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Saturday, June 21,1947 Cbttonal of Cfje IPakersfitlb Californian ALFRED A fitf ttfea California. claw mall under the act ot Congress March 3. 1879. 'MEMBEB OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS thl. MP er.

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C. in state of California. Jl.on per advance DRAB PREDICTION ALDO DRAKE, chief of the Los Angeles Times Far East bureau, has declared that China's present government is "hopeless and may fall within a year." In a talk this week in Los Angeles, Mr. Drake held little hope for the present Chinese government as it is operated by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. The "Times" man's statements agree with all other unbiased who have returned from that unhappy land.

Mr. Drake maintains that the worst thing possible for us to do is to make further loans to China. "Her government i so inefficient," he says, "that the money would be dissipated and the war materials would wind up in Chinese Communists' hands. More money for Chiang Kai-shek wouldn't help restore China's economy, would merely aggravate China's inflation." Mr. Drake's information checks with all the other reports we have had from China, aside from the purely propagandish matter sent out by the official news agency.

Secretary of State Marshall's clear report early this year and others were of the same general tone and the entire story indicates that until enlightened leadership and not the present feudal fantasies rules China, the debacle will continue until it becomes one of the major sore spots of the world. It is approaching that degree now. TRAFFIC SQUAD GROWS ROM two men in 1922 to 20 in 1917 is the growth of the Bakersfield police traffic squad in personnel, but as anyone who has been around here that long can see, the duties of the squad have increased geometrically. In 1922, the two men named to the department hadn't a tenth of the duties to perform that the present squad has, aside from checking cars to see if they had booze in them. From the number of arrests for drunk driving a thorough checkup of drivers for this purpose instead of cars would do no harm.

The squad now chases speeders, patrols against crime, clears the way for fire trucks, checks cars for overparking, engages in accident investigations and performs a hundred other chores. They must be highly trained in nearly every phase of law enforcement, because at any time, a traffic squad officer may be called upon to handle a case which has little to do with traffic. In general, the squad is composed of young, courteous, intelligent, alert men, well trained and competent. The gruelling requirements of their job in present-day conditions demand all of these qualifications to an outstanding degree. "AID WAS RUSHED" BOOK FOUNDATION XE of the best ways of preventing the encroachment of inimical isms is education.

Reading widely of the world's literature will enable a man to judge for himself the ideals which will most benefit mankind and the way of life which will allow him to exercise the widest degree of personal liberty and development. He is then not liable to fall into the illusive depths of ideologies which lead to results of the exact opposite nature to their promises. It is on this belief that Dr. Robert Hutchins, chancellor of the great University of Chicago, has announced the establishment of a Great Book Foundation, to develop a mass education program which may reach possibly 15,000,000 adults in the next five years. According to Doctor Hutchins.

the foundation will take over the community program of study of great books which the university began three years ago and on July 11 will start the first of a series of training courses for volunteer discussion leaders from cities seeking to establish free classes this autumn. "We hope the study of great books will teach our people to read." says Doctor Hutchins. "Any oilier method of resisting propaganda is hopeless. Through books a common slock of ideas may be conceived. It is a move in the right direction.

Censorship, bookburning, monopoly of expression media, the suppression of ideas, the punishment of writers and philosophers and speakers arc all associated with and agencies of the ideologies not at all compatible with the American way of life. By a wider dissemination of ideas, knowledge and culture through the encouragement of reading, a great bulwark is raised in this country against the false manner of thinking which has ruined so manv naliolis. Washington Column By PETER EDSON, The Californian-NEA Washington Correspondent NEW SPEED RECORD ITH Colonel Albert of the army air forces in the pilot's scat, a specially built Lockheed Shooting Star monoplane and men A HONG the brighter elements of the recent search for and discovery of two TrOna men who were lost on a flight from Bakersfield is the alacrity, tireless industry and willingness to take large risks, which were demonstrated by the persons who participated in the rescue of the men. Clyde Saunders and Rollin Voorhics were lost in a particularly rugged area of wilderness. Their chances of being found under ordinary circumstances were nearly zero, but when they failed to.

appear on the Trona Airport at their estimated time of arrival, their families and friends started a chain of rescue going which operated night and day until it was crowned with success. Associates of the men led the ground search which went on day and night. Army, navy and civilian pilots spent hours circling over the dangerous mountain canyons, their eyes seeking any clue which would enable them to flash word back to the base that the men had been located. When they were located, due to the happy circumstances of a fishing party coining upon them, a doctor offered to parachute into the area if the need arose, a dangerous undertaking. Planes circled with food and medical supplies, and ground parties toiled into the rough district after the men, with but one objective, to get them out alive and in as good condition as possible.

The spirit of co-operation, of unselfishness and of succor permeated the entire undertaking, and it is to the credit of every person who participated in it that these men were found alive and have a chance for re- powered by a turbo-jet engine has set a new speed record of miles per hour. The record-breaking flight was made at Kern County's Muroe Army Air Field, the A. A. testing ground which may become the major flight laboratory of the army's air service. Spending nearly a year in preparation.

Lockheed turned out the P80-R, the world's fastest airplane, especially for this race against time. The previous record, held by a British plane, a (ilosler Meteor, was 616 miles per hour. Closer and closer the planes edge into the barrier of sound waves. No one has ever gone through it and no one can tell just what a plane will do at the critical speed. It may not, as one expert has pointed out, even behave like an airplane.

There are any number of things which may happen, but these eventualities are not deterring army and civilian lest pilots. They arc all set to be the first to fly faster than the speed of sound. Five years ago, we would have scoffed at speeds of 600 miles an hour. Five months from now we may regard the trans-sonic barrier as obsolete as a.surrey. RANDOM NOTES WASHINGTON.

June tary of Stale George C. Marshall's recently announced intention to complete transfer of Slates military government in Germany from the war department to the state department has moved one step nearer with the departnre for Berlin of Assistant Secretary of War Howard C. Peterson. He carried with him first plans for shifting the 1'nited Slates zone from military to civilian control. These' plans were worked fnit in conjunction with Major-General John 11.

assistant secretary of stale for occupied areas. In Berlin the plans will be discussed with General I.uicius D. 'lay. T'niled Stales commander in the European theater, and his political adviser. Robert C.

Murphy. Murphy would probably be in line to succeed Clay as American official in Berlin when the transfer of authority i- made. If tin- preliminary plans arc acceptable to Clay and Murphy, further sicps to complete i he administrative transfer will be made on I'elersen's return In Washingion. ill the next few weeks. Should the shift from military to civilian control tie made within the next few months hy the I'niied Slates, its x.one would he the first in occupied Germany to dcmilitar- Il would be a stop in the process democrat Germany.

The I'niied Slates has made far more progress in this reciioii than the French. and Russians in their F.nd- ing military government in the American would sei an important pattern for the oilier three powers to follow. Hilidrini; to Resign This shift would not mean the withdrawal of American armed forces from Germany. I'olicing of the I'niied States Army would still be necessary. Only the officials concerned with political affairs would be changed.

In some cases this might merely mean that officers now on the job would be permitted to resign their commissions and carry on their present work as i civilians. While the 1'iiiicd Stales Army now has less than Mi.niMi officers in its in Germany, only about (MMin of ihem are directly concerned with military government. This number is heing constantly reduced as Germans are permitted to lake over more si-lf government. This is in sharp contrast with conditions in the oilier Los Angeles police staged another "blockade" the other evening and as a result, 175 persons were detained for questioning, in- eluding 40 drunk drivers. That seems to be the only way to remove a drunk driver from the street except after he runs over someone or into something.

In view of the prominence achieved by drunk drivers in the week-end roundup of accidents, it might not be a bad idea for the California Highway Patroi and Bakersfield police department to stage a blockade some Saturday night and see what happens. If it is a normal Saturday night, they will deplete traffic considerably by removing the drunks from behind the wheels of their cars. A few sessions of these and perhaps the streets and highways will be safe for sober people to use. There seems to be something more than all of which have much larger occupation forces. The problem of securing competent personnel for administrative jobs in the government of occupied will be the most difficult problem which the state department will face in taking over control from the war department.

It will extend from the top right on down. For Assistant Secretary Hilldring is resigning his job in the late summer. Reason for his retirement is the same as that given by t'nder- secretary of Stale Dean Acheson. Both simply can't afford to go on working for the government when their expenses are greater than their income. Key to All Oilier Problems It might be an advantage to the government if it would keep at his desk the man who is most experienced and best grounded in all the problems of I'nited Slates military occupation.

During the war General Hilldring was on active duly with the general siaff, in charge of military government. He took off his uniform and moved to the slate department in February at the reipies) of Secretary F. Byrnes, to carry on as civilian the work he had begun as a soldier. He likes this work, bill as he says he is rapidly going broke ill it. he has to give il up.

This shift in the directing head of I'niied Stales military government a i the policy-ma king level conies at a moment when Germany is more in the news than at any lime since (he shooting war was on. It is still America's No. 1 problem, the key lo solution of all the oilier problems of Europe. What is happening in Germany means just as much to the isolationist, corn and wheat bells of the midwest as it 0 es to the more in- ler-nal ioiially minded seaboards. For every bushel of grain or every ion of coal now shipped from the I'niied Slates to Germany has its effect on the price of bread and I he of the tax bills here at homo.

By a stramro ipiirk of the war. prosperity in the victorious I'tiited States is again tied up with Germany's proverty. That is tin- importance of Herbert Hoover's statement to the House appropriations committee. The former president endorsed all that has been done and is aboin to be done in contributing to German relief and trying to build up German economy. But ho calls for new efforts to speed up the process of reconstituting Germany and easing the burden of her upkeep on ihe American lax- payer.

This is the big unfinished business which civilian government will have to take over from the military. From the Files of TKe Californian The Reading Hour -(Bv LOUISE PARKS BANES gallant story has ever survived and brought the 34 children through safely. The most moving chapter (if all is that about the children, who displayed amazing ability to co-operate and share. The mothers might try to keep some windfall, like an egg. for one child alone: but the children were X.

been written than "Three Cuuie Home." in which Acnes Newton Keith tells of her three and a halt" years in prison camps in Borneo. They were three able years: yet her account of them is infused with nobility and re- TKN YKARS AGO 'The Calu'orruan. this date. A blue vitex tree is in bloom near the jail at street. Intermediate and advanced students of Mrs.

Minnie Binns will present a recital at her studio tonight, assisted by Miss Priscilla Osborn. harpist. Ken Hawkins, a resident of Rak- Keith's first book. "Land Below the brought them all through alive, but er-field for 10 years, died Sunday at a Kakersficld hospital. i Borneo before the war.

Colored movies of Kern county reader of that book closed it arc being made by Kern County ing that its author was a friend, ward circumstances which deter- straint. One of the most charming i never selfish. Agnes Keith says travel books ever written was Mrs. i once. "I said to begin with that we 1 Wind." the narrative of her life in I perhaps they brought us through Every feel- alive." She learned that it was not ont- Chamher available to all groups wishing to ili-play them, it was announced by Ktnory tiay Hoffman today.

Bishop Seller has given his con- for building of a Catholic Church in Arvin. of Commerce, and will be when the Japanese took Borneo; mined what one could endure, but many people wondered what would happen to the Keiths. "Three Came Home" tells what did happen. She begins with a picture of the happy life before war when she TWENTY YKARS (The Oilifnrn.an. ihisilau-.

I'lacer gravel assaying a in gold has been uncovered in the lied of Kern river 1 mile from Ilnlhi Hot Springs, according to .1. Allen Mc.Manits. I.os Angeles novelist, who lias an certificate siuneil by a chemist in the local high school. I'nofficial naval experts attending the conference in Geneva professed today to see. in the British and French proposals, an effort to place the I'nited States navy in a position of great inferiority.

A. S. ('rites, president of Bakers- lield I'ivic Commercial Association reports that petitions for formation of a levee district are encountering unexpected apathy and opposition I his in spite of the fact that Mr. ('rites is pointing that tin- Chester avenue bridge is 11 feet higher than the intersei lion of Chester avenue and si reel. something in people: it was less difference in strain than difference in the tensile strength of people.

Mrs. Keith's book is remarkable for its nobility of spirit. She and Ihe and her husband were happy with women suffered starvation. their baby, George, born in public humiliation, lack of medical That year, she says, seven white care, lack of privacy: yet they sur- babies were born, and the birthday vived without dishonoring theui- parties for the first birthdays were selves or each other. In conclusion beautiful.

AS war drew nearer, she says that war all wives and children were urged to whom it touches: victors and van- go home, hut Agnes stayed and kept quished alike suffer captivity. "I her child. She says that this was lulled the spirit of brutality in man a IIIOM difficult decision, one which hinerly than I hated any- slioiild not be left to the individual. thing the Japanese could do to uie;" she says: and again. "Hate Is strong and destructive, but love alone is nourishing: Love alone can This book is written without: sentimentality, without exaggeration: it is written with judgment, restraint and balance; it should be required reading for those who talk so glibly of the The government should order wives and children home under similar circumstances.

The first thing the did when they arrived was to separate husbands and wives. The wives and children were kept in a filthy and unsanitary camp, at first they slept on the ground. The Japanese kept telling them they now belonged to a fourth-class nation, and must be cured of their "proudery and arrogance." The first great problem was George, her son. so terrified by being removed from all his accustomed surroundings. She knew that the first important thing was THIRTY YKARS AGO IM71 Kurt her record of atrocities is contained in messages from France today.

Orphans are found wounded, i shell shocked and suffering from Si. Vitus dance. Scores are ill from brain fever and an anemia under which they rapidly waste away. i Barton from the Fork country celebrated his seven- til-Ill birthday anniversary at a family reunion Sunday. Driving from Bakersfield were Mr.

and W. A. and children. Mrs. Mason is the former Julia Barton.

Bakct-sfjeid's Liberty Loan drive is gaining steadily, this to give him some security, and she hciKin to innately, physical strength and by the time that gave out contrived a stability for him so that he felt she was all-powerful. The details of the food and treatment given them are often unbearable, yet the women of the camp "next war." through any County Free It may he borrowed branch of the Kern Library. Also received for review Is "Pp. mocracy's Air Arsenal." by Frank J. Taylor and Lnwton Wright, published by Duell.

Sloan and IVarce, York. This is a graphic his- weave that for him. For- lory of the magnificient achievement she says, she had some-of the airplane industry in providing at the beginning, i planes of every design and top formance to the American armed forces. It contains excellent photographs of warplanes. factories and repair depots.

It is a pictorial study of every phase of the aircraft industry's war effort. Views and the News RAKEHSFIELD. Boyle was here." That By RALPH F. KREISER cific. and got out there at the tail phrase is progress being dale.

the most brisk to FORTY YKARS 'The 'a Irfoi ihjj Telegraphers employed by the Western I'nion and Postal companies walked out today demanding a pay scale to meet the higher cost of living. Formal announcement by Vis- fminr Hl Japanese foreign lo tl Japan will take a more Harry Sherman, is on location near His son is named Swift Eagle. His conciliatory attitude Hollywood Column By ERSKINE JOHNSON. The Californian NEA Staff Correspondent HOIJ.YWOOn. Juno character.

He was a great chief in vorite producer of western pictures, his day. His name is Fighting Bird. about to become as ubiquitous as the famous line which achieved fame in the late war. "Kilroy was here." end of the war. Then the A.

P. decided he could do the same kind of thing in America, so they turned him loose and Because, like Kilroy, Hal Bovle has is mi Iho nmr stones. rained the world, nearly everywhere there was a fighting man of our armed forces, and now he is roaming the 1'nited States for the Associated I'ress. seeing America in Gallup. N.

filming "They This In this letter. Passed grandson which Bomber. is named Two-Motored came in on tin- morning stage. Harry gels us posted on how things are going in the desert coiimry: "Pear Erskine: "Because we're now here in the Indian country. I'm being very careful about arguing political opinions with the local barbers.

Many folks around here have Indian blood in them, and maybe the local barber would gel mad at me and give me one of those special Indian haircuts a tomahawk. "After all. very few people look stunning in a Cherokee butch. "I saw a charming linle incident last night. In the twilight, the little Indians came out and listened "I'm going to i he christening of the great-grandson tomorrow night.

They're calling him Jet Job. "I'm using some Indians as extras in my picture, and yesterday I was talking to some of them. I asked what they ordinarily did for a living and one of ihem said "'My friend here makes money Marching, and Joe there does Maying, ami I picked up a little spare change doing "I said. 'What kind of work is that-- 'We (lose for the artist who paints the Santa Fe railway calendars, and I'm always Warpath or Krupa? "I had quite a scare last night. in the troubles over immigration of Japanese to America.

Actual circulation petitions for the annexation of Kern to Bakersfield began today. The petition was drawn up by Attorney C. L. Claflin. Advocates include James Bernard.

M. Cestnat and of the board the great postwar world. The short, sturdy Kansas City Irishman came into The Californian city room the other day. escorted by Boh Cavagnaro. assistant to the general manager of the Associated Press, and Hubbard Keavy.

manager, of the A. Los Angeles bureau. After a conversation with James Day. The California n'g managing editor, they came over to my desk. copy 1 was editing the next for "Views and the News." ml I'resident Depaiili i T1 i tl (l lne to tnp H1! who of trustees the copy which lay be- FIFTY YKARS H'hp i 'Mlift 'this The Southern Pacific Company is reported to have a large corps of fore engineers at Walkers Pass survev-i that I ing the possibility of a railroad route through the pass.

fore me. the man whose copy I had handled for months Hal Boyle. He smiled shyly as he saw the copy. "Where have I seen that be' he said minute I lie's done pretty well. "But for the lack of housing." says Boyle, "this country has rebounded from the war burdens.

The IK-ople are well off and compared with other countries, they're very to go to the ancient stories told by the In the quiet of the desert night. I Wise One. the oldest man in the heard the distant, and chilling beat tribe who claims he can talk to our little furry friends of the plains. Kind of an T'ncle Remus in red face. "Last night he was telling the children that he had seen a rabbit on the desert and the rabbit to him.

Indian Names "At this poinl the Indians all up and left. They said they were Ihe desert tribes was about on the warpath again. "'Can you hear that distant, sinister drumming? What does it I asked my Indian guide. IIP said. 'Means Gene tired of listening to animal stories.

"'Better scram, one little child said to me. 'Next he'll be telling about dogs talking to "But this old Indian is really a Krupa is playing a dance in Gallup i "I started to him if they were playing 'Teepee Time Gal." but I i didn't want to put any further strain on our friendly relations with the red man. "HARRY Mrs. B. Brundage has left Bakersfield to spend the summer months at the coast resorts.

Dr. and Mrs. Brown have returned from an outing at Tehachapi A letter to The Californian signed "Chief" describes a camping parly on the way to Yosemite. Among the experiences of the previous night was a visit from a "little black and while cat." The party had been out seven days and to reach the valley in two days more. well off.

The Pacific uoast. from what I've seen, is the fastest moving, most progressive area. They're really rolling out here." He wants to retrace his stops when the present tour is over and America thoroughly: with his iienetratiiig reporting sense, his humor and his gregariousness. he should carry on the fine series he has begun. He wants to tell the American story as it goes by in the small and large cities, in the conn- try places and villages, where it happens and about the people who make it happen.

Boyle can do It. He has proved that. For backgrounds, he has his bor- hood in Kansas City, one of the We laughed, and in most American towns in the world, knew why I liked to where he started working for the A. as a copy hoy. He was edti- read his copy, why I believe Hal Boyle is going to "catch on'' in his peacetime correspondence as he did in his wartime writing.

He is friendly. He likes He is honest in his opinions and intelligent in his estimates of places, persons and situations, and above all. he has a sense of humor. He was with the fighting men in Kurope until the Axis surrender, turned out some brilliant copy. His "Leaves From a War Correspondent's Notebook" had some of the best writing he's got them.

They're always of the war. good reporting, fine pleaserl to say "Hal Boyle phrasing, and again, a sense of here," and they hope he'll come back humor. Then he turned to the Pa- soon. at the of Missouri, whose school of journalism is one of the best. Then he has the experience he gained as chief of bureaus in St.

Louis and Xew York, two of the most important cities in the country. Then he has the background of travel through 31 foreign countries and 30 states in the United States. Therefore, in equipment, lie has the best, and for friends and wherever he goes. Questions and Their Answers -(By THE HASKIN SERVICE)The Readers' Viewpoint Q. Has Congress the power to.

Q. How many Negro policemen move the capital of the United I are there in the United States to another part of the conn- p. E. R. H.

L. A. The total Xegro police force to A. It is within the power of Con-; estimated at 11(10. At least 110 EDITOR'S LfHers should be iimi'td in 15H words; mav ideas but not no' to abusive and shriiM be n-rirrpn lirihiv and on one side or 'lie paprr.

Thf t'aiiromian is nn: responsible for the ron-ained itierein and The rich: reject am Ulten. must bear airnrii address and although "ill if desired. Alumni Association, for the standing co-operation, service. publicity you have rendered our THANKS Editor The Californian: I would like to take this opportunity to thank you ami ymir siat'f meets the eye in military justice when cer- personally, ami on'behalf of tain tilings happen. Colonel Edward J.

the Bakersfield junior college Murray was sentenced to 10 years at hard labor on a charge of taking gems belonging to Japanese, and around the Bay City, those who are in a position to know are not sure about the verdict. Commander E. N. Little, accused of tattling on his "vllow American prisoners to their Japanese camp commander, is acquitted after a secret trial, the united states. Those close to this seem to be sure there's lia become something wrong with this.

Perhaps both trials should be investigated. olll- and r- ganizaiiou this past year. Our organization has several purposes college student, we sent the B. J. band down to an important football game which they could not have attended without our help, and honored Miss (Jrace Bird, dean of the junior college, nt a banquet upon the thirtieth anniversary of her association with the local school system.

Next year projects include housing for junior college students, more seats at local athletic contests. Q. Are juries ever made up of more than 1'2 P. B. A.

The number of persons constituting a legal jury varies according to state law. The ancient law, authoming the formation of a jury gress to change the location of the cities now employ Negroes as police- called for "twelve good men and; capital of the United States by en-i men. In addition there are some true." and only citizens of reputable acting legislation to that effect. The i Negro policewomen, probation offi- diaracter and of good standing in would have to pass with a ma-j and deputy sheriffs, bringing jority vote and be signed by the the total to "MOO. Philadelphia President.

If it were vetoed bv jibe community were selected. In modern practice a trial jury is called a petty or petit (small I jury because it has only 1U members. In some states, in civil cases and in minor criminal cases, there may be the President it would have to be hiladelphia ranks first with over 175 Negro of- passed hy a two-thirds majority in each house. Q. Why has the corps of engineers fewer than 12 jurors.

A grand jury, of the army a castle with two tow- or great jury, usually has mem- ers for its device? G. S. hers though the number varies in A. Symbolically this represents some states, at times being only 12. the storming of ancient fortresses Q.

What part of a naval ship the quarterdeck? L. O. Considerable interest has been aroused over the designation of N'iles slrcet as a truck route, which has brought the protests of property owners along that thoroughfare. There seems to be some difference of opinion over the origin and merit of the designation ing that our aim is to assist in keeping Kakersfield Junior College one the leading junior college in to help iis grad- iler citizens and. in turn, help make Kakersfield a more desirable place in which to live.

Your co-operation has been did. and your staff has abounded in courtesy. All in all. your service has been superb. You have helped an organization which just passed its first birthday to trow from nothing into one of the prominent organizations in and the matter should be carefully weighed nddition our by the Cilv Council.

wo a scholarship to a worthy junior which might be summed up by say- ni another scholarship, to mention set aside for official duties only a few. My term of office has now ended. so consequently 1 will probably not be working with you as closely in the future in the past. Therefore. I lake this opjiorninity to express my sincere appreciation for all that you have dime for our organization.

en and thank you for the joy and pleasure I have had working with you. JOHN K. BOYKSTIN. President: B. .1.

r. Alumni Assn. A. The quarterdeck is any area and ceremonial rites and is usually on the main deck. In the earlier days.

the quarterdeck of a ship was usually the highest deck aft, closest to the colors. Nowadays the commander of the ship designates its limits when he takes over. Q. For and the building of castles. The modern inference is that the engj- i neers are constantly storming the I enemy's fortresses and continually building bridges and other aids to warfare.

I Q. Is there in the southern hemi- i sphere a group of stars comparable I to the Big Dipper of the northern B. S. A. As the Big Dipper is to the in-.

i habitants of the northern hemi- what purpose was the sp here so Crux, the southern cross. Book of Lamentations is to those who ive south of th( i A Equator. The upper and lower stars. A. It is now generally accepted forming the upright of the cross, are to A THOIT.MT FOR TODAY Turn yr vnto mr.

xnith tlir Lord nf linntx. nnrl 1 icill turn unto you. Zfchririnh 1:3. Acquaint thyself with God. if.thou would'st taste His Q.

When did begin wear distinctive H. A. Individual racing silks were that the book was composed for. the pointers to the south pole. professional mourners to use in leading the wailing of the faithful over the fall of Jerusalem.

Q. Why are some wines termed "sparkling R. i A. Sparkling wines are those men had decided to adopt them for i which have been bottled while still greater convenience in distinguish- i fermenting so that the carbon diox- ing horses in the running, and for ide remains in solution. i the prevention of disputes.

ficers. according to the Public Administration Clearing House. Q. What is G. McV.

A. It is the whereby the moisture from drifting fog or clouds is caught by trees and hushes and then shed the ground. The island of Ascension, in the South Atlantic, obtains its water supply mainly in this fashion. Q. How did the great fire of London begin? B.

H. A. The fire is said to have originated in a spark from an open fireplace in a wooden house on Pudding Lane. Thus on September 2. a great fire which devasted the city of London for three days and nights.

Q. What is the temperature of the gulf McB. A. For a considerable distance the average temperature of the surface waters is almiit F. Q.

What is the weight of the Dioiuie quintuplets? L. D. T. A. On their thirteenth birthday first worn in at Newmarket.

the average weight of the sisters England, after a group of 17 sports- was reported as pounds. A can net the answer to any qcntiaB 01 tar" writing The KafcTffield California Infoinution Kureiu. SIC Eve SltKt. Washington 2. D.

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