The American Legion Weekly [Volume 3, No. 14 (April 8, 1921)]

€Ke AM E Rl CAN LEGION Weekly Vol. 3, No. 14 APRIL 8, 1921 10c. a Copy Published weekly at New York. N. Y. Entered as second class matter March 24. 1»20. at the Fust Office at New York. N. Y.. under act of March 3. 1879. Price %2 the year. ^^^^^t^Q]^^^^S^SQ^^S^^^^Qi^^mi^^^^ E3 f LL-0 c/fmoricas Most Famous Dosser TMMEDIATELY upon the close of our advertising contest, April 15, 1921, all material submitted will be forwarded to the specially selected committee of the Ad Men's Post 209, American Legion, New York City. As soon as the committee reports checks will be mailed to the winners. Announce- ment of the names of the winners and a general survey of the contest will be made in our June page in the American Legion Weekly. In the meantime Jell-O is on sale everywhere—2 packages for 25c. The Genesee Pure Food Company Two Factories L/eKoy iV. Y. BridLcjebur^Oiit APRIL 8, 1921 PAGE 3 i i T'VE tried everything on wheels, Bud—from limousines on Fifth Avenue to caissons in France—but you've got to hand it to a motorcycle when you want real sport." "You tell 'em, Jim. A Harley-Davidson is good enough for me any day. All she needs is a place to go and she'll get you there, road or no road. And you don't have to own a mint to ride a motorcycle, either." "You're right, Bud. Fifty miles for a dollar sure listens good to me. And my sidecar carries enough grub and luggage for both of us. Gimme a match, Bud." Motorcycling is cheaper than car fare—cheaper than shoe leather —and it's "the Greatest Sport in the World." Ask the Harley- Davidson dealer for a demonstration. Or write to us for literature. Attractive dealer propositions for unassigned territory. If interested, address Desk A-2. HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. Dept. A, Milwaukee, Wisconsin UOor let's Champion" "THE MOTORCYCLE YOU KNOW PAGE 4 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY What the name "Autocar" means in commercial transportation "Autocar" is the name of the motor truck manufactured by The Autocar Company, Ardmore, Pa., established in 1897—a pioneer in the industry. "Autocar" stands for several distinctive IV2-2 Ton Autocar 97-inch wheelbase Chassis, $2300 principles in motor truck design and con- struction—short wheelbase (easy of maneu- vering), light chassis weight (economy), double reduction gear drive (effective power). "Autocar" stands for a nation-wide organ- IV2.2 Ton Autocar 120-inch wheelbase Chassis, $2400 ization of direct factory branches established and maintained by The Autocar Company to assure to the Autocar users in each locality continuous and efficient motor truck operation. "Autocar" stands for modern highway trans- Heavy Duty Autocar 120-inch wheelbase Chassis, $4350 portation applied with economy of time, space and money, in every line of business. These facts have been definitely established by the actual experience of thousands of Autocar users—in fact, the Autocar book of Heavy Duty Autocar owners is a national directory of business 156-inch wheelbase Chassis, $4500 All prices F.O.B. Ardmore, Pa. leaders. THE AUTOCAR COMPANY, Ardmore, Pa., Es , a wi 8 hed i89? The Autocar Sales and Service Company New York Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago San Francisco Brooklyn Providence Camden Baltimore St. Louis Sacramento Bronx Worcester Allentown Washington Dallas Oakland Newark New Haven Wilmington Richmond Los Angeles Stockton Schenectady Springfield Atlantic City Atlanta San Diego Fresno Syracuse Hartford San Jose A Represented bv these Factory Branches, with Dealers in othir cities Autocarthere's a road Wherever — Official publication of EDITORIAL AND and ou-ned rxclusuely BUSINESS by The American Le- gion. Published by the OFFICES Legion Publishing Cor- 027 West 43rd Street, poration. New York City. LEG I APRIL 8, 1921 Copyright, 1921, by the Legion Publishing Corporation. PAGE 5 The Jailbreaker's Bride Gone Are the Soul-Thrilling Days of the Ten-Twenty-Thirt, and the Movie Is the Villain in the Case LET me admit right here at the over- By TYLER H. BLISS right away which was what. It was as ture that as a movie hound I'm explicit as Who's Who, and it required prejudiced — I'm only in the Illustrations by AUGUST HENKEL no more imagination to fathom. Rule Fomeranian stage. To me a movie is A was that the villyun was the lad with the artichoke of the theatrical world— was that my prejudice against the the moustache. a good way to take up the time and movies rises chiefly from the fact that In the style of meller that followed always a problem how it's going to they're the ones responsible for the the rules of technique laid down by turn out, but a good many times more passing of that far more virile form "East Lynne" the moustache sat on top trouble than it's worth. of entertainment—the good old Ten- of the upper lip like the driver of a Vera, the Vivacious Vamp, leaves mi> Twenty-Thirt. In other words, the hansom cab on his seat, or like a bit as cold and sodden as yesterday's break- mellerdrammer. Not the melodrama, of overlooked chop suey. fast waffles. I am not interested in as they have now. The mellerdrammer. Whereas, in the school which fol- scenics where hundreds of little In the good old mellerdrammer you lowed "Uncle Tom's Cabin" it drooped brown children run around around the corners of the in Gold Dust Twins costumes lower lip, as if indicating that couldn't make a legible that napkins hadn't been cancellation on a postage served with the meal. stamp if they were dipped in But anyway, there had to ink. be a moustache. A smooth I'm sure of what is com- faced cast was all right as ing in the news weeklies as I far as it went, but it gave no used to be when I went shirt more chances of a plot than hunting in the old days. They a chorus of archangels. all start off with Governor Then there was the matter Guff being met at the station of clothes. The villyun was in Dubbinville by a delega- all decked up either in riding tion of moist citizens, switch breeches or evening dress. to Feeding Time at the Zoo, The villyuness wore a cling- skip over to $50,000 Fire in ing black jigger that started Texas Oil Fields, hand us a under her armpits and fin- few hundred yards of Nor- ished just above her shoes wegian Ski Jumpers Com- looked like a string bean that pete for Title, and wind up has taken a dose of bromo with a real treat as a thrill- seltzer and had been boosted ing finale—Whip Making in part way out of its shell. Westfield, Mass. On the other side of the As for the comedies where morality fence there was the all the characters have hero and heroine. The hero screamingly funny names was blonde and curly—that like Sally Ratus and Eppa is, in regard to hair. As for Dermis—well, I do get a cer- character, he was so upright tain amount of intellectual and undeviating that he could satisfaction out of them. hide behind a geometric When I see a comedy com- straight line which, as every ing I know that for the next V school child knows, occupies hour or so the old brain will no breadth dimensions at all. be free to grapple with a He manifested this to the couple of problems that have audience by wearing cow- annoyed me since early child- hide boots reaching half way hood. To wit: to his knees and by refusing Did anybody ever use those to smoke cigarettes under 'Mon Doo ! De Duke iss coming back !" mugs in a barber shop that any provocation. A pipe, are all inscribed with flowers perhaps, but cigarettes, and scrolls and things and names "like knew what you were getting into a? never! If the skag-puffing American J. F. Dolan? soon as the characters came onto the Army in the late (and present, And why do fish markets always stage. You didn't have to sit through when you come to think of it) war harbor yellow and white cats? Will so many feet of film that it sounded was any indication of virtue according no cat except a yellow and white one like the statistics of the number of to the mid-McKinleyan mellerdram- condescend to live in a fish market, or nickels dropped into telephone slots merist, then Germany should have won. does a fish diet just naturally turn a yearly before you found out that the The heroine was also blonde and cat's complexion yellow and white? innocent little country gal with hair- wore blue checked gingham. As far These matters will probably never curls like wood shavings was really the as brains were concerned, both she and be satisfactorily adjusted till Gabriel sin-scarred countess of something or the hero were in the same state as one trumps his ace. other. of the excavations of an Indian cliff- But what I was trying to drive at No. In the mellerdrammer you knew dweller's home. Somebody lived there PAGE 6 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY once maybe, but not now. Anybody pos- show that the servant problem is a "Mon Doo! De Duke iss coming sessed of head accessories enough to pooh-pooh matter to the blighted nobil- back! Vot can de Dukess do mit de realize that Kokomo, Indiana, isn't the ity.) Runs over to telephone, the bell Prince? Ach, de back vay—out by de capital of New Jersey could slip as many of which hasn't rung yet, and answers sumpchuous stables und greenhouses, as they wanted over on this simple-mind- in pronounced French accent: de broad rolling acres of de ducal ed pair of hairpins.

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