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W. H. LAWRENCE
Lincoln, Neb.
Regretful of its error, TIME gladly gives Democrat Mullen back to Nebraska.—ED.
Arkansas: "Why In Hell?"
Sirs:
. . . May we not ask, why in hell you didn't tell the world that General MacArthur is a native of Arkansas? Our State is cussed and discussed for everything from illiteracy and share croppers to flood and drought and when something to its credit unexpectedly turns up it should be given a break. . . .
DUDLEY V. HADDOCK
Secretary
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce Little Rock, Ark.
Arkansas : ''By God, Sir
Sirs:
In your issue of March 18, you give a partial list of municipal defaults and near defaults. You will excuse, I am sure, my honest offense at your neglect of the Grand Old State of Arkansas.
By God, Sir, when "better defaults are had, Arkansas will have them." Not for nothing has this great Commonwealth defaulted three times since the great "Wall" (1861-65). I would like you to know there is one unfailing characteristic we of the Bible Belt are proud of in Arkansas from Chicot to Washington County and from Miller County to Mississippi County: we can, and by God Sir, will break each and every agreement or promise we made to any blue-bellied Yankee. . . .
Please give credit where credit is due. JOHN STANISLAW RICHARDSON
Kansas City. Mo.
Leesburg's Place
Sirs:
In TIME, March 25, under the caption Crime, do you refer to a raid in or near Leesville, which is 55 miles south of Lynchburg, Ya., or do you refer to a raid near Leesburg, Ya., which is 36 miles west of Washington, D. C., which raid was made on March 16 and 17, by Federal, State and local revenue officers?
In the raid made near our town, one Federal agent was killed and one was seriously wounded. Two stills were destroyed and eight men were arrested, one of which was the "Killer."
This is one of the very few times that Leesburg has been the center of news of nation-wide interest—can't you spare us a line?
Hoping that now you will put us in our right place. . . .
J. ALLEN JOHNSTON
County Clerk's Office
Leesburg, Ya.
To historic, horsy Leesburg, one-time (1814) unofficial capitol of the U. S., all credit for its part in current crime news.— ED.
Fisher's Compass
IN BEHALF OF CAPTAIN WILEY, U. S. S. MACON AND MYSELF YOU ARE REQUESTED TO CORRECT YOUR ACCOUNT ABOUT RADIO COMPASS ON MACON IN TIME MARCH 25. MACON COMPASS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY GERHARD FISHER RESEARCH ENGINEER FEDERAL TELEGRAPH CO., PALO ALTO. RADIO COMPASS WAS INSTALLED BY FISHER ON MACON AND DEVELOPMENT COMPLETED BY FISHER AND MACON PERSONNEL RESULTING IN RADIO COMPASS SUPERIOR TO ANY OTHER KIND. KRUESI HAS NO CONNECTION THIS FISHER RADIO COMPASS ON MACON.
FISHER Consulting Engineer
U. S. Naval Station
Sunnyvale, Calif.
MacArthur's Record
Your interesting story of General Douglas MacArthur's career (TIME, March 25, p. 18) is marred by some erroneous statements:
1) ''When Lieutenant Douglas MacArthur violated all etiquet expected of a military observer and charged up the hill with the Japanese soldiers at Mukden. . . ."