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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-12-17

HIS Erccllency CoUernor Laurence w.
CrGner: Mr.. Chairman. The question
put TO me was whether or not it was
desirable TO buy new equipment to re.
pace that 10 the plants at the pr resent
time. l was not told anything about some
one offering to furnish light or 10 put Ian
terms on the streets. The Company
would naturally be allowed a reasonable
time~to replace its machinery he Gov
ernment has suggested that new machi-
merry should not be purchased until
this matter is Sc titled
LIST Member for Frederiksted Country
District C larke): Mr.. Chairman. am
not in favor of monopoly, | do not
think we have people here TO handle
such plant We have had the Bethle-
hem Concern and had the Government
not come in it would have. remained 10
the same condition it was left by the for
mer owners. | do not like Government
monopoly, but can any one show me how
we can raise $50 600 TO install al electric
plant in this ISLAND? l would prefer 10
see a local company take over but | do
not know where we are going to get the
capital from. do not know whether l
should not agree 10 the Government tx
ing over the plant even though | DO not
like Government monopoly.
LIST Member for Christiansted Country
District (ChdbeY): Mr.. Chairman. /
think have progressive ideas. would
like to see rederiksted lighted and see
Christiansted dotted with electric lights
like fairly land. but like to be eau
tious. If this bill comes up 10 November
| will support 1t. l say this because we
are nearing the hurricane season, and if
hurricane comes on and the hurricane
flag goes Up and this Island is devastated
l do not know where are going TO turn
for money. If this matter is held up for
two months we would be in a better
position to make the expenditure. Earn
estly. gentlemen. that's my only objec-
ton. | saw what happened during the
hurricane of 1916. and 1 saw what hap
pened in 1928 aso Il was blessed
thing we had the Immigration Fund to
fall back on. think il is unwise TO de-
plete the immigration Fund for the sake
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-12-17
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Colonial Council
FOR S T. CROIX

Continued from Tribune Dec. 10th.
The Chairman: Yes.
1st Member for Frederikstsd Country
District (Cldrke): Mr.. Chairman. What
reason has the Company given for not
doing so?
The Chairman: 1t is holding up while
this matter is being negotiated.
1st Member for Frederiksted Country
District (ClaYke): Mr.. Chairman. It is
said that Mr.. Alexander Fleming of the
La Grange Concern is offering to give
light to the town of Frederiks ed. if so
why don't the Company accept the Of
fer?
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-12-17
CARENAGE NEEDS POLICE
SUPERVISION

Noises, unnecessary and continual, OBJ
scenity of the lowest kind. and several
cases of violence now prevail ln Caren-
a ge. owing TO the lack of police patrol in
that village. One of the better class resi-
dents tells US of the shocking condition.
He complained that not only his people
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-12-17
Random Notes

For months reports have been reach
ing US about the destruction of poultry.
Pigeons, chickens, ducks have been
found killed in The poultry house. The
guilty one does the work at night Chief
of Police Ebbesen was among the vic
Tins. This morning Mrs. Bernhardt
Brandt found her six pigeons lying dead
in her poultry house, each with wound,
some in the breast. some under the wing.
At $50 tomorrow morning a short
Christmas program will be rendered in
the Public Grammar SCHOOL, yard. The
Principal Mr.. Anders Petersen requests
us to say that erybody is welcome.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-12-17
ST. CROIX TRIBUNE

Published daily except Sundays and
Holidays at So B Company ST. Christian
sted, St. Croix, V. l u. S. A. by St. Croix
Cooperative Society
Entered as second class matter on July
1st 1922 at the Post Office at Christian.
sted. st. Croix v. I. u. S. A under the
Act of March 3rd 1879
Evening star., 1936-06-05
SAL0M0N MEMORIAL
SITE MAY BE CHOSEN
President Expected to Sign Bill
Honoring Financier Who
Aided Colonies.

In lieu of the unrepaid $640, 900 lent
by Haym Solomon to the Is Colonies
in the 1770's, the Washington Fine
Arts Commission next week probably
will be directed to choose a site for
erection here Of a 100000 monument
to the Polish-Jewish banker.
Before the President today was
bill approved in Congress authorizing
the memorial, which is to be built
with funds provided by a group of
Polish-Jewish citizens. There is no
doubt, it was said, that Mr.. Roosevelt
win sign the bill.
Solomon, an emigrant to the Col
onies in It'll. gathered small fortune
as flnancier in Philadelphia. To aid
the fight for freedom from Great
Britain, he made his whole wealth
available to the supporters of the
Revolutionary War. and in 1785 died
in poverty.
The vouchers upholding the claims
of his descendants were destroyed in
the Capitol fire IN 1914. Thirty-six
years later Congress considered paying
the debt anyway, but nothing came of
the proposal but talk.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
BISHOP" CARVER
ORDERED TO JAIL
Woman Fails to Post SIS, 900
Bond in Pleading Not
Guilty to Plot.

Failing to post a $4,000 bond after
she had pleaded not guilty to con-
spiracy charge today. Bishop Ada ".
Carver of the Washington Institute
Church of Christ was committed to q
cell at District Supreme Court, pend
ing removal to the District Jail
United States Commissioner Need
ham C. Turnage, who conducted the
arraignment, said the woman would
not be released until the bond is
posted.
Accompanied by her attorney, Will
lam A. Gallagher, Mrs. Carver went to
Commissioner Turnage's Office shortly
after 10 am. The commissioner in
formed her she was charged with con-
spring to avoid compliance with the
laws regulating the practice Of palm
istry and other clairvoyant arts. Mrs.
Carver then entered her plea, but
made no other comment.
The woman, arrested Wednesday in
New York, was the tenth person to
be booked by local police in their
drive against an alleged diploma
mill' and wholesale evasion of the
$3.50 license fee for practicing palm
istry and similar methods Of fortune
telling.
According to police, as many as 100
persons are practicing In the District
without payment of the fee. on the
ground they are bona fide doctors of
divinity" and therefore exempt from
the tax. Most of them, police claim,
received their degrees from the Wash
ington Institute Church of Christ.
Evening star., 1936-06-05

At first it was planned to have his
classmates attend the presentation as
a surprise for the young student, but
attendants there advised against "too
much excitement"
AS a result, Principal Hart and a
few members Of the faculty will at
tend the ceremonies, which will be
made as brief as possible.
Refuses to Leave Bed.
IT suggested to Garland that he use
his chair and go out in the hall Mon
day." his mother said, but he told
me, I'll stay right here; I wouldn't
get out of my bed for anything
He doesn't like for people to make
a fuss over him." she continued. He
didn't even like it when his father
and would compliment him on his
good record in school"
Garland's two younger brothers,
Robert, Is, and Owen, IA, are follow
ing in his footsteps and will finish the
year at Hine June High School next
week.
Eastern for years has awarded gold
medals to its first honor graduates,
and Garland will receive his at the
same time the diploma is presented.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
First Bonds for Veterans Delivered Post Office by Treau,
Youth, Bedridden for Year,
To Get Diploma and Medal
Garland Moore to Be
Graduated From.
Eastern, High.

Garland Moore, bedridden for
year, will graduate with honors from
Eastern High School Monday.
Illness has kept him away from his
class rooms all of the past year, but
by doing some incidental work when
his health permitted, the 19-year-old
victim of tuberculosis has earned his
diploma and a gold medal for his
outstanding scholarship.
Always frail, the past year was the
second young Moore has been kept
out of school, Nevertheless, his
grades were invariably outstanding
and he managed to take part in some
of Eastern's extra curricular activi-
ties.
Eldest of Three Sons.
Garland, eldest of three sons OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Moore OF
l349 c street southeast, was gradu-
ated with distinction from Hine
Junior High School in February,
1882. He Immediately enrolled at
Eastern.
According to Charles Hart, prin-
cipal at Eastern, he quickly became
outstanding in scholarship and early
assumed leadership in the schools
debating society history club.
He is a boy of great dignity and
poise," Hart said today, land was an
excellent presiding officer for the
debating society. His work was par
ticularly outstanding in English and
history"
Won Silver Cup.
Garland, i'll last year, nevertheless
won a silver cup for his debating
and, not only kept up with his class
work, but worked ahead of his class.
His work was SO outstanding" Hart
continued, that by little work while
at the hospital, he met all of our re-
quirements."
Young Moore entered the District
tuberculosis Hospital last August and
will receive his graduation honors
there Monday afternoon.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
P|N-BALL LICENSE
SYSTEM IS URGED
Machines Should Pay Fee,
= Says Assistant Police
Superintendent.

Operators of all the thousands Of
pin-ball machines and other games
of skill" may have to pay annual Ii
cense fees in the future if the Com
missioners adopt a recommendation
by Assistant Supt. of Police L. I. H.
Edwards.
Owners of these game machines
heretofore have escaped payment OF
license fees on the theory they were
not subject to the scope of the Dis
trict license act.
Study Is Begun.
Learning that other jurisdictions
have imposed fees on these operators,
however, District officials have started
study of the question.
Where other officials hesitated to
act, Inspector Edwards declared he
personally was convinced there
should be tax. He said he would
ask the District License Committee
to formulate a recommendation to the
Commissioners.
This would result in the corporation
counsel being asked to write formal
opinion on whether the license act
covers the question.
Legal Ruling Advised.
Previously, Supt. Of Licenses Wade
Coombs announced he would take no
action himself, but was waiting for
some step by Inspector Edwards, who
is the representative of the Police De-
partment on the License Committee.
Acting Corporation Counsel Vernon
E. West said he believed there should
be final legal ruling, but that before
he made one, there should be for
NAL request from some responsible
District agency. Inspector Edwards
solved this point by announcing his
plan to bring the question before the
License Committee.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
Bandit Forces
TaUO Into Ice BOx
II, Store HOId-Up
Waits on Customers as
AnOtEler Talks in
Telephone Booth.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Burk kept cool
last night when a bandit held up the
grocery of Mrs. Burk's father, at 400
w street.
They shivered in an ice box, into
which they had been forced, while
the robber kept rather cool himself,
waiting on two customers who thought
him a clerk, while another customer
continued to talk in telephone booth
throughout the proceedings.
When the bandit had gone, with So
or $40, Mrs. Anna Smith, wife of the
proprietor, released her daughter and
son-in-law.
Policemen J. R. Wallace and j. F.
Boxwell, second precinct, arrived to
find the Burks exceedingly discon-
certed by their December -in-June ex-
perience.
Mrs. Burk, Wallace said, was sure
the bandit was still in the .neighbor-
hood and insisted he take her to look
for him. So Wallace drove her around
in the scout car until she was con-
vinced the bandit was not to be found.
The victims were not certain whether
the bandit had gun, but backed
obediently into the ice box when he
made threatening gestures with
pocketed hand.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
z FROM DISTRICT
BECOME ENS|GNS
262 Graduates at Naval
Academy-CommisSionS
for s Virginians.

Twelve WashingtonianS today re-
ceived their commissions as ensigns
in the Navy, as the Naval Academy
presented diplomas to 262 graduates.
One other received a commission as
second lieutenant in the Marine Corps,
while another was given his diploma,
but must take new physical exam
ination before receiving commission.
Six Virginians also received their
ensign commissions.
Assignments for the graduates were
announced by the Navy Department
today. The District men are to re-
port for duty on the following ships
about June 2S:
Richard r. Pratt. U. S. s. Ches-
ter; Thomas K Kimmel, U. S. S.
Idaho; Ovid NJ Butler, U. S. s. Lex
ington; Harry A. Barnard, jr., q. S.
s. Louisville; John H. Carmichael,
U. 8. s. Mississippi; Norman G. Gil
lette, jr.. U. S. S. New Mexico; Ran
dolph Meade, jr., and James B. Rut-
ter, jr., U. S. S. Pennsylvania; Har-
Ian r. Dickson, U. S. S. Quincy;
Sydney S. Sherbey, U. S. S. Ranger;
Raymond A. Walsh, jr, U. S. S.
Saratoga; Frank G. Law, U. S. S.
Trenton.
r. Rothwell was assigned to the
Marine Corps and A. B. Reed. jr., is
awaiting the physical examination
before receiving further orders.
The Virginians were assigned as
follows:
Gordon Fowler, Alexandria, to the
Naval Academy; j. N. Boland, Falls
Church, and Frank C. Graham,
Wytheville, U. s. s. West Virginia;
Fitzhugh L. Palmer, jr., Emporia, U.
S. s. Concord; Francis M. Traynor,
U. s. S. Mississippi; Alexander K.
Tyree, Danville. U. s. S. Salt Lake
City.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
AUTO MECHANICS
TO CALL STRIKE IN
ADDITIONAL SHOPS
Encouraged by Moral and
Financial Support of 80
More Trade Unions.
EMPLOYERS IN EIGHT
GARAGES MEET TERMS
Machinist Lodge Contributes
81 900 as Loan, to Be Cancelled
by Gifts From Members.

Encouraged by the moral and fnan-
cial support of more than 80 addi-
tional local trades unions, voted or
pledged during the last "a hours, strik-
ing automobile mechanics are prepar-
ing to call strikes in additional repair
shops unless their demands are met, it
was announced today by representa-
tives of the workers. Mechanics in II
shops now are on strike.
Employers in eight shops have signed
agreements meeting the union terms
Of 80 cents an hour for journeyman
mechanics, so cents an hour for help
erS and overtime at the rate Of one
and half times base pay, on the basis
Of a 44-hour week, David Kaplan Of
the research department Of the Inter-
national Association of Machinists de-
clared.
Shops Meet Terms.
The shops which have met the union
terms were announced as follows: Nash
Service, 1911 M street; Northeast Body
Works, 1341 H street northeast; Ter
minal Service Garage, 1881 M street;
Potomac Sales and Service, 1906 New
Hampshire avenue; Wades Auto Serv-
ice, 10 Maryland avenue northeast;
Union Service Center, 1856 Twenty
second street; Ford & Cooksey Auto
Service, lit Nineteenth street, and
Stokes Auto Service, 1928 Ontario road
Meeting last night in Jonadab Hall
the mechanics union received pledges
of support from the Building Trades
Council and its 80 member unions
the Bakery Drivers Union and the
Structural Iron Workers Union. Sup
port of Washington Lodge 174, Inter.
national Association of Machinists
also was announced.
Lodge Contributes $1,000.
The machinists' lodge contributed
81 900 as a loan to be Cancelled by
contributions from its 4,60o mem
bers; 500 from lodge funds, the max
imum contribution allowed by its
rules, and pledged additional weekly
contributions from its members to de-
fray the costs of the strikes, Kaplan
said.
The bakery drivers and iron work
ers' unions both voted moral support
and are contributing strike funds, il
was announced. The Building Trades
Council, a delegate body representing
80 trades unions, pledged its support
and a $40 contribution, the maximum
its rules allow, and also pledged the
fullest possible financial support OF
its member unions, it was said.
Oliver N. Garrison, business agent
of the local mechanics, was elected
delegate to the national convention oil
the International Order of MachinistS
in Milwaukee in September at last
nights meeting.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
THREE REAPPOINTED
TO WELFARE BOARD
Spaid, Perkins and Mrs. Spencer
Gordon Get Six Year Terms
on Allen Motion.

The Commissioners today reap-
pointed w. w. Spaid, DR.. Frederic w.
Perkins and Mrs. Spencer Gordon
members of the Board Of Public Wei
fare for terms of six years each.
Originally, the three were appointed
to fill out the unexpired terms of re-
signed members. Their new appoint
ments were made on motion by Com
missioner George E. Allen.
Spaid and DR.. Perkins are members
of the Relief Committee and Mrs.
Gordon is a member of the Home
Care for Dependent Children Com
mittee. All three also serve on other
committees.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
U. S. POLICE RULE SEEN

A prediction that Washington po-
lice eventually will be placed under
the Federal Government was made
yesterday in a speech befor the XII
wants Club by Frederick A. Fenning,
former District Commissioner.
Going still further, Fenning as
serted the time will come when the
Federal Government will take over
the police work throughout the coun-
try, leaving the States and localities
to handle traffic only.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
ADMITS PASSING
SPURIOUS BILLS
Joseph Furr Describes AC-
tivitieS as Witness in
0'DonnelI Trial.

Numerous whisky bottles and boxes
Of candy decorated the counsel table
today in the District Supreme Court
counterfeit trial Of James Seth O'Don-
nell, representing purchases alleged to
have been made with $500 in bogus
bills.
o'Donnell is charged with passing
Joseph Furr "a, of 2oa Fourteenth
place northeast. who was indicted
with ODonnell, but pleaded guilty,
admitted from the witness stand that
he passed twenty $40 bills on the
night of October 4 and like number
the following evening.
He said Aubrey w. Jones, 20, 1900
block c street northeast, O'Donnell's
brother -in-law, drove him from store
to store and handed him one bill at
time with which to make small pur-
chases Of liquor or candy and collect
the change.
The youth testified that for his first
nights work he was paid S27, two
bottles of whisky and some beer.
Jones, who also was indicted. had
pleaded guilty and is expected to
testify for the Government.
O'Donnell is represented by Attorney
James A. O'Shea and is opposed by
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B. Murray.
ODonnell. who is well known here
is alleged to have procured the spu-
rious notes from a ring of New York
counterfeiters for 80 cents on the
dollar. The bills purported to be is
sued by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York.
In his opening statement to the
jury shortly after the trial began yes
terday, Murray said he would prove
that four bogus $40 bills were passed
on october 4.
Mannbur;o Minipu Active
Evening star., 1936-06-05

held in the gymnasium tonight.
The valedictory address will be de-
livered at commencement by L. Cor
don Hirschy of Arkansas. Robert M.
Greenmun of New York will speak
on the subject, THE Place of Gallau-
det College in the Education Of the
Deaf"
Rev. II. Lorraine Tracy, minister to
the deaf of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, will give the invocation, and
Rev. Arthur D. Bryant, minister to
the deaf, Calvary Baptist Church, the
benediction.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
MEAL is REMEMBERED

sPARTANBURG. s. C. R.-The
meal was so good, the diner said, he
forgot to pay for it.
That was many days ago. Then, o
check for SO cents came to the res
taurant from the patron, who mailed
it from Washington, D. Q.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
LICENSE GRACE GIVEN

Coombs Unable to Get Out Taxi
cab Permits by July /.
Fifteen days grace'for the issuance
of licenses for taxicabs, which cost
$25 q year. and which are supposed
to be issued by July /, was granted
today by the Commissioners.
Supt. of Licenses Wade Coombs was
unable to get them out on scheduled
time.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
Richard Bennett in Argentina.

BUENOS AIRES, June 5 (R.-
Seeking to recover his health after a
recent attack of pneumonia, Richard
Bennett, American actor, has arrived
in Buenos Aires.
The actor had a slight cold. He
said he planned to spend a fortnight
here and in Chile, and then would go
to Brazil to rest.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
AID FOR PATIENTS
Vocation Rehabilitation Extended
to Colored.

TO NO1pIcu.
A plan for vocational rehabilitation
among copvalescent tuberculosis pa
tients, recently inaugurated by the
District tuberculosis Association, has
been extended also to colored patients
in tuberculosis Hospital, it was an
nounced today.
Miss Charlotte Corbin, supervisor
of adult education in the public
schools, and Milton Nell, same de-
partment, will be in charge Of the
work, which will consist principally
of individual capacity and aptitude
tests, the results of which can be used
in solving the employment problem for
patients after they are released from
the hospital.
Evening star., 1936-06-05

laudet College, to
be held. at 4
pm.
Thirty-one aca-
d e mic degrees
and two honorary
d e gre es ar e
scheduled to be
awarded by Pres
1 d e mt Percival
Hall, vice Presi-
dent Charles r.
Ely and Profs.
Isaac Allison and
Sam B. Craig.
The ann u a |
senior prom OF
the college will be
Evening star., 1936-06-05
DRAPER TO DELIVER
GALLAUDET SPEECH
Commencement Exercises to Be
Held Tomorrow-Prom to
Be Held.

Assistant Secretary Of Commerce
Ernest G. Draper will deliver the main
address tomorrow at the seventy-sec.
ond commencement exercises of Gal
Evening star., 1936-06-05
Ancient Name for Pansy.

"viola" was the ancient Latin name
for the pansy, a word which comes from
Q French word meaning thought"
Evening star., 1936-06-05

Other Names for Candy.
Our word candy is sweets in Eng
land and lollies in Australia.
Evening star., 1936-06-05

Manchuria Mining Active.
Mining is one of the major indus
tries of Manchuria.
Evening star., 1936-09-01
Getting Your Tickets Worth.

NSSSAAS ooA A1\NCS '" oASAAs
When the new railroad streamliner
City OF Los Angeles sailed last month
on its maiden voyage" out Of the
station at Los Angeles, Chicago
bound, one lone trunk rode in the
baggage compartment. Only one
person out Of the 221 on the train
took advantage of standard railway
baggage allowance.
Have you been getting your moneys
worth out Of your railway tickets?
You haven't If you have been travel
ing with three or four bags and cases
and other miscellaneous pieces and
spending your station time worrying
over which porter dashed on with
the right one.
You can end lot Of travel worry,
and increase your travel pleasure i'm
measurably, II you remember that
every frst-class ticket on . railroad
train permits you to check up to $50
pounds without charge. Simply pack
everything you need for your trip
into one Of the new 'turntable"
trunks, send it OH to the station and
60 merrily on your way with . per-
sonal case containing Just enough
things necessary for the duration Of
your rail journey.
II the youngsters are going along
you can check up to IS pounds on
each half-fare ticket.
Evening star., 1936-09-01
Moths Heated Houses Year Round
My Neighbor Says:

II you wish to have fey fi0w-
ering window plants, take up and
pot q few annualS such Is Pc
tunias and calendulas.
Apples that have fallen to the
ground should be gathered now
and preserved for Winter use.
They make delicious canned ap-
pie sauce.
To cook mushrooms for cream
ing or escalloping, remove thin
peeling. cover with water and
boil gently in covered pan s
minutes.
There seems to be no end to the
variety displayed in trays. If you
don't feel like affording one OF
the huge antique trays OF papier
rnache or painted tin, there are
excellent reproductions Of the pie
crust type priced most moder-
ately. You can get q really good
sized one for about $6. II you
add q stand Of turned wood,
which costs about $3.50, you have
the incest kind Of coffee or tea
table.
(Copyright. 1860