The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-03

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Mr.. Fixit: Please give any
information possible regarding
leper colony a. TO location, re-
quirements for employment and
70 whom one should make APP
plicafion for employment.
MRS. a. .. H.
We presume you are thinking
Of the leper colony on a part
Of the island OF Molokai, in the
Hawaiian group. You might
write for Information directly 10
the Board Of Hospitals and
Settlement. kalaupsps, Island
Of Molokai, T. H.. or 10 the
U. S. Public Health Service,
Washington. d. c.
Mr.. Ffxit: Could you please
tell me II ihe county commodity
clerks must be eligible for WPA
or II they are considered A. part
OF the executive staff Also IL
there . standard wage for all
commodity clerks, and, II 80.
what IL IL VI y.
A special WPA project pays
the wages OF clerks at the COM
modify depot who distribute fed
eral surplus purchases 10 relief
families. AZ project workers,
most OF them would have TO be
eligible for relief They are
classified as junior or senior
clerks. according TO experience,
and are paid either S65 or $50
per month, the regular WPA
scale.
Mr.. F1xit: Could you tell me
when they first kept birth rec
ords nj Helena. Mont What
do I have 10 do TO have . hot
house and sell flowers In this
state Of Washington:
MRS. l.. VI.
Montana began statewide re-
eording Of birth statistics in
1907.
As far as the state is con-
cerned, you can enter the hot
house business by obtaining a
SIS nursery license from the
state director of licenses in
Olympia.
Mr.. Fixit: ] have = 1909 Lin
coin head penny. VIII you
please tell me II II has any other
than face value? READER.
Those pennies will be in regu-
lar circulation for a good long
time.
Mr.. Fixit: ] wonder II ANY Of
your readers would he able TO
give me q liquor cure. I would
be very grateful for II. l. T.
VIII power is the only perma-
nent cure for drinking There
are medical methods of encour-
aging at least temporary abstin-
ence, but you will have to get
Information about them from a
qualified physician, which Mr.
Fixit is not. Prescribing and
dispensing cures" to any all
ments are good ways to get into
the hands of the u. s. food and
drug administration.
Mr.. FiKit: In answer to "A
Gard Player" OF the Goth inst. I:
Certainly the player holding the
Joker against = no-trump hid In
500, when II II his lead. may
call for any suit he wants, and
II must be played on his Joker.
I thought that WAS the point
that "A Gard Player" wanted to
bring out. The holder Of the
Joker has the same right with
II as the bidder has. Neither
one can call for any suit on II
except when Il II his lead. The
Joker il always q trump In any
bid. c. NJ. NJ.
Thank you. Your interpreta-
ton undoubtedly is correct. You
might add that il would be I'M
wise to bid no-trump without
the joker. If one Is being used
in the game.
Mr.. FiNit: Regarding the
power or authority at the
county prosecutor: Does ne or
der grand jury Investigations :
Does he present cases 10 the
grand jurors Has he author
ity to prefer any charges
Murder charges Must he have
order from grand jury or coro-
ner: Does he have power Of
arrest: Who has authority ts
arrest n coroner.
A. II. v. ID
The judges of the superior
court order county grand jury
Investigations. Except in
case where the prosecutors owl
office might be involved. Il is hi,
function 10 present cases to th'
grand jury. Should his office
be involved. a special prosecu
tor would be employed.
When the grand jury is no
in session. as il the norma
status in counties of this state
the prosecutor has full authorit,
TO prefer charges Of any kins
with orders from no one. HI
takes the place Of the granS
jury.
He is not a police officer 81
does not have the power OF ar
rest, but can issue a warran
and hand it 10 a sheriff or othe
officer to make an arrest. An,
police officer with a wsrran
for arrest Of the coroner coul
arrest him. We trust we ca
assure DR.. Long you don't mesl
this personally.
Mr.. Fixit: Would you pleas
help me find some friends q
mine 10 Tacoma II IL very i'm
portsnt- Their names are Mari