The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-04
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ATTEMPT TO DYNAMITE A
WASHINGTON LEGION HALL
Package of 20 Sticks of Dynamite Is
Found Under Soldiers Barracks
at Aberdeen, Washington.

Package of % Sticks of Dynamite l.
Found Under Soldiers Barracks
at Aberdeen. Washington.
Aberdeen, Wash, Feb. 3.-An at.
tempt to dynamite the American LIE.
gion building here shortly after I
o'clock tonight was frustrated by Hen.
ry G. Lancaster. a legionnaire, who
discovered the smoking fuse of a pack
age of dynamite placed beneath the
corner of the building and stamped ii
out. The package was found to con-
tain % sticks of dynamite, each with q
percussion cap attached.
The dynamite was wrapped in a copy
of a Montesano, Wash, newspaper
and had a ten foot length of fuse at
tached.
Lancaster was passing the legion
building when he saw a man crawling
away from it.
whats the matter?' asked Lam
caster.
Nothing" the man replied, and
fled.
Lancaster's suspicious were aroused
and his investigation brought to light
the package which he turned over to
the police after extinguishing the fuse.
There were about so members of the
American Legion in the building at
the time, lined up to fill out their ap-
plications for the state soldier bonus.
Members Of the legion of Aberdeen
and nearby towns are assisting the
police in the search for the bomber. 1t
is believed here that the affair is an
aftermath of the Centralia armistice
murders when there were four mem-
bers of the Legion shot down.
The Aberdeen Legion took a prom
inent part in assisting the county au-
thorities in Mintesano. The fact that
the dynamite was wrapped in a Monte
n newspaper caused the police to
believe the dynamite plot originated in
that town and that the dynamite may
be a part Of the explosive stolen from
the Northern Pacific yards at Central
ia last Sunday night.
DR.. H. Grant Thorburn of New York,
and DR.. H. Kennon Durham of Gin
cinnati, have been appointed members
of the American Legion committee on
disqualification. DR.. Thorburn is a
member of the faculty of the school of
medicine of Columbia university and
examining physician of the New York
tuberculosis association. DR.. Dun
ham is president of the Ohio State
tuberculosis association and a profess
sor at the University of Cincinnati.
He is an international authority in
the field of roentgenology.
When members of the Dubois coun-
ty, Ind, board of commissioners heard
complaints of breaches of etiquette in
care of the county flag, they placed
it's guardianship in the hands of Du-
gion at Jasper, the county seat:
A. H.. Vernon, commander of the
Minnesota department of the Ameri-
can Legion has taken steps to prevent
the ~discounting of government secur-
tiles issued to disabled soldiers. He
has asked the Federal Board for Vo-
.cational Education to arrange with
federal reserve banks or postoffices
to cash the certificates without dis
count. If this can be done, disabled
soldiers will be saved many hundreds
of dollars.
Professional dancing masters will
instruct Nebraska Legionnaires in ball
room tactics, according to information
received from department headquar-
nrs. The movement developed as a
.esult of the success of a class con-
Quoted by a woman member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Lincoln post.
Exemption of veterans from paying
poll taxes was refused endorsement by
Vermont American Legion post com
manders and adjutants and members
of the state executive committee at a
recent conference which was attended
by F. w. Galbraith. Jr., national COM
mander of the Legion. A bill which
was introduced in the state Legislature
did not meet with the Legion's APPROX
al because the eX-service held that il
was their duty to pay taxes the same
as any other body of citizens.
The compulsory study of American
history and civics in the public school.
as recommended by Henry j. Ryan, the
chairman of the Americanization com
mission of the American Legion, wa.
Endorsed at the first annual state con
~vention of the Indiana department OF
the Legion's auxiliary. The principa
speakers at the convention were Col
Onel l.. r. Gignilliat, state commander
and tempel Rolles. national adjutan
of the Legion.
The conduct of members of the liar
ry w. Congdon Post of the America
Legion at Bridgeport. Conn, is 50 eX
emplary that it has enrolled four cIer
gymen. The post rolls include practi
cally every profession and trade, bu
lawyers and doctors are the most nu
merous. The present commander is
lawyer, the two past commanders ar
a lawyer and a physician and the med
ical profession also claims three mem
bers of the executive committee.
F. w. Galbraith, Jr., national com
mander of the American Legion, ha
lust returned from an inspection O
Legion posts in a number of Illinoi
cities. The itinerary included Chicago
Springfield, Decatur, Aurora, Rock
ford, and Mooseheart. At Springfield
the national commander was greete
by Governor Len Small. A pilgrimag
was made to Lincoln's tomb wher
Colonel Galbraith placed a wreati
The national commander also inspec,
ed several Illinois hospitals which lodg
veterans of the World War. He wa
aocOm pa nm tho trim by Wi1lian r