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Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
nurt by Ancient Cannon BAN.

A cannon ball fired from n British
warship which landed hnrmlessly In
the side Of bank at Kingston, N. u,
after nearly century and half,
smashed the fingers OF seven-year-
old boy. The lad wns walking along a
street, which oyerlooks the Hudson
river, and saw queer-looking object
imbedded In the bank. He dug II out
with his fingers and II proved TO be II
seyen.pound cannon ball. Starting TO
run home with his prize II slipped
from his arms. As he attempted TO
pick II up II fell on his hands, smash.
Ing his fingers. II was In October,
i777. that British feet smiled up the
Hudson river and anchored of Kings
ton point. A landing party OF ma.
rines captured the batte,y. The boys
father stated that he would present
the trophy 10 old Senate house, where
New York states first governing body
met In council before the capital was
removed TO Albany.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
vandaI. Destroying Carthage.

Vandnls strip Carthage OF her time
honored ruins, and II Is feared these
Imposing remains Of IN older civiliza-
iion will soon disappear altogether. In
1862 Thomas Raid, an Englishman. In
imitation Of Lord Elgin tore down the
hot baths Of Antonln In order TO send
their columns TO London. This act
aroused the Indignation Of the civilized
world. But the French have done even
more. They have destroyed the mag
niiicent marble staircase OF hundred
and twenty steps which led TO the
Plntea Nova, taken down the small
pillars, transformed the splendid Gene
terry Of officials into n tillable field and
converted the wall OF Theodoslus into
road.buildlng material. At present the
ruins of buildings and moyuments OF
bygone days are not very numerous,
and each year, according 10 Doctor
Carton, corresponding member OF the
academy OF inscriptions, Ave or six
thousand cubic meters OF stone are
taken away.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
HISTORIES CALLED A MENACE
English Publication Condemns Flood
of Writings Purporting to Tell of
March Of the World.

Short histories of the world are be
coming menace. A new genre has
been discovered and a flood of books
is the result.
Nor is il difficult to see why this
should be the case. To write the his
tory Of England from 1GS5-16SS needs
years of research, considerable intel
lec,ual effort and mental discipline.
But to write the history Of the world
is very different matter. All that Is
needed is some half-digested theory,
round which can be woven few care
fully assorted facts and any number Of
hazy prejudices. Thus history be-
comes CRITICISM" an "interpreta-
tion" by Subtle" Sympathetic" or
'inquiring" mind.
The authors OF one recent example
betray In their title the nature Of their
prejudices; for them Twentieth cen
fury slum child or Twentieth cen
fury public schoolboy Is the heir OF all
the ages, born into a world which has
In some esoteric manner been getting
better every day In every way.
Not for them is the painful posi-
bility that history may be, after all
but a succession Of events, some good
some bad. a catalogue Of Incidents,
which It may sometimes be possible to
diagnose, but upon none Of which is II
wise to construct general philosophy
London Statesman.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
Mu.hroom. End.noer Building.

on account OF large mushrooms of
the poisonous type known as Pheil-
lium cryptnrium having elected 10 ex-
lst on the large wooden beams OF the
Versailles chateau II Is reported that
the building is In danger and immc-
diate repairs must be made II one
wing Is to be saved. Hereafter nll
windows are TO be kept open for three
hours daily In an attempt 10 extermi'
nate the mushrooms. which II II said
spread with great rnpldIty and cat
their way right through the wood
work. Pheilllum cryptarlum mush-
rooms, which hate fresh mir aud sun
light. were recently discovered In nm
old schoolhouse IN Eiampes whore
they caused the building TO collapse.
--Sclcniitc American.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
1h.n. wateh,, R,al An,lnu,s.

A watch TINT ls 900 years old has
every rlght TO be chilled mn antique.
Bnt u watch that was Nh antique NJ
the dine n the French Revolution and
was well past the century mark when
Louis XIV wns ndorning himself In
sntins. silks and veiyets. TINT watch
today is nm antique IN every sense NJ
the word. Two such witches nrc
owned by nun In Newark, n. I They
nre French watches nnd both about
$50 Scnrs old when tho Pilgrims set
anil for America those tlncpiceeA were
ticking awny In French wnlsieonis
perhaps The pride Of soinc village inn
keeper Of nnluoncc, ..-..
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
WOULD SEIZE HISTORIC ISLE
Dalmatlan Town Claims Spot Made
Famous by British Monarch
In the Middle Ages.

Lacroma island, where Richard
Occur de Lion was shipwrecked when
he was sailing up the Dalmatian coast
from the Holy land, figures in law
suit recently heard in the Jugoslav
courts.
The little itland, which lies about
half mile from the shore OF Ragusa.
has had romantic history Richard
Occur de Lion built. monastery on
II in gratitude for being saved from
the sea. More recently 1t has had two
unhappy royal owners, Emperor Maxi
milan of Mexico and the Inflated
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria.
Prince Rudolf's daughter, Elizabeth,
received the island as part of her
dowry when she married Otto Win
dischgratz, who is concerned in the
recent legal proceedings.
The town Of Ragusa attempted to
have the island transferred to the
state according to the treaty of st.
German. But Princess Elizabeth, the
owner, who is living divorced from
her husband at Baden, asserts that
she is no longer member of the
Hapsburg family, as she renounced all
her rights on the occasion of her mar
riage.
The claim Of Ragusa was based
upon precedence case heard in
CZechosloyakia in which members OF
the Hapsburg family lost their prop
erty. The claim was upheld and re-
.ected successively by two courts, but
before II had time to so through the
highest courts, Princess Elizabeth re-
llnquished all her rights in the island
for the sum of $625,000, which was
paid by the state.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
MINOR MUSINGS

Distant relatives are alright if they
remain there.
Better to kill two flies with one
swat than two birds with one stone.
unil you know your weakness you
can't apply your strength.
More people worry about rattles in
their car than rattles in their brains.
Money makes the mare CO." and
an auto makes the money go.
Jail won't hurt you II you are right,
but liberty will hurt you II you are
wrong.
II would be interesting to know
which has made the more liars
liquor rthe smoking compartment
of train.
II you depend upon pulls some
day you will find yourself pulled thru
knot-hole.
Science has made wonderful pro-
gress in curing disease bu no cure
has ever been found for chronic Of
fce-holding.
More people are homs-sick at home
than anywhere else. The cure is to
get away.
Divorce records show that fool
and his honey" are soon parted.
A new wife isn't so much interested
in teaching the old dog new tricks as
in trying TO make him forget some of
his old ones.
It's an old joke that women can't
throw straight, but grand juries know
they can shoot straight.
Many believe that automobiles are
the cause OF laziness. And probably
laziness was the cause OF automobiles.
When the motorist says that Bank.
Wills IL a mighty good town." he mere
ly means that II has good streets.
When q mans been caught doing
something he oughtn't, he says, well
we're all human" and thinks that
squares everything.
II would be a beautiful world OF sun
shine and flowers and singing birds II
everybody actually were as glad TO
greet everybody else as politicians ap'
pear 10 be.
The calamity that is going TO strike
you tomorrow has way OF passing
over ust like the tornado cloud In
the spring that so often is Just about
to hit but doesn'.
The reason a man brngs ON his ear
when II In only n pile OF junk. md
stands up for his wife even though she
may be mostly drug store advertise.
mcnt In that no man II willing 10 ad,
nit his judgment Is poor
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
Wanted "plo Boy"

Although we hnys Nly lived In the
nelghborhood few days, my bufbnnd
hns become acquainted Slth the little
hoy about fiye years old who lives
next door. by playing hall with him
once or twice,
We had Just finished dinner the
other evening when this youngster
cnmc to the bnek door and snid 10 me /;
WIN you please tell thnt big boy TINT
lives here that the fellow he plays ball
wlth is whiting for him 10 come on
out. Exchange.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
Eastern Hau,eur.

The sister Of one OF my friends re
Gently married n Bestonlnn, writes
Iinlrd Leonard In the Rev FORK Morn
Ing Telegraph. ard where are you
from. my dcurT" asked nm ancient
downgcr surveying her through n
lorgnettc at the FIRST function given
for her In her husbands home town.
From Texas mud Missouri" mercy J
Is n necessary 10 mention both
nlneos7"
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
Quoting Good Words.

II is not hard for any man who
hath Bible In his hands to borrow
good words and holy sayings in abun-
dance; but to make them his own
work is work of grace only from
nhove.-Mllton.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
What Could She Think

,He-'what would you think II I
were TO steal Just one little klssf'
She-"What would yor think Of a
burglar who had chance TO steal
hundred pounds ant only took a
pennyT'-Reynold's Newspaper.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
rb. End o., Poetry.

10 console the afflicted; to add sun
shine 10 daylight, by maing the happy
happier. to tcncl the young nhd the
grnclons of every age 10 see. 10 tlilnk
and feel, and, therefore. to become
more nciiYe aud sceurel, Nlriuous'--
Wordsworth
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
coleans l, 200 Ysars Old.

Tile recipe for maklnR the original
eau dc cologne wns discovered more
thnn Two hundred yenrs nRo, nnd
since TINT time II hns been lnirusted
10 only dozen persons. Tie written
copy Of the recipe is kept In n cfys,
tnl goblet under triple locks, In u
room IN which the essential oils are
miXcl,
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
Rsal les, Of Character.

Men who In fine words proclaim
high ideals may or may not be sincere.
Actions sometimes speak louder Than
words. and frequently discount words.
Whit mnn does ~ the better test
of his character
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
Abbr.via,Ion and Advice.

Wednesday Is said to be the luck
lest day on which TO get married. We
suppose that is why II is generally
written "wed."-Boston Transcript.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-02
Hopoish.

A Wyoming man won $40 wager
for eating two dozen pigs feet. That
was n pigs feat. indeed.-Boston Eve
ming Transcript.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-08
MOROS FIRED ON
WHEN THEY REJECT
PEACE OVERTURES
Thirteen Flee While 20
Others Still Bar
ricaded.
BY the Associated Press.

Manila, Aug. S.-With 46 Moro
religious fanatics slain by the con
stabulary in battles in the Lanao dis
trict this week, it was believed today
that the uprising has been sup
pressed.
The casualties suffered by the con
stabulary were three wounded. one Sc
riously. Thirteen of the natives de.
serted their band and escaped. and
twenty others still held out behind o
stone barricade. at last reports.
Reports of the fighting were sent
to the governor generals office By
Col. Ole Waloe. commanding the
Lanao cpnstabulary. He. said that the
Moros. under n chieftain named Gura.
din, had provoked the trouble. All
overtures of peace. according to the
officer. were rejected. We added that
the Moros were we'll fortified and
maniacal in their fury.
Last week the Moros sent Governor
Santos of Lanao an ultimatum de-
handing that he surrender to them
forty members of the constabulary
who. they contended. took part in q
battle against the Moros three years
ago. The fanatics threatened 70 Mt
tack the government troops If thu
forty were not delivered within threc
DAYS.
Several leaders of the Moros ~
turned recently from Mecca. Arabia
They were reported to have taken o
Mohammedan oath to drive all Chris
tians from Ianao.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-08
Four Presidents Ride to Capitol
Coolidge, Taft and Wilson Follow Body of Harding.

excepting that Of his lifelong friend
Harry Daugherty.
Grayson Rides With Wilson. !
President Harding knew as many
knew that Mr.. Taft once had had the
choice of the presidency or the chief
justiceship placed before him. His own
inclination was for the bench. The
bench was suited to his temperament
and his training He had never mingled
much in politics. The many public
offices he had held and in which he
acquitted himself so well had virtually
all been Of the appointive variety. But
the counsel of Roosevelt and of others
upon whom he leaned prevailed and
Mr.. Taft went in course of time to
the White House. 1t seemed then that
the doors of the Supreme Court had
been closed to him. Warren Harding
opened them. And so today Mr.. Taft
bowed his head in grateful tribute.
And Woodrow Wilson! He rode
with the wife who has scarcely left his
side in the four long years since he
was stricken-stricken as be fought
to lead the nation in the way he
thought it should go, as he fought to
carry out with his own people the
commitment he had made in their
name at the peace councils of the old
world.
With him also was "his friend"
Admiral Cary Grayson. 1t is not
often that Woodrow Wilson proclaims
n friend. There was a vast tribute TO
Grayson when Wilson wrote of him as
my friend" in accepting the invita-
ton of President Coolidge to take his
rightful place in the Harding funeral
cortege. There was no failure of cour
tesy this time to the former President,
1t was not necessary for him to ask
for place as he was required to do
upon his last public appearance in
Washington at the burial of the un-
known soldier.
Mr.. Wilson could not tnke part in
the services within the Capitol build
ing. Bravely he had accompanied Mr..
Harding to the Capitol for his inau-
guration, but the effort at walking
was to great. And here again, that
remarkably frank, wonderfully SYM
pathetic letter he wrote to President
Coolidge, Mr. Wilson took the world
into his confidence.
regret to say that my lameness
makes it impracticable for me to at
tend the exercises in the Capitol"
This lameness it may now be stated,
is the one thing that rctards the con-
yalescence of Mr.. Wilson.
In the funeral procession, Woodrow
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-08
FAVORS STREET BONDS
Steffler Says II Mayor Agrees $1,000.
900 Issue VIII Be Submitted,

A bond issue for 81 900, 900 is need
ed Immediately by the city for street
improvements, according to Paul L.
Steffler, commissioner of streets, who
spoke at luncheon held by the San
Antonio Technical Club, at the Menger
Tuesday at noon. He spoke on The
City Streets Improvements Program"
The city had no funds in the street
commissioners office, June /, when
went in Office Mr.. Steffler said,
land the city was In need of street i'm
proyements. Every dollar in the bud
get was made to do 100 cents of work.
The cquipmeRt was in bad condition
and had ts<bc repaired before any work
could be done, thus setting street i'm
provements back about twenty, days.
With all these handicaps the city has
topped 81 blocks of city streets with
gravel costing about 800 q block.
About AZ blocks of streets have been
paved since June /.
The street commissioner has been
criticized about the repairing of the
streets. The streets that were paved
about two years ago." he said. -were
made with rock base and asphalt top,
ping. The rock base after short
while, began to settle and the topping
began to get wavy. The city will re-
pair these streets as soon as money is
available.
Proposals for bond issue will be
placed before the mayor and il accept
able to him, it will be submitted to the
voters in September. The proposed
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-08
GOVERNMENT ASKED
TO STABILIZE PRICES
IN WHEAT INDUSTRY
President Considers Re-
quest From North Da-
kota Congressman.

Fargo. n. d.. Aug. S.-Congress-
man George VI. Young, Of the Second
North Dakota district, called upon
President Coolidge and on behalf OF
the the farmers of the wheat-growing
states asked that Congress be called
in extra session for the purpose of en-.
acting laws authorizing the federal
government to stabilize the wJe3t
price, according to a telegram u the
Associated Press here.
He was accompanied by a number
of congressman and senators, who
resented to the President the con-
ditions now prevailing among the
wheat farmers.
President Coolidge took the request
under Amusement and promised TO
give an answer soon, the message
said,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-08
Commander Of National
I Guard Addresses 400
q Student Soldiers.
PRAISES ARMY MEN
Citizen Soldiery, Highly
Trained, Peace Insur-
ance, He Says.

"Any person who would take the
: blue and the white out of our flag and
leave it a solid red flag is traitor
against this government and does not
deserve its protection" Brig. Gen. Jake
If. Wolters of Houston told 400 c. NJ
IT. c. students Tuesday afternoon.
General Wolters spoke in the Lib
ierty Theater at Fort Sam Houston
taking for his subject The Citizen
Soldier"
General Wolters commands the
Fifty-sixth Cavalry Brigade Of the
Texas National Guard which started
its annual encampment at Camp Stan
ley Wednesday. He addressed the L,
NJ. T. c. students upon invitation from
Brig. Gen. Paul b. Malone, COM
mandan. of the summer training camp
at Fort Sam Houston.
1t was in admonishing the citizen
soldier to be prepared to protect his
home and government against internal
trouble as well as against trouble from
the outside that he raped the Reds
so violently.
Raps Small Army Advocates.
"We keep hearing n voice from some
where" the speaker said, zone cannot
put his finger exactly on it, but it is q
voice urging a smaller army. no citi,
zens' training camp, no national guard
and no preparation for national de-
tense. That can be but one thing.
-"It is the spirit of the red flag; the
spirit of Communism and Socialism
as symbolized in the 1. w. W. He OF
she. care not, who would take the
blue and the white out of our FLAG
and leave it a solid red flag is traitor
against this government and does not
deserve its protection"
In beginning his speech General
Wolters outlined carefully for the stu
dents the national defense act, show,
ing how the regular army. National
Guard and organized reserve corp:
formed, theoretically, the first, second
and third lines of national defense. lie
stated that in past wars the citizen
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-08
MANY DEALERS HERE
Watermelon Feast and Dance at Koch
Ter Park Tuesday.

A watermelon feast and dance a.
the pavilion at Koehler park Tues
DAY night was one of the chief fea
lures of the entertainment program
during Trade Week. About 800 visit
ing merchants have been in San An
tonic during the present buying season
and reports by local jobbers and man
ufacturers show that gratifying sales
have been made.
Wednesday Mt noon in the Gunter
Hotel, a luncheon was held for the
visitors. Brig Gen. Z. Il. Malone spoke
and Harry Half served as toastmas'
ter. General Malone spoke on the sub
ject of Commerce"
a survey is being made now by e.
c. Wolfe of the trade extension de-
partment and Mexican bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce 10 determine
the exact number of visitors during
trade week and also to make some esti-
mate on the amount of merchandise
sold. Substantial sales are reported
by practically every jobber. retailer
and manufacturer interested in the
buying season.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-08
SEVERAL HUNDRED
I.W.W.'S INVADE
POLICE STATION
Rioters Routed by Cops
Armed With Guns and
Fire Hose.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. Staggered
by the arrest of one of their speakers
on a charge of obstructing traffic
while addressing a crowd in down.
town street, several hundred ]. W. W.
members invaded police headquarters
here last night to demand his release.
They promptly dispersed when po-
lice armed themselves with riot guns
and fire hose.
James Stanton. %. the speaker
whose arrest started the trouble, was
booked on n disorderly conduct charge.
l.. J. Green. secretary of the local
I. W. w. Marine Transport Workers
Union. also was held by the police.
He is alleged to have led an atack
on a patrol wagon in an unsuccessful
effort to free Stanton.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-08
Schoolmate Recalls
Coolidge's Dislike
for Making Speeches

New York, Aug. S.-An example
of the terseness of President Cool
idge was given today by Newton
Turgeon, schoolmate of the new
President and at present in the
insurance business.
Mr.. Turgeon. who is visiting
New York, said that when the
President was governor of Maxa-
chusetts, he (Mr. Turgeonl wrote
a two-page single-spaced type
written letter TO Mr.. Coolidge ask
ing him to speak at the annual
dinner of the Vermont association
in Buffalo.
The governor replied:
"Dear Newt:
wont go. Don't care TO make
speeches. Nobody cares to hear
them.
"Yours.
@Cal,-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-08
PLANT juice IS A
Big SENSATION ALL
over SAN ANTONIO
Announcement Til at the
Plant Juice Man is Coming
Causes Much Discus
sion.

Unusual public interest has been
created within the city during .ns
last few days since the announce
mont that Plant Juice, the celepra''
Cd herbal medicine, will be miro,
,,nced in San Antonio at Sommers
Jrny store, Houston and Navarro
straets. To prove its power in the re-
nef ri stomach. liver and kidney
troubles and their computations
This interest centers III tne tac.
that the Plant Juice man hlmse,i i
roming to San Antonio. He VIII es-
tablish headquarters at TINS oom-
mers' drug store, Thursday morning
and will conduct novel tests OF ms
remedy. Plant Juice, which is made
from the invigorating. health-buiid
ing juices of medicinal plant Ire;
such as roots, barks. herbs ana
leaves, and which has produced
Startling results in a great many
eases in more than 100 cities IN
the North and East.
According to the Plant Juice man,
the world is full of people who: be-
cause of unnatural ways of living
such rs overwork, hurried eating,
over-indulgence in food and being
on constant nerve tension, have come
to suffer badly from stomach. liver
- kidney troubles. are irritable,
respondent and without ambition
lack vitality and are susceptible to
colds: have coated tongues. sallow
compilations, constant headaches--in
short, are in misery most of the
time.
He states that it is in the relief of
such people that his Plant Juice
medicine has proved so successful
and says that in the many large
northern cities where his remedy has
been introduced, surprising number
of testimonials, many of which bor-
der upon the amazing. have been re-
ceived. in which former sufferers re-
late how they have been restored to
normal state of health and
strength by taking Plant Juice. San
Antonio sufferers are showing great
interest in these reports from the
North and East regarding the relief
Plant Juice brings from indigestion,
dyspepsia. heartburn. gas and bloat-
ing. sour stomach. aches and pains
in tie back. constipation and other
complications of stomach, liver and
kidney troubles.
Primarily. Plant Juice is n medi-
cine for the stomach. People who
take Plant Juice say it increases the
appetite, invigorates digestion and
eliminates foul gases and waste mat
ter from the intestines and bowels.
In addition, people state that Plant
Juice has a surprisingly beneficial ac-
tion upon the liver and kidneys and
that IL helms relieve catarrhal af-
fections of the mucous membranes,
rheumatic aches and pains and nerve
disorders and. in short, that this
celebrated medicine has a splendid
effect upon the body and system in
general.
The Plant Juice man will be here
and Navarro streets. San Antonio,
at Sommers' drug store. Houston
go Thursday morning. August Q. at
q o'clock and will daily meet the To-
Gals public and introduce and ex-
plain Plant Juice. Free samples
given.