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. ¥ e Special Friday Evening Concert, .. S. NAVAL BAND. Christiansted, Virgin Islands, October 10, 1919.° First Musician J. W, Paulus, Leader. PROUOGRAM: Part 1 March Militaire The Rainbow... Ed- ward Johnston. Waltz That Wonderful Moihe:r Os Mine. ... Walter Goodwin. The American Patrol. ... Meecham. Two-Step Down In Chattanooga.... Irwin Berhn. Part 11. : March Willow Grove... E. Sorentino. Overture Light Cavalry.... Carl Fisher’s Edition. Cornet Solo Larboard Watch. .. Williams. Two-Step Good-Bye Little Girl Good- Bye. . ..Cobb and Edwards. . NATIONAL ANTHEM. The cincmatograph exhibition of last night was very poorly attendeua. The films presented were indeed interesting and itis to“he regretiod that a more pgpular response was not given them o e WEATHER REPORT. San Juan, Bar. 29.96, Ther. 72, E. Vel, 8, rain. ot. Thomas, Bar. 29.94 Ther. 78 E. Vel: 8 partly cloudy. St. Kitts, Bar. 29 92 Ther' 76. E. Val. 7 partly cloudy. Dominica, Bar. 29.90, Ther. 74, S. E. Vel. 4, cloudy ; St luela, Bar 2988 Ther. 74.8 27 cloudy. ( Darthados, Bar 2992 Ther 74 K. Val. 4. cioudy. Fert of Bpain. Bar. 2988 The: T 4 S. E. Vel. 2 clear. Curaecao Bar. 29.82, Ther. 78 N.E. Vel. 6 partly cloudy. ‘ St. Croix, Bar. 30.02, Ther. 84, E. part- ly cloudy. Rainftall for past 24 hours, 1 6-8 "ELEGRA NS | 82 CROIX STATIOGN, ’ Washington, Oct. 6th.—Denying that Great Britain and her ecolonies would | have six votes 11 the league of nations to one for the Uinited States, Senawor Me- | Cumber (Republican) North Dakota, | chargedin the Senate today tha. Sena- , ' tors, advocating the amendment by Sen- | ator Johnson, (Republican) “alifonia, | proposingto it the voting power of | Britisn colonies, were facing popu- | lar prejudice with an untcuaded appeai, | As 2 savsittute for the Joanson amend- | men¢, denator McCurmber uvrged his | proposed® reszrvation .to exclude Bric- | ish colonies from participating in the | Bk oRI A 8 Y lx league, in disputes involving the moth- er country, or each other. Senator Me. Cumber said the @ Mmen: of Senator Johnson and other supporters of -the Johnson amendmerit as to Great Britain’s voting power w@s oo absurd to be true, and asked why France, Italy and other nacions did not raise objections to putting their heads in the lion’s mouth. Great Britain canno: and il not control the vote of Canada,Senator McCumber said, 1 would like to put this question siraight to the American people, has not Canada, a fullv governing independent dominion, earned by her sacrifice in blood and treasure a right to & sea! in the assembly that would give her a voice in effect (o Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paprama, Peru or Salvador. Boston, Oect. 4th. -Col. Willev, gov- ernment controller of wool supplies fur Great Britain, has arrived in Boston to supervise arrangements for the -frst public auction here of British owned wool. He is a member of Paliament fcr South Bradford, England, a leading wool manufacturer of England and also a member of the Boston wool brokerage firm of. Francis Wiiley and Co. The action plans which ne is here to pro- mote have the open hostility of the Boston wool trade association and of American growers whp resent the direet entrance of the British Govt. into the local market, bt Col. Willey hopes o overcome this feeling. He declares that the success of the auction would rebound ungues- tionably to the advantage of the local trade. The auction will be held 1n December, the timc being depen- dent upon the expedition with wnich the first consignmen: of wooli ean be delivered, graded, ca:alogued and other- wise prepared for saie. Itis to consist ot 40,000 bales of Australian and 1,000 bales of New Zealand wool, now being loaded on stgamers at Ausiralia. Col. Willey announces -hat *he British GoJt. is prepared to throw 30,000 bales of wool a month into the Boston market, for saie at auction, in the event that the iniual auction is a success Col. Wiliey declared that there was no purpose in the auction to knock the bottom out of the market. A “withdrawal or upset price, 1s to be fixed as a minimum, this price to corress poad to the current prices icr similar wcol in Londen. If wool eannot be sold at prices above ihis minimum, he said, it will be re-shipped o wngland or held here for better prices. de stated that he uad been Iniormed unofficially that the. A _erican (&overnment, includ- ing President Wilson, nad approved the importation o. Briitsi wool as a step towar. redueing ae ¢t of clothing in America e pointed out wnat tne up- peal tor the sale came from American manutacturers through the British em- bassy at Wasningeon. - He admitted that he anticipated some difficulty 1 finding storage tor tne 50,000 bales consign- ment, chiefly because store-nouses are .~ packed to capacity with woolen stores . and also because of the Lesulity «i the | local trade to the venture. He siated ' however. that Wilicm M. Wood liad dgreed to store 5,000 of the bales and he | expected to overcom? the nosiilily 0l . Boston wool men, Great Britain e said. had now 2:500,000 bales of wool to dis- pose of and has assumed the respon- ' sibility for 2,500,000 bales in the coming | ‘erop. He added that despite rumours (o ' the contrary Govi. enntrol in England wiil | not end before 30th. | London, Oct. Tth.—Sugar in stock on | the 4th inst. was 120,000 tons. Léast v year 272,000 tons. | London, Oct. Tth.—Polling takes place today in the Rushelme Division of Man- chester, the varancy being caused by the dea h ol Mr. Stoker, Coaiition-Univniscs, whose majority was 8,748 over a Liberal. There are four candidates Capt. George, Coalition-Unionist and a former M. P., Mr. Pringie, Liberal, Dr. Dunstan La- boar, Captain Chredsen, National Farty. Ordinary poiitical issues were Swalnpe by the strike. Paris, Get. Tth. --A Comiuission ¢/ i German lLixperts who have \"ibii[t‘\"l i | mines of Nortkern France, which wc ¢ | devastates during the war, believe Ithi | it will take from 2 to 8 years to leswe | them w 0 tLeir former conditions. j London, Oet. Tith.—General lrouside, | commanding the British Forces a: Arcui- | ange:, arrived at Liverpool today. and % proceeded to London. Asked yegarding | the position of Russia, Generai lronsiae | said, 'l think a sight too muel has bee:; ' sald already. We have finished our job andI think the Russians can now loek ‘ ®after themselves. London, OQOect. T7th.-—The probibition I contercnce heJd in Liverpeo! yesterdas, j opened tamely. Only 40 persons attena- . ed. Twenty-nine persons attended the [ ' opening oi the vrohibition meeting &t . Manchesier and listened for two houts (0 various speakers. | Rou.¢, Uci. Tth.—King Vietor Emar.- uel sizged 2 Royal decree ratifying the Germian and Austrian t-eatiies yesterday. The '‘Giornale d’ltalia’’ says that each decree contains two artic'es, the first au- thorizirg the (Govt. to execute the treaty tuily, and ‘he second, setting forth that the decree be presented to Parliameat to be converted into [Law. Madrid, Get. "Tth—All objectives have been gained in the successful operations against Ra.suli in Morocco, according to an official review cos the campaign just isseed by the Premier. Paris, QOzat. Tth.—'The extraditiom of ( ount Otto [Lismarck, erandson of the tamous ( ern &n Chancellor has been de- manded of the German Govt., at the In- stance of 'he court martial zuthorities of iille, according 1o the corres ondent oi the Exccisior. Luight other Germans are also to be extradited, the wuter states. Ccunt Bismrarck is accused of having had 14 inhu:bitants of Vienigne