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4 Salem, Oregon, Saturday, August 13, 1949
Village of Oregon Found in Iran
U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas has re
turned to Oregon for his regular summer vacation. With
him comes a Rtory of his recent adventures in the Middle
East and in Iran in particular. The story has an interest
ing reference to a village of Oregon in the mountains of
central Iran.
Use of the mystery word "Oregon" in such a far-off
place as Persia raises the question again of the origin of
the name of our state. Douglas says the Persian word of
Oregon means "cloudy mountain" and the setting for the
village of 3000 persons is reminiscent of the Wallowa
country of this state.
Lewis A. McArthur's "Oregon Geographic Names" cites
the "one important contribution to our knowledge of the
origin of the word Oregon ... in the last hundred years."
He refers to the discovery that Jonathan Carver may
have appropriated the name from an English army officer
commanding a military post during Carver's journey into
the upper valley of the Mississippi. The officer, Major
Robert Rogers, used the form Ouragon or Ourigan in a peti
tion or proposal for an exploring expedition into the coun
try west of the Great Lakes. The petition was dated 1765.
.
According to McArthur, Carver is the first person
known to have used the form Oregon in referring to the
River of the West. He mentioned the River Oregon "or
the River of the West, that falls into the Pacific ocean at
the Straits of Annian." This mention was in 1778 in
"Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America."
The late Harvey W. Scott, famous editor of The Ore
gonian, found the subject of the origin of the word one of
his favorite editorial subjects. ". . . the name Oregon
came? very slowly into notice," wrote Scott. The name
seems not to have been known either to Vancouver or to
Gray, since neither used it. Nor did Lewis and Clark.
Commented Scott: "At this time, indeed, the name appears
to have been quite unknown, and perhaps would have perished
but for the poet Bryant who evidently had happened, in his
reading, upon the volume of Carver's travels. The word suit
ed the sonorous movement and solemn majesty of his verse,
and he emphasized it in Thanatopsis,' published in 1817. The
journal of Lewis and Clark had been published in 1814-17, and
the description therein of the distant solitudes and 'continuous
words' touched Bryant's poetic spirit and recalled the name he
had seen In Carver's book."
Scott dismissed as erroneous the use of the state's name
as being derived from the word oregano, Spanish for the
plant "marjoram." He did likewise with the derivation
from the Spanish word orega (the ear). He said neither
had basis in Spanish records of the region.
McArthur's conclusion was that the name Oregon orig
inated in the Mississippi valley and not on the Pacific
coast. He found not a line about early Pacific coast ex
plorations that contained the word. He left the matter
this way: "The name might have originated in the Mis
sissippi valley from one of three sources, French, Indian
or Spanish."
Justice Douglas' find in the heart of Iran perhaps raises
a fourth possible place of origin: Persia. The Persian
word, "cloudy mountain," raises interesting possibilities.
The distance separating the two like-named places adds
to the mystery.
Bank Figures Reveal Salem's Growth
Salem's steady growth is reflected in the monthly re
port of the Federal Reserve bank for the month of July
showing that this community was one of the few cities in
the 12th federal district and the only one in Oregon to
register a gain in bank debits, that is dollar volume of
checks moving through banks for the month of July and
for the first seven months of the year. Bank debits are
considered one of the best yardsticks of business activity.
Salem's check volume showed a gain of one percent in
July and 8 percent for the seven months over correspond
ing periods last year. For July they totaled $64,832,000
compared with $64,394,000 in July of last year. For the
seven months Salem had bank debits of $424,086,000 as
against $393,255,000 in the like period of 1948.
Portland banks for the same period reported a drop of
13 percent in bank debits for July and 5 percent for the
seven months period. The totals were $508,826,000 in
July as against $587,469,000, and $3,670,732,000 in the
seven months compared with $3,875,420.
Eugene, the only other Oregon city covered in the re
port, had a decline of 13 percent in debits for July and
one of 11 percent for the seven months. The figures were
for July, $49,058,000 compared with $56,634,000 and for
the seven months, $324,664,000 as against $363,268,000.
Only three other cities besides Salem, among the 33
tnnjor centers covered in the Federal Reserve bank rport,
had gains in bank checks in July. They included Bakers
field with an increase of 8 percent, Riverside with one of
4 percent, and Boise one of 1 percent.
Eight cities, including Salem, registered increases for
the first seven months of the year. The seven others and
their gains were: Reno, 18 percent; Sacramento, 12 per
cent; Bakersfield, 11 percent; Boise, 4 percent; Salt Lake
City, San Francisco and Walla Walla, 3 percent.
The Deep Freeze Mystery
Among the super-sensations of the silly summer season
ranks the mystery of the costly deep freeze units presented
and evidently accepted by such influential administration
notables as Mrs. Harry E. Truman, at Independence, Mo.,
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, Federal Reserve Governor
James K. Vardaman, Presidential Secretary Matt Connelly,
Treasurer John W. Snyder, and two of them to Major Gen
eral Harry H. Vaughan. All the units were paid for by
the Albert Verley company of Chicago, perfume makers.
John Maragon, former bootblack, whose name has been
threaded through the inquiry into alleged "influence" in
the government, was then with the perfume firm. Mara
gon is also a mystery figure, a promoter who claimed to be
in at the White House, to expedite its overseas purchases
of oils and essences, who claims he knew nothing of the
freezers, which cost from $390 to $520 each.
William P. Rogers, chief counsel for the subcommittee
investigating Washington "five percenters," said he issued
a subpoena for Harry Hoffman, the Verley company's
advertising man, because "I have tried unsuccessfully to
reach" him. He is said to have placed the order for the
freezers which Albert J. Gross, Milwaukee manufacturer,
testified he shipped in the post-war period, to Maj. Gen.
Harry H. Vaughan.
Evidence in the five percent racket piles up against the
vain and pompous Vaughan on many charges, but the
president maintains his confidence in him, just as the late
President Harding maintained faith in his appointees until
th videnc revealed their sinister betrayals.
by beck
Wives
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
BY GUILD
"-WOMEN SURE AREffCT"
Douglas Ran into Trouble Wizard of Odds
On His Visit to Iran
THE FIRESIDE PULPIT
Kneel While Praying, But Meet
The Day's Problems Standing Up
BY REV. GEORGE H. SWIFT
Retor. St Paul'i Sptjicopsl Church
Primitive man knew how' helpless he Was if caught off his
foot
He knew that, if he survived in his world, he must fight stand- Personal gains.
(Ed. Note While Drew Pearson is on brief vacation, the
Washington Merry-Go-Bound is being written by his old part
ner, Robert S. Allen).
By ROBERT STALLEN
Washington Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas found
himself in a perplexing cross-fire during his recent mountain
climbing trip in the hinterlands of Iran (ancient Persia).
On one hand he was the target of Soviet blasts as a "big devil
spy," and on the other of Iranian censorship and iron-handed
military control.
The Russian fulminations froze up when Douglas men
were publicized. But the iron tioned casually his impending
curtain that Iran slammed down trip to Tabriz,
on Douglas has come to light Two hours later, the U. S.
only since his return to the U. S. embassy was officially notified
that the Shah had barred Doug-
Shah Mohammed Riza Pah- las from flying to Azerbaijan,
levi, who comes to the U. S. in Request for an explanation
November, personally ordered for this extraordinary action
the blackout on Douglas. brought the reply, "Evil reports
This is the untold story: are emanating from there. The
From American officials in reports are unfavorable to the
Iran, Douglas learned that des- Shah and the government."
perate famine conditions pre- Note: Although receiving
vail in Azerbaijan, northwest huge oil royalties, the Iranian
province that adjoins Russia, gevernment tried to shake down
A combination of extreme win- the U. S. for 200,000 bushels of
ter and severe spring drought free grain for famine relief,
had destroyed crops and most
of the herds of the area. Hun- MIRACLE
dreds have died of hunger. There is something new under
To the outrage of American tne 8un
authorities, the Iranian govern- Jonn L. Lewis and Interior
ment has done very little to Secretary Julius Krug are in
ameliorate the tragic situation, harmonious agreement on the
In one notorious instance, bni for more stringent mine-
even tnai mue was looieo ior safety regulations and enforce
ment.
ODDS
ARE 43 TO I
A6AINST YOUR
SEEIN6 A HOME RUM WITH THE
Ricccrmi ujutu Villi An T1 A
BAL16AME ( scorn fooempmncaisut,snms)
THE OLDER
YOU 6ET.
UP TO 55 YEARS,
THF. BETTER VOUR SAFETY
RECORD AS A DRIVER-ALM0ST 2 TO I
BETTER AT 55 THAN AT 25
LADIES WHO HIRE MALE
ESCORTS PREFER
BLONDES, 6T0I. ft.
ing up. He also,
Knew mat, in i
his relationship
with God, he
was helpless in
any posture. So
he didn't try to
Impress God
with his skill
or alertness, but
rat her empha
sized his weak-
OK
The military commander of nni . tn(Mjn.
I there It grows into such a mon- th? district diverted a 400-ton by Senator Matt Neely, D., W.
ster of guilt that it nearly drives h"- va. In the past, Lewis has Been
him crazy. vate traders and pocketed the a suiphurous critic of Krug and
. , , proceeds. James Boydi director of the U. S.
bureau of mines. They aided
Those guilt complexes over U. S. officials are profoundly Neely in drafting the bill and,
trivial things which many peo- concerned about the explosive because of this, there was un
ple develop in the spooky hours Azerbaijan situation because it certainty as to Lewis's attitude,
after midnight will usually re- plays squarely into communist But he has given his blessing,
tire to their proper size after hands. Despite this unity, however, the
a prayer and then standing on Even under normal condi- legislation has made little head
one's feet. tions, the historic area is one way.
The office or business prob- of the critical tinderboxes of Neely has complained to dem-
lem, which looms so formida- the world. Azerbaijan was oc- ocratic floor leaders about this.
ness by dropping b. awn swiii
to his knees
when he nraved.
This custom of symbolically Dle ana Sets larger every rolling cupiea ior several years Dy ine But, overwneimea Dy a DacKiog
showing his weakness end hu- and tossing hour until 7 a.m., Red army, which built a num- of major priority measures, they
mility by kneeling while pray- could be kept at least to its origi- ber of roads and made stren- have given him no assurance
ing has persisted throughout the naI size' i not diminished, by us efforts to woo the tribes- when his bill would be reached.
apS getting out of bed and standing mcn. Large Red combat patrols Best outlook is not until next
, ,, . , , . on one's feet! still make occasional penetra- session.
When we are talking to God, . - linn, A n plls.ian 00f ...
. . One can pray lying down or llons , Als0 "ussian agents
asking his help, we must be kneeling down but" when jt abound, and are making the PRACTICAL JOKER
humble and be willing to sur- comes ,0 reaU' takj . most of the Iranian govern- New York's representative
render our will to his, but when (prayer must be backe . ment's incompetence, neglect Vito Marcantonio follows a mil-
we get up off our knees we action) one m(Jst stan(J " J and corruption. ltant leftist r but he has his
must be ready to stand on our gjrd himsef or tf) f. Douglas's l inerary included a iight moments.
feet, the position of action. and'stewinn will V"- I?""?' ClP'ial Azer Stalking into the democratic
Just as Saint James said: ?'"g wn a"a stewlng will balJan. The day before he was i,i,rJf h. trH , hnn.
Faith without works is dead." Juu- to fly there, he had lunch with k.i. . ioI
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Blonde Gale Vance
Sure Throws the Men
By HAL BOYLE
New York () Men fall head over heels for hazel-eyed Gale
Vance. She really throws them.
One reason they find this attractive blonde so irresistible is
that she teaches
j u j u t s u and
judo. Miss
Vance is one of
the few lady in
s t ru c tors in
these bone
bending pas
times. "
"Jujutsu Is
really just a
sport," she said.
"But judo is the
science of dirty bi boiu
out for the kill.
"I like to teach dirty fight
ing. It's the quickest way of dis
posing of your opponent."
4
U1U
husbands over their heads. But
I teach them to throw a person
over their hips Instead. It's much
easier."
Jujutsu incidentally, has a
number of advantages for the
forlorn female living in a man's
world.
"It is a wonderful way to re
duce," said Gale, "and a girl
needs to learn only a few holds
to be able to deal with mashers
and muggers."
C ...t.U.... i: ! 1 r?Pt. rZnrf's holn nn IUa Im..... ,1 PI..I. ml.- . .. . . ..
oo piayei muiuui otnuu la --i- ... tue onan. me young ruier taut- roneressmen Leavine the booth
.....i. oi n..t ij. then with fJnri's nmuoi- onrf v,l -j . i u , . , congressmen, weaving vne duuui
' wcon. oo.,. ru iiu. , " r , u a giuwmg iine uj reiorm ana jnn. nnen so he could be heard
..u..: j n ij u sinff. stand im nnH an 1 j , 1 . ooor open so ne couia De neara,
e" "-"""i" aeveiopmeni. nut ne Marcantonio said to the opera
tor' "I want Moscow, Russia,
A lady told me recently that VIOCKtVZtO i.ULUMN
she had been up since 5 a.m.
What's Left in China
that day. I inquired why she
should arise so early. She said
she had so many problems to
solve that she hadn't slept for
hours. The more she rolled and
tossed, she said, the bigger her
problems seemed until, in- des
peration, she got up.
I heartily agree. leaders,
Many people spend half the American planners reportedly are looking into this question
iu. it- . . i ... as they form a new policy to-
night rol ing and toning with ward Cnina. The picture ...
To Combat Communists?
By JAMES. D.WHITE
(Subatltutlni Ior DeWltt MacKenzle. AP Forelin New AnalMl)
What is there left in China, by way of unconquered areas and ta,k to anyone else. Tell him
aders, to combat communism? I'll call later."
person-to person call. I yant to
talk to Premier Josef Stalin.
Make it snappy."
The listening congressmen
perked up their ears.
"What's that, operator?" yell
ed Marcantonio. "You say the
Premier is busy and can't talk
to me now? No, I don't want to
What is the best way for a
lady to cope with an annoying
subway wolf?
"If you want to discourage
Some feminine athletes are him quietly without making a
built like telephone booths. This scene," said Gale, Vone way is
isn't true of Gale. Her muscles to put your heel on his shin
are well disposed. They never bone and press down hard,
bulge. They ripple. "An elbow is a very handy
Her physical charm as well as article. You just give him the
her physical strength have won sharp end of it in his face. If
her several offers to become a he's a tall guy and you can't
professional wrestler. reach his face, jab the elbow
"I turned them down," she fast into his solar plexus or his
said. "It is too undignified." rlbs- Yo.u d be, ""rPed how
. ., , easy a rib breaks.
During the war Gale was a Generall T try to teach the
mprnhpr nr a lnrfn tpam that ... . "
,, tQ away jr0m
man-guy.'
-rather than to kill the
Marcantonio emerged from
the booth with a dead-pan.
"You really weren t calling
uule prau.em umu it assumes roughly like this: as the communists have no navv Stalin, were you?" asked Rep
a size out of all Drooortion to its mt. . as ine communists nave no navy .',... . ,
imnnrlnnrp A"B reluBee nauona! govern- or air force.
Often a person with
ment at Canton,
resentative Helen G a h a g a n
rejected as Douglas. D.. Calif.
a feeling hopeless bv the white naner. i., , ineIr mi.uence may grow, - .. .
ii. ..i.. - . nnwpvpr amnna rfteriira Hnrmnc- -
mat pernaps ne nas said some- breaking uo as predicted. . ' 7. ... " 7.
toured army, camps and demon
strated deadly tricks to the
troops. I saw her in Manila in
1041; on1 hu. OO-nnun ni.L
ner was wearin a broken wrist. she ets some unusual pupils.
"t oo. t .. mil. Recently a gentle old white-
much pressure," said Gale, "but haed lady camf h"' , . ,
he should have told me I was"u. M son won't do what I tell
hurting him " hlm anymore," she said. "I want
Miss Vance at present is to iearn e ukind f
teaching jujutsu to vacationers s? 1 an hold Vm stl" wh,lle 1
at Ma Holder's Youngs Gap ho- glve nlm a good spanking."
tel, a resort in the Catskills. "How old is your boy?" asked
"Many wives are eager to Gale,
learn the holds," she said. "They "He's 45," said the old lady,
want to be able to throw their "but he still needs a spanking."
Mar-
. . . . cantomo. still dead-Dan. "I tele-
thing or done something inno- Its fraements mav keen eo- ans wno aisiiKe i-niang s rule as . .. k ,m lh f
cently which might have given ing for some time. JananeVe imes a week to et the Pitch"
a wrong impression, wakes up The real source of central ' j v,.. . That's the way I know how to
o i """v.-. me ic Buuitc ui cemrai poninn j v....nii.. mats ine way l Know now to
In the middle of the night with authority, Chiang Kai-Shek, is ?1 . S-- follow tnc party line' Get ,he
a feeling of guilt. As he lies repairing to Formosa. There he f' " 0PJ" LI dope right from headquarters."
Preacher to Attack Devil from Air
San Jose, Calif. A 28-year-old part-time evangelist here
has decided to dive-bomb Satan right out of the Santa Clara
Valley.
Albert Wcndt said he will preach, with the aid or a loud
speaker, to the people of San Jose from an airplane. For
variety during the one-hour mission, Wendt plans to use re
corded sermons and hymn music.
SIPS FOR SUPPER
Quite a Guy
By DON UPJOHN
We've never had much truck with Texas rangers to date, nor trouble
do we ever care to from a business standpoint with one of 'em on The administrative shell of
our trail. But there's always been something sort of intriguing the Canton government, under
Gen. Pai Chung-Hsi defense TRtjMan.s RELATIVES
commander, is pulling his troops
off into his native province of Discussing their family trees
Kwangsi. He reportedly had the other dav- President Truman
asked Chiang for money and and Freshman Congressman
men to defend Canton, and did James Noland of Indiana de-
not get them. cided they may be distantly re-
ni(.. ii!i!i ;ui lated. Noland reported he had
Cantonese militarists might .,.,i, i tv,t,.,-i ...ui.
get their troops to fight, but relatlves in M.ssouri with the
Kwangtung province is saturat- '"IT; T M T,mn
ed with well-established guer- . S. avTe J' sald Tran'
rilla outfits. In , fact! .J. have tw, m,ald? "
. . , , " aunts out there named Noland."
Hainan island, off the Kwang- with a chuckle, the president
tung coast, might supply resis- wrote tne name oI Ethel
tance in these two provinces, but Noland o independence, Mo., on
it has its own growing guerrilla a slio of aDer and hand.d it
about those boys
as there is about
the northwest
U J
mount its iiiui
such like chaps
who go out and
get their man.
We've always
v 1 s u a li zed a
Texas ranger as
a tough look
ing hombre on
a cayuse with
chaps and the
President LiTsung-Jen and Pre-
appearance. Especially after mier Yen Hsi-Shan, is headed
looking this guy in the eye. for the wartime capital at
" Chungking in Szechwan pro-
Plenty of Proof vince. The folks there do not tDnm
to the Indiana democrat.
"Write her," he suggested.
"She's a great authority on our
family tree. Maybe she can es
tablish a link between my fam
ily and yours."
Prominent among the guests
Dm CvlataB
Hydaburg, Alaska, (U.B Two welcome its return.
men and a seven-vear-old bov Szechwan's northern flank.
told a whoDDer of a fish tale In. meanwhile, is directlv menaced at a farewell party for Mrs.
day, but they have the evidence by a Red field army striking at Perle Wesia New U. S. minister
to back it up. They said they its northern border the histor- to Luxembourg, was Vice Presi-
landed a seven-foot-eight-inch ic invasion route from south dent Barkley, whose lively ln-
halibut after more than an hour's Shensi province. Its chief com- terest in Mrs. Carlton Hadley,
struggle yesterday. When they mercial outlets, the Yangtze st- Louis widow, has attracted
riDned oDen the slant's heltv river norts of Ichane and Shasi. much attention. At the request
trimmings. So when we hap- they found inside a full quart of have already fallen to another of other guests, orchestra leader
pened to meet up with Ran- unopened sherry wine. They've eo army. oiuncy piajeu oi. wuu rru-
ger Frank Probst who has got the denizen and an empty The only other areas of signifi- man," "Meet Me-In St. Louis,"
been around town the past Wine bottle for proof. cance are Yunnan ' province in "Ther Merry Widow" and "Take
few days checking up on a the southwest, and the Moslem Me Out to the Ball Game."
murder down his way and look- Incidentally encountered Capt. areas in the northwest. Barkley beamed gaily and en
lng for the murderer our first Wa.ltcr Lansing of the state Government spokesman in joyed it hugely.
surprise was when we saw him poIlce today on the street and Canton say there are two areas Rep. J, Parnell Thomas, R.,
driving up in a shiny now Ford d8Kncd if we recognized him of anti-communist activity be- N. J., whose trial on charges of
instead of ripping up the sod on untl1 ho ycllcd at us not to be hind Red lines. One is in fraud and kickbacks has been
a cnyuse. The second surprise 80 snooty. Reason for same that, central China, allegedly due to postponed several times because
was to find that Texas ranger is fome to thlnk 01 11 was tne Red misrule. 0f iuness, has visited his office
a big. soft-spoken guv with ex- flrst time n acquaintance The other is said to be among several times lately
peeled drawl but quite a turn over long years we remembered central troops who earlier had Sen. William Jenner is still
for modesty who sorta talked as ,f eJer se5inB Walt m civilian deertcd to the Reds. pining to run for governor of
if he was excusing himself for clothes and he makes a mighty The central China group Indiana. State GOP leaders
being around and didn't want to good looklnB Rnd handsome sounds like remnants of central turned him down last year,
hurt anybody's feelings But we American citizen. On his new job armies who the Reds bypassed Fifteen republican and demo
noted in a right handy spot in a U secms hc can m'nlc around in the speed of their advance cratic senators meet for break
holster a nifty looking gat We witn folks without dressing up in through that region. (ast and prayers in the capital
understand these rangers' can " way ,0 send a chi11 down ,hcir , In any, case'. 5ePrts of such every Wednesday morning.
shoot a fly's eye out at quite a spine- ' mISISSih'SfS LTS 5 Dr' Louis Bean' brilliant "g-
fhe ahneaei,hv Te ot M A"d lolhTnk of it. Walt XpMhe Chle inTolve "SJlofKrt utZX
h,H w. L 11 CV,Cr would make a mighty good Texas to ltarn what communist rule is ili y, llon
had. We suggest that nobody mis- ranger himself. He has all the really like-and to get organ- Lc"2 and London
take tht soft voice and retiring qualifications. ized. Bern '.cWiS ?,,
L. A. Accepts Florida Deodorant
Los Angeles (U.B Mayor Fletcher Bowron accepted Florida's
offer of a deodorant for his office but said he wanted it to re
move the smell of Florida oranges.
A Miami, Fla., deodorant maker made the offer to neutralize
a "garlic-gas" stench that swept over over Los Angeles last week.
Bowron said he would gladly accept, but for a different reason.
"My office still has the odor of-a bag of Florida oranges pre
sented to me by some citizens of your state who were enjoying
our delightful summer weather," the mayor -said.
TINY WRITER WITH SPY RECORD
330 of His Books Fit
In an Ordinary Match Box
By JOACHIM NORTMANN ,
AP NewjfeaturB)
Cologne, Germany Heinrich Schmitz can write 5,360 words
on the back of a postage stamp. He can put-250,000 words on a
normal nnst card. ' " 1 '
The 43 -year -old German
claims to be the world's cham
pion in miniature writing.
The German intelligence serv- ;
ice made use of his talents dur- ;
ing the late world war. He was i
a special courier carrying se-
cret messages written In his
tiny script to and from 20
countries.
"Many of these countries I
visited during the war were
fighting against Germany, but I
never had any difficulties,"
Schmitz says.
He refused to tell any more
about his intelligence work. But
he remarked significantly that
"my good command of the Rus
sian language was very help
ful." Since the war, Schmitz has
found no market for his talents
in miniature writing. So he is
now making his living by tran
scribing music in Colonge. But peared only a wavy line. Under
he still works at his hobby. a magnifying glass they were
Schmitz says he never uses clear, the letters well formed,
a magnifying glass or other arti- . .
ficial aids for his mirco-scopic , . ,. ...
writing. Last summer Schmitz printed
"Bright day light and a hard what he says is the world's
pencil that's all I need," he smallest book.
said- . It is .18 inches long and .14
To demonstrate, he wrote inches wide. Its 77 pages con
three long words on a business tains 666,666 words, he says,
card with a pencil. The three You could put 330 of such books
words made a line shorter than in a match box. In a brief cas '
the width of a little finger nail, filled with them, you could carry
To the naked eye, they ap-a compleU research library.
L ' ' -gj
It's a Book Its maker says
it contains 666,666 words.