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P\\ \ "“r .‘I ‘:'V, f f";";" " 7l g .) ST ' 2 Y RR Rl A’;\ ) 8 { :N/y | » u- \ \ ':_': S '\\ . 3 ¥ S Y . / e\l 7l & > (Q . v /o ‘(3 S e T TBTH YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED, V. 1 U. S. A., FRIDAY, 15t1 FEBRUARY 1924, No. 37 THE ST. CROIX AVIS is printed and pudblished daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Ojfice. TERMS:--50 cents monthly in advance, 2 cents p2r single copy. lonterel as second-class matt:r May 26th 1917 at the Post Oifice at Christian- sted, St. Crne, V. L. of the U. S. A. un- der the Act of Mar:h 3, 1879. Contribition to this paper wili be glad- lg received when the same deals with mat- ters of gereval interest, and is accompa- nied with the autkor’s name, as a guar- antee of guod faith The editor cannot be responsibl- for the views of hiscorrespon denis ner does he necessarily endorsethem., TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. London, Feb. 11.—The question wheth er the ex-2remier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin is to be re ained as leader of the Conser- vative Party was in for setilement today at a big meeting of the Party in the Hotel Ciel, to which all the Conservs- tive members of Parliament and all the Conservative candidates defeated in the recent election were invited. Toduy’s meeting was private, buat an oflici | re- port was promised. Between 590 and 500 members of the party, including some 9200 Peers, assemblied for the meeting. Mr. Baldwin, who arrived early, was fol- lowed by Lord Balitour, Lorn Birkephead and other prominent party members, London, Feb. 11th—Mr. Stanley Rald- win was unamimously reelected leader of the Conservative party today. Now York,Feb. 11th —~While ra v suyar prices were without change today, on the basis of 7.41 duty paid, a good in- quiry was reported and additional sales were made of 5,000 bags of Cutas, 15,000 bags of Porto Rico’s and 35,900 bags of Philippines for February and March shipment. Raw sugar futures were irregular. Opening two to three points higher on active positions prizes broke 12 to 14 points betore noon un fer scattered liquidation and trade selling but in the afternoon rallied on coverinz and renewed buying for outside and Cuban account. The late upturn was influenced by the firmness in the s)ot market and left final prices at the best of the day, or one to four points net wigher. March closed 5.70, May 5.7 y, July 5.74, September 5 74. Prices for refined sugar were unchanged to 15 points higher and a continued good in- cuiry reported. One refiner now lists at 860 for fine granulated while ali cthers quote from 89) to 9 00, Refined futures were nominal. Batvia, Java. Feb. lith.—One Dutch police officer and 27 native relizious fana iies were killed and many wounded in | the course ofa riot on Sunday at Tan- gering. The trouble begpan when 4l tanatics, armed with swords and knives, cdeclared they wished to proclaim the new kingdom of Mount Gedes. Native | police under the direction of Duteb volice | cfficials attempted to disarm the fanatics | and severa fighting occurred before the police gained the upper hand. 1 London, Febh, 11 :h. —-llnderwriters is in progress here for a Japamese loan of | 25,000,000 pounds, bearing 6 per cent interest, to be issued at 774 and redeem- | tble trom 1929 to 1959 and intended | large'v to meet the maturing of out- | standing 44 per cent loans. Glasgow. Feb 11th.-—A great demons- tration was addressed by members of the Clydeside Group of the Labour Party | last night and remarkable enthutiasm | vas displayed, but the speeches, though in tore and expressing regret thet v e Lab ur Party in assumingioffice had b en ohliged to compromise with § h ir princi- ples, did noi seem to indicat: =n inten- tion to take any steps to endisnger the | Government’s life, but rather to contine activities to keeping the measurcs us tar | as possible up to the mark. j London, Feb. 11th, —Seventeen of the crew, including the captain, bave been | drowned in the wreck of the British ship | Lora, according to.a Lloyd’s despatch | from Lisbon. The sMora went on the yocks near Cape St. Vineent. ; Waushington, Feb. 11th.—The resolu- tion asking President Coolidge to ‘call for the resignation of Secretary of the Navy I'enby was adopied, today by the Senate. iemoeratie Senators supported the reso- lution almost solidiy and enough Republi- cans joined them to override the opposi- ton »f the Republican Leaders. The | vote on the firal roll call was 47 to 34. | ihe resolution as cdopted says, ‘resolved | taat it is the sense of the United States Sonate that the President of the United | States immediately request the resigna- | t.on of Edwin Denby as Secretary ot the Navy.”” A preamble cuotes from the | V/alsh ecancellation resolution, adepted January 3lst, wnich said the oil leases ‘' signed by Mr. Denby were made in viola- tion of law and under circumstances in- dicating corrvuption, Washington, Feb. lith.—7Th2 Presi- dent answered the Senate’s request for the resiznation of Ed vin Denby as See- retary of the Navy with the statement tonight that no official recognition can be civen the passage by the Senate of a resoiution relutive to their opinion con- cerning members of the Cabinet. or other ofhicers under executive control. London, I'eb. 11th—-The formuation of the new Labour Government took place simultaneously with a railway sivike and it is possible that the opening days of Parliament with that Government in con- trol may see a serious stiike of dockers and transport workers. An important conference was held today between the National Couneil of Port Labour Em- ployees and the Transport and General Workers Union, in an atiempt to arrvive at a settlem:nt of the threatened out- breax. There are still several days av il- able for meditation, but the position io- nizht is considered s 'rious, as not only 12,000 dockers are involved, but an en- ormous number of workers ,railwaymen and others engaged 1n transport connce- ted with the doek industry apd belong- ing to nine different unions will be idle. After the conciusion of todays confer- ence it was announced that the Ministry of Labour would be 1n toucn with the la- test developments and nad arranged to meet the parties in the dispute tomor- row. Lhis prompt iatervention by the Government revived hopes ol a settie- ment. tondon, Feb. 11th—The Conservative Party deteated in the eleetions on its po.- icy of proteciion, decided at a party con- ference today to drop protection and meet the challenge of the new Labour Government by going nto opposition 1n the new house as nomnally a united par- ty still loral toits leader, Mr. Stanley Baldwin. Stroage eforts were made by a large section of the pariy and a powerful body of the Conservative press to choose another leader but with- out avail. Mr. Baldwin in a speech of acceptance, gave his party some whole- some advice on its future conduct and poliey, declaring that its enemies of the future were not the Liberals, who were moribund, but the Labourites who were very much alive. Luxor, Feb. lith--The lid of Kng Tutankhamen’s sarcophagus was rused (Continued on jth page.)