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An Open Challenge to Mr, Morris Davis, President of the Federa- tion of Labor. il v | Resolved that the planters of St. Croix | cannot pay labor’s demana of SI.OO per day. under present conditions. | [ affirm this. If you deny it, let us | debate the subject on the public platform on the Wharf: Sunday 23rd Oect. at 3.30 | p. m., for the welfare of the public. | Signed i THEODORE NIELSEN D. U. By otder ' | _ G ANDUZE, | Secvetary. | An Opportunity ToEcono- jep| ""33 8 | EAD what Secretary Davis of Wash- | ington says of the ‘‘Americo Tire”’— | “I have run of 6,000 miies on the | ‘*Americo Tire’’ and the satisfaction of | its service is far above the price!”’ i " Mr. Milton Jacobs, Cnristiansted, on | Inner Tubes:— | ““Mr. Delamos, the Inner Tubes that I | ordered through you have given me best | service in time and quality.”” The | ““Americo’’ is the popular small tire of | Washington, Ohio, and Porto Rico, and | is extensively used on Fords and ‘‘Baby’’ | Overland. It can now be ordered through the company’s agent at a great saving. | Cord type 30x3 = $15.00 | Non Skid 30x3%4 1800 | Respective sizes in Inner Tubes $4.00 | and $4.50, also larger sizes in Tubes on | request. Let me order for you now, you will need them for the Christmas races and soon afterwards. | H. A. DELAMOS, Agent. Christiansted, St. Croix. American Automobile Acces. Co. ” - : ' ! EDITORIAL. | The Editor desires to thank the De- " partment of Education for a complimen- tary copy of the School Law for the Vir- gin Islands of the United States. The book represents the Department’s Bulle- tin No. 1, andis a very comprehensive compilation: printed by the Kirtland Publishing Co., of St. Thomas, V. L publishers of the now discontinued Sparks’’. : R Sl oAV TELEGRAMS. §l. CROIX STATION. London, Oct. 17th-—lt was announcad last night that the Athlone assizes has awarded L. ). Castlemaine £101,359 as compensation for the destruection of his residence, Moydrum Castle, by the Sinn Feiners on July 3rd, Other awards are £IO,OOO for the widow of Major Compton Smith, who was captured by Sinn Feiners in Aprii last vhile on a sketching expedition in the Blarney dis- trict and was subsequently shot, and £9,000 for the widow of Brigadier-Gen- eral Lambert, who was shot while re- turning from a tennis party on June 20th London, Oect. 17th—Upon the simply inscribed slab in Westminster Abbey, whieh marks the tomb of Great Britain’s “‘unknown warrior’’, was laid today the highest decoration within the gift of the people of the United States. It was the medal of honour voted by the United States Congressin re-affirmation of the comradeship which unite the United States and Great Britain in the war. The official vresentation was made by Mr. Harvey, United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James, who delivered a brief address as the representative of the United States Government and of President Harding. Ihe act of bestow- ing the medal was jperformed by General Pershing, Commander of the United States armies in. France durivg the Great struggle. Simplicity marked the presentation and bestowal of the medal. there being only a brief chorai service preceding these ceremonies, which were witnessed by a distinguished assemnbly. Included in the group in the nave of the historic abbey were the Duke of “on- naught, representing the King members of the cabinet, heads of the Govern- mental departments and attaches of the United States Embassy, whose presence testified to the significance of the event. The transepts and the choir of the ancient edifice were filled, there being 1,200 visitors admitted to witness the scene. London newspapers printed this morning editoriai; which were warmly appreciative of the United States tribute to Great Britain’s victi:us of the war. Dublin, Oet. 18th. T'he Irish and British representatives in London have agreed to the appointment of a joint committee to visit all camps and prisons to investigate conditions there, according to official announcement today. New York, Oct. 17th. —T'he threat of a raiilway strike today sent prices of cotton into new low ground for the month. De- cember sold off to 18.75, or nearly hali a ecent below Saturday’s close and 320 points, or sl6 per bale, below the high price touched just before the publi- cation of the Government crop report on October 3rd. Washington, Oect. 17th—The first Se- nate roll call on the German peace treaty was taken today, and resulted im a7l to 7 rejection of the first amendment offered, a proposal by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, to have the United -States join the other powers in a pledge to protect Germany against unwarranted invasion. The senatz also rejected 62 to 6 a second amendment by Senator Walsh, proposing that the United States would use its good offices in the event of a wanton atcack on Germanv. Trinidad, Oct. 15th.- Serious damage has been caused here by heavy rain that has been falling for the past ten da;s principally in the Toco Sangre Grande and Moruga districts. On Sunday and Monday last eight inches of rain fell at Sangre Grande in 36 hours causing floods that carried away many small houses and stopped communication by road and rail. Several | ves have been lost and the damage to cocoa estates and to pro perty generally cannot yet be estimated. London, Qct. 18th. -Parliament opened today for its Autumn session, but inter- est in today’s session was diminished by the announcement that Mr. Lloyd George had deferred until Wednesday his im- portant statement relative to unemploy- ment. The session of Parliament is in- tended to be briei, its business being limited to one topic—unemployment—- although financial matters insaperable from the business situation must neces- sarily be handled. It was understood today that althoug measures dealing with the situation had been decided upon by the Goverpment, it was necessary, e owing to the rules of the House of Com- mons to give that bo.y notice of the introduction of legislation. The first business to come before the lower House today was a motion from the Govern- ment to devote the whole time of the House to the unemplecyment question. Whether this would be moved by Mr. Lloyd George or Mr. Austen Chamber lain, was not announced, but it was understood yesterday that it was intro- duced by the Premier he would also touch briefly on other matters, possibly the Washington conference and negotiations with Sinn Fein Ireland. The British delegation to the Washington conference, according to the London ‘‘Times’ will consist of Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. A. J. Balfour and Lord Lee, Sir Robert L. Borden, Canada, and Mr. George Foster Pearce, Australia, Sir John Salmond of New Zealand, and Sir Auckland Geddes, the British Ambassador to the United States, will also attend the conference when required. It is expected that Sir Maurice Hankey will act as Secretary of the delegation, but the complete Secre- tariat has not yet been appointed. All the dominions appear willing to partici- pate, with the exception of South Africa, which, according to the '“l'imes’’, seemto be holding aloof. Reduction of the size of the British army and a cutting down of the househ»old cavalty by onethird i recommended in a report formulated by a committee of busimessmen appointed