Evening star., 1926-03-12
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

! Reading other peoples letters---with
their permission. of course-is always
an interesting occupation. The peren.
nial joke on the village postmaster
shows that, even without permit, the
thing possesses charm.
| The following letters are selected
with this thought in mind, from the
correspondence Of readers. The first
to be presented comes from across
the continent. San Francisco. and
reads as follows:
Dear Sir:
| Recently I had the unusual pleas
ure OF reading your article which ap'
peared In the February issue of the
publication. Our Dumb Friends, and
| was reprinted from the This and
That column of The Evening Star.
THE fine sentiment expressed on
| the subject of wearing furs and the
trapping industry afforded me noc only
| keen delight, but the knowledge that
| there is some one besides myself and
| a few others who can see the evil of
! trapping and has the courage and
| sense of respect for our voiceless
friends to so beautifully write in their
defense
1T was q credit to the newspaper.
More power to you, Mr.. Tracewell,
and The Evening Star.
Very sincerely yours, j. X. 5.
Jumping deftly back across the
United States, we present the follow
ing from a resident Of the District of
Columbia:
Thank you. Thank you. All Mary's S
ideas in tonight's Star are mine exact
| ly, especially the intolerable announc-
ing, which grows worse and worse. l
wonder people stand it.
Giving their own names is the
croWning bore.
IT was one of the first to have
radio and, being 'shut.in.' enjoyed
the announcing and so much that is
commonplace. Yours, l.. w. W."
n 4 X X
The following evidently is from a
feminine radio fan:
Dear Sir:
II feel like saying you blessed
child, whoever you are. for your tine
article in this evenings Star And,
oh, you are right-too much band
music--too much jazz and
rambles on about the Hotel Wash
ington being opposite the Treasury
and the Mayfiower being half way to
Dupont Circle-now, what do you sup
pose our outside listeners care as to
where these hotels are in Washing
ton?
And the singers who get off the
key, the pianist has to stop for the
discord 1t makes
1.-THE MONDAY organ recitals | ap-
preciate and Mr.. George Ross an
nouncing. very pleasant speaking
voice, and his piano and organ work
only too infrequent.
at retire at 9 o'clock-would like to
hear later things. but can't stay up.
Have just crystal set, and could wish
for more afternoon programs: Thanks
for today's article. Best wishes. To
night, for instance, nothing / can get
until There must have been tea
music somewhere in town..
The following mysterious communi-
cation found its way into the mail
box, and is presented here for the rea.
son that it voices just the opposite or
the above sentiments:
First. it was What's wrong with
the theater?
Then, What's wrong with the
movies?'
Now, What's wrong with radio
broadcasting?'
but broadcasting will go on.
pleasing some. annoying others. The
real problem is not the public's taste.
but how long will big corporations
give people something for nothing.
THE evening the President talked
we made 1t point to tune in. but
tuned out the instant he stopped. l
think there were millions who wanted
to hear what he would say.
when Marion Talley sang over
the air some Of our friends here pre-