qhMERICAN EGION (Monthly THE GIRL FROM Continuing — THE RIVER WHEN MR. BAKER (By CMeredith MADE WAR CAficholson Qx/ Frederick Calmer JOHN HANCOCK SERIES To the American Legion: Two Great Days in Boston's Memory NOVEMBER 11, 1918 OCTOBER 7, 1930 (Armistice Day) (The Big Parade) TTwelve years ago, Boston wildly acclaimed the news that heralded your return to our native soil. And close to the anniversary of that well-remembered autumn tlay, Boston was proud to give you the welcome which has awaited you ever since you came home. May you recall that welcome, as we remember your visit, with continued friendliness and satisfaction. And may you also remember that the John Hancock's latch- string is always out for Legionnaires, as it was during the days of your Convention. 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Right ply because I was tongue-tied in public. from the start you will find that it is becoming Name And then like magic I discovered easier and easier how to to express yourself. Thousands Address overcome my stage fright—and I was have proved that by spending only 20 minutes a day in the privacy of their homes they can City __ amazed to learn that I actually own had a nat- acquire the ability to speak so easily and quickly DECEMBER, 1930 December, 1030 AMERICAN Vol. 9, No. 6 JJEGION Contents Cover Design: new England by Lowell L. Balcom V 1 HE vjIRL l'ROM I HE JtvIVP.R by iviei eciitri iMcnoison 5 Illustrations by Hubert Mathieu When Mr. Barer Made War: Part Two by Frederick Palmer 10 V Editorial with cartoon by John Cassel 18 Way Down East by Marquis James 20 V For God and Country by Philip Von Blon 26 The Debt of Service by John J. Noll 32 From Soup to Nuts by Wallgren 34 1 Bursts and Duds conducted by Tip Bliss 35 Keeping Step by Right Guide 36 Then and Now by The Company Clerk 38 The Unfinished Battle 62 The Message Center by The Editor 64 THE STARS IN THE FLAG Washington: The 42c! State, admitted to the Union No- over), 1900, 40.8; 1910, 53.0; 1920, 55.2. Area, 69,127 sq. vember 11, 1880. Its coast lines were visited before miles. Density of population (1920 U. S. Census), 20.3 per American occupancy by seafaring men from Spain, France, sq. mile. Rank among States (1920 U. S. Census), 30th in England and Russia. Its northern boundary was in dispute population, 19th in area, 34th in density. Capital, Olympia for half a century. As a part of the Oregon Country it was (1920 U. S. Census), 7,795. Three largest cities (1929 U. S. jointly occupied by Great Britain and the United States under est.), Seattle, 411,500; Tacoma, 110,500; Spokane, 109,100. the treaty of 1818. In 1845, we sought to fix the Estimated wealth (1923 U. S. Census), $5,122,405,- northern boundary at a line that the Russians had 000. The principal sources of wealth: all crops approved, 54°4o' latitude, and when England re- (1920 Census) were valued at $227,212,000 includ- fused to agree, a war party here raised the cry ing cereals, vegetables, forage crops and fruit ap- ; "54 40 or fight." Under the treaty of June 15, 1846, ple crop, $38,823,000; manufactured output (1923 Great Britain and the United States agreed that U. S. Census), lumber and timber products, $290,- the 40th parallel, now the northern boundary of 666,512 ; planing mill products, paper $18,085,815 ; Washington, should be the northern limits of the and wood pulp, $13,454,535; slaughtering and United States. Later, a dispute over the owner- meat packing, $26,453,683; flour and grist mill 1 ship of San Juan Island, that had been referred to products, $30,025,606; fish canning, $8,313,990; the German Emperor for settlement, was decided value of mineral products (1925), $22,382,132, in- in our favor, 1872. American pioneers, trappers, hunters and cluding coal, cement, clay products, sand and gravel. Wash- missionaries who settled there during the era of joint occu- ington had 66,541 men and women in World War service. pancy with Great Britain, really won the region for the United State motto, adopted 1853, Al-Ki (By and By). Origin of States. Congress organized Washington Territory, March 2, name: Originally called Columbia Territory many believed it 1853. Population, i860, 11,594; 1028 (U. S. est.), 1,587,000. might be confused with the District of Columbia, so Congress Percentage of urban population (communities of 2,500 and changed it to Washington Territory. Nickname: Chinook. Robert F. Smith, General Manager V B. L. Domhrowski, Advertising Manager Richard E. Brann, Business Manager v John T.Winterich, Editor Philip Von Blon, Managing Editor William MacLean, Art Editor Alexander Gardiner and John J. Noll, Associate Editors The American Legion Monthly is the official publication of The American Legion and The Ametican Legion Auxiliary and is owned exclusively by The American Legion.