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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-28
Auction Notice

At the request of Hepsbah Pretto, ad
nfinistratrix of the Estate of Clarence
Pretto. deceased and by Virtue of an
Order issued, issued out Of the District
Court of the Virgin Islands of the Uni
ted States of America. dated January
Is. 1886 there will be offered for sale at
Nc Ii North Street. ChrIstlansted ON
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-28
December 80, 1885

The Honorable,
The Chairman of the Colonial Council
Saint CIoix Virgin Islands
My dear Mr.. Chairman:
transmit herewith thirty (30) mimeo.
graphed copies of draft of Resolution
authorizing the Governor of the Virgin
Islands to file appplications to the United
States Of America through the Federal
Emergency Relief Administration of
Public Works for grants to aid in fl
nancing the Improvement and construc-
ton Of Streets, Sewers, Warer-Lines, and
other necessary improvements within
the Municipality of ST. Croix, and desig
mating the Governor of the Virgin Islands
to furnish such Information as the Uni
ted States Government may request with
the request that it be paced on the Or
der of the Day for The next meeting of
the Colonial Council Of ST. Croix.
This Resolution il similar 10 all res
poets to the Resolution recently passed
nv the Colonial Council of ST. Thomas
and St. John AID prompt action ty the
Colonial Council of ST. E'foix will greatly
facilitate the many preliminary steps in-
eident to the approval by the United
States and such Grants.
Respectfully,
LAWRENCE W. CRAMER,
Governor.
Through the Assistant Commissioner of
t!uance, st. CTolx.)
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-28
Saturday Feb. 8, 1886
Al 2 O'CLO(;K p M

the houAehoId effects of the above estate
consisting of Piano, Mahogany Rock
ers. Msh Center Table. Arm Chair. |.
Nah. BeOstead: NH. Baby Crib.L Dinner
Set. some Silver consisting of knives,
forks and spoons. also
1A-reated Water Machine and fixtures
j.. Fordk Truck. l Ford Automobile
The conditions of the sale will be .rsad
at the time of the Sale.
ID. HAMILTON. JACKSON
Vendue Director
Fee $500
Say Two Oollare.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-28

6. Letter from Government reading:
December %, 1885
The Honorable
The Chairman of the Colonial Council
unicipality of ST. Croix.
St. Crnix Virgin Islands
Sir:
have the honor to transmit herewith
draft of an ORDNANCE to control the
entry into the Municipality of St. Croix
of persons afflicted with dangerous com
munieabIe disease or without means of
support. and for other purposes, which
draft Of ordinance was 10 reduced du.
ring the last session CT the Colonial Coup
eli but was NOT al that time acted UPON
either favorably or adversely. 1t is re-
Questod that it he Eeconsd0red at On
early meeting of the Colonial Council.
Respectfully.
LAWRENCE w. CRAMER
Governor.
The Chairman: This matter is on the
der of The Day.
z Letter from Cove rnmenl reading:
December 90, 1886
lac Honorable,
The Chairman of the Colonial Council
Municipality of st Croix,
ST. Croix Virgin Islands
Ny dear Mr.. Chairman:
have The honor to advise you tnst the
Honorable. The Secretary of the Interior
will arrive 10 the Virgin Islands on the
evening of January 9th or the morn ng
of January 10Th.
II Is suggested that it would be
appropriate 10 have the ColorIal Council
mee' the Secretary as . body. so that
he woLtd have an opportunity to address
it il he so desires. If you agree, | pro-
pas that the Council meet the Secretary
at the landing. and that it repair imms
diateIy to the Colonial Council rooms
where il couIu ho d an informal
meeuug a. which the Honorable. he
chairman of the Colonial Council
could welcome the Secretary. / should
be Rlad to have ADVICE from you rs TO
whether or not this suggested proce-
dure 10 approved by you.
shall subsequently advise you when
have information as to the exact hour
of the arrival OF the Secretary 10 ST.
lhoma.. and when he shall proceed 10
st. Croix.
Sincerely
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-28


VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE U. S. A.
CHRISTIANSTED SUB-JUDICIAL
DISTRICT
In the Matter of the Estate of ANN
ELIZA EMANUEL, decd
No. Jan. Term, 1886
Notice of Final Hearing
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed Administrator of the above entitled
estate having filed in the District Court of
the Virgin Islands his final account of said
estate, the hearing of the same has been
fixed for the Both day of March 1886, at
10 o'clock am of that day at the office of
the Judge of said Court in the town of
Christiansted, St. Croix and all persons
interested are hereby notified to appear and
and show cause if any they have, why said
account should not be allowed, the estate
declared settled and the undersigned dis
charged from Office.
Dated Jan. IS, 1886
Isl JOHN EMANUEL
Administrator
Evening star., 1936-08-23

/. LIMIT PRODUCTION"
yet even in the reproduction year
of 1929 American production was 50
inadequate that half of all population
had little more to eat and wear and
enjoy than today's relief wages would
buyl
2. SHARE THE WEALTH"
Even In our most prosperous year
we had only $665 of income per capita
to share. And wealth is wealth only
because 1t produces income.
3. "COMMUNIzE."
Would you kill the private initiative.
the individual will-to-win that has
brought America the highest general
standard of living the world has ever
seen? Would you sacrifice the last
shred Of liberty you possess?
4. go FASCIST"
What free-born American would sub
NIT to the iron fist of an absolute die
tator? And to what have the Fascist
relationships of Old World countries
led?
ALL OUR ADVISERS, WITH ALL
THEIR PANACEAS, FALL INTO
JUST TWO GROUPS. 80.
l. JUNK IT AND START OVER"
Some would change the basic form
Of the Government, remake the Con-
stitution, gradually or suddenly upset
the going machine-replacing 1t with
this-or- that Of their own devising.
Evening star., 1936-08-23

IL Is WOI III Wiidt ~ Will Uuy
A millionaire on desert island can
starve as quickly as q pauper can. A
man with a thousand dollars must go
barefoot if shoes cost q thousand and
ten dollars.
Until the money people have will
buy them enough goods and services
for q reasonable standard Of living,
overproduction in the true sense can
not exist. Therefore, 1t Is not how
much money that Is important. but
how much money will buy.
NOW FOR A LOOK AT THE WAYS
TO REDISTRIBUTE PURCHAS-
ING POWER
/. DIVIDE THE WORK?
II every one worked only 80 hours
per week, We would produce less than
in 1929. With all our chronological i'm
provements we can't produce enough
of everything we all want in 80 hours.
In 1929, remember, We were averaging
about 40 hours a week. but We were
producing only enough to give part Of
us q reasonable standard of living.
2. DIVIDE ALL THE MONEY?
A billion or a hundred billion new
money" divided among all citizens, or
a redistribution of our present cur
rency, wouldn't directly add single
slice of bread. or an extra lump of
coal or another yard Of cloth to the
total wealth We now have.
3. DIVIDE ALL THE FARMS AND
FACTORIES?
New farms and factories might pro-
duce more wealth, but dividing the
present ones without increasing their
output gives us no more total goods
to buy and no more money with which
to buy them. Anyway, 1t Is impracti-
cable
4. INCREASE TAXES AND PUBLIC
SPENDING7
Who can wear the plowed-under
cotton his taxes bought2
Who can eat not-raised pork?
Who can find shelter IN q new post
office?
1t is true that some tax collections
are spent for needed things, such as
SClOOlS, lOT WIllCIl Tile tdApdyel WooAa
otherwise have to pay directly.
But, in general, money taken from
individuals and spent by public Of
ficials does not produce the things
which the people primarily want
food, clothing, necessities and conven-
fences in the home.
S. RAISE ALL WAGES?
At first glance q good suggestion.
But . farm population numbering
A 4,000, 900 does not work for wages.
Neither do millions OF doctors, lawyers.
store owners, factory owners and pub
lie, professional and domestic employees.
Persons outside the wage-picture
number. with their dependents, about
"A, 1000, 900.
Let every enlightened employer pay
as high wages as he can afford-but
let him do it because high wages. in
general, produce more and better goods
for less money.
And, Of course, only by dictatorial
nat can all wages be raised at once.
6. REDUCE PRICES? MORE FOR
THE MONEY? THIS IS THE PR1-
MARY RECOMMENDATION OF
BROOKINGS.
Evening star., 1936-08-23
The Brookings Primer Of Progress
A Brief Busy Mans Version of an Economic Theory.

BUSINESS MEN MAY ASK BUT
HOW CAN PRICES BE REDUCED
WHEN PROFITS ARE ALREADY
Low?
There are several ways in which
business may give more for the money.
Improved quality means better value
and is the equivalent Of . price
reduction. A larger quantity at .
lower unit price accomplishes the same
purpose.
When chronological improvements
are made. when there are better plant
efdciences and more effective distTi-
button policies. the savings may be
passed on to consumers In the form
Of higher wages, lower prices or i'm
proved qualities. Through the prac-
tice Of these methods. the most sue
cessful manufacturers in America have
achieved larger profits and greater
growth. And increased volume has
usually been . prime factor in making
greater values possible.
So say the Brookings economists-
with many charts. much supporting
data.
THE CRUCIAL QUESTION:
Is this all another untried theory?
What assurance Is there that 1t win
work? We need not ask the econo-
mists this. The record Il clear.
THE CASE OF THE AUTOMOBILE
INDUSTRY
MORE FOR THE MONEY.
Evening star., 1936-08-23
Workable Crop Insurance
Plan Sought by Government

harvested crop and permit planting
the following season. but would check
him from taking 1t easy and later
making up any loss through his In
identification.
Must Sign Six-Year PeTcy.
He has concluded, too. that in high
risk areas, such as North Central
Kansas, where the yield is low and
nature harsh, any farmer taking out
the insurance must sign q six-year
policy. The planter then would be
under no obligation to meet his pre-
MUM in lean years, but would have
to put aside . certain percentage Of
his surplus as premium payments IN
boom seasons.
This premium surplus percentage
rises ~ high As "a per cent in the.
case Of Haskell County, Kansas, where
the average yield is only 7.6 bushels
and calamity so frequent that the
farmer would be required to pay as
his premium for the six-year average
"a bushels an acre to guarantee IS
per cent of the cost Of 7.6 bushels.
From this costly insurance we move
eastward to Neosho County. Kansas,
where the yield averages 1851 bush
els. Green's tentative computations
set the premium here at 80 bushels.
For Loudoun County the figures are
yield, 1889. premium, 10: for Fred.
erick County, yield, 1926. premium,
"A.
The necessity for governmental
sponsorship, Green said, Is shown by
the tragic history of the four private
attempts at crop insurance. In every
instance the experiment was launched
in year either of . drought or Of
precipitous price fall. which drained
the small reserves Of the insurer that
the program could not be continued.
Only the Government, Green thinks,
Evening star., 1936-08-23

and with him Secretary Wallace. who
takes q deep interest In the Insurance
question. can afford to carry an early
loss and make it up from later pre-
miums collected in good years. For
Green is determined to establish crop
insurance on rs sound o basis as life
insurance.
History Dates Back to 1899.
The history Of the private expert
ments gees back to 1899, although
specific types Of crop insurance-hail
insurance and fruit and vegetable in
surance-have been common for years.
At the end Of the century, however. q
Minneapolis company offered an all
risk insurance at q rate Of 5 per cent.
"Our studies" Green said, show
that the per cent rates won't do the
job In high risk States like Kansas,
the Dakotas and Minnesota"
The Minneapolis insurer was pre-
pared to pay for deficits below that
furnished by q farmers average yield.
This meant insurance OF price, and .
depressed market in 1899 and 1900
left the company broke.
The rate was hoisted to 10 Der cent
by the next company to try the crop
insurance field. This was done In
1917. The firm concentrated on
Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana,
and guaranteed the insured an income
Of 81 an acre. with certain arbitrary
maximum prices set for the insurers
protection. But drought In the in
sured area the firsk year wiped out
this company.
Three years later the Hartford In
surance Co. entered the field, with a
policy insuring price and yield. But
1920 was a poor market year: Hart
ford received $500. 900 from premiums
and paid out $2,500, 900 in indemrS-
ties. For one more season 1t tried q
modified plan, but it was not popular
with farmers.
Last Attempt In 1892.
The last private crop insurance at
tempt was made in 1881 and 1882 by
the Kansas Agricultural Protective
Evening star., 1936-08-23
Traffic Convictions
RECKLESS DRYING.

RECKLESS DRIVING.
Richard T. Brown, 50 New York
avenue, IS.
SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
William I. Norton, Maryland, SIS.
Archie c. Laurence, 6l6 Tenth
street northeast, SIS.
William v. Hoy, 22O7 I street, $40.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
! Jessie P. Shankle, Gil M street, SIS.
= Ernest Price. 38-A o street. $40.
Robert H. Evans, Maryland, $40.
= Paul H. Herrell, Virginia. IS.
Clarence W. Ruth, 1745 Rhode
Island avenue, S..
George J. Deaton, 1904 N street, IS.
William B. Ward, 1929 Columbia
road, S..
John e. McMullan, 1000 Bahen ave-
nue. southeast, IS.
Robert F. Lewis, 2443 Nichols ave-
nue. southeast, SIS.
Rozelle Lee, 1910 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, IS.
Robert H. Creekmore, 17o7 D street
southeast, SIS.
! PERMIT SUSPENSIONS.
Following Is list Of the privileges
OF non-residents to operate in the
District suspended as Of August Il.
Stewart B. Abraham, los Ruckes
street. Alexandra, Va, IS miles. Is
days.
wenceslao Borda, Narragansett. r.
J.. 40 miles, Is days.
3 Adolph p. Buquor, 145 W. Cottog
place. York, Pa, AZ miles, 80 days.
Frank e. Bushey, Cavetown, Nd,
"a miles, 80 days.
Leland Carter. 228 Murray avenue,
Virginia Highlands, Va, 80 miles, Is
days.
4 Edward L. Coffren, Upper Marl-
horo, Nd. SIS miles, revoked.
. Lawrence ]. DeRyke, $40 jackson
avenue. Takoma Park, Nd, a miles
30 days.
. James W. Dobbs, G. c. c. Camp
Rosslyn, Va, SO miles, Is days.
: Wade J. Dignan, Lanham, Nd, ap-
proximately 60 miles, revoked.
& Joseph J. Etgen, Gaithersburg, Nd,
Is miles, 80 days.
: John T. Evans, 312 N. Bit street,
Alexandria, Va, 40 miles. IS days.
: Ralph w. Evans, Takoma Park, Nd,
S8 miles, Is days.
George H. Forester, IAndover, Nd,
"A miles, 80 days.
Herbert c. Gearing, Falls Church
Va, 40 miles, is days.
Frances H. Gernand, Clarendon,
Va, 48 miles, 80 days.
& Clayton w. Gray, 708 Ridge avenue,
Takoma, Nd, so miles, 80 days.
Homer M. Griffin, Athens, Ala, AZ
miles, 80 days.
J Floyd T. Hamlet, 942 Fourth street,
Richmond, Va, AZ miles, 80 days.
Bruce G. Hannah, 229 Park avenue,
Takoma Park, Nd, 40 miles, Is days.
Augustus G. johnson, jr, 174l N.
Pierce street, Clarendon, Va, so miles,
80 days.
Earl M. Jones, Kensington, Nd, u
miles, 80 days.
Vincent D. Lynn, Glen Echo, Nd,
s. miles, revoked.
Marshall @. Miller, 2801 Walbrook
avenue, Baltimore, Md. 10 miles. Is
days.
Alvin Stovall, lot N. Royal street,
Alexandria. Va, %. miles. Is days.
Evening star., 1936-08-23
DROUGHT EXODUS
HIT BY TUGWELL
AhnAess Migration Worse
Than Definite Plan, He
Tells Dak0tanS.
~ the Associated Press

NJ the Associated Press
RAPID CITY, 8. D., August a.
Concern over migration from the
drought area was expressed today by
Rexford @. Tugweu as the Great
Plains Committee studying the prob
lem headed for wyoming after prom
ising consideration for remedial meas
ures advanced here by the planning
boards of seven Northwest States.
1.-THE Resettlement Administration"
said Tugwell, Under Secretary of Ag-
ricultrre, lis making loans and grants
to keep people where they are. We
are trying to prevent as much aimless
migration as we can, knowing from
experience that when people move
without q definite plan to better them
selves, it results In o worse situation
than before"
No loans to drought area farmers
would be made for rehabilitation else
where. said Tugwell, who heads the
resettlenent agency. unless I'VE are
satisfied they can better themselves" )"
Cooke Calls Conference.
Morris L. Cooke, rural efectrification
commissioner and Drought Committee
chairman, called the session at which
the reconstruction plans were pre-
sented.
Planning board representatives Of
North and South Dakota, Iowa, Ne
braska. Minnesota. Montana and Wyo-
ming each read their individual State
programs, and then presented general
policy recommendations stressing wa
ter conservation, grasshopper control,
forestation. correlation Of emergency
and long time efforts, desirability Of
owner-operated farms, and national
land policy recognizing full develop
ment" Of each States agricultural re-
sources.
Drought Committee members, who
Travelled by automobile from Texas,
planned to spend Sunday on San Greek
in Northeastern Wyoming as guests OF
Gov. Berry of South Dakota. Tenta-
lively, they expected to stop at Gill
lette, Wyo. Monday, they swing Noe
into Montana and East through North
Dakota to Bismarck. This schedule,
changed from previous plans. was ar
ranged to save time and conform to
President Roosevelt's drought survey
itinerary.
Report Plans Indefinite.
Just where Cooks group would make
its PLANNED long range drought con-
troll recommendations to the President
was not settled.
One bright spot in the drought pic
ture was noted by Col. r. G. Harring-
ton, assistant w. P. A. administrator
and committee member.
"One Of the happiest features Of this
survey" he said, has been the COM
plete absence Of a spirit Of begging
among the farmers impoverished by
crop failure. Everywhere we found
them willing and eager to work."
Evening star., 1936-08-23

Take the question Of food alone:
ing all the essential elements Of nutri-
ton which the Department Of Agricul-
ture proposes we would need, accord
ing to the department, In excess OF
1929 production:
1081o more butter; 1870 more fresh
vegetables; $3.50 more milk; 43eS more
eggs; more meat, more citrus fruits,
more of many other foods. And we
would require-40 MILLION EXTRA
ACRES, beyond 1888 paintings, to grow
all our needs!
In the face Of these amazing figures,
who can challenge the need for more
factories, more productive equipment
generally? While we have never used
quite all our productive machinery.
we have never even approached our
capacity to consume.
THE SECOND QUESTION.
Why, with our wants and needs 80
great, with our factories and farms,
our transport and trades, our profess
sions and banks not fully used-why
do we not produce and consume more?
THE BROOKINGS ANSWER.
Not enough people have enough
money to spend for the things they
want.
HERE, THEN, IS THE PICTURE OF
AMERICA -.
ABUNDANCE OF INVESTMENT
MONEY.
Business won't use it unless it can
sell the goods that might be produced.
EFFICIENT PLANTS PARTLY IDLE.
But why produce goods that can't
be bought?
IDLE WORKERS SEEKING JOBS.
. But who viii hire them to produce
goods without buyess3 &N
Evening star., 1936-08-23

Mutual Insurance Co., which took as
its model the safe Hartford plan Of
1921. .-.t
It insured the farmer cost Of pro-
duction, set at t6.25 an acre, with
rates averaging so cents to 81 an acre.
But another price drop broke the
insurer.
While the United States studies the
perfect crop insurance, similar re-
search is being carried OH by the pro-
vinciai government of Saskatchewan.
the largest wheat-growing area of
Canada. To Green's knowledge. how
ever, no other Nation has taken an
offcial interest in the plan.
Evening star., 1936-08-23

2. "OVEHHAUL IT"
Some would accept all that con-
tributes to the productiveness of the
present machine, adding improve
ments, adjusting 1t to changed con-
ditions.
How shall we decide which course to
follow? Are there facts to guide us
to a sound decision? After three years
of painstaking economic analysis
perhaps the first and only complete
exploration of all the facts-the Brook
ings reports emphasize one funda-
mental policy. We shall see how this
conclusion Is reached.
THE FIRST QUESTION.
It has been said that we are passing
through a famine Of plenty'-too
many factories, too many farms, too
much goods. What are the facts?
THE BROOKINGS ANSWER.
To give all America enough goods
and services so that every family might
have what the Department OF Agri-
culture calls "a reasonable standard
of living" the national productive
machine" would have to produce
nearly double what it did in 1929. It
produced 81 billions then. and its prac-
tical capacity was only So billions.
Evening star., 1936-08-23

The J. Walter ThoD1pson Co.
has prepared q "Brooktngs Primer
of Progress" In ,Dhich an attempt
Is made to reduce to fHnda-
mentals, In simplest language,
substituting sketches for charts.
the findings OF the Brooktn0s In
stttution's three-year economic
study of income distribution tn
relation to economic progress.
The four Brookinos Institution
polunes-"Amertco's Capacity to
Produce" By EdiDtn G.. Nourse
and associates; "America's CO.
pactty to Consume" by Maurice
Lepen. Harold G.. Moulton and
Clark Warburton; "The Forma-
ton OF Capital" by Harold @.
Moulton. and Income and Eco
nomic Progress" by the same
author-iDere used as the basis
for the simpHfed "primer' UeT-
sion, which is reproduced here, in
part. by permission OF the J.
Walter Thompson Co.
Evening star., 1936-08-23
BANDS PLAN CONCERTS
Army, Navy and Gas Light Units
to Play.

Tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, at the District War Memorial
in West Potomac Park the Army,
Navy and Washington Gas Light Co.
employees bands, respectively. will give
0 concert from 7:30 to 8 pm.
The final concert Of the season In
the park will be given Thursday by
the Marine Band at the same hour,
it was announced yesterday by the
superintendent Of the National Capt.
tai Parks.
Evening star., 1936-08-23

PLANS THEORIES 80. ISMS.
~ INGING through the land these
- past depression years. we've
II heard the hopes of idealists.
L Y the promises Of politicians
the terrifying predictions Of the tech
their proposals can't
point the way to the more abundant
life. What do they mean to America?
Are many of these extreme theories
worth q trial?
Evening star., 1936-08-23

Lower prices benefit all buyers
whether the buyers work for wages
or fees or profits. Every merchant
knows that lower prices are the most
powerful Of all trade stimulants.
Every factory manager knows that
volume is the secret Of profits. Ine
natural tendency Of competition u 70
give more for the money.
With lower prices we now with tine
tide Of competition, not against It.
And what happens when prices are
reduced and volume Is increased!
More workers and more capital are
needed to produce the extra volume.
With more workers, their earnings 60
to SVEN ths Soluns q hyinG.
Evening star., 1936-08-23

MILLIONS OF GOODS-HUNGRY
PEOPLE
Who can't buy without money.
THE THIRD QUESTION.
How can we give more people more
money? How can we create more
purchasing power?
THE BROOKINGS ANSWER.
Before this question Is answered,
let's be sure we understand the differ
ence between wealth and money.
HERE Is WEALTH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-22

If the meal is served buffet
style all the better. This gives an
opportunity to prepare dishes be-
forehand and gives the hostess
more time with her guests.
Since it can be served without
the assistance Of q maid it pro-
vides a way for many hostesSes to
repay social obligations without
undue expense.
Whether the buffet supper be
simple or elaborate the secret OF
success lies in providing things
that are easy to eat.
Careful Planning
If food is served that requires
knives for cutting it in pieces then
two free hands are required for
eating it, and that means that the
hostess must see that there are
tables and chairs for the guests.
Therefore, unless your home is
large enough. and you have plenty
of small tables and chairs, 1t is
wise to limit your menu to foods