d Nat Schachner and Arthur
L. Zagat's especially fine "The Death Cloud." These two are
as thrilling stories as I have ever read. Mr. Diffin I've
read before and always enjoyed; but Messrs. Schachner and
Zagat are new to me. I am looking forward to seeing more of
their stuff.

But what has happened to Cummings? He used to be aces up,
but now comes this tripe of his called "The Exile of Time";
especially the current installment with its long-winded rot
about mysticism and theosophy and the Lord knows what. Where
was the Editor when this blew in? Surely there are plenty of
Swami sheets for that truck; it has no place in Astounding
Stories.

Give us more of Diffin, Leinster, Schachner, Zagat and
Rousseau, and you'll keep us all satisfied.--D. Kay,
Standish Arms, Brooklyn, N. Y.

_For Rocket Fans_

Dear Editor:

It may interest your Readers to know that the American
Interplanetary Society has just completed its first year of
existence, and looks forward to a most energetic second year
in pursuing its aims.

The Society has practically completed the first lap of its
research on the possibilities and limitations of the rocket,
and intends to continue this research for another year
before publishing a complete report which shall be the first
extensive survey of the rocket in English.

We plan also to extend the size and scope of our monthly
Bulletin, to make of it a real magazine that shall publish
all the news, both of America and abroad, dealing with
developments in astronautics and rocketry. It will also
contain the reports of the Society's members on the rocket,
as well as interesting general articles on the various
phases of interplanetary travel.

Plans are also maturing for a campaign of mutual
experimentation on the rocket which we shall be ready to
carry out before the end of this year. The Society is also
completing plans for the formation of an International
Interplanetary Commission which shall coordinate the work of
the national societies and plan to solve the problems of
astronautics on a world-wide basis.

While the growth of the Society during the past year was
very promising we hope to extend during this year the scope
and field of our activities and membership. We have members
now