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y rThe jtfmerican Legionr \7" M O FEBRUARY 1932 25 CENTS The game is yet in our own hands; to play it well is all we have to do Nothing but harmony hon- esty, industry and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy people. ETHYL maJzej ht/ie DIFFERENCE Ethyl was developed by automo- tive research to improve motor car performance. It controls the com- bustion of gasoline inside the cyl- inders of your engine, thus prevent- ing harmful knock, overheating and power waste. It makes such a difference that almost every oil company now sells Ethyl Gasoline. Ethyl Gasoline sends you up lulls in high. It bringB out the full power of your motor ami does it smoothly and easily —with less noise, less heat, and less wear on the engine. Car manufacturers are taking ad- vantage of Ethyl by offering high compression engine beadB as stand- ard or optional equipment. These new and better motors require Ethyl. 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Ethyl Gas- e2W ETHYL GASOLINE oline Corporation, New York City : Men who "know it all9? are not invited to read this page THIS page is not for the wise young It contains the Announcement of the John T. Madden, Dean, School of man who is perfectly satisfied with Institute's new Course and Service for Commerce, Accounts and Finance, himself and his business equipment. men who want to become independent New York University. It is a personal message to the man in the next five years. Among the con- Hubert T. Parson, President, F. W. who realizes that business conditions tributors to this new Course are Woolworth Company. have radically changed in the last few Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., President, Gen- M. H. Aylesworth, President, Na- years, and that there is a whole new set eral Motors Corporation. tional Broadcasting Company. of rules to be mastered. He feels that he Frederick H. Ecker, President, Met - Thomas J. 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For the Man who wants to be Name „ „ Independent in the next 5 years Business THE little book pictured above should be how you can equip yourself to take your place Address. read by every man who expects to win a in the new business structure with confidence secure place for himself in the next five years. and increased earning power. It contains the It explains some of the changes which are tak- condensed results of 20 years' experience in Business ing place in the business world today. It tells helping men to forge ahead financially. position- I FEBRUARY, 1 9; 2 ; CforQodandcountry , uie associate ourselves togetherjor thefollowing purposes: Oo uphold and defend the Constitution >~/ ofthe'LlnitedStates of&lmerica; to maintain law and order; tofoster andperpetuate a one hundredpercent Americanism topreserve the memories and incidents ofour association in theQreatTWar; to inculcate a sense ofindividual obligation to the com- munitg,state andnation; to combat the autocracy ofboth the classes andthe masses; to make right the master ofmight; to promote peace andgood willon earth ; to safeguardand transmit to posterity the principles cfjusticejreedom and democracy ; to conse- crate and'sanctify our comradeship bg our devotion to mutual helpfulness.— Preamble to the Constitution ofThe American Legion. February, 1932 Vol. 12, No. 1 Legionw- The yimerican MONTH L Y Published Monthly by The Legion Publishing Corporation, 4$$ West zzd Street, Chicago, Illinois EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICES EXECUTIVE OFFICES WESTERN ADVERTISING OFFICB 521 Fifth Avenue, New York Indianapolis, Indiana 307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago Editorial and Advertising Correspondence Should be Addressed to the New York Offices, All Other Mail to Indianapolis 'over Design: a Washington maxim Say R! by Fred C. Kelly 4 Cartoon by Herb Roth Hockey Takes Out Its Papers by Stanley Woodward 6 Can You Skin a Horse? by Harry P. Kendall 9 Lithograph by John E. Costigan What We Owe to Washington by Rupert Hughes 10 Decorations by George Titian Mid-America Sees It Through by Frederick Palmer H In the Days of King Greenback by Marquis James 16 Illustrations by J Clinton Shepherd Tarheel by Philip Von Blon 20 For the Man Next Door: A Competition for Legion Posts 22 The Master of Chaos: Part Five 6y Irving Bacheller 24 Illustrations by Harold Von Schmidt Cartoons by Herb Roth Clang Went the Bank Doors 30 The Bugler by Wallgren 33 Tenere la Destra by The Company Clerk 34 Making Jobs by Helping Business 56 Among Next Month's Features J^XTRA! All about the ultra-modern houses that have gone 'way beyond the blue print stage. Being occupied, in fact. Harvey Wiley Corbett tells all about them .... and hazards an opinion about the future of housing .... "The Master of Chaos," Irving Bacheller's novel of the days of Washington, comes to a dramatic and satisfying finish .... Marquis James word pictures the present depression—in language nobody can misunderstand .... Frederick Palmer continues his survey of the country in the grip of hard times. The American Legion Monthly is the official publication of The American Legion and The American Legion Auxiliary and is owned exclusively by The American Legion. Copyright 1932, by F. Smith; The Legion Publishing Corporation. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 26, 1931, at the Postoffice at Chicago, 111., under the act of March 3, 1879. General Manager, Robert Manager, Editor, John T. Wintench; Managing Editor, Philip Von Blon; Art Editor, William MacLean; Associate Editors, Alexander Gardiner and John J. Noll; Advertising B. L. Dombrowski; Business Manager, Richard E. Brann. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1 103, Act of October 3, 1017, authorized January 5, 1925. Price, single copy 25 cents, yearly subscription in the United States and possessions of the United States $1.50, in Canada S2, in other countries $2.50. In reporting change of address ( to Indianapolis office) be sure to include the old address as well as the new. 2 The AMERICAN LEGION Monthly — . "Aw. .You Couldn't Sell!" They Jeered Yet This Simple Training Made Me a $10,000 a Year Salesman! ROGERS and Will Clark thought For every man who holds these priceless secrets of IEW there thousands more they were actually doing me a favor successful salesmanship, are who only envy—and ascribe his big earnings and when they jeered and tried to discourage steady rise in business to "pull" or "luck" or to some me! "Aw, you couldn't sell," they said. mysterious "special gift." Yet these high salaried men themselves can tell you "That course doesn't mean a thing, for an that those who envy them—who only uriah they could ordinary fellow like you. Why, you've got succeed in selling—could easily have these same to be a regular born salesman to be able to powers.

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