davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
Total ii.

II the population of the foregoing
cities was averaged each municipality
would show population Of s87 .15s 1-4
Detroit shows the most remarkable
growth. now standing fourth in the
nation. This Is accounted for BY the
great automobile manufacturing bus
mess centered there. Los Angeles
on the Pacific coast. outgrew San
Francisco and has seventy thousand
more population than the last named
CITY. having passed 1t in the ten years
from 1910 to 1920. Other cities show
growth though in the case OF a few
the percentage is not SO great.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03

Did Shakespeare Write His Plays7
Did Shakespeare write his plays?
This seems an idiotic question when
considering all the facts in connection
with them and with the Bard of Avon
and yet this question has been asked
thousands of times during the last
century and the believers that Shakes.
peare did not write them, but that
Bacon did, have presented so many
clever arguments that it is sometimes
hard to refute at least a considerable
number of them.
In the first place, so little is known
of the life of Shakespeare, that those
who would take from him the honors
invariably point to his life as proving
that this opinion is generally wrong.
For while long biographies of Shakes
peare have been written. there is not
much more known of him than that
in early life he was an obscure village
boy.
His father was an iIliterate trades
man in rat5ord-on-Avon, England.
and he was not allowed the privilege
of an education. Finally he was COM
PEELED to run away from home. and
made his way to London, where he
spent most of his time after his arri-
val hanging about the theater doors
and earning a living by holding thea
ter-goers' horses
Finally he was able to satisfy long
felt desire to go on the stage. but was
only clever enough to play small
parts. After a short period as an ac-
tor he took to writing plays. and even
tually retired rich, and purchasing his
old stratford-on-Avon home. he lived
there up to tn time of his death in
1916.
Now, the promulgators of the Bacon
theory claim hat the man who wrote
Shakespeare's plays must not alone
have been one Of the greatest geniuses
that ever lived, but he must have been
possessed on a vast storehouse Of his
torical and classical knowledge. How
could Shakespeare have acquired
such knowledge? He was able to write
several different languages, was a
philosopher such as few have even
been and showed a knowledge of both
ancient and modern literature and
was thoroughly familiar with the law
of all ages up to his time. Where
could Shakespeare have acquired all
this information?
Shakesphere borrowed his plots
from stories published in the lang.
uages Of the country r. which
they emanated. consequent La E1Fst
have been shiIled as a translator. The
few specir~ ms Of Shakespeare writ
ings which exist show that he was
a very poor penman.
Did he have time to educate him.
self? We are told th-- n away
from Stratford in 1886, yet his won
derful play Hamlet was produced
only little more than two years later
At this period Bacon was so highly
an educated man that he could easily
have been in possession of all the
knowledge that is contained in this
play. This is one Of the arguments
produced by the the Baconians.
History contains no other personage
of such great importance as Shakes
peare about whom so little is known
and naturally the Baconites are able
to present very many different ar
guments in favor of Sir Francis
which would seem plausible and
which cannot be refuted with the alb
sence of so many necessary facts. The
controversy viii no doubt be contiuu
ed, but there is no likelihood of the
mystery ever becoming more clear.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
FACTS AND FIGURES
THIRTY TWO CITIES
AMERICAS LARGE TOWNS SHOW
INCREASING POPULATION AT
LAST FEDERAL CENSUS

Thirty-two Of the largest cities Of
the union show some startling
changes in the lineup as to position
as compared with the former census
taken in 1910 The cities named in
the list and their population figures
are as follows:
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
A sin Of Msmorvl

Parent My daughter tells me you
are a church member What church
member. What church do you belong
to?
Suitor: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. some
of them oyer.-Cartooons Magazine.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
NEW ORLEANS GIRL
HoNoREE or CLUB

Miss Elizabeth Evans of New Or
leans was the guest of honor at a
very lovely Five hundred party given
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
settinu-up DrilI

He: Don't you think I ought to ex-
ercise my mind more?
She: Yes! Why not take it out
SOLICITATIONS Magazine.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14

party in the Gubernatorial campaign
| was asked to accept the nomination
for Comptroller. II was argued that
my presence on the ticket would help
soldify the Democratic party and
help produce united party effort to
win Democratic victory in that i'm
por;ant Guhcrnatorial election.
although this candidacy meant
that | would have to spend three or
four months in campaigning the state,
and, in case of election, be in Annap-
oils during the session Of the General
Assembly of 1920, and in Baltimore
and Annapolis a; such times there
after rs might be necessary to prop
crly attend 20 the duties Of the office,
| accepted the political force of this
suggestion and bccam" candidate.
81 have given the necessary time
and whatever ability and energy |
possess to the duties of the Office to
which was elected and will continue
to do so until the end of my term.
Have Done My Full Share"
al now find it impossible for me,
Immediately after three years Army
service and the present term as
COMPTROLLER, to continue to absent
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14

Comptroller Lees statement is as
follows:
"In view of the discussion of the
subject and the misrepresentation
which may exist as to ms attitude in
the matter, | desire t. ne fol-
lowing statement concerning my de
cision not to be a candidate for re-
election to the Office of Comptroller
Of the Treasury of Maryland.
Refers To 1919 Candidacy.
"My candidacy in the fall of 1919
was not the result of any ambition Of
mine to hold public Office at that
time. returned from France with
the One Hundred and Fifteenth In
fantry in the summer of 1919. after
having been almost continuously in
the military service since the early
part of 1916. when went to the
Mexican border with the First Mary
land Regiment. After discharge from
the Army | was anxious to spend a
much time as | could with my family
and to devote myself to my personal
affairs, which had necessarily been
neglected during military service.
When the time came for selecting a
ticket to represent the Democratic
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
COLBOURNE

Mrs. o. J. Shocklcy visited her SIS
ter Mrs Ernest Gordy, at Parsons
burg. Sunday She was accompanied
home by her mother, Mrs. Perry Col
bournc,who will spend some time here.
Mr.. and Mrs. German Pcrduc and
son. Clarence. attended the funeral OF
their cousin at Parsonsburg Sunday.
Nh. and Mrs. W. s Carmean spent
Sunday with their son. Mr.. Olan Car
mean.
Mr.. and Mr.. +. W Perduc and chill
drcn, Fannyc, Ruth and Leroy, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Zadok SturgiS sunday.
Gladys and Grace Perdue spent
sunday with Lulu and Viola SmulIen.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. H. Fooks spent
sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Paul Halcs
Mis-. John Adkins visited friends
and relative in thi, neighborhood
last week
Nj. Avery Pordue is on the sick list.
We wish him a speedy recovery
Miss Beatrice Sirmon spent the
week end with Misses Mabel and Eli
Parks.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
NASSAU ANGO

Nh. and Mrs W. c. Parks spent
Monday evening wiki Nh and Mrs. G.
f. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w J. Clarke. and Nh.
and Mrs. RAYMOND Clarke and daugh-
ter spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Clarke. Of pocomokc.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Jones and chill
drcn, and Grace Johnson and Heston
Carpcan visited at the home of Mr..
and/ Mrs. |. II. Pennewell Sunday
\ yr. and Mrs. Olan Carmcan are the
h3ppy parents Of fine daughter, who
TadS her appearance last Sunday.
May her stay be long and happy one.
Mr. and Mrs. W J. Bounds enter
tanned few friends Saturday evening
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
LEE AGAIN TELLS
WHY HE WONT RUN
Has Neglected Personal Affairs
Five Years and Must Give
Them Some Attention

State Comptroller Edward Brooke
Lee Monday issued statement reit-
Grating his declination to be candi-
date again this year. He says that
having spent three years in the Army
and two as Comptroller he cannot
longer ignore his personal affairs, and
declares that he has done my full
share" for the Democratic party.
The COMPREHENSIVE is only for two
years, while the Governor and Attor-
ney General are elected for -four years.
An effort may be made at the next
session of the Legislature to submit
an amendment to the Constitution cX-
tending the Comptroller's term to -four
years and increasing the salary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14

myself from my personal affairs, and
to remain away from home for the
periods which attention to the duties
Of the Office and an active Statewide
candidacy require. | am now, and
shall always be interested in the sue
cess of the Democratic party, and /
believe have done my full share to
promote that end"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
ALL HALLOWS PARISH.

May 18th. 1927. Whitsunday.
80 4. NJ, Holy Communion.
1000 4. NJ, Church School.
HOO A. NJ, Holy Communion.
300 Z. NJ, Evensong al Holy Cross
Chapel.
Z 30 p. NJ, Evensong at All Hal
lows Church.
May 10th. All Hallows' Guild at
500 i. NJ. AT Mrs Sclby's residence.
st. Margaret Guild at Mrs. kcrbin's.
May both Choir practice at the
church.
REV. ALFRED LEE JONES. Rector.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14

Mrs. Hettie Figg> spent Monday
with Mrs John Gordy.
Nh. and Mrs. George Pusey enter
tanned number Of relative, sunday.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
BATES MEMORIAL NJ. p. CHURCH

1000 a. NJ, Sunday School.
HOO A. NJ, Sermon by the pastor.
Subject: "Thc Dreamer
6.45 =. NJ. Christian Endeayor
80 p. NJ, Sermon by the pastor.
Subject: "Shall We Have a Christian
Sabbath >"
The public is cordially invited.
REV. c. 4. STRAU SBU RG, Pastor.
THE LATEST PATTERNS IN
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14
Starring Saturday, May nth
and continuing for a week ending
Saturday, May 21st

We give you opportunity of obtaining good fresh Spring
goods at Clearance Reductions
Coming this time this Sale will those OF our patrons
who did not get of bad weather chance to
take advantage bargains offered this during Com
muny Bargain Week.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-05-14

styles Short Sport Coats Capes and Lon
ger Wraps young girls and They developed IN
Velour Polo Bolivia and Yuama. Some full and others
half lined.
gray. French blue and brown These
are regular $500 $500 vaueSu during this event they
will go
Sll 95 TO S32.50
The Washington herald., 1921-05-05
Texas Retains Position
As Leading Oil Center

Texas held it's place as one of
the leading oil producing States
in 1920. producing 96.00osO00 bar
rels, an increase of S,013,OOO bar
rels compared with 1919 and ST.
250, 900 barrels, or 40 per sent COM
pared with 1918. In spite Of the
curtailment of drilling operations
throughout the oil fields Texas pro-
duction this year may reach the
100. 200. 900 barrel mark. January
output was at the rate of 10s.34S,-
900 barrels a year. and in February.
97.6 900 barrels. In refining the
Texas oil Industry has made almost
as rapid strides as in production.
Total daily refining capacity in
1920 amounted to 365,750 barrels.
compared with 316,S00 barrels in
1920 and 212.050 barrels in 1918. an
increase of 20 per cent in two years.
Number of refineries increased from
rs in 1918 to So in 1920. or 30 per
cent. There were only three refin-
cries building at the end of 1918,
and at the close of 1919 fifty were
under construction. At the end Of
1920 the number had dropped to -.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-05
Federal ReserDe Bank
OF N. Y. Reduces Rate

The Federal Reserve Bank Of
New York Yesterday ordered the
Discount rate ON commercial pc
per reduced from to 6h per
eent. n was announced by the
Federal Reserve Board here.
The rate In the New York dis
triet In the second to be low
cred. The Federal Reserve Bank
NJ Boston reduced the rate I'm the
district q few days ago from .
to Q per cent.
In the absence of Governor
Harding OF the Federal Nc
serve Board. Vice Governor. Ed
mund Piatt admitted .hat the
action of the district banks In
Boston and New York might be
regarded ms an Indication kof
what the boards plans are to-
ward reducing the discount rates
throaghout the country. Local
conditions In the various Fed
eral Reserve bank districts make
II inadvisabIe fer the board 70
issue n general order lowering
the rates I'm all DISTRICTS, Mr..
Piatt said. tsA
A statement will be issued by
the Federal Reserve Board soon
calling attentlon TO the action of
the banks In the Boston and
New York Districts. and fore
casting similar action I'm other
districts. RI ..,s'
The Washington herald., 1921-05-05
ACTION CURTAILED
In BOND TRADING
Restrictions Reduce Interest.
ing Features, But Prices
Remain Intact.

NEW YORK, May i.-Curtailed
activity In the bond market today
was not at the expense Of prices,
but Il did result in reducing the
number of interesting features.
This lack OF the sensational. how
ever. is q welcome sign. Liberty is
sues just barely held their ground,
displaying no marked discrepancy
between demand and the supply of
bonds available for sale at those
prices Foreign governments and
city issues were practically the
only class to maintain their price.
BeIgians again occupied the center
of the trading stage, the newer is
sues giving way for the time to the
skies due in 1925. While Belgian
franc exchange was advancing yes
terday. 1t appeared as IL this might
be the direct. controlling factor.
But IL the appreciation Of exchange
was really the cause Of yesterdays
buying, then some other factor
must be brought forward to explain
the rise Of almost 2 points today
in the face of q reaction in Belgian
franc bills. The Belgian IS are at
tractive because the holder of q
$1,000 bond may call upon the Bel
gian government to sell for his ac-
count IL ,ooe Belgian francs. This
option will acquire an actual value
when the franc is worth a little
over 3 cents. French government SIS
were steady today around es%. Bel
gian 7ts and IS were \ to u point
higher. City OF Tokyo SIS advanced
a point to 81, ~
Railroad and Industrial bonds
moved over a narrow range. mostly
above the Tuesday closing level
Colorado and Southern 4hs went
from 73k to IAN. Pennsylvania
6i1s remained firm around ssh. St
Louis and San Francisco income 6s
were active, selling up Y TO 81.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-05
TIMELY WALL STREET TOPICS

NEW YORK, May 4.-Apart from
persistent strength in rails. today's
market was as irregular as any
since the dufation of the upward
movement was brought into ques-
ton. Again IL was under the infiu-
ence Of every kind of trading that
common usage permits. There was
profit-taking, short selling and the
covering of short lines in some
specialties. Here and there new
specialties were singled out for
sharp action on the rising side,
among them Phillips Petroleum and
Otis Elevator. The market dis
played a tendency to pursue >por-
NAL course in only two periods
Just after the opening when the
whole list rose with the steels and
again in the late afternoon when
industries recovered from mid-ses-
sion irregularity.
BY inference the reduction in steel
corporation wages was considered a
development favorable to the rail-
roads, in that II was thought to
pave the way for the acceptance of
lower pay by railroad workers Ad-
vances in rail stocks today were
more remarkable than those in
steels for the reason that the gains
d, the former were sustained for q
longer time. Although rail stocks
have been beneffting lately by a
switching OF speculatiyea attention
from the industriais they are still
SO close to bottom prices that many
observers believe an advance might
, easily be ascertained while indus
trials were either marking time or
declining. The only fault that car
be found with this reasoning Is tina,
IL presupposes that factor urging
rail stocks toward higher level,
would be of interest to the car
riers alone. The immediate pros.
pect Is of a cut In railroad wages
But II has been maintained all along
that the present oppressive freigh,
rates cannot be lowered until wages
have been cut. Wall Street believe:
that high freight rates cannot Ions
survive high wages. Pyoportionatt
reductions in both these items woulC
| leave carriers in no better condi
tion than present. unless they re
suited in better traffic. Industrial
| corporations on the other hand
would stand to benefit by freight re.
auctions as well as lower wag'
rates.
As the time approached for tn,
opening of today's market the stree
was in agreement on one thing
That was the certainty Of an ad
4
The Washington herald., 1921-05-05
GRAINS SUFFER
SLIGHT LOSSES
Heavy Selling of Cash Wheat
In Southwest Wipe Out
Early Advances.

CHICAGO, May 4.-wheat was
la1A cents at the start over yes
terday's finish on scattered buying,
but heavy selling of cash wheat In
the Southwest the result of the bulge,
led to considerable pressure on the
May and IL dropped over cents
from the early high. while JuIy
eased OF over cents, !, The local
element were inclined TO, the bear
side due mainly to the, big advance
of late. and the technical position
of the market which had been
weakened. Support was mot as ag-
gressfve as of late. although there
was sales of around 500,oe0 bushels
for export via the gulf, partly in
old grain. Crop reports on the whole
were favorable, as. shown BY the
government returns and weather
was much better with generally fair
and warmer forecasted. Frost was
not general in the West over night
Foreign crop cables were. mixed
with pessimistic reports from India
where conditions are regarded as
worse than recently expected. Cash
wheat premiums are easing on some.
what with No. hard atrLH to- ID
over the May. Corn and oats were
Slightly firmer early. but declined
later with wheat. Country offerings
of both grains have increased some
what especially of corn from Illinois
and Iowa. Export demand was less
active with bids on corn somewhat
out of line. Early No. 2 yellow in
the SAMPLE market was on about 4
of a cent as compared with the
May. while No. white oats gained
a fraction on the future with de-
Iiveries of 100000 bushels. There
was buying of May and selling Of
July oats at cents difference by
cash interests
The Washington herald., 1921-05-05
COTTON CLOSES
AT Low PRICES
Good Buying Follows Strong
Opening, But Early Gains
Are Not Maintained.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE mar
ket had a strong opening following
some further good buying by the
local and Wal Street bull element
on which prices advanced IL points
for July and s for May, October and
December from yesterdays closing
with some of the local traders bid
ding up the market. May sold at
1870, July 1909. October 1885 and
December 1895 on this rise. They
proved, however. the highest prices
OF the day notwithstanding a rather
unfavorable weekly government
weather and crop bulletin and the
continued strength in foreign ex-
change. As was the case on recent
advances the new buying power
was not strong enough to absorb
either the local liquidation or fresh
Southern selling and hold the gain,
with Liverpool offering no help
from the continuance OF very dull
markets there and at Manchester,
where the continuance of the
British coal miners strike with the
added influence of threatening la
Dor trouble among some OF the
Manchester mills and the scarcity
Of coal at present are keeping new
business on limited scale. NO
tices" for deliveries of about 1000
bales of cotton here on May con-
tracts were issued, this morning
which following the $500 sent out
yesterday caused some liquidation
in May contracts. -
There was also some good selling
of the near months by the largest
spot houses, and most OF the
Southern spot markets were re-
ported quiet and unchanged with
opIv a moderate demand
The Washington herald., 1921-05-05
WISCONSIN PASSES PEAK
Of BUSINESS DEPRESSION
Few Industries are Closed and Unemployment
Not Serious Politics IN Slump. :

peat itself TO the glory Of Ia Fof-
lette. For Roosevelt recoGnn<d
Spooner over La Follette and Taft
recognized Stephenson Jhst a. Har<-
ing Is recognising Lenroot. Bot
with the farmers and the Irish sud
the Germans At home, La Folletfe
doesn't require President Harding
and is not burdened with pstron<
age and its quarrels Added 60
this freedom from political vor-
ries is the buoyant feeling that
there is no serious threat of indus
trial upheavsl at home. and Il be-
comes evident mat La Toilette has
no cares while he is free lsncing In
American politics with a Republicaa
Senatorial nomination his for the
taking.
Yet Wisconsin politics In ture1-
lent. Here the war Is not over.
Here pro-German Is as fighting a
name as Il was in 1918. Here is
{ ne Of the few places in Amertcs
where the Knox peace resolution .
called treason by the snti-Germanh
Here In the one state where theg
still remember that in 1916 Hughes
had the endorsement Of the German
American League and where the tsct
that President-elect Harding enter-
tsined George Sylvester Viereck. the
great pro-German propagandist ts
regarded as highly Significant
Here also is q State where the
Irish question is q ma Jor issue. The
differences between Republicans
and Democrats are Insignificant The
two major parties fuse here as easi-
Iy as the ProhibitioniSts and su1-a-
gists used TO fuse in the nineties IN
the Middle West. Voters move easily
from faction to faction, from party
to party
The Washington herald., 1921-05-05
JAPAN HAS SCHOOL s.
TO TEACH BASEBALL

While Japan IN gradually adopting
many American institutions, none
has found q greater welcome than
baseball. Throughout the empire
may be seen baseball teams in ac-
ton from the classy university mines
to the ragged corner lot enthusiasts.
The latest evidence Of the vogue az
the game is the establishing Of q
regular school for baseball The
Institution In TO be located In Tokyo,
and counts among its patrons Vu-
count Tzkeda After six month";
training the players are to be sent
To America for their postgraduate
training
The Washington herald., 1921-05-05
Federal Figures Do
Not Justify Steel Cut

Government figures on the cost Of
swing do not justify the 20 per cent
decrease in wages announced by
he United States Steel Corporation.
Frank Morrison. secretary of the
American Federation Of Labor. said
yesterday.
The average cost of living In
January Of this year was 100 per
cent higher than in 1919. these
lgures show. he said. During the
lrst three months of this year the
price reduction on food products
composing 3s per cent Of the family
budget. was II per cent. Only by
working overtime can the steel
workers hope to make up the deficit
between wages and the cost OF div
ng. Morrison said.
ChRracterizing the steel corpora
don as . law unto ITSELF" Morri-
ION said the steel workers cannot
iope to resist arbitrary wage cuts
ind long hours of labor until they
IRE orEanized to offer effective re-
astances