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Evening star., 1924-07-24

We know the fine
quality of this butter,
because We watch its
production. All our
butter must reach the
very highest grade or
be rejected.
II you do not agree
that this is better
butter than you can
buy elsewhere, we'll
gladly refund your
money.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
Just in Time.

From the Boston Transcript
Client--So the jury awarded me
$4,000. That's great!
I.awyes-Yes. You don't know how
badly ] needed it.
, 1924-01-09

tions as the Government may consider
necessary.
(9) Loans made pursuant to the provl-
sious of this Ordinance must be applied
exclusively to the furthering OF the Guilt
walton Of sugar cane. and should any par.
ty having received such loan be found 10
have applied the proceeds to other pur-
poses, the loan may be called 6C once and
no further loan may be granted such
person. Any attempt at dlsposlng OF the
crop in contraventioa Of the provisions
Of this paragraph and o. paragraphs
and 8 hereof, shall have the same conSe.
Quences.
l0) No person receiving a loan under
this ordinance shall cut his cane without
first notifying the person whom the Colo
NAL Council shall appoint for thar pur-
pose.
ID Should the available funds under
the Immigration Fund b. insufficient TO
finance loans a~VgregatiDg the AMOUNT spe-
Gifted in paragraph one % OF this ordin
ance, such additional amounts as mag be
necessary may be transferred from the
Reserve Fund to the lmmi ralIOu Fund
and the Reserve Fund shall be reim-
bursed as loans are repaid in such man
ner that tae Reserve Fund shall be fully
reimbursed before repayments accrue
to the credit of the immigration Fund.
az To assist in carrying out the pro-
visions Of this Ordinance there shall be
appointed by the Colonial Council four
(4) men, two from each Country Dis
trict.
Thus duly passed at the 4th Ordinary
meeting OF the Colonial Council neld
Monday, December II, 1923.
d. S. ARMSTRONG,
Secretary.
kOBT l.. NERWIN,
Chairman,
The above Ordinance IS hereby sane,
toned and approved in whole.
Witness my hand and the Seal Of the
Government of the Virgin Islands Of
the United States this twenty fourth day
of December, 1923
PHILIP WILLIAMS,
Governor.
(SEAL.)
, 1924-01-09

them to the Government. The Govern
ment reserves the right to finally de-
termlne whether or not the best inter
estS OF the Government will be served
by granting or refusing any OF all loans
pursuant to this ordinanC~, and may
waive stamp and recofding fees in con-
nection with mortgage Bonds of Frcs.
1000 and under.
az The amounts loaned, with inter
est at the rate Of ne per annum, are
to be repaid in the following manner:
(a) AS regards loans made against real
property only as %securi,y in full
with accrued interest upon the date
stated in the mortgage bond. which
shall be not later than July l,
1925.
(b) AS re,ard5 loans secured partially
by real property and the balance by
preferential claim 10 the 1925 crop,
ON a pro rata basis each week,
dating flom the first delivery of
cane to the factory, in such manner
that the total loan, with accrued
interest, will be liquidated with the
last delivery Of cane to the factory.
lei AS regards loans secured entirely
hv preferential claim in the 1925
crop, in the same manner as (b)
above.
(5) Provided that all loans may be re-
paid at any time before maturity if the
recipient so desires.
(6) In the case Of persons who have
received loans under the Ordinance ap-
proved e December, 1922. which are un-
paid to date, their applications shall be
passed upJ0 in precisely the same man.
ner as those Of other parties for the pur-
pose of de ermiaIrg he amount which
the Government would be warranted in
loaning upon the security offered md
the reliability Of the applicsn n; the old
loan being considered IS a lie )lIlty of The
applicant. The Municipal Committee
snail then recommend lhe net amount
which, in its opinion, the Government
would be warranted in ~loanlng under The
provisions Of this ordinance, and in such
cases the procedure shall be hat the old
mortgage bond shall be cancelled and q
new mortgage bond entered into repre-
serting the sum of the old loan With ac-
crued iaterest thereon plus the amount
Of the new loan.
~ The party receiving a loan binds
himself to submit to such control OF the
management of his estate, and the area
anG condition Of his cane fields, as the
Government may consider requisite.
(8) The party receiving a Loan wholly
, 1924-01-09

SQUA TIERS AND PARCLLISIS.
Be 1t enacted by the CoJonjqj
Council for the MUHjcipaljty u
Saint Cr0jG in session assembled:
% The Government Of the Virgin
Islands Of the United States is hereby
authorized to loan, on and after the date
Of approval Of this ordinance aud until
February q 1924, an amount not TO eN-
eed francs 100, UO0.00 OF the means be
'nging to the immigration Fund, tor the
purpose Of granting loans TO owners OF
real property to enable them to further
the cultivation Of sugar cane. SAID loans
ate to be made upon security as toll
lows:
(a) Upon the security Of real property
il the applicant possesses such sutfi-
gently unenrumbered; otherwise
(b) Upon the security Of real property
plus a preferential interest in the
crop in cases where real property IS
available as a portion Of the sec0ll-
ty; otherwise
() Upon the security Of the crop by
preferential claim therein.
~ The maximum Of the loan IS to be
fixed in each individual case proportion
ately TO the area to be planted in cane
and cannot exceed Francs I25 per acre.
No loans shall be made to any land owner
possessing less than one acre Of land
available Tor cane cultivation. Parties
desiring loans pursuant to the foregoing
shall make a written request therefor to
the Chairman Of the Municipal Commit
tee, such request to state the amount of
the loan desired, the real estate oil which
the applicant is owner, the enCumbrances
thereon and. if any liens exist against
the present or future crops, such liens
shall be described in detail including the
amount thereof.
G) The Municipal Committee shall,
upon receipt OF applications for loans
under the foregoing, carefully scrutlnize
them for the purpose OF determining
first, whether ii made they will accom-
plish the intent Of this ordinance, and
second, whether the security offered in
the case OF real property would normal
ly protect the Governments interest,
and where security of real property is
rot offered, whether, in its opinion, the
applicant is sufficiently reliable to war
rant the total or a portion of the loan
requested. On each application it shall
express its views in writing and submit
The Washington times., 1924-02-11

pected soon, It was declared in Off
cial circles here today.
Removal Of the marines from both
Nicaragua and Santo Domingo has
been contemplated for sometime, 1t
was said, and marine corps officers
have been aiding in the formation
Of local national guards and other
military organizations to take the
place Of the marines when they
leave.
Revolutions Gubdhed.
Political upheavals and revolu.
lions which were common occur
renee in Nicaragua q few years
ago have been entirely subdued dur
ing recent months and the orderly
government which has been main.
tanned resulted In the decision Of
this Government to remove the ma
rines from that country in January.
1926, according to officials.
1t is felt that the government OF
Santo Domingo has also reached a
stability which would warrant the
removal Of American military forces
there and they probably will be re-
called when the local national guard
Is more completely organized. AT
the present time the unit is COM
manded by American officers.
Natives to Have Charge.
Native officers win take charge
after they have completed a course
Of instruction and the American
forces will turn the job Of policing
Santo Domingo over to them, &C.
cording to present plans.
Control Of the finances Of the
government will probably remain in
the hands Of United States officials
for several years, however. it was
said
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
CHAPTER LV.
THE PARTING

She didn't think that he would
go-never dreamed that he could
mean it.
When she saw him coming up
the path, dressed for the train,
snappy and buoyant in gray suit
and knitted tie, she stole from
the porch along the trail leading
through madrones to the hill top.
She heard Jonathan's astonished:
why, lad-going?" And his an
swer: Eyes, I've got to. Tufts
sent word. Is Chickie around?"
Jonathan called. Then Barry,
knowing perhaps, pushed through
the shrubs and overlook her.
She saw his face; there was no
buoyance in it.
Lord, Chickie-don't you even
want to say goodby?"
so you're going, Barry? Oh
really"
The vital, impetuous face looked
at her in hot, silent accusation.
as there anything else for me to
do? don't see it!'
you're cruel"
"You force me to it."
A little historical laugh: Barry,
you think just distance will make
any difference? 1t won't to me! oh
i can't make myself stop now"
He said with passionate con-
tempt: "Well-it's safe, Chickiew
She turned against the sapling
tree, covering her face with her
arm. He came over and turned
her to him, put her head on his
shoulder, wiping her eyes with
his hand: "Chickie, don't! Tell me
anything else we can do. / don't
know what it can be. This seems
frightful to me. It's cowardly.
We love each other. That ought
to be enough. I've said that-I've
told you. And now after all we've
said-after all we've felt"
Her thought melted: a warm
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
Continued from Saturday,

WVMVuWOG AEOMA 6bCuEUHyI
He stood at her side, holding
her arm, speaking in a rapid,
hoarse note, that made her wish
to close her eyes, lean against
him, shut her ears.
She said. entreating: Don't!
Barry, don't go on like this"
He said in a low whisper: ''If
you want this, Chickie, you ought
to say it."
She answered in a half sob: ''I'd
rather die"
But she didn't meet him that
night nor the next. Monday
morning they padded to q bend
In the stream and here the will
lows, high ana slender came down
to the waters edge. They pulled
up their boat and after a little
swim, lay on the sands in the
soft mellow sun.
When she took off her cap and
let her hair fall, he turned his
race away. She could see the
strong curve of his neck, his we'll
set. shapely head.
Ar You turn your back on me,
You're the one that does that"
ooh, no, I don't"
Yes. And what did I do that's
80 unforgivable? What, Chickie?"
She traced her name in fho
wet sands. IT think you've made
me, afraid, Barry"
because I love you, CHECKER"
- Il don't know-oh. I don't
IT can't helm Iov,rr ,,o,,
Cnickie. There's no way out OF
that' / can't put my feelings
In a vacuum for the next five
years."
She asked forIornIy his uestion.
WTAt are we to do, Barry?"
-! suppose I'll have to 20. I
dsn't see any other solution the
way things are all shot to pieces
now" He looked at her then, his
eyes dark and furious and 1e-
manding, but his voice scarcely
audible3 DO you want me to offer
this, Chickie?'
She sat motionless in an atti-
tude Of broken resignation. She
leaned back, resting her weight
on either hand. The sun made
lights in her hair.
Seeing this and the plea un-
spoken on her lips, his heart
burned. He crept upward, put a
hand on each of hers, pressing
them into the wet sand. "Chickie
listen; / can't do this. Must
l? Oh Chickie, this is murder.
This Is killing a thing in us that
has a right to be. No matter
what you say is right or wrong,
this is an unholy thing to dor
Don't, Barry: 1 can't stand
this. You don't-Oh, pleasew She
lowered her head, hiding it against
his arm.
He gave up then. He pushed
his hair clean from his forehead,
shielding his face from her. After
a long while he said, heavily, a
thing that froze her to the soul:
maybe you're right. Maybe it
ought to end now"
She wanted to cry out; bind
him fast to her.
But she held her heart break
ing in her hands and watched
him go.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
FRANKLlN'S ARM CHAIR
TAKES LITTLE JOURNEY

BENJAMIN Franklin's laboratory
arm chair possibly the one IN
which he sat and pondered before
he conducted his famous kite and
key experiment by which he dem.
onstrated that lightning was man.
Hesitation Of electricity-made its
first journey in years on Janu.
airy 10.
1t was loaded into an electric
truck and was brought down from
the library building Of Columbia
University to the Hotel Astor. Here
it was used by the toastmaster at
the annual dinner of the Interna.
tional Benjamin Franklin Society,
and after the dinner carried safely
back to Columbia, where watt
ing Waterman returned the chair
to its accustomed place-the meet.
ing room Of the board Of trustees.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
DEVICE CAN SIGNAL
ABSENT RADIO OWNER

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.-An
invention whereby radio users can
leave their seats and be notified
through distinctive audible signals
whether music, lectures or other
entertainments are being received
was described today by Charles s.
Demarest and Milton l.. Almquist,
Of the research laboratories of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, and Lewis M. Clement,
Of the Western Electric Company.
Details were given In a paper
read at the convention here of
the American Institute of Elec.
trical Engineers.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
letter To STOP
ELECTRIC
WASTE
New Invention to Save Mil
lions for Power Users,
Il Is Claim.
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.-Per-
lection of a KAovolt ampere meter,
which engineers claim will indicate
how millions Of horsepower of cleo
trical energy can be saved yearly,
was announced today by B. p.
Smith, engineer of the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing
Company, in an address before the
midwinter session OF the American
Institute Of Electrical Engineers.
He said the device would permit
better metering of electricity sup.
pied large consumers who viii be
able to gauge. accurately the
amount or electricity supplied them,
now much Is delivered to any one
motor and locate any line leak.
Smith pointed out that the large
industrial consumers Of electrical
power use during any given day q
varying amount Of electrical energy
and that heretofore there has been
no correct way OF measuring the
varying power load carried to or
distributed throughout their plants.
Home consumers, however, have
accurate gagues in the common
watt-hour meter.
omltn SAID many electrical mo-
tors were overpowered for the jobs
assigned them, and by properly
measuring the current required, the
loss in electrical energy could be
stopped.
The new device, the inventor
said, will also benefit large central
power stations which can de-
termine the amount Of generating
equipment needed by any large user
at. any given period. AS it Is at
present, such users needs are sup.
piled by guess work., he said.
Naturally each plant was given
an excess so that any load made
on the line would be adequately
met" Smith stated. Because Of
this condition. there was much 60
ing to waste"
The inventor said he studied the
problem for ten years before being
able to perfect the new meter.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
DRUG RING OPERATING BY
MAIL. ARREST DIsCLosES

CINCINNATI. Feb. 11.-Existence
Of q narcotic drug ring operating
through the mails. with head
quarters at Chicago. has been dis
closed. in the opinion Of Federal
authorities, who arrested Mrs. Mary
OIrich and seized a special de-
livery package containing an ounce
Of a forbidden drug.
Acting on information received
in an anonymous letter, Byron Rob-
erts, Federal narcotic inspector, and
city detectives trailed a special de-
livery messenger to the home of
Mrs. Olrich and confiscated the
package after the woman had
signed for it.
She pleaded guilty when ar
Tatgned on Federal warrant
charging possession and receipt of
morphine, and was held for trial.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
ELECTRIC FRUIT BRANDER
IS USED SUCCESSFULLY

One Of the most recent applica-
tions Of electricity to agriculture is
the device which will brand various
kinds Of fruits and nuts with the
growers trade mark.
It operates on current obtained
from an ordinary electric lamp
socket and is set next to the grad
ing belt in the packing shed. The
product to be marked rolls from
the belt onto a miniature escalator
which carries it over electrically.
heated dies. These are kept at such
temperature that they will melt
the natural wax in the peel or
rind Of the fruit and when thus
prepared, other dies imprint the
desired trade mark.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
THE STORY OF CEIICKIE
By ELENORE MEHERIN

'.Now--I don't know about that.
guess, perhaps, he's coming up
again today or tomorrow? DOM
you let him go or ! might take
him.
''I'l tell him, Wanda" And
she had to keep that up Wnlle
old Charlie fuddled over the MAIL
shifted his spectacles, answered q
long distance telephone. She was
shaking lest there be no mail
again today-hating Wanda's
eager, sympathetic glance.
There was a letter. 1t was
from Janina. Chickie tore it open.
A sentence in the middle OF the
page leaped at her. 1t told q
thing of Barry. Chiclkie read 1t.
leaning on the bridge over the
creek. She was unable to walk
further held in a faint
ing weakness.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
IRELAND PLANS TO GIVE
BONUS TO HOME-BUILDERS

DUBLIN, Feb. 11.-with ireland
facing a housing shortage, the Dali
is planning to grant a bonus 10
home builders. From $4,000
fund 1t is proposed to grant sub
sides Of $500 for three.room houses,
$500 for four rooms and $500 for
five rooms. Local authorities
throughout the Free State are
planning to grant bonuses not
greater than those the Free State
offers. as well as to pass legis-
lation spreading payment OF the
building and land costs over O
period of nineteen years.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11

Alhd1AIy VA pd1lAAS-WOu1uI take
this dependence. Somewhere in
the cup was the bright sparkle of
hope. She drank that. She had
to. 1t was life. She chung to it,
In the morning a feverish impa-
tience - almost a gladness seized
her. He would wire-send a tele.
gram. He would say: "Ah, listen,
Chickie, I can't stay here. I'm
coming backv' She must get that
MESA ge-hug it to her. She hur.
ried to the station.
There was no word. Nor the
next day. 1t was the beginning of
days that devastated her mind,
tore away its poise and left in its
place only wild, aching protest;
made her heart a clamorous,
seething thing that awakened her
in the, night, weak and terrified
by it's demanding.
She lay there undergraduates
ing. Often it seemed that the
stiffness of the forest rang and
there came flashing through the
dark a music: "Ah, Chickie-
you're so dear. I love your She
murmured again and again: "Come
back"
It was terrible being around
Jonathan, meeting his kind, half.
teasing eyes. Jonathan had such
a way Of raising her face and
searching it. chuckling: "Chickie,
girl: lonesome"
That chin Of hers to double SO,
but he'd hold her anyway!
"Of course, Of course-Jonathan,
don't"
won't tell your old dad? You
love the lad?"
She managed to laugh. ooh,
TIM all full Of love, you know,
That's all there's to us weak. wan.
dering wimmin!"
keep a heart, girl! He'll be
here again. No time at all to
Sunday"
That-or a scene like it, day
after day
Thursday she went to the sta.
tion. stood in the long, frivolous
line. She had to dress herself
comb her hair all smooth, laugh
chat-wait. But nothing seemed
to her necessary.
Wanda Lent, pretty in a viva
cious, gypsy fashion, and one OF
the youngsters who had tried
archly to flirt with Barry and had
even asked him to paddle her to
the beach once-stood at Chickie's
side. This had happened three
times. Twice she had seen Chickie
walk away without receiving any
mail. Now she whispered in the
fulisome sympathy of sixteen
"Oh, you ole dear, hope you get
one today. Not much OF a letter
writer, is he?"
Chickie answered flippantly
"Oh. these men, Wanda! Out OF
sight. out Of mindr'
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
AERO CLUB ACCEPTS
HYDROPLANE RECORD

PARIS Feb. 1.-The Aero Club
has accepted officially the worlds
hydroplane altitude record set by
Aviator Hurel last Saturday, near
Toulon, Of 1886 meters.
The record was previously held
by Laporte at 5,535 meters.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
.SANT0 DOMINGO
MARINES To
LEAVE
Native Soldiers Will Replace
U. S. Troops Upon Recall,
Which Is Expected Soon.

BY international News Service.
Recall Of the United States ma.
rines in Santo Domingo may be ex.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-11
s !.
AZTEC TREASURE

The lure of buried treasure is eternal. 1t seems
potent now in this sophisticated age it did when
there not one-enth many ways to make money.
The latest quest has certain piquancy not often found
in treasure hunts 1t the reputed loot of
old Aztec temple gold, silver, jewels and ornaments
worth millions, supposedly buried in Antelope Valley
near Los Angeles. Three California digging
there big scale.
Their efforts may not be foolish or frutless They
NAV find something. There was the tomb of King
Tutankhamen, you know. And there the old
ship reached just the other day. at the bottom
of the sea- off the Atlantic coast with millions in the
hold There is the old Pueblo city, too discovered by
excavations in Nevada though the treasure found there
SO far is merely useful addition to human knowledge,
rather than merchantabe treasure.
But there need be rush to vie with the search
ers in this or any other quest of the kind Unqueson-
ably men have spent far treasure in hunting for
treasure than all their finds have amounted to- The
earth has riches for any seeker who will dig in it and
plant things Let the diggers in Southern California
plant orange trees and there will be doubt Of their
finding golden treasure.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-11

Thev'ye been having ''vegetabe-flower show in
New York And strange as it may seem, it wasn't all
cauliflowers
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-11
Two Cars Meet,
No One Is Hurt

When four occupants of a ear
proceeding toward Yuma recently
saw a car coming straight at them,
the driver blew his horn and applied
the brakes, and had come to stand
still when the car driven by A.
Hall of Yuma crashed head-on into
w. d. Finley's ear, wreckiug the
front end of the latter. Halls car
lost a rear fender and had the trans.
mission broken.
Neither Hail nor any of the quar-
tet were hurt, but the four men,
who were bound for Texas, were
very wrathy, and Hall promised to
have all repairs made, which he did,
after the cars had got back to
Yuma.
When questioned as TO how he
came to run into the ear, Hall could
not say. admitted that he was very
tired and probably was doing. All
he remembered was the crash, and
he said he was the most surprised
man west of Arizona when it all
happened.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-11

ny, as he hoped along to invite
Mr.. and Mrs. Twistytail, the gen
tleman and lady pigs.
I cha! Music! 8" gruntcd Mr.. Twis-
tytail ''IS that a new kind of auto
mobile you ride inf"
"No, indeedl" laughed Uncle
Wiggily "You listen to music -
"Well, wen come to your con
cert" gruuted Mrs. Twistytail.
That evening many of Uncle
Wiggily's animal friends gathered
in his bungalow. Nurse Jane met
them at the door, invited them in
and said:
"Sit down, please! Uncle Wiggily
is in the cellar getting the concert
ready. -
"What sort of a concert is it?"
asked Aunt Lettie.
ga cricket concert,' answered
the muskrat lady housekeeper. I'm
Gle Wiggily is keeping cricket
all winter, and the cricket sings in
most jolly manner, and so cheer
fully! It's a pleasure to listen!''
i
TO the music!" Dleated Uncle But
ter.
But down in the cellar Uncle
Wiggily was having trouble. Nurse
Jane called to him:
"Why don't YOU bring the crick'
ct up and start the concert, Cncle
wiggily9"
"f can IT," answered the bunny
"The cricket ate too much lettuce
salad, and now he's i'll! He can Z
sing. There will be no concert
Alas, Alas!o =
'sOh, that too badl" sighed
Nurse Jane. "But if you hop out
the back door, you can bring DR.
Possum here without any of the
company knowing it. DR.. Possum
ean cure the sick cricket and then
he can sing. Go for DIR. Possum.' -
"I,n go." cried the bunny. But
as he was hopping through the
field he saw the mouse lady who
lived in corn tent. She asked the
bunny where he was going IN such
d hurry and he told her.
"Why, ] will come and music for
your concert, Z" said Mrs. 1lopsc.
"J'H bring my seven little mice
children and wen sing for you. DIR.
Possum can cure the sick cricket TO-
morrow.
"Thauk you! Please como and
make music 2. my concert" beg