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S 3. BX 4 N 1 inall class»s on this island.”’ Ralph de Chabert (now Pres. Labar Union) .No. 63 Aug. .7, 1915: ‘‘Where. is .the drunkenness in our island to call forth this “‘hue and ecry’’ about the drunken poor? Unless, my dear Prohibitionists, you ecarry your fght among our aliens, and our ‘‘four thousand’’, your move- ment is futile”’. R. H. Amphlett Leader. The above quotations will. suffice for today, or so far as I am concerned, for all time, for I will never again write in the newspaper on this subject. The papers in St. Croix have nearly always been “funny’’ and they arc getting more so. I can, however, muster much more like the above, and if needs be, bring out the names of some who would prefer not to see it done. All the gentlemen men- tioned “are sober men, perhans total ab- stainers for what [ can teil; Archdeacon Watson is the only one dead: the others can be found in St. Croix. : Sincerely : ABSTAINER - P.. S As for H. C. B. the initials remind one of '‘High Ccst of Butter’’ isn’t that the man Mr. Nolte said was in search of a mare’s nest 7 and who also once signed his name followed by ‘‘nee St, Croix’’? I am afraid he is a hopeless case. . st, croix, yuly, 28, 1920, Dear Mr. Yohansen. Ah beg you plese sa to tell me i{ da true de Editar of de Herald g¢oin way, an if he don fix up.de accounts for de sareholders, an ho much dibiden de payv out. Ah se in e paper dat he wanta man or woman to teke e place (de ga so no all kind a langage;) a no mean lan- gage, but a cant call de name. but dis much a notice; ‘he must be a resident of St Croix’. a waiting yo hanser mr. Yo- hanson I beg so say dat ah coming agen a goin leave school teday, i had to get a liddle bit sofy, so that acould write a liddle beter next time please fix the stop dem so me, in dis leter. yors sincerly, . ...QUIET OBSERVER. The Editor of the ''St. Crowx Avis’’. . July 29th. 1920. Dear Sir : In the ‘'St. Thomas Mail Notes”’ of the 27th inst. we read that a new Serial entitled ‘‘The Gray Ghost’’ has been received in St. Thomas. Six reels of this Serial without any comic were shown on Tuesday night, 27th inst. and 6 more will be shown tonight (29th). Ac- cording to the paper 6 reels of this Serial wili be exhibited each night without any comics. This is excellent and would be very welcome over here also. g In this great Serial '‘The Gray Ghost” will be found two characters well known to lovers of the movies. The first is our hero Eddie Pslo or “‘Cody’’of ‘‘The Lure Os The Circus’’ and '‘The Bull’s Eye,” and last but not least ‘‘Red Warren’’ of | “The Voice Cn The Wire.”” We would i be glad to see these old stars of the screen again. Will our enterprising | manager of the Christiansted Theatre | get this Serial here, and give us the | pleasure of seeing 12 reels every week as i in St. Thomas ? We hop 2 so. | MQVIE ADMIRERS. ; S e RRNe ee S | ; , | Christiansted:July 28th., 1920. | Edaitor St. Crowx Avis. | Dear Sir, : | In today’s-issuefjof your paper appearsa lengthy letter from the pen t of 8. OB. ) We are dealing with prohibition vs. anti-prohibition, not'with the demolition or rebuilding of the Anglican Church. Surely ‘‘H. C. B.”’ has strayed from the point at issue. ' What is required are views for or against prohibition, not personal attacks against the Church (g‘its Rector. " [ doubt very much whether "H. C. B.”’” has even contributed a farthing to- ward the improvements of the Angli- can Church, and why <bould he worry over it. - Evidently t‘-é‘e high cost of but- } ter is troubling ‘“‘H. C. B.” ' Stick to the point at issue "‘H. C. B.”’ or keep quiet, = Yours - ANTI-DAIRY. TT | : TELEGRAMS | ST. CROIX STALION. London, July 26th.—Mr. Lloyd George in the House of Commons today confirm- ed reports that the Russian Soviet Govt. | sent a note accepting Great Britain’s | provnosal for a peace conference in Lon- 8.30. THIS EVENING 8.30 ¢ . 9 & . ”” , . “Edith Rsberts” in “The Triflers”. : RELEASED 1920. : 6,000 FEET. A NEWEST PICTURE EVER EXHIBITED IN ST CROIX * A SURE ATTRACTION FOR ADULTS. The story of a “Working Girl’’ with High Social Ambitions, a Girl Who Yearncd for the Chance to Be Among the Gay Set and Who, After Getting the Position She De sired, Was Willing to Return to Her Humble Position and Policeman Sweetheart. Pretty EDITH RUBERTS Wanted to Be with the ‘‘Four Hundred’’'. She Was with Them for One Week When—For the Remainder of This Story See This Picture Featur- ing ""EDITH ROBERTS’’ in Christiansted Theatre. Thursday Evening. A Tale of = Girl who saves for a Year for a Week of Fashionable Life znd comes to Grief because she did not realize that the hotel terms were $25 A Day and not for A Week. AN EXCEPTIONAI FINE PICTURE’FOR THE USUAL PRICE. ADMISS]ION, N R : - .. 408, Two first and two last rows of leserved seats Ceeen 30c. General Entrance..... ...... | 20¢. Children 20 and 10ec. don between the Soviet and the Pov'- Crs ¢ngaged i nosiile action against the Soviet, or supporting such action. Mr. Lloyd George said that the Soviet had also suggested that representatives of the leading powers attend the confer- ence. The Premier added that Great Britain was confering with her allies on the subject. The Premier replying to questions concerning Rassia, said:—‘] am very hopeful of peace, and that is wvhat the world anticipates.”’ He' also stated the since the Russian Govt had agreed to the Polish armistice, Great Britain had withdrawn her objection to the Soviet delegation proceeding to Lon- don. The peace conference between the Russians and Poles will begin at Baranovitch, 85 miles southwest of Minsk on July 20th. and the armistice will start the same day. The Lloyd George boundary-line will hcld in the north, and the actual military line in the south on July 30th. will pe observ- ed. A wireless message from Moscow today asks the Polish Peace Plenipoten- tiaries to cross the lines along the Ba- ranavitch-Brest-Litovsk highway on Ju- ly 30th. where they will be met. The message however does not fix the exact location of the armistice meeting. The Bolsheviki troops have occupied a num- ber of villages on the right bank of the river Zoruez, according to gz commu- nigue issued at Moscow yesterday, and received here today’’. Iy the Volotchisk region our troops forded the river Zbrucz northward of Volotchisk. During the fighting we occupied a number of vil- lages on the right bank of the river. In the direction of Grodno our advance south of the river Niemen continues satisfactorily.