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vided for in Section I 103. Act of Octoher ington, D. C. —See page 16. 3. 1917. authorized March 31, 1921. A CHANCE MEETING OF NIGHT PATROLS

There were many things in the war used to kill men with. Yet often at night in No Man's Land silent hand to hand struggles took place where individual strength and skill alone determined the winner over death. In these engage- ments the use of anything but the bayonet and the hands might have drawn fire from either trench. In that event, members of both patrols probably would have gone West.

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AUGUST 10, 1923 Copyright, 1923, by the Legion Publishing Corporation. PAGE 3 Blue Dog By Robert J. Casey

GROGAN, rul- TIMing the foam from a beaker of amber nectar, which, al- coholically, was but the ghost of its former self, stopped suddenly and gazed at the wicker gates which had swung inward with a protesting squeal to reveal a new customer. Grogan rubbed his eyes and looked up at the cal- endar to make certain that the year was really 1923. Several of his steady cus- tomers stirred uneasily in their chairs or stood frozen in expectant atti- tude at the long, well-worn bar. Many strange things had come through those wicker gates. Many a phenome- non, in the old hundred- proof days, had vegetated in Grogan's saloon without taking the trouble to come "It was a large dog about collie size and through the wicker gates. — — apparently had all of a collie's objection to Many a zoological marvel being carried" had crawled out of the square bottles and squat decanters, now empty reminders of bet- Whereat Grogan's place lapsed into a The dogman's nose emerged from the ter, wetter days, that stood in decora- puzzled but peaceful calm. The spell foam. tive rows near the coffee urn. But was broken. Schooners that had paused "That's just what gets me," he re- never before, not excepting even the in midair when first the doors swung plied. "I gotta lot o' things to do in faded days of the curving pretzel and inward -pursued their upward course. town. Goin' to hunt up a buyer for the well-pawed free lunch, had Grogan's Small glasses of fusel oil, prune juice tomorrow, but got to put him away seen anything like this. and tobacco extract were nastily seized some place till then. Know anybody There had been curly-necked giraffes, by nervous hands and dumped into who'd take care of him for a day?" zebras with wings, singing jackasses, throats that had become unaccountably "Sure," said Mr. Grogan. "Leave pink elephants, numerous varieties of dry. Grogan went on with his ruling him here. I'll tie him up in the back intelligent snakes—all the quaint fauna and watched his new patron out of the room an' feed him his sausage an' that once inhabited the state of De- corner of a wary eye. cakes till you get back. He'll be a lirium Tremens—but never a blue dog. "'Tis a fine dog you've got there," he good ad for me." It was the blue dog that everyone observed as he filled the newcomer's "Fine," agreed the stranger. "My noticed first, not only by reason of its order. name's Topper an' I'll come an' get him color, somewhat unusual in dogs, but "You said something then," agreed tomorrow. See that his sausage is because of its audible protest against the dogman. "He's the only one of his cooked. Raw meat kinda spoils the its entry. It was a large dog—about kind in the world. Ain't you, Fido?" color of his hair." collie size—and apparently had all of Fido lifted an ultramarine muzzle in Mr. Topper remained long enough to a collie's objection to being carried. obvious agreement and wagged his see Mr. Grogan escort the azure Fido to Of secondary importance in the pic- turquoise tail. his temporary lodgings in the rear ture was the carrier, an insignificant "Valuable?" inquired Mr. Grogan. room. He repeated his thanks and his little man with a long nose and small, "No word for it," declared the dog- admonitions in one whining farewell, watery eyes. He dropped the squirming man. "These here dog collectors would and took himself off while the reassured nightmare to the floor, dragged it to the give a thousand dollars for that speci- patrons clustered about to look at this bar by a chain and ordered refresh- ment without askin' his name." cerulean vision which, strangely ment without seeming to notice that Mr. Grogan didn't doubt it. The ex- enough, had turned to be an animal Grogan's trade had stopped to attend act usefulness of a blue dog was not def- rather than a symptom. his entrance. One customer with great- initely placed in his mind, but simple As Mr. Grogan had forecast, the er temerity than the others seized upon soul though he was, he realized the colorful Fido brought him business arvl this oppoitunity to approach the blue worth of novelty. that speedily. All day long the cash beast. It emitted a single plaintive yipe "Where you goin' with him?" he register clinked out its cheerful monot- and retreated to the end of the chain. asked. onous song of good business. Foaming f PAGE 4 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY

stated the bartender. "If you can get a good concession stand try tamales or hamburg sandwiches." Mr. Grogan did not notice that he had been misunderstood. * * * * MR. TOPPER arrived about ten o'clock the next morning to claim his property. Mr. Grogan had been waiting for him since six. "Mr. Topper," inquired Mr. Grogan, "how much will you take for that dog?" "Couldn't part with him," declared Topper. "Fido and me is old friends." "But you said yesterday that you in- tended to sell him." "I did, but I changed my mind, an' besides, the other guy wouldn't make "If he tries to come the deal." back rap him on the "I can get you a good price for him." head with the bung Topper had been loosing the dog starter" from the radiator to which he was tied. He stopped, straightened up, closed his ferrety eyes a bit farther and thrust forward his inquisitive nose. "What do you call a good price?" he inquired. beakers and prune- "A thousand dollars." stained glasses passed Topper demurred. across the bar in tides Mr. Grogan argued. that rivalled the flood Fido yawned, lay down and went to record of an old-time sleep. election day, while dog fanciers of a note of indescribable sorrow as he For the rest of an hour the two men dozen classifications stood foot to foot forced his unwilling tongue to reply: wrangled reaching, finally, a com- before the brass rail and observed that "I'm sorry gents. He ain't my dog. promise price of fifteen hundred dol- they would be bad-worded if they had If he was we'd have a deal on in a lars. Grogan offered the five-hundred ever heard of the like. minute." dollar cash deposit and announced that With the inquisitive ones came a Mr. Carmody's jaw dropped. Mr. Topper could get the remainder of the number whom Mr. Grogan had never Keeler's broad smile vanished. Both purchase price by calling that after- seen before, among them Messrs Keeler turned a reluctant gaze toward Fido. noon at five o'clock. He was shocked and Carmody. "What's the owner's name?" asked when the dogman promptly pushed the A well-mated pair were these, genial Mr. Carmody at length. five hundred back across the bar and souls, well fed, well clothed and evi- "Topper," replied Mr. Grogan. started for Fido's chain. dently well provided with the world's "Where does he live?" "Nothing doin'," he declared flatly. goods. They might have been stock "I don't know. He brought the dog "I'm goin' out o' town at eleven bells brokers, or successful contractors, or in here and asked me to keep it for an' when I go I take fifteen hundred merchants or advertising men. In one him. I don't know anything about him cash or my dog. I can get two thou- respect they were men of evenly except that he promised to be back to- sand for him some place else." balanced talent. Both knew more about morrow." Grogan saw at once the futility of dogs than a dog knows about fleas. "Do you think he'd sell?" argument, and trembled for his thou- They gave Fido one startled look and Mr. Grogan remembered that the sand-dollar profit. He debated the proceeded to prove it. Mr. Keeler dogman had set a valuation of a thou- question as a matter of course, but called Mr. Grogan aside. He intro- sand dollars on his pet. It occurred his heart was not in his work. In the duced himself and companion and got to him that he might prove open to end he capitulated, as he had foreseen down to business at once. argument of larger denomination. He from the first that he would. He "How much will you take for that took a leaf from Mr. Carmody's own sighed, opened the safe, and paid dog?" he inquired. book in replying: Topper his fifteen hundred in large "Not for sale," said Mr. Grogan. "Anything's for sale if the price is bills, small bills and silver. "Anything is for sale if the price is right." Topper pocketed the money, pur- right," put in Mr. Carmody with a Mr. Keeler laughed outright. Mr. chased a glass of Grogan's nearest shade of impatience. Carmody smiled. beer, drank it and departed. Mr. Mr. Keeler promptly smiled. "Let's try it," suggested Mr. Car- Grogan sat down to wait for five "We shan't beat about the bush with mody. He drew forth a voluminous o'clock, congratulating himself upon a you," he told Mr. Grogan. "I suppose wallet and extracted therefrom five good day's work. you know more about your dog than we one-hundred dollar bills. He handed But Messrs. Keeler and Carmody did can tell you. But we recognized the them to Mr. Grogan, who took them not arrive at five o'clock. type of the animal at once. He's an mechanically. They had not put in an appearance African collie—the only perfect speci- "Let's try it. You act as our agent. when closing time was announced by men we have ever seen. His coloring is Maybe you can get the owner to sell the ancient clock over the bar. marvelous, a rare thing in America. somewhere around the market price." Nor did they come to complete the "When we heard that this dog was Mr. Grogan needed no second invi- dog deal on the day following. here we could hardly believe it because tation. Then Fido's blue began to fade out. the American climate is usually too "I'll get you the dog," he promised. And Mr. Grogan, pondering dismally rigorous for the species. But we are "When'll you be back?" on the axiom that old stuff always forced to acknowledge that it is a re- "Some time tomorrow afternoon. works best, computed his net loss at markably healthy specimen. Get him to take our deposit and call at, nine hundred and ninety-eight dollars, "At present market prices that dog say, five o'clock for the balance. Is which allowed for a valuation of two should bring you about fifteen hundred that satisfactor"?" dollars on the dog. —but we want the dog. We will pay It was. The dog fanciers shook you twenty-five hundred for him here hands with him and departed. Mr. IN a way Fido proved to be a dog of and now." Grogan went back to the cash register destiny. His advent seemed to change Mr. Grogan gulped. Cash in hand in a daze. the whole nature of Tim Grogan. The sa- was his fetish, bargaining his primal "If this thing goes through I'm goin' loon man who had been known through- instinct. But he realized that a trade into the dog business," he told his chief out the city's twilight zone as a good in another man's property is no trade bartender. loser—approaching close to fame in his at all. His voice was dominated by a "Ain't no money in dogs any more," (Continued on page 17) —

AUGUST 10, 1923 PAGE S The Play That Thrilled Me Most

By Ten Great Baseball Stars

/T is far from easy for the experienced big leaguer to pick out the most thrilling play he ever saw or participated in. After many years on the diamond a player has stored away in his memory ~* so many remarkable baseball feats that labelling one X the greatest is in some cases somewhat like designating \ one daisy in a daisy field as the most beautiful. The Weekly, however, recently sent William H. Nugent Ty Cobb, out to see what he could get from some of the potentates Detroit Americans of Swatdom, and he returned with this symposium. Eddie Collins, Chicago Americans

MY FAVORITE HIT WHEN MARANVILLE SAVED By Ty Cobb, Detroit Americans THE DAY By Hank Gowdy, New York Nationals September 30, 1907, Detroit and ON GOT my greatest thrill in the second Philadelphia were scheduled to play I a double header at Shibe Park, Phila- game of the world series of 1914. The Braves had walloped Athletics delphia. If the Athletics won both the in the opener, and in the second game games they would drive us out of first we went into the ninth inning leading place. If we won both games it would 1 to 0. In the enemy's just about decide the pennant race turn at bat Barry walked and went to second when that year, a pennant race that had been I dropped a third strike and had to toss neck and neck between the Tigers and Sehang out at first. Walsh, pinch-hit- the Athletics all season long. The t.'ng for Plank, also walked. That made greatest number of persons that had two men on when Murphy came to bat. ever attended a regular season's game Any kind of a hit would drive in two jammed their way into the park and runs and victory. overflowed on the field that afternoon. Murphy slammed a solid drive to the They wanted nothing less than a double right of James, the pitcher, and the victory. ball whistled as it hopped through the When we went in to bat in the sev- infield headed for the wide-open space enth inning it looked as though the between short and second. As a back- Athletics were certain winners, for they stop I have watched a thousand doubles led us 7 to 1. The fans shouted for the and three base hits begin life just as players to hurry and finish up and that clout of Murphy's was doing that start the second game. They felt cer- October afternoon. If that hit rolled tain of the first game with such a com- double it meant the loss of the game to manding lead. We got busy, a made few us. runs, and when the ninth inning opened I visualized ahead. I saw Barry and we had crept up to within two runs of Walsh tearing down the baseline to- the Athletics, 6 to 8. ward me at home. I prepared ahead With old Rube Waddell pitching his for a play at the plate in the event of head off for the Athletics this two run the ball going safe. I hitched up my lead seemed enough to win. Crawford belt, changed my cud of tobacco from got on and I came to bat. If Crawford one cheek to the other, and then got around and I followed him over the The ball didn't get out of the infield. plate it would tie up the score. Rube Walsh didn't get to second. Murphy looked me over carefully and then didn't get to first. By a running jump pitched to me. I knocked the ball for a and a hop, Rabbit Maranville, shortstop home run, tying up the score 8 to 8. Tris Speaker, of the Braves, snatched the ball off the Cleveland Americans Considering the excitement and the is- diamond, jumped into second base and sue at stake, I know of no other clout completed the double by throwing Mur- that gave so satisfaction. me much The phy out at first. Remember that game went into extra innings. In the Walsh and Murphy were two of the eleventh I doubled, scoring a run, but fastest runners in baseball. That the Athletics tied it at 9. up again 9 to ended the game. As I sat down to Darkness ended the game in the seven- take off my catcher's harness, I inning. teenth We played only the one laughed and talked to myself and to game. That meant that we kept first the umpire behind the plate. place. the We won pennant. Of the three games I played dur- I think the home run ing the war as a sergeant of the in the ninth inning of 166th Infantry, Rainbow Division, that mad game gave one contest impressed me. me my greatest thrill Asked to Captain and organ- in baseball. I further f ize a team to represent the remember that be- year Hjk Rainbow Division in a game cause it was in 1907 w with the Fifth Canadian that I first led the Army at Bonn, Germany, American League in after the Armistice, I exer- batting. Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Nationals cised my prerogative as cap- — THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY PAGE 6

off Smoky Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox, winning the game for the Athletics 6 to 5. That play thrilled me most until the October afternoon seven years later when I outran Heinie Zimmerman from third base to the home plate, scor- ing a run that cinched the world's series for the Chicago White Sox against the ^Giants. In the fourth inning I was on third base and Joe Jack- 'eorge Kelly, son was on first with nobody New York out. Felsch was at bat. Nationals Felsch, after fouling off two strikes, bounded the ball right back into the pitcher's hands. Benton, the pitcher, looked over to third, and George Sisler, St. Louis seeing me way off the bag, threw the Americans ball to Zimmerman on third. I pur- posely took this lead to draw a throw. As Zimm came running after me to tag me I waved to Jackson and Felsch to hustle round the bags. Zimm tossed the ball to Rari- den, the Giant catcher, and he chased me back toward third. Then he tossed to Zimm and Zimm tried tc tag me out by running me down. When I had passed the catcher I just kept right on going. I A knew that nothing

tain and sent someone stood in my way. I knew else in to catch and I that I had to beat Zim- held down first base. We merman, who was thun- beat the pants off the dering along behind me. Canucks, 12 to 2, or some Some persons said that such score. As for I stopped and kidded thrills in the actual play- Zimmerman. I did not. ing of the game of base- In touching the plate ball, I didn't get any. for the run that put us What did impress me, in the lea'd I got my though, was the idea of greatest thrill. Of playing in Germany, course I hated to see the surroundings, the Zimmerman criticized for strangeness of the dia- the play. He wasn't en- mond—we played on the © Keystone View Co tirely to blame for trying Keystone View Co. Kaiserplatz—and the on- Keysto VI Grover Cleveland © to tag me out. He should lookers at the game Hank Gowdy, Alexander, Rabbit Maranville, have had someone in ad- Canadians, Americans, New York Nationals Chicago Nationals Pittsburg Nationals dition to the catcher pro- and German townspeople. tecting the home plate. Here in this medieval university city We got three runs in that inning with its bid turrets and roofs looking and won the game, 4 to 2. down on us we were tossing a baseball The only thing that detracted around in earnest play on the field from my thrill was that Zimmer- where formerly the German soldiers man received so much criticism. used to goose-step away good after- We were old friends, for we had noons when they could just as well have played semi-pro ball together at been employed, for all the war got them, Red Hook, New York, back in playing baseball. 1906 before either of us went to The little German boys jabbered and the big leagues. made as big a fuss over a high foul as they did over a three base hit. After A TRIPLE PLAY UNASSISTED the last out a mob of little Heinies sur- By Tris Speaker, Cleveland Americans rounded us. I expected them to baseball and gloves. ask us for old N the nineties the Baltimore Orioles surprised me, though. They They perfected a play known as the hit wanted chewing gum. We started and run. It goes this way: Say two the American habit of chewing gum men are on the bases and a man at bat. in Bonn, but I don't know whether At a signal the men on bases start run- or not we started the other great ning at full speed the instant the American habit baseball. I hope — pitcher throws the ball to the batter. we did, and that the Bonn kids are The batter smashes at the ball, and if playing today on the old Kaiser- he connects safely, the basemen have platz. the advantage of a flying start. It's a brilliant bit of it WHEN I OUTRAN ZIMMERMAN baseball when suc- ceeds, but when it fails it makes the By Eddie Collins, Chicago Americans actors in it look foolish. my birthday in 19 10 I Still, many managers swear by the ONknocked out a home run in play, among -them Wilbur Robinson, Babe Ruth, New York Americans the last half of the ninth inning (Continued on page 20) AUGUST 10, 1923 PAGE 7

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> 1 »- "*'.1 A PRACTICAL- — T ! •KID THE "LADIES SEUJlKfc CIRCLE TEA" AS vJoKE a THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY EDITORIAL An Air Limitations Conference JVould End the Crazy Race for International Supremacy THE French senate recently approved this had it not been for French bayonets. Her without reservations the naval limita- assault on Poland, stopped only by French tions treaty which was drawn by repre- tacticians at the gates of Warsaw, is evidence sentatives of the five leading sea powers at the of that. The French army of today, however,

Washington conference in 1921. This com- is much smaller than it was in 1913, although it pletes the ratification of that pact which two serves not only France but the world. years ago meant so much to the world. So the questions of land and of sea-power

It still means a great deal. National fears give no alarm; but with the question of air- have been allayed, a better understanding has power this is not so. In the amazing develop- been renewed among nations which lately en- ment of air armament France has taken the dured war together, peoples have been relieved lead. For a long time she built quietly, appar- of appalling burdens of taxation and a substi- ently unregarded by other nations. Then tute found, in one instance, for the old senseless suddenly the world awakened to the fact that armament contests so pregnant with danger France had so armed the air as to render her- and evil. This is all true, and yet the ratifi- self not only virtually impregnable from attack, cation of the 1921 naval agreement is of but had constructed an offensive weapon more diminished significance because in the two years swift and terrible than anything yet known. that have elapsed since it was written a new sensitive mechanism of European menace, or rather an old menace in new form, THE diplomacy registered alarm all over that has presented itself. This is the race for continent. Taking counsel of their fears, supremacy in the air. Britain and Italy feverishly began voting The fortification of the air, for offensive and staggering credits and constructing planes to defensive purposes, bvit chiefly the former— meet the French "threat." Russia imports problem which passed unnoted in 1921—stands German mechanics and German machinery in 1923 as one of the principal causes of political and of building anxiety which disturbs the tranquillity of the talks 10,000 fighting planes. The United States must do something. If the race world. It is virtually the only such problem is enter. in the militaristic category. The Washington on we must So the experts in Wash- ington figure treaty disposes of the sea-power question. The on doubling our air appropriation by next year and proceed to popularize land-power question has about solved itself the idea trans-continental for the time being. Only France and Russia by flights and speculation on maintain large armies. a trip by air around the world. Facing the facts as they are, this is wise business. NONE can rightly question the wisdom of But there is a better way out. That is to France in declining to reduce her mili- alter the facts—to end this crazy air race as we

tary establishment below 461,000 native ended the crazy naval race. It is worse than

French and 199,000 colonial troops as long as folly to say it cannot be done. It is stupidity Germany flouts her pledged word and will re- to say so, because it can be done. An inter- spond to nothing except force, and as long as national conference for the limitation of air Russia, though her peasants starve, keeps the armament could remove this menace. One largest army in the world, still with the hope of should be called. It should be called now. spreading the Red terror throughout Europe. Delay complicates the situation and heightens She would have succeeded in some measure ere the danger to everybody. — - AUGUST 10. 1923 PAGE Further Memoirs of a Conscientious Shavetail

The Singers of Ste. Menehould

had a few days at Courti- about a ton of Boche WE'Dsols—a terrible village with dynamite on us and just one street, seven kilo- made a bull's-eye in metres long. Trying to check the exact center of up and re-equip the regiment in the that venerable pile. villainous place had taken the tuck Some bomb — there out of us almost as completely as the wasn't a white spot week-long show on Blanc Mont Ridge, left on any of the which had preceded this supposed rest. surrounding buildings, We did get some consolation out of and the regimental the stcry of the troubles of the Marine Dodge, standing de- Brigade, for the French taskmasters jectedly in one corner, had taken them off on was completely buried. a fake cruise that was Only one soldat was giving them four hurt doing guard over days' extra marching. the old frog's treas- Our morale, however, ures, but it was the was bobbing up and last straw to every- down not far from one's shattered nerves. the zero mark, de- The Boche dropped pendent upon the only one or two more, rumor of the minute. but the remainder of If we had known the night was pande- then that some pink- monium — everyone panted General Staff milling around in the artists had decided dark cursing and hol- back in the rarefied lering. To these men atmosphere of Chau- the loss of most of mont that Blanc Mont their squad and all —our worse party their best buddies was was not worthy of des- enough — any bomb- ignation as a major dropping after that engagement, we'd all was altogether too have been too mad to much. move. But when the So with the break of day the old unheralded customary man and Pinkie, second in command, order of "clear Cour- decided that the morale of the outfit tisols in one hour" needed doctoring toot sweet. Pinkie came, we cleared — spent all day trying to make them glad to get farther " We're going to drink to the best sing. It would have been funny at away from the mem- regiment on earth" that, had it not been for the tragic ories of the week be- look in those hundreds of Italian eyes. fore. For two long Pinkie was fairly round and grew crim- days we marched, son of face as, with sweat dripping headed toward the Argonne, which, de- ing been properly exhorted, pushed our down out of his red hair, he did valiant spite all the heavy fighting up there, helmets straight and proceeded to enter things to make these little Wop war- meant little to us just then. the main square in a more or less mili- riors of ours put some steam into Later in the afternoon of the third tary manner. Hobnails crackled on the "Good Morning, Mr. Zip, Zip, Zip," but day the column, feeling pretty sorry rough cobbles and the combat wagons the songfest wasn't an outstanding for itself and still gloomy over the behind us clattered down the long steep success. They would fight, yes, and go loss of half the regiment in the last hill to the accompaniment of vivid and through hell if necessary, but damned bitter squabble among the chalk hills lurid yelling from the mule skinners. if they could sing after any such days of Champagne, came plodding down The town knew something was arriv- as those just behind them. into the valley which held Ste. Mene- ing, although there was not a peep The remnants of the band—they were hould. The usual command of atten- emitted from the marching column the stretcher-bearers in those days- — tion at the outskirts didn't straighten itself. played a bit, and when the old man in us up very much. The packs felt like Now back in July, after what had his enormous boots clumped out a Mack trucks planted on our backs. happened at Soissons, when most of weird fox trot with the medico the The sun, never appearing when it was the old outfit went down in the first men grinned rather feebly, but their welcome, had blazed out of a muggy few hours of fast and desperate fight- ringing was only half-hearted. As far sky and was giving us a last cruel ing, we had finally got ourselves hack as that goes, they never had sung as slap on our grimy necks. And those out of range after being relieved, hav- they were supposed to in those pretty British gunboats of field shoes which ing double-timed gladly most of the war stories—at least we'd never heard refused to give anywhere were receiv- way. There had been no trouble get- them until this Ste. Menehould affair. ing one of the occasional spasms of ting all of us who were left into one Pinkie had left us back in August loud condemnation in my particular big farmyard, really a remarkable one. to take command of our sister regi outfit. I had on American ones, hav- In its center stood quite the largest ment, so the men hadn't seen much of ing an able and really remarkable thief of all French manure piles. We slept him. But as we hit the center of Ste. for a striker, but I was so near all in where we fell that night, but most of Menehould that day there was Pinkie that I'd have agreed with anv conchie us had staggered under some kind of —a big eagle on each shoulder, round right then about all wars, righteous or cover. Luckily enough, too, because and rosy ns ever, standing in the door- otherwise. alone: ahout midnieht some cronped- way of the village Ritz to watch lv We nuieted down a hit finally, hav- headed young Richthofcn had dropped (Continued on page 19) PAGE 10 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY

National Education Week Plans Get an Early Start LEGION posts throughout the United j States will open the annual national patriotic revival, American Education Week, on November 18th. Last year and the year before millions of American school children joined with The American Legion and the National Education Association in observing the week, and the parents of these children and citizens generally were given a new understanding of the needs of the schools and the problems which American educators are working out. This year's observance will be even more ex- tensive than those of the two years past. The National Americanism Commission of the Legion has prepared a general pro- gram, covering each day of the week, which No car valued at more than fifty dollars was permitted to enter the motor is suitable for adoption by all posts. The marathon conducted by the Santa Ana (California) Legion. Fun? Guess! program calls for first meetings on Sunday, November 18th. On this day ministers of all denominations will be asked to preach Throughout the week Legionnaires will are lacking. On this day also the coun- sermons on education. During the five broadcast the slogan, "Visit the schools to- try's need in conservation and development school days of the week parents and citizens day," and on each day will popularize other of forests, soil, roads and other resources generally will be invited to visit the class- slogans which tell in words which will be will be proclaimed. rooms, in which they may observe the regu- remembered the needs of the schools and Churches, chambers of commerce, labor lar courses of instruction and learn what the children in them. Especial emphasis organizations, women's organizations, fra- teachers are trying to accomplish by mod- will be placed on the necessity of having ternal bodies, luncheon clubs and other ern educational methods. better trained and better paid teachers and agencies will be invited to join with the Monday, November 19th, will be known more adequate school buildings. The Le- Legion in the observance of the week. as American Constitution Day. The other gion's fight to end illiteracy in the United Mayors will be asked to issue proclamations special days will be: Tuesday, Patriotism States by 1927 will also be emphasized. calling on the people of their communities Day; Wednesday, School and Teacher Day; On Physical Education Day exercises will to help take part in the exercises. Mer- Thursday, End-Illiteracy Day; Friday, be held on playgrounds and efforts will be chants will be urged to make appropriate Community Day, and Saturday, Physical made to start a movement for adequate window displays and to devote part of their Education Day. play facilities in communities where these newspaper advertising space to Education Week. Slides will be flashed on the screens in motion picture theaters urging the people to visit the schools and study educa- tional questions. Legion posts and Legion- naires will also advertise Education Week on their letterheads and envelopes.

No Rolls-Royces or Renaults Allowed in This Contest WHEN The American Legion Post at Santa Ana, California, conducted an automobile race, the crowd saw no flashing, thundering machines hurtling about a track at more than a hundred miles an hour. For the race was limited to ancient auto- mobiles whose value did not exceed $50. These derelicts from motor-car boneyards wheezed around the track at the terrific speed of twenty-five miles an hour, nar- rowly escaping collisions and skidding at every opportunity, and the crowd got ten times the delight it would have had from a real speed contest. The photo shows the venerable buggies lined up for the jump off. Legionnaires in France Want New Department Name THE national convention of the Legion at San Francisco will be asked to change the name of the Department of Continental Europe to the Department of France, in accordance with a resolution adopted at the recent convention of the department held in Paris. At the depart- ment convention the following officers for the coming year were elected: Commander, H. H. Harjes, of Morgan, Harjes & Co.; vice-commander, B. H. Connor, American attorney in Paris; finance officer, E. Levas- seur; historian, V. J. Oldshue, editor of the Paris Evening Telegram; adjutant, A. N. Connett; chaplain, the Rev. Frederick W. A VISIT TO THE LEGION'S G.H.Q.—General Gouraud, commander of Beekman, dean of the American pro- the French forces in the Champagne offensive of 1918, in which the Rain- cathedral in Paris; judge advocate, Leon bow Division played a part, pays a visit to National Headquarters in Indian- Frazer, formerly executive officer of the apolis, accompanied by Legionnaire John J. Pershing. They were in Indian- United States Veterans Bureau in Wash- apolis as honor guests of the Rainbow reunion. At General Pershing's ington. Samuel P. Bailey, of the Paris right is Robert A. Adams, National Judge Advocate of the Legion branch of the Equitable Trust Company, of AUGUST 10, 1923 PAGE 11

New York, was elected National Executive Committeeman. The post clubrooms are now located at 16 Avenue Wagram, in a building which sheltered the Etoile Club during the war.

"Don't Lie About the Legion" Is the Moral of This Story WHEN Arthur Lorenz, editor of the Staats-Zcituiig of Chicago, in the winter of 1921 wrote an editorial denounc- ing all service men of the World War and Legionnaires in particular, he fashioned a highly-effective insult. The Regular Army which had gone into the war was, he said, "almost without exception, tramps, vaga- bonds and bums." The volunteers of 1917, according to Mr. Lorenz, "undeniably placed the American uniform only a shade higher than the garb of the prison house." By the time he had written these phrases, Mr. Lorenz seems to have attained an incandescent zeal, for he went on: "When Fred Hilburn Post of Douglas, Arizona, put this pool on the map The American Legion claims as its nucleus these volunteers it is naturally treading This Post Watered Its Stock ties for years to come. The business men on dangerous ground, for the possibility and Reaped a Harvest who helped finance the enterprise by buy- of a relapse of those elements into their ing stock have also found their invest- old family bathtub had a rough earlier pursuits is imminent, and crim- THE ment profitable. During the two months life in swim- inal warrant might effect their undoing. Douglas, Arizona, and of operation last year, ten thousand bathers The other members of the Legion were ming was rated as an impossible luxury used the pool. simply conscripts, who obeyed the call to until Fred Hilburn Post of The American arms under a hated compulsion, and in the Legion got into action. As in many other Legion Aid the R's presence of this state of affairs could not Southwestern cities, water in Douglas is Makes Three in any way show any particular pa- almost as valuable as pre-war champagne, Possible for These Kids triotism." and when the post tried to get city officials THERE are several thousand soldiers at Mr. Lorenz, after getting all this off to build a swimming pool at the city water- Schofield Barracks, T. H., which is his mind, drew the following conclusion: works the proposal seemed scandalously twenty-five miles from Honolulu and the "The wearers of the uniform are today profligate at first. But the post organized beach at Waikiki. The Territory of Hawaii waging war against justice and law in a corporation, selling $6,500 worth of stock maintained a grade school at the post, but America." to the public. The pool shown in the picture there was no high school or kindergarten As an insult, Mr. Lorenz's editorial was was constructed at the pumping station, for the smaller children. Soldiers with effective, but from a legal standpoint it two miles from the city. It is ninety by families began to seek transfers to a place was as defective as the Kaiser's mind it- sixty feet and the water in it is as wet where their children might be better self. Unfortunately for Mr. Lorenz, the as any water that exists. cared for. The problem became serious. law of libel in our benighted and kultur- The Legion leased the ground and made An army officer's wife organized a private less land provides a remedy for the victim a contract with the city for surplus water kindergarten and some high school classes. of an outrageously untruthful insult. The pumped from wells which had been going The cost was maintained by the parents of American Legion in Chicago decided to to waste. At the start the post received the children. But facilities were limited give Lorenz a chance to prove his case. $400 worth of stock for turning its lease and the cost weighed so heavily that suc- James C. Russell, a captain of the mili- over to the corporation. Later it acquired, cess was threatened. tary intelligence section of the General largely by gift, enough stock to give it a Then The American Legion got busy, Staff during the World War and com- quarter interest in the whole enterprise. and as a result of a series of entertain- mander of Black Hawk Post of The Amer- It was agreed that it should receive eight ments, raised the wherewithal for a re- ican Legion, translated Mr. Lorenz's edi- percent of the net profit made by the en- organization of the Schofield Barracks torial and brought it to the attention of terprise. school system. The new educational estab- a grand jury, which promptly indicted Mr. The dividends on the stock and the lishment is now on a sound basis, its up- Lorenz on a charge of criminal libel. operating profit have insured the post an keep being met by the proceeds from four For two years Lorenz remained untried r.nnual return large enough to meet all motion picture shows at the barracks because he had left the State. Recently its anticipated expenses i:i other activi- which are operated by the Legion. he was arrested in St. Paul, Minn., where he was working on a German newspaper. He was brought back to Chicago for trial, Black Hawk Post of the Legion advancing §175 to pay the expenses of his return. Attorney J. K. Murphy, Assistant Na- tional Judge Advocate of the Legion, was retained by the Department of Illinois to assist in the prosecution, and Robert A. Adams, National Judge Advocate of the Legion, was called to Chicago also to help in the case. Gerald V. Barron, commander of the Minnesota department, represented the Legion in the legal fight necessary to have Lorenz returned to Chicago for trial. Attorneys for Lorenz elected to stand on the testimony of only one witness, a linguist, who criticized the language of the translation upon which the indictment was based. When he offered his own translation, however, it was declared fully as libelous as the original translation. The jury deliberated less than thirty minutes and returned a verdict of guilty. A motion for a new trial was denied and Judge Hugo Pam imposed a sentence of one dollar and costs and six mo'nths in the house of Correction. Kindergari^r. playhouse, Schofield Barracks School . 5 1

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R. Johnson. $5; North F.aston: George S Shrpard Post, $10: Alaska and Mississippi Exceed Graves' Quotas; Charlemont: Patrick J. Coyne Post, $10; Amherst: school children. $22.50: Episcopal Miisions of Grace Church, $13.54; North boro: Vincent F. Picard Post. $10: Mekrimac: Auxiliary to Stanley F. Wood Post. $5; North Agawam: Roland Reed. $1; 26 Departments Over Top Earl Hitchcock, Now $1. MEXICO. Tampico: Josephine A. Menzles, $10. GRAVES FUND TOTAL CONNECTICUT. Ripcefielp: F.trrilt Raymond Seymour MICHIGAN. Battle Creek: Auxiliary to George A. Custer Post, $10; Hartford: Charles A. Fixer Post. $5; South Nor Post, $5; Crystal Falls: Louis Bowman Post, $5; Lowell: Auxiliary To July 21st $134,427.85 walk: Frank C. Godfrey Post. SI <; Proceeds of Poppy Day, $25; to Charles If. Clark Posl. $5; Bear Lake: y4r«m

seas Graves Decoration Fund, marking $2: J. A. Rondthiler. $1: James Syakora. $1; H. N. Wade. $2; $10; Wa tertown : Auxiliary let Watertown Posl, $13.45; Minne- apolis: Blanche W. Scallen, these two departments thereby as the 25th J. Moore, $1; P. Petit. $1; Hugh Mair, $1; A. J. Roeff. $1; G. $1; Lucan: Auxiliary to Lucan Needham, $1; E. Lindgren, $1; F. Smith, $1; George Burnett, Post $1: Crookston: Auxiliary to Crookston Post. S5; Winpom: and 26th to attain the full allotment as- $2; Layerne Woodard. $2; D. Anderson. $1; R. F. Wolcott, $1; Auxiliary to Windom Post. $4; OrtonvilLE: Auxiliary to Post T. W. Thorsen, $1: F. VV. Vilven. $1; Dr. H. R. Mostrom. $1; Dr. 97, $10; Edgerton: Auxiliary to Edgerton Post, signed Basis $17. them on a of membership. The J. C. West, $1; H.Fisher, $1: J. H. Sanders, $1; G. O. Kerfoot, MISSISSIPPI. Forest: iY.irrv Banks Post. $1. standings are as follows: 81: B. B. Paddock, $1; A. W. Rowe. $1; VV. Selfridge, $1; Frank MISSOURI. Mound City: Paul P. Shults Posl. $10.25; Snow. $1: T. W. Snow, $1: H. C. Storm. $1 ; C. E. Ward $1: E. Lockwood: Roy E. Carr Post, $5; Auxiliary to Roy E. Carr Posl. Staffney Field. L. Hill S. $5; Carterville: Chapter of War Amount Percent. $1: Fred $1; $1; A. Lundberg. $1; J. Mothers, $5; Clakksdale: Hettinger. $1: A. G. Johnson, $1; M. Alexander, $1; J. Gustafson, Shelby R. Thornton. $1.

( onnpi'ticnt . . . 2,913.15 1.750 wood: Auxiliary to Greenwood Post. S9.40; Columbus: Columbus NEVADA. Yerincton: Auxiliary to Lyon County Post, S10 1.220 Post and Auxiliary. $17.50. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Enfield: Fred Evans Posl. S50; Man- IOWA. Auxiliary to Decker Post. Auxiliary to 2.138 Waterloo: Chapman $10; chester: Manchester Post, $20; lsabelle Marvel], Cilman: David S'i; Laren Auxiliary to Gordon ( Alonzo Paul Post. Mapi.eton: Hol- $5; Keene: Bissell Post. $15: Exeter: Al- Oi.s(ri**t ot" *o 1 11 111 l>i 11 . . . 1 ,202. 1 1.190 lister Post. $3.15; Salem: W. W. Simkin. $2.50; W. E. Simkin, mon R. Pingree Post, $50; Claremont: school children. $13.89; Florida . 1 169 59 78 S2.50; Simkin Pidgron Post. $5; Auxiliary to Simkin fidgeon Franklin: Arthur E. Shaw Posl. $25. Post. f;i . . . 1,267.49 1.132 $5: Otti mwa: H. W. Vinson, 15. NEW JERSEY. Ridgefield: Waller Herbert Roemer Post. 1.227 KANSAS. Kansas City: Wyandotte Post. $5; Coldwater: $5; Newark: Auxiliary to 1st New Jersey Infantry Post, $5; St. Auxiliary r to Comanche Post, $15; Covert : George Dickinson, Barnabas Episcopal Church $43; Roseville M. E. Church, $14 51; daho . . . 530.84 .675 $1; Smith Center: £'. .V. Center Post, $5; Pittsburg: F. Deer- St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. $10; Roseville Presbyterian Illinois £ Ann c i .440 wester. $1: Independence: Harold P. Andrews Post, $70.28; Church. $44.22; West Presbyterian Church, S4.42; Tivoli Theatre. Indiana . . . 4,uDo.UU .707 Wellsville: Louis H. Hanson Pott, $4.15; Waverly: Clareice $113.23: Central Theatre. $52.53: City Theatre. S2.76; Mis- C 1 f!(\ OA Post, Iowa . . . t>,luU.oiJ .440 Hull |S; Li-ray: Rouner Post. $17.60; Seneca: Earle W. cellaneous, $7.61; Riverside: Riverside Posl, $5; Garfield: Taylor Post. $37.20; Attica: Auxiliary to Attica Post, $11.85; Garfield Post. $10: Glen Rm:ge: Post 125. $10; Trenton: Ameri- «Iup«m . . . 100.00 4.580 ARNFD: Auxiliary to Walter Shears Post, Leona: Eddie can Legion Department New Jersey. .454 $25; of S1.34S; Princeton: Post Delscil Post, $12.50; A. O. Delaney. $2 SO; Mrs. F. A. Cogswell. 76. $6.75; Irvincton: Auxiliary to Irvington Posl. $25; Flim- 1 c n r ctz .700 $1; L. A. Sherman. $1; Sam Davis. $1; Rev. H. T. Wright. $2; INGTON: Auxiliary to Flemington Post. $5; South Amboy: Aux-

.278 E. A. Nigus. $1; O. L. Dennis, $1 ; W. L. Kienzle. $i; Guy Harper. iliary to Luke A. Lovely Post, $5; Lyndhurst: Auxiliary to Harold .68 I $1; Vant Wiley, $1. Barringrr Posl, $8; West Hobokf.n: Auxiliary to West Hoboken aryland 1,558.90 1.7G5 KENTUCKY. Louisville: Jefferson Post, $500; Sam C.lnen, Post. $5; West New Y'ork: Auxiliary to Charles A. Cusick Pott, $2; Mason .'. Johnson. $2; Howling Green: Claude Huff Post, $15; Westfield: Auxiliary to M artin Wallberg Post, $5; Bogota: M 3 ^ sac h use Its 8 199 76 .877 115. Auxiliary to Clifford Dunn Post, $5; Cape May: Auxiliary Mexico 175.50 2.580 to LOUISIANA. New Orleans: W. A. Brock, $1; Henry M. Harry Snyder Post, $2.50; Hapdonfibld. Auxiliary to Haddonfirld .665 Berliner, $1; Harry E. Taylor. $1; John II. Nolai, $1: John T. Posl. $10; Pitman: Auxiliary to Elwood Kindle Pail, $10; Leonia: Blocker. SI; Sgl. Post, Minnesota . . 4,797.05 .538 Mordechi Tonkonogy. $1; Kate Green, $1; Arthur Clendenon Newell S10; Auxiliary to Clendon Newell Post. Mississippi 1,517.62 1.090 Fridge. $1: John J. Finnorn, $1: Arthur Martin. $1; Joseph $15; Englewood: Auxiliary to Engtewood Post. $15; Auxiliary Mitchell. SI; William N. Schantz, $1. to North Side Posl, $10; Helmetta: Auxiliary to Richard D. Burl , , 1,253.91 .184 MAINE. Saco: Richard C. Owen Post. $5; Hallowell: Posl. $5; Beverly: Auxiliary to W. A, Corlrithl Jr. Post, $3; 999.15 .695 Auxiliary to Frank A. Goodrich Post. $9; York Village: Aux- Wildwood: Auxiliary to Byron Pennington Crocker Post. $5; 1,995.89 .401 iliary to Post 56. $33.25: Woodfords: Auxiliary to Post 111, $10: James BURG: Auxiliary to Star Posl. $5; DUNELLEN: Auxiliary 77.25 .334 Skowhegan: Simon Peters Post, $10.50: PlTTSFIELD: Otis N. to Dunellen Post, $5; East Orange: Auxiliary to East Orange Vining Post, $10. Post, $25; Toms River: Auxiliary to George P. Vandeneer Post, New Hampshire . . . 1,803.41 1.133 MARYLAND. Baltimore: National Bank, $6.15; Aberdeen: S10; Point Pleasant: Auxiliary to Joseph J. Clifton Posl. $10; New Jersey . . 4,955.89 1.09 1 W. C. T. U.. $7.80; Havre pe Grace: Joseph L. Davis Post. CarlstaDT: Auxiliary lo G. C. Burkadt Poll. $5: Ventnor: Aux- New Mexico 896.08 1.470 $74.23. iliary to James Harvey Post, $41: • A RNEGAT: Auxiliary lo John 6,913.68 .474 MASSACHUSETTS. Boston: American Legion Department Wesley Taylor Post. SI0; Swepesboro: Auxiliary lo William 770.27 .341 of Massachusetts. $2,666.59; James C. White. $3; Athol: Alice H. Swain Posl. $10: Lakevvoop: Auxiliary to Lakcwood Post. North Dakota 1,243.73 .462 Ohio 9,468.96 .792 Oklahoma 3,165.16 .755 614.85 .273

Pennsylvania . . 11,177.14 .764

Philippine Islands. . . 30.20 1.000

Rhode Island . . . 2,147.29 2.480 South Carolina 1,349.98 1.303

South Dakota , 1,058.65 .308 Tennessee 778.61 .417 1,733.49 .417 Utah 495.65 .973

, , 2.106.14 1.570 1.403.12 .826

Washington . . . 3,869.58 1.406 3.543.65 2.144 4,826.62 .751 Wyoming 854.35 1.155

Contributions to the Overseas Graves Endowment Fund, the income from which will be devoted in perpetuity to the deco- ration on Memorial Day of the resting places of America's soldier and sailor dead on foreign soil, should be sent to the Na- tional Treasurer of the Legion, Indian- apolis, Indiana. All contributions of one dollar or over are being acknowledged in the Weekly. The following are hereby ac- knowledged:

ALABAMA. Selma: Jewish Congregation Mishkan Israel $5. ARIZONA. TUCSON! Auxiliary to Morgan McDermolt Pott, $15; Morgan McDermolt Post, $5; Flagstaff: Auxiliary to Mark A. Moore Post. $5. CALIFORNIA. Lose Beach: Ralph G. Reily, $2; Newman: Newman Post. $10; Oakland: Auxiliary to Oakland Post. $5- Orland: Auxiliary to Tommy A. Thompson Post. $3.60; Palo is Alto: Freemont Post. $25; Dei. Rev: Joseph Mikelson Post. This how the graves in the permanent A. E. F. cemetery at Brookwood, San Francisco: Golden Gate Post. $5; $5; Placervm le- Placer' England, looked ville after they had been decorated by members of London Post Parlor No. 9. N. S. G. W.. $25; Bishop: Auxiliary to Post tit. $20. of the Legion last Memorial Day. To make such an annual tribute possible COLORADO Monte Vista: Auxiliary to James G. Hamilton forever wherever Pott. $25; Grovxr: William 1). Woodacd, $1; Johnstown- Leslie America's war dead lie in foreign ground is the Legion's March Post, $1.25, aim in raising the Overseas Graves Endowment Fund : AUGUST 10, 1923 PAGE 13

$5; Hightstown: Auxiliary to Militslown Post. Elizabeth: WASHINGTON. Enumclaw: Auxiliary to Theodore Roose- Auxiliary to Argonne Post. $5; Clostrr: Auxiliary to LtRoy S. tell Pail, $35: Colfax: Codd French Past. $25. Head Port, |5; Atlantic City: Miss Clark, $2: Auxiliary to WEST VIRGINIA. Grafton: Taylor County Post. %2; West- Atlantic tity Pott. $10; Mrs. Harry I. Hamrl. $10: Mrs. Emma on: Rev. John S. Alfriend. Sr.. $1; Wii.coe: A. H. Tabor, $2: LEGION LIBRARY Buchman. $5; Chatham: Auxiliary to Chatham Pott, C. $.': ( $10: Run- G. Hoback. Bert Tabor. $1: Joe Monaco. $1 . W.-H. hand- NBMBDR: Runnemede Pott, $5: Nr.w Bri-nswick: Highland Park ler. $1: F. E. lavlor. $1: J, L. Lavender. $1; W. T. Wise. $1;

Pott, $5: Caldwell: Caldwell I.odee No. S9, A. F. A. M„ $10. J. E. Kitts. $1; W. D. 1 ilh-y. $1: M. L. Hotnbargrr, $1: N. W. NEWMRXlfO, ROSWELL: Auxiliary to Charltt De Hrrmond Thomason. $1: Troy Jordan, $1; D. I.. Smith. $1; W. (.. Bilhns. Pott, $15.75; East I-as Vegas: Leonard lloskins Pott, $.12,111. $1; Fred H. Dann.-r. $1; K. D. Nash. $1: R. H. Powell. $5; C. Book Service NEW YORK. LyMBrook: Auxiliary to Lynbrook Post. $20; H. Meadows. $1; S. M. Chandler. $1: A. Cundiff, $1; T. P. J. of Homes: ButrU MtCaulift Post. $5: Olean: aim Pott. $10; Leedy, $1: C. C. Tabor. $1; W. S. Fine. $1; G. N. Whitt. $1; WHILE the majority American di- William Oates. Herman Rev. Bishop $S: DolgRVILLE: Schu- J. R. Patrick. $1: Wheeling: F. B. Klieves. $10: Joseph K. visions in the World War were re- marker Poll. $2S; Boy Scouts, $5: Miscellaneous. $13.50: The Naylor. $10; A. C. Stifel. $50. F.xchanse Club. $10; Oscar H. SchUUnger, $1: Saraxac Lake: WISCONSIN. Kaukauna: Brokaw Memorial Methodist cruited from distinct sections of the country, Jackson A. Mallhews Post. $25; Elizabeth Cabler. $1; W. E. Church. $6.65; Princkton: Bennie Kasierski Post. $10; Lena: J. representatives of almost every State in Kirk, Jr.. $2: Fairport: Brooks Shepard Post, $5; Albany: Fort Doney Degeate Post, $5; La Crosse: Hoy /.. Vingen Past. $2: Orantt Post, $10; Westfielu: Men's Bible Class ol the Pres- Oosi burg: Haelman Lammers Post. $24.21. the Union were in all divisions by the time byterian Church. $10; C. Burton Day, $2; Lyons: Auxiliary to WYOMING. Rock River: Auxiliary to Post 25, .$0, Bert Z. Collins Post, $50; KenmorE: Milton J. Brounshidle Pest, the Armistice was signed. To reach these Groton: Carrington Fuller Post. $17; Watertown: Mr. $25: widely scattered men and to place them in and Mrs. E. A. Crandall, $5; Fair Haven: George F.. Ingersoll Post. $15.50; Minetto: Leadbclter Brinklow Post, $5: New York touch with their outfit's history, the Book Ciiy: Ralph G. Macy. $5; J. B. M. Terhune. $5; Bertrand R. Clarke. $5: Chelsea Post, $10: Frank T. Frenzel. $i; John J. Service of the Legion Library was inau- McCarthy. $1; William Noonan. 51; T. C. Powell, $5: Brooklyn: gurated. By arrangement with the pub- Stuysesanl Heights Post, $5: Remsea: Auxiliary to George Glenn Hughes Post. $10; Buffalo: South Buffalo Post and Auxiliary, lishers, the following outfit histories may $250; Auxiliary to Troop J Post, $250. be obtained through the Book Service (for NORTH CAROLINA. Newbern: Auxiliary to Post.~$\i; Gastonia: -4uxiiiary to Post 0; Marion Center: Marion Center Post. $32.50; /(ur- on Labor Day. Address Jack R. the Legion Library, 027 West iSrd Street, New Mauch Chunk: Charles J. Dolon Post. $10: Pittsburg: Noon banquet $20; MORRISVILI.E: Auxiliary inary lo Hill Top Mrmo-ial Post. C. Cann, The Enterprise, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. York City. Post. $10: Holmfsburc: to Post $7.60; Lewisto vn: Logan Guard Post. $16.80; East reunion. Norfolk, F T Dewees, SI: Bellevue: Auxiliary to 80th Drv.—Fourth annual Philadelphia: Auxiliary Pittsburgh Auxiliary to Pail. $6.60; Va., Aug. 27-31. Reduced railroad rates. Ad- Veterans Bureau Finds Jobs loseph W. Brecn. $10; Tipioute: Aux- to Elm Tree Post S10; Pitts- Grove: Auxiliary lo Pine Grose dress Henry R. Curry, 916 Bessemer bldg., iliary to Post 334, $3.80; PlNF. for Vocational Graduates Johnson Post. $20: West Post. $s.60; Bethlehem: Harry F. W. burg, Pa. Newton: Harry Handel Post. $39. Grand Veterans Bureau's employment PHILIPPINE INLANDS. Manila: American Legion. Depart- 32D Div. — Fourth annual reunion. THE ment of the PkiUipinr fslands. $30.20. Rapids, Mich., Sept. 4-7. Address Secretary, drive for graduates of the vocational CAROLINA. Charleston. N. S. B. $1. SOUTH Association of Commerce, Grand Rapids, Mich. training centers seems to fruit. SOUTH DAKOTA. Friitdale: David Rae. $5; Madison: be bearing Ross Post. $2.90; Eugene McKibban Post. $15: Newell: Frank 355th Inf. —Reunion, 355th Inf. Society. Hast- During the last year 19,101 veterans have Pukwana: Citizens of Pukwana. $21.06. Neb., Sept. 17. in conjunction with annual TENNESSEE. Franklin: Auxiliary lo John P.. Stephms ings, left school as rehabilitated and all but 394 Auxiliary to Dand King Summers Legion. Address H. M. Past. $10; Chatianooga: convention of Nebraska of them are at work, the bureau reports, Augustine, Grand Island, Neb. SI II. Hard- adds that its efforts to interest large TEXAS. Bbeckenridce: Rev. A. J. Morgan. : J. and Farmer. $1; Denison: Fred Wilson members of C. H. ing. $1; Sam Baccus. $1; Ed Camp Hosp. 43. —Former corporations in the employment of trainees Post. $10. at 43, Gievres, France, interested in reunion I'TAH PROVO Auxiliary lo Prtrtta Post. $9.60; Hiawatha: is bringing gratifying results. 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My nose was a Zeppelin. Even my toes swelled to the size of hand grenades. I was miserable. Then came into the office my C. O., our second Then looey, and the zone major, a first looey from another outfit. Pretty soon I heard the zone major laugh. " "Listen to this," he said, 'Hark ! the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king.' Say, and Scott, who'n hell's been getting poetic around here?" Maybe it was the way I felt. "Damn you !" I yelled. "Suppose you keep your blankety meddlesome nose out of other Now people's business !" "Who in hell are you?" he called. Clerk By the Company "Never mind !" I answered. "But if I hear any more cockeyed comment I'll come out and !" DURING Army of Occupation days two- Quieter. To an Old Familiar Air he tells How make poetry out of your face It. the Applause and most of the I've won prizes for profanity I used it all thirds of the audiences in the Cob- He Does As and Bunch Fade away Carmen lingers, awaiting Don on that loot. Well, he took i'. —never even an- ienz opera house were usually composed Jose. The Unfortunate Fish has been Reduced swered. The second looey snickered. Pretty soon of of D. According to the wearers O. to the Ranks and has put in Ten Days in the the zone major parted. story told by Comrade Murphy of Missis- Clink because he stood for her Get-Away, and "You sure gave him hell, didn't you?" grinned sippi, in a recent issue, the German man- now he's coming to Eat out of Her Hand. The my C. O. ager catered to the Americans to the ex- Things she Plans to Do to him would Shed New Well, I guess I'm ashamed of it, but misery tent of having the synopsis of the operas Light on Grief. The Serial Simp swallows Bait, and all, there was a real thrill. And that was and Sinker, and wh.?n Call to Quarters all that came of it. printed in English in the programs. The Hook sounds he goes AWOL. Second Loot Zuniga manager asked an American officer to butts in and Joe pulls his Saber on him. The telling of his personally-conducted make an English translation of the story of IN Smugglers prevent Bloody Murder. Jose, who escapade Walter F. Loehwing, ex-second "Carmen" and the American duly produced now sure has graduated with the Degree of looey, now at the State School of Mines, it. Comrade Murphy wanted a copy of the S. O. L., decides to Hoof It with Carmen. The Miami, Oklahoma, took a mean advantage synopsis, and here it is. It's worthy of Line of March is hidden by the Curtain. of us. He spilled some mean French, and wider distribution. The Company Clerk Act III. A Mountain Ravine. The smug- glers sneak into Security to the sound of a our overseas doughboy recollection of that regrets that in repeating it he is unable Customs Conspirators' Quickstep. Jose is Among lingo is pretty limited. This thrill, how- to give credit to the unknown author. those Present, but he is far from Joyful, for ever, will go as he sent it to us; and we'll Thanks, however, are due Comrades J. B. Carmen has Handed him the Crocheted Hand- let you figure out the French yourself: Hatchitt of Wichita Falls, Texas, and C. M. blanket. The Siren blows Openly about her Burton of Kansas City, Kansas, who both Predilection for Escamillo the Cow Tamer. To ONE balmy Sunday in Paris in 1919 I induced the parents of the family with sent in copies. Here goes: see How she Siands she grabs the Cards to tell French whom her Fortune, but Somebody has slipped her a I was billeted ( I was with the American School CARMEN, the Sweet Siren of Sevilla, spends Pinochle deck, and when she Turns Over two Detachment at the time) to let me take their Coffin Part of the Time on the payroll of a Aces of Spades she shrieks that Death is Some- twenty-year-old daughter to Fontainebleau un- Nail Foundry, and the Rest of it in Fraterniz- where in the Vicinity. Escamillo Floats in, and chaperoned. This was an extremely unusual thing ing, whatever That may Be. As a Finished Jose tries to Hand him His, but once more the in a regular French family, as most of our boys Flirt she is largely Oversubscribed. When it Smugglers save him for a worse Fate. Micaela found out. After seeing the chateau, we decided comes to Changeable Mood, she could donate comes paging Jose, with a Message that he's to take a ride on one of the rubber-neck buses Cards, Spades, Small Casino and Forty Pinochle Wanted on the Phone. He leaves, Cussing Car- of the Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee Chemin through to Cleopatra and invariably make Six Points. men Continuously, but the Curtain cuts short the Bois and catch the last train back to Paris. As the curtain is about to Rise upon the Fes- his Choicest Remarks. There were just six couples in the bus, two tive Scenery she is driving a Tandem of Saps, ACT IV. Entrance to the Arena in Sevilla. It British looeys with mademoiselles, two French looeys, one of them a Spanish Doughboy, Don Jose, who is a Large Day. Escamillo has been Prominently looeys ditto, and two American of which is an N. C. O. in the M. P.'s of Sevilla, and the Advertised as the Big Excitement. Single I was one, ditto. in other an Expert Bull Thrower called Escamillo, handed he is Billed to slaughter the Monthly We stopped the woods at a chalet for supper though the name doesn't Prove Anything. Don Beef Ration for the Governor's Mess. He has with the understanding that we were to start Jose (for Heaven's Sake pronounce it Hosay) also Promised Himself to Take Advantage of all back to the station at eight o'clock. When we is much to the Green-Eyed, but otherwise a the Bulls that Don Jose has made. Banderillos, assembled at the bus our French chauffeur could Simp, his nurse once having Dropped him when Picadors, Toreadors and Matadors throng the not be found. At eight-thirty he strolled out of he was a Baby. Carmen is Almost ready to Corridors. As Escamillo starts for the Arena, a i>uvette about three sheets in the wind and send him to the S. O. S. but her Judgment Carmen announces that she is His, provided he unsociable. You can imagine the ride back to prompts her to hold him as a Kicker and so Gets Away with his Job. Then she Heads for Fontainebleau with that snozzled frog at the keep Escamillo from Guessing her Hand. Such, the Box Office to Tap the Free List, but Don wheel. We arrived at the station just ten min- Mr. and Mrs. Audience, is the General Impres- Jose Shows up and asks for an Interview. He utes after the last Paris train had left. sion of the Day just at Zero Hour. We will now hands her an Earful of Highly Seasoned remarks "Quoi faire maintenant? II n'est pas moyen go over the Top. and Admits he could be Arrested for the Re- a retourner a Paris jusqu'a demain alors," said Act I. A square in Sevilla. crowded with mainder of What he Thinks about ner. Here the chauffeur. !" People off Duty. Fag Factory on the right, and "The hell you say Carmen makes her last Fox Pass : she Stabs a guard house Across the Way. Micaela, a Cute him to the Quick with a Jeer. He stabs her "Ah oui, mon lieutenant, il faut rester ici little Contrivance with an Awful Crush on Jose, to the Blood-Pump with a Toad-sticker. pour le soir." comes but is Shooed Away by the "Not by a damsite." Hunting him Moral : Never Fool with an M. P. Soldiers. Aha, here comes the New Guard, with Etc., etc., ran the dialogue. And it developed behind, and commanded Second that the two Britishers were out with ladi-s Jose hooked on by the same anti-f raternizing Loot Zuniga, the Guy who once was reprimanded DURING who "just had to cct back to Paris ce soir days on the Rhine, a similar version for Posting a Sentry in a Letter Box. The absoluement." And, I too, was sort of hunting of the the light in Bugle in the Pill Emporium sounds First Call opera "Mignon" saw for an alibi to get by papa and mama the next for Fresh Air, and a Bewitching Bevy gushes out the Coblenz opera house program, accord- day and wondering where I would move to of the Factory. Carmen trips In, courted by ing to Legionnaire C. H. Kellogg of Burling- after that. AU except Don Jose, although He is the Very ton, Wisconsin. When he sends in a copy "Look here, frog, you got us into this. Drive Guy she's Looking for. He acts a little Buggy, the lesson in popularized opera stories may us back to Paris in this bus." is little Sulky Either Case but he really a —in be continued. "Impossible!" from the chauffeur. the Horse is on Him. After laying a Barrage The other Yank and I got busy. I took th» of Airy Piffle the Dear Girls go back to work, chauffeur down the street aways and around "II /flNE was not an orthodox thrill," and Micaela slips Jose a Message from Mother the corner I handed him a package of American writes O. A. B. of Beulah, Announcing that the Rent exploded yesterday IVJ. New fistic knockouts and beat it back to the car, with a Dull Increase. Hardly has she Beat it Mexico, ex-sergeant, 302d Engineers. "No which my pal had started. All the party quickly when the Weed Works springs a Merry Riot. whizz-bang, no zero hour, no single-handed got wise and piled in. I hopped on and we were After Zuniga has demobilized the Yelps to a capture of Jerries, no medal. The only off for Paris sans chauffeur. finds that Play- Pre-War Basis, he Carmen has wonder is that I didn't land in the hoose- "Bet we're stopped at the next town. Bet fully Pulled a Dirk on a Girl just because she they 'phone ahead and send police after us. Bet gow." Here it is: Remarked that if Some People were in then' it means at least a G. C. M. for all of us. Proper Place they'd be Making Beds. He oper- IT was just before Christmas. I had been typ- Here's where we get to see the inside of a ates the Necessary Pinch and orders Don Jose ing the words to Christmas songs for a rough- French jail." This was the general trend of to Take Carmen to the Booby Hatch. Jose docs neck quartet who wanted to go out carolling. our remarks en route. We got by all the litt! so, does he not? Yes, he does -Not. The Con- Halfway through "Hark ! the Herald Angels towns and reached Paris. But there—ah—thi summate Coquette makes a Noise like a Goo-Goo, Sing!" I harkened to the toothache and hiked gates were locked and a couple of gendarmes and pulls a Scheme for Evaporation. The poor three kilometers to a dentist. Two hours of were waving red lanterns at us. "Here's wher: -

Boob falls for it. So does the Curtain. misery—a shot of anti-tetanus. Back at Mont- we get ours." And we almost had to run c. • r Act II. The Smuggler's Inn, to which Car- bard I lay down on my tick, partitioned off from those cops before we could stop. They ran up men has Beat It. In the midst of Riotous Cele- the company office by a thin curtain. Pretty soon to the car, held the lanterns up to our faces and bration enter Escamillo, the famous Bovine that overdose of scrum began to puff me up. inquired, "Americains ?" We could not deny it. !

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I expected to be pinched when, lo and behold, the gates swung open.

What to do with the car? My buddy and I decided we would run it over to the P. L. M. station and turn it over to someone. It was two a. m. when we got there and all the French were asleep. An M. P. showed up and we asked for the R. T. O. He came and I explained that we had a car we wanted to *.urn over to the railroad if he would give us a receipt for it and turn it over to them in the morning. He agreed. The next day I called him on the 'phone and asked if the P. L. M. had got its bus. "Sure enough, lieutenant. But say, where in the dickens did you get that bus?" Whereupon I laughed and hung up. I have lost track of my pal of that night, but I know he and the R. T. O. at the gare can vouch for my veracity if they read this. And the papa and mama of my mademoiselle still call me their "fils Americain."

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Quartermaster General of the Army reports. the non-tuberculous patients had been in Five thousand stones, similar to the one the hospital once, had been discharged, and shown in the photograph, have been dis- then later had sought readmission saying tributed free, freight prepaid, within the they believed they had tuberculosis. Their past year and applications are being re- past record of illness caused a presumption ceived at the rate of from seventy-five to in their favor. one hundred a day. Heirs of a deceased veteran are entitled to a stone which, on First Division Monument to proper application, will be receipt of Honor Outfit's 4,000 Dead shipped, freight prepaid. Application forms may be obtained from the Q. M. G., Wash- ington. Ten thousand three hundred stones have been sent out to date, and it is esti- mated that more than 100,000 veterans who died during or since the war are buried in the United States. Ultimately stones like these will be set up over the graves of the 30,000 Americans whose bodies remain in the permanent cemeteries in Europe. The six-pointed star of David will be substi- Good? You bet! tuted for the Latin cross on stones intended veterans of the Jew- Juicy and mellow! to mark the graves of ish religion. And mouth-watery! Here's the Answer fo a Try that Wisconsin Comrade's Query r The Transport Service.—What branch of the service was The Army Transport Service? Albert Friedstein, Marinette, Wise. The commander of The Cruiser and Transport Force during the World War, Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, who is now in command of the U. S. Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island, fur- nished th' 1 following answer: The ships of the Transport Service (troop ships), with the exception of the ex-German ships, were bought by the War Department, and all of them were financed by the War Department, which paid for coal, stores, repairs, etc., which the Navy ordered and superintended. The ships were officered and manned b'y the Navy and Naval Reserves and were organized into a force—The Cruiser and Transport Force. The ships were routed by the Navy which was responsible for the turn-arounds on First Division memorial now being both sides of the Atlantic and for the time erected in Washington of passage. While in transit the personnel of the THE First Division Monument, pictured troops were under ship discipline and gov- above, is now being erected in Potomac erned by ship regulations as approved by Park, Washington, D. C, by the First Di- the President of the United States. vision Memorial Association with funds You will therefore see that the Trans- contributed by members, former members GOT AN HOUR TO SPARE? port Service was a function of both the and friends of the division. It is to bs a Navy and the War Departments, being op- memorial to the more than four thousand Here's a house- It's worth $1.50 erated by the Navy and paid for by the men of the division who gave their lives in to-house seller opera- the World W:ir. The first American divi- Six hours, $9.00 that's a Whiz- Army. The success of the convoy . Sj, sion to arrive and the last to leave foreign Bang ! Agents tions was largely due to the close harmony * averaging from in which the two services worked. soil, the First was truly representative of $40.00 to $100. 00 America. Numbered among its original weekly. Fall in members and among its dead at the of Write at once for Not All Men in T. B. Hospitals end details. the war were representatives of all the M. H. Tyler are T. B. Patients States, of Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, the Canal Co. Mfg. Zone, the Philippines, and Porto Rico. The Factory No 3 Veterans Bureau is going to take

1 THE Muncie, Ui. out of its tuberculosis hospitals veter- design of the monument is the joint work ans who are not suffering from tuberculosis. of Daniel Chester French and Charles Gil- will cost In the first hospital inspected—at Green- bert. The monument approxi- mately to complete. ville, South Carolina—of the 278 men $100,000 examined by a board of experts, 73, or over 25 percent were found not to have 250-Bed California T. B. Hospital survey tuberculosis. As a result of this to Cost Nearly a Million Director Hines is having similar inspec- tions made in all the other tuberculosis of the few remaining steps in Dazzling, brilliant, blue ONE white, genuine diamonds, im- hospitals. completing (he program of new hos- ported direct by us, are offered The board of experts who conducted the pital construction has been taken by the sizea from Carat to 2 you in Vi examinations at Greenville found that of Veterans Bureau in its announcement that Carats at $197.00 per Carat. They are guaranteed perfectly cut and the 73 non-tuberculous patients 18 had a 250-bcd tuberculosis hospital will be built will stand any test or comparison. chronic bronchitis. Others were suffering at Livermore, California. This decision, 30 DAYS FREE TRIAL from laryngitis, tonsilitis, asthma, and it is stated, is in accordance with plans Order the size diamond you want, and give fine, er size. We will send! to your bank cr exprea hook worm. of the hospitalization board to divide the office for your inspection before paying. If yt return it within 80 days we will return your m< How did they get in the hospitals? In available funds between northern and 2y- -every cent. Guarantee Certificate Oivi first place, it is not the easiest thing to southern California. Write for Big Catalog— It bringsixKt « large . the * store into your home and p»vi>s youvon 40 percent. jewelry in a case of sus- The new hospital is expected to cost a It (fives you valuable informat" about dii make a definite diagnosis pected tuberculosis; the experts could say little under a million dollars. The money 'A yes or no where other doctors hesitated can be taken from available appropriations *• T 72 Nassau bt Dept. 1073, New York to pronounce a verdict. Then many of under the second Langley Act. —

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Certificates Available for Reduced S. F. Convention Rates

CERTIFICATES allowing those entitled to them to secure transportation to the Fifth National Convention at San Francisco at reduced rates are now avail- able. The Legion's National Headquarters has distributed an ample allotment to each department. The departments are making distribution to posts, a n d individuals should apply direct to the post. The Blue Dog (Continued from page 4) loss of five thousand dollars without a murmur on a single cast of the spotted cubes—seemed to take the defection of Messrs. Keeler and Carmody greatly to heart. It wasn't the nine hundred and ninety-eight dollars that worried him. So long as blind pigs and ditto prohibi- tion agents should flourish he could al- ways garner enough cash to make such a sum seem insignificant. But Grogan Construction Day by Day had always prided himself on his abil- ity to recognize a crook when he saw So great and so constant is the of the country. Neither could it be one. The sting of the episode of the blue dog lay in the irreverence shown growth of demand for telephone ser- carried out efficiently or economically by the clever swindlers in selecting vice that the Bell System invests by any one organization dictating him for a victim. The shock of the discovery that he throughout the country an average from one place the activities of all. had been fooled took the heart out of of three-quarters of a million dollars In the Bell System all the associated him. He made only one indifferent every working day for new telephone companies share common manufac- effort to trace the men—he examined Fido, fore and aft, and declared the plant. turing and purchasing facilities which incident closed. Fido, fading from save millions of dollars annually. blue to dirty gray, was quite like any New aerial lines are always under They share scientific discoveries and other collie. Originally he had been construction or extension, new sub- white with a patch of black across the inventions, engineering achievements, shoulders. of his ways are being dug and cables laid, One pert ears bore and operating benefits which save the notched marks of combat with his larger building accommodations are kind. His right forepaw evidently had further millions. But the manage- under way, more switchboards are been crushed at one time and now was ment of service in each given terri- considerably larger than the other in process of building or installation, tory is in the hands of the company three. A nickel name plate on his and added facilities of every descrip- collar bore the inscription "Bawzie," which serves that territory and which tion being mustered into service to showing that Fido, like his former pro- knows its needs and conditions. prietor, was not above the use of an care for the half million or more alias. Otherwise Fido was just By thus combining the advantages new subscribers linked to the System dog. The futility of attempting to of union and co-operation with the trace him, and through him Messrs. every year. Topper, Keeler and Carmody, was advantages of local initiative and painfully evident. This nation-wide construction, this responsibility, the Bell System has Grogan walked back to the bar and expenditure of funds, could not provided the nation with the only informed the bartender that hereafter large the subject of dogs, especially blue be carried out efficiently or eco- type of organization which could not ones, was to be discussed in his nomically by unrelated, independent spend with efficiency and economy, presence. "What are you going to do with telephone organizations acting with- the millions of dollars being invested Fido?" inquired the bartender, who saw out co-operation in different sections in telephone service. difficulty in enforcing the order if the " animal were allowed to linger within " Bell System sight of customers who believed in the sacred principles of free speech. American Telephone and Telegraph Company "Park him in the basement until I And Associated Companies can find someone to give him to," re- plied Grosran. "I never want to hear One Policy, One System, Universal Service, and all directed the word dog mentioned again until toward Better Service Bryan is elected." There was no particular difficulty in enforcing the order. Grogan nat- A Real Phonograph urally failed to publish the fact that Not a Toy he had been swindled. The dog was FRECKLES ^S^^g removed from view. Don't Hide Them With a Veil; for The entire incident might have ended Remove Them With Othine there had it not been for a remarkable Double Strength picnics story presented in the newspapers There's no longer the .slightest need boating forty-eight hours after the saloonman of feeling ashamed of your freckles. had completed his deal ; ( Uhlnc—double strengt h—la guar- bungalows with Mr. /f-d an toeeed to remove these homely spots. Topper. f/^, Simplyl>!y get an ounce or Othine—double yy/If strength-aireimih — from any druggist and apply a The basis of the story was this ad- f/ little of it night and morning and you should Guaranteed, national koywlnd motor, adjustable spord vertisement, appearing simultaneously soon see that even the worst freckles have begun device, start and stop control. Universal Tone Arm and to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished Reproducer. Size 10x10x6 In. Plays all 10 in. records. in all the principal dailies: entirely. It is seldom that more than an ounce is Sells by the thousands. needed to completely clear the skin and gain a No. 10.?— with crank wind motor, special reproducer- Lost—White Collie Dog, answers name beautiful; clear complexion. plays in and 12 in. records, (trained enamel Miiish nickel Bawzie. Rurht ear split, right forepaw He sure to ask for the double strength Othine. as fittings $4.78. this Is flold under guarantee of money back If it Satisfaction or Money Refunded slightly crippled, marked with black on fails to remove free! tea. Add 2Je tor postage. back of neck. Disappeared three days HAGEN IMPORT COMPANY. Dept. PA 42 N. 8th St., Phila.. Pa. — PAGE 18 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY

ago. Reward of five thousand dollars and human intellect depends that perfectly no questions asked. E 425, Bugle office. — mathematical result which some call The advertisement created a sen- luck. Opportunity, rapping with a sation, as well it might. The three battering ram, aided by the noise morning newspapers had traced it to equivalent of a brass band, could not its source, one John Clegg, a dog arouse Grogan because Destiny had fancier who lived at a fashionable resi- ruled otherwise. dence hotel. His explanation of the Then came a still more remarkable proffered reward, as set forth on the development in the incredible affair of front pages with all the detail that the the blue dog. The wicker doors parted imaginations of three clever rewrite suddenly and admitted two men who, men could provide, made dog enthusi- excepting perhaps a few dozen poli- asts out of about one million folks who ticians, had had the greatest influence read the history of the lost Bawzie upon Tim Grogan's life—Messrs. over their breakfast bacon. The whole Keeler and Carmody. They entered in city that morning was devising schemes haste and were obviously worried. of dog hunting and plans for the spend- Keeler's winning smile was gone. ing of the five thousand dollar reward, Carmody's sober dignity had become an The whole city, that is, with the ex- unfathomable gloom. ception of Tim Grogan. Grogan saw them through the glass He arrived at his place of business door of the office and came forth to meet to find Mike Ryan, his chief bartender, them with the first sign of affability pleasantly excited. he had shown in days. The Ex-Kaiser "Morning, Tim," greeted Ryan. "Good afternoon, Mr. Grogan," "Seen the papers this morning?" greeted Keeler with forced cheerful- "Yep," said Grogan. ness. "Sorry we delayed so long in Exile "Read that dog article?" getting here. Got called out of town Grogan's answer was a snarl. on a board meeting and just returned. The Only Authentic Motion Pic- "What did I tell you?" he demanded Any luck with the dog?" ture of the Prisoner of Doom harshly. "I didn't read any dog story Ryan paused in the act of tilting a an' I don't intend to. If you gotta talk bottle, fully expectant of instant call William Hohenzollern didn't know about dogs you can get a new job. The to battle. He was startled to see that he was looking squarely into the next time you open your clam on this Grogan smile. topic out you go. Get me?" "Yes," said the saloon man. "I had lens of a motion picture camera. It here Ryan subsided. After all, it was seme luck. I bought the dog." was carefully hidden, but it followed none of his business. He remembered "Where is he?" demanded Carmody him all one day as he "goose-stepped" some of the markings of Grogan's un- with poorly concealed eagerness. along the by-ways of Ins Dutch pris- fortunate purchase and was confident "Downstairs," said Grogan. "Do pig-headedness was on—the very personification of pent- that his employer's you still want him?" costing him just five thousand dollars. "Of course we do," declared Mr. up rage and punctured pride. He shrugged his shoulders and went on Keeler. "We put up our five hundred The doughboys of America can put v ,th his routine business of polishing dollar deposit, didn't we?" did. Sure did. I the ex-Kaiser to work for them by c lassware. "Sure you you Once more that day Destiny came to know all that. But the guy that owned showing this film for the benefit of Tim Grogan. him wouldn't sell at the price you their local American Legion Post. It was Destiny in a queer guise. wanted to pay. I took a flyer on my Prunken little Tom Waters never had own hook an' give him twenty-five in all his \ en cast in that role before hundred." Mac- Col. Hanford iifty-five adventurous and alcoholic Messrs. Keeler and Carmody gasped. had keen eyes in —" protested Mr. Nider, Past Nal'l years. But Tommy "But our bargain his sober moments, and he had been Keeler. Commander Amer- only partially drunk at the time when "Can that noise," suggested Grogan he examined the azure Fido. He real- calmly. "We didn't have no bargain. ican Legion, says: ized with a shock as he read his You wanted to go as high as two thou- " Anepochmaking morning papers that except for the sand. I was willin' to go to twenty- event in screen in- matter of color Fido might well be the five hundred. You can pay me three Bawzie. It occurred to him thousand an' take the pooch or you can dustry . . . giving missing might be able to explain have your five hundred an' get out." faithful descrip- that Grogan this portion of the mystery and that Mr. Keeler started to argue, but Mr. tion of how the the man who pointed out to the saloon- Carmody silenced him with a sharp in- once all-powerful keeper the way to a five thousand dol- terruption. German war-lord lar prize might expect a share of the "We'll pay," he agreed. He drew a is forced to end his proceeds—say a thousand dollars. roll of bills from his pocket and counted declin ing years is- Waters sought out Grogan and pro- off the greater portion of it into olated and alow." ceeded, as Ryan had done, to uncover Grogan's hand while Ryan went down- the golden details of opportunity. stairs after the neglected Fido. 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" t il 1 plan if I was you." I am interest.- 1 IE r.- m inr. pa,rticnlr.re your Onportunity is sometimes treated when Clegg with that mutt for stowing the "Ex-Kaiser in Exile" in this community, stopped short, sudden it knocks once at the wrong door. The two men together with catalogue of Hodkinson l'i turcs. Grogan, morose and unapproachable, panic written in their faces. remained closeted in his tiny private "I suspect that Brother Topper found Name the time office most of that day, audibly and or stole that dog just about picturesquely cursing any and all of the papers say this here Bawzie was American Lajion t'osl the dozens who came like Waters to lost. But John Clegg ain't lost ar.y seek information concerning the blue hounds. That five thousand dollar Cil!) dotr. story is all bunk. If you'd knowed me Thus works Fate, the bartender better you'd 'a' knowed that I started pondered. Upon such foibles of Clegg out in business ten years ago AUGUST 10, 1923 PAGE 19

when he was tryin' to get a gas fran- chise through the council. When this pup began to fade I ast him to help me an' we fixed up a little ad. But of course you ain't interested in Bawzie. It's these blue African collies that takes your eye." His audience departed without wait- ing for him to finish. Grogan grinned broadly and returned to the opening of the safe. Something brushed against his leg, and he looked down to see Fido, the unbeautiful, jettisoned by the clog fanciers in their flight. Grogan stroked the animal's oddly- tinted head. "Mutt," he declared, "You gotta home here. Two thousand dollars' worth of home." Fido wagged his gray-blue tail in thorough understanding. Further Memories (Continued from page 9) old command go slogging along the road. Half the leading company had They know why tramped doggedly past before some lit- tle duffer floundering along under a they prefer "B.V.D," tremendous pack happened to look up and spot him. At the top of his lungs clear thinking fellows who have found that it in broken American he started in on THOSE exacting in "Good Morning, Mr. Zip, Zip, Zip," pays to keep "fit as a fiddle"are especially then quite as suddenly subsided, matters of personal comfort. They value the Unvarying abashed at his own voice, You don't Fit assured by the usually indulge in high song when Quality, Famous and Long Wear you march at attention, and everyone "B.V.D."Red Woven Label. cocked his nigh ear to hear the second looey of that platoon tell our little From raw material to finished product we practice ceaseless care so is the quality that has brought world- friend about it. But at that moment that every "B.V. D." garment of we all saw Pinkie,, smiling and chuck- wide preference for our product. ling, waving acknowledgment to the The cool, durable nainsook of "B.V. D." is woven in our own mills lad and his spontaneous salute. from selected cotton and finished in our bleachery. The town of Ste. Menehould heard guards every process of skillful cut- a roar right then that brought the in- In our factories vigilant inspection habitants tumbling from their door- ting, sturdy stitching, well sewn buttons and accurate finish. ways—and it was eyes right without command and "with your hair cut just There is only one"B. V. D. " Underwear as short as mine" at the top of all our It is always identified by this Red Woven Label lungs for the next half hour, long after left the town or anyone we'd MADE. FOR THE could remember what it was all about. But hoads were all up, packs tons Union Suits Undershirts and (Pat. U. S. A.) lighter, British boots forgotten and the Drawers Men's $1.50 and upward B.VD. kilometres per hour had nearly doubled 85c and upward the suit BEST RETAIL TRADE j the garment result. as a direct Youths' 85c the suit {TiadtMaikRi% US/trt Ofaml Forvtjpi G*n&/f«) Old Pinkie stood it pretty well until the last battalion swung into it. By The B.V.D. COMPANY, Inc., New York the time the final platoon roared it ©1923 Soli Makers of "B. V.D." Underwear at him—every buck smiling from ear The B .V.D. Co.. Inc. to ear, and every officer trying to sing louder than any of them—the tears MYSELF began dripping down the old boy's face. As the last man went by—he'd waved to them all—he walked inside to get away from a huge circle of open- mouthed and astonished frog soldiers, oeconr- women and kids who had promptly gathered to solve this phenomenon. He sat heavily down in the little bar, and it was some moments before he could speak. "That," said old Milo, who was with him and a bit wet-eyed himself, "was the finest tribute I've ever seen given a commander of men." The rest of us bobbed our heads. We didn't know what to say. It seemed to have all been said. Pinkie's head was down in his arms across the little table, but he was mumbling something about "God bless Stickers in Color Send samples of stickers Send stickers C. 0. D. 'em," his shoulders shaking just a bit. Encbscd $. Please send me Printing Service has in stock (i The Post now assorted stickers in colors (or specify kind). Then, with a great show of bravado, stickers in color. Three of the illustrations are re- Would also like samples of blotters; engraved Le- his face, let the others are of a similar nature. up he came, mopping and printed above; gion and Auxiliary stationery; engraved business cards; These can be used to advantage on your mimeo- out an awful bellow: "Hey, Madame, cartoon prices; 66 cuts for post printing; 14 cuts, graphed bulletins, envelopes or postal cards. all full size of postal card, with idea complete. for the love of Mike bring us some The cost is $0 35 (35 cents) per hundred, postage cognac toot sweet. We're going to prepaid. Name drink to the best regiment on earth." Post Printing Service, 627 West 43rd St., New York Address PAGE 20 /THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY

The Play That Thrilled Me Most

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7-Diamond Solitaire Cluster set in Plat inum, manager of the Brooklyn Nationals, shout. The rapidity of the play was too resembles one large onetime catcher on the Orioles. Now much to be absorbed at once. I con- single stone. Shank of Green Gold, artist ically the greatest thrill I got in baseball cen- sider that stop one of the greatest in hand -carved and en- hit run the history of baseball. graved. Only $57.50. ters around the time a and Only SI .00 down and failed. It was in the fifth inning of the 17 cents a day! On Cents fifth game of the world's series be- these amazingly easy terms WHEN THE BRAVES GOT ON TOP you can buy this beautiful tween the Cleveland Indians and the Diamond Ring. Shipment is a Day made the moment your dol- By Rabbit Maranville, Pittsburgh lar reaches us— then if you're Brooklyn Nationals in 1920. Brooklyn Nationals satisfied, pay the balance in Diamond Book FREE ten months. Otherwise, re- Contains nearly 3, 00n illustrations men were on first and second, Otto turn. No risk—no delay— of exquisite Pinmonrls. Watches now I don't recall the details of transactions strictly confi- anr] Jewelry— all on ten months' Miller and Kilduff. When Clarence JUST dential. credit. Write for copy No. 1 093-N Mitchell came to bat Robinson signalled the play that gave me my greatest "THE HOUSE OF QUALITY for the hit and run. As soon as the thrill in baseball. I do know for cer- 1r 4, _ Capital: $1,000,000. — ball left Bagby's hands Kilduff and tain, though, that it ended the second Miller started running wild, the batter game of a double header with the LWSWEET INC braced himself, swung, and drove a line Philadelphia Nationals on September 2, 1914. It may have been a little pop- 1650 - 1660 BROADWAY, NEW YORK drive toward second base. up fly to first or a third strike in the From my position in center field I catcher's mit. I think that a pinch hit- knew that if the hit went safe it would send Kilduff home and probably Miller, ter for the Phillies made the out, but that's immaterial. OPPORTUNITIES and worst of all would start a batting For space write F. McC Smith, 70 Fifth Ave., New York rally. But a triple play unassisted by As soon as the umpire shouted, $100 to $300 a week. Men with slight knowledge of Wambsganes, second baseman for the "You're out," and the Boston Braves motors who *an reach car owners can earn $m)0 wi-ekly with- their second out making a single sale. If they can also make sales profits Indians, broke up the play. Wamby had won contest that day, may reach $25,000 yearly. Onlv proposition of its kind ever I turned a handspring. offered. A Ft. Phillipa. 1908 Hroadway. New York. leaped into the air, caught the drive My teammates 1 tore up the bases and threw them into Start and operate your own business and acquire fi- with one hand—Out No. —toed sec- nancial independence. OneninKS cv. rvwh.Te. Either men the air. They also hurled toward the or women. We furnish everything and snow you how. Bitr ond, forcing Kilduff—Out No. 2— explanatory hook. "The Open Moor to Fortune." KRKK. Ask heavens anything they could lay their for it now. National Scientific Laboratories, 10-A. Rich- turned around and discovered. Miller a mond. Va. few feet from second base, dumfounded hands on—waterbuckets, bats, sweat- Big money and fast sales. Every owner buys Gold ers, caps, gloves, old flannel r of his team's hopes. sweat Initials for his auto. You charge $1.60; make$1.3. >. Ten by the blasting orders daily easy. Write for particulars and free samples. steps shirts. They danced. They shouted. Monogram Co.. Dept. 28(1. Fast Or; e. N. J. Wamby trotted over a few and tagged Miller—Out No. 3—a triple play They punched each other on the back. Start and operate your own business and acquire fi- nancial independence. Employ agents to work for you selling play took the heart That final out meant that the Braves n household necessity to consumers, retailers or wholesalers. unassisted. That I^arge profits. Openings everywhere. Reserve your terri- and we won, 8 to 1. led the league after one of the most re- tory NOW. Electro Manufacturing Company. Thibodaux, La. out of the Robins That was the only triple play unas- markable spurts in the history of base- sisted ever made in a world's series. ball. Just think of it! September 2d Talk about a thrill—oh, man! in first place when on July 18th we were last! On July 19th we defeated AGENTS-$5to$15 DAILY the Cincinnati Reds.and climbed to sev- Introducing STOP EASY— NEW STYLE RAWLINGS'S MIRACLE enth place. Thenceforth that season GUARANTEED HOSI ERY — Must wear or replaced free. Big Profits. Re- By Grovcr Cleveland Alexander, Chicago there was no stopping us. We kept peat orders bring you regular income. Nationals right on until we passed the Giants,

. You write orders—WE DELIVER AND who had dropped a game to Brooklyn ^COLLECT. No capital or experience greatest play I ever saw oc- while licking the Phillies in needed. Outfits furnished. All colors THE we were a and grades including finest silks. curred in the last game of the double-header. 25715 Cincinnati, 0. MAC-O-CHEE MILLS CO., Desk world's series of 1921. The Giants I could hardly realize we were on top the needed a game to win the series and at last. I thought maybe I was dream- Yankees needed a game to tie it at four ing. After our spurt the Braves gained apiece. such momentum that we rolled right In the ninth inning of the deciding over the Athletics in the world's series, ba't needing Big game the Yankees went to winning four straight. I got enough one run to tie and two to win. Huggins thrills in that series, but then the after- Issues sent Babe Ruth to bat as a pinch hitter. noon we headed off the Giants and sat He had his hand bandaged up, and was pretty at the top gave me as great a an easy out on a grounder to first. thrill as I have ever received in all my Coming Ward walked. Home Run Baker, next years in baseball. up, got two and three on him besides fouling off a few. The August and September issues of the The Yankee rooters screamed for THE TIME VANCE GOT ME Weekly will contain just the articles to as- IN A HOLE him to knock the ball into the bleachers sist you in your Convention Membership run, as he had done in two Drive. There will also be articles of ex- for a home By Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Nationals ceptionally wide interest. previous world's series against the Giants. Baker swung and smashed a EVERY season the Cardinals give Frederick Palmer, war correspon- Col. terrific grounder in the direction of the proceeds of one game to the dent and well-known journalist, will begin right field between first and second benefit of a society in St. Louis that a series of articles covering the present sit- left first and flew toward cares for victims of tuberculosis. The uation and conditions of the entire Ameri- base. Ward I can battlefronts of France, and Mr. Charles second. Then came the greatest play society sells the tickets and enough per- P. Steinmetz, the electrical wizard, will ever witnessed. sons buy them to muster the largest give his ideas of the electrical world that Johnny Rawlings, traded from Philly crowd of the season. In this crowd are hundred years from now. will exist a in June, playing second for the Giants, many fans who, for various reasons, see first, slid along their only game of the year. These If your Post will tell us how many copies dived after the ball head you can distribute to prominent citizens or on his stomach for five feet, got his casual fans want a thrill, and the Car- to ex-service men, we will print them for brands on the ball, turned over twice dinals try their best to give it to them. you at cost all through the months of Aug- like a hoop, landed on his feet, snapped Still, when a ball player makes a and September. Why not send the ust the ball to first and put Baker out by special effort to play his best the result magazine to every ex-service man in your one step. KeHy whipped the ball to is often disastrous failure. At these city with the compliments of your Post ? off Aaron Ward, the Just write for 50 or more a week for the Frisch at third to cut charity games St. Louis team plays next two months. They will cost Legion who ran pmack into the ball for the hard, which seems to encourage the Posts only 3c a copy. third out. The double play dumfound- rival nine to do their best to humiliate ed both Yankee and Giant rooters. us before the biggest turnout of the THE AMERXAW LEGION WEEKLY That stop of Rawlings's and his quick year. In the contest of 1922 the Brook- 43d Street New York 627 West throw took all the noise out of the lyn Dodgers felt tickled that we trailed crowd before it broke loose into a wild them into the ninth inning, 5 to 4. AUGUST 10, 1923 PAGE 21

Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn pitcher, cer- der a strain, I wanted to slam out two tainly did his stuff. It looked as though hits that day and get it over with. It we would lose before our gang. would be a relief, even though we had When we went to bat in the last half several more games to play before the of the ninth the crowd stamped and end of the season. shouted for a ninth inning rally. They In my first time at bat that day I almost raised the roofs off the grand- hit safely, tying the record. One more stands. With one man out, Jack Smith hit! I made up my mind to get that got to first and I came to bat. Vance one before the game was over. Next got me in a hole with two strikes and time at bat I knocked a long drive on Do you want an important, high-Balarioi three balls. Then I leaned on one, drop- poeition? You can have one if you can do the fly along the right-field foul line. the work. 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Find sisted on carrying me off on their kept its course over the foul line as it out about the new "LaSalle Problem Method," what shoulders I felt satisfied with the day's it is and how it works. Let us prove to you how this headed for the pavilion roof. Now part step has helped thousands of ambitious men to real work. I had made good before many of the right-field pavilion lies in fair success. Check and mail the coupon now. fans who read about the Cards every territory, but the greater part of the *"~ —— — Coupon day in the newspapers but who seldom roof rests outside the foul line. Often LaSalle Extension got out to see a game. the umpires have had to wait until the University ball bounced on the roof before calling Dept. 8361-R Chicago, III it foul or fair. Gentlemen: Send without obli- GREATEST HOME RUN gation to me information re- MY I felt that the decision would be close, garding course indicated below, By Babe Ruth, New York Americans also copy of your interesting for the crowd remained silent in ex- book, "Ten Years' Promotion pectation. They knew that a few inches in One." HITTING home runs has given me meant the difference between a home Business Management Modern Business Corre- my share of thrills in baseball. Modern Salesmanship spondence and Practice run and a new record or a foul ball and Higher Accountancy Modern Foremanship In 1921, when I totalled 59 for the sea- the possibility of waiting another day Traffic Management and Production Method9 son, every one I hit after Number 45 Personnel and Employ* to break the record. As I rounded first Railway Station ment Management seemed to give me a greater thrill than Management base I expected the umpire to wave me Law—Degree of LL.B. Expert Bookkeeping the last one. The thing grew like a back. Then the crowd broke into a wild Commercial Law Business English habit. Still, of all the homers I have Industrial Management Commercial Spanish cheer. It was all over. I had hit a Efficiency U Effective Speaking out, I regard banged as most satisfying home run and the record was mine. In Banking and Finance DC. P. A. Coaching the one I got at the dedication of the the dugout I learned that the ball had Yankee Stadium on April 18th this Name seemed to hang in the air before it year. flopped down like the first raindrop in Present Position . the I Before game told my teammates the dust, fair by a few inches. That I give life to Address that would a year of my cheer was music in my ears. be the first player to knock a home run in the new park. As the hour for the game drew near I thought to myself THE STRANGEST CATCH Good Profitslfer* that I would give two years, and then By George Kelly, New York Nationals as the ceremonies got under way and Demonstrator in stands and bleachers persons the THE strangest baseball catch I ever shouted, "How about a home run to- saw wasn't made in a regular "CVEN spare time day, Babe?" I decided I would willingly game. It was made by a soldier on swap three. earns big moneyt Memorial Day, 1918, at Kelly Field, Never such a chance I'll never forget that dedication day. Texas, from an airplane seven hundred to turn sport into prof- triple-deck The big skyscraper stands feet in the air. The stunt, originally it! You get a new and bleachers held 74,200 persons. Con- planned to help a Liberty Loan drive, V^5«^P^/ y^Si' demonstrator at factory ' price. All pros- jr. , _ year we send you sider that the population of Nevada is S\ , was postponed until the day of a Camp peels- Only one agent In a locality —so write only a little more than that and you'll Travis-Kelly field game. More than today for reservation of territory. This is Ole get an idea of the mob. When the 3H.P. Twill Evinrude's fast 3 H. P. light twin cylinder out- twenty players were scattered about the OutbOctfTi bQard motor — sold only under name of "Elto" cheered they sent of crowd a rumble field trying to nail the three dozen or Motor ELTO OUTBOARD MOTOR COMPANY noise on to the diamond like a hundred more baseballs tossed down from an Dept. 30, Manufacturers Home Building Milwaukee, Wisconsin thunder storms. And such a turnout! airplane circling overhead. The aviator Generals and governors and mayors. took a seven-hundred-foot ceiling to Governor Smith of New York threw out give us a chance to break the record $1.01 the first ball. John Philip Sousa led the made by Gabby Street in 1910 in catch- Chain band that paraded across the field to ing a baseball tossed from the Wash- hoist the American flag and the Ameri- beaatifal hammered silver front with ington Monument. I understand that Kbt length to reach frum brlt to watch- can League pennant. With all that Price, f Mi') Street took three days and missed ;ch - ... $1.00 ceremony I felt a little stagestruck. Genuine Cowhide Leather Belt, black or cor- twelve dozen balls before he finally dovan - - 76c Still, I got run. In the my home froze to one with a big catcher's Combination Offer All Three, $2.50 on Specify initial, length and color of belt third inning I banged the ball into the mit. R. M. GLOVER MFG. CO., Dept. 14 right field bleachers to the tenth row, 1040 Wayne St., Detroit, Mich. I can understand why he took so long. sending in two runs ahead of me. I'll We got our hands on several, but each never forget the reception I got from time the ball kept right on and hit the the crowd as I trotted around the bases. black sand, lop-sided and useless, until I thought more of that homer than any Corporal Michael Angelo Bessolo, a I have ever made. won, 4 to We 1, former player on the University of and my friend Sailor Bob Shawkey Santa Clara team and a teammate of pitched the first victory in the stadium, mine on the army nine, caught one. allowing the Red Sox only three hits. The ball, owing to a slight breeze, It was a great day. Wanted—Railway Postal Clerks broke into a big roundhouse curve as it -| Mike didn't move three feet $133 to $192 Mor.y7--"-~-" descended. T BREAKING A BIG LEAGUE RECORD for it. He stuck his hands high over De B ' 186 R° ch ester, N. Y. and the ball smacked into his P'- ' By George Sisler, St. Louis Americans his head 18 up / - . mc. without charcc. (1) regular fielder's glove for a perfect out. , _ , > Sirs: Sent! Special Prefer- £ Sample Railway Postal Clerk Ex- 1920 I established a new major The force of the falling ball drove his ence U ei- .o aminarion questions: (2) schedule serrice men showing places of examinations: (3) IN elbows into his ribs. He said an elec- league record for the total number t i- c? Iist °' other Government Jobs now tric tingle as though he had cracked ag™T* open to ex-servlec men: f4) advise fully of base hits made in a regular season, regarding preference to ex-service men. hitting safely 257 times in 153 games. his funny bone raced through his arms. at / Nime. I still played a full game right afterward once went into the game of October 1st He f | needing two more hits. Somewhat un- against Camp Travis. * ADDRESS. — —

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