P
‘!o
»
üblication.
T
is
hereby
brought
to
public
notice
l
that the
sum of Franes
330.70,
interest
acerued
on the invested capital of thetr
Roval
Highnesses
Crown
Prince
FREDERIK
and
Crown
Princess
LOU
[SE'S
Silver
Wadding
Memorial
Fund
far
the
benefit
of
worthy
mdigent
persons
in St. Croix, will ke
on
band
flor
distribution
on 28 July,
1924
Applications
containing
the
requisite
information
and
dalv
certifled
shouid
be
forwaraed
to the
U?niti‘lhi;}in:(i on
or
bHe-
fore
19 July,
1924
Despatching
Secretary’s
Office,
Cnris-
tiansted,
St. Croix,
V.
1
21
June,
1924
E
E
BARRELI,
Diespatehing
Secretary,
-
-
Publication.
T
1s
herebyv
brought
1o
nuhlic
notiee
i that the
sum of Feanes
5011
25
interest
qeerued
on
the
Invested
capital
of
Former
Controller of Castoms
and
Es-
tate
owner
in St. Croix
PETIEK CORNE:
LIUS BIRCH and
wife
ROSALINE
AN-
TOINEFPTE
born
Canior's.
Legaey
far
the
poor
and needy
of St.
Croix,
wiil
b»
on
hand
for
distribution
on1 August,
1921.
Applications
containing
the
requisiie
information
ond duly certified
should
be
forwarded
to the
undersigned
on
or
be-
fore
19 July,
1924
Despatching
Sceretary’s
Office,
Chris-
tiansted,
St. Croix. V.
1.
21
June,
1924,
R.E.
BARRE]T.
Desvatehing
Secvetary.
for an extraordinary
meeting of the
Colonial Council of St. Croix,
Mon-
day, Jupe
30,
1924,
at
one
o’clock
}). 1.
(convened
by
request
of
the
Chair-
man)
1.
Vacation
of
seat
of sth
Appointed
Member (Mcelntosh)
owing
to
absence
of
meetings
according
tv
Paragravh
34 of the Colomal
Law.
2.
Colonial
Council
Bill
N».
20
2nd discussion
on Colonial Counetl
Bill
No.
30,
draft of budget
for the
Muni-
cipality of St.
Croix for
the
fiscal
year
from July
1,
1924
to
June
30.
1925,
with amendments.
Colonial Coureil
Ottice,
St. Croix, June
24,
1924,
:
’
‘
ROBT.
I.
MERWIN
Chairman.
€1
T EBL3
V]S
AOOCAL
Since
the
last
fracas
on
the
streets
between
marine
and civilians armed
ma-
rine
patrols
keep.
vizil throuzbout
the
town at night
prepared
to srrest
disor-
derly members
of
the
corps.
This
is
a
very satisfactory
arranzement
and ouzht
to be
much
appreciated
by
the
public.
Had
such
a rale
been
1n
cifzet
long ago
many
an unpleasant
Lyadent
would
now
be otf the record.
Work
is going shead
feverichly
on the
reservoir,
the
laborers
siicking
at
the
iob overtime,
and
Sundays
in order
that
it may
be completed by
the time the
ap-
propriatiom
should
be
used
up.
Much
advancement
has
beerr
made
and
an
in-
spection
of what
has
been
done
is
an
in-
@ esting
feature
for
ao
alter-business
walk in the afternoon.
The Native Brass
Band
will give
acon-
cert
op the whart
tomght.
The
s.
5.
“‘fiuiana’’ from
New
Yoik
1=
(his
at
Frederiksted
todiy
at g
baving
300 packayes.
The
&
s
“Parimna
is
exvested
to leave
New York on
the ord July.
:
WANTED
TO KN)W
Which
is
the
greater
sin,
to
delivera
loaf
of
bread
on
the
Sabhath
morning
o
a
wood
customer,
or
to
starve
tual
customer
on
the
Sabbath
day
by
not
siving
the
br ad,
CHRISTIANSIED
SI. CROIX
NEWS LTEM.
Op June
1,
1924,
the
Honoravle
Judge
of the bhistriet
Court,
Frederick
Meßean,
.
handed
down his
opinion
in
the
matter
|
of the escheat
to the Municipali'y of
pro
|
perties
Nos,
59
King
Stivet,
Christian-
'
sted,
and
58 Queen
Street.
Frederiksted,
f
The opiniun
1s based
o:n
the
Findings
|
of Fact
and
Coaclusions
of Law,
handed
|
down some
days prior to
the
writing
of
|
opinion:
The opinion gave
a brief histery of our
'
Code
and
laid
stress
on
the
difficulties
|
experienced
by
counsels
owing
1o
the
|
faect
that the ‘Pacific Reports”
to
which
references
are
made
in
the Alaskan
Code
|
from which
cur Code
is
in
part
taken,
.
are
not to be
found in
the
Law Library
'
of the Court.
By
this decision
the
pro-
perties
will now
be
taken
over
by
the
'
Municipality in which title wiil be
vest-
I
ol
St. Thomas News.
LINCOLN ENTERTAINMENT.
|
.
|
Teachers
and
pupils
of
the
L'neoln
School
are
keeping
late
hours
getting
ready
for the program
that
will be given
next Wednesday
at
the Apolls Theatre.
Their purpose
is to
raise
funds
that
can
be
used
for
purposes
not provided for.
DELEGATES TO N. E.
A.
Mr.
Amadeo
Francis,
Principal
of the
Frederiksted
Public
Grammar
School,
has
received
sufficient
votes
to insure
his
election
as
a
delegate
to the
National
Convention
of
the
National
Education
Association
of the United States.
The
re-
turns
up
to
date
give
Mr
Frances
77
vntes
and
Mr. Laffee
26.
There
are
19
votes
out,
including
those
due
from
St
JOhn.
To be
a delegate
to the N. K. A. is
one
of the
greatest
honors
that
can
comato
an educationral
worker.
Taere
are
more
than
150.099
members
in
this
associa-
tion and it
1s expected
that
about
29,000
toachers
wiil
be
in
artendance
at
rthe
convention.
Mr.
Francis
will represent
all
the
teachers
of tae
Virgin Islands,
and par:icipate
in the
discassions
ol the
Representative
Assembiy
(900 members)
The
convention
will
deal
with
the
mroblems
of
the
teacher
in
the
cla=s-
raom and
tile
suceessful
results
of
uew
expnorimenss
in
education.
It will
also
vlve those
who attend
an
opportunity
to
visit the the
various
government
institi-
tions,
a study of any
one
being
an
educa-
tioin in itself,
It
Js planned
to
call
a
general
teach-
er's
meeting
early
in
the
next
school
year
in
order
to
give
Mr.
Franeis
an
opporcunity
to rell
of
his experiences
in
Washingion.—The
Bulletin
June
20th.
Washington
Cables
Prosident
Vetoes
Postal
Salary
Increase
—Sava
Government
lxtravagances
Must
Stop.
Ooneress
Aijourns in
a
Atmosphere
of
Controversy
and
Turmoil
Which
has
Marked
the
Session
from its
start.
Naval Biti and Fends
for
Bonus
Opera-
tions fail
to
he
Reached.
Washington,
June 9.—The pustal salary
increase
bill
was
vetoed
by
President
Coolid
¢ on Satarday,
with a
declaration
that governmant
extravagance
must step
The
President
said
that
the
legislation
made
no provision
for
the
raising
ap-
proximately
$68,000,200
trom
the
posial
revepues.
He said
hat
further
obliga-
tions
are created
it must
come
from
tax-
ation
and the people
are
now
paying
all
that it is possible
for them
to pay.
Both
Senate
and
House
have
passed
the bill making appropriation for
custom
bhouses
and
warehouses
for
Porto
Rieo,
but
the bill for
the
election
of
a
Porto
Rican
goveraor.
although
passing
the
Sonate
being
tavorably
reported
by
the
House
Committee,
will go over
until
De-
cember.
There are
no other Porto
Rican