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. . . I can't help thinking how touched Mark Twain would be with the inscription on the little pomeranian's final resting place! (TIME, Sept. 29, Oct. 13). Over Mrs. Clemens' grave, too, stands a stone engraved with the epitaph:
Warm summer sun,
Shine kindly here;
Warm summer wind.
Blow softly here;
Green sod above,
Lie light, lie light:
Good night, dear one,
Goodnight, goodnight.
ELEANOR MORGAN GRAIN
Mount Victoria, Md.
Investigation reveals that the lines are on the gravestone of Susy Clemens, daughter of Mark Twain, that they were written by Australian Poet Robert Richardson, that when Mr. Clemens learned that the lines were attributable to him he ordered Poet Richardson's name inscribed beneath them. On the gravestone the third line reads: "Warm southern wind," although in the original poem it read: "Warm northern wind." In the Antipodes the north wind is balmiest.—ED.
Soap Leader
Sirs:
IN THE INTERESTS OF ACCURACY AND FAIR PLAY YOU WILL WANT TO CORRECT IN NEXT ISSUE OF TIME A STATEMENT GROSSLY IN ERROR STOP IN REFERRING TO ACQUISITION OF KIRKMAN SOAP CO. BY COLGATE PALMOLIVE PEET YOUR ISSUE OF SEPT. 29 REFERS TO LATTER COMPANY AS A LEADER IN SOAP INDUSTRY STOP AS A MATTER OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE AND RECORD PROCTER AND GAMBLE MAKERS OF IVORY SOAP ARE THE LEADERS IN THE AMERICAN SOAP INDUSTRY. . . .
HENRY BERN
New York City
YOUR ISSUE SEPT. 29 REFERS TO COLGATE PALMOLIVE PEET AS BEING LEADER IN SOAP INDUSTRY THIS IS GROSSLY IN ERROR AS REFERENCE TO BUSINESS STATISTICS OF INDUSTRY WILL CONFIRM MODESTY FORBIDS MY SAYING MORE.
PROCTER & GAMBLE
New York City
To proofreaders, reprimand for omission of "a" before "leader." Procter & Gamble is the soap leader by a huge margin. Its net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30 came to $192,353,000 against Colgate-Palmolive-Peet's net sales of $100,560,000 for the year ended last Dec. 31. Procter & Gamble's position reflects 92 years of consistent growth.— ED.
Gee-geet's Wildcat
Sirs:
TIME, Sept. 22:
"Huey P. Long, 36-year-old political wildcat, was nominated for the Senate over veteran Democratic Senator Joseph Eugene Ransdell by a 35,000 majority."
Wrong again. His majority was 38,189. This is not your first dig at Huey. I am of the opinion you would like to class him with Heflin. Snap out of it, he is the direct antithesis of the Alabama Senator.
In an earlier issue you joined the Louisiana "Fourth Estate" in baying after this man when you thought him down. They pulled his political teeth but neglected the claws of this wildcat.
His enemies: The entire press, three ex-Governors, Standard Oil, Choctaw Cub (N. O. Ring), preachers, priests, rabbis.
His friends: The common people, including labor unions, Gee-geets, from the bayous, cajans from the prairie parishes, hill billies from the northern tier.
In Louisiana, "every man is king, every woman a queen, but none wear crowns." The people have spoken—let them rule.
ASHLEY HAZARD PERRY
Fire and Automobile Insurance Cotton Stapling and Grading Real Estate Coushatta, La.