PAGE Two THE, SUMMER MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1924 6 1 t OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SUMMER SESSION Published every morning except Monday during the summer session. Member of the Associated Press. The As- sociated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news published here- in. Entered at the postoffice, Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Subscription by carrier or mail, $rso. Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building. Communications, if signed as evidence of good faith, will be published in The Summer Daily at the discretion of the Editor. Un- signed communications will receive no con- sideration The signature may be omitted in publication if desired by the writer. Th Summer Daily does not necessarily endorse the sentiments expressed in the communica- tions. TeEDITORIAL STAFF Telephones 2414 and 176-M MANAGING EDITOR ROBERT G. RAMSAY News Editor..........Robert S. Mansfield Chairman of the Editorial Board...... ...............Andrew E. Propper City Editor. ...........Verena Moran Night Editor.......... Frederick K. Sparrow Telegraph Editor..........Leslie G. Bennets Womens' Editor.............Gwendolyn Dew STAFF MEMBERS Louise Barley Marion Walker Rosalea S paulding Leonard A. Keller Virginia B ales Saul Hertz Hans Wickland David Bramble BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 960 BUSINESS MANAGER CLAYTON C. PURDY Advertising Manager.....Iliel M. Rockwell Copywriting Manager......Noble D. Travis Circulation Manager. Lauren C. Haight Publication Manager.......C. Wells Christie Account Manager..............Byron Parker THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1924 Night Editor-FRED K. SPARROW WITHIN THE SHADE Masking itself behind a religious fanaticism, drawing its support from a religious intolerance comparable to the rigors of the Spanish Inquisition, clothing itself and all its acts in a cloud of secrecy and obscurity, the Ku Klux Klan is as guilty of the at- tempt to force upon this country a religion as is tne very act that the hooded and oath bound band accuses of every heinous crime known to man. While seemingly religious in nature the real issues of the Klan are polit- ical, the ends they hope to attain are political, but the means they take of attaining this consummation is through the religious prejudice of ig- norant people. The Klan, working as it does, sec- retly and in the dark, is thus defying one of the cardinal principles of lib- erty and justice upon which this coun- try was founded, the tradition of re- ligious freedom and toleration brought to us by our forefathers, taught by the makers of the constitution, and preach- ed throughout the years of our exist- .ence as a nation. It may be true, that in the troubled years following the upset of the Civil War, in the trying period of reconstruction when the so- cial, and industrial and political in- stitutions of this country were topsy turvy and torn with the hatred engen- dered of Civil War, such an agency for law and order was necessary. To day, there is no need for the Klan, and it serves now only as an opportunity for lawless bands, masking under the name of the Ku Klux Klan, to prac- tice all kinds of license, to vent per- sonal spites, and through terrorizing, through appealing to ignorant bias, to wield a political power of signific- ant magnitude. When one of the great political par. ties of the nation, spend their time haggling over the question, it would show the vast power of the invisible empire, and the danger of its rapid growth. While it pretends to be a band, sworn to the best interests of the country, of Americanism, and of democracy, it bears every indication of a group, duped by the silver ton- gued oratory of their leaders, won by the theatricalism of the flowing white robes, the silent masses, the secrecy and mystery, to do the bidding of its leaders, and put them in places of the mighty. AIR MAIL SERVICE At the time this is being written, the transcontinental mail service will have completed its first delivery, if all goes well. No longer is the coast-to- coast postal service a myth. It is actually in operation. Who would have dreamed ten-or even five-years' ,go that a letter posted in New York at 8 a. m. Tuesday could be deliver- ed in San Francisco the next day? Commercial avliation has at last begun. Soon we can expect passeng- er and express planes, as there is noc limit to which this phase of transport- ation can grow. It is up to the lead- ers of commerce to recognize its prac-I ticability. tween the delivery of mail by rail and airplane we can readily estimate, but it is too early to even guess at the unlimited saving of money the new service will accomplish. FOOLISH ENFORCEMENT Small towns located on or near main highways may well profit from the experience of a New York village which has just increased the speed limit within its boundaries to thirty miles an hour. Considering the fact that most small towns insist that the motorist passing through them must slow down to ten or fifeen miles per hour this step on the part of Cpolonie, N. Y., may cause surprise. Colonie, however, knew what it was doing. In the past it had depended on the fines collected from speeding motorists for a large part of its rev- enue. For this reason its traffic of- ficers were especially vigilant and per- sons just breaking the speed limit were arrested as eagerly as the reck- less drivers. Colonie soon found that motorists were avoiding her. Its garages, supply stations and refresh- ment shops felt a sharp falling off of their trade. When it raised its speed limit to thirty miles it found that the traffic was increasing rapidly. . The road between Ann Arbor and Detroit passes through several towns which indulge in the practice which made motorists avoid Colonie. Driv- ers of cars, especially experienced drivers, like to maintain a steady gait and rather than pass through a town which arrests speeders because it needs the revenue they take anoth- er road which misses the town. It is the duty of a driver to obey local ordinances but when these ordinances are made and enforced so that the local treasury may profit he is usually justified in giving the town the "cold shoulder." Sensible speed laws which are sensibly enforced have the ap- probation of all good drivers. JEDITORIAL COMMENTI ---- ---I UNIVERSITIES AND THE CIRCUS (The Science Magazine) We have received the following communication purporting to come from the North American Circus Owners' League: Editor of Science: We are about to select one of the large eastern universities and to offer to it a substantial subsidy for pro- viding instruction for future circus managers, artists and employees. We wish to ascertain unofficially, through your valued paper, if the rush of stu- dents to take these courses would not seriously interfere with the quieter and less practical courses now given, and thus possibly cause us some un- sirable publicity. Some universities are already train- ing cooks salemens and plumbers, and are teaching the laying of eggs, horse- shoeing, etc. A careful study of their present courses of instruction has led our educational committee to believe that most subjects of importance in our profession could be given by the existing departments, with a slight adaptation of problems and termin- ology. Members of our committee have personally attended the so-called Spring-Day, Mud-Rush, and other sim- ilar performances at some universi- ties, and also various impromtu rough- house affairs on the campuses and down-town. They have satisfied themselves that plentiful acceptable circus material exists among the stu- dent bodies of our typical universities and colleges.*- In offering our endowment to a un- iversity, we shall make two condi- tions: (a) That the requirements for passing a course in our line shall be considerably above the present edu- cational standards, and (b)that no ex- cuses for -absence shall be consid- ered unless accompanied by at least three separate medical certificates, each signed by a doctor of a different medical school, and all specifying an ailment substantially in the same part of the body. For the training of managers, the present courses in bookkeeping, posterj design and boxing could be admirably adapted. For training arena artists some universities already have physic- al directors, athletic coaches, horses, bulls, etc., while for laboratory exer-: cises the students themselves could in turn take the part of wild animals. A department of domestic science could give excellent instruction in the preparation of pink lemonade, redhotsj and popcorn, while the departmentsf would be the only additional equip- ment needed to start with. We shail be glad to have your im- partial opinion in regard to the above I proposal. Yours truly, HAGEN RING BARNLING, Executive Secretary. GERMANY MAKIN4 FRIENDS (New York Times) The decision of the French govern- ment to permit the return to the occu- .pied regions of the thousands of Ger- mans depo-ted during the period of passive resistance should strengthen the desire of the German people to co- operate in the peace settlement. And their acceptance of supervision of Germany's military establishment will certainly impress the Allies favorably To be sure, the Germans insist on 'three reservations, but the only im portant one reads that the investiga- tion shall not be begun for a month. The excuse is that time is needed to mollify public opinion in Germany. Unfortunately, this looks rather like one of the foolish and futile objections which the Germans have so often put forward to their own hurt. When compared to the growing op- position to those who are resisting the government's plans to put through the Dawes plan, this objection appears trivial. Even the Nationalist extrem- ists. acting under pressure said to come primarily from the agrarians and industrialists, are reported to be in a more tractable mood. It is true that this is in part due to a better realization that unless the Dawes plan is soon put in effect Germany may again face a serious financial panic. But the main thing is not so much the reason for the greater reasonableness on the part of the Germans as the fact that it no wexists. There will be delays and troubles enough in the ordinary course of framing the neces- sary legislation and carrying it out. Boards and committees must be chosen and a mass of technical work undertaken before the Dawes plan can actually be set in motion. This is a vast labor, and every day of delay in- creases the strain on Germany. The German note to the Allies re- iterates the claim that Germany is disarmed, and adds thereto a forceful declaration that she does not seek awr. It points out that even if her intentions were warlike she could do nothing, because she lacks material and supplies. These are all points which must be established before the world by other than German authori- ties. The intemperate talk of the Ludendorffs and Tirpitzes has perhaps unjustly increased the profound ris- trust which naturally followed the war. The day when it can be defi- nitely shown that their sentiments are not those of the German people at large, and there there is no secret mili- tary preporedness in progress, will mark the beginning of that mental disarmament in Europe which is needed as a preliminary to true peace. 0/VV11A/NN/V ! venture as a presidential contest, is bound to reveal certain traits of na- tional character in the way that it is 1nmanaged." He goes on to say, "This is not a 'bad' Republican Administration which finishes its four-year term in 1924; in the councils of the Democratic par- ty it is the 'worst' administration in the history of the country. This is not a 'good' moment to pick a candi- date like Mr. Coolidge; for the Re- publicans it is a 'critical' moment in the affairs of man. Campaigns are fought with what discrimination can be squeezed from words like 'gravest,' 'gradest,' truest,' 'hardest,' 'dryest,' 'finest.' Issues are always 'fundament- al.' Party wastes are 'bacchanalian,' candidates are 'statuesque.' If the day comes when the voter is not offered a chance once more to choose between 'a second Lincoln' and 'the greatest Democrat since Andrew Jackson left the scene,' then America is not our name." Americans dp seem to have a great relish for superlatives. Just as soon as we forget that "Yes, we have no Bananas" ever existed, we learn that it has reached Germany and that their hats, stockings, bathing suits, dresses, and shoes are banana- colored. With cross-word puzzles our latest fad, are we to expect people to map out problems on the tile of bath- room floors? Try Classified ads for big Results. DAILY TRYOUTS Students registered in the Sumiimer Session of the Univer- sity who wish to work on the Summer Michigan Daily editorial staff are asked to call Ramsay at 2040 or Mansfield at 396, or to come to the Press Building on Maynard Street 1 I I I I I I Rane's Quality Shoppe WRITMORE LAKE SPECIAL STEAK DINNERS Reasonable prices Lunches Ice Cream Phone 18 '1ais c ,0%#%^ %^1 TRY Failings' Cool Dining Rooms 714 MONROE STREET One block south of Campus, near State St. Wonderful Home-Cooked Food for the Lowest Price Bring Your Friends and Have a Table Reserved Seeing is Believing" "r i DANCING THIS WEEK JIM BURKE'S PAVILION WHITMORE LAKE Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and Saturday Nights A GOOD SIX-PIECE DANCE ORCHESTRA .1 'a. 41 DRUGS KODAKS Calkins-Fletcher Drug Company 3 Dependable Stores For your lunch try one of our Malted Milks Delicious and nourishing Calkins-Fletcher Drug Company Corner E. and S. University Ave. Corner S. State and Packard 324 S. State Street OPENING OF MacDONALD'S INN WHITMORE LAKE Special Chicken Dinner July 4 For Reservations Phone 30, Whitmore Lake Parties a Specialty t I Ii I LIGHT LUNCHES COOL DRINKS 709 North University CANDY SODA WATER CHOICE CANDIES CANOE LUNCHES v~ - E F. i I LAAA I&Al kAL& A LI - ! U A,& GLEANINGS E AXV To Get Vay Ahead 10 W TIN CAN BANKS It is almost unbelievable, but some folks still hide their coin in tomato cans, gardens, and old socks. In these days of air mail service, radio, and other aidssto efficiency, it may sound absurd to say that many people today whose convictions are not the result of scientific and greative thought but rather of conventional reactions and traditional knowledge that have been handed down by previous generations who lived in far other conditions than the present. But that such an old, outworn superstition as the fear of banks should still survive is hard to believe. Yet, once in a while, some- thing turns up in the news of the day to prove that such individuals still exist. There is no more sound institution today than the modern bank. There is risk in everything but the risk of the modern bank is almost negligible, it has reached the vanishing point. A savings bank gives you something for your money; the tin can or the hole in the garden does not. AN AMERICAN TRAIT-SUPERLA. j ~TITS Americans are prone to thing in su- perlatives. Perhaps it is only a re- fiection of their keen enjoyment in1 I Honesty may be the BEST policy, but the SAFEST policy to insure your future financial independence is a comprehensive savings plan. System- atic saving by means of a membership in the MICHIGAN MUTUAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION is a definite step in this direction. A safe con- servative investment which pays 7 per cent dividends and is secured by the best real estate in the City of Ann Arbor is what we have to offer. BUT a few memberships remain in our books. The number of investment-wise business men of this community who are members of this association testifies strongly as to the safety and solidity of our organization. Come into the office and talk it over or have our representative call. MICHIGAN MUTUAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Phone 3571-M 315 E. Washington of oratory and psychology could teach life; but it may be noted that gener- the proper way of calling attention to ally with an American, a thing is not such delicicies. The departments of just "bad," it is the "worst" or the chemistry, anatomy and law could "best." "It is probably true," writes give training in the scientific prenara- Charles Merz in the Century magazine, tion of freaks for the side shows. "that any affair which summons a An assistant professor of clownery, whole nation to take a hand together, "Under State Supervision" I The difference in time saved be. a three-legged calf and a steam piano whether for a holiday or for such a .