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the House of Commons at the Karlton Club, was unauimous. He succeeds Mr. | Andrew Binar lLaw, whose retirement because of iil ncait.i was announcod last week. Berlin, March 21st.—Germsany woin an | overwhelming victory held in uppser Silesia yesterday to determine the future | national status of that region, according to an official retarns received here today. Two districts were still missing at 2 | o’clock this morning, but the ecount show- | ed that 876.000 votes had been cast for Germany and 389,000 for Poland. | Berlin, March, 2lst:—Dr. Walter Si- | mons, the Foreign Minister, todsy an- | nounced that the returns from the ple- | biscite held yesterday in Upper Silesia, | showed a complete German vietory. The | goverament buildings already have been | beflagged in honour of the event, the | colours of the Geirman repuablic and of | Prussia being hoisted. President Ebert | this afternoon wired the German repre- | gsentatives in Upper Silesia an expression | of his joy over the result, adding, ‘‘even | if, according to reports, our suce2ss in | one or two directions have been preju- | diced by a report of unjust methods, it | .remains an indisputable fact thai an overwh2lming majority of the Upper Silesian people has decided in tavour of germany. * . London, March 21st.—Tne official ire | turns of the plebiscite in Upper Silesia | as given by Dr. Simons the German for- eign s=cretary in a t-legram (o London | are Germany 713,700 Poland 460,700 in | the whole plebiscite area, or approxi- | mately 61% for remaining German ter- ritory, and approximatelv 39WR for in | corporation in Poland. Giving details of th: voiing Dr. Simons says :-—all the twwns, especially the industrial centres, showv an overwh2lming German voie. Thar 2 arz only Polisa majoritizs in the | country especially in those parts 0 | which, contrary to the urg:uc desire of | the German Govegnment, troops were | not sen: in time ior the protection of | the German population sorely tried by | the Polish terror. i Paris, March 21st.—In French official | circles gdisappointment was expressed | over reports received this afternoon from | Upnar Silesia saying that Germany will ratain the distriet as a result of Sun- day’s plebisciie, but the officials do not almit that the area is lost to Poland. T'hey poin:ed out that rhe reports of the | plebiscite were unofficial and came most- | Iy from Beilin., It was said that in the event of the majority of rhe rote being | German the territory would probably ! be divided, leaving Poland those places | which voted Polish. Stress was placed | by French officials on the agriculture | vote which, it is hoped, will prove to be largely Polish, buat it is conceded the | towns had voted German. 3 Washington, March 2lst.——The Ford- ney Em%rgency Tariff Bill, precisely as vetoed by former President Wilson, will S URODILX AVIS oe rushed through Congress as the first important legislation of the extra ses- sion. Accordine to the regnest of the President ior the vassage of the mea- sure designed to help the farmers ask- ing for protection against foreign com- petition, republican: memnbers of tne House Ways and Means Committee turn- ed about today and voted to revise the Fordney Bill, after agreeing almost unanimously a week ago not to consider emergency legislation ahead of a per manent tariff and revenue revision. Senators Penrose, Smoot and McCum- ber, -conferees from the Senate Finance Committee, agreed .to the new pro- gramme which, it was explained, meets the approval of the President. Senator Penrose expressed the belief that the energency measure would be in the hands of Mr. Harding within ten days a er the convening of the special ses- sion on April 11th. After disnosing of ine emergency measure in the first few days ot the session the House will take up and pass the anti-dumping Bill, whieh will b= followed by the Allied mea ure fixinz a United States valuation of gbods, vhich must pat ad valorem duty. Then will come the permanent tariff which republican leaders hope will be broad enough ro satisfv all interest in all sections demanding an upward re- vision. The actual work of framingit will begin tomorrow, hearings having been concluded at th- last session. - GLIMPSES OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS “The beauty and charm of the Virgin Is lands is nard to putinto words, ’said Miss Adeline Zchect, the librarian who re- cently return>d to Washington after openiny thiee libraries in the Virgin Is- lands donated bv the Juni)r Red Cross of America. : ““I'he beauty of the Islands,’”’ she continued, ‘‘is due to color rather than form and their chwrm is bound up with the national characteristics of a slow- moving, friendly people. At my first glimpse of the islands, 1 exelaimed, “How lovely. but is that all? It was as though one could eup St. Thomas in the hollow of wvne’s hand. It looked like a cunning toy village placed in o scooped out-moss lined niche in the hill. The moss was very green and soft. The sky above the hill was very blue with fleecy white clouds. - The houses, square little bloeks, were pink, greep, or yel- low, many us them with red roofs At the shore line wind’ beaten, slanting palms reacned dowa io the shimmering water spotted with various craft. Close up to our ship was a boat filled with h llf naked brown beys bagygiag to have coins dropped iutn the water so thac they could dive in after them. And they found the coin¢ very time. ‘““Ard the people,”’” she exclaimed,”’ cunning picaninnies ig one scant gar- ment that flutters in the breeze or pos- sibly in nothino more taan their birth- dav suits On Suniay crowds of smil- ing negro:s in very whitestiffly starched clothes carrying hymn books and bibles. - ““The New Year’s celebrations was unique in my experience. New Year’s Day comes at noor the day before and extends through the day after as far as celebration goes. A Tungi band features —a horn, a drum, a hollow gourd scraped wirth a piece of metal in tuneful rythm, with sometimes a native flute or other kinds of horns and instruments added. The natives are very musical and sings naturally. The band follewed by a few natives in fan- tastical dress and a King and Queen with their court start marching with a - swaying, dancing ster that brings every muscle of their bodies into play. The King Isaw had on one pink, o e light blue stocking, a pink jersey, a short, many colored skirt, a fantastic mask and a headdress of white and bright hued cloth that looked like a cocksecomb but was meant for a erown. Everyone chil- dren, youths, old men and women, fall in line as they march up and down the stree*s swinging, and dancing, and sing- ing. There is much laughter, much shonting, and no end of fun especially when the white people throw them coins. ““These peovie will do anvthing for you—give them time enough. They be- gin work, that is they core to the place for work about 9:30. T.c¢y hkuve come $® build shelves for the library, Jlet us say. But they must go ond buy a ham- mer The hammer purchased, it is dis- covered that nails are needed Being most friendly and most.) olite they must, perforce. stop work to exchange ameni- ties if a caller comes to inguire about the arrival of the books or as to our progress with the shelvinz. At 4:30 31l vork ends because of union regulations. ‘'l sent a boy to buy a pint of turpentine one day. He went off gladly but returned in the course of an hour to say that he needed an order. [ /rote the order aand presently he appeared before me ¢ ni'- ingly to say thit he had no bettle. | gave him money and toid him to buy a bottle of pop an. use tne boitie for a container What ~as mv amaz-ment when he returned to say that rae bo tie was a quart bottle and =ince | had sent him for a pint of turpentine what should he do?'*—Porio Rico Progress March 11. from Estate Herman Hill Une Young Bulil with ends of horns cut. Anyone with information of same will please report at this office.