Coolidge v. Hoover
Sirs:
I notice in TIME. Dec. 16, that Hoover is asking for appropriations for another commission. This "beaver man,'' as you called him last year, is undoubtedly starting things moving. Many of us old Timers are wondering if he is not undertaking too much. Personally I prefer the policy of his predecessor, who sat still, said nothing, and acted, when he acted, chiefly on the recommendations of big bankers--men who knew what they were doing.
PHINEAS LAWRENCE
Fall River, Mass.
Hurley's Faith
Sirs:
TIME YOUR JUDGMENT HAS FLED TO BRUTISH BEASTS IMAGINE A ROMAN CATHOLIC SECRETARY OF WAR IN A KLU KLUX ANTI SALOON ADMINISTRATION TIME ACT YOUR AGE PATRICK HURLEY DOES NOT PROFESS THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH.
FREDERICK J. KIENLE
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Sirs:
Not that it matters very much, but Secretary of War Hurley is not a Roman Catholic. If he were, what a blow to Col. Bill Donovan, Mr. Hoover's ex-friend, who had to be shelved because he confessed that faith. It may be that the Catholics claim Pat Hurley, but I know better. As I say, not that it matters except as such things are made to matter by the press, to which your magazine stands as a shining corrective. . . .
ALFRED A. AMBLER
Washington, D. C.
Secretary of War Hurley's parents were Roman Catholics. His friends in Tulsa believe he is a Roman Catholic. He declines to deny or confirm a nationwide news report which stated that he is a Roman Catholic.--ED.
Sirs:
In your last week's issue [TIME, Dec. 9] you characterize me as "of the Boston Globe." That would have been true three and a half years ago. I left the Globe in September, 1926.
The error is quite unimportant, and I would not call it to your attention had I not been reliably informed that your identification of me as at present a unit in the Globe organization is regarded by the Globe management as "most unfortunate." I assured my informant that I would ask you to correct the error. . . .
GARDNER JACKSON
Boston, Mass.
House v. Senate
Sirs:
Speaker Longworth's remarks on the Senate and the general merriment in the House at the idea of the Senate doing "business," (TIME, Dec. 16) raises an interesting question.
The House of Representatives undoubtedly gets through its business with commendable speed, although often we come to believe that it is accomplished through log rolling and the docile follow-the-leader voting of men who respect the machine which elected them. In the Senate again, business is undoubtedly oftentimes outrageously delayed, but we often suspect that the delays are caused by independent-thinking Senators who refuse to vote till they have aired the entire question.
It would be very interesting to hear from TIME readers on this question: which is better for the country, the speedy legislation of the House, or the delayed, much debated, sometimes contrary actions of the Senate?
WM. G. COOPER
Cleveland, Ohio
House Flayed
Sirs:
The picture of "Mister Speaker" frontispiecing Vol. XIV, No. 25 (Dec. 16, 1929) is not TIMEWORTHY.
The field of the banner forming Mr. Longworth's background is at the upper left hand corner whereas it should be in the upper right hand corner according to my understanding of the courtesies due our national emblem.
Of course the mistake occurred originally in the House of Representatives and was subsequently ratified (perhaps unintentionally) by the Hon. Speaker, but certainly it should have been noticed by the International cameraman and refused publication by TIME as a poor example of national etiquette.
(The picture should be reversed and remanded to the lower house for action consistent with this opinion.)
DAVID WTM. JAMES
Chicago, Ill.
Clemenceau's Cottage
Sirs:
I read in TIME, Dec. 9, the article written about Clemenceau. The story of the "old countess" who owned the farmhouse where the Tiger lived and who was so eager to make money out of his last home seemed very amusing to me. St. Vincent sur Jard, where Clemenceau came to rest during the summer months, is but a few miles from my home. The farmhouse does not belong to an old countess but to a friend of my father, Comte de Tremont, who is also our neighbor in Vendee. I remember M. de Tremont telling us of his surprise when, one evening, Clemenceau drove to his Chateau de la Guignardiere and expressed his wish to rent the little farmhouse at St. Vincent sur Jard. M. de Tremont told the old Tiger that he was only too glad to offer the place to him. The story of the old countess seemed the more amusing to me in that M. de Tremont is a bachelor. As he is very wealthy, I doubt very much that he would think of making money out of the last home of Clemenceau.
ALICIA DE LA BASSETIERE
Boston, Mass.
Ford's Example
Sirs:
Since reading in TIME, Dec. 2, of Henry Ford's announcement that, far from reducing wages, he was ordering a general wage increase throughout his factories, I have been watching for news of other potent manufacturers following suit.
Mr. Ford's move, although made somewhat theatrically, is undoubtedly an effective means of maintaining prosperity. Have no other manufacturers since followed him?
ARTHUR K. GRUNDLE
Bridgeport, Conn.
TIME will welcome reports on wage-raising.--ED.
Glad Britisher
Sirs:
At a time when President Hoover and the Prime Minister of England are mutually working for a closer and better understanding between their respective Nations, the frontispiece in the issue of Dec. 2 [Laureate Robert Bridges] is indeed a graceful tribute, which I am sure all Britishers will gladly acknowledge.
It is to be hoped that the able criticism appearing in your, at all times, pithy columns regarding the Testament of Beauty will attract the attention it deserves. . . .
A. M. FOOTE
Veracruz, Mexico
Mother's Day Man
Sirs:
Undersigned subscriber is a "Cover to Cover" reader of TIME, but, I have seen no mention of the passing of Robert S. Vessey, Gov. of S. Dak., 1908-12. He issued the first "Mother's Day'' proclamation, full of beautiful thoughts, and was a very lovable man. He died 10/17/29, in Pasadena, Calif.
C. A. RITCHEY
Blanton, Fla.
Canned Goods Aft
Sirs:
Concerning your statement [TIME, Dec. 9] re Carnegie that she did not carry one ounce of magnetic material in her hull or aboard of her I may draw your attention to the fact that although it was possible to construct the ship out of nonmagnetic material it yet was not possible to keep all magnetic material from aboard her. All canned goods carried by the Carnegie carried a certain amount of magnetism in the cans in which they were preserved and for this reason these goods were carried in the after part of the ship while the earth inductor with which the earth's magnetic forces were measured was carried forward as far away from the stern as conditions permitted. It may interest your readers to know that the anchors carried were made of bronze and the anchor cable was very heavy Manila hawser. All stoves in galley as well as cooking utensils were of nonmagnetic material.
F. JAN SEN
Los Angeles, Cal.
Immoral Oregonian
Sirs:
In the reading room of the public library I noticed the sign, "Because someone is continually stealing TIME, it must be kept at the desk. Ask for it." There is free publicity for you. For several years I have known you are a genius but I never realized you would drive a person to such moral laxity.
ELIZABETH TOBIN
Portland, Ore.
Let Portland's TIME-stealer mend his ways, subscribe.--ED.
Wingshooting, Cont.
Sirs:
Duck Hunters attention: Issue of Dec. 2, p. 6.
"If the hunted thing is in the middle of the picture it is killed." (Correct)
In all due respect to W. R. Slaughter; very few expert field shots lead birds but the gun is aimed directly at the object in flight, firing as the barrel is moving with the bird.
Limited bags are due because the tendency is to stop the barrel when the trigger is pressed.
LANE FALK, M.D.
Eureka, Cal.
"Me & My Shadow"
Your recent comments on Cuba's President Machado have been very interesting.
There is a yarn making the rounds here on how a hilarious sailor strolled down a street in Guantanamo City singing "Me and My Shadow." He was arrested and spent a night in the Hotel De Callaboose. The police, it seems, thought he was making fun of Machado.
G.I.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Deeper Hole
Sirs:
In TIME, Dec. 9, p. 61, under Science, you say "The deepest man-made hole in the world is in Orange County, Cal., 8,201 feet deep."
At Texon, Tex., the Group One Oil Corp., had drilled an oil well to 8,525 feet when I left that vicinity last fall. The well came in on low production but, to the amazement of oil men, volume both of gas and oil began to mount soon after, increasing markedly each 24-hour period. Oil was of such high gravity it was said to be fit for use for fuel for automobiles without refining.
BRANDON B. WOOLLEY
New Orleans, La.
Not the Kaiser
Sirs:
May I call attention to an error in the title below the picture on p. 14, TIME, Nov. 25? It should read "Theodore Roosevelt and Friends," omitting "Kaiser Wilhelm," for he was not there. This picture was taken early in the morning, May 10, 1910, at the exit of the private waiting room of one of Berlin's railroad stations (Stettiner Bahnhof, I think), while the Colonel and members of the American Embassy there to receive him waited for their conveyances to come up. The crowd outside was cheering. I recall this occasion very distinctly and even more distinctly the actual meeting of Theodore Roosevelt and Emperor Wilhelm, which took place the next day at an entrance of the Neu Palais, Potsdam; the Emperor stepped forward and heartily greeted the ex-President as he alighted from his carriage. I happen to know, because I was present on both occasions--as the Military Attache at Berlin and, for the week of the Colonel's visit, his Aide. The four figures in the doorway, shown in the picture in question are, left to right, Theodore Roosevelt, myself, a German officer (probably an adjutant representing the Emperor), Irwin Laughlin (the First Secretary of the Embassy).
S. G. SHARTLE
Colonel, C. A. C. (Dol).
To Col. Shartle all thanks for correcting a photographer's 20-year-old error. --ED.
Dare Not Quit
Sirs:
We are broadcasting "NEWSCASTING" every evening at 6:15 and this feature is very much appreciated by our listeners.
We missed it one evening last week, owing to a special commercial program, and had no less than 108 phone calls from folks wanting to know why we didn't put "NEWSCASTING" on the air. We haven't dared leave it off the program since. . . .
C. W. CAMPBELL
Station Director Station KGRS
Amarillo, Tex.
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