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=1 ROX A Jln VENING 8.15 8.15 THIS E ANANG &, . “GERALDINE FARRAR?” ’ IN £4 337 99 3 VOM ] o IESCRIPTION THE RIDDLE WOMAN is a drama of the mysteries of a woman’s sou!; the un- certainties of a woman’s heart. It is a story in which blind passion is contrasted with true love: bad men with good men: weak women with strong; in whien the frailty ot woman proves to be her tower of st:ength —the defeader of her purity. It is a bartle of the sexes. It depicts the attraction of evil for go d. The tensity of its sex appeal erips, sways and thrilis. Itis a photoplay that spe=ks as tellingly as the spiken drama irom which ' The Riddle Woman’ was picturized. C 10l Jreoby wrote this sensational story of thr2e women who hava falien, one by onz, iuto tne arctiul toils of a roue. How the second woman s2ves the first and the first woman saves the third from the machinations of this unsneakable blackzuard, makes a three-ply plot of unusual dramaric interest. The action of the play tas:s piace 1o Co- peniiagen, Denmark, and New York. . MONDAY Yy Gordon” in ““The Love” era Gordon lln e fzreatest il.ove’. ADMISSION REarvel NOBRIR. i cNeiaeies bO, (ol BUHDRNCE, .... ... .0 ... i ey a0 Children 15e. and 10e. the following Gevernment statisties will show. but we had disciplize and good labour on the estates in those days: overnment statistics for the years 1862 1889 (inclusive)--a period of 28 vears the average sugar crop for the island was 10.714 hogshead of 1500 ibs Danish weicht or 8.839 short tons America weight. From observations made at three stations namely: Christiansted, Fort, Frederiksted Fort and King’s Hill for the years 1852-1889 —a period of 38 years, the average razin fall wus 562.8 lines or 46.22 inches. Goverament Statistics for the years 1890 to IM2--a period of 13 years, the average sugar crop tor the istand was 15 652 hogsheads of 1500 llbs. Danish weight per annun or 13.160 short tons American weight. The average annual rainfall observed at the above mentioned stations was 3944 lines or 49.30 inches. For the years 1912-1922—a perioc of 11 years, rainfall observations made at Ks- tate "*Annaily’’,gives an annual average ol 499.9 lines, (dedueting 100 lines whicn “Anpa'ly’’ usually bas per annum more than the centre or south side of the is- land), thus making the average raitfall for the island for that period 399.9 lines or 45 89 inches. The Virkin Islands Agricultural Ex- periment Station Bulletin No 3, entitied ‘ Qugar Cane in St. Croix”’ gives the fol- lowing data: For the years 1898-19:0 a perivd of 23 years, the average amount ot sugar exporred per annun was 9.216 | tons, and the average raintall 70.91 inch- | es. i I consider this rainfall rather high as we seldom exeeed 50 inches. It is all i very well to try and get the Federal Government interested in boring artesian \ wells or imcounding water for irrigation which would necessitate a large outlay | and in which we are not in a wposition to | participate; and furthermore water with- | out good laber won'’t grow crops. Wouid ' it not be better to start at the root of the | disease and try and improve our lahor " condition and get the isiand in shape to | use the water if we ever getit., God . helps those that help themselves, and | | presume the Government feel a good | deal the same about it. I believe that { our Governcr is Kkeenly interested trving ' to improve our loeal cond’tions and . stands readyv and willirg to give us any [ reasonabie a:d in his powver. § To be continued | y | LOCAL 3 Patrons of the Christiansted Theatre | are remindzd of the show to come cff | tonight. See adon third page. i r . '—— . ) . | Thes. s. ''Guiana’’ for New York is l due at Frederiksted on Monday morning t at daylight. TELEGRAMS, ? ST. CROIX S’ATION. ’ Brusse’'s, May 6th. --The ~ouncii of ' ministers today examined officially the German reparation proposais and unani- wously decided that they were unaccept- able. Saint Inglevert, France May 6th.— George Babot, French aviater, today crossed the English Channel to Lympne and returned. winning the Matins 25,000 franes prize for the first aeroplane with a maximum cylindric capaeity of 11/2 litres to make the round trip. The con- ditions calied for a Freneh aeroplane with a motor of less than fifteen borse- power, tor which a little more than half a calion of petrol was thus provided. Paris, May 6th.—Communist leaders and members of the Chamber of Depu- ties will be tried by the Senate, sitting as a hich court, on May 24th. Deputy Cochin whoese varliamentary immunity has been cancilied, is now in Lasante ptison. Heis charged with an offence against the security of the state, growing out of the spaech he made at Essen on Jan 9th, protesting against the French occupation of the Ruhr. Peiiing, May Ouh.—Danadits Kiiled one foreicner and carried off 150 passengers in a raid near the Shantung border on the Tientsin-Pukow railway today. Miss Aldrich, of New York, sister-in-law of John . Rockefeller Jr and daughrer of ex-Benator Nelson Aldrich was among the passenzers but her fate is unknown. The exvress train was Northb und from Soo Chow when attacked by the bandits, who disarmed soldiers, estimated at 1, 000 strong, and tore up a streteh of the permanent way. Fifty flrst class and a hurdred second class passengers were carried off, it was reported heve and six foreigners escaped. The foreigner Killed is believed to be a Russian. The Minis- ter of Communication late today tele- graphed General Tham Kun and the @ivil and Military Governors of Shantung asking that treops be sent to suriound the bandi! s, Dublin, May 6th.-—-The Free State Government continues 1o proceed nsi DeValera had never made his proposal of peace Austin Stack, who, up to the time of his eapture last monih, was Dle Val era’s prinecipal zid, has been triea by a military iribunal. Ihe result kas not been sunounced, but his friends do not anticipate that he will be executed. The republican bulletin complains that thoucrh the order to ‘‘ceas» firing’’ has been “universatty obeyed’” by the irrec- ulars, the Government Is continuing its ““repressive mcasutes’’, The newspu- per elaims that this proves the Fiee Staters to be the agzressurs. Despite this assertion it was learned on Szturday that a rarty of irregulars aiacked Holly- brook House in Svuth Siigo, one of the country resiaences of tn 2 Barl of Yores now cvecupled by a garvison of Free Siate troops, he attacking party subjectedd the house to intense nifle live, but wepe ultimately repuised. Manv wini,ws gore broken and valuable furaiture was - aged by bullets,