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will be over a triangular course, ten miles to a leg. The start and finish will be at the Ambr)se Channel Lightship, but the eourse itself will not be announe- -2d by the Race Committee untii a few minuies before the preparatory signal is blown. Betting odds in Wall Stieet yesterday on the remaining races were. On the series, even money. on Resolute and Shamrock IV. Today’s race, six to five on the Resolute to win 3 straight races, Shamrock 9 to 2. L.ondon, July 16th. —Following is the result of rhe Eelipse Stakes. Ist Buchan. 2nd Silvern. 3rd Allenby. St. Thomas, July 17th.-——Cemmunica- tion witn Trinidad restored. Wimbledon, July 16th.—Mr. J. C. Parke, the noted Britrish tennis-player, was defeated by Wm. J. Johnsten of California 1u the first mateh between the British and Urited States Davis Cup Teams in their contest for the right to challeng: Australia for the trophy. The score was 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, -6-2. Paris, July 16th.—The exchange of ra- tifications of the treaty of St. Germain, which established peace between the Aliies and Austria, took place yester- day in the eloakroom at the Foreign Of- fice. Jules Cambcn presided over the ceremony. Los Anseles, Cal., July 16th.—1hree severe earthquake 'shocks, the first at 10,10 this morning and the second and third at 1.27 and 1.29 this afternoon, ereat d exeitement throughout Los An- geles and its suburbs, caused damage of a4 minor nature to a number of buildings, and inflicted physical injurie. upon sev- eral men, women and children. Business in many establishments came practically to a standstill after the third shock, and thirty minutes later the crowds were still gathered in the streets, either fear- ful of returning to work, or interested in learning the extent of the damage. A piece of coping at Market and Main Streets fell and struck a fire alarm box, turning in an alarm. The response of tne brigade and rumours flying through the strects caused some person to send in a call for ambulances, which was promptly responded to. Cracks in the ftront and walls of a few buildings were reported after the second and third shocks, and hospitals in department stores were overflowing with fainting and hysterical women shoppers. Los Angeles, Cal, July 16th.—A sharp earthquake, tne fourth since 10.10 o’elock today, was felt at 6.13 tonight There was no damage reported. Spa, July 16th.—The German repre- sentatives signed at 8.45 o’clock, thereby settling ove of the most difficult ques- tiops which has come up in the present discussion. Signatures were affixed on the document after four hours’ session at the Villa Fraineuse, one hour of which was spent by the Germans in a cabinet consultation in an adjoining room. There was a conflict over the in- > B i E AN | troduction in the protocol of a menace of the occupation of additional German territory after Uectober I¥h. next, if Germany coal deliveries were not up to the stipulated quantity of 6,000,000 tons by that date. The Allies decided todrop this clause of the protocol be- low the signature line Before the ar- rival of the German delegates today the Allied Premiers completed the con- sideration ot the discussion of repara- tions due from Germany. As finally adopted the reparations will be made on the following basis: France 527, Great Britain 22%, L:aly 10%,. Belgium 8%, Japan and Portugal each § of 1%, the re- maining 31X and a half percent between Serbia, Rumania and Poland. Besides the elg t percent Belgium is to receive she wijl retain the priority right to 2.500,000,000 marks from which will be pald sums loaned Belgium by the Allies. The proposed changes in the protceol submitted by the Germans were for the most part purely technical and were re- jected except an amendment to arti- cle one by which the Allies accepted an additirnal provision that the deliveries of coal should be averaged in oider to take into account floods in the Rnine re- gions. Section two also was amended to allow a premium of tive murks per ton on all deliveries by land or sea. The Pathfinder reproduces a cartoon from the Chicago Drover’'s Journal de- picting a relentless old fellow labeled La- bor Radicals, with uplifted axe repre- senting strikes with which he isin the act of decapitating a goose, industry. The inscription under this ecaricature reads: '‘When will the striking worker come to his senses and realize that he is killing the goose that lays the golden egg 7" —Pathfinder. H O L. DOUBLES PRICE OF WIVES. Travellers in Central Africa aver that oldH. C L. has by no means slighted Afriea, even though it is the Dark Con- tinent’’. An example of the rise in pri- ces is shown in the case of wives. In prewar days a fine, 16-hands high wife could be bought for four spearheads. Now she costs eight. In the ¢ ttle districts 2 healthy young wife is valued at eight cows instead of four.—7bid MUST WEAR MORE CLOTHES. Women coming into the court of Judge ¥. W. Geiger of Springfieid, Ouio, to get divorces will have to wear more than ‘‘peekaboo’’ waists and ‘seemore’’ skirts. The judge told the attorneys that it made no difference how hot the weather was the women would have to wear more clothes. - Ibid. BRIDE’S DRESS TOO SCANT. A wedding ceremonyv was delayved in a cathedral in New Orleans because the bride. in the opinion of the officiating priest, was immodestly attired. The ~ bride had started up the main uisie to ~ the air of the wedding march when the e priest saw her and found her attire ‘“‘so ' shocking’’ that he had the sexton put ~out the lights so that she could retire and - properly clothe herself. The style of the | dress was considered to bea violation -of the recent order to the archbishop of | the diocese relative to wearing apparel. [ =G ] G W oy i . LIQUORS GO WITH HOUSE IN SALE. { In Chicago the home of the deceas d ‘ millionaire G F. Griffin is for sale, and the man who buys the house gets the stoek of liquors in the cellar. The house is said to be worth $50,000 while the con tents of the cellar are valued at SIOO.OOO. l ~lbid Don’t be surprised when your com plaints against profiteers’ prices accom- plish nothing, if you kcep right on buy- ing from them and paying what they de- ' mand. Only effective way to combat ~ these gougers is for everybody to boycott - goods held at exorbitant prices. It now appears that the rank and file in Ameri ! a have come to recognize this weapon l and are beg‘im’ring to use 1t with telling | eilect.- ind. i e BRI | : s 1 | Some people have so much money they . don't krow what to do with it. The Waltham Watceh Co. advertises a lady's wrist watch for $250 to $1,500, depending on the case.”” A Washington store ad - vertises i en’s shirts ‘‘at a bargain, three | for $25.”7 A New York store advertises feather fans ‘'starting as low as £75 " ! It is time that people who have money ~ to squander on luxuries of this sort shouid ~ be asked point-blank where thev gor gt And they should be ‘‘taxed till it hurts"’ so much that they will stop spending for such things. When half the world are struggiing Jor the necessities of life such extravagance becomes a crime. ‘lt s that sort of thing that brought on the French revolution, and aiso the present revolution in Russia.——lhid. %' . & 3 "üblication. ll is hereby brought to public no- tice that the Government has. this date, authorized Rev. WALDIKMAR IVAN RUTAN to perform civil- religious functions in the Municipal ity 6L ot. Croix. Government o the Virgin Islands of the United States, St. Thomas 8 July 1920. C €. TIMMONS. Crovernment Secretary.