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or poriers carrying bag age, etc. C. 1 I hope that th2 Council will agree to appoint a commitiee to make recom- mendations on all these matters, which are very much neeeded, and that the Com mittee will consist not only of mem- bers of the Council, but of members outside of the Council *vho are thor- oughly 'acquainted with the matters I have mentioned. Ist Member for Frederiksted Coun- try District (Andersen) remarked: Mr. Chairman I only wish to§make a short remark. In regard to the propnsal made by the last speaker, I deem it advisable that the committee to be appointed to revise the Police Regulations consist of Council members, and*that we be autho- rized to bring in any one from outside to give elucidatinns. Ist Member for Christiansted Country District (Stakemann) remarked: Mr. Chairman. 1 fully agree with the pro- ponent of this resolution that the. Police Regulations be changed according to circumstances, | see we are makinga good deal of* laws, ordinances, resolu- tions which are looking beautiful on paper, but they are not carried out. We have automobiles speedirg more than ten miles through the town, they are driving twenty miles in the day time and at nights twenty-five miles per hour. These drivers shouid remember that in these tropical countries windows of dwellings are left open, and besides there are stores on the ground floors, and dust comes in and ruin the goods. What’s the use of making regula- tions? Have we policemen in Chris- tiansted? 1 don’t see them. I see some men walking around with guns like Texas cowboys. Who is the head of he Police? I do not know. 1 believe the head is living at Richmond, I cannot tell where. If we cannot get proper police- men then we’ll have to change the Police Ordinanece which is very expensive. I have complained over and over, but it is of no use, ltis hard for one to deter- * mine what the Policemen are paid for. It s the head of the department who is responsible for the protection of the peo- ple’s goods. The head is living in West End, “f understand. 1 hear there is a better staff of Policemen in West End, I do not know, I recommend that we have the Police Regulations revised, and when revised, I hope that the Director of Police will see that -the regulations are carried out, The Police require to be trained; teach them the regulations, tell them what they have todo. It is useless to put cartridzes on them and send them around the town without telling them what their duties are. 1 hope tre Hororable Direc- tor of Police and Member of the Coun- “ cil will nut take any offense of my re- marks, " (To be continued.) 8 7 il X A 1S Editor St. Crowx Avis. : ’ Sir: g Reforms bearing on personal hy- . giene and sanitation are justly receiving - agreat deal of attention. Amegng these ' there is none more- déserving‘of notice . than that of individual communion cups, | introduced for rhe irst time by the **Mo- . ravian Church’’ of this town. Shall we . continue to do as Christians have done . for so many centuries, with no thought | of the dangers incurred, or shall we . yield to t-~e advances of science, and . adopt measures to avoid, so far as pos- | sible the rizks encountered in using one | or two glasses for a congregation 7 That . it has come at last is' less a matter of ' surprise, than that it should have been | delayed so long. While the essence of ' -religion remains the same, the mode in | whieh it is expressed changes, and has | changed—as half the theories held at | this time among ourselves will probably | change. g Those who may oppose the introdue- | tion of individual glasses may offer ma- ' ny objections, but none of them will be . sufficient to stand when viewed in a cor- ’ rect light. The reasons for adopting in- dividual communion glasses must be ob- | vious to all. Science tells us that many, ' if not all, communicable diseases are | produced by germs, and in many cases | these germs gain entrance to the body | through the alimentary canal. ‘‘erms of . diseages such tuberculosis, diptheria, ' ete. are found in the mouth, and it is a | very easy matter tfor them to be commu- nicated to the edges of the glasses, or ' the liquid, and thus they are cassed from ' one to another communicant, and all . are exposed to the infection. ; I have known of persons with cancer | of the mouth partaking .of communion . with all the others, and it usually occurs " that sueh individuals occupy the front . seats, and are served among the first, ' and the dregs containing all these germs . are passed around for their bretheren. ' There are few congregations of any size ' that do not have at least one tuberculo- . sis member. Think of the other mem- . bers who are needlessly exposed to the . dread disease by means of the commu- { nion cup. ' i I am sure that the thoughts which ' should have been uppermost in your ' mind, on these solemn occasions were, . often mingled with thoughts as to how | many mustaches, and lips had been | washed off in the wine hefore it reached | you. - | Respectfully | G. E A l Christiansted, 26, March 1921. ! L : 3 | - Correspondence | S | i Though the arrival of the “reole on . Wednesday was past all business hours, " the postinaster threw opgn the doors of his dej artment for more than an hour to facglltatq boxholders who cared to have thol.r mail ready in answer for next _day sailing. | S Have you tried Forbes’ doughnuts? Well if you have not do so at once, they are real delicious. TOPICS OF THE TIMES. The divorce granted to Japanase hus- band§ are eight times as many as those granted to wives; but im the United States the divorces granted to wives are double those granted to husbands.—The Independent. FIFTY-FIFTY. Twins were born in a West Virginia home where the father was a Democrat and the mother a Republican. So the twins were named Warren and Wood row.— Ibid. THE GREAT DROUGHT. A Detroiter has been fined SI,OOO fuor the possession of scme home brewed beer. It would be interesting to know what percentage of the readers will view this paragraph with alarm. —Cleaveland Plain Dealer. : AT THE FIRST OF THE MONTH. A Poem By Anne Alfreda Mellish. My Salary. The hours you spend with me, deat‘" .‘Mon"' Are very few, it seems to me; I count you over, every dime apart, My salary! My salary. Ten cents a dime, ten dimes a ‘‘plunk’’- To earn them is an awful grind; I count each- dime unte the end, ‘and there— A ‘“dun” I find Oh toil, that is as poorly paid ! Oh salary, spent before we greet ! I kiss each dime, and try to find away To make ends meet— Ye gods! To make ends meet! Customer (to assistant at outfitter’s): “I want a muff.”” Assistant: Certainly, madam. What for?”’ Customer: “Wha%ur? To keep my ’ands warm, you idio@d’’ : There was just enough pudding for two,so mother divided it between Bobby and Mary. _ ; ‘““Mother,’;said Bobby, after a pause, ‘I cant enjoy my pudding while you havn’t any I wish you would take Mal‘y’S-" &