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W S « AN ; .\W o V.G =~ 5@ oo ‘ 4 ¥ &;‘/“= £8 &€ v QY AN Qoo ) S B \%?"‘ LS !gu P /e UR S K Ny gBN M R ey, e B IBRE PR Lol 4 = e Wm? /9 9O €O T = ~/ e ' s 80tH YEAR. THE ST. CROIX AViS is printed and published duvily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by . Johansen at the Avis Office. TERMS:--50 cents morthly in alvance, 2 conts per single copy. Fntered as sccond class matter May 26th 1917 at the Post Ofice at Christian- sted, St Croiz, V. L of the U. S. A, un- der the Act of March 3, 1879. Contribution to this paper will be glad- lg received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and is accompa- nied with the author’s name, as a guar- antee of good faith Theeditor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorsethem. DEDICATE NATIONAL SHRINE TO SCIENCE ““The Temple of Science in America is not a place of mystery, but one to lead the public in thinking deeply and seeing how research ean explain fundamontal problams,”” said President Coholidge in dedicating the new home of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council at Washington. ““The scientific man,’”’ he explained, “‘is reading the earth to reveal its sacrets Truth must prevail for the battermoant of mankind. The magnificent building now being dedicated to science predicts a new day in scientiflc reszarch. A new sun is rising. It is destined to illuminate the scientific world by illuminaging this hall. By science [ mean the careful assembling of fazts, their comparison and interpre- tation. It is for this pu pase that the governmeant sets its stamp of approval apon this effort and joins in dedicating this building to the betterment of the human race by achieving a clearer knowledge of the truth ”’ Dr. J. C. Merriam, president of the Carnegie Institution at Washington and vice-president of the National Academy of Sciences, said. ‘''‘The aecademy will always be conservative in holding fast such knowledre as may scem szcurely founded. but it will never look with fa\- our on the defenc2 of any view merely bacausa it has b2en held. And we will help to kesep false assamptions from serving in the place of truth.” Th~» n2w shrine to science stands near the Liscoln memorial and overlooks a CHRISTIANAIED. V.l 1. 8 A, sy limm JUNE 1924 wide expanse of green. It cost SI.OOO, 000 and was made possible by a 85,000, 00) fund set aside by the Curnegie founcation. Ofmnarble canstruction «ud strikingly orname: ted, it is a notable addition to the public bui'dings at the nation’s capital Within its walls are assembled tumerous exhibits mutely testifving to the truth of certain scien i- fie discoveries. For example, there 1s suspended from the high dome a gilded sphere —the Faueauit pendulum—which swings to and fro with unvarying con- sistency, proving that the carth is rotat- i g, Mirrors arranged about the dome catch the light of the sun at all hours and proje-t the rays through a telesco- pic lens so as to form an imag> of ithe sun six inches in diameter on o table in the centre of the hall. Thus visitors are ahle to study the retlection of the sun as a ycungster would study a nap in school. Near by are delicate ipstru ments with which science can measure the distance and diameter of stars mil- lions of miles away variations in the earth’s magunetism and do other marve- lous things. In a certain room 'he visi- tor may see the effects of colhisions of atoms and the tracks of particles, flvirg 20,000 wmiles a second, by means of the Wilson Shinizu apparacus. Even the stones of the walls of the building are creations of science, artificially made to improve acoustic properties. The architect, Bartram G. Gerlhue, died on the eve of the dedication ot his master- piece. The Pathfinder. NOTICE. ROM THURSDAY 12TtH INST., a por- F tion of the Center Line, —The ""hend”’ arcund La Reine—wili be temyporarily closed to Publie-traftic, during the con- struetion of a culvert across the road- way. The traflic will, in the meartime, make a slieht detour throuch a “range”’ in the adjoining cancfield near the two White Pillars—coming out on the line b:tween Barren Spot and Clifton Hill, near road leading north, between Slob and [.a Reine. Fences will be placed at both ends, with notices painted on them; red lights being hung at nights, EDGAR W. MEYER, Chairman Road Commission. St.Croixz. V. 1., June 9th, 1924, No 137 Just Received rrom Denmark AN ASSORTMENT OF Chocolate Bonbons and Conserves. H. BOJE, JEAN PETERSEN, Christiansted. Frederiksted. r.‘ & B Puizlication. lT is hereby brought to public notice that the Government has, this date, authorized the Reverend GEORGE L. J. SCHNEIDER, C. SS. R, to perform civil-religious functions in the Municipality of Saint Croix. Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States, St. Thomas, 2 June, 1924. WM. S. ZANE, Government Secretary. Fresh Arrival At The Underground Store. Evap. Pears & Apricots at 25eis per Hl, Prunes, Raisins & Currants, Citron, Large ana >mall Sugared Almonds. Sperry & Barnes Hams, SLICED DRIED BEEF, ; CORN BEEF HASH, SWEET CORN, lOMATOI'S and PEARS in small cans Quebec Steamship Co. THE 5. S GUIANA is expected to leave New York on 19th inst.. and isdue at Frederiksted on ¢ about 26tn inst, proceeding to Windward Islands, accept freight and passengers. RORBT, .. MERWIN &!CO. INc. Agents.