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At least in England public sentiment
seems to be back of a decrease in
drunkenness. Until citizens of the
United States get this attitude to-
ward the evil of drinking, adequate
enforcement will be impossible. There
is one encouraging aspect of the sit-
nation. The law is still young; the
people have hardly had time to adapt
themselves to it. It is to be doubted
if any prohibition law passed in Eng-
land would be a complete success
immediately. Americans must event-
ually come to the fundamentally sane
stand since as a people they have as
great a respect for law as any other
nation.

On page 501 will be found the fol-
lowing favorable comment on this pro-
vision by the author:
"The publicity provisions of the
new law should be a distinct improve-
ment. The statements of a former
secretary relative to the hundreds
and thousands of per cent profit made
by certain coal companies and other
facts or alleged facts that are known

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At'A4ING EDITOR
t Ll? M. WAGNER
John G. Garlinghouse
PQlo-rt G Ramnsav
y Editor............ Manning Houseworth
S uavis arold A. Moore
i P lenr) Fredk. E. Sparrow, Jr.
+,neth C Kelle' Norman R. Thal
rc l~ditor.........William H. Stoneman
c~ia~ E7ditor.........Robert S. Mansfield
rr n's Editor......... ..Verena Moran
ai and uraina. R:'obert B. Henderson
lekraph 1ditor. . .William J. Walthour
Assistants
u Hse Iarley iyelen S. Ramsay
aron farlow Regina Reichmann
lie S. Bennet, Marie Reed
ith Cady vr. Edmnarie Schrauder
iat d [3. Crosb l Frederick H. Shillito
lentinc L. Davies C Arthur Stevens
nes V. Fernarnberg Marjory Sweet
eph O. Gartner Herman Wise
.nnong 'louseworth Eugene H. Gutekunst
anbeth S Kenned, Robert T. DeVore
am itanley C. Cricrhton
nfield H. Line Leonard C. Hall
r E. Ohlmacher Thomas V. Koykka
lliam C. Patterson Lillias K. Wagner

POSTAL ENPJOYES 'i D1 THEIR
WAGESC
As the United States Congress is

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Norman rreehling Margaret Sandburg
W. E. Hamaker F. K. Schoenfeld
F. Johnson &. . Sinclair
L. H. Kramer F. Taylor
Louis W. Kramer
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1924
Night Editor-HAROLD A. MOORE
IS DRINING GOOD
FORMI
"England is headed toward the abo-
lition of the drink evil." Such is the
declaration of W. T. Layton, editor
of the Economist, an English publica-
tion, in an interview with a repre-
sentative of The Christian Science
Monitor. In view of the fact:that Ann
Arbor has recently heard the views#
of the Oxford debaters concerningr
prohibition this statement is partic-
ularly interesting. .
Mr. Layton is quick to affirm in:
supplementary statements that by this
he does not mean that prohibition I
laws similar to those in operation
in the United States are going to be
enacted. His statement is based simp-
ly on the fact that whereas before
the war 36,000,000 gallons of beer
were consumed In a year in England,
now the amount is only 20,000,000
and the same diminution holds in re-1

about to convene for the short session,
supporters of the Postal Wage In-,
crease bill are preparing to renew
their fight for the measure which was
so peremptorily shelved by President
Coolidge during the closing hours of
the last session of Congress after it
had passed the Senate and the House
by a practically unanimous vote. Sup-
posedly discarded for economy's sake
as a part of the admirable program of
the President to lower taxes and re-
lieve the burden upon the people,
the passage of the bill would have
increased the salary of the individual
postal employe by about $300 perl
annum..
What seemed almost uncalled forI
cruelty for the sake of saving a few!
governmental dollars, was the fact
that the President vetoed the meas-'
ere in spite of the testimony, much
of which showed that postal workers
and their famalies suffered actual
deprivation and illness because of
the inadequate compensation paid. In
many instances, the reports presented
to the post office committees of both
the senate and house showed that the
employes were compelled to engage
in complimentary occupation prior or
subsequent to their daily tour of duty,
and in some cases, their wives, the
mothers of children, were often forced
to seek employment to keep the home
together and to give the children the
opportunity of proper education.
In the face of such conditions, it
is high time for the United States to
consider seriously the question of
adequate remuneration in all branches
of civil service. In a time when every

or believed should be available for
investigation by legislators. Of course
such privileges offer opportunities for
great abuse by demagogues but under
the limitations of the law it seems
unlikely that such abuses will be so
great as those permitted by the lack'
of publicity. It is more likely that
business secrets will be divulged in
the hearings before the Board of Tax
Appeals than by members of congress-
ional committees; some injustice may
be done, but it is a question of alter-'
nate evils. On the whole the amount of
publicity provided for, at least as an
experiment, seems better than the old
limitations, or, on the other hand,
than opening all returns fully to the
entire public. Experience will indicate
proper future modifications.
And what is all this hullabaloo
about income tax publicity anyway?
Is it merely a question of legal
construction and effectiveness of the
measure as Dean Bates seems to sug-
gest? Is it due to the fact that the

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DRAMA j-
"1SHATINGS"
A review, by William Bromme.
The selection of "Shavings" for1
the first vehicle of the Play Produc-
tion department seemed at first some-,
what unfortunate, for plays of its
generaltype have not been presented
time. -When amateurs have a terribly -
trite plot, and an equally shopworn
set of lines to present to an4 audienceNR 1924
that has been saturated with "Light-
nin'," and more- recently, "Dumb as S M T W T F S
a Fox," it is difficult for these be-.1
ginners in the devious ways of the 2 3 47 8
theatre to get over. That was the415
general attitude of the audience that 0 11 12 13 1 1
awaited the rise of- the curtain last 1623 7 24 25 18 1926 20 21 22
night in University hall. av 30 - 2
And they were disappointed."Shav-;*
ings" became a quite reasonable'-
thing under the hmnds of Professor
lollister and the menbers of his Notice
classes. It was due principally to Ed- _ _ _ _
ward T. Gibson that the piece lived.
His characterization was certainly the We clean and reblock hats and caps
best of all; it exhibited a careful and do it RIGHT. You will appreciate
feeling for the subleties of expression having your hat done over in a clean
that were needed to make an obvious and sanitary manner, free from odor
part live, ? and made to fit your head. m
Most important of all, he was not
studied in his effort to be Jed Wins- FACTORY HAT STORE

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vital interests of a large majority of
our people are seriously affected? Or
is it not rather a plaint of a small
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but influential minority of rulu ;iic low; that much cannot be said of any
come tax payers, -who somehow come other members of the cast. Valentine
to look upon secrecy of their earnings Davies was interesting as the typical
conditio sine qua non of the preserva- village gossip; his caricature was
tion of their selccial and economic never a cartoon. The other men did
prestige. They regard even a modest their work well, and deserve thanks
amount of publicity introduced by the for helping make the play less ob-
new law as a direct menace to the vious. The women were well cast;
security of their status in society. A Phyllis Turnbgll was a little girl, a
c o - delicious hoyden who read Lewis Car-
correct analysis of the -whole sittua- rl ou atngt
. . roll to us last right.
tion is contained in my opinion in an
The direction of the play w;as up
article in the New Republic for Nov. to the regular run of Play Production
12 entitled,rs. rsundy's stTaxes.j presentation:. Professor Hollister is
Those who are interested in the sub- a reactionary in affa.irs theatrical.
ject will find it worth while reading. aHe:avoids the spectacular because he
-Financier. knows that classes in his department
are generally inexperienced. How-
POT, FROSI- ever, with last night's play in the
To the Editor: jhands of recognized campus players,I
Many and varied have been the he attempted, successfully, some of
the deft touches that local audiences
tricks that Fate has thrust upon me look for
in the past. Often have I been sadly Tlhe settings w'ere plain, draped for
inconvenienc'ed by the whimss and the inost part. After all, the audience
fantasies of that Goddess;--till it be -was not looking for elaborate settings,
. for good reason. Generally, a set
came my firm belief that nothin .Hmeans to most audiences an easy way
new remained for me to suffer at out of constructing, individually, a
her hands. In that belief I was right- nitai picture of the surroundings of
am right at the present time, but-. the action. AiAntPur5 can suggest
A new purveyor of the capricious thi n more saiCy tian they can re-
has loomed on my here-to-fore seem-

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through a reputable
agent who is going to
be here when your loss
occurs.
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which we expcct will be on display
December.

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day brings the news of successful or
attempted robbery of the mails, abuses
of the mail service, and the corrup-I
tion qtf politics, the legislators of
America may well adopt measures
which will induce a higher grade of
men into the civil service of the land.
fThe present inadequate remuneration
in all of .these fields is uni mnsuit to
those men -who are worthy of greater
recognition for their services and an:
invitation for more men of an in-

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be of a four door type.

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ingly clear horizon, and I find the
deeds of the Goddess of Fate dwindle
J y comparison with the acts of this
new Dictator. The Dictator is the
Student council, and my argument is
this:,

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Mr. Palmr Criti-an will present
the feIlowving comrintary program
at 4M5 o'clock toin rrow afternoon
in Hill auditorium:
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ferior type to enter the field.!a'
derortyp't enerme n In the early days of last October, ry
It oul no beso uchout'ofLargo (New Wor ld $ l lIon)...
It would not be so much out of. two members of this University, first.Do
place in any consideration of a gen- year men in the Dental school, con- Chinoiserie ........ ...winnen
eral reform of the United States civil vened ;with their respective fair com- Prelude and Fugue minor.. I
service to include some system of pro-. ,a
panion's, and a party was organized Andante......... ......Stamitz
gressive advancement as a reward for attend th Michigan-Iowa game-
I toatedte ihgnow gae Allegro con fuoco ... de Boeck
years of service. At present, at least
together. Often since that time each Minuet........... ....Dethier
in the. postal depa rtment, it is not of those four young people thought Berceuse . . Spinney
unomnt erta oeep of hseoryugpol huhtBres........
uncommon to hear that some employe of the wonderful time in store for Liebestod (Tristan and I solde).....
deserving recognition for his long him on that day on which they were;...................... Wagner
period;of service and the accompany- to witness the "Battle of the Cen- lThe next Organ Recital will be giv-
ing knowledge of the work, is entirely tury"-Together. en 0y Mr. Christian lednesday after-
ignored when the time for the appoint-j Came the week of the game, and noon, December 17.
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gard to liquors of higher alcoholic 1wet of a.igher executive.cosa
content. the favored politician becomes the
The reasons assigned by the editor smiling recipient of the position. No
for this reduction in the consumption matter how much it may be over-
of alcoholic beverages are quite as- looked, the fact still remains that
tonishing. In the first place, he says, too many of these positions are no
public sentiment is against drinking, more than the proverbial "political
it being considered bad form -for a plums."
man to drink too much. If an in- As a decided forward step in the
dividual appears intoxicated at a so- betterment of the civil service of the
cial function he is not asked again. nation, a postal wage increase bill
It simply isn't done. The same thing ought to receive the same if not more
holds true of industrial classes, he unanimous support than it received
says. Drunkenness is disappearing and in the last Congress.j
crime with it. Another factor is found _
in the curtailed hours for opening CAMPUS OPINION
public drinking houses. All day booz- Anonyous co- . unications will be
ing has been largely done away with. disregarded. The names of comuni-
Finally, heavy taxation is doing its cants will. however, beretarded as
part in eliminating the drink habit.
"When England is through with the EXPERT OPINION
liquor it will be through with it," he To the Editor:
declares firmly, at the same time Your editorial in the Saturday issue
stating his assurance that laws are opposing the publicity provision of
and always will be enforced in Eng- the new income tax is not entirely in
land and that when a man violates accord with the expert opinion on the
the law he must take his punishment. f subject as you would make us be-
There Is to be found in Mr. Layton's lieve.
statements that scorn for American I ask therefore the privilege to
enforcement of the Eighteenth Amend- bring. o the attention of your readers
ment characteristic of the English at- an article on the Federal Reserve act
titude toward our prohibition. Indeed, of 1924 by Dr. R. G. Blakey, professor
the honest observer must admit that of economics at the University of
this attitude is justifiable. Despite the Minnesota, and one of the foremost
fact that we have a law against drink- authorities on federal taxation. The
ing, contrary to English practice, it article appeared in the September
is considered decidedly good form to number of the American Economic!
drink among the so-called best people. Review-official organ of the Amer-
College students, scions of the wealthy ican Economic association.
families imbibe freely, but they can On page 47 Dr. Blakey gives the
hardly be blamed considering the fact following succinct account of the pub-
that their parents serve liquor at licity feature of the act:1
home and often disgrace themselves "Limited publicity of taxes and re-'
in public. Drunkenness in the upper turns is provided. Returns are to be
classes has not decreased since the open to the Ways and Means commit-)
enactment of the Volstead act, it ap- . tee and the Finance committee, andJ
pears to have taken a decided in- the Commissioner is to publish theE

upon two unsuspecting heads descend- *
ed a catastrophe unparalleled in the "THE 1,u T W THlE CORN"
annals of college life. The Caraculla Padriac Column's "The Miracle of the
of the Campus decreed that all first Corn" v.ill be presented at 7:30
year men shall unutterably and fre- o'clock tomorrow evening in the Pres-
vocably be seated in the block "M." byterian church.s 1sual, no admis-
Further, that no member of the fairer sion will be charged -and the general
sex shall' hold forth within that sac- public is cordially invitod.
red emblem. Did it occur to the most Padriac Colum, a member along
'judiciously wise Student council that with William Butler. Yeats and Lady
perhaps this last minute decision (if Gregory of the Irish literary renaiss-
I err, please correct me) might pos- ance, uses for his themes the pungent,
sibly slightly inconvenience various earthly legends of southwest Ireland.
and sundry members of the class of In "The Miracle of the Corn" he pic-
'28, and that there might be some tures the tragedy of the ancient
faint probability that he of '28, had famines, building a spectacle simply
other plans? Or, is it true that the I and quietly about Fardorracha, the
Student council can and will, as did lord of the countryside, and Sheila,
Nero, play havoc with the minds and his wife-a beautiful, fruitful portrait
plans of men? If such be the case, . of sacrifice and its subtle purgative
modern version of the fate inevitable effect.
to dictators must eventually' ensue. In the present production of the
But in this age of versatility such play-the first in this country, as far
straits need rarely be resorted to. as can be learned-an interesting
Picture the situation! The plans technical experiment is being attempt-
made over a month ago virtually rent ed. Instead of the conventional theat-
asunder. The prospect of a gloriousrical exits, two benches are placed
time turned into the greatest disap- on either side of the stage, and as
imen year. It is incon- the drama begins the actors in frankly
ceivably cruel and absolutely without conventional manner take their places
cevaly cueland bsoltel witouton these seats, rem aining in full view
all regard for feeling that we should of the audience during the entire
have been separated by nauseating action. Whencte haracter enters the-
decree from the companionship of i
those whom we transported forty sory, he walks to rho center of the
miles for the sole purpose of thatn s sage and plays ispart; when his
companionship. The British tore the scne is ended ie returns to his
dedian farmers from 'their wives The again.
and daughters, but they of a certainty Corn" will include Tiomas Dasef as
would never have stooped to this. Corrcha, Ame erat as
The freshmen and sophomores of FardiarMargret lia erhas As
!Shelia. Margaret Dge as Aislin
today will be the upperclassmen of George McKnight a: ;P;udeen, the fool,
tomorrow, and in their stead will come Robert Henderson asSl aun'o the Bog,
more underclassmen. Public opinion Alice Vliet as First lrgarand Wanda
must eventually hold sway, and, with Rentdorff as the Secdio4 Beggar. Anne
each succeeding influx of Freshmen, Miller is directing the, production.
feeling the sting of the Student coun- The purpose of th s performances
cil's lash, sentiment must arise-un- is to utilize the dEfi it, dramatic at-