davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1919-12-22

err that it is bad policy to have the Judge
and Director of Police as one person.
Now we have more money at our dispo-
sal | hink it would be best to have the
two offices separated. In my opinion he
Judge should have nothing to do with the
Executive or any other administrative or
legislative business.
As regards having d Government At
torney, | must say that it is an enormous
expense we are going into, | may be mis-
taken, but | cannot see what work that
officer will have to occupy his time; we
have had public suits here, say tWerty
in one year for both towns, but of late
it has been considerably reduced; this
year | don't think we have had six Grim
inal cases, and it is expected to be less.
Besides the prosecuting Of criminal cases
his duty is to give the Government legal
opinion on matters forwarded to him,
but ever with this, | do not see how ais
time will be occupied.
| do not see why the Director of Police
could not also act as Government Att0r-
ney. In this little community four
thousand dollars per year is a big item,
and | am sure that the expenses will be
higher than the estimate. o. course it
is left with the proponent of the draft
to say whether it is feasible or NOT, hut
|, for my part, cannot see why one nan
cannot be used for both Offices. Il is all
right to say that Con cress will appropri-
ate money for these islands. but even if
we get en appropriation, and Congress
has been very liberal hitherto, the mere
economical WE are the more will be left
for essential purposes, for ms ance,
in the repairing of the roads which are
in a s%candaloUs state. The use Of the
roads today is far more severe than they
have been intended and if we can get
some money let US use it on the roads.
End Appointed Member (NoU) ia n
swar to the last speaker said, MIR.
Chairman. There is a Code of Laws
pending and the procedure proposed
will create more work for a Gov
eminent Attorney. The police cases Of
today are not called crimina! cases,
but when the proposed laws take effect
there will be more work for a Govern
ment Attorney. 1t has also been con-
sidered that by having a Government
Attorney the Judge will be separated
from that office and from influence that
might tend to ~disqualify MIN. The Vi
innate result of all of these mat
tiers cannot come up at one tine
because we do not know whether ary
change will be made in the laws, but as
Stunning there will be changes, a Govern
ment Attorney acting in that capacity
alone will be able to handle cases moe
0HOotIvA11y fhox a ho orr 0AonnotII
, 1919-12-22

The schooner Creole is here discharg-
ing cargo t%ranshipped from the S. S.
ManOa from New York
, 1919-12-22

The serial gem of the screen The
Lions Claw, will be concluded at the
thes tire this evening when its admirers
are expected to turn out in full force to
see the exciting end.
, 1919-12-22

The Navy Band rendered a prais
worthy concert last night to the enjo
ment of a numerous gathering.
, 1919-12-22
The Brass Bullet.

SOAO4V4E&A
FOR ST. CIR ok.
Continued from Saturdays Av5.)
Item 2.
Colonial Council Bill No. Is.
Additional Money Bill to the Budget
for the Municipality of St. Croix for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920,
granting Frcs. 10000. 90 to be ex-
pended during the period from Jan
uary l, 1920 to June 80, 1920 inclu-
sive for the establishing and main
tanning Of a Government Attorneys
Office.
Colonial Council Bill No. Is.
End Session 1919-192O.
ADDITIONAL MONEY BILL
to the Budget for the MunicjpaLjty
0fSt. CrojG for the fiscal year end
ing June 30tb 1920.
Item II. The Judiciary Depart
ment is hereby granted Francs
10, 90 to be expended during the
period from January l, 1920 to
June Both. 1920, inclusive, for the
establishing ana maintaining or a
Government Attorneys Office, I'M
der sub-items to be added to the
Budget as follows:
II. Government Attorneys Office.
8. Salary to Government Attorney.
....... ."...Frcs. 10000
9. Equipment 10000
10. Maintenance ....... 100000
Frcs. 10, 100000
, 1919-12-22

The mail-boat Virginia. arrived at
Frederiksted Saturday night with States
and o:her mails the Christiansted por-
ton of which was received and delivered
here yesterday noon.
, 1919-12-22

A meeting was convened at the theatre
last night at which electors and others
appointed a committee to consider and
represent to the Colonial Council, certain
laws which contain points regarded as
inapplicable and probably dangerous 70
which consists of IL members, meets, a
report of its deliberations will be given
out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
IN EAGER
SEARCH FOR AN ISSUE
Continued from First Page.)

dollar where the state gives another
dollar. Where does the United States
government get it's dollar? Out OF the
taxpayer Where does the state get
its dollar? Out of the taxpayer. The
taxes are high enough now. and every
man in the House who has three ideas
above a Hottentot is devoting his
thoughts to how to cut down these
tax bills, and If we do not cut them
down these places that know us now
will know us no more forever.
There are other leaders in Congress-
who feel that a more general issue
will engage the attention OF the
voters Representative Scott Ferris
of Oklahoma, chairman of the demo-
cratic congressional committee. says
that he believes the democrats VIII
win out on their record of achieve
distribution a statement of this rec
ord with regard to general leglsla-
ton, affecting six and, one-half mil
lion farmers, for twenty million toll
ers, in efficiency during the stress or
war, in the ability of the Treasury
in reconstruction legislation incident
to closing the world war and restor-
ing industrial America to ways or
peace and increased commerce.
Some months ago there was strong
indication that an expose of wartime
extravaganza was to be made an is
sue by the republicans. The demo-
Gratis now indicate that If such an at
tempt is made they will checkmate
by showing the extravaganza of re-
publican Investigations of eXtrava-
gance.
The old leaders seem unable to get
away from playing petty politics and
calling names. even when they realize
that the voters are looking for big
ger and more real issues.
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CHANCE TO GO TO WEST POINT.
Gen. Simms Announces 0pportu-
nity for National Guardsmen,

Brig. Gen. Simms. commanding the
District of Columbia National Guard,
announces that a member of the Ma
tional Guard between the ages OF
nineteen and twenty-five who has
served for one year in the National
Guard, or a former member of the
guard who should re-enlist prior to
December 1 and who at that time has
completed one years service. and who
is between the ages of nineteen and
twenty-five. will be appointed a cam
didate to take the examination for
entrance into West Point. to be con-,
Quoted on February 3. 1920.
National guardsmen desiring to
compete for this appointment should.
apply to Maj. La Garde. adjutant gen.
eral, District of Columbia militia.
472 L street northwest. for details.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19

TINE question Of the high cost
of living is one of uni
versal interest and discus
sion. 1t has been discussed
before both houses Of Congress-: it
has been the theme of many public
addresses and magazine articles; it
has been the topic Of conversation
at most exclusive women's clubs in
metropolitan sections as well as in
sewing circles and missionary
meetings in every village: 1t has
been finally and conclusively set
ted on an average of at least once
a day for the past six weeks at
every street corner and country
store in the land. Every individual
has tried to locate the blame on
everybody except himself. and each
has satisfied his conscience that he
himself is in no sense responsible.
One says: 1.-THE farmer has be-
come too greedy. He won't pro-
duce foodstuffs unless he can COM
IldHu all cAOI ~ ASSs 440
keeps the production below the de-
mand and by that process keeps
the price up" In reply to that the
farmer says: Labor is so high
that it scarcely pays to plant" and
that he lis able barely to make a
living"
Another says: Investigation
shows that natural supply and de-
mand no longer regulate prices.
and whether the production is
large or small makes very little
difference in the price" He finds
in his investigation that there has
been developed a system OF bust
ness in this country whereby spec
ulation controls the price of food
stuffs, and that through systems Of
storage the actual supply to the
consumer is never allowed to ex-
what the price may be.
Big business says. 1--WE are not to
blame" and great packing compa-
MES testified before the Congress of
the United States that they are
making only an average of l cent
a pound on the meat they handle.
If the farmer is barely living, If
labor needs a higher wage. if COM
bines make but small profit. we are
forced to conclude that it is the
retailer who is getting the coin.
and shift our blame to the local
dealer. The retailer. in turn, de-
MES the charge and claims that
with rising prices his profits have
declined. And so it goes. If any
body knows who is to blame he
will not "fess up and the public
continues to pay the price.
+ X X \
THE public continues to pay the
price" comes nearer getting at the
real cause of high living prices
than any other one thing. and to
refuse to buy" what we cannot
afford to buy-in a word, to de-
maand our moneys worth on every
expenditure-will come nearer the
answer than any other one thing.
There has developed in this
country a mad wave Of extrava-
gance People have plenty of
money and they are spending it
for everything in sight. and so
long as consumers are bidding for
everything on the counter, there
is no possibility and no necessity.
so far as producers and distribu-
tors are concerned, for reduction
of prices.
The Federal Food Administra-
ton discovered that 80 per cent of
the consumption of food passes
through the hands of women. We
know that 100 per cent Of the con-
sumption passes through the hands
Of women and men and their chill.
dren. This puts the power in the
hands Of the people to control prices
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United States government, bought an6
paid for with the peoples money
is. apparently. of no concern. The
one object of the War Department IL
proceeds from the sale of its surplus
material at about 80 cents on the
dollar.
If the public wants good roads II
can. through the machinery of the
various states highway commission.
ers, raise funds to purchase the neces.
sary machinery and equipment in tn.
public markets and at prices now
| ranging up to 100 per cent. more
than this same material cost of the
United States government one and two
years ago. and for which the War De-
partment is now selling for 80 cents or
the dollar.
BY his ruling the Secretary of Wal
simply invites the public to dig into
its pocket again and provide for the
purchase Of road building machinery
and equipment. on the theory, per
listed. was not purchased for road.
building purposes. In other words
he now invites the public to pay
$4,000 for a piece of machinery the
government bought for $4,000 a year
or SO ago, and which is now being
sold to the large contractors for
$4,000. Again. the public is invited to
actually put up $4,000 for. say, two
steam shovels so he, the Secretary of
War, can sell one of these steam
shovels to some contractor for $4,000.
Explained by the Commissions.
State highway commissions have
explained these facts to Congress, but
House joint resolution 200, directing
the Secretary of War to make the
transfer of this material, peacefully
slumbers in the committee on military
affairs.
The point these commissions bring
out is that this material is the prop
erty of the government. was bought
with money provided by the whole
people OF the United States. that it
was bought in such vast quantities
that 1t can never be advantaeeously
used. II 1t be used at all. by tho War
Of the United States should have some
benefit from the use of this material.
and the one way for universal benefit
is to build good roads.
Representative from the state
highway department claim that I'M
less tnls material is transferred to
in the building and maintenance of
good roads 1t will be necessary to
abandon much of their construction
program. Collectively the various
states have authorized the expendi-
ture OF nearly one billion dollars for
Fave depended upon the United States
government to carry out it's part of the
program by providing road building
machinery; Thus far the government
has failed, and that failure, both
Congress ana the various state com
rectly to the doors of the chief of en-
gineers, U. S. A., and chief of ordnance
officer, and. unless very positive d.
Iections are given these chiefs of bu-
reaus 10 declare this vast quantity
to put 1t to use in building high
ways, It will eventually be sold, at
an enormous loss to the public. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
Winston Wonders No. s547.
rom the Boston Transcript.

From the BOSTON TfHntcfipt.
Our veracious Winston, Conn.,, cor
respondent writes US that a gentle
man Of that town while walking on
the beach poked his cane into the
sand to show his companion where he
had lost a ring the year before, and
found on Withdrawing the cane that
the ring encircIed the end Of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
Precept.

From Film Fun.
Nan-Congratulate me! Bill pro-
posed last night.
Arn-How in the world did he get
up the courage?
Nan-We went to q movie show Last.
night and saw q delicious love scsn0
- tsse picture. s5p x
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Equipment Still at Factories.
Some of the equipment desired by
the Department Of Agriculture for road
building purposes remains at the
factories awaiting shipping instruc-
tons. The War Department dilly-
dallies about releasing it, and, as a
result, the governments plans for
improving trunk highways in the
various states are at a standstill.
The Secretary of Agriculture sent
an agent to France and collected
some material which was parceIIed
commissioners, but the amount Sc
cured was so infinitely fnadequate
as to be Of very little assistance in
carrying out the vast project the
states and federal government had
planned.
The complaints to Congress are NOT
all received from the state highway
commissions. The farmers and other
taxpayers are interested, and are
oent on knowing just what DISPOSE
ton is to be made of this surplus
material. These taxpayers dug deep
into their pockets to pay for this ma
and they are not in a frame Of mind
to permit the War Department TO
dispose OF 1t at nominal prices and
the proceeds to revert back to the
Treasury Department They deprived
themselves OF many comforts OF lille
to provide the United States government
with money to procure equipment to
successfully carry on the war. Now
that this equipment is idle ana win
in all probability. never be advan-
tageously used again for the purposes
Tor which n 1t was purchased, they
partment of public roads and used
throughout the United States. Farm
ers and taxpayers in general do not
fancy the idea of again having to
dig deep into their savings to fur
nlsn equipment to the state and the
United States government to carry on
the gigantic plans for the building OF
permanent highways.
Plea of the Farmer.
Conceding the War Department
sufficient equipment to meet the re-
quirements of it's widest dreams the
average farmer has satisfied himself
that ample bodybuilding equipment
VIII remain in the Army storage
YARDS unused, uncared for, become
as "old junk" while he will be re-
CURED to market his produce and
COMBAT the high cost Of living under
the same conditions governing pre-
war days.
The farmer. through his states
highway organization, has advised
congress or his wants and his para
mount Want just now is good roads
to enable him to expeditiously and
economically market his produce. I'm
til such time as he has suhsta initial
assurance that hts community is 90
ing to be provided with the full use
of d-building equipment. now wing
idle in the War Department storare
yards. he is more than apt to remain
steadfastly on the trail Of his repre-
sentative in Congress-.
The chances are his requirements or
bodybuilding machinery will be sun
piled. but just how soon the Iynited
States government Is going to piay
fair with him by giving him GOOD
roads over which he can expect a
daily delivery of his mail and over
which he can market his farm pro
duce is the great question upper
most in his mind just now.
FRANK r. GOODLOE
Washington. D. c.. Oct. 10, 1918.
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SAYS ''SKIDS ARE PUT UNDER"
FEDERAL HIGHWAYS PROGRAM
Frank F. Goodloe Criticises Secretary
Bakers Decision Forbidding Use Of
Surplus Army Equipment on Road
Constructions
To the Editor Of Tie Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
By recent decision Of Secretary Ba-
ker the War Department has. Temporal
rily. put the skids under the govern
ment's permanent highways program
The Secretarys latest move forbids the
transfer of surplus Army equipment
useful for highway construction, to the
Department Of Agriculture for distribu-
ton to the various state highway COM
missioners.
Through his ruling the Secretary OF
War clothes his department heads with
complete authority to theoretically push
the sale, at private and public auction
Of all surplus material, regardless as to
whether such material could be advan-
tageously used in the whole public's in
terests by other departments of the gov
eminent
Gives an Example.
For example: Tractors. road graders,
hosting engines, cranes. steam shovels.
industrial railway equipment. trucks,
surveying instruments. road rollers, mo-
tor cars, concrete mixers, road plows,
dump wagons, trailers and similar
equipment essential to the governments
plans forspermanent highways, now in
storage at the various Army passes, can
be advantageously used by the United
States government IN CARRYING out It's
gigantic program for permanent high
The Secretary Of Agriculture has
made requisition on the war Depart
ment for this line Of material. Such
requisitions are ignored esad a an h tnis ma
roads IL being put on sale lists and sold
for nnroximately one third of its cost.
Saws Transfer Was Authorized.
Section of the post Office appro-
rri.tion act Of February %. 1919. had
au.horized the transfer Of this ma
tarjaI to the Department of Agricul-
iUre for the bureau OF public roads:
hnt the Judge advocate general OF
was wa not legal. The law officer Of the
xer;cuiturai Department ruled that
a,,ah transfer was duly authorized by
Congress and therefore legal; The
Attorney General recently decided
that the transfer was n legal: put b the
w. The chief of engineers and
uEinr If ordnance had not had their
saw and when the actual transfer
say, I'D for decision they decided
The War Department had no surplus
.eteriaJ such as was wanted, on
md The Secretary's decision followed.
ioM IT, states cannot buy this kind of
uo+araI in the needed quantities
rram the manufacturers and get de-
i;vsrv before next fall. The contrac-
tnrs IN need Of such material are re-
iuctant in going to the open market
when at l. onsth Ie obtained aaa ed fe0m
;nstsnces, one-fifth of what it would
nnst now at the factory.
Attitude of Department.
The War Department processes an
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GREAT FUTURE SEEN
FOR WORLD COLONIES
Era of Development Ahead Likened by
Mr.. Simonds to Progress in West
After Civil War.
BY FRANK H. sIMONDs.

A FEW weeks ago I discussed II
~ some detail the changes il
n Africa resulting from tn
world war. In the present ar
ticle I should like to comment il
some detail upon the colonial devel
opment which seems certain to fol
low the world war, and particular,
as it will affect France and Grea
Britain.
The great industrial expansion Of
the first half of the nineteenth cen.
tury enabled all the nations, impover.
ished by nearly a quarter of a GEN.
fury of struggle against the French
republic and Napoleon. to pay their
debts and achieve great prosperity
Britain more than all other nations
gained by this transformation in in
dustry and transportation. but all
shared. After our civil war it was the
a similar purpose.
In the same fashion it seems to me
almost inevitable that the next hall
century will see a tremendous ex-
pansion of colonial activity. not SO
much in the white colonies of Britain
such as South Africa, Australia and
Canada (although these will unques-
tionably profit by an influx of SOL
diers for whom return to their old
occupations after four years of war
will prove impossible). as for the COL
onies of exploitation. such as Egypt
and North Africa, together with the
colonies where some settlement will
be possible for white people. but the
main field will be for the develop
ment of native populations and the
natural resources of the country.
Cape-to-Cairo Railway May Come.
Beyond all doubt we shall see. in no
distant time, the realization OF Cecil
Rhodes great dream OF Cape-to-
Cairo railway, now that the elimina-
ton of Germany from that single
block of territory which interrupted
the continuity of British possession
from Alexandria to Capt Town has
been achieved. In the same way we
shall see British capital take over the
Bagdad railway. probably in cooper
alton with the French. and complete a
railway extending from the Gulf OF
Alexandretta to the Persian gulf and
beyond to the point of junction with
the railways of India. With France
established in Syria and Britain as
sured of supremacy in Mesopotamia.
the old obstacles to this railway will
disappear.
At no remote day passengers will
take train in London. arrive in France
by the Calais tunnel. now to be con-
structed without delay. pass through
France and on down the valley of the
Danube to Constantinople and. cross
ing the Bosporus by train ferry
continue along the road of Alexander
the Great through the Cilician gate to
Aleppo. where passengers for Cairo
and Cape Town will part with those
going to Bagdad and Calcutta.
While German ambition to trans
form Turkey into a political annex
and menace India and Egypt existed,
while German military influence DOM
mated at the Golden Horn. British and
French political interests equally
looked unsympathetically upon the
Bagdad scheme. although. at the mo-
ment when the war broke. Britain
and Germany had practically r Q ched
an understanding which would have
left Germany master of the Bagdad
railway from Constantinople to the
lower Tigris.
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French Promise in Africa.

For France her great African en-
pire holds out the best promise for
the future. In Algeria and Tunis
she has already established a million
Europeans. half of them French, two
thirds of them French by birth or
naturalization. and she has performed
the even more difficult task of win
ming the loyalty of the natives. Ir
the recent war hundreds of thou
sands Of Algerian and Tunisian ma
tive troops fought in France, supply
ing some of the best shock troops
and as a reward for this service and
the mistaken loyalty of the Algerian
natives. they have recently been ad-
mitted to the full exercise OF the
rights of French citizenship.
For the development of the ad-
Joining Morocco France has thus the
assured aid of her native populations
of Algeria and Tunis. and the same
assistance will be of incalculable ad-
vantage to her in Syria. where the
population is also Arab and N0ham-
medan. Morocco. moreover. as / have
said. is the prize of the colonial fu-
ture 1t has vast resources in iron
great belts of black soil, agricul-
turally far richer than Algeria or
Tunis.
with railways and all the other cir.
cumstances of civilization France car
hope to transform Morocco. as she ha.
transformed Algeria and Tunis. which
have become tremendous markets fol
French manufactures. and sources OF
q large variety of raw materials ant
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Privileges It Would Give.

In such a zone foreign goods may
be shipped and landed without the
payment Of duty, free from all Gus
toms supervision and control. While
in the free zone these goods may be
stored. exhibited. broken up. re-
soaolAd. assembled. distributed re-