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Personal Ope Letter To
Mr.. Thomas Ramsay
Christiansted, St. Croix. V. l.,
April 80, 1920,

April 80, 1920.
In the minutes of the Colonial Coun-
ellis proceedings published in today's is
sue of the St. Croix Avis, | note with
some surprise your reference made in
the Councils discussion eff the telephone
question on Monday last that you be
lleved the manager of the telephone a
good man but a he has had no technical
training, etc." | have no desire to re-
sent your statement except that | consi-
der it an assumption unwarranted bv
your meagre knowledge of me and nv
pursuits in the past. Not having known
OF your existence and, | doubt very much
you of mine prior to my coming here but
a little more than a year ago since when
we have promiscously met, I can ven.
ture to say, but three or four times in
which no opportunity was afforded YOU
to become acquainted with my qualifca-
tons, | consider your statement ungua<dz.
ed and exemplary of the same sorr:SFs
recklessness which, | daresay, promntsd
you to say you would pay $40 a moth
for your telephone, as | know more of
tom Ramsay in the latter respect than
he knows of me in the other.
Yours truly
H. BERG.
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the custom changed!
End Appointed Member (Nou) remark
ed: Mr.. Chairman. In answer to the
last speaker | want to state as Chairman
of this Councils Committee | have never
mades a statement that the ordinance
now before the Council could not be
Changed. | stated that the ordinances
was not susceptible to change, but if any
amend nent is to be made it could be
offered when it is placed before the Coun-
Gil and under second discussion.
AS to the expenses, there exists today
one judge; two years ago you had two
judges at a salary of So, 200 dollars each
per year; two Assistant Policemasters at
81, 800 each per year; in lieu of the AS
SlStant POlicemasters we have two clerks,
one drawing forty dollars and the other
twenty dollars per month. 1t is said
that the personnel proposed is going to
increase the expenses, | wish any mem
her who feels that way TO go back to the
budget for 1916.
1t is true that the Superior Judge
should not try police cases; | am arguing
justice and liberty. Any man who comes
before the court should have the lighs Of
justice around him. Under the pro-
cedure which is now offered to yon if the
defendant is not satisfied be can
~ W CuG higher COuIL anu nave q
trial by jury; that is what the people
say they voted for the American Flag
for-Liberty. (AOplause from the Lob
by. 1t offers to the humblest mar an
opportunity to go before the jury If he
feels that the police judge has OF acted
fairly.
When the annual budget comes be-
ore you, you will see that we are not
asking for TOO much. 1t is all very we'll
for Congress to say that you have ap-
peal to the third District Court of Phila-
delphia, but you have no one in Phila-
deIphia to stand before the Court and
argue your rights.
AS regards the police courts, we
are offering you men who are learned
in la v to try police cases. and a ny in
dividuaI can go before the upper court
if he is not satisfied; and again, if he
feels that he cannot trust the jd"ge,
he can call for a jury of his own peers.
Take the Honorable Members state
ment that one judge can act for both
towns, | would agree if it Wouldibe expe-
dent, but | don't deem it wise for the
Council to pass a law asking for one
judge. If the Governor feels that the
travelling expenses would be. more than
what it would cost to employ a man
then let the Governor make a double
appointment.
AS Chairman of the Committee on
, 1920-05-01

In Mr.. Bough's Setter in yesterdays
issue please read my countrymen and
trends instead CT country friends"
In Mr.. Larsen,s article on the postal
service IN Thursdays issue please read
Iourth page, third to last paragraph,
1Itn- and 18th. lines" as it is a physi-
be.
, 1920-05-01

more work if they want something to do.
If we take into consideration the mum
Der Of cases we are having you will find
that there is not sufficient work for all
these officials. From my experience,
that is about thirty years in this island,
| am not prepared TO state the percen-
tage, but | don't think | am far off, of
all the eases put together will not be
more than seventy-fve to nine ty-five,
and nearly all go to the Police Court, and
are cases involving only five to ten
dollars. Let US go to the Town Court
and take the cases that involve over one
hundred and twenty-five dollars and you
will not find more than ten or twelve;
as to crimin>i cases the greater pelcen-
tage of those requiring mOr9 than six
months Imprisonment are not more than
ten or Wenty Of them in any year. Ac-
cording to the proposals in these new
laws, St. Thomas is to be taken into con
Iteration, | don't know anything about
st. Thomas, but | take it for granted it
is not quite as many as here. 1t is pro-
posed to have a Judge ar a salary of
four thousand eight hundred dollars per
annOm, a clerk at three thousand dollars
per annum and when the Attorney Gen
erals salary is added will make an
amount Of about twenty thousand dollars
and which will be about one dollar per
capita of the inhabitants, and when you
add the salaries of st~enographers and
other clerks it will amount to much more
than this amount. | do not think the
United States will put up that much
money for the judiciary Department.
We should be thankful for what the
Federal Government is doing for us. but
consider that we have many other
things to be done, and if we are economi-
cal in the various departments it would
be more TO" the benefit of the island and
man to man. | think it would 0e more
0nomicaIif we keep to our arrangement
and have a judge for each island; by
this arrangement we will have better,
quicker, and more expedient service.
Judge NoiI says that according to
American principles a judge cannot sit
on police cases; [ cannot see why he
couldn't pass judgment on a police case
as we'll as a bigger case; | do not see
why we cannot have a police judge for
both towns, he can be called by tele-
phone and be on the spot in an hour.
There comes the question These police
Judges are to act as lawyers, | ask if a
Judge performs his duties under the
influence of the Government, as an
oa1cial. if there would not be some question
oe partisan? He cannot be impartial; he has
twenty-one hundred dollars per annum
and that alone is sufficient to keep him.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
DeLalOare Meets Crack
Western Team Tomorrow

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, June iO.-'rhe great game
that every student and friend of Della
ware has been talking and thinking
about for weeks will be PLAYED TO-
morrow afternoon on Frazer Field
This Is the game with the great tram
from the University OF California now
on an Eastern irin. The Western boys
have been playing great ball and
have lost hut three games on the trip
since leaving California on May i5.
The last defeat was ON Tuesday when
Boston College slipped over a 6 90 ?
score on The boys from the Golden
Gate. California plays Princeton to-
day, Delaware tomorrow and Penn In
Philadelphia on Saturday. The game
on Frazer Field tomorrow afternoon
Will be STARTED al o'clock.
There has been .alk OF Lefty
CARL pitching against California. hui
IL Is more likely that Joe" nolhrock
The big s0uihnaW, who has been
pitching such Wonderful ball AN sea-
son Will be on the mound for Della
ware when the Jump calls play bal
at & o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
THIRD WARD WINS, HOT
GAME IN EXTRA INNING

Third Ward took armer grasp on
first place in The Defiance League last
night, by handing their old enemies,
the Tenth Ward a set back in an
extra inning game. by the score Of 6
10 Z. The game was delayed I'm the
Seventh inning about twenty minutes.
owing 10 a dispute on balls and
strikes on Freddy CLARK. Afler the
argument was settled, Clark re-
sponded with triple 10 right centre,
sending across the Tying Tally and
forcing ihe game into extra innings
Both leans had men on base in The
eighth but could not send them
across. The ninth inning was fun of
action. Dillon succeeded CLARK on
the hlll. Mayhart singled TO right and
went DO third McLaughlin doubled lO
left. Mayhart and Mclaughlin scored
on Drapers poke 30 centre, EllW00d
letting Hynson's throw go through
his legs. Dillon then walked McC0n-
nell. AZ this junction Shields went
behind the plate, EllN0od going DO
we'll, as the following three men died
in order.
In Tenth Wards half. more action
was started. HynsOn was called out
for batting out OF order. Shields then
famed, but pOOmey famed a spark
of hope by ohopping a single o.
right shannon then doubled 90 cen
ire, T0Omey taking third. T0bn had
two balls on Rodgers when Manager
Woerner yanked him from the box
bringing I'm Luiz from right field
Manager Shields, OF Tenth Ward
checked This move by sending Lowell
a right-hand batter ntO pinch hii f0l
Rogers. Lutz placed a strike agalns
Rogers and with a lightning throw
caught shannon of second base, end
ing one OF the most exciting games o.
the year.
Tenth Ward threw away severa
chances 10 score by slow base run
ming. Filliben, batting for Baldo
doubled DO deep centre In the nth. bu
was thrown out at third, trying q
stretch the hit. shannon threw AVA
an opportunity In the ninth by heinl
J caught or second base.
The game was chockful OF hitting
six doubles, a triple and a home
/ being Tn the summary, the latte
being made by shannon In the secOnl
/ inning. when he drove the ball owe
| the LEFT field fence.
There Will be no game tonight. ih
scheduled game between Belmont AM
/ Weccac0e having been called on. In
stead, the athletes win do the w0r
/ with pick and shovel and place ih
! playing field In tptOp shape Tor ih
! Delance-Eden game, on Saturday.
The score:
TENTH WARD.
r. II. o. A. J.
/ Mcdonnell. n .......i 2 o
Evening journal., 1920-06-10

They have an been looking alike
10 Joe for some weeks, Including
Penn. and II he is in condition tomor-
row California viii have an kinds OF
trouble getting many runs over.
ROthrOck. 10 date, has been In every
game that Delaware has played Hc
has pitched all or most of the games
and In number went In for a few
innings.
Delaware's battling order will be- the
same as usual Robbins. third base
nonnhn. lfft neld; Underwood. short
stop; Madden, center neld; y. Carter
nr-l base; q. Carter, catchod Me-
Cardoll, second base; Marvel. riehl
field and R0lhrock. pitcher
California's batting order Will he
Myers, centre field; Works. ilrsl
base: Hudson. second base; lnhWcr
left field. Rowe. right field; Maxim
third base White. shOrtsiop. ncNlei
or TOomey, catcher; Ellison, Shepard
.McHcnry or Lowe, pitcher.
lnr Delaware season viii end Will
game ON Frazer Field next M0ndl'
afternoon, Commencement Day, vii
| lIaNcrfOrd.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
70 CLASSES IN
HORSE SHOW
Children Also TO Ride
Ponies at Elsmere
July 3

In the nineteen classes listed FOR the
horse and pony show 90 ho held al
lhe Stale Fair Grounds ON Saturday,
July B., probably lhe mosl interesting
feature OF the whole show Nill ho lhe
pony classes with their wealth of
dainty equines and children riders.
Ten Of The eighteen classes are d0NOi-
cd iO The ponies and the three prizes
in each class consist either nf cup
or plato for first honor and ribbons
for the second and third.
Under the classification of "pOnlOs
under saddle there viii he five
events The first one-pony race of am
eighth ~ mile lo hc ridden hy chill
dren not over A. years ought io pro-
vide enough excitement 90 Vie with
lhe motor racing and harness racing
That is The important feature In me
eyes Of racing dovoiecs.
The second event is for shetland
ponies ridden by children. the third
Is for ponies not over n hands high
ridden hy children, the fourth Tor
ponies over IA but not more than ii
hands high ridden hy children and The
last event. Tor ponies over ii hands
but not more than A hands, Inches
! 10 ha shown at three galls-a walk
I iroi and canler
The real excitement of the pony
classes VIII occur In me three Jumping
| contests The first for n hand high
/ ponies l0 Boz ridden hY children moi
over ~ years, The jump will ho three
! feet The second event Is for pnnic.
| driven at four Jumps not over three
| feet and the last Tor the hest pony fol
| girl rider over Jumps ridden hy chill
I dren A years and under
IN the ponies in harness children
VIII drive shetland ponies a class iol
/ Equality. style and action and atachel
/ 90 am appropriate vehicle.
ln illo saddle horse classes, nolntl
/ will Doe awarded for the walk. lro
/ and canler. Horses under ia hands
/ Inches and for over 40 hands ineho'
/ the conformation and manners will hl
considered Then there viii be a cl1s'
Evening journal., 1920-06-10

for the best park hack for man or wo-
man, for the best road hack, for the
best saddle horse over A hands 2
inches; for the best saddle horse rid
den by woman. for the best troiter
suitable for matncss racing and
driven hy a member Of the Delaware
Horse show Association, for the best
PAGER with Ike qualifications anc an
open class for hunters. over A hands
inrhes.
Entries close June 26 and The com
mlilee In charge comprises Joseph
Davidson, lambert j fOulk, Caleb
Slahler and Joseph III. Gould.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
no OIITTINF 0l0 SpORTS.

A meeting OF the physical depart
menl committee OF the y. NJ. O. A..
viii Doe held This evening, % lay out
plans for the summer work Of the as
sOciaiiOn William b. Foster, chair
man OF the committee. will preside,
The association also announced to-
day that boys Will be excused from
school io nartake I'm the swimming
campaign which will be conducted by
the \. NJ. G.. A. next week.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
LOS ANGELES RANKS
FRISCO ON POPULATION

WASHINGTON, June in-Los Angeles
has ouislrinnod san Francisco and be-
came the largest city west OF 81. Louis
during mo last ten years, The census
bureau announcement, of the popula-
tlon OF ihe two cities shows.
n has also ouigr0wn Buffalo, tenth
largest city In the country In 1910, as
well as Milwaukee, Washington, New
ark. Cincinnati and New Orleans.
Los Angeles now has a population Of
$40. is0, an increase OF 2a62S2. Whil'
SAN Francisco has b0S,ii0 inhabitants
Los Angeles rate OF growh was 80;
per cent compared with San Fran
eisco's rate OF 2i9 per cent during lh'
ten years.
The Want Ads will help you 10 he'll
J yourself-AdY.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
MrnMICk kEEps MINING.

MerWick lrs defeated the fast Linz
den A. O.. team last niehh hy ihe score
OF i6 lO q Permission pitched his
nrsl game Tor McrWlck and showed
good form.
NelN,ick would like 90 hear from
any team In or out of the city, whose
players ages are from "A 90 i6 years,
Send challenges in ID. nrcklcr, iNN ".
Thrd street or io n. Latch, ~ North
Harrison street.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
CEORCE WASHINGTON CANCELS.

Special TO The Evening journal.
NEWARK. June i0.-lhe baseball
game scheduled for saturday between
Delaware and George Washington Uni
Yersity has been cancelled by ,he latter
college A telegram was received last
night canceling the game and stating
q letter with explanation would follow.
This leaves only two games on the
Delaware schedule, University OF Cali
fornia tomorrow, and Hayeriord next
Monday.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
LYNCH HUMRIrs NrLsON.

Lynch won over Nelson. 100 10 ~.
lasi nisht' In ono OF ihe best matches
played s0 FAR at Grady's In .ho cham
nionaliip pocket billiard tournament
for Lynch.
IQnlghls games Will bring together
iiuslWorih and Houston In the openel
az O'Clock hushWOr.h has not a.
YET suffered a setback, and as he meet,
one OF the best in ihe tourney tonight
we rams are IN for a rare treat. Paris
Mho Is making strong bid FOR th
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
TEnERALsnURG LnsEs GAME.

fredericksburg. Md, June TO-
Federalshurg lost 90 Mardella yester-
day. 90 4. The hits were evenly d.
which counted i'm the run-gelling.
Dean. fredericksburg, and Truitt, Mar
della, pitched good ball.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
URFRTY A. G. MNSTREIS.

Liberty A. @. will hold a minstrel
show and dance In pythian Castle on
next Monday nigh. Denny and Burns
minslrels viii be among the features.
Amonr The cast will be some high
class vocalisis, nifty dancers and com
odians.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
MAIL CARRIFRs THANKFUL

The letter carriers OF this city wish
io thank the public for their earnest
efforts and support In the recent re-
class ification Of postal employees
salaries.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
ALL-MILMINcroN MEErINa.

The weekly meeting OF the All
Wilmington League viii be held In
the cluhrooms Of the keystone Field
Club tonight. Every manager and
representative Is requested 10 be
present, as there Is business OF
Importance % be transacted. Tags
VIII be- issued Tor Saturdays games at
the session tonight.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10

Championship, Will pair on Wi.h Matt
n0nnhue In ule osc0nd sctt0 at 98
tonight
Evening journal., 1920-06-10

The Want Ads will help you 10 helI
yourself-AdY.
Evening journal., 1920-06-10
.lDu Tor llllAHIr lIl Illll
THIRD WARD.

Totals ..... .....i n N s
Evening journal., 1920-06-10

Mcdonnell, II .......i ? 1 o oil
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-21
MILITARY PRESIDENT UNLIKELY

The question of military training
is uppermoSt in the minds of a great
many western women who are allow
ed to vote for president, and because
OF this they are shying from a mill
tary man as candidate.
Times apparently have changed.
When no women voted it was COM
mon for the major political parties
to put up a soldier" in the belief
he would be found a monument of
strength in the male mind. But with
SO many states permitting women to
vote, this custom is likely to fall
into the discard.
1t remains to be seen what will
happen to Gen. Wood at the Republi-
can convention. The general has been
considered strong candidate-until
1t was discovered that the western
women are as a class fearful that a
soldier president would have a ten
dency to think with the military
mind; that he would go in for mill
tary training of the youth of the
land, and would not be inclined to
elude little scrap now and then.
The same weakness has developed
in regard to General Pershing. Both
major parties have been thinking"
of putting him forward as a candi-
date, provided it could be ascertain
ed what his politics were. 1t is not
yet certain as to the generals poll
tics, but it is now certain that po-
hticians are afraid of the women's
vote and are not inclined to get wild
over the prospect of soldier candi-
date.
Both Wood and Pershing, there
fore are not progressing life house
afire. The talk seems altogether to
center around other timber in both
parties.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-21
A NERVOUS WRECK
'rOm Three Years Suffering. Says
Cardui Made Her Well

Texas City, Tex.-In an interesting
statement, Mrs. g. H. Schill, Of this town,
says: "For three years suffered untold
agony with my head. was unable to
do any Of my work.
l just wanted to sleep all the time, for
tnat was the only ease ! could get, when
Twas asleep. Ibecame nervous wreck
Just from the awful suffering with my
head.
Twas so nervous that the least noise
would make me jump out Of my bed. !
had no energy, and was unable TO do
anything. My son, young boy, had to
do all my household duties.
Twas not able to do anything until
took CardIli. 4 took three bottles In all,
and 1t surely cured me Of those awful
headaches. That has been three years
ago, and know the cure Is permanent.
for have never had any headache since
taking CarduI. :.
Nothing relieved melfrtiI Itook Cardri.
II did wonders for me"
Try Cardui for your troubles -made
from medicinal ingredients recommended
In medical books as being Of benefit In
female troubles, and 40 years oG use has
proven that the books are right Begin
taling cagdm today. NcslA
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-21
Constantine Montgomery.

On Oct. 28, 1919, after a linger-
ing illness of a year or more, Uncle
Constantine, as we all loved to call
him, fell asleep at his old home near
Norfield, Miss. He was one of our
oldest and best loved citizens, born
Feb. 18th, 1843, and having lived all
of his three score and sixteen years
among us, his faithfulness and nobil-
ity of character had won the love and
high esteem of all who knew him.
He was a Christian and a true
child of God, and at his death men,
ber. of Johnston Baptist Church, hav-
ing been buried with his Lord in
baptism by Elder B, A. Crawford at
Mt. Pleasant Church more than forty
years ago. His pastor, Elder l. H.
Anding, spoke the last tender words
and in the presence of large num-
Der of sorrowing relatives and
friends we laid his body to rest and
to await the resurrection in the fam
lily cemetery near the old home.
On Jan. 10th, 1871 he was mar
ried to Miss Arcadia Elizabeth Moak
whom he leaves now about seventy
years of age with four sons and four
daughters to mourn his going. May
his memory ever linger a sweet bene-
diction there, his loved ones. "Bless-
ed are the dead which Gle in the Lord
from henceforth; yea saith the Spir-
it, that they may rest from their la
bors; and their works do follow
them"
"A Friend.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-21
TRAIN FOR SERVICE.

The desire of every youth is a sue
cessful business or professional life.
About the age of entering high school
he gets the working bee. He feels
strong and fit for any task. With pin
ions untried in the wintering, sing
ing, scathing blasts of business COM
petition the youthful hero wants to
compete with everybody and every
thing. He would launch at once into
his life work, often without knowing
just what he wants to do. He forgets
that he needs the training uf years
to fit him for the worlds work. He
never thinks of what a few years
of school will add to this fitness later
on. The boy with high school ed
ucation will earn at least $4,000 to
$4,000 more than will the fellow
who hasn't high school training.
And the college-trained man is in
proportion greater. Don't be be-
guiled. into think ing that the pres
ent mad rush of industrial pEices is
going on forever. The years Of train
ing III brain use are only the detour
to lasting progress.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-21
In Memorianl.

In loving memory. of our beloved
Zol Bowman, died Feb. 6, 1919, aged
"a years, 9 months and 6 days.
In the green woods softly sleeping,
where the flowers gently wave lies
the one we loved so dearly in his
silent, lonely grave Peaceful be your
sleep, dear Zol, it's sweet to breathe
your name; in life we loved you dear
ly, in death we do the same. You
shall never be forgotten, never from
our memory fade; loving hearts will
always linger around your silent
grave.
Tho the world is full of trouble,
full of sorrow and of pain; yet to
us it would be heaven if you were
only here again. We always sit and
think of you dear Zol, who were our
joy and pride. If only we had you
back again sitting by our side. Dear
est loved one, how we miss you, since
from us you passed away, and our
hearts are sad and lonely as we think
of you today. You are gone but not
forgotten, nor shall you ever be; as
long as life and memory last, we
shall always remember thee.
We think of you in silence, no
eyes can see lis weep, but many a
silent tear we shed when others are
asleep.
Sadly missed by a heart-broken
MOTHER and FATHER.