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MOST- SiWEEPING
E IN BRITISH
ISTORY
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sociated Press)-Eng-
toral Reform Act not
ballot to women, butl
number of additional
is the most sweeping
ranchisement in Brit-
'he number of voters
t doubled-increasing
:o 16,000,000, and the
probably an under-
Exchanges will be made this week
at the clothing agent's, and all cadets
must attend to this matter before Sat-
urday nigt, according to a statement
issued by the military authorities
last night. No uniforms will be ex-
changed after that date.
Cadets who wish to change the size
of their puttees or obtain. another
size, also must see the uniform agent
before Saturday night.
The men voters will still be in a,
substantial majority for several rea-
sons. The first is that the qualify-
ing age for men is 21, or if serving
in the army or navy, 19; while no wo-
man under 30 is admitted on any
ground. In the second place, there
will still be plural voting, and al-
though both men and women are re-
stricted to not more than two votes
each, there will be far more men than
women to qualify as twice-voters.
Plural Voting Still in Force
A woman may have two votes only
if she is a university graduate, in
which case she has a vote in her home
district and also a vote for her uni-
versity candidate. A man may have{
two votes under the same conditions,
but he may also have two votes if he
is a business property owner in an-
other district than his home.
As an illustration, take a family
consisting of husband wife and two
sons, one aged 19 in the army, the
other 23 and a university graduate.
The family' lives in a London sub-
urb and the father is in business in
London. He has a vote in his home'
district, and also one in the district!
where his business is located.. The
wife, not being a university graduate,
has but one vote. The two sons will
each have a vote as residents, and the
elder will have an additional vote in
the university constituency, and one
or both may have a second or alterna-
tive vote on account of the occupa-
tion of business premises outside his
residence district. '
Wives Play Important Part
The wives of twice-voters will be
potent factors of uncertainty on elec-
tion day, for they are permitted to sel-
ect which of their husband's constit-
uencies they will vote in, and they
need not announce this selection be-
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.nstructions were re-
f by the local selective'
or sending 39 men to
April 2, in order to
lective draft quota of
his city. The conting-
.nn Arbor at 9 o'clock
local board is already
up the list of the men
s thought that Wash-
ent more men than is
nd if credit is to be
n the next draft, the
e very large.
ne Record Completed
, '21, has been added
se who have complet-
ecord. Although few
een received so far,
a steady increase in
forehand.
The old-fashioned British methods
of electioneering are scarcely touch-
ed by the new law, except that the
American system is adopted of having
all elections throughout the country;
on the same day. Proxy voting is al-
lpwed in the case of persons neces-
sarily absent from their constituency
on election day. It is noticeable that
while a woman must be 30 to vote
herself, a girl of 21 may be a proxy
voter for an absent male voter of 19.
As a check on bogus and freak can-
didates: every candidate must deposit
$750, which is forfeited to the govern-
ment if he does not receive an eighth
of the votes polled.
MICHIGAN FORTY-FIFTH STATE
IN SALE OF SAVINGS STAMPS
Washington, March 19.-Michigan is
45th in the War Savings stamp sam-
paign with a purchase of $1,098,688.41;
worth of them, according to the first
detailed statement of the campaign
issued by the national war savings
committee.
Missouri, with a total purchase of
$9,015,880.68 worth of stamps, leads
the country in the campaign. These
figures are based on the reports of the
drive from its beginning in December
to the end of February.
Women's Outdoor Sports Start Soon
Outdoor sports for women will be-
gin imiediately after spring vacation.
Inter-class baseball, which will re-
place hockey, is expected to be very
popular. A tennis tournament will
also head spring athletics and archery
will again be offered as in the fall.
A list of required or elective work
in these sports will be posted on the
bulletin board in Barbour gymnasium.
Participation in these sports is open
to all classes. Those expecting to
sign should do so before vacation.
Members of the advance class are
being given platoon drills, in addition
to a short quiz period. The drills
have been held outdoors this week on
account of the good weather condi-
tions. The different formations by the
class is showing improvement.
R. 0. T. C. Library
Seventeen sets of books are now in
the R. o. T. C. library, according to a
recent inventory list. More than 300
books on, "Manual for Non-commis-
sioned Officers and Privates of In-
fantry," "Infantry Drill Regulations,
1911," "Signal Books, U. S. A., 1916,"
"Manual of Interior Guard, 1917,"
"Field Service Regulations," and "Ex-
tracts from Manual of Physical Train-
ing" are now in the library. In addi-
tion to this lists the following titles
are available for referrence:
"U. S. Army Regulations, 1917,"
"Rules of Land Warfare," "Court
Martial Manual," "Combined Infantry
and Cavalry Drill Regulations," "Man-
ual for Commander of Infantry Pla-
toons," "Provisional Machiie Gun.
Manual," "Manual of Small Arms Fir-
ing," "Drill Regulations and Service
Manual (Sanitary Troops)," "Engin-
eer Field Manual," "Field Service
Pocket Book," and "Manual of Physic-
al Training."
The books will be issued to the first
sergeants and distributed to the men
in the different companies in a few
weeks, which will enable every cadet
to study all the subjects covered by
the texts.
Four first sergeants i the First
regiment were given instructions in
sighting- exercises yesterday after-
noon by Lieut. Losey J. Williams.
Four cadets in each ramaining battal-
ion will be instructed in the prelimin-
ary drills for rifse work every after-
noon this week. The men that receiv
instruction this week will in turn
teach their companies next week.,
Gordon Smith, ex-'17E, recently re-
ceived the commission of ensign in
the navy, according to information re-
ceived here. He is now an Instructor
in the Massachuessetts .Institute of
Technology, Boston, Mass. Smith left
the University late last spring, And
was transferred from Newport to Bos-
ton last summer.
Women taking military marching
are showing progress in their drills
which will be presented before the
Schoolmasters' association next week.
There will be a meeting of the class
at 3 o'clock this afternoon in Barbour
gymnasium.
MEMBERS OF MUSIC SCHOOL
FACULTY-TO APPEAR IN CONCERT
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Several members of the faculty of
the University School of Music will
give a concert at 4:15 o'clock Thurs-
day afternoon in Hill auditorium.
The following program will be'
given:;
Sonata, A Minor, op. 47 (dedicated
to R. Kreutzer).......Beethoven
Adagio sostenuto-Presto;
Andante con variazioni;
Finale '(presto)
Mrs. George B. Rhead and Samuel P.
Lockwood
Recitative "Comfort Ye My Peo-
ple," Air "Every Valley"'....
... From "Messiah"--Handel
James Hamilton
Intermezzo, op. 118, No. 6... .Brahms
Etude, op. 10, No. 7.... .Chopin
Scherzo, pp. 20............Chopin
Mrs. Rhead
"Summer" from "The Swan and
the Skylark"..........Thomas
Mr. Hamilton
Organ Accompaniment by Earl V.
Moore
Piano Accompaniment by Dorothy
Phoebe Wines.
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SOLVE U. S. SHIPPING PROBLEM
"Concrete ships are likely to prove
the real solution, if successful, to the
shipping problem which now faces
the United States," said Prof. Edward
M. Bragg of the engineering college,
yesterday afternoon in referring to the
Candies Make An
4,500 ton concrete ship
launched last Thursday at
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City, California.
"Although they possess the slight
disadvantage of being a little heavier A. P
than steel ships of the same size, con-
crete vessels utilize in their construc-
tion a type of steel for reinforcing
which is easily fabricated and install-
ed, thus relieving the strain on steel
mills which are worked beyond cap- Good Lun
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steel 'types of vessels.
"Building is slack now and there is, f Chinese and
consequently, plenty of concrete for'
there construction. Vessels of con-
crete can be built with very little
skilled labor in comparison with steel
ships, which demand large gangs of
expert riveters. This will have a T
good effect on the labor supply of the
country. IS;
"If this ship," concluded Professor For L
Bragg, "will stand up on a stormy .
voyage without showing any signs of
cracking, it will have demonstratedtch-
the efficiency of the concrete vessel
for all time."
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