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Vol. 6,
. . Friday,
February 5th, f 1926
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NEWS OF THE WEEK. ...
Less than six months remain for 4,000,COO service men to re
new $30,000,000,000 worth of Government insurance, which they have
dropped since the World War, the Chief-co-ordinator of the United
States Veterans Bureau announced last week.
Dependents cf the service men in the next fifty years may
lose more than $30,000,000,000 unless the service men show more
interest in the insurance and have it renewed hy July 6th., 1926.
The resignation of Colonel William kitchell from the United
States Army has been accepted. Colonel Uiaitchell stepped out on
February 1st., automatically wiping out his five year suspension
recommended by the recent court martial, and approved by the Pres
ident, but modified allowing Colonel Litchell to receive half pay
and allowances which would amount to $4,700 per year.
Colonel Litchell*s resignation was presented last week and
v/as formally worded; "I hereby tender my resignation as an officer
of the U. S.Armv ts> take effect February 2.stM. The acceptance of the
resignation is unconditional and did not specify that it T,was for
the good of the serhceFrom the acceptance it is believed Pres
ident Coolidge is dealing further with the case.
The U. S. Senate has approved American adherence to the 'World’s
Court by a vote of 76 to 16, which is more by 14 votes than is nec
essary for a two thirds ratification. 40 Republicans and 36 Demo
crats supported the resolution while 14 Republicans and 2 Democrats
and 1 farm Labor opposed it. The reservations are apparently accep
tible to President Coolidge but must be accepted by 48 nations al
ready members of the World Court before American membership is
e f fe ct i ve ,
"Dr. Frederick Cook is a ’’genius” and no matter what he ’ s
done in business, he deserves the respect of Americans for his in
trepid explorations”, Capt Amundson said in Fort Worth, Texas, last
week. Capt. Amundson sa^/s: "It is just as easy to believe Dr. Cook
that he found the Jorth Pole as Admiral Peary”. He characterized
the evidence gathered by LacLi 1 lan to discredit Dr. Cook of no "Im
portance”, and says the Eskimos give any kind of an answer you
want”. Capt Amundson spent 45 minutes with Dr.Cook last week in
the prison hospital at Leavenworth.
The Southwest is under a blanket of snow which
Kansas City to the Lexican border, and is the heaviest
covering San Antonio, Texas.
extends from
in 41 years,
Lieit* Commander Richard E.Byrd, of Winchester, Va. , who
commanded the Navy Section, of the kacLillan expedition last summer,
is organizing an independent expedition tc explore the Arctic re
gions from the air.
Those who have pledged their support to the expedition in
clude John U. Rockefeller Jr., and Sidsel Fori, each to give $20,000.
Byrd will hunt for land between Alaska and the North Pole,
and may attempt to reach the North Pole, if t H '