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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1934.
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(Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON, D. 0. May 8. The
new deal Is running Into more trouble
every day.
First, the milk situation boiled over
on the AAA cooks
nd curdled. Now
oil Is boiling
t h r e a t e nlngly.
The chefs of the
p e t r o leum ad
m 1 n 1 s t r a t ion
board secretly
fear It Is going to
explode.
The milk expe
rience made such
a, mess that It
was stricken from
the new deal
nu what will
ICNUCM
Paul Mallon
be done about oil remains to be seen.
If the oil wells start spouting all over
the new deal, now that the cowa have
walked out on It, the new deal
kitchen may undergo a major renova
tion. Informative pipe lines from the
west already bring tidings that an
excess of bootleg oil has begun to
come on the market at the rate of
300,000 barrels a day. Refiners-are
beginning to get frightened.
That much extra production means
around 400 excess tank cars of gaso
line a day. Three months ago 50
extra tank cars a day was enough to
break the Chicago market.
The fear of a broken market some
time soon Is not at all unreasonable.
The Inside boys here feel like the
fellow who tried to stop an oil gusher
by putting- his "finger In the plpr
They have felt that way since the
supreme court put off until fall a
decision In the case brought by the
government against five Independent
Texas oil men for code violations.
They are praying for enactment of
Senator Thomas' new oil control bin.
but they have little hope because it
la caught In the closing congress Jam.
It may be good for the consumer
temporarily, but not for the oil busi
ness If everything goes back to a year
ago Then oil was selling for 10 cents
a barrel. The oil men were acting
like the peddler who lost money on
.very sale, but tried to make It up
on volume. They tried to pump all
the oil out of the ground as fast as
possible. Troops were called out and
pitched battles waged. Nobody made
any money or even had a good time.
Refiners were giving awav a"0
free In some places Just to keep their
retail outlets. At least one company
went even further, It practically paid
gasoline stations to take its gasoline,
offering the gasoline atatlon proprie
tors checks with which to pay part
of the tax on the gasoline.
Today oil la t instead of 10 cents.
Production has been brought down to
2 300.000 legal barrels a day. (A year
ago the east Texas oil field alone was
spouting a million barrels dally.) Not
only that, but the code authorities
here are convinced that there Is a
beginning of co-operation among re
llners and that the retailers are bet
ter off.
For these reasons Mr. Ickes' petro
leum administration board has been
patting Itself on the back. That Is. It
did until It found out about the new
Influx of bootleg oil and the fact that
it cannot get a decision on code vio
lations until fall, if then.
The state department became very
solicitous last week about Samuel In
gulfs heart. News men who wanted
to go aboard the state department
cutter to greet Mr. Inaull were told
they could not do so because It might
affect Mr. Insull's heart.
The news men went to the White
House and asked how It came about
that the state department was play
ing nurse as well as Jailer to Mr.
Insull.
The White House telephoned the
state department Immediately, where
upon the state department issued cor
dial Invitations to the news men to
come aboard the cutter. Mr. Insull's
heart to the contrary notwithstanding.
Tributes to ex-Secretary of the
Treasury Wood in were not Just the
customary compliments to a man after
he la dead. Mr. Woodln gave several
years of his life ss a token of loyalty
to President Roosevelt. The president
hid to send him home to bed on
more than one occasion during last
year's banking crisis.
The frail business man who liked
M,t- iim not etav here lone enough
to find out what the treasury Job
was all about, but everyone wno rciwiy
new htm here was his friend.
The Dllllnger case is what put the
new federal crime bills through the
home. The administration used that
case to win over reluctant southern
Democrats opposed to the bills on
state rlchts grounds.
Until t!at pressure was eirrtd the
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RECOGNITION FOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
Columbia University Trustees
' Announce Award of $500
Medal,. Coveted by All
Newspapers of America
NEW YORK, May 8. Differ
ences of opinion In selecting the 1933
Pulitzer prize winners in history, tut
well as In drama and the novel, were
disclosed today with the formal an
nouncement of the full list of awards.
In Journalism, award for the. most
disinterested and meritorious public
service rendered by an American news
paper during 1933 went to the Med
ford (Ore.) Mall Tribune for lta cam
paign against unscrupulous politicians
in Jackson county, Oregon. The prize
is a 1500 gold medal.
The advisory board of the Columbia
school of Journalism named "The Peo
ple'! Choice," by Herbert Agar, for the
history prize; "Lamb In His Bosom,"
by Oaroline Miller of Baxley, Oa., for
the novel prize, and "Men In White,"
by Sidney KIngsley as the best Amer
ican play.
Two Novels Named.
At the same time It was officially
announced that the drama and his
tory Jurors had recommended other
works to the advisory board.
The differences over the selection
of "Lamb in His Bosom", were ex
plained by the Jury with the assertion
that It had submitted two titles: Mrs.
Miller's book and "A Watch In the
Night," by Helen 0. White.
1 Taking cognisance of a controversy
stirred up by premature publication
of the drama award, Columbia uni
versity made known that two of the
three history Jurors had voted for
"Over Here," the fifth volume In
the "Our Time" series by Mark Sul
livan, while e third Juror recommend
ed no award be made. Likewise, It
was revealed that the three drama
Jurors had unanimously recommend
ed "Mary of Scotland," by Maxwell
Anderson, as the. best American play,
Itlcht Not Questioned.
The Columbia statements said that
the drema and history Jurors "have
always understood that they were re
tained In an advisory capacity and
consequently they do - not question
the right of the advisory board to
exercise Its own Judgment in making
the award," but that In fairness to
themselves they desired the public to
know the recommendations made to
the board.
Awards of the Pulitzer prizes and
traveling scholarships at commence
ment of 1934, as made by the trustees
of Columbia University on the rec
ommendation of the advisory board
of the School of Journalism, May 7,
were as follows:
A. Prizes In Journalism:
1. For the most disinterested and
meritorious public service rendered
by an American newspaper during the
year, a gold medal costing asoo.
Awarded to the Medford (Oregon)
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CRESCENT HEARING
E NEAR JUNE 1
PORTLAND, May 8. (AP) A spe
clal dispatch to the Journal today
from Washington, D. O., aald Major
General Mark ham, chief of engineer,
haa announced a hearing will be held
at Medford on the proposed Crescent
City harbor Improvement,
Murk ham advised Senator McNsry
that he had granted a request from
Crescent City, Grants Pass, Medford
and other cities that the board for
rivers and harbors hold the hearing.
The date has not been fixed, but It
Is expected to be about June 1.
ARMY AIRPLANES HOP
OFF FOR SAN JUAN
SANTO DOMINGO, May 8. f AP)
Twenty-two alrplanea of the United
States military service tok off from
the Lindbergh airfield today for San
Juan. Puerto Rico.
They had paused here for refuel
ing after an over water flight from
Port-A u -Prince. Haiti.
CALLISTER RESIGNS
POST ON EDUCATION
SALEM, May I (API F. E. Cal
Uster of Albany has resigned as a
member of the state board of higher
education word received from the
erevutlve department today revealed.
The formal resignation has not been
received but was expected soon.
Insull Unable
Mellon Acqi
FORMER GIANT OF
FINANCE SOBS AS
TRUDGES TO CELL
CHICAGO, May 8. (AP) Samuel
Insull, a tragic figure, was placed
under aaoo.OOO bond by a federal
judge today and, unable to furnish
It, was led away to Jail.
Eyes brimming with tears, steps
lagging, he' trudged silently between
his guards to be locked up, a pris
oner In the city where he had risen
to greatness among the financial and
utilities potentates of the nation.
After Long Wandering
Thirteen thousand miles of harried
wandering across Europe, the Medi
terranean and the Atlantic had
brought him at last to the bar of
Justice.
Crowds gsped at him at the sta
tion. He faced them Impassively. At
the United States marshal'a office he
heard the charges read: Use of the
mails fraudulently, and violation of
the bankruptcy act. He collapsed,
his heart overtaxed by the physical
and emotional strain.
He was fingerprinted, then led be
fore a Judge.
U. S. District Attorney Dwlght H.
Green demanded 200,000 bond. The
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FLAMING SHAFT
IS CRYPT FOR 87
BUGGINGEN, BADEN, Germany,
May 8. (AP) A flaming shaft of the
Bugglngen potash mines formed a
temporary crypt today for 87 trapped
miners, throwing this village Into sor.
row and suspense.
With the shaft hermetically sealed
because of fire and gas hazards, the
blocked entrance must be regarded
as a tombstone for two weeks while
the blaze burns Itself out. Bearch
for the bodies can not begin until
it Is safe to opon the shaft.
To the scaled entrance children and
widows of the victims took tear
stained floral offerings and prayers.
That the victims met swift death
from rapidly-spreading carbon mo
noxide fumes after the mine timbers
collapsed yesterday, short-ctrcuttlng
the electric system, is regarded as a
fact.
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IN DEBT PAYMENT TO
TWO DEFUNCT BANKS
Petitions and orders authorising
acceptance of Home Owners Loan
Corporation and Federal Farm Mort
gage Corporation bands. In liquida
tion of the Citizens Bank of Ashland
and the State Bank of Central Point,
were algned yesterday by Circuit
Judge H. D. Norton. Application for
the authority wa filed by the state
banking department, In charge of
liquidation of the two closed Institu
tions. The petition seta forth that a
number of debtors to the two Insti
tutions "have made arrangements for
re-flnancing of their affairs through
the Home Loan Corporation and the
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation."
and "It will be to the best Interests
of the creditors to accept the fed
eral bonds In payment of promissory
notes and obligations due and ow
ing." The order and petition does not
state the number of debtors coming
under the ruling.
The order provides that the fed
eral bonds be accepted at par value.
The formal legal move, besides
clearing property and homes of In
debtedness, will aid in "thawing out"
some local assets
MRS' POOLE INJURED
AT AUXILIARY LUNCH
Mrs. Cecil A. Poole of Route 1, Med
ford, received a severe fracture of
the left arm this afternoon, when she
fell down an Incline at the Dr. C. T.
Sweeney home, while assisting at the
luncheon and social meeting of the
Southern Oregon Medlca! society and
auxiliary.
She wa tsken to the Ssrrcd Heart
hospital this afternoon for treatment.
American Woman
Seeking Hand of
Turkish Ancient
ISTANBUL. May 8. (UP) The
hand of Zaro Agha, aged Turk, Is
being sought by an American
woman.
Zaro, who professes to be around
164, aald today he received a letter
proposing marriage from Ellen
Hlkmann of Milwaukee, Wis.
The Turk, recovering from recent
Illness In a hospital, said he met
her while In the United States a
few years ago. He already has pro
posed to a 40-year-old flapper here,
but was plainly Interested In the
suggestion of an overseaa romance.
It would be Zaro'a 13th adventure
In matrimony. He has outlived 11
of his wives, and is separated from
the 12th.
BEER STRENGTH
CUT TO 3.6 BY
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PORTLAND, May 8. (AP) Blam
ing high-powered beer for most of
their troubles, members of the state
liquor commission have decreed that
after July 15 draught beer contain
ing . more. thau .3.0-,perM cant- Alcohol
may not be sold In Oregon. The order
will not apply to bottled beer.
This action was taken by the
liquor control commission last night
at a momentous meeting which fol
lowed by but an hour or two the
statement by Governor Meier that he
was displeased with the work of the
board and was giving It 80 days time
In which to organize on a "sound,
efftclent and business-like" basis.
In reply the members of the com
mission addressed a communication
to the governor stating It would ap
preciate "any suggestions you may
care to make which would react to
the benefit of the people of this
state."
The commission and the governor
broke on the question of higher sal
aries for certain employes of the
liquor control board. The commis
sioners voted the Increases and were
overruled by the governor. At last
night's meeting the liquor commis
sioners dropped all attempts to ob
tain more money for the employes.
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Showers of the past week, accord
ing to Olen Arnsplger, Irrigation dis
trict manager, have caued "a bene
ficial delay In the use of Irrigation
storsge water." The rains have not
raised the level of the storage water,
but have kept the ground and vege
tation moist.
Orchardtsts and farmers hope for
warmer weather. Cool nights have
held back the development of crops
In a slight degree.
"Alkl" Hsll recalled yesterday that
the winter of 1905 was warm and
open, like the last one, and the
spring showers lasted well Into June.
He predicts the same thing this
spring.
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NEEDED FOR CCC
A call for more experienced woods
men and cooks for the Crater Lake
national park and the Rogue River
national forest was lssxied today thru
the Jackson County Relief commit
tee. Experienced men, wishing these
positions In the Civilian conservation
corps, approximately 12 of which are
open, may apply at the park or forest
service offices or at the relief com
mittee headquarters In the city hall,
where they must be certified as elig
ible before obtaining the work.
Those accepted for .the positions
will be paid 130 a month.
HOQUIAM, My 8. ( AP) Albert
Johnson, former third district con
gressman. Is gravely 111 at a hospital
here following an emergency opera
tion last night for acute appendicitis.
The veteran political leader and edi
tor bsd been ailing for ?me days
but lifi refiwed to consult a phy
sician until yesterday.
Make TWid Jailed:
uitted by Grand Jury
OF
MEDIC PRESIDENT
At the forty-third annual meeting
of the Southern Oregon Medical so
clety, which opened with a business
session at the St, Mark's guild hall
here this morning. Dr. Harvey A.
Woods of Ashland was elected to suc
ceed Dr. Charles T. Sweeney of this
city as president. Dr. E. B. Stewart
of Roseburg was elected new vice-
president of the society, and Dr. Er
nest A. Woods of Ashland, secretary
treasurer. Flrty - three doctors, representing
nearly all the Important cities of tho
state, and including regular delegates
from Douglas, Josephine, Jackson,
Coos, Klamath and Lake counties,
registered at the guild hall for this
morning's Bession, which was called
to ordor by President 0. T. Sweeney
at 9 o'clock. More delegates arrived
early In the afternoon to attend the
meeting at the hall, where two pa
pers were read and business talks
given.
Dr. Sweeney was elected dclcgnto
to the state convention, and Dr. C.
J. Moser of Grants Pass was elected
member of the board of censors.
Following the morning session, the
delegates were taken to tho Sweeney
country home, where they combined
with the Btfile" Auxiliary ib'th'e niocll
cal society for luncheon. The state
council meeting will be held this
evening following the afternoon dis
cussion. Those who registered at the guild
hall this morning are: Dr. R. M.
Coffey, Portland; Dr. G. S. Beardsloy,
Eugene; Dr. Ralph Fenton, Portland;
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ICIDET
SITE OF
BREMERTON, Wash., May 8 (AP)
Tragedy visited the Flleder home at
Erland'a Point, scene of the sextuple
slaying six weeks ago, again today
when Glenn Horn, 10, a neighbor boy
attempted aulclde In the b.sement of
the house.
Horn, who refused to explain his
act, was given a chance to recover,
from his bullet wound which missed
his heart by only halt an Inch,
Authorities said the youth had as
slated In cleaning up the Fllcdcr
home after the multiple murders and
expressed the opinion his mind had
become unbalanced over the horror
of It.
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TUCSON, Arte.,- May 8. (AP) The
13th day since stx-yesr-old June
Robles was kidnaped from In front of
Roskruge school here found the child
still mlsMng today, while one con
certed manhunt blazed through the
cactus and scrub grown hills of north
ern Sonora, and other Mexican In
vestigations were believed under way.
Anxious interest of the Robles fam
ily centered at Cananea, copper
mining town directly south of the
border from Blsbee, where two cor
porals of the Arizona highway patrol
were directing a bunt by Mexican
soldiers. Immigration and customs
men, rurales and vaqueros.
PILSENER FILES ANSWER
An answer has been filed In circuit
court by the Pllsener Brewing com
pany of Oregon to the suit of Max
OcBauer. J. Chrlstcnsen, George A
Porter, Paul K. Taylor, and G. Q
DAIhlnl. of the Southern Oregon
Brewing company, for the return of
stock and papers.
The Pllsener company of Oregon
Interposes as an alternative defense,
that It has exfnded credit, "to the
extent of 418.000" to the leal brew
jery. Mn) that It Is doing t 1 1 possible
I for the success of the business.
Acquitted
t "is
Ada L. DurrniiRh Is shown en route
to the Washington rourt whore as
!a-ilefcndnnt with Bishop James Can
non, Jr., In their trlnl for conspiracy
to conceal portions of a 1028 cam
paign contribution of which they
were acquitted, (Associated Press
Photo.)
BASEBALL
American.
R. H. E.
St. Louis 8 9 3
New York , 8 11 0
Batteries: Newaome, Wells and
Grube; Go men and Dickey.
R. H. E.
Cleveland 0 8 0
Philadelphia - 2 8 0
Batteries: L. Brown, Hlldebrand
and Pytlnk; Cascarella and Berry.
R. H. E.
Detroit ...... 8 10 0
Boston 18 4
Batteries: Bridges and Cochrane;
H. Johnson, Pcnnock and Hlnkle.
National,
R. H. E.
Brooklyn 3 8 0
Pittsburg 8 11 0
Batteries: Mungo. Herring and Lo
pez: Swift and Grace.
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ROSEBURG, Ore., May 8. (AP)
The Oregon Clubwoman, official pub
lication of the Oregon Federation of
Woman's clubs, was cleared of all In
debtedness and was furnished with
working capital to provide for a pro
gram of Improvement and enlarge
ment, as the result of action taken
here today. Delegates meeting here
In the biennial state convention gave
unanimous endorsement to the pro
grsm outlined by Miss Jeanette Cal
kins, editor of the magazine, and ex
pressed confidence that the program
will make the Oregon publication one
of the leading magazines of Us kind
To provide needed funds, the con
vention authorized the loan of saftuO
from the federation endowment fund,
and la providing security In the form
of a 13500 endowment policy to be
taken out by seven members of the
executive board.
Canadian To Head
Rotary District
TACOMA. Wash., May 8 (UP)
Percy C. Scurrah, Victoria, B. C, mer
chant, today was elected unanimously
governor of the first district of Rotary
International at the organisation's
20lh annual conference hre. He was
unopposed, and succeeds William
I Dint moors, Tacoma.
NOT TRUE BILL
OF TAX EVASION
Gratified.
PITTSBURGH, May 8. (In
formed a grand Jury had refused
to Indict him on a charge of In
come tax evasion. Andrew W. Mel
lon said today:
"I am, of course, gratified that
I have been exonerated by a Jury
of my fellow-citizens. The fact
that the grand Jury reached a
sound conclusion, notwithstand
ing the unusual methods pursu
ed in my case, Is proof of the
good sense end fairness of the
American people."
WASHINGTON. May 8. (AP) At
torney General Cummlngs said today
there would be no further criminal
proceedings against Andrew W. Mel
lon In connection with the present
income tax case.
PITTSBURGH, Mny 8. (AP) A
grand Jury composed of brawny la
borers and white collar workers today
disposed of the government's tax
evasion oharge against the rich An
drew W. Mellon by refusing to Indict
the former secretary of the treasury.
Thoy Ignored the government's
complaint, finding it was "not a true
bill," and then calmly went back to
work In a stuffy little room to con
sider other business of a routine
grand Jury nature. '
The specific charges, of which Mel
lon In effect now Is cleared, were
disclosed colncidently for the first
time. He was accused of evading
payment of $718,114.37 in Income
taxes for 1031,
Losses Claimed
The white - haired banker who
served In tho cabinets of three prest-
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Thore were approximately 130 mon
at work under the SERA In the Med
ford district today as completion of
the straightening of East Main street
got under way with a crew of IB on
the Job. The project was the third
approved under the SERA, work on
the Roxy Ann and Bear creek Im
provements having started earlier In
the season.
Under the clerical relief projects,
workers are also being placed In the
county agent's and the county school
superintendent's offices In connection
with the state-wide program. R. G.
Fowler will be assigned one clerk and
0. R, Bowman throe assistants for
making mental tests and measure
ments, L
DAY LATE HERE
Contrary to a report yesterday that
air mall service was to be resumed
from this city last night, local of
ficials received word at 4 p. m. Mon
day from the Oakland office that the
resumption of service was to be de
layed 24 hours, In order that all coast
tines could start simultaneously.
The first planes will leave Medford
tonight on the same schedule that
was to be put in effect before the 24
hour postponement was made known.
The southbound plane will leave here
at 13:10 a. m. for the Oakland air
port, and the northbound ship will
take off at 6:30 a. m. for Portland.
HANLEY ESTATE HEARING
BEFORE COUNTY JUDGE
A hcsrln U undsrwsy befor.
County Judge Esrl B. Dsy. In probst
rflatlvB to n adjustment of the
estate of the late Michael llanley,
pioneer Lake Creek farmer and atock-
man. The action Is brought by
Michael Hanley, Jr., who seeks the
removal of Attorney A. K. Beames, as
counsel for the estate. Hanley, Jr.
Is administrator. Involved also are
the claims of the Copper River Pack
ing Co., and the Medford National
bank. The hearing started yesterday
and la expected to be closed today.
INTERNATIONAL
IS
PART OF PLAN
Use of Metal As Reserve for
Currency and Nationaliza
tion of Domestic Supply
Points Are Discussed
WASHINGTON, May 8. (AP)
Senate silver Inflationists took such,
heart from a talk with President
Roosevelt today that they count on
definite legislation and expect re
newed efforts for an International
agreement to help the metal.
The official White House state
ment told only of discussion of two
points "relating to the further use of
silver as a metallic reserve" for cur
rency. One would be nationalization
of the domestic supply, which Sena
tor Thomas (D., Okla.), aald would
mean Issuance of 0125,000,000 In new
currency.
The second would be a national
policy, with world Implications de
pendent on agreement by other na
tions, of having 20 per cent of Amer
ican money backed by silver and 75
per cent by gold. '
Thomas told reporters an agree
ment had been reached with the
president on legislation and "all that
remains Is a question of language."
A meeting was scheduled for to
morrow with Herman OHphant, trea
sury official, to work out all details.
Some of those who visited the
White House said they brought away
the definite impression that an Inter
national monetary conference was In ,
contemplation, the purpose being to
arrive at a world understanding with) '
regard to both gold and sHv?.
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An Invitation to all Medford and
neighboring supporters of General
Charles H. Martin for governor has
been extended by the Ashland club to
the banquet and meeting to be held
In the Llthla city tomorrow night,
with Edward P. Bailey of the state
campaign committee as special guest
Dinner will be served at the Llthla
Hotel at 7 o'clock, and Mr. Bailey will
then address the gathering.
W. A. Delzell, Democratic repre
sentative for congress from this dis
trict, will also be a guest at the ban
quet, coming from Salem. Preced
ing the banquet he will address the
southern Oregon public over radio
atatlon KMED from 6:30 to 8:49
o'clock.
ONE KILLED TEN BURNED
IN GRAIN DUST BLAST
ST. LOUIS, May 8. (AP) On
man was killed and ten were burned,
five of them seriously, In a series of
three violent grain dust explosions In
the huge Missouri Paclflo elevator on
the Mississippi river front In soutrt
St. Louis today.
Fred Laubschor, 48, an assistant
weigher, died of burns at city hospi
tal an hour and 15 minutes after tho
explosion.
WILL
ROGER?
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.
From all I can read in tht
papers dated from some foreign
capitals the ambition of their
lives seems to be to Ret us and
Japan into a war. Now if any
nation on earth can give any.
excuse why we should fight
Japan any more than they
should, they ought to get a'
prize for thinking of it.
Naturally everybody feel
sorry for China, but there)
seems to be a concerted plan
among the others to get us to
feel so much sorrier for 'em
than they do that we will do
all the fighting for 'cm.
Besides, we couldn't go to
war with 'em now, for we just
sent our fleet around on the
Kast coast in case we should
have trouble with Portugal or
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