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cally wrong in that government opera-
tion, it has enabled the Liberal min-
istry to abuse their control to the
detriment of the agricultural West.
It has enabled that ministry to cut
the rates on western grain shipments
almost in half, and, while the measure
may thereby temporarily relieve the E
demand for cheaper transportation,
it constitutes in the end a revolting
proposition which can not help but
react finally to the detriment of the
grain producers.
Thisfseemingly anomalous situation
arises from the fact that the cut in
price in grain shipments means al-
most inevitably a huge operating de-
ficit for the government railroads. It
means, moreover, that the farm'Irs will
pay that deficit in taxes, at the same
time that the low rates which cause
tho loss are used as an argument
agaiht their proposed St. Lawrence
waterway. It means that the ends of
efficiency and economy in transporta-
tion will have been defeated by the
interests of the province of Quebec,
and in their place will have been sub-
stituted what only the most hypocriti-
cal can call a sound system.
After all, the policy that will pay
the highest return for the least ex-
penditure is the policy which will in
the end be the most advantageous to
all parties - even the seaboard
provinces; and through the long dis-
cussion on the waterway proposal
the fundamental proposition that
'transportation by water is cheaper
than transportation by rail has never
been attacked.
Unitl the narrow interests of geo-
graphical sections are willing to sac-
rifice their selfish interests and unite
in the common good-which in the
end is their good also - neither
Canada nor any other nation can
reach that stage of cooperative effi-
ciency which characterizes the high-
est development of mankind.
DISCRIMINATION
'TOASTED ROLLV
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JrCY 30, NT ANS
Officials and students of the Uni-
versity in an informal meeting yes-
terday laid preliminary plans to wel-
come Professor William Herbert
Hobbs, University weather man, back
from his happy hunting grounds up
among the ice caps of Greenland.
* * *
Enthusiastic supporters of the
Michigan warlord, faithful students of
the wandering professors, admirers of
the versatile lecturer-all gathered to
plan a tribute to their hero's ever-
lasting genius.
Although represented at yesterday's
meeting, members of the Rolls staff
are laying plans of their own to wel-
come Professor Hobbs back to his
familiar haunts. A Rolls representa-
tive will be on the reception commit-
tee, and a Rolls special correspondent
will cover every phase of the trium-
phant homecoming.
* * *
STARTED IN SPRING
Other sources of publicity failing,
Professor Hobbs set out last May
with the avowed intention of tracking
the wind currents crossing Europe and
the Atlantic to their lair in the frozen
North.
* * *
Having started a good many SUCh
currents of his own, the worthy pro-
fessor no doubt considered himself
especially well fitted for tracking
down those of nature.
* * *
When the summer passed by with-
out any direct word from the expedi-
tion, the only news being that brought
in by other ships that had encounter-
ed'the party, we began to worry about
the whole affair. It was our suspicion
that Professor Hobbs had sent alog
a substitute.
But now he's coming back in No-
vember, safe and sound, it behooves
us all to give him a welcome that
would do credit to a Red Grange, a
Jack Dempsey, a Lindbergh, or any
of the others that have made a real
success in the line of publicity.
** *
Incidentally, for the benefit of those
who know him only from his extra-
curricular activities, we might add
that when Professor Hobbs occasion-
ally manages to quietadown and for-
get his public, he is a rattling good
geologist.
* * *
WHAT THE DAILY SAID
After reading the news of
I Professor Hobbs imminent re-
turn to the University, it was
extremely gratifying to notice
the squib tacked onto the story,
stating that the wind tunnel in
the new Engineering building
Cwas now ready for almost any
test that could be put to it.
THEATER
BOOKS,
MUSIC
THE ORGAN RECITAL
A review, by Harold May
In spite of the weather's villanous
double dealing there was a goodly
crowd at Palmer Christian's first
Wednesday afternoon organ recital.
This wet weather audience had a pro-
gram set before them that was de-
signed with an eye to giving them a
liberal dose of their old well known
and very melodic numbers amidst the
more rigorous and more musical parts
of the recital.
The best part of the program was
a Prelude and Fugue of Bach's; this
was characterized on the program as
lacking "the cohesion and fluency of
Bach's more mature work" but it
swept its 'way through the difficult
counterpoint with a grace and dignity
which, if it wasn't cohesive and fluent,
gave you more than a hint of the
greatness of the man that wrote it
The very difficult passage for the foot
pedals, in the fugue was executed
with an excellence and dexterity that
was gratifying to the audience and
an index to Palmer Christian's ex-
cellent technique.
There was a Debussy selection, too;
the Andante from a String Quartet
of his. It sounded as though Debus-
sy had found a jewel dropped from
the robe of the exotic Semiramis and
had dreamed an exquisite and no-
stalgic dream of her; the first theme,
given out in a voice that resembled
that of a cello, so lacking in color
and so full of icy passionate nuance
could mean nothing else. The Andante
ended in an esctatic shivering chord
that sounded like a sigh of regretful
longing.
The only other thing worthy of
note was a Concert overture in C
Minor (Hollins) which was brilliant-
ly melodic--and loud. Too, there was
the Meditation from "Thais" (Masse-
net) that makes it so easy for people
to say that after all 'they do prefer
"classical" music.
The other numbers on the program
were, Salut d'Amour (Elgar), Ave
Maria (Arcadelt), Minuet (Dethier)
and Fiat Lux (Dubois).
* * *
"PLEASE, GOD, MAKE ME A GOOD
MOVIE ACTOR"
Youall remember last year when
Thomas Denton and Leland Wilcox
were picked for the movie contest,
and departed for Hollywood in a
nimbus of latent glory, and all of the
rest of us bit our nails with envy.
Their first local triumph will be cele-
brated this week at the Capitol thea-
ter in Detroit, with the presentation
of Richard Barthelmess' new First
National picture 'The Drop Kick."
And on Tuesday night of next week
Mr. Kunsky is announcing a 'U of
M. Night," since both Denton and
Wilcox are prominently cast in the
picture.
"The Drop Kick" is the adaptation
of Katherine Brush's 'Glitter" which
everyone was all a-twitter about last
year when it ran in College Humor.
It seems both boys furnish a lot of
college atmosphere here and there,
and are both treking rapidly along
the primrose path to cinematic
achievement.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1927.
Night Editor--ROBERT E. FINCH
ACTING THE HOST
This week-end the student body
will again have the opportunity of
displaying itself and its atmosphere
to a visiting group. Several thou-
sands of high school students will be
invading Ann Arbor to attend the first
of the spectacles attendant upon a
football season, coming as the guests
of the athletic association.
The character of this visitation is
a challenge in itself, since these
-guests will come prepared to absorb
as much of Michigan as the latter has
to offer. The opportunity is an espe-
cially apt one 'for all concerned, and
it is rather surprising that it has not
been seized upon before, in view of
the two facts that the stands are
never filled for the first game, and
that the University is constantly on
the look-out for a chance to advertise
itself beneficially.
Since only the bare outlines of the
official welcome and. arrangement can
be effected by those in charge, this
twofold advantage rests for its de-
velopment on the campus. The task
of filling in the time of the visitors,
of assuring them personally of the
quality of their reception, and of lead-
ing them to the proper conclusions
regarding the University and its re-
sources rests solely on individuals.
It is an opportunity which should not
be overlooked.
SECTIONALISM AND EFFICIENCY
Of the many and 'varied types of
consumate bigotry and narrowness
that flourish on this sphere, few, if
any, are more, repugnant and more
obnoxious than that sectional selfish-
ness of a single city or state which
contrasts its interests to those of the
remainder of the nation.
Many times previously this attitude
has come up in connection with our
national policy; but the latest, and
withal one of the most disgusting, has1
arisen recently in connection with
the St. Lawrence waterway. It is
not a group in our nation, which of-
fends this time, but rather the sea-7
port interests of our northern neigh-
bor Canada. The interests of Mon-
treal and Quebec, standing in some-
what the same position as those oft
New York in the United States, have
combined to thwart the vTlonmAnt +
In the past year the levies whici
are the result of the expenses of th
war in which the United States wa
engaged just a decade, ago, have bee
slowly in the process of removal. A
their necessity and the class of com
modity on which they fell was deter
mined, the solons saw fit, usually un
der pressure, to remove the levies.
One levy, however, has remained
This is the 3 per cent tax levied or
automobiles. It is charged directly a
the time of the delivery of the vehic
and is classed with the other taxe
of the c.ountry.
Agitation has begun for the remova
of the levy.- The wisdom of the ste
will be debated in the house commit
tee on ways and means early in No
vember. The argument of those whc
wish the tax removed, is that it is a
tax which discriminates against this
particular product-a tax which is
levied on a special product for a gen-
eral purpose.
The tax is indeed discriminatory i
nature. Taxes of this nature hav
outlived their time and should b
entirely removed from the burden
which are now the share of the tax-
payer. Especially is this so of 9 ta
which is the last of its class.
The automobile industry, being the
largest in the United States, deserves
the consideration and the attention
of the government. To discriminate
against it is to discourage its activity
and hamper the free deveolpment of
trade. The tax on automobiles should
receive the atten'tion of Congress at
its next meeting with its removal as
the end in view.
THE UNIVERSITY TRAVELS
The services of a university are
never to be limited to the information
which it provides for the members
of the student body. From the halls
of learning there comes information
which is carried to the world at large,
research facts upon which thousands
of dollars and many hours have been
spent. The services of the University
and its staff are at the disposal of
the world.
Significant among the services
which Michigan is offering to the
people without, is that of the exten-
sion division. This year, in the ten
largest cities of the state, 43 courses
are being offered by this division.
The courses are varied and the in-
structors are all leaders in their re-
spective fields.-
This division is proving the true
function of education, and is bring-
ing education Within the reach of all.
It is dispelling the theory of the
"cloistered hall" and is making educa-
tion cosmopolitan.
hlouse parties held over the football
week-ends cannot have Saturday
dances included in their programs,
according to an interpretation of the
Tnivesitv rulngn Vnnim + a
* * *
THE CITY SLICKERS
Up at Northwestern, where varsity
swimmers are leading candidates for
the football squad, each student ticket
to the games must bear the portrait
of is owner. To insure identification
at game time, we suggest that rain
garments only be worn while the
photos are snapped.
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CAMPUS CHATTERINGS
"'This here photograph busi-
ness,' commented the homely
coed, "is just another reason
I'm glad I'm not going to North-
western."
* * *
S. C. A. REFORMS ITSELF
Complete student control _ of poli-
cies is the latest message of more or
less unimportance to be broadcast by
the Student's Christian association.
* * *
We never realized that there was
anything wrong with the policies of
the S. C. A. They always sounded
nice, in fact very nice indeed, when-
ever they were explained by one of
the comparatively few students who
are aware of the fact that Lane hall
is something more than four bare
brick walls.
* * *
The worst fault we could find with
the policies was that they had neverl
been acted upon very strenuously.
* * * *
Now that their wishes are realized,
we sincerely hope the leaders of the
S. C. A. will be able to recover a lit-
tle of the ground the organization hasj
constantly been losing during the past
years.
"THE HOUSE OF WOMEN"
A review, by Robert Wetzel.
(Editor's Note: This dramatization
of Louis Broomfield's novel, "The
Green Bay Tree" was presented by
Arthur. Hopkins in a world premiere
last week at the Shubert Detroit.)
The best way to dramatize a novel,
according to some judicious counsel-
lor, is first to throw that novel out of
the window. The soundness of this
sage precept was demonstrated anew
by Mr. Louis Bromefield's dramatiza-
tion of his "Green Bay Tree." Mr.
Bromefield threw out of the window
not only his novel, but also the prin-
ciples of dramatic technique. Despite1
this seemingly fatal degenestration,
the play packed in the customers,
even to S. R. O.
Starting out with three characters
so arresting that any two of them
would save almost any play,-Julia
Shane, a wealthy, worldly matriarch
of the '90's, and her daughters by a
libertine but ingratiating husband:
Irene, a sexless spinister, and Lily,
a lady subject to moral lapses-Mr.
Bromefield has produced an uneven
but somehow absorbing drama. If
you didn't like Act I, in which Lily
had a child by the Governor of the
State, there was a new play in Act
II, with Lily in love with Irene's i
young man, a labor leader. Surely
such is the stuff of drama. Yet there
was a vivid clash of wills, but no
sacn thot ohat sAnn.,.. d- , .