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AUCTTON. T the request of Lawyer Stakemann as executor to the :Will of MRs. EMI- LY LOUISA SCHEEL, deceaz2d, will be offerad for sale at a public Auc- tion to be held at the late residence of the deceased at No. 17 KING STREET in Christiansted on THE 26TH INSTANT AT 2 OCLOCK P. M. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, consisting principally of CHAIRS. ROCK ERS, v TABLES, MAH PRESSES, MAH. BEDSTEAD, MATRESSES, SILVER SiTGAR BOWIi. & MIiLK MUG, PLATED WARE, LIC. EIC. Christiansted’s veandue Office, St. Croix, February 10th 1921. Fee: Fr. 10.00 E_ Say ren Francs "WILH. JENSEN. LOCAL. At its meeting yesterlay the Food Commission fixed maximum prices on certain articles, effective the 14th. in- stant, as follows: Beef 25 and 27 cents a pound, Bread 12 ects. Cattle 10 cents a pound for old and llcts. for young stock on the hoot, Charcoal sl. per bag, Chickens 25 cts. per pound, Cooking Butter 40 cts., Cornmeal 5 cts., £ggs 5 cts a piece, Fresn fish 10, 14, and 14 cts. a pound, Hakefish 16 cts., Pollock 18 cts., Lard 26 cts, muiton 27 cts., Pork (salted) 35 cts., Rice 10 and 14 cts., sheep (live weight) 11cts., Sweetpotatoes 3 cts., tannias an 1 yams 5 ets. A proposal to re- duce the price of milk by the difference in the rate of exchange which has de- creased by 9% since the lasc adjustment of the price of this article, was not sup- ported sufficieatly and failed of passage. Owing to certain circumstances connect- ed with an arrangement made with the Sugar Factory at this end, no action was taken toward fixing the price ol sugar unti] after the 31st proximo, it being felt that the importation of cheap sugar will protect the local market until that time. Upon inquiry 1t is learned that the anouncement to the effect that the motor- schooner ‘'Mystery’’ had been awarded a mail contract is not founded on fact s.U By Ly s YD AUCTION T i 9 » o T the request of Lawyer Stakemann as executor to the Will of MRS. EM’lv LY LOUISA SCHEEL, deceased, will be offered for-. ale at a public Auction to be held at the undersigned Vendue Office in Government House in Christiansted on TUESDAY The 15th of March 1921 AP U 0 PM, ‘The Property No. 17 King Street in Christiansted. ‘.’i 7 Same Place And Date AT 3 OCLOCK FP. M. The Property Parcel No. 1 of Contentment Land, Christian- sted’s Jurisdiction, both properties with all sppurtenances of land and buildings and both belonging to the estate of the said deceased. Conditions for the sale, appraisements and ofher documents relating to the sale [ will be filed at tne auction and may previously be inspected at the Office of | Lawyer Stakemann in Christiansted. | Christiansted’s Vendue Office, St. Croix, | Febru ry 10th 1921 l WILH. JENSEN. | although it may be quite possibly so | develop. | iiyt i Tomorrow being a iegal holiday, there | will be no issue of tiiis paper. | Correspondence. Edaitor of the St. Croix Avis - | Dear Sir, Tomorrow February 12th has been | proclaimed a legal holiday by His Excel- | lency the Governor for the purpouse of | observing Lincoln’s Birthuay In former years when a legal holiday came around | all business ceased at 9 o’clock a. m. | The shopkeepers were not asked to close | their doors, they were compelied by the | Police to do so. It appears to be differ- | ent now, as some shops can be seen | with their doors open long after 9o’clock on legal holidays. There is no excuse now that one don’t know what days are legal holidays, for there is a holiday Ordinance framed by the Coloniai Council and sanc- tioned by the Governor, that may be con- | suited 1n public offices during, office hours. We won’t dwell longer on the question of law, for we feel sure that if the law referred to is stiil in force under T e, .ST . . our new Cnie, the Police will certainly take care »f tat. What we would like to say a few words about is this. The emplioyers ought to have some consideration for their em- ployees, ¥ho work from morning until night in one place, ard give them the rest which they so mueh need, when these holidays come around. By doing this, it can certainly work no harm on any one, but will benefit both employer and employee in the end. We loek for ward for this. —Sine odio Fraternally, EMPLOYEES. Christiansted, Feb. 10, 1921. Dear Mil. Edito-, Speaking of a proposed meeting of the f'ood Commission, and inviting their attention to "‘local produets’’ I have es- pecially noticed that the pree of char- coal at 90 cents a bag has been advised and no price attached to any other com-. modity. Allow me to say through your valued paper and also advise, that char- coal at the Present time is the most needed article, as it can oulv be obtained in small quantities, and labour is still high, though market produets have dropped, and to pay men SI.OO a day for two weeks to preduce eoal at 90 cents a bag, would be ‘‘robbing Peter to pay Paul.”” and cannot obrain at this time. Charcoal ought to sell at a cheaper price say $1.25a ~ag but to drop from $1.50 to 90 cents, you may get no coal at all. We welcome the Food Commission, and hope that they will act wiselv on this subject. . Yours with thanks “CHARCOAL”’ TELEGRAMS. ‘ ST. CROIX STATION. Berlin, Fek. Tth.—The entire Social- ist Party has solemnly pledged itself staunchly to support the present, or any oither overnment, refusing to bow 1o the dictates to Paris, assuming that whatever the consequences may be they cannot be worse than the enslavement of the Germaun workmen for 42 years, is the declaration made by former Chan- cellor Schiedmann chief leader of the moderate Socialists. London, Feb Tth.—Absolute preserva- tion of the Sevres Treaty, the revision of which is to be discussed at the Lon- don Conference cf Feby. 21st was urged by former Premier Venizelos of Greece in an interview today. ‘‘The treaty is the only guarani~e of stability of peace, declared the former Premier he urged continued support by the Allies of Greece asserting that the Liberai party was un- swervirg and wholeheartedly peo-ally while the other parties were not anti- ally. The people as a whole were pro- ally. It was irue, he said, sympatnizers of the Greek Royalty coupled with pro-