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Correspondence Dear Mr. Editor! Please alter ‘‘Wenderist’’ into “Windmill”’ in my correspondence of the 3rd July and allow me to ask your cotem why monopolies are the doom ot St. St. Croix, and who enjoys them? With more thanks for space for this time, Yours truly, A H. 915 Intecvaie, Ave, New York N Y. June 24th 1924. Editor of the Avis. Dear bSir: I do not know enough of the -pre- sont state of affairs existing under tne form of eivii government in the islands, and therefore I am not in a se@®@re posi- tion to advance an opinion either for or aoainst the proposed change. I have always believed that if our peo- ple could be convinced that it is their ecopomic advantage to retain the present form of Government until the islands are fully relieved from those mistakes made in the Sale Treaty, aad put up a strong and vigorous fizht azaiost oiher evils, they would accomplisa better re- sults. I have in my hands an editorial of your paper dated June 14, which states that a man was apprehended on a charge of stealing a bag of sugar, he representatives of the factory fail- ed to prove that the sugar was stoien but cliimed the sugar to be of their | stock, in cons2quence of which the man | was sentencedto paya fioe of ten dol- | lars. f It Congress read this, I dare say they | would be more concerned over the lack of | ability in the judiciary department, or | pernaps their abuse, of power, than they | would be over the proposed change of | government. g On the other hand, if the changeis | made, ean’t you be made to see how | graft, trickery and other underhand | m-thods of American politics would help ’ ', ruin the islands before these biased } 1 ral minds have been forced out of } oilice and ocut of the islands ? ] ASHLEY L. TOTTEN. { e e ‘ TELEGRAMS. ; ST. CROIX STATION. New York, July 2nd.—Raw sugar de- elined 1715 today on sales of 21,000 bogs of Philippines at 9 21, duty paid. Raw | gugar futures, while irreguiary were | generally steady, elosing 2 w 0 3 points not higher, with only a small trade, | July closed at 233 Scptember 346 | December 340 March 3.20. Refined | sugar was unchanzed at 6.70 to 7.00 for f fine granulated. Refined futures were 1 noininal. ST ity % Yo London, July f£nd.—United Press. Dr. Dekaan, Jeru:alem correspendent of the london Daily Express, has been assassinated according to advices lecelv- ed Lere frem Jerussiem. lord Beaver- brock proprietur of the Daily Express, hes leen attacked many times by the Zicnists for his criticism of the British manda‘e over Palestine. Lotdon, July 2nd.—ln the House of Comrmons yesterday Mr. Arthur Ponson- by. Under Seeretary for Foreign Affairs, In expiaining the delay in computing British ratification of the Lausanne Trea- ty, said ratification was not possibie until all the Domivions had ratified the freaty London, July 2nd—United Press. While the Government has not vet taken any ection with regard to the speeches made by Admiral Field at Vancouver, it is stated authoritatively that an investi- gation is aiready proceecing to discover the actual woras used. When the cabled report of the speeches reached London the Admiralty heads expressed surprise at vvhat one of them termed the Admir- als indiscretion. It is admitted that if the Admiral sought to dietate to Canada what her naval jo'iey should be and il 1n such event Canada registers an objection to this action, swift action will toilow. It is understood that the question wiil be laised in the House of Commons. Paris, July 2~d—"The Qu:en of Spain and the infants Beatrice and Christina ieft tor London this morning. Dabiin. July 2nd —Reuters. The Dail Eireinn on the nomination of Desmond Fiizeeraid, Minister of External Affairs, yesierday ratified the Lausanne Treaty without division. Christiania, Norway, July 2nd—Ciris- tiania, Norway’s capital, will revert t) ilts ancient name Oslo on January next. The proposal, which has been long dis- cussed was finally adopted by Parliament yes erday, Pekin, July 2nd—The cabinet resigned today. ‘Ube Premier, Hin Pao Chi, who tendered his resignation and the cabinets to the President alleged that owiny to age an/! illness he was unable to cope with the sitaation in China. London, July 20d—Tne Prince of Wales wiil visit is ranch in Alberta this Autumn, aceording to his announgement made a_ the dominion dinner today. ''Ca- nada always has bheen a real tonie to me’ he said, ''i dont know what it is exact ly, whether the air, or the gireat spaces, but the fact remains. I first realized that when | went there a few months af- ter the close of the Great War- [ went siraighc from four years of horror and contusion to a great clean country, full of hope and couflience in the future, | am sure there wili be the same tonie this Autumn’’. The Prince congratulated the Canadian Government on its splend- id contribution to the Empire Exhitition. He admitted that he hat visited the Ca- nadian Paviiion at Wembley only once, but, added the Prince, "I certainly wiil go again, if only to sse how I myself am getting on during the warm weather. “*This allusion to his own celebrated effi- gy in butterin the Caradian Pavilions cre- ated heartiest laughter. Mr Thomas, Colonial Seeretary, alluding to Premier MzcKenzie King's recent discussion of the alternatives that lay befoie Ca- nada, declared the Canadian Premier’s speech showed that the Empire’s strength rested on the fact that “‘we are able to speak plainly 1o each other. The empire was greater than party aond the Govern ment was convineed that the time had arrived when PFmpire pioblems shouin be re-examined. We are taking steps to ask the Dominions to come to a round table conference and discuss those preb lems, not #s a party, but in the interests of the Empire as a whole,”’ he said. Shanghai. July 2ud.—Major Maclaren arrived here today. Washingtion, July Ist.—A treaty, de- signed to prevent rum smuggling into the United States, similar to that nego- tiated by the United States and Great Britain, was signed today by Secretary Hughes and Ambassador Jusserand, re- presenting France. Madison Square Gardens, N. Y., July 2ad—Mr. Maelddoo ran -to a new hieh mark in tonight’s ballotting in the Dem- ocratie National Convention. He passed the much sought goal of 500 votes by dint of {frantic work and persuasion and nanoeuvring on ‘the part of his floor n anagers, who declared they had not finished their work yet. Running eclose te tae forty-six and forty four ballot re- eord of the Baltimore and Sanfrancisco Conventions respectively, the Madison Square Garden exhibition gave promise of setting a new mark, The 42nd ballot produced these ficures. MaeAdoo 503-215 S nith 318-2/5. Davis of West Virginia 67. Underwond 394 Cox 55, Glass 283, Ralston 30, Robinson 24, Ritehie 171, NEW YORK, Juiy 3rd. Flour, (hard winter clears $5.15, ** hard winter straights $5.60 M:al, Kiledried per 140 pounds $2.60 New Season’s Pork per barrel $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per brl, §27.00 Sugar—Crystals maximum per 100 lbs, $0 25 Mclasses suzar 83° maximum 4.25 Cotton, Middling, Upland, at Liverpool per (b. 15 98-100 d. Exchange. New York and Lendon, 6( days’ sight $4.31 ©xchange New York and London, sight $4.324 LoNDON, July 3rd. Sucrar, Demerara Crystals, nominal per eyt 325. od. —3Bs. od. ‘* Muscavado nominal per ewt. 28s. od.—3ls. od. ““ White Java’s cif United Kingdom 225. 9d. D2merara Rum per gal. nominal. Trinidad Coecoa, good middling red per ewt. D3s. od. —5H4s. od.