Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-10
FIRST SOLDIERS
AID MONEY WILL
Be PAID ONJAN.l

No payment of money has as yet
been made by the secretary of states
office under the provisions of the SOL
dfers educational aid bill, nor will any
Payment be made before January l.,
1870 according to a statement prepared
by Sam A. Kozer, deputy secretary of
state, today. Funds for the adminis-
tration of this act are to be provided
by taxation and will not be available
Entit that date, according to the state
ment which follows:
In order to clear up any nisunder-
standing that may exist in the minds Of
who are attending such institutions
the secretary of states office wishes
TO state that the law providing for
educational aid to the extent of $25
per month, appropriates annually the
equivalent of q of a mill on the tax
able property of the state. When this
Law went into effect at the close of the
special election June 8, 1919, the state
tax commission had prior thereto in
December, 1918, made the annual tax
levy for the year 1919, consequently no
SitohhL SOdio pC AhSluoC0 ih tlG
levy for that year to pay the claims
for aid furnished by the state. The
annual levy Of taxes for the year 1920
will be made by the state tax commits
zion in December, 1919, and the
amount which it is authorized to in
Clude In such levy under the financial
educational aid law will become avail
able and credited as an appropriation
January /. 1920.
When the educational institutions
with which applications have been
filed were furnished vouchers and
statement forms for rendering their
monthly statements of aid furnished to
the several soldiers, sailors and ma
rfnes in attendance thereat, the execu-
tive heads of such institutions were
advised on the conditions of the ap-
preparation and the time when the
moneys appropriated by, the state
would be available, and it was sug-
gested by them that in view of the
fact that the state could not pay these
claims before January 1. 1920, (though
IT would pay all claims of soldiers, sail
crs and marines in attendance at their
institutions from January 4, 1919, who
had made application for the add,
that It would very likely be necessary
for them to make some local finan-
eial arrangements in order to carry
them over until January /, 1920, when
their claims would be paid by the Sec
retary of state as any other claims
against the state. That is the condi-
ton which exists with respect to all
the institutions of the state with which
applications TO pursue courses of study
therein have been filed by honorably
discharged soldiers, sailors and ma
Tfnes.
This matter was also considered by
the executive heads of the larger insti-
tutions at a conference in Salem in
July and they generally understand
the conditions and that it would be
necessary for them to arrange to make
these advances to the students until |
the state moneys could be paid. 1t has
been suggested in some instances that
the state could issue certificates of evil
dence of allowance of claims, but they
cannot be issued by the secretary of
state except upon the authorization Of |
deficiency by the emergency board. IN
si.e case in point, no deficiency exists |
Provision has been made by the legis- |
sature fo' the pain ent Of the claims
bttt the nayment hereof has been de- |
1crred by reason oc a condition which |
eyisted at the tirae the law went into |
effect and cou. u Re in no manner rem
edied exceLt hrou5il some special let,-
isfative enactment.
The secretary of states off @ T. |
1lt rely Esking this statement in order |
TO clear up any misunderstanding |
which may now exist with regard to I
the time when the state moneys he !
come available. SO that the executive
heads Of institutions and ex-service
men who may be in attendance, may |
know the exact conditions and the sea-
son for their failure to receive the |
money which the state has provided |
for them, before January 1, 1920, in |
The event the institutions which the ex-
service men may be attending are un-
able to make local financial arrange
nlents to advance the money to them
until the first of the year.