Chairman
pa:
same
to the
vote.
9 members
voied for;
one
did not
vote.
The
Charman
then
laid
before
the
Council
a Kesolution
forwarded
by 2nd
Appointed
Member
(Noll).
:
Colon’al Council Bill No.
16.
2nd Sesston
1919-1920.
=
RESOLUTION.
:
Whereas
a
code
of
Laws
to
succeed
the
present
existing
waws
of this
Island
are about
o be introduced
in this
Coun-
e
|
for
con ideration,
and
wheveas,
the
said
code wili be voluminous
and require
considerabl:
attention,
Lherefore
be it resolved
that
a
stand-
ing
coinmiitee
consisting
of
nine
mem-
bers
be
apoointed
by
the
chairman
to
receive
anc
consider
advanece
copies
of
said
code,
prior
o its introduction
in ihis
Council..
b. NOLL,
>
2n6 Appoited
Jember.
it
was
put
to
the
vote
whether
the
Resolution
shouid
be furthered.
7
memnpers
voied for; none
against.
The Chai
man
then
gave
a
recess
of 10
minutes.
After
ree
ss
the
Council
re-assembled
arnid
procee
ed
to
the election
of a
com-
miitee
of
5
members
to
report
on
Co-
lonial Council
Bill No
13.
S 5 voting
.ckets
were
handed
in.
HKlected
wre:
Zznd
‘ppointed
Member
(Noll),
2nd
Member
so:
Chrisdanstea
lTown
(Cane-
gata),
2ndy ember
for Frederiksred
Town
(Merwin)
with 8
votes
respectively,
Ist
Appointed
.iember
Henderson
with
5
VOies.
Ist Memb
-r for
Christiansted
Country
District
St:kemann),
4th
Member
for
Cnristianste
| Country
Disiriet
(Ramsay)
ang Ist Men:ber
for
KFrederiksted
Town
(Coulter)
received
3
votes
respectively
and 3rd
Member [or
Christiansted
Town
(Pentheny)
cecrived
1 voi-,
A new- ve.ing
haa
to
take
place
be-
tween Memlers
Stakemann,
Ramsay
and
Coulter
as
n
ne nad a majority
vote.
8 voung
tckets
were
handed
in
and
Ist
Member
for
Christiansted
Country
District
(Ste temann)
was elected
with
5
voies.
_
Ihe Counc
| resumed
its discussion
on
the Resoluticn
and the Chairman
remark-
ed:
As
Chi:irman
1 would
not
care
to
aci
on
this
n atter,
and
therefore
ask
the
Council
to
eiect
the standing
committee
called
for in .he Resolution
2ad
Memtar
for
Christiansted
Tewn
(Canegata)
-emarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
As the
laws
will
affect
the
whole
Island
1 think we are too small
in number
to act.
I propose
that this
matter
be
postponed.
The Chairioan
put
che proposal
to
the
vote.
i
7 members
voted
for; none against.
There
beinz
no
further
business,
the
Chairman
declared
the mdeting
closed
at
'4.30 p.
m.
.
-
= r
L E
doo
Nod s
British
sloop
‘‘Vietory’ arrived
here
yesterday
from
St.
Kitts
with
1
Cebu
Bull
for
account
of Messrs.,
Armstrongs,
Herman
Hill.
The Industrial
Brass
Band entertained
the
town
last
night
with
a
lively
con-
cect
in the Bandstand.
Tonight
the Navy
band
will render
a
coneert
in
ithe
bandstand.
Sce
pro-
gramme
in this
Issue.
A reminder
is given of to night’s show
at the
theatre.
The splendid
serial
“"The
iion’s
Claw’”’ and
other
numbers
com-
pris-
a fine programme,
OFFiCIAL RNEW:.
fictober
29,
1919
The
I]. 8.
5.
Yixen
returned
to
St.
Thomas
from
San
Juan
early
7uescay
morning and
left
at
umndnight
for
PFred-
eriksted.
Mr.
James
C.
Roberts
who
was
ap-
pointed
a member
of the
Food
Commis-
sion
has
requesied
Governor
Uman
to
t"elieye him
therefrom
on
the ground
that
other
work
required
his
individual
at-
tention.
'the
Governor
will accordingly
revoke
th® appointmen:
today.
The
Ameriean
oil tanker
"Charles
K.
Harwood’” with
a cargo
of
30,000
barrels
of
fuel
ol
trom
tampico,
Mexico,
lor
the
U.
S. Shipping
Board
arrived
at
St
fhomas
yesterday.
WEATHER
REPORT.
San Juan,
2ar.30.00
lner.74,
S K., Vel
3, pai::y
eloudy.
:
St
toomas.
Bar.
80.00.
Ther.
76,
K.
Vel. 6,
partly cloudy.
St Kitts,
Bar .78
Ther.
74,
N.E.,
Vel. 4, cloudy.
pominica,
Bar.
29.74,
Ther.
74,
N.E..
Vol 4.
Clear.
St.
Luecia.
Bar. 29.90,
I'nher.
74, E.
Vel.
4,
parcy
cloudy.
Barbados,
Bar.
20.94.
Tner.
76,
E.,
Vel. 8, partly cloudy.
Bort
ofSpaio,
Bar. 2399,
[lne..
T4,
E.
partly
cloudy.
St
(roix.
Bar.
80.00,
‘Lher
885
E.
Vel.
1 partly cloudy.
Rainiall
tor past
24 hours,
U
Kditor St.
Croix
Avis:
Dear Sir!
Torbe
sure I do
pot
claim
the abil-
ity of the editorial
brains
of the
Herald
to talk ""High Finance’’
or anyihing
eise,
[ am just
a plain
merchant
without
any
claim
to superior knowledge.
I simply wished
to
find out how
u
mer-
chaut
who had
tv pay
the Bank $1.05
tor
merchandise
received,
adding
peraaps
0.30 (thirty cents)
to cover
expenses
and
profit, could be
expected
to
accept
pay-
ment «f that $1.35
in curreney
on which
he would loose
the whole
th.rty eents.
It
nust
be remembered
that the ghreat
part
o
this
money
must
be
reinvested
in
merchandise
to
be
paid
torin
U. S
money.
This
loss
is real and
cannot
be explain
ed
away.
Furthermore
the
merchant
must
pay
on
an
average
of 269,
more
for
every-
thing
lLie has
to buy hir seif
in
the
loecal
market,
help,
and
now also
tor
his
news-
paper.
ine Herald
eives
another
exampie
of
the prevailing fashion
oif
making
unsub-
sfantiated
accusatinns
by
its
remark
about
' 'Slave
of the Bank’’, whatever
chat
may m:an,
asit
haopens
|
am
only
a
casuai
customer
of
the
local
Bank
of
which
fact
there
Is
no apparent
reason
to
be ashamed.
Youis truiy,
:
INTERESTED.
NO PROFITEERING
1s
the
slogan
of
the
Danish-American
Grocerv,
whose
policy
in
dealing
with
the
puolic in these
days,
has
done
much
to
establish
the
name
of its
energetic
manager,
Mr. A. C. Bough,
as
one
who
does
not
love
the ‘Almighty
Dollar
so
much
taat
he would be
willing to cut
the
throat
»f his best
friend
to get
an
unjus
hold
of
it.
[l'he
publie,
especially
the
mass
«f
poor
people
should
not
be
un-
mindfu:
of
the
atritude
taken
by
that
place
¢i
business
during the time
vhen
profiteering
was
open
to
all merchants
alike,
and
offered
an
induzement
to Mr.
Bough
as well as
others.
Neveriheless,
because
che National
Bank accorded
him
tne
opoortunity
of
payine
his drafts
at
the old rate of exchange,
he
aliowed
the
public
to
benefit
thereby.
Mr.
sough
knew
ihat
had
he
raised
his
prices
at
once,
1.
would have
been
nearly
impossi-
ble
ior
the
average
man
to
obtain
the
necessi
ies
oI life,
his wages
having
not
yet
been
correspondingly
inereased.
And
trtus
itis
we have today,
«n alniost
normat
market
ail
around.
The Danish.
Amerien
Grocery
has
not
scored
high
profits;
1t has
been
content
with just due,
and
sasfied
that
all
men
shall
live
it has
been
the
checkmate
upon
ail
the
o her
p aces
of business
who would
have
deiight'd
to
spring
upon
the
sutfering
public
and
throttle
1t
with
exhorbitant
prices.
lnere
are
othess
who also
have
stuek
to this principie,
and they
wili
gn.
serve
tie
gratitude
of
the
communi.y
just as
the
profiteerers
merit
contempt.
And now is the
time to
remember
(hese
places
of
business
that
remembered
the
people,
and
patronize
them
when
conditions
are
normal.
Support
these
places o’ business,
support
the
Danisi-
Americzn
Groeery and
back
it
up
so
it
can
stand
behind
the
put lic again
if
ne
cessily
arises,
:
CONTRIB.TED