The Coconino sun., 1921-07-08

A national fund for the erection Of a memorial to F. w. Galbraith Jr., late commander of the American Le- zion, has been started by Homewood Post of Philadelphia. A check cover ing the first contribution to the fund has been forwarded to the national headquarters of the Legion at Indian apolis. The Legion's committee of memorials of which T. Semmes Wal msly, of New Orleans, is chairman, has not yet announced a plan for a memorial.
 "The super-slacker of the United States" as he describes himself, is be- ing sought by federal authorities aid- ed by members of the American Le- zion through out the northwest. He has written Governor Hart of Wash ington, requesting that his name be placed at the top of the stacker list. He wrote that he was P. E. Saylor of Genessee, Idaho, and although he was successful in lodging the draft by moving to another city and assuming another name, he has enjoyed all the glories of returned A. E. F. hero through the purchase of soldiers discharge and several war medals. "And you ought to hear me tell the girls of all the battles 1 was in," he writes.
 Members of the St. Charles, Mis- souri, post of the American Legion, held a Hammer and saw" meeting at which portable dance floor was erected in four hours. Members of the local labor unions donated their ser vices in assisting the Legion in the construction of the floor.
 The American Legion's bonus legis- lation for service men of Oregon was sustained by a three to one vote in a recent referendum. It provides for the payment of $15 for each month of service.
 A movement has been started by number of posts. of the Legion to have the body of the unknown American soldier, brought back from France, blried under the dome of the Ma tional capitol instead of in Airing ton National Cemetery. The George Washington post has appointed a com mittee to formulate and have intro duced in Congress resolution chang ing the place of burial.
 Five hundred and fifty-six trees were planted recently along the new victory memorial drive at Minneap- oils, Minn., by Legion posts of that city. One of the trees is dedicated to the memory of F. w. Galbraith IT,, late commander of the Legion, whose accidental death prevented him from attending the tree-planting ceremon- ies. The other trees are for the 555 gold star heroes of Hennepin county.
 Members of the Legion in Louisi- ana, Mississippi and Florida have been notified that their efforts to exclude a colony of Mennonites from those states have been successful. The Mennonites are going to Mexico. Members of the legion opposed the settlement of the Mennonites because they evaded military service on relig- ious grounds.
 General Pershing, in recent ad- dress at banquet in his honor at Lincoln, Neb., said that mo plan for future preparedness can be carried out without the support of the Amer ican Legion" The general subject of the toasts was National Prepared ness."
 The Legion Employment bureau at Los Angeles obtained employment for 1,562 former soldiers and sailors dur ing May. This number is about 500 less than the jobs obtained for form CT service men in April, but the reduc- tion is ascribed to the continued bad weather in May and the marine strike.