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CHRISTIANSTED,
V.l U.
8.
A.,
TUESDAY,
26ti
FEBRUARY
1924,
mission.
Mr.
Christian
requested
this
action
after the
Scpaie
had
shown
oppo-
siticn
to his
nominaii
.n.
Washington.
Feb.
21st.— Harry
Whit-
{
ney
of
New York, was today questionel
.
in seeret
session
by the Senate
Oil
Com-
.
mittee
regarding
possible
stock
trans-
actions
by public
officials.
Senator
El-
kins.
Republican,
West
Virginia,
isre
ported
to have
stated
that
he
had
pur-
‘
chased
stock
in the
Sinclair Consolidated
oil Coy.,
and
was willing
to tell
the Oil
‘
Committee
sbout
it.
President
Coolidge
was
today advised
by Senator
Lodge
of
Massachusetts
the
Republican
Leader
that
Republican
Senate
sentiment
was
growing
in
avour
of
the
retirement
of
Attorney
General
Daugherty
from
the
Cabinet.
Mr. Daugherty
in a statement
published
here
defied his erities
and said
he
was willing to have
his
depariment
investigated.
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London,
Feb.
21st.—In
the
House
of
f
Csmmons
this
afterncon
the
Govern-
|
ment,
in view of “the
existinz
employ-
|
ment
situaticn,
decided
to
proceed
with
|
the
layving down of five cruisers
an'd
txo
|
destroyers
as
soon
s
Parliamentary
i
sanction I 8 given,
.
;
London, Feh,
21¢t. —The do krs
shike
|
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considered
1o be
virtnally
at
an
ead
|
although final nezotiaiions
may
be
somie-
!
what protracted.
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tor
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of WILLIAM LEE
.
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said
estate
are hereby notified to present
same
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undersigned
at
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King Street
in
Christiansted,
with
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necessary
proofs,
within
6 months
from
the
date of this notice,
Parties
indebted
to
the said estate
are
requested
to make payment
to said A. E,
STAKEMANN.
Christiansted,
St.
Croix,
V. 1.
U. S,,
this 25t day of January
1924.
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ST. CROIX STATION.
Herrinills,
Feb.
21st—A
compromise
has
been
re=ched
between
the factions
in
Wi'liamson
Co iaty,
under
which
the Ku
Kiux Kian
wul
cease
dry
raids
and
re-
move
Glenn
Young,
leader of
the
diy
forees.
‘Two of tle sherifls deputi=s will
also
be removed
and
ihe
siate
trocps
are
reported
to have
left
the country.
Paris,
Feb,
2lst—The
French
High
Military Commission
is
stated
to be
op-
posed
to the
abandonment
of
the
Ruhr
railways
to Germany
as provided
for in
the plan of the experts
committee.
The
Freach
and
Belgian
military
forces
are
using
these
railways
without opposition
from German
railwaymen.
San Salvador,
Feb,
21st.—Three
Presi-
dents
have
been
prociaimed
by
various
factions
in Honduras
for
the
fortheom-
ing presidential
contest.
Paris,
Feb.
2lst.—Tlhe
commission
of
inquiry which is investigating
the
loss of
the dirigible
Dixmude,
with
a
crew
of
60,
finds
that
the
destruction
was
due
to the airship being
siruck
by
lightning
and that
no blame
can
be
placed
or any-
one.
Washington,
Feb.
21st.-——Repairs
to the
aiirship
Shenandoah
will
require
ten
weeks
to
be
carried
out
and
will cost
78.000
doilars,
according
to
a
board
of
inguiry
which
investigated
the
recent
escape
of the
airship
from
its
mooring
mast
at Lakehurst
Air Station.
Washington,
Feb.
21st.—-President
Coolidge
has
withdrawn
the
name
of
George B. Christian Jr.,
Secretary
to the
late
President
Warren
G.
Hardinz,
as
a membar
of the
Federal
Trade
Con-
No. 45
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Grand
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Entertainment
under
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auspices
of
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ary Socie'y of
the A. M. E. Chureh.
This
is
the
unique
affair
to be staced
for those
who apprecia‘e
'ocal
genius.
faich
5,
1924
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#aich
si,
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AT THE LABOR UNION HALL.CHRIS-
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TIANSTED,
Sf.
CROIX,
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is the time and
place
for
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|
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Band
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i
ance
and render
some
lively seleetions.
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open
at 7 00 p.
m.
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Reserved
Seats
.......
......40¢c.
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Refreshments
on sale
in Galore.
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and
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