Trio Held for SC Burglaries
Juveniles Confess 35 Thefts
Eight Candidates Vie for Leadership Of Frosh Class
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1939
POLICE TAG STUDENTS FOR RED ZONE PARKING
Officers Will Patrol Campus To Ease
Traffic Problem; Drivers Warned
Several traffic tickets were issued on campus yesterday as strict enforcement of the “no parking” ordinance was begun.
Clee W. Foster, head of the operations and maintenance office, said that students had been warned against parking in red zones several times this year, but that violation of the parking rules still continued.	i —---
NUMBER 23
Members of the class of 1943 will go to the polls today to elect a president. Eight candidates, representing both the College of Commerce and the. College of Letters. Arts, and Sciences, will run on the ballot for the freshman presidency.
Dick Hoymeyer, Sigma Nu, announced his withdrawal last night declaring he wished to devote his time to athletics. Hoymeyer is a student in the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.
OPEN AT 9:50 A.M.
The polls, which are situated in front of the Administration building, will be open from 9:50 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., according to Al Gifford, commissioner of elections. The Trojan Amazons will be in charge of the balloting.
Foster added that there is no , “drive” under way, but that “the city parking ordinances will be vigorously enforced around the university. Students should be reminded that absolutely no parking is allowed on University avenue. This avenue is to be kept clear at all times.”
TICKETS ISSUED
According to police, several tickets were issued to parking offenders yesterday, and many warnings were given.
This strict enforcement, according to officers, is in cooperation with , university officials, and every at-; tempt will be made to prevent fur-| ther violation of the parking ordin-| ances.
Drivers were warned by officers against allowing fellow students to hang on the outside of their cars as they drive around campus. This is a violation of a section of the state vehicle code, police added, and a motorcycle officer will be placed on duty on the campus in the near future to enforce this law.
Four high schools are represented by the eight nominees seeking the presidency. They include: Virgil	FVFnRrp RITl Becker, Los Angeles high school;	OKt Kl Lfch Jerry Conrad, Lakewood high, Lake-	Officers who were interviewed wood, Ohio; Charles Coulter, Lake-	emphasized the fact that a camwood high, Lakewood, Ohio; Edward	Pai8n was n°t being carried on French, Los Angeles high; Bruce	against campus drivers, but that the
Graham, Woodrow Wilson high, Long Beach; Lawrence Norwood. Manual Arts high; Fred Rameson, Los Angeles high; and Warren Smith, Manual Arts high.
VOTING REGULATION LISTED
These candidates presented their platforms last Friday at the nomination assembly held in Touchstone theater.
ASSC constitutional regulations prohibit campaigning within 500 feet of the polls, and election posters are not allowed on campus.
All ballots must be stamped with the rubber stamp provided, or they will be declared invalid. Freshmen students only are allowed to vote, and each voter must present his yellow identification card. University Junior college students are not eligible to vote in the election.
municipal traffic rules are to be “constantly” enforced in the usual manner. Those who received traffic tickets should be sure to pay the fines within the specified time in order to avoid the increasing of the amounts, they also said.
Alpha Delta Sigma Will Hold Rush Meeting Tonight
Program Methods To Be Discussed At Conference
Members of Alpha Delta Sigma, national professional advertising fraternity, will gather for their first rush meeting tonight at the Chi Phi house. 643 West 28th street, at 7:30 o'clock.
Guest speakers for the evening include: Clinton C. Billig. advisor of the W. D. Moriarity chapter at SC and teaching assistant in merchandising; D. D. Burr, chairman of the Los Angeles Newspapermen’s association; Charles Aarn. advertising director of the Los Angeles Daily News; Eric Smith, national executive secretary of Alpha Delta Sig-Program planning, methods of ma: and Edward C. Keeler, president conducting programs, and speakers of the Los Angeles alumni associa-
THE WAR IN BRIEF
By United Press Tuesday, October 17
Nazis Bomb British Base
LONDON—Nazi air squadron in daring daylight raid on Edinburgh’s naval base at Rosyth and the huge Firth of Forth bridge damage British cruiser Southampton and wound 35 British sailors but miss bridge and base; British claim at least four Nazi raiding planes shot down in two-hour aerial battle.
British Cruisers Raided
BERLIN — Germans claim two British cruisers hit by bombs in Edinburgh raid, in which they say each air force lost two planes; Nazis claim British battle cruiser Repulse is torpedoed and badly damaged, which London denies.
Germans Driven Back
PARIS—French announce German western front attack on four-mile sector east of the Moselle in which Germans admittedly drove French back to own soil “temporarily” and occupy important Borg ridge and forest before being “finally forced to fall back” by fire from Maginot line artillery; Germans continue to reinforce western front, where more than 1.000,000 of the Reich’s best troops are in position.”
Finns To Evacuate Island
HELSINGFORS — Finnish government orders evacuation of Hog-land island, demanded by Russia, and appeals for “good will” to aid negotiations with Russia.
Burglars Strike MORE LIGHTS, PATROLS For Sixth Time ASKED FOR GREEK ROW In Night Raid
Dr. Heinrich Gomperz
. . . speaks at jorum
Visiting Author Will Conduct Forum Today
Dr. Gomperz To Trace Indian Philosophies;
Students To Take Part
special group discussion for tomor Dr. Heinrich Gomperz, au- rom- Police and student executives thor of more than 33 publica-
Delta Sigma Pi House Burglarized as Plans Made to Curb Crime
While plans were under way for a conference that would attempt to eliminate the wholesale crime wave on 28th street, the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity house was robbed of $15 early Saturday morning, it was revealed yesterday.
The victims of this second burglary in two days were Sal ! Mena, a mmber of the Trojan varsity football team, and John Masters. Mena and Masters suffered a loss of $11 and $4 respectively. DOOR UNLOCKED The first robbery resulted in a loss of $30 to Mrs. Mary Mitchell, the house cook. House members attribute this crime to the fact that the front door was left unlocked during the night. Mena’s billfold was left in the front room during the night, facilitating an easy theft.
With these six burglaries of fraternity and sorority houses as definite proof that crime can exist on the SC campus, Michael MacBan, ASSC president', has scheduled a
will present their views on the present crime wave.
GROUPS CONVENE Members of the various student and administrative groups who will meet at the conference include: Dr. Francis M. Bacon, counselor of men; Dr. Mary Sinclair Crawford, counselor of women; Clee Foster, office manager of operations and maintenance department; Lester Evans, president of the interfraternity council; Lona Romano, president of the Panhellenic council; and a representative of the Los An-
open discussion of the Oriental re- 8e*es police department.
ligion.	The Daily Trojan was notified
yesterday that the SC band office HINDI ISM TRAC ED	was burglarized on Saturday, Octo-
Hinduism, extending its roots back ber 7. Jack Collins, a member of
tions on early Greek philosophy and visiting professor of philosophy from the University of Vienna, will conduct a forum on Hinduism in Bowne hall at 4:15 p.m. today.
Third in a series of lectures dedicated to “Philosophies of Life,” Dr. Gomperz will trace the background of the different sects and philosophies of India. At the conclusion of the lecture the speaker will invite students to take part in
Students Demand Extra Precautionary Means By 28th Street Residents To End Burglaries
“More lights on 28th street and an increase in the radio car patrol will put an end to the current wave of sorority and fraternity burglaries there.” This seemed to be the concensus of a dozen residents on the sorority and fraternity row.
As a result of the sixth robbery last night, campus leaders
have banded together in an effort to prevent futura occurences of this type.
The opinions expressed by the students who were questioned wert, without exception, in favor of additional night patrols and extra precautionary measures on the part of the houses themselves.
Johnny Gripman. president of the junior class and a victim of the Delta Chi robbery, said: "Police patrols on 28th street should be maintained during the early morning hours and any suspicious persons should be questioned. Fraternities can help by locking their doors and securing room windows.”
HIRE WATCHMEN Lona Romano, president of the Panhellenie council, stated: "Night watchmen hired by the houses could patrol the area very effectively. Also, windows should be checked by someone in the house before a late hour.”
Tom Gabbert, sophomore class president suggests: “A lack of protection on the part of the police seems to answer this problem. Early morning patrols would curb the situation greatly.”
Mary Lucas, Phi Mu: “I think decoys should be used — not for ducks but for burglars. Leave a note for the thief asking for the name of the pawnshop where the stolen goods may be claimed.” OPINION EXPRESSED Following are me opinions of sev-
| eral other students and fraternity With approximately 800 reserva- and sorority members.
tions filled and another train re-	Bob w er> Delta sigma Pi:
quested, indications show that a	up yQur propmy gt nighfc
record number of students and	g.ye the tWef & chancg ^
alumni will attend the SC-Califor-	^ working on belongings."
Record Crowd To See Game
Extra Train Requested As 800 Tickets Sold
available to southern California audiences will be the topics of discussions at the third annual Program Problems conference for organized clubs which will be held here Thursday at 4 p.m.
"The Club as a Factor of Democracy,” an address to be given by Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid. Will be one of the features of the program.
Arranged by representatives of southern California clubs, under the guidance of the department of so-ordination. it is their desire that standards of programs throughout ithe Southland be improved.
“It is felt further that the programs presented in the various organizations reOect themselves in community thought, and it is our Intention to design helpful discussions of those practical problems faced by presidents, program chairmen. and various committeemen" officials said.
tion of Alpha Delta Sigma.
Pictures of last year's SC-Cali-fornia football game will be shown during the' evening, according to Bob Hurt, president of the chapter.
Choral, Drama Club To Conduct Tryouts
All girls interested in drama and earning activity points are invit-10 report for the Choral and rama club, tomorrow at 2:15 p.m..
the third floor of Student Union. At this time tryouts for the one-,ct play, “Kid Gloves,” will be con-lucted. It is a play for women lone and will be presented for the reshman club and the Orthopedic jospital on the Christmas program.
Dr. Struble Talks At Lunch Meeting Of Language Club
“Views and Comments on the Conflict of Ancient Greece With Modern Contemporary Civilizations’ Aims Toward Destruction” will be the subject of a talk by Dr. Mildred Struble at the Classical Language club luncheon today in the Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall at 12:30 p.m.
Since Dr. Struble has recently returned from Europe, she is able to present up-to-the-minute data, officers of the club announced.
The club invites all students to attend this discussion, and requests them to sign the list' outside the classical language office in Bridge hall.
to the dawn of Indian civilization itself, is variously estimated by scholars to have its beginning m 500 to 1500 B.C. Through the centuries, however. Hinduism was a continuous tradition. Like so many other religions, it did not become absorbed to a high degree by the cultures that have touched It.
At times the Hindu beliefs were of a theological trend and later swayed more toward philosophical concepts. ■ Probably the most outstanding contribution of Hinduism, from an occidental viewpoint, is the creation of the caste system. Scholars claim that the rich literature of the Hindu people will outlive the teaching of many other religions.
FATHER OF RELIGION
Although Hinduism has no definite founder or original leader, it has been the father of several other religions that are active in the orient today. During the reformation of Hinduism in the sixth century B.C., Jainism and Buddhism were formed.
At the present time, scholars have estimated that more than 217.000,-000 people are followers of Hinduism in the Orient. Chief literary prizes of these people are two col-professor of speech at University lections of Hindu literature: the Ve-College. will give an address en- das, and the Upanishads.
™?,™”erlca“ PuW1C Address 0In documents included
Iioi-IoDU.	j	. . __
I These works contain collections of Last week Joseph S. Butts, asso- t psalmst charts and secular docu_
ments of the past.
German Mind Will Be Subject Of Lecture
‘•Changing the German Mind” will be the subject of Dr. Mildred Struble, professor of comparative literature, for the second in the series of Wednesday lectures tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. in the art and lecture room of Doheny library.
Outstanding university professors will speak on up-to-the minute subjects in the ten successive weekly lectures. On Wednesday, October 25. Grafton P. Tanquary, associate
the band, told authorities that his wallet containing $2 was stolen and that the thief took a sport coat and his Trojan band sweater. Access to the room was gained through a window.
PLANS SUGGESTED
Several suggestions have been made to the committee with regard to preventing this crime wave. Night patrols maintained by the operations and maintenance department or an increased police patrol in that area have been brought out as curbs for the burglaries.
nia gridiron contest at Berkeley on October 28.
Only 50 reservations remain unfilled and with the deadline set at 4:30 p.m. today, Jimmy Richardson. Southern Pacific passenger agent, urges all students to complete their reservations as soon as possible. Due to the record number of tickets sold another train has been quested.
Barbara Struss, Delta Gamma: “Keep your purse in a safe place. Let the intruder look for it at
least.”
Kenny Sieling, Trojan yell king: “We find it simple enough —we have nothing of which we can be robbed. The front of our house ls enough to scare them away. ” re- i ASKS FOR PATROLMEN
Edith Wesson. Phi Mu: “Some-
Ten trains, in all. will convey the	thing definitely should be done. Bet-
students and alumni of Troy north-	ter patroling on the part of the
ward. Six trains and possibly a	police, and burglar alarms in the
seventh will be occupied by stu-	houses.” dents, while four trains will carry
alumni.
The first departure ls	at 9:10
p.m. Friday, the next is	at 9:15
o’clock and every five	minutes
I feel certain that the adminis- thereafter until six trains have de-tration and the police will aid us parted,
Operating via the Valley route to Oakland 16th Street station passengers will arrive at about 10:45 a.m., Saturday. Special electric trains will transport' students and
ciate professor of bio-chemistry, spoke on ‘‘A Micromethod for the Determination of Tissue Respiration.”
Lectures are open to all students, faculty members, and general public. A period will be reserved toward the end of each Wednesday lecture in which any member of the audience may send in questions for the speaker to answer.
Registrar s Office Notice
Part semester reports for all ■tudents whose work is unsatisfactory for the first five weeks of this semester will be due at the office ot the registrar on Monday. October 23. 1939.
THERON CLARK. Registrar.
Flyers To Hear Army Doctor
Addressing an appeal to all students failing to make SC's air service training course, Dr. Isaac Jones. CAA doctor and retired medical colonel of* the army, will be guest speaker at a meeting of Alpha Eta Rho today at 12:10 p.m. in Elisabeth von KleinSmid social hall.
Colonel Jones is the originator of the present physical examination procedure required of all CAA applicants. He has requested all those turned down for this year's course, who will be eligible next year, to attend the meeting. Reservations may be made in lio Old College.
City Librarian To Address Club
Other lectures devoted to the general subjects of philosophy and re- 1 ligion to be held this semester are: j "Mohammedanism” by Syud Hos- ! sain, “Naturalism” by B. A. G. Full- i er, ’ Fundamentalism” by Paul R. ■ Helsel.
“Modernism” by Herbert L. Sear- ! les, “Ethical Idealism” by W. V. j Evans. “Transcendentalism” by j Louis J. Hopkins, and “Theism” by I Dr. Ralph Tyler Flewelling, director j of the School of Philosophy.
Tomorrow evening at 7:30 the Library club will hold its first open meeting in Doheny library. Undergraduate students interested in any phase of library or research work are invited to attend.
Miss Althea Warren, head of the The SC student body is invited to Las Angeles city library will be attend a pre-game Trojan vs. Bear guest speaker.	; rally at the Mark Hopkins hotel
Students planning to attend are j in San Francisco, to be given by the requested to leave their names at Trojan club, Friday, October 27 at
Rally at Hotel Will Precede California Contest
in every way possible to correct these unfortunate circumstances but these bodies will be absolutely powerless unless they get a complete cooperation of both fraternities and sororities,” MacBan suggested.
The five houses that have already been burglarized this semester include Delta Sigma Pi, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Chi. and Zeta Tau Alpha, with losses at geies three o’clock Sunday after-more than $100.	noon. Students may leave on a
later train, thereby, taking advantage of the time to visit the Golden Gate Exposition which will close Sunday.
The return trip may also be made on the streamliner Daylight which leaves at 8:15 a.m. Sunday and arrives at 6 p.m. the same day.
Listening Hour To Include Bach, Kriesler, Wagner
A wide variety of recordings will j be played on the Listening Hour j program tomorrow afternoon at 3:15 j o’clock in Bovard auditorium. It j will open with the overture to Tann- j hauser by Wagner and include the ; overture to Romeo and Juliet by j Tschaikowsky in which the drama is outlined in musical themes. Traumerei by Robert Schmann j played by Fritz Kreisler, Lieber-freud by Kreisler, and Arioso in G ! by Bach.
The playing of the fantastic piece Danse Macabre by the French com- ! poser Saint Saens will draw the j program to a close.
Mildred Brown, Alpha Chi
Omega: “Putting more lights on the row will keep potential robbers away.”
Ross Hutchinson, Alpha Rho Chi: i “Let's catch that ‘little man who wasn’t there at all’.”
Woody Irwin, Beta Kappa: “What they need is a patrol car that will show up at least every 2 hours, not every 2 days."
Pat Culver, Tri Delt: “Keep more lights around the house. The win-
SC Purchases New Dump Truck For 0. and M.
A new dump truck was purchased last week by SC for the operation and maintenance department.
“The truck has a hydraulic hoist that enables it to unload itself. This greatly simplifies the manifold tasks for which it is used. Previously, it was necessary to use men with shovels for dumping dirt,” Clee W. Foster, office manager, said.
The new truck is an International with green body and black fenders. It has six cylinders and a wheelbase of 128 inches. It cost approximately $1450.
Foster stated that the truck will be in almost constant use removing trash, filling up parking lots, smoothing over the track oval and baseball diamond, and for the general maintenance and beautification of the campus.
the information desk in the library. They will meet there in the evening.
7:30 p.m.
Music for the evening will be provided by Orrin Tucker's orchestra. “Inside dope” on the game will be discussed by Willis O. Hunter, director of athletics; Jeff Cravath, assistant coach; and Gaius Shaver, executive secretary of the alumni known as the Quaker club, will meet society. Movies in color on high-at 12:10 a.m. today in the tea room lights of the football season and of the Student Union for a dis- brief pep talks by student leaders
cussion forum.	| will conclude the program.
Quakers To Conduct Discussion Today
The Friends group, otherwise
Science Group To Hear Harsch
‘‘Christian Science, Its Discoverer and Founder,” will be the subject of a lecture by Paul A. Harsch of Toledo, Ohio, in Bowne hall, Wednesday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock.
Mr. Harsch is a member of the board of lectureship of the Mother church in Boston, Mass. The lecture will be the first one offered on the SC campus this year and is sponsored by the Christian Science organization of th* university.
alumni directly to the University of	dows should be securely locked and
California campus.	screens kept tightly closed.”
The first train out of San Fran----
cisco will leave at two o’clock Sun- _ .	- -
day morning, arriving in Los An-	SpS^IOII^ OflPrS
Organ Program At Noon Today
The following program for today’s organ recital will be presented by Dr. Archibald Sessions at 12 M. in Bovard auditorium. Prelude Choral and Allegro....Gigout The figure of Eugene Gigout ls that of a modest, yet brilliantly gifted man of great sincerity and purpose. He ls certainly one of the most scholarly and traditional of all French writers for the organ. He has a fondness for the ancient Modes, and of these he has made use in many pieces of contemplative character. He was for many years organist of St. Augustine, Paris.
Shyland .................................. Vardell
In describing his composition, Vardell said, “The strains of an old mountain ‘ballet’ mingle with the misty blue of the distant peaks and the hues of the sunset, which flame gorgeously, then die away.”
Alpha Phi Omega To Dine Tonight
Rushees of Alpha Phi Omega, national service fratemity, will be honored tonight at a dinner at the Delta Chi house, 920 West 28th street at 6:00 p.m.
Guests of nonor will be David Rothman. manager of the Bank of America, and Dr. Francis M. Bacon, j counselor of men. Representatives |
from every campus fraternity will be present, Gene Zechmeister, pres- ; ident of the national organization, announced.
Boys Charged With Crimes Admit Actions
‘Tip’ Helps Police Identify Looters After Venture
'Three 13-year-old youth* have been arrested for an asserted series of 35 burglaries Including many SC fraternity and sorority houses, the University station of the Los Angeles police department revealed last night.
The boys were picked up after they had committed
their latest robbery over th* weekend. A lead was given to the police when It was reported the boy* were seen in the district of the burglary. Police followed the "tip” and arrested two of tht three boy* in a nearby theater.
YOUTHS SEARCHED After being taken to the station, the youths were searched and It was revealed that one had $13 in his possession and the other $7. Both of the alleged burglars had the money hidden in their shoes.
While being questioned the two admitted that there was a third member to the “gang.” He was immediately picked up and held for investigation.
The only personal property found on the boys, or in their homes wai an SC football helmet and two wedding rings. Police are investigating the whereabouts of the numerous purses and other articles stolen from the fratemity and sorority houses.
CRIMES REENACTED
In an effort to find out which of the Greek houses the gang burglarized, because the youths themselves could not supply the police with the names, they will be taken through the “row” sometime during the week with the hope that they will be able to point out the houses that were entered, police officials declared.
“It is hoped that with the arrest of these three boys, the recent crime wave that has hit this area will be drawn to a close. We are quite sure that it is these youths who are responsible for the fratemity and sorority burglaries, and after a full investigation this week, we will be able to give a definite answer,” arresting officers remarked.
In accordance with Daily Trojan policy forbidding the printing of names of minors involved in crimes, the identity of the three youths is being withheld.
Clements Talks To Engineers
Geologist To Discuss Colombian Project
Six months experience as consulting geologist for the Colombian government will serve as a background for Dr. Thomas Clements’ talk when he appears before the students of the College of Engineering at 11 a.m. today in 159 Science.
“Engineering and the Economic Development of Colombia,” will be discussed and illustrated with colored slides, taken by Dr. Clements during his work in South America.
Development of Colombian transportation methods, water supply, road construction, building, and the oil industry, include principal points to be stressed by Dr. Clements.
This will be the first engineer assembly of the semester. It is presented by the SC student chapter of the American Society of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. Similar assemblies wiU be held every three weeks.
All College of Engineering classea wUl be dismissed at that time.
Cost Accountants Will Meet Today
“The Importance of Costs in Internal Economics” will achieve special significance in the light of the present European situation, when it is discussed before the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants at the Mona Lisa restaurant, today at I p.m.
Counci! To Discuss American Youth, War
“American Youth and War” ta the | topic of current interest to be discussed at the Jewish council forum meeting today in the senate chamber of the Student Union at 2:30 p.m.
Girls To Make Photo Dates For El Rodeo
All sorority girls are requested to make appointments as soon as possible for yearbook pictures. Joe
Mingo, university photographer announces. It is desirable to have the pledges’ photographs taken first, he said. The photography office is located on the comer of 35th street and University avenue.
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