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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-04-25

the Natioaal Bank Of the Danish West
ludips other than those relating 10 the
circulating Bank Notes. passed by the
Colonial Council for St. Thomas and ST.
John on February IA, 1885. ana approv-
ed by the Governor on February 10, 1885
notice is hereby given to all persons who
have claims against the Bank As credi
tors, deDosltorS, or otherwise. thar the
bank is pre- Dared tC make payment of
all its obligations on Geman0.
Within six months after presentation
Of any claim which sh ii not have been
paid 10 full by the Bank. the Bank will
notify the claimant, in writing, Of the
rejaction Of his claim in whole, or 10
part.
Upon approval of the Governor the
Bank may on March l, 1897, deposit
with The Government of the Virgin Is
lands 10 fund to oa known as The
Bank Claimants Fund an amount in
legal tender, coin or currency Of the
United States equal, at the legal rate
to the amount Of the unpaid Claims
against the Bank as of Marcn l, 1887.
which it recognizes TO be valid or which
appear to be valid Thereafter, and
upon the proclamation of the Governor
that the Bank has complied with the pro
visions or the ordinance, the Bank shall
cease to be liable en- any such claims.
Actions may be commenced against the
Bank on unsatisfieG claims only if COM
menced prior TO the time when such
proclamation takes effect. or within
three months after the Back has given
due notice of rejection Of claims presen
ted to it prior to March l. 1887. which.
ever time is 'ater.
Within fifteen days after March II
1887 the Bank will also deposit with
the Government of the Virgin Islands in
fund to be known as The Disputed
Claims Funds as a creditin dollars equa
at the legal rate to the amount of all
the unpaid disputed claims against the
Bank as TO which demand shall have
been made prior to March |. 1897.
Saint Thomas the 20 March 1885
The National Bank of the DANISH West
Indies
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-04-25
Auction Notice

At the request of Elizabeth Abramson
Administrative of the Estate of William
of an Order of the District Court dated
A pril IL. 1885 there will be sold at Pub.
lie Auction to be sold aG the Vcndue
office
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
NAVY BAND TO PLAY

The U. S. Navy Band will give
a concert tonight at 7::3O at the
band stand in the Navy Yard. Also
tonight at 7:3O the U. S. Marine
Band will play at the Capitol.
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
Andy Jackson Reader
Of Shakespeare

You might be surprised, but the
truth is that the rough and ready
Uncle Andy" Jackson, whose
English was occasionally most un-
grammatic, really had flair for
the literary.
You wouldn't be the onl:- one to
be surprised, either. DR.. Joseph
@. Adams, director of the Folger
ShakeSpearean Library, who usu-
ally knows where to look for the
literary, was also surprised to find
out about President Andrew Jack
sons penchant for literature.
DR.. Adams revealed today that
he has discovered that Uncle
indy" the kitchen cabinet" Pres
ident, owned a copy of Shake
speare and that he really liked to
read the plays Of the great Bard
of Avon.
The Library director impaired
this bit of information today in
discussing the possibilities Of a
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
,MAkESP PETS Of
OPOSSUNS

Strange creatures, opossums;
and stranger still that they should
become someone's pets.
But James B. Simms, of the 200
block Seventeenth st. N. E., finds
mother opossum and her II
young ones very interesting.
AS Mr.. Simms was driving at
night along a country road sew
eral days ago, he saw the mother
opossum, carrying her "babieS,"
dash across the road. He picked
them up and brought them home,
where he has been "mothering"
them ever since, feeding them on
insects, small mammals, bird meat
and fruits.
He declared:
"They certainly are greedy"
Mr.. Simms intends keeping them
until the novelty of having them
wears off and then he will return
them to their home in the woods.
This mother oposSum has long
fur, which is loose and grizzled.
Her tail is long. prehensile, and in
part scaly. Her II young ones
cling to her fur and are carried as
she scrambles about, with their
tails tightly wound about hers, or
about her limbs or neck.
Their rope-like tails are of vast
service to these animals, enabling
them to use all four feet in
food-gathering while suspended
by the useful fifth member.
The opossums generally are
nocturnal. They make their
homes in holIowS of trees, bedded
with leaves and soft grass. Here
the days are spent in drowsy
hiding and the young are brought
forth in early summer. The
young remain with the mother
until we'll grown.
The flesh of all the larger
species is eaten. Mr.. Simms'
particular species is that of the
Virginia opoSsum, regarded as
one of the woodland delicacies
of the Southern States.
Hunting opoSsum with dogs at
night is a favorite sport in the
South, especially in autumn,
when the body bears a thick
layer of fat.
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
LEWIS BARRETT
To DIRECT DC.
RECREATION
Coordination Named Today by
Capital Group, Park Offices
To Pay His Salary

Washington's new coordinator
of recreation was named today,
and Immediately thereafter came
the announcement that his office
will start functioning in a room
in the District Building Monday.
Lewis R. Barrett, 40, at pres
ent employed as a recreation ex-
pert with the Housing Division of
the Public Works Administration,
was chosen for the job. It will
consist chiefly of formulation Of
general recreational policies in the
District, and of supervising recrea.
tional efforts of the public schools,
National Capital parks, District
Fairgrounds and Community Cen
ter department.
Expenses Shared
Mr.. Barrett was named to the
post at a meeting this morning
of the District recreation commit
tee. made up of Commissioner
George E. Allen. C. Marshall Fin
nan, director of National Capital
parks, and Henry I. Quinn, rep
resentative of the Board of Edu-
cation.
His salary was fixed at $500
per year, to be paid during the
first year, at least, by the National
Capital Parks Office. Commits
sioner Allen will furnish office
space and such office help as the
new office may need, as we'll as
taking care of incidental expenses
from District funds.
The schools will share expenses
through making available gym
nasiumS and other recreational
facilities during the winter,
Several weeks ago the recrea-
ton committee selected Tam
Deering, of Cincinnati, for the
position of coordinator. but Mr..
Deering refused the post.
Native of Iowa
Mr.. Barret's post was likened
by committee members to that of
superintendent of schools. He
will be responsible to the commit
tee in much the same manner
that a school head is responsible
to his board of education, and
will supervise the united recrea-
tional facilities of Federal and
District agencies in Washington.
Mr.. Barrett is a native of Des
Moines, Iowa, and a veteran of
the World War. He is an alumnus
of Grinnell College, in Iowa,
where he served as freshman
football coach after graduation.
He was superintendent of rec
reation at Des Moines from 1923
to 1929, and held similar post
in Newark, N. j.
The Washington times., 1935-06-26

presidential collection" of Shakes.
peare. following the acquisition OF
Theodore RooSevelt's copy. He
said:
"A presidential collection
might be a little difficult to ar.
range. There might have been
some Presidents who didn't
own copies Of Shakespeare.
ANDY HAD ONE
But then again, you might
be surprised. You'd hardly
have expected Andrew Jackson
to have had one, but he did,
and hope some day to be able
to get it for the library"
The Roosevelt copy was pre-
sented to the library by the
Presidents widow.
The library already has Shakes
peare copies formerly belonging to
Presidents George Washington
Abraham Lincoln and John
Adams.
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
Forest Positions
Open Until July Is

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced that
applications will be received until
July IS for positions in the For.
est Service of the Department of
Agriculture. The positions open
are technical editor, and senior
and associate technical editors at
a salary of $4,000 and $4,000 a
year. Also for commercial illus
traitor, $1,000 a year, and assist
ant commercial illustrator, 1920
a year, under the Farm Credit
Administration,
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
Extended Crossing
Parking Ban Urged
REV. WILLIAM J.

Prohibition Of parking within
40 feet of intersections was rec
commended to the District Com
missioners yesterday by Mrs. Will
bur Carr and Mrs. George Thorpe
Of the women's safety committee
Of the D. C. Motor Club.
They declared many Of the
1000 accidents attributed to in
tersection hazards here last year
were caused by poor visibility at
street crossings. The present reg
ulation, barring parking within
20 feet, is inadequate, they said
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
Ken Murray
Says:

The success of the Omen
seems to have inspired police
all over the country. Judging
from the way those New Jersey
cops captured that gang Of
eight public enemies. .Appar-
emily, crime is in for arrest cure.
Yes, sir! If gangdOm won't
take a warning straight from
the shoulder, the police are pre-.
pared to let 'em have IL. ..
straight from the hip.
Regardless Of the fact that
the Supreme Court has ruled
the NRA codes illegal. those
Omen intend to see that there
is no reduction in the wages Of
sin.
The crook who keeps getting
into hot water. eventually
cooks his own goose.
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
NEW TAXI WAR
THREATENS AS
UN|ONFORMS
Nonunion Cabs Back Present
Zone Rates; Local Gets
A. F. of |. Charter

Close on the heels of the for
nation of a local taxi drivers
union affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, Wash
ington's taxi troubles began to
brew again today with the an
nouncement by several of the
major ompanies that their
drivers have almost unanimously
petitioned for continuation Of the
20-30-50-70 cent rate, with no
change in zones.
According to Edward Ostrow,
president Of the City Cab Com
pany, which also controls the
Harlem and General Cab COM
panies, IS per cent Of its 600
total membership have signified
their desire to stay on the pres
ent rates and zones. J. H. Roger,
general manager of the Premier
Cab Company, claims that all Of
his 400 men have done likewise.
Union Checkmate Seen
Taxi men interpret this move
as an attempt to checkmate the
spread of the union movement
here, which really got under way
for the first time Monday night
when the American Federation of
Laor granted a charter to the
Taxi Drivers Local Union, No.
343," supplanting the cab Driv-
ers Protective Union" under which
name efforts have been made to
unionize the drivers up to this
time.
The avowed objective of the
union men is to put into general
effect the 20-40-60-80 cent rate,
with the eastern boundary of the
first zone located on Capitol
Street rather than Eighth Street
Northeast, as is the case with the
nonunion cabs. In this manner
the Union Station and Capitol
area business proves lucrative
with a Accent charge to and from
the first zone.
Diamond Out Of 1t
When word of the petitions
reached Diamond Cab headquar-
tiers, President Harry Davis
promptly divorced his organiza-
ton from the move, stating:
"There'lI be no petition among
Diamond drivers for continue
ton of current rates. dare
say, that most Of the men signed
that petition because they were
ordered to do so.
"It's an unfair practice, and
it would lay us open to charges
Of coercion.
"As far as the union goes, you
must remember that there was a
union here in 1927. But it died
of its own weight-the men
wouldn't pay their dues.
Despite the petitions, the union
seems to be getting off to a good
start. According to Business Man
ager Adolph Hohensee, its mem
bers now total more than 300. Mr..
HohenSee states that his men are
seeking patronage from union
Sympathizers and members of
other unions, and he believes that
if the union drivers favor metered
cabs some action might be under
taken" in about six months.
Rank and File Puzzled
On the street, the rank and file
drivers seem to be in a quandary as
to which way to turn. DiSappoint-
ed in previous aborative attempts
to make Roadway on a unified rate
and zone plan which would return
a "fair income" the men are loath
to place too much credence on the
claims Of either management or
union.
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
MORTON
RET|RES AFTER
a. YEARS
Historic Christ Church Pastor
Delivers His Farewell Ser
mon Next Month

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June Is.
The Rev. William jackson Nor.
ton, D. D., pastor of the historic
old Christ Church of Alexandria
for the past 80 years, will deliver
his farewell sermon here Sunday,
July %, and retire from the Epis-
copal ministry after a. years of
continuous service in more than a
half dozen churches.
His term of service in the Christ
Church, made famous through it's
close association with such leaders
as George Washington and Robert
E. Lee, is the longest ever given it
by any of the many clergymen as
signed to this charge since the
completion of the church in Febru,
airy, 1773, when it's first minister,
the Rev. Townshend Dale, &C
cepted the call and served until
1778.
DR.. Morton, who has reached
the retirement age of 60, will, with
his wife, make his home in Uni
verSity, Va. where his son, DR..
Charles Bruce Morton, serves on
the surgical staff at the University
Hospital.
Has Earned Rest
Commenting on his retirement,
he said:
II am not so strong as / used
to be, you know, and after A
years work, believe have
earned a rest. 1 did not re-
sign from my charge here to
consider any other call, but sim
ply to retire. I've reached the
retirement age and, though /
still have the greatest love and
interest in the Church and its
members here, I feel that 1
need the rest.
DR.. Morton is an alumnus of
Richmond College and a graduate
OF the Theological Seminary in the
class of 1891, having later received
his degree of doctor of divinity
from the seminary.
Two FECSAueNCS 1nefG
Among the notables who have
attended Christ Church since DR..
Morton has been rector are for.
mer Presidents Calvin Coolidge
and Herbert Hoover. The rectory
in which DR.. Morton lives was
built about the same time the
church was built. by Charles Lee,
first Attorney General of the
United States.
Decision to build Christ Church
in Alexandria was reached in 1857
at meeting of the Vestry of Fair
fax Parish. Plans for the new
building were submitted by James
Wren. descendant of Sir Christie
pher Wren, architect of st. Paul's
Cathedral, London. The contract
was awarded to James Parsons for
600 pounds of sterling.
George Washington was the
purchaser of one of the first ten
pews sold, having purchased pew
number 5 for the sum of SO pounds
10 shillings, the highest price paid
for any of the 10 pews sold.
Friend of Washington
Succeeding the first minister
was the Rev. David Griffith, for
mer chaplain of the Continental
Army and intimate friend of
Washington. He served until his
death in 1889. In 1890 the Rev.
Joseph Bryan, later Lord Fairfax,
Baron of Cameron, became min
lister. His successor. the Rev.
Thomas Davis, conducted the fun
eral services of George Washing
ton, December Is. '799. Later the
family Bible of George Washing
ton, now q treasured relic of the
church, was presented to the
church by George Washington
Parke Gusts, adopted son Of
George Washington. The first or
gan was installed in the church
] in 1910.
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
Summer School
Opens in S. w. Soon

Registration for the annual
summer school conducted at the
S u tn Wes Community House,
Second and e Streets S. w., is
being completed this week. Glasses
will begin on July 3.
There will be subjects for boys
and girls ~ music, arts, dramatics,
carpentry. sheet metal, sewing and
china painting. Mrs. Alma j. Scott
is director of the center.
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
VOTES, 10 To 8,
.TORECONS|DER
EARLY ACTION
Move Follows Action of Patman
In Killing Proxy Ballots;
FarIey's Hand Is Seen

Voting 10 to 8, the House Dis
trict Committee today sounded the
virtual death knell of the District
crime report by agreeing to recon-
slider its previous recommends
tions.
Subject of controversies con-
troversy so great that 1t has
been rumored Postmaster General
James A. Farley brought pressure
to bear to secure reconsideration
the report will be sidetracked in
committee indefinitely, in conse-
quence of today's vote.
Representative Mary T. Norton
CD of New Jersey, committee
chairman, refused to predict when
the group would again act on the
report.
Most controversial subject in
the report, the proposed custer of
District Attorney Leslie C. Gar
nett was allowed to remain in the
report although Representative
Henry T. Ellenbogen CD of Penn
sylvania moved that the section
pertaining to the prosecutor be
stricken. No action was taken on
the Ellenbogen motion.
Proxy Votes Barred
Adoption of the motion to re-
consider came as a direct result
of the refusal of opponents of the
report to permit votes by proxy.
Representative Everett M. Kirk
sen (RO of Illinois and Represen-
tative Ralph o. Brewster (R.) of
Maine, who would have voted
against the motion to reconsider,
were absent. They had been ad-
vised that they would be permit
ted to vote by proxy, but when
the meeting began Representative
Wright Patman CD of Texas
made a point of order against
voting by proxy. Otherwise a tie
vote Woulr have ensued. Repre-
sentative Patman, incidentally,
voted on the crime report by proxy
some weeks ago.
The motion for reconsideration
was made by Representative Jack
Nichols CD of Oklahoma.
By it's vote the reconsider the
committee is believed to have null
lifted, for this session at least, the
work of the subcommittee which
drafted, after weeks of hearings,
the report which recommended
the custer of Mr.. Garrett and his
Police Court assistant, Karl Kin.
dleberger and other major changes
in ten official setup of criminal
prosecution in the District.
Reason For Inaction
The drive to conclude the ses-
sion of Congress and the apparent
indecision which advocates of the
report have fro future action were
viewed as reasons why no action
would be taken.
The ten members who voted to
reconsider were Representatives
Vincent L. Palmisano Cd of
Maryland; Patman; Ambrose j.
Kennedy Cd of Maryland: Mrs.
Virginia E. Jenckes Cd of Indi.
ana; Theodore B. Werner CD of
South Dakota; Ellenbogen; James
L. Quinn CD, of Pennsylvania;
Nichols: Dan r. McGeehee CD
of Mississippi, and Sterling w.
Cole (R) of New York.
The eight members who voted
against the motion to reconsider
Worp NTrc Norton Ponroconf a fi1,o
Jennings Randolph Cd of West
Virginia, who headed the crime
subcommittee; Repre- entative
Randolph Carpenter Cd of Kan
sas; William T. Schultz CD of
Indiana: Reuben T. Wood CD of
Merlin Hull CD of Wis
consin; Dewey Short CD of
and Chauncey w. Reed
(RO of Illinois.
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
THIEF TAKES WATCH

Robert Gray, 1347 Euclid st.
N. w., told police a pickpocket
lifted a gold watch and chain
from his pocket Sunday while at
a gasoline station at Ninth and
Pennsylvania Ave. S. E. The
watch and chain were valued at
SIS,
The Washington times., 1935-06-26
House GrOup Kills I'D. e.. Crime ReDOrf
"PLAYING POSTUM"
ReOLLHg Actors
MISS ISABELLE sIMMs

MISS 10AoGA1G S4A1GM0
views family of opossums-
II of them-which James
B. simms, 222 Seventeenth
st. N. E. found while motor
ing. Mr.. Simms has under
taken the task-no slight
one-of caring for the
mother and ten babies. In
the lower photograph the
brood is seen clinging to
the parent as they all are
held aloft. Times Staff
Photos.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-01-03
Social Science And
History Courses Of Jr. Hi,
CONTINUED From Page One)

high school afford an opportunity
for developing the natural tenden-
cies of children of the early adol-
escent age to identify themselves
with group interests of ever widen
ing proportions. These tendencies,
instead of being repressed, should
be developed by means of satisfying
information accompanied by pur-
poseful activity of kind that har-
monies with the ability of the
children.
Geography can give the students,
as can no other study in the jun
ior-high-school curriculum, an abid-
ing and effective interest in peo-
piles of the earth, and in their re-
lationEhips, problems, advantages,
and disadvantages. It's study should
so reconstruct ones experiences
as to permit one to enter fully and
humanely into the activities of men
in different regions and different
social classes. It's study should
lead one to take on sympathetic
attitude toward people in all parts
of the earth.
The appropriateness of including
the history and government of
Minnesota for special considera-
tion in the seventh year is based
upon the premise that everyone
should have an intimate knowledge
of the state in which he resides and
and early adolescence is the stage
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-01-03
G. 0. P. Battles For
Places On Committees
Democcats.. Mtstsr: strength: TO
Put Roossyelt.s: Pfegiani
- Through .. -.

,Washngteh, Jam 4. ...Dsmocra-
.tie' leaders, mastering their
strength today to put the Roose-
welt program through the seventy
fourth congress opening Thursday.
found house republicans fighting
any attempt to cut the COP
strength in committees that will
consider major measures.
In the senate, plans for such q
cut already had been made. Sena-
tor Joseph Robinson Of Arkansas.
democratic leader. said he and
Senator Charles L. McNary Of Ore
gon, republican chief, had effected
a tentative arrangement to give
the majority party two more men,
bers on q number Of committees,
and the minority two less.
This, 1t was said, would be In
line with the increased majority
for the democrats. Such q move,
In many cases, would give the
democrats more than a 2 to 1 pre-
ponderance in committees. Though
a similar step has been discussed
among house members, leaders
made no announcement Repre-
sentative Bertrand H. Smell of New
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-01-03
Mrs. Nick Glieden

Christmas Day is the happiest
of all the year in most homes, but
it was destined to become the sad
dest for the Nick Glieden family,
residing several miles north of
Brooten, when death entered as
the shades of night closed in and
removed from the circle a dear
and loving wife and mother.
An illness from pneumonia, with
other complications setting in as
the sickness progressed, proved IA
tai Tuesday evening to Mrs. Gle
den despite all medical aid and
care.
Deceased was born at Little
Block, Wis, Sept. II, 1892, and had
therefore reached the age Of AZ
years. She had been a resident
of this community for a number
of years and was regarded as a
good neighbor and friend.
Surviving are the husband and
five children; three sisters and
four brothers, as well as her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Ber-
ger.
Funeral services were held Fri
day morning at the st. Donatus
church, Rev. Father Fettgather
read the Requiem Mass.-Brooten
Review.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-01-03
Give Snow Plows Right
OF Way On Road

Don't dispute the right Of way
with a snow plow", is the wrning
of the state highway department
in an appeal to motorists to exer-
else unusual caution when meet
ing plows at work on the trunk
highways.
Drivers will save themselves
much inconvenience and some
danger If they will make it a habit
to slow down or stop when they
meet a plow", says department
bulletin. They should pull as far
to the side of the road as possible
and give the snow plow the right
Of way.
I'm order to throw snow from
the highways and keep them open
for public use, it is necessary for
the big v plows to travel Is to 30
miles an hour and maintain a
steady pace. They cannot dodge.
jump or stop for every approach
ing car If they are to do an effec-
tive job.
Many pleasure car drivers will
approach a plow without slacken-
ing speed, expecting the plow to
get out Of their way. When 1t
does not, they try to turn out at
the last moment, but are going so
fast they run into the ditch. II
these drivers would slow down
and turn out for the plow, they
would seldom have any difficulty.
Snow plows carry brilliant blue
lights for night warnings."