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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-07-16
New Governor For
Virgin Islands

News broadcast over the radio last
night told of the appointment or Rear
Admiral Pratt (retired) IS the new
governor of the Virgin Islands. What
is significant is the shifting of authority
from the Department of Interior for
the Governor will now report to
the President instead Of to the De-
partmenr of Interior.
This in itself is a slap TO Mr.. Tckes.
We felt convinced that with the new
governor under his thumb trouble would
again arise within, a lew months. Mr..
Ickes was fixed upon governing the
islands from Washington. He had no
respect for the acts of the Colonial CoHn
Gil and paid no attention to the wishes
of the people. HIS attitude was dictatoriaI
and gave one the impression that while
the Virgin Islands received its quota
of Federal relief like all the states of the
Union that the people here were classi
fled as beRgars who must be satisfied
with what comes to them and with how
it comes.
The attitude or Mr.. Ickes wasreflected
in his subordinates. Office holders under
the Government here coon became in
flated with power soon found themselves
dctators in their respective departments
and began to behave as persons who
expected to be worshipped and flattered.
To have an administration free from
the dictates of Mr.. Harold Ickes is a
happy relief. Mr.. Ickes had no use for
the Colonial Council. the Council had
no use for Mr. Ickes and the people
did not want to hear the name of Harold
lckes. Hence the islands would have
suffered as a result of this unfortunate
situation.
With Ickes' hands off the Virgin
Islands the people can breathe freely.
The bulk of terrible laws which il is said
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-07-16

Vatican City Pope Plus charges Hit
Ter with breaking his promise to let
Catholics worship as they want.
Washington Both houses are buzzing
today with must" biIlss. bill labeled
must be passed. such as he social secur
Try bill. the tax the wealth bill and the
Banking Bill.
Federal Court of Appeals Cincinnati
upheld ths court decision against the
slum clearance program. Secretary
ickes said he was not worried about the
court decision which will not upset the
housing program.
The Red Cross is appealing for $780,
900 for relief work 10 food areas.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-07-16
RADIO FLASHES
July Is.

London The British Foreign Minister
SAID the League of Nations will hold an
early session in connection with the
Italian A by ssirian situation. Such
session he says is inevitable.
jacksonville. Florida Governor Tall
mage. arch foe of the New Deal and
candidate for the President is quoted as
sayiug:''I am definateIy in the race for
nominancy for Preslden. of the United
States,
Rome; Mussolini called 80. 900 addition
al men for service making 100 0O0 and
III more submarines Ia the war against
Abyssinia
Comment in Washington is 10 the eff
feet that that the United States is wait
ing to see what Great Britain and the
League of Nations mean to. Toe
United States tried 10 Intervene in the
case of japan while the other nations did
not. Uncle Gam therefore pceferS to BE-
cautious sinca those nations whom il
should concern are keeping quiet. There
is one point that concerns the UGlted
States. there are five or six agents in
Harlem enisting men for service In
Abyssinia and there are mass meetings
on THE question throughout Harlem
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-07-16
Annie de Chabert

was either prepared OF in course of pre-
paration for the islands would have car.
ried nauseaung doses for those who
dared to think they should not be over
taxed and for those who desired to re-
tain the freedom inherited from the
Danish Government.
When official confirmation comes
through. President Roosevelt must be
thanked for removing lckes' hand from
the helm of Government in the Virgin
Island.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-07-16
Random Notes

The motor boat "F218 Gray" arrived
from Fajardo. P. R. this morning.
The motor schooner 'Carlsark" arriv
ed from ST. Thomas this morning
The Arturo" is expected here this
afternoon with mail and passengers.
There was an eclipse of the moon last
night.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-07-16
News for the Ladies!
We have received from England:

We have received from England:
Bridal Wreaths and Bridal Wells Lace
Fioun:ing in different colors, AIover
Laces, Dress Nets. Lace Runners. But
tons and Buckles for Ladies Dresses
Bathing Costumes. Art Silk Crepe.
FOR The GENTS
we have received Slso from England:
Tropical Suiting of superior quality.
ANNE DK CHABERT
1888 Com oany Street.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-07-16
Best Shoes

A large assortment of best quality
but low priced shoes for ladies. gentle
men and children have been received
today from the famous manufactures
Endicott Johnson Corporation.
-, -
We also received material for ladies
dresses from 10cts yard and up.
We invite you to inspect our stocAs
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-07-16
Excursion Trip

to TORTOLA. B. WI. for August Mo n.
day with Captains MOIer boat Carl
sark" leaving here Saturday nighg t
1870 O'Clock spend Sunday and Monday
and return Tuesday midday. Round
trip $500.
Further see
MONROE CLENDININ
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-07-16
ST. CROIX TRIBUNE

Published daily except Sundays and G
Holidays at So B Company 81. Christian
sted. 81. Croix. VI. US ga. by St. CroiK
Cooperative Society
Entered a. second class matter on July
1st 1921 az the Post Office at Christian
seea ~. 0xoix V. |. u. 8. A, undsr the
A@ Of Mareh Ord 1Spo
ID. ID eEABBRT. Editor
Tuesday. July 10th 1885
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
U. S. MUNTIONS FIRES
INCREASE ACTIVITIES

Last month three large NUM-
lions corporations in the United
States declared extra dividends.
L. /. du Pont de Nemours and ca
announced the payment Of an ex-
ira dividend of 10 cents a share
on common stock The disburse-
ment will involve a total of 81,
SIS, 1881. This extra is in addition
to a regular quarterly dividends of
IS cents a share. Three months
ago tn company paid an extra
dividend Of 50 cents a share.
The directors Of Colts Patent
Firearms Co. Voted a special divi-
dend Of so cents aashare on COM
non stock in addition to the re-
gular quarterly dividend of 25
cents a share. Last year this COM
pany's net profit was $675,132 in
companion with $40, 795 in 1882.
The Arms Manufacturing Co. vot-
ed an extra dividend of 80 cents
a share.
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
y. s. ARMS CHINESE
NATIONIST

While the United States govern
ment nominally declared an en-
barge on munitions shipments to
the Chaco belligerents. no succ pol
icy has been thought of with re-
spect to the Chinese Nationalist
government. Actually as far
back as 1929 the L. s. State De
partment approved and encour-
aged an agreement between the
Marking government and Ameri-
can aviation companies whereby
the latter would supply Chinese
Nationalists with war planes.
In the spring Of 1888 Colonel
Jouett, an experienced American
officer directed a staff of twelve
American instructors in the train
ing of so Chinese who compose
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
WAIT A MINUT

The new year has come and we are off again
for another annual journey. Before timber
ing up for the stretch ahead it may not be out
OF place to pause a minute for reflection. Sew
erai things could come up for serious consider
alton as we indulge some recollections Of the
recent paSt-reeent enough to include the year
just closing. There has been a definite re-
volt against much that has been going on in
the world, and build a different world. The
idea of change has been the vogue. Things
new have been stressed, often without any re-
gard to their value. Even the "New Deal"
has, for a great many, been attractive more be-
cause it is thought to be new than for its quail
ity. The revolt has had justification; but
has the going the other way had the right
direction? Have all aspects Of the program
had adequate scrutinyY Is it not time to
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
YOUR SINS WILL FIND YOU OUT

The world pays off in percentage on the
basis CT production honesty, efficiency and in
tentions Of motives and actions for the welfare
of society The man that never does any
thing never gets pay except in carity dona-
tionS,-and who wants to be an object Of char
ityf--The man, that wraps himself up in sheep
clothing, putting someone else on the spot IN
front for him, gets his pay check, but he meets
his sin coming baek.--Sometimes a ornmun
1ty IS fooled for many years by men wrapped
In sleeps clothing. They honor them,
they respect them, they look to them for ad-
vice and leadership. But when their sins
meet them the community begins to squawk-
and it IS just too bad then, because brother Won
are through.
Beware OF men wrapped in sleeps clothing.
they are dangerous, they will get YOU in trouble
and leave you holding the bag. Beware of
the sneaking political henchmen, who dart in
and out OF their bosses office to meet Won and
lind out what is on your mind. Beware of
the Uncle Ton who lies every time he opens
his mouth. Beware of the South Before the
War Negro who betrays the race before the
dawn OF morning. Let them have full swav.
The world pays off in percentage and their
SINS are OF IN any way indispensable. Let
them have full sway, but BEWARE. thew will
meet their sins coming back.
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
COUCHLIN-ANTI-LABOR

Father Charles E. Coughlin,
radio priest and organizer of the
National Union for Social Justice,
with the support o fsome large
financial interests and the Hearst
Press, has repeatedly declared his
opposition to strikes and unem-
ployment and social insurance. He
refused to employ union labor for
the construction off his huge
church at Royal Oak, Michigan.
He has all his material printed in
a nonunion shop.
The National Union for Social
Justice. which is reputed to have
enrolled 100000 members among
whom ar many prominent politi-
clans and industrialists. is Cough
Inns bid for the 1886 elections
Not satisfied with hitting union
labor. he declared that the for
| eign-born could bevome only hon
orary r1mbers Of his organization.
fCoughlin was born at Ottawa,
Canada.), that the people he want
ed in his organization must be
voters and 19-year old citizens
who would be able to vote in two
years.
Coughlin contradicts his own
easements from one day to the
next. On December 5. he said
that the NRA had helped work
ing man, but not as much as it
should. The following day, at a
press conference. he characterize
ed the NRA as "a lot of hooev'.'
and declared also "'the state has
proved under democracy in Amer
lea to be a hi-jacker."
Aside from the financial backing
Coughlin receives from Harry
Jung. known Fascist, and George
leblanc, the broker, as well as
the general support he receives
from committee Of the Nation com
nosed of 1000 industrial leaders
Coughlin receives thousands OF
dollars from his radio listeners
He received enough in 1893 to pay
his $4,000 dollar radio bill anC
a sufficient sum to start construc
ton on his new church.
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
OF THE WEEK
tFron the Cape Charles, Virginia
Times, November 20. 1884
About Time for a Federal Alti-Lynch-
ing Law.

As another congress approaches
there is a decided revival of discus
sion concerning the introduction of an
anti -~lynching bill. and we are free to
admit that if the states persist in re
fusing to punish this form Of mob
violence, Congress owes it to the self
+ speeding and law abiding element Of
the country to save Us from the fur
Their humiliation Of this remnant Of
barbarism.
Lynching is the meeanest form in
which it is possible for cowardice to
express itself; there is seldom if ev r
9 member of a lznching party. who if
left to himself would have the nerve
to storm a jail, or openly commit muir
der. Such savagery com : Of over
crowding foul conditions, and morall-
" imperfect ventilation; in other
words, lynching parties usually con-
sist Of an improvised gang. artificially
infused, who discountenance and re-
ject every breath of wholesom coun-
sci; ears have they. but they hear
not, neither have they the respect for
law, or r gard for society to refrain
from am excess their frenzy may
suggest
But what shall be said Of those who
are entrusted with the peace and we'll
being Of the communities in which
thes1 outrages are perpetrated?
They probe" but find nothing, eyes
have they but they see not. and if
%perchance somebody is indicted, juries
acquit them, and the same crowd is
turn-d loose with official blessing to
perpetrate other crimes of the same
or SIMILAR kind.
Prison authorities are often as cuI-
pable as the mob; they oftimes make
a gesture Of resistance, but not fire.
quently are easily ~"overcome.- They
never recognize anybody and are like
fools in a fog when called to give &C
count Of th-ir part in the affair.
And SO we say, if these travesties
are to continue, and states viii not
uphold their own dignity by dealing
out punishment to lynchers. the Fed
eral authorities should be enabl-d BY
congressional enactment to do 50 for
them In other words, the law, tho
J often hindered because Of our faulty
procedure, must be respected, and
men must be taught the virtue Of pa
thence. in this as well as other cases
where the wheels of justice turn
sluggishly.
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
MUNICIPAL INSURANCE FUND FALLAcY

!. po-:o1;o.T~ some community considers :
+abIisbina a municipal insurance fund, on the
Grounds that the money now paid in insurance
premiums would be "saved."
That sounds well in theory-but pracUcq
paints a sorry picture. Towns, large anu
small that have made the venture have leafheu
the hitter lesson that municipal insurance Iund'
instead If saving the taxpayers money can
nave the way to municipal bankruptcy
Montreal i an example Of a city that created
such a fund. Over a period OF tme' It reacn
ed the e~eningly imposing total OF $zVo'00o'
Nontrcaps public buildings were well separ-
ated. as are those Of many cities, anu d case
Of 2 fire attacking more than one OF them d.
> time was apparently remote Yet ne Guy
vas suddenly faced with the loss OF the city
hall worth s1.5O0,00O; the municipal nlener-
a+or nlant worth $4,000; and a public mark
ct valued at $4,000. This totals $l,66O,sSS-
and the difference between It and the SzOo'oOo
in the municipal insurance fund had to be made
I'D by assessing the taxpayers.
At the average existing premium rate charg-
ed BY American stock fire insurance companies
# would take the owner Of a $4,000 building
more han ia years to establish a fund out OF
the premiums saved, sufficient to replace IT,
Economy that Leaves valuable property I'M
unprotected or muffciently protected IS e1Pen-
sive indeed-whether the property belongs TO
70 one man or to a community. Towns which
are considering funds would do well to look
at the record of municipal insurance fund
failures before risking the taxpayers property
in a gamble with the law Of fire loss averages
which sooner or later collects its toll
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
FACTS and FIGURES

overtime. they are paid for this
time in bookkeeping credits, scrip,
or ire allowed to apply their over
time on purchases of products
produced in other government
"production-for use" factories.
The Ohio Plan, as the system is
currently known, taken over idle
factories, abates the taxes Of the
owners and pays the owners rent
on a contractual basis, that nets
him a greater profit than he would
be likely to get if he were running
the factory on a commercial basis
and paying his workers a living
wage, which permits the owner
to take back his factory in good
running order as soon as he thinks
he can produce profitably for the
commercial market.
Such a system constitutes a dir
ect strike-breaking agency be-
cause whenever a manufacturer
finds his plant 50 well organized
that he is forced to pay decent
wages, he can simply turn over
the plant to Ohio Production Units
theoretically the unemployed
workers in these "production-for
use factories are allowed to organ
ize. But this is not an actuality
for organized workers would i'm
mediately demand a living wage
which is incompatible, in the eyes
of the government, with this
scheme that calls for the utiliza
ton Of the unemployed at sub
.sistence wage. !
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
PROVERBS AND PARALLELS
By A. B. Mann
(For Thu Literary Service Bureau)
GLITCH YOUR WAGON TO A
STAR")

This is wise advice. 1t is to the
effect that one should aim high; as
pira to the highest and the best at
tainable. This beeing done, though he
may fall short of his goal. still he
would reach a higher plane than
would be possible should his ambitions
be easily satisfied. There is great
help and encouragement in Longfel-
lows declaration:
Heights by great men reached and
kept,
We're not attained by sudden flight.
But they, while their companions
slept.
Were toiling upward in the night"
The thought also is consonant with
the verse which runs:
Haven is not reached by a sudden
bound;
We build the ladder by which we
rise,
From the lowly earth to the vaulted
skies.
and we mount to its summit, round
by round"
But, climbing, ascending and attain
ing, are impossible if ones aspirations
grovel instead of reaching upward.
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
WHERE DOES YOUR GAS TAX MONEY COZ

No group bears so heavy a burden of class
taxation as do motorists.
In 1888, for example, refineries produced
gasoline valued at $3.50, 100000. The federal
government taxed this gas $181 100000. The
states taxed it $519, 900, 900 or a total Of $754,-
100000. AS a result, the gasoline taxactually
amounts to almost 100 per cent Of the value
Of the product.
This situation, as the San Antonio Express
aid, would be bad enough if all gas-tax money
were spent for building and maintaining roads.
The motorist would be at least getting for his
money. But a constantly rising number of
states are coming to regard the gas tax as an
inexhaustible source Of revenue for all govern
mental purposes. They divert gas tax funds
to pay for schools, for unemployment relief,
for harbor-maintenance, for oyster propagation
and for a long list Of similar undertakings,
none of which directly benefit the average
motorist. 1t seems perfectly obvious that
such undertakings should be paid for out of
the general taxes, provided by all the taxpay-
ers, and not by added taxes on that group Of
citizens which owns and operates motor cars.
It is an encouraging sign that aggressive OPP
pOSllIOh = ueNeIoplHg ia Ill parts Of the coun-
try against the diversion of gas tax money
from use on roads. Road work was the rea-
son the for tax being inaugurated in the first
place and motorists accepted it without objec-
ton But now every motorist has a thorough
justified complaint against his gas tax money
being used for projects unrelated to road de-
velopment-and every motorist should enthu-
siasticallv Join in the movement to bring gas
tax diversion to a halt.
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
TT G ANT TuT ruAro prar-

The United States decided ito
accept the role Of ''peacemakeF"
III the Chaco dispute on December
v. This would seem to be in ac
cordance with the policy enuncia-
ted by the government when it
placed an embargo on all munition
shipmens to Paraguay and Boil
yia-but:
On November 6, it was revealed
that arms shipments to the Chaco
bellgerent have continued DESPITE
the embargo and thus far the u. 8.
government has done nothing u
bout it, "The West Coast Lead
er" OF Lima Peru, reports that
the Paraguayan minister in Wash
Ington requested the State De-
parment to investigate the Ship
ment Of 184 cases of machine Guns
from Norfolk, Va, to Bolivia via
Area during the week previous.
The embargo was supposed to 90
INTO effect in May 1884. The
Paraguayan minister pointed out
that It was entirely improbable
that this consignment formed j
part OF the munitions hipments
permitted on the ground that the
contract had been signed prior to
the embargo.
1t has been estimated that or,or
10000 men have been killed and
other 10000 disabled by Jungle
diseases in the present dipsnte
over the rich Chaeo oil deposits
and grazing lands. Standard MI
20, ~ s., and Bolivian Consog-
SONS Limited, Brnian, have haan
the most interested in the I'll H.
plte Standard OILS deniaIs az
the three largest Estancias. self
Su1flclent communities wboro
stock grazing and production of
tanning are the most important
activities, one belongs 70 thn al
genuine Cattle Co.. 4 British ro
win q capital of 2.OOOnno COLI
pesos and 1000 inhabitants and
another to the American In+erna-
llonal Products, which has az ~
vested capital OF 100000 ooId
pesos and employs 1900 workers.
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12

the first group of aviators deve-
Hoped in China. In the fall Of the
same year, a month after Chang
Kai-shek ordered the construction
Of airdromes with Accommodations
for 300 planes for use in the war
against the Chinese Soviets, an a.
greement was reached with the
Curtis Aircraft Corporation to
erect atHangchow a 100000 air
plane factory. 4 dispatch to the
New York Times, the eleventh
day Of September 1888 reported
that the Marking government had
obligated itself to buy a total Of
so planes a year.
Lieutenant Commander Frank
NJ. Hawks, U. S. Naval Reserve
was sent to China in February
1894 to demonstrate a 170-mile an
hour Curtis Wright Condor plane,
which carried 3 machine guns and
$500 pounds. Of bombs, for the
Chinese Nationalist. The far
eastern correspondent Of the Ny
Hearld-Tribume, commenting on
Hawks trip pointed out that it
would be similar to the one made
the previous summer by Major
DoOlittle, as a result Of which
Chang Kai-shek placed a 81 .000,-
900 order for Curtis Wright fight
ing planes.
In April of 1884, the Chinese
Nationalist government bought 30
training planes from the Consol-
idated Aircraft Co. of Buffalo, a
fleet o 42-place Vought Corairs.
and another fleet Of Douglas OBJ
servation planes and light bomb
ers. An order for fighting plan
Is. actual number was not dis
closed, was also placed with Air
craft Exports, Inc.
The open support of the Chin
csc Nationalist governments mil
itary aviation program by the T.
nited States governments was in
Heated in an article in the Octo-
her 9Th issue Of the "ChineSe
Weekly Review" published in
Shanghai, which said, "The plane
. manufactured by the Boeing Air
plane Co. Of Seattle, is to be dem
~nnstrated to the high officials of
the Chinese government by Mr..
Beall and a special pursuit pilot.
Edward Dorsey, who has been
Given short leave frcu the United
States Air Corps to demonstrate
in China the new type Of military
tactics which the plane is capable
The latest shipment Of planes to
China for use in the present cam
paign against the Chinese SOviets
was made at the end Of September
when the Northrop Corporation
of Inglewood, California, comDlet-
ed an order for % ultra modern
| attack planes.
The Omaha guide., 1935-01-12
ON WAR and FACISM
Ohio Work Relief Factory;
Strike Breaking Agency

Abolition Of direct cash relief
in favor Of the so-called work
relief" plan is the basis for the
reorganization Of unemployment
relief on a nationwide scale pro
posed by the Federal Emergency
Relief Administrator Harry l.
Hopkins, and now being concrete
" worked out by President Roose-
welt and hi. advisors.
The plan which calls for the
placement of all unemployed on
subsistence farms and in "produc-
tionfor-use" factories, unknown
to the general public has been in
operation for some time. The Ohio
Production Units, a forced labor
system for the unemployed Of that
state, has been in operation as
one Of Hopkins experiments for
his new plan. IL this plan is a.
7dopted, only those who will work
in the "production-for-use" fac
tories or on subsistence farms
will be eligible for government
relief.
Ohio Production Units, a work
relief project. operates factories
with unemployed labor, paying
wages corresponding to their
"bugetary needs'-on home re
lief-averaging $1S a month for
a family Of four in Ohio. While
workers are permitted to work