The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 31, 1922, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST — Partly cloudy tonight. Friday generally fair. Not much change, ESTABLISHED 1873 COAL SHORTAGE FACES PEOPLE OF N. DAKOTA Fuel Distribution Congress Calls for Accurate Infor- ‘ mation of Situation WILL BOOST LIGNITE Operators in Separate Meet- ing Raise Money for Fund to Advertise Product Declarations that people of North Dakota have been “lulled into a sense of false security” by reports | of allotments of eastern coal to the Northwest and the presence in North Dakota of great deposits of lignite coal were made at the Fuel Distribu- tion Congress held here yesterday afternoon at the eall of Governor Nestos. E The situation facing North Dakota; according to.these declarations, is that the lignite’’coal mines must either double their output or there must be nearly a million tons of eastern coal shipped into North Da- kota. The former was declared pos- sible, andthe latter. impossible. H. Stutsman, speaking, for the rail- road commission, ag fuel distribu-! tors, told the Congress that there is/ no doubt but that: North Dakota as well’ as other states in the North- west are facing a serious fuel situa- tion. The proposal of the North Dakota Lignite Operators’ Association to embark upon a campaign of educa- tion and advertising on the use of lignite to meet the situation was approved in the Fuel Distribution Congress in the following resolu- tion: G Whereas on account of the coal strike, the scarcity of eastern coal, for domestic use in this state will not be available during the coming fall and winter and, Would Keep Money Here Whereas, between $7,000,000 and $10,000,000 are annually expended | for the purchase of castern coal, much of which can be retained with- in the state by giving employment to miners and, by encouraging the more general use of native coal by our citizens, : ] Now, therefore; be it‘resolved ‘that) this North Dakota Lignite Coal Con- gress, representing. the. people of North Dakota, go on record heartily commending the action of the lignite operators of North Dakota in launching a sustained educational campaign to make the temporary market for lignite, created this year by existing conditions, a permanent one, and Be it further resolved that we call upon the people of North Dakota and in particular various civic organiza- tions, to get solidly behind this edu- cational campaign to the end that North Dakota’s great deposits of lig- nite be more fully developed and the North Dakota coal field take its pro- per place among the leading coal producing fields of the nation, and Be it further resolved, that this Congress favors such re-adjustment of lignite freight rates necessary to the gencral development of North Dakota lignite coal fields.” The resolution was read by James S. Milloy of Minot, committee chair- man, Governor's Views The Fuel Distribution Congress | vote will be taken before the day is} here by airplane, motor car and train| was opened with a’ short talk by Governor Nestos during the course of which he emphasized the declara- tion that the, lignite coal operators must expect to build up the industry only by treating the public fairly. The greatest task of the operators, he said, was in educating people to the proper use of lignite coal, | The only course which’ may be pursued; with permanent benefit, he declared, was through the building up of the industry on a sound basis for the future. He declared that he would! B. H. Tong who was seriously in-| not have undertaken to give cooper- w. | Just 2 month after she had seen Orleans, went back into the game al ‘Hammond, La, . HUNT MAN FOR KIDNAPING GIRL ' Stark County Authorities j Aiding in Search for Colored Man A warrant has been issued in Mor- ton: county charg*ig Thomas Mann, colored, with kidnapping a girl about 15 years old whose home is said to be in Bismarck. The girl, who been emoloyed.in..a spysician’s \ office at Flasher, wag abduc stopped at Flasher in an automobile, according to the complaint sworn out |by the girl’s fath Police found the girl at Dickinson and a Morton county official took her to Mandan. - wife and three small children who are camped on the Heart river, south of Dickinson. Authorities believe that the negro has fled from Morton county, and authorities outside the county have been notified. COMPROMISE IS ACCEPTED (By the Associated Press) ‘ Paris, Aug. 31—The allied repara- tions commission has decided to ac- cept.the Belgian compromise on the German moratorium propostion as a solution of the present crisis, it was learned this afternoon. | over it was stated, The British, Italian and Belgian members are declared unequivocally ‘to favor this settlement. tude of M. Dubois, the French mem- |ber, was not definitely known wh commission adjourned. B. H. TONG IS MUCH IMPROVED i Tas She Laughs at Death an auto race in which she was driving a car, Frances Cline, 23, of New d by Mann, who; | The negro left nis auto at Dickin-; |son and disappeared, deserfing his / BONUS BILL PA her brother and her fiance killed in nd won @ race on the dirt track at MOUNTED POLICE ARE ROUGH ON, I. W. W. VISITORS Minot N, D., Aug. 31.—Hoboes and members of the I. W. W. do not re- ceive a hearty welcome in Canada if, they refuse to go to work, but in- |stead they are placed on the firit train leaving the country and ordered ito “stay out,” according to reports ireceived in Minot The Royal Moun:- fed Police are handling the situation in a manner very satisfactory to the | farmers, say reports, i The average threshing wage in Gan- {ada is reported. to be $3.50 a day* in ‘Canadian curreney. Many of the la- ; borers now working in the Saskatche- wan and other province’s wheat fields are from the eastern part of the Do- minion where the Iarvest and thresh- ing season is earlier, A report from Carrington says the professional hoboes there are refus- ing to accept jobs for less than $6 a day. One farmer hired five of them at a wage lower than this, but when he got them into the car, they decid- ted they wouldn’t work for less than | $6. He promptly unloaded them. | Comparatively little trouble caused |by I. W. W. agitators has been re- ‘ported at Carrington. The standard | wage for threshing. in Foster county ‘this year is 40 cents an hour | Weather Favorable for Fire Fighting Duluth, Aug. 31.—Rain clouds hov- ered over. north eastern Minnesota ingicating that the detach- 1 | | | today, A formal) ments of National,Guardsmen coming} fat least would have time to establish |their operating base before being |summoned to reinforce forestry The atti-! forces now guarding smoldering for-} | est, peat and brush fires. The guards- men under the command of Adjutant the early afternoon session of the! General W, F. Rhinow, were expected | j here some time today. | While no rain has fallen in the fire | zones since Sunday, weather condi- jtions otherwise have been: favorable |for suppressing the flames, district | forestry headquarters reported today. | There has been a heavy dew ‘every n pive c jured two days ago in an automobile! night and the winds have been light! ation of the administration in th13) accident ncar Hazelton will recover,!to moderate. i However light frosts respect if the had not been assured) according to a telegram to The'Trib-‘ were reported from one or two set- of the intentions of the operators to act always on a fair basis. une from Linton, where Mr. Tong is in a hospital. tors and forestry men hastened to He suffered.a frac-| have the guards increased at those} “If you try to exact a price higher | ture of the temporal bone at the base} points because, they. said, the nipped than you should because of the pres- ent emergency you will lose the mar- ket next year,” the Governor said. be necessary, physicians have de | “You have said you expected to build your profits from increased produc- tion, and if you do so I am confi- dent that we shall see lignite coal development not only this year put in years to come.” Dr. J. H.' Worst told the congress that North Dakota people are spend- . ing $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 a year for coal mined outside ‘of the state which should be kept within the state. Stanley Washburn, president at the meeting, asserted that the bulk of the bituminous coal being pro- duced this. fall would go into the eastern markets. Mr. Stutsman in- formed the congress that “there will be a tremendous coal shortage in the Northwest in spite of what can be done. There will be no anthracite coming into North Dakota and 1 “doubt if there will be much soft coal.” The rgilroad strike has tied up shipment of coal in many centers, he added. Says Docks Are Barren F. H. Hunt of Ottumwa, Ia., told the Congress that he had just come from Duluth and that with one ex- ception the coal docks at the head of the lakes were practically barren. (Continued on Page 2) of the skull, and received other seri- ous injuries. An operation will not cided. He was much improved yes- terday afternoon. Mr. Tong formerly was in the city engineer's office here. ‘vegetation wold afford ready fuel for | the flames in case of a high wind. i : | Paris—France begins mobilization | of army preparatory to marching into i Germany in event repartion commis- {sion grants moratorium to Teutons. ! MISSOURI SLOPE FAIR DATES MAY. BE IN MID-SUMMER IN THE FUTURE ? The Missouri Slope fair held at Mandan may be changed into a sum- mer fair, Secretary Jona Novij: said last night. If this is one the fai probably would be held in Ju stead of in the last lays cf Au ” and would likely -up with the Fargo, Grand Forks und cther fairs. There are-said to be many advan- tages in a summer fuir. Better ing programs can be obtaified. Bet- ter exhibits also -vill be chtainel, is believed becaus tk are placed in condition for tl er sunnier fairs in this section. The busy her- vest in North Dakota this year has been responsible for cutting the s tendance at the Mandan fair, although officials are satisfied with the :* tendance, The fair has outgrown the pres :nt fair grounds, according to Scr, Rovig. Within two years a new building pro- gram probably will be undertaken, ke said. If this is done it is likely that a mile and a half-mile track will Le arranged, with the same home stretch for both tracks. The groudstand would be moved back upon an eleva- tion, a new big administration Luild- ing erected to house most of the ex- hibits except livestock, and other {m- provements made. Although the fair has been growing through « period of bad years much progress has b made in putting. it on a better finan- cial plane. The deficit this vear will not be more than $8,009, it is exti- mated. SLOPE FAIR 10. END IN WHIRL OF SUCCESS but no Records Broken; Much Interest in Races | |MANY WOMEN EXHIBIT, | Bismarck Women Carry Off Blue Ribbons in Art and Women’s Department | will close tonight. With most of the livestock judging completed| exhibi- tors, like the circus men, were rush- ing with preparations for moving their stock away just as soon as the cur- tain dropped on the 1922 fair. Own- ers of racing horses prepared to load them as soon as the program | Jis finished today. The carnival sheevs had not started their getaway preparations however. They were waiting for the last big night and prepared for a final rush of business. These will be no fire- works at the fais tonight, but of- ficials said there would be- other fez- | tures. | Secretary John Rovig gave out at- j tendance figures as 1,500 paid admis- isions for Monday, 3,000 for Tuesday and 3,200 paid admissions for Wed- nesday, the big day of the fair. The |high mark of this year is not quite equal to that of lastiyear, the har- vest keeping many from the fair. Track features for the last afternoon included a free-for-all race with un addition $25 purse if the track rec- ord is broken, the finish of the four- day running relay and harness races. In the women’s department this. year all records sere broken. While there were 800 entries last year, there were more ehan 2,000 entries j this year. Although Bismarck did not ; have so very many entrants, those: who. did enter carried off blue rib-| {bons in many instances. Mrs. W. E. Perry of this city won first place in j some fancy embrodery work and in jmade over garments. Mrs. Frank Everts and Mrs. H. K. Craig of Bismarck carried off prizes. Roy Horner represented Bismarck in oil paintings and took first place in* some of his work. Russeli Reed of Bismiarck had-the best ¢ol- lection of kodak pictures and also the best kodaks of bid iife. The glad- ioli which R W. Lumry had on dis- play took first place. Barbara Regis- ter was the only Bismarck entrant in the culinary depa.ement. She took first place in several exhibits, The women of Mandan captured the bulk of prizes in the fine arts, handwork, made over garments, culinary depart- ment. The boys and girls of the near vicinity had some excellent displays in the junior department. Some of their hand work and made over gar- ments rivaled those made by their mothers. Even the little folks, un- der 13 years of age, had some very elegantly dressed dolls, on display. One of the greatest benefits deriv- ed from the women’s department is undoubtedly the many new ideas (Continued on Page 4) WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending at | noon today: Temperature at 7 a. m 68 Temperature at noon 15 Highest yesterday Bs Lowest yesterday . 68 Lowest last night. 61 Precipitation ... 02 a Highest wind velocity. Weather Forecasts , For Bismarck and vicintiy: Part- ly cloudy tonight. Friday general- ly fair; not much change in temper- ature. For North Dakota: Partly cloudy, probably local thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight east portion; Friday generally fair not much change in temperature. General Weather Conditions The pressure is low over the nor- thern Plains States and showers have occurred in the Upper Missis- sippi Valley, in North Dakota and at scattered places in the Rocky Mountain region. Moderately high temperatures prevail over the Reg- ion. cr H L In W Amenia.. .. ..86 55 .00 cldy Bismarck .. ..83 58 «02s cl'r Bottineau .. ..81 5229p. Devils Lake. ..86 66 .18 cldy Dickinson’... ..86 55 00 clr Dunn Center ..82 52 «00 cldy Ellendale. .. ..86 63. .00 cldy Fessenden .. ..85 49.25 rain Grand Forks ..84 66 .03 rain Jamestown . ..88 62.04 rain’ Langdon. .. ..85 52 03 cldy Larimore. .. ..83 56.20 cldy Lisbon .. .. ..85 47 00 cl’r Minot. ~ .. .-87 44 12 cl’r Napoleon. 90 58 =.00 cldy Pembina. BL 61 .00 cldy Williston .. ..80 62 12 cl'r Moorhead .. ..82 68 .00 cldy Orris| W. Roberts, 117 DESCENDANTS LEFT AS NONOGENARIAN DIES Granville N. D., Aug. 31,—Mrs. Betsy Beecher, 91 years old, who died at her home near here, left one hun- dred seventeen descendants—eight children, forty-seven grandchildren and sixty two great-grandchildren. The old lady who made her home The Missouri Slope fair at Mandan | ALTON GOES INTO HANDS OF RECEIVERS | New Plots Discovered to Blow Up Trains and Wreck Property ‘FIRE ON BUNK HOUSE | Abandon Plans to Open Shops on Missouri Pacific Railroad (By the Associated Press) Chicago, Aug. 31.—Passing of the | Chicago and Alton railroad into the| hands of receivers, disclosures of! new plots to wreck trains and sev-, eral actual attempts to cause derail-| ments and blow up railroad property were high lights today in the na- | tion’s railroad situation. i | Dynamite, bullets and fire brands played an important part in develop- ments the last 24 hours, The Minneapolis trades and labor assembly voted $1,000 towards the $10,000 bail asked for the release ot/ William F. Dunn, one of the radicals held at St. Joseph, Michigan, on charges of criminal syndicalism. An attempt was made to bl‘ow up the commissary of the Illinois Cen- tral railroad at Paducah, Ky. A fast train on the Chicago and Alton ran into ‘an open switch at Covel, Illinois, near Bloomington.! Investigators said the switch showed evidence of having been tampered with. Police protection at Algiers, & suburb of New Orleans in effect, amounted to marital law in efforts; to check disorders. Police reported almost constant firing in railroad districts and between 36 and 40 as- saults since the shopmen’s strike be- gan. One man was killed by a negro cook who was being beaten. Reedy Booth, a guard on the Southern railway died in a hospital at Augusta, Ga. from wounds re- ecived when he-and another guard were attacked his companion, kK. M.! Feater, was killed. The men were) shot,and cut with knives. Four men, two of whom were said) to be United States deputy marshals were attacked by a crowd and severe- ly beaten at Sedali ‘Missouri. A Northern, Pacific bunk house! where 25. workmen Were asleep was; made the target of volley of shots, at Missoula, Montana. None of the sleeping men were injured. Although preparations were made; to reopen the shops of the Missouri Pacific and the Missouri, Kansas and| Texas railroads at Sedalia, Mo., the, Missouri Pacific. rounhouse and shops at DeSota, Mo., have been dis- continued indefinitely, it was an- nounced. TO ROUND UP RADICALS (By the Associated Press) i Chicago, Aug. 31.—Aroused by the, disclosure of charges of plots to! wreck trains, and the arrest of 3| men in connection with an alleged) plan to dynamite the Western Ex-! press on the New York Central lines, | the police today declared they would } attempt to round up numbers of rad-) icals. : Reports that raids on radicals’ throughout the country were plann- ed were denied at the Bureau of in-| vestigation of the department of! justice here. Detectives today were attempting/ to learn whether or not there was; any connection between the plot at- trbuted to the trio held in connec-| tion with the reports that the West-| ern express was marked for wreck- ing, and that of four men held atl Gary, Indiana, charged with murder as a result of the killing of the en- gineer and fireman on the Michigan) Central express. train which was wrecked near Gary on August 20. The men held at Gary were alleged; by the police to have admitted they are members of railway shopmen’s unions, , The police suspect that a quantity of dynamite has been obtained by plotters for the purpose of wrecking trains and damaging railroad tracks and buildings and’a thorough search is, being made to find the explosives. tthe men now held here in connec- tion with the plot alleged to have been hatched against the Western express are C, A. Lagham, J. J. Boyle and Frank R. HartmanY All live in Chicago and are declared by the police not only to be striking shopmen but communists as well. CO-OPERATIVE STORE IS FORCED TO CLOSK Grapd Forks, Aug. 31—Beeause | various amendments. Chairman Wins- ling and selling coal agency, with a \ ‘ (Leased Wire of Associated Press) MANY INDICTMENTS PROMISED IN PROBE OF THE HERRIN MASSACRE (By the Associated Press) Marion, Ill, Aug. 31—The fourth day of the grand jury investigation of the Herrin mine war was expected today to yield more evidence on the strength of which it is now certain many more indictments will be is- sued, in addition to the first already made known yesterday. Attorney General Brundage is con- fident that the testimony furnished by non-residents of Williamson coun- ty is more than sufficient to brin, about numerous indictments. Mr Brundage has taken the view that fear of incriminating themselves SCHOONER IS CONFISCATED New York, Aug, 31—The British three masted schooner Gamma, with $200,000 worth of Scotch whiskey aboard, and the excursion steamer Smithfield, which is alleged to have been carrying a floating bar were seized by customs and prohibition au- thorities. FUEL BILL IS NEAR VOTE House Is Expected to Reach! Vote Soon | | (By the Associated Press) Washington, Aug. 31—By a vote of 85 to 64, the house today struck out of the administration coal distribution bill the pro- vision under which the president would’ have authority to again put the act into effect in future emergency, even -after issuance of his proclamation declaring that the present production and transportation emergency no longer existed. Washinton, Aug. 31.—The house was expected to reach a vote today on the administration coal distribu- tion bill which stood unchanged in the face of attempts to put through low, of the Interstate Commerce com- mittee, which was in the charge of the measure, predicted it would go through as framed. 1A vote on. the bill yesterday"Was prevented by an unexpected flood of debate late in the day. Among the amendments which fail- ed was one offered by Representative Anderson, Republican, Minnesota, embodying President Harding's orlg- inal suggestion for creation of a buy- provision indirectly authorizing seiz- ure of mines. The proposal went out on a point of order. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Aug. 31. — After throwing out a section which would has prompted resident witnesses of Williamson county, to withhold in- formation but at the same time he has expressed belief that some wit- nesses would readily turn state’s evi- dence after indictments had been voted. The complaint of the Mexican gov- ernment that citizens of that country were victims of the massacre is known to have been drawn into the investigation, but it also has been re- vealed that the testimony of the wit- nesses has failed to substantiate the complaint. ROADS GIVEN AUTHORITY TO MEET BLOCKADE Railroads West of Mississippi Are Permitted to Give Pri- ority on Shipments FOODSTUFFS ARE FIRST| Washington, Aug. 31.—Railroads west of the Mississippi river were authorized today by the Interstate! Commerce Commission to give pref- erence and priority to the movement of foodstuffs, livestock, perishable products and fuel whenever their operating conditions became such as 2 cause freight congestion or block- ade, The order declared an emergency and laid down rules for the conduct of the Western Lines identical with those which have been in effect on rallronds east of the Mississippi for several weeks, Roads unable to transport prompt- ly all freight offered, the order said, may suspend ordinary practices in providing cars for shippers and rout- ins. The order will go into effect Sept. 1. When the original emergency or- ders of the commission were issued early this month, priority and pref- erence instructions did not affect the west, although provision was made to allow railroads to disregard rout- ing directions of wsippers and move freight in the most direct line, CONTINUE HEARING (By the Associated Press) Chicago, Aug. 31.—Pursuing the efforts of the United brotherhood of maintenance of way employes and; railroad shop laborers’ union to base! its pleas for increased minimum wages on a “living wage” W. J. Lauck, Union statistician, today be- fore the railroad labor board, testi- fied that what he termed the living! wage if established in all branches of American industry would mean an increase in wages of from 22 to 34 per cent. give the president the right on his own initiative to exercise additional power in future strike emergencies, the house in completing considera- tion of the coal distribution bill re- versed itself today and put the pro- position back in the measure by & vote of 148 to 124. 88TH DIVISION BUDDIES MEET (By the Associated Press) St. Paul, Aug. 31.—Several hun- dred members of the 88th division re already in St. Paul for the di- vision reunion, which starts Friday morning at Fort Snelling and will continue until Sunday afternoon. It was announced today that the Governors of two states, Gov. Nes- tos of North Dakota and Gov, Mc- Masters of South Dakota, wil|prob- ably attend and make addresses at the Sunday afternoon meeting at the Fort. ALL ESCAPE WHEN MOTOR BUS TIPS Duluth, Minn., Aug. 31—A_ ten- months-old baby, along with eighteen other passengers escaped unhurt from the wreckage of a motor bus which tiped over in West Duluth today after striking another machine. Some of the passengers were painfuly cut and scratched. All of the windows were smashed and the top wrecked. RED CARD AGITATORS MEET WARM RECEPTION Granville N. D., Aug. 31.—Two I. ¥ W organizers who | threatened vio- ANTHRACITE WORKERS IN WAGR PACT (By the Associated Press) Washington, Aug. 31.—Mine union officials negotiating with the opera- tors representatives in Philadelphia! accepted the anthracite strike settle- ment proposal advanced as a result of Tuesday night’s conference here,’ according to advices received today} in official circles in the capital. CARRIERS PROBE EXPLOSION ON RAILROAD TRAIN Cineinnati, Aug. 31.—Railroad de- tectives are investigating a mysteri- ous explosion which occurred shortly before midnight on a south bound Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis railroad train in Arlington Heights, thirty feet north of a tres- tle. The charge, detectives say, was set off by a time fuse, and made a hole three feet deep between the rails, battered several ties and spread th rails an inch and a half. WANT SPECiAL_IRAIN. Fargo, N. D., Aug. 31.—The North Dakota Legionaires are going to try to secure a special train to take them to the National American Legion con- vention down in New Orleans, Octo- high rent and other costs of opera-| lence if Roy Johnson and his brother tion it was decided at a meeting of | did not buy red cards, and join their the board. of directors and a special | “organization,” got action quickly in committee Friday night to close out| a different manner than they antici- the Grand Forks Co-operative store} pated Roy jumped at the organizer, on South Third street. Steps are to} striking him in the face, and knocked be taken to collect outstanding stock notes. * The Co-operative store was organ- ized about two years ago, and 1s managed at the present time by S. Knutson. A large part of the asso- ciation’s stock is held by local labor union members. g The place may be re-opened late? in a small place and under re-ar- ranged conditions. DELAYS THRESHING. Grand Forks, N, D., Aug. 31—A heavy rain swept a large area in this cinity this morning and will delay with her son was in perfect health ‘until the last year of her life. viei’ threshing for 24 hours or more. The extreme north of the state escaped. him out of the door of the moving freight train. At the same time his brother hit the other man, who jumped out of the car. RECORD GRAIN MOVEMENT SHOWN AT DEVILS LAKE Devils Lake, N, D., Aug. 31.—More grain is being handled. by the rail- roads of this city than at any pre- vious time in the ktstory of the town, according to Great Northern and Soo agents here. Over 400 carloads per day are be- ing shiped out by the Great Northern ber 16-20, Jack Williams, state ad- jutant, announced today. W. G, Cur- tis, Lisbon, has been appointed chair- man of the North Dakota department transportation committee and details of the plan will be worked out soon, Mr. Willlams said, Railroads have already agreed to give the North Dakota Legionaires a one-half rate for the round trip. This will make the fare from Fargo to New Orleans and return $54.81, Mr. Williams said. WEATHER AIDS. Forest, peat and brush fires in northeastern Minnesota received a setback today when heavy showers fel throughout the fire zone, accord- ing to reports to district forestry headquarters here. alone and Station Agent Blaul is au- thority for the statement that 800 carloads can be handled if necessary. Likes cures like. Yes, but dislike doesn’t cure dislike, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE === BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31. 1922 SED BY SENATE PRICE FIVE CENTS BILL NOW GOES TO CONFERENCE; VETO FEARED Senators Make Last Minute Amendments in Effort to Satisfy President WANT HARDL S 0. K. Doubt If He Will Approve Bill Is Cause for Caution on the Measure (By the Associated Press) Washington, Aug. 31.—The four billion dollar soldiers’ bonus bill was passed today by the senate, and now goes to conference. Passage of the measure was re- garded as a foregone conclusion, but whether it would reach the senate books was conceded by friends and foes alike to be another question. They held that this probably would depend upon President Harding since it was regarded as very doubt- ful that there could be obtained in the senate the necessary two-thirds to pass bill over the executive veto. The treasury apparently is conti- dent that the president will veto the bill if it passes as it now stands. High officials indicated today that the president had not changed from his announced intention to disap- prove any bonus legislation which does not carry with it the means of raising the révenue needed and the measure now before the senate, the treasury officials say, does not meet that requirement. The Simmons amendment to de- vote interest on the foreign debt to bonus payments is regarded at the treasury as unacceptable since re- payment from foreign governments is considered as pledged ‘to retires ment of liberty bonds, Effective Jan. 1, 1923 As amended by the senate, the senate soldiers’ bonus bill would become effective January 1, 1923, and would provide three optional plans for veterans of the world war other than those whose adjusted service pay would not exceed $60. These would be paid in cash. ‘he options are: Adjusted service certificates, pay- able in twenty years or sooner at death and continuing loan provis- ions. Vocational training aid at the rate of $1.75 a day up to a total of 140 per cent of the adjusted service credit. Farm Purchase Aid Aid in purchasing a farm or home, the total amount to range from 100 per cent of the adjusted service credit if the money were ad- vanced in 1923 to 140 per cent of the adjusted service credit if the payment were made in 1928 or there- after. ‘Adjusted service pay, or a¢jasted service credit, would be figured on the basis of $1 a day for domestic service and $1.25 a day for foreign service, less the $60 paid at dis- charge, But in no event could the amount of credit of the veteran who performed no overseas service ex- ceed $500 and the amount of the credit of the veteran who performed any overseas service exceed §625, Adjusted Service Adjusted service certificates would have a face value equal to the sum of the adjusted ‘service credit of the yeteran increased by 25 per cent plus interest thereon for 20 years | at the rate of 4 1-2 per cent a year, compounded annually. Until January 1, 1926, any nationa- al bank or any bank or trust com- pany incorporated under the laws ot any state, territory, possession, or the District of Columbia, would be authorized to loan to any veteran upon his promissory note secured by his adjusted service certificate any amount not in excess of fifty per cent of the toal of the adjusted service credit plus interest thereon from the date of the certificate to the date of the loan, at the rate of 41-2 per cent a year. To Secure Banks Should the veteran fail to pay the principle and interest of the loan within six months after its maturity, the government would pay to the bank the amount of such principle and interest and take over the certi> ficate, This would’be restored to the veteran at anytime prior to its maturity upon receipt from him ot the amount paid by the government to the banks plus interest on tha amount at the rate of 4 1-2 per cent a year, compounded annually. The rate of interest charged the veteran by the bank could not ex- ced more than two per cent a year there rate charged at the date of the loan for the discount of com- mercial paper by the Federal Reserve Bank for the Federal Reserve dis- trict in which the bank was located. If a veteran died before the ma- turity of the loan the government would pay to the bank the principle and interest and to the beneficiary named by or to the estate of the veteran the face value of the certi- ficate less the amount paid to the bank. Government Loans After January 1, 1926, veterans holding certificates could make di- rect application through postmasters for government loans. If such loans were made at any (Continued on Page 2)