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HEDFOliD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1932.
No. 196.
JW U U, ZnlUnlUanl
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
THIS Is election day the day on
A which the free people of a great
nation go to the polls and choose the
officials who will administer their
government.
How many of them, do you suppose,
will appreciate to the full the privi
lege they are enjoying?
DOWN through the long history of
the world, rivers of blood have
been shed to gain this privilege. Hun
dreds of thousands of men have es
teemed It so highly that they did
I not hesitate to give their Uvea eo
that their children might have It.
How highly do WE, who have It.
esteem It?
One wonders, sometimes.
N
ROME started as a republic, with
the people participating In the
affairs of their own government. It
was during these days that the foun
dations of Rome's greatness was laid.
But In time the Roman people be
came careless of their privilege, un
willing to take the trouble to make
their votes effective. Bo, one thing
leading to another, Rome became n
empire, ruled by autocrats.
The Roman empire, you will re
member, declined and fell.
WHY? "
Well, It 1 probable that the
Roman empire fell because Its gov
ernment deteriorated and decayed, In
the long centuries AFTER the people
) lost Interest in Voting and permitted
their governmental affairs to fall Into
the hanis of autocrats.
There seems to be no other sde
tuate reason,
AH INTELLIGENT oitlzen. who Is
certainly ABLE to think, whether
he does or not, astonished this writer
the other day by saying: .
"What this country needs is a DID
j"ATOR. a man with supreme power
to do as he chooses, and with, the
courage to do the things that ought
Jo be done, regardless of whether they
are popular or not."
IN OTHER WORDS a benevolent
despot and a benevolent despot
Ism, you know, is looked upon by
many people as the IDEAL form of
government.
But,' please remember, benevolent
despots DIE. Their places are then
apt to be filled by despots who are
HOT benevolent.
KINO of France, riding along the
J street with his courtiers, saw a
poor laborer working on a roof. He
turned to a man-at-arms In his guard.
"Shoot me that varlet," he ordered.
The obedient soldier leveled his cross
bow, shot, and the bolt found Its
mark. The poor worker crumpled up
In agony, rolled down the roof and
Sis dead body thudded on the hard
ground.
The king and his courtiers laughed
uproariously. It was a great Jk-
It la to things such as that that
' despotisms have led In the psst. And
history, you know, has a habit of re
peating Itself.
NEVER In the present generation,
and possibly never In the history
of this country, has confidence In
i government been at such a low ebb.
You hear this lack of confidence
Tolced on every side.
Let us be frank about It. Govern
ment in this country, In the past
decade, hasnt msde a particularly
admirable record. It has done many
things it shouldn't. It hasnt done
many things It should.
In the years of mirage prosperity,
lor example. It failed to recognlre
that the prosperity was only a mirage,
and too good to be true, and o
when the mirage vanished, as mirages
trill, we were left stranded In the
desert.
Government MIGHT havs prevented
that.
BUT government In this country I
not merely FOR the people It U
OP the people and BY the peopte.
The mistakes of the government. In
the long run, are the mlstskea of
the people; tor government la what
the people make It.
It the people are careless, and fall
to give to government the Intent-
(Contlaued, en faff, feWJ,
It
REPORTS
TOO FRACTIONAL
TO SHOW TREND
Bourbon Gains Noticed in
Few Areas Disorders Re
ported in Kansas City and
Chicago Skies Threaten
By the Associated Press.
Fragmentary election returns gath
ered by the Associated Press up to
4 p. m.. showed Important Demo
cratic gains In many sections of the
country. The totals, however, repre
sented but a small fraction of the
entire vote.
Here ore some of the first returns:
Hoover Roosevelt
Alabama .
Colorado ,
Florida ..
0
3,795
4.
1
5,088
9.305
8
, 1,530
69
3.241
38
Georgia .
Kansas
Massachusetts .
Mlchlgsn
Missouri .
Nebraska ..
6.125
13,148
14
1,773
44
17
24
1,633
16,588
New Hampshire
North Carolina .
Oklahoma .
7
0
, S28
, 3,326
Texas ..
. Under generally cloudy skies, in
some places amid rain and snow, the
voters not only registered their pref
erences emphatically, but sometimes
rlotlously.
Two election officials were beaten
by assailants In Kansas City. A
Democratic worker In Welrton, w. Va.,
reported he had been kidnaped and
beaten. There was a poll fist fight
In Chicago. Police used clubs to re
store Order In one Brooklyn precinct.
Four New Mexico counties were
placed under martial law to prevent
threatened disorders. State troopers
patrolled the streets of Homestead,
In the Pittsburg steel center, In case
of "emergency." Complaints of llle-
(Contlnued on Page Five)
FIRST AS USUAL
NEW ABHFORD. Mass., Not. 8.
(AP) The little town of New Ash
ford, nestled deep in the Berkshire
hills of western Massachusetts, sgain
today claimed the honor of being the
first community In the country to
report Ire presidential vote.
The townsfolk cast 24 ballots for
Hoover and 8 for Roosevelt. One
presidential ballot was blsnk.
One New Ashford resident csat his
vote for the socialist candidate for
governor, Alfred Baker Lewis. Twenty
three votes were cast for Lieutenant
Governor Youngman, Republican gu
bernatorial candidate, and eight for
Governor Joseph B. Ely (D). Again
one of the ballots was blank.
In 1S28 when 31 townspeople were
eligible to vote,, 28 marked up their
ballots for Herbert Hoover and three
for Alfred E. Smith.
This year, the voting list was In
creased to 34 19 men and 15 women.
One of the women was In a North
Adams hospital and her ballot, be
cause of legal complications, was, not
included In the vote reported.
It wss the fifth successive presi
dential year that New Aahford has
held the distinction of being the first
community in the country to report
its presidential vote. The result to
day was offlclslly announced at 6:28
a. m., two minutes later than the
announcement came through four
years ago.
The voters of the town had prepared
for days to maintain their claim to
the distinction they have held since
1916.
TRIBUNE TO SPEED
E
Election returns will be given out
from the Mall Tribune's Associated
Press leased wire, starting shortly
after I o'clock this evening. Local
polls close at 8 p. m. and returns
from these voting places will beeln
to trickle in shortly thereafter. Elab
orate plans have been made by the
newspaper and station KM ED for fast
and accurate handling of the tabu
lations. Due to the augmented news
and clerical force necessary In the
office, the newspaper will be closed
to the public. The loud speaker In
front of the Mall Tribune will be In
operation and all who desire ere cor
dially Invited to hear the returns In
I
Attempt
JACKSON VOTERS
FLOCK TO POLLS
IN EARLY HOURS
Balloting Starts With Rush
in All Areas As Booths
Thrown Open Many
Women Early Arrivals
A heaxy vote was being recorded
today throughout Jackson county,
beneath threatening skies. The- vot
ing started with s rush, when the
polls opened at S o'clock this morn
ing. The high tide of the poll Is
expected to be reached by mid-afternoon,
as the voters genereally heeded
the admonition of the county clerk
to vote early.
In the Southeast .(Roosevelt
school), Newtown (Courthouse), and
Southwest (Washington school) pre
cincts, ballote were being marked at
the rate of BO per hour. Other pre
cincts of the city were voting at
from 35 to 50 per hour.
Some of the local precincts were
hampered by the lack of sufficient
voting booths.
In the first hour voting. In this
city, there were a large number of
women voters.
Record Vote Seen.
" A record vote for the city andooun
ty was assured, with ample signs
that the total would approach the
15,000 mark, out of a total of 19,139
registered.
Early voters in the Northwest pre
cinct found pictures of the Demo
cratic nominees adorning the walls of
the polling place. A protest was filed
and after the election judge read the
law he removed them. Display of
candidates' pictures or cards In a
polling place are violation of the
Oregon Corrupt Practice act.
Reports from country districts
showed that a fairly heavy vote was
being cast and that the real rush
In the rural areas would come after
the morning chores had been fin
ished. Brisk Rural Vote.
Voting In the Ashland, Talent,
Phoenix, Jacksonville, Central Point
and Gold Hill districts was brisk dur
ing the morning.
High Interest prevailed throughout
the county.
The county clerk's office was open
all day, for the convenience of voters
seeking certificates of registration, If
they have moved to another precinct
from the one In which they original
ly registered. Several called, asking
If they could not vote, though they
had failed to register in the allotted
time.
Banks and public offices, In ac
cordance with the state law, were
closed today.
OFFICIAL BEATEN
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 8. (AP) E.
S. Gaines, republican precinct cap
tain, and Walter Cox, a deputy elec
tion commissioner, were beaten at a
polling place today by two men, re
ported to have been armed, who
escaped.
Gaines had been Challenging voters
who appeared with court orders sus
taining their registrations. Two big
men In the line of voters demanded
to know why the bsllotlng was being
slowed.
"I am doing my duty," Gaines re
plied. One of the men knocked Gaines
down, the republican ovter told po
lice. Cox went to Gaines' assistance.
He said he was knocked down by a
blackjack In the hand of one of
Gaines assailants.
The two men brushed by a police
man at the door and fled.
BALLOT FOR F.R.
NEW YORK, Not. 8. (AP) Wear
ing his famous brown derby and
chewing a long cigar, former Oover-
nor Alfred E. Smith, who ran for
president four years ago, cast his vote
this afternoon for another man.
Presumably that man was Oovernor
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the
democratic nomination Smith sought
for the fourth time and for whom
SsnlM; (tad been cefflfialtaUe -J
to Dynamite Hoover's Special Is Foiled
Confesses Slaying
Twelve hours after he was ar
retted, John "Red" Downing, par
doned woman slayer, pleaded guilty
In Columbus to slaying Mrs. Mauree
M. Bonzo, wife of the record and
parol, clerk at Ohio penitentiary.
(Associated Press Photo)
EMERI
IN ASTOR ESTATE
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PORTLAND, Nor. 8. (AP) The
million dollar estate of John Nicholas
Emerlck. whn AlrA tn mm. win
at Issue In federal court here Mon
day, Deo. 8. when the suit filed by
Jesse Jacob Emerlck of Tacoma
against Vernon J. Emerlck of Medfnrri
and other members of the Emerlck
family, will be heard.
The complaint of the Tacoma man
alleges that the estate of John Nicho
las Emerlck, partner of John Jacob
Astor, was placed In trust with Aator
and his heirs for 80 years after his
death. He provided that after that
time, the estate should go to his
brothers, Christopher and Valentine.
This estate Included 35 acres, part
ly Inside the New York city limits;
4000 seres In Berke county, Penn.,
and about 300 acres, n.rtiv in fh.
city of Oermantown, Penn.
me Tacoma member of the Emer
lck family contends that court rec
ords made following a court decree In
1849 which sat lflOA a. t.n. Hmtm re
distribution of the property, among
wi neirs, is m possession of certain
relatives of the original owner, now
living tn the northwest.
The complaint seeks an order to
obtain the records for the benefit of
alt the heirs.
Defendants named In the suit are
Vernon J. Emerlck of Medford; Mer
ton J. Emerlck of Boise; Dee W.
Emerlck of Portland; Edna Carnahan
of Rolllnsvllle, Colo., and Linden
Ray Emerlck of Portland.
TEXAS FOR F, D. R.
DALLAS. TV. Nnv. a ao a
heavy swing toward Franklin D.
Roosevelt for president and a slight
majority In favor of Mrs. Miriam A.
Ferguson, Democrat, for governor
over orvnie Bulllngton, Republican,
was Indlcsted In complete, tinofflclsl
returns from wldelv-smtterivl nrn-
clncts In Texas today.
The Democratic presidents! nomi
nee hsd a lead varying from 3 to 1
to 8 to I over Herbert Hoover, with
Indications he would swing Texas
back into the Democratic fold after
It bolted In 1028 and gave Mr. Hoover
a substantial margin over Alfred E.
Smith.
VOTER DROPS DEAD
AS BALLOT IS CAST
RrCHMOND. Vs., Nov. 8. (T)
Mrs. Emma L. Jackson, 48, dropped
dead of heart disease as she cast her
ballot today. Her husband was a
Judge at th polls la which ah was
voting.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. g.(;p) A
few minutes sfter aha had voted, Mrs.
Helen Hube.t. S3, felt dead from
heart disease 10 tb rwar of or
ELECTION
NEW YORK. Not. 8. ( AP) Scat
tered reports from widely separated
districts today Indicated that practi
cally 1,000,000 voters, or more than
98 per cent of the 1,034,443 registered
in Manhattan and the Bronx, had
cast their ballots at 8 p. m- one hour
before the polls were to close. The
estimate pointed to the heaviest vote
ever recorded In the two boroughs.
TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 8. (AP)
Widely scattered fragmentary returns
from Kansas gave Roosevelt 18,164;
Hoover. 15.524.
Twenty-eight separate reports of
Incomplete returns In the stats gave
for governor: Lsndon (R), 13,939;
Governor Woodrlng (D), 12,068;
Brlnkley (I) 7567.
The vote on U. 8. senstor at the
same stage was Paulen (R) 12,639.
Senator McOlll (D), 13,435,
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 6. (AP) Scatter
ed Incomplete returns from four Mis
souri cities gavs Roosevelt 4909; Hoo
ver, 3366. The unofficial returns were
from Springfield, Joplln, Jefferson
City and Marshall,
OKLAHOMA CITY, Not. 8. (AP)
Incomplete returns from 83 precincts
In five cities of Oklahoma lata t"day
gave Roosevelt 2968; Hoover, 2140.'
Forty-three of the precincts were In
Oklahoma City; six in Tulsa, and one
each In Wewoka, Vlnlta and Musko
gee. President Hoover carried the
state In 1928.
WEST GREENWICH. R. I, Not. 8
(AP) Thla town, the first In the
state to report Its presidential vote,
gave Herbert Hoover 136 votes to 74
for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Four years
ago West Greenwich gave Hoover 160
votes and Alfred . Smith 28. Two
votes were cast for Norman Thomas,
socialist candidate.
WARM SPRINGS. Ga NOT. 8. OP)
Warm Springs, Georgia, home of Gov
ernor Franklin Tk. Rswinh. .- . -
Democratic presidential nominee 98
ouc ox mo iirat iuo votes cast here
today. President Hoover received one
and Norman Thomas, Socialist nomi
nee, one.
TRAGEDY RELICS
SPUR OFFICIALS
TO
T
Coroner H. W. Conger this morning
Inspected the bullet-punctured, wea
ther beaten hat, found last week by
Robert Taylor, In the Little Applegate
district, while prospecting. The coro
ner gave as his opinion that owing to
the Jagged hole on one side, the hat
was worn, and that the bullet "mush
roomed" when It struck a skull. The
coroner and Sheriff Jennings both
held that If the hat had been used
as a target, the bullet holes of entry
and exit, would have been of the same
sie.
The sheriffs office tends to the
theory that the owner of the hat and
othe rart teles of clothing found by
Taylor, was a possible victim of foul
play or an unreported hunting
tragedy ,
Taylor, a painter, and well known
resident of this city for many years,
was prospecting In the Little Apple-
( Continued on Page Five)
Farley Optimistic
of Bourbon Sweep
KEW YORK, Nov. 8. (AP) James
A. Farley, Democratic national chair
man, cast his vote In public school
8, at Madison avenue and 86th street
today and while standing In line ex
pressed confidence that the Demo
crate would win "In a sweep."
NOTABLES BALLOT EARLY
ON PRESIDENTIAL CHOICE
NEW YORK, Nov. 8. JP John V.
Curry, leader of Tammany hall, was
the first to vote today In his dis
trict. He east his ballot at 6:05 a. m.
Asked to comment on the election,
Curry looked skyward and said:
"Look up at the sky. It Is strictly
democratic weather. That'a all I can
say. That'a all anyone can ssy."
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., his wife
and his son, John D. Rockefeller, 3d.
cast their votes at 8:30 a. m., after
waiting la Una upwards of 20 min
utes. Rockefeller smiled gravely In re
sponse to nods of recognition from
other Totera. "I forget," ha said in
reply to a question as to how he had
voted. His only comment was that
"9S M Ttfk W ill
BULLETINS
NEW HAMPSHIRE Five towns and
city wards out of 294: Hoover, 21;
Roosevelt, 43.
SOUTH CAROLINA Three pre
cincts in Greenville give Roosevelt,
370; Hoover 8.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., NOT. 8.
(AP) Incomplete unofficial returns
from eight precincts In North Platte
and one rural Lincoln county pre
cinct gave Roosevelt 604 and Hoover
264. Four years sgo Hoover carried
the city by more than two to one.
THE ROCK, Ga., Not. 8. ( AP)
The Rock, precinct In Upso county,
reported 55 votes for Roosevelt to
none for Hoover,
MANCHESTER, N. H., Not. 8. (AP)
The first four out of New Hamp
shire's 294 towns and city wards to
day gave Roosevelt 81 and Hoover 21
votes.
BOSTON, Nov. 8. VP) Returns
from 21 precincts out of 1707 in
Massachusetts, including 19 in the
city of New Bedford, gave Franklin
D. Roosevelt a lead of 178 votes
early thla afternoon. The totals were:
Hoover 5240; Roosevelt 5418.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 8. (IP)
Nlns out of 45 precincts today gave:
Hoover 3,420; Roosevelt 2355.
MARTIN STATION, Ala., Not. 8
(AP) This little community reported
Alabama's first complete box In to
day's election, Its seven votes being
cast for the Democratic nominees.
Roosevelt and Garner. Martin Sta
tion la In Dallas county, about 12
miles from Selma, the county seat.
DETROIT, Nov. 8. (AP) First -,
turns from today's election, one pre
clnct complete In Polnte Aux Barques,
Huron county, gave: Hoover, 8; Roose
velt, 14.
Four years ago the precinct Toted
Republican 12; Democratic 4.
DENVER, Nov. 8. (AP) Incom
plete unofficial returns from 108
scattering precincts out of 318 In
Denver gave: Hoover, 4835; Roosevelt,
4634,
HELPLESS SHIPS
E
E
(By the Associated Press.)
Two ships were wallowing help
lessly In the trough of high aeas be
hind an erretlo Caribbean hurricane
today, and another mysterious call
for help was under Investigation.
The disabled craft were the Blue
Funnel line freighter Phemlua and
the Quaker llnefrelghter San Simeon,
and they lay within 350 miles of each
other off Cape Graelas a Dice, Nica
ragua. The mystery message was picked up
by the steamship Stxaola, presum
ably In the Caribbean.
A salvage tug from Kingston. Ja
maica, found the Phemlus yesterday
after the craft had drifted two days
(Continued on Page Two)
Josephine Ballot
Will Be Heaviest
GRANTS PASS, Ore., NOT. 8. (AP)
From early morning Indications the
heaviest Tote in the history of Jose
phine county wilt be polled today.
The westher was Idesl and soon after
the polls opened city voters were
marking their ballots at an average
of 25 per hour.
declined to say who he thought was
the "best man."
TOPEKA. Km., Not. 8 (AP)
Vice-President Charles Curtis walked
to the polls thla chilly morning to
cast his ballot In the general election.
He declined to ride In an automo
bile which friends had sent to bis
home, and accompanied, by his sister,
Mrs. Jerome Colvln, wslked the three
blocks to the Polk school house
where he was the 168th cltlaen of
the eighth precinct of the third ward
to vote.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 8. (AP) New
ton D. Baksr, former secretary of war,
was among the early voters In Cleve
land today, but not early enough to
avoid standing In line untli U was
his turn aa races. a ballot. - "
A 'New' Clara Bow
A mora aophlstlcated Clan Bow
with a new coiffure and a new man
ner hat taken the place of the fiery
red-head of other days. She la re
turning to motion plcturca after a
long absence. (Arsoclated Pren
Photo)
TILT HERE NOV. 1 9
Lair Gregory, sporting editor of the
Oregonlan, advised local football fans
late today that he Is endeavoring to
arrange for a football game here Sat
urday, November 10, between Hood
River and Medford, and that the vic
tor in thla game would be named to
play the Portland champlona Thanks
giving dsy at Portland, for the myth
ical state title.
The game would be played under
auspices of the Crater club, for char
ity. Gregory said the date would be
highly acceptable, aa the Southern
Oregon Normal and Monmouth Nor
mal play at Ashland the preceding
day, with a number of sports writers
snd coaches in attendance, and they
would stsy over for the high school
contest.
It is expected that definite news
relative to the Hood River game will
be available before the end of the
week.
The fact that Gregory and other
Portlandera are backing the contest
makes It almost a certainty.
OREGlVOTERS
FLOCK TO POLLS
By the Associated Press
Oreson voters, men .tut mnun
registered In such numbers aa the
state never before had known swarm
ed to polling places todsy while pre
cinct officers In erery section pre
dicted the largest vote In Oregon's
hlstorr.
A dreary rain from low, dark
ciouas persisted in most districts but
the Inclement wenther did not dis
courage those wlio were to determine
w wnicn presidential candidate Ore-
nun . nve electoral votea ahould go,
and WhO HICbSTIM W.m tjt H.t.pmln.
the outcome of weeks of campaigning
uj c.naiamea I or national, state,
county and city offices, and the fate
of 13 measures on the state's long
ballot.
PRESIDENTIAL ME
MTLFORD, Pa., Not. 8. jt Got
ernor and M. Plnchot voted today
In their home precinct In the Poconos
mounisina.
"Governor, are you ready to lay
now wno you voted ror7"
"No: I'm going fishing thla after
noon." He has never publicly announced
nia position In the presidential cam
paign. Rain In Eugene.
BDOENE, Ore., Nov. 8. ilp Drench
ed by heavy rains all day today. Lane
county voters turned out In greater
numbers than aver before to regie.
1 -1 swaa-,
wiillli
RAIL WATCHMAN
ATTACKED WHEN
PAIR DISCOVERED
Twenty-Two Sticks of Dyna
mite Found Near Right of
Way in Nevada Shots
Are Fired at Assailants
ELKO, Nev., Nov. 8. (AP)
What Southern Pacific officials
believe was an attempt to wreck
President Hoover's special train
was frustrated ' near Palisade,
west of here, last night, when a '
watchman surprised and fright
ened away two men carrying
sticks of dynamite near the rail
road right of way.
Otis Weeks, division engineer,
said here today after an Investi
gation that the men "undoubted
ly had planned to wreck the
Hoover train."
SAN FRANCISCO, Nor. 8 (API-
President Hoover, en route to Palo
Alto to cast his ballot In the national
election, arrived here shortly after
noon today.
SPARKS, Nev., Not. 8. (AP) A
watchman guarding the railroad right
of way ahead of Prealdent Hoover's
special train, bearing him home to
Palo Alto, Oallf,, to vote, was attack
ed and -injured last night and 22
sticks of dynamite were found near
the roadbed, A. A. Lowe. Southern
Faclflo division Inspector, revealed
when the (rain arrived here today.
An unconfirmed report given out
by Sheriff F. J. Harria of Elko, Nev.,
that another guard had been, shot
and killed and one of the attackers
captured was denied by Lowe.
Attack Near Under-Pass
The attack occurred. Lows' said,
two miles west of Palisade, Nev.. at
an unoer-pasa where the Southern '
Paclflo tracks are crossed by the
Western Fsclflo.
The Injured watchman, Paul S.
Flah, reported to him, Lowe said, that
ha heard a noise on the trestle above
him and that he "went up to Investi
gate." Fish said he was attacked by a
negro and a white man and stabbed
and shot tn the hand.
(Continued on Page- Two)
SALEM, Nov. 8. (AP) Salem and
Marlon county rotera were turning
out today In record breaking numbers
and a check of votea cast up to t
o'clock this afternoon Indicated that
at least 75 per cent of the registered
vote will be cast by 8 o'clock thla
evening.
LOS ANGELES, Not. 8. (AP) Loa
Angeles voted today In the hottest
weather since August 18. The weath
er bureau reported the temperature
91 degrees at 1 p. m.. two degrees
warmer than yesterday. The August
18 pesk wss 66 degrees.
WILL
ROGERS
SANTA MONICA. Cat, Nov. 7.
Well, I am' like Mr, Coolldge, you
alnt going to get me taking sides in
this election, I am going to write '
about aviation. Aviation wilt save
this country some day, and I know
no politician Is going to do It.
Wish we could get our prealdentlal
candidates to travel by plane. But
there la no back platform to make
the speeches from, and there Is no
plane big enough to carry all their
"yea" men. Had a great night flight
from Fort Worth to Loa Angeles last
night. Night flying la smoother,
cooler and the real time saver, and
becoming very popular on the line.
Back home after 21.000 miles thru
20 countries. All big three-motor
American planes, all American pilot
and co-pltote. A radio operator tn
touch with Mlama or Brownsville,
Texas, every minute and a steward to
feed you. And the whole fare waa
less thsn $1600. And msde the trip
in less than three weeks. No night
flying.
You would be surprised at the pro
gress In those countries. Arrive early
In the afternoon, then sightseeing in
wonderful old towns and cltlea every
night. It's got any trip to Europe
skinned a mile. These ara tha coun
tries we ara going to taw to get our
future trade with.
Yours,
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