In all classe
Twill begin on February 3. New stu
dents are being enrolled for the Mid
winter term now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
FARM RELIEF CLASH
FORECAST In SWEDEN
Relief in Form of Increased Duties
on Grain Is Expected to oori
Be Sought.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, January IA politi-
cal clash over cwedish farm aid, chiefly
in the form of increased import duties
on grain, which would affect American
wheat exports to Sweden was forecast
today in connection with the annual
opening of the Swedish Riksdag.
In a speech from the throne, King
Gustav v promised q government bill
to aid the farmers. partly requiring the
Swedish -four mills to use a certain
proportion Of homegrown wheat mixed
with the foreign grown, and partly by
increasing the duties on certain other
grains.
Per Albin Hanson, leader of the
Social-Democratic party warned the
Conservative government against any
attempt to raise the rates on bread
stuffs which would increase the work.
In mans cost Of living.
On this direct issue between the two
leading parties there Is expected to be
cabinet question. The balance of
power Is held by the Agricultural Union
and the Middle Class Liberals. 49,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
SOCIAL PROGRAM
AT COLUMBUS U.
Students Interpreting Studies
With Other Mid-Year Ac-
Invites.

With midyear examinations in the
ofine the students at Columbus UNI
versity, 1914 Massachusetts avenue, are
intersp:rsing studies with a social pro-
gram.
The Venetian Society of the School
of Accountancy is sponsoring a dance
to be given on the evening Of February
z at the Roosevelt Hotel, from 10 to
l O'Clock. The society's social COM
mittee, comprising Robert Findlay. its
president; Joseph MCGOWAN, William
johnson and Bernard Gallagher, is
handling the arrangements for the
affair. which is to be the last dance OF
the year. Miss Margaret McClosky,
William Bowers and Leo A. Cough are
assisting the special committee IN max
Charles Keegan, Miss McClosky, Mr..
Gallagher and John Mccarthy have
been appointed on the staff OF the
Venetian News, the oficial organ OF the
Venetian Society.
The school of Accountancy has
formed two bowling teams, represent
ing the freshman and the senior junior
group, and these new units have been
added as members Of the league sron-
sored by the uniyersity's athletic asso-
citation.
William E. Leahy, dean Of the School
of Law, and his assistant. Seton Darr
Yesterday announced the schedule oil
examinations for the undergraduates
The first semester examinations for al
classes will be held from January n
to 81. inclusive The following is the
schedule for the first year: Monday
contracts; Tuesday, torts;. wednesday
personal property; Thursday, crimina
law, and Friday. agency. For the sec
ond year, the schedule is: Monday, rea
property; Tuesday, evidence; THURSDAY
common law pleading, and Friday
equity. For the third year, the sched
ule Is: Monday, constitutional law
| Tuesday, equity pleading; wednesday
I damages, and Friday. mortgages.
| Preparations have been perfected 10
the annual dance of the University
| Pi Chi Sorority for women OF tn
School of Law. This event will be hell
on Saturday night Of this week at tn
Gracs. Dodge Garden House. The fol
lowing Is the committee on arrange
mentS: Helen Furey chairman, Mary /
Hurley, Catherine Stafford, RIOS
Graves, Helen HUM and Kathryne [
Power.
Another social event of interest o.
the calendar of Columbus Universit
Is the junior prom, to be held at tn
Carlton Hotel on the evening OF Feb
ruary !, Immediately following the MID
year examinations. Novelty an
speciality attractions are promised b
the committee in charge, which consist
of Emmett McGkhey chairman, Fran
Sullivan, Dan Murphy, Paul Grave
and Miss Helen HUM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
CHARLES P. TAFT LEAVES
WIDOW BULK OF ESTATE
Publisher of Cincinnati Times
Star Bequeaths Minor Sums to
Is Personal Employees.

BY the Associated Press.
Mrs. Anna Sinton Taft received $4,000
shares of stock in the Times Star Co.
under terms of the will of her husband,
Charles p. Taft. philanthropist, and
late publisher of the Times Star. The
will, probated today. left most Of the
estate to the widow and Mr.. Taft's two
daughters. The value of the estate was
not estimated y
Other relatives were left minor sums.
Fifteen Of MIR. Taft's personal employees,
such as chauffeurs, gardeners. maids,
queathed from $500 to S15,000., Miss
Mary G. Gutter. his assistant secretary,
was given $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

Formal dedication of the Depew Chair
OF Oratory in the George Washington
University will take place Friday, jan
uary "a. 1t Is announced by DR.. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, president. The cere-
monies will be held in Corcoran Hall
at 5 pm.
The Depew Chair of oratory was en-
dowed by Mrs. Chauncey M, Depew IN
memory of her late husband, the famous
orator The gift has made possible the
establishment In the university of a
department of public speaking which
onerS courses In all branches of pub
lie speaking, with especial attention
upon the training Of Government off,
cials and business and professional men.
Willard Hayes Yeager, professor OF
public speaking and executive officer OF
the, department of public speaking, is
the first incumbent of the Depew chair.
Formerly acting head of the department
of public speaking of the University
OF Illinois, Prof. Yeager has had wide
experience as q teacher Of speech, and
Is the author Of number of texts on
the subject.
Mrs. Depew to Be Present.
Mrs. Depew, now a resident of Wash
ington, and depely interested in the
development of public speaking courses
In the university, will be present at the
dedication. The ceremonies win be pre-
sided over by DR.. Marvin. The presen-
tation Of Mrs. Depew's gift to the uni
versity will be made by Judge Charles
Henry Butler. John Bell Larner, chair
man of the board of trustees, will &C.
cept the gift in behalf of the univer-
sity. Prof. Yeager will give an address
on Chauncey Depew as an orator and
his contribution to the art Of public
speech. so
The principal address of the occasion
will be made by man prominent in
public life whose name will be an
nounced later.
establishment of the department of
public speaking has given an impetus
to debate, always one of the major
student activities at the university.
Under the direction of Prof Yeager the
mems and women's debate teams are
preparing for the opening of the in
tercollegiate debating season.
Men to Debate Princeton.
The man debaters will open their sea-
son on February Is with a debate
against a team from Princeton Uni
versity In Washington. The proposition
for discussion will be, Resolved: That
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
, POLICE GUARD LEAGUE.
Strong Protection Planned fol
Geneva Delegates.

GENEVA, January IL (F.-Plans for
a very unusual police guard for the
session of the Council OF the League OF
Nations, which begins on Monday. were
inaugllrated tonight through co-opera-
ton OF the Secretariat and Geneve
Service de Surete.
Taking cognizance Of reports Of plots
against members of the Italian delega-
ton, Howard Huston, an American,
who Is chief Of the Secretariat's internal
service, and General Secretary Sir Eric
Drummond laid down drastic scheme
of safeguards. Within and without the
headquarters Of the League awill be
patrolled by gendarmes IN force two
or three times greater than is usual IN
normal session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
CATHOLIC j. JOINS
INSCRIPTION QUEST
Light on History of Modern
English Alphabet Sought
by Expedition.

The Catholic University has Joined
with Harvard University to conduct an
archaeological expedition In the vicinity
of the temple of Hathor on Mount
Searbit el-Khadem. The expedition
sailed January 3, and will have as its
members Profs. Kirsopp Lake and Rob
ert p. Blake OF Harvard University,
and Rev. DR. Romanus Butin, S. M,
professor of Semitic language and liter
atures at the Catholic University.
The purpose of the expedition Is to
unearth, IL possible. inscriptions which
may throw new light on the history Of
the modern English alphabet, which by
means of inscriptions found at Sarabit
has already been shown to date back
more than 10 centuries before Christ.
Fragments of inscriptions were first
found at serabit by Sir W. M. Flinders
Petrie as early as 1905. 1t was then
supposed that the characters were
Egyptian. When an attempt was made,
however, to translate them into Egyp-
tian, the result was found to be mean
ingless. It was later supposed that the
inscriptions were in some Semitic Ian
guaRe, and in 1927, when DR.. Butin was
acting director of the American School
of Oriental Research in Jerusalem, the
Harvard professors. Lake and Blake en-
listed his aid in solving the problem.
Semitic, but declines to say whether
they are of the very ancient Phoenician
or of some other ancient Semitic tongue
until he has accumulated more COM
plete array of evidence. DR.. Butin as
serts that the tablets discovered near
the temple of Hathor are the earliest
alphabetical inscription known to the
scientific world today.
w. r. Montavon Lectures.
william r. Montavon of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference, lectured
before q large audience at the Catholic
University last Monday evening on
THE Church and State in Modern
Mexico" This was one OF O Winter
series of public lectures being given at
the university. The next lecture IN the
series will be delivered tomorrow eve
ming in the auditorium of Mcmahon
Hall by Rev. DR.. John Montgomery
Cooper, professor Of anthropology IN
the Catholic University. His topic will
be 1.-THE Origin and Early History OF
Religion" The lecture will begin at
s:l5 and will be open to the public.
Next Wednesday evening the Wash
ington Chapter of the Lay Alumni AS
ISOLATION of the University will spon-
sor its second annual grand benefit
bridge party, the proceeds OF which Will
be used to promote the athietic pro-
gram outlined by the Catholic UNI
versity Alumni Association. The party
will be held in the auditorium OF the
Martin Mallory chemical laboratory, be-
ginning at 8 o'clock. It will be in
formal The committee In charge,
under the direction of Henry j. Con-
nor, president OF the Washington chap
ter, has invited all faculty members
alumni. and friends OF the university
! to attend.
Benefit Tea Dance Held.
A tea dance was held yesterday aft
ernoon at the Willard Hotel under the
| auspices of the active members of the
| university track squad for the purpose
| of raising funds for the construction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
M. E. CHURCH SOUTH
TO DISCUSS SCHOOLS
Lenders of Denominations Educa-
tional System to Meet
Soon.
nv N. A..oc,ated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. January 1I.-Work
of the II schools which comprise the
educational system OF the Methodist
Eniscopal Church South, will be dis
cussed at the annual meeting of the
educational association Of the church
here February S and 6.
Heads of the various colleges, uni
versities and schools In the system are
expected to address the meeting.
Bishop Edwin Mouzon Of Charlotte,
N. c., president Of the general board
OF education; Bishop John M. Moore
of Dallas. Tex, and Bishop James Can
non, jr., Of Richmond, Va, are among
those expected at the conference.
Formulation of legislation to be pro-
posed to the quadriennial general con-
ference Of the church will be an i'm
portant item Of the program.
Attendance Of approximately SOC
leaders in educational and genera
work Of the church is expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

of a board track in the university sta
dunn. The affair was attended by
members of the. alumni and student
bodies. Charles Mogavero, Peabody,
Mass, was chairman of the committee.
DR.. Roy ]. Deferrari, professor of
Latin. attended the meeting of the ad-
visory committee of the American
School Of Classical Studies in Rome,
which was held at Boston, December 81.
Plans for the junior prom are under
way, and q committee on arrangements
is to be appointed shortly. The prom
will be held this year in the main ball
room of the Wardman Park Hotel,
February 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

issued instruction to the effect that
freshman photographs for the Docket,
senior year book, must be made by
January is.
Plans for the annual Founders day
meeting of the Sigma MI Phi Fraternity
will be announced next week. The
fraternity was begun at National with
the establishment in 1903 of the Jo-
seph H. Choate Chapter. New officers
will be elected next month.
The next regular meeting of the
university's board of trustees will be
held in March, according to announces
ments by John l.. Cassin, assistant
dean Of the Law School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Son of Senator
Caraway Develops
AS 'sSpellbinder''

Bob" Caraway, student at the
Woodward School for Boys Of the
Y. NJ. C. A. and son of Senator Cara
way of Arkansas, has stepped out
as q ''spellbinder" in his own way.
Bob gave an illustrated lecture on
the World War before all his school,
mates IN assembly last Friday. He
operated a motion picture machine
showing several official Government
reels of the Army and Navy in &C.
ton during the war.
The protector was Bob's and he
made all arrangements for the whole
show, after obtaining the reels from
Federal authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
PROBES TAYLOR DEATH.
Investigator Goes to Interview Men
Who Claim Killing knowledge.

SAN FRANCISCO, January II Up.
Edward King, special investigator
for District Attorney Buron Fits OF
Los Angeles, arrived here today en-
route to question Otis Hefner, former
convict and parole violator. and Henry
Peavey, both of whom profess q knowl-
edge of the murder of William Desmond
Taylor, movie director in 1929, Peavey
was Taylors combination cook and
house boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Pope Receives Former King.

VATICAN CITY. January II tP).-
Pope Plus today received in audience
former King Manoel Of Portugal. The
King, who drove to the Vatican, was
welcomed by ecclesiastics and by mem
bers of the papal court. He was ac-
corded the customary honors of royalty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

Benefit Tea Dance He'd.
A tea dance was held yesterday aft
ernoon at the Willard Hotel under the
auspices of the active members of the
university track squad for the purpose
of raising funds for the construction
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
DEATH CLAIMS
FAMOUS WRITER
Sherlock Holmes Succumbs
Suddenly to Attack
Of Heart Disease

LONDON. July 7.-tP-Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, II, creator Of "Sher-
lock Holmes and widely known
spiritualist, died at his home here
today of heart disease. With him
were Lady Doyle, two sons and a
daughter.
The great novelist and exponent
OF the occult was stricken seriously
i'll about two months ago and his
condition had become more aggra-
waited recently. although his death
today had not been anticipated.
Sir Arthur'S sudden death took
his family greatly BY surprise. He
had been under a physicians care
during the last six or eight months.
His weakened condition was thought
to have been brought on by a series
OF lectures last October in Scandi-
navia. in behalf Of the cause Of
spiritualism. Until two days ago IL
had been thought he was getting
steadily better. Then he contracted
a severe cold.
Sir Arthur died at $50 o'clock
this morning. His sons. Dennis and
Adrian Conan Doyle. and his
daughter. Jean Conan Doyle, were
with their mother at his bedside.
Continued on page Ten)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
GONZALEZ Wins
SNAKE PRIZE
Point Isabel Celebration
Ends; 1880 Counted
In Three Days

The final heat Of Point Isabels
famous snake catching contest fur
nished the closing thrill for a crowd
of 5000 Sunday afternoon. which
carried the attendance over the g.
day celebration TO the 27,500 mark.
First prize, SIS. was Won by Au-
gustine Gonzalez. amateur. who
snagged his ten live rattlers in one
minute. So seconds. Juan Gonzalez
took the second prize. SIS, making
the catch in two minutes, six sec
onds. and Domingo Coronado was
winner OF the third prize of $40,
his time being two minutes, SO sec
onds.
A snake catching exhibition was
staged By II. K. Blanchard OF
Brownsville. who caught five snakes
in % seconds barehanded, without
the al dof a stick. Fifteen snakes
were then turned loose in the pen
at one time. Blanchard bagged the
entire lot barehanded IN As seconds,
Eight contestants participated IN
the final heat.
Surfboard races were another
feature OF the afternoons program.
The team OF Adkins and Goolsby
of San Benito winning the event ~
the boat Kilowatt. Eight teams
were entered.
Music was furnished through the
day and evening by the Twelfth
Cavalry band o. Fort Brown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
Alabama Rioters
Burying Their Dead

BEMELLE Ala. July T.-tA1-
Rifles and pistols were sheathed to-
day as this strife torn village COM
pleted the burial Of It's dead-two
white men and four negroes-slain
in disorders arising from an indie
pendence day debt dispute.
-Four other negroes each with a
prize Of $500 on his head still at
large, but virtually all Of several
hundred white possemen had given
up a three day man hunt instituted
after a negro family engaged in q
gun fight with a white family over
payment for an automobile battery.
Official rewards which have been
posted for the four negro fugitives.
Governor Bib Graves said at
Montgomery, ARE not merely for
negroes who killed white men, but
would be paid for the arrest and
conviction OF anybody. white or
black, responsible at Bemelle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
GOOD TASTE?
Special to The Herald.)

OpeCldl 10 Inc Herald
SAN BENITO| July 7.-Justice Of
the Peace L. M. valdetero had one
Of his hardest cases to decide this
morning.
A negro couple were brought in
charged with disturbing the peace.
1t was their first offense Of this
kind in 20 years.
After listening 10 both their
stories, the genial Judge decided to
let them off with a reprimand to
the man in the case. After IL had
been given, the negro said:
"Jedge, what you say Is all right.
but what would you do eff a woman
was TO hit you right full in de face?'
Why. I'd run, I suppose" said
the ~. P.p
~Da's all right, too. jedge," was
the reply. But me and you Is diff
ferent. De wilecat done et de rabbit
UP in me a long time ago"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
DODGES DEATH
Note Dropped From Taxicab
Saves Drivers Life

CHICAGO. July 7-tP- George
Richardson, a taXicab driver, never
was a literary man. but he wrote one
gen Yesterday that saved his life.
Richardson's cab had been COM
mandeered bv q robber. He COM
PEELED Richardson 10 drive him from
one filling station TO another, rob-
bing them.
when We get through" the rob-
Der told Richardson, I'm going TO
kill you"
so Richardson, with perspiration
streaming down his neck, secretly
went literary. He wrote q note,
which he dropped onto the highway.
IL am taking myself for a ride,
but I cant help t." he write. We
are headed for Indiana Point, Fox
Lake. Help, help"
A farmer found the note and tele-
phoned ahead for a deputy sheriff
who blocked the road and stopped
the cab.
He arrested richardson's passen-
ger, who said he vas John Sullivan.