The Insular Police Observe its 32nd year of service

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Title: The Insular Police Observe its 32nd year of service
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Source: Khaki and Red : Official Organ of the Philippine Constabulary Volume XIII (No. 7) July 1933
Year: 1933
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Fulltext: July, 1933 j o II KHAKI and RED ... .-· The Insular Police Observes Its 32nd Year Of Service .. By ROBT. G. WOODS Chief Cler.k, JP. C. PAGE 7 RoLert G. Woods M1·. Woods has been connected with the Philippine Comtabulary for the past thirty yca1·s. He was head of the fi'rea1·ms section, which he orgcmized, during the yea1·s 1902 to 1904, 1910 to 1916 {l,nd has been chief clerk for the past 16 yea'tS. No othe1· man in the ConstabularJJ, perhaps, knows more of, the internal workings of the o1·ganization or 1·egaw.ling its activities than does M1._ Robert G. Woods. He has alu•ays taken the side of the officer or .wlclier in time of trouble. Two years ago M1·. Woods w1·ote a brief history of the Constabuhary in which he narratec~ the outstanding events which occurred ·du'ting the thirty years existence of the o'rganization. This article drew the praise not only of outsiders, Army officers and 1·ea.ders in the Philippines but also of fo'rmer Constabulm·y officers in the Uni:ted Suxtes. It ·was conceded to be one of finest boo.qtings the Constabulary ever receive.d.-EDI TOR'S NOTE. 1 1'he Philippine Constabulary was organized on August 8, 1901 and will be 32 years of age on August 8, next. Eight different chiefs have commanded the force, four of whom were Army officers detailed for service and the other four were officers brought up in and appointed from among the men trained to the Insuhr Police work. Brigadier-General H. H. BANDHOLTZ 1907-1913 Brigadier-General HENRY 1'. ALLEN 1901-1907 Chief Henry T. Allen, U. S. Army, organizer . and foundation builder of the Corps, commancled it six years; Chief Harry H. Bandholtz, U. S. Army, seven years; Chief William C. Rivers, U. S. Army, four months; Chief Herman H).lll, U. S. Army, three years; Chief Rafael Crame, Constabulary, Filipino, nine years; Chief Charles E. Nathorst. five years and General Lucien R. Sweet, was chief four months. At different times other officers commanded the organization as acting chiefs. The present Chief who was appointed to the position PAGE 8 KHAKI and RED July, 1933 February 1, 1933, is young in years and much water may pass under the bridge before age suggestg to him the advisability of relinquishing the control of the organization to his successor. The Army officers who commanded the force as chiefs and those who served as assi:stant chiefs brought much to the Constabu~ary and gave it a standing and prestige militarily that it could not have attained otherwise. 'I'he influence, discipline and esprit de corp left by these great soldiers, most of whom served later as Majors-General over seas and in the continental United States, will endure beyond the life of any man in the force today. NotIWithstanding the foregoing, they, as all army officers, had been stung by the superiority complex bee. There was lacking that comradeship which usually exis:t to a superlativ~ degree among all military men, and there Wf:l-S evidence of a social chasm so deep and so wide between the Army officer and the Constabulary officer that no constable dared attempt to cross it. Among the chiefs from the list of Constabulary officers who attained the highest rank the Corps has to offer, General Raf~el 'Crame was first to receive recognition. He looked as though he was made for the job, but he too was of a retiring nature, not inclined to ,appeal for popularity and made no attempt to be sociable. Comradeship was foreign to him. He was a good man and a good soldier, but during his regime the social chasms was still deep and wide. Then to the 'Old Tiger' Chief Charles E. Nart:hors:t, ·tt foreigner by birth, a naturalized good citizen of the United States, was left the task of bridging the chasm. Although the oldest in Brigadier-General RAFAEL ·CRAME 1917-1926 • • Br:ilgadier-General HERMAN HALL 1914-1917 years of \any of the eight chiefs, none gf them came anywhere near his record for service. He visited the different districts, provinces, companies and stations throughout the Archipelago including the far flung Siasi and South Ubian stations in the Sulu Sea n~ar Borneo, using airplanes, boats, and over-land facilities. Hie got close to the officers and men, many whom had at no time seen a chief of the organization in their vicinity. He ate, and drank, made com~ades and friends of them. His regime was the greatest of all. It can be stated without fear of contradiction that upon his retirement he was the most popular chief of any who had preceded him. General Lucien R. Sweet, officer, gentleman, soldier and disciplinarian did not have an opportunity after his appointment as chief to show his IWf!lres. Ill health caused his retirement a few months after his appointment to the position in ~he United States on accrued leave and later his death. Had he lived to command the organization, which he loved so well, we are positive that his regime would have been just as efficient and honorable as his 31 years of service had been. The present Chief-General C. H. Bowers, came to the position after a preparatory course of 28 years. He had served 'as junior company officer, detachment commlander, company commander, Provincial and District Commander, SuperintendJuly, 1933 KHAKI and RED Page · 9 Brigadier-'General CHARLES E. NATHORST 1927-1932 ent of the Constabulary Academy, Quartermaster, Intelligence Officer and Acting Chief. If the signs of the Zodiac hold true, he will equal the ''Old Ti~ ger's" record for service and comradeship. Looking back over it,s thirty-second year, the bureau finds that it has lost much during the past twelve months. To begin with, General N athorst, the retiring 'Chief, properly accounted for his stewardship and relinquished command of the bureau; April 14, 1932. He found that "Lady Luck" had favored him. He turned over to the present chief the ba3ance of P5, 700,000 appropriated to run the bureau for the year and which had not been spent 1Up to that time. From that balance forced savings of P'500,00 were required of his successor. For the year 1933, the Legislature reduced the amount ~appropriated for 1932 by 1 P'1,000,000 and placed upon the ch1ef the responsibility of an additional forced savings of P500,000. This economical measure, so far, has necessitated the reduction of nearly 25% of the force. With a reduced appropriation ,and a reduced force, the malcontents in the ·Christian provinces began a rally on the ragged edges of the law. and · the lVI'Oros of Lanao •and Sulu became ugly and even transgressed the law, although they knE!w that the way of a transgressor is hard. It was necessary to further reduce the force by disbanding nine companies in the peaceful provinces that vacanices in companies in Lanao and Sulu might be filled. To opcarate at all within the limited amount of funds alloted, allowances were eliminated, salaries reduced, traveling expense.s cut to the minimum and per diems split in half. Just about this time news of the probable succes-s of the Hawes-Cutting Independence Bill was broadcast throughout the Archipelago. The Moros became jublalllt and expressed a desire for an early indpendence that they migh1l kill e.scape the electric chair and horrors of prison lif. The communist organization composed of peasants federated i·aborers and tenants were not so jubilant at the prospects of an early independenc bue were just discontented with overlords- such as landlords artd land owners generally and desired an early change of conditions. If that change meant independence, then they wanted it, and '.at once. Through the suggestion of the Constabul(ary several meetings were held by local officials in the different barrios to hear complaints and ascertain the actual conditions and needs of the people ~nd to enlighten them c,,n the evils and ultimate dangers of Communism. The results obtained by these meetings were beyond all expectations and many members of the National Confederation of Peasants relinquished their membership in the organization. 1I!he prosecution of the leaders of "Kapisanang Pangbansa ng mga Magbubukid'' in San Antonio and Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, and the confirmation by the Supreme ·Court of the sentence imposed on communi-st leaders, Qaused many members of the organization to lose faith and drop out. The tenants' strike in the province of Nueva Brigadier-General LUCIEN R. SWEET Hl22 PAGE 10 KHAKI and RED July, 1933 Ecija, marked by a display of red flags in the rice fields; the activities of the communists in enlisting in their ork,~nization many ignorant laborer;s and tenants; the several unsuccessful attempts by communists and tenants to hold public demonstratiOiliS without permits in the provinces of Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga and Laguna; and the engagement at Moro Manangulo's cotta at Taraka, Lanao, resulting in the death of Manangulo and one Constabulary soldier and the wounding of four other ~Soldiers, were some of the outstanding features of the general discontent. On account of the delicate situation brought) about by the agrarian trouble in the province of Nueva Ecija due to the large territory th)lt required Constabulary attention in order to properly. maintain law and order, it became necessary to transfer a company of soldiers from Imus, Province of Cavite, to San Isidro, Province of Nueva Ecija, t he affected di1 strict. Just at thi·s time, the Supreme Court upheld the order of the Mayor of Manila prohibiting the holding of seditious meetings by communists. This dedsion had a salutary and sobering effect on the Communist and other secret societies. "':he "Kapisanang Magsasaka", headed by Jacinto Manahan, organized for the purpose of disseminating commun~stic principles under the guise of fighting for the welfare of the tenants has a strong hold in San Antonio, J aen, Sta. Rosa, Cabanatuan, Gapan, Cabiao and San Isidro, municipalities of Nueva Ecija. A conservative estimate of t heir number including sympathizers is placed !around 8,000 members. During 32 years residence in the Islands, the writer has often pondered on the subject of replacing the casique or the overlord landowners and I'· aJ'3 arrived at the conclusion that neither the tenant nor agradan troubl,es can come to an end until the Casique in gotten rid of and when the tenants are rid of him they will have a much larger problem with which to contend and that pmblem will be old man hunger. As bad as the Casique is painted, it h::ts been discovered by one and all tenant<>, communists and the Nat.ional Confederation of Peasants as well as by the K.apisanang Mtagsa'3aka that the man called ''Casique" has from time imme1 ·az proven to all concen~ed, especiaUy het·e in the Philippin.e ls!ands, "a Shelte1· in a Weary Lcmd and a Ha1·bO?· 1'n a Mighty Storm." Without him, lands would no doubt grow fu.llow and hunger would know no cessation. Excluding the worries of the Communists, Tangulans, the National Confederation of Peasants, the Kapisanan Magsasaka and other secret socie .. ties, the thirty~econd year of the existence of the Philippine Constabulary has been featured by discontent, disappointments and disillu.sionment. On October 9, 1932, tlhe organization lost an officer, eleven men, 15 rifles and 6 shotguns in a Moro ambuscade. In an attempt to recover the arms which were finally recovered, seven more enlisted men were lost and two officers were wounded. This should not have happened-and if Captain Leon Angeles, Colonel Luther Stevens and the Chief ·(4-90-16 TELEPHONES 4-90-1 7 .. Ildefonso Tionloc, Incorporated Customs Brokers and Forwarding Agents :=:= =:=: : - - : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ::" :: :;: _ ::::::: July, 1933 KHAKI and RED PAGE 11 had been allowed to work out their own ~alvation, it would not h,ave happened, but it is the same old story, too many cooks spoil the pudding. The Constabulary is a semi-milRary organization trained for 32 years in gueril~ war-fare. It has a collegiate Academy in which the young officers are taught the art by men who have been tried. U'he Chief of Con&tabulary is a plast-master of the .art of fighlting in the bushes. Th~s statement is born out by his record and his contribution to the guerilla war-fare in 1924 in the Colorum Campaign in Surrigao. This alone should convince the public tHat if the Constabulary is left to enforce the law and preserve peace and order as it has been trained to do, there can arise no emergency in the Archipelago which cannot be handled safely by it. Since last July there have been 12 officers seperated from the service either by resignation, retirement, death or dismissal. There were also 29 officers promoted and nine appointed during the year. Among those who resigned were Third Lt. Durban G. Duckworth Ford, on July :31, 1932; 3rd Lt. Luis B. Estrera, on September 7, 1932; and 2nd Lt. Fortunato Mondrgaon, 011 October 17, 1932. rrhose who retired were 1st Lt. Luis M. Alviado, on December 31, 1932; 1st Lt. Primitimo Espiritu, on December 31, 1932; 1st Lt. Victorino Fortus, on December 31, 1932; Col. R. A. Duckworth: Ford, on December 28, 1932; Col. Ramon Ochoa. 'On December 31, 1932; and 1st Lt. Bernardo Saberola, on April 1, 1933. 2nd Lt. Francisco Gimeno, died on January 1, 1933. Following is the Jist of officers promoted durin'g the past 12 monthJs in the chronological order of their promotions: Soliven, Fidel, promoted to Major, December 22, 1932; Bowers, Clarence H., promoted to BrigGen., February 1, 1933; Baja, Emanuel A., promoted to Major, February 1, 1933; Buenconsejo, Irineo, promoted to Major, February 1, 1933; Page, Herbert C., promoted to 'N.(ajol';--J(ebruary 1, 1933; Sison, Bonifacio, R., promoted to ~ptain, February 1, 1933; Guido, Jose P., promoted to Captain, February 1, 1933; Mejia, Jacinto E., promoted to Captain, February 1, 1933; Livingston, C. E., promoted to Colonel, February 1, 1933; Stevens, L. R., promoted to Colonel, February 1, 1933; Bactat, Eustaquio, promoted to Colonel, February 1, 1933; Valeriano B. D., promoted to Lt-Col., February 1, 1933; Johnson, 0. M., promoted to Lt. Col., February 1, 1933; Quimbo, J. C., promoted to Lt-Col., February 1, 1933; Cerquella, Cristobal, prom0ted to l..t-Col., March 16, 1933; Natividad, Antonio, promoted' to Major, March 17, 1933; Aramb•1lo, Jose A., promoted to 1st Lt., March 27, 1933; Maramba, Guillermo, promoted to 1st Lt., Marc!-; 27 ll 1933; Leon, Eleuterio L. de. promoted to 1st Lt.,: March 27, 1933; Laurente. Sergio, promr·h!J to 1st Lt., March 27, 1933; Mabesa, Julio S., promoted to 1st Lt., March 27, 1933; Santiago. Dowmador, promoted to 2nd Lt., March 27, 193P.; Castrc, Manuel G., promoted to 2nd Lt.. M'arch 37, 1933 · Cruz, Fidel N., promoted to 2nd \Lt., March 27, 1933; Dionisio, Pedro, promoted to 2nd Lt., March 27, 1933; Pastrana, Jesus F., promot~d to 2nd Lt., March 27, 1933; Fajardo, Apolinar G., promoted to 2nd Lt., March 27, 1933; Crame, Juan, prOlliOted to 2nd Lt., March 27, 1933; and Mascardo, Don:tinador• :T., promoted to 2nd Lt., March 27, 1933. The Jist of new .appointments during the same period follows: Poggi, Richard H., reinstated October 26, 19~2 : Deang, Pedro, appointed April 24, 1933; Campo. Isjagani V., appointed April 27, 1933; Nakar, Guillermo, appointed April 26, 1933; Pintoy, Climaco, appointed May 1, 1933; Mondragon, Fortuanto, reinstated M~y 9, 1933; Celis, Joaquin Jr., appointed May 22, 1933; Cabrera, Tranquilino, appointed May 27, 1933; and Reyes, Fidel V., appointed May 27, 1933. Since September, one officer and 24 soldiers were killed in action. Of this number 23 were killed by Moro outlaws or amucks while two were killed in 'I'ayabas. 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REGULUS July, 1933 KHAKI and RED l'AGE 23 THE SECOND CLASS CADETS (JUNIORS) on the trail, they kept going until they had outhiked and out-fought every band of law-breakers in the Islands. • After the fighting was over, and order more or less restored, the important thing was to keep in touch with all elements of the community so as to forestall future trouble and to see that the laws were enforced. This was done by establishing Constabulary stations at trategic points and using them as bases from which patrols could cover the adjacent country. In this way the authorities ·were able to keep themselves informed about wnat was going on in all parts of the Islands, and to place 'themselves in a position to ,stop trouble at its source. For t'lis work, a somewhat different type of 'Constabulary man wac; desirable. While rough and ready methods were still necessary to some degree there wac:; more of a need for a combination of the fighting-man and the diplomat. It was seen that officers and men, in order to accomplish their mission, needed to be trained in the special work! required of them. This need gave rise to the of~ ficers' school which was first established in Manilla in 1906. New officers entering the service, and a number of the older officers were put through a course of in".truction in this school and ·sent out better equipt:ed than formerly for tl:eir work. Some of the officers who 'attended those first sessions of the school are still in the service and have a splendid record of achievement behind them. SCHOOL MOVED TO BAGUIO In 1908 the officers' sdhool was moved to Baguio and established on a newly acquired property called Constabulary Hill, now known as Camp Henry T. Allen, named after the first Chief, the late General Henry T. Allen, organizer of the Const'abulary. By 1908 the original roster had been greatly modified, owing to the adju1 c:;tments inevitable to a new organization getting established. Some of the original appointees were not suited to the service, some of the service did not suit. Some had died in battle, others by reason of disease, and some had gone to seek wealth or adventure in othet~ walks of life. As time went on the standards of the service were steadily r.aised, and ipso facto entrance requirements were higher than formerly. One had to prepare himself for the job and watch his step in order to keep it. It was realized that the ·Comtabulary offered an interesting and very useful career, and the high command set about choosing material for officers that was likely to reflect credit on the org;anization. This attitude resulted in the building up of a rem::.trkable esprit de corps, and made the name of ·Conc:;tabulary known and respected throughout the length and breath of the land. It was still a pretty early day i'n the history of American occupation and most of the important positions in the Constabulary as well ~ in other departments of the government were held by AmerPAGE 24 KHAKI and RED July, 1933 THE THIRD CLASS CADE·TS (PLEBES) icans. Although occasional appointments were still made here it was the procedure at this time to bring you·ng m0n over from the United States to fill vacancies in the lower grades. The men brought over were graduates of colleges or military aC'ademies and cons£quently had e:xcellent educational groundwork so that a few months of inienr> .ive training in special subjects were sufficient to co·nvert hem into efficent junior officers. Dur~ ing the time this plan WJ.S followed an average of . two classes a year w:as brought over and sent to e11·e school in Bagnio, the number in each class depending of cour:se, on the number of vacancies existing in the grade of third lieutenant. 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GENERAL AGENTS 343 ECHAGUE MANILA On Sundays call at 20 Broadway, New Manila-'l'el. 6-87-25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEL. 2-23-40 July, 1983 KHAKI and RED PAGE 25 Rigodon, and a smattering of Sp~nish. Students had to stand reveille, guard-mounting, retreat, and Saturday inspection and were expected to pass satisfactory examinations in all the subjects enumerated above, at the end of three months. They we1·e then assigned to Districts and sent out to stations where vacancies ex~sted. The school as described above was conducted up to the fir..st part of 1916, after which time no new appointments were made in the United States. M\3mbers of the classes of 1915 and 1916 were known a:s speci~l students, due to the fact that the Academy had been founded in 1914, and the name of the school changed to The Constabulary Academy. Special students have been appointed from time to time since 1916, but their numbers have been few and no regular cla;sses are provided for them. At the present time appointments as special students are rarely made, and can be justified only when the applicant has exceptional qualifications that make his appointment desirable. The year 1914 marked a new era in the history of the Philippine Islands for at that time the Filipinos were given a very large particip~tion it had been the avowed policy of the Amercan Government to turn authority over to :the Filipinos just as ,soon as they were prepared to handle it properly. The times now seemed propitious and the policy was put into effect. A great war was being waged in Europe and the United States, along with other neutral countries hp.d her hands full in looking after affairs ~lose to home. BusineSjs opportunities were good and large numbers of American-s were continually leaving the service to engage in more lucrative employments. The schools of the I, slands had been turning products, and there was a large amount of material that could be used in the government service. GIVEN COLLEGIATE STATUS H;aving in view the present and future needs of the Constabulary serVice, the Philippine Legislature, in the Appropriation Act of 1914 set aside funds for the creation and maintenance of a cadet cl.ass in ·Baguio, under the name "Co-nstabulary Academy." A six months' course was prescribed, but before receiving their commissions graduates of the Aoademy were required to take the three monthsc.course in the officers' school. 'The Academy was run in this fashion for two years, until the passage in 1916 of Act No. 2605 which expanded the institution so:q~.~;what and provided for a nine months' cour.se under the name "Academy for Officers of the Philippine Constabulary". Beginning with the school year of 1919 a two-year course was prescribed. The Actademy functioned under Act 2605 until December 1928 when Act 3496 was passed. This Act expanded the course to three years, renamed the institution "The Philippine Constabulary Academy," and gave it a collegiate status. ll WARNER, BARNES & CO., LTD. LONDON, MANILA, ILOILO, CEBU & BACOLOD NEW YORK AGEMTS -LEWARO, BIBBY & CO., 106 Wall Street Importers and Exporters SHIPPING AGENTS: Nippon Yusen Kaisha Cunard Line White Star Line Bibby Line INSURANCE-Fire, Marine, Workmen's Compensation, Automobile and M isoellaneous Sugar Machinery, Diesel Engines, Condensing Plants, Shipbuilders and Engineers. All Classes of Fertilizer. Sperry Flour Co. Sugar Bags Telegraphic Address: "Warner" Manila office :Perez-Samanillo Bldg., Escolta ,PJ.1EASE P!TRuNIZE OUR ADYERTISERS) I . Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Gompany Manila fngineers Manufacturers Contractors 71-77 Muelle de Ia Industria MA NIL.A : : : : : : PAGE 26 .1.rHAKI a.nd RED July, 1933 The clruss of 1928 was the last class to gr.aduute under the two-year basis. Since 1928 the school ht.s lived up to its new status as best it could, but. it has lab:>re<l under the handicap of very limited library facilities and the lack of instructors trained in ce:-tain subjPds. In spite of these handicaps the school bas made improvements along scholastic lines and eventually no doubt wi11 rate in tHat respect with the best colleg€!~ in the country. At the present time the curriculum lacks a number of hours in specified subjeci~G in order to give the school a definite standing with the Commissioner of Education. If a plan can be worked out whereby we can secure better irained instructors in the languages and in history it will add greatly to the standing of the institu-\ lion. NEED TRAINED INSTRUCTORS Tr e Academy Act provides for the employment of cidlian instructors under certain conditions, but so far our annual appropriation ha,s not been sufficient to allow for such actio·n. That may be c~one eventually, or if Headquarters see fit, selected officers might be detailed to the Univers.ity of the Philippines for spedal work to qualify them as instructors here. I have nothing but praise for the regular line officers who are sent to the Academy as instructors. They have all done their duty to the best of their ability but Constabulary officers as a rule have not been trained in the art of teaching, or in the higher branches of all the subjects required at the Academy. The fuct that they are not so qualified is no reflection on them since their ambitions did not tend in that direction. After all not everybody can be a teacher. Successful teachers have usually had years of special preparatory training. That fact, however, do€1s not remove our need for trained intsructors, or relieve us from the responsibility of securing them. To be. n competent instructor one must not only understand considerably more than the rudiments of the subject he proposes to teach, but he mU'3t have had some training in the art and manner of presenting it. If one does not understand how to present' a subject effectively much of his knowledge is of no help to his classes. The answer to our problem then seems clear. We must either employ trained civ~lian instructors, or we mu.st train a group of officers for that work. Perhaps a combination of the two methods is the best solution. 1932 33 A SUCCESSFUL YEAR With the improvement of the school the service will improve, and conversely the school mw;;t improve to keep up with the requirements of Lhe service. In this day of rapid change and develOI)ment, the service as well as the £• ervice school has to keep on the jump in order to stay abreast of the times. It is with this object in view that we arc Forbes, Munn & Co., Ltd. 113 Muelle de Binondo Phone 4.97.44 GENERAL MERCHA.NTS AND INSURANCE AGENTS BEST KHAKI DRILLS & SHIRTINGS ~-----------------------------·-----------------------------------~---------------------.. ·--··. ---------------· ----------------------------· il • • I Manila Steam L aundrv I I DRY CLEANING AND DYEI!\G .., ~I • • ' . • • ' ' I I : -) :oOo: (- : . ·' . I I I I I I I I jil 651-653 Magdalena, Trozo Telephone 4-96-89 ! :-~-~-~-~------------------~~~~--------------------------~*--~-~-------J·----------~--~-------------------------------~ July, 1933 KH.4Kl and Rl!.'D PAGE 27 endeavorin'g to build up the school so that its gra~ duates cian face the conditions of life with the same assurance as the graduates of any other good college. We want our graduates to feel that the years spent here have been years well spent. We do not want them to feel that, had they gone to some other institution, they would have secured a better break · in the struggle of life. In conclusion I wish to state that the school year of 1932-33 has been as successful as could be expected under the circumstances. We have added a little to some of the courses and made such improvement in others as we were able. The library has been built up to some extent, but due to a scarcity of funds it is still far from what it should be. At the pr€1sent time the greatest need of the library is ~ wider selection of books of reference most of which are expensive. We expect to get these books a few at a time until we have a good collection for the purposes intended. Shortly before this article appears we shall have graduated another class some of whom !Will doubtless be commissioned before a great while. They have been with us for what doubtless seems to them, three long and weary yelars, and they are now about to don the red shoulder-straps and take their places in th~ khaki-clad ranks. After their preliminary training they are entering the real school which is called experience. We hope they will all prove faithful to their trust and to the traditions of the service. ·-----------~--------------------------------------------------;1 Beware of imitations! !i If there is no "PETROMAX". name do not accept. All "PETROMAX" nickelJ,Jlate lamps are engraved with the name "PETROMAX" and they are packed in cartoon bo.xes with the name "PETROMAX" printed as well as the picture of the lamp. ''PETROMAX" GERMAN KEROS• ENE LAMPS With a complete stock of spare parts Made of b1·ass of the highest quality Economy-No Danger 1 Won't Explode-Brightest Light Efficiency-Rain and WindJ,Jroof Satisfaction DIFFERENT MODELS From 100 to 3,500 Candl.e Powe1· [i'or fishing, haciendas, streets, ships, houses, stores, warehouses, schools, churches, cuartels, rest:turants, fiestas, etc., etc. AFTER WE SELL WE SERVE Ask /O?' catalog and Jn"ices j1·om BOUFFARD HNOS. 648 Rizal Ave., Manila Sole Agents for the Philippine Islands Cebu Office: 91-93 Magallanes St., Iloilo Office: 72 Iznart St. ABapp7 Family that is being carried to ih OWN HOME SINGALONG SU8DIVISION "The NEW MALATE of MANILA" OF INTEREST TO YOU! FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES WE HAVE HELP·ED HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS, EMPLOYEES AND INVESTORS OWN THEIR HOMES. We Can Help You, Too! We know how. See us before Buying your HOMESITES. Phone MR. ARABEJO now 4-98-75 or 5-48-86 or 2-82-31 and make an appointment with him or one of our representatives who will help you select a homesite to fit your means. MONTHLY PAYMENTS AS LOW AS P18.00 This beautiful subdivision which is within the limits of Manila and within the reach of all means of transportations,-~treet cars, buses, etc.-is located near the Sta. Scholastica and La Salle Colleges and the homes of Dr. E. Licauco, Dr. Bienvenido A. Tan and Prof. I. Elayda. SELLING AT PRICES YOU CAN AFFORD TO PAY - - - - - - - USE! THE COUPON BELOW - - - - - - · SINGALONG SUBDIVISION C/ o MACONDRAY & CO., INC.- 3rd FLOOR, CHINA BANK BLDG. Without the least obliJ!atlon on my part kindly advise me how to obtain a home lot In the New Malate uf Manila. I spend P ............ .. .... monthly In house rent. Name ........ .............................. ...... ................. . ......... . O{fic• Address .. .. .. ... . ..... ....... ... .. .... ... .... . ....... ............... . Residenc• Address .. ..... . ... .... .. ........ ....... ... . ... . .. . ....... ..... . . f ' ( PAGE 28 KHAKI and RED July, 1933 • SOLD BY ALL DRUG STORES • Beds. P ent., Phenol, Pine tar, Menthol aa 1.5; Resorcin, Cannphor aa 3; Zinc o~~ide 5; Sulph1i?' JYreci]J, 10; Arid fj<f.t licyl. 2. 5; Tagulaway 15; E~<"Ci]J. to 100. '·