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center line road and to give allotments to -oadholders on other roads, I certainly do not agree with such a proposition, for we all know that everytody who has road to build wants to remain as near heme as possible. There is a great deal more to be said, but before going into details let us get our road roller first; however if Govern- ment wunts decision on this matter now action could be taken on it now as well as any other time. The vehicles that cre doing the greatest harm to the roads at present are the trailers. It is necessary to have good roads, and 1 think it akso- lutely necessary to have a road roller to put and keep our roads in condition. Captain Clarke remarked: Mr. Chair- man. 1 understand Council Bill No. 14 is originally intended to raise about twen- ty thousand dollars tax to condition the centerline road. I am not familiar ernough with the road to know how much is necessary, but it is believed that twen- ty thousand dollars will put it in condi- tion. The positicn of the Government is, that twenty thousand dollars will have T D Y i Bl N T 1) N O LUTHER LEAGUE CONFERENCE 7 - $ .[I (11 mgs Hill Churel. 2.30 and 7.30 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, 1922. Afternoon Session. 2.30 Devctional Service.—Rev,G.W,Critchlow, Christiansted. The Lutherans as Patriots [memorial] 2.565 Opening of Conference.—Sister Carrie Gick presiding. . 3.00 Address—The De¢velcpment of ke Missionary Activities in the Lutheren Churcli— Miss Nanca Schoen, Frederiksted. 3.20 Special Music---Frederiksted Luther League Choir. 3.30 Fcurnd Table Ccnference, ccnducted by Miss Imogene Ste- vens, Christiansted. Subject:---The Ideal L uther League. 1. What is the Luther League planned for? Mr. G. G. de La Motta, Christiansted. 2. Name a few ways in which each Luther Leé gue can help its own members.---Mrs. Gerde Nesbitt, Frederiksted. 3. Point out how your Luther League is failing to he!p as much as possible.---Mrs. Albertina Petersen, Christiansted. Mr Reg. Mac Farlane, Frederiksted. 4. Open Question---Let each member name some way in which the Luther Lesague has helped him. Special Music---Christiansted Luther League. Cfosing Service. : 4.30 Song Service King’s Hill Infirmary. Box Lunch and Social Hour. Evening Session. Mr. Reg. Mac Farlane presiding. 7.30 Devotional Service---‘‘The Young People and the Church®’ The Rev. J. C. Pedersen, Frederiksted. 7.55 Question Box, conducted by Sister Carrie Gick. Special Music---Christiansted Luther I eague. Offering. 8.30 Address---The Objectives of the Luther League. Miss Alexandra Grandjean, Frederiksted. Luther League Rally Hymn. Closing Prayer and Benediction.---Rev. G, W. Critchlow, S . 80l A ]l ~ to come from some where. One time ~ there was talk about taking this amount - from the Immigiation Fund. If taxes ~ could be raised to cover this amount it ~ would be perfectly satisfactory to Gov- ~ ernment; or the amcunt could be taken } frem a fund in the Colonial Treasury and ~ after the road is conditioned and suffi- ~ cient taxes raised the amount could be ~ put back into the fund from which it ~ was taken. 4th Appointed Member (Blackwood) - remarked:. Mr. Chairman. In reply to Cartain Clarke regarding the Immigra- tion .'und I wish to say that an appro- priation was asked ' from the Colonial Treasury from funds not otherwise obli- ' gated. Our Immigration Fund is a Fund that we Planters are very jealous of. One of the reasons why discussion was sus- pended on this bill was to find out how we were going to raise the money. If we bave to use the Immigration Fund or any part of it, it could be loaned on in- terest; I don’t think there wculd be any objection to that. The FFand is there for the purpose of bringing laborers into @ this island. Ne have not sufficient labor- ers in this island ard the corsequence is the itland is going into bush as fast as it cab go. There are two things this is- , land cannot stand—d.y weather and labor strikes—Dry weather we ecannot avoid having, but labor strikes eould be handled. I think if a halt of the labor strike is c2lled we could put our island in shape. There is no doubt that the.staple proeduct of this island is suear, and next to that Is cotto:. Cane can stand more abuse and dry weather than anything eise you put into the ground. This is a very serious question and one that should be tuzken into consideration by this Ccuneil, (To be concluled ) SOCUAL. The S. S. **"Marina’’arrived at this port on Haturday afterpoon and sailed from Frederiksted” yesterday. Sevenly odd sacks mail for Christiansted were landed here. Threough the effective presence of Patrolman Berirand good order was maintained among the crowd in the post office lobby and the delivery service was e vailable until after business hours. It is requ:sted announced that tomor- row being Decoration Day, in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 284. P. L. & R., the post office will be closed at 12 o’ciock noon, and the mails for St. Thom- as, Porte Rico and the United States will be shut down at 11 a. m. Yesterday afternoon at Parade Giround the Blue Bird Football Club defeated the Merry Juvenile Club by one goal to none. Tonight the "‘King of the Circus’’ ®will again appear before his many admirers in three attractive episodes as per adver- tisement on first page. Among the passengers by the S. S. “*Marina’’ were Mr. R. W. Skeoch and fam:ly of Est. Diamond and Ruby who are enroute to England via the States, We wish them an enjoyable holiday. Correspondence To the Editor, ofthe St. Croix Avis, Dear Sir:— ~ Permit me a little space in your veluable paper for the following: Is there a worse scandal in this world than hunger? When some poor fathers and mothers woerk a whole year and is turned off from a certain estate in this district without one cent, although begging even for a iew cents out of their labor to buy bread, and this being denied them. Js there any worse scandal? Why preach what you do not practice? Yours truly W. S. ABRAMSEN.