The evening world. Newspaper, February 16, 1920, Page 5

BRINGS PSP TO THE BANAMAS a Rush of American Liquors to Islands Fills War Depleted t & Pon Treasury. NASSAU, Bahama Islands, Feb. —Probibition in the United States, which caused enormous quantities of Mquor to be sent to this city, has transformed the Bahamas Govern- ments’s financtal condition from a @eficit to comparatively a huge sur- plus, provided labor for large num- bers of unemployed and put more money in ciroulation in this little British colony than has been the case for years. Sir William L. Allardyce, made this known officially at the formal open- ing of the 1920 session of the Bahams Governor of the colony, Legislature. Original estimates of the colony’s revenue was $372,000 for the year and expenditures $526,000; a deficit of $154,000 to be made up through increased taxes and duties. With banishment of wines and liquors Nassau be- from the United States, ame one of the havens of refuge wet goods. Half a dozen vessels brought full cargoes and the duties on them have | restored the Bahama Government's | fallen fortunes, due to the war, to a surplus three times as large as expected deficit, Allardyce said, the question of ducing the tariff on the necessities | © of life might be considered. In addition, i CARRANZA QUITS DEC. 1. Denies He Will Refose to Turn ver Presidency: CITY, Feb. 16.- denying to-day rume Carranza. to his successor, dec “one day after Dec. I 1 for some reason aie Maid thas elections designate who should succeed him. pani aie aSPeE Suen for $1,000,000 Share in Entate. WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Feb. 16.—Don- eid Myers of Rutland, Pa., started suit E. Pritchard, 327 Spring St., N. Y. here to-day for one-third of the $2,000,- Myers and’Cal : York were married ¢ porns sida eri Resigns as Head >. Wade bth Avenue or about $555,000. With the Increased revenue, Gov. a surplus of $500,000 yearly during the next two years at least is expected from duties when the liquors are taken out of bond. sident | that | hhe intended to refuse to turn over the would not remain Mexico's | S STYLE 6.—Russell E. ommander A Special - Victrola Offer At McCreery’s Victrolas and Records The Victrola Combination Pidkvnla We. Bi. cs aisouscanbaas 70.00 Cabinet to match....s..sccs sense 30.00 One 12:ineh Album 1.25 One 10rdnch Albumsiscucscssrens 1,00 Two 10-inch double-faced Hecorda (cacti SBa).s+i 63-5008 1,70 One 12-inch double-faced Record.. 1.35 One 10-inch Red Seal Record... 6.00 as First Payment, Balance 6.00 Monthly dames McCreery & Co. Organizing Special Special Classes of Foreign-Born Childrep in Schools. Girl Scouts are to aid in spreading Americavism in the public schools. Principals and teachers have com- | pleted pla&s for the organization of | model troops in eight schools, includ- | ing at least one in each of the five Ddoroughs, within a few weeks. Details of the plan were worked | out at a meeting held recently by the members of the Committee on Edu- cation for Citizenship of the New 16./York Principals’ Association. Dr. Abby Porter Leland is Chairman. Members of the Board of Education toward combatting radicalism in all forms. Girl Scouts are to teach Eng- lish to foreign-born children and one of the first rules is that English only | can be spoken at meetings, which ae to be under the direction of Gibney, Director of Public Playground and Recreation Centres. ——_——_. STEERS AT PRE-WAR PRICES. Is Little Affected. same baste price as before the United States entered the war. A year ago steers on the Chicago market brought $20, while yesterday the same grades the per hundredweight. Pork yesterday showed @ decline of from 3 to 6 cents wholesale. There was & heavy market both in pork and beet owing (o cancellation of orders by Ku- for rope. ‘The packers’ research departme: roduce charts demonstrating that cat ost and wholesale beef prices fluctui much of the crop of winter-fed cat! the |has not remunerated owners for th hope of the decline in retail beet prices the slump tn cattle, re- “Over the Top” of the oysters, steaks roasts, omelettes, fish and chops spread ‘Eddys | | | | MADE IN U.S.A. At Grocers and Delicatessen Stores, § H. | Sth Street approve of the plan as going far! . Price of Beet in Chicago, However, | | Beet on the hoof is at practically the were disposed of at $11.50 and $12.60} | food bills, while consumers are losing |“f\ ‘The Special Committee of Seventeen has onanimousiy the Rev. Dr. Dr. MeNeill is now pastor of al church in Birmingham, Ala. often preached here. prceactan+ <n MAKES PLEA FOR FRANCE. Clemenceau's Daughter Lectures is Mme. Clermenceau-Jacquem: Ht He MV ENING WU f UNDAT, * : a Tage te wom GIRL SCOUTS TEACH [AAWT-#DOTTO SoRDEDNT ware ere es Fn fg = TNE PURE AMERICANISM | i da hte Patan | ene ae nal cracks te Preabyterians ir. MeNeti. recommended that John MeNeill, known as STOVES | the “Scottish Spurgeon,” be called to the pastorate of the Fort Washington Presbyterian Church, Broadway and| Ana A 174th Street. The congregation meets Feb, 25 to act on the report. ‘The for- mer pastor, the Rev. Dr, Daniel Hoft- BOILE D \ man Martin, died Jan. %. HEATERS U Ho has by engl th Phy Bale sea hem ma Furnace, Steam or Het Water Heater TN alll y i Pang yal yes 9 ' STOVE R REPAIR CORPORATION, 329-290 WATER $F. COR. REFKMAN, N. ¥.,. TEL, Belasco Theatre. ‘e, daugh- Store Hours 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. 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