ESTABLISHE 1 890 Lw' iAr i dt 1 , re Y 3 ASSOCIATED VOL. XL. NO. 103 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1930 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS WELLS WILL 5GIVE DESCIPTIVE1TAL N AFRICA TONIGHT Humorist and Scientist to Talk in Hill Auditorium on 'Coldest Africa'. SIXTH ON SPEECH SERIES Lecturer Gives Whimsical Touch to Truth and Brings Unusual Facts to Light. Carveth Wells, humorist, author and scientist, will speak at 8 o'clock tonight in Hill auditorium on the subject, "In Coldest Africa." As the sixth speaker-on the Orator- ical association program Mr. Wells is expected to draw an unusually large audience because of the pe- culiar nature of his talk. Mr. Wells is known as the man who makes facts fascinating and the truth sound like a lie, and with a whimsical touch that puts life into facts that might other Ise lie dust covered, he stimun his hearers to actual research - ences check his statement ;, refsi erence books but always fil then fully substantiated, for evelsv state' ment he makes, no matter , - diculous it may sound, has , sis of fact. Has Popularized Science. It is 10 years since Mr. Wells be- gan his career in America, and dur- ing that time he has revolutionized the art of lecturing. He has broken Clown the traditional attitude of' seriousness toward scientific sub- jects and built up a reputation as one of the cleverest lecturers of the day. Tonight he will take his audience through a strange land wherein he says "nature leers from all sides, mocking man's incredulity with ir- refutable fact." Fish that sit in trees, deer and bears only seven inhes high, and bouncing fish balls are :some of the fantastic sights which Mr. Wells will de- scribe. Mr. Wells recently returned from an expedition to Central Africa where .he explored the famous "Mountains of the Moon" for the Geographical society, and his lec- ture will be made tip of the strange sights he witnessed while on this expedition. Ticket Sale Now On. Carveth, Well is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical and American Geographical societies, as well as an associate member of the Insti- tution of Civil Engineers and a member of the Explorers Club, the Adventurers Club, and the Circum- navigators Club of New York. I According to Henry Moser of the speech department, business man- ager of the Oratorical association, tickets for the lecture may be pur- chased at Slater's or at 3211 Angell hall at one dollar each, or at the box office in Hill auditorium to- night from 7 to 8 o'clock. HORTON SMITH WINS TOURNEY (1 y Assiated Pres f ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26.-Despite a faltering putter, Horton Smith of Detroit, today won his thirteenth1 golf crown in 15 months as he cap-! tured the title of the $2,000 Central Florida open tournament with 139 1 for the 36 holes. Smith's work with the putter was good during his first nine boles today when he scored a 33, two strokes below par, on the Or- lando Country club course, but the club failed him inthe last nine "holes and he missed a number of strokes to take a 37 on the par 36 division. One stroke behind him were Mike TIurnesa, Elmsfqrd, N.. Y., and Harry Cooper, Los Angeles, who poled twin 68's to lead Smith by one count yesterday. Neil McIntyre, Indianapolis, of- fered a 72 and a 69 for a 141 to1 follow Turnesa and Cooper, while Bobby Cruikshank and Al Watrous,J Detroit, each had 143. Carl Morris Dann, Jr., Orlando, Fla., was the low amateur with a 146. Smith took $600 first noney in the tournament, Turnesa and Light Norse Harry gaining $350 each. Mc- Intyre got $200 and Cruikshank and Watrous got $112.50 each. ton f~. 01h~r .rnrc a + f I- i N. Y. UNIVERSITY I HONORS RUTH VEN I Word was received here yester- day that New York university had honored President Alexander G. Ruthven by naming him to the Co-I lege of Electors of the Hall of Fame. More than 100 prominent men throughout the country con- stitute the college which passes up- on those distinguished Americans{ who are to have their names andI busts placed in the colonade on the Heights at New York city. Nominations to the Hall of Fame are received by the trustees of the fund from all over the country. This year, when the college will vote additional names to the Hall, Dr. Harry Burns Hutchins, late president emeritus of the Univer- sity, was, among those nominated. PURDUE 'ETS WID S 291 WILL DISTRIBUTES 'TAF HUTCHINS' EST AT E 9TCOW TO RESUME DUTIES ; Relatives to Receive Property ofI Late President. I IH 9 The estate of Dr. Harry Burn OLLO WI NC B ESP III Hutchins, late president emeritus[PYSCtN EO FOLL WINGof the University, valued at $35,000, will be divided among six relatives.1 France Will Not Be Represented According to the will, which was [Condition Is Critical Though Officially Until Internal dated Dec. 30, 1927, two sistersrs- Suffers No PainStates Trouble Is Over. Belle Hutchins Fleming of Ann Ar- SufrNoPitae bor, and Mrs. Carrie Hutchins Doctors' Bulletin. Worden of Newtonville, Mass., and TO REFVIVE DISCUSS~fWqiOanS nntd HenPar f! Hytrhin1 .,..,...,.r.'[7--, RTi He TO TALK T ONIGHT K1ON TROPICAL TRIP CMITEiSE LIW R I CPLESSFRESHMEN Student Council Special Board Holds Hearing for Score of Tradition Violators. Conference Leaders Take Game While Stressin Defensive Play. Easy LEAD AT HALF 13 51 (By Associated Press) LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb.2 P - due defeated Northwestern(2 to 35, to win its seventh consecutive Fig Ten basketball game of to~e season and keep its conference record tin- marred here tonight. The Boilermakers stressed defen- sive play in tonight's game and al- though their offensive machine worked less smoothly than in past performances, managed to stay well out in front at all times.-t After holding a 13 to 5 advan-! tage at half time, the Conference # leaders played a listless style of ball during the first ten minutes of the last period. At this point the! Harmeson - Wooden combination got busy and the flashy floor guards scored six baskets in the list few minutes of play. Stretch Murphy, Purdue center, added 10 points to his season's to- tal. Walter, Northwestern pivot man, lead his teammates with four baskets. . Purdue v '. r