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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-01-17
''Swan Song" Phrase Has
TO Do With Final Tasks

A swan song" Is the last work
Of an author, artist or composer,
especially q work produced just be-
fore death, advises q writer In the
Indianapolis News. The phrase al
ludes to the old belief that the
swan sings beautifully while dying.
According to a Greek legend, Apol-
10, the god Of music, passed into a
swan. Plato, In Phaedo, has Socra-
ties say that swans sing at their
death mot out Of sorrow or dis
tress, but because they are inspired
by Apollo, and they sing as fore
knowing the good things their god
hath In store for them" Aristotle
and other early Greek philosophers
accepted the belief that swans sing
before death as having a proper
place In natural history. Much has
been written to prove or to dis
prove the belief. There may have
been a slight basis for 1t.
Although most species Of swans
make no sound at any time that
could be described as musical,
there are a few exceptions. In his
Account Of Iceland" Nicol says
Of the whistling swans Of that
island that during the long, dark
nights their wild song is often
heard resembling tones Of a violin,
though somewhat higher and re-
markedly pleasant" A statement
even more to the point is found In
George Adolf Erman's Travels In
Siberia" that the Cygnus Olor or
whOoping swan when wounded,
pours forth its last breath In notes
most beautifully clear and loud"
The United States biological sur
vey makes the following statement:
1T seems now that notwithstand-
Ing swans do not have notes that
are particularly musical, on rare oc-
casions wounded or dying swans do
produce notes which are very DIFF
ferent from the ordinary notes of
the species and which might read
lily give rise to the story that the
bird sings when dying. This may
have been the original basis for the
story, and 1t Is vOuched for by the
field observations Of a very compe-
tent observer, in comparatively re-
cent years."
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-01-17
Friday, January II, 1886
The Call for National Negro Congress
A New Crisis COnfrOnts the Negro People


Today
employment standards living hunger misery Negroes
shakes the foundation of their social
years depression
exploitation
Negro workers FARMS households servants
wages prices against
the job They longer be certain that tomorrow
employed Negro railroad
workers inundated by white inspired by bosses into quit
increasing number of against
Negroes getting jobs by unions following norng
policies privileges and membership Negro
being literally driven industrial employment Negro
youth find less and less opportunity living This growing
fuy the growth of whole generation Negro people On
building projects discrimination against employment of
Negro artisans continues Even oaed Negro jobs longer
available Unemployment Spreads and section of the nation
the Negro is fast becoming Obless
Negro population in the fast becoming lande
past years only
Negroes gained ownership
than four million of farm land and furthermore there
a steady decline in the already piiable farm wage.
Negro youth deprived adequate opportunities
striking manifestation of this the professional and technical
fields Moreover marked eenchmen education affects
Negro especially their schools
adequate best always curtad first and dsprOpOOnate
A and Political Contrast
Not hunger poverty plague
America The denial of citizenship rights creates double burden
ballot the elemental right of citizen effectively denied
twOds of the entire Negro population the courts of the land
Negro justice illegally kept from jury service
daily
ynched while Congress cynay
anncng They excluded from public places
Nations Capitol All of these manifestations
of injustice have become
Negroes with deep indignation the
Ethiopia Italy, threatening does to throw the entire
world terrible the slaughter of the
battaons Negroes Negro Gold
Star Mothers forced into JCrow ships to visit the of their
dead overseas make oppose The full knowledge
which bring the entire
strong their desire peace resolute their
fight against and Fascism.
Calls United Action
problem presented here calls for greater united action For
call the united action of all
organizations and individuals whom it is addressed to work for
National composed delegates representing all
Negro organizations other organizations white
equal for the This
called Chicago Illinois, February the historic
of the anniversary the birth of Frederick Douglass
believe Congress will furnish the opportunity for
sderng the problems that the Negro people and that plan Of
the collective wisdom of all feedomlovng sections Of our
popuaocan negeny worked for the solution these
problems nationwide public opinion
which will force real consideration from public officials such
single organization The sincerity of all
organizations this call addressed harmonious
operation in the for justice.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-01-17

An Negro which
intelligence character be left wide him
than this he has right less than this
right vouchsafe.-B. T. Washington
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-19
Bull lneuI ar Line Inc.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
TO ALL IMPORTERS

III ALL IMPOR Frs
Owing to the limteu time at our dis
posa IG the operation Of loldlng the
cargo for the Virgin Islands on the
Stea nshIp MARY (nOt only IN what
refers to Crans-3hlpme nt cargo, tu. also
that shlpp locally, and considering
also tne hour law whicn IS 10 IN
force and which places Us In difficult
position when delivery OF cargo is made
after the Iaborers have stopped work
in VIII ch cases we nave made every eft
fort to please the merchants we beg
to info N you That We Will %: receive
cargo for shipment To said ISLANDS at
ter IL noon the day of sailing, tn IL
Monday and Thursday.
90 certain occasions lately we have
had delivered 10 US cargo af er the gangs
have fl lished. and The lmposs buIIy of
obtaining uen 10 continue work has
as a result that some of the cargo has
heen left on the pier, winch naturally
affects yourselves as well as US.
Therefore, We request your cooper
alton in this matter, aud lake the oppor
tunity of expressing our than&s tor
your valuable patronage.
Yours very truly,
Vlce-Presldent
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-19

Election of do. of the Silver We'd.
ding fluid of their Royal High
nesses the Grown Prince and
Crown Princess.
E eclion of de- Of the Nuptial
Fund of his Royal Highnes Prince
Vademar.
Election of do of Former Control
Ter of Customs Peter Cornelius
Birch and his wife kosalne An
toInette's Legacy.
IL voting tickets were handed in.
lSt Member for Chrstiansted Town
(Canegata) unanimously elected with IL
votes and End Appointed Member
(CoulterJ wi b 8 votes.
5th Appointed Member (Joseph), End
Member for Frederiksted Country Dis
trict { olden) and 3rd Member for said
Country lis riot received l vote respec-
lively,
Item7.
Election according to Section 20 of
Colonial Law Of tour ca men to
serve on the Electoral Boards of
the Municipality of St. Crojx for
period of one year from July !,
1886 to June 80. 1887.
IA voting tickets were handed in.
Elected were:
For Christiansted Town: End Member
for Christiansted Town (Alexander)
with 13 votes.
For ChristiaDsted Country District:
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-19

LIST Member for Christiansted Country
District (Chabert) was unanimously
elected with Ia votes.
lst Member for Christiansted Town
(Cauegata) received / vote.
For trederiksted Town: End Member
for Frederiksled Country District
(Golden) was elected with IL votes.
9th Appointed Member (P. Joseph)
received 2 votes.
For Frederlksted Country District:
3rd Member for trederiksred Country
District (M.M. Skeoch) was elected with
votes.
LIST Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Clarke) received 4 votes.
lens.
Election of four (4) cotton growers
for the Commission pursuant to
Par. of Sec. of the Ordinance
of 20 September 1911, who with
the Director of the Agricultural
Experiment Station will constitute
commission regarding measures
against the diseases of cotton
plants for the period from July /.
1886 to June 80. 1887.
IL voting tickets were handed in.
Elected were; 4th Member for Chris
tiansse0 Country District (Pentheny),
1st Member for FrederiksIed Country
District (Clerke) and Mr.. A.V. Nethropp
with IL votes, respectively, and 3rd
Member for trederiksted Country Dis.
tricL (M.M. Skeccb) with votes.
1st Appointed Member Qewis) re.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-19
Chris tiansted theatre
Tomorrow Night
Shirley Temple
''The Littlest Rebel

Morley, Bill Robinson
Shirley Temple q good news
In
sings tbreenu ="
CHARMS andP POLLY DOODLE."
edancesalo nea md wth obinson!
LIE nothing event you frcms seeing
dmi usual As rem youto
time!
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-19

ceived votes, 3td Member for Chris
tiansteu Country District (Arms .rJngl z
votes and 1st MemUer for Chrsuansted
Couatry District (Chabert) vote.
To Be Continued
The Western news., 1936-01-02


policy strongly endorsed ali over the
country, with many editorial comments
and flood of Individual letters Insist
Ing the United States should 90
further-should cooperate with the
league to the utmost to preserve peace.
Then came the leagues peace pro-
posal, which, according to this same
canvass of editorials and reading OF
letters, was regarded as a shameful
surrender to Imperialism, as a parti-
tioning of the non-aggresslve nation
In the conflict. IN fact, as reversion
to the worst and most. disliked-in
America-type of Old World diplo-
macy. Just the sort of thing, many
editorial and letter writer's insist. from
which the United States should keep
clear.
Favor Preparedness
This, probably, was a natural public
reaction, but the surprising part Is
the insistence that the United States
go In more strongly for prepared
ness Sentiment for a strong army
and navy has always been vigorous
In the Atlantic and Pacific coast
states, but this last international
maneuver seems to have stirred up
also the middle country, which has
always been the citadel ef paciflsm,
and of little army and navy sentI-
ment
1t Just so happens that this fts In
rather we'll with several ideas OF the
President. Mr.. Roosevelt Is more SYM
pathetic with both army and navy.
though especially the latter, than any
President In recent times. Moreover,
as assistant secretary OF the navy
during the World war period, Mr.
Roosevelt had frst-hand experience
with the difficulty OF getting war sup
plies speedily when needed.
Consequently, no argument need be
given the President on the Importance
Of being forehanded SO far as these
| products OF the heavy Industries are
concerned. incidentally, Mr. Roose-
welt and his chief. Josephus Daniels,
got lot of credit In the World war
because they were quicker In getting
war supplies than the War departmeat
Another reason why Mr.. Roosevelt fs
sympathetic has nothing to do with
preparedness, but with business re-
covery The President has frequently
told friends that the hardest nut to
crack In the whole recovery program
was to get the so-called heavy Indus
tries busy and employing workers He
has frequently dwelt ON the overbuild-
Ing OF hotels, apartment house, office
buildings, etc. In most American
cities. He has pointed out that many
other lines using the products OF the
heavy industries had expanded so
much just before the depression that
they Will not be active buyers for sew
eral years to come.
So heavy government purchases OF
these heavy war supplies will help
tremendously on the work relief pro-
| gram. This In turn will furnish plenty
| of excuse, and may not boost the total
| federal budget rs much as might be
| thought at first glance. for II people
| are employed In this field. they will be
| taken Off the rolls Of the unemployed.
| Hence money can jnstliably be switched
| from other portions OF the general
work relief budget to preparedness.
Railroad Oratory
paflran5c urfI1 ncrro lufn }at ~ ov
The Western news., 1936-01-02

hension and I had to shake him by
the shoulder before at last he NUT
tered that the host was upstairs.
| made my way to the staircase
which rose from the hall, and mo-
ment later had gained a fine. broad
passage which ran the length of the
house. Since the stairs rose again, l
was about to 90 higher, when the door
of room was opened, and the maid
who had passed me came out. wide
eyed and breathless.
Whats the matter?" cried.
"Wheres your master?'
She pointed to the room she had
left and fled downstairs.
| now began to think that the man
must be dead. for he was a mild old
fellow and not at all the sort that
drinks himself into fury and puts
his household In fear. | walked to the
door and stood listening before
knocked
For quarter of minute listened,
but heard no sound and my hand was
raised, ready to knock, when some
body spoke-and before he had spoken
three words. knew the answers to
the riddles which had been trying to
solve.
| knew why the house was disor-
dered and why ] had not been re-
celved: knew why the maid was
trembling and why the housewife was
in tears: and | knew that. be they
never so pleasing, the rooms Mt The
Reaplng Hook were not for Geoffrey
and me for the voice was the
voice of Pharaoh, who was speaking
pretty fair German and was recon-
mending the landlord to do as ne said.
The Western news., 1936-01-02
CHAPTER I-Continued

"You go in," he said. "and have a
ioQk at the rooms. | imagine they're
QUITE all right, but you never can tell"
/ left him filling pipe and walked
to The Reaplng Hook.
This was pleasant Inn. standing
back from the road.
As | entered the great. stone tap
room. 1t was clear that all was not
well.
"A 1t now seemed clear that some brawl
or other had lately disordered the
house and began to wonder whether
the host was absent because he had
suffered some hurt The poor woman's
state, however, forbade my questioning
her, and indeed as soon as she saw
me. she threw her apron over her head
and abandoned herself to her grief.
/. therefore, turned to the sculllon and
asked him where his master might be.
but the man seemed dull of compre-
The Western news., 1936-01-02
SYNOPSIS

John Spencer and his cousin, Geoffrey
Bohun. are vacationing in Austria. Geof-
frey Is gifted portrait painter but
prefers to paint landscapes. While
strolllng in the forest. John hears Eng
lish voices, and decides to investigate.
From safe cover he finds four men
burying a man In green. livery who,
evidently. had been murdered. Pharaoh
Is the leader OF the gang. the others
are Dewdrop. Rush and Bugle. unfor-
tunately. John makes himself known to
the nssassins by dropping letter with
his name and address on 1t. He tells
Godfrey and his chauffeur. Barley, of
his adventure. Godfrey, realizing that
Johns life Is In danger. declares he
must vanish. Spencer discovers that
the livery of the murdered man corre-
spends to the livery of the servants OF
Yorick castle. and tells Countess Hell
ena. mistress OF the castle. what he
had seen. With Godfrey and Barley,
John starts for Annabel. nearby vii
lsEe.
The Western news., 1936-01-02

damned II I'm going TO be treated as
though | were seven years old"
Lady Helena did not reply, sud.
denly felt ashamed. Uneaslly turned
to my cousin, but he had strolled down
the apron and was regarding his barn.
For moment | hesltated. Then !
made my way to the farther side OF
the Rolls. ... ls
And there was sitting, on the run.
ning-board, staring on the beauty be
fore me and curslng my unrnly tongue
when | heard step on the pavement
and before ! could move my lady sat
down by my side.
where are yon stnying?" she said
no BE CONTINUEDJ
The Western news., 1936-01-02
CHAPTER III
Plunnagc.

AS ! stole away from that door, /
know that my knees were loose. So
often as | remember that my hand
was raised, ready to knock. the sweat
will start upon my forehead.
passed down the passage a-tiptoe.
as wrt | might, wondering II ever be.
fore two men had been at such pains
TO avoid the foe, only to choose for
their harbor the enemy's camp. for
that, OF course, was the use to which
he was putting the Inn.
| was halfway down the stairs.
which rose In two flights, and the door
way of the inn was before me, when
there came to my ears the slam of the
The Western news., 1936-01-02
Quick, Complete
Pleasant
elimination

Lsts BE- frank. There's only one way TOR
your body to rid itself Of the waste mat
ters that cause acidity, gas. headaches,
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To mako them move quickly. pleas
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Thousands Of physicians recommend
Milnesia Waters. Qpentists recommend
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ior mouth acidity).
These mint favored cAndy-hks wafsrs
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MilnssiA Waiers como In bottles Of 20
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The Western news., 1936-01-02
Wise Know Their Fellies
While the Foolish Do Not

The wise man has his follies. no
less than the fool; but 1t has been
said that herein lies the difference
the follIes of the fool are known to
the world, but are hidden from him.
known to himself, but hidden from
the world.-Colton.
The Western news., 1936-01-02
Railroad Oratory

Railroads will come Into a lot OF or
atory at this session Of congress-
though no one knows at the moment
whether any Of the score or more Of
proposals that will be seriously CON
sidered will be enacted
One Of the interesting questions
which must be settled one way or
the other. for the simple reason that
expires, concerns Co-ordinator Joseph
B. Eastman. His office. and the law
creating 1t, die In June. The railroads
have no particular objection to East
the law expires he Will still be an I'm
portant member Of the interstate COM
merce commission, so that Is not 80
important to them.
Railroad labor, however, is very much
interested In Eastman personally. The
point Is that Eastman was supposed.
under the law. to work out a lot Of
practices by which the railroads,
through cooperating with each other
instead of competing, could save lot
Of useless work Fear OF the unem-
ployment that might result caused la
Dor to fight for an amendment to the
law. which was adopted. forbiddIng the
firing of any employee as result OF
such economies. The result was that
though certain changes were made,
looking toward economies, the rail-
roads could cut the main item OF cost.
pay rolls. only when employees died
or resigned.
The Western news., 1936-01-02
Reacts Against League

Tremendously Increased appraprIa--
tions for the army and navy, particu-
larly on airplanes. tanks. heavy guns
and all forms Of war supplies which
require considerable length OF time
for production. will result curiously
enough, from recent actions by the
League OF NatIons-the mnin object
Of which WAS supposed to be the
preservation Of peace and the conse
quent lessenlng Of armament burdens
The answer here Is q widespread
public reaction against the league
In favor Of the United States being
prepared to defend itself.
AT no time since 1918 was senti-
ment In favor OF the League OF Ma
tlons so strong In this country as Ii
was just few weeks ago when an
parently the league was taking a
strong stand against italy as the az.
gressor In the Ethiopian war
For the first time since 1920 people
began to talk about the United States
eventually becoming member
President Roosevelt and Secretary
The Western news., 1936-01-02

the Yorick estate. Yorick itself Is
three miles beyond these woods"
'And six miles from Annabel," said
Lady Helena. Remembering that, Mr..
Bohun, do you still propose to stay
The Western news., 1936-01-02
Lesson in Patience

"Only God can make tree" and
he takes his time. Don't be impa-
tlent.
The Western news., 1936-01-02
Want 6-Hour Day

The labor lobby. therefore, Is more
interesting In big fight 1t will stage
for the eight-hour day. the first change
since the Adamson eight-hour day In
1916. 1t also would like congress to
limit the size of -trains-the number
Of cars This has hqcome especially
important since electrificatlon. 1t
would like also a national full crew
bill, similar TO the full crew bills Of -a.
number of states.
In the interest Of safety, 1t would
like the maximum number OF hours a
man can work In any "a being from
10. under the present law, to H. The
railroads are not anxious to work IN IN
more than eight hours. because at the
end Of eight hours time and half pay
begins, so naturally they avoid over
time when they cam Their objection
to any revision in this law Is that 1t
would occasionally leave them In
tough spot.
Meanwhile the railroads will be fight
ing for some other things. They want
the long and short haul clause
repealed. This had a favorable report
from the house committee last session,
but 1t died. Senator Wheeler will fight
it In the senate.
Copyright.---WNu servios~
The Western news., 1936-01-02
Weeks Supply of Postum Free

Read the offer made by the Postum
Company In another part of this pa
per. They will send a full weeks sup
ply of health giving Postum free to
anyone who writes for it.--Adv.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-09-09
Auction Notice

At the request of licensed Anctioneer
ArDold M. Golden, will be offered for
sale at public Auction. for account CT
the Royal Insurance Company at No. So
Kings Street. Chrstiansted on Septem
Der 18th. 1886 at 2 O'Clock P. M. the
following merchandise damaged by fire
on the night of July 18th, 1886:
IS cases Screwbolts, Asstd., A Plain
Zi1c Sheets. "a Short Handled Shovels,
9 Long Spades, 3~2 Shovel Cultivators,
Avery Flows, 3 German Plows, Wot d
Beam Pows, Sd Garden Rakes IA teeth.
600 lbs of Sisal Rope, Smiths Bellows,
Wooden Beams for pows. 3 reels
Barbed Wire. 653 Danish Pots, 12O lbs
Asstd. Bar Iron, 16 Galvd, Ridge Caps
s # ea., | piece sheet Iron. Al Kegs
Asstd. Wire Nails ond Spikes. Buggy
Wheels. 20 Galvd. Buckets No l105, "a
Galvd. Buckets No. 1142, 6 EarreIs Per-
mento Water Color. 2 rolls ca: so yds
Poultry Wre) fl: II" mesh, IL rolls
Poultry Wire, IS yds 4 fit 1" mesh. 81
rolls Fish Pot Wire ca: go yds fit L.
mesh, l key White CaIcimlne. Ga,vd.
Wash Pans, 300 los Hoop Iron. % iaIvd.
Bath Pans. LAG Long Handled Shovels,
only buggy Shafts, Moul ling Pows,
John Deer's Flows, A Wood Beam
Flows, Is Garden Rakes. IL teeth. AZ Gar
den Fakes. 16 teeth, 300 lbs Manila
Rope, 2 cases Oliver Plow Slips. 5 Cot
ton Planter, 148 Dutch Stoves Asst, siz
es. Horse Clipping Machine. Sc GaIvd
Ridge Caps 8 # each, 1900 fit. Galvd
Eavestrough 5&6", IL Havana Stoves.
160 Carriage & Cart Rims, SO Galve.
Buckets No. 1882, 76 GalvG. Rucksts No.
1922, "a G9lv. Bucket No 1916, "a Man
ure Forks. rol; Poultry Wire, SO yds
a fit: u" mesh. 212 rolls Poultry Wire
125 yds # II" mesh, II Gslvd. Corr:
Sheets, it X2' %. s Galvd. Corr:sSheets
ftX2' e. 2 Corn Shelers. 5 Buggy
Wheels.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-09-09
Notice From The Police


On and after Septe 1su. 1886
parking of all We hicies Including carts
10 the Town of Christiansted will be as
''On the main streets (streets run.
ming east and west) all vehicles will
be pared on the north side OF SAID
Streets"
ION the side streets (streets running
north and sou NJ all vehicles will be
parked on the west side of said
Streets"
D. s. ARMS1 RONG,
Dire ctor of Police.