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THE ST CROIX AVIS
Is printed Qnd published daily (~Sundays
agI Holidays excepted by G. J0honsen at
t1e AUiS Office.
TER rs so cents monthly IN Advance
2centS per single copy.
, 1927-12-01
CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE
SIS THURSDAY NIGHT SIS
"RAFFLES"
AristOcratIcO

I1af1es ct L6dfOn rsOc"aucO
When Mr. HOrnung the author, published Rallies, the Amateur Cracksma
and other novels dealing With his adventures, he created a cb9rac err that a once
cnatedt the public "RAFFLFS" beCamee household word designating a nystai
and unusually clever gentleman thief who succeed in outUHtng the authorities
The battle Of wits between detective and crook is well presented by House Peters
RaHes and Fred Esmeton as the detective.
A very capable caste factors are engaged 10 tSU Universal production and patr
generally will like the story,
ADMISSION As USUAL.
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those koodlumH that come here to
eat" che RAspsds plainly Mortified.
~Ho0dIumsf" asked Sally. Il want
YOU 90 know that our guests are mot
h0pdiums, Mother. Aunt Elm and
haven't had a crowd yet, but the pco-
pie that We HAVE had have been the
very incest kind az people. Now
we're out for she cr0wdHl The more
the meFFier-"
III asked you III you were going
AZ dance downstairs for those peD-
pisi" repeated Mrs. Jerome with q
terrible lo0k-
Sally nodded, tossing her hair back
from ! satin forehead. ~ certainly
am she said. And SOS Ted sloan
We're going t0 dO IN every night for
a while, and zee What happens"
-fou're no daughter Of minel = her
mother said, after "A long and awful
pause. You're just like your father
and your Aunt En-. Wild As a
gonti"
Her face crumpled up Nv I'm she
were going 70 cry. But Sally steeled
her heart against that pathetic look,
She wAs going through with
this thingl She hated N, but she
was going 20 80 through with III
Right tD the end, whatever that end
might Me-. IL was the only thing to
be done. and she was going 20 do Il.
by Jimminy Jinksi
ITO BIZ CONTINUED
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his coming out here today, and pre-
tending that he wanted to see you p
she lifted. CAS- IL I couldn't see
through the whole thing!"
"He knows you're tied up here for
keeps. He doesn't want you to work
for him. He's yot me and Miss
Kress. How could he keep q third
girl busy? Figure il out for your
self"
Sally did.
what do you mean?" Sally asked,
stiffly.
If Mile had been looking at her
she would have seen the flush that
spread slowly over her face and neck.
But Mile was studying the mirror
once more with ~entranced eyes.
"Why. you know why he came
here, didn't your" she asked, and
then went on to explain. "He came
here 70 see III I was home-and he
didn't want 70 admit III Yol see.
he's jealous Of Davy Davidson, and
80 lately he's been pretending that
he's lost all interest in me. Dasy
came up TO the office to take me out
once or twice. | told him not
TO, but he came anyway. And
Johnny's been going around like a
bear with a scr head ever since.
Her smile deepened. Sally could
see that she was proud Of the fact
that two men were in love with her
and that one of them was wildly
jealous of the other.
Il see," said Sally, painfully. "You
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Sally followed slowly. looking over
her shoulder at her reflection IN the
big mirror on the east wall of the
hallway.
Sally followed slowly, looking over
her shoulder at her reflection in the
big mirror on the east wall OF the
| hallway.
As she looked she began TO move
her shoulders in the most graceful,
delicate way possible beautiful
movement when done properly and
modestly. as Sally did ID. The move
ment that Is vulgarly known all over
the world as "the shimmy"i
And as she did it, she winked
solennly at herself II the glass.
Mile was sitting up in bed, wait
ing for her.
She had a large mirror ~propped
against a mound Of l~ace-covered pill
lows in front Of her, and she was
brushing her golden hair.
slew would you like me with my
hair this way I" she asked. twisting
it into a flat. shining coil at the nape
Of her neck. Don't you think It's
niceg"
avery" answered Sally. "what ala
YOU want to talk 70 me about,
Mile ?"
Mile made eyes at herself in the
glass.
She smiled in a dreamy way. "Oh,
wanted 20 ask you about John
Nye." she muTmured.
Then she laughed and looked up
nj her sister. "Wasn't that funny
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thev weren't no wonderful,
on Tuesday morning sally drove
70 town in Annf kmiiy's little g!
and returned A. nnaA With haFeFA.
small packages that sha carried
straight 20 heF eaR Funm.
On Tuesday, afternoon ~ dnsk ms,
Jerome opened tha deer nf "a ana
came IN.
II wonder n yau would make ms .
cup uf rpffea. sally Hhs began
and then stepped talking and made
a queer little eiueking sound IN hes
throat.
Sally wnn ulttinH oa ths edge nf
the bed, winding q long yellow satin
ribbon around onn Of her slender
legs. And upon Che ribbon dozens
and dozens or tiny gilt bells we're
sewed. They tinkied merrliy - the
ribbon moved under SAily'A slender
little fingers.
"whatever tomfoolery are you up
10 nowg~ asked Mrs. Jerome. myati-
fled.
Sally gave a wild glggle. I'm
about TO become Bella. the belle ~
the ballroom dancers" she said.
looking up at her mother from under
her thick, upcurling lashes. Her
face was adorable with mischief and
laughter.
A light slowly dawned in Mrs. Je-
rome's heavy, pale face.
You're going 10 dance for
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mean that he didn't really come here
20 see me today. You mean that he
didn't want me 20 come back 70
work for him at ALL That he just
aade that an excuse for coming Z
see Won. Is that it,"
Mile nodded her shining head,
"Sure pop" she replied, m~usically.
She figured Il out, lying alone in
the darkness Of her own room, an
hour later. IL took her all that time
70 make up her mind that Mile was
right-and that John Nye had really
come there that day TO see her.
But I wish he hadn't pretended
that il was me that he wanted 70
talk to-" thought Sally with bitter
ness in her heart I'D have liked
him better II he'd come straight out
and said he wanted to see Mile, in
stead Of pretending that he had q
job for me. He's always seemed to
be so honest"
She thought OF him-of the way
he looked with his straight lips, his
deep, direct eyes, and his quick,
frank way Of saying what he meant.
IL was hard 20 think Of John Nye
as being anything but honest
On the next night, which was
Monday, Sally went with Ted Sloan
70 see the tango dancers az ~The
Lark" And, just as Ted had said,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-03
NEW HOMES
Being BUILT
$5S,390 in Permits Is
sued Here During
October

Eighteen new homes and an eight
house tourist camp, intended pri-
marily to house permanent residents.
were placed under construction in
Brownsville during the month Of
October, records in the office of
George VI. HiIlyer, city building in
npector show.
Building permits for the month
total $5b,390. Additions 70 three
store buildings and repairs and re-
modelling Of residences 70 with the
new homes being built to swell the
total.
Those permits, the type Of permit
given together with the cost Of
construction and the contractors
lame follow:
Mrs. G. Cabert, garage on Adams
street. Cast $500, J. b. Reese con-
tractors j. Espinosa, one room ad-
dition 70 residence on Palm Boule-
yard, cost 5000, owner builds; W. b.
Sellers, frame residence on Levee
street, cost 5000, Fl. M. Howard.
contractor; j. K. Wells, six frame
residence on St. Francis street, cost
$1,000 each. Proctor and Dudley, con-
tractors; Mrs. A. Albert Brown, re-
pairs 20 residence. being moved on
Washington street, cost $500, Elias
Nillanueva, contractor: Refugia Car
denas, n room addition to resi-
dence on Adams street, cost $500, A.
kendon, contractor; A. Munoz, frame
residence on Harrison street, cost
$500, owner builds.
Carmen Osaria, one story frame
dwelling on Cleveland venue cost
$l,700, Enrique X. Fernandez con-
tractor Bert Crcmack, improvement
OF w store buildings on Fourteenth
street; cost $4,000, Proctor and Dud-
ley contractors: Eula Young Ingram,
n story frame dwelling on st.
Francis street. $4,000. Woodward
Hardy, contractor; Wallace Harwood.
eight frame cottages in the Palm
Court addition, $4,000. j.. II. Lane
contractor; Mrs. Maria c. Pumarajo.
n story frame dwelling on st.
Francis street. $3.50, Joe Joachim, re-
pairs 10 residence on st. Francis
street, cost $500, J. B. Reese con-
tractor.
residence on Adams street, cost
$6.225, Barnes ard KINNEY contract
or; j. III. Turner, n story fran
dwelling on Grant avenue, cost
$1,000, G. ID. P~ersorett, contractor;
John Comba, one story tile residence
In Belvedere addition, cost $4,000. A.
w. Marks, contractor; John Comba,
one story succo dwelling in Belve-
dere addition, cost $4,000, A. W.
Marks contractor.
Dolores $. La Rocha. ore story
frame dwelling on st. Charles street,
cost $4,000. Cable Saldano contract
or; H. r. Algood. one story frame
dwelling or Polk street, cost $40.
own contractor; Gerinimo Lopez,
dwelling on Monroe street, cost ST.
900. own contractor; and w. III.
Puternnt. repairs to store building
en- Elizabeth street. cost $500,
Proctor and Dudley contractors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-03
is THERE NO RELIEF FROM
SKIN TORTURE?
Must Continue to Suffer the unhe-rabIe Iichingi

Are you one of those unfortu-
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-ta'your working hours, running
ur sleep? You may nave tried
my things without relief. Why
try S.S.S.? For more than
0 years it has been giving re-
If in many forms Of skin dis
rase. Thousands of letters Of
gratitude prove its worth.
Il feel so happy for what S.S.S.
has done for me that / want
others to know about it. I suf-
kred twenty long years from
enema. At times the itching was
-rbe. able During that time, I
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used all kinds Of salves without
receiving any real benefit. After
taking six bottles of S.S.S., I
was cured Of this dreadful dis
case. ! recommend S.S.S. to any
one suffering from eczema, be-
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for what it has done for me-"
Cleophas Forte, Soldiers and Sail
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S.S.S. is purely vegetable. It
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of medicinal plants and herbs and
gives to Nature what she needs
In building you up so that your
system throws off the cause.
SIS. is sold at all good drug
stores in two sizes. The larger
IL more economical.
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Begin using Mothers Friend"
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BY Write for free booklet (sent
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MAKE the months of expectancy
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grand, Edgar w. Parks; left support.
err to the noble grand. Rufus ]. Keet.
er; vice grand, Andrew Episcopo;
right supporter to the vice grand, Luby
Turner; left supporter to the vice
grand. Thomas c. Baisden: recording
secretary. Joe T. Allison; financial
secretary. Eppa c. Royston; treasur-
err, Thomas c. Baisden; warden. Roy
E. Best; chaplain, Z. c. Hughes; in
side guardian, George F. Johnson;
right scene supporter. T.. j. Layton
left scene supporter. Earl o. Negley.
The officers of Covenant Lodge, No.
10, were installed last Wednesday eve.
ming in Gov lant lodgeroom by Past
Grand Walter S. Norway and his IN.
stallinS c.aff. from Golden Rule IRE
No. 81. as follows: Noble grand, Her
man Levine; right supporter to the
noble grand. Sidney Ehrlich; left sup
porter to the noble grand, Alexander
Solomon: vice grand, Mare NJ. Fone-
rolf; right supporter to the vice grand,
r. HUT; left supporter to the vice
grand, Fred Feldman; recording Sec
rotary, William f. Clapp: financial
secretary, Samuel Ehrlich: treasurer,
James +. Chamberlain: warden. Isa-
dore Feldman; conductor, l.. Ham
burger; chaplain. Abe Kaplan; inside
guardian, Saul Novak; outside guard
ian, Isadore Levine; right scene sup
porter, Benjamin Ref; left scene sup
porter, William Schick, and custodian,
Alexander Solomon.
officers of Salem Lodge, No. 90 were
installed by Past Grand w. Fred
Stansbury and his staff, from Fedar.
City Lodge, No. 20, Thursday evening,
as follows: Noble grand, Alfred j.
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ming as follows: Noble grand, James /
Strobe; right supporter to the noble
grand, George c. Nash; left supporter
to the noble grand, William III. Lob
mar; vice grand, Kenneth c. Craglow;
right supporter to the vice grand, j.
Louis Bixler; left supporter to the
vice grand, Herbert II. Shelton; re-
cording secretary, James II. Solt
financial secretary, Robert l.. Seymour
treasurer. Samuel Grant Taylor; war
den, Otto r. Stranley: conductor, Her
bert o. Shoots; chaplain, William l..
Ford; inside guardian, Ebert 0. Tai.
ley: outside guardian. Otto f. Smith;
right scene supporter. Frederick w.
Schumacher; left scene supporter,
Willard w. Jones.
Past Grand Isidor Lipov, assisted
by his installing staff of Excelsior
Lodge, No. II, installed the officers
Of Union Lodge, No. II. last Monday
evening as follows: Noble grand, Wal
ter I. Rhoades; right supporter to the
noble grand, James A. McDowell; left
supporter to the noble grand. Justin
NJ. Green: vice grand, John c. Russell;
right supporter to the vice grand,
John G. King; left supporter to the
vice grand, Kenneth L. Norton: re-
cording secretary, John L. Russell;
financial secretary, Samuel S. Taylor;
treasurer, Murdoch McPhee; warden.
Leonard A. Marsh; conductor, Will
liam r. McPhee.
Officers of Friendship Lodge, No. II.
were installed Wednesday evening by
Past Grand William l.. Ford and his
staff from Columbia Lodge, No. 10,
as follows: Noble grand. Karl N. Bret
fielder; right supporter to the noble
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Duyall; vice grand, Embert A. Le-
Iacheur; right supporter to the vice
grand, Ralph c. Duley; left supporter
| to the vice grand. James l.. White
side: recording secretary, Ingemand 0.
| Lund: financial secretary, Harry l..
Andersen; treasurer. Arthur G. Tur.
ner: warden. Guy w. Richards; con-
ductor, Worley f. Suthard; chaplain,
Julius Schnitzer; inside guardian.
Samuel r. Turner; outside guardian,
Eugene Southcomb; right scene sup
porter, Earl f. Webb: custodian, Eu-
gene c. Southcomb.
Past Grand Samuel F. Frye, assist
ed by officers of his installing staff OF
Metropolis Lodge, No. 16, installed
officers Of Harmony Lodge, No. 3, last
| Wednesday evening as follows: Noble
grand, Richard l.. Patton; right sup.
porter to the noble grand. Roscoe Jen-
kins; left supporter to the noble
| Harry l.. Mossburg; right supporter
to the vice grand, William II. Berry;
left supporter to the vice grand, w.
| w. MILAN; recording secretary, Ed
ward l., Dunn; financial secretary.
Walter c.. w. Burgess; treasurer,
| Thomas j. Gates: warden, George A.
Murrison; conductor, Henry 0. New
man: chaplain, William Fl. Stewart;
inside guardian. George +. Avery;
outside guardian, William c. Ham
burg; right scene supporter. w. Fl.
Lanham, and custodian, George F.
Avery.
Oficeds of Columbia Lodge, No. 10,
were installed by Past Grand Milton
$. Fall, assisted by his officers Of Lang
don Lodge. No. 20, last Thursday eve
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F.. Frank Kimmel at Shady Side, Md.
Bathing, boating and games were in.
dulged in. A crab feast was held.
Among those present were Mrs. Lena
Stephenson. grand matron; j. Ernest
Dulin, grand patron; DR.. E. s. Steph-
enson, Mrs Eugenia S. Corning, Mr..
and Mrs. George D. Sullivan. Mr.. and
Mrs. John u. kurtz. I'd: Mr.. and Mrs
John r. Bradburn. Mr.. and Mrs. Men
del Behrend, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Nc.
Coach, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick II
Gauss, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis J. Fosse
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Shively, Miss
F.. Meta Todd, Mr.. and Mrs. Audley
Savage, Mr.. and Mrs Albert George,
Mr.. and Mrsa p. d. Sale, ir.: Mr.. and
Mrs. Bloomfield = Howard, Mrs. Pear
Watt Glib. Mrs Clara Mcintyre, Mrs.
Maude f. Myers. Frank Kingsbury
Carl Romer. John d. Kurtz. Sd; Hiss
Lois Shively. Miss Wilma Shively and
Eve, Harold. Mary Alice, Barbara,
John and Marguerite Savage.
Grand Patron j. Ernest Dulin was
rendered surprise party by the Mat
rons and Patrons Association of 1927
recently at the Manor Club. Nearly
100 members Of the association at
tended. During the serving of the
dinner the grand patron was pre-
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scented with a suitcase by Elgin Smith,
patron of Lebanon Chapter; the grand
matron, Mrs. Lena Stephenson, was
given a lamp and shade by Mrs. Dell
Sale, matron of Brightwood Chapter.
and Mrs. Dulin, mother of the grand
patron. was presented with bouquet
bv the same speaker. After dinner
the following program was offered:
Vocal solo, Harry NJ. Forker; vocal
solo. Mrs. Dell Sale; violin solo, Troy
| A. Nubsom, and a mock wedding.
| During the evening original songs APP
propriate to the birthday celebration
| Of DR.. and Mrs. Stephenson were
Sung. Patron George ID. Sullivan Of
Ruth Chapter acted as master Of cere-
| monies.
Electa Chapter has called off its
meetings for July and August. The
auxiliary board was entertained
| Wednesday at the Little Tea House
for luncheon by Miss Agnes McKen-
zie and Mrs. Jessie Coggins The en-
dowment committee will hold an out
ing to Fair Hill Inn, Va. July 20.
! The temple committee will have a
, lawn fete tomorrow at Nichols ave-
nue. near u street southeast.
ODD FELLOWS.
officers of Eastern Lodge were in
stalled Wednesday evening by Past
Grand Justin NJ. Green and his in
stalling staff from Union Lodge, No.
| IL, as follows: Noble grand, Wilbur
Joslin; right supporter to the noble
grand, Bascom r. Gordon; left sup
porter to the noble grand, j. p. NJ.
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Hjortsberg; right supporter to the
noble grand. James NJ. England; left
supporter to the noble grand, Herman
d. Frame: right supporter to the vice
grand, w. G.. Wolfe: left supporter &c
the vice grand. Archibald s. Blair: re
cording secretary, Clark w. Teates
financial secretary. John w. Payne
treasurer. William Fl. Nash: inside
guardian. John Taylor; outside guard
ian, William l.. Beasley: right seen.
supporter. Frank Kicker. and lef,
scene supporter, Frank L. Fisher.
The officers of Phoenix Lodge, No
%. were installed last Thursday eve
ming by Past Grand Noah A. Shockey
and h in ing staff. from lie aby
lodge of the Jurisdiction. Brightwood
Lodge. No. 80, as follows: Noble grand
Joseph Tawney: right supporter to
the noble . nd. Charles . Horn.
left supporter to the noble grand, A.
3. Gray: vice grand. l.. c. F'ritter; re.
cording and financial secretary, Louis
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MASONIC.

LODGES.
Today-Temple Heights, open-air serv,
ices at 1 pm. III charge OF WY
Grand Chaplain, Rev. d. Johh
c. Palmer.
Moniav-Pot0mac, No: D. r. a
r.. b. French. No, u. N. NJ
Pentalpha. No. 23, +. A.,
Mt Pleasant, No. 33, F. {.
Albert Pike. No. 30, Vlslt 10 d.
b. French Lodge, No. 49, -
Tuesday-Myron NJ, Parker, no. -
King David. No. %. n. n.
Wednesday, No. 20. T. n
Thursiay No. 4. L. A
petWorth. No. AZ. +. c. at pm
N NJ. at 80 pm. =,
Nyron NJ. Parker, No q. NJ M
special at & nm
saturday-Masters' Association.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Nonday-Petworth, No. 1G. Mark
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDMENTS
Called off.
SCOTTISH RITE.
Observation-Disclosures Lodge Of Periec-
ton. statutory assembly.
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No. "a. of Charles Town. w. Va; Ha-
eerstown Forest, No. IS, Of Hagers.
town, Md: Clarkshurg Forest. No. 90;
of Clarksburg, w. Va, and Capitoi
Forest. No. 104, of this city.
The ceremonial will be held at the
Willard Hotel the evening of Septem-
Der 80.
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The ways and means committee OF
La Fayette Lodge Chapter announces
theater party next Wednesday at
the National Theater.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-09
EIGHT DIE IN FIRE
IN APARTNENTS
IN VANCOUVER
Painter Arrested, Charged
With Responsibility For
COnflagratiOn

VANCOUVER, b. O., July 8, QP)-Re-
vised estimates tonight Of the loss of
life in the fire which swept the Royal
Alexander apartments here late today
placed the number of dead at eight.
David Henderson, painter who turn
ed in the alarm at the fire, was for
mally charged with manslaughter to-
night Police expressed the belief that
a lighted match dropped in the in
flammable material started the blaze.
Henderson, they said was working in
a vacant suite on the fourth floor
when the fire broke out on the same
floor.
Among those reported dead are:
Mrs. Grace Tuckhart of Toronto.
Dick Fitzgerald of Edmonton, AL
ia.
Those reported missing include:
DR.. John Barber.
Among the injured are:
Jean Lockhart, TO-, son of Mrs.
Grace 'Tuckhart.
Mrs. B. Barber, reported dying in
Vancouver hospital.
A Mrs. Ogden, painfully burned.
A Miss Fitzgerald of Edmonton,
Alta.
Archie McDiarrnid, Fireman.
A fireman named Holden.
The blaze starting on the fourth
floor, rapidly spread to the fifth and
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