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assuming demoeratic relations with the people. We join their many friends and voice publie feeling in wishing Mr and Mrs. MeKean bon voyage and health and prosperity in their future home. ~ In a few days we shall say goodbye to Paster and Mrs. Frank Hall of the Sev- enth Day Adveontist Church., who after nany vears residenca in this island are moving to Sarte Domingo te whicn fiel © Mr. Hall is transferred fer church work. Mr. Hall will be much nissed here as a good christian worker and as a helper of the sick many of whom have bean restored to healtn by his treatment. Mrs. Hall has spent a great part of ber time here with educstional work, first eondueting a school of her own, and later on being a teacher in the Christian- sted Graded Grammar School. Os a svm- patherie and ministering diwmitioa Mis, Hall, as her husbard, has made many fiiends in our little eommaunity and it is wilh rearet that we see them go. They carvy the best wishes of a large cirelaof {rieuds for their nappiness and prosperity. CORREUTION, In Coloniai Coruneil’s Prossedines pub- Wehed in vesterday's 'Avis’’, 3id page, Ist enlumn, please substitute the foliow- ine amendment in vlace of the ane which appeared from Mr. F. Avdarsen: AMENDMENT to Colonial Cowcil Bill No 23. 0 irth Coun ‘."!’, First Se S i, 1925-1924. That the Resolution now pendinz be ameaded to read as follows: Be it resolved by the Colonial Council of 9= Croix in session assembled: liat the Governor be and ne is hereby authorized to create a fund in the Colo- nial Treasury es 88 Croix to be desig- pated t'The Christiansted Cistern Fund”’ to which he shall transter such funds 45 may remain unexpended upon the date of auwproval of this Resclution, of t e Franes 20,000 appropriaied for a Publie Cistern for Christiansfed in the Budeet 19:23-1924 mainienance Publie Works Dept. Item B) as approved and of the Fres, 100,000 appropriated by . dditional Mouey Bill passed by the Co- lonial Couneil of St. Croix on Mareh 3, 1924 and approved by the Governor of tne Virgin Islzands on March 17, 1924 i rovided that expe=nditures on account of the Publie Cistern at Christiansted shall thereafter be charged to this find, and wheu this projeet is completed any funds remaining unexpended shall be covered inte the Coionial Treasury of St. Croix and the fund abalished, St Oroix, Jure 23rd 1924 D. C. CANEGATA, \ 2ad Meaiher for Christian- sted Tow and Suburbs. =1 RDI E AN | 5 Corresnondence Dear Mr. Editor! When the ‘“‘Tribune’’ eomes out with *"We are {or the poople’ it does pot sav against 'whom'’. Is it the arch enemy ‘‘our naval gaverament7 Or is it a Don Quixote, agaizst Wendeilst pointis? Then again “The cternal economical misery”! Whers is it? Hoping so hear and learn,I am dear Mr. Editor thankinz for space Yours At THE ANSWER to the all absorbin r question in eve- rybody’s mind July 4. Where do we eat? Vhen do we eat? These quastions wili b» uppermosi in the minds of evervoaly attemtding the Fourth of July Ra:::, at Manpines bßay on tha glovious day of ladependence. For theve 18 ope tunp that wis vver- lasked by the framocs of ihe eetebrated Dezlaration, and tail was to deelase our- selvas indapandont of haarar, Wo are all egoine Lo be as inory on that div as on any other anl a wod many ofusa great deal maore so--if that is pessible, But con’t worry! If hungry, we shall bafod il we kiny how iv answer the quaestinns at the he- ginninz of this dissor niion First, then, wher: di) we eat? [he answer to ihat is eaiy. -Those of us who altend the Racses w 11. of eourse, eat at the Rad Criss haoth whien will be supplied and s:rvol by the members of the Home Ser- vice Committes of Christiansted and Erederiksted, and everyhody kKnow:- that thoy can make the best sandwiches, ¢ kes and ocher things that go to make a1 apne.izing lunch and cin serve them in away to please the most fastidi- ous. Sceond is When do waeni? That questiol is as easily answered as the fest. The answer is "'Eat eariy anl often’’ for this is the opeortuniiy of 4 lifetitae. The more you eat the bhetier for veu and for thosc for whom the Bed Cross cominittees dare woriinZ so earn estly. All the prelits for the day will go into the joeal treasury of the Bociety for the r:lief of the people of this island, Sa. let us make the day one of greit prefit aad good will, Remenber to eat and driok at the Red Cross booth July 4. . TEIFGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. New York, June 29ih —Balloting ior a ncminee for the Presidency be- gins tomorrew morning, with a dead lock in prospect. Toniznt the sapport- ers of a doz2n candidazes r2a2wed their predictions of vietoey., lThe pialloim was perfected at 2 o’cloek this morninge following the rejection of a plank cor- demning the Ku Klux Klan in specific terms This followe ! another serious con test, endipg in adonting the party’s faith in the League of Nations in general terms only, MeAdoo and Smith contint: to cecupy the centre of speculation anid the defeat of the Klan plank 15 consides ed favouravle to Bicddoo, who has the suprort of several sirone Kian Siates, Smith suproriers point to the narrownes ol the vote a8 an indication that Melddoo gannet receive the pobdsaary two thivis maiority. for pomiea one The Leagie faoht was acecomparied by an unusual & play of ra si»n. But this was the ealou less in eomuarison with the battlie wagei! over the Klin. Ex Secretary of Stars Cniby defied the econvention to oper depncunce the Klan while Brvan elose| the arpuen: for the spposition with = n old tinmie show of dash and friliane Jlverywhere tonight the disposition o deleoates was to leave well enough alone and et the eloseness of the vote speak fir itself, The princival planks in the Deno pratie platlorm are. (1) Governme tal control of the antracite industry and all other corporations eontrolling the necessaries oi lile, where ihe puble woelfare hos been subordinated to pri- vate interests. (2) Continued Govern- taent operetron ot the Merchant Ma- rine, without obs ructing the devel enment of private owned shipping, ) Adopiion of & cozsiiintional amend- ment preventing Congressmen from siavine in session afier their deleat for vo eleetion. (4) Maintenance of Asiate exclusion - laws. (5) Immediate indepen- denca ftor Pailippines. (6) Dralting of 21l resvurces in time ot war. (7) Pro wotion of the Great lLakes deep water- wavs, (8) Sabmutting the United States entry into the \l.earue of Nations to popiaiar reforendum. A munority re- pori specifienlly denouneing the Ku Klax Kian was defeated. FParis, Jurne £Bth-—lolsnd was elimin- ated from the Olympie feieing matel s today by the United Siates team. ‘lhe United States team wan ten matehes and the Buteh six. The Fienen fencers eli- n:inated ¢ prir, Moscow, June 8 h—Witha view of avoining repetition of the tamine of 1924 the Govornent 18 taking every preeau- tion to prevent shortage of food in the di- siriets were crops failed, providing con- socutive sittings of the Council of Com- mizsicners have studied the subjeet. The discussion at each session revealed that over 5,000 000 people probably would be uifected by a famine in these districie but that only 2075 oif the number wers affected in 1921. The Couveil announces that there is no danger cf a famine reacking the proportions that it didin 1921. The Goviernment has appointed a special commission (o regulate the prico of flour and provide relief.