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LSO, i '0 ST. MARY’S HALL v ° " ’ o 10-Night! To-Night! at 8.15. Your Last Chaneé not *Balf A Chance.”’ When you rea: a good book, you al- ways read it twie ~.....Y0u Study It. When you see z 500 D PICTURE, It’s worth while se ing twice...-- -You’ll Knjoy It. Os the Two oOramas for the vgeek “'Bring the Ne'/s to Mother”’ received the most votes. : There’s a Reason- - . .Remewber Pic- ture Value Counts. SECURE YOUr SEATS IN TIME. J eceived Just Receive EXS. S. “Mariinique” 1 . ”» ~ Delight” Brand CONDENSED MILK ; . efs 48 ez ns $7.50 FEVAPORATED MILK , . cfs 48 cins $6.50 %25 USFE “DELIGH].””BRAND MILK FOR II'S PURE AND UNIFORY. FLA -OR & EXCELLENT QUALI- TY. J A SELECT ASSORTMENT/OF CIGARS from J. M. Gonzalez & C{mpany, Santurce, Porto R co. A TRIAL WILL CONVIN'E YOUOF THE QUALITY(¥ THESE CIGARS. RAMSAY GOOGAN & GO, WC. LOCAL. " 'Short Skirts’’ featuring Marie Walton did not fall short of what was promised from it, and a highly delighted audience left the theatre last night after two solid hours of interesting entertainment which it afforded. The truly fine film ‘‘Bring the News to Mother’” will be shown again at St. Mary’s Hall this evening. All who failed to see this grand screen production the first time would really be doing them- selves an injustice in passing it over now. Sse ad in today’s issue. The American schooner ‘'Pocahontas’ which used to be auxiliary to the *‘Virgi- nia’’when theflatter ran the mails from Por to Rico, is here. Itis understood that her mission is to load a heap of old iron, junk machinery, which has been lying on the i S T.CHOoIXx AVIS public wharf for several months. If it is a factithat this rubbish whose presence has orlly: contribated to spoiling the ap- pearazg ce of the landing place is rea'ly to be rez‘\‘.oved, this woulu be indeed a stride forwe 4 in brushin!; ud the looks of tne wate, front which has never been in such an unsightly congdition as during the last two years<or mcre. 'f The S. S. *‘Parima’’ from New York via St. Thomas arrived at Frederiksted this morning. The postmaster advises that the mail for Christiaasted should not be looked for before tne regular dis- patch from Frederiksted comes in this afternoon. : AN ANSWER TO THOSE WHO CRITI- CIZE OUR NATIVE MUSICIANS AND THEIR ABILITY TO PROMOTE AN ORCHESTRA ON THE ISLANDS By ASHLEY L. TOTTEN. Do you remember way back when the Danish Military Band would go on the wharf and play for one hour every Sunday afternoon? And later in the da’s of Capt. Ditlev- sen when they would send a section of soldiers witl' their rifles and bayonets to protect the tem little mpusicians from harm, as they played for one hour once a month at nights? Well, times have changed since then. The band in those days consisted of two leading cornets and a few other in- struments such as the Tula, Tenorhorn, Althorn, Valve Trombone and Drums. The leader had his funny way about starting to play a number. Ain, To, Tray, Feeya: he would say, and then came what appeared to be, an over exerted energy on his part while emissions from the other instruments sounded like Voo-ta-Voo-ta-Voo-ta-ta. The public however, appreciated this to be a very high degree, and perhaps much more than fhey are inclined to appreciate our native musicians of today. If Magnus Svendsen and Lirdholm were alive, they would have an oppor- tunity to see how mach servie2 they rendered to humanity, when they as- sumed the initiative and staried training pnatives to play brass instruments, des- pite the eriticism and abuse which their own countrymen showered on them. There are people on the islands who remember when such numbers as “'Dutty Mother Passing’’ and the Tiv>li March were great., and. th2 men who played then were great musicians. What do these people think abjut the kind of music thaf our boys are playing today? If it is possible for native musicians to make thamselves familiar with band music, why is not possible for them to promote an orchestra? In an orchestra, there is but one little difference. : Good violinists who must aequire the art of playing in the various positions, a good pianist who can read and play musie arranged for orchestration, and with brass and reed instrumrents in low pitch is all that is necessary. Start out with this and the rest will come in time. The same brain that has been devel oped into the knowledge of playing band music will also be of service in crchestra musie. The same brain that trained bandmen will of necessily train an or- chestra. Some of the greatest orches- tras here in New York sounded like a riotous outburst of indignation enly four vears ago. But, fortunately for New York there is a greater tendency on the part of the public to encourage, and not discourage. Criticisms are more ofa constructive nature. : : _ Our island St. Croix has. throwr bou- quets after bouguets at strangers whom they honored as great musicians, and who reallv knew as much about the art as Andy’s fat cook. : But whenever some one starts out for the specific purpose of placing St. Croix on equal footing with the outer world, thén all the big crabs begin to drag the smaller ones back in the barrel. Start anything, and to the selfish and mali- cious. it is stupidness. it would perbaps interest you to know that some native boys who played fidd.c in St. Croix some years ago, are violin ists in New York today. An orchestra or concert band made up of Virgin Islands in New York could hold an audience anywhere in America today. Had these boys remained at home they could not boast of earning eight to ten dollars every night. Criticism® would have killed their ambition. If just a little less doubt would be placed on the ability of our native musicians, and everyone do less knocking, and more pushing, an orchestra as good as is heard anywhere, will certainly loom up in St. Croix. ST. THOMAS NEWS. This morning shortly after 10 o’clock a sad aceident occurred up town at the home of one of our well-known cake mak- ers— '‘Bellerita.”’ It appears that she was lighting an al- cohol stove wher it exploded, ecatehing her clothes afire and seriously burning her chest, face and head. . Hearing the commotion, the Chief of Police, Guggenbeim, ran from the station to the scepe of the accident where he ap- plied first aid until the arrival of the doc- for. - The sufferer was taken to the Maunici- pal ‘Hospital.—S'. Thomas Mail Notes, 9th May. : ey Miss Isabella Ritter succumbed early this morning it the Muricipal Hospital