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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Riggs Stephenson, 23-year-old Uni
versity Of Alabama school-boy, has
jumped into big league liI1elight in a
single leap. Called away from his
school books over night to play second
base for the world champion indians
when injuries put Bill Whmbsganss
and Harry Lunte out, Stephenson has
not only made good as substitute.
but is leading the American league in
hitting. His fielding is almost as bril-
liant. This most remarkable rookie of
the year gives readers Of The Journal
his own story of How I Hit"
BY RIGGS STEPHENSON,
Rookie Second Baseman of the Cieve-
land Indians.
Playing second base for the Cleve-
land Indians--the greatest ball club IN
the world-sounds like a pretty big
job for a rookie schoolboy like me.
gness that's why everybody makes
such fuss over me.
But that's all wrong.
I'm not a hero.
have to play good because I'm
snbbing for Bill Wanbsganss, one Of
the best second basemen in the league.
Then, Manager Speaker believes in
me.
He wouldn't have called me away
from my school books down in Ala
bama IL he hadn't
/ think it's Mr.. Speakers faith in
me that helps me most.
When somebody believes in YOU
trusts you to do things-yo1 usually
can IL you try hard enough.
Coming up to the world champion
Indians from college baseball didn't
seem like such a big jump because I'm
playing alongside my school pal, Joey
Sewel1.
Joey and played together for three
years on the college team at Alabama.
We understand each other.
He's always saying something to en-
courage me.
guess say things TO help him, too.
He calls me Ole Hoss.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
TWILIGHT LEAGUE
PLANS COMPLETED
Preliminary Season VIII start Monday
and OFFICIAL Opening May ~.

Plans for the annual Twilight league
swero completed at meeting hald in The
Journal office last night. Ten captains
and managers were present and much
enthusiasm was displayed. It is believed
-, that this years league win be n success
ful one. Teams which are entered In
the league. with their managers, are:
Seville Square. John Bogart whltrnans.
Thos. II. Johnson; Navy Yard Employees,
u. J. Purdy: First Baptist s. s.. J. L..
Richardson: Y. NJ. @. A. Alex Olson
Richard p. Stubbins will continue as
manager Of the East hin Fairgrounds
and sole commissioner OF the Twilight
Baseball League. Mr.. Strbbins called
last nights meeting and he believes. after
having gone into the situation thorough
ly. that everything IL now lined up for
ono Of tho best Seasons ever held. VIII
Mcclellan. Mr.. stubbins' assistant. also
attended the meeting last night.
The official opening OF the league wit
take place on Friday afternoon, MAY ~
but preliminary games win be played COM
nenolng next Monday. All games will
be called at $3.50 o'clock and teams must
be OF the field at that time or forfeit.
The schedule for the first week IS:
May Navy Yard Emps. VS.. Whitmans
May s--Seviiie Square VS.. list. Baptist
Hay 4--Y. NJ. c. A. VS.. Navy Yard
Employees.
May 5s-whitmans VS.. Seville Square.
I Hay sly. III. Q. A. list Baptist.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
Pensacola and Cubans Play at BrelUton
MEUSEL BROTHERS TRYING HARD
TO OUT-HOME RUN BABE sIan

Home-running runs in the Meu-
sci family.
The Meuse1 brothers. Emil OF the
PhiIlies, and Bob of the Yanks, are
both swinging on the ball this prins.
Both grip the bat down at the knob.
They are trying to out-home run
Babe Ruth.
Emil has never been known as a
four base slugger until this spring.
Bob established name for himself
as home run hitter in the Coast
league before coming UP to the Yanks
a year ago.
He has been taking lessons from
Babe.
His one ideal is to give the king
slugger race for honors this year.
Bob weighs 1875 pounds.
One of his homers made this spring
Is believed to be the longest hit ever
made over the left field barriers at the
Polo grounds.
His drive cleared the backfield fence
by about 20 feet. He made a longer
hit at Detroit last year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Bob is shooting at Babe Ruths goal
Ito waliop one into the center field
bleachers at the Polo grounds.
Babe hasn't even done this yet.
Emil weighs IT'S, which Is 20 pound.
less than brother Bob. But he takes
a sweet cut at the bali.
He has been with the Philiies since
1913.
Both Bob and Emil learned to hit the
ball in the Coast league.
Emil is 81. Bob is "a.
Last year Bob hit $685. Emil bat
ted 500.
Both agres that home-running IS
the best way TO become famous in
baseball.
Hitting homers is easy II you dig
your toes in deep and put your whole
weight behind the swing" says Bob.
IF Bob can hit I can, too.T says
Emil
So they're having a race with each
other and with Babe to prove that
the Ruth family didn't inherit all the
swatting ability of baseball.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
CAN YOU SHOOT? HERE
is CHANCE TO WIN $500
BY PETER p. CARMEL

II you are slSillful with the trap
gun and feel that you won't miss
more than one In q hundred 1t
might pay you to enter the Lake.
wood IN. J.) handicap. which will
be held on May Il, in connection
with the fifth registered trapshoot-
ing tournament of the Laura,
House Gun club. which begins on
May IL. Five hundred dollars In
cash will go to the winner of the
handicap as well as 800 trophy.
To the winner of the Lakewood
hundred will be given 500. The
winner OF the high average at 400
Is yards targets will bet a 500 tro-
ply and the high average man at
500 targets will get the Lakewood
chamber of commerce s400 cup.
This cup must be won three times
to become permanent property.
Looks like quite a good shoot
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
SEVILLE JUNIORS WIN
FROM SKYSCRAPERS

The Seville Juniors took hard played
game from the Skyscrapers 3 to yes
terday afternoon on the Seville Square
diamond. The two teams will meet again
Friday afternoon.
Yesterdays lineup: Seville Juniors:
Lawrence, c; Gonzalez. p; Blumer. lib:
Durant. 2b; Brewton. sb.
Slyscrapers: Watson, Q; Bombay. p:
Bosso. IS: Armstrong. ID: Kimmons. 2b;
Sheats. 3b.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
r. H. E.
NEW ORLEANS WINS IN
HARD HITTING GAME

ATLANTA. April 26.-After a Sec
saw game in which both sides hit hard
and Atlanta fielders made many err
rors. New Orleans staged a rally In
the ninth and won today's game to 5.
Score: r.. H E.
New Orleans 49,. 02o 101 013-s II o
Atlanta ....... 1o1 102 G00-5 Q 4
Phillips, Torkelson and d. Smith;
DOYLE. Nax1kleI and F'uhxman. arhrniat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
HORSESHOES
BY LUCKY

It will take 20 tons of nails to build
the Dempsey Carpenter arena in Jer-
sey City.
Steps to stop betting at the Phil
LES ball park is surprising since no.
body has ever been suspected OF be-
ing rash enough to bet on the Cellar
boys.
Young Montreal, bantam boxer, is
doing good job of advertising one of
the Oldest cities in Canada.
Batting averages in the majors are
expected to be proportionally lower
this year since managers are stingier
with new balls.
Ray Caldwell. of the Cleveland In
dams. has quit using the splitter In
order to gain control.
1t takes more than control to win
games after the sun thins out the at
mosphere later on in the season.
Stuffy McInnis is member of Har-
ry Frazee's ball club but he is not
very chubby.
o.
Joe Stecher refuses to admit he has
seen his best days on the mat. Human
nature is queer.
Lifting the ban on summer ball for
college players would help many a
youngster earn his way through
SnhnQ1 and yy4n thn ~ ;orS
o.
Talk about the White Sox being a
s'shot" ball club listens like old stuff
now Kid Gleason is getting his share
Of the averages.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
PIEDMONT LEAGUE OPENS TODAY

DURHAM, N. c., April 26.-The Pied
mont league will open tomorrow after
noon with games scheduled for Durham.
Greensboro and Danville. Raleigh will
play Durham; Winston-Salem plays
Greensboro, and High Point in DanvilIe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
GANpIL IS ARRESTED

Los ANGELES, Cal, April 26th.-
Arnold (Chtck) Gandil. one of the
former Chicago White Sox baseball
players indicted in connection with
the alleged throwing Of worlds Sc
ries games in 1919, was arrested here
tonight at the request of the states
attorneys office in Chicago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
DUNDEE BEATS KANSAS

MILWAUKEE. Wis, April 2sth.-
Johnny Dundee. New York, outboxed
Rocky Kansas of Buffalo, In a ten
round bout according to a majority of
sporting writers at the ringside.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
Florida State League.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY
National.

National.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis
Chicago at Cincinnati
Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Brooklyn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
GEORGIA TECH TAKES
ONE FROM GEORGETOWN

WASHINGTON. April 26,-Georgia
Tech evened it's two game series with
Georgetown today, winning to 2 as a
result of a fourth inning rally during
which all the Georgians' runs were
scored. Thompson OF Technical struck
out eleven, while Reynolds. Georgetown
pitcher, famed ten. I. was Georgetownss
second defeat in IS games this season.
Score:
Georgia Tech s~.----->-~.-.----~.
~ q n
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

IT. Louis at Chicago
Detroit at Cleveland.
Washington at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston.
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Southern

Mobile at Chattanooga
New Orleans at Atlanta
Birmingham at Little Rock.
Nashville at Memphis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
BASEBALL SCORES

At Clemson College. S. C.-Davidson 6:
Clemson 4.
At Macon-United States Infantry
School Camp Benning) 6; Mercer Uni
versity 4.
At Columbus. Ga.-Auburn ?: Georgia 0.
At acknowledgements 5: Erskine 4.
AT Lexington, Va: Virginia Military
Institute 5: Oglethorpe 8.
CHICAGO AMERICANS
RELEASE FIVE MEN
CHICAGO, April 26.-Bfve members OF
the Chicago Americans were cut from
the roster today. bringing the squad down
to twenty-six members. Pitcher Tesar
was sent to Sioux City in the Western
League: Frank McCue. an fnfieider. and
Ed Karl. pitcher. from a Cleveland
semi professional team were released &c
Nashville In the Southern Association
Stanley King, the high school pitcher of
Lexington, KY. and Joe Kiefer. pitcher
from Muckegon. were released 70 the
Indianapolis club of the American Asso-
citation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
BRAVES TALLY
THREE HOMERS
Cruise, Powell and McQuiIIan Each
Hit Home Runs.

PHILADELPHIA. April 26.-Home
runs by Powell and McQuillan featur-
ed Boston's ten to six victory over
Philadelphia today. Belts was struck
on the head by line drive in the sixth.
the ball bounding into left field where
Wrigntstone caught 1t for a put out.
Score: r. II. z.
Boston .....--- oo3 023 200-10 Ia .
Philadelphia -. 900 040 1o1-- 6 10 I
McCuillan and O'Neill; Hubbel,
Weinert. Belts. Smith and Bruggy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
podyaers Defeat Giants

BROOKLYN, April 2e.-Brooklyn
won again from New York today to
1. Burns muff of Griffith's long fly
after Olson and johnson had singled
gave Brooklyn two runs in the third
inning.
Score: R-HE
New York ...... 900 010 o00--1 8 1
Brooklyn ....... 002 600 01x-3 IL O
Toney and Snyder: Smith and Mil
Ter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
cardinaIa Bunch Hita and Win

CINCINNATI. April 26.-Bunching
hits Off Freeman and Bailey in the
seventh inning today, Cincinnati won
from Chicago to 8.
Score: R.H K.
Chicago ........ 800 900 Cos 8 2
Cincinnati 1880. 100 COS 40x-5 z 1
Freeman. Bailey and O'Farrell; Luz
que and Wingo.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Cleveland 8: Detroit s.
Chicago /; st. Louis 3.
New York 4: Washington g.
Boston 1; Philadelphia 2.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
NATIONALS WIN BY
SENSATIONAL PLAY
Sam Rice Hits Home Run, Double
and Two Singles.

NEW YORK, April ss-Sensational
playing of Sam Ric6, WaShington's
center fielder. who got home run,
double and two singles. enabled Wash
ington 60 defeat New York again here
today, the score being to 4.
Score: r. H. p.
Washington -. Dol 0o4 000--5 IL 8
New York 1890. 112 600 00o-4 8 1
Schacht. Acosta and Charity;
Quinn, Collins. Hoyt and Echang.
indisns Use Six Pitchers
CLEVELAND. April 26.-Manager
Speaker used twenty-thres players in
the game today, but needed them to
win from Detroit, to s.
He called upon six pitchers, two
catchers. two pinch hitters, and one
pinch runner.
score: R.H.E.
Detroit ... o5I o1o o1o--s 1s 1
Cleveland ...... 1o3 0o1 22x-s Is
Cole, Ehrnke. Oldham and Basslerl
Caldwell, Clark, Petty. Odenwald.
Morton, Bagby and o'Neill, Nunama-
ker.
Athletics Take One From Red Sox
BOSTON. April 26.--Witt's double.
Pratt's error on Dugan's fly. and a
pass to Welsh. filled the bases and
Perkins single TO left scored two runs.
enough to give Philadelphia a . to /
victory.
score: R.H.E.I
philadelphia 49,. 600 900 002-2 /
Boston ...... 100 900 o00--1
Moore and Perkins: Pennock and
RueL
Bad Day for Kern
CHICAGO. April 26.-Dick Kerr had
one bad inning today in which he
forced two runs across the plate and
Cleveland won 5 to !.
Score: r H E.
st. Louis -.----.. Oo2 600 1908 q
Chicago ... oo1 900 0o0-1 Il
Shocker and SEVERED; Kerr and
Schalk.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
YESTERDAYS SCORES



~ National
Philadelphia 6: Boston 10.
Cincinnati 8: Chicago 8.
Brooklyn 8; New York l.
ST. Louis ittsburg. rain
American
Cleveland 8; Detroit 5.
Chicago /: st. Louis 3.
New York 4: Washington 8.
Boston 1; Philadelphia 2.
Southern.
Atlanta s: New Orleans s. 1E
Others, rain.
--- TrXHH41
American Association
Columbus 4: Indianapolis 2.
Toledo 8: Louisville 0. M.
st. Paul 2: Kansas City IS.
Minneapolis .; Milwaukee, z.
International.
Baltimore s; Rochester 2.
Newark o: Buffalo 6.
Jersey City 6: Syracuse 2.
Reading 6; Toronto 5.
Florida state League
Daytone 8; Jacksonville 1.
st. Petersburg a Tampa z,
Lakeland 0; Orlando 4.
Virginia League.
Petersburg. 10; Wilson -.
Portsmouth z; Richmond ?.
Suffolk s; Norfolk 2.
Rocky Mountain 8; Newport News
south Atlantic
Charlotte 8: Greenville ..
Augusta s: Charleston 4.
Columbia A: Spartanburg 8.
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International.

fntNrnatfoUdf.
Baltimore s; Rochester q
Newark Q: Buffalo 6.
Jersey City 6; Syracuse 2.
Reading 8; Toronto 8.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
Southern.


Atlanta s: New Orleans s.
Others. rain.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

It will take 20 tons Of nails to build
the Dempsey Carpenter arena in Jer-
sey City.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Columbus 4: Indianapolis 2.
Toledo 8: Louisville 0.
st. Paul Q: Kansas City IS.
Minneapolis .; Milwaukee, 7.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Joe Stecher refuses to admit he has
seen his best days on the mat. Human
nature is queer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Young Montreal, bantam boxer, 4
doing good job of advertising one O
the Oldest cities in Canada.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Ray Caldwell. of the Cleveland In
dams. has quit using the splitter In
order to gain control.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

NJ National
Philadelphia 6: Boston 10.
Cincinnati 8: Chicago 8.
Brooklyn 8; New York 1.
ST. Louis Pittsburg, rain
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27
FLORIDA state Leaaua

FIorIda state League
Daytone 9; Jacksonville 1.
st. Petersburg 4; Tampa z.
Lakeland o: Orlando 4.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

It takes more than control to win
games after the sun thins out the at
mosphere later on in the season.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Lifting the ban on summer ball fol
college players would help many {
youngster earn his way through
school and into the majors.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Batting averages in the majors are
expected to be proportionally lower
this year since managers are stingie,
with new balls.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Petersburg. 10; Wilson u.
Portsmouth z: Richmond ?.
Suffolk s; Norfolk O.
Rocky Mountain 8; Newport News S
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Stuffy Mcrnnis is member of Har-
ry Frazee's ball club but he is not
very chubby.
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south Atlantic

Charlotte 8; Greenville ..
Augusta s: Charleston 4.
Columbia A: Spartanburg s.
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Athletics Take One Fronn BED scs
Bad pax FOR kern

CHICAGO. April 2s.--Dick Kerr had
one bad inning today in which he
forced two runs across the plate and
Cleveland won s to l.
Score: R II. z.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-27

Talk about the White Sox being a
s'shot" ball club listens like old stuff
now Kid Gleason is getting his share
Of the averages.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-09-06
OIL PRODUCTION DOUBLES
In ONE SINGLE DECADE

Here are figures that speak for
themselves. The worlds oil produc-
ton in 1904 was 21S,204,000 barrels
and in 1910 it had increased to $685.
100000 barrels. The war demand
jumped production to $685. 900
barrels in 1917, and the 1920 pro-
duction was officially estimated at
68S, 900 barrels. In other words
the worlds production of oil has
more than doubled in the decade
closing last year!
The production of crude petroleum
in the United States back in 1904
was only 117,0S1, 900 barrels. BY
1910 this production had grown to
209,557 900 barrels and in 1917 it
amounted to 355, $4,000 barrels.
The 1920 production is placed by
the L. S. Geological Survey at 443,
100000 barrels Consumption in the
United States did not exceed pro-
duction in 1911. In that year the
consumption was 211,000,000 bar
rels and the production 800, 10000
barrels. In 1916. however, our con-
sumption Of petroleum exceeded pro-
duction by almost 100000 bar
rels. During 1920 the consumption
of crude petroleum in the United
States amounted to 531 100000 bar
rels and our production was only
443,402,000 barrels. Hence, we say,
that the United States is probably
dependent upon imports to meet the
enormous consumption needs. Evil
IDENTIFY there is big demand for oil
right here in America.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-09-06
CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE
STOPS SPUD SEED ROT

BY treating their seed potatoes
with corrosive sublimate before plac-
ing them in cold storage, number
of jefferson county farmers have
almost completely controlled the rot
ting of seed in the bins, according TO
reports bv j. S. Gardner, field agent
in vegetable gardening from the. Col
lege of Agriculture. That the treat
ment is effective is shown by the
fact that number of growers who
did not treat their tubers complained
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-09-06
THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN

First-Carriage.
Second-Cribbage.
Third-Forage. .
Fourth-Wastage. ~
Ffth-Vantage.
Sixth-Dotage.
Seventh-Garbage.
louisville Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-09-06
ABB THEATRE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

of large amount of rot when they
removed them from storage prepar-
atory to planting the second crop.
Seed treatment with corrosive sub
Innate solution to control scab is re-
CURED in the regulations prepared
for the guidance of the jefferson
County Certified Potato Seed Grow
ers' Association, which was organ
lied in June under the direction Of
the College extension division.
Further proof of the value of the
seed treatment is shown by the fact
that number of growers who plant
ed treated seed for their first crop
find the percentage of scabby pc.
tatoes to be from Is to 40 Ger cent
instead of the customary so TO 100
per cent. Following the good results
obtained by the demonstrators in
treating their seed number of far
mers are expected to adopt the new
method, Mr.. Gardner stated.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-09-06
SEEMS JUST LIKE A
Different MAN NOW
Akron Citizen Expects to Always
Give TanIac the Highest Praise
For Restoring His Health

"Tanlac has helped me so much
that I've told all my friends about
it, and l expect to always give it
the highest praise" said B. F. Faust,
of 1914 Park avenue, Akron, Ohio.
"My stomach got out of order
three days ago, and / commenced
boating so bad after meals that it
almost cut off my breath. | had Sc
we're pains through my chest when it
seemed that / could hardly stand it,
and nights | often had smothering
spells when it seemed that my time
had surely come. often had to get
out Of bed and sit up the rest of the
night in order to get my breath. |
was hardly able to drag around and
ALWAYS felt drowsy and tired.
"But after taking three bottles
of Tanlac | was entirely relieved Of
all that stomach trouble, and was
eating everything | wanted without
a bit cf pain or distress. l went to
work every day and had such fine
appetite and felt so well / actuallf
seemed like a different man. | sleep
the whole night through and never
have a weak spell. | am only too glad
70 saw good word for Tanlac."
Tanlac is sold by leading drug
gists everywhere.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-09-06

There may be something rotten
in Denmark" but you can't make a
Virgin Islander believe it. His citi-
zenship was changed overnight by
sales treaty, then comes the Vol
stead act and makes him dry where
climate says he should be moist, and
on top of that comes the income tax
demanding from him what he hath
not
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-09-06
WE ARE on EVE OF GREAT
RECONSTRUCTION BOOM!

Do you remember the fall of 1914?
A great many business men behaved
then as if they thought the world
was coming to an end. Well, we
lived to see that very period the be-
ginning of the greatest era Of pros
perity the country had known up to
that timei
We now go on record stating eur
frank belief that the United States
is once more approaching a great
reconstruction boom. 1t is admitted
that initiation is invariably bound to
cause hardship, but business activ-
ity all over the world is scraping the
bottom of the present depression.
Everything moves in cycles. The
waves Of gold that are rolling in on
us from abroad will certainly en-
courage deflation That means ris-
ing commodity prices and, of course,
rising stock prices. Our Federal Re-
serve ratio is now very high; in
other words, money, credit and gold
are rising and outstanding loans are
decreasing.
Where is all this money going to?
We feel sure it is going to build
homes and office buildings and other
needed housings. We feel sure this
activity is going to bring prosper
ity to the railroads, or at least
that the railroads will be placed in
such a position, due to the ~ per
cent wage cut and 20 per cent freight
increase, as to enable them to buy
much needed equipment of iron and
steel in large quantities. We know
that our public utility companies are
in great need of brass, copper and
zinc. We know that Germany could
use a great deal of copper and cot
ton. The de-control of food prod
ucts in Europe and in this country
will result in a higher per capita
consumption and higher prices to
farmers.
Meanwhile, the world is in our
debt, and if it means anything to an
individual to have interest payments
coming to him ON principal loaned
out, then it must mean much to a
nation in this position.
Six months from now we will be
looking back at the foolish fears Of
the public at this time, wondering
how we could ever imagine that such
companies as U. S. Steel, Baldwin
Locomotive, Studebaker, Interna-
tional Paper, Allis Chalmers, Cen
trail Leather and Bethlehem Steel
were headed any other way. than
prosperity. with a capital p.