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ScHooL ATTENDANCE REPORT NoO. 23 Week Endirg Feb. 1, 1924, Muniecipality of St. Croix. Per- Percent of eent of Pupils not Attend- Sehool Class fardy. Inee. I.a Vallee Rural 106.00 100.00 Frederiksted Publie 94.00 99.22 “hristiansted Jr. High 96 4R 9 15 Tiamond Rural 100.00 98 60 Christiansted FPoblie 92 65 97.87 Prederiksted Jr. Hivh 97.83 97.83 Peter’s Rest Rural 100.00 9% 53 .a Princesse Rural 100.00 93.10 Friedensfeld Rural 72.56 909 IN THE PUBLIC CEMETERY Ol FREDERIKSTED, January 1924. 3--Henrigue Waleott, died at the Hos- pital, aged 2 months. 6--Rachael King, died at the Est. Mt, Pleasant, aged 10 minutes. 12--Hyacinth Chapman, died in Town, aged 7 months, 14--Samuel Benjamin King, died at the Hospital, aged 8 days. 18--James Knigh!, died at the Est. Grove Place, aced 10 minutes [B--John King, died at the [Sst. Grove Place, aged 10 minutes, 21--Still-born male in Town. U7-—-George Blackburn, died at the lost, Negro Bay, aged 41 years, 28 --Joseph Andrew, died at the Hos- pital, aged 51 years. LOCAL The Federal Commission from Wash- ington arrived here by the ""Grebe’ on Saturday evening and was accorded a hearty and popular reception. The ofli- elals and most of the members of the (- lonial Couneil with the Despatehing See- retary met the gentlemen at the landing place. The congregation of the A. M, k. Church to which denomination it 13 un- derstood some of the members of the commi: sions ave attached, turned eut in prac ssion fothe oceasion. The Native Hrass Band plaved 'My Country Tis of Thee’ as the boat pulled up at the wharf, "T'his paper weleomes the gentl men of the commission and trust their nmission will be satistactoriiv earried out redounding- mutually to the credit of themselves and 10 the weliate of the isiavus’ people. The Commissivn meets with the Colo- nial Council Members at a public meet- i at sovernment Honse at 9 o’clock this merning. The sloop Mizpah wita St. Thomas mails arrived at Frederiksted after a ey MUI % NS t dious trip. The mails rcached this | town in the afternoon. ’ Four hydroplaves arrived here on Sat- | urday afternoon. Yesterday there was | some interesting performances in flying | o:er the harbor to to the"ntertainment of excited onloakers. 3 We welcome back Miss H. E. Rengger | who returned from a vaeation in the ! the States by the s. s. ''Martinique on Saturday. s Postmasters Commissioned FourTH CLASS JANUARY 21-1924 ; * * » x Wingshill V.l Herman T Han- sen--pew Postmaster. The Postal [‘;’v/l,!’lf:l‘,r{-.)l‘Jannary 24. 1924 | Congratulations and best wishes: {ED. ST. CROIX AVIS | Iliness and Death of Ex-Presi- deni Wilson. , Washington, Feb. Ist. —Mr. Woodrow Wilson, the ex-President, has taken a | decided turn for the worse, Rear Admi- ! ral Grayson, his physician, stated today. Mr. Wilson has been lil for several days | with a digestive trouble. '‘Mr. Wilson had a restless night’’, saidl a builetin | issued by Dr. Grayson, “and has lest strength. During the night he took a sudden turn decidedly for the worse, 1 repard his condition as very serious.”’ ' Washington, Feb. ist. Ex-President | Wilson has gradunally lost ground his | physicians saiiin a bulletin issued late | tonight. The bulietin foliows: ‘‘Mr. Wilson's temperature is nornal, respira- tion 20, oulse 96. He has no pain. QOur | chief present concern is to insure a resi- | ful night.”” Dr. Grayson told newspaper- ‘ men that the ex President was conscious. | The ex-President’s deatl is only a mat- | ter of nours. His doctor, Dr. Graysonso ! i: formed Mr. Wilson today. Mr, Wrison | said "t am ready.”” Dr.Grayson made his statement to Mr. Wilson after a consul- tation with two other physicians in woich | all three doctors ageed nothing could | long stay the hand of death. Washington, Feb., 3rd--Ex president | Woodrow Wiison passed away at 11.15 | this Sunday morning. ! TELEGRAMS. Sl CROIX S 'ATION. Ottawa. Jan. 30:h —Of the total of $ 18,496, 402 of the imports into Canada from Great Britain from May 10th to Decembr 3lst, 1923, that were atffected by tone extended preference of 1U per cent institated ac the last ssssion of Par- liament by Mr, Fielding, Minister of Finance, $13,630,254 were acrually . en- tered under that additional Br.tish pre: ference. It amunted to abouyt 90 per cent, wniet. is revarded by members of the Government 43 a ~onvinecing proof of tne wisdor of ihe poiicy pursued by Mr. Fielding. It is a notable faer that the $13.639,254 worth of goods imported from Great Britain in those eight months, and taking advaatage of the additiong! 10 per cens preference. S2B 266,809 was under the heading of tegtile produciions. None of the other elasses of commodi- ties even remotely apnroached this fis- ure. Tne total impo:ts under the entire preferential tariff tor th2eight monrhs of 1923, May 1o December, were $90,401,525 as compared with $80,701,661 in the same period of 1922 Tekio, Jun, 81st.--The Imperial Diet was disso'ved today, following scenes of the greatest disorder, in which water in flasks was hrown and fisis used. The disturbance resulted from attempts of the opposit.on to intervulate the Govern- ment regarding the attempted wrecking of a train at Nagoya, carrying opposi- tion leaders to Tokio. Melbourre, Jan, 3lst.—-The first meet- ing of the Mederal Cabinet 10 be Letd at Canberra, the new Feoceral Capital was held yesterday. Chamomix, Jan. 3lst-—=The United States Olympie llockey l'eam deicated Great Brivain today at 11 to 0, chinching first place ir its end of the draw and reaching the semifinzls. The Americans p.:y the second team in the upper halt .om wrow. probably Sweden, while the Canadia s, winuoers in the other ball of the draw, meet the old country team. Irance (e- --seated Belgium 7 to b ending the e ation contests in the seco.d hulf of Ihe draw. The result of this half were Unij- ted States first, won 3 lost 0. Great Bri- tain second won 2 lost i. : Montreal, Jap, sist—Following an ad- vance of ten cents per hundred pounds made today . all the local suz2ar con uanies were puttiaZ up the price of their producr a fturther tem cenis yesterday. [l'ne price of No. 1 granulated sugar s $.9 90 per hundrec pounds. London, l!an, Bist—Tne Hon. Ronald Cnarles Lindsay, tirst son of tne Kari of crawford as been zpooiated Minister from Great Britain to Turkey. New pock, Jan 3lst—--tucreased oifer. ings of boti Gubas and duly tree suzars caused a rection of 1/821a the raw sug- ar market today, spo. prices are now 6 91 duty paid. Late yesteraay there was a sale of 20,000 bags of Cubas toan ou:- port refiner’ prompt shiom2nt, at 6 97, daty pard, wiile wne vefiaers purcoased 300 000 bags of Cubas, anl5),000 aaus of Portc Rico’s tor prompi ana Feoruary shipment at 6.91. The raw sugar tutures broke ten 'o lo puinis suring the eariy operations under heavy hquidaiion prom- ted by th2 set back in the spot market. The decline, however, at- tracted considerable outside buying and prices rallied to within two or three points of the previous c'o:~, anly . 2