member
will vote
for it with
the
excep-
rion of une
man
r
A4r.1";~. Member
(or i_fhl'isti:msu’-(i
Country
Listrict
inamsayi handed
1n
an
amend-
ment
to
the bill, and
which
is as follows:
AMENDMENT
to Councll Bill No,
43,
1920.
Insert
the
word ‘‘intoxicating’’ before
“drug!’ in
line
2 paragraph
I.
After
the
words
“Municipal Commit
tee’’
in
ilnes
5
and
7
insert
the
words
Cand
Its sunstitutes’’
-July
19th '1920.
THOS
RAMSAY,
4th
Member
Christiansted
Country
Dis-
o
trict.
The
Vice-CUhairman
read
the
amend-
ment
and said,
—the
insertion
of the
words
‘‘and substitutes’’
is
to make
the
number
of
men
who
are
to make
reguia
tions
for
the control
and
sale
of lignor
on
this
islard
:en
instead
of
five
as
pro-
pusr'(}.
;
Ist Member
tor Caristiansted
Country
Distriet
(Stakemann)
reémarked:
Mr.-
Vice-Chairman.
@
did
not
say
that
it
is
on
acecunt
of want
of
con
dence
in
the
Municipal Committee.
I said
it isill gal.
4th Appointed Member (B ackwood)
re-
marked:
«r.Vice-Chairman.
{ donotknow
that sucn
power
can
de given
to the Muni-
cipai
Committee.
The
Colonial
Council
is aegislative
body and such
power should
pe ieit
wilh tne
Counetl.
As far as
pass-
ing
a
liquor
bill
for
this gisland
goes,
tnere
are
many
reasons
for
and
many
against.
Une reason
for,
is,
the upkeep
ol cultivation,
and
another
is,
the
reve-
nues
to be
derived
from
the
sale
of
li-
quor.
There
is
nothing
else
to be done
at
the present
time,
but
to make
ram
for
export;
there
was
a
talk
about
making
denuded
aicohol.
but
to be
able
to
make
alcohol
one
would
have
to putina
con-
tinuos
still.
As tar
as selling spirituzous
liquor again
on
this
island
is
concerned,
[
do
not
think
1t would be
the
proper
thing to do,
to go back
to the old habit
of selling
rum
by retail; it would
be
better
to
sell
by
bottie,
with
the
proof
marked
on
the
bottie.
It is said
that
some
of the
r
m-
shops
soid rum
at such
a low
percentage
that fire and pepper
nad
to
be
put
into
it
10 give
1t strength.
:
I
do
not think it fair
for
a
man
with
g :ans
to buy and
store
away liquor
and
have
a “'snap’’ when
he
wants it,
while
the
poor
man
is cut out.
The poor
man
should be giveu
a
chance
also.
[ believe
if good liquor is sold,
under
proper
con-
grol, it
will not
work
any
hardship
on
any
one
in this island.
~
To
be
continued.
EDITORIAL.
Repiying
to Mr. D. Hamiiten Jackson's
communieation
in this issue,
it
1s (_iesned
to make
clear,
that
while
the
editor
of
this paper
18,
personally,
a
strict
advo-
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- lipisode No
7.
“THE MASKED PURSUEK
_You ielt Limo
In the last
Kpisode
fighting with
the
wild pums
in
the
celiar
during
wnich
fight
ne
tore
down
the
supporting
structure
of
the
house
and
thus
temuporarily
escapes
mis enemles,
bul
1s agaln
captured
by the
gang
which also
discovers
the
migsing
%;';':p
wiln the docaments.
To get
rid
of
Elmo
the
gang
ties
him
(o
a flat
car
and
sent
alm
o nis
late
on
a wild train.
The
mySsterious
‘‘Menace’’. makes
a wild
chase
after
the
train on
the motorcycle
and
r:scues
Elmo.
This
feature
is
the
most
exciung
of
this kind
ever
screened
and
turnishes
a memorabié
‘punch’’ to this
episode
>
T
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s
L
Y
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]
Ty
Firy)y
Episode
No 3.
THE FLAMING PIT’.
Pnis
mpisode
introduces
a Chinatown
featiure
where
a
crook known
as
the
Ferret
unites
forces
with a Chinese
band.
The grizful of valuables
is removed
from its hiding
place
in some
rocks
by
a mysterious
hand.
''Bob’
invades
Chinatown
in his effort
1o
recover
it, and
is pecipitated
at the
iast
into
a burning
pit
Show
concludes
with a
2 Reel Comedy
ADMISSTION:
Resveod
Soa's.
... -..
:
[wa first and
two last
rows
of
reserved
seats
3lc,
..
(zeneral
Entrance.
...
.
s
20)¢
Children
20 and
10c.
cate
of prohibition, and
is fully
alive
to
|
many
benefits
that must
necessarily
and
incidentally
follow
its
establishmert
in
St..
Croix,
the
fact
remains
that
the
|
major
part
of
the
population
does
not
share
this view;
wherefore,
as
a
matter
|
of policy,
the aditor
does
not foal
con-
|
strained
to
urge
his private sentiments,
or leanings,
on
the
people
among
whom
will be found
a high
percentage
of liter-
|
ate minds capable of Judging and deciding
on this question
in which
opinion is dan
gerously
divided.
Unless
there
is
some
mistake
Mr.
Jackson
has
upheid
the
wishes
of the people
as
super-eminent
in
matters
touching their welfare
an attitude
in whieh
we concur,
and
from
which
in
principle
and
eonsistency
therc
should
be
no
swerving
even
though
individual
|
aspirations
may
be threatened.
i
LOCAL.
Correspondence
is
invited
on
the
i
|
gour question.
These
columns
are
open
to all expressions
of views
pro or con.
We congratulate
the enterprising
firm
of
J.
Alexander
as
Agents
at
Chris-
|
tiansted of the Raporel
line of
steamers.
|
Mail
per
'Virginia
arrived
here
in
|
two carloads Saturday
and
last
evening
|
Creole
sailed
for
St.
Thomas
this
morning with mails and
passengers.
®
CORRECTION
TO CORRESPONI*NCE
In “"Abstainer’s’’
letter
of
Saturday’s
issue,
the
following
corrections
shouid
be inserted:
From
top; Brdli
eof
text
''prohibi.
tion”’
should
read
anti prokibition
21st
line
of
text,
‘‘anti-prohibition’’
should
read
prohibition
1»‘:(1:. AVLS!
Dear
Sir.
Nothing
surprises
me
more
than
to see
in your
issiue
of Saturday
arn
arti-
cie against
Prohibition,
signed
hy
‘Ab-
stainer’’
without
a
comment
from
vou!
|
It is
all
the
more
strancoe
when
you,
~
all your lifetime, have
been
a
strong
ad-
vocate
of prohibiticn,
and
we
have
aj
~
ways
agreed
that
rum
is
not "good
{ r
the prosperity
of
the island.
May I, as your
personal
friend.
reguest
your assistance
in
this
matter
in stamyp
ing out the drink-evil.
Yours tracernally,
D. HAMILTON JACKSON
July 25th 1920.
FOR RENT.
'IHIL Store of No. 41 King’s
‘Street
= ai present
occupied
by
the
firm
of -vr.
U.
Creque,
will
pe
vacant
on the Ist of August.
For partierlars
please
apply
to
E E SVITZER