davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26

OF manufacturing computed by the
Federal Reserve board. This index
indicates that the volume Of mill COM
modities now being shipped is vir-
tually equal to that of the boom per-
iod that followed the armistice.
The present record volume Of man.
ufacture is, however, based on actual
consumers demand rather than upon
anticipated demand. This means
healthy prosperity instead Of imitation
like that which occurred in 1920 and
was followed a year later by depres-
sion.
Should coal output continue at the
present rate, prices are likely to drop
far from the present level which is
regarded as still somewhat under the
influence of the miners strike of last
spring and summer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26
STOCK BROKERS
rTis veritable revolution which
the discovery and development

TT is a veritable revolution wn1cn
the discovery and development
of petroleum and its products
have created in the industrial and
economic life Of the world during
the half century which has elapsed
since the first modest beginnings
of the oil industry in the State OF
PENNSYLVANIA. There was little in
that early period of the slow ex-
mansion of the industry to fore
shadow the fact that one day the
possession and control OF oil re-
sources would become matters OF
such vital importance as to lead to
repeated international complica-
tons not only involving the keen
est strategy Of great business, but
also enlisting the frequent interest
Of chancelleries in the effort to
protect by diplomatic maneuvers
| the oil holdings OF their nationals
or to open new opportunities for
oil developments.
The application OF petroleum to
the propulsion on ships, the inven-
tion OF the internal combustion en-
zine. with the extraordinary devel-
onment Of the automobile. and the
utilization of mineral oil as lubri-
cant have enormously increased
the demands upon the oil industry
over those Of earlier days. when
the production of illuminants was
its chief interest. Today the na'
vies Of the world are vitality de.
pendent upon petroleum. The as
surance of uninterrupted "nd ade-
ouate supplies is a matter Of the
utmost concern, and thus all the
resources of diplomacy are brought
into play in the effort Of nations to
consolidate their position with re-
spect to this element so essential
to their protection.
How readily the petroleum fields
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26

become the subject Of international
controversy has been shown by
the difficulties encountered by
American oil interests in Mexico
and by the British in Mesopotamia.
The existence Of oil in any country
seems to create situations which
occasion differences between the
nations.
The Open Door Policy
Thus an interesting case in point
is found in the Dutch East Indies,
those wonderful islands whose
Astounding riches in rubber, sugar,
tea, spices and tin are supplement-
ed by oil deposits Of an extent still
unknown but undoubtedly large.
Two years ago the United States
intimated to the Dutch Govern
ment, through the Ministry at The
Hague, that there had been dis
elimination against American in
terests in the granting Of oil con-
cessions in the Djambi District in
Sumatra, and this incident directed
attention to these rich oil resources
Of the Netherlands island colony.
The Dutch Government has strong
~ disclaimed any discrimination
and has affirmed that the open
door" policy is firmly established
as far as the oil resources of the
islands are concerned.
The Netherlands East Indies
Mine Act, now established as law,
provides for the granting Of per.
mits for drilling or Of concessions
to citizens Of the Netherlands, resi-
dents Of the Netherlands or the
Netherlands East Indies, corpora
tons established in the Neither
lands or the Netherlands East In
dies, the majority Of whose manag.
ing or directing boards must be
citizens Of the Netherlands or resi-
dents Of the Netherlands Indies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26
Furnished to the Kenncbec Journal
,,.voh the courtesy Of J. A. GamaKe

Furnished to the Kenncbec Journal
.,roush the courtesy Of ]. A. Carnage
t. Co OF Augusta and Waterville.)
Washington, June 20 Production
=, unanimous coal tOtaled 227,780,00
rst TONS from Jan. l to May 81, &C
eording to an official announcement Of
.ho Geological Survey, which shows
mtnut larger than any year since
lgS. ~
.,urate barometer Of manufacturing
sctivity. According to this barometer,
tho output of manufactured goods
Inns far this year is nearly thirty
,wo per cent. greater than in 1913.
virtually equal to that of 1918, a
boom year. and five per cent. higher
Than in 1920. The coal barometer Of
manfacturing thus confirms the iEdeX
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26
Boston Produce Market
Boston. June %,

Boston. June %.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 1911.
BCTTER-EXtras 400 40; firsts ESQ
39i.
CHIIESE-Fresh choice 2G@26t;
firsts 25M25A.
CORNING. yellow 1o3G1O4.
EGGS-Nearby hcnnery brown ex-
tras 3S ass: white and mixed extras "a
OF: western extras 32m33
FLOtR--Spring patents, 196-lb.
sacks. special short 71oM 40; standard
GonM 705.
HAY-No. 2 timothy 255O0 cC5O.
IAMB-Spring 30m SO.
OATS-Forty pounds 59@60.
PORk-Medium backs 2450G26.
POTATOES-Bcst southern No. 40
q 16J: new 450M 500.
StGAR-Amcrican Sugar Refinery
quotes $50 cents in 10O-barreI lots
less per cent. for cash.
NEAL-10M 20.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26

and feeders steady to Csc lower; bulk
vealers to packers S004 900 mostly;
medium light vealers mostly $50.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000; uneven, 10
nearly steady; bulk desirable $50 to
300-pound average, 715@735;. top 74O;
closing strong at early decline; bulk
desirable packing sows G00@S35;
strong weight pigs mostly 675@IO0;
estimated hOldover $4,000.
SHEEP-Reccipts II, 900: best lambs
firm; othcTn uneven around steady;
top 1850 to city butchers. 1925 to pack
ers; bully 1900 1900; culls mostly $50
a 900; fat ewes largely 500 q 625; good
handy weight ESQ; heavies downward
to $50; one deck. 75-pound Dakota
yearling wethers 400, sorted; best
feeding yearlings 100.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26
OUR RUBBER IMPORTS IN 1923
MAKE NEW HIGH RECORD|

large proportion of our rubber i'm
ports now coming from the planta-7
tions of the Orient is illustrated
by the fact that of the 10000, 600
pounds imported in the 9 months !
ending with March, 40l,000OM /,
came from the British East Indies
100000 from the Dutch East In.
dies, and 24,0OO.000 from Brazil,
while of the 100000 coming from
England and 8,250,000 from Meth
erlands a large proportion is thev
product of their oriental colonies.
The table which follows shows,
the quantity, value and price per-
pound of the rubber imported into
the United States in the last dozcni
years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26
Actress Barrymore
Would Divorce Her Colt

Providence. r. l., June 25.-Ethe1
Barrymore Colt has entered action in
the superior court here for a divorce
from her husband. Russell G. Colt, son
of the late Colonel Samuel p. Colt, mil
lionaire head Of the United States Rub
Der Co. Hearing is set for the week
of July 2. Papers were filed on Mr..
Colt by Encouragement, at the cigar
stand of the Providence Biltmore Hotel
here on April %. by Deputy Sheriff Nell
son Pratt. 1t is not expected that the
suit will be contested.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26
Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago. June %.
CATTLE-Rcceipts $4,000; very
slow; liberal proportion run unsold:
most killing classes 10 to % cents
lower: spots more on lower grades;
ycarlings. beef steers and yearlngs of
value to sell below 1850 and fat cows
turning below 500. rejecting most de
cline; top maturcd steers 1140. weight
1852 pounds; few loads 1123 q 1875;
few ycarlings above 1875: bulk young
sters 95001 1000; light grassy native
yearlings downward to 700 and below !;
plain grass fat cows and cutters semi
demoralized; some light Gamers 200@
225; bulls 10 to Is cents lower; bulk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26

buying and prices continued to adj
vance until they showed net gains of
to IL points. Commission houses
were also buyers in the early trading.
but in the last hour offerings increased
and prices broke under realizing or
liquidation by Wall Street houses. Stop
loss orders were uncovered on the de-
cline and final prices were at the low
est of the week. Closing: July SOS.
September so. December SIS. March
400.
There was better inquiry reported
for refined sugar and prices were un-
changed at 9.25 to $50 for fine granu
lated There was more activity in the
refined futures market and prices were
lower under selling by commission
houses. Closing prices were unchanged
to 80 points lower.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26

luccas produced 4S,9so metric
tons in, 1921.
Quality Of Dutch East Indies Oils
The quality of the oils found in
the Netherlands East Indies is un.
usually varied. The Sumatra ana
especially the Borneo crudes are
noted for the large percentage OF
aromatic hydrocarbons. Nearly all
the Sumatra oils are very rich in
light products and contain little or
no paraffine. Borneo crudes vary
greatly in composition, even in the
same fields. At .Sanga-Sanga at
different depths occurs heavy
crude, containing no benzine, kero.
sene or paraff1ne, and lighter oil
with Is per cent. of benzine. As per
cent. Of kerosene and from 8 to Is
per cent. Of parafhne.
In general, the Java oils yield
very little benzine, some do not
even contain kerosene, while 9th.
ers have strong base of parafine.
BY the end of 1918 the Dutch
East Indies Government had grant,
ed sixty concessions for the ex.
ploitation Of petroleum in the is
lands. The development which has
taken place has been largely
through the aid of American ma
chinery and American engineers,
many Of whom are still the direct
ing force in the operating fields.
While American capital has thus
far, been only tentatively interested
in the petroleum fields Of these
Dutch islands, 1t is evident from
what has already been accom-
plished that attractive opportuni.
ties are presented there, and It can
scarcely re doubted that these will
in due time receive attention from
American enterprise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26
Asks Woman Member
G.. o. P. State Committee

st. Paul, Mimi, June 25.-Wind and
rain storms which swept through Sec
tons of the central northwest over the
week end took toll Of nearly a score
of lives and did extensive property
damage, incomplete reports today in
dicated
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26
New York Money Market

New YORK. .TUllo %.
Call money strong; high 6. low =.
ruling rate &. closing bid q. offered at
g. last loan 6.
can loans against acceptanccs A..
Tine loans steady: mixed collateral
$3.50 days aga ): to 4 months d.
Jbr;,oo p,rrnapti la manor :,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26
Chicago Produce Market

Chicago. June %.
Indications Of holding policy on
today to the bull side Of the wheat
market. Prices closed firm. to &c
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26

the D. G. Derry Reorganization plan
is expected within day or two.
Total sales (par value) were S.
407, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26

companies in the field. and its to-
tai production from Dutch Borneo
in 1921 was 1,437,1S6 metric tons
OF oil out Of a total production by
this company in all the islands in
1921 of 2.295,538 metric tons. 9th.
er small islands in the archipelago
Am BONA and Ceram, in the Mo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26

Most productive Of all the oil areas
of the Netherlands East Indies Is
the island Of Borneo, with the ad-
joining small island Of Tarakan,
where 61.5 per cent. Of the output
Of the colony IS secured. AS in
Sumatra and Java, the Royal
Dutch has taken over the pioneer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-26
imports of India Rubber Into tho.
limited States

Estimate based On months official AEurss
reported.
tA,srass price fos months Tor which o4sas1
figures feported.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-04-19
ROADS IN RANKIN
TO BE GRAVELED
DURING THIS YEAR
$235,OOO Appropriated by State
Highway Department at Recent
Meeting in Jackson. Work to
Begin in Early Summer.

Who can say that Rankin County
is not coming to the front slowly
but surely in the good road move
ment?
With $235, 100000 appropriated by
the State Highway Department, we
will have a graveled road intersect
ing the county, east and west, north
and south in short time 500, 900
of this money is to be spent on the
Dixie Highway between Jackson
and Plain and $145,000 to gravel
the Meridian and Vicksburg High
way.
The sections of these two roads in
Rankin County have been an eye
sore to the travelling public, tourists
detouring many miles to avoid Ran
kin County roads. Only few
days since, seven cars were stuck
in the mud just outside the corpO-
rate limits of Brandon, besides this
Inconvenience, much time and
money has been spent trying to
keep these roads passable.
The funds have ben provided and
the work on these highways will
be completed during the summer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-04-19
TALENTED WOMAN.
HONOR GUEST AT
MONUMENT MEET
Mrs Daisy McLaurin Stevens Attend
ing Stone Mountain Monument
Association i'm Atlanta. To Select
Location of General Officers.

Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens left
Thursday for Atlanta, Georgia, where
she will be present at meeting
of the Stone Mountain Monument
the Southern States, for the purpose
of comforting as to the location of
the general officers that will ap-
pear in the memorial which will
transform Stone Mountain into the
Worlds Greatest Monument, to the
worlds loftiest heroes, pOrtraying in
imperiShable form the 'StOry of
the Glory of the men who wore the
Grey.
This work is undertaken in be-
half of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy who initiated it
some years ago when the Mountain
was presented by the Venable Bro
theirs to the Daughters.
Mrs. Stevens will be joined in
Jackson by Mrs. Livingston Rowe
Schuyler of New York City, Presi-
dent General Z. ID. c., and will be
dinner guests in the home of Mrs.
A. NJ. Williamson before leaving
for Atlanta.
Mrs. Schuyler has been in New
Orleans attending the Confederate
Reunion and she and Mrs. Stevens
will make the trip ito Atlanta to-
gether. Friday evening they will
be dinner guests at the Capital
City Club, Atlanta, given by the
Stone Mountain Confederate Monu-
mental Association.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-04-19
MOTHERS DAY TO
BE OBSERVED ON
SUNDAY, MAY 13
Anna Jarvis, Philadelphia Woman,
Was Founder of This Worthy
Day. Rankin County People Urged
to Observe with Programs.

Mothers Day this year comes on
Sunday, May 18th.
Miss Anna Jarvis. of Philadelphia
was the founder of Mothers Day
which is a worthy movement and
should be observed by every one
The white Carnation is used as
an emblematic flower for Mothers
Day. but on account of the scarcity
of carnations. the white rose is
often used
Plans are on foot for the erection
of Il monument to our mothers, rs
our Most IlluStriouS Americans"
and this plan should have the sup
port of every son and daughter
loving heart. Let every one re-
member mother on May 13, and
send her flowers or wear Il flower
in memory OF her. 1t is hoped that
every church and Sunday school in
Rankin County will prepare suit
able program for this day.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-04-19
PUCKETT TO HAVE
COUNTY PICNIC ON
FOURTH OF JULY
Every Candidate and Citizen of
Rankin County Invited to This
Big Event. Speeches and Good
Eats to be Order of the Day.

Il. T.. Purvis and w. G.. Bott
prominent citizens of Pickett neigh
borhood, were in Brandon Monday
and through their friend, Scott
Donnell, we learn that the people OF
Pickett are planning to have a
picnic at that place on the 4th
of July.
They are announcing this ap-
preaching event early, in order to
be the first community to extend
an invitation TO every candidate
and citizen of Rankin County t0
be present in their community on
this date.
1t is rumored that Scott Donnell
will be Master of Ceremonies al
this picnic.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-04-19
MRS. @. L. SIMMONS
APPOINTED COUNTY
P. T. A. CHAIRMAN
Mrs. Irene Cooper Resigns. Made
Efficient Chairman. Mrs. Currie,
District Chairman, Appoints Mrs.
Simmons to Fill Vacancy.

The resignation of Mrs. Irene
Cooper as County Chairman of the
Parent Teacher Association has
been accepted.
Mrs. r. X. Currie, of Jackson,
District Chairman, notified Mrs.
O. L. Simmons Tuesday that she
had been appointed TO take up the
work.
Mrs Simmons will be glad to
hear from all of the community
Parent Teacher Associations, and
assist them in any way possible.
Mrs. Simmons, who was President
Of the local p. T. A., resigned
several weeks ago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-04-19
FORMER RANKIN
COUNTY WOMAN
PASSES AWAY
Mrs CordeIia Perry Chapman Passed
Away at Home of Son in Colum-
bia. Daughter of Sam w. Perry.
Inferred in Newton Cemetery.

After long and useful life, Mrs.
Cordelia Perry Chapman, wife OF
the late Rev. w. L. Chapman pass
ed away suddenly Friday morning
ut the home of her son, DR.. J. IL.
Chapman. in Columbia, at the age of
70 years.
Mrs. Chapman was Il native OF
Rankin County, born near this city
December %, 1852, and was the
daughter of the late SamW. Perry.
She married at the age of 16 to
w. Z. Chapman, also highly es-
teemed citizen of this county, who
was Baptist minister.
She is survived by eight sons and
one daughter, besides Il host of other
relatives and friends who will deeply
mourn her passing.
The body was carried TO Newton
and inferred Saturday morning by
the side of her husband in the
Knights of Pythias cemetery.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-04-19
MAJOR PAT HENRY
REPORTS REUNION
BEST IN YEARS
New Orleans Royalty Entertains
Confederate Veterans. Memphis
Selected as Next Meeting Place.
B. r. Mulhollan Attended.

Maj Pat Henry has returned from
New Orleans, where he attended
the annual Reunion of the Cohfed-
crate Veterans.
The Reunion opened Wednesday
April IL, and held three days
session. Officers were elected fol
next year as follows: Commander
In CHIEF, General Halderman, OF
Louisville, Ky. Department Com
manders were all re- elected.
Memphis, Tenn. was selected fol
the next meeting place of the Re-
union
The Sons OF Veterans reelected
General Lee, Commander.
Maj Henry was delighted with
the royal welcome the Veterans re-
ceived in the Crescent City. Its citi-
zens threw open their doors and
left nothing undone toward making
their stay pleasure.
The Il. ID. G. members were there
in large numbers, among them
being the president, Mrs. r.. +
Schuyler.
Altogether it was glorions re-
union enjoyed by every one.
b. II. Mulhollan, Of Morton also
attended the reunion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-04-19
"REUNION" FOR
MEMBERS w. M. S.
TO BE HELD SOON
Missionary Society Elects New Of
ficers. Mrs. |. 6. White, President
Planning Entertainment. Meetings
Arranged Each Tuesday Afternoon

An interesting meeting Of the
Womans Missionary Society was
held ut the Baptist Church Tuesday
evening when officers for the year
were elected.
Mrs. l. G. White was selected as
President. Mrs. ii. IL. Bullock Vice
President. Mrs. l.. II. Suber Secre-
tary and Mrs. w. H. Barnes, Treas
urer Mrs. White has not appoint
ed the chairman of the different
Committees but will do SO ut an
early date.
Plans are being made for an en-
tertainment in the nature of Il
reunion for the society members
soon.
Circle / will arrange time and
place for their meetings., and Circle ;
will meet with Circle 2 each Tues
day afternoon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-04-19

The writer's firm owns and Op
crates 1,500 acre farm some -
miles from Atlanta. so we know
what the problems of farming are
1t is the writer's private opinion
that the situation you refer to, OF
the one hand, and the low average
yields from land under cultivation
on the other. are primarily the result
of stacking" on the part of the
nd-owning white man, who pre-
fers to take, in the generality OF
eases, his ease in town, and let
either ignorant whites or blacks
man handle his land without any
supervision or at best only an oc-
caSiOnal looking over.
The negro renter has been allowed
to run, on the one hand, without
much supervisors. has only worked
about half the year, with only mea-
ger returns. The same is true OF
the white renter and small land
owning farmer. The sources OF
local credit in the trading towns has
almost prevented them from getting
any foOt-hOld that would put them
on better basis financially or
otherwise.
The meager returns for their un-
supervised labor has naturally made
them diScOntented and leads them to
have an open ear for every repreS-
entation made to them as TO large
wages in the cities of the South or
still larger wages paid by industry
in the North.
AS l see it, the white folks of
Georgia and Mississippi who own
farmland have got to get on the job
and stay on the job every working
day in the year On our own farm
the years don't contain twice as
many days as they do. We have
full time work for our labor every
day in the year, almost regardless
of weather conditions. If it is too
inclement to work outdoors there are
plenty of jobs in the barns, and If
labor loses a day on the Hastings
Farm it is their fault and not ours.
This is big subject, of course,
and | could go on almost indefini-
tely. l am glad to see You trying
to wake your folks lp on this gen
eral subject for, as you we'll say,
no success can be obtained by dOdg-
ing the issue, and the responsibility
is up to the white man. They must
either smoke up or make way for
someone who will make use of the
greatest opportunities for agricul-
tural development that exists in
the United States today.
II. G. HASTINGS.
Atlanta, Georgia, April IA, 1928.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-04-19
BRANDON'S REST
ROOM FOR LADIES
TO BE REALITY
Obtained Permission to Use Red
Cross Funds to Furnish Room.
To be Located in Court House.
Work to Begin Immediately.

Mrs. Butler. Field Secretary OF
the American Red Cross. was in
Brandon Wednesday. in conference
with the executive committee of the
Red Cross organization here, with
reference to getting permission to
use Red Cross funds for fitting up
Il rest room for the travelling public.
The funds are available and the
much needed room will be equipped
Immediately and every lady who
comes to Brandon will be welcome
to spend as much time in this
room as she desires.
The room to be fitted up is the
north west jury room, up stairs at
the court house, which is used by
Mrs. Lonas, our efficient health
nurse, who will be glad TO give any
information pertaining to health or
child welfare work.