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Government Insuran.e. "he postmaster has received from the Treasury Department, a number of post- ers relative te Government Insurance Policies which will be displayed in public places. In the {meantime we have been asked to dessiminate the following infor- maztion in connecticn therewith: , No. 1: Congress has decided that the Government of the United States wil issle regular forms ~f Insurance Policies ‘fwhich the present War Risk Term Pol- cies may be convert-d. The policies al- ready zuthorized are: 1, Ordinary Lif:: 2, Twenty-Payment Lite; 3, Thirty-Payment Life;4, Twenty- Year Endowm:at; 5, Thirty-Year En- dowment; 6, Kndovyment at age of 62. All those holding War Risk Term Poli- cies may convert their present contracts to any of the new forms listed above. Ho 2: Premium rates for all forms of Goveinment Insurance may be secured frow any of the following agencies: Ar- my, Navy, Marine Corps, U. S. Post Otlices, State insurance (Commissioners, Red Cross, War Camp Community Ser- vice, Salvation Army, Knights of Colum- bus, Jewish Wélfare Board, Y. M. C. A. All Insurance Companies and their A oelpha. No. 3; All Premium Payments for War Risk Term Policies or for the new Government Insurince Policies may be made by Cash; Caeck; Post Office Mon- ey Order. Checks and Money Orders should he made vayable to Treasurer of the United Stat:s and mailed to U. S. Treasury Dep: rtment, Bureau of War Risk Insuran e, R. G. Cholmeley- Jones, Director, Wzshington, D. C. CORRECTION.—In ‘“‘Reply to Mr. Einar Sveadsen’’ published in yesterday’s is- sue, the word ‘‘perfective’’ in the sth paragraph, should read ‘‘perspective;”’ this mistake being a compositor’s error. MARREIED : by the Revd. G. W. Oritechlow at the Lu- theran Church last night: Mr. God- frey Genaro de la Motta son of our esteemed foreman and Mr.; John Motta to Miss Maud lillian Simpson of Christiansted. The bride was given away by her uncie Mr. John Phillips and Mr. Jno. Motta acted as best-man. OQur hearty Congratulaticns. No St. Thomas n ail as yet; the incle- men:y of the weatner is probably the reason for the schoouer’s non-arvival. 32 lines of rain vzere measured at the Fort this morning. OFFICIAL NEWS. The cable between St. Thomas and San Juan was repaired 10.30 a. m., thus re- S - CROLVE AN 1D storing eaiic communication between St. Thomas aiJ all places by dines of the ' West India and Panama Telegraph Com- ' pany. | . WEATHER REPORT. - San Juan, Rar. 29.96, Ther. 80, E.22 partly cloudy. ‘ Barbados, Bar. 29 93 [he: 76, N.E. 22 | ‘partly cioudy. ' | Dominica, 2ar. 29.86, Ther. 76, calm ‘ St. Kitts, Bar. 29 92, Ther. 74,N. E. 12 partly cloudy. ; Port of Spain Bar. 29.96, 73, S. E. 4 . partly cloudy. f St.” Lucia, Bar. 29.8¢ 74, 2 cloudy ! St. Thomas, Bar. 29.26, 78, E. 12 | cloudy. ? Christiansted, St. Croix, V. L | Sept :mber 3, 1919. ~ Rejoinder to Mr. Joseph W. | , Daily:- , Sir - ‘ : In your reply in St. Croix Avis ~ of today, you state tha either the film was to deal with ‘'Birth Control’’, or it ' was not. Surely the fim was to deal with ‘‘Birth Control”’, but having been ' advertised as a COMENY, only a filthy " mind could place a fiithy comstruction ~“upon it. Even if the film had nov been advertised as a comedy, the word ‘‘birth”’ does not necessarily have to deal with birth of children. [f you will take the trouble -0 consult Webster’s, or Century Dictionaries and other standard author - ties on the English language, you will find that the word ‘‘birth’’ or ‘‘berth’”’ (spelled either way), means ‘‘a place in a ship to sleep in; a long box en the side of the eabin for sleeping in’’. This was also the meaning of the word ‘‘birth’ in the comedy weferred to. That the word has several interpretations does not give yoa the right to insist upon placing filthy meanings upon it, especial- ly when you were informed by me in advance, that such meaning did not ap- ply to it. Under official news in St. Croix Avis of August 15th., and also in West End News of same date, you will find that vehicles and pedestrians are advised to give the corner of King and Queen Cross Streets erossing, a wide BIRTH. Would you perhaps also attach a filthy meaning to this Government notice? : In the second paragraph of your letter, you refer to birth contro ip connection with abortion and malpractice, in which connection it can only hc¢ve an immoral meaning. But so far as I know you are the only person in this island who has peen thinking of this coanection when the film was advertised as a comedy. Under these circumstances, I cannot consider your statement to me on the 18th. as ‘‘a well founded protest’’, es- pecialy not whenI repeztedly asserted that I had projected the pictures the pre- ceding night and that they bore no rela- tion whatever to the item you spoke aboul. When you state that you told an offi- oial on the 19th. that [ had puat on *'Birth Control”’, and that he knew the idea the title eonveyed, thenIthink it must have been you who suggested that idea to him, as had it been his own original opinion, he would most likely have ap- proached me on the matter direct. it would appear to me that you are trying to evade the main question, namely. as I have been informed: that you said your informant had told you the fiimI showed on Monday night, 13th. was not as stated by me, absolutely harniless pictures,-—but six reels dealing only with an “‘immoral’’ idea. : Concerning the poor ‘‘perfective’’ (per- spective?) shown in my letter, I must say that it was uot in ihe presence ol ONE witness that you made your "'state- ment’’ as you please to call it; but in the presence of a CROWD, and it is tow known to everybody. DBecause as you claim, you made your ‘‘statement’’ only to one gentlem:n, cces not relieve you of the responsibility for it; espe- cially not, if this gentieman was a Covernment official. As everybody who have seen the pictures agree that they are absolutely harmless und have no connection whatever with any filthy idea, you ought now to be convinced yourseif, and as a gentleman make an apology for your entirely urjustifiable ac- cusations against me. I[f you have been wrongly iniormed, shat would appear to be a matter entirely between you and your “‘man.’”’ ''he last paragraph in your letter advising me to give the veople ‘‘good clean shows’’, seems to me to suggest that I had anytime given unclean pic- tures, which causes mec once more to remind you of your own logie: quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur’’. That means, if yol make a statement without proof, I deny it without proof. Respectfully, EINAR SVENDSEN. Chris%nsted, St. Croix, Sep- " e tember 2, 1919. To the Native Brass Band, Christiansted. Brother Organization: : The Indusirial Brass Band did not intend to cast any ‘‘slur’> what- soc;ver upon you. How cculd you think S 0 7 The Native Brass Band under consider- ation; the Industrial Band tried to get a little help also-and succeeded. It was not certain that this help (like yours) would have come from the Council; it was likely that if the Council did not favor it Government would have, and, th 2refore, it was shown why it was fonish to think so. Thaat is all. The words ‘‘it is the only Band