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June 3rd, 1952.

Edith W. Edmondsen Hotel Altoona,San Francisco, Calif.

Dear Madam,

I represent a man by the name of George L. Smith who has been arrested by H. Spencer Lewis for criminal Libel.

Will you please tell me if yon have any connection with ALtORC or with Lewis that would make it embrassing for you to give me a brief outline of your past connection

with Amorc and your present attitude toward it .

Hoping to hear from you in a short while I am.

Very truly youxs,

E u g e n e B. G r a t t a nATTORNEY-AT-LAW

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June 3rd, 1932.

Mr* Willard Moore 361. West 23rd, St,New York City*. N* Y.

Dear Mr. Willard Moore,

I represent a man by the name of George L. Smith, who has "been arrested by H. Spencer Lewis for criminal libel.

Will you please tell me if you have any connection with AMORC or with Lewis that would make it embrassing for you to give me a brief outline of your past connection with AMORC and your present attitude toward it .

Hoping to hear from you in a shortwhile I am,

Yours truly,

E u g e n e B. G r a t t a nATTORNEY-AT-LAW

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June 3rd, 1932.

Mr, Conrad H. Lindstedt 361 West 23rd St.New York City, New York.

Dear Mr. Lindstedt,

I represent a man by the name of George L, Smith who has been arrested by H. Spencer Lewis for criminal Libel.

Will you please tell me if you have any connection with AHOEC or with Lewis that would make it embrassing for you to give me a brief outline of your connection with Amorc and your present attitude toward it •

Hoping to hear from you in a short time I am,

KBGsRG

E u g e n e It. G r a t t a nATTO RNEY-AT-LAW

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June 3rd, 1932

Mr. Vincent Jones Hotel Sutter,San Francisco, Csl.

Dear Mr. Jones,

I represent a man by the name of George L. Smith who has been arrested

H. Spencer Lewis for criminal Libel.

Will you please tell me if you have any connection with AMORC or with Lewis that would make it embrassing for you to give me a brief outline of your past con­nection with AMORC and your present attitude toward it .

Hoping to hear from you in a short while I am,

Yours truly,

EBG:RG s /3 ) .Cy .

F r a t e r n i t a t i s R O S A E C R U C IS

T H E S E EBeverly H all

Quakertown, Pa. Oct.38,1932

Eugene B. Grattan,Atty

San Jose,Calif

My dear Sir:

A week or so ago I had informed Mr.Smith of a gross misrepresentation I had come across and told him I would send him copies soon as X had them. He has just wired me that another search of his home had been made and that I should send copies direct to you. T^is I do.

First.you will note a copy of what purports to be a picture of the First Rosicrucian Temple in America. This illustratio appears in AMORC latest publication THE WISDOM OF THE SAGES and which is universally circulated and-the medium through which he obtains members.

Next, I inclose a copy of a picture that appears in the book by SaChe of Philadelphia* The title of book is: The Pietists of Pennsylvania. You will note that this is NOT a Rosicrucian Temple but was built by-the Zionistic Brotherhood, a Seventh Day Baptist denomination. You will see at once that this Baptist Monastery ha¥ been embellished to suit and made to appear as a Rosicrucian habitation.

r lf this is not gross misrepresentation made with toddeceive, then what is? Would this notcome under the head of fraud anfi obtaining money under false prEtense or misrepresent­

ation?

As the "camera cannot l ie 11 these may be of valueto you.

Hope you will win the case. My help will be forwarded shortly. With best wishes.

Sincerely ^you^s,

The Rosicrucian Order'Known as "The Ancient, Mystic Order Rosae Crucis Throughout the -vtorld.

Supreme Temple for North Aiaerica Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, California, U. S. A.

Respected Member and Student:

From our statistics and records it appears as though a ;;reat many members of the Masonic Fraternity are interested in higher thought, metaphysics, and problems of psycholojy and philosophy* In fact, we are surprised to note that our nember ship records indicate a great nany of the men to be Masons, members of the higher bodies, as well as the Blue Lodge,

Since there is an interest in these studies among Masons, perhaps we co-aid forvmrd to them some interesting little free booklets of an attractive nature, which explain the ideals and principles of the AMORC, and permit the receivers to know of the fascinating studies of the Order. I note that you are a member of the Masonic Fraternity. If it is possible for you to do so, and proper, we would appreciate it if you w uld send us the names and addresses of some Masons in your community, or in your Lodge whom you think would enjoy reading some of our latest publications which exi>lain the work of the Rosicrucians,

It is not necessary that these Masons be persons that you know so long as they are Masons. If it is permissible, and you can do so, we would like to have you send a rost-r of the names and addresses of those in your Lodge so that we can address booklets to them, and return the roster to you.

May we have your cooperation in this? If we can, we would appreciate having you give this matter your attention as soon as possible.

Sincerely and fraternally,

ROSICRUCIAN ORDER, AMORC

By R. U. Lewis,Supreme 3ecretary.

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Better Susiness Bureau, San Jose, California*

Dear sirs:

Several of us in Los Angeles, have read'an article in the Fresno Bee and other papers, charging that the organi'- zation kniwn as AifiDRC is a racket. Having heard similar wtatements from other sources on more than one occasion and having belonged to this organization under the belief that it was a perpetuation of the Ancient Rosicrucian Order, I want to know if the Better Business 3ureau there has investigated these people. According to the articles we have read, AMDRC was started by H. Spencer Lewis7in about 1913 to 1915 or somewhere thereabouts**

All students of this organization are told that it has a prehistoric origin - prehistoric as far as profane history is con­cerned* Several of us here are going into the matter as thoroughly as we can. If we and others hare been swindled out of money under false representations, we feel like something should be done about it , so w ill yiu kindly tell us if the Better Business Bureau of San Jose vouches for them?

f0urs very sinoerely,

E. ID. Drake v 3307-1/2 Baldwin S t ., Los Angeles, Calif.

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March 6, 1933•

Mr* E . £• Drake,

Barbara Worth Apts., $401,

407 South Hope Street,

Los Angeles, Calif.

Dear Mr* Drake:

Answering your letter regarding the Rosi­crucian Brotherhood, before accepting the

advertising of this organization we made a thorough investigation of the order and

all our reports were highly favorable*

If you wish further information about the

Rosicrucian Brotherhood, we suggest that you

write to the Better Business Bureau of San

Jose, San Jose, California. They will be

glad to send you a more detailed report.

Very truly yours,

John NicholstB

B e t t e r B u s i n e s s B u r e a uof SAN JOSE, Ltd.

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Mr* Eugene B* Grattan, Attorney at law^:47 West Santa clara St*, San Jose| Calif*

Dear Ifr* Grattan:

Enclosed you will

find copies of two letters which are

self explanatory*

Sincerely yoursj

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Better Business Bureau, San Jose, California*

Dear sire:

Several of us in Los Angeles have read an article in the Fresno Bee and other papers, charging that the organi-; zation known as AMORC is a racket. Having heard similar statements from other sources on more than one occasion and having belonged to this organization under the belief that it was a perpetuation of the Ancient Rosicruoian Order, I want to know if the Better Business Bureau there has investigated these people. According to the articles we have read, AMORC was started by H. Spencer Lewis in about 1913 to 1915 or somewhere thereabouts.

All students of this organization are told that it has a prehistoric origin - prehistoric as far as profane history is con­cerned. Several of us here are going into the matter as thoroughly as we can. If we and others have been swindled out of money under false pretenAea or false representations, we feel like something should be done about it , so will you kindly tell us if the Better Business Bureau cf San Jose vouches for them?

Yours very sincerely,

E . E. Drake,3307-1/2 Baldwin S t .,Los Angeles, Calif*

HarpersM A G A Z I N E

4 9 E a s t 3 3 d S t r e e t , N e w Y o r k , N ,H a r p e r & B r o t h e r s

PUBLISHERSAdvertising Department March 24, 1935

Mr. E- E* Drake,407 South Hope St., Apt.401,Los Angeles, Calif.

Dear Mr, Drake:

We wish you to know that we are sincerely grateful

for the complete information you have sent to us about the

Rosicrucian Society. Yours is the first complaint we have had at>out them. You say that the organization is shortly to

he exposed throughout the country. We are intensely inter­

ested in knowing what happens. If it is not too much trouble,

will you drop us a note at the time the exposure proceedings are started that we may get the newspapers or other records in which the details will "be given.

Qaite frankly, we are not in a position to suggest

an investigation by the Better Business Bureau for the

simple reason that we have no facts upon which to base such a request. Our knowledge of the society is, as you say,

only a general one. As aforesaid, we shall be glad to have you add to our meager information by sending to us, if you

have time, the details of the proceedings which you mention.

JftjL

Los Angeles, .Calif.,

March 8th,

Mr# Eugene B. Grattan, Attorney at law,

47 West Santa Glara Street,

San Jose, California.

Dear Mr# Grattan:

0Bre is another letter.

This is about the character of the letters

we have been getting as you have been able

to see. Have you any further suggestions?

Sincerely yours,

‘'f / ?SET /BED *,F~' ■' / /S' jS*

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M a c f a d d e n P u b l i c a t i o n s , I n c .

G r a y b a r B u i l d i n g

N e v Y o r k C i t y

March 1, 1933

B U R E A U OF A D V E R T IS IN G IN V E S T IG A T IO N

Mr. S. S. Drake,

Barbara Worth Apts., $401, 407 South Hope Street,

Los Angeles, California.

Dear Mr. Drake

We have been running the advertising of the Rosi-

crucian Brotherhood for. several years. Before accepting the advertising we made an investigation of it and received favor­able information on the organization.

We have, however, in the past received complaints,

not from readers of our publication, but from outside sources.

These were investigated, however, and we did not feel that they were justified.

However, I would suggest that you communicate with

the San Jose Better Business Bureau at San Jose, California,

for complete information on this organization*

Cordially yours,

D.A.Kemble

T

Am sure I enclosed yesterday a copy

of the second letter that is ueint sent out to

the magazines but in case I did notf here is

a copy.

________ _________ «. ^ur letter of Marchist and tjill now tell you i?y reasons for asking

the question concerning the organization styled AM)EC.

At one time I tias a member of this organi­

zation ana was told and l«*d to believ* that it has an origin in renote antiquity* Haring learned! that such a lain b were not based upon any foundation in

fact, and seeing their advertisement in so meny re­putable magazines, I wrote to you to see if you had anything upon which to base these statements,

thinking perhaps that there were &oz& things which 1 might have overlooked. But your reply is somewhat general mid shows you do not know mary things that

others do know. In the first place, in 1929, when the Los Angeles branch discovered some puzzeling things, there was a general disruption, whereupon

AUDRG promptly sued Dr* ’̂ hoinas, the thenMaster of this Branch, for $30,000,00 damages* claim­ing that he broke up the organisation,

L ast. year a man by thgnaiae of George L« Smith of Bakersfield, C alif ., wrote and published many

things concerning AM)RG, purporting to deny the an­cient origin o'* this organization and claiming that the people at large were being swindled by reason of

these statements, and that there was no authentic proof that uhis was other than the concoction of its Hfead in 19X5* •‘There is jiqthing secret about the

organisation. The Rituals and everything have been published in e book by A, E . iValte. in other words,

this man took out o2 the risfersnoe library the necessary

elements to form a ao-caxled aeuret ordsz-, claiming that it originated in ^nciea* Egypt many hundreds of years ago” , etc.

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Kactfadden Publications, Inc*, Graybar Building,Hew £ork, Hew York*

Bear sirs

Z thank you for your letter of March ist and will now tall you ny reasons for asking

the quo31ion concerning the organization styled ASOEC*

At one time X was a number of this organi­

zation and was told and lud to bellev? that it had an origin in remote antiquity, Having learned that such a lain s were not based upon any foundation in fact« and seeing their adverti3ement in so lacny re­putable magazines, I wrote to you to see if you had anything upon which to base these statements,

thinking perhaps that there v?ers sane things which I might have overlooked. But your reply is somewhat

general and shows you do not know maiy things that

others do know. In the first place, in 1929, when the Los Angeles branch discovered some puszeling things, there wau a general disruption, whereupon

£2fflitC promptly sued Dr* ^homas, the thenMaster of this Branch, for .#30,000.00 datnagesg claim,

ing that he arok* up the organisation,

L ast year a man by th^name of Gsoasge L« Smith

of Bakersfield, G a l l f w r o t e and published many

things concerning A1DE0, purporting to deny the an­cient origin of this organization mid claiming that

the people at large were being swindled by reason of

these statements, and that there was no authentic proof that vhis was othar than the concootion of its Bead in 1915. ’‘There is nothin# secret about the

organization, The Hituals and everything have been published in e book by A. ft, Jaito. in other words,

this man took out of the rsferrmce library the necessary

elements to fora a ao-ca^ied aewrcit order, slaining that it originated in ^ncien'i E^ypt mainy hundreds of year3 ago” , etc*

Er# ^mith was arrested for libel but the case cams to nothing and wa3 thrown out of court, Last

Deoember Mr, Smith 6nd -tor. E . £ . ^harass were sued

jointly for <£10,000. dariages for some sort of a conspiracy which both olairaed was absurd. Incidentally

it 'flight Interest you to ImoTJ that A2fl)ftG losi the

£50,000. case against JBr. Thomas, but it was not proved by the testimony in court that'AMOBS ^as an

original, authentic Hosicrucian Order*

I and severcl others have learned that this institution is shortly to be exposed throughout the

length and hrodth of the land* fiance iay interest in the whole prooeedin^s.

If you hare anything el00 to offer we would appre­

ciate it* i/e want to give the devil his dues but we don’ t want people to be swindled in any way, and I

think it ray duty to prevent it as far as I can, ana the duty of aryone else who may be of uid in keeping honest folfca* monay out of the hands of charletons.

J&p do you rot have the Bette? ^s in e ss Bureau make an investifation? For a while the Better Business 3ureau

gsve ££X)£G the name of o^nin.5 property,, paying its bills, etc ., but there’was no investigation as to the statements .cjySDHO was mav-ing. It mirht be well to ha*e this dons so

that we can all know the Truth*

Yours sincerely,

BED

B. BP .Drake,407 Sotxth Baps ;?t.,Apt. ir401,Loa Angelos, California.

Received oocu&ent yesterday and spent l^st evening ana this evening

copyin6 the same, 'ou have done an excellent work, and I wonder if they

have nerve enough to go ahead and ask for a trial and knov.' that the/ have

to face such question^ as they must in the presentation of the case.

The imp had nerve enough to slap me in the face by having the

Californian publish an ad last Saturday. I took advantage of the lies

contained therein by filing the enclosed and sent it on through, I think

I covered tne case pretty thoroughly. The exhibit referea to ?.s without

comment a&s the tia]j-page expose in the *iew York Herald. LstSs hope it

brings results.

Ttaclosea is letter from Forbes. It is in reply to letter*

written to him, Modern Mechanic and Psychology regarding advertising.

As I usea one letter as a copy of all, witn slight changes to cover

local conditions, I am holding it until I get replies fro.fl alL, Auea I

will send it on to you. I merely coverea the history of the fraud,

ana refuted the non-religious advertising.

With b*5st best wishes, and again thankin6 you for your hard .vork,

I am, Sincerely,

Copy of first letter.

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Scribner’ s Ifegazine, 597 Fifth Avenue,New York, N .Y .

Gentlemen:

I wj uld like to get some

information from you regarding the

Rosicrucian Brotherhood, AMORC, who

advertise in your magazine. Bo you

vouch for the integrity of these people

and for the statements they claim as

to their origin, authenticity, and so on?

Am enclosing self-addressed,

stamped envelope.

Thanking you in advance, I am

Sincerely yours,

E . E. Drake,Barbara Worth Apts., Apt. #401, 407 South Hope St .,Los Angeles, California.

Los Angeles, Calif, March 6th.,

1933

Psychology.Editorial Offices,1450 Broadway,New° York, N .Y .

Attention Mr, Charles H* Pesgrey:

Dear sir:

I thank you for your letter of the 21st ultimo and w ill now tell you my reasons for asking the question concerning the organiza­tion styled as AlflORC:

At one time I was a member of this organization and was told and led to believe that it had an origin in remote antiquity* Having learned that such claims were not based upon any foundation in faot, and seeing their advertisement in so many reputable magazines, I wrote to you to see if you had anything upon which to base these statements, thinking perhaps that there were some things which 1 might have overlooked* But your reply is somewhat general and shows you do not know many things that others do. In the first place, in 1929, when the Los Angeles Branch discovered some puxzeling things, there was a general disruption and' nearly all the members here left the organiza­tion, whereupon AMORC promptly sued Dr. E. E.Thomas, the then Master of this Branch, for §50,000. damages, claiming that he broke up the organization.

Last year a man by the name of George L*Smith of Bakersfield ,'Calif. ; wrote snd published many things concerning AMORC, purporting to deny the ancient origin of this organization and claiming that the people at large were being swindled by reason of these statements and that there was no authentic proof that this was other than the concoction of its Head in 1915. "There is nothing secret about the organi­zation. The Rituals and everything have been published in a book by A. E. Waite. In other wordsf' this man took out of the reference library the necessary ele­ments to form a so-called secret order, claiming that it originated in Ancient Egypt many hundreds of years ago".

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Mr. Smith was arrested for libel but the case oame to nothing and was thrown out of court. Last December Mr. ^mith and Dr. E. E. 1homaB were sued jointly for $10,000* damages for some sort of a con­spiracy which both claim was absurd. Incidentally it might interest you to know that ALflORC lost the $50,000. cast against Dr. Thomas, but It was not proved by the testimony in court that AMORC was an original, authentic Rosicrucian Order©

I and several others have learned that this institution is shortly to be exposed throughout the length and bredth of the land. Hence my interest in the whole proceedings.

If you have anything else to offer we would appreciate it . We want to give the devil his dues but we don't want people to be swindled in any way, and I think it is my duty to prevent it as far as I can, and the duty of anyone else who may be of aid, in keeping honest folk 's money out of the hands of charletons.

* Why do you not have the Better business Bureau make an investigation? For a while the Better Business Bureau gave AMORC the name of owning property, paying its bills, etc ., but there was no investi­gation as to the statements AMORC was making. It might be well to have this done so that we can all know the Truth.

Ygurs sincerely,

EE D

E . E. Drake,407 South Hope S t ., Apt. #401, Los Angeles, Calif*

The Review of Reviews Corporation55 Fifth Avenue, New York City

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EDWARD F. HEALEY, Advertis ing M anager

February 24, 1*123

not carry the advertising of the Hosicrucian Brotherhood - nor does the GOLDEN BUOK I.LAGAZII.E carry it, v/l'ich magazine Vie also publish.

We regret, therefore, that we are unable togive you any information on these people. Perhaps if you write to the Atlantic Monthly or Harpers Magazine, they iainht be able to give you the information you desire. Th< magazines carry the Rosicrucian advertising.

If at any time we can be of help to you, please do not hesitate to call 011 us.

bineerely yours,

Mr. E . £l. Drake 407 South Hope St. Los Angeles, Oalif

Dear Mr. Drake:

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HOME OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AM ERICANM U N N & CO. PATENT ATTORNEYS

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February 27, 1933

Mr# E# E# Drake,Barbara Worth Apts# #401,407 South Hope Street,Los Angeles, Calif#

Dear Mr# Drake:

Answering your letter of February 18, the Rosicrucian Brother­hood, AMORC are large property owners in San Jose California and as far as we know they bear a good reputation# Our relations with them have been entirely satisfactory. The Los Angeles^ Chamber of Commerce might be able to give you more details#

Cordially yours,

Associate Editor

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PSYCHOLOGYINSPIRATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, Inc.1450 BROADW AY - - NEW YORK CITY

PEnn*ylv»nia 6-6950

February 21, 1933

Mr E E Drake

Barbara Worth Apts

407 So Hope Street

Los Angeles Calif

Dear Mr Drake:

lne are in receipt of your favor of February 15th inquiring as to the integrity of one of our advertisers, namely, Rosicrucian Brotherhood.

The best recommendation we can give them is that they have

been advertising with us for ten years and v;e have never yet received a single complaint from any one of our readers.

You need have no hesitancy in doing business with this concern-

thay nre ahptol^t^ly tqi> frftrp and_if ypU^take up, thei^rwork in the proper spirit, you ought to derive a great deal of benefit from their course.

\\Thanking you for the reader interest which induced you to come

to us for this information and also for the opportunity of

speaking a good word in behalf of Rosicrucian Brotherhood, we remain

Yours very truly, INSPIRi TIONAWUBLICATIONS, Inc.

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Advertising ManagerCHD/i'I

M A G Aa Z I N E

H a r p e r & B r o t h e r s

PUBLISHERS Advertising Department

4 9 E a s t 3 3 d S t r e e t . N E W Y o r k , N , Y .

February 27, 195 3

Mr. E. jj>. Drake,

Barbara Worth Apts. #401, 407 south Hope Street,Los Angeles, Calif.

Dear Mr. Drake;

Regarding your letter about the Eosi crucianbrotherhood, T?e examined the literature which they put out

and it seemed to us that most of their doctrines paralleled

the teachings of Christianity. Therefore, we accepted their

advertising. It seems to us that the value of any move­ment such as theirs must be judged oy the value to the

individual himself - some people may find the Rosicrucian teachings helpful, while others may not be interested. We are sorry not to be able to make a more helpful statement

then that, but you understand that such a decision is a

personal one which must be made separately by each man or

w oman.

Their announcements have appeared in our

pages for a number of years and none of our readers have

ever complained aoout their business integrity.

Very truly yours,

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Eugene B. Grattan, Attorney at law,47 West Santa ^lara St ., San Jose, C alifom ia0

Dear Mr, Orattan:

I am enclosing herewith the first and second letters which have been written to the magazines containing the AMORC ad., and also the original copies of the replies we have received up to date o

With all bsst wishes Iam

Sincerely yours,

ts S */ /

EET/EEDESC:

THE PATHFINDERTHE PATHFINDER PUBLISHING CO., Inc.

Established 1894

WASHINGTON, D. C.

A National News Review - - Publ ished at the Nation's Capital

February 25, 1933.

Mr. E. E. Drake,Los Angeles, Calif.

Dear Sir:

The Brotherhood about which you ask is supposedly a reputable society. We understand they are financially solid. We have not, however, personally investigated their proposition. This is , of course a "fad” proposition and we believe they make good their promises.

Yours very truly,

3HE PATHFINDER PUBLISHING CO.

CHARLES SCRIBN ER’S SO NSP U BLISH ER S - IM P O R T E R S -B O O K S E LL E R S

5 9 7 FIFTH A V E N U E N E W Y O R K

Fsbruary 23rd, 1933

Hr# E . E . Drake Barbara Worth Apts#, #401

407 South Hope Street Los Angelos, California

My dear Mr* Dral®:

In reply to your letter of the 18th:

As far as we know, the Rosicrucian

Brotherhood is a perfectly reliable organization*

For more'' detailed information about them,

we suggest that^you communicate with Mr* Gordon‘S Simpson, c/o 3impson-Reilly, 1206 Maple ^v©nu

Los Angele^ who at one time represented our^" Magazine on ths Coast and placed thisJbwtflr»ss

with us #

Very truly yoursSCRIBNER’ S MA.GAZIEE

Wrote to him but have received no answer as yet.

B.G.P# X

* *

Dear Gene:

Arrived home at 10 o ’clock this morning mighty tired. Expense account, as ber your request, is enclosed herewith . Also another

self-explanatory enclosure. Regards to Lloyd.

Sincerely,

Bus

ftaiiftnoari fare, Bakersfield to San Franciecoand return.................................• • • • • • .............$10.70

Bus fare, San Francisco to San Jo se .................. 1.10

Bus fare, San Jose to San Francisco................ 1.10

Three days lost time $8.40 per day.................25.20

Room, one night in San Jose......................... . .758 meals at 40c e a c h .. . . ......................................... 5 .2 0 .

Total................................................................... $44.05

Less check for $25 received April 11 25.00$19.05