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H. L. A. BATES
SECRETARY-MANAGER

TRADE MARK
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SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.,] June 18th 1918

My dear old Sned:

I received your letter yesterday telling me about
Lesley. I wrote him today advising him to tell the
Doctors at Riverside, as it would not do for him to go
on flying. I feel very sorry for Les because I know
his heart was in his work, and it was the one thing
he wanted. I do not understand why it would
affect his heart to fly alone at an altitude, but not
if he went as an observor [observer] or non pilot. In the last
issue of the Sat [Saturday] Evening Post is an article by an Ace
in which he says he has gone to heights of 24000 ft
and has never used oxigen [oxygen], though his heart has been
on the bum since he was a Kid. He says he has
never had any bad effects from flying. I hope
those Doctors know what they are about, and that
the Riverside men will turn him down if it is
proper to do so. If it is proper for Les to go up
as a non pilot, why could he not be an "observer".

I suppose there is nothing we can do, but if
they dont take him, they ought to give him an
honorable discharge, and he ought to be exempt
from the draft. Never mind about owing me
any money, or about paying it back until you
are over burdened with wealth, and if you need
money let me know. No letters from anywhere.

Mother & I & the Kink are well. I drove the car with
Mother, Ella Jack and the Kid to Calaveras last Sunday
and back over the Hearst Road & Dublin home.

Lots of love. In haste your loving father

H L A Bates

I showed Mother your letter. It is better that she should know things as they are.