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TR : s B o . v 5 - &/" x‘-"' ; ’,‘/= @/ 7 i { : . /—Q\ R\ i \\/ y T (oraixy Adls ~ 3 _ & —~y e T9TH YEAR. THE ST ERUIX BAVIS is printed and pudlished daily {Sunde ys and Holidays excepted) by . Johansen at the Avis Oijfice. : KR MS---50-centg monthly 1n advance, 2 cents per single copy. Entered as second-class matter HMay 26t 1917 at the Post Oyjice at Christian- wtedd. St Crow, Vo L of the U. SSUA., un- der the Aet of varch 3. 1879 Contribution to this paper will be glad- ly received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and is accompa- nied with the author’s name, as a quar- antee of good faith. The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorse them. REPORT OF RED CROSS IN THE HOLY LAND: A report just issued from the Ameri- can Red, Cross on its work in Pales- tine, Syria, Armenia and Turkey shows the extent and thoroughness of Ameri- can aid to the innocent victims of the wosd war. About $3,000,000, some of which came back in salvage, 'was ap- propriated.for the work, which lasted over a year. One of the great problem con- ircuung the Red Cross was the care of the orphaus of native parents. The Red Cross operated three orphanagzesin Pales tine alone, caring for between 500 and 600 ehildren. Numerous obstacies had to be confronted in the work extending relief. 1n ordet to transport Red Cross supplies across Syria a hi hway ot 100 miles had to be rebuilt between Aleppo and upper Mesopotamia. Due to sani- rary. and preventative measures affecte! $v the ,‘Red Oross physicians and relief workers’ar Aleppo, epidemies of cholera and™typhus were summarily checked. A typhus:disinfection plant was opened by the Red Cross at Jerusalem where nearly 5,000 refugees were passed through the cleaning pro-ess, examined, given new clothing and bedding and segr-gated into classes to prevent double iniection. A model farm of 1,000 acres was started near Jerusalem, to which the R@é?f(}ross loaned its tractors, oxen and mules and gave large quantities of ag-icultural im- plements and segd. The Red Cross ob- tained the right to search any Turkish home suspected of holding an Armerican girl and succeeded in restoring several thousand young girls who had been stolen from their parents. Refugee homes for these girls were estab- CERIBTIANSTED. V.l .S A.. TUESDAY. 68 JANUARY 1920, lished in several of the larger towns. Twc hundred hand looms. similar to those used in biblical times, were in- stalled in Aleppo. 3ume were set up in Red Cross work shops and »thers loaned to women who had families of small children, to enable them to work at home. EUROPEAN JUNIORS SEND CHRIS- MAS TOYS: Bread cast upon the waters by the children oi the Junior Red Cross is re- turning to Ameriea trom various parts of the worid lln ways thar prove the gratitude of ch idren from toreige lands. Many lictle Frerch children nave contri- buted sample loys of their nwn making to fill a huge gifc'box for American children this year. This Christmas box contains doll’s furniture, games, puz- ZiC3, wooaen animals, virds, chickers and poilus, painted by band: cloth dolls with wide-open eyes and golden locks made of yellow string; wabbly little water-color paintings, executed by tiny French hands, pen-wipers, needle cas and bead necklaces RED CROSS MATERIAL GOES T9D U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE HOS- PITALS: For the comfort of ex-service men who are under treatment in U. S. Public Health Service Hospitals, the American Red Cross has authorized the transfer of $700,000 worth of Red Cross hospital material to tne Public Health Service hos- pital warehouses o be issued on orders from the officials of the hospitals and of the Red Cross nospital personnel. 'This includes gauze bandages, pajamas, tow- els, comfort kits, laundry bags, fracture’ socks, underwear and bath robes. Any soldier suffering from illness or injuries contracted while in servifg need only apply to the Red Cross Home Service Section in his local community to take advantage of this service which the Gov- ernment offers him without expense. FOR SAILE White Lime Gwnfrom Estate Southgate Farm at 60 cents pr. barrel. ‘CATIWRINE LUDVIG LV(). 4- NOTICE. ÜBLIC NOTICE is hereby civen that P on and after July 1, 1920, all persons who wish to become teachers or be- come eligible {or teachers’ positions in the P blie Schools, will be divided into four classes, viz: (a) Assistant Graded Teachers (b) Graded Teachers (¢; Principal Teachers (d)" Special Teachers, In order to effect this ciassification, written examinations wi'l be held on Monday. March 29, Tuesday, March 30, and Wednesday March 31, 1920. Any citizen of the United States, or of th Virgin Islands, over sixteen years of age, who is known to be a nerson of gooa maral character and of suund physical health, is eligible to sit at these examina- tions, provided permission is obtained from the School Direc.»r not later than March 20, 1929 Applicants may receive full informa- tion regarding the nature of the examin- ations by applying ar the office of the School Directur, where textbooks and other literature will ke furnished free of charge, for the purpose of assisting ap- plicants in preparing ‘themselves for examinations. HENRY C. BLAIR, : Schozl Director. “‘For the Covernor.’’. ¢ ® o ¢ ablication T is hereby made known that the l Horse, Carriage and Boat Tax for the first bali year 1920 wili be received by the Policemasters in Christiansted and Frederiksted from the 20th January to the 10th February 1920, both days in- cluded, after which the list of arrears will be trausmitted to the same authori- ties for further measures. = Each debtor of tax will be subject to a fine Fres. 1.00 if the tax be under Fres. 25.00 and Fres 2.00 if the tax be Fres. 25.00 or above, beside the ord nary levy eXpenses. o . Government of", ttw Virgin Islands of the United States of America, St. Croix, December 30, 19¥9. For thie Governor, » R. O'HAGAN. i Government Secretary,