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, 1928-07-06
correspondence

To the Editor of st Croiu Avi8",
Dear M. Editor
jus; a few lines. The F nth
of July Independence Day. passed off
in a very quiet manner in this town,
there was not even music on the streets,
in direct contrast to what it was last
year when we witnessed the leeuacFment
of scene of July 4, I776 in "lndenpen-
dence Hall" (oteeple Building J 1t is said
that no permission was given for masque-
rading as the Police Regulators do not
include the Fourth of July as a day for
masquerading, but there was masque-
rading last year on the Fourth Of July
and prizes were awarded to the best dan
Ger and dressed masquerade. No one
would expect that the. Police Regulations,
a product Of 1915, before the transfer Of
these islands could include the Fourth OF
July for any public celebration. These
''wonderfui" Police Regu alions ought
to be con pletely revised, and the PEG.
pies representatives in the Colonial
Council. especially the merchants with
whom these unfortunate people spend
their money! ought to get busy and re-
, 1928-07-06

duced ought to be met. The book also
names the National Bank OF the Danish
West Indies with Foreign Trade Depart.
ment at Frederiksted and makes no re-
ference to any bank in CAriStianSted so
that the uniformed person would sup
pose there was no bank at this end Of the
island whereas the fact is that tn branch
es of The National Bank 10 both towns
transact the same business aOd there IS
no limitation on the service 10 Christian.
sted which is plainly inferred by the
omission of the banks name. The lists
of exporters and importers In both towns
include names of people 10 business main.
lv. and that representing tred9rlksted
makes cut practically all the merchants
there as exporters and importers lille
in Christiansted the exporters can be
numbered on one hand and the list OF m
pOrters contains the names OF parties act"
ualIy in the export business. Among the
exporters in Frederiksted is found the
ST, Croix Cattle Growers Association, an
institution which we understood had gone
out of actual business long ago. The IN
formation culled for the Custom House
Guide 50 far as ChristianstPd and Fred
prikstel are concerned shows a decided
drift to deprive Christian>ted Of its right
full prominence even to the extent of
having it seem that it is without a d 'ou-
ty collector. 10 reference is made to
KingshilI, but it is assumed that this dis
trict is under the jurisdiction of the Off.
Ger in charge Of both ports. 1t would
be a good thing to C the service
an impartial contributor when the sun
for the next calender year is being pre-
pared for the sake of accuracy in report
ing the island of ST.. CrOix. someone who
knows exactly what is correct.
, 1928-07-06


posed to size up things according to their
surroundings and experience, and this IS
why a public celebration is looked
for each year in order 10 accentuate
the appreciation for Independence Day.
Ia the States the Fourth Of July is a
hOli lay as any other and apart from the
military ObsPrvances which are accord
ing to routine, the public spends the day
at n or another of the numerous pleas
ure resorts, theatres, or places Of amuSe-
ment which put on special programs be
cause of the day or because they will get
bigger patronage that day. 1t is not cor
rect to censure the people of St. CrOiX
because they haven't the means to
lavish on a special festive day or be-
cause the business element for rea-
sons it must understand best fails
to come forward to cater to the public in
this respect. The fact is too that the IS.
land is very poor and subscriptions to
getting up popular sport would scarcely
meet the purpose. Last year IT 1t was
noi that the Bull Insular Line donated
SI25 the deficit which the local commit
tee which managed the sports on July
Fourth had to cover from personal funds
would have been st Il greater. Until the
facts in tie matter of this kind are we'll
understood and weighed it is unwise to
criticize, unless such criticism will solve
the difficulty, and up to now We have
heard none OF this kind.
The Custom House Guide for 1928 is
out and some copies will be fourd in the
island. This book is compiled for the
purpose of giving Information 10 regard
to the customs service in the United
States, and possessions and territories,
and includes m of customs officers at
the various ports, brokers, steamship
companies and agents trading at the pla-
ces cited, and importers aud exporters.
Such a book is intended and expected to
be reliable, and it is believed the sources
of information have been chosen with the
view to securing the most accurate ad
vice on the several points with which the
guide purports to deal. Yet in looking
over the current edition, the reference
to the island of st, Croix suggests a DRIFT
of inaccuracy not to say prejudice on the
part of whoever had the opportunity of
submitting the data used. For example
under Christiansted we find c. V. f.
Daniel, Deputy Collector in Charge for
the ports of Cnristiansted and Frederlks
sted, with the name of the deputy collector
who is really in charge of the office here,
and his assistant, listed as of lesser i'm
portance. MIR. Daniel is also listed as
being in charge at Christiansted in the
list of deputy collectors elsewhere. We
, 1928-07-06
LOCAL

The schooner "Brazos Corazon' 'isail-
ed for Fajardo, p. r., yesterday with
55 head of horned cattle for account Of
Mr.. J. Malta.
The schooner Resolution sailed for
St. Thomas yesterday evening, carrying
a mail and ballast.
Loves Wilderness" shown in the
Theatre last night was fine. Monday
night the greatiPolice serial Officer 444"
will be on the program. Prepare for a
grand time.
The following changes and appoint
ments have been made in the local Police
Department, effective July l, 1928:
Promotion of Sergeant James E. Hen.
bricks as Inspector at Richmond Peniten-
tiary.
Promotion of Patrolman Fritz E. Hen
nemann as Sergeant.
Samuel Boyce, appointed patrOlman.
Theodore Bostic, clerk in the office of
the Clerk of the District Court, appointed
a clerk Of the Police Office.
Inspector Hendricks and Sergeant
Hennemann are old officers of the force
anu nave always OeeH dllObg It's uIeLu"
bers who have nerited consideration. 1t
is, therefore, with a sense of pleasure we
congratulate them and offer them our
best wishes which are also extended to
the new appointees.
We think there is some mistake with
regard to comment on the fact that there
was no popular celebration or demon.
s~tration in connection with the Fourth of
July this year. We do not believe that
the absence of such declared activity in
dictates that the people are Indifferent to
the meaning of the day, or that because
they did not have the opportunity of
showing it in the usual way they were
not reminded of the significance of the
, 1928-07-06

The schooner "Brazos y Coraz0n 'jsail-
ed for Fajardo, P. r., yesterday with
55 head of horned cattle for account of
Mr.. J. Malta.
, 1928-07-06

The schooner Resolution" sailed for
St. Thomas yesterday evening, carrying
a mail and ballast.
The Washington times., 1928-03-14
White House Still Specific

White House Still Spectre
1.-THE Presidents two statements
speak for themselves.
This was the only comment forth
coming from the White House to-
day with reference to New York
reports quoting w. c. Burbank,
banker, as stating that Mr.. Coolidge
would be a candidate for re-nomi-
nation.
The two statements referred to
the Presidents announcement last
summer in the Black Hills, when
he issued the famous "I-do-not'
choose-to-run" announcement, and
his later amplification in Washing
ton, when he suggested to the Re
publican National COMMITTEES that
the party should begin looking
about for a. nominee to succeed
him.
The Washington times., 1928-03-14

trial of Faison was without UNI
usual incident. Difficulty of OBJ
tanning 20 qualified men from the
Richmond list was anticipated and
prisoner and counsel were prepared
for the tedious jury-picking formal
ity.
Henry G. Robinson, defense wit
ness, who testified at the first trial
that he heard Mrs. Snipes threaten
to kill herself II days before her
death, was in court yesterday. ROB-
inson, an aerial photographer, did
not appear when, the trial opened,
and counsel for the defense told the
court they did not know where
he was.
Included among the six men who
have been tentatively accepted, but
who are subject to challenge by one
side or the other, are a paper
maker, the general foreman of the
American Can Company, commits.
Continued on Page 3, Column 81
The Washington times., 1928-03-14
Indy LANDS IN
CAPITAL

Col. Charles A. Iindbergh landed
at Boiling Field few minutes be-
fore noon today. having flown from
Coatesville. Pa, where he was
forced down last night because Of
the fog.
Lindbergh was accompanied by
Henry Breckenridge, his attorney.
They Immediately left the field, re-
fIsing to disclose their destination
or future plans.
The Washington times., 1928-03-14
Acknowledging
Up With Tirnes?|
LET'S SEQ 7 90.
Let's See!

If you can ANSWER the following
questions, yoM are certainly keep
mo 10 Nth the times. If the
oLd brain doesn't click right off,
non can still keep up a0ith the
times BIZ turning to the pages
indicated, where the answers 1oiH
be found. Let's 90!
who was entertained by Speaker
ard Mrs, LOngWOr.h last night?
Society Page
who said: 1--WE are all con-
de,nned criminals?"
Editorial Page)
who Is "Tiny" Ruffner?
Radio Page
what great inventor was born
March IA?
Fiction Page
vVhere are FOxhaII Foundry
Local Page
what was Epictetus' advice?
Editorial Page
Name worlds oldest hinge
(Aagazine Page
The Washington times., 1928-03-14

The expected showdown on liquor
drinking charges against Mai. Ed
win B. Hesse, superintendent of
police, failed to occur.
Virtually the entire session was
devoted to the testimony in regard
to Captail Bremmerman.
Some very damaging testimony
was presented by three policemen
who have served under Bremmer-
man. The police captain denied the
charges.
The House caucus room, In Wh1ch
the hearing was held, was crowded
with spectators and witnesses ana
was reminiscent Of the hearings two
years ago of charges against Dis
trict Commissioner Frederick A.
fleming.
Hearing Highlights
Some of the highlights of the
hearing today We're as follows:
Policeman Altus Moore, formerly
of the Fourth precinct, testified
that Bremmerman had transferred
him from one beat to another
where he said Moore would not
have so much to do and would not
see so much"
Policeman w. E. Lawson, of the
Fourth precinct, told the committee
he had been unable to get the Off
GERS of the Fourth precinct to aid
him in raiding a gambling joint
for which he had sworn out war
rant.
Policeman #. B. T. Morrow, also
Of the Fourth precinct, testified
that he had heard Captain Brem-
norman tell Policeman George He'll
muth not to stand in front of a
gambling place.
Captain BremmerInan said the
men who had testified against him
were all men with whom he had
had trouble. He denied he had
failed to cooperate IN the enforce
ment of the law.
The Washington times., 1928-03-14

Bremmerman said that Hellnuth
had been transferred from the
Fourth precinct on orders from
headquarters and that he had not
recommended the transfer. The
Grand Jury now is investigating
this transfer.
The police captain admitted he
drinks in his home sometimes but
said, it was always prescription
LIQUOR ordered by a physician.
Representative William G. Ham
mer, of North Carolina. urged the
committee to turn over to the
Senate, which is considering the
appointment of District Attorney
Peyton Gordon to the District
Supreme Court bench, testimony in
regard to the failure of his office
to prosecute the rum runninG'hl-
Continued on Page 3, Column ~
The Washington times., 1928-03-14
COOLIDGE WILL,
BANKER SAYS

NEW YORK, March 14.-W. C.
Burbank, New York banker, today
declared that he had learned on
''undisputed authority" that Presi-
dent Coolidge would be voluntary
candidate in the coming presidential
race.
Burbank, member of the bank
ing house Of Clark-Childs and Conn
pany. said that President Coolidge
would soon announce that he has
reconsidered his decision not to run.
according to the information re-
ceived.
Burbank attributed the recent
strength in the stock market to
this alleged 'inside information"
1T is all around Wall Street"
said Burbank.
The Washington times., 1928-03-14
Judgment Returned on
S4.336 PrOmissOry Note

Judgment for $4,SS6.50 and inter
est from April 81, 1928, has been
returned by a jury in Circuit Court
in favor of Lewis B. Bridges. exec
utor of the estate OF Benjamin
Bridges, of New York.
Suit was brought on promis-
sorry note, alleged to have been
executed by Florence H. Davis, OF
1904 Monroe st. M w.
The Washington times., 1928-03-14

Eighty-one Veniremen were ex-
amined by Judge Ernest II. Wells,
who is presiding. before the list was
exhausted yesterday afternoon.
Following a conference between
the court and counsel for opposing
sides. it was announced that at
least one more effort would be
made to secure a jury of Richmond
men.
The second day Of the second
The Washington times., 1928-03-14
ESQ BODIES
n READY
FOUND

! SANTA PAULA. Calf. March
1.-THE death list will total ESQ
persons I'm Ventura county alone
- n result Of the break In ~.
Francis Dam early Tuesday morn
4 Ing according 10 UndefBlaeEiE1
Howard DurIey, vine said he I
found fIie entire MexisNFs quarter
~ Santa PaulG had been sWeIt
away BY the food.
~ international News seFgie
LOS ANGELES, March ]
While hundreds of grieF
stricken and historical rela-
tives stormed crude morgues
in half dozen towns in the
Santa Clara Valley today seek
ing loved ones, the death toll
in the San Francisquito Canyon
dam disaster mounted to 500
estimated dead and $l2,OOO,-
900 property loss.
$50 Known Dead
eve already know of some $50
dead in various sections of the
valley" said Undersheriff Eugene
Biscailuz, in charge of the New
hall-Saugus sector, land we expect
to find that many more when
we start digging in the mud and
silt. All we did yesterday was
to pick up bodies which were in
sight along the river bank"
Pestilence Feared
Hour by hour new horror at
tending the disaster was revealed
as relief work got under way and
drastic sanitary measures We're en-
forced to halt possible nesttlence.
All during the night Beacon-hKe
fires gIowed through the drizzie OF
rain that fell in the valley as DEAD
work animals and wreckage was
burned.
Governor c. C. Young, who
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
The Washington times., 1928-03-14
Venire of $50 Nets 9
FnisOn Jurors
- IDtsraationai News Ser

Richmond citizens are being sought for jury service in the
of John Wesley TaisOn 3D. former secretary and mana
ger Of the exclusive HERMITAGE Country Ou cndgeo WIN
the murder of Mrs Elsie Holt Snpes pretty 28-yearod
dvorcee Yesterdays vene having produced only nine quail
cd iurOrc
The Washington times., 1928-03-14
Captain Is AccusedBy
3 COPS at Hearing

Charges Capt Charles H. Bremmerman of the Fourth
precinct has failed with his the enforce
ment of gambling laws made today before the Gibson
of the House District Committee which in
vestioatno alleged corruption the police department.
The Washington times., 1928-03-14
Owe R Due
NEARLY I
HOURS


ST. JOHNS. Newfoundland,
port was received from Brigus
that several persons at that place
claimed 60 have heard the motor
OF an airpIane between s and Z
o'clock this morning. The plane
appeared e. be q considerable dis
lance away. nc was not sighted.
BFigus is "a miles west of this
city.
~ international News Service
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland,
March fiat 2;40 p. m. today
eastern STANDARD Tirne) IS hours
after walter HincI1cIiffe took off
from England On his attempt to
Nv the Atlantic, no word had
been received here Of his progress
since he left the Irish Coast.
Weather conditions last night
were perfect for . plane APP
prOaching from the East.
Al close lookout for Hinch-
cIiffe was being kept all up and
down the coast of Newfoundland
and Nova Scotia, and the fishing
fleets had been asked to report
any sighting Of his plane.
While it had been estimated
that Hfnchcliffe would be sighted
on this side az the Atlantic with
Iii "a to 20 hours Of his depart
mre from England. officials point
ed out that adverse winds in mid
Atlantic might have delayed the
StinsOn-D etrOiter during the night.
LONDON, England, March
ia so p. m. After the
whole day had passed with no
wOrd Of the safe arrival Of
Capt Walte HinchcIlffe and
the Hon. Elsie Mackay on the
American coast, anxiety gave
way this evening IA actual
fears for their safety. At this
hour they had been on their
way from CranwelI Airdrome
nearly IS IL hours. Upon the
assumption that they planned
to fly to Nova Scotia, they
we're approximately s IL hours
overdue.
Wife Not Worried
Confident that her husband is
safe and would be successful in
his transatlantic flight, Mrs.
Hinchcliffe told In ternat ional
News Service tonight that she "is
not worrying a Bit"
Daughter Not Told
Hinchcliffe's little daughter was
not told OF her fathers flight.
II will tell her when / get word
OF his success" said the mother.
Interest here was divided be-
tween the daring flight itself and
the identity of the passenger trav.
cling with Hinchcliffe.
1t is now generally agreed, even
by officials of the Cranwell air.
droIne, where Hinchcliffe hoped
off yesterday morning, that the
passenger is the Hon. Elsie Mac
kay, daughter of Lord Inchcape,
wealthy British shipping magnate
While Mrs. Hinchcliffe, wife Of
the noted ace, maintained the belief
that the passenger is Gordon Sim
clair. the Daily Express made the
definite announcement that the
passenger is really Miss Mackay.
Al member OF the family of Lord
Inchcape admitted that Miss Mac
kay, posing as "a male passenger, %
had hoped off with Hinchcliffe.
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-20
D|SCQvERER IN PORT
 FROM COOK INLET


 Captain Heinie Berger brought his vessel, the M. s. Discoverer, in to port last night from Cook Inlet, at midnight. He departs again for Iliamna tomorrow night, he states.
 Incoming passengers were John Rice, Dennis Hurley and Frank Goyne, and Carl Newcombe from Kussilof. He is an Anchoragite and has been vacationing and hunting.
 Captain Berger reports his ac- tivities on Cook Inlet have ended for the season and from Iliamna he returns to the port of Seward.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-20
MORE: BLIND SPOT" Continued from Page One.
HE EXPLAINED THAT

he ard F'itz Gerald had named the new river, which flows thru corn CT of the "blind spot' near Mt. Spur, as "Another River" because the scientist working in such an uneAr1ored area is almost driven to distractio in his search for dis tinguishing names.
 "The region explored showed some signs of naturalization. and we found some traces of gold the few times that we banned for ore,'' the chief said.
 ALTHOUGH THE REGION has hitherto been shut off from fertilization, the airplane may make possible it's opening, he believes, if there ie sufficient interest among scenery hunters and prospectors to fly into the Interior.
 we saw no trace of civilization 1 and received no word from the out side world from the time our sea- plane pilot left us at the head Of Lake Chakathamna in June until he landed on a nearby lake with party of trappers enrolte to anoth- CT section in the middle of August" :" CappS said.
 Plans for further exploration Ill the region next summer may in lclude more extensive use of sea- planes in penetrating the Interior of the fa1 northern outpost to fnl in the blind spots" on Alaska s map
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-20
OWN INVENTION KILLS

NEW YORK, Nov, 20, (P)-Dr. Sabir Won Sochocy, inventor oi iradium paint, died at his home victim of his own invention. Death was caused by aplastic anemia which he contracted by contact with the injurious substances used in making radium paint.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-20
THANKSGIVING ALWAYS

TOTO, Japan, Nov, 20, P)-The Dat Jo Sai or Great Thanksgiving Always, was celebrated after the enthronement of the Japanese En- peror. It is solemn ceremony and is witnessed by no foreign eyes.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-20

Tonight is ladies night at the s. A. C., and all members and friends are asked to attend. Basketball will be played.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-20

THE LATEST IN PHONO- GRAPHS. THE MIGNONPHONE DE LUX AT Brown & Hawkins Corporation.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-20

TRY A PURE WHITE ROCK ICE | CREAM SODA. ScIaiierers. Alaska Shop.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-20

beauty of the oldest capital of the Ottomans and one of the fairest cities of the Orient-Broussa.
 Beauty aside, the fertility of Broussa's soil. as contrasted with the aridness of the Angora plain, is enough to make all opponents of the high cost of living vote for Broussa as the fifth and final capital of the Turkish nation.
 If the change ever is effected one government building is ready. for two years ago Broussa presented President kemal with residence. A small and simple villa, it is yet as pretentious as the presidential residence at AngOra.
 Strategic and political reasons make highly improbable the shift ing of the Turkish capital back to Constantinople, and strategic req sons might also inhibit the choice of Broussa, az it lies only 20 miles east of the Marmora sea and lacks Angora's immunity from the danger of enemy ships and planes.
 Historically. this queen city Of Anatolia has every right 10 be a capital. Pounded in 200 B. c. by Prusias II, king of Bythnia, it was successively held by Rome, Ryzan- tium, the Moslems and Greece. It was again captured by the Otto man Turks in 1925 and was made
New Britain herald., 1928-04-20

bers was constructed the New Jersey room in the Continental Memorial hall of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution at Washington. 2b years ago. From the decks and ribs of the ship have been made many a cane and "ditty box.
 The Augusta, a 64-gun ship. had come up the Delaware to support the British attack on Fort Mercer Con- prised only of sail boats. the Penn sylvania Navy" was unable to tack around and attack the frigate. but foreseeing this possibility. the Amer jeans had set two lines of "cheveaux- de-friese" to ground the vessel at a turn in the channel. The "cheveauX- de-friese," a flashing together of chains and submerged logs weighted down by stones, was the invention of Benjamin Franklin.
 The Augusta was caught by the crudely constructed invention and row galleys manned by Continentals heated cannon balls and fired them into the sides of the frigate. Filled fore, aft and amidships with ex- plosives, the ship was sunk and 50 of the crew killed.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-20
than streets.
 Cathedral Dominates the City


 Tours lies on q flat, fertile plain, and the visitor must cross the Loire for q pleasing view of the city. The bridge railings are lined with men. women and children fishing in the quiet river,
 Other fishermen cast from small boats beneath, and children wade about in the shadows. Along the rlver front beyond is one of Tours garden spots-the quay-which Is a riverside drive. In the background rise TOW after row of clean gray and white houses here and there hidden by clusters of trees that shade num- ,rous parks and squares.
 "There are no unsightly wharves and warehouses: no smoke or ill., smelling fumes; no shrill whistles to be heard: and no grizzled river men loitering on the river front, for the Loire is not navigablc at Tours for large craft. When the freshets swell inc river and it overf1ows it's banks, it is too troacherous for navigation, and in the dry season it is too shal- low.
 "St. Gatien cathedral, with its 20S- foot tower flankinc handsomely executed Gothic facade, dominates the panorama. Few street corners in the city are hidden from its gray walls and it is 1he first thing one sees upon arriving and last thing he sees when leaving the city. Gnfor- tunately the editice. which was begun in 1170. is hemmed in by narrow streets but visitors get a sufficient view to examine the elegance of it's exterior carvings and tracery and its graceful flying buttresses, all of which display the fine aircraft oi early cathedral builders.
 Its drab interior is brightened in the sunlight hy the blend of colors thrown on the walls through the numerous stained glass windows Among it's artistic furnishings is the tomb of the chlldern of Charles VIII depicting two youths lying side by