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has given a report that has a daily record of every bit of work he did 

 on the islands. 



The Chairman. Do you think it would be wrong for Dr. Hornaday 

 or any other citizen to come and protest to you when he finds that 

 you have made a report such as has been described and you have 

 admitted you made to the Government for which you were paid — 

 that no man has a right to call attention to it when you change your 

 base, as it were ? 



, Mr. Clark. I have not changed my base. I said there were 158,0 00 

 seals in the herd, and the reports of your experts for this year vindi- 

 cate that because it is stated there are now 190,000. 



The Chairman. Were you in New York lately ? 



Mr. Clark. I have not been in New York lately; no. 



The Chairman. When were you over there last ? 



Mr. Clark. I was there in 1909. 



The Chairman. In 1909? 



Mr. Clark. Yes. 



The Chairman. Were you there since ? 



Mr. Clark. I do not recall. 



The Chairman. Do you know Madison Grant ? 



Mr. Clark. No; I do not know Madison Grant. 



The Chairman. Do you know who he is ? 



Mr. Clark. I have seen letters from him and I think I have seen 

 references to him. 



The Chairman. Did you receive any letters from him ? 



Mr. Clark. Dr. Jordan did. 



The Chairman. Did you ? 



Mr. Clark. Well, I may have received a letter from him, but the 

 correspondence was rcall}^ with Dr. Jordan. 



The Chairman. Well, what were you corresponding about ? 



Mr. Clark. Mr. Madison Grant sent to Dr. Jordan a franked 

 envelope in which had been received a public document on which 

 was inscribed in rod ink scurrilous remarks against Dr. Jordan, 

 and he sent those things to Dr. Jordan. 



The Chairman. What other correspondence was there? 



Mr. Clark. I do not recall the correspondence beyond that. 



The Chairman. Do you not know there was other correspondence? 



Mr. Clark. There probably was, yes; because Mr. Madison Grant 

 was 



The Chairman (interposing). Well, what were they corresponding 

 about ? Let us hnd out about that. 



Mr. Clark. He wanted to find out why it was that something 

 could not be done to stop the misuse of the franking privilege in 

 sending out documents of that kind. 



The Chairman. Yes, that is one thing; but it is also a good thing 

 to find out about some other abuses, do. you not think so ? 



Mr. Clark. Well, that was the point of the correspondence. 



The Chairman. Will you send that correspondence to the com- 

 mittee? 



Mr. Clark. I do not know whether I can find it or not. 



The Chairman. Well, you are the secretary. You know what is 

 going on. Will you send it to the committee ? 



Mr. Clark. I will see if I can find it; yes. 



