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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
DriUer Arrested
After Collision

At liberty Wednesday on his own
recognizance was Eugene L.
Nicholson Of Tacoma, following his
arrest late Tuesday by the state
patrol on reckless driving charge.
Nicholson, according 10 Patrol
man Dahl, was taken into custody
shortly before midnight after his
machine collided with a parked
car. The motorist was ordered 10
appear in police court Wednesday
afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
BOOK THREE DRIVERS

Three motorists were arrested
BY city police late Tuesday for
alleged violation Of city traffic
ordinances. Charles J. Beltz was
cited 70 appear In court 70 answer
to charge Of disobeying a traffic
signal, while L. X. Raglan and w. b.
Dickinson were each accused Of
speeding.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
STILL AN IMPAssE

Proposal by Gov. culbert Olson
Of California TO put San Fran
cisco's harbor under either tenn
porary or permanent state oper-
alton met with dlsapproval We'd
nesdsy from both ship operators
and striking ship clerks union.
spokesmen for both groups offered
no alternative plan. leaving the
dispute at an impasse al the end
Of 80 days
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
II Apply
BIRTHDAY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER u

Mrs. Floyd Il. Owen, 5O1s No.
Frace st.
Earl A. Thayer, ITO East
George st.
Judge Robert Il. Evans, Ills
No. Sd st.
J. Raymond HemmInger, 500
No. l 1T.
Shelby Coates, 707 No. X 1t.
Bee Whittlesey, 1923 Ia. seth.
Rose Anderson, Route 2, Box
S3s.
Kathryn Giseburt, 6i2 So.
Pearl ut.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14

TaeomA's weather oa Dec. Il.
ieSs Partly cloudy. no rainfall.
maximum temperature ~ degrees
ard minimum - Highest wind
velocity IL mph. frum southwest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14

been shifted 10 L. \. sources.
The Japanese import schedule
called for $4,000 metric tons
before i9so--half 90 come
from Scandinavia. and half
from the u. =.
Untitled orders on Europe to-
tai 1880 tons. which shipments
viii fall to American producers
to supplant the nearly completed
u. s. quota.
IL was further reported that
Japanese rayon manufacturers
have petitioned their government
to set the 1910 u. s. quota at
$4,000 tons and had received salts
factory assurances OF that pro-
cedure.
Meanwhile, the Japanese
government has announced
further Juggling Of the war
born Japanese monetary sys-
tenn In China.
After Jan. /, 1910. regular Japa-
nese currency In China and Man
churia will be supplanted by
military yen script"
While pegged at % cents tgold)
In Tokyo, the yen Ia currently
worth only nine cents In China
Norm for the yen is 30 cents gold.
II II expected with Inaugural
ton OF the new military script,
the yen will further decline.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
Stocks Rise After
Commodities J1lrnD
MARKETS AT A
GLANCE

stocks: Strong in active trade.
Bonds: Higher; Z. 5. govern
ments irregularly higher.
Curb stocks: Higher.
Foreign Exchange: Firm.
Cotton; Up as much as $40 a
bale.
Wheat: 81 TO a. cents higher.
Corn; = TO ga cents higher.
Rubber: Firm.
Silver; Unchanged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
OFFICERS ELECT

Following annual election. 1910
officers Of the Puget Sound dlvi-
sion Of the Inland Boatmen's union
were announced Wednesday.
John M. Fox was renamed sec
rotary of the Clio union. He il
also an officer of the Masters,
Mates and Pilots union, an ALL
affiliate.
Other officers for the coming
year are John Sullivan, chairman:
Bert Stevens, vice president; Paul
stumpf, master-at-arms.
The finance committee will In
ciude Charles r. Nelson. Neal
Bowles and Margaret Griffiths.
Max widekind and Ralph Cold
smith, organizers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
DowIoNEs AVERAGES
WEDNESDAY QUOTATIONS.

fluctuations courtesy Dean Witter &
Co. Washington bldg. members
New YORK Stock Exchange)
High Low Close
Evening star., 1939-06-11

Wonder Bread as all other breads combined
Try Wonder Bread yourself! We believe
that once you discover its delicious "wheaty''
flavor: its smooth, soft texture its fine
appetizing aroma you, too, will agree that
Wonder Bread is the One Best Bread!
And remember, on every loafof Wonder Bread
you get the amazing 3.7-11 Wonder Menus,
Evening star., 1939-06-11

~ EVER before has such a vast army of
/ = women so clearly shown their prefer
ence for any one bread!
Just look at the record! To date, 542, 900
women have judged all good bread in their
food stores by the famous Compare ALP
Test for bread quality.
And-nine times as many chose Slo.Baked
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Foreign EXCHANGE

.rd! NEW YORK. April 90 @,.-Althoush
currencies showed minor " improvement 13 nntesr in
ffoday's f;,tns foreien exchange dealings. the is
ho11St TIE belsa due in 90 days could be
belea. comnared With discount 'n OF spS9 So
OF q cent Wednesday. VI wv
Discount on the GO-day uui,der bou-
efea of cent eafrSwsd sns to ,,i ia Of sent
Of cept from .0e Of a cent ''' " W. %
Spot Eterlines dipped u of cent. while
most other spot rates. Including the
french franc improved narrowly. 'e
c. Great Britain in dollars. others in cents.
Gs1n;dm Gs1nada Nsy ss York in Montreal, 100 tsH
2o7: France 2.64 u: Germany. 4 4o'io:
benevolent: sa client 5000; travel. 2OOG: Greece.
ss slsyia :.33: Netherlands. So 09is; Norway.
23.51N Poland 1890; PORTUGAL, 4.25K;
Rup,ania: 70; sweder 24.1IiS: suitzer,
lana no: s43: ARGENTINA, 81 Icon: Brazil
Hong Kong. 1887: Shanghai 1915 Rates
In snot cables unless otherwise Indicated
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Borg Warner Enters
Aviation Field by
Purchasing Firm
Buys Pump Concern
Manufacturing Parts
For Aircraft
BY the Associated Press,


CHICAGO, April 20-The Borg
Warner Corp. announced yesterday
the purchase of the Pump Engineer
ing Service Corp. of Cleveland,
marking the firms entrance into
the aviation equipment field.
Charles S. Davis, Borg Warner
president, said the pump corpora
ton would operate as subsidiary
under its present organization,
headed by William S. Jack, one of
the founders, as president.
The pump firm manufacturers
aviation parts under the trade name
Of Pesco, supplying leading air.
plane manufacturers, airline COM
panies, the Army and Navy, Davis
reported.
LAS subsidiary" Davis said, "the
company will be able to continue
and expand its engineering and new
products development program at
its modern plant at Q2910 Taft
avenue) Cleveland"
Pesco products are manufactured
at Ilford, England, In the Pleffey
Co., Ltd, under license to produce
equipment for the British air min
istry and air manufacturers of
Great Britain. Davis said.
Borg Warner manufactures au-
tomotive, agricultural implements
and household appliances. Plants
are in Detroit, Muskegon, Kalama-
ZOO and Flint, Mich; Chicago and
Rockford. ILL.,; Muncie and New
castle, Ind.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Taxes Take y Per Cent
OF 1888 U. 5. Income
Rx tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 2o.-The Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board,
a research organization supported
by private business corporations,
said yesterday that taxes last year
totaled % per cent of the national
income of the United States.
Americans paid a greater share
of their national income in taxes
in 1898 than in any other year as
far back as records are available, "
the board declared.
The share taken by taxes last
year, according to preliminary esti-
mates. was % cents per dollar of
national income, a marked increase
over the previous peak in taxation
in 1887, when the rate was 17.7 cents
per income dollar.
Total collections by Federal,
State and local authorities amounted
to approximately $13,7O0, 900 900, the
largest sum ever taken by taxes in
the United States in single year.
This represented a tax burden
of $l05 per capita for the entire
population and an average of $317
per person employed"
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Increased Margin
To Be Required
| In Grain Pit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
CHICAGO. April 20.-Margins re-
quired by the Board of Trade Clear
ing Corp. on wheat, corn, oats and
rye futures will be increased as
much as 100 per cent. effective
April %. it was announced today.
The new schedule restores require
ments IN effect prior to December
%, 1898.
The new minimum requirement on
wheat futures from members of the
clearing house will be 4 cents a
bushel compared with 2 cents at
present. The minimum on corn will
be 3 cents compared with cents
now. Oats at 2 cents and rye at 4
cents will be increased 100 per cent.
Requirements on other commodities
will not be changed.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
D. c. Leader Reelected
By Union Labor Life
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 2O.-Thomas
E. Burke of Washington, secretary
treasurer of the Union Labor Life
Insurance Co., was reelected one
of the directors of the company at
the annual meeting held in Balti-
more yesterday. I. NJ Ornburn, also
of Washington, was reelected a
director. The meeting was presided
over by Matthew Woll, president of
the company, who reported on the
activities of the concern during the
last year. The officers were not up
for election this year. the election
being held every third year.
AS the company is Incorporated in
Maryland it was necessary to hold
the annual meeting in this State.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
New York Produce

NEW YORK. April 90 LPl.-Eges cS-
$50: frmer. Mixed colorS Extra fancy
selection, 1s24-2Os4: standards. 1877; frsts,
1T-17K: seconds. 1861: mediums. 15s.
dirtics. No. l.. 15la: average checks. 1424
st95age-packsd frsts, 1sh;
23ia-25E. Nearby. premium marks. 2lls-
22ia Nearby and Midwestern. exchange
specials, 2O-20h: exchange standards,
.19A-h2 Resale of nearby heavier mediums.
1s-21Ia Nearby and Midwestern. ex-
change mediums; 17la.
NJ srSowns1EeaTby; rSv extra fancy so1ss
l9-19l,: exchange standards. 1SIa-34.
Nearby. exchange mediums, 16-16Ha.
Duck eggs. o2-25
Butter-aS9, ,O97: firmer. Creamery:
HiEher than. extra, 24A-25: extra (92
scorel. "a f1rsts tSS-9D. 22s4-23A Sec
onds ts4-S0. 21A-22K
Cheese-71.314: quiet. Prices un-
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Dollar Is Unchanged
In London 1rudinq
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 20.-The United
States dollar finished net unchanged
at 1853 to the pound in foreign ex-
change trading today, corresponding
with similar sterling rate in New
York over night.
The French franc was quoted
1869 to the pound against 176.75
yesterday.
PARIS, April 10 P-United
States dollars ended 37.7625 francs
(2648 cents to the france in final
foreign exchange transactions today
and compared with a similar franc
rate in New York over night. Ex-
change on Lnodon, l76.73.
Three per cent rentes in the
Bourse were $3.50 francs; 4las "a"
G8.15; AIS 1887, 1855.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Jamaica Wafer Supply
Shares Put on Market

Special Disratch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 2o.-Public
Offering is being made today by
Blyth & Co., Inc. of $4,000 shares of
SIS cumulative preferred stock, series
"a" without par value), and $4,000
shares of no-par common stock of
Jamaica Water Supply Co.
The preferred stock is priced at
$103 per share, plus accrued divi-
dends from March 81, 1889, and the
common stock at s33 per share.
Offering of the common stock will
not represent new financing by the
company, all of the shares being
purchased from Warren Leslie,
chairman of the board of Jamaica
Water Supply Co., who will receive
the net proceeds.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Cotton Mill ACTIVITY
Declines in March,
Tops Year Ago
Rote at 86.6 Per Cent,
Against 66.6 for
Same 1888 Month

By the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported today
the cotton spinning industry op-
Grated during March at 866 per cent
OF capacity, on an 80-hour, two
shift-week basis, compared with 87.8
per cent during February this year,
and 66.6 per cent during March last
year.
Spinning spindles in place March
81 totaled 25,827,e70 of which 22,-
472 $3.50 were active at some time dur
ing the month, compared with U.s.
854,o48 and 22524,742 for February
this year, and 26,524,914 and % ,288,-
O98 for March last year.
Active spindle hours for March
totaled 1926 ,568 ,348, or an average Of
319 hours per spindle in place, COM
pared with 7,l70,852 1893 and 277 for
February this year, and 6,485 ,416 ,OO3
and 245 for March last year.
Spinning spindles in place in
cluded: In cotton-growing States,
18,6O7 ,766, of which 17,O42,764 were
active, compared with 18,618,538 and
17,O88 $3.50 for February this year. ard
l8,793,508 and 16,79OO22 for March
last year; and in New England
States, 6,420,464 and 4,812 ,1O6, COM
pared with 6,435,77O and 4,819, ,584
and 6,930,334 and 4,879,1OO. Z.
Active spindle hours included: In
cotton-9roWing States, 6,424,37O,l8O,
or an average of 345 hours per spin
ole IN place, compared with 5,624.-
1O6,52l and 302 for February this
year, and 63,517, sos and 269 for
March last year, and in New Eng.
land States, 1,650, ,4O7 ,099, or an aver
age OF 257, compared with / ,408, ,737.-
3O4 and 219. and 1890, 1885 and
1876.
Active spindle hours and the aver
age per spindle in place for March,
by States. follow
Alabama, $50 097,2s6 and 337:
Connecticut. 137,775.O87 and 25e:
Georgia, 1,158 ,623.95o and 35e:
Maine, 209 239.259 and 3o4; Massa-
chusetts, 876,831. .43O and 242; Mis-.
slssippi, 48,675,913 and 243; New
Hampshire, l09 334115 and 220;
New York. 694428l5 and 1876.
North Carolina, 1898, ,533 SOB AMI
800 Rhode Island, 291 1870 .632 AM
298: South Carolina. 2.131,l7O177
and 374; Tennessee, 225. 5.6O4,11O and
381: Texas, 82221,1 1873 and 325: Vir-
gin1a, 206.830,304 and 1924: all othe,
States, 159, TAB 544 and PIT.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Financial Leaders End
War-Shock ParIeys
By the Associated Press.

oy lUe hS1OClhlcu 1lCSo'
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau said today administration
financial leaders had completed
plans for softening the shock of a
European war on American business.
He said the group of cabinet
members and experts who met last
week concluded their discussions
and reported to President Roosevelt.
There is no further need for similar
conferences under present condi-
tions, he said.
The group was understood to have
discussed means of keeping stock,
bond and commodity markets and
banks open despite European devel-
opments and to try to maintain
business as usual"
When the World War broke out in
1914. the stock market was closed
for several months.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Goodrich Stockholders
Re-eIect Officers
Special Dispatch to The Star.

0IeCAhI blSpdtCD 10 Inc SCAIs
NEW YORK, April 2O.-David M
Goodrich, chairman of the board
of the B. F. Goodrich Co.; Arthur
Hudson Marks, vice chairman OF
the board; S. B. Robertson, presi-
dent, were reelected at today's
B. Newhall, executive vice presj-
dent were reelected at today's
meeting of directors which followed
the annual meeting of stockholders.
All other officers and members of
the Executive Committee were re-
elected.
At the meeting of stockholders
the following directors, whose terms
of Office expired, were reelected for
a three-year term: William A.
Evans, Charles S. Mccain, Arthur
B. Newhall, r. s. Rauch and S. B..
Robertson.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Winn Is Reelected
By General Telephone
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, April 2o.-Jc
Winn was reelected president &
General Telephone Corp. today r
the organization meeting of IL
board of directors. Mr.. Winn We
first elected president of the corpora
ton in 1886.
Harold v. Bozell was re-electe
vice president. Other officers re.
elected were: Thomas A. Boyd
comptroller; Robert F. Briggs, sec.
retary and treasurer, and Sherman
c. Wilcox, assistant secretary anc
assistant treasurer.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 20.-The main
trend was higher in the bond mar
ket today with numerous gains of
fractions to more than a point more
than offsetting minor declines in a
few issues, notably industrials.
Toward the final hour prices were
a shade under the days best as the
climb uncovered profit taking SELL
ing. Active issues included Ameri-
can Telephone 3l4s, Bethlehem
Steel 3hs, Commonwealth Edison
312s, Illinois Central 4s.s, and Port
land General Electric 4las.
United States Governments were
virtually ignored by traders. The
fey deals were completed mostly at
advances of 1872 to 1882 of a point.
Foreign dollar bonds were active
and higher. italian government Is
bounded up 2si points, apparently
fin response to Mussolinis peace
speech. Milan 61ss and Rome 6lss
were likewise well up in front.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Associated Output Up

NEW YORK, April 20 (SpeciaD -
tFor the week ended April IA, Asso-
ciated Gas & Electric System re-
ports net electric output of SO, ,809, OPS
units tkw.h). This is an increase
OF 8,838,067 units, or 109 per cent
above production of 8o97o,958 units
for the comparable week year ago.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
U. S. Treasury Notes
NEW YORK April 90 R.-Prices
quoted in dollars and thirty-seconds
Power Output Coins

NEW YORK, April 20 (SpeciaD -
Output Of electric energy of the elec-
trio properties Of American Water
Works & Electric Co. for the week
ending April IS, 1899, totaled A.
992 900 kilowatt fs,urs, an increase
Of 8.6 per cent over the output Of
38, ,685 900 kilowatt hours for the cor
responding week Of 1898.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Coal Supplies
Conserved by
| Steel Firms
3y the Associated Press.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April % -
A blast furnace has been banked At
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co., and q
battery of coke ovens has beer
banked at the Republic Steel Cor,
plant here. The steel companr
said they were taking advantage
fair supplies of pig iron and coke I
conserve coal.
All steel plants in the Mahoni.
Valley have good reserve supplies
coal, but found they could CUT
operations without interfering
their present steel output.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Corn Grind Increases
NEW YORK. April 20 (Sne,

A corn grind of 5,104 ,094 bushels
during the month Of March for
products going into domestic use
was reported today through the
Corn Industries Research Founda-
ton in behalf of II. refiners of
starches, sirups, sugars and other
products of corn. This compares
with q grind of 4,627,742 bushels in
February of this year and 5,404,975
bushels in March, 1888.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Metal Market

ly steady; electrolytic, spot. 1O25-5O: ex-
port, 1O.1O-15. Tin steady; spot and near
by, 1880: forward, 1920. Lead steady:
4.6O. Zinc steady; East st. Louis. spot
and forward. $50. Pig iron. aluminium.
antimony, quicksilver. platinum and CHI
nese wolframite UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1939-04-20

Dow Chemical Co.-Commcn
share earnings. nine months ended
February 20, were $2.34 against
$3.10.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. April @O.-Dividends de-
elared-prepared by Fitch Publishing Co:
Accumulated.
Pc Stk of Pay
Rate. Rod record. able.
U $ Rubber Reclaiming
Go 81 pr pf 81 - AS 50
Minnesota Valley Can
ming ia pf S175 4-22 81
Passed.
Atlantic Coast Line RR Co So non cum pf.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Stock and SALES
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low. Close
sher- Willms .50g zoos 93A 90 93M
Sher- vii pf (6)-- los 109N lO9st 1O9%
Evening star., 1939-04-20
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK April % uP,.-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc
Quotations as of o'clock)
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK. April 20 lPl.-
Bankers Conference. Inc:
Evening star., 1939-04-20

Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate. Add 90. H.gh. Low. Clos
Aero Supply b. l 4 4
Evening star., 1939-04-20

-
MINI Min&S .50g
MINI P&L pf (7)-
Mock Jud Vo .25g
Molybdenum -.
Monogram Pic .
Mont Ward Al7).
Mount City Cop -
Nat Bellas Hess
Nat Contain .075g
Nat Pol of t6D
Nat Rubber Mach
Nat Sug Ref .50g,
New Idea l.60)
N J Zinc t.60g)
New Mex & Ariz
N Y Merch (.60)-
NY Water Svc pf
Mag Hud Pw -
Niae Il lst l6) -.
1900 Corp (.65e)-.
N Am Rayon A =.
Nor A r pr pft3)-
Morn Sta P (Al-
Pac Gas q Elec
6h % Of l.S75
PAcG&E 8 Of $50
Pantepec OIL Ven
Pender(A)(3.60)
Pennroad
Penn pal of (6)-
Penn Sugar
Pharis T&R .30G-
Phoenix Secur =.
Pioneer Gold 40
Pitney-Bowes 40
Pitts Forging -
Pitts Pl Gl .75g
Powdrell&A log.
Premier Gold IL
p 8 Ind Se pf
P 8 Ind 81 Or Of
Puget Sd p IS Of
Pug I'D p So Of
Pyrene (.20e)----
Red Bank OIL
Retter.Foster---.
Root Petroleum..
Royal Typ 1.50g-
RusSoks Fifth Az
Rustloos lr&Stl
Ryerson q H -
Safety Car (1g)--
st kegis Paper -
Salt Dome Oil---.
Schi6 Co III .--.
Scullin Steel war
Segal Lock ~.
SeiborlinR Rub
Selby Shoe d..
SsvsrskS Aircr
Shawn WkP .23g
Evening star., 1939-04-04
People of the Philippines
BY Fontoine Fox

tom. Even today the men carry
shields and swords, on everyday
journeys from one village to an
other.
If you knew an Ilongote very
we'll he might tell this to you:
When a, person is asleep, and
dreams. his soul goes away from his
body. 1t is dangerous to wake him
up suddenly. for his soul may not
be able to get back in time!"
Other savage people in the Phil
ippines are the Negritos. Their name
means Little Blacks" or Little
Negroes" 1t is believed they lived
on the islands before the brown
skinned Malays settled there.
The Negritos are usually less than
5 feet tall. They have dark brown
or black skins, woolly hair and
thick lips.
The Negritos make up only a
small part of the present popu!a-
ton of the Philippines. 1t is be-
lleved they are related to natives
OF New Guinea and Eastern Su-
matra.
'For Travel section Of your scrapbook.)
Evening star., 1939-04-04
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
II. ODD WAYS OF CERTAIN
TRIBES.

Nine-tenthS of the people of the
Philippines are Christians They are
for the most part rather we'll civil
lied and get along we'll with one
another. Please remember that
when we speak of odd customs
among certain savage tribes on the
islands or of cruel deeds by such
people as the Moros.
Some natives who are not well
civilized live in hilly parts of one
OF the larger islands. They have
an odd custom of tanning white
pythons and praying to them! AS
a rule python is dangerous, but
these people feed and care for young
pythons in such q way as to make
them gentle when full grown.
Among certain tribes of the hills
1t is against custom for a person
to speak his own name If YOU
were to ask man of this tribe to
tell his name he would not answer
you, but if he had a friend nearby
the friend might say, His name is
Juan" Spanish names are COM
mon in the Philippines. Spain had
power over the islands for three
centuries before they were taken
over by the United States.
Other tribesmen, the Ilongotes,
live in mountains. They are fond
OF ornaments, and many of them
Evening star., 1939-04-04

put pounds of brass wire around
their arms or neck. The wire is
sometimes in the form OF rings, but
it may be wound in place as a
spiral OF a sort.
Men of this tribe are supposed
to be head-hunters. They may not
do much hunting nowadays, but
their ancestors followed the Gus