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CHRISTIANSTED
THEATRE
8.30.
MONDAY
EVENING
8.30.
16
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The Lure of the Circus
Universal Serial
Featuring
“Eddie Polo”.
Episode
15:
THE STOLEN RECORD.
Episode
16:
THE KNOCKOUT.
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20 and
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EDITORIALS.
As we were saying yesterday,
the Food
Commission
did not
insist
on passing
on
the proposition
to increase
the
price
of
meat
as introduced byMr. Jargensen,
ow-
ing to the opposition
raised
ag
inst that
scheme
by neutral members
of the
com-
mission
which,
we
repeat,
is too
largely
made
up of
men directly and personally
interested
in the
raising
of
live
stock.
To be
as effective
:
nd usefal
as possible,
this
commission,
or
any
comriaission
as
far as
that
goes,
should
consist
of
par-
ties
having
experience
aad
ability
to
judge
in
the
problems
wich
vhicn
the
commission
will have
to
deal; but
while
it may include members
direct
y zffec ed
by actions
of the commission
a:
a
whole,
there ought not
to be that freponderaiice
of representation
which practically
places
the
power
to sway ,decisiors
(ne way
or
the other as suits
the indivilua
or collec-
tive, and alas! in too many
‘nstances,
the
selfish
aims of those
interested.
In ap-
poir ting members
of this Food
Commis-
sjon
it
must
be
assumed
that
the
Gov-
ernment
was of
the
impressiot.
that
. the
best
selections
had
been
made,
and
now
that it is
plainly sho /n
itbat
there
‘are
defeects
in the makeup
of the commission
be cause of too many
members
being inter-
ested
in passing
a certain
measure,
it is
hoped that
some
steps
will be
taken
to
reorzanize
the
commission
in order
that
its primary
object of serving the
public
interest
impartially,
may
be
achieved,
or
at
any
rvate
rendered
more
pos-
sible.
To
have
a
continuaticn
of
the
present
condition
of
things
the
Food
Commission,
with
so
many "’
of
its
members
interested
in
raising the price
.
of cattle
because
it suits
their
own
as-
~
pirations,
or
of something
else
because
.
their
personal
interests
are
served,
instead
of
being
of
the
slightest
use
~
will
become
a
positive
danger,
and
'
tnder
these
circumstances
the
sooner
.
the commission
is put
out
of
power
the
|
better
for
all
hands.
The
price
of
|
meat
18
now
more
than
twice
what
it
.
ought
to
be
when
considering
the
‘
leathery
steaks,
and
other so called
~
young
stock
which
hy
upsetting
the
|
digestion
of
the
community
have
ex-
|
ceeded
any hardship
experienced
thiough
|
the
lack
or
price.
of
sugar,
and
if
| - the price
of
meat
is
to
be
raised
then
|
it
she:ld
be
done
only
on
the
basis
|
of
quality
which
is
a
feature
now
|
totally ignored.
There
is
no
sanitary
|
inspeciion
of
cattle
so
far
as
known,
'
and
the
oldest,
toughest,
wornout,
dis.
|
eased
oxen
that
could
never
serve
.
any
other
purpose
are kindly
sold
the
.
local butchers
at extravagant
prices
for
|
the
feeding
of
the
people who must
be
|
oatisfied
with
what
they
get
and
be
.
thankful
it
doesn’t
cost
more.
in fact
'
most of the butchers
complain
they
can-
|
not obtain
stock,
or decent
stock,
and
it
~is
a fact that the miserable,
pitiable
ob-
~Jects
sold locally would never
be
offered
~
so,
or accepted
by the
agents
cf
the
ex-
-
port trade.
Where then
can there be any
.
comparison
between
the prices
of catie
as
supplied
to
the
exporr
trade
and
|
the
local
market?
The
attempt
at
'
raising
the
price
of
cattle
on
such
~a
contention
is
unreasonable
and
ridi-
.
culous,
and
it
is hoped
that
no
heed
-
will be paid to it.
I* has
likewise
been
~
said
that milk will tke another
rung
in
'
the H. C. L. ladder .
_soon
as
meat
as-
cends.
As for milk, there seems
to us to
be mor~ rcom
for improving the
quality
of
this
commodity
and
the
system
of
its
delivery
than
of
increasing
the
price.
We will reserv.
further comment
on this subject
awaiting developments.
Owing to the absence
of two members
of
the Wood
Commission
at its
meeting
Thursday
afternoon
a
catastrophe
was
barely
averted.
The
gentlemen
of
the
commission
are
doubtiess
busy,
and
have
their
other
affairs
to
look after,
but it
is to
be regretied
that
it
is
not
possikble
to have
a complete
attendance
at
all meetings
except
in extreme
cases
wl.ere absence
is unavoidable.
The
com-
mission
meets
but
seidom,
and
especi-
ally of
late
its
business
has
called
for
careful
and
serious
consideraticn,
and
all
the efforts
of
its
fighters,
and
we
do
not
like
to
know
the
burden
of
piloting
the
public
interest
through
the
H.
C.
L.
quagmire
is
left
to
one
or two
who, while conscientious
enough
to stand
by
their
convictions,
are
una-
ble
to
cast
the
sufficiency of
votes
to
attain
the object.
It is
not
our
opinion
that
the
Food
Commission
actually
intends
to
attempt
the prevention
of
export
of
raw
sugar
by dealers.
The factis
that
very few if
arfy dealers
hoid enough
sugar
to
make
it worth toeir while to
ship it anywhere.
LOCAL.
With reference
to
a recent
communi-
cation
regarding
the closing of the
left
door in the
theatre,
the proprietor,
Mir.
Svendsen,
asks
to state
that fre wire bar-
rier will be
removed
as
soon
as
he
can
secure
the services
of
a workman
to
put
up
a light
wicket
at
the
entrance
in
question,
The
S.
S.
"*Korona’’ from
New
York
arrived at I'rederiksted
this morning and
will sail
jor the Islands
this aiternoon.
Mail
for New
York
per
s.s.
Guiana
wiil be
closed
at 4 p.
m.
Monday 19th.,
official
notice
confirming
or
changing
which will appear
in Monday’s issue.
With
reference
to
newspaper
com-
ment
and correspondence
on
the subject
of
the factories
being
foreed
o
supply
the
local
market
with sugar
at
former
low
prices,
it
is
pointed
out
that
the
factories
are
not
to
blame
in
connection
with
the
presen:
desperate
situation,
it
being
the
Colenial
Counecil
which
so
modified
the
provisions
for
the
Food
Commission
as
to divest
it of the
power
to be
an effective and
reaily useful body,
and
the Commission
itseil
which refused
to act
upon the motion of Mr. M. A. Pretio
whno
on April 26th when
the price of sugar
was
12
cents
a
pound
proposed
to
ap-
proach
the Government
toward obtaining