Five Reasons

Sirs:

Please cease sending TIME. I have not renewed my subscription, because:

1) You carry too many retractions of what you previously published as alleged facts.

2) You publish too many one and two sided expressions on humbug issues.

3) You blow your own horn too much.

4) TIME is losing its sense of sobriety by the publication of blaring advertising of to me uninteresting sorts.

5) I have available, better reading.

JOHN G. GLENN

Creighton, Pa.

Ashamed

Sirs: Why do you cheapen TIME with a red bordered cover ? Is it not strong enough as a current publication to speak for itself with dignity and a cover that suggests its contents ? Must .it call attention to itself with screaming scarlet--and thus attract the masses who would be led to believe that it ranks with the Red Book or similar publications that resort to superficial advertisement ? I used to be proud to place TIME in a prominent position on my study table. Now I am ashamed. Lois J. FISHER

Columbus, Miss.

Lindsey Flayed

Sirs:

Several weeks ago, the writer sent in a subscription to TIME.

Received the first issue last week and note that you have featured the expressions of The Hon. Benjamin B. Lindsey, "Chastity, continence . . . unreal, unnatural."

I wish to immediately discontinue my subscription.

A magazine which would give prominence or even recognition to this article has no place in my home, and it is my sincere wish that many others will be of the same opinion.

E. H. WOLFE

St. Louis, Mo.

Everyone Complaining

Sirs: I am one of those who like TIME, but find the type entirely too small. For Heaven's sake give us less reading matter and larger type. Everyone is complaining of it. If you will enlarge the type and assure you there is a great demand for it, I will renew my son's subscription with pleasure but otherwise--not. All the magazines are taking notice of the demand of the public for good type. M. AMES CUSHMAN

St. Louis, Mo. Old Gentlemen

Sirs: TIME has been my favorite magazine since it first appeared; and hence I wish to tell you of an impressive scene which I witnessed yesterday in New York City while riding on the subway. I got on a downtown express at the Grand Central Station about 11 a.m. ; and sitting across from me was a most distinguished looking old gentleman reading TIME. He sat up very straight, holding the magazine before him; and I was glad to see that several people on my side of the car were attracted by the bright red border of TIME'S cover, and were straining to read the caption under the picture of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth on the cover. The old gentleman seemed to be reading straight through, page by page, just as I always do, and it was quite evident that his enjoyment was steadily increasing as he read. His eyes twinkled, and as the train lurched and jangled he took no notice, but kept his whole attention on TIME. Finally he settled down to read a long article. At first he seemed taken up with the meat of it; then suddenly his eyes began to twinkle again and he chuckled out loud. "By George!" he said, slapping his thigh, and turning to a man beside him, "That was a well written article." Then he stopped, and seemed embarrassed to have spoken. But the man next to him began to ask about TIME, and when the old man got off at Wall Street the other man did also and they left the car chatting together about my favorite magazine almost arm in arm. Now I am going to suggest something horrid, but I think it will be for everyone's good. Couldn't you employ a few fine looking men to ride back and forth on the subways, showing and telling people about TIME in just this casual way? I am sure that many people would be led to subscribe in this way--to their own great pleasure and profit. MARY PASTOR PHIPPS

(Mrs. Charles Phipps) Rye, N. Y.

Cartoonists, N. B.!

Sirs: I have just received the letter from Florence, Italy, you forwarded to me, stat ing that Contessa Edith Rucellai, of Palazzo Rucellai, Florence, is assembling an Inter national Exhibition of cartoons and caricatures for the benefit of a Florentine charity, and would like to have the U. S. represented. In view of the fact that the countess learned of the American Association of Cartoonists and Caricaturists through TIME, we hope you will announce that the Association would be glad to receive and forward original cartoons and caricatures done by any professional artist. No ceremony or fee is attached to submitting such originals, and the possibility of some form of international recognition or publicity, plus the satisfaction of aiding that local charity, whatever it is, should result in giving America a large representation.

Contributors need not be members of the A. A. C. C., but should send originals to the Exhibition in care of this organization ; they should be received at our headquarters, 248 W. 49th St., N. Y. C., not later than Feb. 26.

Thank you, TIME ! FREEMAN H. HUBBARD

Secretary

American Association of Cartoonists and Caricaturists New York, N. Y.

W. Va. Flayed

Sirs:

In TIME of Jan. 31, under PEOPLE you report the fact that Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder, famous Scotch comedian, wrote from West Virginia to England in favor of Sunday observance.

His motive for this inspiration appears to be strictly Caledonian. For all one can spend in West Virginia on a Sunday is time.

L. A. SPERLING

Cleveland, Ohio

Reminder

Sirs:

I read TIME because it is authentic. However I am interested in your footnote regarding the fraternal affiliations of Calvin Coolidge as contained on p. 7 of TIME, Jan. 31. It is not complete.

Please be advised that on Nov. 23, 1923, I personally initiated President Calvin Coolidge into the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity at the White House in Washington. At that time I was National Chancellor of the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity.

WILLIAM H. THOMAS

Cleveland, Ohio

The President said he belonged to no fraternal organization. TIME remembered he belonged to Phi Gamma Delta, college fraternity. TIME forgot he belonged to Delta Theta Phi; thanks Subscriber Thomas for the reminder.--ED. Farmers Lack Wits?

Sirs:

I am in receipt of one of your appeals for subscriptions. As it happens, I frequently read TIME, admire it and enjoy it. I note that TIME claims to be "the only complete summary of all the news" and to be written for "America's most intelligent men and women." But I note also that agriculture is almost completely ignored in its columns. Can it be that there is no news in agriculture, or that farmers are not intelligent, or that no intelligent people are interested in agriculture ? Or is it that since agriculture has to do primarily with filling people's stomachs, it should have nothing to do with their minds ?

FRED W. HENSHAW

Agricultural Editor Detroit News Detroit, Mich.

Subscriber Henshaw well knows that there is news in agriculture; that many a farmer has wits. Let him look on p. 12, specify an important agricultural item omitted from TIME this week.--ED. Appeal

Sirs:

I would like to obtain a brief explanation of the legislation now being considered at Washington for "farm relief," to be used as a "topic of the times" before a local literary club.

As a subscriber to TIME, I know that you are experts at explaining matters clearly with a few words -- hence my appeal to you. E. H. ALLFREE Ironton, Ohio Let Subscriber Allfree read p. 12 of this issue to his club. -- ED. May Marry Sirs: There penetrate are to some their things bottom so -- if deep I they cannot have any, which I doubt. One of these is the principle upon which you decide what marriage notices shall and shall not appear in TIME. I give it up. Suppose I should take a notion to marry -- would I be likely to get the same mentioned in your daffy weekly? Maybe you put in only such as should appear in a column where we see "died." No, I don't, and I can't understand. I question whether you fellows do. J. M. RUDY Ada. Ohio If Subscriber Rudy is the descendant of, or is himself, a famed personage, or if he should marry a woman who is the descendant of, or who is herself, a famed person age, TIME will record his marriage, divorce or death. -- ED. Resurrection Sirs: When you first conceived the idea of TIME, it is probable that you did not conceive the many latent powers such a conception possessed. In fact, when I first subscribed, neither did I believe that your worthy newsmagazine would give me more than an interesting condensation of the in formation important in the day's news. But speaking of modern semi-miracles, I believe you should know of an instance which has transgressed your original pur pose. A busy, practical friend whom I esteem, had long since ceased to satisfy me that he still existed on this mundane sphere. But you induced me to take advantage of the offer to make a gift of TIME. So I sent you the name of my esteemed friend. I had almost forgotten the effect of your persuasiveness, until I received a letter the other day. TIME had resurrected the lost. Allow me to quote from the letter of my friend : . . . "I get a great deal of enjoyment out of reading TIME each week as it comes in. It is just the thing for a busy prac tical person." A. K. GlNSBURG American Potash & Chemical Corp. Trona, Calif. No Such Organization

Sirs:

On p. 5 of TIME, Jan. 24, you speak of "the Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals." Let me inform you kindly that there is no such organization. It is the Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church. And we are not a "sect" as you state in completing your sentence. We are a denomination or branch of the Church of Jesus Christ; as are also the Armenian Church, the Coptic Church and other branches of the Church of Jesus Christ.

I was one of the early subscribers to your magazine. I came to feel it was propaganda from a certain attitude; and disliked it. I remember writing to you my objections to the ungentlemanly way you had of referring to Senator Johnson of, Minnesota as "Magnavox" thus ridiculing his baptismal name, one of the holiest of any man's possessions.

I have again enlisted under your 30 weeks' proposition. I do not think I shall continue after the subscription runs out. I think you are still continuing as propagandists of a certain attitude of mind. And I do not like that. What the world needs is facts. We can draw or be taught to draw, our own inferences.

FREDERICK W. HASS, A.M., D.D.

The Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Bridgeport, Ohio

"Magnavox" stated a fact: the onetime Senator had a big voice. -- ED. Lacks Pap

Sirs:

Here is another little feather for your cap.

Most of the present-day magazines and newspapers, in their Women's sections, offer pap that is an insult to feminine intelligence. . . .

You put out what we appreciate, and to prove it here is my check for a two years' subscription.

VIRGINIA L. MONTGOMERY

Chairman, The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs New York, N. Y.

Ten Randles

Sirs:

Please accept my list of the BIG TEN:

Mr. J. C. Randle, my Father

Mrs. J. C. Randle, my Mother

John Randle, my Brother

Curtis Randle, " "

Charles Randle, " "

Albert Randle, " "

Ted Randle, " "

Josephine Randle, my Sis

Alice Randle, " "

Cora Randle, " "

What can be nearer and greater than one's own ?

W. H. RANDLE

Waukegan, Ill.

Biggest Johns

Sirs:

A large percentage of your readers must be imbeciles to judge from the lists they send you of "Biggest Charles" [TIME, Jan. 17] and "Biggest J. B.s" [TIME, Feb. 1]. Although this whole procedure is absolutely idiotic, may I remark that as "John" is the commonest American name there are undoubtedly more famous Americans named "John" than anything else. No doubt "Big Johns" also head the lists of bootleggers, stamp lickers, hash eaters, sword swallowers, garbage men and street sheiks. If your readers have nothing better to do I can start them out on a list of "Big Johns" which they can go on adding to until they are tired of such a ninnyhammer's trick. My list: John Thomas Scopes John J. Pershing John Pierpont Morgan John-- Dempsey John Barrymore John H. Clarke John D. Rockefeller Sr. John D. Rockefeller Jr. John Hays Hammond John W. Davis J. John Davis John Barton Payne John L. Lewis J. John Walker And many, many another. . . . JOHN LISPIN LESSIG

En Route

The Broadway Limited

Chaplin Flayed

Sirs:

There is only one thing I can't understand, and that is why you should give up so much valuable space in your paper as you did to the disgusting Chaplin episode.

BRUCE K. CONOVER

Buffalo, N. Y.

It was the first important test of Great Britain's new law against divorce news. U. S. citizens, pondering, must decide whether such a law should be passed in the U. S. --ED. Sirs:

. . . I have been intending to cancel my subscription to TIME for the same reason the Rev. Father and Mr. Applegate give. "The Chaplin case" [TiME, Jan. 24] has decided it. The Literary Digest gives me all the news without filth thrown in. ...

(MRS.) JENNIE L. WATSON

Los Angeles, Calif.

Leg

Sirs:

I read TIME from cover to cover, and to show you how up to date it is in getting the news, I got last week's issue on Friday Eve., Jan. 7, and read of the lady having her wooden leg taken away from her on account of not keeping her payment up. The next day, Sat., Jan. 8, I read the same account in my daily paper as per clipping attached. That's going some, isn't it? JOHN VIAZANKO

Adah, Pa.

Loop

What is meant by "no loop in his nose" under article headed "Boy" in TIME, Jan. 10, 1927?

LEON H. HARRIS, M.D.

Syracuse, N. Y.

Sirs:

Do you realize that your Christian Christ had a "loop in his nose," and for the same reason that I have one in mine? Your innuendo is powerless to affect the pride of a Jew in the symbol of his race.

ISIDORE MILLER

New York, N. Y.

Alaskan Mother

Sirs:

. . . I am a very busy lady. I have two babies, one aged 15 months and the other six weeks. . . .

I haven't very much time for reading but TIME is so handy to pick up while I am feeding the babe. . . .

MRS. G. E. MEANS

Cordova, Alaska.

* An error. Fisticuffer Dempsey is no "John" but "William Harrison." --ED.