Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-06-17
COL. CAL BRA|TH IS
KILLED IN WRECK
American Legion Commander
Dies in Automobile Accident.
TWO OTHERS ARE INJURED
Colonel Foreman of Illinois and Henry
Ryan Hurt When Car Rolls Down
Embankment Near indianapolis
Following Legion Function.

indianapolis, June 10.-F. w. Gal
.braith, national commander of the
American Legion, was killed in an au-
tomobile accident here.
Milton j. Foreman, commander of
the Illinois Legion and colonel of the
One Hundred and Twenty
field 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 G. Setliffe,
had come to Indianapolis to attend a
rally in behalf of the Military Train
ing Camp campaign. Theodore ROose-
welt, Colonel Foreman and Commander
.Galbraith were the chief speakers.
After the meeting the visiting Off
GERS were guests at a banquet at the
Indianapolis County club, six miles
from the city, Colonel Foreman and
Adjutant Setliffe planned on taking
a. m. train from Indianapolis to
Chicago.
Mr. Ryan, whose automobile carries
only three, volunteered to get Colonel
Foreman back in time for the train.
Mr.. Setliffe already had returned in
another automobile.
Mr. Ryan drove his car over an en-
bankment 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 the national convention Of the Le-
gion, which was held in Cleveland on
September %, 1920. The election was
unanimous.
Galbraith was born in WATERFOWL,
Mass. May 6. 1874. He was commits
stoned a major in the Ohio National
Guard in 1916 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 "Fighting 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 Forty-seventh
infantry and embarked for overseas
irI June, 1915 By leading his regi-
ment through the lines of the Germans
under fire, he won the title of 1.-THE
fishting colonel of the fighting first
AS head of the American Legion he
hafl been active in behalf of the or
ganization in urging legislation favor
al,1e TO ex-service men. His public
addresses have been marked with
forceful utterances against alleged
mfstreatment of wounded soldiers,
and in defense of the Legion's plans
for their relief.
AS a youth the Legion head was
sailor. He once passed the entrance
examination to Annapolis, but never
matriculated.