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THE Governor
arrived
on
U.8.8.
Vixen
at Frederiksted
this morning,
where
he will
be
the
gues.
of Judge
and
Mrs.
Noll, Monday, Tuesday
and
Wednesday,
January
26th
te 28th inclusive.
He will proceed
to
Christiansted
on
Tuesday
where
he will see
those
who
de-
sire
ar interview
ac the office
of the Des
natching
Secretary
between
the hours
of
12.00 and
1.00 o’clock
and
at the office of
Judge
Noll
in Frederiksted
between
the
hours
of 3.00
o’clock
and 4.30
p.
m.
the
afternoon
of the
same
day.
Judge’s
Office,
Frederiksted,
January
26,
1920.
»
Virgin Islands
Protective
League
Branch
of St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
For
the Honor.
Dignity and
Integrity
of
the pcople
of all
classes,
grades
and
complexions.
For Peace
and
Happiness
in these
is-
lands.
f'or the Unification of the
Masses!
For
improvement
along
educational
lines,
morally,
politically, industri-
Alley aenAd
ArlhAavivrran
€Aly
Qil\A
ULLILLVYOO
All persons
desirnus
of b coming
mem-
bers
may
register
their
names
at
the
headquarters
of
the
Unpited
Laboring
Association.
No dues.
Citizens
help to
encourage
the
return
of our native people
to these
shores.
MoORRIS E.
Davis
President
CHRISTIAN TAYLOR Vice-President
JAMES ROBERTS
Secretary
JAMES HENRY
Treasurer
CHARLES
HENRY Sergeant-at-Arms.
All persons
belonging to
Christiansted
District
may
register
their
names
with
Mr.
W.
Abramson,
Grocer—until
Mr.
Totten gives further
notice.
:
THE
Danish
Consul-General
at
St.
Thomas
has
received
information that
voting in First
Zone of Slesvig
will take
place
February
tenth
aad
about
*hree
weeks later in Second
Zone.
NATIVE BRASS
BAND.
Weather
vermitting,
the
above
Band
will give a concert in the Bandstand
this
evening.
Congress
is sending
a commission
enn-
sisting of
three
senators
and
three
re-
presentatives
to the
Virgin Islands
to in-
vestigate
whether it is
timely
to‘intro-
duce
a civil
Government.
Translated
from Nordlysett Jan.
15th.
1920.
The St. Thomas
Balletin of
21st.
inst.
publishes
a detailed
announcement
of the
prospective
connection
with the
Carribe-
ST
CROIX, w
8
N
T
an islands of the
Intercolonia! Steamship
and Trading Company,
a Delaware
Cor-
poration,
the
steamers
of which
line will
ply between
these
islands
commencing
on or about
March
15th. this year,
carry-
ing
passengers
and
frcight
in comfort
and
cafety.
The
company
is
offering
30,000
shares
at
75
cents
per
share,
the
par value being SI.OO, limited to 50 shares
per individual,
The projeet
is represent-
ed
as
affording
the
chance
to
the small
bus,ness
man of becoming
a shareholder
in a shipping and trading
euterprise
ca-
pable of rapid development
and
vast
ex-
pansion.
Upon thirty days
notice
to the
Comvpany, investments
made
within one
yvear from
date of purchase
will be
re-
funded.
““Nordlyset’’says
that
112,000
pounds
of danish butter
were
imported into
the
States
some
two weeks
ago,
zhortly fol-
lowed bv
144,480
pounds,
and
more
on
the way.
This butter
is reported
as sold
at 643
to 65
a pound.
Here
in St.
Croix
the last price of danish
butter
whben
the
exchange
was 5%
on New
York,
was
$1.20
a pound.
' Socialdemokraten’’
h
s received
cor-
respondence
*inquiring
why
Denmark
does
not
utilize
the 25,000,000
dolla
s
received
from the
United
States
in pay-
ment foir
the
Viirgin bsiands,
auad
other
‘mouneys
from
Steamship
Companies
lying
to
her
erecit
in
the
States
in the purchase
of goods from
the
Unit-
ed States
and thereby
meet
the high rate
of exchange.
The fact
is
says
‘‘Social
demokraten’’
that
the 25,000,00)
dollars
have long ago been
transferred
to
Lon-
don where
they
are held
as
- deposit
for
for the puying of gonds.
The paper
goes
on to give a
very
interesting
roview
of
the
monetary
situation of
Eu‘ope
and
the impossibility to eirculate gold in
pro-
portion to the
paper
certificates.
Could
that
be.
done
the
U.
S.
doliar would
drop
to
its former. valpeof
3 Kr.
73
Ore,
instead
of
as
at
present
5
Kr.
67
@re.
The
monetary
exchange
con-
dition
in
Denmark
is
largely
affect-
ed
by
the
influx
of
the
Gernian
mark
note
which is
described
¢s only
a
piece
of
paper
without gold
behind
it.
It
is also alleged
that the
Gerrnans
are
buying
up
quantities
of
dollars,
and
pounds
sterling.
These
have
of
course
unmistakably
gold reserve
behind them.
The
mark has
also value
as lorg
gnods
can
be bought
with it in Germany,
but
Sociaidemokraten
says it can
not
be
com-
pared with the Danish Krone.
Says
the 'Pathfinder’’
: so
great is
the
shortage
of
small
coins
in
Frence
that
the
national
bank
has
refused
to give
mor. than
five francs
in
silver
so any
person.
People
who
get
possession
of
silver
coins
have
th2m
melted for the
metal
as it is worth more
than
face
va-
lue
of
the
coins.
It is
becaus=
of this
practice
that the nation
is
now
suffering
such
a serious
silver
shortage.
€igars,
cigarettes
and stamps
are being
used
as
tips in place o” small coins.
;
To The Editor of ‘‘The Avis’’
Dear
Sir:
I
<am
by
this,
closing
the
contio-
versy,
as faras
I
am
econcerredon
tie
sugar
prices question
and I ask your per-
mission
to
address
a few words
te
oir
friend,
the Editor of **The Herald”’.
Dear
Ed. of ‘'The Herald’’:
@
At
the
beginning of
our
argument
on
this
matter,
I couid
see
that you hd
some
misgivings
on
the situation,
and
if
transactions
relating
to
the
same,
h.d
been
as they ought
to have,
there
must
bave
been
different
results.
I
note
in
ref=rence
therewith,
your own
remarks,
even
at
so
receat
a
daie
as
your
lgst
Saturday’s
issue—That
there
exists
a
possibility
of fair
quality
sugar
being
put
in
the
market
at
about
13e.
por
pound.
However
1 will not continue tle
argument,
merely
observing
as
[
:m
sure
you will agree,—tha:
suck
a praectice
of
sSuper-dodgery
(if
1
may
borrow
a
word
which
a friend
recently
coined
to
suit the oceasion)
has
never been
knov
n
in the
annals
of
St.
Croix speculati
e
business
as
we
have found ouselves
.p
to in recent
Sugar dealings.
Youis very iruly
B
A CONSUMER."
Christiansted,
26-1-20.
Editor of St. Crsix
Auvis:
Dear
Sir.
I beg
to
advise
the
public
throug
h
you
that
Mr. D.
Hamilion Jackson
hs
instituted
a la v-suit against
me.
I do still say
to
Mr.
Jackson
and
w'll
always
say
to Mr.
Jackson
in
_he face
»f
this law-suit and the many
more he m
y
_have
to file,
that
with JUSTICE
tot .e
"PUBLIC, he come
out
on nublic platfor n
and
submit
his grievances.
If I am
WRONG I’llapologize,
if I an
RIGHT I neei
no avology.
Mr.
Thecdore
Roosevelt
cilled
M-
Willigm
H.
Taft
a
liar.
Mr. Roosevelt
dinec?with
Mr. Taft that
very night ard
shook hands
over
the laiter’s victogy
as
President
of the United
States.
Mr.
William
Jennings
Bryan
r:n
against
Mr. Wilson
and
hit
each
oth:r
mighty hard.
When
Mr.
Wilson
oeccame
Presiden®,
he made
Mr. Bryan
Secretary
of Stat .
These
islands
are
American
now.
Public
men
who can’t
stand
eriti~is
a
ought not to be
leade®™,
and
should
n t
be guilty of criticizing others.
A law-suit decision
is
not
the decisicn
of the PUBLIC, and I trust that PUBLIC
OPINION will so express
itself
at lea:;t
to ask the reasdn
why.
Thanking
you kindly,
-
I am,
very respectfully
ASHLEY L. TOTTEN.
Delegate
V. I. P.
L.