Show Interest Is Reported In ID Malone Candidacy Considerable interest is being dis displayed displayed dis- dis played by the various western departments departments depart depart- ments of the American Legion in the candidacy of George W W. Malone o of Nevada for lor national commander of the legion Frank A. A Reardan department commander for Nevada announced in ina a dispatch received in Salt Lake Mon Mon- day The department of or Nevada has indorsed Mr Malone for national commander while full support support sup sup- port of the Montana department was pledged to Mr Malone at a recent meeting held at Kalispell Mont he said Mr Malone will attend the Utah de department department de- de convention to be held at St St. George August 25 26 and 27 at which time the Utah members are expected to decide upon which candidate can they will viI support at the na national national na- na convention to held be at Port land Ore in September Mr Malone is state engineer of Nevada Ne vada and has been active in national legion affairs for many years He served as national vice commander in 1929 and has been a member of the national executive committee for many years He enlisted as a avate private vate in the field artillery Fortieth division and was later transferred to the field artillery regiment as a lieutenant and served in France until 1919 5 |