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77TH
YZAR.
CHR[STIANST‘ED,
V.l U.S.
A.,
MONDAY,
2irH
SEPTEMBER
1923
75. 400 pounds
and its six
motors
are 3)J-
horsepywver
each.
Its
gas
bags
contain
about 2'000,000
cubic
feet
of helium—a
non inflawn me}e
gas.
The
big
ship
is
* housed
in a*hangar
that cost
$35,00,000.
—The Pathp
“der, Sept.
15th.
P
lo
°
üblication
OTICE
is heseby
yiven that
the
sum
N of
Fres.
170.40,
interest
accrued
on
the
invested
capital
of
His
Royal
Highness
Prince
VALDEMAR’'S
Wad-
ding
Memorial Fund
for
the
benefit
of
worthy indigent
persons
in §t. Croix, will
be
on hand for distribution
on the
22nd
QOctober,
1223.
Applications
for participation
in
this
distribution,
duly
certified,
should
be
forwarded
to the undersigned
on
or
be-
fore October
12:h,
1923,
on forms
which
can
be
obtained
{rom
the
Despatching
Secretary’s
Office.
Despatching
Seeretary’s
Offien,
Chris-
tiansted,
St.
Croix,
V.
I.
of
U. 8.,
15
Septembar,
1923,
R.
E. BARRETT.
Despatching
Secre ary.
?
lEL7E
g
F. M. CORNEIRO,
JEWELLER
& OPTICIAN,
St. Thomas,
V. I.
Quebec Steamship
Co.
THE S. S. “PARIMA”
is expected
to
leave
N2w
York
on
the
28th
inst.,
and
is .due
at Frederiksted
on
or
about
the
sth
prox.,
proceeding
to Windward
Islands.
ROB’T. L. MERWIN & Co. INc.,
Ageius.
Colombia Steamship
Co.
THE S.
S.
*“MARTINIQUE"”
sailed
from
New
York’
on
Thursday
evening,
and
is
due
here
on
or
about
the 27bt
inst.,
proceeding
to
Windward
Islands.
ROBT, L. MERWIN & CO. INc.
Agenrts.
-
THE
ST. CROIX AVIS
is printed and
yublished
daily (Sundays
and Holvdays excepted)
by G. Johansen
at
the Avie Office.
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2 cents
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Entered
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May
25th 1917 at the
Post
Ofice at Christian-
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St. Craix,
V. L. of the U. S. A.
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der
the Act of March 3, 1879.
Contribution to this paper
will be glad-
lg received
when the same
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and i 3 accompa-
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mame,
as
a guar-
antee
of good faith
The editor cannot
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responsible for the views of his correspon-
dents nor does he necessarily
endorse them
BIG AIRSHIP A SUCCESS.
The biggest
airship
in
the
world
to-
day,
designed
and
built
at
Lakehurst,
N. J.,
by the U.
S.
navy,
made
its
ini-
tial flight of one hour
to the entire
satis-
faction of all.
Thisis
the
ZR 1,
which
was started early in 1922
and
built
at
a
cost of $1,500,000.
It is slightly
smaller
than the ZR 2 which
was built in ogland
and sank in the viver
Hur:bder
while
on
a trial trip.
More than
15,000
pzople
gathered
to
watch
the leviathan
of
the
air make
its
first flight.
In the pilot
room
was
Capt-
Heinen,
formerly pilot
for
the
Zeppc'in
plant in Germany,
who
is
credited
with
having
led
several
raids
over
Enyland
during the war.
With a crew
of 11
men
the big ship was dragged
out of the
han-
gar by about 400
sailors;
it
took the air
easily under
the
power
of
its six giant
motors
and
soared
away
at
a speed
of
30
miles
an
hour.
The
ship
flow
just
one
hour,
at
an
attitude
of from
1,000
to
1,200
feet,
anl
then
returned
and
landed
as
smoothly
as
it
had
made
the
ascent.
Officers and crew
pronounced
the
big
ship
more
wonderful
than
they
had
hoped
for,
and
Admiral Moffett,
chief
of aeronautics
exclaimed
enthusiastical-
ly that
‘‘this
success
of America today
will
cause
tools
to
be
picked
up again
in hangars
all
over
the
world.
He said
the
ZR-1
would
be
used
continvously,
and that plans for a trip across
the north
pole would
be
speeded
up.
All agreed
that
‘‘a new
day
has
dawned
in
the
world of aeronautics.”’
‘The ZR-1 iz 680
feet
long.
Its
great-
est diameter
is 78
feet
and
its
greatest
height 96 feet.
Its total weight
is about
No. 220
Adverti
vertisement.
IDS
are
requested
for
the
following
B articles
which
are needed
in the
ad-
ministration
of
the
Christiansted
Municipa! Hospital,
Frederiksted
Muni-
cipal
Hospital,
Insane
Asylum
at Rich-
mond
and the Leper
Asylum
during the
months
of October,
November
and
De-
cember
1923:
Christiansted
Municipzl Hospital:
BREAD;
about
1800 lbs.
per month.
MEAT; about 650
Ibs.
per month {Beef,
Veal,
Mutton
& Pork).
WooD;
about
1 (one)
cord
per week.
( HARCOAL: about 5 bags
per week.
Frederiksted
Municipal Hospital:
MiILK; about
1200 Qrts.
per month.
BREAD; about
1600 Ibs.
per month.
MEAT; about
500 Ibs. per
month (Beef,
Veal,
Mutton & Pork).
WooD:
about
1 (one) cord per
wveek.
CHARCOAL; about 3 bags
per week.
Insane Asylum at Richmond:
BREAD:
about
1500 Ibs.
per month.
MEAT; about 500 Ips.
per
month
(Beef
& Veal)
WooD:
about
2 (two) cords
per
week.
Leper Asylum:
BREAD; abhout
1800 Ibs.
per month.
MEAT; about
300 Ibs.
per
month (Beef
& Veal).
WooD;
about
2 (two)
cords
per week.
All
supplies
to
be
best
quality,
and
satisfactory
(0o Hospital Officials deliver-
ed
at the
institutions.
Bids should be addressed
to
Chief Mu-
nic'pal
Physician,
St.
Croix, and to hand
not later than September
25th 1923.
H. M. STENHOUSE,
Chief Municipal Physician,
St. Croizx.
One
Ford Touring Car,
with
Self
Starter,
Demountable
Rims,
One Man Top, and Bumper.
Apply to
ERIK R. STAKEMANN,
Christiansted,
St.
Croix,
Sept.
10th 1923:
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