The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-06-16
COL LBRAITH IS
KILLED IN WRECK
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American Legion Command
Dies IN Automobile Accident.
TWO OTHERS ARE INJURED
Colonel Foreman Of llllEois and Henry
Ryan Hurt When Car Rolls Down
Embanknent Nea,8 Indianapolis
J, Following legion Function.

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indianapolis, June 1O.--F. w. Gal
braith, national commander Of the
American Legion. was killed in an au-
tomobile accident here.
Milton ]. foreman, commander Of
the Illinois Legion and colonel OF the
One Hundred and Twenty-second5
Held artillery in the World war, and
now brigadier general In the Illinois
National Guard. was injured, but not
seriously. He is in the City hospital.
Henry Ryan, director Of American
Ism IN the American Legion, also was
injured.
Returning in Auto.
The three were returning from an
American Legion function in Mr..
Ryan's car, which turned over on the
outskirts of the city.
Mr.. Galbraith was pinned under the
car. He was dead when removed
from the wreckage.
Colonel Foreman and the Illinois,
state adjutant, William q. Setliffe,
had come to Indianapolis to attend a
rally in behalf of the Military Trim
Ing Camp campaign. Theodore Roose-
Welt, Colonel Foreman and Commander
Galbraith were the chief speakers. #
After the meeting the visiting Off
GERS We're guests at banquet at the
indianapolis County club, six miles
from the city. Colonel Foreman and
Adjutant Setliffe planned on. taking
a a. m. train from indianapolis to
Chicago.
Mr.. Ryan, whose automobile carries
only three, volunteered to get Colonel
Foreman back in Zine for the train.
Mr.. Setliffe already had returned in
another automobile.
Mr.. Ryan drove his car over an en-
banklnent IA feet deep. Colonel Fore
man suffered cuts and bruises upon
the face and neck. Neither he nor
Mr.. Ryan was seriously injured.
Elected Chief September 20, 1920.
Commander Galbraith was elected
as the leader of the American Legion
at tie national convention Of the Lee
gion, which was held in Cleveland on
September 90, 1920. The election was
unanimous.
Mass, May 6, 1874. He was commits
stoned a major in the Ohio National
Guard In 1915 and In the same year
was promoted to colonel. he was as
signed to command the One Hundred
and Forty-fourth infantry in January,
1917, and remained In command Of
that regiment throughout the World
war.
In civilian life Galbraith was head
of the Western Paper Goods company
Of Cincinnati and was one Of the lead
ers In civic organizations. He was
former president Of the Cincinnati
Business Mems club and OF the Rotary
club Of the same city.
Called "Fightin0 Colonel"
During the war he served In COM
mand OF the First Ohio National
Guard at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe.
Subsequently he was transferred to
the One Hundred and Forty1seventh
infantry and embarked for overseas
I in June, 1913. BY lending bis regi-
tnent through the lines Of the Germans
under fire, he won the title of "the
fighting colonel Of the fighting first"
AS head of the American Legion he
had been active in behalf Of the or
ganization In urging legislation favor
able to ex-service men. His public
addresses have been marked with
forceful utterancess against alleged
mistreatment Of wounded soldiers,
and in defense Of the Legion's plans
for their relief.
AS youth the Legion head was q
sailor. He once passed the entrance
examination to Annapolis, but never
natriculated.