THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 131 Published every morning except Monday ing the University year by the Board in trol of Student "Publications. lember of Western Conference Editorial ociation. The Associated Press ..is exclusively entitled the use for republication of all news, dis- ches credited to it or not otherwise credited this paper and the local news published eiii. Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, chigan, as second class matter. Special rate postagegranted by Third Assistant Post- ter General. ubscription by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.5s. r .. ._ Ann Arbor Press Building, Maynard hones: Editorial, 4925; Business, 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4923 MANAGING EDITOR Chairman Editorial Board HENRY MERRY FkAwx E. CoOma, City Editer rs Editor ...............Gurney Williams orial Director..........Walter W. Wilds ts Editor ............Joseph A. Russell men's Editor..........Mary L. Behymer ic. Drama,. Books........Wmn . Gormnan stant City Editor.....Harold 0. Warren stant News Editor...Charles R. Sprowl .graph Editor......... George A. Stauter y Editor..................Wm. F. Pypel NIGHT EDITORS leach Conger John D. Reindel 1 S. Forsythe Charles R. Sprowl id M. Nichol Richard L. Tobin Harold O. Warren Since the university by its auto- mobile ban has in part created a student need for taxicab service, the administration could well use this fact as a peg upon which to hang an active interest in the fight for lower or at least consistent fares. But the principal pressure must come from the students them- selves. The opportunity is at last available for a concerted and vig- orous movement to get rid of this common nuisance. Students in honor societies, the Student council and representatives of the dean's office, working together in a deter- mined and public effort, could pre- sent a case against the taxicab' companies so iron-clad and im- pressive that the city's common council would be bound to make these regulations. The general student body will similarly have a chance to voice their attitude at next Monday night's hearing of the council. To dispose of this intolerable and un- called for extortion is a cause emin-' ently worth the attention and sup- port of every student who would demand civilized treatment when seeking rapid transportation. Campus Opinion Contributors are asked to be brief, confining themselhes to less that. 300 words if possible. Anonymous coro- munications will be disregarded. The names of communicants will, however, be regarded as confidential, upon re- quest. Letters published should not be construed as expressing t e editorial opinion of The Daily. i mas rton i Fri nk B. cGolt and G ton I SPoRTs AssIsTANTs C. Fullerton ' J. Cullen Kennedy Charles A. Sanford REPORTERS M. Coolet Wilbur J. Meyer Vraiik Brainard W. N its edberg Robert L. Pierce Gilbr* Richard Racine 4smith Jerry E. Rosenthal ;oodmax Karl Seiffert elw e George A. Stauter Dnes Tohn W. Thomas C. Kunze ohn S. 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Verner Marian Atran Helen Bailey- ' J osephine Convisci axne Fishgrund Dorothy LeMire Dorothy Laylin Sylvia Miller Helen Olsen Yvildred Postal Marjorie Rough Mary E. Watts Johanna Wiese, .To the Editor:1 A pretty state of affairs, indeed, when three students can make a mistake about an address, violate the sanctity of a man's home, andI then expect to escape with an ex- planation and an apology! It is in- deed for.tunate for such dastardly, reprehensible social menaces that they live in a country which'forbids the use of cruel and unusual pun- ishments upon its citizens! As the law stands, they can at the worst be electrocuted or hanged. It fairly .makes one's blood boil to think of the possibility of such criminals, such ogres, entering perhaps yourl home or mine, and escaping with no more sufficient punishment than mere death! Death by slow fire; death by slow boiling in oil; a session with the thumbscrew or the rack: these are better fitted for such scoundrels, such hopelessly depraved fiends, as these three wretches. But even these can never hope to be com- pared with the terrible offense these men have committed against the social order, against the inviolabil- ity of the privacy of a citizen of this great, this noble republic! It fairly staggers the imagination to ,think of what may not happen if these Apaches are allowed to escape scot-free after such a crime. The underworld will be loosed upon us- law and order will be by-words, and objects of scorn and ridicule. Fellow-citizens, let us not permit such a miscarriage of justice as THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1931 Night Editor -DAVID M. NICHOL ANN ARBOR'S GREATEST RACKET Ann Arbor's common council is linally ready to deal with one of the town's most flourishing rackets -the taxicab business. Complaints, privately but constantly made, ap- pear to have broken through the bounds of a whispering campaign and now are to receive the sort of official attention they have deserv- ed for some time. ASTE ROLL / WRITE GOVERNOR. Here is a list of the members of the house of reps of the state legis- lature. Write to the one from your district, impressing him with the fact that our appropriations must not be cut down. Alger district: C. W. Coates; Alle- gan county: Fred Wade; Alpena district: H. Douville; Antrim dis- trict: O. W. Scott; Arenac district: F. C. Holbeck; Barry County: L. W. Feighner; Bay County: A. C. Mac- Kinnon ancd Robert H. Lane; Ber- rien County: J. G. Boyle and C. D. Birkholm; Branch County: A. G. Bushnell; Calhoun county: J. G. Frey and H. J. Hatch; Cass county: Otis Huff; Charlevoix county: L. E Anderson; Cheboygan district: F. E. Ming; Chippewa county: H. A. Os- born; Clinton county: J. P. Espie. Delta county: Helmer Bruce; Dic- kinson county: J. Deprato; Eaton county: F. D. Brown; Emmet dis- trict: D. H. Hinckley; Genesee county: F. B. Wade, A. D. Cuthbert- son and C. H. Reed; Gogebic coun- ty: A. L. Rummel; Grand Traverse county: W. A. Ward; Gratiot coun- ty: J. E. Fuller; Hillsdale county: C. T. Kimball; Houghton county: J. F. Jewell and G. T. Hartman; Huron county: E. McDonald; Ing- ham county: Charles Haight and V. J. Brown; Ionia county: S. M. Powell; Iron county: J. Green; Isa- bella county: F. E. Phillips. Jackson county: H. E. Barnard and F. E. Town; Kalamazoo county: J. W. Wilson and C. F. DeLano; Kent county: A. Dykstra, E. B. Kirkwood, E. G. Burlseon, D. G. Look and W. J. Thomas; Lapeer county: E. C. Morrison; Lenawee county: J. W. Helme; Livingston county: T. F. Crandall; Macomb county: Adrian A. Lingemann; Manistee county: C. Sorenson; Mar- quette county: J. F. VanBrocklin; Mason county: C. E. Kistler; Me- costa county: W. F. Jackson; Me- nominee county: M. R. Bradley; Midland district: D. E. Sias; Mon- roe county: T. W. Southworth; Montcalm county: M. A. Johnson; Muskegon county; J. Dykstra and E. D. Skeels; Newaygo district: D. H. Brake; Oakland county: M. H. Lee and P. J. Miller; Ontonagon district: W. C. Birk; Osceola dis- trict: M. M. Callaghan; Ottawa county: F. F. McEachron. Presque Isle district: W. Green; Saginaw county: A. H. Harnley, W. F. Jahnke and C. W. Cheeney; San- ilac county: J. W. Goodwine; Shia- wassee county: J. N. McBride; St. Clair county: D. C. Mcall and G. C. Watson; St. Joseph county: E. J. Buys; Tuscola county: E. C. Robert- son; Van Buren county: E. L. Bur- hans; Washtenaw county: P. C. Pack. For the Detroiters here's Wayne county: J. C. Armstrong; C. E. Bartlett, W. B. Brady, J. H. Calla- han, W. B. Campbell, C. H. Culver, V. P. Dacey, O. C. Hull, J. R. Jef- fries, R. A. McRae, W. F. Murphy, C. J. Netting, E. T. Nichols, M. R. Palmer, R. J. Teagan, R. D. War- dell, W. B. Wreford, F. J. Calvert, W. Kanar, F. P. Darin and E. F. Fisher; Wexford district: H. E. Mc- Nitt. FORM LETTER SUGGESTION. My Dear Congressman Jake: (Substitute Congressman's n a m e here if you think it necessary). As one of your faithful constitu- ents and well-wishers I wish to pro- test against the proposed Mill Tax cut. During my residence in this great State, it has been impressed more and more upon me that the University of Michigan is our best advertisement. The possession of a University of high calibre and na- tional reputation is, perhaps, our most envied attribute. Other states in recent years have increased their appropriations substantially in an attempt, conscious or unconscious, to raise their own institutions to a level comparable to that which we maintain. Many of the University's foremost professors have been offered salar- ies by other institutions much larg- er than those Michigan is able to pay them, but have chosen to re- main here through loyalty and be- cause 'they feel that it is an honor to be connected with a University of such outstanding reputation. Leaving out any question of fair- ness to such loyalty, it would be distinctly unsafe to test their un- selfishness further by actually low- ering the salaries they now receive., Very Sincerely Yours, DAN BAXTER. (It might be as well to substitute your own name here unless you want the boys to suspect some- thing funny.) SMU AND DRAMA MENDELSSOHN THEATRE: Per- formances at 8:15 of "Came the Dawn," the Junior Girls' Play. CAME THE DAWN A Review by Prof. Howard M. Jones The test of a musical show is that it shall please the audience; and judging by the audience on Wednesday night, "Came the Dawn" certainly pleased, and it seemed to me, rightly. The general impres- sion was one of brightness and movement and color; no scene but what was cut short at about the right time; and the line of the pro- duction was at all points firm. In fact, the most striking excellence of the play was its direction-the ease with which the mass of par- ticipants were maneuvered in and out of scenes. And, final test of expert guidance, the entrances were uniformly good, and the exits gen- erally so. I dare say that a production of this sort is not to be subjected to very severe tests. There should be plenty of gaiety and good humor, sufficient characterization to make the jokes palpable, musicetuneful enough to be sung by voices often untrained; and, in addition to all this, a few topical hits to distin- guish this year'saproduction from last year's. The present "play" lack- ed topical hits, for I could not quite see the function of the rather preposterous three sleuths who slunk in and out of the second act for no apparent reason, but with respect to the perdurable college .values it did very well. The dormi- tory scene was clever and vera- cious; and nothing could be more delightful than the opening of the second act, with its jolly chorus of dancing waiters. I confess to some feeling of disappointment that Professor Horace Holcomb (admir- ably impersonated by Miss Cather- ine Robinson) belonged to no vint- age of college professor now living, especially when his wife (again ad- mirably played by Helen Van Loon, who sang, alas, too seldom) was recognizable as a real person. No- 'body looks for much plot in a mu- sical play; and such plot as "Came the Dawn" exhibits did very well until the last scene exposed its prodigious thinness, even within the conventions of the type. But there is no use breaking a butter- fly on the wheel, and we should be grateful to the authors and pro- ducers for giving us so much that was genuinely enjoyable. The costuming and the settings were among the excellences to be noted, barring a garishness in the opening scene which, with its lou blare of color, quite drowned the ir'dividual actors. The dormitory scene to which I have already re- ferred, seemed to me set in par- ticular proportion and harmony; and in the use of color and light, it was very successful. While I am on this theme, I must pause to pay tribute to the delicious absurdity of the costumes of the graduate sem- inar chorus. But I thought the "Vindelska" dance out of harmony with the whole, however delight- fully introduced by Miss Haapa- maki, and not so well danced as perhaps some of the others. The dancing seemed to show care and thought, albeit the indi- vidual specialty numbers were in- evitably more finished than the choruses. To this general statement I would make the happy exception already noted of the waiters in the Shanty set, who danced with a de- light in their own idiocy, which is of the best tradition in this sort of thing. Among the individual dancers I thought Miss Sandler's tap dance admirable, and Miss Doo- ley and Miss La Rowe in their ec- centric work very amusing and de- lightful, as- indeed they were gen- erally throughout. The musical numbers ark always a great difficulty in this kind of production. The sentimental songs caught the right note of nostalgia, but I thought there were perhaps too many of them. Indeed, in gen- eral, it seemed to me that the music was (perhaps necessarily) too much of a conglomeration, so that it fail- ed to give distinctive individuality to the production; and the songs in the Gilbert and Sullivan tradition, the songs in the Jerome Kern tra- dition, and the straight syncopa- tion songs did not fuse,,and indeed rather warred with each other. 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It is sufficient to reaffirm. . that there is no consistent, equit- Editoris able or dependable way of deter-) mining the rate or total charge. HIS H It is incredible that a situation F the of such petty grafting and intoler- F able proportions should ever have arisen. Since the automobile regu- Unlike thec lation was installed four years ago, when placed o the campus has been forced to de- Wickershamf pend upon taxicabs. This boosted kind a simple their business, put the students at appears from their mercy so to speak, and pre- Boston Chamb cipitated in great measure the gen- t2rday that h eral fleecing which followed. The report of hi .nore comfort estimate that eighty per cent of to the drys, ti the taxicab business comes from ceivedritwth students gives a fair idea of the while the latt extent of these operations. But the it a friendly w extortion has been heaviest at times ie seems to of rush or under circumstances that facts and opi would make- embarrassing any dis- He was, of pute over the fare; hence a large wet audience share-of students have accepted the probably beco: unfair damages without open quar- that the body rel, but with no mean inward re- country oppos sentment. In numerous cases, per- farce of nat sons prefer the inconvenience of i weightier than walking over laying themselves permitted the open to a golden fleece. sions and rec The lack of a loud-mouthed re- report to con sentment of these unreasonable the opinionsc methods does not justify the prin- commissioners ciple of such petty extractions. Ann see 'the contra Arbor's taxicabs should be equip- ence is proved dtand back of the in- the courageous stand ed! Let us trample out that rears its ugly e prostrate corpse of and the Pursuit of o arms! and lay them til these horrid men- home and mine are bars or seated in the En avant! Outraged Citizen. 11 al Comment UE CHANGES New York Herald Tribune) chameleon that burst on a Scotch plaid, P finds ordeals of - matter of routine. Mr. the It i his speech to the ber of Commerce yes- ie now considers the s commission much ing to the wets than hough the former re- "vehement criticism," er, on the whole, gave welcome-too friendly. think, in view of the nions it contained. course, addressing a Moreover, he has )me aware of the fact y of opinion in this ed to continuing the ional prohibition isl n he realized when he summary of conclu- ommendations in the atradict in essentials of a majority of the . 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