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Next time there's a miners' strike, give a thought to these breaker boys

Give the Children a Chance By Herbert Corey

THERE is almost Ohio State Penitentiary no excuse for not once said, "Fifty per- being pessimistic cent of the inmates were nowadays. No ex- self-supporting when they cuse that will be accepted were fifteen years old." by a lot of us, anyhow. A study of child labor Everything is as bad as it maps shows that the areas can be and getting worse. of greatest child labor When the sun goes under and greatest illiteracy are a cloud we think it is an almost identical. Mr. eclipse. Our ringing slo- Thomas added that "eight- gan is, "Are we down- een percent of the inmates hearted? Yes!" cannot write their own Therefore I feel a bit names." guilty in reporting that But the badness is in the child labor situation spots now—pretty thick is not so bad as it used to spots, perhaps, and too be. I trust I am not be- many of them, but spots ing misled by a dastardlv whereas it once overlaid turn toward optimism. It us like a blanket. And this is bad enough, mind you. is the important feature of The manner in which the the situation today: unprotected children of the We admit the badness United States have been and are ashamed of it. exploited is not anything We have stopped arguing that we care to brag about. During the R months that give us our oysters, these youthful about it. We are looking Warden Thomas of the oyster shuckers have to pass up their chance at the three R's now for a way to cure it. PAGE 6 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY

Congress once had it on the way labor laws on their statute books. In scheme is adopted by which the people toward curing. The fight on child labor forty of these States the laws range of each State get a second bite at the was never ending from 1906 to 1916, from very good to moderately bad. The amendment cherry. The old state rights when the first Federal child labor law gain has been great in ten years. question bobs up, too, and it has teeth was enacted. In that ten-year period For all that, more than one million in its mouth. Arguments are heard the defenders of child labor were driven children between the ages of ten and that the present-day tendency toward out of every position. It is extraor- fifteen are still at work—not at chores centralization is being carried too far. dinary what pretty things the employers but at work. There are others. The It may be that some other means will once said of its value in character takers of the 1920 census no doubt be found to protect the children. The building. Steady work, they said, was skipped a good many. No account is one thing that seems fairly certain is the foundation of thrift. The earlier taken of the child under the age of that a way will be found. Not over- you caught your child the thriftier he ten by the census takers. They assume, night, it is true. But eventual protec- would become. They told of the needs rightly, that he is too young to be en- tion seems assured. of industry, too, and of the advantages gaged in industry. Unfortunately for Today's situation came about through to the commonwealth. One does not him, he engages in industry anyhow the habit of the Supreme Court of hear such things nowadays. Five by the hundreds of thousand. But one interpreting laws in accordance with the propositions are now before the United million working children have found a Constitution rather than in obedience States Senate looking to the protection place in the census statistics. One mil- to the needs of the moment. Of the two of the children, and not one word in lion. There are 12,000,000 children in laws enacted by Congress after that defense of child labor has been heard. the United States between the ages of body had concluded that the several The inquiry has been centered on this ten and fifteen. Every twelfth child States were not moving rapidly enough, point: "Plow shall the children be pro- works. one provided a ten percent tax on the tected?" To protect that twelfth child it may products of child labor. This was That, it seems to me, marks such an be that the Constitution of the Unitec overthrown by the court on the ground important advance in public sentiment States must be amended. This fact is that the power of taxation must not that I may be forgiven for my optim- regretted by the Senate Committee on be adapted to "the achievement of ism. Two different Congresses have Judiciary, which is engaged in consider- some other purpose plainly within state made laws which it was hoped would do ing the five propositions for an amend- power." Justice Clarke alone dissented away with child labor. They had to ment offered by five senators. They from this view. whip the legislative devil around the feel—perhaps each member of the Sen- The other law forbade the transpor- constitutional stump, it is true, and ate feels—that this is a rather bungling tation in interstate commerce of goods the laws were outlawed by the Supreme method of handling the matter. We made by child labor, and was over^ Court. But others will take their place, take an amendment nowadays as we thrown by a five to four vote of the for Congress usually votes what the used to take sulphur and molasses. It court. The majority by one held this voters back home think. What they is a slow plan, for several years must act was an infringement upon state think is shown by the fact that forty- pass before an amendment can be rati- rights in the following terms: "If Con- two States of the forty-eight have child fied, especially if the newly-suggested (Continued on page 23) A Bedtime Story Broadcasted by Roy Horton (Station XUSN)

upon a time, dear little tions prove his fitness for that honor. "What," ejaculated his questioner in ONCEex-soldiers and dear little ex- Now there was one question which was amazed tones, "no sea experience?" sailors, a young man enlisted asked of all candidates. Some told the "No, sir," reiterated the brave young in the United States Navy to whole truth and nothing but the truth; man. fight in a great war. He was sent to a some elaborated upon the truth, and, The officer's regret at this bold state- great big training camp and shut up shameful to relate, dear little ex-serv- ment of the facts was apparent and inside a wire fence for twenty-one days. ice men, some did not tell the truth at painful to see. At the end of that time he was able all. "Haven't you even had experience to prove that he knew intimately the Each man knew before he went in with small boats?" he tried again. parts of a Krag rifle, obsolete since the that the question would be asked, and he Now our hero, as you may have sus- Spanish-American war, the rules for received much advice as to what was pected, was no fool. By this time he sentry duty and the right way to tie the right answer to give in order to had begun to suspect that he was mak- various knots, so he was promoted to pass, but once inside he had to stand ing the wrong answer. He wanted to a training regiment. on his own feet and make the deci- please this kindly man, so he tried the Now our hero was a very good young sion for himself. other. You should not be too harsh man and never jumped ship and be- The question was, "Have you ever with him, for you must remember that sides he had graduated from a college, had any previous sea "experience?" Of he wanted very badly to become an so he was picked to go to the ensign course those who had had previous officer. school. He already knew how to look training said so, told what it was, and "Oh, yes, sir," he cried joyfully. up the elusive logarithm and hed little all was well along Pelham Bay. But The members of the board fairly difficulty in mastering the mysteries of the greater number were without pre- beamed upon him and he was very much navigation. But at the end of the vious training. Among these was our relieved, for he felt that right at the course he was brought face to face with hero. outset of his career as a navy officer a terrible temptation, and if he had not The fateful day finally arrived and he had shown just the right amount of been a very good young man he would our hero stood before the board of ex- tact. His complaisance, however, was have lost all that his hard work had aminers. Right off the bat came the short-lived. His questioner refused to gained for him. expected question. let well enough alone. Before he was permitted to enter the "Have you had any previous sea ex- "What sort of small boats were examinations for his commission he had perience?" asked the head of the board. they?" he inquired. to appear before the faculty of the "No, sir," answered our hero, for he "Sail and motor both, sir," our hero school and by answering sundry ques- had determined to tell the truth. {Continued on page 22) —

MARCH 9. 1923 PAGE 7

The End of a Perfect Hitch

By Herbert B. Mayei

The bachelor 'e fights for one As joyful as can be; But the married man don't call it fun

Because 'e fights for three . . . Yes, It an' 'Er an' 'Im, Which often makes me think The—married man must sink or swim An' 'e can't afford to sink! 'The Married Man," by Rudyard Kipling.

three wound stripes on States, how the Army WITHhis right sleeve and eight gold had been all shot to service stripes on his left, pieces by Congress, but Sergeant Smith, late of the somehow we couldn't get American Forces in Germany, but now the picture, and anyhow, a casual, saluted with the snappiness of I knew I could give Stella an old soldier. a whole lot more than she "Sir," he said, "if the lieutenant is had then. So we took our agreeable, I should like my discharge." chance—and now it looks The lieutenant shook his head. Here as if we'd lost, lieuten- was one of the best of the old non- ant. An enlisted man commissioned officers of the Army, can't keep a wife in an worth his weight in gold to the colors he army with the rations had served so long, so faithfully and cut to twenty-five cents well, and yet—yet there was nothing a day and commutation to do. reduced and no quarters "Married?" asked the officer, though fit to live in." he already knew the answer. The ser- This problem of the geant nodded. married men in the "All right, sergeant, we'll fix you American Forces in Ger- up. But I'm sorry you have to leave many arrived in the us." United States with the Sergeant Smith looked straight to St. Mihiel, when that the front. transport brought home "I'm sorry, too, sir. I like the Army. the last of the United I've fought for it long enough. I was States Army from the in Cuba, in China, in the Islands Rhine. The majority of Wids World everywhere, sir. I was in the the men were married, 'most When "To the Colors" meant "Taps": Maj. in France and got mine and for this reason First Division had Gen. Henry T. Allen lowering the Stars and times. Then I transferred to the been kept in Germany to three Stripes for the last time from the great for- went over. the last, because Eighth when she under tress of Ehrenbreitstein "It was about the time the marks present conditions in the started to go down, and we were all service it is impossible for enlisted men measure of economy which has made feeling rich. You know that old song other than the very highest grade of the Army an impossible place for mar- about never being rich in the Army non-commissioned officers to support ried enlisted men to live in is the Con- well, it was all wrong in Germany. wives or families. Pay has been re- gressional restrictions which forbid "When I met Stella—that's my frau duced all along the line, quarters are the commissary to sell goods at cost to —marks were down to almost unavailable, rations have been officers and men. The overhead which thousands for a dollar. cut to an allowance of twenty-five cents is now charged brings prices about up One dollar would buy for three meals daily, and to those of ordinary more than her whole commutation for the re- civilian establishments. family used during a stricted number of enlisted 1CL By the time the men month. We heard what men entitled to it has been who served in Germany was going on in the reduced. Still another Jtt reached this country most of them were practically destitute. I could cite any number of interesting instances. One boy had 600,000 marks when our troops were ordered home. It wasn't a fortune, but it was enough — in Ger- many. He changed his

German brides disem- barking from the St. Mihiel at Savannah. They're smiling—they hadn't found out, when this picture Wide was taken, World how few dollars you can get for a mark PAGE 8 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY

marks into American money. Then at the rate of 7,560,000 marks a year. cut for thirty-five cents—that's more he had twenty dollars. It cost two dol- A German ship captain draws only than a German barber gets in a week. lars and a half to transport his wife 30,000 marks a month. I spent half a dollar for extras, and to Antwerp, thirteen for subsistence for The change from a condition of then dinner cost me a dollar, or 30,000 his wife, on board, and an eight-dollar wealth such as this to the circumstances marks—you could buy out the Hofbrau head tax here. When he landed he was which face them in the United States for that for an hour. Now I've got a minus, and it was necessary for him to forms a problem for the returned vet- dollar left. In Germany that would be carry his indebtedness over to his next eran of the A. F. in G. greater than 30,000 marks, but what in hell is it in pay card. This soldier's case was no that which faced most of the members this country? That's what I've got to exception. There were others that were of the A. E. F. For the A. E. F. had find out." far worse. little or no luxury to forget, although The married men have had an even Who can blame the German girls for thrown into the maelstrom of high more difficult experience. Their prob- being nervous? In order to get a paral- prices by demobilization at a time of lems have been more complicated. lel to their state of mind one may con- great economic unsettlement. The mar- Jobs? There are plenty of them. But template a woman of good family who ried men of the A. F. in G. face the there is a world of difference between has married a millionaire only to find necessity of getting jobs and getting a job and a good job. Frantically the that her husband's wealth has melted jobs quickly. The single men, however, ex-millionaires have sought work that away and that instead of comfort she face a psychologic re-adjustment of will enable them to maintain their little faces direst poverty. their own, for back in the United States, establishments. Here and there some- In Germany the spasm of economy on small pay, in fallen-down barracks, thing has been found, some precarious inflicted on the Army by Congress did and with scanty rations, they must foothold gained. But already those men not greatly affect matters. With mil- atone for the wonderful days abroad from overseas and their wives have lions of marks around retaining some- when they were millionaires—mark mil- learned the meaning of the H. C. of L., thing of their old purchasing power and lionaires. and the learning process has not by any with thousands of marks to the dollar, "I'll be all right," said one of them, means been a pleasant one. the loss of a few million marks one way "just as soon as I can find out what a Since the world began there has or another did not matter. For ex- man can buy for a dollar back here. never been such a miraculous transfor- ample, while the pay of privates back "Yesterday I got a pass and went mation. Never before has an entire gar- home was cut from $30 to $21 a month down town with five dollars—that's rison been almost instantaneously re- —surely the meanest of all Congres- 150,000 marks—enough to live a month duced from riches to poverty. It was sional economies — in Germany this on in Germany and live well. I bought inevitable that there would be a vast merely meant a paper loss of a few two tickets to a show—they soaked me deal of suffering. It is fortunate that million marks. Even at $21 a month, $2.50—that's 75,000 marks. I got a the victims are made of the right stuff with the mark quoted at 30,000 to the soda for fifteen cents—that's 4,000 and that, in spite of everything, they dollar, toward the last the private sol- marks. I could get a beer for two are going to buckle down and make dier drew 630,000 marks a month, or hundred marks in Coblenz. I got a hair good.

One Overcoat, O. D., Issue

By Carl Helm

TO-NIGHT the street car con- When the sergeant came in I wanted derstand anything but the shibboleths ductor on my line wore an old to hug him. But he stood at attention of the capitalists, 'Save the world for — " army overcoat. Spotted, wrin- and smiled while we grasped hands. democracy,' 'war for civilization ' kled, and frayed it was, with "It's mighty good to see you, lieuten- Then he noticed my Legion button. a sergeant's stripes and a cook's cap ant," he said, still standing there stiffly. "What did the workers get out of the in the familiar place. I wanted him to call me by my last war?" he demanded. I wondered what the chevron name or my nickname, and I wished the "What did I get out of it?" I coun- meant. . . . It's been such a long time, colonel and his regulations were in the tered. Maybe it's mess sergeant. I thought. next barracks. . . . Afterward I talked with a self-made Mess Sergeant. Sure. I well re» A sergeant's stripes, and a cook's patriot who advertises it, maybe makes member now. There was the one of cap. Greater than all the eagles and his living at it. He said that he was my old company, the good old A Com- the stars, these. The war was won by glad to see that I had done my Duty to pany to which I came, scared and cooks and sergeants; I went through Humanity. Soon after I mentioned shiny, from the officers' school. The five major engagements, and I will that, business being rotten, opening up mess sergeant was running things ex- swear to that. And the old army over- trade relations with Russia might help, actly; also I took orders, which were coat, still in the service. How long since the city is the nearest port to suggestions, from the top. has it been, now? Russia. One day, I remember, I brought my This evening I read a newspaper He became scarlet. "What," he de- little new wife out to show her "the that thrills itself by talking of the manded, "trade with those damned Bol- company". The mess sergeant had Revolution and the Working Stiffs. In sheviks? No, we'll keep up an economic flowers where she sat at the table, and one column it screamed against "Im- blockade; starve 'em into their senses, the kitchen police were in starched perial Washington," and in an adjoin- and see what becomes of their damned jackets. He mada a wonderful iced ing one, it squalled because "ex-service Bolshevikis then!" cake himself, and was so pleased when men are given preferment in the selec- I had wanted to tell him of a little she tried to eat a little of everything. tion of city employes," delivering itself Russian girl I had seen at the school The sergeant wore his cheeno khaki, of this: "Ex-service men are entitled that afternoon. She had been in Amer- I believe he called it, for the occasion. to an even break with every other citi- ica five months. We remembered the anniversary of it zen, and nothing more," the italics be- "Do you like America?" I asked her. in a mud hole behind Montfaucon. ing theirs. "Ah, America, it is wonderful coun- Neither of us had shaved for a week, Yesterday I talked with a man who try," she said. "I love America!" and we were eating cold, damp, willie enjoys the belief that he is a Marxian And she might have starved. . . . and tack, and drinking stale water. socialist, anarchist, revolutionist. He Looking back, I believe that I fought Last month I heard he was at an makes his living by worrying about the in the War for one thing—for toler- army camp four hours distant. The class struggle. I asked him a simple ance. long ride was well worth it. The question: "Suppose you went into the The street car stopped at my corner, colonel said that he was the only one streets and selected at random half a and as I got off, I said to the conductor left that I'd remember, and that he'd dozen of these wage slaves for whom with the sergeant's stripes and the cook's send for him. I would rather have you bleed and explained to them what cap, "Still wearing the old overcoat, sought him out myself, probably they want, as you have done to me, what eh, buddy?" sitting off in a corner (he was now a would they say?" "Yes," he replied. "Worn her five master sergeant, the colonel said) also He was furious. "Oh, they wouldn't years now—ever since '17. Guess she'll indulging in memories. understand," he said. "They don't un- last still another year or so." PAGE 9 MARCH 9, 1923

American Members of The THELegion has American Legion pledged eter- decorating the nal memory graves of dead com- to more than thirty- rades - in - arms at two thousand com- Belleau Wood Cem- rades-in-arms, fel- etery, France, Me- low-veterans of the morial Day, 1921. World War whose The Legion v. o w bodies will rest for- plans to raise $100,- ever in the soil of 000 as a permanent Europe. It is a duty fund to insure that of honor— the duty the grave of every of seeing that thir- American World ty -t w thousand War veteran in Eu- graves be held for- rope shall be dec- ever as sacred orated on every American ground. future Memorial It is an obligation Day that cannot be meas- ured in years—it ex- honor was pledged, tends on into time and the Legion's that can only be A Perpetual Tribute pride pledged, that measured by the life the sum required of the republic. should be raised before May The Legion cannot live for- 30th. Moreover, the Legion is ever. Even as the Grand Army pledged that the fund will be is dwindling today, the Legion to the Dead carefully guarded. will dwindle some day. Even as The National Treasurer of younger hands today are dec- The American Legion at Indi- orating the graves of the Grand Army's $100,000 to obviate similar annual calls anapolis, Indiana, will be the immedi- comrades and of Confederate veterans, in the future—to endow each grave in ate recipient of contributioqs. so younger hands will decorate graves perpetuity. The American Legion Weekly will of the Legion's comrades—and of Le- There are not quite 32,100 graves of acknowledge all contributions of one gionnaires—some day. Perhaps it was American veterans in Europe. It is dollar or more from whatever source. with the history of the Civil War for the members of The American Le- The fund need not be raised exclu- veterans in mind that the National gion and of The American Legion Aux- sively within the ranks of the Legion Executive Committee of The Ameri- iliary to raise the money to insure or its Auxiliary. In every city cam- can Legion has authorized that a the annual tribute which the National paigns for such unselfish purposes fund of $100,000 be raised as a per- Executive Committee has pledged. Two arouse spontaneous enthusiasm among manent endowment from which to in- francs fifty centimes will decorate one all classes of citizens. The Legion's sure that on one day of each year, for grave once a year. The income from position is absolutely unselfish; its cam- all time, the grave of every Ameri- a million francs will decorate about paign cannot but reflect credit on the shall can Woil 1 War veteran in Europe fifteen thousand graves once a year organization ; your post's campaign can- be decorat. 1. This fund, with a like forever. One hundred thousand dollars not but reflect credit on your post. sum already available from private has been promised by the executive com- The graves will always remain in contributions, will suffice; it will' make mittee, which is composed of represen- France. Today only a million francs certain beyond the lives of the men who tatives from every State, who were is available to continue the American raise or give the money that on Memo- unanimous in pledging the Legion's Memorial Day decoration custom over- rial Day, May 30th, of every year the word to raise the fund, so every Legion seas. Ably administered though it may Legion will pay its tribute of memory. department has in effect been pledged. be, it is not half big enough; it cannot The Legion voluntarily assumed the The sum asked actually amounts to grow big enough of its own accord. It responsibility of decorating the graves slightly less than fifteen cents for each can only grow by contribution, by what overseas almost at the time of its birth. member of the Legion and of the Auxili- is given in excess of the principal. The Three years ago Paris Post and other ary. It must be raised. The Legion interest must be used each year, for posts of what is now the Department of has promised to raise it. on May 30th of each year a representa- Continental Europe undertook, with the How shall it be raised? The Na- tive of the Legion must always place a aid of Legionnaires back home, to carry tional Executive Committee did not wreath over each grave. out in Europe the full spirit of Me- say. That is left to posts and units The United States Government main- morial Day. Every American veteran's and departments. Whether posts will tains the graves, keeps them in splendid grave in Europe was decorated that raise their share by local drives, by appearance. But the United States year, and the year after, and last year, individual contributions or by public cannot annually pay the little direct, too. But the money was just sufficient solicitation depends on local conditions. personal tribute of memory to which to meet the needs of the year. It is No attempt was made to specify any of each grave is entitled. That tribute is true that a million francs was raised these things—only that the Legion's the duty—the self-imposed duty—of through the activity of The American Legion. Paris Post, and that the - - Here is where the graves million francs was adminis- of American veterans in tered as a fund (Ambassa- Europe are located: France 'he has pledged itself to raise dor Myron T. Herrick, rep- American Lesion and Belgium, 31,400; Eng- resenting the United States Jat least $100,000 before May 30th of this year. land, 488; Scotland, 140; at Paris, is honorary chair- This money will insure that the grave of every Ireland, 40; Spain, 1. man of the fund), but it is American World War veteran overseas will be And The American Le- also income gion purposes that the one- true that the decorated on every Memorial Day of the future. from a million francs (the grave in Spain, no less than principal representing the The time is short. Contribute as much as you can the 31,400 graves in France, equivalent of only $66,000 as soon as you can. Personal as well as post do- shall have its annual tribute at present exchange rates) nations are solicited. Every contribution of one —the wreath representing is less than half enough to undying comradeship from dollar or more to the fund will be acknowledged meet the needs of each brothers-in-arms, and un- year's duty. Last year the in the American Legion Weekly. Send contri- dying respect and memory Legion was called on to butions to Graves Endowment Fund, National from the entire country. raise $35,000. This year, Treasurer, The American Legion, Indianapolis, Ind. The time is short, the task however, the Legion has de- is great, but the Legion in- cided to raise no less than tends te see it through. PAGE 10 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY

sun was shining over Discontent increased, and the THEthe level countryside, various alien elements in the and the only noise was Invaded empire began to grpwl. Agita- the drowsy murmur of tors appealed to the Slav work- many bees; it was a pleasant men in their own languages, autumn afternoon in Holland. urging them to unite to fetter William Hohenzollern, once a industry. Great French and Bel- person of no little consequence, America gian clubs were formed whose grew tired of sawing wood. Be- deliberations were confined to hind him lay the result of his the French language. To make day's toil, neatly stacked in matters worse, the true Ger- cords. Before him stood the serv- man middle class, their stand- ant whose duty it was to de ard of living undermined by posit slab after slab of the inflood of cheap labor, neatly trimmed timber on began muttering loudly the sawbuck. The saw and throwing bricks. moved more and more The Soviet Republic slowly; the ex-impe- which had taken the rial woodman was place of the United growing sleepy. An States of America ap- observant flunkey propriated hundreds spread a rug on the of millions of marks grass; Mr. Hohenzol- to spread Bolshevist lern hung the saw on propaganda in the the buck and spread empire. Matters had himself on the rug, gone from bad to. and soon there arose worse in America. the sound of a guttur- Communism had proved a fail- al and ex-imperial ure; the farmers refused to snore. farm, save for their own needs, So sleeping, Mr. and millions were starving in Hohenzollern began to the Mississippi Valley. Never- dream, and his dreams theless the government of Soviet took him back, as America spent millions of dol- usual, to days of de- lars of confiscated wealth in parted splendor. He sending emissaries into Ger- saw himself again at many to plead for German the head of great imperial ar- charities and denounce the Ger- mies, riding proudly. Delight in man government. The German their prowess overpowered him, Red Cross fed the starving and with a wave of his hand he millions of New York and Chi- declared war on the world. Now cago, and the American Soviets he rode to the rear of his armies incited millions to class war and sent them out to conquer. and hatred in Germany. Luden- Clamor arose, and a dust of bat- dorff on his country estate tles. All went as planned. Von gave up kummel and began im- Moltke captured Paris. Von bibing absinthe strained through Hindenburg trapped and crushed sugar. the hordes of the Czar, and advanced joined these unions. In 1938 came the great explosion. over the plains of Poland upon St. In the east it was Polish labor under The flames awoke first among the most Petersburg. The English navy went German supervision that developed the ignorant, the alien laboring masses that down off Jutland. The Americans—don- mines of Silesia and built great fac- fed the railways and the mills. The nervetter! —were chased back to their tories. Industrious and ignorant, these great patriotic and temperate labor own side of the ocean and wrote notes. Poles afforded ideal cheap labor; they unions fell finally into the hands of the Now the dream opened out more were brought eventually into Germany agitators for anarchy, who hoped to gloriously, and in the halls of Ver- proper, and the mighty Krupp works find advancement for themselves in any sailles the Kaiser saw himself dictating at Essen were manned by laboring general overturn. A series of general the terms of the world peace. He was Slavs. In Poland proper and Lithuania strikes stopped all the wheels of indus- moderate. He annexed Warsaw, Vilna, the great dull populations awoke to new try and transportation. The necessities Kieff, Odessa. He was temperate. He energy under German discipline. They of life were shut off from the great annexed Verdun, Brussels, Rheims and reared large families and preserved an cities. Panic and rage took possession Amiens. He extended his frontiers ominous silence. of whole populations. Mobs gathered from St. Petersburg to the Seine, and Ludendorff was now out of favor with in the streets of the cities and howled, let the British pay the costs of the war. the Kaiser, who had grown tired of his slinking away at the appearance of Then he went back to Potsdam and de- continual grumbling. He retired to his the police. vised a new uniform for the War Lord country place and began drinking heav- Owners of property converted their of the World. ily. holdings into jewels at great loss and Years passed. (Mr. Hohenzollern The exports of the empire doubled, took the roads leading most directly to was dreaming rapidly.) At first all the cities increased. Greater Berlin at the frontiers. The factories stood empty went well, though Ludendorff was ob- length numbered eight million people. without management, and the railroads served occasionally to shake his head. The American Republic now went Bol- without direction; trains venturing on The imperial authority was obeyed shevik, and that great revolution drove the abandoned tracks crashed into each everywhere. Roads were built in Po- thousands of keen-witted, energetic other, for the despatchers had left land and taxes were levied on northern Americans to Germany. They speeded their offices. France. The conquered populations up the wheels of industry and were con- Crowds began smashing into locked submitted and kept silence. French la- sidered desirable immigrants, but they storehouses, demanding food. Great bor erected and occupied great cities of retained their English speech, which fires broke out unchecked, and in three steel mills fed by the coal of the Ruhr now began to be heard all over the em- days the city of Hamburg burned to and the iron ore of conquered Picardy, pire. These Americans likewise organ- the water's edge. A rumor spread that and a visiting American senator ob- ized in the wards of the cities, and soon the Belgians had set the fires, and the served that Lens was now the Pitts- the American vote became a factor in mobs devoted themselves to hunting the burgh of the Old World. French municipal elections. Other nationali- Belgians down. In self-defense the farmers extended their holdings, and ties took note, and soon it became neces- Belgians assembled and fought back. Belgian artisans organized in trades sary for the Kaiser to suppress munici- The other alien nationalities took up the unions, but it seemed that few Germans pal elections. (Continued on page 28) MARCH 9, 1923 PAGE 11

Keystone Wide World © Clinedinst © Underwood Charles R. Forbes Col. R. U. Patterson Dr. Hugh Scott George E. Ijams Charles F. Cramer PROMINENT FIGURES IN THE VETERANS BUREAU SHAKE-UP

What's Wrong in Washington? CHARLES R. FORBES has re- improve the condition of disabled vet- linquished the directorship of The Latest Muddle erans—which condition is susceptible of the United States Veterans considerable improvement. Bureau under circumstances in the United States 2. Despite the recent upheaval, de- which are tantamount to dismissal by spite the chaotic state of morale and the President. Just before this hap- personnel within the Bureau as this is pened Mr. Forbes accepted the resigna- Veterans Bureau written, that organization has not col- tion of his friend, Charles F. Cramer, lapsed or broken down. Men have 'col- former chief counsel of the Bureau. lapsed, physically and officially, and Dr. Hugh Scott, for some time execu- By Marquis James men have broken down, but the Bureau tive officer of the Bureau and once itself, the institution, has not failed. reputed right-hand man of Forbes, was Up to the very eve of the recent crash transferred to a hospital at Muskogee, posed to the flare of publicity. It is the Bureau was taking care of the dis- Oklahoma—"for the good of the serv- the dark side, which darker yet may abled man as well as—and possibly ice," said Forbes; "railroaded," say seem to grow if a Congressional body better than—he had ever been taken others. Colonel Robert U. Pattei-son, of inquiry gets into action. The news- care of before. But this was not head of the Bureau's Medical Division, papers may then print columns of stuff enough. The Bureau was not perform- and eight or nine other experienced of the sort that wreathes the counte- its work sufficiently well, or as well as and responsible executives on detail to nances of circulation managers in might have been reasonably expected smiles. If the Bureau from the Army and Navy, one half of what reaches in view of the vast financi .1 resources forthwith have been recalled by their the ears of this writer during an ex- at its touch which have been spent respective services. Committees of the peditious examination cf the situation so freely if not so wisely. What Senate and the House of Representa- in Washington assumes even the un- failure there has been, then, is personal tives, at the time this article was writ- substantial form of "charges" or "tes- failure—the failure of men who were ten, were about to recommend a sweep- timony" before the bar of that inquiry inherently deficient in the qualities ing investigation of the Bureau's affairs there will be stir enough. There will their tasks called forth. There has which would involve charges of waste- be headlines that exude official scandal been no failure of the Veterans Bureau ful, negligent and imprudent transac- in its most engaging forms—of politics as an institution. tions involving millions of dollars and partisanship, of pork-barrel and Indeed the Bureau continues to func- originally appropriated for the relief pie-counter methods introduced to tion now, despite the severe dislocations of suffering and needy ex-soldiers and "squander" fortunes in money which a caused by the removal of the director sailors. grateful people gladly paid over for and nearly a dozen of his most re- At the beginning of this train of the relief of those who bear a nation's sponsible assistants, none of whom events Mr. Forbes sailed for Europe honorable scars. Back and forth will have been replaced except with stop- suddenly and without the publicity fly accusations of intrigue, mismanage- gaps. The main stop-gap is George E. that usually attends the departure ment, incompetence and official folly in Ijams. Ijams is a sort of professional from the country of a high govern- the administration of the affairs of stop-gapper about the Bureau. Just ment official. When he was on the these uncomforted men. before the upheaval he was stop-gap- ocean it was announced from the It is not a pleasant picture at best, ping vice Scott, transferred to Musko- White House that he was going away and in the popular mind it is likely to gee, Oklahoma. Ijams is competent. to take a long rest to repair his be quite exaggerated. It is, therefore, He is a veteran. He knows the veter- strength, which had been undermined well for those of The American Legion, an's problems. He has been with the by the cares of office. But on February who of all others are interested most Bureau since its inception, and two r 2- )th Mr. Forbes was back again on vitally, at the outset to remember these years before that he was principal aide American soil (returning on the steam- things: to the late R. (!. Cholmcley-Joncs, for- President in er Harding), readiness, 1. The investigation is necessary. mer director of the olrl Bureau of War say his friends, to assist the investiga- There are things that are in bad case. Risk Insurance and the ablest man wh^ tion or to defend his course in the There are snarls and tangles that must has yet tried his hand at the almost Bureau should eventualities suggest to be cut; they cannot be untied. The insuperable problem of veteran re- him the advisability of such action. public acts of public servants must be habilitation. Jones killed himself with To this pass have arrived the affairs bared to public view. Some must pay. work. Ijams says the job is still enough of the United States Veterans Bureau, as some are paying now, the penalties to kill almost anybodv. He is rot - creation of The American Legion and v/hich public life imposes upon ill-con- candidate to succeed Mr. Forbes. His hope of the crippled ex-soldier, in tlr> sidered action. The object of chis name has been mentioned, though, but its nineteenth month of not untroubled forthcoming inquiry, however, is not to on the day this was written the Pre" ; - existence. harass or discomfit any individual, but dent said he was not prepare! to dis- But I have given only one side of to disclose and stop the waste of public cuss the matter of Mr. Forties's su~- the picture—the side that is now ex- funds, if there has been such, and to (Conttuucd on page 18) 4 !

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Moltke, a Prussian fighting machine who was chief of staff of the German armies in 1914—when the war began and Germany committed the dastardly act which did so EDITORIAL much to prejudice the civilized world against her.

! General von Moltke's memoirs are now being published by his widow in Berlin. In them is to be found the follow- ing passage:

As I have stated elsewhere, our General Staff had studied for years a simultaneous campaign against Russia and France. The plan to invade France through Belgium was For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the worked out by my predecessor, Count Schlieffen. following purposes: To uphold and defend the Constitution of This measure was justified on the ground that it prac- the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to was tically impossible to force the French army to accept a decisive foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism ; to pre- battle in the open field without violating serve the memories and incidents of our association in the Great Belgium's neutrality. AH our information indicated that the French proposed to fight War; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the commu- a defensive war, utilizing to the utmost the advantage of their nity, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes strongly fortified positions along their Rhine frontier, and that and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote we must reconcile ourselves to a series of protracted sieges if peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to pos- we made a frontal attack there. terity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy ; to conse- Count Schlieffen even proposed to swing the right of crate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual wing Germany's army through southern Holland. I helpfulness.—Preamble to Constitution of The American Legion. changed this plan in order to avoid ranging the Netherlands on the side of our enemies, preferring to face the difficult technical problem of forcing our right wing through the narrow space between Aix The Three Things Needful and the south border of the Dutch province of Limburg. In order to do this, we must at all costs get possession of Liege as I am fully persuaded that three things are essential to the soon as possible. That explains our plan, to take this place by very beginning of the restored order of things. These are the storm. revision, including reduction, of our internal taxation, the re- funding of our war debt, and the adjustment of our foreign loans. The German Chief of Staff was in a position to get the It is vitally necessary to settle these problems before adding to truth. "All our information," he says, "indicated that the our Treasury any such burden as is contemplated in the pending French proposed to fight a defensive war." Is it possible bill. that we were misinformed? Hardly! I^HUS President Harding in his address to the Senate twenty months ago in urging recommitment of the Ad- justed Compensation Bill. As Roosevelt Saw It What has happened in the interval? THEODORE ROOSEVELT more than a dozen years ago Internal taxes have been reduced, our war debt is in foresaw the immigration problem which America would process of being successfully refunded (and at a far more be compelled to face. He declared characteristically: attractive rate of interest than the money market could "America must decide once and for all whether she is bring- allow in the summer of 1921), and the debt owed us by our ing these peoples to her shores to make industrial slaves principal and most nearly solvent European debtor is to out of them, or whether she proposes to make American be paid in accordance with a clearly-defined and practical citizens out of them." plan. This is the question which the nation must now decide. The Legion does not care whether the money to pay for Despite recurring periods of unemployment, mining and adjusted compensation comes from foreign loan payments industrial interests are begging the Government to give or from some other source. It is concerned solely with the them imported cheaper labor by amending the three per- existence of the obligation. How the debtor pays what he cent immigration law. The country is watching. The issue owes is for the debtor to decide, and the Legion leaves this is between servitude and citizenship. angle of the compensation question to Congress. But it is fair to point out that the three great obstacles to the passage of the compensation bill which President Harding Lincoln Was Right saw a year ago July have since been removed. TWO months ago the Government called in its Victory Notes, last of America's great war loans. At present As a Workful Winter Closes more than $236,000,000 of these notes are outstanding. They are still redeemable, of course, but meanwhile nearly T has ceased to be a problem," Sec- "T NEMPLOYMENT $800,000 in interest which would have accrued if some thou- LJ Hoover declared recently. retary The veteran un- sands of ignorant or negligent noteholders had cashed in crisis of 1921-1922 is still employment a vivid Legion their holdings and put the money in savings banks has just memory, but we may rejoice today that it is only a memory not accrued. And this figure does not take into account and not a fact. Not all nations are so fortunate—England those noteholders who will never present their notes for re- still her thousands of jobless ex-service men, and the has demption—a considerable company, if experience with other organizations designed to aid them are confronted with a war loan issues may be accepted as a criterion. gigantic task. Never did a government attempt a task of education on Not every American veteran is on the high road to so broad and far-reaching a scale as did our own in floating prosperity, or even comfortably housed or fed, but there the vast loans of 1917 and 1918. Yet in thousands of cases is nothing like a national veteran employment crisis. And the education simply did not take. You can fool some of should one ever arise again, the Legion will be ready for the people all of the time, even when you try your hardest it. It has been through a sterling course of training, as not to. thousands of men who are tonight sitting down to smoking dinners as a result of it can testify. Extra ! Veteran Gets Farm

1 In 191 DR. S. W. SERVICE, fifty-eight years in the Army, recently filed final proof on a 240-acre tract of land time and again been emphatically IT has asserted—by near Sheridan, Wyoming. Dr. Service is ninety-five years those same pro-Germans and other enemies of France old. Every veteran is proud of the doctor's fine record and whose voice is so loud in the land today—that the French rejoices at his ultimate success in prying a homestead out war plans included a rapid drive through Belgium in the of Uncle Sam, but his example has caused a cloud of gloom event of trouble with Germany. Now, at last, the time has to spring up in the vicinity of Private Cognac Lew Owen, come for the complete silencing of the ffce?/-had-planned-to- late 165th Infantry, who wants a farm himself, is thirty- do-it-too chorus. The question has been answered once and three years old, and wonders what he is going to do during for all by no less an authority than the late General von the next sixty-two years while waiting for it. MARCH 9. 1923 PAGE 13

If You Want to Hide a Pebble Find a Beach By Wallgren :

PAGE 14 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY Keeping Step with the Legion

Address all communications to this department to The Stepkeepcr, National Headquarters Bureau, The American Legion Weekly, Indianapolis, Indiana

Movie Stuff A Fount of Knowledge

"117 HAT about the movies?" asked JUST before removing himself to In- VV the Step Keeper. The response dianapolis, the Step Keeper had a was such as to delight the heart of the hard day figuring out how he was go- Legion's National Film Director, who ing to answer correspondence that here- only says, "I told you so." Some of the tofore has come to the New York office response is hereby printed, but before of the Weekly and which hereafter will starting, let the Step Keeper repeat have to be forwarded to the National his previous request with an addition Headquarters Bureau. Finally he de- to this effect: cided that a good share of the cor- with [ "Tell us what your post has done respondence was out of order—that it the movies—how it has staged them, was written in regard to a subject al- what profits it has made, what films ready taken up. The subject? Most de- have proved most successful, and par- Info for Boston tails of post organization. How taken ticularly what difficulties lay in the path up? When attention was called to the of other posts that plan to go into the Post Handbook got out a few months movie exhibiting game." A POST commander from Boston has ago by National Headquarters. Having got that off our chest, and a question to ask the meeting. This handbook is still available, al- breathing a sigh and a hope that it Here it is: though at least one copy is supposed draws more complete replies and that to be owned by every post. It covers How does a post set up a life-member- they be sent to the National Head- almost every detail of post organization, ship business? How do members buy life quarters Bureau of the Weekly at In- tells how to pep up meetings, how to memberships in a post? How many posts dianapolis as soon as possible, here goes elect officers, where to get handbooks have tried the idea? I see that the Fourth on ceremonials, what the ceremonials for the first testimony. National Convention authorized a commit- Erwin C. Cary of Joseph Gosz are, how to get publicity, stage shows, Says tee to investigate the subject of life mem- fill out subscription cards. It tells a lot. Post of Reedville, Wisconsin: berships, but some of the fellows in my Spiller Hicks, commander of the De- We don't want to monopolize the floor, post don't want to wait before buying partment of West Virginia, has recog- but we are always ready to tell what we theirs. I'm looking for information. nized the value of the handbook to the know. We have been showing movie pic- Some posts have started life member- extent of asking every post commander tures in our new hall since last October ships. Therefore those posts are called in his State to read it over carefully and now show Sunday and Wednesday eve- upon to stand up in meeting and tell and to see that other members become nings and have a fine business worked up their story. And so is anybody else familiar with it. If everybody in the which will be much better when the roads who, although he may not belong to a Legion had read it as carefully as Com- open up, because we serve a rural com- post where life memberships have been mander Hicks has, the Step Keeper munity. Our operator is a member of our instituted, has an idea on the subject. could save half the time he now spends post and knows the game. He has complete correspondence. charge of the hall and works on a com- on limited of the handbooks mission. A number still can be secured from National Head- Helping Buddy in Business Says R. V. Murray, adjutant of Ber- quarters of the Legion at Indianapolis. nard Breecks Post of North Webster, Indiana JW. DIGGS, adjutant of Lynn Shel- a taste of blood when we • ton Post of Fayetteville, Kansas, My post got Sing a Song put on "Flashes of Action." It is yelling has a pertinent query which may result for more. When can we have "The Man in great good, if some of you fellows want to take up the subject, or will Without a Country" [this to the Film Di- CHAD F. CALHOUN, publicity of- rector] and what is its price? "Flashes of tell the Step Keeper if your post has ficer of Victory Post of Los Action" was a success, netting us almost ever adopted any of Mr. Diggs' ideas: Angeles, California, adds his endorse- $40 not bad for a town of three hundred. — Why can't the Weekly have some snappy ment to the many on post singing: editorials or comment by the Step Keeper From 0. Nelson, chairman of the Victory Post introduced a sing at a re- regarding the patronizing of fellow Legion show committee of Shoemaker Post, cent meeting and in many respects this men who are in business? Why couldn't Bridgeton, New Jersey: meeting was a distinct departure from any the Emblem Division furnish (at small held in the past few months. With the The picture "Flashes of Action" arrived cost) Legion window emblems and have the assistance of Captain Insley as leader, and 0. K. and was shown privately to the com- Weekly give necessary propaganda, such as: Herbert O. Beattey, a visitor from Sun- mittee and won approval and commenda- "Buddy, remember your buddy who is shine Post, as musician, the complete reper- p.m. to a tion. Opened January 15th at 7 in business." toire of camp and field ditties was knocked theatre crowded to the limit. The same "Trade at the sign of the Legion for a row of dirty mess kits. A feature on the 16th and 17th. It's the best picture emblem." was the basso-soprano effect produced by of ever shown of the actual happenings Buddies in business should then try to various groups about the hall. the World War and the part played and create that spirit of comradeship among The little songfest aided greatly in pro- the duties performed by the American all Legionnaires. A Legion man who is moting a spirit that has long been dor- armies over there. Financial returns, ap- only an employe at a place of business mant around the post. Under the stimu- proximately $500 over and above expenses would appreciate buddy's business, I am lus generated by a whole-hearted participa- on a thirty-cent admission charge. sure, just the same. This I believe would tion in the singing exercises, the meeting tend to create good feeling and closer com- got off with rather a boisterous start. At a few posts on what they think Thus radeship for all of us—both merchant Le- the very outset it all but tore loose from and what success they've of the movies gionnaire and buddy-with-a-dollar. (If its moorings and was apparently headed letters the Film Direc- had. Such make adjusted compensation goes through, Bud- for the open sea, but was soon curbed by probably he has tor cocky no end, but dy may have two or three dollars.) our commander. This beginning served to is anxious, a right to be cocky. He indicate the potential spirit of Victory Post, letters of the same Perhaps it would not be amiss at this however, to get more and we're going to keep the sing as a if Step Keeper also to kind, and so is the Step Keeper—but time the were feature of our meetings. the Step Keeper is especially anxious to call attention to a plan advanced on get some letters telling just exactly this page many months ago to give win- Which arouses the natural inquiry: how a post goes at it to put on a movie dow placards to firms dealing in articles Has anybody in the audience a new show. Who'll be first? made by disabled men. idea about post sings? —

MARCH 9. 1923 PAGE IS

It All Went to Make a War

Missed! What, was the greatest thrill you The Balloon Hound experienced in the brave dai/x <>f BUDDIES 1917-1919? Tell it to the Weekly's SPEAK- who were Thrill Editor in less than 300 words ING of on the St. Paul —address 627 Went 43d Street, thrills, I have partic- on that New York City. Unavailable let- often won- ular Saturday ters cannot be returned. dered if any- morning in one else of the March, 19 18, thousands that put in on home shores—nevertheless, will recall how must have I ran into a thrill. happy we were been watching For a while I was detailed as courier that the first had such a to carry samples of gas between two leg of our jour- complete- cities. The samples carried were chemi- ney was about ly gone feeling cally pure and were more deadly than at an end, for as I did when the stuff used in combat. They were we were then that B o c h e used to test fabrics in making gas in the Irish came over on masks. Sea but a few hours out of Liverpool, the afternoon of One of the gases handled turned from September 26, 1918, all awaiting the noon chow call. It was and got four or five of our balloons, its liquid state to gas at a temperature a clear sunlit day with the sea limpid one after another. around forty degrees Fahrenheit. Of We were stuck in as a lake. the traffic jam near Avocourt I, course, the well-known army efficiency and Remember the thrilling call "A sub!" personally, was feeling pretty good didn't provide adequate means for pack- and our dash to the port side? Sure because it was my first day anywhere ing and protection during transporta- enough, a half mile to eastward a peri- near the front and everything seemed tion, so they used to pack the sample scope appeared, then the conning tower. to be going our way, but when I saw bottles in ice in any old can they could One brief look-see, then down it sank, Lt. C. J. Ross jump and his flaming find. and immediately there followed the bag fall directly down on him, I got One extremely hot night in July a white streak of a torpedo, headed a case of funk which none of our sub- can of this stuff was handed me at the straight amidships. sequent experiences were able to pro- railroad station. The ice was fast dis- Recall that our two rear decks were duce.—C. B. Coe (Ex-Lt., 323d F.A.), appearing. I managed to get it re- loaded with boxes of T. N. T., that the Johnson City, Tenn. off. After about an main deck was loaded with army packed and started hour's ride I noticed the can was leak- nurses. It seemed a sure shot, but, News from the Outfit ing, that very little ice was left, and I sweetest of all, recall how it flashed had a good hour's ride ahead of me. If by our stern, seemingly under it, yet was the evening of September 28, gas, the bottle was IT actually thirty yards to the rear? the liquid turned to 1918. I was seated comfortably in a let go and release enough gas Recall the wild yell of relief we gave bound to deep, well-upholstered chair in the whole car. vent to and the bawling out we got to wipe out the library of the Army School of the Line, from the chief gunner, who, with loaded Believe me, I was getting some thrill! at Langres. Outside the wind was revolver, threatened us against another But the greatest thrill came when I moaning, and it was bitter cold. In stuff over, noted that it was outburst? But we had had our thrill. turned the front of me was a huge fire that threw Fred L. Thole (formerly 415th R. R. bubbling, and saw the other chap grab its delicious warmth over a* spacious, ice box, a Tel. Bin.), Cincinnati, O. it and run for an making new charming room. All was well. I was world's record for the distance. at peace with the world. It was a good detail just the same, I Rushing the Can wondered wkere my Division, the for I was able to grab a few hours at 91st, was. For a long time I sat lux- Y discharge doesn't show any serv- home on each trip.— P. G. Roberts, uriating before the fire dreaming of my M ice overseas, because my time was C. W. S., Norristown, Pa. (Continued on page 17)

Coming Through With a Slogan

The Weekly asked former general officers to contribute to the Thrill Department, and prints this tveek the reply of the wartime commandant of the United States Marine Corps.

VX/HEN I saw that the United States was going to that it would be impossible to furnish transportation get into the war I realized that unless the for the regiment of Marines with the first expedition. Marines were got to the other side, and to the front, The same day the Secretary of War received a polite it would be a fatal blow to the Corps. We had used reply from me telling him that I had received his the slogan "the first to fight" in order that we might letter and that it was not necessary for the army get the finest recruiting material, and if the Marines authorities to bother about transportation for the had not gone over with the first expeditionary force Marines, as that had already been arranged for with our slogan might have been considered ridiculous. the Navy Department, and that the Marine regiment I therefore went to see the Secretary of the Navy would sail with the first expedition, and the Marines about the matter, and was very happy to get word were so transported on naval vessels guarding that that a certain portion of the Marine Corps would go expedition. to France with the first expedition. This was thor- To say that the above was my most thrilling ex- oughly understood by the Navy Department and the perience of the war is putting it mildly, because I War Department. I had orders to have a regiment would not have had the Marines miss being with the of Marines organized and equipped ready to go. I, first troops in France for a million dollars, and in as commandant of the corps, knew just when and the opinion of a humble Marine, my interest in get- what transports were being assembled in New York, ting the Marines to the other side with the first and I was waiting impatiently for word as to what troops was more than justified by what they did the transport would take the Marine regiment. whole time they were in France.—GEORGE BARNETT, A few days before the expedition was to sail I Major General, U. S. M. C. (during war Major-Gen- received a very polite letter from the Secretary of eral Connnandant, U.S.M.C.), Headquarters, De- War saying he was very sorry indeed to inform me partment of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. PAGE 16 THE AMERICAN LBGION WEEKLY BURSTS AND DUDS

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True Zeal Hospitable, Anyway Special Privileges believer and fond Eph Brown was a true Stimmerton, who had but recently moved Sick parade — sick call, they'd call it with suc- of any religious ceremony. When "de into the subuibs, knew his next-door neigh- us—sounded in a British regiment and a tion" caught him, he became a sort of un- bars only by sight, and consequently he was Tommy, an expression of acute pain mus- official chaplain in a colored labor battalion. surprised and pleased by the alacrity they tered to his features, approached the ser- He worked assiduously among his fellows, showed in hurrying to his door on a cold geant in charge. and finally persuaded a dozen or so to join winter's night when his house caught fire. "Wot's the matter with you?" growled bim in an open-air baptizing on a day in "Say," he yelled excitedly to his neighbor the latter. January. on the right, 'will you run down to the "I've got a horful pain in me habdomen, That it was necessary to chop a hole in corner and turn in the alarm?" sergeant." the river ice to provide a space for im- "Sorry," the man answered, "I have the "Habdomen! Habdomen!" snorted the mersion rather cooled the ardor of the con- rheumatism and can't run." sergeant. "G'arn, you ain't got no hab- verts, but not so Eph's. Seizing the nearest "Well, then," said Stimmerton, turning domen. Honly hofficers 'as got habdomens. soldier, he plunged him beneath the icy to the other, "while I'm getting out the Sojers is lucky to 'ave plain stummicks." water. He had not reckoned on the swift things, will you yell 'fire'?" current, however, and the luckless victim "Got laryngitis; can't yell." Coming Down was snatched out of his hands and carried Stimmerton considered a moment. At a Maryland camp was a certain Lieu- permanently out of sight. "I've got it!" he suddenly proclaimed. tenant Farr, whose chief claim to fame Eph was not in the least disconcerted. "Both of you go into the house and bring was that his cap stood six feet four inches "De Lawd giveth," he intoned, "an' de out chairs and sit down and enjoy the fire." Lawd taketh away. Bring me anothah from the soles of his shoes. One evening, coming into late, he was stopped some privit." camp His Daily Dizzying distance away by a sentry who demanded: "Halt! Who's there?" Popular Verdict The pride of the office, conscientious, A officer camp." punctual Bingsley, had been suffering from "An of the The sentry peered through the semi- Little Bobby, aged eight, seemed puzzle 1 a siege of illness, and his employer unbent darkness, then ordered: over his story book. At last he inquired: long enough to go to his home to ask about officer camp, "Mamma, did they used to applaud when him. "Dismount, of the and ad- vance to be recognized." people went to jail?" "Good old Bingsley," he said. "He was "Not that I know of, darling. Why?" so careful about never missing a day. How "Well, it says here: 'They were clapped in the world did you manage to keep him "Habeas Corpus" " into prison.' contented here all the month he's been Ole had been indulging freely in Min- laid up?" nesota Mule— too, far too freely. As he An Even Chance "Oh, that was easy," replied Mrs. B. staggered out of the bar of the hotel, where "We ligged a strap over his bed for him to three winks and fifty cents bought a fine wanted Hogan was tired of the city and hang on every morning and evening." start for an epitaph, his eyes encountered where to move out to the great open spaces a huge muskelonge mounted in the lobby. thing. men are men and all that sort of Ole ceased his wavering progress and re- sought information from a Accordingly, he He Must Be garded it gravely. Then he gave his ul.i- friend. matum: home- "Bah! The old tight-wad!" "Clancy," he said, "ye've taken a "Der feller who catch dat one bane one be stead, so ye know all about it. Will ye "Eh?" gosh dam liar!" give tellin' me'th' law about goin' about it?" "He wouldn't three cheers without "Well," said Clancy judiciously, "I'm not doing it grudgingly." No Help Wanted afther rememberin' the letter of th' law, Mother: "Do you always ask Lord but here's what it amounts to. Th' Guvvi- Responsibility the Assuming the to take care of grandpa ?" ment is willin' to bet ye wan hunnerd an' fin' Willie: I cut I sixty acres of land agin' fourteen dollars "Shay, frien', help me my hat?" "Naw, that out. figgered it's he old enough to shift that ye can't live on it five years without "Why, man, on your head." was for himself by then, don' starvin' to death." "On my head? Zasso? Well, now." bother. I'll look for it myself." His Right Bower It's a Blessing Enough Trouble "Poet: "When I shuffle off this mortal Blank: 'I approve of Safety Week, don't coil, I shall leave everything to you." "One seat on top and one inside," called you t Weary Wife: "Well, you've been doing Speed Fiend: "You bet. It'll educate the the bus conductor at a stopping point. that ever since we were married." pedestrian to be so careful that can "Sure, now, an' ye wouldn't be after sep- would simply cut loose and not think at all." aratin' a daughter from her mother, New Knowledge ye?" asked the elder of the two women on Former Sergeant Snodgrass Ten Dollars! Next! the sidewalk. and Ditto "I would not!" replied the conductor, giv- Private Whippier hadn't seen each other "The way your son runs his racing car ing the go-ahead signal. "I did that thing for a couple of years until they joined the once and I've been regrettin' it ever since." same Legion post. They gathered in a is an art." "Yes. And too frequently it S corner to reminisce. a fine art." "Do you still dream your old dream about getting a govern- ment farm?" asked Let's Go Snodgrass. "Yes," replied Whippier sadly. The food at Camp Slumme was "But now when I dream it, I've nothing to write recipes about got sense enough to know I'm in the Home Hints newspaper asleep." column, and Private Littlejohn breathed a prayer of thanksgiv- ing when he drew a pass that Finance entitled him to spend the week- Little Tommy had unfortu- end outside the reservation. Un- nately picked up a few service fortunately there was no place ditties his father had absent- to go except the small adjoining mindedly carolled about the house town, and there was nothing in until he had been out of the Army the town except a solitary hotel. long enough to become civilized Still, anything would do. again. One of them was the un- Private Littlejohn approached forgettable "Mademoiselle from the manager-owner-elerk of the Armentieres.'' resort and demanded: "I know a pretty French song," "Can you fix me up for room he confided to a lady visitor at and board for the week-end?" his home. "Room's here all right," grunted "How sweet!" she "How's this? Our affairs are going from bad ejaculated. the boss, "but how do you want "Sing it and I'll give you a penny." a car!" your board?" to worse, and you buy "No chance," retorted Tommy "In advance," ordered the hun- "My dear, it's the only way we can escape from scornfully. "I can get a nickel gry buck. our creditors." any time for not singin' it." — —— —

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It All Went to Make Qreat News a War {Continued from page 15) for Shavers from platoon arid wondering what Fate held in store for the men with whom I had

1 trained for a long , fascinating year in the Far West. When I had Lei't them a few weeks before— suddenly, in re- sponse to orders that had emanated mysteriously from division headquar- ters— I had expected to rejoin them Williams within a month at most. The days had grown into weeks and ths weeks into months—and here was I, still working on problems that were solved with pen- Man Sized cil and paper! Suddenly the door opened. "Henderson?" "Yes," I replied, turning in my chair. It was another man from the 91st. He was very white. For a moment 1 thought he was going to faint. "Have you heard about the Divi- sion?" he asked. "No." "Well, for three days it's been fight- ing like hell and it's all shot to pieces. A lot of the men in your regiment have been killed. And we're still in the line. They say the biggest battle of the war is going on north of Verdun!" Right then I got my biggest thrill. K. T. Henderson, New York City. The New Doublecap Stick "We're Hit!" you can get Williams' famous biggest thrill came on the ridge NOW in a really perfect MYbetween Frommerville and Chat- Shaving Stick tancourt. I was driving a truck for holder; a holder that gives you not a 305th M. S. T., 80th Division, when the mere finger-tip hold, but a firm full- the thrill arrived—on September 26, 1918, to be exact. The truck was loaded hand hold.' with French 75's. Doublecap more convenient My helper—Big Jim Barrowman Take hold of the stick you now use. Then take hold of Doublecap and I were proceeding with our load The new ' Doublecap Stick has the —its new convenience is striking. position north of to a field artillery Here for the first time is a shaving same magic-like power of all Williams' Germainville. Just before we entered stick that gives you a full, whole- handed hold, even when the Stick what was left of the town an M. P. Sticks, to make your shave pleasant, is worn down. hailed us. more comfortable, quicker. It gives "You better keep at least two hun- It dred feet back of the truck ahead," he the same thick, busy lather. has the warned us. It seemed that Jerry was same toning effect on the skin. And, shelling the road pretty heavily—and for an easier shave, congested highways when H. E. is quite as important dropping about are not good for the you can get a big man-sized hold on it. health. I took his advice. On we went, and I was just beginning to think that sanitary nothing was going to happen when all Doublecap more Even the small free trial size of this of a sudden, without the slightest warn- Doublecap is protected by a quickly removed sanitary fibre Wi lliams' Doublecap St ick proves its new ing, the whole world exploded. At wrapper—a departure from the least that's the way it felt to me. My old-fashioned troublesome tin-foil; convenience. Every shaver, certainly protected by a special eardrums nearly split, and I thought then further wrapping, hermetically sealed. every stick user, should get this proof. the end had come. The terrific con- Around the center of the stick is a cussion, or my hair suddenly asserting threaded metal ring, to each side of Send postal or use coupon below—now. While itself and rising up, caused my cap to which a cap is screwed. you are using one end of the stick, fly off. It was some big smash, believe the other end is protected from me! exposure. "Jerry's dropped a G. I. can on the FREE back of the truck and exploded all our ammunition," I thought; and I stopped to every man who wants better shaving the old wagon to see what was left Mail this coupon for of it. Free Trial Size Doublecap Stick "What you stopping for?" Jim asked. "What's the matter with you, man?" The J. B. Williams Company. Department 53, Glastonbury. Conn. I replied. "We're hit!" 1 Send me the free sample of Williams" New Doublecap Then Jim began to laugh. Near us DoublecaplOO < economical Stick. artillerymen. They, were some French This is the Reload. Doublecap too, began to laugh. Evidently the joke Reloads cost less than the original Name- was on me. Then the explanation sud- D< lublecap package. IfMonths hence, when you have finally used I been passing denly dawned. had up the original stick, remove the Street- within twenty feet of a well-camouflaged thin wafer of soap remaining within battery, and the French at that instant the metal ring Just push it out with your finger and stick it on the had fired one of their big guns. Julius top of a Doublecap Reload. City -State- V. Pote, Roaring Spring, Pa. —

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DoYouNeed What's Wrong in Washington ? (Continued from page 11)

Money? it be budget for 1923. It cessor. He intimated that might ernment is bad WRITETOMENOW some while before one was named. enough now, but it was worse in 1920 This will be just as well. The Presi- when Forbes took hold. He did not dent has apparently conceded that he start from scratch. He was given three and I will tell you made an unfortunate selection last time. government agencies which had been an easy way to Mr. Forbes did not carry the, load. Mr. manhandling the veterans' problems in have moremoney Forbes is an engineer by profession, terrific fashion ; these he was to weld to spend! with a record of good work on Federal into ore great machine, and keep the Are you one of the jobs on the Pacific coast, in Hawaii current wants of veterans supplied in thousands who have a and in the Philippine Islands. He is a the meantime. vital need tor more money — to properly Republican, and when the Harding Ad- Mr. Forbes also had certain distinct bring up your family ministration came in he ranked as a advantages on his side. He had the iv nil a mortgage or buy a home—to educate your children properly clothe yourself? We have helped thousands and deservjpig Republican out of employ- backing of the President, who was per- iclp you. Have money to spend and a permanent assured nr by becoming our representative and Felling our ment. He went to Washington expect- sonally interested—which was fine as Star ing a job with the Shipping Board, but long as the President acted in person. World's no job was there—none, at least, for When General Sawyer became the Hosiery and Underwear Mr. Forbes. White House spokesman on matters of — to your friends and neighbors. We will show you But legislation which the Legion had hospitalization it was another story, as we have shown thousands of others— how to obtain a com- been promoting for two years to con- but that is water over the dam. Gen- fortable income and have your own money to spend. scattered agencies having eral Sawyer and the Legion have recon- We've Helped More Than 27,000 solidate the to do with veteran rehabilitation was in ciled their differences and of late the Hundreds of our representatives earn from Sioo to $250 each month. Thousands of others have modest but its final stages. When the creation of General has performed some very help- steady incomes for part time work. You can do the certain ful service in connection with the need- same. With our help you can quickly and easily build a perma- the Veterans Bureau seemed nent, profitable business. Mr. Harding began to ca^t about for a ed house-cleaning in the Bureau. Then Complete Line of Hosiery and Underwear head for the new agency. He asked the Mr. Forbes had almost unlimited finan- Write today. We will send you our beautifully illus- Legion's late Commander, F. W. Gal- cial backing. The Bureau's appropria- trated catalog showing how easy it is to become a World's Star Money Maker. Protected territory—prompt deliveries, braith, Jr., to take the post, but Mr tion for the current year is $400,000,- Galbraith said he could serve the vet- 000, or about what it took to run the erans better where he was. Major Gen- whole United States Government in DEPT. 252 w ^ WYjCJM.HICH. 1 1895. The Bureau has had the co-op- We have been in business tur 28 years eral Leonard Wood was considered, but other responsibilities claimed his ener- eration of The American Legion, which gies. Mr. Forbes received the director- under A. A. Sprague took a most active ship in payment of a political debt. and, bureau officials say, helpful form. It is not that political debts cannot That co-operation carries on under Joe be paid and the public service benefited Sparks, Mr. Sprague's successor, as at one and the same time; but it failed chairman of the Legion's National Re- in this case. As it worked out the Ad- habilitation Committee. ministration has been embarrassed, the Early in the game, however, close veteran and the public have suffered, observers of the trend of affairs pro- and Mr. Forbes has been done an in- fess to have detected signs that the justice. These facts have not escaped situation was getting out of the di- the observation of the President. His rector's hands. More power was con- first choice for a successor to Mr. stantly delegated to subordinates, and Forbes was Thomas W. Miller of Dela- there was inadequate check as to ware, an active Legionnaire since the whether that power was used wisely or Paris caucus and at present a member well. The Bureau went forward, of the National Executive Committee. though, gradually bringing method out Mr. Miller is Alien Property Custodian, of disorder, but money was being spent and expressed a desire not to be trans- lavishly, and Director Forbes was kept ferred from that office. Past National in ignorance of many evils. Progress Commander Franklin D'Olier could was being bought at too great a price. his hands are full As one who is a friend of Mr. Forbes Let a Wilson deal- have the place, but Pensylvania and his put it: er equip your of Legion work in possibili- "The organization expanded too Legion post. personal affairs. The list of ties is still lengthy, however, and the swiftly for any one man to keep abreast President is giving the matter careful of it. Mr. Forbes sought to surround for himself with able faithful assist- [Thos.E.Wilson&Co. study. The situation does not call and haste, and he is biding his time, which ants. He thus came to trust too many CHICAGO is well. people, and to trust them too far. The NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO The causes which led to Mr. Forbes's goodness of his heart and his abound- retirement and the present shakeup ing faith in mankind did him injury reach back over a long period. They and began to do the Bureau injury. ILSON have their inception, virtually, in the More and more did subordinates begin inception of the Bureau, which became to assume the responsibility of impor- ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT an accomplished fact in August of tant decisions. Ambitious men began 1921. Mr. Forbes was pitchforked into to scheme and connive for the favor of the job because work more suited to his the director. An important letter or training was not available. It is said contract would be placed before the in Washington that when he went into director with an incomplete or imper- the Bureau he did not expect to stay fect explanation of its significance. It there long—only until something better would be, 'Here, Charlie, I know you're opened in the Shipping Board. Never- busy, but sign this.' And Mr. Forbes theless, he tackled his immediate task would sign. The tremendous strain of with vigor. work began to show. About the first Few realized then, as too few real- of the year he began to realize where that the Veterans Bureau his course was leading him. He tried u've heard your ize now, neighbor praise the Path- presents one of the most trying to take a brace. But he was a sick finder, the wonderful Illustrated situations in the govern- man and his hour had passed. And so news and story paper published at and difficult V'ashington for people everywhere. This ment service. It is as vast an enter- he passed, too.< It is too bad. His is — — Paper the Ford of the publishing : ,, world has naif in his work, and the dis- a million subscribers. Churk full of just the kind of reading prise as a government department heart was rou want. Unequaled digest of the world's news. Question Box answers by a cabinet officer—vaster abled American veteran owes much to your questions. Stunts for children: realfun for all. Excit- headed Ing aerial p , nrv startBsoon. Send 1< cents it first Charles R. Forbes." troin or stampO today t han most of them— and occupies uw».!S.fL£ape* '? weeks. You will be more than ples-,-d. story, in one form or another, «na «.»n«H»n Sta.. WASHINGTON. O. C. place in the recently announced gov- That .. .. — —

MARCH 9, 1923 has been repeated in many quarters in Washington. More specific inquiry has brought forth, from this quarter and The Ties You Like that, these details which the writer was able to confirm, circumstantially, at a most trustworthy source. to Wear There grew up within the Bureau what might be called a triumvirate three able subordinates who, realizing the problems of the director, sought to throw about him a protective screen. The triumvirs were Dr. Hugh Scott, executive officer, Charles F. Cramer, chief counsel, and Colonel the fact that they Robert U. Patterson, head of the JUST Division. They the Medical were are Cheney Cravats is Big Three. They were reputed to be the powers behind the throne. The com- more than enough to bination worked well, and the Bureau made its greatest strides under this make you like these new arrangement. Then, beginning about six months ago, differences began to Spring ties on sight arise among the triumvirs themselves. Scott is supposed to have become im- for you know what bued with the idea that Patterson and Cramer were leading Forbes along the 'Cheney" means in ties. wrong paths. Patterson is a Regular Army officer. His methods are those of that service. Scott is a civilian phy- They offer you patterns sician of high professional standing in the Southwest. For ten or fifteen years and colorings that are he was in the Oklahoma National unusually smart — cut Guard. Cramer is a lawyer and an old friend of Forbes. Contracts for con- struction, purchases and leases came and style that are up-to- within his jurisdiction. the-minute — and an Scott called these matters to Mr. Forbes's attention, so the story goes, and got no satisfaction. Then he went easy-tying material that to the President. What he told the President no one but Dr. Scott and Mr. is wrinkleproof, wear- Harding knows, and neither is talking just now. When Mr. Forbes learned proof and holds its shape of this he sent Scott to Muskogee, Okla- homa. well. This happened about the first of the year, and at the same time General Especially sturdy are Sawyer, the President's physician, and close adviser on veteran rehabilitation Cheney Tubulars, famous

for their long life of good

Arizona Forges Ahead looks. Your favorite Showing a sudden burst of speed, haberdasher has them. Arizona jumped from twenty-third to thirteenth position in the Weekly sub- scription card sweepstakes during the week ending February 21st. Not satis- CHEN E Y B ROTHERS fied with romping ahead of the one hun- dred percent mark, Georgia carries on, NEW YORK determined to hold the MacNider Cup Makers of Cheney Sil^s another year. Here is the standing of all departments in proportion of 1923 cards received on February 21st, to total 1922 membership, together with their position on the same date last year, based on the same ratio:

1923 1922 1923 1922

1 Georgia 42 25 Arkansas . . . 7

2 Idaho 31 26 Maryland . . . 20 3 S. Dakota 15 27 29 4 32 28 Ohio 5

5 6 29 California . . . . 40 An all-silk Jacquard 6 Indiana 13 30 Virginia 30 —a colorful English 7 Rhode Island.. 12 31 S. Carolina . . 37 T"will—and a smart 8 Kansas 19 32 Wyoming . . . . 24

1 . 9 Nebraska 33 Washington . 44 Grenadine— each

10 Utah 9 34 W. Virginia . 39 in bright, vogucish 11 N. Hampshire 18 35 N. Carolina . . 17 12 Delaware .... 35 36 Alabama 22 shades. 13 45 37 Massachusetts 43 14 Maine 34 38 28

15 Colorado 36 39 Kentucky . . . . 10

16 Penna 16 40 Michigan . . . 27

17 Minnesota 2 41 Oregon . 25

18 Wisconsin .... 8 42 Mississippi .. . 33 19 Oklahoma 3 43 48

20 New York .... 41 44 New Jersey . . 46

. . 21 N. Dakota 4 45 Missouri . , . , 14

.» . 22 Tennessee 26 46 New Mexico . 11

23 Connecticut . . 38 47 , 21 24 Texas 23 48 D. of C 49 49 Louisiana .... 47 PAGE 20 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY

matters, received a phone call from the President, who immediately issued EX-SERVICE MEN Surgeon General Cummings of the Pub- an executive order directing that such lic Health Service. General Cumming.-; sales or deliveries cease. Notwith- protested against the sale of surplus standing this, however, General Cum- hospital supplies at Perryville, Mary- mings later protested that mattresses land, where a large depot of the Vet- were being sold at Perryville at great erans Bureau is located. Eight or ten discount when the Government actually million dollars' worth of material, Gen- needed mattresses in its hospitals. It eral Cummings reported, was being sold is alleged furthermore that materials in part to Thompson & Kelley, brokers were shipped to Perryville from various of Boston, at much less than its true parts of the country to augment the value at the very time the Public "surplus" there which allegedly favored Health Service was being obliged to go firms were buying at bargain rates. out into the market and buy such sup- In the developments of this period plies at current prices. It is significant the Camp Kearny (California) hos- to note that the firm of Thompson & pital site lease plays an important part. Kelley is conspicuous among the pur- The story that the Government had chasers of surplus army goods at low lost heavily by this transaction had prices. long been in circulation. In fact, the General Sawyer called on Director Weekly investigated the matter last Railway Mail Clerks Forbes who agreed to stop the re- August. The facts are these: The Vet- Become moval of supplies from Perryville erans Bureau leased of the Mack Cop- and sent a telegram to this effect. per Company 320 acres of desert land $1600to $2300Year A few days later General Sawyer re- for a period of one year and two weeks ceived word that the sales were con- for $40,000. The terms are most pe- Over 70% of those appointed lasl fiscal year were Ex-Service Men „ tinuing nevertheless. He ordered his culiar. To make up this total for the FranMin Institute, Every Ex-Service Man Should Depl. P188. car and was driven to Perryville. As first two weeks the Bureau paid a \Vr,tc Immediately y Roch N y he entered the cantonment he saw a rental of $35,000, and for the fifty-two Steady Work No Layoffs ^ ^ m h^ obtainable: '3) Tell me how I can get first prefi Information regarding of the boxes. It contained towels. In- Kearny cantonment site which the quiry developed that they were bein ~ Mack company leased to the Govern- fold for twenty percent of cost. They ment for the nominal sum of one dol- were good towels, such as the Public lar. The land has a sale value of Health Service was buying for its about $25 an acre or less. The lease current needs. bears the signature of Mr. Cramer of General Sawyer directed that the the Veterans Bureau and J. W. Clifton, truck unload. Then he speeded back attorney for the copper company, as to Washington and related the story to witnesses.

This Is the Big Year

There are five ways to say it, and each of them carries the conviction of a mil- POST OFFICERS J lion who are making it come true: WDHZ£ TABlLT BROCMuKi St TOM T?£QUlST THIS is the Big Year, because five FREE DESIGNS ^COUNSEL Are you watching the LET OUR. MEMORIAL ART DEPARTMENT yep^rs will have passed since the Armis- SOLVE YOUR MEMORIAL PROBLEM - SEND Department Percent- PLANS «* PHOTO OF CONTEMPLATED LOCATION tice, in the meantime the veteran and age League? THE FLOURiClTY ORNAMENTAL IRON CD. — ESTABLISHED iS93— > will be settled in the community he in- MINNEAPOLIS - MINNESOTA. tends to make his home. Five years of How does your State metamorphosis, and THIS is the Big stand in 1923? How Year. PAY your dues! did it stand in 1922? SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE This IS the Big Year, because the flow 320 PAGES. ILLUSTRATED, CLOTH Many posts are far of cards into this office shows that it IS. By Winfield Scott Hall, M. D. Ph. 0. ahead, but they will Pay YOUR Dues! SEX FACTS MADE PLAIN not stop until every What every young man and This is THE Big Year, because the service button is a Every young woman should know \ What every young husband and Legion accomplishments in the past are Legion emblem. Every young wife should know POSTPAID What every parent should know small in comparison with those it is plan- Malted In ,1.1. ... t' '"»< , , ^ whole race de- rlatn wrapper contents Bf commendations nn rcqittst ning for 1923. Pay your DUES! The AMERICAN PUB. CO.. .W) Winston Bldq,, Philadelphia pends on the record This is the BIG Year, because in the cards you send the farthest corner of the globe, in the largest Weekly. Get thorn cities and in the smallest villages the men of The American Legion have caught into us correctly filled out. Get them in as the spirit of making it the BIGGEST in fast as you can. its history. PAY your dues! This is the Big YEAR, because 365 days They will help your of it are to be filled with Legion work and Department. Legion activity. Pay YOUR Dues! This is our busy year, After YOU have paid YOUR dues, help but if we can help your Post put this message over in five you, tell us how. emphatic, double-fisted, red-blooded syl- lables! THIS IS THE BIG YEAR Pay Your Dues Get a Buddy to Pay His MARCH 9, 1923 PAGE 21

It was claimed that these terms were exorbitant. A representative of the Weekly explained the terms of the lease to Director Forbes, who agreed to investigate. Two days later he informed the Weekly man that he understood the matter thoroughly and everything was all right. He told the Weekly's representative to see Mr. Cramer, who would explain. Mr. Cra- mer denied any previously existing partnership with Clifton, but stated that when he first came to Washington he had no office and received his mail at Clifton's office. Continuing, Mr. Cramer said, according to the report- er's account: "Before I go into this Camp Kearny matter I want to tell you something about myself. I worked for an oil company in California at a very large salary, and came here to help out my friend Charlie Forbes. The first thing I did when I came to Washington was to buy President Harding's house for $60,000. That did not hurt me with the Administration any. I am a member of every club in town. I am no piker. "The Camp Kearny situation was nt BLEW V \ ! simply this. We did not consider the AntHolog? value of the land in arranging the [Ml \ terms of the lease. It was merely a question of safeguarding the interests of the sick soldiers in the hospital. If we had not paid this money out immedi- ately these soldiers would have been atS ™ a a\MvayS cig ' ti e said & thrown on the street. We had to pro- tect them, and we took the best means at our disposal to do it." Mr. Cramer explained that the pay- ment of $35,000 for two weeks' rental and $5,000 for the following fifty-two cigars-1 weeks was arranged to satisfy holders of a mortgage against the land. He omitted to explain—as the reporter you pack a wet notes—just how the situation of the Do 400 veterans in the hospital would have been jeopardized by foreclosure. Long brush in your bag ? drawn out legal proceedings would have been necessary to obtain possession or a legal right to throw any veterans "on Thousands of men will tell you, voluntarily, that the street," even had the foreclosers you can't beat, or even tie, a Barbasol shave. been so callously minded. The world's greatest Barbasol booster, however, is the travels, shaving in crowded Pull- The White House also received a re- man who to or tank hotels port from California sources on several man washrooms in town where the hot water is cold. other Veterans Bureau deals in that he talks, you'd think he was selling Barba- region. One was the purchase by the The way sol instead of using it. Bureau of 134 acres of old vineyard land He is done with chasing a shaving brush around at Livermore, near Oakland. As this the washroom floor and packing it, wet and story is said to have reached the Presi- soggy, in his traveling bag. dent, an attempt was made to sell this He is through, too, with the tedious lather rub-in, land to the city of San Francisco in and with after-shaving lotions. 1921 for $75,000, but the price was con- He merely washes his face in hot or cold water, sidered too high, and a politician was spreads a film of Barbasol over his beard, and suspected of being in for a rake-off. shaves with a few long, even strokes of his razor. The land was inspected by a Veterans He gets head-barber shaves seven mornings a week, Bureau agent in the fall of 1921, and close, clean, quick shaves that are cool and sooth- the following the February Bureau ing to his skin. bought it for $105,000. He'll tell you that Barbasol holds each hair erect m Dr. Scott went to on Janu- Oklahoma for the razor's edge— this lather cannot do— and ary 16th. Immediately thereafter Mr. softens the beard as well. Forbes was pressed, unofficially, to re- Your druggist sells Barbasol in tubes, 35 and 65 lieve Mr. Cramer. He evaded the issue cents, or a dime and the attached coupon will in- and pleaded for a few days' time to troduce you to enough Barbasol for six shaves, at think it over. Mr. Cramer was urged to least, and presto ! a change .from daily morning resign. He promised to. Gossip was grief to lifetime shaving comfort. strong that Mr. Forbes's retirement was only a matter of a few days. This talk The must have reached the director. Some- Barbasol Co. thing, at any rate, a bracing effect had Indianapolis, Ind. upon him. On January 22d he called a conference attended by his division I want to give Barbasol heads (with the exception of Mr. Cra- Barbasol a fair trial. Herewith mer) and representatives of veterans' find ten cents (stamps or coin). organizations. Joe Sparks and Watson no soap no brush Send your one week's trial tube. B. Miller, commander of the District of Columbia Department, were there for Name- the Legion. Mr. Forbes delivered a very no rub *in forceful speech. He intimated there had Address-. been "politics", "gumshoeing" and "in- A . L. W. 3-9-23 — :

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trigue" within the Bureau, and that he him to withdraw his resignation, as he had taken drastic measures to stop it. was under fire. On the 14th the White He told his auditors that if they wanted House is said to have received a cable information on any subject to come to from Mr. Forbes withdrawing confirma- him, the Director. Several times he de- tion of the resignation. If there was clared he was in the Bureau to stay. such a cable the President ignored it, "You know I am not tired of this because on February 15th he made pub- task," he said, "and I have not finished lic Director Forbes's resignation. As my part of the task and I am going to this is written Mr. Forbes is reported to stay until I do finish it, and I do not be on the ocean en route to the States care what criticism comes or how you to meet the situation. may attempt or anyone may attempt Of the four requests for a Congres- to break down the morale of this insti- sional investigation, interest centers tution. I am going to stay, and with about those of Representative Hamilton God's help direct its policies and build P'ish of New York, a Legionnaire, and it up, so that when the big job is done Senator Sutherland. The Rules Com- those of us who have contributed our mittee in the House and a special com- P E R share will feel satisfied in our own mittee in the Senate are hearing testi- EARN VS $250.00 M hearts that we did render a service hon- mony in support of the need for such POSITION GUARANTEED! estly and faithfully." an inquiry. An affirmative report is a MANY unusual opportunities for trained men in This language was impressive; and it foregone conclusion, and the ship sub- this fascinating profession. Healthful, outdoor sidy bill work; travel or remain near home; something ne.v was certainly specific. Did White House filibuster is the only thing that every day. Meet big railway officials. authority lie behind it? The following can prevent action by the Senate and r e°ses aici 'y Start at $110 per month, .P, day Mr. Forbes visited the President. House ordering the inquiry. If p^r r„ so in 3 mos. spare-time study. home Any ave . The conference lasted an hour and a ordered, it will begin about the middle age man can qualify. / v half. What did it mean? The next day of March. The Congressional commit- YOU TAKE NO RISK ' ;> Mr. Cramer resigned. One day later tees have heard in evidence practically Position Guaranteed or money y mC.P *§ ^ Mr. Forbes went to New York, and the everything that has been stated in this funded. You have nothing to on his review, lose. Send coupon today for White House announced he was and a good deal more besides. complete information. way to Europe for his health. But the In Philadelphia it is charged that vet- Don't delay ! > ^ V* insiders knew differently. They knew erans' teeth have been filled with STANDARD BUSI- s <£>o? \a brass NESS TRAINING o Mr. Forbes would never return as di- and iron when the Government was pay- INSTITUTE ^VX^ // . rector of the Veterans Bureau. It is ing for silver and gold. Representative Buffalo, ^'V'

! ca9e, attractive gold dial, splendid irove- in training. Rentals at Nauvoo, Illinois, education in what not to do. More im- ment, good timekeeper. Sent in Morocco J were $152,000 a year to accommodate portant, of course, will be his concep- : finish, silk lined gift cage Don s e ,y 176 trainees. He asked for a Congres- tion of what to do, and his ability to Beautiful Gift Ji 3t 5vW investigation. other Con- do it. The man who makes a success of Just send name and address. Pay po sional Two man on delivery our Special advertising and Senator Sutherland made the Veterans Bureau will be a big man Price t4.98. Satiafactioo guaranteed,. gressmen Write TODAY similar requests. In this situation Mr. —possibly when he goes in, at any rate THE CHARLES CO. are said cabled he goes out. 1410 S. Michigan Ave., Dept. 204. Chicago Forbes's friends to have when

Montana Compensation Law Invalid PUT YOUR VOICE OAT J> GREAT Flfi, THE Supreme Court of Montana has donations or grants to individuals. The PH°N°-REC°RD declared unconstitutional the ad- Montana decision acquires especial in- Simp]. OWN phono,3. recordsrecords. Talk-Sing-Play. justed compensation law enacted by terest by reason of its bearing on the any phonograph. No _ ybo«Ty can do it. special attachment n ded. Mai" your vni<-e vote of the people of Montana last No- pending Federal adjusted compensa- instead of a letter, COMPLETE OUTFIT; including 3 double vember. The court based its decision tion bill. In announcing its decision the metal records, spec cording needles, a on much the same grounds as those court declared producing me gap! Send postpaid only 52.00 given by the New York Court of Ap- "The obligation rests primarily upon iC.O. D. 10c extrai 'Com- plete instructions Freei. peals which in 1921, by a divided deci- the United States Government, if any- A. J. Archibald Co., Inc. 1540A Broadway, N. Y. sion, declared the New York compensa- where, to make suitable provision and tion bill unconstitutional. It hold that allowance to those who rendered the Montana law violated a provision military service, rather than upon the of the State Constitution forbidding the State as one of the units of the United High Grade Man—Wanted State to give or loan its credit or make States." as distributor for nationally advertised specialty. Must be a result getter, able to finance operations and make cash investment of 8500 to $1000, secured with merchandise. Liberal profits. Users 100% A Bedtime Story satisfied. A-l references required. Address Baker Corporation (Continued from page 6) Dept. 503 408 Pearl St., Buffalo, N. Y. replied, and felt sure that he had again gentlemen was not using notes, so he given the correct answer. did not like to make a scene about it. The questions and answers now came There did not seem to be anything to MiNHmroBnD ripe thick and fast. do but make some sort of an answer. :v:v:-x-:vv,-,...... ___^L "And in what waters?" "Orange Lake, Lake Luzerne," he A Program from"Soup to Nuts"— Everything. "Inland waters, sir." began, and then something seemed to With our Guide Books and Free Service Dept. You Can STAGE Your OWN SHOW "What inland waters?" warn him that the examiner knew those That question seemed a bit unfair. fish ponds and just about how small The good young man was sure that it they were, so he added, "and Lake was not in the book, but the kindly old George, sir." . !

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The kindly old gentleman jumped at that like a trout at a brown hackle. "Have you ever sailed a boat on Lake George?" he asked. Now the nearest our hero had ever come to yachting on Lake George was to watch the international motor boat races there, so he replied: "No, sir, I referred to power boats there." "Hmm," said his inquisitor, "I rather thought so. Lake George is a very peculiar lake and is not at all adapted to sailing. There are only two sailboats on the lake, and I own one of them." Of course if his last answer had made it necessary, our hero could have snapped back with: "And I own the gives you other one, sir." But I doubt if he could have got away with it, don't you? the beverage that The moral of this story, dear readers, is: delights taste and "Always tell the truth because you never can tell when you will be caught in a lie." truly quenches thirst Good night, dear little playmates. pure and wholesome Give the Children -sold everywhere- a Chance glass or bottle. {Continued from page 6)

gress can thus regulate matters en- trusted to local authority by prohibition of the movement of commodities . . . the Drink power of the States over local matters may be eliminated and thus our system of government be practically destroyed." Justices Holmes, Brandeis, McKenna and Clarke took a different view. They held that "the act does not meddle with anything belonging to the States. They may regulate their internal affairs and their domestic commerce as they like. But when they seek to send their products across the state line they are no longer within their rights. If there Delicious and Refreshing were no Constitution and no Congress their power to cross the line would de- pend upon their neighbors. Under the Constitution such commerce belongs not to the States but to Congress to regulate." Prepared with the finished att that A pleasing touch of acid was intro- The Coca Cola Compan comes from a lifetime of practice. duced by Mr. Justice Holmes, who wrote the dissenting opinion. Justices must couch their most poignant reflections in terms of purest courtesy, and Judge Holmes obeyed this unwritten rule. Yet one finds not the slightest difficulty in understanding what he means: 9 N "If there is any matter upon which READ PAGE civilized countries have agreed—far ACCEPT THIS GENEROUS OFFER more unanimously than they have with YOU as a Legion member will be asked to contribute to The American Legion Overseas Graves regard to intoxicants and some other Decoration Fund, told about in the article on page nine of this issue. There is no greater service which the Legion, through its individual members can render, than to keep freshly decorated the matters over which this country is now graves of American Soldiers in Europe. Let 113 pay your share of the money to be collected for this $100,000 Fund. emotionally aroused—it is the evil of Every loyal Lcgionaire should spread the good Legion gospel by helping get a wider circulation for premature and excessive child labor. I The American Legion Weekly. The annual subscription rate to those not fortunate enough to belong to the Legion is $2.00. If you will get one person to subscribe to your Weekly at $2.00, we should have thought that if we were t will contribute fifty cents of that amount to this $100,000 Fund. to introduce our own moral conceptions Your name will then be listed among the donors to the Fund. Fifty cents will be contributed for where in my opinion they do not belong you on every yearly two dollar subscription which you send in. Use the coupon for one subscrip- tion. If more than one. attach list. this was pre-eminently a case for up- holding all its powers by the United USE THIS CONTRIBUTION COUPON States." Graves Decoration Fund, American Legion Weekly, 627 West 43d Street, New York City. That water has gone over the dam, Here is S2.00. Contribute 50 cents of this amount to The American Legion Overseas Graves Decoration Fund as share. Send the Weekly for one year to: but the review is important because it my has been demonstrated that during the Name lives of the two Federal laws, from 1916 Address to May, 1922, these laws actually did City . .i. . . i . .State. ;f ;y U, protect the children. The number em- Name of Contributor ployed in industry decreased and laws Address A St were enacted in various states prescrib- ing a minimum age limit and fixing f

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the hours of employment. Every State mines or quarries for boys under six- has today a compulsory education law teen. Seven similarly protect in mines of some sort, although seven had none but do not in quarries. Eighteen either in 1910, and in the same period the fix a lower minimum age or fail to number of States fixing a maximum fix any minimum at all. working day of eight hours for children This is bad enough, in all conscience. in a considerable number of occupation:; To examine the statutes from a differ- increased from seven to twenty-eight. ent angle it appears that it is possible The number of those having no prohibi- to compel a five-year-old child to work tion of night work for children fell in a cannery in any one of four States. from twenty-three to seven. Likewise In fifteen States children under sixteen twenty-two States enacted laws com- may work as many hours a day as they pelling part-time education. can stand or sit. In twelve States chil- The expunged statutes are still of dren are permitted to work at night, value as fixing a desirable standard of and in five of the twelve there are no child protection. They provided that restrictions on night work worth men- no child under the age of sixteen tioning. In eighteen States it is possible GET THIS WONDERFUL RING. If You should be employed in a mine or quarry to send boys under the age of sixteen to Can Tell It From a Genuine Diamond Send It Back These amazing, beautiful CORODITB diamondspositively match and none under the age of fourteen in work in mines and quarries. trenufne diamonds In every way—same blazing flash and dazzling playof living rainbow fire. They, alone, stand the diamond testa, a cannery or factory. Taking these But—it is not so bad as it was in including terrific acid test of direct comparison. Lifetimeexperta net d a 1 1 1 heir experience tosce any difference. Prove this yourself. ages as the golden rule by which the 1910, as shown by the census returns. Wear a Corodite Diamond 7 Days Free Make this test. You risk nothing. Wear a genuine Corodite and acts of the States may be measured we We are getting better. The census shows a diamond side by side on the same finger for 7 days. If you find in or your friends can tell the difference, send It back; you won't be that thirteen States are advance that while the child population between out a single penny. That's fair enough. If you keep the ring, the price printed here Is all you pay. No installments. Rememb< of the Federal standard. It seems the ages of ten and fifteen years has Coroditea alone have the same cutting as genuine stones. worth while naming the good thirteen. increased slightly No. 1-LadIes' SolitafrQ 1 4K Gold S. Ring $2.84 by more than 15 per-

No.2-Gents* Heavy Belcher UK. Gold rf. Ring . . . $3.48 No. 3—Gents' Massive Hexagon Gypsy R ng .... $4.27 They are: cent—almost one seventh—the number No. 4- Ladies' Hand-Carved Basket Setting, plat, finish $3.96 Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Indi- of children reported as employed has de- No. 5—Ladies' Tiffany Bridal Blossom Enirraved . - . $3-54 Carat size gems. Beautiful mournings of most modern design. ana, Kansas, Kentucky, New York, creased half. Choice of gold or latest white platinum finish. Unqualified 20- almost one year guarantee. Handsome art-leather case free with each ring. Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Figures are odious things, and I shall SEND NO MONEY t£g£EiZS!gJ2& SSKSfif 3S West Virginia, Wisconsin. avoid them as far as possible. But in wanted and size as shown by slip of paper, fitting end to end around finger joint. Your ring will come by return mail. When Being still under the influence of that the decade 1910-1920 the child ring arrives deposit amount shown above with postman. If you use of decide not to keep ring after 7 days' wear; send It back and urge toward pessimism, I must point labor decreased in every State of the your money will be immediately returned. Send today. E. RICHWINE CO. out that the good laws are not always Union except Rhode Island, Massachu- \333 S. Dearborn St., Dept. 119, Chicago, Illinois Corodite Diamonds well enforced, perhaps not even often setts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Wash- ^\ .9.,:, l ltS1 .,.rl rs.i ?;o well enforced. For all that, the laws ington and the District of Columbia. are there. It is highly unlikely they In the textile industries the number of will ever be weakened, and as time goes children decreased almost one third, EARN $25.00 WEEKLY on it is probable they will be more rigid- although the total number of employes ly obeyed. Then there are four other had increased by three fourths. In the AS A PRACTICAL NURSE States — Massachusetts, Minnesota, cotton mills there are fewer children by This simple home-study, Montana and North Dakota—which are almost one half, although the employe short course soon trains you. up to or surpass the Federal standards total was almost doubled. This im- Learn to recognize dif- how except in permitting the employment of provement took place very largely in ferent diseases, to take tem- in mines or quarries. Not to do the South, in there a marked perature, care for patients, boys which was give baths, etc. Easily un- the four an injustice it should be pointed betterment in labor laws during the derstood. Study "Nursing out that the census of 1920 shows that ten years. in The Home," by Dr. Lee in the four States a total of forty-two Secretary of Labor Davis does not H. Smith. This gives new children were so employed. Not so bad. concede that the situation has improved improved methods, complete Suppose we go a bit farther in dissect- to the extent one gathers from these course, five hundred pages, only one dollar. ing the child labor situation in the facts. He points out that "the census Send to-day. Money back if not satisfied—no red-tape. Agents wanted. World's Medical several States: of 1920 was taken at a period ap- tress, 664 Washington St., Buffalo, N. Y. Twenty-seven States forbid the em- proaching industrial depression. Fur- ployment of children under fourteen in ther, the facts were taken as of Janu- factories or canneries. ary 1, when there were fewer children Seventeen do likewise with certain engaged in agricultural and other sea- exemptions. sonal employments than in April, when A3 one of the oldest pat- Delaware, Mississippi, Utah, Virginia the census of 1910 was taken." Even ent firms in America we give inventors at lowest and Wyoming are below this standard he, however, admits that the situation PATENTS consistent charge, a service rioted for results, evidenced by many well known —but none of these is essentially a has improved, for he adds that "during Patents of extraordinary value. Book.Palent-Sense.free. manufacturing or canning State, unless the decade there were constantly in- Lacey & Lacey, 643 FSt.i Wash.. D.C. Estab. 1869. we except Delaware. creasing efforts on the part of the Twenty-seven States fix a maximum States to control this evil, and the eight-hour day and forty-eight hour Federal laws were in operation while week for children under sixteen in fac- the census of 1920 was being taken, MADE TO V0UR tories and canneries. Two others have while 1910 was an open season." ORDER certain exemptions. There is another phase of the child Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, labor situat'on that one enters upon Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, with some diffidence. It may be that Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, some of the child laborers are not being North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode imposed on at all. More than half of NO EXTRA Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, the million children found by the census CHARGES Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming to be at work at scime gainful occupa- Hk are below this standard. But the New tion were at work on the home farm. Send no We make this special mm House of Representatives Those who have risen on frosty morn- offer for 30 days to Hampshire w Money - . Prove the wonderful last month passed a bill establishing a ings to slop the pigs will remember the W , r value, style and fit of Progress Tail- week for that filled their childish oring. We will tailor to your special forty-eight hour women and resentment order, a pair of these stylish, $6.00 pants children. breasts. They will recall how very tired —guaranteed to wear like iron—and sen<5 them to you postage prepaid for only Twenty-six States forbid night work they got weeding corn, and the memory 3*1. 95, Send no money or measure- under sixteen in factories of back-break that followed potato ments until you receive our samples. for children the Eleven have certain ex- is sure to be vivid. But one Write for Samples Today. or canneries. culture Our big free sample outfit will be Bent you the emptions. wonders, mildly, in the face of the more 8&me day your request is received. Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, violent humanitarians, if such children a 3° AGENTS WANTED— |3|e Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, South were seriously abused. One has a sort tra every week, taking orders from grew up your friends and neighbors for our high- Dakota, Utah, Texas, Virginia and of a recollection that boys who clasa tailoring. No experience necessary. either do not forbid or do not farms were extraordinarily husky. Suits at $12 45 up and pants at $1.95 i.p make Wyoming on orders come easv Full details will bo sent Ireland, from a tree Write now. protect up to sixteen. Surgeon General whom

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MARCH 9. 1923 PAP.E 25 view of the physical examination of the 4,000,000 men gathered for our war Army points out that the tallest and <3)he FLORSHEIJM SHOE strongest came from tYie farming States. They could jump higher, holler louder, hit harder, walk farther and lift more than their city friends. At the least we must differentiate be- tween the children engaged in labor on the home farm and those who work in factories. Of the statistics Miss Grace Abbott, head of the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor, says: "According to the census of 1920, 647,000 children were reported to be en- gaged in agriculture, forestry or animal husbandry, the majority, or 88 percent, as laborers on the home farm. There were 187,000 children employed in me- chanical and manufacturing industries, 80,000 in some form of clerical occupa- tion, 63,000 in trade; 54,000, the ma- jority of them girls, were working at occupations classified as some form of personal or domestic service, and 7,000 were in mines and quarries." boys The Broadmoor—Style hd-ioS- No one is more vigorously opposed to child labor than Secretary Hoover of The Florsheim Shoe appeals to those with v/vhom the Department of Commerce. He has clone and is doing his best to prevent faultless dress is a constant requirement — who the exploitation of children in factories demand an unusual elegance that will endure and manufacturing establishments. He is not wholly certain that an amend- through long periods of continuous service. ment to the Constitution is necessary, for it seems to him that a compulsory The Florsheim Shoe—Most Styles $io education law might be framed which BOOKLET "STYLES OF THE TIMES" ON REQUEST would protect the children—and imme- Look for Name in Shoe diately — without embarking on the cumbersome process of Constitution tinkering. He points out that a child THE FLORSHEIM SHOE COMPANY who goes to school must necessarily Manufacturers CHICAGO be absent from the factory during the school hours. One of the great evils arising fr,om the use of children in industry is the consequent illiteracy, For the Man Who Cares and a child may be protected against work by an amendment and still not be protected in its right to learn. He doubts whether the children of the farm, as a class, are being immoder- ately wronged. "I do not believe that even the little fellows who have to pick cotton are in- jured," he has said. "But they must bo protected in their right to go to school." 7 Diamond This permits a further quotation £;O00 from Miss Abbott: ^SW^a^$S-»oi:irSolitairemm < » The proportion of child labor from 10 to MDon ii 15 years of age ranges from three percent ^^mm^ Clix st er in the three Pacific Coast States to 17 per- ly cut, blue white Diamonds are so closely set in Platinum, and su cent in the East South Central States, is the Workmanship that the solitaire resemblance is actually comprising Tennessee, Alabama ling. Looks like a 2 ct single Diamond. Don't send us a penny Kentucky, we'll send the Ring without one penny in advance. If satisfied, pay and Mississippi. In Mississippi more than S2.00, then send the balance in teu mouths, $5.30 a month. If not satisfied, return. (Can be furnished in men's sotting with- one fourth of such children were employed. out extra charge). In Alabama and South Carolina 24 percent, FREE THE HOUSE OF in. Georgia 21 percent, and in Arkansas DcLuxe Diamond QUALITY

k showing I over 2.OH0 Bargains 19 percent of children worked. Of the | Diamonds.WatchesI New England States Rhode Island had the Jewelry— tenj LW-SWEET INC. pay on every- months to ; ' Dept. 1033-H. largest proportion of children from ten to ! 1650 - 1660 BROADWAY, NEW YORK fifteen years employed, or 13 percent, in gainful occupations. Except in the South no other State has so large a percentage of children employed as this State. When all occupations are taken into ac- Essex Coach and Ford Touring Car count the proportion of children at work ^^""^ Which Car Do YOU Want? I is in R V F N — larger the South, but when non-agri- Ju^t: get busy and write to me today and tell U | W L ll

New England and for the Middle Atlantic This is the first , last and only announcement of this grand, free distribution of automobiles that States and slightly larger for the East will appear in the paper, so take time by the your request before North Central States—Ohio, Indiana, Illi- forelock and put in some- one gets ahead of you. Thl3 16 not llke some nois, Michigan, Wisconsin—than for any offers with a lot of strings tied to It. because when I sayfree. imeanfr.e. ' of the three Southern divisions. uon t Send Any Money You run no risk—yoa have nothing to lose. Don'teveti Among the cities of 100,000 or more-popu- send a stamp. Send your name and I will know what you want. Write plainly. Be prompt and you will ba lation the following have 10 percent or more driving your own car before you can realize it. of their child population between these John Howard, Manager, National Auto Club, Dept. 727, Batavia, Illinois ages at work: Fall- River, 18 percent; New — — — PAGE 26 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY

Bedford, 17; Reading, 13; Atlanta, Provi- proponents of more rigid child labor dence, and Paterson, 12; Trenton, 11; legislation speak. The twenty-fourth New Orleans, Milwafukee, and St. Louis, rather than the twelfth child seems to 10. be the injured one. Unfortunately it is not so satisfactory as it sounds, for I have been more or less familiar it has to do only with the children with child labor conditions for years, Lack of HiVh School training bars yoa from a found by the census takers. There is successful business career. This simplified and but until I read the statements made to complete High School Course— specially prepared another multitude, a voiceless, sub- for home study by leading1 professors—meets all the Senate sub-committee I had not merged multitude, of children who work requirements lor entrance to college and the lead- recognized that the children of the ing professions. but are not in the statistics. Many of No matter what your business ^ m farm were included in the impressive inclinations may be, you can'i them, pitiful thousands of them, are hope to succeed without totals of the of child victims. spe- number r.ot cialized training. Let us give yet ten years old, and so the census I am compelled to conclude that a very you the practical training- you takers ignore them. Others are hidden need. Check and mail Coupon for Free laudable enthusiasm for the cause of Bulletin. from the census gatherers. Dire need the oppressed child has led to a little American School drives them into employment. Others just a little—padding of the totals. Drexel Ave. and 58th St, do home work Certainly it had never occurred to me Dept.H-33-A Chicag. "One little girl not quite three years before that the boys of Ohio, and Ken- American School old was found using a clothes pin to SSh**^ M tucky, and Mississippi, and Tennessee Send me full inforirntion on the subject checked and how press on the tops of the snaps, to avoid you will help success, farms were the exploited victims of me win hurting her fingers," writes one investi- ..Architect ..Lawyer bloated slave drivers. Yet they are as- ..Building Contractor ..Machine Shop Practice gator. This was not an isolated case. ..Automobile Engineer suredly included in those very same ..Photoplay Writer No one thought much about her, one Automobile Repairman Mechanical Engineer totals. ..Civil Engineer ..Shop Superintendent way or the other. There were too many ..Structural Engineer ..Employment Manager Why, confound it, I've been an op- ..Business Manager ..Steam Engineer other little girls of three or thereabouts. pressed child myself. And I didn't ..Cert. Public Accountant Foremanship She differed from the others only in ..Accountant and Auditor Sanitary Engineer know it. ..Bookkeeper Surveyor (and Mapping) the tenderness of her fingers. ..Draftsman and Designer Telephone Engineer It seems a shame to pick on Little ..Electrical Engineer Telegraph Engineer I said at the beginning of this article Rhody as a bad example, but it cannot ..Electric Light and Power High School Graduate that the deviltry of child labor is so uni- ..General Education Fire Insurance Expert be helped. Two sets of figures—those ..Vocational Guidance Wireless Radio versally recognized that I did not pro- ..Business concerning her child labor and those Law Undecided pose to waste much time writing about prepared by Surgeon General Ireland Name .... it. But the Children's Bureau has re- the physical value of of the Army on vealed the existence of a hitherto un- Rhode Island men so emphasize the — known class of child serfs—those who effect of premature and excessive labor work on the great farms. Of these lat- on the stamina of the individual that it AGENTS: $44 a Week ter are the little tads who pull beets in is impossible to evade them. Selling oui guaranteed hosiery for men, women and Colorado and Michigan fields. They are works children. All styles, colors and Bnest line of silk hose. If the theory that the boy who paid by the ton, and the investigators Must is not so Guaranteed ONE YEAR on his dad's farm abused much find that "if a child pulled or topped that his growth is stunted is accepted, 12 month!: or replaced free. one fourth of an acre, which is about Pleasant work. Handsome then the known, assayed, identifiable profits. Sell every day In the year an average day's work for a child, he sell child labor situation in the United Often dozen pairs tc one family would handle daily about four tons, al- Make permanent customers. States takes on a different and more Everybody Buys Hosiery lowing for the dirt and the extra weight cheering aspect. According to the cen- Mfb. SchurniaD averages SfiC a month of the tops." working soare time. Mrs. McClure sus takers only twelve percent—or 78,- makes over $2,000 a year. Price sold Four-fifths of the children in the 000 the 647,000 children engaged 60 boxes in 12 hours. Noble made $3 —of area studied had not reached the age id one day. Act auick. Thie ie the in farm labor do not work on their own best season ol the whole year. Write of fourteen, more than one-fourth were fol Agency and Samples. Children's home farms. The Bureau under ten, and a number were not even Thomas Mlg . Co., H-4901 QajSon.O. very convincing evidence produces some eight years old. They worked from nine little are being that these 78,000 people to eleven hours a day. Forty percent abused and should be protected. If they two out of five—between the ages of other classes of children Goodyear Raincoat Given are added to the nine and sixteen were from one to labors, found engaged in gainful we seven years behind in their studies. Goodyear Mfg. Co., 1033-RD Goodyear children find that there are but 469,000 They will be a part of tomorrow's crop Bldg., Kansas City, Mo., is making an offer in the United States who are tabbed, of voters. to send a handsome raincoat to one in person ticketed and ledgered as being at work "Postural deformities and malposi- each locality who will such conditions show and recommend at such ages and under tions due to strain were shown by 700 physical men- it to friends. If vou want one, write today. that not only is their and of the 1,000 children examined by a the —Adv. tal development being dwarfed but physician of the Children's Burean." is injured rest of us—the community— Let's try to keep on looking on the this flood of sickly, nervous, FOR because of bright side. They at least pulled their 60 INTO . BUSINESS YOURSELF defective, ignorant men and women be- daily four tons of beets in the open Get out of trie salaried class. Be independent ot ing poured into the common stream your job. Big new uncrowdecl field offers unlim- air, under the blue sky. Their tender ited possibilities for making BIG money year. These 469,000 children are in every each little bones were twisted in broad day- town or city. Make 9 100 and more weekly as Floor Surfacing made up of the following classes: Contractor. Every floor, old or new, is light. Surely it must count for some- your prospect. Experience unnecessary. "Ameri- eight to feel can Universal" eleotric machine does work Engaged in farm labor 78,000 thing with a child of that ofaixmen. auurinjc BIG profits. Positive cuarantee and 5-day trial he may look at the incomparable circle offer protect vou . Write today for Factory workers 187,000 complete details of what others are doing. Clerical Workers 80,000 of Colorado's peaks between whiles of , AMERICAN FLOOR SURF. MACH. CO. b2 7 S. St. Clair St. Toledo. Ohio In trade 63,000 tearing his thin flesh. But the children Domestic Service 54,000 of the oyster canneries are not so for- Mines and quarries 7,000 tunate—and the oyster belt is far from Colorado. 469,000 "Most of the cannery work was wet and dirty," says an official report, "and That is a cheering reduction from was done in cold, damp, drafty sheds, the million children of whom the the oyster shuckers or shrimp pickers

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standing among the empty shells or hulls. The workers were liable to in- juries from the sharp oyster shells and shrimp thorns. Their hands were con- stantly sore from handling the shrimp. Some canneries provided alum water in which they dipped their hands to harden them. In others the workers provided their own alum." The work begins, sometimes, at three o'clock in the morning and lasts until the day's run of oysters or shrimps has been disposed of. That may be well into the night. "Joe faged eleven] cries when he starts for the cannery in the morning," said an apologetic mother. "It is so dark that he is afraid." The shuckers are brought in from the nearest big town, usually Baltimore or New Orleans, and hived in barracks. Often the roof leaks; there are open cesspools almost at the door, and the overcrowded^rooms in which the families live, one room to a family, are sep- arated only by thin board partitions through which every sound is audible. "These camps are often in bad re- pair," is the statement of an official investigator, "insanitary and over- Feet, Prepare for Inspection! crowded, neither physically or morally safe places for children. For the wel- Feet, in the old days you were price buys almost unlimited wear. fare of the migratory workers and es- all camouflaged up in Hobnails At all leading men's stores. for the education of their chil- pecially and O. D. Spirals. Socks didn't Silk, Silk-faced and fine Lisle. dren no State or community feels itself matter. If find responsible, and illiteracy among thci you don't 'em, write for is abnormally high." Now trim, neat ankles are as booklet and price list. I might go on with other stories of important as a clean shave. the child laborers, but it seems needless. HOLEPROOF HOSIERY COMPANY Therefore, The verdict is in. The jury of the HOLEPROOF Milwaukee, Wisconsin public has ruled against a continuance HOSIERY "will be worn." It has Holeproof Hosiery Company of Canada, Limited, of these abuses. The difficulty has been, the "looks"—and the moderate London, Ontario ever since the American people definitely set itself against child labor, that the expression of the popular will has been a vague and scattered one. The laws of the forty-eight States are a miser- able tangle. Miss Abbott calls them a Are You Helping Your Dealer? crazy quilt, and declares that while in the better States the laws are often There are thousands of newsdealers gionnaires and one million non-members fairly well enforced, there is no "perfect throughout the United States who are look forward to the appearance of The community." Our intentions are ex- carrying The Weekly out front. They Weekly, that together they make two cellent, and we react perfectly to the are boosting it, working for it, giving it million Legion boosters—and this is good, the beautiful and the true, but display space, selling it, and they ex- the BIG YEAR. New members are we do not do anything. As Senator pect your co-operation. Have you pouring in, and new readers are writing Colt of Rhode Island said during a meet- given it? to compliment The Weekly on its ing of the senate sub-committee: Here's How rapid improvements. They are talk- "My experience teaches me that thr ing about your magazine— their maga- Have you walked up to any news- great drawback to popular government zine. dealer, bought your paper and said: is the indifference, the apathy, the in- Here's "Fine! I'll trade here. Us Als stick to Why dolence and neglect of the average citi- our. dealers"? If you did that you zen in civic affairs. While we use the The Weekly belongs to the readers made him realize that a million men phrase 'expression of public opinion' who are making it. It belongs to the were behind him to give him the best you will find on analysis that the aver- Buddies in the Barrel, to the solicitors they had. 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It all happened Have you told them they ought to get it When we began to get interested only since loyal Legionnaires began to help. every week that it's on the news in — two states the world—Norway and If you are one who helped a dealer make stand ? fourteen year old age Sweden—had a those sales, our hat is off to you. minimum for child workers. That por- If your dealer does not handle The tion of the American people which is not Here's What Weekly he can get it from his distribu- apathetic and indifferent created organ- It means that we are most surely dig- tor, and if the distributor does not izations, gathered statistics, swamped ging in towards that two million circula- handle it he can order it from us. the press of the world under stories tion. It means that when one million Le- Are you with us for that 2,000,000? of horror and aroused decent folk everywhere. 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ing to Secretary of Labor Davis, "in a amendment having been reported out number of States the employment of of the Senate committee, the tendency children under fourteen is permitted today is to raise the age limit £ child under conditions which in a general way protection to eighteen years. There is rank with Japan, China and India." no disposition to forbid the employment None have been so bad, perhaps, as of children under that age. The sena- Persia, where the children who weave tors who have been considering the vari- the rugs for which Americans some- ous propositions realize this is neither times pay fabulous prices sit cross- possible nor desirable. They are at legged at their looms until their un- present suggesting that Congress, by formed muscles atrophy and they must the enactment of laws to follow the be carried to and from their work. adoption of an r lendment to the Con- The experience of the brief period stitution, shall prescribe the conditions during which the two Federal laws op- under which children may work. It is erated served to demonstrate that Fed- even possible that an amendment may eral action is desirable. Not only do the be reported out covering the broad States move slowly—"it has taken eight- ground that Congress may define the een years to bring one State up to limit- terms on which a minor may be em- ing the work of children under four- ployed. Send Today teen to ten hours a day," said a witness It is likely that the threatened con- —but it has been shown that the support flict with the state rights men will be foryourcopjj of the Federal laws is needed even in avoided—one of the numerous things WM, HENRY MAULE, Inc. the States in which there are laws that that bugaboo both houses of Congress is n Arch St., Phila.. Pa, are up to the Federal standard. Some- the chance that some one may scream f how, the fact that Uncle Sam is in- state rights—by the assumption of con- specting factory conditions is more de- current jurisdiction with the btates. It pressing than the knowledge that good may be that a compulsory education law old John Doe, the biddable neighbor, will may be devised which will both shield FRECKLES be around next week or the week after, the child laborers and suit the Supreme to see how many little children are on Court. But Don't Hide Them With a Veil; the machines. The state laws were Something will be done. That seems Remove Them With Othine more rigidly enforced during the life sure. Something will be done for the Double Strength of the Federal laws, and since the lat- "poor victims," to quote Secretary Davis,

There's no longer the slightest need ter were nullified there has been a dis- "who, when they reach the age of man- ot feeling ashamed of your frecklts, tinct increase in the employment of hood and womanhood are wrecks, physi- Ot'.iine—double strength—is gnar- J anteed to remove these homely spots. children in many States, even when for- -cally, mentally and morally, a large per- of . Simply get an ounce Othine—double bidden by the state laws. centage of them landing in the poor- /r "strength — from any druggist and apply a ' little of it night and morning and you should So far as may be seen at present, no house or the madhouse or the jail or a freckles have begun soon see that even the worst looking to constitutional to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished resolution a premature grave." s entirely. It is seldom that more than an ounce is needed to completely clear the skin and gain a beautiful, clear complexion. Be sure to ask for the double strength Othine, as back if it Invaded this Is sold under guarantee of money America fails to remove freckles. (Continued from page 10)

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1 "Ha* , Majesty!" he exclaimed in a defeated by popular indifference, and hoarse voice. "I foresaw all this years that was the last of American nation- ago, but you would not listen to me. alism. Nevertheless I have provided a way of "It is true the Americans faced escape for you. Two squares down I greater disadvantages than we in Ger- have hidden an airplane, all prepared many. Their free traditions and in- to take to the clouds and carry you to stitutions, and their system of popular Copenhagen. I am here to escort you government, were far more easily cor- to that airplane. Pray take my arm, rupted by alien influences than has been for the footing here is a trifle inse- the ironclad kultur of the German em- cure. These childre.i' should not be pire. Year by year I observed the allowed to die in the alleys so promiscu- increasing ignorance of the electorate ously. But lean upon me, Majesty, and that managed their public affairs we shall soon arrive at your convey- through selection of public servants by ance." popular election. Year by year I ob- (Here Mr. Hohenzollern stirred in his served the great body of their citizenry sleep and shifted his feet nervously. separating into groups and classes The watchful servant rearranged the sharply and more sharply defined. Year rug.) by year I observed the rising influence The dream-Kaiser accepted the arm of unscrupulous agitators appealing to of the aged General, and as the shadows the alien element. And I noted like- darkened the two old men stumped wise the swift decay of national senti- down the dreadful alley. The stricken ment. Emperor., was silent, but Ludendorff "So when I saw the American govern- laughed disagreeably and began to ment overthrown in 1930 I felt no sur- speak. prise. The great demoralization of the "Here, Majesty, is the end of the ex- American nation had been already pansion of the German people," he be- accomplished. The resultant revolu- gan. "Better if we had been beaten tion, plague, famine and anarchy were twenty years ago, when the Allies made natural and inevitable. It is too bad their last endeavor in 1918. Better if that your understanding could not arise we had lost our profits and preserved to equal comprehension of the fact that our people—but careful, Majesty, that confusion of races spells the death of stone is slippery with blood, and if you a nation. should slip I might find myself too "For these reasons, Majesty, I had feeble to lift you up. I am charmed implored you to take warning from the with your silence and your attention ruin of America. But with your usual to what I have to say; it is so unusual. judgment you shook me cold. You see Here ends, I must repeat, the expan- the result. In fact, you are stepping sion of the German people by the in- on one of the results just at present. corporation of alien nationalities. It is That corpse was warm and breathing regrettable that with the ending of this an hour ago. Here, Majesty, is your expansion the German people likewise airplane. Hop!" comes to an end. But that is the gen- The Kaiser hopped. At the same mo- eral result of such expansion. ment, Mr. Hohenzollern in Holland "At the end of the great war so bril- kicked out with both feet and awoke liantly waged by you under my direc- himself. He stood up staring, and the tion, your sway extended from Le servant folded the rug. Mr. Hohen- Havre to the Gulf of Finland. Ger- zollern stared blankly about the level many had taken in Belgium and north- countryside. On his face at length ap- ern France, Poland and Lithuania. You peared a smile. thought it was all Germany. 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If we fail to prevent 30 an omelette at my head. !• dodged the it, the time is close when we shall no omelette, retired to the country, and longer have a nation. subscribed to American newspapers. It is a prime necessity that America "In 1923 I became convinced of Amer- bar incoming aliens until she can deal ica's fate. In Here's your only opportunity to get this elegant that year The American with the aliens already in. We want high grade thin model watch with choice of Legion, the veterans' organization of our alien inhabitants to become Amer- gold, silver, radium or fancy engraved dial for only $3.30 C.O.D. Open face, stem wind the great war, made an effort to close icans and citizens. We cannot hope for and set. Adjusted. Fully tested. Guaranteed immigration. perfect timekeeper. A watch vou'll be proud to own. America against further the accomplishment of this long If yon write at once— beautiful waljemar knife as as a?PRCI? nee an

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The Legion is made up of men who tion; they preserve their national entered the military service to keep this culture and national spirit to the exclu- country American. Our armies crossed sion of proper American citizenship, the Atlantic to meet and check an ad- and economically they co-operate as a vancing army of two million men. That clan against the American population. advance was checked. The signing of Efforts for the strict enforcement of the Armistice ended the menace of that the gentlemen's agreement serve only advance of the two million. to awaken further resentment in the Awakened by this, at last we took Japanese people, who are proud of their cognizance of the invasion of the thirty ancient culture and sensitive about million. That invasion, the greatest their standing among the nations. And invasion of any land since history be- the agreement itself, aimed as it is at gan, had been accomplished within the the Japanese entirely and involving as last forty years under the cover of a it does in its very nature the element strange obscurity. There has been lit- of racial and national discrimination, tle talk of it, and little true realization; will always be a disturbing element in yet future histories of America will our international relationships. chronicle it as the Great Invasion, and There is also a three percent act for the students of America in years to the limitation of all other immigra- come will turn wondering eyes on our tion. This act is designed to play the record, marveling that we should have part of the little Dutch boy who stuck been so blind. his thumb in the hole in the dike, kept A column of squads comes marching out the sea and saved the city. The into America. It forms in countries trouble in this case is that the little boy little known to us in the hinterlands of is only about a foot broad at the equator SOLD DIRECT FROM THIS BIG FAC- Europe. It marches day and night, and the hole in the dike is a yard wide. TORY. 1823 Spring Style Book now ready. Contains real cloth samples of the finest week, after week; there is no faltering Congress has anchored him in the hole quality fabrics. Tells yon how to Save Five for a moment in the steady tramp of and he tries faithfully to spread him- Profits. OUR GUARANTEE PROTECTS YOUonstyle.quality, Vnur Mnnau Rar-U the incoming hordes. As the column self, but the flood comes in, around and price, wear and fit or ,our MOIiey BaCK into our land it deploys in over him. This big book is FREE.Sendpostalforittoday flows down Under the three percent act re- MEYERS BROS.. INC., Est. 1865 open order, and in myriads ever 358,000 immigrants are admitted yearly, 2 153 Market Street Philadelphia, Pa. newed it occupies the country. Not till without considering the 150,000 esti- a year has passed does the marching mated to have effected entrance into of that mighty column cease; and by this country without consulting the im- that time an army of over thirty mil- migration authorities about it. The MANUFACTURERS lions has taken America. The Amer- three percent act is woefully inade- icans watch sleepily from their front quate. Sell Below Cost porches. Total exclusion is the remedy. It is That is no exaggeration" of the in- likewise the nation's necessity. vasion of America. For there are now The American Legion is the great in America thirty-six and one-half mil- national organization of American citi- lion inhabitants of foreign birth or zens. There are many former aliens in foreign parentage. There are coming its ranks, many of alien descent. These SEND NO into America to the approximate num- men have proved their right to Ameri- MON EY ber of a half million yearly. can citizenship by their participation There are some who will say that in the military service of the nation. Overstocked! We are offering our finest ladies watches below wholesale cost. laws are already in effect to restrain It is worthy of note that these men 20 year guarantee. 14 kt gold-filled watch with full jewel movement, stem wind and set. Stylish cctagon case, immigration. Let us consider how those unite with their brother Legionnaires in gold dial, silk grosgrain ribbon and clasp. Splendid time-keeper. Only $6.S5. Order today and get a 20 year laws work out. the demand for exclusion of immigra- gold-filled link bracelet FREE, Send no money. Payor, arrival. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Take the Pacific seaboard. The prob- tion. In recognition of these men, the SUPREME JEWELRY IVIFC. CO. lem there is that of Japanese immigra- Legion has adopted one exception to Dept. 217 434 Broadway New York west this tion ; there is no other on the proposal of total exclusion—the coast large enough to be taken into ac- immediate family of any American sol- count. There is a gentleman's agree- dier or any American ex-service man ment with Japan that is supposed to should be accorded entry. SAVE YOUR TIRES bar Japanese immigration. This can be There are forty-eight departments of the COFFIELD TIRE PROTECTORS and has been evaded by the bringing Legion in the continental United prevent punctures, blowouts, stone in of temporary—very temporary States. Under these forty-eight depart- bruises and fabric breaks. Dou- "students"; by bringing in adopted ments are eleven thousand posts. If ble tire mileage. Pay for them- selves on first tire ; used over and "children" who are already shaving; by these departments and these posts ex- over again. Pure live rubber ; no sending back to Japan for picture ert their united influence against immi- metal, no fabric, no friction. Easily applied, no cement or tools requires. r.O.H- brides. The Japanese already in Amer- gration, immigration will be stopped. guarantee. ing else like them. Three -year ica are increasing far more rapidly in The Legion has* the power to awaken Agents Make $45 to $75 a Week proportion than the American popula- the nation to its peril. Big demand at new low prices. Commissions I capital required. We help you paid weekly. No | start. Territory going fast. Write, for proposition. THE COFFIELD TIRE PROTECTOR CO.

Ohio I 333 Court St. Dayton, The Legion Helps to Ban Arbuckle Films

WILL H. HAYS, president of the moving picture industry, The American Motion Picture Producers and Legion voted that the Arbuckle films be Distributors of America, has formally suppressed and that Arbuckle be not notified American Legion that reinstated as an actor. This resolution Large shirt manufacturer wants agents Thi to sell complete line of shirts, pajamas, Roscoe Arbuckle, the comedian, will not was adopted without dissent, the repre- .and nightshirts direct to wearer. Ad- V vertised brand—excl usive patterns—easy resume acting for the movies and that sentatives of more than sixty national ftoeeW. No experience or capital re- the films featuring him which were un- organizations voting. quired. Entirely new proposition. Write for free samples. released when he was arrested in San Mr. Hays, in advising of the final Madieon Shirt Co., S03 Broadway, N.Y.C* Francisco will not be publicly exhibited. action of the producers, called attention The American Legion is represented on to the repeated statement of the Famous Men or women the executive committee of the Commit- Players Company that the films already lean sell our line Sand make big tee on Public Relations of the Hays or- made would not be released and said imoney if they will ganization, the purpose of which is to that this decision would not be altered. SMB§work four to eight houses. Roy elevate the artistic and moral standard He also said that there were in existence hours a (lay calling on homes and business with Conant quit a $0,00(1 a year job to take territory of moving pictures. At a meeting of a few films of Arbuckle made several Keeton us Geo. Powell nude $125 his first week. L. 0. the Public Relations Committee called years ago which are owned outright by made $252 commissions on his first sale. Psperience not Prices wlthm absolutely necessary. We train you Free. soon after Christmas, when it was an- individuals over whom he has no control. Write reach of all prospects—cash or easy payments. references. nounced that Arbuckle had been given Arbuckle is to become a director of nriay giving past experiences if anv. mil The Fyr-FyterCo., 330) Fyr-Fyter Bldg., Dayton, O permission to return to work in the comedies. .

Beneath the bunks, you catch a glimpse of the Missing in Action—Duplicating oookcases —boxes copped at the canteen. What make of furniture, duplicating machines and Machines and Post Equipment other equipment do you need at post headquarters or place of business? If you'll tell Buddy, he'll try and Back in the days of cubical engineering (building with animated tusk) get it. Clip and mail the coup —Buddy's man Friday. Oscar L. Dogob needed not multigraphs, mimeographs, addressographs, Name the duplicating machine your post needs. and other machines of this nature. Buddy is sounding coupon call. Fall in on the The old bugler was the best duplicator that ever bounced notes off the dotted lines. the wings of puptents or pyramids. When the colonel wanted notices sent to his men, the bird with the horn soon typed out the dope on his keys. And he refused to fall in learned to his sorrow that nothing really important who ' To the Advertising Manager: could be pulled off in that war without his presence. I 627 West 43d St.. New York City

I would like to see advertised with the following One way to shake off the bugler was to move into the lines. Bugling | us articles needed at post Headquarters: up there was the most unhealthy of all outdoor sports. A bugler became a I runner. He carried the news of meetings, etc., around to different platoons I —at least he started to make the rounds. (See casualty lists.) If a Post wants to broadcast a meeting nowadays, the ex-bulger may still be a handy cootie to have around. But you can't send tickets and bills and receipts and votes through a brass horn.

Gl-ue reasons . Rumors used to spread like a bimbo's feet who was trying to dodge the draft. But rumors about dues circulate slowly—about like the "sick in quarters" clan moving on pill headquarters the morning a hike was scheduled. This coupon is for all Legionnaires and Auxiliary Mem- As for bookcases, desks, chairs and tables at post headquarters —well bers to fill out. But if you are a dealer or salesman handling this line, please indicate by check mark the Convex Comrade isn't chirping very loudly. dealer salesman Manufacturers of these articles evidently believe in the boys holding powwows as in the days of shirt chipmunks. Using the barrel top as a table. Na Buddy raps for attention with a hand grenade. Out front the comrades are Address. gathered round on cots and goldfish boxes. The sibley roars; there is a smell of toasted bread and burning boots. Walls have been decorated with Post canvas patches and soot. A dirt rug blends nicely with the color scheme. L_

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THE C\NYON OF THE GREEN DEATH F. R. BUCKLEY

THE

I CHALLENGE OF THE NORTH IjAMES-B' IHENDKVX _ /

on Every Page 12 Great Books! Don Qulckshot of theRio Grande Stephen Chalmers said- Impulsive "Lookm f'r Trouble is my middle name," border, Pep. adventuring cowpuncher. And there on the Big among raiding Mexican bandits, train robbers, Texas rangers, pair of blue eyes—he did not ,$198 a prairie fire—not to mention a have far to look. Edwin L. Sabin Loaded Dice , depended A romance of Texas of the early days, when lives BwllypB^For pioneers on the Quickness of draw, and all the courage of the was needed to brave the perils they so fearlessly faced. A thrilling tale of men who were jugglers with death. Tuttle Sontag of Sundown W. C. Books All ranch JL the question of ownership of the 1J The story of mean a question which promoted bloodshed and a war of no of this story will live lone in caliber. The cowpunchcrs . hey your memory for their originality and enterprise. 1 gun. are men whose best friends were their nerve and their Spawn of the Desert W. C. Tuttle Every One a Ripsnorter!

A tale of Calico Town: . . . Where men lived raw in the desert s maw, and Hell -was Real thrills on every nothing to shun; where they buried 'em neat, without Exciting You'll say so! Twelve red-blooded tales. and wrote on their tombstone, crude but unexpected preacher or sheet, whirl along breathlessly from climax to climax. Smashing, sweet, "This jasper was slow with his gun." page. You slow evening if you own these books. Jfcst HW H. Bedford-Jones endings make you gasp. Never a Arizona Argonauts a dare-devil adventurer yourself. Eveiy storj a Three adventurers whose fortune in the Arizona desert being a cowboy, a prospector, lead through drought and danger to the goal they sought— always_dreamed. hU n gold, free gold, the gold of which they had among hairy-chested, hard-fighting face odds. Live fhe life of the big open Western world— They were men quick on the trigger who loved to hate-yes, and sometimes frontiersmen who tramp, ride, camp, scheme, love and ThelLure of Piper's Glen Theodore G. Roberts fascinating gripp ng of the North, them in Adventure-land ..These It was the lure of all the great timber country shoot to kill! Live among from the great plains. the gun toting of plentiful game, of the clear wind stories will pick you up, and whirl you bodily into heard it. and a The call came South; young Jim Todhunter books will make™*?}^T^you hold on toa adveh old, glad old West. Every one of these great tide of life in the north caught him up to bring the bad ture a-plenty. your chair." Apache Valley Arthur Chapman A story of a cattle war in the southwest, with all it means — terror and blood feud—alarms by night and day; rustling No Money all are woven the Send and stealthy murder. And through it thieves, men whose lives reflected lives of true men as well as nerve-tightening books, for about they protected. whole library of 12 fascinating, the glories of the land You can get this come you in advance. But listen! The night these books Challenge of the North James B. Hendrys 16c each? without a penny . The till A. M. of the great Northland; of pur- the one you start—if it takes 3 This is a story of the call won't sleep' You're just bound to finish and of "bad" men; stone* poses and' cross purposes: of true men of amusement while you have these smashing triumphs. A tale of the You can't be lonesome or out and of big deals and pioneering AND WHOLESOME-nothing north which holds for the young, the strong and the brave ad- hi your home YET EVERY STORY IS CLEAN ventures that are countless. that should not.be read by any boy or girl. any money. Just your The Second Mate H. Bedford-Jones Get this whole library right away. Don't send Peril and mutiny on the China Seas. When every scupper mail it. Hie whole 12 of these mercy name and address on the handy coupon, and ^ was running red. and with two white women at the striking cover of the outer- good paper and each with a y of a villainous crew composed of the sweepings splendid books, each printed on Barnes, realized the gage of desperate $1.98 plus a tew ' most islands, Jim full color, will be sent to you promptly. Just pay when he signed on as second mate in battle he had accepted delivers the books, and they are cents postage, to the postman who y GarJen Ci|y of the SULU QUEEN. -bach book other payments of any kind, p„b. Co., Inc. Devil's Payday W. C. Tuttle yours. There are no The send them back ' W-683 A sky of brass, the sun a flame. complete. If you are in any way dissatisfied, Dept. And the land no place to dwell; in full. Garden City, N. Y. to us—and we will send back your money , XF The only spot that God forgot . . whole lot of pleasant evenings! You may send me the A hunk of earth, so doggone hot Stake yourself to a g W it still belongs to Hell. only $1.98-and you That Think of it! 12 novels for ^ Q£y TS The Canyon of the Green Death F. R. Buckley t«w r-iah- Tola ,m this ntter nch.t now, lor It vy^ and other famous authors. I postman only si . 9S- Who were the devils in human form whose haunt was the may not be repeated in this magazine, Send the will pay the barranca? Invisible, terrible, they brought the re- A> (plus postage) on delivery. It is lost return these doubtable young officer of the law to a strange dilemma. coupon today—NOW! understood that I may five days and The law of the land commanded him not to desert his books, if I desire, within promptly. prisoners; the law of the desert ordained that he stand by S receive my money back decree he should obey? his companions. Which did the Fates Sky-High Corral Ralph Cummins City Pub. Co., Inc. Name --- forest Garden S A yarn of the unending feuds between cattlemen and rangers; of the forest fires, grazing herds and bitter fights in the end our gallant young ranger Dept. W-683 at timberline. Yet Address. . ordeal of battles, fire and blood brought the old S through are best. timers to see that the new ways of forest conservation Garden City, New York / City State.