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ty; in others employes were reading pa
papers, and still others had their feet on
the desk, and a check of the cafeteria
revealed ‘‘a small minority apparently
having breakfast on goverament time."’
He wanted all appearaoces of evil to
be avoided and he would have to ask
that breakfast be eaten before 8 A, M to
avoid setting a bad example.
"'l always have had an aversion to
gentlemen-—and this applies to ladies
also —sitting with their feet on desks”
he continued. ‘'l know that some in de
fense of the proalivity say they can
think better, but I wonder wbat they
are thinking with.”’
Recalling that he became Pubhlic Works
Administrator just a year ago t) morrow,
Mr Ickes wound up by telling all Public
Works employes that they could have
the day off. —Selected.
RADIO NEWS.
By courtesy of the United Prese and the
Chicigo Tribune :
Naval Radio Station St, Thomns,
Washington:—The right of labor to
call ;strikes which seriously interfere
with the interests of 3ociety as a whole
must be curbed ‘if ‘the Government is
ty» endure, the National Association of
Manufacturers said tonight - in com
menting on the San Francisco strike.
San Francisco: -Lubors most mili
tant challenge to organized capital in
the United States failed today when the
back of the San Francisco general
strike was broken. The general strike
committee, dictator for three days over
the entire city, yielded to pressure and
voted to call off the sympathy strikes,
Washington: —The motion picture in
dustry, even while suffering a loss
of over nineteen gmillion dollars
last year was shown today to have
given 110 persons larger salaries in 1933
than received by President Roosevelt,
The peak yearly pay check fer the in
dustry, $315,900, was paid to an un
named actor. The seecond highest
check a salary of $296 250 went to an
artist who received s§lo,ooo when he or
she was working,
Philadelphia: —Five prisoners fled the
Eastern State Penitentiary today by
crawling or swimming four blocks
throuzh a sewer. Prison Offizials frst
learned of the break from the outside
when the men were seen emerging
from a manhole., Three of the prison
ers were captured in the Southwestern
part of the ecity, two of them being
taken to a hospital with injuries receiv
ed in the flight,
Washington: —Creation of a unified
air force, one of the most hotly contest
ed qu:stions in Amariean aerinautical
policy, is opposed in the report just
made to Secretary Dern by the special
Aviation Committae headed by Newtoo
D. Baker
B 2 Rl AY LS
Cambridge: —Fog deadliest menace
of the Aviator and the Mariner, has
been made to disappear, chemical aqissi
pation of fog over limited areas was
tested for the first time last Friday by the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
round hill research station at South
Dartmouth.
Berlin: —Garman Jews will hence
forth be eomuyelled to say ‘'Heil Hit
ler’’ and give the Nuzi salute whenever
they approach any Government em
ploye, including Pulice, the official organ
of State emoloyes dezlared today, It
added ""Jews in Germany must accep
the Hitler salute as Christians accept
the salute in Mchammedan countries.’”’
Washington A rusty, battered hal
berd a relic of the De Soto expedition in
this country in the early firty of the
16th century, has been given to the
Smithsonian [astitute, D: Walter
Hough, notel anthropoligist of the
museum here, revealed that the weapoon
was in the possession of a local engin
eer, who dugit fromn tne Mississippi
River, a tittle north of Memp'ns.
Los Angeles—Ths divoree suit of Lupe
Velez, Eexican actress. against J hany
Weismf@ller, slim star, wus dismissed to
day on motion of the actress attorney.
Paris - The Cabinet, unable to decide
on the Radical Socialist disnute within
its ranks, d-eeided toliv to call on
Premier Gaston Doumergue, to arbi
trate, e
Leningrad: —What i 3 desceibed as one
of the most remarkable operations ino
medical history was performed here at
the Leningrad, Siargzieal lasilturion. A
tumor the siz: of a pigzeon egg was
removed from tne brain of a young
girl. The mulignant growth was
threateningz bher with blin lness. The
tumor was located only a few millimeters
from the nucieus where all ife centers
are loeaied. L'he surgeon lifted a portion
of the brain to remove the tumor. It is
undeistood that only a few timesin
medical history has an operation of this
cha.acter been undertakenisuccessfuily,
Warsaw: - Cessation of torrential rains
in mountain districts gave hope of flrod
relief to south Poland today, though .
rivers still were rising.and great areas
were under water., 180 were knowo
dead,
: { ™ oy
PROCEEDINGS
Os THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST. CROIX.
(Continued from yesterday’'s Avis)
This draft of ordinance has been
prepared in the Department of the In
terior to which were referred two drafts
of ordinances relating to jthe change of
curreny which were prepared in the
Office of the Govercment Secretary.
The remarks appended to the draft
of ordinance give the rationale of the
Department of the [oterior and the
I'reasury Deparument for the form of
the Ordinance.
Copies of the enclosed draft of or
dinance have been transmitted to the
H 'norabie the Caairman of the Muaici
pal Committee undar today’s date.
Respectfully,
LAWRENCE W CRAMER,
Lieutenant Governor.
The Viece Chairmn: Hoyaorable Mem
bers that brings to a clos: the reading
of the com nuaications received and for
warded since the last meeting.
The minutes for the meetings held on
Feoruary 28 and Mareh 31, 1934, have
b-en publish-d 4and circulated and it
there are no obhjections [ will consider
them teacitly ad pted.
There beiog no objections the minuies
were decla-ed tacitly adopted.
Item 1.
Resiznation of 294 Member for
Frederiksted Towon,
The Vice Chairman: As honorable
members will remnemoer the bhonorable
20d Member for Frederiksted sown has
gent in his resiznation and, according to
the Cnairman’s repty to him, this is rhe
first meeting in which it can be taken
up. 1 will ask m2mbders to vote wheih
er ur not they will accept the resignaii o
ist Member for Frederiksted Towan
Merwin: Mr. Vice-Chairman As i
happens that this member is from t(he
town of Frederiksted which I also repre
sent and koowing that the people ot
Frederiksted are desirous of having the
gentleman to continue representing them
in this Council to the end of his term
which will expire 1o June next year |
am not in favor of accepting the res: n .
tion, because if it is iceepted that w u
mean another election and I feel that tne
gentleman will be reelected. The m:m
ber may have just reason for acting ~
that way, butl think after coonsiderin s
the matter he wouid be willing to ¢ n
sioue to the end of his term It would e
an expense to the Government if his
resignation is accepted and we woud
not gain anything oy it.
Ist Appoioted Member Moorehead:
Mr. Vice-Chairman | feel just like e
honorable Ist Member for Frederiksted
Towo that it will be uawise to accep
the resignation because the people of
Frederiksted are desirous to have the
gentleman represent them, therefore |
will not vote to accept the resignation,
2nd Member for Fred:riksted Coun r/
District M. M S%eoch: Mr. Vice-Chr
mar. When a8 member wishas to re.i s
from the Council Ido not thidk it 1..
to refuse to accept his resignatiog
That’s the way I feel about the maitor.
3rd Member for Christiansted 1. . .
Fabio: Mr. Vice-Chairman. Justa . ¢«
of information. Did the member si..c
his reason for . :signing?