Judge — February 15, 1930 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE Interviews With the Great William Wimpler N° one can speak of men of letters 4 without = mentioning William Wimpler, who is, without a shadow of 1 doubt, the greatest editor b: the face of the globe. Wimpler has had letters in at least one paper in every city in the country of over 25,- 000 population. ron Wimpler gave me the story of his start when [met him at lunch for our interview the other d. “It was in the Louisville Courier-Journal,” he told me. "Their sports editors failed to mention my alma mater's star half- back for All-American, and I wrote in ind told him he was prejudiced, half- witted, and a liar, and’ added ‘print this if you dare.’ f Well, sir, there was y letter inthe column on the edi torial page the next day, and Thad won my spurs—I had’ broken into print. “It was easy from then on, My next contribution was to the Cleve- land Plain Dealer, in which 1 drew an editorial writer's attention to the couple of readers who disagreed, but fact that the word parallel has three I held my ground. Ls in it, and not four as he wrote it. “I then broke into « ... And only two days I: “Don't mind me, folks, I’m not a burglar—I’'m a private detective!” mended me for my stand. About this time I moved to New York where a Chicago paper lot of plays were g sr I fol- and simultaneously into polities—by — minded the New ¥. lowed up by informing the Denver — writing a letter to the Chicago Tribune modern people ought to re Post that it was a national disgrace to | in which I maintained that the Michi- | Shakespeare was. wow little girls of seven eight to gan Avenue bridge was unsafe for wright. work in coal mines. There were a trate. A great many people com- on, and I re that we ize that wonderful play- T also had a letter printed in The World in which I told people t from the shoulder that sky- scrapers were a menace to public safety. “But I’m sure that’s all you need to know. From that tir surely familiar with my “Yes,” said I, and paid the lunch check, | —Parke Cummines Lullaby A. riveter accusiomed to noise he can't sleep when he gets home and goes to bed, In fact, some of them never get to sleep until the milk- men come around. Forty-nine battles of beer were drunk by a jury in South Carolina be- | fore they decided the owner was guilty | of having intoxicating liquor. But then, as the governor of North Caro- lina ought to have said to the governor of South Carolina, “It's a long time between cases.” Everything is running on schedule this year—the new model automobiles are better in every way, while the traffic is worse. “College Glee Club?” “No, lady, Installment Collector!” comicbooks.com