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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14

onc-inrh obstruction, the impact may
he as ligh as seven times the load,
an average being about four times.
The tests show, however, that the
impact depends largely upon the kind
and condition Of the tire Pneumatic
tires cause the least damage to the
road surface, the cushion Of air re-
ducing the impact SO that ii Is sell
dom greater than IA times the static
load on the wheels. Although the
impact Increases with the speed of
the truck, and It is therefore highly
desirable to limit speed by strict reg
ulation, the use of pneumatic tires
would make higher speed permissible.
The tests Of the bureau Of public
roads have pointed The way to more
scientific designing of roads for mo-
tortruck traffic, and there is every as
surance that engineers will now be
able to build roads with practical GER
tninty that they will withstand the
blows OF heavy vehicles.
Further reinsurance in this respect
lies in the information that manu-
faciurers are not building as many
tricks exceeding five ions capacity as
formerly. The number OF industries
in which very large trucks can be
Kept continuously working is ex-
tremely limited, SO that the llkell-
hood Of forthcoming motortruck dam
age 10 public highways is consider
ably reduced.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
Pupils Show Their Disapproval
Of All Forms Of Learning.
Fruits and Vegetables Among Missiles
Hurled at SchooImarm In New
York Village.

Beacon. n. I.--When Ooys and
girls Of this town took to hurting fruit
and vegetables at their school teacher
ms token of their disapproval of all
forms Of academic learning the tax
payers gathered in executive session.
TO vote them into a state Of sub.
mission. At the same time. 1t was
learned. the taxpayers voted the scEoo.
at Myers Corners out of existence.
II was developed In the argument
over the closing Of the school that the
pupils. IL not properly acquainted with
the location of the River Volga. were,
on the other hand possessed Of an un-
believable variety of useless accom-
plishments with regard to enjoying
themselves and making the life of their
teacher. Miss Beatrice Ham of MIL
brook, miserable.
Not only were they adept in all the
forms of class room devil
try, such as sticking pins in each other,
and catapulting wads of Taper about
by means of rubber bands, but they
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
Spanish Tang
+. Sticks to City

can hardly pass. Iron.barred win.
COWS are to be seen behind which GOV
sehoritas have stood as Spanish or
Mexican youths played the bear
And III the center of the town,
strolling down ordinary business
streets, one comes suddenly upon the
historic Alamo, the 'Thermopylaa of
America There in Texas war for
independence from Mexico, 40 Amer
lean frontiersmen held off for ten
days Mexican army Of 6,0OO until
the last defender was killed. II il
battered old building raised by the
hahds Of Franciscan monks o03 years
ago as an outpost OF the Christian re.
ilglon among the Indians. Because of
the part 1t played In their war of in
dependence 1t is sacred shrine TO
all Texans.
"A string Of four other missions ey-
tending for fifteen or twenty miles
down the San Antonio river represent.
ed, with the Alamo and the Preside
ana the village of San Antonio, all
mat there was Of civilization In that
part of Texas 200 years ago. Automo-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
TEACHER IS TARGET OF ROWDIES

had the daring 10 maintain their mis-.
behavior in the face of official tllsap.
proval.
According 10 the discussion as II
took place among the taxpayers, moth.
Ing that Miss Ham could do had any
effect on the members Of her school.
II was told how the youngsters had
left their trademarks on the walls Of
the school building, ard how they had
desecrated the pictures of President
Harding and Of Roosevelt and Wilson,
which were hung on the walls OF the
school to Inspire Them 10 high and pa
triotlc thoughts. II seemed, however.
that none Of the pupils was consider.
ing the possibilities Of his candidacy
for the presidency thrt term and that
each was equipped with o self-Starting
inspircr.
In one way and another Miss Ham
came 10 be looked upon with ill-favor
by her pupils and they decided that
the best way Of showing how little
they lhought Of her was by vegetable
barrage, So they brought vegetables
to class with them and threw them at
her with many and sundry gleeful
shouts. I'm
Miss Ham complained. She said that
she had been humllnted and that her
dress had been spoiled 1t was this
more than anything else, that moved
fhe taxpayers 10 close the school.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14

bile buses now whlsk tourists over
the mission loop and they Chamber
over tho crulnbllng walls and halt
over the liquid Spanish names--Purl.
sica Conception, San Jose, San Fran.
cisco Dc Ia Espada, and San Juan
Caplstrano ...
River Hidden by Business Buildings.
"A visitor to San Antonio could
hardly imagine destruction from the
San Antonio river. lie might even
maintain that the city has no river Mt
all, only creek. In the forest Of
modern business buildings the river
Is as effectively hidden as Is the
Genesec in Rochester. The San An
tonic rises practically within the city
limits, gushing full grown from rocky
fountains. ITS narrow bed has been
paved, and il meanders sluggishly
through the city Tor all the world like
u medium-sizcd irrigation ditch. In a
stroll through thcpbusiness district one
Will cross the little stream half Il doz.
en- times in going less than score Of
blocks.
"San Anionio's little river has al.
ways added n picturesque touch to
the city. Throughout the business
tlistrlc. the banks Of The wall.conllned
stream have been parted. and groups
pause constantly OF the many little
bridges to admire the sloping. close
cropped lawns set With flower beds
and shaded by tall. deep green clumps
Of banana trees"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
San Antonio Is Mixture Of Old
Spain and Mexico, and Hus.
ting America Of Today.
ALAMO, SHRINE OF TEXAS
Scene OF Recent Disastrous Flood
Famed In Story and Legend
Once Spanish Town Now Hus.
ting Thriving Metropolis.

Washington, d. C.-San Antonio,
Texas, scene Of the latest destructive
flood In the United States, Is the sub.
ject Of the following bulletin issued
from the Washington, D. c., headquar.
tiers of the National Geographic so
ciety. ...u
AL "San Antonio Is an intimate mixture
OF old Spain and Mexico, and the hus.
Ting America Of today" says the bull
letln. 1T began Its life in l7l6 as a
tiny Spanish military settlement-'El
Preside de San Antonio de Bexar.
But that leisurely name officially lost
most Of Its trimmings when the town
became an American community, and
to many who have known it best--in.
Guiding 0. Henry-it has taken on the
unofficial cognomen. 'Sanantone.'
Losing lts Foreign Flavor.
"A hundred years ago San Antonio
was almost entirely Spanish and Mex
lean. Fifty years ago 1t could be con-
sidered only half American. Then the
railroads came to quicken its life, the
rich COW country round about was
developed, and few far-slghted bust
ness men woke up TO the fact that It
was situated without competitors In
the very center Of a territory that
would need unmeasured supplies.
Since that time San Antonio has grown
Its forest. Of sky-scrapers and factory
chlmneys like scores of its fellow
American cities. Approaching the 200.
600 mark, and with greater popula-
ton than that during the winter tour
LIST season. 1t leads all other cities In
Texas though 1t is closely approached
by Dallas and Houston. An observer I
set down suddenly on Commerce or
Texas street might easily imagine
himself in Syracuse, Atlanta, Mem
phis. Dayton or any one of dozen
other cities Of similar size.
"As 1t has grown, San Antonio has
lost most of its exotic flavor; but
touches Of old Spain and Mexico are
still TO be found II one searches for
them. A few of the narrow, winding
streets of the old days are left with
sidewalks on which two pedestrians
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
Hubby's Gift Of Expensive Chocolates
Could BE Accounted For In
No Other Way.

Her dearest friend had dropped In
for a call, and she straightway put out
two-pound box Of expensive chocolate
creams.
"0h," cried the friend, "have you
been squandering money like that?"
II didn't squander It," was the re-
ply. ut was present to me-"
"a present. repeated the friend.
"Let's seel Who's been here lately?
Any Of your glrlhood frlends?"
"N'o."
Sometimes a family friend, pass
Ing through town and"
"Not the case this time"
Mrs. Baxter felt very grateful to
you for--"
"She didn't send It,"
"There was that irish friend of
your husbands visited here"
ut didn't come from him."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
MR.. BOWSER IS
RUINED
And He Lays II All to
Mira. Bowser, Of Course.
n ~ ~uya~
By N. QUAD.
oooooooo 100000
1911. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

i am q ruined mani"
Mr.. Bowser threw away his news
paper and cigar as he uttered the
words. They were spoken as solemnly
rs a young man speaks when he asks
a girl to be his wife, and she tells
him to 80 to Texas.
Mrs. Bowser looked UP, and turned
q shade paler.
Yes, | am ruined man, and you
are the cause Of It'll"
DO you mean that you have gone
into bankruptcy" ,t
mo, not exactly, but, nevertheless,
you have ruined me, financially"
Cant you pay two cents on the
dollar2"
1T isn't that, but you have ruined
me by running my prospects. What am
today? am working my brains out,
and receiving only a small income. All
the best years Of my life have passed
away, and / have not taken advantage
OF the many golden opportunities held
out to me. have been thinking
things all over, and tell you. Mrs.
Bowser, feel very bitter! II have
to go into bankruptcy 1t will be your
fault. II we become paupers no one
but you will be to blame!'
Il don't know that have done any
thing to prevent you from getting on"
she said in very calm voice.
"Oh, you don't, ch Well, we will
go over the case. Some years ago !
wanted to become an apple-gr0wer.
l got all the facts and figures and
brought them to you. Apples were
then on the rise, and have been ever
since. saw a chance to become u
millionaire. / wanted to get thou
sand acres Of land and set out 10000
apple trees. Each tree would have
yielded me ten bushels of fruit, and
would thus have had 100000 BUSH
els to sell. was all ready to go into
t--when--when--"
NhSh Ii Cu IL oul, lDteTTupLeu
Mrs. Bowser. II figured that you
hadn't a tenth of the money to buy the
iand with. You hadn't the tenth of
the cash to buy the trees with. You
couldn't have paid the men for setting
them out. 1t was simply wild dream
Of yours"
Never mind the wild dream!" said
Mr.. Bowser, with a wave of his hand.
"What you term bad dream may turn
out golden dream. ! wanted to 20
into peach brandy. 1t had gust been
discovered and was taken up every
where. Whisky, gin, rum, beer and
all other drinks were giving WAY to
peach brandy. Even the President of
the United States kept his bottle. My
aim was to get a corner on the peach
crop Of the United States for five
years. There would be millions of
bushels. There would be millions of
barrels of peach brandy. would put
the price up. and hold 1t there. The
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
GOOD
HIGHWAYS
PNEUMATIC TIRES ARE BEST
Cause Least Damage to Road Surface,
According to Tests by
Bureau Of Roads.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
Many roads not originally intended
to carry heavy traffic were seriously
damaged during the period of the
war by the impact of heavy motor
trucks. The natural result of this
was to warn highway engineers of the
Importance Of planning all future
roads with reference to the kind Of
traffic that is likely to use them. The
engineers responded Immediately by
building thicker roads and roads Of
more durable material; but in the
absence of definite knowledge of the
probable strength Of the impact they
have not known exactly how thick or
how strong the roads must be made.
Recent tests Of the impact of motor
trucks made by the bureau of public
roads, United States Department OF
Agriculture, develop the facts that
when solld-tired truck strikes
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
Stories of
Great Scouts
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
20 1921. Western Newspaper Union. J N
FRANK NORTH, WHITE CHIEF
OF THE PAWNEES"

Only once In history did Indians
succeed In wrecking one Of the white
mans Iron horses" and this occurred
in 1867 when a band Of Cheyennes
ditched q freight train on the Union
Pacific near Plum Creek, Neb. A
strange scene followed Among the
loot which the savages took from
the wrecked cars were hundreds OF
bolts Of calico. In sp0rtlve mood,
the young warriors tied the ends or
the calico to their PONIES tails Then
they went careening over the prairie.
While the Cheyennes were still en-
1oylng this sport, from the surround
ing hills dashed band Of mounted
Indians led by white man Of sol
dierly bearing. When the Cheyenney
saw him charging down upon theE.
they fled in every direction. crying
THE White Chief Of the Pawneei
The White Chief Of the Pawnee!'
Maj. Frank North was the white
Chief Of the Pawnees." lie had lived
among them and they loved him. They
adopted him into the tribe, calling him
Pawnee La Share. This meant great
chief Of the Pawnees" and chief even
Of the Pawnee chiefs. No other
Pawnee and only one white man, Gen.
John c. Fremont, ever held that title.
Major North enlisted his first PawRee
scouts in 1864, and In every war on
the plains thereafter they did valiant
service.
The scouts we're issued regulation
blue uniforms, but they had their own
ideas about how to wear them. A full
dress parade was an amusing sight
Some wore only the trousers and were
others wore the big black
hat, but had breeeh cloth In place
Of trousers and others cut out the
seat Of the pantalUons, leaving only
leggings. All wore spurs, whether
they had on boots, moccasins or were
barefoot. But they were good fight
ers for all Of that.
They were with General Carr 1T nv
Battle Of Summit Springs. Colo. In
1869, and here Major North killed the
Sioux chief Tall Bull although Buffalo
BIZ IS sometimes credited with that
feat. a Aatt4
During his scout career Major North
became a close friend Of Buffalo Bill
md when he disbanded his scouts
Iody and North went into the cattle
business In Nebraska together. ana
we're partners for many years.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
SHARPE GROVER, "BEsT SCOUT
GOVERNMENT EVER Had"

"The best scout the government ever
had" said some Of the prlny officers
for whom Sharpe Grover secuted dur
ing the Indian wars IN Kansas In
lS67-GS, and more than once he shewea
himself worthy of the title. He had
married a Sioux woman, and lined
with the tribe for years. He oouts,
speak their language and knew tI,ctc
ways. As II trailer and peader ~
signs, Grover was without peer.
He could tell how long since, tho
tracks had meen made; whether they
were by horses or ponies, sh0d or IN
shod; how many we're ridden. how
many. were driven; whether 1t was a
war party or one moving from olls.
camp TO another. Ii the 1ndians
stopped for the night, be knew how
many were IN the party, and from The
shape OF their moccasiDs TO what tribe
they belonged.
When the Sioux went on The war.
path in 1866, Grover left them ana
joined the army as a scout for Custer
In August, 1868, with Billy Comstocs,
another noted scoBt, he visited the
camp OF Chief Turkey Leg Of the Cley
enneS, whose warriors were SUPPOSED
TO be friendly. One Of the Indians,
however, saw the fine pearl-handled ~
Nolver carried by COmstock and deter
mined TO have 1t. When the scouts
left the camp seven Chcyennes rode
away with them.
While engaged in friendly converse
ton, the Indians suddenly dropped 80
the rear and opened Are. C0nstoek
was killed instantly and Grover badly
wounded, but lying on the ground ana
making a desperate defense Of Com
stocks body, he fought Off the Indians
until nightfall and escaped.
The next month Grover Joined Gen.
G. A. Forsyth's band Of scouts and
was with them at the celebrated
Beecher's Island fight. As Roman
Noses warriors shouted TO each other,
Grover understood everything they
said, and told Forsyth what they were
planning TO do. After the biggest
charge of the Sioux and .Cheyannes
had been turned back, Forsyth turnes
to Grover and said: Can they do be-,
.er than that, GroyerY
Il have been on the plains man ana
roy, for 30 years, and never saw SUCH
, charge before" was The scouts reply
1 think they have done their Ieyes
,est."
"All right, we're good for them
hem said Forsyth. 'lf
For years the fact that Grover saS
'ith Forsyth that day was kent from
he Indians, for he was friendly WITH
hem, and they would have killed hlns
without mercy, had they Known Later
hey did learn 1t and attempted sew
raj times 20 kill him. but he always
scaped. Unfortunately Grover drank
eavily, and few years after the
seecher fight lie wars killed In a
ow at Pond City, near Fort Wallace.
n inglorious end for SO great scout
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14

selling at $3 bushel, why, u man
could have arranged to raise 5000, 900
bushels a year, and that would have
given meea clean profit Of over $1,000
oOO Didn't you stop me from going
into this scheme?" IA w
why answered Mrs. Bowser. ~
figured that you couldn't raise 30 bush
els year. You had no land, you see.
You had no capital to use As a mat
ter Of fact, potatoes are cheaper
now than they were then, Men have
thought that they could make dia-
monds out Of pebbles, but they have
never succeeded yet"
"Never mind the men and the peb-
bles," continued Mr.. Bowser. "You
have ruined me, and, Of course, you
are trying to find excuses, but l shall
hold you guilty! l could have made
three or four million dollars in ba-
con, but you must get out pencil
and paper and show me that Icouldn't.
Hogs were then very cheap. You
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
Nazim Bey Gives Life to Save
Force of Ismet Pasha.
commander.i in Chief Declares That in
all Military Experience He Knows
Of No Finer Deed of Heroism.

Headquarters Turkish Nationalist
Army.-Col. Nazim Bey, with his
Fourth division, lost his life and saved
the main body of Gen. Ismet Pasha's
forces from being taken In the rear
and possibly routed during the frontal
attack made with superior forces and
equipment by the Greeks In the
Kutahia zone.
In recognition of his services, Gen.
Ismet pasha published note to the
army stating that In his entire military
career, including also his knowledge of
military history, he knew of no finer
example Of heroism and intelligent
valor. He also paid high tribute to the
remnants OF Col. Nazlm's division re-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14
TURKISH COLONEL DIES A HERO

naming after standing for two days
against three Greek divisions, any one
of which was stated To be superior in
numbers TO that of Main.
Tie Greeks had planned, In addition
to the frontal attack on Kutahia, sur
prise raid on the Turk rear with three
flying divisions. and the surprise APP
pears TO have been complete.
So soon as their presence In force
was discovered Nazlm Bey was de-
tached from the main army TO stop
them, or halt their progress until the
retreat from Kutahia could be effected.
He did so, and during these forty
eight hours OF constant fighting and
retreating, he was wounded by rife
bullet, but kept on his horse until
struck by second bullet, toward the
end of the fight.
He died, but with the knowledge
thnt he had saved the main body of
the army. "Klsmet' Otis fate) were his
last words.
Col. Nngim Bey was short thin
man of 40 years, quiet and gentle.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14

papers would have given me the name
of Peach Brandy Bowser,' and you
would have come in to share my fame,
but no-no-nol You must get out
pencil and paper and do some figur-
ing! BY that figuring you cost me
millionsr p
"Yes, remember" answered Mrs.
Bowser. "You had about $1,000 at the
time. You had need of about $1,000
0O0.' simply asked you where you
were going TO get the money from,
and you got mad and went out for
walk"
Never mind the madness nor the
money, Mrs. Bowserl am sure /
could have pushed through in some
way, and been reveling in my gold at
this moment. Other men have raised
s5,0O0,0O0, and why shouldn't I? And
there was the potato case: Potatoes
were high and going higher. 1t need
ed no figuring to show that they would
come to So bushel. Potatoes could
be raised at so cents bushel and. by
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-14

could buy fat hog for about dol
lar. You could cut him up and smok
the meat and make 1t bring you abou
So. Why, 1t was as easy as turnin,
your hand over, but, no--no--no again
You said would lose everything
put into 1t, and tonight you are fac
Ing the fact that bacon is SO cent
n pound. and your husband could hav,
been worth $2O,OOO,OOO as we'll a.
not" o ---
Mr. B0wser, what you always
lacked was capital. You had no none,
to buy hogs nor to handle the meat
and you, were going into the scheme
without any experience. advised
you not to do 1t, and again you 60,
mad and left the house. l think
saved your bacon, If you didn't 60
into bacon"
"Never mind my bacon, Mrs. Bow.
ser! But for you I would be able to
buy out half this town now, and II
must be a great satisfaction to you
TO know 1t. We will take another
cdse. When l saw that war was CON-
ing, which was before anyone else, I
knew there would be a great demand
for cucumber pickles to send to the
soldiers. wanted to get 5000 acres
of land and plant 1t nll In cucumbers.
! would thus raise enough to sell to
the government at least ten carloads
of cucumbers. The government would
huy and pickle them. They would
have paid me millions OF dollars.
/ had everything worked out, even to
the last cucumber, but met your op-
position again. You began figuring
on the cost Of the seeds. the land, the
cultivation, the gathering and selling,
md you made out that | would lose
about $4,000. What was the result.
guilty woman! Why, cucumber pickles
sold for quarter apiece, and the
government couldn't get enough of
hem at that price. Every soldier
wanted his pickle, morning noon and
hight, and some of them positively re.
used to fight without pickle in their
pockets. All, but how can you sit there
to calm and cool, when you have
worked such black ruin!"
"You can thank me that you are not
N the poorhouse,' quietly observed
Mrs. Bowser.
Never mind the poorhouse. but
listen to me! There is Just one
nance of my recouplng myself-just !
me chance. II you prevent me from
aking this chance, nothing will be left |
o me but suicide. Mrs. Bowser. do
gu know that horseradish Is selling
I % cents bottle, when 1t used
Q sell at FIVE? All the doctors In
he country are recommending 1t. It
! found the greatest cure for many
| want to make horse.
ndlsh troches. | want to make them
Y the billion. ! want to food the
hole world with them. The profit is
10 per cent. Now, then. are you GO
e to oppose me?"
Mrs. Bowser could contain herself
D longer. Her laugh was almost hys-
rical. Mr.. Bowser looked at her and
i've up all hopes. He heard her
lighter and knew he was ruined TOR.
'er. He left the house to suicide, Tut
to date, his body has not been
und dangling from the limb of a
# maple shade tree.