davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Maryland Tobacco

for medium. to low grade tobacco is re-
ported on the Southern Maryland auction
markets for the period Of July 81 to Au-
week. according to the Agricultural Mar.
keting Service. Practically all of the bet
ter qualities Of bright and dull crop and
stemmine seconds continue steady. The
quality. Of granulating seconds with dull
and tips following the. upward trend,
Volume OF offerings was fairly heavy with
Average prices per 100 pounds BY QUAIL
ity and approximate range on buk Of sales
follow:
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Jersey City Livestock

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Aug. 3 up Omitted
States Department Of Agriculture) Hogs.
90 salable. on the New York market; total.
$40; butcher hogs mostly s lower; good
and choice, 1913 pounds, 6.75.
vealers, 80 saiable: pnsoid and probably
held for Mondays trade; total, 1850.
Other classes Of livestock nominally
steady receipts, cattle, <10; sheep, l,9S0.
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Christie Is Named
Banking Institute
Education Chairman
Mrs. Helena D. Reed
Will Head Committee at
National Convention
BY HAROLD b. ROGERS.

John M. Christie of Riggs Ma
tional Bank has been appointed
chairman of the Education Commit
tee of Washington Chapter, Amer
Evening star., 1940-08-04

AIS0 exlra or eXtraS.
e eDeclared or paid so far this year.
citation of Securities Dealers, Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect ac-
tual transactions or hrm bids or offers,
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Thin to Medium

Ranges quoted do not represent extreme
price range in each quality. but only on
bulk of sales approximately two-thirds
OF totaD.
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INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY

| 1896 1887 1888 1889 / l940
A. p MARKET AVERAGES-Economic baroeers gained this
week. shown the above
Press statistics Stocks moved forward to their highest level
since midway Bonds also advanced Industrial activity
another notch to the fastest rate January Only
modties declined off slightly for the fifth loss many weeks
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Spot cotton closed quiet and unchanged,
Sales, none. Low middling, $50: mid
627; stock 54S,S20
Bid. Nominal.
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range:

New Orleans Prices
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 3 LP.-Cotton
futures advanced here today with trade
Duyine , ana covering orders, Closing
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 0P.-National Al.
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc;
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-10

were house guests of the P, M.
Smiths Friday (Taborian corner
stone Celebration.)
Mrs. Virgie Bloomfield, Mr.. and
MRS. Bridget. Mrs. Thomas, Mrs.
Ooshe and Mrs. Elsie Wright of
Jackson were guests of the P. A.
Smiths Friday.
Among othtes who shook hands
with US at the corner stone laying
" ere Reverends Ash, McNeal, L.
burden, Wallace Jones, and
daughter Eva. Mesdames Marie
Woods and son Herbert, Hattie
Coleman, Smith (the former Annie
Laurine Nichols) and her husband
DR.. Smith of Clarksdale, Clara
Jackson Jones, and children,
Messrs. Hackett of Drew, Picken
of Greenwood, and Prof. Grey of
Arcola, and several others whose
names were lost in the rush.
Mrs. Griffin of Benoit. Mrs.
Perkins. of AnguilIa, MRS. Banks
of Gunnison, and Mr.. Echols of
1ttabena were among the house
guest at the Hayes Coopers Friday
We sympathize heartily with
the Myers family in their distress
the sudden death of Mrs. Morgan,
mother of MRS. Myers. The Little
Mission group went in a body to
carry cheer into the Myer home
Thursday.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-10

we began our homeward trek. We
dropped in to find Mrs. Estella
Britton kicking a lonely vigil at
the bedside of her daughter Willie.
Our penultimate stop was for
brief conference with the c. J.
Mitchells; then on to our door to
find large sack of melons that
had been left by an unknown Wis
itor. After inquiring among our
neighbors we learned that bread
we had Cast on the waters in the
form of nursing sick friend had
returned to us in the form of
a large sack of cantalopes and
Watermelons.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-10
News ABOUT TOWN
BY T. P. Fielder

Will iAI UOuy TO
AID the sick Wednesday afternoon.
The first house visited was Ms.
Willie Robinson's, where the mothe
is very sick and the five children
ere too young to do anything but
add to her mental anguish. There
we cleaned house, cooked, washed
clothes and left everyone in better
spirits. Lula, James, Stella, Will and
Leola Robinson are members of the
Little Mission Group.
Next we visited MRS. v. L. Car
ter who has been on the sick list
several days. We found MRS, Car
ter convaescing. From there the
Group went to visit Mrs. Jenny
Trotter Harvey who was very, very
sick. During our visits we leaned
OF many other homes where there
are shut ms To the members of the
Little Mission Group who could
not report any recent Missions per-
formed when we met last, I wish
to suggest that you read your
Southern Advocate and learn of |
the work that is calling the true
Missionaries. DO not say you to do
not see anything around you to |
do for Jesus.
Saturday we were in the Axiom |
community collecting a few debts |
writing subscriptions for the South
ern Advocate n d recruiting
chorus members. We found Mrs. |
Rosa Keyes on the sick list. Tbs
A. B. Cars were having fish fry |
when we arrived at their home. |
They graciously served us fish |
sandwiches and renewed their sub
cription to the Southern Advocate.
Mrs. Nellie Ross was busy making
room for her canned foods. At |
Dennis Moody's we found Mr..
Nick Christmas barbecuing piles of
ribs, chickens and a pig. After en-
joying generous sample of barbe-
cue we went to have a business
conference with the Ross Mitchells.
We found prosperous, we'll and
happy family; the days work done
and the entire family at leisure
and our business conference soon
turned into big f'olic and water
melon feast. AS dark settled down
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-10

The members of the All Negro
Extravaganza Cast who entertain
ed with special program Sunday
afternoon at Merigold were at their
best because chicken dinner had
been prepercd for them and they
uad been to!d that if they failed
there would be no chicken dinner.
Everyone returned home fully stuff
fed.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-10
LOCALS

Mrs. N. G. Satterfied visited her
Niece near Skene, Saturday after.
noon. She was accompanied by her
sons, Messrs. Willie and L. E.
Cauldfield. also Messrs. Booker
Marshall and 3. A. Wade.
The little son of Miss Casino
Braboy died Friday night.
Mr.. George Johnson has moved
into a house across the street from
Mr.. John Jordan.
DIR. P. S. WILLIAMS, Dentist, will
be at the following places on the fol-
lowing days each week: Mound Bayou
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday. Rosedale-Wednesday.
Minter City-Thursday.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-10

Mrs. Lucille Steward formerly of
Mound Bayou, but now of Shaw is
IN town visiting the Christmases
and Folders.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-10

The Little Mission Group will
conduct a special service at Bethel
A. M. E Church at 3 p. m. Sunday
August IL Dad Sunday.) Every
one is asked to come out ard help
US. The theme is SERVICE
through LOVE-
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-10

DR., L. DeLaine end Miss B. Tay-
Tor were guests Of Miss A. Pettitt
while in town for the corner stone
laying Friday.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-10

Mrs. Abraham Nichols. Honey"
Nichols, and Mrs Harrington of
Clarkedalc end Mr.. Thomas Will
liams Of Hollandale were guest at
the Fielder house Friday.
DR.. end MRS. A. w DUNES, their
son end daughter John and Gloria)
Mrs. Johnston. Mrs. johnson all
of Natchez, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Elsbury CT Atlanta, Georgia, MIR.
and Mrs. H. c. Young. their
Elizabeth and niece
Laura of Jackson, Miss, Mrs. F.
E. Smith Of Patherburn, Miss and
Mrs ]. E. Collins of Shaw, Miss.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-16

stop it, Contraband controls in the Pa
cific may come with the spring. In short
when Britain thinks any neutral has i'm
ported from the United States as much
of any material as it needs, Britain will
try to stop further imports. 1nterna-
tional law? Remember the Altmarkl
Meanwhile, of course, the British are
importing from the United States just
as little as they can. Of planes and such
desperately products, they will
take all they can get. But of cotton, oil,
and wheat, the minimum. They will buy
instead from European and South Ameri-
can countries with which they hope to
improve relations. Australia has just cut
imports from the United States by about
10 per cent.
In the midst of military war, Britain
is moving heaven and earth to maintain
export markets. All this means heavy
handicaps for American foreign trade. We
shall need two things: first, patience and
understanding in the face of what will
certainly appear to be unjust discrimina-
tionS; and second, every effort to stimu-
late the domestic market to make up for
impending losses in foreign trade.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-16
Encouraging Report

Encouraging indeed was the recent re-
port of Controller Thomas Conlon reveal
ing that during the first quarter OF 1910
the city was we'll within the budget set
up last fall This is all the more pleasing
in view of the fact that some little pes
simism was expressed earlier this year
about the ability of the Public Welfare
Department to keep within its spending
limit in view of industrial conditions To-
cally 1t is maintained tLat the business
splurge of 1889 did not carry into l94O.
However, it is best for the city fathers
not to be over-confident with only one
quarter of the year elapsed. 1t is far
cry to the end of 1910 and anything might
happen to throw the entire budget out
of focus. Everyone naturally hopes that
this won't occur for all of us would like to
see the city end it's fiscal year with credit
able balance on the books. There is no
reason to believe that anything unprece-
dented will occur to disrupt the present
orderly proceedings, but that is the time
to be on our guard.
Normally the next few months do not
place as heavy a burden on the Welfare
Department of a municipality as do the
cold winter months. The load usually
begins to get heavier about the first OF
November. But economic conditions are
20 unsettled these days that the normal
course of events does not always prevail.
We can take some pride, though, in the
manner in which the various city depart
ments have met what 1910 is bringing
forth. Let us hope the future deals as
tindly with the city.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-16
Holmes Remembered

Nobody who ever saw the fine figure of
the late Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes,
so majestic yet so kindly, so venerable
yet so leavened with humor that never
left him, can ever forget that great Amer
lean. When he died, just short of "a, he
left most of his estate, $265, 900, to the
United States government, the largest
bequest it ever received. A committee
has now decided to use the money in pub
fishing special edition of Holmes writ
ings, and also to create small park be-
hind the Supreme Court building. Both
are good ideas. Holmes writings, so sane,
so quietly humorous in their ability to
laugh even at the laws pretensions,
should be as widely circulated as possible.
But we hope they don't forget the park.
1t would be good thing for the Supreme
Court to know that nearby there is always
a green and pleasant place to which the
spirit of Oliver Wendell Holmes can re-
turn. Future justices, walking there,
may feel a presence, perhaps, or hear the
faint ghost of chuckle. 1t will be good
for them.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-16
Then And Now

It's to be hoped that eight years from
now the same things won't be said about
the current building program the state
is undertaking as Commissioner of Pub
lie Works Robert A. Hurley recently
charged against construction work of
1882. An 100000 program undertake
en- at that time is criticized severely by
Com. Hurley who claims that the state
must now spend 81 100000 to repair and
modernize these structures. He terms it
a "disgrace" to both the state and the
builders.
1t certainly is if all the things that
Conn., Hurley says are true. We never
realized that the state spent as much as
$G,O0OOOO in construction program in
this state at one fell sWoop. We always
believed that the $25,000,00O program
now going on was the greatest ever at
tempted Certainly it is one of the most
complete. And if we aren't mistaken
this work was only undertaken after both
Democrats and Republicans had come to
the realization that further delays in re-
building institutions would be more
costly.
Time was when Connecticut didn't
think it had to put any money into cost
lv buildings for our tubercular patients or
our mental detectives. And as con-
sequence institutional care in this state
reached very precarious condition due to
this same neglect. The Republican
pay-as-you-go policy was the hindrance
to institutional expansion, 1t may be at
the root of the waste of which Com. Hur
lev speaks for when the state finally did
start to remedy the situation it went at
the job in political manner and not on
a businesslike basis. But, let's hope that
the current work will stand the bright
light of criticism for years to come.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-16
NICE AMERICAN WANTS TO
KEEP ON BEING JUST
NICE AMERICAN
April 18th, 1910.

April 11th, 1910.
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
Noting with interest in today's
issue of the Democrat an item to
the effect that the German-Ameri-
can conference meeting in New
Britain adopted a resolution that
we keep American-made planes for
home defense. Realizing that by ex-
traction we are all of a different
country and not having any objec-
ton to Americans perpetuating
memories and associations by form
ing groups of this sort it does strike
me that they would style themselves
Americans of German, French, Ital-
ian, etc. extraction to say the least
it sounds better. AS to their reSolu-
ton, impartially think the follow
ing observations If made before the
adoption would at least pigeon-hole
the resolve:
/. Germans could buy planes
from us if they cared to.
2. So far it has been the Allies
policy to buy not take.
3. This conflict has disrupted our
peace-time ocean commerce. Shall
we increase our unemployment by
refusing sales of planes, too?
4. Shall we deny our aeroplane
factories the opportunity of progress
offered by this business?
S. Shall we pile up a huge fleet
of planes at high cost only to find
them obsolete. This industry is a
fast changing one as it is in its
infancy.
6. We have a chance of getting
back a few of those billions we
loaned in lost cause, shall we miss
it? Personally I would be In favor
of it, if stopping the war would
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-16
Forewarned - Forearmed

If it is true that to be forewarned is to
be forearmed, the United States is lucky.
Warning signs are clearly up: Whether
the blitzkrieg blitzes this spring or
whether it merely fizzles, the neutrals are
in for it, For all of them, including the
United States, things will be worse be-
fore they are better. We may as we'll get
used to the idea. American trade is going
to get worse kicking around than it has
to date. The British are face to face with
the fact that their blockade in a good
deal less than water tight. They are pre-
pairing measures to tighten it, though
neutrals squirm.
The British claim that Russia, for in
stance, has bought in American Pacific
ports vast quantities of copper, lead, tin,
alloys, and machinery beyond her own
need. This, Britain maintains, is going
through Russia to Germany. The United
States is at peace with Russia, which IS
at peace with Germany, France and Bri-
tain. You might think that American
trade with such neutral is our own
business. Ditto our trade with the Scan
dinavian countries, also suddenly far
above normal. But it seems not.
War is desperation. If the British be-
lieve neutral countries are buying things
from the United States, then passing
them on to Germany, they will attempt to
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-16

Spring conventions of the two major
political parties of the state haven't really
Started to attract too much attention as
yet. A few weeks ago there was brief
bit of activity and some mention of pro-
spective delegates to Chicago and Phila-
delphia. Right now it's more or less
dead issue and probably will remain one
until the local leaders get around to find
ing out who wants to 60 where and why.
Undoubtedly both conventions this spring
will feature U. S. senators as keynote
speakers. Senator John A. Danaher looms
as the speaker for the Republicans, While
it would be right in order for Senator
Francis T. Maloney to address the Demo-
Gratis. A guess as ito convention cities
would be Hartford, Republican, New
Haven, Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-16
WEIRD REORGANIZATION

Just two weeks ago the air lines
of the United States celebrated
their first year without a single
fatality. 1t was a national land
mark in transportation, and thou
sands of congratulatory messages
poured in upon the Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority, which had contri-
buted so materially to this record.
Among those messages was one
from President Roosevelt person.
ally to able CAA Chairman Robert
Hinckley.
Hinckley and his four associates
had taken hold of a brokendoWn,
politics-ridden agency which was
so scandal-soaked that Congress
wrenched it out of the Depart
ment of Commerce and forced the
Administration to accept it as an
independent commission. And in
two short years the CAA commits
sioners made it one of the model
agencies of the New Deal.
But now, just two weeks after
the brilliant mortality air re-
cord, the Civil Aeronautics Auth
thority finds itself right back
where it started. 1t has been
dumped into the lap of the
Commerce Department, with
chairman HinckIey and his cap
able colleagues shOrn of their
power.
All this was done through the
latest government reorganization
messages to Congress.
And believe it or not, but Harry
Hopkins, boss of the Commerce
Department, did not know fifteen
minutes in advance that he was
to take back the Aeronautics
Authority. Furthermore, there
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-16

seems to be some doubt whether
the President himself knew that
the CAA was being transferred to
the Commerce Department.
For when outraged friends of
Chairman Hinckley went TO the
White House to find out what the
transfer was about, Roosevelt was
just/as blank as they.
"Why, 1 thought we were Civ
ing Bob (Hinckley) control Of
the whole CAA," he said.
WHO RULES REORGANIZATION
All of this brings up the very
important question of who is writ
ing the government reorganization
orders with which the President
has been peppering Congress.
Chief maSterminds are:
Louis BrOwnIow, an affable ex-
newspaperman, formerly city man
ager of Petersburg, Va, and Knox
vile, Tenn, who now operates the
Public Administration Clearing
House in Chicago. 1t was Brown
low who wrote the Presidents re-
organization bill.
william HI. McReynolds, who
for "a years has been wound up
in government red tape in the Post
Office, the now defunct Bureau
of Efficiency, the Budget Bureau,
and the Farm Credit Administra-
ton; and who finally was sold to
Roosevelt by his pal Henry Nor
genthau. McReynolds now is a
member Of the enlarged White
House secretariat.
Both men, it is interesting to
note, are close friends of Clinton
M. Hester, CAA administrator and
another government careerist.
During his career, Hester became
familiar with red tape all the way
from the Interior Department to
the Treasury, including the Ship
ping Board, Alien Property Custo-
dian, and Justice Department,
where he ran into a storm with
the late Mrs. Homer Cummings.
Hester, as administrator of the
CAA, was kept under rein by
Chairman Hinckley. But sud-
denly, friends BrOwnl0w and
McReynolds inserted in their
first reorganization of the CAA
def provision whereby most of
Hinckley's powers suddenly were
transferred to Hester. They put
this plan under the Presidents
nose, he signed it, and overnight
Hester became car of the CAA.
But not for long. Perhaps Wor-
ried over the resultant storm plus
knowledge that Chairman Hinck-
ley would resign, they wrote a
new reorganization message for
the White House. This time they
transferred Civil Aeronautics back
to the Commerce Department and
old-fashioned politics.
Thus in two weeks and for no
apparent reason came two reor-
CARNATIONS of an agency which
had just chalked up one of the
most notable records of the New
Deal. And all of this has been
done by a reform measure sup
posed to streamline government.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-16
The Democratic Town COmmittt

The Democratic Town Committee of
Waterbury is now at it's greatest strength
ever. With adoption of the new party
rules allowing the election of one woman
to the committee from each district this
body will have total voting strength of
81 members when and if every seat is
filled No town committe has ever had
this numerical strength. Not even the
Republican Town Committee has ever
been as large as this even though the
Republicans have admitted women to
their committee for quite few years past.
There are many viewpoints on the Wieldi-
ness of such large body as this when
prompt and concise decisions must be
made. Perhaps leaders of the Democra-
tic Party had this in mind when they
called for creation of an Executive Com
mittee, three members from each OF the
five wards, either man or woman. 1t may
come to pass that the Town Committees
Executive Committee will do the deciding,
the big body the voting
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-16
BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS SUB
STANTIATE WOES OF
PRESENT-DAY WORLD
Berlin, Conn.
April 10, 1910.

April 10, 1910.
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
An address on National Defense"
by Senator Reynolds came to us to-
day over the radio. Many interest
ing things were mentioned concern
ing the European war now going on
and why the U. S. should protect
itself from invasion. The one thing
in back of all of these talks brings
to mind the word "fear" Every
country on earth is now trying to
protect itself from some imaginary
enemy. If we take the trouble to
note the words Of Jesus in Luke,
21st chapter, we will read Mems
hearts failing them for fear and
for looking after tine things which
are coming upon the earth"
Senator Reynolds mentioned the
fact every day brings more COM
plants about sabotage and espion-
age. The Bible states in II-Timothy
3rd chapter. But know this, that
in the last days grevious times shall
come. For men shall be lovers of
money, boastrul, naughty, railers,
unthankful, unholy, slanderers
without self-control, fierce, no low
ers of good, traitors, headStrong, low
ers of pleasure rather than lovers of
God. Holding form of Goodness,
but having denied the power thereof
And even as James and Jambres
withStood Moses, so do these also
withstand the truth; men corrupt
ed in mind, reprobate concerning
the faith. But they shall proceed
no further: for their folly shall be
evident unto all men. But evil men
and imposters shall wax worse and
worse, deceiving and being de-
| ceived."
What other condition can per-
son expect in a demon controlled
world. The physical facts before us
prove that the Bible prophecies are
correct, also why people are in the
| dark at the present time. Any,
one who ignores the truth will only
meet with disaster as future events
| will disclose.
Who is bringing all this trouble
upon the world and will the U. S.
be able to keep out of trouble. The
Bible answers no. The oath chap
ter of Luke shows that Jesus ex-
planned the prophecies of his dis
ciples. The Apostle Paul also knew
OF this condition which would de-