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found
as
a
baby
in the dessert,
has
been
reared
io an
even
more
priceless
Pearl
than her Master
had
ever
hoped
for, and she wonders
why she
must
study
Eng-
lish—this
ton rue of the Christians,
but is told that it means
1 greater
price in the
mnr-
ket,
for which
her Master
has prepared
her from
her
childhood. .
Ask yonr Friends
in
West-End
what they think of this
Picture,
and
you will
hear
that it is one of the best
Features
they have
ever
seen.
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ATLAS
GUARANTEED
TIRES
and TUBES
-
direct from the Manufacturer.
TIRES guaranteed
7000 Miles
TUBES guaranteed
1 yr.
Also BULL DOG INNER TIRES
and PATCHES
to
increase
your
tire mileage.
Cali and leave
your
orders
with-
ERIK R, STAKEMANN,
Agent.
The Civic Improvement
Soci-
ety.
The. organization
adopted
a
working
plan and is‘awaiting similar action
on the
part
of
West
End and
ultimately
St.
Thomas.
There
are
many
general
organizations
within
the United States,
whose
scope
is
supervision
of
groupes
of cities
and
the problems
that confront cities.
These
are natiop-wide and not provineial.
Fol-
lowing
are
a
few
of tte
names
of
the
many
organizations:
““American City
Planning
Institute,”
New York City.
.
‘**American
Society
of
Municpal
Im-
provement’’
Valpariso,
Ind,
serves
as
clearing house of “information.
““‘American Academy
Os: Political
and
Social Seience’”’, Philadelphia,
Pa.
*American
Civic Association’’
Wash-
ington,
D.
C.
_For the extension
of play-
grounds,
parks,
gardens,
recreation
cen-
tres, and for the
statement
of publie nui-
sances
—protection
of
trees
and
scenic
wonders.
:
-
““Bureau
of
Education’”’
Department
of Commerce,
Washington.
g
~
‘'Bureau of Industrial Housing’” Wash-
ington.
For better
Housing.
“Bureau
of
Public
Health
Service”’
Washington.
-
“Chambers
of Commerce”
Washing-
ton, has
valuable
suggcestions.
‘“National
Civic
Federation’”’
New
York works
for the progress
and solution
of Soecial and
Industrial Problems.
““National
Munieipal
League’”
New
York,
conducts
investigations,
and
has
valuable suzgestions
for public-
welfare.
"‘National
Publie:
Welfare
League’’
Kansas
city,
Mo.
Serves
as
Clearing
House
and an Exchange
Bureau
for mat-
ters of public
welfare.
-
"‘Special
Libraries
Association’’
New
York works in the interest-
of industrial
and
legislative
reference
libraries
and
has
hosts
of books
bearing
on problems.
““U. S. Junior Thamber
of Commerce’””
St.
Louis,
Mo.
works
for
Civic
Better-
ment.
This list is only a small
portion of that
gathered.
To
this list might be
added
a
large
number
of
town organizations
in
operation thruout the country.
Os the lists of periodicals,
‘‘The Amer-
ican
City”’ ‘‘Housing Betterment’’ and
““A Nation’s
Business’’
may
bhe
men-
tioned.
:
““Community Motion Picture
Bureau’’
and
‘The Bureau
of Commercial
F.econo-
mics’’ furnish
films
dealing
with Civie
Betterment.
<
"'The Russell
Sage
Foundation’’
furn-
ishes
a long list of bcoks
dealing
with
the problems
of Civic Betterme
t.
It is ‘mped
that the
Public
Library
will provide
some
of
these
books
and
that
peotle will become
intensely
inter-
ested
in public
welfare.
It is
a
living
question:
it is a present
question
and
an
everlasting
question.
Eternal
vigilance
is the price of Civic Improvement
:
~ This,
list of
societies
and
sources
of
information is given that
we may
search
for
the best
methods
and
the most
suc-
cessful
systems
of improvement.
G.
W. CRITCHLOW.
TELEGRAM .
:
ST. CROIX STATION.
_ London,
Dee.
2nd.—Sir
Robt.
Horne,
President
of
the
British
Board
Trade,
speaking
at
Manchester,
said- that
he
did
not
not
believe
that
the
present
slump
in trade
would
be
of
long
dura-
tion, but prices
must
come
down.
The
proportion of goods which
the Dominions
received
from
Great
Britdin,
said
Sir
Robert,
was
less
now
than
before
the
war.
The United
States
has
got
into
¢
the
colonial
markets.
Great
Britain
should do everything to recover
the
full-
-
est
measure
of
ilts trade
with the
great
dominions.
It
was
aiso
no
longer
any
use
to say
we want
trade with Russia
be-
cause
of
her
Government.
Great
Bri-
tain must
trade there
sooner
or later and
it was
no good waiting.
London,
Dee.
2nd.—The
House
of
Lords
today
passed
the
enemployment
Relief
Bill and continued
to
debate
on
the Home
Rule Bill in committee.
New York,
Dec.
2nd.—The
raw
sugar
market
was
quiet
early
today.
and
pri-
ces
were
nominally
unchanged
at 4% for
~
Cub’as,
cost
and
freight,
equal
to 5.76-
for centrifugals.
Refined
was
duil with
fine granulated
quoted
at
8:75
& 9.00.
Futures
were
easier,
under
liquidiation
and
selling
by commission
houses.
At
nor
n sales
were 18 and
24
points
lower.
London, Dec.
2nd. —Mr. Lloyd
George
stated
in the
House
of Commons
today,
that doecuments
foundin the possession
of
Eamond
de Valera,
when
he
was
arrest-
ed
in
May
1918,
would
be
included
in
those
whieh
the Government
was
about
to
make
public.
These
documents
as-
serted
the.
Premier,
implicated the
Irish
Republican
army
in
the
German
c¢on-
spiracy.
Rome,
Deec.
3rd. —Offerings
will be
re-
ceivedin the
Roman
Catholie
Churches
throughout
Christendom
on
December
26th
on behalf
of suffering
children
in
all
countries,
which
are
suffering
be-
cause
of the war.
This day wasifixed
inan
encyclical
letter issued
to- the church
by
Pope
Benedict yesterday,
The date fixed
iS
the Sunday
preceding
Holy
Innocents
.
ay
-
London,
Dec. Brd.—Uader
the auspices
of
Colonel
Grant
Morden,
Mr.
J. F.
Darling
met
a
number
of
members
of
the
House of Com nons
yesterday
even-
ing,
and enunciated
the views
countern-
ing
the
establishment
of
‘an
Empire
Bank,
which he recently
put forward
in
Canada.
Sir William
Mackenzie attend-
ed
the discussion,
which was participated
in by
Colonel
Amery,
Under
Secretary*
for
the Colonies,
Sir William Buil and J.