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. Uie expert men tal balloon prof Auguste Plrcard drifting , fhintms * ind over the north-„ of Italy tonight, jjninine officials said big search had been used in an at-to signal the balloon, and „ believed the ground par-, signal light in res-the fact that the balloon m being tossed about In al-wt Pvfr,v direction and sinking ,f|y downward, however, was ,i to indicate lt was out of con-,1 or that the occupants were id.
airplanes proceeded to tho jbai valley in an attempt to Lerve the condition of the bal-Ud motorcycles were dls itcbed along the roads. The gen-i attemptinc to follow the laid it resembled ‘‘a illver star" in the sky. BALLOON HEADS SOUTH h addition to the exhaustion of Ufen the two scientists—should let still be alive — faced the teat of thunder storms over * Alpi region. Such storms, If broke over the balloon, might stray all record of the voyage Prof Piccard was making his Si attempt at a successful flight ten h« departed in the balloon to Augsburg this morning. He ■d hoped to make new discover-concernlug the mysteries of te cosmic rays and the action atoms iu space. The fact that was making an unprecedented 3d sensational flight did not In-t the grave Swiss scientist to concentrated entirely on the ntlflc possibilities of liis ex-iment and willingly risked his le to accomplish it.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH The eosmlc ray, as described the California scientist, H. A. likm, represents Ihe energy ad I at e d during the actual ion of atoms out of electrons id protoni combined in space, nf. Piccard held the belief that i»* source of unbelievable en 17 might be found in such wmc conversion. Such energy Wit be billions of times greater pan the energy produced on the tb by mch materials as coal, believed.
To obtain data on the process creation of atoms in space, the «a professor had equipped the wge of his balloon with many Icate instruments for meaaur-coimic radiation and ionlza-ta of the atmosphere. There are Jm windows in the balloon car-P*** ~ which could be turned round to take advantage of or I*1*!* the heat of the sun — and aluminum ball in which they •as several millimeters to protect the scientists ch»nges In the atmos-
We Should Scorc 35 Points, Says Dean Cromwell
Philadelphia, May 27.
Al Wesson, Trojan Athletic Nevus Bureau:
Arrived on time. Every athlete in good condition. Trained on Franklin field. Carr, Pennsylvania out with bad leg. Robertson says Penn outlook poor. Nearly all university teams here in Ritz-Carl-ton. Weather, cloudy, track fast. Look out for Harvard. Still believe we will score 35 points. Wykoff in hundred only.
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10 Initiated Into S. C. Chapter of National Commerce Fraternity.
Initiation of new members and installation of next year’s officers of Alpha Delta Sigma, national advertising fraternity, took place last night at 5:30 in the club rooms of the Los Angeles Athletic club.
New officers elected for the coming years are Dean Harrel, president; Eugene Duckwall, vice-president; and John Cochran, secretary and treasurer. The retiring officers are Delmont Reese, president; Dean Harrel, vice-president; and Ernest Keleingstein, secretary and treasurer.
Three associate members and seven active members were initiated into the raternity. The associate members are Elliott Hensel, advertising manager of the Illustrated Daily News; J. J. Messier, advertising manager of the Union National bank; and Guy T. Burroughs of Burroughs, Inc. Active members initiated at last night’s meeting include Robert Johnson, Virgil Allen, Joe Snell, John Coehren, Harland Willey, Claudis Shirley, and Garr Gibson.
Dinner was served at 7:30 and the principal address was given by Guy T. Burroughs while short responses were given by Howard Elliott and Jack Messier.
Alpha Delta Slgma Is the official sponsor of the Advertising club on the campus and is active in commerce circles. Doctor Moriarty and Professor Nagley are the faculty advisers of the fraternity.
KNIGHTS TO FETE SENIOR MEN TONIGHT
12 Graduates to be Honored at Last Meeting of Service Group.
Twelve members of the Trojan Knights will make their final ap pearance at a meeting tonight when a banquet will be held In the Student Union. Those graduating or who have served their two years ln the organization are: Kenneth Callow, retiring president; Pat Humphries, retiring sec retary; Hill Hersch, outgoing vice-president; Perry Townsend, treasurer; Ray Stevens. Mulvey White, Art Owens, Bill Meyers, Earl Stillman, Harry Kufus, Wilmer Morby, and John Dorfner.
Newly elected officers who will be elected at a noon meeting today In the Student Union will receive their new positions from the retiring leaders. A man chosen as the most valuable Knight for the past year wrill be presented with an award, while Callow will receive a gavel for his services rendered as president. Knights who have completed onesyear's service In the organization will be presented with keys.
Guests of honor *are Arnold Eddy, Art Neelley, and I^eo Ad ams. Speeches will conclude the program. Only old members of the group will attend.
VATICAN CITY GUARDED IN FASCIST ROW
Hawks Dines in Paris, Berlin and London in 1 Day
Students Storm Catholic Buildings; Troops Called to Quell Fights.
PARIS, May 27-UP)—Capt. Frank M. Hawks, American flier who will receive the International League of Aviators' award, made another of his whirlwind flights over Europe today, leaving U Bourget field this morning, eating
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‘Maggie’ Eludes Police Captors
PASADENA, May 27—(UP)— ■•Maggie,” a run-away and fast-moving monkey, eluded radio-controlled police cars following her through Pasadena residential districts for more than an hour today.
Her mad career came to a halt, however, when she took to telegraph lines and was captured by ladder cart from the bureau of power and light. She was returned to her owner, Mrs. Charles Wrinkle.
INTERNATIONAL MEETING
Members of the student body of the University of International Relations will hold a short meeting in Bridge 212 at 12:20 today. This will be the last meeting of the current year and all business will be brought up to date and closed pending the opening of school in the tall.
FIELD COURSE IN GEOLOGY OFFERED
A course In field geology will be given this summer, Is an announcement of the S. C. geology department. Students who have enrolled will leave the university June 17 and will return July 24.
The locality tentatively selected for the course is in the Tejon Quad rangle, Ventura county, lying north of hte Santa Clara river, and within the limits of the Santa Barbara National forest. The location is connected with a major highway, and is about 60 miles from Los Angeles.
Thomas F. Clements, instructor in the geology department, will have supervision over the course, the first of its kind to be given by the university. Occasional visits will be made by other members of the department's faculty, and it is also expected that fleld geologists of the major oil companies may talk I* the students from time to time oa various phases of the field w'ork.
German Club Elects New Officer Group
At the last German club meeting of the semester elections were held for officers for next year. Those elected were: for president, William A. P. White, and for vice-president. Bertha Boetticher. Angeline Hoffman was chosen social chairman. For the position of secretary Eva Kapltan was elected, with M. Louise Kol-lorohs as assistant- Nado Shutt was elected treasurer and Charles Gladstone was chosen assistant treasurer. Elsa Blow was elected Dally Trojan representative.
PROUD OF VINE
PORTLAND, Ore.—(UP)—G. L. Tufts displays his wisteria vine with pride. It covers half his house.
PLANES AND BOATS SEARCH FOR MISSING YACHT PARTY
NORWALK. Coun., May 27—(UP)—Airplanes, coast guard pa trol boats, and smaller craft searched Long Island Sound tonight with little hope that any members of a week-end cruising pait> ot seven aboard the yacht Sea Fox
would be found alive.
Bodies of two victims recovered and identified late today dispelled hope others survived; both bodies were dressed for a pleasure cruise, and about one victim was a life preserver hastily attached, evidence that disaster struck tht craft during a sudden squall.
The victims recovered were: Mias Doris Dewey, 29, social service worker ln New York.
Mrs. Ethel wyn Marcia Snedden, 25. wife of Donald Snedden.
Others who wer« known to be on board were:
Donald Snedden, 28, School of Education of New York University.
Robert Johnston, 30, radio entertainer, New York.
Robert Mendenhall, 29. Colum bia university.
Mrs. Robert Mendenhall, 3*.
Mark Coyne, 28
and violence growing out of a serious strain on relations between the Holy See and the Faclst government.
A company of infantry was on duty at the approaches to the Papal state, under orders to suppress any demonstration hostile to the Vatican. A large squad of detectives guarded the side en trances to the Vatican and troops were on duty at the Victor Emanuel bridge,, which leads to the Vatican district. Police guards I supplemented the soldiers.
CLIMAXES CHARGES
Precautions were taken after demonstrations by Facist students, climaxing three days of charges and counter charges made by Faclst and Catholic newspapers which alleged hostility •toward the government of Premier Benito Mussolini by Catholic authorities and mistreatment of members of Catholic organizations by Facists. Thc semi-official Vatican newspaper charged the outbreaks were due to “superior inspiration."
University students demonstrated today in front of the Rome seminary and the Gregorian university, shouting “Long live Fascism. long live II Duce!” They attempted to rush the seminary and hurled stones which broke several windows. Police and militiamen drove them back after a fight and forced demonstrators to scatter.
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There were similar demonstrations in front of other Catholic buildings and clubs and police or soldiers guarded all the more important Catholic clubs or colleges, preventing spread of outbreaks.
The demonstrations In front of the Gregorian university, highest Catholic theological and philosophical Institution in the world and attended by students from all countries, were most serious and were suppressed with difficulty.
One of the most daring of the Fascist student acts was the effort of three youths, posing as detectives, to kidnap Count Calla Torre, editor of the Osservatore Romano, which has been publishing charges of mir,treatment of Catholics by Fascists. They halted him as he entered Vatican city territory and asked him to accompany them to the police station, as the police chief wanted to see him.
Torre suspected them and ran into the Vatican grounds, l-ater he telephoned police headquarters and learned he was not wanted there.
The first official word concerning the anxiety of Pope Pius In regard to the disturbances was given tonight when he received Attorney Guiseppe Jervollno. chief of the Italian Young Mens’ association. Jervollno submitted a lengthy report to the Pope on the incidents in the last few days.
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landing at Croyden field, near I^ondon at 9:30 a.m., Ihe speed flier had coffee and toast before departing for Berlin. He sat down to a luncheon in the German capital and departed at 3:12 p.m., arriving in Paris for dinner.
SIX KILLED AS FISHERMEN CALL STRIKE IN SPAIN
San Sebastian is Put Under Martial Law After Outbreak.
SAX SEBASTIAN. Spain. May 27—(UP)—Martial law was enforced tonight In the San Sebastian region after six persons had been killed in disorders arising from a strike of fishermen at the town of Fasajes.
The fishermen attempted to en ter San Sebastian for a demon stratlon and were fired on by civil guards. About 22 persons were Injured. Most of the business places in the city were closed and street cars ceased running during the outbreak.
Later the civil governor handed over his authority to military authorities. An official announcement said order lias been re-established. An attempt was made to widen the scope of the strike but all factories except those employing syndicates were busy.
Civil guards marched through the streets shouting "Viva la Re-publica,” and telling the people to return to work.
Police raided the headquarters of the Sindicato Unico, which was blamed for the outbreak, but the leaders escaped through a rear window.
MOSCOW. May 27—(UP)—A squadron of torpedo boats were on guard tonight at the spot where .the Russian iubniarlm N • ' »
Pres, von KleinSmid Gives »rr the Bathonian coast.
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new members of Blue Key, recently established nations! honor-serv* ice fraternity, at the Installation ceremonies last night, the Bachelor club nt S. C. ceased to exist. A banquet preceded the formal Initiation and ceremonies at the Jonathan club.
Francis Uushard. newly elerted student body president, and Ronald Sweet, past president of the Bachelor club, spoke during the evening. The latter spoke on the history of his organization.
Dr. Francis Bacon, Oakie King, and Rulon Openshaw also deliver ed talks pertaining to the old Bachelor club.
Kenneth Callow was unanimously elected as the first president of the local organization. Fred Lelx w ill serve as vice president, Fred Smith as treasurer, and Al Campbell as secretary. Gene Clarke was chosen sergeant-at-arms.
The Bachelor club was founded on the campus In 1924 by Harry Silke, Oakey King, and Solly Sea-mon. It has been one of the most outstanding nf Ihe local honorar-ies. “Hello and Smile Week" was one of Its most distinctive Innovations. The new group will continue this feature as wMI as promote a spirit of good fellowship on the campus.
Efforts were made tn 1929 by a group of prominent men on the campus to secure a chapter of Blue Key. Permission to install was granted by Ihe home chapter at the University of Florida the following summer. However, thl| did not take place until a merger of the group and the Bachelors was affected this spring.
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SCHOOL OF SPEECH TO OFFER COMEDY OF SHAKESPEARE
Merchant of Venice to Be Presented Under Direction Of Florence Hubbard.
Athena Has Last Meeting of Year
Breakfast Marks Final DramaMeet
Installation of officers and dinner at Chapman Park hotel marked the final meeting of the year for Athenu literary society when the group met Tuesday evening.
The long table was decorated In yellow and white, Ihe sym-bolic colors of the organization, and the place of each graduating senior member was marked with an attractively wrapped package containing a bronze paper knife bearing the engraved inscription, “Athena, ’Sl.”
At the conclusion of the dinner, Fiances Schulte, retiring president, Installed the following officers: Josephine Long, president; Velma Hayden, vice-president; Lyda Richman. secretary; Marion Richardson, treasurer; Masle Fae Johnson, chaplain; Rosalie Erdos, marshall; Frances Jones and Mary Shoop, censors; Genevieve Plag man, critic; and Dorothy Thomp son. reporter.
Drama Shop will hold its final j £Jucaf ional School meeting in the form of a break fast Saturday morning. May 30, at 8;30 in tho morning at the Casa
ARCHITECTS OFFER SUMMER CLASSES
de Rosas un West Adams street. New officers for the comiug year will be formally presented and plan* for next year announced. A program of short skits will be given under the direction of Louise Johnson.
Tickets may be obtained elthei at the Drama Shop office. 241 Old
To Hold Luncheon
The School of Education will hold Its annual luncheon houor-ing graduate member* June 6, in the social hall of the Student Union at 12 o’clock. This is the third annual affair of this kind. | Toastmaster and principal speaker for the occasion will be Mr. A
Classes In the College of Architecture for the 1931 summer ses sion have been announced by the university. Prof. Clayton Baldwin of the college will be In charge of Ihe classes which will start June 22. These classes are to be offered In the summer session for the first time In five years.
Classes to be Included are: architectural deslgu, Analytlques of the Beaux Arts Institute of Design, problems of architectural planning and composition, history of architecture, interior decoration, art structure, art apprecia tion, applied design, and American art. Laboratory and related work will accompany the class of architectural design, and lantern slides will be used to Illustrate to the class ln history of architecture.
Classes will meet In tbe studio building at 659 Weat 35th street. Arrangements may be made now for enrollment. Conference appointments with Professor Baldwin may be made by calling Rich mond 4111.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
The School of Education will hold Its regular monthly luncheon meeting at noon today oh the fourth floor of the Student Union Officers for the coming year will be elected at this time.
The Shakespearean comedy "The Merchant of Venice" will be presented In Bovard auditorium, Wednesday evening, June 3, at 8:15 o'clock by member* of the School of Speech. The production, In costumes and settings of the period, Is directed by Florence Hubbard, assisted by Miriam Brow nstetter and Marian lrf>o-nard.
Exceptionally good character work Is being done by William Miller, In the role of the Jewish money-lender, Shylock, while Mis* Brownstetter, as hla friend, Tubal, comes a close second as an Interpreter of roles, Mary Cl-nnfonl portrays Ihe leading feminine role. Portia, with rare charm, poise, and dignified heau
ty.
William Houston, graduate In the School of Speech, carries the part of thc Prince of Morrocco with ability and reality. Ills voice is well suited lo the Shakespearean atage. A very unusual change will be seen, when William Hoppe, known for his inimitable comedy jn "Shipwrecked,” will portray the romantic role of Launcelot, Ihe lover of Portia, Shy-lock's daughter, acted by Jean j Sellers.
Other parts are all exception-I ally well enacted, Ihe cast being J very large and composed of all the member* of the School of Speech. Sets for the play were designed by Ray MacDonald's class In stagecraft, while Claire Aderer designed all the women's costumes.
Alpha Eta Rho Holds Noon Meeting Today
Alphs Kla Rho members will meet this noon on the fourth floor of the Student Union for Iheir regular luncheon business meeting.
Orville Mohler, new vice-president of the organization will preside. Plans will be made for the program of the group for next year and committees will be appointed. All those who sold tickets for Ihe annual banquet held Tuesday evening, are asked to b-present and to give a report on their sales.
CRASH KILLS THREE
MARENGO. 111.. May 27—(UP) —Three persons were killed tonight and a fourth painfully Injured when Iheir automobile crashed Into a culvert five miles north ot here after a front wheel tire had blown out.
Twenty-two gold star mothers will leave l-os Angeles tomorrow to visit battlefields In France on which their sons were killed.
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$1,000,000 LIQUOR RING
CAUGHT BY FEDERALS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 27 (UP) Federal authorities an nounced tonlaiit lhat they had smashed a 11,000,000 bootleg ring, whose activities reached from the Atlantic seaboard to Political
ceeds Laura Crozier KleinSmid. secretary position of Patiici Proctor, treasurer takiog Bon i'At-i el's place.
leaders here, with a series of raids culminating in 18-months' Investigation.
Miss Rosemary Lyons, for many years delinquent tax collector at Bell, dean jf the Citrus | the city hall, and John Lazia, Democratic political leader, were among Hie more than 20 piison-
ate members of the School of ers takeu. AH were charged with Education are also Invited to at j violation of the prohibition law*.
homecomiug lumh-ou fo, | Authorises claimed the drive I was a big blow at the business
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syndicate headed by "Scarface" Al Capone, Chicago gangster, who they said, lias been supplying Kansas City and the Southwest with car loads of alcohol.
Arrests will follow in New Vork, Chicago, Wichita. Kan., and other Southwestern cities, said Chet A. Keyes, assistant United Slates district attorney handling the rases, and H. L. Duncan, In charge of the prohibition bureau bere.
Convict Claims Three Newspapermen Offered to “Get Him Off.”
SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON, Calif., May 27 — (UP) — Charges lhat a big clique, composed of politicians, policemen, and some newspapermen, is controlling the city of Los Angeles were made here today by Albert Marco, who. prior to his Imprisonment, was known as "King of the Los Angeles underworld."
"Three newspapermen offered to get me off during my trial If I would pay $20,000,” Marco asserted. "I think proof of tills statement Is forever concealed, however.”
Marco wa* prosecuted by David Clark, former Deputy District Attorney of Lo* Angeie* county, who ha* been charged with the murder* ol Charles 11. Crawford, politician, and Herbert Spencer, magaxlno editor, last week in the southern city.
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"If I can't prove that 1 had nothing to do with Ihe murder of Crawford and Spencer I’m willing to spend the re*l of my life ln ptlson.” Marco said.
“I would suffer the same penalty if I cannot prove that David Clark framed me.”
Maico Insisted lhat June Taylor, also known as Mrs. A. M. Donovan, who has been visiting him hero regularly, knew nothing about the slaying of Crawford and Spencer.
The prisoner claimed he had seen an allldavit that quoted Clark as saying "I'll get Marco, no matter how much money It takes,” but he refused to say whether It was made by a maii or woman or wherw It might be now.
Marco revealed that he had sent the state prison board a typewritten leiter. three pages long, containing the allegations he made orally today at Ihe same lime he asked that Warden James B. Holo-han show the letter to newspsper-men. llolohan decided the letter could not be made public befora the board received It. and arranged a meeting between Marco and newspapermen Instead.
DOESN’T GIVE NAMES The prison board will meet again in 10 (jays. Members are scheduled to consider at lhat time Marco's plea for parole.
Marco did not givo any names when he was dlscusBlng the alleged “clique" In 1a>s Angeles. He neither denied oi atlirmed reports that he had Information about the motive for the shootings In Crawford's real estate offlce. He asserted Ills name was being used as a "smoke screen” to protect some persons ib the present «*a«e.
Mhico was convicted on charges of ssssult with intent to commit murder.
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Jean Riley, a young screen actress, upset existing theories of the events following the murder of Charles H Crawford and Herbert Spencer here a week ago today, when ahe told investigators last night that she had seen three men run from the side entrance of Crawford’s Hollywood offlce.
Earner witnesses had mentioned two lleelug men, one believed to be David li. Clark, candidate for Municipal Judge, now awaiting trial for Die murders, and the second believed to be Spencer, mortally wound* ed, and pursuing the assassin.
“I thought It was a fist flght al Ihe time,” the pretty young aetresg said.
Largely a* a result of hei sup prising lestlmon), Special I'rosarium Joseph Ford worked lut night continuing to question witnesses. At the same time he declared lhat Clark's preliminary hearing will not start Thursday al scheduled.
Ford questioned Mrs. Spencer al length after a fourth safely deposil box belonglug to the victims haul teen opened yesterday afternoon I and discovered empty. Three otl> j er boxes have elaher been empt) j (Contiuued on Pag* Tw*)
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