2AGE FOUR
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
SAT'TRDAV, APfLU^ 30, 1927
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The huge imports of tropical raw ma-
terials, the exports of finished manu-
factures, and the large investments
abroad ($2,000,000,000) are particular-
ly notable. In spite of many unfavor-
able conditions certain countries seem
also to have made considerable pro-
gress in their economic recovery. The
year 1927 may see this recovery even
further advanced.
COUNTRY TO CITY
That the movement from farm to
city has been accelerated within the
past year is shown by the figures
compiled recently by Secretary Jar-
dine. During 1926 the farm popula-
tion of the United States decreased
649,000 and over 100,000 farms added
to the list of those now unoccupied.
The migration to the city is constantly
increasing. That this movement daily
becomes more serious is obvious. And
the only prospect that is in store is
that finally the prices of farm prod-
ucts will be raised until the time is
economically right for a reversal of
the migration..
The prospect of a future increase in
food prices caused by a farm and farm
population shortage due to the migra-
tion is to be avoided at all costs. Co-
operative marketing and buying asso-
ciations have been only partially
successful. Some have succeeded and
others have failed. The crying need
at present is to stop the migration,
but no one as yet has offered any
practical suggestion which will in any
way alleviate a condition steadily be-
coming worse. When that is advanced
then some progress may be made but
not until then, for the basis of any
campaign or movement is lacking.
HIS ROYAL MAJESTY
Those people who claim that the
British are naturally a king-worship-
ping people were no doubt surprised
by the action taken by the City Coun-
cil of Glasgow in refusing to provide
for entertainment for the summer
visit of King George and Queen Mary.
It was only after a long struggle in
the council that the Socialists gained
enough power to repeal the bill pass-
ed by the council calling for a public
luncheon for Their Majesties.
This action, though not particularly
important, is nevertheless significant.
There has been a king in England,
with the exception of Cromwell's short
regime, since 1066, and although the
royal powers have been greatly
diminished during the succeeding
years, the English people have always
paid for the upkeep of the royal fam-
ily. At present, the English king is
little mo're than a national figure-
head.
The fact :remains, however, that
royalty exists in England not because
of logical or political reasons, but
rather for sentimental purposes. Just
what would be lost to the kingdom by
the abolishment of the royal crown is
a matter for conjecture, but if social-
ism increases sufficiently in England,
the question may become a serious
issue.
A PREFERRED LOAN
Comes the announcement that New
York bankers have loaned Italian pub-
lic utilities and industries more tha
one hundred million dollars.
This fact goes to prove that bank-
ers are looking into the future. It
might be called a preferred loan-the
black shirts of Fascism being giver
the preference over the red flags o
Communism.
Moreover, and most significant, the
bankers have voted one hundred mil-
lion dollars' worth of confidences-
and foresight-in the power and sa-
gacity of Benito Mussolini.
ANDICPSMusic and Drama
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PERSONAL ENGRAVED CARDS
Evidently some of the boys found TONIGHT: Mimes and Masques SHOULD BE ORDERED NOW
out that they can't skate, and so present the final perfOrniance of E'u- I -
they spread sand and gravel on the gene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" at 8:30
diagonal to stop those who can man- o'clock in the Mlnies theater.
age to keep their equilibrium and * * *
dignity. THE LADY~ FO TIHE SEAx -~L I I It I ~
d tEF XSThe S. R. O. sign stood in front of IAt Both Ends of the Diagonal
Although the common impression the Mimes theater this week, and An-
was n Christie walked out of the saloonhe.r
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guilty, we made a regular Student of Johnny-the-Priest to a well-man-I-
council investigation-only more thor- nered curtain-in spite of the Old
ough-and discovered that it was Stu- Devil Sea and the fear of her unholy
dents; who did the dirty work, at 2 father. triumph is not entirely ER T
A. 1I yesterday morning. Tee-- I -lOd OR E T
* . understood until the consideration of Old Plantation Chicken Pie-
A B a nine sold-out houses in a continuous~with the golden flaky crust
run is reckoned. This is unparallel- MANNthat mde the Old South
partment was sweeping it off yester- ed in the campus theater, and is only - famous.
day afternoon. Skaters will have to rivaled yrIt is one of the reasols that
rivaled by Great Catherine~, al- ;will make you (glad-UT-Kur to
carry a broom in front of them if the though, due to numerous revivals, the th llake o Gae St. to
Anti-Rollers get to work again. total boxoffce ran higher in the lat FELT HAT SALE the place on State S thatis
* * * ter production. o
IIThis brings the season to a practical. We are closing out all Spring Hats
DOWN THE DIAGONAL l conclusion, and with the exception of E at special prices. Light shades,, 000
the French Play, the theater will be snappy shapes. Quality equal to the COOPER'S
"These fraternities that put dark until next fall . The reason for I best. KITCHENETTE
sand on the walks to stop skat- an early closing lies in the necessity We Clean and Block Hats
I ers," remarked the Skating 11 of utilizing the stage for practice of
Senior yesterday, "might try the the opera choruses. It is expected Correct Shapes-No ned Sweats
same idea when the sidewalks f that Roy Hoyer will arrive early in
in front of their houses are ice- May to arrange routines for next. Store
coated, next winter." year's show. Factory Hlat Store
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STUIENT COUNCIL OES IThe Varsity Glee club under the dli-aft
SOME REAL HEAVY WORK rection of Theodore Harrison will pre-
With the fate of the auto dealers sent thteir nly Ann Arbor concert
hanging in the balance, with the of the season, next Thursday night at--
whole campus waiting to see if stu- 8 o'clock in Hill auditorium. A sing- P LEASE
dents have sense enough to obey the ularly ambitious program is planned "
dtshvsnsenuhto .et include Bach, Handel, Schubert
present auto regulations in order thatt ( n e c " Handl Schubert, T
the Regents won't ban all cars next ("The Omnipotence") and Schumanom-
year, with this one outstanding issue as well as the lighter American coin-
before them, the Student council met positions and Negro spirituals. Al- -K
and voted to let the Seniors sing. though recitals have been given in
various cities in the state, as well
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Assistants
Beatrice Greeriberg George Ahn, Jr.
Selma Jensen Florence Cooper
larion L. Reding A. M. Hinkley
Marion Kerr E. L. Hulse
Nance Solomon R. A. Meyer
Ralph L. Miller Harvey Talcott
John Russwinkle Harold Utley
Dlouglas Fuller Ray Wachter
Virle C. Witham Esther Booze
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1927
Night Editor-CARLTON G. CHAMPE
THE HARDING TALE
Undeniably there were many faults
with the Harding administration. The
operations of the "Ohio Gang" showed
this, but the past year has witnessed
an unusual amount of mud throwing,
most of which has been based on gos-
sip and anonymous reports. The latest
of these is the New York Times story
concerning the alleged imperialist de-
sire of President Harding to annex
Central America. And make the coun-
tries so taken into states.
Just where the basis of this story
lies is difficult to determine but most
probably it has arisen from the exag-
gerated whisperings of those who
would have liked to see such annexa-
tion take place. Rumors soon become
realities if they are passed on enough
times.
The administration of Secretary of{
State Hughes is without suggestion
of any such move. Records show no
evidence of any plans of extending the
United States. Such a move would
have aroused a storm of opposition.
beside which that resulting from the
recent Nicaragua incidents would
seem but A;1 summer breeze. The re-
port could well be laughed off, instead.
of being showed groundless, were it
not for the psychological fact that it
might gain some credence thereby.
OIR FOREIGN TRADE
Although final statistics are not yet
available, preliminary figures for 1926
foreign trade show that the past year
was a record one in spite of many
changes in certain commodities. The
value of exports decreased to $4,800,-
000,000, while imports increased to
$4,450,000,000, the balance of $350,000,-
000 being the lowest in fifteen years.
Most of the, decline in exports ,how-
ever, is iii' price, not quantity. While
j the year's exports dropped off two per
cent in price there was an increase of
four per cent in quantity. Most of the
increase in imports was due to huge
purchases of rubber and crude food-
stuffs.
This country's trade with Europe
is now exceeded by that with Asia,
the continent having dropped off $300,-I
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The "representative body of stu-
dents" apparently hadn't heared that
there was some talk of an auto ban.
They'll start investigating that alto-
mobile question about next January,
after the ban goes into operation.
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Of course the seniors on the coun-
cil don't care about the ban, because
next year they will be out in the
wn-d- wh~ iei are men. and drive
as a concert in the Chicago competi-
tion, the club has not been heard pub-
licly in Ann Arbor.
Exceptional tenors and baritone sec-
tions have been developed, and a
worthy repertoire has been compiled,
although somehow the spring concert
trip was finally denied in favor of the
Band-for reasons which no one un-
derstands.
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Savoy Roasts, Juicy Steaks, Tasty Chops-
the same high quality, whether in large quantities
or for the smallest family' Every cut of meat at
a fair price.
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We must give the council all due or without Louise Brooks and of un-
credit, though--it did some other known edition will make a spring ap-
work, by mistake. The boys went pearance on next Thursday evening
on record as favoring a course in the in the Whitney theater. It is prob-
o able last season's song and material
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A* R. GFELL
223 North Main St.
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History of the University, to be fed
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CAMPUS OPINION
Anonymous communications will be
disregarded. Thenames of communi-
cants will, however, be regarded as
confidential upon request.
The day the story -of the council is
to be told, it won't take the lecturer
more than five minutes to tell what
they have accomplished in the past
twenty years.
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TEACHING TEACHERS
High school instructors from all
over the state are here this week-end
to learn something about what theyE
have been teaching for the past few
years.
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The recorder's office is packed full
of flowers in honor of the visitors,
who are registering there, and find-
ing out the schedule of meetings they
plan to bolt. You never see as much
scenery over there when students line
up to pay their tuition.
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It. IENJ ERSON I)ENIlES
PREVIOUS STATEMENTS
R. (Roquefort) Henderson, on the
eve of his crucial opening Tuesday
night in Sarah Caswell Angell hall,
flatly denied all statements attributed
to him in Rolls by the Rolls inter-
viewer. "I have never been so
chagrined by unscrupulous journalism
in my life," he said. "Does anyone'
know where we can find half a dozen
pigs for our performance of 'Pigs'?"
ROQUEFORT PLAYERS WILL
OPEN IN SPITE OF ROLLS
Later in the afternoon the press)
agent of the Roquefort players said,j
"Our company will open Tuesday
night and play 'The Firebrand' in
Sarah Caswell Angell hall In spite of
all the unfavorable comment heaped
upon us by your column." At a late
hour yesterday there was a rumor
afloat that the Roquefort players are
really actors and not an orchestra.
Kernel.
Fancy Falling to Feature Meet
You just won't be in the social
whirl if you aren't on skates at this
tournament to be held by the Martha
Cook girls Wednesday, "for the bene-
fit"-you know the rest.
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1will be used, since through the un-
fortunate alliance withrCharlot's this
season has caused the introduction
this spring of entirely new acts into
the current edition.
THE STUI)ENTS' RECITAL
A review, by Robert J. Gessner.
Hope Bauer "graduated" last night
in a recital with a lyric voice of the
f said, stilled nature. Her program was
of a single type, suitable to her sing-
ular mode. To be versatile is to be an
accomplished singer, but everyone,
unfortunately and fortunately as a
case may be, can't be versatile. And
so if one's voice is limited to a par-
ticular quality it is the wisest thing
in music to execute rendations along
the nature of one's best endowments.
But just the same the audience gets.
curious either naturally or through;
monotony, and would like to know
if the 'artist can give them a side dish
from the steady diet.
Clarity of execution marked Miss
Bauer's program. In her first num-
ber she sang Mendelssohn as he
should be sung-with the majesty and
subtle grandeur peculiar to his com-
positions. A group of German songs
followed with delightful effects rising
and fading through the quiet, sym-
pathetic tones of the lyric contralto.
"Dream In The Twilight" was espe-
cially beautiful in theme and renda-j
tion. The pleasing tones of the "Sap-
y phische Ode" began to give us the'
first inklings of monotony. Beauty
can become tiresome when there is
only one beauty.
Virginia Tice was the pianist of the
evening and produced two numbers.
The first, Bach's "Prelude and Fugue
in C Sharp Minor," rang out through
passages that at times seemed mud-
died. Miss Tice has talent but it
comes in spurts. Her technique also
f at various points appeared sluggish,
as if the movement was running away
with her and she could not ride with
it. In her second selection, Mac-
Dowell's "Eroica Sonata," her talent
was more evident as fragments of cre-
ative beauty slipped in to delight the
audience. But her uncontrolled power
again rode off with her, and the gen-
eral effect was of undirected, unad-
dressed music.
Miss Bauer closed the recital with
What They Say.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
EASTMAN, SCHOOL OF MUSIC
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Office of the Director.
February 14th, 1927.
Mr. Charles A. Sink,
University School of Music,
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
My Dear Mr. Sink:-
With the announcement of the thirty-fourth Annual Festival the Ann
Arbor May Festival continues to hold its place as one of the most important
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THE PORTO RICAN PROBLEM
To Tle Editor:
I have read your recent editorial,
1 "Porto Rican Troubles," and I wish
to make a brief comment on it. I
agree with everything you said ex-
cept the following statement: "that it
is likely that the natural desires of
the native politicians for greater inflp-
ence is responsible for the com-
plaints."
I wish to state very emphatically
that this is not the case. The political
and economic discontent which act-
ually exists is more than a justified
protest against the economic exploita-
tions which the vast majority of the
Porto Ricans are suffering today.
Porto Rico is a country which has
t more than half a million landless
wage earners and a few absentee land-
lords. This plutocratic minority has
at its mercy the every existence of
the Porto Rican people, and a truly
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and outstanding musical events of our country-
The breadth of vision, the
catholicity
its musical
of taste embodied in its program pay tribute to the excellence of
and administrative direction.
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With kindest personal regards, I remain
Yours cordially,
(Signed) HOWARD HANSON, Director.
000,000 during the year 1926. Exports I democratic government and social 1parade preceding the meet, in which
to Canada were the greatest in his- progress are impossible in Porto Ricoss
yall the skaters and the various crazy
tory, one-sixth of the entire export I until the economic and political power jIotatoss mc neiec
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