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AWARDS COMMITTEE There will be a meeting of the itudent award* com mittee at 3 p.m. today In 202. Student Union, to approve activity awards.
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, April 21, 1931.
No. 127
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ION BACKS
(MOB PLAN
jtor Pittman, Dem., Htv., Rc com me n d s ges in Laws.
frpMQTON. April 20— (IP) 'Sjrr*tic hopes of avoiding a dm? In th<> 1932 convention , prohibition received a *et-l tod*.' When Senator Key Pit-1, Dem., Nev., declared the ; democratic platform will con-i plank recommending rhang-n l»e existing
Skull and Dagger Stolen From S. C. Trophy Case
The skull and dagger, emblem of the senior men * honorary, waa stolen from the trophy room on the third floor of the Student Union sometime Saturday night.
No trace has been found of the person who took the article but police officials are making a search for clues concerning Its disappearance. The emblem Hi a skull through which a gold dagger has been rtin. The handle of the dagger Is jeweled with semi-prcdous stones.
ADVENTURERS Alumni Council Presidency CLUBS ASKED SING MELODY IsAwarded Frank Hadlock BY EL RODEO
IN MUSICALE
During Atlanta Convention
TO PAY DEBTS
Entire Trojan Glee Club to Take Part in 1931 Extravaganza.
A male chorus, composed of the entire Men's Glee club, will sing
Frank Hadlock. executive secretary of the Southern California Alumni association, was accorded the highest honor I	-
Men's I in American Alumni circles when he u.t .selected president of Annual Will Not Appear
enforcement
wh0 was chairman ofl p*** *;t**1 j convention in i»# '
*„flue»<ial d'm0rtr*2a’ ?s «, announcement today 1*
those
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unn porn., fU insisting that prrtiiM-\ not a Pom'c*' '»»u« lirP.r,y should concent „ wsnomif questions
ECONOMIC issue
pittman K*v'‘ n0
Mini of the "home rule Tr revision of the eighteenth lent sponsored by John J.
. chairman of the democra-Mtional committee. the • pHtor went far enough o kimself UP	R“kf
Utters contention that the ntlr psrtj- must take a der-, on the prohibition ia-
>Tte prohibition Issue '* ot \yu{ importance,” Pittman t -particularly in the large mi ol population where the ritt„ of gangsters and racket-htre developed, that lt I*
I to he a material issue In ' election. The economic Issue.
hard times and the cause Iteneiy for hard times, will, naturally be the domln-] iuii” ”
WET POSITION
I Pittman's opinion, thc party -nn. while railing for a re-i ol prohibition laws, should ' |o to the extent of specify-rttt that revision should be. te encouragement lent to the lob element In the democratic j Si by Pittman's statement to-1 resti on its indication that-jlemtnd for an antl-prohibitlon U not confined to the Krati in Industrial centers ! the Atlantic seaboard. This jn some of the edge of repu-jat intentions that the detno-Mtiprohibition movement intitttively a "Tammany” af-
i. Pittman's state, has re-iti stale entoreement laws >ki Montana, another state i the democ:-'1*-	hope-
Sport
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Dance
Politics
paign Capers.”
WTO DEBATE
clendale teams
totohrtd, that the Installment ‘ «f buying is detrimental to American people,” will be the ' o< a dual debate between
*	C. freshman forensic teams >*o teams of Glendale jun-wllege or Wednesday after-
at ) o'clock In Hoose 206. ^ Rose and Richard Yea-*111 defend the negative George GitteUon and Frances will take the affirma-,llr the S. C. Krosh.
I treihman debaters are urg-ta 1 present (or these two declared Worth Bern-Jr°*htnaa debate manager.
Thursday afternoon ^ flrat 1 Glendal "Pate In “• One l **e with
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t-ombination will
* negative team. The
^ *111 have from 3 to 8
prepare their speechea. tertaimjjp^,
the "Song of the Adventurers” a* one of the features of "Shipwrecked,” the 1931 Extravaganza which Is to be presented in Bovard auditorium Friday and Saturday of this week.
Carl Humphreys, a member of the glee club, plays the part of the captain of the rescue ship, and he wtll sing the solo part, accompanied by 34 male voices. 11 ' l_ _	| Final scenic and dress rehears-
A fl C- III e j als will be held tonight, tomot-
__| row, and Thursday, with the cast,
| chorus and orchestra working to-All-University Affair on sether. Scenery for the production May 1 Entitled “Cam- WM <’sP«“c|a"y bum by the l-oa
Angeles Scenic studios.
Claire Aderer, a graduate student in the School of Speech, is in charge of costumes for “Shipwrecked.” Miss Aderer has worked in this capacity in previous Extravaganzas, and should be able to produce some effectively-dress-ed choruses.
William Miller, who is directing the cast for tbe production, <s also stage manager. His crew include Wallace Fraser, W. O. Thompson, James Conlan, El Fritsche, and Cevilla De Blois.
Betty Henderson and Harry Stafford have the leads in "Shipwrecked,” supported by a large cast. It includes Margaret Nichols, Betty McDougall, Bevery Queke-meyer, Fred Phleger, William Hoppe, Regina Kahn, Clifford Stark, Albert Fruchter, Thomas Graham, Betty Snider, Fred Dodge, Phil Claridge, Jack Swarthout, Thel-wall Proctor, Marie Parenteau, Jimmie Conlan. and Harold Essen-holtn.
Extravaganza reservations made by the various sororities, fraternities, and other organizations were closed yesterday afternoon. Representatives of the organizations are expected to call for their tickets at the Student Union window loday and to pay for them at that time.
Carrying out the timely theme of politics, the annual all-university Bpring sports dance, to be held May 1, ha* been accorded the title of “Campaign Capers."
Decorations will transform the Social hall of the Student Union Into a typical political convention hall, treated with the floral effect befitting the day. An interesting feature will be brilliantly painted soap boxes which will serve a purpose to the politicians as well as adding color to the decorations.
Committee chairmen, working under the direction of Janet McCoy are: refreshments, Buddie Robinson; decorations, BilHe Rog ers: publicity, Wilma Goodwin; programs and bids, Al Clawson; tickets, Hugh Miles; and orchestra. Joe Burcham.
Bids, priced at $1.50, will be on sale in the Student Union ticket office, or may be obtained from member* of the ticket committee beginning next week.
Alpha Chi Alpha Has Initiation This Afternoon
MINOR SKIRMISHES MARK WAVE OF HONDURAS REVOLT
U. S. Citizens and Property Reported Safer an Small Battles Waged.
By JOSEPH H. BAIRD United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April 20—(UP) —Scattered fighting on the north Honduran coast was reported tonight, although some dispatches to the state department indlcnted danger lo lives and property of U. S. citizens was lessened.
A threatening situation at San Pedro Sula, a few miles inland from Puerto Cortes, was reported in private advices to the state department. From 500 to 800 rebels were said to be marching on the place, and unconfirmed reports that General Gregorio Ferrara has emerged from hiding were cited as “disquieting.”
An official state department report. tonight from vice-consul Thomas C. Wasson reported the force advancing on San Pedro Sula to number 200 and to be under command of Ferrara's secretary, General Ladisla O. Santo Wasson said the rebels commandeered mules and saddle* from banana plantations.
Wasson told of the fall of Pi-mienta, a village tn Cortes province, to rebels after “a sharp engagement" with government troops. General J. Antonio Inestro-la, federal chief at San Pedro, assured Wasson the government would protect U. S. lives and property.
V. S. Minister Julius G. hay at Tegucigalpa reported to the department that he expected the revolt to "fizzle" out, and asserted it had no solid support of military or civil leaders.
the \merican Alumni council in convention at Atlanta, Ga,, at a dinner meeting Saturday •vening, April 18.
The American Alumni council I* composed of the most active alu mni representatives from the leading universities in the country. Hadlock has been vice-president nf the organization for the past yesr. The year previous to that he was president of District 9. which comprises the Pacific coast alumni bodies, and in this rapacity he acted a* host to ihe American Alumni council at convention on th* Southern California campus in January of 1929.
Word comes from the Southern California representative that the convention will probably be held at S. C. again in 1932.
The alumni association of the university lias been organized and developed while Hadlock has been conected with K. Under Dr. Harold J. Stonier he began his connection with the alumni work while he was still a student here. Since he has taken over the executive secretary post of the Alumni Review has been developed from a small booklet to a good sized magazine, the Bureau of Employment has grown considerably, and this year the association lias issued educational supplements in connection with Ihe Alumni Review.
He Is a member of the commerce class of '21 of Skull and Dagger, and wu* pledged to Sigma Sigma Friday.
Until Payments Are Made In Full.
Distribution of the 1931 El Ro j deo will not take place until all j organisations represented in the j book have paid In full.
In making this announcement. I Harper Olmstead. business man* j ger, stated that Ihe b^oks must j be closed before May 8. if the annual Is to appear at that date. If fraternities remain delinquent, steps will be taken to obtain pay- i ment.
"It Is hoped that further re- \ quests will not prove necessary.”
El Rodeo Editor Postpones Staff Meeting
Although a meeting of the El Rodeo staff was scheduled for Wednesday, It will be postponed because of conflict with S’gma Sigma. Mart. Morehouse announced yesterday.
The proposed gathering will Include all staff members who have worked on the 1*31 book. Plans for the annual banquet may be presented by the editor.
Drama Shop Wins Prize In Contest
Olmstead said. "We are trying to Organization T rtkes Second Place in Southern California Tournament.
Alpha Chl Alpha, national journalistic sorority will hold initiation ceremonies this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the legislative coun cil room in the student union.
Pledges to be initiated are Giay-dys Goodsell, Martha Van Buskirk Betty Cox. and Elma Gordon. Phy-Ills Doran, vice-president will assist Juanita Mills, president, during the ceremonies. Immediately after a buffet supper will be served ln the Student union. Alice Doty is in charge of refreshments.
At 3:30 a meeting will be held to discuss the new pledges lo be selected and to elect a new secretary-treasurer and a delegate to the convention at Estes Park, Colorado.
THREE MORE MEETS
BERKELEY. April 21—Three more track meets are on the schedule of the University of California team—the West Coast Relays at Fresno, May 9. the California Intercollegiates, May 16 In Los Angeles, and the I. C. A.A.A.A. at Franklin Field. Philadelphia, May 30.
GRADUATES HEAR EDITOR THURSDAY
At the weekly luncheon of the Graduate school and the International Relations club Thursday in 422 Student Union. Dr. Graham Stuart, editor of the Stanford Press series on world politics and author of many volumes on international subjects will speak.
He has chosen for his subject the maierial presented in his book “International City of Tan-giera.” Dr. Stuart is known throughout the world ae an authority on international subjects as he has spent years studying the conditions in Shanghai, Tangier*, and Danzig. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Hoover War library at Stanford; and is a past national vice-president o1 Phi Sigma Alpha.
Id addition to Dr. Stuart, Dr. Roy Malcom, Dr. O. W. E. Cook, and Dr. J. Eugene Harley, members of the S. C. faculty will be guests at the luncheon.
Men’s Glee Club Sings on Program
| Under the baton of Maynard Meader, student dlrectoi, 35 members of the men's glee club sang last night at Polytechnic high school. "Songs My Mother Taught Me,” by Dvorak, a parody on the “Rogoletto Quartet" by Vetdi, and Beheymer's "Pirate Song” were the Trojan singers' numbers.
An address on the "Public Schools System” was given by Dr. Fuller Swift, sponsored by the Masonic club as part of lhe 12th annual observance of public schools week. Dance* by tlie “Me-glin Kiddies" and entertainment by the gym class and orchestra of Polytechnic high school waa included on the program.
Frederick Libbey Talks at Y.M.C.A.
Dinner Wednesday include the nst
accomodate the student* by getting the annual out earlier than usual but unl» ss our term* are complied with. It will be impos slble. With the single erception of payments, the book will be ready May 8 as announced."
The following organizations must send a representative with full payment to the associated students business office, Student Union, as soon as possible; Aristotelian, Alpha Chl Alpha. Alpha Kappa Psl. Alpha Tan Epsilon, Bela Slgma Omicron, Chinese students club, Cosmopolitan club, Clionian, Della Theta Phi, Gamma Eta Gamma, Gamma Epsilon. Gamma Alpha Chi. Kappa Slgma, and Mn Phi Upsilon.
National collegiate players. Newman club, Phi Delta Gamma, Phi Kappa Psl. Phi Mu, Phi Mu Alpho, Phi Nu Delta. PI Beta Phi, Pi Kappa Sigma. Slgma Delta Tau. Sigma Beta Chl. Scarab. Tau Epsilon Phi, Women's Residence hall Zela Tau Alpha, and Aeneas hall,
Frederick J. Libbey, executive secretary of the National council for prevention of war, will address the local Y. M. C. A. group Wednesday night at the weekly dinner in the Y. hut. His topic
will be •"Vuo'l'h.....
will be “Youth and World Peace."
Mr. Libbey co-ordinates work of 26 peace organizations of the United States. Worth Bernard, who Is in charge of the dinner, speaks of Libbey a« being "entirely conversant with the touch tirely conversant with the present complex condition of European problems as he keeps in oon-stant touch with the situation ln 14 countries of Europe and Asia which he visits every two years.
Various student organizations, including the Cosmopolitan club, International Relation!) club, and the Forum group, are to act witb the Y.M.C.A. as hosts to Libbey. The dinner will be served at 5:30 and charge of 40 cent* will be made. All students are invited to attend, but It is urged lhat reservations be in by Wednesday IKII_
FAST L. A.-N. Y. AIR LINE STARTS
team
year xf*»akeni will e junior college to Hn extemporaneous s- C. speaker will °oe Glendale speak* an affirmative team ■imila r
follow the
Tea at Mrs♦ von KleinSmid’s Home To Assist Y.W.C.A. Building Fund
R R von Klein
Increasing tbe building fund of tbe Y. W. C. A. is the object of the Around the World tea to be given today by the advisory board board of lhat organization, in the garden of Mrs Smid, 10 Chester place.
Presenting a kaleidoscopic view of oriental life, in ber talk "Echoes from lhe Orient." Mrs J. G.
Early, recently returned from a trip around the world, will speak.
Miss Ruth Price of the physical department will offer a number of Interpretive dances. Music will be furnished by Lisa Roma, internationally known singer, and the
STRAY CREEKS TO ORGANIZE AT S. C.
Graduates as well as uodeigraduates belonging to socisl greek letter organizations not active on this campus are invited to attend a stray Greek meeting, Wednesday noon in the Y.W.C.A. room of the Student Union.
In the office of Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford it is estimated tlia; there are approximately thirty un-dergreduate transfers who are not affiliated with campus sororities, lf the statistics were available for graduates it is expected thai Phi Bela trio. Tbe trio will also ! the number would reach 70 or 76 play while tea is being served. | The forming of a stray Greek
S.C. Comptroller Convention Bound
Henry W. Bruce, comptroller of j S. C. has left for Nashville, Ten-I nessee where be will attend a convention of educational buyers and business managers. From there he will go to New York to see Harold Stonier who was formerly vice-president of this university. Mr. Stonier is now educational director at the American Institute of Banking. Mr. Bruce expects to be gone about lliree weeks.
Wearing costumes of various na tions the members of the freshman club will carry out the international idea while serving tea.
Tickets which are selling for 12 can be purchased in the Y. W. office, or from Beth Tibbot or Dean Aiken-Smith. The tea will begin at I o’clock.
oiganization has received favorable acclaim. It will be conducted like a regular sorority, and officers will be elected soon There has been no such movement for a few years following the last strong transfer group. The Pan-Hellenic council is sponsoring its formation
(By United Press!
The fastest air mail and express service ever attempted between la)* Angeles and New York was started today when O. W. Coyle, pilot for ths Transcontinental and Western Air Inc., raced down 1he runway at Grand Central Air terminal and pointed hia craft east al 3:24 p.m. to open 26 hour airmail and passenger service.
Prior to the take-off, Ihe plane was christened by Carman Barnes, movie actresa, and given the name the City of Los Angeles. There were short talks by Mayor John C. Portei, Harris M. Han shue, president of Transcontinental and Western Air Inc., and H. W. Beck, general traffic manager of the western region. A crowd of 500 witnessed the event.
NEW MOUNDa IN WISCONSIN
MADISON, Wis. —(UP)— A total of 26 Indian mound groups, consisting of 170 individual mound were discovered in Wisconsin last year.
ASKS FOR COLLEGE SONGS
MADISON. Wis., — (UP)—Kenji Kesagawa, Kobe, Japan, wants a copy of University of Wisconsin songs, with words. He wrote to George Chandler, assistant secretary to Ihe faculty. Chandler said he would comply witli the request.	_•
Winning set-ond place lei the Santa Ana Community players' annual southern California tournament nf one-act plays. Drams Shop brought home a sliver cup snd a prize of thlrty-Nve dollars writh Its presentation of T. Reg Arkel's "At Last Civilised."
The tournament waa held at the Ebell club In Santa Ana on three different evenings. Drama Shop appearing Ihe fl-ral night, April 16. The plsy wa* acied by lauira Crosier ss Msrir Hughes, Howard Miller ss John Bartlett, Lynn Nearpass ss the butler, while (tt reotion was by Dorothy Mueiisr.
The Claremont Community players won first place with their production of "The Cajun.” This is the second year lhat the Clare mom group lias won the first prise cup. Dram* Shop was the youngest group entered in Lhe conteat and the only university organiistion represented. All o«her contestant* were from sduM com raunity theater*.
The 8anta Ana Community players sponsor thi* conteit annually, with s limited number of little theaters competing on four different evening*. Prizes were swarded on the bssis of choice of play, acting, voice, sad stag lag.
The cup won by Drsm* Shop was presented to tbe tournsment by Carl O. Strock of Ssnta Ana
Quill Club Meets Tomorrow Night For Nominations
Initialing an entirely new system. the Quill club, national ltter-sry society, will nominate officers for the fall term at the next meeting to be held tomorrow night In the Student Union building.
It is planned to elect the officers at the following meeting so as to give them sn opportunity to gsin some experience in office before the beginning of the next term.
Besides the nominations, several other Important buaineas matters will come before the gathering, which haa been specially called so as to facilitate action In Ihe few weeks of school remaining. The meting will begin promptly at 7:80 p.m. It Is imperative that all member* be present.
YELLOW DOG NEWSHOUNDS TO BARE DIRT
God Help thc Trojans on A Day Like This, It Motto.
By JACK ROCKWELL Your hew friend* may not t*»11 you and you may not t-eH your best friend*, but yowra snd every, one else'a deepest secrets wf4l be out for everybody N> read wtven the Yellow Dog Is so4d tomorrow by pledges of Sigma Sigma.
Because yoel are not. a campus re4ebrlty, you wtll not be immune from the glaring Scarrhllg'ht of Truth *hlrti the prominent Jun-iors have rented from Ths fhres Fates, or h M H*e Nine Mssaos. No one ia safe. PXen tbe most private places, and may-bs yon think theae boys haven't tw>en there, have been under esi>*o«>e«*i* for some Mote past and all tbs dirt is to be spiHed In tba Tallow Dog wM make lhe seeret Reno divorce papers read UWe Mother CJooae thymes.
QET REAL DOPE
Y.M.C.A. To Offer Theme Contest With Catalina Trip as First Prize
The pledges, in 111 wer eNorrs ta make Ihla the best and most complete number In history, have been msnqueradlng as bouse boys, over-stuffed sofas, and even lap dogs so a* to get the REAL dope, If you know whal. 1 MEAN) Bot Ii dorms have been ttearetaad and the non-orgs have been spied upon uimH even the tuuM-totted Searchers after Tbe Truth haws been forced to blush and rua away to some quiet place Ui medltnts on tbe ways of this Jazimad age.
And tbe fraternities and aorori-Ues—well! The dope to be found In the Canary Cur wi41 make Hie round robipa ln the bouses sound like Sunday school lectures.
IW THE SPRING Sprang love affairs, gruesome details of broken romances, new loves which even the “steady'* hasn't heard about, and unrequit ed paasious which have mounted steadily recently will be explained and Illustrated In bull (That should read full, doa* readers, but we'ra in a hurry.)
And those who have been wimv derlug about the strange goings-on, or ml her, golngs-out (not passings, or maybe it is) wiM have all Ihelr questions answered in tlie special seotion ileal IO* with the political situation.
NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY A special feature of Uie I-enion Hound wil be a complete page
of intimate photographs of soma notorious campus personages la some, or rather, many of their oK moments. And what off momenta* Ther* pictures, which have been obtained at the risk at ths pledges' Mves, maite tile famoug Candid Camera pictures look about as off-guard ae s passport photograph.
Sigma Slgma pledges wiM self the Yalkiw Dog tomorrow morning ou the campus and In ciesees. Uie boys may be known by iheif garb or gown, as tha case may be, whloh wttl he both elaborate and almple, K you know what I MEAN 1
So be sure lo open baby brother's bank and bring all his pennies tomorrow ao that you will be In die know, if you KNOW what ths Sigma Sigma pledge* mean.
CORRECTION
College of Dentistry will hold its annual ditch day Thursday April 30, Instead of Wednesday April 29, al Catalina Island instead of Balboa as has been the tradition. The entire atudent body and faculty will go to the island and there participate in the various sports.
WOMEN'S POOL ROOM
LIVERPOOL, Eng, April 20— (UP)—Tbe ‘Women Only” sign hangs in front of a new pool room I opened here.
Offering a free trip to Catalina wllh all expense* paid, the Y. M. C. A. I* sponsoring a Catalina conference theme contest i« close
April 29.
As has been the custom of the “Y" for a number of years, an annual conclave is held ai Catalina ibe first week-end of the semes-
ter beginning in September. Kach year's conference has a theme along which the program Is planned and speakers talk. Last year's subject was "Evaluating Life.” Open lo all men atudents of S. C. the contest Includes a set of regulations which are to be followed in composing a Iheme. It Is to be suggestive of points for discussion al Ihe meet, ia to have imaginative quality, may be accompanied by plans for develoe-
ing ths conference, and must be less than 10 words In length.
Suggestons are to be submitted to Malcolm Alexander Hi the Y. M. C. A. hall. They are to be enclosed in a sealed envelope containing an identification mark. In another envelope the name of ths contestant and the Identification mark are to be sealed. These precautions have been prescribed lo eliminate impartiality of ihe judges
S. C. PROFESSIONAL HOUSE TO DANCE
The Inter-professional fraternity council will hold Its anuual spun* dance st tbe Beverly-Wilshlre ho tei next Friday evening. Infon mallty will be the keynote of tht affair, and aport clothes will bt in order.
Stoddard Jess, who has chargt of tbe event, announces that bidl have been placed on sale at tht ticket window in the Student Un ion at tl 50 each. Those exped ing io attend should buy theii bids early because after eacl house has its allotment, tberl wtll be a limned number toft.