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of [[underlined]] absolute faith in the common sense of my wife to let her shoulder the responsibilities of my fortune after I die.  What a joke on me if she should use Bakelite for helping out a bunch of fakirs imposters, [[\underlined]] and pretentious [[underlined]] morons [[\underlined]] and [[underlined]] ignorants [[\underlined]] under the [[underlined]] pretext [[\underlined]] of [[underlined]] being about a new religion, [[\underlined]] which they talk glibly about but do no [[underlined]] follow in practice [[\underlined]] no more the other religions are followed by most of those who are most insisting about it and other [[underlined]] priests and preachers. [[\underlined]]
[[underlined]] Feb 7. [[\underlined]]  Sent telegram to Tracey, to inquire when [[underlined]] ION [[\underlined]] can be ready painted.  He answered, Next Monday.
[[underlined]] Christensen, [[\underlined]] the sailor of Riggs came here.  Knowledge of navigation is [[underlined]] very limited. [[\underlined]]  A.B. and ditto knowledge of engines
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would be but on small sailboat, or as 2d man.  Told him had other men but would let him know.
[[underlined]] Feb 8. [[\underlined]]  Went to see [[underlined]] Hamman [[\underlined]] in relation to recent controversy of [[underlined]] R&H, doing our buying. [[\underlined]]  Very [[underlined]] Friendly frank talk, [[\underlined]] but he astonished me by stating that [[underlined]] R&H think that it is better for Bakelite Corporation that public should think that they are or guides & mentors!! [[\underlined]] and that it would [[underlined]] add to our prestige [[\underlined]] !!! - See [[underlined]] my report [[\underlined]] to A. [[underlined]] Karpen on this subject. [[\underlined]]  Went to get my [[underlined]] Masters licence [[\underlined]] at [[underlined]] Custom house. [[\underlined]]  All day at office very busy [[underlined]] expecting Dr. Weger [[\underlined]]
[[underlined]] Feb. 9 [[\underlined]]  Scott came again for position of captain on ION.  Told him had to see first one well recommended man in Miami but would wire him Monday or Tuesday in case I did not take him.  Is very, very anxious