davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1921-04-01
THE ST. CROIX AVIS
is printed and published daily LSundGys
and Holidays e1eepted) by G. Jobonsen
at the Avis Off ce.
TERMS--5O cents monthly az 0dUqace.
9 cents per single copy.
uttered as second-cIass matter May
26thl912 at the Post Office at Christian
sted, ST.. Crotn, Y. l. of the q. S. A.. I'M
der the Act of March 8. 1879 =

Contribution to tbis paper WILL t9 glad
IN received Ohengthe same deals Wlth mot
ters of general interest, and rs Gccompo-
MED aUGtb the authors name, as q quar-
antee of good faith. The editor cannot be
responsible for the vleWs Of has correspom-
dents nor does he necessarily endorse them.
, 1921-04-01
LIST OF UNCLAIMED MAIL FOR
THE WEEK ENDED MARCH 26, 1921.

Mr.. Elias Francis, No. 7 Water Gut,
Mr.. Joseph E.. Francis,
Eleazer Franklin,
Mrs. Higgins Union Hall,
Mary Lewis,
Miss Ellen Marquee,
Miss Jane Nc Evilley, No. % King ST.,
Miss Matilda Nicholas,
Mr.. Joshua Ramsey, 30 Queen Cross
Street,
Mr.. Ludvic Renardis.
Miss Alberteana Simmons,
Isaac Stephens, JrG
Anita Thompson, w
Mr.. Abraham Sweeney,
Albertina Webb,
Mr.. Uzziah Williams,
Miss Ioinee Wygor.
United States Post Office. Christian
sted, V. l.. March %, 1921.
B. r. LARSEN,
Postmaster.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-02-12
Bird slim Arfist

New York has bird which has
STA 4 eer STU film screen
carer. Be-. eoclsatoo called Cocoa.
lis bcauntH hitc feathers attracted
the attention Of the director Of
large 6im company and now he ha4
a job appearing ira an scenery where
birds are needed lir gets good
salary.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
UNK|SSED BRIDE
CONTINUED from page one)

told the court of the promises made
by Speer.
Mrs. Lila Goodlee, mother of the
plaintiff also appeared in her behalf.
The plaintiff was agani returned to
the stand and told of meeting Mrs.
Speer. mother of the defendant.
when first told of our marriage Mrs.
Speer refused to recognize me as her
daughter-in-law and introduced me to
the family as friend" and calling
me by my maiden name. She said that
Mrs. Crawford was known to the fam
lily as Harold Speer's wife"
Sobbingly the girl told of threats
made by Speer that he would kill her
if she did not live with him. He told
her that he was not married to Mrs.
Crawford.
The case was continued for one
week, pending the arrival of depos-
itions from Los Angeles to be used in
| the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
IMPERIAL WATER RATE.

IMperiaPs new water rates became
established last night when the Board
of Trustees adopted Ordinance No.
242, which adds fifty cents to the base
rates, raising the residence service to
$3.50 per month and the business rate
to SO. The new rates, which are still
the lowest in the valley, will be applied
to the February bills.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
ON "MY BACKYARD"

DR.. w. L. Y. Davis,' one of the most
eloquent and foceful of speakers, is to
give his delightful lecture on "My
Back Yard" at the Methodist church
tonight at 1880 o'clock.
Everyone who has heard this lee
ture, and there are many in Ell Cen
tro, say that it is a great treat, and
the church will no doubt be crowded.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
STRAWBERRIES, FIRST
OF SEASON PICKED

Strawberries were picked last week
on the big strawberry ranch OF
Shimizo Brothers and will soon begin
to see the show windows in consider
able quantities. The quality is up to
the high Imperial Valley standard
and should find ready sales. So far
the supply isn't of any material pro-
portion.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
DEWEY SHELL GOOD
AFTER SCORE YEARS
CBy Associated Press)

MANILA, P. l., Jan. 2s.-A shell
from one of Admiral Dewey's guns,
after lying in vacant lot in Manila
for more than % years. exploded to-
day, injuring three PHILIPPINE boys.
One of the lads picked up the shell
and after examining it, hurled it
against a rock. The shell proved to
be effective and knocked the three
boys to the ground, all sustaining
painful injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

A $4,000 bequest given to the
school of education of the University
of Pennsylvania by Miss Caroline
Niblo, cannot become operative be-
cause her will was drawn only the day
before she died instead of the 80 days
required by law.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
SWISS DRY CAMPAIGN.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
GENEVA, Jan. 2S.-A campaign to
make Switzerland dry has been under
taken by the Swiss Anti-Alcokolic
League. Its first step, it is an.
nounced, will be demand federal
referendum authorizing the Swiss
cantons to exercise local option.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
DE VALERA GOING BACK HOME

fBy Associated Pressl
PARIS, Jan. 2S.-Raimond De Va
lera who has been making brief
visit to France, will return to Ireland
within "a hours, declared Sean O'Cal-
laigh, representative in France of the
Irish republic movement. He said that
De Valera expected to reach Dublin,
either tonight or tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
MANY DRY AGENTS DIE.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The
mortality rate among the prohibition
enforcement officers is higher than in
the world war, said Wayne b.
Wheeler, counsel for the Anti-Saloon
League, before the senate appropria-
ton committee this morning in urging
better pay for the dry field agents.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

The American Red Cross has offer
ed to construct a highway through
the heart Of the famine area in China,
using famine labor from the villages
along the route and paying such labor
in food for the laborers and their
families
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

Organization of Masonic bodies COM
posed of students at colleges and un-
iversities who are members of Mason
ic lodges is being reported from diff
ferent sections of the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

From the present bearing olive acre
age in California and Arizona the
crop in a year of normal production
approXimates 10000 tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

George Washingtons shaving outfit
in a morocco case was recently sold
for $780,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

A prohibitionist is man who is
so self satisfied that he personally
preents himself with a medal called
the CroiX de Perfect He.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

A woman violinist always rests her
fiddle on her neck. A man rests it
on his chin. You couldn't rest any
thing on a woman's chin.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

AS result of the protest of the
German minister to Cuba the motion
picture film portrayihg the execution
of Edith Cavell was not shown in
Havana as planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
Euerybody's Chance to Get Homes

OlUR Your Oun Home
When put the golden opportunity squarcly before ou
terms fit your pocket book! Then take advice
and make the start by buying Lot in Residence Park
the finest homesto property in all Ell Centre. We will
keep the prices down during the sale onbut watch the
prices after that El Centro's future big that not
single of her citizens should let this wonderful profit
sharing opportunity pass his head Every lot is sold
It's merits at the advertised sale price plainly
marked the ticket attached to the lot stake If all
statesmen busy, select your lot pull the ticket and
turn it in to the in the tent.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

1t is reported that $4,000 persons
have been shot in Crimea by the Boil
sheviki.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
Residence Park Attracts

Buy lots these ridcuously easy erms Join the army
Of home builders who throwing off the bondage of the
landlord In mortal there is God-giVen desire to
aad live in his home, to be the true Lord and
Master of his domain to maintain financial independ
With few exceptions "home of his own" is the
starting point Of everymans fortune large small Some
day you and l. and all of hope to be able to quit this
everlasting grind this working overtime that brings
hairs and sleepess nights 1t is Ambition to lay aside
few dollars and then for after years. to
home to work but not be forced to work. to live and
make the best of well-spent life
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

Miss Frances Harmer. aged 10.
is a scenario reader for the Lasky
movies. In four years she has
read and criticized 1880
scenarios. stories and plays.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
COL. walter BURTON DIES
AT REHOB0TH BEACH, DEL.
Long in Hotel Business Here and
Lineal Descendant of Declaration
Of Independence signer.

Word has been received here of the
death today at Rehoboth Beach. Del.
of Col. walter Burton. long a well
known hotel man of this city Funeral
services will be held Thursday at his
old home. Lewes, Del.
Col. Burton was born at Lewes
seyenty-eight years ago. and was a
member of the well known family
OF that name. He was a lineal de-
scendant of Caesar Rodney. one of
the signers of the Declaration of In
dependence.
Coming to Washington in his youth.
he began his hotel career in 1864 at
the old National Hotel. 9Th street
and Pennsylvania avenue. with which
he was associated until 1890. For
several years thereafter he was pro-
prietor and manager of the Oxford
Hotel. this city, and of hotels in
Philadelphia, Cape May and the Thou
sand Islands.
At the time Of his death Col. Burton
was the owner of the Hotel Henlopen.
Rehoboth Beach, Del.
I An interesting event in his life was
his association with John Wilkes
Booth, who boarded at the National
Hotel up to the time OF the assassina-
ton of President Lincoln.
Surviving him are widow. who was
Miss Mary Lucy May Johnson Of this
city. and three sons, w. Rodney Bur
ton of Philadelphia, Clarence F. Bur
ton of Boston and r. Ralph Burton, a
lawyer Of this city.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
Irish COURIER GOES
TOBR|T|SH PREMIER
Believed to Be Carrying Mes
sage From Dali to
Lloyd George.

DUBLIN. September ia courier
OF the dali eireann LETT Dublin this
morning for Inverness, Scotland.
where Premier Lloyd George has been
making his headquarters
Robert c. Barton. who was the Of
ncial dali courier in the last exchange
OF notes with Mr.. Lloyd George. did
not make the journey this time. This
was considered to strengthen the
rumor that he would be one of the
plenipotentiaries for the proposed
peace negotiations
dublin messages Sunday night
stated 1t was believed the dali cir
eann cabinet had completed the draft
OF the reply to the latest note from
Premier Lloyd George regarding a
settlement of the Irish question:
The dali eireann, it is stated, will
be given free hand in the selection
OF the Irish republican plenipotenti-
aries. Arthur Griffith alone by rea-
son OF his position as foreign minister
in the dali cabinet, is certain of being
designated. John MacNeill. speaker
of the dali eireann. also is likely to
be selected. Burton is a cousin Of
Erskine Childers. who is a nephew OF
one of Gladstone's chancellors, and is
country squire. He formerly was "A
captain in the British army.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
RIGHT OF UTILITIES
BODY QUESTIONED
Continued from First Page)

mitted to earn per cent on the VAL
uation of their property. the chair
man continued. they should be willing
to pay per cent to the depreciation
fund for moneys borrowed from that
account for investment in the prop
erty.
Mr.. Hanna replied that the Capital
Traction Company has q large de-
probation reserve, only a part of
which is invested in the plant. He
argued that II the bulk Of this fund.
which is In bank or invested in GER
tain securities. earned less than 4 per
cent, the company would have to pay
more than 4 per cent for the small
amount which it invests in the plant
In order to enable the entire fund to
earn 4 per cent.
Chairman Kutx asked Mr.. Hanna If
1t Is not true that most of the other
utilities invest practically all OF their
depreci citation money in the plant. Mr.
Hanna replied that his objection
might not apply in other companies.
Agreement In Reached.
1t was agreed by Chairman Kuts
and Mr.. Hanna that the commission
should come to a definite understand
ing with the street railway com.
panies as to what track work should
be charged to maintenance and what
to depreciation.
hanna also LOOK ISSUE Will lhC
action Of the commission in adding
two years to the life of the equipmen mt
of the Capital Traction Company. He
expressed the belief that the period
OF life applied to it's property by the
company should be shortened In some
cases rather than heightened.
The Washington Railway and Elec.
trio Company probably will be heard
next, followed by the gas, electric
and taxicab companies.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
BAR LABOR AUCTION.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. September Ia
Auctioning Of the unemployed. as was
proposed to be started in Baltimore
today. will not be permitted by either
state or city officials. Gov. Ritchie
telephoned the police commissioner
from Annapolis not to allow any such
auction. and issued the following
statement:
"The idea of men in this country
selling themselves or being sold on
the auction block cannot be toler-
ated.
who is so unfortunate az to be with
out employment ana am ready to in.
dorse all proper means which will tend
to relieve unemployment. I hope that
the plight OF these men which IL now
known may secure positions for them,
but this must not be as the result OF
an auction sale. No mans services
should be offered in this state in q
way which would violate the self-re-
spect Of the American workingman."
Mayor Broening said that under no
circumstances would the city permit
An auction sale of human beings, but
that the city would do ali In its
power to relieve the present unem.
ployment.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
TESTIMONY OPENS
IN M|NGO TRIAL
Public Barred From Court
room by Order of Troops
Commander.
By the Associated Press.

oJ tnS hssocidteu freSS-
WILLIAMSON, W. Va. September
12.-Taking of testimony In the Sec
ond Matewan battle trial began here
today before jury composed Of resi-
dents from Pocahontas county. The
men on trial. Reece Chambers and
killing of w. J. Ferguson. one of seven
Baldwin-Felts detectives slain during
the gun fight at Matewan in May,
1920. when ten men met death.
1t was expected that the trial would
be of short duration, in that only two
of the twentyfour men originally
indicted were to be tried. The first
trial, in which Sid Hatfield. recently
killed on the steps of the courthouse
principal defendant. resulted in the
acquittal of nearly a score Of CO.
defendants and consumed several
weeks.
No one was permitted to enter the
courtroom today under the orders of
Maj. Tom Davis, commanding Mingo
county under the martial law procla-
nation of Gov. Morgan. apart from
the defendants. witnesses, regularly
constituted authorities and news
papermen. A venire of Pocahontas
county residents was called following
a law passed by the last legislature
which prescribed that in special cases
residents of one county could be i'm
paneled for jury duty in another in
criminal cases. The present jury was
selected last Saturday, upon which
request of the court when 1t was
learned that relative of Trial Judge
r. d. Bailey had been killed in an
automobile accident.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
fLAYS D. c. ALLEYS
AS HEALTH Menace
AND CRIME SPOTS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

signers of the old Washington showed
greater foresight than the designers
Of the new Washington. These areas
should be acquired for the health, rec
reation and pleasure Of our people.
ut is gratifying to note that the
committee on streets and parks Of the
Board of Trade. of which the surveyor
Is a member. have had introduced In
Congress bills providing for Piney
Branch Parkway. Klingle road valley
and the Patterson tract. The neces-
sity for the acquisition Of these parks
needs little comment from me. Their
locations are ideal, they are covered
with magnificent forest trees, and
they are well distributed in different
parts Of the District. They-have pre-
viously been approved by the Commits
sioners. and should be included again,
with the addition. think. Of extend
ing the Fort drives SO as to include
the old civil war forts built for the
defense Of Washington, two Of which
have already been acquired. namely
Fort Davis and Fort Dupont"
The report shows that the work of
the surveyors Office is rapidly in
creasing. and he asks for more em-
ployes and higher salaries for those
already In the ONCE.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
FILMS UNDER BAN HERE.
showings to Be Deferred Pending
Investigation.

Showing of films with Roscoe Ar
buckle featured will be deferred by
the management Of the Crandall the
aters. pending the outcome Of the in
vestigation in San Francisco. The
Arbuckle pictures scheduled to be
shown at the Knickerbocker and the
Crandall Theater. at 9th and e streets,
the latter part Of this month, have
been postponed indefinitely. it was
announced today.
This action Of the local theaters
follows in the lead of a number Of the
large motion picture houses In other
cities. The theater proprietors who
have taken the step point out that
while they do not wish to be placed
In the position Of prejudging the
Arbuckle case, the policy has been
adopted Of deferring scheduled show
ing of these pictures until the courts
have decided one way OF another.
The Loew's theaters in Washington
have received no instructions to re-
frain from showing any Of Arbuckle's
pictures, according to Lawrence Beat
tus. manager of the Palace Theater.
He says that an Arbuckle picture was
shown last week and he has not been
advised of any future releases of Ar
buckles films for the local Loew's
playhouses.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
FRATERNITIES LAY PLANS
FOR BALLOU conference

Plans for the proposed conferences
with superintendent. of Schools Frank
W. Ballou, at which he will be re-
Quested to take steps to abfoSate the
ruling designed to eradicate secret
societies in the high schools, will be
completed at q meeting OF members
Of the Interfraternity Council In room
300, Interstate building, 1880 F street,
this afternoon at 4.:45 o'clock. Sew
eral prominent business men are ex-
pected to attend the meeting.
It is the intention OF the council
representatives to hold the confer.
ence with DR.. Ballou some time to-
morrow.
Under the high school fraternity
ruling, all members of the secret or
xanfzations will be required to sever
their connections with them BY o.
tober /. Students. except those In
the senior classes who are members
of fraternities Of sororities. will be
debarred from obtaining any distfrc-
tfons or honors while In school,
Evening star., 1921-09-12
ALEXANDRIA FIRE LOSS
PLACED AT $227,750
Revised Figures Made Today When
Exact Amount of Damage
Becomes Known.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. September IL.
Revised figures made today Of the
which destroyed the big general
warehouse at the plant Of the Vir-
ginia shipbuilding Corporation and
the warehouse at the plant of the
Mutual Ice Company show that the
damage sustained will be approxi-
mately $227.750.
The revised list follows: Building
Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation.
100000: loss to building and prop
about $4,000. with $4,000 insurance: !:
loss to the small auxiliary mill OF
W.. A. Smoot & CO. together
insurance: loss to the bureau Of
markets Of the Agricultural Depart.
ment, $6.750. The government will
lose 80 out of the loo bales OF cot
ton. valued at $6.750, together with
reserve office furniture consisting OF
desks and chairs valued at $500. All
;-"-e In the warehouse OF the Mutual
Ice Company.
Mayor Duncan. Chief Of Police
Goods and members of the police de-
partment are Of the cOnvicatiOn that
these two fires were the work Of in-
cendar.-s together with a fire which
shortl! after y o'clock destroyed the
ark OF James Deane. which was on
the riter north of the plant OF the
Old Dominion GLASS Company:
The police yesterday took in GUS
today a cOlOred woman to see IL she
could shed any light on the fire at
the Deane ark. However. there was
M, sav In
a preliminary hearing before Justice
Snow in the police court today she
was acquitted.
Hundreds of persons yesterday Wis
tied the scene of the two big fires
and many came over from Washing
ton. ThL far the police are with
out any cues as to the alleged fire.
bugs. but he hunt to round up the
hrebuES VI II be continued without
any let-up n the part of the authori-
tics.
The fire d. partment today received
check for SIS from W. A. Smoot 4
GO. as 'tokel Of their appreciation of
its services. NJ mbers OF the fire COM
panies Of this cl y and the crew Of the
Firefghter after the blase Saturday
night were guest at supper OF w. A.
Smoot 4 Co. and ,he Mutual Ice Com
of the burned bull ,ings till early Sum
day morning and csc was kept on the
fire at the shipyard I'll day yesterday.
L. H. Taliaferro n ia South Fay
cite street. who WIS hurt by falling
timber at the fire 1t the Mutual Ice
Company, left the alexandria Hospital
yesterday. Taliafer'o was treated by
Drs. Arthur Snowd. and S. B. Moore
for a sprained bacl and bruises to his
hip.
NJ. ]. O'Brien. III spital apprentice at
the Alexandria ne raj torpedo station.
was treated by Dr C. c. Kress OF the
naval torpedo station for burns to his
face and shoulder. he having sustained
his injuries at IT, shipyard fire. Two
others who were overcome from heat
exhaustion were also treated by DR..
Kress.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
COSTELLO POST RESENTS
SLIGHT TO THE DISTRICT
Protests Failure to Ask Commis-
sioner Rudolph to Legion
Convention.

Vincent B. Costello Post Of the Ameri-
can Legion touay is awaiting reply to
a telegram sent yesterday to the con-
vention committee of the Legion at
Kansas City. Mo-. protesting against
the failure OF that committee to invite
Commissioner Rudolph to the legion con-
vention to be held there in November.
William F.. Franklin. commander of
Costello Post, sent the telegram after
he learned that the governors OF all the
states had been invited In view Of
the fact that the District will outnumber
several states in the number of dele
gates at the convention, Commander
Franklin felt that Washington ex-serv-
ice men had been sighted in not having
their mayor invited to the convention.
Franklin sent the following message to
the convention committee:
District Of Columbia legionaries
sighted in omitting our chief magis-
trate. Hon. Cuno II. Rudolph. from your
invitation extended to the governors Of
the states TO be guests Of the convention.
District Of Columbia will far outnumber
several states in delegates to your city.
'Buddies.' give a ring to a true friend
of the ex-service men and keep US smil-
ing"