Show VETERANS DEMAND FORBES BE TR TRIED lEU FORMER DIRECTOR IS BITTERLY SCORCHED BY DELEGATES AT CONVENTION National Commander McFarland Delivers De Dc- livers Annual Address Which Is Received With Great Approval Salt Lake City A A resolution demanding demanding demanding de de- de- de manding that Colonel Charles R. R Forbes former director of the United United United Uni Uni- ted States veterans bureau who is under two byo grand jury indictments for swindling several hundred thousand dollars from the bureau be brought to speedy trial was passed unanimously unanimously unanimously by the fourth annual convention convention convention conven conven- tion of the Disabled American War Var Veterans Wednesday at tho the Auditor Auditor- ium The subject of Colonel Forbes was brought up by National commander commander com corn mander McFarland while delivering his report McFarland said that he believed Forbes should be prosecuted at once and that his trial should not be delayed until after the November elections I believe this convention should go goon gon on n record as favoring a speedy trial and md full punishment for Forbes declared declared de de- de- de dared McFarland and this was met with a vociferous demonstration of approval by the convention He was by two grand juries and if he is guilty we should demand the full penalty of the law he said Pride in the achievements of his organization and modesty as to his own part in those accomplishments marked the annual report of National Nation Nation- al Commander James A. A McFarland delivered before Wednesday ay mornings morning's mornings morning's mornings morning's morn morn- ings ing's session of the fourth annual convention Disabled American Vet- Vet rans arans of the World War in the Richards Richards Richards Rich Rich- ards street auditorium Commander McFarland held that the success of the Disabled Veteran body is due to the untiring efforts of every member of f the organization Particular credit cred cred- it he gave to the past national commanders commanders com corn manders and to those members of ol his own official family upon whom he burden of ef administration devolved ed d during the past year Pleading with the veterans to keep heir their organization intact he touched upon its growth and its present standing ing in the nation Praise for Brigadier Gen General ral Frank T. T Hines HineS' director of the veterans' veterans bureau who d the Tuesday session and for Cor his work in reorganizing the bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau was as given Frequent interrupted the reading of the report especially when he launched into a dis- dis of the effort made to harmonize harmonize har bar monize relations with every other recognized service ex-service mens men's |