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l-ll Dance To |,nor Sorority pledge Classes
Stuart. Former Star [Pictures. To Lead 15-Piece Band
Will Be Reserved
hr Snow. Bid Chairman, ■Declares Tickets for Affair on Sale
Licing Trojans will cele-t Saturday night at the Cdub ballroom when the Lee of Commerce and thc Lge of Letters, Arts, and fects combine in present-fheir first annual all-uni-ptv dance The central ■mseof the if fair is to hon-llhe new sorority pledges 1 officially inducted ][ piedgeship earlier in the KD|.
h dance will surpass any Ctampussocial event held this j ,sid Ed Abboit co-chairmar pt event, yesterday. statniK that . hi bi■ i pai■ ii in the ran? of high-class music and ninment. "The location in the / decorated Elks' ballroom is Ie :»vor of makins the dance tlC Abbott emphasized.
| Stuart Will Play kl Stuart., former motion pic-Jittr mil lead his 15-plece or-i lor the amusement of the i dancers.
uni fraternities have already I table space. Abbott said jf, stating that any house I desires to have tables set llor members of its party may |tby contacting him today and I the number of reservations
Bids un Sale l have been distributed lo Uves In each fraternity luo to Lancer alesmen. The fulling under the direction of Snow, are priccd at $1.50. s (or the dance will be semi-1 the committee stated. Cor-i nil be banned.
I dressing the convenience Itl location Abbott said that 1 poking space located behind jdU will be free for all bid
SOUTHERN
DAI LY
CALIFORNIA
TROJAN
United Press World Wide iNews Service
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, February 25, 1937
Number 86
Guilty
Guilty Verdict is Rendered in Townsend Case
Senior Council Meeting Is Postponed
The Senior council meeting, or-
Fight Near in Reorganization Of Government
iginall.v scheduled for tonight, has
been postponed to Thursday. ...	.
Jury Deliberates One Hour March 4 according to Leonard Joint Congressional Session Finch, president.
Meeting at the Sigma Nu house members will then discuss plans for the annual Senior day, April 24 Reason given by President Finch for the postponement Is the concentration being placed upon rushing by sororities and fraternities during the present week
In Reaching Decision; Appeal Planned
Convicted On One Count
Pension Advocate Subject To Prison Term and Fine of $ 1,000
Debates President’s Plan for Change
Delegation of Power Flit
Conservatives Will Oppose 1 remendous Changes Of Present Form
Dr. Fraud! E. Towns end, founder of the old age pension movement, uho walked out on a congressional investigation last May, yesterday uai found guilty of contempt oj the house of representatives jor this action.
Auto Heads Make Plans for Confab “
Collective Bargaining Will Be 1 heme for Parley Of Car Makers
DETROIT, Feb. 24 — (l'.P> — Pre-
WASHINGTON, Feb 24. — (UP)—Dr. Francis E. Townsend, 70-year-old founder of the $200-a-month old age pension movement, was found guilty of contempt of the house of representatives today for walking out on a congressional investigation of his organization last May.
A federal district court jury of 11 men and one woman deliberated only an hour before returning the erdict which makes thc elderly California physician subject to a
Essay Contest To Close Today
Apolliad Entry Deadline Announced; Judging Will Start Soon
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 — (UP)—Sharp dispute whether congress or the White house shall control the proposed government reorganization program appeared inevitable tonight following submission of revised legislation on the plan by President Roosevelt’s committee on administrative management.
Recommendations of the presi-1 dents' group, which Is headed by Louis Brownlow of Chicago, were
‘Buttercup’ Heads North Rally Planned
For Basketball Team Tonight
Depot Celebration To Send Second-Place Trojans On to Stanford
Band To Lead in Songfest
Coach, Captain Will Speak At Train Platform; Yells Scheduled
Trojan students will dispatch their basketball team on its invasion of Stanford with a rally tonight at the Southern Pacific station, Sid Smith, chairman of the rally committee, announced last night.
The rally, scheduled for 7:30 p.m.. will give the squad a send off for Its all-important series. In second
With the final deadline for copy discussed at an executive meeting scheduled for today, Mrs. Tacie ! ot. the joint house-senate reorgani-maximum of'one'year 'irTpmon and , Hatinil of the facult>' Apolliad i zatlon committee today, a $1 000 fine	committee declared that many con-	Conservatives Object
trlbutions for the 13 annual com- Opposition to the delegation by A erdiet Exported	1petition have already been received congress to the chief executive of
"It was rather expected," Town- j in the School of Speech office. j sweeping power lo revamp the gov-send calmly told reporters.	“Manuscripts will be accepted In j ernment's bureaucratic structure
“Will you continue working for 1 the office of the School of Speech, appeared among Democratic con-j linnnary plans were outlined to- your program?" he was asked. 126 Old College, any time today," servatlves and Republicans soon af-night for collective bargaining con- "Lord bless you all. we will be Mrs. Rew stated. “Any contrlbu- ter the Brownlow committee report ferences between officials of the j even more active," he replied. “The \ tions mailed before midnight will J was sent to the capitol January II
United Automobile Workers union ; publicity of this trial unquestion-and Chrysler corporation, second < ably will accelerate our movement, cf thc "big three" motor car makers j I think it will be the consensus to meet with the labor organiza- i that I have been a victim of in-tion.	I Justice."
Townsend's attorney. Elisha Hanson, said he would file a motion for a new trial immediately and
Next Wednesday was set tenta- | tively for opening of the confer-
between" R^ch^rd' T^F-ankensteei'i' if 11 U not «ranled he wlu carr>' Iliad *rouP- Muslc or dances re- I by Mr. Roosevelt in a special mes organization director of the UAw! lhc fi*ht to the fcderal courl	denwnstrattons may be Rage to congress.
also be eligible for the contest." | The report, proposing a five point First Draft Accepted	i program to modernize the White
Plays need not be completely fin- house executive staff, create two lshed to be submitted; they may be new executive departments and the revised after a dramatic trial, ac- | overhauling of more than 10 sep-cording to Miss Florence Hubbard | arate departments, boards, commis- J of the Drama workshop who is j sion», authorities, corporations, com- { also a member of the faculty Apol- | mittees, and agencies, was endorsed j
Car] (Buttercup) Anderson, center on Coach Sam Barry's basketball 'earn, u ill leave tonight u ith other members of the squad for Palo Alto. The V. S. C. cagers uill engage the Indians itt a tun-game series which uill decide the championship of the southern conference division.
and Herman L. Wecklcr. vice-president of Chrysler s De Soto division.
appeals.
Remains On Bail
Justice Peyton Gordon permitted Weckler and Lester L. Colbert. | Townsend to remain at liberty on resident general attorney, were $1,000 bond until he is sentenced, named as the company’s represen- I
tatives by Board Chairman Walter \ Townsend was convicted on the
P. Chrysler after he had received thst of two counts charging a telegram from Frankensteen requesting a conference on union demands for collective bargaining.
he
wilfully defaulted" on a subpoena of the house old age pension in-
performed by the author before the j	Brownlow Approves
Judging committee.	j Immediately thereafter, however.
Other types of manuscripts ac- R tentative draft of legislation to ceptable will include poetry, essays, carry out the reorganization pro-
Actor Guy Standing Drops Dead in Hollywood Garagi
short stories, and character sketches Judging To Start
Contributions will compete for a place on a program in Touchstone theater Saturday evening. May 8, before a group of critics who will
[ilernity Heads led to Meeting
li'oid possible delinquency of Piorjanizatioii.^ in conft
Social Security act, Frank ^ttt internal revenue office '■ explain house require-I meeting of the advisory *1 it 7:3o o'clock tomcht ln |»*lnu Union,
WUi, who attended the ■If CoiL	he Col-
|.rs and Si iences ,it U tr stress(‘d the importance ^■ttcc of fraternity and so-■
|*®Mre that regulations will
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Other details of the conierence and an agenda for negotiations were to be worked out in preliminary conversations over the weekend.
Meanwhile. General Motors and union conferees, who have been meeting almost daily since settlement of the 44-day automobile strike February 11. announced at the end of their 14th session late today that they had reached tentative agreement on all but three of the union's demands.
Trojan Rooters To Travel North for Basketball Tilt
Between 75 and 100 Trojan basketball fans are expected to make the annual trek to Stanford tonight and tomorrow to see U. S C. and Stanford battle for the southern division basketball crown Friday and Saturday evening in the Palo Alto pavilion.
vestigating committee by leaving j iater submit written criticisms of the committee hearing without per- j the ^ork. Judging of manuscripts mission, thus placing himself in , begin as soon as all contribu-contempt.	tions are filed. A student auxiliary
--I committee will aid the faculty group
1 in the work.
Last year's authors whose manuscripts were presented on the program included Yositaka Aoyagl. dance; Alfonso Santos, Velma Over-ne Abney. Louise McClown Clement.
--J Marge Chaloupka, Helen Kaylor,
Miss Florence Hubbard, faculty j Luella Lee Weaver, Jane de Lange director of Play Productions, yes- Lewis, Mary Jane Ellis, and Vir-terday re-emphasized the desire of ginia McFarland, poetry; Marlon that group that students from every | Leonard, character sketch; Jose-division of the university try out I phine Madrid and Arthur Smith, for parts in ASUSC plays.	i music; and William R. Poulson.
"Participation in these plays is , Isabelle Hanawalt and Jack David
Dramatics Invite All To Participate
gram which Is said to have come from the Brownlow committee gave the president continuing power to "reorganize, after investigation, the several agencies of the government by transfer, re-transfer, re-grouping, coordination, segregation, establishment. and abolition of agencies and functions, for the purpose of improving the effectiveness of administration management. . . .” The provision was closely patterned after the reorganization provisions of the economy act which was adjudged to be constitutional.
Italians Move Out Toward Revolters
Sir Guy Standing, genial, mild-mannered Englishman who found fame on the British stage and the American screen, dropped dead late yesterday one fleeting moment after he uttered these words: “I never felt better in my life.”
The 63-year-old actor had called for his automobile at a
--^Hollywood garage. An attendant
paused a moment to ask him how he felt. Sir Guy smiled.
“Excellent," he said "In fact, 1 never felt better in my life.”
He no sooner spoke than his face turned a chalk white. He clutched his chest, his knees buckled, and he collapsed.
U.S.C. Debaters To Meet Loyola Today
certainly not limited to speech ma- j Bethune. plays jors,” Miss Hubbard said, “though of course we draw heavily on talent available in School of Speech."
Contrary to implications contained in a Daily Trojan story of last week. Play Productions—a strictly student undertaking — has never been an integral part of the School of Speech.
ROME, Feb. 24— (IJ.Pi—Italy’s Imperial legions tonight moved out over the vast plateau south ol Addis Ababa bent on quickly crushing the first revolt against the conquest of Ethiopia—an uprising native Shoans under Ras Desta Dem-I tu, relative of Emperor Haile Se-| lalssie.
At Noon Today AHAHtlerAhclrp""< marUal„la
_/ I Annie Ahuhfl—uiiipi'p	thuii hlHl
Music Classes To Give Recital
Coeds Go To Post Today In First Wampus Derby
» I Addis Ababa—wnere more than 600
--I "suspects" in the supposed terroris-
Eslher Stanford, Helen Griffin. 1 tic plot to bomb high Italian offl-j Margaretta Walker, and Ruth Wat- j cials last week have been slain in | iinabe will offer selections on the one of the most terrible reprisals noon student recital today, accord- j of modern times—the Roman le-| >ng to a program listed by Director j gions started in swttt pursuit of ] Max van Lewen Swarthout of the i Ras Desta.
| School of Mtisic.	| Somewhere ln the vast reaches
The student talent programs are south of the Ethiopian capital the
In a debate which was lo have been held last Thursday, but was postponed because Coach Alan Nichols was attending the University of Denver speech conclave, Bob Crawford and Gordon Jeffers, soph- dead, omore members of the U S. C. varsity debate squad, will meet the Loyola lorensics team on the Lion campus at 12:30 o'clock today.
Jeffers and Crawford will uphold the negative of the national debate question, "Resolved: that congress should be empowered to fix minimum wages and maximum hours for industry."
This will be thc sccond time that U. S C. and Loyola have met ln debate this year. Early in November. Dr. Nichols took a group of
The attendant summoned an ambulance which rushed the actor to the Hollywood receiving hospital. An examination there disclosed he wns
From the hospital the body was removed to the Roy Bagley mortuary, there to a Walt an autopsy tomorrow. Physicians said the actor probably died from an attack ot heart disease.
Although stating that Standing had been ln good health, studio officials recalled that he had complained of pains from time to time since he was bitten by a black widow spider more than a year ago. He was bitten while his company was on location, shooting scenes for
Trojan Squires will hold * special meeting |n 3(H> Administration this morning at 10 o’clock, Moyd Frye, president of Ihe sophomore service organization, announced yesterday.
Frye said lhat Ihe meeiting was called to inform Squires of their duties at the rally tonight.
place ln conference standing, the Trojans will face Stanford's Indians. leaders ln the southern division race.
Heading the program at the station tonight, the Trojan band will lead the rooters in a songfest as the train leaves the station.
Phil Daniel, U. S. C. yell king, and his two assistants, Dick Klein and Bob Myers, will lead Trojans In a series of yells for the team members.
Coach Sam Barry and Eddie Oram. captain of the team, will speak from the train platform before the squad entrains,
It was hinted yesterday that Norm Johnson, president of the ASUSC. may also talk tonight.
The conference hopes of U. S. C. will meet a severe test this week. A victory over Stanford In either game will place the two schools in a tie for the top position ln current standings. Stanford has lost one game, dropping its first encounter with the Trojans by a 42-39 score.
his debaters to the Del Rey cam- "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer," in pus for a non-decision debate. which he held a prominent role.
Phi Beta Kappas To Join ln Tribute to Dr* Touton
Shades of Fairy Hill and Seabiscuit! With the blowing j hel<* 1,1 l£e *ecital ,h®“' “ Schoo‘ ambitious insurgent leader had re
of the starter's bugle at 10 o'clock this morning six glamor- ^^.^^r'AUendlce u compuT ^ ous U. S. C. coeds will go to their posts in the first running, ^oj-y f0r music majors unless ex-j of the Wampus derby.	Jcused by Director Swarthout.
The race, sponsored by the publicity staff of the Wampus,! Miss Stanford, a student of Hora-! will feature six sorority girls on Gloving cup will be presented the tio Cogswell, will sing two arias ’ Ingo bikes and is Intended to sttm- winner, with a consolation prize from “La Boheme' by Puccini ac
treated with troops.
Meeting to join in a memorial tribute lo Dr. Frank C. a handful of native | Touton, late vice-president of the university, who died last spring, the Phi Beta Kappa alumni of southern California will hold its winter dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the Foyer of Town and Gown, 669 West 36th place.
Opening the meeting, the Rt.#dlnner meeting at )1 per plate Rev. Bertrand Stevens will offer may be made by sending check and
I ulate Interest in the February issue | going to the girl placing second
of the Wampus which goes on sale at 10 o'clock this morning.
All the color and excitement of a big race at Santa Anita is promised by George Cook, exploitation manager of the U. 8 C. humor magazine. The course over which
All Wampus salesgirls are requested to meet George Cook in the Wampus office at 9:55 this morning.
the six fillys will gallop Is from the front of Administration south to the law buUdlng and return to the finish line ln front of Doheny.
Acting as starter for the mammoth derby will be Foy Draper. Trojan track star, while Jack Warner
U.R.C. Speakers To Receive
Hungarian Miners Strike; Two Killed
FUENFKIRCHEN, Hungary,
Thursday, Feb. 25—H'.P)—Darkness, hunger and danger of death from explosions failed today to shake the determination of 275 miners to remain on a "stay down” strike in Uie coal pits here until their demands for a 20 per cent wage increase are met.
Two persons were killed and six Injured last night in two clashes between sympathizers and police at thc pit head.
Batteries ln the strikers' lamps had burned out this morning. Their only supplies were sugar and liquor.
The men In the dark pits had rations for only one day when thej refused to leave their work last night. Hence their demonstration soon may become a “hunger strike.” They are menaced, too. by subterranean floods.
Average earnings of the miners are about five pengoes i approximately 95 cents) per day. Some receive less.
companied by Henrietta Pelta Mam'selle Marie" by Gulon, and _	,
A Lovely Night" by Ronald will InStTllCtlOHS be rendered by Miss Griffin, a pupil j of Mrs. Lillian Backstrand Wilson.
Salnt-Saens' Concerto in O Minor will be played by Ruth Watanabe, accompanied on the second piano by Director Swarthout. Two numbers. "Dedication" by Franz and "Splrate, pur. Spirate" by Donaudy and sung by Miss Walker will complete the recital.
Copies of Knopf Speech Can Be Obtained Today
Jack Warner
. . . photographer
series of contests to be sponsored by Additional mimeographed copies the Wampus for the remainder of of the highlights of Dr. Carl S. the year, according to Del Hessick. Knopf s speech made before the business manager of the Wampus, all-school religious assembly yester-
______________________ _________ , At the conclusion of the contests day, will be available at the School
Trojan Knight, will take a photo- the sorority whose contestants have I of Religion office at 159 Adminis-graphic finish to be sure of a t garnered the most points will be tration building thl* morning, ac-"square deal.”	presented with a large s4\er loving j cording to an announcement made
Not a ba£ of oats, but a silver 'cup.	Iyeaterday.
Students who have been selected to represent U. S. C. on Brotherhood day must report for their speech assignments today between the hours of 1:30 to 4 p. ni. in 230 Student Union, said John Olass. student chairman ol Brotherhood day arrangements, yesterday.
"All speakers must call at the Religious conference office today to receive assignments and to submit outlines of their speeches for approval," Glass declared.
Over 100 students will be sent to various churches and synagogues in Los Angeles and vicinity Sunday to speak on the furtherance of uiterdenommational cooperation.
the invocation. I'bis will be followed by a tribute to the memory of Dr. Toulon, delivered by Mrs Irene T. Heineman, assistant superintendent of public institutions on the state board of education
"Philosophy at the time of the American Revolution" will be the | topic of the main address ol the evening, and will be given by Dr Evrett Dean Martin, prolessor of social philosophy of Claremont college. Dr. Martin was formerly director of the People's Institute and Cooper Union of New Vo* k City, and is author of several well-known books. Including “The Meaning of a Liberal Education,” "Liberty." and "Farewell to Revolution "
Dr Norman J Kllboume, president of the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni association will preside over the dinner.
As no tickets will be sold al the
number of places desired to Di"
Dr. Frank C. Touton
. , . memory honored j George M Day, secretary-treasurer I of Phi Beta Kappa alumni in
door, reservations Jor the winter I Southern California.
Today s Organ Program
Ottiluie lo 'llamel and Oreiel' . ..
.................................... Humperdinck
HumperdUick was a native of the beautiful Rhine provinces of Germany. and studied in Cologne, Munich, and Naples. He ably assisted Wagner in the production of "Parsifal."
Adagio in A Minor ................... Bash
This charming work suggests a violin solo with cembalo accompaniment.
Piece Heroique ................ Cesar Franck
Even ln this “Song of a Hero.” do we have moments of the calm, contemplative depths of the tom-poser s nature, but the joyous triumph of the finale is uppermost | and oonvinclng.
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