St. Croix Avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]) 1844-Current
October 20, 1920

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‘v i Tt /X “1 e %s N Jfi l 3\\\ 15‘ 75TH YEAR. THE ST. CROIX AVIS 18 printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Office.- TERMS---50 cents monthly in advance. 2 cents per single copy. kntered as second-class matter May 26th 1917 at the Post Office at Christian xted, St. Crowz, V. L. of the U. S. A., un der the Act of March 3. 1879. Contribution to this paper will be glad ly received when the same deals with mat ters of gemeral interest, and i 8 accompa nied with the author’s name, as a guar antee o,t;gmd faith. The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon dents nor does he necessarily endorsethem. TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STA {ION. Riga, Qct, 14th.—The Bolsheviki and t she Poles have concluded an agreement whereby Poland obtains concessions from Russia with regard (o the product of the iron mines of the Ukraine. This question caused some delay in the pre liminary negotiations between them. Havana, Oct. 14th.—The banks of this city bhas received funds amourting to six miiiion dollars London, Oct. 14th.—Mr. Mac Sweeney, Lord Mayor of Cork, passed the night in a state of extreme weakness. The bualle tin of the Irish League states that he has I.ow completed sixty two-days of his hunger strike. Paris, Oct. 14th.—The Echo De Paris announces that an exchange of views continues between Franee and England on the subject of the Vilna incident, but that the two Governments have apparent ly agreed that the Warsaw Govt. was not responsible for the affair and that a so:ution will be found by the League of Nations. In the meantime, the two countries have decided to send a joint note to Poland, recommending modera tion on the subject, and the ‘'Petit Parisien’’ says it has already been dis patched to Warsaw. Paris, Qect. 14th.—Admiral Fournier has communicated to the Academy of Science an invention by M.Leth, a French engineer, consisting of the use of an elec trically illuminated cable toallow ships to locate the entrance to ports during dense fogs. The Minister of Marine, who witnessed the trials, has deeided to install such a eable at the entrance of all CHRISTIANSTED. V. 1. U.S. A., !yEDNESDAY 20rH OCTOBER 1920. ports, and according to the ‘‘Matin’’ there is even a question of placing a luminous cable across the Channel to facilitate maritime communication between France and England during the winter Warsaw, Oct. 14th.—The new occupa tion of Vilna by the Poles has created in tense enthusiasm throughout the coun try, the population showing great appre ciation of Genl. Beligowski who has re stored to Poland this pearl of her terri tory. bile Accessories Co., in order to introduce its products in the Virgin Islands territory is giving through its agent the benefit of reduced prices to car owners for a short time on Guaran teed Artleles. AMERICO TIRES (6,000 miles) 30x3, SIB.OO, 30x34 $22.00, nonskid. INSYDE TIRES, (uot ordinarv relin ers) prevents blow out and saves inner tube, prolongs the life of old casings, can be used more than ance, sizes 30x3, $4.00, 30x34 $4.75. (Larger sizes also.) INNER TUBES (5,000 miles) 30x3, $3.15, 30x34, $3.75. (Larger sizes also.) CONVEX DIMMER L ENS FOR FORDS $2.00 per pair. AUTO PAINT (Black coat and varnish finish, brush set in rubber, sand paper, and instructions by a professional.) Camplete Kit enough for one car $3.00. FORD FAN BELTS (short) 40c. (long) 50c. ELASTIC RUB-R-BAK PATCHES (stretches with the inflation of inner tube, a positive improvement over other patches, no heating, 1 sheet for nearly 200 patches) SI.OO. TREDKOTE BLOW-OUT PATCHES for cuts up to 3 ins. SI.OO, 4 ins. and over $1.25. Any Three Letters for initials on car, (brass cast) 50c. Special Features. ELECTRIC TAIL LIGHTS with wire to Magneto, $3.50. Starter (by hand while seated in car, no cranking) $16.00. Book your orders now. Prices quoted U. S. Currency equivolent accepted. H. A. DELEMOS, Agent. Christiansted, St. Croix. Not'ce To The Public SANITARY RULES regarding the sale of bread, cakes, pies, pastries and can dies in the towns of Christian sted and Frederiksted, Muni cipality ot St. Croix. NDER the provision of pardagraph 028‘. Sanitary Regulations for the towns of Christiansted and Frederik sted, Municipality of St. Croix, of Janu ary 30, 1886 authorizing the Board of Health to control the sale of provisions and by the authority placed in the Chief Sanitation Officer by the Governor to assume the functions of the Board of Health, rhe following measures are here by set forth to take effect November i Lat; 1920: Bread, cakes, pies, pastries and candies offered for sale or kept for the purpose of being sold must be proteeted from i flies, dirt and dust at all times. All persons engaged in making bread, cakes, pies, pastries and candies for saie, must doso in room so screened that is 'l absolutely fly-proof, such room not to be used as a bed-room, living room, or for any purpose other than the making of i bread, pies, cakes, pastries and candies. It is forbidden to allow dogs, cats, chickens, duecks and all other animals in any room used for the purpose of making bread, cakes, pies, pastries and candies. All persons engaged in the preparation, bandling or sale of such provisions us i enumerated above, must be free from disease, wear clean clothes and have clean hands, including clean finger nails. All shops, stores and stands keeping any of the above enumerated provisions for sale must do so in a screened con tainer that is absolutely fly-proof. All provisions as enumerated above not prepared, kept or scid in accordance with the above rules will be considered as injuricus to health and will be des trcyed as provided for in paragraph 28 l of the Sanitary Regulations for the towns of Christiansted and Frederiksted, Municipality of St. Croix of Janvary 30, 1886. H. V. HUGHENS, Chief Sanitation Offcer. .U 0 25

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8.30. THURSDAY EVENING 8.30. “THE LAST SHOW”’ OF “The C Case” _ e LCarter LCase:. Episode No. 1}: 5 “Where The Clues Cross.” Episode No 15: “The Flaming Death.” For the last time Herbert Rawlinson and Margaret Marsh as Craig Kennedy and Anita Carter. Whom do you think Avion’ was? Try to guess. and don’t matter how good you guess, you will be highly surprised, when you see the truth Beginning. Beginning. Beginning. “Th Os The Submarine” e Secret e Submarine”. THE FIRST EPISODE OF THIS FAMOUS SERIAL WILIL. BE EX HIBITED in order to give vou an opportunity to judge abont this exceptional Seral Show concluding with: “NON-SKID LOVE.” COMEDY. ADMISSION Reserved deats...... T ..a0 and 40¢ Coboral Entranee. e L Children 20 an(.{_}Q(_:_________MW___“_“_*___’ L NOTICE

ÜBLJC notice is hereby given that the annual examination of applicants for B teachers’ licenses will be held on March 21, 22, 23, 1921. Any citizen of tne United Stares or of the Virgin Islands, over sixteen ycars of age, who is known to be a person of good moral character, is eligible-to sit at these examinations. Information regarding said Xxamina- tions may be obtained from the Director of Education or the Assistant Director of Education. DANIEL R. NASE, Director of Education. The s. s ‘'‘Parima’ is expected to leave New York to-day (20th) for these islands, omitting Demerara. BANKING ABROAD In a pamphict, entitied A Message from Mexico, issued by the American Exchange Nuational Bank, New York we read the tollowing about Banking conditions 1n Mexico. Viz: ST CRul X% AViD "The banking situation is in fact very serious. The chick pea growers, whose crop this vear is plentiful, the farmers who this. year are harvesting more wheat than in any previous year, the cotton planters, whose production will exceed a million bales, and the hemp ‘planters ili are actually being erashed b: the mcney 'enders, middieinen and profiteers. They are selling their pro ducts at half price, while the middle men and profiteers sell at double prices. ’L The business men in general in Mexi c¢o consider themselves fortunate if 'they succeed in obtaining loans at sor 6 per cent per month. Under such: counditions, business is terribly handi capped, and this elearly explains the great contraction of business at pre sepl in Mexico, and shows the pressing need of rehabilitating the banks in or der to renew and #stimulate trade.”’ Six pec cent interest, per month! Suppose our planters and merchants were up against similar conditions! OFFICIAL NEWS, October 19, 1920. (Governor Oman attended the meeting of the Colonial Counecil for the Municipal ity of St. Croix yesterday. He was ac companied by Government Secretary [immons. e— e e r Ensiga Charles W. Fox, Supply Corps. U. S. Navy, entered upon duty as Des patching Secretary in St. Croix, yester day. Judge Malmin -who ha been ill in the hMunieipal Hosgpital, St. Thomas, return ed toSt. Croix 'on the U. S S. Vixen yesterday. _ vernment Attorney Keyser returned to St. Croix vesterday. He will return to St. Thomas probably the latter part of this waek. Lieatenant Donald R. Evans U. S. Navy. is expected to arrive sonn from leave in the States. The U K. S Gu'fpori is expected to acrive daring the next few days and will be fullowed shortly by the U. S. 8. Han cock. Frederiksted, St. Croix, V. I. U. S. October 18th 1920. The S. S. “*Korona’’ arrived at this port. at 6 o’clock a. m. with a cargo of approximately 1,400 packages for the island Her passengers were: From New York:—Mrs. Mary Greene, Vir. Mrs. Holger Jessen, Miss Lizzie Overmann, Mr. Mrs. Geo. Beckles, Mr. Hans Larsen, Mr. Edward Gedde, Mr. Chas. Pelton, Mr. Wilberforce. From St. Thomas: —Miss L. Wiewall, Pedro A. Pasan, Roman Gomez, Andrew B. Crosas, Mr. W. C. Barry, Miss Helen Golden, Mr. Harry Halliday, Mrs. Otilla Thompson, Wilford Pedro, Frederik Innis, Venetia Roberts, Mrs. Louisa Baady. ot She brought also a very large mail fyom the States. Unloading completed about 4 p. m.* Ship sailed one hour after for Windward Islands. The Schooner ‘'Virg.nia’’ arrived this morning about 12.30 from San Juan, Porto Rico via St. Thomas Due to pre vailing ecalm weather she arrived later than is her usual custom. She also brought some United States maii. Other mail received from her from Porto Rico and St. Thomas. The following were her incoming passengers: From Porto Rico,— Marjana W. Woods, Alice Fyrsters, Andrey Fyrsters, Theo dore Fyrsters, Cyril Fyrsters. From- St. Thomas:—Miss Georgiana Cornelius; Mrs. Annie Samuel, Mrs.. Rosanna Ford, Mrs. Lillian Bodkin. Despite the calm she sailed on the return trip at 9 o’clock a. m. Passengers for Porto Rico: —E. F. Gar- land. Mr. Mrs. C. Bjerg child, Vi

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ginia Eleoek, W. Roebuck daughter, George Me Kellin, Mary Cornelius. For St. Thomas:—Allan George, Rafael Pannitt, Jose M. Soreta. R. Hansen. U. S. PRESS NEWS. WASHINGTON: Thirty Planes were destroyed in the fire which caused dam age estimated to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to the Naval Air Station at Anacostia late yesterday afternoon. Two wooden hangers in which the planes were kept were demolished as well as half a dozen building housings, machine shops. the stock and tool rooms. Seven additional planes which had not been com letely assembled were alsc destroy ed. There was no loss of life; the build ‘ing being deserted at the time. The fire was caused by defective wiring. BOSTON: The Yacht Cruiser Dolphin left here yesterday with Rear Admiral Henry F. Bryan in command, byund tor South America to serve as flag-snip of a special squadron which has been organiz ed for a mission to Latin, Awerica. The squadron’s first call will be Valpariso, Chili, to represent the customary cele bration commemorating the discovery of the Straits of Magellan. WASHINGTON: John Moran, Chief of the United States Secret Service, gave warning against the purchase of bonded tvhisky. A vast number of bottles with counterfeit international revenue stamps have been adixed are being sold by bootleggers, he said. It is frequently only wood alcohol or worse. WASHINGTON: The Shipping Board refused a bid of three million dollars for the liner Leviathan. A request from the Department of Labor that the steamer be ‘turned over to Ellis Island for use in housing immigrants alsc has been re fused. DELLAS, TEXAS: The new Mexican Government will recognize all legal for eign debts of Mexico and all legal rights of Mexicans and foreigners alike, says General Alvaro Obregon, President-elect of Mexico, who assnmes office December finst. If the United States will recog nize Mexico and the Government of Alfredo Ne La Huertv, he will do the right thing. Mexico in future will not do anything against morality and honesty. WASHINGTON: Two great Fleets will bs sent around the world by the Navy Depart.nent starting next June, Secretary Daniels announced yesterday. The demonstraticn will be the greatest made by any nation, and will have twice the power of"the Fleet Roosevelt sent around the world in niaeteen eight. WASHINGTON Thorough investiga tion of the fire at the Naval Air Station at Anacostia has been ordered by Cap tain J. H. Kayton. Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard. WASH(NGTON: During the last few weeks ther. has been a net gain of five g R &aNY G thousand enlistments in the Navy over seperation from the gervice on expira tion of the enlistment period, and Navy Officials and recruiting officers believe that this rate of increase can be main tained or bettered. LONDON MacSwiney. Lord Mayor of Cork, passed a very good night at Brixton prison, accoueng to bulletins. His physician announced 1f Mac®winey became unconscious he would try to do all he could to save his life and would feed him as far as he could while he was unconscious. COUORK: The death last night of Mit chell Emerald, first oi the hunger strik ers to succumb as the result of their fast of more than two months, probably wili have a bad effect on other hunger strik ers, twoof whom are very low. TELEGRAMNS. ST. GROIIX STATION. Paris, Oct. 14th.---M. bßourgeois has teiegraphed to the military rission of the League of Nations in Poland that the Po lish Govi. has deelared its disapproval of the attitude of Genl. Beligowski and is ready to take the necessary steps for remedying the regrettable incident. Paris, Oct. 14th.—The United States Ambassador, in the course of a speech at a largely attended dinner, recalied the influence of the new world in the issue of the war in support of justice and right. It was a sign, he said, that the two hemispheres ghould be closely united, because after having delivered the world fron an imperial despotism, such a union may be called upon to save it from the claws of a savage and bar barous proletariat. Dr. Pecanna, ex- President of Brazil, in the name of the representatives of the American nations expressed their most sincere wishes for the prosperity of Kurope and especial ly of France whose genius, he declared the world can never too greatly ad mire. He urged the solidarity of the two worlds for the triutaph of those principles of liberty and justice which should lead to the re-establishment of the equilibrium of their peoples. Washington, Oct. 16th.—Officials at the State Department declared today it was not thought that the United States would be represented in any manner uat the first meeting of the League of Na tions, which will take place at Geneva on the fifteenth of November next. The American delegates who were present at the recent meetings of the League, such as the Financial Conference :nd the In ternational Labour Conference, Brus sels, assisted only as observers, in the same way as Ambassador Johnson assist ed last Spring in the meeting at San Remo. London, Oct. 16th.— With one million miners on strike this evening, thousands of workmen on the docks and in indus tries already without work and the wcrk- men of the transport companies and the railways summoned soon (o discuss the question of a sympathetic strike, Eny land finds herself facing the greatest in dustrial revolution of her history, iu the opinion of political and labour leaders who discussed the situation today. Mr. Lloyd George has addressed a iicssage to the nation relative to the strike, in whieh he says that the Government had done all in its power to avoid this calamity, but that the miners, rejecting all offers, attempted to gain their ends by force. The nation, he declares, will resist these attacks with all its strengih and the re sult is not doubtiul. Milan, Oect. 16th.—According to the newspaper ‘‘Perseveranza’’, a widespread anarchist plot has been discovered in this city. The arrest of the editorial staft of the anarchist journal '‘'Unanita Nuovo™ which took place yesterday, was the first step taken against the piot and will be followed by other imiportant arrests, per haps including the anarchist Malatest, director of the journal. Paris. Oect. 17th.—A despateck from [Liege announces the deatii from pneu monia of General Leman, the leader of the glorious defence of that city in 1914. Liile, Oct. 17th.—Marshai Betain' pre sided at the fetes celebrating the de liverance of Lille from the yoke of Ger many. Paris, Oct. 17th -At the opening of the anti-tuberculosis congress M. bre ton, Minister of Fublic Health, empha sized the urgency of a campaign against the scourge. He praised the generous cooperation of the United States and particulariy that of the Rockfeller Com mission. Dallas, Texas, Oect. 17th.— General Alvare Übregon, President elect of Mex ico, who will assume his duties cn the first of December next, declared at ap international banquet here yesterday that the new Mexican Govt. would re cognize all legal foreign and all the rights of Mexicans and foreigners in Mexico. This declaration followed an address of welcome from the Govern ment of Texas in which he declared that as far as Texas was concerned General Obregon was already reccgnized. jte General furiher said Le wus siire (hat the United States wcuid reccgnize ihe new Govt. of Mexico s scen as ipe stableness ard the intenticrs vere 1100 y known by the public. Femeraxa, Uelo L~ C B Davis,Leputy Colonial Treccvrer, vl tos been appointed Auditer Cerers: o1 Ju Waien, lell yesteroey iy 8.1. N Lollpmewiine 1o Izke uvp Fis rewm gp. pointm.ent, Havana, Cct. 18th.— Menters ¢f ihe crew Os the schecrer W F. Fes:h vege lost ¢fi Sentisge ce (ils, iciicwirg g collision with the An cricen steemn r (230 Mambke. Ihe sclccrer iscirkirp. Sle mistcok the signal f the (zye Mente, the Captain reports.

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Ofticial Notice. THE official notice of the opening of the October Term of the Dictriet Court of the Virgin Islands of the Uni ted States, for the Municipality of St. Croix, at Frederiksted on the 18th, and at Christiansted on the 20th insts., res pectively, is herepy cancelled and with drawn, owing to the severe illness of His Honor, Lucius J. Malmin, presiding judge of said court. A future date, as early as possible, will be announced for the opening of the term. J. F. HENRY. Clerk of the Court. By Order. Oct. 11, 1920. Received a fresh supply of ASSORTED €CHOCOLATES BON BONS in boxes, cakes loose weight. SUGAR ALMONDS, CHOCO! ATE PEP PERMINTS etc. Assortment of Biscuits L.unch, Marie, Fig Newton ete. CITRON, CURRANTS, RAISINS, Sweet Bitter Almonds, CALIFORNIAN FRUITS Apricuts, Pears, Peaches Strawberries, Che ries, Pine Apple etc. LOBSTER, SHRIMPS, TUNA FISH SARDINES Campbel’s Soups, Tomatoes, Wax Beans, Corned Beef, Smoked Beef, ote. Woodbury’s Soap Cin-U-Form Lozenges CAMEL CIGARETTES, PTO. RICO (IGARS, ate. Jean Pefersen, Frederiksted. LOST A GOLD .STIEK VIN SHAPE OF A MALTESE ChOSS: WiITH A STONE OF AME THIST SET IN THE CENTER. Finder will be rewarded by bringing same to this office For good appetiteand good digestion use ‘s"\o Dr. Ross’ Life [ills. Readers, No 2017, ST R 0 &0 B AUCTION. AT the request of Lawyer STAKE MANN on behalf of the parties concerned the adection advertised for Thursday the 14th of October 1920 of the Property No. 23 in Company Street in Christian sted belonging to Miss SUSAN BOUGH is hereby postponed un til Tuesday the 26th October 192 v ATSOUVILOCKR F M. Christiansted’s Vendue Office, St. Croix, October 13th 1920. Fee: Fr. 00D Say Five Francs) WILH. JENSEN. R ived o 99 Ex S. S. “Kathadin” “Ko -37 rona POTATOES, ONIONS, APPLES, CARBAGES, MIKED VEGETABLES, SELECTED FAMILY BEEF, FAMILY MESS PORK, PICKLED MACKERELS. SA:.MON, BA CON, AND A FINE 'ASSORTMENT OF GROCERIES. You are invited to come and see my Stock. Christiansted, 18’ Oct. 1920. A. R. Mclntosh. e e R ST NOTICE. CCORDING toa decision at the last extraordinary meeting o the Mem bers of the ST. CROIX CLUB on the 2nd inst.. those members who are in arrears of subscriptions and to whom accounts have been repeacedly rendered will be execiuded rrom the Club if aec counts are not settied by the Ist Novem ber 1920. THE BOARD. Reduction In Price Os Ford Gars And Trucks. FORD TOURING CAR with self Blamer. .o o s i o SOO FORD TOURING CAR without sall ABer .08 73000 TRUCK with pneumatic tires and demountable Rim5.......$ 844.00 TRECIOR o .8 Order mow from the Ford Agen cy, Christiansted. Received BY LATE ARRIVALS At Stakemann’s Store MEN’S WHITE BOW TIES, WOODBURY'’S SOAP, FACE COLD CREAM, SHAVING STiCKS POWDER, GILLETTE. Ever Ready GEM BLADES, FORD CORK GASKETS, BRAKE SHOES, SINGLE SWITCHES, TUBES, RELINERS. ELECTRIC HEADLIGHTS, MECHELIN MASTIC CEMENT, RIM PAINT, Carbon Remover, Bicycle Bells, HANDLE BARS, AUTO JACKS PUMPS, HAIR CLIPPERS, RAZOR STROPPERS HONES, GALV. WASH PANS BUCKETS, ELECTRIC TAIL LIGHTS with Li cense Bracket. ERIK. R. STAKEMANN. Christiansted, 4-10-20 DEAFNESS And Noises In The Head. tv YOU ARE A SUFFERE--Go to vour Loecal Druggist and order ‘CON CENTRATED SOV/RDAL,’ price 46/ per tin. This New reinedy gives aimost immediate relief, and quickly eJects a permanent cure. It penetrates to the actual seat of the complaint, and has completely cured many cases which were considered hopeless. If your Chemist does not yet stock ‘SOURDAL’, do not accep’ anv substitute, but send money order for a supply direct to the 'SOUR DAL’ DISTRIBUTING CO, 38 STA- I'"ON ROAD, CROYDON,. SURREY., ENG., and a package will be mailed per returm with full directions.