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WINNER
Pulitzer Award
FOR 1934
V
TweTsty-ninth Year
MEDFOUD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1934.
No. 136.
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By PAUL MALLON
(Copyright. 1034, by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 29.
The cotton textile mill owners ha
a very good reaaon lot sitting around
twiddling their thumbs, In the face
of the Impending strike. They know
something.
Their figures of stocks oh hand are
never made public, but are circulated
privately among leaders In the trade.
These show that cotton textile manu
facturers had on hand a few days
ago enough fln
. lshed grey goods
to supply demand
for a normal
month.
In fact, their
stocks are so
high that they
would probably
have sought a
continuance o f
the NBA order
curtailing code
production, had
they not suspect
Taui Maliull
ed a strike was coming.
Furthermore, the old order curtail
ing production expired last Saturday.
80 they have a week of unlimited
production now at hand before the
strike breaks. If they operate at ca
rltv. thev can boost production
S3 1-3 pef n ab0VB wnat 11 na"
been, thus piling up
stocks.
additional
These manufacturing stocks are at
least equaled by additional stocks In
the hands of the garment makers,
dyers, retailers, et al. (The grey goods
Include only those which have not
I yet been dyed.
4. This means that, as far as the
public Is concerned, there Is at least
a two months supply of cotton goods
at hand for the strike, ino price
probably will go up, but not very
much, unless the silk, woolen and
rayon workers also walk out. In that
possibility lies the main Importance
of the strike, both to the Industry
and the public.
If silk, woolen and rayon goods
continue to be manufactured, the
average buyer automatically will ac
cept these substitutes. Habits thus
formed sometimes remain after
strikes are over. The experience In
the coal Industry ten years ago Is
proof of that. Repeated strikes en
couraged the development of substi
tutes, so that the coal operators never
have recovered their markets, even to
this day.
p O. Henry's assumption that New
York Is the biggest hick town In the
world waa fully Justified by the way
Wall street bit on the Angas pam
phlet. Competent authorities contend
tliat? this little book, written by an
English economist, had more to dJ
. ..-lth the recent stock market rise
than anything else. The title of it la
The Coming American Boom" and
Its thesis la that there Is so much
money piled up In banks now that, at
the first elgn of restored, confidence,
peculation will run rife.
Tjie Wall-strectcrs read It, decided
the boom was here, and shot prices
up. A few daya later they began to
discover minor passages In the pam
phlet suggeMlng & lack of fundamen
tal knowledge regarding the American
financial system.
But the funniest part Is that the
main thesla la old. It waa first point
ed out publicly by our own federal
reserve board In a monthly bulletin
Issued six months ago. Wall street
never noticed It then.
All of which certainly ahowa that
you farmera out west are missing
your opportunities trying to make a
living on the farm when you could go
to Wall street and sell gold bricks to
the bulls and bears.
The prospective new governor of
the federal reserve board, Marrlner
Eocles. got into the new deal tn a
peculiar way.
Y The Inside story is that Stuart
Chase, the well-known financial au
thority, was going to make a speech
In Eccles' home town out west and
Eccles came out to hear him. Chase
was late, ao the presldl'. officer
called on Eccles, the local banker, to
make a speech.
When Chase arrived, he found Ec
cles making a better speech than he
had intended to make. He was so
imprewd that he reported Ecclea to
Professor Raymond Moley. Shortly
thereafter, when the administration
was looking around for a treasury
assistant not connected with any New
York banking Interests, Moley recom
mended Eccles.
His treasury connection has rn
pi satlnfactory that Trens-jry Se:re
tsri Morgenthau Is strongly sup;rt
ing him for the reserve board Job.
The powers behind the new Ameri
can Liberty league are plarning to
com out soon with a ne list of
backera, showing a wider d'stributlon
of support. They would like to get
some prominent names ft of the
Alleghan'es. like those rf Jim Reed.
Newton Baiter and o'.r,M,mding peiptr
af that type.
CALIFORNIA GOES
FOR UTOPIA PLAN
II
Democratic Officials Refuse
to Comment On Writer's
Selection As Bourbon
Gubernatorial Choice
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. (AP)
Nation-wide extension of the "end
poverty" movement upon which he
won the Democratic nomination for
Governor of California was foreseen
today by Upton Sinclair.
Sinclair's margin of votes contin
ued to grow. In 7.045 precincts, com
plete and incomplete, out of 10.703,
his vote was 310.951. George Creel
writer and supporter of the Roose-
veltlan New Deal, gathered 181.188.
Justus S. Warden, conservative Dem
ocrat, polled 28.220, and Milton K
Young, the 1930 nominee. -6.952.
The primary results made certain
a three-sided race of widely differing
elements in. trie November election.
Merrlam G. O. P. Choice
Acting Governor Frank F. Mer.
nam. a "safe" Republican, won the
G. O. P. nomination. Raymond L.
Halght, unopposed on the Progres
sive snd Commonwealth tickets, also
polled a fairly heavy vote on the Re
publican ballot. The latter proclaim
ed nimseir a "middle of the road'
man.
Returns from 8.750 complete and
incomplete precincts gave Merrlam,
290.198; C. C. Young, former governor,
158.088; John R. Qulnn, former na
tional commander of the American
Legion. 100,983, and Halght (as
Republican), 88.564.
Partial returns Indicated Sheridan
Downey of Sacramento would be Sin
clair's lieutenant governorship run
ning mate. George H. Hatfield, for
mer United States attorney here, will
run with Merrlam.
Denis Itcfute Comment
Comment from Democartlc organi
zation sources on Sinclair's victory
was not forthcoming. Maurice E.
Harrison, chairman of the state cen
tral committee, declined to comment.
Other Democratic leaders could not
be reached for possible comment.
BLEASE LEADING
COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 29. P)
Returns from 1,261 of 1,474 precincts
In yesterday's democratic primary
gave for governor:
Cole L. Blcasc 66,910; Kemper Cooke
3401; Nolln D. Johnston 81.468;
Wyndham Manning 41.214; Dr. L. B.
Owens 3,602; Tom B. Pearce 26.636:
James O. Shcppard 2,148; C. E. Sloan
664.
JACKSON. Miss., Aug. 29. (VP)
The narrow gap separating former
Governor Theodore G. Bilbo and Sen.
Hubert D. Stephens in yesterday's
democratic senatorial primary, was
slightly lessened late today. Rep. Ras
A. Collins received sufficient votes to
throw Bilbo and Stephens into a sec
ond primary September 18.
With slightly more than 200 of the
state's 1,611 precincts unheard from,
the vote stood:
Stephens, 59,004.
Bilbo, 56.832.
Collins, 38.069.
HYDE PARK. N. Y., Aug. 2P.-VP
President Roosevelt today ordered
Norma'' H. Davis to return io London
next month to resume the informal
conservations with Great B.Itain and
Japan In an effort to cienr the way
for a successful naval limitations con
ference next year.
Sinclair's Shibboleth of
End California Poverty
Part of Unique Platform
i
Br WII.I.IAM A. WARRKV
Avoclated Press (Marf Writer.
BAV' FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. ( AP) Hardly had he sworn to give up
"cru''dtng" out of consideration for his wlfo and his own advancing
yer.:v, than Upton Sinclair, socialist novelist, was persuaded to launch
W7i he considered the greatest cnisade of h!a career: Turn Democrat
a v, seek the governorship ao he could "end poverty In California."
Once decided to enter the race, the
5S-vear-old internationally known
author of "Ollr "The Jungle" ana
other novels, mapped out a campaign
unique In American political history
Financed Own F'Rht.
He financed his fight through sale
of his own pamphlet, and charging
admission to his own rallies.
And. aa the most powerful weapon
of his campaign, he wrote a book. "I,
QovemtT of California." a history In
advance of his nomination, election
and four years as governor. In which
he outlined exactly what he would
have to do to make his own history
vne true.
Opfnin. Hh the fran": ft:larrt:o:;
vnn choking in Dm rrratt'
ticket because the toctiiiil Psrty Ior
MEMBERS OF LEAGUE FORMED TO STUDY NEW DEAL
. f i si r v.
y J 'J r ff
Tk. 1 1 ..mi
In Washington by a group of prominent democrat and a few republican. Its aim, according to Ita Incor
porators, Is to combat radicalism, preserve property rights and uphold and preserve the constitution.
Jouett Shouse (right), former chairman of the democratic executive committee, was elected chairman.
At left are Alfred E. Smith (left) and John W. Davis, who are members of the executive committee.
(Associated Press Photos)
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AREAS NEXT YEAR
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 39. VP)
The end of all residential district beer
parlors by the first of next year has
been decreed by the Oregon liquor
control commission.
No licenses will be issued for more
parlors in residential districts. Pres
ent licenses expire December 31 and
wilt not be renewed.
The ruling proposes to eliminate
disturbing noise and Juvenile patron
age in residential areas, Liquor Com
missioner Oeorge L. 8ammls said.
Sale of beer in bottles will not be
affected In the ruling. Neither will It
affect places outside city residential
limits.
Aided by f'.eld men, Administrator
Sammls will conduct surveys to de
fine residential and huslness districts.
The $17.50 a barrel price of beer In
Oregon is too high, code authority
representatives Informed the commis
sion, pointing out that in the midwest
where hops must be shipped In, beer
selis at 112 SO a barrel.
HITLER CALLED MALE
EDITION OF AIMEE
NEW YORK, Auf. 29. (AP) Paul
BlocK, publisher, today described the
president-chancellor of O e r m a n y,
Adolf Hitler, as "a male Almee Bern
Die McPherson who won't last."
Block returned on the Conte dl
Savola after a tour of Germany, Aus
trla and France. '
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 39. (AP)
Todd J. Mccracken, IS, died late last
night from Injuries suffered yester
day afternoon when his automobile
crashed over a 10-foot embankment
near Portland.
whom hs had run twice for governor
and once for United States senator
was unable yet to win under it own
name a majority of the electorate to
Its views. Sinclair claims th "in
herited" right to register aa a Demo
crat. Forebears Ttemofrnt.
Ilia father was a Virginia Democrat.
Hta grandfather. Captain Arthur Sin
clair, "commander of a U. S. naval
vessel which helped open Japan to
the western world." was a Democrat.
His great grandfather. Commodore
Arthur Sinclair, "commander of the
'ConsTes the first frigate built by
this nation." wa a Dcm-trst.
S tne norrht em-red the race as
ri.rpihrt hv Its charttp nnnnartlsan
Van Meter Woman?
Opal Mellga (above). 21-year-ole
waitress of St Paul, Minn., wai
held by police seeking the where
abouts of other Dilllnger gangsters
after the slaying of Homer Van
Meter in St. Paul. Miss Megllga,
also known as Opal Mulligan, who
comes from Mercer, Mo., was the
"girl friend" of Van Meter, police
said, and was questioned once be
fore when Eugene Greene, another
Dilllnger associate, was killed. fA
soclated Press PhotM
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BETHANY, W. Va Aug. 29. (AP)
With flames from the motor stream
ing Into his face, Lieut. O. H. Mcln
tyre, army flyer from Crissy field, 8an
Francisco, brought his new Douglass
army observation plane to a success
ful landing in a field two and one
half miles east of Bethany this after
noon. "If the fire hadn't covered me.
I'd have made a perfect landing,"
Lieut. O. H. Mclntyre apologlwd to
his passenger, Capt. Oeorge H. Brown,
also of Crissy field.
Both got out seconds before the
machine waa enveloped by fire and
destroyed.
TEXTITTSTRIKE
HOURTO BESET
WASHINOTOK, Aug. 29. ( AP)
Calling the refusal of the Cotton
Textile Institute to take part In a
conference with the labor relations
board an Indication "they are atlil
more interested In exploitation than
recovery," Prancla J. Gorman, chair
man of the strike committee of the
United Textile union, arranged late
today to set the hour and day for
commencement of the textile strlxe
before noon tomorrow.
Oorman said that Inasmuch as the
mill owners had refuted to attend
tomorroWe peace conference tvforr
the labor board thrre seemed little
use of attendance by the union lead
ers. Water from a privately-ownM 500..
acre report lake near Ksiirsa Cl'.y
donated to farmers whose livestock
aa luilerluj liom the orousht.
R,4Ti'':1-::',::'-ef'-'Mi Ss5
ymm
In character, waa Incorporated
OF
BRETHERN BISHOP
PORTLAND. Ore., Apg. 29. tf)
President Roosevelt's "official family"
waa labeled an "arch-lobby for liquor"
by Bishop Ira D. Warner today in an
address to the Oregon annual confer
ence of the Church of the United
Brethern in Christ.
The bishop Is chief administrative
officer of the United Brethern church
in Oregon, Washington, California,
Idaho and Montana.
He declared that even more modern
and critical than the trend toward
"materialism" waa "a national cam
paign to persuade the citizens of our
country to consume liquor for poli
tical purposes."
"Think of the first lady of our fair
land encouraging drinking as a social
custom," he said. "Think of going to
a movie to find a member of the presi
dent's official family standing before
a microphone ballyhooing al
leged benefits of beer."
The bishop declared "loose marriage
relations of Hollywood" Invaded the
White House "when the son of our
most distinguished family flow
straight from the divorce court to a
marriage altar and wed a young wo
man he had casually met only four
months before."
The American public 'taelf waa in
dicted by the bishop aa gum chew
ing, Jazu crar.y, movie loving, liquor
drinking and home detesting crowd.
J. G. Vlall, 75, of Phoenix la In the
Community hospital with both bones
broken in his right leg, having been
struck by an automobllo early this
morning on the Pacific highway, and
Perry L. Randalls of 413 South Sen
tral avenue Is receiving treatment for
head injuries. Buffered Tuesday eve
ning when he fell from an automo
bile.
Vlall, according to the report on
file at the city police station, waa
walking on the Pacific highway this
morning and failed to observe the
car drl'en by Frank Alvln Engleson
of Phoenl. en employe at the 401
ranch. Engleson'a report says that
he drove behind Vlall In an attempt
to avoid striking the man, but thut
Vlall turned and ran into the car.
Hands Is was riding In an automo
bile here last evening, and fell from
the car when the door opened. He
waa taken to the hospital this morn
lng with head injuries.
ARMY PLANES FLYING
SOUTH FROM ALASKA
VANOUVER, B. C, Aug. 39. AP)
Twelve U. S. army seaplanes return
ing from Alaska, hopped from here
at 2:25 p. m. (PSTI tod-vy enroute
down the coast to Seattle and Port
land. The tender Wright left shortly
after the planes.
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The traits and characteristic of
bees are bellevrd lo have remained
unchanged since beginning of bla
tory.
President Emphasizes Gold
Profit From Devaluation
of Dollar Will Not Be Used
Immediately by Treasury
By FRANCIS M. 8TKPHKNSON
HYDE PARK, N. Y., Aug. 29. (AP)
President Roosevelt emphasised to
day at his regular presa conference
here that It Is only the ultimate In
tent Ion of the government to use the
gold profit from revaluation of the
dollar and he laughed away Inquiries
of Inflation by lHimedlate use of this
fund.
The president spoke In response to
questions about the speeches last
night by Secretary Morgenthau stat
ing the purpose to employ the 2,
800.000.000 gold profit eventually for
retirement of the public debt.
Sitting In his small study room at
the family home. Mr. Roosevelt
smiled broadly at the suggestion this
opened the way to Inflation by way
of an additional currency base.
He called attention to the word
ultimately and eald that meant a time
pretty far in the future. The gold
profit fund, he added, la a nest egg
and would be so regarded.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 39. (AP)
Secretary Morgenthau'a view that tne
cost of the New Deal In Us first 16
months may run as low as C50.000.
000 Is expected to be a tslklng point
in the fall campaigns.
There appeared no doubt that the
figuring the treasury head did before
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ATTORNEY PASSES
KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 29. yp)
Judge A. L. Leavltt, 74, one of the
beat known pioneers of the Klamath
country, died In his sleep early this
morning. The veteran attorney, hold
er of many public offices In a half
century of practice in Klamath Falls,
had been ailing for many years.
He Is urvlved by two sons, Arthur
R,( of Klamath Falls and Lester L.,
of BJugcne. He also leaves two daugh
ters, Mrs. Howard Barnhlsel of Kla
math Falls and Mrs. Prank B. Robin
son of Moscow, Idaho.
Leavltt was present city attorney.
In his long residence here he has held
the offices of circuit court Judge,
county clerk and police Judge.
He came to old Llnkvllle In 1884
following his graduation from the
University of California law school
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29. (AP)
One hundred of the more than 1100
convicts jn Eastern penitentiary who
have gone hungry almost 24 hours be
cause they refused to work, went back
to their duties In the prison today
after conferences between prison of
flclals and delegation of Inmates.
Authorities saw in the return of
the men to the rag ahop, remodeling
kitchen and boiler room Indications
of a break-up of the "strike" of the
convicts.
Western Oregon Eyed as
New Home for Sufferers
In Midwest Drought Belt
By n. C. HUNTER
Paelfle Northwest Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. P) While no official action had been taken
toward moving families from the drought area of the middle west. It hsa
been learned here that offlclala are looking toward western Washington
and Oregon aa well as Alaska for altes
The ajrlculture department naa re
eelved reports that there are 4,000.000
acres of Isnd In western Washington
snd Oregon which would be available
immediately for the use by several
hundred thousand families who have
neeii ll.iiqj on marginal landa tn the
drought area.
Much of thla 1 cutover land, which
his been lying Idle since being de
nuded of IU forest. With new meth
oda of clearing atumps, the depart
ment was Informed. It would be pos
sible to prepare thla land for agricul
tural purposee at a very reasonable
cost.
rlrnly of Rain
.Among the advantages of the Pa
. rifle nortliwrst which have been call-1
led. to the dcparloicat'a attention are
BASEBALL
Amertran
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29. ( AP)
The Philadelphia Athletics shellacked
the league-leading Detroit Tigers 13
to 6 today In the aecond game of a
doubleheader and In contriving the
defeat crushed the hopce of Lynwood
(Schoolboy) Rows for his nth auc-
cesslve pitching victory.
The score:
Detroit . - 11 0
Philadelphia 13 IS 3
Rowe, Sorrell and Cochrane, Hay
worth; Marcum and Berry.
St. Louis
. 5 IS 4
.48 1
Whltchlll,
Washington .
Cotfman and Orube;
McColl and Bolton,
Flrat game: R. H. E.
Detroit 13 30 8
Philadelphia 7 14 1
Auker, Marberry and Cochrane;
Cain, Mahaffey and Hayes.
R.
R. E.
Chicago S 4 0
New York 16 0
Lyons and Madjeskl; Broaca, Mur
phy and Jorgens.
National
First gsme:
Boston . ..
H. K
12 C
4 a
Lucas,
Pittsburgh
Betts and Hogan;
and Grace.
H.
S
5
New York
Chicago
Hubbell and
and Hartnett.
Dannlng; Warneke
Second game:
P..
0
H. E.
7 0
oston ......
Pittsburgh
Mangum, R.
7 11 1
Smith and Spohrer;
Hoyt and Padden.
IS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 39. (AP)
Patrick J. Hurley, Hoover secretsry of
war, denounced the American Libertr
league today aa a "smssr gang."
In a statement Issued from nis law
office here, the Oklahoman became
the first outstanding Republican to
comment formally on the young or
ganization. It has been hailed by
some Democrata as designed to "ob-
(T-ruct' and "embarrass" the New
Deal.
Ita announced purposes include to
help President Roosevelt, not to ham
per. Hurley recalled wnat uepuoucans
In the last administration attacaea
the "amear Hoover" campaign.
saying the leaguera were headed "by
the same man" who led that. The
reference waa to President Jouett P.
Shouse. former executive chairman
of the Democratic national commit
tee.
"Tills la a government by majori
ties." said the Hurley statemont,
"When the policies of congress and
ths exeontlvea are distasteful, a ma
jority can change both policies and
personnel.
"I am opposed to minorities trying
to rulel"
KILLED IN CHACO
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Aug. SO. (AP)
A blood? clash between Paraguayan
and Bolivian forcea In the Carandayty
sector on the Chaco, In which 600
Paraguayans were killed and 1300
wounded was reported today ty the
Bolivian war ministry.
which might be utlllied
sufficient falnfali to "assure matur
lrur any crops." and lack of excessive
heat and cold and the email amount
of snow. It also was pointed out that
Washlngtrin state held numerous milk
production record aa well a high
production marks for oats and wheat.
Although It la known official are
Impressed by the advantagea to be
round In that area, no action ha a
yet been taken toward a general
mcTcrr.er.t of families from the drouth
area.
"That area could be made a profit
able refuge for thousand of families
that have been existing on marginal
landa In the middle wost." one of
ficlal asld. "Not only would any faml
twiUuucd. oa rage Fir.
TO
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Bar Convention Departs
From Precedent for Day's
Discussion of Suppression
Public Shares Blame
MILWAUKEE. Aug. 38 (AP) De
parting from precedent, the American
Bar association today devoted a full
convention session to a discussion
of crime suppression.
A program recommending draitle
reforma In law enforcement and
criminal court procedure, strongly
opposed In some sections of the bar
Itself, was up for consideration.
Joseph B. Keenan, assistant TJ. S. '
attorney general, a leader In the war
against outlaws, took to the speaker's
rostrum to enlist the barristers In a
campaign to turn public opinion
against malefactors.
Lawyers have been censured at the
convention as responsible to a degree
for present crime conditions. Politic
lans and courta have received some
criticism. Keenan was exnecbwt t
place a great share of the blame on
the public, 'accusing many cltlrens of
apathy toward crime and of hero wor.
ship of the Dllllngera and Caponea.
The reform program recognize thai
In protecting the publlo against the
criminal there can be no effective
prosecution until politics la eliminat
ed and Incompetence of law enforce,
ment officers corrected.
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WIND IS HEAVY
Following a survey of thr orchard
district of the Rogue river valley yes.
terday, after the high wind of Monday
night, County Horticulturist Lyle P.
Wilcox declared that the wind dam
age to pears and apples will run t from
one-half to three quarters of a box
per tree.
Chief loss waa to the Cornice vari
ety of peara now In process of harvest.
Ing. picking of the other varieties li
practically completed. There was some
loss of D'AnJous, now 711 per cent
plucked. Cornice blocks In the Holly
wood and Hlllcreat orchards felt the
wind hardest. The loss la estimated at
two cars each.
Horticulturist Wilcox slates that
the loss, "la less than to be expected
considering the severity of the wind."
Had It come two weeks ago the dam
age would have been quadrupled. Or
chsrdlsta were fortunate that the ma
jority of their peara were harvested.
Horticulturist Wilcox also reports
that some damage waa caused to ap
ples by twig bruises, and that sotns
orchards will sustain a lower grade
as a result. On the other hand b
figures that many of the apples blown
loose, would have dropped, wind or
no wind.
In the Ashland district, a brisk
wind yesterday, olew down some of
the late peaches.
ROBBINS REMAINS IN
CALIFORNIA AMATEUR
PEBBLE? BEACH, Cat., Aug. 29.
(AP) Johnnie Robblns, youthful
Portland star, defeated Jack Gage, of
Santa Monica, 6 to 4, la the flrat
round of the California state amateur
golf tournament here today.
MOSCOW, Aug. 28. From
tha Far East to Europe, seven
and a half dn.vs from Harbin,
Manchuria. If you wunted to
make no stop you can come
from Tokyo in 10 days.
It's a ercat trip: only way to
go round the world; fine train,
erpat diner, food enough for
Primo Cnrncra and s e I e e t
enough for Dolly dans. Mcala
all start with a soup bowl run
of caviar. Unfortunately, I
don't i'ke tho stuff, but its
itill n,i the gold standard in
society.
Never saw as many big riven
and all full of floating logs,
and not an inch of land the
whole way flint couldn't be
cultivated. Those birds have
got nature with 'cm anyhow.
Now for the city sights.