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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
HALF-HUNDRED LEGION POSTS
Seventeen Foreign Countries and Three
Territorial Possessions Of Four
Continents Represented.

Fifty-one American Legion posts are
scattered about the face Of the globe
outside the continental limits Of the
United States, according to national
headquarters Of the ex-servlce mems
organization. Seventeen foreign cOun-
tries and three territorial possessions
of four continents are represented.
The list of territorial posts follows:
Anchorage, Valdez, Ketchican, Juneau,
Seward. Wrangel, Fort Liscum, Cor
dova, Nome, Haines, Fairbanks. Sltka,
and Petersburg, all in Alaska; Homo
lulu, Kealia, Hllo, Kapaau, Waialua,
Schofleld Barracks, Fort Kamehameha
and Kahului, in Hawaii and Manila,
Quartet de Espana, Cavite, Fort VIII
liam Mckinley and Corregidor, in the
Philippines.
Foreign posts have been formed at
Buenos Aires, Argentine Brussels,
Belgium; Rio de Janelro, Brazil; ;
Montreal, Canada; Chuquicamata,
Chile; Shanghai and Picking, China
Havana. Cuba; London, England ;
Guatemala City, Guatemala; Paris, La
Rochelle and Gievres. France; Cob
lentz, Germany; Tokyo, Yokohoma and
Kobe, Japan; Mexico City and Tampi-
co, Mexico; Caro- de Pasco, Peru |;
Balboa, Cristobal and Gatum, Pana-
ma; Warsaw, Poland, and Santo Do
mlngo, Santo Domingo.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
TRAVEL PICTURES FOR POSTS
Films Embracing One Thousand Top
les, for Use Of All Legion
Organizations

BY arrangement between the Amer
lean Legion and the bureau of COM
merclal economics, the most complete
and valuable collection Of educational
and travel motion picture films in ex-
istence will be placed at the disposal
of the Legion for free exhibition I'M
der the auspices Of all posts. The
films, which embrace 1000 separate
topics, are the property Of the bureau,
al altruistlc institution the sole aim
OF which Is to advance education and
pride in American institutions.
At the instance of national head
quarters. the bureau has prepared Il
special catalogue in which each film
Is numbered and described. A copy
of this catalogue will become the prop
erty of each Legion post. The only
expense attached to posts ordering the
films will be the payment of express
charges TO and from the nearest dis.
tributlng center Of the bureau. No adj
mission fee may be charged by the
post.
A distributing center for the films
will be established in almost every
state. Responsibility for the trans
mission Of the catalogues and the in
formation concerning the. location of
distributing centers to which each
post must apply for films, rests with
the state departments.
The story of the establishment of
the bureau of commercial economics
Is that OF a fulfillment of vow which
a blind man took years ago, should his
sight be restored DR.. Francis HOl-
ley, the founder and director of the
bureau, vowed to work for the bet
terment of mankind when he recov-
cred his sight, and the brueau Is the
result
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
THE THREE CAMELS.

Hello" said Camel One, here we
are in the big city. 1t is quite a con-
trast from our desert home"
ut is indeed said Camel Two.
But am glad the weather is n little
fhilder The other night when we
were walking down to our stable home
1t was snowy ard rainy and very
chilly"
ut seems strange" said Camel
Three, that they cannot get enough
people to act. 1t seems strange that
they need us too.
"That shows how important cameIs
are. And they've always said we
weren't very bright. If we weren't
very bright we could never have gone
on the stage
"We didn't go on the stage with our
brains" said Camel One. ave walked
there with our long legs"
Now the three camels belonged to a
theater which was giving play about
the desert. Every day the Camels
were walked up to the theater and
every evening after the theater was
out they were walked down to their
stable.
"Ah," said Camel Three. 1--WE must
have some brains or we couldn't have
gone on the stage. | don't mean that
we couldn't have walked on it but we
couldn't have really acted on it,"
I'VE have some brains said Camel
One, "but not many. They are what
you call few and far between"
brains aren't few and far between.
What brains creature has are near
together, In the head" said Camel
Three.
"Oh, very WE'LL said Camel One.
II think" said Camel Three, "it
takes a great actor to be able to walk
across the stage properly. Poor actors
and actresses look like sticks"
~ have never seen one look like a
stick" said Camel one. "All the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
WOMAN LEADS
DOUBLE LIFE
Real Estate Operator Of High
Reputation by Day, YAM
pire at Night.
IS BRUTALLY SLAIN
Nude Body, Mutiated Almost Beyond
Recognition, Discovered on Out.
skirts Of Los AngeIes-Po-
lice Bafiled by Murder.

Los AngeIcs--By day business
woman of impeccabe commercial rep
utatlon in Los Angeles; by night
Il hnbitue of gambling dens and ques-
tonable resorts. This is the remark
able career Of Fay Sudow, whose nude
and mutilated body was recently
found In IA suburb of Los Angeles, a
case which has furnished the police
an unusual example Of a feminine DR..
JeEyll and Mr. Hyde. A dealer in
real estate, noted for her business
sagacity, Mrs. Sudow built up a for
tune estimated at half million dol
lars. which goes TO a siXteen-year-old
daughter, Lucille,
BY day the woman dressed as other
business women dress, quietly and con
servatilely. BY night she adorned her
self in costly gowns and jewels and
then launched into night life of
wild debaucl, accompanied by men
and women with whom she would
have no contact during the day.
Bernard Sudow, the w0mans husband,
had been estranged from his wife for
several years.
Took Trips With Male Companions.
The police, in unraveling the story
OF this strange woman, found that she
had, at various times, taken long trips
with different men. They have found
some of these men, but as yet have
secured no real Clcw as to the per-
son who lured the woman to clump
of trees, beat her TO death, stripped
the body of clothing and then horribly
mutilatcd the face.
The nude body was discovered by
John Hudson, resident of Los An
geles, who promptly notified the pc
lice. All the clothing had been car
ried away, and it was with difficulty
that identification had been made.
Hudson was warned by some I'M
known person net TO attend the cor
oner'S inquest, and the warnings made
such an impression on him that he
left The state and went TO remote
town in Arizona, where he was later
located by the Los Angeles police, TO
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01

there should be law establishing an
American standard Of nomenclature
ard that, In the meantime, 1t is up to
members of the American Legion to
set the fashion.
"Teinowitz is a grand old name,
but Tenny will be easier to pronounce
said Tenny. "I'm retaining my first
name, Jacob, of course, but I'm adding
Legion as a brand new middle name.
So far as / know, I'm the first man
who has named himself after the Amer
lean Legion. There couldn't be any
better name for a herman son of an
American service man than Legion"
Tenny enlisted with the first contin-
gent of eighteen men from the West
aide Of Chicago and served overseas
He is a lawyer and at the last primary
election was a Democratic candidate
for municipal Judge.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01

actors and actresses I've seen have
had arms and legs and faces and hair
too. Sticks don't have all that"
you're absurd" said Camel Three
81 mean that actors and actresses who
are poor at their work are just about
as awkward as sticks. OF course they
aren't really sticks"
"Then WISH" said Camel One, "you
wouldn't talk in that way. got quite
excited thinking about actors and ac-
tresses who looked like sticks, quite
excited. And ! don't wish to get ex,
cited"
"You don't have to- said Camel
Three.
"But if you say things like that
must" said Camel One.
"You don't have to at all" said
Camel Three. Just say to yourself,
Now look here, Camel, no matter what
Camel Three says, you mustn't get
excited"
"Tll try that" said Camel One. And
he began saying over and over to him
self, Now look here, Camel, no mat
ter what Camel Three says, you
mustn't get excited"
"Ah," said Camel Three, they
couldn't have had this play without
us. We have gone into circuses 1t is
true, but now we have also gone on
the stage. We've been a part of a
play and a most important part"
"a most important part" said
Camel Two, sometimes like the seem
cry. Most important
1--WE aren't scenery" said Camel
Three. "Were camels."
"Well, | know that" said Camel
Two. mo one knows better than
do that am a camel. But still ! heard
some one say we were a part of the
scenery. So we must be. We are
part of the scenery as well as being
camels. We're more than we thought
we were.
For some one said. Those camels
are such a beautiful part Of the seen
ery.' Now what do you make of
thatW
81 make of that" said Camel Three,
that we made the scene much more
real. Just as II they were giving a
play with a scene In a children's nurs-
cry. 1t would be suitable, wouldn't II,
to have a few children around now,
wouldn't til In the same way 1t Is
suitable to have us in this play"
"What does suitable mean?" the
other camels asked.
"The thingw said Camel Three.
"Fine," the other cameIs agreed, as
they trudged into their stable for a
good nights rest.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
LEGION HlKERS ARE GREETED
Two California Ex-service Men Report
Cordial Treatment by Posts Of
the Southwest.

The hospitality Of the Southwest Is
reflected in Its American Legion posts,
according to Van w. Bishop and G. G.
Allison, California Legionnaires who
ARE well on their way on little walk
from Los Angeles, Cal, to MEXICO
City, Mexico, Il distance of more loan
1900 miles. Bishop belongs to Los
Angeles Post No. 8, and Allison to IT.
win Post No. 93 Of San Francisco.
Weary with tramping the dusty
kilometers and hardened with packs
and other imped.menta, the marchers
found rest at a number Of Legion
posts along the way, according to a
letter received from them by the adju-
tant of the Los Angeles post.
"The posts Of the American Legion
In the towns where we have stopped
have treated us royalty. Legion mem
hers at Yuma, Ariz,, started the good
things for us. Then Tucson post fixed
us up for two days in room fitted
with hunks for the accommodation of
few fellows who come in and want
u place to stay.
sour next stop was at Bsbee for
three days. They have a regular home
with several rooms and sleeping
porch. A number of the fellows make
their home at the club. We arrived
In time to attend the funeral of one of
the boys brought back from over
there Now, we are at Douglas,
where Legion post officers obtained
quarters for us. Our plan is to enter
Mexico at FL Paso or Laredo, Tex"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
PINCHOT BOOSTS SCOUTING

Clifford Plnchot, commissioner of for
estry for the state of Pennsylvania, is
highly enthusiastic about the scout
program and believes that through
scouts much can be accomplished in
interesting the public in conservation
measures. In his foreword to the
booklet entitled "The Boy Scouts
First Book Of Forestry" written by 10.
seph 5. lllick and published under the
auspices Of the Pennsylvania depart
ment of forestry, he makes the follow.
Ing interesting statement:
Scouting Is worth while. It makes
real boys and then turns them into
real men. A good scout makes Il good
American. A good American makes
good citizen, and good American citi-
zens make the first nation In the
world.
Scouting Is good fun, but 1t Is a
lot more than that 1t is the best
kind Of preparation for whatever life
Is TO bring In the days ahead. A
good scout Is seldom or never caught
unprepared, and man who has grown
up out Of n boy scout Is always ready
to meet the present and the future
with head up. eyes front, and shout
ders back.
There Is lot more in the United
States than can be seen from street
ear. 1t Is the land, and the boys and
men, girls and women who know the
land, who make the strength Of this
and any other country. Not the least
valuable thing about scouting is that
It teaches the city boy to know the
country, and the country boy to know
the country better than he otherwise
would.
1.-THE forest is not only the mother
Of the fountain. but the mother of men
as well. Our ancestors lived in the
forest. We live upon 1t. Wood Is
still the most useful Of all materials,
and will continue to be for many
years after you and have passed to
our reward
scouts render services Of great
value to their nation and state by UNI
Outstanding the forest and taking part
in Its protection. II is just as impor-
tant for people to think about prevent
Ing forest fires as it is for them to
think rightly about preventing fires in
town, or any other similar calamity.
When you help to make people respect
and appreciate the forest you help in
Its protection.
AN understanding Of the forest and
of the conservation of all natural re-
sources is growing rapidly among
scouts. In two years the number of
badges awarded to boy scouts In for
estry grew from 1913 in 1917 to 513 in
1919. l would like to see still more
awarded in Pennsylvania.
Every scout who gets this book
will, ! hope, not only study its pages,
but take ii with him into the forest,
compare what Is here printed with
what he finds outdoors, and so get to
know the forest, which is the home OF
scouting, and great necessity for the
welfare of the human race"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
BETTER
ROADS
GIVE CONCRETE ROADS CARE
All Contraction Joints Should Ba
Cleaned and Filled With Hot Tar
Twice Year.

With the increase and use OF con.
crete roads and pavement the prob
lem of proper maintenance becomes
one Of prime importance. All con-
traction Joints should be given atten-
ton at least once year, and where
the traffic is very heavy, this should
be done at least twice every year.
The months of April and October
will usually be found to be suitable
for this work. All joints should be
carefully cleaned and filled with hot
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01

schools of his state and received the
A. b. and Phi. d. degrees from Johns
Hopkins University. Afterwards he
was fellow in astronomy and an In
structor in mathematics In that insti-
tuition, and later teacher of physics,
mathematics and chemistry In the
Washington high school system, Wash
ington, ID. G. From 1903 to 1908 Mr..
Roszel was head master Of the Sc
vance Grammar School, In charge OF
the preparatory department of the Uni
versity Of the South. Since 1908 he has
been superintendent Of the Shenan-
doah Valley Academy, n military
school at Winchester, Va.
Mr.. Roszel served eighteen months
In this country and overseas in the
Army and was discharged major. He
has since accepted similar commits
sion In the Reserve Corps.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
FARM-T0-MARKET HIGHWAYS
Definite Plan lnaueurated by Illinois
Agricultural Association for
Better Roads.

The roads and legislative commit
tees of the Illinois Agricultural asso-
citation have started on definite pro-
gram to get more and better market
roads for Illinois. The association IA
vors the adoption of the patrol system
Of maintaining roads on large scale.
Farmers want good roads to their
markets and they want them now. A
trip to Wisconsin. studying their pa
troll system of maintaining roads, re-
veals the fact that they surpass Hi
nois and Iowa on good roads and at
less expense than we are building a
few miles of concrete roads.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
SAVE LIVES OF CHILDREN
Teachers Hold Up Wrecked Roof Of
School Until rs Little Ones
Escape.

Oconee, Ga.-Ileroic devotion of
three women teachers saved the lives
of 70 school children during the lorna
do which partly wrecked 0conee, Ga.
One end of the school building
crumpled under the drive of the wind.
and the roof sagged down over the
heads of the children. The teachers
held the roof up while their charges
escaped through the gap, and then
leaped to safety themselves.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
Boy Scouts Render Most Valuable As
sistance In Cleanup Campaigns.
SCOUT PRINTERS.

Scouts of st. Paul's Episcopal
church did their own printing for a
recent affair and 1t Is said that the
boys work would have done credit to
professional printers. Printing is one
of the merit badge subjects open to
first class scouts. Two hundred scouts
qualified for this badge In 1919, as
against IS In 1918 and 81 In 1917
Many troops are now printing their
own small scout publications. Who
knows how many printers-to-be are
getting their first taste for the pro-
fession in these practical scout stunts?
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01

Robert J. Boyd, twenty-five years
old, a member of Gilbert G. Grafton
Post No. 2 of the American Legion In
Fargo, N. D., IL the youngest member
of the North Dakota house Of repre-
sentatlves. He was elected by large
majority at the last election. Mr..
BOYD is a former president of the
Fargo Trades and Labor assembly, and
is one of the active members Of the
Prcssmen's Union at Fargo. 1t Is ex-
pected that he will introduce several
bills advantageous to organized labor
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
A Beverane Disdained.

u think shall set up a soda foun-
tain in Crimson GuIch' remarked the
stranger.
Don't do It," rejoined Cactus Joe
with great earnestness. "The boys
that used to ride in and shoot up a
regular bar We're only playful. What
they would do to soda water foun-
tain would be plum vindictive."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
FROM THE OLD WORLD.

r. X. Chu, editor Of the Shanghai
Daily News, who is In this country
making a tour of American newspaper
offices, has IN Occidental sense of hui
NOR A newspaper man during an in
tervew with him jollled the editor
by asking, by the way, have you
read the great Chinese novel, 'Chaw
Main StreetY"
To which Mr.. Chu promptly asked.
by Sin Loo?"-New York Evening
Post.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
May Have Headed Drug Ring.


one theory which has been advanced
for the brutal murder is that the wom-
an headed a drug ring, or possibly
was engaged in rum running, and
had been killed when she refused to
furnish further funds No enemies
have been found, and Mrs. Sudow's
unusual trait of keeping her own per-
sona affairs closely to herself have
handicapped the police investigation,
for no one has been found who could
tell when the woman left her home.
The young daughter, who has in
herited her mothers entire fortune,
was kept at school and knew almost
nothing about her mothers personal
affairs.
As the double life of the woman
has been gradually exposed, it was
learned that she was liberal giver
to charity, but that where she loaned
money her business instinct ruled and
demanded prompt repayment at the
stated time.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01

tar, whose melting point, as deter
mined by the cube in water method
Is about 105 degrees Fahrenheit. 1t
Is important that tests be made to
determine the melting point of the ma
tcrial to be used. II the melting point
Is found to be too high, it may be re-
duced by the addition of creosote; if
too low, it may be brought to the de-
sired consistency by the addition of
tar of melting point higher than 10j
degrees.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
SCOUTS DIRECT CITY SAFETY.

Declaring that there is growing
tendency on the part of citizens to-
ward carelessness In the matters of
accident prevention and sanitation,
the chamber of commerce Of Hunt
ington, w. Va, agreed upon city
wide safety campaign to be partici-
pated in by every civic organization
In Huntington, under the direction of
the local organization of Boy Scouts
Of America, also city cleanup cam
paign, to be participated in by the
same civic organizations.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01

q d J u 1t an d
A m ericanl S m
director of Walter
S. Poague Post No.
1871 of the Ameri-
can Legion "a Chi
cago, at a post
meeting.
ITO prove that
I stand up for my
convictions, l have
changed my name
to Jacob Legion
Tenny."
Tpnny said that
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
SCOUTS IN PIGEON BUSINESS.

W. D. Sanford, owner of the juno
racing pigeon loft, whose birds are
considered the finest racing pigeons
Of the northwest, has presented the
Lewiston. Idaho, boy scouts with ten
pairs of his best racers. The scouts
will be instructed in the ways and
means of raising and training the car
rier pigeon. Message carrying by the
birds will be made the special fea.
ture. This opens new field Of scout
activity which no doubt other boys
will also be interested In.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
Symphony of Street Sound,

How can compose in this racketT'
Snarled the composer. THE doorheli
is jangllng constantly, people are put
ting IN coal, automobiles honk, and
here comes fish man with his horn"
Work EN- all into n jazz compost
tion," suggested his wife.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
Seekinu Information.

"How do you like your new teacher,
BobbieT
"She's all right, mother"
HAS she asked you any questions
yet you couldn't answer?'
Eyes, ma'am. She asked me how old
you were"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
petriment to Rural Progress

We need more good roads. There
is no one factor which retards agrl-
cultural development more, or which
more detrlmentally affects a rural
spirit of progress, than the present al
most intolerable roads.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
Rarrinu the Bard.

why don't you put on good
Shnkespearean playa"
Because" replied Mr.. Stormington
Barnes, people who don't appreciate
Shakespeare wouldn't go to see It,;
and people who do appreciate Shake
speare for some reason fail to care
very much for my acting"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01

Doctor-Has your husband come out
of his semi-unconsciousness yet, ma
dam?
"Yes. | believe he had a lucid mo-
ment little while ago"
D0ctor-What did he do or say?
lie refused absolutely TO take the
medicine, and remarked that you were
an ass"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
Confession and Avoidance.

Susie-Bobby, your face is awful
dirty.
Bobby--Yes, l know II Is. My aunt
Is comm this afternoon an | don't
wapt her { ask me { kiss her.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
An Experience.

Don't you believe soft answer
turns away wrath?'
"What makes you doubt it?"
MY wife asked me what thought
of her biscuits and she got hopping
mad when l told her they tasted like
mush."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01

Virginia depart
ment Of the Amer
lean Legion. He
Is state historian
as well as chair
man Of the De-
partment's Amer
icanism Commits
sion. He also
serves as historian
Of his post.
Born in Balti-
m ore, Nd, Mr..
ROszel was edu-
cat pd in ( n q
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
Experience.

How is Dubwaite's game of golf
these days?"
Hes improving"
makes a better scorer"
mo, but he has an easier flow Of
language when he loses q ball."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-01
Preparing for improvements.

Nearly every state in the Union IL
making preparations for extensive
highway improvements, and in many
states new bond issues aggregating
many millions of dollars have been
authorized.