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Evening star., 1922-06-19
Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
M,rrland aud Virginia.
The Railroad Situation.

Chairman Hooper Of the United
States Railroad Labor Board takes a
hopeful view of the railroad situation,
and says IN a statement:
The railroad owners want good
profits. The employees want high
wages. The public demands reason
able rates and efficient service. The
railroad arrangements really desire
every one of these things, and their
problem. therefore. is most dlfhcult I
one. In other words, out OF
all this agitation the American people
will finally learn the truth about the
necessities OF our great transporta-
ton system, the rights of the en-
pIoyes and the interests OF the public,
and then this knowledge Will be foi-
lowed by correct action.
This sums things up fairly. Rail-
road investments, as other invest
1neuts, must have adequate returns.
Railroad employees, as other employees.
must have adequate wages. And sure
" the public must have adequate
service at reasonable rates.
If these propositions are conceded
and who doubts them?-a settlement
of the existing controversy is a rea-
sonable expectation.
The public, whose interests are
great and acute. Is not as well In
formed az It should be on the trans
portatlon question. So much has been
said about It, and so frequent have
been the controversies between en-
ployers and employes-each accusing
the other of selhshness and greed
the public Is in an e1cusable state OF
confusion. It hardly knows what to
believe.
II. therefore, as Chairman Hooper
predicts. the present agitation en-
Nghtens the public on the matter 1t
will serve an important purpose. We
do not desire government ownership
ard operation, but It is highly desira-
bic that private ownership and opera
tion be shorn Of whatever Is responsl-
hle for the almost continual row In
the railroad world.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
Points in Controversy Raging
Over Industrial Home School

minds that the school fs real heme,
in actuality as we'll as in name.
The school was established for the
purpose of taking care OF these
youngsters. Congressional appropria,
tions have been made fer several
years for It's maintenance. They get
four hours a day schooling and are
instructed in various arts ana trades.
They are kept under fair discipline,
and yet have plenty of time to play
on the Wisconsin avenue high ground.
The youngsters in tho private
homes7 There are homes and homes,
and other homes. In virtually all the
, cases the board Is paid to the person
keeping the youngsters. 1t amounts
to soms $40 per month for each, and
when a person takes charge OF six
children. a tidy little sum Is sent to
the home, as can be easily seen. or
course, there are many persons who
| take the children to raise from pure
love OF youngsters. Surely, there are
many. But, ask the trustees OF the
home, seeing their institution ropSea .S 60
OF it's inmates, are there not other
homes where the $50 per child stands
a bit larger in the minds eye than
| the future of the youngstersf
The board OF children's guardians,
on the other hand, has Investigators
supposed to determine the conditions
| and environment of the homes be.
| fore the children are sent there. But
| does this justify the board. ask men, ,
bers of the Industrial Home School
| board of trustees, in taking children
| from that school to be put in private
homes? Especially. say they. when
not ono word has been said against
| Afn
| ton.
After several weeks have dragged
by, some Of them covered with "tn-
| side controversies" and. at later Pc
riods, with public ones, the question
has popped up:
who is the boss Of tho board Of
children's guardians, which seems not
| to be responsible for its conduct to
the District Commissioners7 To whom
| are the members responsible for what
they do with the wards Of the people
! of Washington
This little question ,osES.S, grey, in xoIns I'm,
down hill. until a few days ago the
board of trustees of the Industrial
l
| a resolution, asking Congress to ap-
point committee to investigate and
| tell the board exactly where Its power
started and exactly where 1t stopped.
They also want to know just what re-
lation the board of children's guar
| dians has to the Industrial Home
School. and what the relation of the
District Commissioners. IL any. Is to
| the board of children's guardians
And further. the board Of trustees
| asks that Congress outline their own
limitations and powers so that the
| thing may be cleared up for all time.
| This proposition was embodied In q
resolution and sent to the District
| Commissioners with a request that
they communicate with Congress
along this line. That has been the last
| big development.
! The three questions remaining are:
VIII the home school remain open!
| To whom is the board of children's
guardians responsible for official acts
! Is public institution, conducted ef-
4 flciently, situated favorably, better than
private home" for youngster7
Evening star., 1922-06-19

that these displays cause the collection
Of crowds, and crowds are the cause
Of pocket-picking and the occasion for
trouble for tho police. He has also
discovered that there Is a chapter in
the code Of ordinances forbidding any
street or sidewalk show, and orders
have been issued now to stop the per-
formances.
VIII Coney be quite the same old
Coney without these ear-splitting DEM
onstrations and picturesque sidewalk
shows? Hardly. OF course, the beach
will be crowded with the same hun
dreds Of thousands on hot Sundays.
There will be the same gala1ies Of
electric lights. the same blare Of bands
and the same smell of hot ausages.
but with the ballyhoo prohibited much
OF the glory of Coney will have passed.
1t is almost to be regretted that the
metropolitan police are so down on
crowds that they will sacrifice this
traditional institution.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
Z YHAT Is all this controversy
M regarding the Industrial
" " Home School?


v Home School?
From statements of the
members of tho board of trustees of
the school It seems to be about the
continuance Of tho school itself In the
future.
From tho reported action of the
members of the board Of children's
the legal guardians Of children whose
homes are either too poor to support
them properly or where domestic
conditions are prejudiceial to their
rearing--it seems to be about the
lnon-necesslty for the continuance %
the institution.
The third group Of interested par
ticipants in the general controversy
Is 2 public group. headed by the Con.
gress OF Mother and Parent-Teachers'
Associations, which has come to the
support Of the school. and which Is
now conducting a campaign to keep
1t open.
First Of all, the trouble started
when the Commissioners were notified
some weeks ago that there would
really be no need to keep the school
open after July !. since by that time
practically all tho children would be
under the care of persons in private
homes. This was the reported plan OF
the board OF children's guardians.
This startled the board Of trustees
Of the school and opened q campaign
to keep the school from closing Its
doors. The youngsters who go to that
school are not criminals and. al
| though they are termed delinquent
children" in most cases this appella-
ton is falsely construed.
Delinquent means shirking in duty.
Most Of the time, 1t Is the parents OF
! the youngsters who do the shirktng
| of their duty. The youngsters have
nothing to do with that They hap
| dropped into these homes by the nom
discriminating stork. And they have
| to face the penalty.
In other cases, the youngsters are
| the cherished offspring of parents,
who, through adversely and ill-luck.
caused a drain on the family ex-
| chequer. Possibly unfortunate cir
cumstances of another nature have
arisen, which nave le1L inc CUPBOARD
shelves rather bare. 1t Is then neither
the fault OF the youngsters nor of
their parents. that they are forced to
separate.
These. then, are the types OF future
| citizens who generally become in
mates of the school How about the
school itself?
The best way to get an idea of II
| is first to sit down and read Charles
Dickens Oliver Twist and then go
out and look for similar characters
! there.
The youngsters are fat and lively
! many of them. They profess to like
the place. All that is actually known
| by the writer is the way they looked
| and what they said. And it seems 10
| be pretty we'll established in their
Evening star., 1922-06-19

After the former kaiser publishes
book or two the literary critics may
enable him to appreciate the feelings
Of some of the men he has disciplined
for lese majestic.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
Information.

"a man in your position cannot
know too much" remarked the admir-
ing friend.
"It may be impossible to know too
much," replied Senator Sorghum, "but
it's mighty easy to tell too much"
Evening star., 1922-06-19

Many statesmen are insisting that
to abolish the primaries would destroy
one Of the most Interesting features Of
campaigning.
Evening star., 1922-06-19

An investigation has to work fast
IL 1t contributes any valuable sugges-
tions for the processes of reconstruc-
tion now so rapidly under way.
Evening star., 1922-06-19

Reports Of Woodrow Wilson's i'm
enough to dispose Of any dissensions
as to who shall assume the active
leadership of the democratic party.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
Maintenance.

(Which do you prefer. horse or an
automobile?"
when all is said and done," replied
Farmer Corntossel, gimme a hoss.
You can raise enough hay to feed a
lot O. hosses, but to keep a flock o.
flivvers goin' you've got to discover
an oil we'll"
Evening star., 1922-06-19

Women will probably settle the
question Of bobbed hair as they settled
that Of short skirts, according to in
dividual fancy.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
Climatic Habit.

Again we murmur with disnay
And vow such warmth is not correct.
Then the June breezes seem to say,
Friend Mortal, what did you expect?
Evening star., 1922-06-19

Everybody claims to be eagerly en-.
gagged in promoting world peace. Evi-
IDENTIFY all that is needed is a little
more expert teamwork.
Evening star., 1922-06-19

A large amount Of unco-ordinated
talent for political activity may be
properly rated among Russia's unde-
veloped resources.
Evening star., 1922-06-19

WI Ting-fang had q Joyous time
asking questions In America. Over in
China he Is called upon to answer
some, which Is different.
Evening star., 1922-06-19

The farmer out west is learning
modern methods in politics as we'll as
in agriculture.
Evening star., 1922-06-19

The question of keeping liquor off
excursion boats is more important
than that Of keeping 1t off ocean liners.
Evening star., 1922-06-19

Jud Tunkins says he hates to be be-
hind the times, but you can't blame a
man for resenting SO many improve
ments when he can't afford 'em-
Evening star., 1922-06-19

"Dar might be some sho'-nuff day.
light.savin'," said Uncle Eben, III
folks got bills foh sunlight, same as
dey does fob gas an rectricity."
Evening star., 1922-06-19

Husband on Jury Grants Divorce
10 Own Wife" He could deny her
Paul Pioneer-Press.
Evening star., 1922-06-19

The statement by D'AnnunZio to
the effect that bolshevism is a failure
Is no idle poem.
Evening star., 1922-06-19

Poland has q 1s2-year- veteran
who fought with Napoleon and he
hasn't gotten his bonus yet-Rich-
mond Item.
Evening star., 1922-06-19
SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PH1LANDER JOHNSON,
The Haunted House.

The Haunted House.
There are no ghosts; and yet by night
fancy-maybe it's a dream
The house is haunted. Spirits light
Bring smiling mid the starlight
CLEAN.
The children are so wise today,
Discussing problems Of great stress,
The toys that used to share their play
Have all been left to loneliness.
So, when the youngsters are asleep,
The toys like long-forgotten elves,
Forth from the silent shadows creep
And try to play among themselves.
The children waken. And the toys
Retire. and as they fade from view
They sigh, and wish that girls and
boys
Would love them as they used to do
Evening star., 1922-06-19

Radio means that in the next war
generals will remain even greater
distances from the front.-Jackson-
Vile Journal.
Evening star., 1922-06-19

II Ford can get the solid divver
vote he'll beat Harding's majority
Greenville Piedmont.
Evening star., 1922-06-19

So live that the tran1o oficer won't
have to bawl you out-@Detroit
Evening star., 1922-06-19

president Harding Asks for $28,-
ell, ,S00." Happy thought: Il ron want
& thin4. ask foe It Give 10 81, ,11t,-
~ ~ DiaasAe1e9EnR EHAAee1tnA
, 1922-02-16
Thrifty Virgin Islands Sur
ViVe Business Depression.
Horizon Corporation A Highly Pro-
ductiVe Enterprise.
BY ASHLEY L. TOTTEN.

The beginning of a new year has open
ed possibilities hitherto unknown to our
people. A few days ago | came in direct
contact with the officers of a business
enterprise, known as the Horizon Cor
poration. 1t did not take me long to
realize that Of all enterprises started in
Harlem, l vas at last face to face with
a proposition deserving of deep and seri-
Gus consideration; and worthy of our
whole hearted support
Since the Worlds War, there has been
a great wave of energy on the part of
several individuals who have organized
, 1922-02-16

the pen of Mr.. Einar SIendsen OF the
CT ristiansted Theatre, We should IKE
to say a few words on the subject. what
is the cause of this question of the Sun
day evening show coming up all OF a sud-
den ? Until some just reason can De
given for this sudden change we stand
firmly opposed to the Sunday evening
movie show. How far this Sunday
night show will be 4 success remains
to be seen, for no n cares to be racing
from Church service in order to be on
time at the Theatre, which eventually
must be the case at times, especially
when there might be some special ser
vice in one or all Of the churches on one
of those nights, and it is expected that
the religious side will be attended to first
We have also got quite accustomed to
our Band concerts on Sunday evenings,
which are very welcome, and for that
reason the audience is bound to be de-
vided. For the third time, ave are In
favor of Monday and Thursday nights.
Concerning the question of the prices
of admission we say, it is but natural
that this point should be raised when
wages and other things are going down,
and about the Theatre keeping at Az and
20 cts. even when tie exchange was as
high as 281M and did not raise the price,
is very good argument on one side, but
on the other side we don't think that the
Theatre lost anything by so doing, as no.
body goes into this kind of business for
his health, when it means a great outlay
of money as Mr.. Svendsen has shown US.
We will refrain from further details just
now. 1t is hoped hat the proprietor of
the Theatre, and the representative of
the film company who is shortly expect
ed will come to some understanding
whereby a speedy reduction in prices
will be effected.
With malice toward none, and all sue
cess to the Christiansted Theatre, we
are,
Respectfully,
STAUNCH THEATRE GOERS.
, 1922-02-16

into various corporate bodies for the
purpose of doing business. Some have
taken an active part in the housing prob
lem, encouraging investments along
those lines, hoping to alleviate conditions
and incidentally to reap very profitable
results. Others promoted mag .anlnIOus
schemes, alarming and threatening to
the mercantile world, but 50 far, most
of these have failed Of their eXpecta-
tons. Those, now in their last dying
stages were dismal failures at the START.
While many reasons nave been ad-
vanced Tor these dismal failures and dis
cOuraging set backs, an investigation
shows that the primary cause is an utter
lack of experience in the business taken
up, and alarming ignorance OF the man
agement of cooperative affairs. The HOr-
izon Corporation has outlived them all
and looms up in the face of universal
business depression, as one of the best
business enterprises ever placed before
the public. There is a reasOn-Mr. S. A.
Irving a native of our little island of st.
CrOiX, who migrated to this country sew
eral years ago is it's present President.
This energetic young man started life
here making a careful daily study of
the best means with which to establish
an independent field of livelihood for our
people. He is the Pioneer Of the Motor
Trucking Business in Harlem.
Whenever any one sees Mr.. Irving on
the streets, he is always talking
Money!? Approached some time ago
as to his interest in the affairs of the Is
lands, he said Show me the money, and
do the talking after. Much as | love my
home and my people, cannot conceive
an idea of helping them to help them
selves without money!. Mr., Irving
worked here at his trade for several
years, at a time when a colored mechanic
was unknown to New Workers. He
saved and saved. until ten years ago he
started business for himself in what has
since proved to be the most highly pro-
ductive enterprise in the United States.
Give an ambitious man a motor truck,
and in five years he will show you a
small fortune. Show the Public a good
garage in which to store their cars, and
you'll have to call on Police Department
to regulate Traffic.
Mr.. Irving started in the t%ransporta-
ton business with one motor truck for
the purpose of getting the practical ex-
perience and to accumulate the necessary
data of a profitable trucking business,
and now, after more than ten years of
this kind of work is ready, not only with
the theoretical knowledge, but an inesti-
mable store of practical knowledge and
experience of one of the leading indus
, 1922-02-16

DIED at her residence in this town at
1870 yesterday morning after three
days illness, Mrs. EUGENIA OGAARD.
The funeral will take place at 80 this
afternoon.
The mail-sch ooner Creole from St.
Thomas arrived here at Z o'clock last
evening with St. Thomas mail only, the
Mystery not having sailed for San Juan
before Tuesday night to complete the
round trip of last week there was 30 in
coming Porto Rico mail.
The Industrial Brass Band played on
the wharf last night
To the Editor of "St. Crojn Avjs."
Dear Sir
In your esteemed paper of Tues
days date there appeared an article in
reply to "Staunch Theatre Goers", from
, 1922-02-16
FOR SALE.
A Dinner Set Of Royal Copenhagen China
complete for Is Persons
also
One Brass Chandelier
Apply to anac
Bonnie ESperGnce.

ST. CROIX
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REPORT No. 23.
Week Ending January 27, 1872.
Municipality Of St. CroiX.
Evening journal., 1922-12-27
HOLIDAY JOY
AT SETTLEMENT

The Christmas program which be
gan on December 19 Is still being
carried on at the Peoples Settlement
One Of the pleasantest evenings OF
the holiday season will be enjoyed
tonight when the members Of the
Women's Club and the Mems Club
meet for the Christmas carols around
the tree and a Christmas play. given
every year at this time by the
Brownie Club. The house orchestra
viii be in attendance. and a cordis
invitation is extended to friends IN
the city to join in singing the Christ
mas carols.
On Friday evening the Mohsw
and the Moose Clubs (boys 14-1s
years of age) will have their Christ
mas entertainment, preceded by two
basketball games. and on Saturday.
at q. m, the Christmas entertiin-
ment for Junior house mem bers and
their friends will be given.
The Settlement with its beautiful
decorations of holly, laurel. and
Christmas wreaths has been the
mecca Of the children for the lasr
two weeks, while many psssersbv
have fingered TO admire the lighted
Christmas tree. A table extending
the length of the general room has
been covered with presents fcr ths
play-hOur, which will ne
put into use beginning the first OF the
year. The house will be closed New
Years week, from January 10 Jaa-
larv s.
Evening journal., 1922-12-27
NICMEAD HUNTS
FOR HOLIDAYS

Members OF the Vicmead Hunt
Club have had busy program aur-
ing the holidays. Last Saturday so
riders left the club house on Point
Lookout Farm, the estate Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor DUPONT. near Guyen-
court. and had an exciting fox hunt
until dark.
on Christmas Day the club mem
bers left the Win Talley Farm at 10
O'Clock and hunted all day.
Yesterday members started from
the Old Mill, the home OF General
and Mrs. r. Coleman dupont. and
covered miles OF territory during the
day.
There will be another hunt on
Saturday from the clubhouse, and
on New Years Day. the club. to-
gether with invited guests, will stage
a big drop hunt, that promises TO be
one OF the best this year. inasmuch
as the fox. procured for the occasion
comes from Chester county stock,
which OF course means. that he is
imbibed with more than average fox
brains-because all his ancestors.
for generations, have been chased
by the Mathers and other famous
fox hunters in that locality.
Before Saturday the dogs and ef-
fects OF the Vicmead Club will be
transferred to the new clubhouse
IND kennels at Point Lookout Farm,
so that all Of the coming hunts will
start from that point.
Evening journal., 1922-12-27
FASHIONS AND FADs.

Novel riding habits have costs IN
solid tones with tweed or home
spun breeches.
Charming overblouses OF velvet
have short sleeves, round necks and
embroidery in cut-steel beads
A gray blue known as SLATE blue"
IS forecasted a decided vogue iu
spring afternoon and dinner wear
Bouffant dance frocks are OF vivid
shades combined with silver or gold
A small hat of black psnne velvet
has pair OF steel gray wings placed
so that they make an almost verti-
cal line at the side.
A three-piece skating costume in
cludes coat. knickers and skirt.
Fleecy wooden material in striped
effects IS used.
Blouses for resort wear are shown
in prints. Those OF chiffon bro
caded with velvet and beaded crepes
are especially popular this season.
An evening gown Of sapphire blue
velvet has a drspe Of silver cloth at
one side and makes clever use OF
sapphires and pale green beads as
trimming.
The elaborate materials are very
simply draped in newest models
One sees the turban headdressss
now in place OF ieweled tiaras.
Deeply turned brims are emphs-
sized in southern millinery.
Velvet and metallic cloth vie I'm
popularity for evening wear.