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By ELMO SCOTT WATSON T IS doubtful if the American Legion could have dgne a more appropriate thing than it did when it selected San ( Antonio, Texas, for the scene , of its annual convention. For the | tenth anniversary of their successful 5 tight for human liberty will find them * assembled in the city of the Alamo, the “cradle of Texas liberty” and the shrine of ail Americans who cherish the memory of such valiant fighters

In the defense of their country as were those lieroes of the Lone Star state. More than that, the gathering of the Legion In San Antonio on October S to 12 will be a “home coming” for many of its members. More than 200,000 nien were trained for World war service at the military camps in or near San Antonio— Fort Sam Houston, Camp Travis, Camp Stanley, Camp Bullis, "Camp Normoyle, the San Antonion arsenal, the ofiicers’training Camp at Leon Springs and at Kelly Fields No. 1, 2 and 3 —and some of them proved on the battlefields of France that “Alamo, stuff” was more than just a tradition. Inspiring as is the story of the Alamo, it is not the Only interesting incident in the romantic history of San Antonio. That history goes back exactly four centuries. Although the city itself dates from 1718, it was as long ago as 1528 that there were set in moition the chain of events which led to the establishment of a white settlement there. A shipwreck brought the first white men to the soil of Texas. A Spanish explorer, Cabeza de Vaca, and his companions were stranded on its shores in that (year. They lived among the Indians for some time and, although most of the company died during this time, De Vaca managed to make his way eventually to the Spanish settlements in Mexico. Shipwreck again played a part in that history when La Salle, the dauntless French explorer, in his search for the mouth of the Mississippi was driven far from his eoufse by storms and finally landed at Lavaca bay in 1685. There he founded Fort St Louis, left a part of his men to found a colony and started out in his search which ended when he was killed by one of his own men. Blit the founding of this colony stirred the Spanish to an effort to colonize the great Southwestern empire which lay as a middle ground of contention between .the Spanish to the south and west Mexico and Central America and the French and English in what is now the United States to the east and north. In their effort to hem in the French in Louisiana, the Spaniards established a fort and a mission on the Neches river and in the struggle with the French which followed they started a line of missions across Texas In 1716. The previous year a French party on its way to Mexico City to trade with the Spaniards had noticed the favorable site of the present city of San Antonio and laid their plans to plant a colony there. But Spain anticipated France and in 1718 a party of Spanish soldiers, missionaries and mechanics arrived there, established the Mission Alamo and built a village. Later four other missions were established near by and these five ancient buildings are landmarks which will speak most eloquently of San Antonio’s historic past to the visiting Legionnaires}. Nearest to the city and best preserved is Mission Concepcion, which was first established not far from the present site of Houston and removed to the vicinity of'San Antonio in 1729. It is built in the form of a cross with its twin towers crowned by a Moorish dome which today, as for the past 200 years, echoes back the liturgy of the church and it is distinguished for the blurred remains of the brilliantly beautiful frescoes which once adorned it. Plainer and more simple in Its construction than ’’Concepcion is Mission San Juan de Capistrano which is still used as a chapel by the people of the little village near at hand who are said to bear in their faces and characteristics more traces of their Indian ancestors than are found elsewhere in Texas today. Close to this mission is the old aqueduct built by the Indians under the direction of the friars. Unweakened by the ravages of 200 years the stones of Its

! The Old Army Man Is Disappearing

He Is fast leaving us, this bronzed, lean Regular whose still elastic step and boyish grin belle those grey hairs about his temple. Week after week we pick up a service paper and read of another of his hardy clan being Iplace’d upon the retired list. In an- ; other decade there will' be only a ihafedful of his kind left. He was at the storming of Peking, I Manila, and San Juan: In the fever-

£ Alamo Stuff J £ [“Alamo stuff” was the comment of American sol- .♦J £ diers on the heroic resistance of seven of their num- : ; her who were cut off at a listening post in a German X raid, and who fought to the death.] >; Out at the listening post at night, £; Under the rocket's glow; >; The shells are screaming in deadly flight— >; They’ve curtained us here, we know; They’re charging fast over No Man’s Land, And we're in for a time that’s rough, >; But remember that little Texas band— >; >1 • We must show 'em the Alamo stuff. So it’s shoot at the shadows, nor watch men fall; They must pay for each Yank they get; >; We’ll make it a dashed expensive call X For these first real Huns we’ve met; So keep the lead going, then club your gun And hand out the farewell cuff; >’ The Texas spirit is cal’ed on, son— Now show ’em the Alamo stuff. Out at the listening post at morn, ■<; X Where brave men chose to die; X :*• Here, ’neath the flash of shells, was born, ■*: s The new world's battle cry; Born of the West—our own frontier— -4? Where men ne’er cried “enough;” ■*; They died, but Teuton hosts shall fear £ That war-call: “Alamo stuff!” *4? —Arthur Chapman, j*low massive arches still supports one of the first Irrigation systems of its kind in the United States and still carries its waters over Piedra creek to tile homes and ranches beyond. A goad from San Juan leads to Mission San Francisco de Espada, noted for the three bells in its tower which still summon the faithful to worship. But the g«m of the missions is San Jose, called by some architects “the most beautiful of all the world’s missions,” famous for its wonderfully carved facattfe and the rose window with its handwrought iron grill. According to legend, these carvings were made by a sculptor named Huicar, who fled from Spain to the wilds of Texas to seek forgetfulness of a sweetheart who had proved unfaithful. Around these missions centered the life of San Antonio, the ancient, with the friars guiding their Indian charges in ways of peace and teaching them the white man’s ways of tilling the soil and caring for their herds and flocks. That life was comparatively untouched by outside forces, even after the turning point in the history of that region came in 1803, when Thomas Jefferson made his famous Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon. The only change that came about which affected San Antonio directly, however, was when Mexico won her independence from Spain and Mexican troops occupied the city as a strategic point to be held in the struggle between the Mexicans and the Americans which was already foreshadowed. That struggle was precipitated in 1535 when the Americans who had settled in Texas rose in rebellion against the maladministration of the Mexican rulers. It began with a skirmish at Gonzales and a battle at Concepcion in October of that year. On December 10, after a siege and an assault which continued for six days, the city of San Antonio was captured and every Mexican soldier was expelled from the territory. It was during this assault that a Texas hero was made. When the army of Texans appeared before San Antonio, there was some discussion as to whether or not it would be prudent to attempt to storm the city. Finally it was decided that the assault should be made and a call was issued for volunteers to lead the attack. At this juncture, so the story goes, Benjamin R. Milam, a daring and picturesque figure, appeared among the Texans and shouted, “Who will go with old Ben JJilam into Sdn Antonio?” There was a roaring response and a rush which established the Texans' in the outer parts of the city. Governor Cos, the Mexican ruler, at

infested jungles of the southern Philippines he and his comrades stood off lurking savage and venomous reptile. The Mexican border knew him. In the Vera Cruz landing and with the Perching expedition of 1016 he kept up the old traditions of his beloved service. The World war saw him and his grizzled mates calmly facing annihilation on the western front. When, on November 11, 1918, the last shell was

fired, the old army man was still guide, philosopher and friend to the latest replacements from shop, farm, and school. Today he 13 carrying on the rich traditions of the old service, an inspiring example. May we merit the respect and admiration that is now his, when we moderns, too, shall have become members of the “Old Army.” —United States Army Recruiting News. Despair is the poverty of the souL

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jM-j'S/asr that time occupied the Old Veramendi palace (the restoration of which is now being planned by the city of San Antonio) and in the yard of this palace Milam was shot down as he was leading his men to the attack. With these events as preliminaries, the stage was rapidly being set for the most glorious incident in San Antonio’s history. After" occupying San Antonio, the Texans fortified the buildings of the Mission Alamo as strongly as possible and waited the attack which they knew Santa Anna, the dictator of Mexico, was preparing to launch against them. The commander of the forces In this improvised fort was Lieut.. Col. William Bar- ‘ rett Travis, a young lawyer from North Carolina. Associated with him was Col. James Bowie of Georgia, famous as the originator of the Bowie knife of sinister frontier fame, and Col. David Crockett, the famous bear hunter of Tennessee. The force under these leaders consisted of only 140 officers and men, against whom Santa Anna was soon to hurl the power of more than 5,000 Mexican regulars. On February 23, 1836, Santa Anna appeared before the fort and demanded its surrender, a de- 1 ’mand which Travis met by a shot from his battery and the displaying of his flag Santa Anna Immediately displayed a red banner, signifying that no quarter would be given, and began erect- i Ing batteries. Although Travis and his men might even then have escaped, he had no thought of do- . ing such a thing. Instead he sent out messengers to his fellow citizens of Texas appealing for aid and declaring that he would never surrender or retreat. The story of what happened thereafter is too familiar to need detailed retelling here. For all Americans now know how Col. James Butler Bonham, a jroung South Carolinian, volunteered to break through the Mexican lines and ride for reinforcements, how lie reached Colonel Fannin at Goliad 200 miles away and how, when Fannin's relief force of 300 men, through a series of misfortune, was unable to continue. Bonham rode on alone, determined to rejoin Travis, although he knew that he was riding to his death. When he finally made his way into the Alamo again he found that Capt J. W. Smith and a little band of j 32 heroes had cut their way through Santa Anna’s j hosts to die with Travis, Bowie, Crockett and the others. The story of their death has often been told—an 11-day siege and then a final assault on March 6 which carries the walls of the fort and surrounds the gallant little band with a ring of fire 1 and steel. Travis and Bonham are killed while ; serving the guns. Bowie, lying on a sickbed leaves a trail of dead Mexicans from the door of t.is room to the side of his bed before they do him to death and one of them lies sprawled across the Texan’s body with that awful American knife buried deep in his heart! Crockett stands at bay in the churchyard, swinging an iron flail of death It is his famous rifle “Old Betsy” which has fired its last shot. “The Mexicans are piled before him in heaps, but numbers tell; they swarm about him, they leap upon him like hounds upon a great stag, they pull him down, bury their bayonets In his great heart, spurn him, trample upon him, spit upon him —so he makes a fine end I” And thus they all died—ALL, for the monument at Austin, the state capital, tells their story in this line “Thermopylae has its messenger of defeat, the Alamo had none,” A little more than a month later an army of Texans, led by grim old Sam Houston, swept the field of San Jacinto with the cry of “Remember i the Alamo!” and the independence of Texas was won. And that is why San Antonio Is famous as the city of the Alamo, the “cradle of Texas lib- ■ erty.” Could there be a better place for a group of men who have fought in defense of liberty to meet and commune among themselves as to how best the liberties of their country may be preserved?

Pheasant’s Good Work The Chinese ring-necked pheasant Is being given credit by many farmers in keeping down cut-worms. This pest is extremely persistent In truck gardens and many farmers are hatching pheasants. Works Out as It Should The man whose nose is long enough to poke into other folks’ business ought to have that nose broken. And he usually gets it, too. —Exchange.

PROPER SERVICE MEANS LOW COST When the Car Does Not Function Properly It Is Due to Neglect. When an automobile i 3, harder to start, loses pep on hills, and does not perform as well as it used to the fault is usually due to neglect of the motorist in not having his car inspected until after it has reached such a condition that its loss of efficiency is conspicuous by its poor performance. An automobile properly serviced, engineers agree, should give as good performance after 25,000 miles of driving as it did after 10,000 miles. Minor Servicing Items. A few of the principal minor ..servicing items that should be looked after regularly are recommended by engineering authorities as follows: Adjust ignition timing. Clean and adjust contact points. Adjust 3iird brush. Tighten electrical connection. Inspect spark plugs, replacing if necessary. Clean battery terminals. Inspect ifghting and ignition switches and relays. Clean motor and generator commutators. Clean distributor cap. Inspect and replace hose connections. Adjust or replace fan belt. Clean all fuel lines, blow out fuel lines and screens. Adjust carburetor. Change oil in crankcase. Cheek oil filter, renewing if necessary. The motorist will find that it pays to look after these details from the standpoint of low mainteuauce cost and satisfactory performance. London Night Workers Use Bus as Sleeper An all-night “sleeper” bus is run on the Liverpool street to Crieklewood’ route, but the owners don’t know it is used for that purpose. The bus carries a number of night workfts to their homes and Conductor Bob llurford knows them as well as they know him. The passengers promptly go to sleep on paying their fares, and Conductot Bob does the rest. At the reguhu stopping place Bob halts the bus, wakes up the passenger and helps him off. Other passengers are picked up on the way, but Bob is most interested in his “regulars” and never takes them past their stopping place. Lubricate Front Wheels to Save the Bearings Repair shops and dealer service establishments report that they still are making a'profit on indifference to the of frontwheel bearings. Because these units • rarely require the addition of fresh gi'ease, it seems that many car owners assume they never need any. This attitude is costly. While many replacement parts are found to eost less than anticipated, bearings do not come under this heading. They are reasonably priced but are not low-priced, and the failure to lubricate them will prove most unwise. Pushing Dead Car Ahead Likely to Harm Bumper Pushing another car with the bumper after its battery has died or something else prevents it from starting, is getting to be a common practice now that nearly all cars are bumper equipped. There ire certain ways of doing it that are to be preferred to others in Che interest of protecting the bumpers. If the car ahead is bumped to get it under way, the chances are that the nick Jed surface will be damaged. The better way is to proceed calmly and have the bumpers together before a start is made.

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WOMAN IS CAR PILOT Mi'S ' v/B: tai Among those who participated in the famous Grand Prize de LasarteSan Sebastian (Spain) automobile race, Miss Jenkl, representing Czechoslovakia, is the only woman entry. The veteran driver Divo is giving Miss Jenki some pointers.

Protector Stops Car Efficient protection against burnedout bearings and other troubles resulting from attempting tc run an "automobile without lubricating oil is afforded in an attachment which stops the car when the oil Is exhausted, says Popular Mechanics Magazine. It functions through a valve which shuts off the gasoline when the oil pressure fails. Au emergency screw permits the driver t obtain sufficient gasoline for running the car into the nearest service st’ ; ion.

Driver in Rear Seat Is Not Always Guilty One A Connecticut judge takes it upon himself officially to rebuke the rearseat driver. That’s all to our liking. But in the same breath he might have directed his remarks to the other extreme and iashed the man at the wheel who seems to take less interest in the way the car is running than the passenger in back. There are far too many such drivers. They carry on heated conversations with their hands, which should be gripping the steering wheel. They turn their heads when they should have their eyes forward. Their minds are on the conversation in the car rather than the traffic around them. Os course, a motorist needn’t ostracise himself from the party altogether. But it must be remembered that while the automobile is moving the main consideration is not the conversation in the car but the traffic outside. It is quite an achievement to keep eyes and mind on traffic while an interesting argument is going on beside you. To attain this and cultivate it as should be the primary purpose of every motorist. It assures safety. it’s the wise man who listens. Simple Tin Can Tester Is of Big Convenience It is not necessary to do very much grinding to make an auto valve gastight unless the valve is badly warped or pitted. In fact, too much grinding makes the seat wide. It is, how- i ever, difficult to tell .when the valve ; is actually gas-tight. The illustration shows a simple wav to make a valve i tesfier that will tell at once if the valve is gas-tight. Through the bottom of a tin can drill a large enough to let the stem of a tire valve pass through. Use washers cut from an old inner tube to' | make the valve stem an air-tight fit and , RUDOER TVOE “7f INNER-TVBE TIN CAN H VALVE gg J |1 I RUBBERS'* . . xVALVt •WASHER 1 ; HEAP Placs This Device Over the Valve and if You Can Blow Into It Continuously the Valve Tested Is Not GasTight. also cut a large rubber washer that cah be placed under the edge of the can as shown in the illustration. A short section of rubber tubing slipper! over i the end of the valve stem completes the | equipment. To test a valve, wipe both i the face and seat so that they will be j free from oil or grinding paste, press the can tightly over the valve with the , rubber washer under it, and blow in i the tube. If you can continue" Wowing I it proves that air is leaking past the ; valve and further grinding is needed, i Make sure the tester is air-tight bytesting it on a flat metal surface. The piston top will serve as a test surface. —Popular Science Monthly. ♦ AUTOMOBILE ITEMS Brake tests prevent break tests. It is not always fair weather when ! campers get together. • « • A bill introduced in the legislature, of New Brunswick prohibits the erection of billboards along the highways. ♦ * * -Sometimes the “one-eyed” car at night is as dangerous as the automobile with the dazzling headlights. • • * There’s some question, of course, as to whether the fellow who tries to beat a train to a crossing is worth saving.

This new rocket car of the Germans , is a whiz. It has a faster pick-up than a poor relative grabbing the hand of a rich uncle. • • • When a road hog is not on the highway lie can sometimes be found holding down more than his rightful share of the street car seat • • • He is a wise automobile driver who lets the traffic cop have the last word ‘When he doesn’t he has to resume the conversation with the judge.

I’r Vi I I SAME PRESCRIPTION HE WROTE IN 1892 When Dr. Caldwell started to practice medicine, back in 1875, the needs for a laxative were not as great as today. People lived normal lives, ate plain, wholesome food, and got plenty of fresh air. But even that early there were drastic physics and purges for the relief of constipation which Dr. Caldwell did not believe were good for human beings. The prescription for constipation that he used early in his practice, and which he put in drug stores in 1892 under the name of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, is a liquid vegetable remedy, intended for women, children and elderly people, and they need just such a mild, safe bowel stimulant. This prescription-has proven its worth and is now the largest selling liquid laxative. It has won the confidence of people who needed it to get relief from headaches, biliousness, flatulence, indigestion, loss of appetite and sleep, bad I breath, dyspepsia, colds, fevers. At your I druggist, or write “Syrup Pepsin,” : Dept. 88, Monticello, lliinois, for free • trial battle. Believes in Variety The flower garden of E. N. Lewis, Brandon, Vt., contains dahlias of 158 distinct shades. The Lewis fruit or- ! chard is of equal variety with 72 I kinds of apples, 22 kinds of plums, ; 12 kinds of grapes and 18 kinds of cherries. MOST people know- this absolute i antidote for pain, but are you careful j to say Bayer when you buy it ? And " do you always give a glance to see Bayer on the box—and the word [ genuine printed in red? It isn’t the genuine Bayer Aspirin without A drugstore always has Bayer, with the proven directions tucked in every box: // l) - 7’'' the tratle mark of | Bayer Manufacture — i of Monoacetlcacldester of Sallcylicicld A Dispute I Some argue that women dress for other women. We don’t believe a word of it. They wouldn’t dress the way they do if there were no men around. —Toledo Blade. Circus Gossip Ticket Seller—What’s the excite-’ ment over in the sideshow? Tent Man—The fat. woman is lost. Slices Says—Golfing is pie for me. ■Which—l notice you always get plenty of slices.—Vancouver Province. Makes Life Sweeter Too much to eat—too rich a dietdr too much smoking. Lots of things cause sour stomach, but one thing can correct it quickly. Phillips Milk of Magnesia will alkalinize the acid. Take a spoonful of this pleasant preparation, and. the system is soon sweetened. Phillips is always ready to relieve distress from over-eating; to check all acidity; or neutralize nicotine.’ Rfe- . member this for your .own comfort; for the sake of those around you. Endorsed by physicians, but they always say Phillips. Don’t buy something else and expect the same ra suits! Philhps * Milk of Magnesia .