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XXVI11
DAILY
CALIFORNIA
TROJAN
United Press World Wide News Service
Los Angeles, California, Monday, January 4, 1937
Number 58
ieral Strike Automotive Industry Looms
Ph.D. Language Abductors Say Greetings, Trojans
Candidates To Be Tested
German and French language tests will be given tomorrow and Wednesday respectively, for Ph I	~ i \v/ 11	D- applicants, stated Ruth Boh-
Lr To Order walkout nett, secretary to the dean of the Infant CIO I Graduate School, late last week.
xtended inrant v.	permlts ^ take ^ exam)na_
Strategy Hoard	| tions. which are to be given at
__.	I 2:30 p. m. on both days, must
be secured at the graduate office, 160 Administration building, today. This week marks the last
I , »/, .	tlme these teSte WlU bp held tht*
lieral Motors IJeiegaies semester, emphasized Miss Boh-from 10 Cities Meet ! nett-In Flint, Mich.
Youth Safe in Oral Assurance
tin Chosen Group Head
NT Mich.. Jan. 3.—(UP) Ur'to order a general L ln the automotive em-U General Motors corpo-jonwent today to a "board trategy” ot the Infant CIO ln the United Automobile ■Iters of America.
board. Headed by Homer En, international president of W A.. granted this ex-rdinary power today by 300 del-s (rom General Motors plants j cities.
fcfronted with General Motors Istent refusal to consider col-bargaining ln its 69 plants through local management, ["delegates approved a list of L demands to be submitted to I corporation as preltainary to ment of present strikes.
Officials Are Adamant
Two Men in Black Sedan Give Verbal Message To Mill Worker
‘Everything Well,’ Is Word
, Watchman Instructed by Kidnapers To Reach Tacoma Father
SHELTON, Wash.. Jan. 3.— (UP)—A black sedan pulled j up in front of the Reed sawmill here tonight and two ! men gave E. R. Grubbe, watchman, an oral message to Npw	le U-;i J William W. Mattson, father of
n y j i k	kidnaped 10-year-old Charles
By Medical Men as I Mattson
F.D.R. Proposes War Fear Neutrality Uw As Nazis,
Anesthetic Find Is Shown by Dr. King
Important Event
By United Press.
A frail, graying young scientist I who uses his wife as a "guinea pig" last night offered the world a new rrmjor development in anesthetics— j
non-explosive ether which medical	„	_ .
men believe may be the most Im- 1 Rn pldsm°bUe or a Pontiac with portant contribution to that field no' ,e"te Plafs ”r tail-light, stop-ln the last 60 years	! Ped at the mln entrance. Two men
__ .. _ _ _ ... weie ln lt. One of the men stepped The dlscoverer. Dr. Oarnet King, out of the cal. and gave Qrubbe
“Call Dr. Mattson and tell him everything is well," Grubbe said the man instructed him.
They evidently meant that 10-year-old Charles Mattson, kidnaped from his home a .week ago, is safe in the hands of his abductors.
Grubbe said a black sedan, either
former stretcher-bearer for the Royal British medical corps who „„„„„ served in the Darnelles and Mes--tre was no immediate response opotomia during the world war. has i General Motors officials. I en : macje his findings available to 2500 Jit corporation's plants ali eady physicians who have been experi-I closed by sit-down strikes ana mentjng with his method for the Its. and 31000 G. M. em- past three months.
! "however "’jibilant auto	Procedure Explained
crs acclaimed the action of the "The procedure Is simple," Dr. ta union. Men and women | King explained, ;'based on a prin
a note.
Man Described
The car Immediately left. Grubbe called the Mason county sheriff’s office with the Information.
The man was 5 feet, 9 inches I tall and was dressed in a black overcoat, brown hat and roughneck sweater, Grubbe said he kept his I hands in his pockets and evidently was carrying a pistol
.jed to Pengelly hall where, a ; cipal that has been sought since | a cordon was thrown over the hours before, the delegates lis- J 1876. All I did was devise a method | highway between Shelton and i to the appeal of International 1 for pre-heating ether before It is j Olympia. Washington's capital city Ident Homer Martin for support | drawn into the patient's lungs. 1 The Reed mill is about 19 i union's collective bargaining j "Explosions are now impossible i north of Olympia on the Olympic »itn and responded with:	and there can be no ether-pneu- I highway, near Hoods canal.
Annrovni nf the eight de- m0nla °r nausea following the op-	Federal Men Move In
iSimr from union recoeni- ('ration Previously use of ether Meanwhile, federal department of i to higher wages^ and shorter ' °^en was followed by a sickness jusUcc agenU ,wept inl0 action on I to	wages and snoitei more dangerous than the original three other fronts as they took
„ . ,. , .	j illness.’’	! complete jurisdiction of the case
Board reaieti	j Dr Kln? believes his new method ! Unconfirmed reports that the
Creation oi the board of stra- j will permit use of ('ther—recognized : G-Men were gathering all available f, placing in its hands full pow- ; superior to any other known , material about former inmates of [ stflke control.	j anesthetic because it gives a wider J the state's mental hospitals de-
Appointment of a negotiating margin between surgical anesthesia veloped at Tacoma. This action imittee to represent G M. work- ! and death—Instead of more comfit the various plants of the | monly used chloroform and spinal •ation.	j nerve blocks,
the Pengelly hall meeting. ] Behind his prosaic announcement i assembled in a long line j of successful experiments with his arch oetween the two closed J method, partially verified through r plants. Nos. 1 and 2. A sound I use in scores of operations in local ! preceded the long procession hospitals and clinics, is the grim kh wound through Flint street 1 story of years of bitter fighting 1it least two miles.	against poverty and lack of ade-
Traffic Stopped	, quate equipment,
several addresses, the I	Wife Is Patient,
chers proceeded toward plant I Dr. King used his pretty young I I- They snarled automobile wife as a "test patient,” putting pic In the city which has had j her under the pre-heated ether an-■ transportation for the past esthetic during early stages of ex-< weeks, due to a strike of j per linen ts. He also underwent the [*’' for the Flint Trolley Bus ( ether treatment himself.
The slender scientist, born in Pj*y planned to march from thc i Kansas, was shell-shocked during
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With the return of approximately 6000 Trojans to campus today jor jirst classes oj the new year, this sophomore beauty beams a smile oj welcome that is reminiscent oj the spirit oj New Year revelries.
Lancers’ Christmas Party Proves Successful Event For Underprivileged Tots
Last year is a long time ago, but the Trojan Lancer Christmas party for 5,000 not so fortunate children of Los miles Angeles on the final day of school cannot be forgotten.
Only 2,000 youngsters were expected to attend the yuletide affair, and the unanticipated attendance necessitated “two
--+ performances" of the party. Thc
toys and sacks of candy provided for the occasion of course did not fulfill its needs under the conditions.
The first annual Christmas celebration in Bovard auditorium was managed by Bill Quinn, a non-org leader. The young visitors of mixed
Building Razed in Expansion Project
gave rise to the belief investigators worked on the theory an insane man held the missing boy.
Federal agents were believed to have gone to Sedro Woolley. Wash., lo question a former maid of George Franklin, Jr.. owner of the palatial Haddaway hall In Tacoma, scene of two earlier attempts at robbery or kidnaping.
Speech Habits Aided by Films, Declares Immel
■MM..	Dr Ray Keeslar Immel, director
fisher plant U> No. 2 plant, the war and was discharged from	Qf the gchool of Speech at U. S. C..
jpast the plant of the Standard ! a military hospital at Deolali, In-	Qn his return from a four-day con-
«> company, where 60 sit-down I dia, suffering from amoebic dysen-	vention Qf the National Association
“rs are inside the factory; tery and chronic malaria.	of Teachers of Speech held in St.
return to plant No. 1. | "During four years I watched doc-	Louis last week, commented on the
the major Fisher plant, lo- ! tors operate on soldiers without	| influence of talking films in stand-
1 almost at city limits, workers i anesthetics," he said. “I saw husky	j ardiztng the speech of Americans,
“ed the opaque glass windows attendants hold men down on op-	j “it is unquestionably having a
|the marchers passed. Ladders '• crating tables; and I decided to de-	j wholesome effect on the speech of
T raised before some of the win- vo,p whal there was left of my life	Americans,” he said.
Ho that wives and sweethearts | to improving anesthetics.”
'embrace the men inside, or them cookies and other tid-
barate Factions pe House Victory
First steps In the much-talked-of "slum" clearance on the "other side" of University avenue were taken during the Christmas holidays with the removal of one structure, and the appearance of a ‘‘For Rent” sign In another.
Demolition of the Stable of the Wooden Horse pending its transfer a black and a half north of its old location leaves another vacant spot to greet students returning from vacation today, and brings nearer reality the ‘Green Pastures’ dream of university officials and student leaders.
Complete clearance of the east tide of University avenue between 36th place and 36th street is the ultimate goal. A grass parking, with trees and shrubs, to extend a distance of 40 feet from the sidewalks, is planned, with thc remainder of the area to be devoted to a parking lot.
The small hot-dog stand removed during the holidays belonged to Mrs. Anna Hartman, who had previously remained adament in her refusal to vacate the premises, asserting that when she took the lease last spring she had known nothing of a condemnation suit that awarded the property to the university.
The recent action followed threats of litigation on both sides, the pro.
He quoted a Hollywood director as saying motion-picture people are
Nine years later the young med- ;	speech^that
leal aide entered the University of ; “^ver“ rpc*.ded for release ln
Physicians and Surgeons in Kansas can u	Africa England ul	““ "“v“	•---
rifv onH Inter served internshio Australia. South Africa, r.ngianu leless vacatmg upon being Inin several California hospitals and other English speaking quar-| f d (hat uniess she moved dur-in several California nospitais ....	„,„hp	America ^ thf holldays representatives
from the sheriff’s office would eject stone in a 2,000-year effort of medi- I	"^“‘“week to T°anguage her
cine to fulfill a dream of painless | whjc^ an the eccentric or dis-surgery."	tlngulshed features are removed;
Opposing War
New Plan Would Provide Presidential Control * Over Shipments
Hope ls for World Peace
Pittman, McReynolds Will Work T bis Week on Final Details
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.— (UP)—President Roosevelt hopes to establish a powerful brake against war anywhere in the world through a permanent neutrality law authorizing the chief executive to restrict U. S. trade with fighting nations, it was learned tonight.
The administration’s neutrality program being prepared for prompt action in the new congress will be designed primarily to insulate this country from foreign conflicts but also will strengthen American influence for world peace, leaders said.
Chairman Key Pittman of the senate foreign relations committee and Sam D. McReynolds of the house foreign affairs committee expect to work out details of the proposed legislation this week in further conferences with Mr. Roosevlt and senate and house leaders.
Acition Sought
Pending action on the permanent program, they will seek quick passage of an amendment empowering tlie president to apply arms and credit embargo provisions of the present temporary law to civil wars such as that now raging in Spain. This would prevent shipment of airplanes to the Spanish loyalist forces by a New Jersey firm to which the state department reluctantly granted an export license last week.
In the permanent law to replace the legislation expiring May 1, the administration Is cxpccted to seek provisions for:
1. Strict embargo on arms, munitions and actual implements of war to belligerent nations and to factions engaged in civil war whenever, in the president’s discretion,
Grows Madrid Hurl Ultimatums
Peace Planner
Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the senate jorei^n relations committee, who is wot king with Representative Sam McRt )noldt on legislation that would help the United States to remain neutral in times oj uar.
races, contacted through Harry thPre is danger of the U. S. be-
Wilson of tlie Las Angeles county coordinating councils, came from surrounding communities as well as from the city.
Santa Monica. Huntington Park, Alhambra, and Glendale were among the towns to send groups of children to the party on the evening of December 11.
“Tlie yuletide entertainment was a simple movement to transcend barriers of race and social status
coming involved.
Presidential Power
2. Discretionary authority for the president to restrict all commerce with belligerents to “normal" levels, or lf he believes necessary to preserve neutrality, ban American vessels from transporting to nations at war specific commodities that might be used for war purposes such as food, cotton, oil, steel and
by common, meaningful observance | C0PPeJj
I^ASHINnTrm ,	' I Dr. King’s "equipment'' is a sim- for 'exampie. the easterner's habit
t li h	3 — (U.P) — i pie looking apparatus with an ether Qf dropp|n(! the final "r” in "car"
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i r’ttetween John O'Connor, container ln a tiny hot-water jack- and making it "caw,” ‘or». and ■
Immel
ti ti, Sam Rayburn, ! et.	contended.
■ me house majority lead- I -But it works," he said. "In one “Talking pictures are standard-ht «-itKeaChed the ““ro hour” operation in Los Angeles a woman izing the speech of Americans at l»thm<, 'amPaign managers was under ether for more than two half-way between the broad a 11 claiming an easy vie- hours. Fifteen minutes after the ] "hawff" and the nasal "liaff I (surgeon finished operating, she re- ( wish I could believe teachers of «**t will be decided at a gamed consciousness and asked for speech were 10 percent as Influen-|j tl'e 332 house Democrats something to read.”	tial ln this direction," he added.
Vim, , Orrow- The winner |-------
“ muumum of 167 votes, ty	*rom 30 States met j
w Aft.r ssed a11 democratic D ™’ard ReP Robert Ram-predicted O'Connor !
of Christmas among the children of Los Angeles," stated Quinn yesterday.
Chico Marx, film comedian, was one of the featured performers on the evening's program. OUier entertainment included animated cartoons contributed by Walt Disney, and ventriliquist, juggling, and magician acts.
The assistance of downtown department stores, in addition to the help of manufacturing and transportation concerns, were essential in the success of the party said Lancer leaders. More than 25 non-orgs were on the committee responsible for thr handling of the amusement program.
Bill Quinn, who supervised the first annual Christmas party for boys and girls of this city, ls a past president of both the associated men's students and the associated students at Los Angeles Junior College.
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Rats Suffer Malnutrition
« + + « * * + * * + + * Diet Study Made With Rodents
vmson, I *£*«<* Rayburn
Ky.. who
faff IU,
“ting Called
°r Work on the Daily
* *iii Lrem“*nder ot the 1 glven by edllon> Cr* ln 225 Student a,lern°on at 3 oi suiff h««U. “nd reporters is re-
A condemnation suit against the former owner of the property was filed by the university in February of last year, nearly two months prior to the opening date of Mrs. Hartman's lease, according to Dr. Henry W. Bruce, comptroller.
Marine Board Seeks Change In Shipping Act
\ WASHINGTON Jan. 3 —H.P) — i The United States maritime commission indicated tonight in a report to congress that it would ask for an amendment to the shipping law giving lt authority over aircraft which will in future carry American commerce across the seas
______________ The commission said it was
groupUof"ra*ts' wiu beTed in’extract I studying recommendations by 8ec-of avocado oil. Then they will be retary of Commerce Daniel C. compared with the normal rats to | Roper's business advisory oouncll determine the nutritive values of the suggesting that lt grant government avocado oil	subsidies for constructing and op-
While on the deficiency diet, the eratlng dirigibles for transoceanic I rats lose weight, their white coats service Just as it now is empowered in ■	. lab- become scraggly. and after a time to aid lhe merchant marine
oratory on 37th street, Miss Wtni- their eyes are affected by a condl- The report also revealed that the fred C. Calloway, graduate chem- tion known as "night-blindness"— i maritime group Is con-idttmg vie
Three blind mice, see how they
run.....but in this case we’re
speaking of rates, white ones.
nayburn's camnaivn ■*«», unco. . . . the Ramsneck jituiemf.,,' and they can’t run far. their ac-■y roar of laughter atement l Uvities are restricted to the narrow oil can say for us ” he declared I confines of a wire cage.....and
tt mtlhtehbae	1	bl‘"d.....
* ballot" 22^ v°tes on the
min A content in the form of cod liver oil.
After having been deprived of vitamin A for eight weeks, the first
It’s all done in the interests of science, so they tell us, but then we’re ahead of our story In a little back room of
istry student, experiments with her rodent subjects.
She feeds some of them on what is technically called a "deficiency diet"—meaning that their food has teen depleted of vitamin A. For purposes of comparison, the others gee a normal diet with ample vlta-
all for the cause of science and dietetics
Next time you eat a dinner that include* an avocado salad, meditate upon the little white rats that
suffered that you might know ap- ---------------------
proximately how much weight you foreign companies offering lower take oo by eating said salad.	I rates than U. S. underwriters.
advisability of subsidizmg American insurance underwriters to help them meet foreign competition—a study prompted by the fact that about half the insurance carried by American merchant vessels is written by
3. Strict prohibition against American loans or credits to fighting nations or civil war factions.
4 Strict ban against Americans traveling on ships of belligerents.
New Restrictions Loom It appeared certain that some sort of provision for general trade restrictions, not included ln the present law, would be contained in the new act. Controversy will be over the type of limitation.
A senate bloc headed by Senators Gerald P. Nye, R„ N D.. and Arthur H. Vandenberg. R Mich., plans a vigorous fight against the
‘We Will Never See Easter, Says Pope
Pius Reported Pessimistic As Pain Spreads From Left to Right Leg
VATICAN CITY. Jan. 3—11.1!)— Pope Pius—suffering a severe relapse-told Intimates tonight he does not expect to live to see another Easter, a high Vatican official said.
Fierce pains spread tonight from the Pontiff’s left leg to his right one.
"We have seen New Year's but we will never see Easter,” the 79-year-old Pontiff was quoted as saying.
Pains Are ‘Atrocious’
The holy father was reported reliably tonight to be suffering “atrocious" neuritis pains in both legs.
His personal physician. Prof. Amlnta Milani, who resorted to injections earlier ln lhe day to ease the Pope's sufferings, appeared downcast and worried when he emerged from tlie sick chamber on the third floor of the Vatican at 10 p. m. (4 p. in. EST ).
Breathing Is Difficult
The Pope was said to be breathing with difficulty at that time.
The pains ill the Pontiff's leg:; were described as stabbing ills body with greater frequency and Intensity than at any time during his month-long Illness.
It was a month ago tomorrow that he was forced to take lo his bed—first serious Illness of his life— despite his stubborn resistance to doctor’s orders.
Continues Ills Work
Milani was at the Pontiff's bedside through a great part of the day, fearing grave reactions from a busy morning during which tlie
administration proposal that impo- Pope conferred with Denis Cardinal Doughterty of Philadelphia.
Milani entered the sick chamber at noon for his second visit of the day and noticed at once that the
sltlon of restrictions on commerce be left to the discretion of the president. They will demand that the law set up strict mandatory rules.
Either type of legislation would make the United States a powerful Influence against the outbreak of any wars, lt was agreed.
Boat Siezures Result in New Conflict Crisis
Valencia Loyalists Reject Order l o Surrender German Cargo
LONDON, Monday, Jan. 4. -(UP)—Possibility of a general European war grew today as the Spanish loyalist government and Oermany stood firm in their defiance of each other over ship seizures.
The Valencia government rejected a Oerman ultimatum to surrender the cargo of the Nazi steamer Palos in the face of the “reprisal” capture of a second loyalist steamer by 4 Nazi warship.
Julio Alvnrez Delvayo, loyalist foreign minister at Valencia, said the loyalists would “fight back to thc limit of their strength” if Germany insisted on further “reprisals" for the Palos seizure.
Germany warned that the reprisals would continue until its demands were met. The Nazi cruiser Koenigsberg, which last week fired 011 the loyalist steamer Soton and seized , tlie merchantman Aragon backed up the threat yesterday by capturing the steamer Marta Jan-quera ln the Bay of Biscay as she was enorute to famine-threatened Santandar with a cargo of food.
Britain Demands Apology Britain, which led efforts to prevent the civil war from bursting Spain's boundaries and sought to abolish foreign Interference, deepened the international complications with a demand that the Spanish rebels apologize for an attack on a British merchant snip.
Thc Black Hill, a steamer enroute to Santander to load ore. was fired upon, supposedly by rebel gunboats, ln the Bay of Biscay. Basque militiamen reported to the Bilboa government that five rebel craft fired 27 shells at tlie Black Hill before a loyalist destroyer, the Jose Luis Diez. arrived and drove them off.
Prclfnt Ordered
The British foreign office instructed Its ambassador to Spain. Sir Henry G. Chilton, to pretest immediately to General Francisco Franco of the Burgos Junta.
There was a threat that Britain might, send more warships Into Spanish waters, thus aggravating the international dangers.
Loyalist authorities at Bilboa said that even though the steamer Aragon. supposedly held prisoner in a rebel port, is released, an "untenable situation" hai been created and that the loyalist cannot permit their ships to be delivered to the enemy by warships of a foreign power.
Ambassador Speaks
Thc Spanish ambassador in Paris,
holy father's depression-evident | Luis Araquistain. in
only when he Is ln pain—had re-
appeared after two days In which he seemed to have recovered his spirits.
A Hand-Out to Fame
When Jan Neu, 19, attempted to get a job acting in the cinema she didn't get anywhere until a director saw her hands and decided they were so beautiful that he gave her a chance. It could not be determined whether her Jace had anything to do with it or not.
commander, said its acUon was “equivalent to a declaration of war.” He said he planned to warn the French government of the dangerous course events were taking.
Spain's government appeared Just as adamant and ready to fight as did Germany's. Only a few hours after the German commander sent his message, Foreign Minister Julio Alvarez Del Vayo sgld his government would "reply Immediately with all the means at our disposal” to a German attack.
Ciuns Instal!“d As if giving point to Del Vayo's avowal, the provincial government at Bilboa announced that it was hurriedly installing long range coast defense guns at the entrance of the port It ls off Bilboa that the Koe-nigsberg has been operating. First fire tests will be held tomorrow.
Meanwhile, it was reported from Gibraltar that 6.000 more Italian troops had landed at Cadiz within the last few days, allegedly to aid the rebels.
War Danger Increased With Germany and Italy virtually at war with Spain's loyalist government forces, the possibility of a clash between them and Russia or France was Increased.
Efforts of the London non-intervention committee to make the situation less dangerous by stopping the entry of foreign volunteers into Spam seemed hopeless.
The European powers were so deeoly Involved in the Spanish Imbroglio that lt seemed impossible for them to extricate themselves.
What statesmen feared was that the situation might develop to a point where the various powers would be fighting not only faction? In Soam but also each other.