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DAI LYI^ TROJAN
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Seniors will be the honored class nt the last dig of the year Monday evening in the social hall of the Union.
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, May 19, 1931.
No. 146
ONA SUIT CAINS T DAM IS DISMISSED
erne Court Sustains Validity of Swing-John-ion Act.
fASHIfWTON, May IS—(L'P) riiona'a efforts to stop con-jta of Boulder Canyon (Hoo-i d«m in **lp Colorado river frustrated in a sweeping de-d of the supreme court today. iMing the state's action to it further work on the gl-Kt power and irrigation pro-
mile denying that the state's Ii up threatened with fnvas-u contended in the suit filed f»il. the court held Arizona hi initiate a new suit ahould I he taken which threatened rifhts.
diemisainc the complaint at behest of the defendant Colo-river basin states and in-jr Secretary Ray Lyman Wll-, ihe court sustained the val-fof the Swing-Johnson act au tiing the construction, the U Fe compact apportioning: nters between the states, and tontracts for the sale of pow-nnd water to California utili-
~lbur, on being informed of ruling, expressed satisfaction I uli he believed' there would no invasion threatened to Ith Arizona could object, said he believed it would be necessary for that state iwort to the courts again, and used hope that a division of n’sters of tho development j be worked out.
Wtice Louis D. Brandei* deliv-ihe court's decision.
:ona to Continue iht Against Dam
,’HOENIX, Arlr, May 18— tl'P' jfte State of Arizona marshalled legal forces tonight to con-jn its tight against coustruc-of Hoover dam despite the ■8 of the United States Su-i*» court in dismissing the i which challenged the constl-onlity of ihe Swing-Johnson •Mer dam act.
rte court'* decision was wlth-prejudica leaving the way ?1 lor Arizona to re-file its ac-i *hen it can prove that its in are being impaired in the ribution of water and power.
IG.A. HOLDS CEREMONY FOR NEW OFFICERS
Umta Wagner, Peggy Lav* Jacqueline Morehouse M»rgaret Huse Take Office
k lt*e regular meeting of the 0,!» Self-Government assocla-• cabinet held yesterday after-1111 ln the legislative council l®1 1D8tallatlon of the officers 'll|e lerm of ] 931-32 was held. r blowing girls who were ^ on April 9, last, were ln-^ In their respective offices Resident, Juanita Wagner; vice-ent, PpSgy Lavering; secre-• Jacqueline Morehouse; and “rer> Margaret Huse.
. rel*ring officers are Lucile ^0,r, piesident; Jane I^awaon, Prssidcnt; Betty McDougall,
y> and Juanita Wagner, •Hirer.
the custom at the final 7* 0( the year of the retir-net, y,e election to the * offices was made. Marjorie «oi "a* r®"*l*eted to the posi-t ,oc*a* chairman of the W.
' Phylll“ Doran who was if Publ|city manager this
fc*nal|n«UIlPd ,he P°sltion ta ”°*Dtown publicity.
*r| Who were e,ected to 8pu* r° are Soilia Turney, hiRh 8ch°o1 cha,rffian R()|.na Gera
the W. S. O. A. eou„ ![,w Lipte>-: ‘lerk of I 0i , "’5 Jones; »nd mem-aZ* 'Wrt. Patricia Vigne, and Pamine Wll-l#t»d ?Ufth me,nl>pr ii to be uve ° .thi* Position as rep-
hill lh® Women’» Re**
Reno Proceedure For Divorce Speeded Again
RENO, Nev., May 18—(UP) —Judges granted a new favor to divorce seekers here today and new records for speed were established as 55 decrees were granted, most of them in the afternoon session.
The new ruling by Judges Benjamin F. Curler and Thomas Moran provide* that complaints filed before noon Monday may be heard Monday afternoon. Heretofore only complaints filed up to Saturday night have been placed on the Monday calendar.
WOMEN’S DEBATE SQUAD PRAISES CAPTAIN, COACH
Betty Henninger, Bates Booth and Dean Crawford Lauded at Banquet
Tribute was paid last night to Betty Henninger, to Coach Bates Hooth, and to Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford, the three persons who have been chiefly responsible for the greatest women's debate season that has yet been recorded in the history of Southern California, when the women's varsity debate squad held its formal banquet in the Student Union last night.
Miss Henninger, the only graduating member of the squad received the senior cup, the first to be presented to a woman debater on the campus. Cecily Hii ton, squad manager made the presentation. Presiding as toastmls-tress the captain introduced the speakers and gave to Coach Booth, in behalf of the women's forensic group, a handsome cigarette lighter. Short talks were made by Dean Crawford, Helen Peterson Mrs. Lucille Brobs, captain of the squad of ’30. Bonnie Jean Lockwood, '29, and by Coach Booth.
Others who attended the affair are Kvelyn Caldwell, Mary Clan foni, Betty Snyder, Marian Richardson, June Arnold, Margaret Walters, Thalia Wilson, all varsity debaters; Martha Sherwln. Katheryn Weiss, Mable Alice Hackton, May Kroeger, Marqulta Goodnight, and Margaret Half, members of the freshman squad, and Dorothy Thompson, publicity manager.
Amazons Initiate, Install Officers Tomorrow at 4
Appointments of secretary, treasurer, and publicity manager ot Amazons were announced by Constance Vachon, president, yesterday afternoon. The girls who will hold these respective offices arc Marjoria Edick, Patricia Vigne. and Betty Co*.
Wllh Hazel Redfield and Juan ita Mills, newly-elected president and vice-president, these girls will be Installed into office tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m., ai the joint initlation-installatlon at the resi dence of Mrs. R. B. von KleinSmid, 10 Chester place.
Dr. Mary S. Crawford, Dean Pearle Aiken-Smith, and Mrs. von KleinSmid will be present at the initiation of the 26 new members of the service honorary and at the dinner which will be served in the gardens following the services.
STAGE ACTOR WILL APPEAR ON PROGRAM
Mr. Alan Mowbray Will Perform in Bovard Friday Evening.
On Friday evening, at 8:30, Mr. Alan Mowbray, stage and screen actor, will be presented by the Speech Arts association of Southern California in an evening of play readings in Bovard auditorium.
His program will Include three original one-act plays, "The Ulterior Motive,” “The Lucky Ones," and "Rusting Steel” which constitute a cycle called “A Bang! and Two Echoes" developed from his four and one-half years war experience.
Mr. Mowbray first appeared locally in "Candlelight." He is remembered for his portrayal of the King of England in "The Apple Cart;’’ for his direction of “Porgy;” for the featured role which he played in "Topaze.” He has appeared In several motion pictures and will appear as George Washington in the new Arliss picture “Alexander Hamilton,” and will soon be seen on the screen with Bebe Daniels in "The Honor of the Family.”
In 1921, Mr. Mowbray toured England with "The Cinderella Man." Later he established himself as director and producer of ‘‘The Unique Center Theater,” a little show house in London where, among other things, he presented the first English translation of a Cgechoslovakian play. lt was "June,” translated from Frana Sramek’s original by P. Solver, who laler brought "R. U. R." to America.
ln 1923, Mr. Mowbray came to America where he played three years with Henry Jewett's Copley Players in Boston. During this engagement, he played in more than a hundred plays. Including 13 by George Bernard Shaw.
Following this engagement, Mowbray appeared in New York In “The Creaking Chair” at the Lyceum theater. This was followed by "Thc Sport of Kings,” also at the Lyceum, "The Play's The Thing,” with Holbrook Blinn at the Henry Miller Theater;"lmmor-tal Isabella," with Frances Starr, and “These Modern Women.” In (Continued on Page Two)
DYNAMITE CHARGE KILLS WORKMEN
LAS VEGAS, Nev., May 18— (UP)—A charge of dynamite exploded today as it was being tamped into a mountain side by Fred Olson, 47, of Fort Bragg, Colo., and blew him to bits.
The blast occurred above the camp of the Lewis Construction company, which has a contract on construction of the eight-mile government railroad from Boulder City, Nev., to the site of Hoover dam.
The mishap was lhe third re suiting from construction of ihp great dam project. Two men were killed yesterday when a mountain side gave way and 20,000 yards of dirt slid dow n upon them. Three men were Injured seriously, one possibly fatally, in a premature dynamite explosion on May 8.
Barney Dayton, Olson’s helper, was standing near the latter when Ihe explosion occurred today, but escaped with cuts from flying rock.
DOCTORSTARBUCK TO TALK ON ART AT FORUM MEETING
Dr. Edwin Diller Starbuck, professor of philosophy at S.C., will deliver his final lecture before the Philosophy For uni, at 4:30 thi* afternoon. The subject of his discussion is. “Art and the Refinement of Values.”
The address will be Illustrated with slides from the collection of the speaker who has performed much original research in tbe field ot aesthetics, and ia admittedly a leading American authority on experimental studies in the nature of beauty and artistic crea tion.
This speaker is the last memher on tbs series of forum lectures.
Prof. Ralph Tyler Flewelling will speak at tbe final meeting on May 26 when announcements of significance will be made regarding the possibility of holding a Philosophy forum throughout the next academic year.
The meetings are open to the students and public by tickets w hich are obtained free of charge al lhe philosophy offics
EIGHT TO BE PLEDGED BY LAW SOCIETY
Seven Students and One Professor Will be Honored by Skull and Scales.
Pledging of seven sludents and one professor Into Skull and Scales, law honorary, will take place at a dinner Friday evening at 7 o'clock In the Legislative council room of the Student Un ion.
Pledges are selected annually from among the most prominent men in the School of Law to b1 initiated Into the fraternity which is the only honorary of its kind in the school. Initiation of pledges will also take place at the ban quet.
Although no definite plans have been made is yet for the program, it is probable that Judge Tappaan, one of the founders of the organization, will 3peaU. Dean Hale will be guest of honor. Many of the judges and attorneys who make up the alumni association of Skull and Scales will also be | present.
As the most Important duty ot the fraternity Is to handle elections and matters of like nature, the pledges nf the organization are selected carefully, stated Martin Malone, president of Skull and Scales.
Reporters Wanted For Summer Work on Trojan
Reporters and editorial as slstants sre needed for the summer school semi-weekly edition of the Trojan. Any stu dents Interested in working on the paper are requested to sign Ihelr names on a list posted on the bulletin board in front of thn Dally Trojan office, 225 Btudent Union.
Professional Advertisers To Initiate
Alpha Delta Sigma Plans Ceremony for Wednesday, May 27.
Plans for the semi-annual Initiation of Alpha Della Slgma. professional advertising fraternity, are rapidly being completed as the ritual team is holding semi-week ly meetings under the direction o.'1 Dean Hanoi, vice-president of the organization.
The Initiation which will Install eight active and three associate members will be held Wednesday, May 27, at the Ixjs Angrles Athletic club rooms at 431 West 7th street. The ceremonies will start at 5:30 p.m., and will he followed by a dinner at 7:30 p.m.
Those to be Initiated Include; Bob Johnson, nallonal advertising manager of the Trojan; Har-land Willey, assistant advertising mauager of the Trojan; Claudls Slirlev, past business manager of the University Advertising club; Garr Gibson, past treasurer of the Advertising club; Mulvey While, past business manager of thc Dally Trojan; Virgil Allen, newly-elected treasurer of the Ad'ertls Ing club; and John Cochran and Joseph Snell, outstanding members of the Advertising club.
Beside these eight actives. th» three members to be installed are; Guy Burroughs, manager of Burroughs Direct Mall, Inc.; Kl 1 lot Hensel, advertising manager of thc Illustrated Dally News; and J. J. Messier, advertising executive of the L'nion Bank and Trust company.
Reservations for the dinner and initiation musl be made by Mon day, May 25, at the School of Merchandising office 258, Stowell hall.
EDITORIAL STAFF CHOSEN BY BOARD FOR COMING YEAR
Day Editors Will be Appointed During the Fall Semester
Quentin Reger was elected man aging editor of the Dally Trojan and Don Adam asslstanl editor at yesterday's meeting of the board of publications. Al the same time Norman Cowan was elected sport* editor and Martha Van Bus-klrk and Marion Kvans women's editors.
The appointment * w ere made on the joint recommendations of Ray Zeman, this year's editor, and Tom Patterson, editor-elect. They will take effect with the beginning of the fall semester. Other appointments announced yesterday by the Incoming editor, for which elec tion by the board was unneces sary, were Marjoria Edick for society editor and Dorothy Wlesln ge.r for theater editor. Five day editors, whose work will lucludi-both afternoon and evening work on the days assigned to them, will be appointed in the fall.
Reger, the managing editor, has been assistant editor tor the past school term. He is the holder of a journalism scholarship in Ihe university and Is campus correspondent of the. Evening Herald as well as chairman of tlie Student News committee. Adam, the assistant editor-elect, has been a member of the sports staff for the past year. He entered S. C. last fall as a junior, ha\lng been professionally engaged In Journal ism for several years.
Cowan, elected sports editor, held lhat position for the second semester of last year, relinquishing It because of Ineligibility las’. September. He was editor of the Pigskin Review at that time.
Miss Van Buskirk and Miss Kvans have contributed numerous feature articles, the former having been on thn staff for three years. Miss E\ans' work lias Included directing the special fash lon editions of the paper and writing motion picture reviews.
Bundy to Speak To Advertisers Tomorrow Night
Carl A. Bundy will be Die prin cipal speaker at the next meeting of the University Ad\enisin< club which will be held at the Casa de Rosas inn, Hoover and Ada ins street*, tomorrow evening. He lias chosen as his topic ‘‘Philosophy in Advertising.”
Mr. Bundy is the founder of the Bundy Quill and Press which is famous over the f acific ioast for creative advertising. He is past-persident of the Los Angeles Advertising club, and a charter member of Alpha Delia Slgma. professional ad>ertl*lng fraternity.
CHEM’ CONTEST TO BE HELD HERE
Approximately one hundred »tu-dents representing the best schol ars in the chemistry classes of 30 soul hern California high schools will travel to the University of Southern California on Saturday, to take part in Hie seventeenth annual sectional contest held under the sponsorship of the Ameri can Chemical society.
This contest takes the foi ni of an examination In chemistry with an award going to the school submitting the highest ranking team and with Individual prizes bt-ing presented to high-score students.
Each high school entering the contest I* permitted to send one competitor for each 5ti students It has enrolled in chemistry classes, the entrants to be determined by competitive examination. The purpose of this annual affair Is to promote interest In chemistry among the high school sludents throughout the couulry, according to L. D. Roberts, chairman of the contest and professor of chemis try al the Trojan institution Professor Roberts is the fourth S. C. professor to hold this chairman ship within the last ten years, Ihe others being Leroy fi. Wca I therby, Frank C. Smith, and Dr. W. W. Scott.
Judges for the coutest arc: T j G. Kennard of Pomona college. Marlon Dice of Hie General Petrol j euro company, Horace C. Adams of the Tariflc R and H. Chemical corporation, and Professor Ro berta.
NAVY OFFICER WILL ADDRESS AVIATION CLUB
Annual Banquet of Alpha Eta Rho to be Held Tuesday Evening.
Lieutenant Commander Donald B. Duncan, United State* Fleet officer, recently In charge of the Aircraft Radio section of the Bureau of Aeronautic* at Washington, D. C., has been secured by mem bers of Alpha Ela Klio, interna tional aviation fraternity, as the chief speaker «t the snnu*l banquet of that organization to be held Tuesday evening at 6:16 o' clock In the social hall of the Student Union.
Lieuteuant Commander Duucan will speak on Ihe •'Organization of Aviation In the United States Fleet." He has just finished some
research work on radio and avia tion In connection with nary cases.
Prior to the banquet, Alpha Eta Itlio will initiate K. L. Cord, found er of the Cord motor company and prominenl airplane man, and 11 pledges. The services will be held Sunday morning at the home of Peggy Hanna, 2028 West 28lh sti eel.
Students to be initiated are Hugh Andrews, Mmybeth Fyle, Harold Carter, Phil Malmin, Chester Talt, Winifred Biegler, Betty Henninger, lluth Stein, Marjori.t Edick, Joe Clarke, and Russel Kennedy.
Presiding at the liHnquel will be Joe llurcham. president of the organization. Committees planning Ihf affair are as follows: Paul Fair, geneiiil chairman; Orville Mohler, speakers; Marybeth Fyle, decorations; Bill Capp, arrangements; Harold Carter, contact; Richard Mirk, tickets; Lloyd Por ter, entertainment; Peggy Hanna, program; and Hugh Andrews, publicity.
Japan Heir Will Visit City Hall
Prince Takamatsu and Bride to be Received by Acting Mayor Sanborn.
LOS ANGELES, May 18 (UP) Prince Takamatsu of Japan and Ills bride will visit tha city hall her at 11 a.m. and will be received by Acting Mayor Win J. Sanborn, according to * tentative announcement.
The royal honey mooner* were guests of the United States battle fleet In 11/)* Angr'.es harbor today. The prince, a brother nf Emperor Hirohlto, is a lieutenant In the Japanese navy,
The saluting gun* of the flag ship texas cracked out 21 times and Admiral Jehu V. Chase wel corned the visitor*. A* they reached the quarter deck, the ship's band played Ihe Japanese national anthem. After being introduced to ranking officer*, the prince and princess were enterlalnnd at luncheon.
Later they vlaited the U.S.S. Maryland, one of the newest ships of the line. Guided by consul To* hlto Satow, they were iliown the fishing settlement ashore and lhe oil fields. They stopped briefly al Long Beach.
El Rodeos Issued From 9:30-3 Today in S. U. 5
Kl Rodeos will be given out tomorrow In room 5 of the Student Union from 9:50 until 3:00 p.m.
Student* sre urged lo get their book* today as there are only a limited number left and the business office, under Mac Morgenthau will continue dls Iributlon only for a short time longer.
The books can be obtained hy presenting student activity book ticket No. 30 or $5.
YEAR’S FINAL DIG HONORS SENIORS AT TERM’S END
Social Whirl of Graduating Clasa Opens With Monday's Dance
Seniors in every school and college In the university are Invited to be honor guests al the last dig of the year, which will be held Monday evening tn the social hall of the Student Union.
This will be the Iasi all-»»ulver sity social affair of the year and will carry out a long-eatabllshed tradition of the student body honoring the greduattng seniors shortly before they leave school.
"Seniors are expected to attend this, their last undergraduate, all university dance,” said Janet McCoy, vice-president of the student body, who ls in charge of an-ange-rtienU for the dig. Al Mlclusellan and his Varsity Boy* will furnish music for dancing from 7:30 until 9:00. Houses are a*ked to oo-operate by dismissing their meetings ln time for all member* to attend.
The dig will aUkil tbe social activities of the senior* before graduation. Included among the functions which they will attend are the President’* reception, the Panay breakfast, Baccalaumnbe, Trojan club functions, and other*.
Open hou*e waa held at tbe PI Beta Phi and the Kappa Alpha Theta house* laat night. Senior member* of lhe*e house* acted as hostesses to members of the Junior class, and the dig will be somewhat in the nature of a reciprocity for the graduates-to-be.
Trojsn Knights and Squlrea will perform their customary funotlon of keeping the floor cleared for i(hnelng, and men will be asked to toss a quarter in the washtub by the door a* Wiey enter. Sporl clothes are correct for both men and women at the dig.
Roosevelt Tea Dance To be Charity Benefit
A Sunday afternoon tea dance a* a benefit for charity and religious purposes will be sponsored by the Community Sisterhood next Sunday between 2 and * p.m. in the Blossom room of the Roose veil hotel. Mrs. D. Stell. president of the Sisterhood and ohalrman of the affair, announced yesterday lhat Eddie Cantor and other picture stars will present special en tertainment.
University students are invlled to attend the benefit. A charge of (I will be made for refresh ments and dancing.
WIFE SAYS LEFT NAKED
LOS ANGELES, -(UP)—Mrs. Clara Dor band, who declared her husband. Karl T. Dor baud, took her clothes with him when he left home, has bt-en awarded a divorce.
PROMINENT STUDENT LEADER ADDRESSES ‘V’ TOMORROW
(iale Seaman, associate c.wiutiv* secretary from I'.C.L. A. and nationally prominent student leader, will address thc local Y.M.C.A. at its council meeting tomorrow night at 5:30
in the Y building.
Talking on "Leadership," Sea man will use John R. Moll to II lustrale his lecture. Ills speech 1-; reported to be vital in structure and content according to those who have previously heard it and Is an alliaction of tit meeting.
As guests of the V. M. I'. A., •Boh" Burns and William Morris, .indent body president, and presl dent-elect from College of the Pa
rifle, lunched with the chapter yesterday noon before leaving for Ihe presidents' convention in Tuc .son, Arizona.
Burns has been president of the I V. M ,C. A. field council for this district for the past year in addition to his executive office at thc college, lie is to altend wllh lllen Turner and Malcolm Alexun der ol S. C., snd three other representatives, the national council ibis summer in Oberltn, Ohio.
SOVIET AGENT TELLS PLANS FORHARMONY
Peaceful Co-existence of Capitalistic and Com-rtfunistic Systems.
By FREDERICK KUW
GENEVA, May IS — J tr*»)__A.
world pact for economic non-ag-grwssion and for peaceful oo-eg* istence of the communist «nd cap-ilalisil* system* was proposed today by Maxim Litvinoff. Sovl«*t foreign commissar, in a spneeh Iw fore the European cnmmi*aiou.
Litvinoff* suggestion for Ing the pmsonl economic orisfei, caused as greai a stir m iMd • fomner Soviet proposal Mmt nation* sofv* tlie <1t*armimn<in4 ques!lon hr abandoning alt a«mw ments.
Speaking flu.mi	tbf Ah.
viet foreign commissar isreeeoted to the comm Isst ra a rtialt pw4 which he described ns “dissipate Ing the atmosphere of over ihe evasions.
REFUTES "DUIHPtNG-He determinedly refuted rtxMgc* ol Soviet '‘dumping” of goods ia other countries and then flunk the same change back at ry»Huifltitle nations.
He said the soviet Uuinxifc* were calculate particularly to relteva the Kuropean crtaia ‘‘since Soviet orders are inoccaslngly being transferred to European countries'’ —A direct reference to the attitude of Moscow toward the (Untied States, which ha* baered oe*. tutu Russian exports.
He charged oapltaMMic couMrlea with “dumping” goods abroad and attacked the French scheme for International industrial cartel* “winch keep price* high in Ihe teeth of over-production.”
He proposed adoption of a convention providing for compulsory sale in home market* at prices not above sale* abroad and de-macdvd that each country establish Ideutical treatment for aM states In economic affairs.
APPROVED TARIPF He Indlreotly approved She Am-Iro-German taetff union project as "Self-determination Include* the right of any cowtfry to enter a union with another.*'
Litvinoff, his neek bulging a high collar which gave no indication Miat. he represented the to-dI Merently-dressed official* of tha Kremlin, outlined (tie toihswiof points ta !w« proposed world paw L The contracting pai<«4«s wouW re-confirm the principal t rnntadui ed at Hie hUaumalional erxioomSQ conference of 19*7 for peace**! w> eateteooe of coaotoiea, ltweapnatfi'Nt of th»ir nodal, potHies*, or rsoo. omic systems.
NO DtSe«W-M«MA7tON
2	The pan lee wotrkl •— turtisha not lo dtecrhnioate fe> ao? wsf ta relafcioiMrhips with oim aooshna and would regaed adoption i«i mf of their count ri«« of siiecial um**. ures ml Illation against the ta**. est* of one or any countries subscribing to the protocol ae incom* patlble with It* principle*.
3. If the protocol would b* Mstt* fled and enter into force anion* those coun tries which deliver their ratification paper* to Ihe preside of ihe European commission.
NO AGGRESSION The preamble of the draft mM: 1 Mitigation of the world economic crisis. In addition to abstention from war, requires complete cessation of all forma ot economic aggression, avowed or concealed, by any country or countries against other countries.
2. Cessation of economic aggression Is essential for peaceful cooperation of states in the sphere of economics, Irrespective of their political and economic systems.
3	Cessation of economic aggression will help end the present atmosphere of distrust and uncertainly and alarm whieh la weighing upon the economic stir uation.
NOT A CRISIS
Litvinoff iold ths commission thai the Soviet is "far from immersed in a crisis, but rather i* in the mldsi of an epoch of unprecedented development.”
Nevertheless, he said, the nation is not indifferent to the economic dilemma of tlm world, particularly since the slump in raw material pries* has diminished the (Continued on Paga Two)