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The New York herald., 1921-01-09

clerk in the passport Office presents to the
prospective visitor a printed form approxi-
mately double the size of an ordinary postal
card. This card contains two dotted lines, for
signatures and then the card, when officially
stamped is torn in two, along a perforated
line. One portion the application, is retained
at the passport office; the other goes to the
applicant. This is good for ten days and may
be used as many times within that period as
is desired. permitting, therefore, free and uu-
restricted passage across the border as in
the old days.
The Monte Carlo of Tia Juana
First Catches the Visitors Eye
Customs and immigration officers are sta
toned at the international line, and there
used to be State Department agent there
for the purpose Of issuing temporary pass
ports. So much agitation resulted that the
State Department agent was withdrawn and
the order went out that those who sought
passports had to go to the Federal Building.
When the passport is inspected by the
authorities the visitor goes through over
a little hill. coming almost instantly within
sight of the Casino, Monte Carlo" as called
by some, near the racetrack, the biggest
of the gambling places at Tia Juana. The
racetrack has grand stand understood to
have cost a million dollars, fine structure
of concrete.
Tia Juana proper, the "old town." is a mile
beyond. 1t is over a bridge, a rickety.
wabbly Mexican bridge that would frighten
the ordinary automobile driver to shivers.
AS rule nobody will tackle it unless he
partakes of a drink or two to strengthen his
courage. 1t is bridge across a wide, muddy
stream going no place in particular stream
which, like other border streams, including
even the far famed Rio Grande, dries up in
summer and leaves nothing but sand and
gravel to show its course. During high
water even, If you fell in you'd break your
leg, it's that. muddy.
This bridge is set stilts and there are
two troughs, each foot wide. to guide the
wheels of the automobile while 1t is on the
way When the stream is dry it is possible
to cross on solid ground-apparently solid
ground that is but in fact a mass of loose
gravel into which the wheels will !, sink
nearly foot. 1t is anything but pleasant
driving within the bounds of Tia Juana He
who gets into the machine with slosh
aboard Is apt to get sober again in hurry
il he goes very far. They've promised the
patrons of Tia Juana that they'll build
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! OWN where the summer sun shines
every day in the year; where giant
palm trees cast welcome shade;
The New York herald., 1921-01-09
Prairie Dogs as Texas Squirrels
Once Found Ready Market

II is unfortunate in the opinion of those
held to be expert on the subject. that these
little creatures should have been given the
name of prarie dogs. for they do not re-
scmbe dog in amy particular. But for the
The New York herald., 1921-01-09
HighbaH the Favorite Drink
With Both Women and Men

Women stood at the bar along with the
men. Most of them drank whiskey with
ginger ale, in highball form; some preferred
gin drinks and they could be had too At
one side of the building there was woman's
room, where drinks also were served.
Across from that was restaurant, where
negro chefs presided, ready to serve sand
wiches and similar food easily prepared, to-
gether with coffee. Many persons, there to
pass the day, took their meals at this res
taurant.
Altogether the place resembled a none
too well constructed clubhouse such as was
we'll known at racetracks a few years ago.
There was nothing obscene around the place
purely and simply barroom with numer-
GUS gambling devices, on a very large scale.
Here much of the betting is done when the
racing season is on at Tia Juana. The pari-
mutuel betting system is in force, and it's
equipment is in the Casino.
On up to the "old town." across the bridge
I found a street with many single story
buildings with open fronts. Each turned
out to be a saloon with danceshall in con-
nection and some gambling devices, but
fewer than there were at the Casino There
were, in all, dozen or more places of this
character
One Of these, for instance, had it's bar at
the front of the building, at the entrance,
unshielded from the street. Across from it
The New York herald., 1921-01-09
omen as Well as Men Play
In the Casinos Seventy Games

All over the place it is the same. There
are, or at least there were when visited Tia
Juana, total Of seventy gambling games
in the Casino. Women played well as
men; small boys leaned eagerly over the
tables together with gray haired men who
carried canes. People tried out their "sys-
tenn" and quit, dead broke, to wait for an
other day when their luck would change;
others, who found 1t impossible to win on
their own account, hunted up the lucky ones
and asked them to put the money down for
The New York herald., 1921-01-09
Prairie Dogs Rigidly Observe
Rights of Each to Hrs Home

Prairie dogs are very exclusive in their
domestic relations 1t Is an offence that
usually brings on a fight between the ami
mails for dog of one family to enter the
hole of another It is only when badly
scared that the sacred precincts OF family
home is entered by a neighboring dog. Even
then the unlimited visitor n chased out as
soon as the danger disappears. Rabbits
often seek refuge in a dog hole when closely
pursued bpt they are not permitted to stay
there long by the legitimate inhabitants of
the place.
Prairie dogs are migratory. Many years
ago naturalist came across an army of
the little fellows while on their annual
march. This horde of moving dogs was
more than twenty miles wide and there were
millions Of them. He watched them cross
the Canadian River in a steady stream for
several hours They took to the water with
out a moments hesitation when they reached
the stream and they swan across to the
other side with apparent ease. This par
ticular army continued it's journey several
miles into oklahoma where 1t located its
town in a region that had not been occupied
by prairie dogs before.
The New York herald., 1921-01-09
Mexico's Monte Carlo
Lures Both Men and
Women by Thou
sands and Cleans Up
at Rate of a Billion
Dollars a Year
New YORK HERALD BUREAU,

~ OWN where the summer sun shines
every day in the year; where giant
palm trees cast welcome shade;
where soft Pacific breezes float in through
the orange groves; where gay caballeros
serenade their senoritas on beribboned
guitars.
Down there, miles away, in Lower Cali
fornia. in Old Mexico, land Of romance, adj
venture and mystery within range Of vision
from the American border.
Down there is the town of Tia Juana!
Translated from the Mexican--the Mexi-
Jan spelling is Tijuana-the meaning is
Aunt Jane" Surely the thought is peace
full. that of whole hearted tribute to a
sweet old lady, a moral force, perhaps bind
ing up the wounds and gently cautioning
against the evil ways of the border bandits
of the days when gold was discovered in
California. Then, when Aunt Jane died, the
bad men grimly pulled their sombreros over
their eyes and rode to her funeral astride
their scraggy ponies. Vowing that her name
at least should live, they named the tiny
town for her.
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Mecca for Million Americans
Where There Is No Prohibition

But if Aunt Jane could only know what
is going on In Tia Juana to-day the stars
alone can tell just what the poor old lady
would do Tia Juana is a centre of
vice, of crime, of gambling, place where
anything goes mecca for a million Ameri-
can men and women who have sought relief
from what they regarded as the monotony
of life since the heavy hand of prohibition
fell upon the United States a year ago.
Tia Juana Is becoming something of an
international issue. The attention Of both
the United States and the Mexican govern
ments has been called to 1t by professional
uplifters and others. There is a pressing
demand for a cleanup by such powerful
forces as the Anti Saloon League of Amer
lea. the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union and the Methodist Board of Tenn
perance, Prohibition and Public Morals
They are making a drive to make it impos-
sble for Americans to froic at Tia Juana,
demanding that the State Department put
into effect severe restrictions against the
issuance of passports.
Much of what is written and said Of Tia
Juana by the professional reformers is an
exaggeration. At least I found it so on a
recent visit to this haven for the thirsty.
Still, conditions there such to excite
the professional reformer. Tia Juana is just
such place as existed in many sections of
the country in the old days when barrooms
and gambling were permitted There is,
perhaps. less regulation The place is mucn
like a frontier town, but tawdry and cheap.
There are scores of painted women; there
are bull fights, cock fights and warnings
against drinking near beer when there is
real beer on tap. II you want to spend a
million in Tia Juana they will let you do It:
you can have fine time with five dollar
bill
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concrete bridge as soon as they can get the
cement. They have the gravel.
At the entrance Of the Casino is uni
formed Mexican, a police officer who will
watch your automobile for quarter. Some
days he has a thousand automobiles to
watch-busy days, those are, like the Fourth
of July, when the estimates placed the num-
her who visited the resort at 100000. When
the races are on, as they are only part Of
the time. the crowds are smaller.
Mexican flags, of red, white and green.
futter in the soft breeze, and there are palm
trees in boxes on the portico of the Casino.
Inside the atmosphere is different. Every
where there is confusion, the sound of spin
ming wheels, the clink of glasses, the laugh
ter Of women; a jazz band is playing in a
corner and the shimmy dance is being ex-
ecuted with all it's innovations
"All set" calls a man behind tiny counter
beside wheel, a monster wheel of fortune,
to which are attached greenbacks ranging in
denomination Of from 81 to $50
"All set" he repeats, as he spins the wheel
and dozen look on anxiously to see where
it is to stop.
Come seven," yells a negro-there is no
color line in the Tia Juana resorts, and
negroes as well as Chinese Japanese and
Mexicans mingle with the crowd 1t Is
game of craps, presided over by sleek
gentleman with a cane, drawing in the dice
each time and tossing them back again to
the player, while the banker with a bored
expression idly fumbles with stack of sill
yer dollars which tinkle as they slip through
his slim fingers into the stack again.
Here is a faro game, and yonder is roulette.
with its tiny ball that spins merrily on
combination wheel and settles finally into
notch that tells the story of win or lose. The
wheel is operated by the man who sells the
chips and rakes them in again as the stack
fades away.
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species of owls live in prairie dog holes.
These birds are called dog owls on account
of their close association with prairie dogs
They may often be seen sitting on the rim
of dog hole during the day. blinking their
great eyes at the sun, but no one has ever
seen one Of them actually enter a dog hole
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08
a SCOUT is A FRIEND.

Frederick llnll Of Troop H. Bridge
port, Conn, proved himself Il true
scout luSt winter by coming to the
aid Of Il young girl who was battling
AGAINST great odds in trying TO feed
clothe and keep roof over the heads
Of herself and her -four young broth
ers and sisters. Scout Hall, who sells
newspapers, rend as did many other
clti2euS of Bridgeport, HE story in
the morning paper Of Jane Grams,
difficulties but he didn't stop
with reading and saving Dear
me, what ii pity" He got busy
In practical way. He cut the
story from the newspaper, pasted
ii on Il cardboard box, cut slot In the
box and started out, or Eouseto-
house campaign, showing the story
wherever he went.
All day he kept AT his self-appolnt-
ed task and al night brought Sll.70
IN pennies, nichels and dimes, and a
few larger denominations into the
newspaper office, announcing that it
was for Jane Cram and he hoped she
and her family wouldn't suffer any
more. Others 'ook up the work where
The valiant scout led the way, and the
Etlc family was relieved Of Its worst
plight.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08
BOY SCOUT GOOD TURNS.

Battle Creek scouts are entrusted
with the job of winding the town
clock.
A troop Of scouts in Youngwood
Pa, surrendered It's headquarters for
four months last winter to family
with seven children who could not
find place to live,
Troop No 816 Chicago says that its
special effort has been to keep streets
free from glass and nails, and to pre-
vent destruction of city property, such
as lamp globes and street signs.
The Utica IN. " Boy Scouts of
America council provided for their
scouts a room In the public library
known as scout room. The executive
recommended books to the library
from the list suggested In the bibllog.
raphy in the new Scoutmaster's Man.
ual The collection consists of fic.
tion for boys, scout publications and
large number Of technical books for
use of scout leaders. The librarian
there works In close relation to Scout
Librarian Matthews OF the national
council, as do an increasing number
OF librarians In differnt parts Of the
country.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08
LEGAcIEs FOR BOY SCOUTS.

Tie following letter was sent by the
ltgal committee of the Hartford
(Conn) council TO all the lawyers In
the city:
The Hartford Council. Boy Scouts
of America, Inc, has to date been
The recipient OF two requests. We
are Connecticut corporation without
capital stock and empowered to re-
ceiye hequests, hold property etc. II
Is probable that you. as an attorney,
viii be- requested at times to suggest
10 clients who are making their wills
the name Of worthy charitable or
rhilanthropic movement which is in
need of an endowment, and in this
connection we feel that the Boy Scouts
" America deserves your Endorsement"
The national council Of the Boy
Scouts Of America from time to time
receives notification Of requests in
Wills. and II is gratifying that the
movement Is receiving this kind Of en-.
iowment.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08
Asparagus omeIet.

Cut all but three stalks Of aspara-
gus into pieces about an inch long and
let simmer in boiling salted water un-
til tender. Melt three tablespooEfuls
of butter, add three tablespOonfuls of
-four, half teaspoonful Of salt and a
dash of black pepper. When frothy
add one and one-half cupfuls of the
asparagus water which has been saved
for this purpose. Add one tablespoon
full of butter and add the asparagus.
Have ready the yolks of four eggs,
beaten light and the whites beaten
dry. To the yolks add oEe-fourth tea
spoonful each Of salt and pepper, then
turn them over the whites and fold
them together. Melt a tablespoonful
Of butter In a hot pan, turn IN the
egg mixture and when set on the bot
tom place IN the oven or the rack to
finish cooking. Test with a knife
thrust into the center. Score at right
angles to the handle of the pan, fold
ana turn out on hot platter. Ar
range the three cooked stalks Of as
paragus over the top of the omelet
and the rest Of the asparagus with the
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08
-EG7I1()lza7 q e
SOU 7 S
UNCONSCIOUS ADVERTISING

In New Brunswick, n. j., boy
scout noticed that mpn was driving
a car, and obviously stranger whit
seemed IN doubt as TO his proper di
rectlon. Accordingly without hesta.
tlon he jumped on I've running board
| and rode along for short distance, d.
recting the driver 20 his destination.
The service being duly rendered, the
boy hoppcd of the board and refused
the strangers proIfercd tip, explain
Ing that he was boy scout, and
couldn't take pay for simple good
turn, Nothing hew In this for II
scout. Nearly every scout in the
country has been in similar position
behaved iuSt as this boy did. and kept
still about Il afterwurd, just as this
boy did But 1t is fine scouting, all
the same, and just the kind OF In
cident that makes scouting count all
along the line. This is what the
man who benefited by this one scouts
little act Of courtesy, had to say about
1t aftcrward when he told the story:
AN organization that influences a
boy 10 stick to his principles and re-
fuse the lure Of gold is certainly
strong one which deserves all public
support"
So much for the effect of one small
good turn upon public opinion, and the
best of II was the scout who did II
wasn't thinking about influencing pub
lie opinion. He was just doing his
everyday duty as good scout and
making no fuss about it at all, in good
scout fashion
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08
TIE SOUL SEARCH

A \ ENGLISH scientist has devoted
4 4 lot of time and effort to writ
ing Il book which he calls "ln Search
OF the Soul"
AT the end the scientist finds him
self no nearer discovering the where
RboutS Of what he was searching for
or even knowing the character of the
thing he sought than was Plato or
Seneca or PythagoraS or EpictetuS,
all great teachers, but al diSugreelng
when it came to the thing which none
OF them KNEW anything about.
Always there has been doubt as
to whether the soul was within or
without the body.
one investigator who died not long
ago spent years Of his life in an al
tempt to devise a weighing mechanism
so delicate thar he would be able 70
determine II there was any deter
minable difference In the Eight Of a
human body Just before and just
after death, hoping thereby to es-
tabish the weight of the soul.
There were reports, never perhaps
Justified, that the government bureau
of standards had under consideration
a similar Enc Of experiments
II would be just as satisfying in
all probability to try ana weigh
thought for il is probable that moth
ing more tangible leaves the body at
death
Did you ever wonder what becomes
Of the thinking power when the body
no longer has power 10 breathe and
move? Is the thinking power the
soul?
Where goes the genius of Becthuv-
Ell or Il Mozart and that indescribahle
power to group sounds into harmony
when death has robbed those fingers
Of writing down the notes upon the
ruled paper?
What becomes of the analytical
powers of Newton or Euclid or an
Enstein when he can no longer pen
his formulae or give TO the world his
conclusions?
rWhMt. becomes az the genius Of the
painter when his hand can no longer
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08
THE GIRL ON THE JOB
How to Succeed-How to Get
Ahead-How to Make Good
: By JESSIE ROBERTS
TEACHERS

PREACHERS are looking about these
L days for opportunities that will
give them better returns than those
the schools yield. This may be Il
pity from the point Of view OF the
schools, but 1t is II fact.
But many women love teaching, and
feel thar they are particularly we'll
suited to this work. Yet they must
earn more money. There is an OPP
porlunity for joining the two in teach.
ing SalesmanShip. Many Of the biz
department stores run classes for
teaching their salespeople better meth.
odS and for giving them a chance to
advance to the higher positions.
Teachers are now taking special
courses in selling and then going into
the teaching Of this branch OF com.
merce
There is also an opening in doing
special research work for retail and
department stores, and teachers are
qualifying for such positions. Natural.
ly they soon make a far greater salary
than ever they got by school.teachng,
and what is more the life itself is
broader more various and fuller OF
opportunity Teachers who 20 into
commerce from this angle often de-
yelop into SaleswOmen themselves, and
grow to prefer that work. Executive
positions in retail and department
stores are also open to them after
the experience that comes with teach.
Ing.
A certain time spent in teaching
school is good practice for almost any
job. Witness how many of our IA.
nous men We're ut one time Of their
career teachers in country or city
schools. But the young woman who
wants to get out into the world and
make a real future for herself will
not stay too long in the classroom.
She will use her training to bring her
the best results possible. Executive
positions in wholesale and retail trade
are one possibility, and an excellent
one.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08

THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
"cATcHP EMMY"

;, TTSED in the sense Of an in.
> ~ fcrior article made merely
) to sell, this combination Of two
, words has recently gained for
:, Itself Il place in English die.
, tonarleS, though the word it.
, self is nearly Il century old,
dating back 10 1874 when Thur
> deli was hanged for the murder
Of Weare, Il crime which was
, one of the most sensational In
the annals Of London police.
II happened that a printer by
the name Of Catnaeh saw Il
chance to make Il considerable
sum Of money through the pub
lIcation Of what he alleged 10
be the murderers speech from
the gnllowS. The paper con.
) tanning this report sold fairly
well, but the receipts did not
''ii' WI w ulllNAIl : fAlNNlu-
tIons. So he printed second
editien, with a headline In large
letters across the top Of the
sheet: I'VE ARE alive again"
These words actually appeared
IN Weare'S speech, II, reported,
but the printer purpoSely left I,
very little space between tie /,
first two words Of The phrase /,
and, reading the line "WEARE f,
alive again" thousands Of per.
sons bought the paper before !.
they discovered the deception. :,
The London Tines referred /,
10 the matter as a "cufchpcnuy !,
device and the printer was I,
thereafter known as Catch !,
penny Catnuch SO descriptive :,
was the word that II has re-
manned IN the language 10 this I,
day.
(Copyright)
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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08

after January / last, and the Legion
reports state there is promise Of furth-
er Improvement.
The survey of the national situation
on which these figures are based was
made by the American Legion Week
". official publication of the Legion,
which states that the unemployment
situation, as affecting the veterans
"ennears to have taken turn for the
better"
A chain of employment agencies OPP
Grated by the Legion In every state
has done much to relieve the situation,
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08
TEXAS SCOUTS ARE IN LUCK.

w. c. Clark. a business man Of
Paris, Tex, has presented to the hoy
scouts of the city a tract of IA acres
TO be used by them exclusively. 1t
sdjoins a tract two miles west OF
town that was made a gift to the boys
by MessrS. W. A. and Workman Col
Inns for the establishment of a hut
Mr.. Clark made a gift to the scouts
of a gymnasium equipment costing
81. 900.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08
BY F. A. WALKER.

! hold tbe huysh or nf tho uculnl,,
when Ms bonnnr and c,j., ho,o
bcen Ioid down f,,. IN, n., tiu,q
Is tb.ra tonoibilit, ~ k,,n.lodyo
70 tolpnt ar ore th.y wholh .niritu,l
ana without denen,lence an material
filings ana eylstenre9
Plato said oTbe body is n prison
from which fine soul m,lst be released
before If can arrive nj tbe knowledge
Of those things which ore rnul ana I'm.
mutable."
Is the sonl really lmnrIsoped within
lie body or 4 tbe body only nm il.
lusion which our belief gives a de.
ceiying reality?
ter for no one vet KNOWS what
matter is tells us that everything
material is mndp M Of elrctrouS ana
that plectronS are really only mani.
festntion Of electricity ana that elec.
triciv is not matter but only energy
ANA we. therefore pnd M with the
statement tint matter is nor materia
bui only y demonstration If energy
So after all What is there 10 tbp thing
which we ordinarily think of as the
home Of thc soul?
What nm onlgual What nm c,crpol
problrln, We stand mon thp edl4 of
n rraat oqpou and wisely disruss II
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08
GETTING WORK FOR VETERANS
American Legion Successful In lts e.
forts to Connect Ex-Soldiers
With Needed Jobs.

New York.-There were 100000 vet
erans of the World war out of work
in the United States on March last,
according to an estimate received by
the American Legion. This Is re.
duction of about 100000 from the
"peak" of more than 100000 jobless
ex.seryice men In the country shortly
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1921-04-08
WISDOM OF A FAMOUS SCOUT.

"The great men In this country were
all outdoor men. Not only that, but
20 centuries ago the l. men we hear
so much about were all outdoor men,
as was their Master The greatest
sermon ever preached was not deliv-
cred in temple, but from noun.
tain side. daniel Carter Beard, Ma
tlonnl Scout Commissioner.