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Last night's vote does not, however, mark a radical innovation in the policy of the club, but merely a reversion to the policy of pre-war days when undergraduate plays were produced exclusively. The first of these undergraduate plays was "The Promised Land," by Allan Davis '07, which was enacted in the fall of 1908. Among the more important subsequent productions were "The Night Riders" by E.C. Ranck '13, "Manacles" by H.K. Moderwell '12, and the "Scarecrow" by Peroy MacKaye '97, a production written during his undergraduate days and warmly praised by H.T. Parker '89 of the Boston Transcript...
...Russia does not contemplate handing over concessions in the Baku oil field to American or any other concessionaires, as it is able to continue exploitation and reconstruction work there itself. Production already has reached 60% of the pre-War standard and economically concession would not be justified...
Trade. Imports increased 100%; exports 150%. Foreign trade at pre-War price was 25% of the pre-War figure. Two fifths of this trade was with Britain, but exports to the U. S. increased...
Agriculture. Sown area was 10% greater; gross value of crops increased 4.5% at pre-War prices and 150% at current prices; hog and cattle increased 64% and from 5% to 10% respectively...
Industry. Heavy industry reached from 40% to 60%, light industry from 60% to 80% of the pre-War figure...