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MEDFORD
Trvbune
Thirtieth Year
MEDFOKD, ORFiOX, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1935.
No. 122.
n
I IIIMAY CITEHOPSON
By I' ALL MAIXON.
(Copyright, 1935. by Paul Malloa)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. The first
thing that baby politicians learn In
the smoking room kindergarten Is
never to vole for
taxes before en
election. Conse
quently, gradu
ate poll ti cos
nearly , keeled
over when they
read that the
new deal sena
tors on the fi
nance commit
tee voted for the
1a Follette pro
gram imposing
an unprecedent
ed burden on
PAIL MALl.UN
nearly everyone earning a living.
Even opposition strategist have
always agreed that the original new
deal technique of spending now and
paying later was the smartest ever.
It was obviously shrewd to watt un
til efter the next election before ar
riving at the day of taxation reck
oning. They thought It was bad enough
when President Roosevelt suggested
taxing the few rich who always Jur
nish campaign contributlona. but
were consoled by the fact that the
Idea was supposed to be popular with
the many poor. But when the new
deal senators sponsored a plan sock
ing even the Jobless on relief for
Income taxes. It Just did not make
sense. In fact, it was privately sug
gested that the lobby committee re
call the now apologetic New Jersey
advertialng man and ask him what
he thinks of the senate finance com
mittee. That may not be necessary. If you
will wait a week, you will see that
these bojs may not be quite as dizzy
or as daffy aa they will find it
necessary to act for the next few
days.
; The explanation behind this clown
f Ing may be found In the very bad
mess In which Mr. Roosevelt's orig
inal proposal has become involved.
From the beginning the major
tumbling block lias been eager
young Senator LaFollette. The pow-ers-that-be
have thought It advis
able to appease him all along the
way. They kept him from trying to
week several bills with tax amend
ments by promising to give his Ideas
a try-out when this tax bill came
along.
If they had not accepted his iin
wanted program in committee, an
open floor fight of possibly six weeks
duration would have resulted. As it
la, Senator LaFollette will be a lead
ing spokesman for the bill, which Is
now considered to be so bad from
a political standpoint that It will
cause a popular reaction.
Of course, the real bill will be writ
ten later when the house and senate
confereea get together In private and
seek to adjust the differences in
their two measures. It is a good 10-to-1
bet that the LaFollette program
will be modified 75 per cent or more
Voy the conferees, or else there will
be no bill at all. Few new dealers
would cry about that, eltner."
State departmental Is ts will hold up
their hands In horror If you surest
that they have invoked economic
sanction against Italy, but they
have. It was done Intentionally in a
way which was ambiguous enough to
be clever.
The export-Import bank issued an
unnoticed announcement few days
back that It would not consider any
further applications for credits In
volving Italv "in view of the uncer
tain conditions" in that country. If
you press bank officials they will add
privately that Mussolini's promised
war- against Ethiopia hurt the lira
so much that he Is not considered
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SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Bill Miller becoming Incensed at
the suggestion he trade his sport
roadster in on a new sport model trac
tor with big tires, because the trac
tor la uncomfortable for touring.
Chuck Clay back from Imperial
Valley sans about 10 pounds he had
when he left here, and much Im
pressed with green appearance of our
village.
E T. Allen, apparently cutting the
l1r from Demon Clark's "pport
phaeton wl'h air wherlF," and D&int
icg his hotel tan and buff.
Glen Harrison fixing a speculative
look on his dinner, and remarking:
"M-m-m looks good enough to eat."
Random observation: Its remark
able how many bales of hay there arc
n:ored around on various packing
houte porches.
FOR CONTEMPT IN
01117 OFI OBBYING "y 1
Subpoena Server Jostled
About by Bodyguard of
Magnate Secret Session
to Decide Next Action
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (AP) Pos
sibility that H. C, Hopson of the
Associated Gas and Electric system
might be cited for contempt of the
senate arose today after an agent
of the lobby committee was pre
vented from serving a subpoena on
him.
The utility leader had Just wound
up some occasionally biting tsetimony
to the house rules committee, in
which he acknowledged "eagerness"
to have work done against proposed
control of "unnecessary" holding
companies. He attacked congression
al "prying" Into his personal affairs.
Chairman Black of the senate side
acted quickly after his committee
agents reported activities of those
surrounding Hopson on leaving the
house hearing had prevented handing
him a subpoena.
Knew Identity
Joseph P. McCarthy, committee In
vestigator, reported that he had been
Jostled by men around Hopson. but
there was no doubt Hopson knew of
his Identity and purpose.
Committee members would not
comment on what procedure they
would take, but It was pointed out
that If the senate should cite Hopson
for contempt, he could be arrested
by the established authorities Instead
of merely served with a subpoena.
The committee was called Into se
cret session to decide Its course.
Hopson had been sought In vain
for weeks.
By CLARENCE M. WRIGHT
Associated Tress Staff Writer.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. AP)
Assertions that he or his associates
had taken profits of (2.800,000 In
depression years when stock divi
dends were being passed were labeled
"distortion" today by H. C. Hop-
son, who controls the Assoliated Gas
and Electrlo company.
Hopson made that statement be
fore the house rules committee after
describing Inquiries about his Income
aa "unfair" and "prying."
The senate lobby committee had
received testimony from S. C. Ross,
accountant for the New York state
ultillty Investigation, that Hopson
or his associates had collected $2,800,-
000.
Claims Misstatements,
Asserting that was largely a repe
tition of testimony given berore the
New York investigating committee.
Hopson said:
1 "That Is such a mass of misstate
ment, distortion and so forth, that
I wouldn't even make an effort to
go Into It at this time."
A senate committee Investigator
was waiting for Hopson with a sub
poena when the house committee's
morning session ended. The utilities
executive, however, was herded aboard
an elevator and other persons kept
off.
Among those who failed to get
within reaching distance of Hopson
was the senate man with his sub
poena directing Hopson to appear
before the Black committee "forth
with." The house hearing was recessed
subject to the call of the chair, and
Hopson was Instructed to keep him
self In readiness to testify again.
I) rajs In Henry Ford.
In the discussion of the Ross tes
timony before the senate commit
tee, Hopson asked:
"How much did Henry Ford make
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SIR WILLIAM WATSON,
ENGLISH POET, PASSES
BRIGHTON, Eng., Aug. 13. ( AP)
Sir William Watson, eminent English
poet, died today in Dltchllng. Sussex
after a fortnight's Illness. He was 77.
Hoover Discusses G. 0. P.
Campaign With Leaders
NEW YORK. Aug. 13. (API The
; Republican course in the 1936 cam
! paign la being discussed by former
President Herbert Hoover In talks
with prty leaders in the east, the
Associated Press was Infotmed today.
I On nf th rlAltnrs to his Park
avenue hcfl suite this miming was
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
"We d:scu.d politics." Conl
Roosevelt said. "In Its broadest as -
pete. We talked about matters of
Republican policy In 38"
"Did you discuss candidates?"
Rooaevelt was asked.
"Emphatically no.
. VYiiilc the Irmer president. s:n:e
in arrr.al In New York, no atead'ly
refill to amplify bis remarks in
Chicago in wbjch he set fortu coa -
Relief
I T XT T'ff 1. I
iflii
If. C. llupson, utility chief, who
wound up biting testimony .today he
fore the house rules committee and
then becume entangled In difficulties
with a senate committee which de
sired his presence for further probe of
alleged lor. In lug activities. ( A. P.
photo.)
E
There was no change In the Bart
lett cannery price situation today,
though several buyers were reported
In the city, conferring wtth packers
and growers. No price has been set.
It was reported that 700 tons of
Lake county, California Bartletts
have been sold at $30 per ton. The
Lake county price has In past years
acted as a yardstick for Rogue River
pears, growers report. Local packers,
growers and visiting buyers would
make no forecast as to when a Bart
lett price would be set, but figured It
would be by the end of the week.
Guy R. Klngsley, field secretary of
the Pacific Canners of San Fran
cisco, ts in the city. Klngsley said he
came here "to look ever the pear sit
uation." He stated the "Eastern auc
tion market Is not good at present
California shippers have cut down
their dally quota from 60 to 50 cars."
Picking In some of the early orch
ards Is scheduled to start tomorrow
and Thursday. The Myron Root
packing plant started packing Bart
letts today.
The packing school of the Pinnacle
Packing company, for their own help,
started this morning, with an enroll
ment of twenty.
The general picking and packing of
Bartletts will start next Monday, and
be In full swing by the end of the
week.
ACTION ON WAR PROFIT
BILL AT NEW SESSION
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. ( AP)
By agreement, with the senate muni
tions committee, action on the dras
tic war profits bill was postponed
today until the next session of con
gress. This decision was announced by
the senate finance subcommittee
which received the bill after It was
drafted by the munitions Investi
gators. G. P. LEGION FAVORS
ROSEBURG CONCLAVE
GRANTS PASS. Aug. 13. (AP)
Delegates from the local post of the
American Legion last night were
unanimously Instructed to cast their
ballots for Roseburg for the Legion
convention city of 1938.
stltutlonal preservation as a '30 Is
sue It la known that numerous
party leaders have conferred with
him.
One such leader said privately:
"Mr. Hoover ts seeing hta personal
friend in the east. And most of the
i happen to be political leader. So
' you can safely assume most of the
! discussion la political.
j In addition to Colonel Roosevelt.
It was reported Mr. Hoover had con-
j ferred with Ogden Mills, secretary
J of the treasury In hit administration,
and former Senator David Reed, of
Pennsylvania.
Lawre:ice Richer, the former pre!
dT.t's Waltc Hcuk secret iry. refund
to either affirm or deny these r-
1 porta.
From Heat Wave Promised Oregonians
KEY WITNESS AT
TRIAL OF MOONEY
John MacDonald Swears
Never Saw Accused
Bomber Until After Blast;
Counsel Claims Frameup
BALTIMORE, Md Aug. 13. (AP)
Grey-haired, paralyzed John Mac
Donald, key witness at the trial of
Thomas J. Mooney for the San Fran
cisco Preparedness day bombing, as
serted under oath today he had never
seen Mooney before viewing him in a
San Francisco Jail cell after the
bombing, MacDonald testified before
A. E. Shaw, referee taking deposi
tions for the California supreme court
for consideration with Mooney's ha
beas corpus bid for freedom from life
In prison.
John Flnerty, counsel for Mooney.
in a statement to the referee at the
opening of the hearing, said Its pur
pose was to show that MacDonald's
testimony In Mooney's trial had been
"framed" by District Attorney Chaa.
M. Flckert and certain San Francisco
police officers.
Mooney Not Man
MacDonald, now a patient In the
Baltimore city hospital, testified Lieu
tenant Charles Goff showed him a
picture of Mooney In the San Fran
cisco police station. He said he told
Goff It was not that of the man who
left a suitcase at the corner of Stew-
(Continued on Psae rhrea)
WILL START HERE
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 14.
(Spl.) Tremendous Interest Is being
expressed all over Oregon in the com
ing National Grange sessions In Cali
fornia, said Ray W. Olll, master of
the Oregon State Grange, In a report
to George Sehlmeyer. master of the
California Granges. "I estimate that
about 500 grange members will visit
Sacramento during the session."
"We will assemble at Medford and
come down In a body, leaving Med
ford on the morning of November
14."
Gill Is a member of the National
executive committee and Is active In
Grange work at the National Capital.
Several hundred members from
Washington and Idaho also will be In
the caravan, he believes.
FUNDS FOR RELIEF
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (AP)
Allotment of 1103.084.077 of work re
lief funda was recommended to
President Roosevelt today by his
works allotment board.
The board approved proposals to
spend 16.000.000 for a census of
youth and of occupations.
Allotment of $43,209,305 to the
works progress administration was
recommended for use In, among oth
era. the following states:
Colorado. Oregon, Arizona, Califor
nia, Nebraska, Washington.
The board recommended $24. 677,
882 for 77 projects of varying nature
throughout the country.
ROSEBURG HOSPITAL
FUNDS AUTHORIZED
WASHINOTON, Au. 13 (AP) A
100.000 allotment for ddltlonl fc.
Ultle. a.t th reterans hospital at
Roaeburg. Ore., a provided In tne
second deficiency bill. Prank T. Mines,
veterana administrator, announced
today.
Tne Roaeburg facility allotment In
cludes funda for 3S0 additional beda.
President Roosevelt algned the mm
ure yesterday.
BASEBALL
j
1 New York
R.
8
3
and
H.
9
4
Cleveland
4
Batteries: Ruffing
Dickey;
Stewart. Wlnegarner and Phillips.
R. H. E. ;ment with unions affiliated with the
Boston S 14 Ui Northwest Shingle Weavers Council
Chicago 8 9 ijand operaiinif. a survey complied by
Batteries: Welh and R. Ferrcil, J. S. Cole, tccretary of the local shtn
Whitehead, Salveson and be well. gle weavers union, dl&cloeed today.
Jobless Father
Glad To Become
Icicle For Test
BINGHAMTON, N. T.. Aug. 13.
( AP) D. O. Trout. 38. Jobless
head of a family, wants to be a
"human Icicle" for Dr. Ralph 8.
Wlllard, California chemist, who
claims to have successfully revived
a frozen monkey.
Trout said last night he would
be glad to take the place of Ste
phen Slmkhovltch. another volun
teer for the role. Trout has a wife
and two children.
"I have been out of work for
years and want a Job," Trout said.
"I see that Slmkhovitch's mother
objects. I have no one who will
object to my undergoing the experiment."
DETROIT, Aug. 13. f AP) A re
corder's court Jury of six men and
six women returned a verdict or
first degree murder against William
Lee Ferris, Florence and Loretta
Jackson and Jean Miller late this
afternoon, for the slaying of Howard
Carter Dickinson, New York attorney.
The Jury was out two hours and
41 minutes.
In reporting Its verdict against
Jean Miller, the Jury recommended
"mercy." which however, was with
out effect, as the sentence In Michi
gan for first degree murder Is man
datory life Imprisonment.
As the Jury entered the courtroom.
Jean Miller and Loretta Jackson
fainted. Ferris merely grinned.
The three women defendants were
carried screaming from the court
room. Ferris showed little emotion.
Judge John A. Boyne announced
that sentence would be passed on
Thursday.
judgedaTheads
T
Judge E. B. Day was elected perma
nent chairman of the Jackson county
planning commission at a meeting of
that body last night. Other officers
elected were: J. C. Thompson, vice
chairman, and A. H. Banwell. secre
tary. The meeting, the first held since
appointment of the commission by
Governor Charles H. Martin, was call
ed together by County Commissioner
L. O. Caster, who acted as chairman
pro tern.
It waa brought out at the meeting
that a Rogue River watershed com
mittee were T. E. Daniels and Karl
Janouch.
The commission urged the five-
year development committee of the
Jackson County chamber of com
merce to coordinate Its efforts with
the planning commission and to sug
gest projects which would be of ben
efit to the county.
Further meetings of the commis
sion will be held at the call of the
chairman.
COMPLETE PLANS
Major Everald L. Meyers, of the
United States army boblng aquadron
arrived in Medford at 12:18 this aft
ernoon to look over the municipal
airport here, and to complete final
details for the bombing practice ses
sion to be held In Medford for one
week, bezlnnlng Sunday. August 18.
Floyd Hurt and Fred Scheffel were
conferring with Major Meyers on
completion of plans for the city's
cooperation in providing water,
lighting facilities, and other details
for the 100 men and 30 officers who
will be encamped near the airport.
, It waa said at the airport that a
ground crew of between (W and 70
men will arrive In the city tomorrow
morning to get the camp In place.
It was believed these would arrive
by motor -transport.
WAT. LA WALLA. Aug. 13 iAP
0car Drumheler. president of the
Whlrehotme-Drumheller Co. and vice
president of the First National bsnk.
j plonr Walla Wall business con
icernj!, died at 8 o'clock this mornlnz
E I from a heart attack at Wallowa Lake
1 lod?e.
LONOVIEW. Aug. 13 fAP) Eighty
five per cent of the northwest shingle
I production Industry Is under agree-
HUEY CANDIDATE
Definitely Decided to Run
On Democratic Ticket
Run Independent if Roose-
velt Receives Nomination
Br NATHAN UOIUKTSON
Aaoclatcd Press Staff Writer
(Copyright, Kiss, by the Associated
Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. ft. ( AP) Sen
ator Long (D., La.) has told colleagues
In the senate that he has decided
definitely to run for the Democratic
presidential nomination In 1036.
He told them, furthermore, that If
President Roosevelt waa renominated,
he would run as an Independent, un
less the Republicans nominated some
one he could support.
Longs plana were reported to the
Associated Press today by several
senators with whom ho talked. The
Loutslanan, however, refused to dis
cuss them, saying he had no com
ment. He did say, though, that If
he ran. It would not be to "beat
Roosevelt," but to elect himself.
O. O, P. Solons F.lated
Republican senators In whom Long
confided were elated. They felt his
declntnn was a "big break" for the
O. O. P., and might awing the elec
tlon their way. For a long time many
Republicans have felt they could win
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f
Passage of the social security act
by congress, now awaiting practically
assured signing by the president, has
caused an increase In the number of
old age pension applications with the
county court, which held Its regular
monthly old age pension meeting to
day. It was postponed from the regu
lar meeting date of last Tuesday.
Under the social security act, the
federal government supplies $18
monthly and the state and county a
similar amount.
In the neighborhood of 30 old age
pension applications are scheduled to
be considered at today's meeting.
These Include several applications
that have been held up for various
reasons, chiefly unwillingness of the
applicant to sign a property release,
as required by state law.
A number of conflicts between the
state law and security act, relative to
age and length of residence in state,
are scheduled to be considered at the
proposed special session of the legis
lature next month.
Income Shares
Investment trusts:
Maryland fund 16.83; 18.23.
Quarterly Income shares 1.40; 1.64.
SALEM, Aug. 13. ( AP) A voucher.
covering 92.000.000 of coast highway
bridge bonds and Interest up to Aug.
19, will be Issued by the state high
way commission at Its meeting In
Portland Thursday, It was announced
here today. The Interest amounts to
more than 930.000.
Tragedy Seen if Britain
Fails to Convince Italy
By Roger tirccne
(Copyr.Bttt, jo35. by the Associated
Press) J
LONDON. Aug. 13. Lord Robert;
Cecil aald today the British govern
ment faces a tragic sequel to 1014
through Its failure to make clear to
Italy that England 'i not bluffing
and Is prepared to uphold Its obliga
tions under the League of Nations
covenant "even If It means war."
"Only plain speaking can save us
from a repetition of the fateful
blunders of 20 yeara ago." the former
undersecretary for foreign affairs said
In an Interview on the Italo-Ethlo-plan
crisis.
Earlier In the day he expressed his
attitude at a special meeting of the
executive committee of the League
of Nations union.
The committee adopted a resolution
pointing out the danger of any Brit
ish uncertainty and Insisting that
collective action by the league mem-
To Oppose Bore
t 11 jp9
4
Postmaster Genera) Farley hat
placed the Democratic party's ap
proval on Gov. C. Ben Rosa of Idaho
(above) aa an opponent to Sen
William E. Bora
L
IS AIM IN STATE
PORTLAKD, Ore.. Aug. 13. (AP)
Tha vision of organised labor In Ore
gon solidly arrayed on a single po
litical front arose here today aa the
State Federation of Labor went Into
the second way of Its annual four-day
convention.
Before the convention was a reso
lution which condemned In strong
language "the action of various prom
inent delegates and members of or
ganized labor In promoting the can
didacy of other than the endorsed
party and supporting other than the
endorsed measures."
The resolution, Introduced late
yesterday and promptly assigned to
committee, called down the wrath of
the asaembly on members who last
year went their own way heedless of
the cause of labor-endorsed candi
dates.
The question whether organized la
bor In this state would attempt to
vote a solid bloc was expected to be
one of the chief topics at the next
two days of the convention.
The result of last year's defection
by labor from the laborendorsed
candidates was described by the reso
lution a having led to the discredit
ing of labor "as witnessed by the
actions of cities, counties and state
officials In the lumber strike."
Nearly 200 delegates from all parts
of Oregon are attending the conven
tion here.
In his annual address, Ben T. Oa
borne, president of the state federa
tion, told delegates labor still haa
"all the power It possessed under the
NRA. Ho said private Industry has
"failed miserably" to prove Its good
faith. He said the longshore strike
of last year waa "not a victory for
them (the longshoremen) alone, but
haa been of Inestimable value to all
labor." Osborne denounced the call
ing of state police In the recent lum
ber strike,
'SHOCKING' CONDUCT
PUTS JOCKEY OFF TURF
LINCOLN FIELD RACE TRACK,
Chicago. Aug. 13. (AP) Jockey H.
BRgur of New Orleans, one of the
leading race riders In the west, today
was ruled off the turf for life by the
stewards of the Lincoln Fields Jockey
club for allegedly attempting to use a
battery to stimulate the speed of a
horse.
bers Is "Ind I sponsible" If war Is to be
prevented between Italy and Ethl
opla.
The resolution also urged that the
British government communicate to
members of the League of Nations
council before September 4 Its de
termination to fulfill lta undertak
ings under the league covenant.
The tall, gaunt champion of world
peace cited the visit of Viscount
Haldane, ten British Lord Chancellor,
to Berlin In 1012, aa an example of
the danger of not stating a nation's
Intention fully and positively.
"The World war might have been
avoided If England had stated In un
mistakable language In 1013 that It
would tolorate no Invasion of
France," he aald.
"Germany then would not have
misunderstood the British govern
ment's position and the tragedy that
followed probably would have been
averted.
AS MERCURY HITS
107 ONJONDAY
Highest Temperature Since
108 in 1933 Recorded
Here Wolf Creek Hot
Spot With 108 Reading
Medford Jumped from the fire back
Into the frying pan today, and waa
this afternoon enjoying the "coolness"
of 93 degrees at 3 o'clock, compared ;
to the furnace-like 104 registered at
the same time yesterday.
A breeze, estimated at the weather
bureau to be travelling between 4 and
8 miles an hour, waa bringing decided
relief this afternoon, and waa sweep
ing the hills free of the pall of amoke
that haa hung over them the past
week.
At the 1:40 reading this afternoon,
the needle seemed stuck at 93, Juat
10 degrees cooler than at that hour
yesterday. An hour later It had
crawled up one more degree, and th
prospect waa for not much greater
height.
Medford sweltered yesterday under
the biasing blast of a sun whlcb
upped the temperature to 107 de
grees at 4:30, one degree lower than
the phenomenal 108 chalked up oa
August 14. 1933. The previous high
mark of the current season waa aet
on June 6, when 102.3 waa reached.
Many, planning on putting off their
vacations for the ''warmer" weather,
are scurrying for the coast and
mountain resorts.
Fruitgrowers were agreed that the
Mistering weather would be of bene
fit to the pear crop. If not to linen
collars, In that the fruit now needs .
hot days and warm nights to in- '
crease the sugar content. There ta ,
little danger of fruit-scald from the
sun, It was said.
County Agent R. O. Fowler aald
today that the heat would have no
other effect on the tomato crop
than to hasten maturity, and stated
that as far aa the effect of the heat
was concerned. It waa "Just another
hot day."
The prospect waa for a tapering
off today, with a alight bree blow
ing this morning.
PORTLAND, Aug. 13. (AP) The
sizzling beat which yesterday sent
thermometers to new season heights
In several part of the state and
blistered other areas with unseaaon-
( Continued on Page Hiree)
Pear Markets
NEW YORK, Aug. U. (AP)-(rjS
DA) Pear auction market allgnlly
stronger. Seventeen cars arrived; 1
California cara unloaded; IS oars on
track.
California Bartletts, 12,803 boxes,
11.8333.25, average 13.38.
OHICAOO, Aug. 13 (AP)-(CSDA)
Pear auction market. Pour Callfor
nla, cars arrived; 3 oars on track; 9
cars sold.
California Bartletts, 3,858 boxes.
1.73i3.95, average 83.08.
llnrae Disease Wanes
BOISE, Idaho. Aug. 13. (AP) A
brain disease epidemic that has taken
the lives of from 350 to 400 horses In
Idaho the past tew weeks Is subsid
ing. Dr. M. M. McCoy, state field vet
erinarian, reported today.
AKLAVIK, N. W. T., Aug. 12
Get your map out and look
tli is up. The mouth of the Mc
Kcnzie river, right on the Arc
tic ocenn. Esquimo are thicker
than rich men at a "save the
constitution" convention.
This is sent from one of the
most northerly posts of the
Northwest Mounted Police. A
great body of men, like the 'G'
men.
We are headed for famous
Oerschcl island in the Arctic.
Old Wiley had to duck his head
to keep from bumping it as we
flew under the Arctic circle.
What, no night! It's all day
up here.
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