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Thanksgivin g Proclamation

DucplnnpR, 1926.

GUIDE TO

U. S. S. Pittsburg z?,7( iuam may becorne l ' ineapnle ()roi l ing Cer: terGnam Cl i r l Conpietes Journey

Arorinrl the Worlcl

Should The Phi l ippine ls landsBe Granted Independencd 2zB

General l tJevi l le Inspects Guam Marines 240Small Hope For Guarn

To Become Self SupportingMernoirs of Don Felipe de [a Corte'sEleven years as Goyernor of Guam

Planting by Moon and TideAnd Superstitions of the Chamorrc People 24sKnocl is Withont N{al ice

The Annual Roi l Cal l

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CO NTENTS

Basebali League Starts Seas.on 2.10

Department of Edlcation Notes ' '

TesteC Recipes and Domestic Science Hints zblBy l \ ' f ls . I I . A. Nagle

The f ,4ai l BagBolsLevisn

Promotion of Medical 0fficersWho have Served in Guam

F,4ore Abcui GuamBy I ieynolds, I im. rc. , U.S.N.

The Tribes of the Phii ippine lslands

0rders and Notices

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THE BAI\K OF GUAM[$TABLI$IIEI} I915.

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The Pi t tsburg was formerly the Pennsl ' lvania, anclwas bui l t at Cramp's, and f i rst cornmissioned \{archgth, 1905. I ,engt l i 504 feet, hean 691/2 feet , draught26 feet, d isplacement 15,138 tons, speed 22.4 knots,armamentJ foLrr 8- inch 45 cal . , fourteen 6- inch 50cal . guns, t rvo 3- inch 50 cal . ant i -a i rcraf t guns, andtwo 18- inch torpedo tnbes. Conrplement, 47 Off icersand 890 men. Captain Steele 's iast duty \ \ ,as com-manding Nayal Air Stat ion, Lakehrrrst , N. J. , andthe Aircraf t based at that stat ion. Also commandins, r I (?

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ed to arr ive dur ing the rnonth, or in the near future.for the purpose of looking the land over, arrd m.akinga st l rvey of condi t ious in general .

Guam pineapl t les gron' pract ical ly wi ld, and veryfew ranctrers m rk: a i ry at tempt to cul t ivate thernproperl,v. A few, horvever, r,vho have been interestedin growing this f ru i t , have sncceeded in prcducing aver5' h igh gr:rc le of p ineapple whic l i colnlrares veryfai .orably wi th those grol ,v l t any place in the l r -or ld.

Guam Girl completes Journey around the Wortd

t r { iss Fel isa A. San Nicolas, a young nat ivc gir lf rom the srnal l v i l lage of Merizo, returns to herhomet on board the Arm;t Transpot ' t l 'homas, s 'h icharr ived a, t th is pol t November 1Sth. She is probablythe f i rst Chamorro gir l to n:ake a complcie journeyaround the wor ld.

l \ , { iss Srrn Nicolns, lef t Gusm about one year agowith N{ajor arrd NIrs. Morse, who rvere returning tot l ie {Jni ted Sbatcs, v ia the Suez Canel and EurJpe,where they v is i ted many of the important c i t ies, i rc-fore taking up their new post of duty at Quant ieo,Va.

. fbg yguqg gir l completed her journey by crossing!h. 9.S._Coql inent, and taking passige on shipiboart l : r t San Franeiseo. Cal i fornia.

, Guam may become a Pineapple Growing CenterThe pineapple grorvers ' associat ion of Honolulu,

are reported as interested in Guam as a oossible ex-tent ion to their industry, Rel . r resentat ives are expect-

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SH0ULD THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BE GRAI'ITEDINDEPENDTNCE?

Congressmrn Wil l iam B. Ol iver of Alabama, whovis i ted Guam as a passenger on board t l ie I l . S. S.Henderson a f erv months ago enroute to the UnitedStates, ofiered a trventy-five ciollar prize iar the bestessey or art ic le ou the subject - "Should the Phi l ip-piues be granted fndependence?" Mr. Ol iver de-sired to have arguments on al l s ides of the quest io i r ,and the compet i t ion was open tc) any nat ive of Guar.

I 'he fo l lowi l rg was submit ted by one of tbe nat iveschool teachers of the island to rvhom rvas awardeclthe pr ize.

In consider ing the quest ion "should the I ' l r i l ip-pine Is lands be granted conrplete int lependence?) ' ,ib rv i l i be uecessary, f i rst o{ a. l l to ascertnin j r . rsL to rhaLext,enl , is the LJni ted States of A nrer ica, r i ror i i l lv anclpol i t , icr l lv , bound to grant the " inrnrediate rn<' l cortr-plete independence) ' for which the pol i t ic i rns of thePhi l ippines are so elamorous.

The Phi l ippine Is lands passed from under l i re con-trol of Spain lo that of the Ltni ted States on t l re s ign-ing of the Treaty of Par is on l )ecenrber 10t l r , 1898.l {o promise, i rnpi ied or expressed, 1o give these is-iands inclepe]rdence xt some future date rvas rnade atthnt t ime, nor at any other t ime subsequent to thesigning o{ the t realy, unt i l the passage of the JonesAcb in 1916, al though two plat forms of the I )emocrat-ic Party (1902 and 1908) rnent ionecl the glant ing o{ul t inrate independence to the lTi l ip inos.

The preamble of t l ie Jones Act <.leclaled "ft hatla lwa,ys been the purpose of the people o{ the I ln i tedStates to wi thdraw their sovereignty over the Phi l ip-

pine Is lands and to recognize their independence aBsoon a"s a stable governrnent can be esta,bl ished there-i t t . " This Act changed the system of governmentand granted the X' i l ip inos v i r tual autonomy.()r sel f -government. I t abol ished the Phi l ippine Conrmission,under lvhich the f -o lands had been governed since1902, and subsl i tuted as the Upper House of the Leg-is la. ture a Senate composed of t ,wenty-foui membersand, instead of the Assembly, a house of Representa-i ives of n inety-one nrenibers, a l l but n ine being elect-erd by the people.

Tl ie Governor General , who reniains at the berd ofthe Government, is appoiuted by the President o{ theUnited States, but al l the Cabjnet heads, except theSecretary of Publ ic Instruct ion, are Fi l ip inos.

Horv did th is autonomotls governnrent funct iout iur ing the eiglr t yea,rs of Gover l tor General Harr i .*on's:r<.lrri inistration? GraIt and favori l, isln \ ' t ere rarr,pant 'The Phi l ippine N:r t ional Banh rnade ioans on cocol lutoi l rnachinery, on copr.a and t t r extracted oi l out i l f a l lproport ion to rvhat r ' r 'oul t l have L,een cunsider led safeby a conservat ive banker, and, when the slump incoconut products fo l lowed t l re ter t r r i r iat io l r of theWorld \Var, the f inances of the Gorernnrenl of thePhi l ippinef Is lanals werein a most deplorabie condi t icn.The value of the peso, t l re uni t o l ct t r rency, depreciatedfrom a par value of f i f t .y cents to th i r ty-eight cents,ant l i t lv ts not unt i l the Uongress of the I ln i ted Str te sguaranteed i ts val ue to l ie f i f ty cents thr t conf l r ' lercewas restorecl .

On assunr i r )g of l ice in 1r1n1'c i r , 1921, PresidentI{arding sent Xf ajor General Leonard \Vo<,c1 and ex-Governor E. Canreron Forbes to the Phi l ippine Is lanclsto make a colnplete survcy of the exist ing cr incl i t ions.In their report t l tey recomn-renc. lecl , anrong olherthings, " that the presel t t general str t t rs of ihe I rh i l ip-pine Is lands cont inue unt i l the people hare hacl l t i r r ,eto absorb and thoroughly mnsler t l ie polrers alreaf l . t 'in thei l hanr ls, and that, utrdel no c i rcumstrnces,shonlr l the Anier ican Got 'ernment, pelmit to be estab-l ished in t i re Phi i ippine Is lands a s i tuat ion whichwould lenve the United States in n posi t ion of respon-si b i l i ty rv i thout author i ty. "

Considerable {r ict ion delelopecl betr ' , 'een the Phi l ip-pine Clovernnreni nnd Governor (r ier ier : r i \ \ rood. Pres-i r lent Cool ic lge, on n 'ebntnly 21st, 1924, in a le l ter lotr{anuel Roxns speai ier of t l re Phi l ippinc House ofRepreseutrr t ives anr l Chr i lmnrr of the Inclependenc'eConrmission s:r id: " [ t is not possible to r 'c ,nsider t i - reextension of n larger measure of r rutonomy to the X' i l i -p ino people unt i l they have . le lnotrstratcc. l n readinessant l a capaci ty to co-opernte fu l ly ancl ef fect i reJy wi ththe American Government : ind l tuthor i t -v."

I t cnn l 'erdi ly be seen th:r t the Uni ter l States Cor-ernment is under no ob) ignt ion to grnnt absoluteindependence to the people of the Phi l ippine Is lancls.The only pronr ise ruaLle, i f iL can be construed as apromise, is the statement in the preanrble of the JonesAct that i t is the pLrrpose of the people of the l ln i tedSiates to rer:ognize their inclepenclcr:ce as sam os a stablegol)ernment can be esta/;lis/ted.

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of nal ions? ' fhe very r lame "the l ' i l ip i r :o pcoplet) isa mi-qnonrer ' : rnd .c i 'eates a fa lse iurpressir , r r as to thetrue, exisbir . rg condi t ions. When rve speak of thepeople of a i ' ry cou.ntrS' , as the Arner ican peopie, thqI lngl is i i people or t l ie F rench people, t , l ie idea .con-vr)J 'ed is thal Lhe people oi thr , t coul t ry are a hr.rnio-gelreoLls rLrce rv i l l r the .q i inte habi ts, taslcs, ic leals, arrd,to r lesser t rxtent, re l ig ion.

The B- i i ip inos c lo not nreet any of these r t ,quire-nrents. ' lhey are c l iv ided i r r to nrany groups or t r ibc 's,i ; f rvhonr the Visayans and the ' Iagalogs ale th.el l tost nutnerous. OnlSz g1*ir t r a, t 'e considered civ i i - 'izeci arrc l a l l L l re oLhcrs rrre cai led "n ' i l r {" or n{)r ' r :Chr is i i r rn t r ibes. ' f l le pagans, such as t i re Negr i t i isalc l the Igor, t les in the r \or tLrert l is land-" cr t r lpr i ,serrpploxinrr te)y oire-four lh of the inhrbi iants, br i t i r rl r { indan:to arrd in Sulr . r in the south, t l re } lo los, u 'hoale ] Ioharnmeclans, forrn pract ical iy r"he err t i re poprr-l : r - i ior . r , On top of t rvelve mi l l ion polygot, ancl largelyhelplesr people, is a srnal l bub poiver{ul and in i luent in ie, lLrcr fed upper c lass, rnosl ly of Sprr .n is i i or Chinesernis iure. The high chiefs of t l ie n ' i l ip inos, l lanuelQ'-rczon rrncl Sergio Osrnena, corne fror l lh is c lass, ascloes tlre grerrt rn:rjority of Lbe polit icas irntl ie:rclers,lv i r l i r , re ccnstar-r t ly tg i tn"f i r rg fo l absolute and cornpletei i t , l c L le r t t l , , r r ee .

The lLr lge rn:r jcr i ly of bhe people hnow not,hingrvhetever of c lernocret ic inst i tut ions not ' of the respon-sibi l i t ies oi governrneut, , The.v ar.e, for the mosr parr .i l l i terate and hat 'e no conceot ior . r of the outside n 'or l t lt r ' r r of the posi t , ion the Plr i t ippine ls l lnds woulc l l raveto alJnme, i f grrrnted independence. The n' i l ip inosfol lo iv t l ' re i r lerc ie ls, as, in t ,he ol t l legend, the chi ldrenfol lowed the Pied Piper to t l ie i r or ,vn c lestruct ion.' lh is uppe r c iass has but one rrbsorbing interest in l i fe- poiit, ics a,nd the boldirrg o{ public o{fice. Thr.ry arenot inberesfer l in the vel fare of the colnrnon peoplebi t t are rvorkirrg for their o\yn persor la l gai n an, laggrrrndizernent. Quezon is quoted as saying t l - rat hepfeferr ;ecl a governurent rur.r I ike h-, providecl he hacithe order ing of ib, to any fornt of governnreut lun hythe United Sir tes. I lere is a purc case of rvhere, ina f i i of p lssiou, t l ie t r r - re t i ta i t appears. I { is or . r l ; ' a i r r ris to have a hand in I 'unning the government, , regard-less of how i t is run or horv t ,he governed ferel atrout i t .Their e lTol ts are not being u.scd for the betterment ofcondi l ions in tbe Phi l ippincs, hut in rrgi tat ing fcrindependence and in obst,ruct ing in ever ' r , way pois i f r leClovernor General !\rood in hi-q valiant efforits to bet-ter the -qtate of af fa i rs that nor i ' exist to the Harr isonaclm in istrrr t ion.

Thr: pr imary obl igat ions of the t ln i teci St t tes rrre tothe common nrasses of l l re Fi l ip ino people and to thenon-Christ ian t r ibes, espeeial ly to the Moros, thcireredi tary enemies of the northern t r ibes. Theclesi les and aspirrr t ions of t l ' re select ferv meri t l i t t leconsiderat ion. Nei t l rer t l re Jones Act nor any otheract p laces the United States under obl iEat ions to con-sir ler the nrest izo nr istocraey,

F rom an internat ional v iervpoint , the sovereigni lyof the Uni tec. l States in the Phi l ippine Is lend is ai isu-lute ani l th is phase of the quest ion s l rould be givendue consic lernt ion. When the Treaty of Par is t rans-ferred these fs lands to the United St,ates the American

Goqclnment undertool i to protect the exten-oive Spa-nish interest there, as wel l as bhose ofother countr ies.

' l ' i r is promised probecbion cannotrvel l be bransferreclto an i rnrnat 'Lrre aird untr ie, l form o{ Government.A couLr l ry cornpose( l of pclygot t l ibes ancl d i f ferentt ,5 'pes ol peopie - Chr i -"r ian, l loharnmednu and pagan- dis l rLrs i" fu l urrd suspic ious of or ' le anolher couldreEult i t1 only insurrect ion, rerrolut , ion ancl c iv i l war,rvibh the ulLin.rate result that t l ie Uniiecl States rvouldIr i lve io s lep in ani l teslore order, jusi as had io becl , lne in Cuba and is now being r lone in Hai t , i anr iNicaragua. I t is the c luty of t l re Uni ted States to seethlr l no ot i rer f i r 'e brarrd be igni t ,ed in lhe Far ]Nast,China is enough. - l i 'ur lhermore i t is the t luty of theUniter i Sla, tes to protect those rv i ro are unable to pro-tr :ct , thcmselvss s-specinl ly the t r : loros, f rour a govern-rnenl which \ \ 'ouid plnrrge the Is l rnds into t r , state ofclh aos.

' fhe c iu l ies aucl tespotts iL i i l i t ies of administrnt i rg ar lernocrat ic government caunot be assumecl . Ia i tnessfor t i re performftr lce of sucir important dtr t ies rnustfi lst, be ft ir ly den'rorisLt'ated.

' f h is hrr ,s not l leen done. Representrr l ive Under l i i l l ,who recenl l \ ' ret l l r r ' Ied [o t l ie Uni ted States nf ter avis i t to the I 'h i l ippines, declared that a person doesrrob need to rem:r in in the ls lancl$ mal ly nronths rv i fh-c lut coming to the inevi table corrc lusion that i t r rouldnot orr ly i l lean econonr ic and f inancial ru in to thepeople, to be separated fror i r the Llni ted Stafes, but,on t l ie cc)nt , ra l 'y , the porrers o{ the Governot ' Generalshould be .qtrengther.red. ' i lh is seen'rs to be the opinionof al l u 'ho have t l ro loughl f i r r rest ig l t ,et l the quest ion.

' f l iere are lur iny rea-cons rvhy the Phi l ip.pirre Is l r rndsshould nob be givon i rnrnecl iate and a,bsolute inde-l renr lence and therc is not one accerptable reason rvhythey should be. A def in i te pol icy shoulc l be establ ishecl f , r r the corurner 'c ia l devr: loprnpnt of the vast,na| t l r l l l 'L 's()ul 'ces of these i .q lancl-q. Quczon, Osrnenaand al l others of their i lk should be given to under-strnd once and for al l , tht l thcre wi l l be no independ-ence, suih as t l )ey tYr l r ) t , unt i l the l r i l ip ino peoplcl r rove their abi l i ty to handle the d^r-namite cal led. .SB[,} ' GO\TERN }IEI]T. ' '

As Presic lent Cooi idge sl id in his letber to Roxrs"demonst late a rca"r l iness a rrd a crpaci ty to co-operaleful l . r 'and ef fect ively n ' i th the Ameri . :an Government:rrrr l i tut l ror i { ies. ) '

I l rv i l l be t i rne to consic ler inclepenclerrcc nhtrr tht :- f i l ip inos have conrpl iccl wi th those t londi t ions.

' lhe Governnreut of lhe: [ l r i ter ] St t tes in the Phi i ip-pi i tes has nervet bcen hrt t 'sh at tc l c. ,ppressir-e, buL, to t l rccontrar '5 ' . i t ] ras been paternal nnd l iberal to the lasl ,d.grco. Not onlv rr : rs noner o{ t i re local revel}ue evet 't l l ien f rom t l re Ic lnnds, but t io lh money and enelg.v,r lmost n ' i thout l i r r , i t , have l reen expended lo in lpro\ '€concl i t ions and to a( lvan0e the heal th rrnd rvel i -hcingof the na.t ives. Tlre Uni tecl States has grn.nt ,ed t l iepeople of the Phi l ippines Lqlanr is aiuro-qt cornpletearr tonorn; ' an, l i t s tancls ready t ,o cover up their nr is-takes in government ancl bo prolect them with al l i tsmiglrb anrl porvei'. \\,rh' lt rmore co'rlcl a, people rviinttha,n to have a junior p: l r tnership rv i th thc nr ight iesl .we:t l th iest an,4 rncsl po\ \ rerf u l nat ion on ear lh tor in; ' !-,4gueda I.qlesias.

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BRIGADIER-GBNERAI (now Major-Gerreral) WENDELI, CUSHING NEVILI,E, Uni ted StatesMarir :e Corps, and his staf iof the Fourth Br igade of Marines, second di t is ion (regulars) <iur ing the WorldWar. Si t t ing; Ge.reral Nevi l le; standing, lef t to r ight ; First L ieut . Hart , Secoud Signal bat ta l icn, L.S.A.,br igade signal of f icer: Second Lieut. Car l R. Dietr ich, U.S.I l I .C., a iCe; Lieut.-Ccl . Ear l H. El l is , U.S.} I .C.,br igade adjutanl ; First L ieut . Wi l l ian A. Eddy, U.S.IrLC., br igacleintel l igence of fcer; I i i rst l , ieut . ClaggettWi lson, U.S.M.C., a ide; Q.\L Clerk Thomas Dorney, assistant 1o adjutart .

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General Nevil le remained at Guam only a fervhours, and lef t on the T'homas for the Phi l ippine Is-lands where he wi i l insrrect the marires at Cavi te and

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Olongapo. He q' i11 then procce d to Peking, China,where the Arner ican legat ion gtrard u i i l be inspecteC.

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hurr iedl l - d ispatched td the neighboihood of Bei ieau\\-ooci.

I ,EADS AT BEI,I ,EAU WOODThe stor l ' of t l ie batt le of Bel leau Wood has been

often tolc l , and the leading part p ia5'ed by the thenColonel Nevi l le and his Fi f th 1\{ar ines, as wel l as therest of Harbord's Br igade of l {ar ines, composed ofthe Fi f th and Sixth I {egiments and the sixth M. G.Battal ion. I t was Colonel Nevi l le r , r .ho pinned the]Iar ine Corps emblerus on General Harbord, who hasIrequent ly rvr i t ten and spoken of th is ceremony asone of the greatest honors he has ever received.

From Bel lear i Wood the Second Divis ion (nowcosrmanded bv General Harbord) took part in Foch'shistor ic of fensi te and the Marine Br igade, no.vl ' 1edb,r ' Br igacl ier Ner. i l1e, formed part of the spearheadthat struck the enerr i l ' savagely and successful ly nearScisscns. This was July 18 - 19. General Nevi l leconrnranded the Fourth Br igaoe of l {ar ines f rour th isciate on through the war i ' r t i re St. \ ' I ih ie l Dr ive, i i rthe l lar 'oache Sector, in the Champagne at the batt leof f lcnt Blanc, in the \ , Ieuse Argonne, and in theArury of O:cupai ioa of Germanl ' . And he ied themi r r t l re hio rr . r rar loc in NeW YOrk and WaShington,

rvhere they were received [y the President, In theseoperat ions and incidents i t was part of the SecondDivis ion, comnlanded by Maj.-Gen. John A.I ,e jetrneof the marines. After the Br igade of l \ {cr ines wasdernobi l ized Ceneral Nevi l le \vas promol:ed to hisj r iesent grade and serr ted for several years as a.ssist-ant to the rnajor general cornrnandant at Washing-ton. I fe lvas then ordered to San Francisco to hisr l resent duty of comrnanding general of the depart-rr ient of the Paci f ic , U, S. I lar ine Corps.

I , ieutenant Colonel Ear l I { . g l l is , rvhose portrai tappears in the photograph of Maior General Nevi l le 'sstaf f , is wel l remembered as Captain El l is by thepeople and residents of Guam. He was stat ionedhei-e in 1914-1915 and was Mi l i tary Aide to GovernorWil l iam J. Maxwel l . I {e rvas the f i rst comni issiotedol icer to be appointed as Chief of Pol ice and, jn thatcapaci ty, he organizecl the Insular Patrol whoseciut ies are of both a c iv i l and a ui l i tarv character.Tl-rere r l 'as, at that t ime, a volunteer

""rr t ' , "nu knonrn

ai t i le G:ram Cadcts, rvhich was composed of 1,oungmen of the Is land. Captain El l is took great interesti r r the cadets and, though his ef for ts, i t v" ,as u-cec1 asa ntrc leus and v 'as expanded into the present Gualnl l i l i t ia u 'h ich no$' has 915 act ive and 350 r€servemerrr 'bers. Captain El l is possessed a pleasing per-so:rel i t l - and n'as a r .er \ - popular of f icer.

His many fr iencls deep15' regreted to learn of h isnnt in le l_v c leat l . r in t i re Caroi ine Is lands two years

SS{ALL HOPE FOR GUAM TO BECOME SELF SUPPORTIT\iGlslard l-ives 0n Navy Funds, Natives Mothered too much byU. S., says writer.

By Park BrownAgana, Gna:n. September 19. - I f Colonel Carn.r i

Thompson had carr ied out President Cool idge's or ig-inal p lan anc- l car le to Guam after complet ing l r is sur--

vey of the Phi l ippine Is lands, he would have beenforced to report the economic out look of the t inf is-land a gloomy one.

The Coionel dropped Guarn and Samoa from hisi t inerary because of the di f icul t ies of t ransportat ion,but for a sol id week I have been ransacking Guamfor a ray of hope indicat ing the possibi l i ty of i ts be-coming sel f -support in g.

f have discovered no reason mater ia l ly moderat ingthe se', 'ere official r 'erdict of Governor G. L. Dyer inhis report to the Secretarl ' of the Navy in 1904 thati t "has nei ther present nor ptospect ive economic\ ,a lue. ' '

Lives on NavyAn organized scient i f ic study of the s i tuat ion would

shorv that Guarn is l iv ing on navy fnnds. In addi t ionto the str ict ly naval stat ion, the maintenance of thethree main c i t ies is advanced by naval a id and publ icworks to an incalculable degree, and almost the en-t i re nat ive populat ion benef i ts f rom the payro11s,either directly from receipts on the civil ian rolls orby sharing in the expenditure of the American officersand enl isted men, t r lany of whom have fami l ies.

Guam in every sense of the word is a dependency.The much discussed paternalism reaily amounts tomaternal ism. The United States has mothered theis landers to such an extent that they real ly are s l ip-ping backward comnercially instead of progressing,as experts say they n'ould have under the harsherI l r i t ish, Japanese or German methods.

Farming one ChanceAgriculturej particuiarly the raising of co'conuts,

is pronounced the one chance for Guam to pay itsown sray, But the product ion of copra, or dr iedcoconut rneat, unir lersal iy is condemned as r id ic-ulously 1ow. Wide stretches of former r ice f ,e1ds noivare covered with lush grasses. Garden vegetable,sand fruits of untold varieties grow with almost noattent ion, but the naval establ is l iment is forced tomaintain i ts own gardens in order to obtain a suf f r -c ient supply of such produce for i ts own needs.

Iirorn tbe standpoint of social adt'anceuent, therecord is di f ierent. Educat ion, publ ic heal th, hous-ing and transportat ion is going ahead steadi l l r , er ;eni f s lowly. Guam is one of the c leanest and heal th-iest and most at t ract i le is iands in the Paci f ic . ancl .taken as a x 'hole, condi t ions are better than on ani .is land seetr in the Phi l ippine arcLipelago.

United States Aid NeededBut i t is the opinion of impart ia i observers that th js

progress woulc l cease and the many gains would beundone i f the American inf luence and control andhelp u 'ere u ' i thdran'n.

There is a complete absence of in i t iat ive enterpr ise.The is larrder today, as a 'centur l ago, is sat isf ied wi tha l i t t le farm, rais ing enough to feed him and hisfami ly, l i r . ' ing in torvn and rvalk ing back and forth towhat he ca1ls his ranch, no natter hon' sma1l theplot of ground. I f he has a t rocat ion, such as car-penter or blacksmith, i t is merely ' a s ide l ine. I f oneman of a fami l . r ' has a job on the naval or is land gorr-ernrnent paJrrol l a l l h is relat ives share in the pro-ceecis.-(San Franritco Clranicb, Se!t. 20, 1926.)

242 THE GUAM RECORDEH DECEN1BER 1926

MEMOIRS OF DON FELIPE DE LA CORTE'EELEVEN YEARS'AS GOVIiRNOR OF GUAX,I

.1855-1866(Continaed fron Navember issue)

PnENouExer, AND UNUSUAT,

OF GUAM,

The most remarkable phenonena exper ience d inGuam are the earthquakes and the hurr icanes ( typh-oons) which occur so of ten that they can only beconsidered phenornenal in that they obey no knowrr1aw.

Earthquakes are f requent, not less than f i r .e or s ixduring the average 1'ear, but thel' 61s usually insig-ni f icant and,even dur ing the worst one notv remem-bered, which happened in 1849, nothing was destroy-ed but the upper part of the church bel l to lver. Afew other buildings also suffered and in one of thestreets of the c i ty a f issure opened whence they saycame forth steam and water, nevertheless no bui ld-ings were destroyed or even not iceably in jured i r lv i ta l p laces. The crumbl ing cf hal f - t imber n 'ork andof mamposter ia is in many cases the resul t of verysmal l earth movemelr ts, in jur ious to masonry becauseof i ts inelast ic i ty. There are in the c i ty bui id ingsmore than a century old which have not, in al l thatt ime, suf fered sensible deter iorat ion, in spi te ofearthquakes. The next earthquake of importantsigni f icance of which there is any authent ic record,was the one of September 2,1902, or 53 years af ter theone ment ioned above. At th is t ine the r 'vhole popu-lat ion was terr i f ied, and most of the stone btr i ld ingsof the is land were destrol 'ed or badly damaged.The next ser ious shock rvas on December 10, 1909.No great damage was done at th is t i rne, but themovement of the earth was considerable and causedgreat exci tement and fear. Dur ing the past yearapprcximately i50 movements of the earth have beenrecorded on the Seisnograph. Of th is number, onlyeighteen have been reported b5' persons feel ing themovements. (Edi tor)

The fissures referred to above rve regard as insig-ni f icant and l ikelv to disturb only unthinking per-sdns. As we have said, the c i ty is bui l t on sandover ly ing a coral l ine forrnat ion approxirnately at thelevel of the sea; throughout th is beach-1and marinef i l t rat ion is so not iceable that a l l the wel ls in the c i t ; 'feel the inf luence of the t ides, r is ing and fal l ing wi ththem. Now, dur ing an earthquake, fe i t at sea thesame as on land, the ocean is l i f ted above i ts usual1eve1; in the same way the ground water under thesand exerts an enof mot is upward p1"tS: i l1r€ rvhich,combined with the ef iects of the quake, easi ly spl i tsthe ground. into f issures throtrgh rvhich the waterboi ls up, carry ing wi th i t mater ia ls picked up on theway. The vapors referred to must be corrs ideredei ther s imple i l lusion or. possibl l ' , spr3J/ such as att imes makes a k ind of fog over the breakers. No

occuRRENCES, EAR'Ir. i9UAKES, TVPUOO}JS, FTSSUnES, CAVES ETC',

AND A DESCRIPTION OF TI{E IST,,A.NP OF ROTA,

OUR NEAREST NEI'JI{BORING ISI,AND.

o.ther explanat ion is adni issible. I - lorcoler, a l i th island being so near the sea and so saturateci n ' i th i tslvaters, any that did not proceed from i t would rur idown to i t insteaci of bubbl ing upward. Addi t ionalproof of th is is seen in that r to foreign substances atedeposi ted by these supposed exbalat ions and that thef issures c lose of themselves.

For these r( ' lsol ts i t is apparent that earthqual tosin Guam are not extremciy ter l i i f ing, a l thor:gh t hr 1-are strong cnough to make i t nectssary thal a l ls tone coni t , ruct ion bc both heavy and s.r l id.

t r ' {ord to be feared are the hurr icanrs known hereas "baguios, t ' becduse of the havoe t l ic '1 ' m.ake - i l ithe forest , there being no wiry of protect ing 1hetrecs eqainst them. Dur ing t hes.e t1 'pheons' nnclelso in- othcr heavy storms, there at 'e of ten scer,f loat ine in thc air a l i t t le above. ihe ear lb, exl ia la-t ions l ike globes of f i rc which move about lapidl ; 'nn( l somet inrcs bt l rst .

'scmething sir i : i lar is to be observecl i r . r the Cry sea-

son, rvhen certain highlands covered s ' i th ' ' rete ' ' crsword grass look for ai l t l ie wor ld as i f thel ' r \ere onf i re, a l though in real i ty nothing is burnir :g; in rr '1 'opinion these l ights, caught on the sharp t ips of thes\ \ ,ord gra,ss, are electr ical f i res l jke the St. I i lnro 'sl ights of ten beheld on rnast- tops at sea. When thesef i res are observed, t l ie atrrosphere is l teavy atrd ap-parent ly chatged with electr ic i ty; on one part icular

night I rn-u-sel f sarv the m in the hi l ls back of the c i l r 'rvhen the i l lurnirat icn of the atnrospl tere resenlbl tCthe Aurora Boreal is.

The nat ives say that t 'hen thel 'go at n ight thrcughcertain t reeless lccal i t ies they encounter n 'b i te c l ; -iects. l ike sheeted ghosts (sabanas) cr gobl ins, r r l , i thnlove a$,ay on their approach. I t seenls proLraL' le tome t l - rat these are nothing t lore than dim ref ect icnsof star-1ight ou cle.l l ' drenchecl grasse s ancl ri 'e eds.

The is land. pcssesses rr la l ry ca\-€s apparent ly ofnat l ra l format ic;n, ar ld a f€w cf them shol ' indica-t ions of har. i ng been l ivecl in, f or they contain benches

cut out of t i re l iv ing rock: hou'e \ '€r ' no one of them

meri ts part ictr lar rnent ion except, perhaps, the larg-

est , which fornts a k inci of tunnel throrrgh a headland

"" t f r . east coasi . ( l ' lote: Talofofo cate.)

\ tn 'here t ' l - re road { lonl A{ana to Santa Rc'sa c l :oss€sthat f rorn Tumhurt to Ti i lan there is a deep conicalni t a huirdrecl feet across' i ts s ides covered withframbles. In spi te of the extremely heavl ' ra ins thatusual ly fa1l here t i re nat i r -es sa-v that rn 'ater is neverseen standing in i t ' This mav not be a very strongarur lment in favor of caves extending beneath i t be-

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c-r ise al l over th is part of the is iatrd, eren i t r theh:rJest showers, t l te water f i l t rates into the grot lndi l i t i i the same rapioi t l ' . (Note: t he coral l ine l ime-

- tone fornat ions of Guam, l ike ai l l imestot te fornla-

t ions, are fu l l of s ink holes a:rd caverns l io l lon'ed outi r - r - t i re act icn of the carbonic acid in r i i i t r s 'ater )

in the distr ict of i \ {er izo there is a c leep val ley en-nrel , \ 'surroundeci b1' peaks, cai ieC by the nat ives' 'sasalaguan" or .Flel l , wi i ich ma1' possibly ' be thecrater of ar ext inct volcano.

Behin. l the torvn of Agat the in lard road lvhich weir r r -e ruent ioned as going to Inarajan pass€s o\ . 'er astrearn by means of a f latural br idge of rock aboutten ieer n ' ide ancl t i r i r ty or lnore feet high, that spar.si i re r i r ,er in a srrrgle i r regular arch of great s ize. Then:r i ives cal i t i r is br idge " l 'o la i Vt1os" or" Br idge ofGrd: ore l r l - ly assunre th:r t ih is nauie i tas been at lo l r t -e i l s ince the crnqnest because, before t i iat t ime,the nat i res h:rd no coi lcepi : of Gor i as the Aut i lor , : fr r i i t i r ings.

Near Urnatac at the foot of a certain point , exposedto the wr i 'es of the sea, are certain very t ransparentcrv.stals, cai led "n ' rother-of-diamortd"" I do notkncrv rvbat they can be as t i rey are apparent l l ' form-ed on clay rock by the beat ing of the n 'aves, but atleast i t is plain ! , l iey have nothing in coniniort r*, ' i1.-hthe diamond.

I t should be possible f ronr what rve have so farrvr i i ten to form r sumcient lv c le i l r idea of the is landci ' ( 'narrr as i t is at present. Since i t a lor je const i tutest i re b ' : ik of the prcvince, and since in many rvays theother is lands closel5 ' resemble i t , r ,ve sh:r l l , to savet ime, constant i l " refer to our descr ipt ion of i t , in, ' reat ing oi the ot !er is lancls i l i the group. The1e Lrgih of th is papei" might alrea111" be considere d ex-ces-. ive, i f t i re i i t t le wr i l teu a1lout tbese is lands q'ere

not so fu l l of errors that t r {ee1 obl iged to go intogreater detai l than would otherrv ise be necessary"

ROTA(Japanese Mandate)

SUPERFICIAL AREA: The is land Deasures about twel.r . -emiles from east-north-east to west-south-west, bei trgabout f ive and a hal f mi les wide so that i ts area maybe est imated ai about th i r ty- f ive square mi ies.

C0l lFlGURAT|ON: The is land is formed by a plateaurvhich rises to a l ieight of tn'o irundrecl feet above se alevel in the northeast, and decreases by steps, orraiher terraces, l ike those of an arnphi theater tovrardthe southrvest, where i t ends in an isthmus, or tongueof sand almost at rvater level ; th is runs out to a iockypeninsula, cal led: "Taipingot" , which, r ,v i th sheercl i f fs for bast ions and hor izontal terraces for glacis,has son:en'hat the look of a cast le.

Start ing f rom this isolated rock, the coast l ine ofthe is land stretches in an almost unbroken convex(urve to the northeast and north: turning east, i tpreser l ts, for about t l to mi les, a l ine of beet l ing c l i f isrvhich swerle to the scuthr l 'est and cont inue in apract ical l5 ' straight l ine for ancther f i re mi les unt i lthey end in a lorv point of the same height as Tai-pingot. . but separated fronr i t by some seven mi les o{coast" A smai l point d iv ides th js distance into t r l oi . rays, oue of them four mi les across at i ts nrouth, int i re shel ter of Taipingot, and the other, which isvery shal low, more to the east,

C0ASI LINE: On both s ides of ihe sandf isthmrrsthe coast is f r inged with reefs, rnarked by smal1detached rocks, (coral heads); a iong the west coastthese reefs e:r ' lencl for a c l is tance of four mi ' les; f romthere on inaccessibie c1i f fs cont inue ai l the wayaround, except for a very smai l sand beach on thenorth coast and another, at the mouth of a streanr,on the south coast. The reefs hold rrery c lose to thesouth s ide of the isthmus and extend along the edgeof the bay which l ies east of Taipingot.

BAYS AND R0ADSTEADS: The is land does not pos-sess ai ly harbor sui table for vessels ai a l l t i rnes andin al l c i rcu$stances, br l t i t is possible to anchorrrni ler the 1ee of the is land, to the northwest of theisthurus, rvben the prevai l ing winds blow frorn theeast and the northeast. I t is the usual anchorage(knorvn as "sasanlago") because i t is c lose to thereef-channel that g ives access to the tor,vn. In ih isroadstead, bottom is found at f rom fourteen to tn 'entyf ive fathoms, bt l t i t is fu l i of storres and dangerouspiaces which, combined with the outcurving coastand the stron$ shore current, make the anchorage avery poor one inclee.l .

To the south of the isthmns l ies the other bay(known as "sasanjaya") , wel l protected from n'estthrotrgh north to east, and al though the bottom isfrom tr .venty to for ty fathoms deep, th is is undoubt-edly the best anchorage in the is land of Rota. I t isspacious, being four mi les wide by two deep, roughlyrectangular in shape and almcst al tvays perfect lycalm.

LANDING PLACES: Tn spi te cf i ts advantages, th isancl iorage is not rnuch used, because nrost of thetraf f ic in the Marianas is carr ied on in Carol inecanoes which require landing-places, not harLrors"These canoes can land in Rota onlv by m€ans of the

Rcta is th i r ty rui les Northeast a[ro:u the is land of Guam, i ts posi t ion

I , : r t . I3 ' r 16'Long, i50t 57'

I "at" l4oI.,<rng. I49o

quarter Northbeing as fo l lou's:

30" NorthI J EASI

Peak

Center 7' 30" North4' 12" East

(Note: Reck:.rned l rom Meridian of San Feruando,Cadiz, Spain. )

NAfuIE: This is land is usual ly kuown by the nameof "Rota", apparent ly corrnptecl f rom "Luta", ther.rat ive nanre for i t . Forrner l5 ' i t r ,vas aiso cal ied" 'Zlrpant ' ' z l nalne charrged b.v Padre Sanvi tores tcr"Santa Ana" b ' . i t th is narne did not st ick nrrr do then r t ives nolv retnember the nanre al Zarpann h{ent ic ' i ris mrCe in the acco' , r i r ts of sr) l re vovagefs to thelr [ar ian:rs, of havinc touched at the is land of "Bota-hr" a l lg:ne reseut l t i ins R"ota or tuta more than i t11 r : 's tn i . bf the others in the gloup.

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canal through the Sasanlago reefs, behind which, i fnot beached, they remain af loat . The channel isvery narrow and not very deep, fn l1 of rocks and, i fthere is a l i t t le sea, of ten impassable; neverthelessn'ork has been done on i t , both in very ancient t imesand in recent l 'ears, as far as the scanty resources ofthe is land a11owe,d, stones and sand being remove din order to improve i t .

When they stand iu for Rota in stormy rveather,the canoes or bancas of ten f ind themselves cbl ige d totake shel ter in "Sasanjaya" the other ba1' south ofthe isthmus, for , in such circumstances, the windalrvays bloi l 's f ron the north, and, th is bay beingprotected by strongly project ing.headlands both toeast and r .vest , l i t t le boats can alwa5's f ind shei terthere f rorn wind ancl sea. The fr inge of reefs here isbroken at only one place by a r, 'ery narrorv canalrvhich is just large enough for smal l canoes; thelarger canoes, in order to land, mtrst dr ive in acrossthe rock-streq'n reefs u ' i th every danger of beingstove in. I f the water is at a l l rough, th is is- iner, i -table, yet e\ren so their crews are at least sure toescape with their l ives. I t would be a great convel l -ience i f , in th is bay, a canal rvere cut b ig enough forsmal l craf t , or i f a breakvlater $rere constructe c l fcrtheir protect ion: in which case, of cot l rse al l k indsof s i r ipping rvoulc l prefer to use this bay, the on11'one in which good sized ships have ever anchored;they consider Sasanlago, the northern bay, too r isky,in spi te of the fact that the steamer "Narvaez", of800.tons, pnt in there dur ing the Januar l ' of 1864.

GE0L00ICAL F0RiVlATl0N: The stony inter ior of theisland is composed of terraces or plateaus, whoseascents are formed by linrestone c1iff's and rvhoselevel surfaces are covered with a reddish c l iy, inter-nt ixed r , r ' i th much loose rock.

In the northern part of the is land, a long gent leslope of land near the shore is covered rv i th heavyforest growth, which lvould seem to indicate that t l resoi l there may be a l i t t le r icher than el- .etn ' l r€re, J 'etin al l the open places the ground is nothing brr t rcck,mixed with a l i t t le sand and clay.

On the south s ide of the is land there is a hi l ls ideof gooi l earth which, because of i ts natural terraces,lends i tsel f to farming by i r r igat ion.

This isthmus project ing f rom the is land on thesouthwest is nothing but pure sea sand pi led up afew feet above water level.

MINERALS: Throughout the is land there is no signwhatever of any nretal or mineral-bearing forma-t ions. The only abundant mater ia l is loose rock,from which l ime can be made, which is as plentift l lal l over the interior as it is on the coast. The nativesordinarily collect what they need from the teef,thus saving themselves any labor of t ransportat ion.We have then, at least , an inexhanst ib le supply ofbui ld ing mater ia l .

CLIMATE: The smal lness of the is land, togetherwith its height (Note: The main peak rises 800 feetabove sea level . ) makes for a heal thy c l imate, yet onthe peak, which constant ly draws the clouds, the air

is somewhat heavi ly charged rv i th moisture, whi le onthe low isthmus an excessive dryness prevai ls, att i rnes giv ing r ise to an almost insupportable heat;and so, al though the cl imate of Rota cannot be cai l -ed bad, i t is not so good as the c l imate of Guam.

RIVERS and STREAMS: The lack of running n 'ateron Rota is a decided draw back. There is only onei i t t le stream, the resul t of ra inwater shed on the up-per plateau, which, spr inging high up on a southernhi1ls ide, is used to i r r igate the r ice padl ies terracedbelor,v. Sometinres th is water is carted down for theuse of s ick people who are the only ones for whom i tis wort i r whi le to take the trouble of t ransport ing i tover a two hour t ra i l . With the except ion of th isone stream, the nat ives har-e nothing but a fe lv wel lssunk at the foot of c l i f fs near the to lvn, s ince i t is notpract icable to dig others in the sand of the isthmuson which the town is bui l t .

There is, in the f r inging reef of the southern ba1' ,a concealed-natural spr ing so c lose to sal t water thate\ren a l i t t le sea wi l l send waves over into i t but thenat i r res say that al though the sal t water nray run in,onlv a moment or so af ter the waier comes sweetagai n.

When we sampled this spr ing i t ' r .vas ent i re ly f reeof al l brackish taste ald s ince the nat ives themselvesrnake cont iuuous use of i t , what thel ' 5ny on the sub-ject may be bel ieved.

VEGEIATI0N. fn. spi te of the lack of water and theabundance of rock, the is land is covered t ' i t i r a th ickgrorvth of vegetat ion s imi lar to that of Guam; thesame plant l i fe exists in both places but al l agr icr . r l -tnral product ion is on a very smal l scale in Rota s incenothing is exported from the is land and since thenat i r tes themselves, lvho are the only consumers oftheir prodnce, do not possess so ntuch as the pr imi-t ive equipment necessary to make st lgar. We do notthink i t necessary to go into greater detai i concert t -ing the plants of a l l k inds which grow on Rota forthey ha'" 'e alreacly been ful ly deal t wi th in the des-cr ipt ion of Guam.

POPULATI0N. Only 349 people inhabi t th is is land,a steady and progressive decrease in"their nt tmbersbeing observable, in spi te of the carefree existancethey lead, (rgr5 the poptr lat ion was 500)

T0U/NS. The peopie al l l ive in one town on theisthmus, which has no other name than that of theis land. I ts two streets fo l low the west shore of theisthmus betr 'veen Taipingot and the is land proper.The street to the nort i r is cal led "Sasanlago" and thestreet to the south, "Sasanjaya"; t ranslated thesenames nlean " toward the sea" and " toward theland". (Note: ' Ih is t ranslat ion is incorrect , as"Sasanlago" means "To the north", and "Sasan-jaya" neans " to the south.")

At the intersect ion of these two streets l ies a l i t t leplaza, anrl facing on it stands a dwell ing house ofmamposter ia thatched with cbconut leaves, the res-idence of the Alcalde or Governor of the is land. I tis a wretched afiair about eight or ten varas long and

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DECENlI}Bi{ 1926 TFIE GUAM RECORDER 245

PLANTING BY THE MOON AND TIDEAnd Supersti t ions of the Charncrro Pecple

"Science has always scoffed at ihe "o1d wives tale"about plant ing seeds by the moon's phases. Recent iyaccordir :g to the Scient i f ic American, Miss E. S.Semmens, an Engi ish botanist , shon ed that the ger-minat ion of seeds and f lor ,ver ing plants are hastene db) ' the act ion of poiar ized l ight and that rnoonl ighti r (part ly ) that k ind of l ight . "

Perhaps the nat ive planters of Gr iam, as wel l asthe old-fashioned farrners of other parts of the wor ld,r .vho plant their crops " in the mool1" are not so fool-is i r as many bel ieve. lhey ma-u* not understand I ,vhythey do this, and their explanat ions may ar t i rnes beamusing, but exper inrents seem to have proven thatthe act ion of t roonl ight has some effect upon thegerrnin: . t ion of seeds a.nd plants.

I 'he nat ive farner of Guam rvi i l te l1 you that i f heplants sweet-potatoes, ! 'ams, and other t t rber cropsat 1ow t ide, and ful l rnoon, he wi l l receive goodreturns, in nunrbcr, l>tr t snral l in s ize, and i f l re plantsrvhen the t ide is high, ancl the moon is fu l l , h is f ie1dsrvi l l probabl l ' not pror luce so l l ran)-J but the crop rv i l lbe larger in s ize and of bet ter qual i ty. When askedwhy t l i is is , he rv i l l explain, that n 'hen the t ide is1orv, many rocks and stones are in v ier ' , ' on the reef ,and plrrr ts set out at th is t ime rv i l i prodtrce a croprvhich rv i l l cause his f ie lds to be covered rv i th potatoesor other products that grow in rhe grotrnd, as thereef and beaches are covered r , r r i th rocks and stonesat low t ide. Plant ing is very of ten dole at n ightr , r 'hen the t ide and moon are {avoratr le.

The Chamorro always cuts t imber for bui ld ingpurposes, bairrboo for the var ious purposes for whichi t is used, aud coconut leaves for thatching the roofof h is house, when the t ide is 1or,v, and the moon i l lthe Fr i t nr l , r r ter He wi l l fp l l vnn th: f i f t l r is is donerr 'hei i the t ide is high, and the moon fr , . r l l , the rvoodrvi l l decal ' soon, and rv i1 l beccme infeste d n ' i th in-sects. He -wi l1 explain that when the t ide is highand the moon ful l , the t ree contains more sapJ at lorvt ic le, the wood is dryer anci rv i l1 last longer i f cut atth is t im.e. He also castrates his aninrals, bu11s, hoarsetc. ancl t r inrs the combs of h is f ight ing cocks whenthe t ide is lorv, and between the last an<l f i rst quarterof the mocn, or in the dark of the moon, aucl h isreason for th is is that there r ' l ' i11 be much less f low ofblood at th is t ime. They say this also appi ies tohunrans in so far as i f one cuts himsel f r , i 'hen thet ideis high the f lorv of b lood wi i t be ntuch more than i fthe t i t le is lo l - .

Many of the o1cler nat ives of Guam object to : rn1'one but themselves touchirrg their f r i i i t t ree s, t i reyn' i11 rr ' i l l ingly give orang€-s, lemons ard other f ru i tsarva_v, but they rvant to pick ' .he f ru i t thenrselre s. fort i rey ferr that i f one not of the fami l1 ' touc'hes thetree sot let l t i i rg n- i l l hap1r. ,n to i t , or i ts bear ing qual-i t ies n ' i l i beconre less. Thel a lso bel ieve that certain' ! . )ersons have a good l rand f6r plant ing, ancl d6r ingthe plal t ing seasons these people are very much int lemercl . The3r wi l l te l l 1 'uu that those who have a

good hand for plant ing, r , r ' i11 have more success, al1condi t ions being equa1, except ing the phases of themoon and t ide, than thcse uho do plant u ' i th themoon and t ic le.

Coconut oi i lvhich is one of the nain art ic les ofdai ly rrse by ihe nat ive of Guam, is made in thefol lo lv ing lnannei) and b1' tbe nrocn rnd t ide. Thccoconut is grated, squeezed i r r the bands, anci bci le<ito extracl the oi l v. 'h ich is skir lmed frcm the tcp ofthe boi l ing \ - {ater. but the squeezing and boi l ing donot take place. unt i l the t ide is high; i f done I , rhenthe the t ide is lorv, i t is saic l that a nruch less antountof o i1 wi l l be obtained.

KN0CKS l/rrlTl-l0UT IJIALICE

The increase production of Dogs

The crop of more-or- less \ {or th less and uncare d {crdogs rvhich roam the streets of Agana in bands ofhal f a dozen or more, and disturb the peace of " thecor l rnuni ty night and dal ' , is becoming nrore nct ice-able each nronth, and t l re fact t l rat a large nunrberof these dogs are n ' i thot i t l icense tags doe-s not seemto cause a decrease in their numbers.

An act ive dog-catchers campaign \4,ou1c1 not onlyreduce the dog si tuat ion, but r ,vould increase the re-ceipls of the Treasury. I f the on'ners of a l1 t l re dogsone may see dur ing a short stro11 about town wereactual ly pa1- ing the regular l icen:e fee of f rom $2.C0,to $5.00, for their pets, the receipts of the TreasuryDepartrnent tvot l ld surely be a thousand or moredol lars greater than at present.

Street Grading

The clear ing of the waterways along the Agana-Pit i road is making a \ i 'onclerful improt 'enrent in the4nr\crr^n^c nF thic heerr t i f r r l dr i r .p rn. l ls causl t igbetter c l ra inage which wi l l protect the road dnr ingharcl ra ins. Tl i is br ings to mind the great need forsuch at tent ion to the street-( of Agana urhere no ef for tis made to provide for drainage except ing into pr i r ratenronetfv. r r ' i th the resul t that the hasenlents of manvH'"t _ '

homes are f loodecl af ter heavy rainfa1l , anr l in -scnlecases this u 'ater remains for da1's at a t ime causingnosqui to and disease breeding s\ \ 'amps in our Cap-i to l Ci t ) ' of the is iand.

At one t ime the streets n 'ere provided u' i th guttersand drain pipes which permit ted storm water to draininto the r iver, but these have long ago been bur iedunder inuch resurfacing mater ia l unt i i norv rnanv ofthe streets are two or more feet higher than theyu'ere or ig inal ly n16 rv i th rro at tenrpt to provide pro-per drainage.

A per ' , . ranent street grade 1er-el , a bui lc l ing 1ine,the cr-rrbing anr l draining of t i re streets of Agana,would be a rvonderfu1 improvement, ancl would adclto the heal th concl i t ions, as rvel l as to the general ap-pearancei .

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Don Fel ipe de la Corte, in his nemoirs of 1856,cal ls at tent ion to the disease breeding swamp east ofAgana, and states that i t rn 'ould be a good thing toclrain th is area, and plant i t in coconuts, bamboo andother t rees u 'h ich would absorb and pur i fy the ex-halat ion of th is ' fever breecl ing spot, and render i tproduct i te soi l .

There is l i t t le change, i f any, in th is s\ \ :amp, s inceDon Fei ipe wrbte the above scnie seventy-one yearsago, and why the American government has not ta i<-en some steps 1o drain th is sect ion has been a topicof conversat ion for years.

The is iancl in general , and Agana in part icular,which is the seat of governm€nr and tbe capi to i c i tyof the is lancl , is in great need of a proper recreat ionground .where there may be a brrsebal l f ie ld, a fa i rgrounds, and general p iay place for the inhabi tantsand general pubi ic. At present the onl ,v place of rh iskind is the Plaza, rvhich instead of being a spot ofbeauty, is an eyesore rv i th i ts basebal l f ie ld bleachersand general shanry and back lot 'ef iect .

THE AI\;NUAL ROLL CALL FOR RTD CROSS MTMBERSHiP

Ihe annual ro11 cal l for Red Cross men;betsbip u ' i11be conducted from November 27, to Deceniber i1th.

Governor Shapley has appointed the fo1lol , r . ingcommit tee to take charge oi th is Ro1l Cal l :

I , ieut . -Comdr. I fenry X(cDonald, (MC), U. S. N.Chairman.

Lieutenant Lamar t ee, (SC), U. S. N.N{rs. George C. Reid\{rs. Arthur I I Page, Jr .Mrs, Percy A. DeckerMrs. ( )eorge Walkerl { iss S. S. I )auserCommissioner A. C. SuarezMr. Jose RobertoI \ { rs. Remeci ios L. G. PerezAt the f i rst meet ing of the cornmit tee, the Chair-

nan explained: The Ro11 Ca11 is tbe annual member-ship enrol l rnent conducted throughout the Uni tedStates each year.

By means of the Rol1 Cal l the organizat ion securesfunds u' i th rvhich to carry on i ts l ) rnhlram both iuGuaur, : rnd in wor l i oI nat ional and internat ionaiscope.

Tentat ive arrangements prol ide a plan lvherebl 'er .ery resident of Guam r i ' i i l be personai ly in i ' i ted tojo in.

' l i re American Red Cross is ent i t led to the supportof every person in Guam r,vho has a Col lar or i lore toinvest in hunani ty. This organizat ion is the oniyone i r r tbe Uni ted States qual i f ieC to administer c l is-aster rel ief on a large scale, and this i t does, asdirected by i ts charter f rom Congress.

f t is onr most ef iect i . . 'e instrument for helping theunfortunate in our ou'n communitS' , in the Uni tedStates and i r r foreign countr ies.

\ f , then the last returns are in, t 'e hope to be ableto report that Guam has dcne i ts part in eral ist ing

publ ic support , f inancial and nroral .

Putt ing the Rol l Cal l over wi l l iet us feel that l r ,eI tave had a personai s i rare in the rrary humani iar ianser l ices of the Red Cross dur i r rg the coni ing 1.ear- .The American l {ed Cross knor,vs nei ther race, norcreed. I t is non-pol i t ical . I t sees in suf fer i rg onlya chal lenge to accept. In lending our support we aremaking possibie a cont inuance of i ts gccd u.ork.

An exentpl i f icat ion of the gooci n.or l i ancl t ime11'rel ief of the Red Cross $.as evic ienced i r : Gr iam lesst t ran two years ago iv l ien i t car le 1o the rc l ief of thesuf ierers f rcrn the f lood which c iestrovei l their homesin t l re distr ict of San Antcnio on October 1st , 1924.Tq'entJ ' -n ine inche:s of ra in fe l1 in th j r tv bours. As aresul t , the Agana Ri ler or-erf lo i . , 'ecl i ts 'banks and-cuta new channel to the sea t i r rough san Antonio, t1n-dermining and destrol . ing al1 bui ld ings t1:at stccd inits x'alr,

The Nat ional Recl Cross prompt l l ' approprtna.O$2,500.00 and $1,500.00 rvas appropr iatrd f rcnr fundsof the local chapter. This four thousand dol lars u 'asused in purchasing bui ld i rg mater ja i , for the un{cr.tunates rqho had lost their homes.

The Guam Chapter also en:plovs a graduate nat j \ -ei l r .1rse as a ,sar i tary adviser and sccial sert ice u 'orker.I {er rvork is pr incipal l l ' among the school chi ldre ndur ing school hours. A large nunber cf sores, cuisand bruises, u 'h ich seem to be a her i tage of chi ld-hood, are t reated by her.

Join today. The Red Cross needs and deservesyour support .

The Annual Dues is 91.00The dol lar you rv i11 give n, i l1 be n-ei l spent. One-

hal f of the rnoney coi lected wi l l be sent to the Na-t ional Heaclquarters of the Red Cross at Washington,I) . C., and the other hal f , q ' i i1 be depcsi ted r , r ' i th t l :eGuam Chapter of the Red Cross, and ui11 be used toheip out meri tor ious cases here jn Guam.

}iE',V YEAR RESOLUTIOi\iS

We are near inq the Nerv Year season. Isn' t th isa pecnl iar ly a ppi 'opr iate t ime to 1oc1; ahead, to in-dulge in solenrn th i r r l ; i rg, to fo:-mu1ar.e i i fe plans, 1ola,- ; c lorvrr a def in i te course to fo) lcg' , and to deter-mine rv i th al l t i re strength ] 'ou l rcss€ss to carry ortthese plans? \Vhen ih inking ovcr ) 'o1ir Nerv Yearresolut ions, 1,ou, the nen in the Service iu part icularn 'ho are stat ioned here in Guam, n-ouldl do u,el1 toresolve to l . r i te to the fo lks at home at regular i r - i ter^\ra1s, sorne wi l l say that th is let ter is a 1 ' rarc1 one torvr i te, for the reason that there is so l i t t le in Gnatnto n ' r i te about, part icular ly af ter one has been herefor sot le t ime and has exhausted a1l the enihirs iasmof f i rst impressions. Then is a good t in:e to c lecic lethat you rv i i l hare the ' 'Gu- lu REconorn" sent tovour home, so that those ihere, n 'ho foreler have J 'ctrin mind, may learn more aboui the l i t t le is land so f araway rvhere you are doing duty, than vou cou1c1 pos-sibly rn ' r i te them.

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SOCIAL DOINGS IN GUAM

The rnost br i l l iant of the entertainrnenls for Novem-ber rvas a formal luncheon party given as a compl i rnentto Gerr. ancl t r { rs. Nevi l le by ( iovernol ancl NIrs. L. S.Shapley Nov. 13. Gen. Nevi l le, rvho is enroute to theOl ient , , arr ived in Guarn aboarcl the U. S. S. Thomas.' Ihe luncheon which fol lon'ecl a br ief inspect ion tourof the is laud rvns held at the Government, House.

Covers rvere ln ic l for Gen, and Mls. Nevi l le. Gen,rrnC Mrs. Brrrrel , l , Col . and I l rs. Scales, Col . and Mrs.Spcff : r ld, Col . Horvel l , Col . and X.Irs. George C, Reic l ,L ieut . and l l rs. J. C. Heck and l \ { iss Ruth Berrner.

I ) . r l ing lhe p:r ,sb monbh the G;vernment House $'ast iso the scene of severt l infornral d inner part ies arrdrr musical . Al i g i res, ,s invi ter l to the rnui icale Nov,I L, corrbr ibt t fed to the prc)gram. ' I 'he pr incipal nunl-ber; rvere provic let l by Mrs. W.R. Hal l and [ f rs. ] . redW. Fnl l , r 'ocal ists, tnd XIrs. W.L. Harding and nI jssl l t ry AIfred, pi tn is[s. The invi tecl guests rvere:Cirpl . and l I rs. Adr ian Al f led, N{ iss XIary Al f red,Lieut. and tr I ls . W. L. I farc i inq, Chrplain aud Mrs.W. R. Hel l , L ieut . -Comcir . H. C. ! ' ischer, L ieut . nndl{rs. J. C. Heck, Lieub. arrd } I rs. R. S. \ r ia l l , Mi-"sRuth Benner, t \ I iss Rosemary l lcHugh, Ch. RadioIJ lec. nnd Mrs. R. J. Srvint . and tr{r . and n{r 's, Frer lW. Fal l .

The f i rsb of the severa. l d inr . rer pnrt ies l ras heid l {ov.6, the guests lat ,er at tending the Cabaret Dance at theEl l is t c lub, Covers were la id for : Dr. and X{r-o.Victor Arrnslrong, \ { iss Ruth Benner, Dr. and tr , f rs.i l . A. Hyland, l , ieut . -Comdr. H. C. Fischer, L ieuN.l ,ncl \ { rs. R. S. Vial l , l f r . D. l {orr ison, and Mr.] IcAl l is ter .

Preceding the Dlks ' Beach party Nov. 120, Gov. audl l rs. Shaplev entertained at d iuner I ) r . and }{rs.Arrnstrong, Lieut.-Comdr. H. C. Fischer, arrd Ensignand l { rs. W. J. Norvinski .

The ]ast , of the ser ies of inforrnal d inners rvas i re l t l' fh&nl issiv iog nigl i t . L ieut . r t rd r \ { rs. R.S. Yial l ani ll l r . and l f rs. D. X{orr ison enjo.yed the hospi tn i i ty ofCiov. ancl l[rs. Shaple._v at this affLrir.

L ie i r t , . a i ' rd I I rs. R.S. Yial l entertninet l n ferv gueslsal d i r t r rcr Noi ' . 17 at their horne in Suntny. Coversrvere la id for : Golernor arrd l { rs. L. S. Shaple.r ' ,t r t iss Ruth Benner, L ieut. -Conl t ] r . H. C. Fischer, anclI [a j . t t r rd l I rs. S. i ' . I ]udt l .

A ser ies of i r r forrnal t l inner plr t ies 1ys1n giverr re-r :ent ly b.v Lieut. and l l rs. !V. L. Hlrr l ing at theirhorne or.r I l iss ionar.y Point . Sundav e' , 'eninq, Nor. ' . 21,h,rrrr i r guesls were l {a j . ancl } I rs. S. P. Budd. Capt.and l l rs. Ar l r i r rn Al f red ancl NI iss l lary Al f red rvereer.r ter ta inecl Nov. 24.

A luncheon party rvas given Nov. 18 for Lieut. ant lX{rs. R. Skinner, who rvere passenger.s a board the

U. S. S. ' l ' l iomas enroute to the Phi l ippines.

A ser ies of four dinner part ies \yeregi i 'en dur ing thepast mor)th by Dr. ancl l { rs. C. J. Brorvn at theirhonie. ( ]uests at the f i rst of the ser ies held Nor ' . 7were: Governor and l l rs. L. S. Shapley, Miss RuthBenner, L ieut. -Corndr. H. C. Fischer, Dr. and Mrs.E. A Hyl : r .ud, l l iss Rosernary Mcl lugh, and l { r . Mc-Al l is ter .

The second prr ly wns held preceding the Corpsmen'sdance. Cove rs rvere la id for : Col . ancl Nlr 's . GeorgeC. Rei<l , Chaplain and l I rs. \ \ ' .R. Hal l , Dr. and Mrs.I fenry l {cDonnlci , and Dr. and } I rs. Char les Sterv:rr t .

The Rrorvns entertained Lieut. a,nd l { rs. J.C. Heclr ,l , ieut . and l { rs. Car l n ' . Xferz, L ieul . and l \ I rs. E. D,[{ i l ]er ancl I ) r . and tr{rs. O. l { . Holnran Nov. 16.

The last of the ser ies q 'as held Nov. 23. ' fhosepresent were: L ieut. and l \ I rs. T. A. f )urhnm, Lieut.and X{rs. I .eon Dancer, Capt. r r . r ' rd Mrs. Harry Paul ,anci Cir . Radio Elec. ant l l l rs. I l . J . Srvint .

' Ihe home o{ Ch. Radio Elec. and i l { rs. R. ' } . Srvinton Radio Hi l l was the scene of a del ight f t r l br idgedinner recer l t ly . The invi ted guests inciuded: Gov-ernol and I [ rs. T, .S. Shapk:.y, Miss l luth Beui ier , Dr.and l { rs. Flenry } ' IoDonald, L ieut. and tr{rs. J. C.Heck, Lieut. P.J. Penner ' , and Lieut. andMrs. Georg'eW:r,iker.

Lieut, and Mrs. J. C. Heck l r 'ere host and hostessat two smal i d inner part ies recent ly. Guests at thef i rst af fa i r held Nov. 2 were Col. and tr I rs. George C.Reid, Capt. and [ I rs. Art ] ' rur Page, Jr . , ancl I ) r . and\Irs. L-v le J. I ioberts.

Guest on Nov. 23 * 'ere: Capt. and Mrs. Adr ianAl l red, Miss NIary Al f red, L ieut. and Mrs. E.D. Mi l lerrrnd ) l r . l ' IcAl l is ter .

' lhe Surnay i rome of Dr. and- rVls. Ai i red R. Harr isrvas the scene of several part ies dt i r ing the past monlh.The f i rs i af fa i r rvas helc l Nov. 3 wi th the foJiorvingguest-q present: Govelnor ancl [ I rs. L. S. Shaple"y,Col . and l i rs. George C. I le i<l , Dr. and I I rs. Lyle J.Roberts, Chaplairr and tr{rs. W. R. I {a l l , N{ iss RuthI lerrner : rncl i l { r . } {cAl l is ter .

' lhe secrrnr l prr ly rvas i r r the fornr of a br idge lunch-eon. ' l 'he Ettests inciuded : nIrs.E.D.X{ i l ler , l ' I rs.Car lF, l lerz, l I ls . Jrrrnes Taylor, l { rs. Arbhur Pi lge, Jr . ,l { rs. P. A. Decker, l i rs. Ohar les Savage, i l I rs. A. L.Kleiser, I f rs. J.C. Hecl<, Mrs. Harrv Paul , Mrs. Leonl)ancer, XIrs. Al f red lJoucet ancl I \ I rs. W.J. Norvinski .l { rs. W. I l . Bec}.rer, ar . rd l { rs. E. L. Russel l jo ined thebr idge guests for luncheon

' fhe I{arr ist r :oncluded t}reir Ntrvember ser ies ofp:rrbies Nov. 26 lvheu they entertained Ctrpt . and Mrs.Adr ian Al f red, I$ iss i {ary Al f red, Capi . and Mrs.Arthur H. Page; Jr . , Capt. Walter l {cCaughtry, and]Ir . arr t l l \ I ts . D. ) [orr ison.

248 THE GUANT RECORDEH DECEMBER 1926

[ ' rcoedi i rg t l ie s; i i l i i rg of t ] re U.S.S. ' I 'honrrrs, Chap-la in anr l l { rs. \ \ , ' .R. I {a l i en'r ,c l t r r ineci q ' i th an in{ormalI : r rervel l c l inner party i r . r honor of i l { iss Ruth Benner,r i 'ho r . , 'as letv ing for i lani ia. l l iss Benner has beenvi : i t ing i i i { - iuar l for the i lLst t ,wo uronths r , t the guestr t f Gol 'c i 'nor:rnd } [ rs. L. S. Shapley. Covers aL thcdi lner were i i r ic l for : l { iss Ri t ih Br.nner, XI iss l lose-nrary l {c}{LrEl i , L ieut . a.nci } f r .q. Robert S. \ r ia l l ,L ieut . -CornCr. Hugc C. Fischer, and Mr. McAl l is t ,er .

Nov. 19 the I fa l ls hacl as t l ic i r Euests for t l inner:Govelnor ancl l ' { t 's . T, . S. Shrpl . .1- , L i .ut , . ancl } l ls .P. A. Decl ier , L ieut . ancl n, I rs. IN. D. l { i j ler , L ieut .and [{rs. Leon I)rrncer, L ient . and } I i ,g. Clrr l l } ierz,INnsign ancl i \ l r 's . !V. J. Nou, insi i i , and XIr . nnd } f rs.E, l rvrr . ls .

A br id.ge dirmer rvas given Nor ' . 13 by Pay Qlslkr ind Mrs. Garret t Boer. Ar long those present r te le:Lieul . r r .nd Mrs. Geolge 1lralker, L ieut . ancl . h{rs. Car ll ' Ierz, Lieut. ancl }{rs. Leon l)i ' ,ncer, i{ iss l3c,ryd, l l issBrorvn, Lieut. P.J. Penner, Pay Clel l< O.E. Gutrrnnn,and Nlar. Gun. and l l rs. E. 1 ' . Ozabr l .

One of the largest af fa i ls of the harvest nronth 'wasgivcn Nov. !0 at the Off icers ' c lub in Agana by Lieut.I ' . . J . Penner. The program for the evening includecldirruer, rnusic by a nat ive orchestra, daic ing andcarcis. Cor.ers at the dinner were ia id for :

-Capt.

and i \ I rs. Adr ian Al f red, Miss f t Iary Ai f red, Dr. andh{.rs. }Ieriry j\Icl)onald, Dr. ancl }Irs. E. -d. IJyland,Lieut. and ] f rs. T. A. Dm'hanr, Dr. and l { rs. 'F. D.W;r l l<er, L ieui . and }{rs. J. C. l {ec}<, L ieut. and l \ f rs.i l l . D. i l I i l ler , f , ieut . and Mrs. Leon f)ancer, L ieut.and l { rs. Ltrnar Lee, Lieut. and Mrs. George Walker,! ! r 's . J. Taylor, t r { iss J3oyd, Miss Roserrary:McHngt, ,i { rs. Char les Savage, l { r . McAl} ister, i ieut . p. J.I 'enue r anci Pny Cler l< Oscar Gutmann.

Among ihe interest ing af fa i rs o{ t } re pasl n}onthrrere t , l - i ree part ies given by LieLrt . and l { rs. LantarLec at thei t ' home in Agana. l 'hc f i rs, of the ser iesrvas hel t l Nov. 9 t r i th i ,hc fo l lon' ing gnests pre-sent:Capt. and Mrs. Adr ian Al f recl , N{ iss } Iary Ai f ied,Mrs.James Taylor ancl L ieut. P. J. Penner.

Guests of ths Lees Nov. 16 rvere: I ) r . ancl Mrg.L;- le J. Robert ,^, L ieut , . anC Mrs. f . A. Durhem anclCrrpt. aud l{rs. \V. X'. Becke.i ' .

The last o{ t } re ser ies of enter la inments .was heklNov. 18 in form of a br idge luncheon. Those presentinclui lecl : I ,h 's. Adr ian Aj f red, I : [ i .ss ] fa ly . { l f re j ,VIrs. C. J. Brolr t , Mrs. P. A. l )ecker. l l rc. Al f ret lDoucet, l { rs. I .A. Durham, [h 's. A.L. I ( re iser, .bIrs.Car l F. Nlerz, l l rs, E.D. l l t i l ler , l t l rs. W.J. Norvinski ,Mrs. ITarry Paul , l { rs. Lyle J. Rober ls, l { r .s. Char lesSavage, hlrs. Jarnes Taylor, [ I rs. ] - . D. \4/al ]<er, Mrs.George \4ralker. I [ rs. E. T. Ozabal jo ined the plnyersfor ' luncheon.

_, l l t - t . Char ies Savirge$, n ' i fe of Dr. Savage of lheU.S.S. Grr lc l Siar, rv l ro is to leave for lhe Uni ted Statcson boar<i the t l .S.S. Chaumont, was hostess at , a ser iesof a,t,tractive afft irs durir-rg Novenrber. At the fir.stbr idge cl inner held r \ov. 4, covers were ia id for . : Dr.and Mrs. Adr ian Al l red, l . f iss X{ary Al f r .ecl , I ) r . r r r c il , { rs. Vict .or Armstrong, ancl L ieut. . arc l } I rs. E, I ) .I I i l ler .

On Nov. 6 Mrs. Savagets guests inclr ic lcc. l : ,Col .and l { rs. G. C. Reic l , I ) r . and } I rs. Lyle J. Roberts,Capt. and I ' I rs. Arthul Ptrge, Jr . , and h[r . lUcA] l is te r i .

- At_arrother br iCge dinner. held recent lJr covels were

laid for : L ier-r l . and , \ l rs. Leon l )ancer, Capb. LnclMrs. Harry Paul , L ieut . and h[rs. Car l F. Merz j L ieut .and NIrs. f ,ar lar Lee, I ) r . and Mrs. Al f recl R. Harr js"Mar. Ciun. E. ' l ' . Ozabal , Ch. Radio Elec. and l l rs.I l , J . Swint , ancl Mr. I ) . i \ {or i ' ison.

Am,ong the del ight{ul Thanl<sgiv i rg part ies .wasone girren by Ensign and l \ { rs. W. J. Norvinski . Fol_1o' , r , i r . rg lhe dinner t ,he guests at tende d t l ie eonrmuni-crr" t ion t la,nce at , Dorn Hal l . Cover.s rvete la id for :L ieut. ancl I I rs. J. C. Heclr , L ieut . anr l I , I rs. Georse\trral i rer ' , L ieut . ancl X{rs. E. D. I , I i j ler , L ier i t . arc ll l rs. T. A, Durham, I ' l ls . Char les Sal i rge, anci } l r .I {cA1l i -qter.

A noveJt; ' br idge supper r .as gi i err Nov. E try Lieir t .and [ I rs. P. A. Decker at t ] re i r quar iers at p i i i . At_lract ive pr izts were awarded for l r igh sL.oleE. Thoselrresent rvere: Governor ancl Mis. L. S" Shaple3,,I I iss Rut i t I3enner, L ier i t . and }{rs. T. , , \ . l lurhanr,Lieut. ancl } { rs. J. C, Hecl<, Capt. and } , { rs. i {arrr lPaul , L ieut . . : rnd Xlr .q. AI f red l )oucet, ITrs. J. Te1, l i1,and Ch. Rrr i i io lNlec. and Mrs. R. J. Srvint .

Dinner gl tests of thc Dcckers l {ov. 22 t - er t : C:r r t .ancl I , rs. Adr ian i \1f red, h{ iss N.{ary Al f rccl . \ i ls .James Tayior, L icut . ancl h{rs. Lccn Dencrer ani lL ieut . and } , , { rs. Georse Wal}rer.

- _A dinncr pl t r ty \1 'as given Nor ' . 22 t rv Capt. an<!h, I rs. I t rarry Paul e. t . their hcrne in Agrnr. Theguests- present rvei 'e: Dr. anr l h{rs. Lylc J. R.obcr" ts,h'f rs. Cl-.aries Sav.agr-r, Licut. and Mls.'Tl A. Durhari_.,L ieut. and l , { rs. A. I )cucet, LrcLrt" enr l l { rs. Lrrna_i .

L ieut. and Mrs. Leon Dancer entertained n, i lh a{ i r11er party Nov. 11 for Col . ancl } f rs. Georse C.Reid, Ifaj. and ,\frs. S. P. I lurJcl, Lieut. at-rcl [,Irs. p.A. I )ecl ier ' , L ieut . and l \ f rs. Al f red Doucet and l lar .{ - lurr . and Mrs. E, T. Ozabal .

Guests of t ,he Dancerst Nov. 16 include c, l : Dr. anclMrs. Adr ian Al l recl , [ f iss Mary Al f red, Dr. anc' [ l l ls ,E. A. i {y lanci , and } I r . l fc . \ l l is ter .

l ) r . and Mrs, n ' . D. lAralker entertainecl recent lvwith t r ,vo br idge dinners. Guests ar the f i rst r f fa i i 'lyere: Dr. and I I rs. Victor Armgtrons. I ) r . and i \ { rs.C. J. Brown, Dr. aud [{ ts. L.1- le J. F" i ,ber. ts, ancl Dr.and I rs. TX. A. Hy]and.

Corrers at the second af fa i l were la id for : Dr. and!{.rs. Henry McDonalcl, tr{iss Rosemary }IcHugh,Lieut. Arthur Smal l , Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Brown.Lieut. and [ I rs. E.D. l { i l ler and [{r . } IcA] l is ter . ( Plrui, tut'n tc pcge 258)

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AGRTCULTURAL NOTESGLiAIt ' I AGRiCULTURAL EXPERiMEI'IT STATION

A Rural Love Leiter

Dear Srveet tsatcct ie:

Wirere harte )rou bean? Don' i 1 'ou catrot a l l fornte? My heart beets faster r t 'hen t l e sun shines onyour radish hair a ld gl ints of f I out ' turnip nc-.e. I i

5 'ou cantaloupe, let tuce rr iarry. !Ve rv i l l make ahuppy pear. Let 's orange i t t l - rat n 'a,v.

Your srveet,

CORN ONNA COi]

/ :urrican Fnt it G rczwr -Vl agazin e.

Napier Grass

Napier or Elephant grass, t tat ive of t ropical Afr ic l r ,r ras i l t rod'-rced into Guant f rom lr lor ida, by the I ' . : r -per i rnent Stat ion in 1920.

Nrlpier beloLrgs to the group cf coarse grasses or{orages, manl ' of u ' l t ich l tave beel t introcluce d andtested by th is stat ion. ' fhe stalks of t l t is Blas: re-senrble sornewhat those of Japarrese cane, al thought i re plant stools more readi iy than does cane, thestalks beconr ing smal ler as the process cont inue.s.' l 'he leaves at ta in a lerrgth of 2 or 3 feet , being sinr-i lar in generr . . l rp l reararce to thcse of coru. ' f i rey aregeneral iy coverecl , eslrecial ly the leaf sheat l i -s, r . r" i t1 i ai ra i ry groi l t th. The l t lar t ts f lcr ler Prof t l .e l l , but seemto produce but few r ipe seed. The f ion'ers are s le i rc l -er , br ist l5r hends 4 to 6 incl ies in lengt l r .

Napier seenls to be rvel l adaptccl to 1c;r :a i conci i t icn,s.Good yields have 1-.een securecl { icnr srrarnpl- r i l 'crbank areas, f rom t l . ;e l reav1' c l l - ' , lorv larrr ls anc. l f rcmthe l ight cascajo soi1s oi the uor. lherr1 1.1211 of the is-1and. ' fhe character ist ics of th is grrss rv i r ich nt i r i ici t of special iocal value are i is ra l , ic l 5 i rc,r . i rg calrrc i -ty and the fact that i t is a l i lc to nral ie coirs ic lerablegronrth drrr in i ; the c111's.r i ts. i l t . A tcrv piant ing : ; tthe I larr igeda i iarnl at ta ineC a1t alel .a. !e l re ig l r t o i .19inches in. l5 days. DLt l i t rg ext i "eure t i r1, per iocls. t l regreetr Napier plots ai 'e a decic led ct- .nt t 'ast 1o t l rebrown, dr ied up, areas of a1l of the nat i \ -e gras:c: r ' . r ' i t - imaly of the jntroduced for.ages.

The best nrethod af propagrt ing Napicr is i r r , 1;1al t -ing cut t ings or sect ior is r i f the s ia l i i . T '1re cr , t t i lgsshould be taken from fair lv niatr i re ei- :c l l iarr ier l rcr-t ions of the strr lk, anci each should l rarc threre noc1e s.' lhe ground should b"e rve11 preparecl arc i la i r l o inror.vs by f urror 'ving. ' I 'u 'o tret 'hods na1' l ;e fol lorvedin plant ing. ' fhe cnt t ings mal ' be placed i i r arr u1;-r ight posi t ion wi th t rn 'o nodes belou, ancl cne abr- i r .egrourrd or thev nay be la id hor izontal ly i r r the fur-row ancl ent i re ly covered. The cl istance betweenror,vs u ' i11 depend somer,vhat r lpon rhe type of soi l andthe method of cul t ivat ion. Closer plant ing shoulc lbe fol lowed on the poorer than on the r icher soi1s.I f a cnl t ivator is to be u.ced in c leaning. the ror, 'sshould be 3% feet apart , whi le i f the pioi cr f ie1cl isto be fosinoed on1y, th is r l is tance nta\" be lessened.

The cutt ings are placed about otre foot apart in ther{} rn'.

The forage is eaten readi ly both by horses andcatt ie. Whi le oue plot at t l ie Exper iment Stat icnrvhich ivas al lo\ed to rrrature, grew to an averagehei5, ,ht of lB feet , the crop for feeding should be cutsonret ime before t i r is stage as the stalks become hardand n'oody' i f a l lor led to grow to a height of morethan . l or 5 feet . The plants stool (send out o{f-sho,r ts) corr- iderabJ5' , t l ie stal ls becomir:g f iner- ast l re plnccss corr t int t rs.

In 5Jene:- ; r i t he crcp rcr l t i i res l i t t le cul t i la l icn.l io i lou' ing pianl ing, t r 'vo o; three cul t i rar . icns aicusua111'suf f ic ient , at n 'h ich t ime t i re crop is I ' r .e i1enor igh along' ; to so shacle the grcuncl as to preverr t\veed groivth. Atr occasional c lear ing is nece ssarr .bet , ,veen harvests.

' fhe cr , rp nray be used a.-c a soi l ing croi ' i i . e. cutand fed to e.ninrals. or i t n iav l ,e pastt tecl . hxper i -mental p lct-s at th is s iat ior t have 1,- ie lc1ed as i t igh as60 tons per acre cf green forage p€r ] 'ear, rvhi le f ie ldi lver,rgcs of f r -cnr :0 to 30 tor: -s l t l r le l ;ee r t scct t re d.

l iarmers of thc is lanci are grat1ua11] 'becorrr ing in-terestecl in the.qror,r ' ing c, f th is forage. I )ur ing thepast season nore seed mater ia l l ta.-s c l is t r i i ruted thpn-at anv ol 'err ioLls t in ie.

PROCLAMATIOFI

TO TFIE PF]OPLE OF GUAM.

Foi loiv ing is the President 's Thanksgiving Prcc-lamat ion: "As a nat ion and as indiv iduals we havepassed a. t rother tu 'e lve months in favor of the Al-mighty. He has smi led upon onr f ie1ds and theyhave bronght for th plent i fu l lv ; business has prosper-ed; industr ies hai 'e f lour ished and labor has been ern-p1o5red. \Vhi1e sect ions of our coirntr .v has beenvis i ted by c l isaster, lve have been spared an1' gre:r tnat ional calamit l ' . \ \ Ie are blesseci a '11ong nat jons. "

' lhe People of Guam har.e large cause to jo in wi ththe People in the L ' rn i ted Statcs i r r rer ;c ler i r"g tc t l reAlmightv devout and heart l ' thanks for t l te manyblessings thel ' l iave eniol 'ed.

Therefore I , T, loyd S. Shaplel ' , ( )overnor of Guanr,r1o hereb-u- c le l ig late Thursciar ' , t l re t rventS, ' - f i f th da1'of November, as Thanksgiv inpJ Da1' , and commendto t i re People of Cuam the observance of that daf ina spir i t of derrout grat i tur ' le.

In r ,v i tness u 'hereof. I hereto set n iy l iancl andcaused to be af f ixed. the seal of Guam.

I)one :r t Agana, Gnarn, th is njnetee nth da1' cf l iov-ember, in the ] 'ear of our I ,ord o11e thor lsxnd ninehunr l red twenty--s l ; r , and of t l re I r rdependence of theUnited States the one hundred f i f t r . - f i rst .

L. S. SHAPLI1YCovEnl lon oF Gr:AM

250 THE GUAM RECORDER DECEMBER 1926

GUAM'S ANNUAL BASEBALL SEASON GIVIS FROMISE CTBIING THE BEST

Six teams are entered in the LeagueAgana Cnbs, X{r . Fred W. Fal1, l larragerSumay NIar i nes, I , t .A.H.Fr icke, USXIC, t r ianagerAviat ion, Gunnery Sergeant A. J. Anderson,

A ga n a l\t[ a r i n e s, ]VI a r i n e G " " "..Y : H I,,Y;T.1T "USil{C, Manager

Naval Stat ion, F. R. york, Ch. X, j . n, l . , q.S. N.,

Department of Educat icn, Chaplain o ' . n.nt* l l i t l t tU. S. N., l lanager

The Cubs, last 1 'qn1'r Char lp ions, loom rrp, oIcoLl fse, as contenders again th is vear. The Nar ai$tat ion teanr has been strengthener l and wi i l p l r - r ,bet ter bal l t l iarr last - t 'ear. Due to nranv transfer i thethree Marine tealns cannot be cloped.

- ' I 'he Depart-

nieut of Ecluc,rr ion team is r :en' ancl r rot l r iug can beiorecasted aborr t i t .

. The season opened with a I IAN() on Thanksgiv ingafternoon. I t wrrs a g-reat c1:r1 ' ; i t \yas a great cron.cl ;and i t was a great g 'aure. I i the gaft te was any er. i -c lence of r ,vhat is coming later i t ought to be a l r ,haleof a season. Incidental l l ' t l ie Cubs canie out orr thelong end of a I to 0 score, the Stat ion drzir , r , ing thezero.

I , ieutenart Heck had arranger l for the opening inbig league st1 '1e, n ' i th the bar:r l ,n everything. ' I l ie( lovernor pi tched the f i rst bal l - i t rvas a str ike -an11the Colcnel missed i t . Chalk up al t error for t l :eColonel .

The game rvp.s lost and q'cn Lr_r. trro piavs arounclt i r i rd, and, strangel l ' , York, catcher for the Stat jonte: lm, f igured in both plal 's . In the f i rst inninsl i lores got to f i rst on a scratch hi t , stole second, anclcn the next pi tch set or l t for th i rd. York 's oler-throtv let h im in. That break u 'on t i re garre anclihat one r l ln gre\ ,v to look l ike a mi l l ion as the gantegrerv older. Then at the beginning of the last inningr-1p comes York - the f i rst nran - and bel ts the bal l forthree bases. Gentry ran for hinr. A bunt fa i lecl ." t l r i th

the Cubs' inf ie id drarvn in, their lef t f ie ldersi ipped up to th i rd and a sr lap throl . , ' to hirn t rappedGentry, wi th never a chance to get back, and iheStat ion's hope for the t l ing run $,ent gl i rnmering.Wherer-rpon the rooters for the Cubs gave vent totheir inr ,vard feel ings! The l ;ox score can' t sho'w t teerror, but i t belongs to the coecher on third.

The garrre u 'as nip and tuck al l the n 'ay, except int i re s ixth inning when the Cribs f i l lec1 t l re base*s, butr . . . 'ere unabie to put a run across. Untalan pu11edhimself out of a c leep hope there.

Sccre: Stat ion 0-3-2; Agana Cubs 1-6-0.

Avratrox vs Ac.rw,a. MenrxEs

November 27

The game went along n' i th even playing af ter theAgana Nlar ines scored in the f i rst inn jng, unt i l the

sixth inning, when on a combinat ion of bad breaksand sol id swats the Agana nren pushed or-er eightruns. Nothing of any great momerrt stood out exceptA,IcCiair 's habi t of set t ing down the opposi t ion onstr ikes and Potter 's peg from deep lef t f ie ld that cutof f a probable run for Aviat ion. A muddy f ie ldurade good playing impossible and to th is may belaid the great number of errors.

Score: Arr iaf ion 0-4-4; , \gana Marines 9"9-0.

Sulr,ry \fanixrs \:s Flnuc;,troNNovenrber 2B

The baby of the league surpr ised al1 hancls wheni t met t i re strong Sumay Marines and threlv a realscare into the devi l dogs. The Nlar ines pushed ovelzt run in the f i rst inning ancl four in the f i f th inning.In their hal f of the s ixth the Educatots Sot bus) ' arc lrv i th a combinat ion of h i ts and errors pushed overf i r 'e runs to t ie the score before Surnay put a stop tosuch proceedings. l lut Educat ion couldn' t stanclprosper i t l ' and in their last inning the Marines fel lon the fast t i r ing Salas and seven runs carue across.A new pi tcher rvas rushed in but the damage wasdone.

Score: Sumay Marines 12-18-5; Educat ion 5-7-1.

DEPARTMENT OF TDUCATIOI\ NOTESThe Super intendent of Publ ic Instruct ion v is i ted

al l the out ly ing schools dur ing the nronth of No.r 'em-ber insl tect ion rvas made of a l l the Agana Schools.A new Night school rvas establ ished at Pi t i wi th rhePrincipal of the Pi t i School in charge. The schoolopened with t r . r 'enty-oue enrol l rnents.

Changes are being made in the arrangement ofc iasses in order to prepare room for ihe large nr imberof chi lCren who were enroi led in November.

GARDEN AND CLL]B SUPERVISOR:_ TheGarden and Club Superviscr spent a busl ' n:onthworking with the Agr- icul tural ClrLs in the var icusdistr icts. l 'he lat ter part of the n:cnth r ,vas spent inArbor Da5'act iv i t ies. Al l the seedl i rgs planred cnAtbor Day in the School Distr icts r \ -ere grc\ t 'n at l l reDepartment 's nrrrserS' at Pi t i .

\ IUSIC SUPER\, ' ISOR:- The l lusic Supervisorvis i ted ten schols, teaching sol feggeo and sor:g-. .Four c lasses in I {usic Appreciat i r :n \ { .ere held inAgana, and four outside of Agana. Trvelrre nioir th lvexaminat ions \{ 'ere helc l and papers graded. Fi le\ \ 'eekly sol feggio and nrusic appreciat ion courscs forteachers were given. Fi le new songs were taughtto the teachers.

CONSTRUCTIOII WORK:- f 'he new CarpenterShop is near ly completed ancl i t wi l l provided anrpleroom for ihe Industr ia l Class in Carpentry. A largepart of the work of construct ing th is btr i ld ing wasperformed by that c lass. In addi t ion to working onthe bui ld ing, approximately cne btrnclrecl desks werelnade.

The school houses at Pi t i , and at Agat, are beingextended by the addi t ion of another rocm in order to

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in: rke rooln for the increasing nui lber of school chi l -dren. lhe schoolhouse at Nfer izo $ 'as torn doi l ' -n: ,"rr i nror.ed in sect ious orr a rnotor sai ler to Inarajanrr- irere i t r i , 'as re-erected as an acldit ion to the Inar:ajanS:hoo1. ' lhe X,Ier izo Sc} iool no\v uses one of theb' : i ld ings fcrmerly occuir ied bJ' the I lacl io Receir- iugi la: i , 'n.

A large r" , 'e l1 equippecl to i let is beir ig construcler lfe i l l r . 1 S:hocl , Aguu:r , aud the Interrnediate School' lo i let has been repaired and renodel led.

I,I il R AltY : - Tirrr:e huri cired an d fi f t;,'- n i ne visitedthe l ibrary dur ing the month and trvo hundred ancllor t 1 ' .611s books r ,vere issued.

; \THI 'ETICS:-The gir ls ' indocr basebal l teani c{-Lsen,ancl Pi t i ,sc l :oois locked " iocl is" wi th ihe inter-lne. l iate gir ls on lJecernber 20th, at Asan. The ccirr-lu i l led scirool teain n:as too nr i .1ch for t l re Agana lassies,r ' rnd i t carne of i on the big end of a 11 to 6 scbre.I ; { i l rc ia S. Sarr Nicolas, f i rs i basema:.r of the rr inners,rrrs the outstanding star.

Batter ies: Asan'Pi t i . Rios and Cruz: Internedi-ate, Guterr iez arrd Ojcda; f r r r l i i res: E. Untalan anci

- I . Garcia.

SCHOOL FAIRS:--The Central Distr ict Fair wr:sI te ic l at Pi t r on l . ' r iday, November 19th. and i t lvas adeci , led succ€ss. ! 'otr schools, Pi t i , Anigr.ra, Asanr. :C . \g i r t , p.rr t ic ipated,and each rvas assigned a roomivhere al i ar i ic les - r 'egetables, faucy woik, et cet€ra -- iv:re placed on exhibi t . Pi t i rnacle the highest num-ber oi points ancl lvas declared the winner of thel- . r r rner to be pre;ented later. Fi t i hacl 186 points,

- \s: .n 137, Sumav 83, -{nigrre z iS ant l Agat 32.' lhe Southern Distr ict Fair q 'as held at n ler izo

oir l ioverrr 'ber 26th. Inarajan, I {er izo and Unatacrvere the part ic ipants,

T;r : tsrrr iggJr-Dsdeclo-Yigo l -a i r wi l l be held atI )ecle do orr Decenber 3rc1. and, on Deceurber 10f h, theSinajana- ' Ia lofofo-Yona Fair r r i l l he held at Yona.

6UAM INSTITUTE I. iOTES' l i :e G te:n Inst i tL.r te ol ;server i I 'Thankgiv i Ig Da1" '

lv i th a prograi l t of exercises, d i r r lo.gues, speeches,r lances and a l ratr iot ic dr i11 b1' the stuclents. TheCi i re Gaiet l ' Theater was sectred for the entertain-rnent rvhich n 'as at tenclecl i ry a large audience ofinvi ted guests, ar l long' l r ' l rou were Governcr ancl\ I rs. Shapley, and \ f rs. Flsther \ { . Riddle, t } re Str-ner intendent of Prrhl ic Inr t i r rct ion.

The Inst i tute also held i ts annual recept ion for theparents of the students and their . f r iends on SaturclayNovember 27th.

Rules of Sportsmanship1. Be courteous to 1 'our oi tpt>nents, and a gent le-

nran or lady at a i i t in ies.2. Alrvays play the game acccrci ing to the ru1es,

and play fa i r .

3. Abide bJ' the decis ioos of the umpire or referee,without impol i te remarl is.

4. Be a courageous loser, and do rrot g ive up n 'herr

the score is against you. Play your best tothe end of the game.

Be a modest n'inner; and do not boast of yourvictor ies. Cheer your opponents.-

Nieves M. Flares.

TESTED RECIPES AND DOr!4tSTlC SCltl\CE HINTSBY MRS. NAGLE

Rcyal Coohies.- One cup of but ter, 2 cups of sugar,5 eggs, L-1/2 ptnts o{ f lour, 7z teaspoon of bairing porv-t ler , one cup of mi lh. NI ix the but, ter , sugar and eggssmooth, aclc l the f lour s i { ted rv i th the baking powdera,rd rni . l l<, mix into dough so{t enough to handle con-venient ly, f lour the board and I 'o l l out the dough thin,cul rv i lh biscui t -cut ter and iay on greasecl baking t in,Rake in quick oven 6ve or s ix minules,

Soft Cookies.-One ctrp of butter, l-1/z cvps of sugar,l2 eggs, 3 t : r ,b lespoons of mi lk, one teaspoon of bahir lgpon'der, just euougb f lour to rol l out into a sof t dough,spr inkLe rv i th sugar before rol l ing, cut into shapes ani lbahe in hot oven.

Coconut Cookies.-One cup of bubter, 2 cups ol sugnr,2 eggs, one cul) of grated soconut, one teaspoon ofva.ni i la, 2 teaspoous of baking powder, enough f lourto rol l out . Bake paie brov;n.

Anise-Seed Cakes.* Eighb eggs, one pouncl of sugar,one scant pound of f lcur, one teaspool l of bal<ing pon'-der, a pinch of sal t , orre t ,ablespoon of anise sr :ed.Beat eggs and sugar togettrcr for th j r ty i r t inutes, therrndd the anise seeci , f lonr rnixecl w' i lh the baking porv-c1er, anr l ro l l out th in, Cut in {n"ncy shapes and bal iein f lat t ins i r r hot oven.

Butter Cups.- ' l 'wo tablespoons of but ter, one cup ofsugar, yolks of e ight eggs, oue teaspoon o{ vani l la, /4cup of mi lk, 3 cups of f lour, 2 t<raspoons o{ bakingpowder. I lake in patty paus, ice wi th boi led ic ingtinted yeliori"

Hgrmits.- Three eggs, one cup of but ter, l - t /2 cupaof sugar, one cup chr 'pped rniset ts, 2 tablespt lons ofchopped ci t ron, one teaspoon eacl i , c l r ives, a l lspiceanr l c innarnon, a pinch of sal t , one teaspoott of balr ingporder, enough f lour to rol l out . Cub in rounds, andba]<e ir-r uroderate ovc'n.

Scotch Cakes.- One por.rnd of f lour ' , 7z pound ofbutter, /2 teaspr:rotr of bakirg powtler, 2 cups of g lan-ulated slrgar, one terspcon cxtrac: t of vani l ia. Xl ixf lour and pon'r ler together, thr :n rub in the bLrt ter asfor biscui ts, - r .ot k in the sLrgar at td f lnvor ing. Thi-qgivcs a v l ihcr cr t r t t t t rJ.v dortgl l , uror l< rr ' i th l rands toir . ra l ie i t adhe're. p ' . r t ot l t in cakcs, spr in l i )e rr ' i th car l -n 'av seed and bal<e in rnoderac. le oven' Vcry r ich, t l recaraway seed mny be ont i ted i f c le-qirecl

Cinnamon Cakes.- \\ ihites of for-rr eqgs, t/2 curp ofsngar, one cup of f lour, I f teaspoolr r . r f baking po\] 'der,2 tnblespoons cf mi l l i , one teasl :oon extrrct of e inr ia.-r i lon. l \ f ix a-q {or cal ies ly i thotr t l rut ler , rnd l i l r l ie i r rpat ty-pans in qtr i t r l< or iet t . fce lv i th n 'nter i r ' ing, f l t lcrn ' i th c inr-ranron extract .

Del ic ious Li t t le Cakes.- Crr-r he tun, le b] ' nral i ing a

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252 TFIE GUAM RECORDER DSCEMBER 1926

THE MAIL BAGLieuterrani George B. INvans, U. S. Nrrvy, \yr i tes

lrorn his vesJei , U.S.S. Sernorna, infornl i r rg us that hest i l l hopes to relr l rn to Gua,m for another tour ofdut,y, and rvhenever he can get lhe erar of a Guarni te,he never lets go unbi l he has draineci h i rn or her, ofevery bi t of inforntai ion l ie can possibly extract aboulthe is l lnd and his f r iends here.

Lierr ienar.r t Noble \ \ 'acie, (SC) , I I .S. Nav.v, is nol , a ll lare Is land, i rnt l is the proud drdt l -v o{ t \yo youugstefs.

J inrmy fr€gg, our ol t l f l ierrd nrrd Bcac, i rnrastc ' r , isI t tLrched to t l re U. S. S. Tel l , arr t l r l r . i i r rg c lut .y on theel-qt colst . - [ Ie expect.c to rcturn to t ] re rvest con-qt orrboald the nerv ai lcraf l tender, U,S.S. Salatog:r , lboutJune.

Wil l i r r rn J. I ) rv i rc, Sergeant I I .S.1 ' I .C., our formerSport ing Edi tor , n.rrd Assis inrr t Cl i ie l o{ Pol icc, i - " notvJoing duby rv i th t l re rnai l gn'rrd, on t ln i t rs betrveetrSpol<arre, l r rd Seir t . t le, \Vrshirrgton.

Lieulenrrr-r t ' I ' . J . Crnu' ford, U. S. l \ f . C., I ie l port ,\V:r ,shir . rgtorr , st i l l has a, \ \ 'a ln] p lac 'e in i r is heart forGuatn, anr l af ter complel ing tn 'o t .o l t r r^ of c luty l rere,sbi l l retains enouEh interest in t l . re is la ld anc. l i ts r i f -f r r , i ls , af te l three.1 'e l r r .s r l )selrce, to lool i lot 'wrrrc l erc l tmonl, l i to t l re arr iv l l of thc l iecorclc l lnr . l the i l is tor-ical ar t ic les which i l coutains.

Ca.ptr in Roy C. Snr i th, U.S. Nrrv.1 , Navr l \ \ ra l Col-lage, Nerv Port , R.L, orre of the fornrer Govcrnc. , rs rr fGuam, lvr i te,q: " I ta l ie pleasule in receiv ing theRecolder, as i t keeps nre in totrch x ' i t l r Cl r ranr c lo ings,"

Cievelan<l Pubi ic Librar ' ; - " \1 'e ale s( l r . rJ to reportthat l r 'e ha,r 'e not recei lecl the July issue of the GuarnRecorder, I i you can send n.q ihe missing nurnbel sothat n 'e rnay conrplete our 1i le, u 'c,qhal1 be grr teful toyou. '

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L ieut . -Corrr t l r . P. J. Scrr l les, ( t ,EC), U. S. Navy:"- [ f rve hacl severrr l hot atgnnrents about Guarn n ' i thpeople rvho hale never been * ' i th in 5000 mi les of theis land. t r losb of thenr sneer about the place, arrd giveyou a pi ty ing iool i rvhen you tel l then thrt you l ivedthere t rvo yeals. Wel l , I anr a booster ' , and l i l ie Gri : r t rthe best of an.y p)ace I hare ever l i let l , so nnr a)n 'aysready to defend i t . \ \ Ihen they clnote t l rerr ter , r , Iment ion al i lenr swi rnrning an.. l gol f ; u 'hcn they t r l l iabcut berrut i tLr l spr ing r l rys, I g ive t .hern ten'r l ternturcsand the wonderf r r l n ig l i t , r ; l 'hen they' nrcnt ion isc, i r r -t ion, I asl i about the t , renrendous clon'r ls of nnclesir-ables on Ainer ictn street-o and the noises of : r c i ty;they t r lk about apples, str i r$ 'hel ' r i ts , i rnd pc'ache'q,ancl I ta lk mangoes, a. l l igntor penrs, atrr l pnpnyr l .The ignorance of Americans ahout Guarl is : rstoulrd-ing - most of them expect ' a srr,r ' rrg'e p. lnce wilh ntrcornforts, but p lenty of snal<es and ctnnibals. Thel 'can ha.rdly bel ieve photographs, ntrd a ferv have evettaccused me of fa l<ing them. One rnan lool<ed t t tfew pictures of Agana., and sr id . -" I I - , thal 's Mn-ni la." The Recorder surpr ises them also- theycantt understand how a lot of savages (?) can geL out,such a paper. But rvhen t .hey reacl a couple ol copies,they get a l i [ t le c l i f ferent idea of the is land."

G.M. Wag.staf f , BandnTaster, U.S. Nav.r ' , IL 's. \ \ r rg-staf f and baby XJthel Virginia, 'wish to be reniemberecl

fo al l their Guani f r iencls.Joseph J. Leonard, Sergeant Mnjor, U.S.M.C., in-

fo lnrs us t .hal he is looking forn-ard to the t i rne whenhe ancl i { rs. Leonard can retnrn to Guarn for anothertour of duty, and hopes that i t wi l l be next spr ing orear ly suntnrer.

l { r . George P. Binr:k)ey, wr i tes f rom Druce Lake,I l l . , t l rat the receipb of the P"ecort ler , and not ing theluan)es of nrany of h is f r ieuds i r r Gnarr i , causes him tolong to be back among t .heni for anothel . per iod ofcrut,y.

lhe last nrrr i l i r rought a, let ter of appreciat ion f ronrCapt:r in I I .B. Pr ice, U.S. Nrtvy, aud folmer Governorof Guam, extracts f rom rvhich lo l lorv: "Registeredmai l has brought me the beaut i fu l heavy si lver c igar-et te box, of unnsuzr l ar t js t ic handsome clesign. Theinscr ipt ion on i ts top nrucl i enhirnces nry pleasrrre andpr ic lc in receiv ing and possessing i t . The rnatch boxca-qc, oI s i lver, that rvas the prelucle to th is c ig:rret tebox, r ,orv rests beside i t on my table. Ho*, v i l id l ; 'rnd plensant l .y rve remember the occasion of i ts pres-entr t ion just before \ \ 'e lef t Ciuanr ! That recoi lect ioni ,* pronr i r rent i r . r our nlany ver l ' p. leasant tnemories ofGuanr. t t - " \ \ 'e of len th ink aud sperk of Gr ianr, andhoJre thnt, soure c lay \ re rr : r ) ' again t is i t the scenes anclpeople tvhere \ \ 'e spent, so nrf lny h^ppy months. t '" ' fhe mf l , i l a lso blought the Guam Recorclers oiAt igu.-b and Septenrber, n 'h ich l { rs. Pr ice anr l I readfrorn cover to cover, - Adrert isenents and al l . t )

( iovernor Pr icre wishes conve1'er l to al l rvho p:rr t ic i -pated in th is t r - 'uching rerrrentbr i rnt ,e anr l beaut i fu lg i { t , h is ccrcl iu l thanks ar- ic l hea.r t l r applecint ion.

BOLSHTVISMThis l lord and i ts var iat ions have beerr rnore or less

; . revalent s ince the fa1l of the Russian Enrpire, anciare of ten misused or used with onl1 ' a lague idea oftheir t rue meaning. For th is reason u'e th ink that i twi l l be interest ing to quote in par l , f ronr \ \ 'ebsterregart l ing lhese ternrs.

" Bols/t tvist, n. A rnember or adherent r: f the iJol-shevik partv, or o i re rvho fol lorrs Bo' lshel i rnr . "

" Bo/s/r t i , , ism, r t . Doctr ines, tact ics, or pract ices etc. ,or l ike ihose of , the IJolsher.rk i : Bolshevist ic form ofgovernnrent. "

" Bols ln i l i , n. ( r ) In I i .ussian i ro l i t ics a membrrof the radical rv ing of the Social Deurocrai ic lar t l ' .The Boishe' , ' ik i favore<l an immediate ef lor t to pre-pare for the fu1l introduct ion of the l , larx ian Social-ist program, using for th is purpose a "dictatorship

of t l ' re proletar iat . " The Bolshevik i rc\r cal l th€irpartv (s ince 1918) the Communist party ' . (b) Hence,of ten,any radical social ist , especia1l l , one who bel ier .e siu the or,erthrow of the inst i tut icn ol pr i lat( propert-y--(capi ta l i , *nr) b- . r force, and t i re establ ishruent of the"cl ictatorship of the proletar iot . "

"Pra/etarian, n. \ . One, of t l -re poorest a.nd loq'estc lass in a community or state; one lv i th no propertyand onl l ' the rneanest or most i r regular employruent.2. One of the lvage earning class; esp. a laborer forctray rvages not possessed of capi ta l . "

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four n ' ic le, the rval ls being about t l i ree varas high.This house, cal led "Casa Reai, , (palace) is t rv ice thesize of anofher l i t t le bui ld ing of the sanie mater ia ls,also orr the plaza, which is used as a schcci . Stancl-ing at the inner angle of the t r ,vo streets is the churchrvi th i ts par ish house, of the same construct ion as theother bui lc l ings. The Chrrrch is large enough tocol t ta in t rv ice the actual nurnber of people in thetolvrr so that i t rvotr ld st i l l be large enough, even i fthe populat io l of the is land were to increase f ive{qtd. ! [he par ish house is a 1i t t le bigger than the"Palace' ' , a l i t t le lof t ie i and bui l t on higher grounclso that, i f onl f i t s tood free of the church i t wouldbe rnuch the more desirable of the t r . , .o; as i t is , thechnrch cuts of t f rom i t bcth l ight ancl r .ent i lat ion.' fhere is anot i rer stone.house i t r the tor ." 'n, l ru i i t by aforurei a lcalde at h is ol ln.expense, and t to or threemore, al1 r ,ery s iur . l l ancl o ld; n ' l i i1e the remaini ier cfthe houses are al l miserabie huts rr-ai le i l r ' i ih ree dnrr t t i r rg or st , l i t bt tc- i -nr . r t t runks, anci thatched rv i t l icoconut lear-es.

R0ADS. There being but cne ton'n, there is uoneed for airJr road, as footpat l .s are suf fc ie nt to ntain-tain comniunicat ion ly i th the f ie lc ls and ranchrs. Al lthese trai ls are very rcr igh ancl general l ] 's tor i r ' .

ANIMALS. On the is lancl are four heacl of cat t le.two of them brougi i t f ront Tiniarr in 1965. that is .year before 1ast, ancl the others i r rporte c l l rv the f ,ar-is l l pr iest , Father Rnnron Orr i t . ' I 'here are also Lot l rr ,v i lc l anr l tane pigs rrhich c:rn readi l l ' be fat te l rd.A felv ,"r ' i lc l goats l ive on t i re nrountain.

Ihe nat ives r i i ise c i r ickens, Cuck; and turkel ' -* .' lhe same n' i ld birds l ive here as in Guanr, i t bcingpttssible for them to f l r ' r ' r ' i th ease frot i t one is land tothe other.

Iguauas, cent ipedes and i izarcls exist here but noother rept i les or harrnful animals.

FISHING INDUSTIIY: ' lhe nat ir-es are very foncl off ishing u ' i th hook and l ine, going ot i t to t i :e reefs forth is pur l rose i i " t smal l drrgout cances, by th is r leanst1re1. cx1.h. smal i f ish as rvel l as the borr ' tas, 'n,hic i ttnev cal l t o lsan

' ih"r- u l ro catch rra,raja, t iao r .nd : , . tu la-v in theirseason ancl , ' . . rs aireacly c lescr ibecl , thel ' t rap erchnrnan,but s ince there are so fe\ \ , ' p laces in the reef v lherethis elaborate rnethod of catching f ish can be prac-t icecl , each f isherrnan r levelops a certain propr ietarvr ight in the hole he freqr,ents, a r i ; lht re speciecl bt 'the others.

I , rst ly, thel ' pract ice a cnr ious k i nd of f ishingwhose l ike I have l lever heard of e lservirere: i t con-sists in ent ic ing by' rneaus of a l ive decoj ' , the " I ,a-

9dtr" , or b lnef istr , n ' i th i r r spear i r ig c l is tance of acanoe. The5z qs1g1t orte of these f is les al ive, andrvi thout taking i t f rom the water, r .nake a hole in i ts

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back f in, and then they keep i t pr isoner in a stone"corrai" special ly constructed in some shal lou basinof the reef.

When they want to go f ishing they t ie a l inethrougir the f in and iead i t out behind a canoe todeep hol lorvs in the reef known to be frequented byi ts k ind. Here they let out the l ine unt i l the capt ivef ish touches bottom. He goes about searching therock holes for other lagua and i f he meets wi thanother i t coures out to f ight n ' i th him. Then themrn in the bret starts to pul l in the i ine, the f reef ish fo l lox ' ing the decoy unt i l rv i th iu reach of theharpcon. They cal l th is ' 'cock f ishirrg", referr ingto the c lecoy as their "cock". Not maulr na[ i1 'gsnrake use of th is cur io i rs me'Lhod of d.ecoy f ishing,rvhic i r , i ike the feeding of achrrman, has iargelyfa1len into disuse, but s i i rce i r r I lota, because of i tssrnal ler outs i r le resonrces, there are nrore f i .shernrenthan in Guarn, a ferv of thenr are a1wa1,-s to be fcnldwho take ar lvarr tage of these unusual \4 'ays of catch-ing f ish. ( l tTote: t r I r . Gregor io Calvo, a rrat ive ofl lota for twenty verrs, says that the decoy " lagna"rvas securer l b1' loopr made in the extremely lorrgslender ta i l - f ins, rvhich were doubled back on thern-selves and then iashed f i r rn ly into p1ace. A rope ofpago-bark passed through the loops in the ta i l wouldtrot tear out as easi l l ' a5 one insertecl in a hole nadein the ea-si ly torn beck f in.)

NAVIGAT|0N: Men rv i ro are acct istoure<l to passmuch of their da5's at sea in a srrral l canoe ought byr igbts to be good sai lors, ancl not so rrrany years agothe men of Rota l tad the reputat iou of being the bestin al l the Nlar ianas ancl of having the ss ' i f test andl ightest canoes, bir t at present theS'har.e fa l len intothe opposi te extreme, nrani fest ing the greatest t inr id-i ty when i t is a quest ion of leaving behind the shoresof their isLand. This ma1' be the resui t of ntanystripwrecks suflered on trips back and forth fronrGuatn. For such voyages they bui l t large canoessi in i lar to the "sAcman" of the Carol ine fs lauders,but a few yeats ag'o the i tat ives developer l a pal t ickyterror for th is employ, so r t ruch so that rvhen a tesselof th is k ind had been constructed, the nianning o{ i tlvas to them a most f r ight fu l ly r isk l ' venture, a l -though i t was undoubtedl l ' super ior to al l their o iherboats. In the end t l ' rey managed to u,reck her onthe coast of Guant, dur ing a night of fa i r rveatherand smooth sea. The sai i hart ing been carr ied awayclur ing a squal i whi le they were st i l l c lose to Rota,the "patron" (coxsrvain) turne<l abject con'arcl ancllet the boat dr i f t wi th the current, nraking no at-tempt to save i t ancl sa_r ' ing over and oler again t i iatthey al l were certainly going to die. \Vhi le dayl ightlasted they dr i f ted past serzeral landirrg places which,had they set a piece of the torn sai l or even niade useof a shir t tor the same pr l rpose, they could havereached, but the patron did absolutely nothing; atdaybreak the "sacman" dr i f tecl into the breakeis of ia point of Guam, n 'here the surf -swrrng i t round an. lsmashed i t . Thus per ished f i r te per-sons, a fu l l hai fof the crew, through nothing but gross ignoranceand lack of presence of mind.

In Rota toclay are nei ther navigators nor nar. iga-

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t ion, nor do the men leave frorn there to serve in ther,vhal ing ships as do the men of Guam.

Industry and Commerce. Traffic is non-existent andindustry is at lo lv ebb; the nat ives make nothing buta ferv objects ivoven from palm leaves (Agag) suchas smal l s leeping mats arrd large nrats for Cryinggrain, narrov' str ips to be made into canoe sai ls,large sacks and a few infer ior hats, some "tampipi"or "danglon" and cigar cases; al l of them very dearin pr ice but not at a1i renrarkable for workmanshipor taste in c lesign. A bleachecl mat, rather f iner than6lr i inary, costs three or four pesos l rh ich is the pr icea. lso askecl for a "c lang1on" or " tampipi" (bastrr 'ets)usual ly square in shape, rnade

" ' r ' i th a cover. These

pr ices rv i1 l seem incredible anyn'bere. ( I {ote: "Dang-

1otr" is a nat ive sen' i tg-basket tvoven of sof t panda-nus f iber in the for in of two sql lare boxe-", one ofl , t r ic l - r f i ts over the other as a l id. "Tampipi" is asimi lar basket, but r rery much larger ' used as aclothes hamper). An ordinary mat ' lour or f i t 'e

varas long by three wide costs three pesos ($1.50)

ancl an agag -.ack holciing one "caban" costs one real'A sai l lor a canoe is worth f rom seven to ten peso-s,($3.50 to 5.00) more than the cost of i ie;ht canvas.l ln less one utrderstands the pecul iar condi t iot ls prer ' -a lent here i t is not possible to see hou' snch pr icescan be asked, but in a country where no one needsto rvork any one rvho does make things can ask anexorbi tant pr ice and even then feel that i t is notenough.

The nat ives also dig t lp some arrow root or gaogao(Tocrn Pinnotifda) q'hich they find growing wild onthe mountain. Its current price is two rea/es o gantaor about 8.50 pesos ofle t ' ;nl. It ahn'a]'s has a gocclnarket as the supply is smal ler than the demand.(Note: The nat ives of Roia in Spanish t imes hacl topay their taxes in gaogao).

Phenornena and other things worth noting. As inGuam, l ight earthquakes are fe l t but as for hurr icanes

or typboons, their col lsequences are not ser ious to

the nat ives of Rota, 'who l ive on thir rgs t l tat gron'

rv i lc l in the forest , and preler the piga root to corn,which, they say, is too ntuch rvork to gr ind; hencethe storms f ind l i t t le to destror ' , except the coconuttrees.

To protect thert . rselves c iur ing these hurr icane s, thenat ives take ref tge in a large ca\-e or grot to back ofthe town, t i r is cavi ty is not rzery deep br ' r t suf f ic ient ly

large anci h igh to accomrnodate a thousand persons'

Wi"a "na

iuu. ' " t c lo not enter through the rr ide

mouth of the cave n'hich faces west evetr though or l

th is s ide i t is very exposed' The sea nay r ise as

high as the level of the cave f loor but no moie'

NJthin.e has been done to improl 'e the inter ior o{

i1r i , ""u"

for habi tat ion, and seeing that thev take no

care of their regular dwel l ing houses rvhic i r t l isappearunder the onslaughts of the storur l ike cages of st icks,

i t would. be too much to expect them to c lo atry workon a place that only serves thetn for temporatysh el ter .

Many other caves are r is ib ' le i r . r the face of the

DECI]M]]ER 1926 THE GUAM RECORDER 2b7

northwest c l i f i l ine but none of them are at a l lremarkable.

To sun up, the is land of Rota does not boastsuch good i iv ing condi t ions as Guam; a steady de-crease is noted in the populat ion; inrbued with a spir i tof t imioi ty, or lack of courage, and strongly at tachedto their ancient ct lstoms thev l ive on a oiane l i t t leabove that of the Carol jnes. The peopie do 1i t t1eexcept go to the mountains in search of food, andplant a very l i t t le r ice and piga root u.hich, tcgelhe rr 'v i ih the f ish they catch and prefer to eat rarv, formtheir staptre diet .

They gather a l i t t le gabgab, raise a fcw pigs, smal lbt t t r rery fat , arrd make sorne mats and baskets whichthey of fer for sale at pr ices unreasonablv higir .

I {orvever, Rota being an inhabi ted spot, ruakes acourrenient stopping place betr ,veen Saipal l arrd Guam;and, seeing that i t could easi15' maintain in comforta populat ion of one to two thousand, i t nr ight , i fcolonized, become a valuable port ion of the prol ince.

The general condi t ions on tbe is land of Rota halechanged very l i t t le, i f an5' , s ince this art ic le $ 'asn'r i t t rn: 60 vears cgo. (Fiorrorr)

The next issue wi l l contain a <lescr ipt iot l of theIs lands of "Aguiguan" and "Tinirn" of the \ {ar ia-na groEp.

Following is a l ist of the islands of the Marianas GrcupGualrRo't,c.Acurcri,q.lrTtxrrtllSlrp.tNFener,r.oN cleANer,r.lnNFenallon de

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i l tV" guarantee safety to orir crlsiolners due to I! i the fact that our c l r ivers are exper ienced, care- , i1- fui tnd cfficierrl . ' ;

i i O.rt Cars Are AhvaS'5 in First-class Conditiorr. ria) : i' ; ' , I{uclson, Flssex, \Vi11-r's-Knight, Nash ancl ti I Buick. l ii , a: i

i Ir ir,e ancl Seven Passenger Touring Cars. i

i , \\/e rrinr to please ] 'ot1J try us out. iaJ :

: \.i,/e Charge but Le.q-a1 ILates ii

i, ftompt anil SatisfactorSr Serr,ices Guaranteecl. !:-7- ': , i ld

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Ti-I[ JOTA BOTTLIruG WORKS,J.i.:I,IJ1'IION T1 92-Y

AGAN,\, Guam.

l l i r ruf i rcturcl of

All Kwns oF SPaRKLING Wn'rnn

t iol"fo

( 7'o l,e continurrl in f tnttars, issu )

Promotion of Medical Off icers yih0 have served in GuamIrnolr Colr l lANDER To CAp,tr\rF

Frank E. Sel lers Jarrres X,I . l { i r r ter

Fnolr I , r r iLrT.-CouDR., fo Coi l l r - \NlEr{

I idrv in I , .Jones Jasper V.Howarcl John I . .Riorclr . l

Fnom I'rrirrt.-ColrDR.'to Conllaxtr:n(Dlxr , r l Conps)

James L. Brorvn i,eon tr{arti l

Mr. C. C. But ler , one of the leading busiue : ,s lne nof Guam, is in recel ' t r ; t of cablegraphic re 1:cr t cf t l .edeath of h is nother, at her hone i r r Sarr Antonio,Texas, on November 22nd.

The Recorder e-r tends to hfr . But ler ancl h is farn-i ly i ts s incere sympi i th l ' ancl condoience in their be-reavement.

H €'(g rGlelelaxlg{gr€r{}€{#E& i{}e}e3(}*}€r}€H}Gr(H

f in$ "Trte AmerEcam Ganage" f if i f rF I" at your Service night and de), Hf i_Ffl TELEPf{ONE il6 ilH.Hfr Clesn ears affid Safe Drivers f,HfiH HARIiY CHAI{CE Proprietor fif inl{}€N}# E*}or€Xglf, }€!('€X #€dExrc!(x)c(}cx}€x*.}G{# H

258 THE GUAM RECORDER DliCElv, tsER 1925

. !ose M. Torres

F--=z't

Wholesale and Retail ,

Merchant

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Importerand

Exporter

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Michelin Tire Co.lI

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I

SOCIAL DOINGS IN GUAII4( Continued fram page 248)

Lee. Capt. and Mrs. Arthur Page, Jr . , ancl Ch. Rar l ioElec. a,nd Mrs. R. J. Swint .

hIrs. Georgc Wai l ier lvas hostess at a la lgc br ic lgeIuncheon, Arrr i is t ice c lny. Tho,"e present rr*erc: i \ l rs.Car l F. I t {erz, NIrs. S.P. Budci , Mrs. Jarnes C. ' f : r .v lor .Mrs. Char lcs Slewalt , I \ { rs. W. R. l la l l , Mrs. } IenryIv lcDonald, \ I rs. F. 1) . Walkcr, X{r 's. C. J. Brcirvn,-NIrs. J. C. Hecl<, I t { rs. \Y. J. N,rninski , Mrs. ' I . A.Durham, Mls. P. A. Dec: l ier , t r { rs. E.D. IVI i l icr . } rs.Char lcs Sevage and Mls. Lamar Lee.

A br ic ige suppcl was given Nov. 24 by Lieut. ancll , ' I rs. ( ieolge \Yalker wi th the fo l lowirg guests pres-ent: Dr. and Mrs. Lyle J. Roher"t ,q, I ) r . ancl Nir-c. C.J. Brorvn, Dr. ancl Mrs. t r ' . D. lValker, Dr. and Mrs.Al f rcd R Hnrr is, Capt. and NIrs. Arthur Plge, Jr . ,L ieut , and Mrs. P. A.. Decker, and Lieut. and I ' I rs.A. Doucet.

Hospi ta l Corpsmen stat ior . red in Guam were hostsab an invi tat ional dance giren Nor ' . 13 at Dorn Hal l .The hal l was art ist ical ly 6. .otu,ed for the occasion.Souvenir programs \ \ 'e l 'e presented each guest.

A del ighl fu l Thanksgiv ing Day clance l ras givenNor ' . 25 by members of the U. S. Naval Conrnrunica-t ion Service. Decorat ions suggest ive of t l re hol idayseason rnade Dorn I fa l l , where the dance was helc l ,unusual ly at t rnct ive. A large group of of f icels, nrerrar id their invi ted guests rvere present.

A rvedding of interest to residents of Guam wassolernnized Oct. 4 at Pawnee, Okla. , rvhen Miss } fabelMarie Peterson becanrc the br i r le ol Wi i l iam Rav I)e-Pue, Phrrrmneist 's nrnte, U. S- N. - \ l r . DePrre rvasformerJy stat ioned at the Naval Hospi ta l in G t tam.

The service was read by Rev. W. Ross, a personalf r iencl o{ the br idal couple.

The br ide, vrho is the daughter of l I r . ancl Mrs. 1 ' .O. Peterson of Galva, Ia. , js a grucluate of the } forn-ingsic le Col lege at Sioux City, Ia. She has beer 'teaching school for the past f ive years in CherokeeCounty, I t r .

Mr. DePue is the foster son o{ I { r . and l \ f rs. J. C.Johnson of Blacl<rvel l , Okla. l {e is at present on dutyat the Naval hospi ta i at } fare Is land, Cal i f .

The br idal couple ate now at l ron're at 17 Benic iaRoacl, Vailejo, Calif .

' I 'he Elkst of Agana loclge, and sc-, jor : rn ing membersof the f raterni ty wi th their f r iends, held t i re i r regularbi-month)y dance al thei l beach club, "Trai ls ' End,"Nov. 20. The evening rva-q mncle rr :c i l 'e en jc i ; , 'able bya fui l moon, rnaking siv imrning as ivel l as dancing apart of +,he evening's program.

Bonfires rvere l ighted on the sn"ncl ancl each partypresent broi led nnd toastecj their or ,vn rv ienies, andenjoyei l r moonl ig l"r l suppel in t rue camp sty le.

Tire r-ecenf c i lb i r re l d.ances at the Elkst Agana Home

DECIiMIJER 1926 THE GUAM RECORDER 2b9

have proven very successfui and a diversio: l f ronr theregrr l r l r torm of dances. Exa, lbed Ruler, Rt ' ibert C.Gibson, is Lo be cot lgratulatecl upon the success of thcenier la i nnrents.

I ,4ORE ABOUT GUAMThe fol lowing informat ion on our is land is part of

an art ic le rvhich u 'as publ ished in the Radio News onboard the U. S. S. l lnxoEnsox, on the occasion ofher last yo-vage from Mani la to Guam enroute to theUnited States.

GUAM( 81' One trlAa's Been Tlere)

Guam oi fers you nothing new, but i t is presentedin a new wa1' , s imple and refreshing - just natural .' fhere is no exci tement. Br idge clubs and tennistournaments for ihe iadies and basebal l and poher forthe men. \4oonl ight n igbts, p icnics, a i rc l su' inrminglazi ly iu convenient lagoons. I t is the land of the1otus.

Guam is technical ly a coal ing stat ion for the Paci f icFleet. A high of f ic ia l in a bureau at Washingtononce remarked of a junior who asked to be assignedto duiy on the is land: " I f he's fool enough to n 'anti t , send him t i rere immediately l"

Five days steaming from lv lani ia br ings us to Guam.I t might be cai led a l i t t le cousin of that other volup-tr-rous paradise of the tourist, Har.vaii, but a very rag-ged cousin. It is a splinter of coral reef coconutgrove thir ty mi les long by nine rni les across at acasual approximat ion, del ight fu l ly wi thout landscapegardening of any descr ipt ion. I ts beacires are l i t ter-ed with robber crabs and storm-torn branches. I tfaces typhoons lv i th a chi t ter ing gamin's smi le. I tis simpl; ' a South Sea island in the rarn'.

The peopie of Guanr are very religious, beingmost ly Cathol ics. They st i l1 hoid to the custom ofkissing the hand of the head of the fami ly. Thisancient salutat ion is also accorcled the padres.

When a typhoon vis i ts the is land the nat ives t ietheir houses to the v 'or ld ancl 1et i t b lorv. The pro-cess is not complex. They simply throw heavy ropesacross the roof and make them fast to staves sunkdeep in the ground. When the storm is over thehouse is unt ied and ma1' resume i ts fa i th in God andthe law of gravi tat ion.

Agana, the capi ta l , is s i tuated a few mi les f rom thedocks. I t is suppl ied n ' i th electr ic l ights and a mod-est supply.of ice. Smal l stores and shops are plent i -fu l , Garages are handy and a good nachine nray behired for a nominal snm for a s ight-seeing tr ip. Carsfrom the <locks to Agana may be hired for about $1 .00to $1.25. There is a smal l Y. X{. C. A. s i tuated onthe main street.

f t is c la imed that the f i rst b low of the great warrvas struck in Guam. The S. M. S. Cormoran wasinterned in the harbor at Pi t i wi th a nicety of cal-cnlat ion, a feel ing for an histor ic gesture that was tocompel the reluctant admirat ion of the wor ld andf Lrrnish a second mi l i tar t ' episode to weave into i ts

BSKDALI,O'STAXI

SERVICE

AGANA AND SUMAYFinest Buick Cars

Best of Service

OPEN DAY AND NIOHT.

We are equipped to serve you for anyEmergency or for Shopping, Theateror Lodge engagements and Parties.

Alry"n_"q Iit"qPhones

Agana 90-R - Sumay I ,R

Saw Mill and Lumber YardAi1 kinds of lumber San'ed and Planed

Ceiling, Flooring and Siding

If ; l T*G

Pine- Rough

Ahn-ays on hand at

Flooring

and Dressed

reasonable prices

Freight Transportation ServiceMotor Trucks for transfer

of all kinds of freight, including furniture

V. P. HerreroTeiephone 90-L

260 THtr GUAI{ TItrCORDER, DRCEMBER 1926

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= rl]rrlpplne Islaucls and. China. =====€ When sboppirrg rve invite yolu inspectiorl. E---; l=-*

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= tu{rs. A. Vasquez E====; i l l l i l l l l l lu l ! ! l l l l l l t l l l l l l l i l l r iut i t i lunut i* i r i r !nn t ! l i t i t i t i t : i i l l t i t i :nt !g! i i t i ln l !ut t t i r i i . t i t i tF

br ief fantast ic history. Ferv peopie know o{ that dayupon which Guam was at pains to cbtain gunpowderto return the gnn saiute of a strang: man-o'-waLwl i ich, r ,v i th in an hour, provecl not to be f i r ing salut-ing s l ie l is , bui real wart i rne loads ancl rgas denrandingthe surrer ider of the is iand forts. Not having wire-less in those ciays the Spanish Governor did not evenkncrv that Spain was at war rv i th the Urr i ted States.

The Gerinan str ip Cormoran had been interned.Furope seethed, but Gr,ram drolr 'sed peaceful l1,- . Theship 1ay in a reef- locked harbor and tbe captain haclbeen gi len a cer ia in hour in rvhich to lorver t i re()erraal f lag. ' i ' ivo oltrcers from the nar' : i l stat ionhacl been a-*signed to go aboard and raise the Anrer-ican f lag rvhen the Geruian f lag came down. Themoment came. The Genlans nranued t i re rai l of thegra51 6p111r". for the last t ime. Tlre Arr :e r icans rr a i t -ed. 1 'he German nat ional a i r n 'as pia-r-ec. l . A11 stoodat salute. But ihe An:er icans n 'ere tco ha:, t r ' . Thel-started to boarr l the ship befcre the nrat ter \1 'as ac-cor i rn l is l re i l Ge'nrntrr . 's f lac r l id nol con)e dcwtt ,Somen'here a whist le so'aucled and the Cormoran1, ' lerv up as ever-v rran aboa, id, at t l ie s ignal , hur iedhinrself over the rai7.-Rrtvtald-r, Rnic.

BOBOf ai l the 5 'o6ng,r1ers t r ' r -e e 'e r nret , r r td thr t 's beett

qui te a ferv,The f i t rest one of a l l , 1.611' . bet , I t ] l nog' te l i c f to 5 'cr : .i fe 's s i roug as any oak, th is l i id, ancl ruanly as can

be,With a ready smi le for any joke, and heart fc l t s5 m-

pathyFor anyone or airything: a heart of gold has 1ie.

Oh, you sirould go a-sai l ing, on ships of wonclrot isgir t i r ,

On tol 'ver ing vessels ruaclc of golc i , anc. i l , 'cuncl i r r encl-less search '

I ror foreign por- ts and bizarre scenes, f or Clr i rn, anciSiarn,

For dreanry lends r , r ,here t iger screaur." ore chec!.ec1bv e hi l t l i .h l ranr i .

Where l3ob, ( for that 's his nanie), is ru le l r : r 'er a l l ,Where birds ancl beasts and rep.t i le s l - :or . , ' , anc. i , : rs\ \ '€r

to l i is cal l .

Norv, th is ship of Bcbl ,5 ' l r ' {oul tcn's, r r i l i be no cc.m-mon packet,

\ l r i th Bosun's }{ates, anr l Revei l le, ancl a l l ' r i :a i :or tof racket,

Rut rather: u ' i th no cne else but f r iends on ei therhanc1,

Bobb3' boy wi l l rLr le wi th joy l i is lo l r ' .nte er ccnnt,ar:d.

There'1i be r . io skipper on this ship, no nceci for h im,thassal ,

None but \ fother may sal i , "O1d man, i t 's t ime tosound recai l "

For Bobby, ] "know, though bossin ' the shorv, Fi igh-I ,ow Jinks o ' the deck,

Must then rv i th his ship to drean: iand go, a-sleep onDaddyts nec1r.-.P. O. '{rcier, Rrn,Vc, LI. 8. Navy.

t-- - --tLET TIS SARVtr YO{J

WE CATER TO THEREADERS Otr THISPAPER AND INVITETHEM ALL TO VISIT

?. SHII{OFIARA'gJAGATNA GAS KITCI-{ENNEAR CINE GAIETY THEAf 'DR

MEAI,S AT ALL HOURS

Special atteution given to catei ing forPart ies, Ficnics, aird Japanese l) inners

US

Hot waff{es with syrup

DECEMBEII 1926 THE GUAM RECORDEIT 261

Tested Recipes and Domestic Science HintsCantinued fiarn Page 251

jurnbLc pasie - ro l i ing i r r any r . lesi lecl shr lpe. Cut thepaste in th ic l< narroiv str ips arrc l )ay arouncl yonrclkes so as to form a c ieep cup-Jike et ige; p iuce on l* .e11 but lered l in, rncl bal ie. When clone, f ; i I wi t l i{ r r r i t , icecl ,preparccl as fo l }o l r 's I take r ich r ipe peacl tes,(uruLrcr l peaches lv i l l do i f u 'e l l drained) cut in hah'es,r i ther f ru i ls rv i l l a lso do, t l ip in the rr 'h i te of eggs thrrbhrrve been very s i ight)y beaten, ancl then in pulver iseclsLrgar t r i r t l lay in the cent,er of the cake,q.

THE TRIBES OF THI PFIITIFPINE ISLANDSSome statc i lents that rve re contained in the art ic le

' 'Shai i lhe Is land t i f Guarn be Ceded to the Phi l ip-pines", pr ib l ished in the iest issue of the Recorder,i ravc bcen quest ioned, part icular ly the statementthat t l ic lc n,cre twenty-four di{ lerent t r ibes in thoseis lant ls. This strr tement can be easi ly ver i f iet l bycorrsul t ing any stanCard wori< on the Phi l ippine Is-ln.nds, prr t icul l i r l t ' Wolster ' 's ' 'Thr. Phi l ippines, Pastl lnt l Pre scnt" .

The Christ ian or c iv i l ized i r ihabi tants are not c lass-i f ieci as t r i l res, l rut at-e piaced in eight di f l t rcnt group-c.TheJ' har,e no tr ibal forrn of gorejntncnt and are sogroupecl for adninistrat ive purposes. When thename 'Fi l ip ino" is used, i t general l_u* refers to th isclass of in ' t rabi tants of u 'h ich there are eight groups.Scven grot lps : r rc in the T. l rnd of luzcrr . They aret i re Cagayans and I locauos in the North, the Panga-sir ians, t t re Pampangans and the Zambal ians in thecentral part . the l 'agalogs in the southern ancl cen*tral part and the Bicols in the Sout l i . The eight l i andlargest group - t i re Visar-ans - l ive in the Vis iyangroup of is lands wir ich l ies sotr t l r of Luzon.

The non-Cl i r is t ian and pagan tr ibes are c lassi f iedancl locatecl as follorn's:

Luzon - Mountain DistrictsAmburayans.A.payaosBenguets

BataksPaluanesTagbanirasi larrsvan "

South ernAtasBagobosI,anaosi[.rn:1 ,rye r) l on obosl lon teses\ lagindanarsS' . ihancrrs' l .a l r ib i i js

Yakans

BontocksI fugaosIgorotsI longots

Middle ls lands

Kai ingasLepantosNegri tos

Is land of PaiarvanIsland of Palav'anIsland of Paiawanislrr rd of \ l indoro

lslands (Mcro Provinces)Tree dwe1lers, I ' I t . Apo, I f indanaoCentr .L l part of ] { indanaoArou:rd [ , ' rke I ,anao, ] I inclanao

"" ' : : . , , t l l indanao

Southern partNort i rern part

Is lancl of basi ian' l 'here i r re n11 nrerous snral ier t r ibes n 'h ich have not

l - . "e i r co'rs 'derecl , as the1, a1s, rnore or Iess, includedu' i t l r ihe 1ar-ger anci rnore i rnportant ones l is ted above.

F{ave You Seen

Our Ner,v Shipntent of

Dress Goods?

Recently aruived on the

Gold Star

Also Drilis, Khaki, and

a" fuli assortrnent of

Calicos'

'F

Ivory Cigar ancl

Cigarette Holders

All goods sold at

reduced prices

K. SAWADASanta Cruz, Agana

Opposite tr'f asonic

262 THE GUAM RECORDER DECEMBER 1926

HSUAN

ffiHNffif,R AH-"ffi

Eottiecl ai; the farnous Los BanosIiot Sprinqs, Philiirpine Isia:rds.

This v,rater comes through haln-dreds of feei of soiid rock, reachest,he top in a boiiing state ancl isboitlecl v,ritl:out comins in coniactrvith the air.

The ginger is fresh, and is gro\t'nby the company afLer several yearsexper mentation io get the mostaromatic variety, and it is used iheday it is picked.

Pure cane sugar is used.No glucose or other substitute.

You do not know Ginger.{ le i fyou have not t r ied * ' iSUAN"

GINGER ALtr - per case,96 splits, $13.50, Less $2.50for return of case and bottles.

ISUAN WATER - per casc,96 splits, $8.75, Less $2.50for return of case and bottles,

JOHN ROTHSCHILD & CO.

NOTICES

U. S. NA\IAI. GOVIiRI{MEf.rT OF GUAh{J udic iar- t ' Department

Court^of Eqr_r i ty,u 11aur

CF, 2987 26-Rita Aguon \,\ ialters (+OOSS) r's. ThonasP. Walters.

r \ct iorr : "DI\rOR Cl i" . Not ice +rcA-26' lhe N.{VAI, GCVIiRI{NIENT Otr GUAM to

' I 'holnas P. \ l ia1ters, l , [ar ine Earracks, l . are Is land,Cal i fornin, L i l i ted States of Atner ica.

GRIJETING:You are herebl ' requirecl to enter yonr f tppt-arance

in the Cleik 's Of l rce of the above ment ionecl Court ,at Agarrn, Guar i t , on or before Februar5' 15, 7927,ar l r l to answer the cornpir int cf the p1aint i f f , a cop]/ol ' rv i r ic .h is hereto at tnched a:rc1 i terewit i r served11pon voE. I f y 'ou fa i l to l rppear and answer rv i th inthe aforesair l t in. :e, the plaint i lT u. j1 l ra l ie juclgrnentagainsl yoir bv c jefaul t anci oL-tairr { rcm the saidConrt such rel ief as may i ;e appl icable in rhis case.Furt i i r ' r , such fr i lure wi l l be taken as a waiver of1 'or-rr r ight to be l t resent and a I 'a i t 'er of your r ightto considerat ion rvhen this Ccurt renders i ts decis ion.

\ ITITNI iSS the Hcnor:rhle J. \ ' { . Cama_cho, Sub-st i tute Judge, juclge of saic l Court , th is f i f ieenth dayof October, 1926.

-Iosn C. l{.txrerrs,{}rClerk

U. S. NAVAL STATIONGuam

26 flovember, 1926ORDER

Hours for Navy Yard and Naval Governrnent EmployeesI . Beginrr ing Snturdal ' , 27 Novenrt ,er , I926, and

i , rnt i l fur tber 'o lders the oi l ice ho111g fs,1 ' S:r turCays wi l ll re {r 'orn 7: i lO to 11::10 a.rn. ancl f loni 12:00 noon toi l :0f) p.rn.

2. Hours {c,r ' rnecirarr ics, lnborers ar i l cr thers thnnoft lco f , r rce n ' i l l be f roni 6: .30 to 11;30 a.n-r . and from12:00 r io. ' t , i i :00 p r ' '

L. s. ss. , r i . r - i iyCirpta. in, lJ . S. Navy

Governor ' -Corn m anc. la nt

SPETDER'S WARN[DThe fol lor ' . ; ing not ice hrs been i .<sued to Corurr . rand-

ing ol i i r :ers l r r 'd IJeacis of f )epal tnrerr ls;NA\IAI, STATION, C]UATI

22 Novernber,1926Iartc) [ I : ( iovel i tor-Ccni tuat idant

To I ( l ) Conrmandirg Off icer, Navnl I fospi ta) ;(2) Conrrnronding Of i f r r . 'er , I Iat ' i t re Barrncl<s;( ; f ) Suppiy Of l icer;( f ) Caplain oI the Yarcl ;(5) l \ fanager.

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speecl regulat ions, especial)y among of f icers and en-l is ied rrren.

2. ' l i rhe sr"rch steps as necessary so that ) 'ou cani tssl l re t i re Governt , r -Commandl int , that the rnembersof your Conrmirncl wi l l obey the tra. f f ic regulat ions.

L. S. Snepr,cv

Personal Tax Due This Monih" When t l re personal tax beconres c ie l incluent, on

Ji i r rurry lst , . , a, del inquenc;r penal ty of one clc l lar, .hal l be added to i t . A person who fai ls to pay hispelsorral tax lnd c le l inquenc-v penal ty thereon b; ' II { r ry nexl fo i lorv ing s i ra l l be sut i ject to prosecut ion for 'nt isr lerne:rrror pui ' r ish:rble according to art ic le 57,1 par-lgraph 5 of the Peni i l Code. "

TAXES ON REAI- ESTATE DUEThe Second Instal lment of Real Estate Taxes Due this fuionth

Parngraph i8, Page i r , of "OItDEI iS ANI) REGU-LATIONS" state as fo l lorvs;

The i r rx on rel l estate shr i l l be receivable at theI-qlnncl ' | r 'e lsur ' . r r in tu l , ' iustrr lJnr, ' r1s, i f orer $5.00ffre f i rst ] ra l f on or before the th i r ty- f i rst of July(cover ing per iod 1, July, 3 i , Dec+'mber), ancl the

-secuncl hal f on or bef, ' r 'e the th i r ty- f i r 's t of January(cover ing per iod 1; Janualy, 30, June), ycar ly.

I nteresting ComparisonTHD GLTA}I ITECORDtrR

IJy suLrsr;r ' ipt ion to U. S., pel ' y . : rarPostage iucludedWlappers u ' i th pr inted addressesAssured of going by first mrii lAl l wibhoub trouble to 1 '1vo.

n'or non-subscr ibers to U. S., per ] 'earPer Copv 15 centsPoslage per col ly 4 cents

$1.50

Tl i is in ldCi l ion to rvrapping, ,qerr l ing addressing,-qLtnrping, arrr l taking to i l - re Pos"-Off ice i r i th a possiblevexir l ioui delay in the- wai f jng l ine.

NOTICEPlense renew J.our.qubscr ip l ion t , l Tf IE ( ]UAII

RIXTIORDER plompbly, so that you rv i l i nol , rn iss asir tg le nur.nber, for our snpply of back copies is i i ru i ter-1.

ruortcr ro RnrlrnrtsrRsOr,'ying to the l imited facil i t ies for priniing, - Ad-

vertisers are informed that making changes in theiradvertisements after the 15th, of the month of issue,causes considerable inconveir ience, and dela1-s gert ingthe papet out on t i r r re.

PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHANGES BEFORE THE 15TH.

VITAL SIATISTICSNovember 1926

Maleoy8

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264 THE GUAM RECORDER DIICEMIJER 1926

The U. S. ArmS' Transport "THOI\ IASttarr i re d at R. Wareand son, [ I r . JoseC. Crtrz, lJr . Utaro Srrhai ,Guam, 18 November,1926, rv i th 324 blgs of mai l and i \ I rs. Opal WrLlker, Sergeant n ' rank Knight, U.S.Xt.C.the fol lowing passengers: -

SHIPPING NOTES

Mrs. S. Lirnt iaco and cbi lc l .Miss Fel iza San Nicolas.l { r . S. L imt iaco.Q.n{. Clerk Joseph C. Rroclreh, U.S. l { .C.

The LT. S. Army ' I ranspor l "TI IOIIASt ' sai led f t i rl {ani la, P. I . , 18 NovemLier, 1926 ni th the fo l lowirrgpassengers: -

t r { iss Ruth Benner.I l iss Anna M. Bor lbard, Nurse, U.S.N.l { r . \ \ r . G. l ,ongobarcl i .

The U. S. S. GOLD STAR arr ived at Guaru, 27Nor"ember, 1926. She had on board 9 bags of r ra i lanr l the fo l lo lv ing passengers:-

Lieut.-Corndr. J.K. Richarcis, U.S.N., wi Ie, 4 chi l -dren, mother ar ic l nurse; Capt. R.B. Pr ice, t I .S.M.C.Oapt. Otto Salznran, U. S. NI . C., n ' i fe and daughter;Lieul . N.E. Disbrorv, (SC), U S.N., r r i fe rnd daugir-ter ; L ieut . - jg. F. G. N{err i1 l , (MC), U. S. N., l ' i fe,daughter, mother and r l 'ard; Second Lieut. tV. O.Br ice, U.S.M.C., and rv i ie; Secorrd Lieut. S C. Zern,U. S. M. C., ancl rv i fe; l \ { rs. n ' . J. Nfanley, daughterancl s ister; l { rs. I ra D. Spoonemore and 2 dnughters;l l rs. H. \ \ r . Bradbury and son; i \ l rs. A. L. Hamlin,

l t l iss Joanna tr 'err i -q, Nurse, t ' i . S. N., l , l rs. Leo \ranCielder, l \ ' I r . A. W. ! -ur l :e and nrother. nIrs. Bruce

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L ieut. -Corncir . I l . C. SrLbter lee, ( f {C) , U.S, N., u ' i Ieand son; Lieut. \V. O. Hi t rabidle, (CEC), t j . S. i i .wi fe ancl daughter; L ieut . H.A. I (eener, (NiC),U.S.N.lv i fe l ind daughter; L ieut . T. \ \ r . Sperr , ( [ ICDS),U.S.N., r r r . rd rv i fe; Captain W. J. \ \ 'a l ler , U.S.[ I .C.ancl r . , ' i fe; Miss J. [ I . Schaffenberger, Nnrse, LI .S.N.I I iss Ruth Ingrarn, Nurse, t I .S.N., [ , l iss R. P. Bairr i ,Nurse, I I .S.N., Nfrs. P.J Penner; l , I rs. J. \ \ ' . Baker,son and daughter; l I rs. B.H. Bou' l ing and daughter ' ;l I rs. \V.R. n ' r ickns and son; I { rs. C}.A. } ' Iuzikar andtx,o dlughters; l l rs. E. J. Sauter and tn 'o c laughters;l I i 's . J. \ r . Stokes; X,Irs. R. Wi lk inson and daughter;l { r . J. A. Cal ison; \ { r . H. ( : } . Hornbostel ; NIr . n ' . P.Ca.stro; ) t r . J. C. Concepciorr .

1 Coinn.r issary Stervard; 2 Chief Machinist 's I Iatcs;I Hospi ta l Apprert i r res 2c; 1 Racl ioman 1c; i ChiefPhtrn ' racist . ts \ ' late; 1 Chief Radioman ; 1 Enginernnrr1c; 2 Quarterma.qter Scrgeants; 11 Corporals; 132Pri . , "ates: 5 Trnnrneters.

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L&,na NOTICE

l 'he U. S. S. GOLD SI 'AR rv i l l sai l f rom Guat i l c , i i7 l )ecernber ' , for Chinrvangtao, where a rveeks st i lvrv i l l he ura.c le. then to l l i ik i aud X{ani la, rv i th a possi-ble s lop t t Shangbai .

Exact ib inerrrr .y rv i l l be publ ished later.fhose i lesir ing to rnal<e this t r ip rv i l l subnr i t app) i -

cat ion inrr .nediately.J. K. Rrcnenos

J, ierr t . -Corndr. U. S. NavyAide to Commandarrt

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A $ree an[ $rrepte] $axanzffiffUnaer thp Jurisdiction of the Grand Loclge

v Of The Phil ippine Isiands.Nleets Second and Fourth N{onday Evenings

Stated CommunicationSecond Mondav of the I\,{onth.

Ac.q.Na Loocn No. 1281BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS

N,Ipnrrmc Nrcnrs

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poang $en'r Tfwgne nf @nam$gana, (6:uarr--

. .MEETINGS''Regular trIeetings first Saturday ol every rnonth

8:00 P. l { .Genelal Meelings tit ird Saturday of September

and March

Gpxnnlr, Baptlsr MlssloxHotrns op Mpprrxcs

Suxoev:-- SundaySchool----- - -9:30 A.h{.

Preaching in English andChamoryo--10:30 A.M.

Chilclren's Life Trainins Classes -3:00 P.NI .Young Peoplo 's Cl i r is t i rn

Encleavor- -7:00 P.N{.Preaching in I!nglish, I lr.rngelistie 8 :00 P.Ni.Rible Schooi ' Iucsr i ry-- - - - - - - - -7:30 P.M.lv{idweek Pra1.s1 N{eeting Thur., 8:00 P.L4.

We colc i ia l ly invi te 1 'or i to come to an1' of t l ieseservices.

A.L. Lr,rttrull, Pastor.

Pnorps'rlNr Divrls SonvrcnsN.rv,u, SrerroN, Gu,ru,I\{oNrrl Or Dpcoprenn

5ih. The Neecl of Courage12th . I t 's a Man's Rel ig ion !19th, I {ornesi t 'h and -Bloi ie !26th. I f Chr is l Had Not Corne.

(A Christmas Sennorr)

Services are held every Sunday:

10:00 A.M. l {ar ine Barrachs, Sumavl1:00 A.\4. ScouLing Squadron, No. One, Srrmr; '7:30 P.M. Dorn l {a i l . Asana

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