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any member of this Council or the com- munity who wishes to raise the question as to the eligibilityof the citizenship of any of the members they are at liberty to do so. {st Member for Frederiksted Country District {Andersen) remarked: Mr. Chairman. 1 have heard that some of the members though born here, yet they are British subjects. The Chairman asked the last speaker wbether he couid suggest any other method whereby che citizenship of merg- bers could be determined? ist Member for Frederiksted Country District (Andzrsen) in replying to the Chairman said,—l eannot. That’s really a matter that should be passed upon by the Court to get snflicient proof that a member owes allegiance to the United States. There may be some who are born on this Island, but yet owes allegi- ance to a foreign country. 2nd Member for ¥rederiksted Country Distriet (M. M. Skeoch) remarked: Mr. Chairman. I think the Honorable Mem- ber should call the child by the right name. [ know my father was a Briiish subject, but I have never been registered as a British subject. The Chairman remarked: If later on Government finds out that ny member has made a false statement, it ill re- flect very much on his honor, but Ivefuse to allow any more discussion on the matter. Ist Member for Frederiksted Country District (Anderen): Mr. Chairman.—— The Chairman: I rule that the Honor- able Member has not the word. [ will bring up item 3. (To be continued.) EDITORIAL. y ° The following is taken from the Por- to Rien Progress of July 29, 1921, and relates to the wages obtaining iln Porto Rico for agricultural employment, based on a sysiem of what is known heie as “‘task-work’’, as it would appear: ‘‘Su- gar wages throughout the island have been reduced generally to a basis of #rom 60 to 70 cents per day, for day work, with the centrals and colonos ar- ranging for as much labor as possible on the contract bas.s which allows pay- ment for work actually done. On this “‘ajuste’’ basis empioyers maintaiu they get better work cone at less unit cost while laborers are at the same time abie to earn more pay’’. The paper quotes figures to substanti- ate the claim of general depression in business as far as the sugar market is concerned. Iu this connection it is stat- ed: ‘'Although there have been large shipments of sugars recently,—approxi- mately 60,000 tons this month—there are still large stocks in the island and there is a fairly general tendency for su: gar owners to stay out of the market hoping for a better price.”’ ST Ral 2 A VIS i.OCAL. The Canadian schooner Emily H. Pat- ten arrived here yesterday with a car- go of lumbear consigned to Messrs. Robt. L. Merwin & Co., Inc The tug Tadousac visited this port yesterday, returning to St. Thomas at 2p. m. Former Dispatching Secretary Fox went by this boat. and a mail for St. Thomas was also forwarded. The Creole arrived here at 11 a. m. yesterday witn "orto Rico- and St. Thomas mails. Upon inquiry regard- ing the receirt of parcel post from the United States ‘and no letter mail, the Postmaster vxplained that certain mail- order houses on the continent forward parcels to San; Juan from where they are mailed to the Virgin Islands secur- ing thersby the cheaper rate of postage. The Native Brass Band entertained the public with a fine coencert on the wharf last night. The weather which opened somewhat inclement did not how- ever interfere with the evening’s treat which was enjoyved by a large gathering, The band followed by a merry crowd tramped up town afterwards. The theatre offers an attractive even- ing’s entertainment in the forin of a drama entitled ‘‘Tangled Threads’’. See interesting synopsis in this issue al judge for yourself. Correspondence To the Editor of the Avis, august 17, 1921. Your contemporary the St. Thomas ‘‘Sparks’’ has been carrying an advertisemen: of the Apollo Thenatre of a special film entitled “*‘The Women God Forgot’’, repres2ntec as the greatest pic- ture seen in St. Thomas; jclaimed to be the most extraordinary picture of its kind, and also the most (expensive; cram- med with action, powerful in love inter- est, rich ip clean humor, a magnificent spectacle, ete., ete. This special produc- tion of the Moving Picture Norld fea- tures Geraldine Farrar and Wm. Reid, celebrated movie stars. From time to time the St. Thomas moving picture industry has secured and accomodated the St. Thomas public with productions of a type excelling any- thing the St. Croix public has been given the opportunity of becoming familiar with, —such as pictures from the Para- mount-Arteraft Co., featuring Douglas Fairbanks, known as the movie-king, Mary Pickford, the Talmadge sisters, and others. As a rule these exhibitions have not cost the St. Thomas public more than is expended for shows of an in- farior grade, and it is hoped that due effort will be made here to favor the , moving picture fraternity of Christian- . sted with some of the good things to ~ which its faithful patronage would ap- ' pear to entitle it, and as is now the . privilege of those in our sister island to | enjoy. i THEATRE-COER. | | St. Thomas News. The latest mail from the U. S. which } reach.ed us yesterday afternoon by the l “"Parima’’, brought 2 sad letter to the fa. | mily of Mr. and Mrs. William Miiler. Itis 1 stated that their son, Randolph Cornelius ex-sergeant of the American Expeditiop- { arv lorce which took active part in l France, and whence le returned inva- | lided, died at his home, in Chicago, at the the age of 27 years. Young Randoplh was a very promising youth, and was expected home for a climatic change which was belicved to be conducive to his recuperating. Be- sides his family here, he is mourned by a widow ard son, with whom we are very much in sympathy.—The Bulletin, ] Aug. 12th, TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATIO® London, Aug. 12th. —Figures given out thiz wezk on the unemployment situa- tion show afalling off of 42,000 in the number of people unemployed. (‘leveland Obhio, Aug. 13th.—Peach of | Australia won the first singles match | in the Davis Cup tennis games between | Australia and Denmark at the Mayfield i country cluo courts here yesterday arter- - noon, by defeating Tegner in straight | sets 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Peach had the ad vantage in his knowledge of the grass l courts, while Tegner showel lack of ~ experience on the grass. Tegner played - an excellent game, while Peach was better on the long distance shots. Ander- son of Australia defeated Ingerlev of Denmark in his straigh* sets in the sec- ond match of the day by a score of 6-1 7-b giving the Australians a clean sweep in the first days play on the singles. New York, Aug. 13th.—Official an- nouncement that Soviet Russia has grant- ed permission for all United States citizens to leave the country if they desire was made by M Tchitcherin, Soviet minister of foreign affairs, in a cable message received today by the magazine‘'Soviet Russia.”’ I.ucerne, Aug. 13th.— he internation- al metal workers conference has adopted a resolution calling for the stoppage of munitions as a means for ensuring world peace. The proposal was warmly sup- ported by the Rritish, French, Austrian and United States delegates. Trinidad, Aug. 15th.—Spanish eruiser ““Espana’’ from Colan arrived yesterday evening. : -