PAGE, FOtTR THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 1928 ,,. ~'AGE FOUR SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1928 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Published cvery morning excel during the University year by th Control of Student Publications. M ember of Western Conferenc Association. liberate intent do not belong to the common run. It does not follow, however, that the murderer is insane pt Monday e Board in because he is brutal, nor irresponsible 'ii hr e Editorial The Associated Press is exclusively en- title l to'the use for republication of all news dispatches crediteld to it or not otherwise credited in this raper and the local news pub- lished herein.I Entercd at the postofiiee at Ann Arbor, lichigan, as secunml class matter. Special rate of postage granted by Third Assistant Post- Smaster (general. Subscription by carrier, $4.00; by mail, S$4.50. Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- nard Street. Phones: Editorial, 4925; Business 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR JO H. 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Howell Howard F. Simon J. Wallace Husben Rowena Stillman Charles R. Kaufman Sylvia Stone William F. Kerby George Tilley Lawrence R. Klein Edward L. Warner, Jr. Donald J. Kline Benjamin S. Washer Sally Knox ,, Leo J. Yoedicke Jack L. Lait, Jr. Joseph Zw erdling John H. Maloney. BUSINESS STAFF Th1'e hone 21214 BUSINESS MANAGER WILLIAM C. PUSCH Assistant Manager...George II. Annable, Jr. Advertising.... ......Richard A. Meyer Advertising.............Arthur M. Hinkley Advertising...............Edward L. Hulse Adlvertising.............. John W. Ruswinckcel Accounts................Raymond Wachter Circulation..............George B. Ahn, Jr. Publication................. Harvey Taleott Alssistants i Ceorge Bradley Hal A. Jaehn Marie Brumler James Jordan James 0. Brown Marion Kerr James Carpenter Thales N. Lenington James 13. Cooper Catherine McKinven .Charles K. Correll W. A. Mahaify Barbara Cromell Francis D.- Patrick MIary TDively George M. Perrett Bessie V. Egelalld Alex K. Scherer Ona Felker Frank Schuler Katherine Frohne George Spater DouglassrEu 1er Wilbert Stephenson Beatrice Greenberg Ruth iThomnpson Helen Gross Herbert E. Varnum E. J. Hammer Lawrence Walkley Carl W. 1Hammxer Hannah "Wallen "ay Hotelich SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1928 Night Edior--K. G. PATRICK T'I-lINSANE . Recent charges by Dr. Thomas K. Gruber, superintendent of the Detroit receiving hospital for the insane, that the Michigan! state facilities for the care of the demented are woefully in- adequate have been substantiated by Prof. Arthur Evans Wood of the sociology department. Many danger- ously insane persons, it appears, are allowed to roam the streets for lack of accommodations, and Dr. Gruber, at least, preqicts that "Michigan will pay for her parsimony in blood." If these chages are true, and there is every reasonto believe that they are, the state of Michigan cannot awaken too son to the necessity of hospital constrnction. It is a matter Inot only of ,fairness to the general public, but oa;fairness to the insanef themselves that the state provide ade- quate care for them; and the potential danger of allowing freedom to derang- ed persons is a peril which no com- inunity can afford. It is a curious commentary on our system of democratic government that the voters will re-elect men who have built a thousand miles of concrete road, and still Will not rise up in arms when their state institutions are com- pletely inadequate. Michigan ap- parently needs, and needs badly, facilities for the care of insane persons. Thee 'proper care of these persons is a requirement which should command the attention of the whole state. If our prisions are behind our needs, it is-titiethat we increased our provisions, fo-i the confinement of persons unfit to be at large, whether1 Insane or crimiial, must always be one of the cardinlal policies of a com- nonwealth wich hopes to secure life and happiness fo its citizens. NULLFICATION Originally it seems to have been the intention of the men who framed our criminal codes that murder and the more heinous crimes should be' punished by liedvy sentences. In re- cent years the system of justice has developed queer- quirks and twists, however, under the dextrous hands of astute criminal lawyers. The present System seems to be punishment for the minor offenders and pleas of in- sanity by those who commit crimes because his crime is heinous. The Loeb and Leopold case several1 years ago first gave us an idea of what a clever attorney with a weak case may achieve. More recently, however, the Remus murder case and at the present time the Hickman murder case have brought the insanity plea much closer home, and into a much more despicable light. If a hold-up man is surprised by the police, and in his attempt to escape fires and kills one of his pursuers he has not a chance of his liberty. No a jury will find him insane, and he is doomed to spend the rest of his natural life behind the bars. Let the same man kidnap a 12 year old child, however, and kill her by tightening a wire around her throat, and then cut her corpse limb from limb and throw her from an automobile in front of her father and his chances of being declared insane are excellent indeed. The crime is so horrible as to be be- yond even the imagination of the ordi- nary juror. What this does to our system of justice is interesting indeed. It de- velops a process whereby the brutal and fiendish murderer is able to escape under the protecting wing of! the law, while his companion who does a clean jdb is doomed. The net result of the system is a process which nullifies our whole criminal procedure in the case of our most appalling crimes, and which breaks down our criminal procedure in one of its most vital functions. For the crazed maniac who commits a crime without any conception of the actual circumstances involved the plea of insanity is perhaps justifiable. For the cool deliberate murderer of the Hickman type, who commits the most horrible crimes known to man- kind with diabolical and immutable precision there is no penalty too severe nor no machination of the law too vindictive. It is to be sincerely hoped that the California jury which tries Hickman will not be duped by the insanity plea of a clever criminal attorney into nullification of society's criminal laws. RACE BETTERMENT The third annual conference on race betterment has been concluded at Bat- tle Creek, with the record of being probablytthe mostsuccessful confer- ence on the subject ever held. More than 100 prominent scientists, includ- ing Dr. Alfred S. Warthin and Pres- ident Clarence Cook Little of our own University, spoke at the meetings, and if nothing very definite was decided, a great deal that was theoretical was reported. Without a doubt the next generation is going to see the problem of race betterment and determination of hereditary factors in a very prominent light. The sound basis of birth con- trol as a means of improving the gen- eral stock of the generations that are too follow is continually gaining wider acceptance, and it would not be at all surprising to see the issue enter our legislative chambers in an ad- vanced form within the next few years. Scientific investigation which must precede this action is certainly of high value, and conferences such as the recent one at Battle Creek de- serve the attention of thinking per- sons throughout the world. HONEST JOURNALISM As was only to be expected, the documents recently produced by Wil- liam R. Hearst purporting to show that the Mexican government had paid four American senators more than a million dollars for their support of a pro-Mexican legislative program have been exposed as false. If anyone even doubted that the four senators names were innocent, his fears should now be set completely at rest, for even the handwriting experts employed by- Mr. Hearst himself have decided against the authenticity of the documents. To waste invectives against the policy of journalism which publishes such documents first and attempts to verify them afterwards is out of place. Rather more fitting it would be for America to laugh long and loudly at the recent complete failure to hoax the American public for a moment with the publication. Such is the reputation of the Hearst newspapers that even before the myth was ex- ploded nearly every respectable news- paper in the United States had rallied to the defense of the integrity of the four senators named. And whatever the general level of intelligence may be, it must be admitted that the Amer- ican public was not "taken in" by the recent fake. Senator Woodbridge N. Ferris has found that the vast majority of those who have made great names for them- selves in science, history, or politics or other fields of endeavor, have died in their 50's. FLIERS LAND SAFELY The Takeoff, Rolls own transat- lantic plane, bearing members of the special commission appointed by the Rolls Executive board to study riot conditions in England, should have been nearing its destination at an early hour last night. ** * * BULLETIN (By radio from the Takeoff) Benjamin Bolt Ann Arbor Are passing over land 'stop sounds of firing convinced Thompson we are lost over Chicago stop pilot assures us it is Ireland. ROLLS RIOT EXPEDITION. * * * Benjamin Bolt U. S. A. The Rolls transatlantic plane has landed in front of Buckingham palace. Congratulations! Everyone safe but Thompson who is horseback riding with the prince. George. * * * THEATER BOOKS MUSIC TOMIORROWV NIGHT: The Miles lresent Austin Strong's "Sevenithl Ifeaven" in their theater at 8:30) ,'clock. "Seventh Heaven" is a brilliantly colorful show-with the colors applied with a trowel, perhaps, lbut still con- vincing in production. With a back- ground of the Paris slums, the wine- T.'_ ._...3E1.__.A T ..+ v ..,. 1R- I STUDENT VICTORYt LOOMS AS REGENTS GIVE RECOGNITION Students received a tremendous gain in their struggle for recognition by University officials as a result of the meeting of the Board of Regentsc last Friday. After months and months of effort,t petitions, and campus opinions theirE dream has at last come true. They have been recognized by the Regents.t * * * The Interfraternity council asked the Regents what their auto ban wase all about. And the Regents answeredl that it would be to the advantage ofI the University to continue the ban. * * * The next step will be for the stu- dents to attempt to obtain an answerf from their "paters" that carries at least a small amount of information. * * * PHOTOGRAPHER EXPLAINS C. S. M., Rolls photographer, has been quite busy lately explaining the fact that his reputed snap-shot off Baron Butterfield, taken at the offi- cial opening of the Michigan theater,1 closely resembled one of Professor Hobbs which appeared in the roto- gravure section of Rolls just before vacation. * * . * In addition, other witnesses reportl that a picture of Santa Claus, which also appeared in a recent issue, was identical to the snapshots of both the Baron' and the explorer of the bar- rens. «* « SThe explanation is offered by Ker- nel that one of the others wore the suit to the opening night performance, but after the first show he loaned it to Butterfield, as he thoughthlie ought to have a chance to escape to Green- land THE DISPUTED PHOTOGRAPH - The combined picture of Santa Claus, Professor Hobbs, and Baron Butterfield that caused all the trouble. * * * A SENIOR'S OPPORTUNITY Although not restricted to members of that calss, the editorship of Toasted Rolls for the coming semester offers a particularly good opportunity for a Senior. If, in spite of your belief that this is the best University in the world, you feel there are a few things that might be improved, here is your chance to get in your say in the most effective manner. The work will not interfere with the important business of graduation. The appointment lasts only until a week or so after the new managing editor is selected in the spring. That leaves the closing weeks of the semester free for other affairs. * * * The present opportunity to conduct Toasted Rolls for the greater part of his last semester offers to some Senior a wonderful chance to effec- tively round out his college career. * * * Every student wishing to try out for the position should submit his The following are unabridged ex- cerpts from reviews of "The Same to tIIIII18[IIIhI 18888881IIIIIIIIIIIIII You," the twenty-second annual Union opera, which was presented during the holidays in twelve cities in the Osteopathic Physicians east and middle west: Dial 5669 Chicago Tribune-There was some- Drs. Bert and Beth thing startlingly different last night Haberer in the annual production of Mimes of 338 Maynard Street the University of Michigan as unfold- Specializing in Feet ed last night in the Auditorium. The usual college show seems to have 1OORTABLE been stowed away and in place a TYPEWRITERS series of stage pictures rivaling pro- Corona, IUnderwood, fessional productions, but having far Reinington, Royal. W~e have all makes. more plot and beauty than the average Some in colored duco finishes. collegiate extravaganza set out to cap- ture the admiring eyes of the alumni. Detroit Free Press-The twenty- 17 Nickels Arcade. Phone 6615. second edition of the annual Michigan Union opera from the UniversityF HT workshop made its appearance Satur- THE J-HOP GIRL day evening in Orchestra hall and IS LOVELY was received with favor which mark- In a Louise Boulanger creation ed more than alumni interest and of White Faille. It is typical personal interest in those who en- of 1928 fashions with its livened the occasion. imaginative silhouette, deep Toledo Blade-Possessed of an un- decollatage back and appear- . an cc of Non-conformity and usually witty book and some excellent ancem Nnty music, "The Same to You," annual 1Her Ruby Velvet Evening opera of the University of Michigan Wrap with its White Fox Collar was presented last night before a completes a perfect costume. large and exceptionally enthusiastic audience. Saginaw News-Courier-A larger audience or a warmer one could not' very well be packed inside the walls of the Auditorium than that which turned out Monday night and was as zestful in reception as was the com- pany in production. Buffalo News-The Michigan Union "opera" presented in the Buffalo Con- sistory Wednesday evening, drew . .. u_ laughter and applause from an audi- ence of more than 3200 persons. Public Ledger (Philadelphia) -The "Mimes" of the University of Michigan Union came to Philadelphia and, at the Academy of Music last night of- fered what was probably the most gorgeous and certainly the peppiest of all similar pieces shown here thus far. The Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia) .......to Mimes belongs the credit of one of the best college shows seen in Philadelphia. Add these courses to your Uni- * * * versity courses and be prepared CLAIRE AMBLER": A Novel by for a position in a great and Booth Tarkington. Doubleday, Doran interesting profession where em- and ompnyNewYor. 128.25 ployment is certain and the and Company, New York. 1928. 253 opportunity for advancement un- pages. $2.40. surpassed. (Courtesy of the Print and Book Shop, Ann Arbor.) A Review by David Scheyer In reading "Claire Ambler" we 1ost the last vestiges of a long standing _ 1. prejudice against Indiana's most loud- ly touted son. Here is a novel thatP shows in full bloom the seeds of mas- y terful comprehension which were evi- dent in "Alice Adams." But "Claire Ambler" as far surpasses "Alice . Adams" as that work does "The Mag- nificent Ambersons" or "Ramsey Mil- AMERICAN RUG CLEANING WO KS Rugs and Carpets Id eClend--szed--Re pa r 1032 Green St. Phoie 8115 a I!. 4,U A I' St. Andrew's Church 8:00 a. m.-Holy Communion 11:00 a. m.-Morning Prayer. Preacher: Dr. Frederick Grant 7:30 p. m.-Service for Feast of Light. Harris Hall shops and alleys of Montmarte, there are several vividly etched characters: 1 1 1 1 1 N 1 1 I 1 U 1 1U 1 11 1 Nana, Diane's sister-a woman of the streets, drunken 'and a she-ceil;? Drop In-Bring Your Friends Pierre, the sewer rat-Chico's iand; > old Boul, with his faithful Heloise; Arlette, a bar-maid; and others who For a lend romance and atmosphere to thej/ picture of the "Hole-in-the-Sock" where the action of the first act takes Sunday plac.. S ndayEvening.'Lunch place. It is an interesting play-immense- - Variety-Qualty-Service ly moral as all John Golden shows are, but possessed of the right amountIz of humor, pathos and romance andBo drama to insure an entertaining eve- = 3 ping. THE SEASON'S GREETINGS B t Rss Shod ,, .15' Nickels Arcade 9:30 a. m.-holy Communion. 6:15 p. m.-Student Supper. Speaker: Dr. Frederick Grant TIJIIN IJPPL A 11 E Supplies for Students in All Colleges You will find here a complete line of supplies for school. Everything that you want for study or for your room is here. Phone 4744 1111 S. FNIVERSITY Phone 4744 Just a R ealx Good Time T 'is the opinion of everyone who I goes to Granger's that they have a wonderful time, Te smoot foor,- not overly crowded, and the cong enial grosup gi ,e that feeling of" real enjoyment to every minute. IwI And then there is the music. Bill Watkins and his Wolverines fur- nish it and their snappy fox-trots are irresistible. Dancing Every Si ednesday, Friday holland." Claire Ambler is the American girl -selfish and self-centered, yet willing to sacrifice herself when the crisis comes; artificial and a little cruel; but lovable and at times sadly wistful.= Booth Tarkington has performed a - I scrupulously analytical piece of craftsm anship in t e portraying t e youngLa y nd t e r s l is a c m e e a d lady and the result is a complete and- sympathetic picture. The novel deals with Claire at three periods; eighteen, twenty-one, and twenty-five. In the first section, "The Birth of Thought," there are some F UD rather distasteful passages in the Wil- lie Baxter style of conversational after only one ad in the horseplay, a type of asininity we Daily. If you have lost steadfastly refuse to believe is real- _ somethig a classte a 'h , = is a good investment.