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76TH YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED. V. 1. U.S. A., THURSDAY 30TH JUNE 1921. THEST. CROIX AVIS s printed and pu*lished duily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Office. TERMS---50 cents monthly in advance. 2 cents per single copy. Kntered as second-class matter May 2i6th 1917 ot the Post Ofice at Christian 4 alea, St. Crow, V. L ofthell. S. A. wn » der the Act of March 3. 1879. Contribution to this paper will be glad- lg received when the same deals wih mat- ters of general interest, and is accompa- nied with the author’s name, as a guar- antee of good faith. The editor caunot be responstible for the views of his correspon- dentsnor does he necessarily endorse them. TELEGRAM-. ST. CROIX STATION. Londoa, June 24th. —The tremendous losses of cargoes and ships at sea which _created a stir in London marine under- ¢ writing circles some months ago, result- ed in fthe insurance agents putting the ships, owners and exporters of one Euro- pean .nation under a ban. But refusal to do business with these persons failed to end the remarkable sequence of sink- ings, most of which strangely enough occurred within reach of land and were consequently for the most part without casualties and were attributed to ‘‘strik- ing mines’’, although the Admiralty in- sisted that the seas had been cleared of these dangers. ‘‘Fire in the bunkers’,, “‘striking rocks’’ and other causes equal- ly plausible, but equally difficult to dis- prove were advanced. About the time , the underwriters ban became effective “‘similar disasters’’ began to befall the " merchantmen of another European coun- trv. .While in the latter case no concer- ted action has yet been taken by the London underwriters, many individual firms have extended the taboo to include owners of this nationality. As a result in both instances there has been a trars- fer of much of this refused business to the United States market. The British are watching with interest the outcome nf the experiment. The attitude of many of them might be summed up as ** We wish you good luck, but we think you wilP learn a few things’’. One specific ‘@ case which influenced the British to lay the ban was attended by significant cir- cumstances which had been common with tnose of many previous sinkings. The vessel in question, bought early in 1919 for 165,000 sterling, sank recently near Cape Camarat France as a result of “‘yunning ashore’’. It transpired here that the hull and machinery were insur- ed for 180,000 pounds on a poiiey that expired on the day after the date of the disaster. - St. Andrews,Scotland,June 25th. —Jock Hutehison of Chicago won the British apen golf championship here today, ae- feating Roger Wether, the Oxford ama- teur. London, June 26th.—Hyde Park was the scene of a remarkable League of Nations mass meeting yesterday, the occasion being the second anniversary of the formatiom of the league. ln addi- tion to more than fifty of the most dis- tinguished speakers in Great Britain, there were in attendance representa- % " No, 152. ;. 7y 4 &.00. THIS EVZANING 8.00 Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran The men who aremaking the world laugh longer and louder than it ever laughed in 1 2 ”” La La Lucille A FIVE-REEL UNIVERSAL FARCE-COMED T Os Side Spliting Errors and Mix Up. A JRipping farce-comedy, "‘l.a La Lucille’’, produced for Universal, under direc- tions of Lyons and Moran, from the original Broadway piece by Fred. Jackson. Eddie and Lee, the breezy Universal comedy team, appear as two distracted young bride- grooms, one of whom is seeking grounds for divorce gets enough for several. They are supported by a strong cast. The Story: John Smith, in "'La La Lucille”’, is married to the daughter of a Juggler, and by this match has won the disapproval of his Aunt Roberta, cne of the Boston Smiths. The aunt, who is very wealthy, has cut off his allowance. One day a lawyer and visiting relatives arrive, who tell John his aunt has died, leaving him two million dol- lars on condition that he get aédivorce from his wife, Lacille. John refuses to give up Lucille, but is induced to get a temporary divorce In order to obtain the money. Lucille is furnished with proper evidence by employing the Janitress, Fannie, to act as co-respondent : John and Fannie are to be caught in a hotel apartment together, according to the plan. While they are atthe hotel Britton Hughes and his young bride, Peggy. ar- rive and take the adjoining room, and .... come and see for yourself. Show concludes with one reel Comic, Secure your tickets in time. ADMISSION Reserv‘e% t5eat5.............‘........ e e T 40c i (zene BEYRDCR .. . v e Children 20 and 10c. 20c. tives of many foreign countries, inclyg- ing Belgium, China, Finland, the Geor- gian Republie, Holland, Italy, Japan, Persia, Poland, Roumania ang the Uk- - raine. Besides sending speakers, many countries arranged to have detachments in national costumes walk in procession * to the park. Capetown, June 26th.- Influenza is sweeping through the eastern provinces - of the Cape. Many thousands of per- sons have fallen victims to it. The di- sease is most virulent ip the town Uliten- i hage, 10 miles northwest of Port Eliza- - beth. ‘ Washington, June 26th.—The general level of the duties in the new perma- nent tarift bill will be slightly below the : (Continued on 4th page.)