Not Rockefeller

Sirs:

In the issue of TIME for Oct. 31, on p. 31, appears a picture purporting to be of John D. Rockefeller III. Better guess again. lt is not a likeness of him.

A CLASSMATE

Princeton University

The photograph "purporting to be of John D. Rockefeller III" was, in actuality, a photograph of another. It was supplied to the International Newsreel Photo service by the New York Daily Mirror and printed over the name of John D. Rockefeller III by the Daily Mirror, by the New York American, and by TIME. Those who are eager to examine a true likeness of John Davison Rockefeller III can find one on this page. -- ED. "In New Orleans"

Sirs: You have overlooked New Orleans! I read with interest the article "In Office Buildings," under your PROGRESS column/- issue of Nov. 28. In your footnote you give a list of cities other than New York which have equipped these new elevators in office buildings. The Canal Bank & Trust Company, New Orleans, has just completed its 18-story bank and office building, in which the Otis Elevator Co. has installed eleven elevators of the type described by you in your article. Just to keep the records straight. H. B. CAPLAN

New Orleans, La.

Uplifting

Sirs:

I like TIME because in nearly every issue there is some statement, backed by irrefutable authority, which jolts me from an outworn rut of thought.

An example of what I mean is the printing in your last issue of a statement about birth control by the doctor who attends the British Royal Family.* If he "can find no evidence of physical or moral harm from the practice of birth control," then I have indeed been misinformed, and I intend to seek out the facts. I had thought that even a knowledge of this subject was in the nature of a "taint," but as a loyal citizen of the British Empire I have confidence that the example of the Royal Family is ever uplifting, never the reverse. HENLY W. FELLOWS

Toronto, Canada

Fingal Too

Sirs:

In TIME, Nov. 21, 1927, p. 27, under the heading "Manuscripts" you told of the recent finding of a manuscript play by Oscar Wilde, or as you called him, Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde. The matter I wish to speak about is extremely small, but, knowing TIME'S desire for accuracy in all things, I offer a correction. Mr. Wilde was commonly called Oscar Wilde, but he was christened Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde. Obviously it was your intention to give Wilde's name in full, but you omitted the Fingal. The Encyclopaedia Britannica also omits it, but nevertheless the name is not correct as you printed it.

ALAN T. DEVOE

New York, N. Y.

Wishes to Retract

Sirs:

. . . Wish-to retract my statements contained in a letter (parts of which were published in your columns) directed against your having a FASHION or STYLE department.t Your handling of this class of material in a recent issue has impelled me to do this.

I found that the material was positively interesting and had a spicy newsiness that compelled admiration. My present attitude is of such a nature that I will only say "go ahead and do as you please, you are to be depended upon to be very nearly right."

EVERETT E. JACKSON'

Wollaston, Mass.

V. of F. W.

Sirs:

TIME recently has given considerable space to the Spanish-American War Veterans, the G. A. R., the American Legion and their National Conventions which has been very interesting to all ex-service men. You overlooked, however, the National Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, the second largest ex-service men's organization in the United States, which was recently held in Providence, R. I. I am taking the occasion to call pur organization to your attention realizing that your proven fairness will cause no overlooking in the future.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars ia composed exclusively of men who have seen foreign service with American forces during time of war and hence is different from all other ex-service organizations in that we still continue to obtain new possible members and are a continuing body. . .

ROGER PAYNE SMITH

Junior Vice Commander Dept. Colorado-Wyoming. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S. Colorado Springs, Col.

A Hindoo's Complaint

Sirs:

It has been my good fortune to have the opportunity of reading your valuable magazine TIME. I find much pleasure and benefit by reading TIME. I make bold to write these few lines with a view that you would perhaps like to know what an Indian (Hindoo) thinks about your news magazine.

At times, some information about Turkey,

Japan, Germany and some other countries is printed under FOREIGN COUNTRIES, but to my surprise and disappointment nothing about India is ever seen.* India as you must know is a very ancient nation with an immense population and likely to grow into a very big nation. Being a dependent and slow moving nation little is known to the world about its movements and culture, habits, on the contrary sometimes the foreigners carry and propagate strange notions about this large country and its people. Hence I request to say that you will be doing justice to India and benefit to the whole world if you care to print something real and solid about India. B. R. TELI, Pandit.

Khardi, India

Eats Liver

Sirs:

In TIME, Oct. 31, you printed a recipe for liver. I have pernicious anemia and must eat liver, and I am tired of it. Every time I see a slab of brown I get cross. But I must eat liver. Will you kindly tell me where I can get some recipes to vary my liver diet?

MARIE HEILMANN

Dallas, Tex.

TIME has compiled a group of recipes to vary a liver diet. To Sub- scriber Heilmann TIME dispatched a copy of these recipes. To every reader who wishes them, TIME will dispatch a copy of these recipes.--ED. Zaharoff Commended

Sirs:

With what relief I read in your last issue [Dec. 5] that Sir Basil Zaharoff has burned his diary! To me, of course it could make no difference, but I know so many to whom it could. . . .

Perhaps now others will follow the example of Europe's richest man, and burn their diaries. How well for the Old World if they do. . . . MARY ELIZABETH ROBINN

Boston, Mass.

Appalled

Sirs:

I was appalled when I read A. E. Rivington's letter [Nov. 21] in which he criticized his wife for having, in her kitchen, "... every machine known to man. . . ." Obviously, the nature of these machines is unknown to Rivington or he would be less supercilious toward them, and I may say, less supercilious toward his wife who is probably a very charming woman.

... I dare say that A. E. Rivington would be only too delighted to sit at home all day twiddling his fingers while Mrs. Rivington worked hers to the bone cooking food for him and the children of which, judging by the tone of his letter, there are not less than ten. Mr. Rivington, in his serene assurance (". . . I will cancel her subscription. . .") probably thinks of himself as very forceful and clever; . . . and if I were Mrs. Rivington I would retaliate for having been made the laughingstock of TIME readers by cancelling my marriage to Mr. Rivington. I detest such a man.

SARAH GOODWOOD

Detroit, Mich.

Cheap Tactics" Sirs:

I wish strenuously to object to your uncalled for and gratuitious insult to the State of Vermont in your issue of Nov. 28, p. 12.

In connection with article on the New England flood you state that Secretary Hoover says he "would be delighted to be associated with the people of Vermont" in rehabilitating the state. Then you comment "New Hampshire, with $2,590,000 flood damage, asked no outside aid. Last week Governor Huntley

M. Spaulding called a special session of the New Hampshire legislature."

Of course the obvious inference is that Vermont has asked for outside aid and that no special session of the Legislature was called in Vermont. Quite the reverse is true. Governor John E. Weeks has called a special session of the Vermont Legislature and the people of Vermont have asked nobody to help them.

The Red Cross has sent many workers in here and thousands of free will offerings have poured into the State to aid sufferers. At least one Boston bank has offered a loan of $1,000,000 to the State for rehabilitation purposes. All of these things were welcome and truly needed but Vermonters are not beggars. . . .

Mayhap you have not many subscribers in the Green Mountain State but you surely cannot expect to gain any by such cheap tactics.

EDMUND P. SHAW

Rutland, Vt.

TIME meant no insult to Vermont. TIME'S comment (in a footnote) on New Hampshire was solely intended to explain why Secretary Hoover did not mention New Hampshire in saying he would gladly help. The meaning should perhaps have been made clearer by inserting "only" before the figure of New Hampshire flood damage, which was some 27.5 millions less than Vermont's. But New Hampshire might have resented having her damage thus "minimized." As for "beggary," it was as fact, not an innuendo, that TIME reported how Governor Weeks of Vermont telegraphed, as soon as broken lines would let him, to President Coolidge. Governor Weeks said: ". . . Our loss has been so great that we shall need all the assistance the Government and the Red Cross can give." --ED.

*Lord Dawson of Penn. -- ED. /-Now termed PROGRESS. -- ED. *But facts about India are often printed Will Pandit-Subscriber Teli please examine his back files?--ED.