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The U. S. S. Pittsburg is expectedto arrive at this port about Decernber15, bound for Asiatic lvaters where she will relievethe Flagship fi. S. S. lluron. The Pittsburg started on the cruise for her new, station from Neiv York arriving'at San Diego, Cal., via PanamaCanal , from which port she is convoying the sul:marine S-33, r'in l{on,o1uluancl Guam to XIanila. The last duty assignedto this ship rr'asthat of Flagship of Vice-Admiral Roger Weiles, Commanding U. S. I{aval Forces,Europe.
The Pittsburg was formerly the Pennsl'lvania,ancl was built at Cramp's, and first cornmissioned\{arch gth, 1905. I,engtli 504feet, hean 691/2feet, draught 26 feet, displacement15,138tons, speed22.4knots, armamentJ foLrr8-inch 45 cal., fourteen 6-inch 50 cal. guns, trvo 3-inch 50 cal. anti-aircraft guns, and two 18-inchtorpedotnbes. Conrplement,47 Officers and 890 men. Captain Steele'siast duty \\,ascommanding Nayal Air Station, Lakehrrrst, N. J., and the Aircraft basedat that station. Also commandins r I(? tne Los Angeles '.
,Guammaybecome
aPineappleGrowingCenter
The pineapple grorvers' associationof Honolulu, are reported asinterestedin Guam asa oossibleextention to their industry, Rel.rresentativesareexpect-
ed to arrive during the rnonth, or in the near future. for the purposeof looking the land over,arrdm.aking a stlrvey of conditiousin general.
Guam pineapltlesgron' practically wild, and very few ranctrersmrk: airy attempt to cultivate thern properl,v. A few, horvever,r,vhohave beeninterested in growing this fruit, have sncceededin prcducing a ver5' high gr:rcleof pineapple whicli colnlraresvery fai.orably with those grol,vltany placein the lr-orld.
GuamGirlcompletesJourneyaroundtheWortd
tr{iss Felisa A. San Nicolas, a young nativc girl from the srnall village of Merizo, returns to her hometon board the Arm;t Transpot'tl'homas, s'hich arrived a,tthis polt November 1Sth. Sheisprobably the first Chamorro girl to n:akea complcie journey around the world.
l\,{issSrrn Nicolns, left Gusm about one year ago with N{ajor arrd NIrs. Morse, who rverereturning to tlie {JnitedSbatcs,via the Suez Canel and EurJpe, wherethey visitedmany of the important cities,ircforetaking up their newpost of duty at Quantieo,Va. fbg yguqg girl completedher journey by crossing !h. 9.S._Coqlinent, and taking passige on shipi boartl :rt San Franeiseo.California.
THE GUAM RECORDER
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CongressmrnWilliam B. Oliver of Alabama,who visited Guam as a passengeron boardtlie Il. S. S. Hendersona fervmonths ago enrouteto the United States, ofiereda trventy-five ciollar prize iar the best esseyor article ou the subject- "Should the Philippiues be granted fndependence?" Mr. Oliver desiredto have argumentson all sidesof the questioir, and the competitionwas opentc)any nativeof Guar.
I'he followilrg was submitted by one of tbe native school teachersof the island to rvhom rvas awardecl the prize.
In consideringthe question "should the I'lrilippine Islands be granted conrplete intlependence?)', ibrvili beuecessary,firsto{a.llto ascertninjr.rsLto rhaL ext,enl,is the LJnitedStatesof Anrerica,riroriillvancl polit,icrllv, boundto grant the "inrnrediatern<'lcortrplete independence)'for which the politicirns of the Philippinesare so elamorous.
The Philippine Islandspassedfrom under lire control of Spainlo that of the LtnitedStateson tlre signing of the Treaty of Paris on l)ecenrber10tlr, 1898. l{o promise, irnpiied or expressed,1o give theseisiands inclepe]rdencext somefuture datervasrnadeat thnt time, nor at any other time subsequentto the signing o{ the trealy, until the passageof the Jones Acbin 1916,althoughtwo platformsof theI)emocratic Party (1902and 1908) rnentioneclthe glanting o{ ultinrateindependenceto the lTilipinos.
The preamble of tlie Jones Act <.leclaled"ft hatl alwa,ysbeenthe purposeof the peopleo{ the Ilnited Statesto withdraw their sovereigntyoverthe Philip-
pine Islands and to recognizetheir independenceaB soona"sa stablegovernrnentcan beesta,blishedthereitt." This Act changedthe systemof government and granted the X'ilipinosvirtual autonomy.()rselfgovernment.It abolishedthe PhilippineConrmission, under lvhich the f-olandshad beengovernedsince 1902,and subslitutedasthe UpperHouseof the Legisla.turea Senatecomposedof t,wenty-fouimembers and, insteadof the Assembly,a houseof Representaiives of ninety-onenrenibers,all but nine beingelecterdby the people.
Tlie GovernorGeneral,who reniainsat the berd of the Government,is appoiutedby the Presidento{ the United States,but all the Cabjnet heads,except the Secretaryof Public Instruction, areFilipinos.
Horv did this autonomotls governnrent functiou tiuring theeiglrtyea,rsof GoverltorGeneralHarri.*on's :r<.lrriinistration?GraIt and favoril,isln\'tere rarr,pant' The PhilippineN:rtionalBanh rnadeioanson cocollut oil rnachinery,on copr.aandt trextractedoil out ilf all proportionto rvhatr'r'oultlhave L,eencunsiderledsafe by a conservativebanker, and, when the slump in coconut products followed tlre tertrririatiolrof the World \Var, the financesof the Gorernnrenl of the PhilippinefIslanalswereina mostdeplorabieconditicn. The valueof thepeso,tlreunit ol cttrrency,depreciated from a par valueof fift.ycentsto thirty-eight cents, antl it lvts not until the Uongressof the Ilnited Strtes guaranteedits valueto lie fifty centsthrt conflr'lerce was restorecl
On assunrir)goflice in 1r1n1'cir,1921, President I{arding sent Xfajor General Leonard \Vo<,c1and exGovernorE. CanreronForbesto thePhilippineIslancls to make a colnpletesurvcyof the existingcrinclitions. In their report tltey recomn-renc.lecl,anrong olher things, " that the preselttgeneralstrttrsof ihe Irhilippine Islandscontinueuntil the peoplehare haclltirr,e to absorband thoroughly mnslertlie polrersalreafl.t' in theil hanrls, and that, utrdel no circumstrnces, shonlrlthe AniericanGot'ernment,pelmit to beestablished in tire Phiiippine Islands a situation which would lenvethe United Statesin n positionof responsibility rvithoutauthority."
Considerable{riction delelopeclbetr','eenthe Philippine Clovernnreninnd Governor(rierier:ri\\rood. Presirlent Cooliclge,on n'ebntnly21st, 1924,in a lelter lo tr{anuel Roxns speaiierof tlre Philippinc Houseof Represeutrrtivesanrl Chrilmnrr of the Inclependenc'e Conrmissions:rid: "[t is not possibleto r'c,nsiderti-re extensionof n largermeasureof rrutonomyto the X'ilipino peopleuntil they have .lelnotrstratcc.l n readiness antl a capacityto co-operntefully ancleffectireJywith the AmericanGovernment:ind ltuthorit-v."
It cnn l'erdily beseenth:rt the Uniterl StatesCorernment is under no ob)igntion to grnnt absolute independenceto the peopleof the Philippine Islancls. The only pronriseruaLle,if iL can be construedasa promise,is the statementin the preanrbleof the Jones Act that it is the pLrrposeof the peopleof the llnited Siatesto rer:ognizetheir inclepenclcr:ceassamosa stable gol)ernmentcanbeesta/;lis/ted.
Canthe peopieof thePlrilippincsestabiisha stable governnrenl? One that canstand alonein the world
of nalions? 'fhe very rlame"the l'ilipir:o pcoplet)is a mi-qnonrer':rnd .ci'eates a false iurpressir,rrasto the true, exisbir.rgconditions. When rvespeakof the peopleof ai'rycou.ntrS',asthe Arnericanpeopie, thq Ilnglisii peopleor tlie French people, t,lieidea .convr)J'edis thal Lhe peopleoi thr,t coultry are a hr.rniogelreoLlsrLrcervillrthe .qiintehabits,taslcs,icleals,arrd, to r lessertrxtent,religion.
The B-iiipinosclo not nreetany of these rt,quirenrents. 'lhey are clividedirrto nranygroupsor tribc's, i;f rvhonrthe Visayansand the 'Iagalogs ale th.e lltost nutnerous. OnlSzg1*irtra,t'econsideredcivii-' izeci arrclall LlreoLhcrsrrrecailed "n'ilr{" or n{)r'r: Chrisiirrntribes. 'flle pagans,suchastire Negritiis alcl the Igor,tlesin the r\ortLrertl island-"crtrlpri,se rrpploxinrrte)yoire-fourlhof the inhrbiiants, brit irr lr{indan:toarrdin Sulr.rin the south, tlre }lolos, u'ho ale ]Ioharnmeclans,forrnpracticaliyr"heerrtirepoprrl:r-iior.r,On top of trvelvemillion polygot,ancllargely helplesrpeople,is a srnallbubpoiver{uland iniluentini e,lLrcrfedupper class, rnosllyof Sprr.nisiior Chinese rnisiure. The high chiefsof tlie n'ilipinos, llanuel Q'-rczonrrnclSergio Osrnena,cornefrorl lhis class, as cloestlre grerrt rn:rjority of Lbepoliticasirntl ie:rclers, lvirl ir,reccnstar-rtlytgitn"firrgfol absoluteandcornplete iit,lcLlerttl,,rree
The lLrlge rn:rjcrily of bhe peoplehnow not,hing rvheteverof clernocreticinstitutionsnot'of the responsibilitiesoi governrneut,,The.var.e,for the mosrparr. illiterate and hat'eno conceotior.rof the outsiden'orltl tr'rrof the posit,ionthe Plritippinelsllnds woulcllrave to alJnme, if grrrntedindependence. The n'ilipinos folloivtl'reirlerciels,as,in t,heoltl legend,thechildren followed the Pied Piper to tlieir or,vnclestruction. 'lhis upper ciasshasbut onerrbsorbinginterestin life - poiit,icsa,ndthe boldirrgo{ public o{fice. Thr.ryare not inberesferlin the velfare of the colnrnonpeople bitt are rvorkirrgfor their o\yn persorlal gain an,l aggrrrndizernent.Quezonis quotedassayingtl-rathe pfeferr;ecl a governurentrur.rIike h-, provideclhehaci the orderingof ib, to any fornt of governnreutlun hy the United Sirtes. Ilere is a purc caseof rvhere,in a fii of plssiou, tlie trr-retitaitappears. I{is or.rl;'airrr is to havea hand in I'unningthe government,,regardlessof how it is run or horvt,hegovernedferelatroutit. Their elToltsare not beingu.scdfor the bettermentof condilionsin tbe Philippincs, hut in rrgitatingfcr independenceand in obst,ructingin ever'r,waypoisifrle ClovernorGeneral !\roodin hi-qvaliant efforitsto better the -qtateof affairsthat nori'exist to the Harrison aclministrrrtion.
Thr:primary obligationsof the tlniteciStttes rrreto the commonnrassesof llre Filipino peopleand to the non-Christian tribes, espeeiallyto the Moros, thc irereditary enemies of the northern tribes. The clesilesand aspirrrtionsof tl'reselectfervmerit little consideration. NeitlrertlreJonesAct nor any other act placesthe United Statesunder obliEationsto consirlerthe nrestizonristocraey,
From an international viervpoint,the sovereignily of the Unitec.lStatesin the Philippine Islend is aiisulute anil this phaseof the question slrould be given due consiclerntion. When the Treaty of Paristransferredthesefslandstothe United St,atesthe American
Goqclnment undertoolito protectthe exten-oiveSpanish interestthere,aswellasbhoseofother countries. 'l'irispromisedprobecbioncannotrvellbe bransferrecl to an irnrnat'Lrreaird untrie,l form o{ Government. A couLrlrycornpose(lof pclygot tlibes ancl different t,5'pesol peopie- Chri-"rian,lloharnmednuand pagan - dislrLrsi"fulurrd suspiciousof or'leanolher could reEultit1only insurrection,rerrolut,ionanclcivil war, rvibhthe ulLin.rateresult that tlie UniieclStatesrvould Irilveio slepin anil teslore order, jusi as had io be cl,lnein Cuba and is now being rlonein Hait,i anri Nicaragua. It is the clutyof tlre United Statesto see thlrl no otirerfir'e brarrdbe ignit,edin lhe Far ]Nast, China is enough. -li'urlhermoreit is the tluty of the Uniteri Sla,testo protectthoserviroare unableto protr:ct,thcmselvsss-specinllythe tr:loros,frour a governrnenl which \\'ouidplnrrgethe Islrnds into tr,stateof clhaos.
'fhe ciuliesaucl tespottsiLiilitiesof administrntirg a rlernocraticgovernmentcaunotbe assumecl . Iaitness for tire performftrlceof sucirimportant dtrties rnust filst,be ftirly den'rorisLt'ated.
'fhis hrr,snot lleendone. Representrrlive Underliill, who recenll\' retllrr'Ied[o tlie United States nfter a visit to the I'hilippines, declaredthat a person does rrobneedto rem:rinin the lslancl$mally nronthsrvifhclutcomingto the inevitablecorrclusionthat it rrould not orrly illean econonricand financial ruin to the people,to be separatedfrorirthe Llnited Stafes,but, on tlie cc)nt,ral'y,the porrerso{ the Governot'General shouldbe.qtrengther.red.'ilhisseen'rstobe the opinion of all u'hohavetlroloughlf irrrestiglt,etlthe question.
'f liereare lurinyrea-consrvhythe Philip.pirreIslrrnds should nob be givon irnrnecliateand a,bsoluteindelrenrlenceand therc is not one accerptablereasonrvhy they shouldbe. A definite policy shoulclbeestab lisheclf,rr the corurner'cialdevr:loprnpntof the vast, na|tlrll l'L's()ul'ces of thesei.qlancl-q.Quczon, Osrnena and all othersof their ilk shouldbegivento understrnd onceand for all, thtl thcrewill beno independence, suih as tl)ey tYrlr)t,until the lrilipino peoplc lrrove their ability to handle the d^r-namitecalled ..SB[,}' GO\TERN}IEI]T.''
As PresiclentCooiidgeslid in his letberto Roxrs "demonstlatea rca"rlinessarrda crpacity to co-operale full.r'andeffectivelyn'ith the Ameri.:an Government :rrrrlitutlrori{ies.)'
Il rvill betirne to consiclerinclepenclerrccnhtrr tht: -filipinoshaveconrplicclwith thosetlonditions.
'lhe Governnreutof lhe:[lriter] Stttesin the Phiiippiiteshas nervetbcenhrtt'shattclc.,ppressir-e,buL,to tlrc contrar'5'.it ]rasbeen paternalnnd liberal to the lasl, d.grco. Not onlv rr:rsnonero{ tirelocal revel}ueevet' tllien from tlre Iclnnds,but tiolh moneyand enelg.v, rlmost n'ithout lirr,it, havelreenexpendedlo inlpro\'€ conclitionsand to a(lvan0ethe health rrnd rveli-hcing of the na.tives. Tlre Unitecl Stateshas grn.nt,edtlie peopleof the Philippines Lqlanrisaiuro-qtcornplete arrtonorn;'an,l it stanclsreadyt,ocoverup their nristakesin governmentanclboprolect them with all its miglrb anrl porvei'. \\,rh'lt rmoreco'rlcla,people rviint tha,nto havea junior p:lrtnershiprvith thc nrightiesl we:tlthiestan,4rncslpo\\rerful nation on earlh torin;'! -,4gueda I.qlesias.
BRIGADIER-GBNERAI (now Major-Gerreral) WENDELI, CUSHING NEVILI,E, United States Marir:e Corps,and his stafiof the Fourth Brigade of Marines, secondditision (regulars) <iuringthe World War. Sitting; Ge.reralNeville; standing, left to right; First Lieut. Hart, Secoud Signal battalicn, L.S.A., brigadesignalofficer: SecondLieut. Carl R. Dietrich, U.S.IlI.C., aiCe; Lieut.-Ccl. Earl H. Ellis, U.S.}I .C., brigadeadjutanl; First Lieut. Willian A. Eddy, U.S.IrLC., brigacleintelligenceoffcer; Iiirst l,ieut. Claggett Wilson, U.S.M.C., aide; Q.\L Clerk Thomas Dorney, assistant1oadjutart.
GENERAL NEVILLE ARR1VES ON A TOUR TO
Maj.-Gen. W. C. lieville, U. S. M. C., con-.matlding generalof the departmentof the Pacificnrarines, arrived at Guam November 18th,on boardthe transport Thomas. GeneralNeville camehereto inspect the Marine detachment, and ColonelGeo. C. Reirt, (commandingofficerof the Post) greetedthe general ashe landed.
General Neville remained at Guam only a ferv hours, and left on the T'homasfor the Philippine Islandswhere hewiil insrrectthe marires at Caviteand
TO INSPECTMAR{NESHERE PACIFIC PORTS
Olongapo. He q'i11then procced to Peking, China, wheretheArnericanlegationgtrardu iil be inspecteC.
General Neville *'as in command of the fan:clrs Fifth Regiment of Marines in France which lre ied through the operationsin the Verriun Sectcrcn the front 1ine. From there Neville's nlarines (fifLhregiment) anC the remainder of the fourth brigacleof narines (commandeclby GeneralJaniesG. Harbord, U. S. Army) and the seconddivision (Bundy) rvere
hurriedll- dispatched td the neighboihood of Beiieau \\-ooci.
I,EADS AT BEI,I,EAU WOOD
The storl' of tlie battle of Belleau Wood has been often tolcl, and the leading part pia5'ed by the then Colonel Neville and his Fifth 1\{arines,as well asthe rest of Harbord's Brigade of l{arines, composed of the Fifth and Sixth I{egiments and the sixth M. G. Battalion. It was Colonel Neville r,r.hopinned the ]Iarine Corps emblerus on General Harbord, who has Irequently rvritten and spoken of this ceremony as one of the greatest honors he has ever received.
From Belleari Wood the Second Division (now cosrmanded bv General Harbord) took part in Foch's historic offensite and the Marine Brigade, no.vl'1ed b,r'Brigaclier Ner.il1e, formed part of the spearhead that struck the enerril' savagely and successfully near Scisscns. This was July 18- 19. General Neville conrnranded the Fourth Brigaoe of l{arines frour this ciate on through the war i'r tire St. \'Iihiel Drive, iir the llar'oache Sector, in the Champagne at the battle of flcnt Blanc, in the \,Ieuse Argonne, and in the Arury of O:cupaiioa of Germanl'. And he ied them irr tlre hio rr.rrarloc in NeW YOrk and WaShington, rvhere they were received [y the President, In these operations and incidents it was part of the Second Division, comnlanded by Maj.-Gen. John A.I,ejetrne of the marines. After the Brigade of l\{crines was dernobilized Ceneral Neville \vas promol:ed to his jriesent grade and serrtedfor several years as a.ssistant to the rnajor general cornrnandant at Washington. Ife lvas then ordered to San Francisco to his rlresent duty of comrnanding general of the departrrient of the Pacific, U, S. Ilarine Corps.
I,ieutenant Colonel Earl I{. gllis, rvhose portrait appearsin the photograph of Maior General Neville's staff, is well remembered as Captain Ellis by the people and residents of Guam. He was stationed hei-ein 1914-1915and was Military Aide to Governor William J. Maxwell. I{e rvasthe first comniissioted olicer to be appointed as Chief of Police and, jn that capacity, he organizecl the Insular Patrol whose ciuties are of both a civil and a uilitarv character. Tl-rererl'as,at that time, a volunteer ""rrt',"nu knonrn ai tile G:ram Cadcts, rvhich was composed of 1,oung men of the Island. Captain Ellis took great interest irr the cadets and, though his efforts, it v",asu-cec1as a ntrcleus and v'as expanded into the present Gualn llilitia u'hich no$' has 915 active and 350 r€serve merrr'bers. Captain Ellis possesseda pleasing perso:relitl- and n'as a r.er\- popular officer.
His many friencls deep15'regreted to learn of his nntinlel_v cleatl.rin tire Caroiine Islands two years
Agana, Gna:n. September 19. - If Colonel Carn.ri Thompson had carried out President Coolidge's original plan anc-lcarle to Guam after completing lris sur--
vey of the Philippine Islands, he would have been forcedto report the economicoutlook of the tinf island a gloomy one.
The Coionel dropped Guarn and Samoa from his itinerary becauseof the dificulties of transportation, but for a solid week I have been ransacking Guam for a ray of hopeindicating the possibility of its becoming self-supporting.
f havediscoveredno reasonmaterially moderating the se','ereofficial r'erdict of Governor G. L. Dyer in his report to the Secretarl'of the Navy in 1904that it "has neither present nor ptospective economic \,alue.''
LivesonNavy
An organizedscientificstudy of thesituation would shorvthat Guarnisliving on navy fnnds. In addition to the strictly naval station, the maintenanceof the three main citiesis advancedby naval aid and public works to an incalculabledegree,and almostthe entire native population benefits from the payro11s, either directly from receipts on the civilian rolls or by sharing in the expenditureof the American officers and enlistedmen, trlanyof whom have families.
Guam in everysenseof the word is a dependency. The much discussedpaternalism reaily amounts to maternalism. The United Stateshas motheredthe islanders to such an extent that they really are slipping backward comnercially instead of progressing, as experts say they n'ould have under the harsher Ilritish, Japaneseor German methods.
FarmingoneChance
Agriculturej particuiarly the raising of co'conuts, is pronounced the one chance for Guam to pay its own sray, But the production of copra, or dried coconut rneat, unirlersaliy is condemned as ridiculously1ow. Wide stretchesof former rice f,e1dsnoiv are covered with lush grasses. Garden vegetable,s and fruits of untold varieties grow with almost no attention, but the naval establislimentis forced to maintain its own gardens in order to obtain a suffrcient supply of such producefor its own needs.
Iirorn tbe standpoint of social adt'anceuent, the recordis difierent. Education, public health, housing and transportationis going aheadsteadillr,er;en if slowly. Guam is one of the cleanestand healthiest and most attractile isiands in the Pacific. ancl taken asa x'hole, conditions are better than on ani. islandseetrin the Philippine arcLipelago.
UnitedStatesAidNeeded
But it is the opinionof impartiai observersthat thjs progresswoulcl ceaseand the many gainswould be undone if the American influence and control and help u'ere u'ithdran'n.
Thereis a completeabsenceof initiative enterprise. The islarrdertoday,asa'centurl ago,is satisfiedwith a little farm, raising enough to feed him and his family, lir.'ingin torvnand rvalking back and forth to what he ca1lshis ranch, no natter hon' sma1lthe plot of ground. If he has a trocation,suchascarpenteror blacksmith, it is merely'a sideline. If one man of a famil.r'hasa job on the navalor islandgorrernrnent paJrroll all his relativessharein the proceecis.-(San FranritcoClranicb, Se!t.20, 1926.)
MEMOIRSOF DON FELIPEDE LA CORTE'E
ELEVEN
YEARS'AS GOVIiRNOR OF GUAX,I .1855-1866
(Continaedfron Navemberissue)
PnENouExer, AND UNUSUAT, OF GUAM,
occuRRENCES, EAR'Ir.i9UAKES,TVPUOO}JS,FTSSUnES,CAVES ETC', AND A DESCRIPTIONOF TI{E IST,,A.NPOF ROTA, OUR NEAREST NEI'JI{BORINGISI,AND.
The most remarkable phenonena experienced in Guam arethe earthquakesand the hurricanes(typhoons) which occur so often that they can only be consideredphenornenalin that they obey no knowrr 1aw.
Earthquakesare frequent, not lessthan fir.eor six during the average1'ear,but thel' 61susually insignificant and,evenduring the worst one notv remembered,which happenedin 1849,nothing wasdestroyed but the upper part of the church bell tolver. A few other buildings also suffered and in one of the streets of the city a fissureopenedwhencethey say cameforth steamand water, neverthelessno buildings were destroyed or even noticeably injured irl vital places. The crumbling cf half-timber n'ork and of mamposteriais in many casesthe result of very smallearthmovemelrts,injurious to masonrybecause of its inelasticity. There are in the city buiidings more than a century old which have not, in all that time, suffered sensible deterioration, in spite of earthquakes. The next earthquake of important significanceof which there is any authentic record, wastheone of September2,1902,or 53yearsafter the one mentionedabove. At this tine the r'vholepopulation wasterrified, and most of the stonebtrildings of the island were destrol'ed or badly damaged. The next seriousshock rvason December10, 1909. No great damage was done at this tirne, but the movement of the earth wasconsiderableand caused great excitement and fear. During the past year apprcximatelyi50 movementsof the earth have been recordedon the Seisnograph. Of this number, only eighteenhave been reported b5' personsfeeling the movements. (Editor)
The fissuresreferred to aboververegard asinsignificant and likelv to disturb only unthinking persdns. As we have said, the city is built on sand overlying a coralline forrnationapproxirnatelyat the level of the sea; throughout this beach-1andmarine filtration is sonoticeablethat all the wellsin the cit;' feel the influenceof the tides,rising and falling with them. Now, during an earthquake,feit at seathe sameason land, the oceanis lifted above its usual 1eve1;in the same way the ground water under the sand exerts an enofmotis upward p1"tS:il1r€rvhich, combined with the efiectsof the quake, easilysplits the ground. into fissuresthrotrgh rvhich the water boils up, carrying with it materialspicked up on the way. The vapors referredto must be corrsidered either simple illusion or. possibll', spr3J/such asat times makes a kind of fog over the breakers. No
o.therexplanationis adniissible. I-lorcoler, ali this land being so nearthe sea and so saturatecin'ith its lvaters,any that did not proceedfrom it would ruri down to it insteaciof bubbling upward. Additional proof of this is seenin that rtoforeign substancesate depositedby thesesupposedexbalationsandthat the fissurescloseof themselves.
For theser('lsoltsit is apparent that earthqualtos in Guam are not extremciy terliif ing,althor:gh thr1are strong cnough to make it nectssary thal all stone conit,ruction bc both heavy and s.rlid.
tr'{ordto be fearedare the hurricanrs known here as "baguios,t' becduseof the havoe tlic'1'm.ake-ili the forest, there being no wiry of protecting 1he trecs eqainst them. During thes.et1'pheons'nncl elso in- othcr heavy storms, there at'eoften scer, floatine in thc air a little above.iheearlb, exlialations like globesof firc which move about lapidl;' nn(l sometinrcsbtlrst.
'scmething siri:ilaris to be observeclir.rthe Cry season, rvhencertain highlandscovereds'ith ''rete'' cr sword grasslook for ail tlie world asif thel'r\ere on fire, although in reality nothing is burnir:g; in rr'1' opinion theselights, caught on the sharp tips of the s\\,ordgra,ss,are electricalfires ljke the St. Iilnro's lights often beheldon rnast-topsat sea. When these fires are observed,tlie atrrosphereis lteavy atrd apparently chatgedwith electricity; on one particular night I rn-u-selfsarvthem in the hills back of the cilr' rvhen the illurniraticn of the atnrospltereresenlbltC the Aurora Borealis.
The nativessaythat t'hen thel'go at night thrcugh certain treelesslccalitiesthey encountern'bite cl;iects.like sheetedghosts(sabanas)cr goblins, rrl,ith nlove a$,ayon their approach. It seenlsproLraL'leto me tl-ratthesearenothing tlore than dim ref ecticns of star-1ightou cle.ll'drencheclgrasses ancl ri'eeds.
The island. pcssessesrrlalry ca\-€sapparently of natlral formatic;n,arld a f€w cf them shol' indicationsof har.ing beenliveclin, for they containbenches cut out of tire living rock: hou'e\'€r' no oneof them merits partictrlarrnentionexcept,perhaps,the largest, which forntsakinciof tunnel throrrgha headland "" tfr. eastcoasi. (l'lote: Talofofo cate.)
\tn'heret'l-reroad{lonl A{ana to SantaRc'sacl:oss€s that frorn Tumhurt to Tiilan thereis a deepconical nit a huirdrecl feet across' its sidescoveredwith frambles. In spite of the extremelyheavl'rainsthat usually fa1l here tire natir-essa-vthat rn'ateris never seenstandingin it' This mav not be a very strong arurlment in favor of cavesextendingbeneathit be-
c-rise all over this part of the isiatrd, eren itr the h:rJest showers, tlte water filtrates into the grotlnd ilitii the same rapioitl'. (Note: t he coralline lime-tone fornations of Guam, like ail limestotte fornlations, are full of sink holes a:rd caverns liollon'ed out ir-r-tire acticn of the carbonic acid in riiitr s'ater )
in the district of i\{erizo there is a cleepvalley ennrel,\'surroundeci b1' peaks, caiieC by the natives ''sasalaguan" or .Flell, wiiich ma1' possibly' be the crater of ar extinct volcano.
Behin.l the torvn of Agat the inlard road lvhich we irrr-e ruentioned as going to Inarajan pass€so\.'era strearnby means of a flatural bridge of rock about ten ieer n'ide ancltirirty or lnore feet high, that spar.s iire rir,er in a srrrgleirregular arch of great size. The n:riives cali tiris bridge "l'olai Vt1os" or" Bridge of Grd: ore lrl-ly assunreth:rt ihis nauie itasbeen atlolrteil since the crnqnest because, before tiiat time, the natires h:rd no coilcepi:of Gori asthe Autilor,:f rrii tirings.
Near Urnatac at the foot of acertain point, exposed to the wri'es of the sea, are certain very transparent crv.stals, cailed "n'rother-of-diamortd"" I do not kncrv rvbat they can be astirey are apparentll' formed on clay rock by the beating of the n'aves, but at least it is plain !,liey have nothing in coniniort r*,'i1.-h the diamond.
It should be possible fronr what rve have so far rvriiten to form r sumcientlv cleilr idea of the island ci' ('narrr as it isat present. Since it alorjeconstitutes tire b':ik of the prcvince, and since in many rvays the other islands closel5' resemble it, r,vesh:rll, to save time, constantil" refer to our description of it, in ,'reating oi the ot!er islancls ili the group. The 1eLrgih of this papei"might alrea111"beconsidered exces-.ive,if tire iittle wrilteu a1louttbeseislands q'ere not so full of errors that tr {ee1obliged to go into greater detail than would otherrvise be necessary"
ROTA
(Japanese Mandate)
Rcta is thirty ruiles Northeast a [ro:uthe islandof Guam,its position
I,:rt. I3'r 16'
Long, i50t 57'
I"at" l4o
SUPERFICIALAREA:TheislandDeasuresabouttwel.r.-e milesfromeast-north-east to west-south-west,beitrg about five and a half miles wide sothat its areamay be estimatedai about thirty-five squaremiies.
C0llFlGURAT|ON:The islandis formedby a plateau rvhich rises to a lieight of tn'o irundreclfeet abovesea level in the northeast, and decreasesby steps, or raiher terraces,like thoseof an arnphitheatertovrard the southrvest,whereit endsin an isthmus, or tongue of sandalmostat rvaterlevel;this runs out to aiocky peninsula, called: "Taipingot", which, r,vithsheer cliffsfor bastionsand horizontal terracesfor glacis, has son:en'hatthe look of a castle.
Starting from this isolatedrock, the coastlineof the island stretchesin an almost unbroken convex (urve to the northeast and north: turning east, it preserlts,for abouttlto miles, a line of beetlingclifis rvhich swerle to the scuthrl'estand continue in a practicall5'straight line for ancther fire miles until they end in a lorv point of the same height as Taipingot..but separatedfronr it by somesevenmileso{ coast" A smail point dividesthjs distanceinto trl o i.rays,oue of them four milesacrossat its nrouth, in tire shelter of Taipingot, and the other, which is very shallow, more to the east,
C0ASILINE: On both sidesof ihe sandf isthmrrs the coast is fringed with reefs, rnarkedby smal1 detachedrocks, (coral heads); aiong the west coast thesereefse:r'lenclfor a clistanceof four mi'les;from there on inaccessibiec1iffs continue ail the way around, except for a very smail sand beach on the north coastand another,at the mouth of a streanr, on the south coast. The reefshold rrerycloseto the south sideof the isthmusand extend along the edge of the bay which lieseastof Taipingot.
quarter North beingasfollou's:
30" North
IJ EASI
Peak Center 7' 30" North 4' 12" East
I.,<rng. I49o
(Note: Reck:.rnedlrom Meridian of San Feruando, Cadiz, Spain. )
NAfuIE: This island is usually kuown by the name of "Rota", apparently corrnptecl from "Luta", the r.rative nanre for it. Forrnerl5' it r,vasaiso calied "'Zlrpant' ' zlnalne charrged b.v Padre Sanvitores tcr "Santa Ana" b'.itthis narne did not stick nrrr do the nrtives nolv retnember the nanreal Zarpann h{entic'ir is mrCe in the acco',rirtsof sr)lre vovagefs to the lr[arian:rs,of havinc touched at the island of "Botahr" a llg:ne reseutltiins R"ota or tuta more than it 11r:'stni. bf the others in the gloup.
BAYSANDR0ADSTEADS:The island doesnot possessaily harbor suitablefor vesselsai all tirnes and in all circu$stances, brlt it is possibleto anchor rrniler the 1eeof the island,to the northwest of the isthurus, rvben the prevailing winds blow frorn the east and the northeast. It is the usual anchorage (knorvn as "sasanlago") becauseit is closeto the reef-channelthat givesaccessto the tor,vn. In ihis roadstead,bottomis foundat from fourteento tn'enty five fathoms, btlt it is fuli of storresand dangerous piaceswhich, combined with the outcurving coast and the stron$ shore current, makethe anchoragea very poor one inclee.l
To the south of the isthmns lies the other bay (known as "sasanjaya"), well protectedfrom n'est throtrgh north to east, and although the bottom is from tr.ventyto forty fathoms deep,this is undoubtedly the best anchoragein the island of Rota. It is spacious,beingfour miles wideby two deep,roughly rectangular in shapeand almcst altvays perfectly calm.
LANDINGPLACES:Tn spite cf its advantages,this ancliorageis not rnuch used, becausenrost of the traffic in the Marianas is carried on in Caroline canoeswhich require landing-places,not harLrors" Thesecanoescan land in Rota onlv by m€ansof the
canal through the Sasanlago reefs, behind which, if not beached, they remain afloat. The channel is very narrow and not very deep, fnl1 of rocks and, if there is a little sea, often impassable; nevertheless n'ork has been done on it, both in very ancient times and in recent l'ears, as far asthe scanty resources of the island a11owe,d,stones and sand being removed in order to improve it.
When they stand iu for Rota in stormy rveather, the canoesor bancas often find themselves cbliged to take shelter in "Sasanjaya" the other ba1'south of the isthmus, for, in such circumstances, the wind alrvays bloil's fron the north, and, this bay being protected by strongly projecting.headlands both to east and r.vest,little boats can alwa5's find sheiter there frorn wind anclsea. The fringe of reefs here is broken at only one place by a r,'ery narrorv canal rvhich is just large enough for small canoes; the larger canoes, in order to land, mtrst drive in across the rock-streq'n reefs u'ith every danger of being stove in. If the water is at all rough, this is-iner,itable, yet e\ren so their crews are at least sure to escapewith their lives. It would bea great convellience if, in this bay, acanal rverecut big enough for small craft, or if a breakvlater $rere constructecl fcr their protection: in which case, of cotlrse all kinds of siripping rvoulcl prefer to use this bay, the on11' one in which good sized ships have ever anchored; they consider Sasanlago, the northern bay, too risky, in spite of the fact that the steamer "Narvaez", of 800.tons, pnt in there during the Januarl' of 1864.
GE0L00ICALF0RiVlATl0N:Thestonyinteriorof the islandis composedof terracesor plateaus,whose ascentsare formed by linrestonec1iff'sand rvhose level surfacesare coveredwith a reddishcliy, interntixed r,r'ithmuch looserock.
In the northern part of the island, a long gentle slopeof land near the shore is coveredrvith heavy forestgrowth, which lvould seemto indicate that tlre soil there may be a little richer than el-.etn'lr€re,J'et in all the openplacesthe ground is nothing brrt rcck, mixed with a little sandand clay.
On the south sideof the island there is a hillside of gooil earth which, becauseof its natural terraces, lendsitself to farming by irrigation.
This isthmus projecting from the island on the southwestis nothing but pure seasand piled up a few feet abovewater level.
MINERALS:Throughout the island thereis no sign whatever of any nretal or mineral-bearing formations. The only abundant material is looserock, from which lime can be made, which is as plentiftll all over the interior asit ison the coast. The natives ordinarily collect what they need from the teef, thus savingthemselvesany labor of transportation. We havethen, at least,an inexhanstible supply of building material.
CLIMATE:The smallness of the island, together with its height (Note: The main peak rises800feet abovesealevel.) makesfor a healthy climate,yet on the peak,which constantlydraws the clouds, the air
is somewhatheavily chargedrvith moisture,while on the low isthmus an excessivedryness prevails, at tirnes giving rise to an almost insupportable heat; and so, although the climateof Rota cannot becailed bad, it is not sogood asthe climateof Guam.
RIVERSandSTREAMS:The lack of running n'ater on Rota is a decideddraw back. There is only one iittle stream, the result of rainwatershedon the upper plateau,which, springing high up on a southern hi1lside,is used to irrigate the rice padlies terraced belor,v. Sometinresthis water is carteddown for the useof sick peoplewho arethe only onesfor whom it is wortir while to take the trouble of transportingit over a two hour trail. With the exception of this one stream,the nativeshar-enothing but a felv wells sunk at the footof cliffsnearthe tolvn, sinceit is not practicableto dig others in the sandof the isthmus on which the town is built.
There is, in the fringing reef of the southernba1', aconcealed-naturalspring socloseto salt water that e\rena little seawill sendwavesover into it but the natirressay that although the salt water nray run in, onlv a moment or so after the waier comessweet again.
When we sampled this spring it 'r.vasentirely free of all brackishtasteald sincethe nativesthemselves rnakecontiuuoususeof it, what thel' 5nyon the subject may be believed.
VEGEIATI0N.fn. spite of the lack of water and the abundanceof rock, the islandis coveredt'itir a thick grorvth of vegetationsimilar to that of Guam; the sameplant life exists in both placesbut all agricr.rltnral productionis on avery small scalein Rota since nothing is exported from the island and since the natirtesthemselves,lvho are the only consumersof their prodnce, do not possessso ntuch asthe primitive equipmentnecessaryto makestlgar. We do not think it necessaryto go into greaterdetaii concertting the plantsof all kinds which grow on Rota for they ha'"'ealreaclybeen fully dealt with in the description of Guam.
POPULATI0N.Only 349 peopleinhabit this island, a steady and progressivedecreasein"their nttmbers being observable,in spite of the carefreeexistance they lead, (rgr5 the poptrlationwas 500)
T0U/NS.The peopie all live in one town on the isthmus, which has no other namethan that of the island. Its two streetsfollow the west shoreof the isthmus betr'veenTaipingot and the island proper. The streetto the nortir is called"Sasanlago" and the street to the south, "Sasanjaya"; translated these names nlean "toward the sea" and "toward the land". (Note: 'Ihis translation is incorrect, as "Sasanlago" means "To the north", and "Sasanjaya" neans "to the south.")
At the intersectionof thesetwo streetslies a little plaza, anrl facing on it stands a dwelling house of mamposteriathatched with cbconut leaves,the residence of the Alcalde or Governorof the island. It is a wretched afiair about eight or ten varaslong and ( ContinuedonPage254)
PLANTING BYTHEMOONANDTIDE
AndSuperstitionsoftheCharncrroPecple
"Science has always scoffedat ihe "o1d wives tale" about planting seedsby the moon's phases. Recentiy accordir:g to the Scientific American, Miss E. S. Semmens, an Engiish botanist, shon ed that the germination of seedsand flor,vering plants are hastened b)' the action of poiarized light and that rnoonlight ir (partly ) that kind of light. "
Perhaps the native planters of Griam, as well as the old-fashioned farrnersof other parts of the world, r.vhoplant their crops "in the mool1" are not so foolisir as many believe. lhey ma-u*not understand I,vhy they do this, and their explanations may ar tirnes be amusing, but experinrents seemto have proven that the action of troonlight has some effect upon the gerrnin:.tion of seedsa.ndplants.
I'he native farner of Guam rviil tel1you that if he plants sweet-potatoes, !'ams, and other ttrber crops at 1ow tide, and full rnoon, he will receive good returns, in nunrbcr, l>trtsnrall in size,and if lre plants rvhen the tide is high, anclthe moon isfull, his fie1ds rvill probabll' not prorluce so llran)-Jbut the crop rvill be larger in size and of better quality. When asked why tliis is, he rvill explain, that n'hen the tide is 1orv, many rocks and stones are in vier','on the reef , and plrrrts set out at this time rvili prodtrce a crop rvhich rvill cause his fieldsto becovered rvith potatoes or other products that grow in rhe grotrnd, as the reef and beachesare covered r,rrithrocks and stones at low tide. Planting is very often dole at night r,r'henthe tide and moon are {avoratrle.
The Chamorro always cuts timber for building purposes, bairrboofor the various purposes for which it is used, aud coconut leaves for thatching the roof of his house, when the tide is 1or,v,and the moon ill the Frit nrl,rrter He will fpll vnn th:f if tlris is done rr'heii the tide is high, and the moon fr,.rll,the rvood rvill decal' soon, and rvi1l beccme infested n'ith insects. He -wil1explain that when the tide is high and the moon full, the tree contains more sapJat lorv ticle, the wood is dryer ancirvil1last longer if cut at this tim.e. He also castrates his aninrals, bu11s,hoars etc. ancltrinrs the combs of his fighting cocks when the tide is lorv, and between the last an<lfirst quarter of the mocn, or in the dark of the moon, aucl his reason for this is that there r'l'i11be much lessflow of blood at this time. They say this also appiies to hunrans in so far asif one cuts himself r,i'henthetide is high the florv of blood wiit be ntuch more than if the title is lol-.
Many of the o1clernatives of Guam object to :rn1' one but themselves touchirrg their friiit trees, tirey n'i11rr'illingly give orang€-s,lemons ard other fruits arva_v,but they rvant to pick '.hefruit thenrselres.for tirey ferr that if one not of the famil1' touc'hes the tree sotletltiirg n-ill hap1r.,nto it, or its bearing qualities n'ili beconreless. Thel also believe that certain '!.)ersonshave a good lrand f6r planting, ancl d6ring the plalting seasons these people are very much in tlemercl. The3r will tell 1'uu that those who have a
good hand for planting, r,r'i11have more success,al1 conditions being equa1, excepting the phases of the moon and tide, than thcse uho do plant u'ith the moon and ticle.
Coconut oii lvhich is one of the nain articles of daily rrse by ihe native of Guam, is made in the follolving lnannei) and b1'tbe nrocn rnd tide. Thc coconut is grated, squeezedirr the bands, anci bcile<i to extracl the oil v.'hich is skirlmed frcm the tcp of the boiling \-{ater. but the squeezing and boiling do not take place. until the tide is high; if done I,rhen the the tide is lorv, it is saiclthat a nruch lessantount of oi1 will be obtained.
KN0CKSl/rrlTl-l0UTIJIALICE
TheincreaseproductionofDogs
The crop of more-or-less \{orthless and uncared {cr dogs rvhich roam the streets of Agana in bands of half a dozen or more, and disturb the peace of "the corlrnunity night and dal', is becoming nrore ncticeable each nronth, and tlre fact tlrat a large nunrber of these dogs are n'ithotit license tags doe-snot seem to cause a decreasein their numbers.
An active dog-catchers campaign \4,ou1c1not only reduce the dog situation, but r,vould increase the receipls of the Treasury. If the on'ners of al1tlre dogs one may see during a short stro11about town were actually pa1-ingthe regular licen:e fee of from $2.C0, to $5.00, for their pets, the receipts of the Treasury Departrnent tvotlld surely be a thousand or more dollars greater than at present.
StreetGrading
The clearing of the waterways along the AganaPiti road is making a \i'onclerful improt'enrent in the 4nr\crr^n^c nF thic heerrtifrrl drir.p rn.l ls causltig better clrainage which will protect the road dnring harcl rains. Tliis brings to mind the great need for such attention to the street-(of Agana urhere no effort is made to provide for drainage excepting into prirrate nronetfv. rr'ith the result that the hasenlentsof manv H'"t _' homes are floodecl after heavy rainfa1l, anrl in -scnle casesthis u'ater remains for da1'sat a time causing nosquito and disease breeding s\\'amps in our Capitol Cit)' of the isiand.
At one time the streets n'ere provided u'ith gutters and drain pipes which permitted storm water to drain into the river, but these have long ago been buried under inuch resurfacing material untii norv rnanv of the streets are two or more feet higher than they u'ere originally n16 rvith rro attenrpt to provide proper drainage.
A per',.ranent street grade 1er-el,a builcling 1ine, the cr-rrbing anrl draining of tire streets of Agana, would be a rvonderfu1 improvement, ancl would adcl to the health conclitions, asrvell asto the general appearancei.
Don Felipe de la Corte, in his nemoirs of 1856, calls attention to the disease breeding swamp east of Agana, and states that it rn'ould be a good thing to clrain this area, and plant it in coconuts, bamboo and other trees u'hich would absorb and purify the exhalation of this'fever breecling spot, and render it productite soil.
There is little change, if any, in this s\\:amp, since Don Feiipe wrbte the above scnie seventy-one years ago, and why the American government has not tai<en some steps 1o drain this section has been a topic of conversation for years.
The isiancl in general, and Agana in particular, which is the seat of governm€nr and tbe capitoi city of the islancl, is in great need of a proper recreation ground .where there may be a brrseball field, a fair grounds, and general piay place for the inhabitants and general pubiic. At present the onl,vplace of rhis kind is the Plaza, rvhich instead of being a spot of beauty, is an eyesorervith its baseballfield bleachers and general shanry and back lot'efiect.
THEAI\;NUALROLLCALLFORRTDCROSSMTMBERSHiP
Ihe annualro11callfor Red Crossmen;betsbipu'i11 be conductedfrom November27, to Deceniberi1th.
Governor Shapley has appointed the fo1lol,r.ing committeeto take chargeoi this Ro1lCall:
I,ieut.-Comdr. Ifenry X(cDonald,(MC), U. S. N. Chairman.
Lieutenant Lamar t ee, (SC), U. S. N.
N{rs.GeorgeC. Reid
\{rs. Arthur II Page,Jr.
Mrs, PercyA. Decker
Mrs. ()eorgeWalker
l{iss S. S. I)auser CommissionerA. C. Suarez
Mr. JoseRoberto
I\{rs.RemeciiosL. G. Perez
At the first meeting of the cornmittee,the Chairnan explained:The Ro11Ca11is tbe annual membership enrollrnent conducted throughout the United Stateseachyear.
By meansof the Rol1Call the organizationsecures funds u'ith rvhich to carry on its l)rnhlramboth iu Guaur, :rnd in worli oI national and internationai scope.
Tentative arrangements prolide a plan lvherebl' er.eryresidentof Guam ri'iil be personailyini'ited to join.
'lire American Red Crossis entitled to the support of every personin Guamr,vhohas a Collaror ilore to invest in hunanity. This organizationis the oniy one irr tbe United StatesqualifieCto administerclisaster relief on a large scale, and this it does, as directedby its charter from Congress.
f t is onr most efiecti..'einstrument for helping the unfortunate in our ou'n communitS', in the United Statesand irr foreign countries.
\f,then the last returns are in, t'e hopeto beable to report that Guam has dcne its part in eralisting
public support, financial and nroral.
Putting the Roll Call over will iet us feel that lr,e Itave had a personai sirare in the rrary humaniiarian serlices of the Red Cross durirrg the coniing 1.ear-. The American l{ed Cross knor,vsneither race, nor creed. It is non-political. It seesin sufferirg only a challenge to accept. In lending our support we are making possibie a continuance of its gccd u.ork.
An exentplification of the gooci n.orli ancltime11' relief of the Red Cross $.aseviciencedir: Griam less ttran two years ago ivlien it carle 1othe rclief of the sufierers frcrn the flood which ciestroveiltheir homes in tlre district of San Antcnio on October 1st, 1924. Tq'entJ'-nine inche:sof rain fel1in thjrtv bours. As a result, the Agana Riler or-erfloi.,'eclits'banks and-cut a new channel to the seatirrough san Antonio, t1ndermining and destrol.ing al1buildings t1:atstccd in its x'alr,
The National Recl Cross promptll' approprtna.O $2,500.00 and $1,500.00rvasappropriatrd frcnr funds of the local chapter. This four thousand dollars u'as used in purchasing buildirg materjai, for the un{cr. tunates rqho had lost their homes.
The Guam Chapter also en:plovs a graduate natj\-e ilr.1rseasa ,saritary adviser and sccial sertice u'orker. I{er rvork is principalll' among the school children during school hours. A large nunber cf sores, cuis and bruises, u'hich seem to be a heritage of childhood, are treated by her.
Join today. The Red Cross needs and deserves your support.
TheAnnualDuesis91.00
The dollar you rvi11give n,il1be n-eilspent. Onehalf of the rnoney coilectedwill be sentto the NationalHeaclquartersof the RedCrossat Washington, I). C., and the other half, q'ii1be depcsitedr,r'ithtl:e Guam Chapter of the Red Cross,and ui11be usedto heip out meritoriouscasesherejn Guam.
}iE',VYEARRESOLUTIOi\iS
We are nearinq the Nerv Year season. Isn't this a pecnliarly appi'opriate time to 1oc1;ahead, to indulge in solenrn thirrl;irg, to fo:-mu1ar.eiife plans, 1o la,-;clorvrra definite course to fo)lcg', and to determine rvith all tire strength ]'ou lrcss€ssto carry ort these plans? \Vhen ihinking ovcr )'o1ir Nerv Year resolutions, 1,ou,the nen in the Service iu particular n'ho are stationed here in Guam, n-ouldl do u,el1to resolve to l.rite to the folks at home at regular ir-iter^ \ra1s,sorne will say that this letter is a 1'rarc1one to rvrite, for the reason that there is so little in Gnatn to n'rite about, particularly after one has been here for sotle time and hasexhausted a1l the enihirsiasm of first impressions. Then is a good tin:e to clecicle that you rviil hare the ''Gu-lu REconorn" sent to vour home, sothat those ihere, n'ho foreler have J'ctr in mind, may learn more aboui the little island so far away rvhere you are doing duty, than vou cou1c1possibly rn'rite them.
SOCIAL DOINGSIN GUAM
The rnostbrilliant of theentertainrnenlsfor Novemberrvasa formal luncheonpartygivenasa complirnent to Gerr.ancltr{rs.Neville by (iovernol anclNIrs.L. S. ShapleyNov. 13. Gen. Neville, rvhois enrouteto the Olient,,arrived in Guarnaboarclthe U. S.S. Thomas. 'Ihe luncheonwhich follon'ecla brief inspectiontour of the islaud rvnsheld at the Government,House.
Coversrverelniclfor Gen, and Mls. Neville. Gen, rrnCMrs. Brrrrel,l,Col.and Ilrs. Scales,Col. and Mrs. Spcff:rld,Col. Horvell, Col. and X.Irs.GeorgeC, Reicl, Lieut. and llrs. J. C. Heck and l\{issRuth Berrner. I).rling lhe p:r,sbmonbhthe G;vernment House$'as tiso the sceneof severtl infornral dinner partiesarrd rr musical. Ali gires,,sinviterl to the rnuiicale Nov, I L,corrbribttfedto the prc)gram. 'I'heprincipal nunlber; rvereprovicletlby Mrs. W.R. Hall and [frs. ].red W. Fnll, r'ocalists,tnd XIrs.W.L. Harding and nIjss lltry AIfred, pitnis[s. The invitecl guests rvere: Cirpl. and lIrs. Adrian Alfled, N{issXIary Alfred, Lieut. and trIls.W. L. Ifarciinq, Chrplain aud Mrs. W. R. Hell , Lieut.-Comcir.H. C. !'ischer, Lieut. nnd l{rs. J. C. Heck, Lieub. arrd }Irs. R. S. \riall, Mi-"s Ruth Benner, t\Iiss RosemaryllcHugh, Ch. Radio IJlec.nnd Mrs. R. J. Srvint.and tr{r.and n{r's,Frerl W. Fall.
The firsbof the severa.ldinr.rerpnrtieslrasheid l{ov. 6, the guestslat,erattendingthe CabaretDanceat the Ellist club, Covers were laid for: Dr. and X{r-o. Victor Arrnslrong, \{iss Ruth Benner, Dr. and tr,frs. il. A. Hyland, l,ieut.-Comdr. H. C. Fischer, LieuN. l,ncl \{rs. R. S. Viall, lfr. D. l{orrison, and Mr. ]IcAllister.
Precedingthe Dlks' Beachparty Nov. 120,Gov.aud llrs. Shaplev entertained at diuner I)r. and }{rs. Arrnstrong,Lieut.-Comdr. H. C. Fischer,arrdEnsign and l{rs. W. J. Norvinski.
The ]ast,of the seriesof inforrnal dinnersrvasireltl 'fh&nlissiviogniglit. Lieut. rtrd r\{rs.R.S. Yiall anil llr. and lf rs. D. X{orrisonenjo.yedthe hospitniityof Ciov.ancll[rs. Shaple._vat this affLrir.
Lieirt,.ai'rdIIrs. R.S. Yiall entertninetln fervguesls al dirtrrcr Noi'. 17at their hornein Suntny. Covers rverelaid for: Golernor arrd l{rs. L. S. Shaple.r', trtissRuth Benner,Lieut.-Conlt]r.H. C. Fischer,ancl I[aj. ttrrdlIrs. S. i'. I]udtl.
A seriesof irrforrnaltlinner plrties 1ys1ngiverrrer:ently b.v Lieut. and llrs. !V. L. Hlrrling at their horneor.rIlissionar.yPoint. Sundave','eninq,Nor.'.21, h,rrrrirgueslswere l{aj. ancl}Irs. S. P. Budd. Capt. and llrs. Arlrirrn Alfred ancl NIissllary Alfred rvere er.rtertaineclNov. 24.
A luncheonparty rvasgiven Nov. 18for Lieut. antl X{rs. R. Skinner, who rvere passenger.saboard the
U. S. S. 'l'liomasenrouteto the Philippines.
A seriesof four dinner parties\yeregii'enduring the past mor)th by Dr. ancl l{rs. C. J. Brorvn at their honie. (]uestsat the first of the seriesheld Nor'. 7 were: Governorand llrs. L. S. Shapley,Miss Ruth Benner, Lieut.-Corndr.H. C. Fischer, Dr. and Mrs. E. A Hyl:r.ud,lliss RosernaryMcllugh, and l{r. McAll ister.
Thesecondprrly wnsheld precedingtheCorpsmen's dance. Covers rverelaid for: Col. anclNlr's.George C. Rei<l,Chaplainand lIrs. \\'.R. Hall, Dr. and Mrs. Ifenry l{cDonnlci,and Dr. and }Irs. CharlesSterv:rrt.
The RrorvnsentertainedLieut. a,ndl{rs. J.C. Heclr, l,ieut. and l{rs. Carl n'. Xferz,Lieul. and l\Irs. E. D, [{il]er anclI)r. and tr{rs.O. l{. Holnran Nov. 16.
The last of the seriesq'asheld Nov. 23. 'fhose presentwere: Lieut. and l\Irs. T. A. f)urhnm, Lieut. and X{rs. I.eon Dancer, Capt. rr.r'rdMrs. Harry Paul, anciCir. Radio Elec. antl llrs. Il. J. Srvint.
'Ihe home o{ Ch. RadioElec. and il{rs.R. '}. Srvint on Radio Hill was the sceneof a delightftrl bridge dinner recerltly. The invited guestsinciuded: Governol and I[rs. T,.S.Shapk:.y,Misslluth Beuiier, Dr. and l{rs. Flenry }'IoDonald, Lieut. and tr{rs.J. C. Heck, Lieut. P.J. Penner',and Lieut. andMrs. Georg'e W:r,iker.
Lieut, and Mrs. J. C. Heck lr'erehost and hostess at two smali dinner parties recently. Guestsat the first affair held Nov. 2 were Col. and trIrs.GeorgeC. Reid, Capt.and [Irs. Art]'rur Page,Jr., ancl I)r. and \Irs. L-vleJ. Iioberts.
Gueston Nov. 23 *'ere: Capt. and Mrs. Adrian Allred, MissNIaryAlfred, Lieut. and Mrs. E.D. Miller rrnd )l r. l'IcAllister.
'lhe Surnayiromeof Dr. and-rVls. Aiired R. Harris rvasthe sceneof severalpartiesdtiring the pastmonlh. The firsi affair rvashelcl Nov. 3 with the foJiorving guest-qpresent: Govelnor ancl [Irs. L. S. Shaple"y, Col. and lirs. GeorgeC. Ilei<l , Dr. and IIrs. Lyle J. Roberts, Chaplairrand tr{rs.W. R. I{all, N{issRuth Ilerrner:rnclil{r. }{cAllister.
'lhe secrrnrlprrly rvasirr the fornrof a bridgeluncheon.'l'he Ettestsinciuded: nIrs.E.D.X{iller, l'Irs.Carl F, llerz, lIls. JrrrnesTaylor, l{rs. Arbhur Pilge,Jr., l{rs. P. A. Decker, lirs. OharlesSavage,ilIrs. A. L. Kleiser, If rs. J.C. Hecl<,Mrs. Harrv Paul, Mrs. Leon l)ancer, XIrs.Alfred lJoucetanclI\Irs.W.J. Norvinski. l{rs. W. Il. Bec}.rer,ar.rdl{rs. E. L. Russelljoined the bridgeguestsfor luncheon
'fhe I{arrist r:oncludedt}reir Ntrvemberseriesof p:rrbiesNov. 26 lvheuthey entertainedCtrpt.and Mrs. Adrian Alfred, I$iss i{ary Alfred, Capi. and Mrs. Arthur H. Page;Jr., Capt. Walter l{cCaughtry, and ]Ir. arrtll\Its.D. )[orrison.
['rcoediirgtlie s;iiliirgof t]reU.S.S. 'I'honrrrs,Chaplain anrll{rs. \\,'.R.I{ali en'r,cltrrineciq'ith an in{ormal I:rrervellclinnerparty ir.rhonor of il{issRuth Benner, ri'hor.,'asletving for ilaniia. lliss Bennerhas been vi:iting iii {-iuarlfor theilLstt,wouronthsr,t the guest rtf Gol'ci'nor:rnd}[rs. L. S. Shapley. CoversaLthc dilner wereiiriclfor: l{iss Ritih Br.nner,XIissllosenrary l{c}{LrEli, Lieut. a.nci}f r.q.Robert S. \riall, Lieut.-CornCr.Hugc C. Fischer,and Mr. McAllist,er. Nov. 19 the Ifalls haclas tlicir Euestsfor tlinner: Govelnor ancl l'{t's.T,.S. Shrpl..1-,Li.ut,. ancl }l ls. P. A. Declier, Lieut. ancln,Irs.IN.D. l{ijler, Lieut. and [{rs. Leon I)rrncer, Lient. and }Ii,g. Clrrll}ierz, INnsignancli\lr's.!V. J. Nou,insiii, and XIr. nnd }frs. E,lrvrr.ls.
A brid.gedirmer rvasgiven Nor'. 13by Pay Qlslk rind Mrs. Garrett Boer. Arlong thosepresentrtele: Lieul. rr.ndMrs. Geolge1lralker,Lieut. ancl.h{rs. Carl l'Ierz, Lieut. ancl}{rs. Leon l)i',ncer,i{iss l3c,ryd,lliss Brorvn,Lieut. P.J. Penner,PayClell<O.E. Gutrrnnn, and Nlar. Gun. and llrs. E. 1'. Ozabrl.
Among ihe interesting affairs o{ t}re pasl n}onth rrere t,l-ireeparties given by LieLrt.and l{rs. Lantar Lec at theit'home in Agana. l'hc firs, of the series rvasheltl Nov. 9 trith i,hc follon'ing gnestspre-sent: Capt.and Mrs. Adrian Alfrecl , N{iss}Iary Aified,Mrs. JamesTaylor anclLieut. P. J. Penner.
Guestsof ths Lees Nov. 16rvere: I)r. ancl Mrg. L;-leJ. Robert,^,Lieut,.anCMrs. f . A. Durhem ancl Crrpt.aud l{rs. \V. X'.Becke.i'.
The last o{ t}re seriesof enterlainments.washekl Nov. 18in form of a bridgeluncheon. Thosepresent incluilecl: I,h's.Adrian Ajfred, I:[i.ss]faly .{lfrej, VIrs.C. J. Brolrt, Mrs. P. A. l)ecker. llrc. Alfretl Doucet,l{rs. I.A. Durham, [h's. A.L. I(reiser,.bIrs. Carl F. Nlerz,llrs, E.D. lltiller, ltlrs. W.J. Norvinski, Mrs. ITarry Paul, l{rs. Lyle J. Roberls, l{r.s.Charles Savage,hlrs. JarnesTaylor, [Irs. ]-. D. \4/al]<er,Mrs. George\4ralker.I[rs. E. T. Ozabaljoined the plnyers for'luncheon.
Lieut. and Mrs. Leon Dancer entertainedn,ilh a {ir11er party Nov. 11 for Col. ancl }f rs. GeorseC. Reid, Ifaj. and ,\frs. S. P. IlurJcl,Lieut. at-rcl[,Irs. p. A. I)eclier',Lieut. and l\frs.Alfred Doucetand llar. {-lurr.and Mrs. E, T. Ozabal.
Guestsof t,heDancerstNov. 16 includec,l : Dr. ancl Mrs. Adrian Allrecl , [f issMary Alfred, Dr. anc'[llls, E. A. i{ylanci, and }Ir. lfc.\llister.
l)r. and Mrs, n'. D. lAralker entertaineclrecentlv with tr,vobridge dinners. Guestsar the first rffaii' lyere: Dr. and IIrs. Victor Armgtrons. I)r. and i\{rs. C. J. Brown, Dr. aud [{ts. L.1-leJ. F"i,ber.ts,ancl Dr. and I rs. TX.A. Hy]and.
One of the largestaffailsof the harvestnronth 'was givcn Nov. !0 at the Officers'club in Aganaby Lieut. I'..J. Penner. The program for the eveningincludecl dirruer, rnusic by a native orchestra, daicing and carcis. Cor.ersat the dinner were iaid for: -Capt. and i\Irs.Adrian Alfred, MissftIary Aifred, Dr. and h{.rs.}Ieriry j\Icl)onald, Dr. ancl}Irs. E. -d. IJyland, Lieut. and ]frs. T. A. Dm'hanr, Dr. and l{rs.'F. D. W;rll<er,Lieui. and }{rs. J. C. l{ec}<,Lieut. and l\frs. ill.D. ilIiller, f,ieut. and Mrs. Leon f)ancer, Lieut. and l{rs. Ltrnar Lee, Lieut. and Mrs. GeorgeWalker, !!r's. J. Taylor, tr{issJ3oyd,MissRoserrary:McHngt,, i{rs. Charles Savage, l{r. McAl}ister, iieut. p. J. I'enuer anciPny Clerl<OscarGutmann.
_,llt-t. ChariesSavirge$,n'ife of Dr. Savageof lhe U.S.S.GrrlclSiar, rvlrois to leavefor lhe United Statcs on boar<ithe tl.S.S. Chaumont,washostessat,a series of a,t,tractiveafftirs durir-rgNovenrber. At the fir.st bridgeclinnerheld r\ov. 4, coverswereiaid for.: Dr. and Mrs. Adrian Allred, l.fissX{aryAlfr.ecl , I)r. rrrci l,{rs. Vict.or Armstrong, ancl Lieut.. arcl }Irs. E, I). IIiller.
On Nov. 6 Mrs. Savagetsguestsinclriclcc.l : ,Col. and l{rs. G. C. Reicl, I)r. and }Irs. Lyle J. Roberts, Capt.and I'Irs.Arthul Ptrge,Jr., and h[r. lUcA]listeri.At_arrotherbriCgedinner.held recentlJrcovelswere laid for: Lier-rl.and ,\lrs. Leon l)ancer, Capb.Lncl Mrs. Harry Paul , Lieut. and h[rs.CarlF. Merzj Lieut. and NIrs.f,arlar Lee, I)r. and Mrs. AlfreclR. Harrjs" Mar. Ciun. E. 'l'. Ozabal, Ch. RadioElec. and llrs. Il, J. Swint, ancl Mr. I). i\{ori'ison.
Am,ong the delight{ul Thanl<sgivirg parties .was onegirrenby Ensign and l\{rs.W. J. Norvinski. Fol_ 1o',r,ir.rglhe dinner t,heguestsattended tlie eonrmunicrr"tiontla,nceat, Dorn Hall. Cover.srvetelaid for: Lieut. anclIIrs. J. C. Heclr, Lieut. anrl I,Irs.Georse \trralirer',Lieut. ancl X{rs. E. D. I,Iijler, Lierit. arcl llrs. T. A, Durham, I'lls. CharlesSalirge,anci }lr. I{cA1li-qter.
A noveJt;'bridgesupperr.asgii errNov. E try Lieirt. and [Irs. P. A. Deckerat t]reir quariersat piii. At_ lractiveprizts wereawardedfor lrigh sL.oleE. Those lrresent rvere: Governorancl Mis. L. S" Shaple3,, II iss Rutit I3enner, Lierit. and }{rs. T. ,,\. llurhanr, Lieut. ancl}{rs. J. C, Hecl<, Capt. and },{rs. i{arrrl Paul, Lieut..:rndXlr.q.AIfred l)oucet, ITrs.J. Te1,li1, and Ch. RrriiiolNlec.and Mrs. R. J. Srvint.
Dinner gltestsof thc Dcckersl{ov. 22 t-ert: C:rrt. ancl I, rs. Adrian i\1fred, h{iss N.{aryAlfrccl . \ils. James Tayior, Licut. ancl h{rs. Lccn Dencreranil Lieut. and },,{rs.GeorseWal}rer.
- _A dinncr pltrty \1'asgiven Nor'. 22 trv Capt. an<! h,Irs.Itrarry Paul e.t.their hcrne in Agrnr. The guests-presentrvei'e: Dr. anrl h{rs. Lylc J. R.obcr"ts, h'frs. Cl-.ariesSav.agr-r,Licut. and Mls.'Tl A. Durhari_., Lieut. and l,{rs. A. I)cucet, LrcLrt"enrl l{rs. Lrrna_i.
Corrersat the secondaffail werelaid for: Dr. and !{.rs. Henry McDonalcl, tr{iss Rosemary }IcHugh, Lieut. Arthur Small, Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Brown. Lieut. and [Irs. E.D. l{iller and [{r. }IcA]lister. ( Plrui, tut'ntcpcge 258)
AGRTCULTURALNOTES
GLiAIt'IAGRiCULTURALEXPERiMEI'ITSTATION
ARuralLoveLeiter
Dear Srveet tsatcctie:
Wirere harte )rou bean? Don'i 1'oucatrot all for nte? My heart beets faster rt'hen tl e sun shines on your radish hair ald glints off I out' turnip nc-.e. Ii 5'ou cantaloupe, lettuce rriarry. !Ve rvill make a huppy pear. Let's orange it tl-ratn'a,v.
Your srveet, CORN ONNA COi] / :urricanFntit Grczwr -Vlagazine.
NapierGrass
Napier or Elephant grass,ttative of tropical Africlr, rras iltrod'-rced into Guant from lrlorida, by the I'.:rperirnent Station in 1920.
Nrlpier beloLrgsto the group cf coarse grasses or {orages, manl' of u'ltich ltave beelt introcluced and tested by this station. 'fhe stalks of tltis Blas: resenrble sornewhat those of Japarresecane, although tire plant stools more readiiy than does cane, the stalks beconring smaller as the process continue.s. 'l'he leaves attain a lerrgth of 2 or 3 feet, being sinrilar in generr..lrplreararce to thcse of coru. 'firey are generaliy coverecl,eslrecially the leaf sheatli-s,r.r"it1ia irairy groiltth. The ltlartts flcrler Proftl.ell, but seem to produce but few ripe seed. The fion'ers are sleircler, bristl5r hends 4 to 6 inclies in lengtlr.
Napier seenlsto bervelladaptcclto 1c;r:aiconciiticn,s. Good yields have 1-.eensecurecl {icnr srrarnpl- ril'cr bank areas, from tl.;e lreav1' cll-', lorvlarrrlsanc.lfrcm the light cascajo soi1soi the uor.lherr11.1211of the is1and. 'fhe characteristics of this grrss rvirich ntiriic it of special iocal value are iis ral,icl 5irc,r.irg calrrcity and the fact that it is alilc to nralie coirsiclerable gronrth drrrini; the c111's.rits.ilt. A tcrv pianting :;t the Ilarrigeda iiarnl attaineC a1talel.a.!e lreiglrt oi.19 inches in.l5 days. DLtlitrg exti"euretir1,periocls.tlre greetr Napier plots ai'e a decicled ct-.ntt'ast1o tlre brown, dried up, areasof a1lof the nati\-egras:c: r'.r'it-i maly of the jntroduced for.ages.
The best nrethod af propagrting Napicr isirr,1;1alting cuttings or sectioris rif the sialii. T'1recr,ttilgs should be taken from fairlv niatrire ei-:clliarrier lrcrtions of the strrlk, ancieach should lrarc threrenoc1es. 'lhe ground should b"erve11prepareclarci lairl o in ror.vsby furror'ving. 'I'u'o tret'hods na1' l;efollorved in planting. 'fhe cnttings mal' be placed iir arru1;right position with trn'onodes belou, ancl cne abr-ir.e grourrd or thev nay be laid horizontally irr the furrow ancl entirely covered. The clistance between ror,vsu'i11depend somer,vhatrlpon rhe type of soil and the method of cultivation. Closer planting shoulcl be followed on the poorer than on the richer soi1s. If a cnltivator is to be u.cedin cleaning. the ror,'s should be 3% feet apart, while if the pioi cr fie1clis to be fosinoed on1y, this rlistance nta\" be lessened.
The cuttings are placed about otrefoot apart in the r{}rn'.
The forage is eaten readily both by horses and cattie. While oue plot at tlie Experiment Staticn rvhich ivas allo\ed to rrrature, grew to an average hei5,,htof lB feet, the crop for feeding should be cut sonretime before tiris stage asthe stalks become hard and n'oody'if allorled to grow to a height of more than .l or 5 feet. The plants stool (send out o{fsho,rts) corr-iderabJ5', tlie stalls becomir:g finer-as tlre plnccss corrtinttrs.
In 5Jene:-;rithe crcp rcrltiires litt le cultilal icn. lioilou'ing pianling, tr'vo o; three cultirar.icns aic usua111'sufficient, at n'hich time tire crop is I'r.ei1 enorigh along';to so shaclethe grcuncl as to preverrt \veedgroivth. Atr occasional clearing is necessarr. bet,,veenharvests.
'fhe cr,rp nray be used a.-ca soiling croi'i i. e. cut and fed to e.ninrals.or it niav l,e pastttecl hxperimental plct-sat this siatiort have 1,-ielc1edas itigh as 60 tons per acre cf green forage p€r ]'ear, rvhile field ilver,rgcs of fr-cnr:0 to 30 tor:-sltlrle l;eert sccttred.
liarmers of thc islanci are grat1ua11]'becorrringinteresteclin the.qror,r'ing c,fthis forage. I)uring the past season nore seedmaterial lta.-sclistriiruted thpn -atanv ol'errioLlstinie.
PROCLAMATIOFI
TO TFIE PF]OPLEOF GUAM.
Foiloivingis the President'sThanksgivingPrcclamation: "As a nation and asindividuals we have passed a.trother tu'elve months in favor of the Almighty. He has smiled upon onr fie1ds and they have bronght forth plentifullv; business has prospered; industries hai'eflourished and labor has been ernp1o5red. \Vhi1e sections of our coirntr.v has been visited by clisaster, lve have been spared an1'gre:rt national calamitl'. \\Ie are blessecia'11ongnatjons. "
'lhe People of Guam har.elarge cause to join with the People in the L'rnited Statcs irr rer;clerir"gtc tlre Almightv devout and heartl' thanks for tlte many blessings thel' liave eniol'ed.
Therefore I, T,loyd S.Shaplel', ()overnor of Guanr, r1ohereb-u-cleliglate Thursciar', tlre trventS,'-fifthda1' of November, as ThanksgivinpJ Da1', and commend to tire People of Cuam the observance of that daf in a spirit of derrout gratitur'le.
In r,vitness u'hereof. I hereto set niy liancl and caused to be affixed.the seal of Guam.
I)one :rtAgana, Gnarn, this njneteenth da1'cf liovember, in the ]'ear of our I,ord o11ethorlsxnd nine hunrlred twenty--sl;r, and of tlre Irrdependence of the United States the one hundred fiftr.-first.
L. S. SHAPLI1Y CovEnllon oF Gr:AM
GUAM'SANNUALBASEBALLSEASONGIVISFROMISECT
BIINGTHEBEST
SixteamsareenteredintheLeague
Agana Cnbs, X{r. Fred W. Fal1, llarrager Sumay NIarines,I,t.A.H.Fricke, USXIC, trianager Aviation, Gunnery SergeantA. J. Anderson,
Aganal\t[arines,]VIarineG"""..Y:HI,,Y;T.1T "
USil{C, Manager Naval Station, F. R. york, Ch. X,j.n,l.,q.S. N., Departmentof Educaticn, Chaplaino'. n.nt*llitltt
U. S. N., llanager
The Cubs, last 1'qn1'r Charlpions, loom rrp, oI coLlfse, as contenders again this vear. The Nar ai $tation teanr has been strengthenerl and wiil plr-r, better ball tliarr last -t'ear. Due to nranv transferi the three Marine tealns cannot be cloped. - 'I'he Departnieut of Ecluc,rrion team is r:en' ancl rrotlriug can be iorecasted aborrt it.
The seasonopened with a IIAN() on Thanksgiving afternoon. It wrrsa g-reatc1:r1';it \yasa great cron.cl; and it was a great g'aure. Ii the gaftte was any er.iclenceof r,vhatis coming later it ought to be a lr,hale of a season. Incidentalll' tlie Cubs canie out orrthe long end of a I to 0 score, the Station drzir,r,ingthe zero.
I,ieutenart Heck had arrangerl for the opening in big league st1'1e,n'ith the bar:rl ,n everything. 'Ilie (lovernor pitched the first ball - it rvasa strike -an11 the Colcnel missed it. Chalk up alt error for tl:e Colonel.
The game rvp.slost and q'cn Lr_r.trro piavs arouncl tirird, and, strangell', York, catcher for the Statjon te:lm, figured in both plal's. In the first innins lilores got to first on a scratch hit, stole second, ancl cn the next pitch set orlt for third. York's olerthrotv let him in. That break u'on tire garre ancl ihat one rlln gre\,vto look like a million asthe gante grerv older. Then at the beginning of the last inning r-1pcomesYork - the first nran- and belts the ball for three bases. Gentry ran for hinr. A bunt failecl. "tlrith the Cubs' infieid drarvn in, their left fielder siipped up to third and a srlap throl.,'to hirn trapped Gentry, with never a chance to get back, and ihe Station's hope for the tling run $,ent glirnmering. Wherer-rpon the rooters for the Cubs gave vent to their inr,vardfeelings! The l;ox score can't sho'wtte error, but it belongs to the coecher on third.
The garrreu'as nip and tuck all the n'ay, except in tire sixth inning when the Cribs fillec1tlre base*s,but r...'ereunabie to put a run across. Untalan pu11ed himself out of a cleephope there.
Sccre: Station 0-3-2; Agana Cubs 1-6-0. Avratrox vs Ac.rw,a. MenrxEs
November 27
The game went along n'ith even playing after the Agana Nlarines scored in the first inn jng, until the
sixth inning, when on a combination of bad breaks and solid swats the Agana nren pushed or-er eight runs. Nothing of any great momerrtstood out except A,IcCiair'shabit of setting down the opposition on strikes and Potter's peg from deepleft field that cut off a probable run for Aviation. A muddy field urade good playing impossibleand to this may be laid the great number of errors.
The baby of the league surprisedal1hanclswhen it met tire strong Sumay Marines and threlv a real scareinto the devil dogs. The Nlarinespushedovel ztrun in the first inning anclfour in the fifth inning. In their half of the sixth the EducatotsSot bus)'arcl rvith a combination of hits and errors pushed over fir'eruns to tie the scorebefore Surnay put a stop to such proceedings. llut Education couldn't stancl prosperitl' and in their last inning the Marines fell on the fast tiring Salasand sevenruns carueacross. A new pitcher rvasrushed in but the damagewas done.
Score: SumayMarines 12-18-5; Education 5-7-1.
DEPARTMENTOFTDUCATIOI\NOTES
The Superintendentof Public Instruction visited all the outlying schoolsduring thenronth of No.r'ember insltection rvasmadeof all the Agana Schools. A new Night schoolrvasestablishedat Piti with rhe Principal of the Piti Schoolin charge. The school openedwith tr.r'enty-oueenrollrnents.
Changesare being made in the arrangement of ciassesin orderto prepareroom for ihe large nrimber of chilCrenwho wereenroiledin November.
GARDEN AND CLL]B SUPERVISOR:_ The Garden and Club Superviscr spent a busl' n:onth working with the Agr-icultural ClrLs in the varicus districts. l'he latter part of the n:cnth r,vasspentin Arbor Da5'activities. All the seedlirgsplanredcn Atbor Day in the SchoolDistrictsr\-eregrc\t'n at llre Department'snrrrserS'at Piti.
\IUSIC SUPER\,'ISOR:- The llusic Supervisor visited ten schols, teaching solfeggeo and sor:g-.. Four classesin I{usic Appreciatir:n \{.ere held in Agana, and four outsideof Agana. Trvelrrenioirthlv examinations \{'erehelcl and papers graded. File \\'eekly solfeggioand nrusic appreciationcourscsfor teacherswere given. File new songs were taught to the teachers.
CONSTRUCTIOII WORK:- f'he new Carpenter Shopis nearly completedanclit will provided anrple room for ihe Industrial Classin Carpentry. A large part of the work of constructing this btrilding was performedby that class. In addition to working on the building, approximately cne btrnclrecldeskswere lnade.
The school housesat Piti, and at Agat, arebeing extendedby the additionof anotherrocm in order to
in:rke rooln for the increasing nuilber of school children. lhe schoolhouse at Nferizo $'as torn doil'-n :,"rrinror.edin sectious orra rnotor sailer to Inarajan rr-irereit ri,'asre-erected asan acldition to the Inar:ajan S:hoo1. 'lhe X,Ierizo Sc}iool no\v uses one of the b':ildings fcrmerly occuiried bJ'the Ilaclio Receir-iug ila:i,'n.
A large r",'el1equippecl toilet is beirig construclerl fei llr. 1S:hocl, Aguu:r, aud the Interrnediate School 'loilet has been repaired and renodelled.
I,I ilRAltY :- Tirrr:e huricired and fift;,'-nine visited the library during the month and trvo hundred ancl lort 1'.611sbooks r,vereissued.
;\THI'ETICS:-The girls' indocr baseball teani c{ -Lsen,anclPiti,scl:oois locked "ioclis" with ihe interlne.liate girls on lJecernber20th, at Asan. The ccirrluilledsciroolteain n:astoo nri.1chfor tlreAgana lassies, r'rnd it carne ofi on the big end of a 11to 6 scbre. I;{ilrcia S. SarrNicolas, firsi basema:.rof the rrinners, rrrs the outstanding star.
Batteries: Asan'Piti. Rios and Cruz: Internediate, Guterriez arrdOjcda; frrrliires: E. Untalan anci -I. Garcia.
SCHOOL FAIRS:--The Central District Fair wr:s Iteiclat Pitr on l.'riday, November 19th. and it lvas a deci,led succ€ss. !'otr schools, Piti, Anigr.ra, Asan r.:C .\girt, p.rrticipated,and each rvasassigned a room ivhere ali ariicles -r'egetables, faucy woik, et cet€ra-iv:re placed on exhibit. Piti rnaclethe highest number oi points ancl lvas declared the winner of the l-.rrrner to be pre;ented later. Fiti hacl186 points, -\s:.n 137, Sumav 83, -{nigrre ziSantl Agat 32.
'lhe Southern District Fair q'as held at nlerizo oir lioverrr'ber26th. Inarajan, I{erizo and Unatac rverethe participants, T;r: tsrrriggJr-Dsdeclo-Yigo l-air will be held at I)ecledo orrDecenber 3rc1.and, on Deceurber 10fh, the Sinajana-'Ialofofo-Yona Fair rrill he held at Yona.
6UAMINSTITUTEI.iOTES
'li:e G te:n InstitL.rteol;serveriI'ThankgiviIg Da1"' lvith a prograilt of exercises,dirrlo.gues,speeches, rlancesand a lratriotic dri11b1'the stuclents. The Ciire Gaietl' Theater was sectred for the entertainrnent rvhich n'as attenclecliry a large audienceof invited guests, arllong'lr'lrou were Governcr ancl \Irs. Shapley, and \frs. Flsther\{. Riddle, t}re Strnerintendentof PrrhlicInrtirrction.
The Institute alsoheld its annual receptionfor the parentsof the studentsand their.friendson Saturclay November 27th.
RulesofSportsmanship
1. Be courteous to 1'our oitpt>nents,and a gentlenran or lady at aii tinies.
2. Alrvays play the game acccrciing to the ru1es, and play fair.
3. Abide bJ'the decisioos of the umpire or referee, without impolite remarlis.
4. Beacourageous loser, and do rrotgive up n'herr
the scoreis againstyou. Play your bestto the end of the game.
Be a modestn'inner; and do not boastof your victories. Cheer your opponents.NievesM. Flares.
TESTEDRECIPESANDDOr!4tSTlCSCltl\CEHINTS
BYMRS.NAGLE
RcyalCoohies.-One cup of butter, 2 cupsof sugar, 5 eggs,L-1/2ptnts o{ flour, 7zteaspoonof bairingporvtler, one cup of milh. NIix the but,ter,sugarand eggs smooth, aclclthe flour si{ted rvith the bakingpowder a,rdrni.ll<,mix into doughso{tenoughto handleconveniently, flourthe boardand I'ollout the doughthin, cul rvilh biscuit-cutterand iay on greaseclbaking tin, Rakein quick oven6ve or six minules,
SoftCookies.-Onectrpof butter, l-1/z cvpsof sugar, l2eggs,3 t:r,blespoons of milk, one teaspoonof bahirlg pon'der,just euougbflour to roll out into a softdough, sprinkLervith sugarbeforerolling, cut into shapesanil bahein hot oven.
CoconutCookies.-Onecup of bubter,2cupsol sugnr, 2 eggs,one cul) of grated soconut, one teaspoonof va.niila,2 teaspoousof baking powder, enough flour to roll out. Bakepaie brov;n.
Anise-SeedCakes.*Eighbeggs,one pounclof sugar, onescantpoundof flcur, oneteaspoollof bal<ingpon'der, a pinch of salt, orret,ablespoonof anise sr:ed. Beateggsand sugartogettrcrfor thjrty irtinutes,therr ndd the aniseseeci,flonr rnixeclw'ilhthe baking porvc1er,anrl roll out thin, Cut in {n"ncyshapesand balie in flat tins irr hot oven.
ButterCups.-'l'wotablespoonsof butter, one cup of sugar,yolks of eight eggs,oueteaspoono{ vanilla, /4 cup of milk, 3 cups of flour, 2 t<raspoonso{ baking powder. Ilake in patty paus, ice with boiled icing tinted yeliori"
Hgrmits.-Threeeggs,one cup of butter, l-t/2 cupa of sugar, onecup chr'ppedrnisetts,2 tablesptlonsof choppedcitron, one teaspooneacli, clrives, allspice anrlcinnarnon,a pinchof salt,oneteaspoottof balring porder, enoughflour to roll out. Cubin rounds, and ba]<eir-ruroderateovc'n.
ScotchCakes.- One por.rndof flour', 7z pound of butter, /2 teaspr:rotr of bakirg powtler,2 cupsof glanulatedslrgar,one terspcon cxtrac:tof vanilia. Xlix flour and pon'rlertogether, thr:n rub in the bLrtteras for biscuits, -r.otk in the sLrgarattd flnvoring. Thi-q givcs a vlihcr crtrttttrJ.vdortgll , urorl<rr'ith lrands to ir.ralieit adhe're.p'.rtotlt in cakcs,sprinli)err'ithcarln'avseedand bal<ein rnoderac.leoven' Vcry rich, tlre carawayseedmny be ontitedif cle-qirecl
CinnamonCakes.- \\ihites of for-rreqgs, t/2 curpof sngar,onecupof flour, If teaspoolrr.rfbakingpo\]'der, 2 tnblespoonscf milli, oneteasl:oonextrrct of einria.rilon. l\fix a-q{or calieslyithotrtlrutler, rnd lilrlieirr patty-pansin qtritrl<oriett. fcelvith n'nterir'ing,fltlcr n'ith cinr-ranronextract.
DeliciousLittle Cakes.- Crr-rhe tun,le b]' nraliing a Continueclanpagc261
THEMAILBAG
Lieuterrani George B. INvans, U. S. Nrrvy, \yrites lrorn his vesJei,U.S.S. Sernorna,infornlirrg us that he still hopes to relrlrn to Gua,m for another tour of dut,y, and rvhenever he can get lhe erarof a Guarnite, he never lets go unbil he has draineci hirn or her, of every bit of inforntaiion liecan possibly extract aboul the isllnd and his friends here.
Jinrmy fr€gg, our oltl flierrd nrrd Bcac,irnrastc'r,is IttLrched to tlre U. S. S. Tell, arrtlrlr.iirrgclut.yon the el-qtcolst. -[Ieexpect.cto rcturn to t]re rvestcon-qtorr boald the nervailcrafl tender, U,S.S. Salatog:r, lbout June.
Willirrrn J. I)rvirc, Sergeant II.S.1'I.C., our former Sporting Editor, n.rrdAssisinrrt Cliiel o{ Policc, i-"notv Joing duby rvith tlre rnail gn'rrd, on tlnitrs betrveetr Spol<arre,lrrd Seirt.tle,\Vrshirrgton.
Lieulenrrr-rt'I'. J. Crnu'ford, U. S. l\f. C., Iiel port, \V:r,shir.rgtorr,still has a,\\'aln] plac'ein iris heart for Guatn, anrl after compleling tn'o t.oltrr^of cluty lrere, sbill retains enouEh interest in tl.reislald anc.lits riffrr,ils,aftel three.1'elrr.srl)selrce, to looli lot'wrrrclerclt monl,li to tlre arrivll of thc liecorclcl lnr.l the ilistorical articles which il coutains.
Ca.ptrin Roy C. Snrith, U.S. Nrrv.1 , Navrl \\ral Collage, Nerv Port, R.L, orreof the fornrer Govcrnc.,rsrrf Guam, lvrite,q: "I talie pleasule in receiving the Recolder, asit keepsnrein totrch x'itlr Clrranrcloings," Cievelan<l Pubiic Librar';-"\1'e ale s(lr.rJto report that lr'eha,r'enot receilecl the July issue of the Guarn Recorder, Ii you can send n.qihe missing nurnbel so that n'ernay conrplete our 1ile,u'c,qhal1be grrteful to you.'t
Lieut.-Corrrtlr. P. J. Scrrlles, (t,EC), U. S. Navy: "-[frve haclseverrrlhot atgnnrents about Guarn n'ith people rvho hale never been *'ithin 5000 miles of the island. trlosbof thenr sneer about the place, arrdgive you a pitying iooli rvhen you tell then thrt you lived there trvoyeals. Well, I anrabooster',and lilie Gri:rtr the bestof an.yp)ace I hare ever liletl , sonnr a)n'ays ready to defend it. \\Ihen they clnote tlrerrter,r,I mention ali lenr swirnrning an..lgolf ; u'hcn they trlli abcut berrutitLrlspring rlrys, I give t.hernten'rlternturcs and the wonderf rrl niglit,r; l'hen they' nrcntion isc,irrtion, I asli about the t,renrendousclon'rls of nnclesirables on Ainerictn street-oand the noises of :r city; they trlk about apples, strir$'hel'rits, irnd pc'ache'q, ancl I talk mangoes, a.lligntor penrs, atrrl pnpnyrl The ignorance of Americans ahout Guarl is :rstoulrding - most of them expect' a srr,r'rrg'ep.lncewilh ntr cornforts, but plenty of snal<esand ctnnibals. Thel' can ha.rdly believe photographs, ntrd a fervhave evett accused me of fal<ing them. One rnan lool<edtt t few pictures of Agana.,and srid -"II-, thal's Mnnila." The Recorder surprises them also- they cantt understand how a lot of savages(?) can geLout, such a paper. But rvhen t.heyreacla couple ol copies, they get a li[tle clifferent idea of the island."
G.M. Wag.staff,BandnTaster,U.S. Nav.r',IL's. \\rrgstaff and baby XJthelVirginia, 'wishto be reniemberecl
fo all their Guani friencls.
JosephJ. Leonard,SergeantMnjor, U.S.M.C., infolnrsus t.halhe is looking forn-ardto the tirne when he ancli{rs. Leonardcan retnrn to Guarnfor another tour of duty, and hopesthat it will be next springor earlysuntnrer.
l{r. GeorgeP. Binr:k)ey,writes from Druce Lake, Ill., tlrat the receipbof the P"ecortler,and noting the luan)esof nranyof his frieudsirr Gnarri,causeshim to long to be back among t.henifor anothel. period of crut,y.
lhe last nrrrilirroughta,letter of appreciationfronr Capt:rinII.B. Price, U.S. Nrtvy,aud folmer Governor of Guam, extractsfrom rvhich lollorv: "Registered mail hasbrought me the beautifulheavysilver cigarettebox, of unnsuzrlartjstic handsomeclesign. The inscriptionon its top nruclienhirncesnry pleasrrreand priclcin receivingand possessingit. The rnatchbox ca-qc,oI silver, that rvasthe prelucleto this cig:rrette box, r,orvrestsbesideit on my table. Ho*, vilidl;' rnd plensantl.yrverememberthe occasionof its presentrtion just before\\'eleft Ciuanr ! That recoilection i,*pronrirrentir.rour nlany verl' p.leasanttnemoriesof Guanr.tt- "\\'e oflen think aud sperk of Grianr,and hoJrethnt,soureclay\re rr:r)'againtisit the scenesancl people tvhere \\'e spent,so nrflny h^ppy months.t' "'fhe mfl,il also blought the Guam Recorclersoi Atigu.-band Septenrber,n'hich l{rs. PriceanrlI read frorn coverto cover,- Adrertisenents and all.t) (iovernor Pricrewishesconve1'erlto all rvhop:rrticipated in this tr-'uchingrerrrentbrirnt,eanrl beautiful gi{t, his ccrcliulthanksar-iclhea.rtlrapplecintion.
BOLSHTVISM
This llord and its variations have beerrrnore or less ;.revalent since the fa1l of the Russian Enrpire, anci are often misused or used with onl1' a lague idea of their true meaning. For this reason u'e think that it will be interesting to quote in parl, fronr \\'ebster regartling lhese ternrs.
" Bols/ttvist,n. A rnember or adherent r:f the iJolshevik partv, or oire rvho follorrs Bo'lshelirnr. "
" Bo/s/rti,,ism,rt. Doctrines, tactics, or practices etc., or like ihose of, the IJolsher.rki: Bolshevistic form of governnrent. "
" Bolslnili, n. (r) In Ii.ussian irolitics a membrr of the radical rving of the Social Deurocraiic lartl'.
The Boishe','iki favore<l an immediate eflort to prepare for the fu1l introduction of the l,larxian Socialist program, using for this purpose a "dictatorship of tl'reproletariat. " The Bolsheviki rc\r call th€ir partv (since 1918)the Communist party'. (b) Hence, often,any radical socialist,especia1ll,one who belier.es iu the or,erthrow of the instituticn ol prilat( propert-y-(capitali,*nr) b-.rforce, and tire establishruent of the "clictatorship of the proletariot. "
"Pra/etarian, n. \. One, of tl-repoorest a.ndloq'est classin a community or state; one lvith no property and onll' the rneanest or most irregular employruent. 2. One of the lvage earning class; esp. a laborer for ctrayrvagesnot possessedof capital."
CT{AXRruINGGIFT NOVET,TIES
At Eutler's you will find sucha hostof attractive gift possibilitiesthat Christmasshoppingwill be a pleasure.
\\TI{OI,ESA LTi rxr I{Ii'i'AI I, Your attention is invitecl to our shipment, from Japan, of Beads,Tol's, CigaretteCases,etc, PricesRedueedin ali Departments.
four n'icle, the rvalls being about tliree varas high. This house, called "Casa Reai,, (palace) is trvice the size of anofher little building of the saniematerials, also orr the plaza, which is used asa schcci. Stancling at the inner angle of the tr,vostreets is the church rvith its parish house, of the same construction asthe other builclings. The Chrrrch is large enough to colttain trvice the actual nurnber of people in the tolvrr so that it rvotrldstill be large enough, even if the populatiol of the island were to increase five {qtd. ![he parish house is a 1ittle bigger than the "Palace'', a little loftiei and built on higher grouncl so that, if onlf it stood free of the church it would be rnuch the more desirable of the tr.,.o; as it is, the chnrch cuts oft from it bcth light ancl r.entilation. 'fhere is anotirer stone.house itr the tor."'n,lruiit by a forurei alcalde at his olln.expense, and tto or three more, al1r,ery siur.llanclold; n'lii1ethe remainiier cf the houses are all miserabie huts rr-aileil r'iih reed nrrttirrg or st,lit bttc-i-nr.rttrunks, anci thatched rvitli coconut lear-es.
R0ADS. There being but cne ton'n, there is uo needfor airJrroad, asfootpatl.s are suffcient to ntaintain comniunication lyith the fielclsand ranchrs. All these trails are very rcrigh anclgenerall]'storir'.
ANIMALS. On the islancl are four heacl of cattle. two of them brougiit front Tiniarr in 1965. that is. year before 1ast,anclthe others irrporte cllrv the f,arisll priest, Father Rnnron Orrit. 'I'here are also Lotlr r,vilclanrl tane pigs rrhich c:rn readill' be fattelrd. A felv ,"r'ilclgoats live on tire nrountain.
Ihe natives riiise cirickens, Cuck; and turkel'-*. 'lhe same n'ild birds live here as in Guanr, it bcing pttssible for them to flr'r'r'ith easefrotit one island to the other.
Iguauas, centipedes and iizarcls exist here but no other reptiles or harrnful animals.
FISHINGINDUSTIIY:'lhe
natir-esare very fonclof fishing u'ith hook and line, going otit to ti:e reefsfor this purlrose ii"tsmall drrgout cances, by this rleans t1re1.cx1.h. smali fish as rvell as the borr'tas,'n,hicit tnev call tolsan
'ih"r- ulro catch rra,raja, tiao r.nd :,.tula-vin their seasonancl,'..rsaireacly clescribecl,thel' trap erchnrnan, but since there are so fe\\,'places in the reef vlhere this elaborate rnethod of catching fish can be practicecl, each fisherrnan rlevelops a certain proprietarv right in the hole he freqr,ents, a ri;lht respeciecl bt' the others.
I,rstly, thel' practice a cnrious kind of fishing whose like I have llever heard of elservirere:it consists in enticing by' rneausof a live decoj', the "I,a9dtr", or blnefistr, n'ithirr spearirig clistance of a canoe. The5zqs1g1torte of these fisles alive, and rvithout taking it from the water, r.nakea hole in its
back fin, and then they keep it prisonerin a stone "corrai" speciallyconstructedin someshallou basin of the reef.
When they want to go fishing they tie a line througir the fin and iead it out behind a canoe to deep hollorvsin the reef known to be frequentedby its kind. Here they let out the line until the captive fish touchesbottom. He goes about searchingthe rock holes for other lagua and if he meets with anotherit couresout to fight n'ith him. Then the mrn in the bret startsto pull in the iine, the free fish follox'ing the decoy until rvithiu reach of the harpcon. They call this ''cock fishirrg", referring to the clecoyastheir "cock". Not maulr na[i1'gs nrake use of this curioirs me'Lhodof d.ecoyfishing, rvhicir, iike the feeding of achrrman, has iargely fa1leninto disuse,but siirceirr Ilota, becauseof its srnalleroutsirleresonrces,there arenrore fi.shernren than in Guarn,a fervof thenrare a1wa1,-s to be fcnld who take arlvarrtageof these unusual \4'aysof catching fish. (ltTote: trIr. Gregorio Calvo, a rrativeof llota for twenty verrs, saysthat the decoy "lagna" rvassecurerlb1'loopr made in the extremely lorrg slendertail-fins, rvhich were doubledback on thernselvesand then iashedfirrnly into p1ace. A ropeof pago-barkpassedthrough the loopsin the tail would trot tear out aseasill'a5one inserteclin a hole nade in the ea-silytorn beckfin.)
NAVIGAT|0N:Men rviro are acctistoure<lto pass much of their da5'sat seain a srrrallcanoe ought by rigbts to be goodsailors, anclnot so rrranyyearsago the men of Rota ltad the reputatiouof being the best in all the Nlarianasanclof having the ss'iftest and lightest canoes,birt at present theS'har.efallen into the oppositeextreme,nranifestingthe greatesttinridity when it is a questionof leaving behindthe shores of their isLand. This ma1' be the resuit of ntany stripwrecks suflered on trips back and forth fronr Guatn. For such voyagesthey built large canoes siinilar to the "sAcman" of the Caroline fslauders, but a few yeatsag'othe itativesdeveloperla palticky terror for this employ,so rtruchsothat rvhena tessel of this kind had beenconstructed,the nianningo{ it lvas to them a most frightfully riskl' venture, although it wasundoubtedll'superiorto all their oiher boats. In the end tl'reymanagedto u,reck her on the coastof Guant, during a night of fair rveather and smoothsea. The saii hartingbeencarriedaway cluringa squali while they were still closeto Rota, the "patron" (coxsrvain)turne<labject con'arclancl let the boat drift with the current, nraking no attempt to saveit ancl sa_r'ingover and oler again tiiat they all were certainlygoing to die. \Vhile daylight lastedthey drifted pastserzerallandirrgplaceswhich, had they seta pieceof the torn sailor evenniadeuse of a shirt tor the same prlrpose, they could have reached,but the patron did absolutelynothing; at daybreakthe "sacman" drifteclinto the breakeisofi a point of Guam, n'herethe surf -swrrngit round an.l smashedit. Thus perishedfirte per-sons, a full haif of the crew, through nothing but gross ignorance and lack of presenceof mind.
In Rota toclayare neither navigatorsnor nar.iga-
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Tubes Vulcanized
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tion, nor do the men leavefrorn there to servein the r,vhalingshipsasdo the men of Guam.
Industryand Commerce.Traffic is non-existent and industry is at lolv ebb;the nativesmakenothing but a ferv objectsivoven from palm leaves (Agag) such as small sleepingmats arrd large nrats for Crying grain, narrov' strips to be made into canoe sails, large sacksand a few inferior hats,some "tampipi" or "danglon" and cigar cases;all of them very dear in price but not at a1i renrarkablefor workmanship or tastein clesign. A bleacheclmat, ratherfinerthan 6lriinary, coststhree or four pesoslrhich isthe price a.lsoaskeclfor a "clang1on"or "tampipi" (bastrr'ets) usually squarein shape,rnade"'r'itha cover. These pricesrvi1lseemincredibleanyn'bere. (I{ote: "Dang1otr" is a native sen'itg-baskettvovenof soft pandanus fiber in the forin of two sqllare boxe-", one of l,tricl-rfits over the other asa lid. "Tampipi" is a similar basket, but rrery much larger' used as a clothes hamper). An ordinary mat' lour or fit'e varas long by three wide coststhree pesos ($1.50) anclan agag-.ackholciingone "caban" costsonereal' A sail lor a canoeis worth from sevento ten peso-s, ($3.50to 5.00) more than the cost of iie;ht canvas. llnless one utrderstandsthe peculiarconditiotlsprer'alent here it is not possibleto seehou' snch prices can be asked, but in a country where no one needs to rvork any one rvho doesmake things can ask an exorbitant price and even then feel that it is not enough.
The nativesalsodig tlp somearrow root or gaogao (Tocrn Pinnotifda) q'hich they find growing wild on the mountain. Its current price is two rea/es o ganta or about 8.50 pesosoflet';nl. It ahn'a]'shas a goccl narket as the supply is smaller than the demand. (Note: The nativesof Roia in Spanishtimes haclto pay their taxesin gaogao).
Phenornenaandotherthingsworthnoting.Asin Guam, light earthquakesarefelt but asfor hurricanes or typboons, their collsequencesare not serious to the natives of Rota, 'who live on thirrgs tltat gron' rvilclin the forest, and preler the piga root to corn, which, they say, is too ntuch rvorkto grind; hence the stormsfind little to destror',exceptthe coconut trees.
To protectthert.rselvesciuringthesehurricanes, the nativestake reftge in a large ca\-eor grotto back of the town, tiris cavity is not rzerydeepbr'rtsufficiently large ancihigh to accomrnodatea thousand persons' Wi"a "na iuu.'"t clo not enter through the rride mouth of the cave n'hich faceswest evetrthough orl this side it is very exposed' The sea nay rise as high as the level of the cave floor but no moie' NJthin.e has been done to improl'e the interior o{ i1ri, ""u" for habitation, and seeingthat thev take no careof their regulardwelling housesrvhicirtlisappear underthe onslaughtsof the storurlike cagesof sticks, it would.be too much to expectthem to cloatry work on a place that only serves thetn for temporaty shelter.
Many other caves are risib'le ir.rthe face of the
northwest clifi line but none of them are at all remarkable.
To sun up, the island of Rota does not boast such good iiving conditions as Guam; a steady decreaseis noted in the population; inrbued with aspirit of timioity, or lack of courage, and strongly attached to their ancient ctlstoms thev live on a oiane little above that of the Caroljnes. The peopie do 1itt1e except go to the mountains in search of food, and plant a very little rice and piga root u.hich, tcgelhe r r'viih the fish they catch and prefer to eat rarv, form their staptrediet.
They gather a little gabgab, raise a fcw pigs, small bttt rrery fat, arrdmake sornemats and baskets which they offer for sale at prices unreasonablv higir.
I{orvever, Rota being an inhabited spot, ruakes a courrenient stopping place betr,veenSaipall arrdGuam; and, seeing that it could easi15'maintain in comfort a population of one to two thousand, it nright, if colonized, become a valuable portion of the prolince.
The general conditions on tbe island of Rota hale changed very little, if an5', since this article $'as n'rittrn: 60 vears cgo. (Fiorrorr)
The next issue will contain a <lescriptiotl of the Islands of "Aguiguan" and "Tinirn" of the \{ariana groEp.
FollowingisalistoftheislandsoftheMarianasGrcup
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Ro't,c.
Acurcri,q.lr
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Fener,r.oN cle
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Gr:c;uax
Ar,*rlrac,rN
Pacex
Acnrci^q,s
AsulrpcrOs
Unr.rc,rs (N.Iagoie)
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PromotionofMedicalOfficersyih0haveservedinGuam
Irnolr ColrllANDER To CAp,tr\rF
Frank E. Sellers
JarrresX,I.l{irrter
Fnolr I,rriLrT.-CouDR.,fo Coillr-\NlEr{
Iidrvin I,.Jones Jasper V.Howarcl John I..Riorclr.l
Mr. C. C. Butler, oneof the leading busiue:,slnen of Guam, is in recel'tr;tof cablegraphicre1:crtcf tl.e death of his nother, at her hone irr SarrAntonio, Texas, on November 22nd.
The Recorder e-rtendsto hfr. Butler anclhis farnily its sinceresympiithl' anclcondoiencein their bereavement.
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SOCIALDOINGSINGUAII4
( Continuedfram page 248)
Lee. Capt. and Mrs. Arthur Page,Jr., ancl Ch. Rarlio Elec. a,ndMrs. R. J. Swint.
hIrs.GeorgcWailier lvas hostessat a lalgc briclge Iuncheon,Arrriisticeclny. Tho,"epresentrr*erc:i\lrs. Carl F. It{erz,NIrs.S.P.Budci,Mrs. JarnesC.'f:r.vlor. Mrs. CharlcsSlewalt, I\{rs.W. R. llall, Mrs. }Ienry IvlcDonald, \Irs. F. 1). Walkcr, X{r's.C. J. Brcirvn, -NIrs.J. C. Hecl<, It{rs.\Y. J. N,rninski, Mrs. 'I. A. Durham, Mls. P. A. Dec:lier,tr{rs.E.D. IVIilicr.} rs. CharlcsSevageand Mls. Lamar Lee.
A bricigesuppcl was given Nov. 24 by Lieut. ancl l,'Irs.(ieolge \Yalker with the followirg guestspresent: Dr. and Mrs. Lyle J. Roher"t,q,I)r. anclNir-c.C. J. Brorvn,Dr. anclMrs. tr'.D. lValker, Dr. and Mrs. Alfrcd R Hnrris, Capt. and NIrs.Arthur Plge, Jr., Lieut, and Mrs. P. A..Decker, and Lieut. and I'Irs. A. Doucet.
Hospital Corpsmenstatior.redin Guam were hosts aban invitational dancegiren Nor'. 13 at Dorn Hall. The hall was artistically 6..otu,ed for the occasion. Souvenirprograms\\'el'epresentedeachguest.
A delighlful Thanksgiving Day clancelras given Nor'. 25 by membersof the U. S. Naval Conrnrunication Service. Decorationssuggestiveof tlre holiday seasonrnadeDorn Ifall, where the dance was helcl, unusuallyattrnctive. A largegroupof officels,nrerr arid their invited guestsrverepresent.
A rveddingof interest to residentsof Guam was solernnizedOct.4 at Pawnee,Okla., rvhenMiss}fabel Marie Petersonbecanrcthe brirleol Wiiliam Rav I)ePue, Phrrrmneist'snrnte, U. S- N. -\lr. DePrrervas formerJystationedat the Naval Hospital in Gttam.
The servicewasreadby Rev. W. Ross,a personal frienclo{ the bridal couple.
The bride, vrhois the daughterof lIr. anclMrs. 1'. O. Petersonof Galva, Ia., js a grucluateof the }forningsicleCollegeat Sioux City, Ia. She has beer' teachingschool for the past five years in Cherokee County,Itr.
Mr. DePueis the foster son o{ I{r. and l\frs. J. C. Johnsonof Blacl<rvell,Okla. l{e is at presenton duty at the Naval hospitaiat }fare Island, Calif.
The bridal coupleate now at lron'reat 17 Benicia Roacl,Vailejo, Calif
'I'heElkst of Aganaloclge,and sc-,jor:rningmembers of the fraternity with their friends,held tireir regular bi-month)y danceal theil beachclub, "Trails' End," Nov. 20. The eveningrva-qmnclerr:cil'eenjci;,'ableby a fuil moon, rnaking sivimrningas ivell as dancinga part of +,heevening'sprogram.
Bonfires rverelighted on the sn"nclancl each party presentbroiled nnd toastecjtheir or,vnrvienies,and enjoyeilr moonligl"rlsuppelin true camp style.
Tirer-ecenfcilbirreld.ancesat the Elkst AganaHome
haveprovenvery successfuiand a diversio:lfronr the regrrlrlrtorm of dances. Exa,lbedRuler, Rt'ibertC. Gibson,is Lobecotlgratulateclupon the successof thc enierlainnrents.
I,4OREABOUTGUAM
The following information on our island is part of an articlervhich u'aspublishedin the Radio News on board the U. S. S. llnxoEnsox, on the occasion of her last yo-vagefrom Manila to Guam enrouteto the United States.
GUAM
( 81' OnetrlAa'sBeenTlere)
Guam oifers you nothing new, but it is presented in a new wa1', simple and refreshing- just natural. 'fhere is no excitement. Bridge clubs and tennis tournamentsfor ihe iadiesand baseballand poherfor the men. \4oonlight nigbts, picnics,airclsu'inrming lazily iu convenient lagoons. It is the land of the 1otus.
Guamis technicallya coalingstationfor the Pacific Fleet. A high official in a bureauat Washington onceremarkedof a junior who askedto be assigned to duiy on the island: "If he's fool enoughto n'ant it, sendhim tirere immediatelyl"
Five dayssteamingfrom lvlaniiabringsus to Guam. It might be caileda little cousinof that other voluptr-rousparadiseof the tourist, Har.vaii,but a very ragged cousin. It is a splinter of coral reef coconut grove thirty miles long by nine rniles acrossat a casualapproximation,delightfully without landscape gardeningof any description. Its beaciresarelittered with robber crabs and storm-torn branches. It facestyphoonslvith a chittering gamin's smile. It is simpl;' a South Seaisland in the rarn'.
The peopie of Guanr are very religious, being mostly Catholics. They stil1hoid to the customof kissing the hand of the head of the family. This ancient salutationis alsoaccorcledthe padres.
When a typhoon visits the island the natives tie their housesto the v'orld ancl1etit blorv. The processis not complex. They simply throw heavy ropes across the roof and make them fast to stavessunk deep in the ground. When the storm is over the houseis untied and ma1'resumeits faith in God and the law of gravitation.
Agana,the capital,is situateda few milesfrom the docks. It is suppliedn'ith electriclights anda modestsupply.of ice. Small storesand shopsareplentiful, Garagesarehandy and a goodnachine nray be hired for a nominal snm for a sight-seeingtrip. Cars from the <locksto Aganamay behired for about$1.00 to $1.25. There is a smallY. X{. C. A. situatedon the main street.
ft is claimed that the first blow of the great war rvasstruck in Guam. The S. M. S. Cormoranwas interned in the harbor at Piti with a nicety of calcnlation, a feeling for an historic gesturethat wasto compel the reluctant admiration of the world and fLrrnisha secondmilitart' episodeto weave into its
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brief fantastic history. Ferv peopie know o{ that day upon which Guam was at pains to cbtain gunpowder to return the gnn saiute of a strang: man-o'-waL wliich, r,vithin an hour, proveclnot to be firing saluting slielis, bui real wartirne loads anclrgasdenranding the surrerider of the isiand forts. Not having wirelessin those ciaysthe Spanish Governor did not even kncrv that Spain was at war rvith the Urrited States.
The Gerinan strip Cormoran had been interned. Furope seethed, but Gr,ramdrolr'sed peacefull1,-.The ship 1ay in a reef-locked harbor and tbe captain hacl been gilen a ceriain hour in rvhich to lorver tire ()erraal flag. 'i'ivo oltrcers from the nar':il station hacl been a-*signedto go aboard and raisethe Anrerican flag rvhen the Geruian flag came down. The moment came. The Genlans nranued tire rail of the gra516p111r".for the last time. Tlre Arr:ericans rraited. 1'he German national air n'as pia-r-ec.l.A11stood at salute. But ihe An:ericans n'ere tco ha:,tr'. Thelstarted to boarrl the ship befcre the nratter \1'asaccorirnlislreil Ge'nrntrr.'s flac rlid nol con)e dcwtt, Somen'here a whistle so'aucled and the Cormoran 1,'lervup as ever-vrran aboa,id, at tlie signal, huried hinrself over the rai7.-Rrtvtald-r, Rnic.
For dreanry lends r,r,heretiger screaur."ore chec!.ec1 bv ehiltli.h lranri.
Where l3ob, (for that's his nanie), is rulel r:r'erall, Where birds anclbeastsand rep.tiles l-:or.,',anc.i,:rs\\'€r to liis call.
Norv, this ship of Bcbl,5'lr'{oultcn's,rrili be no cc.mmon packet, \lrith Bosun's}{ates, anrl Reveille, anclall'ri:ai:ort of racket,
Rut rather: u'ith no cne else but friends on either hanc1,
Bobb3'boy will rLrlewith joy liis lolr'.nteer ccnnt,ar:d.
There'1ibe r.ioskipper on this ship, no ncecifor him, thassal,
None but \fother may sali, "O1d man, it's time to sound recail"
For Bobby,]"know, though bossin'the shorv,FiighI,ow Jinks o' the deck,
Must then rvith his ship to drean:iandgo, a-sleepon Daddyts nec1r.-.P. O. '{rcier, Rrn,Vc,LI. 8. Navy.
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jurnbLcpasie- roliing irr any r.lesileclshrlpe. Cut the pastein thicl< narroiv strips arrcl)ay arouncl yonr clkes soas to form a cieepcup-Jikeetige; piuce on l *.e11butlered lin, rncl balie. When clone,f;iI witli {rrrit, icecl,preparcclasfol}olr'sItakerich ripe peacltes, (uruLrcrlpeacheslvill doif u'elldrained)cut in hah'es, ritherfruils rvill alsodo, tlip in the rr'hiteof eggsthrrb hrrvebeenverysiight)ybeaten,anclthenin pulverisecl sLrgartrirtllay in the cent,erof the cake,q.
THETRIBESOFTHIPFIITIFPINEISLANDS
Somestatcilents that rvere containedin the article ''Shaii lhe Island tif Guarn be Cededto the Philippines", priblished in the iest issueof the Recorder, iravc bcen questioned, particularly the statement that tliclc n,cretwenty-four di{lerenttribes in those islantls. This strrtement can be easily verifietlby corrsulting any stanCardwori<on the Philippine Isln.nds,prrticullirlt' Wolster''s''Thr. Philippines,Past llntl Prescnt".
The Christianor civilizedirihabitantsarenot classifieciastrilres,lrutat-epiacedin eightdifltrcnt group-c. TheJ' har,e no tribal forrn of gorejntncnt and are so groupeclfor adninistrative purposes. When the name 'Filipino" is used,it generall_u*refersto this classof in'trabitantsof u'hich there are eight groups. Scvengrotlps:rrcin the T.lrnd of luzcrr. They are tire Cagayansand Ilocauosin the North, the Pangasirians, ttre Pampangansand the Zambaliansin the centralpart. the l'agalogs in the southern anclcen* tral part and the Bicolsin the Soutli. The eightli and largest group - tire Visar-ans- live in the Visiyan group of islandswirich lies sotrtlrof Luzon.
The non-Cliristian and pagantribes are classified ancllocateclas follorn's: Luzon-MountainDistricts
Island of Paiarvan Island of Palav'an Island of Paiawan islrrrd of \lindoro lslands(McroProvinces)
Tree dwe1lers, I'It. Apo, Ifindanao Centr.Ll part of ]{indanao Arou:rd [,'rke I,anao, ]Iinclanao ""'::.,,t llindanao
Southern part Nortirern part
Islancl of basiian 'l'here irre n11nrerous snralier tribes n'hich have not l-."eirco'rs'derecl,asthe1,a1s, rnore or Iess, included u'itlr ihe 1ar-gerancirnoreirnportant ones listed above.
F{aveYou Seen Our Ner,vShipntentof DressGoods? Recentlyaruivedon the Gold Star
Eottieclai;the farnous Los Banos Iiot Sprinqs,PhiliirpineIsia:rds.
This v,ratercomes through halndreds of feei of soiidrock, reaches t,he top in a boiiing state anclis boitlecl v,ritl:out comins in coniact rvith the air.
The ginger is fresh, and is gro\t'n by the companyafLerseveralyears expermentation io get the most aromaticvariety, and it is usedihe day it is picked.
Pure cane sugaris used. No glucoseor other substitute.
You do not know Ginger.{le if you have not tried *'iSUAN"
U. S. NA\IAI. GOVIiRI{MEf.rT OF GUAh{ Judiciar-t'Department Court^of Eqr_rity, u 11aur CF,298726-RitaAguon \,\ialters(+OOSS)r's. Thonas P. Walters.
r\ctiorr: "DI\rOR Cli". Notice +rcA-26 'lhe N.{VAI, GCVIiRI{NIENT Otr GUAM to 'I'holnasP. \lia1ters,l,[arineEarracks, l. are Island, Californin,Lilited Statesof Atnerica.
GRIJETING:
You are herebl' requireclto enteryonr ftppt-arance in the Cleik's Oflrceof the above mentioneclCourt, at Agarrn, Guarit, on or before Februar5' 15, 7927, arlrlto answerthe cornpirint cf the p1aintiff, a cop]/ ol'rviric.h is hereto attnched a:rc1iterewitir served 11ponvoE. If y'oufail to lrppearand answerrvithin the aforesairltin.:e,the plaintilT u.j1lraliejuclgrnent againsl yoir bv cjefault anci oL-tairr{rcm the said Conrt such relief asmay i;e applicablein rhis case. Furtiir'r, such frilure will be taken as a waiver of 1'or-rrright to be ltresentand a I'ait'er of your right to considerationrvhenthis Ccurt rendersits decision. \ITITNIiSS the Hcnor:rhle J. \'{. Cama_cho,Substitute Judge,juclgeof saiclCourt, this fifieenth day of October, 1926.
-Iosn C. l{.txrerrs,{}r Clerk
U.S.NAVALSTATION
Guam
ORDER
26flovember,1926
HoursforNavyYardandNavalGovernrnentEmployees
I . BeginrringSnturdal', 27 Novenrt,er,I926, and i,rntilfurtber'oldersthe oiliceho111gfs,1'S:rturCayswill lre{r'orn7:ilO to 11::10a.rn. ancl floni 12:00noon to il:0f) p.rn.
2. Hours {c,r'rnecirarrics,lnborersaril crthersthnn oftlcof,rrcen'ill be froni 6:.30to 11;30 a.n-r.and from 12:00 rio.' t, ii:00 p r''
L. s. ss.,ri.r-iiy Cirpta.in,lJ. S. Navy Governor'-Cornmanc.lant
To I (l ) Conrmandirg Officer, Navnl Ifospita); (2) ConrrnrondingOfifrr.'er,IIat'itreBarrncl<s; (;f) Suppiy Oflicer; (f ) Caplain oI the Yarcl; (5) l\fanager.
Subject: .lplinDrNci
1. Tliere is a grtrr'ingtendenc;.to rlislegard tlie
I speeclregulations,especial)yamong officersand enlisied rrren.
2. 'lirhe sr"rchstepsas necessaryso that )'ou can itssllretire Governt,r-Commandlint,that the rnembers of your Conrmirnclwill obeythe tra.fficregulations.
L. S. Snepr,cv
PersonalTaxDueThisMonih
" When tlre personaltax beconrescielincluent,on Jiirrurry lst,., a,delinquenc;rpenalty of one clcllar ,.hallbe addedto it. A personwho fails to pay his pelsorraltax lnd clelinquenc-vpenalty thereon b;' I I{rry nexl foilorvingsirallbesutijectto prosecutionfor' ntisrlerne:rrrorpui'rish:rbleaccordingto article 57,1parlgraph 5 of the PeniilCode."
TAXESONREAI-ESTATEDUE
TheSecondInstallmentofRealEstateTaxesDuethisfuionth Parngraphi8, Pageir, of "OItDEIiS ANI) REGULATIONS" stateasfollorvs;
The irrx on rell estateshrill be receivableat the I-qlnncl'|r'elsur'.rrin tul,' iustrrlJnr,'r1s,if orer $5.00 ffre first ]ralf on or beforethe thirty-first of July (covering period 1, July, 3i , Dec+'mber),anclthe -secunclhalf on or bef,'r'ethe thirty-fir'st of January (coveringperiod 1; Janualy, 30, June), ycarly.
InterestingComparison
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i E fu,ryihingindeedtoglaCdentheyctrngheartsl i $ Necharricaltoyscf alldescriptions. E { Ootts,Drums,Velocip:des,Bicycles,Automo;riles,Wagons, ! g Skcoters,l{iddieCai-s,Guns,andGames. t
ltliss Joanna tr'erri-q,Nurse, t'i.S.N., l,lrs. Leo \ran Cielder, l\'Ir. A. W. !-url:e and nrother. nIrs. Bruce
The U. S. ArmS'Transport "THOI\IASttarrire d at R. Wareand son, [Ir. JoseC.Crtrz,lJr. Utaro Srrhai, Guam, 18November,1926,rvith 324 blgs of mail and i\Irs.Opal WrLlker,Sergeantn'rank Knight, U.S.Xt.C. the following passengers: -
Mrs. S. Lirntiacoand cbilcl.
MissFelizaSan Nicolas.
l{r. S. Limtiaco.
Q.n{. Clerk JosephC. Rroclreh,U.S.l{.C.
The LT.S. Army 'Iransporl "TIIOIIASt' sailedftir l{anila, P.I., 18 NovemLier,1926 nith the followirrg passengers: -
tr{issRuth Benner.
Iliss Anna M. Borlbard, Nurse, U.S.N. l{r. \\r. G. l,ongobarcli.
The U. S. S. GOLD STAR arrived at Guaru, 27 Nor"ember,1926. Shehad on board9 bagsof rrail anrlthe follolvingpassengers:-
Lieut.-Corndr.J.K. Richarcis,U.S.N., wiIe, 4 children, mother ariclnurse; Capt. R.B. Price,tI.S.M.C. Oapt. Otto Salznran,U. S.NI. C., n'ifeand daughter; Lieul. N.E. Disbrorv,(SC), U S.N., rrife rnd daugirter; Lieut.-jg. F. G. N{erri1l,(MC), U. S. N., l'ife, daughter, mother and rl'ard; SecondLieut. tV. O. Brice, U.S.M.C., and rviie; SecorrdLieut. S C. Zern, U. S. M. C., anclrvife; l\{rs. n'. J. Nfanley,daughter anclsister; l{rs. Ira D. Spoonemoreand 2 dnughters; llrs. H. \\r. Bradbury and son; i\lrs. A. L. Hamlin,
The U. S. g. CHAUfIONT is exoecter,lto arrive at Guanr 6 Decernber,19!ti, carryirrgon board i89 bres of nrail, 455tons of {reigirtand the follonirrg I assergers:-
Lieut.-Corncir.Il. C. SrLbterlee,(f{C) , U.S,N., u'iIe and son; Lieut. \V. O. Hitrabidle, (CEC), tj. S. ii. wife ancldaughter;Lieut. H.A. I(eener,(NiC),U.S.N. lvife lind daughter; Lieut. T. \\r. Sperr, ([ICDS), U.S.N., rrr.rdrvife; CaptainW. J. \\'aller, U.S.[I .C. anclr.,'ife;MissJ. [I . Schaffenberger,Nnrse, LI.S.N. IIiss Ruth Ingrarn, Nurse,tI.S.N., [,lissR. P. Bairri, Nurse,II.S.N., Nfrs.P.J Penner; l,Irs.J.\\'. Baker, sonand daughter; lIrs. B.H. Bou'lingand daughter'; lIrs. \V.R. n'ricknsand son; I{rs. C}.A.}'Iuzikarand tx,odlughters; llrs. E. J. Sauterand tn'oclaughters; lIi's. J. \r. Stokes; X,Irs.R. Wilkinson and daughter; l{r. J. A. Calison; \{r. H. (:}.Hornbostel; NIr. n'. P. Ca.stro;)tr. J. C. Concepciorr.
l'he U. S. S. GOLD SI'AR rvill sail from Guatilc,ii 7l)ecernber',for Chinrvangtao,where a rveeksstilv rvill he ura.cle.then to lliiki aud X{anila,rvith a possible slop tt Shangbai. Exact ibinerrrr.yrvill be publishedlater. fhose ilesiringto rnal<ethis trip rvill subnritapp)ication inrr.nediately.
J. K. Rrcnenos J,ierrt.-Corndr.U. S. Navy Aide to Commandarrt 3-n[nyfr.,r',n411-tR
METEOROLOGICALOBSERVTIONS
Agaua, Guam
lrToon- Daily - Noveurber, 1926
Average Circctionof wirld
Adaxinru.rnwind movenrcnt- 24 hls.
Minirnum wind movement - 24 hrs.
l'laximum velocity for I hr.
Avclirge velocity for I\4axirnumbarometcr
il'iinimum barometer
'Iotal rainfall
Averageternperature
Seismograph recorcls
Quakes perceivecl
SEISfuiOLOGICALRECORDS
Nov. 28th. (' 28th. TIDE
3:03:00, a.m. 4:52:30, a.m.
1 -. 4:50
2 - 5: l8
o F^ o:ou
4 - 6:77
5 - 7:01
6 - 7:39
7 - 8:23
8 - 9:09
9 - 9:59
10- 1e:56
11- il:58
12- 12:59P.N{.
13- L:59
L4- 2:55
15- 3:46 16- 4:32
77* 5:16
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22- 9:12
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X O\arlertanpulgepr- aa tx A$reean[$rrepte]$axanz ffiffUnaerthpJurisdictionoftheGrandLoclge v Of The Philippine Isiands. Nleets Secondand Fourth N{onday Evenings Stated Communication SecondMondav of the I\,{onth.
RegulartrIeetingsfirst Saturdayol every rnonth 8:00 P. l{.
GenelalMeelings titird Saturday of September and March
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Suxoev:- SundaySchool----- --9:30 A.h{.
Preaching in English and Chamoryo--10:30A.M. Chilclren'sLife Trainins Classes-3:00 P.NI. Young Peoplo's Cliristirn Encleavor--7:00P.N{. Preachingin I!nglish, Ilr.rngelistie8:00P.Ni. Rible Schooi'Iucsriry-- ---- -- --7:30 P.M. lv{idweek Pra1.s1N{eetingThur., 8:00 P.L4. We colciially invite 1'orito come to an1' of tliese services.
A.L. Lr,rttrull, Pastor.
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N.rv,u, SrerroN, Gu,ru, I\{oNrrl Or Dpcoprenn
5ih. The Neeclof Courage 12th. I t's a Man's Religion! 19th, I{ornesit'hand -Bloiie ! 26th. If Chrisl Had Not Corne. (A Christmas Sennorr)
