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Cover Design-. July 4™ and July 14.TH by Harvey Dunn Haiti by Marquis James 5 The Affair of the Saw Tooth Bayonet by Karl W. Detzer 10 Illustrations by V. E. Pyles V Ideas While You Wait by Richard Washburn Child Cartoon by T. D. Skidmore Big Moments 16 Illustrations by V. E. Pyles Real Family V Trees by Roy Anderson 20 Editorial ^th cartoon by John Cassel 22 Livingston Brothers: Part Seven by Leonard H. Nason 24 Illustrations by Harry Townsend El Dorado of Black Gold by Charles Phelps Cushing 28 The World Celebrates Their Birthday Fast Freight by Edward N. Hurley 32 Decoration by Lowell L. Balcom Bursts and Duds s conducted by Tip Bliss 33 The Flying Fish by Wallgren 36 Personal A View by Frederick Palmer 37 ft Keeping Step by Right Guide 38 Time The Old Fourth by Frank Miles 43 Illustration by A. E. Briggs Then and Now by The Company Clerk 44 Idea An That Clicked by Frank L. Pinola 47 The Message Center by The Editor 68 THE STARS IN THE FLAG

Nebraska: The 37th State, admitted to the Union March (1920 U. S. Census), 16.9 per sq. mile. Rank among States: 1, 1867. The United States acquired it in the Louisi- 31st in population, 15th in area, 37th in density. Capital, ana Purchase, made it a part of the Louisiana territory and Lincoln (1928 U. S. est.), 71.100. Three largest cities (1928 later of Missouri. Under the Missouri Compro- U. S. est.), Omaha, 222,800: Lincoln; Grand mise of March 3, 1820, slavery was prohibited, Island, 13,947. Estimated wealth (1923 U. S. but the institution was made optional by the Census), $5,320,075,000. Principal sources of Kansas-Nebraska Bill of 1854. It provided that wealth (1923 U. S. Census), slaughtering and the inhabitants of the two newly-created terri- meat packing products, $170,455,827; butter, tories could vote on the question of whether they $3S.9Si>63o; flour and meal, $23,403,312; all should come into the Union as free or slave crops (1920 U. S. Census) were valued at $519,- States. This led to warfare between the rival 730,000, the leaders being corn, wheat, oats and factions. On June 10, 1862, the territory pro- beet sugar. Nebraska had 57,094 men and women hibited slavery and live years later was admitted in service during the World War. State motto, as a free State. Population, i860, 28,841 ; 1928 adopted 1867, "Equality Before the Law." Origin (U. S. est.;, 1,408,000. Percentage of urban population of name: One version is that the Omaha Indians called the (communities of 2,500 and over), 1900, 23.7; 1910, 26.1; Platte, the "wide river" or Nebraska; another, it is an Indian 1920, 31.3. Area, 77,520 sq. miles. Density of population term tor "water valley." Nickname: Cornhusker. V =o&>= v v Robert F. Smith, General Manager B. L. Dombrowski, Advertising Manager Richard E. Brann, Business Manager John T.Winterich, Editor Philip Von Blon, Managing Editor William MacLean, Art Editor Alexander Gardiner and John J. Noll, Associate Editors

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4 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly National Palace at Port an Prince, residence of the presidents of Haiti, which was completed under the American occupation. Below: Women from the interior marketing their produce in the capital

HE yellow walls of the picked up the crowd massed on the barrack square at Petion- SBi/ Ottarquis (fames quai to welcome President Hoover's ville seemed to quiver commission of inquiry as it stepped T under the rays of the ashore to survey the past and pre- tropical sun, which we were wait- scribe for the future of our partici- ing upon to get in its best licks before taking the pation in the affairs of the black republic. trail. Frank Webster scanned the slate- Kenskoff was reached in due time. It did not colored cloud that boiled down the lumpy rain in our path, the clouds having blown green slope of the mountain half a mile away to drench another mountain—a good above us. fortune that you have an even break of "Two-thirty now," he said. "That enjoying during the dry season in Haiti. might mean rain across the ridge by From the little inn of Monsieur Deriex, five. In which case it would be just as a native-born Frenchman living a her- well to have our spurs under the table mit life, one views an exhilarating pan- of Monsieur Deriex, so let's shove off." orama, extending to the blue harbor Dr. Webster slung his saddle bags in of the Port seventeen miles away. The place and mounted. The little buckskin region of Kenskoff, named perhaps for stallion was off at the easy trot that some Pole who followed Napoleon's ill- Haitian horses take if they can find starred fortunes thither, is forty-six three yards of trail that by any exercise hundred feet above that harbor. There of the imagination can be called level. are no mosquitoes, the air is crisp and the Dr. Webster's Bob is about the best horse nights cool even during the rainy season in Haiti—if you ask Dr. Webster. But if when the Port is gasping. That night an open you ask Tex Rogers, the aviator, Professoi fire felt good before turning in at eight-thirty. Arndt, the botanist, whose bachelor quarters at The doctor was in the saddle next morning Fond des Negres are fifty miles from the habitation when it was barely light enough for the horses to see of the nearest white man or, I suppose, General Russell, where to step. On the last trip a pack mule, born in these the High Commissioner, who lives in a Caribbean version of a mountains, had made a misstep. Some of his burden was salvaged chateau in Port au Prince, you may get a different answer. Their three hundred feet below and natives skinned the carcass of mounts are the best in Haiti—a place where one learns to respect the mule. This time Louis Milfort rode ahead with a new pack his horse. mule laden with medicines and a few supplies Dr. Webster always Dr. Webster was going as far as Kenskoff by the new trail, as brings out to Father Berenger. Louis is a black man and the they say, meaning the roughed-out bed of the road which the doctor's dresser. He learned in the hospital corps of the Garde occupation is cutting through the mountains that rise directly d'Haiti. He has charge of the medicinal depot at Kenskoff, where back of Port au Prince. White men have gazed at these mountains the peasants may obtain free treatment. Louis wears shoes and under a variety of circumstances during the past two hundred is a man of mark. The prestige of the local voodoo doctor has years, but seldom penetrated them until a year ago, when the declined since his coming to Kenskoff. Navy doctors began their monthly calls to Trou Cou-cou. A mile from Monsieur Deriex's one finds himself in the only The new trail's first spiral on the seaward side reveals the Port, Haiti that two million black men know—a Haiti that was a as Haitians call their capital, a white mosaic a thousand feet closed book to the white race until the Americans came in igi5 below. Port au Prince is one of the most attractive of West and is a closed book now to the educated Haitians of the towns Indian cities, and distance lends enchantment to the view. This who form the ruling class. happened to be a great day at the Port. Blasts of the police siren It is seven hours more to the Valley of the Owl, or Trou Cou-cou. announced the news of the Rochester's approach. We could see The trail is typical of hundreds that criss-cross mountainous the toy cruiser on the toy bay, and with glasses might have Haiti. Other paths branch off and intersect, but Louis Milfort

JULY, 1930 Native shacks at Port au Prince against a background of palms and tropical vegetation, with the hills in the distance. The houses are close together only as a social convenience, for ownership of land is practically non-existent in Haiti knows the way. Like much of north and central Haiti the slopes The native crowd makes way for the six-foot priest in white are only fairly wooded, but there are valleys in which the foliage tropical helmet and swinging black cassock as he strides with an meets overhead and the tenderfoot thinks he is getting a taste of athletic step to greet his friend. jungle. "And remember, this time you stay a week! Four days at You pass people every few hundred yards—men and women, least!" laughing and chattering as they bear their burdens gracefully Not since the doctor's last visit a month before has Father upon their heads, never once glancing at the uncertain trail their Berenger seen a white face or spoken a word of any tongue except feet know instinctively. Some carry water from the streams in the Creole of the Haitian peasant, barely distinguishable as a great calabash gourds. Some bear prodigious baskets of bread derivative of French. fruit, pineapples, mangoes or whatnot destined for the market. Having verified the doctor's arrival the A bunch of bananas laid down in the Fort is worth sixty cents. crowd melts away chattering. The doc- Grapefruit are a cent each and oranges a nickel a dozen. All tor takes a nap while the priest reads, the fruit one cares to eat in the country is free. Some carry somewhat laboriously, the American coffee beans, representing the national wealth of Haiti. newspapers his guest has brought. Be- "Boh joo, docteur!" fore sundown begins the long, leisurely, "Boh joo! Boh joo!" says Frank Webster. "Where did conversational dinner, served in the you get that pretty dress?" he asks a giggling girl. French fashion. About a thatched caye—pronounced ki—or native hut by The talk alternates between French the trail-side is gathered the best part of a family clan. A and English, and covers a wide range of dozen naked children tumble in the dirt with some goats and subjects. Father Berenger is in his middle a pig. thirties, and a fair representative of the "Boh joo, monsieur le docteur!" the eldest man lifts his fine body of clergy the church sends to hat and speaks sententiously. Then most of the others, in- Haiti. He built the church at Trou Cou-cou cluding the boldest of the children, chime in. These people three years ago and has been there ever since. have assembled expressly to tender this civility. They have He was the first white man to enter the valley been gathering ever since they received the news from the and the only others to follow have been the adjoining mountain by palaver drum or conch-shell telegraph. Navy's doctors attached to the Service Should the doctor rein up, bestow a cigarette, eat a banana d'Hygiene, or Public Health Service of Haiti. and pass the time of day that would Father Berenger has taken upon himself nu- constitute a great and unexpected merous responsibilities aside from his religious honor. duties. He is, in fact, the ruler of the region. Six hours on the trail and the sound He has established a school, which he conducts of a conch shell booms ahead. It grows himself, being unable to find another white louder. Presently a man on a skinny man or a literate Haitian who will endure the pony with a plaited grass bridle, his solitude. bare feet danglingalmost to the ground, Dr. Webster always comes on a Saturday. trots into view. It is the herald from On Sunday morning after mass he seats him- Trou Cou-cou. Dr. Webster motions self at a small table under a mango tree near him to cease blowing and fall in be- the church. A few yards away Louis Milfort hind. unpacks his medicines. Up the crest of another ridge, and The crowd from the church surrounds them. Just after the doctor had attended to the trail drops into the Valley of the All night they have been coming down from him—a Haitian peasant Owl, on the far side of which Mount the mountains, some twenty miles, to sleep La Selle, the tallest peak in Haiti, huddled against a caye until dawn. rises eight thousand feet above the sea. Men and mounts are Only a clergyman enjoys a more intimate acquaintance with sweaty and tired, but no matter, for half a mile below one sights human nature than a doctor, and the marks of this intimacy are the church and the house of the priest with the scattering of cayes <>n the weatherbeaten, keen and kindly face of Lieutenant Frank that form at a respectful distance an irregular pattern about them. Webster, U. S. N. I le wears spectacles and his sandy hair is turn-

Father Berenger is on the porch with his field glasses. ing gray. When I he war came Dr. Webster had been practising

The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly Palace of Justice, Port au Prince, one of numerous public buildings for which the American occupation is responsible for ten years in Rockland, Maine. He joined up on the first day. in a battered automobile of the Service d'Hygiene and are there Twice he has written out his resignation. Then comes an as- in an hour. A member of President Hoover's commission of in- signment like Haiti and he doesn't send it in. quiry, glad to chuck his ceremonial silk hat and cutaway for Four hundred patfents bank themselves in front of the table whites and a helmet, rides along. He sees everything and asks under the tree. They press close, but are orderly and dressed in many pertinent questions of the doctor. Through an interpreter their best. This often means that the only garment they possess he examines the natives, picking out a substantial looking citizen has been washed. Some of the naked people scrubbing clothes in wearing shoes to begin on. the streams the doctor forded en route were preparing for this "What do you think of the American occupation?" audience. The citizen does not know. He has not heard of it. Dr. Webster nods to a woman in front of him. The name of Louis Borno, president of the republic, left him "Grippe," she says, and rattles with a blank look on his countenance. Nor had he ever the details in rapid Creole, with heard of High Commissioner Russell. gestures. "What do you think of Dr. Webster?" Grippe means almost any sort As soon as the Haitian learned who Dr. Webster was of pulmonary ailment, from which he burst into impassioned speech. "Boh! Boh! Tres the mountain peasants suffer boh blanc, ce docteur," continuing as to how he had greatly during the dry or winter been sick, how his child had been sick, how his brother season. had been sick, how they all had prayed to Saint Andre Thousands of treatments and and given up all for lost when, alors, came the blanc diagnoses have made the doctor docteur. familiar with the symptoms. He The commissioner questioned several people and as I glances at the woman, and maybe recall none could name the president of their country or touches his fingers to her wrist understood that the Americans were while he scrawls a prescription helping to run the government. They which the patient takes to Louis were appreciative of some of the changes Milfort. of recent years, but it had not occurred "Pian," says the next one. to them to associate the few blancs That is yaws, an insidious tropical they had seen. This at the village of blood disease with w-hich Haiti Dufort, twenty miles from Port au reeked ten years ago. Bad cases Prince by main highway. cover the body with sores. A While these events were taking place remedy has been found to which the worst at Dufort the other members of the cases respond. Nearly a million treatments commission were holding one of the have been administered to date. Yaws and regular sessions at the Hotel Excelsior, syphilis have done as much to impair the which sets amid a grove of palm trees physical and mental vigor of Haiti as all facing the Champs de Mars. The na- other diseases, which are numerous enough. tional palace, the official residence of The clinic lasts until late afternoon. It the president, which is larger than our has been a hard day's work and Father White House, also looks upon this beau- Berenger presses his invitation to stay a tiful park, and most of the other gov- week, "or at least four days." He always ernment buildings are nearby. These does this and always receives the reply that structures would enhance the beauty of thirty-six hours hence the doctor is due at any city in America. They have been Dr. Frank Webster, U. S. N., and Dufort, more than sixty miles away. So he built and paid for (excepting the pal- his horse, Bob, familiar to peasants on leaves Trou Cou-cou at daybreak on Mon- ace, which was completed) under the the back trails the island day, riding through to Port au Prince by of occupation. evening in order to spend the night with his That morning an editor, a lawyer and family. a former minister of state appeared before the commission. All The Dufort clinic is a snap. At seven in the morning you roll are widely traveled, polished men. They represented the op- out of the big gate of the Haitian General Hospital at the Port position, which comprises a large majority of the Haitians who

JULY, 1930 A typical scene in rural Haiti. The road ivas constructed by the American occupation

formed the former governing class. The ex-minister, the most lull. The Monroe Doctrine prevented their further participa- conservative of the three, conceded some benefits from the tion, and it became our duty, enforced by international public occupation: peace, roads, sanitation and medical service, improve- opinion, to end anarchy in Haiti. ment of national finances. In this he said he spoke for himself Fifteen hundred cacos, in the train of an aspirant to the presi- personally, rather than for the patriotic organizations under dency, were looting Port au Prince. The incumbent president whose auspices he appeared. It has been the policy of the had been dragged from the French legation and chopped to pieces opposition to concede nothing publicly, though privately some of with machetes. This was the end of Haiti's sixth president in them have astonished me by their candor in admitting the good four years, one of the others having been blown up in the palace points of the occupation. (hence the new palace), another poisoned and three driven from The ex-minister then gave another side of the picture, which the country. was to the effect that the occupation has made grave mistakes The Marines disarmed the revolutionary "army" without and has outlived its usefulness. The gist of the remarks of the bloodshed and guarded the Chamber of Deputies while it elected editor and the lawyer were that the occupation has never justified Dr. Philip Dartiguenave president. Dr. Dartiguenave was allied itself. These points were made: the occupation represents the with no political faction and was the second civilian to become subjugation of a small country by a large one; the suppression of chief executive in Haiti's one hundred and eleven years of inde- individual liberty and republican administrations by a military pendent history. His administration made a treaty with the dictatorship; the aspirations of the Haitian people disregarded United States providing for our control of certain government in favor of the wishes of a foreign "dictator," General Russell, ex- departments for twenty years, or until 1936. In 1922 Brigadier pressed through a puppet government of Haitian tools. General John H. Russell of the Marines was created High Com- These complaints were made in polite terms. They have long missioner in charge of all American official activities. been repeated by the press of the Haitian opposition in more We took over the treasury, the army, the public health service vigorous terms, wherein American officials have been charged and the department of agriculture. The latter three departments with incompetence, brutality and dishonesty. Not the slightest existed in little more than name, succeeding presidents having evidence has ever been offered to sustain the latter two charges; peopled them with favorites principally as a means of access to the and very little to sustain the first one. Nevertheless an active public till. The army, consisting of three hundred generals and propaganda has been carried on in the United States, where the a few others, was mustered out of service. The state of the treas- occupation during the past winter has developed many critics ury was fantastic. Revolutionary loans had been contracted at and few defenders. Senator Borah, chairman of the Senate Com- one hundred percent interest. Government issues, to oppose mittee on Foreign Affairs, has called conditions in Haiti "intoler- revolutions, and line the pockets of the personnel of kaleidoscopic able." Senator Blaine has deplored the taxation of Haitians to administrations, had been sold at forty percent discount. In- build roads which he said served no local purpose except to give terest was in arrears. Months elapsed before the American American officials a wider scope for the operation of their swift experts could do more than approximate the liabilities of the motor cars. government. This criticism seems to have been in part responsible for the Practically the only work of the occupation that has received Hoover commission. Another reason was the fact that our treaty any notice in the United States has been the suppression of two with Haiti under which the occupation exists expires in 1936. It caco uprisings, one launched in 191 5 and one in 1919. The former is time we formed a policy looking toward our evacuation. Here- was put down by Marines, the latter by Marines and the new na- tofore Washington has concerned itself little with the problems tional army, trained by and largely officered by Americans. Only faced by our agents in Haiti, who have been more or less on their a small part of the country and of the population was affected by own. This situation has had its advantages as well as disadvan- these outbreaks. tages. Hut the fact remains that few Americans have any clear For generations circumstances had made the caco a semi-pro- idea of what the problems of the occupation have been. fessional fighting man. Subsequent events have proved him to Our Marines landed in Haiti in 1915 at the request of the be no more truculent by nature than his countryman inhabiting French. British and American diplomatic representatives there. the more fruitful and almost invariably peaceful mountains of the French marines had previously landed and withdrawn during a south. The ready laugh and sunny disposition of the southern

8 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly peasant reminds one of our darkies in Dixie, excepting that our Negroes are much more intelligent. Following precedents es- tablished when Haitian slaves were fighting for their freedom from the French, it was to the north that one ambitious native leader after another turned for the manpower with which to seize the government and its revenues. There was a regular formula for turning out an "army," simplified by the fact that Haitian armies lived off the country, and that the machete, or large knife, that was the peasant's sole instrument of agricul- ture until the occupation introduced the hoe, also was his prin- cipal weapon for military service. The peasant seldom knew the name of the leader he thus installed in the palace at Port- au Prince, just as few of his number know the name of the one who is there today. He received a dollar or so in cash aside from the pickings from a captured town or so and went home to gather coffee until drafted into the next revolution. With the cacos quieted, the greatest obstacle to the rehabili- tation of Haiti had been removed, but not the only obstacle. Nearly two million Haitians are illiterate. Not only that, but their minds are so undeveloped that any degree of enlighten- ment is a process requiring great patience. Show one of them a wheelbarrow for the first time and he will carry it on his head. Some thirty or forty thousand Haitians who comprise the elite, to use the local term, have always conducted the affairs of the country. Politics was, and is, practically their sole occupation. This class is largely mulatto, some of whom can pass for white abroad. Among all classes a subtle assertion of the color line is in evidence. There is a valley in southern Haiti called Fond des Blancs where the peasants have nut-brown complex- ions, maintained for generations by judicious mating. Light- colored men journey miles to take wives from Fond des Blancs. The Haitian elite is French in language, culture, manner and dress. Many are educated in Europe and spend as much time there as they can afford. Under the occu- pation this has not been nearly much as formerly, because the rev- enues of the country have been in other hands. Consequently, the oj posed interests of the oc- cupations and the vast majority of Haitians This Haitian built his caye under capable of carrying a spreading mapou tree. Note the on any sort of govern- modern construction. In circle, a ment. This opposi- typical Haitian peasant hut tion has been con- tinuous and has strewn the pathway J of the Americans whose rifle team tied with France for with thorns. The second place at the Olympic Games in courts, which the 1924. Upon the Garde nearly all of the Americans did not police functions of the country also take over, have been devolved. Its strength is 2,500 and very hostile. Their there is a waiting list to get in. Originally co-operation in en- officered by Marines, nearly half of the forcing a humanitarian officers are now Haitians, and Americans measure such as the sani- are being replaced as rapidly as possible. tary code has been limited, In this a prejudice against serving under and a foreigner in the toils black officers must be overcome. The same of Haitian law has no thought obtains in all branches of the government directed other than to bribe himself out. by Americans. Not long ago a workman on one of Thus a glimpse at the unsavory the experimental farms was advanced to foreman. He side of the opposition. The other side is showed up with a silver-headed cane. Authority has been that occupations are bound to be unpopular a privilege so extensively abused in Haiti that considerable edu- no matter what they do or leave undone. The national and per- cation is necessary to establish a proper attitude toward it. sonal pride of the former ruling Haitians has naturally been The Department of Agriculture has grappled with the most offended. formidable problem. Were Haiti not bountiful almost beyond Despite these obstacles the Americans have transformed belief its population would have been limited to one-third its pres- Haiti. In 1915 there was not a road in the republic passable for ent figure by starvation. But one can hardly starve in Haiti. wheels. Good highways now connect all principal towns with In 1785 the agricultural revenues of Haiti were one of the main the capital, and are traversed daily by a system of gayly painted supports of the glittering and decadent French monarchy. The and named motor buses, the patrons of which are ninety-nine chief export of the island is now coffee, but until the occupation percent black. There were four automobiles in Haiti in 1915 and came not one coffee plant that anyone knows of had been set out there are three thousand now, five out of six of them owned by since the French departed. The elaborate plantations and every Haitians. vestige of the rich French civilization have been obliterated for a Maritime men say that before the occupation Port au Prince century, but the coffee which they once cultivated grows wild. could be smelled five miles at sea. No one ever went there who The peasants pick it from about their huts. There is practically no could well avoid it. Now it is a beautiful, modern city, retaining ownership of land in Haiti, because clear titles are impossible. its tropical quaintness and Frenchy touch. Its clubs and lively The Americans have tried to introduce a beginning of order into cafes are a magnet for tourists and winter visitors. In the old this chaos, with some success and some failure. Coffee produc- days not even the inhabitants went abroad after dark. tion has been brought for the first time to where it was in French The old "army" has been replaced by the Garde d'Haiti, days, but the total agricultural production {Continued on page 52)

JULY, 1930 The AFFAIR of BAYONET

Illustrations by V.E.Pyles

^^yAPTAIN HENRY B. TILL, Infantry, A.E.F., a had been absent without leave when he re- » ) turned to his station that rainy evening in March, iqiq. He had spent two hilarious days in Paris, but their gaiety, however pleasant at the time, evaporated rapidly as he approached his company area in the muddy Forwarding Camp five miles south of Le Mans. The officers of the battalion had just finished dinner when Till straightened his Sam Browne belt and stalked into the mess hall. He glanced about apprehensively. Lieutenant Colonel Roderick Furlong, commander of the battalion, was not present. But at the head of the table sat the colonel's adjutant, First Lieutenant Ambrose Herty, a pale, serious man with nose glasses on a chain. He motioned toward a vacant place. Till shook his head. "Had dinner, thanks," he refused huskily. Lieutenant Herty arose and fol- lowed as Till turned back along the corridor to his own room. "Old man wants you, Captain," he said as Till turned on his light. "Been raising merry hell all afternoon. Told me to notify the police in the morning." Till growled audibly. "Don't he know the war's over?" he demanded. He lifted his musette bag off the single canvas chair, "Have a seat?" he offered. "Thanks," the adjutant answered. But he did riot sit down. He had caught sight of a steel blade with a ragged edge that pro- Lieutenant Colonel Furlong occupied a small room in the rear truded from the flap of the musette, and curiously he demanded: of headquarters at the end of the street. His command, the "What's that?" Eighteenth Provisional Battalion, was stationed in the far south- "Saw tooth bayonet," Till answered. "Picked it up in Paris. eastern portion of the area and was used for permanent details of A trinket of Kultur." the great casual camp. Private Hostetter, the sentry on post "The Jerries had queer knickknacks," Herty admitted. He was number four which led past officers' row, remembered later that reverting to his official role, advising: "Better go see the old he saw Till hesitate as he emerged from his own door, while he man right away, Captain," when a short, square-jawed man in accustomed his eyes to the darkness. The captain then walked the uniform of the Y.M.C.A. halted behind him in the doorway. briskly toward headquarters, following the familiar course of "I need my board bill, Lieutenant," the newcomer said. the duckboards over the mud. "Why so?" Herty demanded. He too was whistling, perhaps to keep up his courage. The sen- "I'm leaving tomorrow," the Y man explained. "Ordered to try moved behind him at a more leisurely pace, holding his rifle Brest." He leaned down and looked closely at the weapon. well up under his poncho to protect it from the rain. He heard "We'll miss you, Abel," Till said. He was putting on a fresh argument as he passed Furlong's door, and hesitated there, listen- white collar. His fingers trembled a little. He might be leaving ing. The colonel was a hard commander, even the newest recruit himself, but not for Brest! "Been with us quite a while." felt that. Unpleasant sounds came frequently from his rooms. "Four weeks," Abel answered good naturedly. "Longest I've Now the voices subsided after two or three minutes, and Private been attached to any outfit. Morning'll do for the bill, Lieu- Hostetter, looking back, saw Till returning rapidly toward his tenant." own barracks. He began whistling as he passed down the hall. The adjutant Ten minutes later, on his third round of the post after he had straightened up from his further examination of the bayonet. noticed Till, the sentry observed Abel walk hurriedly down the "Beastly thing," he muttered. steps of officers' quarters and follow the duckboards toward "Ingenious," Till corrected. "Boche efficiency. Gets you going Furlong's office. As he passed Hostetter, he spoke pleasantly and and coming." not too briefly. He finished buttoning his blouse after Herty left, tightened his "Rotten night, lad," and knocked on the door of battalion belt, passed a comb through his scant hair and started toward headquarters. the colonel's office. "Yes, sir," the sentry answered. Abel knocked again, and

to The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly shoes had stirred up dust in China, the Philippines, Panama, and half the posts from Vancouver Bar- racks to Fort Ethan Allen. He knew sol- diers and for that reason, now, was as- signed to the D. C. L The corporal slouched, in contrast with Casey. Rain, pouring into the side of their open car as they drove out of Le Mans, spattered noisily against West- fall's straw hat. "Beastly night for a murder," he complained. "Ain't it," Casey replied. "We ought to of picked a nice moonlit evening, maybe." The corporal subsided. He was fifteen years Casey's junior, and for two years prior to the war he had been a detective on the Detroit force. He wore civilian clothes by choice; from habit disapproved of Casey as a detective. The sergeant was "It wasn't mine that killed him'. like all the rest of the Regular

1 Why, my God!'' Army, Westfall thought . . . too set in his ways, didn't give a straw about finger prints, about any modern police methods for that matter. Vet in spite of everything he'd cleaned up a dozen receiving no reply, pushed open the panel six inches. He peered hard cases. Usually, Westfall assured himself, through bull- in, then quickly drew back to the step. headed luck.

"Hey . . . you . . . soldier . . . help!" At the Forwarding Camp entrance, a guide from the Military Hostetter ran toward him. Together they halted in the open Police post hopped the running board and directed the two door. Colonel Furlong lay between the rear door and the desk, on D. C. I. operators to the area of the Eighteenth Provisional Bat- his left side, his head twisted, his features set in an expression of talion. From the officer of the day, a Lieutenant Winkler, who terror. Blood, clotting on a wound in his neck, stained his chin obviously was badly frightened, Casey heard an unconvincing and made a reddish brown patch on the rough whiteness of and disjointed story of the discovery of Colonel Furlong's body. scrubbed floorboards. Lieutenant Herty, the adjutant, stood aside, listening, until Abel entered first, lifting his feet high like a cat on a wet pave- Winkler had finished. ment. The sentry swayed in the doorway, gaping, for a second. "No weapon," Casey repeated. "Dead!" Abel whispered. He repeated, "I say . . . he's dead!" "None," Winkler answered. "Looks like a knife wound." The soldier turned rapidly at that, yanked the rifle from under "Know who was in here with him?" Casey asked. "I mean his poncho and halting on the step, fired twice into the air. before this Y bird found him?" "The guard!" he yelled. "Post Number Four!" "I think I can give you that information," the adjutant broke Other guns at varying distances barked in reply. Voices picked in. His face was paler than usual and he was fingering his nose up the alarm. Down across the camp their cries floated over low, glasses. wet roofs. "You'll get a chance," Casey assured him. He regarded Herty

"Guard . . . ." Number Four . . . the guard . . searchingly. Abel stood beside him. The Y man had gone back to the officers' quarters for a cup of black coffee after the arrival T^HE officer of the day telephoned the news to the Military of the guard and was just returned. * Police battalion stationed at the camp, who immediately re- "I mean privately. Sergeant," Herty said. layed it to the office of the Division of Criminal Investigation in "I mean private, too," Casey retorted. "Nobody in the regi- Le Mans. The operations officer there dispatched Sergeant ment leave camp, please. You will issue that order. Lieutenant?" Patrick Casey and Corporal Andrew Westfall. He spoke to the officer of the day. "You can stay, sir. The rest of The sergeant was an old army man, serving his fourth hitch. you all go back to quarters, I guess. Clear out and let me think." He was a tall, whitish haired soldier, whose Munson marching When they had filed into the night, the adjutant somewhat

JULY, i 93 o ii irritably, the others apparently glad to be out of the place, Casey The doctor grunted and dropped the bag he carried under his closed the door. The officer of the day already had posted men arm. He approached the body with an air half professional, half at the four sides of the building and had sent for the camp sur- curious. "I didn't hurry," he apologized. "You said he was dead, geon, who was slow in arriving. The rain spattered so noisily on so I couldn't be any real help. Finished my dinner. Old friend, the iron roof that in spite of the quieting presence of the dead Colonel Furlong was. Knew him for months." officer, the men must raise their voices to be heard. He went down to his knees beside the body. "Hasn't been dead "This cigarette salesman," Casey began, and faced Winkler, long," he said, "an hour or less. What was the weapon?" "he come in the front door there?" "We can't find any, sir," Casey answered. "The Y man?" And when Casey nodded: "In that door, yes. "Hum." Layman squinted at the dead man's wound. "He The light was on here in the office. The back room was dark. died in a terror! Mind if I turn him over?" My sentry saw Abel come to the door and knock twice. He "If you want." opened the door just a little and peeked in . . . then hollered." "Damned peculiar," the doctor said after a moment. "I saw "He would of hollered," Casey commented; "might of hollered a wound like this once ... it can't be, though. Yet it must!" myself. The soldier come a-lopin' and there the colonel lay." He cleared his throat. "See the way the flesh is torn there? It

"That's it," Winkler nodded. His thin reddish mustache looks as if he'd been bayoneted . . . and with a saw tooth twitched. bayonet at that, sawtooth or something mighty like it." "He died scared," Casey guessed. "His expression tells that. "Yes, sir," Casey admitted. "That's a hell of a thing to get Seems like he might of been coming out of the other room." He killed with, sir. Cut deep?" turned to Corporal Westfall. The doctor was examining the body again. "I'll look for fingerprints," Westfall offered. "A powerful blow. Slashed in right here under the ear, missed "Question the boys," the sergeant directed, "the sentry first. all the important arteries and struck the spinal column. Must As for fingerprints, I ain't so enthused about fingerprints." have died almost instantly. Here," he touched the back of his Westfall shrugged as he went out. Casey paused in the door own neck, "went away through to here. An upward blow." at the rear, flashed on an electric light over his head and peered "If you please, sir," Casey fumbled in his pocket, and drawing about Furlong's room. A narrow iron army cot stood in one out a pencil, handed it to the doctor. "Mind, sir, making a pass at corner, the blankets spread out properly over the officer's bedding me with this, sort of show how he got hit?" roll on top of it. A folding chair and a small rough pine table "Certainly." The two faced one another, and Layman gripped occupied the center of the room. On the table Casey saw a row of the pencil. "It's on the left side, something like this. Can't be ." books . . . Army Regulations, Manual of Courts Martial, In- positive of course, but to judge from the wound . . he lifted fantry Drill and Field Service Regulations, a French-English the pencil slowly in his right hand, swinging it in an arc toward dictionary, a small Bible and a thumbed old copy of Hoyle's Casey's neck. Games. The sergeant instinctively put out his hands to ward the blow "All the best literature," the sergeant commented. and the point of the pencil caught his left palm. He looked at the three windows, one on each of the outer sides But examination of the dead man's hands showed neither palm of the room. The door to the office led in from the west; opposite to have a cut or bruise. it, a window and another door gave upon the rear. The closed "It ain't nature," Casey objected. "Nobody's going to stand north window overlooked the cot, and under the one on the for getting stabbed without putting up his mitts." south, which was open, stood a regulation foot locker with the Layman grunted. "Show me then, sergeant." initials R. F. stenciled on its end. Casey, examining the locker at Casey took the pencil. a distance, allowed his eye to wander from the latch, "You're the colonel and I'm the crook. I which apparently was closed, to the floor in front of come in the window of the back room. Rain's it. Fresh reddish brown mud smeared the boards. raisin' hell on the roof, sir, and you can't hear

"Hey . . . lookit!" he exclaimed. "See here, sir, hardly nothing. I'm on my knees in front of somebody come in the window, tried to open the the locker and suddenly you think you hear foot locker." me. You come to the door and look in. You The tracks showed plainly under the window. A see me, and I say something or make a pass at man with large feet had let himself into the room you, and you turn around and start to beat it. over the sill and crossed to the locker. Mind turning so? I'm behind you. You're "There's a toe mark." Casey pointed to an ob- scart and you kind of look back and I leave long streak. "Somebody was down on his knees you have it like this." He swung the pencil. monkeying with the lock." He tested the lid of the "You say the cut runs upward. Well, you've box. "Didn't get it open. Interrupted, maybe. got your head bent forward, beatin' it. It's Here's his tracks, dim, turns towards the office and bound to slide up." stops . . . that's where he met the colonel . . . "That sounds reasonable," Layman ad- hit him with his knife . . . turns back to the rear mitted. "All you've got to find is who has a door. Went out that way. That mud's sticky stuff. saw tooth bayonet or something of the kind. See how he stepped off on his right foot? Both I'll perform an autopsy when I get authority. times, here, there, stepped off on his right foot." In the meantime I'll have He examined the floor again thoughtfully, then the body sent to the returning to the office shut the door of the sleeping morgue." quarters. Rain beat more noisily on the iron roof, "Much obliged, sir," and Westfall, hurry- Casey answered and sa- ing in, shook water luted sharply. Westfall from his straw hat. tipped his hat. "You can A bulky, red-cheeked give this place another man in a raincoat once-over," Casey told followed him. the corporal when the On his tightfitting door closed behind the cap was the gold leaf medico. "Inside and out. of a major. The ser- Measure up them foot- geant need not glance prints . . . that's modern at its maroon piping methods, ain't it? to put him down as a They've told me pretty medico. Lieutenant near everything I want to

Winkler greeted him know . . . still you might stiffly. as well measure 'em. I'm "These men are de- beginning to get a good tectives, Major Lay- description of the guy." man." He indicated "Description?" West- He lifted a bundle Casey and Westfall. fall laughed unbeliev- "Sent down from Le of French bank ingly. Mans." notes from the tray "Might look for finger-

12 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly He pushed open the panel six inches and peered in, then drew back to the step. ' ''Hey

you . . . soldier . . . help!"

prints," the sergeant retorted. Westfall went out without a word. shoulder, but they were of the same age, perhaps in the middle forties. TIEUTENANT Herty sat at the head of the table in the bat- "Down the other end of the hall," the sergeant suggested. -L' talion mess when Casey and Lieutenant Winkler entered. "They got their ears pinned back in there." A dozen other officers were with him, among them Abel, the Y The story he heard was exactly what he expected. The sentry man, and two or three others who had crowded the door of the on post in front of battalion headquarters and the officer of the office when Casey arrived. day already had relayed the same tale. There was nothing in it "If you please, sir," he addressed the adjutant, "I want to which interested Casey greatly. talk to all of you, separate. In your own rooms if you want." "And that's all," Abel finished. "I opened the door and saw "Any way you choose, Sergeant," Herty agreed. His eyes him and yelled." were nervous behind his glasses, and the pallor of his face was "Why were you going to his quarters?" Casey demanded. more pronounced. "Take whomever you wish first." "To tell him goodbye. He was a fine fellow, and as I say, I was "It'll be the gentleman who found the body." leaving tomorrow." "I sleep at the Y," Abel put in quickly. "That's all for you, then," the sergeant said. "Stick around "We'll talk in the hall then," Casey said. though." As Abel rose, the sergeant observed him carefully. The D. C. I. "Just a minute, Casey," Corporal Westfall interrupted. operator was a head taller than the Y. M. C. A. man, broader of He had stepped in that minute from {Continued on page <50) JULY, iQ5o IDEAS WHILE YOU WAIT

N D CBif £RichardH4?ashburn Child was his reply, "if so he there is anything in leaned the story that parrot over Cartoon bit T.D. Skidmore cages give the fever the fence and shook you would be wasting the oat bucket and old Dobbin gave a whinny and came across." your money trying to prove the contrary. If, however, there is In that sentence one finds most of the ethics of the propaganda nothing in it the public will soon forget it." and publicity which has made this age a Make 'Em Believe It What was really in this adviser's honest mind when he saved Age, just as much as it is a Power-Machine Age. his client's money was that nothing would catch the assertion First: did he shake the quart measure solely for his own about parrot fever once it was off to a good start. It would run benefit or also for the benefit of old Dobbin? until its little slim legs gave out under it. Whereupon the public, Second: were there any oats in the quart measure anyhow? with all its new facilities to be informed, would chase some other Third: were the oats poisoned? assertion, such perhaps as "Looking into the mirror night and Finally, did he say in loud, clear English, "There are oats in morning will cure baldness." this measure" when there were none. Never forget that propaganda and publicity, no matter how Before we examine the first questions which bear upon the openly the spoon is put into our mouths, no matter how pure ethics of propaganda and publicity let us weigh the importance and true the dose, none the less is a one-sided assertion. The of saying loudly and clearly, "There are oats!" power of a one-sided assertion to run until no one can catch it You cannot find an expert in the breadth of the land who can has never to my knowledge been set forth by the profession of tell you how many billions of dollars are spent to make you and "public relations" and of propagandists—which profession me, or a whole group of people, or the whole nation believe in often is and occasionally and decidedly isn't of real service to something or other. The suave gentlemen who are leaders in our mind-hungry, thought-saving, canned-intellect civilization. this art and who in several instances have made millions by its What then are the kinds of assertions for which millions are practice in the printed word, on the electric or countryside sign expended every day outside the field of regular advertising? board, over the radio, in the movie, the talkie, the song, the And who are these fellows of resource and ingenuity who spread photograph, the banquet, parade, and other newly invented them over us or cause them to enter our beliefs with such fine shakers of the quart measure—even they have slight realization narcotic hands? that the very foundation of their success in distributing ready-to- Modern propaganda assertions are more varied and diverse wear thought is based upon the mere power of assertion. than the fish of the sea. There are assertions about governments Although in these pages we are about to plunge into the back- and about debentures, about resources of the earth and about stage mysteries of publicity and propaganda, let us remember mind-cures, about corporations and about corpulence, about every minute of the way that nothing in the whole business styles and about stogies, college endowments and dried milk, can equal the value of getting there first with a 'tis or a 'tisn't. the underpaid dentist and the hair-dressing in Hollywood. No 'Tis and 'tisn't may be so or may not be so; they may be longer does the field belong to the old press agent whose name stated abruptly or stated with a fine and subtle indirection which was associated by us with bill-boards and road shows, who ballv- plays upon the obscure keyboards of our intellectual pianos; hooed yesterday, and tomorrow slapped his thigh when he thought they may be so aimed as to skitter around the corners of our dis- of having a dancing bear or a boy painted red lead the street beliefs, our prejudices and our resistance to experiment so as to parade of the minstrels. lodge plumb in the very hearts of our desires. In any case the To the public the "publicity man" is still the stunt man of the assertion has its inevitable force. In this age, when information days of Barnum, the man who arranged flag-pole sittings, who is not dug for but is sprayed upon our senses so thickly that we got the police commissioner to allow the actress of the moment to are all covered with a thought-veneer that makes us all appear pose as a traffic cop. For the most part popular opinion connects of the same hue, mere assertion is a rum-runner of bootleg belief the publicity man's scope with the theatre, with circuses, in rare which the coast guard cutter of denial not often overtakes. cases with the cracking up of interest in a new and usually Recently, for example, the world and particularly our own bogus product. Popular opinion realizes vaguely however that faddish world with its eras of conversation—its eras of appen- its interest is attracted to habits in sleeping, smoking, eating, dicitis, of Tagore and Shaw and Wells, of short skirts and long, working and playing by some unseen force. Yet publicity re- Coue and psychiatry, modernistic novelties and the lure of the mains still with most of us a word synonymous with press- antique, Einstein and numerology—pricked up its ears to listen agentry, free space, puffery. That "propaganda" is the arm of to someone who said that parrot fever was a terrible epidemic to the invisible government which "moulds our minds"' is a fact of be contracted from Pretty Poll and breathed in from her cute which most of the public is completely ignorant. It does not curses. Now the fact is, so my doctor says, that parrot fever is know that there are few businesses or activities in America not epidemic, it does not in any case come from parrots or today which do not receive as a necessary stimulus to their parrot cages. Because of the power of assertion—and my existence a certain amount of publicity and usually buy it. world is too busy and too parrotless to conduct much of a re- Excepting such news as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, search on that question—I swallow whole what my doctor tells fires and hot headed crime, events beyond man's beliefs and me. Not so with those others who might in a bull market be control, there is hardly a story printed in the papers which is selecting a parrot cage. The truly powerful assertion, arising not publicity for or against someone or something, directly from no publicity plot which I can conceive but from a self- planned, or becomes publicity because an event is made to starter epidemic in the news appeared ready to ruin the business yield a lesson by the way in which the event is set forth. of parrot cage manufacturers, and for all I know, the growers of An analysis of the front page of a metropolitan daily news- sunflower seeds in the bargain. paper yields astounding results. Try it yourself! Edward But I now state a fact. An association of parrot cage interests Bernays, who is one of the foremost publicity men in the country, went to a reputable New York publicity agent, or "public points out that in one issue the front page had eight important relations counsel" as the profession likes to be called, and asked news stories, four of which had been furnished by propaganda for a campaign to counteract the parrot fever myths. "Well," sources. Take these headlines:

14 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly "Twelve Nations Warn China Real Reform Must Come Before They Give Relief." "Pritchett Reports Zionism Will Fail." "Realty Men Demand a Tran- sit Inquiry." "Our Living Standard Highest "The success of these gen- in History, Says Hoover Re- tlemen distributing ready - port." to-iuear thought is based on Mr. Bernays, to whom I the mere power assertion" give this publicity free of of charge, goes on to analyze: "The article on China explains the joint report of the Commis- duction in articulation. When Moses sent two spies ahead of the sion on extra-territoriality in China, presenting an exposition Israelites into the Promised Land and instructed those spies to of the Powers' stand in the Chinese muddle. What it says is bring back with them the fruits of that land, that was as nicely less important than what it is. It was made public by the State calculated a piece of publicity as any campaign prepared today. Department today with the purpose of presenting to the Ameri- Christianity grew by word-of-mouth publicity; the American can public a picture of the State Department's position. Its patriots who incited the colonists to rebel were expert publicity source gives its authority and the American public tends to men. Patrick Henry with his speeches, Sam Adams with his, accept and support the State Department view. did the very same job in those days of America's birth with a "The report of Dr. Pritchett, a trustee of the Carnegie Foun- cruder distributing system but with the same instinct as in- dation for International Peace, is an attempt to find facts about spires the affluent but honest public relations counsel and the the Jewish colony in the midst of a restless Arab world. When broadcaster of honest causes today. The early American states-

r " Pritchett's "R survey convinced him that in the long run men moulded public opinion to their beliefs. We may note in Zionism would 'bring more bitterness and more unhappiness both passing that they maintained their amateur standing. for the Jew and the Arab' his point of view was broadcast with There is a fast growing and enormous amount of publicity for all the authority of the Carnegie Foundation so that the public individuals. A young society girl, beautiful, wealthy, having would hear and believe the statement by the press. The reports everything she wants on this earth, nevertheless hires a per- of Secretary Hoover and the Real Estate Board of New York sonal publicity man. Why? She doesn't know exactly. She are peculiar attempts to influence the public toward an opinion!" thinks it's a. good thing to have —a part of her outfit. So her It is evident that not only business as such calls for publicity; man sees that only very complimentary stories reach the papers, politics, international affairs, social life, the church, everything only the most flattering pictures, and in addition offers her a we have to do with must become known to us before we give fame her life and looks certainly have not created. If you are ourselves to it as a cause, or make use of it in our daily lives. of New York society today a publicity man, so it is generally Publicity is therefore the means of giving the world mass pro- whispered, is essential. Perhaps the {Continued on page jg)

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rHE fourth instalment of prizj-winning Big Moment stories ts printed herewith. Another instalment will appear in the August issue, and the final stories will be printed in September. The last day for receipt of contributions to the contest was June 20th. BIG

A LOST VOICE RETURNS $100 Prize r%Y G\// I' LA TOON com- J\i mander asked me a ques- 0 tion in the classroom of the Army Candidates School, Ft. Bon- nelle, Langres, France. But I never answered him! When I attempted to, not a sound issued from my throat. What had a few moments before been a strong voice was only a weak whisper. There had been no warning—the loss was as sudden as death at the front. Doctors said I might never speak above a whisper again—gas exposure and flu had robbed me of a priceless possession. Several weeks later, eight of us oc- cupied the front compartment of a car in an exclusively American leave train bound for southern France. I remem- ber some of those eight—R. L. Light- foot, Graves, L. W. Wheeler, and George W. Potter. Shortly after leaving Dijon we heard what seemed like scratching and kicking against the car's front wall. "Frogs beating their way," someone said. "Let's let 'em in, they'll freeze out there," urged another. We pounded the wall. Soon a head wearing a blue "brain-blanket" peered in an end window. We motioned the poilu in. He spoke to another and made cautiously for the door. Our train was speeding south. Just as the Frenchman grabbed the outside door handle, Potter thought- lessly released the catch. The door flew open and swung the man out over the opposite track. Just then we all became poignantly aware of the head- light of a train coming the opposite way, an up train on the down track! The French soldier struggled franti- cally but futilely to get back. He never uttered a sound, but his pleading, terror stricken eyes wrenched The door open and swung the man out over the opposite track. At the same our hearts. He must surely die unless fleiv the door could be closed. We were all frozen into inaction by the sudden and terrible soon be forgotten. I was a shavetail assigned to a new regiment. situation. My horror was as great as the doomed man's—it The officers of my own outfit had inspired the newcomer with the seemed an eternity before my brain began functioning—I could proper amount of awe and reverence, but none appalled me more not see another man die. than the colonel of the regiment of M. P.'s which was camped Sucking my lungs full of air, useless as I knew it to be, and next to us. Colonel V was one of the strictest disciplinarians hoping a loud whisper would stir those nearest the door to action, in the army. A little man, he made up in dignity and sharpness I yelled, "For God's sake, shut that door!" of command what he lacked in physical size. It was whispered Potter, a powerful man, assisted by another who sprang to his that even the general walked circumspectly in his presence. aid, braced himself against the jamb and pulled the door shut. Fire-alarm sounded in our area of camp one night. The more The passing train thundered by,learingthe Frenchman's overcoat recently promoted officers obeyed regulations and appeared from his body, but he was safe. promptly dressed for service. The other officers of our company It was my Big Moment when I realized that my voice had re- had their overcoats thrown over their pajamas, expecting in a few turned —even if I was scared out of ten years' growth getting it moments to return to their interrupted sleep. A little figure back. Thomas R. Thompson, Fori Lyon, Colo. si rut ted by. It was Colonel V . We stood at rigid attention even in the dark. EXIT THE COLONEL "One or two of you men come with me," he ordered, "and we $jo Prize will see where the fire is." NE Big Moment which occurred at Camp Sevier, (ieorgia, Our crowd, seeing that I was the only one dressed to pass his O impressed itself so indelibly upon my mind that it cannot scrutinizing gaze, shoved me toward him while they slunk off in 16 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly — 3MENTS Illustra Hons by VE.Pyles

like a bowling ball, knocking me over

like a ten-pin by the suddenness of Ii is impact. Colonel V searched a moment for something in the dark. It

was his swagger stick. Recovering it and his usual dignified composure at the same time, he quietly remarked, "I guess the sergeant is not in very good humor this morning," and walked off calmly to his quarters. Percy M. Hickcox, Chicopcc Falls, Mass. SAVED—ONE LEG $50 Prize

JULY 2, 1918, Evacuation Hospital No. 7, France, where I had been taken after I collided with a shell marked with my name and was told by the doctors that both of my fractured legs would have to be ampu- tated. Well, I was a heartbroken kid. Being of small stature I weighed only about 120 pounds stripped, at my best, and believe me all of it was muscle. And then I was told that I would lose both legs, which to me meant to be strapped to a wheelchair for the rest of my life, as I did not know a thing about artificial limbs then. Well the Big Moment came when coming out of the ether I tried to throw the bed covers over so that I could see in what shape the doctors had left me, but the nurse wouldn't let me She told me to keep quiet and as I could not move much on account of pain I lay still for a while, when I noticed something sticking up from under the covers just about where I figured my right foot should be. On asking the nurse what it was I was told it was a splint. I'd been in this moment all the headlight an approaching train! we became poignantly aware of of country for only three and one-half years before enlisting, so you wouldn't the shadows. We, the colonel and I, found the fire, saw it ex- expect me to know what a splint was, but after she explained it tinguished, and were returning toward his quarters through to me I realized that they were giving my right leg a chance. one of his company streets. If recall had sounded, we had not Well, I don't think I will ever have a happier moment in my life. heard it, though the company was not in sight and the last lights I might say that that same leg is still carrying me around, even were being extinguished in the tents. The first sergeant's tent though it is a little crooked, assisted by an artificial left leg. was in darkness, that over-worked official having returned to the Andrew Pagomenos, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. warmth of his blankets Turning back the flap of the tent, the colonel stepped in and asked: BACK FROM THE SHADOWS "Has recall sounded, Sergeant?" $25 Prize The sergeant had been disturbed just once too many times that night. He thought the intruder some pestiferous corporal ST. GEORGE'S WARD, American Red Cross Hospital No. from his own outfit. 2 Torquay. The colonel had no sooner spoken the words 1 , than the hot-headed non-com tore out of his bunk with an Five patients already back from the operating room and now oath, crying, the sixth wheeled in. One nurse assigned to watch life flutter in "You get the blankety-blank out of here before I break open —or out—of these feeble pulses. Ward overcrowded, no beds your head!" where eighty-six should be. Some, able to be up, shuffled about \\ ith this he seized the colonel by the collar and hurled him carefully—a crutch thumped—Thomas splints grated against through the door with a whirl and force typical of the efficiency iron beds— Balkan frames squeaked as weights and pulleys of first sergeants. The little colonel came whirling from that tent moved to relieve the agony in arms and legs. Eager faces lifted

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here and there to ask, "W ill he what Santa Claus has left go west?" The nurse pleaded them. What an unhappy look for quiet. Four times before on all their little faces and (or was it five?) Private Hunt what a feeling in my heart. had gone to the white "thea- Just then we heard some tre" and come back to her. one whistling. It was a famil- Lieutenant Cunningham des- iar whistle. We all listened. perately trying to save a leg, It came nearer and nearer. shattered from knee to toe. Some one at our door. The "He's got a wife and children, children and I open that door. you know." Hunt had begged We couldn't believe our eyes. for amputation twice before. There stood their dear daddy. Would his nerve and courage W^e still have our daddy carry him through again? and five more little sisters and Couldn't they keep quiet? brothers, also. Mrs. Mar- give him his chance? Her guerite Chapman, Islington, finger on his pulse—minutes Mass. were hours. What now? Bells? Ringing at eleven in the morn- THE LOOP-THE-LOOP ing? Whistles rent the air GIRL a cry at the door—pandemo- $2j Prize nium in the ward! Nothing could hush them now. Hunt's IT was in November, 1017, low voice. "What is it?" that I visited Nancy for "The war's over." "Did they the purpose of purchasing amputate?" "No." motor equipment to drive the Another morning came. great battery of presses at the Hunt again in the theatre. base printing plant at Langres, The nurse vainly trying to operated by the 29th Engi- convince the O. D. that he neers. must have a private room. Just prior to this, the "He's done, I tell you. They'll French government had issued save his leg and take his mind. orders prohibiting the Ameri- Every nerve he's got is in cans from purchasing mate- shreds. Every sound is tor- rials of this nature in excess of ture. He can't wake up in five thousand francs without here! What do you think this first obtaining authority from is, Mayo's De Luxe?" Well, the local zone major. she'd take it to the adjutant With the assistance of a herself. Back in the ward she young lieutenant, who was was joyfully gathering to- acting as interpreter, the gether Hunt's personal trifles. equipment was located and "He's going to have a private orders given to set it aside room. And a special nurse until permission to purchase for today." An orderly hurried in. "Hunt's gone west. In the it could be obtained. The day was cold and the rain, which theatre." What was the use. later turned to sleet, did not help our morale. It was around An hour later O'Connor clutched her arm. "Hunt's ALIVE. 5 p. m. when we entered the zone major's office and found him I saw it myself. They couldn't give an anaesthetic —heart went seated at a desk in a large, well furnished room. Before starting bad. Tried a spinal but he passed out before they began to cut. the conversation, I said to the lieutenant, "Now listen, don't Lieutenant Cunningham was all broken up. He'd amputate any- talk all night to this Frog; I am tired, cold and hungry; tell him way. Never too late to learn how to save the next leg. Nothing what we want and let's get out." After finishing my little speech, for us to do—just look on. Everybody watching dead blood gush the major, in almost perfect English, replied, "All right, Captain, sitting will not and then—a voice behind us. Good God ! Hunt was up on you be required to converse very extensively with this the table. An orderly fainted. Hey! Listen, lady, Hunt wants Frog. What can I do for you?" I at once realized my mistake, you to hurry up and have a look. He's in a swell room all by came to attention and offered an apology; he in turn replied. himself in the main building. Can you beat it in this man's "That's all right, I understand, but talking out of turn like this Army?" will cost you the price of a supper." This I gladly agreed to, but My Big Moment. Mary E. Bangasser, Wisconsin Rapids, before eating, asked the major to tell us where he learned his Wis. English. He replied, "The same place you did, and not only that, you possibly helped pay for it!" I said, "That's interesting; BACK HOME tell us the story," and with a broad grin on his face he began: $25 Prize "You have no doubt attended Barnum and Bailey's circus in the States and remember seeing the girl in long curls seated in an IT WAS just two months before Christmas. I was sitting by automobile, speeding down a steep incline and making the the fireplace with the youngsters by my side, telling them of spectacular loop-the-loop? Well, I was the girl! Let's eat!" their daddy Over There, what wonderful things he was doing and W. W. KlRBY, Washington, D. C. yet what suffering he had been through. He was in the hospital four times; each time he got well and back on the job. I told WITH PERSHING AND DAWES them just what kind of a life I imagined it to be. $25 Prize We were looking forward to the time when he would be home with us all again. The children said a prayer for him and climbed ABOUT five years ago General Dawes, his brother and General

upstairs and into their little beds. I started to write a letter to Pershing arrived in Nebraska, as guests of Mark Woods our loved one. I had written only two lines when a loud knock of Lincoln. The object was to hunt ducks in the Sand Hills. came at the door. It was a telegram saying "Pvt. Lewis W. Chap- Along with these prominent men were a party of sixteen others, man of Company C, 6th Engineers, has been killed in action." all friends and prominent men. I being on the staff of Pathe Oh, what a moment! I kept it from the children for three News received a wire from New York office to cover the event, days. Then I broke the sad news. but the general and Vice President had requested Mr. Woods not It made us the most unhappy group. Time went on, with to allow any cameramen, either still or movie, on the trip, and Christmas near at hand. What joy we used to have fixing what naturally Mr. Woods wasn't allowing any. But this never little we had to make a merry Christmas for the kiddies! I put bothers a cameraman much, so when the private train pulled in a claim for the insurance which I was entitled to. out, I was on board in No. 12 berth. Pershing had the com- Then Christmas day was upon us. The children go up to see partment right in front of me. W: e arrived at a small station in

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Sand Hill early in the morn- For the next two weeks ing. I got out with the rest about two hundred claimed of the party, threw my cam- the same honor, as they did era, etc., on a baggage truck exactly as I did. as one of the party, and we There were two German started for the ranch where soldiers in the plane—a ser- headquarters were to be. As geant who was dead and a soon as we got there every- lieutenant with several wounds. one started putting guns to- I saw my buddies take the gether and getting ready for lieutenant from the wrecked some hunting. I didn't dare plane and an ambulance rush set up my outfit in the yard him to our field hospital. I so just stood around until all often wondered if he lived.- the party had left in small Martin L. Barry, Albany, Ford cars. One old bus still N. Y. stood in the yard and I asked a cow puncher who owned it. BUT HE COULD NOT He said, "I do." So I hired DRINK him to follow Vice President $10 Prize Dawes. We arrived at a small body HPHE drive for Grand Pre of water in time to see Dawes was in full blast. Wounded go into his duck blind and I men were receiving attention set up my outfit. At noon from the few medical men sta- he came ashore for lunch, and tioned in the abandoned church of course I was cranking him in Lancon. We were serving as he landed. He came right the wounded with hot drinks, up to the camera and said, shortly before noon, follow- "What do you think you are ing the zero hour, arrived doing?" So I told him. He three wounded enemy soldiers, said, "So you are a soldier." one past forty, the other two He had noticed my Legion youngsters. Space in the button. I said I was. "What church was at a premium. It outfit?" he demanded. I said was more so in the ambu- "First Division, attached to lances. The major ordered the 2d Field Battalion." He said, prisoners placed in the con- "Who was colonel?" I said, demned part of the church, "Truesdale." O. K. again. where once the altar stood. He said, "Who was major?" Making the rounds with a I answered, "Paddock." O. K. pot of chocolate I saw the pris- again. "What villages about oners. Their eyes begged a Cantigny?" I told him Mesnil, drink. I went over to them St. Firman, Villers Ternelle, and served the two youngsters, Vonvillers. He said 0. K. who happened to be nearest again, adding, "I know you were there. Do you know General to me. Then I turned toward the elderly one. A bandage Pershing?" I said not personally, but that I had made many encircled his head and around his chin. He looked up at me, pictures of him at his headquarters. He said, "Come and lunch as I offered him a drink, and shook his head. I noticed that with me." Well, I felt fine as I knew I was sitting pretty. He blood trickled from his mouth. insisted I also go back in his car with him, and he took me into I shall never forget the look in that man's eyes. I saw hunger, the hunting lodge and said, "You stay with this party; anybody thirst, pain, heartache for loved ones, and dire misery. I knew who was a soldier with us overseas is 0. K." he would exchange almost anything for a cup of chocolate, yet He then said, "General Pershing, here is one of your old First he could not drink. Then a tear rolled down his cheek and I Division boys." Pershing, to my surprise, called me by name, stood there, facing an enemy soldier, and more than one tear and said, "I want you to make some good movies of me tomorrow rolled down my own cheek. while I hunt prairie chickens." I stayed to dinner with them A machine gun bullet had severed his jawbone on both sides, feeling 'way out of place, but I kept up a running fire of answers I learned later from the major. to questions they all shot at me. Then Pershing said, "As an ex- A sad big moment. John Bolan, Hackensack, N . J. service man, Trabold, how do you and the other boys feel about this war debt question?" I said, "General, I have five hundred BODYGUARD TO THE PRESIDENT bucks to go to France laid away for our next convention, but I $10 Prize am not spending it. Let them folks pay us first." Then Dawes explained for my benefit the whole Dawes plan. It was away 1WAS just a shave-tail on leave—for the first time in that man's over my head, but it was a big moment for an ex-sergeant. war. I arrived in Paris looking for adventure, and I got it! Overseas they would never have seen me.—E. R. Trabold, in a way I didn't expect. Omaha, Neb. I had been out late Saturday night, December 14, 1018 (I remember the date well), and when I awoke on Sunday morning BROUGHT DOWN BY RIFLE FIRE I read in the Paris edition of the Herald that President Wilson $10 Prize and his party were to worship in the little American church in the Rue de Berri. When I read the notice it was half-past eleven, TTHE big all-American drive of the St. Mihiel salient, Septem- and I knew that services must be nearly over. But I decided I ber, iqi8, was in progress—and how! It started on Sep- wanted to look at the commander-in-chief. I took the "Metropol- tember 1 2th and the 15th found the Fifth Regiment, Second itain" and arrived at the Rue de Berri to find the church sur- Division, dug in on the top side of a hill overlooking Thiaucourt. rounded by a dense crowd of thousands of people. A doughboy It was about noon when I noticed an enemy plane coming told me there wasn't a Chinaman's chance to get near the church, toward our fine. My eyes were fixed on it and after a few min- but I elbowed my way along through bevies of nurses and Y utes of stunts above us, to my surprise it came closer to the secretaries, through cordons of gendarmes, and finally arrived ground and then pointed its nose directly for our position. at the entrance. Regardless of orders, when I saw that plane and heard its engine I continued my course until just as I had forced my way into roar I raised my rifle and fired. It passed over our heads at the church a huge fellow, obviously American, easily six feet about twenty-five feet altitude and crashed in the valley below. five in height, and in civilian clothes, put his heavy hand on my My big moment had arrived. I had brought down a plane which shoulder, and I visioned myself being ejected more rapidly than came to destroy us. I came in. But the tone of his voice (Continued on page 54)

JULY, 1930 19 Legionnaires of Ketchikan, Alaska, Post grouped about one of the largest of the Indian totem poles which they brought from Tongass Island

might meet with more success, and committees ^""^VEN when the Army goes to were set at work immediately. For months sea there is need for a good they engaged in correspondence and met £ cook. And largely because various Indians who own the totems, en- representatives of the Ketchi- deavoring to arrange satisfactory terms. kan, Alaska, Post of The American First of all, decision was made to make Legion were able to select from their earnest efforts to obtain those totems which group a willing culinary artist, their remained standing on Tongass Island. Then expedition to scenic Tongass Island on government permission was obtained from the fringe of the Pacific Ocean to ob- the Governor of Alaska and from the United tain historic Indian totem poles met States Forest Service, which exercises juris- with distinct success—and the army diction over the islands and forests of south- men, bull-cook and all, proved them- ern Alaska. selves sailors extraordinary. Then came the most difficult task of all: It was while K. A. Drager was post soliciting the amicable co-operation of those commander that Roy Jones suggested Indians who own the desired totem poles and the practicability of obtaining the whose superstitious beliefs make the removal beautifully carved totem poles, long of the objects an almost impossible task. regarded as major tourist attractions, After several months' hard work with the so that they might be treated with natives, they were persuaded. As it is, the preservatives and placed at some poles remain the property of the Indians, but conspicuous location in Ketchikan. will be kept in a Ketchikan park accessible to Indian villages adjacent to Ketchikan inspection by the thousands of tourists who practically all have marvelous exam- come to southeastern Alaska every year. ples of the early Indian sculpture, Once the satisfactory arrangements had each of which tells its own peculiar been made with the natives, a delegation of story. But the Indians have guarded Ketchikan Legionnaires chartered a small these treasures carefully, and were boat in which they made the trip to Tongass averse to letting the white man take Island. Here they worked for four days, care- them from the original sites because fully taking down the poles which many years in some cases their ancestors were ago were carved from immense cedar trees, buried beneath the totems. and removing them to Ketchikan. Already Representatives of the Smithsonian signs of decay were apparent; so Heinie Institution and other similar organi- Breuner, a member of the Ketchikan post Part of a work detail engaged in taking zations had made efforts to obtain whose flair for artistic sculpture and whose down the poles from their original sites representative collections of the to- skill with a paint brush were well known to the tems, but in each instance either the others, was installed in a big Ketchikan opposition of the Indians or the decayed condition of the avail- warehouse with a half dozen totem poles, to rehabilitate and able poles made the venture impracticable. treat them for preservation. The result of his work has been Ketchikan Legionnaires, knowing the ways of the Indians and viewed and commended by the Indians, by the Legionnaires, and where were the best available totem poles, felt that their efforts by the mayor and representatives of the civic bodies of Ketchikan.

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ALwjk of the totem poles needed repairing and refurbishing. Here they are in a shed awaiting the expert attention of Legionnaire Heinie Breuner

There remained only the task of transport- ing and raising the poles in the Ketchikan city tired of his new mate, and began park. Plans were made to do this with elabo- sneaking out to rejoin his Indian rate ceremonies. wife for brief periods. As the cubs Members of the Tongass Island expedition grew up, they became suspicious and were Captain William Barton of the U. S. watched their Indian father. One L. H. tender Fern, J. A. Talbot, Jr., Leith night they detected him entering and Russell, bull-cook, Heinie Breuner, Bert Fitz- leaving the home of his Indian wife, williams, K. A. Drager, J. W. Kehoe, Major and as he returned to the bears' cave Jasper Quist. Since word of the Ketchikan they pounced upon him and killed post's efforts to obtain these totem poles has him. So this totem and its attendant been carried about the country, hundreds of story stands very likely as a warning inquiries have been received. These inquiries to the Indian, and as an indication of exhibit the usual curiosity of the traveler or his moral code. the student in this strangest of Indian arts. A third totem obtained at Tongass Many have indicated their intention of coming Island is known as the "Flood Totem." to Ketchikan to see the interesting display, A carving at the top represents the and all of Ketchikan has voiced its satisfaction raven, which to the Indian was the and extended congratulations to the post for principal god—the source of all its success in making the arrangements. power and authority. The pole shows Contrary to a popular belief, these totem how legend informed Alaskan natives poles were not objects of worship. Rather of the big flood that covered the earth. they told, in a pictorial form, something of The raven, god that he was, swooped historic events, an Indian legend or a bit of out of the sky to clutch three infant family history. One of the totem poles re- Indians and fly with them to the moved from Tongass Island by the Legion- highest mountain peak, where he naires, for instance, is known throughout remained until the flood had receded, Southeastern Alaska as the "Bear Totem." and with these three Indian children This is a long cedar pole on the face of which the raven repopulated the world. At several black marks are made. On the very the base of the Flood Totem is a top crouches a bear. The black marks indi- carving which represents the frog, cate the footprints he left as he climbed the the only creature, according to legend, pole. Some believe that this totem placed in besides the Indian children to sur- front of a hut means its owners are members vive the rush of the waters. Ticklish business this, transporting the of the bear clan. Another of the poles removed to poles, many of them badly decayed Others of the poles tell less simple things. Ketchikan by the Legion tells the One, as an example, relates the story of the story of the coming of Vancouver, "Wayward Husband." In its strange pictorial form, the historic the explorer, to the Alaskan coast. This, of course, is an carving shows how an Indian, tiring of his Indian wife, deserted example of those poles designed to tell of an historic event. The her to live with a brown bear. As a result of this illicit union, tall shaft is marked by a bust sculpture of Vancouver and by a two cubs were born to the female bear. But soon the Indian replica of his ship —the first of its (Continued on page 64)

JULY. 1950 21 ; -EDITORIAL-

(fjfor(god and'country , we associate ourselves togetherjor thefollowing purposes: (Jo uphold and defend the Constitution oftheTdnitedStates offflmerica; to maintain law and order; tofoster andperpetuate a one hundredpercent !7lrnericanisrn topreserve the memories and incidents ofour association in the^reatlVar; to inculcate a sense ofindimdual obligation to the com- munity, state andnation; to combat the autocracy ofboth the classes andthe masses; to make right the master ofmight; topromote peace andgood will on earth ; to safguardand transmit to posterity the principles qfjusticefreedom and democracg; to conse- crate and'sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual hdpfilness.—Preamble to the Constitution ofThe American Legion.

Twelve Thousand ho T^ate an Education

HERE are in the United States ap- approximately four hundred young men could have proximately twelve thousand boys and been educated and trained at these two splendid girls whose fathers were killed in ac- national institutions before appointments were barred tion or died of wounds or other causes by age limitations. The delay, due principally to the during the World War. Two thousand difficulty in reaching potential candidates, has been and seventy-five of the twelve thousand highly unfortunate, but there is still time for three —about one-sixth—were eighteen years hundred and fifty youths to receive the benefits of of age or older on January ist. The war legally this act.

terminated on July 2, 1921, so that the youngest of the Many educational institutions of secondary and twelve thousand must already have passed his eighth college grades have offered to co-operate by making birthday. substantial concessions to war orphan students, such There are so few of the twelve thousand in any one as free tuition, remission of fees and in some cases community that as a group they are lost sight of. remission of room rent in halls and dormitories. In Those who know of isolated cases of children whose New Jersey, for instance, Princeton University will fathers died during the war probably think they are rea- give free tuition to every war orphan student; Rutgers sonably well provided for by the federal Government, University will give a scholarship of one hundred and blame the children themselves, or the short- dollars to every war orphan, and fourteen other sightedness of responsible relatives, if they grow up educational institutions have offered free tuition or uneducated and untrained. scholarships to a limited number. In Illinois, North- As a matter of fact, most of these boys and girls are western University has offered one hundred scholar- compelled to quit school at an early age and go to ships, two other universities twenty scholarships each, work to help support themselves and their widowed one college fifteen scholarships, four colleges ten each, mothers, and, in some cases, younger brothers and and seven other institutions a lesser number. sisters. In May, 1928, Congress passed a more important The government compensation is only ten dollars and comprehensive measure which provides for the per month for one child, and six dollars for each ad- continuance of the payment of death compensation ditional child when there is more than one in a after the age of eighteen "to any child who is or may family. hereafter be pursuing a course of instruction at a Aside from the meagerness of the allowance, all our school, college, academy, seminary, technical insti- pension and compensation laws have been based on tute, or university." the assumption that boys and girls should be self- This step was taken by Congress in response to ap- supporting when they reach eighteen, at which age peals from The American Legion and The American payments to or for them terminate. Legion Auxiliary in furtherance of their purpose to It cannot be denied that the average boy or girl of insist on a proper education for the children of those eighteen is sufficiently developed physically to work, who gave their lives for their country in the World but is it right for this great and rich nation to force its War. war orphans to begin the battle of life before they While ten dollars a month, or $120 a year, will help have completed their education and training? Should these boys and girls, no one would suggest that they America not rather encourage and aid them to con- can support themselves in college on this compen- tinue their studies, and thereby not only increase their sation alone. Not today. Aid from other sources will earning capacity but make them better and more therefore be necessary to enable them to continue their useful citizens? studies after they have completed courses in local Congress first recognized its obligation to aid the public schools. children of deceased service men by the passage in Under the program of the Legion and the Auxiliary, June, 1926, of a bill, introduced by Senator Harris of State Legislatures have been or will be asked to sup- Georgia, increasing the number of cadets at the plement or match the government compensation by United States Military Academy and midshipmen at establishing scholarships for war orphans at state the Naval Academy by forty at each institution, the educational institutions. additional appointments to be made by the President Since education is primarily a function of the States,

from among the sons of those who died during the it is felt that they will do their part now that the World War. federal Government has taken the lead. In fact, four Had the original vacancies been filled promptly, States—Utah, Maryland, Delaware and Connecticut

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t —have already put into effect war orphan scholarship schools, colleges and universities. In exceptional acts. This is a type of leadership that should inspire cases where further assistance is required, appeals other States. will be made to patriotic and philanthropic citizens The Connecticut act appropriates $200 a year for for contributions, in the form of scholarships or other- each child to "be used for the sole purpose of providing wise, or they may be asked to adopt, so to speak, for tuition, matriculation fees, board and room rent certain war orphans for educational purposes. The and books and supplies." The money is paid to the money so used will be well spent. educational institution, not to the child, and it is not The Legion and the Auxiliary do not mean that in any sense of the word a pension. The provisions of every war orphan should go to college. Many will not the Utah, Maryland and Delaware acts are similar, want or require more than a high-school education for except as to the amount appropriated for each child, their life's work. The needs of each child should be which is in each case $150 instead of $200. Legion and will be carefully studied and provided for as and Auxiliary department directors and committees far as practicable. on education of war orphans are now making a The Legion's purpose, as declared in preambles to systematic canvass of secondary schools, colleges and resolutions of The American Legion and The American universities within their respective States. Govern- Legion Auxiliary in convention at Philadelphia in ment compensation, state scholarships and aid from 1926, is to see that these boys and girls receive as good educational institutions, supplemented by the earn- an education and as thorough a business or profes- ings of the children themselves, should be sufficient sional training as their fathers would have given to cover necessary expenses at most secondary them. They rate it.

JULY, 1930 23 LIVINGSTON

LEONARD H.NASON

Chapters I-IX in Brief

^""""yRADUATES of a Vermont military academy, Rupert "Get away from those cars!" shouted m and John Livingston, brothers, have got into the Army, Rupert. "What do you birds know 7 Rupert through the medium of Plattsburg and John by about the front . You never were there'." enlisting in the National Guard. John gets overseas early

in the fall of 191 7, but Rupert, a captain of artillery, is "You," he began, when the detachment had halted, "fold in kept in the States until the following summer, when he is sent dis way. You, fold in dis way. T' rest, stand fast!" across with a replacement draft. He hopes that he will be sent up The detachment complied, forming a three-sided square with to join his regiment, but is kept in the S. O. S. through the summer the lieutenant in the middle. and into September. After a harrowing experience as acting ad- "I want youse to listen to me!" said the lieutenant. He looked jutant of the permanent camp at La Courtine, with men dying around him impressively. One ear was folded and rolled into a like flies of the flu, he is given a month's leave. In a pile of service wad of cartilage, and had the appearance of a cud of pink chewing records of men going up to the front lines he sees one marked gum stuck on the side of his head. The contours of his face were A.W.O.L. Convinced that it is now or never with him if he wants uneven and bumpy, his forehead shot straight back from his eye- to see anything of front line service, Rupert takes off the A.W.O.L. brows, his legs bowed out and his feet turned in. He looked like notation from the papers of Private Gideon Blaney and prepares a gorilla in uniform. Yet he was an efficient officer. His M.P.'s to answer to the name the next morning. never bothered a man that behaved himself, were never hard- boiled, but never told a soldier to go home twice. Chapter X "I been detailed," began Lieutenant Mahone severely, looking T^HE detachment assembled after breakfast in front of headquar- about him with lowered brows, "to see if it ain't possible to get a ters. It was a cold, raw morning, and the fog and the darkness train-load o' you birds up to t' front wit'out half o' yuh goin' over made the work of calling the roll extremely difficult. It saved Ru- t' hill. I ain't here to make no speeches. I'm just tellin' yuh dat pert from disaster, however, for he felt that he would be surely dere ain't gonna be no gittin' off t' train wit'out I give permission. recognized by somebody, in spite of his changed uniform and Dere ain't gonna be no takin' booze into t' cars. We got t'ree days his two days' beard. to put in in dem box-cars, an' if youse guys wants it to be t'ree He could hear the sergeant major muttering over the names, days of hell, I'll help all I can to make it hell, an' when I says hell, calling out until he was hoarse, then at the point of marking a I means hell! I don't want no guy to git on top t' cars, nor to ride man absent, having some mysterious person call, "Here!" in de buggy, nor to lean out t' door. Any guy does is liable to git Rupert had seen drafts going out before, and he knew that the hurted. If anudder train don't push his face in, I will! An' maybe sergeant major, half asleep, would certify all the men as present, he'll wish dat it was anudder train hit him!" knowing very well that at least half of them would disappear en He glared all around the three sides of the square. "Git me?" route. So far so good. The detachment went away to the station, he barked. "At ease! Every man take out his canteen!" where Lieutenant Plug Mahone awaited them. Each man complied, and Plug, walking about the square, in- 24 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly BROTHERS

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Yet who would expect to find btf the camp adjutant, a cap- tain of cavalry, in the per- Harry Town send son of an unshaven private spected each canteen, taking it in his hand and pouring out a of replacements, in a none little of the contents onto the ground. If the canteen contained too clean and obviously salvaged uniform? water or coffee, it was returned to its owner, but if it contained Plug found two non-commissioned officers, both sergeants, anything else, the pouring process continued. that he immediately appointed seconds in command. He then "What was you gonna do wit' dat?" he would say severely to divided the detachment into three platoons, and assigned one the guilty soldier, who would only grin and look confused. sergeant to each, he taking charge of the third. The detach- "It ain't nuttin' to grin about! Wipe dat smile! You! Gimme ment was re-formed, and marched to the waiting cars. your canteen!" They were not box cars, but ordinary third-class carriages. The man next to Rupert had his canteen full of cognac. The men were lined up before them. At the head of the train "Hmm!" said Plug, and asked his usual question. was an ancient, three-compartment, first-class carriage, the "I was goin' to take it to keep warm of a night, sir!" replied the center compartment of which was loaded with cases of canned soldier. goods and loaves of bread. "You was, huh? Well, I'll keep you warm! I'll see to it dat you "Umm," muttered Plug, "I'll need four guys for guards on t' ain't cold! If dey was afraid o' us bein' cold, dey'd issue us all out chow, an' for to issue it out." coneyac, wouldn't dey?" He walked along the line. "You! Fall out an' git in t' first All the time he said this he was reaching out for and inspecting compartment of de chow car! You, fall out, too. You wit' de Rupert's canteen, which he discovered to be empty. whiskers, chow car! You big tall fellar, out! Youse four ride in t' "Huh?" growled the lieutenant. "Nuttin' in it? Gonna fill it wit' chow! Don't leave nobody touch it wit'out orders direct up at de first gin-mill, huh? Didn't yuh hear de order, 'Every from me! Savvy?"

man to fill his canteen'? Too lazy to fill it wit' water an' pour t' Rupert and the other three got into the empty forward com- water out again?" partment of the first-class carriage. The rest of the detachment Rupert said nothing. was loaded into the cars, eight into a compartment, until they "Youse'll be dam' t'irsty before t'morrer!" went on the officer. came to the last car, when they discovered they had three- "Go fill it in t' station now! An' take some o' t' water to mow dat quarters of a car empty. One man was then taken out of each lawn wit'!" compartment until this car was filled up, but that left half a He indicated Rupert's bearded cheeks with a spatulate fore- dozen compartments with eight men still in them. A clamor of finger. Rupert went and filled his canteen. He had not been protest arose, which Plug promptly quelled. recognized. And Plug Mahone had stared at him long and "Not a peep out o' no one!" he barked. "Youse guys what got earnestly during the conversation about the empty canteen. eight in the compartment c'n lump it!"

JULY, 1930 25 The arrival of the train to which they were to be attached put an end to further discussion. It was the ordinary way train, and had several carloads of French troops already attached. The American cars were coupled on, after a great deal of hoarse shouting, blowing of cow-horns, and waving of a red flag on the part of the station master, and the train moved away. "Aha! We're off!" cried Rupert, unable to restrain his satisfaction. "Yup," agreed the other three. They looked at him soberly. "What outfit was you with?" they inquired. "I wasn't with any. I was a casual," he replied. "I came over awhile ago with the July Replacement Draft from Camp Shelby." "Oh," sniffed the tallest of the three. "We're National Guardsmen. All three of us. Funny he picked us, wasn't it? What part o' the States you from, fellar?" "Vermont," grinned Rupert; "how about you?" "Cleveland, by God!" replied the tall man. "Yessir, right off the lakes, all three of us." They went away through the moun- tains, climbing slowly all morning. To- ward noon they made a long halt to change engines in a railroad yard. Plug immediately descended with his sergeants and posted a guard. "Youse guys wit t' chow, snap out of it!" he ordered briskly. "Open up some o' dem cases an' issue out one can o' jam, two cans o' bully, an' two loafs o' bread to every guy I send down." He then went away to the cars and sent one man from each compartment to the chow car. Meanwhile the guards walked up and down, rifle on shoulder. The sun shone, the day was fairly warm, and the men ate heartily, swing- ing their feet from door sills, leaning out the windows, calling to one another to observe a French sentry, wearing an old pre-war uniform of blue with enormous epaulets, or the passage of some member of the opposite sex on the other side of the barrier that surrounded the yard, or the alluring terrace of the Cafe de la Gare on the far side of the street, where the tables could be seen, and workmen from a nearby munitions plant drinking. "What's the guy in the epaulets?" demanded the tall man. This one had been addressed as "Blink" by his com- rades, probably a corruption of "What he doing walking up and down with a rifle?" asked the jellow "Blanc," for his hair was the color of bayonet. "Maybe he' s guardin the railroad tracks," said Matty, "so no tow. "Anti-aircraft," replied the man called Matty. "Don't yuh see the A. A. on his sleeve?" "Maybe he's there to keep the rest of them from going over "That means 'Armee Auxiliaire'," said Rupert. "He's a the hill," suggested the fourth man. man that's too old or hasn't the physical stamina to go to the He indicated with his jam-covered bayonet a great many front." French soldiers in all conditions of undress, who wandered up "Ah," said the other two, "how'd you know that?" and down in front of the cars occupied by the Americans. They The fourth man, who had said very little all morning, and was were the soldiers from the forward half of the train, that Rupert now occupied in spreading jam on bread with a bayonet, came had noticed when the Americans had first been attached. and peered over his companions' shoulders. The sudden appearance of a man with a red flag, chanting "En "What's he doing there walking up and down with a rifle?" he voiture!" put an end to the peaceful scene. The French hurried asked. away as fast as they could to their own cars, the American sen- "Oh, he's guardin' somethin'," replied Matty. "Maybe the tries hastily scrambled into theirs, and Lieutenant Mahone, look- railroad tracks so no one won't tear 'em up an' take 'em away ing up and down the train, bellowed, "Shut dem doors an' pull in for souvenirs." yer necks!"

The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly to shoot any man that tried to leave the cars. Then he disappeared down the platform. No sooner had he left than loud conversation was heard in the direction he had taken. Some American soldiers had come along and were addres sing the men in the cars. "What outfit, buddy?" they called. "Forty-fifth, wanderin' Jews!" replied someone. "Gwan, we ain't got no outfit!" replied another. "Where yuh goin?" asked those on the platform. "Up to the front!" shouted those in the train. They were agreed on that matter. "Up to the front?" jeered the men on the platform. "The hell you preach! What front? There ain't no front! The war's over, kid, don't you read the papers?" Rupert's heart stopped beating. "\\ hatdyuh mean 'over'?" demanded someone in the cars, after a short silence. "Sure it's over, the Bodies are licked. They're gonna sign a armisstis! Front hell! You guys won't never see no front!" "Stick out your ears," called a man from the cars; "you're fallin' through your collar!"

'I here was some faint-hearted laughter at this, but it was plain that the men on the platform had the advantage of the argument. "Get the hell away from those cars!" shouted Rupert suddenly. "What do you birds know about the front? You never were there!" To his intense surprise a thunderous cheer rang from the cars. "Yeh, that's fat enough for yuh!" shouted the men within to those on the platform.

The bearers of ill news seemed confused, either because it was true they had never been at the front, or because they had been ordered away by an armed sentry. "Oh mother, pull in your service flag, your son's in the S.O.S. !" chanted the humorist in the cars. "Cut out that singing!" yelled Rupert. "On your way, you guys!" added Blink, for he had seen the bow-legs and the chunky form of Plug Mahone appear at the far end of the plat- form. The soldiers on the platform moved away, muttering among themselves and still jeering in dumb-show at those in the cars. Plug returned, and shortly after a train backed in and the four cars were coupled thereon. "En voiture!" sang the chef de gare. Toot! shrieked the engine, and they were on their way once more. Rupert shoved his rifle under the seat and leaned from the door-window as the train pulled slowly out. The passengers who had just descended were moving back along the platform toward the way out. French soldiers on leave, hung with half a dozen musettes apiece, from the necks of which sundry bottles pro- truded, civilians with bulging paper suitcases, women with huge bundles and holding children by the hand, two or three American soldiers, each with the tiny gingham bag that the Red Cross gave to men in hospitals dangling from his shoulder. Rupert looked at the last of these and suddenly started out of his indifference. Did he know that man? Was that face familiar? "Joe!" he shouted. "Joe Stink!" It ivas Joe! The car was passing within two feet of him. The soldier turned, grinning, to hear his old name called. He looked older than when Rupert had last seen him, and he was pale from hospital. "Where's my brother?" shrieked Rupert. "John Livingston! Where's John?" Joe stared straight up into Rupert's face and the smile left his lips as though a sponge had wiped it away. His face whitened beneath its pallor. — "Uh!" he coughed. "Rupe Livingston! Uh! John's " he stopped, his jaw hanging. "Where is he?" shouted Rupert, leaning half way out of the window in his excitement. "What happened to him?" who was spreading jam on bread with a But the train gathered speed, and Joe's face faded into the distance. lungs, one won t take 'em away as souvenirs" "Where is he?" yelled Rupert at the top of his but Joe made no replv. It seemed to Rupert that he sadly shook his head. Then station, passengers, and Joe blended into one indistinguishable mass, and soon T^HEY came into Chateauroux in the early morning were but a speck in the distance. * and here the men got down stiffly, to go by squads and wash under the hydrant in front of the station. Lieu- THEY came at twilight to Noisy-le-Sec. Paris! That was Paris over tenant Mahone lined them up on the platform before there on the horizon, a smoke cloud against the setting sun. There the cars and called the roll. All present, to the surprise seemed to be miles and miles of railroad track here, thousands of cars, of even the hardboiled lieutenant. engines shrieking, trains rattling by, and soldiers everywhere. A long, After a bristling speech in which he assured them that brown train, made of great cars like Pullmans, each with a red cross on singing or yelling would mean no chow, the lieutenant or- its side, rolled silently by. A hospital train, the first Rupert had seen. dered them back into the cars, leaving the chow guard The cars of Rupert's detachment were uncoupled from their train, and outside, two on each side. Heads protruded from each backed for an hour from one track to another. At one time they were compartment. Mahone had a bandolier over his shoulder very near the high fence, crowned with barbed wire, that separated the and this he very ostentatiously tore open, handing a clip yard from the street and could see, on the other side, the roofs of trolley each to Rupert and his companion, and ordering them cars that went clattering by. Rupert could (Continued on page 65)

JULY, 1930 27 EL DORADO of

El Dorado, Arkan- sas, nine years old in its modern phase of finding in oil the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Legion- naires took an active part in its transfor- mation from boom town to its present state, and one of them is now the Le- gion ' s National Com- mander. Below, the town's curb market, otherwise the produce exchange

(By Charles

ing of the Armistice. He saw no active service overseas. But he and his buddies of the Kinard Post found action as much as they craved in Arkansas. In that El Dorado of Black Gold some seventy-four-odd members of the Legion had occasion to play much the same sort of roles as the Vigilantes of California back in the gold rush days, or the law and order committees in Alaska half a century later. As a word to describe this Arkansas El Dorado my first choice is "bewildering." El Dorado is the kind of place where you can come across a newspaper headline announcing "An- other Landmark Goes"; then you discover that the "old board and stucco structure" about to be razed is the Wright Building—erected only half a dozen years before! "Thus the old must give way to the new," moralizes the El Dorado Daily News. "The same scene has been enacted on a dozen other lots in the business district of El Dorado within the past two years, and each time the old city loses its identity for a part of the new one that has been in the making for six years."

a familiar wall motto would put it, "the world The odd circumstance that this city was "prophetically named" yj now makes a beaten path" to a door in southern may as well be explained here also before we touch off the fire- f M Arkansas; to a house in that bewildering neck works. The name El Dorado when first applied to the townsite S ^K. of the woods called El Dorado. At least, this didn't mean a thing. Way back in 1843, in response to a petition holds good for that part of the world consisting of eight hundred "to locate a seat of justice nearer to the center of the county," a thousand Legionnaires. El Dorado is the home of their new new town was duly laid out and christened El Dorado. The National Commander. And there you find another good example, place was not then, nor has it ever been since, a center where doubtless, of the kind of man who "can make a better mouse precious yellow metal might be mined. Nearly four score years trap than his neighbor." were to pass before a strike of "black gold" gave the name any

Hut someone who has met the new Commander face to face genuine justification . . . will have to write the Bodenhamer biography. All I can hope Then, on a quiet afternoon in January of 192 1, the news to do is to throw light on a Bodenhamer background: on El flashed over telegraph wires that the Busey oil well had come in, Dorado—prophetically named—where he first proved to the spouting 10,000 barrels of high grade oil over the countryside Legion his fitness for leadership. Here he commanded the Roy daily. As a seat of justice and a farmers' trading center El V. Kinard Lost in 1921; at a time when holding such an office in Dorado had snoozed long enough. The flash of that dispatch El Dorado was not always like presiding over a Sunday afternoon wrought quick and dramatic transformations. Almost overnight tea party. this county seat town of around 3,500 inhabitants became a A curious fate for a man who showed such aptitude for the real El Dorado—a frenzied oil boom city of 30,000. soldier's trade that he could climb, in a Regular Army infantry The thing seems incredible; and the resulting chaos is equally outfit, from boot-camp recruit in April of 1917 to the rank of difficult to imagine. But the acute discomforts and hardships major at age twenty-nine in 1019 is that his skirmish line ex- and perils thus suddenly created were very real. Two special perience did not begin until more than two years after the sign- trains came rolling in early the next morning. Both were packed

28 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly — BLACK GOLD

The going was plenty rough in 192 1 when the first of the oil ivells in the El Do- rado section came in and everybody used whatever means of transportation came to hand. Eventually, of course, this for- tune hunter got out of the slough, which eventually gave way before a good roads campaign. Below, an El Dorado gusher doing it

Phelps Cushin^f

like a rush hour subway express. A passing freight disgorged at ic broke out. about the same time 150 to 200 unexpected visitors from its Dig into the side-door Pullmans. All the rest of the day and for days after- records and it ward other trains dumped out passengers by companies, by will not take regiments, then hurried back for more. From all points of the you long to find compass long black columns of motor cars came struggling down out how large the muddy roads to park in El Dorado's equally muddy, deep a part in help- rutted, unpaved streets. An Oklahoma man in a hurry "swooped ing to restore down" from the sky. "Minutes meant millions!" Millionaires normal con- and paupers—were being made hourly. And this in the "hard ditions was times winter" of 1921. played by El Oilmen—leasehounds, rockhounds, roughnecks—adventurers, Dorado's ex- gamblers, thugs, schoolteachers, pickpockets, hijackers, clerks service men. and business men, oil stock promoters, prostitutes, bootleggers, The police willing workers and "labor agitators," newspaper men, plain and chief, Sam fancy bums, fortune tellers, hot dog vendors and Coney Island Crawford, a showmen descended in swarms to swell the frightful congestion. well known Overnight, property leases doubled, quadrupled. Hotels were character at crammed in a jiffy, at Klondike rates and eight men to the room; national con- later arrivals were happy to rent army cots, hallway floors and ventions for his tops of billiard tables. "Town billets" included barns, attics, sobriquet "The garages, churches and the court-house. The vast overflow slept Country Ma- in shacks, backyards, motor caravans, and under canvas of all jor" and his sizes from a shelter half to a circus menagerie tent. perennial ser- Even from all this you get only a glimmering of the real perils vice as ser- of the situation—from such hazards as riot, fire, and epidemic. geant -at -arms From drunken brawls, the disorder spread to lawlessness of every for the Arkan- sort. The police force to cope with this consisted of three con- sas Depart- stables. The jail had only one cell. There was scarcely enough ment, had been water supply for drinking purposes; and its pressure soon major of a sani- dwindled to "nothing worth mentioning." Link with this latter tary train out- fact a worn-out and antiquated fire-fighting apparatus; add that fit overseas. The police force had to be augmented, quickly, from sanitation for a while became something appalling; and top this three men to twenty. To recruit those ranks ex-service men off with the simple statement that the city treasury went broke. stepped front and center, with two ex-majors in command. There you have a Situation. From the man who in those days was the mayor of El Dorado I But El Dorado, the records reveal, managed to cope with this got this brief explanation: "We needed trained men—who could mid-winter emergency; and also with a second unheralded crisis, do things quickly. Naturally, we had to call a lot on ex-service which arrived under hot suns of August, when the Cates field men." came in. Never did this community sound an S.O.S. Lawless- The nature of certain other emergency relief measures—as one ness was put down without a call upon the state militia. All fires might read between the lines even if the mayor had not re- within the city limits were fought successfully. And no epidem- marked upon their significance—shows {Continued on page 50)

JULY, 1930 29 7fo? WORLD THEIR

Mary Gertrude Haussman of Union City, New Jersey, class of 1922

Dorothy Elizabeth Wadman of Howard G. Shapiro, of Chicago, Liberty ville, Illinois, also of 1922 Illinois, still another seven-year old

JT~ T"P TO a dozen or go years ago perhaps the most distin- / / guished birthday anyone in the United States could boast was July 4th. To be sure, February 12th and Feb- ruary 2 2d are days of impressive significance, but Indepen- dence Day overtops them, and carries no such liability as does being born on Christmas Day, when father and mother are

Karl Mack Van sickle of East Alva Mortimer McCrory of Las Vegas, New Mexico, Greenville, Kentucky, member 1927 of the 1924 class

The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly CELEBRATES BIRTHDA Y

Barbara E. Lattime of Med- ford, Massa- chusetts, a fifth anniversary baby

Catherine Victoria Arriva, Chicago' s Keith Aldrich Lane of Mountainair, delegate from the class of 192$ New Mexico, who arrived in 1921

likely to forget special birthday presents. But since November 11, 1918, Americans join with other peoples on every continent in celebrating the day which ended the most gigantic war in history. To have been born on that day carries real distinction. Here are a few youngsters eligible for membership in a Society of Legionnaires' Sons and Daughters Born on Armistice Day.

Edwin R. O'Reilly, 192J, mas- Joseph Roth of Pontiac, Mich- cot of Erie County (New York) igan, is the 1926 member of the Voiture of the 40 and 8 group

JULY, it FAST FREIGHT

/T USED to be that a (Bu SdwardO^f.ZKurle the less necessary in the main- nation had an ade- tenance of the general popu- quate national de- lation backing up the armed fense if it maintained a small forces. They come from other coun- standing army, paid to fight the tries or not at all. To provide all of similar professional armies of these necessities during times of other nations with which it national emergency fast ocean might come into conflict. freighters are needed. For a Times began to change fast cargo ship can carry in- when Napoleon conquered finitely greater quantities Europe with armies during the year by mak- made upof men recruited ing more voyages. And from that civil popula- she is less likely to be tion which previously lost by enemy activi- had played little part ties, by reason of her in war-making. We all very speed. know, from experience, It is not as if such how this trend devel- vessels would be a oped in the World sheer expense to main- War. Whole popula- tain in peace times, as tions were involved, is a large navy. Actu- every national resource ally, the economic rea- was bent to the need for sons for their service in victory. peace are quite as compel- As never before, shipping ling as the defensive reasons was disclosed as an essential for their use in war. The rea- to national defense. Only those soning is as simple as a-b-c. who were intimately concerned To start close to home, suppose with shipping will ever appreciate we consider the railroad transport how close a call the Allied cause had, of the United States. The statisticians with the unrestricted submarine warfare compute that on almost any day there are sinking tonnage at a rate that threatened an in transit on American railways goods valued at ultimate failure of supplies, and with almost every sinking $1,500,000,000. Someone, somewhere, is paying interest on ship taking down with it a cargo of food or munitions or the money tied up in each of the shipments that make up other essential. this stupendous total, figured at five percent, the interest If you happened to be in any branch of the service where charge upon these goods in transit is over $205,000 a day. For you saw the convoys of cargo ships, you know at first hand each day that the railroads cut off the average shipment, the the need for faster ocean freighters under the United States saving to the public is, then, over $205,000. flag. For you saw how whole armadas bearing troops and A conservative estimate of the goods in international ocean- essential freight were held back to the cruising speed of the ic transit is $5,000,000,000. This represents a daily interest slowest ship in the convoy, probably an eight-knot ocean charge of close to $700,000. The world's consumers are pay- tramp. Vessels capable of higher speeds moved with their ing this big daily charge in their ordinary living expenses. engines barely turning—and to the extent that their voyages What is being done to reduce these wastes? Since the were slowed down, the goods that could be transported were American railroads were turned back to their own manage- decreased. ments after federal wartime control, the average turn- Moreover, the slower the convoy the more vulnerable it around time of a freight car has been reduced at least one was. Most often, if you will recall, it was some slow freighter third. Meanwhile, the average speed of ocean cargo liners plodding its eight-knot pace on the outer fringes of the con- and tramp ships has increased only one knot—one nautical voy that felt the torpedo of the hidden U-boat. A slow- mile per hour—in fifteen years. moving quarry is always easier to overtake and destroy I have actually known of an instance where a London im- than is one that moves fast, as any deer hunter will testify. porter called a Chicago manufacturer on the telephone to Certainly nobody who had experience with modern war place an order. The goods were rushed by fast freight to during 1017 and 1918 has any desire for more of it. But New York. There they were placed on an eight-knot cargo there are a good many of us who still lack that implicit ship, which made its leisurely passage in the customary sixteen faith in overnight reform that characterizes the mental days. If this is not an economic anachronism, I don't know processes of the out-and-out pacifists. Hoping and praying one when I see it. that there may be no war, we nevertheless insist that So there is a real reason in profits, the universal language national safety demands adequate defense against the con- of business, why American shipping interests should build tingency of war. faster cargo ships. This reason makes it perfectly feasible Adequate defense must include adequate overseas trans- for us to increase our facilities for national defense, and port, for no nation is self-sufficient in modern warfare. make money in the process. Tin, rubber, silk, to name a few outstanding examples, are We need, then, to build fourteen- and sixteen-knot essentials of warfare which the United States must get from freighters. This is a real need, a pressing need. For until we across wide oceans. There are infinite numbers of other have them, in considerable numbers, we shall be less well pro- commodities, perhaps not essential in tected than is required by every sound the production of munitions but none Decoration by L.L.Balcom consideration of national defense.

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JUST PALS them. There's no law to compel you to other a resident. read this page. "Gee, they're swell," commented the Alexander P. Moore, late Well, it seems there was a broker who out-of-towner. are they?" ambassador to Spain, ex- "Who had a friend who had been stuck badly. "They're the doctor's kids," the other emplified the height of good Not once, but several times, and always replied. Memories of his own baby sister fellowship, no matter in at the advice of the financier. The next came back to him. She was red and what circles he traveled, and was pop- time he came to call, the broker, putting homely. He added: "He always keeps ular with almost everybody except a the best face possible on a bad matter, the best ones for himself." certain few of the social climbers. said: At a dinner at which he was delivering "Just bad luck, that's all. Look you speech, of the guests was an Ameri- — a one THE IN 0.3 come around tomorrow and I'll give you a HUNDRED can lady whose sole distinction was that couple of pointers." she had married a British title. What, Young Van Rensselaer "It's not a couple of pointers I want," what! But better than that, she was Van Toodles, fresh from retorted the other. "It's a couple of seated beside King Alphonso, no less. graduation at an Eastern retrievers." During the address she leaned toward his university, applied to a Western ranch majesty and remarked: owner for a job. He got the job. It was "Really, persons should not pay so tending sheep. much attention to our ambassadors, .4 LITTLE CHILD On one of his monthly tours of his should they? At home the Moo res are SHALL READ THEM property, the ranch owner called on Van Toodles and inquired how everything had considered a bit plebeian." During one of the World been going. "Listen," suggested the king, patting Series games a few years "Pretty well, sir," said the youth. "I her arm, "let's you and I not be snobbish." ago—and it might as well be admitted had the sheep in every night, but I'll tell right now that this yarn is probably a lie you that the lambs gave me quite a on the face of it —a small girl was dis- chase." SAFE covered in the press box, busily pushing a "The lambs?" inquired the boss. pencil around a pad of yellow paper. A pretty girl had plunged into the "Why, I didn't have any stock less than The usher in charge was scandalized, ocean and had gone too far from shore. one year old." as the ten-year-old was occupying one of Her shrieks for help aroused the sym- The lad said nothing, but led him to the best seats on the field. He touched pathy of a young man who had been lying the corral and pointed. her on the shoulder and demanded: sunning himself on the beach, so he Inside were two hundred and thirty- "Don't you know that this section is dashed in and rescued her. eight jack rabbits. reserved for writers—correspondents of When it was all over except the cheer- the press? You'll have to get out." ing, and most of that, the young girl's "I'm a correspondent, sir," the little father approached the volunteer life CHARITY BEGINS A T HOME girl protested. saver and said: "Oh, you are, are you?" retorted the Just as hostilities opened, as far as we "Young man, I can never thank you official sarcastically. "And what publi- were concerned, in 1917, there occurred a sufhciently for your noble act. You in- cation do you represent, may I ask?" "war wedding" between a colored couple curred a terrible risk in saving my "St. Nicholas Magazine, sir." in South Carolina. years later the daughter." Two hero-husband came home. Eleven years "Not at all, sir," replied the hero. later a domestic scrap developed and he "Not at all. I thought it all out in ad- began bringing things up. vance. I'm already married." BREAK! "Looky yeah, woman," he said, "yo' Trouble at Loot County Jail was on admits, don' yo', dat yo' ma'ied me fo' and most notorious and desperate LUCKY the mah war risk insurance?" criminal was on the loose. He had ap- "Sho," she replied. "Sho. But don' no formali- An absolute duffer had parently gone through more yo' admit dat Ah's willin' to wait fo' yo' joined a golf club. He ties than to walk out. The sheriff, to die natch'rally?" didn't know any more wrought up by political reasons, had be- about golf than you or I know about come angry. television. On his first swing he shut his "Escaped, just like that, huh?" he PUTTING THE HEAR eyes and took a blind swat. It went into growled. "Aren't you getting paid to IN HEREAFTER the hole in one. The respectful gallery guard all the exits?" Satan was really having said nothing. They didn't want to dis- "Yes, sir, and we done so," answered a hell of a time. Things turb his poise. the man on duty. Suddenly he clapped — weren't going at all well in the local dis- The amateur took their silence for his hand to his head and added "But we tricts and he was running for re-election. granted, and just for luck repeated the forgot to look after the entrances!" The most unruly resident was a usually operation. By some miracle the same well mannered little man, who went thing occurred. Two consecutive holes in berserk on occasions and refused to one. Never before accomplished. FAVORITISM obey any of the regulations. "Woops!" he said, and wiped his brow. It was in a small village where the local Finally Satan approached the recent "Thought I'd missed it that time!" doctor was everything in the matter of arrival. power and importance. Moreover, his "See here," he said, "can't you behave DOG DAYS two little daughters were the prettiest yourself? Who do you think you are, small girls in the town. One day the pair anyway? Do you think you own this The Wall Street crash had its points. were being trailed at a respectful, bashful joint?" At any rate, it gave rise to a number of and admiring distance down the street by "Sure," said the little guy. "Didn't gags, and you can take them or leave a couple of boys—one a stranger and the my wife give it to me just before I left?"

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36 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly % A PERSONAL VIEW

Gobs the nation called you affectionately in its hours of Talk or action? A blue print navy or a navy that sails the

need. Your numbers were few compared to those of the blue? Guns of steel or guns of paper? Promise or fulfil- Army. Sometimes you have dropped ment? At the Washington Conference All Who hints that the fact you were also in the Which Will 0 f I021) when the world hailed limita- Served at Sea war has not been mentioned often You Have? tion as established, our ratio of naval enough in these columns. All the para- strength was set as rive to Britain's five graphs this Fourth of July month are on a subject of which and to Japan's three. And what was at that time put on you are the greatest experts. You are asked to do some paper many Americans thought was being done in fact. thinking on that subject, for a sound Fourth of July reason: But Britain and Japan built cruisers and we did not. We for the sake of those men who may serve by sea in the went to the London Conference, nine years later, with our next war. ratio in fighting cruiser power three to Britain's ten and to Japan's five.

After the gobs those whom we called doughboys are the next best experts on this subject. If they don't lend the Some people are saying that Japan and Britain may need gobs a helping hand now, the time may bigger navies than we do. If so, runs the argument, that is And All Who come when future gobs will not be able their business. We do not need a big Setting an Served on Land to ' end future doughboys a helping navy, and that is our business. If we go hand. There will be no guards for a Example to the Naval Conference of 1936 with- bridge of ships. Two million doughboys will not get across out having built up to ratio we shall be the finish in strong of sea to the job so quickly that two million more will a position diplomatic appeal to the other na : not have to leave the training camps at home. Or, any who tions to reduce to our level. If they still refuse to scrap the make the start through a submarine zone may be drowned ships that give them superior power, and even to allow us to or made prisoners, their mothers' prayers for a safe passage maintain the old paper ratio, then we can make still further notwithstanding. reductions to convince them of their mistake.

We have read in our schoolbooks, our elders have told us, If we are never to have another war, as some people are also that there are moments in the life of a nation when there saying, what is the use of having a navy at all? A navy is for must be a decision affecting its future war. What is more foolish and waste-

No Dodging through long years. That decision Never fu] than to build anything that never The Decision may spell wealth or poverty, honor or Another War can be used? We might as well build a humiliation, victory or defeat. America great steamship in the middle of the has come to the crossroads where she must turn to the right prairies. No more war, therefore no more navy. This is or the left. The recent London Naval Conference only absolutely logical. drew attention to the issue; its ratification or non-ratifica- Yet, I do not want to hear what the wild waves are saying tion was only a gesture that did not affect the main point on this subject but what is thought on it by seamen who rode at issue. the wild waves navigating transports, chasing submarines,

and laying mines in the North Sea, and what is thought on it by the soldiers on the transports. They were in only one Where, at the Washington Conference, we scrapped battle- war, the latest of the wars that were to end war. Let us have ships and battle cruisers to bring us down to the 5-5-3 ratio, a little history of sea power. we went to the London Conference to American Colonial regiments fought beside British in the To Build Or ask the privilege to bring our ratio up to French and Indian War. French troops being cut off from Not to Build? 5-5-3- In place of the 100 to 60 in '21 America by British sea power, France had to yield Canada we won in '30 at London 100 to 70 for and the Mississippi Valley. Now the thirteen colonies were

Japan, or five to three and one-half. That is, we may build to settle down to perpetual peace as loyal subjects to the up to that ratio by 1936. We could not attain it before profit and pleasure of the British King. But soon they were that year. Remember that the treaty does not say we are in arms against him. Paul Jones won fame by walloping a to build, only that we may. The privilege granted by those better armed British ship off the English coast. Many now much stronger than we are is listed as a diplomatic vic- Americans still have the idea that he beat the whole British

tory for us. Perhaps it was. The other fellows had their Navy. It happened he was such a good dodger as well as loaded guns on the table against our guns of paper. Are we hard hitter that he caught one British ship alone. British to build up to the ratio or not? This is the vital national sea control still permitted the King to pour troops into decision we must make and which no words should be al- America to keep Washington's Army doing lively foot work lowed to camouflage and no shifting to dodge. sparring for a Paul Jones chance {Continued on page 64)

JULY, 1930 37 KEEPING STEP f~W "^ORTV years ago the map of Pennsylvania showed be spent annually it would insure vigorous continuance of the post L> M J onlyonl; an open space where today the town of Van- for at least twenty years longer. Few members would live longer. ml dergrifrift with its 14,000 inhabitants spreads itself on "The endowment fund is administered by a board of five trus- / the_ ea;east bank of the Kiskiminetas River. Vandergrift tees, of whom only one is a Legionnaire. It was felt that with ^/ didn't just happen. It was built as a man builds a control of the fund in the hands of non-Legionnaires, personal house. Its streets and sidewalks and parks, its public buildings and selfish interests could not even remotely influence the trus- and everything about it were charted on blueprints before con- tees in the impartial execution of their duties. J. Evan Morgan, tractors began the task of making it. For Vandergrift was the a Past Commander, is the post's representative on the board. first of America's model steel cities. It was created as the new The other members are Howard L. Bodwell, the manager of the home of a vast steel industry, and so well was it created that it steel mill in Vandergrift; John F. Horn, utility president and Indiana, capitalist Kahl, became the model for the later steel metropolis of Gary. ; John C. superintendent of the foundry in Van- on the shore of Lake Michigan, which was also made to order. dergrift, and Milton C. Uncapher, a real estate and insurance In keeping with the town's history, Vandergrift's citizens have man. The first non-member trustees will serve uneven terms, a always been characterized by vigor and enterprise and foresight, new one being elected each year for four years. Future appoint- and those qualities mark William ments will be for uniform terms of Harry Davidson Post of The Ameri- four years. This means that a new can Legion in Vandergrift. As evi- trustee will come in each year and dence of these qualities, there is the there will always be three experi- fact that Davidson Post presents to enced members to help new men." the rest of the Legion a brand new idea. It has established an endow- Flying Postmaster ment fund which will guarantee the undiminished vigor of the post thirty WHERE once the Colorado pio- years from now and perhaps a half neers' stage coaches rumbled century hence. over rough trails between Denver, "The endowment fund idea was Colorado Springs and Pueblo, a born in the mind of Post Commander smooth automobile highway runs to- H. Ross Belding when the post in- day, but Coloradoans most anxious come in 1929 was shown to be in to get from one city to another quick- excess of $7,000," reports Herbert D. ly don't use that road today. They Brauff. "Commander Belding real- hop into a passenger plane and make ized that while the post of 380 mem- comfortably and speedily the trip bers was then prosperous, there that once jolted pioneers' livers and would come with the years a time took many, many hours. The air when activities might not be so prof- route connecting the three cities was itable. Commander Belding is a established largely through the efforts metallurgist, not an actuary. He is of Earl E. Ewing of Colorado Springs, the head of the laboratory of the big when he was Commander of the steel mill here. His analytical mind Colorado Department. Incidentally. was impressed by the facts that the Ewing was Commander of his depart- average age of Legionnaires today ment for two terms, an unusual honor. is thirty-six, the average Legionnaire Known as "the Flying Commander," thirty years from now will be sixty- he did much to promote interest in six, and in i960 only about half of aviation. He was instrumental in the present members of the post will the establishment of air fields in a be alive. dozen cities. When he was made "The post drew up in proper legal postmaster of his city, his title was form a declaration of trust, a rather changed by public accord to "the complicated document of many pages. Flying Postmaster."

Stripped of its technical verbiage, it Last October Ewing used his plane provides that the post fiscal officers to transport a buck that he had shot each year shall turn into the trust in the San Juan country. fund one-tenth of all the post's regu- Postmaster Earl E. Ewing of Colorado lar revenues and profits from money- Springs, Colorado, in a pinch could bring Greatest Year making activities until the sum of through the air mail himself. He's a real "fly- $20,000 has been accumulated. All ing postmaster" as well as National Execu- NATIONAL Commander 0. L. Bodenhamer at the May meet- money placed in the fund will be in- tive Committeeman from Colorado vested in federal, state, county, mu- ing of the National Executive Com- nicipal or school bonds and, until the principal sum of $20,000 has mittee at Indianapolis reported that a tremendous gain in mem- been attained, interest will be added to the fund. bership has been made in the earliest months of 1930 and pre- "This plan insures that upon completion of the fund the post dicted that before the national convention in Boston in October will have a permanent fixed income of at least $800 yearly, the the Legion would have 850,000 members, the largest enrollment fund to be kept at $20,000 until i960 when, under the provisions in its history. of the plan, it may be disposed of as the post considers best. If Telegraphic reports showed 784,376 members on May 16th, a in i960 the post were to vote that $1,000 from the fund should figure that exceeded the quota for the entire year of 1930 and was The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly These sample moments from "Up in the Air," the annual play of Armour Post of Chicago, Illinois, confirm the communique that the play set a new altitude record for pep and perfection. Anybody old enough to remetnber when the up-to-the-minute motorist wore a colored derby or a merry widow hat?

almost 1 50,000 more than Washington congress, the the total on the corre- visitors will make a tour sponding date of the pre- of many Eastern cities ceding year. Memphis under Legion auspices. Post was shown to be the After this tour, delegates world's largest post, with will attend the Legion's 4,452 members. Jefferson national convention in Post of Louisville, Ken- Boston. tucky, had enrolled 3,- 713 and Omaha (Ne- Getting Together braska) Post had 3.507. LAST year," submits Boston Is Ready J W. W. Agre, "Aug- ust Donner Post hit upon THE National Execu- a new way of making all tive Committee was the people of Belview, told that the Boston na- Minnesota, better ac- tional convention, Octo- quainted with one an- ber 6th to Qth, will be the largest and most varied convention other and with the citizens of the towns surrounding Belview. ever held. Railroads in addition to offering rates of one fare for Our town has only 400 inhabitants, but on the first night we held the round trip have broken precedents by giving a fare reduction a public meeting we had 800 persons attending it. The eight simi- for convention visitors going to Boston over one route and re- lar meetings we've held since have drawn crowds equally as big. turning by another. The diverse routing round-trip rate for most A suitable meeting place was hard to find in our little town, but we sections will be one-third more than the one-way fare. Boston have done very well by using a garage in which we place chairs, a has guaranteed hotel rooms and other sleeping accommodations speakers' platform and tables for refreshments. For each meet- for as many as 275,000 visitors. The celebration of Boston's ter- ing we obtain good speakers. We charge ten or twenty cents ad- centenary anniversary and the fact that many thousands of con- mission and give lunch free to everybody—coffee and doughnuts. vention visitors will want to make tours of historic New England "The main benefit of these meetings has been the elimination are being counted upon to make the convention attendance un- of distrust and petty jealousy and misunderstandings between precedentedly large. neighbors and communities. Elbow rubbing has let everybody The National Executive Committee was told three cities would know that the other fellow is of a pretty good sort and that many contest at Boston for the honor of entertaining the Legion's 1931 previously-entertained unfriendly attitudes were unfair." national convention. Spokesmen for Detroit, Michigan, Port- land, Oregon, and Los Angeles, California, described the advan- Half Million Boys tages of their cities and extended invitations for 1931. MORE than a half million boys are now playing the baseball When Fidac Comes games throughout the country under the auspices of posts of The American Legion which will lead up to the state, regional THE National Executive Committee approved the appoint- and sectional American Legion junior baseball games and the ment of Legionnaires representing many sections of the coun- Junior World Series. Russell Cook, director of the National try as delegates to the 1930 Congress of Fidac to be held in Wash- Americanism Commission, and Charles M. Wilson, assistant di- ington, September 22d to 24th. It also sanctioned an extensive rector, have announced that the Junior World Series will be held program of entertainment for the delegates from France, Great in Memphis. Tennessee, August 28, 29 and 30, and will be Britain, Belgium, Italy and other countries. The city of New heralded to the rest of the country over the radio, with Graham York will be host to the visitors upon their arrival and will enter- McNamee announcing. Memphis Post, the world's largest Legion tain them with a formal banquet and sightseeing trips. A special post, is making elaborate plans for the event. train will carry the foreign delegations to Washington. After the The Western sectional games, to be played by the winning

JULY, 1930 39 The clubhouse community pro- Houston 2d I beautiful home mantown, P Post (below) in above, is a memor urb of P'hit'ad'el'- man for whom 1 center for civic is nam activities

teams of six regions west of round it — the Wyck house, the Mississippi River, will be the Chew mansion and held at Colorado Springs, others erected in the nation's Colorado, August 21st. 220! founding days. It is a memo- and 23d. The eastern sectional rial to Henry H. Houston 2d, games, between the winning who was killed by shellfire teams of six regions east of the while serving as a lieutenant Mississippi, will be played at of artillery in the A. E. F. after East Charlottesville, Virginia, distinguished service with the August 21st, 22d and 23d. French before the United States The western regional games wil entered the war. Mr. Houston's be played as follows: Region parents have been the patrons and

Baker, Oregon, August 14th and 1 benefactors of Houston Post which Region 2, Stockton, California, August has more than 1,500 members. 14th and 15th; Region 3. Colorado Sprin Merion is a residential suburb of Phila-

Colorado, August 16th, 17th and 18th ; F delphia, restricted to homes exclusively. After 4, Sioux Falls. S. D., August 14th and 15th; Region the war, citizens of Merion began raising a fund for

5, Quincy, Illinois, August 13th and 14th, and Region 6, Shreve- the erection of the War Tribute House which is the home of port, Louisiana, August 12th and 13th. Merion Post. Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge R. Johnson joined in this

The eastern regional games are as follows: Region 7, Battle community enterprise and gave their beautiful estate in the heart Creek, Michigan, August 14th and 15th; Region 8, Gastonia, of Merion. Mr. Johnson erected the building at his own expense. North Carolina. August 14th and 15th; Region o, Palatka, The house is used by all civic organizations of Merion. Florida, August 14th and 15th; Region 10, Hagerstown, Mary- land, August 14th and 15th; Region 11, Asbury Park, New Jer- By the Legio//, For the Town sey, August 14th and 15th, and Region 12, Manchester, New Hampshire, August 14th and 15th. FIFTEEN years ago, William G. Mather, president of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, presented to the mining town /// America' s Birthplace of Munising, Michigan, a stone building of distinctive architec- ture to serve as headquarters for the Y. M. C. A. The building MORE and more American Legion post clubhouses are be- cost more than $30,000. For fifteen years, Munising has been coming architectural landmarks, reflecting community trying to operate the building on a self-sustaining basis. history and traditions. Philadelphia visitors see in the new homes Last year, when it seem d that conflicting interests and differ- of Henry H. Houston 2d Post and Merion Post examples of ences of opinion would put the building permanently out of use rare beauty and appropriateness. as a public center, citizens of the town held a mass meeting and Houston Post's clubhouse in Germantown, in an historic envi- voted to turn over the club to Roderick Prato Post of The Amer- ronment, is in keeping with other notable buildings which sur- ican Legion at an annual rental of $1.

40 The AMERICAN LEGION7 Monthly E. Swapper Ingram of Los Angeles, California, national head of the Forty and Eight, escaped death in the historic flood at his birthplace, Johns- town, Pennsylvania. He has had long service as a munici- pal engineer on the Pacific Coast

National Commander Boden- hamer, who, as a native Texan, knows something about cattle, inspects an animal that isn't seen every day in the Long- horn country—a three-legged calf at the farm of Volney Diltz, Past National Executive Committeeman for Iowa. Mrs. Diltz as guide

The club was renamed the Legion County Club and the post year—with 508 paid-up 1930 members—and would keep right appointed a house committee of five members which designated on growing. Is there any other outfit anywhere that can trump Walfred B. Johnson, Post Adjutant, as manager of the club. Mr. Stuttgart and Whiting? Johnson worked fourteen hours a day to supervise repairs and alterations and make the membership as large and representative Came-and- Got- It as possible. For many weeks details of Legionnaires and Aux- A * iliares labored at night to get the building fixed up. I HE chow-hounds of the A. E. F. and the camps at home are "Things are going fine now," reports Mr. Johnson. "Citizens A still ready to spring to their messkits when the old bugle calls who had never been in the building before are coming in now. in Raleigh, North Carolina. Last Armistice Day when Raleigh The building has a gymnasium, thirty-eight by sixty feet, a pool Post sounded Come-and get-it for its annual barbecue, exactly and billiard room, bowling alleys, a large hall used for post meet- 2,407 veterans of the Army and Navy moved on the post's mi ings and other purposes, a large kitchen and sergeants carving up fifty juicy suckling many other special features." pigs which had been roasted to a sizzling brown over oak coals. With oldtime speed, Remembrance the 2,407 polished off the platters of roast pig and incidentally took on as cargo these ONE of the busiest places in one of the additional items: twenty bushels of pota- busiest cities in the world is the Board toes, unnumbered gallons of mayonnaise, a of Trade in Chicago, Illinois. In the daily couple of barrels of cole slaw, a truckload or life of this institution, Board of Trade Post so of rolls and corn pone, beaucoup coffee of The American Legion has held for more and other legal beverages. than ten years an important place. But the "The post has held this barbecue annual- post isn't self-centered. ly since 1919," reports A. L. Fletcher, His- "It may be of interest to other posts to torian of the Department of North Caro- know that our outfit recently established an lina. "The city of Raleigh and Wake Coun- endowment fund of $i, 800, the income from ty jointly provide the money for the feed. which will be used for the benefit of the Adjuncts of the barbecue are a huge parade orphaned boys and girls of World War vet- of the veterans, present-day military organ- erans in the State Home at Normal, Illi- izations and two thousand high school boys, nois," bulletins August C. Hennig. a football game and special programs in the motion picture theaters." Rung by Rung Still Serving DANIEL HARDER Post of Stuttgart, Arkansas, isn't the only post which has EDDY-GLOVER Post of New Britain, made a gain in membership in each year of Connecticut, has done plenty of things its history. In the April issue attention was which its community may want to inscribe called to the Arkansas outfit's growth in step- Gordon Osborne of Hart, Michigan, on a scroll of honor some day when the ladder fashion from 48 members in 1919 reports his biggest moment was five footsteps of present-day Legionnaires go to 286 in 1930. Now comes Leo T. Mulva, years ago when the doctor said: echoing into time. But right now when Eddy- Adjutant of Whiting (Indiana) Post, with "Twins—boys—blue eyes" Glover Post members estimate their own the news that his post started with seventy- accomplishments, they get from the post's eight members in 1919 and in successive years had enrollments camp for boys enough solid satisfaction to repay them for all the of 170, 226, 366, 393, 453, 468, 486, 491 and 506 before it set post has ever done. Back in 1927, records Legionnaire Maurice out to bust its own previous record in 1930. Early in May, Mr. H. Pease, the post started its camp—for boys who wouldn't be Mulva notified Pleas Greenlee, Adjutant of the Department of taken care of by other camps maintained by philanthropic organ- Indiana, that the Whiting outfit had gone over the top for this izations. The city gave the site—a tract in the open country, with

JULY, j 93 o Joseph Vernon Lloyd Post of Earlington, Kentucky, built a road, erected an electric light plant and did lots of other things to make this community bathing beach on a 250-acre lake. It is a two-mile hop in the post's automobile from post clubhouse to beach a stream, springs and woods. Legionnaires dammed the spring bound to say something about Gaston Post of The American to make a swimming pool and built huts. They did lots of other Legion in Gastonia. Gastonia has 17,600 inhabitants; in April things. They passed the hat among themselves and got $ 1,000 Gaston Post had 1,009 members. And that's going some. before they gave other citizens a chance to contribute and got an "Six hundred Legionnaires attended the last-, meeting of Gas- additional $1,000. Since that first season, the post has maintained ton Post," reports Department Adjutant J. M. Caldwell. And the camp at an average cost of $7.50 a week for each boy, but that's going some also. ''North Carolina has the largest member- the boys themselves pay nothing. A trained director, paid ship in its history right now and Gastonia is leading North :< by the post, supervises the camp and always post mem- ^f' Carolina. This summer Gaston Post will put on two bers are on hand to keep things moving right. Nothing / big celebrations. The first will be on the Fourth of extraordinary about the camp, perhaps, but it July when it will dedicate the post's new home, a stands as an everyday example of what Legion $75,000 memorial building. Later Gaston Post posts everywhere can do for tomorrow's citizens." will be host to the best boys' baseball teams of North and South Carolina and Tennessee in a In Disaster— the Legion! regional tournament." A COMMUNITY disaster of a new sort Proudest Birthdays visited Devon, Pennsylvania, in April. A fireworks factory exploded without warn- WHEN Post Commander Thomas H. ing, killed nine persons, injured many more Hamilton of Webster Groves, Mis- and hurled thousands of unexploded fire- souri, several months ago sounded the bugle works bombs over a large area. Quickly call for a new society to be composed of the members of Dalton-Wanzel Post of The sons and daughters of Legionnaires who, American Legion of the nearby town of like his own son, were born on Armistice Paoli mobilized at the ruins of the factory, Day, enrolments began coming in from helped extricate the dead and injured from towns and cities throughout the country. Mr. the wreckage, established guard lines to pre- Hamilton now reports that more than fifty vent injury to sightseers, and gathered the un- November Eleventh Sons and Daughters have exploded bombs. Then the post found new answered the roll call, including those whose houses for the factory workers whose homes parents have been named in earlier issues of the had been leveled by the blast. Later the post led Monthly. Photographs of some of the charter in the work of providing additional assistance for members appear on pages 30 and 31 of this issue. those who had been rendered destitute by the dis- Edgar C. Moag, of John J. Welsh Post of Ni- aster. Newspapers gave public recognition to the agara Falls, New York, suggests that the society post's many-sided activities following the disaster. have a second degree. He is the father of twin girls Little Thomas Hamil- born November n, 1926. In North Carolina ton, Webster Groves, Meanwhile, in Pontiac, Illinois, Legionnaires have been lining up all their sons in another organ- Mo., is founder of .the V\7'HENEVER anyone these days talks ization, the Sons of World War Veterans of Liv- about Armistice Day Sons » * the surprising industrial growth which is ingston County, which got its start back in 1926. and Daughters being witnessed in the South, he thinks of Gas- "It's a paper outfit so far,'' reports Dr. A. B. tonia, North Carolina, as an example of the new Middleton of Pontiac, "but it holds two meetings metropolises that are taking form—Gastonia with its huge cot- each year. One is a picnic during the summer. The post furnishes ton mills spreading far into neighboring valleys. And in North the ice cream. The most important event, though, is the Memo- Carolina these days, when anyone starts talking about the prog- rial Day program and parade. The boys march behind the post ress being made by the Legion all through the State, he is carrying flags and flowers which they ( Continued on page 52)

42 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly Frank Miles Illustration by A.E.Bricjicjs

community Fourth of July celebration is rHEdoomed. An institution in almost every city, town and village for generations until twenty years ago, it is now passing swiftly from Ameri- can life. In another two decades celebrations such as those which we who are over thirty enjoyed as children will be a rarity. And not because the American people are growing less patriotic—they aren't. My home town, whose population has been about one thousand souls since 1840, used to celebrate the Fourth every year, but it had stopped before I was born. Some of the godless old timers shock the rest of the inhabitants by saying that one of the greatest celebra- tions ever held in that part of the State died when the saloons closed. Be that as it may, neighboring towns which had saloons continued to celebrate for many years afterward. Our family usually went to the same town for the Fourth. Talk of it started He took the forefathers of America weeks before the great day. Fourth of through the early struggles, fought July morning we youngsters were awake through the French and Indian at d iwn. and the hired were Dad hand wars, and rose to supreme heights already doing the chores, for we lived of eloquence in an intermediate on a farm. A hurried breakfast, then peroration on George Washington mother filled baskets with fried chicken, cake and all the other edibles required for a picnic dinner. Along with the baskets was a big freezer of It made a perfect day if the ringer was ignominiously defeated. home-made ice cream. After the races came the free street exhibition, usually by a tight About eight o'clock our driving team, Nick and Nell, a span of or slack-wire walker. Two women and one man fainted once when blacks, were hitched to the surrey and off we went in a cloud of a woman performer leaped into the air. alighted astraddle of the dust. Our favorite celebration was nine miles away, and the dis- wire, bounced up, turned a complete flip-flop, came down and tance seemed like a hundred to us kids. The town was resplendent caught the wire with her hands. It was one of her regular stunts in flags and bunting. Concession stands jammed the vacant lots and she had promised something death-defying, but the local and side streets leading into the main street. By noon hitch-rack committee chairman told her later she had gone too far. Those space was not to be had. wire walkers certainly gave us youngsters inspiration for the rest About 1 1 130 came a program of sports—sack race the egg race, of the summer. three-legged race, fat men's race, races for women and girls and Families grouped together for the picnic dinner in the park. small boys, and the great free-for-all hundred-yard dash for a real Table cloths were spread end to end on the grass and covered with their ten-dollar bill, in which the town champion would defend his titleand food. Most of the dads and mothers had brought along on which many bets were laid. Somebody was always importing coffee in fruit jars, but we kids smacked our lips on red lemonade page a stranger who it was darkly rumored was a ringer from Chicago. from the stands nearby. We ate until we {Continued on 50) 43 JULY, .930 —

Gobs of the U. S. Naval Mine Force in Base No. 18, Inverness, s-w / JORLD War Scotland, finish assembling a loaded mine for use in the North Sea. it did so unexpectedly, /veterans and subscribed as it was § /J ]. Frank Burke tells on this page of the operations of the unit and 1/ who did all by a band now widely IX of an unusual memorial established, in Scotland X r their fighting scattered, is warmly ac- on dry land may mistake cepted ... In thanking the suspended ball in the picture at the top of this page for a you and through you that wide band of subscribers, I should like push-ball all ready for athletic purposes. But ex-Gob J. Frank to add a word of thanks for the expression of your appreciation of Burke, secretary of the North Sea Mine Force Association, and the efforts which were made for the entertainment of the Force. member of Irving T. Adams Post of Roslindale, Massachusetts, May I assure you that we in Scotland are not unmindful of the ." explains differently. part played by Americans here and on the active fronts. . . The picture of the gobs in dungarees was taken in Base No. 18 —a plant which had been the Glen Albin Distillery in Inverness, HPHEN and Nowers have read a lot about A. E. F. dogs, goats, Scotland. These gobs, however, were merely distilling destruction mules and boy mascots and other unusual adjuncts to the for the enemy. Army," comments Past Commander John D. Morrison of Ridge- "The suspended globe in the picture,'' writes Burke, "is a fin- field Park (New Jersey) Post, "but I wonder how many of them ished, loaded mine ready to be placed on a barge which in turn know of the A. E. F. Dental Corps whose members wore the would take it to a minelayer for planting in the North Sea mine D. C. caduceus to distinguish them from the 'ordinary' officers. field. As the picture shows, the mines were assembled a la Ford Perhaps I can start a new branch of the Gang by reporting as to on a track, the mine base being on wheels, and the assembly how I won the war. plants, barges and the mine decks of the ships being equipped "My claim to the D. S. C. lies in the fact that from September, with tracks. The arrangement was similar to a railroad yard 191 7, to April, 1919, I was an orphan of the A. E. F.—a casual switches and all. This made possible the dropping overboard of officer whom nobody wanted. I didn't fire the first nor the last a mine every thirty seconds, if necessary. shot in the war. Fact is, I never shot anything except from my "I'd know any of the men in the picture and also any of the novocaine gun. former crew of the U. S. S. Blackhawk any time, but their names "With the 101st Ambulance Company I acted as 0. D., mail escape me right now." censor, and marched the men to church on Sundays. With the Legionnaire Burke tells us also of the memorial which has been 15th Engineers I helped train the buglers and acted as interpreter established in Inverness to those men "who made their great to the medics and provost marshal. With the 20th Engineers I sacrifice in the mine fields or, having returned, have since joined had to bring in a captain after his nocturnal observations of Hen- their shipmates beyond the horizon." nessy's three stars. Through the North Sea Mine Force Association, which was "The dental equipment furnished by the Government for field formed in Boston by New England men, a fund totaling $5,250 service was necessarily limited but the instruments and supplies was collected for the purpose of endowing perpetually a free bed which we did have were of the best. From September, 1917, to in (he Northern Infirmary at Inverness. The presentation was December, 191 7, I had to extract a few teeth with my pocket made in March, 1020, by Rear Admiral Reginald R. Belknap, knife because I did not receive my field outfit until December U. S. N., to Mackintosh of Mackintosh, President of the Northern 1st. From this date to March, 1919, in France, and from April Infirmary. In a letter offering this contribution, the admiral said: 24th to May 28th at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D. C, "The contributors wish to establish such an endowment as a I personally treated 2,625 officers and men and 65 others (civil- memorial of American participation in the Northern Barrage ians, Y. M. C. A. and so on) —a total of 2,690 patients. In all I near the scene of their service and as a token in remembrance of gave 3,901 different sittings, including treatment for decayed many kindnesses to members of the American Mine Force from teeth, pyorrhea, trench mouth, erosion, fainting and other ail- people of the Highlands during the World War." ments. Teeth extractions totaled 595. The acknowledgment from Robert Gilbert, honorary secretary "My list of patients represented the following outfits: 101st of the infirmary, included this expression: "The gift coming as Ambulance Company, 10th, nth, 15th, 18th, 20th, 43d, 57th,

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3 iSth, 501st, 503d and 507th Engineers, 23d, 161st and i62d In- au-Chatelot, and she makes it a rite to assist The American fantry, 303d and 304th Stevedores (colored), Ordnance Depot Legion in the annual Memorial Day ceremony at this grave." No. 4, 405th Signal Battalion, 403d and 408th Telegraph Battal- ions, Army Medical Corps, First and Second Motor Mechanics "yyRITIXG to second the motion of Mrs. 1 Culver of Regiments, officers and men at the Third Corps Schools, 50th Fresno. California, that a reunion of former A. E. F. war Aero Squadron, U. S. Nurses Corps, Y. M. C. A. workers and brides be held during the Boston national convention, Mrs. Ed- entertainers, civilians in U. S. employ, field clerks, Italian and ward W. Johnson, Route 7, Yakima, Washington, adds her own French soldiers, French civilians, Chinese laborers, testimony to the chorus which has recorded the and men of the Q. M. and Aviation at Head- harmony and happiness which have followed quarters, S. O. S. Intermediate Section, most overseas marriages. at Nevers, France. I wonder if I "I am a very happily married ex- have overlooked any that ought j£ British W. A. A. C.—or, as usually to be on that list. It's possible j. called, a Waac—and I also came some escape my memory. -S-, over on the Plattsburg, which "It would be interesting sailed from Liverpool on July to hear from some of these J 7, 1919," writes Mrs. John- patients and ex-dentists on son. "From the reports field service." sent in earlier by others who were on the boat with

TN THE May, 1929, is- I me, most of the wartime A sue of the Monthly we I romances of the Platts- reproduced a picture of the burg's passengers are un- burial services at Bathe- marred today. I am send- lemont, France, of the ing a photograph of brides first three American soldiers % which was taken aboard the killed in action during the Plattsburg. Will you please World War. These men, Cor- announce that I should like poral James B. Gresham and very much to hear from any of Privates Thomas F. Enright and the other brides of eleven years Merle D. Hay of Company F, 16th ago who appear in this picture. I Infantry, lost their lives in an enemy should especially like to get a letter raid during the night of November 2, 191 7. from Mrs. Edwards, whose husband had In the accompanying story it was ex- been sergeant major of the 805th Aero plained that they were the first Ameri- Squadron while that unit was stationed Where today are these war brides who cans killed in action. The first American at Farnborough, England. Come on, all sailed from Liverpool on the Plattsburg, ! roldiers killed by the enemy after our you happily married war brides ! Fall in country entered the war were Lieutenant July 7, 1919? Mrs. Edward Johnson, William T. Fitzsimons and Privates icl Route 7, Yakima, Wash., one of them, SEVERAL references have been made Leslie A. Woods, Rudolph Rubino and wants to hear from the others in Then and Now to the 'Morale Oscar C. Tugo of U. S. Base Hospital No. Squads' in the A. E. F.," comments

5, who lost their lives in an enemy air raid on a British hospital, Howard N. Mason of Upland, California, "and they surely were September 4, 191 7, near Dannes-Camiers, France. good—no question about that. But how about the Biggest Show Sedley Peck, Commander of Paris (France) Post, adds to this ever put on in that line: The First Division Circus. list of the first honored dead. The lower picture on this page "That real oldtime, three-ring show was the First's contribu- shows Commander Peck and Ford B. Stevens, Adjutant of the tion after a good many of the original 'occupiers' were headed Department of France of the Legion, on Memorial Day, 1929, home. We had animals and everything. Nothing missing from at the grave of the very first American pink lemonade, popcorn and peanuts to citizen to be killed in action during the the chariot races. World War—Edward Mandell Stone. "This show was organized by the First Commander Peck gives this story re- Division and any members of the division

garding him could join it. When it came to trained "The Association of American Volun- bears, elephants and all the necessary teers With the French Army, 1914-1917, animals, we got them from the Hagen- has been designated to reanimate the back Circus which was stranded in Ger- Eternal Flame at the head of the tomb of many. the Unknown Soldier of France beneath "The Army gave us a town, Grenhau- the Arc de Triomphe, annually on Febru- sen, all to ourselves to train in—a big ary 27th, the anniversary of the death in gym for the acrobats and large fields for

1 91 5 of the first American citizen killed the horses. After one month of rehears- in the war. Edward Mandell Stone was als and training, we put on our first per- born in Chicago in 1888. formances at Montabaur. which was "He had been in the United States First Division Headquarters. Diplomatic Service and was residing in "We played a three-day stand, July n- Paris when the World War broke out. On 12-13, and it rained every day, but oh, August 24, 1914, he enlisted with the first what crowds! And the 'Side Shows'! group of American citizens in the French Well, some of them were just too good Army. While a private in Battalion B, and real to be true. Second Regiment of the Foreign Legion, "Admission was one 'buck'—rather, he was mortally wounded in the trenches one mark. Not much, but we made lots near Craonelle in the Aisne on February of money and this money all went to the 15, 1915. He died in the military hospital American Graves Society. of Romilly-sur-Seine on February 27th "I was sent home after we played Commander Sedley Peck, Paris Post, and and was buried in the cemetery there. Montabaur and would like to know where Stevens, at "Stone was posthumously awarded the Department'Adjutant Ford B. the circus showed after that. Are there Croix de Guerre and Medaille Militaire. the grave of Edward Mandell Stone, first any buddies who can report? Would like- His body remains in the Romilly-sur- American citizen killed in the World War to hear from some of the oldtimers who Seine cemetery in a plot which has been were with the show." purchased in perpetuity by his family, who reside in New Bed- Here's a chance for a real get-together. Instead of the lion ford, Massachusetts. The French woman who. as a volunteer and the lamb lying down together, how about a reunion, at least nurse, wrote the last letter for Stone and sat beside him when he by mail, of the bearded lady and the fat woman? One of the died, is now the schoolmistress of the school in La Villeneuve- letters in the Big Moments this month is about a Frenchman

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With only the limitless sky as the "big top," the First Division helped while away the time in the Oc- cupied Area by staging a circus. The opening stand ivas in Montabaur on July 11, 12 and 13, 1919. While this particular picture shows only one animal act, Hoivard N. Mason assures us that it was a regular three-ring circus ivith all the trimmings who looped the loop for Barnum and Bailey before the war. tion Train, 25th, 33d and 319th Engineers, 57th and sSth Ambu- First Division circus folk, front and center! lance Companies and 12 2d and 458th Military Police should remember this place particularly. The main attractions at this NOTWITHSTANDING the picturesqueness of the setting, water hole were six or seven real nice mademoiselles. we doubt if many Auxiliary members would enjoy the method employed by the great majority of French women in THE following reunions are announced. Interested members doing their weekly washing. No electric washing-machines or of these organizations should write to the man whose name is irons or clothes-driers or mangles there, as is shown in the pic- given with their respective outfits: ture on this page. The thing that impressed us particularly was Co. C. 105th Engrs., 30th Div.—Greensboro, N. C, July 4th. A. W. Lull. P. O. Box 1113. Greensboro, N. C. that they could keep their position, hours on end, in those little 309th Engrs. Assoc. —Pittsburgh, Pa., August lst-2 Div. clothes. —Hudson. Wis.. Aug. 2d. G. One of the kneeling C. "Dugan" Larson, Hudson, Wis. boxes is displayed prom- 51st Pioneer Inf. Assoc. inently in the picture — Catskill. N. Y., Aug. 10. Address Cornwell. which was sent to us by Eugene secy.. 19 Pine st.. Kingston. John J. Kleppinger, of N. Y. Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, 78th Div.—Camp Dix. N. J., Aug. 15th to 17th. John ex-corporal, 545th Motor Kennedy, secy., 208 West 19th Truck Company, sta- St., New York City. Co. F. 309th Supply Train, tioned at Brest, France, 84th Div.— Columbus. Ohio. during the winter of igi8- Aug. 16th-17th. C. C. Perry, Secy., Bardwell, Ky. ig. He tells us this par- Eighth Army Corps, Phil- ticular ''washing hole" ippine Veterans — Philadel- phia. Pa.. Aug. 16th-19th. was located on the hillside Address Geo. S. Geis, pres., overlooking the harbor Box 342. Wabash, Ind. 16th Engrs. —Detroit. and quai of Brest and Michigan, Aug. 30th-Sept. that his motor park was 1st. E. M. Johns, secy.. 704 Members of the 545th Motor Truck Company discover an out- East Jefferson ave., Detroit, located at the foot of the Michigan. door French their at Brest 1918. hill. He adds, "Rain or laundry near motor park in Examining Barracks and Hospital, Jefferson shine would find these Most A. E. F.-ers will recall the kneeling boxes the laundresses Post you Barracks, Missouri — Red women washing clothes. used. John Kleppinger of the 545th, now of Tamaqua, Penn- Wing, Minnesota. Aug. 31st. E. P. Scott. 995 W. King st., "If you'll notice, one sylvania, lent the print Decatur, Illinois. of the soldiers hasa mack- 34th Engrs. — Triangle Alberta st., Day- inaw on while the others haven't even blouses. This shows the Park. Dayton. O., Aug. 31st. George Remple, secy., 1225 ton. Ohio. kind of weather we had there—rain, then sun, and more rain, but 496th-I97tii Aero Squrn. (formerly 200th-201st) —Former members the mud was with us always. imunicate with F. Van Valkenburg, 72 Simcoe st., Oyster Bay. N. Y. "Former members of the 428th Supply Train, 300th Ammuni- The Company Clerk

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modern parent is former United States Commissioner rHEat times as pathetically (Btf Orank £\ !Pinola of Education, now of the University puzzled as the hen which of Florida, said: has hatched a flock of "If The American Legion can ducklings. Grownups of the present, like reach these objectives and can implant grownups of every past, are pained by the the ideals of education, patriotism and spectacle of modern youth ignoring old Americanism in the boys and girls of taboos, setting up for itself a comfortable America—the coming generation of citi- non-conformity and trodding blithely into zens—then no greater service could be experimental paths. rendered to the republic. No program is Yet the puzzled mother of today was more direly needed today; no organization once a Gibson Girl, the despair of her own can so effectively promote such a program mother, who, back in the days when Theo- as the Legion; and there is little else that dore Roosevelt was President, thought all can be done for the nation's interests at boys and girls were going to the bow-wows. this time." And today's puzzled father, if he has a An inquiry from Charles F. Moran Post sense of humor, will cease lamenting about at Downington, Pennsylvania, as to what his worthless scion if he will but summon method should be pursued in awarding a the memories of a youth who suddenly medal for a prize essay on Americanism in stopped wearing skin-tight breeches and the schools stirred to activity the mind of put on a pair of snappy peg-top trousers. Thomas Evans of Philadelphia, then a The lesson to be drawn from all this is member of the State Americanism Com- that there is nothing fundamentally wrong mission of Pennsylvania. It occurred to with the children of today. We can be con- Evans that a medal should be awarded to fident of that. But most certainly grown- girls and boys somewhat along the line of ups will fail in their duty toward today's the award provided for in the will of Cecil children if they do not make necessary al- Rhodes. He and the other members of the lowances for the revolution in social stand- Commission discussed the matter infor- ards and ways of living which has taken mally, and on May 5, 1921, the new idea place in the United States in recent years. having grown in his mind overnight and It is recognition of this great change which his imagination seeing the extensive use- has inspired The American Legion, first in fulness of the project, he wrote to Edgar the Department of Pennsylvania and later W. Baird, the Chairman of the Com- through the United States, to establish a mission, outlining the project. system for character development which is The Commission set to work and finally known as The American Legion School the dream of Legionnaire Evans became a Award. realization. From a small beginning the The American Legion School Award award of medals has developed into a vast was born of the realization that schools plan reaching from Maine to the Gulf, and generally have not fulfilling entirely from the Atlantic to the Pacific. been Frank L. Pinola, Commander, The Ameri- an important function which they must Dr. Ward Brinton, another member of can Legion, Department of Pennsylvania perform under modern ways of living. the State Americanism Commission, was While the schools have been improving at the time Commander of Harry Ingersoll notably in many ways, developing scholarship and the physical Post of Philadelphia. His post received the plan enthusiastically welfare of boys and girls, there has been but little conscious effort and supported it from the beginning. It presented to the caucus for the moral development of children. Ethics and morals have of the Philadelphia delegation to the State Convention a resolu- been cultivated in a hit or miss fashion. The schools defined the tion recommending the adoption of the plan and also suggested well-known virtues of honesty, truthfulness and courage, but they that it be extended as soon as practicable to include a separate have been making little effort to teach the youngster how to award for the girls. The Philadelphians approved the resolution practice these virtues. One effect of this deficiency has been the and went to Pittsburgh, where the next convention was held, and apparent increase in offenses against law and order among children procured the adoption of the plan which gave to the posts of of school age. Pennsylvania this worthwhile project. Dr. R. Tait McKenzie, Educators are coming to realize that excellence of character is noted sculptor and British war veteran, then head of the Depart- entitled at least to as great weight as scholastic attainment. In- ment of Physical Education of the University of Pennsylvania, deed in many cases a character diploma is regarded as of much was commissioned to execute the medal. After many suggestions more value than a diploma of scholarship standing. Today school and conflicting ideas, he produced the beautiful medal which was practices are tending more and more to hold out before the pupils adopted. To satisfy the Marines, their motto, "Semper Fidelis," the value of character. was placed on the reverse side of the medal at the feet of the To this work The American Legion has made a singular and soldier and sailor. Later, when the award for girls was adopted, outstanding contribution through its plan of medal awards. It Dr. McKenzie executed the beautiful design for the girl's medal. keeps constantly before the pupils the necessity for the cultiva- Educators throughout the country are profuse in their com- tion of high character and the fact that wholesome ideals are ex- mendation of the plan. Many of them who no longer tolerate con- tremely important to citizenship. The work the Legion is doing tests of various kinds which may interfere with the studies of the in this activity relates to one of the Legion's fundamental reasons pupils welcome The American Legion School Award because they for being, as set forth in the Preamble to its National Constitution. feel that through the award the attention of all the pupils is Speaking of the Legion's peace program, which is constructively focused directly upon their moral development. Dr. Edwin C. of the Philadelphia Schools, says: "The set out in the Preamble of its Constitution, Dr. John J. Tigert, Broome, Superintendent

JULY, 1930 47 Girts' medal, obverse Boys' tnedal, obverse

American Legion School Award has Courage: Bravery in the face of brought about a very pleasant and opposition and danger, and effective co-operation between the grit to stand up for right and schools and the various Legion do one's duty 20 posts. They have stimulated the Scholarship: Scholastic attain- young people to greater effort and ment; evidence of industry established have a high standard and application in studies . . 20 of conduct and achievement in Leadership: Ability to lead and many ways." to accomplish through group Posts which have been awarding action 20 medals during the past years are Service: Kindliness; unselfish- extremely enthusiastic over the re- ness, fellowship; protection of sults, and hundreds of other posts the weak and promotion of the throughout the nation are beginning interests and welfare of associates

to share that enthusiasm. Beginning without hope of personal reward . . 20 with the award in Pennsylvania in 1922 of 145 medals to the boys, the number in- Of course, the girls early complained creased to 328 in 1923, to 908 in 1924, to because they were not eligible for the award 929 in 1925, to 950 in 1926. In the spring of and began clamoring for a medal of their 1927 the Department of Pennsylvania pre- Reverse of boys' medal, The American own. This was but natural, so, as always sented the plan to the National Executive Legion School Award, designed by Dr. happens, they got what they wanted in Committee and offered to give to the na- 1925. The qualities and qualifications for R . Tait McKenzie The reverse of the tional organization the dies of the medals. the girls were selected after considerable girls' medal is identical with this save This generous offer on the part of the correspondence with many of the most for a slight difference in wording Legionnaires of Pennsylvania was accepted, prominent, women of America, including and the Pennsylvania plan of awards be Carrie Chapman Catt, Mary Roberts Rine- came a national plan. Today the award of the medals is one of the hart, Jane Addams and others. The girl who receives the award five major projects of The American Legion in its nation wide on the following basis is certainly destined to become a model activities. woman, for she must receive the highest total percentage for During the year 1927, 1512 boys' medals were awarded, and in 1928, 1804 medals were awarded. But long before the plan was Courage: Bravery in the face of opposition and danger, and adopted by the national organization its fame had transcended grit to stand up for the fight to do one's duty 20 the boundaries of the State of Pennsylvania; that department Character: High standards of conduct; keen sense of what is was furnishing medals to posts in Louisiana, Florida and in Kan- right; adherence to truth and conscience 20 sas. Today posts in practically every state of the Union are using Service: Kindliness; unselfishness; willingness to lend a helping the medals. When the writer presented the plan to the National hand; promotion of the interests and welfare of associates Americanism Commission at its meeting held in January, 1928, without hope of personal reward 20 and asked for an active development of the project, there was Companionship: Ability to co-operate and get along with present a member of the Commission from California—Thomas people and establish a feeling of comradeship; exhibition of W. McManus. He became enthusiastic about the idea and went good team play 20 back to California and sold the project to his co-Legionnaires, Scholarship: Scholastic attainment; evidence of industry and with the result that during 1929, six hundred medals were awarded application in studies 20 in that department in about three hundred schools. "This year," writes McManus, "probably we will give out three thousand." Far-seeing Legionnaires felt that the recipients of these The medal is awarded to the boy who best represents those medals could be of immense influence were they banded together, qualities of character and ability which, when properly cultivated and so we have today associations of medal-award winners in the and matured, will result in worthy citizenship and well-rounded high schools of Philadelphia, in Allegheny County, and in many manhood. In order to receive the medal he must have the highest other counties of Pennsylvania. total percentage on the following basis: Dr. William L. Davidson, superintendent of the Pittsburgh schools, has endorsed the club idea as an extra-curricular activity. Honor: Strength and stability of character; high standards of As a result, there are now about five clubs in that district. conduct; keen sense of what is right; adherence to truth and In Philadelphia, posts have also encouraged these clubs. conscience and devotion to duty and practice of clean The winners are given a dinner or banquet in June as well as an speech 20 outing and field day.

48 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly They gave a new\\\x\

THAT'S WHY THEY COT THERE. ...SO QUICKLY

ELINOR SMITH

Eighteen years old . . . and she's risen higher than any other ivoman in all world history. "Born with wings, " say hard-boiledpilots. "The kid's a 'natural' " when you put her in a plane.

But there's another young ace with

that same story.

OLD gold hopped off just three years

ago. In less than three months it zoomed into favor. In one short year

it had climbed to the ceiling. Today,

it holds the coast-to-coast record . . .

as America's fastest growing cigarette.

For, OLD gold, too, is a natural flyer. Made of better tobaccos. Endowed by

nature with a new taste-thrill. Free

from irritants. More smoke pleasure. Greater throat-ease.

old gold, too, was "born with wings.'

' "Please, Mister, c'n I it ? fly OCTOBlill 24, 1926, the lirst carload of At the crack of dawn, while her D COLDS reached the Pacific coast family still slept, this 15-year-old . endless trainloads have been going west- kid took forbidden flying lessons. rd ho ever since — with nary a cough in "The Boys" used to call her "the carload. headless pilot." She couldn't even see over the edge of the cockpit.

BETTER TOBACCOS . . . "NOT A COUGH IN A CARLOAD"

JULY. 1930 40 — )

El "Dorado of ^Black Qold ( Continued from page 2Q

further indebtedness to army training. often highly dangerous work—went on As a temporary jail El Dorado built "an cleaning house. Dogged determination army bull pen, lighted, with sentries on was required for this task. Literally, the posts around," and housed the policemen housecleaners had to keep on the job and their families in a "barracks build- "for years." This because as fast as one

ing.'' Other trained men who could do boom subsided another succeeded it. The things quickly were drafted for sanita- discovery well, in January of 1921, was tion details; among them the efficient followed by the Cates field in August. garbage inspector, whose screens helped Next year, Smackover's deep sands pro- stave off the peril of epidemic when the duced their heavy oils—and another pe- heat and flies arrived—an ex-sergeant. riod of big excitement. All around the And you'll not be surprised to learn compass from El Dorado new fields were that the Mayor himself was also an ex- developed. Another to the west in '23; service man. "The name is Smith another to the southwest as late as the ANY BLADE Frank H." That same Smith who, in latter part of '25. 1927, became the El Dorado post's com- As a terse summary of the history of mander. that early day excitement, the one fur- will give you In those first frenzied weeks when nished me by Claude A. Brown, former "minutes meant millions," the picture of state adjutant of the Arkansas Depart- El Dorado could be painted, with justice ment, should suffice: "In restoring order 2 More Shaves enough, as a modernized version of the the Legion post played a very important Bad Old Days of 'Forty-nine. In fiery part; and with the passing of the boom ...with Mennen Shaving Cream! (and challenge orators of anarchy spoke their days came stabilized government." I mean good ones). That's my money- pieces from soap boxes. Not content with Two footnotes in sketchy outline, next; back guarantee. Mennen shaves are this, they "posted a flaming torch." then we must skip on to modern times: better shaves, too. They have to be Arson next logical step, 1. story. when Mennen lather makes any razor was the and they Love Case of Claude A. do its stuff well through 2 move shaves. proceeded to take it. Brown, newspaper correspondent; meets Mennen alone gives you two kinds Thereupon the Legion post responded Ruth McCurry, visiting her mother in of shaving cream. ..Menthol-iced and in language suited to the occasion. The El Dorado just as the boom arrives. Ro- Without Menthol. Both give that Legionnaires fitted up a siren on the bull mance. Wedding bells. Christening of clean, comfortable Mennen shave. pen's wall to call out the guard. It Mamie Ruth Brown. Both build a fine, lather up quick in worked so well that they caught one in- 2. Success story. Case of a college any water. Mennen Without Menthol cendiary red-handed. After that, the dean from Texas. In El Dorado becomes is smooth and bland. Menthol-iced fires ceased abruptly. a real estate man and head of local Le- lather has a triple-cool tingle all its When occasion demanded, the Roy B. gion post. Now president of El Dorado own. Both creams are typically Kinard Post also aided in giving the of Commerce, National Mennen... that's the main point. ..and bums Chamber Com- my guarantee covers them both. Take bums' rush. But these Legionnaires were mander of The American Legion, etc. your choice. of all classes of society, like any typical Visit El Dorado today and you find I hope you doubt my guarantee. Legion poot. In consequence they under- that in every aspect it presents a dizzy I'd like to prove it. I'll even send you stood an important distinction—namely, contrast to the "old city" of 1921. New a trial tube to make the test if you that a bum is one thing, but a hobo some- hotels and office buildings raise a jagged use the coupon. thing quite different. So these same Le- skyline above the ancient site of "Ham- Of course you're using Mennen Skin gionnaires who gave bums the appropri- burger Row." In the residential section, Balm to protect your skin from sun- ate "rush." opened an employment agency muddy roads once bordered with wall- burn . . . and to cool and soothe your to assist itinerant laborers to find jobs, tents and tar-paper shacks have been skin when it has been burned. Skin and aided emergency cases with food and transformed into miles of well paved Balm is non-greasy a ...... absorbs at once. ff<~«H-i~~f shelter. streets fronted by substantial homes. EI Dorado, If any of the old landmarks remain, a Mennen Salesman Meanwhile though likewise a young man's town—because the oil stranger's eye must be sharp to discern business entails a lot of hard, rough, and them.

SHAVING CREAMS The Old Time fourth

( Continued from page 43)

were in misery and still kept on eating. came then! It lasted for two hours and About 1:30 in the afternoon the blue- was an epitome of world history. The uniformed town band marched impos- speaker took the forefathers of America ingly into the band stand. The director through the early struggles, fought through looked over his musicians the way he the French and Indian wars, and rose to thought Sousa did. Incidentally he pro- supreme heights of eloquence in an inter- on George Washing- MENTHOL-ICED WITHOUT MENTHOL nounced the name of the great leader mediate peroration "Sowsa." Stirring pieces which made up ton. in noise and enthusiasm what was lacking An hour and a half more of it; then THE MENNEN CO., Dept. b-;,.NEWARK,N.J. in harmony occupied the next half hour. came the ball game, followed by a balloon Jim Henry: Send me a free trial tube of Mennen, Jim. ill try it with my razor. Then came the great event of the day. ascension, which was a huge success. The The mayor, with a clean shave hair balloon went up all of a thousand feet be- Name and sleeked back, wearing his Sunday best, fore the aeronaut cut loose, dropped a stepped to the front of the band stand hundred feet or so to the gasps of the Address City.. and lifting a hand for silence, presented spectators before the parachute opened, Send me Alennen without Menthol. Send me Mennen Menthol-Iced. the orator of the day. And what a speech and made a perfect landing.

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Supper, from what was left from din- ner, was eaten in the park, picnic style again. Then came the fireworks to top off the day! After the fireworks dad and mother loaded the empty baskets and dishes and us dusty, sticky, exhausted kids into the surrey, and so home.

HPHE picnic dinner has practically van- ished. Today people eat at restau- rants and cafes—not, perhaps, as pala- tably as they did at the picnic spreads, but it's a lot easier on mother. Street ex- hibitions are no longer interesting. Bal- loon ascensions are out of date—a dare- devil must change from plane to plane in midair to get any attention. The old-time Fourth of July celebra- tion had its ridiculous features, but it was far superior to the one of today. The flat- ness, the absolute inanity of the present-

day celebration is doing as much to kill it as anything else. And there are other causes which may be considered briefly. In the days of my boyhood, while there were telephones in some places in the country, there were none in my section. Only two men in our county had auto- mobiles. Roads were impassable in bad weather. We didn't care for aged daily newspapers; the home-town weekly was good but purely local, and we seldom saw a magazine. Farm houses were far apart. We had few contacts with our neighbors. Dad had been to the World's Fair at Chi- cago — his only visit to a city — and mother had once visited relatives in St. Pep for flavor Louis. For weeks during the winter we were shut in. A Fourth of July celebra- tion was a real event in our lives. A modern house now stands on the Bran for health site of our old one. The family occupying it has a radio and a 'phone, of course. PLUNGE into work or play with zest. Keep fit and healthy The road in front is paved and connects with Kellogg's Pep Bran Flakes. with other paved highways so that a spin to any one of several cities takes less time Just taste these better bran flakes. A marvelous combina- than it used to take to drive a team to tion. All the glorious flavor of PEP. All the food-strength the town where we usually celebrated the Fourth. The family has two automobiles. of whole wheat. And the healthful properties of bran. Daily newspapers are received daily, There's just enough to be mildly laxative—to help keep magazines come regularly. The folks fre- you fit and regular. quently go to the cities and they know pretty well what's going on in the world. Ideal for summer-time breakfasts. Cooling for lunches It's only seventy miles — a two-hours' in the heat of the day. With milk or cream a wonderfully auto ride—to a city where a major league balanced food for the children's supper. Their marvelous baseball game may be seen by the man and his three sons and a good show may flavor makes them a taste-treat. Any time. Anywhere. be attended by the wife and the two You'll say Kellogg's are the best bran flakes you ever ate. daughters. It's only a trifle farther to another city where the best automobile Sold in the red-and-green package. At all grocers. Made racers in the sport compete every holi- by Kellogg in Battle Creek. day. Big cities have outgrown Fourth of IMPORTANT Kellogg's Pep Bran Flakes are mildly laxative. ALL-BRAN — July celebrations as a community enter- another Kellogg product — is all bran and guaranteed to relieve both temporary prise, but they offer attractive entertain- and recurring constipation. ment for the visitors. Many of their residents seek the open spaces for golfing, fishing, boating, swimming—but not for celebrations. Who wants to mill around in the dust of unpaved streets? Who wants to eat picnic dinners in the park? Who wants even to be near an eagle- PEP screaming speaker? BRAN FLAKES WITH OTHER PARTS 0 e Independence Day is a great day. Think- ing citizens, irrespective of how condi- WHEAT. tions may change, will continue to look PEP upon it as a day of reconsecration and re- 0CC dedication—whether there are any speak- 2£uc. COM PA ers or not. BRAN FLAKES

JULY, 1930 51 Keeping Step

(Continued from page 42)

place upon the graves. The Cook County Brooklyn, New York; Frank A. Ruck- Council has voted to bring our idea be- man, Falconer (New York) Post; Hern- fore the rest of the Legion." don W. Tuttle, Adjutant, Wayne Post,

Latest Armistice Day fathers report- Goldsboro, North Carolina; J. D. Morri- ing are: son, Hurst Turner Post, Statesville, North Thomas Haslett and L. V. Waddell, Carolina; Fred E. Wineland, Vernon Mc- Dud Cason Post of Blytheville, Arkansas; Cune Post, Toledo, Ohio; John A. Pew- David S. Wright, Past Commander of thers, Mary Alice Baker Post, Mountain

Henry A. McNamara Post, Martinez, View, Oklahoma; J. L. Jordan, Stayton California; Louis W. Hagener, Adjutant, (Oregon) Post; Dr. G. E. Holt, Pendle- Harry A. White Post, Delta, Colorado; ton, Oregon; H. T. Gilder, L. 0. Crane

J. C. DuBois, Chatham Post, Savannah, Post, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee ; Rev. W. Georgia; Guy Alford, Commander of B. Harvey, Raleigh County Post, Beck- at moderate expendi- NOW, Emanuel County Post, Swainsboro, ley, West Virginia; Robert F. Scher- ture, you can own a smart Georgia; Roy W. Ewing, Galesburg, Illi- necker, Madison, Wisconsin, Elmer Peter- runabout equal in speed and nois; R. P. Haake, Homer Dahringer son Post, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; Melvin comfort to boats costing thou- Post, Waukegan, Illinois; Dr. A. B. A. Mors, Carl Nelson Post, Osseo, Wis- sands. The Elto Quad develops Middleton, Pontiac, Illinois; Ward Rob- consin, L. S. Strain, Laramie, Wyoming. 35 horsepower, drives big roomy ertson, North Vernon, Indiana; Owen C. outboard runabouts 30 thrilling, Crowe, Mount Vernon, Indiana; slashing miles an hour. Electric Marion Universal Brotherhood starting gives motor car conve- R. Mayberry, Harper (Kansas) Post; have fought in nience and handling ease. Four- Dr. Thomas A. Mayhew, Thomas Hop- THOSE who obedience cylinder design with new type kins Post, Wichita, Kansas; Dr. T. T. to duty and conscience belong to a rotary disc valves and new un- Gibson, Middlesboro, Kentucky, Daniei universal brotherhood, so when William derwater silencer give velvet- Boone Post, Cumberland Gap, Tennes- Zichur, a veteran of the German army, smooth, quiet operation. see; Francis Roberts, Fairhaven (Massa- arrived in Horicon, Wisconsin, he became chusetts) Post; Carl Benning, Goad- a welcome visitor at the social meetings Send for Catalog J. r Ballinger Post, Springfield, Missouri. of Horicon Post of The American Legion. Wiley R. Moore, Florence L. Bailey Zichur was happy in his adopted home. New Elto -catalog com- pletely describes new Post, Gulfport, Mississippi; Archie Pear- He applied for American citizenship. But 1930 models — the Quad, son, Flathead Post, Kalispell, Montana; tragedy intervened. William Zichur died. Senior Speedster, Ser- vice Speedster and the Fred William Ferguson, Roselle Park, Then Horicon Post Legionnaires marched handy folding Light- New Jersey, Argonne Post, Elizabeth, in William Zichur's funeral procession. weight. Mailed free. New Jersey; Joseph Wood, Frank I. Horicon Post's rifle salute and bugle ELTO DIVISION Donnelly Post, Plainfield, New Jersey; call at William Zichur's grave have been OUTBOARD MOTORS CORPORATION Harold W. Naylor, Rockville Centre heard all through Germany. Horicon's Ole Evinrude, President (New York) Post; Edward C. Moag Rotary Club sent to every Rotary club in 3510 27th Street Milwaukee, Wis. (twins), letter telling ^ John J. Welsh Post, Niagara Germany a of William Falls, New York; Frank E. Wilson, Zichur's funeral. Right Guide Quiet Underwater Silencing The conventional muffler, so practical on outboard motors in the smaller sizes, is no longer employed on the higher powered models Jfaiti of Elto, Lockwood and Evinrude manufacture. Underwater Silencers transform former deaf- (Continued from page 9) cuing exhaust noises into a soft drone, with- out loss of power. Gone, too, are exhaust of the island is about one-third of what ment the occupation has made mistakes. fumes — washed away in the foaming wake. it was then. But after three months on the ground and Before the occupation Haiti was a a look at every side of Haitian life the plague spot. The remarkable develop- wonder to me is that the mistakes have Only ment of sanitation and improvement of been so few. the general health has won the approba- After a fifteen days' stay the presiden- (ft tion of the bitterest opponents of the tial commission abruptly departed, say- occupation. They say that this work will ing that its mission had been fulfilled. Pounds be carried on by the Haitian doctors Doubtless it had done about all that there whom we have been educating for the was any use of doing. There has never 111—' task. Towns have been cleaned up, ex- been any serious question of our leaving cellent hospitals established in the prin- Haiti in 1936, and there is not a lot that cipal cities and rural clinics placed within anyone can do after that. The structure the reach of all. The doctors attending that the occupation has created will hold them travel more than a thousand miles together for a while. But not long. Mem- a month by horseback and many times bers of the opposition will privately ad- FOLD-LIGHT! It f-o-l-d-s to only that distance by automobile. The num- mit that government by revolution will l ll /2 x 133/4 x 17 inches — stow it anywhere like a traveling bag. It's ber of treatments administered during the return as a matter of course. Members light — carry it anywhere; only 29 twelve months past exceeded 1,400,000. of the oldtime German and French for- pounds. It's powerful — full 2V4 horse real of the re- power, getting efficient speed from ca- Expenditures entailed by these and all eign colony, the masters noes, rowboats, yacht tenders. It's eco- other governmental activities have been public before the Americans came, make l nomical — runs 2 2 hours on a gallon of / in to no bones of their desire for this. They fuel. It's the talk of all outdoor Amer- met from current revenues, addition ica and you should know all of its many a reduction of the public debt from $30,- financed the old revolutions and it was a features. Write for catalog. unobli- profitable business. OUTBOARD MOTORS CORPORATION 000,000 to $17,000,000, with an in the treas- The commission went home and pre- Ole Evinrude, President gated balance of $4,000,000 5512-27th St. Milwaukee, Wis. ury. sented its report. It was received with The material benefits are facts not dismay in Haiti, where, for reasons diffi- FOLD-LIGHT subject to debate. In their accomplish- cult to explain to those unfamiliar with

52 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly the Haitian character, the belief was wide- WHAT WELL DRESSED spread among those who were aware of

the commission's existence, that it would recommend a virtual and immediate dis- MEN ARE SMOKING mantling of the occupation. On the con- trary the report commended the work of the occupation. It made a few sugges- tions, though nothing revolutionary, calcu- lated to effect a gradual diminution of American influence looking toward a complete withdrawal in 1936. Returning to the United States shortly after the publication of the report. I found that about all the average Ameri- can retained of the commission's activi- ties were the newspaper headlines on PRINCEof the daily reports that appeared in the press during its sojourn on the island. The opposition had the lion's share of the public hearings that made news for the reporters accompanying the commission. This form of flattery was helpful in iron- ing out a transient difficulty over the presidential succession, but it was rather rough on the occupation. Our news- papers told the old story. Russell is a "dictator." The "Haitian people" cry for

freedom. The occupation has done little REG, U. S, PAT. OFF. or no good. The fact that has never been made clear to any extent is that the "Haitian people" thus mentioned comprise some three one-hundredths of the population whose exploitation of the other ninety- seven percent was what brought Haiti to the point where international decency forced us to intercede fifteen years ago. The occupation has tried to better the lot of the two million peasants in the hills, whose state has been hardly improved by their nominal release from slavery a hundred and twenty-five years ago. We have bettered their lot but not enough to do any good after we leave. And in all of the criticism that I have ever heard of our work in Haiti I have never heard it seriously argued that we could have done for the peasant more than we have. The ideal would be to bring these peo- ple to a plane where they can govern themselves. That would take from three to five generations and we have six years. We could stay if we wanted to, and in a way it is a pity that we do not stay, but Haiti isn't worth the candle. Latin- American relations form an important item in our national policy, and for the general good of the Western Hemisphere it is not worth the risk to our prestige THE OLD PIPES STALE elsewhere to remain where we are un- wanted by the only class of Haitians who have a voice. START IN FRESH It is expected that before long the of- fice of high commissioner will be dis- continued and General Russell succeeded People judge you by what you wear, and by a civilian minister. He will retire with honor from an utterly thankless post. He they judge you by the pipe you smoke. has proved an able colonial administra- tor at Then ; many an American community would Look what you're smoking now. welcome a government as disinterested and efficient as the one he has given look at the style and think of the im- Haiti. He has governed Haiti in peace, pression you'll make with the "Prince and changed it from a plague-spot, physi- cally and politically, to something at least of Wales." The old pipe's stale; start resembling a nation. This peace has not or RUFF been sustained by American bayonets. PLAIN in fresh. It has been sustained by American char- acter, and it will be short-lived after 1936. KAUFMANN BROS. & BONDY, INC., Dept. All, 120 Fifth Ave., New York, Est. 1851

JULY, 1930 53 WESTERN LEGIONNAIRES Big EContents going to the Boston CONVENTION! ( Continued from page ig) reassured me. "Lieutenant," he said, "I to the hospital. But as the stretcher want you to be the President's body- bearers started to lift him on the stretcher, guard. There he sits down there with he called me to him and begged me to Mrs. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Lansing. send his buddy back first, because he had When the service is over you escort him a wife and baby back home in the States to his car, and ride along with the party that needed him badly. He himself, the on the running-board. Consider yourself badlv wounded man said, had no one the President's private bodyguard!" waiting for him and he would wait until Travel by sea, through — Big moment! Well, I'll tell the world! someone else came along and picked him Panama Canal via Havana Vincent G. Burns, Palisade, N. J. up. The poor fellow didn't live long enough for us to get him on a stretcher. Here is the interesting way to go or OUTRANKED —Walter D. Dixon, Jefferson Barracks, return. A marvelous sea voyage from $io Prize Mo. one coast to the other on a great turbo- electric liner, one of the three largest WAS Christmas afternoon, Decem- "IT IS NOW PEACE TIME" steamers ever built under the American IT iqi8. President his flag. Water and rail round trip arranged ber, Wilson and $10 Prize from your home town back to home town, party, following their dinner with officers and men of the 20th Division, stopped at IT WAS in Lager Letchfeldt. near Augs- REDUCED SUMMER RATES the village of Sarrey, Haute Marne, to burg in Bavaria, where five or six of Convention Bound Ilorneicartl Bound see conditions as they were. The scene us Americans were K. G.'s—Kaiser's S. S. California S. S. California was a second-story billet in a barn. Guests we called it or Kriegsgefangen. I — San Francisco Sept. 20 New York Oct. 1 San Diego Oct. 2V President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, Ours was a cosmopolitan crowd, the Los Angeles Sept. 22 Los Angeles Oct. 26 General five six New York Oct. 6 San Francisco Oct. 27 Monsieur and Madame Jusserand, or Americans, English, Scotch, Pershing, Lieutenant General Liggett, Ad- French, Italians, Serbs, Russians, Moroc- For full information apply to No. 1 Broadway, New York; 460 Market miral Grayson, and a number of other high can and other nationalities. St., San Francisco; 715 W. 7th St.. ranking officers stood in the dim light of About six o'clock in the evening of Los Angeles; our offices elsewhere, or authorized S. S. or R. R. agents. the billet and looked over the men's quar- November 11, 1018, the door burst open ters where they had their bed sacks laid and in walked a lot of gold braid and our out on the hay and straw with their equip- Italian and Russian friends. At a word fanoma facific ment in the prescribed orderly arrange- from the big chief, an Italian stepped ment. Either Mrs. Wilson or Madame forward and spoke his piece in three or A L L NEW I recall it STEAMERS Jusserand, and do not now which, four languages. We knew must be ne expressed a curiosity as to how the men's good news but what it was we knew not. INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE MARINE COMPANY shelter halves could be made into a tent. He stepped back and our Russian friend Pershing quickly got down on the floor, took the center of the stage, speaking to took from the carefully laid out equip- his folks. Then, last of all: ment of two men their shelter halves, "English and America"—a pause and tent poles and pins, and very efficiently deep concentration—"the German gen- set up a pup tent in the straw. erals and your generals have met." A Pershing turned away, when Wilson longer pause, "It is now peace time." work regular hours. Travel or Steady — stepped forward, on the "It is now peace time" remains Big remain near home. Pays up to $2 50 per touched him my month plus expenses. Unlimited oppor- shoulder and said, "As your commanding Moment—L. J. Cox, Rochester, N.Y. tunities. We'll train you for Traffic In- spection in your spare time at home, officer, I order you to leave the equip- and upon completion assist you to a position paying $120 to $150 per month ment of these men in the condition that UNDER THE MUZZLE plus expenses, or refund your money. Hapid salary advances to $175. you found it." Pershing quickly went down $10 Prize $200 $250. Cost moderate — terms if

' ^/ree _/ugaestions in l $10 Prize at Vauxcastile, in the Soissons attack. I was in charge of firing the barrage BRONZE TABLETS THE biggest moment of my life in the for B Battery and, as a result, it was my MEMORIAL FLAGPOLES, GATEWAYS, ETC. j Army came on September 26, 1018, duty to give each of the four gun section

I Jhe jlour C'fy Ornamental /ron £o. during the Meuse-Argonne drive. chiefs new firing data every two minutes. Z637-27 TH AV£. SO. | MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. I was attached to the 138th U. S. In- Ordinarily I would have walked behind fantry, 35th Division, Medical Detach- the pieces but as our position was on the ment, and while performing my duties I very edge of a railroad embankment, this came across two men in a shell hole about was impracticable, so I ducked under the A Card Case Any MASON one mile outside of Cheppy. As I came up muzzle as I passed before each one. Would Be Proud To Own to these men, one was begging and crying Now it so happens that I am rather to be sent to a hospital out of danger, and rangy—and perhaps a little lazy—so that Protects your lodge cards, $* the other one was lying still and looking after a couple of hours I became tired of auto license, passes, etc. I under isinglass windows, J, at him. After an examination I found the ducking and adopted the system of glanc-

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\/f Y OUTFIT, a company of the Sixth in rate beginning with the » -I Marines, Second Division, was get- fourth year; but dividends ting its first experience in trench warfare begin at that time and if in March of 101S in the Toulon Sector near Verdun. Scattered among us were current experience of the several French soldiers, detailed to show Company as to earnings us the art of trench warfare. continues, dividends After a few days of hardening, volun- teers were sought for a patrol. We pro- should at least equal ceeded out into No Man's Land but a few the increase. yards when hell broke loose. A bell was ringing insistently from our Prudential has over own front line, our signal for gas, and The 1,000 branch offices in one of our Frenchmen bellowed out the United States and "Gas." We could see him adjusting his Canada. Call the near- est Prudential office and mask. Each of us quickly adjusted his get rate for your age. gas mask and pulled for air through the mouthpiece from the chemical can. But no air would come through. My Biggest Moment came when one of our Frenchmen took off his mask, sniffed the air and said, "Pas gaz, pas gaz."—H. P. Cottingham, Noblesville, Ind.

STATISTICS FOR THE ENEMY She prudential Jlnsurance (Eompang of America $10 Prize EDWARD D. DUFF1ELD, President FRANKLIN D'OLIER, Vice-President in Charge of Administration TT WAS sometime after we had occu- HOME OFFICE, Nexvark, N. J. -- pied Germany up to the Rhine. Ru- mors were rampant that the commission from Germany would not agree to the terms to be reached at the Trier Confer- ence (the exact date I do not know). One A BIGGER JOB —and you're the man night while taking the train at Coblenz Are you hunting a bigger job. or does the bigger LaSalle Problem Method. Let us show you how job hunt you? Why waste years learning through you can do just as well or better. The coupon to at my post Hatzenport, train space was routine work, when you can acquire at home in a will bring you complete information, together all taken. I saw a sign on a section of comparatively few months the specialized knowl- with details of our convenient pay merit— plan ; also edge which brings promotion and salary increase? your free copy of a remarkable book "Ten Years' the train in written German and German Thousands of men have increased their incomes Promotion in One." Make your start toward that signs were nothing in my life. I put my by home-study business training under the bigger job today. — — Find Yourself Through LaSalle! — — head in the window and saw a vacant seat — — — — — UNIVERSITY, Dept. 7361-R, and occupied it. LASALLE EXTENSION CHICAGO The World's Largest Business Training Institution In the compartment with me were six Tell me about your salary-increasing plan for my advancement in the business field checked. Send also copy of "Ten Years' Promotion in One," all without obligation. or seven civilian Germans evidently of Business English G Business Management Industrial Management Commercial Spanish the higher class, and conversation soon Modern Salesmanship Banking and Finance Effective Speaking O Higher Accountancy Modern Business Correspondence was going on. Some of them spoke to Stenotypy — Stenography me D Traffic Management Modern Foremanship Telegraphy Management in English and some of them spoke to me O Railway Station Management Q Personnel Q Credit and Collection Law: Degree of LL.B. O Expert Bookkeeping Correspondence in French. They began to bombard me Commercial Law Paper Salesman's Training C. P. A. Coaching with questions. Just then an American Railway Accounting Name freight train (Continued on page 56)

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passed us. I told them that this particular seemed to rise up before us! It appeared train contained ammunition and supplies to be fifty feet higher than our own level, for our troops along the Rhine and more growing larger and louder as it approached. was coming because we had been informed The ship rolled far over to starboard and the German Commission would be ob- the green wall of water met us with a streperous at the Trier Conference and terrific rush! I gripped the hand-rail in we were preparing to go deeper into Ger- vain; the mighty wave dashed me against many, perhaps to Berlin. I then reached the deck house; my hold was broken! my destination. Two or three nights later Then I seemed to touch something. In I was again waiting for my train at Co- a moment I was floundering on my stom- blenz when three Cadillac cars drove to ach, fifty feet down the deck from my

thi s the station and in one of the cars was an former position and grabbed the outside advertisement American colonel and a German colonel rail! Thank God!—G. T. McKinney, appeared in the Legion Weekly in full uniform. They had come to meet Youngsville, Pa. the -_Hnce then the John Hancock commission from Trier, I was in- Mutual Life Insurance Company lias formed, and when the train came in. who HE SAW HIS DAUGHTER sent more than 50,000 copies of the should get off but my traveling com- $10 Prize facsimile to Legionnaires and others. panions of a few days before. I have Today we still continue to distrib- often wondered how much my "line" A/fY HUSBAND went to France with ute the facsimile of the Declaration helped in getting the commission to sub- the A. E. F. late in May, and on of Independence to those interested mit to our demands. Dr. P. H. Flem- July 1, 1918, our baby girl was born, in to own one. ing, St. Martinville, La. the Everett Sanatorium, Lincoln, Ne- braska. From that day I lived for the HORSE OR MAN? hour when he would get back home—and $10 Prize see the baby. But in October, in the deep Argonne, he was wounded, and for awhile of Boston, Massachusetts WAS an officer in a machine gun com- it looked as if he might not come. Then Inquiry Bureau I 197 Clarendon St., Boston, Mass. pany, when the First Division went he was sent home to America on a hos- Please send me a facsimile of the Declaration into billets in the old Gondrecourt area. pital ship, and in February we received of Independence. I enclose 5 cents postage. I rode a little sorrel horse with beautiful word that he was in Walter Reed Hos- Name flowing mane and tail. A noted French pital in Washington, D. C. And because

Address artist visited the area. Seeing me riding he was in a hurry to see the babe whom a. l. M. Teddy, the horse, he sent a man after me. he had never seen we made the trip to Over Sixty-Seven Years Bus in Through his interpreter he informed Washington. me he wanted to paint a picture of the All the way from North Dakota to typical American soldier and of a typical Washington we went—the seven-months- who derive American horse. I gave him my name and old girl and I : and then one Sunday morn- largest profits INVENTORS know and heed referred him to the regimental com- ing we arrived and went out to Walter simply certain mander. Reed Hospital—and I carried the baby but vital facta before applying for Patents. Our book Patent-Sense gives these facts ; sent free. Next day I was ordered to report, with in to see her daddy. That was my big Write. my horse, to pose for the artist. Swelled moment. D. Lacey & Lacey, 643 F St., Wash., C. up? I personally groomed Teddy. Polished And had we not gone, it would have Estab. 1869 my boots and Sam Browne, put on my been too late. The baby's daddy died Numerous Legionnaire References best uniform and rode to the house the three weeks later. In Lincoln, Nebraska, artist had for a studio. there is a V. F. W. post named the "Rich- "Monsieur wishes to thank the lieuten- ard L. Harris Post" for my husband. And ant for the horse," the interpreter said. there is likewise a "Frances Lorraine Aux- "He is indeed welcome," I bowed to iliary" named for the little daughter who the artist. "Does he want me to pose made that long trip to Washington to see mounted or dismounted?" I inquired. her daddy. Mrs. Richard L. Harris, "Oh! Ah! Hurr'ump!" the interpreter Tacoma, Wash. Enter anytime. You don't need experience. Special lim- ited offer. Radio and Aviation Electricity Courses included, stuttered. "The lieutenant must have mis- irn while you learn. Send for bio free catalog. Act COYNE ELECTRICAL SCHOOL, DEPT. BO-04 understood. Monsieur has chosen Private THE MONSTER IN THE DARK SOO SOUTH PAULINA STREET - - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Leader as the typical American soldier." $10 Prize Leader was a half-blood Cherokee In- dian out of my company. ON BOARD ship, en route to France, The picture of Leader and Teddy hang we were told that five blasts of the in the Louvre today. They were there in boat whistle meant submarine attack and 1927, anyway. Clint Greene, Phoenix, required instant attendance at our boat- limelight PUT your post in Ariz. stations. at conventions and celebra- tions. Boost year 'round at- One night we heard the deep roar of the tendance. Get new members ship's whistle. Five blasts ! ! ! with thrilling martial music. PAWN OF THE WAVES We had with Organize a drum corps $10 Prize felt no shock nor heard any explosion, :iid of valuable new Leedy booklet "The Roll-Off"—42 but all ran to their stations while I, as of information answer* pages FEBRUARY, 1 919, and homeward officer of the day, felt it my duty to find all organization and equipment prohloms. Shows all drum major sig- bound. Three days of seasickness had the cause of alarm. I started running in nals. Scores of Interesting photos and much historical data. Sent kept me in my bunk most of the time the dark and had covered about two- FREE to Legion since leaving Le Havre on La Lorraine. thirds of (he distance to the deck when memhers. No obli- nation. Write, for The morning of the fourth day found suddenly I sensed and dimly saw a vast your copy twic. the sea slightly less rampant and my ill- bulk looming in front of me. I crashed Leedy Mfg. Co., ness gone. I ran across an open space into the object and fell. Wave upon wave 701 Ued, Bldq. Indianapolis, Ind. leading to the deck house and clung to of horror thrilled me! Under me, upon the hand-rail which followed around it. the floor, lay some large animal moaning SendJbrTree'Booklet Suddenly a mountain of green water and clutching me. My terrified fingers

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( Continued from page 57 Miniature few minutes—the English boy and the around each other, and believe me that American officer. John R. White, Se- was some reunion as far as he and I were quoia National Park, Calif. concerned. He is Charles C. McGonegal. post Not so long ago he was elected com- REUNION mander of Los Angeles County Council. $10 Prize The American Legion. — Leonard C. Price, Los Angeles, Calif. COLORS T SERVED during the War with Com- A pany B, 18th Infantry, First Division, FATE INTERVENED and on February 3, 1018, we were hold- $10 Prize ing a sector near Seicheprey, France. About 5 o'clock in the morning the MY BIG Moment occurred at Ellis Germans threw over on us one of the Island where I was stationed in the worst barrages I believe I experienced Spring of 1018. during the war. Suddenly I heard a One evening I was in the main office scream that almost curdled my blood. at Ellis Island and happened to be watch- Looking up, I saw that a hand grenade ing the ticker which was connected with squad had been almost blown to pieces. Headquarters across the bay, and imagine I found that the most severely wounded my surprise when my name came slowly of them was a very dear friend of mine out on the tape. "Winters, Harold Ray- whom I had enlisted with, and had known mond, drafted to U. S. S. Cyclops." Al- for some time before the war. There he though I had seen the collier Cyclops lay with blood streaming from what was anchored out in the harbor taking on a left of his two arms, he was deadly white cargo of locomotives, she wasn't exactly and was pleading for someone to finish my idea of anything to get excited over. him rather than face life in the condition Nevertheless, it was a ship and any ship he was in, both hands gone. was better than being forced to help win Tourniquets were soon put on him and the war on an island located only a short out over the parapet he was carried to way from New York. a first aid station. There we left him. My greatest disappointment came a Although I had from time to time heard short while later when I was notified that that he was getting along, I never saw I could not go, as my records and pay ac- him again until the fall of ig28 when the counts could not be found. First Division held its reunion in Los It undoubtedly was a stroke of luck for Angeles. me as the Cyclops disappeared at sea with You can imagine our surprise when we all hands and nothing has been heard of came face to face with each other. The the brave men who manned her. Har- Miniature American Legion papers all had our pictures with our arms old R. Winters, Ambrose, N. D. Post Colors designed for your personal use at home or the office! Each set Ideas While Tm Wait consists of 8 x 12-inch (Continued from page 15) silk U. S. and Legion Post young deb whose party will be handled without the connivance of the man him- flags (unlettered) fringed, through a publicity agency feels that in self. Roosevelt "got the news," on his and mounted on 18-inch this way she is sure that only the nicest own. He needed no publicity except that ebonized staff with gilded spear. things will be said. which came from his own cut and slash Of course where immense fees are instinct for adventure. Smith has a good specially A designed available personal publicity at times be- deal of ability to get along by making his holder is included. comes a masterpiece of the art. In the own news—pointing out again the truth Mail the coupon immediately first place just why certain personalities that making news is worth ten times the are good news and others no news is one policy of writing the news. Coolidge made for prompt delivery. of the mysteries which not even the news in his own inimitable shy way; priests of the publicity craft understand. whenever those around him tried to make For instance, whenever a big liner comes news for him it often threw him into a Emblem Division, The American Legion from abroad into New York harbor there ridiculous light; photographs showing 777 IN. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana may be financiers like J. P. Morgan or him making hay in starched cuffs, milk- Gentlemen: Please forward immediately one George F. Baker, who dislike publicity, ing a little, astounded Jersey cow, or complete stand of Miniature Post Colors. shut up like clams, dodge the camera. wearing a ten gallon cowboy hat ! Hoover Ship C. O. D. They are good news. But some explorer leans toward mass-production methods lam enclosing herewith check for $1 .25 or aviator who talks his head off or some and his publicity advisers sometimes make Name. sensational actress or prize fighter—al- the mistake of dramatizing a conference though all the odds appear to be in their on a log on the Rapidan River with Mac-

Street - favor as news — somehow do not "go Donald in advance of, instead of after, over." Tex Rickard was always good the Naval Parley in London. Town_ -State. news, I am told. Valentino was good news. Nevertheless, personal publicity, in its But not their successors! active broadcast and its negative suppres- I belong to Posl .Dept. of_ "Selling" a President to the United sion of the imperfections in the diamond States is a national enterprise, not only of character, carried on as it is today before but after an election, particularly with a hundred old and new mediums of in the days when his "honeymoon" is distribution, can no doubt "sell" a Presi- over. Much of this "selling" is done dent —for a time at least. It can even

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me of the amount of publicity which it women's hair might be exposed by a was proposed should be sent out. I re- European specialist in order to create a plied that my advice would be for him to demand for lace hats; veils might be rein- earn return to his army service in Gary, that troduced through a Spanish mantilla mo- the least we said to disturb the picture tif in the styles. the country already had of him the better There are of course the problems of he would be. There was his record of what mediums to use for each publicity viation A ' great and honorable administration and, problem. Many of these mediums are I 'HERE'S a big future in the industry and opportunities are abundant. Get right or wrong, his courage to speak out purchasable, some are only partly pur- the story from the book, "Aviation —What It the truth as he saw it! His was a rugged chasable, and others such as the great Means to You." See what aviation needs and where figure. Let it alone! bulk of newspapers are not purchasable you fit into the picture. A copy of the book de- its merits The sequel of that conversation in my at all but are open for news on scribing the various Universal Flying, Mechanics, own experience was when I saw Mayor whatever its source may be. Welding, Business and Correspondence Courses William Hale Thompson of Chicago after Newspapers which are above hypoc- awaits your request. Write for your copy today. the convention had nominated Harding risy, openly admit that much they print shouting to a group of City Hall "boys," comes from sources outside their staff. Sent free "Well, there goes Wood for good! They It is said, as I have pointed out, that per- without obligation. Sim ply detach this ad and made a soap-maker his manager and he haps two-thirds of the printed news row mail with your name, advertised him, 'He floats.' And that sunk comes not as news which is gotten by the address, and age to the him!" papers, but as news which is given them. A good many years ago I attacked a Suppose, however, that editors do in Universal vicious schedule of the tariff. The man fact accept for printing only the mate- who had engineered that schedule through rial "given, not gotten" which has legiti- Aviation Schools Congress felt that he had been under too mate news value; even then, we who Training Division, American Airways, Inc. 09 much criticism. Suddenly it was an- read must weigh the undoubted fact that 1065-74 Boatmen's Bank Bldg., St. Louis nounced that his friends were to give him in the field of real news—admitting that A National System of a birthday dinner a pood testimonial. the news is news the stream from any — — . U. S. Government Approved Aviation Schools And it was grand! The most distin- one source or side is not the same as a guished citizens attended. The public stream from various sources, or in case 41-19$ never knew who paid the bills . . . He there are two sides to a question, from SAVC MONCy-PAy ONLY did. both sides. BIIT *«'«*» The oldest and perhaps most success- The positive side of everything is the JrHr^T" DUR A ful public relations counsel in the United side to be on in publicity. I was com- States lays great stress upon this: he missioned at one time to analyze the suc- Hfti P5S» says with great solemnity, no doubt justi- cess of Billy Sunday and Aimee McPher- Madeof durable weatherproof Khaki Tent Fabric; com- fied by the importance of his clients, that son. My conclusion was that each suc- plete with awnine, screened window and door, sod cloth, the fundamental function of a publicity ceeded in creating, even by attacking the metal frame, stakes, Jointed poles and carrying bag. 7x7 ft. only $13.95, delivered. gnmetentO 1 ;x9 Hft and advertiser is to assist in making the policy devil, the sense of a fighting, battling, other models at lowest prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. SEND NO MONEY—.Tnst name and address. Pay which is to affect public relations. For right side; the right was militant, tuneful, only price of Tent on delivery. We prepay Express. instance, he may go to a public utility marching, going, irresistible — and tri- WRITE FOR FREE CATALOG Factory Prices save you Money. corporation and urge that it adopt as a umphant ! The essence of our natures publicity measure a plan for consumer loves conflict. Sunday and Aimee drama- f36ai Gravolsftve y W "T » T Louis . Mo ownership of the securities of that corpo- tized that conflict and always ended up ration. This may be most wise advice. It by victory—victory—victory! The tri- tends to make the consumer, who used to umph of assertion. believe quite against the fact that his And the triumph of assertion may be PATENTS electric meter was a liar, look upon the used about soap as well as souls. Time counts in applying for patents. Don't risk de lay in protecting your ideas. Send sketch or model for meter as his friend as well as his enemy. Finally. I discover in a survey of the instructions or write for FREE hook, "How to Obtain a Patent," and "Record of Invention" Monthly bills on one side; but dividends field of the publicity profession that the form. Xo charge for information on how to pro- on the other! are as ceed. Communications strictly confidential. Prompt, Furthermore, it makes practitioners, who on the whole careful, efficient service. Clarence A. O'Brien, Regis- news. It gives the publicity man some- meticulous as the bar in their sense of tered Patent Attorney, 2174 Security Savings and Commercial Bank Building, (directly across street from Patent Office; Washington, D. C. thing to write about ; he, no less than the obligation to clients and the public in- reporter who used to write all the news, terest, are giving profound consideration is now striving to find real news to feed to the ethics of their profession. Travel On to the press, i. e., real news in the sense The dean of this diplomatic corps. Mr. that a reporter without bias would have Ivy Lee of New York, emphasizes sev- "Uncle Sam's" bitten at it. And according to the skill of eral points of the ethics of his profession. the publicity man news can and shall be First, that it is his duty to prevail upon Pay Roll made! The better the publicity man the his clients to make good news by adopting more he will influence policy of his clients good policy. Second, that the source of to the end that the public will approve publicity should always be disclosed. that policy and acclaim it as good news Third, that truth and nothing but the —not half bad! truth should be told, not only on the STEADY WORK — NO LAYOFFS— PAID Veils went out of style a few years ago. ground of ethics but on the ground that VACATIONS So did corsets long skirts. lie I have stated this with and Then who a will out. Common Educa tton Sufficient came knocking at the door of publicity? much more brevity than Mr. Lee. but no Get Preference Idle veil makers, woolen, cotton and one will mind. Ex-Service Men silk industries. Every publicity man has Every now and then we must remem- Railway Postal Clerks >lail Carriers Postoffice Clerks ihibition Aueii! stories to tell about his resourcefulness, ber the age of "learning" in which we General Office Clerks Stenographers Inspectors of Customs his nights lying awake, staring at the ceil- are living. We are covered by publicity ing—thinking, thinking, thinking—"How and propaganda. We need occasionally $141 to $283 MONTH — — ' to get veils back? How, oh how, to get the towel of our own horse sense to wipe Mail Coupon Before You Lose It ~ FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, Oep*. L- 1 90 Rochester, N. Y. it our eyes and ears. 'em worn again!" some of out of sirs: Rush to me without charge—copy of 32-page hook, And in the process excursions were "How to Get a U. S. Government Job" with list of positions obtainable, and full particulars telling how to fcct them. made to Paris. Designers were bought to A concluding article by Mr. Child will Tell me all about preference given to Ex-Service Men. get away from little, simple shoes. Count- deal with "Canned Causes." Name Address

JULY, 1930 59 The ^Affair of the £aw Tooth bayonet (Continued jrom page ij)

ihe duckboard, and the expression on his "I want him," Casey said. He looked face announced something important. at Herty again thoughtfully. He was still "Footprints are clear in the mud," he toying with his glasses. Nervous, Casey Drum Corps, Francis E. Self Post No. 6 told Casey, aside. "Whoever he was, he reflected, nervous as a rookie on parade. Cheyenne, Wyo one of the many Legion Corps looked in the office window first, then He asked abruptly: "Colonel Furlong Completely equipped by WEYMANN went and climbed into the window of the keep anything valuable in his locker? We organize and equip complete SPECIAL bands, orchestras or string bands for back room. There's storage houses on Money or liquor?" Legion, Scnool and Civic Orcanrza- OUTFIT tions. Sole distributors for Keystone both sides that kept the sentry from see- "Not that I know of. No money, I'm Ludwie musical State Band Instruments. Complete Drums. Bucscher True-Tone Band ing him. He took a box from the step of positive." equipment for unit Instruments and Saxophones. of 15 men the house on the right and carried it to "How'd you know that?" 00 KEYSTONE STATE the window and used it to stand on to "He never seemed to $ 116 PARADE BUGLE have much. Often climb in. Small box. About a dozen-bean- had to borrow. Borrowed from all of us. Write for details and New, long, rakish model, || Special Bugle and stirring trumpet tone. can size." Just last night before he went out he Drum Corps equip- ment catalog. Single Bugle, prepaid - $Q "How high was the window sill from asked me for two hundred francs." Quantity prices on request ® the ground?" "Did he pay it back?" H. A. Inc. WEYMANN & SON, "About here," Westfall answered. He "This morning. Usually paid it back Dept. LM-7. 10th and Filbert Stj.. Philadelphia, Pa. next Musical Instrument Mfrs. Since 1864 indicated his own chest. day. But he never had much money "No higher'n that?" around." "Lower if anything. The man climbed "Where 'd he go last night?" ." on the box . . "Into Le Mans. Two nights a week HowTo Secure A "What does that tell you?" usually." "What?" "You've got a key to the locker?" "It tells me something," Casey said. "Yes." The adjutant nodded. "He had Government Position "What about your fingerprints?" me keep an extra one in my desk. Now Why worry about strikes, layoffs, hard times? Get a Government job! Increased "Lots of 'em. On the sill and the foot and then he would ask me to get some- salaries, steady work, travel, good pay. I'll help you become a Custom House Clerk locker. But they're just smears, as if he thing out of it." Railway Postal Clerb^ Post Office Clerk. City M:ii: Carrier, Rural Carrier — or get into any wore gloves." Casey was silent for a moment. When other Government job yu want. I was a Sec- retary Examiner of Civil Service Commissiim Casey digested this before he asked he did speak, he inquired casually: for 8 years. Have helped thousands. Railvmv Postal Clerk fxuminationcomiTuj. Ex-Service casually: footprints? Civilian?" "Know anybody around here that's got a men tret preference. "The M niA/ M y '^-r»a«e book tells about the jobs well souvenir ™ v w open -and bowl can help v.>u getone. "Hobnails. Rain had 'em pretty saw tooth bayonet?" FrA* &ad the coupon for your copy rree tay. washed already, but I'd say it was an en- He heard the adjutant's breath suck in. A. R. Patterson, Civil Service Expert listed man." Herty looked up quickly. PATTERSON SCHOOL, 637 Wiener Bldg . Rochester, N Please send me without obligation. your free hook - 'Ho his a Government Position." "I suppose you would," Casey mut- "What you mean?" voice quavered. Name tered. "A saw tooth bayonet," Casey repeated. Addreaa ." He nodded to the adjutant, who led "Why.no . . Herty answered. "What them to his room at the opposite end of are you getting at, Sergeant?" a I Training for men of am- ULlCCXriCol bition and limited time. the barracks. "I'm asking about a bayonet, sir," Concise, comprehensive course in Theoretical and Practical Electrical "Sit down on the cot," Herty invited. Casey repeated; "a saw tooth. I'm going _ . ' . ^ „ .,' . „. including Math- His fingers played nervously with the to ask every man in camp, maybe, 'fore ye- EngineeringC9 chanical•r^,??*Drawing. chain from his glasses. I'm through." Students construct motors, install wiring, test elec- trical machinery. A thorough course designed to be "You had something to tell?" Casey "Did a bayonet kill him?" the adjutant completed in one college year. began. asked. His voice quavered again. THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS' successful experience assures you maximum training in minimum time. "There's a captain, Sergeant. Till's his "Ain't for me to say what killed him, Send for free catalog name. He'd been A. W. O. L. two days in sir," Casey answered. "I'll visit Captain BLISS Paris. Got home tonight. Colonel asked Till now, sir." ." ELECTRICAL SCHOOL him to report soon's he came . . A moment later they were in the cap- "And he didn't report?" Casey prompt- tain's room. 417 Takoma Ave., Washington. D. C. ed. The two operators waited for the of- "Oh, yes. immediately. You'll hear ficer to speak. He cleared his throat f)WE about it. That's why I'm telling you. It twice. His eyes were bloodshot; looking. seems the sentry claims he heard them Casey thought, exactly as they might if a ToAny Suit! . . . in Paris, 1 yelling at each other Colonel Fur- man had been A. W. 0. L. not Double the life of your coat and vest with correctly long and Till." to mention coming home to a murder. matched pants. 100,000 patterns. Every pair hand tailored to your measure; no "When was that?" The sergeant prompted him. match sent FREE for your "readymailes." Our fifteen minutes before Abel "You had an interview with the colo- O. K. before pants are made. Fit guaranteed. "About Send piece of cloth or vest today. the nel last night, sir?" SUPERIOR MATCH PANTS COMPANY found body." 115 So. Dearborn Street, Dept. 269 Chicago Westfall whistled. Casey asked quiet- "He laced me," Till admitted. He ly: "What'd this captain say, sir, when drew a long breath and began to speak ke got back?" freely. "Gave me plain hell. I'd been

Any PHOTO "Said he got a lacing. Insists he left away . . . got back . . . adjutant said ." the colonel sitting at his desk. I wanted Furlong wanted to see me. I went . . MARGtD to say. Sergeant, that Till's all right. Been "We heard that much. What'd you little say, sir, and what did he?" Size 16x20 Inches absent a few times ... a unsteady Same price for full ^Sv ^at ." kill . . "I saluted, naturally. And I said, 'Cap- length or bu.it form, MFm . . . but he wouldn't a man jrroups. landscapes. 1U ." pet rtnirnrtlH. etc., or ^B^^g*. "Wouldn't plan to, you mean," Casey tain Till reports, sir,' and he said . . enlargements of any MM U part of group pie- ^bf ^g7 "Reckon few people would. "Where was he?" Casey demanded. ture. Safo return of your own amended. '•"..I p h o to guaranteed* "He was sitting at his desk looking SEND NO MONEY I'll see him next. Lieutenant. In the Just mail pbotoor inapahot(arjy if you'll please, sir, bring the straight in front of him," Captain Till oizetand within a Week youwill meantime, receive y...ir beautiful life-like all the answered, "and he said, 'Till, I'm going enlargem'- nt hi zonixiiOin. guar- signatures from headquarters of anteed fadeless. l*ay postman to 9Mc plus pojttngn or aen.l $1.00 officers on file, signatures and a sample of to make an example of you. I'm going with orderaad wo pay postage. it. This colonel break you.' Special Free OfferS writing if you've got

> enlargementwe wHI Bend I i had a dogrobber?" "I said I didn't give a damn about the ducttonof photo »<*nt. Take ad- boy. commission, sooner I got out of uniform Taptage rtou* of thia amazing "Of course. A Polish Named offer. your phuto today, -bbihI the better I'd like it. That was my mean- UNITED PORTRAIT COMPANY Novitski. Acted as chauffeur, too." 900 West Lake Street, Dept. H-330. Chicago, 60 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly : " .

ing. Maybe I didn't use exactly those "Just men." Casey said. After a min- words." ute he asked: "Which direction did he ." "And he said . . walk in Le Mans after he left the car? "To get to hell out of his sight." Not only last night, but other nights?" There was a moment of silence after "Away the same. Past the Cinema that. "Then?" Casey prompted. Patke. Down the hill. "I saluted. Oh, I know how to be mili- Casey absorbed the information slow- tary. He didn't answer my salute. Just ly, puffing his cigarette. sat there looking at the back wall when I "That's all," he said. Then: "Go wait closed the door." in the kitchen." Casey was staring indifferently about As he returned to the mess hall, the the small room. He spoke unexcitedly. adjutant held up a packet of cardboards. "You got a saw tooth bayonet, Captain?" "1 have the signatures you asked for," Till drew back sharply. "Me? A bayo- he said in a low voice. "All the officers WANTED! net? Why do you ask that?" in the battalion on the new record cards, "Got one?" finger prints, description and signature." 500 Ex-Service Men "Why, damn you, yes. But what's West fall's voice arose from the corri- Introduce and supply demand for UawIeiKh's Good ." dor. "Sergeant calling. that got to do . . Casey?" he was Health products — 1 75 necessities used daily every home, sales have increased each and every year for 4 0 years "Bayonet killed him. sir,'" Casey re- Half a dozen officers followed the oper- — o~i million i'toducts sold last year. ator to the of Till's marked; "a saw tooth bayonet." door room. West- Mann cx-gcrvirt! men make hin income. Last year "Bayonet killed Furlong!" fall, his straw hat jammed on the back It. A. Adams. Colo., a disabled veteran, sold $10,500

n ortJi Rawleifih Products ; -I . B. Lake, who served Till screamed the words. He put up of his head, held up a corner of Tills with the .Marines, sold $!t,000 worth; It. B. Wright, Calif., $10,00(1; II. C. McDonald, N. C, $6,000: his arm as if to ward off a blow. bedding roll gingerly with one hand, dis- A. M. Stoddard. Vt.. $0,500. If you have only aver- "Let me see it, please, sir?" Casey de- closing the wire spring of the cot. On age industry and Intelligence and will follow the same old time- tested Raw lei eh Methods these men used. manded. the spring, at the end opposite the door, you should do as well. We supply !" "I will not lay a long, jagged bayonet. Its point the best sales and service methods which secure the most business every- "Better think that over, sir." bore a deep brown stain. where. Quick service— 10 great fac- tories and branches—one near you. No "It wasn't killed Till cried out sharply and as if my bayonet him! made experience. But little capital needed ." to start your own business. You are Why, my God! . . to reach for the weapon. Westfall inter- sole owner and manager. Write quick "I'd like to see it, sir." posed his arm, and the adjutant, from be- for choice 5 big lines. The captain subsided slowly. He sat hind, grasped the captain by his shoulder. down in a chair and drawing out a hand- "Standstill there," the lieutenant bade. THE W.T. RAWLEIGH CO. kerchief, wiped the sweat from his face. His voice, which he strove to make firm, DEPT. G-18 ALM, FREEPORT, ILL. "Any particular reason you'd like to broke and the command ended in a high, MUCH THE LARGEST INDUSTRY OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD see mine?" he asked finally. ridiculous note. "Don't need to give my reasons, sir." "Don't touch it, anybody." Westfall "I guess there's no reason you shouldn't said. "Got to look for fingerprints." see it," Till muttered. His poise returned Casey spread out his handkerchief and in part. He reached for his musette bag. lifting the handle, held the blade to the Casey watched him closely. light. When he finished his inspection, he UNIFORMS ! \\TUTE FOR "It's gone " Till whispered. He turned said shortly CATALOG No. SO. angrily. "How'd you know I had it? "It's her." ALUMINUM HELMETS What's my bayonet got to do? . . . I say Till pulled out of the adjutant's grasp. POLISHED or ANY COLOR . . . are you accusing me?" He faced Casey. "You don't accuse me "No, sir." Casey's voice was emphatic, of murder?" GEORGE EVANS & Co 132 N. FIFTH ST.- A.L.DEPT- PHILADELPHIA. but Till seemed unconvinced. "We'll go "Sir, I ain't accusin' anybody. Nobody, back to the mess hall," continued the ser- sir. Only I don't want none of you to geant. "I ain't arresting you and I ain't leave barracks." accusing you." There was no talk among them as they Just inside the mess room door stood a filed back to the mess hall. Tills face frightened, dark faced soldier. was greenish white. Herty breathed hard. "Here's Private Novitski," the adju- Two other captains, not yet drawn into tant said. the crime, began to smoke violently and Casey offered him a cigarette. "How tried to play chess. Abel, the Y. M. C. A. long you been dog robbin' for the colo- man. had come in during their absence. nel?" he asked. He led him into the cor- He was reading a small book immediately ridor. under the light and did not arise. Four

"Two . . . four month." The man other lieutenants sat in stiff chairs along

spoke with a heavy accent. the wall and looked straight ahead. All I Hotel 1.QQO i "Drove his car?" pretended not to have heard the commo- Positions Open/ "Alway." tion in the corridor. "Where'd he go oftenest?" "I'll take those officers' cards," Casey UOTT5LS, restaurants, rdubs, apartment hotels, hosp*taK in- ** stltutions. schools and colleges everywhere need trained "Lots of place. Le Mans. Vendome. said to the adjutant, "and one more thing, men. Over 70,000 high-class positions as Manager, Assistant Manager, steward. Room Clerk, Sports Director and scores Blois in the sir, if you'll to ... Hotel de Chateau. Up come along?" He turned of other executive positions paying $2,500 to $ 1 0,000 a year open annually in the hotels of the United States. Near- north. Bagnolles of Orne." Westfall. "Stay here, Corporal, till I get ly two billion dollars* worth of NEW HOTELS. CLUBS "Where was he last night?" back." AND INSTITUTIONS being built this year will need over 200,000 trained men and women. Hotels start you at sal- "Le Mans. He has me leave him in the "I'll take the bayonet, Casey," Westfall aries up to $3,500 a year with living usually included, At any time there are orer 1.000 positions open. Place de Republique. There alway. He begged, "and those fingerprint cards." Previous Experience Unnecessary is the great joker. darkness. At twelve o'clock or Herty followed him into the Yoo can have one of these fasdnftrln«r. bitr-pav positions. Thru our Simplified Home Study Plan we cjuaiify for a well-paid position. one he I sir." vou come back. Sometime he has "It's the locker key want, Casey Age is no obstacle — yountr and old can win success. A good grade Rchool education is ail vou need All of your training under men, officers, along with him. Sometime told him. the personal supervision of Clifford Lewis, who has been annotated ManaffinK Consultant bv over 800 hoMfl thrnout fh^ United S'ates. happy. Sometime mad." Men from the camp hospital were load- Send coupon today for Free Book. "YOUR PIG OPPORTUNITY." ex- plaining our Money-Pack Agreement and showing bow we can train "Was he mad last night?" ing the body of Colonel Furlong into a you for one of these splendid positions. "No. Very much not mad." mule-drawn ambulance as the pair ap- FREE BOOK COUPON — LFW1S HOTEL TRnfNING SCHOOLS. "He was quite a hand with femmes?" proached his billet. The guards lounged Room CL-3385. Washington, D. C. "What's that?" uncomfortably in the rain. Casey hurried Send me without obligation th« "Ladies." through the office, where Lieutenant Nam* . . "Oh hell, no, Sergeant. Never no Winkler still waited apprehensively, and Addrexs. ladies." turned on the (Continued on page 62)

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The ^Affair of the £aw Tooth ^Bayonet t-earn saxophone, cornet, trombone any band instrument. Be popular. It's ( Continued from page easy. Learn quicker and gain greater 61 musical success on a Conn. Endorsed bySousa and the world's greatest artists. light in the colonel's quarters. The adju- "Look here!" Easiest to play In perfect tune. Many Herty became indignant. exclusive features. Yet they cost no more. ." tant brought a key. "If you don't . . Write tor Free Book Free Trial— Easy Payments "Don't touch the locker no more'n you "Fingerprints is fingerprints," Casey on any Conn. Write for special offer and free book. have to," Casey bade. reminded him. "Never put much stock Mention Instrument. ." The key turned once, and Casey lifted in 'em myself, only . . C. G. CONN, Ltd. 708ConnBldg.Elkhart.Ind. the lid. In the tray he made out the cus- Herty relapsed into silence. Till ,, scraped Joseph Falls, AUston, ^m*. Mass., earned $8,nitn.or» /A^^^A - — «cv w . tomary array of officer's gear ... an his feet nervously on the floor, causing a extra Sam Browne belt properly rolled, fat captain, had inter- Appeared in 8 count a who not yet been inslrume plays H pair of spurs, a silver mounted flask, two viewed, to glare at him reprovingly. nearly all Conn; BAND INSTRUMENTS A web belts, a black and gold campaign hat lieutenant asked hoarsely for cigarettes. cord, buttons on a string, needles and Half a dozen men complied. Again and Built for Comfort! thread, half a dozen packs of cards. Casey again each pair of eyes traveled uncer- ^Genuine black kid. Soft, easy fitting, comfort- lifted the tray. Under it, carefully put tainly from Herty to Till and back again, able. Strongly built for long wear. Placed- away in a garrison cap, was a bundle of and then focussed on the saw tooth bayo- right Arch Support re-^ French bank notes, of them in large net. At last Westfall returned. lievea ailments, ends pain. most He nodded Snug-fitting heel; foot-con- denominations . . . fifty francs and up- to Casey. forming last. No wrinkled '^linings during life of shoe. ward. "Don't match," he explained quietly. Features you've long price in that's , wanted at a you Herty stared astonishment. The "Go wait for the gents coming," know is right. Sizes5to sergeant pocketed the roll. the sergeant directed enigmatically, and . Ask your dealer. M. T. SHAW, Inc "It's a small handful to get killed again Westfall disappeared. Dept. CQldwater, Mich. over," he muttered, and slapped shut "Look here," the adjutant stood up the lid. "Back to quarters, sir." and wiped his white face. He had put on Westfall was waiting in the doorway. his glasses. "I'm not going to stand for this. ." Do You Need Captain Till, sitting alone in the corner, You've got no right . . held his head in his hands. The others "Sit down, sir," the operator bade CASH QUICK were staring at him sidewise, glancing courteously. "Be a lot more comfortable. now and again at the blood-stained bayo- I ain't got much rank, sir, but I got a Mrs. Glbbs reports sales of $ 1 00 the first day net on the table. They had added two card in my pocket that's full of authority. Represent most beautiful guaranteed ho- and two. Besides, there's the fingerprints." siery you ever saw in your life. 126 styles and colors. Finest, pure silk, full-fashioned, "I found a fingerprint, and a thumb Till laughed. His voice cracked and rayon, wool, lisle, etc. Amazing low prices. began he laughed again, hysterically. No Experience Needed too, for good measure," Westfall Mrs. Glesson writes "In one day I made $23.00." importantly. "Here, between the stain "You've made monkeys of all of us, burg earned $154 in one week. Premiums given customers brings our Representatives ex- and the handle." Sergeant," he began. He wavered, then a commissions. Hose with outfit given for per- "Nothing on the handle?" Casey de- plunged recklessly. "If ^naluse. Write Quick for details. Give hose size. on you've got WILKWIT HOSIERY COMPANY. Dept. 4206. Greenfield, Qtno manded. The others sat up, listening. proof about me, bring it out. If not, "Nothing. But this other's plain I'm leaving too!" enough." The corporal looked hard at "No, you're not, sir! You're sitting the adjutant. "It's your fingers, Lieu- tight!" IN SIX DAYS tenant Herty," he added. Voices sounded in the dark outside. I'll give you the same chance. Show my samples of super-value tailored-to-measure The Y. M. C. A. man turned abruptly The rain had ceased for the moment, and all-wool suits at $23.50. Cash commissions in id- and liberal bonus. Astounding values and and peered at Herty. There was a sound the room hung silent. Feet scraped on guaranteed fit. No experience needed. FREE outfit, over 100 all-wuol fabrics. Write. of quick breath from the wall where the the steps. Corporal Westfall entered first. W. Z. GIBSON, Inc. Dept. U-405 SOO Throop St. Chicago, Illinois lieutenants sat. He was followed by two French civilians, "Just a minute, all of you," the ser- one short and swarthy in watersoaked geant interposed. "Corporal, I'm going to finery, the other a tall, colorless indi- telephone. See that nobody leaves." vidual who was pulling his long mustache A Necessity No one spoke in his absence. Several thoughtfully. He carried an umbrella. men lighted cigarettes repeatedly, at once "Hello, Inspector," Casey greeted him. to those who want to put them out. Till went twice to the There was a new note of affability in his preserve each copy of The water bucket and drank sparingly. The voice. "Gentlemen, this is Inspector American Legion Monthly record cards lay in a heap on the table, Laval of the French police. And this ..." the telltale knife beside them. Casey re- he paused abruptly and did not finish the A binder suitable for preserving one volume—there are two volumes yearly—of turned whistling in ten minutes. sentence. six numbers of your magazine — The "I've got some paper here for you to The group of officers peered inquisi- American Legion Monthly. THIS binder is strong, artistic in de- write your names on," he said, "name, tively. The little fat man whom he had sign, beautifully embossed in gold, and rank, organization and home address. not introduced was lighting a cigarette made of blue artificial leather. of all witnesses. It'll save a large his THE Locking Device is convenient and Want a memo and diamond sparkled on simple—the actual binding can be made lots of questioning." He paused, regard- hand as he pressed out the smudge of his in a few minutes. It requires no hole Y. C. A. in briquet kindler. Till first. punching—does not mutilate your copies ing Abel. "You can write M. spoke He de- — is easy to operate—can be quickly de- place of your rank and outfit." manded: "Who the hell is that?" tached. distributed the papers and watched Casey smiled. He spoke to Laval in IN gold on the front of this binder is He embossed The American Legion Emblem while the officers did as he ordered. When an undertone, and the inspector in turn and The American Lecion Monthly finished he collected the papers, questioned the fat stranger, who looked logotype. On the end, embossed in gold, they had is the title, The American Legion and nodding to Westfall, stepped to the around the faces intently. Finally he Monthly, and the volume number— I. [I, door. He spoke quietly to the corporal nodded and held up one finger. III, IV. V. VI, VII, VIII or tX. The cur- rent volume is No. IX. If you desire to and returned to the table. The younger Casey finished the introduction. bind a complete set all your past copies — operator had clamped his hat on his head "This is M'sieur Painvere, him that of the MONTHLY— hinders can be pur- chased for volumes I, II. III. IV, V, VI, and taken the bundle of addresses out runs the biggest gambling house in Le VII. VIII. IX. into the night. Mans. It's called the Club d'Or, and he's THE price of this binder is $1.00 each, postpaid, in the United States. In for- "I'd like to go over to headquar- friendly with the police." remittance eign countries, add to esti- ters. Sergeant," the adjutant said. His Abel stood up indignantly. "What's he mated postage. voice was shaky and he cleared his throat. got to do with this? You must be crazy, The American Legion Monthly "I've work to do." bringing a gambler in here! I object! A

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"I sent for him,"' Casey answered fingerprints don't ?how. Glove marks $10,000 quietly. He nodded to West fall and the cn the locker and Lieutenant Herty's Protection Against corporal shut the door and stepped long's room is that he's readin' up on toward the center of the room. "I sent very well. Sure, the lieutenant touched ACCIDENT for him to identify you, sir, as the mur- the bayonet, but it was long before the derer of Colonel Furlong."- killing. This Y guy didn't leave any SICKNESS No one spoke. Then Abel cried out. prints on anything. All he left was the

! "Me?" money Only 9 I Wi YtAK Assessments He stood up jerkily and reached back- "Money?" It was half a dozen officers. Men, Women 16 to 70 accepted NO MEDICALi EXAMINATION ward toward a window sill. Westfail, Casey took the roll from his pocket. Policy Pays leaping over Till's feet, caught him. They "Money was all he wanted. It played 810,00c for loss of life, hands, feet or eyesight. Many unusual protecting clauses. $_r> Weekly went down on the floor. hob, having to kill the colonel. And there benefits, pays doctor and hospital lulls, covers Automobile, " 'Ere," Inspector Laval leaned over he had the bayonet. What'd he do? He Travel, Pedestrian ami many common accidents. Covers many common sicknesses, in- cluding them, " 'ere is the what you say brass- runs back toot sweet past Captain Till's typhoid, appendix operations, lobar pnet' monla, etc., etc. Oldest l'hila. Casualty company. lets!" From under his coat he dragged south window. Opens it and leans down Don't delay, you may be next to meet sickness or accident. Mail coupon today for tree descriptive a pair of handcuffs on a long chain. and lifts the bed roll and puts the blade literature. "It's easy," Casey explained. "I under it." COMMONWEALTH CASUALTY CO., 731 Wulluvh H !.!«-. Newark, .\'ew Jersey. knowed right away it was a civilian done Till arose weakly and looked down at the job. A short, husky, left-handed guy Abel. that the colonel was pretty well ac- "Soon'she s rid of the bayonet, he strolls quainted with." in the back door of these quarters," Casey Cltv and Stnle Till exclaimed hysterically. "Civilian!" went on, "changed his hobnails for Mun- AGENTS WANTED for Local Territory he demanded. "How'd you guess all sons and pops out the front. Pulls a God that?" bless you on the sentry and finds the Casey bridled. body himself!" He turned on the fat "Mine ain't a guessing business, sir. Frenchman. "This is him, all right?" The colonel was hit from behind, on the The owner of the gambling house ^pipgwnfort left side. That means the man was left nodded. handed. I know it was from behind, else "One of the first things I notice in Fur- depends chiefly on a good bed—and n good bed depends chiefly on the mat- his hands would of been cut when he put long's room is that he's readin' up on tress. At sm :i It expense, you can as- 'em up. The left-handed man was short, Hoyle's Games," Casey explained. "Next sure restful sleep on your next trip by taking along an 'cause he had to climb on a box to get thing, this lieutenant tells how he's al- in the window. Westfail found the box. ways borrowing money and paying it A1RO MATTRESS Made on NEW air-chamber principle "f live ruhbe Short. All right. But husky enough to back in the morning. I put two and two Dated makes a small roll easily earned. Lasts f f] ted by mouth or pump. Write for literature. put the blade through to Furlong's back- together and they don't make either three THE K & W RUBBER CO.. Dept. 108, Delaware, Ohio or five." bone." Eatabliahal 190S ." "Civilian . . Till repeated. Herty spoke slowly. "He was playing "He left his footprints," Casey said. cards." "I ain't so sweet on fingerprints. But "Goes to Hotel de Chateau in Blois footprints, they tell a lot, sirs. This guy pretty often, Novitski says, and to Bag- stepped off on his right foot both times. nolles of the Orne. They both got kind of Soldiers step off with the left foot, sirs. a reputation for high stakes. There's the

Show me any dumb john in for a month money . . . eighteen thousand francs steppin' off on his right foot! It's agin ... in the foot locker. Novitski says nature!" further how the colonel often went down Abel rolled over on his face. past the Cinema theatre in Le Mans. Did Men and Women "You was working in that back bed- last night and come home happy. There's Industry's leader offers you dircet- to-wearer agency. Pays big. all the time Captain Till was get- only one house in town that would let a Happy room work. Thousands successful. Sample ting hell about A. W. 0. L.," Casey ac- man get away with that big a roll, and outfit free. Start at once. Write today. DEPT. CARLTON MILLS, INC. cused. "Captain says how when he went it's down past the Cinema. Over to the 308-M 79 Fitth Ave., Nov.' York, N.Y. out. the colonel just set looking at the Dauphin the officers shoot craps for a back wall. Why 'd he do that? He wasn't franc. Officers ain't spenders like en- crazy, was he? Not as anybody heard! listed men. But at the Club d'Or. stakes He was listening. He heard somebody is high and it's officers only. Somebody snooping back there, so as soon's the cap- saw the colonel get money there last tain closes the front door, the colonel night. It wasn't Till. He was in Paris. WANT ups a d goes in to see what's happening." It was this short, husky, left-handed A "I didn't mean to hurt him!" Abel's civilian." 2 voice was a whimper. He looked around He bent over Abel. STEADY flared. for sympathy. "He came after me . . . "I'm not left-handed." Abel GOVERNMENT ." I let him have it . . "You saw me write with my right hand ." "To keep him quiet!" Casey cried. tonight! You've no proof . . ob O i "You'd have run, if he hadn't recognized "Saw you write with your right hand, ." you . . yes, sir. But I sent the corporal over to "You merciless dog!" The adjutant the Y hut to compare the writing with 2 drew back his arm. Casey checked him. what you did on duty. It ain't the same. "Careful, sir. He'll get enough jolt You write different with different hands. when the time comes. You see, he ain't a So I just got m'sieur to come out to see $1260to $3400 Year Y man no more'n I am. which ain't much. who was hanging 'round his place last EX-SERVICE MEN GET PREFERENCE He's one of them professional crooks that night watchin' Colonel Furlong win. He FRANKUN INSTITUTE, got holt of a uniform. I called their says you was." 18 UP / Y MEN— / Dept. tlB4 / Rochester, N t. area headquarters when I was out a bit He yanked Abel to his feet. STEADY WORK / Rush to me, FREE of ago and they never heard of him! I "Goin' to Brest in the morning? Many 1930 charge, list of TJ. s. Govern- ,mnl steads position! guessed it the slick way he worked! He Brother. Brest ain't nawthing to where appointments,Annnintmrnis ±J obtainable 5cnd 1 Bl E knowed his tracks would be followed out you're going!" EDUCATION P 32-page hook describing sal- COMMON * aries, hours, work, vacation in the mud. so he put on hobnails to Inspector Laval bowed as the police USUALLY and full particulars on how to SUFFICIENT C make it look like an enlisted man got took away their prisoner. Westfail tipped / fully regarding preference given to Ex-Service men. into the locker, then changed shoes when his hat. Only Sergeant Casey saluted Mail Coupon / today, _____ he got back. And wore gloves, so's his punctiliously in the doorway. SURE / Address-

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in a land battle. Not until the French It was the third largest in the world ENTERTAINMENT fleet protected the landing of a French when the biggest war in all history start- army under Rochambeau to co-operate ed in Europe. Our navy between us and with Washington was independence won. the war gave us a comfortable feeling. FOR After the Revolution we were certain That war kept right on, and in the we were never going to have another war. summer of 1016 we appropriated heavily But we were soon battling Tripolitan for naval increase. No American would YOUR POST pirates and bringing "Millions for de- have believed it five years previously, fense, bu*. not one cent for tribute!" into but in 191 7 we were drawn into this Eu- being, and then scarcely a dozen years ropean war to an extent that requires no later we were again at war with England. comment to the reader. At the end of Mexico's lack of a navy helped us win it we were on the way to have the big- that war, and a blockade of Southern gest navy in the world. And that takes ports which finally became effective us to the Washington Arms Conference turned the tide in favor of the North in and beyond. the Civil War. Maybe we do not need a navy any After the Civil War, as we laid lines larger than Italy's, for example. Maybe of steel across the continent and inaug- we shall never have another war. We urated the industrial age, eternal peace only know that if we had not had a strong seemed secure. Our old wooden navy, navy in 1017 we might have a far more relic of the Civil War, was the laughing numerous band of Gold Star mothers in stock of the steel navies of other nations. this nation which would not be so rich In President Cleveland's Democratic that it could afford to send them abroad. There is no other one thing administration in the eighties we started When we need a navy we need it in a which will effectively stimulate so a modern navy, not so much that we hurry; and it takes nearly three years to attendance at Post meetings as a thought we should ever need it for war build a cruiser even when skilled labor, as a matter of national pride. When draftsmen and constructors are available. series of unusual entertainments. we awoke to find that we were at war with To build up to the Treaty ratio will * Spain, our new navy was strong enough cost us a billion dollars in the next six to overcome the Spanish navy and to years. It is a lot of money. We may Motion Pictures, the ideal clear the seas for our expeditions to Cuba feel that we cannot afford it, although modern entertainment medium, and the Philippines. At the outset some Britain and Japan can or feel that they have made such a program of the well-to-do people of our coast must. What we do not want is to be towns had so that promises and blueprints possible to every American been worried they took fed instead of their valuables inland lest the Spanish actual building. We do not want to be Legion Post. might get them. The advantage of a diddled along with wash legislation which • navy—as a gob might mention to the authorizes ships when no money is ap- doughboy—is that it keeps enemy troops propriated to build them. The Film Service has gathered from landing on your shores and protects Other nations have not come around together a splendid library of your troops in landing on their shores. to our views of reduction. The problem freed, the Caribbean diplomacy. It motion pictures which are ideally Cuba under our has ceased to be one of eye, why should we worry we should is a matter of national counsel facing the suited for Post entertainment. ever be drawn into another war when our facts. Congress may have enacted a wealth and population had become so program before this is read; but, in any great? But President Theodore Roose- event, the 'men who were in the late war, A detailed synopsis and de- velt in a Republican administration if they do believe there may be another, scription of these patriotic and there is no partisanship in this business have a distinct responsibility in making would keep on our navy stronger. their views known. historical pictures will be mailed making FREE and without obligation.

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Write today for your free copy "Recti Juwiily Trees of this interesting booklet. For (Continued from page 21) your convenience a coupon is kind seen by these Indians. The other liam H. Seward, who as secretary of state attached. Mail it today! two totems taken to Ketchikan tell In- engineered the purchase of Alaska from dian versions of Biblical events. One rep- Russia in 1867. Students believe that it resents the story of Jonah and the whale. was from Seward that the natives ob- Film Service The other is a native view of Daniel and tained the story of Lincoln, and that the the lions, although apparently the only latter is really the one represented. Un- The American Legion lions known to the Indians who did the fortunately, the owner of this totem still 777 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Ind. carving were sea lions—and it is the lat- insists upon keeping it in the deserted Please send me, without obligation, your ter sort of animal that is represented on \ illage on Tongass Island. Those who ar- ranged to obtain the other poles, though, free booklet describing specially selected the totem. examples of native art often- hope that before long this owner will motion pictures for Post entertainment. These times excite wonder such as nothing else agree to the removal of the totem to in Alaska can. One of the most intrigu- Ketchikan, where he may still retain its Name. ing of all has been seen by few white ownership. men. It evidently tells the story of the It is difficult to say the exact age of Address "great father" of the nation. The carv- these totem poles, but the state of erosion ing almost an absolute likeness of Abra- and the word of the natives owning them City. . State- ham Lincoln, although some Indians con- indicate that many of them are at least a tend that it is supposed to represent Wil- hundred years old.

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A Lowest Prices in History 2 read the signs. ''Porte de Lilas," they ing that of Rupert, Deacon, Matty, and m This bin company, because or its immense % *' »1 buying power, will aupplvyoa with recon- tf/jf* — Btructoq standard make tires at these un- said, "La Villete Marche." Blink. " beard oi low pricca—whole year's service guar- anteed. ThounaDda of eatisliett customers reorder Hours of waiting. Then they got on the "Take the rest of 'em over to the P. ir .ifter year. Dealers Wanted (rain and went clattering away through C," directed the officer, and the guide led Order Now - Save Money v "You ten, come with BALLOON Tires Reg. CORD Tires the night. It was a leave train, Rupert the others awa Size Rim Tires Tubes Size TiresTubes 29x4.40 81" S2.30il.ln 30x3 .01) " $2.20 $1 decided, for they made no stops, except me. This is the second platoon of L com- 29x4.60 20" 2.40 30XSH 2.25 1.00 30x4.60 21" 2.4S 1.20 2.9S 1.15 brief ones to allow other trains to pass. pany. You belong to it from now on if 28x4.76 19" 2.45 1.20 2.95 1.15 80x4.95 21" 2.90 1.36 33x4 2.95 1.15 28x6.25 18" 2.95 1.35 The cars ahead were full of French sol- anyone asks you. 32x4' 3.20 1 46 .30x5.25 20" 2.95 1.35 33x4' 3.20 1.45 '31x5.26 21" 3.20 1.35 34x4'- 3.45 1.45 diers, but Rupert could only catch short "Don't any of you go away. All right. -30x6.77 20" 3.20 1.40 30x5 i 32x6.00 20" 3.20 1.40 33x6 glimpses of Feed 'em, Sergeant." 33x6.00 21" 3.20 1.46 them under the light of a sta- S " 36x6 4.45 1.75 X6.20 20 3.65 1.76 All Other Sizes tion platform, or at the halts, as the flare Each man stepped forward, tugged Send only $1.00~ deposit •dered. balance C.C of briquet would light up some bearded forth his canteen, then having secured the deduct S%. Y guarant' st half price. MIDLAND TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY face. cup that lay under it, he unslung pack Dept. 364, 1000 West Sixty-third St., Chicago, III. and belt, and got his messkit from his Chapter XI haversack. "This here is hospitality!" remarked Amazing New Fly Killer SOMEWHERE in Belgium. In the Blink to Rupert. "This is the kind o' offers freezing dawn the detachment had treatment a guy gets in my outfit!" cflffj] tO MAKE detrained and dragged their weary feet "You ever been up the lines before?" Here's a wonderful or along the cobble stones and waited all asked one of the ten vehemently. portunity to make $8 to $15 in a day— Jl to $2 an day long while Plug hunted for someone "No," said Blink, "but I been with this hour in spare time— taking orders for our amazing new liquid railed F1A' MOPE. In to accept his men. He was unsuccessful, outfit since they was on the Border. I stantly kill flies, mosquitoes, ants, roaches and other insect pests. Makes a wonderful but at nightfall he found officer of was left in hospital— an the demonstration. Sells like hot calces. Harmless M. P.'s, as cauliflower-eared and as broken "You ain't been up the lines!" went on to humans. Stainless. Pleasant odor. Every home, store, restaurant, etc., a prospect. of nose as himself. This officer had charge the other. "I thought not! Well, I have! Ford Tudor Sedan FREE of a straggler company, builders of roads See them?" He displayed two wound No capital or experience needed. We ruddIv everything. F..r

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589 1 Mum. .0. i 111 Ave. Cincinnal Ohio come Plug and also his charges. Night what it means!" had brought them to this grove and there A sergeant appeared suddenly, banging they had slept full pack, overcoat, slicker, the great door into the court behind him. YOU and shoes, four together, as the stragglers "Where's these replacements?" he WANT A had shown them, four together on the cried. "Line up 'til I have a look at ye!" SB four shelter halves, with the eight blan- The ten formed into a line, still eating. BIGGER INCOME kets over them. This system, Rupert had "Ye know how to load a rifle?" de- found, was not a success unless one slept manded the sergeant of the first. SELL SHIRTS

in the middle. "Yup." Earn big money from the start. Let Quaker help you. Won- Rapidly the roll was called and, sepa- "Put down your messkit an' lemme see derful sample Outfit gets orders. Finest Men's Shirts, Tie L'nderwcar, Hosiery. Unbeatable values. Unique sak rated into four parts, the detachment ye do it." features. Ironclad guarantee. FREE Shirts, Tics, Cash was marched out of town. The straggler The soldier complied, going through Bonuses. Write for Free Outfit NOWI Dept. H QUAKER SHIRT CORP., 1107 Broadway, N.Y. company, already grouped about its the motions only, for he had no ammuni- kitchen for the noon-day meal, watched tion. them apathetically. "You!" said the sergeant to Blink, Bow Legs and Knock- Knees Unsightly Beyond the village they seemed to pass "fix your bayonet ! Now give us a pass or Those afflicted with HOW into new and strange country. There were two of the bayonet manual. Now! LEGS should wear the "PER- FECT LEO FORMS" and over- raw brown spots in the green of the fields Lunge! Thrust! Short jab! Butt strike!" come this deformity. Trousers hang perfectly straight. Made of that no one needed to be told were shell "Gwan,"said Blink, "I don't know any- lli.'hu-hest iirmi.- Aluminum. Sanitary, L.itrht . :md I hit alii.-. Fasy to put on or I.....I. lot hIi.hiii.i- |. !...! h holes. thing bayonets. We're artillery- oil . Sen. I fur about t.f men with and without the "PER- I EG FORMS." At three o'clock, their feet sore, their FECT men." PERFECT SALES CO. stomachs empty, and their shoulders "Well, ye dam' well want to learn, me Dept. 76 140 Mavtield Ave . Chiczgo. III. nearly cut off with the dragging of their bucko!" said the sergeant. packs, the company of fifty men or so, "Nah," said Blink. "What for? We're of which Rupert and his three com- only here for the meal. We're goin' up to SONG WRITERS/ Substantial Advance Royalties panions formed part, came into a town, our own outfit tomorrow." are paid on work found acceptable for pub- either the name of which they could read. It "Well," replied the sergeant calmly, lication. Anyone wishing to write the words or music for songs may submit was "Beke," painted in black letters on a " 'twill do ye small harm to learn some- work for free examination and advice. !" Pastexperienceunnecessary.Nevr demand white background on a wall of the first thing whilst ye're with a real outfit created by "Talking Pictures", fully de- scribed in our free book. Write for it house. The upper part of this house had He stepped in front of Rupert. "You! Today— Newcomer Associates Earle Building, New York, N. Y. been destroyed, as had the church tower How long has it been since they caught 763 in the town, the debris of which had fal- you?" len down and blocked up the door. Rupert made no reply. He was drink- "Comp'neee, halt!"' commanded the ing coffee at the moment, and over the guide. edge of his cup he looked at this ser- They halted and at once fell down with geant. He knew him. It was MacFee. S ( ) Railway Mail Clerk ( ) Meat Inspector P. Clerk Special Agent a crashing of equipment. The guide went MacFee of Plattsburg days. A little thin- ( ) O. ( ) j( ) Post-office- Laborer ( ) Customs Inspector off, hunting in cellars, calling in houses, ner, a little redder of face, but still the j ( ) File Clerk ( ) Steno-Typist

) Matron Immigrant Insp. and finally returned with an officer. same man. Rupert kept the cup in front 1 General Clerk City Mail Carrier fi l Chauffeur-Carrier Border "How many are ours?" demanded the of his face. Would MacFee recognize Patrol ) Skilled Laborer ) Typist officer. him? ) Watchman Seamstress ) Postmaster S ten o- Secre tary "It's on the order, sir," said the guide. "Put down the mug an' answer me!" ) BFU Carrier Auditor "Those guys' names. The first ten." said the sergeant. Instruction Bureau, 110, 81. tcufs. Mi. S«-nd mm particulars about qualifying fo ! -l. -A • ...... , ,,- n "These men fall out!" ordered the of- "Three months " replied Rupert . lower- ficer, and read off the ten ing ( Continued on page names, includ- the cup. 66) Name. . Addrens.

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The sergeant gave not the slightest Something else attracted MacFee's sign of recognition. gaze, and he went away running, calling "Three months! Huh!" he grunted, across the court to somebody about draw- and went on to the next one. ing another stretcher. ' Oh, Sergeant MacFee!" called a man. A half hour later, though, the platoon Yes, thought Rupert, it was MacFee, fell in and the ten with it. The young of- no doubt of that! What were the chances ficer that had brought the replacements of being recognized? None. He and Mac- into the courtyard the first time appeared, Fee had been in the same company at and he and MacFee inspected the pla- Plattsburg for a month. When the com- toon together. Neither one paid the panies had been broken up, they had slightest attention to Rupert. There was separated. Was it possible that MacFee a sharp command, a crash of gun butts, would remember him? Would he, seeing another command, and the platoon was MacFee in a lot of replacements, have off, thundering out of the courtyard with recognized him? Probably not. a crash of hobnails, pounding under the "That'll be all, you birds," said Mac- archway, swinging away down the street Fee to the ten. "But stick around. We're to join the rest of the company, and then movin' away from here at dark. Not one away again at route step, rifles slung, of ye's to leave the yard! Compree?" along the road where the cobbles gleamed Shortly after that sleepy looking men white beneath the stars. began to show their faces at the upper Up hill, down hill, around sharp nar- windows about the court, then one by row turns, through echoing streets where one they descended and washed in the the shuttered windows watched them horse trough in the corner. Some set up coldly by, across fields where a bitter small squares of polished steel that went wind cut them to the bone. It rained, and by the name of trench mirrors, and began the dust on the roads became mud. to shave. Voices called in the interior of The Americans could hear guns now, the building. More men appeared, mess the sullen growl of some big "heavy" far IT NEVER FAILS! kits rattled, songs could be heard. The behind, or the sharp bark of the seventy- marmites were dragged out of the stove fives ahead. Into another town they went, ease and certainty The of opera- and set down on the pavement, the serv- tired now, their feet dragging, their packs tion, together with its ruggedness ing table was set up, a mess line formed. cutting their arms, their shoulders aching "Come and get it!" roared the mess from the drag of the rifle. and lasting qualities, have distin- sergeant suddenly. "Step up, chow- A man appeared in front of Rupert, guished this American Legion hounds, we're eatin' early tonight ! Gotta his arms laden with some mysterious ob- be outta here ! ject. Another appeared out of the black lighter from all others. Just a The ten newcomers joined the mess behind the first. What was that they were line, carrying? A coffin! started to his press of your thumb on a tiny and receiving their supper, hot Rupert slum, potatoes, bread, coffee, canned feet. button and the lighter is at your apricots, retired to find a convenient "Amminition!" said a voice. "Take place to set their messkits. three. Three bandoliers. Here yuh are. service. It never fails. Rupert was with them, but all the time Anyone else there? Next man!" he watched MacFee from the corner of It was not a coffin, but a box of bando- his eye, and he found, to his horror, that liers. Rupert took three and hung them the sergeant was several times staring at on. A few minutes later he was given Here's him as if trying to recollect his face. three more, and told to fill his belt. Your Order Then suddenly, as he was rolling a Then the company was assembled, the Blank cigarette and enjoying the comforting men moaning with the pain of their stiff- feeling of a stomach distended by two ened limbs, and the march began again. Emblem Division meals eaten at the same time, MacFee Not far this time, just to the edge of the The American Legion stood at his elbow. town. Here, in the shelter of a cemetery "The devil is in it," said the sergeant, wall, the church beyond, and the white 777 North Meridian Street "but I've seen you somewhere. What's headstones gleaming in the light of flares, Indianapolis, Indiana your name?" the platoon was halted, and told to lie Gentlemen: Please forward im- "Blaney!" replied Rupert. down. mediately one American Legion "Umm. What's your serial number?" "Two hours!" was whispered from man Lighter. Rupert gasped. His serial number! He to man. did not know what it was. The rest of the company moved on and Ship C. O. D. "I don't know," he replied. Rupert's platoon was left there, rustling lam enclosing herewith check "Let me see your dog tag!" said Mac- in the fallen leaves, clanking bayonet-tip for $5.00. Fee softly, his eyes boring into Rupert's. and rifle against the headstones, scraping His dog tag! Rupert could not repress their helmets against the wall. Name a start. He must have changed color even, Two hours. And after that? Rupert for his identification tag had on it, "Ru- laughed a little hysterically. All his months pert Livingston. Captain, Cavalry." of training and preparation, the expense Street "I haven't any!" he said firmly. And of four years at a military college, the he replied to MacFee's look with one just trouble that the army had been put to in Slate Town as direct. bringing him overseas and caring for him "Ye haven't?" barked MacFee. "Well, the months he had been in France, the I helong to Post No if that ain't the John of it! Well, my money that he himself had spent on uni- laddy buck, ye better be after gettin' forms, on boots, on all the things that Depart ment of one. if it's no more than yer name on a an officer must have, and that the govern- piece 0' paper. Ye're likely to be needin' ment expects him to buy himself. All it before the morn's morning!" these things had come to this one end,

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that he was going into battle a buck pri- Rupert could hear the company heave New Kind Of vate of infantry, armed with a rifle that to its feet like a herd of cattle, then he was much too big, and of whose interior began, as does a man in a dream, to walk can workings he had not the slightest knowl- forward. Opener edge. "Take hold o' the guy in front," sug- The rain continued to fall and Rupert, gested the unknown speaker again, "an' Works Magic! turning, felt the icy hand of mud closing then you won't get lost." At last! An aulomalic, simple litllo upon his thigh. He turned back again They went forward, passed the ceme- AGENTS can opening machine for the home. Men am! Women This revolutionary invention In only and pulled his slicker under him. There tery, crossed a paved road, and thudded a few short months has banished old make up to $6 and can openers from over 100,000 kitch- was the sound of slogging on the far side. felt $8 in an liour, full footsteps, and down a bank Rupert ens. And no wonder! Imagine an 3r spare time. Big, the rustling of a slicker against the low the dawn wind blowing on his face and amazing, lifetime device that holds worthwhile com- the can and cuts out the top ti-avinij ran rim

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JULY, 1930 67 THE MESSAGE CENTER

AN AUSTRIAN immigrant boy Enid Weekly Events. He was National WHAT does it feel like to win a prize t reached America just in time to get director of publicity for The American in the Big Moment contest? Let

into the Civil War, served his adopted Legion from 1 919 to 1922, and has been a Mrs. W. L. Murrow of Toccoa, Georgia, country with credit, and was discharged member of the staff of The American tell: "Yesterday I was out in the front into a world wherein two million men like Legion Monthly since its inception, which yard re-potting my wormy old fern. him were clamoring for a livelihood. Most place he now holds. During the war he Came the postman. I took the two long of them, However, had the advantage of was a first lieutenant and later a captain. advertisement-looking letters from him being able to clamor in English. Joseph Mr. James is at present at work on a and asked in deep regust, 'Is that the Pulitzer was left with abundant time in biography of Andrew Jackson. He is mar- best that you can do?' Then I opened which to reflect (in German) on the in- ried to Bessie Rowland, former New The American Legion envelope. Squealed gratitude of republics. He knew, how- Orleans newspaper woman. They have I mightily at the sight of the ten-dollar ever, that in this up-and-coming new one daughter and live at Pleasantville, check! In a friendly, small-town way I country personal appearance counted for New York." dashed after the postman. 'Mr. Simpson, a lot—besides, he had an innate apprecia- I apologize!' I cried in high hysteria. tion of neatness. And so every day, be- 'It was a good letter. I won a prize for fore setting out on his fruitless quest for ANOTHER Legionnaire and contribu- having a bigger and better moment than work, he went into French's Hotel (he had L tor to the Monthly is among this dozens of others!' Then I came back and drifted back to New York as the best year's Pulitzer Prize winners. He is finished re-potting my fern. Not until place to stage a job hunt) and had a Leland Stowe of the New York Herald today did I notice that I planted it with tailor-made shine—until the hotel man- Tribune, who wins the award of $500 "for the roots upward." agement, dismayed by the seedy coat and the best example of correspondence dur- trousers above the glistening shoes, re- ing the year, the test being clearness and quested him to satisfy his passion for terseness of style, judicious, well-balanced HPWO more months and the Big Mo- neatness somewhere else. Not many and well-informed interpretative writing, -- ments contest will be history. The years thereafter Joseph Pulitzer bought which shall make clear the significance of deadline for the final contributions, which French's Hotel, had it torn down, and the subject covered in the correspondence will be the basis of the awards for the erected in its stead a home for his news- or which shall promote international un- September instalment, was June 20th. paper, the New York World. derstanding and appreciation." Mr. And when we say history, we mean his- Stowe's "The Legion of the Missing" tory. A glance through a batch of Big was published in the Monthly for June, Moments, to this admittedly prejudiced JOSEPH PULITZER died in 191 1 and 1929. mind, gives a better, more accurate, and left a fortune, a portion of which was more interesting picture of how the war set aside as a permanent fund the income was carried on than any solid compen- from which was to be awarded annually DURING the World War Edward N. dium of dates, names and statistics has for various specific achievements in the Hurley had a double-barreled job, ever done or can ever hope to do. If fields of journalism and literature. One and the barrels fired together. He was Julius Caesar's Roman legionaries had of these awards, for $1000, is for the best chairman of the United States Shipping sent their best stories to a Big Moment American biography of the year portray- Board and president of the Emergency contest there would be a lot more interest ing "patriotic and unselfish services to the Fleet Corporation. Mr. Hurley was in and knowledge of the activities of the people, illustrated by an eminent ex- born and raised several hundred miles first great invasion of France by a foreign ample, excluding, as too obvious, the from the nearest salt water, but pretty army. Possibly the big chief wanted to names of George Washington and Abra- close to deep water—he is a native of run the whole show. At any rate he wrote ham Lincoln." The biography prize for Galesburg, Illinois, and a resident of a book about it, and no one of lesser rank 1929 has been awarded to Marquis James Wheaton and Chicago. He is now chair- seems to have let out a peep. of The American Legion Monthly staff man of the board of the Hurley Machine for his "The Raven: The Biography of Company and a director of various banks, Sam Houston," one chapter of which ap- railways and manufacturing corporations. THE Monthly is indebted to Major peared in the September, 1929, issue of He was awarded the Distinguished Ser- General P. C. Harris, U. S. A., Re- the Monthly under the title "San vice Medal "for exceptionally meritorious tired, chairman of the Legion's National Jacinto Corn." and distinguished services in connection Committee on Education of World War with the shipment of troops and sup- Orphans, for much of the material em- plies." Mr. Hurley is the author of bodied in the editorial, "Twelve Thou- ANNOUNCEMENT of the Pulitzer "The Awakening of Business," "The New sand Who Rate an Education," which ^ awards was made throughout Merchant Marine," and "The Bridge to appears in this issue. General Harris's America on May 13th, and Joseph France." efforts as committee chairman illustrate Pulitzer's own paper, the New York the never-ending character of some of the World, published on that day the follow- tasks which must be performed by The ing biographical notice of Mr. James: FRANK MILES is editor of the Iowa American Legion or they will be per- "The Cherokee Strip of Oklahoma Terri- Legionaire. Behind that simple formed by nobody. General Harris is a tory provided the setting for the boyhood statement is a record of distinguished native of Georgia and was graduated and youth of Marquis James. That part Legion service which may be read in de- from the United States Military Academy of Oklahoma is rich in traditions of Sam tail in "The American Legion in Iowa, with the class of 1888. He served in

I touston. A son of Sam Houston, Temple 1919-1929," by Jacob Armstrong Swisher, Cuba and in the Philippines, and during Houston, was the Cherokee Strip's most published last year by the State Histor- the World War was adjutant general of picturesque lawyer and a great friend of ical Society of Iowa—and if every State the Army—America's ranking company Marquis James's father. As a boy, Mr. will produce as adequate, comprehensive clerk. Fate ordained that he should hold James heard from Temple Houston brave and painstaking a summary as Mr. a desk job in '17 and '18, but twenty stories of the Alamo and Sam Houston's Swisher has done, the Legion will leave years earlier he won a promotion for adventures. Though Mr. James was born a documented record unique in the his- gallantry in battle at Santiago.

in Springfield, Missouri, on August 29, tory of veterans' organizations . . . 1891, he was reared in Enid, Oklahoma, Richard Washburn Child's final article in and attended Phillips University there. his series on modern propaganda will Advised to become a lawyer, he began in- appear in the August issue under the title, stead a newspaper career when he was "Canned Causes." Karl W. Detzer is a twelve years old as an apprentice on the native Hoosier now resident in Michigan. 68 Tht AMERICAN LEGION Monthly Small enough to he inconspicuous, yet large enough to he Just pin a dollar hill lo the coupon below. Auto emblems easily recognized, this attractive American Legion auto em- are only one of scores of attractive and unusual emblem

< blem will 1 1 1 identify you to your fellow Legionnaires wherever combinations, all of which are described in - 1930 catalog. you may drive. Tone up the old bus now with an American This interesting booklet, which is beautifully illustrated in Legion auto emblem. Put on in a jiffy and only one dollar. colors, is free to Legionnaires. Write for your copy today.

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