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United Press World Wide News Service
olume XXVII
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, May 19. 1936
Number 1 39
ojan Writes [hi Beta Kappa inning Essay
|:hur Knodel Takes First Award in Collegiate Competition
Assists in Preparation
lovelists in Limbo’ Gets Top Honors With S.C. For First Time
| Arthur Knodel. S.C. junior, was inounced Saturday by Dr. J. D. 3ke as winner of first prize in
of three divisions of the Phi Kappa essay contest. Knodel receive $30 to be expended in purchase of books
Hodel’s essay, “Novelists in ” captured highest honors ie division devoted to aesthet-md the fine arts. Other first es were awarded to Guy Nunn, Idental. in the field of philos-religion, or personal exper-ce; and to Harriet Weaver, lunt St. Man's college, in the Id of government, economics, so-|ogy and education.
Firet Victory for S.C. lodel’s victory brings top hon-to S.C. for the first time, al-[>ugh second and third places ve frequently been won in the , His essay won in its class entries from Mount St. Mary’s lege. Occidental. Pomona, San jo State, Scripps, U.C.L.A.. Red-►ds, and Whittier.
“lving figuratively into the lim-of Dante’s "Divine Comedy,” si discussed the novels of modems as Marcel Proust, jinia Woolf and James Joyce, ^ssing their divergence from traditional novels as those of jmas Hardy. Their lack of close-lit plot, their lack of empha-| on telling the story, and their prose style are points of div-lce pointed out by Knodel. He as the aims of these authors empts to bring prose into t he of poetry, to experiment with and to give to prose some Ithe effectiveness of music.
Reed Assists
flish and French literature particular fields of Knodel’s tic interest. Harry B. Reed, stant professor of English, gave lodel guidance in the prepara-of his prize-winning essay, fficial awarding of the prize take place at the annual meeting of the society, iuled for Saturday. May 23, at la college, according to Dr. te. The awarding of the prize ey is in charge of Vice-Presilt Frank C. Touton. who is sec-iry-treasurer for the Phi Beta ?pa alumni of southern Calif-iia. The contest is sponsored by southern California alumni.
Essayist
Supreme Court Justices Rule Out Guffey Bill
Action Will Probably End New Deal Attempts At Regulation
Lewis Comments Decision
Pacific Coast Presidents Open Meeting Thursday
More than 16 Pacific coast colleges and universities have already reserved places for the P. S. P. A. convention at the Miramar hotel in Santa Monica between Thursday and Sunday of this week; Eames Bishop, host of the affair, announced yesterday.	f1day, the scores of student
Letters are arriving in each mail
Arthur Knodel, winner of the Phi Beta Kappa essay award, became the first Southern California student to win such an honor. He competed against entrants from eight other schools.
Greeks To Get Car Privileges
Corsages Are Banned Fraternity Council, Says Franklin
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There will be free parking Trojans attending the annual interfratemity formal at the Biltmore Bowl May 26. according to Mauri Kantro, chairman of the arrangements committee. Dancers may park their cars in either the Pacific Mutual garage or the Biltmore garage.
“All you have to do is drive the car into either of the garages and present the claim check to your
Trojan Hit Parade
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[lpha Delta Sigma To Honor Rushees
Members of Alpha Delta Sigma, itional professional advertising atemxty, will honor rushees to-orrow evening at a dinner meet-at the Casa de Rosas Inn, Test Adams and South Hoover reets. at 6 o'clock.
[Prior to the dinner, pledging cer-[nonies will be held for seven men. Wen from the School of Mer-liandising. School of Journalism, [id the College of Commerce, for leir ability and work in their losen fields.
| Dennis Gless. co-advertising man-ter of one of Los Angeles' larg-►t men's stores, will be guest teaker at the dinner. He is a former S.C. student and was active in he College of Architecture and line Arts while on the campus. Newly elected officers of the fra-?mlty will be inducted into office allowing Gless’ talk by Prof. [rank Nagiev, of the* School of Merchandising, adviser of Alpha elta Sigma, and Stanley Cushing, ice-president. Men to be installed iclude Bill Ross, president: Bob ensinger, vice-president; and Dari B. Brown, secretary-treasurer. eoree Cramer, president of the niversity Advertising club, will act chairman for dinner and proram.
waiter who will have it validated,” said Kantro. “This will solve the problems which would arise from trying to find a parking space in the downtown area and will also keep the cost of the formal down.” Corsages Banned "In accordance with this year’s idea of keeping the cost, of the Greek formal to the minimum cost of the bid. we have decided to ban the use of corsages at this year’s dance.” stated Ben Franklin, president of the interfratemity council.
The formal will be held a week from tonight and those attending will be dancing to the music of Jimmie Grier and his band of Bilt-
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Three Opinions Presented By Arbitrators of Coal Legislation
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 18— <U.E) — The supreme court today struck down the Guffey coal control act and cited objections apparently meaning the end of any New Deal attempt to control industry or regulate labor along lines of the invalidated NRA and the Wagner labor act.
The court threw out the three vital features of the Guffey act—the 15 per cent tax on coal production, labor provisions, and price-fixing.
Under the terms of its decision it appeared unlikely any successful New Deal effort could be made to re-write control laws upon the ruins of the NRA and other invalidated statutes.
Additional weight to this interpretation was lent by a District of Columbia court of appeals decision which cited the high court’s AAA and NRA decisions in holding unconstitutional use of work relief funds for the resettlement administration.
The importance of the Guffey decision was seen in the fact that three opinions were presented by the court—a majority ruling written by Justice George Sutherland and concurred in by five colleagues, a minority decision in which three justices Joined and a separate concurring opinion submitted by Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
The couit’s decision was so far-reaching that it appeared clear that without constitutional changes of some type, virtually all proposed substitutes for industry and labor control were barred.
to increase the number of delegates planning to attend the four-day conclave. Many of the schools who have so far reserved places intend to send two delegates, the -incumbent student body president and ! the president-elect.
Bishop arranged over last week-I end for a second radio broadcast I to supplement the one planned for 4:15 Friday afternoon, when Dr. Admantios Th.'Polyzoides will conduct a discussion of international i affairs in a student executive forum.
Delegates will go on the air at ,2:15 Friday over the Columbia 1 Don Lee broadcasting system with a fifteen-minute program, presenting the presidents’ views on the Veterans of Future Wars and compulsory military training in coeducational institutions.
Between conference and lecture meetings at the Miramar convention rooms on Friday and Satur-
execu-
tives will spend their time visiting scenic and educational sports of the southland and bathing in the Pacific.
Saturday night the convention will enjoy a dinner-dance at the Biltmore, where Jimmy Grier’s orchestra. with Trudy Wood as featured vocalist, will entertain.
Women as well as men will attend the presidents’ meeting, it was indicated yesterday by the reservation of Miss Louise Shoemaker, president of Scripps college, and the president-elect, Miss Betty Bloom.
The following schools will be represented at the P.S.PA. convention, according to advance reservations: Arizona State, University of San Francisco, College of Piiget Sound, Fresno State. U. C. L. A., College of the Pacific. Stanford, San Diego State, Brigham Young. University of Arizona, Willamette, California Aggies. State College of Washington, and Scripps.
Graduate Dinner Thursday To Honor Ph.D. Aspirants
Dr. Rockwell Dennis Hunt, dean of the Graduate School and chainnan of the graduate council, will, with that body be guest of honor when the associated graduate students climax their season’s activities with a banquet at the new Ross-lyn hotel, Thursday evening at 6:30.
The banquet, eighth of a series ¥-
presented annually by the associat-
Studio Preview To Be Feature Of Sport Show
Y'arsity Club To Present Specialties, Dancing Thursday Night
Show To Feature Five Acts
S.C. Geologists Return After Trip to Arizona
Putting into practical use the principles of historical geology which they have learned in the classroom, members of Dr. Arthur J. Tieje’s classes were back on the campus this morning after a four-day field trip to the Grand Canyon.
Meeting at Needles last Thursday night, the party proceeded through the deserts and mountains of Arizona to the Grand Canyon, at which they arrived Saturday morning after a day spent in investigation of various geological features along the way.
On their arrival at the Grand Canyon, a guide furnished by the U. S. department of the interior discussed the geological background of the canyon and of the Painted Desert with the members of the party, showing them many points of interest which the average vis itor does not have an opportunity to see.
Labor Board Calls Rail Strike Illegal
MEXICO CITY, May 18 — (LIE)— Strike of 50.000 national railway workers was declared illegal by the federal labor conciliation board tonight, two hours after the walkout was called.
The board’s decision, announced while strikers still were raising the red flag indicating a walkout over railway stations and other property, means the strikers will be obliged to return to work by tomorrow night or risk losing Jobs and seniority rights.
Workers on the national railways were the only ones to proclaim the strike. Other lines were reported operating normally.
The walkout was declared after negotiations initiated by President Lazaro Cardenas collapsed. The president himself had indicated to the conciliation board the need of a rapid decision on the legality or illegality of the strike. However, it had not been expected the board would rule so swiftly.
Sessions To Be Assisted By Orchestra in Recital
Archibald Sessions, organist, will be assisted by the S.C. orchestra in his final concert of the season in Bovard auditorium tonight at 8:15 o’clock.
The following program is announced: "Toccato and Fugue in D minor,” by Bach. “Nocturne," by Karganoff; “Intermezzo,” by Calla-erts; “Adagio, from the Sixth Syn-phony,” by Vidor.
ed graduate students, will have as guest speaker Dr. Charles Henry Rieber, dean of the U.C .LA. College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.
Rean Rieber. who is retiring from his position at the end of the semester, will speak on “Ideals and Idols.” For 38 years prominent in the educational field.
A special table will be set aside for members of the graduate council. Dean Hunt is the only living member of the seven who composed the original council in 1910. Personnel then included George Finley Bovard, fourth president of S.C.; Thomas Blanchard Stowell, first dean of the School of Education. and after whom Stowell hall is named; James Harmon Hoose. whose memory has been perpetuated in Hoose hall, and Hoose library in the School of Philosophy: Gilbert Ellis Bailey, James Main Dixon, Edgar Maxmilian von Fin-gerlin, and Dean Hunt. Dixon, the last survivor except for Dean Hunt died in 1933. The dean has been chairman of the graduate council, which now numbers 28 members, since 1921, and has been dean of the Graduate School since 1920. He is also director of the School of Research, and was formerly head of the College of Commerce and Business Administration.
Dean Hunt will introduce Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid.
Panhel Installation Will Be Held Today
Helen Dunlap, Beta Sigma Omicron, will take the oath of offic as president-elect of Panhellenic at installation ceremonies to be held this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house, 919 West Adams.
Miss Dunlap will receive the gavel of office from Kathleen Mur phy. Alpha Delta Pi, and retiring president. Others to be installed are Beatrice Amar, vice-president, Alpha Delta Theta; and Coretta Graham, secretary. Alpha Chi Omega. Retiring officers are Kathleen Murphy, Virginia Hudson, and Marie Nemeyer, president, vice-president, and secretary respectively.
A tea will feature the ceremonies to which all sorority members on campus are invited to attend.
New officers will take over their duties with the opening of school next September.
Solar Theory Is Declared Wrong
By United Press.
A 60-year-old watchmaker with a penchant for amateur astronomy, last night issued a challenge to the entire scientific world to prove that the earth revolves around the sun.
The challenger, Daniel Ballmer, a former fanner from Gothenberg, Neb., said he has worked 20 years trying to dope it out, and has come to the conclusion that Copernicus, who set the standard for modem astronomy 400 years ago, was all wrong.
To make his bargain binding, Ballmer offered to put himself on the block—a year’s free service to any scientist who can answer with mathematical accuracy his objections to the Copemican theory.
Banquet T omorrow * * * *
Sale of Bids Closes
Sale of W.S.G.A. bids for the recognitions banquet tomorrow night will absolutely close at 5 pjn. tonight. Selling at the price of $1, they may be obtained from Marie Poetker in the cashier’s office in the Student Union or from Alice Berger and Virginia Shugart.
“Non - affiliated students are urged to attend and bring their mothers, as a special table close to the speaker’s table is reserved for them,” Lucille Hoff stressed today.
Twelve sororities have already reserved their tables and the remaining are urged to do so at once.
Ticket salesmen are Jo Swig-get, Kay Alfs, Louise Kreiwitz, Virginia Shugardt, Rose Amar. Sybil Silbersteen, Kay Lisenby, Mary Louise Michael, Barbara Coy, Mary Jane Sturgeon, Myra Morris, Mary Moore, Aileen Brown, Kay Cooper, Alice Berger, and Irma Caron.
Belko, Gracin To Interpret Rogers-Astaire Team; Pappas To Hula
A heretofore unreleased feature motion picture from a well-known studio, reported by managers of the Varsity club show to “lay the audience in the aisles,” will be one of the surprises on the second annual program of the Varsity club to be held Thursday night at 7:30 in Bovard auditorium.
Five acts of vaudeville and the Varsity club “frolics” will also be included on the program, which is held annually for the purpose of building up the student loan fund established by that organization. Grid stars, track stars, and basket-ball stars will participate in the “star” chorus, which, reports say, will average 200 pounds.
The chorus will Include such “Follies beauties,” as Joe Wilensky, Gil Kuhn, Joe Preininger, Butch j Brosseau, Owen Hansen, Suds i Sutherland, Nick Pappas. Bill Howard, Jim Rorison, Jotty Falvo, j George Bettinger, Gene Roberts, ; Leavitt Thurlow, Ted Steinman, J Bill Radovich. Max Belko. Jack : Clark, Jim Henderson, Al Fitch, Ed j Shuey. Howard Kimmerle, Jerry Gracin, and Ray George.
Among the specialty numbers will be an imitation of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers by their famous interpreters, Max Belko and Jerry Gracin; the hula by Nick Pappas; and the rhumba by Wilensky, Brosseau, Bettinger, and Rorison.
Master of ceremonies will bt none other than alumnus Tony Beard, who has formerly been a "howling success” in this capacity.
At last year’s Varsity club entertainment, several hundred were turned away at the door, so warning is issued by President Joe Prein-
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Isham Jones’ Band Will Play at S.C. During Assembly
Installation of Officers To Be Held in Bovard
Inauguratons Assembly 1 o Be Orchestra s Initial Visit to Troy
Isham Jones who will lead his popular dance aggregation in a program for the inaugural assembly Wednesday, in Bovard auditorium. Jones and his orchestra have Just recently opened an engagement at the Palomar.
Cinema Group Plans Banquet
Dr. von KleinSmid To Give Diplomas to Honorary Members for 1936
Legislators Will Gather Tonight
Outstanding among the social events of the month is the third annual banquet of the American Institute of Cinematography of S.C. to be held in the Foyer of Town and Gown, Thursday, May 28.
With Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid presiding, the annual awarding of diplomas to honorary members for 1936 will be made. Master of ceremonies will be Howard Estabrook of
T oof Xltnp Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios.
A 1II1C j pr0gram Wjii include a lec-
Legislative council members will gather tonight in the Student Union for the concluding meeting of the semester. The affair will start promptly at 7:30 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting will be to vote on the final form of the constitution. Eames Bishop, A. S. U. S. C. president, last night said, “all members both new and old are urged to attend this final gathering of the year.”
“Newly elected student officers of the various colleges are asked to attend,” he stated.
Dr, Gomperz To Speak at Political Science Dinner
Dr. Heinrich Gomperz, special { lecturer at the University of ! Southern California and formerly of the University of Vienna, will j be the speaker of the evening j when the S.C. chapter of Pi Sig- i ma Alpha entertains the UCLA, chapter with a dinner at the Vic- [ tor Hugo restaurant tonight at 7 ; o’clock.
Dr. Gomperz’ subject will be “The Decline of Political Liberty in the Continent of Europe.” He is an authority on democracy and will be able to draw upon his personal observations in Europe for the subject matter of his address.
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ture by Gen. Ting-Hsiu Tu. an out-i standing educator and leader in the ' Chinese army who was brought to the United States to assist in supervising the film “The Good ‘ Earth.” His subject is “My Impres-! sions of Hollywood.”
Dr. Garland Greever of S.C. will ! address the guests on ‘The Amer-1 ican Institute of Cinematography,” while Dr. William A. Strunk Jr„ of . Cornell university, author and not-: ed Shakespearian authority, will I speak of “The College Professor on ! the Movie Set.” Musical numbers j and an unreleased preview by a ma-■ jor studio will also be features of [ the program.
Included among the outstanding artists to receive honorary diploma awards will be motion picture pro-I ducers, directors, writers, actors, and i technicians. Last year awards were j given to 15 artists for outstanding contributions to the industry. Reservations may be made by calling station 302
Isham Jones and his orchestra This famous musical organizatior from the east Will play for the ln stallation assembly Wednesday morning in Bovard auditorium.
The purpose of the gathering is tc install the newly elected A. S. U S. C. officers to their posts, according to Eames Bishop.
It is the first time that Jone has ever visited the coast, and for more than 20 years he has beer noted throughout the country as a;
(ace band leader and music writei Practical Minded Jones, the practical minded maestro, is noted as a composer and son writer. In past years such tremeu • dous hit tunes as “Indiana Moon.” "It Had to Be You,” “I’ll See You 1 in my Dreams.” and numerous others came from his versatile pen. j In later years, Jones went intc. the song publishing business to ! handle his many tunes, and somt 1 of his more recent contributions in-: elude, “Let’s Try it Again,” “If You Were Only Mine.” and "All Mine | Almost.”
One of the many distinctions lr has is that one out of every three j numbers he p’avs is written by him-i self. He got his first musical edu-; cation from his father.
Now At Palomar
At the present time Jones and hi.-group are playing at the Palomar, Vermont at Second street. He is known in musical circles as the mil -| lion-dollar band leader.
Outside of the Lombardo group, Isham Jones is the only leader who has never had a girl singer with his orchestra.
Jones has probably more experience as an orchestra leader than any other maestro in the country. He has been conducting orchestras for more than 20 years.
[Special Student Body Assembly
In order to provide at a general | assembly an opportunity for the | installation of the incoming student body officers, the following schedule will govern class meetings on Wednesday, May 20:
8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
8:55 aJn. to 9:40 ajn.
• :45 ajn. to 10:30 ajn.
10:35 a.m. to 11:20 ajn. assembly'
It* ajn. to 12:15 p Jn.
R B. von KleinSmid
Asserted Radio Deal Disclosed
By United Press.
An asserted political deal involving James E. Waddell, San Francisco Democratic leader, was disclosed yesterday in the grand theft trial of Bayard E. Weibert, ambitious promoter who sought to establish a third national broadcasting chain.
Letters from Waddell, who Weibert said had agreed to line up a string of radio stations for the proposed national hook-up, were introduced at the trial.
The promoter said Waddell became interested in the plan and went to Washington to arrange matters. It was claimed he had contacted “high Democratic leaders” and persons te the American Liberty league, anti-administration group.
Greek Quotations To Form Themes of Speakers At W.S.G.A. Recognition Banquet Tomorrow Night
Circus Tent" Is Capsized; Girl Fatally Injured
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Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford will award senior honor scrolls to leading women in the senior class at the annual formal W. 8. O. A. banquet,
Quotations of famous Greek classicists will be used as their themes when Mrs. Rufus B. von KleinSmid and Dean Mary Sinclair address an estimated number of 600 S.C. women in the Foyer of Town and Gown at the formal W.S.GA. recognition banquet tomorrow night at 6 o’clock.
“Take the Goods the Gods Provide Thee” is the proverb upon which Mrs. von KleinSmid will express her views, while Dean Crawford is to close the program with her analysis of “Let All Appear and Look for the Palm, the Prize of Victory."
Opening the "Feast of Olympia,” during which honor and recognition will be given to outstanding coeds, Eileen Gannon, W.S.GA. president, will welcome the group in a short address, “High Olympus Gives Harmonious Greeting.” Lucille Hoff, W.S.GA.. president-elect, has chosen to interpret “Hard Is the Field of Toil, but Not Slight the Glory.” An added feature of the Olympiad program will be the performance of the Phi Beta trio in several harp and vocal numbers. Member* of the trio are
Margaret Horton, Merlyn Pierce, and Ruth Meilandt.
Grecian simplicity will be the keynote of the decoration. The long banquet tables are to be arrayed with white and yellow spring flowers. Miniature busts, replicas of famous Greek sculptures, will be placed as favors at the speakers’ tables, and small sheepskin scrolls inscribed with the program for the evening will heighten the Olympian effect of the annual gathering.
Announcement of awards to the outstanding women of the campus for accomplishments of the past year will follow the formal program. Mrs. vcra KleinSmid will present the ®ghest trophy, the Town and Gown award, to the most prominent women of the present senior class, and immediately following, the debate cup, given by the same organization to the most active participant in for-ensics. Mrs. Pearle Aiken-Smith, associate-dean, will award the third Town and Gown trophy for achievement in Y.W.CA. work.
Dean Crawford will give the senior honor scrolls to outstanding
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WASHINGTON. May 18.—<r.E>— Betty Lee Randebusch, IS, Shenandoah. Va„ was injured fatally late today when a pole in the “big tent” of Ringling Bros.-Bamum & Bailey circus toppled on her during a wind and electrical storm.
Two others in the happy mat-i inee crowd of 15,000 were hurt in ' the panic that resulted when the big tent began swaying in a 41-mile per hour wind. They were Mrs. Francis Brady, wife of a Georgetown hospital physician, and her five-year-old daughter. Susan.
Ten thousand, mostly women and children, raced for exists as the storm ripped a hole in the big top. Dozens of roustabouts rushed to steady secondary tent poles. The circus band moved into the tent’s center and began playing peppy music which soon calmed the crowd.
Mrs. Rufus B. von KleinSmid will present the Town and Gown award to outstanding senior women at the W. S. G. A. recognition banquet tomorrow night.
A1J-U Garden Party Set for Saturday
For the first time in the history of the university, the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will stage an all-university garden party on its tennis courts. Saturday evening, May 23.
The affair will feature many famous night club acts to be announced at a later date. The orchestra is one of the best in Los Angeles according to Ross Wattelet, who is arranging the event.
The price of admission will be $ and will include a table, re freshmen ts, and dancing all evening.
One thousand square feet ol hard wood floors have been obtained for dancing cn the tenm. courts, states Wattelet. “I promise everyone who attends this part} one of the best times he has eve. had.” he said last night.
“Bids can be secured from any Pi Kappa Alpha member or at tht door Saturday evening,” Ross explained.
The garden party will set precedent in all-university functions for it will be the first time that table-have ever been used for an affair of this kind.
Man Is Apprehended for 28-Year-Old Indictment
WACO. Tex , May 18—(lTi?)—N. B. Kirkland, a resident here for 20 years, was arrested tonight by Sheriff W. B. Mobley of McLennan county on a murder indictment returned 28 years ago in Madisonville, Tenn.
Sheriff Mobley said Kirkland was charged in connection with the slaying of Jim Williams in 1907.
Kirkland, the sheriff said, admitted he was a fugitive but that he had not confessed the slaying.
Hunt Addresses Sociology Group
Dr. Rockwell Dennis Hunt, deai: of the Graduate school, addressee! the luncheon session of the Pacific Sociological Society, southern division. which met Saturday at tht University of Redlands. "Shredder Man and Desiccated Society” wa the topic chosen by Dr. Hunt for his address.
Dr. Clarence M. Case, professo. of sociology and social welface, presided at the morning session of the conference, the theme of which was "Present Trends in Social Security.” As one of the speakers on the morning program Dr. G. B Mangold spoke on “Some Problem: of Unemployment Insurance.”
Presiding at the afternoon session was Dr. George Day, a graduate of S.C. now professor of sociology at Occidental college.
Treasurer Clubbed ALEXANDRIA, La., May 18.— (DLE)—J. H. Brewer, 55, city treasurer for the past 20 years, was clubbed tonight in his city hall office where he sat counting several thousand dollars of city bonda.