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Frederiksted Apothecary’s Hall 1 OFFERS | New Year’s Arrivals ! such a | Assorted Chocolatesand Bonbons in : boxes and by the pound, ' SKINLESS-FIGS, ! once tasted always wanted. 1 STUFFED DATES ANE FIGS | by the glass. | Extra Special Table Raisins, in packs. WALLNUTS AND BRAZIL NUTS, SWEET AND BITTER ALMONDS, Citron, Cirrants, Raisins, ; DRIED APPLES ' by the pound. STRAWBERRIES, PEACHES, PINE- APPLE in tins, UNEEDA BISCUITS. ZU-ZU BIS- CUITS, Combination and Marie Biscuits, | BAKER’S COCOA and VANILLA | CHOCOLATE, | finest to be had. HORLYCK’S MALTED MILK, | MELLIN’S FOOD | Golden Fruit Syrup | Raspberry and Strawberry, \ Queen Olives Salad Dressing, ‘l TOMATO CATSUP, L. & F. BAUCE, | Lobsters, Tuna fish, Shrimps, Cheese | in tins, | assortment of i CIGARS, CIGARETTES & TOBACCO | as usual ' ’ KING’S PURE MALT, I NUXATED-IRON, | and a new supply of ‘ DOELGER’S famous LAGER BEER | the favorite DRINK. { Joan Petersen, Frederiksied. REPLY TO “"THE HERALP’ IN CON- l NECTION WITH THE LOCAL RE- | TAIL-PRITE OF SUGAR. ‘ To Editor of Avis. I Dear Sir: l In the ‘‘Editorial Notes” of ‘‘The | Herald’s’’ issue of the 16th. inst.: a re- i turn is made tc the subject of the local | retailing-prices of Sugar today, and the Editor would have the publie to acknow- ledge that his prediction with reference thereto some four months agn, have been adequately fulfilled, and that the said ar- ticle before local Supplies can be at hand must reach the figure of 20 cents per S o RX AN 18, pound. Let us see how near correctness is this assertior ? Tle average retail-prices today for a fair table-sugar is 18 cts. per pound; but when the 25% is taken off of the 18 cts. we would have but 134 to 14 cts. Now, fair and square— Will the ‘‘Edi- tor of the Herald’’ tell us that when he make his very care ul survey of the local market, and all conditiors thereunto tending that he also included the 25% 7 He really could not and if he will candid- ly adnit this, then he must also on the same hypothesis admit, that sugar without this unexpected and ’uncalcula- ted addition in expense (be said expense just or not)(?) would today be a long way below 20 cts. per pound. “The Herald’’ admits that the Facto- ries, are about starting operations (the largest is starting today). ‘‘Consumer’’ to whom clearly ‘‘The Herald’’ refers, did not say that these operations would begin before January, necr has ®{onsu- mer’’ failed in his hopes that Porto Rico would help us out: for is not Porto Rico doing so up to today directly, as well as via St. Thomas? Washed-Sugar is not indispensable, and if unprocurable, then there can be no question as to its price. The wlole question almost. rests upon rhe obtainabie figure ol average table- Sugar: this we have never been out of, and to the momentof writing is to be obtained at 17 ects. per pound, 25% in- cluded. At this near approach then to lelief, it is out of all reason to howl. " Some estates also are making Muscovado | Sugar, a fair quality too retailing at ' 16 cts. per pound. Where then is the position of mv good friend ‘‘The Editor " of The Herald”’- But I know him to be . honorable and just and for this, (without . flattery) I greatly admire him, as do ' many others, and I feel sure that he will . candidly acknowledge that his sight was | a little short this time. 1 beg to assure | him too, that 1 am no ‘‘Sugar-baron . Agent’’, but onlv as at first. : A CONSUMER. E Christiansted, 17th. Jan. 1920. | CONTERT NOTICE. We have beeu informed that the Chiis- tiansted Native Brass Band will give a . concert on the Wharf Wednesday even- | ing, weather permitting. Program to- ~ MOrrow. U. S. NAVY PRESS NEWS, January 16, 1920. LONDON: Before peace 1s a week old with Germany, the British public has been brought up sharply against the pos- sibility of another war. Secretary of War Churchill, First Lord of the Admir- alty Lang, Commander of the Grand Fleet Be atty and Field Marshall Wilson left here last night, hurriedly summon- - ed to Paris for consultation with Lloyd . ~ George and other British officials on im- . portant military and naval matters, con- . nected in the public mind with threaten- ' ing situation as result of Bolsheviki suc- . cesses. It is believed that Red armies may seek conquest in Europe after hav- ing defeated Denekine and Kbolshack. | Jhe nest wmove 18 feared. It 15 not . known whether Reds will seek to drive - eastward or westward. | WASHINGTON: Naval affairs sub- | committee today began investigati)n of awards of naval medals Admiral Sims . was the first witness called. His ecriti- I cism of naval awards w.s matter of duty | he said. Not insulting, as claim¢d by | some, he said. zecording to Evening Star, ' and characterizes controversy as urfortu- pate and unnecessary and declared award of medals only caused trouble and that service at large would be satisfied if gov ernment wou!d withdraw all awards anc call it square. Says he saw trouble com- ing and tried hard to avert it. At start of hearing controversy developed between members. Senator Pittman sought to have Secretary Daniels ‘‘the man oa tri- al’’ called but was voted down. WASHINSTON: Controversy over army awards of decorations widened by letter from Secrecary Baker to Represen- | tative Gallivan answerine his charzes. Gallivan in a statement said: “‘Oniy one private got the distlnguished service me- dal to five hundred fifty-“our o ficers dur- ing the war.”’ | WASHINGTON: Captainßussel com- manding Marines at Port-au-Prince yes- .~ terday cabled the Navy Depariment as . follows: *‘Three hundred armed bandits at four yesterday morningz attemptad to enter Port-au-Prince divided into chree . columns. Joined by few from bad sec- . tions of city. Promptly encountered . Marines and Gendarme patrols, who drove - them back and pursued them. Over fifty . per cent killed, wounded or caprured. ' Believe lesson will be sufficient to pre- | vent repetetion. Active patrollicg with | force at hand is being continued. Pri- | vates Combs and Mc. Laughlin wound- | ed. | NEW YORK: A lone bandit, doped . with drags, fought a losing battle tgday ’ with bank teller in attempt to hold up i and rob the Manhattan Savings Institu- tion, Broadway and Bleecker Street, of five thousand dollars. Twenty revolver | shots were fired and when the smoke | cleared away it was found that none were 1 hurt and the robber now penitent, was placed under arrest. He gave the name of James Stratton, Washingron Boule- vard, Chicago. - Fired on teller first and (})lther employees then began shooting at | him. | PARIS: Representatives of France, ' Great Britain, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Japan and Rrazil held first meet- ing of League of Nations on Thursday. United States only absentee. New world born as it is claim. WASHINGTON: At midnight on the