Democratic Blow-up
Sirs:
I read with a great deal of interest your excellent article concerning my Colleague, Hon. Lewis W. Douglas, of Arizona, the new director of the budget (TIME, March 6).
Like every other member of the House, I feel that Mr. Douglas is entitled to all the credit for the accomplishments mentioned in this article. As a member of the Republican ball team, however, I desire to take exception to the statement that he pitched the Democratic "nine" to a victory over the Republicans last year.
Mr. Douglas did pitch a fine game for six innings, managing to hold us scoreless. However, after leading at 5-0 for six innings, the entire Democratic team "blew up" and in the last three innings, the Republicans made a total of 20 runs, the final score being 20-5.
We Republicans have so little left to talk about I felt that it would be in order to make this correction, so as to keep the records straight.
FRED A. HARTLEY JR.
8th Dist. New Jersey House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
Doctor
Sirs:
My friends' and associates' gestures behoove me to inquire regarding the whereabouts of my namesake whose financial embarrassment was narrated under "Relief," March 13 issue.
DR. JOHN DOCTER
Racine, Wis.
TIME'S honest but financially hard-pressed John Doctor is the allegorical cousin of John Citizen, John Taxpayer, John Farmer. He lives everywhere in the U. S.--ED.
Gripping Events
Sirs:
. . . Although I heard President Roosevelt's inaugural address and have read almost countless columns of news in the press, your radio re-enactment of the gripping events of the past week held me spellbound. Furthermore, my children, who are still too young to read the newspapers, listened attentively to last Friday evening's program. Their comments showed that they were keenly interested. No doubt the same thing occurred in millions of homes throughout the country. You rendered on that occasion, and are rendering right along, a splendid public service. . . .
LAWRENCE F. QUIGLEY
Mayor Chelsea, Mass.
Sirs:
On last Friday I was, as is my custom, listening with my usual rapt attention to the "March of TIME." At 5:54 p. m.--P. S. T.-- it was suddenly interrupted by a violent quake, not my first, for I have experienced several in the past 22 years. I anticipated at least some disturbance in Radio-station K. H. J. which, as an associated Columbia station was broadcasting your wonderful program. While others promptly hastened from the premises I hastily began dialing for some report upon the quake. I found I could pick up a number of stations northwest--and east of my location. But I did not pick up any south of me & so radio enabled me, in a very amateurish way, to determine that whatever disturbance had taken place was probably south of Pasadena and (because of the interruption to Los Angeles stations) might have affected Los Angeles to a serious extent. Presently I picked up a station west of me announcing that they were making strenuous effort to ascertain the extent of the disturbance. Shortly after we were informed of the Long Beach catastrophe. Then the air was quickly filled with exciting calls. . . .
CLIFFORD C. MCINTYRE
Pasadena, Calif.
Sirs:
TIME was marching on in full stride at our house last night when--without a "Company halt!" and the required two paces--TIME stopped its march and the house began. Likewise everything in the house and the world in general outside. And believe me, gentlemen, there's a great and moving difference between marching TIME and waltzing real estate!
Anyhow you provided a grand overture for the main show, and now that the debris is swept up and the chimney patched. I ask--do we get that last 7 minutes (5:53 p.-6 p. P. S. T.) that we missed or must it too be listed with the casualties?
Give us TIME to blow the man down!
E. R. CARTER
Santa Monica, Calif.
Sirs: . . . The scene to be carried in your mind is a large drug store with a 54 ft. ceiling, large drop lights hanging from the ceiling, several show cases filled with bottles of perfume etc. A group of about seven or eight seated in the usual Friday evening position listening to the "March of TIME." How we were all enjoying the program when all of a sudden the program stops the lights go out a rattle is heard, the floor begins to sway, the lights swing from one side to another like the pendulum on a huge clock, glass is breaking, bottles are falling everywhere. We try to reach the door but the floor is swaying so that progress seems very slow. . . .
MRS. OSCAR WIENER
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sirs:
Friday night at 5:55 we were listening to the March of TIME. At 5:56 we thought it was the beginning of the end, for one terror-stricken moment. . . .
We were at dinner and outside the clogs started howling, Peg and her pup Punch: they wouldn't stop, wouldn't quiet down. Suddenly the table heaved and things started falling off the walls onto the floor: the lights dimmed, and The March of TIME went off the air. Frightened, my mother looked at me and stuttered: "Earthquake.". . .
WM. HADLEY JR.
Placentia, Calif.
Sirs:
Eye witness to the earthquake. I am thankful to TIME that I am able to write this letter. Only that I waited in my home to listen to the TIME broadcast may have saved my little girl and myself from serious injury or even death. . . .
Friday evening and TIME was marching on. I had intended going over to the store and Library with my son who had an engagement at six o'clock. We were just ready to leave the house when the TIME broadcast started. . . . I was listening intently to all the news of the inauguration. Senate meetings, etc., etc., which are always so vividly portrayed in the TIME broadcast when suddenly my clock fell to the floor at my feet and the floor rose and fell like an ocean wave, the book case full of books toppled over, plaster fell from the walls and ceiling, dishes crashed out of the cupboard; pots, pans, and food fell off the kitchen shelves. . . .
FRANCES NEWELL
Long Beach. Calif.
Sirs: Many people to whom I have talked were listening to your radio program when the earthquake began.
I am enclosing a dramatization of authentic stories of the Long Beach earthquake disaster, which I hope you will be able to use in your "March of TIME'' program. . . .
ESTHER S. SKYLSTEAD
Long Beach, Calif.
Excerpt:
"TIME MARCHES ON!!!!!!
"It is Friday. March 10, 5:55 p. m. In the residential section of Long Beach, Calif, many citizens are clustered about the radio. 'The TIME' broadcast is about to end. A deafening, ominous thunder drowns the voice of the announcer! The earth rocks, heaves and rolls with violent force! (voices scream, 'EARTHQUAKE'!!!!!). . . ."
Parts of Reader Skylstead's authentic report were incorporated in last week's closing March of TIME. Herewith all thanks to many another Californian who contributed a dramatization of the earthquake.--ED.
Sirs: EXTEND APPRECIATION FOR PROVIDING A SPLENDID PROGRAM. PLEASE ADVISE YOUR RETURN.
E. HECTOR COATES III
Chicago, Ill.
To any reader or listener so requesting, TIME will gladly communicate its plans, when completed, for the resumption of the March of TIME.--ED.
Undeserved Sirs:
You do not deserve that I renew my subscription, considering that your publication was the only one in the U. S. that ignored my autobiography, The Adventures of a Novelist. However, perhaps it is as well as no doubt you would have said something nasty about it.
And, as I find TIME both amusing and instructive--herewith my cheque.
GERTRUDE ATHERTON
San Francisco, Calif.
Kansas Basketball
Sirs:
As an ardent reader of TIME may I voice a complaint concerning the insignificant Sports section report (TIME, March 13) of Kansas University winning the Big Six conference basketball championship for the third consecutive year. . . .
Comparing the space given by TIME to basketball activities of the various sections one would think the basketball played in the territory including Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Iowa to be of an inferior type. ABSURD!!!
Basketball in this section is equal in style and skill, if not superior, to that played in any other section of the U. S. As a sport it closely rivals football in interest and crowd attendance --such is not true in the East or on the Pacific Coast.
The national A.A.U. basketball tournament did not prove of sufficient interest to become self-supporting until held in Kansas City, Mo. which has remained its headquarters. Winners of the past several years have been teams composed of players developed in this section of the country.
Kansas University has played intersectional name series with Notre Dame, University of
Pittsburgh, Colorado University, Leland Stanford, University of California at Berkeley-- each time emerging victorious in the series. Kentucky's 1933 championship team is coached by a former Kansas player. Former Kansas stars attending Harvard's Law School in 1930-31 organized a team and defeated Dartmouth, Harvard, Rhode Island State, and others.
May I also challenge your statement on p. 37 concerning the ablest coach in the Midwest? May I nominate for that post and as one of America's ablest basketball coaches. Dr. Forrest C. ("Phog"') Allen, coach of the University of Kansas.
Credentials:
1) During the 13 years of coaching at Kansas U. since 1920 his Jayhawker teams have won the championship title nine times (from 1923 to 1928 inclusive: 1931-33) against strong competition: have tied once (1922).
2) No other team has won as many consecutive championships in this territory--perhaps in any conference.
3) Beginning in 1923 the Jayhawkers won 34 successive conference games--an American college record.
4) A majority of the teams which have won the A.A.U. basketball tournament have been composed of players developed by Dr. Allen-- (The Blue Diamonds--Cooke's Paint & Varnish Co. team).
5) Dr. Allen's book, My Basketball Bible, has had wide distribution and is regarded as a fundamental textbook by many basketball coaches. . . .
"RED'' CROMB President Class 1930 U. of Kansas Kansas City, Mo.
Hale Hollywood C. C.
Sirs:
I represent Hollywood Country Club, Hollywood, Calif., and wish to direct your attention to an article which appeared in your Feb. 6 issue under the heading of "Bankrupt Clubs" which in so far as it applies to Hollywood Country Club, reads as follows: "Other well-known U. S. clubs which have gone bankrupt or disbanded in the last two years: . . . Hollywood Country Club. . . ."
This statement is absolutely untrue. Hollywood Country Club has neither disbanded nor is it a bankrupt, but on the contrary has always discounted its bills and has no overdue accounts at the present time. It is true that on or about July 1, 1932, Hollywood Country Club transferred all of its assets, business and good will to Hollywood Golf & Country Club, a new corporation. This was done with the consent of the membership for the principal purpose of relieving all members of any possible membership liability and danger of assessments. . . .
ERNEST K. HARTMAN
Los Angeles, Calif.
Hale Sea Side Hospital Sirs:
WE WISH REFUTATION STATEMENT [TIME March 20] STOP SEASIDE HOSPITAL LONGBEACH HAD NO PATIENT NURSE PHYSICIAN OR OTHER EMPLOYE INJURED IN RECENT QUAKE. . . .
A. C. SELLERY
President of board Sea Side Hospital Long Beach, Calif.
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