St. Croix Avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]) 1844-Current
February 19, 1920
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il RV St Croix Ans R? AN LTSS VV_/V 3Y@ \_/y ,Q\\‘\‘/ u 1/5 ToTH YAR THE ST. CROIX AVIS is printed and pudlbished daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Jolunsen at the Avis Cffice. THERMS---50 cents monthly in advance, 2 cents per sinule copy. tntered as second-class matter Ma, 26th 19.7 at 'he Post Opice ai Christian- alag. 8t Crove, V. Lot the Il S, A.. un- der the Aet o March 3. 1279. “*Let us not be weary in well doing’’. al. V1 9 A GRATEFUL FAMILY. One Reuben Rouzy, oif Virginia, it is related, oweo General Washuagton about a thousand pounds. While President of t e United States. one of his agents brought an action for tvhe woney. Judgment was obtained, and exceution issuedg against the body o' the defendzit, who was taken to goal. He had a considerable landed estate, bu: this kind of oroperty cannot be soldin Virginia for cebts, unless at the discre- tion, of the parson. He had a lerge fam ily, and for tiie sa e of nis caildrea pre ferred lying in goal to s2lling his land. A friend binted to himn that probably General Wasnington did not know any thing of the proceeding, and that it might be w: il to senc¢ him a pedtion, with a staten.ent ct the circuinstance. 1 He did so, and the ve:y next post from Philade phia a.fter che arvival of his peti- tion in that city, brought him an order for his imnie liate release, tozether with a full discharye, and a severe reprimanc to the agent .or having acted in sucha manner. Poor Rouzy, was, in consequence, re- stored to his amily, who never laid down their heads at night without presenting pray®rs to Heaven for their ‘‘belovec Washinzton’’. Providenea emi'ed upon the labours of the gratef:l fan.ly, ald in a few years Rouzy enjoyed the exquisite rleasuve of being able te lay the 1,000 pounds, with interest., at the feet of this iruly great i man. Washington reminded him chat this deb: was discharged. Rouzy replied that the debt of his family to the {ather of their Country aand preserver of him self could never be discharged; and the General, to avoid the pressing importu- nity of tne grateful Virginian, who would not be d2nied, accepted the m ney, only, l however, to d:vide it amen 2 Rouzy’s chil- f dren which he immediately did.—Contri- buted. CHRISTIANSTED. V.l U.S. THURSDAY. 19tH FEBRUARY 1920 g o St. Thomas News. The motor boat ‘‘Carmen,’’ Captain George, belonging 'oo Mr. Emile A. Berne, was wrecked lastinight on Jonnson’s Recs. She was returning {rom Torio la with a party of pleasure-seekers, about 20 in number. including Captain Will Simmonds of ‘he Harbour Depart ment, and his wige, Rev. Pilgrim and morh=r, Mr. and Mgs. D. H. Seale, Miss Szale and others., After some hours of anxiety, tohey \Vere"finaliy rescued by a St. John boat, and brought here, arriv ing ac 3 o’cloek, thi> morning. Later this mornine at 8.30 a. ra., Mr,, Berne with 4 party bf labourers est for the scene of disaster, to try and save the boat. The accident is miich to be rogretted inasmucn as tite “'Carmen’” was a favour ite with pleasure scekers.-——St. Thomas Mazl Note, Feb. 13th. CREQUE’S FIRE. In conneztion with the fire that ocecur red on Tuesday night, thus rfar, no evi dence as to its causéshas been determin ed. In view of ecertain considerations, nowever, 1t is thought to be of ar incen diary charazcter, as we have been made to underscanc that sincgéth(enl,bera(lle:, of rags saturated with kerosene bad been “ound in two other sections of the tcwn. The upper part of the war~house burnt, is the upper end next the @welling nouse, fac ing east, and which gontained bedsicads, chairs, ete. and some second- hand mate rials. ‘T he report that there were some casks of rum and Bay rum therein stored is ab solutely without any foundation. o great however was the firc, that the neavy doors sheathed as they were with metal, just crumbled, with the metal tornand twist ed out of shape. The heavy wall:d roof also has caved in It was, indeed a seri ous fire; and but for the good work done by one and all, might have reached terri ble proportions. Among the first on:the scene wzare Mr. Norman P. Alexander, Chief of the Fire Departreent, and a squaa of Marines un der Captain R. D. Lowell. In the second section of the warchouse, and separaied from the blazing oune by a very thick wall, was stored a larg: quan tity ol gasoiene, the greater part o’ which had to be thrown overboard for tle pur pose of elirninating tk% danger. At one time, the side of the dwelling house, as well as the adjacent balcony, was on the point of ignition. This danger was, how ever, averted through the efforts of Mr. Lawrence Ffrench, who with a party of men, kept, a hose steadily at wo k upon the threatend points. Had the dwelling house caught, who ean say what might not have cccurred! 'The burat contents are a loss to Mr. Creque as we under stand, they were not covered by insur ance. We beg to sympathize heartily with our young townsman at this contre temps of fate, but hope that soon the loss will be made good.—St. Thomas Mail Notes, Feb. 14th. We are glad to state that through re presentations made at Washington con cerning the matter, the embargo former ly laid upon shipment of coals to this port, and which, thiough :he lack of same. by preventing ships calling here fcr bunker-coals, entailed some hard ships upon a large section of .ur commu nity, has been removed; and that the dr,i shipment of said commeodity, com prising about 3,000 tons, will arrive 1n a few days. St. Thomas Mail Notes, Feb. loth. Since Friday, the harbour has been looking quite lively, there having arrived several U. S. ships of war, 2mong them an Admiral-ship whieh arrived yester morning. OUn Saturday morning six sea planes arrived from Forto Rico one fly ing zround the *'Point,”’ two over the Signal Station, and the last three through the ilaulover., The arrival created a good deal es excitement, and all day and yesterday folks were going backwards and forwards on trips of inspection.—/bid. DEAFNESS And Noises In The Head. IF YOU ARE A SUFFERE-—Go (o your Loeal Druggist and ocrder ‘CON CENTRATED SOT/RDAL,” price 4/6 per tin. This New remedy gives almost immediate relief, and quickiy edects a permanent cure. It penetrates to the actuai seat of the complaint, and has completely cared many cases whiech were consicered hopeless 1f your Chemist does not yet stock '‘SOURDAL’, do not accep. any substitute, but send money order for a supply direct to the ‘SQUK- Dal’ DEIRIBUTING COD.. 88 BTA: TION ROAD, CROYDON, SURREY, ENG., and a package will be mailed per return with full directions. No. 0.
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8.30 THIS EVENING 8.30 Monroe Salisbu:y in the great Drama “The Man In The Moonlight” e IMlan In lhe Moonight 6 REELS Monroe Salisbury, Master of Histrionic Emotion. ““The Man in the Moonlight’’ is the greatest Drama in which an [ndian actor has ever played; a Drama of tensest emotion, superbly acted and staged to perfection. A climax that’s a pictorial wonder. This Indian actor, Monroe Salisbury, stands equal to any of today’s actors in the Universal Film Co. as he in the clocing up of the Film offers his own life'to save his junger comrade from the prison. Show concludes with the Comic 6« Too Tired” See how it works out when husband and wife swap Jobs. ADMNISSTON: Bevorvall el 0000 s D General Epntrance.. Gl R Thursday Evening Concert INDIISTRIAL BRASS BAND Christiansted, Virgin Islands, february 19th 1920. R. GERARD, Leader. i Fart 1. March.. Virgin Islands.. Alton A. Adams Waltz... Azure Skies... Chas L. Johnson Schotise. Plaintive Tones. -Chas. R. S. Tickney One-Step. Hike Hike Hike- Nat Vincent Arr. by Geo.F. Briegel Part 2. March... Governor Gethals...Rosenkrans Overture. Enchanted Knight.C. Wheeler One-Step......Howdy......Clevelaad O. NATIONAL ANTHEM. The Native Brass Band rendered a popular concert las night to the enjoy ment of a large crowd. Patrons of the theatre are reminded of ‘tonight’s show a very attiactive pro gramme for which is publishea in this issue. The Danish and American colors were displayed yesterday from the dwellings of Danish residents in this town on the occasion of the fqurable result to Den mark of the plebiscite taken in the first zone of the duchy of .Schleswig by ‘vhich that province according to the provisicns of the peace treaty will be restored to Denmark after a separation of more than half a century, it having been with the duchy of Holstein ceded to Prussia. in 1866 at the termination of the war with that state which, during the 55 ycars of ST OCRULE A Y 1L S E German occupation, has unsuccessfully employed the most systematic, drastie, ?\nd .d|eterzr_lin<-:_d efforts 0o stamo out anisn aspirations and culiure. CORRECTIONS I _ln prices published in Monday’s, Tues day’s and yesterday’s Avis please read: “"Molasses Sugar 89 test, no quota tian. f lotton, Middling Upland, at Liverpool ver lb. 28 12/100d.”’ i oy Slesvig Reucited With Den mark. (By A. E. STAKEMANN.) People of Slesvig! The Day has come; we f wish to return home. That in which Gener ations have had faith, that for which our Fathers have fought, .that f.r which our Mothers have went, the Hope, which has carried our Somns through war and death, 18 now about being ful- Jilled. Thus sounded.in part the appeal to the People of Slesvig, who in conformity with the Treaty of Versailies should de cide the question of their reanion with Denmark. The Day (not the German ‘‘DER TAG”’) has come and._is passed and the question has been answered with: “WE WILL RETURN HOME?. According to cablr News which reach ed here yesterday, the plebiscite taken in virtue of the Versailles Treaty resulted in ar. overwhelming majority in favor of Denmark. By this vote a part of that territory, which the Prussians and Austrians, after a war bravely fought\ by the Danes against an overwhelming force of the in vading Prussians and Austrians, in 1864 annexed and administered with an iron hand, has now come back to Denmark by a free vote of 75,000 of the inhabi tants against but 24,000 o~ over 75% majority. Thus has been rectified another of the grcat injustices committed by the Ger mans against an unpffending people an another disregard shown for the sacred ness of treaties. After the war with Denmark was end ed the Prussians and Austri ns could not agree on dividing *he spoils, in conse quence of which a war between thes2 two Powers took place, resulting in the Peace Treaty at Praque in 1866, by sec tion V. of which treaty it was stipulated that Prussia should annex Holstein ani Slesvig, with the excepticn, hcwever, of the Northern part oi Sle 7ig, ie inhab tanis of which should cecide -or 'hen seives by viebiscite, whether :i.ev wou d beiong (v Veumark or Germiny. Tle latter Power, however, with a2 supreme indifference as to Tre ty stipulations ard knowing tne fceling of the inhabi:ants. has never aliowed the plebiszite to le taken, and orly now, wl en forced, ha e had to stbmic to samne. bor taging tne plebiscice HSlesvig wis divided 1n three Zones. Norta, Midcle and Souih Slesvig. On the 29°h. of Junuary last the alli:d Forces cecupied aad admiristered the territory, in which rhe piesiscite was o be neld, and whie simuitanejusly ws vacated by all German Civil ar.d M:lita 'y Aughorities. On the 10th inst. the plebiscite was held in the first Zone, aad tha: pait was in consequenca of the c:sult vacated )y the Allied Auchonties :nd hzndec over to the Danish Authorities. _ The next plebiscite wiil be held in tae second Zone on the Tth of March. A true and iuyal peopie bhas thusebecn celieved of German oppr2ssi n and ncw return home to their beloved MNoth:r Country. May the Reunion prove of everlasting happiness and prosperity to both par ties. READ AND THINK. Today, the high cost of living is hring ing about serious difficulties. The people of the laboring classes are well protected with a UNION. This UNION has made good its de mand for an increase of wages, and there
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is a great lihchhced of a still further in crease. The same old story repeats itself, that as ~oon as WAGES go up, COMMODI TIES go up as well. The merchant has to pay more to the porter to place his goods in the store, and the consumer has o pay more when he buys from the merchant. The farmer pays more for the cire of his cattle. He \herefore charges more t: the butcher., who in turn is compelled to charge more for his meat. The same thing apvlies to milk, ard we fin}? the fisherman raising ithe price of {ish. What is the remedy I« the Capitalist going to lose out? NO. He hasn’t lost out anywhere else. and you may rest assured, that he wiil not loose out here. Can the Feod Commission do anything to relieve the situation? Again I say, NO. The Food Commission at its bes’, ean only prevent PROFITEERING, wrich is only a remedy to keep the Capitalist from unjustly charging the consumer for his goods at extortionate prices. Rirt the Food Commission can never demand the C/ PITALISTS, be he mei chant, farmer or else to sell his goods at aloss. FOOD PRICES can never be made LOWER, as the price of LABOR goes HIGHER. In the meantime the people of the MIDDLE CLASS are made to suffer. The salesman or saleslady, clerk or book keeper, manager or overseer. and in fact all persons on fixed salaries, are unable .0 meet their immediate expenses. They, in turn cannot afford to pay mure to the cook, laundress or general house-worker. Without means, suiiable wearin2 ap pare! cannot be bought, and the TAILOR suffers. Our tradesmen and mechanies cannot afford to buy material, and you cannot afford to pay them for their profession, so long as you are not being paid detter wages. Ard WE have facing us, a very thresiening situation; a situation that gives good cause for UNREST. Leaving the Isiand is no heip to these conditions We cannot prosper by DEPOFULA TION. This island is OUR’S by Divine right, and as such it owes EVERYBODY a living. What MUST be done, and done qaickly is to organizz into a UNION of the MID DLE CLASS. CITIZENS PROTECI YOUR SELVES NOW, or sink into OBLIV'ION. AWAKE FROM YOUR LETHARGIC _STATE, and get together for your own salvation. This is an age of re-construction. ST C Rt A \v UNITE!!! ©O-02ERATE For CO-OPERA"'ION 'is the road to SUCCIESS. A novement is or ioot aloug these lines. It is your duty to respond to the CALL if you have any hojg 2 for the future wel fare of your countr and yourselves. I REPEAT, REA D AND THINK. THINK DEEP: .Y and let yoyr thoughts lead you .o the meeting which will be held in the very near future. ASILEY L. TOTTEN. Delegate V. I. P. L. To The Editor of Si. Croix Avis. Dear Sir:— This letter is v ritten by request. 1 have received seve al anonvmous letters in which the wri ers express surprise that did not take the staad or even at tend the Hearings held before the Con gressional Commit ee in the Colonial Council Chamber o February 9; and one of the writers—h¢ calls himself ‘‘Ad mirer’’—has reque :ted ‘‘an explanation in the Avis.”’ The letters seem to be the sincere out pourings of hones minds. There is no “‘gall and wormwc)Hd’’ in them, and, to use currenti ineie; ancy, ine writers are not ‘‘knockers.’”” One expression, to wit; ‘'l have alw:'ys looked up to you”’ might have been :«pproximately written by Mr. La Bega any other person of similar statue) wh) has time and again been compelled t. inok up to me. Now, I am free .o confess that while ostensibly the purjose of this letter is to say that pressure (f work only prevent ed me from being n the Ccuncil Hall on Monday last. in re: lity it is with feelings akin to those of tie old maid to whom suitors flocked whe 1 she inherited a for tune with which 1 vrite. I woman who lad passed fifty sum mers (so the story goes), and the Lord only knows how m iny winters, was still unmarried when :he inherited a large fortune. The mer in the community began to pay atte tion to her at once. One suitor vas mo e persistent than the others. He was :lways on the scene; and when the ‘‘psychological moment’’ had arrived he told her how he had always admired ber beau y, and intellect, and always would, and how wretched life would be wit out k2r. The lady listened attentively-—she h: d a sense of humor— and when the orat on was over she said: “*I know that all yu have said is a dod gasted lie, but I lo e tohear it—repeat it again, please.”’ Similarly, 1 appieci:te the many gond things my anonyiious admirers have written about me, and ask them to send me their names n t for publication by any means but sim ly for ray own grati fication. Resp :etfully, R. H. AMHLETT LEADER. rrederiksted, Feoruary 16, 1920. Queries. 1. lls it of the slightest benefit to the community that the Food Commission fixes, so to speak, prices, whether equi table or not. on a long list of articles pub lished in the newspapers and :leaves the suffering public who {scarcely ever sees those advertisements, to be charged any- Jhing the seller feels inclined 2. Shouldn’t in the first place the ruling prices be published through publie notices posted about in public places 7 Or must everybody be a subscriber to the Avis and Herald to get in touch with a mat ter upon which the economic salvation of the people depends 3. Has the Fnod Commission any means of enforcing the observance of the prices if fixes? If not what’s the use of it? 4. Isn’t fresh fish one of the chief sta ple articles of food in this island Why then isn’t the price of it regulated on an equictable basis to permit one and all of the underfed poor getting a square meal of at I2ast fish which the local costermon gers are selling at simply abominable prices b. Isit true the Dairy did such a splendid business the first half year that one of the swmaller stockholder: banked SBOO. clear surplus from his divi dend. 6. Couldn’t the Council pass an appro priation to get Mr. Hoover come down here for a few weeks to straighten up things. ANTI-HUMBUG. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Domin ca, Feb. 16th. Mr. C. G- Har ris leaves this evening by R. C. M. S, Caraquet to attend the forthcoming con ference of the associated chambers of commerce at Barbados. The other Domi nica delegate, Mr. Donald Riviere, is al ready in Barbados. St. Thomas, F_b. 17th. Traffic for An ticua and St. Kitts must be accepted sub ject to heavy delay nwing to a serious fault which has appeared in the cab.e permitting only slow and occasional work ing. Presiiie 't Wilson’s Reply To Ki [BSIe T WIISON'S heply 10 ning Christian’s Cable Os Thank Ghristian’s CGabie Os Thanks. Translated from ‘‘Politikan’’ I rejoice that the Versailles Treaty, in the discussions of which I had the honor to partake, by the deposit of ratifications of the subseribing Powers, has been ex ecuted, so that the opportunity may be afforded the inhabitants of the Danish Slesvig to express their will respecting a reunion with their beloved Mother Country, through which one of those ideals for which contended, has been realized. WOODROW WILSON.
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Publication. THEQ Kood Commission of St. Croix has fixed the follo #ing maximum prices which are to prevail until further notice. WHOLESALE FRICES: THE SAME AS HERETOFCRE PUBT.ISHED. RETAIL PR‘CES: Copmisanl. 0 0 v s D ee s LLS Ber DO Maae 0 s e L s s BP LW s it B e P o Bl b o i i s e o RisEeßnlin. 0 cvteeys s e aaeesna 0L ook Bitter .o o i e e L eS g o MU L e e e Bl Lol (chimolill e i AR Broad-nnleivensd or whler- .00 i v g e e it 1 0 o SR s G e e e- }lb, Three lc. loaves of bread must weigh 4 pound. N Ry 0 s e gl Sk e e e el 0 i e e B e M eke e 08, Dol L e i e R P e e TR s e e Reops. L e e L e o e e sel e, BeY Boing] Sweet polatoes--Hucksterapriee v ..v.i... ino Ode. per pound. Kerosene and charchal as heretofore publisk 2d. Ali weights and measures are AM.LRICAN 3TANDARD. F'ractional parts of a pound are to be so'd ir direct proportion to the pound rate. Christiansted St. Croix, the 5’ February 1929. D. CANEGATA. Charrman. LIST OF UNCLAIMED MAIL FOR THE WEEK {ENDING FEB. 14, 1920. Mr. William Baptiste, Hospital St. No. 52 Rosalia Benjamin, James Brathwaite, Mr. Harrel Walters Brune. King St. Ng. 86 8., Mrs. Rachael O. Bryan, Queen Street, Miss Gertrude Castine, Mrs. Daisy Clarke, Mr. Alexander Conton, Miss Crystalia Conton, Mr. A Francis, Mzx. Leopold Faullmer, Mrs. Olivia First, Mr. Amadeo Francis, Mr. Ben Giord, Miss Ann E. Grant. Miss Eneler Haire, Mrs. Mary Jackson Hammiery, Hill St. Mr. Gustave Hansen, S 0 BEa X aoy g Mrs. Cathrine Heckter, Market Street Na. 27 Viiss Mary Hendrick, Water Gut, Viv. Benjamin Huggins, idna Isaac, Mr. .ichn Jacobs, Mr. Mrs. Philip James, Mr. John Johnson. Miss Christophina Miller, iillen A. Miller, idr. Joseph Muller, Market Street No. 14, Miss Consvilla Noiels, I'Tiss Consuela Nolies, [lr. Bertie Pemberton, .liss Annie Petersen, i‘osina A. Phillips, Queen Cross Street, tirs. argaret Philips, Granard, Lliss Onedle Pickering, Morning Star, ITans Pillsen, King Street, [liss Elvira Gregg Sanantonis, tTr. Vietor Simons, Idiss Dorothy Smith, Miss Eulalia Stephens, Miss Mary Strawn (2), Mr. James S. Thomas, Miss Elizer Thomas, Miss Albertha Thomas, Miss Loretter Tuitt, Mrs. Madalaine Thomas, ec¢.oo. C. Thomas, Miss Ellen Wade, c.o. Este]‘m_ Jensen, Miss Christallia Williams, Hill St. 12, United States Post Office, Christiansted, St. Croix; V. I. February 16, 1920. B. R. LARSEN. Postmaster. FOR SALE. afald [2hing House-nold Furnishings Rugs, Chairs, Couch, Settee, Ta- Iles, Plants. Flower Stands, Elec tric Lamps and fixtures, Dressers, ete. AT THE RESIDENCE OF DR. R. H JENKINS, ol L uz'_'--l-_‘-n CilluivluGiers Walibd. WRITE to us for particulars for doing fine embroidery in your own home. Work listo be sent di rect to you by mail. You to return the finished work to us by mail. We pay good prices and remit promptly. H. C. ROWSE. Home Nezdlework Co. 4910 Washington Park Court, Chicaqo, .8 4 0 L NOTICE. Twe Dairy prices went up from yesterdey (Sunday 15th) as follows: SWEET MILK 13c. a Quart. i PO }gint i e ottle V b 5(:. SKIMMMED o Ousrt, i 3c. Pint PuiokEß Quart 9¢. T BUITTER sl.loc. per Pound. OrTICAL AID. YOUR prescription filled same day as recelved, repairs dispatched by return of mails. F. M. CORNEIRO, >te Thomas, 1L SV