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B &9, B st # /- p N ¥ 7Y S AR e | 3 u VLAY BT N b\ BB v S W R LN AaNAER 7 . N ! A & 7N N ZENA ! S\ V-N s = ’ p K@ w E’l\’y 5.~.Z \t’* = @ @’ N- \, :.} F ] ."\:.- (@ .--< 7 ; ’ 7ot YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED. V.1.U.55. A.. WEDNESDAY ita NOVEMBER 1922 POLICE USE PAPER BULLETS. 1 The Detroit police department pur- 1 chased a number of machine-guns to be | used in dispersing monbs, but the kind- | hearted commissioner couldn’t bear to see a crowd of people fired inte with | steel-jacketed bullets just becuause they happened to be disorderly. So he sugges- \ ted using paper bullets eontaining nminute ; charges of fire bird shot. Although this | shot will not cripple a perscen itis very effectivein hreaking up an undesirable : ssembly.— Ibid. | Publication. UpitCatioii. | Tis hereby brought to public rotice | E that aceording to the scheme of. mor- | tization for 3t. Thomas Harb. 14% | Loan of 1910, the drawing by the D stary | Public, St. Thomas, of twelve bo' ds at | Francs 1,000 has taken place, resulting | in the drawing of the following bonds: | Numbers i : 79 | 129 | 185 205 | 282 | 370 a97 413 , 434 442 461 489 J These twelve bonds are hereby called | in for redemption on 11 December, 1922, | after which date the bends wiil cease to bear interest. ST. THOMAS HARBOR BOARD, 2 November 1922. J.d. GAFFNEY, ‘ Acting Chairman of the | Harbor Board. I L B y S AERATED SWEET SODAS in glass-s.oppered bottles @ 4e. per bot. . ega S\( do do do ‘* erown-Stoppered do @bc. '° ... ~ner dozen bottles willbe quoted to retailers. At No. 54 King Street, just in front of Government House. P L. LABEGA, ' Maratfacturer. i? ° ) Notice of Auction. IN THE MATTEROF THE ESTATE OF i KOSABEL BENNERS, DECEASED. | T the request of A, E. STAKEMANN, | administrator of the above entitled ? estate anw pursuant t®an oraer of | the Distriet C'vurt of the Virgin Jslands dated IHE 257 H DAY CF SEPTEMBER 1092 the real estate belonging to the de- ( dedenis estate, situated in the Town of | Christiansted, Island of St. Croix, Virgin ; Isiands of the United Stat own as } N ¢ . pe - No.l Letter C.in Litile Stregt, . with all appurtenances wili be offered for | Bie at publiec auction to be held at the ' undersigned Vendue Office in Christiars- | vaerns Fort (Police Cffice) in the Town of | Christiansted on FRIDAY | o the 17th of November 1922 | AT 3 O’CLOCK | IN THE AFTERNOCON. ‘ Conditions and terms of the sale will ! be mede known at the time of the sale. Christiansted’s Vendue-Office, St. Croix, this 18th day of October 1922, Fee Fr. 10. ! : Say ten Fraces. ) ’ C. H. PAYNE. | Vendue Director. e e ~ Quebec Steamsh'p Co. THE S. S. “GUIANA” is expected to leave York on Thursday the 9th inst. ; = § ROB'T. L.MERWIN & CO. INC, | Agents. ~ THEST. CROIX AVI>S 18 printed and pu*lished daily (Sundzys and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Olfice. TERVS---50 cents monthly in advance, 2 cents per single copy. Kntered as second-clazs motter May 25th 1917 at the Post O fice at Ch:istian- gted. St. Croix; V.l ofthe U. S. A., 4% der the Act of M ~rch 3. 1879. Contribution to this paper will be glad- lg received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and is accompa- nied with the author’s name, as a qguar- antee of good faith The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorsethem. WILL STUDY BIG SKY PROBLEM The Mec Cormick observatory of the University of Virginia wiil take up the problem of solvinz the fundamental posi- tion of the equator and ecliptie in the skv, on which depend the primary co- ordinates— the astronomer’s right as- cansion # i declination. Its 26 inch tele- seore i. che fourth lsrgsst refractorin the western hemisphere and is one of the few in the world which car be utilized for such an important investi- gation. 11 size it is only exceedzd by Yerkes (40 inches), Lick (36 inches) and Alleghany (30 inches) in Ameriza. [t is equipped for photographic work and also has a micrometer for measuring the position of stars, comets, asteroids eic. The observatory plans to makea long investigation to determine the re- lative brightness of the stars surrounding the celestial pole.—l"he Pathfinder, Oct. 21st, PRESS BUTTON AND WORMS AN- SWER Peter J. O’Keefe,.caief storekz=eper of the Portsmouth navy yard, won a priz2 with his davice for pizing earthworns for poultry and fish bait. His process consists in pushing two brass rods in th2 earth. several reet apart, a wir2 being attached to each rod and the eads bz2ing connected with an elzetric curreat. When the current is turnad on all shapas and sizas of worms come to the surraza. Tne vibration and tinzlinz eff2ccof th: shock causes them to do this.—l)u4. No. 2571.