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communists of the United States have seen a new philosophy that would attempt to justify the Russo- THEanother of their fond campaigns against our German treaties on the ground of necessity. Having set democracy founder and break up on the rocks up a man-of-straw menace, Moscow attacked Finland, of American common sense. This time it was an cynically telling the Russian people that the Finns were attempt to smear the Federal Bureau of Investigation the aggressors! Scratch a and its Director, J. Edgar Hoover, with the odious desig- communist and almost inevitably you get nations of Gestapo, Hitler's secret police, and (God save a liar, a thief, a swindler. Under the communist code it the mark!) Ogpu, the assassins who carry on similarly was quite all right to promise that undercover attacks for Joe Stalin, the autocrat of Sovietland. Hoover's men by Stalin stooges against our democratic form of gov- arrested a group of Detroit communists who, in viola- ernment would cease when the United States Govern- tion of American law, had recruited soldiers for the anti- ment extended recognition to the Moscow autocracy. That Franco faction in Spain's civil war. The arrests came as pledge was flagrantly broken as was the promise, also the result of an indictment handed up by the federal made part of the recognition agreement, that the money grand jury in Detroit, followed by specific instructions Russia owes the United States would be paid us. A series to the F.B.F by the then Attorney General of the United of passport frauds which made mock of our laws was per- States, Frank Murphy, to round up the gang. Because of petrated. When Stalin's chief stooge in America, Earl the fact that this was a conspiracy case, with the gang Browder, was convicted of this crime, after boasting about living in various sections of Detroit and because of the it to the Dies Committee, and sentenced to prison, the nature of their employment keeping varied hours, it communist press blandly ignored the fact that the court was necessary for the federal officers to make the arrests could not possibly have made any other decision, and at 5 o'clock in the morning. The F.B.I, carried out its declared that the defendant was being persecuted for his instructions, made the arrests and turned the prisoners political views. They had the effrontery to run him for a over to the United States Marshal at Detroit. seat in Congress from a New York City district while he Immediately the communist press, headed by their was out on bail, and during the campaign the communist New York City newspaper, shrieked Gestapo and Ogpu newspaper in New York carried a heading each day over at Hoover's men, claiming that the F.B.I, had made the news of the campaign, "Mr. Browder goes to Washing- arrests illegally, had inflicted physical injury on the de- ton," thereby, on the communist leader's defeat, setting fendants, humiliated them by chaining them together, the stage for the quip, "Mr. Browder goes to Atlanta," and had them sent to concentration camps where they meaning the federal prison. were denied the opportunity of seeing their families or defense lawyers. Robert Jackson, who had just taken the THE communists in the United States thrive on bad Post of Attorney General upon Mr. Murphy's being economic conditions, and at every opportunity they will named as an Associate Justice of the United States be found working to prevent things improving. They bore Supreme Court, ordered the charges against the Detroit from within labor unions, colleges, and foreign-language defendants dropped. groups, seeking to prevent tolerant, friendly relations. Investigation of the facts about the Detroit affair When they run afoul of the law they take advantage of showed that the chaining of the prisoners, none of whom our Bill of Rights to stave off the penalty that's coming was injured in the round-up, was effected after the F.B.I, to them, while claiming that the Moscow system, under was out of the case, and Mr. Jackson on a number of which non-conformists are speedily liquidated, is the occasions since his order freeing the defendants has only design for living to which civilized human beings can given the F.B.I, and its chief a clean bill of health. subscribe. But very few of them nowadays make the mis- take a number of their comrades made twenty years ago THE attempt to discredit the federal agency is of course of giving up their American citizenship and becoming part of the communist campaign to undermine our de- citizens of the U.S.S.R. You don't speak your mind over mocracy. Now that it has failed the reds will try some- there. Once you betray the least desire to deviate from thing else. They still scream about the denial of civil the policy established by Stalin you find that the only liberties in this country, although nowhere on earth is original Ogpu knows tricks of skulduggery and sadism there less liberty, civil or of any other nature, than in that would appal the old secret police of the czars. The the government they serve, the Union of Socialist Soviet end of any venture in self expression in Sovietland brings Republics, an autocratic despotism directed from Mos- its author before a concentration camp's firing squad. cow. Until last summer, when Stalin and Hitler signed We have no desire to keep American dupes of Stalin their trade and other agreements it was possible for the from giving him whatever support they may be able to American fellow travelers of the Soviets to put up some muster. Poor, deluded fools, they refuse to face the per- sort of pretense that, although the soviet union had re- fectly obvious fact that the soviet system wouldn't last lentlessly snuffed out every semblance of liberty in that ten days if the people of Russia had freedom of speech, land, Russian communism really wished to remain at press and assembly. But for the communists in the United peace and was sincerely seeking to enlist the world's States to function as a political party is arrogance raised democracies in a "united front" against the totalitarian to the nth degree. It has been abundantly proved that governments of Germany, Italy and Japan. The Russo- that party aims at destruction of our democracy, and the German treaties cut the ground out from under this pre- sooner it is denied the privilege of a place on the ballot tense, and the communists in the United States found the better it is going to be for every segment of our themselves squirming under the necessity of establishing population.

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The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine When Purchasing Products Pi task Mention The American Legion Magazine THE bullet wound in Lieutenant Hale's shoulder and his fractured left arm were becoming a bit obvious around the night spots in Bordeaux; but the specific problem that had brought him into the local scene was still unsolved, and the Chief had suggested that he stick to the job for a while longer. "Every waiter in Bordeaux knows me," Hale protested. "Play the theaters for a while," the Chief proposed. Playing the theaters, the lieutenant began at the top. The top was Marie Breton. Roping the manager of the Apollo had not been so difficult. Now, in the dancer's dressing room, the lieutenant was glad, for personal and selfish reasons, that he had remained on the local job. Marie was gay, and easy on the eyes. Slim in the negligee of her dressing room, and charming in her sweet concern about the lieutenant's wounds. "How did it happen?" "A dogfight over Warsaw," the lieu- tenant explained briefly. "A fellow in a Messerschmidt blasted me." "What were you flying?" "A Spitfire." "Almost equal speeds," the girl ob- served. "Smart girl," Hale said. "Are you a flier?" "I have two hundred hours to my credit. The department gave me a license a year ago." "What department?" "In the States. I was born in Denver." The lieutenant smiled. "Rip off them whiskers, Marie Breton! Real name?" "Mary Britten." The lieutenant groaned his apologies. "I remember now. Hollywood, New York, and London for a while, and now head- lining in Bordeaux. It all comes back to Hugh like me a nightmare!" "Thank you. Thank you so much." Wi LEY "I heard you sing that one once—at the Cocoanut Grove."

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"Thanks for the memory! I was only my palsy walsies." To her maid, "Open steward his orders? I'll be down with seventeen in those clear, dead days." the door." Marie."

"And now I imagine you're all of The door opened before the maid "You'll stay right here, if you please. twenty-one." reached it. Marie smiled at two men who Stay here and be nice to Lieutenant "Twenty-two," the girl corrected. came in. "See what these two boys in the Hale," the girl ordered. "I don't want

"Just turn your head a moment, if you back room will have," she said to the anyone to see me work tonight. Not even don't mind. The maid seems anxious to maid. To Lieutenant Hale, introducing the customers out front." get some stockings on me. Look the other the elder of the two men, "Mr. Rawson Stewart grimaced at Bruce Hale. way, like a nice boy, and I'll have a drink Stewart . . . and Mr. Arthur Wayne. "Women are silly animals," he suggested.

"Of all the preposterous damned brought up for you. Does your arm hurt Lieutenant Bruce Hale, Royal Air insulting— you much?" Force." "It's killing me." Lieutenant Hale Mr. Rawson Stewart began gobbling a smiled. "How about another drink—for collection of words whose general tenor "Or else," Hale amended, "they think my shoulder?" seemed to indicate his annoyance at find- faster than men." "We have only time for one. I'm going ing Hale in Marie Breton's dressing "Right. By the way, are you a Cana- on in ten minutes." room. Arthur Wayne stood dourly silent dian?" "On the wagon?" following his quick handshake with the "American," Hale answered. "I was "On with the dance. What will you lieutenant. born in San Francisco." have?" "We were just having a drink," Hale Rawson Stewart grunted. "Hands "Scotch, please," Hale said. "What said. across the sea. How did you beat your can I get you?" "Good thing to do," Rawson Stewart Neutrality Act?" "Nothing now, thank you. Some stag- admitted. Frowning, to the dancer, "A good liar gets by," Hale suggested, ger, and some fall; but I don't drink no "You drinking, Marie?" "lie ^iMs by if he works fasl enough." drinks at all. That's from Omar. Maybe "Not yet, but soon. How about spend- 'Y ou have something there." Stewart a little wine with my supper tonight," ing part of your untold wealth on some turned to Arthur Wayne, rudely chang- she amended. wine after I finish my turn?" ing the subject. "Arthur, if you don't "Will you have supper with me?" Addressing Arthur Wayne, "Do you mind, I wish you would flash that bit of A knock sounded on the door. The mind slipping downstairs, old man," business out to the station for quick trans- girl frowned—momentarily. "Maybe it's Stewart suggested, "and giving the wine mission to the London office. The thing

6 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine you suggested for the fellow on the Li- thinking, engaged at the moment in fixing drank three whiskies, melting a little in bourne job." Stewart closed his eyes in a the text of Stewart's message to his Lon- the process. momentary effort at remembering what don office in his mind. From the doorway "Wayne's face," he said to Hale. Wayne had suggested for the fellow on the of the dressing room Marie interrupted "Think nothing of it. He's a banker. All Libourne job. ''I've got it! Canned goods, him. of them are gloomy devils." in the first place. Bully beef and all that. "See you in fifteen minutes!" she said; After a while Marie Breton appeared. Five thousand men. He won't get them. and it seemed to Hale that she spoke only "I'm tired," she said. to him. Rawson Stewart nodded. "You spend . . . Then there were a million, three hundred thousand feet of post material The girl was dancing. Wayne was out too much of yourself playing your silly game," he said. "Why don't you marry me and have done with it?" "Thank you. I'm not taking on any marriages for a while," the dancer an- nounced. "I'll change and then we'll have a bite of supper." She turned to Hale. "You'll come along, of course?" Rawson Stewart frowned at this. "I want you to come with us," the girl added. "We'll have supper at the Rocham- beau," Stewart said. "Supper and a dash of roulette." In the gambling rooms of the Rocham- beau, after their supper, Rawson Stewart suffered a run of bad luck. At a moment when his losses exceeded twelve thousand dollars, he turned from the table to Arthur Wayne. "Pay the fellow, will you, old man?" To Marie Breton, "I'll set you down at your hotel now, my dear." The girl turned to Bruce Hale. "Where are you living? May we take you home?"

"Drop me at the Hotel Bordeaux, if you will." Rawson Stewart grunted. "It's on our

way. . . . Let's be on our way."

IN THE morning, dressing, Hale's arm hurt and his shoulder throbbed with the pain of the healed wound. He rang for a waiter and ordered his breakfast. A large American breakfast. Then, "Another thrice terrible event in the early morning," the waiter announced. "What and where and when?" "Four English ships, sunk off the mouth of the Gironde, at two hours after midnight." "With loss of life?" "Five thousand men on one transport

—lost. . . . The other ships carried ma- terials of war." Five thousand men! Hale pictured the agony of the night. "Five thousand men" for the warehouses. You said he was a bit of the picture for the moment. "You —and then, on the instant, an incongru- off base with his order numbers. Tell him fellows took a bit of a beating last ous duplicate of the phrase Hashed that. Make it a million and a half as you month," Stewart said. through his mind, as he recalled the text suggested. That's all. Hale and I will "A bit," Hale admitted. of Rawson Stewart's wireless to his Lon- wait for you here. You might have the "And evened the score?" don office. The fellow on the Libourne boy send up some Scotch." "You forget the property losses—and job had wanted five thousand men . . . "Storage depot at Libourne?" Hale civilian lives." post material ... a bit off base with his asked. "RigTit you are. Hello—here's the boy order numbers.

"Right. One of my army contracts," with the whisky. . . . Cheerio—our day "Improbable things," the Chief had Stewart explained. will come!" said, "are the ones that hit us hardest." "Sounds like a big job—million feet of Hale lifted his whisky. "Here's luck." Absurd, Hale decided. A million light- warehouse posts." Then a bit more slowly, "Yes, our day years from the mark. "Board feet," Stewart said. Quickly, will come." The waiter was a battle-scarred veteran "You a construction man?" Arthur Wayne came back to Marie of Verdun. He could take orders, and he "Bridges and foundations," Hale ad- Breton's dressing room presently. He kept his mouth shut. Hale waved aside mitted. spent a while scowling at Hale. Stewart the breakfast gear. "Have a car around

"Big gambling," Stewart commented. foi me," he directed. "At once, if you

"Make a fortune one year, lose it the please, while I finish dressing." next." "Yes, my captain. From your head- "So I learned." Hale spoke without J .W.SCHLAI KJER quarters?"

MAY, 1 940 7 "If they have one. If not, find one "Exactly, my lad. Good luck . . . other woman had ever meant. "What a elsewhere." happy landings!" fool this soldier has turned out to be!

An army car halted at the curt) as I'll probably crash this flight . . . Prob- Hale walked out of his hotel. To the IN THE car, returning to Bordeaux, ably she's mixed up with the Stewart driver, "For Lieutenant Hale?" Hale worked out his plan of action. bird. Her 'protector.' Just a nice clean "Reporting to Lieutenant Hale," the He decided to move in on Stewart and friendship. Rot!" Here he was beating driver said. Arthur Wayne without delay. He con- the gun with a flash of jealousy. Hale got in. "Down to the river," he templated the danger he might face, and Then suddenly he hated the war and directed. "Swing right at the stone for a little while considered the expedient all that it involved. He wanted Mary bridge, then across and on your way to of enlisting outside aid from several Britten, and he wanted to live with her Libourne." available sources. Then, "It's my job," in California, away from Hollywood Facing the commanding officer of the he mused. "Win or lose, I'll go it alone." and night spots and France and Bor- Libourne project, "Of the Royal Air Which of the two, Stewart or Wayne, deaux and death. Well—that was an Force," Hale explained, "but just now was the big fish? Arthur Wayne would idle dream. Here was work to be done, on duty with Naval Intelligence. That's be available at any time at his routine a desperate job to do out of which might

under your hat, if you don't mind." duties in ConnelPs Bank. Rawson come the long, long sleep. Colonel Warren nodded. "Quite. I Stewart might be the first to jump. He Hale dismissed his driver on the Rue see. Sit down. Cigarette?" decided to start the round-up with Judaique where the Rue Chevalier turns "About Rawson Stewart—you know Stewart's capture. off the long straight street. "That's all," him, of course?" To the driver, "After you cross the he said. "Good luck, my lad." "He's building a hundred warehouses bridge, swing over to the Chapeau He glanced at a brass number plate on for us. Other jobs scattered around Rouge and up to the Rue Judaique. the first door he came to, and walked France." Drop me at the intersection of the Rue ahead to No. 49. He was conscious of a "How many men does he work on this Chevalier." growing apprehension of danger, but job?" With his battle plans completed and comforted a bit by the bulk of his auto- "Two thousand—more or less." his course of action clear, his mind en- matic in its shoulder holster under his The wireless: "Five thousand men." joyed a sudden freedom in the lull before left arm. "Supply his own rations for his the storm. His thoughts turned to Marie There was no porter at the door of crew?" Breton. He discovered that the girl had No. 49. He opened the door and went "Our quartermaster officer takes care come to mean more to him than any up the stairway to the third floor. At the of that."

The wireless: "Canned goods . . . bully beef and all that." "The hundred warehouses—what type of foundations?" "Floors, do you mean?" "Floors—yes." The colonel smiled. "The good old solid earth for half of them. Mudsills, joists and whatever flooring we can get for the balance. Flimsy things—but we're in a hurry. Anything to shed the winter rains. Flour and sugar and beans, you know." "No posts, then, under any of Stew- art's warehouses?" "Time and material wasted—posts." The wireless: "Million, three hundred thousand feet of post material . . . a bit off base . . . make it a million and a half." "Colonel, this Rawson Stewart—he has a short-wave wireless station here on "Just now," he ex- the job." plained, "I'm on "Yes. It's a first class rig. Thousand- duty with Naval mile radius. Just like having his London Intelligence" office in the next room." Hale reached for a second cigarette from the box on Colonel Warren's desk. "Do you have his Bordeaux address?" he asked. "I mean where he lives. Not his office."

"It's on the Rue Chevalier . . . wait a moment." The colonel consulted a memorandum book. "49 Rue Chevalier. The third floor. A humble cot of ten or fifteen rooms . . . camping out, you might say." "Elevator?" "No lift—it's an old place. Beautiful place." "Thank you, colonel." Hale stood up. "That's all—but you might let it drift about that we discussed the construction of a landing field here on the project."

8 Thr AMERICAN LEGION Magazine "Now, my little pal, just who are you?

entrance to Rawson Stewart's apartment ished, if you don't mind I'd like to ask for a moment on the street traffic. Turn- a servant answered his ring. you a few questions." ing to his guest, "Nothing like a good "To see Mr. Rawson Stewart—Lieu- "Fire away. In line of duty, or about ration of kidneys and bacon to prepare tenant Bruce Hale." the charming Marie?" a man for an inquisition. Go to it."

"Mr. Stewart is in the breakfast room. "Both, perhaps. Could we go to an- "First of all," Hale began, "you know

This way, if you please." other room where your servants would about the mess last night down at the From his chair at the breakfast table, not overhear us?" mouth of the Gironde?" Rawson Stewart greeted Hale with a "The library," Stewart said. "I have "Terrible thing," Stewart said. "Four surly grunt, and then, with better grace, done with breakfast. Come along." more of our ships gone." waved his visitor to a place at the In the library, Stewart waved Lieu- The' man was solid brass. table. "How about a bit of break- tenant Hale to a chair beside the wide "That wireless station of yours on the fast?" fireplace. He walked to a window in the Libourne job. You use it only for busi- "Thank you, no. When you've fin- east wall of the room and looked down ness purposes?" (Continued on page j6)

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trade, and among the first to realize this were the astutely unscrupulous rulers of the four states of Africa's "high Barbary" —Tunis, Algiers, Tripoli and Morocco. In Mob grim chorus they served notice that foreign ships would thereafter be permitted to use the Mediterranean only upon payment of tribute—or else! And to show they ALL the methods of earning a weren't fooling, the dusky potentates OFdishonest living once followed loosed upon the blue waters of their by the unlamented disciples A.C.M.AZOY inland sea fearless and expert brigands of the Capone school of thought who could—and did—swoop down on an none was more widely practised than the unsuspecting merchantman, board her, "shake-down," a species of banditry in FRANK STREET haul down her flag, and carry her off in which harmless business men would sud- triumph before her surprised mariners denly be offered a choice bet\veen paying could draw their cutlasses. ( monetary tribute to a local bandit chief- In 1786 Spain paid tribute of $3,000,- tain or being survived by sorrowing rela- early nineteenth centuries when it was 000 to the Dey of Algiers; despite Eng- tives. openly operated on an international land's proud boast that she ruled the As the harmless business men almost scale, with our own Uncle Samuel playing waves—her ships carried brooms at their unanimously decided in favor of the one of the roles of aggrieved but helpless mastheads to indicate their clean sweep tribute, this technique proved highly victims. of the sea—she waived her own rules in lucrative, but even in their palmiest .days this instance and annually deposited the modern gangsters never brought this WITH the end of the American Revo- $400,000 with the African potentates for racket to the heights of opulence it en- lution the Mediterranean Sea be- protection insurance. France, Italy, Den- joyed during the late eighteenth and came an important factor in all foreign mark, Holland, Portugal—no nation was

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The confused mass which Eaton commanded represent- ed the scourings and sweep- ings of a medley of nations

commandant who considered the cap- tain's adventurous individualism to be "to the prejudice of good order and mili- tary discipline." But the court, revengefully recording that the spiteful commander was "an To what lengths of delirium ignorant, debauched, unprincipled old this financial orgy might next bachelor, willing to sacrifice the purest

have progressed is anybody's character to gratify the spleen of his guess, but at that juncture soul," gleefully acquitted Eaton of all President John Adams ap- the charges against him. He was then pointed as United States transferred to Philadelphia and there in Consul to Tripoli a swash- 1798 resigned from the Army to accept exempt from the imposed tithes, not even buckling, ruddy visaged New Englander the presidential appointment that would the new little United States. named William Eaton. take him to Tunis and all the adventures By I 793 Algiers had captured thirteen In selecting a truly representative he craved. United States ships and their crews, and emissary for his Yankee nation, Adams Eaton's first meeting with Hamouda it cost the mother country a cool $800,000 could not have made a better choice. A Pasha, Bey of Tunis, left the Yankee to ransom them, plus $200,000 for no thirty-four-year-old native of Woodstock, unimpressed. Presenting himself and his particular reason except that the Dey Connecticut, Eaton had won a sergeant's suite for an audience at the imperial asked for it. Then $30,000 to Morocco chevrons in the Revolution, graduated palace, it was his silent conviction that in 1795; $1,000,000 to Algiers in '97; from Dartmouth in 1790, served as clerk he might better have stayed at home; $22,000 to the Bashaw of Tripoli and to the House of Delegates of Vermont, later in his diary, Eaton was less reticent special gifts to the tune of $1 7,000; $100,- fought as a militia captain against the "The Bey was a huge shaggy beast, sit- 000 to the Bey of Tunis and a further Indians in Ohio, and in Georgia had been ting on his rump upon a low bench with $83,000 to Tripoli. court martialed by an irascible colonel his hind legs {Continued on page 44)

MAY, 1940 1 1 mm Protect By J. Edgar Hoover ^c^ec^oi, C&aA&tUL, o^- c^/vc^it^zzZunt^'

Fred B. Barton

police of Salem, Oregon, were THEpuzzled. The corpse was evidently that of a traveling man, and a man of good family. But his pockets had been rifled and no clue as to his identity remained. He had been murdered with a blunt weapon and his body thrown into a ditch. Who was he? Did he have a family? Would the body be buried in some family plot properly to handle such matters confront scores of sneaked off to die, like the man who com- marked, or disposed of at public expense unidentified bodies. Who is he? Has he mitted suicide in a hotel and left a note, in the potter's field? any family and friends? "Don't try to identify me; I'm a nobody They did the only thing the authorities Often—too often —they never can tell. from nowhere." (It turned out he was a

can do in a case like that : the corpse was Several thousand bodies a year are buried business man from another city, es- taken to the county morgue. Then almost in nameless graves. Some, to be sure, are st ranged from his wife.) hopelessly the officers took the finger- friendless and homeless. Some have The authorities alwavs have a clue. prints of the unidentified deceased and rushed them by air mail to F. B.I. head- quarters in Washington, D. C. By a miracle the man's fingerprints identified him. In 1937, apparently with great foresight he had had his fingerprints recorded in Newberry, Michigan, when he went to a hospital for treatment. The names of his nearest relatives appeared on his fingerprint card. Immediately they were notified at Superior, Wisconsin, of his death. Instead of going nameless to a potter's field, this unfortunate citizen was given proper burial. Perhaps you think that violent death comes only to those who invite it. If a

man is living a normal life and if he stays away from the places where gangsters commit their murders and where build- ings collapse without warning, then pre- sumably he can pass away with loved ones and friends by his side. Unfortu- nately this is not the case. In our modern complex life strange, unexpected things happen in the most routine walks. A train is wrecked; a driver loses control of his car when a bee stings him and plunges car and passen- gers off the road and into a deep river. Change is an almost universal law of nature, but this baby's fin- Every day the authorities whose job it is gerprints, like yours, will remain unchanged this side of the grave

T J FINGERPRINTS ON FILE WITH THE AUTHORITIES making sure their loved ones can be SAFEGUARD THE MAN WHO HAS NOTHING TO HIDE identified regardless of what happens or where or how. Take drowning for in- stance. A body loses features rapidly in the water, but even after months the however, through the man's own finger- certainty as to who the victim may finger impressions can be rounded out prints, provided he was foresighted happen to be. with an injection of glycerine and printed enough to have his finger impressions Did the husband die, get killed, lose his and classified. Burned to death in a taken and forwarded to the F. B. I. files. memory or desert his family? What shall building? Scorch the fingers but still the

On October 7, 1039, a man's right hand we tell the neighbors? How can you con- ridges remain, as legible to an expert as a was found on a bank of the Raritan River duct his business affairs when, with no road map is to a motorist. Lose your memory, your papers, your clothing? Yet your fingerprints never change! Your fingerprints are unmistakably yours. No one else—brother, sister, twin, parent or child—no one has fingerprints which even begin to imitate yours. And if you could see the print of a single finger, photographed and enlarged three feet square, you yourself would see how and why each man's fingerprints are different, not only from the prints of his other fingers but from the fingers of every other living person. Possibly some men who read this are among the over four million who stood up before the recruiting officers back in 191 7-18, coughed dutifully when the surgeon said, "Now cough!" and accepted immunization cheerfully. Somewhere along the line you were fingerprinted. That was only one of several things they did to you, but you didn't mind. Possibly you have forgotten all about the fingerprint cards. They are part of the personal records of the War Depart- ment of the United States. The War Youngsters visiting the Federal Bureau of Investigation volun- Department has six million teer their fingerprints for inclusion in its civil identification files such fingerprint cards— taken from 1906 until the present, in New Jersey. Despite the deteriorated proof of his death, you can't stored in Building E, one of the condition, the finger impressions still re- take charge of his estate as a few remaining old stuccoed mained. The man proved to be Paul R. S. widow must and should; you World War buildings left in Bell, whose fingerprints ten years before can't move forward or back; j|p|pi modern Washington. Because of had been taken in connection with his you can't collect the insurance '^Slfe.' lack of clerical help at the time, application for a Federal position and for a prescribed period of lsgZ~r and shortage of funds since which were forwarded to us by the Civil years. There is nothing to do then, 3,500,000 of these World Service Commission. Bell's body had but to sit and worry and War fingerprints cards have been found a week earlier further up the wonder. never been classified. Unless you river, and through these fingerprints the That not-knowing is a form of torture have the man's name to start with, these authorities were able to locate his widow, which far-seeing men and women have no three and one-half million cards are only who then identified his body by the wish to impose on their families. Realiz- of minor help. clothing. ing that we are surrounded by The Army does a sincere job of trying On May 29, 1939, two finger- the danger of accidents often to identify whomever it can, and often print cards reached the F. B. I. occurring in the most routine their best is good enough. For instance: from Birmingham. Alabama, ..*•>.. walks of life, thousands of recently the New York City police re-

representing the linger impres- . ; businessmen have voluntarily covered the battered body of an unidenti- sions of two victims of an acci- forwarded their finger impres- fied man from the river. He was a vigor- dent at a railroad crossing in |£j sions to the Federal Bureau of ous type of man, sound and obviously not which their arms and legs had jpf Investigation. There, separate yet ready to die. He had been murdered, been severed and the torsos and apart from the vast crimi- and his head and right arm severed at the ground to bits. Human flesh nal files, they are placed in the shoulder, to thwart identification. All was scattered along the railroad Civil Files, thus forever insur- labels and laundry marks had been per- tracks for a thousand feet. Not ing their identities. Here some manently destroyed. a physical feature remained 2,000,000 sets of finger im- You'd have a hard time identifying any that was recognizable, save the pressions are grouped. What corpse, with no clue but the fingerprints fingerprints, which were suffi- ever happens, these 2,000,000 of his left hand. Fortunately the Veterans cient to identify the two unfortunate men honest citizens need hardly fear being Administration kept a list of persons and to locate their families. stowed away in a potter's field. whose disappearance had been reported. At the best, death is always unpleasant. Many business and professional men Thus it was possible to compare the un- But when it comes through violence with have voluntarily taken their wives and identified deceased man's left hand with bodies torn to shreds or burned to a crisp families to their local police stations to be the fingerprints of all these ex-Army men. its horrors are indescribable. Nothing is fingerprinted. Here, they know, is one One set of prints matched. The man was worse than a violent death save the un- sure, decent and unostentatious way of identified. He (Continued on page 38)

MAY, 1940 13 WHEN YOU ARRIVE FOR THE CONVENTION IN SEPTEMBER YOU'LL FIND- The Bay States Ready by thing we can do. But I am not going to suggest it, because I'm sure there will leverett be no need of swelling the ranks of our marchers by doing what I did at our saltonstall last convention in Boston. By doubling up, I boosted the count of participants by one. It happened this way: I had the honor and pleasure of being an aide on MAS SACH U SETTS the staff of Comrade Paul McNutt, immediate Past National Commander who was Marshal of the great parade. Marching over the route at the head of I had the honor of the procession, I happened to notice a WHENaddressing comrades at sitting in the and my lady I knew stands the 1Q30 convention of The she waved to me. Later I wanted to American Legion in Chi- march with my own Newton Post, so cago last fall, my pleasant duty was to eight hours later I was hiking over the extend the Commonwealth's invitation route again, this time toward the end to the Legion to hold its 1040 conven- of the line. My friend was still in the tion in Boston. "Above all," I said, "I same seat patiently reviewing the pro- want our next gathering of The American cession. She spotted me once more and Legion on American soil and, I hope, in called out: "What's the matter, Lever- Massachusetts—at any event, not at the ett? Are you just marching around and grim West Wall in Europe." around?" Happily, in all three respects, my Another Legion incident, which I like hopes have been realized. This country to recall, happened at the same conven- is more fully determined with the passing tion, when Herbert Hoover attended as months to travel the path of its own President of the United States. Calvin destiny. To the Legion, American soil is Coolidge was present as a former Presi- more dear than ever before. And you are dent and I had the honor of being one of coming to Massachusetts! his aides. Some of us thought it would So now it becomes my great privilege, be an awfully fine thing if Mr. Coolidge through the kindness of the publishers of were to pay a brief visit to President The American Legion Magazine to follow Hoover. But Mr. Coolidge hadn't sug- up my invitation, which I am so glad Legionnaire Saltonstall gested it and it wasn't down on the regu- you accepted. I warmly urge all my lar program. So it was left to me to do comrades of the Legion and their families some hinting. I was overjoyed when Mr. to come here for our biggest celebration individual Legionnaires are assuming Coolidge said he would be delighted to of all next Fall. important places of leadership in busi- go. Then I suggested that it might be a As a local Legionnaire, I am mighty ness and of responsibility in the affairs of good idea for me to telephone up to proud to be in a position to extend an the city, State, and nation. It is a public President Hoover's hotel suite. official word of welcome and official duty for us to attend the sessions this "It's not necessary," said Mr. Cool- assurance that Massachusetts will give year in just as full strength as possible. idge. "I can get you in." you the heartiest kind of an old-fashioned I am confident that there will be a full And you Legion comrades will not welcome, with all the stream-lined im- turn-out. It gave me a great deal of find any dif'culty in getting in to the provements you can ask. satisfaction to note in a recent issue of heart of Boston next fall. Already our The other part of my greeting is a the magazine that by the end of last citizens are planning for your entertain- serious plea for your attendance. The year our membership had climbed to ment. The Commonwealth has set Legion has come of age (we are going more than 1,020,000. By the time we aside a generous sum of money to help into our 22A year) in one of the gravest gather in Boston next fall we should carry out the convention details. The periods of the world's history and conse- easily have surpassed the only slightly City of Boston, several other local quently in the life of our Legion. In such higher peak of membership in 1031. governmental units, and business houses a crisis the voice of the Legion carries So far as making a tremendous show- are likewise making appropriations to tremendous authority. At this period of ing in the parade, to which we are all assure you a bang-up good time. Indi- our lives, moreover, more and more looking forward, there is always one vidual citizens {Continued on page j8)

14 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine He was inserting a firing cap, Malajian could see. The land mine!

in the underground tunnels where they could remain safe from the heaviest bar- rage and emerge in time to beat down any Canadian attack. Exit galleries ran in all directions from the hill. One of these had been discovered by the Cana- dians and immediately the possibilities had occurred to them. Why not blow up the hill and thus cripple the boche de- fenses? Corporal Malajian and a squad of men had been sent down the gallery with all the explosives they could carry, some four hundred pounds. The men had dug the hole, deposited their loads and hur- ried back to the main trench, leaving Malajian to fix the cap and light the fuse which would detonate the great charge of TNT.

That would just about finish the hill.

And it would also be the signal for the Canadian attack. Wave after wave of khaki-clad men would come swarming down on the hill after Malajian's blast

had demolished it. The boche would be caught off guard. And the famous and supposedly impregnable Hindenburg Line would be taken. Very carefully Malajian fitted the cop- per blocks into the hole. Then he selected one and inserted the tetryle blasting cap which was to detonate the whole charge. To the cap he attached the end of a coil of slow-burning time fuse. When the block had been capped, Mala-

jian placed it among the rest and packed mud into the hole. Two feet away was the concrete wall of the canal. Malajian worked rapidly, with skilled Duel Dark

CORPORAL Dick Malajian shifted hands, well-trained nerves. He was tall his flashlight around until it and thin and hard, an expert in the use

cast its full beam into the hole of explosives. Demolition, it was called recently dug into the wall. He in the Engineers. He knew just how to mopped his sweating face with his sleeve, place a charge so that it did the most for it was hot in the underground tunnel Walter damage. Now he inspected his work and where he worked. Prom a bag at his saw that it was well done. Again he feet he took several oblong, copper-cov- P. Mangoone mopped his streaming face and wished ered blocks and packed them into the he could light a cigarette. Too dangerous hole already well filled. These copper here in the old tunnel. Might be explosive containers were filled with dry, yellow gases about. crystals — trinitrotoluene, more com- Then he began to uncoil the fuse. It monly known as TNT. They comprised the hill into a heap of rubbish. This was had been measured and marked so that the most powerful charge used by the exactly what the Canadian corporal he could tell its length. Methodically he

Canadian Engineers, an explosive more planned to do. The spot where Malajian unwound it, moving along the timbered violent than the highest percentage labored so earnestly was directly under- gallery, counting the markers on the dynamite. neath the key point where the Hinden- fuse. He looked at his wristwatch. It was One after another he added the blocks burg Line ran through the hill, which had 5:21. The Canadian attack was scheduled to the heavy charge already in the hole. been made into a great fortress by the for 6 a. m. That meant he must allow There was enough TNT here to blow boches. Troops were quartered on barges 39 minutes, say 38, which would give

MAY, 1940 15 him time to light the fuse. Carefully he when the Canadian attackers were di- measured off 76 feet of fuse. It burned at rectly over it. Malajian fished a pair of the rate of three feet every minute and a pliers from his pocket, reached down and half. The charge would explode just as cut the wires. That took care of that! the infantry went over the top. Then it occurred to him that he It had been necessary to lay the fuse go off and leave the boche wandering along the floor of the tunnel. Malajian about the galleries. He might stumble now found himself at an intersection. To into the burning fuse Malajian had laid. the right and left other timbered galler- The boche ies extended into the darkness. He cut the would know fuse and expertly frayed the end. Then he at once what took a patent lighter from his pocket it was, would and touched it to the powder at the open put it out. end. The fuse began to sputter. The fire Corporal disappeared into the heavy white Malajian water-proof jacket. Malajian saw that it couldn't take was burning properly, then started back any chances for his tools. He had used a trench tool on his charge and a short-handled pick in laying and of TNT being priming the charge. disturbed. The infantry SUDDENLY he froze in his tracks. The were counting flashlight in his hand was snapped off. on him to He had heard a dull sound. He listened blow up the with straining ears, the burning fuse hill. The only glowing faintly at his feet. There it came thing to do again. Thump, thump, thump! Just the was to put the sound a pick would make in soft earth. boche out of Malajian breathed heavily in the dark. action. Shoot He was certain that he was the only him or, better Canadian in the tunnel. His helpers had still, slug him gone long ago. That digging noise was and tie him being made by a boche. But why? There up. To decide was only one answer. The enemy trick. was to act. Troops advancing across an apparently Malajian innocent field were suddenly hurled started for- into oblivion by a thundering under- ward, placing ground charge. One such explosion each foot care- usually demoralized the assault. fully so as to Malajian was an engineer, not an in- make no fantryman. His job was to lay a demoli- sound. tion charge and time it to go off at the He was proper moment. But he was also a within ten Canadian soldier. It was his first duty to feet of the protect his countrymen. crouching Forgetting his tools, he started down boche before the tunnel to the left. The thumping the man sound seemed to come nearer. He looked up. plunged into inky darkness, feeling his His mouth dropped open, his eyes grew way along the wall. Quietly he slipped round with surprise. Then he reached for his .45 automatic from its holster, and his pistol with a swift, snake-like move- held it ready. His feet made no sound in ment. Malajian hurled himself forward, body. Malajian couldn't stand much the soft mud underneath. Rivulets of fell on the man and slugged wildly at his more of this. He struggled and twisted sweat ran unheeded down his face into head with the butt of his .45. and cursed through swollen lips. One his collar. They rolled over and over in the mud. hand found the boche's face in the dark Twenty yards down the tunnel he The boche's pistol was knocked out of and he drew back his fist and slammed came to another intersection. A faint his hand. His fingers laced themselves with all his force at the boche's chin. light told him that he was nearing his about Malajian's throat and dug in. The Again and again he jabbed, smashing goal. Cautiously he thrust his head Canadian struggled fiercely for breath. blow after blow into the sweating face. around the corner and peered down the His legs threshed in all directions. One A shell burst outside the tunnel and connecting gallery. flying foot caught the lantern and the walls shook violently. Bits of mud A lighted lantern burned at the lower dashed it against the wall, plunging the and rock showered down from the roof. end. Squatting beside the lantern was a tunnel into darkness. Another shell exploded and one of the boche soldier. Several tools were scat- The .45 was twisted from Malajian's tunnel walls slid in, half burying the tered about his feet. He was engaged in hand and he found himself fighting for his struggling men. Malajian felt the grip inserting a firing cap into a black metal life. The boche was big and strong and about his throat relax. Another shell box. Wires led from the cap, ran along tough. He studied of beer and stale food burst and the tunnel was filled with the floor of the gallery, passed almost and sweaty clothing. His fingers dug into thunderous sound. He jerked himself under Malajian's feet and disappeared Malajian's throat and his wiry legs free and stood up, panting for breath. into the darkness in the direction of the wound themselves about the Canadian's The boche was on his feet beside him. boche fortifications. A shell burst outside and the walls Malajian took it all in at a glance. shook. The boche cried out something in a The land mine! It would be detonated strained, horrified voice. Malajian could by electricity at the proper time just WALLACE MORGAN make out one word, "Sprengmunition."

16 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine They sailed through the air to- gether, hit the ground and rolled He knew what that meant. It was Ger- over and over war, had helped drag many a poor white man for TNT. corpse from a blocked gallery. He won- And then Malajian realized where he dered how long the air would last. An was and what was about to happen. button. The white beam cut through hour or so, at least. The thought made Right at his feet was a charge of TNT, the dark. Right in front of him was a him glance at his wristwatch. It was still placed by the boche. God only knew how solid wall of earth and shattered timbers. ticking. The time was 5:36. Malajian's much of the stuff there was. And shells Not understanding, he turned the light head came up with a jerk. The charge were falling overhead. One of those shells this way and that, looking for an opening. of TNT he had laid by the canal wall! might make a direct hit on the tunnel— Blank walls on every side. Then he He had lit the fuse. It had been burning explode the charge. Malajian turned and knew. The tunnel had caved in. A shell all this time. Fifteen minutes. started to run. had jarred the rotten timbers and they The boche read his expression of He collided violently with something had given way. The tunnel stopped just alarm. "Nein, nein," he said reassuringly in the dark, was thrown back, hurled beyond where the boche had laid his and pointed to the black box with the to the mud with stunning force. Stub- charge. They were trapped! wires leading from it. Then he made a bornly, he again struggled to his feet and Slowly Malajian got to his feet and gesture, both hands crossed, then jerked charged. Again the invisible force struck faced the boche. They stared dully into suddenly apart. He meant that there- him and smashed him back. From the each other's white, sweating face. Then was no connection. That the explosive dark behind him came the voice of the the boche put his hand to his throat and could not be fired. boche crying out what sounded like a gulped air like a fish. He was trying to "Sure, sure," growled Malajian. "But

warning. tell Malajian that their supply of oxygen you don't know the half of it. 1 got about Then Malajian remembered that he was limited. a ton of that stuff over by the hill. And had the flashlight in his pocket. Frantic- No need to go into detail with Mala- the fuse is burning. Say, when that TNT ally he snatched it out and pressed the jian. He had been a miner before the goes off it'll lift {Continued on page 58)

MAY, 1940 TOVARICH ?

the American League no longer spread propaganda here against WASfor Peace and Democracy, our form of government. which folded recently, es- With the groundwork well laid at sentially of communist ori- Amsterdam by American communists gin and control? for the formation in the United States That might seem like an academic H.L. of branches of what was to first be known question now that the organization is no as the United States Congress Against longer in existence, but we who have CH Al LLAUX War, Barbusse was brought to the studied subversive movements in this United States. Thousands—yes, even country and have seen the twistings and millions—of our citizens were anxious to turnings of the communist line, which is NATIONAL AMERICANISM be a part of any organization which based on the try-anything-once policy, COMMISSION would sincerely work in the interest of know that the passing of the league keeping the United States at peace. The means just one thing: The heat was on, communist party was reaching out in- and the league couldn't take it. But there August of 1932, under orders of the com- directly to bring these masses into its will be another league, or alliance, or munist party, to attend the World Con- fold. This seemed to be the best approach association, or what-have-you, which gress Against War. That Congress was —pretend to give them a peace program. will as always have respectable puppets called by the Communist International. On this pretext the U. S. branches of as a front while the communists pull Here they met the internationally the Congress Against War were formed the strings. It too will pass away, when known French communist, Henri Bar- The Communist International ordered The American Legion and other patri- busse, who was the guiding force in this that the Congress should be made up of otic organizations expose its workings, new communist-front group, carrying rank and file citizens, of liberals, social- when another association, league, alli- ance or what-have-you will be organized to take its place. And so on, and on and on. Tovarich (that's comrade) Earl Browder, Stalin's super-stooge in America, is probably toying with a list of names right now. As the saying goes, the more the communist-front organizations change, the more they're the same. And no matter how thin you slice that front, it's still baloney—and pure poison to every- thing Americans hold dear. The short cut to rid this country of deceiving rackets which give support and comfort to alienisms is to tell something about their origin and control. Let us review then the record of one of the most powerful and most deceitful of all the fellow-traveler groups—the American League for Peace and Democracy. The only reliable way to know the facts about such an outfit is to keep abreast of its publications, its bulletins, its leaders, and occasionally to sit in with some of its policy-making meetings. We have used all of these methods. That is why we have the facts about the league. The American Committee for the Struggle Against War was the real fore- with him the praise of Moscow, as well ists, pacifists, and of left wing political runner of the American League for Peace as the orders of procedure from that sections of school and church—but that and Democracy. Such well known U. S. S. R. headquarters of intrigue, the control should remain in the hands American communists as Michael Gold, which the United States has since recog- of the Stalinists. Harold Hickcrson, and "Mother" Bloor nized with the promise, many times The initial meeting of a nationwide journeyed to Amsterdam, Holland, in flagrantly broken, that the Soviet would nature of the organized units of the

The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine Congress was the First United States meeting had elected Donald Henderson, Congress Against War, held in New a communist, the national secretary and

York City, September 29 to October 1, Earl Browder as a vice-chairman. 1933. Listed as supporting organizations The 1933-34 period was filled with of the national organizing committee strategic changes in the League. The at this first Congress were the fol- progress was not as rapid as planned. lowing communist and communist-aid Browder's next report to Moscow would groups: Communist party of the United not be entirely satisfactory. Theie must States; Friends of the Soviet Union; be new leadership—some new blood International Labor Defense; International Workers Order; Na- tional Student League; Trade Unity Union League; Unemployed Councils; Young Com- munist League, and the Young Pioneers of America. From Moscow came orders during the sum- mer of 1933 that fas- cism be added by the

Ward? Well, the following members of the communist party were on the na- tional executive committee of the League at the Chicago Convention: Lincoln Steffens, Earl Browder, Israel Amter, No matter how thin they slice Max Bedacht, "Mother" Bloor, Gil Green, it it's the same old baloney Donald Henderson, Harold Hickerson, Roy Hudson, and Alfred Wagenknecht. Such men of letters as Leroy Bowman, communist party of every country as the from the outside! As the time approached H. W. L. Dana, and E. C. Lindemann new "scare." Responding to this new for the Second National Convention at were also on the national committee with technique, Browder—who was always Chicago, September 28 to 30, 1934, we the above-named communists. in close touch with the Congress through noted a real united front as we looked Youth sections of the League were soon his ally Donald Henderson, the secretary over the officials of the League. Dr. in evidence on the campus of many of the Congress—helped to high pressure Harry F. Ward, a professor at Union universities and colleges. They were the New York convention into changing Theological Seminary of New York City, formed there with the aid of the com- the name to the American League Against was made chairman. Dr. Robert Morss munist-inspired and controlled National War and Fascism. This name was re- Lovett, a professor of history at the Uni- Student League. A good example of tained until a more deceptive one came versity of Chicago, was a vice-chairman. one of the types of organization which along in 1937. The front men were men of church and claim to be interested only in the pro- Although the League constantly dis- of school. This was as originally intended. motion of peace and freedom —and which avowed any communist control, it was But how about that communist con- was from the very beginning actively most apparent after the 1933 New York trol which was always denied by Dr. participating in (Continued on page 52)

MAY, 1940 19 4-M I N UTE Lovelock came from England, where he was a medical student, and beat Bon- thron in his 4.07.6 mile. Conditions for this race were ideal. It came a little after a period of good Ted preparation in the college races, and the boys were seasoned. The weather con- Meredith ditions were never better and to give the runners all the best of it the race years ago, in June 1933, SEVEN was run in the late afternoon, after the Jack Lovelock of New Zealand heat of the day had let down. Every- 1 ran a mile in four minutes, 7.6 thing was just right, said the sages, and seconds, at Princeton University. for that season it would never happen It was a new world's record. In winning, again. Lovelock beat Bill Bonthron of Prince- But one year later Glenn Cunningham ton by a slight margin. Bonthron a few took in this Princeton meet, which had months earlier, indoors, had made it in become an annual affair, and when the the marvelous time of 4.08.7 to make a new indoor mark. The "hot stove" league did not know what to make of it. One member of this league went so far as to predict a four- minute mile in the offing and not far off at that. No one seems to know which of the members first advanced this thought of four minutes, because immediately the league was divided into two groups, one saying it could be done and the other saying it was beyond the limit of human endurance. I am frank to admit that at first I was W. G. George in the second group, but as certain as I 1886 was then that it was just too fast for 4:12 3/4 any human to travel a mile in that time, now I can easily see that it is possible. record from 4.12.4, made in 1926 by I have been changed by the very his- Paavo Nurmi of Finland, to 4.10. That tory of the mile, not only from 1933 to had been hard to believe. date, but from 186 r, when according to In 1933, starting in February, Venzke professional lore, a mile was actually run and Bonthron were the top men, with in 4.13. Glenn Cunningham of Kansas just start- What happened during the past ten ing to get up the steam which was later years has been that the boys "ganged to carry him to the greatest career of any up" on the mile. Any time this happens miler, and leave him with a string of in any track and field event, look out victories and records which will be very if, for new records. hard to better. We saw the season close with a new indoor THE season of 1933 was the indoor record of 4.08.7, made by Bon- I beginning of the greatest campaign ;hron. Bonny was "tops," said the old for mile superiority we have ever had. timers, and it would take a lot of running True, Gene Venzke of the New York A. to dethrone him. It did take a lot of run- Norman Taber C. had started the ball rolling two seasons ning but not a long time, because in 1915 before by hammering down the indoor June of that year at Princeton Jack 4:12 3/5 20 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine race was over Glenn had made a new world It is true that we do not have the record of 4.06.7, far in advance of Bonthron four-minute mile. What we do have, and Venzke, the trail blazers. Glenn missed and it is a most convincing argument to his chance that day. He was "right" but me, is thousands of boys spread all over evidently not record-conscious, because with the country who want to be Cunning- plenty left for a strong finish he looked back hams or Fenskes and who aren't going to see where his rivals were. Not from fear to look on 4.04.4 as the last word for the of defeat or fatigue, which causes most run- mile. ners to make this grave error, but curious to Did we pay much attention to home- see how much he was out in front. It was run hitting before Babe Ruth came plenty and enough to cause any campaigner along? How common is a home run to- to let down some. I believe Cunningham had day? Did the Finns have any good dis- tance runners before Hans Kohlemainen won his great races at Stockholm in 1012? How many world records do the Finns hold at distance running now? Were there any great Negro sprinters before Howard Drew? Did any come

later? I'll answer that one. There were Tolan, Metcalfe, Owens (greatest of all) and every finalist in our indoor National ILE Championships this past winter was a Negro. When the other questions are answered, then you can see a four- minute mile—and see it without squint- Sydney Wooderson ing. 1938 In addition, this crop of boys trying 4:06 6/10 to be milers will not hurt the other run- ning events. Those who are not fitted to the distance will go to one side or the proach to our goal. This mile was a other of it and find their places. The paced affair. Harry Hillman, veteran whole running program will benefit. Dartmouth coach, who had designed A good example of this is Greg Rice the track for speed both from the angle of Notre Dame. Rice wanted to be a of size and materials to give the best miler, but lacked the speed for champion- possible footing to the runners, had four ship races. He moved out to the two- of his squad each carry Glenn along for mile and made good in a big way and a quarter mile. The record will never this past winter broke records at three be accepted as a world mark, since the miles, proving he could in an Olympic International record committee does not meet match strides with even the Finns, recognize indoor marks. Indoor running at 5000 and 10,000 meters. is only done in this country. It will not be made an American record because first mile record we are sure of the size of the tiack, six against eleven THE about was made in 1886 by W. G. or twelve for the average board track. George and was 4.1 2J4. I have as author- It will be simply a noteworthy perform- ity Lawson Robertson of the ance. But 4.04.4 is no University of Pennsylvania and longer something "be- head American Olympic Coach yond the limit of hu- since 1924, that prior to this, man endurance." in 1861, a mile had been run in The next step along England in 4.13. It must have the mile route came been done by a pro- this past winter when fessional, since no Paavo Nurmi we saw Cunningham record is available 1923 fade slightly but only to establish its au- slightly, and another 4:10 2/5 thenticity. Thus take his place, in we see that it took a mile in him that afternoon "Chuck" Fenske, for- 4.05 June 77 years to reduce by less than Wisconsin miler. at Princeton. mer seven seconds that performance Chuck became king of To hit the high spots along the mile to the present outdoor record the milers for 1040 and route, in 1938 Wooderson of England held by Wooderson of England. to prove he was worthy, ran a mile in 4.06.6, now the world Another professional, George added a new indoor record. He was so elated that he pre- B. Tincler, is claimed by the mark of 4.07.4. dicted for himself a four-minute mile. He real old timers to be the greatest But still, say the old had it all figured out—four quarters in a miler of all time. Tincler came boys, you haven't got minute each. To do this he would rig from Great Britain and ran for any four-minute mile. up an electric human rabbit, in the same several years in this country The last few seconds manner as at the dog track, which fifty or sixty years ago. He met are the hardest. It still would travel at this even pace. This was our best mile ninner and record can't be done. never done. holder, T. P. Conneff, who held Cunningham went to Hanover, New the American record of 4.15.6 Hampshire, and on the six-lap indoor Glenn Cunningham until it was beaten by John Paul Dartmouth track ran the mile of the 1938 Jones in 191 2. Tincler won easily century, 4.04.4, thus far the nearest ap- 4:044/10 in 4:15. {Continued on pa^c 40) MAY, I94o Cold Steel

RO BERT GlNSBURGH

YESTERDAY, the Finns had their Lottas who in the early days of the campaign fought and died beside their brave brothers and husbands. The day before yesterday, during the World War, the Russians had their Battalion of Death, composed of lighting Amazons. To the French, Joan of Arc is a tradition. To the British, Boadicea recalls the leadership of a lighting woman. How about America? Well, we too have our tradition of women who fought and died for their country, winning deco- rations for valor on the field of battle as well as receiving reprimands for derelic- COURTESY OF ROBERT FRIDENBERG tion in the performance of their military Nancy Hart, heroine of the Revolution, overawing British duties. general, they conducted them- In soldiers pillaging her cabin, after killing two of them selves in the Army very much like the male soldiers by whose side they fought.

To the heroic Molly Pitcher of Revolu- tacked by the British in the fall of that Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778. She tionary fame goes the honor of being year she took her place beside her hus- had been carrying water to her husband probably the first American woman to band in defending the post. When the during the engagement when an enemy fight for her country. Molly was a stout, tide of battle went against the Conti- shot killed him at his post. She dropped red-haired, freckle-faced, dark-eyed Irish nentals and many of them, including her bucket immediately and is said to immigrant girl with a contagious smile Larry Corbin himself, began their have exclaimed, "Lie there, me darling, and more than ordinary gift of wit who retreat from the fort, Molly caught the till I avenge your death!" She tied his had come to this country with her parents match that her husband had dropped, body to the gun carriage, and picking up in 1774. When her father died the follow- touched off the gun in the face of the the rammer, jumped to the post vacated ing year she attached herself to the Con- British soldiers who now had scaled the by her husband and manned the gun tinental army as a camp-follower and ramparts, and then scampered off her- until the end of the battle, with such cour- earned her living by cooking, washing self. Molly's was said to have been the age and skill that she won the admira- and mending for the soldiers. last piece fired by the Americans at tion of all those who saw her. After the About 1777 she married a young artil- Fort Clinton. battle she quietly and courageously leryman, Larry Corbin, and followed him The real fighting fame of Molly buried her dead. into battle. When Fort Clinton was at- Pitcher, however, was won later at the Still covered with dirt and blood, she

22 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine COURTESY OF ROBERT FRIDENBERG Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth serving the cannon after her soldier-husband had been slain

was presented to General George Wash- Fanny Doyle to the list of American During the Civil War both the Federal ington the following morning. The Com- fighting women. She was the wife of a and the Confederate ranks had a sprin- mander-in-Chief conferred upon her the private of artillery who volunteered to kling of fighting women. Physical exam- "commission" of sergeant as a reward for take her husband's place in line when the ination for enlistment during this struggle her bravery and with it the half-pay of an latter was captured by the British. While did not amount to much more than the officer for life. a bombardment was at its height, Fanny recruiting officer's eye measurement for She left the Army shortly after the Doyle, quietly and without any sign of inches. If the applicant approximated at Battle of Monmouth and made her home fear, cared for the preparation of hot- least five feet in height and was not near West Point, where she came to be shot for a six pounder in the old fort. obviously a physical defective, he was known as "Captain Molly." She wore accepted. a red homespun skirt, an artilleryman's How many women actually wore the coat and a cockade hat to the end of her blue and the gray will never be known, life, almost forty years later. for in most cases their sex was revealed Equal in courage but less famous than only when they were wounded or taken Molly was another fighting woman of the sick. There are doubtless many more Revolution, Deborah Sampson. On scout- women soldiers than the records have ing parties it is declared that she usually disclosed—women who escaped wounds rode forward a little nearer to the enemy and sickness and were mustered out at the than any of her comrades. Her delicate close of their enlistment or at the con- appearance and particularly the absence clusion of the war without their sex be- of a beard were often noticed, but her coming known to their officers or com- sex was never suspected. rades. In Georgia they cherish the name of Frequent references to their services Nancy Hart, an ardent Revolutionary have been found, now and then a clear- patriot who caught five British soldiers cut statement in the form of a citation pillaging her house, killed two of them or a commission, at other times merely and held the remaining three until help a brief notation on an official report. arrived. Nancy's heroic conduct then Brigadier General William Hayes, for and in the field brought her great re- instance, in his report on the dead buried nown, which she lived to enjoy until the at Gettysburg by the soldiers of the year 1840. Second Corps, which he commanded, A simple citation in the historical Dr. Mary Walker with the Con- added the following notation in the space records of old Fort Niagara, New York, gressional Medal of Honor which provided for remarks on the Report of describing the engagements of that post she was awarded and which years Burial: "One female (private in rebel in the War of 181 2 adds the name of later was officially withdrawn uniform.)" {Continued on page 54)

MAY, 1940 23 MUTINY AT THE BANQUET The Anti-Stand-Up-For-Celebrities Association Thunders Its Defiance By Wallgren

'Wue anti -stand -qp- for 1 pDNT MIND AR*S'N6 CELE&RlTlES ASSOeiA-ncH" Forc.~Trt£ Ritual , or Colors - 015 tt For some Courageous Fellow Sufferer to FORM Such ah organization- anp FINALLY, AT U0N6 LAST We've Found that mr already been Pone -according to editor

oaok r.c.cann, in w\s colyum . IN Detroit) Leg/on Ne^s.^r- ( - sv/ell idea , arsee. amd you XtoNT mind all -PxjT.IHfey VMbNT—-THE/ INSIST ON you heartily endorsed by u£ the speeches Vbu Have Fobbing up and down all poring. The. meal, Former Sullen Arisers — To LiSiteN TO at Banquets, - anj> after - in honor of evert speaker oh MOW AlEMBERS OF VOOR„ ETC, -|F THEY'D LET 'XXi S»T MENU - INCLUDING THE. WAiTEf

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ITS DANG.EAROUS TO ^SGM UlNT THAT .SOME BOPDI&S 6ET UP MEMBERS OF THE. ASSOCIATION UjILL WA\J£ A LITTLE. TROOELE- - IT ON THEIR FEET- AND eVERTBOD/ELSES-AT^OME AFFAIRS- NE"Z Pas!^ AT FIRST BUT WONTBE - LONfa BEFORE. TfUE IDEA CATCHES CN-VJtHOPE. AND THEY VALL INSIST ON TRYING. Y KNOLO .

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M>, while, vjers. at it Lets Rise. to our fe&t (vJustonce, — Along with a bit of mutiny against all - Mors-) IN 'tosT /Meeting, and Var this Lu6 Back into His, Seat these. CvieeZ^Lous Fielders oftt+e. Camel. •

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COMRADE Paul D. Fettrow, who dead here?"asked one of the'Legionnaires. asked the Republicrat if he would invoke spreads over both Ohio and Penn- "They're all dead," replied the old the divine blessing. sylvania, sends us the one about a modest man, "every damn one of 'em!" "No," said the Republicrat blushingly, young lieutenant making a report after "I don't even want God to know that I a raid into No Man's Land. ACCORDING to Post Commander J. am here." "Major, I wish to report Private Linn's . L. Shelton, of Manchester, Tennes- conduct in the highest terms of praise," see, on a cold December morning, after ACCORDING to District Commander he said. "He is the bravest man in the the Armistice, a water wagon pulled by a Fred A. Renfro, of Yoakum, Texas, world. He followed me everywhere I big mule and driven by a soldier all his Post Commander, Sidney McCabe, went." bundled up in his coat and a blanket, was had just been nominated for a third con- halted alongside Company E of the secutive term. McCabe took the floor and PAST Commander Arthur T. Hart, of Seventh Infantry in the Army of Occu- made a speech against the idea and urged York, South Carolina, writes about pation. A colonel rode up on a horse and the men to elect someone else. He con- a carpenter who was cluded with "What repairing his garage. would you do if I The carpenter had should die?" an old colored helper And a buddy in and he had to have the back row piped one more roll of roof- up: ing paper. He told "We'd bury you!" the man to take the wheelbarrow and go AND here's anoth- down to the lumber .er unusual sign, yard—about a quar- and this time from ter of a mile away— Legionnaire Harold and ask them to send V. McKinney, of him the material. An Denver, Colorado. hour later the old He writes that near fellow returned with his old home town in the empty wheelbar- Kansas was a house row. in the front window "Where is the roll of which were dis- of roofing?" asked played some bright - the carpenter. colored ladies' hats. "You didn't tell A sign in the front me to bring it," re- yard bore the legend plied the old man. "You told me to tell GOAT'S MILK them to send it." MILLINERY

"He got exactly 5,000 more for FOR collectors of $2 IN KEEPING with unusual signs, his black eye than I got for mine!" the current fash- Lou Stacey, of Pe- ion of making up oria, Illinois, offers the one in a drug asked the soldier a question, and the sol- Chinese proverbs, an anonymous Depart- store which reads: dier replied without disturbing his com- ment Adjutant writes: "He who goes over Borrow your money from a pessimist fortable position. State with Department Commander is " for he won't expect it back. "How long have you been in the 'Gone with the Wind.' Army?" roared the colonel. Commander Vayne M. Arm- CACTUS" Jack Griswold, of War- "Twenty-nine years." PAST strong of Indiana sends us these ren, Wyoming, tells about the "And after all these years you do not "Rules of the Highway" in the Orient: college professor who decided to lecture recognize an officer?" At the rise of the hand of policeman, his history class on "How to Stop the "Hell, no! I'm on the water wagon stop rapidly. Do not pass him by or and on before now." War." He went on and on otherwise disrespect him. finding a terminal. When a passenger of the foot hove in "Gee, professor!" said one of the sight, tootle the horn trumpet to him COMRADE H. B. Cooper, of Lyn- students. "That was a fine lecture—went melodiously at first. If he still obstacles brook, New York, writes that when splendidly—but at one time I was some- your passage, tootle him with a vigor and his wife was a nurse in Base Hospital No. what anxious about you." express by word of mouth the warning: A. E. F., a soldier was stretched on a "Thanks, but why were you concerned 35, "hi-hi." table undergoing an examination. Beware of the wandering horse that in my behalf, young man?" "Son," said the doctor, giving him a he shall not take fright as you pass him "Well, a rumor went round the room good punch in the tummy, "did you ever by. Do not explode the exhaust box at that the war would be over before your have any gas?" him. Go soothingly by or stop at by the lecture ended." roadside 'til he shall pass away. "No, sir. I ain't been to the front." Give big space to the big festive dog Albert E. Laube writes that makes sport in the pad-way. COMRADE Avoid entanglement with dog with from the Michigan Soldiers Home at TAYLOR, of Greensburg, EUGENE your wheelspokes. Grand Rapids, about a detail decorating Kentucky, tells about a Republicrat Go soothingly by on the grease mud Demopubli- graves preparatory to Memorial Day who attended a very partisan as there lurk the skid demon. services. Assisting them was a lone Civil can meeting which the chairman wanted Press the brake of the foot as you roll War veteran. opened with a prayer. There was no around the corners to save the collapse "Say, dad, how many Civil War men preacher in the house so the chairman and tie-up. MAY, 1940 25 LLI NOIS JOB

"You said that if conditions got better ment conference last year. We've cut the the Legion's employment problem would registered unemployed from 16,000 in solve itself. Well, suppose it does—who's 1037 to 6,200 in 1939—and half of those going to find jobs for widows like that, 6,200 are unemployable." and their children, left destitute by He caught my inquiring glance and Frederick death? Why, we've got three hundred shrugged. like that woman out there registered as "Sure, half of them couldn't hold a C. Pa I N TO N unemployed now. We've got sixty daugh- job when they got it. The Legion is a ters of deceased veterans waiting for cross-section of the nation, and out of the work. And more

I K was tall and slender, a woman young boys than I SI in her late thirties; and she was like to recall. Are dressed in the deep black of deep we going to shut up

mourning and the sadness of it vvas our employment of- still in her dark eyes. With her was a boy fice even if we lick of fifteen or so. all legs like a colt, and his the veteran employ- clothes shabby. His eyes were bewildered ment headache, and and afraid. Nervously they looked around leave these women and then timidly sat down. and children to oth- "Look at that," said Department ers to aid?" Commander L. N. Bittinger grimly, He shook his head. "and you'll see what I mean." "Mark my words, as We sat, he and I, in the Chicago ohice long as there is a cf the Illinois Department at 127 North Legion the employ- Dearborn Street. I had come to write ment problem will a piece about the splendid stream-lined be the major endea- organization of the Department, and had vor." He leaned back expected that I'd wiite quite a good deal and shrugged. "Look about Illinois Boys' State, first in a field at that kid out there that this summer will enlist the en- —he's got two strikes deavor of thirty-four Departments of the on him right now. Legion. But now Bittinger was off on the No more school be- employment pioblem, so I just settled cause it will prob- in my chair and listened. ably take both their "Look at her," said Bittinger. hunch- efforts to make a liv- ing his big. powerful body. "For fifteen ing. And nine thou- or twenty years she's made a home for sand more kids each her man. raised her son. and known only year suddenly faced the tasks of a housewife. Now. her hus- with a tough band is dead; they couldn't save any- reality." thing these past ten years with conditions He pounded his The physical examination in Boys' State is the way they were. And now she's got to big fist on the desk. like the Army's. You pass it, or else . . . find work—or starve." "Until you've lb- shrugged sadly. "She'll see Lisle cracked the problem Hart, our service officer in charge of em- of jobs for veterans-over-forty, and total unemployables we're bound to have ployment. If she can do any kind of the widows-and-orphan?-of -veterans head- our share. But what I'm getting at is clerical—work we can get her in W.P.A. ache you'll get no place, and have to go that with only 6,200 registered jobless If not " he shrugged again — "she'll on with Buddy Clubs and other devices out of a veteran population of 305,226 have to go to Veterans Relief. And the to give these boys a chance." we're getting results—with the men. represent the pity of it is that there are three thousand I le lit a cigarette. That woman and her son like her created every yeai in Illinois "Thanks to Larry Fenlon, chairman problem for the future." alone. Furthermore, that number will of our Employment Committee, we've He suddenly leaned forward and increase, because the percentage of ex- been pretty well on top of the unem- pinned me with a look. service men dying will climb with the ployment problem from the first. We "Do you knowr what National Head- years." gave our plan to the national organiza- quarters ought to do? They should offer He gave me a hard stare. tion, and initiated the first unemploy- a national trophy, like the membership

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White-capped Department Commander Bittinger and Department Adjutant Mundt, with H. L. Card between them, hear Hayes Kennedy talk on his favorite topic, Boys' State. Card, Kennedy and Mundt pioneered the Illinois Boys' State, first in the Le- gion. Thirty-four Departments will engage in the activity this summer

or service cups, to the Department pre- Bloomington is Department Head- show what I mean, just before Bill be- senting the best record on solving—not quarters, and there you'll find slim, gray- came Adjutant and Finance Officer the alone veteran employment, but that of haired Bill Mundt, the Department Ad- Department owed something like $75,- widows and grown sons as well." jutant, with a mess of figures in one hand 000. He scrubbed out a cigarette butt. and a pencil in the other. How that guy As of to-day it has more than two "Why," he continued presently, "half loves figures! To a disorderly dope like me hundred thousand dollars in gilt-edged of our rehab work — forty percent any- it is amazing the way he can swivel in his investments. And not saved by scrimp- way—is devoted now to widows and chair and lay hands on any fact or figure ing either. children. Les Benston, our service officer, —even if they're twenty years old. To In 1020 the total appropriation for has 13,000 cases concerning organization work in Illinois the families of deceased vet- was $3,000, including Bill's erans. They're the problem salary. In 1030 the Depart- of the future, and if we're ment will spend $22,000. selling service—as we are "Maybe you do it with then let's prepare now to mirrors." I suggested in- meet it." credulously. "Most Legionnaires," I Bill grinned amiably. "It's remarked, "say 'giving ser- organization - - and willing- " vice' instead of 'selling.' ness to spend money to in-

"I still say sell," he in- crease our income. If you sisted. "The Department of give more service you get

Illinois will spend $110,000 more members, and if you this year on activities de- get more members you have voted to veterans or the more money to spend on community. When you're service. The chief thing is spending that kind of money to spend money in the right you're in business—if you're place. spending the money effi- "For instance, at Na- ciently. And if you treat the tional Headquarters' annual job as business you'll find Aerial Round-up we pay the you can stretch a dollar expenses to Indianapolis of farther than George Wash- all our District Commanders ington could throw one. If whose districts reach one you want to see how we hundred percent or better work it as a business, hop of their membership quota. down to Bloomington and Bittinger and Mundt at the Lincoln tomb in This costs us a few hundred talk with Bill Mundt." Springfield, Illinois, during the 1939 Boys' State (Continued on page 42)

MAY, 1940 27 Left, dedication of Capitol Hill Post's memorial shaft at Oklahoma City. Right, John Jacob Fisher Post's burial plot at Punxsu- tawney, Pennsylvania, de- Thats signed after the Legion em- blem

SEVENTY-FIVE full years have apart a special day for memorial and passed since that memorable spring decoration of graves sprang directly from

I of 1865 which saw the end of four a memorial service held at Carbondale. years of civil strife in America. Illinois, on April 20, 1866, when General From thoughts of war and destruction John A. Logan was the principal orator a war-weary and sorely tried people of the day. Two years later as Com- turned to thoughts of binding up the mander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of wounds, of healing the scars—and of the Republic General Logan issued his remembrance. North and South, there historic order designating May 30, 1868, were but few families that had not given as the day on which Grand Army Posts of their loved ones, and thousands of should decorate the graves of their de- those who fell lay in unmarked graves ceased comrades. far from the family homes and the well at many places in the Northern States. Whatever its origin, observance of the kept family burial plots. The long The State of Mississippi held a more day quickly became national; it was trenches filled with fallen heroes which or less general observance of Decoration adopted as a day of remembrance by dotted the scarred and war-wasted land Day—though it was not so called —on the civil population as well as by those stretched out in their barren loneliness May 26, 1866, which was also observed who had seen military service. May 30th in mute reproach to such sacrifice and by a group of devoted ladies at Peters- has national acceptance, but in some of waste and to the inhumanity of man. burg, Virginia. It is more likely, however, the States of the deep South Confederate It is probably true that sorrowing that the beautiful custom of setting Memorial Day is observed on April 26th friends, singly and in groups, sought out and in others on June 3d, the birthday the graves of the soldier dead, known and of Jefferson Davis. I Said I expec+gd j Y'i»v\eaw unknown, for the purpose of garlanding everq wiaw -ho -4 pall in The Grand Army and the U. C. V., them with flowers virile, surrendered at a date earlier than fall out for +ke once strong and have May 1, 1865. But the first recorded public to time. are left who wore the blue pavade !'. Few observance of a day set apart to decorate or the gray seventy-five years ago. But the graves of the fallen seems to be that the day set apart survives and will sur- at Charleston, South Carolina, on Sun- vive as long as our nation lives and men day, May 1, 1865, when, at the instance remember. Direction of the soldier ob- of James Redpath, the military com- servance has fallen to The American mander of the area, General Hartwell, Legion in all parts of the country as the had by orders made it a civic and military representatives of a younger generation holiday. A formal program was arranged to whom the sentimental values of the by Redpath, who is dimly remembered day have an appeal, and to whom there as an author, publicist and radical re- are no sectional lines. Americans all, former but who was then serving as super- honor to whom honor is due. intendent of the reorganized school sys- The Legion remembrance is not con- tem of Charleston, and whose letters to fined to one day in the year. Hundreds of New York papers reporting the services Posts have erected memorials perpetu- probably stimulated similar gatherings ating the names of comrades who fell

28 Tht AMERICAN LEGION Magazine Left, a permanent memorial in service during the World War, of practical value is Havana and other hundreds have set apart (Cuba) Post's mausoleum in in established ceme- burial plots noted Cristobal Colon Ceme- teries for the interment of World tery. Right, Lodi (California) veterans. That is a year 'round War Post reproduces "Flanders memorial and remembrance. Field" in impressive ceremony Past Commander C. C. Fitz- Gerald of Havana (Cuba) Post writes of The American Legion Jacob Fisher Post has worked out Mausoleum in Cristobal Colon Ceme- an unusual design in its burial tery at Havana, which can be plot. "We have removed the white pointed out as one of the outstand- crosses," writes Past Department ing memorials to our soldier dead Commander W. F. (Bill) Smith. in a foreign land. "Built on Central "Instead we have placed a beauti- Avenue in the cemetery, on a plot ful stone cross in the center. The measuring seventeen by twenty- cross to us resembles the center of three feet," says Past Commander the Legion emblem, and the plot Fitz Gerald, "the mausoleum is dedi- is laid out in the pattern of the cated to all those who have served emblem. We believe our design to our colors in any war, not excluding be unique." the veterans of the Confederate Past Department Commander service. The parents of veterans, and Archie Closson reports a memorial in some cases the children, may also service of great impressivencss find rest there. conducted by his own Lodi (Cali- "The mausoleum has four crypts, fornia) Post, when several hundred white crosses were erected a receiving vault and an ossuary. Garlands of flowers bedeck the on a Faced with black Labrador stone field preceding the program. As the pro- stone erected in memory of Ira J. cessional was played a group of boys and Jacobson, for whom a Rochester, girls from the local schools advanced New York, Post was named. Left, until a student carrying Madisonville (Tennessee) Post slowly a wreath stood beside each cross. The program, dedicates a memorial shaft to those which had attracted nearly two thousand who did not come back people, continued with the students standing or kneeling by the crosses. At from Norway, it is a strong and dignified the conclusion Taps was sounded and structure. The headstone bears the shield while the high school band played of the United States with eagle, two the recessional the school children Legion emblems and the emblems of the filed slowly from "Flanders Field" leav- Grand Army of the Republic, United ing each cross decorated with their Confederate Veterans and United Span- flowers. ish War Veterans, all cast in statuary In the more permanent memorials, bronze. The land was purchased in 1924 Jack Porter, Commander of Capitol and on May 30, 1926, the mausoleum Hill Post, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was dedicated by General Enoch Crow- writes that a crowd estimated at two der, United States Ambassador to Cuba, thousand five hundred gathered in Sunny in the presence of the President of Cuba Lane Cemetery to attend the dedication and other high officials of Cuba and the of a memorial shaft to their soldier dead, United States. The American Memorial which is located in the center of a large services are held at this spot each year, burial plot owned by Capitol Hill Post. when Cuban officials, members of the Governor Leon C. Phillips was the diplomatic and consular corps, members principal speaker. Madisonville (Tennes- of the American colony, veterans organi- see) Post has also memorialized the men zations and patriotic societies are in at- of Monroe County who died during the tendance." World War by the erection of a massive

It is a long jump from Havana to granite shaft. Comrade Barney P. Kelso Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where John sends a report of the proceedings, to-

MAY, 1940 20 gether with a picture taken immediately after the dedication showing Tost Com- mander L. I). Hunt standing in front of the shaft, flanked on the right by James Vance, a veteran of the Union army, and on the left by J. C. McBride, a Confederate veteran.

Another form of memorial is that adopted by Ira J. Jacobson Post, of Rochester, New York, which, as one of its community service projects, spon- sored a community Memorial I 'ark on the site of the old school which many mem- bers of the Post attended. A memorial stone was erected in the Park to the memory of Ira J. Jacobson, for whom the Post was named, and the names of mem- bers of the Post who have passed on.

The Grand Army Passes

AN UNUSUAL ceremony was ob- xjL served in the club rooms of Oneonta (New York) Post on the evening of Feb- ruary 13th when George Dugan, one- hundred-year-old Civil War veteran,

Century old George Dugan, Civil War veteran, delivers the property and records of his Grand Army Post to Com- mander Moorehouse of Oneonta (New York) Post, The American Legion

for its last member, the young nurses, the members of Jane De- E. D. Farmer Post met in lano Post, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,

the Legion rooms and it gave their time and their ministering was the expressed desire skill to the sick and wounded in the hos-

of the members that, after pitals at home and overseas is demon- the last man was gone, strated in the recent gift of an audio- the Post property and meter to the Wisconsin Fifth and Sixth records should be taken Districts of the Parent-Teachers Associa- over by the Legion Post tion. Through the use of this instrument

for preservation. The last it will be possible for health officers

active member, Abel J. throughout Milwaukee County to detect Barlow, aged 06, passed cases where hearing in children is defec-

away last year and it fell tive and apply corrective measures be- to Comrade Dugan, a fore many of the cases reach an ad- former member of the E. vanced stage. D. Farmer Post who now Mrs. Irene H. Hugunin, Post Publicity lives at Roxbury, New Chairman, writes that "the first report York, to make the trans- received from the field shows that fer. in less than ten days' use of this group Comrade Dugan, de- testing instrument, 1,400 tests had been spite his hale and hearty given and fifty-six children were found appearance at the age of with some degree of deafness needing one hundred, took part in attention, not to mention two totally Members of Jane Delano Post, Milwaukee, seventeen battles Wisconsin, are still in service. Presenta- and many skirm- tion of an audiometer by Commander vJWar- are qou hiding /No- ishes during his ser- I'm afraid Schroetter to President Baird of the PTA MOu«* umbrella ?of?- Sowebodq uuill vice in the Civil War. riys if!'. He received a severe vwtll steal if- !!? handed the keys to the desk belonging to head wound at the siege of Vicks- E. D. Farmer Post, Grand Army of the burg, was captured, and carried a Republic, to Commander Perry L. rifle ball in his skull several weeks Moorehouse of Oneonta Post, The before it was removed. Earl Dud- American Legion. With the simple ley Post of Roxbury, New York, words, "I make you a present of all this," gave a banquet in his honor on his the centenarian veteran turned over to one-hundredth birthday. the Legion the property of the Grand Army Post and all of its records. Guests Audiometer at the meeting were Legionnaires, mem- bers of the Auxiliary, Women's Relief THAT the spirit of service is Corps and Daughters of Union Veterans. just as strong asa it was more For some years before Taps sounded than twenty years ago when, as

30 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine deafened children previously considered with license tags on their cars from every problems and mentally retarded. The State in the Union overran the winter device will be used in districts lacking quarters of "the greatest show on earth" this equipment and will directly benefit at Sarasota, Florida, on Sunday, Febru- at least thirty thousand children. The ary nth. And the man in the overseas presentation was made by our Com- cap shouted "peanuts, popcorn, 'n mander, Mrs. Josef Schroetter, to Mrs. cracker-jack."

Mathew J. Baird, President of the PTA There was nothing phony about this group." circus performance— it was Sarasota Jane Delano Post has a membership Bay Post's Legion Day when Ringling of ninety-nine drawn from all parts of Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined the State of Wisconsin. Though its head- Show lent their entire facilities in a great quarters are established in Milwaukee, preview. The major portion of the re- its work is not confined to a local area; ceipts of the day went into the Post's the Post has a broad vision of service and fund for its Child Welfare Clinic. the promotion of health consciousness. "It was a full-time preview of the new features being prepared for the summer Veteran Grave Marker tour throughout the country," writes Post Commander Ray W. Richardson. DEVELOPED from a boyhood hobby, "Special performances of the animal acts George O. Anderson, who has and of the actors in training at the wintei served as Adjutant of June Van Meter quarters were given in the outdoors three Post of Clinton, Iowa, since its organiza- rings with the blue sky and sunshine tion, originated the system of marking overhead instead of the customary 'big the graves of veterans now widely used top.' The Post had the fine assistance of in Iowa and other States. Now, thanks local newspapers and radio stations in to his kindly interest, there is no lost publicizing the event, thus insuring a time on Memorial Day; each group George O. Anderson, veteran Ad- great attendance and, of course, an in- knows exactly where to go and the num- jutant of June Van Meter Post, creased fund for use for the underpriv- ber of graves to be found. Clinton, Iowa, has mapped every ileged children whom the Post serves." That many soldiers' graves were un- cemetery in his county marked made a lasting impression on the First Incorporated boy. When he returned to his home area age, they go to each grave by following from service in the World War he de- the lines. Working in groups, the Legion JUST to keep the records straight, cided to do something about it and within members make the tour in a few hours National Headquarters has officially a few years had made maps of all the and do not retrace a step. determined that the FJepartment of twenty-five cemeteries in Clinton County, Arkansas was the first to be incorpor- showing the location of the graves of sol- Circus Preview ated under the laws of its home State, diers of all wars by the use of varicolored nosing out the Department of New thumb-tacks, and with lines from grave ELEPHANTS trumpeted — lions Mexico by one day and the Department to grave. On each Memorial Day when roared—monkeys chattered. Ten of Rhode Island by two. After these the veterans make their annual pilgrim- thousand people from all over Florida pioneers, whose (Continued an page 61)

MAY, 1940 31 is the month of memories MAYfor veterans—of special re- membrance of those comrades who failed to come home from our wars and of those who have gone West in the years that have sped by since. At the national shrine in Arlington Ceme- tery— the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier —at the imposing memorials and in the American cemeteries overseas, at the most modest memorial shafts in the re- motest hamlets, Legionnaires will stand with bowed heads, commemorating the sacrifices of their honored dead—and standing with them will be all of America. While our country was still engaged in the World War, men in uniform were holding memorial services for the com- rades who had already gone before. The observance of the day of memory in 1919, the first following the cessation of hostili- ties, was of particular significance, and

Veterans of the War Between the States decorate graves of our soldier dead in the Brook- wood American Cemetery near London, England, on Memorial Shrines Day, 1919 EMORY overseas August 31, 1018, on the trans- did not care to be assigned to foreign port Great Northern. schools. "From Brest, we went to the light rail- "Having made the necessary applica- road center at Abainville (Meuse) in the tion, I was assigned to the group of 2,000 Gondrecourt area and remained there men sent to English colleges and universi- we learn of two such observances from until late in the spring of 1010. Our camp ties. Leaving Company N on March 3, fellow Legionnaires. With the photograph commander was Lieutenant Colonel Rob- iqio, I arrived at Camp Knotty Ash, of the four veterans of the War Between ertson, a veteran railroad man and one of near Liverpool, England, where under the the States, which appears above, we re- the really picturesque characters in the very able command of Colonel F. F. ceived this report from Legionnaire service. Several of our companies oper- Longley, the men were assigned to Biddle Roberts, veteran of Company N, ated standard-gauge railroads and after schools. My assignment was to the Lon- 21st Regiment of Engineers, and now the Armistice was signed, we established don School of Economics, a part of the Superintendent of the Cuyahoga Falls, regimental headquarters at Conflans and University of London, and on March 20, Ohio, Public Schools: were assigned to the task of bringing the iqio, my group of soldier - students "With the approach of Memorial Day, surrendered German rolling stock into arrived in the English capital.

I am submitting a picture that I took at camp. During the winter of "My sojourn at the London what I consider the most impressive ser- 1918-1019, the regiment be- School of Economics was a vices I have ever attended, either before came widely scattered and very enjoyable and profitable or since the war. The picture was taken as I recall was never reas- one. We lived in boarding in the American Cemetery at Brookwood, sembled as a unit. houses of our own choosing, England, not far from London, on May "After the signing of the receiving commutation of ra- 30, iqio, at which time there weie 120 Armistice, the American Uni- tions and quarters. We were Americans buried there. Among the versity Union, the Y. M. C. provided with passes per- British and American officials, American A., military authorities and mitting us to travel freely any- service men and others who attended the others interested in the edu- where within the United King- services were the four veterans of our cational welfare of the sol- dom and at the same travel Civil War who lived in London at the diers brought about the rate allowed British soldiers. time and whose picture I enclose. assignment of several thou- I was thus enabled to travel "My regiment, the 21st Engineers, sand college and university freely in England, Scotland maintained and operated both standard men to British and French and Wales, and to some extent and narrow-gauge railroads while military universities. Most veterans in Ireland, although my stay operations were going on in France. I will recall also the temporary in the latter country was cut served with the enlisted personnel of university established at short by the Sinn Fein revo- Company X, which was organized in Beaune for American sol- lutionary outbreaks. Camp Humphreys, Virginia, and went diers who could not be or "Several days previous to

32 The AMERICAN LEGION Magmine May 30, 10 10. all Americans "The most impressive in the London area were noti- part of the service came fied that Memorial Day ser- when four veterans of our MEMORIAL DAY vices would be held in the Civil War, one of them a 1919 Brookwood Cemetery, located Negro, assisted in deco- Program of Services miles from London in rating the graves. a few The Held by Surrey. Services were held in services were closed by U.S. the morning and a special three volleys of a firing SEVENTH ENGINEERS AT RUMELANGE, LUXEMBOURG, 9:00 a. train for American service squad and the sounding m. men and others desiring to of Taps by one of our attend was provided. The ser- American buglers. About vices were simple and impres- 150 American service men sive. The American Ambassa- were present and as many dor and General Biddle, com- more civilians." manding American troops in The number of Ameri- [in 4 iforo Olh« Cai Son3 l# Quartette

London, representatives of the can dead in Brookwood Add/eu by Lf Col

British government and of Cemetery was increased Music by Hnfld.

,-(' r-.l ' ll : ; :.. other Allied countries were after the Armistice to : present. While I am not quite 468, when bodies were sure, I think the brief address brought from temporary 1. 3 was given by Bishop Brent of resting places in various the Episcopal Church. parts of England, Scot- land and Ireland, comprising those men of the A. E. F. who lost their Twenty-one years ago, services for their lives in Great Britain or its sur- comrades were held by the 7th Engi- rounding waters. Among them neers in Rumelange, Luxembourg were many victims of the torpedo- ing of the transport Tascania by a German submarine off the west coast of by the Tucson, Arizona, Post of the

Scotland on February 5, 1018. Legion which bears his name. Lieutenant Bishop Brent, to whom Comrade McDermott 's father, McLaughlin re- Roberts refers, was no doubt the late ports, had been a marshal in Montana Bishop Charles H. Brent who, with the and an old pal of famous Buffalo Bill. rank of major, served as Chief of the After serving with its Division, the Board of Chaplains of the A. E. F. Seventh Engineer Regiment found itself at the time of the Armistice in charge of a THE tiny Grand Duchy of Luxem- large engineer dump near Brandeville, bourg, surrounded as it is by France, which had been captured from the Ger- Belgium and Germany, served as the mans. The usual rumor of prompt return main highway for the American troops to the States was disproved when the that became a part of the Army of Occu- regiment started on November 24th on pation in the German Rhineland follow- the first leg of its hike toward the Occu- ing the Armistice, and played host to pied Area, reaching Rumelange on De- other American Army organizations cember 17th, which with neighboring

which functioned as reserve forces of the villages was to be its home until it finally

American Third Army. So it was that on started back for its port of embarkation. Memorial Day of 1919, the Seventh Through the construction of barracks, Engineers, Fifth Division, held services bunks, bath houses and mess halls, the in honor of its dead in Rumelange, 7th Engineers contributed largely to the Luxembourg. The program of the ser- comfort of other units of the Red Dia- vices, furnished to us by Legionnaire mond Division. Its other work during its James L. McLaughlin who conducts the stay in Luxembourg included construc- McLaughlin Service Station in Whiting, tion of airplane hangars, warehouses and

Indiana, is reproduced on this page. sentry boxes, repairing and construction That Engineer regiments saw plenty of roads, erecting light plants, inspecting

of front-line service is vouched for by the and guarding ammunition dumps, salvag- fact that in the Honor Roll that appears ing captured enemy artillery, operating on the back of the program are listed four saw mills—plus, of course, intensive drill officers and forty-four enlisted men who and range practice. were killed in action, three officers and A commissary, a reading room and a seventeen enlisted men who died of Corps horse show all added to the pleas- wounds received in action, in addition to ure of the troops. Athletics and a regi- one officer and four enlisted men shown mental show, "The 7th Engineer Min- as "Unofficially reported died of wounds." strels," helped to keep up morale. And That last classification would indicate that those five men were sent to hospital with serious wounds and no report of their fate had then been received by the regiment. In addition, nine enlisted men died of disease and other causes. Stained-glass memorial window in Comrade McLaughlin calls attention the Chapel at Camp Meade, Mary- particularly to the fact that 1st Lieu- land, to be dedicated on May tenant Morgan McDermott of Company 19th by the 304th Engineers B, who died of wounds, has been honored

MAY, 1940 33 to defray the cost of the memorial window quently we did every conceivable kind was contributed by former members of of a job in the area from Toul to the the regiment. Argonne and up into Luxembourg, fol- "We should like to hear from all of our lowing the Army of Occupation. Our former comrades, so our roster may be regiment hadn't been together for the complete and so they can enjoy with us entire fifteen months in France until our annual reunions. It is hoped that as reassembled in LeMans preparatory to many as possible will attend our dedica- embarkation for home. tion services at Camp Meade, the second "After the Armistice was signed, we Sunday before Memorial Day." were assigned to checking German mate- rial dumps between Etain, France, and NOTWITHSTANDING the dearth Arlon, Belgium. After this work was of actual land fighting in the pres- finished, we were given a detail of sixty ent war between France, England and German prisoners of war and started to Germany, much has appeared in news- clean up shells, small munition dumps papers and in newsreels regarding the and mines around the Verdun sector. Maginot Line and the West Wall—the The picture from my collection that I French and German strongholds that are am enclosing shows a part of this work. both termed impregnable. Tank obsta- "Just outside of Verdun there was a then, as the reproduced program shows, Memorial Day was properly observed. Probably many veterans will remember the small monuments with the Red Dia- mond on their sides which were found in certain sections of France after the Armistice. Well, the 7th Engineers were responsible for the erection of those markers which showed the areas in which the Fifth Division fought.

NOT that the Engineers are the only branch of service that remembers its

dead, but it so happens that in returning from reports of observances across the seas in iqiq to similar observances in this country, we again find an Engineer regiment prepared to honor its comrades. From Legionnaire George F. Schuck, President of the 304th Engineers Veter- ans Association, of 5046 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, we received the artist's design of a stained glass memorial window, which you will find on the preceding page, with this German prisoners, under a guard from Company D, 24th story of it: Engineers, destroying land mines near Verdun in 1919. "The 304th Engineers Veterans Asso- Note pillars and chains of anti-tank fence in background ciation, comprised of men who served with that famous regiment of the 7gth Division during the World War, will cles of concrete and of steel rails are fea- long anti-tank fence that had been built dedicate a stained-glass memorial win- tured in each Line and every so often by the Germans. It consisted of rein- dow in the Chapel at Camp Meade, there is a report of soldiers of one side forced concrete pillars about eight-feet Maryland, on Sunday, May 10th, at two or the other being blown up by land high with heavy steel cables strung be- o'clock in the afternoon. The regiment mines. Such appliances of war are not tween them. This would stop a tank and was composed largely of men from Phila- new—they were known during the War when the operator got out to see what delphia and eastern Pennsylvania. in which we fought, even though on a the obstruction was, he was greeted by "Several years ago, the War Depart- much smaller scale. an exploding mine. There were several

ment constructed a chapel at Camp Thanks to David J. Gravelle of City instantaneous mines staggered between Meade, where our Division trained, and Hall Post of the Legion, Los Angeles, each pillar. the stained-glass windows in the chapel California, whose home is at 2qo8 West "These mines were made up of two have been sponsored by various regiments Vernon Avenue in that city, we can show 16-inch shells and some had as high as of our Division. The memorial to the a picture of a section of one of the more fifteen cakes of triton. It was the prison- veterans of our regiment is the last of primitive tank fences of the World War ers' job to dig up the mines and dump nine windows that have been installed days. With the picture, above, came them into water holes to lessen the effect

and it portrays the 'Healing of the Blind.' this report from Comrade Gravelle: of the charges. After several days, they "The regimental insignia is incorpor- "In looking through my war archives, were taken from the water and dis- ated at the bottom of the window and on I found about a hundred negatives of charged with some added dynamite.

its sides are inscribed 'Camp Meade,' pictures that I took in the A. E. F., after The snapshot shows two prisoners fishing 'Montfaucon,' 'Troyon,' and 'Grand the ban on cameras had been lifted, and out some of the mines while Corporal Montagne' —the places where the regi- I am submitting a print of one. G. W. Nelson stood guard. ment trained and fought during the "I served with the 24th Engineers "It's only natural to think that your World War. which was organized in Camp Dix, New own outfit was the best in the Army, so

"The veterans of the 304th Engineers Jersey, as a portable shop unit, but on I still think that Company D, 24th En- gather each year in either Philadelphia arrival in France we were all split up gineers, was IT! What's become of my or Lancaster for a reunion, and the money and sent out on detached service; conse- old gang?"

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picture that is reproduced and we hope sincerely that the appearance of this snapshot as an illustration will not prove to be too great a shock for Clyde T.

Butler of Rural Route 6, Independence, Missouri, who at the time he wrote us too many years ago to admit—was a member of Post Office Post of the Legion in Kansas City, Missouri. Comrade Butler was very brief in his communication, but he did report that the snapshot is of the American Y. M. C. A. canteen at Barry Docks, South Wales, England, and that "it would be remem- bered by thousands of gobs making that port. The two ladies, whose names I can- not recall, operated the Y and were really a friendly pair." "I was just a gob," continued Butler, "holding a 'black gang' rating. I made one trip on the U. S. S. Siboney and spent Answering an S. O. S., the U. S. S. Connecticut takes in tow the disabled six months on the U. S. Kermoor. I'd like Steamer West Zucker, in background, in mid- Atlantic in April, 1919 to hear from old shipmates and it would

be interesting if we were to hear from the two Y ladies or someone who knows them. ' SO. .S. ! Rescues of any sort generally hose, after we had passed a line to her. • pack a certain amount of thrill, but We towed the other ship for about seven that is true particularly when the call hours while this assistance was being comes from a distressed ship somewhere given. Her fires had been extinguished out in the vastness of the oceans. We are and she had been drifting before we came pleased to be able to show an actual to her aid. After we had performed our photograph of such a first-aid mission in duty, both vessels proceeded on their which one of our battleships of the World respective journeys. War period was engaged. We can thank "Although a battleship, the Connecti- Fay Knight, former storeroom-keeper on cut, like many other warships of our the U. S. S. Connecticut, and now National Navy, was impressed into service as a Captain of the National Association of transport to bring troops back from the U. S. S. Connecticut Veterans, of Closter, A. E. F. In all, we carried almost five New Jersey, for the picture. This yarn thousand soldiers. accompanied it: "The veterans of our crew had not "The photograph I am enclosing was held any reunion since the war until the taken from the after-port bridge of the Legion National Convention in New U. S. S. Connecticut on April 14, iqiq, York City in September, 1937. A suffi- when the captain took our ship to the cient number were on hand to permit us assistance of a disabled vessel at approxi- to organize the National Association of mately 42 west latitude and 42 north U. S. S. Connecticut Veterans and we longitude—which to landlubbers I might will hold a reunion each year. The fourth explain is just about the middle of the annual convention and reunion dinner North Atlantic Ocean. It was found upon will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- arrival that the ship was the Steamer vania, on October iqth. I would appreci-

ate it if the former officers and enlisted men of the crew would write to me at P. O. How many gobs remember the Box Closter, New Jersey, 487, two Y ladies and their canteen at so that they can be advised of Barry Docks, South Wales, Eng- our complete reunion plans." land, pictured above? EVEN though the splendid women who served as Can anyone identify the two ladies or welfare workers with the Y. tell us something more about the Y can- M. C. A. are not eligible to teen at Barry Docks? membership in the Legion, we know that many of them are DURING the years that this depart- still held in high regard by the ment has been appearing, citations men for whom they worked so —unofficial, of course, and issued by the well during the war. And Company Clerk—have been won by through the organization of numerous members of the Then and Now West Zucker bound from Newport News, which they and allied welfare workers are Gang. We refer to the soldiers and sailors Virginia, to Dublin, Ireland, with a cargo now members, the Women's Overseas and marines and also to the officers and of barley. Service League, their work for the veter- nurses and enlisted men of the Medical "The fresh water for the ship's boilers ans and, in some communities, for the Department who have generously fur- had become exhausted and for a period of young men who now comprise our pres- nished information to relatives regarding seven hours fresh water was piped from ent military forces, is continuing. comrades who have gone West. our ship to the West Zucker through a Two of these women are seen in the As we have {Continued on page 62)

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"Certainly—except now and then here —in my house. Wayne has done move into battle without one! Here it is. Wayne and I chatter a bit with some more All of this works out perfectly, but it's of our pals in England." Interrupting, Wayne opened the door too bad for both of you. Stewart killed "That message that you had Wayne of the library. "I heard most of it," he by jealous young flier. Then Stewart's send for you last night. Canned goods, began. "I'll answer Hale. I'll tell him friend, revenging his dead pal, beats bully beef, five thousand men. Was that exactly who I am—before I kill him." Romeo's brains out a bit too late!" warehouse business?" Hale smiled in the face of death. "Exactly. You see—Wayne helps me "Rotten," he said. "You'll have to work with those things." fast to free my hands and feet before "The million, three hundred thousand the servants come in." feet of post material. The Libourne Wayne leered at his victim. He man, you said, was a bit off base, to walked to the fireplace and picked up quote vou. You made it a million and a the heavy iron poker. "You forget that ' half." you will be the first to go." "What of it?" Rawson Stewart's teeth were chatter- Hale hesitated for a moment, and ing with fear. "Wayne," he faltered, then, "There seems to be a peculiar co- "for the love of God, what are you do- incidence, Mr. Stewart. One of the ing? Are you insane?" transports that was sunk last night car- "Perhaps I am. At any rate, you may ried five thousand men. Another was credit me with sinking four more Eng- loaded with canned goods, bully beef lish ships, thanks to your convenient and all that." wireless. Three last month, four last "So I learned later." night, a total of seven. Insane? Judge "That post material. One point three for yourself!"

millions. You changed it to one point Wayne's face twisted to a mask of five. One-three p.m. One-five would saidonic triumph. He swung the heavy

make it one-thirty p.m. You know there iron poker high above Hale's head.

is no post material on your job at Li- "Like this I will kill you, after you face bourne!" "So then she says sweet like—'Wouldn't the wall. You have a good brain, my lad, "What are you driving at?" you like to teach me to drive!'" but it will be spattered over this rug "You know, don't you, that Colonel before—" Warren's quartermaster supplies your The sentence ended with the crash crew on the Libourne job with their ra- In Wayne's right hand, leveled at of a shot fired from the door of the tions?" Hale's heart, lay a heavy Mauser auto- library. "True enough! Wayne thought we matic. Quietly, "I'll complete a bit of The automatic dropped from Wayne's might run our own kitchen. I don't the young man's education. Royal Air hand. His knees bent and he crumpled follow you." Force, plus a dash of espionage—-simple to the floor. The fire poker fell clanging "You know, too, that the ships were as all that." on the hearthstone. sunk a bit off base—our base at Royan!" Wayne walked into the library and In the doorway, Mary Britten stood "True again. Tell me. Hale, what is closed the door behind him. Then, his wide-eyed with horror. "I shot him," the point to all this maudlin mess of voice rising in his rage, "Your number's she faltered, seemingly dazed. Faltering,

language?" up, Hale! You're through! Stand where she called to Hale. "Darling . . . just in Hale got to his feet. "The point, Mr. you are. Tie him up, Stewart!" time." Then Rawson Stewart caught her Stewart, is that I believe that your wire- Here was death. Hale realized that in his arms as she fainted. less station on the Libourne job trans- here was the end of the show. Quietly, To a servant who had ventured into mitted your code message, rather an in this last desperate moment, "Don't go the hallway at the sound of a pistol obvious thing, to the commanders of the banging around with that gun," he said shot, "Brandy!" Stewart demanded. He

German submarines off the mouth of to Wayne. "Put it down. You'll have carried the girl to a wide armchair and the Oironde." the town on top of us." then, turning to Flale, "Now, old man,

"What preposterous damned rot!" "Tie his hands, Stewart . . . the cord to set you free," he said. He slashed at Stewart exploded. "Why, you imperti- of your dressing gown!" To Hale, "No Hale's bonds with a sharp-edged paper nent damned idiot, I'll have you kicked fear, my bright laddie. I'll not shoot you. knife that lay on the library table. out of the service for this! I'll have you I'll bash your brains out with that poker Hale looked at Mary for a moment and jailed. You're a maniac! Get out of here after I spill a bit of heartbreak. Hands then, kneeling beside Wayne, he laid before my servants throw you out! behind you, quick! Stewart, lash him up his hand over Wayne's heart. "Still

I'll—" or I'll let you have it!" beating ... He got it through his left Stewart walked toward a bell-pull Rawson Stewart's hands were trem- lung. Probably grazed his heart." that hung against the wall. "Of all the bling, but he did a thorough job with Stewart's servant came in with a preposterous damned insulting— Hale's wrists. decanter of brandy. Hale poured a spoon- "Stay away from thai bell!" Hale "There you are," Wayne resumed. ful of the liquor into a glass and held it to ordered. "Stop where you arc. When "Now, Stewart, the curtain cord around Mary Britten's lips. The girl's eyelids you're finished popping off, answer his ankles!" To Hale, snarling in his fluttered and then, with terror still dark- another question too. Who is this con- rage, "You'll nevei live to know how ening her eyes, she looked down at fidential associate of yours, Arthur right you were, my lad! Your deep-laid Arthur Wayne. Wayne? Answer me!" plans, I suppose, included my capture She turned to Hale and buried her "Wayne's bank handles all my finances after a bit of scrimmage at the bank. face against his breast. "Oh, darling, it's

in France. Wayne is a friend of mine. Well, let's see. Have you a gun with so horrible . . . and I killed him!" At this moment he happens to be a guest you? You wouldn't be fool enough to Hale held the girl close. "He isn't

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dead, my dearest—he'll probably live to face a firing squad. He isn't dead. Quit sobbing. Here, drink a slug of brandy. He isn't dead. Quit crying." At the telephone on the library desk, Rawson Stewart was delivering an im- perative summons to a doctor. "Fellow here says the bullet grazed his heart," he concluded. "We can't let the rotter die. Hurry up and perhaps you can save him for a firing squad." Stewart hung up the telephone and spoke to Hale. "I say, my boy, would you mind salvaging some of this artillery that's strewn around so lavishly? And then, suppose we leave this scene for a happier one. The drawing room, let us say." "One moment." Hale lifted the tele- phone and put a number through. Presently, "Let me speak to Navy 7," he said. In a moment, "Hello! Navy 34 speaking! Would you mind coming to the Rue Chevalier at once? Rawson Stewart's apartment on the third floor of No. 40, Rue Chevalier. Thank you and bring two or three men along with you!" Hale hung up the telephone and got to his feet. To Mary Britten, "Let's get out of here. Stewart is right. I don't like this room."

IN RECENT LABORATORY THE drawing room of Stewart's IN "SMOKING BOWL" TESTS, apartment, Hale faced the girl. "Now, PRINCE ALBERT BURNED my little pal, just who the hell are you?" he asked. Mary Britten glanced at Rawson Stewart and then, to Hale, "Let us say for the moment that I'm—your military COOLER aide. We suspected Wayne "Who is 'we'?" THAN THE AVERAGE OF "I'll give you two guesses. Maybe THE 30 OTHER OF THE after a while I'll ask you a question or LARGEST-SELLING BRANDS two. The French police helped me raid TESTED — COOLEST OFALL / Wayne's apartment last night. We found enough incriminating stuff to Copyright, 1910, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston convict a hundred German agents. Be- fore he became Arthur Wayne twenty years ago, his name was Wienerhoff. Incidentally, you'll be glad to know that we have bagged an important fragment of the very latest German submarine code." "How did you know that Wayne was here?"

"Because I rigged it that way last night, after you left the party." Hale frowned. The girl smiled at him. Looking straight at him, "What's the matter, darling?" she asked. "Are you jealous?"

"I was," Hale said. "No more of it now—except a bit of professional jeal- ousy. Army beats Navy again!" Mary Britten reached up and pulled C f\ pipefuls of fragrant Hale's head down close to hers. Rawson WW tobacco in every tin of Prince Stewart smiled. Then, to Hale, "May I handy Albert be the first to congratulate you?" Hale held the girl at arm's length and looked deep into her eyes. "How about it, Mary?" In her answering smile he found all that his heart desired. THE NATIONAL JOY SMOKE

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(Continued from page 14) and organizations are already active in historic Boston Common in the heart of gers surrounding our national existence making plans for your entertainment. the city. Then, if you want to go further and future security. Having reached our

1 urge you to make the trip as part of afield, you will find yourself in the midst majority as an organization, we view the your vacation this year. B ring your of the country's outdoor playland, at a trend of events with thoughtful and families along and stay long enough to delightful season of the year, with matured vision, as well as with memories get acquainted with our beautiful coun- beaches, woods, boating, fishing, riding of similar momentous events almost a tryside, communities, and the people and a score of other attractions at their generation ago. The Legion stands ready who live here. No doubt you have very best. with its counsel and its support. Massachusetts relatives. This will be a As Governor, I am particularly grati- In Boston—the Cradle of Liberty, fine chance to look them up. Don't be fied that Massachusetts will play host rich in reminders of our early struggles too much afraid that your youngsters to the Legion this year. This tremen- for freedom—comrades of the Legion will miss a few days of school because dous spectacle imparts to all who wit- will gain renewed faith and courage to

I think a first-hand view of the historic ness it a sense of security and an inspira- carry on. They will receive new inspira- spots which played such a big part in the tion to better citizenship, which cannot tion to carry out the Legion doctrine, founding of our country will be a lasting be measured. so ably expressed in the Preamble to inspiration to any young man or woman. Particularly is this true when so large our Constitution: the doctrine that You'll find every opportunity for a part of the world is under arms. The right must be the master of might. renewing your comradeships right here Legion, more than any other organiza- I look forward to seeing you and your in Boston, with everything handy to tion in America today, realizes the dan- folks here in September.

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(Continued from page 13) came from a small town in upper New from three months before birth until what you are is an American privilege. York State. after putrefaction. And unmistakably New fingerprint cards arrive daily Identifications of this type are an they stamp your record as being you. 3,000 of them; from Rotary Clubs and everyday occurrence. Among the 3^2 Oddly enough, identification by one's Legion Posts and Boy Scouts troops and million World War veterans no one fingerprints for many years was reserved groups of bankers and Junior Chambers knows how difficult it is to identify a man only for the criminal class. Yet the first of Commerce and other alert, well-posted by his name alone. known usage of civil identification oc- groups and individuals. Suppose for example you happened to curred over 2,500 years ago when finger- Very understandably, there are some be Sergeant Frank R. Smith in the World who do not believe in having fingerprints War—and don't forget the R! That placed on record. would distinguish you from the 300 mere Take the man who applied as night Frank Smiths who also were in uniform WHEREAS, The enactment of a watchman and was found to be an ex- at that time, but would throw you in federal law requiring universal burglar with several prison terms behind with the 1500 men who were named fingerprinting of all citizens of the him, or the scores of applicants for Frank Smith with some middle initial. United States would be of great appointment as police officers whose There were also 536 plain John Smiths benefit to law enforcement gener- record of criminal activity was thus and a total of 50,328 men and officers ally and an aid in the identification brought to light. named Smith. of individuals Naturally these men resent finger- Also there were 150 Jack or John THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, printing as a check on their liberty of Greenes with no middle initial; 40,101 That The American Legion favors movement. A man with six aliases is apt Johnsons; 28,002 Browns; 27,938 men the enactment of a federal law re- to feel that the world is his, and he wants named Williams. There were even 20 quiring universal fingerprinting of it. Curb his restlessness—shut him out of Daniel Boones! The Navy and the all citizens. Resolution adopted a position of trust —make him live under Marine Corps could tell a similar story of by the Twenty-First National Con- his rightful name—and such a man can the confusing repetition of names. Yes, vention of The American Legion, be loudly resentful. and some men, total strangers, not only at Chicago, September 28, 1919. Such grumblers forget that honest carry the same name but look a good deal citizens have some rights too! alike! In the F. B. I. files there are several "Won't you give a man a second drawers of index cards bearing the name chance?" sentimentalists ask, in defense John Smith alone. prints were used by the ancient Chinese. of NOT fingerprinting.these men. But the fingerprints separate the men. But since 1933 average citizens from all Certainly we will. Give a man a Your fingerprints, if you were one of those walks of life have been sending their chance to make good, but let those whose three and one-half million, haven't prints to the Federal Bureau of Investi- lives and property they would protect altered one iota. Your belt-line may have gation for filing. These men and their know the risk each one is taking. It is not expanded; your hair may have thinned; families do not feel "regimented" by the fair to ask a former criminal to handle but your fingerprints are the same. Your fact that their fingerprints have been cash, when he has previously been con- cnl ire life may be lived now on a different placed on file. They know that an honest victed time and again for various crimes. plane and in almost a different world man has nothing to hide. The same One embezzler in a position of trust can from what you knew as a lad back in 2,000,000 men and women and children carry down with the wreckage of a ruined World War days. But your fingerprints already fingerprinted smilingly and truth- company a great many innocent jobs. haven't changed! Nor will they. Those fully attest to the fact that being finger- That is partly why many business men prints are every man's identifying mark, printed and known for who you are and voluntarily have themselves fingerprinted

The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine and suggest this step to all their friends. The United States Government started fingerprinting applicants for civil service positions in 1929. At first one out of every 13 applicants was found to have been I'll say its arrested somewhere and at some time, and under some name, for some sort of crime. Today, despite the fact that this Smoother

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The day has gone when a man who is considered "hot" by the police could join the Army to find a place to hide. Since 1934 the War Department has asked the F. B. I. to check 31,863 sets of fingerprints. Of these, 2,450 were found to have police records, some minor, some major, some utterly bad. The Navy De- partment, since 1936, has similarly found that 2,931 out of 117,545 men had police records. The Marine Corps has found that 1,351 out of 27,258 applicants, had at one time been guilty of various offenses SMOOTHER AND FINER and crimes, some including assault to kill AS THE YEARS ROLL BY and other crimes of violence, and many representing arrest after arrest. But greater yet, the military and naval forces are not only preserving the integrity of Seagram's 7 Crown Blended Whis- Seagram's 5 Crown Blended Whiskey. The their services, but are insuring the key. The straight whiskies in this straight whiskies in this product are 4 years identity their of men. product are 4 years or more old. or more old. 27M;% straight whiskies, 72'/2% Very possibly, a young lad who was 40% straight whiskies, 60% grain grain neutral spirits. 90 Proof. Seagram- Y. fingerprinted as (Continued on page 40) neutral spirits. 90 Proof. Distillers Corporation, Offices : New York, N.

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a Boy Scout may be deterred later on As a check, they print simultaneous to huge expense and suffered untold from starting a career of crime because prints of your four right fingers on a torture to have his fingers gouged out, he knows his fingerprints are already on space at the bottom, then your right hoping thereby to avoid detection. Need-

file. The F. B. I. does not use the thumb; then your four left fingers to- less to say, he couldn't change his prints 2,000,000 civilian fingerprint cards in gether and your left thumb. These are enough to be safe. And any man caught searching for criminals, and hopes the the familiar olive-shaped fingerpads. The who has attempted to alter his finger- moral effect of having one's prints filed purpose of this step is to make sure the prints is doubly suspected of having at Washington will be enough to help men didn't confuse your right hand with something to hide! stiffen a young man's spine in a moment your left! If a finger has been amputated since a of temptation. Then an expert takes a magnifying man was first fingerprinted, the experts But the fact remains that fingerprints glass with a hair-line stretched on the give it arbitrarily the same value as the

spell no terrors, now or at any later time, glass reticule from the left delta to the same finger of the other hand; if this does for the man who lives honestly and has core of each finger. With a pencil point not work, they try all the various combi- nothing to hide. he counts the ridges. He puts down the nations the missing finger might have

What are fingerprints? How are they figure. He studies the patterns: arch, had. When a man has no fingers at all, taken? How classified? tented arch, loop, whorl accidental. If a they use his palm prints. If his hands are Few people, outside of law enforce- loop slants toward the thumb, which is missing, the ridges of his feet are un- ment circles, know or have had any need on the side of the bone called your ulna, mistakable and genuine. of knowing. Yet it is no mystery. he marks down "U" for "ulnar." If The fingerprints of "public enemies" When they fingerprint you they roll toward the little finger, which is on the are further classified singly by the each finger on a glass slab of thin printer's side of the radius, it's "R" for "radial." Battley system. ink from nail to nail and then roll this If fingers include whorls, that fact sets Fingerprinting is an exact science. The print on an 8 x 8-inch card containing up the primary classification. fingerprint experts of the Federal Bureau 10 small squares. This produces a nearly The formula for classifying and reading of Investigation devote years of study to square print, which gives the full pattern. fingerprints was devised by Sir E. R. the classification of finger impressions,

The process is awkward but not difficult. Henry of Scotland Yard and is standard photography and the lifting of latent Best results come when the man rolls throughout the world. The F. B. I. has prints, and no expert is considered quali- your fingers from the awkward position to extended the system along sound lines as fied to testify in court until he has had the easy position: the thumbs toward the required by its over 12,000,000 sets of seven years' experience. body, the fingers away from the body. prints. The United States exchanges This exact science of fingerprinting Both hands are rolled in the same fingerprint information with practically protects the innocent and identifies the order: right thumb, index, middle, ring every country of the globe. Canada and guilty. It is nature's method of insuring and little finger, and directly underneath, Mexico have efficient and modern finger- one's identity against accidents and left thumb, index, middle, ring and little print bureaus. catastrophes which occur in the most finger. John Dillinger, the bandit, once went routine walks of life.

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It is the claim of those who knew at Stockholm, and when Abel Kiviat of The wonder mile, it was called, and it

Tincler that he was never extended in the Irish American A. C. in New York would be on the books for all time, it any of his races. While in this country he smashed the world's record in the 1500- was claimed. But a few years later ran two trials, to show his backers he meter tryouts for the American Olympic Ladoumegue of France not only broke was ready, in 4:09 and 4:08. All this is Team the sports experts predicted that the world 800-meter record but drove rumor but I have heard it enough to Kiviat, Jones and Taber would run one- the mile mark down to 4:09.2. The mile make me believe it, and I mention pro- two-three in that event, which is the was on the move. The sights had been fessionals along with amateurs to show Olympic "mile," at Stockholm. But lifted and they were shooting higher and the things being done back in the '90's, when the race came off the three Ameri- faster. when tracks were not so fast or other cans watched each other so closely that Just before Nurmi and Taber there conditions as good as now. the Englishman A. N. S. Jackson came was a great array of milers in this Norman Taber of Brown University from behind to win, with Kiviat second, country. John Paul Jones of Cornell was the first to crack W. CI. George's Taber third and Jones fourth. Later, headed this group in point of time out- mark. It took twenty-nine years to do Taber as a Rhodes scholar teamed up doors. Jones ran 4:14.4 for a new Ameri-

it and it was only shaded to 4:12.6. with Jackson and two others to establish can record. Abel Kiviat of the Irish This was done in a paced race in 1915 a four-mile team record which, likeabout American A. C. of New York, was doing on the track at the Harvard Stadium. every other record of those far off days around 4:15. It was freely predicted that Taber's has been smashed to smithereens. It was One of our greatest runners at the mark would still be standing a genera- after this that Taber broke the world mile was Joie Ray of the Illinois A. C. tion later. Taber had a curious track mile mark. Joie won his first National Champion- career. At Brown University he came ship in 1914 and went on to win cham- up from nowhere to run a dead heat ACTUALLY Taber's mile record lasted pionship after championship until his with the hitherto unbeaten John Paul L*- eight years. Paavo Nurmi, dubbed retirement in 1925. Joie had a record Jones of Cornell, in the intercoUegiatcs "the phantom Finn" by the sports writers, of doing better than 4:20 nearly sixty

;it Philadelphia in 191 2. That summer in 1923 clipped two and one-fifth seconds times in competition. It was a shame the Olympic Games were to be held off the record to establish it at 4:10%. that Joie came at a time when the mile

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competition was at a low ebb. He finally Paavo Nurmi during the indoor sea- the breaking of three minutes for the got an indoor mile record of 4.12.2 to son when watching a mile race in Madi- three-quarter-mile distance. In [895, equal the best Paavo Nurmi ever did son Square Garden thought that the Conneff ran 3.02.8 for three-quarters of a indoors. The present mark is only 4.8 present-day milers could hit 4.03 if they mile. It is only recently that the boys seconds faster and sometimes I think maintained a proper pace. Nurmi in an have been able to shatter this. Wooder- Joie would be up with the topnotchers, interview in the Norwegian Sportsmande son was the first to get under three if we could put him on the track in 1017 two years ago, set forth some interesting minutes, with 2.59.5. Since then Fenske condition. views of the limits for running. He be- has beaten three minutes. I believe that That brings us up to scratch on the lieves that the 800-meter mark will the three-quarters must get down an- mile history. Of course, it is only the high finally get down to 1.42 and would be other three seconds before four minutes spots. Meshed in with these names were under 1.45 now if the proper pacing for a mile can come. those of many fine milers both here and were used. The present mark is 1.47, How will this four-minute mile be abroad. made by John Woodruff, formerly of done? If we accept Nurmi, it must be It is interesting to see how the four- Pittsburgh, and 1936 Olympic Cham- through an evenly-paced race, each minute mile hits some of the old war pion. quarter-mile being about the same time. horses, men who have seen them come The reason that the mile did not move If we look at the fast miles we do not and go, who have been in there doing along faster in this country was due to find that this has been done: some great mnning themselves and have the fact that most of our best college the feel of the thing. milers stopped all competition immedi- Nurmi 4.10.4 58.6 64 64.6 59.4 To Mel Sheppard T went. Shep won ately after graduation. Two of the most Ladoumegue 4.09.2 60.8 63 64.2 61.2 two Olympics in London in 1908, in the promising prospects, John Paul Jones Lovelock. . . . 4.07.6 61.4 62.2 65.1 58.9 800 and 1500 meter events, and gained and Bill Bonthron of Princeton, left the Cunningham 4.06.7 61.8 64 61.8 59.1 the name of Peerless Mel back in 1910. sport just when they were ready through Wooderson . 4.06.6 58.6 63.2 64.9 63.7 "The man who sets up anything as experience and maturity to really show us *Cunningham 4.04.4 58.5 64 61.7 60.2 impossible in athletics is likely to find something. This has been true with himself fooled," said Mel. "Once we many others. Note that each of these fast miles had thought a jump of six feet, six inches But nowadays more and more runners a "sleeper" quarter mixed in, sometimes an amazing feat and now we see school- are continuing with the sport. Our out- the second but more often the third. boys make that. One fine day one fine standing runners today in the mile and Even Nurmi, the old stickler for pace, runner will hit the four-minute mark. beyond are men who have had several allowed a letdown in the middle of his race. Who he is and where he will come from, years of "post graduate" work in run- I do not know. Today they are running ning. Mehl of Wisconsin, Rice of Notre However, most of these marks were in competition. Racing and time all over the country—Wisconsin, Texas, Dame, and Don Lash of Indiana are made everywhere. When I was running, there examples at distances above the mile. making are two entirely different bieeds were only a few centers and naturally One other thing and one which has of pups. John {Continued on page 42) a poorer selection. It will come." a great bearing on the mile, has been *Indoors at Dartmouth.

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Paul Jones ran his last quarter in 57 the runner is helped by pace makers. Others are for the speed runner—one seconds when he made an American What type of runner is going to do it? who can run a great quarter-mile and

record. 1 saw Johnny Overton of Yale, What w ill he look like in general physical even better at the half mile. A runner

killed in France with l he Marines in make up? Wooderson is about 5 feet, 6 like Ben Eastman of Stanford University, 1918, run a mile in Philadelphia the inches in height and weighs 126 pounds. having the speed and a long, swinging winter of igiG-'i; in 4.16. His first half He holds records at Sdo meters, three- stride. He will have to be worked out to

mile was 2.16 and the last was run in 2 quarters of a mile and mile. Cunningham the mile in easy stages. minutes. Overton, a great runner, was is about five feet, 10 inches, weighs I favor the latter type myself. But I never time conscious; he was out to win. about 160 pounds, has big chest and legs. also know that a runner who has spent He usually did, too. The strong type of runner. Fenske is as much time as is necessary to get his

Where and how is this mile to be run? built well along the same lines. quarter and half where Eastman did is I doubt very much if it will be done in Some feel that a runner of the type of going to have some tough periods getting

a national championship or an Olympic Nurmi, who got his early training at long out to the mile. It looks far and is far. meet. These races are usually preceded distances, will work down to the mile One way or another, the four-minute

by heats which take a lot from the and do the trick. The endurance and mile is coming. Get prepared for it and runners and in addition in an impor- ability to strike a pace and maintain I'll tell you this—no sooner will it get tant race the runners are cautious. Then it evenly and to stand the punishment here than a flock of runners will be try- is no time to experiment. It will prob- of such a pace, is to the forte of such a ing to better it and again we will raise ably come in some lesser race ' where man. the sights.

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dollars. But the reward is in incentive ant Adjutant here to see that projects ting it run doesn't care for the future. to the next year's Post Commanders. So under way get finished. You have to have new ideas, and to get it's money well spent. On the other hand, "It has to be decentralized. With 790 them you have to have time to see the however, we used to pay $3.00 a thousand Posts how else could you handle it effi- whole picture and to think." for 250,000 letter heads a year. Now, I ciently? Out of this office alone 36,000 "You guys in Illinois boil with ideas," put it to a bid and we get the same— dictated letters passed last year. Right I nodded, "but give me a sample." number for $1.80 a thousand, a saving now 1,025 letters go to the high school "Well, take our Boys' State—an idea out comes Bill's pencil— "of $300." superintendents of the State, regarding that originated in Illinois, incidentally. "But," I said, laying a trap, "you told Boys State. More than a hundred thou- Last summer we had 1453 boys at Spring- me your membership this year would be sand pieces of mail go out annually. We field for the week of intensive training in 00,000. That's only $00,000 income. How have to decentralize to get a picture of American county, city and state govern- do you get $110,000?" the whole." ment. Frankly, it's about all we have the "We're one of the few Departments "Meaning?" I asked. facilities to handle—that number. We've who control the poppy sale," he grinned. "Well, if we spent our spare time rac- worked out a swell organization; the job "And we get $30,000 a year— from that. ing around nights to attend post, county runs smoothly. You'd say off-hand, well Which, plus— dues makes " the old and district meetings how could you keep it needs no more attention. pencil again "$120,000." thirty-eight-odd department projects roll- "But last summer a boy governor said, He paused. Then: "There's another ex- ing at once? Yet on their success depends 'I've learned something of every phase ample of business. By handling poppy our record of service—and membership." of government except taxation and sales departmentaUy and not hit-or-miss "Then your job is like that of a chief money.' through the Posts, the veteran who makes of staff?" I said. "Those two are important. So this the poppy gets more, the Post gets more "Yes. You have to have new ideas. summer, through the help of Dr. Lloyd for its local service work—and we get Just getting something started and let- Morey of the University of Chicago more." we'll devise a monetary system and show "A good idea," I nodded, "but, han- the boys not only taxation but check dling a big Department like this where do money and credit as well." you get the time to think up such econo- He broke off, grinned and said, "Inci- mies?" dentally, if lack of money is holding up "Decentralization," he rejoined. "In some Departments from using the Boys' business you have executive heads of State plan I've got an idea that might divisions. So have we. Because nearly help." half our membership is in Cook County "Give," I ordered. we have anAssistant Adjutant, Bill Keith, "Remember back in 1027 a lot ol Le- in Chicago. His job is to handle that divi- gionnaires financed their trip to the Paris sion, and he never comes to me unless he Convention by selling subscriptions to has a headache of unusual size and shape newspapers? Why couldn't the idea be —and then he'd probably consult the used in Boys State? Suppose a kid wanted Department Commander. Two organiza- to go to the camp, and nobody spon- tion officers, Vern Cray and Lyle Snavely, sored him, and the Department didn't handle the other four divisions in the De- have the ten or twelve dollars it would partment, working out of this office. cost to keep him? The boy could contact And finally I have Bob Haffey as Assist- his local newspaper, sell subscriptions so

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"Thanks, I'll pass it along." "You're welcome," said Bill. "Do! And that brings up another idea we use in Illinois that aids newspaper support. An annual Press Recognition Night held by the Posts when a Certificate of Recog- nition for faithful and meritorious service

to the Legion and the community is awarded to the local newspaper. We issued 200 this year." "Well," I suggested, "let's get back to organization." "Okay. We're working now on the problem of stability of membership something else, by the way, that we gave to the national organization. We've got this plan: For Posts that can show five consecutive years of equal or growing membership—and they must be consecu- tive—we give a bronze plaque. For ten years, a silver, and for fifteen years a gold. But they must never in all that time fall even one member below the starting membership total." "How're you doing?" I asked. "When we started we had only one Handy!" thirty "My! gold and one silver post and bronze How Posts. Now, we have four gold, seven silver and 114 bronze plaques out." He "A pump right in the kitchen! What'll they think of grinned, then added, "but out of 790 next? You're a lucky woman, Josephine." Posts we've got room for improvement.

But the main point is it gives an incentive T UCKY? Yes—compared with toting heavy pails of water from an to Posts. You call them and say they outside well. But if lucky, about her grand- must have so many more members Josephine was what by dead-line time or lose the fruits of, say, daughter of today, with her modern electrified kitchen? four years; and they begin to hustle."

He was silent for a time. Then: "So With electric lights, Josephine's granddaughter doesn't have to fill many things need watching. Our test and clean lamps. With her electric refrigerator, she doesn't have to mobilization for disaster relief, foi in- stance, our Radio Membership Round- keep the butter in the cellar in warm weather, or worry whether up, and the different objectives looked the milk will spoil. Her electric cleaner makes it unnecessary to tear after by seventeen different commissions and twenty-one standing committees. up the carpets every spring and lug them out and beat them. With Continued appointment on those bodies her electric range, she doesn't have to cook over a hot stove. And the to build a wealth of experience begets furnace keeps the house at the right temperature without her going new ideas that clear through here and say," he bioke off, "did you ever stop near the cellar. and think how many ideas Illinois orig- inated that were taken over by National Even if electricity's contributions to better living had stopped here, Headquarters?" we'd still recognize it as one of the greatest benefits of our century. "Well—" I began. "We even started getting dues in early But electricity goes much further. In every branch of industry it —establishing November n. We origi- helps to make manufactured articles available at such low prices and in nated the Adjutants' and Command- such quantity and variety that more millions of people can enjoy them. ers' Conference—we held our sixteenth last November and 2,000 attended. We For more than 60 years General Electric scientists, engineers, and started Boys' State. The Illinois National Defense Plan created by Major General workmen have been making electricity more useful — creating for all Frank Parker, was taken over bodily. of us hundreds of comforts unknown to any former generation. Their And so was our Employment organiza- tion. And our certificate of eligibility for efforts today are producing More Goods for More People at Less Cost. office— "You wouldn't be bragging now, would G-E research and engineering have saved the public from ten to one hundred dollars for every dollar they have earned for General Electric you?" I interrupted. "Probably," he grinned. "But I just wanted to show that when you aren't cluttered up with detail—when you're GENERAL % ELECTRIC decentralized—you can see a full picture and get ideas. new Or adapt other De- lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll partments' ideas (Continued on page 44)

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and programs to your own requirements. of two assistants and four clerks. Last It seemed as if I was destined to en- "I read everything that comes out of year 1026 cases were settled for $268,840 counter this problem of the indigent Indianapolis, and anything that can in awards. widow and children each way I turned. be used is seized at once. As a matter of "And remember," Bentson said, "only Commander Bittinger was in Hart's fact I think it was from old Jim Deighan one case out of seven is favorably acted office, looking perplexedly out at another —God rest him —late Adjutant of Penn- on, so multiply by seven if you want woman in black who sat waiting for an sylvania, that we got the idea of the De- the total number of cases worked on. interview. partment taking over Poppy Day. And And then we're constantly reviewing "It's enough to break your heart," the $30,000 annually from that gives thousands of cases. New federal legisla- he said. Les Bentson enough money to finance the tion, a change in the regulations or rulings "Well," said Hart, "I just got three swellest rehabilitation service you ever —any of these may bring benefits to tall Legionnaires who can get into their saw. hitherto lost cases. Particularly of war-time uniforms and who dress neatly, "Anyway, I want you to see that we widows." jobs as floorwalkers at a big department get our results from organization and He sighed. "We ought to have a squad store. No day is lost when we do that." ideas—and not with mirrors." of G-men to find these widows. They Bittinger seemingly did not hear. Any one taking a gander at the De- move, not once but many times, disap- "Dropped into the ocean of life without partment of Illinois must be impressed pear into the population, and it would a boat, and not knowing how to swim," by the truth of Bill Mundt's assertion. take a Philo Vance to find them." he muttered, his eyes on the woman. You drop in on Lisle Hart in Chicago Like Wisconsin and Louisiana, Illinois "We've got to get an idea how to handle and find this assistant service officer in- has a record of veteran post service offi- them so they have some security." terviewing twenty-five jobless a day— cers. Doing a little reckoning, Bentson After studying Illinois' stream-lined too many of them women. You look in on estimated that every service officer had at organization and the men who run it, Bill Keith and he's up to his tonsils in a least five years continuous experience, this rambling correspondent will lay radio broadcast schedule. And you find and many of them ten, fifteen and even ten to one that such an idea will be forth- Lester R. Bentson keeping an eye on a sixteen years. coming—practically immediately—and service organization that consists of a "If it wasn't for that accumulated will be presented at the May National Chicago office with two assistants and experience," he said, "the job would be Employment Conference at Indian- an office at the Hines Facility consisting staggering." apolis.

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(Continued from page 11) gathered up like a tailor or like a bear." blarney and blasphemy, by raging and So when the State Department re- The "huge shaggy beast" smirked and rollicking as he felt each occasion de- ceived a peremptory demand from the held out a great hairy paw. Eaton was in manded, Eaton soon had his royal host Tripolitan Bashaw that he be given a quandary; should he shake hands, or utterly at a loss on how to handle this 225,000 Spanish dollars at once and would that be lese majesty. One of his unprecedented individual, and American $22,000 annually thereafter, it took retinue was fortunately equal to the ships again sailed the African coast free Eaton's advice and sent its regrets to occasion; bowing low, he took the Bey's from the Bey's molestation. the Bashaw. hand and kissed it reverently. Relieved, But there was trouble in store, for That gentleman's brown complexion but with a guilty feeling that such goings- word came from Algiers that the Dey turned purple with anger. The United on were contrary to the spirit of the had commandeered a United States States not to give him a perfectly reason- Second Commandment. Eaton followed frigate with the proud name of George able little tribute? Impossible! Intoler- suit and the presentation ceremony was Washington, and this prompted the Ba- able! He'd teach these dogs of Christians over, the Bey grinning an amiable fare- shaw of Tripoli to hint to President a lesson! In a fine royal rage he ordered well as the Americans nervously backed Jefferson (who had succeeded Adams) the flagpole of the United States Consu- out to the shoes they had been obliged that he too was entitled to some mark of late to be chopped down and simultane- to discard at the entrance of the audience special consideration. Unbelievable ously declared war against all American chamber. though it seems today, Jefferson took commerce in the Mediterranean. Two In no time at all it was made appar- the hint and $34,000 worth of arms, am- months later the U. S. S. Philadelphia ent to Eaton that chief among his duties munition and stores was dispatched to incontinently ran aground in the harbor was to be the dissuasion of the African the Bashaw, followed by a gift of gems of Tripoli and the Bashaw happily threw princeling and his court from their deep- to the value of $10,000. captain and crew into his most uncom- rooted conviction that the American Such examples of pusillanimous pa- fortable dungeon. Goddess of Liberty was a fairy God- triotism were not lost upon the Bey of Then William Eaton had his Big Idea. mother to whom they could turn when- Tunis and he suggested to Eaton that it The Tripolitan ruler, Yusuf Karam- ever they wanted money. Eaton was furi- would be nice if Jefferson would donate anli, was actually a usurper of the Royal ous; such a situation was contrary to his a 36-gun frigate to the Tunisian navy. Divan he occupied; the rightful Bashaw rugged Yankee thrift and national pride; Figuratively—and perhaps literally was Yusuf 's older brother Ahmet, whom he brusquely turned down all claims for Eaton told the Bey just where to go for Yusuf had driven into exile in Tunis, tribute, and once publicly horsewhipped his frigate, and vigorously counseled where Eaton met him and saw in him a a Tunisian noble who would not take the Washington against any more of this means to put an end to the menace of consular "No!" for an answer. To the nonsense of paying for protection: "If the Baibary pirates. Bey he was by turns cordial, haughty, the United States will have a free com- The scheme was very simple, as Eaton indifferent, sulky and domineering; by merce in this sea they must defend it." explained it to Ahmet in the Pretender's

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hide-away. Tripoli was at war with the naval vessel put into the harbor of Tunis, instructions of any kind, or promises of United States. But the current Bashaw Eaton joyfully hopped aboard and sailed federal backing. Jefferson, with what has was ruling illegally. Hence, if the United for home on March 10th. been described as "his rare capacity for States should help Ahmet regain his No one at the capital evinced any in- riding two horses at once in opposite

throne, the war with Tripoli would be terest in Eaton's obligations on account directions," cannily saw to it that if the brought to an end and Ahmet would ex- of Ahmet, but a year later he was sum- expedition was successful he would get

press his gratitude by helping to keep the moned to Washington for a conference the glory, but if it failed Eaton would get Bey of Tunis in his place. And with with the President. Jefferson had a report the blame. Tripoli and Tunis on the side of the from Ahmet that he had crossed to the Sailing eastward in June, 1804 Eaton Americans, Algiers and Morocco would rich Tripolitan city of Derne, recruited arrived at Malta in September, to find have to fall in line and, presto! all trouble a strong force of followers and actually Ahmet had disappeared. From then until in the Mediterranean would be over. inflicted some reverses on Yusuf's sup- December Eaton kept searching for him, Ahmet agreed it was a good idea and porters. It was Jefferson's plan now to finding out at Cairo that Ahmet was went off to Malta to begin his prepara- send the Pretender $40,000, a thousand with Mameluke outlaws in Egypt. Eaton tions for proceeding against Yusuf, muskets, artillery, ammunition, supplies, dispatched a messenger to get him. thanks to $25,000 which Eaton had and several men-o'-war; would Captain The courier's name at the time was stretched his authority to advance him Eaton go along as United States Navy Eugene Leitensdorfer, but at his birth in "on the credit of the United States." Agent to the Barbary States? the Tyrol thirty-two years before he had Coincidentally, the Yankee consul's Most decidedly Captain Eaton would been christened Gervasio Santuari. As turbulent spirit had so constantly irri- do just that, and dashed back home to soon as he was old enough he joined the tated the Bey that early in 1803 the Brimneld, Massachusetts, to put his af- Austrian army, later leaving it without sorely-tried monarch intimated to Wash- fairs in order—when word came to Jef- waiting for his discharge, to sign up with ington that he would be the last to ob- ferson that Ahmet had withdrawn to the French under the name of Carlo ject if its representative in Tunis should Alexandria to await the promised sup- Hossando. There followed various mili- be recalled. As he plaintively wrote Jef- plies. The President thereupon decided tary and civilian ventures; then he be- ferson, Eaton was too obstinate and too not to send the supplies at all, while came a novitiate in a Capucian monastery violent for him; he must, he naively in- Eaton fulminated vainly against a gov- in Messina, as Padre Anselmo. (The fact sisted, have a consul "with a disposition ernment in which "economy supplanted that at that time he was married to two more congenial to Barbary interests." good faith and honesty." Eventually a wives may have accounted in part for This suited the American perfectly. compromise was effected: Commodore this desire for a celibate existence.) He was sick of Tunis and the Bey, he Barron with a few ships would go back Giving himself hardly time to get wanted to explain to the President his to the Mediterranean with Eaton and used to his cowl he tossed it aside, van- scheme for the restoration of Ahmet, and assist him insofar as was advisable in his ished, and reappeared momentarily in he was destitute of funds to repay the activities with Ahmet. Eaton was given Syria. Then Constantinople; an enlist- money he had already borrowed for the presidential authority to do whatever ment (temporary) in the Turkish infan- Pretender. So when a United States he thought best but without definite try; a renounce- {Continued on page 46)

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ment of the Christian faith and the ritualistic ordeal that made him Murat Aga, a full-fledged Dervish. Followed Mecca, Jedda, Nubia, Abyssinia, Alex- andria and finally a pause for breath in Cairo, where Eaton crossed his trail, adopted him as a fellow-adventurer, made him a colonel on his staff, and sent him to retrieve Ahmet. Just why Padre cJnQven Gervasio Carlo Eugene Anselmo Murat Santuari Hossando Aga Leitensdorfer did not seize this opportunity to go off on the loose again is a mystery, but the fact remains that he went directly to Ahmet, brought him directly back, and remained faithful to Eaton for the rest of cScHLITZ his days. Fugitive prince and Yankee ally met on February 5th at Fayoum and formu- lated final plans for their campaign. First, they would recruit an army of Ahmet's personal followers, local sym- pathizers to his cause, and such men as Eaton could borrow from the U. S. fleet then in neighboring waters. Eaton him- self would be in supreme command with the title and rank—this was Eaton's idea —of General and Commander-in-Chief of the land forces. These forces would follow the North African coastline west- ward over the Libyan Desert to Derne, eastern outpost of Tripoli. Halfway there, a rendezvous would be made at the Bay of Bomba with Captain Hull of the Argus, to replenish the expedition's sup- plies. "At Derne," explained Eaton, "we'll be joined by Commodore Barron's ships and take the city by a land and sea at- tack. Next we'll push on and capture Tripoli itself and that will be the end of Yusuf!" Nobody thought about the difficulties that might be encountered in bossing a heterogeneous, undisciplined body of untried troops helter-skelter across 600 miles of trackless sand, crusading for a cause that at best promised uncertain rewards. But in William Eaton burned the same flame that had fired his con- temporaries in far-away New England to go ill-equipped and untrained into battle against King George's redcoats, and never for a moment would he per- mit the possibility of failure to be con- sidered.

SOME forty miles from Alexandria stood the ruins of a Grecian fort, inappropriately called the Arab's Tower, and there, beneath the hot noonday sun

of March 8, 1805, General Eaton took command of his queerly assorted fol- lowers. Drawn up before him were 400 motley troops that represented the scourings and sweepings of the medley of nationalities for which that part of 'Africa was notorious. They were twenty- lieutenants Copyright 1940, Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. seven Coptics—two and

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-17 twenty-five privates —who said they stimulus which can give motion to the were expert artillerists and dragged camp," and then reappeared to lead the "Did I ever tell you what along a small brass cannon to prove it; expedition in a feint of marching away there was a Greek, infantry company without the mutineers. The ruse was suc- happened when I got this with two officers; there was a large de- cessful. Faced with the alternative of pro- tachment of Arab cavalry under the ceeding with the party at no increase of Scoremaster .22?" command of two sheiks; there were the pay or returning to Alexandria with no ninety faithful retainers who had fol- pay at all, the strikers took their places lowed Ahmet into exile; there were 107 in the column as fast as they could catch transport camels and donkeys and their up with it. drivers. And finally there were Lieu- On the 13th came the first break in tenant O'Bannon and Midshipman Peck the monotony of the march, when a from the Argus in charge of a sergeant rider from Derne galloped up to Eaton and six files of Marines whose presence with news that the city had revolted in the party was later to inspire "The against Yusuf and was eagerly waiting Shores of Tripoli" in the familiar Marines' to acclaim Ahmet. At these happy tidings Hymn. the Pretender and his suite went into Besides Eaton and Ahmet, headquar- paroxysms of joy and Eaton ordered a ters consisted of a doctor from Alexandria salute in honor of the occasion to be who would soon prove himself an arrant fired by the riflemen. It nearly caused coward, an English adventurer named the finish of the whole campaign. As the Farquhar who would prove himself just volley crashed into the still desert air the opposite, and the ineffable "Colonel'' the Arab rearguard thought —hoped, Leitensdorfer. perhaps—that it marked an attack by Riding down the line in full-dress Nomadic tribesmen, and came charging "I've got half a dozen expensive panoply of cocked hat. sash, epaulettes, up with the obvious intention of killing guns, but somehow I never use breeches, and possible during blue-and-buff coat and as many Christians as them except in the hunting season. heavily-spurred boots. General Eaton the melee. They were restrained in time, One day I saw a Remington Model proudly drew his sword, the drums rat- but this proof of their fickle loyalty 511 Scoremaster .2 2 in a dealer's window. I could hardly believe my tled a long ruffle and the cavalcade materially increased the mutual suspicion eyes when I saw the price . . . through the dancing heat tempera- moved off with which the incompatible $10.45 with open sights, $10.90 waves. Overhead was the burnished bowl ments in the expedition regarded each with peep sights. I just couldn't of a pitilessly blazing sky; underfoot the other. resist buying it. It was so much fun to shoot I took it along on fishing, stifling aridity of the desert sands; in camping, and vacation trips. I used advance—for as many miles as lie between was the tension lessened by the NOR it for plinking on weekends Philadelphia and Chicago—a glaring three-day rest which a violent storm loaded it up with those powerful waste, unrelieved by tree, shrub or blade soon imposed upon the command. During Kleanbore Hi-Speed .22's and found it ideal for small game, pest, of grass. Everybody was happy. this enforced idleness the Egyptian de- and vermin shooting. Now I'm But that was only the first day of the a systematic looting of tachments began getting a lot of fun out of shooting expedition. the stores and equipment; bags of barley all year 'round — and I get more disappeared, the entire supply of cheese game in the hunting season, too, because I'm a better shot." THE next morning when Eaton ordered vanished, then the polish for the buttons his command to break camp there of the officers' uniforms was missing, and No other low-priced .22 offers all arose angry shoutings from the baggage finally a shame-faced Marine reported the features found in the Model 511 Scoremaster box magazine re- train. Staging the first of all sit-down that his musket, bayonet, cartouche box peater (and in the new Target- camel drivers refused to strikes, the and cartridges had been stolen while he master Model 510 single shot .22, budge until their pay was increased. slept. An armed guard around the supply which has many of the same fea- Eaton pleaded and threatened, but to no tent put an end to these annoyances, but tures and sells for only $5.40 with open sights, $6.10 with peep avail; the drivers were as stubborn as not to the annoyers; the camel drivers sights). These features include: the rest the beasts they tended. While went on strike again. heat-treated self-cocking bolt with of the native contingent watched cov- This time they announced that the double cams, double locking lugs ertly to see how the Yankee leader would period for which their services had been and encased bolt head for safety and accuracy. Double extractors. handle the situation, Eaton withdrew contracted by Ahmet had now expired Separate ejector. Corrugated trig- tent, in his journal to his jotted down and they were going home. A hurried ger to prevent finger slip. Separate that "Monev. more mon^v is the onlv consultation with his colleague revealed sear for smooth, crisp trigger to the American that the drivers were pull. Exceptional safety features, including firing indicator and correct in their statements and not too convenient thumb safety. A box silently cuising Ahmet for being a party magazine that handles .22 to such a muddle-headed arrangement, shorts, longs or long rifles on

Eaton promptly sought the necessary the Model 5 1 1 ; a new loading platform for the Model 510. financial arguments to persuade the New type bolt handle. And these remain. passing the hat cameleers to By are not all the advantages of among his Christian officers the general these fine guns. Forfull details, was able to raise $140 of the $643 de- writeRemingtonArmsCo.,Inc, Dept. Bridgeport, Conn. manded; the difference he made up out of I 2-J, his own pocket, and although this reduced his available cash resources to $6.54— dangerously slim margin of safety against Remington. future emergencies—he was nearly two hundred miles in the desert and could afford to take no chances of being bereft

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The Gonsul" s *3)(Cob try Gillette's new {Continued from page 47) TECH RAZOR AND GET pushed on with the column for two days row with all his horsemen. "You see," he HEP TO THE SLICKEST more. Then, reaching the desert fort reported proudly to the general, "the of Moscarah the entire camel corps de- influence I have among my people." SHAVES MEN EVER HAD serted. It was a staggering blow, made Eaton snorted in disbelief. "Yes, and I even worse by the announcement of the also see the disgraceful use you make of it. rest of the Arabians that they would not Now get in your place and stay there!" stir further until a scout had been sent With incidents such as these repeated ahead to the Bay of Bomba to ascertain almost daily the expedition kept steadily if the American supply ship was actually moving westward—into April. waiting there. Eaton wasted no time in Now just ahead was Salaum; they

conversation; taking all the supplies into reached it on the 5th and Derne was only the fort he mounted his squad of Marines a hundred and fifty miles away. And then as a guard over them, and told the rest of Ahmet's courage, which had been rapidly 4L his force that they could starve for all he waning since he heard of Yusuf 's advance, cared. This put the matter in an entirely left him entirely. He would not, he flatly different and much more personal light; stated to Eaton, take his men a step more the Arabs thought better of their ulti- until there was definite word from Bomba matum; the following day fifty camels that the Argus was waiting. Solid Bar Guard Stretches returned to the fold, and the march Eaton didn't argue; he simply shut Skin And Sets Up Whiskers proceeded. down on all supplies. In hauteur and As Every Good Barber Does hunger Ahmet summoned his adherents AT THE next halt the column received to attack their erstwhile comrades. FOUR basic improvements, including the solid bar guard, make the new Gillette L \- unexpected reinforcements from a Realizing that this was a ticklish, position Tech the easiest shaving razor any man ever large tribe of desert dwellers whose camp in which the slightest sign of weakness or used. No wonder Gene Sarazen says: "I was nearby. These nomads had never indecision on the part of the Christians wouldn't take big money for my Tech if I before seen a white man; they laughed would be fatal, Eaton turned out his couldn't get another like it!" You'll be as immoderately at the fair skin and queer calmly put them through the enthusiastic from the first time you use this Marines and amazing razor . . . for it gives you the most garb of Eaton and his fellow Caucasians. Manual of Arms under the very muzzles refreshing shaves of your life, bar none. But they were very friendly. Their stores of the Arab muskets. This show of mili- of fresh meat were offered to supplement tary might, pitifully small though it was, NO MORE NICKS AND CUTS FOR. the meager rice ration to which the more than served its purpose; the Arabs

ME SINCE I GOT NEXT TO THE TECH American's expedition was becoming re- thought that the others were preparing AND GILLETTE BLUE BLADES duced, they unanimously enlisted in the to attack them and two hundred rushed Pretender's cause and as a final mark of forward screaming "Fire!" at the top of JOHNNY MIZE. Star First Basema esteem the tribal chief presented his their lungs. St. Louis Cardinals daughter to Eaton. To the great disgust It was a critical moment, full of shout- Made For Each Other of Leitensdorfer, the commander re- ing and clamor. Ahmet's officers and the You whisk off tough beard in perfect com- mained Puritanically disinterested in this Arabian sheiks galloped with drawn fort . . . without any smart or burn . . . with gift but in some inexplicable way he did swords between the lines, calling out, the new Tech Razor and today's Gillette chief honor his Blue Blade. That's because these two are persuade the to credit with "Don't fire! The Christians are our precision-made for each other ... fit exactly the rental of ninety additional camels at friends!"

. . . work together perfectly. Today's Gillette Si 1 each and once more the march was "Have you lost your senses?" screamed Blue Blade has edges entirely of an new taken up, the total strength of the party an aide to Ahmet, who promptly knocked kind. They're sharper . . . longer lasting . . now numbering more than twelve hun- him to the ground; an Egyptian rode up and will protect your skin from the irrita- tion caused by misfit blades. Ask your dred. Things seemed much brighter. to Farquhar and pushed a pistol against dealer for the new Tech Razor and five Such a condition was, of course, too his chest. Fortunately the weapon missed Gillette Blue Blades at only 49c. good to last. Nor did it, for on March 26th fire, and Eaton was able to force his way came disturbing word that Yusuf was up to Ahmet's side before any real damage FOUR BIG IMPROVEMENTS in arms, was advancing on Derne, and resulted. would probably get there before Eaton and Ahmet. This was too much for the SEIZING the Pretender by the arm, the volatile camel drivers; they decamped in Yankee dragged him from the press. a body, and one of the sheiks came to "Do you know your own interests and Eaton to report that he too was leaving, friends?" he demanded. Ahmet was and taking all his cavalry with him. But sulkily ashamed of his actions and with- Eaton was now past caring about any- drew his men for further parley, and in thing except getting ahead and he minced the midst of it a message came from no words in telling the sheik exactly what Bomba that Hull and his ship and his he thought of him. men and his supplies were safe in the bay. "You have neither courage nor fideli- Enmities were forgotten, Ahmet was ty!" he roared, pushing the other out of violently seasick with relief, everybody his tent. "You have promised much, and shook hands, and Tripolitan prince and fulfilled nothing. I'm sorry I ever met you Yankee general rode again together.

and I'll be glad if you do go!" Those last days between Salaum and The sheik went, swearing by the beard Bomba were horrid nightmares of thirst of the prophet that he would never and hunger. Only the knowledge that return, and Eaton pushed relentlessly for- an American warship was waiting to TUNE IN GILLETTE'S KENTUCKY DERBY ward. Seeing that his bluff had been succor them gave the famished rabble the BROADCAST, MAY 4TH, CBS. called, the sheik came back on the mor- necessary strength to struggle up the

The AMERICAN' LEGION Magazine When Pcrchasing Products Please Mention The American Legion Magazine final sand hill that looked down upon the blessed blue waters of the Bay of Bomba. And there was not a ship in sight! What had happened to Hull and the Argus Eaton could not imagine, and there was no time to find out. Maddened by disappointment and what they thought had been a betrayal of their trust, the native troops drew together to prepare for a wholesale slaughter of the Europeans. Rounding up the Marines, Coptics and Greeks to make a last stand, Eaton formed them in a hollow square and rode forward for the satisfaction of a final word with Ahmet, who was in the van of the hostile ranks. "You miserable, lying cheat!" he bel- lowed. "You chicken-hearted coward! I've a damn good mind to shoot you OLD GRAND DAD where you stand!" At that precise instant a nervous rifle- man in the square sqeezed his trigger and the ball whistled evilly past the Pre- tender's ear. Ahmet's bravado vanished into thin air; wheeling his horse he dashed as in back out of musket range, followed by his Today, past generations, entire entourage. Then, before hostilities Old Grand-Dad has a legion of could be resumed, a lookout came tumb- staunch friends to no ling down from a high dune, yelling, whom "A sail! A sail!" other whiskey can make a com- It was the Argus, beating back into the parable appeal. For they know bay which she had left for a few days when Eaton seemed overdue. Fresh meat, that no other whiskey, at any water, green vegetables, ammunition, price, can offer the superb assurance from Barron that ships would be on hand to help in the siege of Derne quality and the glorious good

. . . all right at last, and everything was taste that have made Old only forty miles to go. Three days later Derne lay before the Grand -Dad the largest -selling advancing column. In fifty-two days, in the springtime heat of Africa, Eaton had U. S. BOTTLED IN BOND brought his command six hundred miles over an unknown desert without the loss KENTUCKY STRAIGHT of a man. To mark this triumph of the American's resourceful and tenacious BOURBON WHISKEY courage, the Arabs made one last gesture of treachery: they mutinied unanimously and refused to move further until they had been promised $2000 extra pay. Not having $2000 or any means of getting it, Eaton cheerfully gave the re- quired promise and turned his mind to more important matters. A courier had just arrived with advices that Yusuf's army was less than three days' march away; the American called on the gov- ernor of Derne to surrender and that individual replied, "Your head or mine!" It was high time to attack. The morning of April 27th saw the Argus, Hornet and Nautilus standing into the harbor with decks cleared and crews at battle stations; the Pretender's army started slowly forward . . . The shrill echoes of the bosuns' pipes on the war- ships were lost in the thunder of their broadsides, and the walls of Derne blazed a grim welcome to the besiegers; battle- ments, turrets and housetops were rimmed with fire that crackeled and flamed in a tornado of destruction. The Arab cavalry went down in writhing COPYRIGHT 1940 heaps; the Greek artillerymen fell by NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CORP.. N. Y. their ineffectual (Continued on page 50)

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little cannon; a ball tore through Eaton's ashore to announce he and the Tripolitan pathetic, shuffling figure mumbling to left wrist, spinning him to the ground. consul had made peace with Yusuf! any one who would listen repetitious Struggling to his feet, the American Eaton stared at the naval officer as if vagaries about the money the Govern- saw that his forces were on the verge of a the latter were crazy. (It turned out later ment owed him and past glories of great retreat; a moment more and all his that he was.) Break up the expedition and deeds in foreign climes. months of effort and planning would go betray Ahmet, with certain victory in Only once again did William Eaton for naught. Calling on the drummers to sight? The general swore and raved, but gain public attention. In 1807 Jefferson beat the charge, Eaton leaped in advance the commodore was adamant. He had, it sorely needed witnesses for the prosecu- of the front line. Blue eyes blazing with appeared, secret authority from Jefferson tion in the treason trial of Aaron Burr; cold fury, fair hair streaming across his to effect an armistice with Yusuf irre- suddenly Eaton swayed into court, togged grimy face, useless arm caught up in the spective of Eaton, whenever he thought out in his cocked hat and a great Turkish

torn folds of a bloody shirt, the Yankee it advisable and he so thought it at this sash, and swore to an affidavit against the brought to his disorganized rabble an time. Fighting must cease and Derne be prisoner. Within a month his claims inspiration that would not be denied. evacuated at once; there was nothing against the United States were settled, "Come on, boys!" he yelled, waving more to be said. and he had $10,000 to boot. his sword. "Come on! Follow me! Charge And so on June 12th Eaton sadly led With this Eaton was cynically content the bastards!" Ahmet and the American and Grecian to retire to Brimfield and live alone in a W ith a wild roar his boys came on. troops on board the Constellation, an hazy world in which Redcoats and red- Backed up by some field guns and unwilling actor in a shameful denouement skins, Dartmouth students, camels, Ma- additional Marines that had now been to the stirring drama in which he had so rines, horses, flashing swords, Arabs and landed from the men-o'-war, the at- bravely played a stellar role. Turks and Greeks moved dimly through tackers dashed to the city walls, up The Europeans were put ashore at clouds of battle smoke. One day Leitens- them, over them and down on the other Syracuse. Disillusioned and disgusted, dorfer appeared, soliciting Eaton's aid. side. Americans and Europeans, Asiatics Eaton landed in the United States in Armed with a letter from his old chief, and Africans, they stormed relentlessly November, 1805, to find himself a the adventurer succeeded in becoming through the narrow streets. With cutlass national hero. There was a testimonial in turn a federal map maker, a night and scimitar, with bullet and bayonet dinner in New York and another in watchman at the Capitol, and at length and butt they sent the defenders flying, Washington, a gift from the King of Den- the recipient from Congress of a half the governor among them. And at sunset mark, a grant of 10,000 acres of land in section of land and the year's pay of an that evening, standing at attention before Maine, a Boston street named "Derne" army captain. his dirty and ragged soldiers, the General in his honor, special mention of him by It is the spring of 1811, and the rum-

and Commander-in-Chief of the Land Jefferson in a presidential message . . . blings of another war are disturbing the Forces had the pleasure of watching the but Yusuf was still Bashaw of Tripoli and national peace. But one old soldier does bluejackets from the Argus lower the Ahmet was still in exile. not hear them; the mists are close about banner of Tripoli from the palace staff Eaton never thereafter recaptured the Eaton now and almost completely shut and raise in its place, for the first time in fine fervor that was characteristic of his out all comprehension of what is going on the eastern hemisphere, the flag of the former spirit. He had hard-won know- around him. United States of America. It was a ledge that republics were sometimes dis- As the month of May prepares the New thoroughly satisfying victory; there were honest; now he was to have first hand England countryside for June, the general but fourteen Christian casualties in all, evidence of their proverbial ungrateful- has a final interval of lucidity. Summon- including two Marines killed and one ness. Congress took no official notice of ing a friend he indicates his contempt for wounded. his services, the State Department ig- the waiting enemy he knows he cannot On May 15th Yusuf made his long- nored him, and when he petitioned the hope to defeat. With a touch of his old expected attack to recapture the city but national legislators for reimbursement of bravado, William Eaton gives his last was driven off; two weeks later he tried his foreign expenses they laughed his command. "Don't make my coffin of again and was so badly defeated that he plea aside. Like George Rogers Clark, he pine. I can't bear the smell of it!" Then, could no longer be considered an ob- had evidence at first hand of the tra- chuckling, "And take care not to place stacle in the way of placing Ahmet on his ditional ingratitude of republics. me on my back, for in that position I am throne. Plans were all made for a tri- His money gone, his enthusiasm very subject to nightmare!" umphal advance to the capital when the crushed, the quondam general slipped On June 1st he died. Constellation dropped anchor in the road- into obscurity. Only grog shops and So passed a gallant officer and gentle- stead and Commodore Barron stepped tavern taprooms knew him now— man.

BOYS' STATE: AMERICANISM AT ITS BEST

'TTHIRTY-FOUR Departments will have Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and a Boys' State during the summer of Wisconsin. 1940. They are: Alabama, Arkansas, Cali- New Departments which are just coming fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, into this program this year are: Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ken- Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky tucky, Lousiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Mis- Louisiana, South Carolina, South Dakota, souri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington, ten more than North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, last year. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, There will be approximately 2 0,000 boys South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, in the Boys' State activity this year.

The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine 1 Forrest B. Poling 1894-1940

FORREST B. POLING, Department Commander of The American Legion in West Virginia, died on March 4th after an illness of several weeks. His IN CHEYENNE, RODEO LEADS death occurred in the Mount Alto Diag- nostic Center in Washington, D. C, where he was admitted as a patient on IN MILWAUKEE, BLATZ LEADS December Sth, and where he underwent three operations for a lung condition. Long active in the work of The Ameri- can Legion in West Virginia. Commander is known for its fine beers. Poling had a brief tenure of office as MILWAUKEE Department Commander, though he had And right here in the beer capital proved his worth in many other offices of America, Blatz leads all the rest. of responsibility, not only in the Legion Milwaukee's beer drinkers prefer Blatz professional and civil life. but in his bottle beer above any other brand. A native of Philippi, West Virginia, Commander Poling established himself This significant fact isverified by an inde- in his home city in the practice of law pendent survey of a great American news- after his graduation from West Virginia paper. It's convincing proof that Blatz Old University. In 1928 he was elected Prose- Heidelberg has a tempting, thirst-quench- cuting Attorney of Barbour County; re- ing flavor duplicated in no other beer. elected in 1032; resigned in 1035 to be- come a legal advisor to the NM. He Try Milwaukee's most popular bottle was appointed Assistant Attorney Gen- beer. It's a beerfor those who want the best. eral for West Virginia in 1037, and held BLATZ BREWING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. that position until his death. Enlisting in the West Virginia Na- tional Guard for service in the World

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NEED/^BATS TOO 1 the work of the American League for party publications guided the publicity Peace and Democracy— is the Women's for the league. Softball as in Base- International League for Peace and Free- The necessity for its own official publi- ball it takes quality dom. The national secretary of this forth bats to win Cham- cation brought the magazine Fight. woman's group, which now prefers pi o n s h i p s — a n d to be This monthly publication thrived until that's why Genuine known by the initials W. I. L. rather than 1039- It is now defunct, primarily because Louisville Sluggers by its full name of the Women's Interna- of the exposure of the League as a com- are the choice of Champions tional League for Peace and Freedom, ad- munist-inspired racket. wherever these mitted to this writer her part in building In Earl Browder's book, "Communism great American this Communist-dominated organization. in the United States," published in 1935, games are Hundreds of organizations, covering we find these most interesting statements played. almost every cross section of American about the League: Your dealer has Louis- life, were brought into this affiliation with ville Slugger Bats and the Louisville Slugger the League just as had been the case of From the beginning of this move- 1940 Official Softball the ment the Communist Party safe- Rule Book. If he cannot W. I. L. until a total affiliated mem- guarded itself against all of supply you, send 10c in bership of more than three and one-half the lying stamps Dept. or coin to accusations of its enemies by having L-21. million was claimed. Hillerich & Brcdsby Co. a large majority of non-Communist The W. I. L. reported in 1938 that it Louisville, Ky. individuals in every controlling was no longer engaged in promoting the committee of the movement. The work of the American League for Peace Communists threw all of their and Democracy. forces into the support of the Uni-

Such another well known communist ted States Congress Against War. . party racket as the Workers Alliance "It is true there was some lagging was also working in close harmony with in this work because we Commu- the League. Herbert Benjamin, who was nists mistakenly refrained from pressing ourselves forward, hoping the national secretary of the Workers that our initiative would be taken Alliance and who is a member of the up by the non-Communists. That National Executive Bean's Saddle Leather Committee of the was a weakness and a mistake on The last word for street Communist Party, never failed to give our part. It only encouraged every Moccasin wear, golf and general his sanction to the work of the League. enemy of every the appearance of an expensive im- unity, jackal of a combining the besl features of a Max Bedacht, well known American renegade, to rally their forces for elt shoe and hand sewed moccasin. their latest attempt to disrupt the Non-slip crepe rubber sole. Communist, who is national secretary Color. Tan. All sizes, in of another well known communist party League. Again we defeated the dis- bol h men's and ladies'. rupters. . . . Ladies' $4.:{r. post- racket, the International Workers Order, paid. Send for free We are calling upon all Commu- sample had a long record of service on the Na- and Spring nists and sympathizing organiza- catalog. tional Executive Committee of the tions to boldly step forward in L. L. Bean. Inc. League. Men's 223 Main St. comradely cooperation with all Free port, Maine Throughout all of this period the Daily other elements, to build the League $525 Mfrs. Fishing Worker, New York mouthpiece of the in every locality, to circulate its ex- Postpaid Specialties communists, and all other communist cellent monthly journal, Fight, and GARAGE OWNERS AND MECHANICS NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT WEEK ran now purchase direct at full factory discount Triple -X Alloy Steel Self-locking Piston Rings. Na- tionally distributed. Guaranteed performance. Stops May 1 to 8 oil pumping. He-boring unnecessary. Write for sample and low prices. Triple-X Company, 3801 South Racine. Dept. 315. Chicago, III. The week of May 1st to 8th has, by official proclamation, been designated as National Employment Week for special observance in arousing a national consciousness of the vital importance of MANY NEVER placing the unemployed back into gainful employment. Sunday, May 5th, will be observed as National Employment Sunday. Amer- SUSPECT CAUSE ican Legion Posts are urged to cooperate with the National Employ- ment Committee in arranging a program that will actively enlist OF BACKACHES employers, the churches, civic and fraternal groups, and the gen- eral public in the plan to keep America American by keeping Amer- This Old Treatment Often Brings Happy Relief ican citizens employed. Many sufferers relieve nagging backache quickly, Last year, in response to the proclamation issued by President once they discover that the real cause of their trouble may be tired kidneys. Roosevelt, the Governors of the several States, and the Mayors of The kidneys aro Nature's chief way of taking the cities, National marked a very noticeable excess acids and waste out of the blood. They help most Employment Week most people pass about 3 pints a day. upswing in general re-employment. In fact the United States Whon disorder of kidney function permits poison- ous matter to remain in your blood, it may cause nag- Employment Service reported that the greatest number of place- ging backache, rheumatic pains, leg pains, loss of pep and energy, getting up nights, swelling, puffiness ments in the history of that service were made in May of last year, under the eyes, headaches and dizziness. Frequent or and that for several succeeding months the number of placements scanty passages with smarting and burning some- times shows there is something wrong with your continued to increase. Naturally, the National Employment Com- kidneys or bladder. Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's Pills, mittee hopes to make an even better report of the work done in by millions for over 40 years. They used successfully 1940—now it's up to the Posts and Legion leaders. give happy relief and will help the 15 miles of kidney tubes (lush out pe : sonous waste from your blood. Get L>oan's Pills.

The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine When Purchasing Products Please Mention The American Legion Magazine 53 to prepare for the great Second munist controlled as to say that Babe fascism and communism were soon to be United States Congress Against Ruth had not been the "king of swat" for twins? War. years. So the American League for Peace and In the face of all of these facts, Dr. The side-stepping Dr. Ward and his Democracy continued to contend that Ward was always enraged every time we communist friends of the League decided it was not communist-controlled! repeated the charges of the factual origin at their Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Con- Certain well known communists were and control of his pet "racket." He had vention in November, 1937, that it systematically placed on all of the leading others, however, for he was also head of was advisable to rechristen the American committees at the 1937 Pittsburgh Con- the American Civil Liberties Union and League Against War and Fascism the vention of the League as follows: the Methodist Federation for Social American League for Peace and Democ- Reorganization Committee — Charles Service. racy. Is it possible that Dr. Ward Krumbein and Max Bedacht. From every corner of the United States dropped the opposition to fascism this Program Committee—Clarence Hatha- came inquiries about the League during far in advance of the nazi-soviet non- way and Angelo Herndon. the organizing drives of 1935. Christian aggression pact with the knowledge that Resolutions (Continued on page 54) Youth groups, labor organizations, and every conceivable type of pink-hued or- ganization was affiliated with the league. The huge majority of the individual fighters against war and fascism did not know why they were not also fighting against communism. In fact, many did not even know they were being led by the communists. If they had known this, some would probably not have become members of the league. They were so filled with the spirit of adventure in their new activity that they soon resented being told of the communist control of the league. As observers at the Third National Congress of the American League Against War and Fascism, which was held in

Cleveland, Ohio, January 3 to 5, 1936, we found the youth section of the Con- gress dominated by such well known members of the Young Communist League as Celeste Strack and Angelo Herndon. We heard such communists as Earl Browder, Clarence Hathaway, Don- ald Henderson, and "Mother" Bloor eulogized as they were introduced for a place on the Congress program. We heard the open mass meeting addressed by a Methodist bishop and a rabbi while America's leading atheist-communists 1 • I* occupied the same platform and domin- m mm* ated the program policy. We heard the f .iff suave Dr. Ward render a eulogy in mem- ory of the French communist, Henri Barbusse. As the closing order of business the names of those elected to the national executive committee were announced. Of those chosen we recognized eleven as out-and-out communists. A study of the resolution adopted at the Congress easily disclosed the fact that the communist party program was the t5^"Hope to be seeing you soon." . . . "Gee, it's swell league's program. But Dr. Ward always to hear your voice." . . . "We're all well here." insisted that there was no communist No great words of business or state are these — control! that are The years 1936 and 1937 were bad ones just the homey, every-day conversations for the league. Every American Legion America. The thoughts and hopes and remem- Post had been told the story of the Cleve- brances that bind families and friends together. The land Congress. There was no longer any flow of understanding that helps to make this a doubt that the League had been built united nation. into a very effective "front" for the com- munist party to use to further its pro- Always the Bell System stands ready to help grams. The American Legion continued . . . to do its part quickly, cheaply, courteously, in telling the citizens of every community the manner of a friend. who controlled the League and what it sought to accomplish. It was as foolish to argue that the American League BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM Against War and Fascism was not com-

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Committee—Earl Browder and Eliza- said was the record of the League. It was for oNitp^SS /^iM^fe beth Gurley Flynn. because of the part played by the com- Nominating Committee—James W. munists in cooperation with the League Ford and Benjamin Gold. that the Dies Committee finally decided Were we supposed to be so dumb as to to publish a fist of the names of almost The lowest price. . think that the communists were not able six hundred government the biggest value employes who ... in Evin- to control the League when they con- were either members or on the mailing rude history! trolled all of the key committees, as list of the League in Washington, D. C. smart A and shown here? Dr. Harry F. Ward has just recently capable outboard of- The best known and the most highly resigned as chairman of the American fering all of Evinrude's ffamed features—Hood- publicized programs of the American Civil Liberties Union, after almost two ed Power— Co-Pilot steering League for Peace and Democracy, as decades of association with that leftist finger-tip controls — Under- carried in the Daily Worker, official organ defense organization. His resignation was water Silencing — trouble-proof of the Communist Party, have been: due to what he termed the undemocratic Centrifugal Pump Cooling — ex- t traordinary starting ease — a com- Boycott of German goods; boycott of ban of communist membership in that plete 1940 Evinrude for only #29.05! Japanese goods; aid for Loyalist Spain; group's governing board. In other words, Fits any boat ... a great motor for fisher- lifting the embargo on Loyalist Spain; since the A.C.L.U. was not going to be men . . . runs all day on a gallon of fijel!

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The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine WHEN PURCHASEnc Products Please Mention The American Legion Magazine Shortly after the Civil War broke out she enlisted and was accepted for three years' service. She was described on the service record as "nineteen, five feet three, light complexion, blue eyes and auburn hair." She gave her birthplace as SERVICE WITH ink SMILES! New York City and her occupation as that of farmer. Beside her name on the muster roll appear the remarks, "Tobac- co furnished by government." In the case of Frank Miller the dis- covery of the disguise as a man was made by her Confederate captors. Born Fran- ces Hook, described as twenty-two-years old, "of about medium height, dark hazel eyes, dark brown hair, rounded features, and feminine in voice and ap- pearance," she enlisted under the name of Frank Miller in the 65th Illinois Home Guard shortly after the beginning of the Civil War. She served for three months and was mustered out without the slightest sus- picion of her sex having arisen. She re- enlisted in the qoth Illinois, again as Frank Miller. She was taken prisoner near Chattanooga. In attempting to es- cape she was shot through the calf of the right leg. Detection followed. The girl later claimed that during her captivity she received a letter from Jefferson Davis

offering a lieutenant's commission if she would enter the Confederate service. She was eventually exchanged and dis- charged. Around the campfires of the Civil War the story of "Charles Martin" frequently was repeated. She was a bright little girl, twelve years old, who had enlisted as a drummer boy in one of the Pennsylvania regiments. She wrote an excellent hand and made herself useful to the officers in . . . The Blue Ribbon is your the regiment in the capacity of clerk. She was involved in the chances of five bat- tles but escaped unscathed. No one key to Keen Enjoyment! suspected her sex until she was taken

ill with typhoid fever and removed to the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadel- phia, where a nurse made the discovery. Just about everybody seems to like The little girl was returned to her parents, Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. The BRAND NEW BONNET who had mourned her as dead. A BLUE RIBBON ON IT chances are mighty good that you Another favorite story of the Civil War centered about a girl named Fannie will, too. And since Pabst is available Wilson, who enlisted in the 24th New in the better places everywhere, you Jersey in order, it is said, to follow her can count on enjoying its velvety sweetheart, a member of the same regi- ment. She and her lover both marched smoothness wherever you go.

with the regiment to Vicksburg, where Today . . . treat yourself to this he was wounded. Without revealing her delicious refreshment! Order Pabst sex, Fannie Wilson nursed him and only Blue Ribbon, and watch the waiter made known her identity to him just before he died, according to the story smile as if to say, "Here's a man then current. who knows his beer." When you After her lover's death Miss Wilson taste it, you'll smile with pleasure, too! became critically ill and was transferred to Cairo, Illinois, where her secret was

exposed. Her discharge followed. Thrown Copyright 1910, Pabst Brewing Company, Milwaukee upon her own resources in Cairo, she became a ballet dancer. Finding the ap- peal of the service too great, she reen- listed, this time in the Third Illinois, a Pabst cavalry regiment. It did not take the officers in her new regiment very long Beer to find her out. (Continued on page 56)

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She was put under arrest and taken to the her duty like the man she was supposed office of the commanding officer and to be. When the Union Army retreated closely questioned. She succeeded in con- to Centreville Heights, stacked arms, vincing the authorities of her loyalty to and threw itself on the ground presum- URCRTIOn GUIDE the Federal cause, and, provided with an ably to spend the night, the restless outfit of women's clothing, was sent out young woman soldier went into the "JOYOUS VACATION DAYS in Tennes- of camp. stone church nearby, where the wounded see" completely describes the mile-high Great Smoky Mountains; battlefields and There are a number of examples and were provided with a temporary hospi- historic shrines; gigantic TVA dams and reputed examples of women enlisting tal, and set to work zealously attending lakes; metropolitan cities and quaint mountain villages; State and National in the Civil War to remain beside their to their wants. Parks; plantations and unspoiled wilder- husbands. The most authenticated ness; and everything in Tennessee—the case Meanwhile, the Federal Army had ideal vacation State. It's FREE, send for is that of Mrs. Sam Blalock. On the rolls moved out and retreated to Washington. yours now! DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION of the State of North Carolina are the She followed under cover of darkness Room 9V> State Bldg. Nashville names of Keith and Sam Blalock, both and did not catch up with her comrades of whom had joined the Confederate until twenty-four hours later. Her cool- TENNESSEE forces from Cald- well County and were assigned to Company F of the Better Built — Lower Prices 26th North Caro- Rnwboats, Outboard Canoes. lina. Motor Boats. Olympic, Snipe. When the man Comet an.l Sea Gull Sail Hoats CATALOG FREE was found physi- Save Money—Prompt Shipment—Two Factories. cally unfit for mili- THOMPSON BROS. BOAT MFG. CO. (81) tary duty, the 216 Ann St. ; Write to > 116 Elm St. PESHTICO, WIS. *et(A<-r place) CORTLAND. N Y. woman made her Get Joyful sex known. The rolls bear the fol- Relief lowing remarks From against her name: ''This lady dressed in man's clothes, BACKACHE volunteered, re- ceived bounty and CAUSED BY SLUGGISH KIDNEYS for two weeks did Stop Getting Up Nights all the duties of a soldier before she was ness on this occasion and her general And Feel Healthier found out; but her husband, being dis- good conduct led to her detail shortly af- charged, she disclosed the fact, returned terwards as mail carrier to her regiment one Here's good way to flush excess the bounty and was immediately dis- and Mib>ei|uently as po-t master to the waste from the kidneys and relieve bladder irritation that often causes scanty, burn- charged, April 20, 1862." brigade to which the Second Michigan ing and smarting passage. was attached. In this capacity she went Ask your druggist for a 35 cent box of ALL of our fighting women, Sarah to the Peninsula with General McClel- Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules—a splen- OF did safe and harmless diuretic and stimu- E. E. Seeley probably led the most lan's Army and remained there as post- lant for irritated bladder. weak kidneys and adventurous career. Under the assumed master and mail carrier all through the Besides pottirifr up niehts. some symptoms of kidney trouble may be backaches, puffy eyes, and name of Franklin Thompson, she donned campaign. lep: cramps. But be sure to get GOLD MEDAL the Federal blue on 1861, and When she first took over her duties, it's a genuine medicine for weak kidneys—right May 25, from Haarlem in Holland. Refuse a substitute. was sent to Fort Wayne, near Detroit. She there was a report current in the Army drilled, did her share of fatigue duty, and, that bushwhackers had murdered a mail \AUT0 -TRUCK-TRACTOR OWNERS in general, performed all the customary carrier on the road and were on the look- duties of a soldier. She showed a certain out for others. Even then Sarah was not adaptability to hospital work when as- discouraged. signed to help out now and then, but When the Army lay in front of Rich- Z. _J^iJ\ Impossible you say? Well, just write at ' rnri once for your FREE 36- page illustrated never overlooked the opportunity to re- mond and the floods carried away the ' booklet OIL FACTS." and for ,„ „ | judge XpOOKLET/ yourself. . . . (You'll be amazed). turn to her company and perform the bridges over the Chickahominy, she regular duties of the line. swam her horse across the swift stream The doctors were impressed by the and brought in the mail. Often she sat in ability of this soldier and tried to get her the saddle for hours, drenched, some- U.S. , regularly assigned to hospital duty, but times remaining all night by the roadside, Government she managed to get free in time to join watching for the first rays of light to pick her company when it was ordered to the her way through the dangerous mud holes front. She went to Washington with her through which the mule teams had wal- START organization, stood guard and picket lowed. She was in the seven days' fight $1260 to $2100 Year duly and drilled until another emergency crossing the peninsula to the James Ex-Servire Men developed in the regimental hospital River and more than once barely escaped Get Preference. / FRANKLIN INSTITUTE Dent. 0180, Rochester, N. Y. and her help became necessary in han- with her life. Get ready / Sirs: Hush id me without charge, (1) Immediately. < 32-paKO hook with list of manv IT. S. dling the work. Again she succeeded in After accompanying her unit on vari- 11,428 with q7 Government Big Pay Dependable .lohs Veteran Prefer- O obtainable. (21 Tell me about prefer- breaking away in time to make the ous campaigns she finally reached Ken- ence appointed in © ence to Ex-Service Men and how to qualify for one of these jobs. march to Hull Run. tucky in March, 1863, where she was 1939 Gov't year. Y Thousands / Name All during the fighting at Bull Run taken sick. She applied for a furlough but annointed , each year. » Address she remained with her company and did it was refused. Fearing that her sex

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might be discovered if she were taken to a hospital, she deserted. Civil life had few attractions for her, however, and she took up military duties again, this time as a nurse at Harper's Ferry, where she remained until the end of the war. One of the very few fighting women to get her share of recognition while the FALSE Civil War was still going on was Arabella Macomber Reynolds. Belle Reynolds, as she was better known to the Army, held a commission from the Governor of TEETH Illinois as a major. Both William T. Sherman and Lew Wallace have men- WEARERS tioned her heroic services. offenders often worst breath MARY E. WALKER, the ardent DR. Don't let Denture Breath suffrage leader and dress reformer of and stains shout "False Teeth" a generation ago, who always appeared in man's clothing, is the only woman in the KEEP PLATES LIKE NEW WITH POLIDENT history of the United States to win the danger. It is Polident, a powder that Congressional Medal of Honor, the most A thin dark film collects on plates or and bridges. This film soaks up odors and dissolves away all film, stains, tarnish and coveted of all American decorations. Dr. impurities like a sponge! It holds germs odor. Makes your breath sweeter — and Walker was a fighting woman almost and decay bacteria . . . gets into every tiny your plates or removable bridges look from birth. She fought with her lover for crevice where brushing can't even reach. better and feel better. cigars. She fought with her smoking And it's so tough that ordinary brushing of thousands call Polident a bless- faithlessness, Tens husband, accused him of seldom remot es it. ing for convenience and hygiene. Long- ran away from him and joined the Army Almost always it results in "denture lasting can costs only 30^ at any drug herself. breath", one of the most offensive of store, and your money back if not de- disagreed also with the medical She breath odors. You won't know if you have lighted. Approved by Good Housekeep- officers in the Army and went so far as it—but others will. ing Bureau and thousands of leading den- to side with the patients against the Yet there's a perfect way to clean and tists everywhere. Hudson Products Inc., doctors. She pitted her wits against purify false teeth without brushing, acid New York, N. Y. those of generals and managed to get into action when the officers were op- Cleans and Purifies Without Brushing Do this daily: Add a little Polident powder to half a posed even to her presence. She fought glass of water. Stir. Then put in plate or bridge for through the war in different capacities 10 to 15 minutes. Rinse— and it's ready to use. against the Confederates and after Ap- pomattox with the officers on her own side, trying to get an honorary commis- sion. After returning to Washington she P0UDCI1T J began her fight for her decoration and pension, flaunted her standards of dress and ideas of sex equality in the eyes of the country and dared society to relegate her COLITIS VICTIMS to the conventional feminine world of her Due to Faulty Diet, Hyperacidity, Constipation INVENTORS M. L. Van Zandt writes: "I have been troubled with mucous colitis (due to faulty diet) for vears. Never received day. first step to protect your Invention relief from any medicine until I used KDLOKAV". Take Why suffer distressing agony when the relief you seek — without cost. Get free Record of In- The Board of Medal Awards on Feb- might be right here within your grasp? Poor digestion, vention form and 48 page Bonk. "Pat- signals. gas, bloating are the warning Countless sufferers ent Guide for the Inventor." Time ruary 1917, struck Dr. Walker's have successful ly fought these conditions with the 15, KOI OKAY METHOD. Write today for generous free sample counts! Write today. and illustrated booklet. Clarence A. O'Brien name from the list of holders of the Con- FREE EAST K-O-KOL COMPANY Registered Patent Attorney Adams Bids., Wash i net on. gressional Medal of Honor because the TRIAL Desk 195 West Chester, Pa. Dent. OE45. D. C. act performed by her was not within the law which requires "conspicuous gal- lantry in action in actual conflict with the enemy." YOUR LATEST ADDRESS? She died in iqio, in her eighties, still at war with the customs and traditions IS the address to which this copy of THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE was mailed correct for all near future issues? If not, please fill in this coupon and mail of her time, at odds with the feminist THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE, 777 No. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Ind. leaders of her own sex and at variance Until further notice, my mailing address for The American Legion Magazine is with the existing standards even of a new address liberal generation willing to grant equal rights to women at the polls. In her in- Name (PLEASE PRINT) terviews she boasted of the various bar-

riers against women that she had sur- 1940 membership card number . mounted. She claimed that she was the Address first woman doctor, the first woman lawyer, the first woman reporter, the City State. only woman with the Medal of Honor and the only sensibly dressed woman of Post No Dept old address her time* Address

*The American fighting women of the World War formed the theme for an article by Major City State. Ginsburgh in the May, 1939, issue of this magazine under the title Daughters of Valor.

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Full Namfl Age. of horror dawned on the boche's face. the wall of fresh earth and began to dig (Plea.se print) Address City State. He said something, a spluttering rush frantically. Malajian knelt beside him Color Date of Birth —Year Mo Day or Race. of words. and pawed the loose dirt away with his Ami. of Ins.

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Describe Occupation. We'll be crushed if we stay here." Their uniforms became soggy. Malajian Both men looked at the walls about stripped off his shirt and undershirt and Name of Beneficiary Age Relationship them. An overhead timber gave out a worked naked to the waist. The boche Are you in good health?. Signature of Applicant or Parent crackling noise. While they watched, it did the same. Like two brown animals bent slowly in the middle. they clawed and hacked at the wall Malajian looked at his watch. The which stood between them and life. Save Your Feet hands had crawled over to 5:30. Desper- For a while the earth moved easily. A Thousands relieved from pain walk ately he looked around for tools, some- pile grew behind Malajian. Then they ran , freely with HEEFNER thing with which to dig. It was the only into one of the shattered timbers. This ARCH SUPPORTS chance. They had to cut their way was more difficult. They had to dig m * Write for Free Booklet through the earthen barrier which had around it, loosen the heavy beam and "FOOT slid down into the tunnel. It might be drag it clear. Both were panting when at B**"" FACTS" only a few inches thick—and then it last it came free. The air in the blocked HEEFNER ARCH SUPPORT CO., 97 Lewis Bldg., Salem, Virginia might be fifty feet. But they had to try. tunnel was getting stale. No tools. The slide had buried those Malajian hung his watch on a nearby F< r< SAMPLES OF REMARK- belonging to timber where they could it. FnMM ML JLV ABLE TREATMENT FOR the boche. Malajian had both see left his in the tunnel where he had From time to time he would glance up at STOMACH ULCERS placed the charge. They couldn't make it. The flashlight he hung from a nail so much progress digging with their hands. that its bright beam fell on their work. Due to Gastric Hyperacidity Must have a tool of some kind. Lucky to have that flash. The boche's H. H. Bromley, of Shelburne. Vt., writes: "I suffered for years The boche understood fully now and lantern had been buried. with acid stomach trouble. My doctors told me I had ulcers and was also searching for tools. Malajian Overhead the timbers creaked and would have to diet the rest of my life. Before taking your treat- saw him leap forward and snatch some- groaned. Dirt rained steadily down now. ment I lost a lot of weight and thing Occasionally could eat nothing but soft foods from one of the upright timbers. a larger chunk would and milk. After taking Von's The boche turned with the thing gripped break loose and cause a small avalanche. Tablets I felt perfectly well, ate almost anything and gained back in his right hand. The least jar would bring the roof down the weight I had lost." If you suffer from indigestion, gastritis, It was a broken trench tool, left be- with a rush. heartburn, bloating or any other stomach trouble due to gastric hyperacidity, you. too, should try Von's for p o npt hind, perhaps, by some working party of They worked on, gasping for breath, relief. Send for FREE Samples of this remarkable treat- ment, and details of guaranteed trial offer. Instructive long ago. It was rusty and dirty and only clawing at the wall, nails bleeding and Booklet is Included. Write PHILADELPHIA VON CO. Dept. 41-H three inches of the blade remained and torn now, faces flushed, eyes protruding. Fox Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. that was jagged and splintered. Not The boche handed the broken trench much of a digging tool but an ideal wea- tool to'Malajian and motioned for him to Learn Profitable Profession pon with which to stab a man. dig. The Canadian slashed earnestly at in QO days at Home Again the two men faced each other, the wall of earth. Another timber blocked "A Earningaof Men and Wumen in the fascinating pro- ::"\ fe»8ion of Swedish Manage run as high an $-10 to muscles tense, white. the with it i $70 per week but many prefer to open their own of- breathing hard, faces way and both men fought ficea. Large incomes from 1 doctors, hospitals, sani- tariums and private patients come to those who Malajian could almost read the boche's until it came clear. The boche sank back, qualify through our training. Reducing n« offers rich rewards for specialists. Write for Anatomy Charts and mind. Both had lost their pistols during his breathing labored, his body exhausted. booklet—They're FREE. THE College of Swedish Massage the shuffle, trampled them into the mud. He glanced up at the watch. Malajian 30E. AdamsSt. . Dept. S75.Ch.caoo "6" {Succettorto A' at tonal Colltge of Manage) What was to prevent the boche from pointed at the numeral and went

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The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine When Purchas ing Products Please Mention The American Legion Magazine 59 "Whoosh!" The boche nodded, pulled himself erect and lurched back to the ESTABLISHED 1892 wall. It was now 5:50. It seemed to Malajian that he had been digging for hours. But it had been only eight minutes. How time rushed by! And in ten minutes the THAT FIT IS NOT ALWAYS A MATTER OF SIZE! TNT would go off. Only ten minutes! How fast that would tick away! The correct shape of the shoe is as important as the right Malajian's hands were dripping with size. That's why Florsheim measured thousands of pairs of blood. Searing pain shot up his arms with feet, and designed hundreds of exclusive lasts that provide every movement. What difference did perfect fit for every degree of difference, in shape and contour! it make? The boche lunged in and out, $ $ $ Genuine Buckskin Styles, 1 0 and up Most Styles, Q 95 ond 1 Q scooping dirt with his torn hands. His face was a mask of terror, his mouth twisted and horrible, his breath hissing through clenched teeth. w SHOE Malajian fell back, handing the boche f/ors. e/m the tool. They had run into another timber. The boche hacked at it with the THE FLORSHEIM SHOE COMPANY, Manufacturers, CHICAGO jagged point, digging into the soft, rotten Makers of Fine Shoes for Men anil If omen wood, trying to cut hand-holds so that they could drag it clear. After what seemed like an eternity it gave a little.

They seized it and heaved. The thing tore loose, throwing both men backwards. They came scrambling forward again on hands and knees and went on with the work. Every second was precious now. It became more difficult to breathe. The air seemed heavy, thick with fumes and the stench of sweat. Malajian's lungs felt like they were going to burst. He pumped air rapidly, exhaling through his drooling mouth. Glancing at the Dearborn, S-918 boche's face he saw that it was pasty $11 gray, like greasy putty. They couldn't last much longer. The boche fell back and lay with III • Relieve Pain shoulders heaving. ''C'mon, c'mon," Malajian prodded him. "Don't quit now. Hheumamm relieve the torturing pain of Neuritis, Rheu- We'll workin' to the end." To keep matism, Neuralgia or Lumbago in few minutes, The boche heaved himself heavily to get NURITO, the fine formula, used by thousands. No opiates. Does the work quickly—must relieve his knees, crawled to the wall. The cruel pain to your satisfaction in few minutes or money back. Don't suffer. Clip this ad now as a earth seemed looser as they hacked it. at reminder to ask your druggist for NURITO today. The dirt came away easier, slid down HEXI- SUPER-CANE under them. Eagerly they renewed their Go equipped with H-I tackle and you're on the H-I way efforts. Malajian saw that his arms were to good fishing. TheGoIdenRod is a honey, all-purpose red to the elbows. The boche was in The American Legion rod for fly or bait fishing and light trolling. Bailtot aged, treated Tonkin even worse condition. One of his fingers National Headquarters cane, beautifully finished and packed. was torn to the bone, the finger-tips were Indianapolis, Indiana OLD GOLD FLY LINE raw, red, pulpy masses. Financial Statement Light brown silk. The wall moved! With a shrill cry of Durable, soft flexi- February 29, 1940 ble oil finish. Runs triumph, Malajian hurled himself against smoothly and floats lightly. Assets . . Exactly suited to Golden it. The dirt moved again, seemed to set- Rod. 25 yd. coil D tle and shift. The boche handed him the Cash on hand and on deposit. ... £ 609.376.87 orE Notes and accounts receivable 62,292.25 $1.50 trench tool and Malajian grasped it. Inventories 95,337.38 Invested funds ... 2,202,160.53 He could hardly lift his arms, so heavy Permanent investments: were they with fatigue, but he summoned Overseas Graves Decoration Trust Fund. . 207,051.87 Office building, Washington, D. C, less all his strength, struck the wall several depreciation 122,430.97 blows. Furniture, fixtures and equipment, less heavy The trench tool plunged depreciation 33,120.25 through. A stream of fresh air squirted Deferred charges 39,807.74 UTICA AUTOMATIC REEL into the gallery. J?3. 371, 557.84 Lightest weight and biggest capacity. 50 yds. of F Enamel. Easy stripping. "Ah, God!" cried Malajian, gulping Quick action. Chrome line &j\ r<* Liabilities, Deferred Revenue guide. Aluminum or Black. 3>*»« Jw in great breaths. "We're through! We're

through!" SEND 3c postage for Ozark Ripley's and Net Worth ' illustratedeft*booklet The boche crawled forward and sucked on fishingand fish- Current liabilities. $ 63,986.12 ing tackle and our in the fragrant, life-giving air. The pasty Funds restricted as to use 34,355.85 $5'i0 CASH PRIZE Deferred revenue 538,373.13 contest to name gray of his face changed slowly to dead our newest fishing line. Address Permanent trust: Dept. G. Horroeks-Ibbotson Co., white. After a few seconds he struggled Overseas Graves Decoration Trust Fund. 207,031.87 Utica, N. Y. or Grimsby, Ont. Net Worth: with effort to his feet, staggered forward Restricted capital $2, 1 5 5 . 1 07. 10 and began to dig. Unrestricted capital. .. 374,703.77 2,527,810.87 HORROCKS-IBBOTSON 83,371.557.84 Working like madmen they enlarged UTICA, N. Y. the hole where (Continued on page 60) Frank E. Samuel, National Adjutant

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BUSINESS TRAINING (Continued from page 5p) Your opportunity can never be bigger than your preparation. Prepare now and reap the rewards in earlier and larger success. Free 48-Page Books Tell the trench tool had plunged through. Malajian struggled to his feet. He How. Write now for lxx>k you want, or mail coupon with your name and address in margin today. Malajian glanced fearfully over his groaned and felt almost paralyzed mus- D Higher Accountancy Business shoulder at the watch. It was He cles. The boche made a feeble, Modern Salesmanship Correspondence 5:57. muttering Traffic Management O Credit and Collection couldn't believe his eyes. There was still sound. Malajian lifted him and dragged Law : Degree of LL. B. Correspondence O Commercial Law O Modern Poremanship time to get out! him up the incline toward the hole in the Industrial Mgm't Expert Bookkeeping P Business C. P. A. Coaching When the hole was big enough for a roof. Slowly, painfully, digging his heels Management Business English D Stenotypy Effective Speaking man to get through, Malajian boosted the into the dirt, he hauled the limp body up. LASALLE EXTENSION UNIVERSITY boche up, shoved his head into the hole They came out into the open. It was A Correspondence institution and heaved. The man's body slid out of dawn, a cold drizzling dawn. Malajian's DEPT. 5361-R CHICAGO view. Then Malajian scrambled after body was chilled instantly. The rain him. He grabbed for the light as he went. beat down on his bare skin like sleet. WE The watch was left behind. No good The boche shivered and sat up. He was ToAnySuitT knowing the time now. still very weak but recovering rapidly. Double the life of your The boche lay sprawled on the floor He stumbled to his knees and peered coat and vest with correctly matched pants. 100,000 patterns of the gallery beyond the wall. With anxiously about, trying to figure out L'very pair hand tailored to your measure. Our match Bent FREE for your O. K. before escape in sight he had collapsed. Mala- where he was. pants are made. Fit guaranteed. Send piece of cloth or vest today. jian lifted him up, hooked an arm under A line of brown uniformed men mate- SUPERIOR MATCH PANTS COMPANY 209 S. State St, Dept. 917 Chicago his shoulders. Supporting the limp body, rialized out of the mist. They came he staggered up the old gallery. Mud cautiously, spread out in a thin wave. sucked under their feet, shells crashed Malajian could hear the machine guns Free for Asthma outside. The flashlight threw a dancing going now, hear the swish of bullets over- If vou suffer with attacks of Asthma so ter- beam ahead of them as they stumbled on. head. Off in the distance artillery mut- rible you choke and gasp for breath, if restful sleep is impossible because of the The air about them was suddenly tered and shells broke along the hill. breathe, if you feel the disease struggle to sucked away with a rush. Then there was What had happened? Had the TNT done is slowly wearing your life away, don't fail to send at once to the Frontier Asthma Co. a mighty explosion, stunning, devastat- its work? for a free trial of a remarkable method. No matter where you live or whether you have ing! The ground underfoot reeled and Malajian turned and looked. He could faith in remedy under the Sun, any any shook like jelly. Blinding lightning see a great smoking crater where the send for this free trial. If you have suffered for a lifetime and tried everything you could ripped the darkness into shreds. The Hill had been. Machine-gun nests, forti- learn of without relief; even if you are ut- terly discouraged, do not abandon hope but earth shuddered and plunged. fications, barges, all were gone. Oidy a send today for this free trial. It will cost Malajian felt his ears go blank. His huge smoking hole remained. you nothing. Address to swell pound. Canadians were nearer Frontier Asthma Co. 169-F Frontier Bldg. head seemed and Then The now. Three 462 Niagara St. Buffalo, N. V. he was picked up by a gigantic blast and detached themselves from the line and REGULATION WAR MEDALS hurled through space with the speed of came toward Malajian and the boche. The largest and most complete illus- lightning. One man lifted his rifle and aimed at trated book on military insignia. It He still hung on to the body of the Malajian's head. contains every medal and item of in- signia of the United States Army, boche, his arm locked in a death grip "Hey!" he called weakly. "Don't Navy, and Marine Corps. Compiled by about the man's shoulders. For a long shoot; I'm a Canadian." an Agent of the United States War Department. Send ten cents to cover time they seemed to sail through the air. "Jeese, yuh don't look it," complained mailing. GEORGE W. STUDLEY Then they hit the ground, rolled along, the Canadian soldier, lowering his rifle. 597 Lake Avenue, Rochester, New York tumbling over and over. Rocks dashed Malajian glanced down and saw that into their bodies, their flying arms he was plastered from head to foot with If YOU are troubled smashed against timbers. There was the yellow slime. His bloody hands had with itching, bleeding taste of blood on Malajian's lips. dripped onto his body, splattering the or protruding Piles, write PILES TODAY for a generous The rumbling noise in his head stopped mud with red. The boche was in the same H Sample of Page's Wonderful and he lay still. Very slowly, muscle by condition. They looked like earth-bur- H Combination Pile Treatment FREE muscle he began to stretch and turn. His rowing animals suddenly thrown up from E.R. PAGE Co., Dept. 471-E-8 Marshall, Mich. body was a solid mass of bruises. His the depths, blinking in the light. hands throbbed with cutting pain. He Other Canadians came forward to turned his head and saw the boche investigate. Malajian greeted them wear- FOR DECORATION DAY lying face down beside him. "Are yuh ily. "This man is a boche," he explained. See the advertisement of the Emblem hurt, guy?" he asked stupidly. "Are yuh "A prisoner. Send him back to the rear. Division on page 4 describing beautiful engineer corporal. just flag display sets at a price you can afford hurt? I'm an We blew to pay. The boche groaned and turned over. up the hill." His face was bloody, one eye was puffed The Canadian's faces all registered ad- and closed. Ragged, bloody scratches ran miration. "Man, I'll say yuh did!" one WAKE UP YOUR down his cheeks and neck. cried enthusiastically. "It looked like Malajian looked at the flashlight in his this whole section of France was blowed

hand and saw that it was smashed. But into the air. What a crimp that put in the LIVER BILE- he could still see the boche plainly. boches. They was spare arms and legs light coming from? pieces of machine guns chunks Without Calomel—And You'll Jump Out Where was that He and and looked up. Right overhead yawned a of wood flyin' through the air. Yuh sure of Bed in the Morning Rarin' to Go hole. He could see the sky above, a sky done a noble piece of work, brother." The liver should pour out two pints of liquid bile into your bowels daily. If this bile is not flow- covered with low, gray clouds. "Go easy with this prisoner," begged ing freely, your food may not digest. It may just decay in the bowels. Gas bloats up your stomach. And then he knew what had hap- Malajian. "I guess I saved his life so You constipated. You feel sour, sunk and the get pened. The charge of had wrecked I sorta feel responsible for him. Poor world looks punk. TNT It takes those good, old Carter's Little Liver Pills the tunnel, just as he had supposed it devil, he's about all in." to get these two pints of bile flowing freely to make you feel "up and up." Amazing in making would. But he and the boche had been "Cripes," cried a Canadian. "Yuh bile flow freely. Ask for Carter's Little Liver Pilla hurled clear by the wind blast. The gal- don't look none too good, yourself. Hey, by name, lutf and 25tf at all drugstores. Stubbornly refuse anything else. lery had caved in behind him. catch him somebody. There he goes."

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But Malajian had slid forward into asked the captain. "We tried to take it a black mist where he lay very still. away from you but you wouldn't let Hours later he opened his eyes in a go." dugout behind the lines. His captain Malajian looked down—managed a was bending over him, bathing his face weak smile. He was still clutching the with a wet rag. A plump doctor hovered broken trench tool, had been carrying in the background. "He's coming around," it all this time. "That," he said slowly, said the captain. "You're all right, Mala- "is a little souvenir de guerre. I damn jian. Bruised and battered considerably near got killed with that thing—but it but no bones broken. The medico says all saved my life in the end." you need is rest and quiet." Leaving this riddle for the captain to "Yen," said Malajian feebly. "And puzzle out for himself, Malajian [ell plenty of it." back on the bunk in a deep, restful "What's that thing in your hand?" sleep. .. . m WHEN YOU AVOID

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dates of incorporation are May 14, 15 span team—lead, swing and wheel. and 16, igio, other departmental incor- Adjutant McCord certifies the record as porations came so thick and fast that following: County Commander, 1 year; there seems to be little point in tracing Post Commander, 12; Service Officer, 21; priority. Welfare Officer, 21; Memorial Day Com- But Arkansas stands at the head mittee, 21; Armistice Day Committee, of the class. Department Adjutant Bert 21; Membership Committee, 21; House Presson, an old newspaper man with a Committee, 20; County Committeeman, nose for a good story, furnishes other 6; Post Executive Committee, 15; Vice details. The first papers were hied in the Commander, 2; Chaplain, 1; Boy Scouts

Pulaski County Circuit Court on May Committee, 1, and Emergency Mobiliza-

14, igio, legally incorporating "The tion Committee, 1. American Legion" as a benevolent asso- Responding to the same piece about ciation under the State law. Later, in Adjutant Baylies, a nomination comes March, 1929, the organization was again from F. D.'B. McCall, Historian of incorporated by a special act of the Captain Edgar Dale Post, El Dorado,

General Assembly as "The American Kansas, which is better than most but yet Legion, Department of Arkansas." not quite good enough to go to the head of the class. "If the contest is open to Legion Methuselahs all comers," writes Historian McCall, "the members of Captain Edgar Dale NOW, comrades, don't jump to the Post would like to submit the name of conclusion that Liverpool (New Past Commander Philip McDonough,

York) Post has only one member or that (just Phil to all the Kansas Legion) , who it is a one-man Post. We have the assur- came to El Dorado in 1921 and joined ance of Adjutant Phil McCord that it is the Post the same year. Since reading the a live, working Post and that its mem- piece about the Massachusetts Adjutant bership at the time of writing was eighty- in the March Keeping Step we have nine. The fact that he is a willing and checked the record of Phil's activities uncomplaining worker accounts for the and find that he has rounded out one You'll feel better, look better, too! remarkable record of Past Commander hundred and six years of service and is THIS summer have more pep—more drive- more fun! Avoid "Mid-Section Sag'' that Fred P. Kies. He's a Legion Methuselah; well along on his second hundred years. spoils your looks and steals your energy. Brare top ranker, too, until someone comes "Here's what our records show, and it's up with The Bracer! You'll be amazed at the along to topple him from the throne. a long story: Post Commander, 1 year; difference it makes. And the Step-Keeper heard about him Delegate to Department Convention, 11 For this exclusive Bauer & Black supporter belt is designed to support sagging stomach through a little piece in the March years; Golf Committee, 9; Membership, muscles, help improve posture. Keeping Step calling attention to the Installation, n; Finance, Dance, 7; 3; And only The Bracer gives you all these fact that Adjutant Milton A. Baylies, 5; Auditing, 2; Educational, 2; Junior features: No Rip—seams cannot pull out. No of New Bedford (Massachusetts) Post Baseball, 2; By-laws, 4; Baseball, 2; Roll—four removable ribs at top. No Bulge -knit from two-way stretch "Lastex" yarn. No had rung up seventy-two years of Legion Holiday, 3 ; Board of Trustees, 3 ; Enter- Bother—convenient fly-front. service in twenty-one years of the Legion. tainment, Turkey Shoot, Board of 4; 4; At department, drug, men'- apparel, -porting Past Commander Kies, twelve times Directors, 8; Americanism, 2; Emer- goods stores, and surgical supply houses. in his home Post and one as County gency, 2; Building, 4, and Property, Dis- If your dealer cannot supply you with The Bracer, simplv fill out and mail the coupon check or money order. Price Commander, has managed to do a mod- trict Convention Chairman, Special with a 32.00 (Canada $2.75.) erate one hundred and sixty-six years Golf Committee, Ceremonial, School, BAUER & BLACK, Division of The Kendall Co. of service in the same twenty-one cov- Kaffir Korn, Boy Scout, Resolution, Dept. D-ll, 2500 South Dearborn St.. Chicago, III. ered by Comrade Baylies—there're five Publicity, Alternate National Commit- (In Canada, Station K, Toronto.) twenty-one consecutive years, one twenty teeman, Alternate, Orphanage, Trophy, I am enclosing check or nionev order for

$ ,. Please send me Bracer*. and fifteen in separate positions. and General one A Rodeo, Employment, Com- My waist measurement i- charter member of Liverpool Post, Com- mittee, 1 year each." Name I Address rade Kies got his start in midsummer, Welcome, King Methuselah Kies and I City Stat- 1919 July 31st, to be exact —and is still Right Bower McDonough. My dealeal'-r i n in and address i>_ — | in the harness, serving as a full three- Boyd B. Stutler

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American Legion Magazine {Continued from page 35) INDEX of stated before, in the turmoil of war there to assist all veterans' organizations that ADVERTISERS were too many instances wherein families propose to hold reunions during conven- of our war dead were advised of these tion week. The Committee will assist in deaths only in formal official messages reserving headquarters Allstate Insurance Co 54 and in arranging the little intimate information they for places for the dinners, American Life & Accident Insurance Co.. 58 and luncheons or have treasured missing. Even whatever form of activity American Telephone & Telegraph Co. ...53 would was the reunion this late after the war ended, a few may take. Bauer & Black 61 requests for firsthand information are All outfits contemplating Boston Con- Bean, L. L 52 still received—and we are sure that care- vention reunions are requested to report Blatz Brewing Co 51 ful attention will be given to and re- to Reunion Chairman Jeremiah J. Block Drug Co 56 sponses received to the two which follow. Toomey, Court House, Lawrence, Massa- From Legionnaire John E. Brown, who chusetts, and at the same time inform Calvert Distillers Corp 45 writes on the stationery of the Sheriff's the Company Clerk of their reunions so Carter 60 Medicine Co Office, Laurens County, Laurens, South that announcements may appear in College of Swedish Massage 58 Carolina, comes this appeal: these columns. "The family of our late comrade, Boston National Convention reunions, Doan's Pills 52 Julius W. Jones, would appreciate hear- details of which may be obtained from ing from comrades of this soldier who, the Legionnaires listed, follow: East-K-O-Kol Co 57 while serving with Company D, 6th Engi- Emblem Division 4 Soc. of 1st Div.—Annual national reunion of neers, died of pneumonia on October 12, all First Div. vets. Henry J. Evinrude Motors 54 Grogan, chmn., 73 Summer st., Hyde Park, Boston, 1918. The only message they received, Mass. Soc. of 1st Div. Auxiliary—Annual reunion. Shoe 59 besides the formal announcement, was a Mrs. Gerald FitzGerald, pres., 83 Olney St., Dor- Florsheim Co chester, Mass. officer ex- Ford Motor Co 3 letter from his commanding 2d Div. Assoc.—Reunion of all 2d Div. vets. pressing condolences. Robt. W. Robertson, chmn., 62 Summer St., Franklin Institute 56 Boston. Soc. of 3d Drv. Convention reunion. Frontier Asthma Co 60 "The brother of this man, who is a — Hq. at Hotel Bradford, Boston. Geo. F. Dobbs, reunion Deputy Sheriff in Laurens, South Caro- secy., 9 Colby St., Belmont, Mass. 4th Drv. Assoc. Annual national General Electric Co 43 lina, would like to hear from comrades — reunion, Parker House, Boston, Sept. 23. Ben Pollack, Gillette Safety Razor Co 48 who served with Julius W. Jones during chmn., 100 Summer St., Boston. 6th Div. Natl. Assoc.—Annual national re- Gore Products, Inc 64 the time he served overseas until his union. For details and free copy the Sightseer, write death, or from doctors or nurses who may Clarence A. Anderson, natl. secy.-treas., Box 23, Stockyards Sta., Denver, Colo. Haband Co 54 recall this patient. If they will write to Soc. of 20th Div.—Annual reunion. Harry McBride, 1229 26th st., Newport News, Va. Heefner Arch Support Co 58 give their letters to me, I shall be glad to 77th Div.—National reunion. For details, write Hillerich & Bradshy Co 52 the family." Joseph E. Delaney, exec, secy., 77th Div. Assoc., 28 E. 39th st.. New York City. Horrocks-Ihbotson Co 59 And this letter that came from Legion- 78th Drv.—Reunion hq. in Boston under auspices 78th Div. Post, A. L., of Rhode Island. Virginia, naire Rex Taylor of New Iowa, Proposed organization 310th Inf. Assoc. Send 60 LaSalle Extension University carries the plea of a mother: names and addresses to John P. Riley, 151 Wendell Providence, I. Lewis-Howe Co. Turns 63 St., R. "How many comrades of my late 82d Div. Vets. Assoc. — Reunion, auspices Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. Mass. Chap. Write John H. Higgins, Post Office, brother-in-law, John Pearl Weaklend, Auburndale, Mass. or Gilbert A. Arnold, 3 Rich- Chesterfields Cover II who gave his life in the World War, re- ard rd., Lexington, Mass. Listerine Shaving Cream 41 85th Div. Assoc. —3d Reunion banquet. John member him and can tell anything about J. Kraniak, pres.. Mariner Tower, Milwaukee, Wise. his death in action? His old mother would McLaughlin & Reilly Co 63 Natl. Assoc. Amer. Balloon Corps Vets.— surely like to hear from some of these Reunion under auspices newly-organized Boston Miller Brewing Co Cover III Bed. Hq. at Touraine Hotel. Eugene F. Daley, men who knew her boy who still lies chmn., 130 Highland av., Somerville, Mass. Mills, E. J 54 65th Balloon Co. Reunion. Chas. A. Carroll, buried in France. — G. & C. Fdry. Co., Sandusky, Ohio. Amer. Transp. National Distillers Products Corp 49 "On the cross at his grave in the R. R. Corps Vets. —Annual re- union of all railroad men. Gerald J. Murray, natl. Nurito Co 59 Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery at adjt., 722 S. Main av., Scranton, Pa. Vets, of A. E. F. Siberia—3d annual natl. re- Romagne, France, is this inscription: union and banquet. L. H. Head, reunion secy., 41 O'Brien, C. A 57 'John Pearl Weaklend, Pvt. icl, 3d Div., Nichols av., Brooklyn, N. Y. World War Tank Corps Assoc.—3d annual Nebraska, Oct. 24, 1018.' natl. convention-reunion. L. A. Salmon, chmn., 11 Page, E. R. Co 60 Chapman pi., Lynn, Mass. To organize local Bns., "His mother tells me he was in a r Philadelphia Von Co 58 write Claude J. Harris, dir., 817)-2 W . 43d St., Los Machine Gun Company, but does not Angeles, Calif. Polident 57 Hq. Co., 302 Ink.—Proposed reunion. James remember the regiment or machine-gun Burns, 186 W. Brookline St., Boston. Premier Pabst Sales Co 55 battalion designation. I believe he was M. G. Co., 302d Ink.—Reunion. Jas. W. Mc- Loughlin, 100 South Bend St., Pawtucket, R. I. killed outright and during fighting prob- Co. A, 347th Ink.—Proposed reunion. James H. Reclaimo Mfg. Co 56 Buckley, 44 Vernon st., Springfield, Mass. ably in the Meuse-Argonne front. If Remington Arms Co 47 14th Engrs. Assoc.—Reunion, Hotel West- anyone who was with him when he was minster, Boston. For copy News, write Carroll E. R. J. Reynold* Tobacco Co. Scott, editor, 54 College av., Medford, Mass. Camels Cover IV killed or fatally wounded will write to 21st Engrs. L. R. Soc.—20th reunion, Sept. 22- 24. F. G. Webster, secy.-treas., 113 E. 70th st., me, his mother and I would appreciate Prince Albert 37 Chicago, 111. reunion. it deeply." 23d Engrs. Assoc.—Annual Dennis J. Clynes, secy., 7940 Karlov av., Niles Center, Sani-Flusb 63 111. 29th Engrs. —Proposed reunion. Write Herbert Schiffmann, 1940 National Convention Cor- R., Co 58 THE S. Rand, 129 Florence rd., Waltham, Mas9. 56th (Searchlight) Engrs. Assoc. Organized Schlitz, Jos., Brewing Co 46 poration of The American Legion is — Chicago natl. convention. Proposed reunion. S. J. Seagram Distillers Corp 39 rapidly furthering plans for our annual Lurie, 2636 Clarence av., Berwyn, 111. Co. F, 3d Engrs. —Proposed reunion. John S. in State of Tennessee 56 meeting Boston, September 23d to Buswell, 314 Warren st., Waltham, Mass., or Oscar Heal, Riverside ct., Milo, Me. Studley, George, 60 26th. Special attention is being paid to E. W 303d F. A. Assoc.—Reunion, Hotel Sheraton, Superior Match Pants Co 60 outfit reunions and under the very able Boston, Mon., Sept. 23. Page Browne, Park Square bldg., Boston. Chairmanship of Toomey, Jeremiah J. Coast Art. Corps Vets. — Reunion-banquet of Thompson Bros. Boat Mfg. Co 56 Past Department Commander, the Con- all C. A. C. vets. R. R. Jacobs, 43 Frisbie av., Battle Creek, Mich. Triple-X Piston Ring Co 52 vention Reunions Committee is prepared 58th Art., C. A. C. —Regtl. reunion-dinner. E. The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine When Purchasing Products Please Mention The American Legion Magazine Sai|-houo do ^ou U. S. S. Housntonic— Reunion of crew with North Sea Mine Force Assoc. Boss H. Currier. adjust Hm's flaq 108 Massachusetts av., Boston. harness ? U. S. S. Mount Vernon Assoc. —22d annual reunion. Write P. N. Home, 110 State st., Boston. U. S. S. O'Brien — Proposed reunion. Karl A. Kormann, 23 Lakeville rd., Jamaica Plain, Mass. U. S. S. Plattsburg—Annual reunion. Brent B. Lowe, chmn., 122 Bowdoin st., Boston, Mass. U. S. S. Rijndam—2d reunion dinner. Jas. F. McKeegan, 145 Greenpoint av., Brooklyn, N. Y. U. S. S. Wilhelmina—Annual reunion of crew. Dr. Milo M. Sorenson, 1601 W. 6th st., Racine, Wise. U. S. S. Yacona—Reunion. Geo. J. Geisser, Public Bldgs. Dept., City Hall, Providence, R. I. U. S. S. Zeelandia— Reunion. Write Leonard W. Wittman, 1906 E. Main st., Rochester, N. Y. U. S. S. C. 2^8—Reunion. Write Warren C. Burnham, C. M. M., 1395 Commonwealth av., Boston. Syracuse (N. Y.) Camp Band— Reunion, Sept. 22. Thos. Smail, adjt., 11a Ashland St., Somerville, Mass. Amer. Merchant Marine—Reunion of World War vets. John O'Brien, 14 Salem pi., Maiden, Mass. Amer. Vets, with Italian _ Forces—Re- union. Miss Frida Smith, 410 Stuart st., Boston, M:lss. Park avenue, Manchester, N. H. L. Paltenghi, 50 2d Bn., U. S. Guards—Proposed reunion. Write 7 1st Regt. C. A. C. Vets. Assoc.—Annual re- Wm. J. White, City Assessor, Iowa City, Iowa. union and dedication of memorial to Maj. Sturgis. Write Theodore A. Cote, adjt., 140 Bullard St., New Bedford, Mass. REUNIONS and activities at times Btrv. C, 64th Art., C. A. C. —Proposed re- - and places other than the Legion union. Chas. Williams, 176 Falcon St., East Boston, Mass., or Chas. A. McStravick, Police Div. 16, National Convention in Boston, follow: 951 Boylston st., Boston. Co. B, 58th Amm. Trn. (Ft. Adams)—Vets in- 2d Div. Assoc.—22d annual natl. reunion. Hotel terested in proposed reunion, write Almo Pennucei, Statler, St. Louis, Mo., July 18-20. Ed Decker or You are never very far from a can of ex-C. C., 50 Upland rd., Somerville, Mass. Bud Melford, chmn., 1739 Ohio av., E. St. Louis, 111. 304th Motor Trans. Co. —Reunion. Harold D. Soc. of 3d Div. —Annual convention and reunion, Sani-Flush. You'll find it in most bath- Philadelphia Philadelphia, Barney, secy., 150 North st., Pittsfield, Mass., or Hotel n, Pa., July 11-13. rooms for cleaning toilets. So don't Wm. V. Begley, chmn., 28 Mayfair st., Lynn, Mass. C. J. McCarthy, Box 137, Camden, N. J. For copy Co. A, Motor Sup. Trn., M.T.C.—2d natl. The Watch on the Rhine, write Harry Cedar, wait for a car radiator to hiss and boil. reunion, 23. Other companies invited. Wm. 4320 Old Dominion dr., Arlington, Va. Sept. Keep it cleaned out. Use Sani-Flush L. Harvey, 234 Delhi St., Mattapan, Mass. 3d Div.—West Virginia 3d vets reunion, Clarks- 317th F. S. Bn. Assoc.—22d reunion, Parker burg, W. Va., June 8. Report to Don Adams, Box twice a year. See directions on can. House, Boston, Sept. 23. For Review write Irving 824, Charleston, W. Va., or R. L. Focer, M. D., It cannot injure motor or fittings. C. Austin, treas., 180 Prescott St., Reading, Mass. 3162 Main st., Weirton, W. Va. 37th Serv. Co., Sig. Corps—Proposed reunion. 4th Div. Assoc., No. and So. Calif. Chapters It removes rust, scale, sediment and Jos. E. Fitzgerald, Box 157, No. Cohasset, Mass. —10th annual state reunion, San Diego, Calif., sludge. Your car runs cooler. Power Chemical Warfare Serv. Assoc.—Reunion- Aug. 11. Write "Chuck" H. Yohn, dept. pres., 1789 dinner. Geo. W. Nichols, R. D. 3, Box 75, Kingston, New York av., Altadena, Calif. is saved. You may save on expensive N. Y. Soc. of 5th Div.—Annual reunion, New York repair bills due to overheating. Clean Air Serv. Vets.—Reunion of all air yets. J. E. City, Aug. 31-Sept. 1. W. E. Aebischer, chmn., Jennings, natl. adjt., 337 E. Oak St., Louisville, Ky. Glenwood Gardens, Yonkers, N. Y. out the radiator yourself for 10c (25c 1st Pursuit Group (Sqdrns. 27, 94, 95, 147, 185 Red Diamond Round Up—Round-up of all 5th for the largest truck or tractor). Or & 218—Reunion. Write Finley J. Strunk, secy.- vets. Morrison Hotel, Chicago, 111., Aug. 31-Sept. treas., 176 Roosevelt av., Bergenfield, N. J. 2. Write Frank Barth, 105 W. Madison st., Chicago. ask your service station to do the job 72d Aero Sqdrn. —Proposed reunion. Edward J. 6th Div. Natl. Assoc.—Reunion, Los Angeles, Duggan, Martin Terrace, Marblehead, Mass. Calif., Aug. 25-30. Clarence A. Anderson, natl. for you. Insist on Sani-Flush. Sold 140th Aero Sqdrn.—Proposed reunion. Paschal secy., Box 23, Stockyards Sta., Denver, Colo., or by grocery, drug, hardware, and 5-and- Morgan, 14 N. Market, Nanticoke, Pa. R. E. Moran, pres.. Sector 1, 1284 S. Sycamore, Los _ 225th Aero Sqdrn. —Annual reunion. Write Angeles. 10c stores. 10c and 25c sizes. The Jos. J. Pierando, 82 Weldon st., Brooklyn, N. Y. Yankee (26th) Div. Vets. Assoc. —Annual Hygienic Products Co., Canton, Ohio. 498th Aero Sqdrn.—Proposed reunion. Robt. natl. convention-reunion, Boston, Mass., June 6-8. F. Harding, 40 Beach st., Marblehead, Mass. H. Guy Watts, secy., 200 Huntington av., Boston. Selfridge Field Vets. Club—Annual reunion. Soc. of 28th Div.—Annual convention, Lan- Write Jay N. Helm, pres., 940 Hill st., Elgin, 111. caster, Pa., July 18-20. Walter W. Haugherty, secy.- Air Serv. Mech., 1st, 2d, 3d & 4th Regts. — treas., 1444 S. Vodgesst., Philadelphia, Pa. Annual reunion, Sept. 23. For details, write John L. 29th Drv. Assoc.—Annual convention, Norfolk, Sam-Flush Cuffe, 21 Mason St., Salem, Mass. Va., Aug. 30-Sept. 2. Wm. C. Nicklas, natl. adjt., Spruce Prod. Div. Assoc.—For details of 2d 4318 Walther av., Baltimore, Md. CLEANS OUT RADIATORS reunion, write Wm. N. Edwards, secy. -treas., 422 Dixie (31st) Div. Assoc.—Reunion, Jackson- Greenleaf St., Evanston, 111. ville Beach, Fla., June 2-5. For details, write John Bakery Co. 337 1st reunion and banquet. L. B. Williams, pres., Box 643, Miami, Fla. — The for Ceremonies E. Bancroft, Box 79, Sudbury, Mass. 32d Div. Vet. Assoc. —Biennial convention, Hymn Memorial Camp Rochambeau Associates St. Pierre- Green Bay, Wise, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. Ralph H. Drum, des-Corps—Banquet and reunion. Write Elmer chmn.. Green Bay, Wise; Byron Beveridge, assoc. The High Commander F. Forest, secy., 9 Arbutus pi., Lynn, Mass. secy., Capitol, Madison, Wise. 7th Army Corps Hq., 3d Army"—Proposed re- 33d Div. War Vets. Assoc.—Annual reunion, union. Dr. L. Lloyd Crites, 1219 River st., Hyde Peoria, 111., June 28-30. Wm. L. Engel, secy., 127 Of Us All Park, Boston. N. Dearborn st., Room 1022, Chicago, 111. 1 Cos. A, B, C & D, 5th Brig. M. G. Bn., USMC— 34th (Sandstorm) Div.—Annual reunion, Sioux Price 40C—At Your Music Store Proposed reunion. Arthur J. Rawlinson, 46 Central Falls, S. D., Aug. 10-12. The "Cheer Sisters" or McLaughlin & Reilly Co., Boston, Mass. av., Sylacauga, Ala., or Earl L. Evensen, 4721 organization is invited to participate. Fred K. Parker av., Chicago, III. Cashman, gen. chmn., Sioux Falls. Club Camp Hosp. 52—For details Boston re- 37th Div. A.E.F. Vets. Assoc. —22d reunion, union, write Dr. Ray S. True, 630 Main st., Hing- Mansfield, Ohio, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. For details, ham, Mass., or Mrs. Gladys McDiarmid, 19 Wash- write Headquarters, 1101 Wyandotte bldg., Colum- HERE'S AMAZING ington st., Manchester, Mass. bus, Ohio. Med. Dept., Base Hosp., Camp Lee—2d annual Rainbow (42d) Div. Vets. —22d annual con- reunion-banquet. Mrs. Anna Pendergast, secy., 232 vention-reunion, Montgomery, Ala., July 12-14. RELIEF FOR ACID E. Water st., Kalamazoo, Mich. Albert Hoyt, natl. secy., 3792 W. 152d st., Cleve- Camp Sevier Base Hosp. Assoc.—Reunion. land, Ohio. INDIGESTION Send name and address for roster to M. R. Call- Ohio Chap., Rainbow Drv. Vets. —Annual re- away, organizer, Box 873, Dayton, Ohio. union, Netherland Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, North Sea Mine Force Assoc. —Reunion of May 10-11. Jack Henry, secy.-treas., 131 N. Main all vets of mine-layers, mine-sweepers, bases, etc. st., Marysville, Ohio. For roster, report to J. Frank Burke, secy., 3 80th Div. (Blue Ridge) Vets. Assoc. —21st s bUrn TtJJ «"sed - so Sherwood rd., West Roxbury, Mass. annual convention and reunion, Bluefield, W. Va., VfS ;0^ by «cef * Navy Radio Men—Proposed reunion and natl. Aug. 8-11. Dr. H. R. Connell, gen. chmn.. Law & organization. Al Jeschke, chief ashore, 76 Elm st., Commerce bldg., Bluefield, or Mark R. Byrne, Schenectady, N. Y., or Mark Feder, Yesnian, natl. secy., 413 Plaza bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. York, Pa. 89th (Mid-West) Div. Soc. —Annual conven- 6th Co., U. S. N. T. S., Gulfport, Miss.—Re- tion-reunion, Omaha, Nebr., Sept. 20. Active sectors union-banquet. Paul Klose, Room 407, Municipal of Soc. in Calif., Kansas City, St. Louis, Omaha, Court House, Pemberton sq., Boston, Mass. Chicago and New York. James E. Darst, pres., U. S. Destroyer Burrows—Proposed reunion. Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, Mo. Peter E. Cocchi, 25 Maiden St., Springfield, Mass. Lost Bn. Survivors, 77th Div.—Reunion- U. S. S. DeKalb—Proposed reunion. Write to luncheon, with Maj. Geo. G. MeMurtry as host, Ashley M. Smith, 8 Pierce St., Revere, Mass. at 77th Div. Clubhouse, 28 E. 39th St., New York U. S. S. Dixie—Reunion. Dr. R. O. Levell, chmn., City, Sun., Sept. 29. Walter J. Baldwin, secy., 28 E. Box 163, New Castle, Ind. 39th st., New York City. U. S. S. Georgia—Proposed reunion. Chas. Noble, Soc. of 17th Inf.—Annual reunion, Columbus, Always Carry Navy Post, A. L., Fayette St., Boston. 15-17. natl. adjt. Ohio, Aug. Robt. E. Shepler, & FOR ACID I U. S. S. Henderson —Proposed reunion Arthur Q. M., 1548 E. 133d st., East Cleveland, Ohio. T. 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union, Albert I.ea, Minn., June 2. Minot J. Brown, treas., 104 ' a First st., S. W., Cedar Rapida, Iowa. Owatonna, Minn. 34th Engrs. Vets. Assoc.—Annual reunion, Sue. of 307th Ink. —Annual memorial services, Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 31-Sept. 2. George Remple, Memorial Grove, Central Park, New York City, secy., 2523 N. Main St., Dayton, Ohio. Sun., May 2ti, 2 p.m. Emanuel Rosenstein, chmn., 52d Engrs. Assoc., R.T.C.—3d reunion, Minne. 28 E. 39th St., New York. apolis, Minn., July 27-29. Families invited. C. 312th Inf.—Reunion, 312th Inf. Memorial Gjestvang, comdr., 230 Penn. av., S., Minneapolis. Home, 020 High St., Newark, N. J., May 18. Edw. 60th Ry. Engrs. and Aux.—Homecoming re W. Ogle, 020 High st., Newark. union, Antlers Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind. (near Vets. 314th Inf.—Annual reunion, Philadelphia, Ft. Benj. Harrison), July 12-14. D. E. and Eula Pa., Sept. 27-29. Chas. M. Stimpson, secy., 1070 Gallagher, secy's., 812 E. 21st st., Little Rock, Ark. rd., Brooklyn. N. Sheepshead Bay Y. 61st R. R. Engrs. Vets. Assoc.—3d reunion. 310th Inf. Assoc. —Annual reunion, New York Ft. Wayne, Ind., Aug. 31-Sept. 2. E. M. Soboda, City, Sept. 28. Edwin G. Cleeland, secy., 6125 secy.-treas., 932 Roscoe St., Green Bay, Wise. McCallum st., Philadelphia. 309th Engrs. — 17th reunion, Hotel Gary, Gary, 353d (All-Kansas) Inf. Soc.—Annual reunion, Ind., Aug. 9-10. Families invited. Daniel J. Red- Hutchinson, Kans., Aug. 31-Sept. 2. Regtl. history ding, pres., 504 Broadway, Gary. available at $1.00. John C. Hughes, secy., 829 East Co. B, 11th Engrs.—Vets interested in photos B, Hutchinson. taken at Camp Mills, May, 1917, write Stf. Sgt. Co. D, 10th Inf.— 1st reunion, Indianapolis, Ind. Herbert E. Smith, Publicity Bureau, U. S. A., For date and roster, write to Alvin E. Gebard, 1204 Governors Island, N. Y. S. Grant, Bloomington, Ind. First Marine Aviation Force Vets. Assoc. Co. F, 100th Inf. For membership in Last — Reunion, Detroit, Mich., Nov. 9-11. John II. Club, write Thos. Nee, E. st., Man's 920 10th Maeauley, chmn., 12KO0 Oakland av., Detroit. Brooklyn, N. Y. 301st Ice Plant Co.— For information of 1910 Co. C, 109th Inf. Reunion, 1st Regt. Armory, — reunion, write Elmer E. Telford, 1130 E. 46th st., Philadelphia, Pa., May 4. John M. Gentner, 3259 ITCH Chicago, 111., or Clarence F. Kohler, 210 W. Market FOOT Cottman av., Philadelphia. St., York, Pa. Co. G, 142d InF. 7th reunion, Amarillo, Tex., — 6th Cav.—Reunion, Detroit, Mich., Aug. 19-21. May 4. Chas. Hoppin, 214 E. 7th st., Amarillo. ATHLETE'S FOOT To join Last Man's Club of World War 6th Cav. Ink. Co. K, 100th —3d reunion-dinner, San Ber- vets., write O. W. Allen, 616 Poutre av., Schenec- nardino, Calif., June 15. Louis M. Clickner, 213 E. tady, N. Y. Send Coupon Temple st., San Bernardino. Btry. A, 2d Trench Mortar Bn. —2d reunion, M. G. Co. 303d Inf.—Annual reunion, Schenec- Richmond Hotel, Richmond, Va., Sept. 27-29. N. Y., 18. Mahaffy, Don't Pay Until Relieved tady, May Newman E. secy., Write J. Earl Poultney, chmn., 994 Bluff st., Beloit, Niskayuna (Schenectady County), N. Y. Wise, or Mrs. A. W. Robinson, secy., 533 N. Main 308th Inf. Reunion According to the Government Health Bulletin Co. K, — dinner, 77th Div. St., Berrien Springs, Mich. Clubhouse, 28 E. 39th St., York City, 4. No. E-2S, at least 50% of the adult population of New May Etretat Reunion—Reunion of vets of Base the United States are being attacked by the Simon Reiss, 105 Bennett av., New York City. Hosp. 2 (Presbyterian Unit), Collingwood Hotel, 45 Co., 316th Inf. Reunion, Legion Home, disease known as Athlete's Foot. Hq. — W. 35th st., New York City, May 11. Herbert Usually the disease starts between the toes. Catasauqua, Pa., June 8. Harold L. Gillespie, secy., Bleyer, Sterling Natl. Bank, 1410 Broadway, New Little watery blisters form and the skin cracks 605 Howertown av., Catasauqua York City. and peels. After a while the itching becomes in- Co. A, 316th Inf.—Annual reunion and basket Base Hosp. 11 —Vets interested in reunion, tense and you feel as though you would like to picnic. South Mountain Fair Grounds, Arendts- write Edith Hodgson, 16548 Lawton av., Detroit, ville. 14. Smith, scratch off all the skin. Pa., July Clement C. co. clerk, Mich. McSherrystown, Pa. Base Hosp. 20— Reunion, Minneapolis, Minn., Co. K, 316th Inf. Reunion, Legion Home, of It Spreading — Oct. 25. Write for roster. R. B. Gile, 514 Second av., Beware Pa., 11. Eminaus, May Edwin G. Cleeland, 6125 S., Minneapolis. disease travels st., Philadelphia, Pa. Often the all over the bottom of McCallum Base Hosp. 48—Reunion, Utica, N. Y., Oct. 12. the feet. soles 356th Inf. For date of annual reunion The of your feet become red and Co. A, — Chester W. Owen, chmn., 625 Eagle St., Utica. swollen. The skin also cracks and peels, and the in St. Joseph, Mo., write John H. Dykes, 214 Base Hosp. Camp Grant Reunion Assoc. itching bldg., Tulsa, Okla. becomes worse and worse. Kennedy Organized at Chicago convention. Dues one dollar relief disease Co. 357th Inf. Reunion, Medicine Park, Get from this as quickly as pos- M, — Write Harold E. Giroux, pres., 841 W. Barry av., sible, because it is very contagious and it Okla., July 27-28. M. G. Kizer, Apache, Okla. may go Chicago, 111. to your Pioneer Inf. Assoc. Reunion, Hemp- hands or even to the under arm or crotch 51st — 127th Field Hosp. Co.—Reunion, Madison, of the legs. stead, N. Y., Sept. 8, Eugene Cornwell, secy., 19 Wise, July 20. Jack Bransen, secy., 103 S. Carroll Pine St., Kingston, N. Y. St., Madison. Here's How to Relieve It 56th Pioneer Inf. Assoc.—0th annual reunion, 118th Amb. Co., 5th San. Trn. —Reunion, Can- Pa., 4. Reservoir Park, Tyrone, Sun., Aug. Write ton, N. Aug. 1-2. pres., Mrs. The germ that causes the disease is C, Guy McCracken, known as Jonas R. Smith, secy., 4911 N. Mervine st., Phil- Tinea Trichophyton. It buries itself deep in the Chas. Mease, secy.. Canton. adelphia, Pa. Vets, of Amb. Co. 129 Annual reunion, tissues of the skin and is very hard to kill. A test — 59th Pioneer Inf. Assoc.—For roster and re- 18-19. made shows it takes 20 Chicago, 111., May Edw. S. Block, pres., 2918 minutes of boiling to union information, write Howard D. Jester, secy., Prairie av., Chicago, 111. destroy the germ ; whereas, upon contact, labora- 1917 Washington st., Wilmington, Del. 305-6-7-8 F. 305-6-7-8 tory tests show that H. F. will kill H. and Amb. Cos.—An- the germ 127th M. G. Bn. (Ex. -1st S. D. Cav.)—Re- Tinea Trichophyton within 15 seconds. nual reunion dinner, 77th Division Clubhouse, 28 union, Watertown, S. D., July 29-31, during Le- H. F. was developed solely E. 39th st., New York City, May 25. I. Bregoff, for the purpose of bldg., gion Dept. Conv. Harry B. Gordon, Federal secy., 70 Pine St., New York City. relieving Athlete's Foot. It is a liquid that pene- Watertown. trates and dries quickly. 310th Amb. Co. — 14th reunion, Hotel Hilde- You just paint the af- 310th M. G. Bn. Reunion, Quakertown, Pa., fected parts. — brecht, Trenton, N. J. Frank V. Rusling, adjt., June 8-9. Arthur S. Anders, pres., 46 W. Saucon Box 73, Livingston, N. J. st., Hellertown, Pa. Air Serv., Essington, Pa. & Lake Charles. Itching Often 313th M. G. Bn.—21st reunion, Erie, Pa., Sept. Quickly La.— Reunion, Essington, Pa., May 11. Sam H. first change reunion in 20 years.) Relieved 1. (Note of date Paul, 540 E. Gravers Lane, Chestnut Hill, Phila., L. E. Welk, 210 Commerce bldg., Erie. Pa. As soon as you apply H. F. you may find 11th F. A. Vets. Assoc.—Reunions, Providence, 879-880TH Aero Sqdrns. — Proposed reunions that the itching is I., and Portland, Ore., Aug. 31-Sept. 2. R. C. quickly relieved. You should R. of vets of Waco, Camp Greene and Montgomery, paint the infected parts Dickieson, secy., 7330 180th st., Flushing, N. Y. with H. F. night and Ala. Robt. F. Wright, 1335 McFerran st., Philadel- morning until of The Wanderings and your feet are better. Usually this 83d F. A.—For copy phia, Pa. takes from 3 to 10 days. Travels the 83

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