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Evening star., 1932-05-27
STORY Of S0D0M
SOUGHT IN ROME
Language of Sinful Cities
May Unrave| Tale of
Destruction.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, May 27.-Sodom and Gomor-
rahs tragic end. and perhaps the pro-
lcgue of their tale of sin will probably
one day be depicted from their own
writings
This depends on the success of efforts
of the Pontificial Biblical Institute here
in deCiphering the language signs on
objects found in excavations conducted
by Jesuit archeologistS of the institute
on the site Of once great city just
north of the Dead Sea. which they be-
lieve to be probably that Of the cities
destroyed by fire and birthstone.
Their studies have given them the
right to hope that by long, detailed
comparison of the hleroglyphicS with
the languages of ancient Egypt. Chaldea
and Crete they Will eventually recon-
struct the language of the sinful cities.
Seek Destruction Story.
1t is possible that the dramatic events
of the night before the destruction Of
Sodom and Gomorrah were chiseled or
scratched out in stone by some scribe
of the wicked cities before he lay down
for his last sleep on earth. In that
case the Jesuit scholars may be able
to relate the events of that dramatic
eve of tragedy as seen by the people
OF SOdOm.
They may read first hand how two
angels came to the house OF Lot in the
form of young men. how the men OF
Sodom gathered before Lots house and
demanded that they come out and show
themselves: how Lot pleaded with the
crowd to go away, and how they rushed
him and were breaking down the door
to his house when the two young men
stretched forth their hands and blinded
the crowd outside.
The eXcaVators of the supposed
Sodom and GomOrrah have found
more than 500 different objects OF
stone and clay bearing these signs OF
writing Among these are vases. brlcks,
fiat stones. fiat pieces of pottery, arms
and instruments.
Find Resemblance.
Already the tranSlatorS have found
some resemblance between their hlero-
glyphics and archaic cuneltorm or the
writings of ancient AsSyrla and Cretan
hieroglyphiCS.
They came upon many combinations
of a small twig alongside a cross. This
in archaic cuneiform is measure
equivalent to Il, gallons. or a little
more than gallons. depending on
whether it was used before or after
reform law of 2400 BIC. They found
figures of six lines which III cunelform
mean vegetables. They were on vases
which probably contained these edlbles.
Other signs they discovered represent
ing serpents in Minoan hierOglyphics:
these refer to poisons. There were de-
pictionS of solar disks and stars.
The Pontifcal Biblical Institute au-
thorities have divided the writings into
two classes:
Used Straight Lines.
First. Photographs. or picture-Writing
and symbols, religious or magical
Second. language signs in daily use
for ordinary ideas.
Almost all the signs are made by
straight lines. Curves are rare. This
is explained by the hardness of the
material on which the writing was
done-stone A flint point was used
to trace the lines.
Evening star., 1932-05-27
HYDE HITS EROSION
AS RUTHLESS COST
Vegetation on Watersheds Urged
to Combat Expense to
Farmer.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. May Secretary of
Agriculture Arthur NJ Hyde, speaking
at yesterdays session of the fifty
seventh annual meeting of the Ameri
can Forestry Association, urged the
development of the national policy to
provide for maintenance of a dense
forest or grass cover ON critical water
sheds having regional or national i'm
portance.
Erosion" he said. ''is merely the
first cost that this country is paying
for ruthless. unthinking exploitation of
its. land resources. All the crops in the
United States annually remove about
100000 900 pounds of plant food from
the soil. Erosion removes about 81
times as much
E I. Kotok, director of the California
Forest Experiment Station, said that
soil scientists estimate that erosion is
costing American farmers at least $780,
100000 annually in loss of plant food
Evening star., 1932-05-27
SOCIETY

Continued From Third Page)
c. S. Fensom and Mrs j. F. Wood, also
of Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. James J. Donovan of
Hollis, Long Island, and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles B. Slaughter of Buffalo, N. Y,
have taken an apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs Jesse L. Smith and
their young son. Jed motored to Wash
lngton from their Winter home in
Miami Beach. Fla, and are at the
Shcreham for a few days on their way
to their Summer home in the Thousand
Islands.
Mrs. j. Robert Bailey motored to
Washington from her home in Potts
vile, Pa, and is stopping at the Carl
ton.
Mrs. Amafa NJ Rust of Saginaw,
Mich, motored to Washington and is
spending a few days at the Shoreham.
Miss Orpha Cummings of Berkeley,
Calf, is at the Dodge for a stay of
several days. Miss Cummings is libra
rian In the Giannini Foundation Library,
University of California
Evening star., 1932-05-27
AMBULANCE
PARACHUTE SOUGHT
Army Seeks Method of Low
ering Sick or Wounded
in Case of Crash.

The Army, which transports more of
its sick and injured by air each year.
is seeking to develop parachute which
will lower bed-ridden man to safety
from crippled airplane ambulance.
Air Corps technicianS, in co-opera-
tion with the Medical Corps, have be-
gun studies of the problem at Randolph
Field, San Antonio, Tex, and at Wright
Field, Dayton. Ohio.
Although plans have scarcely reached
the experimental stage, the Army hopes
to find an answer to the question
what should an ambulance pilot do in
event of fire or structural failure?
Pilot Has No Choice.
AS things now stand, the pilot would
have little choice but to stick to his
Evening star., 1932-05-27
PLAN COMMENCEMENT
fl Correspondent of The Star.

BY q staff Correspondent of The Star.
BALLSTON. Va, May 27.-Com-
mencement exercises at Washington
Lee High School will be held ON June
5. and 7. it was announced today by
Principal S. P. Vanderslice.
On Sunday, June 5, the class ser
mon will be delivered at o'clock by
Rev. DR.. John Compton Ball, pastor of
the Metropolitan Baptist Church of
Washington. Senior class night will
be held the following night and the
commencement program will be held
on the night of June 7. DR.. F. P Col
lier, president of American University,
will deliver the principal address.
Evening star., 1932-05-27
EXHIBITION TEA TODAY
Affair Will Close School of Art Ap

Affair Will Close School of Art Ap-
probation Term.
Al exhibition tea at 1896 Phelps
place today will close the fourth year
of the School Of Art Appreciation for
children here, it was announced this
morning by Miss Margaret Yard.
Prizes will be awarded to the follow
ing students: Margheretta Sterling
Elaine Mcdowell, Nancy Lydia Ansell
and Jack Youngquist.
Evening star., 1932-05-27

Monday and Tuesday, May 3oth
and 31st: Wise eonsin Avenue and
S Street NV.
Wednesday, June 1st: Georgia Ave.
and Military Rd. NV.
Thursday, June I'd: Silver Spring,
Md.
Friday, June Sd: Wisconsin Avenue
and Yuma Street NV.
Saturday, June 4th: Rhode Island
Avenue and 18th Street NE.
Monday, June sth: 18th and G
Streets Sc.
Evening star., 1932-04-16
HETFIELD LEFT OFF
NEW PROMOTION LIST
Naval Officer Removed to Allow
Boone's Advancement Omitted
Second Time.

Lieut.. Comdr. William B. Hetfield,
whose name was removed from the
Navy promotion list last year to make
way for President Hoover's personal
physician, failed of promotion again
yesterday
The naval officer was recommended
for promotion by the Naval Medical Sc
lection Board last year.
President Hoover, however. rejected
the findings of this selection board, the
first time Chief Executive had taken
such action since the World War. and
new board was convened. A new list
of promotions, with the name of Capt.
Joel T. Boone substituted for that of
Lieut.. Comdr. Hetfield, was sent to the
White House and approved by the
President.
The five medical officers chosen YES
terday for advancement are Lieut..
ComdrS. Howard A. Tribou. on the U.
S. S. Saratoga, home, Rockport, Me:
John Harper, Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery, 1906 Yuma street; Thomas A.
Fortescue, now aboard the U. S. S. Ne
vada, Philadelphia; Charles S. Stephen
son. Naval Hospital, New York, Center
vile, Tenn, and Ruskin NJ. Lhamon,
Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Calf, Los
Angeles.
Evening star., 1932-04-16
RETIRED FEDERAL
WORKER SUCCUMBS
Attack Fatal for E. P. Rhoderick,
Who Served Government Here
About Sc Years.

Elbridge Perry Rhoderick, an en-
ploye of the Government for about sc
years, more than so of which were spent
in the Post Office Department, died last
night at his home, 1419 r street, fol-
lowing a heart attack. The fire rescue
squad was summoned and worked for
two hours in an effort to revive him, but
was unsuccessful.
Mr.. Rhcderick was a native Of Fred
erick County, Md, and had lived IL
Washington almost so years. He served
for some time in the Government Print
ing Office before transferring to the
Post Office Department, from which he
retired about two years ago. He was in
the division of rural mails at the Post
Office Department, and at one time was
its chief.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. M
v. Rhoderick; two daughters Maude c.
Rhoderick and Mrs. F. Harold Deland;
a granddaughter, Mrs. Cecil ]. Dodd,
and a grandson, F. Rhoderick Deland.
Funeral services will be held at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon at the S. H.
Hines funeral parlors, followed by burial
in Glenwcod Cemetery.
Evening star., 1932-04-16
DISCUSSIONS OPENED
BY SALVATION GROUP
Officers and Young Peoples Coun-
Gil to End Sessions With
Rally Tomorrow.

Discussions under the leadership of
Adjt. Sydney E. Cox, Young peoples
secretary, marked meetings of the BIZ
centennial Officers and Young Peoples
Councils of the Salvation Army at the
Temple Auditorium, COG E street today.
The sessions will continue through to-
morrow.
Participants in today's discussions In
cluded Maj. James E. Asher, Adjt.
Charles Dodd, Capt. Ernest Hopkins and
Ensign Gilbert S. Decker Late this
afternoon there will be demonstration
Of Scouts and Guards at the Army GYM
nasium, at which Thomas King, deputy
commissioner of the Boy Scouts or
America, will be the speaker. At the
same hour, Mrs. Alexander M. Damon
will conduct a young peoples meeting
in the Temple Auditorium. Mrs. Da-
mon is the wife of Lieut.. Commissioner
Damon, leader of the Salvation Army
in the Southern States.
A young peoples demonstration, at
which Isaac Cans, chairman Of the
Army's advisory board, will be the
speaker, will be held tonight and there
will be an all-day session at the temple
tomorrow, ending with public rally at
7:S0 O'Clock tomorrow night.
Other distinguished guests scheduled
to attend tonight include Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Taliaferro, DR.. w. L. Darby and
Thomas p Hickman, vice president OF
the Franklin National Bank.
Evening star., 1932-04-16
PRINTING EXHIBITION
WILL OPEN APRIL 10
Books. Illustrating Best in Typo
graphy, Press Work and Bind
ing to Be Shown.

An exhibition of so American and so
English books and specimens of CON-
mercial printing will open in Harding
Hail of the Government Printing Office
April l9 at pm, it was announced
today
The books will be on display April 18
but formal opening of the exhibit will
take place at public meeting of the
Washington Club of Printing House
Craftsmen. George H Carter. public
printer. will preside at the ceremonies.
Selected from $50 examples submitted
by publishers and presses throughout
the Nation, the American books illustrate
the best in Typography, press work and
binding The winners were chosen by
a jury designated by the American In
Stitute of Graphic Arts.
In England members of the London
First Edition Club acted as Judges
The commercial types were Selected
without regard for copy, but were graded
by standards of craftsmanship and
mechanical processes.
In addition to the American Institute
exhibits there will be display of print
ing done this year by the Government
Printing Office.
The exhibition will be open from
a m. 10 10 p IN. week days, 9 to - noon
Saturdays. II will close April 80 and 90
on tour through the United States.
Evening star., 1932-04-16
DIPLOMAS AWARDED
ID AT WALTER REED
Exercises Mark Close of Course for
Gray Ladies of Red
Cross Unit.

Fourteen young women who COM
pleted the hospital training course for
Gray Ladies of Walter Reed Unit,
American Red Cross, received diplomas
Thursday at exercises in the Red Cross
Building at the hospital.
The diplomas were awarded by Col.
Albert E. TRULY, commandant of the
Army Medical Center, while the grad
uation address was delivered by Maj.
Gen. Robert U. Patterson, Army sur
geOn general. Gen. Patterson was
introduced by Col. Philip w Hunting
ton, assistant commandant of the
Medical School
Graduates were presented pins by
Miss Margaret Lower, American Red
Cross field executive. A musical pro-
gram was rendered by the 18th
Engineers Orchestra.
The graduates are Shirley Randolph
Barr. julie Striben Daniels, Margaret
Marie Ferry. Louise D. Finley, Virginia
Langdon Forward Barendina Gardener,
Carry P. Hill, Caroline Lowman, Mar
garet Lott Remsen, Bida Estelle Sher-
burne, Ceta Triester, Jamie De j.
Troxel, Ethel >Tilson Warren and Eliza
beth Stevenson Hall,
Evening star., 1932-04-16
Saves Pets From His Fate
BAKER KILLS SELF AFTER SAFEGUARDING ANIMALS.

Y us wifes pets-f1ve dogs, mon
kew and three canaries-were
carefully safeguarded by George
L. Scheuch, 45-year-old baker,
before he descended to the
basement of his home, at 321 street
northeast, last night to end his life by
inhaling Illuminating gas.
Scheuch. a World War veteran, who
had been despondent over falling health,
waited until his wife, Mrs. Carrie
Scheuch. went out to practice for BIZ
centennial pageant, and then prepared
for suicide.
Scheuch carried the canaries in their
cages from the parlor to an upper floor
sleeping porch. There he locked in two
Angora poodles.
Scheuch then flung open the windows
Of a bed room and shut the door on two
settlers and a wolf hound. In the htch-
en-, he opened the windows so the vapor
would not affect the monkey in his
cage. and went to the basement, shut
ting the door behind him.
Rescue Squad Called.
When Mrs. Scheuch returned, she
smelled gas and ran to the home of a
neighbor. Charles Middlecamp, 315 U
street northeast. Middlecamp and Mrs.
Scheuch found Scheuch lying on a rug
in the basement, with the tube from
gas stove in his mouth.
Scheuch also had taken gun with
him. presumably as an alternative
should the gas fail. The fire rescue
SQUAD was summoned and worked over
Scheuch for 80 minutes without success.
He was pronounced dead by DR.. j. r.
Young of Casualty Hospital, and DR.,
Joseph D. Rogers, coroner, issued a GER
tificate Of suicide.
So carefully had Scheuch provided
for the pets that none of them was
affected by escaping gas.
Evening star., 1932-04-16
CALIFORNIA ENTERS SUIT
AGAINST CAPITAL CLUB
Seeks to Compel Concord Organiza-
ton to Perform an Agreement to
Purchase Washington Property.

John Mcknight Storrow, Pasadena,
Calf, has filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court to compel the Concord Club
to perform an agreement to purchase the
premises at 1882 I street for $22 900.
The plaintiff, through Attorneys E. C.
Brandenburg and L. M Denit. declares
that he has deposited with the District
Title Insurance Co. fee deed to the
property, but the defendant has not
concluded the sale
He tells the court that the chairman
OF the clubs Committee on WAYS and
Means was furnished with a KEY to the
property to permit access to certain
repairs to the building, which were paid
for March 25. The club had purchased
two drafts of S11 900 each, it is stated
which are now deposited in a safe de-
poS1t box, but because of some objection
by members of the club. which is a fra
ternal organization, opposition has de-
Veloped to the conSummation of the
sale contract executed December Is.
1881.
The court is asked to enjoin the club
from making any other disposition of
The two drafts than to turn them over
10 the title company to conclude the
sale. Discovery is asked concerning
the purchase of the two drafts and for
the names of the persons employed to
make repairs on the property. Dam
ages are asked for the delay in the
alleged failure to carry out the contract
Of purchase.
The address Of the Concord Club Is
given as 3l65 Adams street northeast.
Evening star., 1932-04-16
Deaths Reported.

George w. Jolly 80, 24O0 18th St
Daniel D. V. Stuart. IS. 2022 Columbia I'd
John A. Bolts, S5, 1924 F St ne
Adolph Levy. 30, 1914 Kennedy 81
Lucy NJ. Feldman, 80 200 Walnut st
William George Kent, n. Emergency Hos
pital.
Rosa NJ. Schaub 70. 728 Farragut st.
Helen Sullivan, ~, Home for Incurables
Anna M Holland, 6s en- route to Casualty
Hospital
Louis A Bauer, 81. 6l9 Ontario Apt
Mary E. QuiRley, &c, 1912 Park road
Fannie 3. Balm, 63. 26l6 Myrtle ave ne
Emma T. Everhard. g. 2543 18th St.
Eva Lewis. 60, Gallinger Hospital
Lula Dodd, Sc, Ell route Casualty Hospital
Emily Lee, Sc, U. s. Veterans Hospital
Nellie p. Gentner 50. 400 l4th ST
George c. Croshon. So. Sibey Hospital.
Crist Kyrellos, SO, Gallinger Hospital
Theodore w. Horner, 40, Walter Reed Hos
Basil J. Kelley. 81. Georgetown Hospital.
Edna NJ Hitte. 81, 245 14th place ne.
Noel A. Sinclair. 81, Emergency Hospital.
Rachael Ware, 6l 752 1879 ST. Sc
Isabel Frazier, 81, 424 9th st sw
Edward Rutts, ~, Gallinger Hospital
Thomas Strother 38, 437 HoIidge court.
Lillian Miles. 81, Gallinger Hospital
Marie Heron, %, Gallinger Hospital.
Infant of James and Marie HERON, "a
minutes, Gallinger Hospital.
Evening star., 1932-04-16
"Y SECRETARIES
FIGHT PROBLEMS
metropolitan Centers and
Several Nations Repre-
Sented at Session..

General secretaries of the Y. M. C. A.
in the larger cities of the United States
convened here today for a two-day dis
cuSslon OF problems of young men in
metropolitan centers.
The meeting is in connection with
the annual City General Secretaries
Conference of the Y. NJ. C. A., which
closed this afternoon at Calvary Bap-
tlst Church. The several hundred dele
gates from all parts of this country
and several foreign nations mapped out
plans Tor future development and con-
sidered issues now confronting the
Y. M. c. A.
Inc metropolitan secretaries, repre-
Senting cities Of more than half a mil
lion population, will concentrate on spe-
clal problems of urban associations.
Chairman Is Announced.
Arthur B, Nichols of Pittsfeld, Mass,
was announced as 1882 chairman of
the City General Secretaries Confer
ence at the annual banquet last night
at Calvary Baptist Church. Other off,
GERS elected yesterday are Parker Jor-
dan of st. Paul, Mimi, vice chairman
and A. Leslie Mould of Erie, Pa, sec
retary-
modernized program of aggressive
activities as a means of strengthening
the position in the community of the
Y. M. c. A. Among suggestions made
were that the associations increase
their earning power so as to depend
less on charity. that more business men
be invited to serve on directing boards,
that secretaries discard antiquated poll
cies and even that the association open
the door to women.
Gillian Gives Talk.
Strickland Gillian, humorist writer,
entertained the 300 guests with his
ideas for ending the depression. dissi-
pating gloom and otherwise improving
general conditions.
The annual interstate Y. M. c. A..
convention will be held tomorrow. with
'Y" officials from Delaware, Maryland
and the District of Columbia attending.
Hugh Thrift OF this city will preside.
Evening star., 1932-04-16
RADIO ADVERTISING
CALLED OVERDONE
Representative Davis Pre-
diets Congress Control in
Talk to Admen.

Regulation of radio by Congress will
be necessary to limit radio advertising,
Representative E. L. Davis of Tennes-
see predicted yesterday at the closing
session of the American Association of
Advertising Agencies in the Mayflower
Hotel
There is considerable dissatisfac-
tion with the amount of sales talk on
the radio" Davis declared. IF this
situation is constantly aggravated, dis
satisfaction will achieve a momentum
that will result in change in the pres
ent system.
Radio is not maintained to sell
goods. The only justification advertis-
ing has to the commercial use of radio
is the use of it in such a way that it
may be maintained to render a larger
public service. The public won't stand
for any other use of the radio.
"Overdone," He Says.
There is more advertising talk to-
day than ever. Much of this advertis-
ing is overdone; it has the opposite
effect than that sought by the adver-
tiser. 1t loses good will instead of
creating it. That sort of advertising
is doing the advertiser more harm than
good. Better results will be obtained by
a moderate amount of advertising than
by the amount given now"
Davis said radio programs should
be limited. from commercial stand
point, to the names of the advertisers
and their slogans.
There is entirely too much stress on
elementary description" Davis added.
If the product Is a tooth paste. we
do not want to hear how it is used.
If the product is car, what is wanted
is the name of the car"
Government regulation was opposed
by Senator Dill of Washington. He
said this would stifle initiative.
EwaId Named Chairman.
Henry T. Ewald of Detroit president
of the Campbell -Ewald Co., was elected
chairman Of the board John Benson
of New York was reelected president
for four-year term. Arthur H Kud-
ner of New York was named as vice
president, while G. Lynn Sumner, an
other New Yorker, was chosen as sec
retary. E. Dewitt Hill of New York
was reelected as treasurer.
New board members elected included
c. D. Newell, New York; Charles D.
Frey, Chicago; Raymond Rubican. New
York; H. H. Kynett, Philadelphia; !;
Lloyd Baillie, New York; George r.
Dunham, Boston; Charles Blum, Phila-
delphia; L. R. Northrup, Chicago, and
Clifford Fitzgerald, New Orleans.
Evening star., 1932-04-16
GOLDMAN HONORED
BY BANDMASTERS
New York Director Re- elect
ed President of ASSoCia-
tion at Session.

The same officers who have piloted
the American Bandmasters' Association
through its three years of existence were
reelected this morning at the third
annual convention, being held at the
Willard Hotel.
Edwin Franko Goldman, director of
the Goldman Band. New York, was re-
elected president: Capt. Charles O'Neill,
bandmaster at the Citadel, Quebec. vice
president; Victor Jean Grabel, Chicago
bandmaster secretary, and A. A. Hard
ing. director of bands at the University
Of Illinois, treasurer. The organization
was formed by these four. who, with
several others. held the first meeting
three years ago.
Glen Cliffe Bairum was named an
assistant to the secretary without q
title"
The association voted to establish q
scholarship for the outstanding muSicisn
among high school graduates each year
The winner will be chosen by competi-
ton, and will be entitled, by the scholar
ship, TO attend the National Music
Camp Interlachen, Mich.
The band men we're guests last night
at dinner and dancing at the Press
Club, where the Navy Band, under di-
rectiOn Of Lieut. Charles Benter, its
conductor, as well as of various men,
berS of the association, played a long
program.
The first part of the program was
devoted to works of the members of
the association, in which the composers
OF the various numbers conducted the
band through their own compositions.
The second part-13 SouSa numbers
was directed by former members of his
band, old friends and other members
Of the association.
This afternoon the members went on
sightseeing tour of the city and to-
morrow will present the annual concert,
which this year will be in the form of
tribute to Sousa. The concert, at $50
O'Clock, will be held at Constitution
Hall, under auspices of the District Red
Cross.