Er 1L
L VILD
“PARENTAGE”
‘
COMING
When
a film registers
as
real,
it
makes
people
talk, and
wher
people
start talking
about
any
one subject,
that particular
subject
is
a success,
regarlless
of whether
it
1s
toothpaste,
crowbars,
or moving pictures.
Gossip
is responsible
for the
success
of most
everything
we have
in
the
world.
®
On Monday
Night, May I4th
a
seven
reel production,
entitled
““PARENTAGE’’, is going
to make
its debut,
at THE
WEST
END
MOVIES,
and
those
§responsible
for the drama
declare
that ill tempered,
sour,
peevish,
crabbed,
fussy
old Gossip
is going to put the stainp
of approval
on it,
The subject
chosen
for the picture is as old as creation,
and
is witFout question,
one
of the most
vital, because
it effects
every man,
woman
and
child in the Universe.
It
is
not
a preachment,
but
a Message.
It is the most
i.nportant
topic
in
every
houshold,
and has
been,
ever sinze
men started
to be born.
For
centu-ies
it
has oecupied
Its
ex-
alted place,
and it will continue
to remain
therve
so long
as
we
have
the earth,
the
sky
and the
sea.
At first, it might appear
that “PARENTAGE” is
a
preachy
production.
But? it
is not:
on the other hard,
it is
one of the
most
dramatic
entertainments
shown
on the
sereen
sinee
the motion
picture
was invented.
It is
a picture
which
shows
the offects
of parents’
lives upon
their chiidren.
There
is
no
attempt
to
obtain
thrills
or
sensa-
tions.
The theme
is beautiful,
and
the
story
surrounding
itis one
that
mizhc
bave
been
taken
from your household,
or the household
whea
the
eyes
that
are
as
dry as
the
great
Sahara
will be moved
to tears.
It touches
a responsive
.ote
in the
human
breast
of every
soul that knows
the meaning
of divine affection
and
that
is
most of us.
To the Volers
of Christiansted
Goun-
fry District,
OWING
to certain
;-L—x;rent
rumours
[
be:
to
state
that
in
the
present
Electoral campaign
[ am running
on
the
same
ticket
as
Mr. H. Jessen.
H.
BERG.
Memorial
Service
for Pastor
J
H. FABER, who
died
in Denmark
March
19th
1923, will
be
held
in
the
Lutheran
Church,
Frederiksted,
Sunday
May
13th at
4 p. m.
All are cordially invited to be pre-
sent.
.
J.
C. PEDERSEN,
Pastor.
ROCEEDINGS
P
NGS
OF
THE
FOR
ST.
CROIX.
(Continued from yesterday’s
Avis.)
2rd
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Canegata)
remarked:
Mr. Chairman,
[
would
like
to
answer
a
few questions.
The
Government
Scecretary
says
that
[
enunciate
the
four
cardinal
points
of
taxation.
That’s
correct.
As
rezards
the question
of equality
that will wvolve
an economic
discussion
wulcu
1
am
not
prepared
nor
do
T
think it worth while
to enter
on today,
but
if it happens
to be
my good
luck
to
return
to
the
Council
I
shall
come
prepared
to
answer.
He
has
asked
also for an
analysis
and I will
give that
now.
In
1921
the total
acres
in
cane
cultivation
in
this
island
was
11,854.14
and
in
cotton
14
acres
giving
a total of 11,868.14,
if you
take
that at
s£so per
acre and
take
one
percent
of that
vou will arrive
at
a
taX of $5,934.
Pas-
ture
land
jn
the
different
quarters
35,051.60
acres,
that
at
SZO per
acre
at
one percent
gives
$8,762.90.
Bush
land
4,507.50
acres
at
$lO 00
per acre
at
one
per cent
gives
$450.75
which
muakes
a
total of $15,147.65.
The total
tax collected
in Christiansted
Town anda
Suburbs
at
the
present
rate
and
which
will
be
inereased
if this
or-
dinance
is
adopted
amounted
to in 1921
$6,515.¢0.
Frederiksted
Town
in
the
same
year
and
which
will also
be
in-
ereased
$4.375.40.
[f you add those
totals
you will
arrive
at
a
total of $26.03%.05.
The
total
taxes
collected
in
1921
under
the present
system
was $24,567.854.
Government
Secretary
(Gaffney)
re-
marked:
Mr.
Chairman.
One
glance
will show
that all
cane
land
is worth
the
maximum
value
imposed
by
the
Com-
mission.
There
is
a
considerable
varia-
tion in land and
it
woulid appear
that by
piacing the maximum_
on
cane
and
pas-
ture land —Mr. Chalrman
[
would like
not
to be interrupted.
The Chairman:
You
have
the
worl.
Ist Member
for
Frederiksted
Country
Distriet (Andersen)
remarked:
Mr Chair-
man.
Jt
is, of
course,
out
of the
ques-
tion to expect
all
cane
land
to
carry the
maximom
value.
Our
company
values
cane
land
without
bulidings
ai
about
S2O an
acre
and
that’s
all
it can fairly
ba
assessed
for
at present.
I
wans
to
come
back
to
the
old
Congressional
Re-
port.
I
think
the
2rnd
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
has state?!
that this
Council has unanimously
apregd
that the
statement
made
by
the Congressional
Commission
of
1920
where
tax:tion
is
concerned
has
no
bearing
on
Si.
CUroix
and
an investigation
is requested,
there-
fore we
should
await
the
result
of the
investigation.
I
understand
tiat
some
of
these
statesmen
stated
t:at
they
found
the system
of taxation
in w 2 Vir-
gin
Jslands
unjust,
archaic
and
ineffi-
cient,
for the
reason,
St
Thomas
is rot
paving sufficient
and
St.
Croix too
much.
If it is
the
desire
to
make
it
more
un-
just, all right,
let us
go
anead
and
raise
taxes,
2nd
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Canzgnta)
remarked:
DMr.
Chairman.
This
discussion
is taking
a
turn I did not
expect.
Th's
is a
question
which is of
vitel importance
to us, and
everybody
on
ether
side should
be willing te let a nttie
go,
With
reference
to
what
the
Gov-
ernment
Scceretary
has
said,
the
buiid
ings
in
town
and
1o
the
country
will
make tie
tux
mcre,
Ist
Mewmber
for
Frederiksied
Coun-
try
District
(Andersen)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
It
would
be worth
while
to
put on record
that St. Croix has
an export
tax on
sugar
that
St.
Thomas
and
St.
John have
nct got.
St.
Croix
is paying
indirectly a formidable
road
tax
amount-
ing to about
40c.
an
acre
while St Thom-
as and St. Joan
pay
none
whatever.,
4th
Ap'ointed
Member
(Blackwood)
remarked:
Mr. Chairman.
Our
Secre-
tary has
touched
on a point which
he will
pr yoably
remember
I
did
not favor.
|
cuntended
that
we
should
continue
with
a
land
and
building
tax.
To
separate
the buildings
from the
land
value would
increase
our
taxes
considerably.
Now
that the technical
points
on taxation have
heen
explained, I
would
like
to make
a
few generzl
remarks
on
the
subject.
It
must
be
borne
in
mind
that
this is
an
agricnitural isiand and
we
have
no other
resources
to draw
on.
The
present
con-
dition
of
the
island
resembies,
to
my
mind,
a
stranded
ship
with a rebellious
crew which
is a poor
proposition
to raise
taxes
on.
Whnile
a few
brave
souls have
staked
their all
in
an
endeavor
to
save
the ship
from:
becoming
a
total
wreck,
the leaders of the
crew,
backed
by men
of influence,
are
doing
all
they
can
o
keep
the
ship
on
the
bare
rocks.
It is
not aitogether
the
fault
of
the
rainfail
that the island
hasn’t
got
a
fair crop of
sugar
this year,
(say from
five
to
seven
thousand
tens),
to ceap
the
benefit of the
splendiid prices quoted
at preseni.
Since
1913,
approximately,
three
thousandg
acres
of sugar
cave
land has
been
turned
out of cane cultivation.
Is that
becausg
of dry weather
or chanze
of wdministra-
tion?
No.
We
have
had
dry
weath-
er
before
aud
realized
lair crops,
as