The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-24
BY HOLLY BERRY
Especial Correspondent Of The Times in
EskimOIand)

NORTH POLEVILLE, Eskimo
land, Nov. 24.-(By Radio)-I have
looked through the telescope at the
top Of the mountain behind Santa
Claus palace! The telescope through
which Santa looks every day to see
the 25,000,000 children in the world
that he brings presents to every
Christmas!
In spite IF the number of thrills
have received from this thrilling
experience of visiting Santa in his
own home after a trip of several
months over icy mountains and
snowy valleys, it seems every day
here brings something more inter-
eSting than the day before.
I saw the library in which Santa
Claus keeps his thousands of big
books containing the names of U.s.
100000 children with their good and
bad actions written beside their
names. I saw the toy factory in
which he turns out millions of
things to please his little friends the
world over. I saw the testing room
in which all these toys were tested
by Santa's little gnome helpers. I
saw many other wonderful sights in
this wonderful home of Santa's as
have told you in these stories.
A Wonderful Telescope
But here was something, it seemed,
more wonderful than anything
else. Al huge telescope through
which Santa peeps frequently
throughout the day and night at all
his little boy and girl friends all
over the world
I wondered how he could see
through it at night, especially up
here near the North Pole, where,
you know, the nights are six months
long. Santa let me puzzle over the
problem for a long time. But he is
such kindly fellow, he couldn't
bear to see me worried long, SO he
told me the secret.
Our telescopes, you know. have
lens in them made of glass.
This wonderful instrument has a
no glass lens in it! What looks like
lenses are really pieces Of ice and
frozen sunbeams blended together
in such a way that they supply their
own light and make it possible to
see the most distant objects on the
darkest nights.
And Here We Are
Santa turned the big telescope to-
ward indianapolis, and let the men,
berS of our party look through it.
For just a moment the sight made
me a little homeSick, in spite of the
fact that we are having such a
wonderful time. We could not see
near so we'll as Santa because the
frozen Sunbeams sparkled back into
our eyes and almost entirely ruined
the view. They didn't bother Santa
q bit and he looked through it for
long time. Turning it upon Riley
Hospital he smiled upon the chill
dren there and if they could have
seen his expression I am sure it
would make them very happy. He
certainly seems to love them!
Returning to the library to warm
ourselves 1 saw the names of more
Indianapolis children. Some of them
were: Leo j. Blatz and his sister
Margaret, Robert Darmer, Harold
Darmer, Margaret Alieen Ratcliff,
Mamie Mae Bradford, Electra
Bradford, Nora Dell Ratcliff, Rachel
Griswell, Mary Wolfe, Phillip John
son, Benjamin Franklin Grinstead,
Mary Rita Mazelin, Phillip Town
send, Mary Ballard, Virginia Love,
Evelyn Dorothy Webb, Laverne
BaIph, Frances Carter, Lydia John
son, Marie Molly White, Thelma
Sadler, Dorothy Jane Boaz, Janann
Fowler and her brother, Ted, and
Florence and Regina Smith.
Tomorrow, I'm going to be able
to tell you of trip to Easter Egg
Valley! Watch for it!