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as distances on the whole are not great, the people preter walking to having their peace distu: b=d by noisy motor cars. A bili which would have permitted the running of automobiles on the island, was defeated in the house of assembly recently by a vote of 17 to 15. —lbid. An American and international wire- less operating system that is designed to link the countries of the world in ex- changing commercial messages, which is announced to begin business ia the United States and throughout thg Ameri- cas, Hawaii, Britain, France, th2 Scan- dinavian countries, and China and Japan, has been effected under the name of the Radio Corporation ~f America. The date of beginning the operation depends on the returr by the Governmett of stations taken over for war purposes.—lbid. Just one hundred years ago, <hris- topher Latham Sholes, the '‘father of the typewriter,” was born in Pex:nsyi vania. Wkile serving as collector of cu toms, he, with two other inventors, be- came interested in the problem of mak- ing a machine that would write letters and w:rds. A letter written on one of early machines attracted the attention of a eapitalist, who provided funds, and, the other inventors having dropped out, Mr. Sholes continued improving the model ,until -at last the first practical typewriter was put on the market.— Ibid Poiand, and what is more, the whole of Europe, is threatened by an epidemic of infectious diseases, which are sweering westward from Russia. Typhus is raging over the whole of eastern Galicia, and has alreadyireached the degree of an epidemic in Cracow. The Rumanian au- thoriries have be2ennotified of the appear- ance of the plague at Chotin, on the Dni-, ster, close to he 3aliciantborder, and have closed the frontier. Itis r-ported that Sovdepia, as the Bolshevists call cheir dominions, is full of typhus and other in- fectious discases. Smallpox and infiuen- za are epidemic in Poland. —bid. SUGAR NOTES. - e = A reportis current in Denmark that the Danish zovernment will propose rhe taking over of all sugar factories in the country and pay 22,540,000 crowns. This would gzive the government com- plete monopuly of the sugar industry which Cas been the situation somewhat during the war pariod. The Danish peo- ple are considered the most thrifty of many of the Europ2an p2ople is and by common con:ent the Danish peasant and farmer, with all the modern converien- ces and the tremendous co-operafive or- ganizations they have for buying and selling are c¢onsidered the most contant- ed individuals of all of the Europeans.— Louisiana Planter. ook DR AN LS That every man, woman and child in Christiansted cannot get a chance TO-NIGHT to enjoy one of the most remarkable film productions that ] have ever witnessed. 1 have seen it myself (several times) and [ am not exaggerating when I say that “Priscilla Dean” ‘ (WELL-KNOWN FROM THE SILKLINED BURGLAR) IN “PRETTY SMOOTH" is one of the most gorgeous spectacles that has ever been produced. [am so anxious to have al' see it that if you cannot afford to spend the money, tell the doorman: "‘lt’s on Joe’’, and he’ll pass you free. ‘ PRISCILLA DEAN as GERTIE JONES. To know her was to love her, to embrace her was to lose your watch; skilled as she was in the delicate artifices of crime, she was getting on so beautitully as "‘Maria’’, the Freach maid, in the home of Mrs. Harper. Gertie Jones, known to the craft as the ‘‘Cha:ter Box’’, had got herself hired in the home ot Mrs. Harper, just to “lift’’a diamond necklace valued at $40,0Q0. Gertie Jones, you little fool! Queen of the empty bean. lam going to count to five, and if you haven’t told me where the money is, I am going to kill you. Be your own best friend and see her . in CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE ' JADMISSION: ¢ Rl BN N e o General Entrance.......... iy g : The jury disagreed in the saccharine | case in which the Monsanto Chemical | \Works of St. Louis was charged by the | United Stat=s Government for violating the Federal Food and Drug Act. The | Government cortended that saccnarine | is a harmful substance and should be so labeled. .The case has been pending since 1916. The Government will re-try | the ease at tae next term of Court. The | evidence was incomplete and no verdict | could be reached. —lbid. The productive area of sugar beets in | Germany has been reduced by 250,000 | acres and it is estimated that 500,000 | qeres wili have to be lestor:d to <et the | former production of the German empire. | It is estimated that 600 pounds of nitro- | gan fertilizer will bave to be used for ‘ every acre, an. the fact that sugar beets | in Germany showed the lowest sugar | content of beets it years points to the | fzct that what Germany needs more than | anything else is enough fartilizer to raise l the quality of her beets as well as the | German spirits. —lbid. | In a certain town in German\the food | commissions advertised "‘foreign sugar”’ at 7.20 marks per pound and stated that they had enough to give each inhabi- tant 250 grams of it. German-made sugar could be bought for one mark per pound, but was not to he had in every place and some of this foreign sugar was bought, paid for and de- voured The German sugar manufac turers are not at all happy over this condition and are arguing that it pays to buy ‘‘made in Germany sugar.— Ibid. " Embroiderers Wanted, wRITE to us for particulars for doing fine embreidery in your own home. Work is to be sent di- rect to you by mail. You to return the finished work. to us by mail We pay good prices and remit promptly. H. C. ROWSE. Home Nezdlework Co. 4910 Washington Park Court. Chicago, .t 5 A