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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-22
Radio Flashes
January 81

LONDON: London is city of
mourning today. In contrast TO many
days it is a clear day. Crowds stand 81
Ienrly outside Buckingham Palace The
city is quiet and hushed. All places of
amusement are closed.
Movement to place the Prince of
Whales on the Throne as Edward VII
was begun this morning WREN his Coun-
cillors took the oath of allegiance to the
New King, Edward VIII will hold his
first cabinet meeting this afternoon.
There is no fear of the future,
The Kings body will be brought to
London on Monday The date for the
burial has not been fixed as yer. The
coronation of Edward Viii will not take
place for six months Alter his corona
ton as king he must go to DEM and In
dia to be crowned Emperor
The Queen of Norway. King Georges
sister is expected 10 London this after
noon. Al saluting stations in His Males
tvs EmDre and Domnions fired a Sc
Venty gun salute to the dead King this
morning.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-22
The &C BOYS

For the first time in the history of St.
Croix the Parade Ground will be laid out
as real recreation ground. 1t has ne
yer been possible to improve the place
as The owner of Mt. Welcome had graz
ing rights on the property. The Colonial
Council made funds available for puy-
chasing the grazing rights, leaving the
Parade Gound unencumbered
1t is fortunate for the community that
the deal has been made at this time,
because il is possible to ob,aiI the ser.
vices of the boys of the G G camp and
their amiable and energetic chief. Mr..
Gray. The boyS have already started
work on the GROUND and we know they
will develop it into recreation center Of
which st. Croix will be proud.
a visit to the camp makes one to rea-
ike what the Corps means to the boys
and to the community of which they
form part. The clean building. the well
kept grounds, and the fine avenue Dor
dered with young trees make Princesse
to look like new place.
In case Of fire the C C truck soon ap-
pears with lunch of husky young ma
tives ready to serve the public.
Apart from the benefits to be derived
by the community the Corps means much
to the boys. 1t teaches them discipline,
regular habits. and inStlls in theQ a spi-
rit of loyalty and desire to de public ser
vice
And the parents of the boys, who
receive some pecuniary benefit should
always SEND out grateful thought 10 our
good Presdent-FrankIin D. Roosevelt
who ordered the establishment of a unis
of the C c c in St. Croix
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-22

exp1 on" so that the homestaads al
Whim arr fully develoOed ard the peo-
pie hlv4 10 re ason tu be iii scontented.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-22
Random Notes

The Fire Commission met yesterday
and orQanized.In the Commissions report
it will recommend the sort Of fire de.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-22

partment that will suit the needs and
the pocket book of the Municipality.
The previous day thu fire brigade was
taken out for drill by Inspector EbOe-
sep.
Work is moving fast on the rebuilding
of The second section of QuAen Cross
Street. rhe z. w. people ha We promised
to build bridges over the deep parts of
the drains where persons enterH G
their properties are exposed to danger.
In considering the public comfort indIvl-
duaIs musr not be made to suffer unne-
cessarIly.
white pocketbook containing letters
and photos addressed to Isaiah Claxton
has been picked up 10 tAa local post Of.
flee and may be claimed there.
NIELSEN PROMOTED
Mr.. Nielsen. caretaker of the Whim
homesteads has been promoted TO super.
visor of homesteads 10 ST. Crolx He has
had maay years experience in sugar
cane cultivation and practical agriculture
On the Bethlehem concern he was one
of the few managers with whom the d.
recrurs conferred on questions of lmpor-
lance Mr.. Nielsen came 10 Whim when
it was a vast area of pasture land and
demonstrating was something new to our
people. He secured the cooperation of
the homesTeaders. gaino& their conf
dence ard gave them the benefit of his
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-22
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LORETTA AND JOHN BOLES

Rdicaedto the immora FloenceN
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PRESS PUBLIC CELEBRITIES everybody everywhere acclaim THE
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Evening star., 1936-12-20

Friday. -December Is. 1886. at his resi-
dence; %. 2o22 , s, nv. CAPT Elmer
OF Cora M. Eckman. Remains resting
at the w. w. Chambers Co. funeral home
l400 Chaplin St NV. Funeral services
Arlington National Cemetery Monday
December 21. at II am. Relatives and
friends are invited. Kindly omit
flowers 90
Evening star., 1936-12-20
CONFERENCE ARRANGED
ON APPALACHIAN TRAIL

By the Associated Press.
GATLINBURG, Tenn, December 10.
The Appalachian Trail Conference,
which brings together outdoor enthu-
SiaStS from Maine to Georgia, will be
held here June 1928, Marshall A.
Wilson, president of the Smoky Noun
tains Hiking Club, announced today.
Gatlinburg is headquarters for the
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park.
The last meeting of the conference
was held in the Summer of 1885 at
Skyland, Va, in the Shenandoah Ma
tional Park Maj. W. A. WEIGH, di-
rector of the Palisades State Park
of New York, is president of the con-
ference and Myron A. Avery of Wash
ington is chairman of the Board Of
Managers.
The 2,050-mile trail follows the
main crest of the Appalachian Range
from Mount Katahden in Maine to
Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia. Its To-
cation and marking has been done by
hiking clubs located along the route.
Metal squares, nailed to trees, are
inscribed appalachian Trail, Maine
to Georgia"
Evening star., 1936-12-20

provement programs. THE tenant
system as 1t exists In the South, how
ever, is inimical to soil conservation
policies. The tenant system is built
around the cotton-corn economy and
both Of these crops are clean-culti-
waited row crops, which allow the
maximum amount Of erosion"
8. Crop diversion to escape the
consequences of one-crop economy.
4. Credit reform.
S. Improved educational oppor-
tunities.
6. Continuation Of the rehabilita-
ton program now operated through
the States by the Resettlement Ad-
ministration. This program. thinks
Woofter, strikes at one of the most
vicious Of the bonds which keep the
tenant in dependence-debt Woofter
declared:
THE rehabilitation program also
constitutes a major attack on the
vicious credit system which Is a cor
ner stone of the old tenant Landlord
merchant system Of the cotton belt.
"Given a period Of years such Q
program has a fair chance of ad-
yancing many tenants to the status
of renters of family-sized farms and
thus aiding them to take the first
step toward ownership"
Evening star., 1936-12-20
REAL ESTATE MAN
FATALLY STRICKEN
Adolph B. Johnson, Real Estate
Man, Is Victim of Heart
Attack.

Adolph Borah johnson, IS, for
many years associated with the real
estate business here, died Friday night
of a heart attack at his. home, 707
Varnum street.
Mr.. Johnson had been salesman for
several local real estate firms, in addi.
ton to having, at times. conducted
his own real estate business. Until
about two years ago he was with the
r. L. McKeever Co. Since then he
had been in business for himself.
A native of Schuylkill Haven, Pa
Mr.. Johnson was the son of the late
George M johnson, professor of Latin
and Greek at Franklin and Marshall
College, Lancaster, Pa, a relative OF
President Mckinley. Mr.. johnson
had been a resident Of this city since
a child and began in the real estate
business when a young man.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs
Daisy l.. Johnson; two sisters, Mrs
Henry Schaffer and Mrs. Leonard r
Bennett, both of Hillside. Md. and a
brother. Charles F. Johnson. Atlantic
City, N. j.
Funeral services will be held at 1C
am. Tuesday in St. Gabriel's Catholic
Church A requiem mass will be said
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery
Evening star., 1936-12-20

tenants in the regions where COM
mercial agriculture is dominant, and
increasing proportions of the tenants
are becoming croppers or wage hands
in the South. This trend is pro-
foupdly affecting the present and fu-
ture welfare Of the rural people"
Can Be Helped, IL Not Freed.
So widespread is tenancy, accord
ing to Woofter, that if 100000, 900
were appropriated to buy $4,000
farm unit for each tenant, the $4,000
families aided would be an "insignifi-
cant proportion of the total tenants
in the country" But if the tenant
cannot at once be freed from his
tenure. he can be helped, Woofter
suggests, stating:
The problems of tenancy in the
United States are so far-reaching in
significance, and so large in volume
that measures to improve the condi-
ton of those remaining within the
system should proceed simultaneously
with efforts to help the most able
tenants to escape from the system.
The task is sufficiently important,
sufficiently challenging and sufflci-
emily vast to call for a co-ordinated
attack on all fronts"
In his program for improvement
Woofter recommends:
/. More comprehensive State legis-
iation for the protection of the ten
ant. Repeal of the laws which make
it a misdemeanor to quit a contract
while in debt. requirement OF a
written contract with power to call
for an accounting on the perform
ance of the agreement before the
courts. Enactment of law demand
ing contracts providing for the re-
endorsement of the tenant for per-
manent improvements of the land OF
buildings made with his labor and
not exhausted before the time OF his
moving from the holding.
2. Soil conservation and soil i'm
Evening star., 1936-12-20
HIT Mrn1nriant.

ALLEN. CHARLES NATHANIEL Sacred
to the memory of our beloved co-worker
CHARLES NATHANIEL ALLEN who left
US cne year ago today. December 20.
1885.
THE EMPLOYEES OF THE W. ERNEST
JARVIS CO.
CURTIS. LAWRENCE B. In sacred and
loving memory of the goin home" of
our beloved LAWRENCE B. CURTIS one
year ago today. December 20. 1885.
When alone in our sorrow and bitter
tears flow,
There steals dream of the sweet long
ago:
Unknown to the world. he stands by our
side.
And whispers. Beloved. death cannot
DEVOTED WIFE. PARTHENIA w. CUR
tbs. AND MOTHER-IN-LAW. MOLLIE
WOODSON.
DYSON. HATTIE WILKINSON. In sad but
loving remembrance of our loved one.
HATTIE WILKINSON DYSON. who left
US four years ago today. December 20,
1882. THE FAMILY.
ERMOLD. NELLIE H. In sad but. loving
remembrance of our dear wife and
mother NELLIE H ERMOLD. who
passed away one year ago today, Decem-
HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER.
ROSA E. HYDER. who departed this life
two years ago. December 20. 1884
DEVOTED HUSBAND. CHARLES H. G.
HYDER. AND SONS.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
GEN. FISHER RITES
TOBE TOMORROW
Retired Army Medical Corps
Officer Died Friday at
Walter Reed.

Funeral services for Brig. Gen.
Henry C. Fisher, So. distinguished re-
tired Army Medical Corps officer, who
died Friday night in Walter Reed
Hospital, will be held at lo:30 am.
tomorrow in Walter Reed Memorial
Chapel. Burial will be in Arlington
National Cemetery. Chaplain Alfred
C. Oliver, jr., U. S. A.. will officiate at
the services.
Gen. Fisher, a native Of Montgom-
cry County, Md, served with distinc-
ton in both the Spanish-American
and World Wars. in addition to hav-
ing important tours of duty in this
city and elsewhere. His last service
was here as assistant to the Surgeon
General from October IL. 1929, to
May 81, 1881, when he retired after
nearly 40 years service.
He was awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal "for exceptionally mer-
itoriouS and distinguished services" as
chief sanitary inspector of the Amer
ican Expeditionary Forces in France
during the World War. The citation
read:
by tireless application of his
many years of military experience to
correct abuses and secure uniformity
and efficiency of hospital administra-
ton in hospitals of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces, he rendered serv-
ice of great value to the Govern
ment."
Honored by France.
He also received citation for 'ex-
ceptionally meritorious and conspic-
uous services in the Surgeon Generals
Office. Supply Division" A. E. F. In
addition he was awarded the French
Legion of Honor decoration.
In the Spanish-American War he
was awarded a Silver Star Citation
"for gallantry in action against Span
ish forces at Santiago, Cuba, July /,
1898, in attending wounded under fire.
Georgetown Graduate.
Gen. Fisher received his early educa-
ton in high and normal schools in this
city and later was graduated from
Georgetown University with A. M. and
W. H. uSeTtcS-
He entered the Army in october,
1891, as a first lieutenant and assist
ant surgeon. Besides his services in
the two wars, he also had served in
the Philippines. While serving at
Jackson Barracks, La, where he was
stationed from August. 1901, to jan
uary, 1908, he received vote of
thanks from Tulane University for
efficient cooperation, demonstration
and instruction in minor surgery"
From August, 1918. to May, 1914,
he served at Walter Reed Hospital
and then in the Office of the Surgeon
General to December, 1917. He held
the office of chief sanitary inspector,
A. E. F. from January l, 1918, to Feb
ruary 26, 1919.
Returning to Washington he was
on duty in the Office of the Surgeon
General until March, 1919. when he
was ordered to the Canal Zone as
chief health officer. He remained in
the Canal Zone until June, 1925. Gov.
Morrow having requested an extension
Of his normal tour. On July /, 1925,
he was assigned here as commandant
of the Army Medical School, continu-
ing in this capacity until named assist
ant to the Surgeon General.
Gen. Fisher is survived by no imme-
diate relatives. His wife, Mrs Jessie
Fisher, died in 1884
Evening star., 1936-12-20
BODY OF MRS. FERRILL
is TAKEN TO ARKANSAS
Widow of Prominent Planter Was
Long Active in Patriotic
Organizations.

Funeral services for Mrs. Ioa G.
Ferrill, 80, who died Tuesday at the
home of her sister, Mrs. E. B. Hardy,
14l9 Clifton street, were held Thurs
day evening at Hines funeral parlors,
2901 Fourteenth street. The body was
taken to Batesville, Ark. for burial
Mrs. Ferrill was the widow Of John
w. Ferrill of Batesville. prominent
planter. to whom she was married in
December. 1881. She was native of
Madison County, Alabama.
She was member of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, having
been an organizer and honorary
president of one of its chapters She
also belonged to the United States
Daughters of 1912, the Colonial Danes
of America, the United States Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy and the Order
of the Crown.
Mrs. Ferrill is survived b. oaugh-
ter, Mrs. B. c. Hamilton, jr. of JET
ferson, Iowa; son, John Pickett Fer
rill of Little Rock. Ark: two grand
children, Ferrill and Helen Hamilton
a sister, Mrs. E. B. Hardy, and niece
Miss Stella Picket Hardy. both OF this
city.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
UNITY is URGED

st. Paul Democratic Leader Asks
Backing for Meighan.
NEW YORK, December 10 CP.-
Patrick Delaney, st. Paul Democratic
leader, said after a conference today
with National Chairman James A.
Farley that the latter was very
anxious to see all factions in Mime
sofa unite behind John F. D. Meighan,
the State chairman"
Delaney said there had been some
question as to who was the Demo-
cratic leader in Minnesota and that
Farley had settled it by designating
Meighan as the boss"
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Blue Paint Compulsory.

Commercial motor vehicles in Greece
must he painted blue, according to a
new law to provide uniformity in
vehicles in case Of war.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
AUSTRIA BOND SUIT
MAY Be REOPENED
Ruling Paves Way for New
Contest to Recover
Gold Value.
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December l9.-The
appellate division Of the New York
Supreme Court today opened the way
to renewal of litigation to recover
the full gold value Of Austrian gov
ernment bonds.
The court affirmed two lower court
orders which will permit filing Of an
amended complaint against Nelson D.
Jay. one Of three trustees for Aus
trian government guaranteed 1923-43
per cent sinking fund gold bonds.
If the lower court passes favorably
on the amended complaint, holders Of
Austrian dollar bonds would be al
lowed to sue anew for recovery Of the
original gold equivalent Of the obli-
cations, which were redeemed follow
ing the cut in the gold content of the
dollar.
The face dollar amount Of the
American issue was s25,000,000 The
Austrian government issued the bonds
in 1923 under the auspices of the
League of Nations.
The governments of Great Britain,
Czechoslovakia, France and Italy
guaranteed "a per cent of the issue.
Belgium, Sweden. Denmark and Hol-
land guaranteed per cent.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Building Tops All.

Work is progressing in Moscow, Rus
sia, on what is to be the worlds largest
building. More than 100000 cubic
yards of earth have been excavated for
the foundations, and the steam shovels
and pumps have been at work day and
night behind high wooden fence near
Kropotkin Square, within sight of the
Kremlin. Known as the Palace Of the
Soviets, the building viii have 1000
tons of steel and 100000 tons of con-
crete. One of its halls will seat 5000
people, and its main hall, seating
10000. will have cupola Of blue alu-
minum with huge square windows.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
GarhH nf Thanka.

BURGESS, JESSIE. The family of the late
JESSIE BURGESS wish to thank their
relatives and friends for their kind SYM
pathy and flowers sent during their re-
cent bereavement.
BEATRICE CoCKRELL.
HOLLAND. JOSEPH F. The wife and
family Of the late JOSEPH f; HOLLAND
wish to acknowledge with deep appre-
citation their thanks for the many beau,
tifUl floral tributes and the many KING
expSessions OF sympathy at the los. OF
their loved one.
HOOD. BESSIE. The family Of the late
BESSIE HOOD desire to thank their
relatives and friends, church and So
cieties for i-ind expressions of sympathy
and f.owers in their recent oereayemSent:;
WASHINGTON. NJ. LOUISE. The family
of the late M LOUISE WASHINGTON
wish to thank the many friends for
their kindnesses and beautiful floral trio-
LEoNoRA G. RANDOLPH AND THE
WHEELER. SAMUEL HENRY. The family
of the late SAMUEL HENRY WHEELER
appreciation the many kind expressions
of sympathy and the beautiful floral
tributes received during their recent be-
reavement THE FAMILY ~
WILLIS. LAURA NJ. We wish to express
of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing neighbors and friends for the many
kind expressions of sympathy extended
to us during her Illness and for the
beautiful floral tributes received during
our bereavement. THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
MILE. HILTZ INJURED
IN PARACHUTE JUMP
Holder of French Altitude Record
Suffers Two Broken Ribs
in Leap.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December l9.-Maryse Hiltz,
feminine altitude record holder, Suf-
fered two broken ribs in a parachute
Jump today from her disabled plane.
She was taken to MarSeille Hospital,
where doctors said tonight her in
juries were not serious.
Mile. Hiltz, holder of both French
mems and women's altitude records,
bailed out when her ship developed
motor trouble during trial flight near
IStreS.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

SLINGLAND, JOHN L. Suddenly. on Fri
day. December is. 1886 at Providence
Hospital! JOHN L. SLINGLAND. beloved
husband Of Elsie SlinRland. Funeral
on Monday December Il at $50 a m
thence to st. Peters Church, where
requiem mass. will be said at 8 O'Clock.
Relatives and friends invited Inter-
nept Mount OiYet CemeterY %
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
GAS IMPERILS
BABY, MAID

A colored maid, who, police and
members Of the Fire Rescue
Squad said, did not know how to
turn off the gas in a kitchen
stove, nearly asphyxiated herself
and a 7-months-old baby girl left
in her care, police reported today.
The two were found overcome
in the apartment Of the baby'S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
H. Smith, at 1907 Twelfth st. N.
W., when a tenant on the same
floor smelled gas, traced it to
the Smith apartment; and broke
down the door to gain entrance.
The baby, Dolores, and the
nurse, Viola jackson, colored, Of
the TOO block of Fairmont st. N.
w., were soon revived. The nurse,
police said, had blown out the gas
flame under a pan of milk she
had heated for the baby.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
Record of Local
Traffic Court
Convictions
First Offense, Speeding

George F. Lee. 314 jefferson st.
N. W., SIS. ,
Vernon Jordan. BIT L St. N. w.,
SIS.
Jack w. Gerlacher, lis New
York Ave. N. W., SIS.
Walter E. Peacock, 901 Twenty.
fourth st. N. W., SIS.
Samuel Hall, IA North Caro-
lima Ave. N. W., $40.
John w. Robertson, Maryland,
$40.
Charles r. Gray, Virginia, SO.
John L. English. 1915 MasSachI.
sets Ave. N. W., SO.
James D. Smith, 1854 Colum-
bia Rd. N. w., $40.
Arthur D. Zahn, 1921 c st. N.
E., $40.
James H. Fling, 1923 Cambridge
Pl. N. w., IS.
Helen A. Grant, 1108 Columbia
Rd. N. w., S..
James T. Morrison, 1909 Nichols
Ave. S. E., IS.
Joseph E. Brooks, AT Delaware
Ave. S. W., IS.
Robert L. Buckley, Maryland, IS.
John F. Dunn, Maryland, IS.
Charles Ganard, Georgia, IS.
Harry M. Weaver, Maryland, IS.
Samuel H. Stevens, PennSyl-
vania, IS.
John L. Crouch, 1916 Wisconsin
Ave. N. w., SIS.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
TW0D. {. GIRLS
ARE MISSING

Belief that his daughter had
been lured away was expressed to
day by Emmett Anderson, 308 E
st. N. w., when he reported to
police that his 15-year-old daugh-
ter is missing again.
The girl and a companion, Min
ME Richardson, Is, a neighbor,
disappeared about two months
ago, returning to their homes
eight days later with the explana-
ton that they had gone to visit
friends in North Carolina.
Saturday the girls disappeared
again, Anderson told police, and
he believes they have been lured
away. He told police he believes
the girls were taken to New York
before and that they may be
there now.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
AIRPORT RENT
BILLS BEFORE
HOUSE
Stiff Battle Looms
On First, But Other
May 60 Through

The House today will take an
other whack at WaShington's rent
and airport problems.
Representative Mary T. Norton
CD :, New Jersey, chairman of the
House District Committee, will at
tempt to get the Ellenbogen rent
bill through the House. This
measure is being vigorously op-
posed by several members. At all
previous times when the bill has
been called up filibuSter tactics
and parliamentary strategy have
prevented debate on the merits Of
the proposition.
The bill would set up a COM
mission to control rents similar
to the one that operated in the
District during the World War.
Senator Arthur Capper (R.) of
Kansas has introduced a like
measure in the Senate and is
awaiting today's outcome to see
what course he should take in
pushing his measure.
The resolution which author
ICES the expenditure of $4,000
to hire expert to advise a Con-
gresSional commission on the
selection Of a site for District
airport is also, scheduled to be
brought up. The last time this
proposition was discussed on the
House floor, it was so bitterly
opposed that it was finally with.
drawn rather than allow it to
come to a vote and almost Ger.
tain defeat. The former reSolu-
luton authorized the expendi.
ture Of 100000, $4,000 which
would have been used for the
purchase of options. It Is
thought that with the 100000
eliminated the resolution might
have q chance.
The Washington times., 1936-04-13
Ken Murray
Says:

Former Premier EdOuard Her
riot was certainly depressed the
other day when he said he was
afraid that Frances refusal to
pay the war debt has lost her the
support Of America in her stand
against Germany. Well, by
now, France should realize that
we Americans can't enthuSe over
the MarSailles as long as that
sour note keeps ringing in our
ears.
You really can't blame, the
American public for being fed up
on broken promises. Imagine
having to pay for a European
war and a New Deal all in the
same generation.
After ignoring all our previous
Overtures, La Belle France is
now hoping Uncle Sam will cut
in when he sees Hitler stepping
on her toes. Well, all we can
say is, IL La Belle wants to trip
the light bOmbaStiC, she'll have
to face the music and vince.
So, IL it only costs us the war
debt to stay out Of that En-
rOpean mess. then, for once,
Uncle Sam gets a bargain.
copyright, 1886. by McNaught
Syndicate. Inc.)