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WINNER
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FOR 1934
Twenty-ninth Year
MEDFOKD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 193-1.
No. 210.
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VOTE HUGE FUND
FORM
Chamber of Deputies Told
Germany Preparing for
Conflict Danger to Na
tion Topic Hot Discussion
ny JOHN EVANS
As&oflaled Press Foreign Staff
(Copyright, 1934, by the Associated
Press)
PARIS. Nov. 23. (AP) the French
ehamber of deputies today voted to
spend approximately 1427.000.000 for
military purposes next year, after It
had been told that Germany was
preparing for war and that Russia
would back up Trance in the event
war came.
The alleged entente with, Russia
was dented by government officials,
but it was given on the floor of the
chamber by Leon Archlmbaud. the
reporter for the finance committee
as he presented the nation's war bud
get to parliament.
Deputies and cabinet ministers
talked heatedly., of their fear that
France was not safe.
"Must Be On Guard"
Gen. Louis Maurin, minister of
war, declared: "I do not say that If
you wish for peace, prepare for war;
I simply say we must be on our
guard."
The deputies agreed to the war
ministry's request passing a war
budget of 5.6B9.O00.00O francs ($374.
336.200) then adding their approval
of an emergency appropriation of
800,000,000 francs 52 ,640,000.) This
latter appropriation Is to be spent
for new fighting equipment. The vot-
U. S. Abandons Hope Naval Pact;
Japan Provides Huge Arms Outlay
OF 5-5-3
PACT NEXT STEP
IS
(Continued on Payc Eleven)
ON BONUS SMS
LEGION LEADER
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 23.
(AP) The American Legion na
tional executive committee lute
this afternoon reconsidered Its
selection of dates for the 1035
convention to he held In St.
Louis and finally determined
upon the last week In September
for the gathering. The conven
tion will be held September 23
to 36 Inclusive. It had been an
nounced earlier that the conven
tion would he held the fim week
In October.
Looks to Uncle Sam.
GLASGOW. Scotland, Nov. 23.
(AP)Stanley Baldwin, president ot
the British privy council, declared
in a speech here tonight: "Never
as an Individual will I sanction
the British navy being u&ed for
the armed blockade of any coun
try In the world until I know
what the United States Is going
to do."
He was addressing a crowd ol
1000 persons -in a meeting ar
ranged by the Scottish Unionist
association.
He asserted that there never
would be a league of nations with
the power and influence it should
have until the United States be
came a member of that body.
LONDON, Nov. 23. (AP) An au
thoritative source stated today that
the United States delegation to the
preliminary naval conversations have
virtually abandoned hope of reach
ing a naval agreement, at least for
the present, with Great Britain and
Japan.
Although the conversations will
continue, it was said that the Amer
icans feel that there Is no possibility
of a compromise agreement being
reached, t
The United States delegates be
lieve that the next step will be a
denunciation by Japan of the Wash
ington treaty of 1922, forcing the
five signatories of that treaty the
United States, Great Britain. Japan.
France and Italy to start from
scratch In a consideration of the
Idea of naval limitation.
The Americans expect to be home
by Christmas.
The British and American delega
tions to the preliminary naval con-
(Continued on Page Fivs;
MYSTERY OF GALAPAGOS
THIRST VICTIMS SOLVED
fx H i sf , ) ii
ir I .Si
Baroness I)e Wagner
Alfred Rudolph Lorcni
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 23. (AP) j
There will be no compromise on the I
bonus question, declared Vilas W.
Wsley, of Racine, Wis., chairman or '
the legislative committee of the
American Legion, in presenting his j
report to the national executive com- j
jnittee here today.
Whs ley said that since the pass-1
age or resolutions at the recent
Miami convention advocating Imme
diate cash payment of the adjusted
service certificates. the reaction
throughout the country had been !
very satisfactory.
James A- Drain of Spokane, Wash.. t
former national commander of the
Legion, today was appointed nation
al treasurer and national Judge ad
vocate of the organization.
He succeeds Neal Girder of In
dianapolis as treasurer and Remster
Blneham, also of Indianapolis, as
Judge avocate.
Frank E. Samuel of Indianapolis
was reappointed national adjutant:
Thcmas M. Owen. Jr.. of Montgom
ery, Ala . national historian, and Vic
tor McKenzle of Portland, Oregon,
national llason officer.
By WALIfcK B. CLAUSES
Associated Press Staff Writer.
(Copyright, 1934, by the Associated Press)
ABOARD THE TUNA CLIPPER NORTHWESTERN, in Pacific Waters,
Nov. 23. ( AP) Ths strangest tale that ever came out of the old pirate
archipelago of Galapagos today gave the solution or the death mystery
at the equator. -
Captain Fred Ostrem, in the helm
house of this clipper, today Identi
fied the bodies found last Saturday,
dead from thirst and starvation on
the volcanic beach of bleak, water
less Marchena Island, at the equator.
They were Arthur Estampa, 34.
Norwegian of Indefatigable Island,
friend of Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr., and Vincent Astor, and Alfrea
Rudolph Lorenz, deserted companion
of the Baroness Elolse Bonsquet de
Wagner, Captain Ostrem said.
Prisoner of Baroness.
Estampa's friendship for Lorenz
began when . the Parisian released
him one morning after the Norwe
gian had been held prisoner for three
days by the baroness.
The Norwelgan' skipper was so
afraid of the baroness and her com
panions that he did not return to
the Island from whence he got his
I fresh meat for . the. little, colony, at
Academy Bay, some 40 miles north,
j until he learned that the baroness
(had vanished from the old convict
island of Charles.
Captain Ostrem said that the radio
description to the Associated Press
HE AND it FOR
Having asked for a preliminary
hearing. Beulah Wilcox, 18. of this
city, charged with possession of Bnd lne findln(f 0( the bundle ot
titolen property in connection with j 0Rby clotnes coVinced him beyond
the burglary of Mann's department aU doubt thflt E8tampa WM tnfli re
store last October 24. was being heldiond vtctim of thl8 caatflWfly tragedy
in the county Jail today while u-!on the lonely Marchena Island,
thorities prepared to set a dat for I , , ,
her appearance,
The district attorney
given a complete story
and Indicated that
theft of tin estimated 1500 worth of
merchandise was a minor one.
Leonard Clark and Stanley Howard,
both of this city, two men Implicat
ed In the robbery, were bound over
to the grand Jury on 92000 bond ;
after waiving preliminary hearing
Wednesday, PORTLAND. Not. 23. T) E- L
King, superintendent of the Portland
division of the Southern Pacific rail
road. Mid today that studies had been
made here to determine whet ner
economies might b effected .n
switching and hauling operations at
several lumber mills in southern Ore
gon. The survey wm made under
authorization of the federal rail ro id
coordinator.
At the present time some mills a
Hound far Home.
The baby clothes, said Capt. Ostrem,
were no doubt these of the Wittman
family, on Charles Island, and that
Estampa was bound back to his
home, and his wife Agnes who joined
htm on Indefatigable Island, also
known as Santa Cruz, when with
Lorenz as passenger he became ship
wrecked on the treacherous reef on
the southeast end of Marchena
island.
"Hearing of the departure of the
aronesa, reported last June,' saia
Capt. Ostrem, "Estampa returned to
Charles Island for the first visit since
his dramatic Imprisonment. He went
there for fresh meat. It was the only
place he could get it.
Letters Explained.
"Tills would explain also the pres
ence of the letters written by Mar
garet Wittmer, found by the ele
ment ravaged bodies on blesk Marchena.
"When he got the letters he evi
dently also obtained the baby clothes
for his wife, there being no other
infant clothes in the archipelago
He could get the letters Into the
mall sooner than from Charles Island,
"Lorenz went with him. either to
remain In the Academy bay settle
ment. or to await there a boat to
take him back to the mainland."
TO EXPENDITURE
OF BILLION YEN
Bt GLENN BARB
Associated Press Foreign Staff
TOKYO, Nov. 23. (AP) Japan met
"the International situation" today
the oriental empire granted its army
and navy the most money ever al
lotted Its military machines.
More than one billion yen (about
390.000.000) will go to the national
defense in one year. This la 46 per
cent of the total budget of 3,310,
000.000 yen (approximately 1640.900,
000) and a 9 per cent Increase
over the current appropriation.
A weary cabinet which had been In
session for 14 hours approved the
figures this morning, ending the long
and heated "battle of the budget." It
was a victory for the army and navy,
which had fought with propaganda
for months for larger and better
equipped forces.
General Seiijuro Hayashl, minister
of war, threatened to resign If his
demands were not met. He and Ad
miral Mlneo Osuml, minister of the
navy, told the cabinet "the Interna
tional situation must be considered."
The navy had contended It must
be built up fxilly to the limits of the
London treaty by the end ot 1936
in order to be strategically placed for
a building race which might follow
a possible breakdown In present
treaties and negotiations.
War office statements had said the
army should bo prepared for any
eventualities on the continent and
that Soviet Russia still menaced Jap.
anese Interests In the orient.
These arguments In the end over
came the resistance of Sanenobu Fu
Jll, minister of finance, who attempt
ed In vain to keep the defense appro.
prlatlons within the limits of the
current budget.
COASTAL TOWNS
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BY HUGEMES!
Tillamook Lighthouse Bat-1
tered for Second Time by
Mountainous Seas Trees
Litter Coast. Highways
$107,969 PROFIT
PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 23. (AP)
Tremendous waves that for two days
had crashed heavily upon the Ore
gon coastline subsided today and
several coastal towns undertook a
survey of storm damage.
For the second time this fall, the
lighthouse service reported, waves
broke over the Tillamook rock light
house off the Oregon coast.
Henry Jenkins, acting principal
keeper, in a wireless message to the
superintendent here, said heavy seas
swept over the rock all day yester
day, and at 8 p.m. the waves began
breaking over the light tower, 133
feet above sea level. It was believed
here no damage of consequence had
been. done. Several weeks ago more
than a dozen huge panes In the light
were smashed by the battering sea.
lebrts Stalls Trnln.
Near the town of Tillamook a
freight train was delayed while the
crew removed driftwood, rocks and
debris which the sea had swept
upon the tracks. A lightning storm
accompanied the gale and a school-
house belfry near Tillamook was
riven by a bolt.'
The Oregon coast hhway, paral
leling the seal 1 he, was littered with
fallen trees and limbs, but wai
readily cleared by road crews. .
Htnrm Subsides,
R. n. Tinkham, -district superln
tend en t of lighthouses, said that
while he had had no direct commu
nication from Tillamook light this
morning, the weather had moderated
greatly and the barometer was rising.
The nine men employed at the
light tt-er In no peril, Tinkham said.
although with the high waves pound
ing around the tower, they were
Isolated from the world. The superin
tendent said he was assured that
yesterday's storm did not damage
the huge light.
Boy 14, Man 68,
. Proud Fathers
Of Fort Worth
TORT WORTH, T., Hot. 33.
UPl Thar r two proud new
father In Port Worth on, 1
Tear, old, th other 08.
Th 14-year-old father and hl
14-year-old wife had the dtatlno
tlon ot being the youngest parent
on record in Fort worth. They are
Mr. and Mra. Henry Bert Mulllaa.
Their !i-pound baby, Ellen Mane.
U healthy and well, and ao la the
mother.
The 68-year-old father la J. J.
Langever, prominent buslneas
man of Fort Worth, now retired.
ASSESSOR LISTS
SPECIAL LEVIES
School district special tax levies for
the coming year for Jackson county
have been compiled by the assessor's
office. Decreases over last year are
shown In a majority of the rural dis
tricts and In most of the cities. The
total amount to be raised is Mfift,
606.10. Last year It was 406,431.71.
The levy la a school district tax
and docs not Include the stata and
county school taxes, which have not
yetbeen compiled.
The district tax for the Medford
school district Is 24.1 mills, a 1.0 mill
Increase over last year. The amount
to be raised Is $201,982.46.
The highest special, school levy In
the county rests with the Butte Palls
district. It Is 25.1 mills, a reduction
of .3 of a mill over last year. The
am6unt to be raised Is 117,248.36.
North Phoenix district, with a levy
of .1 of a mill, la the lowest. . The
amount to be raised Is 110,000.73.
The Rogue River district, with an
Increase of 7.8 mills, shows the larg
est boost. The levy is now 17.8 mills.
Last year It was 10.0 mills. The
amount to bo raised is 810,000.3.
The levy by districts, with last
year's mlllage, Is as follows:
This Last
District . . Year Year
Jacksonville .16.8 20.8
Alvin Scott Taken From
Roseburg to Portland
Held Under $25,000 Bail
Hearing Set for Dec. 4
Twelve men from the Ivans Creek
CCO camp this afternoon returned to
camp after having spent a day and
a half digging around and beneath
several buildings at the Alvin H.
Scott residence on South Peach
street, where some of the alleged Ur
schel kidnap ransom money was
found the night of November 7. Fed
eral agents did not dtsclose If any
valuable Information had been dis
closed by the extensive digging.
E
ON STATE UQUORICHEST PRESIDENT
SH:S. P. STUDIES COST IS. VANDERBILT
T
T
V. N. Clute, prominent hopralfer
of the Lower Applegate. was In Med
ford today arranging for shipment served by more than one rallroaJ
John W. Christian. 34. of 421 plum
street, was sentenced to 90 days In
the county Jail and fined 123 and
costs today in Justice court, having
been round guilty ot charges of lar
ceny. Christian was arrested yesterday by
ttty police for the theft of a Rem
ington shotgun which was stolen
yesterday afternoon from Lamport's
Sporting Goods store. ,
of 170, bales of hops to Pabst Blue
Ribbon Beer Co., or Milwaukee. The
shipment Is contracted by the Wil
liams and Hsrt agency.
Mr. Clute, who has grown hops for
the past 25 years. Is trucking the
product from "Pernollholme." an Ap-1
King said. A study was made to de
termine whethev one road could two
over this terminal work on a Joint
switching basis, using the tracks of
another line and thus eliminating
dupllcaton and effecting eeonomin
for both roads.
BERKELEY GAME RATE
ON S. P. ENDS TONIGHT
Tonight's southbound train will
afford the last opportunity for Med
ford football fans to make the trip
to Berkeley for the Stanford-University
of Cahfonla (t.-m" tomorrow, at
trie train rates of ?.Pj mind tr.p
The exoir.on may be mae re
turn trip any time before Dec. 9.
plegate hopyard of approximately 100
acres In (tent that has produced
hops for the past 32 years.
During the harvest of this year's
crop. Mr. Clute said he has employ
ed 276 local residents, who have been
given a total of 2336 work days In
ln,r;.rrr"t.tp FAMED FLIER BURIED
fields.
Today's shipment Is the first made
this year through Medford. although
one carload mas sent out recently
through Grants Pass.
It was found, however, that under
section 17 of the interstate commerce
regulations, a court order would be
necessary to authorize such Joint oa
e nation. King said there are no Im
mediate plana for aucb service.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23, (AP) Pre
siding Justice Edward R. Pinch, of
the appellate division of the supreme
court, today granted Mrs. Cllorja Mor
gan Vanderbllt's application for an
order requiring Supreme Court Jus
tice John P. Carew to show cause
why a writ should not be Issued re
quiring him to sustain or dismiss the
writ of habeas corpus through which
she sought custody of her 10-yesr-old
helresa daughter.
The order is returnable In the ap
pellate division of the supreme court
next Friday.
Justice Carew. In an order signed
this week, declared the daughter.
Oiorla Laura Vanderblit, a ward of
the supreme court and named her
paternal aunt, Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney, as legal custodian.
NATIONAL GOLF
TOURNEYS SET
SAT.KM Or Nnv 2.1 CAP, A nt '
income to the Oregon liquor control
commission of 8 1 07,069 during the
month of October swelled the total
profit figure since the state stores
and agencies opened until October 81
to 86B3.331, It was shown In the audit
completed at the secretary of state's
office.
Of the aggregate net profit, in
come from stores and agencies ac
counted for 8410,616, revenue from
taxes 8184,411, and licenses 888,304.
Sales yielded a profit of 884.406 dur
ing October, while 833.308 from taxes
and 82A6 from licenses made up the
balance for the month.
Aggregate sales since the stores
opened have now passed the 83.000,
000 mark. It was reported. Total
sales during October reached a new
high of 8380,894, while the operation
cost percentage was the lowest yet.
selling price for the month,
averaging only 6. 1 A per cent of the
Liquor commission officials stated
there was cash on hand sufficient to
retire the 8260,000 In abort-term
debt certificates recently Issued by
the state treasurer.
It was also announced that prob
ably the commission would have
260,000 more In cash for relief pur
pones between now and the end of
the year, and If so the state would
not be forced to sell 8260.000 addi
tional certificates of Indebtedness.
A Community Chest meeting was
held Thursday afternoon, at which
officers were re-elected for the com
ing year, with Eugene Thorndtke,
president; Mrs. Leonard Carpenter,
vice-president and Miss Ruth Meusel,
secretary.
For the success of the drive, Prank
Hull, manager; M. N. Hogan, "gen
eral," and Mr. Thorndlke wore given
votes of thanks.
At the meeting were George Prey.
Captain O. R. Durham, Irry Schade.
Mrs. J. C. 8. Weill. Mrs. Leonard
Carpenter. Mrs. DMph Phipps, Miss
Helen Carlton, Mrs R. E. Green, J. C
Mann, Eugene Thorndlke, Prank Hull
M. N. Hogan and Miss Meusel.
(Continued on Page Sixteen..
EST
PORTLAND, Nov. 23. (P) Dazed,
weak and emaciated, Alvin H. Scot-,
41, was held In the county Jail hers
today on a charge of conspiracy grow
ing out of the kidnaping last year
of Charles P. Urschel, Oklahoma mil
lionaire, for whose release 8200.000
was paid his kidnapers.
"Am I supposed to be guilty of a'l
that?" Scott asked after United States
Commissioner Franer had read tha
Information. "I oint' guilty of any
of that," the man said. "I don't
know why you got me here, or ev-ri
how X got here."
Had Ransom Money.
Scott waa critically Injured in sn
automobile accident near Roseburg on
November 2. Until yesterday he was
held In the hospital for treatment
of a skull fracture and other in Juries.
Federal agents said they found m his
possession about 81.300 of the ran
som money paid the kidnapers of
Urschel, '
He was removed from the hospital
( Continued on Page Five)
TIME IS RIPE FOR
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LOS A. T
DIZZY DEMANDS
' $25,000 SALARY
CARLOAD OF FANS
A carload of Hood River football
fans will arrive here about 8 o'clock
Saturday morning, according to word
received this afternoon by A. 8. Ros
enbatim of the Southern Pacific.
Although cilfcpatchea from Hood
River had Indicated arrival of the
team yesterday evening. It was staU'd
that the grtdmen will arrive an fthts
evening's train from the north.
Philip V Perre Fnimd
! IN GLENDALE TODAY
PORTLAND, Nov. 21 f AP) Fun
eral services were held today In
Olendale. calif., for Arthur B. M-:-'Kenrie,
widely known Oregon aviator,
i who died tn the Veterans hospital In commencing September 0.
NEW YORK. Nor. 23 (ff) rhe
United flutes Oolf aasoeiatlon todiy
announced that the 1935 opfn cham
pionship would be played st Pitts
burgh, June 6. 7 and 8. and the na
tional amateur at cierelsnd the week
BARCELONA, Spain (UPl The that cny iuesaay.
original document signed bT Philip MacKenzle and Clyde Pangborn.
V on Jan. 16. 1716. decreeing the end noted flier, enliited in the army air
cf the autonomous liberties of Cat- wrure together and after the war
Ionia, was diro'erd In the suuremr ergsged barn-storming toura over
I provincial courts archives here. the country.
Date of the annual meeting wit
eet for January 8, t the Waldo
Astoria hotel. New York.
The open will be played over '-he
Oakmont course and the amateur t
the country club,
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Not. 21 (JP,--
impressed by the mention of sevs.i
figures In the big deal by which the,
St. Louis Cardinals may be for havej
been) sold to Lew Wente millionaire
Oklahoma oil man. the great rlzv!
Dean had named two figures less
20.000 as his take It or leave It Hil
ary for next season's work with tht
world s champions.
DlMy came to the big major-mmo,
league auction sales here on some In
dependent business, but Immediately
was cornered by the Cardinal boaa-a
who wanted him to sign his 1938 con
tract, "1 11 take 125 O.JOno more, no ltss,1
arv-b un th anrLl -triat n'.tv-hliw
I hero.
UHLAN, GREAT TROTTER,
GOES TO HORSE HEAVEN
SANTA BARBARA, C al., Nov. 23.
(API Just six neeka shy of his 81st
btrthOey, Uhlan, great trotting horse,
waa dead today. The gelding. In re
tirement for more than te n y ta ra,
died yesterday of old age at the C- K.
O. Billings estate near here. The
horse was the holder of numerous
trot ting-to-wagon records, and In
1912 earned the title of "the fastest
gelding," trotting a mile In 1:88.
PORTLAND CONTRACTORS
LOW ON ROAD PROJECT
PORTLAND, Ore.. Not. 21. (AP)
Schmeer, Williams and Oenlemann of
Portland, mere low bidders at 849,
728 for surfacing 8 1 miles of he
Pendleton -John Day national forest
highway, when blda mere opened at
the office of the United flutea bur
eau of public toads here today.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Nov. 23. (AP)
The strike of some 1600 Pacific
Electric railway trainmen and al
lied workers called for 2 a. m. to
morrow waa postponed today until 2
a. m. Monday In orders Issued by
International union officials here.
In announcing the strike postpone
ment, the union leaders said they
had received instructions from Inter
national headquarters and that no
doubt the purpose was "to provide
time for appointment of a president's
emergency board" to settle the atrike
Issues.
.0.
SITE IS DONATED
WASHINGTON, Not. 28. (AP) The
treasury department aald today that
It had accepted a site for a new
federal building at Grants Pass, Ore.
donated by the Southern Paciflo rail
road.
The new site Is at Slith and F
streets.
The department reoently cancelled
all previous applications for a stte
for the building and opened Inves
tigation of conditions In the city,
After studying the offer made by the
railroad company, It was accepted.
BOSTON, Not. 23. (AP) Donald
R. Rlchberg, executive director of the
national emergency council, today
said "the time Is ripe" for private
Industry to step tn and help take
up the slack of unemployment. Rlch
berg came to Boston to address the
New England conference and the
statement waa made In an Interview
before his speech.
He said there was no question that
business conditions had improved In
recent months. He said also that
many business men had come to the
belief that decentralization of Indus
try would be a potent factor in Im
proving conditions.
He pointed out that unless private
Industry did step Into the breach It
might be necessary for the govern
ment to follow somo other course In
furnishing employment. He said the
government did not wish to go Into
business but that It could do such
things as under-writing home build
ing projects which In time mould be
self-llquldatlng. Tills already has
been done on a small scale, he
added.
SALEM. Nov. 23 (AP) The weekly
report of the Industrial accident
commisalon today listed only ona
death, that of Clarence Esler. Port
land dairyman, among Oregon In
duatrles. Accidents totaled 849.
OF
SACRAMENTO. Cal . Not. JJ (flV
A wa.k'a output of gold th.lr loji.
two robtxra who aKufd holdup In
minner romlndful of Vh ata,0 coch
bandit of an tarll.r era, w.ra wld'l;
ought In th, foothill of northern
California today,
The two mad an apparently auo
manful tr aftr forcing ih;
mfr.ih.ra of lh enw of th Tut.a
Comolldato: Oold company dredrf
to aurrndr t pt.tol point betwr-tn
1.400 and l 900 In old amalgam
All road, wtr watched today jy
nhentf'a deputlt In Yuba and nrariy
eounti.
BHVKRIV UtU.S, Calif.,
Nov. 22. If Siiicdlpy Butler
don't tnke Hint job of ninrch
tnp down IVnnsjlvnnia at the
head of Wall Street's fichtiiis
briifnde, I would liliO to get
my application in.
I got the crey horse. It won't
be mieh a novelty as people
tliinlt. It's not tho first time
thnt Wall Street lias Imd tho
country.
Well Sir, here at home nnd
the news don't Inst but a day,
but find 'cm off on an island
somewhere thev Ret. about, ft
week's run in the papers.
Yours,
9 l7KeN.uM SriuiML, la,
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