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SOUTHERN
DAILY
CALJFORNIA
TROJAN
United Press World Wide News Service
Volume XXVII
Los Angeles, California, Monday, December 2, 1935
Number 48
ial Groups o Compete in Song Contest
r Tunes of Campus To Be Presented on Program Tonight
Leaders Are Judges
urses from 21 Houses, Numbering 16 Apiece, Plan To Compete
of the mo6t colorful and songs that have grown out nearly a half century of fratem-life on college campuses will be tonight at 8 o’clock on Bo-fleld, when choruses from 21 ties at S. C. compete to the sing, the opening event of homecoming week.
from each house will ber 16 and will be directed by chorusmaster in the song which have elected to present. The g of each group of singers wil determined by s group of judge:}, the applause from the au-may enter into the decision, judges will be noted music on campus and off. ChorwKs to Meet Choruses of the various houses assemble to 7:45 o’clock on 34th at the northeast entrance to field and with each headed the house president, will be es-to their positions for the by an honor guard of Trojan ights. Order of the groups sing-wili be determined by alphabet -arrangement.
On the field the singers will In be arranged cm the graduated to present their song. This a piano will be used to give tch, and if desired, to accompany singers.
Sing Is Yearly The sing is arranged every year a committee from Phi Mu Al-honorary and professional usic fraternity, and this year wtis ded by Dick Huddleston and Golay, chairmen, with Alton and Bill Wyman, committee-
en.
Bovard field will be brilliantly for the program with kleig
, and a radio hookup will car-part of the program.
ureau To Secure Work for Trojans
During the Christmas holiday many S. C. students will have ork in department stores, shops, post offices, as the result ol tions secured through the S. C. of employment.
According to Mrs. E. S. Decker, ent secretary of the bureau, placing of student help os along nicely.” Mrs. Decker stated that anyone desiring during vacation should file applications immediately in bureau of employment office, Student Union.
Most of the department stores and the poet offices desire experienced help, although placemens will be made to students Without ience. Boys are needed al«) for work at baggage, and delivery panies.
Thr jobs offered are for both men and women, and will last from iber 14 until Christmas. Although most of the placements are e in Los Angeles, there will be few students placed in outlying such as Pasadena arid -lendale.
Daily Trojan To Be Issued By L.A. Times
Backed by the resources of the Los Angeles Times, the Daily Trojan homecoming edition, to be issued Thursday, will be printed at the Times office under the direction of the regular Daily Trojan staff. A 12-page paper, the homecoming issue will be incorporated as a special section of the Times in more than 200,000 copies of the Thursday edition.
“All stories —not only those assigned, but special stories from every beat—must be turned In by 1 p. m. today,” asserted Tom Lawless, editor. “Removal of beats for failure to cooperate will no longer be an idle threat.”
Desk editors, feature Writers, and sports and women’s staff members are to report at 12:15 p. m. today, to work throughout the afternoon.
Noted Artists Will Appear in
Y.W/s Hi-Jinks
Concert, Radio Stars Will Participate in Frolic, Officials Promise
North Asia Empire Hinted For Japan in Conference W ith Mongolia*T ibet Ruler
Legislation for ’36 Considered
Roosevelt To End Vacation At Little White House In Warm Springs
WARM SPRINGS. Ga„ Dec. 1.— O)—President Roosevelt today began his final week at the “little White House” faced with the task of projecting the 1936 legislative program, carrying forward budge-tar* details and clearing away an accumulation of outline administration affairs.
His schedule mainly involved paper work as his engagement list was held down to a minimum.
The President settled down to serious consideration of the legislative picture for next year when he met yesterday and last night with Charles West, under secretary of the interior, and administration lia-son man.
While specific details were lacking. it was understood Roosevelt had an abbreviated program in mind calculated to bring about a short session of congress. To observers this meant a continuation of the “breathing spell” for business.
During the week Roosevelt plans j to work on the major address he will deliver Dec. 9 to agricultural leaders at Chicago.
Prom Chicago he will proceed to Notre Dame university at South Bend, Ind., where on the same day, he will receive the honorary degree of doctor of laws.
Copyright, 1933 by United Press.
NEW YORK, Dec, 1 —(UP) —United Press telegrams from Tientsin reporting that Japanese agents are in conversation with the Panchan Lama in an effort to win his support for their ambitious plans for a great North Asian empire cast an interesting light on the high intrigue now bearing fruit on the bleak plains of theJL Varied Program Is Assured north China provinces and the
Skits To Be Presented by Groups, Individuals Tomorrow Night
“Several prominent stars of the radio and concert stage have pro- | mised to appear on the program of the Y. W. C. A. Hi-Jinks, tomorrow night in Bovard auditorium,” Dean Pearle Aikin-Smith said today.
The first half of the evening’s entertainment will consist of skits presented by campus groups and the latter part will include acts by professional talent.
Singer Will Appear
Miss Nadine Connor, who appears on the Shell Chateau radio program, will sing. Miss Connor, a soprano, has been a member of the KHJ staff for two years and is also doing picture studio work. She will be accompanied by Margery Wright.
Following Miss Connor. Miss Ruth Price will dance. She was a pupil of Micho ito, the well-known dance master. Accompanying her will be Alice Sisson, pianist, and Annabelle Hulme, flutist.
Miss Edna Gunnar Peerson, formerly of the Chicago and Minneapolis Symphony orchestras will present piano selections. Miss Peter -
Mongolias.
Japan hardly can plan any move into Tibet, where the Panchan Lama is strongest, just now. Any such move would intensify British and Russian opposition to the Japanese plans.
To those acquainted with oriental politics it is almost a certainty that the Japanese army is going to extend its domination, in one way or another. The Panchan Lama has hundreds of thousands of followers in these regions and if it is known he is not unfriendly to the Japanese they will follow his lead.
The Panchan Lama, as head of the Lamaist faith, is spiritual ruler of Tibet and the Mongolias. He is now at Kokonor. northwest of Peiping. with a huge caravan, ready to start back to centra! Tibet after 11 years’ exile. That exile is ending now that sub-zero weather has arrived on the great central Asian plateau and we may get word any day that the great lama and his household of thousands of persons has started the 90-day march from Kokonor over the 13.000 foot pass which leads into Tibet proper.
Classical Study Contest Opens
Annual competition for fellow-ps to classical studies is an-by the American Academy Rome. The fellowship, which has stipend of $1250 a year for two ears, provides for residence at tlie iy free of charge, and an al-wance of $300 to cover expenses and from Rome. The total val-of the fellowship is estimated at $2000 a year.
Competition is held open to any ried citizen of the United who is not over 30 years of The academy reserves the to decide whether the work is tisfactory enough to merit a re-wal of the fellowship for the se> year.
omecoming Committee On Transportation Will Meet Today at 10
a.m.
First meeting of the homecoming wtation committee, headed y Louis Tarleton, has been called ■ 10 o’clock this morning in 224 udent Union.
Members of Tarleton s committee Fred Burrill, Del Hessick. Jay , Byron Cavaney. Gardiner Chuck Cochard, Byron Wil-and Gerald Brown.
Work for the committee will con-of transporting visiting enter-er* and celebrities to the men’s rally Wednesday night and to football dinners Friday night.
Hall Appeals to Men To Secure Dinner Tickets
Nancy Holme
... to perform
son made her debut with the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra and has since appealed in joint recitals with Mary Garden and other musicians of international repute, Dean Smith said.
A “songalogue-' is the best word to describe the act to be presented j by Grace La Rue, who combines singing with recitation. Of her the great Yvette Guilbert once said, “If you would enjoy art at its best, go to see and hear Grace La Rue.” Titles of the acts to be given by campus groups and individuals were also announced by Dean Smith. Al-(.Continued on Page Four)
Harvard Heads Won’t Dismiss Famed Savant
Process Taxes Are Passed on
Federal Research Discloses Consumers, Farmers Must Pay Levies
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 — <U.P> — The government's chief agricultural research agency reported tonight that a study of the effect of AAA processing taxes showed they had either been passed on to the consumer or had been paid indirectly by the farmer who received lower prices for his products.
The study was made by the bureau of agricultural economics at the request of the agricultural adjustment administration.
Simultaneously the American Liberty league issued a pamphlet attacking the New Deal farm program as regimenting farmers and creating “a definite challenge to the American form of government.” Bureau Enters Fight The American Farm Bureau federation entered the processing tax fight on the side cf the government Saturday when it filed a brief with the supreme court supporting ; validity of the levies.
I The bureau’s annual report made , this brief statement on the taxes:
--I “Briefly the findings are that
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 1—(U.P) j processors in general have not ab-—Harvard university officials “have ! sorbed the taxes, but that they not even considered" the question1 have been passed on to the con-of relieving Prof. Kirtley F. Mather, ! sumer or have tended to lower noted geologist and descendant of prices to farmers below what these Cotton Mather, from his teaching j prices wculd be if some means duties at Harvard because of his I ether than processing taxes were refusal to subscribe fully to Massa- available ior financing the program.
chusetts’ new patriotism law, the university announced tonight.
Earlier, it had been said Dr. Mather faced possible dismissal because he had made two reservations in taking the teacher s oath to uphold the state and federal constitution.
One of Dr. Mather’s reservations specifies he will not sever his relations with the American-Russian institute for cultural relations with the Soviet union and the other that he wants it understood he is not transferring from the university to the state the right to judge his fitness to teach.
Income I§ Raised
“If the effects of the taxes are considered along with benefit payments to farmers and with price increases due to control of production. it is evident that the income of wheat producers, cotton producers, and hog producers has been raised.”
In another significant report, the bureau declared that exports of farm products during the year ended June 30. 1935, showed a “continued downward trend’’ and were accompanied by “a very considerable expansion ... in imports of competitive agricultural product'.”
“Tickets for the men’s football dinner Friday night are not sold as fast as had been expected, stated Fred Hall last night, as he appealed for the direction of campus men’s attention toward that event.
In urging that students purchase tickets immediately, Hall enumerated the attractions included on the program. Coaches Jimmy Phelan, Bob Zuppke, Jock Sutherland, and Howard Jones wUl be present, he assured.
Leo Carillo, popular Italian comedian, has consented to act as master of ceremonies, while Walter Bowers, ’03, is to preside. Governor Frank Merriam has signified his intention to attend.
The Trojan band and Hal Grayson’s orchestra will furnish music for the occasion, with additional entertainment coming from the Biltmore and Beverley-Wilshire hotels.
Special tables are being reserved for fathers of Trojan football players, for members of the freshman squad, and for former student body presidents.
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“s?| Ihree Men hscape As Schooner Sinks
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1—<U.P>—| Three njen. the crew of the gasoline schooner Owl, escaped from the boat as she nearly sank in the Golden Gate today.
Fire broke out in the engine room as the small craft started through the gate toward the open sea. The crew members, according to the coast guard report, attempted to extinguish the flames with chemicals then opened the sea valves.
Unable to control the fire the trio took to a lifeboat as the Owl slowly settled in the water. They landed safely at Belvedere, near Tiburon.
The Owl was found floating off Point Bonita, three miles out of the gate, by the geodetic survey ship Point Reyes. Coast guard vessels later managed to get her in tow and brought her, decks awash, to pier 45.
Power Companies Refuse To Sign Under ‘Death’ Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1—(U.P'—Defiant to the last, a major part of the $15,000,000,000 power industry tonight refused to register under the new utility holding company act and automatically became susceptible to the drastic penalties of the controversial law.
The midnight deadline passed with fewer than three score companies having applied for registration. At the same time the securities and exchange commission which is to administer the act learned that it had won an important victory in an Illinois district court.
The commission has insisted that registration by a company would not deprive it of its constitutional rights to challenge the legality of the holding company law. Counsel for the leading utility companies thought otherwise: however, and
advised them not to register.
Late today only two companies generally listed among the leading utility operators had registered. They were the New England Power association, with 55 subsidiaries, and the Middle West corporation, a former Insull company now being reorganized, with 102 subsidiaries. Both specified to their registration papars that they were not surrendering their right to attack the act in the courts.
The civil penalties include refusal by the commission to permit non-registrants the use of the mails or any other instrument of interstate commerce to conduct their business and a ban on future stock or securities offerings. Landis has warned that every business transaction by non-registrants Will be of doubtful validity after midnight
When Is a Wet Wet? — Why? Anti - Saloon Leaguers Meet
ST. LOUIS, Dec. I —(UP)— The Livermore shooting, Governor Alfred Landon of Kansas, and Kentucky’s recent dry election tonight were interwoven into the anti-saloon league’s 28th national convention to condemn the liquor interests and sound the keynote for an educational backfire
--^intended to resurrect prohibition.
•r • •	The possibility that Governor
xaSClStS rear Landon may achieve concerted dry
support should he win the Rcpub-Kxr lican Presidential nomination next WIL l^lllUdlgU Uy year was voiced by Homer Rode-tt • . j	. heaver of Chicago, who connected
United states dry Kansas with Landon and a balanced budget.
Livermores Cited
Rodeheaver. former evangelical compatriot of the late Billy Sunday, referred pointedly to the shooting in California of 16-year-old J?sse Livermore Jr., by his mother allegedly while both were under the influence of liquor.
“The most convincing proof that repeal is a failure is written in black headlines across the front pages of newspapers,” he continued.
“Wholesale Cheating”
Dr. John R. Sampey of Louisville, president of the Southern Baptist convention, blamed the wet victory in Kentucky's recent election on ‘cheating by the wholesale.” Referring to the problem of the intemperate driver, he said: “one drink of beer makes him a menace; two drinks a terrible menace.” “Men ought not to be accepted as dry leaders unless they are dry in habit as well as in politics,’’ he continued. “We have been betrayed too long by leaders who voted dry but lived wet: that hypocrisy har been used against us.”
Minister Opens ‘Peace’ Parley Say Nipponese
Gen. Ying-Ching Arrives In Tientsin To Discuss Final Negotiations
Quick Compromise Sought
Nanking Intends To Assert Power by All Means, Opponents Aver
Copyright, 1935, by United Press.
TIENTSIN, Monday, Dec. 2—<EB> — Gen. Ho Ying-Ching. Nanking war minister, has arrived in Peiping to conduct last minute “peace” negotiations with Chinese leaders and the Japanese military, Japanese sources reported today.
He prcbably will see Maj. Gen. Kenji Doihara, poUtical expert of the Japanese army, and Gen. Cheh-Yuan, commander of the Peiping and Tientsin garrisons, immediately, in an effort to work out a compromise.
Compromise Advised
Opponents of the autonomy movement said Ho’s mission means that Nanking intends to assert its sov-ereigntyy in North China “by every available means.”
Other weekend developments in the tangled North China situation included:
1.	Gen. Han Fu-Chu, governor of Shantung provinces, told the United Press he will not support the autonomy movement and will remain lcyal to Nanking.
Britain Interested
2.	British interest in the North China situation again was made clear by a report from Singapore that Air Commodore Sydney Smith, commanding royal air force units in the far east, left today for Hongkong. British crown colony in South China. The visit officially was described as a “routine inspection” but it v;as reliably understood the commodore will meet British army and navy commanders of China stations and review with them the North China situation.
3.	Charles James Fox. editor and publisher cf the North China Star, one ot the leading newspapers of North China, asked that a “committee of hard-boiled United States senators” investigate the North China situation to learn the “hard, cold facts.”
Seriousness Advocated
4.	Sung ChehYuan reiterated his stand that Nanking must consider North China autonomy sentiment seriously and make appropriate concessions. Otherwise the northern provinces must separate from the Nanking-controlled regions of the Yangise valley.
5.	Japanese military activities continued. Aerial patrols were active to the south of the Yellow river and Japanese forces were in full control of the Tientsin-Peiping area.
6.	Japanese agents were reported in conversation with the Pan-Chan Lama, powerful Tibetan leader, in an effort to win his support in the northwest.
Canada Denies Italy Embargo Commitments
Ottawa Refuses lo Uphold Proposed Military Ban Of Key Products
Repudiation Shocks League
United States Stands Upon Policy of Restricting War Commodities
Number one speaker of the Western Debate tournament was the rating given Arthur Groman. member of the S.C. team which won the championship at San Francisco last week.
Debaters Win Western Title
Groman, Bell Chosen First, Second Speakers in Forensic Matches
ROME. Dec. 1—<U.P)—The United States oil policy was the center of political discussion in Rome tonight.
Some Italian quarters fear the U. S. may declare a petroleum embargo or drastically limit oil exports to Italy. For the present American action consists of attempting to hold the flow of oil from the U S. to Italy to “normal” by warnings to expoiurs.
Extreme fascists bolting important government positions affirmed that a U. S. oil embargo would precipitate war. They did not elaborate but it was believed they meant that U. S. action would assure league measures.
Italy would retaliate against the league sanctionists—because their motive is to halt Italy’s penetration of Ethiopia—but presumably would not strike back at America because the Litter’s motive is preservation of neutrality.
Many observers believe Italy’s oil reserve is sufficient for one year’s requirements, especially since the country is saving all fuel possible and creating new supplies.
Ucla Professor To Speak Here
“The Survival of Plato in Modem Ideas,” will be the subject for lecture announced by the School of Philosophy and delivered by John Eicf Boodin, professor of philosophy at the University of California at Los Angeles.
This is one of a series on the “Contributions of Philosophy to Prevailing Ideas” that are being promoted by the eleventh semi-annual phUosophy forum.
Golden Gate Bridge Work Moves Ahead
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.—<IIE>— Bay bridge workers yesterday had completed installation of cable bands on the two cables between the center anchorage and San Francisco, chief engineer C. H. Purcell announced today.
Two hundred and ninety eight bands, each weighing from 2000 to 32000 pounds, were bolted to the cables.
Meanwhile, Columbia Steel company has finished spinning the third set of four strands of cable between the center anchorage and Yerba Buena island, and has started spinning the fourth set over the south catwalk.
On the north catwalk, two sets have been spun and work Is under way on the third, completing 30 per cent of the cable.
Victors over 55 debating teams from 30 colleges and universities west of the Mississippi, Art Groman and Homer Bell returned to the campus today western collegiate forensic champiOTis. and winners of the tournament held Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday in San Francisco under the sponsorship of the Western Association of College Speech Teachers.
The conference which considered in hundreds of debates the national question; “Resolved: that congress by a two-thirds majority vote shall have the power to overrule decisions involving the constitutionality of legislation,” was reported by James Kirkwood, manager, to have been one of the most thoughtful and stimulating which the association has ever held.
One Match Lost
The victorious Trojan team lost only one debate during their march to the final round and defeated San Francisco university, Stanford, University of Arizona, University of Washington. Denver university and others in the preliminary rounds. In the quarterfinals they lost one contest to Willamette but to the semi-finals came back to win over Stanford, 3 to 0. and finally over Howard Campbell and Lawrence Morley of Williamette for the championship, 3 to 0.
For the quality of their material and facility of expression, Gromar. and Bell were rated first and second speakers of the tournament respectively.
Quarterfinals Reached
Fred Burrill and Bob Feder, the second team, reached the quarterfinals of the contest, and Walter Rohwedder and Marlin Lovelady, the third pair, lost out in the preliminaries, with, however, a majority of their contests in five rounds won.
The girls teams of Betty Eberhard and Virginia Hudson, Brook von Falkenstein and Mary Todd, made their way to the quarterfinals of the women’s contest where they lost out in two debates each.
OTTAWA. Ont„ Dec. 1 — U .E> -Canada tonight, in an effort to disassociate itself from any proposal which might lead to war in Europe, publicly announced “that it does not recognize any commitment binding Canada to adopt military sanctions.”
The announcement from the office of Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King, emphasized that statements made at Geneva by Dr. W. R. Riddell permanent Canadian representative at the League of Nations, concerning the embargo of key commodities like coal and oil to Italy “represented his own personal opinion and not the views of the Canadian government.”
“The Canadian government,” th-’ statement said, “desires to make it clear that while the government supports economic sanctions against Italy it does not recognize any commitment binding Canada to adopt military sanctions. No such som-mitment can be made prior to its approval by parliament.”
The proclamation denied reports that the Canadian government had taken the “initiative” in the extension of the embargo to include key commodities like coal and oil.
Geneva Fears Attitude Will Balk Plans
GENEVA. Dec. l—The Canadian government’s repudiation of oil sanctions shocked League of Nations officials tonight.
Augusto de Vasconcellos of Portugal. chairman of the “sane ions general staff” cf 18, said however that Canada’s declaration “Will not affect our action."
Other delegates, after momentary amazement, predicted that Canada's changed attitude would hamper extension of sanctions when the committee of 18 meets December 12 to consider the oil ban against Italy.
America Will Stand on Neutrality Policy
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1 — 'U.P) — The state department tonight stood on its announced neutrality policy that shipments to belligerents of key commodities needed in war, such as coal, oil, copper and chemicals, should be restricted to a “normal” basis.
Observers interpreted the Canadian statement purely as a clarification of policy intended to correct assertions of Dr. W. R. Riddell, permanent Canadian representative at the league of nations, concerning the embargo of key commodities.
Garst Replaces W. E. Packard
BERKELEY, Dec. 1.—<U-E)—Walter E. Packard, regional director of the resettlement administration, was transferred to Washington. D. C., as director of resettlement, and replaced in his position here by Jonathan A. Garst today.
The Berkeley office has administrative jurisdiction over the resettlement program in California, Nevada, Utah. New Mexico and Arizona.
Garst has been assistant regional director in charge of rural resettlement since July.
United States Presidency Outworn, Says Will Durant
Fellowship Awards Offered Biologists
Fellowship awards in biological sciences open to citizens of both sexes in the United States and Canada will be given by the National Research council, it was announced recently.
The purpose of the awards is to
develop investigators for the promotion of fundamental research in the biological sciences. The present policy of the National Research council is to restrict appointments to those applicants in the early stages of a research career who have demonstrated ability of high order and give promise of developing individual judgments and viewpoints in investigative work.
The basic stipends awarded each year are $1620 for unmarried fellows and $2070 for married fellows. The awards are for one year but they may be renewed for longer periods.
‘What’s The Use’ To Be Topic of Talk by Henley
W. Ballentyne Henley, acting dean of the School of Government, will speak on the topic “What’s the Use?” at the School of Religion forum at 4:15 o’clock this afternoon in Mudd Memorial halL
Professor Henley is a member of the S. C. ”28 graduating class and during his senior year was A. S. U. S. C. president here.
In development of the topic, he will endeavor to show the importance of religion in daUy and business life.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1—(HR)— Dr. Will Durant, distinguished philosopher, called the presidency of the United States an outworn institution today and said our “headless democracy advances confidently to the inevitable test, in diplomacy and war, with the trained aristocracies of Europe and Japan.”
The criticism was not aimed at President Roosevelt, but at the American system of government “in which men are selected for office because of their political skill” instead of fitnes- for office.
Speaking before the congregation Rodeph Sholom, Durant advocated sterilization of defectives, revival of the marriage dowry, free facilities for motherhood by the fit and the closing of public offices to politicians as solutions to the major ills confronting America.
“This breeding from the bottom
and dying at the top frustrates recovery by flooding our cities with new millions of arms and legs at the very time when invention has placed a premium on brains.
“Our American system of industry, since its high living standards preclude the capture of foreign markets, cannot continue unless the purchasing power of our people rises as fast as their power to produce.
Dr. Durant then offered these solutions:
1.	Biological — Segregate defectives against reproduction. Use every avenue of education and taxation to encourage fertility among the able and discourage it among the incompetent. Provide free facilities for motherhood by the fit.
2.	Economic—Perhaps this problem can be solved only when the
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Hi-jinks Women To Meet Todav
Hi-Jinks committee chairmen wiU meet at 12:15 noon today in the Y. W. C. A. house, Alene Smith, general chairman, announced late
Friday.
Nine Trojannes were named in the announcement, Louise Kriewitz. Jo Gannon, Ellen Holt, Josephine Kent, Lucille Hogg, Mary Walton, Mary Louise Hair, Dorothy McCune, and Serita Ebert.
Ida Mae Compere, Mary Bell, and Margaret King were also advised to see Chairman Smith today.
Indians to Have Department
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 1.—tU-B)— President Cardenas tonight ordered preliminary work begun for creation of a department for Indian affairs, which probably will be inaugurated in January.