BONUS BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS.
The bill (H.R. 7959) to provide adjusted compensation for" veterans of
the World War, passed the House. The basis of the bill’ is the same as is
the bill which heretofore passed both Houses 01 a day for home service and
yl.25 for overseas service, not to exceed in any event over $625.
This basis is called the adjusted service credit. As under the former
bill, the first sixty days is not considered, for the reason that the govern
ment paid for that period on discharge of the soldier, also those to whom 050.
or less is due mil be paid in cash the srme as before.
Tc the remaining soldiers there will be given the equivalent’ of a paid
up 20 year endowment insurance policy for the amount of the adjusted service
credit PLUS 25per cent, with interest of 4 per cent compounded annually.
Ihis certificate has a borrowing privilege after two years. —Extract Army &
Navy Rggister, March 22nd., 1924..
From newspaper reports it seems that the Democrats in the Senate will
try to add a cash payment as well.
FORMER POST EXCHANGE STEWARD STATES HE IS TO BE DISCHARGED •
Coiporal Orville W. McCoy, Company "E”, formally PX Steward, epistolating
from Lard 3, Letterman General Hospital, Presidio of 3ah Francisco, California,
states he is to be discharged for disability and transferred to Veterans
Bureau and sent Go Hot Springs for rehabitualization.
While at the Hot Springs, in Arkansas, he states he will receive tempo
rary total disability pay of 080 per month. McCoy likewise states Lieu
tenant P.R.Goode (Pop) has been an inmate of the Hospital for ten days suffer
ing with an attack of the"flu".
Wilkerson, Formerly of Company "E”, ( the boy that tried to stop a buzz
saw with his hand), LicGoy states, has been discharged and sent home to his rc
folks.
"Mac" wants to be remembered to all his friends in the Post and wishes
them to drop him a line.
DANGER IN FORES? FIRES,
Hie following eateract from ”Hie Forest and Stream” is especially
applicaole to us who live as we do, surrounded by the fine virgin growth of
timber of the S,E, Alaskan forests;
Spring is the season when forest fires are most apt to occur. Barring
a .ew natural agencies, they are invariably the result of carelessness on the
part outdoor men. Be vigilant when in the woods, EXTINGUISH all fires
thoroughly before leaving then. Step on cigarette ends and lighted pipe ashes
and pinch glowing match sticks. The value of our forests cannot be estimated
in dollars and cents”.
And we might add that the energy and loss of sleep, and smoke burned
eyes, necessary to put out a forest fire cannot be reconed in dollars and
cents either. Ask anyone who has ever been a member of a fire fighting
Therefore put out your fires, whether it be in canp or one on the
end o_ /our cigarette when you are through with it
LAST EDITION OF 2iL “POST" IN ERROR.
I£r. lie Lean was elected ?
instead of Oh-irimn", as incor ectlv
reasurer of the Haines School Board
st.-i :e . last week.