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SOUTHERN
DAILY
CALIFORNIA
United Press World Wids New* Service
Volume XXVII
Los Angeles, California, Friday, March 20, 1936
Number 103
Candidates To Be ominated Today In A1LU Assembly
Commissioner Trojan Squire
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bets Limit Un cailed Today
Speech Length
Qualities of Office-Seekers Will Be Discussed in Talks from Floor
Candidates will £ppear in all their pomp and glory for what they hope will be the approval of the student body in a general assembly allied for the purpose of making ial and official nominations for I.S.U.S.C. offices in the approach-lg election, at 11:35 this morning Bovard auditorium. Qualifications of the respective indidates will be presented m ad-from the floor of the as-ibly. followed by speeches of ac-sptance by the candidates who ive already signified their inten-fcons to run In the campaign.
Kahn has called a short meeting ali persons planning to serve as lominators in today’s assembly to Vet with him in the A.S.U.S.C. ffice, 202 Student Union, at 10 [clock this morning.
I Definite time assignments have allotted to each nominator and ididate, in order to keep the as-
All members of the Trojan Squires will convene in a regular meeting today in 206 Administration immediately following the nomination assembly, announced Jaye Brower, president of the organization, yesterday.
Plans for a banquet at Warner Brothers’ studio wiil be discussed and ft is imperative that all members of the group be present so that a decision can be reached regarding the dinner.
“In regards to the nomination assembly scheduled for 11:35 in Bovard auditorium, all Squires must be present to usher. Every member will be checked for attendance and those absent will be dealt with according to the constitution of the organization,” Brower stated.
Flood Waters Recede From Business Area
Men’s Honorary To Elect New Members
Pennsylvania Flood Toll Is Placed at $25,000,000; Dead Number 37
Hope For Oxford Rugby Tilt Wanes
Candidates in the current elec-campaign who have not yet the test on the A.S.U.S.C. tut ion will have the last to do so Monday after-at 2:30 in the chambers of the Legislative council, fourth of thr Student Union, an-onnoed Te* Kahn, elections lissioner, yesterday.
ib’.v running on schedule, ac-to Tex Kahn, elections imissioner.
four candidates for student jy president, Poy Draper. Norm 3n. Jim Krueger, and Joe jer, will have five minutes in which to be nominated and minutes each in which to it their acceptances. jUcy Ann MacLean, the only can-late so far named to run for s-president of the student body, be nominated in a four-minute and will formally accept in a Jo-minute speech.
|Two women, Grace Libby and jth Sinclair, are named to date the job of A.S.U.S.C. secretary, leir nominators will be limited to lur minutes, while the nominees lemselves will aave two minutes their acceptances.
I Candidates for tbe posts of yell Ing and assistant yell king will be Iven equal allotments of time, two linutes for nominations and one [inute for acceptance, according to ihn’s arrangements.
[Running for the yell king's job Phil Daniels and Mike Priese-while Bob Myer is the only per-seeking the assistant’s title.
Investigation Is Started Official Still Missing With Finances
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Disgusted and disheartened, Trojan rugby players were prepared to turn in their suits today, only a slight possibility remaining that the Southern California-Oxford international match would not be cancelled. With John V. Waite, southern California Rugby Union official, still missing with the funds which he had obtained for the Oxford traveling expenses, it appears that a last-minute drive to regain the necessary monetary amount will be unsuccessful and all plans will be dropped.
Meanwhile, the county grand jury yesterday issued a compaint, which charged Waite with grand theft. Search of his home. 2306 Cahuenga boulevard, was made yesterday by county investigators, with the results of their search determining what attempts will be ,made to locate the rugby executive.
Bases for filing the complaint were: (1) that Waite had told Roy Tisdall, president of the Rugby union, that he was traveling to Santa Barbara to meet with K. A. Auty, Chicago rugby enthusiast,
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Pittsburgh Remains Quiet
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Electric Power Brought in For Hospitals, Fire Systems, Dairies
PITTSBURGH, March 19.—I Water receded entirely from the i business district tonight.
At 9 pan. the muddy Allegheny I was only two feet above flood stage, j and still dropping.
The flood from three great rivers, estimated conservatively to have cost $25,000,000, left in its wake 50,000 families receiving aid from the Red Cro63 and other relief agencies. That was the estimate of Chairman F. R. Walton of the Red Cross supplies committee. Thirty-seven persons were known dead from the disaster in the metropolitan area.
Relief and rehabilitation started. No major fires have been reported for four hours. The city is quiet, patrolled by police, assisted by national guardsmen. Martial law has
no: begh declared.
Limited electric power was j brought in from cities to the west. It first was delivered to hospitals, street lights, water pumping stations, police and fire systems, dairies and bakeries.
All active members of Sigma Sigma, junior men's honorary fraternity, are requested to meet in the Legislative council chambers at 1 pjn. today for the election of new members nominated at yesterday’s meeting.
The new members chosen at this time will be formally announced and presented at tonight’s junior prom
Also at the meeting today the date of publication of the Yellow Dog, the ouganizatlon’s annual razz sheet, will be set, and the editor and board of censors of the publication chosen.
Cosmopolitan Club Plans Convention
More Than 123 Delegates, Foreign Personalities Will Be Present
Susquehanna Continues Rise In New York
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., March 19.
—(Ui?)—While the surging Susquehanna continued to rise and the elements—snow, cold, and heavy rains —added to the misery of flood-stricken Binghamton tonight, meager supplies of drinking Water trickled in through the mains from _
neighboring towns to alleviate fears j Johnson
Plans for the fifth annual convention of Cosmopolitan clubs to be held on this campus March 27 and 28, have been completed, according to Ed Hessar, president of the S.C. organization.
The delegates, who are expected ■ to number more than 125. wili represent 20 universities and junior colleges.
Convention Theme Set With the theme of the convention being “Challenge to Cosmopolitanism,” many prominent foreign personalities will attend.
The fifth annual conference will begin with registration at 4 p.m., March 27. The Interfraternity Mothers' club will sponsor a tea In the social hall of the Student Union at 5 o’clock.
Foyer To Be Scene At 6:30 o’clock Friday evening, the main conference banquet will be held in the Foyer of Town and Gown under the co-chairmanshlp of Mary Louise Hair and Norm
Ralph Morgan To Appear On Y. W. Program
Richfield Reporter, Radio Stars Promise To Be • In Performance
of fire hazard and possible epidemic.
Hood waters cut off the water supply of this manufacturing center early today.
Ithaca, after almost complete isolation for a day, reported rising waters and the worsr sleet storm in the history of the Cornell university town.
Hartford Power Fails As River Overflows
HARTFORD, Conn.. March 19 — (ILE) — All power in Hartford failed shortly after 6 o'clock tonight, plunging the “Insurance City” of America into darkness just as office workers were leaving their places of employment.
The Connecticut river continued to rise.
livic Center Will Begin Final Classes
Classes for the last quarter in ie civic center division cf the chool of Government will begin londay night in the city hall, ac-Drding to word received from Ed-rard J. Olyson, secre tan to the plean.
Meeting from 5:30 to 8 o’clock ich evening, the division is de-ied to meet the needs ui city officials and employees who are rorking for certificates and dein public administration, and students unable to attend school luring the day.
Opportunity foi the discussion of practical and technical problems ith Los Angeles county and city afficials, who confront the prob-ems in their daily work, is afford-all students.
A special all-university assembly will be called this morning to give students an opportunity I to nominate candidates for student body offices.
K This assembly is to allow for I the official nomination and acceptance speeches of nominators and candidates, respectively.
Schedule of classes Will be as fellows: g to 8:50.
S:55 to 9:45.
1£0 to 10:40.
1:45 to 11:35.
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Clinic Defeats Oral Defects
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Does your girl lisp baby-talk In your ear? Have you had trouble in overcoming your foreign accent? If so, visit the C. speech clinic, 336 Old. College, and let Denver Garner smooth out your speech defects for you.
Over 50 S. S. students applied to the clinic last semester
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fects, many of them existing since childhood, were soon overcome or lessened considerably.
Operating today as the speech laboratory under the direction of Denver Gamer, a fellow in speech at S.C.. it is open to any registered student in the university. There is no charge for the services at the laboratory which te open each morning, except Friday, during chapel hour. Afternoons it is open from 1 to 3:30.
There are numerous speech defects, states Gamer. Most of them can be corrected if the student ls made aware of them. Often students with speech troubles are discovered by professors in some department of the university and are sent to the laboratory for correction.
Many foreign students take advantage of the service offered by the speech laboratory. There are 21 now training with Gamer, he says.
Blind Inmates Are Named As Drunks
Junior, Senior Women May Make ApKcations For Loans, Says Dean
All Junior and senior women students who wish to make applications for the funds now available are requested to ripply in person to Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford.
The original deadline for loahs was April 15, but because Easter vacation will be starting April 4, it would be advisable to apply before April 3.
The amount of an individual loan is not to exceed $300 a year.
The funds were made available by thc scholarship committee of the women’s university club and may enable students who would not ordinarily finish their college course remain in the university.
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Charges that inmat ss at the state institution for the Wind at Oakland are “continually drunk” and that conditions in the blind home are “deplorable,” were made last night before an executive committee of the California Federation of Women's clubs.
A resolution was passed by the committee and will be forwarded to Gov. Frank F. Merriam, asking for an investigation into affairs at the blind home.
The report, read by a member of an investigating committee, said a study of conditions at the home had been made by representatives of the federation.
The report charged inmates received poor food and said the institution is not bsing competently or properly run. It charged negligence by Superintendent Joseph B.
Kelly.
"Inmates are being intimidated, keeping them from revealing facts regarding the institution,” the report said. 'They al^o are subject to poUtical bullying during election time.’ ’
A rhumba orchestra composed of five girls from Panama will entertain the guests while several famous singers have also been included on the program. William Henshaw, accompanied by Teruko Hirashiki, will give a French hom solo.
Adamantios Th. Polyzoides will be one of the principal speakers of the convention. His talk will be entitled “Cosmopolitanism: The Ideal of Our Times.”
Harley Is Toastmaster Dr. J. Eugene Earley will act as toastmaster, and Introduce the speakers which will include many professors from the various schools represented at the conference.
The scene of the round table discussions will be Mudd Memorial hall. Following the meet big in the morning a luncheon is scheduled for the guests in the University Methodist church. Mrs. C. C. Douglas and Mrs. G. Gamble are in charge of the refreshments.
The summary address of the convention will be given by Dr. Claude A. Bass, former United States foreign service official and non-assistant professor of international relations, at 2 p.m. in the social hall of the Student Union.
Benefit Show Is Planned
Motion Picture Actor Will Be Toastmaster for ‘World’s a Stage’
Ralph Morgan, star of “Rasputin,” “Strange Interlude,” and other pictures; Mrs. Pasqualli and Johnny Murray of Hi-Jinks fame, and the Richfield reporter are the latest celebrities who nave promised to appear on the Y. W. C. A. program, March 25, in Bovard auditorium, it was learned yesterday from officials of the organization.
The occasion will be the annual benefit performance of “All the World’s A Stage,” a presentation by an association of professional leaders of stage, screen, radio, music, and press.
Morgan To Be Present Ralph Morgan, wno will officiate as master of ceremonies, came to Hollywood four years ago to appear In the screen version of “Strange Interlude" after playing the leading role of the drama on Broadway. He is a native of New York, and is a graduate of Columbia university. He finished recently the picture “The Ex-Mrs. Bradford,” starring William Powell, and has just signed a contract to appear in “Speed.”
Radio Stars To Appear Mrs. Pasqualli is known to radio fans as the Italian comedienne of the Ddginal KFWB Hi-Jinks and of tue present Thursday night “Varieties.”
Johnny Murray, debonair master of ceremonies of the same programs, wiil also be there.
The Richfield reporter, reads latest news bulletins over a local radio station. He is characterized by his rapid-fire style of presentation.
Other stars who will be on the program are Erin O’Brien Moore who starred in “Seven Keys to Baldpate,” and “The Ex-Mrs. Bradford;” Jean Muir of “Midsummer Night’s Dream;” ‘As the Earth Turns;” “Oil for the Lamps of China;” and Francis Lederer, actor and world peace advocate.
Faculty Honored By Who’s Who’
The seventh edition of “Who’s Who in American Education” made its appearance with 15 S.C. educators listed as eminent educators of the United States.
Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid stands first on the list. Officials and members of the faculty named include Frank C. Touton. vice-pre-sideat; Theron Clark, registrar; Rockwell Dennis Hunt, dean of the Graduate School; Ralph Tyler Fle-welling, director of the School of Philosophy: Roy L. French, director of the School of Journalism; Arthur C. Weatherhead. dean of the College of Architecture; and Boris V. Morkovin, associate professor of cinematography.
Others are Benjamin R. Haynes, associate professor of commerce and education; David W. Lefever, associate professor of education; Robert H. Seashore, professor of psychology; George B. Mangold, professor of sociology; Martin H. Neumeyer, assciate professor of sociology; Hans N. von Koerger, professor of Oriental studies; .ind Carl Sumner Knopf, professor of Biblical literature.
South American Cruise Is Planned
Continuing the S.C. custom of taking summer curises under the leadership of Dr. Mary Sinclair Crawford, dean of women, a party of students will embark on June 28 for the countries of South America.
All accommodations — hotels, transportation, staterooms — are first class, and the group will sail on the S.S. Santa Paula, one of the Grace line’s finest ships. On shipboard the young men and women will enjoy swimming, dancing and deck games.
Upon reaching the Canal Zone, they will be joined by some young people from eastern states, and the entire party will then visit such nations as Peru, Ecuador, and Chili.
“This trip should be of special interest to S. C. students, not only because Dr. Rufus B. von Kleinsmid, president of the university, holds honorary degrees from several South American universities, but also because of our country's close relationship with the nations of South America,” stated Dean Crawford recently.
Among those who are planning to take the trip are Miss Murietta Bergey, last year’s president of Delta Gamma, md Miss Phyllis Hall, a freshman at S.C.
Taxpayer Calls Solons ‘Polecats’
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Sixteen-Ounce Baby Dies
EAST ST. LOUIS, El.. March 19— — A 16-ounce baby girl, bom amidst the whir of traffic on a busy street comer after Sts mother was hit by a truck, died tonight after a futile fight for life. The infant was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Womack.
Y. W. Members To Visit Odd Parts of Chinatown
Quaint Chinese shops, a Buddhist temple, a joss-house, a noodle factory, and other unusual parts of Chinatown not jeen by the casual tourist will bs visited by members of the World Friendship group of the Y.W.C.A. tonight.
The tour will commence at 7 pjn. when the group meets at the corner of San Pedro and Ninth streets. This can be reached by taking the “S” car at Seventh and Broadway. Those students who have cars and can take extra passengers will meet at the Y. W. C. A. at 6 p.m.
WASHINGTON, March 19.—(UJ?) —J. A. Arnold, agent of the Ameri can Taxpayers’ league, narrowly es caped punishment by the senate today after he angrily shook his fist at members of the Black lobby committee and called them “polecats.”
Records of the league, which is seeking to make the nation tax conscious, showed many contributors. Andrew W. Mellon paid $1,000 During the examination of the list of donors, Senator Lewis B. Schwellenbach, Democrat, Washington made a passing reference to “sucker list. ’
Arnold’s face blanched. He leaped to his feet, glared at Schwellenbach and shouted:
“1 resent that. This is a polecat committee.”
Chairman Hugo L. Black, Democrat, Alabama, shrieked:
“We’re not going to have any more talk like that. If we do, we’ll report them to the senate and see what will be done.”
“Allright,” mumbled Arnold, slowly taking his seat, “but I didn’t start this.”
Hal Grayson To Play For Junior Prom Tonight at Brentwood Country Club
Prom Personalities
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Social Season To Reach Peak In Class Event
Dancers Will File Through Floral Rings; Girls To Receive Favors
Sid Smith, junior class president and chairman of the junior class council, is in charge of the junior prom this year, undertaking all arrangements. Sigma Sigma’s president, Sam Bracht, will announce the honorary’s pledges at the Brentwood club tonight during the dance.
All-University Dig Plans Progressing
To Be Held Monday
Candidates Will Appear as Guests; Social Hall To Be Scene of Dance
With the introduction of candidates for major student body offices as the center of the program. Draxy Trengove, official hostess of the student body, yesterday announced a dig to be held Monday night in the social hall of the Student Union.
As a new innovation to campus dances, the change from the women’s gym to the fourth floor of the Student Union, Miss Trengove plans to offer the students a dance that will far surpass any dig hald in the past.
A newcomer to the realm of campus dance orchestras, the band of Bud Parks, Sigma Chi, will provide music for the affair in an attempt to capture the liking of the Trojan student body. With the band will be a group of special entertainers to perform between dance groups.
The candidates to appear on the program for introduction will be those for student body president. After this introduction, the lone candidate for the position of official hostess for the Trojan campus will be introduced to the students.
For Newspaper Day
Excess of 400 High School And Jaysee Pupils To Be in Attendance
Arrangements for Troy’s 14th annual newspaper day, to be held Saturday, March 28, are nearing completion, according to Tom Lawless, ! editor of the Daily Trojan. More ! than 400 high school and junior college students will be honored when they assemble on the S. C. j campus for an all-joumallstic pro-| gram.
Created in order to stimulate Interest in the work of the journalist, and to acquaint school editors with | outstanding men in the field of I journalism, newspaper day will fea ture special lectures of Interest to : school writers, as well as the award-i ing of plaques to the best high i school and junior college papers.
Following the address of welcome by Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid,
: president of the university, at a luncheon in the Foyer of Town and ! Gown, the various awards for the j year will be made. The Ruth Ap-! person Eaker award by Major Ira Eaker, to the student in the editorial writing class for the best work published in the Daily Trojan.
Campus Architects Go ‘Red’
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The School of Architecture has gone red! Seized by an urge that strikes the school quite regularly, the students are deep in the process of redecorating the building. Their artistic taste was offended by the bareness of the walls since the rather faded murals which had decorated them were cruell;.
* covered with white paint last fall. No longer will they suffer from this
Hal Grayson’s orchestra will start playing at 9 o’clock tonight, and the long-awaited junior prom of 1936 will have commenced.
Held In two main rooms of the Brentwood country club, northwest of Sawtelle. tonight’s prom is expected to rival for color and thrills any of its eight predecessors. Its location, its music, Its decorations, its favors—all are ideal, and sll will cmobine to stamp the affair ts unqualified tops on Troy’s spring social calendar.
Greeting dancers as they file past the main entrance of the Brentwood club wlU be a seven-foot flower ring, through which they must pus before entering the dance floor. After reaching the reception room, each girl is to be presented with • favor unique in S. C. social history—a signet ring of the class of 1937.
Punch To Be Served
Two rooms have been appropriately decorated for the prom, one ! for dancing and the other as i rt-[ ceptlon room, where punch will be ; served throughout the eventog.
The entire gamut of Trojan students—political leaders, socialites, and athletes—will be in attendance and. as an added attraction, new pledges of Sigma Sigma, junior men’s honorary, are to be presented for the first time publicly dining an intermission.
Taking advantage of an occasion so auspicious, candidates for student body election will be out ln their best this evening, wreathed in smiles after this morning's nominating assembly.
Music On Tap
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Hal Grayson has been mixing up the latest In hit tunes, waltzes, medleys, and novelty numbers for the edification of discriminating dancers tonight, and yesterday pronounced himself prepared with thc ; best of everything.
The all-important business managers for the prom—Carolyn Ever-! ington and Bob Trapp—said yesterday that the full quota of 250 bids had been sold, indicating thr! the junior class can do no worr? than break even in tonight’s veu-! ture. This is particularly gratify-ing in the face of expenses incurred by addition of several special features to the program.
Despite the word of numerous bio j salesmen that tickets will not be on sale at thc door tonight, it ir reasonably sure that admittanc will be obtainable, if necessary. a> ,the last minute. Bids are *2.50
Conference Report Is Given Approval
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PARIS. March 19 — (U.E) — The cabinet tonight approved Foreign Minister Pierre Etienne Flandin's report on London negotiations resulting in indictment of Germany as a treaty breaker and agreement between the Locamo'powers as to means of meeting the European crisis.
The ministers sat for 2% hours at the Elysee palace with President Albert Lebrun to hear Flandin after he flew back from London to confer with Premier Albert Sarraut.
An official communique said the cabinet *n*inimously approved Flandin’s report ina congratulated him and Minister of State Joseph Paul-Boncour on their London activities.
Flandin will make a statement to the chamber of deputies tomorrow.
The chamber, elected in May, 1932, will hold its last session tomorrow unless the opposition succeeds in forcing a debate on foreign policy, rhe Sarraut government, however, plans to refuse debate and adjourn until June when a new chamber, to be elected April 26 and May 3, will convene.
dreariness, though, for they have liberally splashed the patio with red paint.
Tne students *iave taken three days off, and are putting on the finishing touches today. The girls put all the chairs in the middle of the patio and painted them black. Then they found come porch furniture and painted it red. When that was finished, the battle was on. They’re painting everything they can find, and Dean Weatherhead fears for his telephone.
Meanwhile, the male element has been occupied with applying a deep stripe of red around the walls of the patio. They’ve also be-gored the window ledges, and the edges of the roof and doors, ind anything else they could find, niey’ve dug up all the bricks they didn’t like, and put in new ones. And they’ve contrived silhouette signs for all the offices.
Tackle Stops Bandits
RENO, Nev„ March 19— (HP) — A flying tackle by a 19-year-old boy on Keno’s main street late today aided police to capture Roy Shaw and Melvin Schneider, wanted for an alleged hold-up and auto theft in New Orleans.
Ralph Acton Appointed To Succeed Bill Stokes In Employment Bureau
Mulvey White, director of the bureau of employment, yesterday announced the appointment of Ralph Acton to succeed Bill Stokes as assistant director of the bui eau. He will be in charge of temporary employment handled by the office.
While a member ol the student body at S. C„ Acton, who was graduated with the class of ’34, was active in various student organizations and activities on the campus.
He was president of Blue Key, a members of the Junior chamber of commerce, the men’s council, and the swimming team.
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Sorority Problems Will Be Discussed
Pledge guidance, training for thc sorority girl, social adjustment, campus orientation, and scholarship standards will be some of the subjects under discussion when thr Los Angeles Panhellenic round table conference convenes on the U. C. L. A. campus tomorrow morning for its annual meeting.
Actives, pledges, and alumnae members of all S.C. sororities ar* urged to attend by Kathleen Murphy, Trojan Panhellenic president, who will be one of the group leaders in the discussion of “The Possibilities in Scope and Service oi the College Panhellenic.” Other round table discussions will consider alumnae relations and inter-fratemity education.
Extending greetings to the Panhellenic at the luncheon which will follow the discussion will be Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford and Dean Helen M. Laughlin of U.C.L.A. Mrs. Selwyn Douglas, president of thc Los Angeles Panhellenic, will give the address of welcome.
Reports on the round table discussions by discussion leaders and an address by Harriet Tuft, chairman of the national panhellenic conference, relative to the objectives of that group will conclude the day’s activities.
Honorary Organization To Present ‘Doll's House’
The first major event of Phi Beta music and speech professional sorority this semester which 1s to be held tonight, is '.he organization’? presentation of Ibsen’s “Doll House” at the L<ong Beach Littlf theater at 8:30 o’clock. The production is under the direction ot Elia? Day, of Chicago.