qlifornia Legislature Accepts F. D. R/s Supreme Court Reform Proposal
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SOUTHERN
DAILY
Volume XXVIII
0i, McKellar Is anted Head of Organizations
ac Kerr Resigns Post as Scholastic Activities Become Numerous
7e.Point Plan Proposed
Head To Determine Status of Groups on U.S.C. Campus
Appointed yesterday to oc-jy the recently vacated po-iion of organizations com-Ittee chairman, Don McKel-announced last night t he will sponsor a five-it plan, to go into effect mediately, for the purpose definitely determining the ;tus of the numerous or-izations on the U. S. C.
JMlar succeeds Mac Kerr, aer chairman who resigned his nitive post because of an over-n ot scholastic activities.
live objectives of the new ntn are:
Objectives Named i.To communicate will, all or-isiions and clubs, and to Insist I those not already possessing Mrs apply lor them immediate-
l To "clear out'' all organizations I actually accomplishing their in-i purposes on the campus, and j ol value to students.
I To (ind out which organiza-desire additional members, ii to determine qualifications for lip.
I To work with the activities cil in placing students desiring ibershlp in certain organlza-
l Io general, to request that 01-iBUon files be up-to-date, and
Charters Required
ides these objectives, McKel-aid he would insist that chart-w. previously turned in by stu-s bodies of the various colleges te university, be submitted as c u possible
T‘ ol thc committee believe that i on campus can bt of far t value to the students than
*	of them are at present," said “••ar ai)d by requesting that •■•cociorm to business-like stand-
*	*’* hope to make thepi a » important part of the uni-
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Music Leader
Merle Carlson, whose orchestra has been secured by By Cat any and his assistant cow mittee to play at thc junior prom which uill be held at thc Rircra country club, March 12. Carlson promises swing music and blues aryangements.
yalists Drive on four Rebel Fronts
jftDAYE FRANCO - SPANISH "“ER. March 2—<l' l’>—Loyal-attacked on four fronts surprise attempt to pre-‘ Gen. Francisco Franco 1 “toting Madrid.
Jfr reports said they drove ^ark near Talavera de la ' of Madrid, prepared to ^ •-•‘•oo m ihe south and
*	“ m the north and poured “• ‘hells into rebel lines 011
j outskirts of the cap-
there more than 1.000 tt4 Wcle besieged in the ca2ar Citadel for three ,J.	was threatened
*	loyalist., from a new side. , ent troops marched up the
ver valley betweet. Toledo tra and reportedly reach-wies of the ancient city. ^"Wnrnent claimed to have ln lhe Moncloa
l«*r an City areas of Mad*
iLm t,pl0i'1°n wrecked part “ *»tal college.
'iaTj *a!> sllrll*d twice dur-thm? In lhe morning four - the Plaza de Espana.
life** SPeaker ddress Graduates
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Junior Prom Bids To Be Cui in Price
Tickets Will Cost $2.50 Instead of $3.50 as Did Last Year’s
With bids for the major all-unl-versity formal dance of the season to sell at $2.50 each, instead of the $3.50 and higher prices at which they have sold for the last few years, other plans of the junior class council prom committee arc rapidly nearing completion. The Riviera country club will be the setting for the dance, which has been scheduled for March 12.
“Corsages have been banned by the committee—a decision which will further curtail the expense of the .evening for those who attend,” said Gardiner Pollich, junior class president, yesterday. ‘ No associated student body cards will be required ior admission, the price of which is covered in full by the $2.50 paid for bids.”
Merle Carlson, whose orchestra has been secured by By Cavaney and his assistant band committeemen to play for the prom revelers, lias recently begun a tour of the Pacific coast after a season in the southwest, where they were featured entertainers at several clubs following a period of radio broadcast recording. They promise swing music and blues arrangements of current song favorites, according to Cavaney.
A total of 300 bids are expected to be sold, as attendance at the annual junior prom has increased steadily since the event was made an all-university affair ln 1933 Previously the dance was closed to lower division students.
"Added attraction to the formal dance will be the favors." declared Dorothy McCune, committee member, last night. "They will be kept secret for the sake of surprise, but we will say that they will set a precedent and are in harmony with the selected theme of the dance."
Kipling Works Are Topic for Reading Today
Dr. Baxter Chooses British Author-Poet for Fifth Morning Program
Slang To Be Interpreted
Attendance at Bi-Weekly Sessions Grows; 350 Indicate Interest
Rudyard Kipling’s writings have been chosen by Dr. Frank C. Baxter as his topic for discussion on the fifth of his series of readings which will be presented this morning in Bovard auditorium at assembly period. The last biweekly reading which featured the poems of Edward Arlington Robinson was attended by 350 students and even a larger attendance is anticipated at the program today.
Of the opinion that most people today do not give as much credit to Kipling as they should. Dr. Baxter explains that since the great English author wrote for a different age and a different world his books no longer seem true and real. This morning Baxter will endeavor to show, by reading some of Kipling's works, that his prose and verse ranks with the best ever written In the English language.
Born in India, where he wrote many of his books, Kipling led an interesting life. He attended school in England, but returned to his birth-place in Bombay as soon as he finished. Some of his first works Included "Departmental Ditties” and "Barrack Room Ballads." Works such as these started him on the road to fame.
fjoon Kipling's prowess as a writer spread to England, and eventually to the United States. Although he visited this country on several occasions he preferred to spend his later days in England. It was here that he produced his greatest novel, "Kim.” and a series of "Jungle Books." Much of his time was devoted to writing books for children.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, March 3, 1937
Assembly Ratifies Judicial Revision
Number 90
SACRAMENTO, March 2.— (UP)—President Roosevelt's judiciary reform program had the approval tonight of the state assembly after a bitter partisan argument that occupied most of the three-hour session.
Speakers presenting opposite views on a resolution supporting the president's stand quoted ¥ —-----
authorities ranging from John Marshall . the first chief Justice, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln, down to Franklin Delano Roosevelt to bolster their side of the dispute. |
The debate gave a majority of the j lower house members an opportu- 1 nity to publicly state their ideas of constitutional government, the relation of the executive, judicial, and congressional divisions to one another. and they took full advantage of the chance.
Douglas Denies German Literary,
°!i Political Growth
N. 1. K. Board wyu r> r» • »
Will Be Reviewed
Stanford Team To Debate Here
Slike To Teach Seniors Life Saving in New Class
Under the instruction of Walter Slike, a Senior Life Saving class will be conducted twice weekly starting March 3, Mary Elmore, swimming teacher at U. S. C., said yesterday.
The class, provided for aspirants to the certificate awarded those who successfully complete a prescribed life saving course, will report each Wednesday and Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and practice will last one hour. Eight hours of instruction are necessary before the certificate can be obtained.
Introduced By Tenney
Thc measure under consideration w'as introduced by Assemblyman J. B. Tenney, Inglewood, and several co-authors. After being amended on the floor to remove what some of the more conservative members of the Democratic majority considered obnoxious provisions, it finally was adopted by a vote of 41-31.
The resolution, wlilch does not require action in the senate, contained provisions stating that "whereas, the president of the United States has proposed to congress a sound, workable, practical plan to increase the efficiency of the federal courts, expedite the business j thereof and to promote thereby the j dispensation of justice to the people of the United States," the assembly resolves "that the president’s judt- , cial reform program is hereby em- j phatically endorsed and approved.” i
Similar Resolutions Introduced |
Prior to the controversy in the assembly, the senate received two resolutions dealing with the same 1 subject. One by Senator Andrew1 Schottky. Merced Republican, would memorialize congress to reject that portion of the president's program j which would give him the right .0 appoint additional Justices. Tlie oth- j er, submitted by Senator Culbert L.! Olson. Los Angeles Democrat, sup- j ported the Roosevelt proposals.
Both resolutions were ordered ta-) ken up tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. as a special order of business.
In addition to disposing of the controversial resolution, the assembly passed as an emergency measure a senate bill which validates bond issues of reorganized school districts throughout the state.
Marcus and Lindblom Will Engage 1 rojan Men in Bovard 1 onight
Stanford debaters will make their first appearance of the year at U. S. C. tomorrow night when the Indians forensics team meets Sterling Livingston and Maurice Atkinson In a non-decision debate in Bovard auditorium at 8 o'clock.
Oerald Marcus and Edward Lindblom will represent Stanford. Marcus is a Junior in political science and a prospective member of the Indians' debate and speech troup which will tour Central America this spring. Lindblom is the debate manager and was a speaker in the transcontinental debate that Stanford held with Princeton university early this winter.
Chairman for the evening will be Arthur Groman, last year's varsity debate captain and president of the Delta Sigma Rho forensic fraternity. Groman is a freshman ln thc U.S.C. School of Law.
In preparation for tomorrow night's engagement with Stanford, the Trojans yesterday met the American Institute of Banking in a practice debate in Porter hall. Atkinson and Livingston debated the bankers in the afternoon, while Walter Rohwedder and George Hill opposed them in the evening.
‘American Girls Charming’
* + + ♦ * * * * French Beauty Prefers California
By Marguerite Taylor
“The American girl dresses just like the Parisienne!” commented vivacious Mile. Madelaine de Charpin yesterday, when asked if she thought the American college girl dresses too casually.
“I want to tell you I think the American girl is very charming.” Mile, de Charpin said*lrate true poise. She was not em-enthusiastically. "She has so much, harassed at the attentive crowds what you say, freedom. She can that hovered around her. She an-be natural."	swered their questions with charm
Mile, de Charpin made these ob- and graciousness, and seemed to servations during the tea given in enjoy it.
her honor yesterday by the Alliance When asked how she was 1m-Francaise in the president's suite, pressed with the American people, Bearing the title. “Miss Paris,” Miss Paris" exclaimed. "I like which was bestowed upon her »fter American people very much. They she won a beauty contest by the treat me very nicely. I want to French government. Mile, de Char- tell you I like California very much pin is visiting the United States on I want to live nere!” a goodwill tour to extend an official This is her first trip to America invitation to the Paris 1937 inter- MUe de Charpin said She arrived natonal exposition, where she will 1 three weeks ago in New York, and be "queen."	visited most of the southern states
Mile de Charpin ap;>eared at the before coming to Los Angeles. She tea looking "chic" in an olive-green told with great excitement of her bolero suit with accessories of dark visit to Memphis. Tenn. wheie she red, and looking for all the world a a s delayed because of the flooded like an average American girl : Mississippi "It was very thrilling, dressed up for a date. Those who j Mile de Charpin exclaimed expected to see the legendary Paris- Mile, de Charpin was enthusiastic ienne with a slick black coiffure, 1 and excited about all the questions and wearing black satin, must asked her, especially when she was have been surprised to see the blond i asked about her impressions ol the Mile, de Charpin in her neatly American university and campus tailoied suit.	, life.
Entirely at ease while interested , “It is so different! sne cried. I French students conversed with her have visited the big universities 111 in her native language. Mile, de Denver. New Orleans. Kansas City, Charpin might well be used as an j and they are so different, moderne! example for American girls to illus- [in France we have the convent.
Facists Draft Military Plans For Emergency
ROME. March 2 — (UP) — Italy's potent Fascist grand council today drafted a five-point military program to put the nation on a war footing—ready to cope with any European emergency.
The program, approved by the council under the presencey of Premier Benito Mussolini, follows:
1. An "adequate" increase in Italy's armed forces
2	Prolongation for five years of the commissariat for construction of war material.
3	Complete militarization of all able-bodied men between tiie ages of 18 and 55. w'ith periodic mobilization for training.
4	Maximum economic self-sufficiency in meeting military needs.
5. An invitation to Italian scientists to do their utmost to place Italy in a position to wlthsland aggression from countries richer in natural resources.
The council will hold several meetings this week. It is expected to issue new decrees to increase Italy's population by a higher tax on bachelors and an extension of the tax to childless couples.
Or. von KleinSmid To Be Radio Speaker Saturday
Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid. president of the university, will be the honorary guest speaker on the "Music and American Youth" broadcast Saturday afternoon. The program, which is the third of a series of six, will feafture the Men's Glee club from Pomona college, under the direction of Dr Ralph Lyman
The 30-mmute broadcast which begins at 5 p. m.. wUi be heard over the NBC Red network. High schools and colleges in the Northwest and California-Western School Music I conference contribute talent to the 1 series which feature numbers by ' orchestras, choral groups, and bands.
Report on Defunct NRA Sent Congress
WASHINGTON, March 2.—<U.P>— President Roosevelt today sent to congress a report on thc achievements and failures of the defunct NRA and indicated at a press conference soon afterward that he would seek maximum hour and minimum wage legislation at this session.
His labor reform program ls not expected to be sent to the capitol until both houses have disposed ol the proposed reorganization of the federal judiciary und the United States supreme court.
Under questioning by newspaper reporters, Mr. Roosevelt said he had only press reports on the wage and hour revisions being made by the steel Industry. Asked about his recent conversations with Myron C. Taylor, chairman of the board of the United Slates Steel corporation, thc president said the general welfare of the industry had been discussed.
At the same time, however. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins told correspondents that she has been m constant communication with union leaders and steel operators concerning conversations now being held by them on wage contracts.
Aircraft Corporation Head Shows Non-Recognition Of Dispute Board
Hour Wages Are Increased
Faith Declared in Employee Collective Bargaining 1 o Open Air Meet
SANTA MONICA. March 2. — (UP) — Donald Douglas, youthful appearing president of the Douglas Aircraft corporation, today denied the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations board in its attempt to arbitrate differences of a minority group of employees who declared a sit-down strike last week.
As he announced a 5 cent per hour wage Increase for his workers, Douglas served notice that he would not recognize the NLRB, either ln questions arising from the recent sit-down or from any future disputes that crop up at hi* plant He insisted his company is engaged only In Intrastate business, which places lt beyond the realm of federal Jurisdiction.
Addresses Open Air Meet
His remarks were addressed to 3,000 of his employees, attending an open air meeting outside thc world's largest airplane factory.
"Douglas Aircraft declines to recognize any jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations board, or the regional director of the board of this district, to determine any matters relating to the relations of he Douglas company with its employees, for reasons that the Douglas company as a manufacturing corporation and all of its acttlvltles in connection with the manufacturing of airplanes and parts, and all of its Intrastate business Is beyond the Jurisdiction of the federal congress to regulate,” Douglas asserted.
He repledged his faith in the company employees association, which | reputedly represents most of his workers. The CIO United Automobile workers, aircraft division, which sonsored the sit-down strike, claims more than 1500 workers in Its mem-, bershlp.
Hearing Ordered
Dr Towne J. Nylander, regional director of the NLRB, has ordered a j hearing for Thursday to determine 1 the Immediate causes of the recent strike. A spokesman for Douglas said tonight that only company counsel, Harry W. Elliott, would attend the hearing, and then only as an "on-looker."
{ Douglas said he believed company employees had the right to elect their own representatives In the matter of collective bargaining, and suggested that such an election be held ln the near future.
Lecturer
Dr. Erwin 7*. Mohme, uho will speak on "The Unification of Germany and Its RefUctwn on Literature” this afternoon in one of the regular Wednesday lecture series. The movement toward German centiahza-lion will be stressed.
Program To Offer Bach, Symphonies
Recorded worRs of Sibelius, Bach, 1 nnd Schubert will be played this afternoon at 3 o'clock on the Symphony Listening Hour program In I 4 School of Music building.
{ Jean Slbelus’ Fifth Symphony, J which ls to be played this afternoon. was written in 1915. Unlike Ills Fourth Symphony which ls bare j und austere in outline, the Fifth I Symphony ls simple, ls written In j easily recognized keys, and ls built on a few well-defined themes, j There are three movements: the ] first a moderate tempo, the second j a walking tempo, and the third very fast.
J Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony ln B Minor was requested by several regular attendants at the Listening Hour, according to Miss Pauline Alderman, director of the J program Despite the romantic theories advanced by novelists, moving picture scenario writers, and light opera librettists, no authentic reason has ever been given as to why Schubert wrote only two movements, then laid it aside, never to ' complete it.
I Bach’s Fugue for Six Voices on a Theme by Frederick the Great will complete the weekly program. It was written on the occasion of Bach's visit to the court of Fred-I erlck ln 1747.
Mohme To Talk On Unification Program Today
Lecture Speaker Believes Aims Being Attained Under Hitler
A new Germany, founded upon age-old custom and tradition, marching swiftly toward its ideal—unification— will be depicted in word* this afternoon by Dr. Erwin T i Mohme, U. S. C. professor of Oerman. Speaking on “The Unification of Germany and Its Reflection on Literature,” Dr. Mohme will address the Wednesday Lecture group at 4:30 p.m. in one of the series of informal talks in the art and lecture room, Doheny Memorial library.
! A panorama of German history.
[ with emphasis upon developments | since the world war, especially i those events of current Interest, will | be unfolded during the hour’s talk.
Unity Sought I “Advancement toward unification by the German people did not actually begin ln earnest until after the world war. Such figures as Bismarck found a small measure of success ln the building of Germany. Culmination under Hitler appears Imminent—we may expect It soon," Dr. Mohme said.
Boundary Removed ‘‘Last year the boundary stone between Saxony and Prussia was removed. Only last month an agreement between Prussia and Hamburg Indicated that they are approaching the goal.”
The movement toward centralization may be seen ln the rapid decrease in number of the sovereign
(Continued on ft.ur)
Hall To Begin Lecture Series
Tomorrow morning. David Hall, engineering supervisor of the West-lnghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, will start his series of lectures at 8 o'clock in 112 Bridge.
Halls lectures will be given ln a series of five. They will be about electrical machine design for junior and senior electrical engUieers.
Hall has been credited with having designed more horsepower of electric motors than any living engineer. and ls posted on every type of electrical-motored appliance.
Phone Tolls Much Too High
***-* * * ♦ * »*** Invents Machine and Saves $3.85
NEW YORK. March 2 -(UP)—They set up a telephone switchboard in municipal court today, cleared the aisles and called two swell-looking gals as witnesses In the epoch-mak-ing suit for $3.85 that James J. McCoy has filed against the telephone company ln the interest of all persons who sometime in their lives have been told to deposit five cents.
Mr. McCoy looks upon himself a.s^They said maybe, a crusader against the telephone | "Now," said S. Earl Laveme, Mr. company, which, he thinks, has McCoy's lawyer, "when you are been overcharging him and you. 1 ready with a long distance call you The telephone company looks upon say ‘go ahead ' don't you?"
Mr McCoy as a man who is “seek- I "No sir.” said Miss Zellner I ing publicity for his inventions.” sav ’go ahead, please."
Last summer Mr. McCoy invented Even Mr. McCoy laughed at that a machine that would check the one and the phone company outnumber of outgoing local calls he ! cials beamed on Miss Zellner. Then made and when his figures didn’t Mr. McCoy got nervous. He tugged agree with the company’s he went j at his lawyer's sleeve, he produced
Hopkins Explains Concepts
The quantum theory, indeterminism. and the future of evolution were simplified for the layman by Louts Hopkins, one of the founders of the School of Philosophy, yesterday at 4:15 in Bowne room.
This was the sccond of a aeries of lectures on the influence of new scientific ideas on modern thought.
before the public service commission and won.
Today he finally got around to the long-distance end of the telephone business and popped up with another machine—this one to tell how long he talks He says he has talked *3 85 less than the company claims.
To the witness stand came Evelyn Bailey, a brunette, and Helen Zellner, a blonde, who took Mr. McCoy’s long-distance calls and. according to his complaint, overcharged him. When Mr. McCoy looked upon their beautiful faces he grew pensive.
What the lawyers wanted to know was whether the Musses Bailey and Zellner ever made mistakes in computing how long a person talked.
all sorts of gadgets and paper* from his pockets and waved them, he whispered to his lawyer until finally that harassed barrister turned and shouted "Say, will you leave me alone."
Mr. McCoy said "O. K." It was brought out that last September Mr. McCoy made 32 long distance calls and he claims he was overcharged on 31 of them. Its the principle of the thing, he said, not the $3 85.
Mr. McCoy's lawyer went over and made a tentative pass at the switchboard. The first thing he knew he was all tangled up in wires and Miss Zellner was laughing her head off. Mr. McCoy frowned The judge mercifully call-a recess.
Irish Theme To Be Used in Lancer Dig
The fighting Irish will have their day when the Trojan Lancers give a St Patrick's celebration this Friday night.
The Informal, non-org dance, scheduled to begin at 9 o'clock thal evening, will be decorated to correspond to the occasion. Shirley Rotlischild Is chairman of the committee responsible for this phrase of the party preparations.
Assistants to Miss Rothschild include Marjorie Clark. Mary Ellen Collins, Inez Aprea, Agnes Marzo, Albert Thomas, Marie Wansner, Charles Baugh, and Gene Zchmcis-ter. Posters advertising the party have been made by Margaret Tomkins and Uurlch Rossi.
"There will be no admission charge for women attending this dance.’’ stated Phyllis Hight, chairman of general plans for the affair, "but men must pay a 25-cent fee.”
The Lancer administrative board met yesterday, discussing a membership drive to begin soon. At the meeting, John Rose was named the new chairman of the Itisignla committee.
Law Students To Discard Books, Torts for Frolic At Deauville Club Friday
Back on the shelves will go the law books this Friday night, when students of the Junior Law school get together for a dinner dance at the Deauville Beach club.
| ‘‘As it is the club's annual circus night, all should have an especially i good time," Howard Patrick, president of the class affirmed. Patrick ; added that as the Deauville man-' agement has already taken care of all the reservations, bids will not be necessary.
The committee for tiie dunce will i uiclude: Dorothy Thompson, vice-president of the class; Hugh Brler-ly, secretary-treasurer; S. Benson Roberts, board of governors.
•‘Three dollars ia the price of the danoe. and the affair will be strict* !ly Informal," Patrick concluded.