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Show A. ft!. Owsley, Head of American Legion Alnn M. Owsley of Denton, Tex. (portrtit herewith), was elected national na-tional toiumnnder of the American LesU ii ut the New Orlenns convention. The young major outdistanced his coui-petl'.ors coui-petl'.ors early In the balloting, and wlu.n the end cunie was more than WIT votes alieml. Owsley, who Is thirty-three years I'll, Is one of the most popular sol-iWers sol-iWers ever honnrc.l with the blggext' Ii of the Legion. A lawyer, Owsley resigned as a district attorney in Texas at the out-break out-break of the war and recruited a battalion. bat-talion. After serving ns division Insurance In-surance oflleer unci senior Instructor for the third oflicers tmininj; camp Ht ni I'.owle, Ttv., he went oversells over-sells mid took jiiiit In two nmjor njH-ra. Hons. Illinois turned the tide of the election. elec-tion. Oi'po.sini; Owsley w r Wlllinm Y. Ix'i-j'iit. of .Ww York, .lorpli Tliiu;- I --W. , t V - -,v' 'X l -A - i son or I mns.lv.Hil:i, and J.-lm A. M. Vrmlck r '!,,.-. i j;,,,.), h ilMI I bnwglit evJ'il beers. ui,d tl. .,!t ,M ,,,t,l.t !'ul. Vt first te st;ites 8-,t I lere.l their vot-s. The.. IMn,.!., . itt .t Tb.- l.nd.'r of the .!f!c;;;;!!.m V st mel shoit.'d: ".Sixty v..!. f. r TV- ,esli!t m tj.t 0 t.i,.,. i!m wim Uiude uniu.ii.-Kiijti j. |