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Seventh Annual University of Southern California Institute of Government
Special Edition For S.C. Institute Government
SOUTHERN
DAILY
\ olume XXVI
CALIFORNIA
TROJAN
United Pres* World Wide News Service
Los Angeles, California, Monday, June 10, 1935
Number 152
eyerhaeuser Kidnapers Are Held by G-Men
[Federal Agents Arrest Pair In Salt Lake. Obtain Full Confession
‘Case Ha* Been Solved”
It’s a CrimeI
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Recovery of Ransom Bills Gives Clues; Officers Seek Accomplices
Gforf* D. Criiw.v United Press Staff Correspondent
SALT LAKE CITY. June »—-P» -Declaring the Weyerhauser kd-i&pine case "has been solved," federal aeents tonight held two confessed kidnapers In the federal uilding here, ready to fly them at moment’s notice to Tacoma.
The pair — Harmon M. Waley. i-4. and his wife. Margaret, were
rnfined to the federal building.
h were in leg-irons, a modern .captation of the famed "Oregon ^oot.”
Arrests were made Saturday In he wake of a flood of ransom poney paid for the release ot lit-!e George Weyerhauser. seized ihp streets of Tacoma, and held itil $200 000 ransom had been
:id.
Third In Montana
Somewhere in Montana a third !rinap suspect was hiding from law ficers. William Mahon, ex-con-ct of Washington state, abandoned his car in Butte. Mont., and ed. Search of the car disclosed Dxima tely $15,000 of ransom :oney. It was in five. 10 and 20 Mir denominations.
The arrests were made Saturday.
■ Waley was taken in custody -turday morning, after passing a umber of the ransom bills ir lo-1 department stores and food arkets. Her husband was appre-
ided later in the day.
Bills Catwe Arras!
Arrests followed the appearance 30 ransom bills at the local fed-■ral reserve bank. Stores and banks id accepted the bills and the fact Ley were ransom notes was not etected until they were checked at
e federal reserve bank. Announcement of the arrests was ade in Washington. DC., by J. ?ar Hoover, chief of the federal jvestigators.
Donnolly Is Director E J. Donnolly. in charge of the eyerhauser case, flew here Saturday morning and. it was pre-med. directed the arrest of the r. Through Saturday and Sun-local department of justice of-lcers denied that Donnolly wa* ln own. Tonight he appered briefly fore reporters.
Donnolly made but one positive atement. “Boys.*’ he said, “the is solved. There may be an r-3st or two to make but that’s all.
e biggest task confronting us ow is to file our official reports 1th headquarters in Washington.”
The apprehension of criminals through their revolvers is being explained by Spencer B. Moxley, ballistics expert of the Los Angeles police department, to Betty Klobe. This will be one of the 250 public exhibits on campus in conjunction with the Seventh Annual Institute of Government.
MngRooms Institute of Government Buildings Told Opens on Campus Today
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Prominent Men To Participate In Civic Series
Explanation Given Students
As to Street Location,	A
Names of Structures I Ull ApPFOVSlI
Ad Building Is Described
Trojan Shrine Is Starting Point for Uninformed Session Members
Expressed by All Authorities
niversity College Will Open June 17
Openmg on June 17 for a six ks summer quarter. 123 late, af-oon and evening courses are to given at University college, cwntown adult division of the Jniversity of Southern California, t was announced by Dr. Emest W. egs. dean.
Because of the abbreviated ses-on. classes will meet two cven-each week. The usual session uns for 12 weeks with one class sting each week. The majority f courses will convene from 4:10 6:30 p.m. and from 7 to 9:20 p. in ^he Transportation building, th and Los Angeles streets. Work -ill be given in 30 departments of niversity work.
S. C.’s summer session also opens the Trojan campus on June 17. o sessions will be held this year, he first extending until July "6. ■>t? the second meeting from July to August 30.
A resident faculty of 06 protests will be augmented by a staff 47 visiting faculty members rom all parts of the country to iduct 389 graduate and unrier-iuete courses during the 30th lual summer session.
tudents Asked To Arrange P.A. Major Courses With Olson
Students interested ln completing crk for certificates in public ad-inistration with majors in select-fields of interest, as well as the didates for degrees in public ad-istration. are asked to arrange ir courses under the direction oi be faculty o the School of Gov-ument. by Dean Emery E. Olson, «ad of the school.
Catalogs containing complete !n-ormation are available at the of-of the School of Government th* Administration building.
Class Program by Hours
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9-10 a.m.
“Revenue Classification and Distribution,” H. A. Harrison, certified public, accountant. Los Angeles. <Citv Clerkship Administration, Financial 1 Administration.) Women's Residence hall.
Lectures—“Selection of Personnel and Building Morale.” R. J. Scott.: chief engineer, fire department, city of Los Angeles; David F. Glines. i fire chief of South Gate. 'Fire Protection.) 304 Law.
Lecture—“The Content of the Effective Constitution or Charter. What. Should and Should Not Be Included,” Dr. Henry Reining jr. (The Fundamental Law.) 303 Law.
Lecture—"Fundamental Principles of Organization and Administra- i tion,” John C. Dinsmore. (Hospital and Institutional Management.) Recital hall. School of Music.
Lecture—•The Technic of Administration in City Planning,” Gordon Whitnall, state plannmg commissioner, state of California, chairman; August B. Gorbach. president Los Angeles planning commission. (Plan- [ ning.) 204 Physical Education.
Lecture—“Economic History in Relation tc. Relief.’’ Dr. Elmer Fagan, professor of economics. Stanford university. (Public Welfare.* Porter h*ll, I Law building.	'
Lecture- Right of Way and Land.” Judge Charles E. Hoas. superior court, county of Los Angeles. < Right of Way and Land.* 301 Law.
Lecture—“Water Supply in Relation to Disease.” Abel Wolman. chief ' engineer, state board of health. Baltimore. Mt*. (Water Supply and Ram- : tary Engineering/) 300 Law.
9-11	a.m.
Lecture—"Ballistics," Spencer Moxley, ballistics expert, research bureau. record division, police department, Los Angeles. ‘Crime Detection.) ’ Musical Organiza tions building.
10-11	a-m.
“Uniform Classification of Accounts.” Miner B. Phillipps, city con- 1 troller, Pasadena. <City Clerkship Administration. Financial Administration.) Women’s Residence hall.
Lecture—“The National Recovery Administration.” Dr. C. H. Cunningham. executive assistant. NRA. Los Angeles. (Governmental Rela- j tionships.) Porter hall, third floor. Law building.
Lecture—"Staff Organization." C. J. Cummings, superintendent. Gen- j eral hospital. Tacoma. Wash. (Hospital and Institutional Management.) j School of Music recital hall.
Paper—"Surveying and Mapping Entering a New Era.” ' Prepared by' William Bowie, chief of the division of geodesy. United States coast and j geodetic survey). Thos. J. Maher, inspector, coast and geodetic survey. San Francisco. (Public Engineering.) 301 Law.
Lecture—“Recent Developments in Public Health Service,” Dr. Wal- j ter H. Brown, professor of hygiene and physical education, Stanford J university. (Public Health.) 300 Law.
Lecture—“An Exposition of the Fundamental Principles of Taxation,” Elmer D. Fagan. < Taxation.) 303 Law.
11 a-m.-l* M.
General assembly of all sections. Porter hall, third floor. Law building. "About Forms of Government, Let Fools Contest,” John M. Pfiffner.
2:15-3:35 p.m.
“Business Licenses.’’ Jack Lester, license clerk of city of Santa Monica. (City Clerkship Administration.) 103 Bridge.
“Special Funds,” W. W. Morrell, deputy county auditor, auditor’s office, county of Los Angeles. (Financial Administration.) Women’s Residence hall.
Round Table and Discussion—Papers: “New Methods of Fire Prevention.” Clarence J. Thrapp. fire prevention engineer in charge of fire prevention bureau, county of Los Angeles; Jay W. Stevens, fire marshal, division of fire safety, state of California. <Flre Protection.) 304 Law.
Round Table and Discussion—Papers: “Constitution and Charter Analysis; Good and Poor Examples Discussed." Alfred H. Campion, com-(Continued on Page Four)
With nine different buildings on the campus of the University of Southern California to be used as class rooms and offices dumg the session of the seventh annual Institute of Government, these directions may be necessary for those unacquainted with the university in order to find their way around j without difficulty.
1.	Administration building — this | is the large brick structure on the; west side of University avenue, identifiable by the large tower in I the center and the statue of the j Trojan at the southern end. The 1 offices pi the Schoo1 of Govern-! ment are located on the second j floor, southwest corner, in room 252.
2.	Bndge hall—to use the Admin- ! istration building, which car row1 be found with little trouble, as a basis for our directions. Bridge hall' in south of the Administration! building. Walk south along University avenue for two long blocks. Bridge hall is the building at the j end of the block cn the east side of the avenue. Address, 3680 Uni - , versity avemi°
3.	Bovard auditorium—those who can fiend the Administration building will also be able to find Bcvard auditorium, because it is located right in the Administration building. in the center, first floor, under j the tower.	j
4.	Law building—walking south on University avenue, one find;, the Law building on the east ride of the street, one .%tnttture north. Of , Bridge hall. Address. 3660 Univer-1 sttv avenue.
5.	Musical Organizations build- ! mg—again walk dovm University i avenue to the south. At the junc- ; ture of University avenue, Exposi-1 tion boulevard, and 37th plac?. turn ; w'e?t along 37th place for about, one-half oiock Th" Musical Or- j ganizations building is on the north side of the street. Address, 337 West 37! h place.
6.	Physical Education building—' starting once more at the Adtrinis-! tration building, walk west, along! 36th street for one block. Tne • Physical Education building is on the comer of 36th and Hoover streets.
7.	Recital hall—this room is located in the School of Music building: not to be confused with the Musical Organizations building. Starting at the Administration building, walk north along University avenue until you arrive at the small path which runs between the Administration building and Old College. Turn west along this path and follow it for one block to Hoover street. The School of Music building is on the east side of Hoo-
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City, County, State, Federal Pfiffner, Rodee, and Others Tol alk
Hearty approval of the annual Institute of Government and of the value of the courses, lectures, and round table discussions offered during the w'eeK in which it will take place has been voiced by city, county, state, and federal officials.
“We have informed officials and employees of the city of Los Angeles,” commented Robert Dominguez. city clerk, “that those of them who desire to attend the classes to be held during the seventh annual Institute of Government of the University of Southern California will be granted leave of absence with pay, from June 10 to June 14, inclusive, 1935, for such purpose; this leave of absence to be subject to the approval of the heads of the various departments. A mo-]
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tion of the city council was adopted to this effect.”
Again, the head of each department of Los Angeles county has received from a member of the board of supervisors a statement of interest in the Institute, and containing an expression of confidence in the hope that each department may find it possible to be represented in the membership of the school. Individuals planning to attend are
asked to make arrafigSfifiiK within their department and file their application for membership immediately.
“State employees.” according to I Arlin E. Stockburger, director of finance for the state of California, “will be permitted to attend the j school this year whenever the request is made and concurred in by the department head.’
First Civic Crop Women's M eet ing
Held at S.C. in 31
Starting in 1931, the university held its first annual women's civic conference on the S. C. campus, in response to the many reauests of ! women's organizations of civic minded women of the community.i
The mist recent one, the fifth j annual, held this spring, saw nearly ; 600 women in attendance, and was, the most successful one ever held in j Los Angeles. Women’s organizations i throughout southern California j have cooperated in the development of this project.
Working Students Excel In Grades, Survey Shows
Students who are forced to earn their way through college tend to excel in both scholastic ability and achievement those whose expenses are paid by parents, according to a survey just completed at the University of Southern California by Dr. Frank C. Touton. vice-presi-dent and director of the educational program of S. C.
Comparisons were made between Trojan students participating in the federal government’s program of part time jobs for college men and women and those who were not engaged in SERA projects.
From data secured from freshman scholastic aptitude tests, it was found that SERA students made an average score in the tests of 72.12 as compared with 70.53 for the non-SERA students, and the first group was less variable in the extreme scores.
During the first semester of the 1934-1935 school year, scholastic achievements records 424 SERA students revealed that as a group they surpassed by 39 per cent of the range between the marks of C
and B a group of 498 non-SERA students selected at random.
“With a general knowledge of the student groups and of the conditions under which the SERA group worked, it seems reasonable to conclude that the significant difference between the scholastic performances of the two groups is not to be accounted for by the small difference in their scholastic aptitudes but rather by the greater earnestness of purpose which prevails in the group and by the very nature of the SERA work itself, which is characterized by its truly educative, eminently worth while, and cooperative research features, Dr. Touton declared.
Engaged as laboratory and research assistants and working on educational, cooperative research, j health, and social welfare projects, 419 men and 157 women are employed on a part time basis through SERA appropriations at S. C. In , addition, many other students ob-| tain part time work through the ! university wnployment bureau.
Pfiffner, S.C. Instructor, Will Lecture at Institute
"Principles of Government” will be the topic upon which John M. Pfiffner, associate professor of public administration at the University of Southern California, will base his series of lectures.
A graduate of Iowa State university, he received his A.B.
*.degree In 1916. .and was awarded the degree of doctor of philosophy in political science in 1927. He was formerly a Camegie endowment fellow in International law at Columbia university, and acquired seven years of commercial experience immediately following the World war, chiefly with the sales department of the Standard Oil company of Indiana.
Formerly head of the department of political science at the Mn-nicipal university of Wichita. Kan., he transferred to S.C. in 1929, and has continued teaching here since that time.
Five different lectures on each of the five days of the institute will cover: “About Forms of Government, Let Fools Contest*” “What’s Wrong With Civil Service?” “The Governmental Dollar In Action,” “What Has Happened Since Yesterday,” and “Letting George Do It.”
Emery E. Olson, dean of the School of Government, who heads the division of the University of Southern California in charge of the program of education in public administration, and Walter E. Sykes, executive secretary of the Institute of Government and civic affairs council. The seventh annual institute, which opens today, will be in their charge.
Program Today by Class
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Schedule for lectures in courses in the Seventh Annual Institute of
Government are listed for today:
City Clerkship Administration
9-10	a.m.—“Revenue Classification and Distribution.” by H. A. Harrison, certified public accountant, Los Angeles. Women's Residence hall, downstairs.
10-11	a.m.—Uniform Classification tA Accounts,” by Miner B. Phillipps.
city controller of Pasadena. Women's Residence hall.
2:15-3:35 p.m.—"Business Licenses,” by Jack Lester, license clerk of Santa Monica. 103 Bridge.
4:10-5:30 p.m.—“Calendar vs. Fiscal Year,” by Harold Huls. city attorney ot Pasadena. Women’s Residence hall.
Crime Detection
9-10	ajn.—“Ballistics," lecture by Spencer Moxley. ballistics expert, police department ot Los Angeles. Musics! Organizations building.
2:15-5:30 pjn.—Laboratory. Musical Organizations building.
Federal, Slate, and Local Governmental Relationships
10-11	a.m.—“The National Recovery Administration,” lecture by Dr. C. H. Cunningham, executive assistant, national recovery administration, Los Ar.geles, Porter hall, third floor, Law building.
4:10-5:30 p.m.—Round Table. Papers, and Discussion. Papers include “The Department o! Justicc.” by Peirscn M. Hall. United States district attorney. Porter hall, third floor, Law building.
Financial Administration
9-10	am.—“Revenue Classification and Distribution.” by H. A. Harrison, certified public accountant, of Los Angeles. Women’s Residence hall.
10-11	a.m.—“Uniform Classification of Accounts,” by Miner B. Phillipps, city controller, of Pasadena. Women's Residence hall.
2:15-3:35 pjn.—“Special Funds.” Women’s Residence hall.
4:10-5:30 p.m.—“Calendar vs Fiscal Year.” Harold Fill*, city attorney, city of Pasadena Women’s Residence hall.
Fire Protection
9-10 a.m.—“Selection of Personnel and Building Morale,” by R. .7. Scott, chief engineer, fire department, Los Angeles, and David F. Glines, fire chief of South Gate. 304 Law.
2:15-3:35 pjn.—Round Table and Discussion. Papers will be read on “New Methods of Fire Prevention.” by Clarence J. Thrapp. fire prevention engineer, of the county of Los Angeles, and Jay W. Stevens, fire marshal, division of fire safety, of the state of California. 304 Law.
The Fundamental Law—State. County, City
9-10 a.m.—Lecture: “The Content of the Effective Constitution or Charter; What Should and Should Not Be Included,” Dr. Henry Reining Jr. 303 Law.
2:15-3:35 p.m.—Round Table and Discussion—Papers: “Constitution and Charter Analysis, Good and Poor Examples Discussed.” Alfred H. Campion. committee on governmental simplification, and Judge Robert M. Clarke. Los Angeles. 303 Law.
Hospital and Institutional Management
9-10 a.m.—Lecture: "Fundamental Principles of Organization'and Admin -(Continued on Page Three)
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Dr. John M. Pfiffner
. . "Let Fools Contest” . .
Notice
1.	Bells will ring 10 minutes before the close of each period. Please close promptly.
2.	Reservations will be taken in each section for luncheons and dinners.
3.	Be sure that you plan for your | friends to visit the exhibits.
4.	Elect your student officers in each section today.
Courses in Government To Open at Civic Center
Exposition Invites Institute Members
San Diego's famed fair will be the focal point for Institute members, with June 15 set aside as “Municipalities Day.” The institute will close Friday evening, June 14, in order to make it possible for members to participate in this special program of the California Pacific International exposition.
Although not directly connected with the Institute of Government, evening courses in public administration and related subjects are offered at the Los Angeles civic center for adults who are employed by a governmental agency or for those interested In entering government senice. Citizens who wish to ji-crease their knowledge in the field are also eligible to take thfse courses.
The offerings being prepared for the fall quarter, to begin September 23, 1935, are, perhaps, more ver-led than ever before. A tentative list of courses to be offered includes:
Under general administration — principles of public administration; technical report writing; state and loca’ government; public personnel administration; administration of recreation; administrative problems In physical education And recreation; county government and administration; evidence and court procedure; and research.
Lectures in engineering and geology will Include highway and railroad engineering; hydraulic engineering practice; advanced alternating currents; economic geology;
and design of sewage treatment plants.
In mathematics and accounting, discussions will be held on algebra, differential calculus, elementary accounting, governmental accounting systems, and government budgets.
Police administration will be covered under the penal code, forensic chemistry and phy-ics, scientific identification of questioned documents, finger printing, and applied psychology for police and peace officers.
Public health lectures will include speeches on the public’s health law, communicable disease control, and entomology. Public law courses to be offered are commercial law and constitutional law of the United States.
Courses on social welfare — fundamentals of sociology, principles and methods of probation, interviews and social case histories, fundamentals of social work. Miscellaneous courses include introductory English, elementary Spanish, traffic control, general psychology, property valuation, public speaking, and secretarial duties.
S. C. School Ia Sponsor of Five-Day Sessions To Close on Friday
Combining a public exhibit of governmental departments with a series of five-day sessions in which federal, state, county, city officials, and educators will discuss current civic problems, the seventh annual Institute of Government will open today on the campus of the University of Southern California, to continue until Friday.
Sponsored by the School of Government of S. C. under Dean Emery E. Olson, the morning sessions and afternoon round table discussions will include officials from 65 California communities, leading universities of the country, and government employees.
Dinner Meetings Planned
Featured will be public dinner meetings starting today, with Abel Wolman, chief engineer of the Maryland state board of health, talking on “Sanitation Administration.” Dr. Elmer D. Fagan, Stanford university, will speak on “Taxes ln Relation to Business” on Tuesday. “Problems of State Government” will be discussed on Wednesday by Hon. Arlin E. Stockburger. director of finanee, state of California. Chester Rowell, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, will speak Thursday night on “Instruments of Democracy.”
Among the list of 150 prominent speakers will be: H. H. Hodgeson, U. S. geological survey; Pierson M. Hall. U. S. district attorney: Fred W. Marlow, district director, federal housing administration; Hon. Ira Thompson, justice of the supreme court; Henry Reining Jr.. Princeton university; EveTett W. Mat-toon, county counsel, Los Angeles; Walter H. Brown. Stanford university: John C. Dinsmore, superintendent of university clinics. University of Chicago; and Edward F Treadwell, San Francisco.
Exhibits To Be Open
Over 250 exhibits of governmental departments will be open to the public every afternoon and evening beginning at 2:30 p.m. during the five-day session. Evening demonstrations of fire fighting, life saving. first aid, and pistol shooting by the Los Angeles police and sheriff’s officers will be featured. Other exhibits will include: U. S. forestry service, departments of health, playground, city planning, hospital, parks, and engineering. Crime detection will feature displays of ballistics, chemistry, and teletype.
Subjects included in the sessions will be principles of government, financial administration, flre protection: federal, state, and local problems of relief, labor relations housing and public works. Others will deal with laws, hospitalization, public health, engineering, public welfare, taxation, and water supply.
Plans are being made to accony-modate 1,000 employees and officials during the institute.
Opening Luncheon To Feature Leaders
The opening noon luncheon will feature leading personalities of the institute. Visiting lecturers will be introduced for five minute talks. This plan will make possible early acquaintanceship and foster personal conferences with national leaders, a feature of the institute found most valuable in the past. Luncheon to institute members, 50 ecnts, 75 cents to others, at 12 noon, on the third floor of -the Student Union building.
A dinner meeting has been arranged for today in special honor of state legislators, county sup%-visors, and city councilmefi. Aoe) Wolman, chief engineer, state board of health, Baltimore, Md., will speak on “Sanitation Administration.”
Mrs. Moody Set To Meet English Champ
BECKENHAM, Eng.. June 9— <ILP> —Mrs. Helen Wills Moody of California. fresh from victory In her first tennis tournament since 1933, is expected to meet England’s champion, Miss Dorothy Round, in the final of the Kent tournament, which opens here tomorrow. Mrs. Moody yesterday won the St. George’s Hill tourney title at Wey-bridge with the loss of a lone set.