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tinguishers, iremen Avert Extensive Loss
Ross Sounds W arning; "jty Trucks Come in Answer to Call
,erti Combats Flames
ri,, Larkin Report With Chemicals T o Aid in Subduing Blaze
„ (rom an~undetermined ■ceyesteraay threatened to roy the editorial offices of Daily Trojan. Hurried aeon the part of two city departments and four ian students brought the ies under control after a •num amount of damage been done.
j reports ol the fire, which Its origin in a small closet ad-i the Dally Trojan editor's were announced al 12:15. Roberts, managing editor of pper, BIU Ross, business man-md Lucian Davis, chainnan k religious conference commit-tert >11 on hand when the es reached violent proportions, turned In the alarm.
Flames Controlled ie flames were under control i elty firemen arrived. Rob-the first to Investigate the hapation, tossed fear to the |ls and with his coat in front of is > shield, stomped out the of the flames. Worth Larkin, ipus editor, sensing the imme-danger, hurried to the scene with two fire extinguishers he picked up on the way, shot a ji of chemicals into the smoul-~i miss Davis followed with ;bor extinguishers.
Isitibles which were destroy-Inded eight typewriter covers, of Editor Lionel Van Deer-puti, one nest of mice, and ijaa horse blanket.
Spontaneity Blamed tUgators late yesterday were to say what had caused the A committee of Daily Trojan 2?ators stated that they be-^ Ihe flames wore started as 't of spontaneous combustion. Pop* Foster, another inves-harbored the theory that flames resulted from a careless-‘jown burning cigarette, dty’s fire fighting forces unable to offer any possible « to what prompted thc When questioned after the it. one of the firemen said, p* suPPosed to put fires out n«s what starts them."
p. Thayer Named srence Leader
P John Stearns Thayer, vice-01 last year’s Women’s e«Werence and for two years '0l lhe advisory board, was chairman for the seventh omen s Civic conference th. ~ “ SUlfnient emlnatlng “ wordmation office.
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Lucian Davis uas one of the first ! tenants of the Student Union to discover a fire yesterday in a closet next to the office of Lionel Van Deerlin, Daily Trojan editor. Davis aided in ext/ngurshinx the bhize.
Red Zone Parking Drive Nears Finale
Officers I o Begin Issuing Citations to Violators Monday Morning
Going into Its final stages today and tomorrow, the campus cam-I paign against red zone auto park-1 Ing on University avenue will be [ converted into a police drive Mon-j day morning when officers from J the University division station start issuing traffic tags.
Clee Poster, managing thc campaign with the aid of NYA workers, said yesterday that Improvement had been noted during the first part of the week, but that students were again becoming careless.
School Handles Job
•'We aim to clear up the situation ourselves before the police take a hand.” Foster emphasized, ’’but regardless of methods, autoists must refrain from leaving cars parked on University avenue. That goes for the sides of the street as well as the middle lane.”
Difficulties encountered in the campaign Poster described as numerous. On several occasions, committeemen relegated to contact unlawful parkers encountered decidedly rude receptions—from both men and women autoists.
No Back Talk “Offenders can say what they want to the students working with me,” Foster said, "but it won t be so funny if they talk back to the cops."
Police made one arrest on University avenue yesterday, bul for double parking, not parking in thc j red.
Hope Rises for Early Peace in Motor Walkout
Representatives of Labor, Capital Will Convene With Governor
Strike Leaves 150,000 Idle
Corporation Head To Meet Tomorrow With Chief Of Auto Workers
DETROIT, Jan. 13.—(UP)— Hope rose tonight that peace negotiations could be started in the General Motors strike after 14 days of industrial conflict involving 115,000 men.
Capital and labor agreed to sit down with Gov. Frank Murphy at Lansing tomorrow. For the first time in this strike, WUllam S Knudsen, executive vice president of the $1.500 000,000 corporation, will lace Homer Martin, president of the United Automobile Workers of America.
Hope for Solution
Murphy hoped the conference could "reach a prompt solution, tentative or otherwise, that will permit resumption of normal business activities.
There are no strings attached to Martin’s acceptance of the governor’s Invitation.
Knudsen, in making public his letter of acceptance to the governor, asserted that he interposed no condition. The letter, however, said "we are glad to accept and to restate our position given to you ln my letter of January 8,” and that G M. C. Is "anxious to extend whatever assistance we can toward the accomplishment of your objectives without sacrifice of principles which we hold to be of vital consequence to our industry and the state.”
Ask Strikers To Vacate
On January 8 Knudsen explained that General Motors insisted as a preliminary to negotiations for a settlement that “sit-down” strikers leave the five plants they occupied.
In Dertoit, 5.000 Chevrolet workers demonstrated before the Chevrolet gear and axle plant No. 1 against the strike.
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, January 14, 1937
Beta Gamma Sigma Will Hear Department Store Head at Dinner Tonight
Speaking on “Problems of the Commerce Student," Frank Powers, head traffic manrger for a large department store, will address members and honored guests of Beta Gamma Sigma, national commerce honorary, at a dinner meeting in the Chancellor hotel, 3191 West Seventh street, tonight at -* 6 o’clock.
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Ticket Demand Forces Change Of Dinner Site
Banquet for Dr. Bogardus Will Be Held in Foyer Tomorrow Night
Historian
Missing Attorney Contacts Officer
Professor To Broadcast Speech Over KRKD Today
Speaking on “Business Education Viewed in the Light of Educational Sociology," Dr. Benjamin H. Haynes. U. S. C. professor of commerce and education, will broadcast over KRKD from 3:45 to 4 p. m. today.
Tests and standards in business education, and adaptation of the curricula to community needs, will be told by Dr. Haynes.
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Detective Lieutenant Miles Led-. better yesterday said he received a telephone call from David Clark, I attorney who has been missing since he departed for San Francisco car-| rylng $5,000 in cash.
The caller, according to the officer, a close friend of the missing man. said he “wanted to talk about i the Clark case.”
"Don't attempt to fool me." Ledbetter answered. “This is Dave Clark speaking Where are you?"
The caller then told the officer | to contact a person allegedly iden-■ tified with the Inquiry of Clark’s disappearance a week ago. Ler-better refused to reveal the person’s I name.
Dean Reid Lage McClung oj the
College of Cofiimerce and Business | Administration u til relate tbe history ol Beta Gamma Sigma, national com-| merce honorary, al a kanquet tonight j honoring guests of that organization.
Novelist To Speak Before Epsilon Phi
Writer of “Lust for Life" I o Be Guest Lecturer OT Honorary Club
Presenting Irving Stone, author i of “Lust for Life," as guest speaker ! for the evening. Epsilon Phi, honor-S ary English fraternity, announces its winter initiation dinner at 7 o'clock tonight in the Casa de Rosas | inn.
‘‘Lust for Life” has gained fame for its author as being one of thc best written biographies during the j last two years, according to criilcs. j Presenting fictionized view of the life of Vincent Van Gogh, the paint-| er. the book has gone through 14 | printings slncc the original editiou in September 1934.
Stone, who obtained his master’s degree at U. S. C. in 1924. graduated ! from Manual Arts high school. He i was graduated with honors from Berkeley in 1923, after working hls ! way through that institution by | playing in dance orchestras.
| A prize for a play started the author on his literary career. Fol-J lowing a tour of Europe, where he attempted to repeat his success as a playwright.
merce and Business Administration Reception Is Opened to All
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ma twice a year Dr Reid Lage McClung. dean of the College of Commerce, will welcome the guests with a short history of the organization.
Guests Named Guests to be honored are: Kathryn Baxter, Sam Barnet, Wayne Becker, Loren Brown. Al Bukvlch,
Charlotte Clinton, Morey Cohen,
John Couch, Max Deutz. Helen Dewey. Helen Dunlap. Thomas Dwiggins, Otto England, Helen Fl-biger, Harney Galbraith. Phil Gaspar, Dorothy Glass. William Gran-lck. Roger Hatch, George Hill, Carl j Foyer of Town and GoWll to Johnson, william Kirmse. william 1 accommodate the scores of
To Sociologist for 25 Years of Service
Swamped with requests for invitations, sponsors of the reception tomorrow night for Dr. Emory S. Bogardus, sociology professor, who has been a U. S. C. faculty member for 25 years, yesterday were compelled to change the place of the banquet from Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall to the
Johnson’s Passing Causes Graduates To Cancel Lunch
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Leicht, Dorothy Lewis, Lowell Lewis, Carl Longely, Arthur Manella.
Conrad Mattson, Alita McDaniel, Elias Miller, William Miller. Robert
I students and instructors who i 1 wish to pay tribute to the j dean of the School of Social j Work. The dinner will begin 1
Miller, Donald O'Brien, Anna Pet-; at 6:30 p.m. teys, BUI Rltzi, Burton Roberts. Alpha Kappa Delta, honorary so-Virginia Rose. Eugenia Rowland. J ciology fraternity, is ln charge of Phyllis Schneider. Florence" Steere, the reception. Thelr original plans Zvlary Sturgeon, Barbara Summers, j were for Invited guests only, but Ruth Sutherland, Martha Thome, ] yesterday they decided to open the
Carolyn Towner. Marvin Tragcr-man, Joseph Truffo, Yoneko Tsuns-kawa, Willis Van, Edward Walker, Theodore Walker. Mary Walton, Evelyn Weydt, and Harry Young.
High Average Needed Membership Into Beta Gamma Sigma requires a scholastic average of 2.0 or higher.
All active members of the organization and professors who belong will attend this meeting. Bill Miles, president, said yesterday.
At the fall initiation, only seniors are admitted to the honorary, while j
affair to all who want to attend.
Speaker* Named Speakers on the after-dinner program Include: Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, president of U. S. C.; Dr. Rockwell D. Hunt, dean of the Graduate School; Harry F. Henderson, general secretary of the Los Angeles YMCA; Dr. Frank W. Otto, representative of the U. S. C. graduates of sociology; Miss Freda Mohr, chairman of the Los Angeles chapter- of the American Association of Social Workers; and Miss Florence
Wirt, of the YWCA. Each speaker the spring initiation receives stu- j wU1 te» J* Dr- Bogardus’ contribu-
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Toastmaster will be Dr Melvin J | Vincent, professor of social welfare
The honored group last spring was entertained at a theater party in Pasadena.
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John Glass, Jack Golay Are Given Religious Positions
John Glass, prominent junior member of the ASUSC Religious conference committee, will direct activities for Brotherhood week in 1937, Lucian Davis, chairman, announced following the regular meeting held last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Platt, 457 South Arden boulevard.
Appointment of Jack Golay, Dally *
Trojan desk editor and School of l Journalism student, to the Religious j Conference board was announced at | the same time.
Glass, as chairman, will direct the project of sending outstanding students to various churches and synagogues throughout southern California on February 28. Brotherhood day, to explain the interfaith cooperation carried on through the University Religious Conference corporation. Last year 100 student speakers under the direction of Lu-; cian Davis visited nearby churches | to speak for the university and the I conference. Speakers this year, as i last, will be extended invitations by | the committee in charge.
Sigma Phi Epsilon claims Glass ] as a member. He Is a student in I the College of Commerce
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Students Give Music Program At Noon Today
Voice and piano selections by students from the School of Music will make up the program for thc monthly student recital tn the music building at 12:45 p. m. today.
Students and faculty alike have been invited to attend the noon recitals, and majors in the School of Music are required to be present for the programs, according to Director Max van Lewen Swarthout.
Two piano numbers, played by Edith Johnson and Mary Traut-wein. will add variety to selections by four vocalists.
Julia Sparks will sing “Melisande in the Woods" by Goetz; Betty Payne will offer an aria from "Alda" by Verdi; and Dorothy Winifred Hall will sing “StUl Wle Die Nacht” by Carl Bohm Hazel Berg will render a group of German songs.
Essay Competition ToConcludeToday
Today b the last day for submission of entries in thc Wampus-Daily Trojan essay contest, according to its sponsors. The contest, which began last Monday, closes this afternoon.
Entries are continuing to pour In." Mauri Kantro. a contest major domo, reported yesterday, as he and his four filing secretaries sorted thc thousands of neatly-written, well-i thought-out manuscripts. Each is | neatly titled. “Why I Should Be
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Annual Spooks and Spokes Co- California legislator, ton^ht.waited presentation of Gov. Frank Mer-
Kesrrvations Necessary
Although formerly an Invitational affair, the faculty and student members of the School of Social Work, and everyone Interested may make reservations ln 204 Administration. The banquet will be semi-formal. and thc price of the dinner is 85 cents.
Phi Beta Kappa Initiation services, to be held tomorrow night, will be dismissed early so lhat all members may attend the reception.
Legislators Await Merriam Message
SACRAMENTO. Jan. IS—«T.R>—
Dean Rockwell D. Hunt yestetda) announced that the graduate luncheon I scheduled jor today u ould he post• poned out of respect to Mar ttu Johnson, explorer, who was scheduled to speak today. Johnson died as a re- : sslt ot a recent air crash.
Crash Pilot Lewis Is Trojan Alumnus
Cromwell Says Flyer Was Member of '27 Record Smashing Team
Pilot William L. Lewis who suffered a broken leg when he pancaked his Western Air Express transport on a peak In the Sierra Madre range, Tuesday, is a former U S. C. track star, recoras reveal.
Lewis, a graduate In '28 was a member of the 1921 world record smashing four man 880 relay team. Dean Cromwell, head track coach, said yesterday.
Thc running quartet Cromwell mentioned was composed of Lewis, Herschel Smith, now a Compton junior college coach; Edgar House. 1927 track captain; and Charles Borah, intercollegiate A.A.U. champion sprinter.
The relay team participated In thc national Intercollegiate meet in Philadelphia in 1927. Running in the coliseum at Los Angeles later in the year, they nipped a full second off the world's record, setting a mark of 1:25 8.
Lewis ls a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He entered aviation immediately upon leaving the university.
Officials Will Seek R cason For Crash of Airliner Bound for L. A.
Because of the airplane death yesterday of Martin Johnson, who had been scheduled to speak, tomorrow’s noon luncheon meeting of the U. S. C. Graduate school was definitely cancelled yesterday by Dean Rockwell S Hunt.
Johnson died ln Oood Samaritan hospital early yesterday, after rescue crews, tolling down a narrow, rain-rutted mountain road, had brought the battered victims to hospitals.
Wife Not Notified
In a nearby room. Mrs. Johnson, also Invited to appear at the lunch-i con tomorrow, lay unaware her hus-I band had died. The pair, who had braved dangers of unexplored Jungles for years, taking pictures of wild animals for lecture purposes, | were to have lectured here this week | under auspices of the Pacific Geographic society.
Mrs Johnson, in a coma, was believed to be suffering from brain ! concussion.
,	Meeting Cancelled
] Dr. Hunt announced that, out of i respect to the tragedy, the Graduate luncheon would be called off i altogether. Those who have al-\ ready purchased tickets are to be j granted a refund.
‘ Meanwhile federal investigators, alarmed at the trip-hammer suc-! cession of major Western Airlines disasters, quickly followed doctors and rescue crews Into the battered I hull of the Western Air Express j airliner which splintered on a fog-! capped mountain peak Tuesday.
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Members of Sigma Sigma who did not get their quota of bids yesterday Jor the Co-Hop January 22 can do so ln room 202 Student Union between 9:55 and 10:15 today, according to Willis Stanley, ticket chairman.
’All members who expect to have their pictures ln the El Rodeo panel must report Immediately, he stated.
Sophomore Grid Players To Be Guests Tomorrow Night at Biltmore Dance
Honoring sophomore members of j the Trojan football team, the sopho- I more class council under the lead- | ershlp of Bob McKnight will hold a dinner dance tomorrow night at the Biltmore Bowl.
All members of the sophomore class ara Invited to this affair. President McKnight stated. A special rate of 13.50 per couple has been made. Football athletes will [ attend as guests of tha oouncfl.
| Organ Program |
Stella Malntina	Dalher
The ‘‘Morning star" Is one of five "Invocations" of Dallicr, who succeeded Saint Saens as organist of the Madeleine ln Paris.
bridal Song \rwn the "Wedding
Symphony” ................... Goldmark
The Hungarian master, Carl Goldmark, won his right to pursue the study of music by his violin artistry on a concert tour, when he was only 13. His fame as a composer comes from his mastery over every kind of musical effect, thus reaching every class of listener.
Vonpiel to "Lohengrin" . Wagnet The prelude to ‘’Lohengrin” ls one of Wagner's most perfect conceptions. both In Idea and execution. The spiritual atmosphere of Montsalvat is first established by a few chords in the divided violins, high up in their register, followed by the Grail motive, which is worked out ln stately, deliberate fashion to a great climax, from which the music makes a gradual descent by way of the theme of the Farewell of the Angels.
riam's biennial budget message which will be both the target at which Democratic forces will aim and the basis of the administration program to hold down expenditures as a means of achieving a balanced budget.
Administration leaders were work-; ing behind closed doors ln an attempt to add final touches to the program which Merriam has promised will advocate no new taxes and will recommend only minor ln-! creases above the $431,000,000 total | which represented the budget for the government during the 1935-37 biennium.
In view of improved economic conditions with the resulting increase in revenue from such sources as the sales tax. Income tax, gasoline tax. and other comparative levies, it was assured that the budget would call for some Uicrease over current expenditures, with estimates running from $440,000,000 to as high as $460,000,000 which would set up an all-time high for the slate.
Women s Judicial Court Postpones Next Session
Today’s scheduled session of the Women’s Judicial Court will be postponed unlil next week, according to Ruth Meilandt. chief Justice of the court.
The members of the court, Eugenia Rowland, Kav Llsenby. Brooke von Faulkenstein, Alice Burger, Kay Alfs. Harrletanne Collard. Jeannette Mogensen, and Josephine Gannon, will not meet until that time. Miss Meilandt stated In aunouncUig the postponement.
Unions, Owners Confer To End Shipping Strike
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. IS—