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LETTERS Dear Sir: For eight years my wife and I were subscribers to the old Life Magazine. Beginning with the December, 1936, is- sue we have been subscribers to Jupce. We renewed our subscription a few weeks ago. To put the matter bluntly, we like the New JupGE tremen- dously. We like all its fea- tures, including the Are You Sure? George Jean Nathan, P. Lorentz, and the like. Real good humor, clever cartoons. You may count ‘on our subscription as long as we tread this vale of tears. It's a pleasure to read JUDGE. Sincerely yours, ABRAHAM SHINEDLING, Flushing, LI. Gentlemen: In a recent issue of JuDGE under the head- ing “Half and Half” the statement is made: “Half a dollar divided by one-half equals one dollar.” If you are capable of perform- ing this amazing feat, I would like to take advantage of it. If I send you seventy-five cents, will you divide it by one-half (which according to the foregoing rule will equal $1.50) and enter my subscription to JUDGE foe one year? + Respectfully, RicHarp H. Hartwett, Hummelstown, Pa. Dear Editor: Have been faithfully reading JUDGE since the great change and wish ¢o say that it is still the best humorous magazine in the coun- try. However, I'd say throw out “Some of the People.” Not only is it innocuous and imi. tative, but it is too self-consciously sophisti: cated for JUDGE. Leave that sort of stuff to “The New Yorker." JUDGE is too old to start wearing someone else's collar. Set the pace —don't follow. Give us more pictures and paragraphs. Re- garding the former—let’s have some original art work—regarding the latter, let's have more and more of ‘em. Regards and good luck, D. L. Cone, Hollywood, Calif. Dear Sir: “Rainbow On the River. Bobby Breen bleats his way through what may be the stupidest movie of all time.” The above is an opinion of your movie itic referring to the picture “Rainbow On the River.” I am astounded at this criticism of the beautiful sweet voice of that boy, and the story and heart appeal in a picture which I consider the best 1 have seen in years. It did the largest business of the year in one of our biggest theatres last week, thus confirm- ing my views. Yours sincerely, E. O. Corre, Easton, Pa. Dear Mr. Judge: As a Britisher nearing the end of a very pleasant six months’ visit over here, 1 should like to send a word éo tell you how much I enjoy reading Jupce. And particularly the movie notes. I think Pare Lorentz’ manner of criticism is about the most sensible that I've seen. Best of luck, you deserve a monument in- scribed “To Judge—for services to human- ity.” Yours very truly, E. Power Biccs, London, Eng. To the Editors: The same snooty, snobby gang you have always been. No wonder you are still where you started in "81. Yours truly, D. Baxter, Hutchinson, Kansas. Dear Ed.: | Don't let those egotistic guys kid you. I think your magazine is swell, There's al- ways a flock of pugilistic kibitzers, etc. The best article in the whole bunch is “Radio and What to Do About It.” That little piece has plenty of bare facts, and should continue as is. Azzever, Bos ANDERSON, Factoryville, Pa. Dear Sir: Am glad to see that Don Herold’s new series is turning out to be more than just good reading. His views are thoroughly endorsed by this reader. Perhaps if you use more newspaper mis- prints in a future issue you could find a use for one which appeared in the St. Paul Daily News about 4 years ago. In reporting a fu- neral—""The choir sang ‘Rock of Ages’ and ‘Nearer by God to Thee.’ ” Sincerely, T. Price, Santa Monica, Calif. Dear Mr. Herold: Referring to your recent article “Radio and What to Do About It,” it is my great pleasure to inform you that “Oh, Baby, What I Couldn't Do With Lots of Money and You” ought to be “With Plenty of Money and You,"—a technical error! I advocate your attending the “Metropoli- tan Opera” and leaving the radio to those who enjoy and appreciate it. Since you very heartily disapprove of win- ning a woman by song, just what method do you suggest? This article of yours is by far the most ex- aggerated, silly, senseless, and worthless piece of literature I have ever had the displeasure of reading. Sincerely yours, Howarp Woop, Lakeville, Conn. Dear Editor: In your “Are You Sure?” Department there is an error—i.e., “Republic of Argentina.” “Argentina” is an adjective. In the Spanish language the adjective follows the noun. The Spanish name is Republica Argentina, and the correct English version is “Argentine Repub- lic.” Consult any history of South America. And don’t let me catch you saying “Argen- tinean,” as some misguided reporters do. A citizen of the Argentine Republic is an Argen- tine, just as an American citizen is not an Americanian. “Republic of Argentina!” Bah! Yours, CHARLES PRATT, Denver, Colo. Judge Established 1881 Monte Bourjaity, Editor Jack SHUTTLEWORTH, Managing Editor {eoss April, 1937. Volume 112. Whole No. 2701. Published monthly by Judge Magazine, Inc. Publication office, 404 North fesley Ave., Mount Morris, Ill, Editorial and executive offices, 16 East 48th St. New York, N.Y. Entered as Second-Class Matter, July 26, 1933, at the Post Office at Mount Morris, Ill, under ‘act of March 3, 1879, Copyright, 1937, by Judge Magazine, The, Subscription rate, United Siates and Canada, 1.50 a yea copy. lonte Bourjaily, 3 Elizabeth ‘oung Bour esident; ' Madeleine Vice Pr G. Brennan, Secreta Irwin, Jr., Business Manager. Parties! as attention is called to the fact that every article and picture appearing in Jupce is protected under the provisions of ‘Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the U. S. Letter. from The Editors NCE again, our readership goes up at a great pace. This month, we greet some 32,750 new subscrib- ers, secured by our last merger. Total now, over 250,000. With only four readers to each magazine, a low ratio for a magazine with the all-family appeal of Jupce, that is more than a million readers. It's a grand and glorious feeling to serve more than a million readers. Just as gratifying, is the fact that out of 70,000 old Life subscribers now getting the new JupcE, only about 70, or 1 in 1,000, have expressed any dissatisfaction with the merger. Many times that number, taking to heart our plea to “Judge for Yourself,” have written commending us on the new and revitalized magazine. All month we have been quaking in our swivel chairs in fear of the irate women who were likely to storm the office, horsewhips in hand, be. cause of A. D. Rothman’s article, “God Forgive Me—I Despise Wom. en.” Now we can breathe normally again. The reason: Anita Rice De- res’ “Men! I Love Them” in this issue. Many of you consider ol’ Massa Pare Lorentz an embittered soul who can see no good in Hollywood. And now this cantankerous West Virgin. ian has the Alfred Lord Tennyson fans jumping all over him, In a recent review of “The Light Brigade” Pare referred to Tennyson as a minor Vic- torian poet. The following Tennyson stanza was wired to Mr. Lorentz from Sidney, Ohio: “For now the poet cannot die, Nor love his music as of old, But round him ere:he scarce be cold, Begins the scandal and the cry.” Last issue, Judge, Jr. stepped out with a new game in High Hat. Delv- ing into the lore of “civilized drink- ing,” Junior sought out stories, reci- pes, toasts, anecdotes and trivia on the subject. The result has been stag- gering. So has the postman. So, too, has Junior. That young man is doing a great service to the cause of modera- tion. There seems to be some disagree- ment on our new method of printing the crossword puzzle solutions in the same issue with the puzzles, the temp- tation to being irresistible to some. Others like it because they can check their answers as soon as they finish the puzzle. We would like to hear more from you on this. | —Tue Eprrors. comicbooks.com